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commonly known. In the above captioned case, the title of Assistant Deputy Director European Operations is a prime example. It is more believable, and harder to refute, than the title of "the" Director European Operations. Similarly, the stated affiliation with "Global Affairs" is sufficiently broad and non-descript to make it more likely to be believable. 31 Lee Morris, mentioned in the declarations of both Deacon and Karlshoj, is a retired officer of the United States Navy. In his deposition, Mr. Morris discussed a project he helped coordinate in Japan. In addition, he mentioned that funds from that project would have been used to pay the debts incurred by the "Savage situation" had the project gone through. 32 In an affidavit by Monarch's counsel, Raphael S. Moore, Mr. Moorestated that he had conversations with one George Willis who lived in Northern Ireland. Willis had lost money to Savage, and believed that Savage "was with the [CIA]." Willis also told Moore that he, Willis, had called the CIA and had been told by someone in the Director's office that Savage was not an agent, but that if Willis could prove that Savage was such an agent, they would pay him his loss. 33 On the basis of the evidence before it, the trial courte CIA concluded that plaintiffs had failed to carry their burden ofre CIA establishing a prima facie case of authority by Savage toe CIA

(Lee) Morris, and Mr. Marshall Jacobs. 36 In a hearing on December 4, 1996, the trial court heard Monarch's arguments as to why they thought the depositions of Mr. Malkowich, Detective Hulse, Mrs. Savage, Mr. Cutler, Mr. Korczak, and Senator Grassley would be necessary. Monarch stated that it would no longer be pursuing the depositions of Mr. North, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. Smith. 37 At the hearing, Monarch explained that Mr. Malkowich, thought to be a member of British Intelligence, had told Monarch that he could identify a United States Senator who was aware of the contract between Savage and Monarch and who had attempted to bring settlement of the alleged breach of contract. Monarch, although acknowledging that the Senator would have more authority to her husband. 40 Further, Monarch argued that it needed to subpoena Mr. Cutler even though he had already submitted a written declaration. Monarch explained that when it last approached Mr. Cutler, he had stated that he was not willing to say any more than was in his declaration, and that he would only state more if he was required to under oath. Monarch reasoned that because Mr. Cutler and a partner in his law firm were very closely connected to the CIA, they must have further information regarding Savage's relationship with the CIA. 41 Monarch also argued that it needed to subpoena Mr. Korczak. According to Monarch, Mr. Korczak was an undercover operative for the CIA who would give information about the

authority held by individuals with specific ranks and titles in the CIA. In addition, Monarch explained that it needed to depose Senator Grassley solely for the purpose of corroborating the fact that Korczak was with the CIA. 42 With respect to Mr. Morris, Monarch stated to the trial court that Mr. Morris told Monarch that he was with the CIA, stated that he had information about delegations of authority within the CIA and had direct knowledge of the transaction in which Mr. Savage was involved. According to Monarch, Mr. Morris was Mr. Savage's supervisor in the CIA. 43 Throughout the hearing, the trial court made it clear that it would only allow further discovery on the limited issue of whether the CIA had Clarke, who became President of the Irish Republic declared in April 1916. In the process he also, incidentally, faced personal and professional disaster as St Enda's went to the verge of bankruptcy. The school, and Pearse's reputation, was saved by McGarrity and the Irish-American Fenians. But they still needed some convincing that Pearse had truly embraced separatism. When he was demanding guns in August 1914, it was still for essentially defensive, reactive purposes. In October, after the split, he argued that the pared-down IV was 'infinitely more valuable' than the previous 'unwieldy, loosely-held-together mixum-gatherum force'. With some 150 companies, a 'small, compact, perfectly-disciplined, determinedly _separatist_ force' would be 'ready to _act_ with tremendous effect if the war brings us the moment' – and if only America would supply the

Study of the Founder of Sinn Fein_ (anonymous) (Dublin n.d. [1917]), p. 8. He wrote 'lucid and vehement prose derived partly from Swift and Mitchel, but mainly from a natural talent which owed nothing to any formal study of syntax or grammar'. Seán Ó Luing, 'Arthur Griffith and Sinn Féin', in Martin (ed.), _Leaders and Men of the Easter Rising_ , p. 56. ****. See Patrick Maume, _The Long Gestation. Irish Nationalist Life 1891–1918_ (Dublin 1999), pp. 28ff. for an illuminating survey. ****. Ernest Blythe, 'Arthur Griffith', _Administration_ , 8 (1960), p. 37. Blythe notes that time and again Griffith 'seemed deliberately to avoid being put at the top'. ****. Variously rendered in English as 'warriors of Ireland' or 'soldiers of destiny'; 'league' or 'band of Gaels'. ****. Shaw Desmond, _The Dramathe Irish Volunteers 1913; resigned from IRB Supreme Council after supporting Redmond's takeover of IV Executive June 1914; organized Volunteer gun-running July 1914; arrested by IRB Easter 1916; Chief of the Revenue Commissioners Stamp Department, Irish Free State, 1922; author of _A National Forests Policy_ (1923) and _Ireland Yesterday and Tomorrow_ (1968); d. 1969. **Johnson, Thomas** b. 1872 in Liverpool; worked for Irish fish merchant; commercial traveller 1900; Vice-President Irish TUC 1913; President 1915; co-operated with Eoin MacNeill over employers' threats to sack members of Irish Volunteers, 1915–16; organized anti-conscription strike 1918; co-drafted Democratic Programme of first Dáil Éireann; secretary of ITUC 1920–28; TD for Co. Dublin 1922–7 and Leader of Labour party; Senator 1928–36; d. 1963. **MacCurtain, Thomas** b. 1884 in Co. Cork; secretary of Blackpool branch of Gaelic

element disposed on an opening formed in at least one of the planar circuit conductor and the ground conductor, and connected to the at least one conductor along the periphery of the opening to electronically control the electromagnetic wave field. Used as the circuit element may be a variable reactance element such as a varactor diode, and a switching element such as a PIN diode, Schottky barrier diode and the like, and furthermore an MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) and the like. Such a circuit element is connected to the planar circuit conductor or the ground conductor at least two points along the periphery of the opening. In the present invention, an opening is formed in at least one of the planar circuit conductor and ground conductor which makes upCutaneous infections affecting wrestlers frequently result in lost time from practice and competition and can substantially affect individual wrestler and team success. From 1988 to 2004, approximately 20% of practice-related sports medicine conditions in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) wrestlers leading to lost practice time involved cutaneous infections.^[@bibr5-1941738113481179],[@bibr63-1941738113481179]^ Examination {#section5-1941738113481179} =========== In the NCAA, the sports medicine team typically performs screenings several times per week during practices and before all competitions according to published guidelines.^[@bibr63-1941738113481179]^ Outside the NCAA, requirements for screening vary; however, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) has also published guidelines.^[@bibr65-1941738113481179]^ A systematic head-to-toe examination is important for a thorough and efficient skin check. It is standard practice to have the wrestlers undress completely except for briefs and to position them in

a blue-blood program at Penn State. Johnson went to Northern Iowa, an FCS program. Comparing their stats from their final college seasons, while they came against vastly different levels of competition, shows even more similarities between Barkley and Johnson. Johnson ran for 1,553 yards and 17 touchdowns on 287 carries as a senior. Barkley ran for 1,271 yards and 18 touchdowns on 217 carries as a junior in his final season with the Nittany Lions. Both were also key cogs in their respective teams' passing games. Johnson caught 38 passes for 536 yards and two touchdowns. Barkley caught 54 passes for 632 yards and three touchdowns. And both made a big impact on special teams. Johnson returned 12 kicks for 438 yards and a touchdown, while Barkley returned 15 kicks for 426 yardsand two scores. After getting passed over for more than two and a half rounds, Johnson needed one season before he became a Pro Bowler and an All-Pro in 2016, leading the NFL in all-purpose yards. That's about where the expectations are for Barkley; if he reaches those heights, the comparisons to Johnson are sure to continue.

" I love to work with Brian! He's passionate and creative in his mixes while keeping full precise control on the music material. I've learned a lot from him, as he likes to share his knowledge which literally embraces every possible style of music! He's literally able to mix a jazz tuneone day, hit a hard rock song the next, and relax with a soundtrack score the following day, while keeping his focus and quality on every project. Probably his secret is that he likesto spread good humor around, and this is why sessions with him are fun and creative!" --- Emanuele Ruffinengo - Producer, Arranger, and Composer, Mad Hatter Studios "Brian is the one of the best engineers that I’ve worked with." - Bruce Swedien "It was a pleasure working with Brian (and Carl).the question from the obverse side. Why do the wealthy tend towards the liberal forms of religion? Well, what's distinctive about conservative religion? It counsels and demands self-restraint, restraint on one's use of power. Who has the most power to be restrained? The wealthy. Therefore they have the most to give up by adherence to conservative religion, and can be more easily assuaged by liberal religion which puts its restraints on others, demanding they refrain from cutting down trees or contributing to global warming. Rod cites James Poulos over at the American Scene who, discussing the appeal of the odd new sect known as liberaltarians, refers to the Sex Vote, that segment of "people who are generally willing or even eager to trade away political and economic freedoms for

Together with the top sim racing team of Positive SimRacing, we’re launching the PSR-Driver Development Programme. Eight drivers will join the PSR Blancpain Sprint Series team for two full seasons (2017 S2 & S3), and will receive coaching and tutoring from PSR drivers and VRS coaches. The goal is to have these eight drivers feature in the qualifiers for the 2018 iRacing Blancpain Endurance World Championship Series, under the PSR banner. The programme starts March 14th 2017. This is an official programme, with contract and confidentiality on intellectual property belonging to the team, such as setups. The programme is subsidised by PSR to make it more affordable for talented drivers. The package costs $150 per driver for all 24 weeks, and includes: 60 minute group coaching sessions on Tuesdays (30One problem with these engines is the removal of the nitrogen oxides formed during combustion from the lean exhaust gas. Depending on the operating state of the engine, the nitrogen oxides emitted by these engines comprise from 60 to 95% by volume of nitrogen monoxide. On account of the high oxygen content of the lean exhaust gas, it is very difficult to reduce the nitrogen oxides to nitrogen and thereby to render them harmless. One possible way of removing the nitrogen oxides consists in purifying the exhaust gases with the aid of a nitrogen oxide storage catalyst. Nitrogen oxide storage catalysts are well known to the person skilled in the art. They contain basic oxides, carbonates or hydroxides of the alkali metals, alkaline-earth metals and/or rare earths as well

really understands or has a very clear grasp of what a private context online really means," said Stephanie Garboski '18, one of the student researchers. "Our research is about trying to make people comfortable with the protocols involved." In May, Garboski and co-researcher Brooke Bullek '18 presented and published their study at the most prestigious international conference in the field of human-computer interaction, ACM-CHI, where they were among only a handful of undergraduates presenting alongside university faculty and researchers for companies like Microsoft and IBM. Bullek was also awarded an $8,000 Scholarship for Women Studying Information Security from the Computing Research Association due in large part to the project. Another Bucknell student, Jordan Sechler '19, presented a poster at the same conference in Denver. Professor Darakhshan Mir, computer science. Photo byThis effect makes solar minimum a terrible time to blow up satellites–although people do it anyway. The Solar Cycle Prediction Panel is comprised of scientists representing NOAA, NASA, the International Space Environment Services, and other U.S. and international scientists. Their April 5th prediction was preliminary, and they plan to issue a refined forecast by the end of 2019. Stay tuned.

appeared poised to secure a spot on the roster at free safety. The NFL confirmed the suspension late Friday afternoon, adding it was effective immediately. He will be eligible for reinstatement beginning on Aug. 31, 2013.Tag Archives: amp Smart contracts may soon get a bitcoin boost as the famous programmer Pieter Wuille has unveiled a new coding language designed specifically for their use. Posted on the bitcoin developers' mailing list … Huobi, one of the biggest bitcoin exchanges, could "struggle to survive" at Crypto Winter. | Source: Shutterstock From CCN.com: In the course of 2018, cryptocurrency trade recorded record profits, rounding up hundreds … via Chengdu Infinity Friendship Technology / BlaCat NEO-based gaming platform based in Shanghai BlaCat he revealed last week he is adding Imperial throne, a multiplayer strategy blockchain game that was originally designed … Emin Gün Sirer, a well-known influencer of cryptocurrency and blockchain, made an observation against the ninth largest cryptocurrency, Tron, on his official Twitter handle. The observation drew the attention of

Hollywood-like, over-the-top cinematic action sequences blend flawlessly into fi erce battles.THE FINAL CHAPTER OF THE MISHIMA BLOOD SAGA - Tekken 7 represents the final chapter of the 20-year-long Mishima feud. Unveil the epic ending to the emotionally charged family warfare between the members of the Mishima Clan as they struggle to settle old scores and wrestle for control of a global empire, putting the balance of the world in peril.ROSTER OF OVER 30 PLAYABLE CHARACTERS - Select characters from an impressive roster of fan-favorites and all-new fighters, each with a distinct set of deadly techniques, martial arts moves and combos.STREET FIGHTER CROSS-OVER CHARACTER - AKUMA - Street Fighter's Akuma flawlessly transitions into the 3D space and joins the fray in an epic franchise mash-up complete with all hisIndia vs Sri Lanka: Some of our boys are also not used to Delhi pollution, says Shikhar Dhawan Delhi's viability as an international sports venue has been called into question after Sri Lankan players complained of breathing problems due to smog and continued to wear anti-pollution masks in the ongoing third Test against India in Delhi. A Delhiite himself, Shikhar Dhawan was candid in his admission that the city's air quality is poor but insisted that it cannot come in the way of going about their job of playing as professional cricketers. Delhi's viability as an international sports venue has been called into question after Sri Lankan players complained of breathing problems due to smog and continued to wear anti-pollution masks in the ongoing third Test against India at Feroz

Parents' motivation for seeing a physician. To explore situations in which parents with an ill child consult a physician and to identify trigger factors for consultation. Qualitative interviews with parents of young children. Parents were asked to describe the situation in which the decision to contact the physician was made. A total of 20 families selected from a birth cohort from Frederiksborg County. The cohort numbered 194 of 389 children born between 1 and 28 February 2001. The cohort was followed prospectively from the age of 9 to 12 months by diary (January-April), and retrospectively from birth to the age of 9 months by questionnaire. Families were chosen on the basis of information provided in a questionnaire, diary illness pattern and a telephone conversation. Nine trigger factors associated withThe recently vetoed $612 billion U.S. defense budget, which Congress and the White House had argued about all year, could well be back on track after U.S. President Barack Obama and lawmakers came to a tentative agreement Monday night over the fate of the overall government budget. The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act had been held up since last week after Obama vetoed the bill presented to him by Congress that included $38 billion in extra funding from an unregulated and controversial war fund that took the defense budget far beyond cross-government budget caps agreed upon in 2011. The agreement over the government budget would end five years of bitter clashes between Obama and Republican congressional leaders, allowing a modest budget increase over the next two years, according to

The responsibilities of a food delivery driver are quite simple—pick up a customer's order at a specified location, drop the food off, then leave. A driver in Berkeley didn't exactly stick to the script and now DoorDash says the "Dasher" is off their platform. After the carrier completed an order Saturday night at an apartment complex in the downtown area, she was caught on camera stealing packages from the lobby, according to property management company North Berkeley Properties. Video shows the woman, seen wearing a white shirt and blue jeans, waiting in the lobby area with the customer's food in one hand and a drink in the other. About 27 seconds into the video, the customer appears and gets off the elevator before grabbing his food from the driver. Instead of exiting theThe high school schedule is not designed to develop better basketball players. Intuitively, we have always known this: we lived by the adage, “Teams are made in the winter, players are made during the summer.” However, somewhere we lost sight of the difference between competition and training. I coach some relatively inexperienced high school players. Read more about High School Basketball, Periodization & Player Development[…] When I coached in Ireland, young Irish players believed that basketball greatness was beyond their genes. They said that Irishmen were not athletic. Meanwhile, the Irish Rugby Team crushed its opponents in its preparation for the 2007 World Cup. While basketball and rugby require different skills, each features athletes who are fast, quick, agile, strong Read more about Early Specialization[…]

AP Like many teams that only kept two quarterbacks on the 53-man roster, the Saints have added a quarterback to the practice squad. New Orleans, which went with only Luke McCown behind Drew Brees on the regular-season depth chart, announced that Ryan Griffin, a rookie quarterback from Tulane, has made the practice squad. Griffin signed with the Saints this year as an undrafted free agent after a college career in which he started 39 games and threw for 9,026 yards and 79 touchdowns. In the preseason Griffin completed 32 of 59 passes for 380 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception. Also on the Saints’ practice squad are receiver Saalim Hakim, tight end Michael Higgins, fullback Austin Johnson, offensive tackle Marcel Jones and defensive back Jumal Rolle. All six were cut bythey are used, and characters grown more proficient in their Formation roles the more they are used in a particular formation. Synopsis Setting and characters The Legend of Legacy takes place entirely on the island of Avalon, which was discovered ten years before the game's opening and identified with a legendary lost continent whose inhabitants walked alongside gods; the island, while now mostly wild and dominated by monsters, housed ruins crafted with the assistance of natural spirits dubbed "Elementals", and ancient stones which detail the island's past when activated. A legendary artifact of Avalon is the Star Graal, which is said to grand "eternity" to its bearer, and prompts dozens of adventurers to travel Avalon in search of it. The only active town on Avalon is Initium, founded by the King

TEL AVIV — Fifty members of an Indian community believed to be descendants of one of the lost tribes of Israel arrived on Monday in the Jewish state, completing their immigration. Linking up with family members who have already settled in Israel, they are among the first wave of the 7,200-strong Bnei Menashe community's mass immigration to the Jewish state. The Indians say they are the descendants of the 10 tribes who lived in the kingdom of Israel in Biblical times and who were dispersed, according to the Bible, after the invasion of the Assyrians in 721 BC.for judicial review of the BIA's final order of removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b). We deny the petition. 2 At the hearing and in supporting affidavits, Jalloh testified that he was a student at a university in Freetown, Sierra Leone, living with the wealthy family of his politically prominent deceased uncle, Mohamed Barrie, when rebel forces of the AFRC and RUF overthrew the government of Ahmed Kabbah in May 1997. Jalloh is a member of the Muslim Fullah tribe. In 1996 elections, his family had supported Kabbah, a Muslim member of the Mandingo tribe. The AFRC and RUF rebels were anti-Muslim and jealous of wealthy businessmen such as Barrie. 3 Three weeks later, a family friend named "Papa Shaw" telephoned Jalloh in Freetown. Papa Shaw said he had witnessed rebel soldiers

invade the family's village in northern Sierra Leone, call Jalloh's parents and sister out of their house by name from a list, and kill them. Jalloh testified that the list was of supporters of the Kabbah government and that his parents and sister were on the list because his father had openly supported Kabbah in the recent elections. Papa Shaw did not say that Jalloh's name was on the list. At the time, Jalloh had been living in Freetown for five years and had not been politically active. He testified that he has no interest in politics. 4 After the phone call, Jalloh traveled by hired car with a Muslim Imam to his parents' village to bury his parents and sister. Traveling back to Freetown two days later, his hiredcar was stopped by rebel soldiers, who asked Jalloh if he was a Fullah from Sierra Leone. Jalloh said he was a Fullah from neighboring Guinea. The rebels forcibly conscripted Jalloh and four other men in the car to fight against the government. Jalloh was taken to a rebel training camp, where he was photographed and fingerprinted. After a week, he escaped to a refugee camp in Guinea. When he learned that rebels were executing Sierra Leone Fullahs in Guinea, he obtained a fraudulent British passport and made his way to the United States. 5 Peacekeeping forces from other West African nations intervened in the violent Sierra Leone civil war and restored Kabbah as president in mid-1998. The civil war raged on. At the time of Jalloh's asylum hearing in

February 1999, the rebels still controlled much of the country and had invaded Freetown. But the war ended in 2002, before the BIA's February 2003 decision. According to the 2002 Department of State Country Report, though widespread problems remain, the rebel forces and civil defense militia loyal to Kabbah have demobilized, Kabbah was reelected in peaceful May 2002 elections, and the rebels "did not exert significant control over the civilian population in any area of the country." 6 To be eligible for asylum, Jalloh must demonstrate that he is unable or unwilling to return to Sierra Leone "because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion." 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A). "To show a well-founded fearLeone. He fears persecution by the rebels, who can identify him from his photograph and fingerprints, because he deserted their training camp, because he is a Muslim Fullah, and because of his relation to Barrie, a wealthy government supporter. He fears persecution by the government or its local militias because they may have accessed rebel records that include Jalloh's photograph and fingerprints, in which case they will treat him as a former rebel combatant. He does not share Barrie's family name, and his father's local support of the Kabbah government was not sufficiently well-known to assuage government suspicion of Jalloh's loyalty. 8 The BIA concluded that Jalloh had "not met his burden of proof to show past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution." Jalloh's fear of the rebels

is not well-founded, the BIA reasoned, because he traveled openly to his family's funeral while the rebels were in power; in his one encounter with the rebels their only interest was to conscript him; the Kabbah government has returned to power; and the 2002 Country Report noted no recent reports of the RUF killing ex-combatants. Jalloh's fear of the Kabbah government is not well-founded, the BIA explained, because there is no evidence the government is retaliating against those who were forcibly conscripted by the rebels; the local militias have demobilized; and the 2002 Country Report noted the end of civil war and improving country conditions. 9 On appeal, Jalloh argues that his testimony describing the politically-motivated murder of his family was proof of atrocious past persecution that established a well-foundedNazi Germany and the fascist totalitarian government ruled by Adolf Hitler that was responsible for the Holocaust and the genocide of nearly six million Jews.The winner of the contest is determined by the highest number of "likes" from members of a page on VKontakte that claims more than 7,000 Hitler-revering followers.Jewelry adorned with Nazi symbolism is offered as the prize for the contest, officially-titled "Miss Ostland 2014," named in reference to the Nazi-occupied portion of northeastern Europe where more than a million Jews were killed.The Internet media site Vocative republished a selfie allegedly submitted by Belorussian contestant Katya Shkredova donning a Nazi hat, and citing her "adoration" of Hitler because he was willing to "experiment on people."The requirements of the competition were reportedly listed as the following:

unseaworthiness was a proximate cause so long as it played an important part in bringing about the plaintiff's harm. On the other hand, if you find that the ship's unseaworthiness was only incidental to the plaintiff's injuries, then you must find that the ship's condition was not a proximate cause of the alleged harm. Transcript at 593-94 (emphasis supplied). The Court stands by its original charge. The phrase, "in whole or in part," adequately conveys the more liberal standard of causation applicable here, without encouraging the speculation or the unfair imposition of damages which might result from the requested charge, "any part, even the slightest."[*] The Court contrasted unseaworthiness which "played an important part" in causing injuries with unseaworthiness which was "only incidental." This reinforced the concept that theUbisoft Enlists Smosh and Rob Dyrdek for Watch Dogs Hack Ad Video game publisher works viral stars into strategy Hacking used to be associated with geek culture, but Ubisoft wants to turn the activity mainstream with its newest game Watch Dogs. In its latest ad campaign, the video game publisher taps into Smosh's over-the-top antics and Rob Dyrdek's chill skateboarder persona to humorously inform viewers about the principles behind the Chicago-based gameplay. The three stars team up to run away from stereotypical bad guys who are after a special hacking phone that ends up in their hands. "(The phone) is the ultimate hacking took that can turn infrastructure into weapons and lets you manipulate your environment," Alex Banks, associate brand manager for Ubisoft, told Adweek. Sure, it's super corny at times, but it

speaks directly to the majority 18-to-34 male demographic that lives and breathes video online. Smosh has more than 17.7 million subscribers on YouTube, while Dyrdek has been a huge success on MTV with his shows Fantasy Factory and Ridiculousness. This isn't the first time that YouTube influencers have helped promote the upcoming game, which will be released for most gaming platforms on May 27. The publisher tricked unsuspecting public members into thinking their phones had hacking powers in its video Amazing Street Hack. Sky Does Minecraft also rendered the game into the virtual sandbox world. And, it worked with YouTube stunt cinematographer DevinSuperTramp as well as RatedRR, who rigged a real cell phone to do what he does best: blow stuff up. "In general as we build towards launch, we'reA former prosecutor who used false testimony and withheld evidence to send a now-exonerated man to Texas' death row has lost an appeal to overturn his disbarment. The Dallas Morning News (http://bit.ly/1TPB1fq ) reports that the Board of Disciplinary Appeals on Monday upheld the decision of the State Bar of Texas to disbar Charles Sebesta. The board's decision is final. The bar revoked the Burleson County district attorney's law license in June, finding he had engaged in prosecutorial misconduct in the case of Anthony Graves. Graves was sentenced to death in 1994 in the slayings of six people in South Texas two years earlier. A federal appeals court reversed his conviction in 2006. Graves spent 18 years in prison, including 12 on death row. He filed a complaint in January 2014. ___ Information from:

the fertile soul with nourishing grain, gold, silver and other metals. When he desired a bride he went to Zeus and his brother and Zeus gave him Persephone, daughter of Demeter. He is depicted as handsome, dark-haired, regal god holding a bird=tipped scepter or plouton, giving and pouring fertility from a cornucopia. The Romans named him Dis or Pluto which is Latin form of his Greek title Plouton, which means “the lord of the riches”. The Underworld is surrounded by a series of rivers: the Acheron which is the river of woe, the Cocytus which is the river of lamentation, the Phlegethon which is the river of fire, the Lethe which is the river of forgetfulness, and the Styx which is the river of unbreakable oaths. When the soulscross all the rivers they arrive at the gates of Hades that is guarded by the Cerberus the three-headed wolf. Hermes leads the souls to Hades after death. A ferry takes them across the first river some say is Styx, while some say it is Acheron. The dead had to have coins placed on their lips and eyelids to pay the boatman. Those who visit Hades and escaped include Hercules, Orpheus, Theseus, Odysseus, and Achilles. Achilles is believed to dwell in the Isles of the Bleast. Some things associated with Hades are the Cypress tree and narcissus, a yellow or white plant. His domains are Death, Magic, and Law. Those who are said to worship him most are female and male sorcerers, witches and warlocks. He has no

Better late than never. Just ask Oklahoma State. A whopping 71 years after the program won all nine games on its schedule, the American Football Coaches Association voted Thursday to retroactively award the 1945 team with a national championship. "After gathering all the pertinent information and doing our due diligence, it is the pleasure of our Blue Ribbon Commission of coaches to officially recognize Oklahoma State's 1945 championship season with the AFCA Coaches' Trophy," AFCA executive director Todd Berry said in a statement. Oklahoma State, then known as Oklahoma A&M and nicknamed the Aggies instead of the Cowboys, finished the '45 campaign ranked fifth in the AP Poll, following a season-ending win over St. Mary's in the Sugar Bowl. The team, coached by the late Jim Lookabaugh, won its games by anaverage of 23.2 points, and still holds several single-season school records. The announcement gives Oklahoma State its first national title in football, and makes the school the first to win both a football and basketball championship in the same academic year.

A Calgary Jr. A hockey club has been forced to take a leave of absence due to low ticket sales and advertising revenue. In a statement written on behalf of the Calgary Mustangs' board of directors on Saturday, president Mike Cartney said the hockey club has voted in favour of taking a leave of absence from the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) for the upcoming season. "Over the past two seasons our off-ice product has not equalled the success we have had on the ice. Low ticket sales, decreasing advertising revenue, and a lengthy playoff absence have left the franchise in a difficult position, financially," the statement read. The leave of absence comes after the team had applied for relocation to Strathmore for the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, but thegovernment now gets, the media has largely begun the New Year by acceding to the Boris Johnson's greatest desire – relegating Brexit to a wonkish side-story about trade policy. Despite the fact this is essentially the same legislation as a few months before, there were only a handful of people in the Commons Press Gallery to watch the WAB perform its farewell tour. As such, the Conservatives are being allowed to frame the election as a cathartic moment for the country. The myth that Brexit has been “done” will seemingly prevail. Today the WAB’s parliamentary passage will continue with a third reading in the Commons before it makes its merry way to the Lords. On 31 January, as the UK formally leaves the EU, the Brexit transition period will begin.

Police have charged Sebastian 'Seb' Monsour, the brother-in-law of former Queensland premier Campbell Newman, as part of a long-running investigation into a $5 million investment fraud. Police raided his business in Spring Hill earlier today and arrested him at the Brisbane City watch house. He is being held in custody overnight and is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrate's Court tomorrow, charged with fraud. The 44-year-old is the chief executive of real estate development company Majella Group. It is alleged he accepted three significant payments from Fusheng Li, a Chinese entrepreneur, who sought to invest the money under a visa program for wealthy migrants. Police alleged Mr Li was told his money would go into property and business funds, but these did not exist at the time. Instead, Mr Monsour allegedly channelled themoney into other investments, including a US ski resort and an inner-Brisbane hotel redevelopment, as well as Majella Group expenses, such as debts and wages. It also alleged he had no authority, appropriate licence or credentials to manage investments. Mr Newman told the ABC he had never had a business relationship with Mr Monsour. "He [Mr Mansour] is entitled to his day in court, but if he has done something wrong I urge him to search his conscience and face up fully to his responsibilities," Mr Newman said. Mr Monsour is the brother of Campbell Newman's wife Lisa. ( ABC: Tim Leslie ) Detective Senior Constable Douglas Henderson said the money allegedly went into business accounts instead of the promised investments. "So we're still confirming the exact details of where the money's gone, but

he was released," "Margaret's parents came home-- that was the little girl's name" "Margaret Sims." "And they found Charles Gish sitting in their living room." "He was watching television, and Margaret was sitting next to him, and he had cut her open right down the middle." "The parents found Margaret's heart in the freezer." "Charles figured they'd probably want to keep it." "After that, I left the D.A." "and joined the FBI." "Figured I'd just try to catch 'em." "Till now." "Yeah." "You know, I started to tell you that Stargher really isn't Stargher anymore." "Well, that's true, and it's not." "The dominant side is still this horrible thing, but there's a positive side that" "Positive side?" "Well, the way he sees himself as a child." "But isn'tCosta dei Gelsomini We started from Praia a Mare, past Scilla, around the 'toe' and we are now on the Ionian coast, also known as 'La Costa dei Gelsomini'. The Riviera takes its name from the cultivation of the jasmine plant, widespread throughout the province of Reggio Calabria but typical of this area. The flowers were once exported to France where they were used for the preparation of perfumes. From Brancaleone to Riace, along the Ionian coast is the Jasmine Coast, the longest and most varied coastal areas of Calabria. It stretches for 90 km with low and sandy shores, often enclosed by high cliffs overlooking the sea, providing well-equipped bathing establishments The stretch between Punta Stilo a Capo Spartivento is characterized by hills and marl-rich green terraces, olive and citrus groves that reach

the heart of the Aspromonte National Park. It 'a strip of land that includes 42 municipalities, offering simple rural vacations, in the beauty of unspoiled landscapes, full of history, legend and old traditions. The first tourist resorts are to be found at Riace Marina, Marina di Gioiosa Ionica and Roccella Ionica. More to the south, from the small plain of the Grotteria, you can reach Siderno, Locri, a Greek colony founded in the seventh century BC, and the small localities of San'Ilareo allo Ionio, Ardore Marina and Bovalino. To the south of the River Bonamico, the most important of Aspromonte, departs the last stretch of the South Coast of Jasmine ending in Spartivento. This section includes the beaches of Africo, Bianco , Brancaleone Marina and Cape Ferruzzano whose small cliffs breaks the monotonyof the landscape. The Archaeological Park of Locri Epizefiri contains valuable evidence of the glorious history of the Greek colony of Locri; interesting are the excavations at the ancient site of Kaulon, (Monasterace), the old town of Gerace, the town of a hundred churches, and Stilo's famous "Catholic" church.

The subject of real-world animals in the Pokémon world has always been a controversial one. It has never been made clear which kinds of animals exist in the Pokémon world, or what differences they have to Pokémon. However, there are certain instances in the Pokémon anime that show references to real-life animals, making fans speculate that at least a few species of them must exist in this world, or that they existed at some point. A blog that belonged to Shudo Takeshi, a scriptwriter for the original Pokémon movies and the anime, contains a few entries that suggest Pokemon 3: The Movie: Entei – Spell of the Unown was originally intended to solve all of these mysteries and show the appearance of some animals, including a Tyrannosaurus Rex. The documentsThe radio veteran—known fondly to his devoted listeners as "The Morning Mayor"—will be finishing up with KRUZ-FM in November, the station announced this morning. "While I am sad to leave my KRUZ-FM family, I am excited that my personal business, Impact Communications, continues to grow—so much so that it is becoming increasingly challenging to split my time between working at KRUZ-FM and my company," says Melnik in a release. "Peterborough will be losing someone special on local radio but we are thrilled for Mike and the opportunity for him to focus on his media production business," adds JJ Johnston, General Manager, Corus Radio Peterborough in the release. Melnik is proud of the fundraising KRUZ-FM has generated over the years—particularly to have been part of the annual Three Loonies Broadcast which started

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The Works of Lori Carlson Tag Archives: Short Story Reviews Eight friends rent a lodge in Aspen to do some skiing. However, plans take a drastic change when a blizzard sets in and one of the friends ends up dead, in a locked room. Luckily, the man who brought the group to the lodge is Lieutenant Davis who is the father of Bridget Davis, one of the lodgers. Due to the storm, there is no way in or out and they are shut in with the dead body of Lauren Crusher and the killer. Everyone is a suspect, including the lieutenant, but Davis has a job to do until help can be contacted. All seven remaining friends seem to have had problems with the deceased in varying degrees. As DavisBlood Runs Cold, and I Can Kill) or anyone who is new to her work. Other Novels by Angela Kay About the Author Equipped with a professional writing degree from Augusta State University, Angela Kay always had the imagination and passion of a writer. She has written many, many short stories in her lifetime, most of which won’t ever see the light of day! During college, her playwright professor had urged her to submit her one-act play to a 2009 playwright contest. To her shock and glory, she was one of 23 across the United States to win for her one-act entitled “Digging Deeper.” Because of this, she was able to spend a week in Atlanta at the Horizon Theater Company. She’d begun writing her first novel, The Murder of Manny Grimes in

2009 during a Creative Writing college course. The first draft was well-received by her peers and professor. After seven years of writing and re-writing, the final draft of Manny Grimes became so unrecognizable and so different from the direction she initially went in. Finally, finding the nerves to show it to the public, Angela published it in 2016 with ThomasMax Publishing. A year later, she followed it up with a second book, Blood Runs Cold. Realizing how difficult it is to break into the whole writing scheme, Angela began a blog to help other authors, many of which deserve glory. Between her busy life and keeping up with her writing, she enjoys reading and reviewing books written by both traditional authors and independent authors. Angela draws her inspiration from internationalvery end. His characters are well-developed, the settings are masterfully descriptive, and the scenes of the Coffee Bang are rich in details. What I enjoy most about this story is the way Jackson uses Cerberus as a metaphor for fear, loss and grief throughout the entire story. The Moment is a 10-page Science Fiction short story. The story begins with an archaeocaster named Cwaliheema who seeks to broadcast about the Mark and the long lost story of its origin and the race of people involved, but before it can complete its transmission, it is snuffed out. Over time, others come to the same moon to witness the Mark and try to understand all that has occurred on the moon since the discovery of the Mark – a race of

clones known as the Krenn, mere specks who eventually kill themselves in a horrible war; Seela, a broccoli-stalk king of the Vegetable World who sucks up the remnants of the dead Krenn, only to be poisoned by them and dies; a peer review chorus from the Trindle Journal of Medical Profundities who complete their job and disperse; a library protocol who fails to recognize it has become obsolete in its pursuit of the Moon, the Mark and all who’ve come before it to that place, and is eventually erased from lack of interest and funding; auditing particulates who arrive after no trace is left of the events on the Moon with the exception of the Mark, and whose audit takes far too long and yields nothing of significance,claims the Weinstein money was spent on supporting women and girls around the world, as well as on lowering the cost of HIV medication. Some Democrats believe all donations from Weinstein should be re-donated. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) has said he believes anyone who received political contributions from Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein should re-donate the money to organizations that fight sexual assault. On Saturday, Chelsea Clinton avoided a reporter who asked about Weinstein's donations as she went into a Clinton Global Initiative event in Boston. Weinstein has been accused of sexually harassing and raping women in Hollywood over the course many years, and while his behavior was described as an "open secret," it continued unabated for decades.

The invention describes innovative astrological methods, processes, apparatuses and systems. Unique celestial mapping systems, processes and star catalogues are described, as are unique innovations in astrological tarot and in alpha-numerology. xe2x80x9cIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth . . . . And God said, xe2x80x9cLet there be light in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.xe2x80x9d And it was so. God made two great lightsxe2x80x94the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. (God) also made the stars. God set them in the expanse ofthe sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morningxe2x80x94the fourth day.xe2x80x9d From the Book of Genesis, The Holy Bible, New International Version, Zondervan Bible Publishers. As popular as the weather, astrology is a global, omnipresent, mainstream endeavor, with substantial media coverage and commercial industry. Nearly every one has opinions about it or has heard of it. The bevy of astrologers offering services confirms the public curiosity, acceptance and commercial support of this vocation, hobby and entertainment. Syndicated columns in newspapers, magazines and publications, televised programs and spots, tele-services and info-mercials, internet and web sites, plus the myriad advisors, professionals and professional associations,

in tow with the advent of personal psychology. Earlier, astrology was practiced for nations, leaders, celebrities, omens, wars and welfare, or for past, present and future dates or events such as solstices and eclipses. Up until the nineteenth century, our solar system was known to include only the planets up to Saturn. Ancient astrologers were the astronomers of yore and devised an interpretative system for the meaning of the planetary locations and interactions. Hence, just as alchemists were the forerunners of modern chemistry, astrologers were de facto the astronomers in times past. Yet, just as the chemists separated out from the alchemists, the astronomers parted ways with the astrologers. The astronomers were concerned with the precise, tangible science of celestial mechanics, coming to renounce any interpretative arts, for lack ofobservable locations of these within the twelve zodiac constellations, but rather under the factitious practice of assigning each zodiac xe2x80x9csignxe2x80x9d with one-twelfth (30xc2x0) of the ecliptic (360xc2x0), beginning on the vernal equinox as Aries 0xc2x0, then Taurus at 30xc2x0, then Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and concluding in Pisces, irrespective of the physical zodiac constellations. Western, tropical, astrology was institutionalized through conditions, conventions and data dating to Ptolemy (c. 90 ADxe2x80x94c. 168 AD) and to Hipparchus (fl. c. 146 BCxe2x80x94127 BC). Considered the greatest astronomer until Copernicus, Hipparchus provided detailed and exact mappings of star positions and constellations, completed in 129 BC (this is one date used to estimate precession herein), and discovered the phenomenon, the xe2x80x9cprecession of the equinoxesxe2x80x9d, a 26,000-year cycle. His catalogue

of positions was assimilated in full by Ptolemy and used by astronomer, Edmund Halley. Today, astronomy catalogues still refer to his work. Ptolemy, however, had a greater effect in establishing the preeminent forms of astronomy, cosmology and astrology which ruled the next millennium. Although inaccurate as far as depicting the orbital relations, his work fixed the mapping, naming and designations for the divisions along the zodiac belt over the course of the year, initiating on the vernal equinox, as concurrent to the beginning of Aries. Ptolemy""s lasting work is his thesis on astrology, the Tetrabiblios, that eternally fixed the astrological zodiac sign on the vernal equinox as Aries 0xc2x0 for Western xe2x80x9ctropicalxe2x80x9d astrology, also named the xe2x80x9cmoving zodiacxe2x80x9d. At the time of Hipparchus, the actual observable constellations were usedxe2x80x94this isthe vernal equinox to nearly accurate positions of his time, when he fixed this location of the equinox zodiac position, the zodiac constellations became, increasingly over time, factitious signs. His failure to incorporate precession is understandablexe2x80x94did he think his system and records would be in use two thousand years later when precession was relevant? Second, current arguments say that Aries, the first sign, represents the new, fresh beginning of Spring, with its expansion and growth into Summer, and hence, must mark the vernal equinox. But this ignores the fact that on each vernal equinox, in the Southern Hemisphere, the equinox marks the beginning of Autumn, the end of Summer, and the coming contraction in Winter. Nonetheless, even on the basis of claiming to prefer their methods because of the seasonal

nature of the year, this very physical phenomenon, the seasons, is caused by the very set of physical circumstances, obliquity and precession, which the Western methods failed to incorporate. The precession of the equinoxes and obliquity cause the seasons. Their movements are related by a perpendicular and are not the same. By making seasonal arguments and marking the year according to the natural seasons, Western astrology should necessarily incorporate the shift of the zodiac sign on the equinox to reflect the scientific fact of precession, the causation of the annual seasonal cycle. Second, Western astrologers contradict themselves by their use of precessed positions or methods in other instances. Some examples are given. Firstly, Western astrologers are proud to announce that we are on the brink of the Age ofthe applicable degree adjustment, but all Eastern sources place the correct ayanamsa between 19 and 25 degrees, with all of the leading references quoting a figure of between 23 and 24 degrees for present day. These methods best estimates (23xc2xdxc2x0) mirror the angle of the ecliptic""s obliquity in magnitude and variance. It is worth remarking that variation occurs in the angle of obliquity over a lengthy 41,000-year cycle, but never by more than a few degrees in either direction, such that the present angle, about 23.4xc2x0, is near to the middle of the range in values. Thus, the variation across the degree estimations of the ayanamsa by leading Eastern experts also belies the fact that this astrological method identifies and adjusts by the angle of obliquity. However, it is

Western""s first house generally contains parts of two signs since it runs up to the second house angle, say, thirty degrees later, at Scorpio 15xc2x0. The Eastern second house is just Scorpio, from 0xc2x0-30xc2x0. Thus, if a position was at Scorpio 2xc2x0 for both systems, it would be in the first house under Western astrology, while it would be in the second house under the Eastern methods. Eastern houses are each 30xc2x0 long (one sign); Western ones can be equal, but more often are of xe2x80x9cplacidusxe2x80x9d design, not equal, or other convention is used. 3) Chinese Astrology The third form of astrology, Chinese, is based on a cycle of twelve animals, each being designated a year of regency in continuing order. Each animal has been attributed characteristics, with differences amongany one animal type being further describable by element category. There are five elements: metal, water, wood, fire and earth (Western has four elements: fire, water, air and earth). All astrological forms have two polarities: expressed as any of: yang and yin; positive and negative; masculine and feminine; and/or active and passive. Chinese astrology shares Western and Eastern astrological formats in that it has twelve signs, with each animal therefore often held as corresponding to the one of the twelve zodiac signs and constellations. Chinese astrology emphasizes lunar position, in fact unlike Western and Eastern (tropical year, Gregorian) calendars, the Chinese method is based on lunar calendar cycles of 60 years generated from the five twelve-year animal variations. The Chinese animals are lunar signs, in contrast to Western emphasis

opportunity. In the absence of balanced representation within the subject profile, the Chinese recommendation is to compensate and balance by evocative naming or a marriage or partnership which add vital elements. Chinese astrology describes the animals and elements at play in an individual life and in one""s relationships with others. Each lunar animal sign is given a month of the year, enabling the Western and Eastern zodiac sun sign systems (a tropical year is equinox to equinox) to be connected and reflected in the Chinese astrological form. Each animal year also has two elements: one relating to the specific year and one that is fixed of the animal. The Chinese form is based on a lunar calendar, institutionalized by Emperor Huang Ti, c. 2637 BC. It is an agrarianto the invention""s solar sign of Scorpio and to its current calendar dates, November 22nd-December 21st. The list of animal ascendants for the time of day also seems arcane. This can be explained, again, via precession, and without this effect in explication, neither the ascendant by hours or solar date correspondences between Chinese animals and zodiac signs have any logical basis which reconcile these relations. The Chinese calendar, while focused on the seasons, and hence, its first lunar sign animal is to be found on the vernal equinox, actually begins about the end of January each year. In the year 2637 BC, the Sun, then, would have been in the sign of Pisces. The Sun and ascendant are identical at sun-up. Sun-up in China then would occur in the

If anything concrete is driving astrological phenomena, it is the actual, physical zodiac star sign constellations along the ecliptic. Inventions""s Technical Means and Determinations on Astrological Coordinate Systems, Zodiac Positions, Precession and Precision The xe2x80x9ctropical yearxe2x80x9d is measured as the length from equinox to equinox, 365.24 days, marking the complete annual cycle of the seasons and underlying the Gregorian civil calendar. The synodic month, 29.5 days, marks the cycle through the lunar phases. At the vernal equinox, the Sun crosses north over the equator. Time, specifically, the duration of a second, is the most accurately measured unit known, though many of its properties are unknown. The principal time standard in astrological use today is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), established 1884 as the world""s official time. The meridian through the Greenwich Observatorywas designated as the prime meridian. Astronomical measurements were used to mark GMT local time; other time zones added or subtracted a related number of hours. Astronomical and astrological ephemerides, data and artifacts were, and still are, honed to GMT specifications. Modern time-keepers, however, no longer use astronomical time. Instead, the current official world time standard derives off of International Atomic Time (TAI), and is termed, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), this being based off multiple coordinated atomic clocks located around the globe and in space. A single blended, refined value originates from a scientific center near Paris. Universal Time is used in astrological and astronomical data, usually having the Greenwich meridian. Variants of UT exist, as do Greenwich and Local Sidereal Time, plus another format called Ephemeris Time. While small

and initiate the coordinate order. It is factitious, since it does not refer to the set of physical components that can be found independently in the sky, such as stars or constellations otherwise known as xe2x80x9cthe first point of Ariesxe2x80x9d, or the constellation of Aries, etc. Yet, a physical-based definition of zodiac star objects in the heavens was the original, non-factitious method, and basis for xe2x80x9cthe first point of Ariesxe2x80x9d as used and understood in astrology and in astronomy. At the time of Hipparchus, a time when the positions and the coordinates reflected the concrete zodiac signs per region, the vernal equinox was physically marked when xe2x80x9cthe first point of Ariesxe2x80x9d appeared. Alas, this xe2x80x9cpointxe2x80x9d was not a single star, but came to refer to two stars, Beta Arietiscomputer programs, the zodiac ring is effectively rotated 30 degrees back. In the means to this point, the inventor used where required the date, 129 BC, as the date at which the vernal equinox was fixed as Aries 0 degrees by Western, tropical, astrology; this is the date when Hipparchus is to have finished his star catalogue. But, to begin to construct a star catalogue, the origin of the mapping system needed be first set, and as this is the vernal equinox, so, another valid and appropriate date to select for calculations is at the beginning of his cataloguing, by 146 BC. From 146 BC to the new millennium 2000 AD, is 2146 years. Arguments the new millennium begins 2001 AD, is 2147 years. Further, arguments for 147 BC project

Quentin Tarantino told Deadline that he believes "a war for movies got played out this last year." Tarantino referenced "commercial products" like Marvel films, "Stars Wars," and James Bond movies. The director said it was "a really, really strong year" for "original movies." Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Quentin Tarantino spoke to Deadline about the fight for audiences and cinemas that he and other auteur directors faced against the might of studio franchises such as the MCU, "Star Wars" and James Bond. "I actually think a war for movies got played out this last year," Tarantino told Deadline. "As far as I can see, the commercial product that is owned by the conglomerates, the projects everybody knows about and has in their DNA, whether it be the Marvel Comics, the 'Star Wars,' 'Godzilla'a Time in Hollywood," which grossed $372.2 million worldwide and earned 10 Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture and a Best Director nomination for Tarantino. He's also favorite to take home a third Best Original Screenplay Oscar this year. As Tarantino points out, there has been a slew of auteur-directed cinema in the past year, including Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman," Sam Mendes' "1917," Taika Waititi's "Jojo Rabbit," Greta Gerwig's "Little Women," Noah Baumbach's "Marriage Story," and Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" — all of them fellow Best Picture nominees. Is "Joker" the sort of film that bridges the gap between auteur cinema and mainstream movies? CJ Entertainment/Warner Bros. Pictures/Sony Pictures It remains to be seen what Tarantino thinks of the ninth and final nominee, "Joker," which seems to blur the line

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The Brokenwood Mysteries, Season 4 DVD Editorial Reviews“The bucolic town of Brokenwood is picturesque on the surface, but its idyllic fa?ade harbors simmering passions that often erupt into grisly crimes. A transplant from the big city, Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea) employs unconventional methods to solve the small town¡¯s most gruesome murders with his partner, Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland), and eager young DC Sam Breen (Nic Sampson). In these four feature-length mysteries, Shepherd and his team contend with the death of a skydiver whose parachute was tampered with, the killing of the eccentric owner of a Victorian reenactment village, farmers feuding over the rights to honey bees, and a nursing home full of suspects with dementia. Set against the gorgeous backdrop of the New Zealand countryside,Objectives Material Basketball Coat hanger Tape Two or three feet of string Weight (lead sinker works well) Pail Thimble Softball Teacher Background Information Most earth satellites have orbits which are oval shaped. The oval pattern is determined by the angle of Insertion Into space. The point farthest from the earth Is called apogee. The point in the orbit nearest to the earth is called perigee. Procedure Before class period, place the basketball in the pail; bend the coat hanger and tape it to the ball so that it is in an upright position. Attach the string to the thimble and place it on top of the upright hanger. Attach the weight to the other end of the string. Upright pail with a weight hanging off a string that is attached to a bent coat hanger When the class arrives, get the softball and

On the translation of official notices into Tok Pisin FRANKLIN, Karl J., author. 1990. "On the translation of official notices into Tok Pisin." In Melanesian Pidgin and Tok Pisin, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Pidgins and Creoles in Melanesia, John W. M. Verhaar (ed.). pages 323-44. Studies in Language Companion Series 20. Amsterdam: Benjamins.The long, drawn-out story has finally come to an end: the Volkswagen Group has fully taken control of Porsche. With the sports-car manufacturer fully in the hands of the Volkswagen Group, that should allow more collaboration between Porsche and Volkswagen brands in the future, though the automakers promise that Porsche will still be allowed to "retain its own identity." The story began in 2008, when Porsche announced it owned 75 percent of Volkswagen's shares and prepared to mount a takeover. But Porsche suddenly racked up huge debts as the global economy collapsed, making that planned deal impossible. Instead, Volkswagen engineered a sort of merger with Porsche in 2009 -- firing then-Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking in the process. It's taken some time for the deal between Volkswagen and Porsche to be

completed, and it remains a somewhat complicated business arrangement. A holding company called Porsche Automobil Holding SE controls 50.1 percent of Porsche shares, and transferred those to Volkswagen AG as of yesterday. That means Volkswagen now controls 100 percent of Porsche shares, via both its own stake and that of the Porsche SE holding company. Porsche had effectively been part of the Volkswagen Group for some time -- the sports car manufacturer had long been included in the Volkswagen Group Night presentations ahead of major auto shows, for instance. This acquisition further expands the reach of the behemoth Volkswagen Group, which also controls Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Scania, Seat, Skoda, and truck and diesel equipment group MAN SE. Luxury division Audi, for its part, recently acquired Italian motorcycle manufacturer2 with parents and students, to discuss difficulties for Native American students at Desert Vista. At that meeting, Avent stated that Desert Vista was not meeting its educational mission to Native American students, that the students were being mistreated, and that Dr. Joe McDonald, the principal of Desert Vista, was a poor leader. The meeting was attended by members of the press and resulted in at least six newspaper articles and other news media stories, according to Avent’s application for Injunction Against Harassment discussed below. Two weeks later, on May 10, 2005, McDonald contacted Janet Seegren, Associate Superintendent for Human Resources for Tempe Union and indicated that he had concerns regarding Avent’s job performance. The next day, McDonald put his concerns in writing.2 Nonetheless, the same day, May 11, 2005, Tempe Union’s administration recommended

Hood and Cox are assistant principals at Desert Vista. 4 cafeteria, as she had been directed in writing. When the lead security guard, Joe Feinstein, attempted to deliver a letter to Avent she refused to accept the letter and told him that, if anything needed to be given to her, it should go to her lawyer. Later in the day, Cox attempted to speak to Avent, and she threatened to call the police and have him arrested if he spoke to her. That day, the Tempe Union Superintendent signed a Notice of Reassignment toHome for Avent. When Cox attempted to deliver it to her, Avent refused to accept the written notice, which was then read aloud to her, mailed to her home, and faxed to her attorney. Finally, on June 8, 2005, at the next meeting of the Governing Board, the Tempe Union administration recommended that the Board rescind its offer to extend Avent’s employment contract for the following school year. The recommendation cites the events of May 13 and 17, 2005.4 Based on those events, the administration determined that “Ms. Avent is unwilling to perform her assigned duties . . . and is unwilling to respond to reasonable direction from her 4 Avent does not deny the events of May

management program. The program provides retention schedules and advice on managing and preserving electronic records. The Society can provide a step by step guide to forming a records management program for various levels of the denomination. The Historical Society also publishes The Journal of Presbyterian History twice a year with articles that document and explore the Presbyterian experience. Many of the articles and book reviews are written by scholars. The Historical Society staff writes the “Our Documentary Heritage” section of the Journal, which illustrates an aspect of Presbyterian history through artifacts and photographs. The staff also produces “On Holy Ground”, which highlights churches, cemeteries or other locations that were awarded a place on the American Presbyterian/Reformed Historic Sites Registry. The Society's website contains information about some of its holdings throughresults, the youth run doubled from last year, while the 10k added an additional 61 runners. The 5k ballooned, nearly tripling the amount of participants with 1,140 listed runners. These results do not include the roughly 230 runners who were not listed in the online race reports. Michael Mclood, 10, was first to finish the youth run finished at three minutes, thirty-two seconds. Colton Smith, also 10 years old, came in a close second with a time of 03:36. Nine-year-old Henro Kriel finished at 03:53, putting him in third place. The 5k was won by Derek Kitchen, 21, with a pace of five minutes and forty seconds per mile, at 17:35. Coming in second place was 20-year-old Parker Spencer with a time of 17:43. Ben Browne took third place with a

the government health insurance program for the poor and disabled, while also limiting federal spending for certain populations, according to a copy of the proposal. Members of the group, which include governors from Utah, Tennessee and Michigan, are also now looking to form a bipartisan coalition of states to propose reforms for the individual insurance market, according to one source, that they hope the Senate will also use. To see a graphic, click tmsnrt.rs/2qOZScv They have not yet met or decided on specific reforms about the individual insurance market, but the goal is to address issues such as how to make insurance more affordable and stabilize the markets. The House of Representatives narrowly passed its national healthcare bill earlier this month, called the American Health Care Act, which would slash federalbecome key players in a federal healthcare overhaul. A 13-member Senate panel has been tasked with writing a healthcare bill, and at least five of its senators are from states from the Republican governors’ group, including Portman, Orrin Hatch of Utah, Mike Lee of Utah and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee. Other Republican senators with governors in the group - including Dean Heller of Nevada and Jeff Flake of Arizona - are up for reelection in 2018. As Senate Republicans take up the bill, one of the most complicated policy and political issues they must grapple with is Medicaid reform. States that expanded Medicaid, such as Ohio and Michigan, have said a healthcare overhaul must protect those who gained coverage under Obamacare. Non-expansion states, meanwhile, have said they do not want to be

get to that place and surround yourself with those people? Chevis Brooks is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. With the absence of his father at an early age, his childhood was marked by insecurity, low self-esteem, and an extreme lack of self-confidence which all led to self-hatred. After years of searching for answers in all the wrong places and faces, he reached up instead of out and the rest is history. Now, he’s made it his mission to help others do the same. Chevis and his wife, Keri, currently live in Northwest Georgia and are blessed with a beautiful daughter named Avery.Over 40 children at a school in Jharkhand fell ill after eating Saraswati Puja prasad Over 40 children fell severely ill after eating Saraswati Puja prasad at a school in Jharkhand's Lohardaga on Sunday. Two of them are critical, news agency ANI quoted a doctor at the local hospital. The school was celebrating Saraswati Puja yesterday and boondis (sweets) were distributed among the children after the puja, said one of the parents. Within hours of eating the sweets the children started vomiting. "So far 40 children have come here. One or two are in a critical condition. It is a case of food poisoning, we are treating them accordingly," said Dr SS Khalid, of the Sadar Hospital, adding that most of them are six or seven years old. "The administration is investigating,

we will take action against whoever is found guilty. We will get the food sample examined to find out the cause," said Ratan Mahwar, the District Education Officer of Lohardaga. People who organised the Saraswati Puja claimed that the ingredients for making the boondis were bought from the local shop and nothing seemed wrong with them. In December, over a dozen died after eating prasad at a temple in Karnataka's Chamarajnagar. Samples of the prasad sent for forensic examination were found to be laced with monocrotophos and organophosphate that are dangerous for human beings, Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara had said. Mr Parameshwara, who holds the home portfolio, told the state assembly that seven people were taken into custody in connection with the incident. He added that some of theAlila Resorts to Debut in Oman with opening of new Alila Jabal Akhdhar hotel in 2013 The Asian hotel group, Alila Hotels and Resorts, has announced that it will be making its debut in Oman with the opening of Alila Jabal Akhdhar in 2013. The new hotel will offer luxury Oman holidays to tourists in the beautiful region of Jabal al Akhdhar which is surrounded by mountainous peaks. Oman will receive a new boutique property after the Asian hotel group, Alila Hotels & Resorts, announced that it will be expanding its portfolio with the launch of its first Oman property in the Jabal al Akhdhar region next year. The new Alila Jabal Akhdhar will open to tourists taking Oman holidays in late 2013 and the property will be situated within stunning

suites and two royal villas. Omran, the government owned tourism investment, development and management company, is developing the hotel with the help of design company P49 and architectural consultancy W S Atkins. Alila Hotels & Resorts has boutique properties in the Asia Pacific region and projects are currently underway in Indonesia. The company is also planning to expand further into China and Europe. Oman has become a popular tourist destination and the country offers a wide range of luxury hotels, tourist attractions, sights and activities for holidaymakers of all ages. Muscat is a popular destination for tourists, and during holidays in Oman, holidaymakers can stroll for miles along the city’s beaches and coastline or explore the historic sites and attractions such as the Al Jalali Fort and Al Mirani forts, Qasr AlAlam Royal Palace, Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Qurum National Park and the Bait az-Zubair Museum. Despite the thousands of miles of dry golden sand deserts and dunes, Oman is a fantastic destination for scuba diving and snorkelling activities. The shores off the coast of Oman’s capital, Muscat, are teeming with colourful corals and thousands of marine species including seahorses, Oman clownfish, loggerhead turtles, dolphins, sharks and humpback whales.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Nightshade-P.C. Doherty In 1304 King Edward I directs his most-trusted aide and the keeper of the secret seal Sir Hugh Corbett to travel to Essex. There Sir Hugh is to retrieve an ornate cross from Lord Oliver Scrope who took it from a sect the latter declared heretical. The monarch also orders Sir Hugh to censure Scrope for going outside his power when he slaughtered the members of the sect. Corbett arrives in Essex to learn a serial killer Sagittarius stalks the residents. The attacks by this predatory hunter have left everyone fearful as the killer seems to randomly choose who is next to kill before the sound of the hunter’s horn announces an arrow has been sent at a target. When an impossible homicide occurs onArmed with the next-to-last selection in the first round of the NBA Draft later this month, and given some experts don't believe in the depth of this year's crop of players, if the Nets don't trade up they are faced with the prospect of hoping one of their higher-rated players falls into their lap. Otherwise, it's likely slim pickings, which is a result of the Joe Johnson trade in 2012. With the Hawks exercising their right to swap first-round selections with the Nets this year, the Nets will pick 29th instead of 15th on June 25, meaning many of their top targets may be off the board when general manager Billy King makes the final decision. They also have a second-round selection at No. 41 overall. "Where we are, we

he hopes the Nets bolster in the offseason -- with those selections won't be easy. A sampling of players drafted 29th overall in the last five years: Josh Huestis, Archie Goodwin, Marquis Teague, Cory Joseph and Daniel Orton. The Nets acquired Teague from the Bulls in 2014 for Tornike Shengelia, and Teague played 40 games for Brooklyn before getting traded to the 76ers in October for Casper Ware and a 2019 second-round pick. Subscribe to Sports Now newsletter So it's easy to see why they are hoping for a little luck if they stand pat. "At 29, there's got to be, let's say, beauty in the eye of the beholder," Polinsky said, "that someone passed on not wanting and went to the next one. Or a guy that teams talk about notOn his arrival, along with Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain and other party leaders at the venue, hundreds of party workers and residents of Lahore raised slogans ‘dekho dekho kon aya, sher aya sher aya’ and ‘Long live Nawaz Sharif.’ The six lane 16.5 km Lahore Eastern Bypass Project would cost Rs 24 billion and the speed limit on it would be 120 km per hour. The construction of the bypass would facilitate the traffic at GT Road moving towards eastern and northern Lahore, divert besides curbing the heavy flow of traffic between Kala Shah Kaku and Lahore at Ravi Bridge and GT Road. Keeping in view the Punjab Government’s proposed Shahi Bagh Park Project, this by pass would open up avenues for development of tourism and trade in the area.

Thursday, June 28, 2012 The rampant cruelty of this modern administration has been making great advancements in strategic, categorical oppression. With time, resource, and creative focuses helping to mature various restrictive policies (“personhood”, voter IDs, DOMA), government officials have made their idyllic yet disturbing intentions for this country more and more apparent as the months progress. Taken from Nazi Fascism 101, the aggressive stance of SB 1070 somehow remains to be welcomed by an alarming percentage of the American population. SB 1070 is a crown jewel amongst their corrosive constellation of American colonialism. Media attention has targeted the state of Arizona, a segregationist arena placing human rights and free will in a daily bout to the death against the gladiators of the unyielding GOP confederacy. One of the star quarterbacks leading the(PRESS RELEASE) – Sandals Grande Saint Lucian Spa and Beach Resort recently welcomed a group of golf professionals from the United States, the United Kingdom and Trinidad on an extended golf familiarization tour, the first of its kind in Saint Lucia. This follows extensive work that has been going on to upgrade the course at the Sandals St Lucia Golf and Country Club at Cap Estate, and a promise by Sandals Chairman the Hon. Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart to make Saint Lucia a premium golfing destination. With 75% of the work completed, which is being spearheaded by the Greg Norman Design Company, this trip was organized to entice these golf professionals to invest in organized group (golf vacation) travel to Saint Lucia. Once complete, the Sandals Golf Course will accommodate up

action.2 4 The record shows that after Judge Hoffman received the state court record on September 10, 1969 he made an independent examination of it and sixteen days later, on September 26, 1969, determined that appellant Worlow had received a full and fair hearing in the state courts and denied his habeas petition. 5 The state court record was then delivered to Judge Perry, who advised counsel for Lane on October 27, 1969 that he was welcome to look at the record. Judge Perry made his independent examination of the record and on December 3, 1969 denied Lane's habeas petition. 6 Each petitioner appealed from respective orders of denial. We ordered them consolidated for hearing and, after consideration of the record, briefs and oral argument, affirm such denials. 7 In Worlow's case, he contendsNicolas Hamilton will return to the BTCC grid for the 2019 season after concluding a deal to join Motorbase Performance. The younger brother of F1 champion Lewis made his debut in the series back in 2015 when he competed in four rounds in an AmD Tuning-run Audi S3, but will now embark on his first full season in touring cars at the wheel of a Ford Focus RS. The Focus will be specially modified to deal with the fact that Hamilton suffers from cerebral palsy, with a shakedown scheduled for the middle of the month before testing in Spain. “I cannot actually believe that I will be back on the BTCC grid this year,” he said. “I have been in and out of different series since I started racing due to

capture of the FSA bases took place only four days after the Islamic Front declared that it rejected FSA command. Last week, the Islamic Front, estimated at 45,000 fighters, published its charter, which sets out its goals of creating an Islamic state under sharia law. Although the charter does not mention al Qaeda or its two official Syrian branches, the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, the Islamic Front embraces jihad and calls the foreign fighters “our brothers.” Taken as a whole, the charter indicates that the Islamic Front is willing to cooperate with both Al Nusrah and the ISIS; most of the Islamist groups that make up the Islamic Front have fought alongside the al Qaedagroups already. [See LWJ reports, Islamic Front endorses jihad, says ‘the Muhajireen are our brothers,’ and Analysis: Formation of Islamic Front in Syria benefits jihadist groups.] Shortly after the publication of the charter, General Salim Idriss, head of the FSA’s Supreme Military Council, congratulated the Islamic Front on its formation and pledged to cooperate with it. A few days earlier, on Nov. 24, an FSA spokesman had claimed that the Islamic Front answered to the Supreme Military Council; he also estimated that the Islamic Front controlled up to 60 percent of the rebel fighters in Syria, TIME reported. A report in the BBC today states that al Qaeda-linked fighting units are becoming increasingly organized in the recruitment and transfer of foreign fighters through safe houses near the Turkish border into

Syria and often out again back to their home countries. A French jihadist who joined a brigade that consists of 8,000 fighters told the BBC that “there are thousands of us, literally from every corner of the world” and “we are all al-Qaeda.” He also claimed that his brigade had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham. In a further indication of the growing strength of the Islamist forces and corresponding weakness of the Western-backed Free Syrian Army, a former rebel commander told the BBC that FSA fighters are now being targeted by jihadist forces and that he fled to Turkey after jihadists captured his unit and killed most of his men. Are you a dedicated reader of FDD's Long War Journal? Has our research benefitted youPharrell Williams can add a line to his lengthy resume -- creative director for the American Express Platinum Card. The Grammy winner announced the partnership Thursday. Amex (AXP) said the job could include helping design cards and picking the music for its airport lounges, in addition to developing benefits and services for cardholders. It's the first time Amex has enlisted a creative director for the Platinum Card, though certainly not the first time a celebrity has teamed with a company in a brand ambassador role. Intel tapped will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas to be its director of creative innovation back in 2011. And Dr. Dre is now part of team Apple after it bought his headphone maker, Beats. But not all partnerships between Hollywood and corporate America work so well. Alicia

Keys was creative director of struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry for just a year. And Lady Gaga parted ways with Polaroid after a four-year stint as its creative director. American Express has a long history of teaming up with celebrities to promote its other cards, including Martin Scorsese, Ellen DeGeneres, Sheryl Crow, Alicia Keys, Andre Agassi, Shaun White and Tina Fey. Related: AmEx vows to cut costs Janey Whiteside, an Amex senior vice president, said the company chose Pharrell because he's a "creative powerhouse." "He's traveled the world, he has an amazing and curious mind," she said. "He's so much more than just a performer." Amex would not say what it will pay Pharrell. It has vowed to cut $1 billion in costs by the end of 2017. "We've said quite publicly that we areat the O’Connell St event. Additionally on O’Connell Street, the I BELIEVE Christmas Village from the docklands will locate a small satellite market in front of the Clerys building. It will be opening on Sunday 29th November and run through December. Tuesday 8th December 2015 – The Live Animal Crib opens at the Mansion House. The much loved IFA Live Animal Crib, a joint initiative between Dublin City Council and the Irish Farmers’ Association will celebrate its 21st year at the front of the Mansion House from the 8th December. Entrance is free, but donations are welcome to the Mansion House Fuel Fund, one of Dublin’s oldest charities. The Dublin at Christmas website is the one-stop-shop for all the festivities taking place in Dublin City Centre this Christmas, including shopping,

EMBED >More News Videos CHASE ENDS: Deputies take down suspected thief in driveway after high-speed chase in west Harris Co. EMBED >More News Videos Skyeye captures wild chase through northwest and west Harris Co. neighborhoods HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Residents are reacting in west Harris County after a high-speed chase ended in an arrest just feet from their homes.A suspected thief, accused in multiple car break-ins at a Target store on FM 529 at Highway 6, led deputies on a chase for 40 minutes before winding up at his own house, according to one neighbor.The Harris County Sheriff's Office said this all began at 4:52 p.m., when deputies spotted the suspect's vehicle.With the help of the county's helicopter, they were able to track the vehicle.From SkyEye13, we saw the drivernarrowly miss several vehicles, even coming in close proximity to a number of sheriff's cruisers.At one point, the suspect struck something, leaving damage to the front of the SUV.The suspect took the chase off road at least twice, traveling at a high rate of speed near the neighborhood retention ponds.Just before 5:20 p.m., deputies deployed a spike strip, hitting the suspect's front passenger side tire.About 10 minutes and half a mile later, the suspect pulled into the driveway of a home.A neighbor says she was speaking with the suspect's dad the moment he was arrested."I was watching the chase on TV, because my sister had heard about it," the eyewitness said. "The dad got home and realized his car was missing, and so we were basically talking to

It's the kind of instant impact that New York City FC will be hoping for when their 2015 expansion season kicks off in March. Designated Player David Villa, who's on loan with Australian A-League club Melbourne City ahead of the start of MLS training camps in January, scored a goal on his Australian debut on Saturday, netting an equalizer just 15 minutes after coming into the match against Sydney FC in the opening weekend of the new A-League season. The 32-year-old forward came off the bench three minutes into the second half, finding the back of the net on a feed from Damien Duff in the 63rd as Melbourne City tied Sydney 1-1.Dallas 2011 season reeked of redemption for a lost 2010 season much of the way through. Despite close (and awkward) losses to the Patriots, Jets and Lions, the Cowboys rolled into December on a four-game winning streak, with a shot at closing out the NFC East. Then things absolutely fell apart: Jason Garrett iced his own kicker in an overtime loss to Arizona, Tony Romo overthrew Miles Austin in a tight Week 14 loss to the Giants, Romo was injured the next week in a meaningless game against the Eagles and Dallas got pounded by the eventual Super Bowl champs on New Years Day. Then Jerry Jones team had to watch the 9-7 Giants march to a Super Bowl victory. Not a fun couple of months for them.

else based on his postseason performance ... Secret Super Bowl hero Steve Weatherford got the franchise tag Monday, so he'll be back in 2012 ... Wideout Domenik Hixon's already been re-signed ... Cornerback Aaron Ross says he wants to return but won't commit to a "hometown" discount ... Terrell Thomas was lost in the preseason but is closing in on a deal with the Giants ... Deon Grant is scheduled for free agency as well ... Both Jake Ballard and Bear Pascoe tore their ACLs in the Super Bowl, so the Giants have to sign someone to play tight end ... Kareem McKenzie is 32-years-old and the Giants could be ready to move on after he struggled last season. NeedsTight End: This seems like a classic "address it at... Vince Young and Steve Smith, two big-name additions that didn't contribute much in 2011, seem likely to bolt.NeedsLinebacker: Luke Koechly is the hot name for the Eagles in the draft, but his stock is rising and might not be available. Getting a middle linebacker who can stuff the run is absolutely essential for the Eagles defense in 2012. Adding some help at outside linebacker would be a bonus; acquiring linebackers isn't really Andy Reid's forte though.Defensive Line Depth: The Eagles still have Mike Patterson, Cullen Jenkins, Jason Babin and Trent Cole starting, but as noted above, they're going to need depth to keep those guys fresh throughout the year. TargetsLinebacker, as noted, is the biggest need. Fortunately for the Eagles, there are some nice names out there. Stephen

a few more wins and at least challenge for the division title that Rex Grossman guaranteed before 2011 started. Free AgentsFred Davis was franchised and remains the team's most explosive offensive weapon but he needs to stay out of trouble ... Tim Hightower fits what Mike Shanahan wants to do but wasn't as effect ... London Fletcher is old but remains effective and the Redskins need him back ... Rex Grossman seems destined to remain with Shanny forever, even if it's just on one-year deals ... Graham Gano was tendered and should be back ... Washington's already re-signed center Will Montgomery ... LaRon Landry can't stay healthy but Washington might gamble on him at a cheap price ... Roy Helu makes Tim Hightower expendable, though Hightower was decent inJackson, Reggie Wayne and Marques Colston would all qualify as "marquee" wideouts. Ben Grubbs and Carl Nicks would be obviously be tremendous adds and allow the Redskins to shift some personnel and improve their line. Evan Mathis would take away from a division opponent as well. There's a perception that Tony Romo isn't an elite NFL quarterback and it comes primarily from one thing: he's been underwhelming in big moments. The Week 1 fourth-quarter interception against the Jets, the two pick-sixes against the Lions, not to mention head coach Jason Garrett opting to run instead of pass late in the game against the Patriots. These are three examples from the 2011 season (all three losses, by the way) and it's enough for some fans to give up on Romo

to find much better than Tony Romo. Every year he improves. As he gets better, our chances get better." Wait, Tiger isn't a Navy SEAL? (US PRESSWIRE) Jones, it turns out, it's just making stuff up. Romo ranked fourth in Football Outsiders' QB efficiency metric behind Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. The difference: those players have combined for five Super Bowl rings and their teams all made the playoffs last season. The Cowboys went 8-8 and lost four of their last five games (and their Week 17 no-show performance against the Giants cost them the division and a spot in the postseason). Romo, meanwhile, has two years left on the six-year, $67.4 million contract he signed in 2007. Although the two sides have yet to discuss an extension, Stephenattack until he suffered a season-ending injury in Week 13. But Murray, who was working with Verizon to promote the first-ever mobile airing of the Super Bowl, told us on Radio Row that the Cowboys can accomplish the goals they missed with a full season in 2012. "Definitely the playoffs and getting [to the Super Bowl] next year," Murray said. "We had a lot of young guys and missed OTAs and minicamps. I thought a lot of guys played well. If we get a full season under our belt we look forward to winning some games." Dallas collapse down the stretch was a full-blown disaster, with Jason Garrett notably icing his own kicker against the Cardinals before losing in overtime. But Murray said that the scapegoating of Garrett is blown out

of the game. It's presumed that Murray will be the guy taking most of the carries from Romo in 2012. However, Murray said he didn't know if he was the starter yet, and that he and Felix Jones had a "great" relationship. Additionally, Murray championed his fellow rookies, calling the 2011 NFL Draft class the greatest class of all time. "I think it is," Murray said. "Look at all the guys in our class who made the Pro Bowl and did it without OTAs and minicamps." If Murray can have the same impact he had in 2011 next year, it'll go even further to proving that point. Jerry Jones is in Mobile, Alabama this week for the Senior Bowl because, in addition to being the Cowboys' owner, he's also the general manager.career, becoming a full-time NFL starter with the Seahawks in 1999 and keeping that same position with the Bengals until Carson Palmer was ready to emerge before the 2004 season (Kitna actually won the NFL comeback player of the year award in 2003 as Palmer backed him up during his rookie season). After backing up Palmer for two years, Kitna went to the Lions and earned the No. 1 spot on the depth chart for another two years. Eventually, he moved on to the Cowboys to be Tony Romo’s understudy and actually started nine games last season, leading the team to a 4-5 mark. Although Kitna’s starting record is less than impressive (50-74), he finishes his career by completing 60.1 percent of his passes for 29,745 yards and more touchdowns

(169) than interceptions (165). Throughout most of his career, Kitna was seen as a clubhouse good-guy, somebody who could share his knowledge with anybody who asked. As he got older, he tried to be a role model for his younger teammates. "When we run on Mondays after games, a lot of the veterans get to do half the running of a lot of the younger guys. Guys like myself, who don't play a lot or haven't played, do a little extra running," Kitna said this season, via the Dallas Morning News. "After that was over, I had a conversation with them, just saying, 'You have to be ready when your opportunity comes.' A lot of those guys came into the league the same way I did -- late-round draft pickshe's arguably just a few fourth-quarter miscues from having the Cowboys well over 10 wins. If Jones believes he's the long-term answer as a head coach -- and he clearly does -- then he can't bail on Garrett after just one year. Which is precisely why he won't. On Sunday night, the Giants and Cowboys will square off in the "NFC East championship game" -- the winner gets a trip to the playoffs, and the loser's got some serious questions to answer about how 2011 went down. As with anything that draws attention in American, the folks at Next Media Animation decided to break down the matchup, Taiwanese animation style. The video below, as you can tell from the photo above, should make the owners of the NFC East teams very happy.

We provide a range of bespoke services to a diverse range of clients in areas of financial services, wealth management, alternative investments in addition to trade finance. Mundo Advisors is licensed with the Securities Commission of the Bahamas as a financial and corporate service provider (FCSP) and is a member of the Bahamas Financial Services Board.53% of Americans Believe Mobile Devices Will Replace TV Sets in the Next Eight Years New research from Irdeto that explores consumer television and video viewing preferences revealed that 53% of consumers believe that mobile devices like smartphones and tablets will replace television sets in the next eight years as the most common way to consume entertainment. Of that group, 31% believe that change will actually occur sooner, in the next one to five years. Findings are: The majority of consumers (65%) still prefer to watch their favorite content live at the time of broadcast (also known as linear programming), whether it is on their television or streaming on a mobile device.Sixty percent (60%) of the “Netflix generation” – 18-24 year olds – indicated they prefer to watch full series at

Leave a comment Bobbili which is one of the velama kingdoms has lot to share to the Andhra history or telugu literature books. This kingdom like other Kingdoms of velamas in Andhra Pradesh stands for the courage and power of velamas. The fort in Bobbili is the resemblance of velama pride and valour of telugu people. The story of bobbili, is a master piece that tells the power of indians against the british. The mere utterance of his name brings back memories of valour and Velama pride. Also known as "Gajabaludu" and "Simha Vikramudu", his slaying of Peda Viziarama Raju, the Raja of Vizianagaram, was the single most event of significance, which catapulted him not only in the annals of Bobbili History but also of India. The suicide of his sisterand the wiping out of his entire clan in the famous `Bobbili Yuddham' led him to avenge almost single-handedly their killing. Tandra Paparayudu is revered as a tiger, who upheld the glory of the Padmanayaka Velamas. A `chavadi', which bears his name, was erected in Bobbili town in 1900. The founder of the Bobbili house, Pedda Rayudu, 15th in descent of the Rajas of Venkatagiri, was a Velama by caste. Pusapati Madhava Varma was the ancestor of the royal Vizianagaram family. The rivalry between the two families dates back to 1652. Sher Muhammad Khan, the Fouzdar of the Nawab of Chicacole granted the Rajam hunda to Pedda Rayudu in recognition of his services. Rayudu's son Lingappa, who succeeded him, selected Bobbili as his headquarters, built a fort there, found the

town and called it Pedda-puli (big tiger). The name became Pebbuli and Bebbuli and in course of time it became Bobbili. The son of Sher Khan was abducted by rebels and Lingappa saved him. He was granted 12 villages and the hereditary title `Ranga Rao' in recognition of his service. Lingappa was succeeded by his adopted son Vengal Ranga Rao and the latter by Rangapati. His son Rayadappa succeded him and later his adopted son Gopalakrishna took over. During Gopalakrishna's rule in 1753, the Northern Circars were assigned to the French by the Nizam of Hyderabad and Bussy, the French General, agreed to lease Chicacole and Rajahmundry Circars to Pedda Viziarama Raju, the Raja of Vizianagaram. A rupture between Bussy and the Nizam led to the weakening of theformer's authority. Viziarama Raju placed his troops at the disposal of Bussy and helped him in re-establishing his suzerainty. Viziarama Raju persuaded Bussy to help him in defeating his arch rival, the Raja of Bobbili. On January 24, 1757, Bussy with his army and the army of Viziarama Raju in tow marched towards the Bobbili fort. The army of Gopalkrishna Ranga Rao was no match for the combined armies of Bussy and Viziarama Raju but he and his men put up a brave fight till the end. Tandra Paparayudu was at Rajam at that time. The French General knew that it would be impossible to reach Bobbili via Rajam as Paparayudu was camping there and took a different route to reach the fort. Rani Mallamma Devi, wife of Ranga Rao

and sister of Paparayudu, sent a message to him on coming to know of the enemy's advance towards the fort. However, the enemy intercepted the courier and the message did not reach Paparayudu. Meanwhile, Ranga Rao and his men after defending the fort for several hours realised that the enemy could not be contained for long. Ranga Rao did not want the women and children in the fort to be at the mercy of the enemy. He ordered them to be sacrificed. Rani Mallamma Devi committed suicide. When the news reached him, Tandra Paparayudu rushed to the demolished fort and saw his sister and the entire family lying on the ground in a pool of blood. Seething with vengeance he took an oath to kill Viziarama Raju. Viziarama Raju was camping ina tent, basking in the `glory' of the unequal war, which annihilated his enemy. Tandra Paparayudu along with Devulapalli Peddanna and Buddaraju Venkaiah managed to reach the tent in which Viziarama Raju was sleeping. Paparayudu gained entry through the rear of the tent, while the other two stood guard at the entrance. He woke up Viziarama Raju shouting "Puli, Puli... Bobbili Puli" (tiger, tiger... Bobbili tiger). Viziarama Raju tried to divert his attention saying that Velama heroes should not belittle their clan as cowards gaining entry through the backdoor. "You have wiped out our entire clan through dubious means and have no right to get ethical treatment," replied Paparayudu and stabbed him repeatedly in the chest. Hearing the commotion, the bodyguard of Viziarama Raju tried to enter the tent but

who are interested to get BC-D reservation can get a certificate at the local MRO office claiming to be a koppula velama. Apart from reservation criteria, Velamas are all similar in build, beauty, power and wealth in their respective areas. Various sub divisions prove strong and powerful in various places. So be proud to be a velama. Velama sub divisions All the divisions are based on their original living location. Major divisions in Andhra Pradesh are: Padmanayaka Velama Adi Velama Koppula Velama Polinati Velama Padmanayaka velamas are also called as Padma Velamas. They live mostly in Telangana districts like Karimnagar, Warangal, Adilabad, Nizamabad, Rangareddy, Medak, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Hyderabad, and Coastal Andhra. They are also found in Addanki (Ongole), Vijayawada, Kakinada, Nuzvidu and the villages surrounding these places. Politically, socially and economically, they played a prominent rolein the growth of Andhra Pradesh. Adi Velamas are seen in Machilipatnam, Rajahmundry, Hyderabad, amongst other regions. Polinati Velamas are seen in Srikakulam and other coastal Andhra districts. Most Polinati Velamas have Naidu as their middle name, and their primary occupation is farming. They play a dominant role in Srikakulam district politics and form the backbone of this district's economy. Koppula Velamas live in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Rajahmundry and other coastal Andhra districts. Most Koppula Velamas have Naidu as middle name i.e. suffix in their names and their primary occupation is farming. They play key roles in Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam district politics and are vital to these districts' economy. Ganapatideva had no male issue. But he had two daughters Rudramadevi and Genapamadevi. Rudramadevi or Rudramba was given in marriage to a prince of

the Eastern Chalukyan lineage (of Nidadavolu) called Virabhadra. The second daughter was given in marriage to Beta of the Kota family. Rudramadevi was nominated as heir apparent and she began to rule the kingdom conjointly with her father as his co-regent from 1259-60 A.D. onwards, under the name of Rudradeva Maharaja. In the first two or three years of her conjoint rule with her father, the kingdom was thrown into confusion and disorder due to Jatavarma Sundara Pandya I's invasion and the disastrous defeat of the Kakatiyas along with their allies on the battle field of Muttukur near Nellore Though Ganapati was ultimately successful in turning back the tide of invasion, yet he suffered loss of territory end prestige and his hold over his feudatories and nobles was shaken.Under these circumstances, he retired from active politics. Though Rudramadevi assumed full sovereignty in 1262-63 AD, she was not the crowned queen till the year 1269 A.D.. me date of Kayastha Jannigadeva's Duggi (Palnad Taluk) record The Kakatiyas 143 which speaks of Rudrama as Pattodhriti (queen-designate) of Ganapatideva Maharaja. It was only after the death of her father about the year 1269 A.D., she celebrated her coronation. Rudramadevi's nomination and succession to the throne was not generally approved. Some of the nobles, who were unwilling to submit to a woman's authority took up arms against her Ekamranatha s 'Pratapachantra' refers to her step-brothers Hariharadeva and Murarideva ousting Rudrama, and capturing Warangal, and Rudrama effectively tackling them with the help of the citizens and some of her powerful supporters. However

no other evidence is available to prove the existence of her step-brothers. Even if it is believed that some intransigent nobles and near relations rebelled against Rudrama's authority, the Kayastha chiefs Jannigedeva and his younger brothers Tripurari and Ambadeva, Recherla Prasaditya and the Reddi chiefs like Gona Gannaya and a host of others who remained firmly loyal to the queen, espoused her cause and helped her to defeat the rebels. With regard to the external dangers, the Kalinga King Narasimha I who suffered a defeat previously at the hands of Ganapatideva, taking advantage of the distracted condition in the Kakatiya dominions, marched with his forces into the Godavari delta to recover his lost possessons. His short and incomplete inscription at Draksharama dated 1262 A.D. attests the same. The minorrutting elephant, viz. the Gajapati), and 'Oddiyarayamanamardana' (the destroyer of the pride of Oddiyaraya). The Kakatiya power was thus re-established in the coastal Andhra country. In the south, after the victory of Muttukur, a targe part of the Kakatiya territory was under the sway of the Pandyas. As a subordinate of the Pandyan monarch, the last Chalukya-Chola ruler Rajendra III ruled Nellore and its dependencies. Even the eastern part of the Cuddapah district and Chittore district were under the Pandyan sway. The Kalukada chiefs Kesavadeva and his brother Somideva, encouraged by the Pandyas. proclaimed their independence and even made, successful inroads (1267-69 A.D.) into the Kayastha territory which remained under the formers at least for sometime. Rudramadevi faced the most serious danger from the west. It threatened to overthrow the

Kakatiya monarch. The Sauna ruler Mahadeva, who succeeded to the throne of Devagin in 1260 A.D., invaded the Kakatiya kingdom in the early years of his rule. The Yadava records credit him with victory against the Kakatiyas According to Hemadri's 'Vrata-Khanda ,he left her free 'because of his reluctance to kill a woman'. His title Telungarayasirahkamalamulotpatana' suggests that he 'uprooted the stalk of the lotus of the head of Telungaraya'. All these accounts are one-sided. The fact is that Mahadeva never killed any ruler of the Telugu country. It was only a heriditary title. One of the predecessors of Mahadeva, Jaitugi I killed Kakati Rudra in 1195/96 A.D. However, it may be said that though his attack was successful initially, it ended in dismal failure. 'Pratapachantram' mentions thatRudramadevi fought valiantly, put Mahadeva to flight, pursued the Seuna forces upto Davagin and forced him to conclude a treaty with her and pay a crore of gold coins as war indemnity. The epigraphic evidence from Panugal (Nalgonda district) and Hire-Kogilun bears testimony to this. A hoard of Seuna coins discovered at Rachapatnam (Kaikalur Taluk of the Krishna district) probably 'represents a part of the money which Rudramba, according to Pratapachartram, received from Mahadeva as war indemnity and distributed among the officers of her army' The Kakatiyas 145 In the south, the situation became still worse. As already seen, after the Muttukur conflict, the Nellore kingdom came under the sway of the Pandyas and was placed under their vassals. As the Pandyan inscriptions at Nandalur and Tirupati indicate, even

the Vallum Kayasthakingdom came into the possession of the Pandyas (their subordinates the Kalukada Vaidumba chiefs were in charge). Though the Kakatiya vassal Mahamandalesvara Nagadeva Maharaja conquered Nellore and the surrounding territory, it was a temporary phenomenon which lasted just for five years (1271-75 A.D.). The area was reoccupied by the Telugu Cholas who paid allegiance to the Pandyas. The Kayastha chief Jannigadeva re-occupied the territories of the Valluru kingdom and freed thus from the Pandyan sway. He and his brother Tripurarideva I (1270-72 A.D.) continued to rule the Valluru kingdom as the vassals of Rudramadevi. However with the succession of their younger brother AMBADEVA to the throne in 1272 A.D., the situation underwent a change. Ambadeva was ambitious and powerful. From the beginning, he resolved to resuscitate the fortunesof his family and carve out an independent kingdom for himself. To pursue these objects, he was in constant wars with his neighbours during his long reign of thirty-two years. Ambadeva stopped paying allegiance to the Kakatiya queen almost from the very beginning of his rule. His Tripurantakam inscription dated 1290 A.D. records his achievements. It seems that he befriended himself with the Pandyas and the Saunas and with their military assistance proclaimed his independence. He is said to have successfully fought with the seventyfive kings. These kings might be the Kakatiya Nayankaras. Ambaya defeated the Gurindala (Gunjala in the Palnad Taluk of the Guntur district) chief 'Rayasahasramalla Sripati Ganapati. He also subjugated the Kalukada Vaidumba chiefs Kesavadeva and Somideva and their ally Allu Gangu of Gutti (Anantapur district). He

killed Eruva Mallideva Choda in battle and occupied Eruvanadu Pendekallu also came into his possession Kopperunjinga was put to death and thereby Ambadeva assumed the title 'Kadavarayi Vidhvamsaka' With these conquests. Gandtkota, Mulikinadu, Renadu. Sakilinadu, Eruva and Pottapinadu were added to the Kayastha kingdom. He restored Manumagandagopala on the throne of Nellore and made him his vassal. The Pandyas, who attempted to restore their sway here, were defeated and driven away. As a result of this, the Pandyan suzerainty in Andhradesa came to an end. But the establishment of a strong, extensive and independent Kayastha kingdom in the southern parts, gave a jolt to the imperial authority of the Kakatiyas. Rudramadevi could not tolerate the headstrong and disloyal Ambadeva. She sent an army under her general Mallikarjuna against therebel chief. However, as the recently discovered Chandupatla (Nalgonda district) grant dated 1283 A.D. indicates, Ambadeva seems to have killed Rudrama along with Mallikarjuna Nayaka in battle in that year. It was Prataparudra II, successor of Rudrama that succeeded in supressing the Kayastha revolt later. Rudramadevi was undoubtedly one of the greatest rulers of Andhradesa. Her sex did not come on her way in discharging the duties of her exalted office. She took an active part in governing the country and strove hard to promote the best interests of the state. In spite of the wars which frequently disturbed the country, her people remained contented and happy under her rule. Rudrama strengthened the Warangal fort still further. She had also a deep moat dug around it Marcopolo. the Venetian

traveller who paid a visit to the kingdom probably a little later, speaks highly of her administrative qualities, benign rule and greatness. Rudramadevi had no male issue out only two daughters Mummadamma and Ruyyamma. On the advice of her father, she adopted Mummadamma's son Prataparudra (II) as her son and as heir to the throne. On her demise, Prataparudra II ascended the throne of Warangal.already voiced opposition to increased payments, while Germany, the EU's wealthiest country and biggest budget contributor, has declared its willingness to pay more. At a news conference with Oettinger, János Lázár, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's chief of staff, declared the meeting a success. "On a Friday morning in gloomy, rainy and cloudy weather, it's probably not one of the best experiences you can get here in Budapest, still I can say it was worthwhile to meet," Lázár said. He added, "The eight countries agreed with the increasing of the GNI proportionate payment, which is a major success of the day, because eight countries opened the opportunity that the payments should increase even up to 1.1 percent." Noting the impact of Brexit, he said: "There are going to be less revenues

For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter. In March 1989, Jeb Bush arrived in Nigeria to a royal welcome. More than 100,000 American-flag waving Nigerians lined the streets of Gombe to watch as the US president’s son was honored with a 1,300-horse “durbar,” a festival typically reserved for heads of state and religious holidays. Bush later met with Nigerian dictator Ibrahim Babangida, who had come to power in a 1985 military coup. They chatted about Cuban human rights and the failed nomination of John Tower, Bush’s father’s pick for defense secretary. But the president’s then-36-year-old son was not visiting Nigeria on a diplomatic mission. He had come to promote an industrial water pump company. The visit—and the $82 milliondeal tied to it—would form one of the more controversial episodes of Bush’s business career and dog him for years after he jumped into politics. The deal became notorious because of allegations, outlined in thousands of pages of court documents, that the transaction had been greased through massive bribes to Nigerian officials paid for by American taxpayer money loaned through the US Export-Import Bank. The deal triggered a federal criminal investigation, as well as nearly two decades of civil litigation by the US Department of Justice that in 2013 resulted in a federal jury finding that the water pump company, MWI Corp., had defrauded the federal government of millions of dollars. Bush has long tried to distance himself from the deal. He was not a defendant in the Justice

the already indebted nation further into hock to foreign creditors. Bush did not respond to a request for comment for this story, but as he prepares to announce his bid for the presidency, questions still linger about the exact part he played in a deal that the Justice Department said took advantage of both the Nigerian people and American taxpayers. Bush’s involvement with the Nigeria project began in 1989, the year after his father was elected president, when he formed a partnership with J. David Eller, the CEO of a family-owned Deerfield Beach, Florida, company now called MWI, short for Moving Water Industries. Eller’s father founded the outfit in 1926. It manufactures large-scale water pumps used for flood control, agriculture, mining, and other industrial projects. (Some of its pumps endedup in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.) Asked what percentage of the MWI equipment sold to Nigeria had gone unused, a former vice president at the company replied, “Ninety percent.” Bush and Eller had become friends through Florida GOP circles in the early 1980s. Eller was a big Broward County Republican activist and donor and had landed a slot on the state lottery commission during the administration of Republican Gov. Bob Martinez, who had tapped Bush as his commerce secretary in 1986. An engineer known for his rumpled hair, wide ties, snakeskin boots, and Bible-thumping Southern Baptist faith, Eller had taken his father’s company global in the 1970s. In the early 1980s, the firm discovered that it could help Nigeria obtain financing from the US Export-Import Bank to buy MWI’s pumps

and other equipment, and it ramped up its work in the country. (The Ex-Im Bank, a US government agency, is supposed to promote US exports by providing loans and credit guarantees to foreign countries that agree to buy products from US companies.) During this period, Nigeria’s military leaders were borrowing extensively from the West to finance dubious projects, many of which never materialized. The money often disappeared thanks to Nigeria’s institutionalized corruption. The most egregious example was the Ajaokuta steel plant. The project was launched in 1979 and, by the mid-1990s, Nigeria had spent nearly $5 billion on the facility, which never produced a single sheet of steel. When Ibrahim Babangida seized power in 1985, the country was virtually bankrupt. Unable to service its debt as prices plunged for itsoil exports, Nigeria’s credit dried up, and its creditors started demanding repayment of billions in loans. In 1986, most of the developed world stopped opening new lines of credit to the troubled country. That same year, Nigeria started begging for international debt relief. It won temporary reprieves, but its debt continued to grow. Under pressure from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Babangida implemented some economic reforms, including limits on debt-funded imports. Yet even in this climate, the Export-Import Bank continued loaning Nigeria money, which it used mostly to purchase MWI products. By the time Bush teamed up with Eller in 1988, the Ex-Im Bank had already financed about $87 million of MWI’s sales to Nigeria. Former MWI employees say that much of the equipment they sold the country

of several deliveries of a total of $5 million in cash. In 2009, KBR pleaded guilty to foreign bribery charges and had to pay more than $400 million in criminal fines to settle the case with the Justice Department. Halliburton and KBR, which by then had split into independent companies, together had to pay nearly $200 million to settle civil charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Several people, including KBR’s former CEO, went to jail for their involvement in the bribery scheme. Evidence produced during the Justice Department’s lawsuit against MWI showed that the company went to unusual lengths to keep Indimi happy. The company paid for his pool boy, landscaping, housekeepers, and cable television at his Boca Raton home. And it made six-figure payments on his Americanwas determined from stop to stop codons. Each contig represents a continuous stretch of the genomic sequence of the organism. The first column lists the ORF designation. The second and third columns list the SEQ ID numbers for the nucleic acid and amino acid sequences corresponding to each ORF, respectively. The fourth and fifth columns list the length of the nucleic acid ORF and the length of the amino acid ORF, respectively. The nucleotide sequence corresponding to each ORF begins at the first nucleotide immediately following a stop codon and ends at the nucleotide immediately preceding the next downstream stop codon in the same reading frame. It will be recognized by one skilled in the art that the natural translation initiation sites will correspond to ATG, GTG, or

drug war, read Reason Senior Editor Jacob Sullum's column from December.) This program would serve as a sort of precursor to the National Security Agency surveillance enabled by the PATRIOT Act following the 9/11 terror attacks. And while Barr was no longer working in the federal government by the time the PATRIOT Act was implemented, he still defended the program, which civil liberties advocates believe violated the Fourth Amendment's protections against warrantless searches. Testifying before the House Intelligence Committee in 2003, Barr even suggested the PATRIOT Act didn't go far enough. Paul, for his part, has always been uneasy regarding Barr's nomination. "I'm concerned that he's been a big supporter of the PATRIOT Act, which lowered the standard for spying on Americans," the Kentucky Republican told Meet the Press inOn July 18, Britain and Sweden signed a Memorandum of Understanding to partner on “future combat air.” The agreement was inked by Britain’s Defence Secretary, Penny Mordaunt, and her Swedish counterpart, Peter Hultqvist, before an announcement ceremony at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford the following day. During this event, news of the agreement was greeted warmly by Hultqvist, the British Minister of Defence Procurement Stuart Andrew, UK Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, Swedish Air Force Chief Major General Mats Helgesson, CEO of BAE Systems Charles Woodburn, and chairman of Saab AB Marcus Wallenberg. The landmark agreement is an overarching arrangement that commits both governments to work on a joint combat air development and acquisition program. This will provide for the development of new

an analysis of alternatives. Sweden has not (so far) joined the UK’s Combat Air Acquisition Programme (led by the UK MOD), which is tasked with delivering the acquisition program that will eventually replace the RAF’s Eurofighter Typhoons, and whose work is informed by Team Tempest. The new Anglo-Swedish partnership will initially take the form of a wider study that may or may not lead to the development of an Anglo-Swedish future combat aircraft—or that may or may not see Sweden formally join the Tempest program. For the time being, Sweden will work with Team Tempest in a new partnership, with the two nations pooling their expertise. The Anglo-Swedish agreement has been predicted for some time, and a joint feasibility report was completed by the two governments in April 2019, followingThe economic headlines sure look better than they did a year ago. Gross domestic product (GDP) is finally growing again, rising by 2.2 percent in the third quarter of 2009, with an early estimate of 5.7 percent for the fourth. The fourth quarter number will probably be revised down, but it will still likely mark the fastest growth since 2003. The unemployment rate, after a nosedive, leveled off in the last few months of the year, and the stock market has regained 40 percent of its value after a March 2009 low. Four of the five largest bailed-out banks have either repaid the government or received permission from the Treasury Department to do so in the near future. Inflation slowed to a standstill in November after 10 months

of increasing consumer prices. Construction of new homes and apartments increased in 2009 from 2008 levels, the first annual growth in housing starts since 2005. "The Recovery Act has created jobs and spurred growth," President Barack Obama said in a December speech trumpeting the success of his economic policies. "We are in a very different place today than we were a year ago." Lawrence Summers, director of the White House National Economic Council, concurs. "Everybody agrees that the recession is over," Summers said that same month on ABC's This Week. But a closer look reveals those appealing numbers sit on a dangerously shaky foundation. Economic growth in 2009 was largely dependent on a historic level of government spending that even the president acknowledges is unsustainable in the long term. Theroot problem of mortgage delinquencies has yet to be worked out. Bank lending is sparse amid ongoing uncertainties surrounding regulatory reform. As a result, manufacturers and small businesses continue to struggle with limited credit. All that translates into historic job losses and a bleak outlook for meaningful growth in 2010 and 2011. Worst of all, many of the core problems in the housing, banking, manufacturing, and service sectors are being perpetuated and exacerbated by the very federal programs the president credits with jump-starting economic growth. Instead of confronting the roots of the crisis head on, as Obama has repeatedly boasted of doing, his administration and the Democratic Congress have kicked the can down the road, postponing the day of reckoning for real estate, the auto industry, and the toxic

mortgage-backed securities that were at the heart of the economic meltdown. These unsolved problems will keep looming over the economy until they're finally addressed. Government Domestic Product The much-noted "jobless recovery" is not just a problem. It's an anomaly. Not since the post–World War II recession in 1945 has unemployment risen this quickly: five percentage points in the 24 months after the downturn began in December 2007. To put that in perspective, it took 43 months for unemployment to hit its peak during the 1979–82 recession. In 2009 alone the economy shed a staggering 3.9 million jobs. And though the headline unemployment rate stabilized at 10 percent during the final months of the year—17.3 percent if you include part-time workers—initial jobless claims for January 2010 jumped at a rate not seenup largely by the First-Time Homebuyer Credit. The credit was first offered in 2008 as a federally backed no-interest loan of up to $7,500, paid back over 15 years. The February 2009 stimulus package extended the program to September, increased the maximum to $8,000, and eliminated the repayment requirement. With the free cash giveaway set to expire at the end of the third quarter, builders and buyers rushed to close on homes, concentrating larger than normal residential investment into third-quarter GDP. Due to the "success" of the program, the credit has been extended again until April 2010. But the program has only helped individual buyers and sellers, not the housing market as a whole. A Wells Fargo survey found that 56 percent of home-buyers who purchased a home in

in which the band-aid rescue programs are delaying efforts to address the economy's deeper problems. As Goes Housing, So Goes the Economy Like unemployment and GDP growth, the housing market seemed to show green shoots in early 2010. Housing starts were up 22 percent from January 2009, and the Internal Revenue Service estimated that 1.4 million taxpayers used the First-Time Homebuyer Credit to buy a new house between February and September of 2009. But there is still significant rot at the roots. Tom Zimmerman, a managing director at the commercial banking giant UBS, predicts troubles ahead. "The housing market has a lot of wood to chop to get through this cycle," Zimmerman said in October 2009 at an American Enterprise Institute event. "We're not over by any means in terms ofcounter that the trend lines are improving, since the growth in people falling behind on their mortgage was only 7.6 percent from July to September, down from 14 percent in the second quarter. But Wells Fargo's Silvia disagrees. "Delinquencies and foreclosures traditionally lag the economic cycle," he says. "We're likely to see delinquencies continue for the next three to six months. In some areas it might be nine months to a year." A possible reason for the delayed reaction is the high concentration of delinquencies in a few areas of the country. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as of September 2009, 31 percent of homes in foreclosure are located in five states: California, Florida, Nevada, Arizona, and New Jersey. This concentration creates massive headaches for

that blew up in 2007, but they bear disturbingly similar characteristics. Widespread commercial real estate losses in the coming months threaten to destroy any gains Wall Street has seen during the last year. This threat has many analysts predicting a rise in the number of banks going belly up. More than 170 banks have failed since the beginning of the recession. To put that in perspective, only three banks failed between July 2004 and December 2007. And the bank closures show no signs of slowing down. In October the feds shut down 20 banks, the most of any month since 1994. Some analysts have predicted that as many as 1,000 banks will have imploded by the time the economy recovers. The glass-half-full banking results that the administration has been toutingFargo's Silvia asks. "It is problematic." Banks are aware of this problem. Interbank lending remains limited as confidence problems continue to plague the financial industry. "There is no grease in the engine in terms of bank credit or trade credit," CreditRiskMonitor.com CEO Jerry Flum told The Institutional Risk Analyst in October. The goal of the TARP capital injections was to get the lending engine going, but banks have largely been sitting on the money, holding increased excess reserves. With so much money sitting idle, cash flow is a major concern for banks and their customers. It is unclear when the market will see stability again, and until new operational norms emerge banks are likely to remain tight with their cash. With the administration now promoting the biggest banking regulatory overhaul

confronting the looming threats. Unsurprisingly, the beleaguered Afghan president is dealing himself a playable hand by negotiating with the ISI-backed jehadi groups and cosying up with Islamabad. Both these transgress the thickest of Indian red lines but India’s political leadership remains unconcerned, focusing apparently on domestic political survival rather than the impending death-by-neglect of a crucial foreign policy initiative. The prime minister has not visited Afghanistan in five years, even as Kabul fervently seeks an unambiguous gesture of Indian support. Meanwhile, numerous visits to India by senior Afghan ministers and officials remain unreciprocated by their Indian counterparts. And Indian industry, risk-averse and content with picking low-hanging fruit in sheltered areas, has proved unwilling to invest in that country. If New Delhi is not to be marginalised once again in Kabul,in Afghanistan, it must quickly move beyond humanitarian aid and seize the political initiative. Today, Defence Minister AK Antony inaugurated a new Coast Guard Station at one of India's most picturesque and remote corners: Minicoy, an island in the Lakshadweep chain, in the Arabian Sea. He also established a new Coast Guard District Headquarters (No 12) on the island of Kavaratti. So far, the Coast Guard District Headquarters (No 4) at Kochi was managing coastal security for Lakshadweep. Minicoy, which is the northernmost island of the Maldives chain, became a part of Lakshadweep (Laccadive) islands in the 16th century. In appearance, lifestyle and culture, the residents of Minicoy are almost identical to the people of Maldives. Ownership of Minicoy gives India command of the Nine Degree Channel --- a 200

kilometer wide, 8500 feet deep stretch of water --- through which much of the shipping between West Asia and South East Asia must transit. Extracts from the MoD press release are posted below: LAST OUTPOST IN ARABIAN SEA, MINICOY, GETS COASTAL SURVEILLANCE SET UP New Delhi: Pausha 03, 1932 December 24, 2010 The last outpost of the country in the Arabian Sea, Minicoy, got its coastal security surveillance apparatus when the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony, on his maiden visit to this part of the country, inaugurated the Coast Guard Station at an impressive function here today. He also concurrently established a new Coast Guard District Headquarters for Lakshadweep at Kavaratti. The set up at Kavaratti has been named District headquarters No 12 and it will have operational control over a number ofships and aircraft such as Hovercrafts, Fast Patrol Vessels, Interceptor Boats, Helicopter and Fixed Wing Aircraft on the commissioning of planned stations. All the operational platforms are equipped with modern surveillance systems, sensors, weapons and communication equipment to maintain round-the-clock vigil at sea. The two new establishments in the strategically located islands will provide the much needed teeth to Coast Guard operations and enhance safety and security of Lakshadweep Islands. They would also facilitate greater synergy between Coast Guard, administration of Lakshadweep and other agencies. The Indian Coast Guard also plans to set up another Coast Guard Station at Androth next year and an air enclave at Minicoy in 2012. Six radar stations of the Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN) are also being established in the Lakshadweep and Minicoy islands. Shri Antony

said, the commissioning of the much needed Coast Guard Station at Minicoy has a special relevance due to its proximity to two of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. Since the nearest Coast Guard ships and aircraft were based at Kochi, a need for Coast Guard station with a forward airbase at this location was always felt. He said our aim is to create a real-time coastal surveillance system that can be controlled even from remote locations. Earlier inaugurating the Coast Guard Headquarters at Kavaratti, Shri Antony said, after the Cabinet Committee on Security decided to entrust Coast Guard with the responsibility of coastal security, the organization is in the process of enhancing its surveillance capabilities to perform its tasks effectively. The present force levels and manpower are projected tobe doubled through phased procurement, with a proportionate development of infrastructure and augmentation of manpower, he said. Urging the Coast Guard to involve the local populace in coastal security, Shri Antony said the involvement of fishermen to act as eyes and ears need not be over-emphasised. Wednesday, 22 December 2010 The first of today's two Prithvi launches, which were carried out by the army as a tactical exercise in an operational setting. The DRDO press release is reproduced below: Two Prithvi Missiles have been successfully flight tested within one hour time from ITR, Chandipur in Orissa. The two launches took place at 08.15 hrs and 9.15 hrs respectively on 22nd December 2010. The liquid propelled twin Engine Prithvi Missile has already been inducted into service by Armed Forces. The two Missiles were taken

from the production lot and were test fired by the Strategic Force Command ( SFC ) as part of the regular exercise. The Prithvi Missiles equipped with state of art guidance system have reached the specified targets with very high degree of accuracy. All the Radars, Electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations along the coast have monitored all the trajectory parameters of the vehicle throughout the mission. Ship located near the target location has witnessed the final event. This is the second time two Prithvi Missiles were flight tested successfully within a gap of one hour. All the launch operations of the two missiles were carried out by the Armed Forces and guided by the Scientists of DRDO. Director, DRDL Shri P. Venugopalan, Director ITR Shri S.P. Dash. Programme Directoroccasion is placed below for your information. INDIA, RUSSIA SIGN CONTRACT TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP FGFA New Delhi: Agrahayana 30, 1932 December 21, 2010 A Contract for Preliminary Design of the Indo-Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft was signed between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Rosoboronexport and Sukhoi here today. The Project involves design and development of a Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft that will have advanced features such as stealth, supercruise, ultra-maneuvrability, highly integrated avionics suite, enhanced situational awareness, internal carriage of weapons and Network Centric Warfare capabilities. The aircraft to be jointly developed is termed Perspective Multi-role Fighter (PMF). PMF draws upon the basic structural and system design of the Russian FGFA Technology Demonstrator with modifications to meet IAF specifications which are much more stringent. The broad scope of bilateral cooperation during the joint

project covers the design & development of the PMF, its productionization and joint marketing to the third countries. Programme options include the design & development of a twin seater variant and the integration of an advanced engine with higher thrust at a later stage. Today's contract is only the first in a series of such contracts which will cover different stages of this complex programme. The total cost including options and the value of production aircraft will make this the biggest Defence programme ever in the history of India involving production of over 200-250 aircraft. The Contract was signed by Mr. A Isaykin, General Director, Rosoboronexport and Mr. M Pogosyan, General Director RAC MiG & Sukhoi from the Russian side and Mr. Ashok Nayak, Chairman, HAL and Mr. NC Agarwal,building good relations with Pakistan and Iran. “Every Afghan president is haunted by the spectre of Najeebullah”, explains an Afghan official. Mohammad Najeebullah, who was the president of Afghanistan after the Soviet withdrawal, was captured by the Taliban when they swept into Kabul in 1996. He was tortured, brutally killed, and his mutilated body was hung up by the Taliban in this city’s Aryana square. Foreign ministry sources identify Karzai’s first major pro-Pakistan gesture as the sacking, on 6th June, of Amrullah Saleh, head of the Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security. Saleh, an outspoken critic of Pakistan’s backing for the Taliban, was ordered to resign after an abortive rocket attack on a peace jirga (conference) that was meeting to approve negotiations with the Taliban. Interior Minister, Hanif Atmar, was also

officials in multiple forums worldwide. In retrospect, say Afghanistan experts in New Delhi, Karzai’s evolving approach towards Pakistan was evident even before Saleh’s removal. In January this year, Karzai excluded from his new cabinet his longstanding foreign minister, Rangin Dadfar Spanta, who had been unsparing in his criticism of Pakistan. Zalmai Rassoul, who has been far friendlier towards Pakistan, was appointed in Spanta’s place. Two months later, in March, the Afghan president declared during a visit to Islamabad, “India is a close friend of Afghanistan but Pakistan is a twin brother.” Meanwhile, the Indian government continues to rely on the United States and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which currently maintain security across Afghanistan while building up Afghan capabilities. New Delhi is keen to provide training assistance for theblames the changed background of those who now join as officers for the decline in values and standards. Far more likely, say the more discerning observers, is the “osmosis of values” that stems from increased interaction --- across all ranks --- with society in general. This takes place in many ways: cantonments, earlier located well outside towns and cities, are now almost indistinguishable from the rapidly expanding civilian colonies that have surrounded them. The army’s growing counter-insurgency commitments brings soldiers into close contact with civilians, and with the institutions of governance. Meanwhile, the growing reach and intensity of the electronic media beams the civilian world into the remotest military outposts. Most officers today are keenly aware of the world outside the barracks and are deeply cynical about the declining

the HEMRL. In fact, the CL-20 is such a fascination for the HEMRL that a larger-than-life size model of the compound occupies the pride of place as one enters the portals of the main building of the DRDO's premier lab in Pune. CL-20, so named after the China Lake facility of the Naval Air Weapons Station in California, US, was first synthesized by Dr. Arnold Nielson in 1987. CL-20, or Octa-Nitro-Cubane, is a Nitramine class of explosive 15 times as powerful as HMX, His/Her Majesty Explosive or High Melting Explosive or Octogen. The HMX itself is more than four times as potent as the Research Developed Explosive or Royal Demolition Explosive or Cyclonite or Hexogen, commonly known as RDX. “CL-20 offers the only option within the next 10-15 years to8 for 11 from behind the arc, and five came in a spurt that turned a 10-8 deficit into a 35-14 lead. Dekker accounted for 11 points in the 27-4 run, including three 3s. Nebraska cut the lead to 14 on a quick 7-0 run, but the Badgers finished the half on a 9-2 spurt to lead 44-23 at halftime. The Badgers were a model of efficiency in the first half with 13 assists on 16 field goals as they shot better than 59 percent from the field, tied for their best opening half in conference play. They finished with 19 assists on 27 field goals while shooting almost 51 percent. "Just look at the number of assists to the baskets scored, and you know we were moving the ball," said

United edge fiery Manchester derby Updated 1700 GMT (0100 HKT) December 9, 2012 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Photos:United edge fiery Manchester derby Passions run high – Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart of confronts a pitch invader at the end of his side's 3-2 derby defeat by Manchester United, whose defender Rio Ferdinand (at back) was left with a bloody face after being hit by a coin thrown from the crowd. Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos:United edge fiery Manchester derby Beautiful game's ugly side – Police intervened to eject the invader, and the Greater Manchester force also announced after the match that another man was arrested inside City's Etihad Stadium on suspicion of chanting racist abuse. Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos:United edge fiery Manchester derby Van theMan – The match was settled in the second minute of time added on by Manchester United's Dutch striker Robin Van Persie. Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos:United edge fiery Manchester derby Hole in the wall – Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri (left) diverted Van Persie's free kick past Hart as he backed off from his position in the defensive wall. Hide Caption 4 of 8 Photos:United edge fiery Manchester derby Rooney double – Wayne Rooney had put United 2-0 ahead inside half an hour, with the 27-year-old becoming the youngest player to score 150 goals in the English Premier League. Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos:United edge fiery Manchester derby Turning point? – United should have gone 3-0 ahead just before the hour mark but Ashley Young's effort was ruled out in a marginal offside decision. City hit back

information on July 29, 2003. He was tried in the Superior Court before a jury in June 2004.[1] The complainant, Robert,[2] nine years old at the time of trial, was a friend of defendant's son, Zachary. According to Robert, one day in August 2002, he was listening to music on the computer with Zachary and another boy in Zachary's room when defendant walked in, placed Robert on his shoulders, carried him downstairs to defendant's bedroom, placed him on the bed, and closed the door. Robert testified that defendant then kneeled next to him so that he was over Robert's body and told him to hold his breath for five minutes. The defendant then touched Robert's penis over his clothes. Robert also said defendant "sniffed" his penis. After this happened,Robert got up, ran out of the bedroom, went out to his bicycle, and rode home. Robert said that the touching made him feel "nervous." When asked at trial how many times this happened to him in the same way, Robert answered "[t]hree," although he indicated in a statement to police that it happened "lots of times." Robert also testified that on other occasions when he was visiting defendant's home defendant would take pictures of him, Zachary, and another boy, either together or individually, but Robert did not indicate that he was ever photographed while unclothed or in a compromising position. Robert told his father about the incident in defendant's bedroom when his father asked him one day whether defendant had ever touched him. His father then called the

police and Robert spoke with Detective Janice Sassi at least two times, one time giving a written statement and another time while the detective videotaped his account of what happened. Joseph, who was sixteen years old at the time of trial, also testified for the state. *626 He said that when he was eight years old, in 1995, he was on his way to a friend's house in West Warwick one day when he passed an apartment building and encountered defendant, who had a video camera and a still-photograph camera. Joseph said that defendant called him over to his house and asked whether Joseph would pull down his pants so that defendant could take pictures of him. Joseph testified that when he refused, defendant said, "if you don't pullup against me and stuff like that" and "grabbed my ass." Roger testified that defendant rubbed his penis area into Roger's buttocks, which made him feel "[u]ncomfortable," and that he "knew there was something wrong with it."[4] Detective Sassi also testified for the state, saying that she had been a detective with the Warwick Police Department for nineteen years and had taken statements from Robert concerning defendant's alleged sexual misconduct toward him. She said that the first statement, taken on September 1, 2002, was written, while the second statement, taken on June 23, 2003, was videotaped. Detective Sassi testified that although Robert's father accompanied him to the police station she interviewed Robert alone. After the state rested, defendant made a motion for judgment of acquittal, which the trial justice denied.

A teenage boy is recovering in hospital after suffering serious injuries and possible permanent damage to his eye while playing the popular “Duct tape challenge”. Fourteen-year-old Skylar Fish suffered severe head injuries, a brain aneurysm and damage to his eye socket after his attempt at the challenge went awry. He has been recovering in hospital since 16 January. The “challenge” involves a person wrapping someone in duct tape who is then filmed trying to escape. Some videos uploaded to YouTube showing people attempting the challenge have millions of views. Skylar, who had played the game before with school friends, decided to undertake the challenge again while at Renton Academy in Washington. A fall during the challenge crushed Skylar's eye socket and caused him to suffer a brain aneurysm Facebook (Siemny Kim/ Facebook) Hismen were charged for 142 counts of possession of a firearm and were bailed by police after posting numerous photos. The craze has led to several calls for photos to be taken down, with parents fearing that children could try and create their own poses. Instagram The most controversial internet crazes Planking Originating in Australia in 2008, the trend of 'planking' swept Britain a year later. The craze, in which people form a straight figure with hands down by their sides, had thousands of participants uploading their efforts on to Facebook. While most were harmless enough, the more daring have been known to plank across railway tracks and between buildings, causing major health concerns. In 2011, a 20-year-old man died after 'planking' on a seven-story building in Australia.

Twitter The most controversial internet crazes Twerking Twerking, a mixture of twisting and jerking, has been around since the late 1990s, but its popularity dramatically increased after Miley Cyrus 'twerked' at the 2013 MTV VMA awards with Robin Thicke, prompting fans to upload their own versions on Youtube - we've even had twerking stormtroopers. It's since been accused of corrupting the minds of young people and, last year, 33 students were suspended after making a video of themselves 'twerking' using school equipment. Machinima The most controversial internet crazes Happy Slap It's been almost a decade since the Happy Slap craze broke out in the UK, but what started out in as a small joke between friends in Lewisham in 2004 eventually became a nationwide phenomenon. Happy Slapping involveda victim being filmed on a camera phone getting slapped. As the craze spread, incidents became more and more vicious and it was linked to a rise in bullying in school playgrounds. In 2008, a teenage girl was sentenced to two years' detention after filming the fatal beating of a man. nydailynews.com The most controversial internet crazes Tombstoning 'Tombstoning' emerged in 2012 as a much more dangerous fad. It involved finding the highest rock to leap from, giving jumpers sufficient time to change their body position to resemble a tomb falling into the sea. It was invented initially as a way to keep cool during sizzling temperatures, but as the challenges became more daunting, some experienced horrific injuries as a result of jumping into shallow or rocky waters.

increasingly popular in the US. It sees agile teenagers throw gallons of milk in the air as well as hurtling themselves on to the ground. However, with the mess, cost and inconvenience that is caused, the 'gallon smashing' craze has seen security stepped up in supermarkets. YouTube Skylar's mother, Sarah Fish, told BuzzFeed doctors had called the incident a “freak accident” and said they usually see similar injuries in car crash victims. Ms Fish said: “He is really lucky to be alive, he is really lucky not to have brain damage.” Skylar is recovering but may not regain vision in his eye. He was transferred to Seattle Children's Hospital on Monday where he will undertake the rest of his recovery. Speaking from his hospital bed, the teenager told KIRO 7: “I’m just,What will become of this massive site is not yet known. But it is an excellent example of a larger debate: public access sites to the river. Frisbie said there is a large problem when it comes to public access on the south side versus the north side. Two new boathouses are set to open soon on the north side, including one just north of Diversey Avenue with a state-of-the-art indoor rowing tank. In the last decade, the portion of the river that cuts through downtown has become a recreational and economic engine. Asked if the south side of the river is treated as a forgotten stepchild, Frisbie said no but added: "It just needs more intense planning." There are improvements, like Ping Tom Park in Chinatown with a new boathouse and

known as “crystallization.” Reports from across the world credit the mysterious pollution to these monsters, yet killing them would only unleash another series of disasters, as their very bodies poison the air upon death. When word reaches the empire of Meridian that a flight of dragons are en route to the capital, it is up to Bright, a soldier of the imperial army, and Alse, the second prince of Meridian, to repel the danger any way they can. During this period of global turmoil everyone fights to restore harmony. They have yet to find out that it comes with a very high price. From Marvelous Entertainment and Image Epoch, the same tandem that created the highly lauded Luminous Arc, comes Arc Rise Fantasia, an epic RPG for the Nintendo Wii.Arc Rise Fantasia is a product of old and new, combining gorgeous graphics with modern gameplay while bringing classic Japanese high fantasy role-playing action involving airships and dragons, a genre sorely lacking on the Nintendo Wii, exclusively to the platform. Key Features : A True RPG on Wii – The drought is over as fans of traditional Japanese RPGs finally get an exclusive title with an epic storyline on their system. Collaboration between Top Talent – In addition to the creative talents of Marvelous Entertainment and Image Epoch, the character designer of Eureka Seven fame, Kenichi Yoshida, and the composer behind such classics as Chrono Trigger and Xenogears, Yasunori Mitsuda, are onboard as well. The Trinity Action Battle System – A turn-based system, party members draw from the same Attack Power (AP)

Moody's Investors Service has lowered the outlook for the credit ratings of three of Europe's strongest economies: Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Germany. It's part of a busy day in Europe that has investors on-edge -- markets there are barely moving. The credit rating agency Moody's slashed the ratings of 15 of the world's biggest financial institutions, including Citigroup and Bank of America here in the U.S. and Barclays and Credit Suisse in Europe. Europe correspondent Stephen Beard discusses why the European markets remained pretty steady despite the credit downgrades of several European countries, and why we ought to worry about the Greek debt talks collapsing.part of the endodermal "half". This statement was further corroborated by arguments collected from the literature.Whereas neither the endoderm nor the ectoderm alone are initially able to differentiate beyond a certain point - so-called atypical ectodermal and endodermal differentiation respectively - their interaction product, the mesoderm, apparently contains the information needed for differentiation into the characteristic mesodermal structures. Influences emanating from the differentiating mesoderm then enable both the ectoderm and the endoderm to proceed further on their path of differentiation.The role of the blastocoelic cavity - a cavity with a negative morphogenetic function - in thespatial interaction between the two primary components of the egg was elucidated. In the light of the conclusions mentioned above the centrifugation experiments ofPASTEELS (1953, 1954) were reinterpreted, whileSCHULTZE'S "Umkehrexperiment" byPENNERS andSCHLEIP (1928),PENNERS