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"We have had, as you can see, a very lengthy discussion with President Kibaki... these issues require time to discussed so that an agreement is reached," he said. |
A statement released by Kibaki's office said: "During the meeting, the president and prime minister-designate agreed on the way forward in the implementation of the National Accord and Reconciliation 2008." |
"At the meeting the two agreed on a 40-ministry cabinet that will be announced this Sunday, 6th of April. The new cabinet will then be sworn in on Saturday 12 April 2008," the statement added. |
The formation of a coalition government is key to the implementation of a February deal that ended two months of deadly post-election violence in the east African country. |
The agreement, already enshrined in the constitution, was reached in a bid to stem the unrest that flared after the incumbent was accused by his rival and pre-poll frontrunner Odinga of rigging his way to re-election. |
The international community also voiced concern over irregularities in the vote counting, but urged both sides to stem violence that has left at least 1,500 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. |
Kibaki had long insisted on a cabinet with 44 ministers, while Odinga demanded 34. |
Billions of fans around the world will focus on the Olympics next week, and many of them will watch on PCs or mobile devices. That's a tempting target audience for cybercrooks. Here's how you can feed your Olympic appetite safely. |
Fans worldwide await the start of the summer Olympic Games next week. Some lucky few will attend in person, and many will watch on TV. But according to a recent report from market research firm eMarketer, as many as a billion people will watch on PCs or mobile devices. That's a tempting target audience for cyber crimin... |
"Cybercrime today is so advanced that in many cases users are completely unaware they are being attacked," observed ThreatMetrix CTO Andreas Baumhof. "The Olympic audience needs to be vigilant when browsing the Internet and researching the games. Whether you are searching for Michael Phelps or real-time medal count upd... |
1. Beware Unauthorized Apps. NBC and the BBC have released official apps that will let fans follow the games on smartphones or tablets. NBC's app will require sign-in with an authorized cable provider login, a requirement that may send some fans looking elsewhere. But ThreatMetrix warns against downloading any apps not... |
2. Block Drive-By Downloads. Those watching on a PC or Mac should stick to mainstream websites. Opportunistic cybercriminals may well set up valid-looking sites that will download malware to any visitors. PCs without antivirus protection are probably the most vulnerable, but ThreatMetrix points out that the recent Flas... |
3. Distrust Disguised Links. Olympic-related tweets will be rife once the games start, and many will include shortened links. You don't know where such links go until you click on them, and clicking may take you to a malicious site. ThreatMetrix also recommends carefully vetting Olympic-related Twitter accounts before ... |
4. Watch for Search Engine Poisoning. Some cyber criminals closely watch search trends and use black hat search engine optimization techniques to push malicious links to the top of search results. There's no doubt this will happen during the Olympics. ThreatMetrix doesn't offer specific advice for avoiding these. Your ... |
5. Don't Get Scammed. Hoping for last minute tickets? Don't believe emailed offers, as they're almost certainly scams. If you do go seeking tickets, go directly to the source, not to third parties. |
"Simple steps can be taken to avoid malware attacks associated with the Olympics," concluded Baumhof. "These steps include keeping all software up-to-date, using only official Olympic sites and applications and being hyperaware of all web and mobile device activity. Don’t click on any link that comes your way, even if ... |
A man has been convicted of torching a historic home near Townsend. |
A man accused of torching a historic home near Townsend where his daughters lived has been convicted of arson. |
Last week, a New Castle County Superior Court jury returned guilty verdicts against Christopher Gregg for third-degree arson and two counts of second-degree arson. |
Gregg, 42, was accused of burning the home where his daughters lived near Townsend last year. |
The blaze occurred on a November morning, hours after Gregg ransacked his daughter's bedroom, turning furniture over and throwing clothing and objects out a second-floor window, according to court documents. |
It was the most recent in a series of arrests for Gregg that included other charges of arson. |
The home is known as the Vandyke-Heath House at 385 Greenspring-Vandyke Road. |
It was built in phases with the earliest construction in the late 18th century, according to National Register of Historic Places documents. |
It was significant for its architectural features as well as being an example of the emergence of a class of agricultural elites. Early Delawareans focused less on the day-to-day of farming and became more heavily involved in the management of agriculture, the documents state. |
Gregg faces 18 years in jail when he is sentenced in March. He is currently out on bail. |
Published Jan. 6, 2010 at 3:01 p.m. |
As much as sequined jumpsuits and peanut butter and banana sandwiches, Elvis Presley loved Harley-Davidson motorcycles. |
He bought his first in the early 1950s, before he signed his first record deal with Sun Records. In 1956, Presley -- just a week past his 21st birthday and days after he recorded his first major hit, "Heartbreak Hotel" -- bought a KH model Harley, fueling a love affair that lasted until his death in 1977. |
"I've seen him photographed on 8-10 different bikes," says Jim Fricke of the Harley-Davidson museum. "It's a lot like him and Cadillacs. He'd buy a few at a time and give one a way. |
"Elvis owned quite a few bikes and during the '70s, he was riding a trike around Memphis. There are lot of photos of him on Harleys; somehow it fit." |
Friday would have been Elvis' 75th birthday and, to commemorate the day -- and the King's love of motorcycles -- the Harley-Davidson Museum is featuring a special exhibit. |
Since opening in 2008, Elvis' 1956 KH has been a part of the semi-permanent collection. But throughout the month, the museum is expanding its exhibition. |
Along with the bike, the museum also has documents related to its original purchase including a bill of sale, registration papers and an insurance application, which has an interesting glimpse into Presely's life at the time. |
In addition, the Graceland Museum has loaned a number of historic photographs, including some from Presley's 1968 NBC "Comeback Special" to round out the display. |
The exhibit goes beyond the common perception that the museum is strictly for the chrome-and-leather, V-Twin loving crowd. Elvis' bike has long been a part of an exhibit focusing on bikes and pop culture. |
"One of the reactions we get regularly is that people are surprised we have so much history and pop culture in the museum," Fricke says. "The perceptions is that it's a whole bunch of motorcycles but it's more than just that. |
"This is a fun museum for anyone interested in history, be it transportation or history of pop culture." |
Surprisingly enough, despite the passion for Milwaukee iron Presley didn't make his first Brew City appearance until a pair of shows at the Milwaukee Arena in June 1972. |
He had played one previous show in Wisconsin -- on May 14, 1956 in La Crosse -- but rarely toured between leaving the Army in 1950 and his NBC special in 1968. |
"He was making three movies a year during that stretch," Fricke says. "He became a movie star; he didn't play concerts or make records, he made movies and recorded soundtracks." |
Elvis rode Harleys in a number of his films, most notably "Roustabout" (1964), in which he plays Charlie Roger, a motorcycle rider who makes his money by singing at shopping malls. He takes a part-time job working at a carnival to make enough money to repair his bike. |
Presley also appeared on a Harley in "Viva Las Vegas" (1964), "Clambake" (1967) and Stay Away Joe (1968). |
You can catch those movies and more when Turner Classic Movies runs a day-long marathon of Elvis flicks on Friday, beginning at 5 a.m. with "Harum Scarum." |
Enter to win two tickets to the Harley-Davidson Museum and a $25 gift card to Motor Restaurant (over a $50 value). Join the Harley-Davidson Museum in celebrating Elvis' 75th Birthday the whole month of January. |
I believe he mostly rode Honda CB77 Dream in Roustabout. Studio put him a Honda due to the bad rep created by Harley riders at the time. "You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda" |
Interesting event. If Harley made bikes like the '56 KH again, I'd probably be more inclined to buying one. |
Department of Motor Vehicles investigators used computer software to identify and capture a criminal who escaped federal prison in 1992. |
Robert Frederick Nelson, 64, of North Las Vegas, was imprisoned in Minnesota after being convicted of violent felonies. When he applied for renewal of his Nevada identification card in June, facial recognition software identified him as the same person who held a license under the name of Craig James Paulter. Investiga... |
He has since been extradited by the federal Bureau of Prisons to serve the rest of his federal sentence. |
Earlier this year, we were driving in Reseda and spied saw a rather large crowd hanging out on a sidewalk. It seemed like a jovial group, relaxed, talking amongst themselves. The first thing that came to mind was, "Are they opening art galleries on Tampa now?" Then we saw the sign on the building. Ah, Fab's. |
Towards the end of May, Fab Hot Dogs moved from its 600 square-foot storefront to a more ample location closer to the freeway. Stepping inside, nothing much appeared to have changed aside from the increased probability of grabbing a seat. The menu board has the same look, you can still find owners Joe Fabrocini and Sus... |
Since Fab Hot Dogs opened its doors two years ago, rippers have been making their way onto the menus of other hot dog joints and even inspired a food truck whose name makes us blush. However, Fab's Bald Eagle ripper continues to stand alone, if only because of its relish. Emulating the relish of New Jersey's famed Rutt... |
Due to bad school cafeterias flashbacks, tater tots often don't often get the appreciation they deserve. Fab's has the deft hand at the fryer: fried to the far edge of crispness, these tots crunch through the entire chew. They are sturdy enough to withstand a douse of Fab's chili, though we prefer them unadorned, as th... |
With this new location, Fab Hot Dogs proves that there is nothing to fear from a little change, especially when the fundamentals stay strong. In fact, during busy times, you can still find a line at the register that that peeks out the door. |
Fab Hot Dogs: 19417 Victory Boulevard, Reseda; (818) 344-4336. |
World In Syria, is bloody history repeating itself? |
In Syria, is bloody history repeating itself? |
Moscow is sending three warships to back the regime. Washington has made it known that the CIA is aiding the rebels. Talks aimed at a peace deal or surrender have broken down. And the United Nations Security Council is deadlocked by Russian and Chinese vetoes, raising the spectre of a long and ugly conflict. |
That is Syria today, but it also happens to sound a lot like Kosovo in 1999. Then, as now, a bloody guerrilla struggle against the increasingly violent actions of a strongman leader became a symbolically loaded conflict of wills between the United States and Russia, and as a result the United Nations was unable to play... |
After former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan resigned in frustration on Thursday as the UN-appointed negotiator between Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and opposition rebels, the comparisons to the Kosovo conflict became even more acute. |
Indeed, Mr. Annan's successor as UN chief, Ban Ki-moon, last week made reference to the West's failure to act in the Balkan conflicts in calling for a negotiated resolution over Syria. And it now appears that Martti Ahtisaari, the former Finnish president who became the key negotiator between Serbian strongman Slobodan... |
As it has become another proxy war between Western-backed and Russian-backed forces without any UN authorization, Syria now has the potential to become as ugly and intractable as the Balkan conflicts were – without the likelihood of either a surrender or an intervention by Western militaries. But, unlike 13 years ago, ... |
"I think this crisis is comparable to Kosovo," said Richard Gowan of New York University's Center on International Cooperation. "The fundamental difference is that there is no credible NATO military option at this time.… and that emboldens Moscow. And I think that means that the crisis could be even more damaging, and ... |
In 1999, Russia denounced the West's efforts to back Kosovo's Albanian-speaking, largely Muslim rebels as part of a plot to undermine Russian Slavic influence, and threw its support behind Mr. Milosevic, even seizing a Kosovo airfield at one point. The NATO air campaign (conducted without UN authorization) in which Can... |
Syria, like Serbia before, has long been a bulwark of Moscow's influence – Russia keeps a navy port there and has long backed Mr. al-Assad as a key instrument of Russian influence in the Middle East. In Russia and its allies, the Syrian rebels are widely seen as agents of a Western plot to seize Mideast influence and t... |
Aside from the unlikelihood of Western bombs falling on Damascus this time, there are two important differences between Kosovo and Syria, and they could extend the Syrian conflict. |
The first is that while Mr. Milosevic was ultimately willing to negotiate an end to the 1999 conflict – ceding military control of Kosovo and his wider Yugoslavia in order to attempt to keep control of Serbia – Mr. al-Assad has no such compromise option, as he would lose Syria entirely. |
The second is that while Russia in 1999 was a lone dissenter on the Security Council (then-leader Boris Yeltsin, even after once threatening a nuclear war over Kosovo, was not seen as capable of serious action), there is now a significant anti-Western bloc, dominated by Russia and China in tandem, opposing such actions... |
But Russia's greater influence – seen in president Vladimir Putin's outright rejection of British Prime Minister David Cameron's efforts at reconciliation at a meeting during the Olympics, and his decision to send three warships to Syria the next day – does not necessarily put Russia in a desirable position. |
After all, two rather grim truths underlie the Syria conflict, truths learned from Kosovo and subsequent conflicts: First, the United States does not want its backing of the rebels to extend into an outright military engagement that could easily become intractable. And second, Russia does not really want to tie itself ... |
"I think that the Russians have got themselves trapped in an extremely bad position," said Dr. Gowan. "I have no doubt that the Russian officials know that Assad will eventually fall, they know that they are putting their interests in the Middle East at risk. But they know that they have invested so much in Assad that ... |
And that is another crucial difference: Nobody genuinely appears to back Mr. al-Assad. Russian officials have made it clear that they will not accept a surrender in which he is exiled to Moscow, because he is considered "poison" – an expensive liability of the sort that Russia does not need now. |
And Washington is relying on Saudi Arabia and Qatar to arm the rebels, with covert U.S. technical support, because few in the West believe that Sunni-majority forces will produce a desirable outcome, and many believe they will commit atrocities as acts of revenge. |
As a reminder, there are still NATO, UN and European Union soldiers and officials stationed in Kosovo, 13 years after that conflict, dealing with periodic flare-ups of ethnic violence. That is enough to prevent either Washington or Moscow from seeking a rerun. |
3 How Often Should You Put Grub Killer on Your Lawn? |
Grubs, or immature chafer beetles, feed on the roots of grass leaving damaged patches. If you have patches of dead grass that show up in the fall or spring, they are likely caused by grubs. Grub counts from six to 10 or more per square foot can damage and kill grass. Before you repair your lawn, treat any grub infestat... |
Remove dead grass with a rake. For thick thatch, use a spade to skim it off. Dispose of or compost the dead grass. |
Aerate your lawn. Hardware store and garden centers rent aerators. Follow the manufacturer's operating instructions. Walk the aerator across your lawn like a mower, covering the whole area with at least one pass. Aerating keeps your lawn healthier and allows treatments to absorb better, which prevents the extent of ins... |
Choose a grass seed that matches your current lawn. Check the package for the rate of seed per square foot. Measure the damaged areas. Use the square footage to figure how much seed you need for each bare spot. Broadcast the seed evenly over each spot and rake it in. Cover the seeded areas with a thin layer of straw to... |
Irrigate the entire lawn to germinate the grass seed and strengthen existing grass. Keep the soil moist for approximately two weeks until the seed grows. Reduce irrigation to your regular amount. |
Use a drop spreader to apply a slow-release granular fertilizer formulated for lawns before a scheduled watering. Follow the package directions for the amount to use to cover your entire lawn. Pour the measured fertilizer into the spreader and push the spreader over your lawn in rows, covering the entire lawn. Follow a... |
For quicker repairs, cover the bare spots with sod. Measure the areas and cut the sod with a sharp utility knife to fit the spots. Lay the sod over the area and water until it is established. |
Avoid mowing or walking on newly planted or sprouted grass until it has established and grows at least 6 inches high. |
Cornell University: Grubs in Your Lawn? |
Arbuckle, Kit. "How to Repair Lawn Damage From Grubs." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/repair-lawn-damage-grubs-44868.html. 19 December 2018. |
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Third Eye Blind will make their way back to Jersey this summer to kick off the 34th annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. |
The alt-rock band will be this year’s headliners, performing at 8 p.m. July 29 at Solberg Airport in Readington. The QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning is the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America. |
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