has designed and executed a study, and correct faulty statistics, but as Angell remarked, "We don't put bamboo slivers under their nails. If they wanted to lie, they could lie."Articles of faithDr. Arnold Relman began worrying about this problem way back in 1977, when he became editor-in-chief of The New England Journal. That year, Relman got a call from a reporter about a paper that was due to appear in the next issue, discussing serious side effects--including lowering a man's testosterone and sperm counts--of a popular antacid. The reporter wanted to know what Relman intended to do about the fact that Wall Street analysts had acquired early copies of the paper and now the stock of the company that made the drug was falling.Relman, who began practicing medicinein the 1950s and calls himself a "relic," says before that reporter's call, it had never occurred to him that medical research could have financial consequences for industry. But the more he thought about it, he told me recently, "the more I became convinced that the commercialization of medical practice and medical research, and the use of the information for commercial purposes, was a major threat to the integrity of the whole system." He recognized that medical researchers, being only human, would have trouble applying that ruthless skepticism that was so necessary to good science when there was money at stake.The obvious solution to Relman and Angell, who was by then a deputy editor at The New England Journal of Medicine, was disclosure. Forcing authors to tell the


Angell. Aside from the fact that it's not in physicians' self-interest to acknowledge the effects of corporate money, they may have a hard time seeing the problem for the same reason fish don't know they're swimming in water: Doctors are surrounded by conflicts of interest almost from the moment they arrive at medical school. Pharmaceutical companies begin wooing young doctors with small tokens at first, pens and coffee mugs emblazoned with drug logos, then escalating to pizza night for medical residents, dinners at expensive restaurants and tickets to sporting events. Most schools offer a class in medical ethics, but there's no requirement that they discuss conflict of interest. Besides, a few lectures can't outweigh the message young doctors absorb every day, as they watch the icons in theirprofession--their professors, visiting lecturers, heads of departments--taking gifts, speaking on behalf of companies, flying first-class to medical meetings in Paris and Honolulu. By the time medical residents enter private practice or the lab, the gifts from industry no longer seem like gifts, but entitlements just another way to be compensated for all those brutal, slogging years of lousy pay and long nights.A journalist friend of mine recently told me about the day his then-girlfriend, who was a neurosurgeon, received a check for several hundred dollars in the mail, along with a note from a drug company representative. It seemed his girlfriend had made favorable mention of a particular drug during a lecture she delivered a few days earlier, and the money was just a little thank you from


the manufacturer. When my friend told her she could not in good conscience cash the check--that it was a conflict of interest--she looked at him, he said, as if he were speaking in some unintelligible language.This deafness to the power of money to corrupt medical science leads physicians and scientists to display an arrogance and a remarkable naivete, both of which were very much in evidence in a snippy editorial entitled, "Avoid Financial 'Correctness,'" written in 1997 by the editors at Nature. They derided disclosure as a waste of time, writing, "This journal will persist in its stubborn belief that the research as we publish it is indeed research, not business." The Nemeroff case has not changed the editors' view substantially, although they did alter their policy afterof patients on Rezulin suffering liver failure, a side-effect that the agency's advisory panel glossed over during its deliberations. A paper published in the New England Journal also made scant reference to liver toxicity, saying the drug was "well tolerated, and most adverse events were considered to be related to the underlying diabetes." Several clinicians with ties to the company subsequently urged the FDA not to withdraw the drug, even as the body count was rising. According to a Los Angeles Times investigation, at least 12 of 22 scientists who played a central role in the federally-funded study of Rezulin received research funding or other compensation from Warner Lambert, while four of the 12 voting members of the FDA advisory panel that approved Rezulin, and kept it on


tune of $5,000 a month.

The decision comes after she admitted to having sex with a friend one year after her five year marriage to Mehos, 59, came to an end in 2011 - the fling resulted in her being pregnant and having an abortion.

Her husband used the abortion against her in court to increase his custody prospects.

Shocked: Lisa Mehos is in disbelief she has to pay back $50,000 in child support and will no longer receive payments from ex-husband Manuel Mehos

Lisa Mehos was 'shocked' at the latest ruling and said she may lose her Upper West Side apartment, the New York Daily News reported.

A final decision in custody over the couple's children is imminent, Manuel Mehos currently has temporary custody.

Thursday's decision is the latest in a series ofwent so far as to suggest that Mrs Mehos' abortion undermined her claim of being a Catholic, which in turn speaks to her overall credibility.

After subpoenaing Mrs Mehos' medical records to show that she indeed had an abortion, Ms Alter used the procedure to suggest she was a hypocrite for asking to have custody of her two children over Easter .

The lawyer - who referred to the abortion in court as 'late', even though it was done during the first trimester - also argued that the procedure undermined Mrs Mehos' testimony that she had never had other men over to her house.

Mrs Mehos' lawyers asserted, however, that she ' never testified that she didn’t go out on a date with another man, or she didn’t go to another


the differences in the DOM properties. Components C1 and C3 concurrently displayed positive factor 1 loadings with nearly zero factor 2 loadings, while C2 showed highly positive factor 2 loadings. The C1 and C3 were very similar and exhibited a direct relationship with A355 and DOC. The CDOM in the pore water increased along the river to the coastal area, which was mainly influenced by C1 and C3 and was significantly derived from sediment remineralization and deposition from the inflow of the Yangtze River. The CDOM in the surface and bottom waters was dominated by C2, especially in the inflows of multiple tributaries that were affected by intensive anthropogenic activities. The microbial degradation of exogenous wastes from the tributary inputs and shoreside discharges were dominant sources of theA 15-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a foreign student killed in a row over conkers.

Steven Grisales, 21, whose parents are understood to be Colombian, was killed after pleading with north London youths to stop throwing conkers at him as he walked to a railway station.

Grisales, a scholarship student who was due to study architecture, arrived in London in July and was returning home from visiting his grandmother, who lives nearby, when he was stabbed.

He was taken to the Royal London hospital where he died the next day.

The teenage male charged in connection with the murder was remanded in custody after appearing at Edmonton magistrates court. He is due to appear before the Old Bailey on Thursday.

Three other people have been arrested in


connection with the killing, including a 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl. They have been bailed until next month.

Police believe that the attack on 31 August was not gang related.

"Officers now believe the incident began after conkers were thrown at the victim as he made his way towards Silver Street railway station," a Scotland Yard spokesman said.

Detective Inspector Richard Beadle, of Scotland Yard's murder command, called for witnesses to come forward.

"I desperately need those people that saw what happened to come and speak to us because Steven has lost his life totally unnecessarily."

"It is really, really upsetting for everybody that something so trivial can result in a young man losing his life. "Malaysia is blessed with abundant renewable sources of energy, especially biomass and solar. Under the Eighth Malaysian Plan, renewable energy was added in the energy mix to unveil a Five-Fuel Strategy to achieve 5 percent contribution by 2005.

Among the various sources of renewable energy, bioenergy seems to be the most promising option for Malaysia. The National Biofuel Policy, launched in 2006 encourages the use of environmentally friendly, sustainable and viable sources of biomass energy. Under the Five Fuel Policy, the government of Malaysia has identified biomass as one of the potential renewable energy.

Malaysia produces atleast 168 million tonnes of biomass, including timber and oil palm waste, rice husks, coconut trunk fibres, municipal waste and sugar cane waste annually. Being a major agricultural commodity producer in the region Malaysia


is well positioned amongst the ASEAN countries to promote the use of biomass as a renewable energy source.

Malaysia has been one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of palm oil for the last forty years. The Palm Oil industry, besides producing Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Palm Kernel Oil, produces Palm Shell, Press Fibre, Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB), Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME), Palm Trunk (during replanting) and Palm Fronds (during pruning).

Malaysia has approximately 4 million hectares of land under oil palm plantation. Over 75% of total area planted is located in just four states, Sabah, Johor, Pahang and Sarawak, each of which has over half a million hectares under cultivation. The total amount of processed FFB (Fresh Fruit Bunches) was estimated to be 75 million tonsAT&T invested USD325 million in Puerto Rico in three years

AT&T Puerto Rico has announced that it invested more than USD325 million in its Puerto Rican wireless and wireline networks from 2010 through 2012, with a focus on expanding 4G LTE mobile internet coverage and enhancing the overall performance of its networks. AT&T – which includes integrated fixed/wireless division Centennial Puerto Rico – says its wireless network upgrades in Puerto Rico during 2012 included activating new cell sites, adding capacity, upgrading cell sites to provide 4G LTE mobile internet, deploying high-capacity Ethernet connections to cell sites, and adding or upgrading Distributed Antenna Systems, which boost wireless coverage and capacity in buildings and at major venues like convention halls or sports arenas. AT&T launched LTE in the cities of Guayama,


E. Tiffin Street before the parade. The cost is $5.00 per person with proceeds benefitting Fostoria's "A Christmas for Every Child". Please consider bringing a new, unwrapped toy to be donated to a child in need.

"Friends of Kaubisch Memorial Public Library" Meeting

The Friends of the Library is a nonprofit organization that supports the library’s programs and needs through volunteer service and fundraising activities. Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at the library and are open to the public.

FCAC Free Children's Holiday Art Workshop

The Fostoria Community Arts Council will be holding a free Children's Holiday Art Workshop for first through fifth graders at 125 South Main Street on Saturday, December 9 from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Under the direction of Ms. Cheryl Graves, the children will

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The great Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman has died aged 65. Best-known for her three-hour 1975 film Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, made when she was just 25 years old, Akerman was a groundbreaking figure in feminist and experimental cinema.

Inspired to take up filmmaking by a youthful viewing of Jean-Luc Godard’s Pierrot le fou (1965), Akerman made her debut feature, Je tu il elle, in 1974. Advancing on that film’s experiments with duration, she followed it with Jeanne Dielman, charting the daily routine of a Brussels housewife (Delphine Seyrig). A key experimental work of the 1970s, it was recently voted the 35th best film ever made in a Sight & Sound poll, the highest placement for a film directed by a woman.

Later films include


current diagnostic criteria for open-angle glaucoma, a total of 40% of patients did not to display any structural or functional damage suggesting glaucoma after 11 years of continuous medical treatment and follow-up. Patients with higher glaucoma stage (worse disease) were found to have statistically higher treatment costs compared with those at lower disease stages. Resource consumption was also greater in the patients in higher glaucoma stage. Patients in the Oulu district consumed more resources, and glaucoma treatment was more expensive than in the Turku area. The total treatment cost in Oulu and Turku was 6010 € and 4452 €, respectively, for the whole 11-year period. There was no statistically significant difference in quality-of-life scores between the two areas. No difference was noted between the higher-spending and lower-spending areasJuly 31.

Investigators in both Shrewsbury and Worcester allege Ms. Remuck used stolen money make credit card and car payments.

In the Worcester case, investigators were called to Blaire House of Worcester in July 2012 after officials there discovered during an internal audit that roughly $15,000 had been stolen from patients' accounts.

The investigation found funds had been misappropriated from December 2010 to December 2011. Detectives found the amount was $14,482 and there had been 45 separate transactions.

Ms. Remuck, an officer manager at the Blaire House starting in 2005 had voluntarily left her job there in January 2012. One of her responsibilities had been to manage the residents' personal needs accounts. Patients funded those accounts for their personal care and other needs, according to police.

Detectives said she admitted stealing the money.


A gay man who touched a female police officer’s bottom in a gay bar because he thought it was a joke has avoided a custodial sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of common assault.

Jonathan Walton, 38, of Hemlington, Middlesbrough, was cleared of sexual assault at Teesside Crown Court on Friday.

The court heard Walton was in a gay bar last year when officers came in to deal with a fight between two other people.

Gazette Live reports as the female officer walked through the bar, she felt someone grab her bottom. Prosecutor Rupert Doswell said she then turned around to see three men present, including Walton.

Having given the men “strong words of advice” Walton later went up to the female officer outside of the venue and apologised.

He said: “IPreventing Flooded Homes: The Long Term View

The cost of the Christmas and New Year floods is still being counted by those whose homes were affected – and by the government. Applications for European Commission funding to help repair flood damage are still being processed, to the potential benefit of homeowners in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria in England, and in the North East of Scotland.

Heavy flooding in 2008 saw £120m of EU aid directed to Britain, raising hopes that funding will eventually benefit victims of the Christmas floods.

But while many property owners are understandably concerned with obtaining help with repairs, local and national government bodies are working on ways to prevent such serious floods taking place again.

However, the Environment Agency's Keith Ashcroft, area manager for Cumbria and Lancashire, has


glad to extend our presence in Glendale through a project that truly offers a prime example of adaptive reuse,” Rick Caruso, founder and chief executive of Caruso Affiliated, said in the statement. “This is a local architectural gem. The prospect of reinvigorating it, preserving its architectural history while providing the community additional modern office space and several new social hangouts is exciting.”

The nine-story art deco tower was designed by architect Arthur G. Lindley and housed at least six different Masonic organizations. The building’s theater was also used by a classical repertory theater company for nearly two decades, until the end of 2011.

Caruso Affiliated, developer of Americana at Brand and the Grove, is in the process of developing a mixed-use luxury residential tower on 333 La Cienega south ofgestures during the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Calif., Oct. 17, 2011. Parker is warning consumers that Facebook, like other social media, was designed to exploit people's psychological vulnerabilities.

Stephen Lam / Reuters Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg waves as he leaves the stage during the annual Facebook F8 developers conference in San Jose, Calif., April 18.

Parker started out as a co-founder of the music-sharing site Napster before becoming involved with Facebook. His tenure at the social media site didn't last long; he was asked to resign in 2006 after police found cocaine in a vacation home he was renting.

Many media critics have begun arguing that the business model of Facebook and some other social sites encourages extremism, by creating echo chambers in which ideas spread without


being contested, and by rewarding controversial ideas with greater exposure.

Questioning the role of social media

Parker is among a growing number of tech insiders whose consciences have begun to eat at them in the wake of the explosion of social media.

In a widely-shared post last year, former Google employee Tristan Harris outlined how tech companies capture the minds of users.

Product designers "play your psychological vulnerabilities (consciously and unconsciously) against you in the race to grab your attention," he wrote.

Like magicians, social media apps "give people the illusion of free choice while architecting the menu so that they win, no matter what you choose," he wrote.

In an Atlantic article in 2014, programmer Ethan Zuckerman, the principal research scientist at MIT's Media Lab, apologized for his role in creating pop-up adsIt was the first time in NFL history that a game ended 48-40. Their 529 total yards of offense were the second most in franchise history (573 yards against Minnesota in 1980).

Nick Foles threw for only 117 yards in the win against Atlanta, including no touchdowns and an interception. It marked the fourth time since 2015 where the Eagles threw for fewer than 150 yards in a game, but they are 4-0 in those games.

Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for a career-high 417 yards with four touchdowns in the win against the Saints. That's the most passing yards by a Tampa Bay quarterback since Week 7 in 2012, when Josh Freeman threw for 420 yards against the Saints.

Mike Evans and DeSean Jackson had 147 and 146 receiving yards, respectively, in


throughout the preseason and labored in Philadelphia's 18-12 victory versus the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 6. The 29-year-old completed 19 of 34 passes for only 117 yards with an interception versus the Falcons.

Fitzpatrick endured no such struggles as he made the season-opening start in place of the suspended Jameis Winston. Fitzpatrick was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week by the NFL after throwing for four touchdowns and rushing for another in the Buccaneers' 48-40 victory versus the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

The 35-year-old Fitzpatrick threw for a career-best 417 yards and also rushed for 36 more in the offensive slugfest.

"I think what happens with backup quarterbacks is they're seeing the game from a distance, they're seeing it from afar as a backup," Pederson said. "The starterHicks, who had seven tackles and a career-high 1.5 sacks versus the Falcons.

On the other side of the ball, running back Jay Ajayi overcame a sluggish start to record his second career two-touchdown performance in the season opener.

Foles' most trusted target against the Falcons was Nelson Agholor, who reeled in a team-high eight receptions -- albeit for just 33 yards.

Tight end Zach Ertz dropped a pair of passes in the opener, but that did little to dim the confidence level in both Foles and offensive coordinator Mike Groh.

"He had a couple that he usually makes, and it's uncharacteristic," Groh said of Ertz. "We're going to keep feeding him. Nothing is going to change there."

Philadelphia's passing game will look to exploit a Tampa Bay secondary that saw the Saints


Supp.1991).   The Cupples argue that the district court erred in interpreting a 1987 judgment entered against them and by holding that the Agricultural Credit Act does not preempt state law with respect to outstanding judgment deficiencies.   They also assert that they should be allowed to reacquire their farmlands under their right of first refusal, 12 U.S.C. § 2219a(b) (1988), or by participating in the public offering pursuant to 12 U.S.C. § 2219a(d) (1988).   We affirm the district court's judgment.

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On December 29, 1987, the Federal Land Bank of St. Louis obtained judgments against Horace and Gracie Cupples and Cupples Brothers on promissory notes secured by two parcels of farmland, one located in Crittenden County, Arkansas, and the other in St. Francis County, Arkansas.the amount of the judgment and costs, bond shall be required only for the excess.

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On June 14, 1990, the bank purchased the Crittenden County farmland for $303,000, and the St. Francis County farmland for $159,000 at a public auction, leaving a deficiency of approximately $338,000.

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On August 7, 1990, the bank notified the Cupples of their right of first refusal under 12 U.S.C. § 2219a(b).   On September 6, 1990, Horace Cupples offered the bank $305,000 for the Crittenden County farmland and $160,000 for the St. Francis County farmland.   The bank rejected both offers because they were "less than the appraised fair market value" of the properties.

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On November 1, 1990, the bank notified the Cupples of the pending auction of the two parcels of


by the sovereign government is convertible only into itself and not legally convertible by government into gold as it was under the gold standard, or any other real good or service.

The currency of issue is defined as the only unit that which is acceptable for payment of taxes and other financial demands of the government of issue.

Accordingly, national government spending is not revenue constrained. A private citizen or firm is constrained by the sources of available funds, including income from all sources, asset sales and borrowings from external parties.

But the national government spends simply by crediting a private sector bank account at the central bank. Operationally, this process is independent of any prior revenue, including taxing and borrowing.

When taxation is paid by the private sector cheques (or bankI also know how many student radicals in my day quickly became corporate executives pursuing the capitalist goals once graduation day passed. I also know how misguided students can be when they do not fully comprehend the complexity of a situation.

A whole bunch of eager students keen to be involved in their society and enthusiastic about the issues of the day is a good thing. But being a student is about learning and becoming educated. So care has to be exercised to temper the eagerness and innocence with a humility that accepts that one doesn’t know much at first.

Apparently students got together to develop the Budget for a Millennial America which they claim is:

… a rigorous plan that makes the essential investments in education, health care, infrastructure and


Smith re-elected Commandant

RIPLEY – Gareth Smith has been re-elected Commandant of the Walter L. Mann Detachment of the Marine Corps League by its members.

Smith served in the Marine Corps from 1958-1964, obtaining the rank of Sergeant. He worked in the Combat/Counter Intelligence field. His duty stations included Parris Island, South Carolina; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Quantico, Virginia; Okinawa; and Southeast Asia.

Smith retired as a vice president with Dunn & Bradstreet, works as a business consultant, and is currently the Chairman of the V=Board of Jackson General Hospital.included restoring its original identity as Kyoto 869.

Meanwhile, additional historic trolleys were being acquired, to replace the Birney car and expand the fleet.  Ex-Brussels, Belgium, car 1511, a two-axle car built in 1936, arrived in April 1995, having been stored for several years in Phoenix, where plans to use it in a restaurant did not come to fruition.  Toronto car 4608, a 1951 PCC streetcar, arrived in June 1996.

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At 4:00 PM on August 20, 2009 the new 4th Avenue Underpass and 5th Avenue Loop were opened for traffic. The new 5th Avenue Loop runs west along Congress Street to Fifth Avenue, south on Fifth Avenue to Broadway Boulevard and west on Broadway Boulevard to the intersection of Congress Street and Fourth Avenue. New car stops


ROME—Steve Bannon descended onto Rome’s Tiber Island on Saturday night like a Roman deity, albeit one in dark blue cargo pants and three layers of of black shirts under a loose-fitting blazer. The strategist behind Donald Trump’s rise to the presidency and former senior White House aide was flanked by an impressive entourage that included buff bodyguards, armed Italian police, and nervous hangers-on, including several Brexiteers.

For fringe far-right movements like the Brothers of Italy, there seems to be no better get than Bannon, who has been traveling Europe ahead of key European parliamentary elections to rally like-minded thinkers to his Brussels-based foundation he has simply named “The Movement,” because he believes it easily translates into different languages.

And so here he was this weekend navigating a faux staircase builtmessaging including through social media. Bannon, who had deep ties to Cambridge Analytica until he sold his stake in April 2017, knows a thing or two about how to manipulate media to reach undecided voters.

His message is by now very familiar in Italy, where Bannon has become somewhat of a fixture supporting the new populist government. His message is a rant against the elite, the so-called party of Davos and globalists. The night before, he entertained a string of international and local journalists in one-on-one, off-the-record background chats at the ritzy Hotel de Russie, one of the most expensive hotels in Rome.

Taking the stage in Rome on Saturday night, he was at once a preacher and a pundit, warning about the threat against Judeo-Christian roots. “They call us


as Rambles with a dog,is consider the village idot.

Hazel is rookie cop who meets up with Ash who is near death as hoodlums are beating up. She saves his life. Ash refused to go the hospital and sleeping off effects of the beatings. A man is placed in the cell who is clearly afraid. This man mumbles something to As before is removed. Shortly after, the man is murdered by another inmate.

The first in a new book. Laura Bishop is starting a new business of standing houses that are for sale. She is delighted to receive the commission of decorating a mansion slated for sale or foreclosure. The owner doesn’t want to sale and has many enemies because of her unreasonable attitude. She is later murder and Lauramustfind an answer to save her business.

This is the second story in the Britton Bay series. The B& B is planning a major Wedding and the it turns into a disater. The Romance between Molly and Sam continues.

Who hasn’t heard of the Koch Ness monster? Idaho’s Payette Lakes had there own monster. The main character Delaney is planning her wedding when she meets Norval who is an expert on the Monster. I learn a lot about this part of Scotland.

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WHAT WILL I READ NEXT?

BITTER BREW is from from the Savannah Reid series and the THREAD ON ARRIVAL is the next one of the Mainly Needlepoint series. Both should be good.

The third book in the Hazel Best and the Gabriel Ash series. Gabriel learns his wife is alive and


film, now more than ever a prerequisite for the great directors of tomorrow.

The wonderous nature of the internet allowed us to discover the Canadian platform FilmFreeway, that with its more than 400 festivals and 200 participating directors, offers an authentic possibility for a global cinematographic interaction.

Of the approximately 400 film submissions, from 45 countries, 40 of them have been selected to compete within three categories. The selected works are those that using a short-film format manage to condense present day themes through experimentation, technical competence and powerful narration. The short film leaves space for expression without restrictions, where the sprouting idea can freely encounter talent. According to Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe “Less is more,” and the short film, following these teachings, places great value to each narrativeRio de Janeiro. The film is an authentic masterpiece of metamorphosis, a touching experience documenting the protagonists’ transformation of rubbish they gather with their own hands into works of Art.

Sulmona International Film Festival collaborates with numerous national and regional audio-visual entities. From European Independent Film Festival of Paris (ECU) to International Film Academy of Pescara (IFA) whose students actively participate. From a touristic portal “Visit Sulmona” to “One Talent TV” with a special prize for best Music Video.

From “Centro del Cinema del Comune di Cesena” with the photo exhibition “CliCiack” to “Sulmona- TeatroProject” proposing a theatrical performance homage to all-female cinema. Local schools from the region will be involved in the handing out of the SIFF Student Prize.

All-in-all a Festival full of ideas and ambitions getting prepared for


They once were opposing goaltenders in the Stanley Cup Final. Chris Osgood and the Detroit Red Wings defeated Marc-Andre Fleury and the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2008. Fleury and the Penguins defeated Osgood and the Red Wings in 2009.

When the Vegas Golden Knights eliminated the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final on Sunday, Fleury earned his 74th win in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, tying Osgood for eighth in NHL history.

Fleury is 12-3 with a 1.68 goals-against average, .947 save percentage and four shutouts entering the Stanley Cup Final, which the Golden Knights will play in beginning Monday against the Tampa Bay Lightning or Washington Capitals, who play Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN1, TVAS).

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"He's been absolutely phenomenal," Osgood said. "I think this is the best I've ever seen him play in the playoffs. When needed most, he's at his best each and every time. That's what I'm most impressed with."

At this point in his career, Fleury, 33, has a lot in common with Osgood, 45, now retired and a TV analyst in Detroit:

* Fleury has 404 regular-season wins, 11th in NHL history, three more than Osgood. Each earned most of his wins with a marquee team at the time -- Fleury 375 with the Penguins, Osgood 317 with the Red Wings. Neither has won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's best goaltender.

* Each has three Cup rings. Osgood won two as a starter


(1998, 2008), one as a backup (1997). Fleury won one as a starter (2009), one as both (2017) and one as a backup (2016). Osgood won his first Cup as a starter at 25; Fleury won his first as a starter at 24. Osgood won his third Cup at 35; Fleury won his third at 32.

* Each lost his job. Osgood was claimed by the New York Islanders in the Waiver Draft on Sept. 28, 2001, after the Red Wings acquired Dominik Hasek. Fleury was claimed by the Golden Knights in the NHL Expansion Draft on June 21, 2017, because the Penguins wanted to protect Matt Murray.

* Each came back with the best playoffs of his career in his 30s. After bouncing from the Islanders to the St.Louis Blues to the Red Wings again, Osgood was outstanding in the 2008 and 2009 playoffs. In 2008, at 35, he went 14-4 with a 1.55 GAA, the lowest of his career; a .930 save percentage, the highest of his career; and three shutouts, the most of his career. In 2009, at 36, he went 15-8 with a 2.01 GAA, a .926 save percentage and two shutouts. Now Fleury has the best numbers of his career.

Video: Is Fleury the front-runner for the Conn Smythe?

"As your career goes along and you're in one place, sometimes change is good," Osgood said. "Murray was there [in Pittsburgh]. He'd won a Cup. Murray's a great teammate, but at the same time, I think the change of scenery was great for [Fleury].

"Not that


you'd ever think this was going to happen on an expansion team. No way. But he's the centerpiece of that. You've got a goalie that's won the Cup. Put him on that team, that's the difference-maker. He's proven that all year. … Not only that, he's a great guy. He does everything the right way, and now he's getting rewarded for it."

Osgood said he thought if Fleury hadn't sustained a concussion and missed two months of the regular season, he probably would have won the Vezina. Among goaltenders who played at least 45 games, Fleury tied with Antti Raanta of the Arizona Coyotes for first in goals-against average (2.24) and tied with Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators for second in save percentage (.927) behind Raanta (.930).

"It's nota strong case for the Hockey Hall of Fame. Of the nine retired goaltenders ahead of him in regular-season wins, two are not in the Hall. One is Martin Brodeur, a lock, and the other is Curtis Joseph, who never won the Cup. Of the seven retired goaltenders ahead of him in playoff wins, two are not in the Hall. One is Brodeur. The other is Mike Vernon, who won 77 playoff games; two Cup rings, with the Calgary Flames in 1989 and the Red Wings in '97; and the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player in the playoffs in '97.

What if Osgood had defeated Fleury again in 2009? It came down to Game 7 of the Final. But how much would one more win -- giving


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View more on The Mercury Newsthe blogs around March and April and you'll find my post predicting this exact senario!!!!

Lemon has 1 NFL start more experience than Beck!!! He's not exactly a veteran. There's going to be almost as much a learning curve with Lemon as there would be with Beck. No matter how long a quarterback is around football in the NFL, he's going to struggle at the beginning of his playing career. Am I the only one who thinks Beck might as well screw up at the same time as the rest of the team. I'd rather have a rookie quarterback throw an interception than a guy like Lemon (who will throw several) and much more than Green (who was making rookie passes when he was supposed to be the stable


has covered South Florida sports for 25 years, starting as a 19-year-old in 1982. He's covered the Dolphins since 1990 and hosts a Dolphins hour show every weeknight 7-8 on 790 TheTicket (790theticket.com). He has worked nationally for ESPN and also writes sports columns for The Miami Herald.to
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Smoke + Mirrors Livecelebrates GrammyAward winners Imagine Dragons decibel-busting, spectacular live show. Capturing one incredible night in Toronto, it sees the band rapturously received by a crowd of 15,000 screaming fans. The

Smoke + Mirrors Livecelebrates GrammyAward winners Imagine Dragons decibel-busting, spectacular live show. Capturing one incredible night in Toronto, it sees the band rapturously received by a crowd of 15,000 screaming fans. The


Educator visits

“Miss Mary Austin, principal of Miller Park School of Omaha, Nebraska, says work in Australian and American schools is of equal standard and an American child could take up school here without much readjustment. While in Sydney, Miss Austin has visited many schools, including Blackfriars Infant Demonstration School, where the health lunch movement was inaugurated. She has formed a high opinion of our schools and students.”

Papua to the fore

“The first golf links were opened in Port Moresby last year by a handful of devoted followers of the Royal and Ancient game. For want of caddies, the players utilised the services of youths from the local villages, and very efficient caddies these cheerful lads became. So much enthusiasm was shown by these new addicts to the game, thatfinancial losses to WPRFU.

Three years ago, safety issues at the Newlands stadium came under scrutiny.

The stadium had to jack up its facilities by, among other things, ensuring that there were 48 turnstiles for 48000 spectators and a helicopter landing pad.

Major upgrades were made to the stadium in preparation for the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

Wakefield said the safety matters had been implemented and a safety and security certificate issued. “The helicopter pad is on the top floor of the parking garage in Boundary Road and was there all the time.”

At Cape Town stadium, plans would be made to provide corporate hospitality suites in line with those in other nations which were modelled on larger business lounges as opposed to multiple small suites.

The City said the stadium had 68 suites


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However, since the first, second and third common lines VL1, VL2 andWhen the G8 Summit begins today in Ontario, the Obama administration may be pressed to clarify its position on support for abortion services abroad. While Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has unequivocally stated that all women must have access to a full range of reproductive health services, President Barack Obama has been relatively silent. But he now has the opportunity to speak out.

In anticipation of hosting this year’s summit, conservative Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper launched a new international campaign for maternal and child health, the two Millenium Development Goals for which progress has been slowest. When unveiling the initiative, Harper called for increased funding and resources from governments, non-governmental organizations, and private foundations for a range of interventions, with an emphasis on nutrition, vaccines and clean water.


in a last-minute effort to secure votes for the health reform bill from antiabortion Democrats. The order simply reiterated the abortion restrictions already in the bill—which cemented a ban on public funding for the foreseeable future but did not prohibit private insurance coverage of abortion—but signing it put Obama in a tight spot: how can he now speak out for abortion services abroad when he has agreed to restrictions at home?

In fact, their positions are not as inconsistent as they may appear at first blush.

One of Obama’s first acts in office was to remove a ban on US funding, known as the "global gag rule," to foreign organizations that used their own money to provide, counsel or refer for abortions or to advocate for a change in theirEarly signing period creating plenty of uncertainty

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — DaShon Bussell says he has not decided whether to sign with his school in December or wait until February. The Western Michigan-bound receiver likes having the option.

The senior from Knoxville (Tennessee) Catholic has that choice thanks to a new set of NCAA recruiting rules that took effect this year. Under the policy change, high school seniors can sign national letters of intent from Dec. 20-22 in addition to the traditional signing period that starts the first Wednesday of February.

A December signing period allows prospects to finish the college selection process early, and coaches will be able to spend January and February focusing only on unsigned prospects rather than worrying about their entire class.

But it also creates plenty of suspense


low income homeowners with home heating being one of the biggest fixed expenses in this cold climate to name just two) into the abyss.

And so at this time Dion choses fuel (carbon) tax as the single issue to promote.

Is there is a better example of an out of touch, narcissistic, academic liberal elite choosing to put their own self described superior ideals over the interests of a public he considers in need of his high mindedness (which public is apparently too 'ignorant' to reduce consumption of fuel even in the face of massive market driven rise in prices)?

I think Poilievre is a stupid twit (he is the worst kind of party hack, who has accomplished nothing in his life, and risen through the ranks by being a snivelingProfessional Singer & Vocal Coach

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Aimee is a qualified singing teacher and studied for three years at Colchester Institute gaining a 2:1 BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre. She then gained her Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).

Aimee is an accomplished vocalist and musician. She also has her Grade 8 ABRSM in Classical singing and is currently working on her ABRSM diploma in Vocal Teaching. She also has her Diploma in Musical Theatre singing from the London College of Music as well as her Grade 8.

Aimee also plays the piano, saxophone and clarinet so is able to accompany students during their lessons.

Aimee’s teaching is underpinned by the Estill model. She specialises in Musical Theatre but also teaches the ABRSM Classical syllabus and the Pop Rock syllabus. Her students range


The timeline of Solo: A Star Wars Story is never firmly established in the film.
Today, I'm gonna clear all of that up for you.
Just in case you haven't seen it yet, there will be major spoilers ahead.
The official guide for Solo provides us with a handy graphic that helps us place the movie in galactic history,
but it counts down to the year Han made the Kessel Run.
It says he was born twenty-two years earlier.
Counting forward, we can see that he was thirteen when the Clone Wars came to an end,
which was nineteen years before the events of A New Hope,
and nine years before the Kessel Run.
So, that places the bulk of Solo: A Star Wars Story at ten years before the original trilogy begins,
and tells us that Hanyears before that.
So, Han's flashbacks are three years before the events of A New Hope and Lando's are eight years before,
but Lando owns the Falcon with L3-37 during his portion of the story.
So, I think the math of that book book is a little bit off, and probably needs to be shifted back a couple years.
Young Lando's Last Shot story most likely takes place shortly before the events of Solo,
and then Han's story probably picks up five years later, half way between Solo and A New Hope.
It's all very confusing and this math can be hard to wrap your head around with all the different milestones and battles and befores and afters.
I expect the book will be amended when it comes out in paperback or something. No big


Volunteers wanted for animal survey

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The People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is calling for an army of volunteers to take part in its annual survey.

This year, the Living with Mammals survey begins on Easter Monday, and PTES is asking people to record the mammals they see in local green spaces and to submit this data to the PTES website.

This citizen science project provides a valuable insight into how our wildlife is faring. In 2015, grey squirrels and foxes were the most commonly recorded mammals, with bats being the next most observed, being sighted at almost half of the survey sites. Other species observed included badgers, wood mice and hedgehogs, along with rarer species such as red squirrels and otters. Living with Mammals has been hugely beneficial forSponsor

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Health professionals, students and criminal justice officials are gathering in Minneapolis today to discuss ways to improve services for people with mental illness.

The University of St. Thomas is co-sponsoring the one-day conference called "Addressing Mental Health Issues in Underserved Populations: Lessons from Real Life."

The keynote speaker is Cecile Watters Tebo, a Louisiana social worker who leads the New Orleans Police Department's mental health crisis unit.

Tebo joined MPR's Steven John on All Things Considered to share her experiences working to diffuse mental health crises.

Steven John: We know a lot about the physical toll of Hurricane Katrina, but what did it mean for those of you dealing with mental health emergencies?

Cecile Watters Tebo: It was a real mental health crisis. What was so devastating after the storm is that the


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Sue Kopen Katcef is an award winning reporter who's currently the Broadcast Bureau Director for the Capital News Service operated by the Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Sue has been a member of SPJ since 1974 (when it was still Sigma Delta Chi) while a student at the University of Maryland. She is a past president of the Maryland Pro Chapter and a former long-time board member of the Washington, D.C. Pro Chapter. She has previously served on the SPJ national board as a campusadviser at-large and is currently SPJ's National Vice President of Campus Chapter Affairs. Sue has served on SPJ's Awards & Honors Committee for a number of years. As chair of the committee, Sue led the panel in what is now an on-going review of both the MOE and SDX awards to try and contemporize both contests. Sue has submitted MOE entries (on behalf of her students) as well as judged and coordinated (regionally) the Mark of Excellence contest and served as a judge for many years of the Sigma Delta Chi contest.

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plus an additional 16 years experience as a public relations specialist and five years as an educator. She is currently an assistant professor of journalism and mass media at the University of Idaho.

Beckys experience as a reporter and editor inside Oklahoma was with the Daily Oklahoman, the Tulsa World, Oklahoma Business News Co. (where she was reporter and editor of the Oklahoma Energy/Environment Report) and as editor of the Oklahoma Banker. She has also covered energy and environmental issues for McGraw-Hills News, Inc. of New York (Platts Oilgram News, Engineering Week and Green Markets); Reuters U.S. Financial, Inc. based in New York; and the Washington, D.C.-based Oil Daily.

As a public relations specialist, Becky has represented the University Hospitals, the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, the Oklahoma Energy Resources Boardand Epworth Villa (a not-for profit retirement community). From 2002-2006, she was a public relations specialist with Evergreen Productions, Inc. of Oklahoma City where she represented the City of Lawton (OK), Tidal School Vineyards and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Her expertise in public relations is writing/publications, working with the news media and crisis communications.

Before Idaho, Becky taught journalism at Bishop McGuinness High School, Southwestern College, the University of Phoenix, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

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Becky has been a member of SPJ since 1972 when she joined the University of Central Oklahoma student chapter. She joined the Oklahoma Professional Chapter in 1977 and became a member of the Snake River Chapter in 2006. She has served on numerous local and national committees for SPJ. Beckys dedication to the Society lies in her belief that service in SPJ is a way to contribute something back to the profession.

Becky earned both her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (1975) and her Master of Education in Journalism (1977) from the University of Central Oklahoma. She earned her Doctorate of Education inChris Webber-led period in franchise history was evident to Bagley the moment he stepped on a private jet and landed in Sacramento, where fans – some already wearing his No. 35 jersey – greeted him at the airport, seeking handshakes and autographs. “That was a good feeling to get off the plane and see all the fans who support the team there. That just made me want to work harder and do whatever I can to play hard for the fans,” Bagley told Yahoo Sports.

Bagley is a throwback to that early 2000s era, with a developing back-to-the-basket game and a penchant for getting buckets. Though his summer league play was cut short because of a pelvic contusion, Bagley had his moments when he revealed why Divac chose him


game should be. Players get to drive fast, weave in and out of traffic like they're the lead role in an action movie, and try to shave every second possible off their time to be the best in the world. With the unique handling offered by the handheld platform, players can get into the race in ways they might not have on other systems.

Race More Than Just The Computer

In Asphalt 3D players can take on more than just other computerized opponents in their own digital hot rods. It's possible to race other players live via the network connections provided by the Nintendo 3DS, and it's also possible to race against the ghosts of the highest scorers and fastest drivers that have come before. In that sense players cantake on the best, even if the players who set the records aren't present to participate in the race itself.

In addition to racing other players, it's also possible for drivers to set records. For those who choose to participate in the world ranking system, players can see how their times and achievements match up against all the others who play the game that are willing to show off a little bit when it comes to their scores. This builds a community full of competition as everyone tries to beat the best score and move up in the rankings.

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Asphalt 3D is, more or less, everything that a driving game should be. It's fast paced, it's fun, and it provides players with a challenging environment


Video games can inspire some pretty fervent passions in their fan bases, and few are as passionate as that of the Mother games. Set in modern times, this RPG series follows the exploits of Ness and his friends and is known as EarthBound in the west, but we only ever got the second game on its intended console. The original Mother eventually saw release as EarthBound Beginnings on Wii U Virtual Console and we've yet to see the Japan-only GBA title Mother 3 head to the west in any official capacity, much to the chagrin of fans.

Recent tweets from Monolift Soft game developer and artist Yasuyuki Honne, formerly of Xenogears and Chrono Trigger fame at Square, revealed that he personally pitched a GameCube sequel to series director ShigesatoItoi back in 2003, well before the troubled Mother 3 (which started out as an N64 game) launched for GBA in 2006.

His tweets, as translated by Kotaku, detail the meeting between Honne and Itoi, as facilitated by the late Satoru Iwata, ex-President of Nintendo. The artist, then working as director on the GameCube game Baten Kaitos, had mocked up two concept shots of a potential EarthBound sequel with a home craft, felt-like style that isn't a million miles away from the material aesthetic later employed in Kirby's Epic Yarn and the most recent Yoshi platformers, Yoshi's Woolly World and Yoshi's Crafted World. Check out the two pictures from the original tweets below:

It seems that Itoi wasn't exactly aware he was about to get pitched a sequel, with Iwata


Altshuler Berzon LLP is pleased to announce that Eric P. Brown and Matthew Murray became members of the partnership on January 1, 2018. Eric is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School. Prior to joining the firm, Eric served as a law clerk to Judge Kermit V. Lipez of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and to Chief Judge Mark L. Wolf of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. In 2016, he was named a “California Lawyer of the Year” by the California Lawyer magazine for his work in the Walmart warehouse litigation.

Matt is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Law School, and also received a Master in Public Policy degree from the HarvardUniversity Kennedy School of Government. Prior to joining the firm, Matt served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Margaret Marshall of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Matt is a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Committee of the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California. He was a contributor to the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law’s The Fair Labor Standards Act, 2nd Edition, 2012, 2015, and 2016 Cumulative Supplements. He was named a “Rising Star” in the 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers listings in San Francisco Magazine.


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House to vote this week on contempt for former Clinton IT staffer

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The House will vote this week on a resolution to hold former State Department IT technician Bryan Pagliano in contempt of Congress, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters Monday.

Well be taking up contempt on Bryan Pagliano for his lack of attending, McCarthy said, referring to a committee hearing Pagliano skipped. McCarthy provided no further details on plans for the vote.

Pagliano was responsible for setting up Hillary Clintons private email server during her tenure as secretary of State.

The former State Department employee declined to appear at an Oversight Committee hearing on Clinton's server earlier this month, in spite of a subpoena demanding hisevidence sought by investigators. Yet despite signs, Clintons former chief of staff Cheryl Mills obstructed efforts by investigators to obtain Clintons emails, the FBI invited Mills to attend Hillarys interview at FBI headquarters as one of her lawyers. Its absolutely outrageous, J/W President Tom Fitton said. The FBI saw massive document destruction and clear intent to withhold material evidence, he added, and they just ignored that obstruction, and even let her sit in on the interview. The smoking gun is on page 16 of the FBIs 47-page report. It details how Mills ultimately made the determinations about which emails should be preserved before she and Clinton decided to delete the rest as personal. Clinton conducted both government and personal business using a personal email account  clintonemail.com


tied to an unsecured server set up in the basement of her New York home. The FBI makes clear the procedure Mills used to sort out the emails was suspicious. Mills was the one who ordered the server host to move the emails from the server to a laptop where she could screen them. Mills told investigators she could not recall if emails with non-gov addresses were included in the transfer. Its unlikely they were, because an aide who helped her search told the FBI she only screened for emails sent to or from Clinton with .gov and .mil  not .com  addresses.--SNIP-- (Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...

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Hillary's email coverup operation andTwo 14-year-old boys have been arrested in the shooting death of a 17-year-old Diana man, and more arrests are possible in the case, the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office said today.

The body of Jacob Michael Johnson of Diana was found in his vehicle in the Diana community Sunday night, and preliminary autopsy reports indicated he died from two gunshot wounds to the head, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

One suspect was arrested Tuesday night, and another was arrested early this morning, Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd told the Tyler Morning Telegraph. He said they are being held in a juvenile detention center, but declined to give the location.

The suspects were not from Upshur County. As of Friday morning, no additional arrests had been made.

The vehicle with


closely with the President’s Council, which is composed of seven different titles: Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs (Jacqueline Huntoon), Cheif Financial Officer, Vice President for Research (David Reed), Vice President for Student Affairs and Advancement (Les Cook), Vice President for University Relations and Enrollment (John Lehman), Athletic Director (Suzanne Sanregret), and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees (Roberta Dessellier). Currently, there is a search for a new Chief Financial Officer. According to Koubek, “they represent each of the key administrative pieces of the campus.”

It is no secret that Tech is predominantly a STEM campus, but students in the humanity department have been feeling neglected. Career Fair means next to nothing to them, their classes are geared for STEM students, and the registration process isof the lost miners, and their assurance that the mine is safe for new mining operations. Reward 2,000 gp worth of store credit at Artful Arms. Asset ID: 3737 Owner: Joe

The party initially headed out on a quest to investigate a group of miners that had gone missing in the Black Mountains, far behind the Ashwalker Forest. They made strongheadway on their first day out, but were attacked by a gang of bandits during the night! After the initial surprise wore off, the party quickly bested the bandits, with Drexell the half-dragon fighter cleaving several in half. They allowed one to run away, “to spread tales of their deeds.”

They made their way through the forest over the next two days without incident. Arriving at the mine, Ogrefood, the


halfling ranger, lit a torch and the party entered with Azeria, the half-elf rogue, sneaking ahead. As they rounded a corner, Azeria spotted several corpses near a fissure in the wall at the edge of her vision. She told the others to stay back as she crept further to investigate, but before she could, an ankheg burrowed out of the ground, looking for a meal. As the party fought the beast, several began to feel lightheaded. Ogrefood quickly figured out that they have failed to notice a noxious gas, and they fall back as they finish fighting the ankheg. The party deduced that the miners had opened up large pocket of gas, and based on the condition of the corpses likely exploded. Drexell joked about luckily not usinghis breath weapon.

The party was not as lucky with their random encounter rolls on the way back to Riverford. While moving through the Ashwalker Forest they were ambushed by a fachen, who leapt out from a bush to paralyze Ogrefood and Drexell with fear, and nearly drop Azeria unconscious with his opening blow. The rogue fell back and hid, while Ogrefood plinked at the muscular aberration with his sling bullets. Several landed true, and Drexell shook off his fear a round later to get a solid hit in. Still severely wounded and openly pondering cutting her losses, Azeria decided to charge in, landing a sneak attack that staggered the beast. The fachen turned to Azeria with rage in his eye and swung with all his might, missing. It


collapsed to the ground, bleeding to death, and the party stomped it out.

As they slept, they were ambushed by a several gourd leshys, animated plant creatures with pumpkins for heads. HAPPY HALLOWEEN! The party outmatched them handily, and after destroying most of them Drexell threw one into a sack to take back home.

With the town in their sights, dark clouds grew overhead and rain began to fall on the sprawling plains of wheat. The party came across three axebeaks, and before Ogrefood could talk them down, the most aggressive of the gaggle attacked. As fighting erupted, the plains began to flood, creating hazards for the characters to avoid. Azeria walks on the edge of the rushing water to get a sneak attack in, felling one while balanced onher tippy-toes. Ogrefood shouted about taking them alive, that they’re worth good money to the right rancher, and the party managed to knock one more out. The third ran off.

Back in town, the party cashed in their quests. We had enough time for another encounter, so they decided to buy some gear with their loot and to go out to the plans to try and hunt some orcs. After a day and a half of searching, they come upon some mounted orc raiders, and manage to set up an ambush as they move through a narrow pass. Azeria stood in the middle of the road and acted as though she was surrendering, while Ogrefood and Drexell attacked from the side. Their gambit worked, and the orcs approached Azeria


choices made in one session will carry over to another, even if the characters and players in each game are completely different!

The party decided to deal with the undead, and set out south. They make good time across the more well-settled and secured areas along the rivers, and made camp for the first night. While on watch, Kandar heard the sound of rattling bones on a nearby road. A squad of skeletal archers had noticed the party’s fire. Kandar takes a bit of a beating as the others wake up and join the fight, but the party crushes the undead archers.

The next day the party encountered strange fissures in area of planes, and took a moment to investigate. As they approached, the ground writhed and cracked as anboth sides, the party prevailed.

While exploring the forests to find the source of the increasing number of undead, the party discovers an ancient ruin. Inside, they found a stone statue of an ogre. As they approached the statue, the stone began to flake away, revealing a horrid monstrosity: a putrid, gelatinous ogre surrounding the creatures animated skeleton. The party acts quick as the beast splits in two, but Drexell is knocked unconscious! As the half-dragon bled out on the ground, Kandar shattered the bones of the skeleton while Ogrefood poured a potion in this mouth before slinging holy water at the ectoplasmic spirit. Amazingly, they all pull through and heal up.

In the next room they find an orc necromancer and some skeleton bodyguards. “ORCS! OF COURSE IT WAS


and some initial hesitance from Lady Lliaran, the party decided to head to the Rivalud Forest to deal with a troll that was attacking nearby settlements and murdering loggers.

During the first day they were ambushed by a fachen! Apparently one-legged, one-armed, one-eyed super-muscular aberrations are more common than you would think in the Three Rivers Valley. Again, the monster got the drop on the party, and knocked Lady Lliaran to half health. That’s all it would do, as Lady retaliated with four claws of her own, tearing off chunks of the monster as it screamed in agony. Ogrefood is impressed.

Continuing along, they came upon two orcs standing outside a stone building, arguing. As the PCs approached, the loud clanking of Faith-Light easily gave them away, and one orcdrank a potion and disappeared as the other grabbed for his bow. Ogrefood cracked the visible one with his sling, but ended up walking past the invisible one, drawing an attack of opportunity. With an overly dramatic swipe the orc appeared, and missed the halfling by a foot. Lady Lliaran quickly flanked the inaccurate orc, and begins her clawing. It’s a short fight after that, and afterwards they check the building to find twelve bound and gagged farmhands. Talking to them, it seems as though the orcs were trying to decide to kidnap or kill them when the PCs showed up. The party told them to stay put, assuring them they would escort them to Riverford after they finish their quest.

The party reaches the Rivalud Forest and began


searching for signs of a troll. Ogrefood discovered its tracks, and the party sets a trap for it with stinky fachen meat. They lie in wait for almost a full day, but eventually the troll shows up and takes the bait. Despite all their planning, the physical realities of engaging a troll prove daunting. Ogrefood takes a hit, curses, and then bounds up the walls of a ruin to plink at the giant from safety, while Faith-Light casts Hold Person, paralyzing it. Lady Lliaran unleashes her flurry of claws and begins throwing chunks of troll on the ground only to watch them reform before her eyes. “FIRE!” Ogrefood shouted, reaching into his pack for vials he purchased earlier. They down the beast, and take its head.

Returning to thefarmhands, the party makes camp with them and plans to head home the next morning. The random encounter macros had other plans for them though, and a cyclops stalked them as they slept. Ogrefood sees it before it attacks and manages to get the party woken up quickly, but Lady Lliaran is caught without her eidolon “body armor” or claws. She shrieked before loudly hacking and coughing, and ran behind the building to gather her wits. The cyclops’ eye gleamed for a moment as he looked into the future and guaranteed himself a crit against Ogrefood. Lady Lliaran summoned celestial giant ants to distract the giant before casting Haste, as Faith-Life kept the halfling alive. A few more sling bullets, including another crit, and the cyclops was down.

The


party returned to Riverford, escorting the captured farmhands, and dropped off the troll’s head with Sibit, collecting their 750gp. With time left for one more encounter, Ogrefood convinced the party to go hunting for axe beaks and their eggs. They find some east of town at a well-known watering hole. Ogregood snuck up and let out a volley before the giant birds noticed him, and he managed to knock out the alpha male in the opening round. Lady Lliaran enlarged herself and stomped in to support the halfling as he shouted, “TAKE THEM ALIVE! THEY’RE WORTH GOOD MONEY!” Holding back a bit, the synthesist summoner used non-lethal attacks to knock out the two birds, and they were able to subdue them. In a nearby nest, Ogrefood finds aConventional lengthy article conveying apparatuses allow the lengthy article to be conveyed between a transfer device and target transfer locations with different heights in a vertical direction with the aid of the transferring activity of the transfer device and a lifting activity of the platform. For instance, the apparatus is comprised of a stacker crane, which is used in an automated storage system, where a pair of storage racks having a plurality of article storages lengthwise and breadthwise for storing articles there and a consign board where the articles are loaded to or unloaded from the outside. The stacker crane performs the article loading work for conveying articles from the origin to the destination, considering the loading board as the target location origin and the storage as the


target location for the transfer, the operation of the lifting driving means is maintained in a suspended condition. Therefore, when the transfer procedure of an article from the target location for the transfer to the platform is carried out, as the article is being transferred to the platform side along the article transferring direction, the load acting upon the platform increases and the increase makes the elongation margin of the cord-like member, which suspends and supports the platform, longer, and the lifted position of the platform shifts downwardly in accordance with the elongated margin of the cord-like member. This being the case, if the platform is moved down during the transferring procedure, the platform will be moved down whilst the outside end portions of the platform in thearticle transfer direction are being received and held at the receiver at the target location for the transfer, thus the platform becomes liable to deformation or damage.
In addition, when the transfer procedure of an article from the platform to the target location for the transfer is carried out, as the article is transferred to the target location for the transfer side along the article transferring direction, the load acting upon the platform decreases and the decrease makes the elongation margin of the cord-like member, which suspends and support the platform, shorter, and the lifted position of the platform is shifted upwardly in accordance with the elongated margin of the cord-like member. This being the case, if the platform is lifted up during the transferring procedure, the outside end


Iceland’s finest post-rockers, Sigur Ros, have unveiled a highly atmospheric and chilling cover of The Rains Of Castamere for an upcoming episode of the hit HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, which has developed partnerships with many popular musicians, including members of Coldplay.

In September 2013, it was confirmed that the band’s three core members would have a cameo in the fourth season of GoT, with the announcement made earlier this month that the guys would lend their musical chops to a composition originally penned by series composer Ramin Djawadi.

The track also features lyrics by George R.R. Martin, who wrote the series of novels on which the show is based. The track appeared many times during the show’s first three seasons, including a version performed by American indie outfitDirector of Insurance ("Director") filed a Verified Petition for the Rehabilitation of Pine Top. On January 16, 1987, the court made a determination that Pine Top was insolvent and entered an Order of Liquidation. Under this Order of Liquidation and under Section 193 of the Insurance Code, the Director became Liquidator of Pine Top and is charged with marshalling the assets of Pine Top's estate for the benefit of all of Pine Top's creditors.
The Director filed this federal action against Republic and the Bank under Section 204 of the Insurance Code, which authorizes the Director to recover preferential transfers which were received by creditors of an insolvent insurance company within four months preceding the filing of an initial pleading under Article XIII. The Director contends that, in connection


state. In the absence of such security for a reinsurer, a ceding company may suffer a penalty in the calculation of its reserves for purposes of compliance with state regulatory requirements.
By early 1986, Pine Top had unsuccessfully approached a number of financial institutions requesting credit for the issuance of LCs on Pine Top's account. At the time, Pine Top was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Greyhound Corporation ("Greyhound"), which had recently reacquired it after being owned for approximately ten months by the Whitney Group. From the end of 1984 to the end of 1985, Pine Top's stated surplus had declined from $12.6 million to $1.8 million, and it had been forced to cease writing new business in most states. Apparently, Pine Top was having difficulty obtaining credit due toits financial condition.
At some time in late January or early February, 1986, Greyhound contacted the Bank on Pine Top's behalf to request a $10,000,000 line of credit to be used for the issuance of LCs to Pine Top's reinsurance creditors. Although the Bank had dealt with Greyhound in the past, it had no previous dealings with Pine Top. The Bank's officer in charge of the Greyhound account was Robert Troutman ("Troutman"), a vice-president. Troutman was approached by officers of Greyhound who explained that Pine Top required LCs for various ceding companies for which Pine Top was a reinsurer and that, because the LCs were to replace others that had expired on December *280 31, 1985, the need for the credit was urgent. Troutman's negotiations were conducted with Edward


to be invested in short-term securities pursuant to the Security and Investment Agreement. In addition, on April 17, 1986, the Bank issued a $3.2 million LC on Greyhound's account for the benefit of Pine Top.
Prior to this time, on February 20, 1986, the Bank received applications for ten standby LCs to be issued to certain reinsurance companies on Pine Top's behalf. On February 26th, the Bank issued several LCs, including an LC for the benefit of Republic in the amount of $969,642. When the Bank inquired about when the collateral for these LCs would be transferred, it was not given a specific date but was merely told it would be transferred as "soon as possible." (Troutman dep., Vol. I, pp. 70-82).
On June 23, 1986, Pine Top was placedinto receivership proceedings in the State of Illinois. On or about June 23, 1986, Republic drew upon the Bank's previously-issued LC. The Bank paid the funds due Republic and reimbursed itself by liquidating the collateral Pine Top had transferred to it in late April. Plaintiff's present action alleges that these transactions constituted voidable preferential transfers as defined by Section 204 of the Insurance Code. Plaintiff alleges that the Bank received a direct transfer of Pine Top's assets in late April when it received collateral for the LCs. It alleges Republic received an indirect transfer of Pine Top assets when, on February 26, 1986, it received the LC from the Bank on the account of Pine Top.

DISCUSSION
According to Section 204 of the Insurance Code, any transfer from a debtor


back *283 from Greyhound by assignment. Although this transaction was not completed until April 17, 1986, the LC was merely a replacement for a previously existing LC in the identical amount that had been issued by the Valley National Bank of Arizona on March 31, 1985. In a letter to the Deputy Director, dated February 25, 1986, Greyhound's chief financial officer identified this preexisting LC and stated,
"This letter of credit was provided to guarantee the collectibility of reinsurance recoverable from reinsurers of the Pine Top and is currently pledged to the Bank of America as collateral for a letter of credit line in favor of Pine Top Insurance Company.
We hereby acknowledge that the letter of credit is in full force and effect and is validly exercisable as necessary."
Likewise,that from the moment the Bank proffered its commitment letter on February 10, 1986, it intended to provide a line of credit to Pine Top only if it was fully secured from the outset. Pine Top's intent to contemporaneously secure the Bank is evidenced by its letters to the Deputy Director on February 19th and 25th. The transaction thereby arranged between Pine Top and the Bank, commencing in February and stumbling along until its culmination in late April, was a contemporaneous exchange for new value.
As such, the transfer of Pine Top assets to the Bank was not preferential as defined by Section 204, and so the Bank is entitled to summary judgment in its favor. Having reached this conclusion, the court need not address the Bank's other arguments


in support of its motion.

II. Republic's Motion for Summary Judgment

Republic has characterized its motion as one both for summary judgment and partial summary judgment,[4] although it is unclear for which counts each prayer applies. It offers three arguments in support of the motion. First, it contends that it did not have knowledge that Pine Top was insolvent at the time it accepted the transfers of Pine Top's assets from the Bank, and thus it did not have a "reasonable cause to believe" it was receiving a preference. Second, it argues that it did not have knowledge that the LC it received from the Bank was collateralized by Pine Top's assets, and thus it did not have a "reasonable cause to believe" it was receiving a preference. Finally, itexists a material issue of fact on the question whether Republic had actual or constructive knowledge of Pine Top's insolvency. To begin with, there is evidence that Henry Martin ("Martin"), Republic's chief executive officer, was aware of Pine Top's weakened financial position. For example, Martin's deposition testimony indicates that as early as 1983 he contemplated the possible "bankruptcy of Pine Top Illinois" (Martin Dep., Vol. I, p. 152), and that after Greyhound reacquired Pine Top he repeatedly questioned the head of Pine Top about the company's financial condition (Martin Dep., Vol. III, pp. 396-99, 440, 412-25). In a telephone conversation on March 7, 1986, with Hussein Enan, Republic's reinsurance intermediary, Martin discussed the possibility of Pine Top going "belly up", as well as the possibility of Republic protecting


gallery / printing studio space, where I can also hold small seminars and workshops, as well as receptions, filmings, and exibits of other photographer's work from time to time.

I expect to have an official opening in late March or April, depending on my travel schedule and renovation plans. I'm in Morrocao in January and then Antarctica again for almost all of February.

I'm in town in March, but then in The Amazon in April.

So, my current plan would be to have a March opening with an Antarctica show, and another show in May (to coincide with "Contact") with work from the Amazon.After 84 thousand kilometers of sailing around the world, the Volvo Ocean Race ended in a photo finish in The Hague on Sunday. Dongfeng, a Chinese boat with Dutch Carolijn Brouwer on board, came in first place. With that Brouwer is the first woman ever to win the Volvo Ocean Race, AD reports.


CIPPIC appeared before the Federal Court of Appeal today, on behalf of OpenMedia.ca, arguing for thetimely application of a Wireless Consumer Protection Code developed by the CRTC and imposed on providers of mobile services. The appeal, lodged by a number of mobile service providers, seeks to delay the application of the Wireless Code for existing service contracts until the term of those contracts expires (the standard term for wireless service contracts is three years). The argument is that the CRTC does not have the legislative authority to impose the protections in the Wireless Code onto pre-existing consumer contracts because this constitutes an interference with vested rights. CIPPIC argued that, first of all, there is no interference with vested rights as the Wireless Code primarily focuses on mitigating futureNo Dyed Fuel Penalty in Florida, IRS Says

The IRS last Friday announced that it would be waiving the penalty for using red-dyed diesel in highway vehicles in Florida until September 15. The press release came while Floridians prepared for the possibility that Hurricane Dorian would make landfall.

As of this afternoon, the now-Category 2 storm has yet to make landfall in the United States, but NPR reported that Dorian battered the Bahamas with rain and 185-mile-per-hour winds as a Category 5 over the weekend.

Despite the storm weakening over the past few days, it still represents a very real threat to residents in the Southeastern US. When the IRS announced the dyed-fuel waiver, they wanted “to minimize or prevent disruptions to the supply of fuel for diesel-powered highway vehicles.”

The IRS


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By continuing to browse this site, you accept the use of cookies for user statistics, offering content adapted to the interests of users, providing optimal browsing and the possibility to share content on social networks.Q:

What are the name and purpose of this domed building in Los Angeles?

The building with 3 domes in the foreground on a hill top. The city in the background is Los Angeles.

A:

That's Griffith Observatory!
It's an astronomical observatory, planetarium and museum in the midst of Griffith Park. The land plus the money for the observatory came from Griffith J. Griffith.
Besides the telescopes, planetarium and exhibits, there's a cafe, shop, and theatre and often great views of the Hollywood sign and the Los Angeles basin.
It's been used as a filming location for several films including Rebel without a Cause and La La Land.
Admission is free, but parking can be problematic. I recommend you check out their page on "Getting Here."


Eagle View CEO also will run Henrietta's Pictometry

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Richard Hurwitz came to Pictometry International Corp. more than two years ago with ambitious plans to ramp up growth at the aerial imagery company and enter new markets.

Now he's leaving the CEO position at the rapidly growing Henrietta aerial imaging firm having helped orchestrate arguably the biggest change in the company's history: Pictometry's merger with a Washington state 3D measurement technology company, EagleView Technologies.

Now running the merged companies is EagleView CEO Chris Barrow. Prior to the past four years of running EagleView, Barrow spent time as CEO of a ...At least four Mexican nationals were also arrested in the bust.

MILTON, Ga. — Six people were arrested as part of a major drug bust spanning six metro Atlanta counties. It led authorities to several hundred pounds of meth worth nearly $2 million.

Agents with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency said the home in the 2100 block of Mountain Road in the north Fulton County community was being used as a meth conversion lab.

According to DEA Special Agent Chuvalo Truesdell, when agents arrived, they discovered roughly 300 pounds of crystal methamphetamine - and even more waiting to be turned from liquid to solid form.

"With methamphetamine, it can be extremely volatile - the chemicals that they use - particularly when you're dealing with a conversion lab," DEA spokesperson Truesdell said. "Because


was a class action, filed in Delaware against MCA and its directors, alleging violations of Delaware law.17  While that action was pending, the second suit was brought in California, alleging violations of Securities and Exchange Commission Rules 10b-3 and 14d-10.18  The California district court entered summary judgment for the defendants, and the plaintiffs appealed.19  Before the appeal was heard, the first suit was settled.20  The settlement included a release of all claims arising out of the acquisition.21

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On appeal, the defendants/appellees invoked the Delaware judgment as a bar to further prosecution of the action, relying on the Full Faith and Credit Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1738.  The Supreme Court agreed, holding that the Delaware settlement judgment was entitled to full faith and credit, notwithstandingFour days into 2017, Medium's employees came to work and were told that one-third of them — 50 people — were being let go.

They were shocked. Their adored boss, billionaire CEO Ev Williams, best known as the cofounder of Twitter, seemed to care so deeply for each of them.

But he told the world about the layoff in a blog post even before all the people who lost their jobs were informed, a former employee tells Business Insider.

Some of them found out through industry buzz that they had lost their jobs, one person told us.

"It comes down to how dysfunctional the place was," one former employee told Business Insider. This person said that before they were let go, Medium was a "dream job."

Medium, a blogging and publishing site, gained


revenue, this meant a bleak future.

"I like Ev. He's persnickety," one publisher told Business Insider. "His ideas are interesting, and he does surprise me with his thinking. He likes people who make things, including writers. I did not think he would just pull the plug on publishing and start f---ing people. But instead he's like, 'Your contract is up in a while, and good luck. And I'm going to fire a bunch of people.'"

Business Insider interviewed six people from all aspects of Medium's business, including former employees and customers. We sent Medium an exhaustive list with the information in this story. The company declined to comment, did not respond to multiple follow-up emails, and declined to make Williams available for an interview.

The people we talked to told us:

Theculture at Medium is wonderfully warm and fuzzy but also sluggish, with terrible communication.

Williams is charismatic, imaginative, and brilliant in some ways, particularly around products, but he's impetuous and clueless in others.

No one is declaring Medium dead, but people in the Valley are calling it a "s---show" and a "vanity startup," a favorite label for a disorganized startup run by a rich and famous founder.

'Utter crap'

Medium was launched as a way for anyone to publish medium-length articles on the internet. Williams has been at this mission for decades. In 1999, before founding Twitter, he created a site called Blogger.

Although Blogger struggled financially after the internet bubble burst, it was groundbreaking for its day, and Williams sold it to Google in 2003 for an undisclosed amount (some say $20


million).

With Medium, Williams was on a mission to clean up the mess that blogging had become — and the misinformation and drivel it attracted. He hoped to cure professional journalism of these ills, too.

"The state of tech blogs is atrocious. It's utter crap," he told Bloomberg's Brad Stone in 2013. "They create a culture that is superficial and fetishizing and rewarding the wrong things and reinforcing values that are self-destructive and unsustainable." And he said he was "pessimistic about the state of media, and that's why I want to work on this problem."

His idea back then was an algorithm that recommended high-quality stories not based on clicks, but on how much time people spent reading them. He didn't know in 2013 how Medium would make money, as iscommon for early-stage startups, but he knew he didn't want it to be through advertising, which he viewed as one of the root causes of the mess.

Big vision, small promises

But after experimenting with business models, Medium launched an ad sales beta program in April to sell limited types of ads, such as a sponsorship of a series of articles. (For example, Marriott sponsored a series of travel articles.)

The startup had also been wooing publishers to move to Medium — to join the program and help increase Medium's overall readership.

The Medium offices. Glassdoor/Darren Hull At an Ad Age conference in April, Williams said: "The entire point of this phase of monetization for Medium is to pay publishers. That's what we see as our job."

More than two dozen publishers bought


has raised $134 million valuing the company at $600 million, including raising a $5o million round in April when the beta program was announced. This includes investment from Williams himself, as well as Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and GV, according to Pitchbook.

But despite Williams' public commitment, the company quickly ran into trouble fulfilling the promise.

The company had a serious discussion at its October board meeting about its future. Shortly after, the guy running its ad sales team, Joe Purzycki, resigned.

And the all-hands meeting in December did not have the usual "positive, rah-rah" tone, an employee said. Instead, Williams told the company that things were not going as planned.

A billionaire's vanity project?

Ad sales are hard, but Medium had some early success. One of the sponsored series had generated overpeople in the journalism world like Katie Couric and members of Medium's publications, one person said. At one dinner, Tim Urban, the author of the blog Wait But Why, discussed his dislike of ads.

"There are no ads on the site cause ads are gross," Wait But Why's support page says.

Instead, Wait But Why is supported by patronization, meaning posts are free but it asks readers to make a small monthly recurring donation using a service called Patreon. Urban has persuaded more than 4,000 people to donate a total of more than $12,000 a month. That's enough to give him a paycheck, pay an employee, and cover some business expenses. He's working on raising more money this way, too.

"Ev was so entranced by this idea," one person told us.


A week after announcing a voluntary recall of its Galaxy Note7, Samsung finally announced that it was working with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on an official recall process. The government agency issued an immediate advisory to all owners of the handset, telling them to "power down and stop charging or using" the device without delay.

On September 15, the CPSC officially recalled the Galaxy Note7, following numerous incidents in which the device had caught fire, and some in which its battery had exploded. The agency said last week that there had been 92 documented incidents in the US alone, including 55 in which property or vehicles had been damaged, and 26 in which people had suffered injuries.

After early criticism regarding Samsung's initial handling of the recall,for personal reasons: "They're attracted to people with similar interests;" ideological reasons: "they see meat eaters' bodies as being composed of the lives of others;" and sexual reasons: "they didn't want to engage in intimate sex ... because of the smells and tastes of their body fluids."

Potts sampled 157 vegans, 120 of whom were female.

All of the women, according to Potts, fell along a continuum. Some expressed discontent with being with meat-eating men, while others would sleep only with other vegans.

"It is totally, totally true," said Janna Cunnigham, a 46-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., native, about the smells and tastes of carnivores.

"Their body odor is pungent. Their sweat is extremely smelly. Their spit, and all their body fluids, are strong and stinky. Vegetarian people are not so smelly," Cunningham, who


a childhood friend Dana when chaos breaks out. In the beginning he seems like a happy-go-lucky guy but as the manga goes Woo Hyun´s sad past is revealed. He saw Dana as his Savior. Her death brings out the darker side of him intent on revenge.

Literal Witch Doormat

Simulatenously he has a great deal of kindness for his new family. Even though Jeanne accuses him of being selfish, beats on him, and treats him like a doormat he never runs out on them.

Jeanne is the witch ´tied´ to Woohyun who was brought back by his blood. Unfortunately her actual

Jeanne explains why she appears like a child

body was swapped with her sister´s. She is pint-size power with an angelic look but devilish temper. Jeanne cares deeply for her sister butremains conflicted over Woohyun´s role in their lives. She is quick to tear him down for being human. Then turns around to guilt him over not treating her sister better. Her sister who had an incident in the past which makes her extremely child-like with zero distinguishable vocabulary. She has a lot of power but acts out to defend those she cares for but doesn´t understand the reality of their situation.

Kyle & Naska

There are numerous Templar characters just like there are other witches as well. Kyle is the highly unusual witch. He is male (clearly) which makes his power work differently. At his side is Naska who is extremely powerful but acts like a bratty younger sister. The two are close in their own way even though Kyle


in a nondescript, inaccessible office building! It was the ultimate sacrifice in the name of ‘rationality’ – a complete disavowal of any historic or emotional connection to the city.” The beauty of this piece is Storring’s attention to the details – civic debate, architects, planners, theorists, trends, fads. An era comes clear. After reading this, you’ll walk around your town and see it in a different way.

Nathan Storring is a writer, artist, designer, and curator based in Toronto. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design University’s Criticism and Curatorial Practices program, he is compiling a graphic novel depicting conversations that friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances had with renowned urban thinker Jane Jacobs. He is also the assistant curator of the Urbanspace Gallery in Toronto, amedia intern with the Centre for City Ecology, graphic designer and webmaster for NUMUS Concerts Inc., and he has been performing archival research for the autobiography of Eberhard Zeidler, architect of the Toronto Eaton’s Centre (among many other things).

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A man dines alone near closed stalls in the food court of the Market Square.

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A ruin lies at the heart of Kitchener, Ontario. As one looks East down King Street from anywhere in the downtown core, one will see its gleaming green edifice, its almost-Victorian clock tower protruding above many of the buildings, one of its spindly glass pedestrian bridges stretched over the road like the arm of a yawning lover at a movie. Kitchener’s inhabitants call this shabby emerald city the Market Square – a name it inherited long