a war and logistically supplying the conflict. Look at the number of men the Germans committed to the Eastern Front-- in comparison, the amount of men they committed to fight the Western Front against the Anglo-American forces was almost paltry.

The American people were solidly behind the war effort because the perfidious Japanese had attacked us and the Germans had declared war. The American people were willing to do what it took to win. Americans wanted their men to come home in 1945, not engage in another tough war. Attacking the Soviet Union would have been an act that surpassed the Japanese for treachery.

It would have been akin to Wyatt Earp shooting Doc Holliday in the back immediately after the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The American people wouldpouring of their explosive cores.[2]

Even when we had a functioning industrial base and we could make damn near anything, the first two years after we entered the Second World War were more of "hold and annoy" strategy until sufficient forces were built up to do something.

It would also take a span of time to build training facilities for a large influx of draftees. The Navy and the Air Force each only have one boot camp. The Marines have two. The Army has four. During the last mass-mobilization war, the Army alone had over 110 boot camps, though to be fair, the Air Force was part of the Army then. It's a fair bet that the training done was as minimal as it could be, given the need to


AP

ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves capped a most surprising season by clinching their first NL East crown since 2013, with Mike Foltynewicz taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning Saturday in a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

A year after going 70-92, manager Brian Snitker and his Baby Braves surged back into the playoffs.

Atlanta makes its first postseason appearance since 2013 on Oct. 4 in the NL Division Series. The Braves won their 18th division title, tying the New York Yankees for the most in the majors since division play began in 1969.

Philadelphia, which led the division in early August, is 6-14 this month.

Foltynewicz (12-10) tipped his cap to a standing ovation as he left with runners on first and second in the eighth with a 4-0 lead.

ArodysVizcaino, in his first save situation since June 17, closed out the ninth for his 16th save.

Jake Arrieta (10-10) allowed four runs, four hits and three walks in two innings, the shortest outing of his nine-year career.

YANKEES 3, ORIOLES 2

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Hicks doubled home the winning run in the 11th inning off Paul Fry (0-2), and New York clinched an AL wild card spot.

Rookie manager Aaron Boone will lead the Yankees into the winner-take-all Oct. 3 wild-card game, most likely against Oakland. The Yankees remained 1½ games ahead of the Athletics for home-field advantage are are 53-27 at home this season.

Hicks and Luke Voit homered in the second inning, but the Orioles tied the score with runs in the third and the fifth off Lance


of the eighth.

MARINERS 13, RANGERS 0

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Robinson Cano hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth off Mike Minor (12-8), and Marco Gonzales (13-9) allowed one hit over six innings to eliminate Seattle. The longest playoff drought in the four major U.S. pro sports extended to 17 years.

Cano, who added an RBI double and had three hits, has nine homers — five since returning from an 80-game drug suspension Aug. 14.

Dee Gordon connected for his third homer, a two-run shot in the eighth off Bartolo Colon in the 45-year-old's fourth relief appearance.

INDIANS 5, RED SOX 4

CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael Brantley singled in the winning run in the 11th inning off Drew Pomeranz (2-6), delaying Boston's bid for a club record 106th victory and home-field advantageand Detroit was a winner in Victor Martinez's final major league game.

With the score tied at 3, Niko Goodrum led off the eighth with his third hit of the game, a single off Jason Hammel (3-14). Mahtook then lined Hammel's 1-0 slider over the left-field fence.

The 39-year-old Martinez, who made his debut with Cleveland in 2002, hit an infield single in his first at-bat and was removed for pinch-runner Ronny Rodriguez. Fellow Venezuelans Salvador Perez and Alcides Escobar came out of the Royals' dugout to embrace the five-time All-Star as he walked off the field to a standing ovation.

Joe Jimenez (5-4) allowed the Royals to tie it in the eighth, and Shane Greene earned his 31st save.

MARLINS 5, REDS 1

MIAMI (AP) — Austin Dean homered and drove in


to:

Improve access to health services

Enhance population health

Advance knowledge

Demonstrate charitable purpose/relieve government burden

Out of the Hospitals, into the Neighborhood

Baystate Health understands that many state and federally mandated community benefit programs are not sufficient to address ethnic, racial and economic health disparities. By partnering with the community, Baystate Health helps address the diverse and sometimes critical health needs within western Massachusetts communities.

Baystate’s engagement with the community has increasingly expanded out of the hospital and into homes, schools, community organizations and neighborhoods. Baystate Health recognizes the needs of the poorest and most at risk community members, and supports these groups by giving voice to neighborhoods struggling to cope with health disparities and a lack of educational and economic opportunities. Citizens in some of the most challenged areas of the community areInternational Business School at Vilnius University

IBS is the first business school in Lithuania which was founded in 1989 during Lithuania‘s turbulent struggle for independence. IBS was the first educational establishment to launch international business curriculum during the beginning of Lithuania’s transitional period. Having received the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) support in providing scholars from overseas, IBS rapidly moved forward and its active development gave rise to the emergence of Bachelor and Master Degree study programmes in 1996. Having united a high-profile academic community of scholars, business experts and specialists, IBS is open to share its extensive experience and outstanding expertise.

IBS, a part of progressive community gateway to international business expertise

IBS is the first business school in Lithuania which was founded in 1989 during Lithuania‘s turbulent struggle for


independence. IBS was the first educational establishment to launch international business curriculum during the beginning of Lithuania’s transitional period. Having received the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) support in providing scholars from overseas, IBS rapidly moved forward and its active development gave rise to the emergence of Bachelor and Master Degree study programmes in 1996. Having united a high-profile academic community of scholars, business experts and specialists, IBS is open to share its extensive experience and outstanding expertise.

University Tradition

International Business School at Vilnius University is a higher education institution established by Vilnius University in 1989.

IBS awards Bachelor and Master degrees in Business Administration.

IBS study programmes are endorsed by the Vilnius University Senate and accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania.

International Focus

Global IBSpolicy in terms of partnership, research projects, exchange / mobility programmes and other initiatives

International focus of study programmes and curriculum content

International expertise of faculty

Visiting scholars

Promotion of student and academic staff exchange under Erasmus or bilateral agreements and other initiatives

Fully operational ECTS – European Credit Transfer System

Membership in international organisations and network

Vision

International Business School at Vilnius University is the university competence center of global business, developing competitive specialist and providing innovative research and teaching services based on global scientific experience.

Mission

To develop motivated students to become socially responsible leaders in the spirit of entrepreneurship.

IBS, a part of Lithuania, a part of knowledge economy

Lying at the crossroads of East and West and having battled courageously for its independence and values, Lithuania keeps transforming and moving forward rapidly. Membership in the EU


Poland's last Communist leader Wojciech Jaruzelski dies Published duration 25 May 2014

media caption The BBC's Caroline Hawley takes a look back at General Wojciech Jaruzelski's life

Poland's last Communist leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski has died aged 90 after a long illness, Polish media say.

Gen Jaruzelski led Poland from 1981, when he declared martial law and ordered the arrest of the pro-democracy Solidarity leader Lech Walesa.

But he lifted martial law two years later and after growing unrest was forced to negotiate with Solidarity in 1989.

He had been in ill health for some time.

Mr Walesa said that a "great man from a generation of betrayers has gone".

Gen Jaruzelski fought in a Polish unit of the Russian army during World War Two and rose up the military ranks after the war tobecome chief "political officer" of Poland's armed forces.

'Lesser evil'

He was defence minister at the time of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, in which Polish soldiers took part.

He denied ordering the fatal shooting of dozens of shipyard workers in the northern cities of Gdansk and Gdynia in 1971, for which he was later put on trial.

Gen Jaruzelski was also tried in 2008 by Poland's post-Communist authorities for his December 1981 decision to impose martial law. Tanks rolled on to the streets and thousands of opposition activists were arrested overnight.

image copyright AFP image caption Gen Jaruzelski was narrowly re-elected president in 1989

image copyright AP image caption The Polish leader who was raised a Catholic met Pope John Paul II in Warsaw in 1983

Dozens of people died in the military


crackdown, which the general insisted he ordered to avert invasion by Moscow.

"Martial law was evil but it was a far lesser evil than what would have happened without it," he told his trial.

The Solidarity movement was outlawed and thousands of its members were arrested, as the Soviet-backed government moved to quash protests and strikes.

Eventually, he agreed that talks with the movement should go ahead. Solidarity was legalised and far-reaching reforms agreed.

His trial was suspended in 2011 after he was diagnosed with cancer.

To many Poles he was a traitor but others gave him the benefit of the doubt, BBC Warsaw correspondent Adam Easton reports.

Gen Jaruzelski resigned as president in 1990 and was succeeded by Mr Walesa.

Related Topics PolandGraduate students, not undergrads, are increasingly driving the country's student debt crisis, and the federal government will likely end up footing much of the bill, according to a study released today by the New America Foundation.

Most studies have historically lumped together undergraduate and graduate debt, leading politicians and media reports to focus primarily on the high price of bachelor's and associate degrees. But when graduate debt is isolated, as it was in this study, a striking picture emerges.

Around 40% of the more than $1 trillion in outstanding student loans went to financing graduate and professional degrees, the study found. Combined debt levels of the average graduate borrower, according to the study, have surged by $17,000 — from $40,000 in 2004 to more than $57,000 in 2012, adjusted for


next Image 1 of 2

prev Image 2 of 2

Portraits of a prominent Holocaust survivor that were daubed with swastikas in Paris this week have been restored by the artist who made them.

An unknown person was discovered Monday to have attacked images of Simone Veil, the survivor of Nazi death camps and a European Parliament president who died in 2017. They were painted on mailboxes near a town hall in the southeast of the French capital.

On Tuesday, artist Christian Guemy, who also goes by the name C215, tweeted a photo of the restored images.

He said: "Simone Veil is back ... stronger than the barbarity of anonymous people."

According to French authorities, registered incidents of anti-Semitism rose to 541 last year from 311 in 2017, an increase of 74 percent.

Christian symbolshave also been targets in France recently.

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe condemned damage done by vandals to five churches last week, and urged the French to respect religion.

"In our secular Republic, we respect the places of worship. These acts shock me," he said.

Philippe said he will relay this message to representatives of the Catholic Church during a Wednesday meeting in Paris.


Related Links

Bourg teen reported missing

Published: Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 5:10 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, April 11, 2014 at 11:18 a.m.

A 19-year-old man from Bourg has been missing in Texas since Tuesday when he got off the towboat he had been traveling on for work, his father said Thursday.

Gabriel Verdin, 19, was last seen by one of his coworkers Tuesday night around 9:30, his father, Shannon Pitre, 44, said.

Verdin, a new hire as a deckhand for Bourg-based LeBouef Bros. Towing arrived on a tugboat in Channelview, Texas, Tuesday. After the boat docked, he and a co-worker decided to walk to a local bar, Pitre said.

Verdin was playing pool with a man he had met in the bar when his co-worker entered the bar’s restroom. When he returned to theone of his coworkers Tuesday night around 9:30, his father, Shannon Pitre, 44, said.

Verdin, a new hire as a deckhand for Bourg-based LeBouef Bros. Towing arrived on a tugboat in Channelview, Texas, Tuesday. After the boat docked, he and a co-worker decided to walk to a local bar, Pitre said.

Verdin was playing pool with a man he had met in the bar when his co-worker entered the bar's restroom. When he returned to the bar, Verdin was gone along with the man he had been playing pool with, Pitre said.

“When his co-worker came out of the bathroom and didn't see him playing pool anymore, he went to the bartender and asked if she had seen him. She told him that Gabe had gone outside presumably to look for


Image copyright Rex Features Image caption McCarter (left) with Lost Boys co-stars Kiefer Sutherland, Billy Wirth and Alex Winter

Brooke McCarter, best known for playing a vampire in The Lost Boys, has died at the age of 52, his family has said.

The US actor played Paul, a member of Kiefer Sutherland's blood-sucking gang, in the 1987 horror comedy film.

In a statement, his "heartbroken" family said he died on Tuesday "from the genetic liver condition alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AAT)".

The message describes McCarter as a "loving son, brother, father, uncle, cousin, nephew and friend".

The Facebook statement added: "We appreciate your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time."

Born in 1963 in Philadelphia, McCarter was a high school athlete and model before landing his best-known screen role.

As blond-haired "lost boy" Paul, he meta grisly end after being knocked by a dog into a bath full of garlic-infused holy water.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Brooke McCarter (centre) with actors Chance Michael Corbitt and Billy Wirth at a 2007 premiere

Unlike some of his co-stars, who included Jason Patric, Corey Feldman and the late Corey Haim, McCarter did not go on to pursue a full-time acting career.

Instead he worked in the telecommunications industry while also making music and occasionally appearing at horror conventions.

According to People magazine, the father-of-one died from liver failure at his home in Tampa, Florida, after having been admitted to hospital earlier this year.

Actor Alex Winter, who played vampire Marko in The Lost Boys, paid tribute to his former co-star on Twitter.

"RIP Brooke McCarter and condolences to the family,"


To commemorate the 25th anniversary of director Tim Burton's noir take on the Dark Knight, BuzzFeed's Senior Film Reporter Adam B. Vary, 34, re-watched the movie with Editorial Assistant Ariane Lange, 24.

Adam B. Vary: When the 1989 Batman first opened, Ariane, I was 10 years old and saw it in the theater. I do not believe this was your given circumstance at the time?

Ariane Lange: When the 1989 Batman first came out, I was a week or two away from conception. Although, looking at a calendar, I realize it's possible that I was a zygote or something.

ABV: Yes. Um. Different. I've since seen this film probably nearly a dozen times since, but not in a long while.

AL: I have never seen it! As I understand, it's the firstwhich is in the foreground. Courtesy: Witthoft et al

The child with the hood on in this photo was born in 1988 and is an adult synesthete. His color-letter pairings matched 25 of the 26 letters in the Fischer-Price magnet set, which is in the foreground. Courtesy: Witthoft et al

The Colorful Alphabet

Researchers put 6,588 synesthetes from around the United States through a series of online tasks to test their color-letter perception. The test first required participants to consistently match letters with colors. The second test presented participants with letters in various colors, and they had to accurately say whether the colors matched their previous pairings.

True synesthetes passed these tests with flying colors, and researchers noticed something interesting: 400 of the participants, or over 6 percent, had letter-color pairings that


Sundered Review

You know one of the original posters for Star Wars, where Luke Skywalker, with his shirt ripped open, holds his lightsaber over his head, pointing it up towards space all raw and heroic? Now, imagine Luke replaced with Starkiller, a young woman in the original concept of the movie. As much as Sundered, the latest title from the makers of critically-acclaimed Jotun, draws its inspiration from Lovecraftian mythos, I can’t help but think of the game’s heroine Eshe being a rendition of Starkiller, a lost jedi wandering in the desert and falling into caverns of trials. Always nimble with her energy sword at ready, she's blessed with awesome powers the more she outcomes her challenges.

In short Sundered is a 2D-scrolling metroidvania with plenty of skill-based platforming andIlvard Insurrection to the western audience late last year, XSEED is back with another iteration of Zwei. The funny thing is, Zwei: The Arges Adventure is actually the first game in the two-part series and dates way back to 2001 in Japan for home computers.

Golem Review

Longbow Games believes that solving puzzles is satisfying in itself without any other rewards than making progress. And it really works. The gameplay is such addictive that my time away from the game was filled with anxiety to get back into it and solve the big riddle of the tower.

Thief of Thieves: Season One Review

If a game like Hitman but involving no killing, presented in a comic book art and told through a Telltale-like episodic narrative arc sounds intriguing, Thief of Thieves is


Sousa and Eastridge. The Government's theory at trial was that, as Mr. Battle fled on foot, these Petitioners (together with Messrs. Jones and Damien) "gave chase, with their knives drawn, chasing ... Mr. Battle up to Wisconsin Avenue, across Wisconsin Avenue, where Mr. Battle is seen tripping on a curb, falling backwards, with his arms up, and being stabbed repeatedly by these four defendants." Eastridge, 372 F.Supp.2d at 28; see id. at 31 ("In less time than it takes to tell, Mr. Battle suffered seventeen knife wounds and was dead"). It is now clear, and the Government concedes, that Messrs. Eastridge, Sousa and Damien played no role in the murder. See id. at 32. "The shortcomings in the case against Petitioners were evident even to the prosecution atthe men who killed Johnnie Battle. However, with the exception of Mr. Jones, it was wrong and these Petitioners paid dearly for that error. "Ideal justice would seem to require that in the rare and unusual instances in which a person who has served the whole or part of a term of imprisonment, is later found to be entirely innocent of the crime of which he was convicted, should receive some redress." Burgess, 20 Cl.Ct. at 704. This is "the rare case." It would make a mockery of the Unjust Conviction Act if these Petitioners were denied a remedy for the unrelated misconduct upon which the Government rests its argument.

III. CONCLUSION
The Court grants the petition for a Certificate of Innocence as to Messrs. Eastridge and Sousa. Mr. Eastridge


after the fact to murder because, in the car, he handed Mr. Jones a newspaper with which to wipe the blood off his hands. See Gov. Opp'n at 28.
[4]  the 2004 Hearing made clear, Ms. Heim was a witness who had observed the shooting of Bruce Hunter and the beginnings of the subsequent chase of Johnnie Battle. Ms. Heim testified before the Grand Jury that Mr. Jones was one of the Pagans who chased Mr. Battle after the shooting. At trial, however, she testified on direct examination that she did not see the chase, and Mr. Sousa's attorney was barred from cross-examining her to establish that she did not name Mr. Sousa as one of the chasers before the Grand Jury but that she had named Mr.[Acquired atresia and stenosis of the external acoustic meatus].
Acquired atresia of the external acoustic meatus is a rare pathological condition characterized by obliteration of the medial part of the external acoustic canal by a soft fibrous plug. The present article presents an overview of a series of cases of acquired atresia and stenosis of the external acoustic meatus with the description of etiology, pathogenesis, and methods for the treatment of this condition. In the majority of the cases, atresia develops at the final stage of granulation external otitis with or without an accompanying dermatological pathology. Another common cause of the acquired atresia of the external acoustic meatus is the fracture of the temporal bone as well as extensive ear surgery, radiation therapy and a neoplasm in the auditory


Oil and Gas Company fumes over ‘Campaign of Calumny’

Aiteo, one of the foremost indigenous oil and gas companies, plying their trade majorly in the downstream sub-sector of the industry has refuted the on ongoing media blitz,(this medium not inclusive), alleging that the Executive Vice Chairman of the company, Mr. Benedict Peters, purchased an edifice for the former minister of petroleum Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The company in a statement refuting the allegation stated that they were baseless allegations instituted by some individuals to malign the person of the Executive Vice Chairman.

It stated in a statement signed by Senior Manager, Corporate Communications Aiteo Group, Ndiana-Abasi Matthew, that “We have become aware of a defamatory publication by an online newspaper, known for publishing stories with spurious details. This publication alleges without anytheir livelihood from the company and the public at large.”

The statement added that it is well known in the Oil, Gas and wider Energy sectors that the Aiteo Group comprises a number of separate, legal and corporate entities whose asset base includes OML 29 and NCTL upstream, and other substantial assets downstream, developed more than 16 years ago and stressed that the company became a major player in the oil and gas industry especially in importing and exporting petroleum products in Nigeria and was flourishing as a prosperous corporate entity, by any standards, long before Mrs. Alison-Madueke was appointed as Minister for Petroleum Resources.

“It is indisputable that our EVC is “experienced” in the oil and gas industry having worked in the industry in the topmost positions for more


to the notice of its shareholders, stakeholders, host communities, investors and general public about what it described as a faceless, cowardly campaign clandestinely contrived and executed by a number of entities that have committed substantial financial and human resources aimed at impugning the company’s corporate integrity.

These it added were nefarious and reprehensible efforts aimed at discrediting and tarnishing the company’s reputation locally and internationally which have now been unveiled as a large- scale orchestrated smear operation.

It said that “This subtle campaign, which commenced a few months ago, had been clandestinely sustained but now appears to have shamelessly escalated. Nevertheless, Aiteo has continued, unperturbed, to undertake and accomplish its identified objectives in its resolve to remain one of the foremost indigenous Oil and Gas companies in Nigeria. Whilst westates of Nigeria, otherwise Somalia will be a child’s play. I ask everyone of you to be at alert and defend your country, defend your territory, defend your state. You have nowhere else to go.””– Former minister of defence, General T Y Danjuma speaking at the maiden convocation ceremony of Taraba state university in Jalingo, Taraba State.

Trump Video

About Us

DAILY ASSET promises to be a national newspaper, providing quality information to the people in the time- honoured tradition of truth, objectivity and fairness that has been the distinctive feature of the Nigerian press.


footage has emerged of a college student breaking a flying drone with a basketball before appearing to get very angry with the owner at the basketball court of a university in southern China.In the video, captured by a spectator in Guangdong Province last week, the man can be seen smashing a drone that flies over him with a basketball and kicking it away.He then turns angry when two students approach him to discuss the incident and continues to destroy the device, before apparently pushing and shoving one of the students and threatening to beat up the videographer.He also reportedly claims his father is the principal of the university during the row.The footage went viral soon after being posted on the internet, but no further information has been gatheredFree agent center Greg Oden has reportedly pared down his choices, and will decide between the Miami Heat and New Orleans Pelicans.

The 25-year-old former Ohio State standout, who hasn’t played in the NBA since 2009, worked out for Miami, San Antonio, New Orleans, Atlanta, Dallas, and Sacramento last week in Indianapolis. Oden looked impressive by most reports, and a deal and choice were expected by the end of his week.

Now according to Heat columnist Ethan J. Skolnick of the Palm Beach Post, Oden has whittled down the teams to Miami and New Orleans.

Most teams in the NBA would love to have a viable and proven shot-blocking and rebounding seven-footer like Oden, but Miami could especially use his size. Head coach Erik Spoelstra has largely used Chris Bosh at


center for the last three seasons, and while it has resulted in three consecutive NBA Finals appearances and two titles, the Heat have still struggled on the boards. Miami finished last in the league in rebounding last year.

Veterans Chris Andersen and Joel Anthony are behind Bosh on the depth chart, but an oft-injured Oden has more potential to grow with the Heat. He would probably work back slowly, and Miami could use him sparingly until they need him for the playoffs where a half-court game becomes more central to the offense.

Miami would also give Oden the best chance to capture a championship, and finally give him a leg up on Kevin Durant, the player taken after Oden with the No. 2 overall selection in the 2007 draft. Dubbedby some critics as a bust, Oden has taken flak due to his three micro-fracture surgeries limiting him to 82 NBA games in six years. Despite limited playing time, Oden made the most of his time by averaging 15.3 points, 11.9 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per 36 minutes.

New Orleans, a rising team that could make a playoff run next season with talented shooting guard Eric Gordon, forward Anthony Davis and the newly acquired Tyreke Evans and All-Star Jrue Holiday, could present more playing time and possibly more money than the Heat.

The Pelicans are currently well below the luxury tax threshold with $63 million committed to salaries next season, while Miami have already breached the line with a $79 million payroll, the third highest in the league.


Implementing the CanMEDSTM physician roles in rural specialist education: the Multi-Speciality Community Training Network.
Changing medical education to realign it with societal needs has become a renewed priority in many countries. Advanced training in rural settings to prepare physicians to better serve rural areas has received particular attention around the world. Such initiatives are usually targeted at primary care practitioners. Few initiatives have been designed to enhance specialist training in a rural setting, let alone adapt specialist competency frameworks such as the CanMEDSTM roles of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada to non-urban medical education. We describe an innovation in medical training for rural competence for specialist physicians using the CanMEDS framework near London, Ontario, Canada. Since 1997, the University of Western Ontario has established itsBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has agreed to swap up to 60,000 barrels per day of crude produced from the northern Iraqi Kirkuk oilfield for Iranian oil, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said on Saturday.

The agreement signed by the two countries provides for Iran to deliver to Iraq’s southern ports, on the Gulf, “oil of the same characteristics and in the same quantities” as those it would receive from Kirkuk, Luaibi said in a statement.

The deal in effect allows Iraq to resume sales of Kirkuk crude, which have been halted since Iraqi forces took back control of the fields from the Kurds in October.

Between 30,000 and 60,000 bpd of Kirkuk crude will be delivered by tanker trucks to the border area of Kermanshah, where Iran has a refinery, Luaibi


said.

The two countries are planning to build a pipeline to carry the oil from Kirkuk, so as to avoid trucking the crude, he said.

The pipeline could replace the existing export route from Kirkuk via Turkey and the Mediterranean by pipeline.

Kurdish forces took control of Kirkuk in 2014, when the Iraqi army collapsed in the face of Islamic state, preventing the region’s oilfields from falling into the hands of the militants.Styles's comical fall to the stage is somewhat similar to the way in which Simpsons character Hans Moleman fell over after getting hit in the groin with a football.

The original clip made Homer Simpson laugh hysterically when it was shown at a film festival. A 'remake' starring George C Scott went on to win an Academy Award in the episode.

The new video was uploaded by Zoo magazine earlier today (February 27).

One Direction fan Jade Anderson has since identified herself as the person that "hit Harry in the balls" on Twitter, writing to him directly: "I'm the one that threw my shoe at you, i never meant to hurt you :-(."

She also claimed that police warned she had "committed a criminal assault" and "could've killed" the 18-year-old.

One Direction in


Identifying the Lost Diggers

23 November 2018 by Claire Hunter

Group portrait of eight unidentified members of the 2nd Division. Several of the soldiers wear identity bracelets in the shape of Australia.

They smile happily for the camera, laughing and posing with their friends. But for many, the photographs taken at Vignacourt in northern France would be their last before being killed on the battlefields of the Western Front.

For nearly a century, their images lay undisturbed in the attic of a French farmhouse until almost 4,000 glass-plate negatives were rediscovered in 2011, shedding new light on their final days and sparking a search for their identities.

Always behind the front lines, the small French village of Vignacourt near Amiens was a staging point, casualty clearing station and recreation area for allied troopsfor much of the First World War.

Portrait of Sergeant James Leonard Paddock MSM, Australian Corps of Signals, and Corporal Herbert Reginald Bain MSM, 1st Divisional Signal Company. Both men returned home to Australia in April 1919. The sidecar was made, by the men, out of parts from a damaged aeroplane, with the word 'signals' painted on the side.

It was there that a local French couple, Louis and Antoinette Thuillier, photographed thousands of troops as they passed through on their way to and from the Somme battlefields.

Louis knew all too well about the horrors of war. He had enlisted in 1914 at the age of 28 and served as a despatch rider with the French army until he was wounded.

When he returned home in 1916 to the farm and


bicycle repair shop that he ran with his wife, he placed a sign saying ‘photos’ above their front door.

For the war-weary soldiers, it was a welcome distraction from the horrors of the Western Front, and they soon flocked to the Thuillier home to have their photographs taken. Antoinette was even said to have blown kisses at them to encourage them smile.

Portrait of two members of the 1st ANZAC Corps Cyclist Battalion. Identified on the right is Private Carl James Dettmann. A blacksmith from Kyneton in Victoria, Dettmann embarked with the 4th Light Horse Regiment in 1915, and was transferred to the 1st ANZAC Corps Cyclist Battalion in France in May 1916. He returned to Australia in October 1918.

Today, the collection is considered one of the most precious visualrecords reflecting the service and sacrifice of Australian soldiers in the First World War.

How it came to light nearly a century after the war ended is a tribute to the detective work of journalists Max Uechtritz and Ross Coulthart, and historians at the Australian War Memorial, who pieced together information from photographs that were appearing throughout France. They then tracked down one of the Thuilliers’ descendants, Madame Henriette Crognier, who was still living in Vignacourt and knew where the collection was stored.

She insisted the collection be taken to Australia for restoration, “pour les Australiens” [for the Australians!], and in 2012 more than 800 of the negatives were donated to the Memorial by its chairman, Kerry Stokes.

Portrait of two unidentified bandsmen with euphoniums from the Thuillier collection of glass


on hikes. As it becomes more energetic and active, it will break into a dance. Being the result of an evolution via Evolution stone, Ludicolo is rarely found in the wild, though they can be found near the water's edge.

In the anime

Major appearances

Other

Ludicolo debuted in Gotta Dance!. It kept showing up out of nowhere whenever the Poké-Baton was activated.

Ludicolo made its main series debut in Go Go Ludicolo, under the ownership of Poncho. It battled Ash twice, defeating his Corphish with its defensive skills, and was also the target of one of Team Rocket's schemes.

A trio of wild Ludicolo appeared in Like It or Lup It!, where they became involved in one of Team Rocket's schemes.

Trivia

They are the only Pokémon that can have the AbilityRain Dish without itW. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars

The W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars (also known as the W. C. Handy Festival All-Stars) is a group of jazz musicians who collectively form the roster of musicians who play every year at the W. C. Handy Music Festival in Florence, Alabama. Every year, usually during the last week of July, these musicians, from all over the United States, gather in Florence and perform in various combinations. In addition to performing jazz, members of the W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars also teach jazz through such programs as the W. C. Handy Jazz Camp and the "A B Cs of Jazz, Blues and Beyond" (See reference below, under External Links). Numerous Birmingham jazz musicians regularly participate in this festival.

The Roster of Musicians

Through the years, the


  ____________
               Appeal from the United States District Court
          for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.
                No. 04 CR 699—John F. Keenan, Judge,
    United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,
                          Sitting by Designation.
                       nephew and would
be able to help Nettles obtain ammonium nitrate. This
number was actually an undercover phone number at the
FBI office in Shreveport, Louisiana. Upon his release in
October 2003, Nettles went to Chicago. After calling a few
times, Nettles was eventually put in touch with Gary
Beasley, an undercover officer for the FBI, who was posing
as Brown’s nephew. Beasley claimed to be a Louisiana
farmer with access to ammonium nitrate fertilizer.
  On January 14, 2004, Beasley came to Chicago and met
with Nettles. Nettles told Beasley that he wanted to build
a bomb that would bring down the entire Dirksen Federal
Building because he was upset with the federal judicial
system and further, because the building blocked the view
of the lake. During this conversation, Nettles revealed that
he was into “graphic arts” and made money “the


ammonium
nitrate for $10,000 and stated that this was the same
substance used to bomb the Oklahoma City building. He
told Ali that he had the federal courthouse in Chicago in
mind as a target.
  On July 26, 2004, Nettles informed Beasley that he had
rented a locker at a storage facility for storing the ammo-
nium nitrate fertilizer and stated that he would probably
use it within the next six weeks. Nettles also told Beasley
that he had met Hamas and al-Qaeda members and could
get five or ten thousand dollars for selling them the
fertilizer. Nettles told Anicua that he could get more
fertilizer and asked her to find out how much Ali wanted.
On July 31, 2006, Nettles, Anicua, and Ali met. Nettles
described to them how to create a time bomb using diesel
fuel and ammonium nitrate, Nettles relies on the case of United States v. McVeigh,
918 F. Supp. 1467 (W.D. Okla. 1996), in support of his
claim for a transfer. There are some key distinctions
between this case and McVeigh that make it inapposite
here. First and foremost, McVeigh actually executed his
plan to destroy the federal building in Oklahoma City,
which, as the district court noted, caused “the deaths of
168 identified men, women and children, injuries to
hundreds of other people, the complete destruction of the
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Office Building and collateral
damage to other buildings, including the United States
Courthouse . . . [as well as] immeasurable effects on the
hearts and minds of the people of Oklahoma from the blast
and its consequences.” Id. at 1469. In addition to the fact
that Nettles was unsuccessful in carrying out his plan,


put up 47 points. Keller scored only 14 goals last year, adding 33 assists. He still managed almost as many power play points despite the steep dip in production.

Many fantasy GMs expected Keller to build upon his excellent rookie season, evidenced by his #72 overall ADP in Yahoo leagues last year. He ended up turning in a season that was a full 163 spots below that ranking, or 235th overall. To add insult to injury, he was extra detrimental in plus-minus leagues.

For the second year in a row, Keller was utterly useless in banger categories. It’s safe to assume he will continue that trend. However, he should be in good shape to repeat – if not drastically improve upon – his rookie numbers. Superstar Phil Kessel is inhis stock has slipped considerably. The Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman joined the team this summer, leaving behind a very poor couple of seasons with the New York Rangers.

Shattenkirk battled injury and less-than-ideal teammates in New York. There couldn’t be a starker contrast to his new destination. Last season, the Lightning were one of the very best teams in NHL history. Not only is he going to a great team, but Shattenkirk will likely get slotted directly into the top line, at least at even strength. He is the perfect right-handed complement to Victor Hedman. On just about any other team, even-strength minutes don’t immediately mean big things for a defender, but the Lightning’s top line is an exception. Shattenkirk should see second-unit power play minutes as well.

The 30-year-old


per night.

Schenn also missed 10 games last season. Assuming this year is healthy, he’ll be primed to bounce back in a big way. Currently, Schenn is projected to centre the top line with Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz. Both Tarasenko and Schwartz ended last season playing some of the best hockey of their careers. Tarasenko scored 45 points in his final 38 games, while Schwartz exploded in the playoffs with 20 points in 26 games. Schenn will have no shortage of firepower all around him. He’ll likely get top-unit power play time as well, so expect to see an improvement on his 12 PPP. The Blues even hired former star Marc Savard as a coach to revamp the power play.

Schenn is entering a contract year, which often meanstequila in my home and used a Riedel glass for tasting. 374 ages their Anejo in American Oak barrels for 24 months which causes it to be golden in color. Intense floral aromas of this tequila are followed by moderate notes of vanilla and mild notes of caramel and fruit. In the mouth, the Anejo is medium to heavy and mellow. While the tequila is somewhat sweet, there is no bitterness. When examining the flavors of 374 Anejo, first impressions include moderate to intense floral accents with moderate agave, caramel, and vanilla on the backend. On a second sip, I noticed mild flavors of wood and fruit. When searching for deeper flavors upon tasting the tequila, one can taste hints of spice. Finishing with a long duration of


Japanese, Philippine lawmakers vow maritime cooperation

A group of Japanese and Philippine lawmakers have agreed to promote
peaceful solutions to deal with sea disputes in Asia on the basis of
international law.

Six Japanese and 13 Philippine legislators on
September 3 signed a joint document for cooperation on the promotion of
law at sea, in which both sides will encourage members of their
respective parliaments to join efforts to establish a parliamentarians’
league for maritime security in Asia, aiming at protecting and promoting
maritime order based on international law.

They recognised that
at sea, states should make and clarify their claims based on
international law, not use force or coercion in pursuing their claims,
and settle disputes by peaceful means and avoid any unilateral attempts
to change the status quo through force or coercion, the document said.

The states should also strengthen cooperationA house with modern and luxurious architecture is everyone’s dream. Incorporating all comforts and amenities, David Tyrell Architecture has built a new Custom Private Home that matches up to your dream. Located close to Kelowna on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern part of British Columbia at Canada, the house offers a handful of living areas and rooms with all necessities designed in a modern way. The Vancouver based architects have completed this dream project in an utmost elegant manner. Encompassing a large area, the house has spaces for car parking inside. The stunning pool incorporated at the upper level of the house gives it a new trendy face of elegant architecture.

The serene view of the Okanagan Lake and Okanagan Mountains is the most striking


Hasaka, SANA – Hasaka Governor Jayez al-Moussa discussed on Thursday with the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Syria Sajad Malik means to enhance joint cooperation in order to alleviate the suffering of displaced people residing in the province.

The governor affirmed the Governorate’s readiness to provide all that is necessary to facilitate the work of the UNHCR in a way to alleviate the suffering of the displaced citizens affected by terrorism, calling on the UNHCR to support the project of drilling 20 wells in the cities of Hasaka and Qamishli to be alternative projects.

For his part, Malik hailed the efforts of the Syrian government and people in terms of providing assistance to the displaced families, pointing out that the visit aims to knowand love it.

Cannabis Pairing Shopping List

Replicate this experience at home (if you live in California) by finding the products featured at Thursday Infused at a dispensary near you.

Kurvana Vape Cartridges

Places to Find It:

Utopia Farms Flowers

Places to Find It:

Elise McDonough Elise McDonough is a cannabis edibles expert and author of the Bong Appétit cookbook and The Official High Times Cannabis Cookbook, and Leafly's Product Specialist for Northern California. A veteran of the cannabis industry since 2002, McDonough has sampled over 500 edibles as a judge for the Cannabis Cup. View Elise McDonough's articles


1914 in art

The year 1914 in art involved some significant events and new works.

Events
 January 31 – The Art Gallery of Hamilton is founded.
 March – The London Group hold their first exhibition, at the Goupil Gallery.
 March–June – Rebel Art Centre run in London by Wyndham Lewis and others.
 March 10 – Suffragette Mary Richardson damages the Velázquez painting Rokeby Venus (c. 1651) in the National Gallery, London, with a meat cleaver.
 April
 Umberto Boccioni publishes Manifesto tecnico della scultura futurista ("Technical manifesto of futurist sculpture"); later this year he also publishes the book Pittura e scultura futuriste (dinamismo plastico) ("Futurist painting and sculpture").
 August Macke, Louis Moilliet and Paul Klee travel in Tunisia.
 April 20 – English artist Dorothy Shakespear marries American poet Ezra Pound ata statue of Abraham Lincoln (located at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.) unveiled in 1922.

Works

Paintings
 Umberto Boccioni
 Il bevitore ("The Drinker")
 I selciatori ("The Street Pavers")
 Dinamismo plastico: cavallo + caseggiato ("Plastic Dynamism: Horse + Houses"; approx. date)
 Pierre Bodard – Lili Boulanger
 David Bomberg – The Mud Bath (Tate Britain)
 Antoine Bourdelle – Dying Centaur
 John Collier – Angela McInnes
 Eugene de Blaas – In the Water
 Giorgio de Chirico
 Gare Montparnasse (The Melancholy of Departure)
 The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street
 La Nostalgie du poete
 The Song of Love (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
 Stanisława de Karłowska – Swiss Cottage
 André Derain - Portrait of a Man with a Newspaper
 Carl Eytel - Desert near Palm Springs
 Pavel Filonov – Holy Family
 Mark


Industrial

Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the style is harsh and challenging. Allmusic defines industrial as the "most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music"; "initially a blend of avant-garde electronics experiments tape music Read more on Last.fm.naval ships stationed in the Pacific armed with anti-missile weaponry; and, as the line of last resort, two bases in Alaska and California that can launch an estimated 36 interceptors.

Is the US system robust enough to stop a North Korean missile attack?

No air defence system has been established that offers anything like a complete guarantee of success.

The Pentagon – and the manufacturers of missile defence systems – offer repeated assurances that air defence systems would be more than a match for any North Korean attack. But when missile defence systems have been put to the test over the last few decades, the performance has been far from reassuring.

The US provided anti-missile defence systems to Israel and Saudi Arabia during the First Gulf War as protection against Scud missiles


fired by Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi troops.

The US system appeared to have clear superiority and it was initially claimed that it had shot down 41 of 42 missiles fired by Iraq. But the claim was later scaled back and eventually it was acknowledged that only a few missiles had been hit.

Recent tests of interceptors have provided little comfort – with success rates of around 50% on average.

The Pentagon celebrated in May when it destroyed a mock warhead over the Pacific. US vice-admiral Jim Syring, director of the Pentagon agency responsible for missile defence, described it as an “incredible achievement”.

But overall the performance has been spotty. Since the newest intercept system was introduced in 2004 and deemed to be combat ready, only four of nine intercept attempts have been successful.Egypt orders arrests of police in Muslim Brotherhood deaths

Protesters gassed

Khalil Hamra / Associated Press

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi run for cover from tear gas fired by police, not seen, on Aug. 30 during a protest in Cairo. Four police officers face arrest for the deaths of protesters who were allegedly tear-gassed inside a police van.

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi run for cover from tear gas fired by police, not seen, on Aug. 30 during a protest in Cairo. Four police officers face arrest for the deaths of protesters who were allegedly tear-gassed inside a police van. (Khalil Hamra / Associated Press)

CAIRO--In an unusual signal of willingness to hold security forces accountable for abuses, an Egyptian prosecutor ordered the arrests of four police officers in


concern that military-backed administration will not move ahead with democratic reforms.

Some 2,000 members of the Brotherhood are behind bars, including deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, who is to go on trial next month. Reports of beatings and torture of prisoners have filtered out, including detailed accounts by two Canadians who were caught up in the dragnet and spent seven weeks behind bars before being released earlier this month.

The Interior Ministry had initially dismissed the outcry over the deaths of demonstrators as they were being transported to a Cairo prison, blaming the fatalities on fighting that broke out after the detainees tried to escape and seized a hostage.

But a preliminary investigation found that they were asphyxiated by tear gas fired into the stifling-hot and tightly packed van where theywere confined, according to security sources quoted by the state-owned Ahram website. The four officers were ordered jailed pending further investigation, it said.

Authorities have shown little inclination, however, to revisit the much larger death toll -- nearly 1,000 -- that came in mid-August, when police and soldiers violently dispersed Morsi followers who had set up sprawling protest camps. Egyptian authorities have reacted angrily to international criticism of the harsh crackdown on the Brotherhood, whose members they describe as terrorists.

The Brotherhood has been formally banned and its assets are being confiscated.

Coinciding with the campaign against the Brotherhood has been a major military offensive in the Sinai, targeting armed Islamist factions, some of whom are said to be from outside Egypt. The army and the interim government say Morsi allowed


Islamist militant groups free rein in the peninsula before he was toppled in July. Egyptians, and neighboring Israel, say the offensive is a much-needed step to restore security.

But tribal leaders have reported indiscriminate targeting of civilians amid the fighting. Last month, a Sinai-based journalist was given a six-month suspended sentence by a military court after being accused of lying about military actions.

Syrian President Bashar Assad and backers of the rebel forces fighting to oust him on Monday disputed weekend reports of an agreement to convene peace talks in Geneva next month to negotiate an end to the protracted civil war.

After 10 people were shot — seven of them in one incident — overnight in Baltimore following the city's most violent month in decades, police announced Sunday that 10few races, the results were abysmal and Foyt gave Jones the boot before Indy. During the first week of practice at Indy, Bryan Herta got the call to drive Foyt’s primary car at Indy as teammate to John Andretti’s pre-planned one-off effort. The results were very promising as Herta finished ninth in his initial outing for Foyt while Andretti finished tenth. Herta backed up that impressive result the next week with a tenth place finish at Milwaukee. Following that was a ninth place finish at Belle Isle. After an eleventh place qualifying effort at Portland, his Ford-Cosworth engine let go and he finished twenty-seventh. At Cleveland, Herta finished a mediocre thirteenth.

Still, It seemed that Super Tex had finally found his driver – an eager young talent that seemed


to be willing to listen and learn. Then disaster struck at Toronto. Herta spun and violently slapped the outside wall, destroying the right side of the car and crushing his pelvis in the process. This effectively ended his career with Foyt. While Herta was on the mend, Foyt replaced him in the cockpit with Eddie Cheever who did an admirable job. Foyt opted to keep Cheever in the cockpit for the following year.

Unlike football, it is common to lose your job to an injury in racing. Now fifteen years later, Foyt is faced with the same problem. After some forgettable races this past spring, Vitor Meira broke his back in what was an already gutsy performance at Indy. Prior to his crash, Meira had driven well and ranas high as sixth. To reward him for his effort, his crew set him ablaze on one of his pit stops. With burning fuel all over his firesuit, Meira calmly closed the visor and remained in the cockpit while his crew doused the blaze with water. With burns on his face, Vitor calmly exited his water-soaked pit and rejoined the race on the lead lap. Ultimately however, his day would end at Methodist Hospital with a fractured lower vertebrae – the result of a scary crash in which Raphael Matos put him head first into the wall in turn-one.

After a comical performance with Paul Tracy in the cockpit at Milwaukee and a poor showing by AJ Foyt IV at Texas, Ryan Hunter-Reay moved into the Foyt car in


a rather unique arrangement through Vision Racing. The results have been mixed at best. Through ten races together for the 2009 season, the team has produced only two top-ten finishes – a seventh place finish at Toronto and a fourth place effort at Mid-Ohio. Other than that, it has been a series of bad finishes and DNF’s.

The question lingers heading into the offseason – who will be in the cockpit of the No. 14 in March? Will it be Vitor Meira, Ryan Hunter-Reay or a third unknown driver? While Hunter-Reay didn’t set the world on fire at Foyt, Meira did worse. Vitor’s best race was the season opener at St. Petersburg where he brought the Foyt car home in ninth. It was pretty much downhill from there headingmarried. Turns out, one of her proposals occurred on the Cavs' scoreboard (see above), and she felt she had no choice but to say yes. At this stage of the game, if she were to get engaged again, she'd definitely opt for a Cleveland theme.

"I'm a hometown girl," Carr says. "It would have to be in Cleveland."

After thinking for only a moment, she chuckles and admits that she has the perfect spot for a proposal: "I know my friends are all going to laugh at me," she says, "but I would want it at the Horseshoe Casino. I would find it romantic, and there's that 'it's a party' feel."

Jen Toohey has been married for two years and her husband opted for a theme we didn't touch on above:


the reenactment of a first date or memorable moment.

Jen and her boyfriend's first date was at Bonefish Grill, down in Independence. "It was all about the Bang Bang Shrimp," says Toohey. They met there and – cinematically enough -- it was pouring down rain. He met her at her car with an umbrella, and the date was a smashing success.

Two years later, he invited her to Bonefish Grill again. As they were walking to the restaurant, he ran back to the car and returned with an umbrella, though the skies were clear.

At the time, they were sort of ironic fans of "The Bachelor" and he had presented Jen with a rose like they do on the show.

"It totally had that element of funny that we love," Toohey says,"plus that element of doing something from our past. It was awesome. I mean I hugged some random woman in the parking lot."

Denise Dufala got engaged in an intimate setting, right at home. She and her husband had been planning a trip to New York City and his original plan was to propose atop the Empire State Building – universally regarded as a poor man's Terminal Tower.

But as he came to pick Denise up, he was nagged by certain calamitous fears: What if he lost the ring en route? What if he had it in his pocket and it caused a security snafu in the airport?

When he thought about it, he realized that asking Denise to marry him at her house was perfect.

"He chose the home because he


prototype adaptation for new and existing store projects by overseeing the creation of conceptual designs; collaborating with project team in real estate, merchandising, store layout, operations, finance, and external consultants to establish project scope, budget and schedule; directing consultants on the adaptation of prototypical designs to conform to site or jurisdictional requirements; and resolving and communicating deviations from prototype to project team and leadership.
Manages the safety, security, and integrity of all stores and new store projects, special projects, and remodel projects by managing the adaptation, implementation, and communication of new store, special project, and remodel design guidelines and ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local building codes, as well as applicable corporate compliance, food safety, and asset management requirements; supporting processes for the selection, review, and evaluationKevin Smith has reunited with Joey Lauren Adams on the Jay and Silent Bob reboot.

The director -who cast the 51-year-old actress in his 1997 critical darling Chasing Amy- shared a selfie with both Joey and co-star Jason Mewes from the film set on Thursday.

'Joey Lauren Adams aka Alyssa Jones from Chasing Amy is back!' he captioned the post.

Dream team: Kevin Smith [L] has reunited with Joey Lauren Adams [center] on the Jay and Silent Bob reboot. Pictured right is co-star Jason Mewes

Besides having a small part in the original 2001 film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Adams is best known for starring alongside Ben Affleck in Smith's 1997 comedy Chasing Amy.

Click here to resize this module

The film is about Affleck's character falling for Adams, who plays a


fellow comic book artist. But his romantic hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.

ADVERTISEMENT

That film -along with Good Will Hunting- helped launch Ben's career.

Blast from the past: Adams is best known for starring alongside Ben Affleck in Smith's 1997 comedy Chasing Amy

Adams isn't the only returning cast member from Smith's original film.

The 48 year old filmmaker took to Instagram on Tuesday, revealing that Shannon Elizabeth, who played Justice in the original comedy, is returning for the reboot.

She returns alongside original Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back stars Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks, Jason Lee as Brodie Bruce.

Shannon's return: Jay and Silent Bob Reboot star/director Kevin Smith reveals Shannon Elizabeth returns as Justice, alongside Jason Mewes' Jay

'And Justice for all! It didn’t feel like a trueManganiello as a baliff, Jordan Monsanto as the Baliff's twin, SMILF creator Frankie Shaw as a prosecutor and Justin Long as a lawyer.

More cast: Smith has been unveiling new cast members through Instagram through the past few weeks, revealing Jason Lee returning as Brodie Bruce

Judicial: Last week, he unveiled Craig Robinson playing a judge, Joe Manganiello as a baliff, Jordan Monsanto as the Baliff's twin, SMILF creator Frankie Shaw as a prosecutor and Justin Long as a lawyer

Other cast members include Grant Gustin, who Smith has directed on several episodes of The Flash, David Dastmalchian and Smith's daughter Harley Quinn Smith.

The story follows Jay (Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith) as they return to Hollywood to stop a reboot of the Bluntman and Chronic.

ADVERTISEMENT

No release date has been set


Spurs failed to land a centre forward in the summer, despite making a series of bids for Saido Berahino, leaving Kane to shoulder the burden almost single-handedly so far.

Kane has played in all of Tottenham's 20 fixtures this season and started every game but two, coming off the bench in Europa League matches against Qarabag and Anderlecht.

Pochettino has previously argued that Son Heung-min, Clinton Njie, Nacer Chadli and even Erik Lamela could step in up front but all those players are more comfortable playing wide as attacking midfielders.

Kane's excellent form and unwavering fitness have made light of Tottenham's vulnerability but Pochettino admits it is an area the club may look at again.

"We have offensive players who can play like Harry. There is Sonny or Chadli or Clinton -they failed to agree a fee with West Brom, who repeatedly made public their frustration regarding Spurs' bids.

Pochettino may get to see Berahino up close on Saturday, when his side face West Brom at the Hawthorns, but the Argentine played down suggestions the forward may raise his game.

"You never know because it is impossible to be in that player's mind," Pochettino said.

"West Brom have a lot of good players. You can't be more worried about some players because of rumours or what happened in the summer."


Rust and Bone, the dramatic and gruelling love story starring the Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard, has won the best film prize at the London film festival. The French-Belgian production, directed by Jacques Audiard, is the first to be honoured with the top award at a ceremony revamped this year as a more fitting finale for the annual festival.

Audiard's victory was announced by Sir David Hare, president of the competition jury, who said Audiard "has a unique handwriting, made up of music, montage, writing, photography, sound, visual design and acting. He is one of only a very small handful of film-makers in the world who has mastered, and can integrate, every element of the process to one purpose, making in Rust and Bone a film full of heart, violenceand love."

Cotillard stars opposite Matthias Schoenaerts and Armand Verdure in the story of a woman who trains killer whales in a marine park before a terrible accident occurs. Guardian critic Peter Bradshaw said: "It is a passionate and moving love story which surges out of the screen like a flood tide." It marks a second victory at the London festival for Audiard, who won a prize for A Prophet in 2009.

The king and queen of modern gothic cinema, Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter, were among those assembled at Whitehall Palace on Saturday night.

The 54-year-old American director and his 46-year-old English muse were made fellows of the British Film Institute in a presentation by Sir Christopher Lee and Sir Trevor Nunn. Burton's new animation, the children's horror story


Frankenweenie, opened the festival 10 days ago and Bonham Carter is to appear to chilling effect on Sunday as Miss Haversham in the premiere of Mike Newell's new version of Great Expectations, the closing film in the festival.

Previous recipients of the BFI fellowship include Orson Welles, Clint Eastwood, Judi Dench, Michael Caine, Ralph Fiennes and directors Danny Boyle and David Lean. The BFI chair, Greg Dyke, said: "We are delighted and honoured that both Tim Burton, one of the most creative and visionary directors, and Helena Bonham Carter, one of our finest British actresses, have both accepted BFI fellowships – the highest accolade the BFI can bestow."

Other winners included a film the judges described as "daringly vast, richly detailed". Beasts of the Southern Wild, a first feature film,was made by the 30-year-old American director and composer Benh Zeitlin, who won the Sutherland award for the most imaginative feature debut. Set on an imaginary island known as "the Bathtub", the story was inspired by flooding in Louisiana.

Awarded his latest prize by actor Helen McCrory and Hannah McGill, president of the Sutherland jury, Zeitlin has already received the Caméra d'Or award at Cannes and a grand jury prize at the Sundance film festival. "One film stood out as most clearly deserving of the top prize recognising innovation and originality," said McGill.

The Grierson award for best documentary went to the Oscar winner Alex Gibney, director and screenwriter of Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, a study of sexual abuse in the Catholic church. Gibney also


made the 2005 Enron documentary, The Smartest Guys in the Room. Documentary-maker Roger Graef, president of the Grierson Trust jury, said: "Mea Maxima Culpa was a life-changing film made with real integrity. The use of deaf men for interviews finally telling their story was both very distinctive and respectful. The journalism showed an extraordinary paper trail of events leading right to the Vatican in an incredibly compelling manner."

The most prominent British film-maker of the night was first-time director and screenwriter Sally El Hosaini, who won the award for best British newcomer for her film My Brother the Devil. Her prize was presented by Olivia Colman and Tom Hiddleston. The prize jury president, Harry Potter producer David Heyman, said: "Sally El Hosaini's writing and direction displayed a remarkable maturity.The film transcended its genre with lyricism and tenderness and possessed a wonderful emotional truth."

Other British contenders for the newcomer category had included El Hosaini's teenage star Fady Elsayed and theatre director Rufus Norris for his film debut, Broken, along with its young star, the actress and singer Eloise Laurence.

The awards, hosted by Sue Perkins, were deliberately a more competitive affair than in previous years. For the first time shortlists were revealed. British contenders in the international lineup for best film include Ginger and Rosa by director Sally Potter and Seven Psychopaths, a comedy from the In Bruges team of Martin McDonagh and Colin Farrell.

Stars who have attended the 2012 festival include Dustin Hoffman, Winona Ryder, Billy Connolly, Dame Maggie Smith, John Goodman, Ben Affleck and the Rolling


A husband and wife were arrested on Wednesday, May 26 after the man barricaded himself, the woman and their two small children inside a home on Jamie Way in Hayward for several hours. "The guy was arrested for self endangerment and resisting arrest," said Sgt. James D. Nelson. The 26 year-old man was arrested following the incident, he refused to come out of the house. Police entered the home trying to arrest him, but the guy resisted and was shot with a Taser gun before being detained. His wife was also arrested after she started to interfere with the arrest of her husband. The two children, both toddlers, were not harmed.UFC legend Matt Hughes returns to hospital to honor nurses who treated him after crash

Just four months after incurring a serious injury in a crash that could have been deadly, Matt Hughes was standing up, walking around and laughing with friends and family.

Hughes, the UFC Hall of Famer, returned to HSHS St. John’s Hospital on Tuesday to honor the two nurses who treated him immediately after his truck-train crash in June, per a release sent out by the hospital. Hughes attended the event with his wife Audra and daughters Hanna and Katelyn.

Hughes’ best friend Tony Zucca nominated nurses Ashley Hull and Megan Simpson for the DAISY nurse award, given each month to a nurse at St. John’s Hospital, and the two women won it in October and November.


minimally responsive, according to his sister Beth Hughes Ulrici at the time.

In August, Zucca posted a video on Instagram of he and Hughes doing some playful Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Two weeks before that, he shared a photo of he and Hughes leaving the hospital to get some sushi.

“Less than two months ago I didn't know if my best friend was going to make it, and tonight we made a jail break for sushi (in disguise. Ha),” Zucca wrote. “Talk about a rollercoaster of emotions! His progress is nothing short of a miracle. He is working so hard and fights through the frustration. He is, as he's always been, an inspiration.”

On Tuesday, Zucca spoke in gratitude of Hull and Simpson, the two nurses who helped Hughes at the first initialof sink and in the airspeed remain in proportion and thus the heavier aircraft achieves optimal L/D at a higher airspeed. If the areas of lift are strong on the day, the benefits of ballast outweigh the slower rate of climb.

If the air is rising faster than the rate of sink, the aircraft will climb. At lower speeds an aircraft may have a worse glide ratio but it will also have a lower rate of sink. A low airspeed also improves its ability to turn tightly in centre of the rising air where the rate of ascent is greatest. A sink rate of approximately 1.0 m/s is the most that a practical hang glider or paraglider could have before it would limit the occasions that a climb was possible


nation-states is another and the consequences might be unbearable.

The North Korean regime believes the United States has declared war against it and that an irreversible mistake has been made which calls for an inevitable war. This doesn’t help anybody. Our focus should be on the situation of the Palestinians who remain stateless, the Rohingya muslims who are being persecuted in Myanmar and the oppressed people of Western Sahara who remain under foreign occupation. Although I hardly agree with Mugabe on a number of issues, I do when he addresses these issues afflicting the Palestinians and the people of Western Sahara. However, I wish he could facilitate a return to the rule of law, respect for fundamental human rights, good governance and democracy in Zimbabwe. Charity begins at homeRussia Would Overrun NATO in European War, Report Warns

A new report from the Rand Corporation warned that NATO would be overwhelmed by superior Russian firepower in the event of war in Eastern Europe, despite years of trying to strengthen its forces in the region.

If war were to break out, the report warns, Russia could quickly overrun the Baltic region and use “brinksmanship to attempt to freeze the conflict,” according to lead author Scott Boston and colleagues.

While the report does not suggest that Russian aggression in the region is imminent, it argues that the growth of Russian military capability and its willingness to use force to achieve its goals must be met with “a more robust posture designed to considerably raise the cost of military adventurism against one or


more NATO member states.”

Members of the U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade participate in multinational military exercises on November 24, 2016, near Pabrade, Lithuania. A new report warned that NATO would be overwhelmed by superior Russian firepower in the event of war in Eastern Europe, despite years of trying to strengthen its forces in the region. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

NATO forces have been shifting their focus away from high-intensity, combined-arms combat, focusing instead on counter-insurgency operations in distant locations such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Mali.

Major NATO powers such as the U.S. and U.K. have not fought a conventional state-on-state war since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, which was over in less than six weeks.

NATO bolstered its military presence in Eastern Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014, deploying four multinationalthere was little impetus to retain high levels of military spending and manpower.

But Russia is beginning to catch up. President Vladimir Putin has ploughed significant sums into creating a modern military capable of complex logistical planning and force projection.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Russia spent $20.9 billion—3.6 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP)—on its armed forces in 2000, the year Putin was first elected president. In 2016, Russia spent $70.3 billion on its military; 5.3 percent of its GDP.

Poor Russian performance in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, in particular, showed that upgrading military equipment and structures was vital to remain a potent force.

Russia now has “a growing number of volunteer soldiers, fielding of modernized weapons, improvements to readiness and experience gained from large-scale exercises and


The Ada County Sheriff's Office has been searching the home of a man who is charged with not reporting the death of his mom more than a year ago.

EAGLE, Idaho — Ada County sheriff’s deputies were back out in Eagle on Monday serving a search warrant at the home of a man who was arrested for failing to report the death of his mother for more than a year.

Investigators have been searching the home on Sella Court since Thursday, neighbors tell KTVB.

William Rhoton, 65, was arrested last week after someone tipped off investigators that it had been years since they had last seen 93-year-old Barbara Rhoton.

She had reportedly passed away in May 2018. In court on Friday, an Ada County prosecutor said that investigators had talked with WilliamRhoton’s ex-wife. She said that he told her he came home and found his mom dead. The elder Rhoton reportedly suffered from dementia.

When he found her, he put her in temple clothes, wrapped her body in plastic and moved her into a bathroom in their garage, prosecutors said. Later, he moved the body into a medically sealed body bag, and placed the body in a Suburban and then parked it down the road on someone else’s property. That SUV sat there for more than a year.

The case started when the Social Security Administration received an anonymous tip that Barbara Rhoton had passed away. According to prosecutors, she received $2,200 every month in Social Security benefits and it was placed into a bank account she jointly owned with her


son.

Investigators with the Ada County Sheriff's Office were sent to the home to perform a welfare check on her. They spoke with William Rhoton, who they described as "acting odd."

“He jumped from subject to subject and spoke very rapidly,” the prosecutor said.

Rhoton reportedly told deputies his mom was in Arizona visiting friends. Investigators asked him if he could video chat with her to verify her location, and he said he couldn’t.

Their investigation continued, and deputies eventually found Barbara Rhoton's body in a Chevy Suburban a mile and a half away from the home. According to prosecutors, her body was in that car since May of last year.

The cause of death is still being investigated. At this time, Rhoton has only been charged with failing to notify officials ofFranz Schubert, classical composer and one of the most famous figures from Vienna, was born in this district in the city’s northern center. Friedensreich Hundertwasser erected himself a memorial with the redesign of the incinerator Spittelau.


Amsterdam (AFP) - The Netherlands showed off the spoils of Brexit on Friday as it officially handed over the European Medicines Agency's new building in Amsterdam after the regulator was forced to move from London.

The 300-million-euro ($330 million) building -- which boasts features including a 16-storey high wall of 54,000 plants and a rooftop bar -- was built in less than two years after Amsterdam won an EU-wide contest to host the agency.

It will now be home to more than 700 staff who have had to make the "painful" move to the Netherlands from London along with their families, following Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union.

"Of course we are happy with the fact that the EMA is now based in Amsterdam, it's one of the outcomesto Amsterdam in a tense tie-break to host the agency in November 2017.

Bruins however insisted the Dutch had "delivered our promise", building the HQ from scratch in just a year and a half.

- 'Painful' move -

EMA chief Guido Rasi admitted having to leave London had been hard on staff, but said the new building was "even nicer" than their old HQ.

"The move was painful. It was painful because it was a choice to move to London, and this was out of the blue, you have to go to somewhere else," Rasi told AFP.

Story continues

"So they had to find jobs for spouses, schools... a different way of shopping, different way of moving, different friends, relatives, everything."

Housing has also been an issue, with Amsterdam being notoriously expensive for property rental.

One


and that there was a difference between plaintiff and defendants resulting from defendants' discharge of Joe Johnson and that by mutual agreement of the parties the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois was designated by the parties to arbitrate the difference, then and in such event the purported award by the Department of Labor was thereafter amended by the Department of Labor and that the defendants have complied with the amended award; that therefore there is an accord and satisfaction of the purported award of the Director of Labor of the State of Illinois.
The defendants filed a counterclaim, alleging that if this Court finds it has jurisdiction of the cause and that there was a difference between the parties which was to be arbitrated in accordance*698 with a labor contract, if any, entered into between the parties and growing out of the discharge of Joe Johnson and that by mutual agreement of the parties the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois was designated by the parties to arbitrate the difference, then and in such event counterplaintiffs state that the purported award of the Department of Labor was amended and that there was an attempted compliance of the amended award by defendants and that the plaintiff and Joe Johnson refused to abide by the amended finding of the Director of Labor of the State of Illinois and ask that the Court find that the amended award of the Department of Labor is binding on the parties and that the amended award was


members two appointed by the employer and two appointed by the union and they *699 shall have the authority to choose a fifth member, if, and when, they deem it necessary.
"It is agreed that majority decision rendered by such board shall be final and binding on both parties."
The evidence developed that adjustment between the parties had been attempted without success, whereupon the plaintiff appointed two members as an arbitration committee consisting of one Jesse Heern and Herbert A. Underwood. Pat Sullivan and Willard Franks were appointed for defendants.
Jesse Heern testified that he was a member of the arbitration board, having been appointed by plaintiff; that the four members of the board originally appointed had a meeting which lasted approximately ten minutes; that he had never talked with anyother member of the board either before or after the ten-minute arbitration meeting; that he had not participated in the decision rendered by Mr. Rauch; that he had not been consulted as to who the fifth member of the board should be; but that he would have listened to a reasonable explanation and would have been fair in reaching a determination of the dispute.
Herbert A. Underwood testified that he was appointed as a member of the original four members of the arbitration committee; that no agreement had been reached between the parties; that the arbitration committee had met only one time; that there had never been any other hearing which he had attended which included a fifth man; that he had heard the decision read but that he


upon request by plaintiff; that he held a hearing on December 18, 1961 at Southern Illinois University; that Pat Sullivan and Mansfield were present and had a preliminary conference; *700 that the statement concerning the arbitration agreement was signed by both parties; that he opened the meeting for presentation of evidence and both parties presented evidence; that he made written notes of the hearing and later entered a written order; that during the course of the arbitration proceedings he had not seen Franks, Heern or Underwood and that he had never talked to any of them.
After receiving the arbitration order from Rauch, the defendants contacted the Director of Labor and requested an interpretation of the arbitration award. A meeting was held between Pat Sullivan and a member ofDepartment of Labor was forthcoming, which was subsequently withdrawn.
Plaintiff argues that it was unnecessary to have the five members of the board present; that it was unnecessary for three members of the board to sign the award or apparently, for that matter, that the three majority members even be familiar with what was contained in the award before such award was entered. If such were the case, then it seems quite ridiculous for the collective bargaining agreement under consideration to have the provision that two members be selected by each side and that these four members together select a fifth member, if, and when, they deem it necessary. There was not the remotest attempt to follow the collective bargaining agreement past the stage where the two members were


The entity processing visas for the United Kingdom in Bangalore, housed in a building belonging to Dr Kafeel Ahmed and Dr Sabeel Ahmed, the brothers allegedly involved in the terror plot in the United Kingdom, has now sought to move out.

VFS Centre, housed on Bangalore's busy Richmond Road, had taken the building on lease for the last three years. Apart from the UK's main visa processing centre on Cunningham Road, this is the only other entity to process visas for Britain in the city.

With the news of the brothers' alleged involvement in the terror plot, VFS has sought termination of the lease.

The multi-storeyed building, opposite the city's landmark Baldwin girls school, was constructed by the Ahmeds around 10 years ago. The building is jointly owned by Kafeel andSabeel, and was leased out to the VSF Centre around three years ago.

Family sources confirmed they have now received a legal notice from the entity seeking to terminate the annual lease. Both the company and the family were tightlipped about the lease amount.

Sources in the entity said they decided to move out of the building immediately and have informed the UK authorities of their decision.

"We felt it would not be right to sit in a building owned by them and process visas for a country which they are alleged to have targeted," the sources said.

Sajan Poovaya, counsel for the company, refused to comment on the issue and said it was a confidential matter.

Kafeel and Sabeel's parents too refused to speak on the issue.

Dr Kafeel Ahmed, an engineer, is


to register with the state. Failing to do so is a third-degree felony punishable by a sentence of two to 10 years.

Ken Paxton was charged under that law in 2015, when prosecutors alleged he had failed to register with state securities regulators for soliciting clients for Mowery Capital Management in return for fees. That came in an indictment with two other, more serious securities fraud allegations.

The criminal charges have yet to be tested at a trial, but the Texas State Securities Board found in 2014 that Paxton had acted illegally as an unregistered securities adviser at least three times: in 2004, 2005 and 2012. When he was issued a $1,000 fine in 2014, Paxton signed the disciplinary order and did not dispute its findings. At the time, acase.

Advocate Vrinda Grover, appearing for ARC, opposed the petition saying the amended law includes oral rape, digital rape and rape committed with objects and it has filled a long-standing gap in the law.

Citing apex court judgement, ARC said in the plea that it was held that rape is a crime and not a medical condition and the absence of injuries on the body of the victim does not imply consent.

The court also allowed the plea of All India Democratic Women’s Association to be impleaded as a party in the case.

The petition has urged the court to summon the records from the National Crimes Records Bureau, Tihar jail and the Centre to assess the profiling features of rape prosecution after the 2013 amendments.

It has also sought a direction to


reconsider the case in which a sentence of imprisonment has been passed after the amendments.

The gangrape of a 23-year-old woman on December 16, 2012 had led to a countrywide agitation. Following the protests, a committee under the chairmanship of retired Supreme Court judge JS Verma was constituted to suggest amendments to the criminal law to sternly deal with sexual assault cases.It's time for some Appmon DVD updates!First up, we have the artwork for Appmon DVD-Box 2!The overall format is the same as the first DVD-Box , but this time the packaging is themed around the Super Grade Appmon, including a green outlined DoGatchmon on the slipcover.The 4 DVDs in the box will contain episodes 14 thru 25The box will contain a booklet with various production and character information. The preview shows the Appmon Buddies in their Ultimate Grade forms.Also like the first box, the coverart and slipcover is by Appmon character designer Kenichi Ohnuki.The only announced on disk extra is a clean ED. While not given by name, it's expected to be ED2- Ai by Ami Wajima.Appmon DVD-Box 2 will be released on July 4th and CDJapan currently


COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State pistol team competed in the OSU Varsity Pistol Winter Open Friday and Saturday at Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range in Converse Hall. The Buckeyes won the event with a 6,374 aggregate score while The Citadel finished second at 5,820 and Michigan State posted a 5,204.

In women’s competition, the Buckeyes also took first with a 2,638 with Michigan State recording a 2,458 and The Citadel at 1,671.

Ohio State’s AJ Tourigny and Bryan Basenback finished first and second, respectively, in free and air pistol while Joe Totts took first in standards pistol. Buckeyes Jordan Akow and Blake Reburn each recorded third place finishes in free and air pistol, respectively. Tourigny took the three-gun aggregate with a 1,619 while Akow placed second with a 1,582As described in the above mentioned patent, copper is deposited at selected locations on a substrate, such as an epoxy-coated metal printed circuit "board," by coating the substrate with a sensitizer layer containing a reducible copper salt, such as copper formate, and exposing the layer to ultraviolet radiation through a mask so as to form a seed pattern of metallic copper at the exposed areas, which later acts as a deposition site for conventional electroless plating of copper on the seed pattern, for example in a process of making printed circuits.
The seed pattern comprises copper.sup.I or copper.sup.O converted from the copper.sup.II in the copper salt and it is desirable to be able to control the available copper.sup.II converted to the catalytic specie (copper.sup.I or copper.sup.O) during exposure to


a planet and into its atmosphere. On Earth these charged particles come from the solar wind  a stream of particles that emanaates from the Sun.This image of the northern polar region of Saturn shows both the aurora and underlying atmosphere, seen at two different wavelengths of infrared light as captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Energetic particles, crashing into the upper atmosphere cause the aurora, shown in blue, to glow brightly at 4 microns (six times the wavelength visible to the human eye). The image shows both a bright ring, as seen from Earth, as well as an example of bright auroral emission within the polar cap that had been undetected until the advent of Cassini. This aurora, which defies past predictions of what was expected, has beenfrom a distance of 602,000 kilometers (374,000 miles) and a sub-spacecraft planetocentric latitude of 73 degrees north. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer team is based at the University of Arizona. For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov . The Cassini imaging team homepage is at http://ciclops.org . Credit:NASA/JPL/University of ArizonaJupiter's main auroral ring, caused by interactions internal to Jupiter's magnetic environment, is constant in size. Saturn's main aurora, which is caused by the


solar wind, changes size dramatically as the wind varies. The newly observed aurora at Saturn, however, doesn't fit into either category."Saturn's unique auroral features are telling us there is something special and unforeseen about this planet's magnetosphere and the way it interacts with the solar wind and the planet's atmosphere," said Nick Achilleos, Cassini scientist on the Cassini magnetometer team at the University College London. "Trying to explain its origin will no doubt lead us to physics which uniquely operates in the environment of Saturn."The new infrared aurora appears in a region hidden from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, which has provided views of Saturn's ultraviolet aurora. Cassini observed it when the spacecraft flew near Saturn's polar region. In infrared light, the aurora sometimes fills the region from around82 degrees north all the way over the pole. This new aurora is also constantly changing, even disappearing within a 45 minute-period.The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The UK researchers have been funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and Research Councils UK (RCUK). The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The visual and infrared mapping spectrometer team is based at the University of Arizona, Tucson.The research is drawn from data collected by NASA's InfraRed Telescope Facility. Saturn's main aurora has been studied using the NASA/ESA Hubble


8:16pm: The Indians aren't commenting on Olney's tweet referring to Francona's out clauses, according to Hoynes (via Twitter).

7:30pm: Francona's option contains out clauses that he can exercise if the people he's working for are dismissed from the organization, according to ESPN's Buster Olney (on Twitter). Presumably, that's in reference to Antonetti and Shapiro.

MONDAY, 9:57am: The Indians announced that they have signed Francona to a four-year deal through 2016.

SATURDAY, 6:25pm: The Indians have announced the hiring of Francona and will formally introduce him at a press conference on Monday morning.

4:42pm: The Indians and Francona are discussing a four-year deal, according to Paul Hoynes of The Plain Dealer. The manager also implied to Hoynes that while a deal may be close, it has yet to be finalized.

3:24pm: The Indians areset to hire Terry Francona as manager with an announcement likely for Monday, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter). Francona, currently an analyst for ESPN, said last night that his two options at present were to either manager in Cleveland or remain with the network.

The former Red Sox skipper has linked to the vacancy ever since the dismissal of Manny Acta, but many wondered if Cleveland could offer him a satisfactory deal. Sandy Alomar Jr. was also viewed as a strong candidate for the job, having guided the club for its final six games of the season with obvious ties to the organization. At the same time, Tito has strong relationships with GM Chris Antonetti and team president Mark Shapiro following his 2001 stint with


Cleveland as a special assistant to the GM.

Francona now takes over for a club that finished 68-94 in 2012 and has a limited budget to work with. For his career, the 53-year-old has a 1,029–915 record across a total of 12 seasons as a big league skipper.

Mike Axisa contributed to this post.[A case of infant testicular tumor diagnosed ultrasonographically in the prenatal period].
We report a case of testicular tumor detected by ultrasonography during the prenatal period. Ultrasonography performed at 32 weeks of gestation showed that one testis was larger than the other. The right testis was markedly enlarged at 38 weeks of gestation. The heterogeneous echo pattern of the right testis suggested a testicular tumor. Right high orchiectomy was performed 3 months after birth. Pathological findings of the tumor were teratoma with mature and immature components according to the histological classification of testicular tumor. In Japan, this is the second case diagnosed in the prenatal period using ultrasonography.


RIP, Juma. Photo: Jair Araujo/AFP/Getty Images

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio have taken an untold toll on the people of Brazil. Beyond those who died while working on projects related to the Games, there are the longtime Rio residents forcibly displaced to make room for Olympic infrastructure, the victims of an increasingly deadly police force and surging gang violence, and the droves suffering from reductions in social services.

And yet, the most widely noted tragedy, at least in the U.S., in the lead-up to the Games was the death of Juma, a captive jaguar killed after participating in an Olympic torch event in Manaus. Perhaps that’s not surprising, given the outrage that swept the nation when Harambe the gorilla was killed two months ago. We’re numb to human suffering,Sprint just announced that it has successfully completed its purchase of Clearwire — its final, best offer of $5 per share was accepted, and the transaction has been closed as of today. This comes just one day after SoftBank and Sprint announced their merger would be complete on July 10th and less than a week since the FCC gave both deals its blessing. Sprint was already a majority shareholder in Clearwire, but now the carrier — and thus Sprint's new owner, SoftBank — now owns 100 percent of the company. It's a key acquisition for Sprint, as the carrier plans to use Clearwire's spectrum to continue building out its LTE network.

This week's news also makes two of Dish's planned acquisitions official failures — the company had hoped to


WASHINGTON - Forget too big to fail. In the eyes of federal

regulators, many Wall Street firms are too big to punish.

During the past three years, some of the nation's largest financial

firms have been accused by the government of cheating or misleading

clients and ripping off tens of thousands of consumers of their

investments.

Despite

these findings, these financial giants got, sometimes repeatedly,

special exemptions from the Securities and Exchange Commission that

have saved them from a regulatory death penalty that could have

decimated their lucrative mutual fund businesses.

Among

the more than a dozen firms that have gotten these SEC get-out-of-jail

cards since January 2007 are some of Wall Street's biggest, including

Bank of America, Citigroup and American International Group.

SEC

rules permit corporate lawbreakers to apply for what are known as

Section 9(c) waivers from one of the agency's harshest penaltiestheir applications

would be granted. At the same time, the fact that the SEC could someday

deny one is a major weapon in its arsenal, experts said.

The

infractions that led to the waiver applications raided Americans'

pocketbooks and savings accounts. Some cases involved money that

thousands of citizens had invested based on the advice of their trusted

financial advisers to pay tuition bills, make down payments on houses

or cope with routine monthly expenses.

Small business owners had

money they were counting on to pay their employees frozen by their

bankers, and even bigger companies such as KV Pharmaceutical weren't

immune. The St. Louis drug maker was forced to eliminate 700 jobs this

year, in part because some of its investments went sour.

McClatchy's

review of recent waiver applications also found that the SEC has

granted exemptions to the same firms more than


once, once after a firm

committed the same violation of law, and the agency even approved one

for a company that misled the SEC in its application.

Indeed,

granting these waivers has become so routine that different firms use

identical language, culled from a 1940 congressional hearing, to argue

for unrelated exemptions.

Underpinning its decision not to levy

the penalties provided by the Investment Company Act of 1940, the SEC

essentially has accepted the Wall Street firms' argument that they're

too big and too complex to be subject to a law that was written almost

70 years ago.

Earlier this year, for example, the SEC said a

division of E-Trade Financial had been slicing tiny amounts of money

off "tens of thousands" of stock trades, using tactics such as "trading

ahead" of customers. That means that even when a customer had placed an

order2008, and KV was left holding more than $70 million it couldn't spend.

While

the settlements the SEC negotiated with Citigroup and other banks could

make some customers whole, it didn't help KV in time. In February,

facing a cash crunch, it said it was cutting 700 jobs, due in part to

its auction rate problems.

Its lawsuit is pending; neither KV nor Citigroup would comment.

Meanwhile, Citigroup filed its application for a waiver, and the SEC granted it.

In

theory, securities law allows the SEC to levy heavier fines or extract

greater punishment from companies that violate their previous

"permanent" injunctions.

"The SEC has a miserable record of

policing and keeping track of recidivism even of prior violations,"

said James Cox, a Duke University law professor and an expert on

financial regulation. "I think it's not uncommon and I think it's a

problem."

MORE