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Thanx C 4 fwding,Thanx Barbara for a very important read. |
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This is what you get when you vote for capitalist parties, such as New Labour, and the Conservative Party. |
Why is this so hard to believe? It has been happening here in the US all the time for ages now. |
Congress does not read the bills nor even attempt reading the 942 page ones. They rely on Lobbyists and pay offs. Lots of stuff gets sneaked into the bills that we have no clue about and to our demise. Join a grass roots petition site growing steadily in numbers fighting for your rights. We can do something about it! |
www.downsizedc.org Read the Bills Act and One Item at a Time Bill plus many more great petitions. |
You don't suppose it's a coincidence that Hitler started the resurgence of the Olympic Games, do you? I think it's fair to say that Nazis are shape-shifters. |
I thought that we had the democratic right to protest or give our point of view. I don't agree with the group that are against the Olympics but I think the powers now given to the police are Draconian and the short end of the stick. |
Oh dear Lord what�s becoming of the world, governments are becoming more totalitarian. |
Seems people are afraid of their own shadow and what happen to freedom of speech! |
Oh dear oh dear oh dear......I do believe this country is in meltdown - how sad!!!! Whatever NEXT will the "powers" that be concoct in order to control the lives of the British population???? I'm almost at a loss for words, and that, for me, is most unusual!!! The right to peaceful protest is supposed to be a given in ... |
Wakefield Independent School is a non-selective, Church of England co educational day school providing education for boys and girls aged three to sixteen years. The school is located within the Nostell Priory Estate and is housed in three separate buildings. The location has a lovely rural feel with most classrooms loo... |
Due to the current post holder relocating, an opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified Teacher of Biology who is experienced to teaching KS3 and KS4. This post would be suitable for someone who is looking to work in a small independent school. We have an excellent track record of consistently good quality examin... |
We encourage visits to the school and these can be organised through Paula Read at Hays Education. |
For an application pack and to apply or arrange a visit, please contact Paula Read at Hays Education, our recruitment partner on 0113 2003710 or email . |
At WIS we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of our children and therefore this post would be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. |
AGRA: An RTI query has revealed that in the last five years more than 1800 prisoners died in Uttar Pradesh. The highest number of deaths, 119, was recorded in Bareilly district jail followed by 113 in Fatehpur district jail. In 8 jails of Agra range, 261 inmates died in this period. In several prisons, as compared to t... |
Appalled by the numbers of deaths in prisons, senior lawyer KC Jain, who filled the RTI application, is writing to governor Ram Naik and CM Yogi Adityanath to take up the matter. |
According to the response given by state prisons administration and reform services department to the RTI query (a copy of which is with TOI), a total of 1,848 prisoners died in a period of 60 months from January 2013 to December 2017. Of these, 409 prisoners died in 2016, followed by 399 in 2017. In 2013 the number of... |
The RTI query has also revealed major shortage of staff especially for medical care and reform services for prisoners. As compared to approved 145 posts of medical officers in 70 prisons, only 110 were on duty till September 30, 2018. Besides 73 out of 141 posts of pharmacists, 27 out of 29 posts of X-ray technicians, ... |
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington region broke weather records on a warm and soggy Christmas Eve. |
The National Weather Service reports temperatures at the region’ three airports hit 71 degrees Thursday afternoon. |
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport broke 65-degree records set in 1990 and 1982. Dulles International Airport broke a 1982 record of 66. Reagan National Airport broke its 1933 record of 69. |
The weather service reports that the moisture measured in the region’s atmosphere Wednesday evening was the highest recorded in December through April since such records began in 1948. Flash flood watches are in effect into Thursday evening. |
On Wednesday, Baltimore received 2.01 inches of rain, breaking the 1907 record of 1.04. Reagan National saw 1.67 inches, to break its 1907 record of 1.3. |
A day after Amazon owner and founder Jeff Bezos wrote a lengthy blog exposing American Media Inc. and its CEO David Pecker’s attempts to blackmail him, actor Terry Crews said that he was once the victim of a similar attempt. |
Crews said that AMI – who owns the tabloid National Enquirer – once threated to expose fabricated pictures of him with prostitutes in an attempt to get him to squash a lawsuit against Adam Venit, the WME talent agent who groped him in 2016. Crews tweeted on Friday that he, like Bezos, released the e-mail correspondence... |
—Kanye West’s signature forged as part of a New York Fashion Week Scam—Crews joined a host of celebrities and journalists who say that AMI had pulled the same tricks on them over the years. NBC reporter Ronan Farrow, who was investigating AMI’s ties to Donald Trump, tweeted that he had gotten similar threats. |
Reporters and editors from other organizations such as the Associated Press and Daily Beast made similar statements. |
Crews and Venit agreed to settle that civil lawsuit in September. While Venit did not admit to the allegations, he took responsibility for the situation in a letter of apology to Crews. |
KENNEBUNKPORT — York County Audubon sponsors "Birds of Prey" Saturday, Dec. 29, 3 to 4 p.m. at Graves Library, 18 Maine St., Kennebunkport. Please join us and our guests from the Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick. The Center will bring several live hawks and owls so we can see and learn about them up close. Program i... |
KENNEBUNK — Heartwood College of Art is pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 Mail Art exhibit "Declare Your Independence." The exhibition, which has been on display at Heartwood since Dec. 5, is a unique invitational show featuring "Mail Art" created by juniors and seniors at high schools across the state of Mai... |
The theme "Declare Your Independence" deals with that fleeting moment students experience while living between two worlds (childhood and adulthood). Over 65 postcards mailed to Heartwood by high school students from South Berwick to St. Agatha give a fascinating glimpse into the hearts and minds of Maine teenagers. |
Award winners in this year's exhibition include Colleen Fitzpatrick (Marshwood High School, So. Berwick), Seth L. Brown (Dexter Regional High School), Jonathan Patterson (Wells High School), Skye McIlvaine-Jones (Cape Elizabeth High School), Emily O'Neil (Cape Elizabeth High School), Hannah Hilyard (Washington Academy,... |
The following students received honorable mentions: Scott Clavette (Wisdom High School, St. Agatha), Zachary Fernandes (Marshwood High School), Reba-Lee (Dexter Regional High School), Saxon Schmauderer (Washington Academy, East Machias), Mary Fecteau (Marshwood High School), John Johnson (Dexter Regional High School), ... |
KENNEBUNK — Nationally recognized printmaker Don Gorvett and his assistant Sean Hurley will teach a "One Week One Credit" course on "The Reduction Woodblock Print" at Heartwood College of Art in Kennebunk from Feb. 25-28. Gorvett and Hurley will teach participants in the Heartwood course how to create their own reducti... |
Award-winning children's book illustrator Wade Zahares will teach a new course in "Story/Book Illustration" on Tuesdays (1-4 p.m.), Jan. 7 — May 2. Zahares, a member of the Heartwood faculty, has illustrated six children's books. His first book, "Window Music," was recognized by Time Magazine and The New York Times as ... |
Exploring the art of book binding and design is the subject of Heartwood founder Berri Kramer's 3 ½-week intensive "Book Arts" course. Participants will design, illustrate, and bind their own books in this course offered Jan. 7-29. Several Heartwood faculty members will teach "The Alphabet Project," in which participa... |
Heartwood will offer a variety of community classes this winter, beginning Jan. 14. Class offerings include "Watercolor for Beginners" with Dennis Rafferty, "Watercolor II" with Carl Schmalz, "Glass Beads/ Lampworking" with Sarah Cox, "Jewelry & Metalsmithing" with Alice Carroll, "Ceramics: Wheelthrowing" and "Ceramics... |
Advanced registration is required for all classes, and enrollment is limited. Gift certificates are available. For more information, call 985-0985 or go to www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org. |
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RODIN VANDALS ARRESTED.; French Hold Three Boys and Rag-picker for Thefts From Museum. |
The Union presented Marco Fabián to fans at a party at their team's offices in Chester. |
Behind the hype and flash of Marco Fabián’s arrival in Philadelphia, there’s a guy who just wants to enjoy playing soccer. It’s been a while since he’s been able to. |
Fabián knows he is perceived as still being hindered by the major back injury that sidelined him for much of 2017, and could have ended his career. But the 29-year-old Mexican midfielder says that is behind him. |
He says he has been healthy for a year now — save for a short absence due to a knee injury last September — and he’s ready to prove what he’s got. He was on the bench in his final months at Eintracht Frankfurt for other reasons than his health. |
This is not just a player's own opinion of himself. Union sporting director Ernst Tanner did plenty of homework during the team's three weeks of negotiations with Eintracht. |
"It's not that difficult for me to find out what really happened and in which condition he is. It's just a few calls to people I know very well and are around him, and they gave me the right information," Tanner said. "We also got a confirmation out of Frankfurt from the physiotherapist there about his training record.... |
The Union presented Marco Fabián to fans at the team's jersey unveiling party this past Friday at the team's offices in Chester. |
As for integrating off the field, that started before the deal was done. Union technical director Chris Albright flew to Frankfurt to give the negotiations a personal touch, and Fabián said that made a difference. |
It likely also helped that Fabián and Union captain Alejandro Bedoya have the same agent. The two players haven’t met on the field yet; they’ve managed to just miss each other a few times in the U.S.' perennial showdowns with Mexico. But they certainly know of each other. |
"I know he's a great player," Fabián said. "I think we can understand [each other] really good on the pitch." |
In Philadelphia, the two players will likely share not just the field, but the burden of leadership. Fabián knows what that means, having been in a big spotlight at Frankfurt and Mexican powerhouse Chivas. |
"I know this responsibility — I want to show it and I want to give my best," he said. 'I want to give happiness to the fans. I need to take more fans close to the team. I know you have a lot of sports here. I want soccer [to be] also the same level with all the sports." |
And for himself, Fabián wants to get back to playing the game he loves: fun, creative soccer. He wears the No. 10, soccer’s most famous jersey, the one fans always look to for special moments. |
Philadelphia native Merrill Binford “Snooky” Williams of Water Valley died Nov. 13 at age 87 after a vibrant life and a battle with cancer. |
STARKVILLE — Yeah, I know that this is the last column I have before the Mississippi U.S. Senate runoff, but the truth is I really don’t have much more to say about a race that I’ve been writing about all these many months. I think I’ve said my piece on that subject. |
The runoff has been a mud fest that threatens to render both Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Mike Espy unrecognizable. Here’s some advice: Remember who you believed these two Mississippians were prior to the last month and vote accordingly. Because neither of them is what they are being ... |
Instead of another long screed on the Mississippi Senate campaign, I’m going to write about something far more interesting, enlightening and inspiring — the life and home-going of my longtime friend and fellow Philadelphia native Merrill Binford “Snooky” Williams of Water Valley. |
The Lord called Snooky home Nov. 13 after 87 years of vibrant life and only a scant few of physical decline and suffering. His bright but easily diverted mind was sharp until the end. And like every good actor, “Snooky” left the stage with the audience wanting so much more. |
For the record, Snooky spent the better part of the last decade battling cancer. The cancer robbed him of his physical strength and stamina, but it never touched his legendary sense of humor or his propensity to empower and encourage those in his orbit. |
He and his family were our neighbors on Founder’s Square at the Neshoba County Fair. My friend Gale Denley and I were latecomers to the Square when we bought our original cabin from the Bruner Trapp family, but we had both known Snooky for years prior to that fateful transaction. Along with the late George Mars, we enj... |
Snooky and Mary Lou, his lovely wife of 60 years, were without the Pied Pipers of the north side of the Square and marvelous hosts to thousands of Fair visitors. They developed a deep interest in the Thacker Mountain Radio Hour in Oxford. Soon, it became their mission to bring that Mississippi Public Radio weekly live ... |
The Williams’ had long hosted large lunches on political days and large weekend parties, but that shifted after Thacker Mountain evolved to hosting the entire show’s company prior to their performances. It became a reunion of sorts and was a simply unique event. Snooky and Mary Lou were very much the patron saints of T... |
When I was in the midst of the worst chemotherapy for my cancer treatments in 2017 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Snooky was battling his own cancer at NMMC as well. He came to see me — thin, pale, and emaciated from his long battle — but with a smile on his face and a couple of jokes that I really need... |
We embraced and both shed tears. He whispered: “Don’t you ever quit. You can do this, I know you can.” Snooky made it to the fair that year. I didn’t. It would be Snooky’s last visit there. This past summer, I made it back to the fair and was so sad when I learned that Snooky was unable to attend. |
To say that I loved “Snooky” is an understatement — but then, who didn’t? He never met a stranger. I honestly never heard him say a mean thing about anyone. He was a carrier for kindness, decency and charity. God gave Snooky so many gifts, but chief among them was empathy. He felt the joys and sorrows of others and was... |
Good Lord willing, I will return to the fairgrounds next summer. George, Gale and now Snooky are gone. What a void Snooky leaves in that experience for all of us who knew him! |
More than 500 acres of land owned by St. Croix County will be auctioned next month to raise money for capital projects in the county. |
The auction for the 541 acres, much of which is farmland, is scheduled for Feb. 23 in New Richmond, Wis. A portion of the land is within the New Richmond city limits. |
About 19 of the acres are zoned highway commercial and 82 acres are zoned light industrial. The rest of the land is zoned agricultural/residential. |
County Administrator Pat Thompson said he didn’t know much money the auction would raise, but local agricultural land has been sold recently for between $3,000 and $8,700 an acre. |
“It’s prime agricultural land and it’s got the potential for commercial or industrial appeal because of the access to (Wisconsin) 64,” Thompson said Wednesday, Jan. 23. |
The land is located about 15 miles from where the new St. Croix River bridge will be built. |
The auction is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Gibby’s Lanes, 546 W. North Shore Drive. For more information, visit hagerauction.com/sale.php?ID=321. |
It has also got the rights to epic drama series Tang Dynasty Tour. |
MUMBAI: Independent content distributor GoQuest Media Ventures announced a raft of new acquisitions from China, Thailand and Taiwan. |
Collaborating with leading Chinese streaming platform iQiyi, GoQuest Media has secured the rights for Vietnam to the epic drama series Tang Dynasty Tour (36 x 45’). The costume drama, an iQiyi Original directed by Zhu Dong-Ning and produced by Gordon Chan revolves around Yun Ye, who one night falls asleep and wakes ami... |
Entering the Asian drama space, GoQuest Media is also pleased to announce the acquisition of content through its Vietnam office, headed by Harshad Wadadekar, general manager – distribution business. These include the rights for Vietnam to series such as Blind Date which is the Chinese remake of Dori Media’s hit romanti... |
Don’t miss Cool Roof Store’s “Big One Day Sale and Demo,” May 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The public will have a chance to learn firsthand about one of the biggest revolutions in home improvement today. Even better, the lowest prices of the year for all of the company’s major coatings — GacoRoof Silicone, Hawaiian Sungua... |
Whether you’re a do-it-yourselfer or plan to have a roofer place a protective coating on your roof, be sure you attend this sale and seminar for the best deals in town. If you prefer to hire a licensed contractor, for example, LeakMaster Roofing is offering $500 off any new estimates for roofs larger than 2,000 square ... |
There’s plenty of free parking available on the street for the sale and demo, but come early to grab good seats, as this event is always heavily attended. |
Jim Wilkinson of GacoRoof will lead a hands-on demonstration revealing some of the secrets of how to best roll out your silicone roof. He will demonstrate the different “tricks of the trade,” depending on whether you have an asphalt, metal or shingle roof. If you have pictures and a measurement of your roof size, bring... |
Homeowners with Monier tile, asphalt shingles or metal roofs will want to learn more about the amazing NXT Cool Zone coating, which reflects between 30 and 91 percent of the sun’s heat, depending on the color. Even very dark colors such as charcoal gray resist fading and cracking because of their cross-linking polymer ... |
This is unlike any other roof paint you have ever seen. NXT Cool Zone makes your old Monier and shingle roofs look like new while cooling down your home at the same time. |
Visit Cool Roof Store and LeakMaster Roofing at 575 Cooke St. in Kakaako, or go to www.leakmaster.com for online specials and video tips. For more information including how to receive a free home estimate, call 591-1900. |
Just as Henry Aaron has learned, Barry Bonds will find out that even though he has matched Babe Ruth's career home run total, he will not be able to catch Ruth in enduring eminence. |
Bonds hit his 714th career home run today. His next home run will send him past Ruth into second place behind Aaron and his 755 home runs. |
Aaron broke Ruth's record 32 years ago, in 1974, which was 39 years after Ruth had hit his last home run and retired. That means that Ruth hasn't hit a home run for nearly 71 years, but the number he did hit remains perhaps the best-known number in all of sports. |
I'm not a poll guy, but I'd bet that if a poll were taken, a vastly higher percentage of respondents would recognize 714 than 755. It wouldn't even matter when those responding were born. Age doesn't seem to matter in Ruth's popularity. |
It's not just a bunch of old guys who grew up hearing and reading about Ruth's magical feat who know 714. Young fans know 714, too. Ruth's feat has long outlived him. If Aaron were talking (he declines interviews about home runs) he might have some interesting things to say about the hold Ruth continues to have over fa... |
If Aaron hasn't received his rightful recognition, why would Bonds?On the other hand, Bonds is a more controversial character than Aaron ever was. The best Aaron could do was shove a carton of strawberries in a reporter's face. Aaron was too much the gentleman, had too much class to create controversy. |
When he began speaking out on some hot topics toward the end of his career and afterward, it was his wife who instigated Aaron's comments.Aaron received vicious hate mail, but he didn't initiate the unwelcome correspondence. Bonds says he has received hate mail, too. He has acted as if no one else ever had, but he shou... |
Bonds is easily the most controversial player in baseball today, maybe the most controversial in baseball ever, maybe the most controversial in any sport. Steroids have elevated him to that status. Has he or hasn't he? Did he hit a significant number of his 714 home runs because he used steroids and/or other illegal pe... |
We don't know. We suspect he did. Most people probably think he did. If a substantial percentage of his 714 were chemically aided, maybe he doesn't deserve to be placed in Ruth's class. |
Ruth ate hot dogs and drank beer. If either helped him hit home runs, more players should have followed his example. They might have fattened themselves, but they would have been better hitters. |
It's not likely, though, that Ruth's diet played a role in home run history. If Bonds used steroids, they undoubtedly have. |
There is one argument that has been set forth that is designed to mitigate the accusations that Bonds would not have hit 209 home runs in a four-year period (2001-4) without using steroids. Pitchers, the argument goes, also have used steroids and would have been tougher for Bonds and others to hit. In other words, they... |
However, there aren't enough good pitchers whose use of steroids could counter Bonds. Totally clean, he has been in recent years one of the best hitters swinging a bat ever. Juiced, few pitchers, even fellow juicers, could contain him. |
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