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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) addresses the California Republican Party's Fall 2017 convention in Anaheim on Saturday, Oct. 21
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, 2017.
When Steve Bannon took his self-described "civil war" against the political establishment to the California Republican Party convention Friday night, he was met with raucous cheers.
"The Republican establishment is finally getting the joke: They’re gonna have to step it up," Bannon told the crowd of several hundred party activists.
The Breitbart executive chairman and former top strategist for President Trump slammed former President George W. Bush. He compared California’s new “sanctuary state” law to South Carolina refusing to enforce federal tariffs before the confederacy seceded. And he gave a pep talk to Republicans in a state with zero statewide office holders, no power in the Legislature, and just 26 percent of registered voters.
The California Republican Party is lost in an identity crisis. The divide pits Bannon's nationalistic wing against the party's business-friendly establishment. That split was on display at the state GOP’s convention this weekend, and
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One of the principle maintainers of the Linux kernel, Greg Kroah-Hartman, has joined the Linux Foundation as a fellow, the same
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position held by Linux creator Linus Torvalds, the foundation announced.
Kroah-Hartman previously worked at Suse Linux, also as a fellow.
Kroah-Hartman is one of the chief developers working on the Linux kernel and handles a staggeringly large set of duties in maintaining the software. According to the Linux Foundation's most recent survey of Linux development, Kroah-Hartman contributed over 1,500 changes to the kernel, or about 0.8 percent of all changes made, between versions 2.6.12 and 2.6.35 of the kernel. He was the 10th most prolific contributor in that time period. Kroah-Hartman also helped compile the survey.
His speciality has been maintaining the Linux stable kernel branch, shepherding bug fixes and updates into versions of Linux already in production use. He also works on device drivers. He created and now maintains the Linux Driver Project, a collective of developers who maintain the
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A huge load of ice, the drug of choice for idiots, was headed to Australia, but got caught in a classic cop story tale. An
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outback cop stopped a car, found ice making stuff, police investigated, notified the US authorities, and hey presto, a mega-bust.
The father of an eight-year-old girl in Hercules, Calif., was shocked to find a small bag of methamphetamine in her Halloween candy. He took it to police who confirmed the contents and are now looking for whoever gave it to her.
Berlin - German Member of Parliament (MP), Michael Hartmann, has admitted to using crystal meth. The police were notified by a drug dealer.
An Oregon couple, reportedly with little cash, gave their waitress a tip that consisted of crystal meth. The couple tried to pay with a gift card, but when they reportedly had little money, they gave their server an envelope with the drugs.
Albuquerque - It began in 2008 with a pilot that drew 1.4 million viewers to AMC. "The Breaking Bad" series starred Bryan Cranston as Walter White, a 50
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Hoping again to be a pioneer in promoting healthier eating, Santa Clara County supervisors on Tuesday approved the nation’s first ordinance that would prevent
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restaurants from using toys to lure kids to meals high in fat, sugar and calories.
The law prohibits restaurants in unincorporated parts of the county from giving away goodies unless the meals meet certain nutritional guidelines. More and more in recent years, fast-food critics say restaurants have encouraged families to make unhealthy choices by offering Iron Man Cyclone Spinning Robot Drones and Barbie Mermaid dolls with their kids’ meals.
Though the crackdown will affect no more than a handful of restaurants, county supervisors hope their vote will create a ripple effect in cities, other counties and the state — similar to how Santa Clara County helped to lead the way on forcing fast-food chains to post calorie counts on menus. They also hoped this latest push would prod the restaurant industry to take notice.
Judging from Tuesday’s standing-room-only crowd in the county board chamber and the ensuing national news reports on the vote, they succeeded.
California Restaurant Association spokesman Daniel Conway said his 22,000
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(Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s pick to lead bank supervision at the Federal Reserve benefited from the government bailing out or rescuing two
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banks during the 2008 financial crisis, but that may not prevent his confirmation by a U.S. Senate controlled by a business-friendly Republican party, policy analysts told Reuters in recent days.
Randal Quarles, a former Wall Street lawyer and U.S. Treasury official who now runs an investment firm, was part of a team that invested in troubled or failed banks while he was an executive at private-equity firm Carlyle Group LP (CG.O). Those investments earned hundreds of millions of dollars for Carlyle, profits that would not have been possible without government support.
A spokesman for Quarles did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesman for Carlyle declined to comment.
Democrats including Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown have said they intend to scrutinize Quarles’ ties to Wall Street during his confirmation hearing. Senator Elizabeth Warren described him as “straight off the Wall Street assembly line” in announcing her opposition in a statement.
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In a story headlined Cops under microscope in the Sunday Guardian of April 24, your reporter stated that one Prof Mastrofski of George Mason
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University is paid $5.7 million for a 12-month period, and that one of his recommendations is for policemen to undergo a survey next month on matters of police integrity, etc.
All that may be all right, but when your reporter stated that sources said the survey was the first of its kind in T&T, we, quite reluctantly, feel obliged to clarify this and a few related matters for the benefit of the public.
We feel compelledafter in-house consultationto break our discreet silence in this particular instance.
The director of the UWI Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice in November-December 2001 was invited to conduct a rather comprehensive sample survey of all ranks of the Police Service with the support of then Police Commissioner Hilton Guy, the Minister of National Security and the Office of the Prime Minister.
Designed as an empirical basis for improving police integrity, discipline and work performance, this
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Godrej Appliances has announced its foray into the Rs 1,000-crore super premium home appliances market through the launch of the new
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brand NXW (Next World).
“We were operating in the mass premium segment till now. Through NXW, we are now tapping the 350-litre plus segment. The super premium segment is around Rs 1,000 crore currently and we are targeting a 15 per cent market share over the next three years,” said Kamal Nandi, business head and executive vice president, Godrej Appliances.
NXW will be launched across all the series of appliances in the future, including air conditioners, washing machines and microwave ovens, Nandi added. The super premium segment is currently dominated by multinational companies in India, including LG, Samsung, and Whirlpool. Godrej Appliances has a total installed capacity of three million units at its two plants — one at Mohali and another at Pune.
As far as the turnover for Godrej Appliances is concerned, Nandi said the company is eyeing a 30 per cent growth this fiscal
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Uber has picked Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi as its next chief executive, as first reported by Recode and confirmed by Ax
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ios. A formal announcement could come as early as tomorrow.
Why it matters: Uber is the most highly-valued, pre-IPO tech startup in history — with dozens of venture capital firms (and their investors) having already baked in its success. It also has become one of Silicon Valley's most contentious corporate soap operas, while continuing to generate billions in revenue by having helped revolutionize global transportation.
Backstory: Coming into the weekend, there were two official finalists: Khosrowshahi and General Electric chairman Jeff Immelt. But Immelt got the sense by this morning that he didn't have enough support on the Uber board — despite (or perhaps because of) backing from former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick — and formally withdrew from consideration. That seemed to only leave Khosrowshahi, but multiple sources say that Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman reemerged as a serious contender, despite also having publicly bailed on the process late last month after her
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In continuation of its strong performance over the prior few years, L’Oreal (OTCMKTS: LRLCY), the world
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’s biggest cosmetics company, continued its momentum in its annual 2018 earnings with a 7.1% rise in sales to 26.93 Billion euros. The company’s earnings were primarily driven by strong performance in the Active cosmetic & L’Oreal Luxe division, L’Oreal Luxe segments, and emerging new markets, particularly Asia-Pacific which grew +20.4%. All the top brands of the Luxe segment posted more than 10.6% growth and the Active Cosmetics Division posted 9.2% growth driven by the success of its La Roche-Posay and SkinCeuticals brands, the new impetus of Vichy, and the dynamism of CeraVe. The Consumer Products Division saw an outstanding performance in China. In the New Markets, especially the Asia Pacific Zone, China’s consumers’ aspirations for iconic brands remained strong.
E-commerce and Travel retail remained strong in 2018. With the acquisition of the
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NINETEEN-year-old Natalie Bollinger was shot “execution style”, kneeling on the ground. The man
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in custody for killing her says she asked him to commit the gruesome crime.
JOSEPH Michael Lopez who was arrested on Friday for the shooting death of 19-year-old Colorado teenager Natalie Bollinger said he answered an ad she put on Craigslist for someone to kill her.
Denver 7 reports that Mr Lopez, 22, told police that shortly after Christmas he came across a bizarre ad while looking through the ‘Woman seeking men; section of Craigslist which was entitled ‘I want to put a hit on myself’.
He says after more than 100 texts he agreed to meet and kill her for a fee.
The affidavit states that he picked her up from her apartment on December 28 and that she said she wanted to be killed “on her knees... executed from behind”.
Mr Lopez says Bollinger brought her own gun.
He says he tried to talk her out of it but she was determined and said she was having issues with her boyfriend.
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LOS BAÑOS, Laguna—A group of young professional artists from New York City is out exploring the world and among the places they
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’ve been to are far-flung areas in the Philippines.
Their mission is to teach dance, music, theater and visual arts in the communities, specially to those without much access to the arts.
“Manila is a hub for the arts. It is very connected. But outside Manila, there are very few opportunities for students or for young people to become artists,” said Chelsea Ainsworth, a 26-year-old American dance teacher and performer for two New York dance companies.
Ainsworth has flown back and forth to the Philippines to give dance workshops to young children. She and five other former classmates at The Juilliard School, among them Filipinos Kendra Samson and Norbert de la Cruz III, started this program called Project Philippines in 2008.
Their first trip to the Philippines was in August 2008 in Dela Cruz’s hometown in Bobon, Northern Samar. They taught dance at San Isidro Elementary School
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ISTANBUL Turkey holds the option of unilateral intervention in northern Iraq if Kurds declare independence and claim the oil wealth of disputed Kirkuk
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, considered the main spoils in the uncertain Iraqi equation.
Turkey’s sharp reaction challenges claims by Kurdish leaders that Kirkuk is a Kurdish city destined to be the capital of an autonomous Kurdish entity in a federated Iraq or a fully independent one.
"Kirkuk is the Jerusalem of Kurdistan," Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leader Jalal Talabani has publicly announced. Masoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) calls Kirkuk the heart of Kurdistan. "We are ready to fight and sacrifice our soul to preserve its identity," he said.
Turkey officially alleges "manipulations and irregularities" in the Jan. 30 elections where a unified Kurdish ticket claimed 59 percent of the vote in Kirkuk, with Turkomens gaining only 18 percent. It cites reports that Kurds from other areas were brought to Kirkuk to boost their votes against Turkomens and Arabs. Kurds say that their people driven out of Kirk
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Best places to live: Waverley is home to Roman gladiators, schoolboy wizards and epic battles – but only on film.
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Although only around 35 miles from the centre of London, the Surrey town of Godalming has made a virtue of staying out of the limelight.
Its heavily wooded hills and sprawling heathland areas are well known to walkers – as well as Hollywood film location scouts – and the surrounding town and villages have become a quiet refuge for commuters returning from the capital each evening.
But now the area’s low profile is under threat after it was identified as, in effect, the best place to live in Great Britain.
According to The Halifax, people living in the borough of Waverley, which is centred around Godalming, enjoy the best overall quality of life in the country.
It topped a list of areas because of its combination of relative prosperity, employment, good health, house prices and even weather.
Average life expectancy for a man in Waverley is almost 81 years, well above the national average and 97 per cent of people in the area
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Lake Hefner shooting aka Oklahoma City restaurant shooting. Pictured the suspect who was gunned down by a Good Samaritan.
Lake Hef
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ner shooting: A good Samaritan is hailed a hero during Oklahoma City restaurant shooting which saw a suspect shoot and strike customers before being shot dead by an armed civilian.
An armed citizen has been hailed a Good Samaritan hero after shooting dead a suspected mass shooter at an Oklahoma City restaurant as the man sought to flee after shooting at a woman and her 12 year old daughter.
The suspect who has yet to publicly identified began shooting at random inside Louie’s Bar and Grill just off Lake Hefner about 6.30pm. Local media reported the assailant striking the mother and child as they were walking inside for the woman’s eldest daughter’s 14th birthday celebrations.
The mother was shot in the arm, and the girl was shot in her tailbone, but the bullet traveled to her stomach, KOCO reported.
Captain Bo Matthews told reporters the shooter, a white male who walked in and began randomly shooting, was the only person killed. He described the
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Alma Tauli and Kianna Juan combined for three hits as host Philippines crushed Malaysia, 11-1, even as defending champion Chinese
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Taipei notched its third straight shutout win with a 12-0 rout of Thailand in the 2018 Asian Junior Women’s Softball Championship at the Clark International Sports Complex in Pampanga.
Tauli pitched a no-hit, two strikeouts in two innings before turning the job to Juan, who closed out with one run and one hit in a two-inning relief job as the Blu Girls reasserted their supremacy over the Malaysians in scorching heat in a game reduced to four innings due to the 10-run rule.
“I have so much faith in our young players, and I know that they have the skills and the determination to deliver. Same goes to the other teams. I’ve seen how hard they work on the field to notch wins for their respective countries in spite of the searing heat here in Clark,” said Jean Henri Lhuillier, president of the Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines (ASAPHIL).
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Robert W. Williams, the persistent patriarch of the Tuskegee Airmen, who spent 43 years bringing the significance of that all-black
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flight squadron to the public's attention, has died.
Williams was 75 when he died Monday at his Pasadena home, his daughter, Robin Wood, said Wednesday.
Williams, a decorated pilot with the Alabama-based group in World War II, labored for more than four decades trying to persuade film and TV producers to record his story of the small group of black men who served their country despite entrenched racial discrimination.
Finally, in 1995, HBO produced a film that Times television critic Howard Rosenberg called "the latest in a string of historical pearls."
It starred Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Andre Braugher. Fishburne played Hannibal Lee, a character loosely based on Williams.
It earned three Emmy Awards, a Peabody, a Cable Ace Award and two NAACP Image Awards.
The film detailed how the "Fighting 99th"--the first squadron of black combat fighter pilots and the vanguard of nearly 1,000 black fliers
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Archives|Patents; An appeals court says a mathematical formula can be patented, if it is a moneymaker.
Patents; An
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appeals court says a mathematical formula can be patented, if it is a moneymaker.
IMAGINE that Albert Einstein were alive today and that he were just now formulating his theory of relativity. Could he get a patent on E=mc2?
Some patent experts contend Mr. Einstein just might be able to, thanks to a recent ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington.
The case in question -- State Street Bank and Trust Company v. Signature Financial Group -- had nothing to do with physics. Rather, at issue was a patent for a data-processing system for a so-called hub-and-spoke mutual fund partnership in which mutual funds pool their assets in an investment portfolio.
The appeals court's ruling has been long awaited by financial services companies, which have resisted the idea that innovative approaches in their industry should be patented. Indeed, Visa and Mastercard filed an amicus brief in the case saying that they were doing just fine without
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The New York Public Service Commission has approved a large-scale solar project in New York City proposed by Con Edison that will supply clean energy to about
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800 to 1,600 low-income customers in its first phase.
As part of Con Edison's "Shared Solar" pilot project, customers in Brooklyn, Queens, and Westchester County enrolled in Con Edison’s low-income bill assistance program who receive bills directly from the company are eligible for the first phase of the program.
The "Shared Solar" Project is in line with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s visionary Clean Energy Standard adopted by the Public Service Commission last year. Con Edison says their shared-solar program is a milestone in Governor Cuomo's Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) strategy to fight climate change and grow New York’s economy.
Con Edison plans to install 3MW of solar capacity in the first phase of the project, with the selected customers expected to begin getting renewable energy by 2018. According to the company, as much as 11MW of solar capacity will be installed over a period of five years, eventually serving up to
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Today we're going to look at four photos of dads in God's Word — Job, Noah, Abraham, and Eli. And, as you
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can tell, if you know your Bible, we'll be studying three good guys and one bad guy. We're going to learn what a father of the Word looks like from a positive and a negative perspective. We're going to look at the positive attributes that God honored in the lives of Job, Noah, and Abraham. Then we'll look at what God rebuked in the life of Eli. We can really draw lessons from both their failures and successes.
So, what should we look for? Good habits that show up in the great dads of God's Word! The first great dad we will see is Job. From his life we need to grab and copy his habit of prayer. And, by the power of God's Spirit, start making it characteristic of your life!
The Book of Job is perhaps the oldest book in the world. It is also perhaps the clearest view into the spirit world, the spiritual side of parenting, and the cosmic proportion of conflicts we face as we
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There was a packed house during last week’s Harlem Township Board of Zoning Appeals public hearing for an application by Homewood Corporation seeking
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a conditional use permit in an area zoned AR-1 (Agricultural/Residential) on behalf of Rescue Me to build a 12,000-square-foot animal shelter and boarding kennel for dogs on 22 acres in Harlem Township.
The kennel’s proposed purpose is to bring in and short-term quarantine dogs rescued from under-financed and overwhelmed shelters in Ohio, primarily from southern counties, before releasing the dogs to the Capital Area Humane Society to be put up for adoption.
The kennel and shelter, if approved, would be built along SR 605 South of Gorsuch Road. The project is a collaboration between the Trinity Fund, established by George Skestos within the Columbus Foundation and the Capital Area Humane Society.
Many nearby residents object to the shelter’s location, saying a more appropriate site would not be close to a residential neighborhood. Objections range from noise of barking dogs to a stretch of the zoning code that would allow
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The Air Force has launched a new mobile app that aims to provide airmen necessary information for their lives and careers — and might one day allow them
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to use Common Access Card-secured sites on their phones.
The app, called Air Force Connect, will allow all types of Air Force organizations to deliver information to their airmen, their families and the local community, the Air Force said in an April 10 release. The app now can be downloaded from Google Play and Apple’s app store.
To get relevant, local information tailored to them in the app, airmen can add their unit as a “Favorite.” They can then swipe left and right to find features such as directories, checklists, groups, polling, events, physical fitness test calculators and notifications — and customize what they want to see.
There are now about 100 units in the Favorites portal, the release said, and more are being added. The Air Force said that if an airman can’t find his unit on the Favorites list, he should contact his local public affairs office to have it added.
A boom
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Dirk Kuyt's 49th strike for the club and Kevin Davies' own goal - either side of half-time - eventually proved enough
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in a performance which was lacking a touch of class if not endeavour.
Rafael Benitez's side are now unbeaten in six league games, in which they have conceded just once, and remain on course to deliver the manager's "guarantee" of Champions League football next season.
Wanderers were managing to crowd out Liverpool's tight passing game in and around the penalty area but when they did break free Emiliano Insua flashed a cross through the six-yard box with Kuyt just unable to reach.
The hosts were indebted to Sotirios Kyrgiakos for clearing Lee Chung-Yong's shot off the line after the South Korean's diagonal run from the right took him past both centre-backs and goalkeeper Jose Reina, making his 100th consecutive Premier League appearance.
Liverpool's pressure eventually paid off in the 37th minute with a move started by Albert Riera's inch-perfect crossfield pass to Insua on the
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Exclusively Available at MarketResearchFuture.com with titled Nerve Stimulators Market.Detail analysis on possible segments and sub segments of the N
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erve Stimulators Market. Along with this regional analysis of the market which includes America, Europe and Middle East & Africa.
Nerve Stimulators Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.7% during the forecast period 2017-2023. Nerve stimulation is considered as a gold standard technique for the treatment of treat different types of health problems such as joint, or bone problems that occur in case of osteoarthritis or fibromyalgia, or low back pain, neck pain, neurological disorders, overactive bladder, and others. According to a study published in Research and Reports' Urology journal in 2014, it is found that nerve stimulation is an effective intervention for OAB patients, who are not responsive to pharmacologic therapy. Even in case of neurological disorders, complex seizures are not being controlled by medication. Vagal nerve stimulation is most commonly recommended when medications aren't effective. Among neurological disorders, nerve stimulation therapy is most commonly used for epilepsy and depression. The most
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TAMPA, Fla. | Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys figure they’ll be fine without Terrell Owens.
Surrounded by
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a talented supporting cast that includes Roy Williams, Patrick Crayton, Miles Austin and Jason Witten — not to mention Marion Barber and Felix Jones — it’s easy to understand why.
Romo launched the post-T.O. era Sunday with a career-best 353 yards passing, including three long touchdowns that keyed a 34-21 victory and ruined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ first game under coach Raheem Morris.
“Career-high passing yards? Without T.O.?” Williams asked, laughing before turning serious.
Austin avoided two tacklers on the sideline to score on a 42-yard reception just before halftime, and Williams streaked through a mistake-prone secondary on a 66-yard touchdown play early in the third quarter.
Romo teamed with Patrick Crayton, who had four catches for 135 yards, on the longest completion of the quarterback’s career — 80 yards — for a fourth-quarter touchdown that thwarted
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Education/Youth Canal found under Maya pyramid: Gateway to afterlife?
Canal found under Maya pyramid: Gateway to afterlife?
Mexican
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archeologists have discovered a canal system under the pyramid containing the tomb of a Mayan ruler, suggesting the water tunnel could represent a symbolic path to the underworld.
The hydraulic system was found under the Temple of the Inscriptions, which houses the seventh-century tomb of Pakal "The Great" in Palenque, the ancient Maya city in southern Chiapas state, the National Anthropology and History Institute announced Monday.
"The presence of these canals is very important and very significant," said Arnoldo Gonzalez, the directory of archeology in Palenque.
An inscription in the tomb says that to be accepted in the underworld, the dead must be submerged in the water of a god called Chaac.
The underground network of canals has different levels and goes in different directions, and it was built "well before" the pyramid, according to the national anthropology institute.
One of the water canals discovered beneath the Temple of the Inscriptions at the archaeological site
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Harrah's and Harveys Lake Tahoe will enact year-round paid parking starting July 30.
It started with paid parking during special
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events. Next came a crackdown on non-patron parking. Now starting July 30, visitors will have to pay to park at Harrah's and Harveys Lake Tahoe year round.
The two properties, which are both owned by Caesars Entertainment, made the announcement today, stating that the new policy is in-line with paid parking programs established at Caesars properties in Las Vegas in 2016.
The paid valet and self-parking program will operate continuously around the clock throughout the year, according to Caesars.
Prices will change depending on season, with higher rates in high-traffic seasons. Rates will be fixed at $25 for self-park and $30 for valet during special event days, such as outdoor concerts, celebrity golf and holidays.
During high-traffic seasons self-parking will still be free for the first hour. Self-parking will be $10 up to four hours and $13 for four to
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Reel Cinemas, the community cinema operator, is to open a five-screen cinema at The Ridings shopping centre in Wakefield after signing
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a deal with the centre's owner NewRiver.
The new cinema is scheduled to open in May 2019, occupying a space created by the conversion of three former retail units, with minimal structural alterations. The site has been let on a 15-year lease.
Reel Cinemas was established in 2001 and is now one of the largest independent cinema operators in the UK, with 13 venues across the country. It has plans to develop at least 10 more over the next five years. Its cinemas are in community locations and showcase the latest releases, with its competitive prices being a key differentiator in the market.
The Ridings shopping centre was acquired by NewRiver in 2016. Since the acquisition, NewRiver has undertaken a programme of active asset management works at the site, including rebranding the centre and upgrading signage, way-finding and facilities such as the customer toilets and an award-winning baby change area.
Most recently, NewRiver brought its pub expertise to The Ridings with
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STEVEN GERRARD has confessed with brutal honesty that his head was totally wrecked during the last World Cup finals in 2006.
Liverpool�
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�s driving skipper, a warrior in either Anfield red or England white, was at times reduced to a zombie-like state wondering whether he should answer another Jose Mourinho call to move to Chelsea.
The same scenario had been played out during the previous two summers, which included Euro 2004 in Portugal.
Now Gerrard has admitted for the first time that the mix of emotions badly affected his performances on the international stage in football’s greatest tournament four years ago.
But Gerrard is keen to assure England fans that any talk this summer about moves to Real Madrid or Inter Milan will not have the same adverse affect on his displays in South Africa.
High in the Austrian Alps, at England’s pre-World Cup training hideaway, Gerrard reflected on the mind games of Germany 2006.
“You’re going back to your room, reading papers, looking at the internet. You’re speaking to people at home who are telling you that stuff is going on,
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A bipartisan House panel has concluded that there is no merit to the persistent accusations that people associated with the 1980 Presidential campaign of Ronald Reagan struck a secret
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deal with Iran to delay the release of American hostages until after the election.
"There is no credible evidence supporting any attempt or proposal to attempt by the Reagan Presidential campaign, or persons representing or associated with the campaign to delay the release of the American hostages in Iran," the panel concluded in a summary of its report, which is to be made public on Wednesday. Congressional aides distributed the summary to news organizations today.
The summary describes the report as "the most thorough and complete investigation and analysis of the October Surprise allegations to date." More than 230 people were interviewed in several countries by 10 lawyers and six investigators working for House October Surprise Task Force.
The Reagan campaign, the report said, was fearful that President Jimmy Carter would arrange a last-minute agreement to free the 52 hostages in the final month of the election campaign, or that he would spring an "October Surprise." The phrase became a catchall term to describe the entire episode, including the accusations that some of Mr. Reagan's aides
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The subject matter is so intriguing as to exacerbate the sense that “Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight” is something of a let
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down, dramatically speaking. Anchored by Frank Langella and Christopher Plummer’s performances as Supreme Court Justices Warren Berger and John Harlan, this Vietnam-era story focuses on the court battle over Ali’s conscientious-objector status as a devout Muslim, which derailed the champ’s boxing career. Filled with interesting tidbits, director Stephen Frears’ film never quite coalesces — floating like a butterfly, all right, but delivering so little sting as to barely leave a mark.
Ali himself is presented only in archival newsreel footage and interviews, while the nine justices hash out what to do about his conviction and appeal. Cast to the hilt, in addition to Langella (who has now played both Richard Nixon and his Chief Justice) as the avuncular, patrician Berger, with Plummer as the wily, ailing Harlan, there’s Fritz Weaver (Hugo Black), Harris Yulin (William
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The Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ TV show has been renewed for its third and fourth seasons on Seeso. The semi-script
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ed real estate comedy series stars Dan Ahdoot, Tim Baltz, Ryan Gaul, Mandell Maughan, Tawny Newsome, Drew Tarver, and Paul F. Tompkins.
Season three of Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ will feature The Walking Dead‘s Steven Yeun. Sarah Silverman, Jason Mantzoukas, James Adomian, Lauren Lapkus, June Diane Raphael, and Dave Foley will also guest star.
Learn more from this Seeso press release.
New York, December 12, 2017 – Seeso’s real-estate Original Series ‘BAJILLION DOLLAR PROPERTIE$’ has been renewed for two more seasons. Season three is set to premiere Spring 2017.
The third season of the half-hour, semi-scripted comedy set against the backdrop of a luxury, cut throat LA real estate firm, will feature Sarah Silverman, Jason Mantz
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Massage chairs can help you with maintaining your overall health and lifestyle. Massage therapy has positive effects on the physical, mental, and emotional health
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of people. It can also help alleviate muscles and joint tension and pain, reduce fatigue and relax the mind.
These chairs can be beneficial for seniors as well since they usually have more problems with their joints and backs, as well as illnesses such as arthritis. With these devices, you will be able to control a wide range of things, such as the length, style, positioning, heat, and all the other features that the device might have.
Different chairs come with different features to choose from. For example, Shiatsu chairs are known to target pressure points all over your body by pressing, rolling, and swaying movements. Some of the devices offer Swedish massages that use kneading movements. Then, there are also zero-gravity chairs that lean into a zero-gravity position before performing the massage. You need to try out different chairs to find the one that fits you.
Buying such a device is not going to be easy on your wallet. The price varies from a
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As one of the few beauty books in a struggling print market, Allure is looking at a “refresh” to keep it relevant
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for years to come.
Serena Williams was on the February cover of Allure, the last before an upcoming redesign.
Allure is gearing up to unveil a new look to its magazine and digital properties, but don’t call it a relaunch.
For Allure — recently the subject of plenty of industry chatter speculating its demise in print as its publisher Condé Nast has continued to shrink its operations, slate of print publications and budgets, overall — its “evolution” nevertheless means a number of changes are on the way.
Lee agreed beauty is an industry that’s taken to social media unlike any other, with brands and marketers seeing a lot of success launching product online and on social platforms without need of support by institutional brands like Allure. The coup of getting a product recommended in the pages of a magazine has been all but replaced by the measurable impact of an influencer posting about a cream or a lipstick on Instagram or YouTube.
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Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) reported fiscal second-quarter results that handily beat expectations while same-store sales
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were strong at 6.7 percent.
RBC Capital Markets' Scot Ciccarelli maintains an Outperform rating on Costco with a price target lifted from $235 to $250.
Bank of America's Robert Ohmes maintains at Buy, unchanged $255 price target.
Raymond James' Budd Bugatch maintains at Outperform, price target lifted from $240 to $250.
Morgan Stanley's Simeon Gutman maintains at Equal-weight, unchanged $220 price target.
Costco's stock traded higher by 5.5 percent at $228.62 per share Friday morning.
EBIT of $1.2 billion was $0.1 billion better than expected.
One of the key metrics to gauge Costco's profit outlook is membership rates and this metric remained healthy in the reported quarter, Ohmes said in a research report. Membership fees were 7.3 percent higher in the quarter and the fee increase accounted for roughly half of the growth. Membership renewal
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Copley United’s relegation was confirmed when they were beaten 5-0 away to Shelf United in one of only two Premier Division
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games to go ahead in the Halifax AFL on Saturday.
The fixture only took place because the 3G pitch at Lightcliffe Academy was available.
The visitors struggled to adapt, long balls intended for speedy raiders Gary Ash and Lee Worrall too often running away from then.
Shelf took full advantage to make it three wins on the bounce following successes against Calder ‘76 and Warley Rangers.
They sped into a 3-0 interval lead through Billy Grogan, a Danny Thornton header from a corner and Dan Stoker.
Harry Talbot got the fourth with a good finish following a raid down the right and David Chappell went through one-on-one with the ‘keeper and rounded him before slotting the fifth.
Midgley United responded to their Challenge Cup semi-final defeat against Shelf FC with a 7-2 thrashing of visitors Greetland.
They were 5-0 up at the break, Martin Woodhouse setting the
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So, you're standing on the library's threshold with the towhead of your heart beside you. The youngster looks up in dismay and speaks the
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words that will haunt your childrearing nights: "So, where's the good stuff?"
All Monroe County libraries are organized using the Dewey Decimal system, which arranges non-fiction according to a primary subject tied to a number from 0 to 999. This means that books about automobiles are together under 629 (though race cars are at 796). Hardback fiction has a distinct section; while mysteries, science fiction, short stories, and paperbacks are sometimes shifted to nearby shelves.
Within these sections, books are in alphabetical order by author. Biographies are alphabetized by subject matter (for example, Little Monsters, the Real Story of Pikachu by Kitty Kelley is under "P"). The libraries have a separate area for juvenile books, imitating the adult section with divisions for non-fiction and fiction. Adolescent fiction is usually placed in a Young Adult area.
Series Books: Goosebumps, Geronimo Stilton, etc.
Sports: Minnesota Twins
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A 22-year-old contractor at a Volkswagen factory in Germany was killed by a stationary robot as he was trying to set it up, the
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German multinational automaker said Wednesday.
The incident occurred on Monday at the Volkswagen plant in Baunatal, located about 62 miles north of Frankfurt, the Associated Press (AP) reported, citing company spokesman Heiko Hillwig. The robot reportedly grabbed the worker and crushed him to death against a metal plate.
According to Hillwig, initial conclusions suggest that the fatal incident took place due to human error, and not because of a technical problem with the robot, which can be programmed to perform various tasks as part of the assembly process. Hillwig also said that the robot generally operates within a restricted area at the factory, where it grabs parts and manipulates them.
Another worker, who was present at the scene when the incident occurred, was not harmed, the AP reported. The Financial Times reported that the worker was struck in the chest by the robot when he was standing inside the safety cage. The reports also cited a company spokesman as saying that the robot was not one of the new generation
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Will Missouri legislators get a chance for a do-over after having failed to pass legislation to help the Missouri side of the metro compete better against the
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Kansas side in attracting and retaining businesses?
Maybe, some area lawmakers say.
Legislation to ease the way for a second nuclear power plant in Callaway County.
The “Aerotropolis” bill, with $360 million in tax credits to help turn Lambert-St. Louis International Airport into a cargo freight hub, focused on trade with China.
Fixing the state’s nearly insolvent second-injury fund, which pays claims to those with existing injuries who then have another injury on the job.
The fund is about out of money, and the state has delayed paying new claims.
“The second-injury fund has to be dealt with,” said state Rep. Mike Cierpiot, R-Lee’s Summit.
What does this add up to?
“I think it means a special session,” said state Sen. Will Kraus, R-Lee’s Summit.
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A murder investigation is under way after a man was stabbed to death in east London.
The 20-year-old victim is the fifth person
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in nine days to be fatally stabbed in the capital.
Police were called to Cranbrook Road in Ilford at 20:48 GMT on Tuesday and found the man with stab wounds.
He was pronounced dead at the scene about half an hour later. Scotland Yard said no arrests had been made.
A crime scene is in place at Cranbrook Road and the front entrance to Ilford railway station is closed. An entrance at the back of the station has been opened.
Zamirullah Stanikzai, 21, who works in a phone shop near where the stabbing occurred, said he saw two men with knives.
Another witness named Andy, who was at a betting shop nearby e said he was "terrified" and "shaking with nerves".
"The staff in the betting shop were shaking. Everyone was just really nervous and petrified.
"I'm 42 and I was brought up in the east end and I don't even feel comfortable going around London
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What is going wrong in Boggs Township? For the answer, you first must ask the following questions.
Why was a roadmaster/
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employee of 22 years removed?
Why was a secretary of 33 years removed for having a progressive vision and helping to fulfill it?
Why was a much-needed, much-demanded and newly-hired employee removed for being an asset?
Why was the vacancy chairman removed for being conscientious, honest and fair in his responsibilities as a tie-breaker regarding the interim supervisor position?
Why were these removals necessary?
Is it as simple as a vendetta against leadership and collateral damage because illegal doings were discovered?
The new supervisor made a promise with hopes of seeing Boggs Township come together. However, to date the actions taken have only served to widen the divide.
Being honest while answering the aforementioned questions may help the situation, but only with critical thinking.
It’s my belief that the present debacle is wrought with the same disingenuousness, deception and deceit that were present in 2006 and forward with the landfill issue.
The tongue of
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There are clever moments in NBC's new improv series "Thank God You're Here," but you can get awfully restless waiting for them. Mostly,
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it is because of the unpredictably hit-or-miss nature of the improv form. It nearly is impossible to be consistently funny with the first thing that comes into your head. Comedy club audiences understand and give actors leeway; TV viewers probably won't.
Adapted from a hit Australian show by FremantleMedia North America, "Thank God" has a host, a judge and four guests each week. The host, producer David Alan Grier, introduces the guest, who then goes backstage to be put in costume. The guest returns and is thrust through a door and into a scene without knowing the situation. The surprised performer always is greeted with the same line: "Thank God you're here."
The show has a two-hour premiere Monday and then a subsequent two-hour episode the following Monday before shifting to its regular 8 p.m. Wednesday slot April 18, Wayne Knight dons a white lab coat for an interview about his line of food supplements, Jennifer Coolidge becomes
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BRIGHTON debutant Will Buckley was the two-goal hero after dramatically saving their house warming party from turning sour at the Amex Stadium yesterday
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Doncaster’s Billy Sharp deservedly opened the scoring in the first half for the pre-season favourites for relegation from the Championship.
But Rovers’ prolific striker was carried off on a stretcher shortly after half-time following a crude lunge from Seagulls’ centre back Lewis Dunk.
And referee Eddie Ilderton, close to losing control of a fiery clash, also sent Brighton manager Gus Poyet to the stands before the interval.
But Buckley, a £1million summer signing from Watford, scored with a rasping drive from 25-yards after 83 minutes, nine minutes after coming on a sub.
And deep into seven minutes of injury time he curled the winner past Doncaster goalkeeper Gary Wood.
“Will Buckley has won the game, and that is why the subs are there,” said Brighton boss Poyet.
“My style is to change the game and we’re lucky
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Social media shook with emotion. Headlines shouted the news. Legal scholars debated the order’s scope. But the most immediate effect of President
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Trump’s executive order barring refugees from entering the United States and halting entry from seven predominantly Muslim countries could be quantified on a human scale: refugees and other immigrants from those seven countries, some on their way to the United States on Friday when Mr. Trump signed the order, who were no longer able to enter the United States.
Hearing of Mr. Trump’s plan to slam the door on Muslim immigrants this week, Mr. Shareef hurried his wife and three children onto a plane in the Iraqi city of Erbil in the early hours of Saturday. They had been cleared to resettle in Nashville — a new life that Mr. Shareef considered a great opportunity. After the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, Mr. Shareef worked as a translator with American officials, and he received death threats. But after the Shareefs arrived in Cairo on Saturday, a check-in official spoke to Mr. Shareef.
Speaking by phone from an airport lounge, Mr
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Iranians voted in the presidential as well as the city and village councils elections on May 19, 2017. The two elections were arranged to be on
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the same day to boost participations and show support for the clerical regime in Tehran. The Guardian Council had handpicked six candidates and rejected the rest of more than 1600 applicants who had registered to be presidential candidates. The candidates selected by the Council were Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Mostafa Hashemitaba, Eshagh Jahangiri, Mostafa Mirsalim, Ebrahim Raisi, and Hassan Rouhani.
In three presidential debates which began on April 28, the candidates discussed their plans for solving the country’s problems. In the first and second debates, Hassan Rouhani and his deputy Eshagh Jahangiri came under attacks for corruptions in the executive branch and their failure to solve the country’s problems. The third debate on May 12, was focused on economic issues such as high rate of unemployment, smuggling foreign products imports, banking system insolvencies, bankruptcy of many factories, the country’s dependence on crude oil exports, increase
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt used “Keynesian Economics” to pull us out of the depression following Wall Street’s crash of
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1929. It got people working again through the Civilian Conservation Core, Works Progress Administration and huge construction projects, i.e., Tennessee Valley Authority and the Hoover Dam — and smaller ones like Chico’s downtown Post Office and the Chico State Amphitheater on Big Chico Creek. The “Feds” were supporting jobs to jump start desperately-needed local money circulation.
You can imagine how the super wealthy elite of the world called Keynesian economics “Socialism.” Roosevelt’s New Deal set up Social Security, farm subsidies to guarantee food production and regulations on Wall Street to avoid future depressions. Behind closed doors, big money interests fought it and anything like it to this day.
Keynesian Economics pretty much came to a halt near the end of Jimmy Carter’s administration around 1979. Milton Friedman-type gurus raised interest rates to a whopping 21 percent. Home building plummeted. Carpenters, electricians, plumbers
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For a bigger splurge, a club membership could treat them for up to a year and give discounts on other purchases. Rules and prices vary
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by wine club, but most suggest finding one that’s flexible. Some even let members choose their own wines.
Of course, knowing a person’s preferences makes the selection easier. Otherwise, sellers are happy to guide buyers toward “safe” or “middle-of-the-road” selections that appeal to most palates, such as a zinfandel that isn’t too spicy or a smooth syrah or merlot.
Pinot noir, a grape difficult to grow in most regions, can also showcase one of the Central Coast’s specialties.
For single people, half-size bottles are popular, said Gretchen Gonyer, the owner of Crushed Grape in San Luis Obispo. She offers a Santa’s Six Pack with half a dozen wines from different local producers plus chocolate in a reusable holder for $75.
Most wine shops will create custom gift bags, baskets or bundles that combine
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Jon McClure, aka The Reverend of Reverend And The Makers, caused chaos outside the King Tut’s Wah-Wah Tent at
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T In The Park this evening (July 12) after his scheduled gig at the festival.
At the end of the Makers‘ set inside the tent, McClure pointed outside and told the crowd of his impromptu plan.
Grabbing an acoustic guitar, McClure jumped off the side of the stage and led people, Pied Piper-style, out of the tent onto the grass outside.
Positioning himself against a security fence, McClure was soon mobbed by a huge number of fans, all desperate to capture the moment on their camera phones.
McClure managed to play two acoustic songs which were inaudible to all except those closest to him, resulting in people climbing atop the fence to get nearer to the action.
As the fence began to collapse, McClure was forced to abandon his performance by worried security guards and, after thanking the fans, ran off backstage.
NME.COM caught up with Reverend and the Makers backstage at T In
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Sir Gareth Edwards would not be surprised if Mike Phillips starts at scrum-half in Wales' World Cup opener against Uruguay on Sunday.
Initially
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omitted from the squad, Phillips was recalled when Rhys Webb was ruled out by injury.
Gareth Davies and Lloyd Williams were Warren Gatland's original selections, but Edwards says Phillips may edge it.
"Mike has always been a great starter and I think Gatland may bring him on straight away," he told Sport Wales.
Wales legend Edwards added: "It will put Mike immediately in the firing line and be the game he requires, and that's not taking anything away from Gareth Davies or Lloyd Williams.
"But I like them to come on as impact players, they tend to have that little buzz and snipe about them.
"It will be physical and Mike Phillips is the sort of guy who likes an arm wrestle and it might very well be horses for courses."
Racing 92 player Phillips is the most experienced number nine in the squad, with 94 Wales appearances and five British and Irish Lions Tests to his name.
By contrast, Williams and Davies have 23
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I am no fan of news releases announcing that some organization is celebrating an anniversary. So when my editor forwarded one saying the Junior League of Minneapolis turned
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85, my finger was a half-twitch away from the delete key. Heck, as far as anniversaries go, 85 is boring.
The Junior League, an organization of women, started giving schoolchildren guided tours of the MIA in 1947-48. Members served 3,300 kids that first year, the release said. So I called the MIA, one of several calls that persuaded me to write this post.
Sheila McGuire, director of the MIA’s Museum Guide Program, said the Junior League absolutely deserves credit for starting the docent program. The Friends of the Museum took over the program and now the MIA has an entire education division with 380 guides. “It has grown immensely, into a huge program where we tour 140,000 people a year,” she said.
I picked out a few others to call, including the Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery. Joel Bergstrom, development and communications director, said the Junior League was instrumental in opening the
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HANOVER, N.H. – In the final moments of the Democratic presidential debate here last night, after nearly two hours of wading
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through their differences on Iraq, health care, tax policy and a variety of other weighty matters, the candidates were asked a crisp question: What is your favorite Bible verse?
In the so-called Lightning Round of the debate, there was little time to elaborate. And none of the candidates cited a specific chapter or verse.
The answers from Mr. Obama and Mr. Richardson, for example, come from the Gospel of Matthew. The reply from Mr. Edwards also comes from Matthew, Chapter 25.
Why do we even care about candidates favorite scripture quotes? I’m sure george bush has one too and we all know what kind of “christian” he is. Leave the myths of the bible out of the political arena.
Dennis Kucinich can be forgiven for citing St. Francis, who was profoundly influenced by Jesus, believing that he had personal experience of the Crucifixion.
As for the Sermon on the Mount, I
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GREENWICH — Police and forensic examiners have concluded that the skeletal remains found in a town park in Old Greenwich were the result of a fairly
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recent death.
“A few months to a few years,” said police Lt. David Nemecek. The skeleton did not belong to someone who died long ago.
Police have recovered some other human bones in the area as part of an extensive search that began when the remains of the person were found in late April. There is heavy tidal action in a little stream next to where the skeleton was found, connected with Binney Pond. Some of the human bones were found far away from the original site of the discovery in Helen Binney Kitchel Park Natural Park as a result of the water flow.
“Every indication is it’s from the same person,” said the lieutenant.
When Binney Pond is dredged in coming weeks, police investigators will also be scouring the area for any new evidence associated with the finding of the skeletal remains.
“We’ll try to find everything we can,” said Nemece
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President Barack Obama is ending the decades-old wet foot, dry foot policy for Cuban immigrants, the White House announced on Thursday, a major shift
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in the U.S. approach to the island nation and one that could also put President-elect Donald Trump in a bind.
The Cuban government, Obama said, has agreed to take back Cubans who are deported from the United States. The move, first reported by the Associated Press just eight days before he leaves office, caught the foreign policy establishment off-guard. It’s perhaps the most high-profile step toward normalizing relations with the communist island since Obama began his détente with the Castro regime in December 2014.
And it kicks a major decision to Trump.
Trump could conceivably reverse Obama’s executive action after he moves into the White House next week. That would likely be the preference of the Cuba hard-liners on his foreign policy team, including his chosen deputy national security adviser K.T. McFarland and transition official Mauricio Claver-Cuoron, a top pro-embargo activist. However, closing the borders was Trump
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The revamp of Hong Kong’s century-old Peak Tram is set to boost passenger numbers by double-digit growth in the first
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year and meet modern needs without changing the classic style of its iconic carriages.
May Tsang Ying-mei, general manager at the Peak Tramways Company, said the forecast was based on the novelty effect following a HK$684 million (2.7 billion baht) facelift. She also expected the figure to climb at an average annual rate of 2% in the following years.
“Our target is to reopen it in early 2021. We hope to do it before Lunar New Year,” she said in an interview with the South China Morning Post last week.
Over the past decade, the operator recorded an average annual ridership of about 6 million. Hong Kong on the whole expects to welcome a record 66.4 million tourists this year, up from 65.1 million in 2018.
Opened in 1888, the tram service catered to British businessmen and Chinese workers. The first two seats in the initial 30-seater doorless compartment
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The Manila police shot three cousins dead in an antidrug operation on Wednesday in Sta. Ana, where they allegedly sold P200 worth of “
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shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride) to undercover agents.
The fatalities identified as Leo Merced Geluz, Joshua Merced and Bimbo Siprano Merced were killed inside their house at Benita Compound, Pasig Line, in a buy-bust operation where PO3 Allan Escramosa, and PO2s Roestrell Ocampo and Francisco Mendoz acted as poseur buyers.
The 3 a.m. operation led by Insp. Alfredo Tan. Jr. recovered 16 sachets of shabu, two revolvers, several bullets and drug paraphernalia from the slain suspects, according to PO3 Aldeen Legaspi of Manila Police District homicide section.
A village chief in Tondo, Manila, was shot dead in front of his barangay hall late Wednesday night.
The victim, Barangay 106 chair Tito Caldozo, was seated next to a tanod (watchman)
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File photo of U..S. Vice President Mike Pence.
JACKSONVILLE — In a clear signal that the final trajectory of his campaign
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will be shaped by his alliance with President Donald Trump, Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis was joined Thursday by Vice President Mike Pence at a Jacksonville rally.
Pence, accompanied by his wife, Karen, and White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, assured the former congressman and a crowd of about 500 supporters at the Prime Osborn Convention Center that DeSantis will have Trump's full support.
"I'm here to tell you. It won't be any great surprise to you. Ron DeSantis has been one of the strongest advocates for the Trump agenda in the Congress of the United States. And President Donald Trump and I support him 100 percent," Pence said.
That support will be amplified by a Trump rally that will be held in Lee County on Wednesday, less than a week before the Nov. 6 election.
DeSantis, who lives outside Jacksonville in Ponte Vedra Beach and served three terms in Congress before stepping down last month, used Trump's support to propel
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Urgent Update from Keith Fitz-Gerald: Inspector General audits have been uncovered that could entitle you to thousands of dollars –even tens of thousands
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– in unpaid benefits. In fact, according to the most recent audit in February, 82% of specific people eligible for certain related-benefits were owed money. Most victims of these errors have no idea that they could be owed a sum that could equal $23,441. Click here to learn more before it’s too late.
You could be eligible to collect as much as a $23,441 lump-sum check from the Social Security Administration – recent audits by the Office of the Inspector General reveal tens of thousands of recipients underpaid. Click here to learn about what’s going on.
Does the Social Security Administration owe you $23,441?
Audits done by the Office of the Inspector General found that errors by SSA employees have resulted in 33 years of underpaid benefits to many Americans.
Denise Felton of Hawaii discovered she was underpaid $56,255 in Social Security due to similar types of miscalculations, going back 15
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Back in February, Twitter finally rolled out its Windows Phone app update after months of agonizing anticipation.
And this week, the Twitter for Windows
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app gets another update – but this time, it boasts a feature that no other Twitter app has.
Windows Phone users can now view Vine videos in-stream in the official Twitter app.
Pretty nifty – and fitting with the Lead Generation Cards functionality recently released that enables user signups in-app. More and more, Twitter is recognizing the desired ease of taking actions without leaving the app for another one.
Windows users can now also apply filters to and do basic editing of photos before uploading them to Twitter, a feature added to the Android and iPhone apps in December.
Since there is still no official Instagram app for Windows, it seems like Twitter might be taking advantage of that hole to beef up its own audiovisual muscle. And with Windows’ tile functionality, it’s a pretty snazzy platform for photo display.
If you’re one of the more than 200 million users of the Twitter for Windows app, let us know what you think of the
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An Irish nanny accused of murdering a toddler in her care will face trial next April, her lawyers have told a Massachusetts Court.
On Wednesday
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Aisling Mc Carthy Brady’s defense attorney appeared in Middlesex Superior Court outside Boston for the brief update hearing.
McCarthy Brady of Quincy is charged with murder and assault and battery on a child in the death of Rehma Sabir last January. The toddler was admitted to hospital on her first birthday with severe head injuries and died two days later on January 16. The Irish nanny has plead not guilty to the charges and has been in custody since her arrest on January 22.
The 35-year-old Irish immigrant, originally from Lavey, Co. Cavan was not in court for the short pre-hearing.
On Wednesday Defense Attorney Melinda Thompson told the court her legal team was still awaiting medical and radiology reports from the District Attorney regarding the existence of bone fractures.
Assistant District Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said during the five minute hearing that he was 'hopeful' the trial would proceed next April.
Judge S. Jane Haggerty
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Not every new mum finds the first few months at home with baby to be as magical as they’ve been led to believe. The reality
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can be difficult, and very lonely.
Cot – check. Moses basket – check. Preparation for loneliness? Well no, it’s not top of the list for any expectant mother awaiting the birth of her first child.
There’s a wealth of information available to expectant parents who want to know how to prepare – books, websites and friends – all advising on what to buy and what to expect. Baby lists with everything they need, and many things they don’t. But one element that few people talk about is how lonely first-time motherhood can be.
Not everyone is lonely. Many first-time mothers find their true calling during those early months, and embrace it. They may not know exactly what to do all the time, but they don’t let it derail them.
However, some mothers are lonely, and very few are prepared for that. Being at home with a new baby can be an utterly overwhelming experience,
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After providing home brewers supplies for almost 25 years, Xtreme Brewing Supplies is closing its doors.
The business posted on its Facebook and
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sent an email out to customers in late October announcing the closure. The company's Millsboro location is already closed, while the Laurel store will close Saturday, Nov. 17.
"For us it's always been about more than just selling stuff. So, now it's about more than just selling a retail store. And right now, we honestly can't convey how we thank you for supporting us on this wonderful adventure and along the way becoming people we treasure," the business' Facebook post read signed by "Patti... Doug, Shawn and Donna."
In the email to customers, the business wrote the building and property in Laurel has been for sale since July.
"When the for sale sign went up, we began telling you as you came to either store that when we have a confirmed buyer for the Laurel property, a closing date would be set for both stores and the website," the email read.
The owners decided to close the business instead of selling it, according to the email
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Plentiful sunshine. High 84F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph..
About 80,000 diapers were distributed in Copperas Cove
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to those who needed them, thanks to a local nonprofit and a manufacturing plant that is shutting down.
Cove House Emergency Homeless Shelter distributed the 80,000 diapers to community members Friday, said Brian Hawkins, the shelter’s executive director. The diapers were from a donation from Dontar Personal Care from a plant it was shutting down in Waco, Hawkins said.
Dontar Personal Care has two other plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania that will remain operational, he said.
Cove House Emergency Homeless Shelter distributed 74,000 size 1 and 2 kids diapers to 96 individuals who visited their facility on Halstead Avenue in Copperas Cove, and also made deliveries to the YMCA, the CPS office and Rainbow Room in Copperas Cove, Hawkins said.
They distributed 3,000 adult diapers each to Stoney Brook of Copperas Cove and Hill Country Rehab and Nursing Center in Copperas Cove as well, he said.
Cove House Emergency Homeless Shelter also distributed surplus food
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The Irish Senate voted on Wednesday to pass a bill to boycott the trade and importing of goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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The bill was submitted to the Senate by independent Senator Francis Black who hopes that with support, the vital bill will become law. Palestinian ambassador Ahmed Abdelrazek along with lawyers who worked on the drafting the bill and the legislation’s sponsoring organisations Trócaire, Christian Aid and Ictu (Irish Congress of Trade Unions) all applauded the passing of the bill.
Trocaire’s CEO, Caoimhe de Barra stated, “This legislation is a vote for human rights and peace, this is a critical moment for the world to take a stand against illegal occupation”.
The bill now needs the endorsement of the lower house of the parliament, known as the Dáil Éireann, before the Irish president signs and makes it into law.
The draft bill has been met with severe criticism from Israel’s foreign minister spokeman, Emmanuel Nashon, who states that Ireland has chosen to support the “most extreme anti-
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>Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick recently secured the resignation of the executive director and five members of the seven member Massachusetts parole board, including its chair
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, after paroled career criminal Domenic Cinelli killed veteran police officer Jack Maguire during a botched robbery attempt in late December 2010. Not surprisingly the murder of a police officer by a parolee sparked widespread outrage and demands for drastic parole reforms, including an immediate suspension of parole hearings. After a subsequent inquiry found serious mistakes in the conduct of Cinelli's hearing and a serious failure of supervision when he was released, Patrick's shake-up of the agency, which was met with the surprised approval of his conservative critics and the dismay of liberal criminal justice advocates, seemed inevitable. When you hold a high-stakes, high-profile job, you should probably not expect political forgiveness for a series of fatal or near fatal mistakes -- unless you're a prosecutor.
Prosecutorial misconduct is a familiar if not common occurrence that results in the imprisonment of innocent people, the failure even to arrest the guilty, or lenient sentences for offenders when prosecutors are caught engaging in misconduct and enter into plea bargains
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Sony Pictures placed the blame on movie theaters for “The Interview” being pulled.
The new statement comes on the heels of President Barack
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Obama blasting the studio for their decision to pull the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy after hackers issued a threat of physical violence against movie theaters that showed the film.
Obama held a press conference on Friday, just hours after the FBI named North Korea responsible for the hacking of and brutal threats against Sony.
“I think they made a mistake,” Obama told the nation from the White House, referring to Sony’s actions in pulling “The Interview” in the face of the crippling cyberattack.
“We cannot have a society in which some dictator in some place can start imposing censorship here in the U.S,” he continued in his remarks. “If somebody can intimidate folks out of releasing a satirical comedy, imagine what they’ll do when they see a documentary or political film they don’t like?
“That’s not what we are, that’s not what America’s about.
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On Wednesday 21th of March, the United Nations and the World Bank came together in Brussels to present their first-of-its-kind joint
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study on the prevention agenda. The flagship report ‘Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict’, centers on the business case behind the international community refocusing resources and investments in the area of prevention.
Although the mandates of the UN and World Bank differ, their shared commitment towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provided the perfect platform for such a collaboration. However, Alexandre Marc, Chief Specialist Fragility, Conflict and Violence of the World Bank, noted that “development has been the missing element in prevention.” Just as with the Sustainable Development Goals, this study now combines economic with social arguments and recommendations.
The study found that prevention requires deep and concrete changes in the way in which national, regional, and international actors operate and cooperate. However, few incentives have existed for this to happen – that is why ‘Pathways for Peace’ highlights three core principles of prevention. First, prevention must not be seen as a trade-off
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The chip maker is responding to tests by multiple sites that show the new graphics card is drawing more power than it's rated for.
Advanced Micro
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Devices engineers are addressing reports from several test sites that its new Radeon RX 480 graphics card, officially launched last week, is drawing more power than advertised.
In tests run by such sites as Tom's Hardware, TecLab and PC Perspective, it was found that the new GPU, which was rated as a 150-watt graphics card, was drawing an average of 168 watts under load, and that the RX 480 was pulling as much as 90 watts over its PCIe slot, more than the 75 watts maximum the slot is rated for. That could cause problems with some motherboards.
Power consumption is a key metric for GPUs and other PC and server components, and it's a point that AMD officials have been prompting as a key differentiator in the company's ongoing competition with Intel and Nvidia.
AMD over the holiday weekend responded to the reports, saying in a statement that engineers are working on the issues.
"As you know, we continuously tune our GPUs in order to maximize their performance within
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BBC Sport Online explains how the Moonies religious cult would be more than just money to Queens Park Rangers.
It seems that Queens Park Rangers may
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have had their prayers answered - quite literally.
The Division Two side have had a tough time over the past few months, tumbling down a league and going into administration with debts of �11m.
But the path to enlightenment may have been revealed in the form of the Unification Church, otherwise known as the Moonies.
QPR spokesman Mike Hartwell has admitted that the religious movement has shown an interest in buying the club.
Involvement with the Unification Church, famous for their mass wedding ceremonies, may be worrying to some at Loftus Road.
But it would mean belonging to a huge financial empire.
The Moonies are estimated to have over $10bn in business assets, including an American daily newspaper, the University of Bridgeport and a major publishing company.
The church also owns a number of other clubs across the world, including teams in Brazil and Korea.
Clearly QPR might never have to worry about money again if the cult's leader Reverend
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The number inmates participating in a hunger strike at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has risen sharply in the past few
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weeks to include more than half of those held at the military-run facility.
Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale, a spokesman on detainee issues for the Pentagon, said on Monday the number stood at 84, up from just over 30 less than a month ago.
Alan and Judy Gross during a vacation trip to Israel.
An American imprisoned in Cuba, along with his wife in the United States, is suing the U.S. government and the group for which he worked, citing what they call an "abject failure to advise, train and protect him."
Alan Gross, 63, has been held in a Cuban prison since December 2009. He was arrested for bringing in banned communications equipment as part of a State Department program to spread democracy and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
The Grosses claim that both the U.S. government and the contractor, Development Alternatives Inc., based in Bethesda, Maryland, "failed to disclose adequately to Mr. Gross, both before
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The U.S. government may soon lean on someone new to help lower health care costs: you.
Michael Schwarz is a self-employed
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business owner who buys his own health insurance. The subsidized coverage "Obamacare" offers provides protection from life's unpredictable changes and freedom to pursue his vocation, he says. Brett Dorsch is also self-employed and buys his own health insurance. But he gets no financial break from the Affordable Care Act.
Top House Republicans say their outline for replacing President Barack Obama's health care law is a pathway to greater flexibility and lower costs for consumers. Democrats see a road to ruin for millions who'd face lost coverage and higher medical expenses, particularly the poor.
House Republican leaders sketched broad outlines of a replacement for President Barack Obama's health care law that left rank-and-file GOP members at odds and questioning details and timing of how the GOP intends to deliver on its long-promised alternative.
Republicans insisted Monday that they're moving ahead on their effort to void the health care law, even as President Donald Trump's latest remarks conceded that the effort could well stretch into next year
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Edging along a picket fence prevents grass, weeds and garden plants from spreading under the fence.
Picket fences, commonly used in front
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yards, create boundaries to restrict unwanted traffic, but more importantly, this traditional fence style highlights your home and garden. Picket fences look best against neatly trimmed lawns and well-manicured plant beds. Edging the garden along a picket fence clears out any vegetation growing under the fence, eliminating the need for weed trimmers that can damage your fence. Edging is especially important if you plant aggressive or potentially invasive plants in the garden because the edging line prevents the plants from spreading to the other side of the fence.
Cut a line along the picket fence with a half-moon edger or spade. Cut the line about 6 inches deep and 4 to 6 inches out from the fence.
Pull back on the handle of the spade or edging tool to lift and separate the soil from under the fence.
Pull the vegetation away from the fence, revealing a trench along the fence line.
Cut a second edging line on the other side of the pick
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SAN FRANCISCO — A California public water district that earned a rare federal penalty over what it described as “a little Enron accounting
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” loaned one of its executives $1.4 million to buy a riverfront home, and the loan remains unpaid nine years later although the official has left the agency, according to records and interviews.
Westlands Water District says its 2007 loan to deputy general manager Jason Peltier — now at $1.57 million with a 0.84 percent annual interest rate — is allowed under agency rules on salary.
But experts in governance say the deal raises red flags, not just over the unpaid loan and its generous terms but over whether Peltier and Westlands complied with laws mandating disclosure of the use of public funds.
“Show me the statute that allows this,” said Peter Detwiler, long the top consultant, now retired, to the California Senate on local government finance.
The Securities and Exchange Commission had concluded Westlands misled bond investors about its financial condition.
A heavyweight in California water politics, Westlands currently is negotiating two multi-billion
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I write in response to Mr Trickett’s letter calling on council to ban the use of devices during meetings. He particularly referred to texting
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between councillors. Whilst his letter on the surface appears to be reasonable and appears to be a call to be courteous, a call which we all would support, he is well off the mark. I cannot speak for all councillors but I can for those who sit near me. None of those four, as well as me, sends texts or uses our devices (phone laptops) inappropriately. We do not text councillors. It is a nonsense to suggest councillors do so to collude on decisions. Our phones are on silent and for those who work they may receive urgent texts on occasions. Dr Keegan for instance, may be on call. I have on occasions received texts to attend to deaths and other emergencies. In this technological age the devices are how we receive our business papers, keep notes on matters before us and undertake research. Gone are the days of copious paper files. I am reminded of a pastor who was approached by older members of his congregation who complained about the young people’s
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Ryder Cup debutant Tommy Fleetwood claims neither he nor his European team-mates will be overawed by the presence of Tiger Woods and Phil
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Mickelson in the United States line-up at the biennial trans-Atlantic head-to-head later this month.
Woods and Mickelson were included among US team Jim Furyk’s picks for the clash, which will be held at Le Golf National course just outside Paris from Sept. 28 to 30.
Fleetwood believes his team ates’ familiarity with the duo as well as home advantage will boost their bid to reclaim the Ryder Cup.
“Most of us guys on the European team play in the same tournaments against Phil and Tiger week in and week out at the moment,” he said on a conference call to confirm his involvement in this year’s Hong Kong Open.
“You can’t deny they’re two of the best golfers ever and they always will be, but when you tee it up you’re just playing another golfer, it doesn’t matter who it is
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Staying in tonight? Here are some suggestions to help you make the most of your evening at home.
Our staff has come up with all
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sorts of options, including the best of what's on television, a DVD to watch, a book you might want to read, even a recipe to try - complete with shopping and pantry item lists - from our Chronicle Food and Wine staff.
So kick back, hit the kitchen or the couch, and enjoy.
A Northern California version of the traditional Vietnamese sandwich.
"Glee" has been MIA for a couple of weeks, but it's back tonight with a new episode called "Pot of Gold." It's about a foreign exchange student whom Brittany thinks is a leprechaun. The show airs at 8 p.m. on Fox. By the way, did you catch Jane Lynch's guest spot on "Two and a Half Men" on Oct. 24? It was the only good thing in that show. Sorry, but I'm really over the Ashton thing. Lynch reprised her previous guest spot as a shrink.
USA's "Covert Affairs" returns at
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Good luck trying to get an explanation in English — though an official Microsoft post in Japanese has a few hints.
If you’re trying
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to apply this month’s patches — an exercise in futility that I continue to discourage — you may have found that this month’s patches and their documentation read like a da Vinci script, mirrored upside down and backwards.
According to the Windows Servicing team, for the non Windows Server 2016 operating systems, it is required that the update released on July 10th be installed for Windows update to offer the new update. [This] is because the update is a patch to the previous package. Windows update chooses updates based upon packages previously installed on these operating systems.
KB4338831... reads, “This non-security update includes improvements and fixes that were a part KB4338815 (released July 10, 2018) and also includes these new quality improvements as a preview of the next Monthly Rollup update..”, implying it is a replacement like the KB4345418 for WS2016. It seems that for older OS’es there is an update
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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee reportedly raised a record-breaking $11.6 million during the month of February, according to a Wednesday Politico report.
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The amount is more than the Democratic campaign arm has raised over the course of any other February, including those that fall on presidential election years. The DCCC reported that $3 million came from online donations, with an average online donation of $18.
Democrats across America aren’t wasting a second to protect and expand our new majority. The fact that we just had our strongest February in the history of the DCCC shows that our momentum is only growing. I’m proud to lead a DCCC that’s supported by grassroots donors who believe in bringing down the cost of health care, raising wages for everyday Americans and holding Washington Republicans accountable for their culture of corruption.
BREAKING: After flipping FORTY seats from red to blue in 2018, we’ve officially got our sights set on THIRTY-THREE more — and we’re ready to get to work!
It’s been a good year so far for some Democrats. Former
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Salmon all the way from the Fiords.
Linda’s restaurant in Jomtien (opposite the Jomt
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ien Complex) has been in business for almost 12 years, making it one of the standout restaurants in Pattaya/Jomtien. Whilst it has much in the menu as Norwegian items (because Linda spent many years in Norway running her own restaurant there), there are also the more ‘usual’ European items, plus seafood and Thai.
Linda’s Restaurant is large being a triple shophouse with seating for 200 people, with a covered al fresco verandah outside for those who wish to smoke. Inside, in air-conditioned comfort, there are comfortable chairs and decent sized tables, with white starched napery. Along the back wall is the cocktail bar, and you are looked after by very attentive service staff in maroon uniforms. Linda herself is also touring the tables most nights to ensure customer satisfaction.
As the dining out team was three on that evening, Linda arranged for three of each item with salmon, mussels and mozzarella amongst
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The El Paso streetcar project will mean intermittent closures on Stanton Street, Oregon Street, Glory Road and Baltimore Drive over the next month.
Overhead
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wire work on El Paso's Streetcar Project will close some traffic lanes and sidewalks along the route.
The intermittent closures will affect parts of Stanton Street, Oregon Street, Glory Road and Baltimore Drive over the next month.
Crews from Paso del Norte Trackworks are working to complete the overhead wire installation for the project on the uptown loop, the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority said.
Officials warn that the overhead wires carry 650 DC volts and should always be considered energized.
Some of the overhead wires on the Downtown loop already have been installed, including on Franklin Avenue, Kansas Street, Father Rahm Avenue and Santa Fe Street.
Officials said installation on the uptown loop will begin on Stanton Street and Oregon Street south of Crosby Avenue. Once that work is complete, crews will work on the area north of Crosby, including Glory Road and Baltimore Drive.
The work will require minimal lane closures that should only last a few hours each, a news release said. This portion
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Get ready for a fun filled night of laughter! From church folk, to relationships and family. These well known comedians will definitely keep you on the
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edge of your seat! Host of ION TV's, TheeMARiO Show, was born Mario L. Martin, and raised in the metropolitan area of Louisville, Ky. He is the founder of Thee MARiO Entertainment Group LLC, and has his hands in several forms of ministry. Thee MARiO is most popular because of his radical, random, and explosive sense of humor, an unmitigated praise, and bold speech! Thee Mario, awarded Up and Coming Comic of 2010 by Streatway Ent, has since went on to win the Louisville improv comedy competition, host TV shows, and create charitable events for talented youth who lack the financial ability to enhance their talents! T. Ray is a 24 year veteran in the comedy game, and has been on BET and several other sets. The Chrsiti Show's - Ms. Shirleen's is hillarious and keeps the social media outlets buzzing with her many characters. Last and definitely not least, KevOn
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WASHINGTON — President Trump’s short list of candidates for Federal Reserve chairman all have this much in common: They do not share his frequently profess
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ed passion for financial deregulation.
Jerome H. Powell, the Fed governor whose candidacy is said to be backed by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, participated in the construction of the current rules, and he has defended the bulk of the changes made after the 2008 financial crisis as necessary safeguards for the broader economy.
The other names on Mr. Trump’s short list are also not champions of deregulation. Janet L. Yellen, the current Fed chairwoman, is a vocal proponent of regulation, while John B. Taylor, a Stanford economist, is primarily a critic of the Fed’s monetary policy.
Mr. Trump said on Friday that he planned to announce a nominee for the job this week. The nominee must then be confirmed by the Senate. Ms. Yellen’s term as chairwoman ends on Feb. 3.
Choosing Mr. Powell would reflect a judgment by the Trump administration that it can loosen Wall Street’s chains even without the enthusiastic participation
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SAPPHIRE introduces a second Radeon R9 290X video card with 8GB of VRAM to its growing arsenal, this time with its
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Tri-X cooler.
I've only been in the shoes of the Video Card Editor for just over a month now, but I've written four reviews of NVIDIA cards with this review being the first AMD review I've written. I wrote some news a couple of weeks ago when SAPPHIRE announced its new SAPPHIRE Radeon R9 290X 8GB Tri-X video card, so I reached out to the company to secure a sample for review.
Well, days later it arrived, so I got right into it. I already have the Vapor-X version of the 8GB card from SAPPHIRE, but this is the new Tri-X version that I was excited to test out. SAPPHIRE has had a great run with its Tri-X coolers, as they've been popular among all types of consumers.
There aren't many cards with 8GB of VRAM, but there are less games that can fully utilize the 8GB of VRAM, so we
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The United Nations publication "The Origins and Evolution
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of the Palestine Problem 1917-1988" ("Study") has falsely misrepresented that the Mandate for Palestine was a class A Mandate – deceiving the International Court of Justice and many other reputable sources.
All the mandates over Arab countries, including Palestine, were treated as class 'A' Mandates, applicable to territories whose independence had been provisionally recognized in the Covenant of the League of Nations.
Only in the case of Palestine did the Mandate, with its inherent contradictions, lead not to the independence provisionally recognized in the Covenant, but towards conflict that was to continue six decades later.
The Mandate [for Palestine] is of a different type from the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon and the draft Mandate for Iraq. These latter, which were called for convenience "A" Mandates, accorded with the fourth paragraph of Article 22. Thus the Syrian Mandate provided that the government should be based on an organic law which should take into account the rights, interests
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WASHINGTON – President Bush refused to lift U.S. sanctions against Libya (search) on Monday, saying Moammar Gadhafi (search
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) must take concrete steps to fulfill a pledge to scrap his chemical and nuclear weapons programs.
Bush said he was keeping in force a declaration of national emergency first issued by President Reagan in 1986 when the United States blocked Libyan assets in the United States, accusing Gadhafi's regime of sponsoring terrorism.
The U.S. sanctions have denied Libya access to hundreds of millions of dollars in property and bank assets, according to U.S. estimates.
Bush, in a written notice, said Libya's promise last month to abandon weapons of mass destruction marked "an important and welcome step toward addressing the concerns of the world community."
"As Libya takes tangible steps to address those concerns, the United States will in turn take reciprocal tangible steps to recognize Libya's progress," Bush said. "Libya's agreement marks the beginning of a process of rejoining the community of nations, but its declaration of December 19,
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Attic insulation needs to be moved out of the way to cut a ceiling joist.
Attic fans provide an energy-saving answer for
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homes in areas with low humidity, high daytime temperatures, and rapid cooling at night. Instead of running an air-conditioner in the evening and overnight, you can turn on the attic fan to bring the cooler air indoors -- at one-fifth the cost. Many models of attic fans are designed either to fit within existing joists 16 or 24 inches on center, or to perch atop an uncut center joist. Other models require you cut out a joist and to construct a simple box to hold the attic fan.
Identify a logical location that places the fan in the center of the house. Mark the area of ceiling drywall to accept the fan louvers, centering it on a joist determined with an electronic stud finder. Mark the louver corners based on the template provided on the attic fan’s shipping box. Drill a hole with a ¼-inch drill bit at each corner.
Check the area in the attic demarcated by the drill
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Last night, WWE officially kicked off their new brand extension era on Monday Night RAW, and it was a very busy show.
Stephanie
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McMahon and Mick Foley kicked off the show by announcing that since Dean Ambrose successfully defended the WWE title at Battleground and took it to his new home on SmackDown Live, a new championship, the WWE Universal Championship, would be up for grabs at SummerSlam. Seth Rollins, the No. 1 overall pick in last week’s WWE Draft, already has a spot in that match and his opponent would be determined via a set of fatal four-way matches with the winners meeting at the end of the night.
The first four-way would be Rusev vs Kevin Owens vs Cesaro vs Finn Balor, who was making his main roster debut. In the end, Finn Balor would get the pin after hitting a dropkick and the coup de grâce on Rusev. Roman Reigns, whom Stephanie had called a “loser” at the beginning of the show, ended up winning the second four-way match as he defeated Chris Jericho,
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A bill that would ban racial profiling and require the collection of data on traffic stops failed a procedural motion in the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday night
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The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, lost on a budget isolation resolution — a necessary step for a bill to advance to the floor for a vote — on a 34 to 52 vote.
“I guess we are sending a message that ‘Bama is still backwards,” Rep. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, who handled the bill in the House, said after the vote.
The vote came right after the House voted overwhelmingly to declare Dec. 1 Rosa Parks Day in Alabama. Twenty-nine Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the racial profiling bill. Forty-nine Republicans and three Democrats voted against it. Four Republicans abstained; 12 members were listed as not voting.
The Montgomery delegation split down partisan lines. Democratic Reps. Alvin Holmes, John Knight and Thad McClammy of Montgomery and Kelvin Lawrence of Hayneville voted to advance the measure. Republicans Reed Ingram of Pike Road
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With the release of Dark Nights: Metal #1 Wednesday at midnight, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo will bring the hard-hitting style they
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gave Batman to the rest of the DCU.
Introducing a new realm of the DCU called the Dark Multiverse, Metal will center on Batman's pursuit of dark mysteries but will involve the Justice League and a wide variety of other existing and new concepts and characters. From the return of long-unseen heroes like Plastic Man, the Blackhawks, and the Shazam/Marvel family to the use of pre-historic DC concepts like the Bear Tribe and Wolf Clan, Metal promises to provide DC with an event-level story - evidenced by the many tie-ins and one-shots that DC is publishing in the coming months.
Newsarama talked to Snyder and Capullo about the one-shots and tie-ins, the involvement of the entire DCU, and whether Capullo thought "that's cool, right?" when Snyder brought him the ideas of Dark Nights: Metal.
Newsarama: Greg, I don't think we've spoken since Metal was announced
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Todd Solondz is going back into the Dollhouse. Nearly 20 years after his breakthrough film Welcome to the Dollhouse, the indie filmmaker is
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planning to revisit Dawn Wiener in his next film Wiener-Dog. While not a direct sequel per se, the new movie does involve an older version of Dawn, played by Greta Gerwig.
Also involved with the project is Julie Delpy, though at this point it’s unclear what role she will play. Hit the jump for all the details on Solondz’ not-quite Welcome to the Dollhouse sequel.
THR describes Wiener-Dog as an ensemble piece consisting of several different stories. All the tales are linked by one particular dachshund, who brings comfort and inspiration wherever it goes. Which sounds a bit sunnier and sweeter than his usual fare, but we’ll see how things play out. One of the arcs will center around Dawn Wiener, now an adult. Heather Matarazzo played the 7th grade misfit in the 1995 indie, but isn’t returning for the new movie.
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When your child secures a place at college, you want to burst with pride. It’s a great time for bonding, as you
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prepare them for moving away, living with strangers and looking after themselves. But once they’ve been gone for a couple of weeks, and your brain realises they’ve actually flown the nest and aren’t just on holiday, it can really stir emotions.
Suddenly, you have lots more pockets of time – which can be both a good and bad thing. It’s a time of major change, and that can be hard to get your head around.
Just be. Be still for 60 seconds. See how that feels. - Did you do it? - Comment below how that felt. - By just being still and checking in with yourself for 60 seconds, can turn your whole day around. - 60 seconds can help you relieve the stress, calm the mind and think clearer.
What is empty nest syndrome?
We may think this affects women more than men, but fathers often go through the same experience too.
1. Give yourself time to adjust
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The retail market in china is undergoing dramatic change with the rise of the supermarket culture among the emerging middle class. Foreign retailers predominantly dominate the organized
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retail sector.
Aug. 24, 2006 - PRLog -- China's retail industry has embarked on a new phase of development. The customary large-sized departmental stores continue to serve a large section of the populace; Organized Retail manifested through Hypermarkets & Supermarkets will emerge to satisfy the demand for an alluring shopping experience. Supermarket chains, specialty & convenience stores are likely to mushroom with the change in the consumption patterns.
National Bureau of Statistics reveals that the figures for consumer goods sales in the retail sector, during the first quarter of 2006 stands at RMB 3645 billion Yuan. The year-on-year growth rate is impressive, standing smartly at 13.4 %. The high-speed and zealously revenue driven nature of the retail sector has been conspicuous since 2005.
In the backdrop of fragmented structures in the retail industry, unorganized sector has an equal standing with the overseas-organized retailers. However, industry experts muse that foreign retailers will eventually have an edge changing
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, (D-MA) at a Capitol Hill hearing on June 25, 2014.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren repeatedly
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insists she’s not running for president. But that’s not stopping a group of supporters from encouraging the Democrat to make a 2016 bid anyway.
Ready For Warren – a name that’s a clear play off of pro-Hillary Clinton political action committee Ready For Hillary – has launched the campaign with a website, Facebook page and Twitter account.
Instead, the group is run by Erica Sagrans, who worked on President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign as a regional digital director. Billy Wimsatt, a political activist who founded the League of Young Voters, will serve as a senior adviser. Ready For Warren is comprised of approximately 20 individuals, several of whom worked on President Obama’s re-election campaign.
The group is not yet a legal entity able receive donations, but it has nearly 11,000 followers on its Twitter account and nearly 10,000 likes on Facebook. The group plans to attend Warren’s upcoming events to sign up
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Just How Much Did Blake Shelton Drink at the 2015 ACMs?
ACM Awards co-host Blake Shelton is known to throw a
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few back -- even while hosting The Voice -- so we asked the stars on the red carpet to predict how many drinks the country superstar would consume by the end of the night.
WATCH: Kellie Pickler, Thomas Rhett and Dierks Bentley are Giving Back!
"The last state I saw him in was pretty good, but that was a couple hours ago," Shelton's wife, Miranda Lambert, told ETonline's Sophie Schillaci. "I'm not really sure what's going to happen."
Whenever Miranda last saw Blake must have been before this tweet.
Well.. I've officially drank too much to drive today. Which means I'm ready to host a live television show tonight.
"I saw him earlier today and he was already drinking, so I don't know what he's done since then," Jason Aldean said. "But I know he started early."
"Maybe one or two, I would say," Kellie Pickler joked. "
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New Year’s Eve parties will be happening across the globe as clocks chime midnight on December 31, albeit at different times. We take
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a look at the five best locations for seeing out the year.
Like everything in Vegas, New Yearâs Eve is designed to be the biggest. The strip will be closed to traffic and at midnight eight hotels will set off fireworks.
Where to party:Choose from a selection of shows including Stevie Wonder, Guns Nâ Roses and, er, Rico Diamante, a resident Vegas singer.
Where to sleep:Thereâs not much room left on the strip so you may be forced to head out a bit. Red Rock Casino (www.redrocklas vegas.com) is ten miles away and is offering a special rate of £195 for two people per night.
Where to recover:The Bellagio Spa (www.bellagio.com) is one of the best in town. The cheapest, package with a facial and 50-minute massage, costs £208.
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The Pioneers clinched their spot quickly, pulling to a 20-12 lead in the first quarter and holding off the Trojans in the
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second to grab a 29-19 win.
Mariah Perry led Nooksack in the first game with 12 points and Meridian was led by Natalie Swanson, who had six.
The back-and-forth, trading buckets style of play continued in the second game of the evening, as Mount Baker and Meridian combined for 64 points in just two quarters of play.
Meridian was on the wrong side again though, falling to Baker 37-27, eliminating the Trojans from the playoffs.
Emily Yost led the Mountaineers with 14 points and Kyrin Baklund had 10 for Meridian.
Nooksack and Mount Baker played for seeding in the final game of the day, with the Pioneers prevailing 30-26. Nooksack’s Katrina Gimmaka had a team-high nine points and Yost had 10 points in the seeding game.
With the win, the Pioneers snag a home game for the first round of the district playoffs
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How can you invest in the stock market if you don't know how to pick stocks? Try these options.
Investing to fund a secure
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retirement should be one of your top financial priorities, and successful investing requires appropriate asset allocation. This means putting the right amount of money, based on your age, into safe investments like bonds -- and also higher-risk investments like stocks.
The stock market has, over time, consistently provided investors with higher returns than "safer" investments like certificates of deposits and bonds -- but there are also risks because buying stocks means acquiring an ownership interest in companies. If you buy stock in a company that performs poorly, your investment could decline in value, or even become worthless if the business goes bankrupt.
Skilled investors can examine a company's financial situation to determine the worth of a share using a process called a fundamental analysis. But, understanding the different factors impacting a company's viability is complicated enough, much less trying to project whether its business model will lead to rising share prices. Many people who try to "play the market" by investing in stocks they believe will be successful end up underperforming the
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Astrophysicists will tell you that the vast emptiness of outer space has no temperature. Space is empty, thus it is temperature-less
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. But ask a climatologist and you’ll be told space is "cold." Such fallacy spawned the fatal error in the junk science known as "greenhouse gas theory," also called the "greenhouse effect" (GHE).
Astrophysicists will tell you that the vast emptiness of outer space has no temperature. Space is empty, thus it is temperature-less. But ask a climatologist and you’ll be told space is 'cold.' Such fallacy spawned the fatal error in the junk science known as "greenhouse gas theory," also called the "greenhouse effect" (GHE).
Alberto Miatello has now published his own stunning debunk of Dr. Roy Spencer’s Yes, Virginia, Cooler Objects Can Make Warmer Objects Even Warmer Still (July 23, 2010) dissecting how the fallacy of 'cold' outer space allowed climatologists to believe Earths’ atmosphere acted like a "blanket"
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I didn’t take so many risks on this journey for this kind of treatment. I endured feeling like livestock on the back of that truck
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only for the chance of feeling like a human being again. I don’t need Germany’s money or shelter, I just want my humanity to be acknowledged – I am a living, breathing person, not a number or a statistic. I’m heading home not because Syria is safer than how I left it, but because despite the fear, I felt more human there than I do now. I may or may not live for much longer after I go back, but at least I will feel human for as long as I will live. I just wish Germany will start treating those who are staying at least the way dogs are treated in Germany. That would be a major leap forward.
Mustafa filed for a retraction of his asylum application soon after and signed up to return to war-torn Syria. That’s the last I heard from him. The 24-year-old engineer, fluent in Arabic, English, Japanese and German, felt so dehumanized by
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ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the prime minister on Commerce Abdul Razzak Dawood on Thursday admitted that inflation had increased and exports decreased
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but assured that the tough situation would ease up in the next six months.
Speaking to the media after inaugurating the 2nd International Textile Exhibition (TEXPO) at the EXPO Centre at Lahore, he said Pakistan was ready to take its economy forward but the task required sustained efforts. Dawood said visitors from abroad termed Pakistan a competitive business ground for foreign investors.
He said such expos would help enhance the country’s exports, adding that a good response for TEXPO was received from foreigners, which was a good sign.
He said the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) should be facilitated and the ministry had had several meetings with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in this regard. "Supply chain is not correct for SMEs which needs special attention for improvement," he said.
To a question, he said in a recent meeting traders from Faisalabad had informed them that they had received more orders
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It all starts with a new frontier. Then, the pioneers come to explore and exploit the frontier, followed by settlers moving in to claim the frontier
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as their own. That brings on the “wild west”—a period with few rules, and rampant lawlessness.
Mobile devices have reached the “wild west” stage. The frontier is there, and the developers and engineers--the pioneers--have stepped in to push the envelope and explore the new possibilities available with mobile devices. Smartphones and tablets have caught on with mainstream users--the settlers--but at this point there are few established or accepted rules. That creates a scenario ripe for exploitation by lawless hackers and malicious developers.
Put a little effort into securing your mobile device and protecting your data.
Set aside the melodramatic analogy for a minute. The underlying point is that average people are embracing mobile technology, but they’re ill-equipped for the potential risks. People who never figured out how to set the clock to get the VCR to stop flashing “12:00”--people like my grandmother--are storing sensitive personal
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