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“We were really planning to remove it because we have a [school] program [on Friday] … and needed the space [for a another tarpaulin],” she said. |
Opaco, who assumed her post only in January, said she was not aware of how the tarpaulin got there. |
“This is just me, I’m not representing [MSI], but I think [Cardema] did not put much thought when he said those things. It was offensive,” Opaco said. |
Chekhov’s dramatic principle about guns – that if you have one hanging on the wall in the first act, it needs to go off at some point – is followed to the letter in Jennifer Clement’s superb new novel. There are a great number of guns in this book, all of which are described with clinical efficiency, and whenever they ... |
In the otherworldly Florida milieu that Clement depicts, half hell and half purgatory, nondescript characters flit about, scraping by with dead-end jobs and no prospects. Margot France is no exception, a young woman living in a broken-down car with her 14-year-old daughter, Pearl. At first glance, she is no less of a w... |
But destiny and the gun aren’t far away, in the charismatic but satanic form of Eli Redmond, whom Margot falls for, with disastrous results. |
There are similarities, in the first half at least, between Gun Love and Emma Donoghue’s Room. Both are excellent at describing the intensity of the love between a mother and child within a claustrophobic environment, and the disruption that a hostile male presence causes to this bond. However, while Room’s midway chan... |
Clement’s spare, often oblique style makes this book feel like a great lost murder ballad by the likes of Johnny Cash or Nick Cave. Seen through the eyes of Pearl, whose initially naive perspective is soon toughened by brutal experience, it has some moving poetic flourishes: a victim of violence is described as walking... |
The Egyptian government's order to shut down the Internet backfired, an activist says. |
Also during the Access webcast, Walid Al-Saqaf, a Yemeni software developer and journalist, reported a large and largely peaceful demonstration in Sana'a, Yemen's capital. The Yemeni protestors were inspired by recent demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia, but most of their information came from television network Al Jaz... |
The two leaders of a crime ring that plundered Rome city coffers were convicted along with some 40 politicians, officials and businessmen on Thursday at the end of one of the biggest corruption trials in the Italian capital. |
Massimo Carminati, a one-time member of Rome's notorious far-right Magliana Gang, was handed a 20-year prison sentence and his sidekick Salvatore Buzzi, a convicted murderer, was given 19 years. |
But even though it was dubbed the "Mafia Capital" trial, the court did not convict any of the defendants of "Mafia association", downgrading the severity of the charges in a major setback for the prosecution. |
Prosecutors had tried to link the gang to the Sicilian Mafia and liken its methods to traditional organised crime clans in a bid to win longer sentences and expand the use of anti-mafia legislation beyond its application to well-known, established groups such as the 'Ndrangheta or the Camorra. |
The court ruled that the defendants were guilty of what Italian law considers "simple" criminal association. |
"There was nothing about the Mafia in this trial," said Ippolita Naso, Carminati's lawyer, smiling broadly after a judge had read out the sentence. |
Prosecutor Paolo Ielo said he would appeal the ruling. |
The trial opened in a high-security prison on the outskirts of Rome in November 2015 and has been spread out over 230 sessions. The reading out of the verdicts was broadcast live on national television. |
Ielo had asked for sentences of 28 years for Carminati, who lost an eye in a police shootout in the early 1980s, and 26 years and three months for Buzzi. |
The investigation laid bare systemic corruption in the city as politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen hooked up with lowlife criminals to rig public tenders. |
The corruption was seen as the one of the causes of the disrepair and degradation Rome has fallen into in recent years, with streets full of pot holes, piles of garbage and unkempt public gardens where weeds grow as tall as a person. |
A number of those convicted were businessmen and mid-level city hall officials. |
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A few seconds after meeting Tommy Pike you get the feeling he could talk about cars all day, if he only had the time. |
That’s not possible for the Greenville native, however, as his life can be hectic. |
But it’s a good type of hectic, Pike says because the best thing about his job is that there is no normal day. |
As president of Tommy Pike Customs he gets to affect the lives of people in a fun and unique way. |
In his 30,000 square foot shop, on Rutherford Road, there are cars and trucks from virtually every era. In one corner there is a brand spanking new Porsche waiting for Pike to deliver those special touches that will make it just unique enough to please its California owner. |
Outside is a 1972 Chevy C-10 pickup truck Pike restored/customized as part of a giveaway following a national contest sponsored by Quaker State. |
Back inside there is a shiny red Thunderbird with a white top that was just yelling “take me home” to everyone walking by. |
Pike terms his company as an automotive lifestyle business that does everything from full restorations to anything else an owner wants done to his or her auto. |
His love of automobiles comes honestly. While growing up, he watched his father tinker with cars and he quickly copied that behavior in his own way. |
Pike’s childhood passion continued, leading to a small business working on cars in his parents’ garage. |
The bulk of his business at that time was oil changes and tinting windows. But the fire to find different ways of enhancing the appearance and performance of autos continued to be stoked. |
After high school, Pike took a job at Automotive Accents where he worked full time tinting windows and doing introductory accessory work. |
Pike’s restoration/customization business began to take off in 2005 after a suggestion from his mother. |
“I never watched the car shows, but she watched them all,” Pike said. “I didn’t even know it. She was such a big supporter of mine. |
As the business grew, Pike moved it from North Pleasantburg Drive to his current location. |
Now the shop is filled with cars waiting for his special touch. |
Pike doesn’t run the business alone. His wife, Stephanie, has proven to be a valuable partner. |
The two met while working on a project to rebuild, customize and give away a truck for charity when she was with Charlotte Motor Speedway. |
In addition to being Pike’s biggest advocate, she works on the business side of the company as accompanying him to car shows, NHRA drag races and NASCAR appearances. |
Like her husband, Stephanie is immersed in the business and she answers all questions with a smile. |
The duo also is on the same page when it comes how the business should grow because it has to happen in a certain way. |
Considering the fondness most owners have with their cars in need of restorations, finding someone to trust to make that happen is essential. |
One of the best ways to see Pike and his team in action is during the company’s car show and event appearances. |
Just like at their home base, there is no glitz and glamour. It’s just Pike and his crew either feverishly working on cars or talking to onlookers about them. |
At the recent South Carolina International Auto Show at the TD Convention Center, he virtually packed up his operation so he and the crew could customize a Maserati and rebuild and spruce up a Dodge Ram 4X4 on site. |
The Dodge was restored for Jimmy Houston, who is celebrating his 50th year competing in professional bass tournaments. |
Houston is using the truck during the season and then, at the end of it, plans to give it away to a deserving fan. |
Pike has a small core of full-time workers in his business with the ability to add trusted and experienced contractors as needed. |
He has always chosen to take the cautious route financially and has one major rule that has allowed his business to thrive when many have failed, including when the national economy dipped. |
When not on the road at auto shows, NASCAR or NHRA drag races, Pike and crew can be found in Greenville doing what he likes best – making cars more powerful, more beautiful, more efficient, or a combination of the three. |
He isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel at Tommy Pike Customs. He just wants to do good innovative work that keeps his clients not only searching for more, but passing on the word. |
The state’s Chief Medical Examiner is projecting nearly 900 people will die of accidental drug overdoses this year, continuing the annual increase of deaths attributed to drug use in the state since 2012. |
Chief Medical Examiner Dr. James Gill said in a release Friday that between January 1 and June 30, the first half of the year, 444 people died of accidental drug intoxications in the state. Gill is projecting 888 people will die of drug overdoses this year, which would be a sharp increase from the 729 fatal drug overdo... |
Gill is projecting 528 of those projected drug intoxications will involve opioids, which includes heroin, morphine, codeine and fentanyl. The sheer increase in drug overdoses has overwhelmed Gill’s office, which does not have enough pathologists to handle such an increase and has faced budget cuts. Gill said this summe... |
Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid that can be 50 times stronger than heroin, is still being found in more and more fatal overdoses in the state. Last year, 188 accidental drug intoxications involved the powerful narcotic, but that figure has already been surpassed this year, as Gill said 223 overdoses involving fentanyl h... |
Another alarming trend is combining opioids with benzodiazepines, which are a class of drugs sold under brand names such Valium and Xanax and are often prescribed to treat anxiety disorders. Gill said there’s been an increase in overdoses involving both opioids and benzodiazepines (sometimes called ‘benzos’) during the... |
Numerous overdoses could be attributed to individuals who believed they were buying a substance such as cocaine or heroin that ended up being fentanyl or a mixture containing this synthetic opioid. The most recent and devastating example of this scenario came in New Haven in June, when three people died and about two d... |
The state has done its part to address the epidemic, announcing this week that the state’s Department of Public Health had distributed more than 9,200 kits of the overdose reversal medication Narcan since 2014. Coinciding with International Overdose Awareness Day on Wednesday, the state also introduced a new, interacti... |
Just last month, Connecticut State Police announced they had saved their 100th person by using Narcan. The department has carried the medication since 2014. Troopers were trained on how to use Narcan by state conservation officers on Wednesday. |
Information on the state’s drug overdoses deaths can be found online at the Chief Medical Examiner’s office website at http://www.ct.gov/ocme. |
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LIVERPOOL look set to edge out Manchester City and become Premier League champions this season, but title races in the past have shown nothing is decided yet. |
That is the view of two-time Premier League winner and Arsenal legend David Seaman. |
Liverpool arguably have one hand on the Premier League trophy after Manchester City fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at Newcastle on Tuesday night. |
The loss was the Sky Blues’ fourth this term, following a dreadful run of form in December which saw them pick up defeats against Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Leicester. |
The Reds, meanwhile, have lost just once this season, falling in a 2-1 defeat to City themselves. |
Many are tipping Jurgen Klopp’s men to go on and become Premier League champions for the first time in their history. |
One of those is ex-England goalkeeper Seaman, who admits Liverpool look likely to go on to finish top of the pile this term following City’s loss last night. |
However, Seaman has warned the Merseysiders the title race is far from over yet. |
The former Gunner recalled the 1997/98 title race, when Arsenal clawed back an unthinkable lead from Manchester United, to demonstrate the unpredictability of the Premier League. |
“Liverpool have got a great chance,” Seaman added. |
Rising powers often seek to reshape the world order, triggering confrontations with those who seek to defend the status quo. |
Secret negotiations between the U.S. |
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What do Americans Really Think about Conflict with Nuclear North Korea? |
The volatile relationship between the United States and North Korea has left the American public questioning whether North Korea is a threat or not. |
Mr. Randall Schriver is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. Mr. |
Video from the Richard Nixon Foundation panel discussion, "U.S., China and Russia: Relations between the World's Great Powers," on July 27, 2017 with Karl Eikenberry, Thomas Fingar, David Holloway and Kathryn Stoner. |
THE oil industry in Norway has been knocked back after the opposition Labor party withdrew its support for oil exploration in the Lofoten islands. |
The Lofoten islands, located in the Arctic Circle off the northwestern tip of Norway, have long been at the centre of a heated row between conservationists and oil giants over an untapped oil field worth an estimated €53 billion (£45 billion). They have been kept off limits for years, and now any chance of oil producti... |
The move was announced by leader Jonas Gahr Store at a press conference on Saturday. |
Mr Store had earlier urged oil companies in Norway to commit to a deadline for making operations completely emissions free, amid rising concern over climate change. |
Karl Eirik Schjott-Pedersen, head of the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, told Bloomberg he was disappointed by the announcement as other oil giants expressed the need to drill in Lofoten in order for Norway to maintain its status as the top producer in Western Europe. |
Oil and gas currently make up more than half of exports from Norway. |
He said: “The whole industry is surprised and disappointed. |
Meanwhile, the minister of petroleum and energy Kjell-Børge Freiberg said the move could be detrimental for Norway’s oil industry. |
He told Norwegian newspaper VG: “I believe this is a fight for the future of the petroleum industry in the north, not about Lofoten as the Labour Party is trying to portray. |
Top explorers on the Norwegian continental shelf include Equinor, Aker BP and Lundin Petroleum, among others. |
Last month the chief executive of Norway’s energy giant Equinor admitted his firm is struggling to find new renewables project to invest in. |
The Norwegian firm, which last year changed its name from Statoil, plans to increase its share of spending on clean energy from five percent to 15 to 20 percent by 2030. |
With the Redskins about to reconvene for training camp next week in Richmond, it is about that time when everything Robert Griffin III says must be dissected and aggregated in blog posts. |
The latest nugget comes via The Hollywood Reporter, which interviewed the quarterback for its "Sports Issue." |
Within, RGIII says that fellow NFL players are "concerned" for what Thursday games could mean for their health. CBS will air eight games on Thursday evenings this season. Meanwhile, the NFL has been served with concussion-related lawsuits from former players. |
"There are a lot of players out there who feel like there are not enough days in the week for us to be playing on Thursdays," Griffin said. "It's something the NFL is going to have to address to make sure they're keeping their players safe while also trying to maximize their revenue." |
Alas, Griffin did not comment on his team's polarizing moniker, which leaves me with space to fill. So here's a video. |
The presumptive Democratic nominee bagged her second major endorsement of the day. |
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