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Bradford Crown Court heard hat when police seized three computers from the West Yorkshire home of Garth Hall last year they discovered a large quantity of indecent images of children. |
Judge John Potter told Hall that the images depicted the most appalling acts of child abuse and said the 53-year-old had a “deep-rooted interest” in viewing such material. |
Details of Hall’s previous involvement with schools were referred to in court, but as part of his sentence Judge Potter banned him from seeking any future employment which may lead to working with children. |
Hall, of Rochdale Road, Todmorden, will also have to register as a sex offender with the police for the ne |
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, will provide $321,000 for the conservation of Puerto Rico’s coral reefs, the island’s representative in the U.S. Congress, Pedro Pierluisi, said. |
“The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just approved an allocation of $321,000 in federal funds for the local Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to pay for the operations of the Coral Reef Conservation and Management Program in Puerto Rico during fiscal year 2014,” Pierluisi said. |
The funds are being granted as part of the Strategic Plan of Goals and Objectives of the 2011-2015 Program, an allocation that will chiefly cover the salaries of researchers, Pierluisi said. |
The individuals contracted for these tasks will work in the areas of training and rais |
Joe Williams, the executive director of Democrats for Education Reform, has built a reputation as one of the most effective strategists and coalition-builders in the national education reform community. He is an analyst and public speaker on education policy and politics who has reached thousands of listeners in audien... |
He also is one of the most prolific writers and commentators in the education reform world, often tapping into his experience as a newspaper reporter and author to make the case for reform. He previously worked as an award-winning education journalist for the New York Daily News and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. |
Williams lives in New York City where his children attend the city’s public schools. This week he’s in Boise as the keynote speaker f |
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Fonix Speech has announced Fonix iSpeak, a voice activated application for the iPhone 3G which enables vocal command of the device. |
The software will connect a user by just saying the phone number or name of a person in the contacts database. Users will be able to navigate their music libraries and launch a song or playlist simply by saying the name of the artist, song, or playlist. |
"The powerful and dynamic tools provided by Apple have allowed the Fonix team to quickly and efficiently develop Fonix iSpeak for the Apple iPhone 3G," said D. Lynn Shepherd, Fonix Sr. VP product engineering. "The feature rich iPhone is easy to use and our robust embedded speech interface will further create a positive... |
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Having listened to Josh, it was plain to George that in addition to his grief, the young man was blaming himself for Lee’s accident. ‘Have you thought about having a word with your doctor?’ |
‘Why? I am not ill,’ Josh replied. |
‘But you are depressed, it occurs to me that you feel that you are to blame for the fatal crash and that is why you feel as low as you do,’ George suggested. |
‘Why else should he have gone up in that wretched glider and ended his life, it has to be because of the way I went on at him over that fuck fest he was having when I walked in on him.’ By now Josh was near to tears and George sought to comfort him. |
‘Surely there was some investigation following the accident; was it determined that he had committed suicide?’ George asked. |
‘They found a fault in the glider’s contro |
A tasty tour of Stuttgart |
Leberkäs, Maultaschen, Spätzle, Schwarzwurst, washed down with a Viertele from the local vineyard and Schnäpsle to finish: Stuttgart’s menus are bursting with irresistible temptations. Whatever you’re after, grande cuisine, rustic repasts, young crossover creations or a cozy tavern specializing in local wine – the capi... |
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Rustic, regional fare and haute cuisine |
Almost like Mom’s – here diners eat what chef Brigitte Idler puts on the table: maultaschen (Swabian ravioli), roasts, spätzle (home-made pasta), head cheese… The ingredients she uses are all locally sourced and always fresh, hence the daily menu changes. Instead of choosing from a printed menu, guests st |
MINNEAPOLIS -- One off-day was plenty for Jose Valverde. |
After Valverde surrendered a game-changing two-run home run Wednesday in a 3-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals, he was eager to get back in a game. |
He got his wish Friday night, when he pitched the ninth inning of a 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. |
"One thing I do know," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said, "he wanted to be back out there tonight, and he wasn't shy about it." |
The plan when Leyland removed Rick Porcello after seven shutout innings was to have Drew Smyly pitch the eighth and Joaquin Benoit the ninth. But after Smyly walked the left-handed hitting Clete Thomas and Brian Dozier reached on catcher's interference, the plan changed. |
"If Smyly gets through that inning, I was going to close with Benoit," Leyland said. "It rea |
Jes Hathaway is the editor in chief of National Fisherman magazine and NationalFisherman.com. |
Thursday, 11 April 2013 |
It's the season of blessings in the South. And I'm not talking about the sneezing brought on by the sudden swarm of pollen. (Bless you.) |
From the bayous of the Gulf Coast to the bays of the southeast Atlantic between Easter and early May, the shrimp boats line up to celebrate with thousands of revelers in their fishing communities' annual Blessing of the Fleet. |
This weekend, in Darien, Ga., the tide is right for the shrimp boats on parade to pass under the Darien River Bridge, atop which will stand a dozen priests and preachers poised with holy water to sprinkle down on each boat as it passes beneath them. |
The blessing is the centerpiece of these celebrations, which often i |
Dickerson was chosen to the Class AAAAA boys’ team, while Umeri and Cassell were picked to the AA and A girls’ squads, respectively. |
St,. Pius X swept the top honors among the AAA girls, with Asia Durr and Kyle Snipes chosen as player and coach of the year. |
Durr was selected to the AAA girls’ first team, while teammate Jasmine Carter was a second-team selection. |
Marist’s Quinton Stephens was a first-team pick among the AAAA boys, while Woodward’s Solomon Mangham was a second-team choice and St. Pius’ Nick Harris was an honorable mention selection on the AAA boys’ team. |
St. Francis’ Candice Williams was selected to the Class A girls’ first team, while teammate Nettie Brown was a second-team choice. |
Kobi Simmons and Malik Beasley of St. Francis were selected to the boys' second team in Class |
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday that that the Obama administration is close to finishing a plan to deal with the toxic assets at the heart of the financial crisis. |
Geithner told interviewer Charlie Rose late Tuesday that the administration started with “just a deep mess,” but will keep working on the problems until they’re fixed. |
Geithner said the plan will be unveiled within the next couple of weeks. It will provide government financing to private investors who are willing to buy the bad assets clogging banks’ balance sheets. |
The administration believes that by getting the bad loans and other troublesome assets off banks’ books, it will encourage financial institutions to resume more normal lending to consumers and businesses. |
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March 1, 2013 |
President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks to reporters in the White House briefing room Friday. |
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President mixes his sci-fi metaphors in blaming Republicans |
A combative President Barack Obama blamed Republican lawmakers Friday for failing to stop automatic spending cuts that were to begin kicking in later in the day, arguing he can’t perform a “Jedi mind meld” to get Republicans to agree on a deal. |
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Thursday July 12 2012 |
The swine flu vaccine is far safer than many common medications |
“H1N1 vaccine linked to potentially fatal nervous system condition,” is the frightening headline in the Daily Telegraph. |
The story is based on research looking at whether the H1N1 ‘swine flu’ vaccine could increase the chances of people developing a neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome (an uncommon condition that in a small proportion of cases can cause paralysis). The study was an attempt to calculate whether using the H... |
The researchers found evidence of a ‘statistically significant’ increase in cases of the disease (ie it was not likely to be due to chance). However, the increase was small. The researchers estimate |
Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) - Duluth Parks and Recreation held their annual skating party at the DECC Sunday. |
From 3-5 p.m. anyone looking for a good time could lace up their skates and hit the ice free of charge. |
Organizers say the event is a great way for families to get out and have fun. |
The next skating party will be held at Amsoil Arena on Sunday, January 27th. |
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Are you ready to place your bets for the ISC'12 Student Cluster Competition |
? Our intrepid reporter, Dan Olds has posted a series of profiles on each of the teams. |
Team Germany story |
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Karlsruhe, Germany is the lone European entry in the ISC'12 Student Cluster Competition. Founded in 1825, it's one of Germany's leading science, engineering, and technical universities. Mathematics and natural sciences, along with engineering sciences, are the main focus of ... |
- The University of Colorado team has more institutional experience in the student clustering game than all of the other competitors combined. They've competed in all five of the SC student cluster challenges‚?¶ Last year in Seattle, they brought more memo |
BRUSSELS (AP) — Authorities claimed a major breakthrough on Wednesday in their investigation of a spectacular $50 million diamond heist, detaining at least 31 people in a three-nation sweep some three months after robbers pulled off the theft with clockwork precision at Brussels Airport |
A Frenchman who is believed to have been one of the actual robbers at the airport was arrested in France, while six to eight people were detained in Geneva, and 24 in and around Brussels. Police did not indicate what the other suspects' roles might have been. |
What's more, police say they have proof that diamonds found in Switzerland were part of the cache that was spirited away in the brazen Feb. 18 robbery that ranks among the biggest diamond heists of recent times. |
After two months of investigation on som |
Ubuntu makes using your computer easier – no matter where you are or what you’re doing. |
Scroll down to join Raring the Ringtailed Cat as it spends the day using Ubuntu... |
This is Ringtail. |
It's raring to start its day |
After catching up on the latest news in Firefox, Raring finishes writing a letter to fellow mascot Quetzal using LibreOffice – a Microsoft-compatible office suite that comes with Ubuntu. |
Ringtail is busy working – still using Ubuntu. |
LibreOffice makes quick work of spreadsheets. |
Which can then be synced and shared using Ubuntu One. |
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