in setting up machinery that satisfies certain tendencies that are in the genetic code of totalitarianism," Jonathan Schell wrote in The Nation as this fall began. "One is the ambition to invade personal privacy without check or possibility of individual protection. This was impossible in the era of mere phone wiretapping, before the recent explosion of electronic communications -- before the cellphones that disclose the whereabouts of their owners, the personal computers with their masses of personal data and easily penetrated defenses, the e-mails that flow through readily tapped cables and servers, the biometrics, the street-corner surveillance cameras."

"But now," Schell continued, "to borrow the name of an intelligence program from the Bush years, "Total Information Awareness' is technologically within reach. The Bush and Obama administrations have taken giantthe hunt is like digesting food without having eaten it_.

" _I remember in my early days I would put on a pair of tight black jeans, so tight that my testicles were clearly outlined in the material and my phallus pressed against the zipper like some thick snake up against the glass in a cage. I'd slick my hair back and put on a black silk shirt unbuttoned to my navel. I would wear a gold chain and then I would go up to Hollywood and hang out on the streets_.

" _The parade of endless cars wove down the boulevard like an incessant, run-on sentence, a true circle in which the beginning and the end were indistinguishable. No one was going anywhere. It was the going that counted.


a great many people who were involved in show business. Not only actors and actresses, but producers, directors, entertainment lawyers, entrepreneurs, artists, all great contacts. Her parties were wonderful events. Some of the brightest and most charming people in New York City were there. Those early days were rather exciting.

"Rich people in fine clothing and jewelry, celebrities, influential people from all walks of life. She had a grand piano in her apartment and there was always entertainment—someone from a Broadway show would appear to sing or some rock star would show up and perform his or her songs."

"What was it like for two young Androgyne to live together?" He laughed before I had a chance to respond. "I can just imagine the confusion with the toothbrushes, or didfor a short time in the afternoon.

Today the house looked murkier than ever to me. When I drove up, I found the front gate open, but the driveway looked more like a tunnel because of the thick, dark shadows cast by the trees that lined it. The unlit, somber windows reflected the gloom. The breeze turned the silhouettes of branches and leaves framed in the glass into tormented spirits struggling to free themselves of invisible chains.

Unlike most times when I had arrived at Alison and Nicholas's residence, there were no gardeners mucking about, no service people of any kind caring for the property. It had a deserted, lonely appearance, the look of a house that hadn't been lived in for years. Leaves blown loose of limbs performed a


without any struggles."

"All right." He stepped back and when he did so, his jacket opened sufficiently for me to see his pistol.

I placed my emptied glass on the bar and started down the corridor toward Richard's room. I was tempted to look back, but thought if I did, I might not be able to continue.

"You're only doing what you had intended," I told myself, "doing what you set out to do. If you weaken, think only of Michael's battered body."

I paused before Richard's bedroom door, took a deep breath, and then entered.

I hadn't been in Richard's bedroom since I had gone in to erase every remnant of him in a desperate attempt to reduce his hold over me. True, all of his personal things had been swept away—hisMain navigation

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Aaron Paul and His Wife Have Officially Succeeded in Adopting Eleven From 'Stranger Things'

By Desiree Murphy 11:24 AM PDT, September 2, 2016

Aaron Paul is officially a dad! Well, sort of.

The Breaking Bad star -- who certainly hasn't been shy about his obsession with Netflix's Stranger Things -- has been joking all summer about adopting Millie Bobby Brown (the 12-year-old actress who portrays Eleven) with his wife, Lauren. On Thursday, the adorable trio finally met, and it was as glorious as you'd imagine.

During Aaron's guest appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, he told the 41-year-old host he and his wife are actually "obsessed" with all the kids that star in the '80s-inspired series.

Aaron then continued to gush over Millie, telling the story of


the show is officially receiving a second season, with nine episodes, four new characters and the return of a few fan favorites. Ahead of the exciting news, ET caught up with Millie's co-star, Joe Keery, where he shared his hopes for his character, Steve Harrington, and why he wants "Justice for Barb."Newlands Caravan Park

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Newlands is well situated on the Jurassic Coast, the first natural World Heritage site in England. A family owned park, it is run with care and enthusiasm by Jackie and Rex Ireland and their daughter, Natalie. It occupies a prominent position beside the road into Charmouth village with rural views southwards to the hills across the valley. The terrain is terraced in two fields to provide over 200 well spaced places for touring units, some for seasonal units and over 80 for caravan holiday homes (36 for hire). The mainly sloping tent field, with some terracing, also has super views towards the sea and Lyme Regis. Electricity (10A) is provided on 160 pitches and 30 have hardstanding, water and drainage.

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great inventor of poetry, Charles Bernstein dazzlingly invents the essay for poetry: professing in a gorilla suit and white tuxedo.”—George Lakoff

Robert Creeley: "Bernstein’s is the most provocatively intelligent reaction to the general drift of mainstream poetry, and he is an indefatigable writer of essays and poems wherein the determinations of genre are largely superseded. In short, he has not only given brilliant instance of the confusions of contemporary social and political premises but has done so in remarkable constructs of their characteristic modes of statement, which are not simply parodic but rather reclamations, recyclings, of otherwise degraded material." ––"Help Is on the Way" in The American Book Review (Vol.14, No. 6, 1993), p. 18.Tim Hyde

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At just 18 he joined Lad Bible as the 11th staff member, where he successfully grew the platform’s Facebook page from 1.8 Million Likes to 10 Million in just 10 months, whilst increasing daily traffic from 1 to 5 Million.

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During his first year, the agency scaled from 11 to 80 staff members, where Tim played a pivotal role in pioneering the top 9 most engaged live streams by a brand ever, with the top stream receiving 2.4 million comments in just 24 hours, delivering phenomenal results and brand engagement.

He then became Head of Amplified content with an agency called TK, where he worked across London, Leeds and Los Angeles.

During his time in these roles, Tim created his own holistic methodology for amplification that produces incredible results and so in September 2017, he launched his own social media marketing agency, TWH Media.

Since this date, TWH Media has become a fast moving and hugely successful business and Tim continues to work with a number of exciting businesses andLast updated on .From the section Hull

Hull City season card holders have narrowly voted in favour of owner Assem Allam's plan to change the Premier League club's name to Hull Tigers.

The Football Association will decide on the proposals when its council meets on Wednesday, though its membership committee has already made a recommendation to reject the plans.

A total of 2,565 of those eligible voted for the change, to 2,517 against.

Fans' group City Till We Die said the result was "largely meaningless".

Of the club's 15,033 season card holders, 5,874 responded, with 792 voting they were "not too concerned and will continue to support the club either way".

Hull history Formed in 1904, they first wore black and amber shirts for their maiden Football League campaign the following year. They moved


to present ground, shared with Hull FC rugby league club, in 2002, after 56 years at Boothferry Park.

Those in favour voted "Yes to Hull Tigers with the Allam family continuing to lead the club" while those against voted "No to Hull Tigers".

Allam, 74, has said he will walk away from the club if the name change is blocked.

The Egypt-born businessman believes a Tigers brand will be more marketable, and said he considered the word City to be "lousy" and "common". external-link

In a statement, City Til We Die said: external-link "The truth of the matter is that this result is largely meaningless, either as a true measure of opinions regarding the name change proposal, or the supporters' desire to see Dr Allam and his son Ehab stay."

It said therewere "yawning deficiencies" in the ballot, including the "loaded nature of the questions".

In August, it was announced the name of business that runs the club had been changed to Hull City Tigers. Four months later, the club applied to the FA to change its name to Hull Tigers from next season.

Allam, who moved to Hull in 1968, took charge of the club in December 2010 and last season oversaw promotion to the top flight for only the second time in the club's 109-year history.

He is credited with rescuing the club from administration but has been at odds with many supporters over his plans to change the club's name.

Allam said in a newspaper interview last year that his opponents could "die as soon as they want", with manager Steve


Bruce later claiming the owner had been misinterpreted.

Hull are 12th in the Premier League and will reach the FA Cup final for the first time on Sunday if they beat League One side Sheffield United in their first semi-final since 1930.

The team's "Tigers" nickname is thought to have been coined by a Hull Daily Mail reporter in 1905, in reference to the club's black and amber kit.Former Animation Studio Head Morris Sullivan Dies

Morris Sullivan, who helped establish the Irish animation studio responsible for AN AMERICAN TAIL and THE LAND BEFORE TIME, has died in Toluca Lake, California at age 91, according to a LOS ANGELES TIMES obituary.

Sullivan ran a financial consulting firm before he helped found Sullivan Bluth Studios in 1985 with Don Bluth and other former Disney animators, who had produced several shorts and the feature THE SECRET OF NIMH but went bankrupt in 1984. Sullivan Bluth produced AN AMERICAN TAIL in 1986, and the studio was moved to Ireland to produce films more cost-efficiently.

"My father was somewhat of a natural risk-taker," said daughter Terry Sullivan Maphis to the TIMES. "He orchestrated the move to Dublin...to capitalize on the Irish government's special tax


subsidies to filmmakers."

Sullivan Bluth employed 400 employees at its peak, producing feature films THE LAND BEFORE TIME in 1988 and ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN in 1989. It closed in 1995 after a major investor withdrew financing, and Bluth and another animator left to set up an animation studio with 20th Century Fox.

Sullivan told Bluth after seeing THE SECRET OF NIMH, "I'm your guardian angel. I'm going to make this work for you," Bluth told the TIMES in 1989. "He came along at a time when we were desperate, and he saved us." Seeing NIMH convinced Sullivan to help the animators continue their work.Information about Nain carpet from Persia / Iran.

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The CRC recommended changes to the charter that clarify the duties of the sheriff, but did not recommend eliminating the office.
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Beach music drifted through the air at the Sandcastle on Kiawah as dancers moved to and fro, laughing as they cautiously stepped out the new moves they learned during the shag lessons held earlier in the evening. It was a comfortable, casual and thoroughly enjoyable end to the Kiawah Arts Council season. Squeezed in before …

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Fire engines were parked left and right around the Freshfields Village Green on Thursday, July 2, but they weren’t there on business. Along with two ladder trucks, a smoke house simulator and a gigantic inflatable fire truck slide, the St. Johns Fire Department spent Thursday evening celebrating their first festival of the year in honor …

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BEIJING.-The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing (UCCA) presents Landscape of Childhood, an exhibition by major artist Yan Pei-Ming. Following his Les Funérailles de Monna Lisas exhibition at the Musée du Louvre, Landscape of Childhood will stand as a surprising show and a first in Yan Pei-Mings career, producing a show without canvases, an experimental installation.

Jerome Sans, UCCA Director and co-curator of Landscape of Childhood said: Yan Pei-Ming has become the ultimate artist, portraying the iconic characters of our time; his work is a major touchstone on the international contemporary art scene and this show should remain a landmark in history since it features the portraits of future icons: the next generation of Chinese citizens framed by an empty landscape, the future .

Huge landscapes painted directly onto UCCAinternational politics and present his ongoing concern for the problem of universal human nature.

Born in Shanghai in 1960 and living in Dijon, France since the early 1980s, Yan Pei-Ming has always been interested in the concepts of individuality and anonymity which are expressed through the portraits and landscapes he paints. He is one of the first contemporary Chinese artists to have settled abroad and build his career.


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Registering is easy and allows you to:reaching the top spot in January 1985. The song also peaked at number 6 on the Canadian RPM'' Country Tracks charts around the same time. The song helped McEntire to win the Country Music Association Awards' "Female Vocalist of the Year" honor and was also regarded as a "new traditionalist" by many music critics, along with country artists, George Strait and Ricky Skaggs.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - Yordy Reyna and Anthony Blondell each registered a brace for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in a 4-4 draw against expansion side Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) on Sunday afternoon on the UCLA campus.

There was scoring early and often in the preseason friendly, as LAFC took the driver seat in the opening minutes when Carlos Vela found the target off a direct free kick.

It did not take too long for Blondell to respond, however. The Venezuelan newcomer opened his 'Caps account with a beauty from the left side in the 10th minute, then completed his first-half brace 20 minutes later to give Vancouver the lead.

Reyna scored off a cross to extend the 'Caps advantage prior to halftime but LAFC forward Latif Blessing drew one back rightThe International Court of Justice laid down definitive maritime boundaries Friday between Costa Rica and Nicaragua in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and a small land boundary in a remote, disputed wetland.

As part of the complex ruling, the United Nations' highest judicial organ ruled that a Nicaraguan military base on part of the disputed coastline close to the mouth of the San Juan River is on Costa Rican territory and must be removed.

Ruling in two cases filed by Costa Rica, the 16-judge U.N. panel took into account the two countries' coastlines and some islands in drawing what it called "equitable" maritime borders that carved up the continental shelf underneath the Caribbean and Pacific.

Such rulings can affect issues including fishing rights and exploration for resources like oil.

Earlier, the


court ordered Nicaragua to compensate Costa Rica for damage Nicaragua caused with unlawful construction work near the mouth of the San Juan River, the court's first foray into assessing costs for environmental damage.

The order by the United Nations' principal judicial organ followed a December 2015 ruling that Nicaragua violated Costa Rica's sovereignty by establishing a military camp and digging channels near the river, part of a long-running border dispute in the remote region on the shores of the Caribbean Sea.

In total, Nicaragua was ordered to pay just over $378,890 for environmental damage and other costs incurred by Costa Rica— a small fraction of the $6.7 million sought by San Jose.

The content contained on the web site has been prepared by Breaking Legal News. as a service to theat the Burnley Grammar School. An amateur throughout his sporting career, he worked professionally as an architect and would often miss matches due to work commitments. In 1911, he was involved in the building of the new Brunshaw Road stand at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley. He died on 22 April 1923, at the age of 40.

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As a youth, Bell played amateur football with Burnley Belvedere before joining Football League Second Division side Burnley in February 1902. He made his debut for the club on 10 January 1903 in the 1–0 win against Lincoln City at Turf Moor; the winning goal was scored by Cuthbert Storey, who was also playing in his first senior match after transferring from Burnley Belvedere. Bell was selected once more in the


in the 5–1 win against Grimsby Town on 2 November 1907. Bell scored the only FA Cup goal of his career in the home tie against Southampton on 11 January 1908, but could not prevent the Southern League side securing a 2–1 victory. He continued to play for Burnley when work and cricket allowed in the 1908–09 campaign, making 15 league appearances. He scored twice during the season; he scored in the 1–4 defeat away at Oldham Athletic on 14 November, and scored the winning goal in the 3–2 defeat of Barnsley on 5 December. Bell played in 101st and final league game for Burnley in the 0–1 loss at Derby County on 26 December 1908. He retired from football shortly afterwards, stating that playing football in winterresponded:

Julian Castro: "I believe that transwomen(men that transitioned to women) should have the right to have an abortion." Wait what?#DemDebate — Carpe Donktum🔹 (@CarpeDonktum) June 27, 2019

Did I hear that right? Castro is boldly for trans abortion, which would be people born as men who don't have a uterus. — Razor (@hale_razor) June 27, 2019

I dont know about you guys, but I thought the bravest, most courageous moment of the #DemDebate was when Julian Castro defended a transgender woman's right to have an abortion. — Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) June 27, 2019

Julian Castro, in an attempt to bring in the trans community, incorrectly states that "trans females" can have abortions. Trans women are biologically men. https://t.co/5JoDm5Pg6l — Amber Athey (@amber_athey) June 27, 2019

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senior military leaders. The security practitioner-oriented curriculum and the inter-service mix of students in the classrooms cannot be duplicated in civilian institutions, the best of which would not have room to incorporate the large numbers of officers mandated to attend senior service school in any event. Further, it is within the seminar rooms of PME institutions that military officers interact with members of other services, or even different branches of their own service, toward gaining better understanding of their various cultures and modes of operation, essential in a joint, interoperable world. In addition, military officers also engage in PME seminars with their civilian counterparts from various federal agencies such as DoD, Homeland Security, the State department, and intelligence agencies. Though these civilians are a small minority at PMEinstitutions, they play a key role in expanding the perspectives military officers are exposed to during their PME educational process. The PME learning experience is not duplicable in civilian institutions. Therefore, it is imperative that the value of the War Colleges be recognized and the best practices employed to achieve the stated goals.

Though PME and War Colleges have been faced with budget cuts in the past, former Army War College Professor Steve Metz explains the difference between then, and now.

Historically, the military educational system was cut less during periods of declining defense budgets than things like force structure and procurement. The idea was that if the military had to be smaller, it should at least be smarter. This happened between the two world wars, after World War II,


communication, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in the military, with a consequent favoring of technical vice broader, strategic education by leadership. While that makes sense at the operational and tactical levels, strategic leaders need different skill sets.

How much education is valued today by the military services has been questioned by Colonel Charles D. Allen, USA (Ret.), Professor of Cultural Science in the Department of Command, Leadership, and Management at the U.S. Army War College. “As important as curriculum and faculty are, they are moot issues if those officers who have the greatest potential to serve as strategic leaders deem attendance at one of our war colleges unnecessary and are allowed to bypass it.”[8] While the value of education as reflected by requirements for attending resident programs and subsequent promotionafter attendance varies among the military services, operational experience trumps education for all.

Finally, some military leaders are more direct in their disdain for academics, and exhibit sometimes open anti-intellectualism. Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters has perhaps been most direct in this regard. He refers to academics as ‘‘theory poisoned and indecisive.’’ After making his case regarding how education prepares officers for, as the title of his article states “Learning to Lose,” Peters bluntly states his view: “The natural charge against the arguments advanced here is ‘anti-intellectualism.’ And the accusers would be exactly right.”[9] Peters, however, simply openly states views privately heard from too many general officers.

Richard H. Kohn, professor of History of Peace, War, and Defense at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and former


President Donald Trump's administration has pursued a foreign policy that is frequently at odds with his personal beliefs.

Several examples include his White House's approach to North Korea, China, and Afghanistan.

This means US foreign policy might become highly volatile in the years going forward.

But Trump's own America First, nationalist view of the world still does inform and affect global affairs.

There have been a great many odd things about the first year of Donald Trump's presidency, but one of the oddest is the vast distance that has opened up between the president and his own policies. Presidents never fully get their way on the entire range of foreign policy issues their administrations confront, although they do tend to get their way on the issues they care most about.

But as Idiscuss in my new book, American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump, this president's core geopolitical beliefs and the foreign policy executed in his name have in several cases seemed 180 degrees apart.

The president clearly loathes NATO and believes that protecting the European allies is a fool's errand, yet his administration has continued and even expanded efforts to reinforce deterrence along NATO's eastern flank. He has repeatedly called for a new relationship with Russia, but his administration has now decided to sell lethal defensive weaponry to Ukraine, and is taking initial steps to develop a land-based, intermediate-range nuclear delivery system to counter Russian violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.

Likewise, the president himself has never shown much interest in confronting China over its behavior in the


South China Sea, and he has berated US allies in the Asia-Pacific, such as Australia. But the administration has already carried out a more intensive regimen of freedom of navigation operations than the Obama administration did, and it has worked to revive the so-called quad — a four-way dialogue between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States — by strengthening cooperation with these countries.

With respect to North Korea, Trump has repeatedly derided the value of diplomacy, even as his administration (building on an effort begun under Obama) has carried out an intensive campaign to isolate and sanction that regime, perhaps as a prelude to negotiations.

Not least of all, Trump has acknowledged that he was immensely skeptical of continuing, let alone increasing, the US military mission in Afghanistan, butthe administration unveiled and used a powerful new set of Global Magnitsky Act sanctions to punish suspected human rights violators — despite the fact that Trump is an indisputably pro-authoritarian president who has consistently exhibited scorn for the idea that America should seek to advance human rights and democracy abroad.

The list of such issues goes on, and may well grow in the coming year. The key questions are: Why have such glaring contradictions emerged between the president's worldview and his policies? And how we should evaluate this situation?

How is this happening?

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, U.S., September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The first question is easier to answer than the second. Once Trump surrounded himself largely with advisers who did


work, and the rest was paid in recognition of the risks of liability associated with all other issues in the case. Kaplan assigned to Park Hill its indemnity rights against Culley and agreed to cooperate with Park Hill in its action against Culley.
Park Hill filed this action against Culley to enforce the indemnity agreement. Different juries considered whether Kaplan properly tendered the defense to Culley and whether Kaplan's active negligence barred indemnity. One jury found that tender was proper. Because, however, Culley presented no expert testimony about the standard of care, the court granted a nonsuit against Culley in the separate proceeding on the issue of Kaplan's active negligence. Citing the standards of section 877.6, the court then entertained Park Hill's motion to determine whether the settlement betweenBilly Currington, ‘We Are Tonight’ – Lyrics Uncovered

Billy Currington's anthemic 'We Are Tonight' lyrics are all about summer nights, the freedom of Fridays and a beautiful girl. While it's clearly a hot weather, feel-good song, the inspiration behind it may surprise you.

Taste of Country caught up with 'We Are Tonight' songwriter Sam Hunt, who penned the song along with Marc Beeson and Josh Osborne. He dished the details of how the song came to be, and as it turns out, and it wasn't really summer love that inspired the track.

"Summer comin' through a rolled down window / Tearin' down an almost two lane back road / Freedom and fireflies in the air," the 'We Are Tonight' lyrics go.

Shockingly, it was actually a groove that planted the seed for


beckon for windows to be rolled down, the vivid words belted out in the summertime air.

Hunt, who admits he's always been a fan of Currington's voice, explains that 'We Are Tonight' came together in an organic, natural way, and the pop/rock-infused track began with the simple strumming of guitars.

"My buddy Josh was playing guitar and we both started playing guitar and melodies and then Marc Beeson also," the songwriter shares. "The three of us just started bouncing ideas around and Josh played the guitar."

Clearly, the guitars made a bit of magic, as 'We Are Tonight' evolved into the title track it is today. Although the song is strictly country, Currington is known for his love of R&B music -- he has admitted to dreaming of a hip-hop andR&B record someday. Perhaps that's why Hunt's song resonated with the 'Hey Girl' hitmaker, because he's also inspired by the genre.

With 'We Are Tonight,' Hunt proves once again that he's one of the most talented songwriters on the country scene, and Currington showed his thanks for the hit song through a grateful text.

Hunt recalls, "Billy did text me recently, just thanking me and of course I thanked him as well."


A Nigerian court has released 475 people allegedly affiliated with Boko Haram for rehabilitation, the justice ministry said, as the country’s biggest legal investigation of the militant Islamist insurgency continued.

The first person convicted for the kidnapping in 2014 of Chibok schoolgirls, sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment last week, was also handed an additional 15-year sentence, to run back-to-back, the ministry said in a statement.

More than 20,000 people have been killed and 2 million forced to flee their homes in north-eastern Nigeria since Boko Haram began an insurgency in 2009 aimed at creating an Islamic state.

Humanitarian groups have criticised the Nigerian authorities’ handling of those detained for infringing on the suspects’ rights. Some of those whose cases were heard last week in a detention centre in central Nigeria hadThe environment away from home as a source of potential poisoning.
A prospective study investigated poisonings that occur away from home. During the study period, 13% of all poisonings involving children aged 5 years or younger occurred away from home. Drugs accounted for most of these poisonings in both study and control (cases randomly selected from poisoning that occurred at home) groups. The potential toxicity of products involved in the study group was significantly greater than that in controls. Prescription drug poisonings, which occurred with similar frequency in study and control groups, were more potentially toxic in the former. The availability of ipecac syrup was significantly less in the study group. Grandparents' homes, the most common location in the study group, also had the lowest availability of ipecac. Poisonings


its first annual profit in four years in 2009, despite a severe downturn, has forecast a "solid profit" in 2010.

(Reporting by Bernie Woodall and Soyoung Kim; Editing by John Wallace and Maureen Bavdek)

GENEVA (AFP) –
The WTO on Wednesday dealt the European Union a blow in a transatlantic trade dispute over multibillion dollar subsidies for US and European aircraft, ruling some state support for Airbus illegal.

In a 1,200 page ruling made public for the first time, the WTO disputes panel upheld parts of a US complaint, recommending the removal of some state aid by the European Union for the development and export of Airbus airliners.

It notably accepted three out of seven claims by Washington that key launch aid for the amounted to export subsidies, which are illegal under WTOrules.

"Taking into account the nature of the prohibited subsidies we have found in this dispute, we recommend that the subsidizing member... withdraw (them) without delay," the complex ruling said.

Boeing claimed a "sweeping legal victory" and said it would require Airbus to repay four billion dollars in illegal subsidies, a claim disputed by the European aerospace giant.

"This is a landmark decision and sweeping legal victory over the launch aid subsidies that fueled the rise of Airbus," said Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney.

When it first launched the complaint in 2004, the United States charged that the European Union had provided unfair subsidies worth up to 200 billion dollars (139 billion euros) to Airbus.

Airbus retorted on Wednesday that 70 percent of the US claims "were rejected and wild allegations have been


proven wrong."

"Neither jobs nor any profits were lost as a result of reimbursable loans to Airbus," the European aircraft giant said in a statement.

The WTO ruling went against German, Spanish and British state finance for the A380 superjumbo airliner.

However, contested French support for the A380, as well as French and Spanish support for other types of Airbus airliners, were cleared.

The global trade arbitrators also rejected a crucial part of the US case, against alleged launch aid package for the future Airbus A350 airliner, which is due to compete head on with the Boeing 787, as well as allegations of an "unwritten" European launch aid programme.

In the complaint Washington filed in May 2005 after talks with Brussels failed to settle the issue, the United States claimed state support inEurope cut prices significantly and harmed US industry.

Wednesday's step marks only the first salvo in the multibillion dollar clash between the aerospace giants.

The World Trade Organisation's preliminary ruling on the counter claim by Brussels against Washington over allegedly illicit state financing for Boeing is due to be released to both sides on July 16th, trade sources said.

The battle between the trading powers at the Geneva-based trade watchdog broke out other six years ago after a 1992 'no feud' agreement over the world's two biggest aircraft makers unravelled.

The rivalry emerged with Airbus's growth since it was set up as a joint venture in 1970 by aircraft makers in Europe with strong government funding.

By the 1990s the company was challenging Boeing's dominance, growing to number one in the market for


Arrested Russian citizen Dmitriy Rybolovlev is reportedly suspected of corruption, trading in influence. The investigation into these claims has been opened.

Russian billionaire, owner of the Monaco football club Dmitry Rybolovlev was detained on Tuesday by the Monaco law enforcement for questioning on the corruption case, Le Monde reported, citing sources.

According to the newspaper, Rybolovlev was detained in the morning. The state police have conducted a search in his house. According to the media, as of Tuesday evening, Rybolovlev remains in custody.

As Le Monde specified, Monaco's prosecutor's office suspects him of "corruption", "trading in influence", as well as complicity in these crimes.

Commenting on the report, the Russian Consulate General in Marseille told Sputnik that they had not yet received information about the detention of the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlevin Monaco.

The situation took place a few hours after the Champions League match between the clubs Monaco and Brugge.

Earlier, the Dutch edition nrc.nl reported, citing the documents received by Football Leaks, that Rybolovlev invested in the Monaco football club bypassing the financial fair play rules introduced by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to control club spending.

Breaking | Football Leaks Headline: AS Monaco owner Dmitry Rybolovlev allegedly attempted to hide injections into the club via a fictitious sponsorship contract & through a series of off-shore accounts through Hong Kong & the British Virgin Islands. More follows. — Get French Football News (@GFFN) November 5, 2018

As the newspaper specified, several years ago the Monaco club signed a contract with the Dutch company Bernard de Ros, who promised the


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John's Story: The Last Eyewitness: The Jesus Chronicles

The year is A.D. 95, and John, the one whom Jesus called "beloved", is the last of the 12 apostles still alive. Now nearing 90, John is still committed to spreadingThe world is falling apart. Joshua Jordan's protege Ethan March, along with Jimmy Louder and Rivka Reuban have been left behind in a world that is rapidly coming under the complete influence of the Antichrist. Technology is growing by leaps and bounds, with BID-Tag implants, robotic police units, and drone-bots flying overhead...all designed to control and dominate those who resist the Antichrist's reign of evil.

Brink of Chaos

In the third book of The End series, Joshua Jordan remains in Israel during his self-imposed “exile” out of the reach of U.S. authorities who have trumped-up false criminal treason charges against him. His wife, Abigail, continues to lead the Roundtable to prove the innocence of her husband.

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National Peace Organization operative Paul Stepola walks a dangerous tightrope as a double agent; a new believer assigned to enforce the ban on religion. Three major cities have been attacked by terrorists and thousands have died, all in the name of God. Paul must somehow find a way to expose the source of the terrorism without endangering fellow believers. And with his unbelieving wife's powerful connections, Paul faces danger on every front.

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The biblical foundation for the best-selling Left Behind series, Revelation Unveiled is an accessible commentary on the Book of Revelation. It will help you better understand the mysterious, final book of the Bibleand its implications.

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John Barrett, anchorman for News Six at Five, has a problem. He's caught his producer skewing a story to suit her own prejudices, then lying to cover her tracks. The "accidental" death of John's father is also now in question, after the father's controversial testimony. And a young girl has been murdered, and John is the only one who can prove it.

Ichabod: Seven Cows, Ugly and Gaunt, Book 2

Following a crippling EMP attack against the USA, and a long merciless journey, college student turned survivalist Danny Walker finally makes it to his secure, rural location. No sooner does Danny arrive than he is given another petrifying prophetic vision of the chaos still to come. Hunger, despair, and panic will push desperate people to commit unthinkable acts


and is good at it. He is determined to expose underground religion - flush it out, expose it, and kill it - until his life is turned upside down, and he is forced to look at life in a different way.

Matthew's Story: The Jesus Chronicles

Levi was studying to be a priest, but when an unspeakable tragedy befalls his family, he turns his back on his faith and decides to pursue riches and luxury instead. He becomes a tax collector, disappointing his family and reviled by Jews and Romans alike. And although he is a success, his chosen trade does not bring him contentment. When he hears about Jesus, the man who some are saying is the prophesied Messiah, he begins a quest that leads him to question hisvery existence.

Mark's Story: The Jesus Chronicles

Mark's Story opens on the evening of the last day of Jesus as man. The young Mark hears Jesus' prophecies of the events that are to come, and bears witness to some of the most pivotal events in human history, including Judas Iscariot's betrayal, Peter's denial of his Master, and Jesus' crucifixion, and resurrection as the risen Lord.

Soon: The Beginning of the End

In the aftermath of World War III, world leaders resolve as never before to eliminate war. The global conflict killed millions and wiped out entire countries. All nations agree to eradicate the most serious threat to world peace: religion.

The Book of Mysteries

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After a 17-year drought, multiple earthquakes, and uncontrollable wildfires, the state is desolate. The United States President declares the state uninhabitable and irreparable, directing California's 39 million citizens to relocate. With less than 1% of the population remaining in California at their own risk, the holdouts encounter a clash of cultures, ethnicities, religions, and politics that pits friend against friend with the future of California at stake.

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show might tend to skew a person's character towards his/her bad side and not reveal much of the good side.

In short, I wanted to find out if Cindy really really was a bitch like many people online now think she was.

I asked her about a few issues and she brought up how there were two main factions that were fighting in the house.

We had Nadia, Fiqa and Hanis on one side... and Valerie, Jean, Adeline and Cindy on the other.

To my understanding, Alison, Jay, Ringo and Eyna have always been neutral and never picked a side.

The sides were mainly decided based on who shared rooms with each other. What apparently happened was that there was a time where Valerie was upset with Nadia borrowing her jeans and shethe cooking and it was rather awkward for her and Adeline to join in to cook when they were experiencing this sort of cold war.

She however reiterated that if anything... Adeline and her would always help to wash up. Nadia's group will cook... Adeline's will wash up.The Jeans Incident

As an extension to the incident with Valerie's Jeans, Cindy then went on to tell me about how Valerie had lent some money to Nadia for her to buy Brand's Essence of Chicken or something when they were out and Nadia hadn't returned the money to her.

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Nadia bought herself some tomatoes with her own money, enough to last her a while. One day she woke up to find some of her tomatoes missing and she found out that Cindy had taken some.She was furious but according to Cindy she didn't know about the unwritten rule and Nadia went ahead to curse some foul words at her. Cindydifferent factors. It would be a great option to have.”

While officially undisclosed, the Express & Star understands the Stags have paid in the region of £150,000 plus add-ons for the forward.

In what is a huge blow for the Saddlers, manager Darrell Clarke confirmed the striker asked to leave the club a number of weeks ago.

The 28-year-old, who joined the club on a free transfer from Tranmere, scored 18 goals last season despite Walsall being relegated from League One. He was also crowned the club's Player of the Year.

Manager Clarke said: On the very first phone call I had with Andy Cook numerous weeks ago, his desire was to leave the football club.

“That’s football and we only want players at Walsall who want to be here and that wasn’t


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OKLAHOMA CITY -- The college career of the top scorer in NCAA women's basketball history, Washington's Kelsey Plum, ended Friday. But the ascension of Mississippi State sophomore Teaira McCowan might have just begun.

McCowan, a 6-foot-7 center, took over the game in the fourth quarter in the Bulldogs' 75-64 victory over the Huskies in the Sweet 16 of the Oklahoma City Regional at Chesapeake Energy Arena. McCowan finished with 26 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots. She scored 16 consecutive points at the start of the fourth quarter.

Plum wasn't quite her usual self in the


trailed 50-48.

But the Bulldogs went on an 11-2 run to start the fourth quarter, fueled by McCowan, who had all 11 points. And she wasn't done. McCowan totaled 20 points in the fourth quarter.

Player of the game: McCowan, who had not started this season until the NCAA tournament -- and started only one game as a freshman last season -- took over both offensively and defensively. She had more points in the fourth quarter alone Friday than she had combined (17) in the first two rounds of the tournament.

Turning point: Once again, McCowan was everything in changing the tone of this game. Her confidence appeared to soar as the fourth quarter went on. And as that happened, the Huskies seemed to tire, making it even more difficult toexcluded from registered partnerships, in contrast to marriages.
2011 The Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare removes dual-role transvestism, fetishism, fetishistic transvestism, sadomasochism and multiple disorders of sexual preference from its illness classification.

LGBT rights-related events in the 2000s

Dismissal of editor-in-chief Johanna Korhonen
LGBT rights in Finnish worklife drew heavy attention in the media in late September 2008, when Finnish journalist Johanna Korhonen, living in a registered partnership with a woman, was dismissed by Alma Media from the position of editor-in-chief for Lapin Kansa, a newspaper owned by Alma Media, before she even started working. According to Alma Media CEO Kai Telanne, the cause of dismissal was lack of trust, caused by Korhonen not mentioning her spouse's candidacy in the 2008 municipal elections — i.e., Telanne said it was a


11:33am: Hayes tweets that the two sides have had the deal in place since Thursday night, which is what prompted the flight to Boston.

11:23am: Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com reports (via Twitter) that Gonzalez has already taken his physical and his surgically repaired shoulder "should be fine." Some minor tests still need to be completed.

11:13am: MLB.com's Peter Gammons tweets that the player to be named later is not a "prime guy." The two teams determine who exactly it will be later.

10:52am: Morosi tweets that Gonzalez is seeking a Ryan Howard-like contract. Howard signed a five-year contract extension worth $125MM earlier this year.

10:13am: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets that the Padres will also receive a player to be named, so it's a 4-for-1 swap. The 40-man roster freeze isthird player in the deal are key.

9:01am: SI.com's Jon Heyman tweets that negotiations about a contract extension will begin shortly, and that Kelly is in fact in the deal. WEEI.com's Alex Speier adds that multiple Red Sox prospects rumored to be in the deal have yet to hear anything from the team about a trade (Twitter link).

7:39am: Olney tweets that the Red Sox flew Gonzalez into Boston to help move the process along, and he is there now.

6:30am: Adrian Gonzalez is expected in Boston today for a physical, reports Nick Cafardo of the Globe. Gonzalez had shoulder surgery to clean up his right labrum in October and has a four or five month recovery timeline. Cafardo says talks have centered around Casey Kelly and Anthony Rizzo, and the


deal "would likely involve three or four players from the Sox, including one who is major league-ready." ESPN's Buster Olney says that all players have been agreed to and the Red Sox are now trying to work out an extension with Gonzalez. MLB has approved a negotiating window.

SATURDAY, 12:01am: The Red Sox are very close to acquiring Adrian Gonzalez from the Padres, tweets Dan Hayes of the North County Times. Hayes says the trade would just involve Gonzalez and not Heath Bell, whose name has come up in other rumors. Hayes adds that the deal will only involve minor leaguers – not players such as Jacoby Ellsbury, Daniel Bard, or Jed Lowrie. Top Red Sox prospect Casey Kelly would definitely be involved.

FRIDAY, 4:46pm: The Red Sox and Padresare discussing a potential trade that would send Adrian Gonzalez to Boston, according to Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com. Red Sox GM Theo Epstein appears to be making "some headway" in tempting Padres GM Jed Hoyer with a package of top prospects, Edes reports.

The proposed deal would include minor league players only. Hoyer, new assistant Josh Byrnes and Padres exec Jason McLeod are all former Red Sox executives, so they know the team's system well. Other clubs also have strong interest in the first baseman.

The Padres must address multiple needs on a limited budget this offseason and trading Gonzalez and his $6.2MM salary would give the team some flexibility. However, few hitters have Gonzalez's power and they would create a hole by dealing their first baseman.

The Red Sox, who


re-board because a passenger had complained about his behavior.

On June 4, Mr. Bear-heels’s mother, Renita Chalepah, called the Omaha Police Department to report that her son was missing and that he was bipolar and had schizophrenia. On June 5, officers were called to a gas station because of a disturbance and found a man, later identified as Mr. Bear-heels, dancing in front of the convenience store and refusing to leave, according to the police.

Officers on the scene spoke to his mother about where to take him. But after he was placed into a cruiser in handcuffs for “erratic behavior,” he tried to leave the vehicle, and four officers, including Officer Payne and Officer McClarty, tried to restrain him and force him back into the car.Labour defiant as it launches election campaign

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North Lanarkshire Labour has launched its campaign for this year’s local elections.

Sitting councillors, new candidates and Labour activists convened at the new £30 million Greenfaulds High School in Cumbernald to discuss the priorities for May, with the party already having selected its candidates.

Labour has been the ruling group on North Lanarkshire Council since the authority’s inception in 1996, but has lost its comfortable majority due to a series of defections by councillors over the last year.

Last month 10 former Labour councillors formed the Independents Alliance group on the council and Labour is now operating as a minority administration.

The party also faces a strong challenge from the SNP which aims to take control of North Lanarkshire in May.

However, council leader Jim Logue


Gaddafi son's lawyer detained in Libya

Tripoli, June 9, 2012

A lawyer for the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been detained in Libya after she was found to be carrying suspicious letters for Muammar Gaddafi's captured son Saif al-Islam, a Libyan lawyer said on Saturday.

The Australian lawyer, named as Melinda Taylor, was part of a four-member ICC delegation that had travelled to the small western mountain town of Zintan where Saif al-Islam has been detained since his capture in the desert in November.

"During a visit (to Saif al-Islam), the lawyer tried to deliver documents to him, letters that represent a danger to the security of Libya," said Ahmed al-Jehani, the Libyan lawyer in charge of the Saif al-Islam case on behalf of Libya, and who liaises between the government andthe Hague-based ICC.

"She is not in jail. She is being detained in a guesthouse, her colleagues are with her," he told Reuters.

He did not say what was in the documents but said they were from several people including Saif al-Islam's former right-hand man, Mohammed Ismail.

Jehani said the ICC team, which arrived in Libya this week and had received permission from Libya's prosecutor-general to visit Saif al-Islam in the secret location where he has been kept, had been searched before the meeting.

Without giving details, he said a pen with a camera as well as a watch with a recorder were found during the search. Asked whether she would be released soon, Jehani said: "I hope today."

An ICC spokesman was not immediately reachable for comment.

Western-educated Saif al-Islam, Gaddafi's one-time heir


apparent, was captured by fighters from Zintan in Libya's southern desert in November, dressed as a Bedouin tribesman, and taken to their home town.

The ICC issued a warrant for him last year after prosecutors accused him of involvement in the killing of protesters during the revolt that toppled his father, who ruled Libya with an iron fist for 42 years.

Libya has resisted handing him over, saying he should be tried at home. In May, it filed a legal challenge, contesting the Hague-based court's right to try the case.

The ICC ruled this month that he could stay in detention in the North African country while the court decides if it has the jurisdiction to try him.-ReutersConsiderations of Epidural Analgesia in a Patient With Suspected Uterine Rupture.
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Woody Allen’s Cafe Society will open this year’s Cannes film festival.

Allen’s 49th film, which is screening out of competition, will be his third to kick off Cannes. Hollywood Ending began the festival in 2002, Midnight in Paris launched the 2011 event.

The film, which is set in Hollywood during the 1930s, stars Jesse Eisenberg as a screenwriter whose time in Tinseltown is defined by a new love affair and, according to a Cannes press release, “the vibrant cafe society that defined the spirit of the age”. Kristen Stewart will play


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and Jackie O radio program. At the time, Marco Pierre White Junior was making headlines for allegedly cheating on his fiance in the UK's Celebrity Big Brother house – and spending around $500,000 of his father's money on drugs and sex workers.

Pierre White addresses the celebrity contestants before they serve customers. Credit:Seven "I think it is that terrible thing when you have kids that go off the rails, how do you deal with it?" Preston said. "Anyone who has tattoos on their face they normally behave badly, don't they? They have kind of crossed through a barrier at that point." Diana Chan celebrates her victory during the 2017 MasterChef grand final. Credit:Ten Pierre White reportedly responded: "The things he said about my son in the British press werethat's why I deleted [the comments]." Afterwards, he tweeted a thank you to his hosts – while plugging his new range of sex toys.

Between 2011 and 2016, Pierre White appeared as a mentor and guest judge on five seasons of MasterChef. Before Hell's Kitchen launched, he told Fairfax Media he had "no feud with Matt Preston ... I was brought into a situation; I didn't create a situation." Referring to the celebrity cast, he joked: "Didn't recognise one of them, not one. As far as I was concerned, I was the most famous person in the room." Unfortunately, some viewers agree. "Just like the rest of us, these celebrities don't know who each other are," tweeted one. "Who are these celebs on HellsKitchenAu?" asked another. "I know Pippa


only the spatial connections between neurons but also the timescales of neural activity that act as important mechanisms leading to functional hierarchy in neural systems.

Functional hierarchy in neural systems, defined as the principle that complex entities may be segmented into simpler elements and that simple elements may be integrated into a complex entity, is a challenging area of study in neuroscience. Such a functional hierarchy may be thought of intuitively in two ways: as hierarchy in space, and as hierarchy in time. An example of hierarchy in space is visual information processing, where elemental information in narrow receptive fields is integrated into complex features of a visual image in a larger space. Hierarchy in time is exemplified by auditory information processing, where syllable-level information within a short timePublished at 11:30 AM EDT on May 14, 2015 | Updated at 2:41 PM EDT on May 14, 2015

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Official game balls for NFL football's Super Bowl XLIX sit in a bin before being laced and inflated at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015.

The New England Patriots fired back at the National Football League on Thursday, releasing a lengthy response saying the conclusions of the Wells Report are "at best, incomplete, incorrect and lack context."

"The Wells Report in Context," written Patriots lawyer Daniel L. Goldberg, who represented the team and was present at all interviews of Patriots personnel conducted at Gillette Stadium, attempts to provide detailed context of the Wells Report, which led the NFL to


leader faces at the 72nd tee at The Players. I can't wait to hear the adjectives he uses to describe the pressure the players face on the final few holes as they try to win the FedExCup and the 10 million that comes with it. I'm so grateful to know that he's now with us for our Open Championship and Ryder Cup telecasts, events that carry extraordinary meaning to him, where his passion and his firsthand knowledge will help us take the coverage of these two incredible events to new heights. Finally, I'm so looking forward to hearing the repartee between David and Johnny Miller. It's going to be some pretty damned good television.”

When a high-profile talent makes a move to a competitor, there’s going to be plentywas fired by the Reds in 2013 but after 20 years of baseball managing including stops in Cincinnati (2008-13), Chicago (2003-06) and San Francisco (1993-2002), Baker said he needed to take some time away from the game. He was 64 years old and had been part of 3,164 games as a manager after a 19-year career as a player.

But when Turner Sports executives approached his broadcasting agent Lou Oppenheim a couple of months ago (Baker was introduced to Oppenheim through friend Chris Berman of ESPN) Baker was interested.

“Last year was too early for me to consider because I had to get over the initial shock of being fired,” said Baker, 66. “The timing wasn’t right and there was also the issue of travel. At this point of time


in my life, things have to align right for me to consider them. So I flew to Atlanta [for an interview with Turner] and they contacted me again shortly afterward. They were like, 'Hey, man, let’s work on a deal.' It was pretty simple, actually.”

Baker will work as a TBS MLB studio analyst leading up to and throughout the 2015 postseason. He’ll sit alongside Pedro Martinez, Gary Sheffield and host Casey Stern for pre- and post-game shows during TBS’s coverage of the 2015 National League postseason coverage. The studio team will also offer pre-game coverage for the final two Sunday MLB on TBS regular season telecasts (Sept. 27 and Oct. 4).

There is a mutual option, Baker said, if he and Turner want to continue the partnership in 2016,was so much to go over. Don Shula and the Dolphins were bedrocks of the NFL for 25 years. How many times did we see them on Monday night and dream of going to Joe's Stone Crab? Now the stadium struggles to sell out and half the fans are still wearing No. 13. They're still enormous in South Florida. You drive down Shula Expressway to Dan Marino Blvd to get to the stadium!”

5a. On Saturday NBC will televise its first heavyweight championship boxing match in primetime, WBC champ Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KO) vs. Johann Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KO), since May 20, 1985 when Larry Holmes beat Carl "The Truth" Williams on the network.

5b. Away from broadcasting, Baker has written a book on Jimi Hendrix and being influenced


by the singer after seeing him at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. The book is titled, “Kiss The Sky: My Weekend in Monterey for the Greatest Rock Concert Ever.” Also, Baker’s son Darren, who famously was a bat boy for the Giants at age 3 at the 2002 World Series, is now 16 and has already committed to Cal to play baseball.

5c. Jason McIntyre of The Big Lead reports layoffs are coming to ESPN.

5d. Four stories worth reading:

• U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Sexual Abuse of Boys by Afghan Allies

• When he was a senior in college, three teenagers from West Philly abducted, robbed, and threatened to kill Bradford Pearson. It changed his life. Years later, Pearson tracked down his kidnappers for this piece.

• Here's Andre Agassi inway, they'll also be utilized as tugs in shipping docks, as garbage trucks, and road sweepers. Not quite as fancy as the concept cars showcased at conventions, but a (quiet) revolution in their own lane.


Two weeks after the attacks that killed the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, there is still confusion about what exactly happened and whether the United States might have prevented the tragedy. Critics of the Obama administration accuse the White House of dissembling about the attack. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston talks to Melissa Block.Syria meeting hosted in the French capital, added, “At a time of upheaval across the region we cannot lose sight of the critical importance of resolving this issue.”

The talks were the first face-to-face meeting between Abbas and Clinton since September 2011, when they met in New York after Abbas submitted his failed unilateral bid to join the United Nations as a full member.

The PA’s negotiator Saeb Erakat told AFP Abbas had explained to Clinton that "the absence of any political perspective" was causing tensions.

He said Abbas asked Clinton, who is expected in Israel in mid-July, to press for the release of Palestinian Authority Arab prisoners being held in Israel, especially those held since before the 1993 Oslo Accords.

Abbas, despite having described Netanyahu as ‘a partner for peace’, has


Poland were taking turns. Nevertheless, most of them were buried in Kraków.

Portugal
Kingdom from 1139 until 1910. The list includes all Portuguese monarchs (House of Burgundy, House of Aviz, House of Habsburg and House of Braganza).

Prussia
Kingdom from 1701–1918 (since 1871–1918 Prussian King was Emperor of German Reich (personal union). The Prussian kings/German emperors were buried in Berlin and Potsdam, the last emperor in his Dutch exile.

Romania
Kingdom from 1866 until 1947.

Russia
Tsardom from 1328 until 1721, empire from 1721 until 1917. The lists starts with the Romanov dynasty in 1613. The tsars were first buried in Moscow, later in St Peter and Paul's Cathedral in St Petersburg.

Saxony
Kingdom from 1806 until 1918 (before that from 1697 until 1763 in personal union with Poland).

Scotland
See also Great Britain
Kingdom since 843, since 1606 unified withthe noted American artist’s images were donated to the gallery in 2013, but few have made it onto the walls of the AGNS since then. For years, gallery officials were evasive when asked questions about why the work wasn’t on display. That changed last year, however, when CBC News revealed the artwork was tangled up in a bureaucratic quagmire involving the family that donated the work, the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board, the gallery and Leibovitz herself.

3. Cannabis use

Stats Canada has published its quarterly National Cannabis Survey. Consistent with previous surveys, the survey for the third quarter of 2018 finds that Nova Scotia has the highest reported use of cannabis in the country:

About 4.6 million or 15% of Canadians aged 15 and older reported using cannabis in


3:30pm, Room 1170, Marion McCain Building) — Karly Kehoe from Saint Mary’s University will speak.

Nanabozho’s Sisters ‑ Opening Reception and Curator’s Tour (Friday, 7pm, Art Gallery, Dalhousie Arts Centre)

Mount Saint Vincent

Friday

Technology in Victorian Fiction (Friday, 2pm, Keshen Goodman Library) — Karen MacFarlane will speak.

Saturday

Christiane Poulin: Echoes (Saturday, 2pm, MSVU Art Gallery) — exhibition opening reception, with refreshments.

In the harbour

05:00: Atlantic Sail, ro-ro container, arrives at Fairview Cove from New York

06:00: Selfoss, container ship, arrives at Pier 42 from Argentia, Newfoundland

07:00: Seven Seas Navigator, cruise ship with up to 550 passengers, arrives at Pier 23 from Boston (10-day round-trip cruise out of New York)

07:00: Silver Spirit, cruise ship with up to 648 passengers, arrives at Pier 20 from Sydney (10-day cruise from Montreal to New York)

08:00: Norwegian Escape, cruisebaby in the first black mass,” he said.

The ceremony was believed to combine “old ritual traditions and surviving ideas about magic” with ceremonies from the church, based on the belief that “there were things you could do to mystically align the universe in your favor,” Melton said.

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Until the 1960s, the references to black masses in historical documents were usually few and far between. And the rituals usually involved doing something fairly illegal in some way — using blood, desecrating the church or, at the very least, stealing a consecrated Eucharist, Melton said.

In the 1960s, probably the best known satanist of recent years, Anton LeVey, created his own interpretation of the black mass, which, according to Melton, didn’t typically involve illegal acts — just sex.

“Instead of centering it on


of the Dominican Republic in 2007, and initially used him at shortstop, but when Hicks continued to struggle after suffering a concussion induced by his crashing into an outfield wall, they gave Santana a shot at center, a position he’d played all of 23 times in seven minor league seasons. Thanks to his natural athleticism, he held his own in the middle pasture, and just kept hitting. By the time the season ended, he owned a .319/.353/.472 line with seven homers, 20 steals, a 132 wRC+, and 3.9 WAR, that while making 62 starts in center field and 31 at shortstop. He got a bit of down-ballot consideration in the AL Rookie of the Year voting, finishing seventh while Jose Abreu won unanimously.

With Hicks and Byron Buxton representingthe future of center field in the Twin Cities, Santana returned to shortstop in 2015, but he scuffled mightily and was optioned back to Triple-A twice. Between his .215/.241/.291 (38 wRC+) line and dreadful defense (-6.5 UZR, -15 DRS), his season was every bit as dismal as the previous one had been promising; his -1.3 WAR was the majors’ fifth-lowest mark. Largely back in the outfield for 2016, he was limited to 75 games by bilateral hamstring strains and an A/C joint sprain in his left (non-throwing) shoulder, and finished with offensive numbers nearly as bad as the year before.

In May 2017, he was traded to the Braves for lefty reliever Kevin Chapman and cash, but his season was marred by a bacterial infection in his leg, and


Luke Cage")
Kristin Davis (Emmy-nominated actress, "Sex and the City")
Mike Dawson (cartoonist)
Tim DeKay (actor, "White Collar," "Carnivale," "Tell Me You Love Me")
Angela Ellsworth, (artist)
Calista Flockhart (Golden Globe-winning actress, "Ally McBeal," "The Birdcage")
Brandon Flynn (actor, 13 Reasons Why)
Derrick Gardner (jazz trumpeter)
Nancy Gustafson (soprano, faculty)
Israel Hicks (1943-2010), stage director who presented August Wilson's entire 10-play Pittsburgh Cycle.
Mary Howard (set and production designer)
Sean Jones  (former lead trumpet in the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra)
Jane Krakowski (actress)
Allan Kaprow (artist) American painter, assemblagist and a pioneer in establishing the concepts of performance art (August 23, 1927 – April 5, 2006)
Roy Lichtenstein (pop artist)
Linda Lindroth (artist)
Ardele Lister (media artist)
Raphael Montañez Ortíz (performance artist)
Matt Mulhern (actor, writer, director, historian, "Biloxi Blues, Major Dad, Duane Hopwood,")
Tarik O'Regan (composer)
Nell Painter (artist, historian, author, The History of Whitepolitics. The strong possibility of a split in the popular vote between Congress, BJP and AAP has added to the importance of digital media users as a community, providing the political parties an opportunity to register their presence in the minds and hearts of the voting population. Almost all political parties have resorted to the medium in the hope and anticipation to discover the fortunes social media has in store. The media over the last one year has been dominated by political discussions, trends and innovative campaigns by political parties to reach out to maximum number of people and connect with them at multiple touch points. The fact that social media has a pivotal role to play in the Indian Political Kaleidoscope got testified with the unflinching victory


of Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi State Assembly Elections 2013.

With the 2014 General Elections closing in, the clash of Indian political titans has moved to another level and the advent of new-age, innovative digital marketing strategies have become an integral part of this paradigm shift. As the road to Assembly Elections becomes clearer, extensive use of digital media has surfaced.

Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has stormed ahead of its competitors in the battle for political dominance, online. The party has learnt the lesson of resilience the hard way after facing back-to-back defeats in 2004 and 2009 General Elections. Over the years, BJP has become one of the pioneers in tapping the new age media to the best of its potential. Right from having an interactive website, to atook the Indian political world by storm when they won 28 seats in the recent Delhi Assembly Elections. The party founded by the Ex-IRS (Indian Revenue Service) officer and (Right to Information) RTI Activist Arvind Kejriwal, finds its roots in the India Against Corruption movement led by Anna Hazare. The outstanding debut by AAP is largely attributed to their expertise in connecting with the youth on social media. In the past one and a half years, the party has launched several initiatives on digital media like the crowd-sourced manifesto, volunteer’s portal, donation application and the use of thunderclap to name a few. The party ensures that their core values of inclusiveness and transparency in the system are communicated to their online followers consistently.

This review entails an account of


this, the party also shares speeches from Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and event coverage from various rallies and interactions from across the country.

BJP also has a dedicated Internet TV Channel that showcases party ideologies, glorifies past, live streams rallies and campaigns. The initiative is linked with the YouTube Channel and Narendra Modi’s personal website as well. It has received 4.4 million likes and 90k tweets.

INC also organizes webcasts on issues of national importance in association with NIC and Government of India. The party showcases its YouTube channel as INC TV on its website and has categories like Economy, History, Politics, Public Affairs, Public values, etc.

Besides the party’s official channel on YouTube, AAP also has a Live TV initiative hosted on YouTube. The channel has 42,103 subscribersThough the party only has 64 posts, the party has 288 followers on Instagram and looks to leverage the latest trends on social media platforms for its advantage.

Apart from the above mentioned social media entities, INC also nurtures a habitat for the vast network of people working at the grass roots. Khidkee is a party-owned platform aimed at bridging the gap between people from all walks of life, to keep channels of communication open to all.

Mobile Initiatives

BJP is one of the first political parties in India to use Whats App for election campaigns, the party has a dedicated number, 7820078200 on which the user can pledge support by giving a missed call, verify their voter id, ask/share/suggest their views and opinions about the party. With this, the party


is the main axis for their social media campaign. The content varies from pictures of offline events, donation numbers, party’s stand on issues of national importance, profile sketch of political leaders and their speech at different forums. The party maintains a personal touch in each and every post. The party has delivered exceptionally well at several occasions; be it the crowd-sourced manifesto or the thunder clap just before Delhi Elections.

Another insight on the party’s strategy is the connectivity between offline and online campaigns. The party follows a resilient approach to address allegations made against them and is transparent in their conduct throughout. Since the party is one of the early adopters of Social Media, it is able to influence and shape up the thoughts of online users towardstheir opinions and ideologies

With a well-designed strategy, INC intends to connect with more people online across multiple platforms and engage with them in a polite and informed discussion. The core idea here is to reach out to unexplored constituencies. With the fact check initiative, the party wants to counter and denounce the claims made by Narendra Modi and BJP. Khidkee, the window of opportunities is aimed at bringing all the supporters of the party under one common umbrella and motivate them towards the ultimate goal of winning the 2014 General Elections comprehensively. The party is thus taking every single worker along at every step, and acknowledging their contribution to the party.

The content strategy for the party revolves around covering events/rallies as they happen, fact check to denounce the


the party calls out to existing fans to share the India 272+ mission membership link and convince their peers to join the party. The mode of persuasion also includes testimonials from existing volunteers and members.To engage with the existing fans the party resorts to several contests and campaigns like Mere Sapnon ka Bharat where in the users are supposed to record and upload their vision for India , the best entries stand a chance to meet Narendra Modi in person.Recently the party launched one of the biggest digital on-ground activations in India – Chai Pe Charcha with the help of CAG where in users could ask, share or suggest their views and opinions on the theme by posting on Facebook as well. Chai Pe Charcha was followed upby Modi 3D Rallies covering thousands of locations across the country.

Besides, the party also seeks donations from the fans on Facebook asking them to contribute for change. The #Modi4PM fund app for donation is hosted simultaneously on the official website as well the Facebook Page. Similar posts and graphics are run as ads on Facebook and Google display networks.

AAP on Facebook is very active with a brilliant mix of posts which are revolutionary and aggressive. The posts on Facebook also talk about the 49 days of AAP Government in Delhi and covers events conducted by AAP in various parts of the country. The content bucket also includes an intelligent proposition of delivering the party’s message as per the occasion. The party posts content attacking the BJP PM candidate


Narendra Modi for his claims of development in Gujarat and his connection with industrialists and corporate houses. Similarly the party attacks INC on dynasty politics and holds them responsible for the withered state of Indian Economy.

An application was also launched to promote the donation drive. The party is very appreciative towards the donors and they usually express personal gratification to all the donors of the AAP fund. The party sticks to the principles of authenticity and transparency by showcasing the donation count and break up every day. The donation drive is fueled by promotions on Social Media and for those who cannot be a part of the movement physically, contribute with monetary efforts and subsequently the incentive of getting appreciated by the party on public fora also doesmessage of love and peace, solidarity with people from different sects of the society.

ENGAGEMENT ON FACEBOOK

The Engagement numbers on Facebook for AAP exemplifies the importance of quality content. The personalized tone of communication has done wonders for the party in the recent times since most of the fan base for the party comes from organic reach.The engagement as % of fans is also the highest and way better than the opposition. In terms of total engagement, BJP is not far behind and the engagement figure for the party just tells one half of the story as the social media strategy revolves around Narendra Modi. Most of the engagement on Facebook happens on his page. The lack of convergence in synergies has led to relatively lower engagement figures for


mentions for the party usually have a neutral sentiment. The negative sentiment in mentions can be accounted to allegations of misrepresentation of facts against Modi by Kapil Sibal, verbal spat with Priyanka Gandhi, accusations by and against Election Council of India.The positive sentiments in mentions is derived from the rising popularity of Narendra Modi and his promises to remove criminalization from politics, restore the glory of Allahabad University and Banaras Hindu University. The news that PM of Sweden is open to engage in conversations with Modi if he becomes Prime Minister, some senior leaders from INC joining BJP has brought more positivity in sentiments for the party.

INC receives top web mentions on Times of India, Zee News and DNA India. The party enjoys a fairly neutral sentiment. Thenegative sentiment in the mentions for the party can be attributed to the Election Council’s notice to Rahul Gandhi on his objectionable remarks against BJP, the arrest of Congress workers who assaulted AAP workers in Amethi, tiff between Priyanka Gandhi and Smriti Irani during the last few days of campaigning. The positive sentiments for the party have aroused from Sonia Gandhi’s neutral tone of communication asking Narendra Modi to read history again and the good news of Jayadev campaigning for Congress from Bengal. In the recent times UPA Government has been able to pass Lokpal Bill, Street Vendors Bill, AP Restructure Bill and they have also raised the cylinder cap for a household from 9 to 12. It is because of these welfare reforms the party receives mentions


few citizens by winning a major share of seats in the Delhi Assembly elections. The role and importance of digital media campaigns in this splendid victory cannot be denied. The focal point of AAP’s digital strategy is inclusiveness and transparency in operations. AAP’s communication on social media has been consistent with their offline communication be it rallies, events, interviews and press conferences. The message is loud and clear that rather than sitting on sidelines and criticizing politicians, come out and support AAP. A party which is actually by the people, of the people and for the people. The approach not only creates a strong recall but also embeds a common thought in the minds of people that come what may, the party will stand in the interest oflocal food spots in her home borough on Twitter – describing MangiPasta as “SUPER fresh, handmade Italian, family owned”.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Ocasio-Cortez described MangiPasta on Twitter as ‘SUPER fresh, handmade Italian, family owned’. Photograph: Miranda Bryant/The Guardian

Embarking on a tour of the four restaurants, the Guardian spoke to Cerrato one lunch time last week, as she paused intermittently to bid farewell to customers.

Cerrato said she did not immediately recognise the Bronx-born congresswoman, but her husband Estevan, who is American, and their customers soon did.

“The clients that we had that night here, they took a few pictures,” says Cerrato. “She was very nice, she even got up, she went to the table of some customers who were asking her questions, she stood there, spent some time with them, so


and the late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain.

Khokon, who started out as a delivery person when he moved to New York in 1991 from Bangladesh, launched his business in 2009. When he started he made $200 a day, but now he says the restaurant is successful. “I never give up,” he says.

In five to six years, the Bronx, he predicts, will be “another Manhattan”.

The final stop on the tour, Louie & Ernie’s Pizza – a “top NYC pizza spot”, according to Ocasio-Cortez – is a short subway journey away.

Owner John Tiso, 52, said Ocasio-Cortez has been there a couple of times – after appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and most recently two weeks ago.

His daughter Victoria, who has a photo of herself with Ocasio-Cortez on herBoard promises meetings with community to discuss Whittington Hospital plans

The first public meeting organised by campaigners was attended by 500 people.The board will be holding a series of their own meetings with the community to answer questions about the hospital plans

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In response to the outpouring of questions and concerns over the plans to sell almost half of the Whittington Hospital, bosses have confirmed that a series of discussions with the local community will be held.

Whittington Health, the organisation that runs the hospital in Magdala Avenue, Highgate, announced the consultation yesterday (Wednesday).

The first meeting will take place in the N19 restaurant at the hospital at 6.30pm on Monday (February 25).

The board will explain the aim of its Estates Strategy to sell of hospital land, close three wards, lose 100


An experimental new drug can make some leukemic cells mature into healthier ones. Illustration by Brian Stauffer

For almost thirty years, William Kuhens worked on Staten Island as a basketball referee for the Catholic Youth Organization and other amateur leagues. At seventy, he was physically fit, taking part in twenty games a month. But in July of 2013 he began to lose weight and feel exhausted; his wife told him he looked pale. He saw his doctor, and tests revealed that his blood contained below-normal numbers of platelets and red and white blood cells; these are critical for, respectively, preventing bleeding, supplying oxygen, and combatting infection. Kuhens was sent to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, in Manhattan, to meet with Eytan Stein, an expert in blood disorders. SteinShare this Page

Tottenham held by Leicester but Janssen of the mark

Date published: Saturday 29th October 2016 4:58

Tottenham had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Champions Leicester, although Vincent Janssen did grab his first league goal for the club.

Leicester beat Spurs to the title last season and they frustrated Mauricio Pochettino’s men again, Musa’s second-half equaliser cancelling out Vincent Janssen’s first Premier League goal from the penalty spot.

The draw gives Leicester their first point away from home in the league this season while Tottenham have now gone five matches without a victory.

Janssen’s goal will come only as a crumb of comfort for Spurs, who have struggled for attacking fluency since beating Manchester City so impressively here at the start of the month.

Harry Kane could be back


“He made the mistake of trying to rally public opinion in favor of his now-defunct bid to join the Politburo Standing Committee -- behaving almost like China was the democracy he said it was -- instead of leaving the decision entirely up to the party. And the party always wins.”

an assessment, in Foreign Policy, of the downfall of Bo Xilai, the former Communist Party chief in the southwestern city of Chongqing. Bo was once seen as a favorite for promotion to the top echelon of Chinese political power, but was abruptly removed from his job this week. See TIME’s analysis here.the national security and territorial integrity of Ukraine, to counteract terrorism, and to prevent violations of the rights, freedoms, and interests of the citizens, society, and state of Ukraine”. The largest Internet companies banned include the Russian social networks VKontakte (VK) and Odnoklassniki, the search engine company Yandex (including its sites using the .ua domain), and the email service Mail.ru. According to SimilarWeb, the audience for VK in Ukraine decreased by more than 60% as a result of the ban.

Because the ban does not apply to the territories occupied by Russia, the study determined two target regions: government-controlled areas (GCA) subject to the ban, and non-government-controlled areas (NGCA) where the ban was not imposed (Crimea, DNR, and LNR).

Posting dynamics over time

The ban was effective in some aspects, particularly