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Mr Ghani’s statement — made at a Saturday afternoon event in Kabul — came a day after the Afghan government formally ended the Eid ceasefire, allowing Afghan forces to resume fighting after more than two weeks of unprecedented peace. |
“It has been agreed on paper for the first time. The Afghanistan-Pakistan negotiations framework is now on paper. Now, serious actions are required,” Mr Ghani said. |
Afghanistan’s Tolo news agency reported that the Afghan president also talked about “some recent improvements” in counter-terrorism cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan but did not explain what those improvements were. |
Mr Ghani insisted that “the issue of Taliban should be solved in our relations with Pakistan,” said the Tolo report. “Some things have been done in this respect and some things are still needed to be done,” he added. |
The report — reproduced by some US media outlets — also included a quote from Zahid Nasrullah, Pakistan’s ambassador to Kabul, pointing out that Pakistan had strongly supported the Eid ceasefire. |
STOCKTON - A 19-year-old security guard at a Stockton shopping mall was punched and kicked Tuesday evening when he tried to detain other teens who had been in a fight near one of the stores. |
About 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, the security guard at Weberstown Mall found a group of teens in the parking lot, according to a Stockton police report, and tried to detain a member of the group. |
An 18-year-old man then got out of a gold Dodge Neon and punched the security guard in the head, according to the report. Three females 16 to 18 years old and a male who was 16 to 18 years old approached the guard and punched and kicked the guard several times. |
The man who had left the Neon then retrieved a plastic baton and hit the guard in the head, knocking him to the ground. The attackers left in the Neon and a black Honda. |
There was no detailed description of the attackers. |
The security guard was taken to Dameron Hospital for treatment. |
LODI - Lodi police arrested six people suspected of driving under the influence during a checkpoint last weekend. |
In all, 1,157 drivers were screened on a portion of Cherokee Lane south of Lodi Avenue starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday until 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a police statement. Aside from the checkpoint, patrol officers also arrested an additional six drivers on suspicion of DUI. |
The checkpoint was funded by a grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety. |
Investors looking for safety might want to look elsewhere. |
Driving this downdraft are worries that it won't be able to maintain its current distribution rate due to challenging industry conditions and its weakening credit metrics. Here's a closer look at why its own numbers suggest that this isn't a very safe investment right now. |
For an MLP like Calumet Specialty Products Partners, there are two metrics investors tend to focus on in order to gauge the safety of the distribution. They are the percentage of revenue that's backed by fee-based assets and the company's distribution coverage ratio. Both are areas where Calumet Specialty Products Part... |
Despite the fact that its cash flow has a lot of variability to it, Calumet Specialty Products Partners pays a fixed distribution. It's a payout that's not fully supported by its reported distributable cash flow as evidenced by a distribution coverage ratio that has averaged a mere 0.70 times the past two years. That s... |
Speaking of credit, Calumet Specialty Products Partners already has pretty tight credit metrics. In fact, as the slide below shows, its credit metrics have been going in the wrong direction over the past few years. |
Not only has its debt-to-capital ratio ballooned to 75%, but its debt-to-adjusted EBITDA was a very worrisome 7.0 times as of the end of last year. Even after making adjustments for the aforementioned special items, the leverage ratio was an elevated 5.3 times. While a leverage ratio north of 5.5 times is something tha... |
Another big safety concern for Calumet Specialty Products Partners is the shrinking availability under its revolver. The company was down to just $234 million in liquidity at the end of last year, which is a concern if industry conditions get even worse because it runs the risk of its liquidity running dry as it attemp... |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners fails every major safety test for an MLP. Because of that, there's a very real risk that its distribution could be reduced at some point in the future, especially considering that even safer companies like Kinder Morgan had to slash their payout. Investors looking for safety should s... |
The Detroit Tigers installed new protective netting that stretches into the outfield box seats at Comerica Park. |
As Opening Day approaches, the Detroit Tigers are installing a new "enhanced netting system" that will extend down the first and third baselines to protect more fans from being hit by errant balls and bats. |
The netting, which will be 20 percent narrower and more transparent, will stretch 30-feet high and cover infield and outfield boxes up to sections 140 and 116 along opposite foul lines, according to a Tuesday announcement from the team. The previous netting covered seats in between each dugout. |
Indicative of the Tiger's pivot to on-field analytics, the team compiled spray charts and scatter plots to determine where balls and bats most frequently ended up in the stands, working up a plan for the netting accordingly. |
"We went through the right process in that we did our research and analyzed the data, all of which went into making this decision, and we are fully aligned with Major League Baseball's recommendation," Al Avila, executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager, said in the release. |
The netting extension at Comerica Park exceeds MLB regulations and was not done to conform with other ballparks or in response to any specific incidents, team spokesman Ron Colangelo said. |
The announcement was first made in a letter to season ticket holders. |
The new netting is 1.2 mm thick — .32 mm thinner than before — and will provide unobtrusive viewing for fans while increasing safety, the team said. |
It is made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene that is manufactured, designed and installed by Promats Athletics, headquartered in Salisbury, N.C. |
Cost of the new netting was not disclosed. |
Tickets are still available for Opening Day, when the Tigers play the Pittsburgh Pirates on March 29. |
Mannie Fresh Live: 'Real Talk' The legendary producer and DJ flew in from New Orleans to regale a Washington D.C. crowd with stories about Cash Money Records, Lil Wayne's career plan, Mantronix and working with Mos Def. |
Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Frannie Kelley present conversations with rap legends and new talents. |
Mannie Fresh, the legendary New Orleans producer and DJ, was our guest for the first live episode of Microphone Check. We taped at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. at the end of May, and the conversation was predictably warm, sharp and funny. Mannie regaled the crowd with stories about Cash Money Records, the mak... |
What we didn't anticipate happened after we said our thank yous, when Mannie stood up, walked over to the decks and unleashed a spontaneous set of bounce remixes of everything from Hall & Oates to Earth Wind and Fire. Watch until the end to hear those, or download that portion of the evening here. |
February 28, 2019 The Atlanta trap super-producer and son of a preacher man saved the day with a soulful Tiny Desk. |
January 9, 2019 The preacher's son from Compton brought his flair for the dramatic, and an air of rebellion, to the Tiny Desk. |
December 5, 2018 The Clan celebrates its 25th anniversary with an old-school cipher at the Tiny Desk. |
October 9, 2018 The OutKast star performs "So Fresh, So Clean," "The Way You Move" and his solo single "All Night" with the help of singer Sleepy Brown and an eight-member backing band. |
August 29, 2018 Two of Kansas City's finest — and indie hip-hop's trailblazers — deliver a dose of Strange Music. |
August 27, 2018 In the fifteen years since he released Trap Muzik, Tip Harris has reinvented himself a thousand times over. But the stories he recounts from that era make his Tiny Desk a memorable one. |
(Newser) – An Iowa family of four reported missing in Mexico by their family on Thursday has been found dead in the condo where they were staying, the Des Moines Register reports. The Sharp family—Kevin, 41; Amy, 38; Sterling, 12; and Adrianna, 7—flew to Cancun on March 15 and let their family know they had arrived saf... |
No foul play in that shithole country? BS. Why would they even go there? |
Toxic gas. Confirmed. Poor family. |
Jones expects Gregory to play in the regular-season finale next Sunday at Philadelphia, but seemed unsure if the Cowboys would have him available in the playoffs. |
As far as Gregory is concerned, he is expecting to be eligible and available for a playoff run but acknowledged he doesn’t know for certain. |
“That’s out of my ballpark, that’s nothing I can do about that,” Gregory said. “That type of stuff, I’ll let Jerry and everyone else – my agent – things like that handle that. As we go, we’ll figure out how everything is going to turn out. |
Gregory returned to practice last week and game action Monday. Gregory found himself in the D-line rotation, being credited with two tackles. |
He recorded a tackle on his first defensive snap of the season, and later stuffed Detroit running back Dwayne Washington for no gain in the fourth quarter. A couple plays later, Gregory had a quarterback hit on Matthew Stafford. |
Gregory said he didn’t feel “gassed” at any part of the game, but was playing through an oblique injury he sustained early in the first quarter. |
For Gregory, though, simply returning to the football field served as a highlight. It has been a long road back for him after he missed training camp while in rehab. But Gregory has had the full support of the organization and would like to make the most of it. |
His teammates, particularly along the D-line, have raved about his ability. |
Defensive end Benson Mayowa called Gregory “a cheetah” after the game. |
Added linebacker Sean Lee: “Randy has worked extremely hard during his suspension. He’s been there in the weight room. If you look at him in practice this week, it was unbelievable how well he was running and how hard he was playing. |
Gregory described his suspension as “hard,” but has managed to keep his spirits high. |
Time will tell whether possibly missing the playoffs will dampen that at all. |
Two early goals from striker Rhys Murphy helped Crawley to a 2-1 victory against Bristol Rovers - their fourth home win in a row. |
Oldham loanee Murphy poked in after Gwion Edwards' cross bobbled around in the box, and a minute later struck a second from 25 yards past Lee Nicholls. |
Darryl Flahavan protected the lead with smart saves from Rovers defender Tom Parkes and striker Ellis Harrison. |
Matty Taylor's late penalty gave Rovers hope, but Crawley clung on. |
"We knew it was going to be tough but we started brilliantly. |
"Thoroughly deserved the half-time lead against the wind but it's a 90-minute game and that's all I am worried about. |
"They were throwing caution to the wind and it didn't matter if we played two up or three up top and they tried overloading us. We made sure we were more solid." |
Match ends, Crawley Town 2, Bristol Rovers 1. |
Second Half ends, Crawley Town 2, Bristol Rovers 1. |
Attempt missed. Jake Gosling (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. |
Substitution, Crawley Town. Jon Ashton replaces Gwion Edwards. |
Goal! Crawley Town 2, Bristol Rovers 1. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner. |
Penalty conceded by Mitch Hancox (Crawley Town) after a foul in the penalty area. |
Penalty Bristol Rovers. Billy Bodin draws a foul in the penalty area. |
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Lewis Young. |
Attempt blocked. Sonny Bradley (Crawley Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. |
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Jake Gosling replaces James Clarke. |
Substitution, Crawley Town. Luke Rooney replaces Matt Harrold. |
Attempt saved. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. |
Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Lee Brown. |
Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. |
Foul by Josh Yorwerth (Crawley Town). |
(Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Tom Lockyer. |
Attempt blocked. Matt Harrold (Crawley Town) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. |
Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Sonny Bradley. |
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A year after Obama's landslide victory and the expanded Democratic margins that brought in the House and Senate, the political landscape has changed, but not nearly to the degree that the "pre-" post-race analysis would have you believe. It's changed marginally--and only marginally--in the direction that almost anyone ... |
More important that Tuesday's election tallies, whatever they may be, are two directional trends in the electorate that will probably have much broader effects. One year after Obama's victory, anger at George W. Bush is ebbing, and right-wing fury at pretty much everything is flowing. This suggests to me that both Demo... |
What does that mean? I think it means that Democrats will have a hard time in 2010 holding onto some of the seats they won in 2006 and 2008, when disgust with Bush was at its apex. Their margin in the House will probably shrink. This will further encourage and strengthen the right wing of the Republican Party, whose pr... |
The pointless thing about prognostications, even ones as vague as these, is that they can't factor in any of the changes that could occur in the interim. And there are bound to be plenty of them: major health-care reform seems likely; a weak economy and high unemployment seem possible; and the introduction of a compell... |
Paul Giamatti, who’s been married to wife Elizabeth for nearly 10 years, will have some explaining to do to his 6-year-old son, Samuel, when he sees how dear old dad treats a newborn baby boy in the action-packed thriller Shoot ‘Em Up (out Sept. 7). |
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Scientists have discovered a compound found in human saliva that can heal wounds quickly. |
The Netherland scientists published this research in The FASEB Journal and believe that their studies will be able to help people suffering from chronic wounds related to diabetes and other disorders, in addition to traumatic injuries and burns. |
Fortunately, the compounds can be mass-produced and could become as common as antibiotic creams and rubbing alcohol. |
The scientists found that histatin was responsible for the healing. This small protein was previously believed to only kill bacteria. |
In conducting their study, researchers used epithelial cells that line the inner cheek, and cultured in dishes until the surfaces were completely covered with cells. An artificial wound in the cell layer was made in each dish and this was done by scratching away a small piece of the cells. One dish contained cells that... |
After 16 hours the researchers noticed that the "wound" in the saliva treated dish was almost completely closed. The other dish contained a "wound" that was still mostly open. |
"This study not only answers the biological question of why animals lick their wounds," said Gerald Weissmann, MD, Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal, "it also explains why wounds in the mouth, like those of a tooth extraction, heal much faster than comparable wounds of the skin and bone. It also directs us to begin ... |
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