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Epilogue: After nine members of a black church in Charleston were murdered by a white supremacist in 2015, the Memphis City Council unanimously voted to move Forrest’s statue—one of 40 public memorials to him still found in the South—to Elmwood Cemetery, and this episode of The Memory Palace aired. But the Tennessee Historical Commission overruled that decision, and the statue remained. This summer, after white supremacists rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia (and were praised by President Donald Trump as “very fine people“), Memphis city officials again voted to move the statue, and the mayor threatened to sue any state agency that tried to prevent them from doing so.
Update, Dec. 20, 2017, 11:52 p.m. ET: The Memphis City Council voted unanimously to sell the park where the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue stood in order to finally take down the Confederate statue. It was removed immediately following the vote.
A Palestinian investigator said on Tuesday he would soon name the people he believed were responsible for the death of former leader Yasser Arafat, almost a decade after he started searching for suspects.
Arafat, a guerrilla leader who became the first Palestinian president, died in 2004 from a sudden illness contracted while under an Israeli siege at his Ramallah headquarters in the occupied West Bank.
Many Palestinians have long believed Israel killed him - a charge Israel flatly denies - but an official Palestinian Authority investigation headed by Tawfiq Tirawi has yet to produce any evidence.
Arafat’s widow has also said that a member of Arafat’s own inner circle was responsible, stoking tensions among senior officials.
“I promise that the next press conference will be the last, and will cast into the light of day everyone who perpetrated, took part in or conspired in the matter,” Tirawi told Palestine Today television.
“We are in the last 15 minutes of the investigation,” he added.
A Swiss forensic lab said in November that Arafat’s bones contained unnaturally high amounts of rare and deadly radioactive isotope, polonium which it said “moderately supported” a contention he was poisoned.
This story "Palestinian Investigators Close To Naming Who Killed Arafat" was written by Reuters.
A former employee of Bell, Calif., which made headlines for paying enormous salaries to a slew of officials who now face criminal charges, is suing the city for $837,000 in unused vacation and sick time.
Eric Eggena, who was director of general services in the small Los Angeles suburb, was paid as much as $421,000 a year in total compensation after starting at just $90,000 in 2002, according to the Los Angeles Times. Although he was not among the eight city officials who were arrested in a criminal probe, he was fired when the scandal broke.
"His name came up a lot during our investigation, and he certainly received a suspiciously high salary," Deputy District Attorney Max Huntsman told the Los Angeles Times.
Eggena wants to paid for 329 unused sick and vacation days.
The case, which made the city of 35,000 a poster child for public-sector pay packages run amok, came to light in a Times investigation in July 2010. Two months later, the state Attorney General sued eight current and former employees over the excessive salaries, and subsequently brought criminal charges. The mayor and all council members have since resigned or been driven from office.
The city paid the biggest compensation package -- $1.5 million per year -- to Chief Administrative Officer Robert Rizzo. Former Police Chief Randy Adams had a salary of $457,000 a year, and he has also sued the city for severance pay. Rizzo, his chief assistant, Angela Spaccia, and five former City Council members face felony corruption charges for allegedly looting the city to pay for their astronomical salaries and generous retirement benefits, which the council approved.
Former Director of Administrative Services Lourdes Garcia, who earned more than $400,000 per year, is testifying against her former colleagues in exchange for immunity.
The city was served with Eggena's lawsuit last week. An attorney for Bell, Anthony Taylor, calls the demand outrageous.
Eggena's attorney, Richard Shinee, said the city must honor the contract, regardless of the terms.
"This guy was on the team that helped the city substantially with regard to revenue and city housing and was compensated," Shinee told the paper.
Click for more at Los Angeles Times.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Illinois and Iowa have a lot of differences, and one of them is how state population is shifting.
U.S. Census Bureau estimates, released on Wednesday, Dec. 20, show opposite population trends with Iowa growing and Illinois shrinking.
Illinois had one of the largest declines in the nation, coming second to New York, according to Illinois News Network. Illinois’ net total fell by 45,116, with 114,154 people exiting the state. That makes Illinois now the sixth largest state, falling behind Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, Iowa grew by 12,508 residents, according to the Associated Press. Gary Krob, coordinator of Iowa’s State Data Center, said Iowa recorded more births than deaths in the past year and saw more increases in people moving to the state.
Iowa’s increase is still under the national average of 0.62. The state is also seeing a decline in rural population with major increases happening in urban parts of the state.
However, Iowa’s population has grown for the past 31 years in a row, according to AP. The decreased happeend in 1987 during the farm crisis.
This is a stark contrast to current Illinois trends. This is the fifth year in a row Illinois numbers have dropped, according to Illinois News Network. This past year alone is the largest decrease in residents in more than a decade.
This marks the fifth consecutive year of total population loss for the state and the largest drop in population in more than a decade.
It’s not clear why the states’ populations are moving in these ways, but some factors point to cost-of-living, taxes, crime and general state outlook. Reports have shown Illinois is more than $200 billion in debt.
Steven Van Zandt and his Disciples of Soul play Mayo PAC on Saturday with R&B- and rock-drenched songs.
Steven Van Zandt wears many hats: guitarist for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, producer and arranger, host of the “Underground Garage” radio program, actor.
In fact, Van Zandt has been making his own music intermittently since 1982, when he released “Men Without Women.” That LP marked his debut as frontman of a group called Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul.
Four more albums, credited only to Little Steven followed in the next 17 years. Other projects (such as his role as Silvio on “The Sopranos”) have kept him busy for most of the past two decades.
Then in 2017, Van Zandt released “Soulfire,” a collection of new songs that lovingly nod to many of his musical influences, from doo-wop to the blues.
With a reconfigured Disciples of Soul, Van Zandt is currently on tour. His next stop will be Saturday, May 5, at the Mayo Performing Arts Center.
Some of the songs on “Soulfire” had been kicking around Van Zandt’s head for a while, he said. Others echo music he had previously written.
An active member of the Jersey shore music scene, Van Zandt helped found Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, writing and producing most of their early albums.
His friendship with Springsteen, which started in the mid-1960s, flowered into a musical collaboration with his contributions to the “Born to Run” album in 1975.
Among Van Zandt’s other project is the nonprofit Rock and Roll Forever Foundation and its TeachRock curriculum, which provides interdisciplinary lesson plans and materials to schools at no cost. “I hope that will continue long past me,” he said.
Never one to shy away from political matters, Van Zandt further mentioned his involvement in “Sun City,” an all-star benefit LP in the mid-1980s that addressed the apartheid system in South Africa.
The underlying theme of Van Zandt’s musical career has been a deep love for rock history and a strong belief in the power of music to change the world.
WHAT: Steven Van Zandt, longtime guitarist for the E Street Band, takes the frontman role for a band of musicians heavily influenced by soul, R&B, and vintage rock.
● Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul will appear at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown on Saturday, May 5.
● The longtime guitarist for the E Street Band, Steven Van Zandt formed the first incarnation of the Disciples of Soul in 1982. His most recent CD, “Soulfire,” was released in 2017.
● Backed by a band of veteran musicians, Steven Van Zandt will perform his own songs and select covers from the worlds of soul, R&B, and vintage rock.
Treasury prices slipped, pulling yields higher, on Tuesday trade amid renewed speculation over who will become the next chief of the Federal Reserve, anticipation ahead of a European Central Bank policy meeting and expectations for further progress on tax legislation.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield climbed 3 basis points to 2.405%, breaking past the 2.40% level and its highest since May. Likewise, the 30-year bond yield also rose by 3.5 basis points to 2.925%. But action in the 2-year yield was muted as it remained unchanged at 2.569%. Bond prices move in the opposite direction of yields.
Talk of tax cuts gained juice as President Donald Trump meets Senate Republicans on Tuesday for lunch to stir up support for the tax overhaul, which investors say, if passed, could add pressure to the bond market, pushing up yields. If Trump's tax plan does not stimulate growth to make up for the fall in tax receipts, the concern is the rise in fiscal deficits will necessitate the Treasury Department to unload new government debt onto the market, weighing on prices.
Trump on Monday said he was "very, very close" to making a pick (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-today-president-says-hes-very-very-close-to-naming-pick-for-fed-chief-2017-10-23) for the next Fed boss. Market participants feel his choice could prove crucial to the direction of the central bank as a more hawkish chairperson could oversee a more faster pace of rate hikes, diminishing demand for government paper.
European government bonds sold off along with Treasurys after a solid reading in the composite purchasing mangers index, which fell to 55.9 in October, from 56.7 the previous month, but still signaled expansion. The German 10-year government bond yield rose 5 basis points to 0.480%. Though the pace of growth slowed down, the report said producer prices rose at the fastest rate since June 2011.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, have signed center Marc-Antoine Pouliot (MAHRK ahn-TWAHN poo-L’YAHT) to a one-year, two-way contract, Lightning Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced today.
"We are pleased to make Marc-Antoine a member of the Lightning organization today," said Yzerman upon making the announcement. "He fits the mold for the type of person we want on our roster and we look forward to seeing what he can show us in training camp this fall. He will add depth at the forward position and has a great chance to become a contributor in Tampa Bay."
Pouliot, 25, is a 6-foot-1, 195-pound center from Quebec City, Quebec. He appeared in 35 games last season with the Edmonton Oilers, scoring seven goals and 14 points. Pouliot also skated in four games with Edmonton’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, scoring one goal and six points. A veteran of five professional seasons, Pouliot has appeared in 176 career NHL games – all with the Oilers – scoring 21 goals and 53 points.
In 157 career AHL games between the Falcons, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Hamilton Bulldogs, Pouliot has scored 51 goals and 129 points. In 2005-06, he was named Bulldogs MVP in a vote of his teammates and was also named Hamilton’s top rookie by the Bulldogs broadcast team. He ranked second with the Penguins in scoring during the 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs with ten points in 11 games. Pouliot also ranked second in goals and points with the Falcons during the 2007-08 season with 21 goals and 47 points in just 55 games.
Pouliot was drafted by the Oilers in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey in the QMJHL with the Rimouski Oceanic, recording 111 goals and 268 points in 205 games. He finished third in the QMJHL in scoring in 2004-05, recording 45 goals and 114 points in 70 games en route to his selection as a QMJHL First Team All Star. He captained the Oceanic for two seasons.
Game of Thrones has spoiled Mad Men's big night.
The AMC drama had been the favorite to win, but Thrones swooped in and took the big award of the night — Best Drama.
The huge win capped off what ended up being a record-breaking night for HBO's flagship show.
Game of Thrones now holds the record for most Emmy wins in a single year, with 12.
That number includes the show's wins at the Creative Arts Emmys, which were held last weekend.
Going into the Primetime Emmys, the show needed to secure a single win in order to tie the record previously held by The West Wing, who won nine statues in its first season.
A win for writers and executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss in the the Outstanding Drama Writing category kicked off the show's big night. Wins for director David Nutter and supporting actor Peter Dinklage soon followed.
The ladies of Game of Thrones didn't have similar luck, however.
Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke both lost in the Supporting Actress in a Drama Series race to Orange is the New Black's Uzo Aduba.
The show's wins in these major categories mark a huge changing in the tide for the show, which in years past has had trouble getting recognized in major categories.
"They said, 'You could win with dragons,'" joked D.B. Weiss after the show.
Game of Thrones returns for Season 6 in 2016.
The government said on Monday it will consult the Supreme Court on approaching the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the death of Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia, who was allegedly tortured and killed in captivity by Pakistani troops during the 1999 war.
"If the Supreme Court says we can go to the International Court of Justice...we will do that," external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said amid growing pressure.
The external affairs ministry clarified there is a provision that stops India and Pakistan approach the ICJ in The Hague against each other in war-related matters since both are Commonwealth nations.
"Saurabh Kalia's case is an exceptional circumstance," Swaraj said, just hours after the martyr's father criticised the government for "not taking concrete steps".
Foreign ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in the case filed by Captain Kalia’s family in the Supreme Court, the government has held the conventional position under the Commonwealth provisions.
“If the government feels there is a strong case to go to the ICJ on this matter of the conduct of the Pakistan army, it can do so. But this would draw strong reactions from Pakistan,” said former foreign secretary Lalit Mansingh. He said India should also be ready for Pakistan raking up similar charges against India. “Pakistan is not going to accept the jurisdiction of the ICJ in such a case and admit its army tortured an Indian army officer,” said another observer on condition of anonymity.
NK Kalia, the father, said he was optimistic that the "honourable court (SC) will take appropriate and suitable action" and direct the government to take up the matter with Pakistan and the ICJ. He has been raising the issue since long.
Captain Kalia, one of the first officers to report the 1999 incursion, and five other soldiers were taken prisoners by Pakistani troops during the Kargil War. They were held captive and allegedly tortured before their badly mangled bodies were handed back to the Indian authorities on June 9, 1999. Pakistan has consistently denied the charges of torture, saying the soldiers may have died because of poor weather conditions.
The UPA told the Supreme Court in 2013 it was bound by the Simla Agreement of 1972, so it can’t treat Saurabh Kalia’s case as a war crime. The BJP, while in Opposition, had lashed out at the UPA government for not acting against Pakistan.
"Whether it's the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) or the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) both are two sides of the same coin," NK Kalia said.
His outburst came a day after Swaraj denied any "flip-flop" in India's policy towards Pakistan and said no talks can be held with the country as long as Mumbai attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi was walking free.
Disappointed with the stand of the Narendra Modi government on dealing with Mumbai terror attackers and the Pakistan army, NK Kalia said India was apparently confused in its policy on the nuclear-armed neighbour.
"Is Pakistan a friend or an enemy? India is totally confused. This is my personal experience for the past 16 years when I lost my son for the country's sake."
Meanwhile, independent MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Rajya Sabha) requested the Centre to pursue the Captain Kalia case in the ICJ.
"This is a case where a crime has been committed against a brave soldier and his family has been struggling to make sure that justice is done. I have myself petitioned in the ICJ in December 2012, and that petition is pending because the then government (UPA-II) did not think it's appropriate to intervene."
To Chandrashekhar's query on whether the government proposed to take up Kalia's torture with the ICJ), junior foreign minister VK Singh, himself a retired General and army chief, had recently replied, "The attention of the international community has already been drawn to these heinous and barbaric acts of Pakistan army, including through a statement to the UN General Assembly on September 22, 1999, and to the Commission of Human Rights in April 2000."
A Neflix production has picked up the major honour at the Edinburgh Film Festival for the first time - with a dark thriller set which sees a country park in West Lothian stand in for the Scottish Highlands.
Calibre, which charts the nighmarish events which unfold for two friends after a tragic accident on a weekend hunting trip, won the long-running Michael Powell Award for best British film at the event.
Sir Sean Connery's son Jason was on the jury panel for this year's Michael Powell Award, which has been running for nearly 30 years.
The film, a debut feature launched by Edinburgh-based filmmaker Matt Palmer at the festival, is said to have been inspired by classic thrillers like Deliverance, Straw Dogs and Southern Comfort.
The main characters Vaughn and Carter are turned on by the locals in an isolated village as they face an increasingly desperate battle for survival.
The two leads are played by rising Scottish star Jack Lowden, whose previous credits include Dunkirk and last year's closing gala England Is Mine, in which he played indie-rock icon Morrissey, and Northern Irish actor Martin McCann.
Palmer, the writer and director of Calibre, said: "We're absolutely thrilled and hugely honoured to have received the Michael Powell Award for Calibre.
"Winning this prestigious award represents an amazing culmination to the nine years of intense work which brought the film to fruition. It wouldn't have been possible without the constant belief, spirit and commitment of producers Al Clark and Anna Griffin, the incredible support of Creative Scotland, Creative England and our other funders, and the absolutely outstanding work of our irrepressible, highly talented cast and crew.
"This is a hugely exciting moment as we now also move towards our global release on Netflix. This award is for everyone involved in Calibre."
The purpose of this study was to explore the psychological impact of a health promotion program on fourth and fifth grade students. Other research has demonstrated that this same program was associated with physiological improvements in elementary children, and this investigation explored whether students experienced positive changes in attitude and awareness which may suggest that improved behaviors will be sustained over time.;Two schools in rural Virginia were sites for this study. In each school one fourth grade and one fifth grade class was randomly assigned to the treatment program, and one fourth and one fifth grade class were control groups. The American Heart Association's Heart Power program, a 16-lesson curriculum, was substituted for the standard health curriculum for four weeks, and presented by the classroom teachers. Measures of weight concerns, dietary self-efficacy, exercise awareness, body-concept and self-concept were given before and after the treatment, and then again three weeks later.;It was hypothesized that students participating in the Heart Power program would experience improvements in (1) awareness of the importance of exercise to health, (2) belief that they could make healthy food choices, (3) self-esteem and body-concept, and (4) a decrease in weight concerns.;The results were statistically significant for three of the five measures: exercise awareness, dietary self-efficacy and body-concept. There were not statistically significant differences in measured weight concerns and overall self-concept. Further research is needed to confirm the apparent effectiveness of this program in promoting positive changes in children and to determine which aspects of the program are most effective.
Stay, Grace Elizabeth, "The impact of a health promotion program on student health concerns" (1999). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539618794.
Today the Federal Reserve indicated to Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) that it does not object to the company's capital plan and proposed capital actions for the third quarter of 2018 through the second quarter of 2019.
The Federal Reserve's "stress tests" of big banks required them to maintain sufficient capital even after a nightmare economic scenario where stock prices fell by 65% and unemployment surged to 10%.