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"It's a convenient way to get to the inauguration, as the train takes you right into Washington, D.C."
THE four AFL North Coast clubs are going to get to know each other very well in 2018.
Local teams Sawtell/Toormina and the Coffs Breakers along with Grafton and Port Macquarie will meet each other five times in a 15 round competition which begins on April 21.
Over the past couple of seasons the four clubs have played cross-conference matches against teams from the Northern Rivers league to provide some variety of opposition through the year.
The cross conference against teams from up north aren't featuring this year due to changes made to competition structures by AFL Queensland which sees the Northern Rivers League now come under the control of AFL Queensland.
There will be a representative match played against AFL North West at C.ex Coffs International Stadium on June 23.
The first day of the new season will see the Coffs Breakers return to their Fitzroy Oval/Old Camp home ground where it will unfurl the premiership flag prior to playing against Grafton.
Possibly the most exciting news for the AFL North Coast this year is the launch of the women's competition with Sawtell/Toormina and Port Macquarie in the League's first competitive women's fixture on April 21.
A change has also been made to the youth division with the age group dropping back to under-17.
This now means that AFL North Coast has age groups at each two year span from under-11 to Under 17 prior to moving up to senior or reserves football.
This is a move designed to provide a competitive structure that's suited to retaining players therefore growing the code locally.
Grand final day will be September 1 which coincides with the AFL bye weekend between the last round and the start of its fnals series.
There's been a change to finals series format. In 2018 there will be a three week finals series with the first week being a qualifying final between the top two teams to see who is the first to make the grand final.
The loser of the qualifying final will then face the team that finishes third on the ladder to decide who the other team in the grand final will be.
Round 1 - April 21: Sawtell/Toormina v Port Macquarie, Coffs Breakers v Grafton.
Round 2 - April 28: Port Macquarie v Grafton, Sawtell/Toormina v Coffs Breakers.
Round 3 - May 5: Port Macquarie v Coffs Breakers, Grafton v Sawtell/Toormina.
Round 4 - May 12: Sawtell/Toormina v Port Macquarie, Coffs Breakers v Grafton.
Round 5 - May 19: Grafton v Port Macquarie, Sawtell/Toormina v Coffs Breakers.
Round 6 - May 26: Port Macquarie v Sawtell/Toormina, Grafton v Coffs Breakers.
Round 7 - June 2: Coffs Breakers v Port Macquarie, Grafton v Sawtell/Toormina.
June 9 - Queen's Birthday weekend.
Round 8 - June 16: Grafton v Port Macquarie, Sawtell/Toormina v Coffs Breakers.
June 23 - Rep match v AFL North West in Coffs Harbour.
Round 9 - June 30: Port Macquarie v Coffs Breakers, Sawtell/Toormina v Grafton.
Round 10 - July 7: Port Macquarie v Grafton, Coffs Breakers v Swatell/Toormina.
Round 11 - July 14: Port Macquarie v Sawtell/Toormina, Grafton v Coffs Breakers.
Round 12 - July 21: Coffs Breakers v Port Macquarie, Sawtell/Toormina v Grafton.
Round 13 - July 28: Grafton v Port Macquarie, Coffs Breakers v Sawtell/Toormina.
Round 14 - August 4: Port Macquarie v Sawtell/Toormina, Coffs Breakers v Grafton.
Round 15 - August 11: Port Macquarie v Coffs Breakers, Grafton v Sawtell/Toormina.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.: The Democratically controlled California Senate has voted to suspend three Democrats who face criminal charges, after the latest lawmaker to be hauled into court refused to step down.
Friday�s 28-1 vote in the 40-member chamber came amid one of the most severe ethical crises in modern times for the Legislature in the nation�s most populous state.
The resolution prevents Democratic Sens. Ron Calderon, Leland Yee and Rod Wright from exercising any power of their office until the pending criminal cases against them have been resolved. Even so, they will continue receiving their $95,000 annual salaries.
Paul Tucker tells bank directors to toughen up \| City A.M.
BANKS need more non-executive directors who can understand the balance sheet and who can stand up to executives, Paul Tucker said yesterday.
The outgoing Bank of England deputy governor told MPs that regulators imposing new rules on banks’ managers and monitoring activity more closely is not enough to stop the sector getting into trouble again, and that boards need beefing up to do their bit.
He also called for a structural change to increase the powers of the chairmen of big banks, giving them the staff and an office to find information on the bank’s activities without having to go through chief executives.
“My priority right now is to get people onto boards of banks who can read the bank’s balance sheet and assess the strength of the banks,” Tucker said in his last hearing in parliament before stepping down from the role.
The deputy governor added that clearing houses could present the next big problem in the financial system, saying they have become “too important to fail” because political leaders and regulators have given them more power.
Increasing volumes of derivatives and other trades now have to go through central counterparties, making interconnections between banks clearer but also placing more pressure on the clearing houses themselves.
And Tucker said it is wrong to place too much focus on a specific set of rules and regulations.
He told MPs the authorities must not become tied to a set of ticked boxed and instead be aware of the wider position of banks and the sector as a whole.
A MAN has denied taking out revenge for a dog attack on his girlfriend's daughter.
A MAN has denied taking out revenge for a dog attack on his girlfriend's daughter.
Alan Wallace, 37, has been arrested on suspicion of wounding grandmother Carol Ray, but protests his innocence.
Mrs Ray, 50, lost two false teeth, one of her own teeth and suffered injuries to her nose, lips and ribs in an early-hours attack on Saturday.
Tensions have been running high in Meynell Place, Blacon, following an incident in which a dog repeatedly bit the face of seven-year-old Chelsea Kaye as she slept at Mrs Ray's daughter's house in the street.
Mr Wallace, who has been bailed to reappear at the police station pending further inquiries, is the boyfriend of Chelsea's mother Tammy Duckers.
Chelsea, a pupil of Dee Point Primary School in Blacon, required 150 stitches to her face and will need counselling following the dog attack.
Mrs Ray's daughter Tracy Ellams and partner Steve Pearce had the dog, called Bruno, destroyed.
They have not been at their Meynell Place home since the incident for fear of reprisals.
Mrs Ray was assaulted while staying at the house with her boyfriend to keep an eye on the property.
'I was punched and hit the floor then I was kicked. I had to try and get home,' said Mrs Ray, who received hospital treatment and is on pain killers.
She said her daughter and her partner would not be returning to their housing trust home and were hoping for a transfer.
'They are in a traumatic state,' she said.
Dog attack victim Chelsea continues to make progress as her cuts heal. But her mother Tammy, who also has a two-year-old son called Levi, said she was staying with a relative after the windows of her Meynell Place house had been smashed.
Chelsea is said to be emotionally 'up and down'. Doctors hope only hairline scars will remain because she has youth on her side.
Hello, I'm Mick Rausch. Here's a little bit about my family, the farm, and what we do both on and off the farm.
My wife, Nancy, and I were both raised in Garden Plain, in western Sedgwick County. We were married in 1976 and took over Nancy's dad's dairy operation. We bought dairy cows from three different herds and started our own dairy.
From this small start, we have grown the operation to include 220 owned acres and 700 rented. My father-in-law continued to farm until he retired. We then took over his acres. We currently milk 50 Holsteins, raise corn, milo, soybeans, alfalfa, wheat and have several native grass pastures we bale for hay.
Just recently, we decided to get out of the dairy business and concentrate strictly on farming. We are looking to start a beef herd. The decision to quit dairying was not easy, but the future of the small dairy in today's climate is very challenging. Regulation and high feed costs have made it almost impossible to be able to dairy and still provide a decent living for your family. It's going to be different not having to get up early to milk, but part of me is looking forward to life after milking.
We have two grown children. Jodi is married to Bryan Lies. They live in Halstead, where Bryan farms and Jodi teaches at Eisenhower Middle School and coaches. They are the parents of a young daughter who is the pride and joy of the whole family. Steve, our son, works as an auto tech for Lubbers in Cheney and helps on the farm, especially during harvest. It is nice to have a mechanic around the farm at that time.
Both Nancy and I try to stay active in local and church activities. Nancy was with the Booster Club for years and is still with the Altar Society at the church. She works for the Goddard school district in nutritional services while helping milk and take care of the home. I served nine years on the Farmers Co-op board of directors and served as an associate director this past year. I just recently got off the Sedgwick County Farm Bureau board after serving six years.
Being involved has given us the chance to go and see places we would have never been able to do otherwise. We have been to Washington, D.C., twice to speak with lawmakers on issues that affect farmers and how we farm. We also went to Topeka to talk with our local legislators and educate them on farm issues. I believe that we must continue to be involved in the political process. If we don't, someone who does not understand farming will make decisions for us. The risk is too great not to be active and speak up about farming.
One issue that is on our radar is water, especially with the drought we are in. We must be alert on whatever water laws are passed. The next farm bill or lack of one continues to be of concern. We need to know what the future will be so we can make plans and cropping decisions.
From Honey May Farm, I hope everyone has a very prosperous year.
Harry Potter fanatics worked tirelessly this week after J.K. Rowling posted an anagram on her Twitter account that hinted at her latest project. And it took just 24 hours for a Potter super fan to solve it.
Though fans thought (and probably hoped) the author might be hinting at more Harry Potter books, she was referencing a Potter spinoff: The screenplay for the first movie in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them trilogy. The screenplay is based on a book that once only existed in the wizarding world and served as a textbook at Hogwarts. But in 2001, Rowling published a copy under the pseudonym Newt Scamander with money from sales going toward Comic Relief, a U.K.-based charity.
The anagram was not an actual part of the script but a synopsis of Newt’s story, which Rowling has said kicks off in New York around the year 1920.
Though Potter fans are familiar with the wizarding world, little is actually known about Scamander. According to the “About the Author” section of the book, he was born in 1897 with his interest in fabulous beasts encouraged by his mother, “who was an enthusiastic breeder of fancy Hippogrifs.” Scamander, who spent his years at Hogwarts as a Hufflepuff, later worked for the Ministry of Magic in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. He also worked in the Office for House-Elf Relocation and in the Beast Division, creating the Werewolf Register in 1947 and the Ban on Experimental Breeding, “which prevented the creation of “new and untamable monsters within Britain.” He also worked for the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau, which led to many research trips abroad.
These trips abroad will most likely set the scene for the film, and with chapters on Thestrals, Hippogrifs, Norwegian Ridgebacks, Merepeople and Werewolves, the movie should prove to be another exciting adventure.
The film is set for release on November 18, 2016 and will be produced by David Heyman, who produced all the Potter films, and directed by David Yates, who directed Harry Potter films Order of the Phoenix and Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Warner Bros. has also noted the new trilogy will inspire potential additions to the Harry Potter park at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure.
While Scamander’s story will not sync up with Harry’s, it’s worth noting that his grandson, Rolf Scamander, married Luna Lovegood, a member of Harry’s crew who made an appearance alongside her husband in Rowling’s surprise story posted to fansite Pottermore in July. Emma Watson’s Potter character Hermione won’t have even been born during the time the film takes place, but the actress has said she’s up for a cameo nonetheless.
If you’d like to brush up before the film is released, Albus Dumbledore, who penned the forward to the book, writes that the edition can be purchased for two galleons at Flourish and Blotts as well as in Muggle Bookshops.
Canada will not withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The United States, angered by money management and political attitudes, pulled out last year and Japan and Britain are considering doing so. Stephen Lewis, Canada's U.N. ambassador said there is mismanagement and "a bureaucracy which is a little self-indulgent, some say grandiose even by U.N. standards," but Canada's government believes it is better to "work like the devil from within" to achieve reforms.
Michael Dell, speaking at Computerworld in Tokyo on March 24, confirmed what analysts and enthusiasts alike already suspected: that the PC giant was at work on a smaller form factor device. Whether that's a smartphone or mobile Internet device remains to be seen. Analysts, pointing to Apple's successful transition to the iPhone, suggest PC makers are positioned for smartphone success.
Dell CEO Michael Dell, speaking at Computerworld in Tokyo March 24, confirmed that the computer company is in fact exploring new, smaller form factors, but it's not clear whether that device is a smartphone, mobile Internet device or both.
"It is true that we are exploring smaller-screen devices," said Michael Dell, during a presentation in Japan. "We don't have any announcements to share today, but stay tuned as when we have new news we will share that with you."
In a research note on March 20, an analyst with financial analysts firm Kaufman Brothers wrote that conversations with industry sources revealed that Dell had been making efforts toward releasing a cell phone, but that carriers weren't showing interest. "The feedback was lack of differentiation vs. current and upcoming products," wrote Shaw Wu.
Wu also wrote that Dell had built prototypes with both Microsoft Windows and Google Android operations systems, but until Tuesday, Dell - neither the man, nor the company - had publicly confirmed such a project was in the works.
But on Tuesday Michael Dell said, "For the last three years, we have integrated 3G radios into our notebooks.
"We already have agreements with many mobile carriers around netbook devices, so it wouldn't be unreasonable to expect that we would have smaller mobile Internet devices or smartphones in the future," Michael Dell added.
In his research note, analyst Wu nodded to the success Dell might find once it enters this new space.
"We believe PC vendors may have an advantage over traditional cell phone competitors, as a smartphone is more PC than cell phone, with all the computer functionality and voice as a commodity," Wu wrote in the research note.
Further, Wu suggested that Apple's successful transition to the smartphone space was likely serving as inspiration for PC peers Acer, Asustek and Lenovo to "beef up" their smartphone offerings.
Hey, remember when Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj worked together on American Idol and they hated each other and Keith Urban was between the two of them the entire time looking super awkward? Well, Mariah sure hasn’t because she’s still super pissed about the whole thing. In a new interview with Hot 97, Mariah basically says that working on Idol was like working in Hell with Satan. I know she’s talking about Nicki here, but considering how Ryan Seacrest is responsible for the producing the Kardashian’s reality show, that probably wouldn’t be too far off the mark.
Ryan: THE SEACREST HAS CROSSED OVER FROM HIS WORLD INTO YOURS. WHAT MORTAL DARES SUMMON ME?
Kris: Hey there, Kris Jenner here. Long time fan. Listen, what would it take to get my family a reality TV deal?
Ryan: Have you tried filming her getting peed on by a D-list rapper, then releasing it yourself?
Kris: Say the word and it goes out tomorrow.
General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) has won dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing it of padding sales around the time of its November 2010 initial public offering by quietly unloading vehicle inventory on its dealers.
In a decision late Thursday, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said the automaker disclosed in its IPO offering materials "all of the information necessary" about rising unsold vehicle supply for investors to determine whether it was "channel stuffing," or building up excess inventory.
"That GM did not characterize this increase in inventory as 'channel stuffing' or accuse itself of 'building up excess inventory on dealer lots,' does render the disclosure document actionable," Swain wrote. "GM need not characterize events in the most negative way possible as long as the particular negative trend is conveyed to investors."
Led by the Teamsters Local 710 Pension Fund of Mokena, Illinois, investors in GM's common and preferred stock claimed that the Detroit-based automaker's disclosures created a false impression that sales and revenue were rising, and that GM was recovering from its June 2009 bankruptcy and federal bailout.
GM common shares were sold by the U.S. Treasury Department and other investors in the IPO at $33 each. But by July 2012, they had fallen 43 percent to as low as $18.72.
The plaintiff investors had sought to recoup their losses or rescind their purchases. GM's IPO raised about $23 billion.
Samuel Rudman, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, and GM spokesman Patrick Morrissey did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Several GM officials were also dismissed as defendants, including former Chief Executive Daniel Akerson and former Chairman Edward Whitacre.
The lawsuit predated and is separate from litigation over faulty ignition switches in GM vehicles.

"It's a convenient way to get to the inauguration, as the train takes you right into Washington, D.C."

THE four AFL North Coast clubs are going to get to know each other very well in 2018.

Local teams Sawtell/Toormina and the Coffs Breakers along with Grafton and Port Macquarie will meet each other five times in a 15 round competition which begins on April 21.

Over the past couple of seasons the four clubs have played cross-conference matches against teams from the Northern Rivers league to provide some variety of opposition through the year.

The cross conference against teams from up north aren't featuring this year due to changes made to competition structures by AFL Queensland which sees the Northern Rivers League now come under the control of AFL Queensland.

There will be a representative match played against AFL North West at C.ex Coffs International Stadium on June 23.

The first day of the new season will see the Coffs Breakers return to their Fitzroy Oval/Old Camp home ground where it will unfurl the premiership flag prior to playing against Grafton.

Possibly the most exciting news for the AFL North Coast this year is the launch of the women's competition with Sawtell/Toormina and Port Macquarie in the League's first competitive women's fixture on April 21.

A change has also been made to the youth division with the age group dropping back to under-17.

This now means that AFL North Coast has age groups at each two year span from under-11 to Under 17 prior to moving up to senior or reserves football.

This is a move designed to provide a competitive structure that's suited to retaining players therefore growing the code locally.

Grand final day will be September 1 which coincides with the AFL bye weekend between the last round and the start of its fnals series.

There's been a change to finals series format. In 2018 there will be a three week finals series with the first week being a qualifying final between the top two teams to see who is the first to make the grand final.

The loser of the qualifying final will then face the team that finishes third on the ladder to decide who the other team in the grand final will be.

Round 1 - April 21: Sawtell/Toormina v Port Macquarie, Coffs Breakers v Grafton.

Round 2 - April 28: Port Macquarie v Grafton, Sawtell/Toormina v Coffs Breakers.

Round 3 - May 5: Port Macquarie v Coffs Breakers, Grafton v Sawtell/Toormina.

Round 4 - May 12: Sawtell/Toormina v Port Macquarie, Coffs Breakers v Grafton.

Round 5 - May 19: Grafton v Port Macquarie, Sawtell/Toormina v Coffs Breakers.

Round 6 - May 26: Port Macquarie v Sawtell/Toormina, Grafton v Coffs Breakers.

Round 7 - June 2: Coffs Breakers v Port Macquarie, Grafton v Sawtell/Toormina.

June 9 - Queen's Birthday weekend.

Round 8 - June 16: Grafton v Port Macquarie, Sawtell/Toormina v Coffs Breakers.

June 23 - Rep match v AFL North West in Coffs Harbour.

Round 9 - June 30: Port Macquarie v Coffs Breakers, Sawtell/Toormina v Grafton.

Round 10 - July 7: Port Macquarie v Grafton, Coffs Breakers v Swatell/Toormina.

Round 11 - July 14: Port Macquarie v Sawtell/Toormina, Grafton v Coffs Breakers.

Round 12 - July 21: Coffs Breakers v Port Macquarie, Sawtell/Toormina v Grafton.

Round 13 - July 28: Grafton v Port Macquarie, Coffs Breakers v Sawtell/Toormina.

Round 14 - August 4: Port Macquarie v Sawtell/Toormina, Coffs Breakers v Grafton.

Round 15 - August 11: Port Macquarie v Coffs Breakers, Grafton v Sawtell/Toormina.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.: The Democratically controlled California Senate has voted to suspend three Democrats who face criminal charges, after the latest lawmaker to be hauled into court refused to step down.

Friday�s 28-1 vote in the 40-member chamber came amid one of the most severe ethical crises in modern times for the Legislature in the nation�s most populous state.

The resolution prevents Democratic Sens. Ron Calderon, Leland Yee and Rod Wright from exercising any power of their office until the pending criminal cases against them have been resolved. Even so, they will continue receiving their $95,000 annual salaries.

Paul Tucker tells bank directors to toughen up | City A.M.

BANKS need more non-executive directors who can understand the balance sheet and who can stand up to executives, Paul Tucker said yesterday.

The outgoing Bank of England deputy governor told MPs that regulators imposing new rules on banks’ managers and monitoring activity more closely is not enough to stop the sector getting into trouble again, and that boards need beefing up to do their bit.

He also called for a structural change to increase the powers of the chairmen of big banks, giving them the staff and an office to find information on the bank’s activities without having to go through chief executives.

“My priority right now is to get people onto boards of banks who can read the bank’s balance sheet and assess the strength of the banks,” Tucker said in his last hearing in parliament before stepping down from the role.

The deputy governor added that clearing houses could present the next big problem in the financial system, saying they have become “too important to fail” because political leaders and regulators have given them more power.

Increasing volumes of derivatives and other trades now have to go through central counterparties, making interconnections between banks clearer but also placing more pressure on the clearing houses themselves.

And Tucker said it is wrong to place too much focus on a specific set of rules and regulations.

He told MPs the authorities must not become tied to a set of ticked boxed and instead be aware of the wider position of banks and the sector as a whole.

A MAN has denied taking out revenge for a dog attack on his girlfriend's daughter.

Alan Wallace, 37, has been arrested on suspicion of wounding grandmother Carol Ray, but protests his innocence.

Mrs Ray, 50, lost two false teeth, one of her own teeth and suffered injuries to her nose, lips and ribs in an early-hours attack on Saturday.

Tensions have been running high in Meynell Place, Blacon, following an incident in which a dog repeatedly bit the face of seven-year-old Chelsea Kaye as she slept at Mrs Ray's daughter's house in the street.

Mr Wallace, who has been bailed to reappear at the police station pending further inquiries, is the boyfriend of Chelsea's mother Tammy Duckers.

Chelsea, a pupil of Dee Point Primary School in Blacon, required 150 stitches to her face and will need counselling following the dog attack.

Mrs Ray's daughter Tracy Ellams and partner Steve Pearce had the dog, called Bruno, destroyed.

They have not been at their Meynell Place home since the incident for fear of reprisals.

Mrs Ray was assaulted while staying at the house with her boyfriend to keep an eye on the property.

'I was punched and hit the floor then I was kicked. I had to try and get home,' said Mrs Ray, who received hospital treatment and is on pain killers.

She said her daughter and her partner would not be returning to their housing trust home and were hoping for a transfer.

'They are in a traumatic state,' she said.

Dog attack victim Chelsea continues to make progress as her cuts heal. But her mother Tammy, who also has a two-year-old son called Levi, said she was staying with a relative after the windows of her Meynell Place house had been smashed.

Chelsea is said to be emotionally 'up and down'. Doctors hope only hairline scars will remain because she has youth on her side.

Hello, I'm Mick Rausch. Here's a little bit about my family, the farm, and what we do both on and off the farm.

My wife, Nancy, and I were both raised in Garden Plain, in western Sedgwick County. We were married in 1976 and took over Nancy's dad's dairy operation. We bought dairy cows from three different herds and started our own dairy.

From this small start, we have grown the operation to include 220 owned acres and 700 rented. My father-in-law continued to farm until he retired. We then took over his acres. We currently milk 50 Holsteins, raise corn, milo, soybeans, alfalfa, wheat and have several native grass pastures we bale for hay.

Just recently, we decided to get out of the dairy business and concentrate strictly on farming. We are looking to start a beef herd. The decision to quit dairying was not easy, but the future of the small dairy in today's climate is very challenging. Regulation and high feed costs have made it almost impossible to be able to dairy and still provide a decent living for your family. It's going to be different not having to get up early to milk, but part of me is looking forward to life after milking.

We have two grown children. Jodi is married to Bryan Lies. They live in Halstead, where Bryan farms and Jodi teaches at Eisenhower Middle School and coaches. They are the parents of a young daughter who is the pride and joy of the whole family. Steve, our son, works as an auto tech for Lubbers in Cheney and helps on the farm, especially during harvest. It is nice to have a mechanic around the farm at that time.

Both Nancy and I try to stay active in local and church activities. Nancy was with the Booster Club for years and is still with the Altar Society at the church. She works for the Goddard school district in nutritional services while helping milk and take care of the home. I served nine years on the Farmers Co-op board of directors and served as an associate director this past year. I just recently got off the Sedgwick County Farm Bureau board after serving six years.

Being involved has given us the chance to go and see places we would have never been able to do otherwise. We have been to Washington, D.C., twice to speak with lawmakers on issues that affect farmers and how we farm. We also went to Topeka to talk with our local legislators and educate them on farm issues. I believe that we must continue to be involved in the political process. If we don't, someone who does not understand farming will make decisions for us. The risk is too great not to be active and speak up about farming.

One issue that is on our radar is water, especially with the drought we are in. We must be alert on whatever water laws are passed. The next farm bill or lack of one continues to be of concern. We need to know what the future will be so we can make plans and cropping decisions.

From Honey May Farm, I hope everyone has a very prosperous year.

Harry Potter fanatics worked tirelessly this week after J.K. Rowling posted an anagram on her Twitter account that hinted at her latest project. And it took just 24 hours for a Potter super fan to solve it.

Though fans thought (and probably hoped) the author might be hinting at more Harry Potter books, she was referencing a Potter spinoff: The screenplay for the first movie in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them trilogy. The screenplay is based on a book that once only existed in the wizarding world and served as a textbook at Hogwarts. But in 2001, Rowling published a copy under the pseudonym Newt Scamander with money from sales going toward Comic Relief, a U.K.-based charity.

The anagram was not an actual part of the script but a synopsis of Newt’s story, which Rowling has said kicks off in New York around the year 1920.

Though Potter fans are familiar with the wizarding world, little is actually known about Scamander. According to the “About the Author” section of the book, he was born in 1897 with his interest in fabulous beasts encouraged by his mother, “who was an enthusiastic breeder of fancy Hippogrifs.” Scamander, who spent his years at Hogwarts as a Hufflepuff, later worked for the Ministry of Magic in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. He also worked in the Office for House-Elf Relocation and in the Beast Division, creating the Werewolf Register in 1947 and the Ban on Experimental Breeding, “which prevented the creation of “new and untamable monsters within Britain.” He also worked for the Dragon Research and Restraint Bureau, which led to many research trips abroad.

These trips abroad will most likely set the scene for the film, and with chapters on Thestrals, Hippogrifs, Norwegian Ridgebacks, Merepeople and Werewolves, the movie should prove to be another exciting adventure.

The film is set for release on November 18, 2016 and will be produced by David Heyman, who produced all the Potter films, and directed by David Yates, who directed Harry Potter films Order of the Phoenix and Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Warner Bros. has also noted the new trilogy will inspire potential additions to the Harry Potter park at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure.

While Scamander’s story will not sync up with Harry’s, it’s worth noting that his grandson, Rolf Scamander, married Luna Lovegood, a member of Harry’s crew who made an appearance alongside her husband in Rowling’s surprise story posted to fansite Pottermore in July. Emma Watson’s Potter character Hermione won’t have even been born during the time the film takes place, but the actress has said she’s up for a cameo nonetheless.

If you’d like to brush up before the film is released, Albus Dumbledore, who penned the forward to the book, writes that the edition can be purchased for two galleons at Flourish and Blotts as well as in Muggle Bookshops.

Canada will not withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The United States, angered by money management and political attitudes, pulled out last year and Japan and Britain are considering doing so. Stephen Lewis, Canada's U.N. ambassador said there is mismanagement and "a bureaucracy which is a little self-indulgent, some say grandiose even by U.N. standards," but Canada's government believes it is better to "work like the devil from within" to achieve reforms.

Michael Dell, speaking at Computerworld in Tokyo on March 24, confirmed what analysts and enthusiasts alike already suspected: that the PC giant was at work on a smaller form factor device. Whether that's a smartphone or mobile Internet device remains to be seen. Analysts, pointing to Apple's successful transition to the iPhone, suggest PC makers are positioned for smartphone success.

Dell CEO Michael Dell, speaking at Computerworld in Tokyo March 24, confirmed that the computer company is in fact exploring new, smaller form factors, but it's not clear whether that device is a smartphone, mobile Internet device or both.

"It is true that we are exploring smaller-screen devices," said Michael Dell, during a presentation in Japan. "We don't have any announcements to share today, but stay tuned as when we have new news we will share that with you."

In a research note on March 20, an analyst with financial analysts firm Kaufman Brothers wrote that conversations with industry sources revealed that Dell had been making efforts toward releasing a cell phone, but that carriers weren't showing interest. "The feedback was lack of differentiation vs. current and upcoming products," wrote Shaw Wu.

Wu also wrote that Dell had built prototypes with both Microsoft Windows and Google Android operations systems, but until Tuesday, Dell - neither the man, nor the company - had publicly confirmed such a project was in the works.

But on Tuesday Michael Dell said, "For the last three years, we have integrated 3G radios into our notebooks.

"We already have agreements with many mobile carriers around netbook devices, so it wouldn't be unreasonable to expect that we would have smaller mobile Internet devices or smartphones in the future," Michael Dell added.

In his research note, analyst Wu nodded to the success Dell might find once it enters this new space.

"We believe PC vendors may have an advantage over traditional cell phone competitors, as a smartphone is more PC than cell phone, with all the computer functionality and voice as a commodity," Wu wrote in the research note.

Further, Wu suggested that Apple's successful transition to the smartphone space was likely serving as inspiration for PC peers Acer, Asustek and Lenovo to "beef up" their smartphone offerings.

Hey, remember when Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj worked together on American Idol and they hated each other and Keith Urban was between the two of them the entire time looking super awkward? Well, Mariah sure hasn’t because she’s still super pissed about the whole thing. In a new interview with Hot 97, Mariah basically says that working on Idol was like working in Hell with Satan. I know she’s talking about Nicki here, but considering how Ryan Seacrest is responsible for the producing the Kardashian’s reality show, that probably wouldn’t be too far off the mark.

Ryan: THE SEACREST HAS CROSSED OVER FROM HIS WORLD INTO YOURS. WHAT MORTAL DARES SUMMON ME?

Kris: Hey there, Kris Jenner here. Long time fan. Listen, what would it take to get my family a reality TV deal?

Ryan: Have you tried filming her getting peed on by a D-list rapper, then releasing it yourself?

Kris: Say the word and it goes out tomorrow.

General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) has won dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing it of padding sales around the time of its November 2010 initial public offering by quietly unloading vehicle inventory on its dealers.

In a decision late Thursday, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan said the automaker disclosed in its IPO offering materials "all of the information necessary" about rising unsold vehicle supply for investors to determine whether it was "channel stuffing," or building up excess inventory.

"That GM did not characterize this increase in inventory as 'channel stuffing' or accuse itself of 'building up excess inventory on dealer lots,' does render the disclosure document actionable," Swain wrote. "GM need not characterize events in the most negative way possible as long as the particular negative trend is conveyed to investors."

Led by the Teamsters Local 710 Pension Fund of Mokena, Illinois, investors in GM's common and preferred stock claimed that the Detroit-based automaker's disclosures created a false impression that sales and revenue were rising, and that GM was recovering from its June 2009 bankruptcy and federal bailout.

GM common shares were sold by the U.S. Treasury Department and other investors in the IPO at $33 each. But by July 2012, they had fallen 43 percent to as low as $18.72.

The plaintiff investors had sought to recoup their losses or rescind their purchases. GM's IPO raised about $23 billion.

Samuel Rudman, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, and GM spokesman Patrick Morrissey did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Several GM officials were also dismissed as defendants, including former Chief Executive Daniel Akerson and former Chairman Edward Whitacre.

The lawsuit predated and is separate from litigation over faulty ignition switches in GM vehicles.