query
stringlengths
1
698
positive
sequence
negative
sequence
what is the normal blood pressure check?
[ "As a general guide: normal blood pressure is considered to be between 90/60mmHg and 120/80mmHg. high blood pressure is considered to be 140/90mmHg or higher. low blood pressure is considered to be 90/60mmHg or lower." ]
[ "Normal blood pressure is different for everybody, but typically falls into an acceptable range of numbers. Both high blood pressure, hypertension, and low blood pressure, hypotension, can lead to headaches. Your blood pressure may be higher or lower that what is considered normal but still be normal for you.", "What is high blood pressure? Your blood pressure normally rises and falls during the day and with different activities. And if you're sick or in pain, it's normal for your blood pressure to be higher than usual.", "In general, your blood pressure should return to normal within several hours of a workout. Even then, you might notice that your blood pressure doesn't return to exactly what it was before exercise. That's because it's normal for blood pressure to drop slightly within a few hours of exercise.", "Some people with high blood pressure may experience mild or chronic headaches or what is known as brain fog. However, high blood pressure symptoms don't normally manifest in a noticeable way until you're blood pressure is really high.", "To check the blood pressure manually, sit in a relaxed position with the arm at rest on a table. Secure the cuff on the bicep and squeeze the balloon to increase the pressure. Watch the aneroid monitor and increase the pressure to about 30 mm Hg over the normal blood pressure, or to 180 mm Hg if this is not known.", "What the research tells us. A recent systematic review compared the use of low-sodium salt substitutes to normal salt. The review found that these salt substitutes may lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure, both in people with normal and high blood pressure.", "High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is blood pressure that is higher than normal. Your blood pressure changes throughout the day based on your activities. Having blood pressure measures consistently above normal may result in a diagnosis of high blood pressure (or hypertension).", "The researchers concluded that electrical stimulation of acupuncture points reduced systolic blood pressure but not the diastolic blood pressure in people with normal or elevated blood pressure.", "Lab tests and diagnostic procedures are tests used to check if a person's health is normal. For example, a lab can test a sample of your blood, urine or body tissue to see if something is wrong. A diagnostic test, like blood pressure testing, can show if you have low or high blood pressure.", "Low blood pressure means that your blood pressure is lower than normal. Another name for low blood pressure is hypotension (say \"hy-poh-TEN-shun\"). In most healthy adults, low blood pressure does not cause problems or symptoms. In fact, it may be normal for you.", "Nosebleeds are never normal, but are usually never associated with high blood pressure, or high blood pressure medications.", "Normally, a woman's blood pressure drops during her second trimester . Then it returns to normal by the end of the pregnancy. But some women have high blood pressure while they are pregnant.", "The best way to prevent left ventricular hypertrophy caused by high blood pressure is to maintain healthy blood pressure. To better manage your blood pressure: Monitor high blood pressure. Purchase a home blood pressure measuring device and check your blood pressure frequently.", "Medication can help control blood pressure, but it will not cure it, even if your blood pressure readings appear normal. Do not stop taking medications if you reach “normal.” When taking medication, it remains important to track and manage your blood pressure.", "People with exercise hypertension can experience spikes in systolic blood pressure up to 250 mm Hg during exercise. In general, your blood pressure should return to normal within several hours of a workout. Even then, you might notice that your blood pressure doesn't return to exactly what it was before exercise.", "Water also raises blood pressure in older normal subjects, but not in young normal subjects. The studies suggest that water is an important unrecognized factor in clinical studies of blood pressure medications.", "Low blood pressure may be normal for most people, particularly athletes or those with a strong heart and well-developed circulatory system. If no symptoms are present, low blood pressure is not normally a problem. However, if certain symptoms persist, your blood pressure may be too low.", "And if you're sick or in pain, it's normal for your blood pressure to be higher than usual. If your blood pressure is consistently high, this is considered high blood pressure (also known as hypertension.)", "Not much. For those with high blood pressure, these medications certainly can't take the place of blood pressure medicine. For those with a healthy blood pressure, taking a statin to keep cholesterol in check may help a bit to keep blood pressure in the safety zone.", "What It Means If You Have Low Blood Pressure But a High Heart Rate. Low blood pressure coupled with a high heart rate is normal when it happens momentarily — like when we stand up — but long-term it could signal a heart rhythm problem.", "During upright exercise, the normal blood pressure response is to observe a progressive increase in systolic blood pressure with no change or even a slight decrease in diastolic blood pressure. The slight decrease in diastolic blood pressure is due primarily to the vasodilation of the arteries from the exercise bout.", "If you don't have high blood pressure you should get your blood pressure checked at least once every five years. However, as you get older your blood pressure is likely to increase and you should be checked more often, every year is ideal.", "High Blood Pressure During Sleep This common condition, associated with obesity, can cause many problems, including high blood pressure. Normal individuals have a “dip” in blood pressure during the night. Other individuals have a paradoxical nocturnal rise in blood pressure.", "Exercise – Great to do, just wait until after you check your blood pressure. Avoid exercise for thirty minutes prior to blood pressure readings. Medication – For an accurate reading, you should have as little medication in your blood as possible. Food – Wait to eat until after you check your blood pressure.", "It found that drinking beetroot juice or taking nitrate capsules resulted in short-term reductions in blood pressure in healthy volunteers with normal blood pressure.", "What Causes Morning Blood Pressure? Blood pressure increases when we first wake up due to the body's normal circadian rhythm. Circadian rhythm is a 24-hour cycle that affects our sleep/wake patterns. In the morning, the body releases hormones such as adrenaline and noradrenaline.", "A blood pressure test is a simple way of checking if your blood pressure is too high or too low. Blood pressure is the term used to describe the strength with which your blood pushes on the sides of your arteries as it's pumped around your body.", "Blood pressure rises as the baby grows. The average blood pressure in a newborn is 64/41. The average blood pressure in a child 1 month through 2 years old is 95/58. It is normal for these numbers to vary.", "Blood pressure response during exercise stress testing A fall in blood pressure during the test indicates coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathy. The blood pressure may drop gradually as the workload is increased, or it may drop after an initial (normal) increase in blood pressure.", "When your heart beats, it pushes blood through your arteries. As the blood flows, it puts pressure on your artery walls. This is called blood pressure. High blood pressure (also called hypertension) happens when your blood moves through your arteries at a higher pressure than normal.", "Low blood pressure, medically known as hypotension, is when your blood pressure is below 90/60mmHg. This does not necessarily mean that there is a problem. In fact, people with low blood pressure tend to live longer than those with high, or even normal, blood pressure.", "Tips on taking blood pressure readings Do not check your blood pressure too often – you may become worried or stressed about small changes in your reading. This can raise your blood pressure in the short-term." ]
All villages will have Internet access by 2010
[ "The government has targeted that, through its ``The Internet goes to the village'' program, all 72,000 villages in the country will have Internet access by the end of 2010, Minister of Information Muhammad Nuh said Saturday." ]
[ "Melita has launched new offers relating to its internet connector for the provision of internet access anywhere, anytime.", "Nevada, Sept 3 US-based Hindus want high-speed internet access as a universal fundamental right.", "The EU has pledged to ensure half of Europeans have access to 30Mbps broadband access by 2020.", "National company Kazakhtelecom pledged to improve Internet services in 2010.", "By With laptop and Lodi Public Library'S Internet access, homeless man stays connected Maggie Creamer, Lodi News-Sentinel, Calif.", "Italian sociology research institute CENSIS report says more than half the population accesses the internet daily.", "Fletcher Allen has rolled out Wi-Fi Internet access at the hospitals three main campuses and about a half-dozen clinical locations throughout Vermont, hospital spokesman Mike Noble said.", "It is so important that the United Nations has declared free and uninterrupted Internet access as a basic human right, ``an indispensable tool for realizing a range of human rights, combating inequality, and accelerating development and human progress.''", "AT&T Inc. said Wednesday that it will make its 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots free to nearly all of its broadband Internet customers starting early next week.", "China's now has more than half a billion Internet users, topping 505 million at the end of November and ensuring that nearly 40% of its citizens have online access, the China Internet Network Information Center has revealed.", "PRISONERS should have internet access and be paid more money to learn while in jail, a committee of MSPs has recommended.", "Cuba will expand public internet services next June 4 in some 118 cyber centers operating throughout the country, according to a resolution issued by the island's Communications Ministry.", "Iran will launch its own Internet network next year, ISNA reported quoting Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Iran Reza Tagipur as saying.", "BT have issued a statement after hundreds of residents in Lincolnshire have been left without phone or internet access for a week.", "Computer kiosks designed to connect rural Montana residents with free legal help are now available.", "There were early reports that AT&T would start to offer free Wi-Fi internet access to iPhone users at all the Starbucks locations across the country.", "Internet service provider Primus is offering a special deal that could appeal to those looking for value for money on their internet access.", "Sarawak will have 500 WiFi kampungs involving 29 districts when projects for the purpose are implemented beginning next month.", "Iran has cut off access to the internet, leaving millions of people without access to e-mail and social networks.", "Ocean County Library is a cool place to hang out, and it's not just for all the great programs, computer classes, internet access, data-bases, CD's, DVD's or the latest ``best selling'' books.", "``Punjab will become an e-panchayat state till the end of this year by putting all the data of panchayats on the website of our department,'' Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra said here on Sunday.", "US cable network operator Cablevision is offering free wireless internet access to its Optimum Online customers in many seasonal and tourist destinations this summer.", "Efforts to have certain areas in town designated as village centers have progressed, with town officials looking to apply to the state by the first week of August.", "Comcast is installing dozens of routers with antennas to create nearly 200 Wi-Fi hotspots across Sonoma County for its Internet customers, officials said Thursday.", "A Port Alice man has been charged with possessing and accessing child pornography via the internet.", "Comcast Corp. said it will begin rolling out faster Internet speeds over the next few weeks in selected markets to homes and businesses, including parts of New Castle County.", "New Delhi, Jan 18 Law Minister HR Bhardwaj Saturday said around 3,000 village courts will start functioning within a month, meeting the United Progressive Alliance government's promise to take the justice delivery system to the doorsteps of people in remote villages across the country.", "ONLINE retailer Kalahari.net said this week SA was on the brink of a mobile commerce revolution, given the growing numbers of people using their cellphones to access the internet.", "David Hasselhoff wants to move to Wales - providing he could access the internet.", "AmericasMart announced it will offer wi-fi access on all temporary floors, Living, Outdoor/Indoor, The Gardens, building lobbies and meeting room spaces.", "The 2010 NBA All-Star starters have been announced and here's the rundown:", "TOKIO villagers in Ra now access safe and clean water for drinking, cooking, bathing and cleaning purposes thanks to the Rotary Pacific Water for Life Foundation." ]
lake district national park
[ "it retained its original boundaries until 2016 when it was extended by 3 in the direction of the yorkshire dales national park to incorporate areas such as land of high landscape value in the lune valley it is the most visited national park in the united kingdom with 16 4 million visitors per year and more than 24 million visitor days per year the largest of the thirteen national parks in england and wales and the second largest in the uk after the cairngorms national park its aim is to protect the landscape by restricting unwelcome change by industry or commerce most of the land in the park is in private ownership with about 55 registered as agricultural land landowners include the national park authority is based at offices in kendal it runs a visitor centre on windermere at a former country house called brockhole coniston boating centre and information centres it is reducing its landholding in common with all other national parks in england there is no restriction on entry to or movement within the park along public routes but access to cultivated land is usually restricted to public footpaths bridleways and byways much of the uncultivated land has", "it lies wholly within the borough of allerdale in the county of cumbria the lake occupies part of borrowdale and lies immediately south of the town of keswick it is both fed and drained by the river derwent it measures approximately long by wide and is some deep there are several islands within the lake one of which is inhabited derwent island house an 18th century residence is a tenanted national trust property open to the public on five days each year derwentwater is a place of considerable scenic value it is surrounded by hills known locally as fells and many of the slopes facing derwentwater are extensively wooded a regular passenger launch operates on the lake taking passengers between various landing stages there are seven lakeside marinas the most popular stops being keswick portinscale and the lodore falls from which boats may be hired recreational walking is a major tourist activity in the area and there is an extensive network of footpaths in the hills and woods surrounding the lake the keswick borrowdale road runs along the eastern shore of the lake and carries a regular bus service there is a lesser or unclassified road along the western shore", "it is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the united kingdom covering a total area of in 1974 the second largest gas field in the uk was discovered west of blackpool with original reserves of over 7 trillion cubic feet tcf 200 billion cubic metres at its peak 15 of britain s gas supply came from the bay but production is now in decline it is also one of the homes of the high brown fritillary butterfly the rivers leven kent keer lune and wyre drain into the bay with their various estuaries making a number of peninsulas within the bay much of the land around the bay is reclaimed forming salt marshes used in agriculture morecambe bay is also an important wildlife site with abundant birdlife and varied marine habitats and there is a bird observatory at walney island the bay has rich cockle beds which have been fished by locals for generations there are seven main islands in the bay all to the north walney barrow sheep piel chapel foulney and roa walney is substantially larger than the others with its southern tip marking the north western corner of the bay sheep piel chapel and", "it is also a pass between the valleys of wasdale and eskdale the ridge is easily reached and traversed from scafell pike to the north or from the valleys to the east and west however access to the summit of sca fell is barred by the rockface of broad stand which looks much easier to climb than it is the climb is difficult in the british grading system in descent the cliff is even more dangerous the poet samuel taylor coleridge probably made a descent on 5 august 1802 he wrote the walker seeking a safe route between england s highest mountains must go via foxes tarn which involves a descent to 680 m or so about 160 m below the height of the ridge the more challenging routes of lord s rake and the west wall traverse offer alternative ways to reach scafell to the south west of mickledore a notorious accident blackspot broad stand is found it is a steep buttress wall with sequential bouldering moves which have been described as anything from scrambling through to rock climbing the area is described as extremely dangerous by wasdale mountain rescue team", "the lake is almost long and more than wide it is a glacial lake formed in a glacially over deepened valley it is the deepest lake in england at the surface of the lake is about 200 feet above sea level while its bottom is over 50 feet below sea level it is owned by the national trust the head of the wasdale valley is surrounded by some of the highest mountains in england including scafell pike great gable and lingmell the steep slopes on the southeastern side of the lake leading up to the summits of whin rigg and illgill head are known as the wastwater screes or on some maps as the screes these screes formed as a result of ice and weathering erosion on the rocks of the borrowdale volcanic group that form the fells to the east of the lake towards eskdale they are approximately 2 000 feet from top to base the base being about 200 feet below the surface of the lake a path runs the length of the lake through the boulders and scree fall at the base of the craggy fell side on the northwestern side are the cliffs of buckbarrow a", "the helvellyn ridge lies to the east of thirlmere to the west of thirlmere are a number of fells for instance armboth fell and raven crag both of which give views of the lake and of helvellyn beyond it runs roughly south to north and is bordered on the eastern side for much of its length by the a591 road and on the western side by a minor road it occupies the site of a former natural lake this had a fordable waist so narrow that it was and is sometimes regarded as two lakes in the 19th century manchester corporation constructed a dam at the northern end raising the water level flooding the valley bottom and creating a reservoir to provide the growing industrial city of manchester with water supplies via the 96 mile long thirlmere aqueduct the reservoir and the aqueduct still provide water to the manchester area but under the water act 1973 ownership passed to the north west water authority as a result of subsequent privatisation and amalgamation they and the catchment area surrounding the reservoir are now owned and managed by united utilities a private water and waste water company we now approached the lake", "the name herdwick is derived from the old norse herdvyck meaning sheep pasture though low in lambing capacity and perceived wool quality when compared to more common commercial breeds herdwicks are prized for their robust health their ability to live solely on forage and their tendency to be territorial and not to stray over the difficult upland terrain of the lake district it is considered that up to 99 of all herdwick sheep are commercially farmed in the central and western lake district the wool of a herdwick has unique qualities relating to durability thick bristle type fibres will often protrude from garments made from the wool forming a protective layer in blizzards most likely the same qualities that protect the sheep in similar conditions herdwicks have been known to survive under a blanket of snow for three days while eating their own wool severely threatened by the 2001 outbreak of foot and mouth disease in england and wales the breed has survived due to the intent to preserve this unique animal as a crucial part of traditional lakeland agriculture still far fewer in number than most commercial breeds herdwicks survive largely due to farming subsidies the root word of", "its summit is the sixth highest in england it lies just north of the town of keswick cumbria and dominates the skyline in this part of the northern lakes it is the simplest of the lake district mountains of this height to ascend as there is a well trodden tourist track from a car park to the north east of keswick near the summit of latrigg and as such many walking guides recommend it to the occasional walker wishing to climb a mountain this is the first summit of the fell running challenge known as the bob graham round when undertaken in a clockwise direction the mountain lends its name to the surrounding areas of skiddaw forest and back o skidda and to the isolated skiddaw house situated to the east formerly a shooting lodge and subsequently a youth hostel it also provides the name for the slate derived from that region skiddaw slate tuned percussion musical instruments or lithophones exist which are made from the slate such as the musical stones of skiddaw held at the keswick museum and art gallery the northern fells make up a roughly circular upland area approaching in width at the centre is the", "the name was recorded in 12th century documents as wrenhalse and in the 16th century as wrenosse hill it is thought based on a suggestion by eilert ekwall to mean stallion s ridge being formed on the old norse words v reini stallion probably here used as a byname for an individual and hala it is one of a number of place names of scandinavian origin in the area although most academic sources characterise vreini in this context as a personal name it has also been explained as suggesting the horse power needed to climb it other suggested origins are from old norse ravn hals pass of the raven and wreye nes the twisted headland over the years the name has been altered to the form wrynose through folk etymology though it is still locally pronounced wreynuss much like its older form there is a single track motor road over the pass with gradients up to 1 in 4 the pass reaches an altitude of 393m or 1 281 feet the road continues over hardknott pass whose 1 in 3 gradient is the steepest road in england and goes on to eskdale the pass separates the furness fells from the", "the river irt flows through the valley to its estuary at ravenglass a large part of the main valley floor is occupied by wastwater the deepest lake in england 258 feet the population of wasdale was only minimal and from the 2011 census is included in the parish of gosforth on the south eastern side of the lake are very steep screes below the summits of whin rigg and illgill head which are more accessible on the far side the head of the valley is dominated by the great gable and scafell pike the highest peak in england which along with scafell kirk fell and yewbarrow surround the small community of wasdale head wasdale is famous amongst rock climbers as the home of british rock climbing a classic route is nape s needle on great gable at the hamlet of wasdale head is st olaf s church one of the smallest churches in england further down the valley are the villages of strands and gosforth clockwise from the north west sty head pass the name came from old norse vatnsdalr valley of the water the alternative spelling wastdale existed through much of the ninteenth century", "wasdale head claims to be home of the highest mountain scafell pike deepest lake wastwater smallest church and biggest liar in england the last of these claims refers to will ritson who paradoxically proclaimed himself as such it is located at the head of the valley of wasdale and is surrounded by some of england s highest mountains scafell pike sca fell great gable kirk fell and pillar the hamlet was the centre of the early years of british rock climbing there is a famous climber s hotel here the wasdale head inn made popular in the victorian period by walter parry haskett smith owen glynne jones and many other pioneers wasdale head is a popular starting point for the ascent of scafell pike on summer weekends crowds of people can be found attempting this steep but straightforward walk today it is the recognised starting point for the ascent of scafell pike as part of the national three peaks challenge a vehicle supported walk of the highest peaks of england scotland and wales in the hamlet is st olaf s church which is claimed as being the smallest church in england the church has long been associated with british climbers", "the river duddon flows through the valley rising in the mountains between eskdale and langdale before flowing into the irish sea near broughton in furness in its lower reaches it is bounded by the furness fells and harter fell the part of the valley near the village of ulpha is marked as dunnerdale on ordnance survey maps and upstream towards the village of seathwaite is hall dunnerdale the name dunnerdale is often used as a synonym for duddon valley but people including alfred wainwright prefer the name duddon valley he wrote in the southern fells i ought to mention that i am aware that the duddon valley is also properly known as dunnerdale a name i haven t used in the book preferring the former just as i never refer to blencathra by its better known modern name of saddleback it s a matter of personal choice the dunnerdale fells are between broughton mills and the main duddon valley the civil parish of dunnerdale with seathwaite includes the valley of dunnerdale beck as well as the main length of the river duddon advertisements for holiday cottages at hall dunnerdale describe the cottages as being in the duddon valley from the", "it is an outlier of the eastern fells standing to the north of ullswater near the village of watermillock and connected to other high ground by a narrow col to the south it stands just to the east of the rather similar great mell fell both fells are of a similar size and appearance both appear relatively isolated both have a smooth rounded outline and unlike all other fells in the lake district both are composed of the same devonian age conglomerate rock little mell fell is a small u shaped area of high ground about 1 square mile 2 6 km in area north of ullswater and east of great mell fell its summit is a symmetrical rounded grassy dome in the south east corner of the fell which reaches a height of 505 m 32 m lower than great mell fell two short grassy spurs extend from this dome one to the north and one to the west the western spur then turns northwards so that a deep valley is enclosed between the two spurs drained by the upper reaches of thackthwaite gill the fell has one visible connection to other fells due south from the summit a", "langdale is also the name of a valley in the howgill fells elsewhere in cumbria it is a popular location for hikers climbers fell runners and other outdoor enthusiasts who are attracted by the many fells ringing the head of the valley among the best known features of great langdale are the langdale pikes a group of peaks on the northern side of the dale england s highest mountain scafell pike can be climbed by a route from langdale langdale has views of in particular dungeon ghyll force waterfall harrison stickle and pike of stickle great langdale was an important site during the neolithic period for producing stone axes and was also one of the centres of the lakeland slate industry great langdale is known to archaeologists as the source of a particular type of neolithic polished stone axe head created on the slopes of the pike of stickle and traded all over prehistoric great britain and europe it also supplied stone for some bronze age items including stone wrist guards neolithic cup and ring marks are found on the langdale boulders at copt howe the mouth of the valley is located at skelwith bridge which lies about two miles", "it lies on the river leven about 5 miles 8 km northeast of ulverston in furness in the county of cumbria backbarrow probably grew during the elizabethan period due to the corn mills that were built along the river earlier mills at the site had been owned by furness abbey which by this time had been dissolved development increased due to the iron furnace that was built in backbarrow in 1711 the furnace has been described as the first efficient blast furnace the cotton mills continued to grow in size during the victorian period in 1868 an extension of the furness railway was built through the village to transport iron and products from the mills though the line was closed in the 1960s with the demise of the ironworks the section from haverthwaite to lakeside which passes through backbarrow remains open as a heritage railway see lakeside and haverthwaite railway backbarrow was particularly associated with the production of the blue pigment ultramarine or dolly blue the ultramarine factory was established in an old mill building by the lancashire ultramarine company then purchased by reckitt sons in 1928 the blue mill was well known locally as dust from its production gave", "it lies near the west coast of cumbria in the borough of copeland and more specifically in the ancient district of millom it is 1970 feet 600m high and stands in isolation some 10 miles away from any higher ground this factor offers an excellent all round panoramic view of land and sea weather permitting black combe is a marilyn and at 600m it is only 10m short of being a hewitt sub tops include white combe stoupdale head swinside fell and stoneside hill the first two but not the last two are included in the index of wainwright s the outlying fells of lakeland and thus in lists of outlying fells all four sub tops are shown on wainwright s map of the fell in that book the view from black combe is unique a result of its isolated position to the south and west of the main lake district fells william wordsworth claimed that the amplest range of unobstructed prospect may be seen that british ground commands half the view is the glittering sea with the isle of man seen clearly to the west and the hills of wales and scotland seen as shadowy silhouettes on the seaward", "it is in the historic county of westmorland the parish had a population of 283 according to the 2001 census increasing to 373 at the 2011 census the parish includes the villages of bampton bampton grange and martindale bampton grammar school was founded in 17th century when the industrial population was comparatively large depopulation reduced the necessity leading to the budgetary axe to fall on school provision until 2005 bampton had a village school which closed due to lack of children haweswater beck arises as a stream discharge from haweswater reservoir and flows eastward just north of firth woods and then turns north to join the river lowther between bampton and bampton grange the village of bampton centres on bampton village store bed breakfast post office the village hall playground garage and caravan site in bampton grange is st patrick s church bampton and the crown and mitre inn also within the village is the traditional red telephone box used in the 1987 cult classic movie withnail i there is a book called ploughing in latin that has been written about bampton and one called cast iron community about burnbanks the village built to house the haweswater dam builders", "according to the 2001 census it had a population of 287 increasing to 348 at the 2011 census the parish includes blindcrake village and the hamlets of redmain isel and sunderland the whole parish lies within the lake district national park and since 2001 blindcrake village is one of 23 designated conservation areas of the national park planning authority this status is largely based on its mediaeval strip field pattern which is described as undoubtedly the finest example of its type in the lake district the parish boundary is approximately defined by the lake district national park boundary in the north and west by a line 2 km to the west of the a591 in the east and by the river derwent in the south it is one of the smallest parishes within the allerdale district of cumbria the parish has a website providing local information and lists of events the name blindcrake was recorded in 1246 as blenckrayk and is of brittonic origin the first element is blajn in place names generally meaning summit welsh blaen the second is cr g meaning a crag or prominent rock welsh craig blindcrake is on the site of an ancient settlement possibly", "historically in cumberland in the 2001 census the parish which includes newbiggin and stainton had a population of 1 326 increasing to 1 438 at the 2011 census dacre is situated about west of penrith and contains st andrew s parish church an ancient castle and the horse farrier pub nearby is the small stately home of dalemain dacre beck is a major tributary of the river eamont although dacre is a small place in itself its civil parish is quite large and includes the villages and hamlets of stainton redhills newbiggin great blencow and soulby stainton is by far the largest place in the parish and is a dormitory village of penrith redhills is home to a burger king restaurant the penrith golf driving range a business park the limes country hotel and the rheged discovery centre dacre is the trickling one from a cumbric dagr tear drop this refers to the stream dacre beck which gave its name to the village as early as ad 731 the venerable bede in his ecclesiastical history speaks of a monastery at dacre written as dacore there is no later reference to the monastery and it is assumed to have been destroyed", "it had a population of 119 in 2001 increasing to 130 at the 2011 census within the parish are the hamlets and settlements of wet sleddale hardendale and swindale most of the shap fells range and the reservoirs of haweswater part and wet sleddale the village of mardale green which disappeared when haweswater was converted into a reservoir in the 1930s was in the parish the parish was created in 1906 with the splitting of the former civil parish of shap into urban and rural parts shap urban or now simply shap was administered by an urban district council from 1906 to 1935 shap and shap rural today have a joint parish council major landowners in the parish are the lowther family estates and united utilities junction 39 of the m6 motorway lies within the parish shapbeck limestone quarry owned by hanson plc is in the northern part of the parish though the hardendale corus limestone quarry and works and the famous cemex formerly rmc shap granite quarries and works are within both shap rural and shap parishes the cottage owned by uncle monty in the cult 1986 film withnail i is located by the reservoir at wet sleddale", "historically in westmorland the parish has a population of 159 as of the 2011 census the narrow valley spans about in length and begins with a bowl of hills known as the kentmere round a horseshoe of high fells which surrounds kentmere reservoir the river kent which gives kendal its name begins from hall cove a corrie at the head of the valley before flowing through the reservoir access to this part of the valley is available via the roman high street over nan bield pass from troutbeck over garburn pass bridleway only no motor vehicles or along an old bridleway up from the village the valley is sandwiched between troutbeck on the west side and longsleddale on the east it can be reached by road only by travelling through the village of staveley which sits at its mouth where the river meets the gowan beck coming in from ings a walk described by wainwright in his far eastern fells series as the kentmere round involves an all inclusive round trip of in the past there were drove roads up over the horseshoe in the north to the village of mardale which is now under the water of the haweswater", "the civil parish population at the 2011 census was 449 drigg sits to the north of the river irt with carleton to the south of the river the river runs from wastwater lake to the irish sea there are three bridges over the river in the parish the main bridge is in holmrook which takes the a595 road over the river the cumbrian coast line railway crosses the river irt at the head of the tidal estuary where the irt joins the river mite at ravenglass there is an old small packhorse bridge in the drigg holmes which does not take vehicles drigg railway station is on the cumbrian coast line the parish has a number of areas of natural interest the sandy beach and dunes hallsenna moor and drigg holmes part of the dunes are an important bird reserve a local nature reserve and a site of special scientific interest on 2 june 2010 carleton became one of the settlements involved in a killing spree spanning cumbria when 52 year old derrick bird shot and killed a person in the village during ww2 a royal ordnance factory rof drigg was established at drigg between the railway line and the", "at a height of 791 m 2593 feet it is the 40th highest wainwright in the lake district it also qualifies as a hewitt marilyn and nuttall grisedale pike presents a striking appearance when viewed from the east particularly from the vicinity of keswick it possesses two subsidiary summits one unnamed usually referred to as subsidiary summit situated above hobcarton crag the other hobcarton end grisedale pike is a large fell throwing down three long ridges to the valley floors and two shorter ones that link to the adjoining fell of hopegill head and the strategically important coledale hause which links the fell to the rest of the coledale fells it is bounded to the south by the 2 mile 4 kilometre valley of coledale and to the north by the whinlatter pass which carries the b5292 motor road the village of braithwaite sits at the foot of the long eastern ridge and some of the northern slopes have been planted by the forestry commission with the hospital plantation occupying much of the valley of grisedale the ridge is composed of the laminated mudstone and siltstone of the kirkstile formation typical of the skiddaw group the coledale side of the", "it is an outlier of the eastern fells standing to the north of ullswater bounded on one side by aira beck with its waterfall aira force a popular attraction for visitors to the area in previous centuries the fell was part of a medieval hunting park gowbarrow park which belonged to the lords of greystoke the fell along with 750 acres of the park were bought by the national trust in 1906 the fell is a wedge shaped piece of high ground about 2 km by 1 5 km in extent the highest parts are on a short ridge which extends from norman crag in the north west corner above thorneythwaite farm over airy crag the actual summit 481 m several other knolls green hill 437 m and down to yew crag in the south east corner a north east trending ridge parallel to ullswater continues the high ground over the subsidiary tops of great meldrum 437 m little meldrum 404 m and watermillock fell 424 m unnamed on ordnance survey maps to connect with little mell fell at a col called the hause c 380 m to the north west another low col c 280 m near baldhowend farm", "rather than being formed of one single high peak the fell is a broad undulating area approximately 6 km square with numerous crags and prominences scattered across its area the highest point of the fell is at green crag 489m the fell is bordered by the duddon valley to the south east ulpha fell to the south west harter fell to the north east and eskdale to the north west one small hamlet birkerthwaite lies in a shallow valley near the centre of the fell but other than this the only human habitations are scattered hill farms a road crosses the fell between eskdale green and ulpha in the duddon valley apart from green crag other notable high points on the fell include crook crag 469m white how 444m great worm crag 427m kepple crag 328m great crag 323m rough crag 319m water crag 305m and brantrake crags 259m between these points are a plethora of smaller crags and knolls separated by shallow valleys and bogs giving the high fell an uneven and chaotic appearance water plays an important role in defining the character of birker fell between the crags flow many small streams known as becks or gills in", "within the vale are a number of farms and small settlements in addition to several disused quarry and mining works st john s beck meanders northward along the floor of the vale and is the main outflow from thirlmere reservoir which is located to the south alongside the beck runs the b5322 st john s in the vale road the vale is in the heart of the northern lake district and is surrounded by many of the most striking of the lakeland fells it runs from south to north set between the rocky flanks of clough head to the east and the neighbours high rigg and low rigg to the west the southern end of the vale is a narrow pass between high rigg and great dodd just to the north of the small settlement of legburthwaite at its northern end the vale widens to meet the broad east to west valley of the river greta near threlkeld the view north from the vale is dominated by the mountains blencathra and skiddaw high on the western side of the vale lies st john s in the vale church located in a low pass between high rigg on the southern side", "it is located at the head of mickleden one of two tributary valleys of great langdale a bridge of high ground connects the southern and central fells running from bow fell in the scafells to pike of stickle one of the langdale pikes rossett pike is the high point of this ridge bordered by mickleden in the south and langstrath to the north a narrow ridge falls north east from bow fell constricted between angle tarn and the steep defile of rossett gill rising up from mickleden angle tarn is a feeder of the langstrath and occupies a circular corrie beneath hanging knotts small trout lurking in its 50 ft depths beyond this pinch point the ridge steps down over the three tops of rossett pike buck pike 1 988 ft and black crag 1 929 ft all are considered to be part of the same fell by most writers although this view is not universal with black crags having enough re ascent to qualify as a separate hill by some measures the ridge continues north east narrowing again above langdale combe at this point it is crossed by stake pass a walkers thoroughfare running from great langdale to borrowdale", "the station is located from ravenglass and from dalegarth for boot and trains take 20 minutes to reach their destinations in either direction from this station at most weekends and high season it is manned by volunteers from the ravenglass eskdale railway who sell tickets from the booking office shelter and can give live train running information but are unable to carry out these when trains are due into the station as they are carrying out safety critical tasks this is the only intermediate station where the crossing loop is in the station consequently there are two platforms it is imperative to inform the guard that you are crossing at this location because unless it is known that there are passengers to cross from the second train arriving to depart on the first train that arrived the first train that arrived will depart before the second train has completely stopped making the transfer of passengers from the later arriving train onto the earlier arriving train unworkable originally named hollowstones after the adjacent farm it opened to passengers in 1876 when the line was still in its 3 gauge form closed in 1913 and reopened in 1916 as the new minimum", "the village centres on a green surrounded by stone houses and cottages buildings in the village include st andrew s parish church which dates from the 13th century greystoke castle built by baron greystock in the 16th century and which stands in a park the boot shoe public house and the cyclists cafe to the east of the village are three folly farmsteads built about 1789 by charles howard 11th duke of norfolk of greystoke castle fort putnam bunker s hill and spire house st andrew s is a major church building due to its size which is considerable for such a small parish it was refounded as a collegiate church in 1382 by william 14th baron greystoke for a master seven chaplains and six chantry priests however the present building in the perpendicular style is reckoned to date from the 16th and 17th centuries it had a restoration in 1818 and then in 1848 49 it had another restoration under the architect anthony salvin the nave is narrow but the aisles are wide with big windows but it has no clerestory or west window there are a number of effigies including william 14th baron and john 16th baron there", "it is located 10 km sw of the town of keswick at newlands hause the pass between the newlands valley and the buttermere valley it is part of alfred wainwright s famous wainwright memorial walk and its beauty was celebrated by samuel taylor coleridge moss force is approximately high standing on moss beck which flows off the fell of robinson the beck rises at a height of 540 metres flowing across a boggy area known as buttermere moss before plunging down from a height of 420 metres in three distinct sections to form moss force the top section which is also the highest cascade is split by an outcrop of rock and falls into a small pool surrounded by a few rowan trees then continues downwards through two smaller cascades the middle cascade falls into a larger pool which has scattered juniper around it the bottom cascade is smallest of the three after which the beck enters a small wooded gorge containing further smaller falls the beck then levels out in the bottom of the newlands valley as it is joined by high hole beck and becomes keskadale beck moss force is a popular stop with visitors and tourists the", "portinscale is in the civil parish of above derwent the district of allerdale the county of cumbria the copeland parliamentary constituency and the north west england constituency of the european parliament the village covers approximately at the 2011 census the population was 560 the name of the village means the harlot s hut deriving from the old english portcwene harlot and old norse sk li hut the scholar eilert ekwall cites an undated early spelling of the name as portquenscale the antiquary w g collingwood commenting on an archaeological find at portinscale wrote that it showed that stone age man was fairly at home in the lake district the remains of the workshop of a prehistoric tool maker were discovered in 1901 by workmen digging out a fish pond near the village about from the north west shore of derwentwater a later find was a mould dating from about 1400 used to make crucifixes for the use of religious pilgrims hardwicke rawnsley co founder of the national trust and vicar of portinscale s parish church crosthwaite theorised that the mouldings were sold to people en route to st herbert s island from nichol end portinscale s embarkation point on derwentwater", "it is located near the b5305 road and the village of skelton in whose parish it lies public transport and social or commercial facilities are absent there the surname lamonby originates from the hamlet the name lambenemy is recorded for the hamlet in 1257 limestone was quarried at lamonby in earlier centuries a topographical dictionary of 1808 records 43 houses and 244 inhabitants lamonby hall a grade ii listed building is described as late 16th or early 17th century with 20th century alterations it is built of large blocks of sandstone rubble with cement rendering and a greenslate roof with banded sandstone chimney stacks after the reformation the hall is said to have included a roman catholic chapel in the reign of elizabeth a certain juliana buckle of yorkshire bought the hall on account of the chapel and kept a priest there for as long as it remained safe to do so the chapel appears to be the origin of a piece of floral carving used in the large segmental arched main fireplace also listed grade ii are the thatched lamonby farm house and barns mid 17th century with 19th and 20th century alterations and lamonby house and barns 1703", "the valley is served by a narrow minor road which runs as far as the farm of dale head this road commences at howtown a hamlet on the shore of ullswater that forms part of the civil parish but is not in the valley of martindale and passes over a mountain pass or hause into the valley at the time of the 2011 census the population of the civil parish was less than 100 details are included in the parish of bampton martindale runs for approximately nine km in a north to south direction it is a remote and thinly populated valley which has a permanent population of only about 50 residents the foot of the valley is located at the small hamlet of sandwick on the western shore of ullswater while its head is situated on the slopes of rampsgill head where the headwaters of howegrain beck rise at a height of around 700 metres above sea level the upper part of the valley is divided into two branches by the fell of the nab these two sub valleys named bannerdale and rampsgill contain the streams of bannerdale beck and rampsgill beck which meet at a point midway down", "the house is a grade ii listed building which since the time of its construction has had various uses it was originally a private dwelling and has since served as a hotel a youth hostel run by the yha and is now an independent hostel construction work began on barrow house in 1787 the house being built by joseph pocklington 1736 1817 pocklington was the son of an affluent nottinghamshire banker and was viewed locally as a wealthy eccentric he had inherited a large fortune at the age of 26 which allowed him to lead a life of luxury in 1778 he purchased derwent island house on derwent isle the most northerly of the islands on derwentwater pocklington constructed various buildings on derwent isle which upset many of the local population with william wordsworth describing them as mere puerilities in 1798 he purchased the bowder stone and built a cottage nearby for a guide erected a ladder and cleared away the stones from around it earning criticism from the poet robert southey in 1796 pocklington sold derwent island house to general william peachy and moved to the newly completed barrow house barrow house cost 1 655 to build and was", "this station was opened with the line in june 1859 and closed by british railways to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962 today the station building is a private residence woodland was also served by the aulthurstside primary school which was endowed and first documented in 1724 when its master was nominated by the minister trustees and sidesmen in 1828 the current school house was erected by subscription but by 1947 there were only eleven pupils and it was closed today the school house is a private residence and as of 2012 a caravan club site with five pitches a baptist meeting house was supposedly built in the vicinity in the 17th century and has also long since been closed woodland is today served only by the anglican church of saint john the evangelist from st mary magdalene s church broughton in furness in the diocese of carlisle cumbria the church building was erected in 1864 65 and parsonage in 1868 69 both to the design of the architect edward graham paley previous buildings were erected on the same site in 1698 and 1822 this building is not included on the national heritage list for england from 1900 to", "it is noted for its damson orchards the flat bottom of the valley was originally bog but it has been drained for the benefit of farmers in recent years there has been controversy about the cost of the pumps which keep the valley drained for some years the pumping has been funded by the environment agency but in 2105 agency decided it had other priorities in the region the creation of an internal drainage board has been discussed as an alternative the agency committed itself to keeping the pumping stations in operation until 2020 to allow more time for a decision on how water level management would to be organised in future there have been objections from environmentalists to a drainage regime which does not take account of the valley s contribution to biodiversity it is argued that a less intensive drainage scheme would benefit wildlife and still allow farming or paludiculture" ]
[ "the national park is situated approximately southwest of the sydney central business district and just to the west of it was gazetted in 1972 as thirlmere lakes state park before being subsequently reclassified as a national park the national park is one of the eight protected areas that in 2000 was inscribed to form part of the unesco world heritagelisted greater blue mountains area the thirlmere lakes national park is the most southeasterly and the smallest of the eight protected areas within the world heritage site the main feature of the park are the lakes thought to have formed around 15 million years ago by geological activity the land lifting and largely cutting them off from the local river system their outflow is reduced to the small blue gum creek which flows west into the little river in the adjacent nattai national park to the west the lakes and their environs contain an unusual and diverse array of flora and fauna it contains the rare freshwater sponge radiospongilla sceptroides and is notable for an absence of freshwater snails the lakes contain the rare watershield brasenia schreberi and are lined with rare species such as the grey sedge lepironia articulata and", "the national park service chose munson valley for the park headquarters because of its central location within the park because of the unique rustic architecture of the munson valley buildings and the surrounding park landscape the area was listed as a historic district on the national register of historic places nrhp in 1988 the district has eighteen contributing buildings including the crater lake superintendent s residence which is a u s national historic landmark and separately listed on the nrhp the district s nrhp listing was decreased in area in 1997 crater lake lies inside a caldera created 7 700 years ago when the high mount mazama collapsed following a large volcanic eruption over the following millennium the caldera was filled with rain water forming today s lake the klamath indians revered crater lake for its deep blue waters in 1853 three gold miners found the lake they named it deep blue lake but because the lake was so high in the cascade mountains the discovery was soon forgotten in 1886 william gladstone steel accompanied a united states geological survey party led by captain clarence dutton to survey crater lake the team carried a half ton survey boat the cleetwood", "the park was established in 1973 and has been managed by the nonprofit conservation organization african parks since august 2015 african parks built an electric fence around the perimeter of the park to help mitigate human wildlife conflict in early 2018 the adjacent mangochi forest reserve was also brought under african parks management almost doubling the size of the protected area liwonde national park is in southern region malawi just south of lake malawi near the mozambique border it lies largely within the machinga district but also is in the mangochi district the balaka district lies along its western border the reserve covers of woodlands and dry savannah a 30km section of the shire river runs through the park including a section of the shore of lake malombe 20 km south of lake malawi a section was added in 1977 on the northern edge of the park which connects it with mangochi forest reserve liwonde national park and the contiguous mangochi forest reserve are managed by african parks in collaboration with local communities represented by the upper shire association for the conservation of liwonde national park usacol and 31 village natural resources committees surrounding liwonde liwonde has a perimeter which", "four local authorities were amalgamated at that time wallace county winton borough stewart island county and most of southland county john casey who was first elected onto southland county council in 1977 oversaw the amalgamation and was elected southland district s first mayor in 1989 southland district covers the majority of the land area of southland region although the region also covers gore district invercargill city and adjacent territorial waters it has a land area of 30 400 94 km excluding inland waters such as lake te anau lake manapouri and lake hauroko southland district contains the islands south of foveaux strait the seat of the district council is invercargill which however is not part of southland district but a territorial authority in its own right two of new zealand s largest national parks are within the boundaries of southland district fiordland national park and rakiura national park which covers most of stewart island rakiura southland district contains the following towns and localities the current district mayor is gary tong he has held this position since 2013 the district council is made up of twelve elected members from various ward areas and like any other local authority is elected every", "the state park has campgrounds boat ramps and hiking trails as well as exceptional examples of structures created by the civilian conservation corps in the 1930s facilities are managed for the bureau of reclamation by the wyoming division of state parks and historic sites the park began with the construction of the guernsey dam which was completed in 1927 between 1934 and 1939 workers with the civilian conservation corps created recreational facilities on the land surrounding the dam s reservoir park management fell to the state of wyoming in 1957 lake guernsey state park also known as guernsey state park historic district lake guernsey park guernsey lake park or guernsey state park was declared a national historic landmark in 1997 for its civilian conservation corps buildings and structures the historic district contains 60 contributing resources 14 buildings three sites and 43 structures as well as 46 non contributing resources the guernsey state park museum offers information about the ccc and the natural and cultural history of the area the park contains a separate national historic landmark the oregon trail ruts register cliff another feature of the oregon trail listed on the national register of historic places is located two miles", "sager september 25 1899 june 1982 was an american architect and landscape architect he was employed by the national park service where he was a pioneer the form of rustic architecture that became known as national park service rustic architecture he began working for the park service in 1928 and became its chief landscape architect sager was born and raised in tiffin ohio he received a master s degree from harvard university s school of landscape architecture in 1928 and was hired by the national park service by 1930 he had moved to san francisco he was assigned to the western division and was given responsibility in the 1930s for sequoia national park the general grant grove of giant sequoias lassen volcanic national park and crater lake national park he later assumed responsibility for the hawai i volcanoes national park as well sager s works include the moro rock stairway several structures at giant forest village camp kaweah historic district 1926 1927 in sequoia national park and the house of the sun visitor center at that crater historic district in haleakala national park in the early 1930s he was also the assistant park architect at crater lake national park in", "the lake is on santiago creek located in silverado california east of the city of irvine and close to irvine regional park the lake is formed by the santiago dam at the lake s north end which was built between 1929 and 1931 and was originally called the santiago reservoir the dam was built by the irvine company the private developers of the city of irvine and the serrano irrigation district now called the serrano water district it is now owned by the serrano water district and the irvine ranch water district and operated by serrano water district the lake provides drinking water to villa park and some parts of orange and provides supplementary irrigation water to neighboring ranches access to the lake is via santiago canyon road the road leading from orange to silverado the cleveland national forest is on the northeast side of the lake stocked with largemouth bass catfish trout and crappie the lake fishery opened to the public in 1941 the land around the lake is owned by the irvine company which leases the fishing boating and camping concessions to swd recreation inc the lake has not been full since 2011 due to an extended drought", "mweya is located in kasese district rwenzururu sub region western uganda it lies within queen elizabeth national park the most visited of uganda s national parks the location of mweya is approximately by road southwest of kasese the district headquarters and the largest town in the sub region this is approximately by road southwest of kampala the capital and largest city of uganda this location is on the northeastern shores of lake edward at the point where the kazinga channel joins the lake the coordinates of mweya are 00 11 40 0 s 29 53 57 0 e latitude 0 194444 longitude 29 899167 mweya is the most visited location in queen elizabeth national park due to the amenities and facilities clustered close to its location including mweya airport accommodation facilities access to lake edward and kazinga channel and abundant game on land in the water and in the air the topography fauna and flora around mweya in the northern sector of the national park differs significantly from that in the southern sector also known as the ishasha sector the following points of interests lie in mweya or near its edges 1 the headquarters of queen elizabeth national park 2", "it is a loop that follows the caldera rim around crater lake because of its unique engineering and the surrounding park landscape the drive was listed as a historic district on the national register of historic places in 2008 crater lake lies inside a caldera created 7 700 years ago when the high mount mazama collapsed following a large volcanic eruption over the following millennia the caldera filled with rain water forming today s lake in 1886 william gladstone steel accompanied a united states geological survey party led by captain clarence dutton to survey crater lake during the visit steel named many of the lake s landmarks including wizard island llao rock and skell head the lake s natural beauty made a great impression on steel as a result when he returned from the survey expedition he began advocating that crater lake be established as a national park on 22 may 1902 president theodore roosevelt signed the bill making crater lake the nation s sixth national park the united states department of the interior was charged with developing road access and visitor services for the park this was a difficult job because of the park s remote location at the", "the district with dunai as its district headquarters covers an area of and has a population 2011 of 36 700 dolpa is the largest district of nepal covering 5 36 of the total landmass of the country located at 28 43 n to 29 43 n latitude and 82 23 e to 83 41 e longitude elevation ranges from the district borders tibet china on the north and northeast jumla and mugu districts of karnali on the west myagdi jajarkot and rukum on the south and mustang on the east a large portion of the district is protected by shey phoksundo national park the name is derived from the 12th century shey monastery and the deepest lake in nepal the phoksundo lake both of which lie in the district the park protects endangered animals like the snow leopard musk deer and the tibetan wolf shey phoksundo is the largest and the only trans himalayan national park in nepal it is the biggest area occupying district of nepal the district distances an altitudinal range of over from a little over at tribeni in kalika vdc to meters at the peak of churen himal kanjiroba mukot and putha hiunchuli are other renowned", "it extends over large portions of the m ritz lakeland in the district of mecklenburgische seenplatte m ritz national park was founded in 1990 the total area is 318 km near the city of waren visitors can get information on the national park at the m ritzeum the national park is divided into two separated areas m ritz and serrahn the first larger portion extends from the eastern shore of lake m ritz to the town of neustrelitz the latter smaller part is situated east of neustrelitz the landscape features of the park are made up from terminal moraine sandur and lowlands 65 of the territory is covered with forest 12 by lakes the remaining area is made up of swamps or meadows lake m ritz has an area of 118 km but only its eastern shore is part of the national park the towns of waren and neustrelitz are the closest towns there are about 100 lakes in m ritz national park including bullowsee and many more smaller waterbodies runs ditches and brooks the havel rises in the m ritz section close to the water divide between the baltic and the north sea notable animals in the park include", "the national park is situated adjacent to the murray river approximately northwest of melbourne with the nearest regional centre being mildura the national park was proclaimed on and is a popular destination for bushwalkers and school camping trips the park is in the mallee district famous for its red dirt and semi arid shrub like vegetation mainly eucalypts there are several lakes in the area the largest of which is lake hattah during the dry season most of the lakes and their streams dry out completely although there are limited road and tracks there are several major high tension power and telegraph lines that run through or near the park around which large areas are cleared for management purposes the hattah kulkyne national park is managed with the murray sunset national park wyperfeld national park lake albacutya park and murray kulkyne park as part of the victorian mallee parks over 200 bird species have been recorded in the park which is overlapped by the murray sunset hattah and annuello important bird area iba so identified by birdlife international because it contains mallee habitat supporting a suite of threatened mallee bird including the malleefowl black eared miner and mallee emu wren", "it is a left tributary of the onega river it is long and the area of its basin the source of the kena is at lake kenozero the river basin of the kena covers a vast area in the western part of plesetsky district and some minor areas of onezhsky district the main tributary of the lake kenozero is the pocha which in turn flows out of lake pochozero the main tributary of the lake pochozero is the undosha the source of the undosha is the lake undozero one of the biggest lakes of the region and a major right tributary is the toksha the source of the kena is in the eastern part of the lake kenozero in the village of pershlakhta several kilometers in the upper course of the kena are located in kenozersky national park the river flows in the eastern direction its mouth is located between the villages of volovo and voznesenskaya the whole valley of the kena is populated with about a dozen villages located at both banks of the river on the left bank there is a road with regular bus service connecting kenozyorsky national park with the valley of the onega and eventually", "it is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with zharkovsky district of tver oblast in the north velizhsky district in the northwest rudnyansky district in the southwest smolensky district in the south and with dukhovshchinsky district in the east the area of the district is its administrative center is the town of demidov population 14 039 2010 census the population of demidov accounts for 52 2 of the district s total population the area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the western dvina major rivers flowing through the district include the kasplya a major left tributary of the western dvina the cherebesna a left tributary of the kasplya the vyatsha a right tributary of the cherebesna and the yelsha a left tributary of the mezha there are many lakes most significant of which are lake sapsho lake dgo and lake baklanovskoye 58 4 of the district s territory is covered by forests a portion of smolenskoye poozerye national park is located in the district the park is shared between demidovsky and dukhovshchinsky districts the area was settled in the prehistory and as the western dvina always has been an important waterway there are multiple", "covering an area of in the mugu and jumla districts it is the country s smallest national park its main feature is rara lake at an altitude of the park was established to protect the unique flora and fauna of the humla jumla region of nepal the park ranges in elevation from to at chuchemara peak on the southern side of rara lake on the northern side the peaks of ruma kand and malika kand frame the alpine freshwater lake which is the largest lake in nepal with a surface of and a maximum depth of it is oval shaped with an east west axis a length of and a width of draining into the mugu karnali river via nijar khola rara national park is managed by the department of national parks and wildlife conservation and protected with the assistance of the nepal army the climate of rara national park is pleasant during the summer but becomes very cold during the winter because of the altitude the best times to visit the park are in september october april and may during the winter temperatures drop below freezing and many high passes become blocked by snow the summer is warm but", "it was established december 28 1991 since 2004 the national park has the status of the unesco biosphere reserve kenozero was always a remote area in the 19th century the area was divided between pudozhsky uyezd west and kargopolsky uyezd east of the olonets governorate in soviet union after a number of administrative changes the area ended up in the arkhangelsk oblast in 1950s 1980s as everywhere in russian north the area suffered severely from depopulation in particular all villages between lake lyokshmozero and lake kenozero were deserted in 1991 the decision was taken to create a national park in the area all historical monuments were transferred to the park administration and some of them have been restored december 28 1991 the park was officially created the staff of the park at the time of creation was 7 persons in 1992 it was increased to 35 persons and in 1993 to 153 in 2004 the park became a unesco biosphere reserve kenozersky national park occupies the south western part of plesetsky district and the north western part of kargopolsky district of the arkhangelsk oblast at the border with the republic of karelia the northern part of the park is centered", "it is most popular for water recreation and camping however the park also contains historical resources related to the dakota war of 1862 including an original log cabin and a monument to 15 white settlers killed there and at nearby slaughter slough on august 20 1862 the park and lake were developed by the works progress administration during the great depression two districts of park structures built in the national park service rustic style are listed on the national register of historic places lake shetek state park occupies on the east shore of lake shetek in northeastern murray county outside the town of currie the park is about equidistant from both tracy to the north and slayton to the southwest and southeast of the city of marshall almost of shoreline on lake shetek lie within the park boundary though inholdings with private homes comprise some of that distance the park includes loon island which is connected to the mainland by a causeway two smaller lakes two fish rearing ponds and two marshes are also within the park boundaries the park lies on the coteau des prairies a plateau at the juncture of minnesota south dakota and iowa southwest of the", "the park is approximately by road south west of kampala uganda s capital and largest city the town of kasese is just outside the northeastern edge of the park while the town of rubirizi is just outside the park s southeastern boundaries the park includes the maramagambo forest and borders the kigezi game reserve the kyambura game reserve and the kibale national park in uganda and the virunga national park in the democratic republic of the congo the park was founded in 1952 as kazinga national park it was renamed two years later to commemorate a visit by queen elizabeth ii queen elizabeth national park occupies an estimated the park extends from lake george in the north east to lake edward in the south west and includes the kazinga channel connecting the two lakes queen elizabeth national park is known for its wildlife including african buffalo ugandan kob hippopotamus nile crocodile african bush elephant african leopard lion and chimpanzee it is home to 95 mammal species and over 500 bird species the area around ishasha in rukungiri district is famous for its tree climbing lions whose males sport black manes poachers killed six elephants in the park in 2015 triggering", "it is in mahaska county to the park s immediate east is keomah village and the park is approximately east of oskaloosa lake keomah state park is a state park that surrounds and includes lake keomah lake keomah is an reservoir lake keomah state park was financed by keokuk and mahaska counties keomah is a portmanteau derived from the names of the two counties keokuk and mahaska civilian conservation corps ccc company 776 arrived in oskaloosa on june 3 1933 and began work on lake keomah it is the first man made lake in the state of iowa after the dam and spillway were completed in october 1934 they turned their attention to soil erosion control and then constructing the various facilities although incomplete the park was dedicated in 1934 at the time it was a park that grew to its current size in 1942 by may 1935 work had begun on the beach and the first meals were served in the lodge on june 26 1936 the ccc ended its work in the park in 1937 the original spillway was replaced in 1965 in 1990 two areas of the park were set aside as nationally recognized historic districts listed", "it encompasses of virgin pine forests that surround coon and sandwick lakes it also includes portions of lake of the isles tell lake cedar lake and pine lake established in 1921 the ojibwe tribe had previously used the area for hunting the park has places for camping hiking swimming fishing and canoeing the park includes two historic districts that are listed on the national register of historic places the scenic state park ccc rustic style service yard is located on the western shore of sandwick lake and it is composed of four buildings on a site they include the equipment building 1934 ice and wood house 1934 custodian s cabin 1935 and the tool equipment building 1935 the scenic state park ccc wpa rustic style historic resources district is composed of four buildings and two structures on on the western shore of coon lake they include the shelter pavilion 1934 1935 comfort station 1934 1935 naturalist s cabin 1935 shelter latrine 1935 water tower 1935 and the stone steps 1935 the ten buildings and structures in the park were constructed by the civilian conservation corps ccc in the rustic style they were designed by g iverson edward w barber and", "the district with gamgadhi as its district headquarters covers an area of and had a population 2011 of 55 286 mugu is known for being both the most remote district in nepal as well as the least developed mugu s geography is very rugged the biggest lake in nepal rara lake also known as mahendra daha lies in mugu district it is one of the biggest districts of nepal pulu is one of the famous village development committees vdc of mugu district there are many villages in this vdc such as riusa mooh mangri serog and dawra similarly seri village development committee vdc is one of the famous vdcs of the district it is located west of rara vdc the remote mugu district is rich in natural resources nepal s largest rara lake lies in this district many domestic and international tourists come to visit the famous and beautiful rara lake the lake is also known as the mahendra tal the lake lies at an elevation of 2 990 meters and covers about of area the rara national park protects and surrounds it at the time of the 2011 nepal census mugu district had a population of 55 286 of", "national recreation area nra located about south of the canada us border in chelan county washington it encompasses an area of including the northern end of lake chelan and the surrounding area of the stehekin valley and the stehekin river the area is managed by the u s national park service as part of the north cascades national park service complex lake chelan nra is adjacent to the north cascades national park south unit there are no roads that lead into lake chelan nra the recreation area and stehekin a small town located within the park with fewer than 100 permanent residents are accessible only by floatplane or passenger ferry from the south end of lake chelan near the town of chelan washington the area can also be accessed by hiking trails through the cascade range during the summer months during the summer an off road bus service operated by the nps carries weary hikers to the town from the pacific crest trail visitors to lake chelan nra can get general information about the area at the golden west visitor center located near the ferry landing the buckner homestead historic district purple point stehekin ranger station house and the one", "a large part of the nature park lies within the municipality of the same name the feldberger seenlandschaft feldberg lake district in addition the municipalities of wokuhl dabelow gr now carpin godendorf and parts of the towns of woldegk and neustrelitz fall within the nature park the western end of the park is also a part of m ritz national park the feldberg lake district nature park is characterised by its large lakes the breiter luzin the carwitzer see the schmaler luzin the gro er f rstenseer see and feldberger haussee the forests with their many plants and animals including rare species and also by its cultural landscape features of the park are its kettle bogs and the oldest beech woods in germany in the nature reserve of heilige hallen the landscape was shaped by the ice age in the north of the park there is a region of terminal moraines in the south is wooded sandur terrain the central area with the feldberg lakes is part of the terminal moraine of the pomeranian stage of the weichselian glaciation here the topographic height differences are greater than is normal for north germany the highest hill is the vogelkirsche near the", "it is a right tributary of the pola river it is long and the area of its basin the principal tributary of the polomet is the luzhonka river left the source of the polomet is in lake russkoye in the valdai hills the upper course of the polomet is located within valdaysky national park the river flows west then turns north at the selo of yazhelbitsy the polomet makes a turn crosses into krestetsky district returns to valdaysky district and crosses into demyansky district in demyansky district it flows southwest in the selo of lychkovo it crosses the railroad which connects bologoye and pskov via staraya russa the mouth of the polomet is close to the village of kostkovo which is located on the left bank of the pola the river basin of the polomet comprises the western part of valdaysky district including some of the lakes in valdaysky national park the southern part of krestetsky district and the northwestern part of demyansky district the polomet is attractive for kayaking and rafting in summer the stretch between lychkovo and the mouth is used in the spring the stretch upstream from yazhelbitsy is used until the 1990s the polomet was used", "fish and wildlife service in the national park service rustic style the buildings exhibit a consistency of style and construction with exposed gable trusses and oversized paired logs at the corners all with brown paint the district is located on the shore of yellowstone lake near the lake hotel the hatchery was established to provide yellowstone cutthroat trout eggs for state and federal hatcheries outside yellowstone by the early 20th century a number of hatcheries were established in the park by the u s bureau of fisheries including hatcheries at yellowstone lake and soda butte creek the current lake fish hatchery replaced an earlier hatchery at lake these hatcheries not only produced stocks for the park but also took advantage of the great spawning stock of yellowstone cutthroat trout to supply eggs to hatcheries around the u s between 1901 and 1953 818 million trout eggs were exported from the park to hatcheries throughout the u s the hatcheries and stocking operations had both positive and negative impacts on the quality of angling in yellowstone national park in the first half of the 20th century many native populations were displaced by non natives but there was quality brown and rainbow", "the district s earliest structures were built by benjamin and estella loomis who were instrumental in the establishment of the park and among the park s first concessioners the 1927 loomis museum and its seismograph hut were built by the loomises and were donated together with of land to the national park service in 1929 the loomis house also known as the loomis art house and manzanita lake ranger station was built about the same time as the museum and served as their residence photography studio and shop until the 1950s under the name b f loomis photo and art store park service structures were developed at manzanita lake in the 1930s park service designed and constructed buildings include the entrance station 1930 the ranger residence 1931 and the comfort station 1931 the naturalist s residence 1933 shares a similar design to its counterparts at crater lake national park with their design and construction techniques adapted to the short building seasons prevalent at both parks the residence was built using civilian conservation corps labor the area was abandoned in 1973 after a geological report indicated that a rockfall in the chaos crags could reach the manzanita lake area in 90", "it is one of the biggest lakes in arkhangelsk oblast and the biggest one in plesetsky district the area of the lake is and the area of its basin is lake kenozero is the source of the kena river a tributary of the onega river the lake thus belongs to the onega basin and the white sea basin the lake is located close to the border of arkhangelsk oblast and republic of karelia it belongs to kenozersky national park the basin of lake kenozero covers a vast area in the western part of plesetsky district and some minor areas of onezhsky district the main tributary of the lake is the pocha which in turn flows out of lake pochozero the main tributary of lake pochozero is the undosha the source of the undosha is lake undozero one of the biggest lakes of the region and a major right tributary is the toksha the lake has a complex shape and in fact consists of three lakes connected by straights lake kenozero proper lake svinoye and lake dolgoye the shape is determined by the fact that lake kenozero is located in the rift of the earthcrust in contrast to other lakes in", "the primary section of the district is along calumet street m 26 from first to eighth street additional structures in the district are located along hecla and schoolcraft streets between first and fourth and nearby portions of first pine second and third streets and n avenue three more structures are located in the 700 block of front street and nearby on eighth street there are 83 buildings within the district of which 69 are contributing properties lake linden is a french canadian community on the north end of torch lake the district includes 69 contributing and 14 non contributing buildings three of the contributing properties the joseph bosch building the first congregational church and the lake linden village hall and fire station were previously individually listed on the national register of historic places nrhp while this district was added on july 16 2009 and the listing was announced as the featured listing in the national park service s weekly list of july 24 2009 the area around what is now lake linden was sparsely settled until the 1860s when the calumet and hecla mining company decided to place their stamping mill near the lake construction started in 1867 and by", "the northern half of the park preserves a spruce tamarack bog a district of national park service rustic structures built by the civilian conservation corps and national youth administration in the 1930s is on the national register of historic places the park is located north of the city of bemidji the landscape in the park is the last stage of the glacier in minnesota as the ice melted 10 000 years ago soil gravel and rock were deposited creating the park s rolling topography many swamps and bogs were formed when chunks of ice separated from the receding glacier and left depressions which filled with water lake bemidji was created by two huge blocks of ice being left behind by the retreating glacier the present landscape is not fixed the land continues to change slowly due to the erosion by wind and water shoreline wave action and other acts of mother nature for hundreds of years ancestors to the dakota people fished and hunted around lake bemidji around 1750 the anishinabe settled the anishinabe called the lake bemiji gau maug meaning cutting sideways through or diagonally this was a reference to the path of the mississippi river through the lake", "the size of the park is 364 000 square meters it features an artificial lake yinchu lake and an artificial hill tiebi hill there are various facilities including a sea life aquarium and boating on the lake the park is located in the putuo district to the east is east china normal university the first phase of constructing the park started on 4 april 1957 and the second phase started in july 1958 the park was opened on chinese national day 1 october in 1959 initially the park was called huxi park western shanghai park and then biluohu park green usnea lake park when it was partly opened on 1 july 1958 on 29 september 1959 the deputy secretary of the shanghai municipal party committee wei wenbo changed its name to changfeng park park of far off wind he also named the artificial lake and hill as yin chu lake gleaming mattock lake and tie bi hill mighty arm hill both names were adopted from a mao zedong s poem written in 1958 changfeng ocean world also known as sea life shanghai is the main attraction within changfeng park it opened in 1999 with an area of 10 000 square", "the national park was founded by the decision 33 dated 27 january 1992 of the chairman of the council of ministers of vietnam the national park is situated in districts of nh thanh and nh xu n thanh h a province the park is about southwest of thanh hoa city the coordinates 19 31 to 19 43 n and 105 25 to 105 38 e total area is of which primitive forest covers there are mounts hills streams rivers in the park area the park features a lake with 21 islets studies found that there are several rare species in this park so far recovered were 1 389 species of plants 1 004 species of animals 66 species of mammals 201 species of birds 54 species of reptiles 31 species of amphibians 68 species of fish and 499 species of insects there are 462 varieties of flora in the park and 125 orders probably some of the reported species are now extinct the national park s main attraction is lake song muc which can be explored by motor boat or kayak further tourist attractions are a caves situated in the south and the north of the national park there are", "the regional capital is the municipality of moshi according to the 2012 national census the region had a population of 1 640 087 which was lower than the pre census projection of 1 702 207 for 2002 2012 the region s 1 8 percent average annual population growth rate was the 24th highest in the country it was also the eighth most densely populated region with 124 people per square kilometer the region forms part of the northern tourism circuit in tanzania it is home to the kilimanjaro national park the mkomazi national park the pare mountains lake jipe lake chala tropical forests and waterfalls the region is bordered to the north and east by kenya to the south by the tanga region to the southwest by the manyara region and to the west by the arusha region the region is administratively divided into six districts each district has one local government council except moshi district which has two one of which serves as the capital of the region kilimanjaro region was officially established in 1963 with two districts kilimanjaro and pare the region was part of the northern province in the pre independence tanganyika northern province s districts included" ]
population of clinton ut
[ "Welcome to the official Website of Clinton City, Utah. Clinton is a vibrant Utah community of 21,000 residents who enjoy a high quality of life in a safe, family oriented rural atmosphere. Clinton is located just North of Salt Lake City and Southwest of Ogden; nestled between the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake." ]
[ "Clinton, IA. Sponsored Topics. Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 26,447 as of 2009. Clinton, along with DeWitt, Iowa (also located in Clinton County), was named in honor of the seventh governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton.", "Clinton, North Carolina. Clinton is a city and the county seat of Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population of Clinton is 8,639 according to the 2010 US Census. Clinton is named for Richard Clinton, a Brigadier General of the North Carolina militia in the American Revolution. Contents.", "Clinton, Utah. 1 Clinton: View of the Great Salt Lake from Clinton, October 2006. 2 Clinton: Sunset on 1800 N. in Clinton , UT. 3 Clinton: Clintons Beauty. Clinton: Stop Light 1 Scenery. Clinton: X Marks the Spot Clinton Neighborhood. Clinton: This double Rainbow was Taken in Clinton City July 31 1 2010. add. your.", "Clinton, Massachusetts. Clinton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,606 at the 2010 census. For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Clinton, please see the article Clinton (CDP), Massachusetts. Contents.", "The 2016 Clinton, South Carolina, population is 8,637. There are 875 people per square mile (population density). The median age is 28. The US median is 37.4. 25.92% of people in Clinton, South Carolina, are married. 11.51% are divorced.", "Clinton, Maine. Clinton is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The town was named for New York Governor DeWitt Clinton. The population was 3,486 at the 2010 census.", "Clinton, Indiana. For the community in Ripley County, see Clinton, Ripley County, Indiana. Clinton is a city in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 4,893 at the 2010 census.", "City, State Anchorage, UT (1) Bountiful, UT (54) Centerville, UT (43) Clearfield, UT (62) Clinton, UT (28) Colorado, UT (4) Eden, UT (9) Farmington, UT (62) Farr West, UT (11) Farrwest, UT (3) Harrisville, UT (4) Hill Afb, UT (1) Hooper, UT (2) Kaysville, UT (30) Layton, UT (237) Morgan, UT (2) N Salt Lake, UT (1) No Ogden, UT (4) No Salt Lake, UT ( ...", "Clinton, Missouri. Not to be confused with Clinton County, Missouri. For the unincorporated community in Phelps County, see Clinton, Phelps County, Missouri. Clinton is a city in Henry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,008 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Henry County.", "84015 Zip Code (Clearfield, UT) Detailed Profile. Cities: Clearfield, UT (33.54%), West Point, UT (33.07%), Clinton, UT (27.66%), Sunset, UT (5.50%), Layton, UT (0.01%), Syracuse, UT (0.01%) County: Davis County, UT.", "Ivins, UT has a population of 7,406 people with a median age of 43.4 and a median household income of $52,920. Between 2014 and 2015 the population of Ivins, UT grew from 7,184 to 7,406, a 3.09% increase and its median household income grew from $51,033 to $52,920, a 3.7% increase. The population of Ivins, UT is 90.8% White, 6.08% Hispanic, and 1.5% Native.", "Clinton, Kentucky. Not to be confused with Clinton County, Kentucky. Clinton is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Hickman County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,388 at the 2010 census, a decline from 1,415 in 2000.", "Clinton, MO. Sponsored Topics. Clinton is a city in Henry County, Missouri, United States. The city was named for New York Governor DeWitt Clinton. The population was 9,311 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Henry County.", "Did you know? The population density in Clinton is 461% higher than South Carolina. The median age in Clinton is 27% lower than South Carolina. In Clinton 55.58% of the population is Caucasian. In Clinton 42.21% of the population is African American. In Clinton 0.83% of the population is Asian.", "Herriman, UT Population Growth and Population Statistics - population and population growth statistics for Herriman, UT Skip to main content Create an account (FREE!) or login to customize your experience", "84767 Zip Code (Springdale, UT) Detailed Profile Cities: Springdale, UT (1.78%), Rockville, UT (0.02%) County: Washington County, UT Estimated zip code population in 2016: 573", "The gas prices for the cost to drive from Salt Lake City, UT to Phoenix, AZ Has been Galculated: 48 this month. The gas prices for the cost to drive from Ogden, UT to Las Vegas, NV Has been Galculated: 35 this month. The gas prices for the cost to drive from Clinton, UT to Ogden, UT Has been Galculated: 20 this month.", "Orem Ut Population 2017. Orem Ut's estimated population is 88,328 according to the most recent United States census. Based on data from the American Community Survey, in 2015 there were 27,594 households in the city, with an average size of 3.41 people per household. The vacancy rate was 5.2%, with a median rent of $896/month.", "Current White Population in Clinton,Massachusetts 2016, 2015 with Demographics and Stats by age and gender. Learn more by clicking the Google or Facebook button below. Current White Population demographics in Clinton, Massachusetts 2016, 2015 by gender and age. 1 Total White population in Clinton. 2 Median age of White in Clinton. 3 Population of White in households in Clinton. 4 Average White household size in Clinton. 5 Number of White occupied homes in Clinton.", "Fred and Myrle built and owned Rowley's Trailer Park and Rowley's Storage Units in Fillmore. Surviving family include his: wife, Myrel; three step-children, Sandy and Farrell Quarnberg of Fillmore, UT, Jim and Brenda Pender of Beaver, UT, and Brent and Cyndi Bartholomew, of Clinton, UT; brother, Don and Cindy Rowley, of Annabell, UT; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; three nephews; and one niece.", "Clinton Demographics Summary. With 26,246 people, Clinton is the 18th most populated city in the state of Iowa out of 1,007 cities. But watch out, Clinton, because Burlington with 25,539 people and Ottumwa with 24,682 people are right behind you. The largest Clinton racial/ethnic groups are White (87.7%) followed by Black (5.1%) and Hispanic (3.6%). In 2013, the median household income of Clinton residents was $42,549.", "Population by Place in the Port Clinton Area There are 11 places in the Port Clinton Area. This section compares Port Clinton to all of the places in the Port Clinton Area.", "Clinton, Arkansas. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Clinton is the county seat of Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,602 at the 2010 census, making it the most populous city in the county (reclaiming the distinction from the resort community of Fairfield Bay). The city was named for DeWitt Clinton, the New York governor who built the Erie Canal; he had also been a U.S. Senator from New York.", "Population Demographics. The population of Clinton, SC is 8,490. 98.4% of people in Clinton, SC were born U.S. citizens, while 1.6% were born outside of the country. The races making up the largest parts of the population are: White [59.4%], Black or African American [37.0%] and Hispanic [2.2%]. The city's population is 18.5% college educated and 64.9% have a high school diploma or a GED.", "Clinton County, Ohio. Not to be confused with Clinton, Ohio. Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,040. The county seat is Wilmington. The county is named for former U.S. Vice President George Clinton.", "Population Demographics for Clinton, Iowa in 2014 and 2015.", "Major cities near Provo, UT. This is a list of large cities closest to Provo, UT. A big city usually has a population of at least 200,000 and you can often fly into a major airport. If you need to book a flight, search for the nearest airport to Provo, UT. Local towns near Provo, UT. This is a list of smaller local towns that surround Provo, UT.", "Clinton County, Missouri (MO) County population in 2014: 20,299 (24% urban, 76% rural); it was 18,979 in 2000. County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,263. County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,860. County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,649.", "Clinton is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Clinton was formerly known as Surrattsville until after the time of the American Civil War. The population of Clinton was 35,970 at the 2010 census. Clinton is historically known for its role in the American Civil War concerning the Abraham Lincoln assassination. Clinton is adjacent to Camp Springs, Rosaryville, Melwood, and Andrews Air Force Base.", "Clinton, Vernon County, Wisconsin. Clinton is a town in Vernon County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,354 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Bloomingdale is located partially within the town. Contents.", "Clinton (village), Rock County, Wisconsin. Clinton is a village in Rock County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,154 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the town of Clinton. The Norwegian-American settlement of Jefferson Prairie Settlement was located near the village.", "Clinton County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 75,382. The county seat is St. Johns. The county was created in 1831 and organized in 1839. It is named after early American politician DeWitt Clinton. Clinton County is included in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area." ]
Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles reacts to Karl Darlow's error
[ "Jamaal Lascelles has backed Karl Darlow to quickly recover from his goalkeeping howler.\nLascelles scored a late equaliser in Newcastle United's 2-2 draw against Norwich City at Carrow Road on Tuesday night.\nAyoze Perez put United ahead, but Rafa Benitez's side gifted Norwich two first-half goals.\nLascelles slipped for their first goal, and a mix-up between the defender and Darlow led to a sliced clearance from the goalkeeper.\nCameron Jerome was able to walk the ball into the net.\nAsked about Darlow's mistake, Lascelles said: \"He’s got high expectations of himself, he’s got really high standards, and we all do with each other.\n\"Mistakes happen all the time. Even (Cristiano) Ronaldo, (Lionel) Messi, they all make mistakes. It happens to every single player. You can’t be amazing every single day.\n“He’ll brush it off, it’s not going to affect him at all. But we all reacted well and managed to get a point.”\nLascelles was \"disappointed\" at the mistakes which saw Norwich take the lead.\nOn the game, Lascelles told the club's official website: “It was an excellent start. We moved the ball really well, and Ayoze’s a clever player; if he gets half a chance he normally puts it away, so it gave us a little lift,” said Lascelles.\n“But after that, we’ve got to really switch on because I think that when we go a goal up, we’re really vulnerable. We need to sort that out and look at ourselves.\n“I ask quite a lot of this team, and we shouldn’t even be in a situation where we’re trying to get a goal back. No team should be able to do that to us.\n“I know it was from mistakes that we made, and we’re disappointed that we made errors. But on the other side, we’re pleased that we came away with something tonight.\n“I just found myself in the right place at the right time (for the equaliser) – I’d rather it had been 0-0 than 2-2. We’ll just prepare for the next game now, and keep our heads up.”\n“" ]
[ "The video will start in 8 Cancel\nGet Newcastle United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\n1,800 loyal Newcastle United fans travelled to East Anglia to watch the Magpies take on Norwich City in a thrilling game – and our photographer caught them as they went through the ups and downs of a dramatic matchday.\nAn end-to-end game finished 2-2 and secured Rafa Benitez ’s men a vital point in the race to return to the Premier League.\nThe scoring began after just 23 seconds when Ayoze Perez finished a Jack Colback assist. Aleksandar Mitrovic then should have doubled the lead moments later when clean through but forced John Ruddy into a great save.\nNorwich equalised after Cameron Jerome squared it for Jacob Murphy to score with just 12 minutes gone.\nAlex Neil’s men that took the lead after a calamitous error by Karl Darlow allowed Cameron Jerome to fire home from a matter of yards.\nBenitez rallied his team and United were on top for the remainder of the game - hitting the woodwork twice through Matt Ritchie and Mitrovic.\nBut it would be captain Jamaal Lascelles who would equalise with a sweet volley in the 81st minute.\nThe point was enough to keep United at the top of the league. The fans showed their appreciation at the end of the game. Were you in the crowd? Have a look at our fans gallery from the fixture.", "Get Newcastle United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nNewcastle United’s Karl Darlow has been backed to come back stronger after his error against Norwich City – by the club’s goalkeeper coach.\nDarlow’s mistake lead to Norwich going 2-1 up at Carrow Road on Tuesday night as he rushed out of his penalty area to try and defuse an attack from the home side. He misjudged the flight of the ball, kicking at thin air as Cameron Jerome ran through to tap into an empty net.\nBut Simon Smith, who replaced Andy Woodman as the Magpies head of goalkeeping at the beginning of last season, has backed Darlow to learn from it - sourcing a Dutch goalkeeping legend as inspiration the 26-year-old can use.\nSmith tweeted: “To be a top class goalkeeper you need real ‘mental strength’ to put any error behind you and play as if it hadn’t happened!\n“Sounds easy but you are dealing with your own emotions, your teammates, the crowd, the game and what happens to you next, in the game and when!\n“Edwin van der Sar had a way of dealing with it! Put it (the mistake) in your pocket, zip it up and forget about it until the game had finished.”\n(Photo: Newcastle United)\nDarlow has played a key part in Newcastle’s promotion push this season with a string of fine performances and saves.\nOne of his saves - that one against Rotherham that came after his own error let the opposition in - even drew attention and praise from Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas.\nRafa Benitez’s side are blessed with talent in the goalkeeping department, with Rob Elliot making his return from knee injury recently, while Darlow continues to keep £5million summer signing Matz Sels out of the side. Tim Krul is also still on the books and spending the second half of the season on loan at AZ Alkmaar.\nBut as things stand, ex-Nottingham Forest man Darlow is the number one and despite his error, he is showing no signs of letting that go easily.\nWatch: Fans celebrate Lascelles equaliser at Norwich", "Newcastle's Jonjo Shelvey fractured his hand as he broke up a training-ground fight between captain Jamaal Lascelles and Mo Diame.\nThe midfielder stepped in and acted as peacemaker when punches were thrown but was caught in the cross-fire.\nShelvey is now wearing a cast but will be fit for next weekend's trip to Southampton.\nNewcastle's Jonjo Shelvey fractured his hand as he broke up a training-ground fight\nThe midfielder stepped in as peacemaker when Jamaal Lascelles and Mo Diame came to blows\nLascelles had accused Diame of being 'lazy' before the confrontation on Thursday, which came just 24 hours before it was announced the skipper has signed a new six-year contract.\nThe 23-year-old has been tipped for an England call-up in recent weeks after scoring his side's winning goals against Swansea and Stoke.\nAfter seeing his captain pen that new deal, Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez spoke to Lascelles growth as a 'character'.\n'As soon as I made the decision to make Jamaal the captain of Newcastle United, he rose to the challenge and he has developed as a player and a character,' said the Newcastle boss. 'He has proven himself to be a very good leader and a good role model too.'", "Rafa Benitez has revealed what he told his Newcastle United players at the break at Carrow Road.\nBenitez's side held Norwich City to a 2-2 draw in the Championship tonight.\nNewcastle went ahead after just 23 seconds thanks to a goal from Ayoze Perez, but defensive errors gifted Norwich two first-half goals and United trailed at the interval.\nHowever, captain Jamaal Lascelles claimed a point with a late goal after a much-improved second-half performance.\n“It was a great start to the game,\" said Benitez, whose side lead the Championship by a point.\n\"We scored the goal and had another chance, and were doing really well.\n\"After, we made some mistakes and that gave them the belief that they could get a result. Then, we needed to react and we needed a response. The way the players responded in the second half was brilliant.\n“I didn’t have to lift them, I just told them to forget about their mistakes and concentrate on the next 45 minutes because we were doing well and we could win the game.\n\"I told them the past had gone, and they just had to concentrate on what was still to come. We did well.\"\nOn Lascelles's contribution, Benitez added: \"It’s always important for the team to recover.\n\"But when a player knows he has been involved in a mistake, it is even more important for him that he can score.\n\"He equalised the game, and the goal came at an important time. We were on top of them, we scored, and then we had a couple of chances to win.\n\"It was a pity they didn’t go in.\"", "They left it late but Newcastle United nabbed a late leveller at Carrow Road last night to retain their one-point lead at the top of the Championship table.\nHave you missed the goals from the 2-2 draw? Or were you at the match and want to relive it? Either way here's your chance to catch Ayoze Perez's 23 second opener, as well as a couple of forgettable moments for Karl Darlow and Lascelles before the skipper pops up at the back post to net with time ticking away.\nGot Facebook? Love Newcastle United? Check out our dedicated NUFC page by clicking this link.\nNorwich player celebrate.", "Magpies boss Rafa Benitez said Lascelles had risen to the challenge of captaincy\nHe has driven Newcastle to ninth in the Premier League, scoring two goals\nJamaal Lascelles has signed a new long-term contract at the club until 2023\nNewcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles has signed a new contract keeping him at St James' Park until 2023.\nThe 23-year-old defender joined the Magpies from Nottingham Forest in 2014 and has made 75 appearances for the club, scoring seven goals.\nLascelles said: 'I'm over the moon. Since I came to Newcastle, I've been happy; I love the city, the football and the fans.\nNewcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles signs new contract keeping him at the club until 2023\nLascelles had played for Newcastle for just one season when Rafael Benitez made him captain ahead of last term's Championship-winning campaign.\nHe has adjusted brilliantly to life in the Premier League and is among the nominees for September's player of the month.\nCapped by England from under-18 to under-21 level, Lascelles' form has also seen him linked with a call-up to the senior side.\nLascelles has driven Newcastle to ninth in the Premier League and has scored two goals\nBenitez said: 'As soon as I made the decision to make Jamaal the captain of Newcastle United, he rose to the challenge and he has developed as a player and a character.\n'He has proven himself to be a very good leader and a good role model too. He has also improved as a player, responding well to our advice and guidance and getting better with every game.\n'I would like to congratulate him on his new contract with the club, it is very well deserved.'", "Get Newcastle United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nNewcastle United remain on top of the Championship after a thrilling 2-2 draw at Carrow Road – but who stepped up and who let the side down?\nHere’s your chance to give your ratings for a night of topsy-turvy action in East Anglia.\nAn end-to-end game saw Rafa Benitez ’s men secure a vital point against a confident Norwich City side.\nAyoze Perez opened the scoring after just 23 seconds finishing a Jack Colback pass. Aleksandar Mitrovic then should have doubled the lead moments later when he was sent clean through but he missed, despite forcing John Ruddy into a great save.\nNorwich, who had won five of their last seven games, then equalised after Cameron Jerome bundled captain Jamaal Lascelles off the ball and squared it for Jacob Murphy to score with just 12 minutes gone.\nThe Canaries then went in front after a long ball forward was missed by an on-rushing Karl Darlow. The young keeper rushing out of his box to meet the ball, missed it and it allowed Cameron Jerome to tap home.\nUnited battled to get back into the game and hit the woodwork twice and forced Ruddy into a couple of saves as both defences put in a display few will want to remember. The equaliser came in the 81st minute when Lascelles, who had been run ragged all night, volleyed home.\nAnd Perez could have won it in the final moments but Ruddy was on hand to turn the ball away.\nUnited remain a point above Brighton, who drew 1-1, and Rafa Benitez knows that the point may be a vital one come the end of the season.\nUse our app to give your player ratings for the Carrow Road clash.", "Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles has signed a new deal with the Magpies, which will see him remain with the club until 2023.\nThe 23-year-old defender was handed the captain's armband by manager Rafa Benitez last year, and is beginning to show his worth in the Premier League, having helped the club gain promotion by winning the Championship earlier this year.\nBREAKING: Captain @Lascelles16 has signed a new contract with the club, keeping him at #NUFC until June 2023.\n👉🏽 https://t.co/OB2iNAoOkL pic.twitter.com/TKQJhdg5W9 — Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) October 6, 2017\n\"Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles has signed a new contract with the club, keeping him at St. James’ Park until June 2023,\" read a statement on the club's official website.\nSpeaking on the new deal, Lascelles described himself as being \"over the moon.\"\nIan MacNicol/GettyImages\n“I’m over the moon. Since I came to Newcastle, I’ve been happy; I love the city, the football and the fans,\" he said. \"Everything about it, I enjoy so I’m happy to be tied down for the next six years here.\n“We’ve got a group of ambitious lads, the fans are excellent and the manager has got trust in me, so I’m really happy here and I want to take the club as high as it can go.”\n“I would like to congratulate him on his new contract with the club, it is very well deserved,” Benitez declared. \"“He has proven himself to be a very good leader and a good role model too.\"", "Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles has put pen to paper on a new SIX-year deal at St James's Park.\nLascelles, one of the Magpies stand out performers this season in the Premier League, will remain on Tyneside until 2023.\nAnd the Derby-born central defender could not hide his delight at secure his future at United.\n\"I’m over the moon,\" he said.\n\"Since I came to Newcastle, I’ve been happy; I love the city, the football and the fans. Everything about it, I enjoy so I’m happy to be tied down for the next six years here.\n\"We’ve got a group of ambitious lads, the fans are excellent and the manager has got trust in me, so I’m really happy here and I want to take the club as high as it can go.\"\nManager Rafa Benitez echoed those sentiments.\nHe believes a new deal for Lascelles, who has made 75 appearances for United, scoring seven goals, is well deserved.\n\"As soon as I made the decision to make Jamaal the captain of Newcastle United, he rose to the challenge and he has developed as a player and a character,\" said Benitez.\n\"He has proven himself to be a very good leader and a good role model too.\n\"He has also improved as a player, responding well to our advice and guidance and getting better with every game.\n\"I would like to congratulate him on his new contract with the club, it is very well deserved.\"", "Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles has signed a new contract keeping him at St James' Park until 2023.\nThe 23-year-old defender joined the Magpies from Nottingham Forest in 2014 and has made 75 appearances for the club, scoring seven goals.\nLascelles said: \"I'm over the moon. Since I came to Newcastle, I've been happy; I love the city, the football and the fans. Everything about it I enjoy so I'm happy to be tied down for the next six years here.\"\nLascelles had played for Newcastle for just one season when Rafael Benitez made him captain ahead of last term's Championship-winning campaign.\nHe has adjusted brilliantly to life in the Premier League and is among the nominees for September's player of the month.\nCapped by England from under-18 to under-21 level, Lascelles' form has also seen him linked with a call-up to the senior side.\nBenitez said: \"As soon as I made the decision to make Jamaal the captain of Newcastle United, he rose to the challenge and he has developed as a player and a character.\n\"He has proven himself to be a very good leader and a good role model too. He has also improved as a player, responding well to our advice and guidance and getting better with every game.\n\"I would like to congratulate him on his new contract with the club, it is very well deserved.\"\nSource: PA\nPlease enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.", "The video will start in 8 Cancel\nGet football updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nJamaal Lascelles claims Newcastle have silenced the critics who dismissed them as “just a Championship team”.\nNewcastle were written off because of their lack of investment in new players and Lascelles is delighted they have proved the doubters wrong by climbing into the top 10.\nThe Toon skipper is proud of their campaign, even though their four-match winning streak ended in defeat to Everton on Monday.\n“I’m always going to be disappointed in defeat,” said Lascelles. “But at the same time I’m over the moon with how we’ve been this year.\n“Everton have spent a lot of money and they’ve got some real good players in their team.\n(Image: Getty Images Europe)\n“Monday’s game could have gone either way so the same people who were saying we were just a Championship team see we’re now looking up to push on and catch the likes of Everton and Leicester.\n“I’m pleased we can say we’re not a Championship team.”\n(Image: Newcastle United via Getty Images)\nLascelles claims Newcastle will still target Everton, even though they have slipped four points behind them.\n“We’ve lost, but there’s no reason why it should dent our confidence at all,” he said. “We’re still in a great position and we’re still on the toes of Everton.\n“There’s no reason why we can’t catch them. We just need to make sure we take care of our next game.”", "Lascelles celebrates a goal for Newcastle (photo: Getty Images / Ian MacNicol)\nPremier League club Newcastle United announced on Friday that captain Jamal Lascelles has agreed a new deal.\nThe 23-year-old, who joined the Magpies in 2014 from Nottingham Forest, is now set to stay at St. James’s Park till 2023.\nThe Derby-born defender, whose recent impressive outings has put him in line for the England call, has already represented the Toon Army 75 times, where he scored seven goals for his club.\nTwo of those came in the first seven league games this season against Swansea City and Stoke City, where on both occasions his team emerged victorious.\nWhile talking to the club’s official website about his new deal, Lascelles reveals his feelings by saying that: “I’m over the moon. Since I came to Newcastle, I’ve been happy; I love the city, the football and the fans. Everything about it, I enjoy so I’m happy to be tied down for the next six years here.\nWe’ve got a group of ambitious lads, the fans are excellent and the manager has got trust in me, so I’m really happy here and I want to take the club as high as it can go.”\nBenitez reveals pleasure on development\nManager Rafa Benitez, who made Lascelles captain after taking charge of the club following sacking of Steve McClaren, also praised the defender and shared his pleasure on the development.\n“I would like to congratulate him [Lascelles] on his new contract with the club, it is very well deserved,” said Benitez.\n“As soon as I made the decision to make Jamaal the captain of Newcastle, he rose to the challenge and he has developed as a player and a character.\"", "Jamaal Lascelles has committed his long-term future to Newcastle United by signing a new contract with the club until 2023.\nNewcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles has been rewarded for a fine start to the Premier League season with a new six-year contract.\nLascelles, 23, signed a new deal on Friday that will keep him at St James' Park until 2023, having scored two winning goals already in 2017-18, against Swansea City and Stoke City.\nThe defender joined from Nottingham Forest in 2014 and spent an additional year on loan with his former side, meaning this is his third campaign with Newcastle's squad.\nRafael Benitez made him captain at the start of last season, in which Newcastle won promotion from the Championship.\n\"I'm over the moon,\" Lascelles told the club's website.\n\"Since I came to Newcastle, I've been happy; I love the city, the football and the fans. Everything about it, I enjoy so I'm happy to be tied down for the next six years here.\n\"We've got a group of ambitious lads, the fans are excellent and the manager has got trust in me, so I'm really happy here and I want to take the club as high as it can go.\"\nBenitez has been impressed by Lascelles' development since his own arrival at the club last year.\n\"As soon as I made the decision to make Jamaal the captain of Newcastle United, he rose to the challenge and he has developed as a player and a character,\" said Benitez.\n\"He has proven himself to be a very good leader and a good role model too.\n\"He has also improved as a player, responding well to our advice and guidance and getting better with every game.\n\"I would like to congratulate him on his new contract with the club, it is very well deserved.\"\nLascelles has appeared in all seven of Newcastle's Premier League games this season, with Benitez's men due to play away to Southampton after the international break.", "Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles has been rewarded for a fine start to the Premier League season with a new six-year contract.\nLascelles, 23, signed a new deal on Friday that will keep him at St James' Park until 2023, having scored two winning goals already in 2017-18, against Swansea City and Stoke City.\nNewcastle 10/1 to be relegated\nThe defender joined from Nottingham Forest in 2014 and spent an additional year on loan with his former side, meaning this is his third campaign with Newcastle's squad.\nRafael Benitez made him captain at the start of last season, in which Newcastle won promotion from the Championship.\n\"I'm over the moon,\" Lascelles told the club's website.\n\"Since I came to Newcastle, I've been happy; I love the city, the football and the fans. Everything about it, I enjoy so I'm happy to be tied down for the next six years here.\n\"We've got a group of ambitious lads, the fans are excellent and the manager has got trust in me, so I'm really happy here and I want to take the club as high as it can go.\"\nMore from our exclusive NUFC TV interview with @Lascelles16, who has today signed a new contract with #NUFC\nhttps://t.co/RN7imEAm3k pic.twitter.com/455uTZNMaK — Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) October 6, 2017\nBenitez has been impressed by Lascelles' development since his own arrival at the club last year.\n\"As soon as I made the decision to make Jamaal the captain of Newcastle United, he rose to the challenge and he has developed as a player and a character,\" said Benitez.\n\"He has proven himself to be a very good leader and a good role model too.\n\"He has also improved as a player, responding well to our advice and guidance and getting better with every game.\n\"I would like to congratulate him on his new contract with the club, it is very well deserved.\"\nLascelles has appeared in all seven of Newcastle's Premier League games this season, with Benitez's men due to play away to Southampton after the international break.", "Alex Neil had \"mixed emotions\" after Newcastle United claimed a point at Carrow Road.\nA late goal from Jamaal Lascelles saw Norwich City held to a 2-2 draw last night.\nAyoze Perez had given Newcastle the lead with just 23 seconds on the clock, but defensive errors gifted Norwich two first-half goals, and Neil's side lead at the break.\nHowever, the Championship leaders fought back strongly in the second half and created enough chances to win the game.\n\"It's a mixture of emotions really,\" said Norwich manager Neil. \"We started the game extremely poorly, the goal we conceded was poor to say the least from us.\n\"Our response from that point onwards until half-time was great. We got ourselves in the lead against a good side at this level.\n\"In the second half we started OK, but as it wore on they put us under more pressure.\n\"We had quite a few injured, proper first team players. To have five or six out proved to be difficult, but I thought we held on, scrapped and saw the game out.\"\nUnited are a point ahead of second-placed Brighton and Hove Albion, who drew 1-1 against Ipswich Town.", "The video will start in 8 Cancel\nGet Newcastle United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nNewcastle United fans are delighted that captain Jamaal Lascelles has signed a new six-year contract with the club.\nThe Magpies’ skipper has been in fine form so far this season, and that has been rewarded with the new deal, which sees him contracted at the club until June 2023.\nOn signing the new deal, Lascelles said: “I love the city, the football and the fans.”\nAnd it seems the fans love him too, with many celebrating on Twitter after the club broke the news on Friday afternoon.\n‘Legend in the making,’ was how the 23-year-old was described by James Oates.\nMeanwhile, Twitter user @dfsman09 wrote: “Been a privilege watching @Lascelles16 development @nufc. What a quality signing. Now lets build on it.”\nBrian Parkin added: “Lascelles is improving all the time and is a great captain of our football club. Pleased he’s signed this new contract.”\nManager Rafa Benitez will be pleased to see the youngster commit his future after such an impressive start to the campaign.\nAnd fan @TheOptimisticG believes committing to the new deal showed great attitude.\nHe said: “That’s the kinda attitude you want from a young captain ... willing to pledge his future to the club ... I’m proud to call him our captain.”\nSee a round-up of reaction from Toon fans to Lascelles’ new deal below.", "Get football updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nNewcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has reportedly suffered a broken hand splitting up a training ground fight between Toon teammates Jamaal Lescelles and Mo Diame.\nEngland international Shelvey has recently returned from suspension after his red card on the opening weekend of the season against Tottenham.\nBut the former Swansea man could now be set for another spell on the sidelines after jumping in between skipper Lascelles and Diame, according to The Sun.\nThe pair apparently traded punches before Shelvey muscled in, allegedly leaving the 25-year-old's left hand in a cast.\n(Image: Andrew Powell)\n(Image: Ian MacNicol)\nLascelles reportedly questioned Diame's work ethic which started the fracas, with Diame retorting with an insult.\nShelvey is set to be monitored by medical staff ahead of the Magpies' trip to Southampton on Sunday week.\n(Image: PA)\nHe was impressive as Newcastle drew 1-1 with Liverpool at St James' Park in the last game before the international break.\nIt was announced on Friday that Lascelles has penned a new six-year contract on Tyneside, keeping him with the club until 2023.", "Karl Darlow - 5: Another mistake led to an Ipswich goal\nNewcastle United stumbled in the Championship promotion race after a 3-1 defeat at Ipswich Town wobbled Rafa Benitez's chance of an instant return to the Premier League.\nDaryl Murphy scored for the magpies but it wasn't enough, on the day Brighton all-but-secured promotion with victory over Wigan.\nCLICK THROUGH THE GALLERY FOR THE NEWCASTLE PLAYER RATINGS AGAINST IPSWICH.", "The video will start in 8 Cancel\nGet Newcastle United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nCaptain Jamaal Lascelles atoned for a nightmare first-half defensive display by rescuing a point for Newcastle United at Carrow Road in a breathless draw against Norwich City.\nThe impressive Ayoze Perez had put the Magpies ahead inside 23 seconds and, after Aleksandar Mitrovic squandered an excellent opportunity to double United’s advantage, Norwich scored twice before 17 minutes had elapsed.\nFirst Cameron Jerome outmuscled Lascelles before he centred to Jacob Murphy to tap in.\nThen Karl Darlow had an absolute horror moment as he swung his foot to clear a long, floated ball and only found thin air – allowing Jerome to run the ball into the empty net.\nAs the luckless Mitrovic missed at least three golden opportunities to equalise, it appeared as if Newcastle would leave East Anglia without anything to show for their excellent attacking – if questionable defensive – efforts.\nYet, inside the final 10 minutes, Perez centred a cross which Lascelles met from a tight angle with a superb sidefooted volley to ensure Newcastle remained top.\nBrighton and Hove Albion could only draw 1-1 at home against Ipswich Town, meaning United remain at the summit.\nHuddersfield Town’s 3-2 victory at bottom-of-the-table Rotherham United cut the gap to third to just five points, however. Here's how Lee Ryder rated the players.\nKarl Darlow 5\nFirst half howler cost Newcastle a valuable win. Recovered slightly in second half.\nHow fans reacted to the error:\nVideo Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now Watch this video again Video will play in Newcastle fans react online to the 2-2 draw at Norwich Share this video Watch Next\nDeAndre Yedlin 7\nAlways a threat down the right hand side with Norwich forced to step off him every time.\nJamaal Lascelles 6\nNot convincing in the first half but redeemed himself with the equaliser to crank up what would have been a low score.\nCiaran Clark 5\nLooked like a different player to the rock steady defender at Wolves.\nPaul Dummett 6\nTried to turn on the attacking power down the left hand side with seven crosses.\nMatt Ritchie 7\nPlayed a part in the Perez opener and was denied by the woodwork in the second half.\n(Photo: Newcastle United)\nJonjo Shelvey 7\nOn the end of some shocking fouls from Norwich. Could have won it near the end with free-kick.\nJack Colback 6\nLaid on the opener for Perez but then faded before being hooked.\n(Photo: PA)\nYoan Gouffran 6\nNot very effective in either half.\nAyoze Perez 8\nA much better display as he grabbed opener and laid on assist for Lascelles. Should have scored the winner late on when clean through.\nAleksandar Mitrovic 4\nShould be burying chances like the ones he had at Carrow Road.\n(Photo: Newcastle Chronicle)\nSubs\nMo Diame 6 (for Colback 54)\nWon free-kick for the equaliser.\nChristian Atsu 6 (for Ritchie 70)\nHad some nice touches and almost slipped in Perez for the game sealing goal.\nDwight Gayle 6 (for Mitrovic 75)\nSome good runs on to Shelvey’s passes reminded fans of what they’ve been missing.", "The video will start in 8 Cancel\nGet football updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nJamaal Lascelles has been rewarded with a new six-year deal.\nThe Newcastle defender was made skipper by boss Rafa Benitez this season and responded by scoring two match-winning goals, against Swansea and Stoke.\nBenitez has now moved to ward off potential interest from elite clubs by handing over a new deal lasting until 2023.\nFormer Nottingham Forest youngster Lascelles, 23, said: “I’m over the moon.\n(Image: Getty)\n“Since I came to Newcastle, I’ve been happy; I love the city, the football and the fans. Everything about it, I enjoy. So I’m happy to be tied down for the next six years here.\n“We’ve got a group of ambitious lads, the fans are excellent and the manager has got trust in me, so I’m really happy here and I want to take the club as high as it can go.”\nBenitez added: “As soon as I made the decision to make Jamaal the captain of Newcastle United, he rose to the challenge and he has developed as a player and a character.\n“He has proven himself to be a very good leader and a good role model too.\n“He has also improved as a player, responding well to our advice and guidance and getting better with every game.\n“I would like to congratulate him on his new contract with the club, it is very well deserved.”​", "Get Newcastle United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nNewcastle United travel to Blackburn Rovers this afternoon looking to build on their one point lead at the top of the Championship table.\nThe Magpies reclaimed top spot after beating Nottingham Forest 3-1 on Friday night as a fortuitous goal from Matt Ritchie as well as a Dwight Gayle brace ensured they took full advantage of Brighton’s game being postponed.\nThey now travel to Ewood Park looking to avenge last month’s defeat to Rovers, backed by the 7,000 strong travelling Toon Army.\nThe game will be United’s third match in the space of a week and it is likely Rafa Benitez will make a couple of changes in order to keep his squad fresh.\nJonjo Shelvey serves the third of his five match suspension, while Rolando Aarons and Jesus Gamez are ruled out through injury, but aside from that Benitez has a virtually full squad to choose from.\nAnd Newcastle fans have been having their say as to who they would like to see in the team this afternoon, using the ChronicleLive team selector tool to choose their starting XI.\nMagpies fans have voted to revert back to a 4-4-2 formation, making two changes to the side who beat Forest on Friday.\nKarl Darlow would retain his place in goal, while the back four of DeAndre Yedlin, Jamaal Lascelles, Ciaran Clark and Paul Dummett would remain unchanged.\nIsaac Hayden would remain in central midfield but you would like to see Mo Diame join him in a deeper role than he has previously played this season.\nMatt Ritchie and Christian Atsu would retain their places on the wings and as ever you would like today to be the day that Dwight Gayle is joined up front by Aleksandar Mitrovic, with the Serbian forward replacing Ayoze Perez.", "Newcastle United’s captain Jamaal Lascelles spared his goalkeeper Karl Darlow’s blushes with an 81st-minute equaliser to earn them a 2-2 draw in a pulsating match with Norwich City at Carrow Road which left the Championship leaders a point clear of Brighton who were held at home by Ipswich Town.\nIt was an error by Darlow that had enabled Norwich to lead at half-time after they had recovered from conceding a goal by Ayoze Pérez after only 23 seconds. Under little pressure Darlow had sliced a clearance straight to Cameron Jerome who tapped the ball into an unguarded net in the 17th minute.\nSuch a turnround had seemed unlikely after the impressive start made by Rafael Benítez’s side who had caught Norwich cold with their first attack. Static defending allowed Jack Colback to pick out Pérez just inside the box and the Spaniard produced a cool, low finish to beat John Ruddy.\nMatt Ritchie secures win over Derby to send Newcastle top of the table Read more\nThey should have added to that in the fifth minute when a slip from Russell Martin let Aleksandar Mitrovic to race clear but Ruddy did well to block the shot.\nHowever, a mistake by Newcastle allowed Norwich to level matters. Lascelles was caught in possession by Jerome when he should have cleared and the striker squared for Jacob Murphy to side-foot in from close range.\nAfter Darlow had handed Norwich the lead Newcastle responded and it took an excellent reaction save from Ruddy to keep out a powerful header from Mitrovic.\nNorwich then went close to increasing their advantage as Newcastle were again found wanting at the back but Steven Whittaker shot inches wide.\nThere was still time for Mitrovic to fire a close-range effort against a post and Norwich’s Jonny Howson to curl a long-range shot narrowly wide before the end of a frenetic first half.\nNewcastle were almost level eight minutes into the second half when Matt Ritchie slammed the ball against the crossbar from inside the six-yard box after being set up by DeAndre Yedlin.\nThe Magpies were enjoying the bulk of possession, with Norwich now defending well, although they lived dangerously again after 73 minutes when Mitrovic got to the byline but was unable to pick out a colleague in the box,\nNewcastle finally found a way through when Norwich failed to deal with an inswinging free-kick from Jonjo Shelvey. The ball reached Pérez, who crossed for Lascelles to volley home at the far post.\nShelvey almost bundled home a late winner and Ruddy denied first Pérez and then Shelvey in added time.", "Reports surfaced on Thursday that Shelvey had broken a finger on his left hand in training after X-rays revealed the damage.\nThe midfielder now has his left arm in a cast, but it was unknown how he sustained the injury.\nHowever, The Sun claim the damage was done as a result of a training-ground bust-up between two his team-mates.\nIt is said Lascelles and Diame were at each other’s throats during a fiery session at at the club’s Darsley Park centre.\nBoth were firing insults at each other with Newcastle club captain Lascalles repeatedly calling Diame “lazy”.", "The video will start in 8 Cancel\nGet Newcastle United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nNewcastle United players and staff are set to rally around Jonjo Shelvey after his red card against Tottenham Hotspur.\nThe England international, who is United’s highest earner, was sent off for a senseless stamp on Dele Alli which occurred directly in front of referee Andre Marriner and results in a three-game ban.\nShelvey will now be suspended until September but during that time the Chronicle understands the midfielder will work with Rafa Benitez and a sports psychologist to tackle his anger issues on the field.\n(Image: The Chronicle)\nShelvey apologised to his team-mates after the game and was believed to be in the doldrums on Sunday night after accepting his actions cost Newcastle a positive result against Spurs.\nWhen asked if Shelvey had let him down, Benitez said after the game: “It’s not me, it’s everyone.\n“We have been talking about that for a while.\n“He knows that he had made a mistake, he apologised, but still we lost the game.\n“All I’ll say is the rules are the rules and we made a mistake. But we will have to see, analyse everything.\n“We cannot change anything.\n“Now we have to move forward and think about solutions.”", "Get Newcastle United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nNewcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles has told Karl Darlow to forget about his mistake during the 2-2 draw against Norwich City.\nThe Toon centre-back ended up grabbing an equaliser at Carrow Road after Darlow misread a routine clearance to allow Cameron Jerome to net the easiest goal of his career.\nBut Lascelles defended his goalkeeper in the aftermath of what could be an important point for Newcastle .\nLascelles said: “He’s got high expectations of himself, he’s got really high standards, and we all do with each other. Mistakes happen all the time.\n“Even Ronaldo, Messi, they all make mistakes, it happens to every single player.\n“You can’t be amazing every single day. He’ll brush it off, it’s not going to affect him at all.\n“But we all reacted well and managed to get a point, so we go again on Monday.”\nLascelles also praised the battling spirit of his team as they fought back to steal a point and stay at the top of the Sky Bet Championship table .\nThe former Nottingham Forest defender said: “I ask quite a lot of this team, and we shouldn’t even be in a situation where we’re trying to get a goal back.\n“No team should be able to do that to us. I know it was from mistakes that we made, and we’re disappointed that we made errors.\n“But on the other side, we’re pleased that we came away with something tonight.\n“I just found myself in the right place at the right time – I’d rather it had been 0-0 than 2-2.\n“We’ll just prepare for the next game now, and keep our heads up.”\nNewcastle now have to wait until Monday night for their next game against Aston Villa at St James’ Park.\nHowever, Lascelles hopes that United can iron out their issues in training in the next few days.\nVideo Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now Watch this video again Video will play in Lee Ryder reflects on Newcastle's 2-2 draw at Norwich Share this video Watch Next\nHe told the club’s website: “It was an excellent start.\n“We moved the ball really well, and Ayoze’s a clever player; if he gets half a chance he normally puts it away, so it gave us a little lift.\n“But after that, we’ve got to really switch on because I think that when we go a goal up, we’re really vulnerable.\n“We need to sort that out and look at ourselves.”\nMeanwhile, Alex Neil has reflected on a missed chance to beat the Magpies after watching them throw away the lead.\nThe draw left Norwich four points out of the play-offs and 15 behind Newcastle.\nNeil said: “To be honest, there are mixed emotions after that. Obviously, you are not expecting to concede a goal in the first minute and we were really nervy in the first five minutes.\n“But once we got our goal and then got ahead, I thought we were excellent - the response from the players was top class.\n“In the second half, we started okay and then we started to drop deeper and deeper to protect what we had and the frustrating thing from our point of view is that we didn’t see it out.”", "Get Newcastle United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nIt could be a BIG point for Newcastle United .\nWith in-form Norwich flying and a pack of play-off contenders snapping at United’s heels, the trip to Carrow Road was always going to be a test of Newcastle’s mettle.\nAnd so it proved on a night of high drama against the Canaries – made even more nail-biting by watching results around the country go back and forth and the in-play Championship table a riveting watch.\nAfter their soaring start, United conceded twice through careless errors. 2-1 down and chasing the game while their rivals were looking to make up ground, the tension was rising as Newcastle’s play was improving.\nVideo Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now Watch this video again Video will play in Norwich 2-2 Newcastle - Fan picture slideshow Share this video Watch Next\nBut as this brilliant video from Newcastle fan Lewis Roseby – who was part of the 1,800-strong travelling support – shows, the relief and celebrations at Carrow Road after Jamaal Lascelles’ leveller were something to behold.\nWhile the home atmosphere has the been the subject of debate this season – the Gallowgate Flags initiative is certainly helping to lift it – the noise and support from packed away grounds up and down the country has been unparalleled.\nAnd as you can tell from the noise at Carrow Road, supporters knew exactly how important Lascelles’ goal was in the context of a season that is heading into the business end of things.", "Lee Ryder's analysis of the first defeat of 2017\nThe video will start in 8 Cancel\nGet Newcastle United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nNewcastle United somehow lost a second game in three festive fixtures on a day when they were made to pay for missed chances at Ewood Park.\nIt was a first half so one-sided that Blackburn hadn’t had a shot on goal at the break but the longer it went on, the more it felt like United might be made to pay for their profligacy in front of goal.\nUnited dominated the second half too and had the ball in the back of the net twice – only for both efforts, by Dwight Gayle and Ciaran Clark, to be ruled out. And when Jack Colback committed a needless foul on the edge of the box, Charlie Mulgrew stepped up to convert a free-kick past Karl Darlow.\nIt was a bitter pill to swallow for Rafa Benitez but the bigger picture is that United have been bumped off the top of the Championship table and the chasing pack – who all won today – are closing the gap on Newcastle in second.\nSo who did their bit at Blackburn despite defeat? And who let Newcastle down as they crashed to another loss – their second in three festive fixtures? Here are Lee Ryder’s player ratings for the Lancashire reverse.\nKarl Darlow 6\nBarely had anything to do until late free-kick from Mulgrew\n(Photo: Newcastle United)\nVurnon Anita 5\nDidn’t make his usual impact at right-back.\nJamaal Lascelles 6\nFound it tough going against a physical Blackburn team.\nCiaran Clark 6\nAmazingly denied another penalty on a bad day for Newcastle. Could have snatched it with chance in second half.\n(Photo: Newcastle United)\nPaul Dummett 6\nMade three interceptions and four clearances on his 100th appearance for the club, but ended up on the losing side.\nMatt Ritchie 6\nNot one of his best performances for United. Looked frustrated by the end.\nWatch the game in 60 seconds:\nVideo Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now Watch this video again Video will play in Blackburn 1 - 0 Newcastle: Game in 60 Seconds Share this video Watch Next\nIsaac Hayden 7\nTried to be the driving force in midfield. Unlucky not to create the winner for Clark.\nJack Colback 5\nA needless free-kick cost Newcastle the game.\n(Photo: The Chronicle)\nYoan Gouffran 5\nSeems to have struggled in recent games. Hauled off by the end.\nMo Diame 6\nIf only his shot had dipped just beneath the bar.\nDwight Gayle 6\nNot much fell for him.\nSubs\nAyoze Perez (for Colback 77)\nChristian Atsu (for Gouffran 85)\nDaryl Murphy (for Anita 87)", "The heavily-criticised Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey is reportedly facing the loss of Newcastle's captaincy, in the wake of his sending off against Spurs on Sunday.\nThe Sun reported that manager Rafa Benitez may be forced into making a change after the incident in which the midfielder appeared to stamp on Dele Alli, while former Newcastle boss Graeme Souness labelled Shelvey a 'clown' for his actions.\nThe 25-year-old was sent for an early bath on Sunday as Benitez's side slumped to a 2-0 home defeat prompted Souness to exclaim: “He’s gone from captain to clown in the space of ten seconds.”\nLINDSEY PARNABY/GettyImages\nRafa Bentiez also admitted he might consider his options in the wake of the 25-year-old's third career red.\n“We will see in the future. It is too early,\" Benitez said. \"He knows he has made a mistake and he apologised in the dressing room\"\n“I would also like to say that the tackle from behind from Harry Kane was worse, the rules are the rules, and we paid for that. I said it was worse because I had to change one player.\"\nHowever, Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino was quick to defend Harry Kane - and praised Dele Alli for keeping his cool, after Shelvey's stamp.\nHe said: \"I saw the action. It [Kane's tackle] was not the same as Shelvey. It was different.\n“Dele was calm, it was important because if you remember last season we talked about that, how we need to behave, improve and learn.\n“He is so mature now and accepts what can happen on the pitch. He is so calm, is so brave and I think then he scored, a great goal and I’m very happy.\"", "Welcome to the Newcastle United live blog for Wednesday, February 15.\nThe Magpies last night slipped to a 2-2 draw with Norwich, with Jamaal Lascelles' second half strike rescuing a point.\nHowever, thanks to Ipswich's 1-1 draw at Brighton, Rafa Benitez's side remained top of the Championship with just 15 games remaining.\nHuddersfield cut the gap between Newcastle and the play-off places to just five points though as they came from behind to beat Rotherham.\nWe'll have all the analysis and reaction from another hard-fought away point - as well as build-up to Aston Villa next up on Monday night.\nAs ever we want to hear from you, so please send us your thoughts over Facebook at www.facebook.com/chroniclenufc/ or on Twitter at @ChronicleNUFC.\nUpdates from Lee Ryder, Chris Waugh, Mark Douglas and Craig Johns throughout the day.", "The video will start in 8 Cancel\nGet Newcastle United FC updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nRafa Benitez feels his side deserved all three points at Carrow Road.\nThe Magpies had to settle for a 2-2 draw despite having 20 attempts at goal and striking the woodwork twice.\nBut the result still keeps the Magpies top of the table after Brighton were held by Ipswich Town.\nAfter the game, Benitez said: “I thought we deserved to win.\n“Maybe they will think the opposite, but we had so many chances.\n“We hit the post twice, and had so many other chances.\n“The way we were playing at the start, it is just a shame that we made the mistakes to let the other team score.\n“We created chances and did well.”\nAnd Benitez was delighted with his side’s efforts after a pulsating encounter with Alex Neil’s side.\nHe said: “The reaction and the character of the players was the most positive thing to come out of the game.\nRelive the rollercoaster game in 60 seconds:\nVideo Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now Watch this video again Video will play in Norwich 2-2 Newcastle - Game In 60 Seconds Share this video Watch Next\n“Football is a sport where anything can happen, and that is why so many people love football.\n“You can win a game 1-0 with one chance, but you can have 20 chances, make a couple of mistakes and lose.\n“In this case, the players didn’t want to lose and their reaction was excellent.\n“The way they responded to going behind was really positive, and to show this character is important.\n“We were away, playing against a good team, but we reacted well and I’m sure the away fans were enjoying the character, passion and commitment of these players.”\nBenitez was also calm about the first half errors from both Karl Darlow and Jamaal Lascelles.\nHe said: “We have not had too many games where we have made mistakes like that, so that is why you cannot be too worried about them.\n“Okay, it is bad, and it is something you don’t like to see, but because it is not normal, it is something we have to forget about quickly.\n“We will analyse why it happened, but once we know why, we will just concentrate on the reaction and the positives to come out of the game.”", "The Newcastle midfielder picked up the third red card of his career in Sunday's loss to Tottenham, but is aware he must learn to \"shut up\"\nNewcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has revealed he has been seeing a psychologist to work on his anger issues.\nShelvey cost his team in their Premier League return on Sunday, as his red card for a stamp on Tottenham's Dele Alli proved decisive in a 2-0 win for Tottenham Hotspur.\nToon 3/1 on dabblebet to go straight back down\nThe 25-year-old told the Daily Mail that he's been working on his anger ever since receiving a red card against Nottingham Forest last season.\n“Look, sometimes I just need to reign in it in on the football pitch,” Shelvey said. “I need to just shut up and stuff. I need to not get involved and walk away.\n“I started to see a psychologist last year to work on the mental side of things. It was after the Forest game. I was sent off. I had kicked out at this lad and it was just childish.\n“When people wind me up I should just laugh. I do need to get that out of me. Sometimes you can't help it.\nThe latest transfer rumours\n\"I started to work with this fella and after that there wasn't really an incident when I did that. I started to learn to keep my head down and just get on with the game.\n\"But it's an ongoing process and I am still working with him. Sometimes I can lose my head and it can't keep happening.\"\nShelvey will be suspended until September 10 as a result of his stamp on Alli.", "It’s taken a long time, but Newcastle United have FINALLY learnt how to draw.\nBut Rafa Benitez still wasn’t happy.\nThere was error after error and chance after chance.\nThis was a good point in the end, but Newcastle created enough chances to have taken all three points. Comfortably.\nAnything goes in the Championship, but this game, which ended 2-2, was unlike any other Benitez’s side have been involved in this season.\nThere was error after error and chance after chance. The game was both entertaining and infuriating.\nIt was also a game of two halves for United, who were much better after the break.\nAnd Jamaal Lascelles, involved in the incidents which led to Norwich City’s two first-half goals, claimed what could prove an important point with an 81st-minute strike of his own.\nIt was no less than Newcastle deserved for their second-half efforts at Carrow Road, the scene of a dramatic defeat late last season.\nThe game also saw the return of Dwight Gayle from injury ahead of a hugely-important home double header against Aston Villa and Bristol City.\nNorwich were second in the division when the two teams met in late September.\nAlex Neil’s team have only just recovered from what happened at St James’s Park that night.\nTrailing 3-1, Newcastle came back to win 4-3. It was a remarkable comeback from a team which was still finding its feet in one of the most uncompromising divisions in the game..\nGayle netted the winner – and completed his first hat-trick for the club – six minutes into added time.\nThe defeat seemed to break relegated Norwich, who had seemingly been genuine title contenders at the start of the season.\nBut it galvanised United, and Benitez’s side has been strong enough to overcome a number of setbacks since then, notably the Jonjo Shelvey’s suspension and Gayle’s injury.\nGayle made a timely return from the hamstring problem he suffered last month after taking his goal tally for the season to 20 with a strike against Brentford.\nThe sight of Gayle limping off at Griffin Park was a troubling one given his importance to Benitez’s side.\nBenitez’s decision to name Perez in his starting XI ahead of Mohamed Diame had been questioned by some fans before kick-off time.\nBut Perez quickly justified Benitez’s faith in him with a goal after just 23 seconds.\nJack Colback played him in, and Perez stroked the ball past John Ruddy.\nBut given Norwich’s form in front of goal in recent weeks, this game always looked like it would have goals at both ends of the pitch.\nAnd Norwich were level 11 minutes later. Lascelles slipped and allowed Cameron Jerome to cross the ball for Jacob Murphy, who tapped the ball into the net.\nIt got worse for United in the 17th minute.\nA sliced clearance from Darlow allowed Jerome a run at an empty goal. He celebrated before the ball had even crossed the line as a distraught Darlow crouched with his head in his hands outside Newcastle’s box.\nFrom that moment on, Norwich’s fans goaded Darlow every time he touched the ball.\nAt the other end of the pitch, Aleksandar Mitrovic forced a saved from Ruddy with a header, but the momentum was with the home side for most of the half.\nAlex Neil’s side bullied United in their own half, and Lascelles had an uncomfortable 45 minutes against Jerome.\nNorwich, however, were vulnerable defensively themselves, and Mitrovic struck the post from a Yedlin cross as the half-time break neared.\nIt had been an extraordinary half. And not in a good way.\nBenitez, however, resisted the temptation to make a change, or more, at the break, and he sent out the same 11 players.\nNewcastle had the upper hand early in the half, and Matt Ritchie struck the underside of the crossbar with a shot from a Yedlin delivery.\nBenitez replaced Colback with Diame in the 54th minute, and United delivered ball after ball into the home box. Ball by ball, Norwich kept them out.\nAnd Benitez next turned to Christian Atsu, who replaced Matt Ritchie.\nGayle didn’t make it on to the pitch until the 76th minute, and he and Atsu energised United for the final few minutes.\nThe goal came after Norwich failed to clear a free-kick. Perez took the ball on the right and his cross was met at the far post by Lascelles, who struck a side-footed volley past Ruddy.\nBenitez had talked about the need for his team to learn to draw in December. However, given the chances his team created at Carrow Road, it’s not surprising that he was frustrated after the final whistle." ]
how many fluid ounces in a pound of powdered sugar?
[ "One pound of powdered sugar converted to ounce equals to 16.00 oz. How many ounces of powdered sugar are in 1 pound?" ]
[ "One pound of brown sugar converted to fluid ounce equals to 18.14 fl-oz. How many fluid ounces of brown sugar are in 1 pound? The answer is: The change of 1 lb ( pound ) unit in a brown sugar measure equals = into 18.14 fl-oz ( fluid ounce ) as per the equivalent measure and for the same brown sugar type.", "How many cups in a pound of powdered sugar? One pound is equal to 3 1/2-4 cups of unsifted powdered sugar or 4 1/2 cups of sifted powdered sugar. To measure, simply scoop some powdered sugar and level off the top with the back of a knife.", "One US cup of granulated sugar converted to fluid ounce equals to 8.00 fl-oz. How many fluid ounces of granulated sugar are in 1 US cup?", "One gram of caster sugar converted to fluid ounce equals to 0.036 fl-oz. How many fluid ounces of caster sugar are in 1 gram? The answer is: The change of 1 g ( gram ) unit in a caster sugar measure equals = into 0.036 fl-oz ( fluid ounce ) as per the equivalent measure and for the same caster sugar type.", "We know that 1 cup of water weighs 8 ounces, but honey, as an example, is thicker than water, so 1 cup of honey actually weighs in at 12 ounces. Powdered sugar right out of the box or the plastic bag weighs 4 1/2 ounces per cup, so a 1-pound box (or 16 ounces) contains about 3 1/2 cups of powdered sugar.", "One pound of all purpose flour (APF) converted to fluid ounce equals to 29.03 fl-oz. How many fluid ounces of all purpose flour (APF) are in 1 pound?", "An ounce of sugar is 1/16 of a pound, and there are 28.3495 grams in one ounce. An ounce is a measure of sugar weight.", "How many fluid ounces of cocoa powder are in 1 US cup? The answer is: The change of 1 cup us ( US cup ) unit in a cocoa powder measure equals = into 8.00 fl-oz ( fluid ounce ) as per the equivalent measure and for the same cocoa powder type.", "One pound of white long rice converted to fluid ounce equals to 19.61 fl-oz. How many fluid ounces of white long rice are in 1 pound?", "The answer is: The change of 1 lb ( pound ) unit in a powdered sugar measure equals = into 453.59 g ( gram ) as per the equivalent measure and for the same powdered sugar type.", "How many teaspoons of powdered sugar are in 1 gram? The answer is: The change of 1 g ( gram ) unit in a powdered sugar measure equals = into 0.38 tsp ( teaspoon ) as per the equivalent measure and for the same powdered sugar type.", "A pound is a commonly used unit to measure sugar weight. A pound of sugar is equal to 16 ounces, and there are 0.453592 kilograms in one pound.", "One US cup of granulated sugar converted to ounce equals to 7.05 oz. How many ounces of granulated sugar are in 1 US cup?", "One ounce of icing sugar converted to gram equals to 28.35 g How many grams of icing sugar are in 1 ounce?", "1 pound = 3 1/2 to 4 cups unsifted powdered sugar. 1 pound = 4 1/2 cups sifted powered sugar.", "The answer is: The change of 1 oz ( ounce ) unit in a powdered sugar measure equals = into 0.23 cup us ( US cup ) as per the equivalent measure and for the same powdered sugar type.", "One ounce of caster sugar converted to gram equals to 28.35 g. How many grams of caster sugar are in 1 ounce?", "One pound of mercury converted to fluid ounce equals to 1.13 fl oz. How many fluid ounces of mercury are in 1 pound? The answer is: The change of 1 lb ( pound ) unit of a mercury amount equals = to 1.13 fl oz ( fluid ounce ) as the equivalent measure for the same mercury type.", "One pound of lard converted to fluid ounce equals to 17.70 fl oz. How many fluid ounces of lard are in 1 pound? The answer is: The change of 1 lb ( pound ) unit in a lard measure equals = into 17.70 fl oz ( fluid ounce ) as per the equivalent measure and for the same lard type.", "One ounce of granulated sugar converted to teaspoon equals to 6.80 tsp. How many teaspoons of granulated sugar are in 1 ounce? The answer is: The change of 1 oz ( ounce ) unit in a granulated sugar measure equals = into 6.80 tsp ( teaspoon ) as per the equivalent measure and for the same granulated sugar type.", "One pound of butter converted to fluid ounce equals to 16.00 fl-oz. How many fluid ounces of butter are in 1 pound? The answer is: The change of 1 lb ( pound ) unit in a butter measure equals = into 16.00 fl-oz ( fluid ounce ) as per the equivalent measure and for the same butter type.", "One ounce of brown sugar converted to gram equals to 28.35 g How many grams of brown sugar are in 1 ounce?", "One pound of beach sand converted to fluid ounce equals to 10.03 fl oz. How many fluid ounces of beach sand are in 1 pound? The answer is: The change of 1 lb ( pound ) weight unit of beach sand measure equals = to volume 10.03 fl oz ( fluid ounce ) as the equivalent measure within the same beach sand substance type.", "One tablespoon of powdered sugar converted to gram equals to 7.81 g. How many grams of powdered sugar are in 1 tablespoon? The answer is: The change of 1 tbsp ( tablespoon ) unit in a powdered sugar measure equals = into 7.81 g ( gram ) as per the equivalent measure and for the same powdered sugar type.", "1 ounce (oz) of granulated sugar mass equals to 2.25 tablespoons (tbsp) of granulated sugar.", "How many fluid ounces in a gallon? There are 128 fluid ounces in a gallon.", "One ounce of granulated sugar converted to tablespoon equals to 2.27 tbsp. How many tablespoons of granulated sugar are in 1 ounce? The answer is: The change of 1 oz ( ounce ) unit in a granulated sugar measure equals = into 2.27 tbsp ( tablespoon ) as per the equivalent measure and for the same granulated sugar type.", "How many U.S. fluid ounces are in one pound of water? 1 fl-oz = 0.065 lb wt. One US fluid ounce is 1⁄16 of a US pint, 1⁄32 of a US quart, and 1⁄128 of a US gallon.", "How Many Fluid Ounces (U.S.) in a Peck (U.S.) There are 297.893691 Fluid Ounces (U.S.) in a Peck (U.S.).", "Cups to Fluid Ounces Conversion For example, to find out how many fluid ounces there are in a cup and a half, multiply 1.5 by 8, that makes 12 fluid ounces in a cup and a half. How many fluid ounces in 1/2 cup? There are 4 fluid oz in 1/2 cup.", "How many teaspoons of granulated sugar are in 1 pound? The answer is: The change of 1 lb ( pound ) unit in a granulated sugar measure equals = into 108.86 tsp ( teaspoon ) as per the equivalent measure and for the same granulated sugar type.", "How many fluid ounces in 1/4 cup? There are 2 fluid oz in 1/4 cup. How many fluid ounces in 2/3 cup?" ]
The Duke of Cambridge has said it was "very difficult" not to have his late mother at his wedding.
[ "Interviewed by US TV network ABC, Prince William agreed he had \"missed\" Princess Diana at Westminster Abbey.\n\"It's the one time since she's died, where I've… thought to myself it would be fantastic if she was here,\" he said.\nMeanwhile, Buckingham Palace has announced the prince has been made a Royal Knight of the Order of the Thistle, Scotland's highest honour.\nWilliam and his brother Prince Harry were both interviewed by ABC's Katie Couric for a documentary to coincide with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.\nWilliam was 15 and Harry 12 when their mother died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997.\nAsked about his April 2011 wedding, Prince William said he thought it was \"just how sad really for her, more than anything, not being able to see it... I think she would have loved the day\".\nHe added: \"I sort of prepared myself beforehand so that... I was sort of mentally prepared so I didn't want any wobbly lips or anything going on,\" he said.\nHe said he hoped Diana would have been \"very proud\" of both Harry and himself on the day he married Kate Middleton.\nHe added: \"I'm just very sad that she's never going to get a chance to meet Kate.\"\nInterviewed separately for the Jubilee Queen documentary, Prince Harry agreed it was \"hard\" that Diana was not at the wedding.\n\"I think she had the best seat in the house probably,\" he said. \"She would have loved to be there.\"\nOn the subject of the Queen, Harry said his grandmother was someone who is \"really very very normal, very relaxed.\n\"She obviously takes a huge interest in what we all do... she wants to know which charities we are supporting, how life is going in our jobs as such.\"\nA St James's Palace spokesman said the Duke of Cambridge, who has the Scottish title the Earl of Strathearn and is already a Knight of the Garter, was \"very honoured\" to be made a Royal Knight of the Thistle.\nThe accolade is second only in precedence in the UK to the Order of the Garter and is given after a personal decision by the Queen.\nThe spokesman added: \"It's his 30th birthday this year and also the Diamond Jubilee and the Queen felt it was an appropriate time to bestow the honour.\"\nWilliam will be formally installed as a Royal Knight of the Thistle in July during the Queen's official week-long residence at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.\nThe Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales and Princess Royal have all received the same honour in the past.\nIn London, the Duke of Cambridge's wife, Kate, attended her first Buckingham Palace garden party alongside the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.\nShe wore a soft pink dress by designer Emilia Wickstead, with matching Jane Corbett hat.\nIt was the second garden party to be held at the palace so far this year and was attended by 8,000 guests." ]
[ "Kensington Palace said Prince William will join the East Anglian Air Ambulance flying both day and night shifts.\nIt will become his main job, but his rota will take into account any duties he will continue to undertake on behalf of the Queen.\nA spokesman said the duke was \"hugely excited and motivated\" by the role.\n\"The duke sees this as a true form of public service, helping people in their most difficult times,\" he said.\n\"He regards his work with the RAF search and rescue force as having been an exceptional privilege and the duke wanted to make his own contribution to the outstanding work of the air ambulance service.\"\nThe charity's chief executive, Patrick Peal, said: \"We're delighted His Highness has decided to fly with us.\n\"We are confident this will help raise the profile of the charity and other air ambulance charities in the region and across the UK.\"\nThe charity said the duke would be based at Cambridge Airport and fly missions in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Bedfordshire.\nHe will be paid a salary which he will donate in full to the charity, Kensington Palace said.\nFor a second time in his life, the man who will be king will take on a role on merit and not because he has inherited it.\nIt will, according to one of those close to him, give Prince William a renewed sense of purpose.\nThe pilot prince will work for the East Anglian Air Ambulance for at least two years. He is, apparently, fully committed to remaining in the job for as long as he can.\nThis career choice - away from the tried and tested royal path of unveiling plaques and planting trees - is a reminder that William is, in the words of one official, \"two heartbeats away from the throne\". Being heir-but-one gives him the freedom that Prince Charles never enjoyed.\nWilliam is exploiting this flexibility to the full and will continue to do so until destiny calls.\nRead more from Peter\nCambridge Airport is well placed between the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's new home at Anmer Hall in Norfolk and their apartment at Kensington Palace.\nThere had been speculation surrounding the move since Prince William, who is qualified to be a captain or pilot of a Sea King helicopter, ended his active service as an RAF search and rescue pilot last September.\nDuring his service he carried out more than 150 missions and completed more than 1,300 flying hours.\nHis main duties will involve flying an EC145 T2 aircraft and working alongside medics to respond to emergencies ranging from road accidents to heart attacks.\nIn order to gain this licence, the prince must complete five months of training followed by 14 exams and a flight test.\nInitially he will be employed as a co-pilot but, after a period of training, he will be qualified as a helicopter commander.\nAlastair Wilson, the charity's medical director, said: \"He will be looking after patients with conditions that would be horrifying for many and some pilots may not like that very much.\n\"Compared to his role as a search and rescue pilot, he may be dealing with more injury patients than he is used to, but I'm sure he will adapt very well to that.\"", "The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were among those at the wedding in Canongate Kirk on a sunny Royal Mile.\nHundreds of well-wishers lined the streets for Scotland's first royal wedding in almost 20 years.\nPrince Charles and Camilla, Prince William and Catherine, and Prince Harry were also attending the ceremony and reception at Holyroodhouse.\nThe Reverend Neil Gardner welcomed guests up the Royal Mile, including the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh.\nThe bride's dress, an ivory silk and satin gown, was designed by Stewart Parvin, one of the Queen's favourite couturiers. This was accompanied by a veil, tiara and Jimmy Choo shoes.\nThe doors of the Canongate Kirk were closed to the press and public, but hundreds of well-wishers gathered in Edinburgh's Old Town to watch the arrival and departure of the Royal Family.\nAfter the ceremony the couple emerged arm-in-arm, stood on the steps to the entrance to the 17 Century kirk and shared a kiss.\nThe newlyweds arrived back at the palace as the Royal Scots Association pipe band played.\nAmong the crowds who turned out for the day was Jackie Rushton, 48, from Yorkshire, who told BBC Scotland: \"I just love anything to do with the Royal Family, I'm a big fan, I have great respect for them.\"\nAnother well-wisher, Margaret Kittle, 76, travelled from Winona in Canada to see the wedding.\nShe said: \"I've come to all the royal weddings since Princess Anne and Mark Phillips' wedding.\n\"I like to come to the weddings and all the royal occasions that I can, because the Queen is queen of Canada.\"\nZara Phillips is believed to be setting a royal precedent by not taking the surname of Mike Tindall.\nEven when they marry commoners, Royal brides have always adopted the family name of their partners.\nWhen Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, daughter of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon, wed Daniel Chatto in 1994 she took on his name.\nZara's decision appears to be based on the fact she wants to preserve her sporting persona and business interests.\nThe former equestrian world champion is known throughout the sport as Zara Phillips and she has signed a number of deals which help fund her sporting interests.\nOther guests included Prince Andrew and his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.\nThe private afternoon ceremony will be followed by a reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.\nThe couple hosted a pre-wedding party on the royal yacht Britannia, which is moored in Leith, on Friday night.\nThey had previously attended a rehearsal for the ceremony at the kirk with the bride's parents, Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips.\nPrincess Anne's second marriage, to Timothy Laurence, was the last Scottish royal wedding in 1992.\nZara, 30, will keep her maiden name when she marries. It is understood this is because of her sporting career in equestrianism.\nMr Tindall, from Otley in Yorkshire, plays for club side Gloucester and has been capped more than 60 times for his country.\nHe invited some of England's best-known rugby players to the wedding.\nHe and best man Iain Balshaw were part of England's winning 2003 rugby World Cup squad in Australia, where the couple were introduced by Zara's cousin Prince Harry.\nLothian and Borders Police said they had been working with the Palace and Edinburgh City Council to ensure the event's smooth running.\nSupt Ivor Marshall, who is the Silver Commander responsible for overseeing security arrangements, said the kirk's location, close to both the Scottish Parliament and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, yet set on the busy tourist hub of the Royal Mile, presented unique challenges.", "Prince William and Catherine saw how the Salaam Baalak Trust provides support for working children in Delhi.\nLater, during a meeting with India's PM Narendra Modi, the duke discussed pressures on the steel industry, Prince William's spokesman said.\nThe royals are on a seven-day tour of India and neighbouring Bhutan.\nThe duke's discussion with Mr Modi comes during a crisis facing the UK's steel industry, which has been blamed on the \"dumping\" of Chinese steel, relatively high energy prices and the extra cost of climate change policies.\nIndia's Tata Steel has begun the formal process of selling its loss-making UK business and UK MPs are to hold an emergency three-hour debate on the crisis.\nThe duke and duchess met Mr Modi at New Delhi's Hyderabad House, a former royal residence of maharajas that has hosted heads of state from across the globe.\nOther issues that were discussed during the meeting included the strength of the UK-India relationship in areas including defence and security, opportunities for young people, conservation and the UK/India Year of Culture in 2017, the Press Association news agency reported quoting sources.\nDuring their visit to the charity in Delhi, the duke asked: \"What can we do to help?\"\nThe charity's director, Sanjoy Roy, replied: \"Spread the word. People think of them as street kids, beggars, thieves but they are just children.\n\"They deserve an education, future and a life. They have a right to a childhood.\"\nThey also visited a boys' home near Delhi station, where about 50 boys live in the four-storey building.\nThe duchess sat next to Shansad Abdul, 12, who asked her to draw a picture of her house.\nSpeaking through a translator, he said afterwards: \"She was a very good lady and very happy to sit and draw with me.\"\nThe duke and duchess are due to travel to Kaziranga National Park, in the state of Assam, where over the next few days they will learn about the people and wildlife who inhabit the area.\nPeter Hunt, BBC royal correspondent\nThis will be a chance for the Cambridges to contrast urban and rural life.\nLeaving behind Mumbai and Delhi, they'll fly to the state of Assam and to Kaziranga National Park.\nOn the banks of the Brahmaputra river, the world heritage site - according to its website - excites the senses, arrests the soul and beckons a visit.\nLike his father and his grandfather, conservation is in Prince William's Windsor blood.\nAt this wildlife site William and his wife will learn about the challenges that arise when humans and wild animals live in close proximity.\nThe couple will also see the work of the rangers as they battle with the poachers hell bent on acquiring rhino horn.\nThat ever-lucrative trade is destroying the population of the one-horned rhinoceros. Two-thirds of those still alive shelter in Kaziranga National Park.\nRead more from Peter Hunt\nThe Kaziranga park, a world heritage site, is home to elephants, water buffalo, the endangered swamp deer, tigers, and two-thirds of the entire population of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros.\nThe national park visit coincides with the Bohag Bihu festival, the celebration of the Assamese new year, and in the evening around a camp fire, the duke and duchess will see dance and musical performances.", "The stage was won by Vincenzo Nibali after 124 miles (201km) of punishing roads and hill climbs.\nBritish rider Mark Cavendish was out of the race after a fall on Saturday.\nThe crowds were so dense in some places that riders struggled to pass at some points while in some areas late-comers were turned away.\nSir Rodney Walker, chairman of the tour organisers TdFHUB2014 Ltd said: \"Around 2.5 million spectators lined the route over two days and revelled in being part of history.\n\"The passion of the crowds in Yorkshire has really made this a weekend to remember.\n\"There has been a huge amount of planning and hard work from all the partners involved to ensure the first two stages were a success.\n\"We have once again showcased how the UK can deliver amazing events and a world-wide audience has seen the best of Yorkshire, and the best of the UK.\"\nBBC reporter Dave Edwards, at the event's Police Silver Command in Wakefield, said officers had asked stewards to redirect people from Oxenhope, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd and High Bradfield because of the huge numbers of spectators already at those sites.\nThe police command centre later said there were 60,000 people at the Holme Moss site.\nThe 197 riders faced some of the UK's toughest climbs in Sunday's stage.\nOne of the focal points for spectators was Holme Moss on the Yorkshire/Derbyshire border - the highest point on the stage at 1,709ft (521m).\nThe route passed through Harrogate, Keighley, and Huddersfield before reaching Sheffield, taking in areas made famous by the Bronte sisters and TV series Last Of The Summer Wine.\nMore than a million people lined the route of stage one of the Tour between Leeds and Harrogate.\nAlong Sunday's route the riders tackled nine categorised climbs, which were given French prefixes, including Cote de Holme Moss and Cote de Jenkin Road, in Sheffield.\nThe route also pitted the competitors against Cragg Vale - the longest continuous ascent in England.\nThe first stage of the 2,277-mile (3,664km) race began in Leeds with riders processing to Harewood House, where the race was officially started by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.\nThe peloton passed through towns and villages including Otley, Skipton, Ilkley, Hawes, Leyburn and Ripon before a sprint finish saw Germany's Marcel Kittel claim victory.\nBritish rider Cavendish, who had hoped to win the stage in his mother's home town of Harrogate, crashed close to the finish.Fellow Briton and 2013 Tour winner Chris Froome finished sixth on Saturday.\nOn Monday the third stage will take the riders from Cambridge to London, before 18 more stages culminate in the French capital on 27 July.\nIt is the fourth time the Tour has crossed La Manche (The English Channel).\nIn 1974 and 1994 it included stages in Britain and in 2007 London hosted the start, known as the Grand Depart.", "Royal Family fan Terry Hutt, 78, from Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, has become known as \"The Union Jack Man\".\n\"Being here has been like a holiday and totally overwhelming,\" he said.\nMr Hutt plans to stay until he sees the baby and said he hoped it might be named Prince Terence, after him.\nThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby was born at 16:24 BST on Monday, weighing 8lb 6oz.\nHis name is yet to be revealed.\nMr Hutt, a fan of the Royal Family since the age of four, arrived outside St Mary's Hospital two weeks ago, and decked his bench and himself in Union Jack regalia.\nHe has left his post only once, when his wife told him to return home for a bath.\n\"It's been worth every minute,\" Mr Hutt said.\n\"You're sitting at home and watching or listening to the news, and I'm right here.\"\nMr Hutt hopes to hand a homemade congratulations card to the Royal Couple when they leave the hospital.\n\"The only other thing I would like of course, is to hold the baby. You never know,\" he said.\n\"I have suggested they call it Prince Terence Norman, after me. But it will probably be George.\"\nMeanwhile, the mayor of Cambridge, Paul Saunders, said the city would celebrate its new prince in an unostentatious \"practical way for a down-to-earth couple\".\nA donation will be made to East Anglia's Children's Hospices (Each) of which the duchess is patron.\nIts chief executive, Graham Butland, said he was delighted, and added: \"On 22 July, 15 years ago, Each was born as a charity so we're really delighted that her Royal Highness's first child will forever share its birthday with Each.\"\nChildren at the Milton, Quidenham and The Treehouse hospices are making congratulatory cards which are to be sent to the duke and duchess.\nA Cambridge pub - visited by the couple on a recent visit to the city - has placed a baby chair in the bar, and said the spot would \"forever be reserved for the prince\".\nA punt company is planning to name a vessel after the baby and said the prince could take the boat out \"whenever he wished\".\nIn the meantime, Mr Hutt he said he hoped the baby would leave the hospital sooner rather than later, so he could pack up his belongings, clear up his \"royal bench\" that has been home for 13 days, and \"go home to see my own family\".", "The celebrity gossip magazine printed pictures of the duchess taken during the couple's private holiday in France.\nA royal spokesman said the legal proceedings had been launched in France and were for breach of privacy.\nCloser's editor said the couple were \"visible from the street\".\n\"These photos are not in the least shocking. They show a young woman sunbathing topless, like the millions of women you see on beaches,\" said Laurence Pieau.\nShe described the reaction as \"a little disproportionate\".\nA spokesman for the couple, who are on a tour of South East Asia and the South Pacific to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, strongly condemned publication of the pictures.\nThe duke and duchess, who were staying at the French chateau of the Queen's nephew, Lord Linley, \"have been hugely saddened to learn that a French publication and a photographer have invaded their privacy in such a grotesque and totally unjustifiable manner\", said the spokesman for Clarence House, the Prince of Wales's office.\nThe spokesman said the incident was \"reminiscent of the worst excesses of the press and paparazzi during the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, and all the more upsetting to the duke and duchess for being so\".\nOne royal official said the couple could not have chosen a more secluded spot in France for their private holiday.\nThe magazine's website says the pictures are of the couple \"like you have never seen them before. Gone are the fixed smiles and the demure dresses. On holiday Kate forgets everything.\"\nA royal spokesman said: \"St James's Palace confirms that legal proceedings for breach of privacy have been commenced today in France by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge against the publishers of Closer Magazine France.\"\nThe BBC's Nicholas Witchell said he had rarely seen such a level of publicly expressed anger from the palace over such an incident, and this anger reflected Prince William's feelings on the matter.\nOur correspondent said that the prince had a \"look of absolute thunder\" on his face as they left Kuala Lumpur - a stop on their nine-day tour - to travel to Sabah in north Borneo. Kate, meanwhile, \"looked composed and was smiling\", he said.\nPeter Hunt added that William's fury was because the prince had promised Kate that \"what happened to his mother would not happen to her, and he has failed on this occasion but he does not want to fail again\".\nBritish newspapers said they were offered photographs last week but turned them down.\nThe Sun - the only British newspaper to publish recent pictures of Prince Harry naked - said it had no intention of publishing the images.\n\"The circumstances are very different to those relating to the photos of Prince Harry in Las Vegas. As we said at the time, he was at a party in a hotel suite with a large group of strangers and one of those present released a photograph into the public domain,\" said the Sun's editor Dominic Mohan.\nRoyal history of suing\nPrime Minister David Cameron's official spokesman said: \"The view from Downing Street is that they are entitled to their privacy.\"\nA royal spokesman said the couple would not let the controversy distract them from their trip.\n\"The duke and duchess remain focused currently on their tour of Singapore, Malaysia, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu on behalf of HM the Queen.\"\nThe couple spent the day in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur where they started the day with visit to a mosque for the first time.\nThey later left the mainland and flew to Kota Kinabalu, capital of the state of Sabah on Borneo, where they will travel to the rainforest to learn about the wildlife.\nCloser is not run by the same company as the British title; it is administered by Italian business Mondadori, owned by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's holding company Fininvest.\nThe publisher which established the Closer brand, said it was \"appalled\" by the decision to publish the images and said it was reviewing the licence of the French magazine, over which it has no editorial control.\nPaul Keenan, chief executive of Bauer Media, which owns the UK version of Closer, said: \"We deplore the publication of these intrusive and offensive pictures and have asked that Closer France takes these pictures down immediately from its website and desist from publishing any further pictures.\n\"Bauer Media and Closer UK regards publication of these photographs as a gross intrusion of their Royal Highnesses' privacy.\"", "The couple's lawyers will make the complaint to French prosecutors on Monday, St James's Palace has said.\nThe images have appeared in French magazine Closer and the Irish Daily Star. An Italian magazine has said it also plans to print the photographs.\nThe pair are in the Solomon Islands on their Asian and Pacific tour.\nA palace spokeswoman said: \"We can confirm that a criminal complaint is to be made to the French Prosecution Department.\"\n\"It concerns the taking of photographs of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge whilst on holiday and the publication of those photographs in breach of their privacy.\"\nThe couple's legal team will also attend the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nanterre in Paris on Monday, where damages and an injunction will be sought regarding Closer magazine.\nThe legal action also aims to prevent further publication of the images.\nCloser magazine has defended its decision to publish, saying: \"The photos we selected are by no means degrading.\"\nThe co-owners of the Irish Daily Star - which also published the photos - condemned the decision to print.\nPrince William and Catherine were welcomed with traditional garlands when they arrived in the Soloman Islands on Sunday, on the latest part of their Diamond Jubilee tour of the Far East and South Pacific.\nThousands of islanders cheered the couple as they travelled through the streets of the capital Honiara in a truck decorated as canoe.\nThe duke and duchess wore traditional dress at the home of Governor General Frank Kabui and posed for photographs at a state dinner where William tried the local dialect to thank the islands for being a place of such tranquility.\nEarlier, they attended a service of thanksgiving for the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen who is the Solomon Islands' head of state.\nBBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said St James's Palace was making efforts with the French to identify the paparazzi photographer involved.\nHe added that there were no immediate plans to pursue action against the Italian magazine or the Irish Newspaper that have also circulated the pictures but said sources had told him all options remained open.\nSolicitor Mark Stephens, who specialises in intellectual property rights and human rights, told BBC News that the photographer would have broken the law to take the photographs.\n\"There is no doubt here that the princess had an absolute expectation of privacy and that these photographs should never have been taken, could not have been taken without breaking the law, and should never have been published,\" he said.\nFormer Prime Minister Sir John Major told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that the photographer's actions were those of a \"peeping Tom\" and a boundary had \"plainly been crossed\".\n\"The way [these photographs] have been obtained is tasteless. It is the action of a peeping Tom. In our country we prosecute peeping Toms. That's exactly what they have done and they have been peeping with long lenses from a long way away. They're very distasteful.\"\nHe praised the British press for not publishing the photographs, which were taken from a road some distance from the French chateau where the duke and duchess were staying for a short break.\nChi, the Italian magazine, said it would print a special 26-page edition featuring the photographs on Monday.\nCloser, the French magazine that first published the photographs, and Chi are both part of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Mondadori media group.\nEditor Alfonso Signorini said: \"The fact that these are the future rulers of England makes the article more interesting and topical.\n\"This is a deserving topic because it shows in a completely natural way the daily life of a very famous, young and modern couple in love.\"\nIn 2006 the gossip weekly controversially printed photographs of a dying Princess Diana after the 1997 Paris car crash which took her life.\nParallels have been drawn between the press intrusion into the life of the duke's mother and the current intense media interest in his wife.\n\"The incident is reminiscent of the worst excesses of the press and paparazzi during the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, and all the more upsetting to the duke and duchess for being so,\" according to a spokesman for Clarence House, the Prince of Wales's office.\nNorthern and Shell and Independent News and Media, the owners of the Irish Daily Star which printed the pictures on Saturday in its Republic of Ireland edition, condemned the decision and said they had had no prior knowledge of it.\nNorthern and Shell said it had no editorial control over the Republic of Ireland-based newspaper and was consulting lawyers \"as a matter of urgency\", over what it believed to be \"a serious breach of their contract\".\nChairman Richard Desmond said: \"I am very angry at the decision to publish these photographs and am taking immediate steps to close down the joint venture.\"\nIndependent News and Media said it too had not known the pictures were to be published, calling the decision \"regrettable and in poor taste\"." ]
The opposing meanings of the word donec?
[ "Donec denotes the relationship between two actions, at the same time e.g.\n\n\"donec, infecta pace, armis desilirent\" giving \"\"while\", with peace having been broken off, they came to strive with arms\";\n\n\"...et non cognoscebat eam, donec peperit filium, et vocavit nomen eius Iusum.\" giving \"...and he did not know (have carnal-knowledge of) her \"until\" she had given birth to a son, and the name of him she called Jesus.\" Hence, or otherwise: \"He did not have sexual relations with her for \"as-long-as\" she was pregnant.\" \n\nApologies for sparsity, earlier; didn´t want to claim other´´s work as own. The Wiki entry has required some embellishment, however.\n\nWith problems like this, type in the word, nothing else, a Wiki-option will appear. If the net cannot identify the word as Latin, it´´s too similar to its English descendant, then add \"Latin,\" followed by the word." ]
[ "I will try to add to my answer with a more grammatical explanation if I have time, but for now I can introduce some sample phrases. These examples come from the Lewis & Short entry for donec:\n\n\nFuture perfect\n\n\n haud desinam, donec perfecero hoc (Ter. Ph. 2, 3, 73)\n\n\nAlso:\n\n\n neque defetiscar usque adeo experirier\n donec tibi id quod pollicitus sum effecero. (ib. 4, 1, 24)\n\nFuture\n\n\n hic regnabitur ... donec regina sacerdos geminam partu dabit Ilia prolem (Verg. A. 1, 273)\n\n\n\nThe Vergil example seems most close to yours, since it does not involve a negation or a discrete action. Since Terence is ante-classical, I would recommend the future as a safer option, though I have no standing to say whether the future perfect is less correct.\n\nThere is a wealth of information about this topic in pg. 680 of Fischer's Latin Grammar.", "I wrote a longish post attempting a negative answer, and as a last precaution consulted a list of all Latin words ending in -c. One word stuck out to me like a sore thumb, and further research indicates that it may, in fact, be a contraction of -que to -c:\n\n\n dōnĕc: conj. [shortened from ante- and post-class. form dōnĭcum , from old dative doni (dioni; for root, etc., v. dies) and conj. cum.... —In the Inscr. of Orell. 4370 DONIQVIES is i. q. DONIQUE IS, and donique = donicum\n\n\nIt appears, thus, that at least some authors saw donec as a contraction of donique. This helps with the parsing of Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 2: 1116\n\n\n ...ignem ignes procudunt aetheraque aether,\n donique ad extremum crescendi perfica finem\n omnia perduxit rerum natura creatrix; \n\n\nLeonard's translation:\n\n\n ...and fires, as on a forge,\n Beat out new fire; and ether forges ether;\n Till nature, author and ender of the world,\n Hath led all things to extreme bound of growth\n\n\nI will include my other answer, since I believe it otherwise helps shed some light on this:\n\n\n\nIt appears that this kind of substitution of -c for -que is only present in these two conjunctions:\n\n\natque: ac \nneque: nec\n\n\nIt is difficult to prove a negative, and I am willing to be corrected, but one fairly convincing inductive line of reasoning would be to choose similar words (i.e. conjunctions with \"que\") and check if a similar substitution is attested. Here's a list of such words from a brief search:\n\n\ncumque\nitaque (not really a conjunction, but I'll include it)\nnamque\nsicutque (one attestation in Siculus, Eclogae 6.46)\nutque\n\n\nNone of the corresponding pairs (cunc, itac, nanc, sicuc, uc) occurs in a classical corpus, even though some (especially at/ut) seem pretty exact equivalents. \n\nIn short: this substitution does not appear to occur in any other words except ac and nec (EDIT) and donec.", "Since ancient times (don't know how ancient) existed the notion that the right hand and the right side were the \"correct\" ones, as can be seen in the meaning of sinister as \"evil\", from Latin sinister meaning \"left\".\nAs the Online Etymology Dictionary says,\n\n\n Other derivations on a similar pattern to English right are French\n droit, from Latin directus \"straight;\" Lithuanian labas, literally \"good;\" and Slavic words (Bohemian pravy, Polish prawy,\n Russian pravyj) from Old Church Slavonic pravu, literally\n \"straight\" [...]\n\n\nAnd, from right meaning \"correct\", the meaning \"what is just\" or \"what (good) is deserved or one's entitled to\" follows.", "Maybe the term is \"Tathata\" that means \"suchness\" or \"thusness\". It is a Mahayana term. It means \"Things as they are\" or \"reality\". It's ultimate reality as opposed to conceptual reality. \n\nIt comes from the word the Buddha used to describe himself,\" Tathagata\" that means \"one thus gone\".\n\n\n In Chan stories, tathātā is often best revealed in the seemingly mundane or meaningless, such as noticing the way the wind blows through a field of grass, or watching someone's face light up as they smile.\n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tath%C4%81t%C4%81", "I could not really recall any example when Russian a can be translated as and in English. Usually it is but in English. But then I looked into a dictionary and there was such a meaning.\n\nand\n\n\n 1) и (сочинительный союз, реализующий различные логические отношения\n между соединяемыми частями)\n \n boys and girls — мальчики и девочки\n \n 2) а, но (противительный союз)\n \n I shall go and you stay here. — Я пойду, а ты оставайся здесь.\n There are books and books. — Есть книги и книги.\n\n\nThe difference is that the former is a coordinative one and the latter is an adversative conjunction. The first connects some words, which are not opposing each other in a particular context. And the second is something like an opposite, it connects words, parts of a sentence which do oppose to each other.\n\nSo boys and girls do not oppose, you are sort of enumerating the options. \n\nWith the I shall go and you stay here example there are two parts of the sentence which do oppose.\n\nAnd There are books and books even in the dictionary was translated as и which also has the same meaning in Russian.\n\nAnd if I encountered such examples in English I would not use the a conjunction, really. I would simply translate it as и in every example of the provided ones, as it was done with the third one.", "선율적 is 선율(melody) + suffix -적, so it would mean "related to/pertaining to melodies" (as opposed to, say, harmonies or lyrics). Unless you're a musicologist or a musical critic, that's not a word you would use often.\nI'm not sure I understand the context, but if by "ladies" you mean young women, I guess 아가씨들의 선율 would be OK. Or even 아가씨들의 노래, assuming it's a song.", "The word is donc, not dont. This word is usually pronounced [dɔ̃k], but the final c is sometimes silent in some dialects of French. Furthermore, in Québec French (the only dialect of French where the Anglicism cute exists), some linguists analyze the pronunciation [dɔ̃] as being a separate word which could be spelled don or dont; see Laure's answer on the previously linked question. The primary meaning of the word donc is “hence, thus, so”. In this context, it doesn't really connote consequence, but rather adds a bit of emphasis and expresses that the sentence is about a particular situation (TLF §III.A); this is a meaning which is generally pronounced with a silent c in Québec.\n\nbin is a variant of bien, rarely written this way, evoking a chiefly Québec pronunciation [bɛ̃]. Here, the word is a pure intensifier, meaning “very”.\n\nThe subject pronoun on normally refers to an unspecified, generic person: it's an impersonal pronoun. In modern colloquial French, it's often used instead of the first person plural (instead of nous), but this is not the case here. Here on refers to the person that the speaker is talking to, as in a second person singular. This is uncommon but not unheard of (I don't use it myself, but I recognize it). I (city Frenchman) feel that it's rural and dated; it may be more common in Québec. It is limited to certain circumstances but I have a hard time explaining which. Rose Sene analyzes it as colloquial, and either ironic or affectionate; in this case it's clearly affectionate. “We” can be used in a somewhat similar way in English, though not in exactly the same circumstances (e.g. a shopkeeper might greet a customer by saying “How are we today?” — “Comment va-t-on ajourd'hui ?”).\n\nTo put it all together, this sentence transcribes colloquial Québec French, meaning literally “one is so cute”, or more idiomatically in English “Oooh, how cute you/we look!” or just “Oooh, how cute!”.", "PMEG explains that fi is not a \"real\" affix, while aĉ is. Then it goes on and says, talking about the difference between them:\n\n\n Prefikseca fi kaj la sufikso AĈ estas similaj. Fi estas pli subjektiva. Ĝi esprimas indignon kaj malŝaton. AĈ estas pli objektiva. Ĝi montras maltaŭgecon kaj malbonan kvaliton. En la frua tempo, antaŭ ol AĈ aperis en la lingvo, prefikseca fi estis uzata en ambaŭ signifoj. \n\n\n\n\n\n The prefix fi and the suffix AĈ are similar. Fi is more subjective. It expresses wrath and dislike. AĈ is more objective. It shows non-fittingness and bad quality. In earlier times, before AĈ appeared in the language, the prefix fi was used with both meanings.\n\n\nThese are a couple of examples from PMEG (from here and here) that I could match and that show the difference:\n\n\ndomo → fidomo = domo, kie okazas abomenaj malŝatindaj aferoj (a house where abominable, hateful things happen)\ndomo → domaĉo = malbona, kaduka, disfalanta domo (bad, dilapidated, collapsing house; e.g. a shack)", "Na div específica use as propriedades overflow-y: hidden; e/ou overflow-x: hidden; dependendo de qual barra quer suprimir (pode ser as duas).\nExistem algumas extensões em alguns navegadores mas é recomendado não usá-las a não ser que seja realmente necessário. Pode ser necessário se quiser alguma manipulação específica que só a extensão permite ou se uma versão do navegador não possui a forma padrão mostrada acima.\nPara atender o que o renan colocou no comentário achei essa solução no SO:\n\r\n\r\n.viewport {\n overflow: auto;\n \n /* Make sure the inner div is not larger than the container\n * so that we have room to scroll.\n */\n max-height: 100%;\n\n /* Pick an arbitrary margin/padding that should be bigger\n * than the max width of all the scroll bars across\n * the devices you are targeting.\n * padding = -margin\n */\n margin-right: -100px;\n padding-right: 100px;\n}\n\n.hide-scroll {\n overflow: hidden;\n}\n\n/* Optional styles */\n.hide-scroll {\n height: 300px;\n background-color: lightgrey;\n padding: 0 5px;\n position: relative;\n}\n\n.hide-scroll:after {\n content: '';\n height: 2em;\n position: absolute;\n bottom: 0;\n left: 0;\n right: 0;\n background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(rgba(219,219,219,0)), to(rgba(211,211,211,1)));\n background: -webkit-linear-gradient(rgba(219,219,219,0) 0%, rgba(211,211,211,1) 100%);\n background: -moz-linear-gradient(rgba(219,219,219,0) 0%, rgba(211,211,211,1) 100%);\n background: -o-linear-gradient(rgba(219,219,219,0) 0%, rgba(211,211,211,1) 100%);\n background: linear-gradient(rgba(219,219,219,0) 0%, rgba(211,211,211,1) 100%);\n filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#00dbdbdb', endColorstr='#d3d3d3',GradientType=0 );\n}\n.viewport p:last-child {\n margin-bottom: 2em;\n}\r\n<h1>Hidden scrollbar</h1>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"hide-scroll\">\n <div class=\"viewport\">\n <h2>Explaination</h2>\n <p>This example hides the scroll bar of the inner div by hiding the outer div's overflow, and by applying a negative margin to <i>pull</i> the scrollbar off of the screen. There's an equal padding applied to the inner div to counter the negative margin so that the content does not get pulled out of the viewport.</p>\n <h2>Lorem Ipsum</h2>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n <p>Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Cras justo odio, dapibus ac facilisis in, egestas eget quam. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Vivamus sagittis lacus vel augue laoreet rutrum faucibus dolor auctor. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>\n </div>\n</div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\nColoquei no GitHub para referência futura.\nTem até um JSFiddle demonstrando que funciona.", "The verb διώκω (diókó) has, according to BDAG, four basic meanings:\n\n\nto move rapidly and decisively toward an objective, hasten, run, press on, eg, Phil 3:12, 14\nto harass someone, especially because of beliefs, persecute, eg, Matt 5:11, 44, 10:23, Luke 11:49, 21:12, John 5:16, 15:20, Acts 7:52, 9:4, 22:4, 7, 26:11, 14, Rom 12:14, 1 Cor 4:12, 15:9, Gal 1:13, 23, 4:29, Phil 3:6, 2 Tim 3:12, Rev 12:13, etc.\nto cause to run or set in motion, drive away, drive out, eg, Matt 23:34.\nto follow in haste in order to find something, run after, pursue, eg, Luke 17:23, Rom 9:30, 31, 1 Tim 6:11, 2 Tim 2:22, etc.\n\n\nI note that the tense of διώκω (diókó) in 2 Tim 3:20 is Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural. Note especially the passive, which means that the action is not the result of the person but others upon the person. Therefore, the translation of the person \"moving towards something\" (which is active) is not possible.\n\nIn conclusion, I believe that BDAG and most modern versions have the translation correct: \"will be persecuted\" or similar.", "\"Tamper\" implies action taken with intend to improperly change the meaning. \"Alter\" simply means \"change\". \"Mutilate\" simply means \"damage\" but in this context implies \"Make unreadable\". \"Obliterates\" here means 'make unreadable\" or \"remove\". \n\nAs a practical matter, there is not much if any difference between these words in this context, and no authority will spend any time at all considering whether some action is 'tampering\" or \"mutilation\". The word \"or\" is used precisely to avoid such arguments. Any of these shades of meaning is equally forbidden.\n\nEnglish-language laws and regulations often specify multiple synonyms or near-synonyms , connecting them with \"or\" so that anything within the more general scope of the concept is included. Charles Rembar, in his book The Law of the Land, asserted that this dated to the period in England shortly after the Norman Conquest, and that lawyers tended to include equivalent terms from Latin, Norman French, and English. He mentions such combinations as \"Give, devise, and bequeath\" and \"Promise, covenant, and agree\" as typical and often-used examples of this tendency.\n\nWhen this sort of multiple terminology is used, it is generally only useful to try to understand what is covered by the combined phrase, and of no value to try to determine which term covers which part of the concept.\n\nIn the cited cases, anyone who tries to change a passport to say something that the government didn't intend, or who tries to damage or destroy a passport, or anything similar, would be guilty of the forbidden act. And similarly, anyone who tries to make an MVID read differently, or to make it unreadable, would be guilty.", "\"New\" in this sense, is as in, \"New covenant (or new testament, if you're going by a literal translation of the word covenant).\" It is \"new\" as in it only 1200 (Aquinas wrote it), as opposed to the 4000(?) year old covenant of Abraham and the 2500 year old covenant of Moses.\n\nIt means that the believer is able to relate directly to the Godhead through the sacrifice of Christ, as opposed to the defective worship of the Old Testament (where the priest was mortal and sinful and had to offer sacrifice for his own sins in addition to the sins of the people and all of that other quasi-Pauline goodness from the book of Hebrews).", "If you don't have lists in the narrower paragraphs, then this should work:\n\n\\documentclass{article}\n\\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}\n\\usepackage{lettrine,lipsum,lmodern}\n\n\\newenvironment{narrow}\n {\\par\\leftskip=1.5cm \\rightskip=\\leftskip}\n {\\par}\n\n\\begin{document}\n\n\\begin{narrow}\n\\lettrine[lines=3]{L}{orem} ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.\nUt purus elit, vestibulum ut, placerat ac, adipiscing vitae, felis. Curabitur\ndictum gravida mauris. Nam arcu libero, nonummy eget, consectetuer id, vulputate a,\nmagna. Donec vehicula augue eu neque. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique\nsenectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Mauris ut leo.\n\nLorem ipsum (paragraph 2) dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.\nUt purus elit, vestibulum ut, placerat ac, adipiscing vitae, felis. Curabitur\ndictum gravida mauris. Nam arcu libero, nonummy eget, consectetuer id, vulputate a,\nmagna. Donec vehicula augue eu neque. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique\nsenectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Mauris ut leo.\n\\end{narrow}\n\\lipsum[3]\n\\end{document}", "Расея is a \"lower class\" equivalent of Россия (see here). \n\nUsually when someone uses this word he or she means that something that happened, or some idea, or the way the person behaves is because of \"backwoods mentality\" - the way people act or think in rural areas: \"Эх, Расея!\" as opposed to modern ways of doing things.\n\nThe word form is imitating the way the people in some provinces speak. \n\nAs for origins of the word, according to Vasmer the first occurense of the word is dated 1517. Before that time the word Русь was used.\n\nThe word Русь dates back to 9 century, and has Scandinavian origins.", "It's possible that the identity is a coincidence and that the adjective and the noun are unrelated homophones. De Vaan's etymological dictionary lists the two words as separate entries and does not draw any connection between them.\n\nThat said, it seems plausible that there is a relationship, namely that the \"world\" sense is based on a calque of the Greek word κόσμος. This has the basic meaning of \"order\", but also means both \"ornament, decoration\" and \"world\", just like the noun mundus. (The semantic connection appears to be the idea of the world as a \"natural order\".) The concepts \"clean\" and \"ornament\" are semantically close enough that mundus (adj.) and mundus (n.) could easily be related, and then the latter would have picked up its additional meaning of \"world\" in imitation of the Greek word. The possibility of Greek influence is supported by the fact that mundus appears to have been a specifically philosophical word for \"world\", as opposed to a more common term like orbis terrarum. (ETA: as fdb points out, there's a difference in meaning between mundus and orbis terrarum: the former, like Greek κόσμος, means \"the universe\", while the latter means \"the Earth\".)", "The word is "Shot out", not "Shut out". "Shot out" in this context refers to the meaning of "Shot" similar to "shot from a gun" - i.e., a hard blast as opposed to a soft "bloop" hit.", "Google Translate is actually slightly less wrong than usual! It got \"apparently\" correct.\n\nOff the top of my head, I would say:\n\n\n Vidētur malle tenēre sibi auram mystēriōsam.\n He/she seems to prefer to keep a mysterious air about him/her.\n\n\nVidētur is the passive of videt \"he/she sees\"; in the passive, it means \"he/she seems\". Malle means \"to prefer\" and takes an infinitive, tenēre means \"to hold\", sibi means \"to him/herself\".\n\nI'm not fully happy with either of the last two words, though; I chose them to look similar to the English ones but the meanings aren't quite the same.\n\nAuram is accusative of aura which is a Greek borrowing that literally means \"breeze\" (related to \"air\"). According to Lewis and Short it can also mean something closer to the English meaning of \"aura\".\n\nAnd mystēriōsam is \"pertaining to a mystērium\", which originally meant a religious mystery (think the Eleysinian Mysteries) but later came to mean any secret thing. There are other words for \"mysterious\" that are closer to the English meaning, such as tenēbrōsus \"shadowy\", but all the ones I know have rather negative connotations.", "Many Russian verbs have several perfect forms with prefixes \"по-\" and \"с-\". \"C-\" prefix usually means that the act is complete, while \"по-\" means doing something without having a tangible result. Ex. \"сходить\" - to go (and come back), \"походить\" - to walk for a while.\n\nIn case of \"делать\", predominant perfect form is \"сделать\". \"Я сделал ошибку\" - \"I made a mistake\". The word \"поделать\" has a much more narrow use. Ex. \"Он что-то там поделал\" - \"He did something there\", the implied meaning is that the work was either incomplete or incompetent.\n\nThere is, however, one very common phrase with the word \"поделать\" - \"Ничего не поделать\", meaning \"There's nothing can be done\". Using the word \"сделать\" in this case will be inappropriate, unless we talk about an event in the past, when a window of opportunity to fix something existed, but now it's gone - \"Ничего уже не сделаешь\" - \"Nothing can be done now\".\n\nP.S. The typical \"incomplete, intermittent\" meaning of \"по-\" verbs does not hold true when there are no corresponding \"с-\" verbs, or the \"с-\" verb has a distinctly different meaning. In those cases \"по-\" verbs describe successfully completed acts. Ex. \"постирать\" - \"to wash\" (clothes), \"починить\" - \"to fix\". There are no respective words like \"сстирать\" or \"счинить\". Ex.2 \"помыть\" - \"to wash\" (rigid object) - the word \"смыть\" - \"to wash something away\" - has a different meaning.", "За:\n\n\nsupport or backing: сражаться за Родину, голосовать за законопроект\nanything involving trade or exchange, as well reward, punishment, gratitude or apology: продать за сто рублей, поблагодарить за приём, ответить за свои преступления;\nacting on another's behalf, instead of them: сделать за сына домашнее задание;\n\n\nДля:\n\n\ndoing something for someone else's benefit, but not instead of them: найти для сына невесту;\ngeneral intended or affirmed purpose of a thing: вилка для сыра, книга для детей, место для меня;\nsubjective measure of a quality: здесь для нас слишком жарко;\n\"too X/(not) X enough for a Y\", \"pretty X as Ys go\" constructions: неплохо для начинающего.\n\n\nNote also that for in English and за in Russian can both have meanings referring to time, but those meanings are different in each case and do not translate into each other. For two weeks is, depending on context, две недели (plain accusative) or на две недели, whereas за две недели is, again depending on context, in two weeks or two weeks before (if followed by до).", "Willst du was trinken?\nDo you want something to drink?\n\nThe sentence you gave is in fact a yes-no question (I assume that is what you mean by closed question). That is the reason why the verb is in first position.\nIn the given case, was is not a question word (interrogative pronoun) but an indefinite pronoun with the same meaning as etwas. Note that wer, usually an interrogative pronoun, has a similar indefinite use, at least in spoken German:\n\nHat wer (=jemand) für mich angerufen?\nDid someone try to call me?\n\nAs opposed to the given sentence,\n\nWelche Getränke möchten Sie?\nWhich drinks would you like?\n\nis of course a wh-question with the verb in second position and a wh-word in first position.", "Il problema sono le preposizioni articolate come \"del, dello, della, degli, dei, delle\" quando usate come articoli partitivi (cioè quando si vuole indicare solo una parte, oppure una quantità indeterminata): \"ho mangiato del pesce\", \"ho visto delle persone\", \"ha avuto dei dispiaceri\", \"dammi del riso\", ecc. \n\nL'italiano infatti, a differenza del francese (da cui ne ha mutuato per imitazione l'uso sovrabbondante) potrebbe farne spesso tranquillamente a meno. Potremmo infatti dire, senza perdere in chiarezza e anzi recuperando un po' di eleganza: \"ho mangiato un po' di pesce\", \"ho visto persone (o alcune persone)\", \"ho avuto dispiaceri\", \"dammi un po' di riso\", ecc. \n\nL'articolo partitivo in italiano è più naturale quando preceduto da preposizione (\"con della\", \"a delle\", \"per degli\" ecc.). Di questo uso, a differenza dell'altro, ne esistono molti esempi classici da Bembo a Manzoni.", "\"What is the public network debut production of actor/actress Taeyeon?\"\n\n공중파 means public network, mostly TV, as opposed to cable network. It is a compound of 공중(公衆; \"public\") and 파(波; suffix \"wave\")\n\n데뷔작 is a compound of the word 데뷔(obviously from French début) and 작(作; suffix \"piece of work, production\")", "For tomatoes, there is プチトマト as opposed to ordinary トマト. For corns, there is ベビーコーン as opposed to とうもろこし. For cabbages, there is ミニキャベツ as opposed to キャベツ. Since the counterpart for watermelon is not popular in Japan (as well as in most countries), there is no word for personal watermelons that you mention. It you want to create a new word, you might want to try these that are along the same line: ミニ西瓜, プチ西瓜, ベビー西瓜.", "I can't think of a one-size-fits-all expression.\n\nConsider ne povis ĝui (\"could not enjoy\"), ne trovis okazon (\"didn't get an opportunity [to]\"), malesti, foresti (\"to be absent/away [from]\"), ankoraŭ ne vivi (\"to not yet live\"), seni, malhavi (\"to not have\"), sin mankigi je, sin senigi je (\"to deprive oneself of\").\n\n\nMi malestis la Kristnaskan feston pro malsano.\nSe vi neniam plonĝis el aviadilo [paraŝutis], vi ankoraŭ ne vivas!\nSe vi iĝus vegetarano, vi senigus vin je manĝado de tarantuloj kaj fermentintaj fiŝoj!\n\n\nYou can also say maltrafi in the specific sense of \"aimed at, but did not hit.\" PIV seems to frown on metaphorical uses, but malatingi (\"failed to attain\") is an alternative.", "Someone may correct me, but I don't believe that in Greek there is a distinct word for \"Judean\" as opposed to \"Jew\": both are conveyed by the word Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaios). An example of the former meaning would be:\n\nJohn 3:22 (KJV 1900)\n\n\n After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of\n Judaea [lit. \"Judean land\", ιουδαιαν γην]\n\n\nOf the former:\n\nJohn 1:19\n\n\n The Jews [οι ιουδαιοι] sent priests and Levites to Jerusalem\n\n\nAccording to witnesses in antiquity, Matthew may have written his Gospel first in Aramaic, but whatever may have been produced has been lost to us.", "The point of the advice is that a brother might tolerate a man courting one of his sisters, but he will consider a suitor to multiple sisters to be a cad and will therefore oppose the suitor, so in that case the pirate is suggesting killing the brother before he becomes an obstacle.\n\nThe word \"savvy\" is a corruption of the Spanish phrase sabe usted which means \"do you know?\"", "Here is what good Russian-Turkish dictionaries printed before 2015 write about kusura bakma.\n\nЮсипова Р.Р., Турецко-русский словарь, Москва, \nРусский язык — Медиа, 2005. Около 80 000 слов и выражений. Страница 376:\n\n\n\nThe next one is by a famous Soviet turkologist Nikolai Baskakov:\n\nБаскаков Н.А., Турецко-русский словарь, Москва, Русский язык, 1977. 48 000 слов. Страница 576:\n\n\n\nAs you can see, both dictionaries translate the phrase as простите, извините, and also as не взыщите which I like the most, since the Turkish expression really does not contain Turkish verbs for прощать or извинять. Не взыщите actually means the same, but it is constructed more like the Turkish phrase, with a negation, and it can be roughly translated as \"don't make me pay [for it]; don't prosecute [me], do not hold it against me\".\n\nВзыскать on Wiktionary.", "Une winneuse would be the feminine form of slang term \"un winner\". The usage of this word by native French speakers is, in my experience, generally sarcastic — it doesn't usually mean \"someone who wins\". It can mean someone who really lucked out (\"avoir de la win\" is a slang term for being lucky, opposed to \"avoir de la loose\", pronounced like \"looz\") or someone who is really stupid (\"il a une bonne tête de winner\" means \"he looks so dumb\", as in able to win a dumbness contest). Having more context would be useful to be able to really help.", "The standard one is Fi!\n\nIt is linked to the prefix fi- expressing disapproval, and because this disapproval may be the result of disgust, Fi! can be extended to disgust. From Zamenhof's translation of The Inspector General:\n\n\n Fi! (Kraĉas.) Eĉ naŭzas, tiel forte mi volas manĝi.\n\n\nTwo comparable interjections in Zamenhof's writings are Ba! and Pa! (dismissal or annoyance)\n\nYou may sometimes encounter the interjection Aĉ! which is derived from -aĉ- (low quality) and expresses dissatisfaction or disappointment.", "Alla fine della voce "dozzina" sul Grande dizionario della lingua italiana puoi vedere l'etimologia di questo termine: viene dal francese douzaine, che a sua volta deriva da douze, che significa "dodici".\nLo stesso dizionario, però, ci avverte dell'esistenza del vocabolo arcaico "dodicina" con lo stesso significato.\nPer quanto riguarda "decina", si tratta di una variante di "diecina", parola che proviene, effettivamente, da "dieci", che ha origine nel numerale latino decem.", "Besides the common meaning of \"mess\", it can also mean \"a quarrel\", \"a pointless argument\", usually applied to discussions on the Internet. So, the synonyms for this meaning will be:\n\n\nссора\nспор\nругань\n\n\nUsages are:\n\n\n\"хохлосрач\" — \"a quarrel about Ukraine or Ukrainians\"\n\"срач на тему чего-либо\" — \"a quarrel about something\"\n\"развели тут срач!\" — \"you started a pointless argument\"\n\n\nAnd you may want to know about a verb \"сраться\" which means \"to quarrel\" and has synonyms:\n\n\nссориться\nругаться\nспорить\n\n\nUsages:\n\n\n\"Хватит сраться!\", \"Не сритесь!\" — \"Stop fighting!\"", "Watch movies. English movies with original soundtrack (as opposed to English movies with Chinese voices).\n\nThat way, you are exposed to the correct pronunciation of words.\n\nIt may be helpful to also use the English subtitles / captions.\n\nIf you practice with Google, you will sound Google-ish - not what you want :)\n\nNOTE: In the context of this answer, you watch the movies concentrated to learn, not to have fun. It means, you listen carefully to the pronunciation, maybe even try to repeat yourself." ]
who played terri on three's company
[ "440 pages on this wiki. Terri Alden becomes the new third roommate of Jack Tripper and Janet Wood in Season 6 of Three's Company, replacing recently moved out roommate Cindy Snow. The part of Terri is played by Priscilla Barnes." ]
[ "Some Cool scenes of Terri Alden on Three's Company showing off her assets! All rights to respected owners.....", "John Ritter, 54, the Odd Man In 'Three's Company,' Is Dead. John Ritter, who played the lovably goofy closet heterosexual Jack Tripper in the television comedy series ''Three's Company,'' a smash hit in the 1970's, died on Thursday night in Burbank, Calif.", "Terry Kiser (born August 1, 1939) made two appearances on Three's Company, first as Max, a crazy, jealous steady boyfriend of April, a beautiful redhead date of Jack's in the Season 5 episode titled Dying to Meet You , then as Mr. Canon, a mobster Who Loves Jack's Cooking in A Friend in Need in Season 6.", "Character(s): Jadzia Dax (primary); see additional characters. Theresa Lee Farrell Grussendorf (born 19 November 1963; age 51), known professionally as Terry Farrell, is the actress who played Jadzia Dax on the first six seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.", "Who plays mrs roper on threes company. kgb answers » Arts & Entertainment » TV » Who plays mrs roper on threes company. Audrey Lindley plays Helen Roper, or Mrs Roper, in the TV show Three's Company.", "DeVito had not seen or read the play before it was sent to him by Steppenwolf Theatre Company founding member Terry Kinney, who directed the Roundabout revival. “I’d seen Terry’s work at Steppenwolf, and I know the Roundabout is a cool place to work.", "Actress who played roommate Janet Wood on the television series Three's Company. Her other credits include Call of the Wild 3D and Airplane II: The Sequel. Before Fame. She began appearing on stage at the age of 13. She worked as a secretary before making her acting debut in 1975. Trivia. She earned her master's degree from UCLA. Family Life", "Rosanna Arquette as Beverly; Gary Imhoff as Frank; Leonard Stone as Johnson; Steve Franken as Rick; Richard Molinare as Frank; Tanya Roberts as Denise; P. J. Soles as Nancy; Timothy Hutton as Art; History. Suzanne Somers' fame was rising due to the success of the sitcom Three's Company, and she wanted to star in movies. Albeit a lightweight television film, Zuma Beach provided Somers with her first starring movie role. References", "China (played by Terri J. Vaughn) Craig Jones (played by Ice Cube) is a fictional character from all three of the Friday movies, in which he is the main protagonist. He is created and portrayed by Ice Cube, who is also the screenwriter and producer of the series.", "Joyce DeWitt shined on the small screen during her 1977 to 1984 run as Janet Wood on the ABC sitcom Three’s Company. Now, 30 years later, many wonder What ever happened to Joyce DeWitt? After starring in 172 episodes of Three’s Company, the West Virginia-born DeWitt stepped into small roles in various TV shows including the short lived Finder of Lost Loves before taking a break from acting.", "Joyce Anne DeWitt (born April 23, 1949) is an American actress most famous for playing Janet Wood on the ABC sitcom Three's Company. View All »", "Terry Nunn of Berlin today. After a long abscense from the acting scene, in 2007 Terri Nunn appeared in an episode of Kaya starring Danielle Savre, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Mike Dopud, Joe MacLeod, Alexia Fast, Cory Monteith, and Justin Wilczynski.", "1 Terry McCann, fictional character in the TV series Minder played by Dennis Waterman. 2 Terry Chaney, main female character in Final Destination, who is hit by bus.", "CBS announces three more actors for Star Trek Discovery: Terry Serpico (Army Wives), Maulik Pancholy (30 Rock) and Sam Vartholomeos (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty). All three are set to play Starfleet officers. Terry will portray Starfleet official Admiral Anderson.", "On the first attempt, M*A*S*H writer/producer Larry Gelbart wrote a Three's Company pilot script resembling Man About the House. John Ritter's character was named David Bell and was an aspiring filmmaker. The two female roommates were actresses named Jenny (played by Valerie Curtin) and Samantha (Susanne Zenor).", "Gov. Terry Branstad of Iowa has decided not to play Obama’s game, refusing to house illegals in his state. via Washington CBS Local : Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday that he does not want Iowa to host any of the thousands of children from Central America who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone.", "On the ship he meets Terry, who has a man waiting for her in New York too. They enjoy each other's company, but go their separate ways. Nickie tries to meet Terry again, unsuccessfully.", "Jack Tripper was played by John Ritter. The character is based upon the character Robin Tripp of Man About the House and Robin's Nest. Jack appeared on both Three's Company and Three's a Crowd. Jack E. Tripper is a San Diego native who served in the United States Navy, in which he was a member of the boxing team.", "Jonathan Southworth John Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor and comedian, best known for his role of Jack Tripper in Three's Company, for which he won an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award in 1984; also playing the same role in Three's a Crowd, he was the son of the late singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father ...", "According to Somers' second autobiography, when she signed to do Three's Company (1976) in the spring of 1977, she was to receive $2,750 per episode - it was (and is) standard practice for a beginner on a series to get scale plus 10 percent, the 10 percent to go to her agent at the time, Jay Bernstein.", "Clue: Brett who played Oscar Madison's TV wife. We have 1 answer for the clue Brett who played Oscar Madison's TV wife. See the results below. 1 SOMERS. 2 Actress Suzanne. 3 Three's Company actress. Suzanne of Three's Company.", "1 Will Friedle, who played Terry McGinnis, the second Batman, in Batman Beyond, plays the villain Gearhead. 2 Adam West, who played Batman in the campy 1960s Batman series and the Gray Ghost in Batman: The Animated Series, plays Gotham's mayor, Marion Grange.", "Comment1 Share. Linda was the one-time steady girlfriend of Jack who also befriends Janet and Chrissy in the second season of Three's Company, even staying in the apartment temporarily while Janet was away taking a vacation in the episode titled Stanley's Hotline.", "In the original unaired pilot to Three's Company, Samantha, the character that would become Chrissy, was portrayed by Susanne Zenor. Zenor was not picked for the second filming, so actress Susan Lanier took over the role of Chrissy. Somers ultimately won the role.", "Here is a screenshot for the ad. I think its this guy, who plays the husband James Naughton, who I am watching on Law and Order right now. Let me know what you all think. Terri Eoff, plays the wife. Here is Ryan Barr, playing the employee who helps the husband.", "Terry Farrell's departure. Paramount had Terry Farrell (who played Jadzia Dax) written out of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine so that she could appear in Becker as Ted Danson's love interest.", "Mother of Bruce Somers. Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California in January 24, 2003. She was the fourth actress to be hired for the Chrissy role on Three's Company (1976). Actress Susanne Zenor played Samantha, a Chrissy type in the first pilot.", "Terry Bradshaw. For the baseball player, see Terry Bradshaw (baseball). Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948) is a former American football quarterback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL). Since 1994, he has been a TV analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday.", "Terri Vaughn. Terri J Vaughn is an American actress who is well known for her role as Lovita Alize Jenkins of the WB Sitcom, ‘The Steve Harvey Show’ and also in ‘All of us’. She got married to her first husband, Derrick Carolina in 1999 and got divorced in 2005. She has a child from this marriage.", "The Simpsons Game[edit] Sherri and Terri are among the kids who buy copies of Grand Theft Scratchy and become violent. Alternate versions of Sherri and Terri appear as one of the holders of the three Sparklemon that Homer and Lisa must defeat.", "After the events of the 1984 series finale to Three's Company, Jack moved in with his new girlfriend, Vicky (Mary Cadorette). The person who made his new digs a crowd on the show was Vicky’s father, who was also Jack's new landlord (Robert Mandan).", "Prior to that, the Buffalo Sabres played at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium from the start of the franchise in 1970. The Sabres are owned by Terry Pegula, who purchased the club in 2011." ]
Federer Walks Through as Russians Advance
[ "Roger Federer got a free ride at the Australian Open Friday when his opponent retired hurt while rival Marat Safin survived an injury scare of his own to lead a procession of Russians into the fourth round." ]
[ "The top-seeded Roger Federer has not played since Friday, advanced through the fourth round without playing a match, and will not play again until Wednesday.", "Two Canadian tourists are attacked and robbed by a gang as they walk through west Belfast early on Sunday.", "Thousands of Iraqis walk through Najaf to the city's great shrine as a peace deal takes effect.", "Some of YUKOS’s assets will be sold through the Russian Federal Property Fund, the Justice Ministry’s Main Department in Moscow said on Tuesday.", "(170 sec.) Walk through a 7,200 square foot, 6 bedroom home in the Hamptons.", "Walking through Manhattan in the rain yesterday, Vijay Singh was caught without an umbrella.", "Whether it's a power walk, raised eyebrows or who walks through a door first, politicians like George W. Bush and Tony Blair use a silent language to appear dominant and likeable.", "(Source: Dell) Dell is changing the economics of storage by providing customers with simple, capable and affordable storage solutions. Walk through Dell's storage strategy and how we are leveraging iSCSI and unified storage solutions to bring advanced storage functionality to a wider audience. Review how the Dell PowerVault NX1950 and the advanced management features in Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage Server, address the storage challenges of small and mid-sized businesses.", "Up to 100 passengers have to walk through an underground tunnel after problems with a subway train.", "The Russian-US crew of the International Space Station (ISS) went on a five-hour space walk overnight to carry out maintenance work, Russian space officials said on Saturday, quoted by ITAR-TASS news agency.", "The Monitor accompanied a high-level militia member on a walk through an area near Friday's bombing.", "Justin Rose walked away with a grin as he held on to eliminate Phil Mickelson on a day that Tiger Woods advanced to the third round and several top players fell.", "Mohamed Gad walks barefoot through the muddy tannery, seemingly not bothered by the acrid odors of chemicals and the stink of unprocessed skins.", "Moscow, Russia (Sports Network) - Two seeded Russians, including US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, advanced on Wednesday, but No.", "Terrell Owens missed a walk-through Saturday morning to have an MRI on his sore left hamstring.", "Two teenage girls are forced to walk naked through the streets after a gang of older girls steal their clothes.", "A walk through Intel's booth at CES revealed some new ultra-mobile PCs, some of which run on the Linux platform.", "Travel: Isabel Choat embarks on a walk with a difference - following a nomad family through a part of Morocco few tourists get to see.", "Microsoft faces financial and legal hurdles in its unsolicited bid for Yahoo. CNET News.com walks you through the potential steps.", "Mahatma Gandhi's long walk through history has paused in an unlikely spot -- the central Canadian prairie city of Winnipeg.", "Hundreds of rebels penetrated the capital of Chad after a three-day advance through the central African nation.", "The walk to and from David Starr Jordan High School is a perilous journey that winds through one of the city's deadliest ganglands.", "OTTAWA (CP) - Federal tax collectors walked off the job in at least 55 communities across the country on Wednesday.", "TDN- Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin was in Ankara on Monday for a state visit unmatched in the history of relations between the Turkish and Russian nations.", "Anna Nicole Smith's life was a circus. Her death hasn't offered much respite. A walk through her legal afterlife.", "When you walk through a storm hold your head up high, and you'll never walk alone - unless your name is Boris Johnson and you're heading north to apologise to Liverpool.", "A masked college student was apprehended Wednesday after walking through the campus of St. John's University armed with a rifle, police said.", "American James Blake advanced to the quarterfinals at the Gerry Weber Open by beating Russian teenager Evgeny Korolev 7-5, 6-1 Wednesday.", "Walk through the main entrance into the Hockey Hall of Fame and you are greeted by the always emotional, sometimes tearful images of the players enshrined here.", "Russia has no plans to sell its advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Iran, a Russian government agency said on Friday.", "Fans of Vadivelu began groaning halfway through the movie and quite a few of them walked out 30 minutes before the climax.", "French President Nicolas Sarkozy walked out of an interview with US CBS television news show 60 minutes, according to a clip of the show released Sunday in advance of the interview's airing." ]
i need phone number for east fork state park campground in afton,ohio?
[ "if its in clermont county its 513-734-4323" ]
[ "You should check out any local or state parks. Also campground might be willing to let you have something there if you rent a couple of camp sites. City parks might have shelters that you can rent out. For a little fancier maybe a rose garden or house boat or something.\\n\\nwww.clevelandlakefront.org \\ncity.cleveland.oh.us/government/departments/parksrecprop/prpind.html", "There are some campgrounds, but if you want to hike in somewhere and camp I'm stumped. Try the state parks they usually have more secluded primative camping, with hiking trails.\\nhttp://www.mostateparks.com/\\nThis website gives you a map that you can choose where you want to camp by region.", "Indiana is bounded on the north by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan, on the east by Ohio, on the south by Kentucky with which it shares the Ohio River as a border, and on the west by Illinois. Indiana is one of the Great Lakes states.", "www.anywho.com \\nyou can type in a person's name, city and state and receive their address and phone number for free. i use it all the time. as long as their phone number isn't private, you should receive your needed information. good luck :D", "I have always wondered this myself! I live in Missouri (a real miswest state) and I do not consider Ohio a miswestern state. I think it's closer to the east coast than the midwest. Thank you for asking this question!! I'm interested to see the other answers. :)", "i hope we need to turn the whole middle east into a big green glass parking-lot", "A shame you can't leave your state! I'm thinking you guys would probably like \"indoor water-parks\"? Is there an amusement park nearby? Perhaps, renting a cabin on a lake? Do you guys like to hike? Or camp?.....Sorry I'm not familiar with Ohio, or I would give you some destinations. Try looking up your states WEBSITE, they may have some cool stuff you don't know about....good luck!", "Cedar Point is always a blast.\\n\\nWe go yearly and make a weekend of it.\\n\\nBe at the park all day then go back to the campground relax and do it all again the next day.", "It will be held in Columbus, Ohio, at Fran Bark Park.", "Some of the best places to camp and hike are along the foot of the Santa Monica Mountain Range. There are several campgrounds in the mountains, one being right on the shore. There are miles of hiking trails with numerous trailheads starting either in or near the campgrounds.\\n\\nDepending on where your definition of Southern California ends on the north side, Montana De Oro State Park, west of San Luis Obispo, offers some of the best camping and hiking along the coast with a rustic setting. The only way to reach the campground is via a narrow two-lane road so it does not receive the heavy through traffic that the Santa Monica Mtn. area does from Pacific Coast Highway.", "Do you mean the Shenandoah River, the valley, the national park?\\n\\nShenandoah Valley - The 200-mile region follows the Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains from Harpers Ferry, WV, to Roanoke/Salem, Va.\\n\\nShenandoah National Park lies astride a beautiful section of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which form the eastern rampart of the Appalachian Mountains between Pennsylvania and Georgia. The Shenandoah River flows through the valley to the west, with Massanutten Mountain, 40 miles long, standing between the river's north and south forks. The rolling Piedmont country lies to the east of the park. Skyline Drive, a 105-mile road that winds along the crest of the mountains through the length of the park, provides vistas of the spectacular landscape to east and west.", "The Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River, It is formed in central Kentucky at Beattyville, in Lee County, by the confluence of the North and South Forks at about 670 feet (204 m) elevation, and flows generally northwest.", "you might be confuse because indiana airport code is IND and indonesia is also short to IND\\nbut like everybody say\\nindonesia ia a country in south east asia beetwen china and australia \\nand indiana is a state in america west to ohio east to illinois north to kentucky and south to michigan\\n\\nwhy i know cos i am from indonesia who lived in indiana\\nwhata a nice coincident", "Do you mean Ohio State, Oklahome State or Oregon State? This question is very vague and needs to be revised for better clarification.", "The Avalanche campsite is a good tent campground with two recommended hikes nearby, Trail of the Cedars and Avalanche Lake.\\n\\nUnlike Avalanche, the Sprauge Creek campground is a tent only campground that is also near many hiking trails and alongside Lake McDonald. This campground is near the Going-to-the-Sun Road so it does get some traffic noise.\\n\\nA third option is Rising Sun Campground on the north shore of St. Mary Lake. It is within hiking distance of three waterfalls although there are not as many hiking options as the previous two campgrounds.\\n\\nAll three campgrounds are only open from May-Sept.", "Your cheapest alternative at GSN NP will be $14.00. If you are going via travel trailer I know most Super-Walmarts will let you park over night for free. Also there is a book you can get at Amazon for around $20.00- Don Wright's Guide to Free Campgrounds.", "There's been some silver found along Brush Creek outside Peebles in Adams County and in Clifton Gorge on the east fork of the Yellow Springs Creek in Greene County.\\n In Hancock County there are pay to dig areas where you can find Celestite, Dolomite-Pyrite and fossils and the same in Putman County.\\n Ohio also has some glacial gold and a few diamonds have been found but as far as I know, no Aquamarine. You have lots of stuff you can look for just not what you're wanting to look for. Best of luck to you.", "You could do what this guy did:\\n\\n\"During research for Anderson's in Ohio, this book was found to be a reference for information found on a number of web sites. I was determined to review this source. During early January 2002, I contacted the Hancock County Indiana library in Greenfield, were I participate in the genealogy society meetings, and arranged an inter-library loan of this book with the Dayton & Montgomery County Public Library (215 East Third Street, Dayton Ohio 45402-2103, 937-227-9530)\"", "Any number of open spaces including Harriman State Park, NY and Mohawk Trail State Forest, MA.\\n\\nI won't publish my favorites, but here is an article I wrote:", "C. C. Thompson Pottery Company operated in East Liverpool, Ohio from 1889-1938.", "There is a Michigan and Ohio State store in Toledo Ohio. \\nIt carries only Michigan and Ohio State items.", "If the lawsuit will be filed in Ohio, you will need an Ohio attorney. If you look to a Dallas attorney, he will only hire an Ohio attorney and charge you even more. Go to MartindaleHubbell.com It is a law directory that gives a listing of attorneys, their area of practice and their rating given by their peers. We use it here at the law firm I work at to refer our clients to attorneys out of state.", "the ohio valley is..where pennsylvania and west virginia border..the ohio..in between west virginia and ohio is the Ohio River..its a tri-state area..believe me thats where i have lkived all my life..i just recently moved to tennessee 3 weeks ago... :)", "Gosh, I think I need more sleep, I think you just asked a question about forks. Let me re-read that. Yep you did, okay. \\n\\nI say fork as in fork. there is an \"f\" and a \"or\" and a \"k\".\\n\\nPut it all together and you have fork. As in Mork (and Mindy) or Dork or Pork or ... some other words I am sure, just trying to wake up here.", "We don't know what state you are in but go to your state web site...or call the state operator and she can connect you with the Secreatary of State's office. Look in the phone book for the Sec. of State's phone number. I would imagine your government office open at 8 am. If you are searching on the internet about your state, don't forget to type in .gov at the end.", "That means you must physically search --- with your hands --- in a directory of names and phone numbers. (The yellow pages is a book of business names and phone numbers.) It is used in the United States.", "Call 411, they can give you the information you need. Nowadays, information can provide phone numbers and addresses for anywhere in the United States.\\n\\nGood luck in your call to 411. Happiness always.", "go to the website of the state board of nursing there should be a webpage with alist of all state approved iv certified classes with address and phone number", "laws are different state to state. check with your state ems office. i know in ohio the answer is no", "Number 1 seeds would be: Duke, UCONN, Nova, and Memphis but Ohio State could take this is they win the Big 10 Tourney.\\n\\n2 Seeds: Ohio State (but Memphis is O State wins), George Washington, North Carolina, and Gonzaga.\\n\\n3 seeds: Pitt, Texas, LSU and Tennesee\\n\\n4 seeds: UCLA, Washington, Iowa, and West Vergina\\n\\nI want Duke to win it all but 10 teams have a legit shot to do it.", "It depends on which court they are charged in and which state they live in. Most city or county courts will have a court calender that is easily accessed with a phone call to the right court. Depending on the state, the courts can be municipal or city, district or county and superior or state courts. Take a look in the phone book under the government pages to find the phone number.", "The MSU baseball schedule are as follows, however the the answer is way too long but you may want to try the link below:\\n\\nDay Date Opponent LocationTime\\nFri 02/24/06 Lamar - Beaumont, TexasL, 8-1\\nSat 02/25/06 Arkansas- State Beaumont, Texas L, 9-8\\nSat 02/25/06 Lamar - Beaumont, TexasCancelled\\nSun 02/26/06 Kentucky Beaumont, Texas L, 9-2\\nSat 03/04/06 Lehigh - Clearwater, Fla. - @ Jack Russell StadiumW, 6-3\\nSun 03/05/06 Sacred Heart - Clearwater, Fla. - @ Jack Russell StadiumW, 8-2\\nMon 03/06/06 Lehigh Clearwater, Fla. - @ Jack Russell StadiumW, 15-6\\nTue 03/07/06 Florida International Miami, Fla.L, 3-2 (10)\\nWed 03/08/06 Miami (FL) Coral Gables, Fla.L, 9-4\\nThu 03/09/06 Seton Hall Boca Raton, Fla. - @ Florida AtlanticW, 4-3 (10)\\nSat 03/11/06 Rhode Island Boca Raton, Fla. - @ Florida AtlanticL, 7-4 (10)\\nFri 03/17/06 Ohio Athens, OhioL, 9-5\\nSat 03/18/06 Ohio Athens, OhioW, 4-1\\nSat 03/18/06 Ohio Athens, OhioW, 7-6\\nSun 03/19/06 Ohio Athens, OhioL, 7-5\\nSat 03/25/06 Western Illinois East Lansing, Mich.W, 7-0\\nSun 03/26/06 Western Illinois East Lansing, Mich.L, 5-3 (7)\\nSun 03/26/06 Western Illinois East Lansing, Mich.W, 13-3 (9)\\nWed 03/29/06 Grand Valley State East Lansing, Mich.W, 14-5\\nFri 03/31/06 Indiana Oldsmobile Park - Lansing, Mich.W, 17-7\\nSat 04/01/06 Indiana Oldsmobile Park - Lansing, Mich.W, 2-1 (7)" ]
Wireworm Control Trials in Corn
[ "The article is about wireworms. And the damage they cause to North Dakota crops. The article discusses the control attempts." ]
[ "Effect of lactic acid bacteria(LAB) on quality of whole-plant corn silage was studied by the experimentat of ferment.Sensory assessment was performed when the silage ripened after 30 days.The results showed the quality of treatments with LAB was better than the control.The feed trial proved that corn silage treated with LAB compared to untreated corn silage can increase the milk yield,simultaneously increasing the milk protein and total non-fat solids content of milk significantly(p0.05),however,it didn't have any effect on the content of milk fat.", "A rumen protected fat product composed of Ca salts of fatty acids (CAF) was evaluated in beef cattle diets. Dietary treatments in a metabolism trial (six steers, 251 f 15 kg) and Feedlot Trial 1 (15 individually fed heifers, 355 f 11 kg) consisted of 62.1% corn and 3.2% soybean meal (C), 32.6% corn and 33.1% Kline barley (CB), and 28.2% corn, 33.1% barley, and 4.5% CAP (CBF) on a DM basis. Apparent DM and OM digestibilities were higher (P .lo) ADG and DMI of heifers, but fedgain was lower (P .lo) by dietary treatments. Cattle ADG tended to be lower (P > .lo), DMI was lower (P .lo) for CF compared with C. Kline barley has potential as a feed grain for cattle, but CAP may not improve beef cattle performance, especially when diets contain barley.", "Corn, as the third largest grain crop in China, isgrown on approximately 200 million ha per year. With theimprovement of people's living standard, variousrequirements for corn breeding have presented. Nowadays,the aim of corn breeding is not only for increasing yield,but also for higher quality and other special demands, suchas sweet corn, waxy corn, colored corn, oil-rich corn,lysine-rich corn, etc.", "This randomized, controlled trial of cholesterol lowering by an oat bran cereal containing beta glucan vs a corn cereal without soluble fiber in Hispanic Americans was conducted for 11 weeks. One-hundred fifty-two men and women, ages 30 to 70 years, with baseline low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels between 120 and 190 mg/dL and triglycerides <400 mg/dL were included. After eating a National Cholesterol Education Program Step 1 diet for 5 weeks, subjects were randomly assigned to the corn or the oat cereal for the next 6 weeks. The daily dose of beta glucan was 3 g. Consumption of oat cereal was associated with a reduction in plasma levels of both total cholesterol (-10.9+/-21.6 mg/dL; -4.5%) and LDL-C (-9.4+/-20.3 mg/dL; -5.3%). Consumption of corn cereal did not affect either total cholesterol (+1.2+/-18.3 mg/dL; 1.1%) or LDL-C (+1.2+/-17.5 mg/dL; 2.2%). Differences between the effects of the two cereals on total cholesterol and LDL-C were significant, P =.0003 and P =.0007, respectively.", "Disclosed are antidotal compounds for use with active thiocarbamate and/or chloroacetanilide herbicides to control weeds without affecting crops such as corn and soybeans. Compositions of the antidote and the active thiocarbamates and/or chloroacetanilides are also disclosed.", "The anticoagulant rodenticide brodifacoum was tested against house mice (Mus musculus L.) infesting farm buildings. In six trials, treatment success was assessed from the results of census baitings conducted before and after treatment. With 0.005% brodifacoum in canary seed/corn oil bait, the control achieved ranged between 92.7% and 100%, mean 98.8%. Two mouse populations were eradicated in 3 to 4 weeks but a few individuals survived each of the other four treatments which lasted 6 weeks. The effectiveness of brodifacoum against mice is compared with that of 0.1% calciferol and 0.025% warfarin in combination. It is concluded that brodifacoum and calciferol warfarin are equally effective in controlling M. musculus but that brodifacoum treatments need to be conducted for a relatively longer period.", "Advances in the studies of corn and fruiting regularities of Pinus massoniana were systematically summarized in this paper,including the properties of corn and seed,the yield and forecast of corn and seed,variation of the corn and seed characteristics.Moreover,the prospects to increase cone and seed production were also discussed.", "The main agent in Corn Starch adhesive was made with the aid of a reaction between corn starch and dibasic acid to form a liquid corn starch suspension and then stabilized by adding a soluble high molecular weight polymer.A corn starch emulsion was mixed with a corn starch-CaCO_3-VAE emulsion under certain conditions to yield the main component A of API.", "High-oil corn (Zea mays L.) is a new type corn made by human being. Achievements of breeding of high-oil corn have been made. Corn varieties of high oil content and basic materials have been attained. There are special characteristics in synthesis of oil, rule of distribution of oil and component of fatty acid. Besides the genetic factor, the environmental factors also influence grain oil content of high-oil corn.", "This appendix of the book The Business, Life and Letters of Frederick Cornes Aspects of the Evolution of Commerce in Modern Japan, 1861-1910 contains a appendix that presents the summary of will of John Corns. The book primarily concerns business matters especially those regarding the ordering and processing of items from London or Yokohama, together with commercial intelligence concerning their respective markets.Keywords: commerce; Henrietta Cornes; John Corns; modern Japan", "Abstract Registry-based randomized controlled trials are defined as pragmatic trials that use registries as a platform for case records, data collection, randomization, and follow-up. Recently, the application of registry-based randomized controlled trials has attracted increasing attention in health research to address comparative effectiveness research questions in real-world settings, mainly due to their low cost, enhanced generalizability of findings, rapid consecutive enrollment, and the potential completeness of follow-up for the reference population, when compared with conventional randomized effectiveness trials. However several challenges of registry-based randomized controlled trials have to be taken into consideration, including registry data quality, ethical issues, and methodological challenges. In this article, we summarize the advantages, challenges, and areas for future research related to registry-based randomized controlled trials.", "Variance components and the stability performance of yield characters were analyzed for sweet corn in the year of 2005 and 2006 in Zhejiang regional trial with the methods by Zhu Jun et al.The results showed that the yield was mainly affected by year×location interaction.The yields of Baitian(nuo) No.1,Micui678 were higher than those of the others.In those combinations,Aotian 8210,Cuiwang combinations were not sensitive to environmental composite indexes,HM30 showed low identity,and the other combinations showed similar stability.", "Abstract Randomization is a required component for the success of most controlled clinical trials. To ensure that the benefits of randomization are realized, well defined and carefully planned procedures must be put in place prior to the start of a trial. This paper presents a detailed account of the registration and randomization procedures implemented for the first four clinical trials of the Asthma Clinical Research Network. Control Clin Trials (2001) 22:181S–195S", "Greenhouse experiments were conducted to determine the effect of glyphosate on efficacy of bentazon for glyphosate-resistant (GR) canola control and of quizalofop for GR corn control. Control also was evaluated for glyphosate plus bentazon on wild buckwheat and wheat and glyphosate plus quizalofop on velvetleaf. Glyphosate plus bentazon synergistically controlled GR canola and wild buckwheat but were antagonistic for wheat control. Glyphosate plus quizalofop were additive for control of GR corn and velvetleaf. Inert ingredients in glyphosate formulations, i.e., cationic surfactant, NH4, or K, contributed to glyphosate synergism of bentazon, but the major contribution came from glyphosate itself. Efficacy of glyphosate plus bentazon on GR canola was enhanced by ammonium nitrate (AMN), ammonium sulfate (AMS), nonionic surfactant (NIS), or silicone surfactant (SiS) but was slightly decreased by methylated seed oil (MSO) or petroleum oil concentrate. AMN, AMS, NIS, and SiS partially overcame the antagonism of...", "In the experiment,the interaction effect of Super Absorbent Polymer and urea on corn growth were studied.Its result shows the interaction effect of Super Absorbent Polymer and urea can increase corn,s stem tall leaf area chlorophyll,promote the growth of corn,s roots,Increased corn yield.Should pay attention to the dosage of Super Absorbent Polymer and urea,use too much or too little,the effect is not obvious,Best treatment in the experiment is B2N2.", "The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of U.S. and Canadian ethanol mandates on corn prices in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Ethanol mandates were enacted to create viable alternate energy sources to oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Since the majority of ethanol production comes from corn, it has led to corn being diverted from a food and feed source to an energy source. While food diversion causes relatively little concern for Canada and US, the rising corn prices have produced social unrest in Mexico where corn is a staple food and spending on food forms a large part of consumption spending. Our results indicate that both the US and Canadian ethanol mandates resulted in an increase in corn prices in the U.S. as well as in Mexico.", "Corn distiller s dried grains with soluble is a corn by-products of alcohol fermentation, the production is huge and good nutritional value. This review focused on the nutritional value of corn distiller s dried grains with soluble in poultry diets and their application in poultry were reviewed.", "Belonging to the technical field of corn starch production, the invention in particular relates to a production improvement method for corn starch. The method consists of a purification process, an acid making process, a soaking process, a crushing section, germ separation drying, fiber washing and drying, protein concentration drying, starch milk refining, as well as starch dehydration and drying. The method is characterized in that the technical scheme of adding a compound enzyme composed of cellulose, xylanase, pectinase and mannanase into a crushed corn slurry plays a significant role in separating all corn components, thus facilitating production and processing of corn starch, and greatly improving the production level of corn starch.", "Whole-crop corn was ensiled with an experimental preparation of cell-wall degrading enzymes at four levels respectively: 0 (control, C), 800 (1), 1300 (2), 1800 (3) g/t DM. The result showed that all whole-crop corn silages were well preserved with low pH, low ammonia nitrogen (NH_3-N) and high lactic acid content. The fermentation quality showed no significant difference between the four groups. However, addition of enzyme decreased obviously the content of neutral detergent fiber (NDF). Enzyme addition improved the silage's nutritive value by increasing in vitro organic matter digestibility (OMD), in vitro gas production at 48 h (GP_(48)) and in sacco degradation of DM at 48 h incubation (DMD_(48)), and the DMD_(48) in group 2 was the highest and 15.4% higher than that in the control (P0.01). In conclusion, the best nutritive value of whole-crop corn silage can be obtained when enzyme was added at the level of 1300 g/t DM.", "A randomized, controlled study of 54 patients (28 patients in the trial and 26 in the control group) who had primary total hip replacement was carried out. The 2 suction drains were clamped intermittently 55 minutes in each hour and released for 5 minutes in each hour for 6 hours postoperatively in the trial group. Free drainage was allowed in the control group. The difference in calculated total blood loss was significantly less in the trial group than in the control group (P < .05). Patients in the trial group received 13 fewer blood transfusions than the control group. No difference in wound drainage and wound healing was noted. Using ultrasound, it was also shown that the technique did not lead to hematoma formation.", "This paper analyzes the present situation and the development tendency of silage corn harvester in Heilongjiang Province,points out the issues existing in silage corn harvest mechanization development,and proposes the corresponding solutions,in order to speeds up silage corn harvest mechanization development in HeiLongJiang Province.", "Through the research of interplanting corn and green manure mode,the results indicated that reasonable interplant would enhance the utilization rate maximally;plowing under green manure could improve soil structure.That was an effective way to achieve the efficient cultivation of high-yielding corn. By interplanting corn and vicia sativa with wide row spacing 90 cm,narrow row spacing 40 cm,which could increase soil organic matter by 0.01% as well as corn production by 13.2%.", "ABSTRACT Screening accessions in a germplasm bank aids in the identification of plants with unusual properties ranging from agronomic traits to functional and compositional traits of the seed itself. Results from this study confirm the presence of a wide variation in the thermal and functional properties of starch from several landraces of corn in the Argentinean germplasm. Thermal properties of starch measured using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) identified several corn landraces with properties of potential commercial interest. The pasting and textural properties of gels obtained from starch of different corn landraces also exhibited considerable variability. The degree of variation in thermal and functional properties of corn reported in this study is comparable to the thermal properties of starch from several other crop species. These corn races show promise for further regeneration to create inbred lines with unusual traits. The potential for further improvement of corn races exists not only...", "In this paper,the nutritional value of corn meal after solid state fermentation of Hericium erinaceus were evaluated.By means of the fuzzy discernment and taking the egg protein as standard protein,an evaluation on the protein quality of the fermented corn meal was made.The results showed that the protein content of corn meal could be raised greatly,and the protein quality could be improvde by solid fermentation of H.erinaceus.Among 10 kinds of foods being evaluated,the protein quality of the fermented corn meal was far superior to that of non-fermented corn meal and other cereals,close to that of soybean and chicken,and inferior to that of milk and other meats.", "This experiment was conducted to determine crude protein requirements for maintenance (CPm) of growing Hanwoo steers. Eighteen Hanwoo steers (173.7 kg) were allocated randomly to diets with three levels of crude protein in the concentrate by replacing ground corn with corn gluten meal: 0% (LCP), 7.2% (MCP) and 14.2% (HCP), respectively. Hanwoo steers in each treatment were fed diets containing rice straw (20%) and concentrates (80%). CP intake was 5.5, 7.8 and 10.7 g/BW 0.75 for LCP, MCP and HCP, respectively. Protein balance was 0.05, 2.36 and 4.07 g/BW 0.75 for LCP, MCP and HCP, respectively. Intercept of the regression equation between CP intake and retained CP indicated that CPm was 5.56 g/BW 0.75 . The estimate of CPm adopted by Korean Feeding Standard (2002) was almost 20% higher than that adopted by Japanese Feeding Standard for Beef Cattle (2000); this would need to be verified with more feeding trial data set including protein requirements for growth.", "PurposeThis text is studying the optimum preparation procedure for extracting polysaccharide contained in corn silk.MethodsSelecting factors with decoction degree,decoction time,water multiple,and ethanol consistence,and using target with polysaccharide content in pick-up liquid as investigation index by L_9(3~4)orthogonal design,the optimum preparation procedure for extracting polysaccharide contained in corn silk is chosen.ResultsThe further condition of corn silk polysaccharide extraction is decoction for 3 times,every time 1h,water 14 double and ethanol′s consistence 60%.Conclusionwe can attain the optimum preparation procedure for extracting polysaccharide contained in corn silk by orthogonal examination.", "Mold growth and mycotoxin production were studied in high-moisture (20%) corn treated with tetrasodium pyrophosphate (TSPP); acid and alkaline sodium polyphosphate, glassy (SPG), also known as sodium hexametaphosphate; sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP); and tricalcium phosphate. Six mold cultures belonging to the genera Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Penicillium were tested in corn varieties highly resistant or highly susceptible to mold infection in the field, and in a mixture of five other varieties of corn. The acidic SPG, as well as TSPP and STPP totally prevented or reduced mold growth when added in powder form to corn at 1.0% or 2.0% (w/w), regardless of corn variety and high moisture content. Phosphates afforded protection in whole and damaged kernels. Similar results were obtained with 2.0% acidic SPG and TSPP when added in spray form. Whenever mold growth occurred, treatment of corn with 1.0% or 2.0% (w/w) TSPP and acidic or alkaline SPG inhibited (P<0.01) aflatoxin production by aspergilli.", "On the Presence of Some Cyclic Peptides in Corn Steep Water. ::: ::: ::: ::: Two industrial corn by-products obtained by two different processes (distillers' dried solubles and corn steep liquor) show interesting biological properties which led to well known practical uses. During an investigation concerning the possible active substances in both products, cyclic peptides were isolated. It was moreover observed that at least some of these types of peptides are natural products existing in the original corn as well as in other cereals.", "The Influence on the Yields by Mechanical Movement of Corn during the Steeping Process. Using two different corn varieties, U. S. Yellow Corn No. 2 and Kenya White Maize, it was tried to find out — in comparison with the conventional corn steeping process, wether higher starch yields may be obtained by means of mechanical movement of corn during the steeping process with steeping time remaining unchanged, or if equal starch yields may be obtained at as shortened steeping time. Naturally, this requires at least equal quality properties of the obtained starches. Under this premise, respective conclusions have been drawn from the results of laboratory yield determinations and analytical tests. In connection with earlier results several criteria for further possibilities of development in the field are given.", "Objective: To analyze amino acid composition and relative molecular mass distribution of corn oligopeptides,and study the suppression of hepatocellular fat accumulation and antioxidant activity.Methods: The total triglyceride(TG) was used to evaluate the effect of corn oligopeptides on oleic acid(OA)-induced fat accumulation in HepG2 cells model.The antioxidant activity of corn oligopeptide was determined by DPPH free radical scavenging ability,Fe3+reducing power and hydroxyl free radical scavenging capacity.Results: The main molecular weight of corn oligopeptides was less than 1000 U.The relationship between the concentration of corn oligopeptide and effect on fat accumulation showed a U-shaped curve.Corn oligopeptides had DPPH radical scavenging ability,Fe3+reducing ability and hydroxyl free radical scavenging capacity.Conclusion: Corn oligopeptides was rich in small peptide and had significant inhibitory effect against TG accumulation and good antioxidant activity.", "According to the comparison of the development between Guangdong and the developed countries in sweet corn research and summarizing the progress and advantage of sweet corn development,it was concluded that the germplasm resources research,and specific and drought resistant variety breeding,genetic analysis of taste phenotype were the key factors to the development of sweet corn,and were also the key research areas in the future.", "Background: Stem cell (SC) therapy improves left ventricular function and dimensions in ischemic heart disease. Few small-scale trials have studied the effects of SC therapy on nonischemic cardiomyopathy (CMP), the leading cause of heart transplantation in the adults. The objectives were to gain a better insight into the effects of SC therapy for nonischemic CMP by conducting a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Methods: Medline, EBM ReviewseCochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, and the ClinicalTrials.gov databases were screened for randomized controlled trials involving SC for treatment of nonischemic CMP. Weighted mean differences of improvement of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) were calculated using a random effect analysis model." ]
About 200 jobs are expected to go at the Dounreay nuclear site in Caithness over the next year.
[ "Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL), the company decommissioning the site, said it was because a number of projects were nearing completion.\nAll the plant jobs going are expected to be voluntary redundancies.\nThe Unite union said it was disappointed as it believed there was enough work to support all existing jobs at the site, near Thurso.\nOff the 200 jobs, 150 are expected to be voluntary redundancies at the plant, and the other 50 are in the supply chain.\nManaging director Phil Craig said: \"This voluntary programme will help us ensure that we have the right balance of skills to deliver the remainder of our decommissioning programme safely and securely while protecting the environment.\n\"The site and local community have long planned for such reductions, with more than £10m invested by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Dounreay in projects that are helping to create new and sustainable local jobs.\n\"We will work with our staff and their representatives along with our supply chain partners to ensure everyone is treated fairly and with respect throughout the process.\"\nBuilt in the 1950s, Dounreay was an experimental nuclear power site.\nThe clean up operation is currently scheduled for completion by 2029." ]
[ "From next week Babcock Dounreay Partnership will be called Cavendish Dounreay Partnership.\nThe consortium is overseeing DSRL's work decommissioning Dounreay, an experimental nuclear power complex on the north Caithness coast.\nThe site's original buildings such as its dome are to be demolished by 2025.\nThe rebranding follows the decision of Babcock International Group, which has a 50% stake in the parent body organisation, to call its civil nuclear business unit Cavendish Nuclear.\nThe other partners in the consortium, CH2MHILL and URS, as well as the rest of Babcock International Group, are unaffected by the change.", "The building would store information and records related to the Dounreay experimental nuclear power plant on the north Caithness coast near Thurso.\nDounreay is being decommissioned at a cost of £1.6bn.\nThe NDA has notified Highland Council of its proposal to site the archive near Wick Airport Industrial Estate.\nThe brownfield site had previously been occupied by the RAF. A planning application for the project has still to be submitted.\nHighland Council's north planning applications committee has noted the NDA's plans.", "The Shore Test Facility reactor at Vulcan in Caithness will now been cleaned up and taken apart.\nLast year, the Scottish government criticised UK ministers and the MoD for its handling of a radioactive discharge at Vulcan.\nThe incident happened in 2012 but was not made public until early 2014.\nThe UK government said there were no safety concerns following the incident.\nSince the late 1950s, Vulcan has been the MoD's facility for testing new designs of nuclear submarine pressurised water reactors.\nIt is next to, but operated separately from, the civil experimental nuclear power complex Dounreay on the north Caithness coast.\nVulcan is operated by Rolls-Royce and most of the workforce are employed by the engineering company.\nWork to remove nuclear fuel and dismantle the Shore Test Facility reactor is expected to take until 2022.\nRolls-Royce said it was developing a plan for the workforce beyond that date.\nIn a statement it said: \"Immediate tactical focus is on safe and accelerated delivery of the various preparations for the defuel and fuel movement programme.\n\"We are, however, progressing at increasing and appropriate aligned pace on our business planning and development for utilisation and deployment of our nuclear skills in Caithness in 2022 and beyond.\n\"Fundamental to this planning is ongoing flexible and informed transitional alignment to the overall Rolls-Royce submarines business demands and the UK's submarine and nuclear programmes.\"", "A national archive for the civil nuclear industry has opened on the north coast of mainland Scotland.\nMore than 70 years' worth of information and up to 30 million digital records are to be stored at Nucleus in Wick, Caithness.\nThey include papers, photographs and plans from nearby Dounreay, as well as Harwell in Oxfordshire, Trawsfynydd in Snowdonia and Sellafield in Cumbria.\nNucleus will also store local archives dating back to the 16th Century.\nHigh Life Highland, an arms-length body of Highland Council, is helping to manage the site.\nIt said Nucleus had been designed to hold records in \"ideal environmental conditions for generations to come\".\nThe Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has had the facility constructed at a former RAF site.\nMany of the documents, photographs and technical drawings relate to Dounreay, an experimental nuclear power complex 30 miles (48km) away from Wick.\nBuilt in the 1950s, Dounreay is now in the process of being decommissioned and the site cleaned up.", "It was designed and constructed at Dounreay, near Thurso, in Caithness under the guidance of experienced tradesmen at the site.\nThe box will be installed at Wick's Town and County Hospital Memory Garden.\nThe garden was created to provide patients, including people with dementia, a peaceful space.\nApprentice Mark Fraser designed the box during his placement in Dounreay's design office.\nFellow apprentice Jimmy Budge carried out the majority of the build work with help from others.\nCarol Robertson, apprentice training manager, said: \"The apprentices have produced an excellent piece of work.\n\"You would have difficulty distinguishing between an original phone box and the one they have created.\"\nDounreay is an experimental nuclear site which dates to the 1950s and is in the process of being decommissioned.", "A PhD studentship has been set up to look at what effects the experimental nuclear power site has had on nearby Thurso and surrounding areas.\nEstablished in the 1950s, Dounreay's buildings - including its landmark sphere - are being demolished.\nThe site is to be cleared and cleaned up by 2029.\nThe new PhD has been set up by the University of the Highlands and Islands and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.\nWork to demolish the landmark Dounreay Fast Reactor (DFR) sphere could start in seven years' time.\nThe structure, also known as the dome and the golf ball, has been a feature of the north Caithness coast for almost 60 years.\nThe Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has recommended that the DFR be decontaminated by 2022 so it can then be demolished.\nThere were previous plans to retain the dome.\nHistoric Scotland had considered listing the building so that it would be conserved.", "Members of the GMB, Unite and Prospect unions rejected an offer from Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) of a 1% increase in pay in October last year.\nThe unions said \"crisis talks\" with DSRL on Thursday ended without a resolution and a timetable for a ballot on industrial action was \"imminent\".\nDSRL has said the offer was \"comparable\" to other pay rises.\nThe unions said industrial action would suspend all work at the site.\nDounreay, near Thurso in Caithness, is being decommissioned.\nBuilt in the 1950s, it was an experimental nuclear power site.\nThe unions argue that DSRL's parent company, Cavendish Dounreay Partnership, could afford to make a better offer on pay because of the profits it has been making.\nIn a statement, DSRL said: \"We have made what we believe to be an improved offer to the trade unions and, although disappointed that we have not yet reached agreement, we remain committed to continued discussions to agree an annual cost of living increase for employees.\n\"The offer, which is in addition to individual performance related pay increases, is comparable to other government funded projects in the nuclear decommissioning industry and is above inflation for 2016.\"", "The DFR is the most recognised feature of the experimental nuclear power site in Caithness because of its large sphere, also known as the Dome.\nNational Museums Scotland and the Science Museum in London will share panels from the control room.\nThere were plans to keep the Dome as a historical monument but it too is to be dismantled.\nUnlike the control room, the parts of the 1950s-constructed steel sphere will be scrapped.\nThe DFR control room is designated as being of national significance by Historic Scotland and National Museums Scotland and is to be preserved for future display in public museums.\nDFR went critical in November 1959 and operated until its shutdown in March 1977.\nThe experimental fast breeder reactor led British research and development of nuclear energy during the 1950s and 60s.\nThe control room contained an operator's desk and 14 panels along three sides of the room.\nLast year, the wall panels were dismantled and packed into two containers.\nThe control desk was cut into three sections in order to get it out of the building and placed inside a separate container.\nJames Gunn, Dounreay Site Restoration Limited's heritage officer, said: \"The Science Museum and National Museums Scotland receive over 5.6 million visitors every year and the sharing of our unique industrial heritage with museums world renowned for their historic collections and exhibitions is a fantastic opportunity for Dounreay.\"\nDounreay has also recently transferred the Dounreay Materials Testing Reactor control room to local museum Caithness Horizons in Thurso.", "The Dounreay Fast Reactor (DFR) is housed inside the dome at Dounreay, near Thurso in Caithness.\nThe DFR is being dismantled as part of work to decommission the wider experimental nuclear power complex.\nWorkers have just completed the removal of one of hundreds of concrete blocks from one of two pits that were used to shield against radiation in the DFR.\nResembling swimming pools and called ponds, the 6m (19.8ft) deep pits were once filled with water and protected people working in the DFR from radiation emitted from spent fuel.\nThere are about 180 concrete blocks in each pond to be removed.\nBecause of risk from radioactive contamination, workers have to wear protective clothing while cutting out the blocks and then packaging them for storage as waste.\nProject manager Suzanne Griffiths said: \"Decommissioning of the ponds is technically challenging.\n\"While each block is only around one metre square, it is extremely heavy and the process of cutting it is complex.\n\"The team has worked exceptionally well together and applied lateral thinking, deploying new techniques to allow the concrete liner to be removed in preparation for final demolition.\"\nThe metal Dome structure will also eventually be demolished.", "Changes in the way radioactive fuel should be handled and a requirement for additional security at nuclear sites has created more work at Dounreay.\nThe changes are required by the UK government.\nCavendish Dounreay Partnership said current levels of employment would be maintained for longer.\nThe company runs the nuclear plant's operator Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL).", "A team at Dounreay were faced with the challenge of retrieving small pieces of radioactive metal from inside the site's Prototype Fast Reactor (PFR).\nThey came up with placing a blob of the tacky substance on a 10m (32ft) rod which was inserted deep into the PFR.\nThe metal sticks to the soft adhesive and can then be collected for analysis.\nDounreay, near Thurso in Caithness, is being closed down at a cost of about more than £1bn.\nTeams involved in the decommissioning and clean up work have frequently been asked to find cost-effective ways of dealing with hazardous radioactive material.\nOther household items have been put to use at the site, including kitchen can openers and soup tin-sized cans that have held radioactive material for more than 30 years.\nAnd a silver ironing board cover and a duvet have protected a robotic camera built to explore pipes inside the Dounreay Fast Reactor.", "Buildings on the experimental nuclear energy site, which dates to the 1950s, are being emptied of radioactive material and demolished.\nStarting in 2018, the planned next stage would involve dismantling reactors.\nNew temporary buildings would also need to be built to aid the new phase.\nThe new buildings would include facilities for handling the clean up and demolition of areas of the site called the Silo and The Shaft.\nAlso included are plans to restoration and landscaping work to restore areas of land to close to how they looked before the construction of Dounreay.\nThe phase would take the site near Thurso to what is called its interim end state.\nDounreay Site Restoration Limited has notified Highland Council that it expects to submit the planning application later this year.", "The building and its facilities at the Dounreay nuclear power complex cost about £20m to construct.\nEach vault will be able to hold the equivalent of between 370 and 450 double decker buses.\nThe floor of the vault is 36ft (11m) below ground and the construction work involved 260 tonnes of steel.\nThe Dounreay experimental nuclear power plant was built in the 1950s.\nBuildings, from its time when its reactors were operational, are being demolished and the site cleaned up by 2025.\nThe land where the vaults are located will remain a restricted area for 300 years after that date because of the radioactive material stored inside the facilities.", "The Dounreay Materials Test Reactor (DMRT) achieved criticality, a nuclear term referring to the balance of neutrons in the system, in 1958.\nThe robot, Brokk 180, was used to dismantle parts of the interior of the reactor's support buildings.\nDMRT is part of the Dounreay nuclear power complex near Thurso in Caithness.\nThe site is being decommissioned and its buildings demolished.\nBill Lambie, who has been managing the project at DMRT, said the completion of the robot's work meant the support building could now be demolished.\nHe said reaching this phase was \"a significant achievement, made possible through the skills, ingenuity and hard work\".\nRobots are frequently used in the decommissioning work at Dounreay, as they can operate in areas of the site with dangerous levels of radiation.\nThey include a 75-tonne machine nicknamed Reactorsaurus.", "Highly-enriched uranium was transferred from Dounreay, near Thurso, to the US via Wick John O'Groats Airport in 2016.\nThe transfers were made following a deal agreed by UK and US governments.\nThe airport, 30 miles from Dounreay, is run by Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (Hial), a public corporation owned by Scottish ministers.\nFurther flights of the material, in exchange for a type of uranium from the US used to diagnose cancer, are expected in the future.\nHighlands Scottish Greens MSP John Finnie has raised concerns about the suitability of Wick John O'Groats Airport in a series of questions to the Scottish government.\nThe MSP does not believe the airport to be safe for the large aircraft involved.\nIn answer to one of his questions, Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said: \"There will be on-going regular dialogue between the Scottish government and the UK government on the programme of movements of nuclear materials from Dounreay.\n\"The Scottish government will continue to seek assurances on the safety and security of any movements.\"\nMr Finnie has also asked what role Hial played in negotiations about the flights and also what extra costs Police Scotland has incurred in helping to provide security for the flights.\nThe government is expected to release responses to his other questions later on Tuesday.\nDounreay, near Thurso, is being decommissioned and the site cleaned up.\nMost of the radioactive materials held there, such as fuel, are being moved to other locations, including Sellafield in Cumbria where it will be reprocessed or stored.\nThese shipments are being made by rail.\nOther material has been returned to nuclear sites overseas.\nDuring the 1990s, nuclear material was sent from abroad to Dounreay for reprocessing.\nThe customers included power plants and research centres in Australia, Germany and Belgium.\nDounreay said the priority \"at all times\" was to comply with regulations governing \"the safe and secure transportation of nuclear material, both in storage and transit\".\nThe Nuclear Decommissioning Authority provided Hial with funding to upgrade the airport in preparation for the US flights.", "The material is to be transported by road from the nuclear power complex to Scrabster harbour for shipping to Sellafield in Cumbria.\nA nine mile (14.4km) stretch of the A836 would be involved.\nDounreay is being decommissioned and tonnes of its radioactive material is being reprocessed at Sellafield.\nOther items have been taken to the Cumbrian nuclear site by train, and also flown to the US and shipped to Belgium.\nDounreay said the removal of the latest material formed part of a new phase of the clean up of the site near Thurso.\nA spokesperson for Dounreay said: \"Dounreay is being demolished, so nuclear materials are being returned to national stocks.\n\"This programme started in 2001 and is expected to take several more years to complete.\n\"Our priority at all times is to comply with regulations designed to ensure the safety and security of nuclear materials, both while in storage and transit.\"\nThe A836 forms part of the North Coast 500 (NC500) tourist route.\nTom Campbell, managing director of the tourism initiative, said: \"The North Coast 500 is based on roads where people live, work commute as well as visit and enjoy the north Highlands and these roads, like all roads are subject to closures, roadworks and diversions.\n\"The nine mile stretch represents less than 2% of the NC500 and our understanding is that actual closures will be rare and infrequent.\"", "Owners Magnox said the workforce was being cut to 357, down from 522 staff, and about 25 agency workers by May.\nEarlier this year, it said 1,600 jobs would be lost at 12 sites by 2016.\nAnglesey's planned new nuclear power station, Wylfa Newydd, will employ more than 1,000 people once it begins working in the first half of the 2020s.\nA company statement said: \"When a nuclear power station moves from generation into the next phase of its lifecycle, which is defuelling, a reduced number of staff are needed for operational work.\n\"This is not unexpected and we've engaged fully with our staff and the trades unions about the planned changes.\n\"Wherever possible we will seek to make voluntary redundancies, as we have at our other Magnox stations.\"", "The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is overseeing the dismantling of several UK sites, including Dounreay near Thurso in Caithness.\nRepresentatives from the NDA and oil and gas experts have met in Aberdeen to share information.\nOne of the areas covered was the decommissioning of oil pipelines.\nThe event was held at Aberdeen's Oil and Gas Technology Centre.\nThe NDA said it was actively looking outside its sector for technologies to use in the decommissioning of nuclear power sites.\nAmong major Scottish oil and gas installations being decommissioned are the Buchan Alpha floating production vessel off Aberdeen, and the Beatrice complex in the Moray Firth.", "Toomebridge-based Creagh Concrete said 50 of the posts will be in Northern Ireland, with the rest in Edinburgh.\nThe firm has just won a £27m contract to supply concrete containers for use in the decommissioning of Dounreay nuclear power station in Scotland.\nUp to 6,000 of its containers will be used to store \"low grade waste\".\nCreagh Concrete employs 650 staff and contractors in seven locations in the UK and Ireland.\nIt recently completed apartment projects in Aberdeen.\nThe company makes a range of pre-cast concrete products, including flooring.\nAbout 80% of its turnover relates to projects outside Northern Ireland.", "Saturday's flight was the first movement of material held at the Caithness plant to the US since an announcement in February.\nDavid Cameron, who was prime minister at the time, said the UK and US governments had agreed to an exchange of nuclear materials.\nHe said the UK would receive a type of uranium used to diagnose cancer.\nBut Highlands and Islands SNP MSP Maree Todd has criticised the weekend's flight and the level of secrecy surrounding the handling of nuclear material at Dounreay.\nShe said there should not be a need for an exchange of nuclear material, and the UK should be able to purchase what it requires for medical diagnoses.\nDounreay, near Thurso, is being decommissioned and the site cleaned up.\nMost of the radioactive materials held there, such as fuel, are being moved to other locations, including Sellafield in Cumbria where it will be reprocessed or stored.\nThese shipments are being made by rail.\nOther material has been returned to nuclear sites overseas.\nDuring the 1990s, nuclear material was sent from abroad to Dounreay for reprocessing.\nThe customers included power plants and research centres in Australia, Germany and Belgium.\nUnder the UK-US deal signed earlier this year, highly-enriched uranium (HEU) stored at Dounreay is being sent to the US.\nSaturday's flight took place under tight security from Wick John O'Groats Airport, which is about 30 miles (48km) from the Dounreay nuclear site.\nIt involved a US military Boeing C-17 transport aircraft.\nRadioactive material from the civil nuclear industry has been transported by plane from the UK to other countries in the past.\nThe Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) provided Highlands and Islands Airports Limited with funding to upgrade Wick John O'Groats Airport in preparation for the US flights.\nA spokesman for Dounreay said: \"All nuclear materials are being removed from the site. This programme started in 2001 and we expect it to continue for a number of years.\n\"Our priority at all times is to comply with regulations governing the safe and secure transportation of nuclear material, both in storage and transit.\n\"Compliance with these regulations includes protecting information about routes, dates, timings and locations of nuclear material in any current or future transport.\"\nMSP Ms Todd told BBC Radio Scotland: \"I am disappointed we are hearing reports from people living up in Wick that this has happened, but got no official notification.\n\"I understand that there has to be some secrecy surrounding this industry, but I feel there is more secrecy than is absolutely required.\"\nShe added: \"I understand that this material is weapons-grade in exchange for some medical radionuclides.\n\"I fail to understand why we cannot pay money for these things than have to supply them with weapons-grade nuclear material from the UK.\"", "The Dounreay Materials Test Reactor (DMTR) achieved criticality, a nuclear term referring to the balance of neutrons in the system, in 1958.\nThe site at Dounreay, near Thurso, was built using 600 tonnes of steel. It was shut down in 1969.\nLarge parts of the DMTR site have already been demolished as part of wider work to decommission the Dounreay nuclear power site.\nThe control room desk and panels for the reactor were moved to Caithness Horizons, a museum in Thurso, in 2015.\nA contractor has been sought for the work of demolishing the reactor.\nNotice of the contract has been released on 60 years since the first criticality was achieved in Scotland.\nA system known as a rig and named the Zero Energy Thermal reactor installed at Dounreay in 1956 went critical for the first time on 13 August 1957.\nThis was the first artificially made criticality in Scotland.\nBill Lambie, DMTR project manager, said: \"This month we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first criticality in Scotland, which took place in a temporary test rig.\n\"That was an immense achievement, and we are now poised to demolish its successor and the oldest reactor on site, DMTR.\n\"The removal of DMTR from the skyline will be a significant step for Dounreay, and will be a real and visible sign of the decommissioning progress being made.\"", "The site at Knottingley, West Yorkshire is to burn fuel from refuse, industrial and commercial waste including wood, said operator Multifuel Energy Ltd.\nThe £300m plant is to create hundreds of jobs over a three-year build and should produce electricity for about 160,000 homes, it said.\nThe adjoining coal-fired Ferrybridge 'C' plant is to close in March 2016, it was announced in May.\nThe Secretary of State has granted development consent for the new plant.\nConstruction is expected to begin in 2016 with about 35 permanent jobs once it is operational.\nThe power station is expected to produce up to 90MWe of electricity annually by burning 675,000 tonnes of waste that could have ended up in landfill, said Multifuel Energy\nIt is to be built next to the newly-constructed Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 that stated operations earlier this year.\nMultifuel Energy is a joint venture between power company SSE and and waste management company Wheelabrator Technologies.", "The jobs will service its operations in Northern Ireland and overseas.\nThey follow cuts to the manufacturing side of the business announced last year.\nUS-based Caterpillar bought over the Northern Ireland engineering firm FG Wilson - which makes diesel generator sets - in 1999.\nIn September last year, it said it was making 760 people redundant across its three locations in west Belfast, Newtownabbey and Larne.\nBut on Tuesday it announced it is creating 200 \"shared services jobs\" on the administrative side.\nThe new jobs will be located at its Springvale site in west Belfast.\nCaterpillar's Northern Ireland operations director Robert Kennedy said the company is pleased to announce Northern Ireland as the location of choice for this expansion of services.\nThe new jobs will attract £1.7m in grants from InvestNI and the Department for Employment and Learning.", "Hexicon AB has sought permission from the Scottish government, Highland Council and Orkney Islands Council for the demonstration project.\nThe firm has set up Dounreay Trì Limited to develop the project.\nThe proposed site is about three miles (6km) out to sea from the Dounreay nuclear power complex.\nThe project would also involve laying a subsea cable and a substation.\nConservation and climate change campaign organisation WWF Scotland has welcomed the proposal.\nLang Banks, director of WWF Scotland, said: \"This proposal will of course have to go through all the usual planning processes.\n\"However, successfully developing floating turbines could enable Scotland and other nations to secure even more clean power from offshore wind in the future.\n\"There's also something quite symbolic in the fact that clean renewable electricity might one day be being generated within a stone's throw of the failed and polluting nuclear reactor site at Dounreay.\"", "The GMB, Unite and Prospect have called on Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) to increase its 1% pay offer.\nThe unions said DSRL's parent company Cavendish Dounreay Partnership had \"significantly increased its profits year on year\".\nThe Dounreay site near Thurso in Caithness is being decommissioned.\nProspect negotiator Richard Hardy said: \"Our members are working hard to decommission the site, yet much of the money this generates is flowing out of Caithness and Sutherland, reducing the economic benefit for the local community.\n\"Everybody should get a share of the profits, not just the shareholders.\"\nSandra Owsnett, the DSRL trade union co-ordinating committee chairwoman, said: \"It is our firm belief that the offer of 1% falls far short of members' expectations.\n\"We do not believe DSRL have made any serious attempts to address members' concerns and this has been made clear during the negotiations.\"\nDSRL has yet to comment.", "The workers belong to four different trade unions and are mainly employed in decommissioning work.\nThey are angry at plans by the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency (NDA) to reform their final-salary pension schemes.\nThey say the plans by the NDA, aimed at saving £660m, will reduce their retirement incomes by thousands of pounds.\nSites affected include Sellafield in Cumbria and Dounreay in Caithness.\nOther workers involved work for Magnox at sites in Anglesey, Ayrshire, Dorset, Dumfriesshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Gwynedd, Kent, Oxfordshire, Somerset and Suffolk.\nKevin Coyne of the Unite union, which is one of the four involved, said: \"We are urging all our members working for the NDA to resist this proposed Treasury-led raid on their pensions.\n\"If it is allowed to go ahead, thousands of workers will see their retirement incomes slashed by thousands of pounds.\"\nThe GMB, Prospect and Aslef are also balloting their members.", "Ross-shire Engineering has secured the potential investment across the next five years supplying equipment to Scottish Water.\nThe firm in Muir of Ord has already created 100 new jobs to allow it meet the needs of the utility company.\nThe investment has also provided additional job security to the existing 273 staff members.\nFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited the company's premises near Inverness on Monday, following a tour of Nigg Energy Park on the Cromarty Firth.\nShe said: \"Ensuring a strong rural economy is crucial to Scotland's success.\n\"This funding Ross-Shire Engineering has secured provides a hugely welcome boost in providing skilled jobs and investment across the Highlands, as well as providing vital utility services to Scotland's homes and businesses.\n\"In particular, I am delighted they will be investing in their already strong apprenticeship job programme, providing vital training and employment to young people living in the Highlands in a competitive jobs market.\"\nThe first minister added: \"Last week when I set out my Programme for Government I promised to protect Scotland's interests, particularly our economic interests, in the wake of the EU referendum.\n\"Driving sustainable economic growth is at the heart of that, and I am committed to ensuring this government does all it can to ensure Scotland's rural economy remains prosperous for future generations.\"", "The structure, also known as the sphere and the golf ball, has been a feature of the north Caithness coast for almost 60 years.\nThe Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has recommended that the DFR be decontaminated by 2022 so it can then be demolished.\nThere were previous plans to retain the dome.\nHistoric Scotland had considered listing the building so that it would be conserved.\nIn 2007, Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL), the company that manages the site, released the results of public consultation on future uses for the dome.\nSuggestions included turning it into a hotel, museum and even a nightclub.\nHowever, because the structure is contaminated with low levels of radioactivity and due to high maintenance costs, it was decided to demolish it.\nIn 2011, plans to repaint the dome at a cost of £500,000 were cancelled.\nThe repaint had been done every 10 years to protect the dome's metal work.\nDSRL said that following an assessment the steel was deemed thick enough to last as a protection until the reactor inside was dismantled.\nThe year 2022 is among planned \"milestones\" in the NDA's latest annual business plan for DSRL.\nThe bulk of the plan sets out targets for the next 12 months of the wider programme to clean up and demolish Dounreay, a former experimental nuclear power site.\nThe dome is one of the most recognised features of Dounreay.\nIn the 1950s, a sphere was considered to be the best shape of structure to contain a gases from the reactor, if there was a breach.\nThe sphere is made up of plates of steel that were welded into the shape of a sphere.\nIn the 1960s, it featured in a series of special edition stamps promoting Britain's \"white heat of technology\".", "Dounreay, an experimental nuclear power complex built in the 1950s, is in the process of being shutdown and the site cleaned up.\nHowever, companies set up because of the site such as JGC have been finding work on the MeyGen tidal energy scheme.\nThe Beatrice Offshore Windfarm off Wick is also expected to create new jobs.\nThurso engineering firm JGC works on contracts related to Dounreay, but has also been constructing large ballast blocks for tidal turbines for the MeyGen project.\nThe tidal energy scheme in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, an area of the sea that separates the Scottish mainland and Orkney, will initially involve four turbines. Cables to bring ashore the electricity generated by the devices have already been laid.\nAtlantis Resources, the developer, hopes to later expand the project to up to 269 turbines.\nJGC has been working on making 24 ballast blocks, each weighing 206 tonnes.\nThe firm's Steven Sutherland told BBC Scotland: \"The skills transitions are relatively simple going into the renewable sector.\n\"The items are a lot larger, so we have different techniques to learn, but we are managing that transition well.\"\nAdam Bremner, an employee at the firm, said the renewable sector was offering local people the chance to stay in the area where they were brought up.\nHe said: \"There has been a shortage of work around here for a while, so this is all good. If the work is here then you are going to stay here.\"\nTrudy Morris, of Caithness Chamber of Commerce, said the construction of the £2.6bn Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (Bowl) project should bring further opportunities.\nMore than 80 turbines could be installed in the Outer Moray Firth with construction work expected to start next year.\nThe harbour at Wick, once a busy fishing port, will be used for the shipping in and out of equipment, turbines and construction workers.\nMs Morris said: \"It is going to be operational in 2019, but there is going to be a lot of work prior to that which businesses will be able to get involved in.\n\"There will be a need to upgrade the port and a need for technicians.\"\nWillie Watt, chairman of Wick Harbour Authority, said such an opportunity as the offshore wind farm had been hoped for for years.\nHe said: \"It is fantastic news for Wick. We have been working for the last 10 years to try and regenerate the harbour and secure a new future following the demise of fishing.\n\"This is going to give us stability, a future, opportunities and most importantly it is a new industry coming to town for the youngsters to come on to.\"", "It will bring an end to 44 years of generating electricity on the island.\nThe decision will see about 150 of its 500 remaining staff lose their jobs by April next year, before full decommissioning gets under way.\nWylfa's operator Magnox said the site would enter a 100-day \"cool down\" period, before the process of removing nuclear fuel begins.\nSite director Stuart Law said it was \"the right time\" to close down the last of the two nuclear reactors.\nNot only has Wylfa had a series of extensions to its working life since 2010, it is now running low on the specialised nuclear fuel Magnox reactors use.\n\"It is sad - but when you look at what you would do, it is the right time to bring it to this end,\" said Mr Law.\n\"It has been a real pleasure and an honour to have had this role at Wylfa - and to take it as far as we have done.\"\nHe said he was proud the plant had generated enough electricity over its lifetime to effectively power every single home in Wales, every year since 1971.\nAfter April, removal of spent fuel from the site will begin, with it taken to Sellafield in Cumbria for reprocessing.\nThis will take two to three years, after which much of the site will be cleared, leaving just the reactor buildings and fuel stores by 2026.\nBy then, it is hoped a new nuclear plant - Wylfa Newydd - will have been built and be operational on a site opposite the current power station.\nHorizon Nuclear Power, who are behind the £8bn Japanese-owned Hitachi proposals for the new plant, said detailed plans would be ready to submit for approval in 2017.\nIf those are agreed, Horizon said it wanted to see the first concrete for the new build poured in 2020 and the new plant generating power by the middle of the decade.\nHowever, it faces some opposition, with the former Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan visiting the island to back anti-nuclear campaigners following the Fukushima disaster in 2011.", "It will be the first nuclear plant to be constructed in the UK in 20 years. The building will be paid for with money from France and China.\nNuclear power can produce massive amounts of energy and the Hinkley Point plant will make around 7% of our electricity.\nBut not everyone thinks nuclear power is a good thing.\nCompanies and governments want Hinkley Point to be built. They say it's good for the environment as nuclear power stations produce only a small amount of the gas carbon dioxide. That's important because carbon dioxide is one of the causes of climate change.\nThe UK government wants to reduce this gas as part of a plan to meet global targets on protecting the environment.\nThey also say building Hinkley Point will create thousands of jobs and will provide customers with affordable energy because the price of electricity from nuclear power stations doesn't go up and down as much as coal or oil.\nBut some think the cost of building the station will be too high and that nuclear plants produce dangerous waste, which damages the environment.\nCampaign groups like Greenpeace want the government to invest in renewable energy sources, like solar, wind and tidal power instead.\nAlso concerns have been raised about the safety of the nuclear industry because of accidents that have happened at power stations in other countries..\nThe plant is expected to cost £18billion and is being built using money from other countries.\nThe French energy company EDF is paying for most of the project, with around £6billion coming from Chinese businesses.\nHinkley Point will be the biggest construction site in Europe, according to EDF.\nDuring the busiest part of construction 5,600 people will work on the site and the finished power plant will employ 900 people.\nRadioactive minerals such as uranium are found by mining.\nElectricity is then made from the energy that is released when the atoms of these minerals are split apart in nuclear reactors.", "Hundreds of jobs have been under threat since January, when TI announced the phased closure of its Greenock plant.\nThe semiconductor firm plans to move production to \"more cost-effective\" sites overseas over three years.\nTexas Instruments Task Force chairman Stephen McCabe said there had been interest from two prospective buyers.\nMr McCabe, who is also leader of Inverclyde Council, said: \"With the Texas Instruments Greenock plant being actively marketed, there have been two businesses interested in examining the site.\n\"This is very hopeful news that there is some interest being expressed by potential buyers within the industry.\n\"A note of caution is clearly required. This is a very specialised industry with a limited number of businesses operating globally.\"\nNews of the potential buyers was raised at the last meeting of the task force, which is supported by the Scottish government, national agencies and local and national politicians.\nAbout 365 people currently work at the Greenock facility. The jobs affected are in manufacturing, engineering, support and management." ]
what is the order of the electric ray
[ "Torpediniformes" ]
[ "What's Up?", "What a Friend", "What's Happening!!", "What's in It for Me", "things are what they are", "What If Nothing", "What a Life!", "What A Night", "What If It's You", "What Not to Wear", "What Car?", "What So Not", "What If We", "What a Waste", "What Is a Youth", "For What It's Worth", "At What Cost", "Be What You Are", "everyone ordering it" ]
'The Young Karl Marx' Trailer: Vicky Krieps Helps Spark A Communist Revolution
[ "Let's see...what's a cool way to introduce an entirely new generation to the joys of Communism? I got it. A young hot version of that well-known rabble rouser, Karl Marx!is a real movie that is actually happening, and it doesn't look the least bit as enjoyable as. Nothing is as fun asThe French-German production has a couple of names attached that should perk your ears up. First is director Raoul Peck, who helmed the amazing James Baldwin documentary. The second is Vicky Krieps, who starred alongside Daniel Day-Lewis inand practically stole the entire movie away from him. August Diehl () plays Karl Marx with Stefan Konarske as his friend Friedrich Engels who helped him write The Communist Manifesto.Here's the synopsis:opens February 23rd in New York at The Metrograph and Los Angeles at Laemmle Royal with a national rollout later. [ ThePlaylist" ]
[ "Karl Marx The Observer Marx bicentenary to be marked by exhibitions, books – and pub crawls Renewed interest in philosopher fires celebrations of 200 years since his birth on 5 May 1818 A Marx Memorial Library flag is flown at a May Day rally in London. Photograph: Alamy\nA spectre is haunting Europe in 2018 – to borrow from one of his catchier one-liners – the spectre of Karl Marx himself. Two hundred years after the philosopher’s birth, a small industry is gathering pace, from plans for major events in Trier, the city on the Moselle where he was born, to a new tour of the Manchester streets that he and Friedrich Engels walked as they discussed the condition of the city’s emerging working class. The bicentenary on 5 May will be marked with exhibitions, lectures, conferences, histories and novels.\nThe books are starting to pile up. Last month saw a new edition of Marxism – a Graphic Guide, a collaboration by philosophy lecturer Rupert Woodfin and comic book artist Oscar Zárate, while titles by heavyweight specialists on Marxism are on the way. They include a reprint of literary theorist Terry Eagleton’s bestselling Why Marx Was Right, along with a new edition of The Communist Manifesto – which starts with the “spectre” quotation – including an introduction by the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis.\nMarx’s ideas, running through the Russian revolution to the present day, will be the focus of Marx and Marxism, a new book by one of Britain’s foremost historians of socialism, Gregory Claeys. The influence of the Labour party under Jeremy Corbyn – as well as factors such as reduced employment prospects and a desire to challenge austerity – are credited by Claeys as helping to engender a renewed interest in Marx, particularly among the young.\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Marxism: A Graphic Guide. Photograph: Book jacket\n“Marx’s prose may seem somewhat obtuse to modern readers,” Claeys said. “But Marx’s central premise – that the most obvious and extreme forms of oppression and exploitation can be removed from everyday life – retains a robustness and daring paralleled by no other thinkers in the modern period.”\nFact is accompanied by fiction. The Murder of Warren Street by Oxford university historian Marc Mulholland, published at the end of May, promises to tell the story of villain Emmanuel Barthélemy (“the man who wanted to kill Marx”).\nMarx Returns, due out on 23 February and written by Jason Barker, is billed as combining historical fiction, psychological mystery, philosophy and extracts from Marx’s and Engels’s collected works to reimagine the life and times of Marx.\nAmong a plethora of gatherings and conferences being organised by the various families of the left, one of the most eagerly awaited is Marx 200, a major conference due to take place at Soas University of London and organised by the Marx Memorial Library.\nShadow chancellor John McDonnell – arguably Britain’s best-known Marxist – will speak on the theme of “Into the 21st century: Marxism as a force for change today” alongside guests from around the world, including Sitaram Yechury, the general secretary of the Communist party of India (Marxist), and Luo Wendong, a professor from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest John McDonnell. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters\nMeirian Jump, archivist at the memorial library, said interest had increased in Marxism in the past couple of years, while numbers attending lectures on Marxism and conducting research in the library’s reading room have risen in recent months.\n“In the autumn our venue reached capacity and we had to turn people away from our lectures celebrating 150 years since the publication of Das Kapital,” Jump said. “It was noticeable that a large number of those queuing outside Marx House were young people and students.”\nAway from the political calls to arms or Marxist think-ins, exhibitions include the Karl and Eleanor Marx Treasures Gallery, from May to early August at the British Library. The display aims to explore the role that the British Museum reading room, a predecessor institution of the British Library, played in the life and work of Marx and his daughter, a writer and political activist in her own right.\nItems on display will include correspondence by Marx, his family and Friedrich Engels, covering both personal and political affairs, as well as rare copies of first editions of Marx’s writings, several of which he donated to the library. Among these is a copy of the first French translation of Das Kapital, believed to feature annotations in Marx’s own hand.\nTo the likely chagrin of committed Marxists and eurosceptics, the distinctly un-Marxist figure of European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker will open a series of exhibitions in Trier. Visitors will be able to view a new permanent exhibition at the Karl-Marx-Haus Museum, and a bronze figure of Marx donated by China.\nThose unable to make the trip might instead consider the Marx 200th birthday walking tour in Manchester, where Engels lived on and off for almost 30 years and was visited by Marx.\n“We’ve been doing Marx-themed walks for a while. He and Engels were great drinkers so we did one based on the pubs they used to go to, and there was a great response,” said Ed Glinert of New Manchester Walks.\n“You get a real range of people. I took the Chinese consul around one time, for example. We don’t get too many Americans, though.”\nAs for what Marx would make of it all, Claeys asserted he had “a fine, robust sense of humour” and would certainly have mocked many who have taken up his name over the past 150 years.\n“He would, I think, be a ‘deep green’ thinker who would advocate sustainable development, an end to planned obsolescence and production based on the profit rather than global human need,” he said.", "Ready to fight back? Sign up for Take Action Now and we’ll send you three meaningful actions every Tuesday. Sign up for Take Action Now and we’ll send you three meaningful actions every Tuesday.\nThank you for signing up. For more from The Nation, check out our latest issue\nSubscribe now for as little as $2 a month!\nSupport Progressive Journalism The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter.\nFight Back! Sign up for Take Action Now and we’ll send you three meaningful actions you can take each week. Sign up for Take Action Now and we’ll send you three meaningful actions you can take each week.\nTravel With The Nation Be the first to hear about Nation Travels destinations, and explore the world with kindred spirits. Be the first to hear about Nation Travels destinations, and explore the world with kindred spirits.\nSign up for our Wine Club today. Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine?\nStriking throughout The Young Karl Marx, the new film by director Raoul Peck, is how often the three main characters smile at one another. It’s almost as if the actors playing Marx, his wife Jenny von Westphalen, and his friend and collaborator Friedrich Engels—who sometimes goes by “Fred”—couldn’t forget they were starring in a movie about the genesis of one of the world’s greatest ideas. An almost invisible self-awareness expresses itself as giddiness, even delight. Ad Policy\nWe follow the 24-year-old Marx (August Diehl) from his first arrest at the Cologne offices of the newspaper Rheinische Zeitung in 1842—during which he gently sasses the police—to his exile from France to Belgium and on to the composition of the Communist Manifesto in 1848. Along the way, The Young Karl Marx revises any received idea of Marx as a cranky, aloof intellectual: Peck’s Karl is twitchy, charming, and decidedly not a lone genius. Almost all of his achievements are collaborative; he evinces little personal heroism, save a sense of duty and patience. And, unlike his pal Friedrich, he can’t seem to hold his booze.\nWhen we first meet Karl, he’s just one voice shouting in a smoke-filled office as the police gather in the street. The Zeitung owes its success to him, and yet he’s brought persecution on the heads of its staff. Off to Paris, to form another paper! There, things calm down. We see him at home with Jenny (Vicky Krieps), an ex-aristocrat whose own intellectualism is knit into her every gesture and gentle quip. Shortly afterward, the pair is joined by a moon-eyed, puppyish Engels (Stefan Konarske), whom Karl adopts as his new best friend. Friedrich, fresh from writing The Condition of the Working Class in England, suggests that Karl supplement his German dialectics and French socialism by studying the English economists. And so the ground is laid for the completion of the Manifesto.\nAnd that’s about all we get, in terms of plot and even of character development. There’s no significant crisis of faith, no backsliding, no ideological confusion (though Karl and Friedrich skirmish by pamphlet with the Young Hegelians and, later, with the anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon). Never does The Young Karl Marx seem at all inclined to apologize for its use of unwavering ideological commitment as the plot’s main engine.\nIn an early scene, Jenny explains why she chose to marry a Jewish atheist and to raise their children in poverty: She wanted to bring a new world into being, she says, and to see that vieux monde craquer! Her fervor isn’t the least bit obnoxious; the line is delivered with tenderness and followed up by an exchange in which she begs Friedrich not to make Karl party so hard.", "A volunteer shows the emblem of the Communist Party of China to students in Chongqing in June. Photo: IC\nThe world is witnessing two dramatic scenarios: the world economy recovering sluggishly after the global financial crisis; and the West mired in an unprecedented institutional crisis, while China constantly appears to create social and economic miracles, showcasing its growth path based on socialism with Chinese characteristics.Looking at the ruling parties around the world, very few have been at the helm for more than 30 consecutive years. Yet, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has governed for 68 years, providing valuable experience for political parties worldwide on long-term governance.When the world was hit by financial crisis in 2008, sales of Karl Marx's Das Kapital almost tripled, according to German publishing house Karl-Dieztz-Verlag. Marx suddenly became in vogue, with the West reflecting on the crisis.Marxism claims to reveal the universal truths of human development. The CPC has always persisted in taking Marxism as its guiding ideology.The CPC has combined Marxism with China's conditions on the ground to create a unique ideology shaped by Chinese characteristics.This April, Uruguayan Broad Front Party President Javier Miranda led a delegation to the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province to study China's poverty relief work.What he saw left him impressed.As president of a ruling party for three terms, Miranda knew only too well how difficult it was for a party to maintain long-term rule.The most important responsibility of a ruling party is to ensure social justice and equity, and the CPC has established an example for other ruling parties, he said.\"Under CPC leadership, China has not only maintained rapid economic growth, but also let the development fruits benefit wide-ranging areas including the people's living conditions, healthcare and public education,\" he said, adding that this is something ruling parties can learn from.Aikyn Konurov, secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan, the third-largest party in the country's parliament, said, \"CPC officials know the Chinese people well. They always put the public interest first, which is the fundamental difference between the CPC and ruling parties in Western countries.\"\"Are China's leaders better than ours?\" asked US website Politico.The CPC's cadre group is selected through a rigorous process, while some members of the public can edge into the US Congress by currying favor with voters through claptrap.By comparison, Politico asked: \"How certain are we that whichever leaders come out of our process (general selection), of whatever party and persuasion, can stand on equal footing with whomever comes out of theirs (China's)?\"When interpreting China's development, former Singapore leader Lee Kuan Yew said it is the most capable figures among 1 billion-plus people who are steering the country to greatness.The CPC attaches great importance to party-building and appoints officials based on their performance and competence to ensure solid governance.Furthermore, the Party is constantly strengthening its own discipline.Specifically, the CPC has established the Central Inspection Group, which is an intra-party strategic plan to protect itself from being contaminated by any political speculator.Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, the CPC Central Committee under President Xi Jinping 's leadership has insisted on addressing the \"four forms of decadence, namely formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance.Gustavo Girado, head of Argentine consulting firm Asia & Argentina, said the CPC can plug loopholes in its system because it excels in self-correction. The anti-corruption campaign launched by Xi is a good example of this, Girado added.", "Jerome Valeska invites you to burn it all down in this certifiably insane trailer for GOTHAM in April.", "Search for:\nArchives Select Month May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006", "Set to open the Melbourne International Film Festival, it will get its premiere in August and comes from Wolf Creek director Greg McLean.\nIt sees him venture into the Bolivian rainforest with two friends on what is sold as the adventure of a lifetime - only to watch it all go horrifically wrong.\nThe synopsis reads: “In the early 1980s, 22-year-old Israeli backpacker Yossi Ghinsberg and two friends – Swiss teacher Marcus Stamm and American photographer Kevin Gale – set off from the Bolivian city of La Paz on what was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime.\n“Leading the way into the uncharted Amazon was an Austrian expat named Karl Ruprechter, who had met the friends just days before and claimed to be familiar with the region.", "The interactive transcript could not be loaded.\nRating is available when the video has been rented.\nThis feature is not available right now. Please try again later.", "Source: OpEdNews\nby Chris Hedges\n\"The final stages of capitalism, Karl Marx predicted, would be marked by global capital being unable to expand and generate profits at former levels. Capitalists would begin to consume the government along with the physical and social structures that sustained them. Democracy, social welfare, electoral participation, the common good and investment in public transportation, roads, bridges, utilities, industry, education, ecosystem protection and health care would be sacrificed to feed the mania for short-term profit. These assaults would destroy the host. This is the stage of late capitalism that Donald Trump represents.\" (01/02/17)\nhttp://www.opednews.com/articles/Defying-Donald-Trump-s-Kle-by-Chris-Hedges-Corruption_Donald-Trump-Narcissist_Education_Greed-170102-883.html", "Rating is available when the video has been rented.\nThis feature is not available right now. Please try again later.", "The intense new Pacific Rim Uprising trailer stunned the New York Comic Con 2017 audience when it premiered on Friday afternoon! The sequel to the 2013 original gets fresh look as the new crew plans to battle the Kaiju during the Apocalypse (yes, it has officially returned).\n“We were born into a world at war. Between the monsters that destroyed our cities and the monsters we created to stop them, we thought we had sacrificed enough,” Jake Penecost, the son of Idris Elba’s fallen Jaeger pilot Stacker Pentecost (played by rising star—no pun intended—John Boyega) says in the trailer. “But the war we thought we finished is just beginning, and the only thing standing in front of the apocalypse is us.” Set to the tone of Vince Staples' \"War Ready,\" the clip is packed with massive war scenes as Boyega's team fight to save what's left of their city.", "Rory Kinnear and Chris Oliver star in a screening of Young Marx, live from London, in Gainsborough this week.\nKinnear is Marx and Oliver Engels, in this new comedy written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman.\nThe year is 1850, and Karl Marx, Europe’s most feared terrorist is hiding in Soho.\nBroke, restless and horny, the 32-year-old revolutionary is a frothing combination of intellectual brilliance, invective, satiric wit, and child-like emotional illiteracy.\nCreditors, spies, rival revolutionary factions and prospective seducers of his beautiful wife all circle like vultures.\nHis writing blocked, his marriage dying, his friend Engels in despair.\nBut there’s still no-one who can show you a better night out than Marx.\nThe screening is at Trinity Arts Centre on Thursday, December 14 at 7pm.\nTickets are £15 and £13 on 01427 676655 or http://bit.ly/2zJbKSk", "One of the greatest myths about the revolutionary Karl Marx is that he had nothing to say about why some people are oppressed.\nMarx’s works by no means provide a comprehensive analysis of racism, sexism or other forms of oppression. But his insights provide a vital framework for those fighting against them today.\nFor Marx oppression was not rooted in the biology of human beings, but in the world around them. And because human beings and their ideas are shaped by how society is organised, it’s possible to fight for a society without oppression.\nHis insights into the way racism discriminates, demonises and divides remain relevant.\nDuring Marx’s lifetime, one of most acute forms of oppression was anti-Irish racism.\nMarx not only supported Irish national liberation, and crucially understood the divisive role that racism played in workplaces. He wrote that workers were “divided into two hostile camps, English proletarians, and Irish proletarians”.\nMarx identified that bosses deliberately stoke up points of division. And he argued that racist ideas made English workers think they shared a common interest with their English bosses, instead of with Irish workers.\n“This antagonism is artificially kept alive and intensified by the press, the pulpit, the comic papers, in short by all the means at the disposal of the ruling class,” he wrote.\nIt’s true that Marx did not write comprehensively on the most deep-seated oppression in class society—that of women. Marx’s life-long\ncollaborator Frederick Engels developed a more thorough analysis of women’s oppression.\nBut in the Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels identify the importance of the family unit to capitalism.\nWomen play a critical role for capitalism by reproducing the next generation of workers.\n“The bourgeoisie has torn away from the family its sentimental veil and has reduced the family relation to a mere money relation,” they wrote.\nCaregivers\nToday, women are more likely to work, but their duties as caregivers remains much the same.\nSome of Marx’s predictions have not come to fruition. For instance, he argued that the working class family unit would become irrelevant due to advances in capitalist production.\nYet Marx’s work built a framework for understanding and fighting oppression today. And many of his theories about oppression were developed in greater detail by other revolutionaries, such as Vladimir Lenin.\nHe built on Marx’s understanding of national oppression to argue that socialists should support national liberation struggles.\nMarx saw oppression as driven from the top of society. Oppression is rooted in capitalism and class society—and is used to divide working class people.\nAnd he saw workers as the only group within society with the power and interest to struggle for a socialist society without oppression.\nSo it is necessary to challenge oppression, not as an adjunct to the fight against class society, but absolutely at the heart of that fight.\nCapitalism is a dynamic system—and forms of oppression have shifted since Marx’s time.\nFor instance, he didn’t write about the struggle for LGBT+ liberation or the fight against Islamophobia.\nBut Marx’s insights are a powerful tool as we struggle against them—and all forms of oppression today.", "Joyce Glasser reviews Phantom Thread (February 2, 2018) Cert 15, 130 min.\nWhether California writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson ever surpasses his 1998 masterpiece Boogie Nights is a moot point when his filmography includes two films starring Daniel Day Lewis. Between them they have garnered more BAFTA and Oscar nominations and wins than most directors receive in a lifetime. Lewis won the Best Actor Academy Award for Anderson’s period drama There Will be Blood in 2007 and is now up for another for his portrayal of an eccentric, self-absorbed, breakfast-loving haute-couturier in Anderson’s Phantom Thread .\nAn homage to Alfred Hitchcock, Du Maurier’s Rebecca and to Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, Phantom Thread is a dark comedy about how a gray-haired, wealthy, bachelor and a young waitress find parity in their relationship. While there is greatness in the film and in Lewis’s performance, both lose their intensity and interest in the second hour.\nSet the mid 1950s, the film begins with a mysterious close-up of an attractive woman speaking (in a slight accent) to an unseen interlocutor about a man named Reynolds.\nReynolds Woodcock (again, the nod to Hitchcock) is as impeccably turned out as advertising executive Roger Thornhill in North by Northwest when he heads downstairs to a mouth-watering breakfast in his elegant London townhouse. Woodcock chides a bored young woman at the table for demanding more of his time. ‘I cannot begin my day with confrontation’ he barks at his startled guest. ‘I have a dress to deliver. I don’t have time for confrontation.’\nOn hand to send the girl packing is Cyril (Leslie Manville), Woodcock’s unmarried sister with whom he shares the house and management of the business. This is clearly a pattern, and you might find yourself thinking of the song, ‘Good Night and Thank You’ from Evita as Woodcock’s latest model/mistress is shown the door.\nThe dress in question is delivered successfully to Countess Henrietta Harding (Gina McKee), but the stress leaves Woodcock exhausted. Cyril suggests a trip to their Sussex retreat and Woodcock duly speeds off in his sports car, stopping for breakfast at a local inn straight out of Rattigan’s Separate Tables.\nWoodcock is instantly captivated by a young waitress (Vicky Krieps) who trips, but laughs at her clumsiness instead of becoming flustered. You’ll never be able to eat breakfast again without thinking of Woodcock as he flirts with the waitress while ordering, ‘Welsh rarebit with an egg (not too runny) on top’, bacon and ‘scones with butter and jam, not strawberry.’ Catching on, the waitress, speaking with a slight European accent, proposes raspberry as though it were pillow talk, before Woodcock adds sausages and (surprisingly for a country restaurant in 1955) Lapsang Tea to the tab. That done, he invites her to dinner.\nWoodcock warns that he is a confirmed bachelor, but as the waitress hands him a note: ‘for the hungry boy’, with her details on it, you might wonder who is seducing whom. That the waitress is named Alma is no coincidence. Hitchcock’s wife and frequent collaborator was Alma Reville who notably contributed to the script of Rebecca and was more than just the woman behind the great artist.\nThe strange courtship is one long fitting session (Alma is tall and thin with a model’s body) which continues when Alma is moved into the townhouse. Woodcock might be Pygmalion, but he is not interested in changing Alma’s accent. Alma learns how to handle this erratic man through trial and error, but he has a nasty streak. And, like bachelor Roger Thornhill, he is very close to his mother, although she is now a spirit. Alma makes the mistake of bringing Woodcock tea in his study as she has seen Cyril do. ‘I’m taking it out,’ she pleads at Woodcock’s disapproval. ‘Too late’, he snaps. ‘The tea is out but the interruption remains.’\nAs their routine and relationship develop Alma joins the circle of Woodcock’s loyal, gray-haired staff of dressmakers and eventually joins him in bed. But it becomes clear that Alma – though, or because she is alone in the world with no money – is determined not to suffer the same fate as her predecessors.\nMuch as this twist is at the heart of the story, it is weakened by a scene of feminine retaliation that we’ve seen before – and most recently in the remake of Don Siegel’s Southern Gothic thriller The Beguiled. There is also a touch of Hitchcock’s Suspicion, but here there is a lack of tension or suspicion.\nIf you don’t buy the character of Alma, particularly as played by Luxembourg actress Krieps, you might struggle to engage with the final third of the film where the steely confirmed bachelor turns romantic. For in common with Rebecca, Pygmalion and The Beguiled, there is also the sticky matter of Woodcock’s preference for women with whom he has nothing in common who are half his age. For some, this might dampen the persuasiveness of the romantic, not to mention the feminist angle.\nIt’s not entirely Krieps’ problem or her character’s. Anderson cannot seem to make up his mind about the fate of his obdurate, neurotic artist, resulting in an anti-climactic down surge after a major turning point in the relationship. When Woodcock becomes a masochistic agent in his own reform, he slips away from the audience.\nBut there is still a lot to admire in what Lewis has announced is his final role before retirement. Marvel at the costume and set design and at the lush, luxurious cinematography that compliments Woodcock’s rarified life-style. For his first film shot outside of the American West, Anderson, shooting on Kodak film, is his own cinematographer, relishing the British coastal scenery, the Swiss mountains, the urban architecture and every perfectly framed and lit shot.\nYou can watch the film trailer here:", "Even if you start watching this, as I did, by remembering just how annoying and undergraduate Michael Moore is, he piles on so much damning evidence of just how corrupted capitalism has become – including a succession of startling personal stories – that he almost convinces. Almost. This doco was released in 2009, neatly coinciding with the GFC, and although overall capitalism is in a slightly more healthy state, recent events both here and abroad provide ample proof that things are still pretty rotten. But while Moore flirts with possible solutions (chiefly more worker involvement in the running of companies) often he seems to calling for an end to capitalism without seriously grappling with what an alternative might be. It makes for a frustrating and ultimately dissatisfying experience, despite the wealth of thought-provoking material Moore dishes up. MH\nThe War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)\nPremiere Movies (pay TV), 8.30pm\nThe films in the rebooted Planet of the Apes trilogy – 2011's Rise , 2014's Dawn and 2017's War – have achieved something few Hollywood franchises have: a genuine cumulative worth. They've grown more thematically ambitious and emotionally resonant with each edition. Centred on the intelligent apes – played by actors using motion-capture technology – who escaped their human jailers and then prospered in a post-apocalyptic world, the final instalment is a study of xenophobic hate. The now militarised human survivors, led by Colonel McCullough (Woody Harrelson), seek to destroy the chimpanzee leader, Caesar (Andy Serkis), and his budding nation. The demands of being a leader weigh heavily on Caesar, who led a revolution but struggled to sustain peace afterwards, and the film is in turn a war drama, prison break thriller, and – with Caesar tied to a cross – a Biblical epic. Enlightenment and entertainment have rarely been so intertwined. CM\nLive at the Apollo", "Josh Hutcherson Travels (& Moonwalks) Through Time in... Josh Hutcherson is showing off his comedy chops! The Hunger Games star dropped the brand-new...\nNewcomer Cailee Spaeny Leads The Fight in 'Pacific Rim... Amara (Cailee Spaeny) gets ready for a fight in the brand new trailer for Pacific Rim Uprising. The...", "For its Spring 2017 campaign, Calvin Klein Underwear has teamed up with Sofia Coppola on a touching series of short films.\nShot in grainy black and white, the clips star an eclectic mix of emerging young acting talent, familiar faces, and icons of the silver screen. The full cast includes Coppola’s longtime muse, Kirsten Dunst, Rashida Jones, Nathalie Love, Laura Harrier, Maya Thurman-Hawke (the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman), and Chase Sui (the niece of designer Anna Sui and part of CR’s Class of 2017). Stealing the campaign almost in its entirety, however, is Lauren Hutton, who at 73-years-old may just be the oldest CK campaign star to date. Watch her in the clip above as she strips down to nearly nothing and recounts the only pick up line a potential admirer tried on her that actually worked.", "The grim centenary of Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution reminds us of the cruel experiment that left tens of millions dead, and incapacitated generations of those who lived during its reign or aftermath, leaving them without hope – or bread. Instead of focusing on those Soviet leaders who brought this about, let us remember the man who said, “We should run from such experiments as from a fire,” as he designed perestroika and led the USSR towards renewal.\nDespite the communist shackles coming off, its spiritual burden remained.\nAlexander Yakovlev’s intellectual journey in search of truth brought him away from Marxism towards liberty and democracy, and it is providential that through his journey the Soviet Union found its way to a peaceful liberation from communism. Yet despite the communist shackles coming off, its spiritual burden remained – which is something for which Yakovlev urged all the Russians to repent. While the communist mass murderers continue to be praised by some for their “achievements,” the architect of perestroika received threats and was vilified and dubbed a traitor up until his death in 2005. This makes celebrating his contribution all the more essential.\nAn Elite Party Member\nYakovlev was a man of humble origins. He was born in 1923 in a small village, Korolevo, near the city of Yaroslavl, 160 miles northeast of Moscow, to a peasant family of loyal communists. After finishing secondary school, in 1941 he was conscripted into the Red Army, where he fought until he was discharged in 1943 following an injury. Thereafter, he joined the Communist Party, studied history and was offered to work for the Party at the local Department of Propaganda and Agitation. His career really took off upon his transfer from Yaroslavl to Moscow in 1953 (following Stalin’s death), where he rose through party ranks. In 1969, he was appointed head of the propaganda department.\nHis illustrious career was cut short in 1972 when, on the eve of the semicentenary founding of the USSR, Yakovlev published an article attacking Russian nationalism. This led to his exile as an Ambassador to Canada. It was in 1983 in Canada that Yakovlev held a long conversation with Mikhail Gorbachev, during which they formulated the ideas of perestroika, or restructuring. Within two months, Yakovlev was back in Moscow, placed at the helm of an economic state-run think tank, and in 1985 (upon Gorbachev becoming general secretary) moved back to his familiar territory of propaganda.\nYakovlev was able to lift the suppression of political, cultural, and media discussions.\nPerestroika, accompanied by glasnost (openness), entailed a gradual introduction of freedom into Russian society and economy. This process allowed for some market-like independence of state companies, such as more flexibility in contracts and even retaining a part of the profit within companies. Glasnost showed the importance of ideology. Once in charge of it, and with daily support of Gorbachev, Yakovlev was able to lift the suppression of political, cultural, and media discussions.\nSoviet censorship was relaxed, and previously banned works such as Orwell’s 1984, Nabokov’s Lolita, and Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago became freely available to Russians. It is primarily thanks to Yakovlev’s ideas and his role in implementing them that Gorbachev would be awarded with the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize. Meanwhile, Yakovlev’s life has attracted attention of but one historian, Richard Pipes, who published Yakovlev’s only biography in 2015.\nDoubting Marxism and Its Underlying Ideas\nSince Khrushchev’s Stalin-denouncing secret speech of 1956, which Yakovlev attended in person, he became doubtful of Marxism and tried to resolve its numerous inconsistencies. Following this speech, Yakovlev asked to study at the Academy of Social Sciences, where he recounts studying “feverishly” and reading “copiously” in search of an answer.\nEventually, he realized the Marxist ideology itself was flawed: “It was at the academy, while immersed in studying primary sources, that I became fully conscious of the hollowness and unreality of Marxism-Leninism, its inhumanity and artificiality, its inherent contradictions, its demagogy and fraudulent prognostications,” he wrote in A Century of Violence in Soviet Russia. He concluded that the only system viable of being an alternative to Marxism was one based on freedom of choice, private property, and morality which, according to Yakovlev, necessarily accompanies individual freedom.\nIn his 1993 book The Fate of Marxism in Russia, Yakovlev points out the numerous flaws of Marxism. Its underlying idea of class struggle is incorrect because:\nThere is a harmony of opposites: cooperation of classes, solidarity of classes. And only because of this does society thrive and develop. Any organization is harmonious cooperation; any division of labor is a mutual complement of diverse and opposite functions.”\nMarxism wrongly believed human nature may be altered by changed social relations. It is not capitalism which leads to alienation, as Marx predicted, but Marxism, wrote Yakovlev, since the abolition of private property alienates the workers from the fruits of their labor.\nMarxism did bring about liberation, but it was liberation from responsibility, as it bred laziness and corruption. According to Yakovlev, the expropriation “deformed the psyche, people’s consciousness. It undermined the motivation for constructive labor and reduced people’s responsibility for their own welfare and lives.” In turn, this resulted in bureaucratic dictatorship.\nJudge Marxism by What It Did, Not What It Hoped to Do\nWhen confronted with the failings of the realization of their ideology, Marxists were (and are) armed with various excuses: either the timing for the revolution was “wrong”; or the Russians mistakenly implemented the ideas of the “false” Marx, rather than the “true” Marx; or the problem was Stalin rather than Marxism; or as Yakovlev attests,\nThe theoretical legacy of Marxism ought to be judged today, not by its moral and intellectual intentions, but by what was accomplished on its basis and its ability to see the contemporary world as it is. Neither criteria proves the efficacy of this doctrine.” Moreover, when Marx’s “ideas became reality, they revealed their futility as well as their destructiveness.”\nThe consequences of this destructiveness shook Yakovlev to his core. In 1988, Yakovlev was put at the helm of a recently established Commission on the Rehabilitation of Victims of Political Repression, charged with studying the materials of repression during Lenin’s and Stalin’s reigns. As he recounts in A Century of Violence in Soviet Russia,\nThe task has been a weary one. To descend step by step down 70 years of Bolshevik rule into a dungeon strewn with human bones and reeking of dried blood is to see your faith in humankind dissolve.\nThe Commission disclosed the diabolical crimes against the “unnecessary” peoples of the USSR: the decimation of seven million kulak households; the widespread hostage taking, special orphanages, and even concentration camps for “socially dangerous children” of families targeted by repression; the deportation to forced labor camps of the “twice betrayed” prisoners of war of Soviet origin; the repressions of merchants and intelligentsia.\nAs Yakovlev reveals, particularly horrifying was the terror against the clergy: “The documents bear witness to the most savage atrocities against priests, monks, and nuns: they were crucified on the central doors of iconostases, thrown into cauldrons of boiling tar, scalped, strangled with priestly stoles, given Communion with melted lead, drowned in holes in the ice.” All the while, Lenin agitated that the level of murders was too low, instructing his followers to “launch merciless mass terror against kulaks, priests, and White Guards” (Lenin, quoted by Yakovlev). It is precisely these foundations of fear and violence that made the USSR incapable of reform.\nSociety Doesn't Become Enlightened All at Once\nPerestroika and the subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union liberated the Russians from communism – yet according to Yakovlev this had to be complemented with a spiritual liberation, Russian repentance for the sins of communism, and a legal trial of Bolshevism. He urged:\nThe twentieth century has come to an end. For Russia, it was the most terrible, the bloodiest century, shot through with hatred and intolerance. It would appear to be time to come to our senses, repent, ask forgiveness of the still-living survivors of the concentration camps, kneel before the graves of the millions of people who were shot or who died of hunger, and realize, at long last, that we lived in a criminal state, helping it to enslave us – all of us together and each of us separately.”\nAlas, his calls fell on deaf ears, and Yakovlev himself was soon dubbed a traitor and Judas, as he constantly received threats, had funeral wreaths laid on his doorstep, his son shot at, and daughter’s car incinerated.\nUnlike thousands before him, Yakovlev could not have chosen to lead a comfortable life and enjoy the rich privileges of the communist elite, because he had realized the only alternative to Marxism was individual freedom. Being a humble man, he most likely did not have himself in mind when he wrote:\nSociety does not become enlightened all at once, especially a society that is living in non-freedom but does not know it. Enlightenment begins with solitary individuals and then becomes massive and irreversible when life and circumstances begin to give birth, to reproduce on a mass scale the bearers of new consciousness. Such processes are produced from the coming into being of the individual.”\nCommunism in the USSR would have fallen with or without Yakovlev, but his wise guidance and intellectual rigor ensured that the most brutal regime in humankind’s history ended with a miraculous lack of bloodshed and violence. Today, humanity would prosper if other Yakovlevs would inspire the leaders of Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, and – once again, unfortunately – the unrepentant Russia.\nReprinted from Acton.", "The trailer of Vikram Bhatt’s upcoming horror flick 1921 is out. The film stars Karan Kundrra and Zareen Khan in lead roles. This time, the story is set in the English countryside where we are introduced to a young man Ayush who comes there to study English. However, due to a ‘mistake’ he disturbs some spirits and his life is hell. The only person who can save him is Rose, an English maiden who deals with troubled souls. The film has a deja vu feeling as even the first film, which is the best so far was set in this era, in a similar mansion and had the same theme of how far someone would go to save a person. (Also Read: Lovebirds Karan Kundrra and Anusha Dandekar’s vacation pictures from South Australia will make you jealous ; view pics)\nGiven that this film is ten years down the line, we see a number of smooches and lovemaking sequences between the lead pair. That takes away the chilling element a bit. The trailer is full of effects, creaking noises and spooky faces. It will remind you of films like Conjuring, Lights Out and the old 1920. Karan Kundra fits the part and it seems like he has done a decent job. We have to see how Zareen delivers since the first 1920 was underlined by a brilliant performance by Adah Sharma. (Also Read: Karan Kundra and Zareen Khan kickstart the shoot of 1921 in UK ; View Pics)\nThe background music is good and the piano track seems awesome. The visuals are lush capturing the beauty and eerie feel of the English countryside with equal measure. Vikram Bhatt, the horror specialist of Bollywood has given some good films in this genre like Raaz and 1920. However, his last film Raaz Reboot did not evoke as much scares. Even 1920: Evil Returns which was directed by Bhushan Patel of Alone fame tanked at the box office. We hope that with this Vikram manages the perfect combo of emotions, romance and horror.", "By | Published: 10:48 pm\nFilm: Phantom Thread\nDirector: Paul Thomas Anderson\nCast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, Gina McKee, Brian Gleeson, Harriet Sansom Harris, Lujza Richter and Julia Davis\n“Phantom Thread”, by auteur Paul Thomas Anderson, is a contemplative character study where one’s reaction to the material will largely depend upon whose perspective you see the film from.\nSet in the 1950s’ post-war London, “Phantom Thread” is the invisible thread that stitches the lives of the renowned but obsessively fastidious and charismatic dress designer – Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day Lewis), his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) who manages the day-to-day affairs of his luxury fashion house and Alma Elison (Vicky Krieps) – a waitress who becomes his muse and later love interest.\nThe film is about the inner dynamics of their relationship – the struggle that naturally takes place between the trio – the give and take that is necessary for their existence. It reveals the unseen thread that weaves society and tradition with an individual’s desires and ambitions.\nThe canvas on which Anderson paints the most interesting facet of “Phantom Thread” draws no obvious correlations to the fashion scene of 1950s’ London and that makes the film ultimately so fascinating. Nevertheless, while exploring a lot of themes in such subtle and slight fashion for the majority of its runtime, it is hard not to roll your eyes a little bit.\nThe players and their personalities are established immediately – at least the sense of who they are and what their ultimate happiness or place of peace is, but the direction in which these personalities take the narrative forward is largely ambiguous and therefore all the more enticing.\nThe film is fundamentally about a pretentious person. It deconstructs the assuredness of this pompous designer revealing what makes him tick and what makes the woman who desires to care for him and love him, feel the way she does. The film stays focused as it progresses and it certainly compliments the evolving dynamics between Reynolds, Alma and Cyril.\nDaniel Day-Lewis is as committed as the perfectionist Reynolds Woodcock. He has the uncanny ability to keep us riveted. He portrays a range of emotions that are complex and fascinating, with natural ease.\nBut the highlights of the film are the ladies. Manville, as the jealous and protective Cyril with matriarchal traits, is interestingly intriguing. Krieps delivers a wonderfully subtle performance as Alma. She is simple and alluring at the same time.\nApart from the performances of the ace cast, it is the work of the costume designer Mark Bridges that takes centrestage.\nThe piano is effectively used to highlight Jonny Greenwood’s elegant and intimidating score which lingers in every frame of the film.\nOverall, “Phantom Thread” is a subtly layered romantic melodrama that would appeal to a few.", "The video will start in 8 Cancel\nGet celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nPrepare to be tied up in knots by the exquisite and twisted pleasures of this remarkable period melodrama.\nIncurable bachelor Reynolds Woodcock is a 1950's fashion designer to the super wealthy, who begins a poisonously passionate relationship with his latest young muse, Alma.\nDaniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps are mesmerising, and their on-screen romance is refereed with arch imperiousness by Lesley Manville as Reynolds' spinster sister.\nShe's deservedly Oscar nominated alongside Day-Lewis, but it's a staggeringly unfair oversight the equally impressive Krieps hasn't been recognised by the Academy.\n(Image: Universal)\n(Image: Universal)\n(Image: Universal)\nThe timing of Day-Lewis' run to another possible Oscar for best actor, is as immaculate and precise as the fabulous dresses created by his character. It would be a record-breaking fourth victory.\nA dapper and cruel monster of seductive grace and charm, Reynolds is capable of making the audience leap from their seats when he barks.\nIt's a voice with sibilant echoes of James Mason, the Brit actor who played the villain in Hitchcock's North By North West and a predatory paedophile in Stanley Kubrick's Lolita. Directors of huge influence here.\nReflecting Day-Lewis' cadaverous appearance, there is no fat on this lean and sinuous affair which is far removed from cuddly Sunday night TV drama. It's a shocking and intense tale of obsession, with alarming moments of humour.\n(Image: Universal)\n(Image: Universal)\n(Image: Universal)\nPaul Thomas Anderson steered Day-Lewis to Oscar success in 2007's oil epic, There Will Be Blood. He's nominated for best director and picture, among six in total for his film.\nMoving from the chilly north Yorkshire moors to the hard London interiors, Anderson fashions a world of stylish fetish and embroiders it in the manner of Alfred Hitchcock.\nThis disguises it's macabre underpinning which is revealed with an outrageous final flourish.\nI take Day-Lewis' announcement of retirement with a large dose of salt, and as with all great divas he's left me clamouring for more.", "1829 - The first regular scheduled bus service in Britain began. It ran between Marylebone Road and the Bank of England in London.\n1848 - The Communist Manifesto was published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.\n1892 - James Kier Hardie became Britain’s first Socialist MP.\n1918 - Bolsheviks killed Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family.\n1941 - Coal rationing began.\n1952 - Britain scored its first No 1 hit in the United States, with Vera Lynn’s ‘Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart’.\n1954 - Fourteen years of food rationing in Britain ended when restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat and bacon were lifted.\n1981 - Britain’s worst week of rioting began in Toxteth, Liverpool. A number of copycat riots followed.\n1981 - After a string of 41 victories, Bjorn Borg’s record-breaking Wimbledon run ended when he was beaten by John McEnroe.\n1984 - Dog licences were abolished.\n1999 - David Beckham married Victoria Adams.\n2001 - An American patient became the first person to receive a totally mechanical heart replacement.", "BY MONTH BY MONTH Select Month August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 August 2007 July 2007 May 2007 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 December 2005 May 2002 March 1999 February 1999 May 1990 April 1990 January 1989", "They study science and radical gender theory and train for the coming “Day of Reckoning” and eventual “womancipation.” But until then, the plan is to shoot revolutionary, empowering girl-on-girl pornography, as a statement that men are “surplus and redundant,” and, to keep the lights on. In an additional wrinkle, right out of “The Beguiled,” one of the girls, Isolde (Kita Updike) brings home a wounded anticapitalist vandal — a man! — and hides him in the basement while he convalesces. With secrets piling on secrets, they’re bound to spill out, and under Big Mother’s roof, the repercussions are extreme.", "SINGAPORE (Reuters Breakingviews) - Vietnam’s Thatcherism could do with fewer Hanoi characteristics. The sale of a 20 percent slug of state-controlled electricity provider PV Power is the country’s latest successful privatisation. Stake sales are going gangbusters, as is the local stock market. That makes it easy to refrain from enacting deeper reforms, but they would help sustain the momentum.\nAsia’s fastest-growing economy logged 7.7 percent year-over-year growth last quarter. The ruling Communist Party is embracing freer trade and the reduction of the state’s role in everything from beer to petrol stations. It’s less Karl Marx, and more Margaret Thatcher in 1980s Britain.\nThe sale of brewer Sabeco in December was a watershed moment. Almost a decade after an initial public offering and a year after a tiny piece was listed – the two processes are separate in Vietnam – the government sold 54 percent to Thai Beverage for $4.8 billion. A valuation of about 40 times expected earnings is encouraging more similar deals.\nIn January, pieces of national energy champion PetroVietnam were sold. Anticipation is mounting for what could be more chunky sales, from mobile operator MobiFone, Heineken partner Saigon Trading Group, and Saigon Tourist. According to RongViet Securities, 70 percent of 271 divestments scheduled for 2018 to 2020 will take place this year.\nAll of this has occurred amid a corruption crackdown extending into the upper echelons of Vietnam’s political hierarchy, which has not dimmed Hanoi’s resolve. Worries about the impact of rising rates and debt also have not dampened enthusiasm on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange.\nA two-day outage last week due to technological malfunction, however, was a timely reminder of just how young the system is.\nThe government has been steadily making changes. It closed a yawning gap between IPO and listing. Hanoi also now allows underwriters to gauge demand in a so-called book-building, when selling state assets. It has not yet used the new tool in privatisations, and could stick to auctions.\nCodifying the Western-style approach might lead to fewer sky-high price tags that risk limiting future sales and more balanced shareholder registers. Securities-law revisions due by 2019 covering everything from exchanges to governance should help, too. Vietnam would be wise to avoid letting short-term exuberance get in the way of longer-term benefits.", "=\n=\nClick play to see the full video.\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=\n=", "February 02, 2018 15:44 IST\nPhantom Thread is the most real, most riveting portrait of toxic love you’re likely to witness in a long, long time, feels Sukanya Verma.\nA simple action of Daniel Day-Lewis eating a buttery mushroom omelette conveys more ingenuity than many a capable actor can only hope of in their entire career.\nBy virtue of Daniel Day-Lewis, nothing is simple.\nThe action of him nibbling on an egg dish is accompanied with a stare and smile so discerning, it could only end in a confession and the most bewitching moment of Paul Thomas Anderson’s masterpiece, Phantom Thread.\nAs the woman at the other end of his piercing gaze, Vicky Krieps, a remarkable talent from Luxembourg, matches Day-Lewis in wit and harmony with steely determination and gentle ambiguity.\nIf not for the three-time Oscar winner’s decision to retire after this -- all the more reason to reconsider -- Krieps would be hogging all the limelight.\nPhantom Thread is largely her perspective.\nAn attractive quietness confounds their strange relationship as well as the film, which allows its characters raging passions and perfectionism to be understood on its own without forcing confrontations or excitement.\nThe upshot is a steadily suffocating ambiance, which begins like a seductive game of wits only to demand its players give into their darkest impulses whilst laying forth the most intriguing ideas on feminism and masochism.\nDay-Lewis plays Reynolds Woodcock, a valued couturier in post-war London modelled on Spanish dress designer Cristobal Balenciaga, who hates confrontations, distractions, strawberry jam and anything remotely jarring in sound or sight. His fastidious grooming routine, clinically operating workplace and impassive but devoted sister (the astute Lesley Manvilleevokes a gentler Bette Davis) reflect this discipline.\nBut the entry of a waitress named Alma (Krieps) threatens to destroy his carefully achieved precision with convention and spontaneity.\nIn the beginning, she’s a willing mannequin, happy to share emotional space with his dominant sister and dead mother, feeling empowered in his impeccable creations and a little less conscious of her imperfect frame.\n'My job to give you some, if I chose to,' remarks Woodcock on noticing her lack of breasts.\nHe’s equally taken in by the ingénue except what would be the look of love for any other filmmaker is an occasion for scrutiny in a PTA creation. Woodcock studies and judges Elma’s every move, every noise minutely, disapprovingly.\nSensitivity can make a man cruel.\n'Maybe you have no taste,’ he tells her.\nBut Elma’s gumption is what gives her an edge over her ruthlessly discarded predecessors.\n'Maybe I like my taste,’ she retorts.\nFeeling trapped inside his increasingly complex designs, she wishes to be more than a muse and model and reciprocated for her affection and asparagus in conventional terms, no matter how vulgar Woodcock deems it.\nWhat’s fascinating is how she alternates between submission and manipulation, questionable as it may be.\nElma has come to understand the volatility of loving a fussy genius until Woodcock hands her the key to his soul and salvation.\nUnravelling in the splendid but stifling interiors of his grand abode, Phantom Thread barely ventures into fresh air for a break. But it’s the most real, most riveting portrait of toxic love you’re likely to witness in a long, long time.\nRediff Rating:", "Columbus-based Fun Academy Motion Pictures on Wednesday released its first teaser trailer through Movie Pilot for its animated film, \"Sgt. Stubby: An America Hero.\"\nStart the conversation, or Read more at Ledger-Enquirer.com.", "The trailer for Bachelor in Paradise promises plenty of romance, tears, and drama.\nAnd now the sex rules of the upcoming dating show have been revealed.\nDavey Lloyd, who is set to appear in the series, revealed he packed a pack of condoms ahead of heading to the tropical paradise.\nScroll down for video\nThat's confident! Davey Lloyd (second L) reveals he packed CONDOMS ahead of his stint on Bachelor in Paradise...as sex rules of the dating show are revealed\n'I packed condoms, if you want me to be honest - who knows what jungle fever they have on those beds over there,' Davey told NW magazine.\nThe former Bachelorette star added: '[I brought] a pack of 12.'\nDavey is set to appear on Bachelor in Paradise, alongside the likes of Keira Maguire, Jarrod Woodgate, Apollo Jackson and Megan Marx.\nLots of romance! The trailer for Bachelor in Paradise (seen) promises plenty of romance, tears, and drama\nRaunchy: Megan Marx (L) - who was previously in a relationship with fellow Bachelor star Tiffany Scanlon - enjoys a steamy lesbian kiss with Elora Murger (R) in the trailer\nIndeed in a trailer for the show, Davey is seen saying he wants to be a 'hit' with the ladies.\nThere's set to be plenty of romance, with Megan Marx - who was previously in a relationship with fellow Bachelor star Tiffany Scanlon - enjoying a steamy lesbian kiss with Elora Murger in the trailer.\nMegan and Elora are seen in skimpy bikinis kissing in the ocean.\n'She's absolutely gorgeous, she's definitely my type of girl,' one of the ladies gushes in the voiceover.\nSteamy! Another smooch shown in the teaser is between Jarrod and Simone Ormesher (seen)\nA rocky road to love? Keira Maguire meanwhile, is believed to have found love on the show with Jarrod, with NW reporting she's moved into his Melbourne home\nIn another voiceover, one unknown female contestant is heard saying: 'I want to jump him so bad.'\nAnother smooch shown in the teaser is between Jarrod and Simone Ormesher.\nKeira meanwhile, is believed to have found love on the show with Jarrod, with NW reporting she's moved into his Melbourne home.\nBut it seems it's not all rosy for Keira in her quest to love.\nShe's seen in the teaser crying and saying: 'I just want someone to love me for me.'\nShe adds: 'I'm kind of thinking, what's wrong with me, like?'", "Share\nHAVANA, Cuba, Jan 2 (ACN) With the reaffirmation that Cuba will never renounce the principles and ideals for which Fidel Castro fought, the Military Parade and the March of the Fighting People took place in the José Martí Revolution Square on the occasion of 60th anniversary of the heroic uprising in Santiago de Cuba and the landing of the Granma expeditionaries, Day of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).\nCuban president Raul Castro presided over the mass rally, in honor of the Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban Revolution and the youth, along the members of the Cuban Communist party Politburo, members of the Councils of State and Ministers, and representatives of the Union of Young Communists, mass organizations and the FAR and the Ministry of Interior.\nAfter a 21-gun salute and the notes of the National Anthem, Army Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frías, minister of the FAR, as a revising officer received the part from the chief of the troops, Army Corps General Ramon Espinosa Martín, deputy minister of the FAR, both members of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee.\nJennifer Bello Martinez, member of the State Council and national president of the Federation of University Students (FEU), in the central words recalled that this appointment with the Motherland takes place a few hours after having arrived at the 58th anniversary of the victory of the January First 1959, and reaffirmed the commitment of each Cuban to preserve the Revolution.\nShe emphasized the mass rally is celebrated in honor of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro and the youth, heiress of the best traditions and the continuity of the people's struggle, also expressing the unity of the people around their Party, Revolution, Raul and consistent with the principles of his historic leader.\nThe young leader reaffirmed that Cuba will not stop claiming the lifting of the criminal economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on the island by the United States, nor will it cease to demand the return of the territory occupied illegally by a military base in Guantánamo, nor to demand the end of subversive and interventionist programs.", "Film: Phantom Thread\nDirector: Paul Thomas Anderson\nCast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps\nRating: 4/5\nIn Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread, the camera floats in straight lines or stays still, either capturing Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) working on one of his flowing gowns or acknowledging the deep admiration or intense resentment he and his latest muse, Alma Elson (Vicky Krieps), have for each other. Anderson loves to frame paintings, quite literally, with some of his shot compositions. Solid shapes act as containers of his principal characters -- there are doors, windows, bar fronts, mirrors and even car windshields, with Reynolds and Alma blocked in front or behind these objects.\nThe visual language of Phantom Thread complements Reynolds's profession at times. It is in love with symmetry, and in love with itself and its creations. Anderson decided not to have a cinematography credit for Phantom Thread because it was a collaborative effort and he felt giving himself or any one person the credit would be misleading and inappropriate. Strangely, it assumes a parallel with the fashion industry. The creations are Reynolds's, the name on the dresses is Reynolds Woodcock but the work is collaborative. Tens of seamstresses work on a single dress day in and day out, but it is Reynolds to whom women come and say, \"I'd love to be buried in one of your dresses Mr Woodcock.\"\nIn Alma, the very proper Reynolds encounters an unusual match. They meet at a restaurant where Alma is waiting tables and she stumbles around awkwardly, in a place one presumes she'd know too well. So how would she perform in the house of Woodcock as his new prop, a mannequin he adopts to drape his fantastical creations over? It is a clash of culture, clash of class and the film deceives you, at first, into thinking that Alma has voluntarily walked into purgatory headlined by Reynolds's toxicity.\nHe begins to control her life and her movements now that she is under his roof, but long before he does, we get to notice through mirrors behind him that when Reynolds is busy seeing designs on her body (he says she has no breasts and declares, “It is my job to give you some, if I choose to\"), she is already towering over him, scheming her love for him. It is love more schemed than fallen into, more one-upmanship than selflessness. Alma misdirects you by saying \"No one can stand as long as I can,\" which soon changes to, \"I want to love him the way I can.\" Only, nothing ever changed.\nFood becomes an important aspect of Phantom Thread, almost rivalling the clothes. They meet around a table where Alma takes breakfast order from a visibly-smitten Reynolds, and at home it is around breakfast where Alma begins to recognise his world with only him as the occupant and others existing in his servility, a world Alma cannot stand. In addition to working on lining of dresses, Alma takes an interest in cooking at the Woodcock household.\nThe vocations seem to go hand in hand, both requiring perfect quantities and measurements. Both requiring keen eyes watching over them and both existing in different forms for different classes, commanding judgments that fall over a range bookended by adequacy and snobbery. Reynolds is incensed by the word 'chic' in fashion parlance in the same way his limits are tested by Alma's thunderous table manners. Their relationship simmers one minute and boils the next, thriving in those moments when one gains control over the other, smugness washing over the face of the victor and a deathly pall hanging over the vanquished.\nThe magic in Phantom Thread is in how Anderson lets his couple navigate their relationship, their discovery of each other, and the two actors go a long way in setting it up. This is as much a performers' film as a director's film. Daniel Day-Lewis is no stranger to playing obsessive, oppressive characters and in Woodcock he finds a designer for whom clothes are the living things and human beings the objects that are in desperate need of them. His raised eyebrows at a client's mistreatment of his dress creates wrinkles on his forehead that remain there for a full couple of minutes or longer, the entirety of the scene. They relax only when he realises that it means just as much to Alma.\nKrieps who resembles a young Meryl Streep can boast of a comparable screen presence. Phantom Thread lies not in Reynold's and Alma's verbal battles but in the silences they share, when they meet between the corners of their eyes, sizing up each other (needing a measuring tape and a notebook only once) to know how hard this button can be pushed, and share moments of strengths and weaknesses, inevitably leading to a staring contest.", "Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is being used as a poster-child for Marxist ideas in a prestigious British medical journal.\nIn a November editorial for The Lancet, editor Dr Richard Horton discusses the impact of Marxism on the health sector. He doesn't actually call Ardern a Marxist, but suggests that she has opened the door for Marxist ideas to be debated.\n\"More and more people, especially younger generations, believe that economies based only on free markets are not necessarily the best means to deliver fairer or healthier societies,\" Horton writes.\n\"New Zealand's new Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, noted last month that, 'When you allow markets to decide the fate of your people … that does not serve a country or people well.' Marxist ideas have re-entered the political debate.\"\nAdvertisement\nIn a response in the Spectator Australia, Carlos D'Abrera addresses Horton's use of Ardern as a champion for Marxism.\n\"That the millennial Ms Ardern should be considered a 'go-to' authority on such matters should trouble Kiwis and Marxists alike.\"\nNational's health spokesman Jonathan Coleman brought up The Lancet editorial during Question Time today while asking about whether the Government would support a public-private partnership for building Dunedin Hospital.\nIn ruling out a PPP, Coleman asked if that was why \"the world's oldest medical journal says in its November editorial that, with Jacinda Ardern, Marxist ideas have re-entered the political debate in health?\"\nAsked about The Lancet's general availability, Coleman, who sought to table the editorial, said: \"You probably wouldn't get it at your local dairy.\"\nIt's not the first time Ardern has been associated with the legacy of Karl Marx.\nNewstalk ZB host Leighton Smith made similar observations after watching a speech from 2009 when Ardern headed the International Union of Socialist Youth, where she used the word \"comrade\" several times.\n\"Comrades this, comrades that. Comrades means something,\" Smith said.\n\"She said this morning it doesn't mean anything, it's just – I'm sorry, it does. Comrades means something. It is actually a Marxist term. And you don't pick that sort of thing up because you're not a Marxist.\"\nDuring the election campaign, Morrinsville farmer Craig Sinclair protested against Labour's proposed water tax with a sign that called Ardern a \"pretty communist\".\nWhen asked what she thought of the sign, Ardern said: \"I'm a pretty communist? Did they intend that to be a compliment or an insult? I'm not entirely sure.\"\nAn October headline in The Australian proclaimed: \"Kiwis now led by a commie as Ardern attacks capitalism and embraces socialist roots.\"\nThe Prime Minister's office declined to comment.", "Let’s talk about the book first. If you haven’t read Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, you will probably be doing it soon. Everybody will. Just like in the novel, everybody spends their time in OASIS. To call the book a cyberpunk Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is easy and sells it way too short — yes, it’s loaded with references to ’80s pop culture, so the Gen Xers love it, but there’s also something much darker underlying it. Society hasn’t so much collapsed as transformed into something uncomfortably likely and familiar, and if you can ignore the geopolitical implications (as Cline pretty much does), OASIS is a good glimpse into the future.\nThat darkness has a fine candy-coating, and first and foremost Ready Player One is just good storytelling. With Steven Spielberg directing the film, you can bet that the candy-coating will stay just as satisfying and delicious. Will the darkness remain underneath? It’s hard to tell, but it will still be good storytelling. Admittedly, though, I’m disappointed that a key appearance by Ultraman had to be swapped out for one by The Iron Giant — all a matter of rights issues in Japan. But whatever changes Spielberg had to make, this will still be a spectacular ride through our past, present, and future. Tye Sheridan headlines this fanboy fever dream opening March 30, 2018." ]
How does diabetes cause damage to the point that your eyes go blind and they have to amputate your limbs?
[ "The unbalanced blood sugar screws up the PH of your blood stream. The unbalanced PH causes damage to the arteries. The bodies response to the damage causes the arteries to narrow over time. The smaller the artery the more likely it is to completely occlude. Guess where the tiniest main branch arteries are? Your eyes, your heart, and your feet." ]
[ "Bloodshot eyes are caused due to injury or illness occurring in the eye. The most common injury is called a Subconjunctival Hemorrhage. It's basically because there are really tiny and delicate blood vessels in the eye, and when irritated, they can get damaged very easily, causing a small amount of localised bleeding in the eye, causing it to turn red. It is essentially the same as a bruise, but appears red due to the whiteness of your eye. In relation to your shampoo accident, you may have unwittingly rubbed your eye during your blind panic to get the shampoo out of your eye, causing very slight damage.", "It's your body's natural sense of [proprioception](_URL_1_), allowing you to determine distances of objects by equating them to how far away your tactile extremities are. As for the phantom limb effect, [This paper](_URL_0_) sheds light on how the body perceives limbs that have been amputated or paralyzed. It's an easy and interesting read, I recommend it.", "Both. Your brain takes what you see (eyes) and perceives what's there. Our brain is a huge fan of assuming what should be there and \"displaying\" it Case in point...technically there should be two points in our vision that should be completely blank, we have blind spots each each eye that cannot receive any visual input...but yet where you should have the blind spots, your brain fills in what should be there. If you look up something like \"eye blind spot dots\", you might be able to find a picture that let's you \"see\" your blind spots and how your brain fills it in", "You cannot pull out your pupil-the pupil is simply a hole in the Iris which allows light to pass through. And no, you would not be able to pull out your iris. There is a risk of damage to your cornea depending on what type of contact lenses you have and the enviroment you are in-if its dry enough and your eyes dry out then the contact lenses can \"stick\" to the cornea which is pretty delicate and sensitive to tearing. On the plus side in the event of damage although very painful it shouldn't make you go blind as the cornea can repair itself. Edited to add that chronic corneal irritation/damage will cause blindness.", "As a patient of kerateconus, never ever rub your eyes. I used to agree that rubbing your eyes was heaven, but now I'm slowly going blind. When you rub your eyes you are slowly degrading the integrity of your cornea, and it will start to deform. I wish I would have known at a younger age before the damage was done.", "Watching TV with the lights off does have an effect on your eyes. This [study](_URL_0_) found that there was higher visual discomfort, higher frequency of blinking, fatigue and eyestrain. However, the key word is ***fatigue***. Watching TV in the dark does not cause *damage*, but it causes your eyes to tire out.", "For a healthy adult, no. Your eyes would need some time to adjust, but there won't be permanent damage. Your eyes could however potentially be damaged by too much bright light when they are not used to it anymore. Small children, whose eyes are still developping however, can develop serious amblyopia (lazy eye). They would also not be completely blind (maybe legally blind) but have very poor vision because their eyes lost a critical training phase.", "Pain is there to tell you something is damaged. Our eyes can't handle light that is too bright, so prolonged exposure can cause damage. The pain is there to tell you 'stop staring at the sun before you go blind you idiot'", "It's an issue of duration. If you stare at the sun it can blind you, but a brief glance won't cause damage. In a dance club, the lasers are always moving, so you never look at them long enough to hurt your eyes.", "The regeneration process is done by the stem cells. They are the ones who change into specific cells based on their environment. The more stem cells the faster your body regenerates. Most animals start out as all stem cells that grows into an embryo. As you get born and grow from a baby to a toddler the ratio of stem cells decreases. You are still able to regenerate smaller damages like cuts but not bigger things. For example small scars can heal in a few years or decades but bigger scars take longer. Amputations does technically grow back but at a rate of millimeters a decade. Some animals are known to have a good ability to regrow amputated limbs but they have a lot more stem cells then humans. This does affect them negatively in other ways.", "Your brain does a huge amount of processing of the input it gets from your eyes. Basically, the same image is coming through to your eyes/retina, but your brain has seen that kind of lighting and scene many many times before and \"corrects\" your perception for consistency. Similar to how you have a blind spot in each eye, but your brain simply fills it in based on what's around it & input from the other eye.", "It's called 'phantom limb syndrom' and is thought to be related to the the somatosensory system (the neuronal system that senses pain, amongst other things). It's currently thought that this system does not readjust appropriately when a limb is amputated. This results in the continued sensation of movement and pain in the neurones which would originally have connected to the missing limb. Another speculation is that the somatosensory system does readjust, but inappropriately, and so sensation is still felt in the missing limb when other parts of the body are stimulated (eg face > look up Ramachandran's experiment). A definitive cause is yet to be confirmed, but the above are current speculations! :) (BSc hons neuroscience)", "I know that [this](_URL_0_) is meant to be humorous, but it go me thinking (and this seems like a good place to ask) - if you do an amputation as shown above, would the blood automatically start to recirculate, or would you have a problem with blood pooling in the amputated limb?", "To protect our eyes a little. Big crashing noises is often caused by stuff falling down, and that can spray grit or small pieces of debris upward and have them carried along by a strong exiting blast of air. This could cause grit to fly into our eyes and temporarily blind us. So our eyes instinctively close to reduce the chance that they'll be damaged or irritated. Note: also works on flying Tyrannosaurus spittle. When one roars right next to your head, you're prolly gonna want to close your eyes even if they don't instinctively slam shut.", "You are putting pressure onto the cells in your retina, which can cause them to fire, sending signals into your brain telling it that you are seeing light. This is not a wise thing to do; it puts physical stress on your eye and can cause a variety of problems. In the most extreme case, it could lead to retinal tearing, which can cause blindness. The risk is low, but do you really want to take chances with going blind?", "Well, there isn't specifically ONE cause for it. Schizophrenia could cause someone to have auditory hallucinations. Tinnitus - the ringing you hear after listening to something loud - is also known to cause phantom sounds. Sometimes, sleep deprivation will cause it as well, especially after an extended period of being awake. The brain has a knack for filling in information that it doesn't actually have. For example, the blind spot in your eye; or one of those GIFs that start out with color and then turn to black and white, yet your brain still perceives colors for a few seconds afterwards. Hearing loss can also cause your brain to interpret static as phantom noises, similar to how it does with your eyes.", "No. If it is bright and intense enough, it will blind you. Light is not selective about the cells in your eye it hits. Though the cells in your eyes serve different purposes, and send a signal to your brain indicating the color or brightness of an image depending on their purpose, light is still hitting them. If this light is damaging to cells, it will damage them all.", "The stories you hear, you hear BECAUSE they are incredible and are the extreme exception to the rule. Doctors are humans. Medicine isn't an exact science. If there's a 20% chance that if a limb isn't amputated it'll go necrotic and the patient has a 90% chance of dying, most doctors are going to strongly push for amputation.", "Because blindness is caused when the eye focuses the intense rays of the sun through the lens and onto the fovea (the point of central focus inside and to the back of the eye). This is how the eye is meant to focus light, but like a magnifying glass it can be too hot/strong when focusing direct sunlight. The peripheral vision does not directly focus light like when you stare at something dead-on.", "If you rub too hard, you can disrupt the tear film that covers your eyes. Your eyes work the best when there is a uniform coating of tears over it. When the film gets displaced by rubbing, things will look blurry until you blink a few times to restore the tear film. People with dry eye have a hard time restoring their tear films. Also if you rub really hard, you can cause pressure changes within the fluid in the eye. This can cause misfires in the light sensitive cells of your eyes which can take a few seconds or longer for your vision to return to a normal state. Make sure you are not rubbing this hard since it can cause permanent damage to your eye sight. Glaucoma, an eye disease that causes blindness, can be caused by too much eye pressure over long periods of time.", "You appear to have a misconception about Sex Reassignment Surgery, as the appendage is not amputated, but inverted and used to create a vaginal cavity, preserving the nerves and presumably any sensation who's absence might cause phantom limb issues.", "Light and dark is controlled by the intensity of light - i.e. how many photos reach your eye. To be blind to light and dark would involve being insensitive to the number of photons reaching your eye, which basically does not make any kind of sense. The implication would be that you could see perfectly when no photons reached your eye.", "Not really. As per Noxzer and Lurker4years note, colour blindness is indeed caused by a deficiency of cones on the retina. However, transplant of an entire eyeball cannot be done, as it would involve severing the optic nerve (that is attached at the back of the retina and transports images to your brain). As the technology currently stands, the optic nerve would not be able to be reattached. However, a cornea (the transparent bit of the front of the eye that covers the iris and pupil) transplant can be done, and is one of the most frequently performed transplant operations. As this part of the eye does not impact colour vision (provided that it is healthy and not ulcerated or otherwise damaged - there are no cones in there), the person receiving that part of your eye would not have their colour vision changed. On a side note - organ donors save and improve lives! Woot!", "Limb amputation is an *incredible* last resort in modern times. If a limb gets removed, there was almost certainly no way to save it.", "I'm not sure of any incidents of this happening, however, it probably depends on how a person goes blind. Since synestheisa occurs in the brain, if the blindness is due to damage to the regions of the brain responsible for vision, I imagine that synesthesia would also stop. If it's only the eye that is damaged, synesthesia shouldn't be affected.", "The earlier or later in the day it is, the safer it is on your eyes. More atmosphere for the sunlight to travel through, means the less intense the light is going to be. I'm not sure the numeric intensity and exactly how much light is still moving through the atmosphere as I am not at a place I can calculate it, but I wouldn't recommend doing it on a regular basis because it should still be damaging to the eyes, and I don't want to be responsible for someone's blindness.", "Broken bones will heal together if you put them close. Think about it this way--if your bone is totally broken but not amputated, you can still put them back together and they'll heal. The damaged tissues like each other and release chemicals that say \"hey let's bond.\" The microsurgery is how they \"sew\" tiny arteries and veins back together. The arteries are the most important, because the body can grow veins fairly effectively. The real loss is in nerves, since reattached amputations are usually numb. You can still move them because the tendons (which you also sew back together) are actually powered by muscles farther up on the limb.", "> How can a person control how their eye focuses? There is a muscle called the ciliary body, which controls the shape of the lens of your eye. This is responsible for focusing. > I hope I’m not the only one who does this... No, you pretty much share this with all animals with a spine. > Also, is it bad to mess around with your eye’s focus? It might make it hard to see for a bit, or cause you temporary eye-strain, which can be uncomfortable, but it isn't going to cause you any permanent injury.", "You would NOT live longer. Losing limbs seriously hurts your life expectancy. Even assuming the cleanest safest limb loss (lightsaber accident?) what you're losing is the bodies fantastic system of blood distribution and return. With the loss of your limbs comes the weakening of your larger blood vessels. Blood ends up pooling where it normally wouldn't and a whole host of health problems can result. SOURCE: I'm an RN who works with patients who have lost limbs to diabetes, kidney failure, trauma, and infection. None of them are any healthier afterwards.", "It's called Anton-Babinski syndrome when it happens with blindness and the general issue of not being aware of your own illness is called anosognosia. There's different theories on why, but it only happens with cortical blindness, where the eyes are still functioning but the part of the brain that processes visual input has been damaged. It might be that the brain is still receiving signals but can't interpret them. People who don't know that they're blind confabulate, they'll say they see things that aren't there but they're not intentionally lying; they genuinely believe they're seeing things, which points towards the above. The eye sends information to the brain, the brain can no longer make sense of it, so it makes things up. But since it's still getting input it doesn't recognize that it's \"blind.\" Sort of like how you can often see shapes and patterns in white noise.", "Yes, your eyes can be damaged by high-intensity light exposure, whether visible, UV, or IR. For example [snow blindness](_URL_0_) is an example of UV damage to the eye. - Whether you would notice any immediate effects would depend on the dose of radiation (intensity and exposure time) received. In the snow blindness example, damage would typically be delayed (just like a sunburn), but if you took a high-power IR laser to your eyeball, I'm sure you would realize pretty soon that this was not a good idea.", "I'm going out on a limb, but I believe this has to do with your chance of getting shingles increasing. My boyfriend has gotten shingles three times—twice in adulthood—and each time has been stressful because of where the virus progresses. It can attack the eye and make the person blind or cause a paralysis. Luckily, he's been able to catch it early and stop it before it advances, but I know there are serious effects if not treated. Where the doctors at? I'm a writer, not Dr. Quinn, medicine woman." ]
Spraying dog poo bright pink - just one of the measures adopted by council chiefs today in bid to curb vile problem
[ "Council agrees new measures to combat dog fouling in the county.\nSpraying dog poo bright pink in an effort to shame dog owners who fail to pick up after their pets is just one of a host of measures council chiefs are looking to implement following approval at a meeting today.\nDog poo sprayed with temporary pink paint highlights the vile mess left behind by irresponsible and lazy owners in known ‘hotspots’ and has proven to be an effective way of raising awareness with members of the public.\nIt also ‘notifies’ owners that a dog fouling problem has been identified in the area and council dog poo wardens are watching for offenders.\nFlintshire’s worst fouled pathways could also see temporary ‘No Dog Fouling’ symbols painted on as ‘visual aids’ to remind dog walkers of their responsibility to pick up after their dog.\nFlintshire County Council’s Cabinet approved plans to introduce more stringent dog control orders on public open spaces today.\nRecommendations from a ‘Task and Finish Group’ brought together in 2016 to look at the schemes aimed at tackling dog fouling both in the UK abroad, are set to be implemented following the approval today by a Flintshire County Council Cabinet Committee.\nOne idea the group looked at, the introduction of a dog DNA database, has been put on the ‘back burner’ for the time being however, group member Cllr Veronica Gay said:\nThe Dog DNA should still continue to be researched as an option, Gibraltar and Isle of Man are to be monitored as they have taken positive stance to eradicate this unacceptable practice – if we don’t see major improvements in our streets we need to revisit the DNA option.\nThe report recommends replacing the current Dog Control Order with new Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO ) which would cover all open space in the County.\nThe existing Dog Control Order only covers the need for dog owners to remove their dog’s faeces from public areas.\nThe new PSPO, will give the Council more powers to enforce other designated offences, such as the complete exclusion of dogs or a requirement to keep dogs on leads on certain classifications of open space.\nFlintshire County Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for the Environment, Councillor Bernie Attridge, said:\n“This is a really positive move towards dealing with dog fouling as well as tackling other issues, such as dogs running loose on children’s play areas, marked sports pitches or other formal recreation areas. Whilst we recognise the importance of exercising our pets, we need to strike a balance to ensure that other users of our open spaces can also do so safely.”\nUnder the new proposals, dog walkers could be forced to show ‘poo bags’ when stopped by an enforcement officer, a dog walker who cannot produce a bag would be issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice, if a ticket is handed out the member of the public will be offered roll of ‘poo bags’ to collect their dogs waste if needed.\nFlintshire will also introduce bodycam wearing ‘plain clothes’ enforcement officers who will patrol areas ‘assessing dog walkers habits and identifying regular offenders.’" ]
[ "Ministers of agriculture from SADC are expected to meet in Swaziland soon to come up with ways of solving crop and livestock pests and diseases that have wreaked havoc in the region.\nZimbabwe will be represented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development deputy ministers Paddy Zhanda (livestock) and Davis Marapira (cropping).\nAgriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made said the meeting came at a time when the region was struggling with the fall armyworm that had spread to many countries. He said fall armyworm had spread across Zimbabwe and its effects were not visible at this time of the year, as there was a lot of plant material to feed on.\nFall armyworm is new in Zimbabwe and causes extensive damage to crops such as maize and cotton if not controlled properly on time.\nThe pest has 10 to 12 cycles and could continue recurring after the first spray.\n\"First and foremost, the fall armyworm is in the country,\" said Dr Made.\n\"The fall armyworm is in the cocoon stage. Because of the season, it is mainly now pupating in the dry maize cobs and residues and also in the pastures, especially thick grasses like Star and Bana grass.\n\"There is need for farmers to have knowledge about the pest so they can take adequate control measures timely. We must keep watch in the cotton and the irrigated crop, particularly the late planted crop, even the one that was produced under dry land.\"\nDr Made said what was important in Zimbabwe was to ensure the training of extension workers and farmers because the pests know no boundaries.\n\"Every household should have a knapsack sprayer so that farmers spray when there is a problem,\" he said.\n\"I urge farmers not to experiment with chemicals because the pest may develop resistance.\n\"Spraying teams should always be on the ground and on the lookout than wait to be called when there is a problem. A combination of spraying teams and equipped farmers will help curb the problem.\"\nDepartment of Plant Protection and Research Institute chief entomologist Dr Godfrey Chikwenhere said farmers should continue fighting the pests.\n\"Fall armyworm has been identified in some irrigated maize in Manicaland,\" he said.\n\"Farmers should not relax as the pest is not yet under control and can attack about 80 species of crops.\n\"We should remain on high alert, especially for the winter wheat as we can have another outbreak. Currently, we are testing more chemicals that can be used against the pest on top the of The Cabayrl 85 Wettable Powder and farmers will be informed accordingly.\"\nZimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union president Mr Wonder Chabikwa said there could be a huge outbreak of fall armyworm in the next summer season.\n\"The Department of the Research and Specialist and Services should educate farmers on how best they can spray the pest,\" he said.\n\"Farmers should be taught on the available chemicals. We urge farmers to continue scouting for the pest.\"", "Melodie Zehm and Sandy Logelin, seasonal residents who own property on Fawcett Hill and Indian Hill at Breezy Point Resort, respectively, said they have too many skunks around their cabins and that it's the resort's fault.\n\"The major issue is they (the resort) have their grease waste right behind the cabins on Indian Hill,\" Zehm said. \"We talked to an exterminator. They say, 'That's a candy store. As long as the grease is there, the skunks are going to be there.'\"\nLogelin said she has caught 17 skunks under her cabin in the last year alone.\nThe women said a few residents met with resort owner Bob Spizzo recently to discuss the issue, but nothing was resolved.\nCouncil member Gary Bakken asked if the skunks are actually spraying people and causing an odor problem. The women said they are.\n\"It's a major problem. It's been going on since at least last year,\" Zehm said, adding that residents have spent a lot of money to try to exterminate the skunks, but nothing has been working.\n\"They need to move that grease and garbage area farther away from residences. It's way too close,\" Zehm said.\nMayor Tom Lillehei told them the city doesn't have anything in place to deal with this issue, but he said he will talk to Spizzo to try to find a solution.\nIn other business Monday, the council:\n• Approved several changes to the zoning code, including: addition of definition for accessory structure, deletion of reference to water-oriented business, extending the time allowed for sign advertising a civic event, reducing structure setback in airport zone to 10 feet, and amending the cart for airport setbacks.\n• Approved $12,120 worth of additional costs on the public safety building re-roofing project. The extra costs include wood repair, soffit and fascia replacement, and gutter removal and replacement.\n• Approved a $22,980 bid from Quality Control & Integration to replace the control panel on Lift Station No. 1, which was installed nearly 40 years ago and is due to be replaced.\n• Adopted a data security breach policy after an audit from the National Joint Powers Alliance determined the city needed it.\n• Accepted a donation of $10,000 from resident Patricia Keene to go to the police department.\nThe Breezy Point Police Department responded to 310 calls in July, including 20 thefts, five crashes and one traffic arrest. Breezy Point assisted other agencies 39 times.\nBecause of Labor Day, the council's September meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5.", "Getty Ryanair wants airports to curb alcohol sales as drunk air passenger arrests increase\nRyanair has called for airports to limit the amount of alcohol served to holidaymakers in a bid to end drunken air passengers causing chaos on planes. The low-cost airline has suggested a ban on alcohol sale before 10am as well as imposing a two drink limit per passenger at the airport. It comes after the airline banned passengers from drinking duty-free alcohol onboard Ryanair planes, and banning duty-free alcohol altogether on certain routes to Spain. Kenny Jacobs, Ryanair’s chief marketing officer said: “It’s completely unfair that airports can profit from the unlimited sale of alcohol to passengers and leave the airlines to deal with the safety consequences.\nIt’s completely unfair that airports can profit from the unlimited sale of alcohol Kenny Jacobs\n“This is a particular problem during flight delays when airports apply no limit to the sale of alcohol in airside bars and restaurants. “This is an issue which the airports must now address and we are calling for significant changes to prohibit the sale of alcohol at airports, particularly with early morning flights and when flights are delayed. \"Given that all our flights are short-haul, very little alcohol is actually sold on board, so it’s incumbent on the airports to introduce these preventative measures.\" Karen Dee, chief executive of the Airport Operators' Association, told Panorama that this isn't the problem and stated: \"I don't accept that the airports don't sell alcohol responsibly. \"The sale of alcohol per se is not a problem. It's the misuse of it and drinking to excess and then behaving badly.\"\nShocking reasons people have been kicked off flights Mon, January 16, 2017 Shocking and ridiculous reasons people have been asked to leave an aeroplane. Play slideshow Getty 1 of 9 Ridiculous reasons people have been kicked off flights\nGetty Ryanair wants airports to cap drinking at just two drinks before boarding\nIt comes in light of the recent investigation that found drunk passenger arrests have increased by 50 per cent in one year. The BBC Panorama investigation found that 387 people were arrested between February 2016 and February 2017, up from 255 who were arrested in the previous year. Passengers told the BBC some of their horror stories of drunk travellers, with Paul Shah stating: \"One passenger was so drunk by the end of the flight, he was unable to leave the aircraft unaided by the time we arrived. “The departure time was before 8am.\"\nGetty Ryanair has banned alcohol from duty free being consumed on their own flights", "The Hampton City Council decided that it would not pursue putting a limit on the number of pets that can be kept in a home and would revisit possibly amending the city's leash laws.\nThe decisions came at the end of a work session Wednesday afternoon, after a lengthy presentation by city staff and discussion that did not fully establish consensus on either issue. The council was not scheduled to vote on any new rules; City Manager Mary Bunting said her office was looking to the council for guidance.\nIn the city staff's presentation to council, it recommended no change to the city's leash laws, which currently require dogs to be under the owner's immediate control when they are not on the owner's property or in a designated dog park — under the rules, immediate control can be either a leash or voice command.\nThe Animal Control Advisory Committee, however, recommended enacting a leash law with no exception.\nMore than half of the responses to an online poll from the city said there was a problem in the city with dogs not on leashes. More than three quarters of people who responded to the poll thought owners should be required to have their dogs on leashes when not on their property.\nCAPTION Newport News EDA buys the old Chase Packaging site at auction for $1.1 million, in the southeast area of Newport News. Raymond H. Suttle Jr. outbidding a number of private parties. Starting point was about $300,000; the city's winning bid was $1.1 million. More than $300,000 is owed in back taxes on the property, which will come out of the $1.1 million. Newport News EDA buys the old Chase Packaging site at auction for $1.1 million, in the southeast area of Newport News. Raymond H. Suttle Jr. outbidding a number of private parties. Starting point was about $300,000; the city's winning bid was $1.1 million. More than $300,000 is owed in back taxes on the property, which will come out of the $1.1 million. CAPTION Newport News EDA buys the old Chase Packaging site at auction for $1.1 million, in the southeast area of Newport News. Raymond H. Suttle Jr. outbidding a number of private parties. Starting point was about $300,000; the city's winning bid was $1.1 million. More than $300,000 is owed in back taxes on the property, which will come out of the $1.1 million. Newport News EDA buys the old Chase Packaging site at auction for $1.1 million, in the southeast area of Newport News. Raymond H. Suttle Jr. outbidding a number of private parties. Starting point was about $300,000; the city's winning bid was $1.1 million. More than $300,000 is owed in back taxes on the property, which will come out of the $1.1 million. CAPTION The 3rd Annual Pride Party on the Peninsula was held in downtown Hampton Wednesday night. The 3rd Annual Pride Party on the Peninsula was held in downtown Hampton Wednesday night. CAPTION Two buses loads of seniors from Tabb High School walked in their cap and gowns at their old elementary schools, They walked at Tabb Elementary early where the photos were taken and later at Mount Vernon Elementary. Two buses loads of seniors from Tabb High School walked in their cap and gowns at their old elementary schools, They walked at Tabb Elementary early where the photos were taken and later at Mount Vernon Elementary. CAPTION Hodgkinson had a long history of outspoken support of progressive, left-leaning political causes. (June 14, 2017) Hodgkinson had a long history of outspoken support of progressive, left-leaning political causes. (June 14, 2017) CAPTION NASA Langley Research Center held the Mars Ice Challenge event on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Various college teams from all over the United States were brought in to create winning ways to extract water from ice on Mars, so humans can colonize it. NASA Langley Research Center held the Mars Ice Challenge event on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Various college teams from all over the United States were brought in to create winning ways to extract water from ice on Mars, so humans can colonize it.\nThere were 90 dog attacks in Hampton in 2016, and the vast majority involved strays and dogs who broke away from an owner. Of the 90 attacks, one involved a dog under voice control and six involved dogs on leashes.\nComments from the poll revealed a \"range of emotions,\" said Robin McCormick from the city's communications office. Some people showed fear of dogs and others shared concern for dogs who might run into traffic, McCormick said.\nMembers of the council questioned if action was necessary because only one attack happened with a dog under voice command. Others said they just did not feel some dogs need to be on a leash, especially after the owner has responsibly trained them.\nUltimately, the council asked for the number of dog attacks for other years and chose to revisit the topic.\nThe council decided it would not put a limit on pets in homes, largely because members of council decided that enforcement was too great a challenge. Staff noted that all other Hampton Roads cities have a limit, except for Suffolk.\nIn the online poll of 680 Hampton residents, two thirds said there should be a limit on the number of pets in a home. Of those people, about a third said the limit should be four dogs in a home. About a quarter said the limit for cats should be four as well.\nThe city has experienced problems with homes containing a large number of pets. In September of 2016, a welfare check for a 91-year-old woman living on Fox Hill Road found about 50 cats — some dead — in her home. In March, Vernon Silver, 58, was charged with more than 22 felony counts of animal cruelty after police said they found 21 dead pit bulls at a house in the 200 block of Pochin Place. Mayor Donnie Tuck called those instances outliers.\nCity staff was not able to make a recommendation on the issue because they could not come to an agreement. The Animal Control Advisory Committee advised the council to take no action.\nReyes can be reached by phone at 757-247-4692.", "Orphans of the Storm is out to eclipse last year's Clear the Shelter adoption totals when 56 dogs and 34 cats found new homes during the national event.\nExecutive Director Gail Donahue said more than 45 staffers and volunteers will be on hand at the shelter, 2200 Riverwoods Rd., during the Aug. 19 event to answer questions and process adoptions.\nCustomary adoption fees for animals will be waived at the event, but adopters can still expect to pay for related services, Donahue said. Some adoptions are made on the Sunday following the official event.\nDonahue said last year's adoption totals placed the shelter first out of 34 shelters in Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Leading up to the event, Orphans has adopted out several dozen cats, according to its Facebook page.\nOrphans recently opened a 7-acre woodlands preserve adjacent to the shelter, allowing prospective adopters to walk a dog along soft, wood-chipped paths in a scenic and calming venue\nCraig and Hope Steinberg have been volunteering for the organization for more than 20 years.\n\"The preserve is good for the dogs and for good for the customers,\" Craig Steinberg said. \"The preserve clears their heads really well; they feel like they're away from the (stress and noise of the) place. The dogs tend to ignore the customers when they're still in the kennel.\"\nDuring each visit he makes to the shelter, Steinberg said he tries to walk at least 20 dogs.\n\"I'm there half a day,\" he said.\nAnother dog walker, Jeri Burke, said everyone is excited about the Aug. 19 adoption event.\n\"I think the most important thing is that the animals get a good home, that they are safe, well taken care of and loved,\" Burke said. \"We have to show them and explain the needs of the older dogs and cats who may have had a bad experience.\"\nShe said the organization does a very good job vetting potential clients.\nBob and Laura Kula of Grayslake lost a golden retriever in July and visited Orphans to find a new dog. The family are \"lifelong lab lovers,\" said Bob Kula. The met and fell immediately for two labs who were from the same home and needed to be adopted together.\n\"We have a big, fenced-in yard and both labs like to play ball,\" said Bob Kula. \"We took our Yorkie Poo, Max, to Orphans and went into (the woodland preserve) and everyone got along great. My wife and I want the dogs to live out their lives in a loving home.\"\nOrphans will extend the Aug. 19 Clear the Shelter promotional fees to the following day.\nDenys Bucksten is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.", "PARIS (Reuters) – France’s National Assembly on Wednesday approved a draft bill that would raise regulated minimum food prices and put curbs on supermarket promotions, legislation designed to increase farmers’ income, improve food quality and fight waste.\nThe field-to-fork review was a campaign promise of President Emmanuel Macron to farmers who complain they bear the brunt of price wars between retailers.\nThe text, approved in the lower house after 77 hours of hard-fought debate, now goes to the Senate.\nHere is a summary of the main measures adopted and some key amendments that were rejected.\nADVERTISEMENT\nAPPROVED\n* The government will be allowed to raise by decree the threshold below which retailers cannot sell food products by 10 percent. The increase in the Resale Below Cost threshold caters for the inclusion of additional costs such as retailer logistics and staff.\n* The bill also empowers the government to curb promotional offers. Retailers will not be allowed to discount products by more than 34 percent of their value and sell more than 25 percent of a product’s volume in a promotional offer.\nThis is to tackle aggressive price competition such as two-for-one discounts. Analysts say this could accelerate food inflation, potentially benefiting retailers’ profit margins in the short-term.\nThe agriculture minister says farmers would see a “rebalancing” in margins further down the chain.\n* From 2022, fifty percent of food products sold in canteens must be either organic or come from food chain meeting specific quality criteria.\n* The government will also implement measures to reverse the process of determining prices by taking farmers’ production costs as the starting point.\nADVERTISEMENT\n* Lawmakers adopted an amendment making “doggy bags”, which allow restaurant-goers to leave with their leftovers, mandatory in from July 2021 in a bid to fight food waste.\nREJECTED\n* Glyphosate ban – A lawmaker close to Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot sought the inclusion of Macron’s promise in 2017 to ban weed-killerglyphosate “at the latest within three years”.\nFarmers lobbied hard against the Glyphosate amendment, arguing three years was too soon to find an economic and environmentally viable alternative, and it was opposed robustly by Agriculture Minister Stephane Travert.\nThe exclusion is a political blow for Hulot, a former Green activist. Glyphosate was developed by Monsanto under the brand Roundup. A U.N. health agency said it caused cancer — an allegation denied by Monsanto and dismissed by some studies.\nMacron said in January he would never impose the ban if there was no credible alternative. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Wednesday said the three-year promise would be kept.\n* Mandatory vegetarian menus in canteens.\n* Mandatory video monitoring in slaughterhouses", "Will a golden opportunity to curb the school run be taken, asks Alastair Dalton\nWhat could be a unique opportunity to transform the notorious school run presents itself in Glasgow next month.\nThe only one of nearly 140 primary schools in the city to be split between two sites is to be consolidated in a single new building. It sounds like a potential Carmageddon.\nThe school is in Broomhill, an area of the west end where there is major demand for parking, with tenements opposite the playground.\nFor the first time, the community is facing the prospect of more than 450 pupils converging on the same site in time for the 9am bell.\nREAD MORE: Parents face fines in new school-run parking crackdown\nUnless nothing is done, there is the potential for traffic congestion, and with it the associated risks of increased road-safety problems and health-threatening vehicle emissions.\nThat is already the daily nightmare faced by many parents across Scotland as they get their children to school – and I bet most wish it was different.\nIn Broomhill, there is now a chance to prevent that happening, but more than that, to provide a shining example to the rest of the country of how to give the school run a better name.\nThe school’s parent council has just issued a letter to parents warning them that congestion around the new school is “highly likely”.\nBut it pointed out that the problem could be overcome by pupils walking, cycling, scooting or skating to school instead of being driven, with the additional benefit that such “active” travel would “help make them more alert and ready to learn”.\nREAD MORE: Let kids eat snails in school to tackle obesity, says top chef\nThe parent council acknowledged some pupils would still need to be driven to school, but suggested parents adopt a “park-and-stride” approach, where children make the last part of their journey on foot. As well as being desirable for getting to school, the big picture is that it teaches youngsters life lessons about fitness at a time when many are spending longer immobile in front of screens, if not being driven around.\nFor this to happen will be the responsibility of both parents and the city council.\nWhile the school should encourage parents by highlighting the benefits to pupils, this is a golden opportunity for the city council to capitalise on its pioneering work on school road safety.\nIt was the first to criminalise parking on zig-zag lines protecting playground entrances, but has failed to follow this through in some areas by not erecting the signs needed for drivers to be prosecuted – or putting them up so high as to be hardly visible and so of little deterrent value.\nGlasgow has yet to follow the example of councils such as East Lothian and Edinburgh in creating traffic-free zones around schools.\nBut there is plenty it could do short of vehicle prohibition, such as acting on calls for a drop-off zone far enough away to keep extra traffic from the immediate vicinity of the school while still making it readily accessible to pupils with the help of lollypop patrollers for crossing roads in between.\nIn Broomhill, there will be a new one-way road system on one side of the school, but this appears to be more about keeping traffic moving rather than keeping down the number of vehicles in the area.\nThe council has established a new road safety group to adopt a holistic approach, involving officials from a range of departments such as engineering as well as education.\nBroomhill should be its first success story – so much so that other traffic-choked schools in the city and across Scotland beat a path there, eager to find out what they can do to follow suit.", "The aunt has entered the palace! Pippa Middleton was spotted arriving at the home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to visit her newborn nephew.\nGetty Images Jack Taylor\nAdvertisement - Continue Reading Below\nThis comes days after reports started swirling that Pippa and her husband James Matthews were expecting a baby this October. The 34-year-old English socialite has been married to the 42-year-old hedge fund manager for less than a year, but have been together since 2015. They celebrated their nuptials at Saint Mark's Church near the Middleton family home.\nGetty Images Justin Tallis - WPA Poo\nIf the pregnancy rumors are true and she's following her sister's lead, could her color choice from earlier today be a clue that she's expecting a little girl?\nHear us out: Kate dressed up their third pregnancy with blue dress ... after blue dress... after blue dress. Some people assumed that was her subtle way of telling us that she was having a baby boy — and well, they were right.\nAdvertisement - Continue Reading Below\nTo be fair, this isn't the first time that Pippa donned baby pink. Deeper meaning or not — we can all agree that this soft hue is totally her color.\nPippa Middleton attends Wimbledon on July 5, 2017 in a pink lace dress. Getty Images Neil Mockford/GC Images\nOK Pippa, what's the deal?", "The new French government intends to clean up politics. Justice Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday presented a clean government bill, after a string of corruption and ethics scandals in France over the past several years. It’s the first major legislation put forward by President Emmanuel Macron's administration, and it follows up on a campaign promise.\n“It’s about putting practices and rules in place to protect citizens from abuse, and give them back a confidence in democratic life,” said Bayrou when he presented his proposed legislation to the media, earlier this month.\nFrench confidence in government has been degrading for several years, and surveys show that trust in public officials is at an all-time low.\nThere was a first attempt to add transparency after the so-called Cahuzac affair in 2012, when Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac was discovered to have hidden bank accounts in Switzerland with 3.5 million euros of undeclared income.\nThis prompted then President Francois Hollande to announce a series of measures, including a law—which was passed—requiring elected officials to make their financial situations public.\nSince then, there have been other scandals, most recently during the presidential election campaign, when the conservative candidate Francois Fillon was accused of paying his wife as a parliamentary aide, though she allegedly did not do any actual work.\nAnd far-right candidate Marine Le pen was accused of using European Parliament money, intended to hire assistants, to finance her political party.\nNone of this helped ease the public’s feeling that all politicians are corrupt, which is why there is a need for a law.\n“We need a collective return to confidence,” said Bayrou. “We can no longer comment on individual behaviour, or adopt half-measures in reaction to events and then forget them. It is essential to adopt a global measure, to restore citizen’s confidence.”\nGovernment has its own problems\nBut this government is facing its own conflict of interest issues.\nBayrou’s party, the centrist Modem, is currently being investigated for possibly misusing European Parliament funds, and European Affairs Minister, Marielle de Sarnez, also a member of the Modem, is facing a similar probe.\nAnd in the Minister for Territorial Cohesion, Richard Ferrand, is under investigation for his past business practices.\nNevertheless, the government is going forward with the bill, which would require the National Assembly and the Senate to set specific rules to prevent conflicts of interest.\nThe proposed law imposes term limits on lawmakers. And there is a measure banning lawmakers from hiring family members. About 100 out of the 577 members of the National Assembly employed at least one family member during the last term.\nThe bill also asks MPs to report expenses. Today, they receive monthly allowances, which they do not have to justify.\nThe bill goes even further than Macron’s campaign promise: it gets rid of a special court for lawmakers, the Cour de justice de la République. This means MPs and ministers would be judged by the same courts as any other citizen.\nThere is also a proposal to change the rules of the constitutional council.\n“Former presidents will no longer be [automatically] part of the Constitutional Council, which will bring the council closer to supreme courts of other states,” constitutionalist Olivier Rouquan told RFI. “This lends a credibility to France, about the rule of law and a separation of powers.”\nFor him, these reforms show that France is ready to reform institutions in line with international standards.\nCampaign funding\nOne measure that Bayrou insisted on being part of the bill is the creation of a financial institution, called a “democratic bank”, that would lend money to political parties for their campaigns.\nCurrently, small parties like his, rely on asking for loans from private banks.\nThe Modem would benefit, as would the Front National. The FN’s treasurer, Wallerand de Saint-Just, told RFI that Marine Le Pen, the former head of the party and its presidential candidate, spoke with Bayrou about the issue.\n“He said, I do not generally agree with Marine Le Pen,” he said. But, after speaking about the issue, Bayrou “understood it. There is an unbalance, and a democratic inequality that is very difficult for small parties.”\nThe proposals will probably easily pass in parliament, which after Sunday’s election will most likely have an overwhelming majority of lawmakers supporting Macron.\nA constitutional reform is needed to modify the Constitutional Council, and this will require a two-thirds vote in both chambers – something that is trickier politically, and will therefore wait until the fall.\n(Additional reporting by Laurence Theault and Pierre Firtion)", "“People have said that the council should be paying him €150 a week instead of fining him”\nLaois County Council will take 21 days to review an appeal to waive a €150 dog-fouling fine issued to a man in the Portarlington community who is known for keeping the town clean and was the Portarlington Person of the Year in 2015.\nThere has been a huge amount of community anger in Portarlington in the last two weeks as Terry Lawlor was reported to Laois County Council for dog-fouling despite cleaning it up soon after and the fact that he cleans the streets of the town every regularly.\nCllr Aidan Mullins has said that Terry accepts that the incident took place but he went back and cleaned it up soon after it happened, without anyone telling him to. It is understood that he did not have a bag with him at the time but he was close to home and got one to clean up the mess.\nTerry did not know that he was being fined until he got a letter in the post.\nRead more below the picture.\nTerence Lawlor, Jimmy and Dolores Murphy, Bernadette Beere and Geraldone Beere, the Portarlington GAA Club \"Stars in Their Eyes\" Show at The Heritage Hotel in Killenard. Photo: Michael Scully .\nCllr Aidan Mullins put in an appeal to Laois County Council to have the €150 fine waived due to the nature of the situation.\nTerry is well-known for cleaning the streets after other people early in the mornings and community members have come forward to defend his position, saying that the fine should be torn up.\nCllr Aidan Mullins has said that the reply to his appeal was that it would take 21 days to process which he has said is “the height of ignorance and very disappointing”.\n“The court of criminal appeal wouldn’t take as long.\n“He didn’t know about the fine until he got it in the post so someone reported him.\n“I put in his side of the story and asked if they would waive it, the amount of work he does locally is huge. I personally have seen him cleaning up after other people.\n“It is very upsetting for him, he is just finished chemo for cancer and he did not need this.\n“He was missing from the streets when he was sick and the place was a mess without him. If the council did their job properly he wouldn’t need to clean up after anyone.\n“People have been saying that the council should be paying him €150 a week, not fining him.\n“He is the type of person that was back cleaning the streets the next week after receiving the fine,” Cllr Mullins said.\nEamonn Bracken who owns Bracken’s Menswear in Portarlington has thanked Terry on Facebook with this message:\n“I would just like to thank Terry Lawlor for his tireless work for our community as he goes out freely every day to clean the town.\n“Only last Monday he came in to let me know he had cleaned up outside my shop where someone had thrown up on Saturday night...imagine if that was left unattended until Monday morning when I got to work.\n“Terry regularly cleans up after similar incidents...not a pleasant job. So it goes without saying he would never leave dog poo unattended.\n“He simply did not have a bag with him and went home to get it. I hope Laois County Council tear up that fine and that should be the end of it,” the message stated.\nThe Local Authority has until October 16 to decide if it will waive the fine or not.\nThe Laois County Council Dog Ownership booklet states: \"If you do not clean up after your pet, you are liable to receive\nan on-the-spot fine of €150 which if it is not paid means you can be brought to Court which can lead to a prosecution with\na much larger penalty.\"\nPictured at SuperValu Store, Portarlington, for the Grand Draw - organised by Portarlington Street Lights Committee , were: Bernie Bracken (Comm. member), V.Rev. T. Dooley, P.P. Portalington - drawing the winning tickets, Marcus Mc. Laughlin (Proprieter -SuperValu) , Terence Lawlor (Comm.) and Joyce Power (SuperValu). Photo: Michael Scully.\nRead more news in Portarlington here.", "Amherstburg is seeking public input into a Windsor police service proposal that could save the town almost $600,000 a year.\nIn addition to the annual operating cost savings, an estimated $3,900,000 in post-retirement costs for employee benefits would no longer be Amherstburg’s responsibility as they would be absorbed by Windsor if the town goes ahead with the deal, according to Amherstburg CAO John Miceli.\nMiceli reviewed Windsor’s bid to take over policing duties, which projected an average annual savings of $839,086. But his assessment of the submission found a number of overlapping or additional costs as well as additional grant and provincial offences revenue not included that reduced the estimated savings.\n“A reconciliation of the WPS (Windsor police service) to the (Amherstburg police service) model suggests an actual annual average savings of $567,802,” Miceli told town council.\nThe town would continue to be responsible for dispatching costs and utilities and maintenance for its Sandwich Street police station.\nNo severance costs would be incurred because all staff would join the Windsor service.\nWindsor was the only police service to provide a proposal. Both the Ontario Provincial Police and LaSalle Police declined to provide a bid.\nThe town’s request for proposal was based on providing the same level of service that it has currently.\nMiceli also pointed out potential changes to provincial legislation that will require municipalities to assume responsibility for waterway policing. Bill 175, as it’s known, has received first reading in the legislature.\n“Should Bill 175 be adopted it will have significant cost implications to the town as it will require additional resources and potentially staff,” he said in his report. “This cost will be avoided should the town elect to move forward with the WPS (Windsor police) proposal.”\nMayor Aldo DiCarlo said it’s a big decision for the town.\n“I don’t want people to think this is just something that we’re going to try out,” DiCarlo said. “If we commit to this, then we’re committed.”\nHe is encouraging residents to attend a meeting and hear more about the report.\nDiCarlo said the town is keeping the police building and the responsibility for its upkeep but the “huge upside” is that it eliminates one of the “biggest barriers to going back to municipal policing” once the contract expires.\nHe said the terms of the contract are still being discussed but “its not the all or nothing that we would have had with the OPP.”\n“We have to have the opportunity to elaborate on all this,” DiCarlo said.\nThe town’s joint police advisory committee, which is composed of members of the police service board, town council and administration, recommended moving forward with community consultation.\nPublic meetings are slated for Jan. 17, 18, 25 and 27. They will be held at various locations across the town. Times are to be announced.\nMembers of the town’s joint police advisory committee, including Miceli and Police Chief Tim Berthiaume, and Windsor Police Chief Al Frederick will attend the meetings.\nOnce the public meetings are completed, it is expected the committee will bring a recommendation to council in February.\[email protected]\ntwitter.com/JulieKotsis", "Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nPolice in Ellesmere Port will now carry a unique crime-fighting tool in a bid to deter youths from riding scrambler bikes anti-socially.\nThe SelectaDNA forensic coding spray enables police officers and police community support officers (PCSOs) to mark riders and their bikes and trace them back to anti-social behaviour at a later date.\nThe sprays consist of an invisible dye, which marks the skin, clothing and bike and officers can then use specialist lighting to identify offenders and link them to a specific incident using a unique DNA code.\nAnyone found to have been marked by one of the sprays or owning a scrambler bike that has been sprayed faces prosecution and if a scrambler bike is found to have been sprayed on more than one occasion it will be permanently seized by the police.\nSergeant Paul Davis, of Ellesmere Port Local Policing Unit, said: “There is a growing problem of youths riding scrambler bikes in an anti-social manner in the town.\n“The anti-social use of these bikes is not only dangerous but also affects the wellbeing of the community.\n“The escalation of incidents in Ellesmere Port culminated in a woman being knocked down in the town recently – an incident that we are currently investigating.\n“We are committed to tackling the problem, working tirelessly to identify and prosecute the individuals responsible for this sort of behaviour, and the new sprays will help us to do this.\"\nHe added: \"The SelectaDNA sprays will mark the riders and bikes for a significant period of time and enable us to trace and prosecute them.\n“Local officers and PCSOs will be in possession of the sprays ready for deployment as and when needed.”\nA dedicated team of officers will be targeting scrambler bike offenders in Ellesmere Port over the next week and anyone found to be flouting the law will be dealt with accordingly.\nSergeant Davis added: “PCSOs and officers on off-road bikes will be patrolling the town and anyone found to be flouting the law will be dealt with accordingly.\n“The officers will be carrying the new sprays, which are now a permanent part of officers’ armoury in Ellesmere Port.\n“They can be used to spray offenders riding past officers on scrambler bikes with proof that they have committed anti-social behaviour.\n“We hope the fact that officers and PCSOs in Ellesmere Port now have the sprays will deter youths from riding scrambler bikes in an anti-social manner in the town.\n“Any youths found to have been sprayed with them will be prosecuted.”\nAnyone with information regarding youths riding scrambler bikes in an anti-social manner should contact Cheshire police on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.", "A Chilliwack woman looking to expand her fur family drove 16 hours to rescue a pit bull from a California shelter after receiving a tip from a dog-loving border agent.\nPaula Power was looking for a new dog, but found that there were very few up for adoption in the Lower Mainland at the time.\nThat’s when she decided to look at dogs in U.S. shelters, and called the Canada Border Service Agency to find out what she'd have to do to bring a new dog across the border.\nBy coincidence, she ended up speaking to a dog lover who had answers to everything she needed to know – including where to get the dog she now calls \"Sophie.\" The representative she spoke to on the phone told her about a shelter in Sacramento, Calif., where staff members were struggling with the number of intakes.\nPower looked up the Front Street Animal Shelter on Facebook and found a post outlining the shelter's \"crisis.\"\nThe post said the shelter was so crowded they'd run out of space, so it offered free adoptions for the month of June \"as an emergency lifesaving measure.\"\nSo Power and her son headed south, driving 1,500 kilometres down the coast to pick out a dog in need of a home.\n\"Everybody was quite amazed that we drove all that way to come to the shelter,\" Power told CTV News Channel on Wednesday.\nThe shelter had a \"meet and greet\" event, and one of its staff members thought a dog named Joyce might be a good fit for Power.\n\"At that point, the rest was history,\" Power said.\n\"She was very attentive and loving… She's very calm and we've found out since then that she is amazing and smart.\"\nThe wriggly pup who stole Power's heart never really responded to the name \"Joyce,\" so Power renamed her \"Sophie.\"\nThe shelter shared a video on Facebook of the moment Power and the pit bull fell in love, using the hashtag \"#lovecanada.\" The post has been shared more than 4,000 times, and hundreds of people have commented thanking the family.\nAnother video, posted on Sunday, said so far 275 pets have been adopted from the shelter in just a week and a half, including many dogs who'd been waiting months to find their forever homes. The shelter is no longer \"overflowing,\" but adoptions will continue to be free for the rest of the month.\nIn addition to Sophie, some of the other dogs that have recently found homes are also pit bulls – a blanket term for dogs including American pit bull terriers, Staffordshire bull terriers, American Staffordshire terriers, other formal breeds, crosses and dogs that resemble the formal breeds.\nPit bulls have the lowest adoption rates of any breeds in the shelter system, according to advocacy group HugABull. The group, which is based in Metro Vancouver, says some shelters have an automatic euthanasia policy for the dogs, knowing it's difficult to find homes for them, especially if they have behavioural issues caused by trauma at their previous homes.\nThe dogs have been banned in Ontario and in some cities, including Montreal, but are legal in B.C.", "Tommy Brooks is set to be jailed after admitting fraud (Picture: Metropolitan Police) Two illegal immigrants who pretended they had been victims of the Grenfell Tower inferno are facing jail.\nTogether, Elaine Douglas and Tommy Brooks falsely claimed more than £100,000 in accommodation and pre-paid credit cards.\nMan, 75, uses 'home-made pump' to spray his poo through friend's letterbox\nThe pair, both 51-year-old Jamaican nationals who arrived in the UK in the early 2000s, were put up in hotels for almost a year after the blaze.\nEventually, staff at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) realised the flat they claimed to live in did not exist.\nThey also tried to take advantage of a scheme allowing residents of the tower block to remain in Britain for at least five years, regardless of their immigration status.\nElaine Douglas was given a pre-paid credit card and Oyster card (Picture: Metropolitan Police) Douglas was housed in the Radisson Blu in Kensington for 276 nights at a cost of £55,000 to the council, as well running up a room service bill of £267.35.\nAdvertisement\nAdvertisement\nAfter complaining about the food in the hotel, she was given a pre-paid credit card, running up charges of more than £11,000, and was also given a pre-paid Oyster card allowing her free travel.\nBoy was just 12 when he started a two-year raping spree\nBrooks started off at the Radisson Blu before being moved to another hotel, spending 243 in hotels at a cost of £49,000 in total.\nHe racked up a room service bill of £276 and charges of £9,000 on a pre-paid credit card, and was also given an Oyster card.\nProsecutor Benjamin Holt told Isleworth Crown Court: ‘The defendants both claimed to have been together in the fire.\nThey claimed money intended for survivors of the horrific blaze (Picture: PA)\n‘Both said they were residing in flat 91 on the 19th floor – flat 91 is actually on the 12th floor.’\nMr Holt told the court both had managed to avoid immigration authorities for 16 years after entering the UK illegally in the early 2000s.\n'Entitled' DJ Goldie fined for attacking bouncer who wouldn't let him in VIP area\nBoth defendants, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation and one count of obtaining leave to remain in the UK by deception at Isleworth Crown Court.\nJudge Robin Johnson adjourned sentence until June 13, a day before the anniversary of the disaster, to allow time for Brooks to be legally represented.\nThe defendants were remanded in custody until sentence.", "By\nDemocrats love to pass laws that won’t be enforce, can’t be enforce, but bring compassionate votes to their Party. To Democrats, it does not matter if a policy works, as long as they are labeled the “caring” Party. The Volsted Act failed—just made selling alcohol a crime—and helped create Al Capone. Making marijuana illegal got Lenny Bruce arrested—but millions of college students high. Now the Sacramento Democrats have declared the breeding of dogs in the State as illegal—as if that will stop the practice. “Ben Ashel has owned Puppy Heaven for 14 years and says he uses only local and responsible breeders. He says the new law will only drive the huge consumer demand online, to unregulated breeders outside California. “This is something that is going to increase a thousand fold because of this law,” Ashel says. “People will still want to get puppies.” But rescue organizations say there are plenty of puppies, kittens and dogs available for adoption. Animal advocates hope the new law will give animals a better chance at finding that permanent home. And some pet stores have adopted the model early. All of the animals in Los Angeles’ colorfully named Bark n’ Bitches pet store were rescued from shelters, rather than bought from breeders or “puppy mills” – commercial dog breeding facilities that many animal rights groups consider inhumane.” In a small way, this is another attempt by Democrats to control the actions of citizens. They ban the selling of dogs bred in California—but you can “adopt” a stray. No classy dogs for Californians—unless they go online, go to Arizona or Nevada—or are more than willing to buy on the government created black market of dog breeders. Instead of turning over criminal illegal aliens for deportation Jerry Brown wants to use our law enforcement tracking down dog breeders. Sick.\nFears Of A Black Market After Calif. Bans Some Commercial Breeding\nBy editor KPVR, 11/1/17\nCalifornia is now the first state to ban pet stores from selling animals from commercial breeders, thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in October. Animal advocates say it will reduce what they claim is the needless suffering of animals like puppies, kittens, and rabbits bred for sale. But critics say it will hurt pet store owners and force consumers to go underground.\nThe law goes effect in January 2019.\nPet industry and commercial breeders oppose the measure, as does the American Kennel Club. They say the law will make it more difficult for Californians to obtain dogs with the characteristics and traits they want, including breeds that are recommended for health considerations.\nHowever, individual breeders would still be able to sell to customers. The law applies only to retail pet stores like Puppy Heaven, a shop north of Los Angeles in Agoura Hills.\nThe store specializes in smaller dog breeds that have become increasingly popular in the last few years, like Yorkies, Maltese, Pomeranians, Maltipoos, and Morkies. These dogs can sell from $750 to $5,000, depending on the breed.\nBen Ashel has owned Puppy Heaven for 14 years and says he uses only local and responsible breeders. He says the new law will only drive the huge consumer demand online, to unregulated breeders outside California.\n“This is something that is going to increase a thousand fold because of this law,” Ashel says. “People will still want to get puppies.”\nBut rescue organizations say there are plenty of puppies, kittens and dogs available for adoption. Animal advocates hope the new law will give animals a better chance at finding that permanent home.\nAnd some pet stores have adopted the model early. All of the animals in Los Angeles’ colorfully named Bark n’ Bitches pet store were rescued from shelters, rather than bought from breeders or “puppy mills” – commercial dog breeding facilities that many animal rights groups consider inhumane.\nRatana Lin is an employee at Bark n’ Bitches, and it’s her job to find customers their perfect match. She recommends Bugsy, a 40-pound white, tan and gray dog, who was rescued from an animal shelter.\nStore manager Jeana Alessio says they’ve done thousands of adoptions since 2009. The customers become like family, she says, while homeless dogs like Bugsy get a second chance.\n“We’re a humane pet shop,” Alessio says. “So we rescue dogs from the high-kill shelters. We get calls just about every other day.”\nStores like this one will soon be the model when California’s new law goes into effect in 2019. It will require pet stores to only sell animals from shelters or rescue organizations.\nCalifornia Democratic Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell, one of the bill’s authors, says the new law will save animals’ lives by “cutting off the puppy mill train from the mid-west to California.”\n“It’s just solid policy,” O’Donnell says. “It will help us save animals’ lives.”\nJulie Bank, President and CEO of the Pasadena Humane Society, estimates that at least a quarter of the animals that come through the society’s doors are purebred – meaning they were likely sold by a commercial breeder.\n“It’s a pretty sad industry, a pretty abusive industry,” she says. “The consumers out there need to know, most of the times you were buying an animal you were supporting this industry rather than supporting the lives of an animal which are breathing living creatures that need our help and support.”\nCopyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.\nARI SHAPIRO, HOST:\nCalifornia is the first state to ban pet stores from selling animals from commercial breeders. We’re mostly talking about puppies, kittens and rabbits. Animal advocates say the ban will reduce the needless suffering of animals in puppy mills. Critics say it will hurt pet store owners and force customers underground. Gloria Hillard reports.\nGLORIA HILLARD, BYLINE: When customers enter this Los Angeles pet store with the colorful name Bark n’ Bitches, they are met by a small stampede of smiling dogs of various sizes, colors and personalities. It’s Ratana Lin’s job to find customers their perfect match.\nRATANA LIN: So if you want a playful dog, I would recommend Bugsy.\nHILLARD: Bugsy, a 40-pound white, tan and gray sweet dog of undetermined lineage was rescued from an animal shelter.\nJEANA ALESSIO: We’re a humane pet shop. So we rescue dogs from the high-kill shelters. We get calls just about every other day.\nHILLARD: Store manager Jeana Alessio says since 2009, they’ve done thousands of adoptions. The customers become like family, she says. And homeless dogs like Bugsy get a second chance.\n(SOUNDBITE OF DOG BARKING)\nHILLARD: Stores like this one will soon be the model when California’s new law goes into effect in just over a year. It requires pet stores to only sell animals from shelters or rescue organizations.\nPATRICK O’DONNELL: It’s just solid policy. It’ll help us save animal lives.\nHILLARD: California Democratic Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell is one of the bill’s authors.\nO’DONNELL: It saves animal lives by cutting off the puppy mill train from the Midwest to California.\nJULIE BANK: At least 25 percent of the animals that come in our door are purebred animals.\nHILLARD: Julie Bank is president and CEO of the Pasadena Humane Society.\nBANK: It’s a pretty sad industry. It’s a pretty abusive industry. The consumers out there need to know, most of the times that you were buying an animal, you were supporting this industry rather than supporting the lives of an animal, which are breathing, living creatures that need our help and our support.\nHILLARD: Pet industry and commercial breeders opposed the measure, as does the American Kennel Club. It says the law will make it more difficult for Californians to obtain dogs with the characteristics and traits they want, including breeds that are recommended for health considerations. Individual breeders would still be able to sell to customers. The law applies only to retail pet stores like Puppy Heaven.\n(SOUNDBITE OF DOG BARKING)\nHILLARD: Located north of Los Angeles in Agoura Hills, the store specializes in smaller breeds which sell from $750 to $5,000\nBEN ASHEL: Yorkies, Maltese, Pomeranians, Shih Tzus, Maltipoos, Morkies – all the different kind of designer breeds that became very popular in the last few years.\nHILLARD: Ben Ashel has owned Puppy Heaven for 14 years and says he uses only local and responsible breeders. He says the new law will only drive the huge consumer demand online to unregulated breeders outside California.\nASHEL: This is something that’s going to increase thousandfold, you know, because of this law, I mean, because people will still want to get puppies.\nHILLARD: But rescue organizations say there are plenty of puppies, kittens and dogs available for adoption, like Bugsy at the Bark n’ Bitches pet store, trying to win over anyone who gives him attention.\nUNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: You want to go home? You want to go home with us, gorgeous?\nHILLARD: Animal advocates say the new law will give animals like Bugsy a better chance at finding that permanent home. For NPR News, I’m Gloria Hillard.", "GENEVA A U.N. report on establishing a database of companies with business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank has been delayed, the U.N. Human Rights Council said on Monday.\nReuters reported on Friday that the politically sensitive report, due this month from the office of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, was not ready.\nThe council's president, El Salvadorean ambassador Joaquin Alexander Maza Martelli, said on Monday that Zeid had written to him recommending the report be deferred and saying it should now be submitted \"as soon as possible, but no later than the end of December 2017\".\nThe issue is sensitive because companies appearing in such a database could be targeted for boycotts or divestment aimed at stepping up pressure on Israel over its West Bank settlements, which most countries and the United Nations view as illegal. Goods produced there include fruit, vegetables and wine.\n\"This resolution about the creation of a database should not have been accepted in the first place. It reflects and perpetuates the discrimination towards Israel at the U.N. in general, and at the Human Rights Council in particular,\" Israel's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Aviva Raz Shechter, said in a statement.\nIsrael assailed the council last March for launching the initiative at the request of countries led by Pakistan, calling the database a \"blacklist\" and accusing the 47-member state forum of behaving \"obsessively\" against Israel.\nIsrael was backed by its main ally, the United States.\nThe criteria for establishing a database are complex, including whether companies could appeal any listing, diplomats said.\nThere was no immediate reaction from Palestinian authorities to the delay. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is due to address the Geneva forum on Feb. 27.\nIn recent weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the construction of some 6,000 settler homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, drawing Palestinian and international condemnation.\nThe administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, adopting a more measured tone than in previous pro-Israel announcements, said on Feb. 2 that building new settlements or expanding existing ones might not be helpful in achieving peace with the Palestinians.\nNetanyahu said on Sunday he would present \"responsible policies\" in talks this week with Trump, signaling to the Israeli far-right to curb its territorial demands in the West Bank, which Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war.\n(Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)", "Get Daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nA man has accused a council officer of “aggressive over-enforcement” after he was threatened with a fine for having his dog off the lead while sitting outside a Bristol coffee shop.\nSeth Piper, who works as a consultant, was sitting with a friend and their two dogs outside Hobbs House Bakery in Gloucester Road on Tuesday January 30 when they were approached by the enforcement officer.\nMr Piper filmed the argument which ensued when the officer warned the pair they were in breach of council rules because the dogs were not on their leads and risked a fine of up to £100.\nMr Piper, 36, said: “I am strongly in favour of fines being issued to combat littering, dog fouling, and other anti-social behaviour. However the aggressive over-enforcement of the new rules about keeping dogs on leads at all times is absurd and totally unjustified.\n“Responsible dog owners such as myself are being harassed and forced to pay for no good reason.\n“I don't believe members of the public want their tax money to be spent on trivial matters, such as well-behaved dogs not being on the lead at all times. This doesn't contribute to a better quality of life for anyone in Bristol, in contrast the measures brought in to combat littering, fly-posting and actual anti-social behaviour, of which there is sadly plenty.\n\"When I think about how many other genuine problems there are in the city and how underfunded so many public services are, I get quite angry that the council is wasting resources in this manner.”\nAfter Mr Piper refused to give his details, the officer then appears to spend a number on minutes on the phone to a superior, before informing Mr Piper the incident will be referred to the police and leaving the scene.\nThe dogs are both golden retrievers, one an 11-week old puppy.\nMr Piper, of Redland, contacted the Bristol Post after seeing previous reports that dog owners were being fined up to £100 for letting pets off their leads in public parks - including some where dogs were allowed to run free.\nIt is understood this legislation was originally imposed in 2007 and was subject to a name change last year.\nBristol City Council responded to the report and said the fines issued in the wrong parks would be refunded and those unpaid would be cancelled – a spokesperson apologised for “any inconvenience and upset” caused to dog walkers.\nMr Piper said he filmed the incident after the enforcement officer said it was being caught on camera by his own body camera.\nThe council introduced the enforcement officers, who work for private company Kingdom but act on behalf of the authority, in November last year to give fixed penalty notices to anyone caught dropping litter, spitting, not clearing up dog’s mess or not keeping dogs under control.\nA spokesperson for the council said: “Dog Control Orders exist to protect both the animal and the general public. Having a dog off of a lead can be very dangerous, especially so close to a busy main road. It can only take a small incident to spook an otherwise calm animal and cause a serious accident.\n“Dogs must be kept on a lead at all times when on public land save for some areas which are exempt from the order. These areas are mostly parks and green spaces.\n“On this occasion, a fine was not issued, the officer simply attempted to explain the rules relating to Dog Control Orders.”", "Get Daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nHeavily armed officers in body armour and carrying assault rifles were on patrol providing 'public reassurance' at Exeter Christmas Market. But police chiefs stressed that it was part of an exercise, and was not because of an increased terror threat in Devon.\nChief Supt Jim Nye, operations commander, said: \"Today is absolutely about providing public reassurance.\n\"There is no change in the terror threat locally. This is something that is happening nationally.\n\"We have armed officers on duty 24 hours a day but at certain events, such as the Exeter Christmas Market today, we are allowing them to get out of their vehicles and walk among the public and chat to people with their long-armed rifles.\n\"Normally they would only have their side-arm and not overtly carry the Heckler and Koch G36 semi-automatic long rifle.\n\"We want the public to come and chat. Most people have this image of policemen as friendly and helpful - and we still are!\n\"It is just that we have to recognise that there are terror threats out there.\"\nThe two officers on patrol in Exeter, who are based at Middlemoor, said the reaction from the public was 'generally positive'.\n\"We have taken a few people by surprise and one man has just said that it's totally unnecessary.\n\"But when they stop and speak and we explain, they realise that we are just normal people.\n\"Even the majority of children seem fairly excited to see us and the police dogs. The response has been good.\n\"People don't need to be scared - as long as they've done nothing wrong.\n\"People think that the rifle is an automatic weapon but it's not. They only fire one shot at a time because we have to account for every shot, if we should open fire.\"\nFrom the top down, this is how the armed response officers in Exeter today were equipped:\nBody worn video camera fitted on the left-had side of the cap,\nKnife-resistant body armour\nRadio and video camera on chest\nStandard issue pepper spray, handcuffs and taser\nNon-standard issue Heckler and Kock G36 assault rifle and 100 rounds\nGlock 17 firearms pistol\nExtendable baton\nStallholders at the market welcomed the armed officers with open arms.\nEdward Bosworth, of Edwards Fudge and Kitchen said: \"It's really good to see them. It makes me feel reassured. I have so much respect for the police because of the type of people they have to deal with.\n\"People who think we shouldn't have armed police on the streets are living in the past and they need to get used to it.\"\nAnnie Williams at Figgy's Christmas Puddings said: \"I welcome it. My cousin is a mounted police officer in Bristol. Armed officers put people's minds at rest.\"", "Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nWirral's problem grot spots are being cleaned up – and landowners could be slapped with the bill.\nEighteen of the borough’s biggest fly tipping sites on either privately-owned or unregistered land have been nominated by local councillors.\nContractors will be hired to do the work, which will be paid for partly proceeds from fines handed out for littering.\nWirral Council said careless or unresponsive owners would then be billed where possible.\nThe grot spots to be cleared are in Birkenhead and Tranmere (four), Bidston & St James (two), Bromborough (four), Heswall, Leasowe and Moreton East, Liscard and Egremont, New Brighton, Prenton (two) and Seacombe (two).\nThe first area to be cleared was an unregistered area of land on Barton Street at the rear of Grange Road West in Birkenhead.\n(Image: Handout)\nCouncillor Phillip Brightmore, cabinet member for environment, said: “The areas being targeted in this operation are all places which we know are used by prolific fly-tippers.\n“They are not public areas, so the responsibility lies with landowners – not the council - to take measures to keep their land clear and secure.\n(Image: Handout)\n“Many landowners take their responsibilities seriously and look after their land as best they can.\n“However, in other problem areas – where a landowner has been difficult to identify or they’ve been unresponsive, or where the land is just unregistered - we’re using proceeds of littering fines to clean up our borough to the benefit of local communities.\n(Image: Handout)\n“We will then seek to recover the costs wherever possible and take steps to deter future fly-tipping, including measures that will help the council to identify and prosecute anyone who does return and attempt to dump waste there again.\n“We will not tolerate environmental crime.”\n(Image: Handout)\nThe land on Barton Street was nominated by Birkenhead BID as it was blighted by unpleasant fly tipping, litter and overgrown vegetation.\nA small derelict building next to it was also attracting anti-social behaviour.\n(Image: Handout)\nWork to clear the land and demolish the structure took place over four days last week. The first stage of the ‘grot spots’ campaign took place towards the end of 2016 and the first part of this year.\nFly-tipping can be reported online at www.wirral.gov.uk/flytipping", "What we want as street performers is for the store owners to talk to us. They don’t need to come to you. They can talk to us and we can resolve things. We are human beings,\" Boardwalk spray paint artist Mark Chase said at City Hall this week. Photo by Chris Parypa\nOCEAN CITY — A group of Boardwalk business owners and concerned citizens asked the Mayor and Council this week to intercede on their behalf over the impacts of spray paint fumes on the Boardwalk, but no immediate action was taken.\nDuring the public comment period of Monday’s regular meeting, concerns were raised over certain street performers who produce live spray paint art, the fumes from which waft into their stores and restaurants and impact their employees and guests. A couple of Boardwalk buskers produce spray painted art at various locations on the Boardwalk and the live performances often cause noxious fumes to waft into various stores and eateries in the immediate vicinity.\nFor the town, addressing street performer issues has been a slippery slope. On at least four different occasions Ocean City’s ordinances regarding Boardwalk street performers have been tested in court and each time federal judges have largely sided with the buskers on First Amendment grounds.\nHowever, the handful of speakers at Monday’s meeting asserted the spray paint performances have gone beyond freedom of speech and expression issues and First Amendment protections and have crossed over to public health concerns. Local resident Tres Denk said the fumes associated with spray paint art on the Boardwalk was creating a potential health hazard for business employees and their guests.\n“As a concerned citizen of Worcester County and a father of a Boardwalk employee, I would like the council to take immediate action against spray painting in public,” he said. “I believe this is dangerous to the health of the town and its guests and citizens. It ruins the atmosphere on the Boardwalk where we want to promote a healthy lifestyle.”\nAs an artist himself in the tattoo industry, Denk appreciated the freedom of expression protections, but said the spray paint performers, particularly the one who sets up shop at 1st Street, was creating a health hazard. He suggested the artists’ finished products could be displayed on the Boardwalk and the art form itself, the actual creation of the paintings, could be shown through other media forms such as videos, for example.\n“As an artist, I respect the desires of the persons who want to perform this art,” he said. “I’d like to recommend spray paint artists only display the finished artwork and not finish them in public. I realize the process of creating the artwork is the allure, but the artists could show the process through multi-media platforms rather than a live performance.”\nDenk pointed out the artists themselves often wear protection when creating the paintings as evidence of the potential dangers.\n“Seeing the artists wear respirators is enough evidence that this is dangerous,” he said. “Please use every available resource to stop this process immediately.”\nFlashback Old Time Photos owner Terry Poloney said the fumes that drift into her business from the spray paint artist across the Boardwalk was creating health issues for herself and her employees.\n“It comes right into the store,” she said. “My employees complain of headaches and it gets to be overwhelming on certain nights. I feel I should be able to come to work and breathe clean air without having to breathe spray paint.”\nPoloney said while Boardwalk patrons have the opportunity to walk by the spray paint artists quickly and avoid the fumes, she does not have that option.\n“I don’t have the option to go home,” she said. “This is my livelihood. I have a concern about my health and the health of the employees that work with me and our customers.”\nAnother Boardwalk business owner, Jasmine Yilmaz, who owns and operates the Golden Plate restaurant at 1st Street, said she had no personal issues with the primary spray paint artist Mark Chase, who has, on at least two occasions, beat the town in separate lawsuits regarding busker issues, but that the spray painting across the Boardwalk was causing issues for her business.\n“I have nothing against him,” she said. “I like him and he is a good person, but the smell is terrible. I have asthma and have to use an inhaler all of the time. I have customers that complain about the smell.”\nYilmaz urged the town to find some solution to the spray painting issue.\n“They are not our enemies,” she said. “We are all working hard to try to make it in the summer, but we have to do something. We can be a big family and work this out and do something.”\nAnother Boardwalk business owner, Mike Cantine, said he did not come to the meeting to speak on the spray painting issue specifically, but felt the need to support his neighbors on the Boardwalk.\n“The northeast winds, which are common here, suck right down 1st Street,” he said. “It’s bad for them. It’s nothing personal and I support artists, but with where they are, it’s not a good thing.”\nWhen it was his turn to speak, Chase particularly mentioned Yilmaz and his apparent relationship with the business owner. Chase said he was willing to work on a solution, but wasn’t aware of the problem until Monday night’s meeting.\n“Mama, I love her to death and she loves when I call her mama,” he said. “We have a working relationship. She knows if she ever has an issue, she can come to me. We found out today she has asthma. If she told me, we could figure out a way to rectify this. Until we are actually told things as street performers, we cannot resolve them. What we want as street performers is for the store owners to talk to us. They don’t need to come to you. They can talk to us and we can resolve things. We are human beings.”\nAs for the fume issues, Chase said he and others are compliant with all regulations and the concerns over the spray paint fumes were somewhat overstated.\n“We follow all of the OSHA laws and we follow all of the EPA laws,” he said. “A lot of this is fear-mongering over spray paint. Outside the little bubble we work in, it only goes about three feet and even that is minimal and disperses quickly. Our overspray is minimal and contained in a very small area.”\nMayor Rick Meehan said he walks the Boardwalk often and knows first-hand about the issues related to spray paint art.\n“I know how annoying that smell is on the Boardwalk and it is annoying,” he said. “It might not be harmful, but it is annoying. It’s really hard to taste the food and get true pleasure from the food if you are smelling paint fumes. If you spend a lot of time in the store as most of you do, maybe it isn’t harmful, but it certainly is annoying.”\nMeehan somewhat acknowledged the town’s hands were tied somewhat because of the various court rulings in favor of the buskers.\n“The Mayor and Council has addressed some of our concerns with street performers as you know in the courts,” he said. “There are some things where the courts have ruled where we don’t have jurisdiction.”\nMeehan instructed City Clerk Diana Chavis to let the public know what calls had been made and what steps had been taken with outside agencies on the spray paint issue. Chavis explained she had contacted the county health department and the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation and the Maryland Department of the Environment and each said they did not have jurisdiction or permits could not be issued and enforced because the street performers in general, and the spray paint artists in particular, are mobile.\n“They are mobile, but they are at these locations consistently, several times a week, sometimes for five or six hours,” she said. “The fumes have become a nuisance on a regular basis, but we are attempting to be proactive and look into these issues.”\nMeehan said he had Chavis contact the outside agencies to show the concerned citizens in good faith an effort was being made to rectify the issue.\n“I don’t want you to think we’re ignoring this because we feel your pain and I share some of those concerns,” he said. “I really think there is so much we can do, but I think that you as merchants and as the public have the right to take action if this is affecting your businesses.”\nCouncilman John Gehrig then tried a more direct approach to resolving the conflict.\n“I think we can get this resolved right now and we’re going to do it right here,” he said to Chase. “The first thing out of your mouth was ‘I love mama.’ If you love someone, you should want to help them right?”\nGehrig asked Chase how other issues with the spray paint art form were resolved in different areas on the Boardwalk. Chase explained he had been further up the Boardwalk and out of courtesy to the other merchants who offered similar display art, agreed to move to a different location. Gehrig asked if a solution couldn’t be worked out for the business owners in attendance on Monday.\n“Is that a reasonable solution for somebody you love?” he asked. “Are you willing to do that for these folks? What can you do to help Jasmine, and I only single her out because there appears to be an affection there? Can you make a commitment to her tonight to address some of these issues?\nAfter more back and forth between Gehrig and Chase, City Attorney Heather Stansbury cautioned the dialogue had perhaps crossed out of the forum of the public comment period.\n“I want to caution the council about continuing a dialogue in this forum,” she said. “While this dialogue may be productive, I want to caution it could set a precedent for other issues that come up in the future.”\nHowever, Gehrig characterized that as bureaucracy and protocol and continued to seek an immediate solution.\n“That’s just government,” he said. “We have people here who have a problem and we have the one guy here who can solve the problem.”\nCouncil President Lloyd Martin attempted to bring the whole issue back around to a resolution.\n“The takeaway for tonight is we’ve identified the problem and please find a way to make it better,” he said. “Please meet with them tomorrow and try to get something done.”\nDelegate Mary Beth Carozza (R-38C) was also in the audience and addressed the council on the issue.\n“I have been contacted by some constituents specifically about the spray painting,” she said. “I am hear tonight wearing two hats as the delegate representing these folks, but as you might also know I’m a story-teller on the Boardwalk. I take groups of families on the Boardwalk and some of my guests, particularly those with small children, have been impacted by this. I make it a point to actually change my routine so that they would not be impacted by the spray painting.”\nIn terms of her role as a delegate, Carozza said she had already taken some steps to resolve the issue.\n“I appreciate that Mr. Chase is willing to work with these folks,” she said. “After this issue came up, I took it upon myself to have the health department send a representative to this meeting and he is here tonight. I’m also going to reach out to the appropriate state agencies to take a closer look at this and see if there is some regulatory solution.”", "The trip, which happened in late March, was organized by the Council of Yukon First Nations\nCouncil of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Peter Johnston says First Nations involvement in systems like child welfare is crucial. (Joel Krahn/Yukon News file)\nA delegation from the Yukon travelled to southern British Columbia at the end of March to visit First Nations-run child welfare agencies in the province in the hopes of learning about practices and processes that could one day be implemented at home.\nOrganized by the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN), the March 25 to 29 trip saw representatives from CYFN, Ross River Dena Council, Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, Champagne and Aishihik First Nations and the Yukon and Canadian governments tour six child welfare agencies in and around the Vancouver and Vancouver Island area.\nCYFN executive director Shadelle Chambers said the delegation was able to visit agencies in both urban and rural settings and observe how each agency geared its programming towards its children’s specific needs.\n“I think one of the biggest findings I’ve had in terms of some of the positive aspects of a child welfare agency is that when First Nations have child welfare agencies, they can ensure that their programming is more culturally responsive and culturally competent than obviously what the ministry can do in B.C., so you saw a lot of cultural rooting,” Chambers said.\nAnother positive aspect of the British Columbia child welfare system the delegation learned about, Chambers said, is an exemption committee made up of First Nations agencies that have a say in whether adoptions involving Indigenous children move forward.\n“That is something we hope to explore here in the Yukon around ensuring First Nations are involved in adoptions,” she said.\nOne area Chambers said she found the British Columbia agencies lacking in, though, was resources geared towards addressing the root causes of why and how children end up in the care of welfare agencies, such as poverty, family violence and addictions.\n“It was kind of like, ‘Okay, the kid’s in care now, what can we do that’s more culturally appropriate?’ Not so much, ‘Why are the kids in care?’ And that was one of the biggest challenges that we heard from them as well, it wasn’t dealing (with) the root, systemic causes of why children are apprehended and need protection,” she said.\nCYFN Grand Chief Peter Johnston, who was not part of the delegation, said the trip was part of CYFN’s larger goal to get Yukon First Nations involved in leading and shaping systems that its citizens too often find themselves struggling in, which, besides child welfare, include justice, health and education.\n“If you go back to Together Today for Our Children Tomorrow … there’s one section in particular that talks about the social aspect and it says, in many cases, the programs are the problem, not the people administering them — the idea behind the program is wrong,” Johnston said in an interview April 16.\n“The whole idea is to have self-government and within the self-government reality is (for) our community, our nations, to have a say on where their people are going, particularly when it comes to education, health, justice, the environment, and having the ability for us to find success in our own ways.”\nJohnston said he was encouraged, though, that the Yukon government has been open to conversations about increasing Yukon First Nations’ involvement in all levels and systems.\n“It’s exciting times even though we’re dealing with some heavy issues.… it’s good that we’re having that conversation and it’s good that we’re working together as governments to ensure that we improve the lives of First Nations people in this territory,” he said.\nContact Jackie Hong at [email protected]" ]
It's not easy to find your way around Lyon as the city is built across the looping confluence of the Sa??ne (rhymes with Rhine) and Rhine rivers, with hills on either side and a peninsula in the middle.
[ "The town is built across the rivers making finding your way difficult." ]
[ "The town of Lyon is considered easy to navigate.", "The Rhine Valley river is not well suited for traveling on.", "The Rhine flows south.", "The epicenter of French gastronomy is around Lyon, in the Rhine Valley region.", "The Rhine slows north", "According to the legend, the city is built on seven hills.", "There are farmers in Lyon.", "There are cities on either side of the Bagmati River.", "The delta of the Rhine is a renowned landfill of the country's garbage.", "It is easy to find your way around the rain forest.", "It's on a hill near the city.", "It is one of the many cities that bridges two continents.", "It is hard to see the Old City from here.", "There are several layers of cities at the site.", "The city is not on a river.", "Alsace is nestled between farmland, vineyards, forests, the Vosges mountain range, and the Rhine river.", "The hill station is built across ten hills.", "A city in Gaul.", "The hill station is built across seven hills.", "The settlement below is an easy to walk to but is hard to walk back from.", "It is easy to find a wife around here.", "It's easy on your body that way.", "Find your way to them.", "A roller coaster has gone half way across the loop.", "A side way for motorcycles in a city.", "Cetes du Rhine at Tain-l'Hermitage is celebrated with a lure on the opposite part of Tournon.", "The medieval haute ville and the modern town are devided by a river.", "It is hard to walk to places around there.", "There are at least 3 rivers.", "The Rhine Valley region has nothing to do with French gastronomy.", "The bridge was built in the 1990's.", "The rapids can vary on what they are like." ]
what does rooibos tea taste like
[ "Rooibos has a refreshing taste, almost nutty but full bodied and very delicious. It is unlike any other herbal tea, as it does not need a blend of other ingredients to achieve a full colour, taste and aroma. Our exclusive grade of rooibos, is blended from the top 10% of the crop, we think that you probably won't find a better tasting cup of rooibos, in the UK." ]
[ "Brewing rooibos tea and enjoying it in its natural form always creates a delectable cup, but many people also like to serve the tea with milk and sugar or honey for a little added sweetness. Rooibos tea also creates a wonderful iced tea that can be infused with a variety of flavors.", "Drinking rooibos tea does not appear to have any negative side effects; however, there is not enough evidence to indicate rooibos tea is effective as a medicine, states WebMD. Rooibos tea is an herbal infusion that does not contain caffeine. Continue Reading.", "In the UK people drink black tea with milk and sugar whilst in America and Japan it would seem green tea on its own is the tea of choice. The South Africans, however, have a taste for Rooibos (aka Red Bush) with milk and sugar.", "Rooibos tea also relieves stomach and indigestive problems like nausea, vomiting, heartburn, stomach ulcers and constipation. 9. Rooibos tea is completely pure and natural, as it contains no additives, preservatives or colorants. It is a soothing drink for people on a calorie-restricted diet.", "Rooibos Tea Gets Its Own Sensory Wheel, Just Like Wine And Coffee. Little rooibos, the humble red tea buttressing the decaf side of the after-dinner menu, must be growing up: First, featured in a Starbucks latte. Now, important enough to need its own gourmet lexicon.", "Demand for Rooibos is increasing among health-minded consumers in the United States and other countries, due to the herb's mild, pleasant taste, unique aroma and health benefits. Red bush tea is caffeine-free and has lower tannin levels than green tea. While the drink is well-tolerated, rooibos has not been proven to prevent or treat any disease. Video of the Day", "Rooibos tea is gaining popularity around the world. It is also called red tea. This article explains everything about rooibos tea and its health effects.", "Rooibos tea health benefits have been valued in South Africa for centuries. Now, the reputation of this vibrantly colored, sweet-tasting, healing tea is growing in many other countries. Here are some of the reasons why. 1 Rooibos tea is rich in powerful antioxidants.", "Nutritional Value of Red Rooibos Tea. Red rooibos tea has no oxalic acid and therefore, it can be consumed by people who have kidney stones. Rooibos tea is rich in many mineral contents such as iron, calcium, potassium, copper, manganese, zinc, magnesium and alpha hydroxy acid.", "One of the prime reasons that rooibos tea (also called red tea for its color) is gaining popularity quickly is because the tea's numerous health benefits. Every day researchers conduct new studies to determine the benefits of rooibos tea, and what they are discovering is amazing.", "Rooibos – so much more than a tea substitute. The herb rooibos is mostly known for its popularity as a caffeine-free tea substitute. But it is so much more. Pronounced “roy-boss” – meaning Red Bush in Afrikaans – rooibos refers to the native South African plant Aspalanthus linearis.", "Caffeine-free-Like most herbal teas, rooibos tea is free from caffeine and low in tannins, lending it a pleasant, soothing effect on the central nervous system.", "What are the benefits of rooibos. Rooibos is a great alternative to regular tea or coffee. It is completely pure and natural and contains no additives, caffeine, calories, preservatives or colourings. It is also free from genetic modification.", "Health Benefits of Rooibos Tea. Though benefits of rooibos tea are numerous and varied, most tea enthusiasts believe that the most significant is the health benefits associated with drinking rooibos tea.", "Rooibos tea contains no caffeine and therefore has a soothing effect on the central nervous system. Rooibos tea is also low in tannin and therefore does not have a negative effect on the absorption of iron and proteins into the body. 6. Contains alpha hydroxy acid and zinc which is great for the skin. You can even apply it directly to the skin to help with acne, eczema and sunburn etc.", "As researchers demystify rooibos tea, subjecting it to studies to determine exactly what health benefits it provides, they too are continually astounded by the wide range of health benefits associated with drinking rooibos tea.", "Formosa oolongs differ in that they are fermented longer, giving both the leaves and the tea brewed from them, a darker color. Types of Herbal Tea. Herbal tea is not actually “tea” because it does not contain Thea sinensis. The lack of tea leaves is why herbal teas are sometimes called tisanes rather than teas. There are three categories of herbal teas: rooibos teas, mate teas, and herbal infusions. Rooibos Teas – Also called red tea, rooibos tea is made from a South African red bush.", "Any leaf, root, fruit or flower that comes from a plant other than the tea plant is considered an herbal tea. RED TEA (ROOIBOS) FLAVOR AND HEALTH BENEFITS. Also called red tea because of its vibrant, ruby red color, rooibos (pronounced “roy-boss”) has a sweet, full-bodied flavor without a trace of bitterness.", "I picked this up from a 7-11 in Detroit for $3. Taste. I had no idea what Rojo tea meant, but after a sip, some thinking and actually reading the label, I found out it is a fancy way of saying this drink contains Rooibos tea.The tea character of this drink is easily noticed as it creates a sort of an earthy backdrop for the rest of the flavours.arch 3, 2013 at 10:01 PM. The Monster tea & lemonade is also an excellent Rehab drink which is refreshing like the Rojo drink. I also purchased a green tea & lemonade Rehab drink that I did not care for (not a big green tea fan)the can looked just like the regular tea & lemonade.", "Rooibos is also known as red bush or red tea.. Lindsey Goodwin. Definition: The term red tea has two very different meanings. This dual meaning sometimes causes confusion amongst people who drink one type of red tea or the other.In the West, the more common meaning for red tea is rooibos, which is actually a type of tisane or herbal infusion.Rooibos is a naturally caffeine-free herbal tea with a red color and a sweet, woodsy, earthy flavor that some say is similar to black tea.his dual meaning sometimes causes confusion amongst people who drink one type of red tea or the other. In the West, the more common meaning for red tea is rooibos, which is actually a type of tisane or herbal infusion.", "To learn more about rooibos tea selection, and its close cousin honeybush, please visit our Rooibos Tea page and check out the wide variety of flavors and options that are present. To your health! How PayPal Works", "Rooibos and antioxidants. Like the antioxidant-rich teas from the tea plant that produce black, green, and oolongs teas, rooibos has also been found to be rich in antioxidants. In general, antioxidants are an important part to our diet as they help protect our healthy cells from free radicals damage.", "Rooibos tea is native to South Africa. Helps to treat headaches, insomnia, asthma, eczema, bone weakness disorders. It is very rich in zinc, copper, magnesium, sodium, calcium and iron. Diet with the Rooibos Tea is one of the best remedy for stomach cramps.", "As an herbal tea, Rooibos tea is naturally caffeine free, so it has none of the side effects typically associated with caffeine and is a safe choice for infants and tots. Rooibos tea is naturally high in Vitamin C and other antioxidants. Rooibos antioxidants help the body fight free radicals and prevent disease.", "Don't worry if you need to refer to these instructions several times before feeling confident in your brewing technique. 1 Step 1: The Water - It's always best to use spring water or filtered water when brewing rooibos tea, as the tea will have the most pure taste possible.", "Rooibos tea can be used in acne treatment as a topical remedy or ingested as a regular tea. There are 2 differences between rooibos tea and other regular teas. These are its lack of caffeine and its low levels of tannins.", "Rooibos Tea — 5 Health Benefits, Side Effects and More Written by Mary Jane Brown, PhD, RD (UK) on July 28, 2016 Rooibos tea is gaining popularity as a delicious and healthy beverage.", "There's no need to be intimidated by brewing rooibos tea, even if it is less well known. In fact, brewing this tea is very similar to brewing the average cup of black tea. Still, there are a lot of factors that affect the finished product, including proper storage of rooibos tea leaves, water type and temperature, and steeping time.", "Of course, Rooibos tea shouldn't replace baby's normal breastfeeding or bottle. Caffeine free, low in tannins, and full of health benefits, Rooibos tea for babies is a nutritional, soothing, delicious supplementary beverage.", "Contrary to some claims, rooibos tea is not a good source of vitamins or minerals, with the exception of copper and fluoride . However, it is full of powerful antioxidants, which may have some health benefits. Bottom Line: Rooibos tea is a traditional beverage", "Flavoured tea with combinations of fruit juice Rooibos infused with delicious popping bobas and tasty tapioca pearls. Bubble Tea South Africa’s favourite healthy snack for kids and the rest of the family.", "Improves blood circulation-Rooibos tea contains a flavonoid called chrysoeriol that aids blood circulation by inhibiting enzymes that contribute to cardiovascular disease. Regular consumption of rooibos tea has also been linked to reduced blood pressure and reduced total cholesterol." ]
where is the do not go gentle festival held
[ "Swansea, Wales" ]
[ "Where Do We Go From Here", "Where Do I Go from You", "Where Do You Go When You Dream", "Matt Gentling", "DOS", "Do It to It", "Where Do I Fit in the Picture", "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven", "Whisky a Go Go", "Do", "to be going to", "Go Maggie Go", "do as the Romans do", "publicly held companies", "Where's the beef?", "Go, Johnny Go!", "a closely held corporation", "Nanny Will Do", "Where's Waldo?", "Zeus B. Held", "Do Something", "Go! You Packers Go!", "Go Big or Go Home", "Hand Held in Black and White", "Do the Shizz", "Do It for the Others", "Let's Go Mets Go", "How Do You Do It", "Go Go Power Rangers", "Do It Again", "a sum of money held in trust", "DoS attack" ]
Few buildings and monuments from medieval Madrid exist, but the mood still does.
[ "There aren't many medieval buildings left in Madrid." ]
[ "There are still a lot of medieval buildings in Madrid to explore.", "Due to its age, Madrid lacks a great medieval cathedral.", "The architecture of Madrid does not rival that of London or Paris.", "Madrid features some buildings with high architectural integrity.", "Does it still exist?", "There are very few buildings still standing from the early colonial days.", "Madrid has a lot of culture.", "Roman monuments and medieval strongholds still stand today in different locations of the world.", "There are only a few historic buildings in Orihuela.", "LSC does not exist.", "It still exists today.", "Christians existed during late medieval times.", "Over the centuries, Madrid didn't managed to become more than a small town.", "Buildings from various time periods are around the city.", "The tunnel does not exist", "Things are left over from many historical periods in the city.", "The door from the medieval chapter house does not have a hole in it.", "The medieval castle is still in pristine condition.", "The eastern edge of Madrid has changed over time.", "Madrid is an important center.", "The soviet union still exists.", "The Plaza Mayor does not serve as the centerpiece of Old Madrid.", "Madrid represents traditional Spain.", "Madrid is very unique.", "People still overlook it, although it's one of Madrid's top sites.", "It hasn't been modernized recently.", "Television does not exist.", "Some of the building is authentic.", "The location is not good for seeing a lot of Madrid.", "Some of the modern buildings that were erected in their place are not admired today.", "Program does not exist.", "There are few remaining." ]
It's official: Apple's acquired Shazam
[ "I'm City A.M.'s award-winning technology editor, covering everything from happenings at Apple and Google to the latest London startup.\nIn particular fintech, blockchain, artificial intelligence, driverless cars, virtual reality and the sharing economy get me out of bed in the morning.\nI'm always trying to illustrate stories with pictures of dogs. Sometimes with some success.\nI was named technology journalist of the year at the UK Tech Awards." ]
[ "Apple Inc on Monday confirmed it had reached a deal to acquire Shazam Entertainment Ltd, the U.K.-based app that lets users identify songs by pointing a smart phone at the audio source.\nApple did not give a price for the acquisition.\nTechnology news website TechCrunch reported the deal on Friday with a price of as much as $400 million, far short of the most recent $1 billion valuation for privately held Shazam.\nShazam, which is based in London, said last year that it had reached one billion downloads on smartphones\nSHAZAM'S STORY In 1999, a Stanford Ph.D. named Avery Wang co-founded, with Dhiraj Mukherjee, Chris Barton, Philip Inghelbrecht, a tech start-up called Shazem, to offer a high-tech solution to listeners' longtime agony over not recognizing music on the radio or in bars, letting users identify songs through their phones' microphones. Shazam, which is based in London, said last year that it had reached one billion downloads on smartphones. But it only recently started to see profitability by incorporating advertisements and tying up with other tech firms including Spotify and Apple, to which it refers traffic.\nApple said Shazam would be a 'natural fit' with its Apple Music streaming service and it would help users discover new songs.\nApple Music has 27 million users and competes against Spotify Ltd, which has 60 million users.\nApple said Shazam´s team would be joining the Cupertino company.\nIn a statement, Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr said Shazam 'is used by hundreds of millions of people around the world, across multiple platforms. ...\n'We have exciting plans in store, and we look forward to combining with Shazam upon approval of today´s agreement.'\nApple did not elaborate on its plans, but the company will not be able to make any major changes to Shazam until it secures regulatory approval.\nShazam offers a high-tech solution to listeners' longtime agony over not recognizing music on the radio or in bars, letting users identify songs through their phones' microphones.\nShazam's smartphone app is already tightly integrated with Apple's Siri digital assistant.\nUsers of Apple's iPhone with the Shazam app installed can say: 'Hey Siri, what's that song?' and the app will identify it.\nBut Shazam has other features, such as the ability to identify television shows, that do not yet work with Siri.\nShazam is also available on Android-based devices, but Apple did not say whether it would keep the Android version available.\nShazam ended support for a version of its software that runs on Microsoft Corp´s Windows PCs earlier this year.", "Apple is reportedly closing in on an agreement to acquire Shazam, the UK-based music recognition company, in a deal that could be worth $400 million.\nTechCrunch, which first broke the story, reported over the weekend the deal could be sealed this week and may even be announced today (11 December), although there is yet to be any official confirmation from the companies at the time of writing.\nShazam, founded in 1999, now operates as an app enabling users to identify music on their smartphones by hearing a snippet of sound. The service, which hit 1 billion downloads in 2016, originally operated via SMS.\nToday most of its monthly revenue is made from commissions paid when tunes identified are converted into purchases on Apple’s iTunes, or music apps including Spotify and Google Music.\nThe platform also integrates with other apps including Snapchat.\nIf the deal is worth around $400 million, as reported, Shazam’s value would be significantly lower than the $1 billion valuation it hit after its last funding round in 2015.\nDespite Shazam’s potential, TechCrunch noted the company was still finding it difficult to turn a profit, as is often the case with apps.\nShazam reported revenue of $54 million in fiscal year 2016, with a pre-tax loss of $5.3 million.\nSo far, Shazam raised $143.5 million in funding from a number of investors, including DN Capital, Institutional Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers.\nCompetitive advantage\nFor Apple, acquiring Shazam would cut out the middleman and deliver savings in terms of commission payouts.\nThe move would also mean Shazam users would no longer be referred to music platforms Google Music and Spotify, thus helping Apple Music gain ground on its rivals.\nRichard Windsor, founder of research blog Radio Free Mobile, believes Apple’s move and a recent collaboration deal between Spotify and Tencent sets up a war “to dominate the global music industry”.\n“From Apple’s perspective, I do not see this as an acquisition of a service but much more of a technology,” he wrote: “Shazam has been analysing and recognising music for nearly 20 years…I see Apple taking Shazam’s technology and incorporating it into Apple Music in a bid to improve its service and compete more aggressively with Spotify.”\nIn addition to a collaboration agreement, Spotify and Tencent announced an agreement to acquire minority stakes in each other. The size of the investment is undisclosed, but reports suggest they will be both take a 10 per cent stake.\nSpotify is expected to go public in 2018.", "U.S. equities were lower Monday as U.S. yields were higher and commodities fell. The S&P 500 Index was up a fraction of a percentage, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell a fraction of a percentage and the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.3%.\nSeveral companies made headlines after the hours Monday as Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL ) latest acquisition faces a hurdle, while Cadence Design Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CDNS ) and SLM Corp (NASDAQ: SLM ) reported on their latest quarters.\nHere’s what you should know:\nApple Inc. (AAPL)\nApple faced a roadblock this week in its attempt to acquire Shazam.\nThe European Commission announced that it is investigating the company’s acquisition of the music recognition app Shazam, which will delay the deal by at least four months this year. “The Commission is concerned that the merger could reduce choice for users of music streaming services,” Europe’s top antitrust regulator wrote in a statement.\nThe agency believes that the deal would combine two of the biggest players in the digital music industry. Shazam executives had mentioned that it couldn’t think of a “better home” than Apple.\n“Shazam was one of the first apps available when the App Store launched in 2008, we have worked together on music ever since, and the whole team is excited about the future,” it said in a statement.\nThe Commission believes that the deal could offer Apple commercially sensitive data about the customers of its competitors, which could be used to hurt its rivals.\nAAPL stock fell a fraction of a percentage after the bell Monday.\nCadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS)\nCadence Design Systems reported its latest results after the bell yesterday.\nThe company announced first-quarter net income of $72.9 million, or 26 cents per share. On an adjusted basis, its earnings tallied up to 40 cents per share, which topped analysts’ expectations of 38 cents per share, according to Zacks Investment Research.\nCadence Design Systems also unveiled revenue of $517.3 million for the period, which was also better than the Wall Street consensus estimate. Analysts were calling for revenue of $505.8 million, according to Zacks.\nFor its second quarter, the company projects earnings in the range of 39 cents to 41 cents per share. Revenue is slated to be in the range of $510 million to $520 million.\nFor the full year, Cadence Design Systems is calling for earnings in the range of $.57 to $1.65 per share, while revenue is slated to be between $2.06 billion to $2.09 billion.\nCDNS stock soared 9.6% after hours yesterday.\nSLM Corp (SLM)\nSLM — or Sallie Mae — shares were higher after the company unveiled its latest quarterly earnings results.\nThe company announced that its earnings for the period came in at $122.86 million, or 28 cents per share, which is better than its year-ago total of $89.37 million, or 20 cents per share.\nOn an adjusted basis, Sallie Mae posted earnings of $119.99 million, or 27 cents per share, which was better than the year-ago total of $92.74 million, or 21 cents per share. The figure topped analysts’ expectations of 24 cents per share.\nFor the full year, the company projects adjusted earnings of 99 cents to $1.01 per share. “This quarter’s performance reflects our continual work to strengthen the value of our franchise,” said Raymond J. Quinlan, Chairman and CEO.\n“Students, parents, and graduate students continue to choose our private student loans to responsibly finance their higher education, and we are actively diversifying our product portfolio so we can meet their additional needs.”\nSLM shares were up about 1.9% after Monday’s market close.\nAs of this writing, Karl Utermohlen did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.", "Will Apple-Shazam acquisition change the music streaming industry? Can the tech giant beat market leader Spotify?\nApple has bought Shazam, a music discovery app that can recognise a song just by hearing it. This move by Apple is being considered as a push in the company’s efforts in the music world as well as in artificial intelligence. According to a report in TechCrunch, Apple has acquired Shazam mobile application for $400 million. While the number may seem big for a music app, it is interesting to note that Shazam was valued at $1 billion in its last funding round. But for a while now, the company has reportedly been finding it difficult to make the business viable. The Shazam app was launched in 1999. It claims that over 1 billion people all over the world have downloaded the application and used it to identify songs for more than 30 billion times.\nShazam was one of the first few apps where artificial intelligence was being used by the masses. Apple, which is facing tough competition from other tech giants like Google, would want the deal to add maximum value in its products. Analysts all over the world believe that Shazam will see a decent value addition in its products, but the biggest beneficiary will be Apple as the service will help its AI products like Siri get even smarter. In a statement, Shazam said, “we can’t imagine a better home for Shazam to enable us to continue innovating and delivering magic for our users”. It will be interesting to see what exactly Apple has planned for its users with Shazam.\nMusic has always been one of the key parts of Apple’s business, from the iPod to the HomePod. In a press release, Apple noted: “We have exciting plans in store, and we look forward to combining with Shazam upon approval of today’s agreement.” The acquisition is also in line with the company’s interest in augmented reality. Shazam, apart from being an audio recognition technology, has also invested in visual recognition. The app can also scan codes to display digital content.\nWhat Shazam brings to the Apple table\nShazam, in its new home, can become more than just a song naming app. It could make Apple Music recommend songs to the users as well. Spotify, which is ahead of Apple in the music streaming segment, had acquired The Echo Nest in 2014. This had led to a technology that generated music suggestions. Shazam could well be Apple’s effort to counter that. Music industry analyst Mark Mulligan says in a blog post, “Now, Apple will be hoping that Shazam will provide it with the tools to start playing catch up. And that’s not even mentioning the user acquisition potential Shazam could have when it switches to exclusively pointing to Apple Music. Game on.”\nIn its good days, Shazam was a hugely popular app due to its novel technology. However, it no longer features in the top lists on Google play store and Apple app store. Shazam was later integrated into the iPhone which also reduced the app usage, analysts believe. Additionally, more and more people had started to go for streaming music rather than downloading them. This had also resulted in reduced usage of Shazam and also Apple iTunes store. Hence it is expected that Apple is planning to invest in something more than just the “name-the-tune” app. After all, Google Pixel phone anyway have a better music recognition software.", "news\nHere is what you need to know.\n10-year holds just shy of 3%. The benchmark yield is down 1 basis point at 2.97%. It has not had a 3% print since January 2014.\nDon't be fooled by retail's market resurgence — the worst is yet to come for brick-and-mortar stocks. Retail stocks in the S&P 500 have beaten the broader index so far in 2018, but Morgan Stanley says that outperformance is misleading and traditional retailers are in much more dire shape than they appear.\nLarry Summers obliterated the Federal Reserve's bank stress tests with a single sentence. \"A stress test that claims that if the Dow falls by 60%, the unemployment rate rises to 12%, housing prices decline substantially more than they did during the 2008 recession, GDP declines by 6-7% — and that all of that can happen and no bank will be in serious financial trouble or have any problem of being undercapitalized or illiquid — I kind of think says more about itself than it says about the health of the banking system,\" Larry Summers, the former US Treasury secretary and former economic adviser to President Barack Obama, said at an event sponsored by the Peterson Institute for International Economics.\nOne in 5 finance firms are considering trading cryptocurrencies. A Thomson Reuters survey found 20% of 400 finance firms questioned were considering launching crypto trading with 12 months.\nAlphabet beats but doesn't ease Wall Street's biggest worries. The search giant beat on both the top and bottom lines but did not allay worries about rising expenses and the most significant risks of a regulatory clampdown the company has faced in years.\nApple's purchase of Shazam has regulators worried about streaming music competition. The European Union is looking into whether Apple's purchase of the song-identification app Shazam limits consumer choice, the Associated Press reports.\nGap's CEO has a plan to make the company's secret weapon more powerful. Gap CEO Art Peck told CNBC on Monday that the retailer would be opening 60 new Old Navy stores in the US.\nStock markets around the world are higher. China's Shanghai Composite (+1.99%) led the overnight gains, and Germany's DAX (+0.35%) is out front in Europe. The S&P 500 is set to open up 0.51% near 2,684.\nEarnings reporting heats up. 3M, Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, Harley-Davidson, and JetBlue are among the names reporting ahead of the opening bell.\nUS economic data is heavy. FHFA House Price Index and Case-Shiller home prices will be released at 9 a.m. ET before new-home sales and consumer confidence are announced at 10 a.m. ET.", "APPLE said Monday that it would buy leading song recognition app Shazam in a fresh bid to secure an edge in the intensifying battle of streaming services.\nApple, whose streaming service has rapidly grown but still has only half the paid subscribers of Spotify, said that Shazam has consistently been one of the most popular items on its App Store.\nThe two companies did not disclose financial terms. The technology news sites Recode and TechCrunch, quoting unnamed sources, both put the deal at around US$400 million (RM1.6 billion).\nThe market signaled its approval, with Apple share prices jumping 2.0%, well outpacing the 0.2% rise on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.\n\"Apple Music and Shazam are a natural fit, sharing a passion for music discovery and delivering great music experiences to our users,\" Apple said in a statement.\nLondon-based Shazam said in a separate statement: \"We can't imagine a better home for Shazam to enable us to continue innovating and delivering magic for our users.\"\nShazam, which was founded in 1999 in the early age of online music, has offered a solution to a longtime agony of listeners – putting a name to elusive songs. With a click, the app identifies tracks playing on the radio, at parties or as background music.\nBut Shazam has struggled to find a way to make money off its technology, even as it said that it had reached one billion downloads on smartphones last year.\nShazam only recently announced it had become profitable, thanks to advertising and steering traffic to other sites such as Spotify and Apple Music.\nThe technology is also no longer quite as novel, with Shazam facing rivals such as SoundHound and with smartphones capable of ever more advanced recognition functions.\nMark Mulligan, who writes a popular blog on the music industry, described Shazam as \"cool tech without a business model\" and said Apple was a rare player that could bring out the app's value.\nFacing tough competition\nThe world's most valuable publicly traded company, Apple earns most of its revenue from iPhones but has also found it vital to be seen on the cutting edge culturally.\nApple, which revolutionised online music a generation earlier with iTunes, in 2015 launched Apple Music as the market turns to streaming, which offers unlimited on-demand listening.\nApple said in September that the service had more than 30 million subscribers – a quick rise, but still trailing Spotify.\nSpotify – which has emphasised a barebones, user-friendly interface instead of unique features – said it had 60 million paying users as of July and 80 million more on its free tier.\nAnd with streaming experiencing rapid growth, competition has become even fiercer.\nRetail giant Amazon seized on its vast consumer reach as it launched its own streaming service last year.\nYouTube, the video-sharing behemoth owned by Apple's rival Google, also has its own music streaming platform and recent reports said it was looking to launch a new paid subscription package next year.\nTech battle turns to services\nShazam has already proven it can be woven into another service. A year ago, it formed a partnership with SnapChat, the youth-driven social media platform whose videos evaporate, with users able to \"snap\" to friends the music they discover around them on Shazam.\nNeil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail, said the Shazam sale \"underlines the fact that the battle of the technology companies is firmly moving beyond hardware and into services\".\n\"This is a good move for Apple that helps to consolidate its already strong position in music content. It won't be the last takeover of a tech firm by these big giants,\" he said.\nApple has already invested in buying big-name music brands, in 2014 paying an eye-popping US$3 billion for Beats Electronics, the headphones, speaker and streaming brand of rapper Dr. Dre.\nSoon afterward, it bought Semetric, a British company that tracks music consumption on behalf of labels and artists. — AFP", "Apple and Shazam did not disclose financial terms. Technology news sites Recode and TechCrunch, quoting unnamed sources, both put the deal at around $400 million.\nPublished 11:37 AM, December 12, 2017\nNEW YORK, USA – Apple said Monday, December 11, that it would buy leading song recognition app Shazam in a fresh bid to secure an edge in the intensifying battle of streaming services.\nApple, whose streaming service has rapidly grown but still has only half the paid subscribers of Spotify, said Shazam has consistently been one of the most popular items on its App Store.\nThe two companies did not disclose financial terms. The technology news sites Recode and TechCrunch, quoting unnamed sources, both put the deal at around $400 million.\nThe market signaled its approval, with Apple share prices jumping 2.0 percent, well outpacing the 0.2 percent rise on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.\n\"Apple Music and Shazam are a natural fit, sharing a passion for music discovery and delivering great music experiences to our users,\" Apple said in a statement.\nLondon-based Shazam said in a separate statement: \"We can't imagine a better home for Shazam to enable us to continue innovating and delivering magic for our users.\"\nShazam, which was founded in 1999 in the early age of online music, has offered a solution to a longtime agony of listeners -- putting a name to elusive songs. With a click, the app identifies tracks playing on the radio, at parties or as background music.\nBut Shazam has struggled to find a way to make money off its technology, even as it said that it had reached one billion downloads on smartphones last year.\nShazam only recently announced it had become profitable, thanks to advertising and steering traffic to other sites such as Spotify and Apple Music.\nThe technology is also no longer quite as novel, with Shazam facing rivals such as SoundHound and with smartphones capable of ever more advanced recognition functions.\nMark Mulligan, who writes a popular blog on the music industry, described Shazam as \"cool tech without a business model\" and said Apple was a rare player that could bring out the app's value.\nFacing tough competition\nThe world's most valuable publicly traded company, Apple earns most of its revenue from iPhones but has also found it vital to be seen on the cutting edge culturally.\nApple, which revolutionized online music a generation earlier with iTunes, in 2015 launched Apple Music as the market turns to streaming, which offers unlimited on-demand listening.\nApple said in September that the service had more than 30 million subscribers – a quick rise, but still trailing Spotify.\nSpotify – which has emphasized a barebones, user-friendly interface instead of unique features – said it had 60 million paying users as of July and 80 million more on its free tier.\nAnd with streaming experiencing rapid growth, competition has become even fiercer.\nRetail giant Amazon seized on its vast consumer reach as it launched its own streaming service last year.\nYouTube, the video-sharing behemoth owned by Apple's rival Google, also has its own music streaming platform and recent reports said it was looking to launch a new paid subscription package next year.\nTech battle turns to services\nShazam has already proven it can be woven into another service. A year ago, it formed a partnership with SnapChat, the youth-driven social media platform whose videos evaporate, with users able to \"snap\" to friends the music they discover around them on Shazam.\nNeil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail, said the Shazam sale \"underlines the fact that the battle of the technology companies is firmly moving beyond hardware and into services.\"\n\"This is a good move for Apple that helps to consolidate its already strong position in music content. It won't be the last takeover of a tech firm by these big giants,\" he said.\nApple has already invested in buying big-name music brands, in 2014 paying an eye-popping $3 billion for Beats Electronics, the headphones, speaker and streaming brand of rapper Dr. Dre.\nSoon afterward, it bought Semetric, a British company that tracks music consumption on behalf of labels and artists. – Rappler.com", "U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher opening for Wall Street on Monday, with the launch of bitcoin futures raising investor interest in cryptocurrency related companies.\nREUTERS: Technology and energy stocks gained in early afternoon trading on Monday, helping Wall Street shake off uncertainties following an explosion at one of New York's busiest commuter hubs.\nNew York Mayor Bill de Blasio called the incident an attempted terrorist attack after an initial investigation found that a man with a bomb-like device strapped to his body set off the explosion.\n\"When you see one of these events in a major city, you get a little cautious. But it's never enough to really rout a stock market intraday,\" said Michael Antonelli, managing director, institutional sales trading at Robert W. Baird in Milwaukee.\nInterest in the surge in bitcoin and opening of futures trading continued to fuel bets on crypotcurrency related stocks, many of which have risen exponentially in value in the past three months.\nShares of Marathon Patent , Riot Blockchain , Overstock.com and Xunlei were up between 7 percent and 20 percent in the day.\nBitcoin futures jumped more than 20 percent in the U.S. debut on Sunday, which backers hope will encourage wider use and give legitimacy to cryptocurrency.\nAdvertisement\nAdvertisement\nAt 12:28 p.m. ET (1728 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 31.21 points, or 0.13 percent, at 24,360.37, the S&P 500 was up 5.22 points, or 0.20 percent, at 2,656.72 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 32.14 points, or 0.47 percent, at 6,872.22.\nSeven of the 11 major S&P sectors were higher, led by gains in energy index as oil prices rose after a North Sea pipeline shut for repairs and investors focused on commodities following the explosion in New York.\nApple confirmed it had reached a deal to acquire Shazam Entertainment, the U.K.-based app that lets users identify songs by pointing a smart phone at the audio source.\nIts shares rose about 2 percent and was the top boost to all the three major indexes.\nsentifi.com Channel NewsAsia - Sentifi topic widget\nFinancial , consumer staple and industrial stocks were the biggest losers.\nMarket focus will shift to Federal Reserve's two-day rate setting meeting that begins on Tuesday. A third rate hike this year is near certain, with traders betting a 90 percent chance in its favor, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool.\n\"Coming off a week of pretty good economic data, investors will certainly take a close look at what the Fed has to do, what they say coming out of a meeting,\" said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley FBR in Boston.\nAmong other movers, CenturyLink was the biggest S&P 500 gainer, rising about 10 percent after the telecom provider signed a 5-year contract with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.\nShares of Bluebird Bio rose as much as 30 percent to a record high of US$222.03 after its experimental gene-modifying immunotherapy drug co-developed with Celgene received positive responses in early stage myeloma study. Celgene's shares were up 2.2 percent.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by 1,618 to 1,224. On the Nasdaq, 1,525 issues rose and 1,370 fell.\n(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Rama Venkat Raman in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)", "Man in custody after explosion near Times Square, 4 injured: New York police\nA Bangladeshi man with a homemade bomb strapped to his body set off an explosion at a New York commuter hub during rush hour on Monday (Dec 11), wounding himself and three others in what New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called an attempted terrorist attack.\nThe suspect in the incident in the Times Square subway station near the Port Authority Bus Terminal was identified as Akayed Ullah, 27, the New York Police Department commissioner said.\nThe suspect had burns and lacerations while three other people, including a police officer, sustained minor injuries.\nUllah is from the Bangladeshi city of Chittagong and is a US resident, said the country’s police chief. He had no criminal record there and last visited Bangladesh on Sept 8, the chief said.\nREAD MORE HERE\nBritain’s May hails new optimism in Brexit talks after deal\nPrime Minister Theresa May hailed “a new sense of optimism” in Brexit talks, telling parliament on Monday (Dec 11) an agreement to move negotiations on to future trade ties would reassure those concerned Britain may leave with no deal.\nMay, weakened after losing her Conservatives’ majority at a June election, rescued an agreement last week to move the talks to unravel more than 40 years of union on to a second phase after easing the concerns of her Northern Irish allies over the future role of the border with EU member Ireland.\nBut the discussion of Britain’s trade relationship with the EU after Brexit contains many pitfalls and could widen differences among her top team of ministers, or cabinet, over how Britain should look after it leaves the bloc.\nREAD MORE HERE\nMorawiecki sworn in as Polish PM amid dispute with EU\nMateusz Morawiecki was sworn in as Poland's new prime minister on Monday (Dec 11) and European Council President Donald Tusk called on the new leader to pursue European unity.\nPoland's ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) is at odds with the EU over immigration, logging in an ancient forest and government attempts to control the courts and the media. Critics say the eurosceptic party's policies have subverted democracy and the rule of law.\nAt the same time, acrimony between Tusk and the PiS dates back years.\nREAD MORE HERE\nTrump accusers urge Congress to probe harassment claims\nThree women who claim they were sexually harassed by Donald Trump called on the US Congress Monday (Dec 11) to investigate the president's behaviour and allegations of his misconduct.\nThe White House has repeatedly rejected the allegations by the three women, who first came forward with claims of harassment during last year's presidential race.\nRachel Crooks, who claims the real estate magnate forcibly kissed her on the mouth after she introduced herself to him at Trump Tower in 2005, urged lawmakers to \"put aside their party affiliations and investigate Mr Trump's history of sexual misconduct.\"\nREAD MORE HERE\nApple to buy song recognition app Shazam\nApple said Monday (Dec 11) that it would buy leading song recognition app Shazam in a fresh bid to secure an edge in the intensifying battle of streaming services.\nApple, whose streaming service has rapidly grown but still has only half the paid subscribers of Spotify, said that Shazam has consistently been one of the most popular items on its App Store.\n\"Apple Music and Shazam are a natural fit, sharing a passion for music discovery and delivering great music experiences to our users,\" Apple said in a statement.\nREAD MORE HERE", "(Reuters) - Technology and energy stocks gained in early afternoon trading on Monday, helping Wall Street shake off uncertainties following an explosion at one of New York’s busiest commuter hubs.\nFILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid\nNew York Mayor Bill de Blasio called the incident an attempted terrorist attack after an initial investigation found that a man with a bomb-like device strapped to his body set off the explosion.\n“When you see one of these events in a major city, you get a little cautious. But it’s never enough to really rout a stock market intraday,” said Michael Antonelli, managing director, institutional sales trading at Robert W. Baird in Milwaukee.\nInterest in the surge in bitcoin and opening of futures trading continued to fuel bets on crypotcurrency related stocks, many of which have risen exponentially in value in the past three months.\nShares of Marathon Patent (MARA.O), Riot Blockchain (RIOT.O), Overstock.com (OSTK.O) and Xunlei (XNET.O) were up between 7 percent and 20 percent in the day.\nBitcoin futures jumped more than 20 percent in the U.S. debut on Sunday, which backers hope will encourage wider use and give legitimacy to cryptocurrency.\nAt 12:28 p.m. ET (1728 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 31.21 points, or 0.13 percent, at 24,360.37, the S&P 500 .SPX was up 5.22 points, or 0.20 percent, at 2,656.72 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC was up 32.14 points, or 0.47 percent, at 6,872.22.\nSeven of the 11 major S&P sectors were higher, led by gains in energy .SPNY index as oil prices rose after a North Sea pipeline shut for repairs and investors focused on commodities following the explosion in New York.\nApple (AAPL.O) confirmed it had reached a deal to acquire Shazam Entertainment, the U.K.-based app that lets users identify songs by pointing a smart phone at the audio source.\nIts shares rose about 2 percent and was the top boost to all the three major indexes.\nFinancial .SPSY, consumer staple .SPLRCS and industrial .SPLRCI stocks were the biggest losers.\nMarket focus will shift to Federal Reserve’s two-day rate setting meeting that begins on Tuesday. A third rate hike this year is near certain, with traders betting a 90 percent chance in its favor, according to CME Group’s Fedwatch tool.\n“Coming off a week of pretty good economic data, investors will certainly take a close look at what the Fed has to do, what they say coming out of a meeting,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley FBR in Boston.\nAmong other movers, CenturyLink (CTL.N) was the biggest S&P 500 gainer, rising about 10 percent after the telecom provider signed a 5-year contract with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.\nShares of Bluebird Bio (BLUE.O) rose as much as 30 percent to a record high of $222.03 after its experimental gene-modifying immunotherapy drug co-developed with Celgene (CELG.O) received positive responses in early stage myeloma study. Celgene’s shares were up 2.2 percent.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by 1,618 to 1,224. On the Nasdaq, 1,525 issues rose and 1,370 fell.", "NEW YORK (AP) -\nMonday, December 11, 2017 at 8:36 pm |\nTechnology companies led U.S. stocks modestly higher Monday, driving the market to another set of milestones.\nThe Standard & Poor’s 500 index and Dow Jones industrial average finished at new highs. Both indexes also hit record highs on Friday.\nSolid gains by health care companies also helped lift the market, outweighing losses among banks and industrial stocks. Energy stocks rose with the price of crude oil.\nInvestors had their eye on bitcoin futures, which made their market debut. But traders were mostly looking ahead to the outcome of Wednesday’s meeting of Federal Reserve policymakers.\nThe S&P 500 index rose 8.49 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,659.99. The index has risen on a weekly basis the past three weeks. The Dow gained 56.87 points, or 0.2 percent, to 24,386.03. The Nasdaq composite added 35 points, or 0.5 percent, to 6,875.08. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks slipped 1.88 points, or 0.1 percent, to 1,519.84.\nThe Fed is scheduled to issue an interest rate policy update on Wednesday. Economists expect the central bank to lift short-term rates by 0.25 percent. That would be the third interest rate hike by the central bank this year.\nTechnology companies accounted for much of the market’s gains Monday.\nSymantec rose $1.24, or 4.4 percent, to $29.22. Apple gained up 1.9 percent after the website Apple Insider said the company is delivering new iPhones to customers at a faster pace. Apple also made news after it agreed to acquire the Shazam music-identification service for an undisclosed amount. The stock added $3.30 to $172.67.\nAllergan led the gainers in the health care sector. The company climbed $4.96, or 3 percent, to $172.76.\nDrugmaker Bluebird Bio surged 17.9 percent after it reported results from an early study of a cancer treatment that the company is developing with Celgene. Bluebird gained $30.65 to $201.80. Celgene added $1.91, or 1.8 percent, to $108.\nOil and gas prices rose, boosting energy sector stocks. Chesapeake Energy added 15 cents, or 4.1 percent, to $3.83.\nBenchmark U.S. crude gained 63 cents, or 1.1 percent, to settle at $57.99 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the international standard, added $1.29, or 2 percent, to close at $64.69 per barrel in London.\nShares in banks and other financial companies declined. Zions Bancorporation shed 99 cents, or 1.9 percent, to $49.94.\nSeveral industrial companies also posted losses, including Verisk Analytics. The stock slid $1.84, or 1.9 percent, to $94.32.\nIn other energy futures trading, wholesale gasoline picked up 1 cent to $1.73 per gallon, while heating oil gained 2 cents to $1.95 per gallon. Natural gas rose 6 cents, or 2 percent, to $2.83 per 1,000 cubic feet.\nGold slipped $1.50 to settle at $1,246.90 per ounce, while silver fell 4 cents to $15.79 per ounce. Copper added 3 cents to $3.01 per pound.\nBond prices were little changed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note held at 2.38 percent.\nThe dollar edged up to 113.52 yen from 113.51 yen late Friday. The euro rose to $1.1786 from $1.1768.\nMajor stock indexes in Europe finished mostly lower. Germany’s DAX and the CAC 40 in France each fell 0.2 percent, while Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.8 percent.\nEarlier in Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index climbed 0.6 percent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained 1.0 percent. The S&P ASX 200 in Australia edged 0.1 percent higher. South Korea’s Kospi picked up 0.3 percent.", "Technology companies led U.S. stocks modestly higher Monday, driving the market to another set of milestones.\nThe Standard & Poor’s 500 index and Dow Jones industrial average finished at new highs. Both indexes also hit record highs on Friday.\nSolid gains by health care companies also helped lift the market, outweighing losses among banks and industrial stocks. Energy stocks rose along with the price of crude oil.\nInvestors had their eye on bitcoin futures, which made their market debut. But traders were mostly looking ahead to the outcome of Wednesday’s meeting of Federal Reserve policymakers.\n“The market is kind of in a holding pattern, just sort of waiting for the Fed meeting,” said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading & derivatives at Charles Schwab.\nThe S&P 500 index rose 8.49 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,659.99. The index has risen on a weekly basis the past three weeks. The Dow gained 56.87 points, or 0.2 percent, to 24,386.03. The Nasdaq composite added 35 points, or 0.5 percent, to 6,875.08. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks slipped 1.88 points, or 0.1 percent, to 1,519.84.\nThe Fed is scheduled to issue an interest rate policy update on Wednesday. Economists expect the central bank to lift short-term rates by 0.25 percent. That would be the third interest rate hike by the central bank this year.\nWhile inflation has remained low, the central bank has seen a path to gradually raise rates as the economy and labor market have strengthened.\nThe Labor Department said Monday that U.S. employers posted slightly fewer job openings in October than the previous month, but the number of people being hired increased. Last week, another report showed that employers added a net total of 244,000 jobs in October and 228,000 in November. The trend helped keep the unemployment rate at 4.1 percent.\n“The Fed sees enough strength in the overall economy, despite the lack of inflation, to still go ahead and continue to hike rates,” Frederick said.\nTechnology companies accounted for much of the market’s gains Monday.\nSymantec rose $1.24, or 4.4 percent, to $29.22. Apple gained up 1.9 percent after the website Apple Insider said the company is delivering new iPhones to customers at a faster pace. Apple also made news after it agreed to acquire the Shazam music-identification service for an undisclosed amount. The stock added $3.30 to $172.67.\nAllergan led the gainers in the health care sector. The company climbed $4.96, or 3 percent, to $172.76.\nDrugmaker Bluebird Bio surged 17.9 percent after it reported results from an early study of a cancer treatment that the company is developing with Celgene. Bluebird gained $30.65 to $201.80. Celgene added $1.91, or 1.8 percent, to $108.\nBitcoin futures rose on their first day of trading on a major U.S. exchange. Trading on the contract for the virtual currency began Sunday. The first-ever futures contract closed at $18,545, according to data from Cboe Global Markets, ending its initial day of trading with a 20 percent gain from its opening price.\nThe futures allow traders to make bets on the future direction of bitcoin. The price of an actual bitcoin has soared since it began the year below $1,000 and was at $17,095 at 5:07 p.m. Eastern Time Friday, according to Coindesk.\nOverstock.com, which accepts bitcoin, surged $9.92, or 22 percent, to $55.\nOil and gas prices rose, boosting energy sector stocks. Chesapeake Energy added 15 cents, or 4.1 percent, to $3.83.\nBenchmark U.S. crude gained 63 cents, or 1.1 percent, to settle at $57.99 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the international standard, added $1.29, or 2 percent, to close at $64.69 per barrel in London.\nShares in banks and other financial companies declined. Zions Bancorporation shed 99 cents, or 1.9 percent, to $49.94.\nSeveral industrial companies also posted losses, including Verisk Analytics. The stock slid $1.84, or 1.9 percent, to $94.32.\nIn other energy futures trading, wholesale gasoline picked up 1 cent to $1.73 per gallon, while heating oil gained 2 cents to $1.95 per gallon. Natural gas rose 6 cents, or 2 percent, to $2.83 per 1,000 cubic feet.\nGold slipped $1.50 to settle at $1,246.90 per ounce, while silver fell 4 cents to $15.79 per ounce. Copper added 3 cents to $3.01 per pound.\nBond prices were little changed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note held at 2.38 percent.\nThe dollar edged up to 113.52 yen from 113.51 yen late Friday. The euro rose to $1.1786 from $1.1768.\nMajor stock indexes in Europe finished mostly lower. Germany’s DAX and the CAC 40 in France each fell 0.2 percent, while Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.8 percent.\nEarlier in Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index climbed 0.6 percent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained 1.0 percent. The S&P ASX 200 in Australia edged 0.1 percent higher. South Korea’s Kospi picked up 0.3 percent. India’s Sensex rose 0.2 percent. Shares in Southeast Asia also rose.\nS&P 500, Dow hit new highs", "REUTERS: Shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc lost more than 5 percent on Tuesday as a surge in costs drove what analysts said was its biggest ever contraction in gross margins, overshadowing strong first-quarter ad sales.\nThe dive in first-quarter operating margins, to 22 percent from 27 percent a year ago, follows a troubling six weeks for major U.S. tech players, now facing a more questioning public and the prospect of tighter official scrutiny on privacy issues.\nThe fall in Alphabet shares following its first-quarter results on Monday evening turned them negative for the year and amounted to a roughly US$37 billion reduction in the value of the Mountain View, California-based firm.\nOther members of the FAANG group of tech stocks that include Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc , Netflix Inc and Apple Inc also tracked that move lower.\nAt least nine brokerages cut their price targets on Alphabet shares, compared to five who raised.\nBut analysts were reluctant to place the blame as yet on the row over user data which has engulfed Facebook and threatens to encourage more regulation of internet companies.\nAdvertisement\nAdvertisement\n\"There is regulatory risk, though we have yet to find evidence that regulations will adversely impact the usefulness of Google for consumers or advertisers,\" RBC analysts said.\nLonger-term capital expenditures at Google nearly tripled to US$7.3 billion in the first quarter from US$2.5 billion a year ago.\nThe company said that continuing cost increases came from acquiring streaming rights for YouTube's new TV service and marketing new products.\nGoogle executives say the spending to install powerful computers and internet cables is necessary to keep up with demand for YouTube, its Google Assistant virtual helper service and data analytics tools within its Google Cloud services.\n\"With YouTube's rapid growth (also in non-ad-supported services) and a greater emphasis on hardware made by Google, we think this gross margin contraction will continue,\" Canaccord Genius analyst Michael Graham wrote in a client note.\n\"Gross margin contracted ~370 bps y/y, (that is) the largest contraction in company history.\"\nAd sales also suggested that there were no immediate signs of the privacy concerns affecting profits.\nAlphabet's shares have risen 25 percent in the past year, making it the third best performing of the FAANG group, trailing only Amazon and Netflix.\nThe sharp declines in FAANG stocks pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lower on Tuesday afternoon.\nFacebook and Amazon were each off nearly 4 percent, Netflix dipped 5 percent and Apple shed 1.6 percent.\nThe technology sector sank 1.47 percent, making it the biggest drag on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite.\n(Reporting by Arjun Panchadar in Bengaluru; editing by Patrick Graham and Sai Sachin Ravikumar)", "By Arjun Panchadar\nApril 24 (Reuters) - Shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc lost more than 5 percent on Tuesday as a surge in costs drove what analysts said was its biggest ever contraction in gross margins, overshadowing strong first-quarter ad sales.\nThe dive in first-quarter operating margins, to 22 percent from 27 percent a year ago, follows a troubling six weeks for major U.S. tech players, now facing a more questioning public and the prospect of tighter official scrutiny on privacy issues.\nThe fall in Alphabet shares following its first-quarter results on Monday evening turned them negative for the year and amounted to a roughly $37 billion reduction in the value of the Mountain View, California-based firm.\nOther members of the FAANG group of tech stocks that include Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc, Netflix Inc and Apple Inc also tracked that move lower.\nAt least nine brokerages cut their price targets on Alphabet shares, compared to five who raised.\nBut analysts were reluctant to place the blame as yet on the row over user data which has engulfed Facebook and threatens to encourage more regulation of internet companies.\n\"There is regulatory risk, though we have yet to find evidence that regulations will adversely impact the usefulness of Google for consumers or advertisers,\" RBC analysts said.\nLonger-term capital expenditures at Google nearly tripled to $7.3 billion in the first quarter from $2.5 billion a year ago.\nThe company said that continuing cost increases came from acquiring streaming rights for YouTube's new TV service and marketing new products.\nGoogle executives say the spending to install powerful computers and internet cables is necessary to keep up with demand for YouTube, its Google Assistant virtual helper service and data analytics tools within its Google Cloud services.\n\"With YouTube's rapid growth (also in non-ad-supported services) and a greater emphasis on hardware made by Google, we think this gross margin contraction will continue,\" Canaccord Genius analyst Michael Graham wrote in a client note.\n\"Gross margin contracted ~370 bps y/y, (that is) the largest contraction in company history.\"\nAd sales also suggested that there were no immediate signs of the privacy concerns affecting profits.\nAlphabet's shares have risen 25 percent in the past year, making it the third best performing of the FAANG group, trailing only Amazon and Netflix.\nThe sharp declines in FAANG stocks pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lower on Tuesday afternoon.\nFacebook and Amazon were each off nearly 4 percent, Netflix dipped 5 percent and Apple shed 1.6 percent.\nThe technology sector sank 1.47 percent, making it the biggest drag on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite. (Reporting by Arjun Panchadar in Bengaluru; editing by Patrick Graham and Sai Sachin Ravikumar)", "“The first step in M&A is having some conviction about what it is you want to do,” said Eric Risley, managing partner at Architect Partners LLC who has negotiated deals with Apple. “Apple probably more than most feels that they’re very capable of building things\" rather than buying them, he added. An Apple spokesman declined to comment.\nBut even here, some analysts and investors argue for a big acquisition, especially in online video streaming. Apple has started distributing videos through the Music service, and pooling other providers’ video in its mobile TV app, but it has no service akin to Netflix or Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Video.\nOn Friday, Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi said Apple needs at least one big acquisition in online video. To reach its $50 billion target, the company must find an extra $13 billion in services revenue over the next four years -- beyond what it can generate itself. Netflix Inc. ended 2016 with sales of less than $9 billion, so even buying that business may not be enough, the analyst said.\nIn an in-depth new look at Apple's merger and acquisitions tactics published today by Bloomberg , Apple's \"arrogant\" culture of deal negotiations is put on display. According to sources who have worked with Apple in M&A, the company struggles repeatedly to pull off big deals \"because of a series of quirks,\" including a refusal to work with investment bankers, inexperience with large takeovers, and an \"aversion to risk.\"Apple is more interested, and more confident, in building its own services rather than outright purchasing them from a competitor, with occasional exceptions like the 2014 acquisition of Beats and later launch of Apple Music According to analysts and investors, Apple's next big move should be the acquisition of an online video streaming service. The company has began making strides towards beefing up Apple Music's original video content division, with Carpool Karaoke: The Series and Planet of the Apps coming this spring, but analysts believe it needs something \"akin to Netflix or Amazon.com Inc.'s Prime Video.\"In order to reach a forecast of $50 billion revenue in its services business by 2021, Erick Maronak, chief investment officer at Victory Capital Management, said that the company is \"going to have to pursue something bigger than a Beats-like acquisition.\" This might include other possible \"blockbuster\" acquisitions like Walt Disney Co. or Tesla Inc, according to Baird analyst William Power.Netflix is also mentioned multiple times as a logical acquisition target for Apple, with multiple investors and analysts saying the company \"needs at least one big acquisition in online video.\"Looking behind the scenes at the process Apple goes through to acquire a company, the Apple deals team is said to be made up of around a dozen people and led by Apple's head of M&A Adrian Perica. Most deals \"take place at the behest of the company's engineers,\" so the team meets with Apple engineers who advise them on which potential acquisition targets are attractive and include talented engineers that would add value to Apple.Its acquisition strategy works well for smaller startups, which it acquires frequently, but the company faces a challenge for bigger deals. Apple refuses to work with investment bankers in an attempt to work directly with the other company's management teams. This results in an air of arrogance, according to Eric Risley, who has negotiated deals with Apple, further stating that \"they’re used to being able to muscle their way in and get attractive economics.\"The company's overall attitude \"puts off sellers,\" as well as its inexperience with integrating larger companies. Some analysts point towards the \"lukewarm\" launch of Apple Music after the Beats acquisition as proof of this struggle. Still, some investors remain adamant that for Apple to succeed, particularly in its attempts at creating and producing original TV, a big acquisition has to happen soon. Many of those have been pushing Netflix as an attractive target, despite Netflix saying it's not for sale.Read the rest of Bloomberg's report right here", "The question is whether Mr. Icahn can solve what ails Xerox. Breakingviews’ Lauren Silva Laughlin argues that Xerox has few options to right itself and might do better “realigning itself inside a larger firm, or finding a buyer to take it private.”\n“Corporate actions taken by Xerox, though commendable, are no match for the ravages of the digital world. Selling the company may be the logical next move.”\nPhoto\nAdvertisement Continue reading the main story\nIt’s a deal that seemed destined to happen: Shazam-Apple.\nApple confirmed Monday that it has reached a deal to buy Shazam, the maker of an app that identifies songs after listening to just a few seconds of them.\nApple did not disclose the price tag on the deal, but The New York Times reported Friday that it was expected to be far less than the $1 billion that Shazam was valued at in its most recent fund-raising round in 2015.\nIn 2016, Shazam had about $54 million in revenue and $4.9 million in net losses, according to public filings in Britain, where the company is based. That performance was an improvement over 2015, when the company reported $47 million in revenue and $22 million in losses.\nShazam’s technology was introduced in 2002 as a dial-up service that would listen to a song for 30 seconds and send its user a text message identifying it. It eventually became one of the most popular mobile apps on Apple’s App Store. Last year, the company said that it had surpassed a billion mobile downloads and was used by “hundreds of millions of people each month.”\nFor Apple, the deal is all about Siri, writes VentureBeat’s Emil Protalinski:\nApple likely wants Siri to do what both Amazon and Google are working on: help the user figure out the world around them, and also sell them content. Siri should be able to extract valuable information for the user from what it hears and what it sees. It could also then let you add that song to your Apple Music playlist, watch the trailer, or even buy the movie on iTunes, and so on. That’s much easier to achieve once Siri has swallowed Shazam.\nPaul Pendergass, formerly DealBook’s “Jack Flack” columnist, offers up his unique take on the deal:\nPhoto\nPhoto\nIs Elliott a headache for Qualcomm — or a useful tool?\nIn arguing that NXP Semiconductors is worth $135 per share — on an independent basis, and therefore leaving aside Qualcomm’s takeover bid — the activist hedge fund is threatening to add more to Broadcom’s hostile acquisition campaign for Qualcomm.\nElliott argued in a presentation this morning that the market hasn’t appreciated how much of a revival NXP’s business has enjoyed, particularly now that it has fully processed its acquisition of fellow chip maker Freescale Semiconductor. And Qualcomm’s $110-a-share bid is currently acting as a cap on how much higher the stock can go.\nFrom the activist's letter to other shareholders:\n“While NXP’s operating performance has fully bounced back over the past year, its stock price has not – again, likely due to, in our view, the ceiling created by Qualcomm’s low priced offer.”\nThe bigger picture: Qualcomm has been fighting off Broadcom’s $105 billion takeover offer. But Broadcom said that its current bid is contingent in part on the NXP transaction being completed at the original level of $110 a share. Analysts and investors have speculated that, by paying more for NXP, Qualcomm could effectively persuade Broadcom to walk away — though some also have suggested that Elliott’s move could be a useful way to persuade Broadcom to raise its price.\nWhere things stand: Qualcomm is currently in the middle of a tender offer for NXP shares. A small fraction of NXP shareholders have currently agreed to accept the bid, with many waiting until the end of the offer period. At the moment, the earliest that Qualcomm’s tender could wrap up is middle-to-late January.\nAdvertisement Continue reading the main story\nThe Qualcomm response\nFor now, the chip maker said that it disagrees with Elliott’s analysis. Its statement:\n“Elliott’s value assertion for NXP is unsupportable and is clearly nothing more than an attempt to advance its own self-serving agenda. We remain fully committed to closing the acquisition of NXP and believe that the agreed-upon price of $110 is full and fair.”\n— Michael J. de la Merced\nBitcoin mania now extends to futures trading.\nCboe’s recently introduced futures proved so popular that the Chicago exchange’s website went down amid overwhelming traffic and circuit breakers were triggered — twice.\nAs of this morning, Bitcoin futures hit $17,540, from an open of $15,000.\n“It is rare that you see something more volatile than bitcoin, but we found it: Bitcoin futures,” Zennon Kapron, managing director of the Shanghai-based consulting firm Kapronasia, told Bloomberg.\nWhy the frenzy? Futures are the first way that investors can bet on the direction of Bitcoin without having to buy the digital currency.\nThe Bitcoin flyaround\n• About 40 percent of all Bitcoins are held by about 1,000 users. (Bloomberg)\n• Could China be the one to tamp down the Bitcoin frenzy? (MIT Technology Review)\n• A sign of the times: A gas station near Newark Airport reportedly has a Bitcoin A.T.M. (Twitter)\nPhoto\nMario Batali is the latest to face misconduct accusations.\nHe has stepped away from day-to-day operations of his food empire, Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group in the wake of an Eater story in which four women described what they said were incidents of unwanted groping and sexual harassment.\nFrom the article by Irene Plagianos and Kitty Greenwald:\nBatali did not deny all the allegations, saying that they “match up” with ways he has behaved. “I apologize to the people I have mistreated and hurt. Although the identities of most of the individuals mentioned in these stories have not been revealed to me, much of the behavior described does, in fact, match up with ways I have acted. That behavior was wrong and there are no excuses.\nAs recently as October, one of his employees had reported inappropriate behavior by the celebrity chef to human resources, according to Eater.\nMr. Batali is the best-known restaurateur to date to face misconduct allegations amid a sweeping wave of accusations against powerful men. (Another well-known chef, John Besh, stepped down in October after the publication of a lengthy investigation by the Times-Picayune of New Orleans.)\n— Michael J. de la Merced\nPhoto\nHow the Republican tax plan tilted toward corporations.\nWhen President Trump lays out on Wednesday how he sees the tax overhaul benefiting the middle class — as reported by Axios — his argument runs counter to how the legislation has actually evolved.\nAdvertisement Continue reading the main story\nDamian Paletta of the WaPo has outlined the transformation of the tax plan and how it began to emphasize issues like a $1 trillion cut for businesses while scaling back tax cuts for middle-class families. From his piece:\n“Fundamentally, the bill has been mislabeled. From a truth-in-advertising standpoint, it would have been a lot simpler if we just acknowledged reality on this bill, which is it’s fundamentally a corporate tax reduction and restructuring bill, period,” said Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.).\nSpeed kills?\nOne thing that lawmakers are trying to fix, according to Richard Rubin of the WSJ:\nSome high-income business owners could face marginal tax rates exceeding 100 percent under the Senate’s tax bill, far beyond the listed rates in the Republican plan. That means a business owner’s next $100 in earnings, under certain circumstances, would require paying more than $100 in additional federal and state taxes.\nMore on the hits to New York: Wall Street is still lobbying against the current version of the bill, particularly on issues like limits to deductions for state and local taxes. “Over time this will be a major blow to keeping New York City the world’s undisputed financial capital,” Paul Taubman of PJT Partners told the FT.\nIf you want to understand Alabama and Roy Moore, read this.\nThis Op-Ed by the former NYT executive editor Howell Raines, an Alabama native, is worth noting as the state’s residents head to the polls tomorrow. At stake: whether the Republicans’ already-slim majority shrinks to just one seat.\nFrom Mr. Raines’s piece:\nMr. Bishop, a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, said he had drifted over to the Democrats when Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal paid him and his jobless friends to work on the kind of infrastructure projects promised by candidate Trump. But he sees modern Democrats as detached from common folk. He’ll vote for Mr. Moore and intends to “sway” his wife from her plan to support Mr. Jones.\nPhoto\nWho will follow Dina Powell out the door?\nAs the Trump administration closes in on its one-year anniversary, expect more officials to make their exits. Ms. Powell’s move is notable in that she is leaving on good terms with Mr. Trump, according to the WaPo.\nWho else is on deck?\n• Rex Tillerson could leave as secretary of state in February, according to Politico.\nNewsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story The All-New DealBook Newsletter Our columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin and his Times colleagues help you make sense of major business and policy headlines — and the power-brokers who shape them. Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. Thank you for subscribing. An error has occurred. Please try again later. View all New York Times newsletters.\n• The big question remains: When will Gary Cohn leave? He’s currently promoting the Republican tax plan, but will he depart afterward?\nPhoto\nThe net neutrality fight comes to a head this week.\nThe F.C.C. is scheduled to vote on Thursday on its proposal to roll back regulations. Expect protesters to keep up demonstrations against the move. “We want members of Congress to think of this as a third-rail issue that they have to support or else they will suffer in their elections,” Craig Aaron of the advocacy group Free Press told the NYT.\nIn the F.C.C.’s corner\nRoger Stone, one of Mr. Trump’s most prominent advisers. From his op-ed in The Daily Caller:\nBut since the giant edge providers — companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter — are content providers, they are exempt from “Net Neutrality” rules, free to restrain content by censoring out all conservative and libertarian views at will, without so much as an explanation to anyone why the objectionable views were banned.\nAcross the pond: Strong competition and regulation have generally prevented bad behavior from internet service providers in Europe — but telecommunications companies have managed to push boundaries in other ways, the NYT reports.\nPhoto\nThe Fed is likely to raise interest rates this week. What’s next?\nEconomists are starting to believe that the Fed may have to raise rates more quickly than expected after its meeting — the last to be chaired by Janet Yellen — on Wednesday. Binyamin Appelbaum of the NYT lays out many of the factors that Jerome Powell and the Fed will have to weigh, including strong economic growth and sluggish inflation.\nAdvertisement Continue reading the main story\nEconomists at Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase predict that interest rates across advanced economies will rise by at least 1 percent next year, in what Bloomberg says would be the biggest jump since 2006.\nA lament for Ms. Yellen’s one term\nFrom Amy Chozick’s article in the NYT on the departing Fed chair:\n“Janet should’ve been renominated, as every past Fed chair has been renominated for nearly the last 40 years,” Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said in an interview. “But it’s not the first time and certainly not the last a highly qualified woman is passed over for a job she clearly deserves.”\nPhoto\n“Rational exuberance is the stock market’s theme for 2018.”\nThat’s the prediction that David Kostin, the chief U.S. equity strategist, gave Barron’s for its look at what next year holds for the markets. The publication surveyed 10 strategists at major financial firms. Among the consensus predictions: a 7 percent gain in the S.&P. 500.\nBut Barron’s also offers some caveats:\nThe outlook isn’t entirely rosy: Interest rates are headed higher, stocks are expensive, and a tax overhaul could still stall or fail. But so long as corporate earnings keep climbing and the Federal Reserve raises rates in a measured way, the strategists see more room for gains.\nExtra credit: Mr. Trump’s overall approval ratings may be low, but Americans surveyed by the WSJ and NBC News in late October gave the president a 42 percent approval rating for his handling of the economy. (WSJ)\nPhoto\nHow would a Fox-Disney deal remake Hollywood?\nFirst, a status update: The two companies are still in advanced negotiations, and a transaction could be announced this week. The standard caveats of deal reporting, including that the talks could still fall apart, apply here.\nIf Disney succeeds in buying Fox, it would upend the decades-old status quo of the Hollywood movie system. But what happens with the 20th Century Fox movie studio is still in flux, according to Ben Fritz of the WSJ:\nSome people close to the deal talks said 20th Century Fox could become a production label within the Walt Disney Studios, akin to Pixar and Marvel. In that scenario, Fox operations such as theatrical and home-video distribution would likely be cut back, resulting in job losses among the studio’s approximately 3,200 employees.\nThe M. & A. flyaround\n• In selling itself to Apple, Shazam would formally become a part of the company that made it famous. But the sale price will likely be far less than the $1 billion valuation of Shazam’s most recent fund-raising round. (NYT)\n• Two hospital networks, Ascension and Providence St. Joseph Health, are in talks about a potential merger, which if completed would leap past HCA Healthcare to become the country’s biggest hospital operator, according to unidentified people. (WSJ)\n• GGP, the mall owner, has rejected Brookfield Property Partners’s $14.8 billion takeover bid, though talks between the two will continue, according to unidentified people. (Reuters)\nA serial acquirer is in trouble after accounting issues.\nShares in Steinhoff International, a retailer that went on a debt-heavy buying spree in recent years, plunged 84 percent (wiping out nearly $12 billion in market value) over the past week after the company disclosed potential accounting irregularities. The company has hired Moelis & Company and Alixpartners to help with “liquidity management and operational measures.”\nAdvertisement Continue reading the main story\nThe bigger picture\nDavid Fickling of Gadfly writes that there’s a lesson here for other inveterate corporate deal makers — notably HNA of China. From his piece:\nThere’s a simple reason that few companies spend long on the sort of shopping spree that Steinhoff and HNA followed in recent years: Takeovers tend to destroy shareholder value.\nThe Speed Read\n• Vinnie Viola, the founder of the trading firm Virtu Financial and once Mr. Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Army, is close to selling his 80,000-square-foot Manhattan townhouse for about $80 million, in what would be the highest-priced home sale in New York City history. (WSJ)\n• During a conference call with a digital media company, three Snap executives who thought they were on mute were overheard talking about their weekend plans, including hiring prostitutes. (NY Post)\n• France is attempting a sweeping national rebranding, changing labor laws and slashing a wealth tax, as it competes to be Europe’s financial capital. (NYT)\n• Two organizations founded by Charles Koch have been working in Silicon Valley to advance the argument that innovators are most likely to flourish when legislators and regulators leave them alone. (Politico)\n• Banking executives in London say that they would halt, or even reverse, moves out of London if there were an 11th-hour deal to keep Britain in the single market. (FT)\n• Tougher bank regulations, ultralow interest rates and low market volatility have raised the prospect of a decline in the Swiss private bank. (FT)\n• The recommendation last month that Norway’s sovereign wealth fund sell its oil and gas stocks is pushing Norwegian policymakers to grapple with the question of what the fund and the country should stand for. (FT)\n• The government of Qatar and BAE Systems have finalized a roughly $6.7 billion deal for 24 combat jets, training and related items. (WSJ)\nAdvertisement Continue reading the main story\n• The C.E.O. of Volkswagen said that Germany should consider phasing out subsidies for diesel cars, a startling change of position by the automaker largely responsible for diesel’s popularity in Europe. (NYT)\n• Man Group will market a new quantitative hedge fund to wealthy Chinese investors, becoming the first foreign investment company to start an onshore hedge fund there. (FT)\n• Loyal customers of Starwood feel uneasy about the takeover by “big, beige” Marriott, which faces the challenge of keeping Starwood’s “cool” culture — its customers. (NYT)\nEach weekday, DealBook reporters in New York and London offer commentary and analysis on the day’s most important business news. Want this in your own email inbox? Here’s the sign-up.\nYou can find live updates of DealBook coverage throughout the day at nytimes.com/dealbook.\nFollow Andrew Ross Sorkin @andrewrsorkin, Michael J. de la Merced @m_delamerced and Amie Tsang @amietsang on Twitter.\nWe’d love your feedback as we experiment with the writing, format and design of this briefing. Please email thoughts and suggestions to [email protected]." ]
and his mom said he loved it - not only because he shares the same ...
[ "I bought this book for my friend's son, Henry, and his mom said he loved it - not only because he shares the same name as the main character, but because the story so charmingly captures that age when \"More\" is never enough. Beautiful and witty rhymes accompanied by whimsical illustrations, keep Linda Ashman at the top of my list of favorite picture book authors." ]
[ "I bought this book for my son, because he adores science, and middle school could only offer pre-algebra this year. He *loved* it. He finished it in less than two weeks. Bonus: He said the author was really funny. \"You should read it, mom.\"\n\nDebated on whether or not to add this, as most middle schoolers don't also take college at the same time, but his entrance exam at college just before the book arrived was good enough to take Math 95. Two weeks later (the day after completing the book) he scored well enough to take Pre-Calculus at the college. No joke. \"College Algebra: 31\" on his placement domain. That is a *huge* difference for only two weeks and a book to make.\n\nI'm completely sold on Idiots books, now. Just purchased the author's next book on Calculus for him. He can't wait.", "This is a delightful book that I love sharing with my two year old grandson. The colors are beautiful and the directions for making a birdhouse are accurate. My husband and I were inspired by this book to make a birdhouse for little Eli and put it in his front yard. He (and his mom) were so please!", "I bought these for my husband for hiking and walking in Alaska. He loves them. Said they feel goo and don't make his feet hurt because they are wide. I gave 4 stars because they do fit big. All other reviews said order half-size to 1 full size large. He usually wears between an 8.5 - 9 so I bought an 8. He said he could have probably wore a 7.5. . Other than that he loves these boots.", "Gave this to my grandson as he loves to help his Mom cook, that is when he isn't playing with his trucks. The pots and pans are well made and I am happy with this purchase.", "For my son (8)...when I asked him how they fit & feel, he said \"they're fine Mom, I like them, thanks!\" That's pretty good for an 8 yr old boy ;) I like them because they seem to be well-made and they'll keep his toes somewhat protected as he runs and plays on our rugged terrain. Also, his feet don't get \"hot\". My son is small (trim) for his age; we ordered sz 1.", "I bought this for a dog being fostered. He was suffering from arthritis. The foster mom said he loves it and it has made a huge difference in the quality of life for him.", "My preteen is being challenged in his home schooling program, and he loves working on the computer.\nNuff said!\n\nPS.. it's good quality too. SO Dad and mom are happy.\nneeds some ease of access work. Should be easier to retest.", "Sent it to my kid at camp. He said he shared and the stuff was gone in about 30 seconds.", "This toy is a steal at $15. My niece got one for her birthday and it would say, \"Let's sing a song about you, Laura.\" My son is 2 1/2 and so captivated with it. After hearing it repeatedly sing songs about Laura he responded sadly, \"I wish you'd sing a song about me.\" We bought him one immediately on Amazon and he plays with it everyday. I could not believe it was only $15, I thought it would be at least $40. We bought him Scout and my daughter Violet. My son has an obscure name, so we picked a name that sounds close to his name, but programmed the song that spells the name to actually spell the correct name. I wish it would say his real name, but he thinks it is saying his name, so that's the most important thing. I watched his eyes glow with excitement the first time he saw it, \"Mom, He said my name! He likes cantaloupe! Did you hear that!?!\" He can't believe it can say his name, has the same favorite color, and the same favorite food and animal. It's awesome. Well worth the money. I would buy it again anyway for any child.", "I love this book! It was a book that I read when I was a child. I purchased it for my grandson, as a teenager, because the first book he ever read was my copy of Peter and the North Wind. I know that he loved it and will keep his copy to share with his children.", "4 out of 5 stars\n\nJane and Dallas are young, ambitious siblings who have grown up after being adopted into a wealthy family. They also share a horrific childhood experience. And though the experience was shared, their reactions and ways to deal with it are quite different.\n\nDallas is a man-whore. In fact his nickname in the book cracked me up. I cant share because it doesnt have the nicest words, but once you read, youll agree that its perfect.\n\nJane is an author who writes fiction, but the truth is there is a great deal more non-fiction in her book than anyone outside of the family really knows.\n\nAnd the kicker, they are in love with each other. Jane overlooked her brothers sexual escapades:\n\nBecause when you're in love with your brother, how many women he screws is really the least of your problems.\n\nAnd Dallas doesnt know how to share his feelings with Jane.\n\nShe was his lifelong obsession, his dirtiest secret, his deepest love.\n\nBut he couldn't bring himself to tell her because he didn't want to bring her down to his level, which he saw as comparable to hell.\n\nThe feelings that both characters were able to bring out in me were sometimes unbelievable. I cried. I laughed. I wanted to strangle Dallas. I wanted to hug him a minute later. I really felt so much while reading and I appreciate what Ms Kenner put forth in this book.\n\nThis wasn't my favorite by this author. Normally I love everything about a J Kenner book, but this one seemed to have too many details on the sexual relations. BUT with that said, I cant wait to read the next one and see where the story goes!", "\"Strings Attached\" is an incredibly well written biography with excellent transitions between Joanne Lipman and Melanie Kupchynsky.\n\nI approached the book tentatively as I did not have high expectations, but I was immediately drawn in and put the book down only when I had to.\n\nJerry Kupchynsky gave the students he taught the one thing they needed and it was not music, but community. In spite of his rough methods and continual yelling, his students knew his head and heart were guided by a desire to give them what they needed to face the storms of life. He was one forceful storm propelled by a vision and goal to strengthen and equip his students with more than music. That said Mr. K loved music and demanded more than the students thought they had in them. One student said that they succeeded because they weren't allowed to fail. Mr. K. was far from perfect, but he made no apology for his existence. Joanne Lipman herself says that Mr. K could be quite mean and realizes that Mr. K would have been pushed out of his job if he were teaching in today's educational environment. Yet after his funeral his students share why they had come to honor him:\n- he taught them what discipline was\n- he taught them self-confidence\n- he taught them how to fail and keep going\n- he taught them resilience\n- he gave many of them a livelihood\n- he taught them optimism\n- he gave them a bond that years of separation did not break\n\nSomething that they did not specifically list in the conversation was deep compassion for others. But the depth of Mr. K's compassion is evidenced in the tenderness with which he approached the death of the brother of one of his young female students. Mr. K, who frowned upon the \"Bittles\", had his quartet play \"Yesterday\" at the boy's funeral because the young man had doted on his sister and loved to hear her play.\n\nMr. K would be proud of Joanne and Melanie because they captured his heart and soul without deifying or castigating him. I am so glad I got the opportunity to meet him through this book.", "When you see his lifes work you can only be proud of him and glad to share his love for all good work. He has given so much of himself and his lifes work for the good of others and for their success.", "I listened to the whole book on my Audible account. I loved the whole story, looked forward to it on my long commute and then one day, it just ended. What happened his mom? His brothers? Did he ever return to Ireland in his later years? So disappointing because of the abrupt end", "This is such an easy, fun way to share affirmation of your love for someone. My fianc said it was the best Valentine's Day gift he has ever received.", "Brought it for my Father - in -Law for his birthday( he's a Steelers fan) this year he loves it, however he never used it he said it to special to use so he has it on display at his home.", "About The Book:\nThis book is surprising, Dramatic, unbelievable heartbreaking expressions said and done. One young man going through trials and tribulations, feeling unloved, unwanted, never needed, and unexpected, from a lady that he had finally understood was his true mother. The one he was told loved him the most in the world no matter what she does and says to him. Growing up and feeling like there was and cannot be any future and purpose for him because he felt and was being told that he could die any day to come. For reasons of that he couldn't control his feelings and seizures that were occurring because of the hatred he felt towards him from the one that loved him the most in this world.\n\nMy Review:\nThe author helps to show us that sometimes we don't have it as bad as we think. Jonathan's life was very upsetting. It made me feel bad that he never really knew what it's like to have a mother's love. A mother's love is something you can't get from anywhere else. But Jonathan shows us that you do not need a mother's love to grow. Whether that physical, spiritually, or mentally. Jonathan's life may have been different from many people's but he still succeeded in the end. He knows God and that's all he really needs.\nThe author's life reminded me of the life of a friend of mine. My friend, Jessica has a mom is a lot like Jonathan's. Jessica doesn't understand why her mom is always so hateful and unloving towards her. Jessica has a younger brother but he is not treated as badly as she is. I've been praying for Jessica a lot lately and I hope that she will soon be able to forgive her mother and move on. I can't wait to give this book to Jessica and I hope she will feel comforted that she's not the only one that feels alone.\nThis book will let everyone know that God will be with them through it all and that God loves them more then any mother could.\nAbout The Author:\nJonathan Anthony Burkett was born February 1, 1987. He is a bright outstanding writer inspired by many, as he continues to struggle in life. Devoted for achievement in his lifetime, he is willing to take any test. He told himself, that he would never give up no matter the trials and tribulations. He decided to write to help him move towards a bright future for himself; and because he knows that's what his Grandparents want for him.\n\nDisclosure: This book was given to me for free by the Author for my honest review.", "I got these as a present for my father, who hates to wear his hearing aids, and fights with my mom over the volume of the tv all the time. I was so sick of having to yell over the tv when I visited, that I thought these might work. He loves them! The sound is clear, and now he can hear, and the tv doesn't have to be blasting my mom out of her chair. She loves it, because now he's not asking \"what'd he say\" all the time. I thought the sound was pretty good, so I even picked up a pair for myself, cause sometimes the sound on my tv just isn't sufficient when I'm watching a movie.", "My mom incorrectly identified it as an oil filter when my brother opened it so he kind of tossed it off to the side to open his next gift. When he finished I showed it to him again and explained it was NOT an oil filter it was an R2D2 can coolie. Once he realized what it was he said \"That's awesome!\" and used it the rest of the day. But the packaging was just flimsy clear plastic box so it wasn't really evident what it was if you didn't already know.", "My 110 lb Euro Dobie LOVES his KOOKY CHICKEN! That said - this is NOT a chew toy. Now, Bear would like it to be a chew toy as well as a squeak and carry around and play catch with Mom toy and - being a sneaky dog - will wait for Mom to be otherwise occupied at which time he starts to chew. So, Mom has had to come to grips with the fact that this toy is frequently replaced as are all of his toys - after all - he's a dog and dogs chew when they have the opportunity. Is it worth it? Yes - for my boy with jaws of steel and need to chew - it is. A word of advice - if you buy this toy for a dog, be a responsible dog owner - supervise your dog's play - it's your job - not the dog's to make good decisions - they just don't know any better. Attached photo is Bear moping after Mom made his chicken go bye bye.", "My son's first grade teacher said that they are going to begin with fractions this year. My son loves math, so I thought he would love this book.\n\nAt first he thought it looked too babyish for him and he didn't want to read it. But mom is usually right, and when he did read it, he enjoyed it. We laughed along together at some of the silly illustrations and situations, and he liked using his brain to try to figure out the fractions. By the end of the book, he really got the idea of how to figure out the top part and the bottom part of a fraction.\n\nGreat book! There's also a teacher's guide available at the author's website [...] which would be great for teachers, homeschoolers, or just for home enrichment.", "The author of the book is not only excited about the words he shares, but his life reflects them as well. Having them written under one cover and easy to share with others is truly a blessing.", "Bought this newborn 5 pack onesies for my nephew. His mom loves them and he looks really cute in them.", "OMG loved this book loved the way that Trent and Grace got together and how Trent got his act together to get Grace back and how hard it was to have them to lose their father and how Trent found out that he wasn't a Harrington but was Rhett's son and what happened to his mom was the same thing that happened to Grace's sister too thanks for an amazing book", "My 4 year old loves his NXT generation bow he got for Christmas! He can shoot the arrows and make them stick to just about anything! He loves his bow and his arrows! I ordered 2 sets of these as back up because bow only came with 3! Heeeeee lovesssssssssssssssss it!", "LOST BOY was a great story with lots of heart and unexpected heroes. Ryder Strong and his mother Ruby have always been a team. They haven't had much money; his mom works as a maid in a hotel. But they have always had each other. Ryder is a good baseball player but his mom wants him to concentrate on his school work. One day, after a game, they have an argument and his mom is hit by a truck. She is in serious condition and needs to have a couple of new heart valves really soon, if she is to survive.\n\nHere's where the first hero comes in. Doyle McDonald was one of the first firemen on the scene. He is the one who began CPR on Ruby. And, when he learned that Ryder was alone, he stuck with him to take care of him. He took him to the hospital and helped get him in to see his mom. When he found out that she needed an expensive operation, he comes up with the idea of doing a fundraiser. However, he didn't know that he couldn't just hold one. There were hoops to jump through and time was not on his side.\n\nThis brings in the second hero. Mr. Starr has lived across the hall from Ryder and his mom and has been an emergency contact. But Mr. Starr is in a wheelchair and suffers from fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva which makes him pretty much helpless physically. He is also really grouchy. He is the one who suggests that Ryder try to find his father to see if he can help.\n\nRyder's only clues about his father are a signed baseball and a mushy love letter that his mother had hidden away in a shoebox in her closet. When he goes to the hospital, his mother in her drugged grogginess says the name Jimmy Trent, which provides another clue. Mr. Starr was an investigative reporter before he became ill. After some tracing, they learn that Jimmy Trent is not a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves.\n\nRyder and Mr. Starr take off for Atlanta to try to contact him to see if he will give them the money for the surgery. However, getting to see a famous baseball player isn't easy and the pair has lots of adventures and difficulties before they can actually talk to him - and find out that he isn't much of a hero at all.\n\nThe story was very engaging. I couldn't put it down. I loved Ryder's perseverance as he tries to do whatever he can to save his mother's life. I loved the grouchy Mr. Starr. Fans of contemporary middle grade fiction who like some sports in their stories will enjoy this one very much.", "Bought theses for my son .. he said they keep his feet dry as advertised .. he loves them !", "This was purchased for my 10 year old grandson. He LOVES it. He said it was his favorite Christmas present.", "It's cheap. The VIB button doesn't work. HOWEVER, my two-year-old nephew loves classical music since his grandpa plays it on youtube every day. He has carried his violin to the table, if he can't take it outside (which he generally loves to be on the trampoline) he stays inside with his violin. He sleeps with it in his bed.\nI bought it because at two, he always points out the violin in Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and so many more.\nAgain, it's cheap. Some of the features barely work. Having said that it is perfect for a two-year-old. If he breaks it, I'm not out a lot of money nd I would buy him another one.", "Phenominal read. Love the audio version. Hearing Wayne read it is like he's personally sharing his life with you. Love every chapter.", "OMG what a story. Don't know what I was expecting but this book surpassed anything I could have imagined. Tessa Bailey is so talented and her books are amazing. Elijah and Addison were the perfect couple. Their relationship was so beautiful. Although Addison did not come from the same background as him she was his perfect mate. She made him feel real and not the person everyone expected him to be. He thought what he had with Naomi was love but what he found with Addison was so much more and it was real. Not something that was supposed to be because of his position. He never knew what real love and a relationship was until Addison. Yet he was afraid of it. Addison allowed him to be the person not even himself knew. She uncovered his darkest desires and they shared them together. Something he never had with anyone else. They were a match made in Heaven. Getaway Girl is such a beautiful, romantic story that will make you unable to put down. Once again Tessa Bailey amazes her readers with a 5+ star story you don't want to miss.", "I was looking for something as a Christmas gift for my husband. Saw this and took a chance. He was so surprized and said he had never seen this kind before. He enjoyed this gift, he is hard to shop for because he has everything. He likes his Alabama Football." ]
Rooney has posted another Facebook video of a training session in the Algarve .
[ "England striker Wayne Rooney has shown more promising signs in his bid to be in peak condition for this summer's World Cup. The 28-year-old released another video on his official Facebook page on Friday of his training session with two fitness coaches during his holiday to the Algarve. Rooney took part in sprints and some ball work as he was watched by son Kai, wearing a red England top with number 10 on the back. On the run: Wayne Rooney chases after the ball in a new training video released on his Facebook page . Push: Rooney works hard in the Algarve with one of the fitness trainers accompanying him . Quick work: Rooney takes part in sprints during his session in the glorious Algarve sunshine . Watching on: Rooney is watched by his four-year-old son Kai on the pitch in Portugal . Put it there: Rooney gives his son a high five at the end of the training session . Rooney wrote: 'Another good training session.....picking up the pace. Always good to have Kai on the sidelines cheering me on!' Rooney has yet to score a goal at a World Cup and his two previous campaigns have been blighted by injury. He was rushed back from a metatarsal injury for the 2006 World Cup and carried an ankle knock into the 2010 tournament in South Africa. Despite missing the last three matches of a disappointing Manchester United season with a groin strain, Rooney is confident he will be fully fit for England's opener against Italy on June 14. Disappointing: Rooney has yet to light up a World Cup, his two previous ones were blighted by injury . Setback: Rooney missed the last three matches of a disappointing season with a groin injury . Rooney, meanwhile, could be part of a contingent of 14 England players who will be attending an unique Nike promotion event in London, exclusively for supporters on May 26. The Three Lions' sponsors are hosting a week-long celebration at the 'Nike Phenomenal House', where they will transform the Sorting Office in Oxford Street for the players to go head-to-head in a series of interactions, fusing the worlds of music, style, innovation and football. The likes of Jack Wilshere, Daniel Sturridge and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will also be involved potentially with Rooney, along with a visit from cycling hero Mark Cavendish, double Olympic champion Mo Farah and a host of other sporting icons. Fans can register for free tickets here: https://www.nike.com/events-registration/event?id=2749 ." ]
[ "England geared up for Saturday's Euro 2016 qualifier against Slovenia without Gary Cahill, Leighton Baines, Phil Jagielka, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andros Townsend in Tuesday's training session at St. George's Park. The quintet all sat out of the morning session as a precautionary measure but should all be available to face Slovenia. They were not the only notable absentees from the training session at St. George's Park with Danny Welbeck, Calum Chambers, Jack Wilshere, Ross Barkley and Saido Berahino all taking part in a modified session due to their Premier League excursions on Sunday. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Adam Lallana scores thumping header in England training . Wayne Rooney (centre) took part in England's training session on Tuesday ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifier against Slovenia on Saturday . Rooney (right) is in line to earn his 100th cap for his country in Saturday's qualifier at Wembley . Rooney (left) could feature alongside Theo Walcott in attack for England following his return from a knee injury . Jack Wilshere (right) took part in a modified session on Tuesday after playing in the Premier League for Arsenal on Sunday . Arsenal central midfielder Wilshere jokingly shoves off England captain Rooney during the session at St George's Park . The latter five started the training session but then went in to do gym work, with Jamaal Lascelles and Jack Robinson brought up from the Under-21s to make up the numbers. Those who attended training on Tuesday observed a two minutes silence in memory of the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day alongside members of the armed forces. Wayne Rooney, who is set to earn his 100th cap in Saturday's match at Wembley, took part in the full session as the Three Lions look to maintain their 100 per cent start in qualifying for the 2016 finals to be held in France. The 29-year-old took over the England armband following the retirement of Steven Gerrard after the World Cup this summer, and was elected to lead Manchester United under new manager Louis van Gaal this season. While Hodgson accepts such expectation can sit heavy on some shoulders, he is confident Rooney will continue to rise to the challenge for a few campaigns yet and could challenge goalkeeper Peter Shilton's landmark England appearance target at 125. Raheem Sterling (centre) could make his first start for England since telling Roy Hodgson he was 'too tired' to line-up against Estonia . Sterling started last month's qualifier on the bench, as a result, but came on to win the decisive free-kick for Rooney's winner . Nathaniel Clyne (front left) will be hoping to earn his first England cap after being selected in the 26-man squad by Hodgson . 'I think Wayne is in a very good place at the moment, and he has been a very good player over the past couple of years,' said Hodgson. 'I made an effort to meet him before I was officially appointed in that two weeks spell where I was doubling up as West Brom manager. 'I was interested in what am I going to meet here? Will it be someone who is burning to play? Or someone who will take it as 'well, I will do you a favour for a bit longer if it suits me'. I met the man who was burning to play, and that is the way he has been all along. 'Since he has been made captain, I think he has taken an even further step, both at Manchester United and with us. 'The big question is, of course, as one of the few seniors left in the team, absolutely guaranteed if you like a place in the team, the same at Manchester United, I worry the sense of responsibility is going to weigh him down. 'We do all we can, myself and the coaching staff, to make sure that will not happen with us, but of course when you take something seriously, it is all very well telling someone to leave your problems behind and don't worry about them, to get on with your life, it is easy to say, but very hard to do sometimes.' England players observed a two minutes silence during the session on the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day . The England squad lined-up alongside members of the armed forces as they observed the two minutes silence . Rooney and Hodgson walked out onto the pitch with members of the Armed Forces before observing the two minutes silence . Hodgson added: 'That is the danger - sometimes when players take on responsibility, they take on too much and it is to the detriment of their own game. 'We have seen Steven do that on occasions in the past - he cares so much for England, for Liverpool, sometimes they take it all on their shoulders. I think that is very unfair. 'I don't care whether you are a captain or Lionel Messi or (Cristiano) Ronaldo, I don't think you can be expected to take all the responsibility on your shoulders. 'What you should be doing is doing your bit and being as good as you are and inspiring the other players in the team. 'At the moment Wayne is coping with it well, but we will have to keep an eye on the situation, as will Louis, to make sure it does not weigh him down. 'But until that time comes we have just got to get on with it and be glad that he is doing the job that we as coaching staff want him to do, and ensure that the other players know there job so well that they are not relying on him to get them out of trouble.' Sterling (right) signed autographs to fans who watched England train ahead of Saturday's clash against Slovenia . Hodgson believes Rooney (right) can break Peter Shilton's record of 125 England international apperances . Rooney certainly seems to have enough left in the tank to push on through to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, by which time he could well have overtaken Sir Bobby Charlton's 49-goal international record. 'He is just 29, so to be honest players can play so much longer than in the past if they look after themselves,' said Hodgson. 'If we are generous and give him another five years, which is not beyond the bounds of possibility, he should beat Peter's record.'", "Louis van Gaal believes Luke Shaw has returned from the World Cup unfit for Barclays Premier League football. Shaw, 19, trained on his own at Washington Redskins’ FedEx Field on Monday night as Van Gaal put the rest of the Manchester United squad through ball drills. Asked at a post-training press conference why Shaw worked alone, United manager Van Gaal said: 'I am always a trainer who sees the individuals and what each player needs. Watching brief: Louis van Gaal keeps an eye on things during Man Utd training . Worry? Luke Shaw (centre) with team-mates on Monday, but he also trained on his own during the session . Big-money buy: Shaw moved to United for £27million from Southampton in the summer . Hanging around: Juan Mata and Darren Fletcher await instruction during training . 'Luke needs to be fit and he’s not very fit and can’t perform how I want. He needs to be fit and to train individually. 'I can’t judge why. I see what I see. I have spoken with him and we have made a programme with him. 'He has agreed. We will have to see how long it takes. I don’t know. 'I have heard good messages from Tony Strudwick the fitness coach.' Shaw . joined up with United for the first time since his £27million move from . Southampton three weeks after England were knocked out of the World Cup. Fellow . England players Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Phil Jones are all . deemed to be ahead of Shaw in the fitness stakes and they all worked . with main squad ahead of Tuesday night’s game against Inter Milan here in Washington. Van Gaal also had a message for wide man Wilfried Zaha. Hoping to impress: Wayne Rooney has is one of those out to impress his new manager . Boss: Luke Shaw chats to Louis van Gaal as the Manchetser United players warm up . Plans: Van Gaal (left) speaks alongside Chris Smalling at the press conference in Maryland . Drills: Jonny Evans (centre), Danny Welbeck (left) and Wilfried Zaha (second left) taking part in the session . Jonny keen to impress: Evans trains between Will Keane (left) and Michael Keane (right) The . young winger is the only United player not to have figured on tour yet . and has been told he must make his future at the club as a striker if he . is to fit in with Van Gaal’s 3-5-2 system. The United boss said: 'He will have to play as a striker as he can’t play the other positions in the system. 'Ashley Young can play as a wing-back. Zaha cannot do that so he will be a striker. 'I have spoken with him and I think he can do it. We will see. 'He will play the second 45 minutes of this game and will play as a striker.' Team talk: Manchester United players huddle around coaches and listen in . Practice makes perfect: Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea is put through his paces in Washington . Buddy system: Mata and Tom Cleverley providing each other with some support . The . Dutchman also quashed rumours of a move from Inter Milan for Mexico . striker Javier Hernandez, who is training with the United squad after coming . back from the World Cup. Asked . about the link with the Italian club, Van Gaal added: 'I don’t know . anything about that. You would need to wait for an announcement from us . but I can't say anything about that.' The . new United boss surprised many by naming Tom Cleverley as captain in . the 3-2 win against Roma, but he insists the reason behind the bold move . was because the midfielder was playing the full 90 minutes in . Denver. Sprints: Striker Wayne Rooney puts it in during the session in Washington . Foot on the ball: Rooney and Evans take a quick breather . US Tour . July 30 - Inter Milan . August 2 - Real Madrid . August 4 - Champions Cup Final (if Man Utd progress) Old Trafford . August 12 - Valencia . He . said: 'They are just the ones who play 90 minutes. Cleverley played 90 . minutes in the second game so he was captain. Maybe Chris Smalling will . be captain tomorrow because he is going to play 90.' With . United adopting a 3-5-2 formation for the tour, Van Gaal insists he . will not try a back four for the remainder of pre-season, because the . team know the 'old' system and can easily revert back if necessary. 'It’s difficult to change the systems. We don’t have time for that. 'There . is only three weeks before the season so I have to use every session . play and practice that system. They know the old system anyway so I . don’t need to do that. Making a racket: Mata with tennis stars Tomas Berdych and Jamie Murray, who are playing in the Citi Open . Juggling act: Murray shows his ball control with a few kick-ups . Grin it to win it: Van Gaal is keen to stamp his ways on the United team ahead of the new season . On Tour: Manchester United are currently away in the US on a pre-season schedule . VIDEO Heat and altitude affected us - Van Gaal . Captain for the day: Midfielder Tom Cleverley, derided by some United fans, skippered the side against Roma .", "Louis van Gaal celebrated his derby demolition in style on Sunday night as he was snapped with Manchester City women's players Toni Duggan and Isobel Christiansen in a restaurant. Duggan uploaded a photograph on Instagram of her, Christiansen and Everton's Michelle Hinnigan at Wing's Chinese restaurant following United's 4-2 win against their great rivals City, and wrote: 'Heyyy Louis van G!!!! Nice to share a wings with you...... [sic].' Duggan later deleted the post. Duggan has since removed the photo from Instagram and issued an apology on Facebook. Her apology read: 'I would like to apologise to all MCFC fans for the error of judgement I made last night. 'I now appreciate the significance of my actions and can assure everyone connected with Manchester City that I am proud to represent the Club and wear the shirt.' Wing's is the go-to place for footballers in Manchester, with England and United captain Wayne Rooney among its regulars, but the only City stars in sight were Duggan and Christiansen. Louis van Gaal pictured with Manchester City women's players Toni Duggan (left) and Isobel Christiansen (far right), while they were joined by Everton's Michelle Hinnigan at Wing's restaurant . Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal leaves Wing's restaurant after celebrating the win with friends . Van Gaal was at the go-to restaurant for footballers and celebrities with his wife Truss and friends . The group seemed in high spirits after United's 4-2 humiliation of their neighbours City at Old Trafford . Van Gaal embraces Mr Wing following the meal at his restaurant as the United manager celebrated in style . Van Gaal gets ready to leave... and he may not worry too much about being given a ticket after the derby win . Click here to read Ian Ladyman's report . Goals from Ashley Young, Marouane Fellaini, Juan Mata and Chris Smalling won United the bragging rights, while Sergio Aguero scored twice for the visitors in the eighth and 89th minutes. The red half of Manchester were given reason to celebrate as they moved four points clear of their noisy neighbours in the Barclays Premier League, and Van Gaal decided to let his hair down. Asked how he planned to celebrate at his post-match press conference, Van Gaal said: 'I can go to Mr Wing's because when you win you can go. 'When you lose then the fans are saying, \"what is Mr Louis van Gaal doing? Losing and he goes to the best restaurant of Manchester?\" Now I can go. Maybe I shall go.' Ander Herrera (left) and Juan Mata hit the town to celebrate the win against their great rivals City . Daley Blind is snapped leaving Wing's restaurant on Sunday evening after celebrating the derby win . Duggan was snapped with a few more United legends last week with Phil and Gary Neville, and Paul Scholes . Apr 18 - Chelsea (a) Apr 26 - Everton (a) May 2 - West Brom (h) May 9 - Crystal Palace (a) May 17 - Arsenal (h) May 24 - Hull City (a) He did just that and was joined by his wife Truus with friends from Holland at the five-star Chinese restaurant in the city centre. Van Gaal described humiliating City as the 'best feeling' he had since moving to Old Trafford, and added: 'This week they [the players and supporters] can go on the streets, heads up and say: \"We are the better team because goal average (over the two derbies) is in our favour.\"' It seems United's players followed his advice as Ander Herrera, Mata and Daley Blind were spotted painting the town red, too. They won't be able to celebrate for too long, however, as United must prepare to visit the Premier League's runaway leaders Chelsea. Van Gaal goes up against Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge this Saturday, and will try to throw a spanner in the works as Chelsea aim to seal the title. Duggan of City (centre) tries to fend off two Sunderland markers during a match earlier this month . City's 23-year-old forward Christiansen pictured playing for the Etihad outfit previously . Wing's is the go-to place for footballers but the only City stars in sight were Duggan and Christiansen (above) Hinnigan (left) of Everton passes the ball during a match between the Merseyside club and Notts County . Wing's restaurant is located in Manchester city centre. It attracts a certain type of clientele... with owner Mr Wing never afraid to push for as much publicity as possible. So, who goes there? The Class of '92 have eaten there, and Wayne Rooney is a regular. The England and United captain celebrated his last two birthdays there, and held a Q&A session at the restaurant. Rooney was helping Wing's gain publicity after starring in an educational video in the build-up to the Chinese New Year on February 19. Radamel Falcao – the day he signed for Manchester United – tweeted a picture with agent Jorge Mendes and his lawyers, Paulo Rendeiro and Carlos Osorio, enjoying a glass of wine, some prawn crackers and a meal at Wing's. Radamel Falcao celebrated his loan move to Manchester by visiting the restaurant with his posse . Who is the owner? Wing Shing Chu owns the restaurant. He used to worked in Manchester's Chinatown before moving to Cheadle Hulme, near Stockport, and opening a Wing's restaurant there. He was so successful, however, that he left his wife in charge of that establishment and opened his flagship restaurant in the city centre. Wing's is the go-to place for footballers in Manchester, with Wayne Rooney a regular (pictured previously) Captain Rooney pictured previously at Wing's restaurant for a Q and A session with United supporters . But I couldn't afford it, could I? You could actually! There is an extensive a la carte menu, but there are also two set banquet options coming in at £30.90 or £44.90 per person. Banquet B at £44.90 per person offers: . Starter - Steamed scallop in shell with garlic and glass vermicelli. Second course - Baked lobster with ginger and spring onions. Main courses - Crispy chilli shredded fillet steak, steamed sea bass with ginger and spring onions in soya sauce, quick-fried sea treasures (monkfish fillet, scallops and king prawns), stir-fried king prawns and Chinese greens, as well as pak far roasted duck, all served with mixed seafood fried rice. Dessert - Fresh fruit platter. Rooney pictured leaving Wing's previously after having lunch with his manager and brother-in-law . Wing's 'kindly request for smart dress at all times (i.e. no trainers, sandals, shorts, casual sportswear)' What about the dress code? Wing's management 'kindly request for smart dress at all times (i.e. no trainers, sandals, shorts, casual sportswear)'. So Falcao and Rooney cannot be turning up straight from training in their kits, unfortunately. Clare Balding tweeted how she was at Wing's restaurant with Robin van Persie and the owner previously . Just for fun, how much food could Falcao get on £280,000-a-week wages? Falcao could afford to order 6,236 meals per week and still have £3.60 left over... for his bus fare home if necessary! Another visitor with Van Persie and Falcao was Patrick Kluivert (right), who tweeted this photograph .", "Should Van Gaal keep the Class of '92 at United? Should Van Gaal keep the Class of '92 at United? Now share your opinion . Wayne Rooney was at the centre of an injury mystery on Thursday after he left Manchester United’s training session early and was immediately sent for scans. Sources close to the player claim that Rooney has been suffering from a stomach complaint but Sportsmail understands it could be more serious, and that explains why the club’s medical staff are so anxious to investigate further. United will assess the 28-year-old’s condition on Friday before deciding if he can face Sunderland at home this weekend. Trouble: Manchester United striker is going for a scan after limping out of training on Thursday . The New Era: Rooney scored twice in the 4-0 win against Norwich at the weekend - Ryan Giggs' first game . Popping for a trim: Rooney was photographed outside a barbershop on Wednesday afternoon . Home comforts: The England striker was spotted in Liverpool, but could be out of the game against Sunderland . However, with little left to play for in their remaining three games of the season under interim boss Ryan Giggs, they are unlikely to risk Rooney if there is any doubt about his fitness. The England striker will also be reluctant to take any chances with the World Cup looming next month after going into the last two tournaments under an injury cloud. In 2006, Rooney arrived late in Germany after rushing to recover from the broken metatarsal he suffered in a Premier League defeat at Chelsea in April of that year. However, he struggled for match fitness and had a disappointing tournament, culminating in his sending-off in the quarter-final defeat to Portugal. The 2010 World Cup in South Africa was equally difficult for Rooney after he damaged the ligaments in his right ankle in Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich in late March having scored his 34th goal of the season at the Allianz Arena. He made it back to play in England’s three group games and the defeat to Germany that sent Fabio Capello’s side home early, but did not find the net again for club or country that season. There were fears that lightning might have struck twice after Rooney suffered a chipped bone in his foot when United met Bayern in another Champions League quarter-final first leg a month ago, but he was able to play in the return game in Germany with the help of a painkilling injection and it is not believed to have troubled him since. Now Roy Hodgson will be hoping that the latest scare is nothing more than a precaution with United anxious not to take any unnecessary risks.", "Louis van Gaal has revealed that he has spoken to Marouane Fellaini about keeping his cool when the Manchester United midfielder returns to Goodison Park on Sunday for the first time since his £27million move from Everton. Fellaini, who followed manager David Moyes to Old Trafford in the summer of 2013, is set for a more hostile reception than Juan Mata received at his old club Chelsea last weekend. The Belgium international became a symbol for the failure of the Moyes era but has turned his career around under Van Gaal and goes back to Merseyside as an established first-team player at United. Marouane Fellaini (second right) shares a joke with goalkeeper David de Gea during training on Friday . United are gearing up for a trip to Everton, and the game will be Fellaini's first return to his former club . Louis van Gaal has spoken to Fellaini about keeping his cool on his first return to Goodison Park . Asked about suggestions at Everton that Fellaini has a short fuse, Van Gaal said: ‘I have spoken with Fellaini because I know this. Fellaini is always dry in his answers. He said \"it’s a game\". Yes, but it’s a special game for you. I hope the fans shall receive him like the Chelsea fans received Juan Mata because I like that very much. I hope it’s like that. ‘I am always communicating with my players about philosophy, performance, attitude, behaviour, and maybe one or two aspects more. 'That is what I’m doing, not more than that. When players believe in you they want to convince me because every player playing for Manchester United has qualities. 'Also Marouane Fellaini has qualities and we want to let his qualities dominate in the team and that is what we are trying to do. I believe that we are doing that. That’s why his performances are better just now.’ United have confirmed that Rafael has been ruled out of the remaining five games of the season with a rib injury, and Van Gaal expects to be without Michael Carrick, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind for the trip to Goodison after all four players missed the defeat at Chelsea. Radamel Falcao adjusts his headband during Friday's training session at the Aon Training Complex . Ander Herrera takes part in a training drill as his team-mates, and manager Van Gaal (right), watch on . Robin van Persie is not expected to return to the starting XI after his run-out for United's Under 21 side . Van Gaal insists that fellow Dutchman Van Persie (centre) must show his qualities in United's second team . ‘All the players are still injured,’ he said. ‘Only Blind maybe, it’s a question mark, can reach the game against Everton. Jones, Carrick and Rojo cannot play against Everton.’ Robin van Persie is unlikely to regain his starting place despite playing for the Under 21s against Leicester earlier in the week. The Holland striker was an unused substitute at Stamford Bridge, and Van Gaal said: ‘He has to train very hard and play in the second team and show his qualities again. Then I have to compare him with the positions he can play with the players in that position. It’s always the same.’ Juan Mata looks on during United's final training session ahead of their weekend trip to Merseyside . United captain Wayne Rooney takes part in a sprint drill during training as the team prepare to face Everton . Van Gaal smiles as he watches his players ahead of the weekend's trip to Everton in the Premier League . Mata, Ashley Young and Rooney (left-right) train ahead of United's top flight clash against Everton . United remain one point ahead of fourth-placed Manchester City in the race for Champions League places, and Van Gaal wants to finish in the top-three and avoid having to pre-qualify for the tournament this summer. ‘It’s better and your preparation for the new season is more easy. We set this goal because it was very difficult to reach the top four. We have discussed our goal with the board and the owners and they have set this goal. 'I am the manager and I have to achieve, but they have set this goal for me to achieve. I am always in a club to win the championship not the third or fourth position. If we achieve our goal my board and the owners will be very happy.’ A fitness coach puts the United first-team squad through their paces at Friday's training session . United keeper De Gea, pictured at Friday's training session, has been linked with a summer move away . Herrera controls the ball (left), while Angel di Maria and Falcao are put through their paces (right) Captain Rooney and team-mate Van Persie (right) take a rest in the Manchester sun during training on Friday . Van Persie shares a joke with fellow Manchester United striker Falcao during Friday's training session . Colombia international Falcao juggles with the ball as he makes his way onto the first-team training pitch . Van Gaal bursts into laughter as he speaks to Manchester United captain ahead of his side's match at Everton . Both Rooney (left, pictured with Van Gaal) and Fellaini are gearing up for a return to Goodison Park ." ]
Courts and opposing counsel have cooperated in scheduling hearings for times when the parties are likely to be in the country.
[ "Hearings are arranged to coincide with when the parties are likely to be in the country." ]
[ "No hearings have been scheduled.", "By delaying the litigation or intentionally filling discovery and other motions, the opposing counsel and parties could seek to compromise the alien client's rights, when they know that he is out of the country and unrepresented.", "they are cooperating", "The hearing is scheduled for the next year.", "The courts will give directions to the agencies.", "The courts are not always in session.", "They have a set schedule for testing.", "The therapist doesn't have time to counsel in person.", "It's on schedule.", "Congress gets help at public hearings.", "Hotels can help locate courts.", "Federal agencies and other nations are two parties whose cooperation will be required.", "the party is in the same country", "Dinner parties seem like a waste of time.", "There is no tennis courts in the country.", "There are options to appeal multiple times in this country.", "Scalia opposed The Court's interpretation of a Kulturkampf.", "C. was unable to attend the scheduled court date and would appear during one of the later hearings.", "In most cases observers are allowed in to the court.", "There is no currently scheduled time, right?", "A set date and meeting time was made.", "The Supreme Court will definitely cooperate in rejection the public position.", "The hearing date may not be changed.", "I'd like to hear of more people's experience when ridding it.", "Rulers sometimes hold court.", "Foreign interests can be represented.", "There are many counsels the attorneys can choose from.", "We have received information on participation by outside parties.", "Bell said counsel helped him in court.", "A man and woman attend a court hearing", "Most of the time they cooperate and behave well.", "Some matters can be settled while the client is still in the United States" ]
IRAQ: MILITARI USA CONTROLLANO AL 70 % FALLUJA
[ "Falluja/Baghdad, 10 nov. (Adnkronos) - Le forze americane assicurano di aver raggiunto il controllo &#39;&#39;del 70 per cento del territorio della citta&#39; di Falluja&#39;&#39;, dove lunedi&#39; e&#39; scattata l&#39;operazione su larga scala &#39;&#39;Phantom Fury&#39;&#39;." ]
[ "Almeno otto iracheni uccisi e altri 15 feriti, in una serie di attacchi americani sulla citta&#39; di Falluja, a ovest di Baghdad. Per i militari Usa, colpita una riunione di militanti di Abu Musab al Zarqawi, alleato di Al Qaida in Iraq.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - U.S. Marines shelled targets in Falluja on Thursday after saying they had seized 70 percent of the city and vowing to hunt down surviving rebels.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - U.S. warplanes struck a suspected hideout for followers of Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Falluja on Tuesday, destroying the building and killing an unknown number of militants, the U.S. military said.", "Private military contractor Blackwater USA \"delayed and impeded\" a congressional probe into the 2004 killings of four of its employees in Falluja, Iraq, according the House oversight committee said Thursday in a report.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - The U.S. military said on Tuesday its planes launched an overnight \"precision strike\" that destroyed a site in Falluja used by \"terrorists\" loyal to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - U.S. warplanes attacked a suspected safe house used by the network of al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the Iraqi city of Falluja early on Tuesday and killed one of his associates, the U.S. military said.", "US soldiers are killed in an ambush on a military convoy near Falluja in Iraq, officials say.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - U.S. warplanes launched fresh air strikes overnight around the rebel-held city of Falluja, killing about 60 foreign fighters loyal to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the U.S. military said on Friday.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - The U.S. military launched an air strike overnight on two buildings in the Iraqi city of Falluja it said were used by militants linked to al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and doctors said 17 people were killed.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - U.S. jets bombed Falluja Sunday and troops fought rebels accused of shielding foreign fighters led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, America's top foe in Iraq.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - U.S. forces punched to the heart of Falluja on Tuesday after fierce fighting with guerrillas in Iraq's most rebellious city, a U.S. military source said.", "Continua l’offensiva statunitense a Falluja, roccaforte della guerriglia sunnita e covo del ricercatissimo terrorista giordano Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. I bombardieri Usa colpiscono la città intensamente: quattro", "FALLUJA, Iraq - U.S. warplanes bombed targets in Iraq's rebel-held city of Falluja overnight, killing two people and wounding three, and the U.S. military said it had captured a wanted militant on Saturday.", "U.S. forces in Iraq have detained more than 70 suspected terrorists, including a key associate of the head of al Qaeda in Iraq, a military spokesman said Thursday.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi declared martial law on Sunday and said a U.S.-led military offensive against the rebel-held city of Falluja could not be delayed much longer.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - U.S. planes bombed targets in Iraq's rebel-held city of Falluja, killing two people, and the U.S. military said it had captured a lieutenant of its deadliest Islamist enemy in Iraq in a raid early on Saturday.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - American warplanes flattened Falluja's most popular restaurant overnight, killing two security guards, in what the military said was a \"precision strike\" aimed at its top enemy in Iraq.", "Militari Usa annunciano l'arresto di un membro di al Qaida", "NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq - An attack on a U.S. military convoy wounded 20 Marines in western Iraq on Saturday, a Marine spokesman said.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - U.S. forces launched fresh attacks in and near the restive Iraqi city of Falluja overnight, killing about 60 foreign fighters, the U.S. military said on Friday.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - A suspected car bomb blast near the rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja on Monday killed seven American marines, the U.S. military said.", "At least six US marines are killed in an ambush on a military convoy near Falluja in Iraq, officials say.", "he Senate voted Tuesday to provide $70 billion for U.S. military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan", "FALLUJA, Iraq - U.S. aircraft blasted the rebel stronghold of Falluja for a third time in 24 hours in a concerted effort to hit militants loyal to guerrilla chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Washington's number one enemy in Iraq.", "NASSIRIYA - Alcuni terroristi provenienti da Falluja sono stati arrestati dalla Guardia Nazionale Irachena a Nassiriya, la città dove sono schierati i militari italiani. Tra questi ci sarebbe anche un uomo", "Iraq News, FALLUJA, Iraq - US aircraft bombed Falluja Sunday and troops battled insurgents accused of sheltering foreign militants led by America&#39;s top enemy in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - U.S. forces launched air strikes on the rebel-held city of Falluja on Monday, targeting what they said was a meeting of key loyalists of their top foe in Iraq, Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - U.S. warplanes bombed rebel targets near the restive Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday, killing about 60 foreign fighters, the U.S. military said on Friday.", "FALLUJA, Iraq - U.S. warplanes pounded Falluja Sunday and American troops reinforced positions around the city in a battle targeting foreign militants led by America's top enemy in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.", "Il comunicato, di cui va ancora verificata l&#39;autenticitò, diffuso sul Web: &quot;Avete 48 ore di tempo, altrimenti i due giornalisti saranno uccisi&quot;. A Falluja attacco a un convoglio americano: morti sette soldati americani.", "FALLUJA - Quartiere dopo quartiere, strada dopo strada, la roccaforte sunnita di Falluja cede davanti alla massiccia offensiva congiunta dell&#39;esercito americano e del nuovo esercito iracheno in corso da ieri mentre gli attentati all&#39;autobomba continuano a", "FALLUJA, Iraq - Attackers targeted a U.S. convoy with a blast near the Iraqi city of Falluja on Monday, the U.S. military said, and witnesses said several troops were killed or wounded." ]
Rural leaders put heat on Tory government as Alta election looms
[ "EDMONTON (CP) - With just days to go before Monday's provincial election, Alberta's Tory government is taking some heat from rural municipal leaders over its provincial water policy and the handling of the mad cow crisis." ]
[ "Tory leader to focus on widening gulf between rich and poor amid rumours of snap election.", "RED DEER, Alta. (CP) - At first blush, the Alberta Alliance Party looks like any other fledgling political movement struggling to find a foothold in the province's Tory-dominated landscape.", "The government is to blame for the crisis which has hit Northern Rock, says the Tory leader.", "Tory leader prepares to talk tough to the grammar school rebels.", "Tory leader and PM clash in Commons over police stop-and-search forms and terrorism", "Tory leader calls for less paperwork in an apparent attempt to upstage government announcement", "Fabian Society says Tories are election favourites after 'inexplicable stupidity' by government", "Tory leader Michael Howard has kick-started his party&#39;s gloomy General Election prospects with a key speech on crime and pensions.", "Tory leader Michael Howard pitches for the votes of Britain's ethnic minorities during a visit to Yorkshire.", "Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said Friday that his party could support a minority Tory government if the next general election produced a hung parliament.", "EDMONTON (CP) - After feeling the heat from their own members, Alberta's governing Conservatives have decided to field candidates in November's election for senators in waiting after all.", "The Tories will put tackling poverty at the heart of their next election campaign, the BBC learns.", "Tory rebel attacks leader for supporting Labour policies, as grammar school row refuses to die down.", "Conservatives attempt to push the Scottish Government on action to cut rural school closures.", "TORONTO, Oct. 4 -- Canada's conservative government, groping for a new policy on climate change, is facing a dilemma over how to deal with greenhouse gas emissions from the hugely profitable Alberta oil fields in western Canada.", "English cities should have elected mayors with wide powers, a Tory taskforce will advise the party leader.", "EDMONTON (CP) - Alberta voters are set to mark the final X Monday on an election campaign that has seen opposition leaders score points but still struggle to catch a cranky premier flying high by the seat of his pants.", "Tory leader David Cameron urges China to end aid to the \"evil\" Robert Mugabe's government in Zimbabwe.", "Britain's main opposition Conservative Party was gathering for its annual conference in a state of crisis, with appalling poll results threatening to send the venerable institution of Thatcher and Churchill ...", "Tory leader Michael Howard has moved to reassure Northern Ireland's nationalists and republicans that a Conservative government would uphold their rights and work for peace.", "OTTAWA (CP) - Two Alberta businessmen, frustrated with the ongoing mad cow border stalemate, delivered a 105,000-name petition to Parliament Hill on Thursday.", "Pro-hunt protesters who invaded Parliament believed they were defending a way of life. Mark Townsend takes the temperature of rural Britain, and finds it raging.", "The interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi insisted that Iraq's looming elections would put an end to the country's bloody violence.", "Rural communities should be free to raise their own taxes and elect new leaders, say experts.", "New UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he was approached about a \"very safe\" Tory seat before the 2005 election.", "Tory leader David Cameron will join green campaigners to press the government for a climate change law.", "Tory leader David Cameron warns his party it must modernise to avoid defeat in another general election.", "Fox hunters furious at a ban on their ancient pursuit vowed on Friday to harass Prime Minister Tony Blair's government with a civil disobedience campaign in the run-up to next year's expected British election.", "MONCTON, NB (CP) - Despite divisions over equalization and a looming population crisis, Atlantic Canada&#39;s future is bright, the region&#39;s four Conservative premiers said Tuesday.", "Maggie Wilderotter, leader of the software maker's government sales effort, is leaving to be CEO of a rural telecommunications company.", "The Tories use an assembly debate to accuse Health Minister Jane Hutt of a lack of leadership on GP out-of-hours care.", "UKIP will not stand candidates against eurosceptic Labour and Tory MPs in the next general election, says its leader." ]
Media Misrepresented Jena 6?
[ "Did the media offer up erroneous reporting on the facts surrounding the Jena 6 case? A local reporter think so. \"The media got most of the basics wrong,\" he writes. \"In fact, I have never before witnessed such a disgrace in professional journalism. Myths replaced facts, and journalists abdicated their solemn duty to investigate every claim because they were seduced by a powerfully appealing but false narrative of racial injustice.\" Read the rest of his op-ed, and tell us what you think." ]
[ "The story of the Jena 6 has been told here and elsewhere , but to the extent that images tell stories words cannot, recent photos released of the town and some of the principal figures involved in the case add a humanizing dimension that, in some ways, makes this story all the more tragic. Revisit our coverage:Searching for Justice in Jena 6 CaseCharge Reduced in Jena 6 CaseIs Jena Getting a Bad Rap?Your Comments on Our Blog Click here to see the rest of the photos. Photo: Brent Stirton, Getty Images Read More >> There has been an undercurrent of racial tension in Jena, La., which has led to outbreaks of violence between white and black students. Scenes of destruction from Jena High School after arson caused a fire, which destroyed significant portions of the building. Frankie Morris, 24, in his barbershop in Jena. Morris has recently taken over from retired Billy Dowty, a man who has publicly proclaimed that he has never cut a black person's hair in his career and never will. Morris said there would be certain white people in Jena who would have a problem with him using the same equipment on blacks and whites. Marci and Chris Johnson are the parents of a 19-month-old son and complain of repeated incidents of prejudice in Jena since getting together. Theo Shaw, 18, (left) and Robert Bailey Jr., 17, (right) two members of the Jena 6. Justin Barker, 18, the alleged victim of a beating by six black students at Jena High School. Theo Shaw, 18, a member of the Jena 6. Members of the Jena 6 -- Theo Shaw, 18, (left) and Robert Bailey Jr., 17, (right) and Bailey's mother Caseptla Bailey (center). Robert Bailey Jr., 18, cuts his hair inside his family trailer. Parents of the Jena 6 meet and have prayer. All Photos: Brent Stirton, Getty Images", "Thousands of protesters are in Jena, Louisiana, this morning. In our second hour, we're going to talk to some of the bloggers and web organizers who publicized the story of the Jena 6 (see our show two weeks ago here), who raised its profile nationally. Where did you first hear about the Jena 6? What blogs have you used to follow the case?", "Today we had a great conversation with Mary Frances Berry and James Rucker (who helped plan the Jena protests) about whether the mobilization around the Jena 6 would translate into a revival of the Civil Rights Movement.I won't spoil it for you, but the two of them had a vigorous debate. Among the questions: -- Are black folks (and other folks) really ready to make a commitment to long-term social justice?-- Does today's civil rights activism translate across class lines, or is it limited to the comfortable who can spare the money and time?-- What is civil rights anyway?-- Is the older generation of activists ready to give up power...or are younger ones willing to snatch it? That's just the beginning of our month-long series on Civil Rights...is it dead, or just moving to the next level? One of the things I asked James Rucker about was a provocative article by author Debra Dickerson titled \"The Jena 6: Right Problem, Wrong Protest. Here's a little taste of her article: I'm as happy as the next Negro to stick it to the man (I'm on record as saying I'd have thrown a rock, just one and into a bush---more of a tossing if you will?---after the Rodney King verdict had I been an Angeleno), but this wasn't exactly Selma and these brothers weren't exactly the Scottsboro Boys. Folks should go to jail for stomping a random (and lone) person into the ER, white or not, nooses or not. Not for attempted murder, of course not, but aggravated battery sounds about right, especially when you factor in that the stompee was not, as far as we know, one of the noose hangers. And when we have it on good authority that Jena High also boasts \"black bleachers\" where honkies fear not tread. Racism, and its effects on the ground, is rarely simple. So, what do you think? Was Jena misguided? Is it part of a movement? What's next? And what are you willing to do next?", "Today we spoke to Dr. Kali Gross of Drexel University about the wide range of response to the Jena 6 protests. But we also spoke to you! We've gotten well over a hundred blog posts on Jena, some saying that the response is ignoring the fact that a young (white) man was attacked; others saying that this is a symptom of a larger racial problem with the criminal justice system. Others say...other things. Because this is, after all, your forum. I love it! I've been a part of some form of blogging or online community for fifteen years, and I think \"News & Views\" is becoming a \"we,\" with regular contributors and people who just want to say their piece once or twice. Thank you all. We're also experimenting with format, as with today, when we had two of you read your letters on the air. Thanks again...", "Two racially-charged stories, two very different outcomes. Hear updates on the the story of the Jena Six, and a case out of Baltimore, Md., where a group of teens became the center of a story about whether the media ignores the misdeeds of black youth.", "Reed Walters, the district attorney at the center of the Jena 6 storm, wrote an editorial in today's New York Times. Titled \"Justice in Jena,\" Walters seeks to explain his reasoning for prosecuting Mychal Bell and the five other teens. What follows are excerpts. Walters on why he didn't levy hate crimes charges against the white students: \"I cannot overemphasize how abhorrent and stupid I find the placing of the nooses on the schoolyard tree in late August 2006. If those who committed that act considered it a prank, their sense of humor is seriously distorted. It was mean-spirited and deserves the condemnation of all decent people. But it broke no law. I searched the Louisiana criminal code for a crime that I could prosecute. There is none.\" His regrets about the case: \"Last week, a reporter asked me whether, if I had it to do over, I would do anything differently. I didn't think of it at the time, but the answer is yes. I would have done a better job of explaining that the offenses of Dec. 4, 2006, did not stem from a 'schoolyard fight' as it has been commonly described in the news media and by critics.\" His response to the public outcry: \"I can understand the emotions generated by the juxtaposition of the noose incident with the attack on Mr. Barker and the outcomes for the perpetrators of each. In the final analysis, though, I am bound to enforce the laws of Louisiana as they exist today, not as they might in someone's vision of a perfect world.\" Read the full op-ed and tell us what you think.", "At least $500,000 raised to cover legal costs for the Jena 6 defendants is unaccounted for, reports the <em>Chicago Tribune</em>. Even as Mychal Bell's trial is underway, his lawyers say they haven't received a penny from the fund. The families of the Jena 6 also refuse to publicly disclose how they're spending an estimated $250,000 in an account they control.", "Radio host Michael Baisden has gone head-to-head with the group Color of Change over accountability for the funds raised for the Jena 6 ... something we discussed on our blogger's roundtable. On Baisden's show, Mychal Bell's father, Marcus Jones, accused the group of misappropriating funds. The Color of Change, on the other hand, has gone so far as to post copies of canceled checks showing how they gave the money to the families. The website Daily Kos is explaining this fight as \"netroots\" activists versus \"more establishment African Americans.\" Do you think that's the issue? And is this undermining the civil rights conversation that came out of Jena 6?", "This week's panel discusses how bloggers raised awareness about the Jena 6 case and Jesse Jackson's criticism of Sen. Barack Obama for \"acting like he's white.\"", "A neo-Nazi blogger published the addresses and phone numbers of five of the six Jena 6 defendants, encouraging violence. Richard Barrett — general counsel for the Nationalist Movement in Learned, Miss. — explains what he thought of the move. Barrett has a history of going to towns embroiled in racial controversies and protesting on behalf of local whites.", "Protesters from around the country rallied in Jena, Louisiana to support the \"Jena Six,\" six African American teens charged with beating a white classmate. NPR correspondent Audie Cornish reports from Jena on the rally's aftermath.", "Hear listener feedback to recent stories on an alleged torture case in West Virginia and reaction to the protests in support of the \"Jena Six\" in Jena, Louisiana.", "Many who live in Jena, La., worry the media attention about racial tension is giving the town a bad name. Billy Wayne Fowler, a member of the La Salle Parish school board, says some of the coverage has been unfair.", "News Headlines: Sept. 21, 2007 The Times Picayune: Jena Protest Reminiscent of Civil Rights Era Demonstrations -- \"Hailing from as far as England, protesters arrived at sunrise by the busload to rally behind the Jena Six, as the accused teens have come to be known, in a legal case that has drawn worldwide attention. The marchers, many of whom traveled overnight from cities such as Detroit, Philadelphia and New York, held hands and walked eight abreast, shouting, 'No justice, no peace,' and singing soul singer James Brown's 'I'm Black and I'm Proud.'\" Black College Wire: Thousands Demand, \"Free the Jena Six\" Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Why Civil Rights Leaders Didn't Get Mychal Bell Out of Jail What was your impression of yesterday's protests, and what impact will they have? More Headlines:Baltimore Sun: Bush Urges GOP to Woo Blacks The Christian Science Monitor: Inspired by Obama, Rap Artists Are Shifting Focus Associated Press: Young Whites Happier Than Minority Counterparts Los Angeles Times: Blackwater Under Scrutiny in Iraq Associated Press: 2 Students Shot at Delaware State Univ. Chicago Tribune: Lawsuit: Anti-Immigrant Bias Hurt Her Son The New York Times: A Refugee Accepts Call to Leadership", "News Headlines: Sept. 26, 2007 AP: Lawmakers Seek Jena 6 Teen's Release -- \"'Our first responsibility is to get young Mychal Bell out of prison,' said Rep. John Conyers, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, who said he will pressure the Justice Department to take a hard look at 'the miscarriages of justice that have occurred in Jena, Louisiana.'\" Jesse Jackson says Pres. Bush should intervene in this case. Should he? More Headlines:The AJC: Cosby, Morehouse Chief: Parenting Is the Answer Chicago Tribune: Family Steps Up Search for Missing Chicago Woman The AJC: Tyler Perry Property Dispute Creates Drama Radio Free Europe: At UN, Bush And Ahmadinejad Talk Poverty, Tyranny &#124; Bush's UN Speech Full of Phonetic Pronunciations AP: Giuliani $9.11 Party Draws Criticism From Dodd CBS News: Subtle Racism Might Make Your Brain Hurt AP: Group Points Out O'Reilly Race Comments Reuters: Smithsonian Opens Virtual African American Museum The New York Times (Editorial): Detroit at the Brink NBC News: Verdict In: Bonds Ball Headed for Cooperstown [An update to our interview with Marc Ecko.]", "A white supremacist group in Jena, La., home of the Jena Six, plans to demonstrate Monday in opposition to the celebration of the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. They are also against the Jena Six, the black teenagers accused of beating a white schoolmate shortly after a noose was hung on a tree at their high school. Others may protest against the demonstrations.", "Farai Chideya talks about the latest in the Jena Six case with Jordan Flaherty, editor of <em>Left Turn</em> magazine; John Yearwood, world editor for <em>The Miami Herald</em>; and Corey Dade, southern correspondent for <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>.", "Talk About It:AP: White Separatist Group Sues Town of Jena -- \"A white separatist group planning a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Jena is suing the town, claiming officials are violating the Constitution by asking participants not to bring firearms, changing the parade route by one block and requiring the posting of a bond.\" Just when we thought we'd heard the last from Jena ... Nation:Washington Post: Iowa Poll Spotlights Importance Of Turnout AP: Sharpton Seeks Hate Charge in W.Va. Case Washington Post: In the Fruit Aisle with Magic, the Clintons New York Times: In New Orleans, Bulldozers Are Ready World:IHT: Zuma Is Chosen to Lead A.N.C. New York Times: In Marseille, Rap Helps Keep the Peace Reuters: 100 Ugandans Arrested for Not Having Toilets Arts & Culture:AP: Washington Gives $1M to Wiley College AP: Sweet Louie Smith, 68, R&B Singer, Is Dead Variety: African-American Critics Pick 'Debaters'", "Before the \"Jena Six\" case, the small sawmill town was pretty much off the map. Jack Willis, a columnist for the <em>Jena Times</em>, lived in the town for 60 years. He reflects on his life there and why there's still so much to love about Jena.", "The so-called Jena 6 refers to a group of black teenagers in Jena, La., accused of fighting a white classmate. The boys were initially facing charges of attempted murder for the brawl. Prosecutors say they are fighting for a forgotten victim. But civil rights protesters argue Jena school and law enforcement officials are dealing out harsh justice to the African-American teens while overlooking their white schoolmates who hung nooses to intimidate the black teens. RENEE MONTAGNE, host: President Bush said he was saddened by the events in Jena, Louisiana, that led up to yesterday's demonstrations. Thousands of people from across the country protested to show support for the so-called Jena Six. The name refers to a group of black teenagers accused of beating a white classmate. The boys were initially facing charges of attempted murder for the brawl. Prosecutors say they are fighting for a forgotten victim, but civil rights protesters argue Jena school and law enforcement officials are dealing out harsher charges to the African-American teenagers than their white counterparts. At the rally was NPR's Audie Cornish. AUDIE CORNISH: At the time, one school official referred to it as a harmless prank. A year ago, three white high school students hung nooses from an oak tree the day after a black freshman inquired about sitting under that shade tree where whites normally hang out. To Terrence Nickels(ph) of Little Rock, Arkansas, the community of Jena could have avoided these protests if it had dealt with the news incident more seriously. Mr. TERRENCE NICKELS (Resident, Little Rock, Arkansas): I believe it was the noose who did - if the judicial system or the school administration would have nipped it in the bud in the beginning by expelling the people who hung the nooses, I think, it could - none of these probably would have happened. CORNISH: The noose incident was followed by scuffles between blacks and whites both on and off campus throughout last fall and ended with the December brawl that left an 18-year-old white student named Justin Barker badly bruised and unconscious. Barker was released from the hospital and attended a school function the same night, but his alleged assailants initially found themselves facing attempted murder charges and bail in excess of $90,000. (Soundbite of demonstrations) Reverend AL SHARPTON (Pentecostal Minister; Activist): Free the Jena Six. Unidentified Group: Free the Jena Six. Reverend SHARPTON: Louder. Unidentified Group: Free the Jena Six. CORNISH: Civil rights leaders say the district attorney's actions reflect the trend towards uneven justice with blacks facing harsher sentencing than whites. Among those at the rally was the Reverend Al Sharpton. Reverend SHARPTON: What they have tried is to create a criminal justice system that particularly targets our young black men. And now, we sit in a city that says it's a prank to hang a hangman's noose… (Soundbite of noise) Rev. SHARPTON: …but that it is attempted murder to have a fight. (Soundbite of noise) Reverend SHARPTON: We cannot sit by silently. CORNISH: Mychal Bell, the first black student to face charges, was tried as an adult. His court-appointed attorney offered no defense, and an all-white jury quickly convicted him. The story was picked up by black media, especially radio blogs and social networking sites where people swapped videos and even songs about the issue. (Soundbite of song, \"Free the Jena 6\") Unidentified Man #2: (Singing) You know what their mission is: We gonna free the Jena 6. Jena, Louisiana, they call it the Deep South, in other words, black folks keep out. CORNISH: Some whites in the community like Rev. Eddie Thompson feared Jena's reputation will never recover. Rev. EDDIE THOMPSON (Sanctuary Family Worship Center): We do have issues just like America does, and as far as that part of it, I think, this is as good a place as any to discuss that issue. But to paint us as extra racial hurt as thrown back to the '60s \"Mississippi Burning,\" it's just inaccurate. CORNISH: Thompson says he hopes the demonstration actually helps people to discuss the issue of race more seriously in Jena and beyond. Meanwhile, a state appeals court overturned the conviction of Mychal Bell saying he never should have been tried as an adult and has even ordered that he'd be released by Monday. Audie Cornish, NPR News. MONTAGNE: For months, the story of the Jena Six unfolded largely out of sight of the mainstream media. You can read about how African-American bloggers help generate interest in the case at npr.org.", "Photo: Getty Images News Headlines: Sept. 20, 2007CNN: Thousands Rally in Jena 'March for Justice' -- \"Thousands of protesters gathered in Jena, Louisiana, today to show support for the \"Jena 6,\" six black teens charged in the beating of a white classmate. Today was the day Mychal Bell expected to find out his punishment for his alleged role in the beating at Jena High.\" Bush: \"The events in Louisiana have saddened me.\" Blogs Help Drive Jena Protest &#124; Search Jena 6 Blogs Photos of Protest &#124; Photos of Jena 6 Jena & Election '08 Politics More Headlines:Huffington Post: Black Republicans Sharply Divided Over GOP's Shunning Of Black Voter Forum The New York Times: For Jay-Z, Inspiration Arrives in a Movie Los Angeles Times: Deadly Medical Lapses in Calif. Prison The Indianapolis Star: McNabb Sticks by Comments on Black QBs The New York Times: Fossils Reveal Clues on Human Ancestor Politico: Rep. Peter King: There Are \"Too Many Mosques in This Country\" Reuters: Bush Urges Extension of Kids Health Program", "Prominent African-American leaders demanded justice on behalf of the \"Jena Six\" during a recent press conference on Capitol Hill. Chicago Tribune Bureau Chief Howard Witt discusses the latest developments and the stir in Washington.", "Media correspondent David Folkenflik talks to NPR's Arun Rath about the now-retracted November 2014 article, and the report exploring the errors behind it.", "The Jena Six protests continue in the small Louisiana town. President Bush addressed the controversial case, saying he is monitoring the situation in Jena, La., and that every American wants there to be fairness when it comes to justice. MADELEINE BRAND, host: We want to return briefly now to the news coming out of Jena, Louisiana today. Thousands of protesters have converged on the town in support of six black students who have been charged with attempted murder for beating a white classmate. President Bush spoke about the racially charged case for the first time today. President GEORGE W. BUSH: The events in Louisiana are - have saddened me. I understand the emotions. The Justice Department and the FBI are - they're monitoring the situation down there. BRAND: The president had been criticized for not speaking about Jena earlier. Mr. Bush wouldn't comment on legal specifics at his news conference today, but he said everyone in America, quote, \"wants there to be fairness when it comes to justice.\" NPR is following this story, and we'll have a report from Jena on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED later today.", "We hear praise from listeners for a piece by Wade Goodwyn on racial tensions in Jena, La., where six black students were charged with attempted murder after the beating of a white student. We also hear criticism of an interview on a spate of infant deaths in the Detroit area, and on conjured memories of plane spotting in Tulsa, Okla.", "The case of the Jena Six has mobilized civil rights icons like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, and prompted protests across the country. Historian Tim Tyson considers whether the outcry will lead to America's next great civil rights movement.", "News Headlines: Sept. 18, 2007 The Nation: Estimated 20,000 People to Protest in Jena -- \"The rally is planned for September 20, the date on which Mychal Bell had been scheduled to be sentenced for attempted second-degree battery. The 17-year-old high school football star, who a year ago was being eyed as a top prospect for Division I scholarships, has been in jail since December for answering a classmate's racial taunts with a punch in the face.\" Jesse Jackson (Op-Ed): Biased Justice Still Infects American Courtrooms Plus: Clinton Praises Jena 6 Reversal &#124; Obama Cheers 'Jena 6' Ruling More Headlines:Science Daily: New Study Refutes Belief That Black Men Have More Aggressive Prostate Cancer The Associated Press: Simpson Friend: It Seemed Like a Setup The Washington Post: Eagles' McNabb Proves You Can Be Booed Again Broadcasting & Cable: New Programs, More Cash Boost BET TIME: Iraqis to Review Blackwater, Private Security Firms BBC: Million Hit by Floods in Africa Issues in Higher Education: Morehouse President to Freshmen: 'Look the Part. Act the Part.'", "Hate groups were early to recognize the Internet's potential for organizing. Mark Potok runs the Intelligence Project at the Center for Poverty Law in Montgomery, Ala., which tracks and investigates hate groups. He and Farai Chideya discuss how such groups are using the media in the wake of the Jena 6 rally.", "For months, the story of the so-called \"Jena Six\" unfolded largely out of sight of the mainstream media. But in the emerging \"Afro-Sphere,\" as some call the loose network of black bloggers, the story of six black teenagers initially charged with attempted murder in the beating of a white classmate passed from blog to blog, taking on a life of its own. Petitions were signed, money was raised and protests were organized — all online. \"I think a lot of people ignored the story but the African-American blogosphere has been on it from early on, and it has really caught steam recently,\" said Shawn Williams, who writes the popular Dallas South blog. Thursday's demonstration, the largest civil-rights protest in years, owes its existence, in part, to the power of the Internet, says Williams. That's not to say that it couldn't have happened without the Web, but \"once something gets out there, the action is immediate — here's what we're going to write about, here's the petition, here's the protest. It takes place within minutes, hours and days, not weeks or months,\" he says. Recently, a group of black bloggers organized a \"blog-in.\" They agreed to write about the Jena Six case on one day, raising the profile of the story. Within a matter of weeks, African-American bloggers had helped collect 220,000 signatures and raised $130,000 in donations, they say. \"Ten years ago this couldn't have happened,\" the Rev. Al Sharpton was quoted in the Chicago Tribune. \"You didn't have the Internet and you didn't have black blogs and you didn't have national radio shows. Now we can talk to all of black America every day.\" Sharpton says he first heard about the Jena case on the Internet. Both Sides on Facebook On Facebook.com, the social networking site, nearly 2,000 people have formed a group called \"Free the Jena 6.\" They share not only outrage but also petitions and details about rallies. Many of those posting comments said they first learned of the Jena Six on the Internet. \"I am so disappointed with the media right now. I live in Connecticut and I never even heard of this. Honestly if it wasn't for Facebook, I still wouldn't know,\" wrote Jennifer Hightower. Both sides of this emotionally charged issue are represented online. Another group, considerably smaller, recently formed on Facebook. It calls itself the \"Anti-Jena–Six\" and says it was founded \"for those who are AGAINST the Jena Six and believe that they are little more than criminals who committed assault because they could not take an insult that posed no danger on their own lives. End of story.\" A New Underground Railroad Most of the online voices, though, express support for the Jena Six. Williams says the Afro-sphere is \"akin to the underground railroad. A lot of people are faceless and nameless. So just like the underground railroad, you know where to go but you don't know who might be there once you arrive.\" Williams is attending the rally in Jena. His attempts to blog from there have been scuttled by the fact that he can't find an Internet connection. This isn't the first time that black bloggers have rallied behind a cause. They did so in the 2005 case of Shaquanda Cotton, a 14-year-old black girl from the Texas town of Paris. Cotton was sentenced to up to 7 years in juvenile prison for shoving a hall monitor at her high school. Bloggers and their readers bombarded the Texas governor with protest letters and petitions. Eventually, the authorities freed Cotton. \"That's when [African-American bloggers] first came together,\" says Williams. \"There was a shared outrage.\" Likewise, in Jena, where black bloggers have used the Internet to vent their anger at a criminal justice system that they feel let them down.", "Breaking news in the Jena 6 case late today: \"The Third Circuit of Court of Appeals has vacated Mychal Bell's conviction of aggravated second-degree battery, one of his attorneys said this afternoon. This decision doesn't mean Bell, now 17, will be automatically released. The ball, Noel said, is now in LaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters' court. Noel said Walters can appeal the decision; he can accept the decision and charge Bell as an adult with attempted murder; or Bell can be charged with aggravated second-degree battery as a juvenile.\" More: The Jena 6 in Photos News & Notes will have more on these developments on Monday's show.", "The streets of Jena, La., overflow with demonstrators rallying around the \"Jena Six.\" Six black teens in the town face criminal charges for their role in the beating of a white student at the local high school last December.", "If you listened to our second hour yesterday, you probably noticed that it wasn't the program we'd promised. Christopher Hitchens, who was supposed to talk with us about The Rights of Man, by Thomas Paine, never made it to Studio 3A. We're still trying to figure out what happened. A miscommunication? An act of God? (Probably not, with this guy). So, what happens here, when a guest doesn't show, for whatever reason? We scramble. Tuesday is, of course, \"the day we read from your emails,\" so we went to that segment first. (That bought us a little time, at the top of the show). We called columnist Meghan Daum, of the Los Angeles Times, to ask her if we could move her interview, about child prodigies, scheduled for the end of the hour, to the beginning. Very graciously, she agreed. At our morning meeting, we talked about the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary's hearing on the Jena 6 and the role of federal intervention in hate crimes and race-related violence in public schools. At 2:30 p.m., we reached Harvard Professor Charles Ogletree, who testified at the hearing, at the airport. (Luckily for us, he missed his return flight to Boston). On similarly short notice, reporter Howard Witt, of the Chicago Tribune, who broke the Jena story, joined us by phone. We rounded out the program with Alan Schwarz, of The New York Times. He and Neal are always game to talk baseball. So, how did it sound? (Honestly, we were all too busy to listen)." ]
arshad warsi
[ "he is the recipient of several awards including a filmfare award from five nominations and is noted for acting in varied film genres before making his acting debut warsi associated with english theatre group in mumbai served as an assistant director to mahesh bhatt in kaash 1987 and also choreographed a song in roop ki rani choron ka raja 1993 warsi made his acting debut in 1996 with tere mere sapne which was a box office success his portrayal of circuit in the comedy film munna bhai m b b s 2003 and its sequel lage raho munna bhai 2006 for which he won the filmfare award for best performance in a comic role marked a turning point in his career he featured in several commercially successful films including hogi pyaar ki jeet 1999 hulchul 2004 maine pyaar kyun kiya 2005 salaam namaste 2005 2006 dhamaal 2007 krazzy 4 2008 golmaal returns 2008 ishqiya 2010 golmaal 3 2010 f a l t u 2011 double dhamaal 2011 jolly llb 2013 golmaal again 2017 and total dhamaal 2019 and received critical recognition for his work in films including sehar 2005 kabul express 2006 dedh ishqiya 2014 and guddu rangeela 2015 he", "based on real life incidents and individuals the film depicts organized crime in the late 1990s in the state of uttar pradesh india and how the state police worked to tackle it it shows the turbulent journey of ajay kumar a newly appointed 31 year old ssp of lucknow played by arshad warsi instrumental in bringing together a group of committed police officers under the aegis of special task force the force given with a single agenda succeeds in challenging the might of organized crime in the uttar pradesh in the process what unfolds is the ever changing dynamics of uttar pradesh s siyaasat railway contracts inter services intelligence involvement politician mafia police builder nexus pro activism of criminal gangs sophisticated yet rigid red tape and criminalization of university students the movie is loosely based on the encounter of the notorious criminal shiv prakash shukla alias shri prakash shukla who was eliminated by the newly formed special task force of the uttar pradesh police he was not only a dreaded gangster but also a connection between the underworld and the politicians the character of ssp ajay kumar is based on ssp and the then stf chief arun kumar a 1985", "shashanka ghosh the creative driver behind the launch of mtv and channel v in india marks his debut as a director with this film running in many parallel threads it is in equal parts a comedy satire crime and a hindi masala film the film is popular for its songs allah ke bande performed by kailash kher and sajna aa bhi jaa performed by shibani kashyap puneet sayal arshad warsi is a copywriter with a dream to earn enough cash to dump his job and live peacefully in nainital till the said dream materialises however he s living in bombay with his girlfriend agni sandhya mridul things go asunder one day when he finds out his brother s been shot dead a brother he s hardly acknowledged in the past agni finds out and following an argument throws him out of the house puneet goes on a drinking spree that leads him to a park bench where he witnesses someone being shot he doesn t know it yet but this is the end of his life as he knows it he saves the injured man a gangster called vishnu prashant narayanan and the act lands him squarely in the middle", "the film was an adaptation of 1995 hollywood film the usual suspects and received mixed reviews following the 11 september 2001 attacks in the us an explosion in a motorboat shatters the peace on christmas eve in london uk following this incident is a daring robbery on an armoured vehicle carrying billions of pounds the police suspect two indians pp irrfan khan and sim tanushree dutta they are interrogated extensively amidst allegations that they may be linked to al qaeda crime journalist monsoon iyer sushma reddy learns about their plight meets them and asks her boyfriend advocate krishan pundit anil kapoor to represent them krishan meets with the two listens to their side of the incidents is convinced of their innocence and is quite sure that the two incidents as well as the deaths of three of pp and sim s friends chip arshad warsi deva emraan hashmi and rocker sunil shetty were the actions of a notorious terrorist named murtaza arzai the soundtrack of chocolate is composed by pritam the songs halka halka and zahreeli raatein were chartbusters actress tanushree dutta accused director vivek agnihotri of inappropriate behavior with her during the making of the movie allegedly telling her", "it was directed by abhishek chaubey in his directorial debut cinematography by mohana krishna and was produced by raman maroo and vishal bhardwaj the film was released on 29 january 2010 the film performed well at the box office it was selected for screening at the 34th cairo international film festival a sequel dedh ishqiya was released in january 2014 with the same cast and crew sans vidya balan who was substituted by madhuri dixit and huma qureshi ishqiya starts with krishna verma vidya balan trying to convince her husband vidyadhar verma adil hussain a local gang lord that he should surrender he agrees but is soon killed in a gas explosion two criminals iftikhar aka khalujan naseeruddin shah and razzak hussain aka babban arshad warsi botch up a job and escape from the clutches of their boss mushtaq salman shahid who wants to bury them alive they land up in gorakhpur in uttar pradesh to seek refuge in the house of vidyadhar verma instead they meet his widow krishna who gives them shelter and tries to seduce them to achieve her own secret goal she proposes the kidnapping of kamalkant kakkar aka kk rajesh sharma a small businessman the", "the film was shot in 2007 but released in 2009 the film took 5 years to reach box office it was started in the year 2003 but differences with writer ashwini dheer who later was replaced by bobby khan and nisar akhtar and dispute with lead actor arshad warsi the shooting started in 2007 tito arshad warsi and tony rajpal yadav are two conmen who run into and fall in love with two sisters payal anita hassanandani and gehna tusha the girls have run away from their home and uncle vikramaditya govind namdeo meanwhile small time don jagat dada also played by govind namdeo enlists the help of tito tony to steal a treasure map from a police station tito tony accomplishes the task but instead of giving jagat the real map they hand him a fake copy forged by mamu razak khan so while jagat and his men so in a futile search for the treasure tito tony go after the real one which is in vikramaditya s house soon jagat realizes that he has been conned and also becomes aware that he looks like vikramaditya since vikramaditya is away from home jagat dada goes into his house pretending", "this unofficial remake of ghost town was filmed in newcastle upon tyne england the film was released on 26 march 2010 the film was also inspired by the hollywood films the sixth sense and heart and souls 1993 in the world of armaan arshad warsi and his girlfriend gehna dia mirza life is truly beautiful yet it s like walking on a tightrope for armaan a debonair fashion photographer who is a charmer to the core and loved by all around him life only gets better when he dates gehna a high profile fashion magazine editor life is picture perfect and mash a doting girlfriend and a job where his expertise makes him the most wanted photographer in the london fashion world armaan has learnt that his chronic insomnia is however not a function of any sleeping disorder the truth is that he hears voices voices that torture him voices that are disturbing him more importantly voices that nobody else can hear life is less than picture perfect now while his friends sympathize with his problems his girlfriend gehna is irritated with his weird behavior add to that her father sinha javed sheikh constantly berates him for his fondness for", "the film turned out to be a surprise box office success surjit anil dhawan finds out that his sister is in love with manjit singh the younger brother of thakur gajendra singh surjit goes to thakur s house in order to get manjit to marry his sister the thakur humiliates him making him a vegetarian eat dog food and beg on his knees surjit does so and is told to go home and make wedding preparations the next day thakur visits surjit and kills him and his wife in broad daylight surjit s last dying wish is that his two sons raju ajay devgn and kishan arshad warsi must get married to thakur s and his brother s two daughters meena shabana raza and preeti mayuri kango and they must have the thakur come begging to their doorstep for this marriage alliance surjit s sister agrees to this and accordingly brings up the two children unfortunately raju goes missing leaving her alone to bring up kishan years later they are reunited when raju returns home and they join together to fulfill surjit s last wish what they do not know is meena and preeti are to be married to minister", "produced by raman maroo of shemaroo entertainment and by vishal bharadwaj it is a sequel of ishqiya 2010 it was released worldwide on 10 january 2014 the film received generally positive reviews and was a average grosser at the box office khaalujaan naseeruddin shah and his nephew babban arshad warsi who are partners in crime pose as a nawab and his attendant and manage to run away with a prized necklace from a jewellery shop during the police chase they get separated babban escapes khalujaan is injured and the necklace seemingly lost babban goes to meet his boss mushtaq bhai salman shahid who makes him dig his own grave on the charge of double crossing his boss in cahoots with his uncle khaalujaan babban manages to escape with the promise that he will bring back both the necklace and khaalujaan months later babban comes across khalujaan who is posing as a nawab and attending a poetry contest it is a mushaira gathering of poets organised by begum para madhuri dixit the widowed begum of majidabad supposedly in compliance with the wishes of her deceased husband the winner of the poetry contest will win the widowed begum as his bride and", "the song is composed by vishal bhardwaj the composer and co producer of the film with the lyrics written by long term collaborator gulzar performed by honey singh sukhwinder singh and with backing vocals by anushka manchanda the song was released on 24 december 2013 on itunes the single has a theme of babban searching for khalujaan after separation being explored the song marks the first time collaboration of gulzar with honey singh who voices warsi at first when honey singh was approached by vishal bhardwaj over telephone he considered it to be a prank call his belief consolidated when he was asked to rap on verses written by gulzar after verifying the entire incident he set aside all his prior commitments and travelled to mumbai to meet bhardwaj at the earliest the song has its lyrics written by veteran lyricist and poet gulzar including the rap verse sung by honey singh the idea of honey singhs inclusion in the song was vishal bhardwajs who thought his voice would be fit for warsi s character it is the first time gulzar has written a song s rap verses also the first time singh rapped to one not written by him", "warsi choreographed the title song of roop ki rani choron ka raja 1993 before making his acting debut in the amitabh bachchan produced tere mere sapne 1996 it was followed by betaabi 1997 hero hindustani 1998 hogi pyaar ki jeet and trishakti both 1999 among others but most of these films failed to do well at the box office in 2003 he had his breakthrough by playing the comic sidekick circuit in rajkumar hirani s comedy drama munna bhai m b b s his performance garnered him the zee cine award for best actor in a comic role and received nominations for the filmfare iifa screen and apsara film producers guild award for best supporting actor warsi won the gifa best comedian award for his role in the comedy hulchul 2004 and garnered critical acclaim for portraying a police officer in the crime drama sehar 2005 he received his second filmfare award for best supporting actor nomination for his role in the romantic comedy salaam namaste 2005 in 2006 warsi starred in the rohit shetty directed comedy and reprised his role of circuit in the sequel lage raho munna bhai his performance in the latter won him the filmfare award", "suman prays in the temple frequently and hopes that her prayers will be answered when she delivers a boy in hospital a fire breaks out and the baby is switched with another whose mother died after delivery mahesh gets furious at this and for the worse major bhagawat singh enters asking for his son unable to identify his son by any means mahesh allows major bhagawat to stay and raise both kids his way while suman nurtures both as her own surendra and narendra grow up behave alike and make matters worse for mahesh the latter then takes the help of his friend sudhakar who sends his daughter kiran to stay at his house with a secret mission of studying both sons to identify mahesh s son major finds out and makes her realise the bond between both sons and their mother in whom she sees her long lost own meanwhile the brothers have become good friends with kiran until they overhear the truth about her motive and also her alliance with one of them surendra and narendra inebriate her in order to defame her in the eyes of their mother but the latter immediately finds out kiran is shocked" ]
[ "it was originally composed by viju shah and sung by kumar sanu and kavita krishnamurthy the original music video from the film was picturized on actor arshad warsi and actress simran the tere mere sapne soundtrack album was released by t series it sold 2 2million units in india making it the sixth best selling bollywood soundtrack of 1996 aankh maarey is a hindi song sung by neha kakkar mika singh and kumar sanu the song was remade for the 2018 film simmba with the music reproduced by tanishk bagchi the music video is mainly picturized on the film s leading stars ranveer singh and sara ali khan and features several cameo appearances including arshad warsi with sanu s voice who starred in the original 1996 music video from tere mere sapne the song became a major hit with video going viral within hours of its release on youtube by t series it has received total of over 1billion views on youtube it is the first indian song to cross the billion view milestone on youtube", "it is produced by vinod bachan and presented by mohammed fasih bharat shah the film features sanjay dutt vivek oberoi arshad warsi charmy kaur ravi kishan paresh rawal and sunil grover in lead roles amongst others it was released on 22 february 2013 upon release the film received negative to mixed reviews and also received a mixed response at the box office with a poor response from the multiplex audience and a good response from the single screen audience zila ghaziabad was described overall by critics as a flop although it managed to recover its production budget the movie is based on the true story of the gang war that lasted between two groups in the 80s and 90s in ghaziabad india in the town of ghaziabad brahmapal choudhary paresh rawal is a corrupt chairman and has connections with the gangster fauji arshad warsi who is willing to do anything to make a quick buck when brahmapal refuses to pay up to 2 million for fauji s sisters wedding fauji breaks their ties and leaves him at the same time brahmapal befriends a polite teacher named satbir vivek oberoi who also happens to be in a relationship with brahmapal s", "the film features an ensemble cast including sunny deol preity zinta ameesha patel arshad warsi and shreyas talpade its music is presented by zee music the film marks comeback of famous bollywood actress preity zinta after a 7 year hiatus from films a varanasi based don lal bhaisahab dubey sunny deol dreams of seeing himself on the big screen to facilitate this mad affair he seeks the services of goldie kapoor arshad warsi and tarun porno ghosh shreyas talpade who are playing a director and a writer respectively preity zinta plays the role of sapna dubey don lal bhaisahab dubey s wife ameesha patel plays an actress and tries to emulate sapna dubey initial cast announced in 2011 included sunny deol ameesha patel arshad warsi tusshar kapoor and prakash raj release was scheduled for 2012 in may 2012 hindi film website bollywood hungama reported that the director had approached subhash ghai after producer fauzia refused to increase the film s budget by claims regarding the film being shelved were rejected by the film s cast and director ghai also denied that he was producing the film in july of the same year kapoor left the project due to schedule conflicts", "the film stars sanjay dutt ritesh deshmukh arshad warsi aashish chaudhary and javed jaffrey in the lead roles while asrani sanjay mishra vijay raaz manoj pahwa and tiku talsania are featured in supporting roles it is heavily inspired from it s a mad mad mad mad world 1963 american epic comedy film and some scenes are shot for shot copies it is the first installment of dhamaal film series the film was remade on 2008 kannada movie mast maja maadi in 2011 the film spawned a sequel under the title of double dhamaal with the lead cast reprising their roles a third sequel under the name total dhamaal was released in february 2019 with only deshmukh warsi and jaffrey returning with an entirely new cast and a fresh story having no connections to dhamaal and double dhamaal four good for nothing friends roy ritesh deshmukh adi arshad warsi boman aashish chaudhary and manav javed jaffrey are kicked out of their house by their landlady suhasini mulay for not paying their rents desperate to earn money they devise up a plan adi tells manav to steal a painting from the house they decide to sell it to the son of the", "the film is directed by indra kumar and produced by ashok thakeria sanjay dutt ritesh deshmukh arshad warsi aashish chaudhary and javed jaffrey reprise their roles from the previous films with kangana ranaut and mallika sherawat as new additions the theatrical trailer of the film was revealed on 20 may 2011 along with the film haunted the film released on 24 june 2011 upon release the film received mixed reviews from critics but it was a hit at the box office a sequel reboot titled total dhamaal was released in feb 2019 with the main three cast deshmukh warsi and jaffrey reprising their roles the story continues from the previous film the four good for nothing friends roy ritesh deshmukh adi arshad warsi boman aashish chaudhary and manav javed jaffrey are still trying to con people for a living they happen to see their old enemy kabir sanjay dutt driving a luxurious mercedes benz and try to find out the secret behind his success upon investigating they find that he is living off his wife s wealth they then blackmail him into making them his business partners but little do the four friends know that kabir his girlfriend kamini mallika", "the film stars ajay devgn arshad warsi sharman joshi tusshar kapoor rimi sen and paresh rawal in lead roles while sushmita mukherjee manoj joshi mukesh tiwari sanjay mishra and vrajesh hirjee are featured in supporting roles the opening credits of the movie revealed that the story was based on the gujarati play aflatoon by mihir bhuta and neeraj vora adapted from harsh shivsharan s original marathi play ghar ghar which was earlier used in the 2001 malayalam comedy kakkakuyil the film released on 14 july 2006 and received generally positive reviews from the critics and turned out to be a surprise hit at the box office on 29 october 2008 the film spawned a sequel golmaal returns which was even more successful than the original opening comedy sequences of this movie was used in the kannada movie mast maja maadi the story revolves around the lives of gopal ajay devgn lucky tusshar kapoor madhav arshad warsi and laxman sharman joshi laxman is an intelligent student who is diverted from doing well in college by his mischievous band of friends gopal madhav and lucky lucky is a mute in the movie the three friends use laxman s hostel room for their", "its plot heavily borrowed from the 2006 hollywood comedy accepted it stars jackky bhagnani puja gupta chandan roy sanyal angad bedi and riteish deshmukh in the lead role while arshad warsi akbar khan and darshan jariwala appear in supporting roles the film was released on 1 april 2011 and was recorded average at the box office a group of friends ritesh jackky nanj angad and puja puja all receive extremely bad marks in their exams one of their close friends vishnu chandan has passed with top marks under the pressure of his father and has enrolled in the top high school of india to make their parents happy and proud the four friends create a fake university titled fakirchand and lakirchand trust university f a l t u with the assistance of ritesh s childhood friend google arshad warsi things take a turn for the worse when the parents would like to see f a l t u to make things go right ritesh and google hire someone bajirao riteish to act as the principal for one day however after the parents s visit a bunch of kids apply for f a l t u believing it to be a", "is a 2003 indian hindi language comedy drama film directed by rajkumar hirani in his directorial debut and produced by vidhu vinod chopra many elements of the film had been taken from american film patch adams film the story involves protagonist munna bhai sanjay dutt a goon going to medical school he is helped by his sidekick circuit arshad warsi it stars sanjay dutt arshad warsi jimmy sheirgill gracy singh boman irani and sunil dutt and was later followed by a second film lage raho munna bhai and became the first instalment of the munna bhai film series sanjay dutt said on 17 september 2019 that production on the third munna bhai film starring dutt in the title role will begin in towards the end of 2020 it went on to win the 2004 national film award for best popular film and several filmfare awards including the critics award for best movie and best screenplay at the box office it achieved a silver jubilee status 25 week run being one of only eight films to have achieved this status since the year 2000 in its 26th week of release the film could still be found playing on 257 screens throughout", "all the four films starred ajay devgn arshad warsi and tusshar kapoor with kareena kapoor appearing in two of the four films the first film was released in 2006 the second film golmaal returns was released in 2008 the third film golmaal 3 was released in 2010 and became the second highest grossing bollywood film of that year the fourth instalment of this series golmaal again released on the occasion of diwali on 20 october 2017 golmaal is now the sixth highest grossing film series in bollywood the film series has been described as a screwball comedy franchise this is the fifth indian movie franchise to have four installments after cid 999 franchise cbi franchise major mahadevan franchise and raaz series the animated version of the golmaal movie named golmaal junior set to release for kid s channel with three central characters madhav gopal and lucky the story revolves around the lives of four five from the third and fourth films friends gopal lucky madhav and laxman hence the title of the series is golmaal or golmaal it involves comical incidents taking place with them usually leading to a dramatic end all the films star ajay devgn arshad warsi and", "the third installment of the dhamaal franchise it is a reboot of the 2007 film dhamaal and based loosely on the 1963 hollywood film it s a mad mad mad mad world total dhamaal features an large ensemble cast including ajay devgn anil kapoor madhuri dixit riteish deshmukh arshad warsi javed jaffrey and esha gupta it also stars sanjay mishra pitobash tripathy boman irani johnny lever and manoj pahwa in brief roles with sonakshi sinha appearing in a item number mungda the film has been produced on a budget of production of the film began in march 2017 deshmukh warsi and jaffrey were chosen to be a part of total dhamaal too meanwhile devgn kapoor and dixit were added to the cast as well principal photography of total dhamaal began in january 2018 devgn also co produced the film filming concluded in august 2018 the official teaser of the film was unveiled on 19 january 2019 whereas trailer released on 21 january due to the pulwama attack held on 14 february the film was not released in pakistan the film was theatrically released on 22 february 2019 it received mixed reviews from critics the film grossed over within 12 days", "it aired on sony entertainment television from 3 november 2006 to 26 january 2007 a total of 86 days unlike other versions of big brother the indian version uses celebrities as housemates not members of the general public it was hosted by the bollywood actor arshad warsi the series ended on 26 january 2007 with rahul roy becoming the winner while carol gracias became the runner up the show is based on the big brother format developed by john de mol a number of contestants known as housemates lived in a purpose built house and were isolated from the rest of the world each week housemates nominated two of their peers for eviction and the housemates who received the most nominations would face a public vote of these one would eventually leave having been evicted from the house however there were exceptions to this process as dictated by bigg boss in the final week there were three housemates remaining and the public voted for who they wanted to win tasks were set by bigg boss each week the housemates were allowed to gamble on task outcomes and were rewarded with extra money to order more supplies if they won the", "the film stars ajay devgn arshad warsi tusshar kapoor kunal khemu shreyas talpade kareena kapoor johnny lever ratna pathak shah and mithun chakraborty principal photography for the film began in march 2010 in mumbai goa and hyderabad it is copy of basu chatterjee s khatta meetha 1978 which itself was based on the 1968 movie yours mine and ours but was not a copy and khatta meetha had ashok kumar and pearl padamsee in lead roles and played an old couple marrying with children from their previous marriages and film s rights were later bought over golmaal 3 was released on 5 november 2010 in 2014 a telugu feature film pandavulu pandavulu tummada was made as a remake of golmaal 3 with top actors like mohan babu manchu vishnu manchu manoj varun sandesh raveena tandon a sequel golmaal again was released in 2017 the story follows pritam mithun chakraborty an elderly bus driver his three good for nothing sons madhav arshad warsi the group leader laxman kunal khemu the poetic idiot and lucky tushar kapoor the innocent mute are always up to trouble mostly by scamming people on the other hand geeta ratna pathak is an elderly woman whose two", "the film features an ensemble cast including sunny deol akshay kumar sunil shetty aftab shivdasani sharad kapoor sonu nigam in his acting debut arshad warsi aditya pancholi and raj babbar with manisha koirala and armaan kohli as the main antagonists divya manisha koirala and karan saxena sunny deol are in love and plan to marry karan has a younger step brother vivek sonu nigam who he looks after as if he was his own brother divya and vivek hang out with quite a few young people of their own age atul akshay kumar vijay sunil shetty prem aftab shivdasani ashok aditya pancholi viktor sharad kapoor abdul arshad warsi nita rambha rashmi kiran rathod niki upasana singh and preeti pinky campbell two male members named rajesh rajat bedi and madan siddharth ray try to rape divya and get a sound thrashing from karan after apologizing these two members decide to avenge their beating and humiliation soon after karan leaves for a business trip abroad divya begins to have premonitions of a past life and later learns she was the love interest of kapil armaan kohli a snake with magical powers in a previous life their love life was shattered by an", "this is the first time sony tv comes up with such show to hunt the entertaining and acting qualities of kid contestants the judges of the show are boman irani raveena tandon and arshad warsi this show is written by dinesh brigedier this show was rumoured to replace indian idol after the super dancer this show will again create a huge buzz the title track was sung by lv revanth the winner of indian idol the first episode of this season was aired on 8 april 2017 and last episode of this season was aired on 9 july 2017 the top ten after the auditions are vrinda gujral mahi soni inayat verma dhruv acharya udhbhav satyam arora rishi panchal mandeep sekhon virad tyagi tanya and tanisha twins each contestant is paired up an acting guru with whom they will have to perform acts if in the danger zone and who will be mentoring the kids the acting guru s on the show are karan singh chhabra subuhi joshi kamna pathak onisha sharma mohit agarwal saurabh nayyar sumit goswami bhasha sumbli arun shinde manjiri popala samarth got a wild card entry into the show along with his guru sunil soni four", "it is directed by first time director siddharth anand and produced by aditya chopra and yash chopra under the yash raj films banner the film stars saif ali khan and preity zinta in their fourth film together arshad warsi tania zaetta and jugal hansraj appear in supporting roles released on 9 september 2005 it was the first indian movie to be filmed entirely in australia the film tells the story of two young and modern indians nick and ambar who have left their homes to make a life on their own in melbourne australia the story follows one year of their lives dealing with their problems and relationships from their first meeting at a wedding ceremony to their decision to move in together without marriage to their break up upon discovering that ambar is pregnant salaam namaste became one of the biggest box office hits of 2005 in india as well as india s biggest hit in the overseas market that year on 24 september 2005 the script of the film was invited to be included in the margaret herrick library which is operated by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences zinta received several nominations for her role", "the series was created by nikhil taneja that captures the comedy and chaos in the showbiz industry the series also featured cameos by bollywood filmmaker anurag kashyap and bollywood actors arshad warsi and anand tiwari the 12 episode first season of the show aired from 16 march 2013 to 1 june 2013 mtv reality stars follows the travails of four friends and roommates kuldeep sodhi zamir akhtar krish batra and tania sharma as they try to make it in the industry krish writes reality shows kuldeep wants to be on a reality show tania is a reality show reject and zameer hates reality shows the show features a reality show within it called mtv rejects a show that tries to find the country s biggest reject the script of this show has been written by krish and tanya is in the production team kuldeep wants to be a part of the show so desperately that he stages a mock fight with zameer to grab the attention of the show makers the show makers also select zameer the reality hater along with kuldeep krish and tania try to get zameer out in the first episode as luck might have it kuldeep", "it starred karisma kapoor in the leading role alongside an all star cast including sanjay kapoor arbaaz khan arshad warsi vikas bhalla and jugal hansraj created by akashdeep it was written by sachin bhowmick and directed by anurag basu amongst others the title song was composed by anu malik and sung by sonu nigam and sapna mukherjee the serial follows the story of devyani karisma kapoor who from humble beginnings went on to become a very successful businesswoman the story begins with an aged devyani now a 67 year old mother of two grown up sons jai and sameer played by harsh chhaya and ayub khan and grandmother of kunal jugal hansraj is attending a ceremony to celebrate her life achievements an attempt is made on her life when a gunman fires at her but she survives as the bullet only scrapes past her arm the hitman escapes it is later revealed that her sons plot to have her killed to inherit her wealth there is also a mysterious character named aarnav arbaaz khan who wants to write a novel based on devyani s life but seems to have an ulterior motive the story shifts between devyani in new zealand", "it is produced by the comedian mehmood s brother anwar ali like several other 1980s films by mahesh bhatt kaash contains serious and realistic content and upon release received critical acclaim arshad warsi made his film debut as an assistant director to bhatt with this film ritesh a popular film star jackie shroff and his wife pooja dimple kapadia live a wealthy lifestyle with their seven year old child romi however after a series of unexpected box office failures and huge losses he is hounded by creditors and consequently the couple sell all their personal property and belongings frustrated and embittered by his career dive ritesh becomes an alcoholic pooja who takes it upon herself to look after the family works several jobs this leads to continuous differences between the two and romi their child becomes a silent spectator to their constant fights and disputes at home one day in a hotel where pooja works as a chambermaid she is molested by a hoodlum a stranger called alok anupam kher saves pooja from him and offers her a job in his firm much to the annoyance of ritesh who would prefer that she stay at home ritesh feels it is", "the film stars john abraham bipasha basu arshad warsi and boman irani the film s soundtrack is composed by pritam with lyrics by javed akhtar dhan dhana dhan goal is a contemporary fictional story of the south asian community in the uk told through the prism of professional football the film received positive reviews though the film was only moderately successful at the box office and was declared average by box office india the film was premiered in the tous les cinemas du monde world cinema section of 2007 cannes film festival the plot is said to bear a lot of resemblance to the 2004 hollywood movie the main protagonist sunny bhasin john abraham initially agrees to leave southhall united football club southall a predominately south asian part of west london and signs a lucrative offer to play professionally for millwall f c he later decides not to play for millwall though a team in south london with apparent links to the skinhead movement the soundtrack for the film was released on november 2007 it has been given a rating of 3 out of 5 on indiafm com lyrics by javed akhtar background score by sanjoy chowdhury the son of", "the film stars an ensemble cast of anil kapoor john abraham ileana d cruz arshad warsi pulkit samrat kriti kharbanda urvashi rautela and saurabh shukla principal photography of the film commenced on 17 february 2019 in london 3 men considered as losers in their lives by the people plan to get rich along with their girlfriends by fooling 2 gangsters and robbing their money pagalpanti was announced on 21 september 2018 in april 2019 bazmee shared his experiences of shooting in london in a statement he said shooting in london was not less then a roller coaster ride we had a few difficulties considering the weather conditions there the principal photography began in february 2019 with shooting of film in london the london schedule of the film ended in the last week of april 2019 with this principal photography of the film was completed john abraham was injured while filming an action scene for the film in mumbai ahead of the release of the film a sequel has been planned kumar mangat the producer said it is going to be a big franchise and our team has started work on the script for part two the first teaser poster was", "luke began his career as a dj followed by a successful stint as the first male vj on channel v he gained widespread recognition for his role in the 2008 rock musical drama rock on recently luke came back into prominence for his role as the hired mercenary malcolm murad in the netflix india series sacred games luke was born in kolkata into a mixed ethnicity family his irish grandfather was originally from burma who moved to india after wwii and married luke s grandmother who was british luke s father robert kenny was born in delhi and was also a musician he later moved to kolkata and married luke s mother who was italian luke s parent got divorced when he was very young and he grew up in mumbai with his father and grandfather both of them musicians thus luke was interested in music since he was a kid he took admission in elphinstone college mumbai but left it mid way in pursuit of a career in music luke first started career as a dancer influenced by michael jackson he was spotted and later recruited by arshad warsi s dance crew in 1991 he joined the rock band", "she and her sisters actress and model shibani and apeksha dandekar grew up in kingsgrove new south wales a suburb of sydney australia she is in a relationship with actor karan kundra in 2002 at the age of 19 dandekar moved to mumbai maharashtra to pursue a career in the entertainment industry she was cast as an anchor in mtv s house of style she later hosted mtv dance crew mtv teen diva mtv news and mtv love school for the network in 2008 she won best vj at the cosmopolitan fun fearless female awards as of 2014 dandekar is a judge on india s next top model alongside model actress lisa haydon in 2003 dandekar made her acting debut in bollywood with mumbai matinee and went on to do viruddh in 2005 alongside bollywood veterans amitabh bachchan sanjay dutt sharmila tagore and john abraham her performance in the film won her the best debut award at the maharashtra times awards in 2006 she then went on to star in the musical miss bollywood later in 2006 she starred in anthony kaun hai alongside arshad warsi and sanjay dutt in 2012 she made her marathi film debut with her role", "the film stars arjun rampal in a double role along with jackky bhagnani opposite nidhi subbaiah in lead roles and darshan jariwala and kirron kher in supporting roles whilst arshad warsi appears in a cameo role the screenplay and dialogues were written by mayur puri the theatrical trailer of the film revealed on 13 august 2012 whilst the film released worldwide on 26 october 2012 and received mostly negative response the storyline is remade from the telugu film seema tapakai the story revolves around rajveer jackky bhagnani a hard working rich youngster who is the heir of his father yashvardhan grewal darshan jariwala and his company grewal motors co when rajveer falls in love with madhuri nidhi subbaiah he realises that she hates all rich people and has much sympathy for poor families therefore rajveer starts a drama in which he pretends to be poor along with his family to gain madhuri s love however when madhuri s elder brother karan singh chauhan arjun rampal arrives to meet rajveer s family he begins to suspect him and as the truth slowly foils out mayhem strikes the film is a remake of seema tapakai a very successful telugu film starring allari", "the film is a satirical comedy about the seven year itch between a husband madhavan tota roy chowdhury and wife konkona sen sharma and how their life turns topsy turvy with the entry of what seems to be an ordinary pair of antique sunglasses the film was shot in 2006 but did not have a theatrical release and later premi red at the 19th kolkata international film festival in 2013 konkana sen sharma signed on to play the leading female role in the hindi and bengali versions of the film in june 2006 and revealed that director rituparno ghosh had originally approached aparna sen with the script in the 1990s arshad warsi was initially selected to play the lead role in the hindi version of the film but walked out demanding higher remuneration and was replaced by sanjay suri tota roy chowdhury signed on to play the lead role in the bengali version of the film and along with suri began attending final script reading sessions with ghosh jaya bachchan was added to the cast to play konkana s mother while raima sen agreed to play a guest role in the films suri then opted out of the project noting", "four teams including some of the biggest names from films and television competed and the show was hosted by actress jennifer winget comedy ka maha muqabala was launched on 19 march 2011 and was produced by reliance big entertainment the show ended on 11 june 2011 after a grand finale episode the winner shreyas chi mandli was awarded rs 50 lakh each week four teams competed against each other in a comedy competition the teams were captained by four indian comedy celebrities arshad warsi raveena tandon shekhar suman and shreyas talpade who performed with a team of television celebrities stand up comedians and one comedy beginner in a variety of challenges a total of 20 contestants competed based on their performances teams were scored by the audience and other team captains the team with the highest scores at the end of the week won the comedy ka over the course of the competition sudesh bhosle replaced sudesh lehri sucheta khanna replaced aashka goradia and rajesh kumar replaced arhaan behl each week included two or more rounds the stand up round included in early episodes featured one member of each team performing a stand up routine and was worth 20 points", "it stars bobby deol in the eponymous role it also co stars priyanka chopra and irrfan khan riteish deshmukh and danny denzongpa appear in supporting roles the film released worldwide on august 29 2008 the film tells the story of chandrama singh bobby deol who was raised by baba danny denzongpa a naxal leader based in the southern interiors of bihar after his family was brutally murdered he later gets picked up under a covert governmental program jointly conceived by raw and intelligence bureau to carry out political assassinations he falls in love with shubhi priyanka chopra a kindergarten teacher and decides to lead a reformed life but a chanced encounter entangles him in the world of crime once again kabeer kaushik the director of the film had approached bobby deol to play the lead role in his debut film sehar which was eventually played by arshad warsi despite liking the script deol turned it down because he was not prepared to work with a debutant director and also felt that the plot was similar to some other film filming for the movie began in october 2007 the song gola gola from the film picturised on the festival of holi", "it stars salman khan sushmita sen katrina kaif and sohail khan in lead roles with arshad warsi beena kak rajpal yadav and isha koppikar in supporting roles arbaaz khan made a guest appearance in the movie the film is about the relationships of a womanizing doctor who gets ultimately stuck between two women a patient with suicidal tendencies and his nurse it is based on the 1969 movie cactus flower which itself was inspired by a famous french play fleur de cactus by pierre barillet and jean pierre gredy the 2011 hollywood movie just go with it was also based on cactus flower samir salman khan is a very successful doctor he not only looks after his patients maladies but he also looks after his female patients hearts most women fall for him and his irresistible charms the only person who has not fallen for him is his dutiful nurse naina sushmita sen whenever a girl gets too close to samir and starts talking about marriage he sends her off by telling her he is already married however one day he meets sonia katrina kaif a beautiful young woman and samir are smitten he lies to her about having a", "he was a political journalist and later became known for directing satirical comical dramas like phas gaye re obama 2010 jolly llb 2013 and jolly llb 2 2017 after completing his ma degree in hindi literature kapoor started his career as a political journalist in delhi in the 1990s covering north india thereafter when his short film got him acclaim in 2001 he started making commercial short films documentaries and ad films eventually shifting base to mumbai in 2006 in 2007 kapoor made his feature film directorial debut with say salaam india the film failed at the box office in 2010 he directed his second venture a satire phas gaye re obama which featured many comedians the film managed to do well in india and received critical acclaim as well as commercial success due to the surprise success of the film kapoor began writing his next project in 2013 kapoor released jolly llb featuring arshad warsi amrita rao and boman irani it is a courtroom drama with a comical touch the film was released on 15 march 2013 he is also the director for jolly llb s sequel jolly llb 2 which starred akshay kumar in february 2014 actress geetika", "the story is adapted from the malayalam film godfather and marathi film ghayaal the film has a huge star cast including akshaye khanna kareena kapoor arshad warsi sunil shetty amrish puri paresh rawal jackie shroff arbaaz khan shakti kapoor farha naaz and laxmi twenty years prior angar chand amrish puri lived a wealthy lifestyle in a small town in india along with his wife parvati and four sons balram jackie shroff kishan paresh rawal shakti arbaaz khan and baby jai akshaye khanna balram was of marriageable age and in love with the daughter of laxmi devi laxmi who reciprocated his feelings angar proceeded to arrange the marriage however laxmi devi opposed this relationship during the wedding ceremony laxmi ordered her sons surajbhan and pratap to forcibly remove their sister in anger laxmi s husband shot his firearm at balram but instead parvati was hit and killed laxmi subsequently married her daughter to kashinath shakti kapoor an enraged angar chand hacked laxmi s husband to death in the middle of the road and was arrested and sentenced to 14 years in prison when he returned home he declared that women will not be permitted in his property posting a sign on", "it featured smita patil anil kapoor and amrita singh in lead roles alcoholic lawyer ravi goel anil kapoor does not get cases because he refuses to lie he lives with his mother rohini hattangadi and sister shashi smita patil who also happens to be the breadwinner for the family mp rane avtar gill rapes a girl and is videotaped by a cameraman madan jain rane has both of them killed meanwhile shashi becomes pregnant from ranbir singh suresh oberoi she refuses to marry him because she feels that when she would leave her family they would be in trouble ranbir convinces ravi to take on cases to fight in the court tea shop owner satish kaushik tells ravi that dancer shaila s amrita singh brother has been missing for some time ravi begins searching for her brother and discovering his death tries to find the killers during the film s shooting actress smita patil became pregnant but continued working for the film she cited that housemaids also work when they are pregnant she died on 13 december 1986 due to childbirth complications just a few days after the birth of her and raj babbar s son prateik babbar arshad warsi", "it began airing on 21 august 2008 on colors shilpa shetty replaced arshad warsi as host of the show fourteen handpicked housemates entered during the launch and were described as newsmakers rather than celebrities though the majority of the contestants were associated with bollywood or indian tv channels and other realities shows the housemates considered strangers for each other spent 98 days or nearly 14 weeks locked out together under one roof under the 24 7 supervision of 32 cameras fitted around the bigg boss house at lonavala a hill station about 100 km east of mumbai on the second day of the show the british guest on exchange in the house jade goody walked out of the bigg boss house due to the revelation that she had developed cancer on day 30 of the show an additional entry to the house was made in the form of diana hayden who was the fifteenth contestant of the reality game show the show topped the rating charts in its last week due to a voluntary exit by a popular housemate rahul mahajan the season lasted for 98 continuous days in total ending with the finale on 22 november 2008 ashutosh kaushik", "the film stars ajay devgn ayesha takia arshad warsi and irrfan khan in lead roles it is a remake of the 2005 telugu film anukokunda oka roju sunday released on 25 january 2008 and received mixed response from critics it also managed to do average business at the box office worldwide the story takes place in the city of delhi the film begins when a girl is murdered by an unseen killer it is learnt that the killer was her fianc had acquired evidence about her infidelity then the story shifts to life of sehar ayesha takia a voiceover artist sehar who lives alone in a flat has a friend named ritu anjana sukhani who is a fashion designer sehar has a rare disorder her memory blanks out leaving her clueless about events that took place in a certain time period hence she rarely socializes but ritu forcefully takes her to a nightclub sehar had previously met acp rajveer randhawa ajay devgn a corrupt cop unknown to both their mothers are old friends and want them to get married sehar has rejected rajveer after knowing his truth but he is smitten here sehar wakes up in her flat and apparently" ]
what is dental prefabricated resin?
[ "it's what they make crowns out of" ]
[ "IBM Websphere is java application server software. Competes with BEA Weblogic, JBOSS, Caucho Resin.", "Fringe benefits are things like Insurance, Dental, Pension, REtirement.", "Medicare does not cover any dental work at all.", "Save your money towards orthodontics, and look for a job that covers dental insurance well.", "They probably lied to you, if its water damage, you cant even boot up the machine, probably resin smell is all you got for electrical short, get another shop to do the fix next time.", "Drinking green tea is thought to lower cholesterol, help the immune system, and support dental health.", "MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery \\nAmbedkar Medical College, Kadugondanahalli Bangalore - 560 045 \\nBangalore Medical College, Fort, Bangalore – 560 002 \\nKempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, KR Road , Near Fort, Bangalore 560 002 \\nMS Ramaiah Medical College, MS Ramaiah Nagar, Near Mathikere, Bangalore - 560 054 \\nSt.John's Medical College, Sarjapur road Bangalore - 560 034 \\n\\n\\nBDS: Bachelor of Dental Surgery\\n \\n\\nBabu Jagjivanram Dental College, Moodalayaplya, Nagarabhavi Road Bangalore - 560 040 \\nBangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, No.5/3, Hosur Road Bangalore \\nDayananda Sagar Dental College, Shavigemalleshwara Hills, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore \\nDr. Shyamala Reddy Dental College, No.298, 7th Cross, Damlur Layout, Bangalore - 560 071 \\nGovernment Dental College, Fort, Bangalore – 560 002 \\nKLE's Society's Institute of Dental Sciences, II Block, Rajajinagar Bangalore - 560 010 \\nMaruthi Dental College & Research Centre, Bannerghatta Road Bangalore - 560 076 \\nRV Dental College, 4th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560 011 \\nM.S. Ramaiah Dental College, M.S. Ramaiah nagar, Near Mathikere, Bangalore \\nM.R.Ambedkar Dental College, No.1/36, Cline Road, Cooke Town, Bangalore - 560 005 \\nRajarajeshwari Dental College & Hospital, No.26/6, I Main, Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560 055 \\nRajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore \\nKrishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences, Via Yelahanka Hunasamaranahalli, Bangalore \\nSevalal Dental College & Hospital, No.704, West of Chord Road, II Stage, Bangalore 560 086 \\nVenkateshwara Dental College (NSVK), Uttarahalli Main Road, Bangalore – 560 061 \\nVokkaligara Sangha Dental College, KIMS Building, VV Puram, Bangalore - 560 004 \\nThe Oxford Dental College, \\n\\n\\nBPharma: Bachelor of Pharmacy\\n\\nAl-Ameen College of Pharmacy, H.Siddaiah Road, Lalbagh Main Gate, Bangalore - 560027 \\nDayananda Sagar Pharmacy College, Shavigemalleshwara Hills, Kanakapura Road Bangalore. \\nDr.H.L.Thimmegowda College of Pharmacy, Kengal, Channapatna, Bangalore Dist. – 471 501 \\nFlorence College of Physiotherapy, D.S.Road, Devanahalli, Bangalore - 560 010 \\nG.K.M.Pharmacy College, Jaraganahalli, Kanakapura road, Bangalore – 560 078 \\nGoutham College of Pharmacy, Behind P&T qtrs., Sulthanpalya, Bangalore - 560 032 \\nGovernment College of Pharmacy, Lalbagh Road , Subbaiah Circle, Bangalore - 560 027 \\nKLE's Society's Pharmacy College, II Block, Rajajinagar Bangalore - 560 010 \\nKripanidhi College of Pharmacy, No.5, Sarjapur Road, Koramangala Bangalore - 560 034 \\nMS Ramaiah Medical College, MS Ramaiah Nagar, Near Mathikere, Bangalore - 560 054 \\nMilind Insitute of Pharmacy, Pipeline, West of Chord Road, Bangalore 560 086 \\nMMU College of Pharmacy, KK Doddi, Ramnangar, Bangalore - 571 511 \\nPES College of Pharmacy, Kumaraswamy Temple Street, 50ft Road, Hanumanthanagar, Bangalore \\nOxford College of Pharmacy, I Phase, JP Nagar, Bangalore - 560 078 \\nPES College of Pharmacy, 50 Feet Road, Hanumanthanagar, Bangalore - 560 050 \\nSt.John's College of Pharmacy, Vijayanagar, Bangalore - 560 040 \\nVishweshwara Institute of Pharma. Sciences, 24th Main Road, 25th Cross, BSK II Stage. \\nVivekananda Institute of Pharmacy, Dr.Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar II Stage, Bangalore \\n\\nHomeopathy Colleges (BHMS) \\nBhagavan Budda Homoeopathic Medical College, Kengeri, Bangalore–560 060 \\nGovernment Homoeopathic College, Indian Redcross Society Buidling, Race Course Road \\n\\nAyurvedic Colleges (BAMS)\\nGovernment Ayurvedic Medical College, Dhavantri Road Bangalore - 560 009 \\nKalabhairaveshwara Institute of Ayurvedic Medical College, Vijayangar, Bangalore \\nIndian Institute of Ayurvedic Medicines, Palace Compound, Jayamahal, Bangalore, 560006 \\nKrishnadevaraya Ayurvedic College, Via Yelahanka Hunasamaranahalli, Bangalore \\n\\nUnani Colleges (BUMS) \\nGovernment Unani Medical College, Indian Redcross Society Building, Racecours Road \\nNational Institute of U", "Dental work costs a fortune - dental insurance barely pays for anything, so if you have the means and the motives, I'd say go for it. I am sure that there are plenty of good mexican doctors who cater to americans who want cheaper healthcare. I'd ask around for specific dentists who would be worth seeing." ]
who was the flamingo on the masked singer season 2?
[ "The Flamingo Is Revealed As Adrienne Bailon | Season 2 Ep. 13 | THE MASKED SINGER." ]
[ "The Masked Singer had its second-season finale on Wednesday night. After whittling down the pool of 16 secret singers, it was down to the final three: the Fox, the Flamingo and the Rottweiler.", "Actress Bella Thorne was unmasked as the Swan on tonight's episode of “The Masked Singer” Season 3, a moment that never would have happened if it weren't for meddling viewers who kept insisting throughout the Fox singing competition's second season that she was the Flamingo contestant, who was actually revealed to be ...", "Right now, we're almost 100% sure that Adrienne Bailon Houghton is the Flamingo on The Masked Singer.", "Week eight of the Masked Singer saw Bella Thorne unmasked as the Swan. After she was revealed, she said: \"Because Ken was guessing me as the flamingo last season.", "“Masked Singer” judge Robin Thicke has guessed the Flamingo is Fantasia on a couple of shows, and guest judge Anthony Anderson agreed. ... Fantasia, a High Point native, got her start on the third season of “American Idol” — in fact, she won!", "Only three singers remain on The Masked Singer. Tonight, they will all be unmasked, including the Flamingo, who's been a frontrunner since the very beginning. The current prevailing guess is Adrienne Bailon, former member of the Cheetah Girls, and current Youtuber and cohost of The Real.", "The Flamingo Is Unmasked: It's Adrienne Bailon! Season 2 Ep.", "But we're 99.9% positive that the Rottweiler on The Masked Singer is ... former American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry. The Rottweiler of The Masked Singer season 2 walks the runway at the costume fashion show.", "During the two-hour finale, the Flamingo came in third, and her mask came off to reveal the truth. She was indeed Adrienne Houghton. Even though fans were on that track from the beginning, Houghton tried to throw them off. The day after The Masked Singer premiered, Houghton attempted to dispell the rumors on The Real.", "The Masked Singer (American season 1) The first season of The Masked Singer premiered on January 2, 2019, and lasted for 10 episodes. On February 27, 2019, the Monster (rapper T-Pain) was declared the winner, and the Peacock (singer Donny Osmond) the runner-up.", "The Llama Is Revealed As Drew Carey | Season 3 Ep. 2 | THE MASKED SINGER - YouTube.", "'The Masked Singer': Season 2 Winner Wayne Brady Never Got His Trophy. The Masked Singer, Season 2 revealed that The Fox won the season. It turned out that Wayne Brady lurked underneath the costume.", "Rabbit is a masked celebrity on the first season of The Masked Singer. It was later found out that the celebrity underneath the mask was Joey Fatone.", "The Masked Singer (American season 2) The second season of The Masked Singer premiered on September 25, 2019, following a \"special sneak peek\" on September 15, 2019. ... After each performs in their own voice, the panel attempts to guess who is the masked singer.", "During the two-hour finale, the Flamingo came in third, and her mask came off to reveal the truth. She was indeed Adrienne Houghton. ... As much as Houghton tried to deny that she was the Flamingo, the judges and the fans were adamant that she was. This content is imported from Twitter.", "Bee is a masked celebrity on the first season of The Masked Singer. Underneath it is revealed that the celebrity was Gladys Knight who finished the competition in third place.", "The other masks yet to reveal their hidden celebrity are: Rottweiler; Tree; Ladybug; Skeleton; Thingamajig; Butterfly; Penguin; Black Widow; Flower; Leopard; Flamingo; Fox. Given the second season of the show first aired in September 2019, the celebrities have all been revealed.", "'The Masked Singer' Season 2 Episode 11 Live Recap & Results: Who Was Unmasked Wednesday Night? Tuesday night, the bubbly Tree was unmasked as the equally bubbly actress, Saturday Night Live veteran and singer Ana Gasteyer.", "['Butterfly. Patsy Palmer was Butterfly on The Masked Singer (Photo: ITV) ... ', 'Pharaoh. Alan Johnson as Pharaoh on The Masked Singer (Photo: ITV) ... ', 'Chameleon. Justin Hawkins as Chameleon on The Masked Singer (Photo: ITV) ... ', 'Tree. ... ', 'Daisy. ... ', 'Unicorn. ... ', 'Duck. ... ', 'Monster.']", "Fans are convinced the Flamingo is Demi Lovato! — she definitely has a \"leg up on the competition\" seeing as she is a world-famous singer. ... Demi has been taking a break from music.", "Comedian Wayne Brady of Whose Line Is It Anyway? was crowned the winner of The Masked Singer season 2. The Fox liked to name drop, saying he'd worked with people from Doogie to Doubtfire — aka Doogie Howser (Neil Patrick) Harris and Mrs. Doubtfire (Robin Williams). Brady has connections to both stars.", "\"Let's Go\" Donny Osmond as The Peacock on The Masked Singer.", "Season 1 of The Masked Singer premiered on January 2, 2019, and former football player Antonio Brown was the very first celebrity to be unmasked.", "Born. Bee is a masked celebrity on the first season of The Masked Singer. Underneath it is revealed that the celebrity was Gladys Knight who finished the competition in third place.", "After whittling down the pool of 16 secret singers, it was down to the final three: the Fox, the Flamingo and the Rottweiler. One by one, they had to reveal their real identities, but first they had to sing for panelists Ken Jeong, Nicole Scherzinger, Robin Thicke and Jenny McCarthy.", "(My guess: No clue.) Winner: Flamingo! THE UNMASKING | Panda lost her smackdown against Leopard and was revealed to be former boxer-turned-TV personality Laila Ali.", "Season 2, Week 5: The Penguin & The Black Widow By the end of the extended episode, TV host and comedian Shepherd was revealed to be the Penguin after her performance of Meghan Trainor's “All About That Bass,” and actress Raven Symoné unmasked herself in her Black Widow suit after performing Cher's \"Believe.\"", "SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead, if you have not watched Season 3, Episode 3 of “The Masked Singer,” which aired Feb. 12 on Fox. Chaka Khan, I feel for you. The iconic singer and songwriter, who had been disguised as Miss Monster, was the next celebrity to be eliminated on Season 3 of “The Masked Singer.”", "On February 27, 2019, the Monster (rapper T-Pain) was declared the winner, and the Peacock (singer Donny Osmond) the runner-up. Twelve celebrities compete anonymously in newly created full-bodied costumes including distinctive masks.", "Two costumed contestants were revealed at the conclusion of Wednesday's The Masked Singer semi-finals, when The Rabbit was identified as NSYNC singer Joey Fatone and, in a truly shocking outcome, The Lion was also voted off, and revealed to be Rumer Willis.", "Queen Bee - Nicola Roberts - WINNER The winner of the first UK season of The Masked Singer was Queen Bee who was unmasked as Nicola Roberts.", "Burruss beat out two more celebrities unmasked on Wednesday night's finale episode: Second place went to singer and actor Jesse McCartney, who had been costumed as the Turtle, while third place was hip-hop star Bow Wow, revealed as the star behind the Frog. (Scroll down to watch all three unmaskings.)" ]
What did you wake up to this morning?
[ "[deleted]" ]
[ "Waking up at 4:00 in the morning is the secret to success", "Helps me wake up. I also like to go running in the morning so showering is a must afterwards!", "Do it drunk. If you're really drunk you will wake up the next morning and suddenly found it all done for sober you. Works for me.", "Why we (adults) couldn't just wake up and go. Like as a kid I thought it took forever for my parents to \"wake up\" in the morning. As an adult, I need 2+ hours after waking up to do anything", "I prefer night showers, but I can see the appeal of morning showers. A hot shower at night before bed can be relaxing, but also a shower in the morning can wake you the hell up.", "You wake up well rested", "Licks eyelids to wake you up for pettings", "It is lame and I want to change but I don't want to delete my account . I wake up at 5 in the morning and idk If anybody does . That's what inspired my username .", "Can’t wake up if you never sleep.", "ez. just drink too much water before sleeping, and you'll need to piss when you wake up in the morning. \n\nnote: doesn't work if you wet the bed.", "If its the oposite day you cant wake up", "Don’t need to wake up if you never go to sleep.", "Live man. Why fear what you can’t control. Go to sleep, wake up, and live the day to the fullest. Live.", "first thing after you wake up is too early", "Getting up earlier. Not to do anything in particular but allowing myself to enjoy my coffee and leisurely get ready without rushing wakes me up calmer and generally yields a better day, or at least morning.\n\n(NOTE: I am NOT a morning person.)", "Regretting what you did", "Brush your teeth after you wake up and before you go to sleep", "Never wake up", "You know what you did...", "I'll give up my morning cereal to spoon you instead.", "One simple life hack will stop procrastination forever: \"Be good to your future self\"\n\ne.g. Clean your dishes before you go to bed. Your future self (when you wake up in the morning) will thank you. Then when you do wake up the next morning, thank your past self for doing the dishes.\n\nNote: this is not an original idea. I got it from Reddit but it truly works. Been doing this for about 2 months now. It is such a simple trick that applies to almost everything.", "Wake up 2 hours before you need to NO MATTER WHAT. Get all of your ducks in a row and the day goes 5x smoother.", "They are okay with waking up early.", "I'm not your sweetheart! And you know damn well why I got fired!! Why did you show up drunk at MY work screaming at MY BOSS this morning?!", "Waking up late for school", "Fuck you. You know what you did.", "And the perosn who you dug up was he/she a good person what religion did they follow" ]
SearchCap: Going global, PPC in higher ed & more
[ "Amy Gesenhues is Third Door Media's General Assignment Reporter, covering the latest news and updates for Search Engine Land and Marketing Land. From 2009 to 2012, she was an award-winning syndicated columnist for a number of daily newspapers from New York to Texas. With more than ten years of marketing management experience, she has contributed to a variety of traditional and online publications, including MarketingProfs.com SoftwareCEO.com , and Sales and Marketing Management Magazine. Read more of Amy's articles." ]
[ "Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market provides detailed market segment level data on the international market. The Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market report addresses forecast and growth patterns by company, regions and type or application from 2017 to 2021.\nThe Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market research report introduce incorporates analysis of definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. Besides this, the Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market report also consists of development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status.\nBrowse Detailed TOC, Tables, Figures, Charts and Companies Mentioned in Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market Research Report @ http://www.360marketupdates.com/10648459\nFurther in the report, Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market is examined for price, cost and gross revenue. These three points are analysed for types, companies and regions. The Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market Industry consumption for major regions is given.Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market by Product Type: Ceramic Grade, Biodegradable Plastics Grade, Others Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market by Application: Ceramic Industry, Used as Biodegradable Plastics, Others\nThe research analysts provide an elaborate description of the value chain and its distributor analysis. This Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market industry report study provides analysis based on Geographical Regions, Manufacturers, Applications, Types, Drivers, Opportunities, and Challenges which enhances the understanding, scope and application of this report. The Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market analysis is provided for the international market including development history, competitive landscape analysis, and major regions development status.\nTop key players of Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market: Empower Materials, SK Energy, Novomer, BASF, Cardia Bioplastics, Tianguan, Bangfeng, Jiangsu Zhongke Jinlong-CAS Chemical, Inner Mongolia Mengxi High-Tech,\nGet Sample PDF @ http://www.360marketupdates.com/enquiry/request-sample/10648459\nTo provide information on competitive landscape, this report includes detailed profiles of Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market key players. For each player, product details, capacity, price, cost, gross and revenue numbers are given. Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market by Region: United States, China, Europe, Japan, Southeast Asia, India\nPolypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market Effect Factors Analysis: Technology Progress/Risk, Substitutes Threat, Technology Progress in Related Industry, Consumer Needs/Customer Preference Change, Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market Forecast 2017-2021, Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market Capacity, Production, Revenue Forecast 2017-2021, Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market Production, Consumption Forecast by Regions 2017-2021, Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market Production Forecast by Type 2017-2021, Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market Consumption Forecast by Application 2017-2021, Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market Price Forecast 2017-2021. Major Topics Covered in Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market Research Report Are as Follows: Marketing Channel, Direct Marketing, Indirect Marketing, Market Positioning, Pricing Strategy, Brand Strategy, Target Client, Distributors/Traders List\nThe report then estimates 2017-2021 market development trends of Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market. Analysis of upstream raw materials, downstream demand, and current market dynamics is also carried out. In the end, the report makes some important proposals for a new project of Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Market industry before evaluating its feasibility.", "Olga Argyrou prepares to serve lunch to her children at the kitchen of her house at the suburb of Keratsini in Athens, Greece, March 27, 2017. Picture taken March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nArgyro Argyrou opens the fridge at the kitchen of her house at the suburb of Keratsini in Athens, Greece, March 27, 2017. Picture taken March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nA view of the coal-fired power station of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) near the northern town of Ptolemaida, Greece, April 2, 2017. Picture taken April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis\nA view of the coal-fired power station of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) near the northern town of Ptolemaida, Greece, April 2, 2017. Picture taken April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis\nA view of the coal-fired power station of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) near the northern town of Ptolemaida, Greece, April 2, 2017. Picture taken April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis\nAn old distribution panel is seen at the entrance of the apartment building where the Argyros family lives, at the suburb of Keratsini in Athens, Greece, March 27, 2017. Picture taken March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nThe Argyros family have breakfast in their kitchen at the suburb of Keratsini in Athens, Greece, March 28, 2017. Picture taken March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nPanagiotis Argyros watches cartoons in his house at the suburb of Keratsini in Athens, Greece, March 28, 2017. Picture taken March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nThe Argyros family have breakfast in their kitchen at the suburb of Keratsini in Athens, Greece, March 28, 2017. Picture taken March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nArgyro Argyrou opens the fridge at the kitchen of her house at the suburb of Keratsini in Athens, Greece, March 27, 2017. Picture taken March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nMembers of the 'I Won't Pay' movement Leonidas Papadopoulos (L) and Ilias Papadopoulos (2nd R) talk to a police officer during a protest outside a Public Power Corporation (PPC) branch in Athens, Greece, March 17, 2017. Picture taken March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nPeople wait at a Public Power Corporation (PPC) branch to enter a repayment scheme for their debts in Athens, Greece, March 3, 2017. Picture taken March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nA couple arrives at a Public Power Corporation (PPC) branch to enter a repayment scheme for their debts in Athens, Greece, March 3, 2017. Picture taken March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nPeople line up at a Public Power Corporation (PPC) branch to enter a repayment scheme for their debts in Athens, Greece, March 3, 2017. Picture taken March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nPeople line up to pay their electricity bills at a Public Power Corporation (PPC) branch in Athens, Greece, March 17, 2017. Picture taken March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nMembers of the 'I Won't Pay' movement protest outside a Public Power Corporation (PPC) branch in Athens, Greece, March 17, 2017. Picture taken March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nPeople line up to pay their electricity bills at a Public Power Corporation (PPC) branch in Athens, Greece, March 17, 2017. Picture taken March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nA man waits at a Public Power Corporation (PPC) branch to enter a repayment scheme for their debts in Athens, Greece, March 3, 2017. Picture taken March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis\nATHENS Kostas Argyros's unpaid electricity bills are piling up, among a mountain of debt owed to Greece's biggest power utility.\nHis family owe 850 euros to the Public Power Corporation (DEHr.AT) (PPC), a tiny fraction of the state-controlled firm's 2.6 billion euros (2.21 billion pounds) in unpaid bills.\nArgyros picks up only occasional work as an odd-job man. \"When you only work once a week, what will you pay first?\"said the 35-year-old, who lives in a tiny apartment in an Athens suburb with his unemployed wife and four small children.\nThe Argyros family are emblematic of deepening poverty in Greece following seven years of austerity demanded by the country's international creditors. They burn wood to heat their home in winter, food is cooked on a small gas stove, and hot water is scarce.\nThe only evening light is the blue glare of a TV screen, for fear of racking up more debt. Five-watt lightbulbs provide a dim glow and Argyros worries about the effect on their eyesight.\nMore than 40 percent of Greeks are behind on their utility bills, higher than anywhere else in Europe.\nPeople in poor neighbourhoods are also increasingly turning to energy fraud, meaning that the problem for PPC is much higher than the mountain of unpaid bills suggests.\nPower theft is costing PPC around 500-600 million euros a year in lost income, an industry official said, requesting anonymity because he was not authorised to divulge the numbers.\nPPC declined to comment on the figure. Public disclosures by the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator HEDNO, which checks meters, show that verified cases of theft climbed to 10,600 last year, up from 8,880 in 2013 and 4,470 in 2012. Authorities believe theft is far higher than the cases verified by HEDNO, another official said, declining to be named.\nHouseholds in the country are equipped with analogue meters, which are easy to hack. One of the most common tricks is using magnets, which slow down the rotating coils to show lessconsumption than the real amount, a HEDNO official said.\nSome websites even offer consumers tips and tricks on power fraud.\nBURDEN OF ARREARS\nFor households who have had their electricity cut off, a group of activists calling themselves the \"I Won't Pay\" movement have taken it upon themselves to reconnect the supply. The group says it has done hundreds this year.\nPPC, which has a 90 percent share of the retail market and 60 percent of the wholesale market, is supposed to reduce this dominance to less than 50 percent by 2020 under Greece's third, 86 billion euro bailout deal.\nThe lenders also want PPC to sell some of its assets, but the company is toiling under the debt of unpaid bills, a problem opposition lawmakers say will force a fire-sale. In little over a year from June 2015, overdue bills to the 51-percent state-owned firm grew by nearly a billion euros to 2.6 billion, Chief Executive Manolis Panagiotakis told lawmakers in March.\nAnalysts estimate PPC's cash reserves have shrunk to about300 million euros, forcing it to secure a 200 million euro bank loan to repay a bond due in May.\nThe tangle has left it with little leeway for new investments or to fund a switch to cleaner forms of energy from coal to improve environmental standards.\n\"It is often said that PPC is undergoing the most critical phase of its history,\" Panagiotakis told lawmakers. \"I will not argue with that.\" He declined a Reuters request for an interview.\nThe burden of arrears for PPC is now \"so big that some worry it will not be able to lift it for much longer\", said energy expert Constantinos Filis. The apartment building where the Argyros family live is a testament to that. Many tenants struggle even to pay the 25 euro annual fee to light communal areas such as staircases.\nGROUND ZERO\nPPC has tried to recoup unpaid bills with phased repayment schemes. Α total of 625,000 customers owing a total of 1.3 billion euros had signed up to the scheme by January.\nThe Argyros family have also entered the scheme with the help of Theofilos, a local charity, which also contributes towards their monthly bills. Meanwhile, PPC's provisions for bad debt remain high. The schemes drove the figure down to 453 million euros in the nine months to September last year from 690 million a year earlier. Analysts expect PPC to swing back to a profit of between 63-109 million euros in 2016, with provisions of below 600 million euros.\nFilis, the energy expert, said the more things stayed the same, the closer PPC was to \"ground zero\" and he drew comparisons with the Greek state's brushes with near bankruptcy during the debt crisis.\n\"It's reasonable to say that PPC is too big to allow it to collapse, particularly regarding energy security,\" he said. \"On the other hand, a few years ago some argued that no country could fail either.\"\n(editing by David Stamp)", "Gloria Larson calls herself something of an \"accidental tourist\" into higher ed administration, but says it has been one of the most rewarding experiences of her life. As Larson looks to step down following the end of this school year, she spoke to Education Dive about her love for millennials and 'The Voice' and reflected on the need for higher ed to adopt a more outside-in model of thinking.\nAs you get ready to leave the institution, how would you reflect over your career in higher education?\nIt has been such a rewarding experience. I think sort of late in my career and life I discovered this notion that you could have this very strong liberal arts background, infused with some pragmatic instruction.\nIt’s been such a blessing to see the school further evolve in this way of fusion. I think many schools are still figuring out that it’s an and, not an or.\nSome ability to have both lifelong learning skills and the ability to have technical skill sets, more specific skill sets is really a great combination.\nWhat does innovation on a college campus look like to you?\nI do think it’s something that you can learn. I think previously, I thought oh my goodness, innovation is something that you sort of acquire along the way without knowing that you are [acquiring the habit]. Some people are naturally innovative and others aren’t, but I think what it means to me — the book that I read right before I came to Bentley was Daniel Pink’s “A whole new mind” … about how the global innovation economy requires both left and right brain thinking. I think to me it’s this ability to learn through both liberal arts learning and this more analytical thinking … to be able to cross disciplines and be able to think about it in really sort of an innovative way.\nI think that’s what you get when you don’t just do a deep dive into one subject area, when you learn broader; combining philosophy courses with economics courses makes all of the sense in the world, when you think about how you’ll have to be a problem solver.\nIt’s sort of the synergy that comes from that that leads to this level of creativity that allows you to innovate.\nI don’t think there’s any one definition. I think you can acquire the knowledge and the skill sets that allow you to sort of deepen that ability.\nWhat we’ve tried to get away from at Bentley is this notion that we are educating and preparing you for any highly specific set of things — yes you might be a marketing major and you might double major in the liberal arts are of global affairs, but the nature of how you’re thinking about it … we want that flexibility for our students, we want them to be nimble.\nInnovation is something that can be both learned and practiced.\nYou mentioned Daniel Pink’s book — What are you currently reading or watching?\nI’m so glad you asked that question! I’ve been reading Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman,” the book that was the follow-up, or really the prequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird.”\nThe reason I read that was because I went to law school because I read “To Kill a Mockingbird” when I was 12 years old and new then that I wanted to be this morally upright, Gregory Peck-type Atticus Finch figure from reading the book, and then seeing the movie\nMy whole world was turned upside down by reading the book that Harper Lee actually wrote first. He wasn’t the person we thought he was in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” he was a much more nuanced person in his time and did have some segregationist views, and did have some struggle with ideas about race.\nLifelong learning should be about further examining things you accept as fact in your own life … questioning your own instincts and insights and what you regard as fact.\nPresident Gloria Larson with Flex, the Bentley mascot. Bentley University\nI’m also a huge devotee of “Downtown Abbey,” but I have a long list of things that because of my work I haven’t been able to watch on TV. I can’t believe i’m going to tell you this, but I have a guilty pleasure, which is “The Voice.” I’m addicted to “The Voice.” Maybe because I don’t have a good voice. … I just love the concept and just have become completely addicted. So some of the students know it and they’ll begin comparing notes when they see me around on campus.\nThat probably works well in building that rapport with students, right?\nBecause the students know me well at Bentley, at freshman convocation, I tell them to please call me Gloria, so they tell me all kinds of things. They tell me about things they think only I can fix, they tell me about their friendships, if they’re no longer dating someone I saw them with at a football game, they come and tell me.\nI came to Bentley because I fell in love with millenials at my law firm. They’re such a global, connected generation.\nBeing here has only reinforced those thoughts. That’s why I’m so passionate about this type of education I think they should get. It’s just so frustrating when companies say to me ‘why aren’t kids coming out of college with these critical skillsets?’ And I think it’s just because higher ed is so slow to evolve. And I think we’re in a place where the price point is so high that … if colleges don’t learn to innovate while teaching their students to innovate … higher education could really be at a tipping point.\nWhat’s next for you, as you look beyond life as president of Bentley University?\nSomewhere towards the end of this year, I’ll have a better sense. I still want to be connected in some way to higher education. I don’t have any desire to be a serial president. I consider myself kind of an accidental tourist in the college presidency.\nI’m really taking a step back and thinking, you know, what can I do that would have impact and at the same time be as rewarding as this. I’m not sure, given the students that I’ve been blessed to know that there’s anything that’s going to be as rewarding as this. So it could be something that’s radically different — stay tuned!\nI think what I’m hoping is that more and more schools really start to think harder about the student population and the marketplace they’re entering — have a more outside-in perspective. Almost every industry I know starts with the industry or the client, and I think it’s high time that higher ed do that too — think more outside-in rather than this bubble that higher ed has been in.", "A view of the coal-fired power station of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) near the northern town of Ptolemaida, Greece, April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis\nATHENS Workers at Greece's main power utility, Public Power Corp (PPC) (DEHr.AT), will file an appeal to Europe's top human rights court on Tuesday, aiming to block the sale of some company assets and seeking recognition they own a stake in the business.\nPart of the state-controlled PPC is due to be sold under Greece's multi-billion euro bailout. But the GENOP-DEH union is opposed to the plan and said on Monday staff should have a greater say, claiming they have a stake in the company from social security contributions accumulated from 1966 to 1999.\n\"We will file an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday, seeking that our holdings in the company are recognised,\" said George Adamidis, head of the union representing 18,000 PPC workers.\nAn earlier attempt to have their claim recognised was rejected by Greece's Council of State, the country's top administrative court.\nThe state controls 51 percent of PPC, which commands about 90 percent of Greece's retail power market and 60 percent of its wholesale market.\nUnder an international bailout signed in 2015, Athens agreed to cut both shares to below 50 percent by 2020, mainly via power sales to alternative producers.\nBut its lenders from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund say that plan has not been effective and they now want the country to also sell up to 40 percent of its coal-fired units.\nThe issue has been an obstacle in talks to unlock new loans for the cash-strapped country.\nGENOP-DEH has accused the government of trying to hold a fire-sale of parts of PPC and has warned of labour action if Athens moves ahead with the plan.\nPPC operates 14 coal-fired units in Greece, accounting for about half of the company's total production.\nEnergy Minister George Stathakis told Athens News Agency on Sunday the government would safeguard jobs at PPC and support every effort to keep its assets under state control.\nStathakis said lenders were pushing Greece to sell PPC assets after a European court ruled last year that PPC had abused its dominant position in the country's coal market.\nGreece, PPC and its lenders will hold talks until autumn to specify which coal-fired units will be sold, he added.\n(Reporting by Angeliki Koutantou; Editing by Mark Potter)", "CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2018--ProAmpac, the fast-growing flexible packaging leader, today offers the latest innovations in the company’s flexible packaging products for the pet food industry.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423005145/en/\nProAmpac Pet Food Portfolio (Photo: Business Wire)\n“From retort pouches and roll stock to quad-seal and woven polypropylene bags, ProAmpac has a ‘petfolio’ of products that deliver high performance and value to the pet food market,” said Market Manager Julie Conklin, at the April 23-25 Petfood Forum 2018 in the Kansas City Convention Center.\nVisit Booth 835\n“We invite conference goers to visit us at Booth 835 and meet our team to learn about ProAmpac’s approach to the pet food market,” said Julie Conklin.\n“Pet Food is itself a growing and dynamic industry. It has been exhibiting strong rates of growth, attracting significant new investment, and meeting the demands of new, more engaged and demanding consumers who increasingly relate to their pets as members of the family,” said Adam Grose, Chief Commercial Officer.\nFor pet food manufacturers and processors, ProAmpac is a major —and growing—resource for:\nCapabilities that include advanced extrusion and adhesive lamination, pouch and bag converting, award-winning graphics and printing, innovative package design and leading-edge materials science and technology. Rapid product development through Collaborative Innovation. “We are driving collaboration internally, by drawing on our product development teams, our corporate innovation team and our technical service engineers, and externally by partnering our development people with their counterparts in customer organizations,” said Grose. Full suite of flexible-packaging products.\nProducts\nProAmpac’s portfolio of pet products offers speed to market, durability and flexibility:\nPRO-DURA® CLASSIC dry food packaging (11-50 lb. capacity) in classic, woven polypropylene bags offering excellent durability and flexibility with award-winning HD Flexo graphics; PRO DURA PREMIUM adding a premium feel, smooth exterior finish similar to laminate bags (also 11-50 lb.); and new PRO DURA MINI, the first woven bag for smaller portions and portability (3 -10 lb.). QUADFLEX TM (3-40 lb. capacity), premium pet food solution for dry food, treats and more, providing seals on four sides, with exceptional shape, strength and shelf presence. It has options for a flat bottom, pinch bottom, fold-over bottom; HD Flexo printing, with a soft matte, matte and gloss finishes; and easy-open and re-close options. PRO-POUCH ® for wet or dry food (3 oz.+ capacity), offers flat or stand-up pouches; pre-made or form, fill and seal; multiple customization options, easy-open or linear tear; high-performance retort; handles; shaped; various finishes; clear or foil. NO. 2 POUCH ® , a PRO-POUCH product made of recyclable HDPE (3 oz.+), qualified to SPI number 2 classification; approved for post-consumer recycling; clear or white opaque; three side seal options; flat or stand-up with bottom gusset; reclose zipper options.\nTrend Agility\n“In pet food packaging, rapid innovation means having the agility to move ahead in response to change,” Grose said.\nFor example, he noted that Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com, recently announced a report on Trust and Transparency it will present at Petfood Forum. Concluding the consumer transparency trend will affect pet food, the researchers suggest that pet food brands “could benefit from an image refresh that reflects the visual conventions of clean label products,” itself an extension of the clean eating trend.\n“We have been able to help customers sharpen their labeling through package design. ProAmpac’s award-winning printing, multiple graphic design centers, our LEAD Academy and the DASL, Design and Sample Lab, help customers to address the clean label trend and other changes in consumer preference,” Grose said.\n“We are paying close attention to trends,” Grose continued. “We are meeting rising consumer demand for smaller packages; preferences for premium and super-premium pet food and the packaging that goes along with this; the Millennial Generation’s affinity for pet ownership—76 percent of them— expressing a ‘pets over people’ attitude; as well as the march for e-commerce purchasing which creates demand for lighter, stronger packaging that minimizes material usage.”\nAbout ProAmpac\nProAmpac is a leading global flexible packaging company with a comprehensive product offering unparalleled in the industry. We provide creative packaging solutions, industry-leading customer service and award-winning innovation to a diverse global marketplace. We are guided in our work by four core values that are the basis for our success: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. For more information, visit proampac.com.\nCincinnati-based ProAmpac is owned by PPC Partners along with management and co-investors.\nAbout PPC Partners\nPPC Partners acquires and operates North America-based middle-market companies with leading positions in the manufactured products, services and healthcare sectors. Led by Tony Pritzker and the former investment and operating professionals of Pritzker Group Private Capital, the firm’s differentiated, long-duration capital base allows for efficient decision-making, broad flexibility with transaction structure and investment horizon, and alignment with all stakeholders. PPC Partners builds businesses for the long-term and is an ideal partner for entrepreneur- and family-owned companies. For more information, visit PPCPartners.com.\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423005145/en/\nCONTACT: ProAmpac\nMolly Speer, 513-671-1777\[email protected]\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA KANSAS MISSOURI OHIO\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: MANUFACTURING CHEMICALS/PLASTICS PACKAGING COMMUNICATIONS ADVERTISING CONSUMER PETS\nSOURCE: ProAmpac\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 04/23/2018 06:00 AM/DISC: 04/23/2018 06:01 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423005145/en", "THESSALONIKI (ANA) – Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for a full inquiry into the causes of the serious subsidence around the Public Power Corporation’s coal mine in Amyntaio, which forced the evacuation of an entire village.\nIn statements after visiting the village of Anargyroi on Wednesday afternoon, Mitsotakis said that conducting the inquiry and completing the relocation of the village were the two top priorities at this time.\nND’s leader was briefed by PPC staff on the conditions leading up to the incident and in statements afterward noted a need to ensure the operation of a district-heating network in the Amyntaio region, as well as an “aggressive plan to reform the PPC, ensuring a strong and sustainable PPC at the heart of energy developments in our country.”\nEarlier on Wednesday, Mitsotakis also visited the village of Vrissa on the island of Lesvos, which suffered major damage in Monday’s earthquake.", "Equity Markets\nU.S. and Canadian stocks are poised to open higher Monday as investors looked ahead to interest rate decisions this week and focused on the launch of bitcoin futures the spurred on investors' obsession with the cryptocurrency. However, U.S. futures pared their gains after police confirmed that an explosion rocked New York's Port Authority, one of the busiest commuter hubs in Mahnattan. The blast injured several and police confirmed that there was one person in custody. Some subway lines were being evacuated as a result.\nStealing the spotlight was the debut of bitcoin futures contracts, allowing investors to bet on the price of the cryptocurrency in one, two or three months.\nThe one-month contract, the most-traded on the Chicago-based CBOE Global Markets exchange, opened at $15,850 on Sunday night -- a gain of 21 percent.\nIt was last quoted at $17,500, having earlier traded as high as $18,850, while bitcoin itself hovered at $16,415.36.\nBitcoin has rocketed up a gravity-defying 1,600 percent since the start of the year, attracting institutional interest -- and concerns that it is a bubble in the making.\n\"The one-month contract is trading at around an 11 percent premium to the underlying bitcoin, and for me that's a clear indication that there's no connection between the two markets,\" said Lukas Daalder, chief investment officer at Robeco.\nSeveral online brokerages have not yet allowed trading of the new futures.\n\"I can understand you don't see that many people who are willing to offer this contract, because you can't hedge your underlying risk if you can't short it,\" Daalder added.\n\"This only adds to the bitcoin phenomenon. It's interesting to watch, but not a market that I would like to touch.\"\nWhile frantic trading kept bitcoin volatility dizzying, a gauge of S&P 500 volatility hovered below 10, nearing the record low hit in November, though it was edging up slightly after four days of declines.\nIn Canada, the launch of bitcoin futures accelerated the race among ETF providers in both Canada and the United States to be first to market with products that track the digital currency.\n\"The launch of the futures trading is just one more domino that seems to be falling into place in the approval of a bitcoin ETF,\" said Eric Balchunas, U.S. ETF analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence.\nLater this week, the U.S. Federal Reserve will make its latest interest rate announcement, and while the Street is expecting an increase, investors will be listening carefully to what the Fed might do in 2018, especially after another strong jobs report last Friday.\nWorld stocks rose, flirting with their most recent record highs, boosted by more benign Asian trading after Friday's strong U.S. employment data and Chinese trade figures cemented optimism on the global economy.\nGlobal stocks rose 0.2 percent to 505.31, nearing last week's record of 507.09.\n\"Momentum behind stock markets has been pretty solid, supported in part by good numbers on the economic front and not bad earnings. I don't see anything happening right now that could break the momentum,\" said Daalder.\nEuropean stocks drew strength from a positive Asian session to trade higher in early deals. The rally dissipated after the open but Germany's cyclicals-heavy DAX and the index of leading European companies held onto gains.\nStrong banks and mining stocks supported benchmarks, and Britain's FTSE climbed 0.4 per cent, helped by a weaker pound. Germany's DAX slipped 0.03 per cent and France's CAC was off 0.11 per cent.\nIn Asia, the Nikkei was up 0.56 per cent, the Shanghai index up 0.98 per cent and the Hang Seng gained 1.14 per cent.\nCommodities\nOil prices edged lower on Monday as rising U.S. drilling activity pointed to a further increase in American production, countering OPEC-led output cuts.\nBrent crude futures were 10 cents lower at $63.30 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $57.10 a barrel, down 26 cents from their last settlement.\nBrent and WTI settled more than 1 percent higher on Friday, and oil prices have gained well over a third from 2017 lows.\n\"It's time for a breather,\" said Warren Patterson, commodities strategist with ING.\nThe gains are largely due to production cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and a group of non-OPEC producers, including Russia, which have been in place since the start of the year.\nAnalysts at PVM Oil Associates also said the \"deteriorating geopolitical backdrop acted as a pillar of price support\" over the past week, with turmoil in Yemen and potential worker strikes in Nigeria underpinning the market.\nBut all this could be undermined by rising output from the United States, which is not participating in the deal to withhold production.\nGold edged higher on Monday as the dollar retreated on the back of lackluster U.S. wages data, but moves were muted ahead of an expected interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve this week.\nSpot gold was up 0.25 percent at $1,250.93 an ounce, while U.S. gold futures for February delivery were up $4.40 an ounce at $1,252.80. Spot prices fell 2.5 percent last week, their biggest weekly drop since May.\nThe Fed is widely tipped to lift rates at its two-day policy meeting ending Wednesday, but its accompanying statement will be closely watched for any surprises.\nThe bank is expected to increase rates another two or three times in 2018, but still-sluggish inflation and wage growth has raised question marks over that view.\n\"The FOMC's policy statement, Fed Chair Yellen's final press conference in charge, and the update to the summary of economic projections will be closely parsed for signs the Fed's longer term intentions,\" Mitsubishi analyst Jonathan Butler said.\n\"Though we expect few major changes to Fed policy until new Fed Chair Powell takes office, dovish language or any caution on the future pace of interest rate hikes... would give some support to gold by weakening the dollar and lowering Treasury yields.\"\nGold is highly sensitive to rising U.S. interest rates, as these increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion, while boosting the dollar, in which it is priced.\nCurrencies and bonds\nThe dollar edged lower against a basket of currencies on Monday, snapping a five-day rising streak as investors took profits before a U.S. central bank meeting this week.\nThe Fed is widely expected to raise interest rates at its two-day policy meeting that will end on Wednesday, and is seen possibly tightening two or three times in 2018. But still-sluggish inflation and wage growth has clouded next year's policy outlook.\n\"I think this (the dollar's retreat on Monday) is being driven by the softer earnings data we saw in the payrolls report on Friday which reinforces the Fed's current policy dilemma, where yes we have solid growth but so far a lack of inflation pressure,\" said MUFG currency strategist Lee Hardman.\nU.S. employment data on Friday showed a bigger rise in jobs than expected in November, but pay growth remained moderate. The annual increase in wages rose to 2.5 percent, from 2.3 percent in October but remained sluggish.\nThe dollar dipped 0.2 percent to 93.763 against a basket of major currencies, pulling away from a two-week high hit on Friday.\nThe Canadian dollar was near the 78-cent mark, but was flat as oil prices edged lower.\nU.S. bond prices edged higher ahead of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and the Fed's meeting later this week.\nThe 10-year Treasury yield was at 2.374 per cent, and 30-year Treasuries were at 2.764 per cent.\nCanada 10-year bonds were yielding 1.85 per cent, slightly higher.\nStocks set to see action\nCanadian Solar Inc. said on Monday it received a letter to be taken private by its chief executive officer, Shawn Qu. The solar company said Qu has offered to buy all of the outstanding shares he and his wife Hanbing Zhang do not already own for $18.47 per share. The offer represents a 7.1 per cent premium to Canadian Solar's Friday close.\nThe chief executive officer of Lundin Mining Corp. says the base-metals miner has \"some work to do to get confidence back\" after the recent sharp selloff in its stock. But Paul Conibear is also shrugging off any suggestions that the company was slow to disclose a damaging rock slide at its flagship mine.\nCanada's Fairfax Africa Investments Proprietary Ltd. will not proceed with a plan to buy 23 per cent of cement producer PPC for 2 billion rand ($188.36-million), the South African company said on Monday. Last month PPC's board said it had advised Fairfax that it would not be recommending the Canadian company's partial offer to shareholders.\nBluebird Bio shares rose 11.13 percent after its experimental gene-modifying immunotherapy drug co-developed with Celgene received positive responses in early stage study. Celgene's shares were up 2.6 percent.\nThe launch of bitcoin futures raised investor interest in cryptocurrency-related companies. Shares of Marathon Patent, Riot Blockchain, Overstock.com and Xunei were up between 3.8 percent and 8 percent in premarket trading. Shares of Cboe Global Markets rose 3.7 percent.\nHSBC drew a line under its punishment for lapses in anti-money laundering controls on Monday, saying the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) would end its deferred prosecution agreement, lifting the threat of further penalties. Europe's biggest bank paid a $1.9 billion fine and entered into the five-year deal in 2012 for failing to prevent Mexican drug cartels from laundering hundreds of millions of dollars. Its stock rose 1.17 per cent in premarket trading.\nAuto parts retailer LKQ Corp. said it would buy German peer Stahlgruber for about 1.5 billion euros ($1.77 billion), including debt, to expand its already large European presence. Stahlgruber will help Chicago-based LKQ compete better with rivals including U.S.-based Genuine Parts Co, which in September announced its foray into Europe with a $2 billion deal to buy Alliance Automotive Group.\nXylem is buying Calgary-based infrastructure company Pure Technologies for $397-million in cash. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018.\nMore reading: Monday's small-cap stocks to watch\nMore reading: Bitcoin futures ease after initial 22 per cent surge\nEconomic News\n(10 a.m. ET) U.S. Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey for October is released.\nAlso: NAFTA inter-sessional meetings in Washington, D.C. continue through Dec. 15.\nWith files from Reuters and Bloomberg", "(Adds TUI, Glencore, Grupo Seb do Brasil, Allergan, Delta Air, Stada, Onexim, Heineken; Updates PPC, Dalian Wanda, Lundin)\nFeb 13 The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT on Monday:\n** Travel group TUI said it had agreed to sell its specialist holiday arm Travelopia to KKR at an enterprise value of 325 million pounds ($407 million).\n** Glencore has increased its hold on Democratic Republic of Congo's copper and cobalt resources by buying the remaining stake in the Mutanda mine from resource group Fleurette and increasing its share in Katanga for a total of $960 million.\n** Grupo Seb do Brasil said it had agreed to buy 95 percent of Maple Bear Global Schools Ltd's operations in Brazil for $50 million, marking the privately owned education group's first step towards an international expansion.\n** Botox maker Allergan Plc agreed to pay $2.48 billion in cash for Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc, adding a system that it says helps people slim down by freezing fat away to the company's line-up of aesthetic products.\n** Delta Air Lines Inc raised its offer to buy up to 32 percent of Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV by more than a fifth, valuing the deal at about $590 million.\n** Stada has invited rival suitors Cinven Partners and Advent International to the negotiating table, the German generic drugs and consumer care group said, after months of courtship.\n** Onexim Group, which manages the assets of Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov, is selling a 2.5 percent stake in Russian aluminium giant Rusal via an accelerated book building process that began on Monday, two banking sources said.\n** Heineken, the world's second-largest brewer, agreed to buy the loss-making Brazilian breweries of Japan's Kirin Holdings to boost its presence in the world's third-biggest beer market.\n** Drugmaker Ipsen has agreed to buy five consumer healthcare products from bigger French rival Sanofi for 83 million euros ($88 million), in a deal which Ipsen said should boost its profits.\n** Grab is likely to announce a deal to buy Indonesian online payment startup Kudo for over $100 million, a source close to the matter said, in a move that will help the Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm roll out its services to more customers.\n** The prospect of a bidding war drove shares in Stada 13 percent higher after the German drugmaker said it was weighing two takeover approaches, including one from private equity firm Cinven Partners, which valued it at almost 3.5 billion euros ($3.7 billion).\n** South Africa's PPC Ltd proposed merging with its nearest rival Afrisam Group, in a renewed attempt to combine the two and an effort to lead consolidation.\n** China's state-owned Sinochem is in early talks with Noble Group to buy an equity stake in the embattled trader, three sources familiar with the matter said, in a move that would help it gain access to the commodity trader's global supply chain.\n** Japan's Kirin Holdings Co said it would sell its Brazilian unit to Heineken NV subsidiary Bavaria S.A. for 2.2 billion Brazilian reais ($706 million).\n** The United Arab Emirates is studying plans to expand the Fujairah oil refinery project up to 400,000 barrels per day, the UAE Energy Minister said.\n** China's Dalian Wanda Group has informally approached Deutsche Bank about buying its Postbank business, but a deal is unlikely to materialise, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.\n** Britain's Co-operative Bank, rescued from the brink of collapse by a group of hedge funds in 2013, has put itself up for sale as it seeks to build up its capital to meet regulatory requirements.\n** Swedish oil firm Lundin Petroleum plans to spin off its assets outside of Norway into a separately listed company and will hand out shares in the new firm to its owners, it said.\n** Australian state-owned power grid Endeavour Energy has attracted indicative offers from at least three bidding groups composed of local and foreign investors, according to sources involved in the process.\n** Sibanye Gold Ltd has secured a loan of $2.65 billion to support the acquisition of Stillwater Mining Company, the only U.S. miner of platinum and palladium, the South African company said.\n** British private equity fund Apax Partners is in talks to buy Israel-based Syneron Medical, an aesthetic device company, for $350 million-$400 million, Israeli financial daily Calcalist reported.\n** Investors expecting a deal this year in Tata Steel's talks to merge its European assets with Germany's Thyssenkrupp risk disappointment, given complications associated with the Indian-owned firm's British pension scheme. (Compiled by Nikhil Subba and Akankshita Mukhopadhyay in Bengaluru)", "LORIS, SC – The Loris Fire Department has improved its ISO rating after the completion of their recent Public Protection Classification (PPC) survey. Insurance Services Organization (ISO) completed its analysis of the structural fire suppression delivery system provided in our jurisdiction and moved the ISO rating from a Class 4 to a Class 3. The survey evaluates all aspects of the department’s fire rescue services, as well as the water supply services provided locally, on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being the highest.\nEffective April 1, 2017, the Loris Fire Department will be reclassified to the improved ISO Class 3 status. This classification will be for residents living within the LFD jurisdiction inside the City of Loris and its contracted district in Unincorporated Horry County.\nISO’s Public Protection Classification Program (PPC) plays an important role in the underwriting process at insurance companies. In fact, most U.S. insurers use PPC information as part of their decision-making when deciding what business to write, coverages to offer or prices to change for personal or commercial property insurance. By achieving a lower ISO classification, residents and business owners could see a saving on their insurance.", "There are plenty of confusing lingo and terms that are associated with SEO that may appear confusing to start with, but it shouldn't keep you from creating a successful site. Just keep reading and learn some great tips and tricks to help build your online success.\nSearch engine optimization tools can help you to analyze visitor behaviour. If your traffic shows that your audience arrives, glances and leaves without investigating, you should look at how entertaining and informative your website is. Consider hiring somebody to test your user interface, and honestly describe their experiences using your content.\nLet's go over an example of a good title tag to better help you understand how you should construct a tag. Instead of working up something like My Business, you should instead be more specific to what your site or business is about; i.e. My Internet Wealth Building Business. Keep this same theme for every page.\nSpend the money on a pay-per-click (PPC) advertising campaign. It's often said you need to spend money to make money, and PPC is one of the necessary spends. Bid on keywords that are relevant to your industry. This technique can help position your website in the search engines, especially for terms where you may not currently hold the best organic ranking.\nAvoid using Flash content to help with SEO because it won't. While it looks great and can be impressive, you are not allowed to link to single pages in a Flash site. For the best results, don't rely completely on Flash. If you want to use it, do so sparingly.\nTo drive more traffic to your website, you should start a blog about a theme or topic related to your site. This type of blog can position you as a thought leader in your industry, leading to greater audience engagement and more visitors interested in visiting your main website.\nIf your business is not the type that requires you to refresh the content of your website regularly, you need to have a blog in the website to make sure you are producing fresh content. Search engines will place your site higher on search results pages when you regularly generate new content.\nInclude keyword-rich descriptions of your images in the ALT tag, to boost your search engine optimization efforts. Search engine spiders are not capable of recognizing pictures or understanding the text contained within the graphics on your site. To help the spiders understand each image, write a keyword filled description in the image ALT tag.\nA good search engine optimization tool lets you check the popularity of keyword searches on the internet. Having popular keywords is imperative in optimizing your search engine results. SEO tools allow you to see which keywords are trending in popularity at any given time.\nKeep your site focused on 1 or 2 keywords and phrases. If you try to include every related keyword you will suffer from keyword dilution. Focusing on too many will end up confusing both the search engines and your readers. Your rankings for all of the keywords will suffer as a result of this dilution.\nMake a Pay Per Click account. You will have to pay up front for the service, but it will provide you with immediate results in the form of increased visibility to your site. It does this by creating actual search volume for the keywords that you decide on.\nUtilize the AdWords tool kit from Google, to increase the effectiveness of your keyword selections for SEO. By using these tools, you can increase traffic to your site and increase traffic that translates into sales. You can search by specific keywords or type in a specific URL to discover the keywords that drive those particular searches. Choosing effective keywords boosts your ranking in search engines and increases your sales.\nIt's common for search engine spiders to look for new content, so when you're regularly adding new posts through a blog, you're giving the spiders a reason to visit your site. Well-written articles will often be shared. After an article is shared, it starts to bring in higher levels of traffic.\nWith all of the billions of results that you could get while trying to search on a search engine, wouldn't it be nice to find what you were looking for right off the bat? Apply the knowledge that you have obtained from this article to get the results you are looking for!", "Search engine optimization utilizes keywords to get you at the top of the list for those using search tools. Do extensive keyword research, and insert keywords into your website's content to rank high on search engines. Search engine optimization can be a very arcane process, but this article will help make the procedure a little more clear.\nOptimize your presence on search engines by getting other (reputable) sites to link to your site. If other legitimate sites are linking to you, search engines will see that you are an established presence online. Seeing that you are more in demand, the search engines place your site in a higher position.\nTo optimize your website for search engines, always use a unique internet protocol address. When your website shares an IP address with another website, if that other website breaks the terms and conditions of a search engine and is de-indexed from search results, all of your website's pages will also be de-indexed.\nSpend the money on a pay-per-click (PPC) advertising campaign. It's often said you need to spend money to make money, and PPC is one of the necessary spends. Bid on keywords that are relevant to your industry. This technique can help position your website in the search engines, especially for terms where you may not currently hold the best organic ranking.\nShow your consumer why they need your products. This may seem obvious, but many people don't realize why your products could make their lives easier! Use video, blogs, step-by-step instructions, and live demonstrations. Make it clear to them that your product is necessary to help them in their daily lives.\nOptimizing your website for search engines will improve the profitability of your affiliate marketing programs. By focusing on certain keywords and tweaking the contents of your web pages, you can significantly improve your website's ranking on search engine results pages. This will direct more visitors to your site, increasing your own exposure and pulling in more potential customers for your affiliates.\nTo make your content online more visible, post new information during off-peak hours. This means that if other bloggers or website owners are all posting their new stuff in the morning and evenings after work, then you should aim for the afternoons. Posting at these times will mean there is less competition for peoples attention and a greater chance they will see your stuff.\nMake sure that the text on your website is not too large. Large text usually will take away from the look of your site and appears very elementary. Try to stick to size 12 font that is clear and very easy to read. This will help to yield happy customers.\nEven if you do not sell anything directly from your website, you should still pay attention to your ranking in search results. Do not assume that all the people who visit your website look for it deliberately. With a popular website, you could attract media coverage or find new suppliers and employees.\nIf you have a Twitter account, make sure that you occasionally tweet about other products or brands, to increase your loyalty to other companies. In turn, you should receive positive feedback and potentially free advertisement as repayment for the service that you provided. This can lead to extra profit, especially if you promote large organizations.\nWhile content is key to any successful search engine optimization, it's important to remember that ultimately you are writing for other people, not the search engines. High-quality, readable and informative content is going to ultimately win you more visitors than text packed with keywords. Quality wins out over quantity in the end.\nWhen starting a search engine optimization campaign the keywords and keyphrases you choose are important, but did you know that the where you position these keywords on your webpage is also very important? This can help lead searches your way. Take some time and do it right and you will have many quality external links coming back to your webpage.\nIt's common for search engine spiders to look for new content, so when you're regularly adding new posts through a blog, you're giving the spiders a reason to visit your site. Well-written articles will often be shared. After an article is shared, it starts to bring in higher levels of traffic.\nWith a few tweaks to your website, you can help the major search engines find and rank your site. You've put the effort into building a quality site, so make sure that people can see it. Incorporate these tips into your site, and you will see the results sooner than you think.", "Greece's dark age: how austerity turned off the lightsDeepening poverty in Greece following seven years of austerity that was demanded by the country's international creditors is causing many families to owe so much to the country’s power utilities that they cannot use electricity in their homes. The state-controlled Public Power Corporation has 2.6 billion euros ($2.8 billion) in unpaid bills. People in poor neighborhoods are also increasingly turning to energy fraud, meaning that the problem for PPC is much higher than the mountain of unpaid bills suggests. Power theft is costing PPC around 500-600 million euros a year in lost income, an industry official said, requesting anonymity because he was not authorized to divulge the numbers.here\nCommentary: The worrying lessons of Syria’s chemical attack\nIn terms of raw casualty numbers, Tuesday’s apparent nerve gas attack near the Syrian city of Khan Sheikhoun – believed to have killed at least 70 – should hardly be significant against the backdrop of a war that has left hundreds of thousands of people dead. But that was never the point of chemical weapons, writes Peter Apps. Since European powers first used them over a century ago at the height of World War One, they have held a psychological and political shock value in many ways out of proportion to their physical or military effect. here\nDestructive weed threatens U.S. corn\nA U.S. government program designed to convert farmland to wildlife habitat has triggered the spread of a fast-growing weed that threatens to strangle crops in America's rural heartland. The weed is hard to kill and, if left unchecked, destroys as much as 91 percent of corn on infested land, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It is spreading across Iowa, which accounts for nearly a fifth of U.S. corn production and in 2016 exported more than $1 billion of corn and soy.here\nZara owner takes step to keep company in the family\nAmancio Ortega, the reclusive 81-year-old founder of the world's biggest clothing retailer Inditex and Europe's richest man, has put a majority stake in the firm that owns the Zara fashion chain into a holding company to ensure family control remains unassailable after he dies. Ortega's heirs will now inherit stakes in Pontegadea, which groups assets worth around 57 billion euros, rather than Inditex shares which potentially could be sold, muddying prospects for the company's direction.\nhere\nHow artificial life spawned a billion-dollar industryScientists are getting closer to building life from scratch and technology pioneers are taking notice, with record sums moving into synthetic biology,a field that could deliver novel drugs, materials, chemicals and even perfumes. Despite ethical and safety concerns, investors are attracted by synthetic biology's wide market potential and the plummeting cost of DNA synthesis, which is industrializing the writing of the genetic code that determines how organisms function.here\nReuters photo of the day\nJust five more minutes\nhere artiste is reflected in a mirror as he applies make-up backstage before taking part in a celebration to mark Hindu festival of Ramnavami inside the premises of a temple in Bengaluru, India April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa", "Dear Editor,\nI have noted the puerile comments from the Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, on the issue of the current procurement process being “Fip-proof”.\nI can understand that Jordan, acting on instructions, must have sacrificed professional ethics to utter the words he did, as published in an article by Kaieteur News, under the headline ‘Procurement system has been made “Fip-proof”, on Friday (October 6, 2017). The reservoir of professional ethics must now be almost depleted.\nThe facts speak for themselves.\n‘Fip’ Motilall was awarded a contract as a result of a process. There was public advertisement, no secrecy. Bids were submitted and evaluated. Based on the evaluation report, an award was made and a contract was signed, which allowed the imposition of sanction in the event of non-performance. While Jordan seeks to make sensational headlines with yet another sound-byte, aided by the Kaieteur News, he is still to respond to the political Opposition’s call for the evaluation report of the ‘Fip’ Motilall contract to be made public – a fact that Kaieteur News also ignored.\nIf there is one thing that the people of Guyana do know, it is that the APNU+AFC government has practiced, demonstratively so, a lack of transparency and has destroyed any sense of trust in the procurement process.\nContractors and suppliers, fearing that they become targets and are denied jobs if they speak up, are some of the most fatigued and frustrated citizens, because of what presently obtains – the uncertainties, the lack of fairness and, of course, the preference for sole sourcing and annulment of tender to guarantee desired outcomes.\nWhile Jordan claims that the APNU+AFC government has a procurement process aligned with transparency and accountability, the Guyanese people have been witnesses to:\nAn individual, close to the government, who never owned a pharmaceutical bond, without responding to a public advertisement, had his services sole-sourced. It is a contract that costs over $14M monthly;\n$1.4B spent on D’urban Park, where even the Auditor General cannot have access to the paper trail of that spending;\nThe sole-sourcing of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to the tune of $605M, which was done with the knowledge of senior government officials – a matter investigated by the Public Procurement Commission, whose report we await on the resumption of Parliament, and a matter that saw a Cabinet paper being presented by Minister Jordan in an effort to facilitate the cover-up of this transgression.\nAre these cases, which do not, in the least, represent the only breaches of the Procurement Act, aligned with transparency and accountability? Did government go through a process ‘as transparent as possible’ before these undertakings were advanced?\nIt is being intellectually dishonest for APNU+AFC to claim credit for establishing the Public Procurement Commission (PPC). There is a PPC today because of the magnanimous concessions of the Parliamentary Opposition, since the PPC needed a two-thirds majority vote in the National Assembly. When APNU and AFC were in Opposition, they used the requirement of the two-thirds majority for the establishment of this Commission to extract all kinds of concessions from the government and it was used as a political football.\nHow can Minister Jordan claim that the APNU+AFC government created a ‘transparent environment’ for procurement when there is not even information on government websites, including that of the National Procurement and Tender Administration, which is required by law.\nIf you terminate the services of experienced professionals because of their perceived political affiliations, if you annul procurement process because you see that your favoured contractors are not going to win the bids, if you delay projects to await the availability of your favoured contractor, your Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP) implementation rate will be dismal. This is a self-created problem that is directly linked to the lack of accountability and transparency in the procurement process under this Coalition government.\nSpending of public monies must be rules-based and must be done in a manner that inspires public confidence and the public’s interest must be safeguarded. No amount of rhetoric on the issue of transparency and accountability will ‘pull wool’ over the eyes of the Guyanese people.\nAfter all is said and done, the fact is that under this Coalition government, more is always said than done.\nSincerely,\nBishop Juan Edghill", "Please enable Javascript to watch this video\nPRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. – Corey Stewart, the chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, told CBS 6 he will not contest the results of Tuesday’s Republican Gubernatorial primary. Stewart, who polls showed as an underdog heading into Tuesday, lost the nomination to Ed Gillespie by 1.2 percent points, or a little more than 4,600 votes statewide. Under Virginia election law, a losing candidate can only request a recount if the difference is less than 1 percentage point.\nStewart ran on a platform considered hardline by many political observers, taking somewhat controversial stances like protection of Confederate monuments and eliminating sanctuary cities. In 2016, Stewart was the chair of Donald Trump’s Virginia campaign, before getting fired for staging an unauthorized protest of the Republican National Committee.\nStewart told CBS 6 reporter Jake Burns on Skype, he cannot yet tell the primary voters who supported him to vote Gillespie in November.\n“The real question for Ed, is he going to support my supporters?” Stewart said. “If Ed stands up and takes hard positions on defending Virginia’s history, takes a hard position on defending life, takes a hard positon on spending and cutting taxes and taking back the state, and supporting our President, then he’ll win them over.”\nStewart said he is proud of the campaign he ran, and added it shows a local politician can jump directly to the highest office in Virginia.\nGilliespie, a former advisor to President George W. Bush and former RNC chairman, will face currenty Lt. Governor Ralph Northam in November. Tuesday night during their acceptance speeches, both men promisied to unify their parties and to be the governor for all Virginians, regardless of polticial affiliation, if elected.\nNortham defeated former congressman Tom Perriello by more than 10 points to win the democratic nomination.\nMore democrats voted in Tuesday’s primary election than Republicans, with 542, 607 ballots cast in the Democratic primary and 366, 248 votes cast in the Republican contest. Both were much higher than the last time the party held a gubernatorial primary.\nPlease enable Javascript to watch this video", "Michael Meadowcroft makes an impassioned case against Targeting but the facts simply do not support his case.\nIn a First Past The Post electoral system good targeting of resources is essential whether you are a local party fighting Council elections or a national party looking to maximise the number of MP’s elected. A good but widely spread vote wins little for a small third or fourth party. This was most clearly illustrated in 1983 when our 25.4% returned just 23 MP’s compared to Labour returning over 200 MP’s with a more geographically concentrated 27.5% of the vote.\nMichael does concede that targeting worked in 1997 but says its effect was disastrous thereafter. In fact more seats were targeted in 2001 and we won 52 followed by 62 (our best since 1922) in 2005. In 2010 we targeted even more although we saw a net loss of 5 due to being too ambitious and spreading effort too thinly. At the same time, far from being ‘hollowed out’ everywhere else, we won control of a greater number of councils than ever before –a clear sign of growth and expansion in campaigning capability.\nIn short the ‘hollowing out’ of the Party between 2011-2017 owes nothing to targeting and everything to our virtually overnight self destruction shortly after entering Coalition. Neither of course was there ever some sort of pre-targeting ‘Golden Age’. From 1945 -1979 the Liberal Party fluctuated between a high of just 14 MPs in 1974 and near oblivion in many other General Elections. From 1983 onwards we averaged around 22 MP’s. Only after serious targeting started did we double and then treble that figure.\nSome comments, both by Michael and below the line, do both puzzle and concern me though. I was involved with target seats from 1995-2015 in one capacity or another as voluntary constituency organiser, PPC, MP and back to Constituency Organiser. I never heard any suggestion in that time that ‘no’ activity should take place anywhere else although I did hear it rather foolishly being said in 2017. Indeed back in 1995 onwards there were 3 tiers of seats, with PPC’s being urged to campaign at appropriate levels and in non target constituencies to include ‘helping in a target’ as a ‘part’ of their personal and constituency campaign/development plan.\nBar a tiny number of paid staff we are all volunteers. No one can order us to ‘do nothing’ in our home area and go to a designated place. Indeed I would have thought that would be the best way to ensure that Liberals did the exact opposite. I was therefore astonished to hear of people supposedly being ‘disciplined’ for not volunteering in a Target Seat in 2017. But then things started to go wrong circa 2013. Prior to that seats that were already campaigning to a high level were given help and professional advice as to how to improve and extend what they were doing in order to win. From 2013 onwards, as noted in the post election review, orders and messages were issued from on high and failure to be on message saw, for example, co-funding withheld.\nHowever, bad strategy in very recent years does not negate the past success and the future necessity for [good] targeting.\n* Paul Holmes was the MP for Chesterfield 2001-2010 and was a Lib Dem Cllr for 12 years.", "Image copyright Ed Marshall Image caption Black-legged kittiwake: Colonies are struggling to feed their chicks\nOverfishing and changing sea temperatures are pushing seabirds to the brink of extinction, according to new data on the world's birds.\nBirds that are now globally threatened include the kittiwake and the Atlantic puffin, which breed on UK sea cliffs.\nMeanwhile, on land, the Snowy Owl is struggling to find prey as ice melts in the North American Arctic, say conservation groups.\nThe iconic bird is listed as vulnerable to extinction for the first time.\n\"Birds are well-studied and great indicators of the health of the wider environment,'' said Dr Ian Burfield, global science coordinator at BirdLife International, the IUCN Red List authority on birds.\n''A species at higher risk of extinction is a worrying alarm call that action needs to be taken now. ''\nHe added that success in kiwi and pelican conservation had shown that, when well-resourced and supported, conservation efforts do pay off.\nImage copyright Francais Cadien Image caption Snowy owl: Threatened by shortage of key prey\nWorldwide, over a quarter of more than 200 bird species reassessed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature have been moved to higher threat categories while a similar number have been downgraded.\nFishing pressures\nSeabirds are of particular concern, including Cape gannets, which are now classified as Endangered, and the Antipodean Albatross, which risks being drowned by fishing lines.\nFishing pressures and ocean changes caused by climate change are reducing food supply for the chicks of seabirds, while adults receive little protection when they fly over areas of the ''high seas'' that do not fall under the jurisdiction of any country, says BirdLife International.\nThe kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla, or black-legged kittiwake), which breeds along northern coasts, has declined globally by about 40% since the 1970s.\nImage copyright Kath Walker Image caption Antipodean albatross: Bycatch in longline fishing is a major threat\nMore than 70% of the British breeding kittiwake population is found in Scotland.\nHowever, there has been a dramatic decline, particularly in Orkney and Shetland and on St Kilda in the Western Isles.\n\"Some efforts are underway to protect important seabird foraging areas in international waters, but there is much more we could do around the UK to protect our internationally important and increasingly threatened seabird populations,\" said Laura Bambini, the RSPB Scotland's seabird recovery officer.\nSandeels are a vital food source for breeding seabirds in the North Sea. The eels are threatened by rising sea temperatures and are also harvested by commercial fisheries.\n\"We need to ensure that the future management of the sandeel fishery is sustainable,'' said Dr Euan Dunn, the RSPB's marine policy specialist.\nImage copyright John Paterson Image caption Cape gannet: Fish stocks are depleted, so it is going hungry\nThe other birds found in the UK to be placed on the IUCN Red List are:\nAtlantic Puffin\nEuropean Turtle Dove\nPochard\nSlavonian Grebe\nBalearic Shearwater\nLong-tailed Duck\nVelvet Scoter\nAquatic Warbler.\nFlagship species\nElsewhere, the Snowy Owl has moved up the rankings from Least Concern to Vulnerable. The North American population has declined by 64% since 1970, as changing temperatures affect its habitat and prey. Collisions with vehicles and utility lines are also a threat to the owl, made famous in the Harry Potter books.\n\"Arctic biodiversity is under pressure from a number of stressors, including climate change, so hopefully the uplisting of the Snowy Owl as a flagship species will also draw attention to wider issues in this region,'' said Dr Burfield.\nImage copyright A Vizi Image caption Dalmatian pelican: On the rise due to added protection measures\nIn Asia, the Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola), which is illegally trapped for food, has been uplisted from Endangered to Critically Endangered.\nMore positive news comes from Europe, where Dalmatian Pelicans are recovering after conservation efforts. This year, pelicans on Lake Skadar in Montenegro had their most successful breeding season ever, raising 60 chicks.\nHowever, while two species of kiwi in New Zealand are now less threatened, the Kea is declining, in part due to tourists feeding the parrots with junk food like bread and chips.\nFollow Helen on Twitter.", "By William Watts, MarketWatch\nGlobal growth, new Fed leadership, rising inflation worries change market backdrop\nThe specter of inflation took the heat out of a stock-market melt-up, ensuring that rising Treasury yields will remain the focus of stock-market investors in the week ahead.\nStocks tumbled sharply on Friday, with the Dow skidding more than 600 points. The S&P 500 and the Dow both posted their biggest weekly declines in more than two years. While Treasury yields have been creeping higher since last fall, the 10-year note's push to a four-year high above 2.83% on Friday appeared to trip alarms.\nAnd it's not just a U.S. phenomenon:\n(https://twitter.com/JeffreyKleintop/status/959515464350093312)\nThe push higher on Friday came after the January jobs report showed a pickup in wage growth. It underlined expectations that a tightening labor market will eventually work to push inflation toward the Federal Reserve's target of 2% and, possibly, scare policy makers into hiking rates at a faster pace than previously expected.\nStill, the drop, coming after a \"parabolic\" acceleration of a stock market rally that saw major indexes set another series of records with nary a pullback in January, was widely viewed as overdue and perhaps even welcome by market bulls.\n\"Though it's never fun, LPL Research believes stocks needed to pull back from their record march,\" said John Lynch, chief investment strategist for LPL Financial, in emailed comments.\nCheck out:The Dow's tumultuous history, in one chart\nThe center of attention Friday was the January jobs report, particularly a 0.3% monthly rise in average hourly earnings, which pushed the yearly increase to 2.9%--the strongest since the end of the 2007-2009 recession .\nBut the real concern might be productivity data that was released earlier in the week, said Ed Keon, managing director and portfolio manager of QMA, the quantitative equity and dynamic asset allocation business of PGIM, with around $133 billion in assets under management. That report showed that U.S. productivity declined 0.1% in the fourth quarter, versus expectations for a 0.2% rise.\nA combination of sluggish productivity growth, weak labor force expansion and rising wages are a recipe for a pickup in inflation, Keon said. In addition, the potential economic growth rate of the economy, given weak productivity gains and a tepid expansion of the labor force, is probably a little less than 2%, he said. Matched up with an economic growth target of around 3%, that means the economy would be pulling growth in from future years.\n\"From the stock market's perspective, if you then price the growth that's been pulled forward as if it's going to continue indefinitely, you're going to end up overpricing assets,\" he said. The nearest example of that phenomenon was seen in the late 1990s when worries over the \"Y2K bug\" saw companies accelerate purchases of software and hardware.\nKeon said QMA remains bullish and is still overweight equities, but did raise some cash over the past week as both equities and bonds sold off.\nThe market jitters come as Jerome Powell prepares to formally take over as chairman of the Federal Reserve on Monday, replacing Janet Yellen . While the Fed didn't make many waves at its February policy meeting, the changeover adds to the uncertainty that surrounds a changing macroeconomic backdrop.\nBooming U.S. growth at full employment alongside a global expansion and rising commodity markets means real, or inflation-adjusted, short-term U.S. rates are set to turn positive in 2018 for the first time since 2008, said Lena Komileva, chief economist at G+ Economics, in a note. That means higher rates and a steeper yield curve than the market now expects.\n\"How Jay Powell's Fed reacts to a more volatile market environment and how markets react to a more hawkish Fed path ahead will be the making of market momentum and composite asset returns in 2018,\" she said.\nMarket bulls argue that while the market is likely to deal with resurgent volatility in 2018, stocks can continue to march higher, boosted by continued earnings growth and a synchronized global expansion.\n\"Tax benefits, increased government spending, and higher lending capacity are reasons to remain optimistic about economic growth and equity prices,\" Lynch said. \"Despite today's move in market interest rates, we will continue to discount record profits at historically reasonable rates.\"\nThe economic data calendar is relatively light for the week ahead, highlighted by the ISM services gauge for January on Monday and the December trade deficit on Tuesday.\nEarnings season continues, with highlights in the coming week including Walt Disney Co. (>> Walt Disney Company (The)), General Motors Co. (>> General Motors Corporation), Tesla Inc. (>> Tesla) and Twitter Inc. (>> Twitter Inc). See the previews:Disney , Tesla and GM .", "The GOP’s tax rewrite hits higher education hard, but new legislation House Republicans are crafting will likely go even farther to worsen the damage.\nAs The Wall Street Journal reports, the House education committee recently gave a preview to its new legislation, a long overdue reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Like recent tax bills passed by the GOP-controlled House and Senate, this proposed rewrite of HEA will have the effect of further constricting learning opportunities for students, adding to the costs students and families take on for education, and steering more public money for learning to private businesses.\nDays after the House and Senate passed their tax bills and the Journal broke its story about new legislation being drafted in the House, Moody’s Investor Services, the esteemed bond rating firm, announced it was “revising the 2018 outlook for US higher education to negative from stable.” Among the rationales Moody’s gave for its decision was “looming changes in federal policy or funding.”\nTaxing Higher Ed\nBetween the dueling GOP tax bills in Congress, the House version is decidedly more damaging to higher ed. But in nearly every instance, the purpose of the proposed changes to existing tax law in both bills seems to be aimed solely at finding revenue sources from higher ed, to offset huge tax deductions given to wealthy families and corporations, rather than to improving learning opportunities for students or lowering the costs of colleges to individuals and families.\nFor instance, the House bill would make college employees whose spouses or children attend their employer institutions tuition-free report the tuition benefit as taxable income. And employer-provided education assistance would also become taxable, whereas it’s currently tax-exempt up to $5,250 per year.\nSimilarly, while the Senate plan continues to allow a deduction for student loan interest on federal tax returns, the House plan would eliminate the deduction. While the Senate plan continues to not count college tuition waivers as taxable income, a common benefit for students enrolled in graduate programs, the House version would.\n“Any tax changes to tuition support for graduate students could also negatively impact graduate enrollment and research levels since research is a key component of many graduate programs,” notes Moody’s in its ratings announcement.\nBoth bills apply a 1.4 percent excise tax to private school endowments. In the Hose bill, the tax kicks in when the account is valued at $250,000 per full-time student. The Senate raised that level to $500,000 per student. Colleges that will likely be hit with taxes on their endowments insist their investments are being used to help support tuition costs for low-income students who attend their institutions and for facility improvements.\nBoth bills also take away tax deductions for interest paid on “advance bonds” colleges use to refund their debts at more manageable levels, and the House version also eliminates tax-exempt private activity bonds that lower the cost of building for colleges. This change was another negative influence on Moody’s downgrade.\nRemaking Higher Education\nBut while GOP tax plans resemble deliberate attempts to strip money away from colleges and universities, without providing any benefit to students and families, new legislation being introduced by House Republicans is arguably worse. If what the House proposes for the Higher Education Act resembles what eventually passes, it will remake higher education along very narrow perceived needs of the “work force,” limit financial supports for students, and give advantages to for-profit private providers.\nAccording to the Chronicle of Higher Education, a primary purpose of the remake of the Higher Education Act being introduced by House Republicans – branded the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act –is to address the “skills gap” that supposedly exists between what colleges teach and what employers need.\nThe Journal quotes North Carolina Republican Representative Virginia Foxx, chairwoman of the committee that drafted the proposal, claiming that because much of what colleges and universities teach is “irrelevant” to employers, federal programs should be more supportive of apprenticeships and programs that have come to be called “competency based” education, a nebulous new buzzword often used to describe education that emphasizes the learning of discrete skills rather than broad realms of knowledge.\nPolitical leaders have grown fond of using recent reports finding there are 6 million unfilled jobs in America as proof that higher education no longer aligns with the needs of employers, but those pronouncements about unfilled jobs fail to note, as this report by NPR does, that much of the problem lies with employers inflating their required qualifications and scrimping on wages. As numerous studies show, the so-called skills gap is a myth, and a college degree in liberal arts or other non-technical subjects is as relevant as it ever was.\nLikely, what Foxx and other Republicans call a need to teach relevant skills generally means steering more students into for-profit education programs that promise quick employment without ever fulfilling that pledge.\nFor-Profits Are ‘Winners’\nAs the Journal reports, “One of the biggest winners in the new higher-education legislation is the for-profit college industry, which faced new regulations under the Obama administration. The rollback of those regulations has been under way since President Donald Trump took office. The reauthorization proposal goes a step further by prohibiting future action by the Education Department on what is known as the gainful-employment regulation.”\nThe gainful employment requirement is basically a check on schools that claim to provide degree programs that lead to employment to actually live up to that pledge. More often than not, for-profit institutions don’t.\n“Blocking the gainful employment rule means that more students will enroll in programs that will ruin their financial futures,” writes David Halperin in the Huffington Post.\nStudents in these for-profit college programs, he explains, are often people on the edge of desperation – veterans, single mothers, immigrants, and low-income students from disadvantaged communities who are lured into these programs by “false promises” about landing a great job.\n“Many will enroll in programs that aren’t strong enough to help them succeed,” Halperin says. “Even if these students graduate – and many don’t – and even if they get the job they dreamed of – and many won’t – they may not earn enough to pay down their loans, because the tuition was just too high.”\nBorrowers Are ‘Losers’\nWhile for-profit providers are “winners” in the Republicans’ proposed bill, the big “losers,” according to the Journal, are student borrowers, especially those wanting to take advantage of the federal government’s public service loan forgiveness program, which allows borrowers who work for nonprofits or government agencies to have their remaining loan balances dropped after they make 10 years of payments. These borrowers, except those grandfathered into the program, would lose this tax advantage.\nOther losers include students who run up larger debts to complete their advanced degree programs and student loan debt holders who end up in professional careers that are not top payers.\nFor students who run up larger debts, such as graduate students in advanced degree programs, the bill proposes “unspecified limits for borrowing by graduate students and parents of college students.” The Journal reports, “The change could cut into enrollment and potentially siphon off billions of dollars a year from universities.” This need to find financial resources for college would tend to, again, go to for-profit lending institutions.\nThe bill would also, according to the Chronicle, “scale back” the breaks given to student loan debt holders in the federal government’s income-based repayment plans. Student borrowers who want to benefit from the federal government’s income-based repayment program will see their current basis of 10 or 15 percent of discretionary income changed to 15 percent of discretionary incomes. Rather than getting debt forgiveness after 20 or 25 years, college student loan holders, under the new bill, would have debt forgiveness based on as long as it takes “to cover the amount they would have paid under a 10-year standard repayment plan,” according to the Journal. That will increase long-term indebtedness.\nWar Without End\n“There is a long road ahead,” Politico reports, regarding the revision of the Higher Education Act. “The Senate won’t start its rewrite until next year. But the upper chamber’s process has already gotten off to a more bipartisan start, with the Senate education committee holding a friendly hearing on simplifying the application for federal student aid and talking about working together on the rewrite.”\nNevertheless, it’s clear the Republican “war on learning” being waged at all levels of education, including higher ed, didn’t end with the tax bills.", "Shree Digvijay Cement, a Gujarat-based cement manufacturer, reported a healthy set of numbers for the March quarter. The company reported an EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) of Rs 18.9 crore on sales of Rs 124.7 crores.\nThe company's performance was particularly remarkable as it reported a rise in sales of 63 percent compared to the same quarter a year ago, and also reported its highest quarterly sales figure in the last three years.\nThe company's EBITDA margin for the quarter under review declined to 15.2 percent, as against 17.2 percent in the March quarter last year. However, this was higher than the 12.3 percent margin the company reported in the December quarter this year.\nThe increase in selling and distribution expenses was the primary reason for margin retracement.\nTotal comprehensive income surged almost 2.5 times quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), driven by healthy operating profit and lower interest costs. The interest costs came in much lower as the company reduced its gross debt from Rs 96 crore to Rs 25 crore in FY18.\nYearly performance\nThe company reported a revenue growth of 20.3 percent YoY for FY18. Supported by growth in revenue and operational efficiencies, EBITDA too rose to Rs 53.5 crore for the year.\nThe company also reported a turnaround at the PAT level, with net profit coming in at Rs 13.4 crore, as against a net loss of Rs 9.2 crore last year.\nShree Digvijay Cement (SDC) is promoted by Brazilian company ‘Votorantim Cimentos’, which holds a 75 percent stake in the company. Votorantim is the seventh largest company (by EBITDA) in the building materials industry globally.\nSDC sells three varieties of cement under the ‘Kamal’ brand name. The product portfolio includes SRPC Cement (Sulphate Resisting Portland Cement), PPC Cement (Portland Pozzolona Cement) and OPC Cement (53 Grade Portland Cement).\nAlthough the company appears to be doing well in recent quarters, SDC had accumulated losses of around Rs 46.8 crore up to FY17. In March 2018, the company approved a scheme of restructuring, under which the accumulated losses will be adjusted against capital reserves.\nThe stock is trading at an EV/LTM EBITDA (LTM stands for last twelve months; EV stands for enterprise value) multiple of 8.9 times, which is at a minor discount to industry peers. The discount is warranted because SDC’s performance has lacked consistency in recent years.\nOn a market cap of Rs 470 crore and enterprise value of Rs 474 crore, the stock is currently trading at EV/tonne of Rs 4,409 on a capacity of 1.1 million tonnes per annum. This translates to an EV/tonne of USD 68, which is at a steep discount to the replacement value. Should the company ever decide to move on from such a small capacity, the deal is likely to happen at a premium.", "WATCH: Ed Sheeran Performs An Exclusive Live Version Of 'Perfect' For Global's Make Some Noise!\nOkay this was kinda beautiful...\nEd Sheeran's performed an absolutely STUNNING version of his latest single 'Perfect' exclusively for Capital on Global's Make Some Noise day, 2017.\nTaken from his album that pretty much dominated the first half of 2017 selling over 2.2 MILLION copies, 'Perfect' performed live by the man himself is well, basically... PERFECT!\n> Download The Capital App To Catch More Exclusives From Global's Make Some Noise Day 2017\nGlobal’s Make Some Noise is Capital’s very own charity, supporting brilliant small projects across the UK which don't normally get heard and which help young people and their families living with illness, disability or lack of opportunity.\n> Roman And Vick Needed You - Watch One Of These Two Wrestle The Heaviest Sportswoman In The World\nCapital is teaming up with our sister stations across the Global family - Capital, Heart, Classic FM, LBC, Smooth, Radio X, Capital Xtra and Gold - for Global's Make Some Noise Day, to raise money, give a voice to small projects that don’t get heard and have a lot of fun doing it!\nLast year we raised a massive £2.8million pounds for charity - and this year we want to top that figure and help even more amazing causes!\n> P!nk Challenged Will Manning To Face His Ultimate Fear & It Was As Brutal As It Sounds!", "As a parent of MSAD58 kids and a Kingfield taxpayer, I thank everyone who showed up last night at the Budget Meeting. The good news is that the taxpayers who came to the meeting voted to add back the teacher positions and 3rd location of pre-K. But with that vote comes an additional bill. The Department of Education has already told the District what they are receiving - No more money is coming from them. Someone has to pay for it and that someone is the local taxpayers. That is the bad news.\nSuperintendent Pratt did a great job explaining the \"perfect storm\" that descended upon our school district - big raise in the mill rate dictated by the State, less tuition students & less resident students which equal less state funding, big increase in health insurance rates and my personal favorite: The creation of a $54k Tech position to process student data so that we can ensure that the district receives the correct state/federal funds. In summary, expenses are up along with higher demands from the State/Federal Government but the District is receiving less money to pay for all of them. That's where we, as local taxpayers, get to open our pockets and pay more money.\nI don't know if the school budget will pass in all the towns but I hope it does. Kids need a dedicated teacher. It was explained to me by school staff that if the 2nd & 3rd grade are combined, the teacher will do a lesson for the 2nd graders and then they will go off with the ed-tech to practice. Then the teacher will do a lesson for the 3rd graders who will then go off with the ed-tech to practice, etc. In theory, it sounds like it can be managed but when you combine this mix of ages/educational levels with the behavior issues our school deals with EVERY day, the most likely outcome is that our kids will, at best, get taught HALF of what they should be.\nIf the towns vote down the budget and the teachers are not added in, one does not have to be a psychic to see that there will be more kids leaving and/or not moving into the district. As a result, there will be less funding from the State and we will continue this vicious cycle we find ourselves in.\nI came away from the meeting last night with more understanding of the challenges the school board and Superintendent face. I have already seen over the years the challenges that the teachers and principal face so it was enlightening to hear about WHY we have all these cuts to our school.\nIn conclusion, change is coming to our area whether we like it or not. Major cuts to school budget, higher taxes, Families leaving the area, Families not moving into the area, etc. What is the answer to stop this downward spiral? That is something we all need to come together and figure out.\nJulie Swain\nKingfield", "Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction by Derek Thompson\nPublished in February of 2017.\n\"Content might be king, but distribution is the kingdom.”\nThe story of content is a tale of progress. Everything is better than it once was.\nWe have more and better books, long-form journalism, and short-form analysis than at any point in our history - at price points that are lower in both absolute and relative terms.\nWhat is true for the written word is doubly true for the visual arts. TV shows that are as good - or better - than the best movies, (and which may be closer in narrative ambition to novels than films), now appear with regularity on cable.\nEach technological advance, from cable to the internet to e-readers to the smart phone, has ultimately resulted in better content at lower costs.\nIn Hit Makers, Thompson tells the story of how the economics of content creation and dissemination has changed, and how these changes determine (and are determined by) which content our culture values most.\nAs Thompson discovers, the popularity of a given piece of content (be it a painting, a song, a book, a show, or a movie), is only partly a function of the inherent quality of the work. Exogenous forces, from the network of people supporting the work to platforms in which the work is disseminated, better explain the success (or failure) of a creation than any inherent measure of quality.\nCan the same things be true in our higher education industry that have also proved to be true in the entertaining industry?\nThere are many in our business who wonder if we are due to suffer the same fate as the legacy incumbents in other creative, knowledge, and information industries.\nIt is not unusual to hear higher ed people wondering out loud if educators will share the same fate as newspaper journalists. We wonder if the future of the small, tuition-dependent institution will resemble that of video rental store in the age of streaming. We have watched the demise of cultural and economic icons - from Blockbuster to Kodak - and we wonder about what technological, demographic, or competitive wave might end up sweeping us away.\nHigher ed worrywarts would benefit from reading Hit Makers. We are likely to see the various forces of new technologies and new competitors drive improvements in educational quality, access, costs - even if those same forces prove to be insurmountable challenges for some higher ed incumbents.\nI love books about subjects other than higher education that make me think differently about higher education. Hit Makers is just such a wonderful book.\nWhat are you reading?", "NY EDTECH WEEK, the global education innovation festival in New York City taking place December 18-20, 2017 at New York University will spotlight and build upon the analysis released by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) which shows the city is the national leader in EdTech opportunity, as the industry continues to see growth across wages, job opportunities, and venture capital investment.\nThe NYCEDC report, released with NYU Steinhardt and StartEd Inc, provides the most recent insights on the multi-billion dollar education technology sector. Among other findings, the analysis found that edtech companies based in NYC offer increasingly high pay, have the most job opportunities, and were the subject of more business acquisitions than any other location including Silicon Valley, Boston, Los Angeles, and DC since 2000.\nNew York City-based EdTech firms have also received $1 billion in venture capital investment between 2008 and 2017, making up 12.5% of VC investment in EdTech across the country.\nAccording to the analysis:\nWages in Edtech continue to rise. Average wages in corporate training and computer training, two subsectors of EdTech, are $94,898. Total wages paid across these two sectors rose 63% since 2012.\nNew York City has the most EdTech job demand of any major city in the U.S., with 105 positions open since the beginning of this year.\n47 New York City EdTech companies have been acquired since 2000, the most of any city in the country. San Francisco/Silicon Valley had the second-most acquisitions in that time with 29. Boston had 20, Los Angeles 6.\nNew York City-based firms received $1 billion in venture capital funding between 2008 and 2017. EdTech companies nationwide received $8.1 billion in investment during the same time period.\nNew York City is an increasingly visible and ideal location for education innovation because the city and its neighbors are home to the most significant learning infrastructure in the world including 55 public and private colleges and universities, 2,666 K-12 schools and nearly 2 million students, in additional to major publishers and growing general technology and venture capital sectors. Another important part of NYC’s role as an EdTech leader is NY EDTECH WEEK the industry’s global meeting point focusing on how entrepreneurship and edtech drive advancements in education and learning.\n“New York City is the leading edtech innovation ecosystem because there is unprecedented support, investment and resources here,” said Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, who will be presenting during NY EDTECH WEEK. “We are delighted to continue to have NY EDTECH WEEK as an important partner in growing the edtech sector here and around the world because of the attention it brings to the businesses, ideas and our community.”\nThe 2017 NY EDTECH WEEK festival will expand on past successful events and bring together hundreds of technology innovators, early-stage investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, media representatives, researchers, and educators to foster new partnerships and exchange best practices for the tech-powered future of education.\n“We’re developing a highly-skilled, highly-motivated army of edtech entrepreneurs in New York, the national center of education innovation,” said Jonathan D. Harber of StartEd. “It’s the perfect place to bring people, organizations and resources together to improve the opportunities and outcomes in the global education community -- that’s what NY EDTECH WEEK is all about.”\nHighlights of 2017 NY Edtech Week include presentations on education and talent technology from K-12 to higher education, the future of work, global education trends as well as:\n“StartEd Talks” including: Alicia Glen, Deputy Mayor of New York City Eva Moskowitz , CEO and Founder of Success Academy David Coleman , President and CEO of College Board Jeff Rosen , President & CEO of National Constitution Center Johnny C. Taylor Jr , President & CEO of Society for Human Resource Management Olga and Michael Block , Co-founders of Basis Curriculum Schools Eric Gertler , Co-Chairman & CEO of U.S. News & World Report and Ulysses Ventures\nincluding: Think Tanks in early learning, K12, higher ed and corporate learning with industry thought-leaders including esteemed members of the media, entrepreneurs, policy makers, researchers faculty and educators.\nin early learning, K12, higher ed and corporate learning with industry thought-leaders including esteemed members of the media, entrepreneurs, policy makers, researchers faculty and educators. “Shark Tank” style pitches from the hottest global startups representing the most exciting innovations today\nstyle pitches from the hottest global startups representing the most exciting innovations today Master Classes led by faculty and PD accredited\nled by faculty and PD accredited Open Lab intimate and interacitve visits to iconic and innovative New York education and cultural institutions\nintimate and interacitve visits to iconic and innovative New York education and cultural institutions Gallery of Innovation showcase and 1:1 networking with the hottest edtech startups from around the globe\nshowcase and 1:1 networking with the hottest edtech startups from around the globe Broadway performances, and more!\nIn addition to its role as an innovation festival, NY EDTECH WEEK is also the culminating event for the NYU Steinhardt Edtech Accelerator powered by StartEd, an intensive three-month, mentor-led bootcamp program dedicated to education entrepreneurship and designed to help edtech entrepreneurs grow their companies. During the conference, participating startups from NYU-StartEd will be joined by other startups from around the world to present in front of a network of angel and venture capital education investors.\n\"We're excited to host NY EDTECH WEEK again this year and bring together some of the world’s best technology and education thought leaders working to improve and re-think how students learn and how we educate them,\" said Dominic Brewer, the Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of NYU Steinhardt. “NYU Steinhardt is at the intersection of education, technology, and entrepreneurship and we will continue to support the growing edtech industry in our home of NYC.”\nNY Edtech Week is sponsored and presented in collaboration with Rethink Education, East Wind Advisors, Strada, Wiley and other sponsors. For more information about NY EDTECH WEEK, or to attend, please visit: www.nyedtechweek.com.\nFor more information about the NYCEDC EdTech analysis that will be released during NY EDTECH WEEK, please contact, Alicia Powers, SVP of Reaserch of the NYCEDC at [email protected].\nAbout StartEd Companies:\nBy galvanizing an eco-system of education innovation in New York City, StartEd aims to develop edtech entrepreneurs to tackle the world's greatest education problems. StartEd runs edtech accelerators, 3-month intensive bootcamps for early stage edtech companies, co-working communities for the edtech community, courses on edtech entrepreneurship and the NY EDTECH WEEK™ festival. For more information on StartEd Accelerator, please visit: http://www.startedaccelerator.com or follow us on Twitter @startedaccel\nAbout the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (@nyusteinhardt):\nLocated in the heart of Greenwich Village, NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development prepares students for careers in the arts, education, health, media, and psychology. Since its founding in 1890, the Steinhardt School's mission has been to expand human capacity through public service, global collaboration, research, scholarship, and practice. To learn more about NYU Steinhardt, visit steinhardt.nyu.edu.", "NEW DELHI: Sellers of foreign highend watch, cosmetics and shoe brands said the doubling of customs duty on such goods to 20% wouldn't necessarily boost Make in India , at least in the foreseeable future.It's difficult to make most of those products in India due to various reasons including economies of scale, non-availability of the required technology or raw materials that go into products, they said.\"Even if I make locally, somebody else is importing the ingredients. So, the end product is expensive because the hike in customs duty is on all makeup preparations,\" said Vivek Bali, India COO of Sephora , a US-based cosmetics brand, which operates in India through a franchisee arrangement with the Arvind Group Brands need economies of scale for local manufacturing. \"To make in India, you need volume and it is not an instant kind of thing,\" he said. \"It will happen, but it will happen in stages. It will take a while for us to move in that direction — it is at least five to seven years away.\"The Budget doubled customs duty on personal care products to nudge companies to make in India to create jobs, raise incomes and boost the economy. That has also prompted existing measures such as mandatory local sourcing, aimed at developing a vendor base in India.Several foreign companies have abandoned plans to set up shop in India due to this clause. The increase in customs duty could be an additional drag on consumer product companies already hit by sluggish demand, given that prices will now rise further.Shoppers Stop's managing director Govind Shrikhande said that the move to increase import duties to 20% from 10% on cosmetics, watches, sunglasses, and gems and jewellery will lead to an increase in prices by up to 15%. Shoppers Stop sells global labels including Bobbi Brown, MAC and Estee Lauder.\"The pricing of high-end cosmetic space is very high (already),\" said J Suresh, CEO, Arvind Lifestyle Brands, which works with labels like Ed Hardy, US Polo Association and Nautica among others. \"So, we can easily pass on to the consumer and it can be about 5% hike kind of thing.\"Puma India sources more than a third of the products it sells in India from local suppliers. However, Abhishek Ganguly, India MD of the German sportswear firm, said it's difficult to find the right kind of machinery and factories for manufacturing high-tech products like football shoes, running, fitness and training shoes, which must be imported.\"Whatever we can make in India, we are already making in India, wherever the technology was available,\" he said. \"It will not make an inch of movement because of that (higher custom duty). It will only make our input costs higher for imported products.\"Yashovardhan Saboo of Ethos Watches, which sells watch brands including Rolex, Omega, Cartier, Tag Heuer, Hublot and Bulgari among others in India, said such \"protectionist\" measures will put the watch industry \"under strain,\" just as the sector was seeing a revival.High-end Swiss watch imports rose 15-20% from a year ago two months after the goods and services tax rate on watches were reduced from 28% to 18% in November.", "State appropriations for higher education institutions have increased by 3.4 percent in three-quarters of states, according to a recent report published by Inside Higher Ed.\nThe appropriations increased by $2.75 billion in 39 out of 50 states from the 2014-15 to 2016-17 fiscal year. The total amount of appropriations was $83.6 billion, according to a Grapevine report published on Feb. 6.\nFollowing the Great Recession in 2008, many states decreased the amount of appropriations set aside for higher education, with many states’ budget cuts tending to focus largely on education spending, according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities report. However, while state spending was initially on a downward trend after the recession, it is now increasing again.\nThe state of New York saw a 2.8 percent increase while the state of Hawaii had the largest increase — 10.5 percent increase — according to the report. Higher education spending overall, however, is not at the rate it was before the financial crisis in 2007.\nPrompted by the financial crisis, more students have decided to attend college as a means to pursue a professional career, according to the CBPP report. Tuition has been going up and more students have been taking out loans for college since the financial crisis, per the report.\nIn 2015, state and local governments invested $90.9 billion in higher education and $88 billion was allocated for supporting public higher education, according to the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.\nMichah Rothbart, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, said in an email that appropriations — which are funds made available through state budgeting processes — are not necessarily spending. He also said the increased money worth is not the same as increases in inflation-adjusted dollars.\n“Unfortunately, adjusting for actual spending levels and inflation requires some time,” Rothbart said.\nKatherine M. Michelmore, an assistant professor of public administration and international affairs at Maxwell, said she believes that the effect of increased state spending on higher education relies largely on where the money is allocated.\n“If the program is targeting under-represented populations in colleges, it could have an impact,” Michelmore said. “The place where I get more worried is if the focus is on those already going to college, we need to think about where we are targeting the money.”\nOne debate that looms in the education world is whether to make public higher education free. New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a plan in January that makes all State University of New York and City University of New York colleges tuition free for individuals who make up to $125,000 per year. That would apply to students who attend the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse.\nMichelmore said she hopes higher education is free for students of lower tax brackets one day.\n“I wish there was more transparency in pricing of college,” Michelmore said. “For instance, you could go to the SU website and see how much you’d pay. I feel like the availability of aid is not so much known, so low-income kids don’t know if they could afford it because they just see the sticker price.”", "Oil demand is growing, and production is falling. This is the message we have been receiving for a few weeks now with increasingly frequency, especially after OPEC’s leader Saudi Arabia admitted it would like oil prices even higher than US$70. Like a genie from a lamp, the market immediately obliged with traders rushing in to buy more oil, pushing Brent closer to US$75.\nEveryone who’s anyone seems to be upbeat about demand. The IEA forecasts daily demand growth at 1.5 million bpd this year. Reuters shipping data suggests April imports into Asia will hit an all-time high. Investment banks are bullish. What could go wrong?\nIf you listen to Goldman’s Jeffrey Curry, nothing. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Currie said, “You’d have to get a really high price before you start to see it damage demand,” adding that higher oil prices were actually good for the global economy because “higher oil prices lead to creation of global excess savings – petrodollars,” which are then invested again globally, stimulating further demand.\nIn case anyone suspects there is something wrong with this rosy picture, they are right. For starters, these “global excess savings” will only come after oil producers close their budget gaps. Saudi Arabia alone has budgeted a deficit of more than US$50 billion for this year. It will be a while before it gets to have any savings, let alone excessive ones, to invest globally and stimulate oil demand. This is true of other major producers, too, as they all were hit hard by the last oil price crisis.\nLeaving budget deficits aside, there is also the problem with inflation. Since virtually every single economy in the world is dependent on oil, inflation is closely linked to prices. Higher oil prices mean higher fuel prices and higher fuel prices drive higher inflation. Although in some circumstances higher inflation could be a welcome development, this doesn’t seem the case right now. Related: Terror Attack Shuts Down Libyan Oil Pipeline\nAnother question that needs asking is whether it is really demand that driving oil prices right now. Commerzbank’s head of commodities, Eugen Weinberg, thinks not. Weinberg told Oilprice there were four distinct drivers behind the latest price hike in oil. First, there are worries about Venezuela’s oil production, which is at its lowest since 1950. Second, there is Saudi Arabia’s “wishful thinking” about oil at US$80-100 a barrel. Thirdly, Weinberg also noted the possibility of new U.S. sanctions against Iran, which this week pushed Brent even higher. Finally, Commerzbank’s head of commodities said, there was a massive influx of money from money managers: net longs on crude on both ICE and Nymex are at record highs.\nMeanwhile, production outside OPEC is growing, and specifically production in the United States. The avalanche of upbeat comments from the OPEC camp has displaced the concern about the consistent and strong growth in U.S. shale production from the mind of the oil-industry beholder, but the growth is still there even if ignored.\nRelated: 19 Oil Tankers Held Hostage Off Yemeni Coast\nLast week, U.S. producers pumped 10.54 million barrels daily. This is more than a million barrels daily higher than production at the start of January. In other words, U.S. producers have expanded their production by more than a million bpd in less than four months. At this rate of growth, it’s not hard for one to imagine where U.S. production could be in another quarter. This trend will certainly have a marked impact on prices when the hype around OPEC’s latest meeting subsides, as will any revisions of demand forecasts in light of higher prices.\nIn this context, the prospect of Iran sanctions could remain the lead driver behind a further price rise if they ever materialize. After all, President Trump shared his unhappiness with higher oil prices last week, and he must be aware of what a fresh round of sanctions against Iran would do to these same too-high prices.\nBy Irina Slav for Oilprice.com\nMore Top Reads for Oilprice.com:", "Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXTR)\nQ4 2017 Earnings Conference Call\nAugust 14, 2017, 4:30 PM ET\nExecutives\nLaurie Little - The Piacente Group, IR\nEd Meyercord - President and CEO\nDrew Davies - Chief Financial Officer\nAnalysts\nAlex Henderson - Needham\nSimon Leopold - Raymond James\nMark Kelleher - DA Davidson\nOperator\nGood day, ladies and gentlemen. And welcome to the Extreme Networks Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Results. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session, and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions]\nAs a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to introduce your host for today’s conference Laurie Little from The Piacente Group. Please proceed.\nLaurie Little\nThank you, Tim. Welcome to the Extreme Networks' fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2017 Earnings Conference Call. This conference call is being broadcast live over the Internet and is being recorded on behalf of the company. The recording will be posted on Extreme Networks' website for replay shortly after the conclusion of the call. By now you've had a chance to review the company's earnings press release.\nI'd like to remind you that during today's call, management will be making forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor provision of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these statements.\nThese risks include our ability to successfully close the Broadcom transactions where we will ultimately acquire Brocade assets and to successfully integrate the acquired technology and operations from Avaya and Broadcom into our business and operations, including, but not limited to, the following risks, difficulties we may experience in the retention, assimilation and successful integration of employees and teams, acquired operations, technologies and/or products, unanticipated costs of litigation or other contingent liabilities associated with the acquisitions that could negatively impact our operating results and financial condition, adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers, and difficulties we may experience in reaching our aspirational goals related to the acquisitions.\nFor a detailed descriptions of risks and uncertainties, please refer to our most recent reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of today. We undertake no obligation to update these statements after this call.\nThroughout this call, we may reference both GAAP and non-GAAP financial metrics. Non-GAAP information should be considered a supplement to and not a substitute for, financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliation of non-GAAP to corresponding GAAP measures can be found in our earnings press release issued today.\nFor your convenience, a copy of the earnings release and supporting financial materials are available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at extremenetworks.com.\nAnd with that, I will turn the call over to Extreme's President and CEO, Ed Meyercord for his opening comments.\nEd Meyercord\nThank you, Laurie, and thank you all for joining us this afternoon. Today, we're pleased to announce financial results for fiscal Q4, highlighted by 28% growth in total revenues with organic growth within the core Extreme portfolio and increase profitability and cash flows.\nWe are also pleased to highlight our acquisitions of Zebra Wireless LAN now Extreme WiNG being fully integrated into the core Extreme business and delivering better than expected results, the Avaya Networking business and the expected closing of the Brocade transaction.\nExtreme is taking market share and our exclusive focus on delivering end-to-end enterprise technology solutions from the wireless edge into the hybrid cloud data center is being well-received in the market.\nOur Q4 results for fiscal ‘18 highlight the customer demand for networking technology, the execution of our solutions go-to-market strategy and the impact of our accretive acquisition of Zebra.\nWe delivered non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.17, growth of 70% compared to the fourth quarter year ago, marking the ninth consecutive quarter Extreme has met or exceeded our earnings guidance. Year-over-year we grew our cash balance by 39% and for the first time in many years, we deliver positive GAAP earnings.\nIn Q4, we achieved another very important milestone, organic revenue growth, 6% and our extreme portfolio driven by record quarter in wireless which grew at 11% year-over-year, well above the industry rate of 6%, we also saw growth in software sales at our Fixed Summit Switch portfolio.\nWith Extreme WiNG revenue added, our fiscal Q4 revenue increased 28% year-over-year. We benefited from an increase of large orders in excess of a $1 million, driven by the addition of Fortune 100 wireless accounts. WiNG’s large enterprise customers are vocal about our high quality service, which is opening doors for us to compete in more places than their networks and in the quarter we generated more than $3 million in cross-selling revenue synergy, a number that we expect to increase in future quarters.\nIn terms of our Geo performance, we had growth in the Americas, EMEA and APAC on a sequential and year-over-year basis in Q4, after making significant changes over the past two years we have the right geo regional and country leadership in place to drive our strategy.\nWe set a new record for revenue in the Americas, which eclipsed the $100 million mark for the first time in our history and with the addition of WiNG, Avaya and Brocade assets, we have significantly more cross-selling opportunities and greater exposure to large countries like Canada, Japan, Australia, where product margins are higher.\nThe acquisitions also strengthen our competitive position in key industry verticals, whether it's a very large healthcare system provider in the U.S. from Avaya, a large WiNG retailer in the U.K., a large research institution in Europe from Brocade or a large manufacturer in Germany who uses technologies from all four vendors, each of our enterprise customers leverages our technology platform in different ways.\nThey provide valuable industry references as well as proven architectures for us to prescribe to our sales teams when we go to market. With these deals we are also strengthening our position in the federal government and service provider enterprise verticals.\nNow with over 30,000 enterprise customers, our expanded product portfolio creates significant cross-selling opportunities. WiNG’s Guest Portal and Location Inc. for retail can be a powerful tool and hospitality in healthcare. Avaya's Fabric Connect cell technology for hospitals can be applied to all enterprises for enhanced security. Extreme’s stadium analytics can be used to drive better business outcomes in retail, manufacturing and education. And Brocade's workflow composer can automate network functions across any enterprise data center environment. Net-net, we believe we are very competitive in all places of our customer networks with unique software to help them deliver better business outcomes.\nWith our estimated revenue run rate in excess of the $1 billion after we closed Brocade transaction, we now have a critical mass to expand our investments and product in vertical marketing to drive growth, by focusing our technology portfolio on enterprise specific solutions, we can be very prescriptive with our sales teams and our channel partners as we go forward in making it easy for them to position Extreme’s industry-leading solutions. We are the only player in the networking industry solely focused on this strategy.\nThree weeks ago we held our sales kickoff meeting for fiscal ’18, we had our global sales organization including Avaya and Brocade teams, close to a 1,000 strong, the energy level was high and was clear that our new Extreme team is embracing our vision. The feedback has been very positive with the excitement focused on all cross-selling opportunities that exist with our large high quality customer base with our expanded solutions portfolio.\nThe benefits of higher quality solution sales are evident in fourth quarter gross margins that jumped 230 basis points year-over-year to 57.1% and increased by 270 basis points in fiscal ’17. Solution selling, when we lead the sales process with our software is being embraced by our field teams and delivering sticky customers with higher gross margins.\nWe also drove more than 20 distinct gross margin improvement initiatives this year, changes in discounting policies, procedures, supply chain improvements and product lifecycle management were also major drivers.\nGross margins expanded every quarter in fiscal ‘17 compared to ‘15 and ’16, and is included the integration of WiNG Wireless revenue, which carried lower gross margins in our core business. If we adjust gross margins for WiNG Wireless, Extreme’s standalone gross margin for Q4 would be in excess of 58%.\nWe are focused on delivering our 60% gross margin target by fiscal Q4. We expect to reduce Avaya's discounting levels that increase during bankruptcy and to extend our gross margin improvement initiatives to the Avaya business, and when the Brocade transaction closes, their higher margin data center business will also help us move toward our 60% target.\nFrom an operating expense perspective we will continue to be disciplined. The benefits of operating leverage with WiNG Wireless along with our efficiency initiatives contributed to improve year-over-year operating income of 12.2%, the first time our new team broke the 10% objective we put in place two years ago.\nWe expect to realize the benefit of operating leverage with our Avaya, Brocade acquisitions, as we onboard new customers, drive organic growth in our core business and focus on higher quality, higher margin business, we are confident in our ability to achieve our goal greater than 15% operating income margins by fiscal Q4.\nTurning to our technology, investment and product development during the quarter, our engineering teams introduced enhancements across our entire solutions portfolio. On the hardware side, we released our high performance X870, X620, X460-G2 multi-rate switches with more flexibility and future proof investment protection. Our 200 Series Street Fighter, our new small form factor wall plate AP targeted specifically at the hospitality market and we are on plan with our converged Extreme and WiNG hardware platforms.\nAs it relates to our software releases, we came out with a new Extreme guest portal for Wi-Fi users, upgraded AirDefense Wireless Security software. We introduced Wireless Location Inc. software, updates to our 8.0 version of Extreme management that includes new analytics dashboard and our cloud management 4.0 with wired and wireless management capability.\nAs I mentioned earlier, our top priority is to ensure a smooth transition for WiNG, Avaya and Brocade customers, and to protect their network investments. The new Extreme engineering and product line management teams have been working on a roadmap for several months and the feedback from thousands of customers and partners that participated in our joint roadmap session has been outstanding.\nWe are building super spec access layer aggregation and core switching platforms to provide a clear path forward for both Extreme and Avaya customers, both companies will benefit from the release of the new tsunami modular switching platform and continued enhancements to Avaya’s popular fabric technology Fabric Connect.\nNow with the new Extreme targeting large scale enterprises, integrating the SLX platform with a network automation capabilities of workflow composer is a priority, we will continue to invest in SLX, BDX and MLX, and soon to be extreme workflow composer to provide a complete end-to-end solution to our customer base.\nEnterprise customers have been highly supportive of our strategy. They want an end-to-end vendor with better solutions and better service to provide a competitive alternative to Cisco, in the fourth quarter there were tens and tens of deals won where we heard this feedback from customers.\nWith CTC, a large Canadian retailer, our success in stores like to their first non-Cisco distribution center, IoT enabled wireless with our management and analytics at Montréal, a new airport in Spain from AENA, which manages all 25 major airports. They wanted quality wireless integrated with their wired network with the seamless management system and we beat out Cisco.\nWe beat out Cisco and HP Aruba with the Tampa Bay Buccs, another NFL win due to our performance in Super Bowl 51 and the complete end-to-end solution with wired/wireless unified with our Access Control management and analytics.\nWith a large County School District in Georgia, with 36 schools, a two-week bake-off between Cisco Meraki, HP Aruba, Maroof Fortinet and Extreme, each technology deployed in a different wing of the school. Our Wi-Fi performance was strong but it was Extreme management, our single pane of glass, our access control, our analytics and our cloud management capability that made it an easy decision and steals the win.\nAnd finally, I spoke with the senior IT executive responsible for networking at the Fortune 100 scale global manufacturing in Europe that is a customer of Extreme, Avaya and Brocade, and WiNG. Collectively, they spent over $100 million over the past five years with the new Extreme.\nThe message, one, they like our vision and focus on the enterprise; two, they prefer to deal with one vendor instead of four; and three, they want a stronger competitor who can go toe to toe with Cisco in delivering a complete end-to-end solution. We're hearing this more and more as were the new Extreme’s spread with enterprise customers.\nAs far as our recent acquisition announcements, we close Avaya two weeks ended July. We had over 9% acceptance to offer letters and are very excited about the quality and caliber of employees joining the new Extreme. We Are confident in reiterating our expectation that this business will add over $200 million in rate revenue and be accretive to cash flow and earnings for our fiscal 2018.\nWith respect to Brocade, we have over 90% acceptance of offer letter that have been sent out and we expect to close the acquisition within a few business days of Broadcom's acquisition of Brocade. While we would like to close the transaction as quickly as possible, the delay is provided our teams work time to focus our efforts on integrating Avaya and getting ahead of the Brocade integration.\nFollowing the close of our Brocade asset purchase we will summon our position as the number three player in the enterprise market for end-to-end wired and wireless networking solutions. This gives us more of fast and brand recognition and the new Extreme will have the important distinction of being the only pure-play enterprise network provider in the industry.\nAs we announced at our Investor Day on June 2nd, we believe we have achieved critical mass from the skill perspective and expect to deliver run rate revenue above a $1 billion for the fiscal year 2018. This will make Extreme one of the fastest growing networking companies in the industry.\nAnd with that, I'll turn it over to Drew to review our results and guidance in detail.\nDrew Davies\nThanks, Ed. I will get started with the few highlights from Q4 and the fiscal year. First, we are very pleased to report that we recorded a GAAP profit of $0.11 per share. This represents our first GAAP quarterly profits since the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. This profit was driven by a 480 basis point improvement in gross margins, compared to the same quarter a year ago, organic revenue growth of 6% and the additional scale and operating leverage we achieved as a result of the Wireless LAN acquisition during the year.\nOur focus in 2017 was to improve gross margins and we delivered significantly higher non-GAAP gross margins rising 270 basis points for the full fiscal year. Solution selling, improved discounting, supply chain cost reductions, the consolidation of distribution centers and tighter control of inventory drove margin -- gross margin expansion. In fiscal 2018 we will continue our focus on gross margin improvement and have identified a number of opportunities in our recent acquisitions as well as core business.\nI would also like to highlight that our growth and profitability drove a 95% increase in our operating cash flows over the course of the year to $58 million, contributing to the $36 million increase in our cash position to a total of $130 million at the end of the fiscal year. I will cover more on the balance sheet in a moment.\nNow let's review the fourth quarter results starting with revenue. Q4 revenue was $178.7 million, compared to $148.7 million in Q3 and $139.6 million in Q4 a year ago. This highlights the successful integration of the WiNG Wireless business, and importantly, organic growth of 6% in this extreme product portfolio.\nThe geographic split revenues was as follows, the Americas contributed 58% to total revenue, EMEA contributed 32% and APAC contributed 10%. Product revenue for Q4 was $140.8 million, compared to $110.8 million in Q3 and $106 million in Q4 last year. Q4 service revenue was $38 million, compared to $37.9 million in Q3 and $33.6 million in Q4 last year.\nMoving on to gross margin and operating expenses. In Q4, gross margin -- GAAP gross margin was 56.9%, compared to 55.3% in Q3 and 52.1% in Q4 last year. Non-GAAP gross margin was 57.1%, which compares to 57% in Q3 and 54.8% in Q4 last year.\nQ4 GAAP operating expenses were $87.1 million, compared to $85.4 million in Q3 and $73.2 million in Q4 last year. Q4 GAAP operating expense includes amortization of intangibles of $1.2 million, stock based compensation charges of $3.1 million, litigation expenses of $200,000, acquisition-related expenses of $3.2 million and a restructuring credit of $700,000.\nQ4 non-GAAP operating expenses were $80.1 million and compared to $70.8 million in Q3 and $64.7 million in Q4 of 2016. The sequential increase in non-GAAP operating expense was mainly attributable to higher sales and marketing expenses.\nFourth quarter GAAP operating income was $14.6 million, compared to a loss of $3.2 million in Q3 and a loss of a $0.5 million in Q4 last year. Fourth quarter non-GAAP operating income was $21.9 million or 12.2% of total revenue, compared to $14 million or 9.4% of total revenue in Q3 and $12.1 million or 8.6% of total revenue in Q4 last year.\nGAAP net income for Q4 was $12.2 million or $0.11 per share, compared to a loss of $5.6 million or $0.05 per share in Q3 and a loss of $2.3 million or $0.02 per share in Q4 of last year. Non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $19.4 million or $0.17 per diluted share and compares to net income of $11.6 million or $0.10 per share in Q3 and $10.2 million or $0.10 per share in Q4 of 2016.\nOn a full year GAAP basis for fiscal 2017, revenue was $598.1 million, gross margin was 54.3%, operating loss was $700,000 and EPS was a loss of $0.08 per share. On a full year non-GAAP basis for fiscal 2017 revenue was $598.2 million, gross margin was 57%, operating income was $58.6 million and EPS was $0.46 per diluted share.\nTurning to the balance sheet, Q4 total cash and cash equivalents benefited from strong collections and we ended the quarter at $130.5 million, up $13.2 million from the end of last quarter and up $36.3 million from the end of Q4 2016.\nDuring the quarter cash flow from operations was $15.3 million, compared to $24.7 million in Q3 and $11.5 million in Q4 last year. Free cash flow was $12.7 million, compared to $22.5 million in Q3 and $8.9 million in Q4 last year.\nAccounts receivables were $120.8 million at the end of Q4, up $18.8 million from the end of Q3 on higher sales and up $39.4 million from the end of Q4 of 2016 with the addition of the acquired Wireless LAN business.\nDSO decreased to 61 days this quarter from 61 days in Q3 and compares to 53 days in Q4 of ’16. Inventory ended at $45.9 million, down $1.8 million from last quarter and up $4.9 million from Q4 of ’16.\nTotal debt outstanding at the end of the quarter was $92.7 million, compared to $55.5 million at the end of Q4 last year. The increase is attributed to the amended term loan for the Wireless LAN acquisition.\nNow let's move to the guidance for Q1, our first fiscal quarter will include 11 weeks of revenue from Avaya -- from the Avaya Networking assets acquisition. As noted in our earnings release, we expect the acquisition of Brocade Networking assets from bought Broadcom to close in our second fiscal quarter. We will provide further guidance for the remainder of the fiscal year -- fiscal 2018 at that time.\nWe expect Q1 revenue to be in the range of $200 million to $210 million. Q1 GAAP gross profit is anticipated to be in the range of 53.5% to 55.5% and non-GAAP gross margin is estimated to be in the range of 55.5% to 57.5%.\nOur anticipated near-term decrease in gross margin is driven by the addition of the Avaya Networking business. We expect this to be dilutive to gross margins for few quarters until we see sales discounting return to normal levels and we improve this business with our gross margin initiatives.\nQ1 operating expenses are expected to be in a range of $105 million to $109 million on a GAAP basis and $96 million to $99 million on a non-GAAP basis. Tax expense is expected to be relatively consistent with Q4 levels. Q1 GAAP net income is expected to be in the range of a $1.2 million loss to net income of $5.5 million or a loss of $0.01 per share to net income of $0.05 per share.\nNon-GAAP net income is expected to be in the range of $12.7 million to $19.5 million or $0.11 per diluted share to $0.17 per diluted share. The average shares outstanding are expected to be just over 116 million on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis.\nAnd with that, we will now open it up for questions.\nQuestion-and-Answer Session\nOperator\nThank you. [Operator Instructions] And our first question comes from Alex Henderson from Needham. Your line is open.\nAlex Henderson\nWow. So, nice job. Congratulations.\nEd Meyercord\nThanks.\nAlex Henderson\nSo, first question I want to ask is, pretty wide range on the operating margin guidance for the quarter and obviously, you have got a lot of work to integrate to get the first quarter numbers, but could you give us a little bit of a sense of what assumptions you're making that would get you down towards the 6% number on the operating margins for the September quarter versus what would get you up closer to the 10% kind of number at the high end of the band in the September quarter, what are the mix elements go into it?\nDrew Davies\nSo, hey, Alex, how are you doing?\nAlex Henderson\nGood.\nDrew Davies\nSo…\nAlex Henderson\nAs well as you.\nDrew Davies\nWell, yeah, it was a good quarter. So the -- we laughed as you said is we are looking at integrating the businesses and getting a feel for the operating expenses in the business, the sales commission and so we did have fairly wide range. We have got the timing of some R&D projects and new programs coming online and so we have got kind of the range is said to estimate that.\nEd Meyercord\nYeah. Let me and Alex as you said, what are the things that happen in terms of the Avaya sales teams, while they are in bankruptcy we saw their discounting creep up a little bit, which had a negative impact on gross margin. So this quarter we are picking up sales. They are going to have lower gross margins and this is something that we're going to fix over time, but we are going to have to weather that. So, obviously, that lower gross margin will have an impact this quarter, but it’s something that we will be able to improve over time.\nAnd if you recall, in terms of the transition service agreements, we still will be paying Avaya for those agreements from an OpEx perspective and over time we will be working those off. So initially those will be two of the big ones and then, as Drew mentioned, we are getting our arms around visibility in terms of the people coming on board, sales, commissions and those kinds of things. So we do recognize, we are giving you a pretty wide range.\nAlex Henderson\nSo is it more on the gross margin side or is it more on the OpEx side that would be driving it between the -- I am looking for what…\nDrew Davies\nYeah. It’s a…\nAlex Henderson\n… different at the low end versus the high end as opposed to what the actual number?\nDrew Davies\nYeah. It’s mix of both, I think, it’s a mix of both, but lot of it is, is getting our arms around the growth margin and the discounting that Avaya had. As Ed said, coming out of bankruptcy, the discounts were steeper than usual, steeper than their historical discounts had been and we're starting to tighten that up and it’s a matter of how fast can we take -- can we get control of that in this first quarter that we own the business.\nAlex Henderson\nSo to assume that these bids and tenders have been put out over the course of a quarter or two and would be closing in the headlights, does that mean it will take your quarter or two to bring that under control or is it…\nDrew Davies\nYeah.\nAlex Henderson\n… is your teaching process is well or…\nDrew Davies\nNo. I think it’s fair that we will, I mean, and I think, it will continue to improve throughout the year. But I think we will make significant improvement after this first quarter.\nAlex Henderson\nAnd so the discounting magnitude is on the Avaya piece is it 300 basis points, 400 basis points, 500 basis points?\nDrew Davies\nYeah. More than 500 basis points.\nAlex Henderson\nOver 500 basis points, so...\nDrew Davies\nFrom what we originally guided.\nAlex Henderson\nOver 500 basis points from what they would normally be selling at.\nDrew Davies\nThat’s right.\nEd Meyercord\nRight.\nAlex Henderson\nRight. Okay. So…\nEd Meyercord\nOkay. Okay. We have sales discounting is the piece and the other thing that we are encouraged by is our team has been working together for some time and we've identified a lot of tactical initiatives that we can take to chip away the gross margins. We have been very focused as you know on improving our gross margin and we’ve gone really deep and been very focused there and we are going to bring that focus to Avaya and we have already identified a lot of tactical.\nSo there is a wide range of, what I would say, near-term tactical opportunities that we have, maybe more strategically in terms of how we are dealing with partners and customers, it’s already started in terms of our discounting process and discount authorization processes that are already typing up. As you mentioned, that doesn't happen overnight, but we will -- we are working on it already and we think you'll see that the improvement there in Q2.\nAlex Henderson\nCould you give us…\nEd Meyercord\nAnd so…\nAlex Henderson\nSpilt on the revenue by product and service for Avaya?\nDrew Davies\nYeah. It’s about a 80%-20% split. 80% product, 20% service.\nAlex Henderson\nAnd is there any meaningful difference in the margins between those two relative to GAAP?\nDrew Davies\nYeah. Yeah. Definitely service margins are in the mid 60%s.\nAlex Henderson\nAll right. So the discounting is heavily weighted to product GMs?\nDrew Davies\nYeah.\nAlex Henderson\nOkay. So it’s over 500 on average is probably well over 500 on purchase product?\nDrew Davies\nIt’s -- yeah, it’s almost all in the -- well it’s a product, yeah, we are happy…\nAlex Henderson\nOne more question then I will cede the floor. You’ve made a comment about large orders of over $1 million, but you didn't offer any metrics for that. Can you give us something to prove that point, so that we can talk about little more aggressive way?\nEd Meyercord\nYeah. It’s not something that, as we want to be careful about how we disclosed that Alex, in terms of us creating a reporting metric, the thing to highlight is that, with the WiNG customers we did pick up a lot of Fortune 100 accounts and these are very large enterprise customers and we're seeing a lot of opportunities and it’s why we are excited about, we come out with our Street Fighter Series Switches which on the edge, our lower price and higher margin it could be very competitive which present an interesting cross-selling opportunity for us.\nAnd then as I mentioned, a lot of these customers are surprised at the level of services that they are getting from Extreme and we really do have differentiated service levels with these customers. So they are inviting us in and we are seeing opportunities in aggregation, core switching and even being invited in to talk about data center, which is why we are so excited to be pulling all the pieces together.\nI am not sure I'm helping you in terms of giving you a metric for modeling purposes, but there are tens and tens of these Fortune 100 customers that we have picked up, where we have cross-selling opportunities.\nAlex Henderson\nDid the number of $1 million deals are double year-over-year?\nEd Meyercord\nI think that's fair, yes.\nAlex Henderson\nThat’s what I was looking for. Thank you. I will cede the floor. Thanks.\nOperator\n[Operator Instructions] And our next question comes from Simon Leopold from Raymond James. Your line is open.\nSimon Leopold\nGreat. Thank you. A couple things I want to ask. In terms of the -- this forecast for September, can you help us understand what the assumption is for how much you're getting from Avaya and how much the, I will call it organic business with Zebra as well, but just trying to sort of separate Avaya contribution from the primary business beforehand in that September guidance?\nDrew Davies\nSure. Simon, we -- what we said about Avaya that we are expecting $200 million in run rate revenue and that's in tax here if we were to put a range on it, we would say that Avaya revenue for this quarter is going to be somewhere in the $50 million to $54 million potentially in that range.\nIn terms of Zebra Wireless, we said they were $29 million to $34 million. This past quarter we were at the high end of that range, but with seasonality we would expect that to come down a bit, but to continue in that range.\nAnd then, you can do the math in terms of where Extreme fits in and where the organic growth would come in, Extreme total revenues of $122 million last year in the first quarter and that you'll be able to see the -- see organic growth, which is going to be in the, you call it a 4% to 5% range.\nSimon Leopold\nGreat. I thought you had said something about the organic growth in prepared remarks, but wasn't quite sure if I caught it correctly?\nDrew Davies\nYeah. We expect organic growth to continue, we are projecting organic growth in the core business…\nEd Meyercord\nYou want, yeah.\nSimon Leopold\nGreat. And you talked about the transition expenses and I'm assuming from a modeling perspective, we should really think about those as being somewhat invisible to us that, while they're buried within your operating expenses now, you'll be picking up those internally, it that the right way to think about it or do we think about expenses trending down over time, help us think about how that evolves?\nEd Meyercord\nYeah. Yeah. It will trend down over time, well, that -- those are expenses that if their operating costs that that are to manage the business we won't really look through those or non-GAAP those out per se. But if there kind of one timers that aren’t -- don't continue every quarter than some of that acquisition related stuff we will non-GAAP add. But that will go down over time and will have some savings in -- after we get off the TSA's.\nSimon Leopold\nOkay. And clearly, it's not as if you're acquiring an entire company, so you don't have the kind of expenses of changing out the back office, front office software systems, can you…\nEd Meyercord\nNo.\nSimon Leopold\n… describe some of the milestones…\nEd Meyercord\nYeah. I’ll give you some examples, so they are helping us. So in Avaya’s case, the Avaya transaction is a little more complicated than Zebra one and the Brocade one, because their systems are they are on SAP system, we are on Oracle. Brocade fortunately is on Oracle, so it will be a little bit easier.\nSo the order -- the quoted cash cycles as we call it will be run by them and on their IT systems for a period of time and then also the supply chain management portion of it will be run on their systems. Those are the two biggest ones.\nWe will get some help from them and on some engineering tools, and we have some leases that we will pay where we are subleasing from them for a period of time. Those are kind of the majority of the big expenses and those are all go away over time. We will pick up -- there will be -- so we will save the majority of those expenses over time.\nSimon Leopold\nAnd when do you expect to transition onto your own system?\nEd Meyercord\nSo we -- we are shooting to be completely off Avaya's systems by the end of March of next year.\nSimon Leopold\nGreat. And is there any seasonality that we should think about for the Avaya business in that -- I think those who is following Extreme know your seasonality with your strong June quarter, does Avaya have patterns that we should be aware of?\nDrew Davies\nYeah. It's about the same as what we have. Yeah.\nSimon Leopold\nGreat.\nDrew Davies\nThose kind of, I think, it’s fair to say…\nEd Meyercord\nQ2 and…\nDrew Davies\n… that’s the same they have.\nEd Meyercord\nQ2 and Q4 are stronger than. Yeah, although, they had the -- their September quarter was very strong last year, but it was related to one major order that they had, but we -- but really similar to what we've had in the past.\nSimon Leopold\nAnd then just one last one…\nEd Meyercord\nI will elaborate.\nSimon Leopold\nSure.\nEd Meyercord\nI will elaborate a comment that you made earlier just to reaffirm as it relates to the costs that we're picking up when we are making this acquisitions, one of the benefits of asset acquisitions are that we are hiring the people that we want so. On day one we do have built-in synergies from an operating expense perspective.\nWe will carry the GSA expense and so we work off of that. And because of the timing of the transactions that we are looking at, we had prioritize Brocade over Avaya from a timing perspective. So our plans are to migrate off of Brocade before Avaya and the reason for that just has to do with Oracle to Oracle versus SAP as Drew mentioned.\nSimon Leopold\nSure. And then just one last trending question, our checks were generally positive particularly on the education verticals, as well as the state and local, can you speak to how that particular vertical behavior was performing for you in this June quarter? Thanks.\nEd Meyercord\nSure. Education was up this quarter year-over-year, if you look at it from K-12, as well as higher ed, quarter-over-quarter from a sequential perspective and then year-over-year we were up in K-12 and higher ed and as you know, education is one of our stronger verticals. This is where we're excited about Avaya, Avaya also has a strong presence in education and some of the solutions that they are bringing to the education market that technology is something that we are going to be able to roll out to our customers.\nSimon Leopold\nGreat. Thank you for taking my questions.\nEd Meyercord\nThanks, Simon.\nDrew Davies\nThank you.\nOperator\nAnd our next question comes from Mark Kelleher from DA Davidson. Your line is open.\nMark Kelleher\nGreat. Thanks for taking the questions and congratulations on the well executed quarter. Can you -- first is the numbers question, can you tell us the wireless as a percentage of revenue in the quarter?\nDrew Davies\nWireless, if we just look at it from a product perspective was about 30%, a little shy of 30% from a product perspective.\nMark Kelleher\nOkay. And then, you touched on this in your comments, but in terms of the go-forward architecture bringing all of these operating systems together, these network operating systems, can you just give us a little bit of tutorial on how you finally do that and what you are telling your customers to keep them engaged and onboard?\nEd Meyercord\nYes. The first think we are telling customers is that that we do plan to carry forward the operating systems of the businesses that we are acquiring and that we will create a path forward for those customers. Our teams have been working over the past several months looking at that.\nOne of the things that that we talked about is over time with this super spec is looking at having a very thin layer operating system software on our hardware platforms and then giving customers the opportunity to pull that operating system features, thinking about it more like a different kind of a feature set in terms of what they want to download, in terms of what they want to run in their environment. In our sales kickoff meeting we actually demonstrated on our X870 Series platform is a multi-rate switch where we could download and pull down the SLX technology from Brocade or at the same time you could download our XLS operating system software.\nSo we're looking at a very flexible model for customers where we want to be very prescriptive for what suits the environment. Another example would be the WiNG operating systems versus the traditional Extreme operating system for wireless, where their system is very good for distributed network environment, think about Lowe’s and CVS and these kinds of multi-location distributed environments versus an NFL stadium. We have very concentrated networking environment, which has been one of our sweet spot in hospitals and schools, et cetera.\nSo what we are going to do, we are doing the same thing on the wireless side is disaggregating the operating system software from the hardware and we are going to give our partners and our customers the choice of how they want to configure this. And then above that we are looking at other services layers that we talked about our guest portal, location capabilities, security capabilities and these kinds of services that will layer on top.\nSo that's really what our teams are really excited about. Our product line management teams, our engineering teams have been working really hard about on developing the future product roadmap and how it all comes together and we share a common vision. There is a lot of excitement about what we are going to be able to do.\nMark Kelleher\nAnd I would imagine that there is significant sales education effort that you need to do that kind of make sure sales can cross sell and everything?\nEd Meyercord\nYeah. Over time, that’s what we are doing in our sales kickoff meeting. It was a full week. Our system engineers came in over the weekend and worked all weekend. There is a lot of cross training and education on different technology platforms and a lot of excitement, because I am not sure that, yeah, the different teams from the different companies really appreciated the power of the technology that the respective companies were bringing and I think that’s lot of the excitement here.\nAnd we are all investing in an expanded product line management team and product marketing team and we are going to do a better job of being more prescriptive in terms of how we help the field position, all the different technologies for different situations. It would be an educational facility, enterprise campus, hospital, healthcare facility or is it manufacturing, what size or scale data center we are talking about. So these are all things that are going to be in the mix and our teams are working very hard on this in real time to make it easier for everyone to position and sell the entire portfolio.\nMark Kelleher\nOkay. That’s all I got. Thanks.\nEd Meyercord\nThank you.\nOperator\n[Operator Instructions] And we have a follow-up question from Alex Henderson from Needham. Your line is open.\nAlex Henderson\nThanks. So, first question, just kind of get some easy step out of the way. Any thoughts on how the tax line should look as we go out over the next couple of quarters and given your nice increase in cash in the quarter but you're also closing the deal on the quarter, what should we be thinking about in terms of the interest and other income line?\nDrew Davies\nSo, yeah, the tax is we are going to see about the same for the next couple of years there, as well as for the next few quarters, we are not going to have this impact, it might be a couple 100 basis difference then what we have this quarter. And then on the interest expense, we are going to be -- will be about $1.8 million post the Avaya deal during this quarter and then they will come up a bit -- can you hear me, okay, Alex, I’d...\nAlex Henderson\nI think you said, $1.8 million post the Avaya deal, but that -- and that’s coming up after that on the, okay.\nDrew Davies\nYeah. Yeah. We take -- yeah, and then we take another $20 million tranche when we close the Brocade deal. So it will come up and it will be close to $2 million per quarter at that time.\nAlex Henderson\nI get it. And the comments you made about the transition services agreement and trying to get out of that at the end of March. What is kind of the quarterly run rate in the first quarter that you are absorbing?\nDrew Davies\n$3 million to $4 million.\nAlex Henderson\nPer quarter.\nDrew Davies\nYeah.\nAlex Henderson\nOkay. That's very helpful. And within the Avaya business mixes, any variance in the assumptions we should be making for R&D, sales and marketing and G&A percentages, is it heavier or lighter on any of those versus the benchmark?\nDrew Davies\nThe -- on the Avaya side, the R&D is a little lighter than we have had and sales is about the same with R&D is a little lighter as a percent of revenue than Extreme.\nAlex Henderson\nG&A I assume is a little lower because you did not bring it in?\nDrew Davies\nYeah. G&A is a lot lower, yeah.\nAlex Henderson\nI see. Great. And just in terms of the -- I know this is a touchy question, but in terms of the final transaction here, obviously, you can't really know what’s going to happen with the legislation, with the government and any issues. Any thoughts on whether there has been a change in their thinking about selling Brocade to Avago and can you handicap why that there was a delay in that transaction closing or an extended increased review. Can you talk a little bit about that issue?\nEd Meyercord\nSure. I can do that Alex. I mean, as you know that, Broadcom acquisition of Brocade turn into a very complex acquisition of eight different components and when they made their Cephias filing, it is a 75-day statutory window for that. I think it was underestimate -- the complexity was underestimated by the government and all parties involved and as the clock was running out it was actually the 50th recommended that they withdraw and re-file, because they just didn't have enough time.\nAnd so, obviously, it's all hands on deck. There is a lot of care and feeding going on. The new date is October 2nd when the 75-day window rolls out. All expectations from what we are hearing is that the process is going along really well, Cephias is aware now of all the different pieces and the expectation is that that it’s going to happen. So people are feeling positive about the fact that it’s going to happen and if it happens at the very end, it would be October 2nd.\nAnd what we have said is that our deal will close shortly thereafter. Given that timing we wouldn’t want to close at the very end of our quarter, so we would want to wait until the beginning of October, a few days after the Broadcom Brocade transaction closed before we closed.\nAlex Henderson\nSo it’s reason for us to think that you will have it in hand for the vast majority of the December quarter?\nEd Meyercord\nYeah. I mean, I -- if you go with those dates, you could reach that conclusion. Again, we don't -- we are trying not to speculate, because we are not directly involved in the process. But that would make sense.\nAlex Henderson\nOne more question on components of the income statement, anything changing in the shares outstanding as a result of closing any of the -- all of these deals, I assume that, most of this is not related to that, but there might be some issuance for employee use and things of that sort. Anything we should be doing on that line?\nDrew Davies\nYeah. So we have got as you heard some few minutes ago that 116 million shares. That’s going to go up to the 4 million shares with the additional grants that we have for the employees coming on board.\nAlex Henderson\nSo by the end of the December quarter as we go into the first half of ’18?\nDrew Davies\nYeah. And then that’s gets waited obviously for the year, so it will be -- there will be -- half of that will get -- for the fiscal year we will have half the effect of that.\nAlex Henderson\nRight. So we should be thinking about something approaching 120 million shares exiting ’18?\nDrew Davies\nYeah.\nAlex Henderson\nI get it. I will cede the floor.\nDrew Davies\nMaybe a little high, yes, in that range.\nAlex Henderson\nOkay. Great. Thanks.\nDrew Davies\nThanks, Alex.\nOperator\nAnd at this time, I am showing no further question. I would like to turn the call back to Ed Meyercord for any closing remarks.\nEd Meyercord\nOkay. Well, thank you everybody for joining us on the call today and I want to thank all the employees of team Extreme who are listing for a job well done in the quarter. We are proud of the team for delivering nine quarters in a row of meeting or beating earnings guidance and what has been a truly exciting fiscal ‘17 with three transformative acquisitions and non-GAAP EPS that was above the prior two years combined. So we are looking forward to another successful Q1 and fiscal 18 and have a great day.\nOperator\nLadies and gentlemen, thank you for your participation in today’s conference. This does conclude the program. You may now disconnect. Everyone have a great day.\nCopyright policy: All transcripts on this site are the copyright of Seeking Alpha. However, we view them as an important resource for bloggers and journalists, and are excited to contribute to the democratization of financial information on the Internet. (Until now investors have had to pay thousands of dollars in subscription fees for transcripts.) So our reproduction policy is as follows: You may quote up to 400 words of any transcript on the condition that you attribute the transcript to Seeking Alpha and either link to the original transcript or to www.SeekingAlpha.com. All other use is prohibited.\nTHE INFORMATION CONTAINED HERE IS A TEXTUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE APPLICABLE COMPANY'S CONFERENCE CALL, CONFERENCE PRESENTATION OR OTHER AUDIO PRESENTATION, AND WHILE EFFORTS ARE MADE TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE TRANSCRIPTION, THERE MAY BE MATERIAL ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INACCURACIES IN THE REPORTING OF THE SUBSTANCE OF THE AUDIO PRESENTATIONS. IN NO WAY DOES SEEKING ALPHA ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INVESTMENT OR OTHER DECISIONS MADE BASED UPON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS WEB SITE OR IN ANY TRANSCRIPT. USERS ARE ADVISED TO REVIEW THE APPLICABLE COMPANY'S AUDIO PRESENTATION ITSELF AND THE APPLICABLE COMPANY'S SEC FILINGS BEFORE MAKING ANY INVESTMENT OR OTHER DECISIONS.", "Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You is ranked second. (AP)\nAs the curtains are slowly drawn on the year, popular entertainment platform YouTube has released a list of items across various categories such as entertainment creators, music and channels that had got users hooked through 2017. YouTube has over a billion users — almost one-third of all people on the Internet — and everyday people watch hundreds of millions of hours on YouTube and generate mind-boggling amounts of views. Youtube Rewind released its ‘Top 10 Trending music videos (global) 2017’ which made people humm the songs while going to the office, driving and even while in the bathtub. These songs made a deep impression in the minds of the people. YouTube has launched local versions in more than 70 countries. You can navigate YouTube in a total of 76 different languages (covering 95% of the Internet population). Here is the list of Top 10 songs and while Ed SHeeran’s Shape of You is at No 2, Luis Fonsi’s Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee tops! Since you can’t really argue with the numbers, the list makes you wonder what exactly is it that people prefer. Nevertheless, check the toppers.\n1) Luis Fonsi – Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee\n2)Ed Sheeran – Shape of You [Official Video]\n3)J Balvin, Willy William – Mi Gente (Official Video)\n4)Maluma – Felices los 4 (Official Video)\n5)Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like [Official Video]\n6)Chris Jeday – Ahora Dice (Official Video) ft. J. Balvin, Ozuna, Arcángel\n7) El Amante – Nicky Jam (Video Oficial) (Álbum Fénix)\n8)Jason Derulo – Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign) (Official Music Video)\n9)DJ Khaled – I’m the One ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne\n10)Enrique Iglesias – SUBEME LA RADIO (Official Video) ft. Descemer Bueno, Zion and Lennox", "A new study from the University of Liverpool provides evidence that locating a General Practitioner (GP) in a hospital emergency department (ED) can reduce waiting times and admissions, but may increases antibiotic prescribing.\nThe study, jointly led by Professor Enitan Carrol of the University's Institute of Infection and Global Health, and Professor Taylor-Robinson of the University's Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, has highlighted the advantages and challenges that can arise when integrating a GP service within a busy paediatric emergency department.\n35% increase in visits\nIn 2014-2015 the total number of visits to EDs in the National Health Service (NHS) in England exceeded 22 million, an increase of 35% over the last decade.\nOver 30% of these visits could potentially be managed in primary healthcare facilities. Long wait times and overcrowding in EDs are associated with delays in delivering urgent treatments such as antibiotics for severe infections in children. In recognition of this, one of the key recommendations of a recent report by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine was colocation of out-of-hours primary healthcare provision within ED.\nIn October 2014 a GP service co-located in the ED at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, one of Europe's busiest paediatric EDs. The researchers used data from Alder Hey linked to GP databases obtained over a six-month period (1 October, 2014 to 31 March, 2015) to show that introducing the GP service to Alder Hey significantly reduced waiting times and admissions, but led to more antibiotic prescribing.\nThe results of the study are published in BMJ Quality and Safety, the top ranked Health services and Policy journal.\nAdvantages and challenges\nProfessor Taylor-Robinson, said: \"During this six-month period patients seen during the hours when the GP was available were significantly less likely to be admitted, exceed the four-hour waiting target or leave before being seen. However, they were more likely to receive antibiotics.\n\"The results presented in this study highlight both the advantages and challenges that can arise when integrating a GP service within a busy paediatric ED. Integrative approaches are currently being seen as a plausible solution to meet the needs of overstretched healthcare services, and further research is needed to guide an evidence-guided decision.\"\n###\nThe full study, entitled 'To GP or not to GP: a natural experiment in children triaged to see a GP in a tertiary paediatric emergency department (ED)', can be found here http://qualitysafety. bmj. com/ content/ early/ 2017/ 09/ 28/ bmjqs-2017-006605\nhttp://dx. doi. org/ 10. 1136/ bmjqs-2017-006605\nMO", "DENVER — Gov. John Hickenlooper has responded to a tweet from his ex-wife about his stance on legalized marijuana.\nThe governor told Rolling Stone magazine that Colorado hasn’t seen a spike in consumption by kids or people driving while high.\nOn Monday, Helen Thorpe tweeted that legal pot is affecting kids negatively, especially edibles.\nShe also linked to a Colorado Springs Gazette editorial which shows recent studies that found Colorado leads the nation in young people who tried marijuana for the first time, among other statistics.\nI adore my ex and agree with him on almost everything. But on this one, I agree w @USATODAY and the @csgazette. They call John out on an impt issue and I say kudos. John is wrong. Legal pot IS affecting kids negatively. ESPECIALLY THOSE *$%#& EDIBLES.https://t.co/hgGdx9eATQ — Helen Thorpe (@HelenLThorpe) April 23, 2018\nHickenlooper said that as a parent his ex-wife is concerned – like many others – about whether their kids are more likely to use marijuana because it’s legal here in Colorado.\nAt a press conference, Hickenlooper acknowledged the social media dig. “I saw the tweet,” Hickenlooper said lightly. “I follow my wife’s tweets. She was profusely apologetic. She did not understand the difference in the data, that that the story in USA Today, the op-ed piece on USA Today, was based on faulty data.\n‘But let me put it this way, we’re parents just like everybody else is. So she is concerned just like every other kids and every other kid’s parents in this state are about having legalized marijuana, is that making it a higher-risk for their kids, are they going to have a more (higher) probability that they’re going to get, start picking up, smoking pot.”\nWhile Hickenlooper said that Thorpe apologized for the tweet, as of Tuesday afternoon, it remained posted.", "CLOSE Ed Stack celebrates the opening of the Dick's Distribution Center in Conklin on Jan 25, 2018. Jeff Platsky / Staff video\nDick's Sporting Goods in Vestal, New York. (Photo: File photo)\nIf the gun crowd is avoiding Dick's Sporting Goods because of its newly enacted corporate policies restricting some sales, it isn't showing in the bottom line.\nFirst-quarter earnings and sales were higher, defying the predictions of gun rights advocates who said the company would lose significant business from its decision to ban sales of assault-style weapons and enacting a policy requiring gun buyers to be at least 21 years old. The company also hired a Washington, D.C., lobbyist to push for a federal assault weapons ban.\nBased on the results, Dick's shares surged in early Wednesday trading, up 27% to $38.75 in afternoon trading.\nEven Chief Executive Ed Stack was unsure in February how the new policies would affect sales, but warned that some buyers could avoid the store for outdoor and other equipment in the wake of its widely publicized action following the school shootings in Parkland, Florida.\nIn comments on an earnings conference call, Stack said benefits outweighed the drawbacks. Indeed, hunting sales declined at the stores, but other shoppers who are supporters of the policy have become customers.\n\"There's definitely been some benefits from people who have joined us because of the policy,\" Stack said.\nMore: Dick's Sporting Goods won't sell assault weapons after Parkland shooting, says CEO Ed Stack\nMore: Dick's Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack: 'We're going to be a winner'\nMore: Conklin center plays large role in Dick's online growth strategy\nNet income in the first quarter was up 3 percent on a 5 percent increase in sales, the company reported on Wednesday.\n\"Our strong first-quarter earnings reflect improved execution against our merchandising strategy, which results in higher merchandise margins,\" Stack said in a prepared release. \"Product newness, strength in our private brands and a more refined assortment led to a much healthier business, with fewer promotions and cleaner inventory throughout the quarter.\"\nThe better results come even as others predicted Dick's, which started as a single store on Binghamton's East Side in 1948, would continue to suffer under pressure from online retailing behemoth Amazon.\nThe company said online sales increased by 24 percent in the first quarter as it recently realigned its online strategy, bringing the operation in-house after dispatching that segment to a third party for several years. In the first quarter, online sales accounted for 11 percent of overall sales, mainly in footwear and apparel, up from 9 percent a year ago.\nFirst-quarter net income was $60.1 million, 59 cents a share, on sales of $1.9 billion, compared with net income of $58.2 million, 52 cents a share, on sales of $1.8 billion for the same period one year ago.\nSame-store sales — sales at stores open for more than a year and a key measure of retailing health — fell by 2.5% compared to the same period one year ago.\nThe results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 42 cents per share.\nThe company opened eight new stores in the first quarter, compared to not a single new store opening in the fourth quarter and 25 new stores in the first quarter of 2017. The Pittsburgh-based company now was 724 stores operating under the Dick's brand and 129 stores operating under the Field & Stream and Golf Galaxy brands, with total retail space of 42.1 million square feet.\nThe Associated Press contributed to this story.\nFollow Jeff Platsky on Twitter @JeffPlatsky\nRead or Share this story: https://usat.ly/2LJHF7m", "[BENGALURU] Australian shares rode broad-based gains led by materials stocks to close higher on Thursday, tracking a global rally in equities as Italy's political turmoil receded, but health stocks were hit by US President Donald Trump's talk of \"voluntary massive drops\" in drug prices.\nThe S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.5 per cent or 27.2 points to 6011.9. The benchmark marked a monthly gain of 0.5 per cent.\nGlobal markets were rattled this week when Italy's two anti-establishment parties scrapped plans to form a coalition but some calm was restored when the parties renewed efforts to collaborate.\nAustralia's mining stocks closed 1.8 per cent higher and contributed most of the gains on the benchmark after commodity shares rose on upbeat metal prices.\nsentifi.com Market voices on:\nGlobal mining heavyweights Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton gained 1.2 per cent and 1.8 per cent, respectively.\nThe index of financial stocks gave up earlier gains to end flat and Commonwealth Bank of Australia closed at its lowest in almost five years, down 0.4 per cent.\n\"It's just a currency expectations play. When the global guys think our currency is going to fall, they tend to sell out of our banks to reduce exposure to Australia,\" said Mathan Somasundaram, Market Portfolio Strategist at Blue Ocean Equities.\nThe Australian dollar bounced off key chart support on Thursday but stayed trapped in a narrow band.\nHealthcare stocks registered most of the losses on the index, down 0.5 per cent.\nMr Trump on Wednesday said he expects major drug companies to slash prices on their products in two weeks.\n\"If that is the case, that means healthcare costs are going to be going down. So pretty much all the global businesses like CSL, Cochlear, potentially their markets might get squeezed so that's a worry,\" said Mr Somasundaram.\nIndex heavyweight CSL Ltd was the biggest drag, falling 0.7 per cent in the session. Cochlear Ltd lost 1.1 per cent.\nSoftware developer MYOB Group had the biggest per centage loss on the benchmark, dropping 8.2 per cent to close at its lowest in more than two years.\nThe fall followed news MYOB had scrapped its A$180 million acquisition of Reckon Ltd's accounting practice software arm.\nNew Zealand's benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index was 0.1 per cent or 10.93 points higher at 8,658.79. The benchmark posted its best month since December 2017.\nConsumer staples and healthcare stocks led gainers on the index, with Synlait Milk and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare up as much as 5.1 per cent and 1.4 per cent, respectively.\nREUTERS" ]
I would rate it a "C"
[ "Pixelmator is one of the many bastard children of digital imaging editing. Unfortunately, it is just an average piece of software with average results and I would rate it a \"C\". I work with image editing everyday for my website so tools of the platform and costs are my major concern. Pixelmator has only the average bells and whistles of your basic image editor: crop, resize, sharpen, color, etc. Its tools and the feel are very similar to that of Adobe Suite of photo editing. The problem with Pixelmator is that their are online image editing websites that will do the same thing, but for free. The software really doesn't distance itself from these cheaper and effective alternatives." ]
[ "6-Man Tag Match\n\nThe Brood vs The Acolytes and Mideon\n\nSuprisingly good match, good start to PPV.\n\nRating: 6.5/10\n\nWWF Hardcore Title Match\n\nHardcore Holly (C) vs Al Snow\n\nGreat Hardcore Match. Just as good as their match at St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Must watch match.\n\nRating: 8.0/10\n\nWWF Intercontinential Title\n\nGodfather (C) vs Goldust\n\nBasically a fill in match, but was pretty good.\n\nRating: 6.5/10\n\n#1 Contender Match for Tag Titles\n\nNew Age Outlaws vs Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart\n\nCould of been better, still worth a watch.\n\nRating: 6.0/10\n\nBoiler Room Brawl\n\nMankind vs The Big Show\n\nAwesome match, one of the most violent matches ever. Best match of night and one of best in 1999.\n\nRating: 9.5/10\n\nKen Shamrock vs The Undertaker\n\nStraight up wrestling. Gets stale at points, but watchable match.\n\nRating: 6.5/10\n\nWWF Title Match\n\nStone Cold vs The Rock\n\nNo DQ; Special Ref-Shane McMahon\n\nJust as good as their match at WM 15. Great ending to an awesome match.\n\nRating: 9.0/10\n\nWWF Backlash 1999 is a must have. This PPV is great all the way through and never gets stale.\n\nOverall Rating: 8.0/10", "Do not get an exercise ball for guinea pigs, it can cause damage to their ankles! Just a warning to any guinea pig owners that were thinking about getting an exercise ball or exercise wheel. I'm rating it a three b/c i don't own one, so I can't really give an opinion, but don't want to give a negative review.", "Test your knowledge of C M Punk, the best in the WWE ring. Just how well do you know C M Punk and his WWE career. Packed with 100 questions about WWE legend, C M Punk, you will be hard pushed to beat this great little e-book. Download it now....seconds out....Round 1!" ]
Delete Messages on Skype
[ "Skype is a great way to stay in touch and meet with friends and associates around the world. Not only is it convenient (and a little fun, too!), it is also a great way to keep track of things, as all conversations are stored." ]
[ "It is impossible to retrieve a Facebook message once you’ve deleted it. Even with a court order, Facebook may not be able to recover the message for you.", "It may happen that when you are trying to delete a file, you receive the following error message: Cannot delete &lt;filename&gt; : Access is denied.", "You create a file and put some important things in it; you don't want to lose it by deleting it mistakenly, and for safety reasons want a warning message before deletion (or for any other reason).", "While Kik doesn't have a traditional \"Log Out\" function, you can sign out by resetting the app. This will delete all of the messages on the app, so you'll want to back up any important messages first.", "Instant messaging--also known as \"IM-ing\"--refers to the process of sending typed messages back and forth between two or more parties. If you want to IM, there are several high-quality (and free) options available for your mobile device; some of these options include WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook Messenger, and Snapchat.", "Skype to Skype calls can be made free of charge, but calling a mobile or landline will require the purchase of Skype credit. Choose the “Skype Credit” option or go to https://secure.skype.com/en/credit on your platform of choice to see credit purchasing options.", "The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a popular phone for its sleek appearance. But the advantages of Samsung Galaxy S4 won't keep you from pressing the wrong button and deleting important messages.", "If you're running into problems with your Calendar app in OS X, such as long loading times or error messages, deleting your cache may help. Before deleting your cache, try removing and re-adding your calendar accounts to see if this fixes the problem.", "ooVoo is a video chat and an instant messaging client very similar to Skype. It is popular for its excellent audio and video call quality and groundbreaking interface, which provides real-time data on connection speed, latency, and audio/video quality.", "Jam-a-Grams are the main way for all jammers to communicate. Offering an email like inbox, you can save, delete, view, and send personalized messages to any jammer!", "Using personal folders with your Microsoft Outlook 2010 email account allows you to store messages offline, keeping them safe from automatic archive and deletion processes.", "If you are running out of space in your Lotus Notes email, but are not ready to delete emails, consider archiving them. Archiving emails means copying messages to a different location on your computer.", "This wikiHow teaches you how to delete cookies on both computer and mobile browsers, as well as how to enable Do Not Track messages. You can perform these steps on Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer.", "This wikiHow teaches you how to restore deleted text messages on iPhone and Android phones by restoring backups. While using paid recovery software can be tempting, be careful about purchasing such software since text recovery is never guaranteed.", " The following guide will tell you how to download skype on an iPod Touch. This guide will download Skype for iPod Touch via iTunes on computer. ", "Rather than permanently deleting the items you get rid of, SugarSync stores your deleted files in the Deleted Items folder. From there, you can still restore your deleted files, or you can permanently delete them.", "Deleting, or wiping, the memory from your cell phone can protect your personal data, and prevent others from gaining access to your call history, photos, text messages, email account, calendar appointments, and more.", "This wikiHow teaches you how to delete an Snap from your Story or from Memories on Snapchat. As of February 2017, you cannot delete a sent Snap, even if you delete your account.", " Here is a step-by-step article on how to access entertainment with Skype. ", "This wikiHow teaches you how to check multiple photos in your iPhone's Photos app. After doing so, you can add your selected photos to an album, delete them, or share them in a message or on social media.", "Deleting photos on your iOS 8 device is as easy as viewing them. However, did you know that deleted photos can still be seen in the “Recently Deleted” album?", "This wikiHow teaches you how to delete a Facebook fan page that you created. You must be an administrator in order to delete the page. The process of deleting a fan page is different than deleting your Facebook account .", "The new Windows 8 does not give an option of using Skype normally, as in other versions of Windows. Windows 8 tells us to use Skype via the app which can be downloaded from the Windows store.", "Have you ever been trying to fix a problem in your printer's queue where after trying to delete something, it doesn't delete, but it says that it's \"Deleting\" the item (Because of this, your printer won't delete)?", "This wikiHow teaches you how to delete comments on Youtube. You can delete any of your own comments or you can delete comments made by other people that are posted on your channel.", "This wikiHow will teach how to delete your Google account, which will delete all of your Google data, or your Gmail account, which will just delete your Gmail address and data.", "The Skype website offers download files for Ubuntu, but there aren't files available for the newest versions of Ubuntu or for 64-bit computers. In order to get the appropriate version of Skype for your Ubuntu computer, you'll need to do a little work in the Terminal.", " This wikiHow teaches you how to use your Facebook login information to log into Skype. ", "The index.dat file keeps a log of everything you've ever viewed on the Internet, and conventional methods will not delete it e.g. Clear history, Delete cookies, Delete files.", " To send a message on Apple Messages, open the Messages app → Open a new message → Choose a recipient → Type in your message → Hit send. ", "Adding a profile picture on Skype will make it easy for your friends and contacts to find you on the platform. You can either upload a picture from your computer, or capture your own picture with the help of Skype’s built-in webcam.", " This wikiHow teaches you how to change the speaker volume in a Skype call on an iPhone or iPad. " ]
We’ve never seen action like this in India: Deepika Padukone is so xXx-ited
[ "Actor Deepika Padukone says she is nervous and excited about her Hollywood debut xXx - Return of Xander Cage in which she’ll star opposite Vin Diesel.\n“I am really excited. This is my Hollywood debut. I am very nervous, but I am also very excited. And today is the beginning to that journey. Hopefully, we will be coming to India soon,” Deepika said on January 1 before leaving for abroad to kick-start the film’s promotion.\n“In terms of promotion, first we will head to Mexico. As far as the release is concerned, we will first release the movie in India. While shooting the film, I discussed this with my unit... that it would be great to first release it in India and I am happy that it is finally happening,” she added.\nRead more\nAfter her Hollywood debut later this month, Deepika will be known for being more than a Bollywood actor.\nTalking about it, she said: “I think I’d like to be known as a good person and a good actor. But I also feel very proud that I get to represent my country, especially in this kind of action franchise of the film.”\n“I am really excited. I am also very sure we will enjoy this film because of its content. There is a lot of action, adventure in the film, which we have not seen in Indian films before. So, I can’t wait to bring this movie to India and show it to everyone.”\nxXx: Return of Xander Cage, helmed by DJ Caruso, also stars Donnie Yen and Samuel L Jackson.\nFollow @htshowbiz for more" ]
[ "MUMBAI: Deepika Padukone at the Indian Economic Summit once again spoke about her depression and told the world that she may not be completely out of this mental illness, reports India.com.\nAs quoted by several news reports, Deepika Padukone apparently told that she is always living under a constant fear that her depression might relapse someday. And to live in such a fear is not easy. At the India Economic Summit in Delhi, Deepika Padukone talked about everything regarding mental illness that also included the stigma that exists in people’s minds.\nDeepika had earlier spoken about her battling with depression. She had also broken down while talking about. People across appreciated her for her courage to come out openly about this. Deepika mentioned that it is important to include mental health education in schools and not just focus on physical education.\nThis way any stigma associated to it will be erased. She also pointed out at how workplaces should recognize depression and help them deal with it. Since a star like Deepika Padukone came out in the open about her depression without fearing any repercussions career-wise, it is only fair that we bring your attention to this mental illness. So if you have a friend or colleague who you think may be suffering from depression, reach out to them, talk to them and tell them it is okay.", "“xXx: Return of Xander Cage” director DJ Caruso is planning to shoot a Bollywood style dance number with Deepika Padukone for the upcoming instalment of the franchise.\nThe director had confirmed last year that Deepika will return in the next instalment of the “xXx” franchise, alongside Hollywood action star Vin Diesel.\n“I want to end ‘xXx 4’ with a Bollywood dance song. Led of course by @deepikapadukone. Lungi Dance? Something new?” Caruso tweeted.\nOne of the fans of the 32-year-old Indian star, who made her Hollywood debut with “xXx: Return of Xander Cage”, asked the director if the song will be part of the end credits and he replied with a “yes”.\nThe upcoming film will mark Deepika’s second Hollywood project.", "Ruling the Bollywood charts for many years, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone took the mighty plunge to Hollywood. With harmony on their mind and leaving the competition behind these two have always been seen promoting and encouraging the other. That’s what happened recently when Priyanka wished nothing but good luck for Deepika’s first international venture.\n“I’ve always said that Deepika is extremely talented and beautiful as well. I wish her the best for xXx: Return of Xander Cage. The trailers look amazing. I hope she gets the recognition that she is aiming for.”\nWhile a lot of Priyanka’s fans were disappointed with the short appearance in the Baywatch trailer, Priyanka promised that her role in the film won’t disappoint her fans.\nWhen Priyanka Chopra was asked if the makers of her film Baywatch were planning to release a special trailer to make up for her blink-and-miss appearance in the first one, she said, “I don’t know if the producers come out with one. I don’t interfere in all that. I just act and go. But let me just say you won’t be disappointed with the film.”", "Actress Kriti Sanon, who will be seen doing some action sequences in her upcoming film Raabta, says she really enjoyed doing stunts in the movie and it makes her feel stronger.\n“I really enjoyed doing those action sequences and given an opportunity I would like to do that again. Somehow I felt stronger while doing them but it was difficult,” Kriti told the media during the trailer launch of the film in Mumbai.\nKriti will be seen playing two characters named Saira and Saiba in the film which revolves around reincarnation. “It’s very interesting as I can relate to Saira so closely since she is a girl from the present time, I also enjoyed essaying Saiba’s character, which is from a historic era,” she added. The film stars Sushant Singh Rajput opposite Kriti.\nBollywood’s leggy lass Deepika Padukone will be seen in the video of the film’s title track. The romantic track has been composed by Pritam, who recently bagged an honour at the 62nd Filmfare awards for his music in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. At the trailer launch of the film today, filmmaker Dinesh Vijan disclosed his admiration for the Bajirao Mastani actress. He said, “I asked Deepika if she could do a song for me, she came down to Budapest and we shot it.” Although there is no confirmation whether Deepika will just feature in just one song or is doing a cameo in the movie too!\nDirected by Dinesh Vijan and produced by him along with Homi Adajania and Bhushan Kumar, Raabta is releasing on 9th June.\nKriti Sanon was last seen in Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale, which released in 2015. The actress will next be seen in Bareilly ki Barfi alongside Ayushmann Khurrana and Rajkummar Rao. In the film, Ayushmann will be seen as the owner of a printing press while Rajkummar will be essaying an author. Kriti will play a straight-forward and liberated girl. The film will hit the screens on 21st July this year.", "The action-packed trailer of Deepika Padukone, Vin Diesel-starrer Hollywood film xXx: Return of Xander Cage trailer has been launched across four languages — English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. The action-packed trailer of Deepika Padukone, Vin Diesel-starrer Hollywood film xXx: Return of Xander Cage trailer has been launched across four languages — English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.\nDeepika Padukone is all set to plays a character named Serena Unger in her Hollywood debut film xXx: Return of Xander Cage, which features Vin Diesel in a key role. Also, for Deepika’s fans, the good news is that her Hollywood debut is releasing in India before anywhere else in the world, on January 14, 2016. The promotions of the same will start soon, making it an exciting beginning to the New Year for our lovely lady Deepika Padukone! xXx: Return of Xander Cage’s hoardings are already up in Mumbai and other parts of India.\nThe action-packed trailer of Hollywood film xXx: Return of Xander Cage trailer has been launched across four languages — English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. The variation in languages ensures the trailer — which has a focus on Deepika — is tailor-made for the Indian audience, read a statement issued on behalf of the film’s makers.\nThe trailer gives a glimpse into the daredevil avatar of the actress, and it seems her role is a quite a departure from her portrayal in most Bollywood films she has done. Pleasantly, the special trailer gives more screen time to Deepika than to Diesel, who has a huge fan following across the world.\nDeepika’s recent posts showcase the excitement the actor is going through and also her fans and loved ones. After Deepika shared the news via her tweet, “thrilled to announce that #XxX:TheReturnofXanderCage will release in India first!before anywhere else in the world! #14thJanuary #VinDiesel,” the level of excitement is all at a different level.\nBe it Mumbai, Banglore or London, the xXx 3 posters are just everywhere. See these tweets:\nI LOVE you guys!\nHappy New Year and see you in the new year! http://t.co/QJ3rtC4nUh — Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) December 31, 2016\n@xxxMovie poster at PVR cinemas at Soul Space in Bangalore❤️ pic.twitter.com/R2J6c2TpPx — Deepika FC Singapore (@TeamDeepika_SG) December 26, 2016\nCrazens that live in Mexico City, this is your chance to attend @xxxMovie premiere in Mexico on 5th Jan 👇👇👇\ncc @Deepika_MxArmy http://t.co/kL5xVcVmn2 — Deepika Malaysia FC (@TeamDeepikaMY) December 31, 2016\nWell keeping all this aside, Deepika Padukone fans, we have brought for you the Hindi, English and also Telugu trailer of Xx: Return of Xander Cage:\nWatch | xXx: Return of Xander Cage | Trailer #1 | English\nWatch | xXx: Return of Xander Cage | Trailer #1 Hindi DUB\nWatch | xXx: Return of Xander Cage | Trailer #2 | English\nWatch | xXx: Return of Xander Cage | Trailer #2 | Hindi\nWatch | xXx: Return of Xander Cage | Trailer #2 | Telugu\nWatch | xXx: Return of Xander Cage | Trailer #2 | Tamil\nThe film also stars Ruby Rose, Samuel L Jackson, Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa.\n© The Indian Express Online Media Pvt Ltd", "Talks of this film have been going around for a while now. But this latest development might finally pace it up. The film in question is Sidharth Anand’s Indo-China love story for which Chinese actor, Deng Chao, of The Mermaid fame has been roped in months ago.\nAnd if an industry source is to be believed, Deepika Padukone has given a green signal to this cross-border project. Yes, this is the same film of which Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone had heard the scripts and Sidharth Anand had stated that ‘it could be one of them’,\nWhile we’re yet to get more scoop, Deepika Padukone is surely doing the film. So far, so good.", "Earlier this month we had reported that the R. Madhavan – Kangna Ranaut starrer Tanu Weds Manu Returns director Anand L. Rai was all set on commencing work on his next venture soon. In fact we had also reported that the said venture would feature none other than the Raees star Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role.\nThough the producers of the film Eros have managed to keep details under wraps, rumour was that Deepika Padukone who was seen making her Hollywood debut earlier this year with the film XXX: The Return of Xander Cage was in talks with the makers to come on board. Well, now we hear that the actress has in fact done a look test for the film, however the same is being kept very hush hush in trade circles. On the other hand when contacted the producers of the film Eros state that they have no update on the same.\nAs for the film, the untitled venture made headlines a while back when reports surfaced that Rai had apparently approached Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies to produce the film. However, the said rumours were later laid bare when Eros issued a statement claiming that the film which was being made under Anand L. Rai’s Colour Yellow was an Eros International production since Rai’s production house comes under the same roof as Eros.", "Highlights Deepika Padukone is reportedly dating Ranveer Singh It was reported that Deepika and Ranveer were getting engaged Deepika and Ranveer recently co-starred in \"Padmaavat\"\nDeepika Padukone knows how to mince words in her favour. When the \"\" star was asked to define her relationship status (whether she is single or in a relationship or it's complicated), Deepika told NDTV: \"We often confine ourselves with boxes saying A, B or C. And I think life is beyond all of that. Also, I think it's irrelevant for people to know at this stage whether I'm single or married or it's complicated. It is what it is.\" Readers may recall that 2018 started with rumours of Deepika Padukone getting engaged to actor Ranveer Singh , who she is reportedly dating.Watch:Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh reportedly ringed in the New Year together along with their respective families in Maldives. It was also reported that Ranveer and Deepika were to get engaged on her birthday (January 5) but YRF Talent, which manages Ranveer, rubbished the rumours. However, days after her birthday, Deepika Padukone returned to India with Ranveer Singh. Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh co-star in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's nee film \"\" but they do not share screen space in the period piece. In the film, Deepika Padukone plays the role of Rani Padmavati, the object of Alauddin Khilji's (Ranveer Singh) lust. Khilji desired Padmavati but could not even get a glimpse of her.But the onscreen nemeses made headlines when they arrived for a special screening of \"Padmaavat\" holding hands and laughing heartily. Here are some pictures:All in all, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have neither denied not accepted the dating rumours and have always let their fans and media guessing.", "Rumors of Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s marriage have been doing the rounds of social media for quite a while now. While fans have already started believing that a wedding will indeed take place sometime this year, DeepVeer’s “pre-wedding photoshoot” is going viral on the internet.\nAn Instagram user, who calls himself as the biggest Deepika Padukone fan, took his excitement to a new level altogether. He decided to make a lovely pre-wedding photoshoot of Deepika and Ranveer using photoshop. And the outcome was hilarious.\nAlso Read: Bollywood Couple Deepika Padukone – Ranveer Singh’s wedding look went viral on social media\nDeepika and Ranveer sparked engagement rumors after their hush-hush trip to Sri Lanka on the former’s birthday on January 5. However, Deepika rubbished the rumors. But it failed to convince their fans who still believe that the two lovebirds will definitely tie the knot this year. And the never-ending PDA between the two, be it on social media or at Bollywood events, is further adding fuel to the rumors.", "Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has the 'Most Followed Account' and cricket star Virat Kohli has got the 'Most Engaged Account' on Instagram, according to the Instagram Awards which have been announced for the first time in India. Alia also got a 'milestone plaque' with Shraddha Kapoor in recognition for building a community of 20 million followers.", "Indian stars Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone didn't emerge as winners at the Teen Choice 2017 award ceremony, where TV show 'Riverdale' and film 'Wonder Woman' dominated the winners' list.\nDeepika was nominated for her Hollywood debut 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage' in the Choice Action Movie Actress category and lost the title to Gal Gadot, who won for her act in hit film 'Wonder Woman'.\nPriyanka was also nominated for her Hollywood debut film Baywatch in the Choice Movie Villain category. She was competing with stars like Charlize Theron, Elizabeth Banks, James McAvoy, Javier Bardem and Luke Evans. Evans emerged the winner.\nSushant Singh Rajput BREAKS SILENCE On Being Tagged As An 'ARROGANT' Actor!\nThe fan-decided awards were announced here on Sunday.\nThe annual ceremony, which recognises teen icons in film, television, music, sports, fashion, comedy and the web, honoured film and TV titles including 'Wonder' Woman', 'Riverdale' and 'Beauty and the Beast', reports ew.com.\nStars from 'Riverdale', 'Teen Wolf' and 'Pretty Little Liars' dominated the TV categories, while 'Wonder Woman' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' won big in the movie categories.", "Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s most passionate project of all times seems to rule the box office currently. Padmaavat stars Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in pivotal roles alongside amazing performances by Jim Sarabh and Aditi Rao Hydari. Bhansali’s magnum opus set the cash registers ringing as soon as it hit the box-office. Within a week of its release the film had crossed Rs 150 crores mark. The latest calculations show that the film has earned over Rs 176.50 crores in less than 10 days after its release.\nThe film is not only making a mark for itself, but the actors involved are reaching personal heights as well. After Padmaavat became Shahid’s first movie ever to cross making Rs 100 crores, Padmaavat has become the film that has earned the most in a week for both Deepika and Ranveer. The actors have never had a film that crossed the Rs 150 crore mark within a week. This has made the star cast of the film overjoyed. While Shahid is sometimes seen visiting cinema halls to thank the audience, Ranveer is seen thanking Bollywood biggies for their compliments through social media and Deepika is spotted holding press conferences to thank the media for their support.\nThe film collected Rs 10 crores on Friday taking the total count to Rs 176.50 crores. Trade analysts have predicted that the film will enter the Rs 200 crore club by Sunday as there are no big films that have released this week as well, helping Padmaavat to have a smooth run at the box-office. For more updates on the box-office collection of the film, keep a tab of this space!", "While we did not witness many actors perform in international films in 2016, 2017 is the year when we’ll see many of our talents taking a long leap into the world of international cinema. While Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra are ready with their films, ‘Baywatch’ and ‘xXx: The returns of xander cage’, a few other actors will be showcasing their talent for the global audience to witness.\nWith a keen eye for Indian actors and the Indian markets, the international film market has targeted many Indian actors to be part of their international projects. Not to forget that Indian actors have an ocean of talent when it comes to expressing their emotions on-screen. Check out the list of actors who are ready to take international cinema by storm in 2017.\nIrrfan Khan\nAcclaimed actor Irrfan Khan is all set to play the lead in No Bed Of Roses, a Bangladeshi drama Biopic film directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki which is slated to release in 2017 and the actor will also be seen in Salman Khan’s international project Lions of the Sea playing Sikh businessman Gurdit Singh who was a part of the 1914 Japanese ship SS Komagata Maru and its 376 passengers who were denied entry into Canada.\nAli Fazal\nThe Fukrey actor Ali Fazal will be seen playing the lead alongside Academy Award winning English legend Judi Dench in a Hollywood film Victoria And Abdul. He plays the role of Abdul Karim, the young servant from India who became an unlikely confidant and teacher to Judi Dench. Ali was earlier seen in a quirky cameo in Furious 7, with the film’s cast Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson.\nPriyanka Chopra\nActress Priyanka Chopra will be seen in a negative role in the movie Baywatch which is set to release in\nMay, next year. Baywatch is the film version of the popular 1990s TV series of the same name.\nApart from this, she launched her music albums on an international platform and garnered success in the international television series Quantico!\nDeepika Padukone\nAfter romancing Vin Diesel in xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage, Deepika is now looking to stamp her name in global cinema with acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s first Indian film in English titled Floating Gardens. The actress will be seen portraying the role of a woman living in the slums of Mumbai. Both her films will hit the big screens next year.\nDhanush\nThe Raanjhanaa actor will play lead in Marjane Satrapi’s Extraordinary Journey Of A Fakir Who Got Trapped In An Ikea Cupboard along with Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill star Uma Thurman and Percy Jackson, True Detective actor Alexandra Daddario.\nIt is based on a French best-seller book by the same name, written by Romain Puértolas.\nVir Das\nActor-Comedian Vir Das has become the first Indian comedian to get his own Netflix original comedy special. He is so far the most successful and influential comedians in the country and the only one who is getting international recognition with the Netflix show and the world tour.\nRicha Chadha\nAfter making her presence felt in Bollywood, the talented actress will be seen in David Womark’s Indo-American production titled Love Sonia. Love Sonia depicts the brutal realities of human trafficking across the globe and the film will also be shot in Mumbai followed by a schedule in Los Angeles. Directed by Tabrez Noorani, Love Sonia also features veteran actor Anupam Kher.", "The entire industry knows the equation Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone share with each other; courtesy, their past relationship with Ranbir Kapoor. Well, let's leave that in the past! What's new?\nWell, we hear that Katrina Kaif is being considered for playing the female lead in Rohit Shetty's next that stars Ranveer Singh in the lead role.\nKatrina To Revive Her Career Post Her Break-up According to a report by Mumbai Mirror, \"Kaif has been meeting various filmmakers in a bid to revive her career post her break-up with Ranbir Kapoor, and, among others, Shetty has been keen to cast her.\" Ranveer Will Ensure Kat's Career Graph Stays Upwards \"If Kaif is signed on, her teaming with Ranveer will be a first. After her already underway films with Salman Khan and Aamir Khan, Ranveer Singh will ensure her career graph only stays upwards.\" How Will It Go With Deepika? We wonder if everything works out, then will Deepika Padukone be okay with Ranveer Singh, collaborating with her rival, Katrina Kaif on-screen! Deepika-Katrina's Past Their much-hyped catfight started when Ranbir Kapoor had ditched Deepika Padukone for Katrina Kaif. Maintaining Distance Since Forever Ever since, Katrina & Deepika have never been on good terms. Be it an award night or party, the duo have always maintained a safe distance from each other. Katrina's Work Front Coming back to Katrina's work front, she was last seen in Jagga Jasoos, opposite her ex-boyfriend, Ranbir Kapoor. But sadly, their film didn't create much buzz like their break-up. Katrina's Next With The Khans She is currently shooting with Salman Khan for Tiger Zinda Hai and have also shot few sequences for Aamir Khan's Thugs Of Hindostan. After a while, she will also kick-start the shoot of Aanand L Rai's next that stars Shahrukh Khan in the lead role. Deepika, On The Other Side On the other side, Deepika Padukone will be next seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati, opposite Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor. After she finishes the shoot of Padmavati, she will start focusing on another project, Sapna Didi.\nComing back to Ranveer-Katrina's pairing, what's your thought on the same? Let us know in the comments section below!", "New Delhi: Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh says he shares a relationship of mutual admiration with Deepika Padukone, who he says he is \"blessed\" to have in his life.\nRanveer was at the News18 Rising India Summit when he was asked about his relationship status with Deepika and about his marriage plans.\nDodging the question, Ranveer, who has never confirmed or denied a relationship with Deepika even as rumours have been around for some years, said, \"It is a relationship of mutual admiration... I rate her very highly as an actor, and she doesn't.\"\n\"She says, 'You're just a ham',\" he quipped, adding that she is \"awesome\" and that \"there's a lot to learn from her as an artiste\".\nWhat do you think of Ranveer Singh?\nHe acknowledged that his Bajirao Mastani, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela and Padmaavat co-star has helped him become a \"well-rounded human being\" and that he is \"blessed to have her in his life\".\nRanveer was also asked if his quirky and flamboyant persona is his real self.\nHe said it was in 2013 that something in him changed and he felt he didn't need to try and fit in.\n\"I felt I should say what I feel like, dress the way I feel like. It's less taxing,\" he said, recounting how earlier he \"was trying to be somebody he was not\".\nRanveer said his school friends don't find his flamboyance over-the-top or made up because they have seen him so since the beginning.\n\"If you see the remarks in my report cards, they add up to things that he loves to entertain, he's gregarious, vivacious and I was always pushing the style envelope even in the fourth standard,” he said.\n\"When the cable TV came in, I caught on the hip-hop style with MTV and copied Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg with the baggy jeans. I was ahead of the curve, and I have always been this way,\" he signed off.", "Kriti Kharbanda has predominantly starred in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies. She made her Bollywood debut with Raaz: Reboot starring opposite to Emraan Hashmi. She is currently bracing for her latest release Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se in which she plays the love interest of Bobby Deol.\nThe 27-year-old actress is all set to sizzle audience with her dancing moves in Housefull 4\nThe fourth film in the hit Bollywood franchise Housefull is currently under production and is scheduled to hit the big screen on October 25, 2019. However, if not the film, one of the actresses in the film have already created a buzz about the comedy film. Kriti Kharbanda uploaded a scintillating picture of her on social media in which she can be seen performing pole dance has sent the fans into a frenzy.\nThe 27-year-old stunning model-turned-actress took to her Instagram account and posted a still from her pole dancing practice which she was supposedly doing for a song in the upcoming film Housefull 4. However, according to the caption posted by Kriti Kharbanda, she has taken up pole dancing to stay fit.\nKharbanda has predominantly starred in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies. She made her Bollywood debut with Raaz: Reboot starring opposite to Emraan Hashmi. She is currently bracing for her latest release Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se in which she plays the love interest of Bobby Deol.\nThe trend of pole dancing was started by Bollywood’s original item girl Malaika Arora in 2002 film Kaante. It has been taken up by several actresses since then but it was Deepika Padukone and Jacqueline Fernandez who recently brought the dance form to the fore with their heart-stopping performances.\nBollywood Life recently conducted a poll asking readers which Bollywood actress looked the hottest doing a pole dance and Deepika Padukone edged out Jacqueline by a thin margin for her performance on song Lovely in film Happy New Year.\nMalaika Arora came at number three for her pole dance in Maahi Ve song from Kaante while Sunny Leone, Sonal Chauhan and Zareen Khan followed the next in the poll results.\nFor all the latest Entertainment News, download NewsX App\nRead More", "Deepika Padukone shared that in many ways, the film Padmaavat is a turning point in her career. Deepika Padukone shared that in many ways, the film Padmaavat is a turning point in her career.\nPadmaavat may have led to a furious debate on whether the film is misogynistic and glorifies sati but Deepika Padukone says it has been an empowering experience to be a woman fronting an expensive Indian film. The success of the film will, hopefully, open doors for more such films, the actor said.\n“For me, it is the success of womanhood in so many different ways. The film is also a celebration of the fact that this is the most expensive Indian film ever been made with a female protagonist. I view that as a victory. Not just for myself but for women in films,” Deepika told PTI in an interview.\n“…I would like to believe that this will open the doors for many more such opportunities where producers are now able to put their money where their mouth is and back not just female-centric or female protagonists films but also back some of the films with this kind of budget.”\nThe film, which was released on January 25 following a massive controversy over its portrayal of “Rajput pride”, found itself in the centre of more trouble after release. As feminists and others debated the jauhar scene, actor Swara Bhasker wrote an open letter to director Sanjay Leela Bhansali saying the film glorified sati and watching it made her feel reduced to nothing but a “vagina”.\nDeepika doesn’t agree with the criticism. “I respect the fact that people have varied opinions. (But) my point of view is that a film should always be viewed in totality and in context. A scene should be viewed in context to the film, and the film has to be viewed in context to the era it was set in.\n“Today we can sit and discuss it but unfortunately, these were rituals that were practised back then. We have not endorsed it today. Which then brings me to the point – have people missed the disclaimer?” The film faced many hurdles in its journey to the screen and Deepika was targeted by fringe groups along with Bhansali.\nDespite realising that the film was a “turning point” in her career, she was ready to put it on hold and question the protests. “Yes, it didn’t go down in the way that it usually does but I would say that it’s been the case right from the verystart when there were incidents in February (during the shooting). At that very point, my gut told me that something wasn’t right.\n“In many ways, the film is a turning point in my career and yet I was willing to put that on hold to address a much larger issue…,” she said. The film’s box office success, in her view, is the biggest victory and she is ready to move on with that. “Different people had different views at that point. And\nwe have moved on. So I would say that the most recent events didn’t really surprise me. The film has really come out in a very glorious way. It has seen glory that no film has ever seen before. And I think that it is its biggest victory today.”\nThe actor said she is yet to find the moment to enjoy the success of the film but had a “group hug” with her family post the release.\n“There was a fleeting moment on Monday when my whole family was in Delhi together because my father (Prakash Padukone) was getting his first lifetime achievement award. “My film had just released and we were talking about the last couple of days. So there was a sense of pride and we gave each other a group hug. I cherish that moment.”\nFor all the latest Entertainment News, download Indian Express App", "Deepika Padukone stunned us once again with her outfit for Wednesday. The Indo-Western fusion totally enthralled us and this is not the first time she amalgamated two different styles.\nYesterday, she wore a white shirt from Zara with a floral skirt from Sabyasachi Mukherjee Couture. Now, the authentic Western Zara style combined with the typical Indian Sabyasachi style could have been a toxic pair but Deepika showed us how to make fusion out of style, looking equally stunning as ever.\nAlong with the sassy separates, she paired floral earrings and Christian Louboutin heels.\nDid you like DeePee's fusion avatar? Leave us a comment.", "New Delhi: Gorgeous actress Deepika Padukone turned heads with her impeccable style sense at Met Gala 2018 and Cannes Film Festival respectively. The towering beauty left fans speechless and fashion critics spellbound by her choices this year.\nShe recently took to Instagram and shared her throwback picture from Met Gala 2018 and we are crushing over her look yet again. Check out her picture here:\nforever! @prabalgurung A post shared by Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) on May 30, 2018 at 4:39am PDT\nThis year the theme at Met Gala happens to be 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination', and the celebs made sure to turn heads with their stunning outfits. Dippy went for blood red Prabal Gurung gown looking every bit a diva that she is.\nMet Gala is considered to be the Oscars of fashion and this year too some of the celebs like Rihanna, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj etc made sure they stand out from the rest like true boss ladies!\nBesides Deepika, desi girl Priyanka Chopra too made her stunning appearance at the event. She wore a maroon velvet Ralph Lauren gown along with some heavy embellishments covering her head to shoulder.\nThe Met Gala 2018 took place at NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.", "There is no stopping for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat at the domestic box office. The historical drama is all set to overtake Bhansali's last film Bajirao Mastani in India and emerge as his biggest grosser ever.\nPadmaavat, starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, earned Rs 166.50 in its first week and on second Friday the film raked in Rs 10 crore, taking its overall domestic box office collection to Rs 176.50 crore.\nAlso Read: Deepika Padukone's Padmaavat zooms past Rs 300-crore mark worldwide in the 1st week of release\nThe film requires approximately Rs 8 crore to shatter the record of Bajirao Mastani, which had earned Rs 184.16 crore net in its lifetime run at the domestic box office. Trade experts believe that the film will break the record by the second Saturday. Padmaavat earned Rs 10 crore on the second Friday and Saturday's collection is expected to be higher.\n\"#Padmaavat begins Week 2 with a BANG... Collects in double digits... Eyes ₹ 35 cr+ in Weekend 2... Will cross *lifetime biz* of #BajiraoMastani today [Sat]... Will cross ₹ 200 cr tomorrow [Sun]... [Week 2] Fri 10 cr. Total: ₹ 176.50 cr. India biz,\" trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted.\nInterestingly, Bajirao Mastani is Ranveer's biggest grosser and now Padmaavat will take that spot. For Shahid, Padmaavat has already emerged as his biggest box office grosser ever, while for Deepika Chennai Express is her biggest grosser.\nNot only shattering Bajirao Mastani's record, the film is also set to enter the coveted Rs 200 crore club. It will become the first film of 2018 to cross the Rs 200 crore mark in India.\nThe Deepika-Ranveer-Shahid starrer was not released in several states after Rajput Karni Sena protested its release. However, on Saturday Karni Sena's Mumbai leader Yogendra Singh Katar said that they are calling off the protests and will help the administration to release the film in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.\nIf the film releases in the three states, then the collection will also increase. But it remains to be seen when the film would hit theatres in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.", "Actress Deepika Padukone is all set for her Hollywood debut with the release ofco-starring Vin Diesel. Deepika, 30, plays lethal Serena Unger in the action franchise which is releasing in India on January 14, five days ahead of the film's scheduled date in other countries. Thestar told news agency IANS that she's proud to represent India in Hollywood and that she's sure \"the content of the film will entertain all.\" At an event on Sunday, Deepika told media: \"I want to be known as a good person and an actor. That is more important to me. But I feel very proud that I get to represent my country (in Hollywood). I am very excited for this action franchise and also very sure that the content of the film will entertain all,\" reports IANS.\"There is a lot of action and adventure in the film which we haven't seen in Indian movies before. I am very excited that we will be presenting the movie here,\" she added.Deepika had a blink-and-miss role in the film's trailer which released in July , but later Deepika shared more videos and behind-the-scenes footage to assure fans that she has a bigger role to play. The makers also released another trailer of the film in October especially for Indian fans with more of Deepika in it.Soon after Deepika's January release, actress Priyanka Chopra will show her star power in Dwayne Johnson's. The beachside drama film releases in May and thestar plays a negative role in the Seth Gordon-directed film. Talking of her contemporaries, Deepika said: \"I wouldn't say it is a competition. But sometimes you have a certain feeling for other people and they don't necessarily feel the same way about you. But that's okay. I am extremely fond of Katrina and Anushka professionally and personally. I wish them all the best,\" reports IANS. Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma recently featured on an episode of filmmaker Karan Johar's chat showand Deepika was mentioned After, Deepika will be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's historical dramaThe film also stars herandco-star Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor.After all this hard work, Deepika told IANS her new resolution is to be able to spend more time with her family. \"My resolution for the New Year is to spend maximum time with my family. I miss my family a lot,\" she said.(With IANS inputs)", "New Delhi: Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif starrer Tiger Zinda Hai opened to mixed reviews but won glory at the Box Office. The film managed to earn Rs 154 crore in just four days of its release in India.\nIt continues to do a good show despite the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh.\n'Tiger Zinda Hai' raked in Rs 15 lakh yesterday, has so far minted a mammoth Rs 338.34 crore on the Box Office.\nTrade analyst Taran Adarsh on Saturday took to Twitter to announce the news saying, \"#TigerZindaHai [Week 7] Fri 15 lakhs. Total: ₹ 338.34 cr. India biz. BLOCKBUSTER. #TZH.\"\nHelmed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the film has surpased likes of 'Dangal' and 'Bajirao Mastani' in terms of collection. The action-thriller is the sequel to the 2012 film 'Ek Tha Tiger' and is based on the 2014 abduction of Indian nurses by terrorist organisation ISIL in 2014.\nThe film also stars Sajjad Delfrooz, Angad Bedi, Kumud Mishra, Nawab Shah, Girish Karnad and Paresh Rawal in supporting roles.", "January 29, 2018 14:47 IST\n'The last 15 minutes of the film was tough for my parents... they hate it when I die in films.'\nIMAGE: Deepika Padukone has a Rajasthani Thali at Maharaja Bhog.\nDeepika Padukone is in the mood to celebrate. The Padmaavat/Padmavati controversy seems to be behind her now.\nSanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat finally released after months of protests and threats, but the film's leading lady said the tough times were offset by the love the film has received from the audience.\n\"At this point, I am not thinking about the last three months. The last three days have been so overwhelming that nothing else matters. I am in a mood to celebrate. I am grateful for all the love and support,\" Deepika said, while interacting with the media at a popular Indian restaurant in Mumbai over the weekend.\nPadmaavat has been facing endless hurdles in the form of protests and death threats from the Karni Sena since the shooting for the film began. The protests continue even now and, despite the judgement from the Supreme Court, it is yet to release in some states.\nIMAGE: Deepika Padukone feasts her eyes on the appetising food served to her.\nDeepika said that while Padmaavat was a story that was several centuries old, it is a tale that is relevant today as well.\n\"It looks at the power of women. Today, again, we are standing up for ourselves with dignity... I find her journey so relevant today,\" Deepika said about her character, Rani Padmavati.\nIMAGE: Want some?\nThe film also stars Shahid Kapoor, who plays Padmavati's husband, Maharawal Ratan Singh, and Ranveer Singh, who plays villainous Alauddin Khilji.\n\"When the rani (queen) had so much strength, why would she need others? In my personal life, I fight my own battles. I don't need anyone,\" she added.\nSome of the protesters believed there was a dream sequence featuring Padmavati and Khilji, which Bhansali had denied.\n\"We (Ranveer and I) don't have even a moment together in this film,\" Dips said. \"When I was shooting, he was not there and vice versa. I was not aware what work he has done in the film.\"\n\"Being a central protagonist and, with this kind of budget, I did feel a sense of responsibility. So, at times, I used to go to the sets and saw a little bit of what they were doing. Other than that, it seems as if we have shot two different films,\" Deepika said.\nIMAGE: Delicious!\nRecalling the jauhar sequence -- when the Rajput women are shown ready to court death -- she said the scene had stayed with her for quite some time.\n\"The jauhar speech was done in one take. I felt I would forget the lines. I did rehearsals for it. It was an intense moment on the sets. Everyone was quiet. They had kept three days for this but we did it in half a day,\" she said.\nWhen lyricist Javed Akhtar called Padmaavat the Mother India of her career, Deepika was on cloud nine. But what gratified her more was that her parents praised her performance.\n\"My parents have seen the film and they were proud of my work, but there was a sense of disbelief. They were thinking, is she our daughter?\n\"As I don't stay with them, they don't know the details of the role or film. I want them to enjoy the film as a normal audience. They had no idea about Padmaavat and the story. The last 15 minutes of the film was tough for my parents... they hate it when I die in films,\" said Deepika.\nShe said she was always confident the film would be released, but what she did not anticipate was the love and support of the audience.\n\"When someone does something right, at the end, truth wins,\" she said.\nIMAGE: Deepika takes a selfie with a fan.\nThe lavishly mounted film has so far minted Rs 83 crore at the box office and the leading lady is overwhelmed with the response.\n\"The amount of love, support is unprecedented and most important the blessings that I am getting. I feel what have I done to deserve this (love)?\" she asked.\nFor Deepika, playing the part of Rani Padmavati in the historical drama was the most difficult role in her career.\n\"This role of a queen had no crutches -- like, she doesn't have a sword, she doesn't get on a horse and go on battlefield -- but there is sheer inner strength and resilience which I had to show through my eyes,\" Deepika said.\nPhotographs: Pradeep Bandekar", "Deepika Padukone will not be a part of the popular Don franchise. Deepika Padukone will not be a part of the popular Don franchise.\nProducer Ritesh Sidhwani says that actor Deepika Padukone is not a part of the Don franchise. There were reports that Deepika Padukone may replace actor Priyanka Chopra in next part of Don. However Sidhwani has a different story to share.\nSidhwani on Monday said, “Deepika is not part of Don”. He was speaking to media at the success party of his Friday released film Fukrey Returns. Talking about next part of Excel entertainment’s Don franchise , Sidhwani said, “We are working on that and very soon we will announce that also.”\nInforming more about his future projects, he said: “Now we have produced comedy and next from our side will be ‘3 Storeys’ which will be a completely different film releasing in February.”\nA still from Don starring Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra. A still from Don starring Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra.\n“Then we are coming up with Gold and Gully Boy so all these films are different in terms of genre and none of them are comedies, so I think people should follow what they believe in and the kind of stories they want to tell. If you try to do the same thing or emulate something which is not inherent, I don’t think success will come your way,” he added.\nFukrey Returns has crossed Rs. 30 crores in just three days of its arrival at the theatre. While Deepika Padukone is looking forward to the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus, Padmavati which is mired in controversies. The film which was scheduled for a December 1 release is now waiting for a clean chit by CBFC and a new release date. The film also stars Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in the lead.\nFor all the latest Entertainment News, download Indian Express App", "The film faced many hurdles in its journey to the screen and Deepika was targeted by fringe groups along with Bhansali.\n“Padmaavat” may have led to a furious debate on whether the film is misogynistic and glorifies sati but Deepika Padukone says it has been an empowering experience to be a woman fronting an expensive Indian film. The success of the film will, hopefully, open doors for more such films, the actor said. “For me, it is the success of womanhood in so many different ways. The film is also a celebration of the fact that this is the most expensive Indian film ever been made with a female protagonist. I view that as a victory. Not just for myself but for women in films,” Deepika told PTI in an interview. “…I would like to believe that this will open the doors for many more such opportunities where producers are now able to put their money where their mouth is and back not just female-centric or female protagonists films but also back some of the films with this kind of budget.”\nThe film, which was released on January 25 following a massive controversy over its portrayal of “Rajput pride”, found itself in the centre of more trouble after release. As feminists and others debated the jauhar scene, actor Swara Bhasker wrote an open letter to director Sanjay Leela Bhansali saying the film glorified sati and watching it made her feel reduced to nothing but a “vagina”. Deepika doesn’t agree with the criticism. “I respect the fact that people have varied opinions. (But) my point of view is that a film should always be viewed in totality and in context. A scene should be viewed in context to the film, and the film has to be viewed in context to the era it was set in. “Today we can sit and discuss it but unfortunately, these were rituals that were practised back then. We have not endorsed it today. Which then brings me to the point – have people missed the disclaimer?”\nThe film faced many hurdles in its journey to the screen and Deepika was targeted by fringe groups along with Bhansali. Despite realising that the film was a “turning point” in her career, she was ready to put it on hold and question the protests. “Yes, it didn’t go down in the way that it usually does but I would say that it’s been the case right from the very start when there were incidents in February (during the shooting). At that very point, my gut told me that something wasn’t right. “In many ways, the film is a turning point in my career and yet I was willing to put that on hold to address a much larger issue…,” she said.\nThe film’s box office success, in her view, is the biggest victory and she is ready to move on with that. “Different people had different views at that point. And we have moved on. So I would say that the most recent events didn’t really surprise me. The film has really come out in a very glorious way. It has seen glory that no film has ever seen before. And I think that it is its biggest victory today.” The actor said she is yet to find the moment to enjoy the success of the film but had a “group hug” with her family post the release. “There was a fleeting moment on Monday when my whole family was in Delhi together because my father (Prakash Padukone) was getting his first lifetime achievement award. “My film had just released and we were talking about the last couple of days. So there was a sense of pride and we gave each other a group hug. I cherish that moment.”", "Amitabh Bachchan is impressed with Deepika Padukone’s performance in Padmaavat. Amitabh Bachchan is impressed with Deepika Padukone’s performance in Padmaavat.\nFor Ranveer Singh, he already got an award for his impeccable performance in Padmaavat from megastar of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan in the form of an appreciation note. He expressed his happiness by sharing a picture of the note with the caption, “Mujhe mera award mil gaya…😇🙏🏽 @amitabhbachchan. (I have got my award).” Now, after Ranveer, it is Deepika Padukone’s turn of getting the honour of being lauded by the superstar himself. On Friday, Deepika posted a photo of a note that she received from senior Bachchan.\n“There are awards…there are rewards…& then there is THIS!Thank You Baba…🙏 @amitabhbachchan,” wrote Deepika as she shared the token of appreciation on Instagram. Deepika shares a warm bond with Amitabh and has played his daughter on screen in 2011 release Aarakshan and 2015 release Piku.\nDeepika’s performance have been lauded by critics and the moviegoers alike. Shubhra Gupta in her review of Padmaavat wrote about Deepika, “Deepika Padukone, who never been lovelier, wears those stunning costumes, never letting them wear her, even if her waist is decorously covered in the Ghoomar song.”\nSee Ranveer Singh’s Instagram post:\nSanjay Leela Bhansali, who has worked with Deepika in three films now, is not over her yet as he says, “Deepika is so fabulous; she is such a jaan. I just love her. All her hard work and brilliance that she brings to the set is effortless. She does her preparation but there is none of the—I AM PREPARED FOR A ROLE—heaviness around her. It is done with so much silence. It’s such a pleasure to work with someone who does what she is doing at that moment with absolute honesty. She’s an actor who feels so honestly and simply, but her performances are detailed and nuanced. I’m not done with her yet.”\nWith Padmaavat, Deepika has become an undisputed queen of the box office as it is her seventh film to enter the coveted 100 crore club. The film has until now earned Rs 166.5 crore and is also going strong in the international markets.\nFor all the latest Entertainment News, download Indian Express App\n© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd", "Kareena Kapoor Khan REACTS on Zaira Wasim Case; Watch Video | FilmiBeat\n'Dangal' actress Zaira Wasim recently opened up about being molested in a Delhi- Mumbai flight. She had taken to her Instagram page to narrate her horrifying experience with tears rolling down the cheek.\nAt the recently held Lux Golden Rose Awards, Kareena Kapoor Khan reacted to this incident and said that women are capable of fighting out of every situation in life.\nBebo was quoted as saying to the reporters, \"I think women are way more superior than men. We are fighters and whatever the situation might be in our life - be it personal or professional - we all come out as fighters.\" \"Like I said before, we call our god Laxmi, we pray to her and she is a woman, and when we talk about our land, we call it motherland... So, women are way more superior. We will fight out of every situation in life.\"\nAt the red carpet of the event, Alia Bhatt too condemned the incident and called it 'disturbing'.\nMeanwhile, the wife of the Mumbai based businessman who has been arrested for alleging molesting Zaira says that said her husband had \"no intention to molest\" and the incident was the result of a \"misunderstanding\".\nShe told ANI, \"My husband is innocent, he had no intention to molest. There was a young death in family, which is where he went. He hadn't slept for 24 hours. He asked the crew not to disturb him. His foot was on the arm rest but not with the intention to harass.\"\n\"There was no immediate reaction by her. I don't know why she levelled these allegations, maybe there was a misunderstanding. He is a family man and can never do such a thing. We want justice,\" she further added.", "Bengaluru: For most of us who watched Love Aaj Kal, starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, a break party sounded unusual and new. Like in the movie, we associated heart break with ‘crying buckets’ and wallowing in love but with time, even heart break is not the usual boring emotional drama. Millennials have a very cool way of dealing with break ups–a breakup party. “ The coolest song these days is break-up song from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. It resonates with us.\nNo one has the time to hold on to one’s past, you cry a bit and move on. That’s the spirit we youngsters carry.” says Shashank Tyagi, a school student. It is a belief that ending pave the way for new beginnings. “ A relationship ends only for a new one to begin. And with the second one, you are more wiser and more in control. Our generation doesn’t see it as the most devastating event. Or else, we wouldn’t have invented fun things like a break-up party. We are ofcourse more chilled out about relationships, less clingy to our love,” says Atmaja Chakraborty, a college student in Bangalore. In earlier times, people believed that the pain of rejection will never end. But a recent study says otherwise.\nDr Brian Boutwell, of Saint Louis University, said: ‘Our review of the literature suggests we have a mechanism in our brains designed by natural selection to pull us through a very tumultuous time in our lives. It says humans are ‘hardwired’ to overcome heartbreak and find new love.\nThe research shows people are programmed to get over romantic break-ups and move on to new relationships.” It is true that these days, we are getting requests for headgears saying ‘Good Riddance, ‘Single Again’. People are celebrating their independence, break up,” says N. Sangeetha, Stationary shop owner. “It is strange that for everything, we have a ritual, celebrating it, divorce is such a big event, how can we not mark it in our calendar,” questions Amrita Roy, Financial Analyst, Bangalore.", "It's Ridiculous!\n\"You know, I am someone who has lived in the public eye. Comparison is something that people love to do. I was compared to my mother, my brother to our father and me to my brother.''\n''Now, Taimur to Inaaya. People enjoy it. I come across Instagram posts of Inaaya and Taimur picture together and they ask ‘which baby is cuter?' It is ridiculous but people comment too. This is human nature. You just have to laugh at it as much as you can.''\nEverything Changed After Innaya's Birth\n\"I used to travel light. I never liked to stay in lines and check-ins. But now with Inaaya, you have a lot of stuff with you when you travel and you have to be very organized about it. We recently took a flight to Delhi from there to Pataudi house which is about an hour. I was worried how she would respond to it but she was quite good.''\nYou Become Sympathetic Towards People With Kids\n''Also, we have taken long drives. My concerns have always been if we have enough things to keep her entertained, nappies, milk and other necessities. The first time we were very scared but the more you do it, you become confident. Also, you become sympathetic towards people who travel with babies.''\nSoha Reveals A Cute Incident\n''Kunal wanted to be the first one to show Inaaya to the world. He was the first one to put up a picture on his social media. His justification was, ‘Well, now we are going to start taking her out and there's going to be media and they will take a picture of us and we can't control it.''\n''So, I want to have control over the first picture of my daughter that comes out. It should not be by someone else after that the world is going to see her anyway'. That made sense to me. After that, we did not put a picture for quite a long. I did post one with Taimur because it was too cute. So, there is no logic to it.\"", "Deepika Padukone recently became a victim of social media trolling after doing a bold photoshoot for a leading magazine. The actress was heavily slammed for her choice of outfit and had her social media page flooded with hateful comments.\nAnd now we hear that 'Padmavati' director Sanjay Leela Bhansali too is quite concerned for his leading daily. Buzz is that Deepika's photoshoot hasn't gone down well with him.\nRead on to know more deets...", "Mumbai: It can’t get better than this! A skater named Mayuri Bhandari has paid tribute to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat by dancing to Ghoomar while skating on ice. And we are sure Deepika Padukone, the beautiful lady who had performed the dance in the film will be proud of this young girl.\nWatch the video embedded below:\nBhandari, who had published the video on YouTube on January 26 wrote: “In honor of the film Padmaavat's release, here is my ice skating tribute to the beautiful song Ghoomar! As a Rajasthani, I skate to this song with pride! (sic).”\nGhoomar has emerged has one of the most popular tracks in the recent times. Composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, penned by AM Turaz (read: Rajasthani portions were penned by Swaroop Khan) and sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Swaroop Khan, Ghoomar pays tribute to the traditional Indian dance form.\nNot too long ago, the official Twitter handle of NBA India took to the micro-blogging site to share a video showing cheerleaders at a basketball court in Charlotte, US, dressed in Indian ethnic wear swirling and swaying to the sounds and beats of Ghoomar.\nMoreover, just a few days ago, film critic Komal Nahta had shared an amazing video showing an ocean of humanity dancing to the tunes of Ghoomar. Families residing at the San Francisco Bay region in the US apparently booked the entire show at a theatre to watch the film and before the screening, every woman present out there dressed like Deepika in the film danced to the aforementioned song.\nAlso starring Shahid Kapoor (as Maharawal Ratan Singh) and Ranveer Singh (as Alauddin Khilji) Padmaavat released on January 25. The film also features Raza Murad, Jim Sarbh and Aditi Rao Hydari.", "Share 0 Share 0 Share 0\nNew Delhi: “Padmaavat” may have led to a furious debate on whether the film is misogynistic and glorifies sati but Deepika Padukone says it has been an empowering experience to be a woman fronting an expensive Indian film.\nThe success of the film will, hopefully, open doors for more such films, the actor said.\n“For me, it is the success of womanhood in so many different ways. The film is also a celebration of the fact that this is the most expensive Indian film ever been made with a female protagonist. I view that as a victory. Not just for myself but for women in films,” Deepika told PTI in an interview.\n“…I would like to believe that this will open the doors for many more such opportunities where producers are now able to put their money where their mouth is and back not just female-centric or female protagonists films but also back some of the films with this kind of budget.”\nThe film, which was released on January 25 following a massive controversy over its portrayal of “Rajput pride”, found itself in the centre of more trouble after release.\nAs feminists and others debated the jauhar scene, actor Swara Bhasker wrote an open letter to director Sanjay Leela Bhansali saying the film glorified sati and watching it made her feel reduced to nothing but a “vagina”.\nDeepika doesn’t agree with the criticism.\n“I respect the fact that people have varied opinions.\n(But) my point of view is that a film should always be viewed in totality and in context. A scene should be viewed in context to the film, and the film has to be viewed in context to the era it was set in.\n“Today we can sit and discuss it but unfortunately, these were rituals that were practised back then. We have not endorsed it today. Which then brings me to the point – have people missed the disclaimer?”\nThe film faced many hurdles in its journey to the screen and Deepika was targeted by fringe groups along with Bhansali.\nDespite realising that the film was a “turning point” in her career, she was ready to put it on hold and question the protests.\n“Yes, it didn’t go down in the way that it usually does but I would say that it’s been the case right from the very start when there were incidents in February (during the shooting). At that very point, my gut told me that something wasn’t right.\n“In many ways, the film is a turning point in my career and yet I was willing to put that on hold to address a much larger issue…,” she said.\nThe film’s box office success, in her view, is the biggest victory and she is ready to move on with that.\n“Different people had different views at that point. And we have moved on. So I would say that the most recent events didn’t really surprise me. The film has really come out in a very glorious way. It has seen glory that no film has ever seen before. And I think that it is its biggest victory today.”\nThe actor said she is yet to find the moment to enjoy the success of the film but had a “group hug” with her family post the release.\n“There was a fleeting moment on Monday when my whole family was in Delhi together because my father (Prakash Padukone) was getting his first lifetime achievement award.\n“My film had just released and we were talking about the last couple of days. So there was a sense of pride and we gave each other a group hug. I cherish that moment.” (PTI)" ]
How would you define racial equality?
[ "We will have racial equality when a person's race is not part of the picture. When we look at skills and attitude rather than skin color." ]
[ "How are we defining equality? Equal opportunity? Equal rights? Equal benefits? Some of these things are plausible, others less so. \\n\\nI'm inclined to say that even if equality will never happen in practice (and in fact, I'm convinced that we don't want most kinds of equality to happen in practice! That would make for a very boring world), but it's a good goal to work towards.", "I think equality and freedom are two very distinct and separate issues. Every human being on this earth should have and know freedom. Equality (as defined) can never be settled because there is always a person, a group or a mass that believe themselves to be superior. So, in a perfect world, all people would be free to be themselves and do their best and equal to each other simply by being Human Beings.", "Well, a standard \"candle\" is a defined unit of measurement:\\nCandle: An obsolete unit of luminous intensity, originally defined in terms of a wax candle with standard composition and equal to 1.02 candelas\\n\\nCandela:\\nA unit of luminous intensity equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a blackbody radiating at the temperature of solidification of platinum (2,046°K)\\n\\nSo your torch is about 1 million times brighter than a bit of really hot plantinum!\\n\\nPresumably, someone has worked out exactly how bright this is, and can also measure how bright your torch is and can work out how much brighter the torch is than the standard \"candle\"", "The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.", "The United Nations is a debating society, and cannot agree on hardly anything. How would we define \"the world community?\" And how would YOU define the Kashmir issue?", "so if the program was completely filled with only indians, would you find this discrimination against other races? what if it was only white people, would it make a difference? my best guess at quota systems is that they are designed to prevent racial monopoly. ie all white schools have to let in other racial groups. the whole thing is racism regardless of fairness. no race should create a monopoly in any resource and then block out other races from having equal oppurtunity. maybe this is not happening in your situation, then im sorry if your being discriminated against", "From a Judeo-Christian perspective, God said he would bless the Jews in every way (and that includes economics). Because of their success, it seemed to some that their sole activity was amassing wealth. This could lead one to mistakenly label that as greed.\\n\\nAlso, stereotypes abound. Who's to say what people will come up with in their racial prejudices? There is no excuse for believing one race to be subhuman or greedy. All of us are equally human, and all of us have an equal propensity for greed.", "Yes they do. That was the whole point of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. The basic idea is that separate but equal is inherently unequal. This is true even in prisons, as California was recently ordered to end racial segregation in prison populations, even though they have a reasonably plausible reason to do so, to curb racial violence.", "There are way too many people who are of mixed racial backgrounds (myself included) for this to even be possible.\\nBesides haven't we established equal rights for all men women and children as our goal as a society?", "such laws would not depend on which state you are but differs from organization to organization. An employer is free to make internal rules and regulations. so every organization have different rules relating to this. However not many specifically mentions laws about bathroom usage. \\n\\nHowever, an organization can not make rules that are arbitary, agianst equality or racial. You can find more about this in this article(link below).", "Personally I think that it is fine. there is nothing wrong with either race. Society (including the government) is trying preserve racial purity, because if the races mix, it makes categorizing what race you are imposable. which is in my opinion a good thing, because that leads to racial equality.\\n\\nFYI I am white, and I married a black woman.", "this is the melting pot so hispanics and any type of immigrants in general are what makes this country great. If you did not have immigrants this country would not be what it is today. this american society is based on principles and customs and ideas of many different races religion and cultures, without immigrants there would not be diversity of this nation. have you ever taken the time to admire how beautiful multi racial children are? they are the future. eventually i believe that the human race is trully going to be just one race, because of racially diverse marriages we are going to become one and what beautiful day that will be!", "You are defined by your actions and beliefs, but how you define yourself may differ from how others will, because of their difference in beliefs. I let others define me as they wish, but for me the way I am defined is of no importance, because to worry about it, is to say your worrying about what people think of you, you should be as you want, not as how people percieve you. To be defined is different than defining. To be defined is the way others see you, but to define is the way you see others or yourself. (I hope this helps but, it probably doesn't)", "Well, it depends on how you want to define Mathematics.\\n\\nOne approach is to start off with the Peano Axioms, which start off with zero and the successor (or add one) function. That would make 'successor' the fundamental operation.\\n\\nAnother approach is to use set theory, which is based on the operation { }, 'the set of', which I guess would be the fundamental operation in this case.\\n\\nMy grasp of the Philosophy of Mathematics is weak and slippery, but I think that either of those operations would count as more fundamental than '=', since you need to define mathematic objects before you can define how to compare them.", "Equilibrium is defined as the state of undergoing equal forces in all directions (that is mathematically equivalent to zero force). A moving projectile, with no gravity acting upon it, and no air resistance (i.e. travelling in a vaccuum) would fit that definition.", "The only real way to tell which is advantageous is to do a mathematical comparison of specific plans. But since most people do not have the knowledge to do this, here are some general guidelines:\\n\\nDefined Benefit is generally better for the employee. The company pays for most or all of it. It is usually especially good for older employees who have accumulated a lot of service with the company.\\n\\nDefined contribution is generally cheaper for the company, but gives the company less flexibility in making contributions and managing the money in the plan. It is also often better for younger employees with less accumulated service. All else being equal, you are better off with this because you get to control how your money is invested in the plan. But because of this, most companies give you less money in a defined contribution plan over time than they would give you in a defined benefit plan.\\n\\nIf you are looking for a job and comparing benefits, I would suggest that defined benefit is usually a sign of a stronger benefits package. However, keep in mind that most defined benefit blans have been terminated or converted to defined contribution and there is no guarantee that a plan in place today will be there tomorrow.", "First of all, I think you mean 'determined.' MLKJ stood up for his beliefs and morals, despite death threats, being arrested, and being beaten many times. He stood up for racial equality and peaceful protest, and made such a significant contribution to our country as far as civil rights is concerned.", "Well, they did give them equal rights and the right to vote. There are also cases of affirmative action (choosing a person for a job or college because they are of a different race; it's also called reverse racism).", "\"Hot\" really does depend on the viewer. I would not say that the whole world is going to become a racial mix in future because there are too many people who still will only marry and reproduce with their own race. And you cannot really judge by just racially mixed celebreties like Keanu Reeves because that is very biased. You will definitely be guarenteeeeeed to see some racially mixed people in NYC that won't look hot... can't go and say ALL racially mixed people will be \"super hot\"... I used to think that when I was a kid, and only knew of a few interracial people, which made me thought that I would only want interracial kids. I learned that it is not true!", "Would you have stayed in the south if you were a slave? No. They were looking for jobs and racial tolerance by going north.", "Women already help run this world. We never asked for absolute power. Just equal pay for equal work. How cool that you would die for your ma! I hope my sons feel the same.", "To achieve, or attempt to achieve, certain social goals, such as greater equality; to encourage or discourage certain behaviors", "Entirely social. Genetically, racial categories don't exist. There is more variation WITHIN groups than there are BETWEEN groups.\\n\\nAlso, Race and Ethnicity are completely different. Sociorace is how people treat you based on your physical appearance, despite of your language, religion, culture, history, etc.", "I treat all people equally regardless of color, disability, or condition. I try to live by one of my favorite quotes by George Washington Carver, \"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.\"", "They have gone through the same struggle for racial equality and are making fun of a degrading word. Others that have not experienced the same history of racism, discrimination,and degradation have no right to use that word.\\n Especially from people that was doing most of the degradation in the first place.", "i think we really mean respect when we say equality and the right to live our lives, build our careers and homes as we see fit not as someone else dictates.\\nrespect as a person so that we aren't raped & murdered for being women, so we're not beaten senseless by some testosterone overloaded man.\\nrespect enough that living active social lives does not make us \"wh*res\" & \"sl*ts\", when a man gets applauded for it.\\nrespect enough that we aren't cubbyholed into the slots for mother, wife, and maid without seeing our true potential.", "Very basically:\\n\\nPlessy v. Ferguson held that \"separate but equal\" was OK - separate train cars with similar (equal) amenities for white people and black people was OK.\\n\\nBrown v. Board of Education implicitly overruled this, holding that separate but equal was inherently unequal. It also ordered that school boards begin taking action to integrate schools.", "That means they are asking about what kind of activity are you most interested in such as what kind of sport or hobby. About causes: what kind of beliefs do you stand for? Examples are Women's rights, Racial Equality, Freedom, Justice, Truth.\\nYour basic principles that you hold on to that becomes part of your character as a person", "I believe access to property is an offense, as Colorado is a joint property state (both spouses equally own marital property such as a house).\\n\\nI would go to the District Attorney's office and file charges. They should be able to best define the crime.", "Well i'm english and so is my husband, and that is definately NOT how I would describe it , More like a toy drill", "no. people create conflict on an individual and group basis. usually because of their own agendas. under the listings of race you see intra-racial multiculturalism. such as black, white, hispanic, white hispanic, black hispanic, samoan/pacific islander and asian/pacific islander etc. any other racial combinations were listed under \"other\", but the word multicultural is now commonly used in it's place.\\n\\nmulticulturalism solidifies the cultural melting pot and promotes cohesion among various groups. most conflicts about it are not just racial, cultural or social, but a combination of factors meant to retain specific cultural identities. many groups take a separatist standpoint so as not to \"lose\" themselves and become something else. \\nto me multiculturalism is interracial and intercultural. it is the new civil rights and racial equality movement. as with anything it is a process, and it's acceptance as a natural societal evolution will not happen overnight.", "You are going to have to do a better job in defining your question. Anyone who trys to answer your \"question\" is going to have to guess what you mean." ]
This album won a Grammy / & made you some real bones / Its title's a reminder / Some folks should not throw stones
[ "Glass Houses" ]
[ "\"Some are other-wise\"", "\"Some Like It Hot\"", "\"I want some more of it\"", "Album", "Some Like It Hot (or Sunset Boulevard)", "titles of nobility", "throw", "\\\"That's All Folks\\\"", "Real estate", "hammer throw", "throwing in the towel", "stoning", "the discus throw", "the free throw", "Real time", "the old folks at home", "throw the towel in", "to throw dough", "throwing rice", "free throw", "[throw a kiss]", "a throw pillow", "throw a game" ]
in which welsh county is dolwyddelan castle
[ "Conwy County Borough" ]
[ "The Castles", "a castle", "New Castle County", "that which burns", "that which purifies", "castles", "Laura Welsh", "that which is heard", "Brian Welsh", "Louise Welsh", "Jonathan Welsh", "Irvine Welsh", "Pat Welsh", "the program in which they are enrolled", "Ken Welsh", "Welsh Terrier", "Lt. Harding Welsh", "Cameron Welsh", "speed at which they expand", "Inverness Castle", "Welsh Dutchess slate", "that which is done by an agent", "Pembroke Welsh Corgi", "Newcastle Castle", "Coventry Welsh RFC", "Carlisle Castle", "Emma Castle", "Warwick Castle", "Belvoir Castle", "The Welsh Springer Spaniel", "courtyard castle", "Castle on the Hill" ]
Report: NFL will no longer provide list of personnel who'll attend Colin Kaepernick workout
[ "Additionally, a number of teams have contact Kaepernick's to preemptively apologize for not being in attendance this weekend, noting they were confused by the timing of the workout." ]
[ "John Elway would have been forgiven if he ignored the league's invitation to attend Colin Kaepernick's private workout Saturday afternoon in Atlanta. Instead, Elway told 9NEWS he will send a pro scout to the NFL-organized Kaepernick workout and interview Saturday. Elway would not identify the pro scout he is sending to Atlanta. A.J. Durso is the Broncos' director of pro scouting. Other pro scouts are Jordan Dizon, Patrick Walsh, Rob Paton and...", "The #Bengals will be evaluating Colin Kaepernick's workout on Saturday, sources tell me. Tyler Dragon (@TheTylerDragon) November 13, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Cincinnati Bengals will keep an eye on Colin Kaepernick's NFL workout over the weekend. According to Tyler Dragon of the Cincinnati Enquirer, the team will evaluate the details of the process. No word on if the front office will have anyone in attendance, but it...", "An upcoming workout could finally provide Colin Kaepernick with a path back into the NFL.", "Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday that he didn't know if the team would have a representative on Saturday at free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick's private workout in front of NFL teams. Kaepernick, who has not played since the 2016 season, will conduct a workout in Atlanta for interested teams. The 32-year-old last played for the San Francisco 49ers. In February, Kaepernick settled ...", "Despite owner Jerry Jones' stance of mandating players stand for the anthem, the Cowboys will be in attendance for Colin Kaepernick's workout.", "The league is hosting a workout and interview session for free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Saturday Denver Broncos will be represented by a scout, general manager John Elway told KUSA-TV's Mike Klis Kaepernick has not played in the league since 2016 the year he began his national anthem protests The Broncos current starter, Brandon Allen, took over following an injury to Joe Flacco", "Like many people who apply the rules of critical thinking, Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins absorbed the news about the NFL's offer to host a workout for Colin Kaepernick with skepticism. And the more he thinks about it, the more dubious it seems to him. \"I have my doubts about the league,\" Jenkins said, via Marcus [more]", "Colin Kaepernick will get a chance to work out in front of any and all NFL teams Saturday as league gives him a chance to hopefully get a job.", "Colin Kaepernick's representatives issue release detailing \"false narratives\" regarding quarterback's attempts to return to NFL.", "U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe, in her Glamour Woman of the Year speech, said, \"Colin Kaepernick is still effectively banned from the NFL.", "Kaepernick hasn't played in the NFL since 2016 after kneeling during the National Anthem as a protest against racial injustice and police brutality", "Stephen A. Smith says he's heard from people \"directly\" about the two things Colin Kaepernick needs to do to get a job in the NFL.", "Chances are slim to none the Bengals will sign controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick, but the team would be wise to consider it.", "It's been over 1,000 days since Colin Kaepernick last saw action during an NFL game. In five meaningful seasons as a San Francisco 49er, he amassed over 12,000 passing yards, 2,300 rushing yards, and was responsible for 85 touchdowns. At just 32 years old, he holds the league record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game, 181. He also holds the record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single postseason, 264. He...", "I'm very fond of him as a player and a person,\" Hue Jackson said of Colin Kaepernick on Thursday afternoon.", "DURHAM, N.C. - After a five-month investigation into lawyer Michael Avenatti's allegations that Nike paid athletes, including Zion Williamson, to attend college basketball programs it sponsored, Duke \"found no evidence\" the former Blue Devils basketball star's eligibility was compromised, according to information provided exclusively to The News & Observer on Friday.", "Three people were rescued Saturday afternoon when their boat started to sink near Alligator Reef Lighthouse in waters off Islamorada. Coast Guard crews in the Florida Keys got a tip that three people were in the water after their boat started to slip below the surface near Windley Island. \"These boaters had life jackets on when our rescue crew arrived on scene, which tremendously help ...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWws89.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Florida Keys\", \"Type\": \"L\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q537749\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [60], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Florida Keys\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Florida Keys\", \"Type\": \"L\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q537749\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [159], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Florida Keys\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Islamorada, Florida\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q938815\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [122], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Islamorada\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Alligator Reef Light\", \"Type\": \"F\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q4732658\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [82], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Alligator Reef Lighthouse\"]}]\nN4315\tmusic\tmusicnews\tFrom X to INXS: 5 films to see at this week's Sound Unseen fest\tYou don't need to be a record collector nerd to appreciate many of the entries in this year's Sound Unseen Festival. Granted, it might help to know the difference between David Bazan and David Grusin, or the D.C. and L.A. punk scenes, based on the slate of movies in the 20th annual installment of the Twin Cities' cool little film fest for music lovers. But there are also movies on such ...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWBfwo.html\t[{\"Label\": \"INXS\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q489801\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [10], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"INXS\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"David Bazan\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q5231224\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [171], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"David Bazan\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Minneapolisu2013Saint Paul\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1480013\", \"Confidence\": 0.996, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [302], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Twin Cities\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Dave Grusin\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q502923\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [187], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"David Grusin\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Washington, D.C.\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q61\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [208], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"D.C.\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Los Angeles\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q65\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [217], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"L.A.\"]}]\nN46004\tsports\tfootball_nfl\tNFL, Kaepernick camp at odds over whether list of workout attendees was promised\tThe Colin Kaepernick workout isn't going well, and it hasn't even started yet. The unprecedented Pro Day workout for a 32-year-old quarterback has resulted in an avalanche of media reports. Not surprisingly, some of them conflict. Earlier today, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that \"[a]fter initially agreeing to provide the list of personnel executives and [more]", "FOXBOROUGH -- Colin Kaepernick is back in the news with his workout for NFL teams scheduled for Saturday in Atlanta. Several teams have been confirmed as attending, including the Patriots, according to The Boston Globe's Jim McBride. In the locker room Wednesday, several players voiced support for the quarterback. Tight end Benjamin Watson: \"I know he's been working out. I know he's been preparing for a long time. Hopefully he gets another...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWIkp3.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Colin Kaepernick\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q82496\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [33], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Colin Kaepernick\"]}, {\"Label\": \"New England Patriots\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q193390\", \"Confidence\": 0.998, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [8], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Patriots\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Colin Kaepernick\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q82496\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [14], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Colin Kaepernick\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Benjamin Watson\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q444253\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [326], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Benjamin Watson\"]}, {\"Label\": \"New England Patriots\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q193390\", \"Confidence\": 0.998, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [179], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Patriots\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Foxborough, Massachusetts\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q830669\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"FOXBOROUGH\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Tight end\", \"Type\": \"C\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1153176\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [316], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Tight\"]}, {\"Label\": \"The Boston Globe\", \"Type\": \"M\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q824451\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [202], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"The Boston Globe\"]}, {\"Label\": \"National Football League\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1215884\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [72], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"NFL\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Atlanta\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q23556\", \"Confidence\": 0.972, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [108], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Atlanta\"]}]\nN14694\tautos\tautosnews\tGet Rid Of Yard Debris At Fall Yard Waste Collection Day\tSaturday is Fall Yard Waste Collection Day.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWFoNb.html\t[]\t[]\nN58054\tautos\tautosenthusiasts\tWatch the Lamborghini Huracán Evo's Crazy Acceleration to 180 MPH\tThis thing is seriously quick.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWy4kw.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Evo (magazine)\", \"Type\": \"M\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q749927\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [31], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Evo\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Lamborghini Huracu00e1n\", \"Type\": \"V\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q15396270\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [], \"SurfaceForms\": []}]\t[]\nN23189\tnews\tnewspolitics\tErdogan says he returned Trump's threatening letter on Syria invasion\t\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWIkpm.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Recep Tayyip Erdou011fan\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q39259\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Erdogan\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Donald Trump\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q22686\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [25], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Trump\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Syria\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q858\", \"Confidence\": 0.998, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [55], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Syria\"]}]\t[]\nN10482\tsports\tsoccer\tLiverpool's convincing win is one Manchester City might not recover from this season (highlights)\t\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWy4l0.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Manchester City F.C.\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q50602\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [34], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Manchester City\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Liverpool F.C.\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1130849\", \"Confidence\": 0.942, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Liverpool\"]}]\t[]\nN21956\tsports\tfootball_nfl\tEagles, Brandon Brooks agree to 4-year, $54 million contract extension, making him highest-paid guard in NFL\tThe Eagles on Monday signed offensive guard Brandon Brooks to a four-year contract extension that will make him the highest-paid guard in the NFL. The deal is worth $54 million, with $30 million guaranteed, according to a source. It will last through 2024. Brooks made a full recovery from a torn Achilles in just nine months. He suffered the injury against the Saints on Jan. 13, but was in the ...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWBxq8.html\t[{\"Label\": \"National Football League\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1215884\", \"Confidence\": 0.989, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [105], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"NFL\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"National Football League\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1215884\", \"Confidence\": 0.989, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [142], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"NFL\"]}]\nN10746\tsports\tmore_sports\tEight Nike Oregon Project athletes confirm Mary Cain's allegations of abuse to Sports Illustrated\t\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWIkw2.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Mary Cain (athlete)\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q6779145\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [43], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Mary Cain\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Nike Oregon Project\", \"Type\": \"U\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q16957984\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [6], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Nike Oregon Project\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Sports Illustrated\", \"Type\": \"M\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q275837\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [79], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Sports Illustrated\"]}]\t[]\nN47156\tkids\tpeople-places\t8 Questions for Jennifer Heldmann\t8 Questions for Jennifer Heldmann Jennifer Heldmann is a planetary scientist.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWqvqj.html\t[]\t[]\nN22910\ttravel\ttravelarticle\tQuality Inn Evacuated After Fire at Winston-Salem Hotel\tWinston-Salem firefighters are investigating a fire at the Quality Inn. Fire crews evacuated the rooms Tuesday night at the Quality Inn located on Akron Drive. Winston-Salem Fire said the fire started on the hotel's third floor and was contained to one room. It is out at this time, however, heavy smoke remains in the hotel at this time. Firefighters evacuated about 20 people. Many were moved into a conference room on the first floor where there...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWFoSb.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Choice Hotels\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1075788\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Quality Inn\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Back-fire\", \"Type\": \"C\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1401308\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [22], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"After Fire\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Choice Hotels\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1075788\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [59, 124], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Quality Inn\", \"Quality Inn\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Winston-Salem Fire Department\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q8026022\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [160], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Winston-Salem Fire\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Winston-Salem, North Carolina\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q49227\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Winston-Salem\"]}]\nN35530\tsports\tfootball_nfl\tPatrick Mahomes throws a touchdown pass on first drive back with the Chiefs\tIt's not how you start that matters, but how you finish. That was the case for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who returned to the starting lineup Sunday after missing two game because of a dislocated kneecap. Mahomes' first pass of the game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium in Nashville was almost interception. Later in the drive, Mahomes again nearly threw an ...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWy4mJ.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Kansas City Chiefs\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q223522\", \"Confidence\": 0.963, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [69], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Chiefs\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Nissan Stadium\", \"Type\": \"S\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1142992\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [278, 296], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Nissan Stadium\", \"Nashville\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Tennessee Titans\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q320484\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [258], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Tennessee Titans\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Kansas City Chiefs\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q223522\", \"Confidence\": 0.963, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [79], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Chiefs\"]}]\nN46526\tnews\telections-2020-us\tIlhan Omar blasts Pete King as an 'Islamophobe' after he announces retirement: 'Good riddance'\tRep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Monday denounced Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) as an \"Islamophobe\" after the longtime GOP lawmaker announced that he would not seek re-election in 2020. Omar, who earlier this year became one of the first Muslim women sworn into Congress, specifically called out controversial statements King made about the Muslim community and Eric Garner during his long tenure in Congress.\"Peter King is an Islamophobe who held...", "The record amount of snow that fell Veterans Day morning seemed to catch the Milwaukee Public Works Department off guard. A spokesman for the department said it waited to install plow blades on trucks until 9 a.m. Monday. Snow started falling before midnight. The 3 inches that fell caused a slushy and slippery morning commute. The DPW said it did begin salting city streets after midnight with 103 trucks. \"While these salt trucks are already...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWBVgx.html\t[]\t[{\"Label\": \"Veterans Day\", \"Type\": \"H\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q755999\", \"Confidence\": 0.981, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [36], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Veterans Day\"]}]\nN31629\tsports\tracing\tKyle Busch wins first Busch Pole of 2019, Logano to start second\tKyle Busch edged teammate Denny Hamlin for the Busch Pole Award for the Round of 8 elimination race at ISM Raceway. Hear Busch's thoughts.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWwbjy.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Kyle Busch\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q209479\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Kyle Busch\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Busch Pole Award\", \"Type\": \"N\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q4985201\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [22], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Busch Pole\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Joey Logano\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q640388\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [42], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Logano\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Kyle Busch\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q209479\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0, 121], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Kyle Busch\", \"Busch\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Busch Pole Award\", \"Type\": \"N\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q4985201\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [47], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Busch Pole Award\"]}, {\"Label\": \"ISM Raceway\", \"Type\": \"U\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1803538\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [103], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"ISM Raceway\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Denny Hamlin\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q721634\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [26], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Denny Hamlin\"]}]\nN25118\tsports\tfootball_nfl\tCarolina Panthers will not attend Colin Kaepernick's workout for NFL teams in Atlanta\tThe NFL is holding a workout for quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Saturday, and although all 32 teams were invited to attend, the Carolina Panthers will not be among them. According to a league source, the Panthers will not be in Atlanta for his workout that includes on-field and interview portions. Carolina does not feel that it is need of a veteran quarterback at this time. Since Cam ...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWLNJF.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Carolina Panthers\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q330120\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Carolina Panthers\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Colin Kaepernick\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q82496\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [34], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Colin Kaepernick\"]}, {\"Label\": \"National Football League\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1215884\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [65], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"NFL\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Atlanta\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q23556\", \"Confidence\": 0.957, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [78], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Atlanta\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Carolina Panthers\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q330120\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [129, 205, 300], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Carolina Panthers\", \"Panthers\", \"Carolina\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Colin Kaepernick\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q82496\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [45], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Colin Kaepernick\"]}, {\"Label\": \"National Football League\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1215884\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [4], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"NFL\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Atlanta\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q23556\", \"Confidence\": 0.957, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [229], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Atlanta\"]}]\nN35131\tfinance\tmarkets\tThe world's largest trade deal could be signed in 2020\tRCEP involves all 10 ASEAN countries and five of the bloc's major trading partners: Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWBVhp.html\t[]\t[{\"Label\": \"Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership\", \"Type\": \"U\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q11523819\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"RCEP\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Association of Southeast Asian Nations\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q7768\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [21], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"ASEAN\"]}, {\"Label\": \"China\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q148\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [95], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"China\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Japan\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q5287\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [102], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Japan\"]}, {\"Label\": \"New Zealand\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q664\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [109], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"New Zealand\"]}, {\"Label\": \"South Korea\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q884\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [125], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"South Korea\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Australia\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q408\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [84], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Australia\"]}]\nN61969\tnews\tnewsfactcheck\tAP FACT CHECK: GOP presses empty Ukraine meddling theory\tWASHINGTON (AP) Congressional Republicans pressed the discredited theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 U.S. election in defending President Donald Trump in Wednesday's impeachment hearings. A look at some of the remarks in the House Intelligence Committee proceeding: ___ REP. DEVIN NUNES, top Republican on the committee: \"The Democrats cooperated in Ukrainian election meddling. ... Officials showed a surprising lack of interest in the...", "The NFL has had murderers, wife beaters, drug dealers and more. But a guy who takes a knee to protest racial injustice gets blackballed.", "Five former Bears players and coaches landed on NFL 100's Greatest Characters list, which unveiled No. 100-31 on Friday.", "The 14th visit to South Carolina for presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris focused on Upstate. Harris started in Greenwood Friday afternoon at American Legion Post 224, where she spoke with a panel of veterans and military family members. She called it her \"Justice for Veterans\" roundtable. Sign up for our Newsletters \"There's so much about what is on the ballot in 2020 that our veterans have fought for and died for,\" Harris said. \"I do...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWBXeY.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Upstate South Carolina\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q7899317\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [42], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Upstate\"]}, {\"Label\": \"South Carolina\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1456\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [27], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"SC\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Greenwood, South Carolina\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q520251\", \"Confidence\": 0.914, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [115], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Greenwood\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Upstate South Carolina\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q7899317\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [88], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Upstate\"]}, {\"Label\": \"South Carolina\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1456\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [18], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"South Carolina\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Kamala Harris\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q10853588\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [63], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Kamala Harris\"]}]\nN44380\tnews\tnewspolitics\tNunes uses impeachment hearing to accuse Ukraine of meddling in 2016 election\tHouse Intelligence Committee ranking Republican Devin Nunes (Calif.) said Nov. 13 that Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election prompted President Trump to investigate corruption.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWI3z4.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Devin Nunes\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q539493\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Nunes\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Ukraine\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q212\", \"Confidence\": 0.993, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [41], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Ukraine\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Devin Nunes\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q539493\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [48], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Devin Nunes\"]}, {\"Label\": \"United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence\", \"Type\": \"U\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q2495362\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"House Intelligence Committee\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Republican Party (United States)\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q29468\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [37], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Republican\"]}, {\"Label\": \"California\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q99\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [61], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Calif\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Donald Trump\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q22686\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [140], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"President Trump\"]}]\nN50562\tsports\tfootball_nfl\tColin Kaepernick holding workout for all NFL teams\tESPN is reporting that former 49ers quarterback and Milwaukee native Colin Kaepernick will hold a private workout for NFL teams on Saturday in Atlanta. NFL insider Adam Schefter is reporting that the NFL is who set up the workout. ESPN reports the session is expected to include on-field work and an interview. All teams have been invited to attend. The 32-year-old Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since 2016, when he began kneeling during the...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWF2sC.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Colin Kaepernick\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q82496\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Colin Kaepernick\"]}, {\"Label\": \"National Football League\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1215884\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [41], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"NFL\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Colin Kaepernick\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q82496\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [69, 366], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Colin Kaepernick\", \"Kaepernick\"]}, {\"Label\": \"National Football League\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1215884\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [118, 152, 200, 399], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"NFL\", \"NFL\", \"NFL\", \"NFL\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Adam Schefter\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q4679729\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [164], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Adam Schefter\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Milwaukee\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q37836\", \"Confidence\": 0.989, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [52], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Milwaukee\"]}, {\"Label\": \"San Francisco 49ers\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q337758\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [30], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"49ers\"]}]\nN35143\tsports\tfootball_nfl\tAlvin Kamara expected to return from ankle injury against Falcons\tThe Saints did not skip a beat while both Kamara and Brees were sidelined. They won both of their games without Kamara several others without both him and Brees.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWqciI.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Alvin Kamara\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q27443318\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Alvin Kamara\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Atlanta Falcons\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q272059\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [58], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Falcons\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Alvin Kamara\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q27443318\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [42, 112], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Kamara\", \"Kamara\"]}, {\"Label\": \"New Orleans Saints\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q172435\", \"Confidence\": 0.981, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [4], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Saints\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Drew Brees\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q38952\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [53, 155], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Brees\", \"Brees\"]}]\nN3901\tsports\tracing\tKyle Busch wins first pole of the season ahead of NASCAR semifinal race at ISM Raceway\tAfter failing to win a pole all season, Busch corralled his first pole position ahead of the Bluegreen Vacations 500 at ISM Raceway.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWweOu.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Kyle Busch\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q209479\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Kyle Busch\"]}, {\"Label\": \"ISM Raceway\", \"Type\": \"U\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1803538\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [75], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"ISM Raceway\"]}, {\"Label\": \"NASCAR\", \"Type\": \"U\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q233929\", \"Confidence\": 0.995, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [50], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"NASCAR\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Kyle Busch\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q209479\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [40], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Busch\"]}, {\"Label\": \"ISM Raceway\", \"Type\": \"U\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1803538\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [120], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"ISM Raceway\"]}]\nN6246\tnews\tnewsus\tNearly 200 people honor life of late philanthropist Morton Mandel\tNearly 200 people recently attended a Celebration of Life event to honor renowned business leader, philanthropist and social entrepreneur Morton L. Mandel at the Kravis Center's Cohen Pavilion in West Palm Beach. Mandel, who died on Oct. 16 at 98 years old, was a long-time resident of Palm Beach whose philanthropy and advocacy work impacted people locally, in his hometown of Cleveland, in ...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWLTx1.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Morton Mandel\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q16190877\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [52], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Morton Mandel\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Morton Mandel\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q16190877\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [138, 213], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Morton L. Mandel\", \"Mandel\"]}, {\"Label\": \"West Palm Beach, Florida\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q163749\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [196, 286], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"West Palm Beach\", \"Palm Beach\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Kravis Center for the Performing Arts\", \"Type\": \"N\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q7298767\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [162], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Kravis Center\"]}]\nN49147\tlifestyle\tlifestylebuzz\tHundreds gather to remember Vale Wolkow, killed in crash outside Fort Collins school\tMore than 400 people attended Saturday's celebration of life for the 6-year-old killed Tuesday in a crash outside Lopez Elementary School.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWweVK.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Fort Collins, Colorado\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q490732\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [65], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Fort Collins\"]}]\t[]\nN56133\tentertainment\tgaming\tXbox X019: all the biggest announcements from Microsoft's event\tMicrosoft's annual celebration of all things Xbox has kicked off, here are all the biggest announcements you may have missed.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWLTyG.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Microsoft\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q2283\", \"Confidence\": 0.996, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [46], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Microsoft\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Microsoft\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q2283\", \"Confidence\": 0.996, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Microsoft\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Xbox (console)\", \"Type\": \"U\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q132020\", \"Confidence\": 0.954, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [45], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Xbox\"]}]\nN26944\tnews\tnewsus\tJeffrey Epstein's Estate May Set Up a Program to Pay Accusers\tLawyers for Jeffrey Epstein's estate are considering setting up a program to resolve claims filed by women who say they were abused by the financier, who killed himself in August while facing federal sex trafficking charges. The plan was disclosed in a court filing on Tuesday by a lawyer for one of Mr. Epstein's accusers, who is suing the estate in federal court in Manhattan. The filing said lawyers for Mr. Epstein's estate had informed...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWI447.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Jeffrey Epstein\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q2904131\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Jeffrey Epstein\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Jeffrey Epstein\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q2904131\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [12], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Jeffrey Epstein\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Manhattan\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q11299\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [368], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Manhattan\"]}]\nN39329\tlifestyle\tlifestylepets\tThese Nashville-based canines are up for adoption and in need of a good home\tBrowse listings of dogs up for adoption at pet adoption centers in and around Nashville.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWF2tT.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Nashville, Tennessee\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q23197\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [6], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Nashville\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Nashville, Tennessee\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q23197\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [78], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Nashville\"]}]\nN56440\tsports\tbasketball_ncaa\tUH women win home opener over Southeastern Louisiana\tJasmyne Harris had a game-high 20 points and Tatyana Hill added 13 points and 12 rebounds as the University of Houston women's basketball team won its home opener 78-65 over Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday at Fertitta Center. The Cougars (1-1) bounced back four days after a 31-point loss to Georgia Tech in the season opener. \"Just proud of the team for seeking some redemption from the last time we were on the court because we didn't play...", "Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston are not only on the way out within their organizations; they're no longer seen as potential franchise passers.", "Nike Inc. is ending its Oregon Project supporting elite track athletes after a top coach was banned for violating anti-doping rules in a scandal that has engulfed the sport's biggest corporate backer.", "All 32 teams have been invited to Atlanta to watch the former 49ers quarterback take the latest step in his attempt at an NFL comeback.", "WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- A Winston-Salem cemetery is asking local organizations to gift burial plans to veterans and their families. Oaklawn Memorial Gardens hopes a sponsorship program will help families honor their loved ones' final wishes in spite of financial hardships. \"We've had a veteran that didn't have a place to be buried, had to be cremated that didn't want to be because they didn't ...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWBXBG.html\t[]\t[{\"Label\": \"North Bay Memorial Gardens\", \"Type\": \"F\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q7054098\", \"Confidence\": 0.995, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [139], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Memorial Gardens\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Winston-Salem, North Carolina\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q49227\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"WINSTON-SALEM\"]}, {\"Label\": \"North Carolina\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1454\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [15], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"N.C.\"]}]\nN8488\tnews\tnewscrime\tPolice: Man violently robbed after posting about inheritance; woman charged\tBail is set at $25,000 for a woman accused of taking part in a violent robbery at a Louisville Extended Stay motel. Brooke Litchfield is charged with first-degree robbery. Sign up for our Newsletters Police said the victim posted on social media he had recently inherited money. The arrest report said Litchfield asked to take a selfie with the victim when a man who was with Litchfield attacked the victim, causing serious injuries. Officials said...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWI3kI.html\t[]\t[{\"Label\": \"Extended Stay America\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q5421850\", \"Confidence\": 0.93, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [95], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Extended Stay\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Louisville, Kentucky\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q43668\", \"Confidence\": 0.998, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [84], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Louisville\"]}]\nN56210\tnews\tnewsus\tThibodaux couple wins $200,000 Lottery scratch-off\tJust before the holidays, a Thibodaux couple is cashing in big from a Louisiana Lottery scratch-off ticket. Americo Simoncelli and Kathryn Simoncelli won $200,000 off of a $10 50x Payout ticket. Sign up for our Newsletters Kathryn Simoncelli told Louisiana Lottery officials they bought the scratch-offs from Convenience King No. 5. The Simoncellis received $142,000 after state and federal tax withholdings. Louisiana Lottery officials said there...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWF2Y2.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Thibodaux, Louisiana\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1013317\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Thibodaux\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Louisiana Lottery Corporation\", \"Type\": \"U\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q6689232\", \"Confidence\": 0.96, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [70, 247, 409], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Louisiana Lottery\", \"Louisiana Lottery\", \"Louisiana Lottery\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Thibodaux, Louisiana\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1013317\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [28], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Thibodaux\"]}]\nN7036\tsports\tfootball_nfl\tKyle Shanahan thinks George Kittle is too tough to rule out vs. Seahawks\tGeorge Kittle is officially listed as 'doubtful' against the Seattle Seahawks. That's generally a death knell for a player's chances to play in a game. However, head coach Kyle Shanahan said it's different with Kittle because of his toughness. Shanahan on Saturday told reporters any other player would've probably been ruled 'out' if they sustained the injuries Kittle has. \"Just because it's George,\" Shanahan said of his optimism that Kittle...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWwdsu.html\t[{\"Label\": \"George Kittle\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q29558759\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [21], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"George Kittle\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Kyle Shanahan\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q6451434\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Kyle Shanahan\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Seattle Seahawks\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q221878\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [64], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Seahawks\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"George Kittle\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q29558759\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0, 211, 363, 394, 438], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"George Kittle\", \"Kittle\", \"Kittle\", \"George\", \"Kittle\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Kyle Shanahan\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q6451434\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [172, 244, 403], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Kyle Shanahan\", \"Shanahan\", \"Shanahan\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Seattle Seahawks\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q221878\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [61], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Seattle Seahawks\"]}]\nN16835\ttravel\ttravelnews\tNeighbors on edge after finding hate group flyers in a Bradenton neighborhood\tHomeowners in one Manatee County neighborhood are a little on edge after coming across hate group flyers over the weekend.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWBXC3.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Bradenton, Florida\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q582121\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [55], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Bradenton\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Manatee County, Florida\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q262708\", \"Confidence\": 0.992, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [18], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Manatee County\"]}]\nN37278\tsports\tfootball_nfl\tPFF grades and snap counts from the 49ers/Seahawks Monday night game\tThe defense was better than you thought and Jimmy G was worse, per . PFF\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWI3lN.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Seattle Seahawks\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q221878\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [42], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Seahawks\"]}, {\"Label\": \"San Francisco 49ers\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q337758\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [36], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"49ers\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Jimmy Garoppolo\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q15631945\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [44], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Jimmy G\"]}]\nN41967\thealth\thealth-news\tBlack, Hispanic mothers report more pain after delivery but get less pain medication\tWhite mothers may receive more pain assessments after delivery and have better access to painkillers, the studies indicate.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWF2YB.html\t[]\t[]\nN5308\tnews\tnewsus\tBrush fire near Warner Studios sends smoke billowing over Hollywood Hills\tLos Angeles firefighters were responding to a brush fire near Warner Bros. Studios on Saturday afternoon that sent plumes of gray smoke hundreds of feet above the Hollywood Hills, authorities said. The fire started about 1:50 p.m. in the 3600 block of Barham Boulevard and had burned three acres, the LAFD said on Twitter. With minimal wind in the area, the fire was not spreading quickly, ...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWwdxj.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Hollywood Hills\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1138378\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [58], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Hollywood Hills\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Los Angeles Fire Department\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q3122786\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [301], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"LAFD\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Hollywood Hills\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1138378\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [163], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Hollywood Hills\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Los Angeles\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q65\", \"Confidence\": 0.974, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Los Angeles\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Twitter\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q918\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [314], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Twitter\"]}]\nN1788\tnews\tnewsoffbeat\tYordan Alvarez is named Rookie of the Year. Celebrate with one of the great Yordan Breaking T shirts\t\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWBXDU.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Yordan u00c1lvarez\", \"Type\": \"N\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q55638110\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0, 76], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Yordan Alvarez\", \"Yordan\"]}]\t[]\nN35090\tnews\tnewspolitics\tWelch tells Jordan: Trump 'is welcome to take a seat right there'\tRep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., told Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, that \"President Trump is welcome to take a seat right there,\" and testify after Jordan claimed no one had first-hand knowledge in the impeachment inquiry.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWI3lR.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Donald Trump\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q22686\", \"Confidence\": 0.994, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [20], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Trump\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Republican Party (United States)\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q29468\", \"Confidence\": 0.961, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0, 30, 47], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Rep.\", \"Rep.\", \"R-Ohio\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Vermont Democratic Party\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q7921703\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [18], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"D-Vt\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Jim Jordan (American politician)\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q186215\", \"Confidence\": 0.996, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [35], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Jim Jordan\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Donald Trump\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q22686\", \"Confidence\": 0.994, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [61], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"President Trump\"]}]\nN49106\tvideo\tnews\tMark Sanford announces he is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race\tFormer Congressman Mark Sanford, R-S.C., told reporters that he is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race after deciding not to file to appear on New Hampshire's ballot.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWF2YY.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Mark Sanford\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q11669\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Mark Sanford\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Mark Sanford\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q11669\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [19], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Mark Sanford\"]}, {\"Label\": \"New Hampshire\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q759\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [150], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"New Hampshire\"]}, {\"Label\": \"United States House of Representatives\", \"Type\": \"B\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q11701\", \"Confidence\": 0.982, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [7], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Congressman\"]}]\nN41232\tsports\tbasketball_nba\tCeltics roll over Spurs for seventh straight win\tThe victory came at a cost as Gordon Hayward suffered a fractured left hand.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWwe1h.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Boston Celtics\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q131371\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Celtics\"]}, {\"Label\": \"San Antonio Spurs\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q159729\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [18], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Spurs\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Gordon Hayward\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q919197\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [30], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Gordon Hayward\"]}]\nN57556\tsports\tfootball_nfl\tFormer Browns coach Hue Jackson to lead Colin Kaepernick's workout on Saturday\tCLEVELAND, Ohio -- The man leading Colin Kaepernick's workout on Saturday will be a very familiar face to Browns fans. Former Browns coach Hue Jackson is the one who will be in charge of leading Kaepernick through the drills, the NFL announced on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Browns owner Dee Haslam confirmed that the Browns will send a scout to Kaepernick's workout in Atlanta. Kaepernick has ...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWLTOK.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Colin Kaepernick\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q82496\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [40], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Colin Kaepernick\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Cleveland Browns\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q223527\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [7], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Browns\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Hue Jackson\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q3787422\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [20], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Hue Jackson\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Colin Kaepernick\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q82496\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [35, 195, 348, 381], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Colin Kaepernick\", \"Kaepernick\", \"Kaepernick\", \"Kaepernick\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Cleveland Browns\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q223527\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [106, 126, 277, 320], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Browns\", \"Browns\", \"Browns\", \"Browns\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Hue Jackson\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q3787422\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [139], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Hue Jackson\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Dee Haslam\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q16186267\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [290], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Dee Haslam\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Cleveland\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q37320\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"CLEVELAND\"]}, {\"Label\": \"National Football League\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1215884\", \"Confidence\": 0.998, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [230], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"NFL\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Atlanta\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q23556\", \"Confidence\": 0.983, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [372], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Atlanta\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Ohio\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1397\", \"Confidence\": 0.988, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [11], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Ohio\"]}]\nN6425\tnews\tnewsus\tOU identifies student found dead on campus\tNORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) Officials at the University of Oklahoma has identified the student who was found dead on campus Saturday. The University of Oklahoma Police Department received a call about a body found at 1695 Asp Ave. at approximately 8 a.m. Saturday. OU police responded and determined that there was no threat to anyone else and proceeded to secure the area. Today, OU identified the ...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWBXEW.html\t[]\t[{\"Label\": \"Norman, Oklahoma\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q40347\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"NORMAN\"]}]\nN39212\tnews\tnewsus\tReport finds UMCP followed protocol in handling adenovirus\tAn independent investigation into the deadly adenovirus outbreak at the University of Maryland-College Park last year has found the school followed appropriate protocol. The group of experts that wrote the report made several recommendations, that include: Sign up for our Newsletters Improving emergency management response on campus. Developing better data tracking in order to identify problems earlier. Improving campuswide communication,...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWI3mN.html\t[{\"Label\": \"University of Maryland, College Park\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q503415\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [13], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"UMCP\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"University of Maryland, College Park\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q503415\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [72], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"University of Maryland-College Park\"]}]\nN37395\tkids\tpeople-places\tIndigenous leaders urge EU to protect forest homeland\tBrazilian indigenous leaders pleaded Tuesday with European lawmakers to protect the Amazon and the communities living there, warning that the West's insatiable appetite was risking the health of the planet.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWF2ZP.html\t[{\"Label\": \"European Union\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q458\", \"Confidence\": 0.952, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [24], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"EU\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Indigenous peoples of the Americas\", \"Type\": \"Y\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q36747\", \"Confidence\": 0.972, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Indigenous\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Amazon (company)\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q3884\", \"Confidence\": 0.912, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [84], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Amazon\"]}]\nN41463\tnews\tnewsscienceandtechnology\tVoyager 2′s journey beyond the solar system reveals new cosmic secrets\tThe Voyager 2 spacecraft spent more than four decades surfing the solar wind away from the sun and out into the galaxy. Then, in less than a day, the probe burst from our sun's protective bubble out into an interstellar sea of alien particles.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWqcE0.html\t[]\t[{\"Label\": \"Voyager 2\", \"Type\": \"Q\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q48475\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [4], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Voyager 2\"]}]\nN59920\tnews\tnewsus\tRoute 9 in Chester closed while police investigate serious crash\tA vehicle crashed and flipped over late Saturday afternoon on Route 9 southbound in Chester, with at least one person severely injured. State police from Troop F said at least one person was severely injured in the crash that happened sometime around 5:20 p.m. Firefighters were sent to free someone trapped in the wreckage. LifeStar was called, too, but emergency officials canceled that request ...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWwe1n.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Chester, Connecticut\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q755277\", \"Confidence\": 0.941, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [11], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Chester\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Chester, Connecticut\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q755277\", \"Confidence\": 0.941, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [84], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Chester\"]}, {\"Label\": \"LIFESTAR\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q6458630\", \"Confidence\": 0.911, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [325], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"LifeStar\"]}]\nN31853\tfoodanddrink\trecipes\t14 Recipes That Start with a Bag of Chocolate Chunks\tChocolate chunks are the perfect mix-in to your favorite bakes when you're craving a little extra chocolate. Explore our favorite chunky, chocolate recipes.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWLTPR.html\t[]\t[]\nN64630\tsports\tfootball_nfl\tReport: Chargers 'not sure' about attending QB Colin Kaepernick's workout\t\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWI3n1.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Colin Kaepernick\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q82496\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [47], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Colin Kaepernick\"]}, {\"Label\": \"History of the San Diego Chargers\", \"Type\": \"U\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q17015216\", \"Confidence\": 0.913, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [8], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Chargers\"]}]\t[]\nN53591\tfinance\tfinancenews\tSupreme Court considers legality of Trump administration's winding down of DACA\t\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWF2cD.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals\", \"Type\": \"U\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q5251504\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [75], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"DACA\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Presidency of Donald Trump\", \"Type\": \"U\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q27809653\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [36], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Trump administration\"]}]\t[]\nN45210\tvideo\tnews\tLearning beyond the classroom\tKidspirit is an online magazine and community for 11 to 17 year olds which features content driven by their own age group.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWwe4N.html\t[]\t[]\nN11772\tfinance\tfinance-real-estate\tHuge housing development eyed near Google village in downtown San Jose\tA project being eyed in downtown San Jose is located near the corner of Park Avenue and McEvoy Street, a proposal that envisions 762 residential units, of which 330 would be affordable homes.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWLTQ0.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Google\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q95\", \"Confidence\": 0.996, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [35], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Google\"]}, {\"Label\": \"San Jose, California\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q3070\", \"Confidence\": 0.986, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [62], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"San Jose\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"San Jose, California\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q3070\", \"Confidence\": 0.986, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [33], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"San Jose\"]}]\nN23245\tweather\tweathertopstories\tFirst snow of season: How much did you get?\tThe first measurable snowfall of the season hit Monday that dropped more than 5 inches in parts of the Miami Valley.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWBXI4.html\t[]\t[{\"Label\": \"Miami Valley\", \"Type\": \"U\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q3554084\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [103], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Miami Valley\"]}]\nN64160\tsports\tmore_sports\tPistons' Khyri Thomas has foot surgery, out long-term\tThe Detroit Pistons will be without guard Khyri Thomas for perhaps a couple of months. The club announced today that Thomas underwent a successful surgical procedure on the fifth metatarsal of his right foot. The rehabilitation process will begin immediately. Thomas will be re-evaluated for a status update in six weeks. Thomas has missed the past two games with a right foot stress reaction.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWI3nF.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Khyri Thomas\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q51557493\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [9], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Khyri Thomas\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Detroit Pistons\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q169661\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Pistons\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Khyri Thomas\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q51557493\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [42, 117, 260, 322], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Khyri Thomas\", \"Thomas\", \"Thomas\", \"Thomas\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Detroit Pistons\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q169661\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [4], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Detroit Pistons\"]}]\nN29688\tautos\tautosnews\tPeople are blowing through this new stop sign in La Grange\tA new stop sign in La Grange was installed to make a railroad crossing safer, but it's causing some confusion. \"A couple mornings this week, I've stopped, waiting for the traffic to go, and the traffic seems to just now stop,\" said Paula Kaeser, who drives through the intersection at East Main Street and Cedar Avenue, where the railroad tracks enter downtown La Grange. \"This morning was the first morning that I noticed they now have a stop sign....", "The NFL received its lowest overall score in racial and gender hiring practices in 15 years, according a new diversity report.", "Mahomes will receive an official designation on Friday. For now, we know he is still considered a \"limited participant.", "GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. -- On Tuesday night, the Guilford County Board of Education will hear what people have to say about a proposed policy that would allow students and their families to appeal short term school suspensions. The idea is creating a lot of concern across the area and even from several states away. \"Learning from the past. You have to learn from the past to make sure this ...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWBGBx.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Guilford County, North Carolina\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q502257\", \"Confidence\": 0.997, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [61], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Guilford County\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Parkland, Florida\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q588338\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [10], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Parkland\"]}, {\"Label\": \"NAACP\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q502044\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"NAACP\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Guilford County, North Carolina\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q502257\", \"Confidence\": 0.997, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"GUILFORD COUNTY\"]}, {\"Label\": \"North Carolina\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1454\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [17], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"N.C.\"]}]\nN24732\tnews\tnewspolitics\tLive updates: Trump asked E.U. ambassador about status of Ukrainian 'investigations,' diplomat reveals in new testimony\tDemocrats have called two diplomats whose testimony they see as key to making the case that the president improperly pressed Ukraine for investigations that could benefit him politically.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWHggZ.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Donald Trump\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q22686\", \"Confidence\": 0.994, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [14], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Trump\"]}, {\"Label\": \"European Union\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q458\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [26], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"E.U.\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Ukraine\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q212\", \"Confidence\": 0.991, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [125], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Ukraine\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Democratic Party (United States)\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q29552\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Democrats\"]}]\nN61438\tsports\tfootball_nfl\tInside the Ravens' Heisman package\tThe Baltimore Ravens' diverse offensive personnel allows them to run a unique play featuring three former Heisman Trophy winners in their backfield. It's been dubbed the Heisman Package, which the Ravens unveiled Sunday during a 49-13 blowout win over the Cincinnati Bengals. The triple-option play involves quarterback Lamar Jackson, backup quarterback Robert Griffin III and running back Mark Ingram. Against the Bengals, Jackson adeptly executed...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWElMu.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Baltimore Ravens\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q276539\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [11], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Ravens\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Heisman Trophy\", \"Type\": \"B\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1035067\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [19], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Heisman\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Baltimore Ravens\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q276539\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [4, 197], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Baltimore Ravens\", \"Ravens\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Lamar Jackson\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q24809702\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [320, 424], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Lamar Jackson\", \"Jackson\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Cincinnati Bengals\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q223511\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [256, 415], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Cincinnati Bengals\", \"Bengals\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Robert Griffin III\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q617158\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [354], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Robert Griffin III\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Mark Ingram Jr.\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q452154\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [390], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Mark Ingram\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Heisman Trophy\", \"Type\": \"B\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q1035067\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [106], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Heisman Trophy\"]}]\nN27238\tnews\tnewsscienceandtechnology\tHe Thought His Phone Was Secure; Then He Lost $24 Million to Hackers\tSecurity researchers agree that for most people, adding text-message authentication is a big step up from only using a password. But that can leave you open to a harmful, relatively new attack called SIM swapping.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWtiRD.html\t[]\t[]\nN1397\tsports\tmore_sports\tOffensive Locker Room Signs Cancel Penn Women's Volleyball Season\t\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWL3iW.html\t[]\t[]\nN17320\tsports\tfootball_nfl\tVikings' Linval Joseph undergoes knee surgery\tThe Vikings nose tackle Linval Joseph underwent surgery on his meniscus, according to Ben Goessling and Andrew Krammer of the Star Tribune. Joseph, who did not play in Minnesota's 28-24 victory over the Cowboys, has been on the Vikings' injury report since Week 7 with a knee injury, but had yet to miss any practice until last Thursday.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWBGCq.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Linval Joseph\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q3833138\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [9], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Linval Joseph\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Linval Joseph\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q3833138\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [24, 140], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Linval Joseph\", \"Joseph\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Star Tribune\", \"Type\": \"M\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q862148\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [126], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Star Tribune\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Dallas Cowboys\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q204862\", \"Confidence\": 0.996, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [203], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Cowboys\"]}]\nN35746\tsports\tfootball_nfl\tColin Kaepernick would be a perfect fit for the Lions\tWhy the Lions need to be at Kaepernick's workout in Atlanta.\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWHggq.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Detroit Lions\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q271880\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [48], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Lions\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Colin Kaepernick\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q82496\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [0], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Colin Kaepernick\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Detroit Lions\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q271880\", \"Confidence\": 0.999, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [8], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Lions\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Colin Kaepernick\", \"Type\": \"P\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q82496\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [28], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Kaepernick\"]}, {\"Label\": \"Atlanta\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q23556\", \"Confidence\": 0.982, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [52], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Atlanta\"]}]\nN13611\thealth\twellness\tDirty little secrets exposed in the Phoenix area\t3 ON YOUR SIDE (3TV) - Flu season is revving up, and 3 On Your Side is looking at gross germs that could make you sick. Our team worked with Phoenix College to see some areas you need to wipe off or clean your hands after touching. [WATCH: 3 On Your Side exposes breeding grounds for germs] Using a sterile swab, biology students take 3 On Your Side around campus, testing various surfaces for bacteria. \"We find all of this skin bacteria,\" Phoenix...\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWElOA.html\t[{\"Label\": \"Phoenix metropolitan area\", \"Type\": \"G\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q3290452\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [36], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Phoenix area\"]}]\t[{\"Label\": \"Phoenix College\", \"Type\": \"O\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q7186815\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [141], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"Phoenix College\"]}, {\"Label\": \"KTVK\", \"Type\": \"M\", \"WikidataId\": \"Q3191538\", \"Confidence\": 1.0, \"OccurrenceOffsets\": [16], \"SurfaceForms\": [\"3TV\"]}]\nN22690\tfinance\tfinance-real-estate\tUltimate property flippers: real estate deals that made fortunes\tFrom savvy celebrities to real estate mogul mansions, take a look at these ultimate property flippers who made millions selling houses\thttps://assets.msn.com/labs/mind/BBWL3iZ.html\t[]\t[]\nN14919\tnews\tnewsus\tBench dedicated to victims of Globe bar shooting on first anniversary\tGLOBE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - The City of Globe dedicated a bench to the victims, and hundreds attended a candlelight vigil one year after a gunman opened fire at a bar, killing three people. \"Today marks the one-year anniversary of the horrific mass shooting that took place at Jammerz Bar. It's been one year,\" said Globe Police Chief Dale Walters to a crowd of people. In that crowd was one of the shooting survivors, Charlie Peak. \"I feel like there...", "The NFL is still investigating a number of claims against Antonio Brown, and there has been a lot of speculation that the league is intentionally dragging things out in order to discourage teams from signing the star wide receiver.", "EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. It's probably safe to say Chandler Jones won't be left off the list of the NFL's Top 100 Players next season.", "The anonymous Eagles source told ESPN: \"Sometimes we need to just handle what is manageable. Even Peyton Manning knew when to check it down." ]
TV Sports: Barber Finds the Right Fit
[ "Long before three media conglomerates bid for the Tiki Barber’s post-playing TV services, Barber started building a friendship with his new boss at NBC, Jeff Zucker." ]
[ "Sal Bartolo removed his gloves, took off his jacket and slipped right into Richie Firicano's red leather barber chair Thursday morning &#151; no waiting.", "At the start of each of Tiki Barber&#39;s eight NFL seasons, Giants coaches have looked at him and decided that he needs help. At 5 feet 10 inches and 200 pounds, Barber", "Fitness experts from the International Sports Sciences Association say that \"exertainment\" such as Wii Sports combines fun and fitness in a way that could provide a lifetime of benefits. In Game|Life.", "Gary Younge visits a barber shop and beauty salons in Charleston, South Carolina, to find out how big a role race and gender will play in the impending Democratic primary", "Sport: With injuries mounting for England, Nick Easter's return to fitness has come at the right time", "Not only are the New York Giants in a tailspin that mirrors last season, Tiki Barber once again is finding it tough holding onto the football.", "Kadha Parayumbol, directed by debutant M Menon and written by Sreenivasan and Mammootty tells the story of a barber who is finding it tough to survive in the modern world.", "It's the kind of plot twist that would have fit right in on \"Sex and the City.\"", "Sport: Dejected Scot says he has done all he can to be fit after injuring his right wrist six weeks ago.", "It&#39;s no secret that exercising regularly and eating right are the keys to staying fit, but people may find better results when they&#39;re given a little help along the way.", "Sport: England boss confident Liverpool midfielder will be fit for Euro 2008 qualifiers.", "A psychiatrist finds the woman accused of threatening Catherine Zeta Jones mentally fit for trial.", "After two seasons as the apprentice to Tiki Barber, Brandon Jacobs now shares his playing time with rookie Ahmad Bradshaw, was a long shot even to make the team during camp.", "You think fitting a gigantic TV in your house is tough? Try getting it on a plane.", "Sport: Rugby World Cup: Irish pair forced out of training session with fitness scares.", "England midfielder Steven Gerrard is passed fit to face Israel on Saturday, BBC Sport understands.", "UNLESS you&#39;re a die-hard Rastafarian who dreads and eludes the barber&#39;s razor at all costs, you most certainly relish a walk to the barber shop whenever chance allows.", "It&#39;s either good coaching or a very large tube of &quot;Stick-em.&quot; How else to explain Tiki Barber touching the football 115 times this season without a single fumble?", "Despite public critiques of his former team, there seems to be no bad blood between Tiki Barber and the Super Bowl champions.", "Slow to adapt to the past tense of his football career, Tiki Barber, the new “Today” correspondent, had a few thoughts on his former football coach.", "LOS ANGELES - Cable channel Showtime unveiled three new series for its 2005-06 lineup Wednesday, including an adaptation of box office hit \"Barbershop.\"", "SEATTLE (Sports Network) - It appears as though Tyrone Willingham won't be out of a job for long.", "The top overall draft choice&#39;s real introduction to the league came not in training camp or preseason, or even when he handed the ball to Tiki Barber on Sunday and watched the tailback sprint", "Peru's vice-president says he is fighting fit after collapsing after a series of tough TV interviews.", "Part of running back Tiki Barber's job is to protect the passer, but the New York Giant hopes young quarterback Eli Manning can impose himself this season and lead the team to the Super Bowl.", "In this post Tiki Barber era, Brandon Jacobs is determined to be the starter, a role he intends to earn during minicamp and training camp.", "NEW YORK &#151; Tiki Barber isn't about to take back negative comments he made recently about his former team, though he did clarify one of his remarks about head coach Tom Coughlin.", "Sport: Matthew Hoggard appears to have failed in his attempts to be fit in time for June 7.", "BATON ROUGE - LSU student Jesse Derouen of New Iberia was enjoying a haircut at the student union Wednesday when he saw on television that football coach Nick Saban had interviewed with the Miami Dolphins Tuesday night.", "Fi, Kinowelt, History Channel, Nat Geo, Planet, Extreme Sports, ESPN Classic Sports, Sailing Channel, NASN, Motors TV, MTV Hits, MTV Dance, VH1 Classic, Trace TV and Playboy TV.", "Michael Jordan helped make the shaven-head look ubiquitous in the N.B.A., but for a new generation of hoopsters, hair is back.", "Most Red Sox players look like they need to be scrubbed, shaven and tied to a barber&#39;s chair for a buzz cut. Their team picture could be confused for a re-creation of The Last Supper or a casting call for the Broadway show Hair." ]
the concept of social character is based on
[ "Freud's concept of character" ]
[ "at conception", "character", "their characters", "Conception", "concept learning", "socialization", "Characters", "Proof of concept", "the Immaculate Conception", "Concept art", "Micheal Conception", "product of conception", "bases", "Visual Concepts", "the base", "anime concepts", "socialism", "lowercase characters", "thin conception", "the title character", "The Concept of Mind", "character class", "base", "powerful characters", "a concept car", "its character", "Miss Conception", "Eusociality", "discipline of social psychology", "social exchange theory", "control characters", "costumed character" ]
how long does it take to get unemployment debit card in nj?
[ "The card will come in a plain, unmarked envelope seven to 10 days after you file your initial claim. Watch your mail for it. The card comes with detailed instructions. Your benefits will usually be available in your debit card account within two business days after you certify each week." ]
[ "How long does it take for my Capital One debit card to arrive on the mail? Most debit cards take up to 10 business days to reach you.", "How long does it take to get a Replacement Florida EBT Card? Your replacement card will be mailed to you and it will take 7-10 business days to arrive. However, unlike getting a credit card or debit card replacement, you cannot get your EBT card expedited or a tracking number for the card.", "How long does it take for the money to be credited to my credit/debit card? Usually within 7-10 working days; however, this will depend on your credit/debit card provider.", "How long does it take mail to get from California to NJ? Agree with George Adams' answer. Priority Mail could take 2 days, but most likely 3 days. First Cass Letter would be 3–5+ days.", "How long does it take to get a credit card in the mail? Once the application is accepted, it typically takes 7-10 days to receive your new credit card in the mail.", "How long does a Ria money transfer take? When using a credit or debit card, your money arrives in as little as 15 minutes.", "How long will it take for me to receive my new or replacement Debit card? You will receive your replacement debit card within 5 to 7 working days of ordering it.", "How long does it typically take to receive my money? It will take about 7-10 days after you certify before the payment is deposited in your account or loaded on the debit card.", "Customers are often interested in how long does it Walmart to refund your credit card. However, this depends on several factors before the refund takes place. However, the standard time for Walmart to refund your credit or debit card is five business days.", "How long does a refund take to appear on my credit/debit statement? A refund for a cancelled order which was originally made using a credit or debit card may take up to five days to show on your credit/bank statement but typically appears in 24-48 hours depending on your bank.", "How long does it take to get the Priority Pass card? It depends on the credit issuer. In my experience, it usually takes 2-3 weeks.", "Insert your unemployment debit card into an ATM and enter your PIN to check the balance. You can also get a statement at the ATM, if you want to see when the last unemployment payment was added to the debit card. Call the self-service hot line for your state unemployment office to check on the status of the debit card.", "How long will it take to get my refund for a money transfer? It typically takes 3-10 business days for the refund for a money transfer to appear on your credit/debit card or bank account, but may take longer.", "How long does it take to get a replacement Social Security card? Luckily, it doesn't take a long time – within two weeks after your application, you will receive your new card and can use it for whatever purpose.", "How long does it take to receive my PayPal Cash Card? You'll get your card in the mail within 7 to 10 days of applying.", "How long does it take to get the green dot card through the mail. You should receive your card in about 5-10 business days after ordering it.", "How long does it take to get a replacement VISA® Credit Card if my card is lost or stolen? Visa® credit cards are not processed locally and can take 7-10 business days to receive.", "How long does it take to book a driving test. It takes around 15 minutes to book a driving test by either telephone or online booking. Ensure you have your Great Britain or Northern Ireland driving licence number and credit or debit card at hand.", "The law does not address debit card transactions from a consumer perspective, but it does limit how much retailers have to pay when you pay with a debit card, and the costs for accepting debit cards are typically lower than the costs for accepting a credit card, even if you use a debit card but choose a “credit” ...", "Uber does take debit cards as a form of payment, in addition to credit cards and PayPal.", "How long does it take to receive a new health card? Home / How long does it take to receive a new health card? It takes 4 to 6 weeks for an updated health card to be delivered by mail. Note you may apply for one up to 6 months prior to its expiry date.", "How long does it take to get an unemployment claim? An employer-filed claim, if filed with no errors, should take less than a week to pay the employee. An individual claim, with no errors, can take up to 21 days to process and pay the claimant.", "How Long Does it Take to Get a Green Card? It takes 7 to 33 months to process a Green Card application. The Green Card processing time depends on the type of Green Card you are applying for, the location of the processing office and other factors.", "How long does it take to get my card? Generally, it takes about 10 days for the state to review the application and process payment, which is $75, according to the state site.", "How Long Does the U.S. Citizenship Process Take? From getting a green card to taking the U.S. citizenship test and interview, it can take quite a long time to become a U.S. citizen. Currently, it takes about 6 months to a year to get U.S. Citizenship from the time you apply.", "How Long Does it Take to Get My Green Card After the Interview? While USCIS often advertises a 60 day limit for receiving your green card, in reality the process can often take several months.", "How long does it take to get my Medical Marijuana Card? Arizona's new Digital Marijuana Cards are delivered via E-Mail and will be ready for use in 5-7 business days!", "How long does it take to get my business cards? It can take anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks depending on the size and complexity of your order. If you order from Staples, expect your cards within 3—7 business days.", "Usually it takes 3–5 working days for UPI transactions and for DC/CC (Debit Card/Credit Card) transactions it takes about 7–9 working days. There are two other scenarios where the transaction fails for which the amount does not get debited from the users account. When the user enters wrong OTP/Password.", "How long does it take to get approved for a Chase credit card? Many credit card approvals can happen immediately. If you don't get an immediate approval, you will most likely get a decision in 7-10 business days. However, sometimes it can take up to 30 days.", "How long does it take to get a credit card? Most online applications take just 10 to 15 minutes to fill out, but there is a wait time for the card application to be approved or rejected, and then a further wait time until the card is “despatched” or put in the post by the card provider.", "How Long Does it Take to Get a Replacement Green Card? According to the most recent estimates from USCIS' Processing Times website, it takes 4 – 9 months to issue a replacement green card, with an average processing time of 7 months." ]
US has blood on its hands after Jerusalem move: Erdogan
[ "Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday the United States’ decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital had made Washington complicit in violence.\nHis comments on the U.S. move have strained fragile relations between Turkey and Israel, which only restored ties last year following a six-year diplomatic rift. Erdogan, a frequent critic of Israel, has said the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump will spark violence in the region.\n“The ones who made Jerusalem a dungeon for Muslims and members of other religions will never be able to clean the blood from their hands,” Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara.\n“With their decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the United States has become a partner in this bloodshed,” he said, adding he did not consider Trump’s decision binding.\nTrump’s decision last week overturned longstanding U.S. policy on Jerusalem, a city holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians. The status of Jerusalem has been one of the biggest obstacles to a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians for generations.\nOver the weekend Erdogan referred to Israel as a “terror state” and an “invader state,” prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire back.\n“I’m not used to receiving lectures about morality from a leader who bombs Kurdish villages in his native Turkey, who jails journalists, helps Iran go around international sanctions and who helps terrorists, including in Gaza, kill innocent people,” Netanyahu said at a news conference.\nThe Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group has fought a decades-old insurgency with the Turkish state in which more than 40,000 people have been killed. The conflict flared up after the collapse of a ceasefire in 2015.\nLast year Israel and Turkey restored ties following a six-year rupture that occurred after Israeli marines stormed an aid ship in 2010 to enforce a naval blockade of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, killing 10 Turkish activists on board.\nThe normalization of ties between both countries has been driven in part by the prospect of lucrative Mediterranean gas deals as well as by mutual concerns about regional security." ]
[ "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has labelled Israel a \"terrorist state\", and declared the United States' recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital \"null and void\".\nErdogan said on Sunday that US President Donald Trump's decision on December 6 on the status of Jerusalem \"has no validity\" for Turkey.\nSpeaking at a meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in Sivas, Erdogan said \"Palestine has been under occupation since 1947,\" adding: \"Israel is an occupying state, a terrorist state.\"\nTurkey will host an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Istanbul on December 13 to discuss Jerusalem, which is home to sites holy to Muslims, Jews and Christians.\nErdogan has threatened to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over the issue of Jerusalem, declaring the city's status a \"red line\" on December 4.\nThe US decision to move its embassy to the city from Tel Aviv has drawn international condemnation and sparked a wave of protests. Palestinians view East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.\nAnger has spread from Asia, through the Middle East, to North Africa, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to denounce the controversial move.\nResponding to Erdogan's criticism, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Turkish leader shouldn't \"preach to us\".\n\"He bombs Kurdish villages in Turkey, imprisons journalists … and helps terrorists attack innocents in Gaza and other places,\" he said.\nNetanyahu, speaking in Paris on Sunday alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, told reporters: \"[Jerusalem] has been the capital of Israel for 3,000 years, [and] it's been the capital of the Jewish state for 70 years.\"\nMacron, however, warned that Trump's move is a \"threat to peace\" in the region.\nConfrontations on Sunday between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza left 157 people injured, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.\nAt least four Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the US declaration.", "Putin makes first comment on Trump's Jerusalem decision\nPutin made his first public comment on the subject of the recent decision of US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. After a meeting with Turkish President Recep Erdogan, Putin said that Moscow, like Ankara, considers this decision as a move to destabilise the situation in the region.\nAP photo\n\"Both Russia and Turkey believe that the decision of the US administration to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the US Embassy there does not help settle the state of affairs in the Middle East,\" Putin said.\nHe noted that such a step \"on the contrary, destabilises an already difficult situation in the region.\"\nIn addition, following the meeting with Erdogan, Vladimir Putin expressed a hope that the credit agreement between Russia and Turkey in the field of defence cooperation would be signed \"in the near future.\"\nPravda.Ru", "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday described Israel as a \"state of occupation\" which used \"terror\" against the Palestinians, as he stepped up his criticism of the US recognition of Jerusalem as its capital.\"Israel is a state of occupation,\" Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul, referring to Israel's continued occupation of the West Bank and settlement building. \"And now they are making use of terror and are bombing young people and children,\" he said.Retaliatory Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed two militants from Palestinian Islamist group Hamas before dawn, bringing to four the number killed since Trump announced the move.Erdogan, who regards himself as a champion of the Palestinian cause and an opponent of any perceived global injustice against Muslims,\"Trump seeks to move forwards by saying 'there we go, I did it, it's done!'. I'm sorry but... being strong does not give you such a right. The leaders of major countries have a mission to make peace. Not unleash conflicts.\"Erdogan on Saturday continued to play a central role in diplomatic efforts in the crisis, telephoning French President Emmanuel Macron and Lebanese President Michel Aoun, the presidency said.Last year, Turkey and Israel ended a rift triggered by Israel's storming in 2010 of a Gaza-bound ship that left 10 Turkish activists dead and led to a downgrading of diplomatic ties.The two sides have since stepped up cooperation, particularly in energy, butLast week he warned that Turkey's reaction \"could go as far as\" cutting relations with Israel, but he made no reference to this in his latest speech.", "The United States has lost its ability to act as a mediator in the peace process between Israel and Palestine, according to several commentators and Arab leaders.\nThis claim comes after US President Donald Trump officially recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel — and announced his plan to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the disputed capital.\nWhite House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has rejected criticism on the issue, saying the US is committed to reaching a peace deal.\nMeanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly agreed to work together with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to try and persuade the US to reconsider their decision.\nFor more, Matt Bevan joins RN Breakfast.", "SINGAPORE - How the world twists, then turns!\nTwo years ago, a Turkish Air Force F-16 shot down a Russian Sukhoi-24M fighter it said had intruded some 2 kms into its airspace for less than 20 seconds.\nOn Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin standing beside him, told the media that his country would buy the S-400 - Russia's most advanced long-range anti-missile system.\n\"Our colleagues will come together this week to conclude this work,\" Mr Erdogan said.\nThe deal is a Russian dagger in the heart of Nato, whose only Muslim, Middle Eastern nation is Turkey. Nato's military chief has previously warned that Turkey, which has been a Nato member for more than 50 years, might face restrictions on continued access to its mutual air defence system.\nWhile the weapons purchase has been talked of for some months, it has special significance for the Muslim world, coming a week after US President Donald Trump said he would move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, an announcement that has aroused widespread ire in the region and elsewhere.\nTurkey found its entry into the European Union denied after Germany decisively called for an end to accession talks with Ankara.\nMr Erdogan, who has made several moves that could be perceived as flirting with fundamentalist Islam - the country has a secular constitution - is clearly making a series of policy adjustments that now has moved into the strategic sphere.\nUS policy in the Middle East, particularly in Syria and Iraq, has been clashing with Turkish interests for some time.\nFor its part, Russia has been angered by Nato's eastward expansion and sees an opportunity in gaining influence with a significant military power straddling the Middle East and Europe. This was why Moscow quickly buried the hatchet with Ankara after the Sukhoi downing in November 2015.\nMr Putin's travels this week also took him to Syria, where he announced a substantial reduction in Russian military presence after the defeat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and also to Egypt.\nBefore the impending sale to Turkey, Russia is known to have sold the sophisticated S-400 only to India, once a close ally, and to China, with which it is increasingly coordinating global policy.", "ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Decisions made at the approaching meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will show that U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital will not be easy to implement, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.\nTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during a meeting of his ruling AK Party in Sivas, Turkey December 10, 2017. Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS\nA spokesman for Erdogan on Wednesday had announced that the OIC would a hold an urgent meeting in Turkey on Dec. 13 to coordinate a response to the decision by the United States.\nThe OIC, established in 1969, consists of 57 member states with a Muslim majority or a large Muslim population.\n“We explained to all our interlocutors that the United States’ decision does not comply with international law, diplomacy or humanity,” Erdogan said at a Justice and Development Party (AKP) assembly in Turkey’s central province of Sivas, referring to phone calls he made to leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and the Pope.\n“With the roadmap we will create during the OIC meeting, we will show that the decision will not be easy to implement,” he said, adding that Turkey considers U.S. President Trump’s Jerusalem announcement void.\nThe Arab League, in a statement issued after an emergency session in Cairo on Saturday, called the announcement a “dangerous violation of international law” and said it would seek a U.N. Security Council resolution rejecting the U.S. move.\nThe Arab League, which consists of Arabic-speaking nations, currently has 22 active member states.\nTrump’s announcement has also upset U.S. allies in the West. At the United Nations, France, Italy, Germany, Britain and Sweden called on the United States to “bring forward detailed proposals for an Israeli-Palestinian settlement”.\nPalestinians took to the streets after the U.S. announcement. Demonstrations also took place in Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Somalia, Yemen, Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as outside the U.S. Embassy in Berlin.", "ISTANBUL — The Latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Syria, Egypt and Turkey: (all times local):\n10:25 p.m.\nThe presidents of Turkey and Russia say they share similarly critical views of the U.S.'s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.\nJoining Russian President Vladimir Putin at a joint news conference late Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Israel has used the Trump administration's stance as an excuse to increase \"pressure and violence\" on Palestinians.\nErdogan says his meeting with Putin showed they are on the same page on Jerusalem and other issues.\nHe says the close relationship between Turkey and Russia is \"important and meaningful for regional stability.\"\nThe Turkish leader says they are working to find a \"lasting political solution\" to Syria's civil war.\nErdogan added that his government's deal to obtain Russia's S-400 missile defence system — a source of worry for Turkey's NATO allies — would be finalized this week.\n___\n10:15 p.m.\nRussian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the U.S. administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, warning that it could destabilize the region and derail the Middle East peace process.\nSpeaking Monday after a hectic day that took him from a Russian base in Syria to Cairo to Ankara, Putin said the Trump administration's move \"doesn't help the Mideast settlement and, just the opposite, destabilizes the already difficult situation in the region.\"\nThe Russian leader added that it may \"finish prospects for the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.\"\nHe added that Moscow believes the status of Jerusalem can only be settled through talks between the Palestinians and Israel in line with United Nations resolutions.\n___\n8:15 p.m.\nRussian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Ankara to meet his Turkish counterpart, following visits to Syria and Egypt.\nPutin and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are meeting Monday evening to discuss developments in Syria and the Middle East, as well as bilateral relations, according to the Turkish president's office.\nPutin and Erdogan met several times this year and regularly talk on the telephone as they and Iran work to broker a solution in Syria.\nRelations between the two countries were tense after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet for violating its airspace in 2015. But the two have since restored bilateral relations.", "Lebanese demonstrators march with a model of the Dome of the Rock, along with their national flags and Palestinian flags as well as the yellow banners of the Shiite movement Hizbollah during a protest in the capital Beirut on Monday against the US president’s controversial recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital (AFP photo)\nBRUSSELS — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his case to Europe to ask allies to join the United States in recognising occupied Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but was met by a firm rebuff from EU foreign ministers, who saw the move as a blow against the peace process.\nMaking his first ever visit to EU headquarters in Brussels, Netanyahu said President Donald Trump's move made peace in the Middle East possible \"because recognising reality is the substance of peace, the foundation of peace\".\nTrump announced last Wednesday that the United States would recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, breaking with decades of US policy and international consensus that the ancient city's status must be decided in Israeli-Palestinian talks.\nIsrael, which annexed east Jerusalem after capturing it in a 1967 war, considers the entire city to be its capital. Palestinians want east Jerusalem as the capital of a future independent state.\nThe Trump administration says it remains committed to the peace process and its decision does not affect Jerusalem’s future borders or status. It says any credible future peace deal will place the Israeli capital in Jerusalem, and ditching old policies is needed to revive a peace process frozen since 2014.\nBut even Israel’s closest European allies have rejected that logic and say recognising Israel’s capital unilaterally risks inflaming violence and further wrecking the chance for peace.\nAfter a breakfast meeting between Netanyahu and EU foreign ministers, Sweden’s top diplomat said no European at the closed-door meeting had voiced support for Trump’s decision, and no country was likely to follow the United States in announcing plans to move its embassy.\n“I have a hard time seeing that any other country would do that and I don’t think any other EU country will do it,” Margot Wallstrom told reporters.\nSeveral EU foreign ministers arriving at the meeting reiterated the bloc’s position that lands Israel has occupied since the 1967 war — including east Jerusalem as well as the West Bank and Golan Heights, are not within Israel’s borders.\nIsrael’s position does appear to have more support from some EU states than others. Last week, the Czech foreign ministry said it would begin considering moving the Czech embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, while Hungary blocked a planned EU statement condemning the US move.\nBut Prague later said it accepted Israel’s sovereignty only over West Jerusalem, and Budapest said its long-term position seeking a two-state solution in the Middle East had not changed.\nOn Monday, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said of Trump’s decision: “I’m afraid it can’t help us.”\n“I’m convinced that it is impossible to ease tension with a unilateral solution,” Zaoralek said. “We are talking about an Israeli state but at the same time we have to speak about a Palestinian state.”\nViolence subsides\nTrump’s announcement triggered days of protests across the Muslim world and clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem in which scores of Palestinians were wounded and several killed. By Monday morning, violence appeared to have subsided.\nNetanyahu, who has been angered by the EU’s search for closer business ties with Iran, said Europeans should emulate Trump’s move and press the Palestinians to do so too.\n“It’s time that the Palestinians recognise Israel and also recognise the fact that it has a capital. It’s called Jerusalem,” he said.\nIn comments filmed later on his plane, he said he had told the Europeans to “stop pampering the Palestinians”. “I think the Palestinians need a reality check. You have to stop cutting them slack. That’s the only way to move forward towards peace.”\nTrump’s announcement last week has triggered a war of words between Netanyahu and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, straining ties between the two US allies which were restored only last year after a six year breach that followed the Israeli storming of a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza.\nOn Sunday, Erdogan called Israel a “terror state”. Netanyahu responded by saying he would accept no moral lectures from Erdogan who he accused of bombing Kurdish villages, jailing opponents and supporting terrorists.\nOn Monday Erdogan took aim directly at Washington over Trump’s move: “The ones who made Jerusalem a dungeon for Muslims and members of other religions will never be able to clean the blood from their hands,” he said in a speech in Ankara. “With their decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the United States has become a partner in this bloodshed.”\nThe decision to recognise Jerusalem could also strain Washington’s ties with its other main Muslim ally in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, which has sought closer relations with Washington under Trump than under his predecessor Barack Obama.\nSaudi Arabia shares US and Israeli concerns about the increasing regional influence of Iran, and was seen as a potential broker for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace deal. But Saudis have suggested that unilateral decisions over Jerusalem make any such rapprochement more difficult.\nThe Trump administration says it is working on a peace proposal being drawn up by Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt and Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner.\nEuropean leaders say the decision on Israel’s capital makes the need for a broader peace move more urgent.\n“We’ve been waiting already for several months for the American initiative, and if one is not forthcoming then the European Union will have to take the initiative,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.", "Putin is in Ankara on a working visit to discuss bilateral cooperation, as well as to exchange views over the situation in Syria and the crisis sparked by US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.\nSpeaking at a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow and Ankara believe that US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Jewish state's capital is destabilizing.\nVladimir Putin's press conference with Erdogan comes just hours after the Russian president has announced the troops' withdrawal from Syria.\nAccording to Putin, as the Syrian independence and sovereignty has been preserved due to the Russian assistance in the country's fight against terrorism, conditions for the political settlement in the country under the auspices of the UN have been created and the refugees, that had to flee their homes, may return.", "ANKARA (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin warned on Monday (Dec 11) that Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel risks escalating tension in an already tense region.\nTrump's decision and his plan to move the US embassy to Jerusalem sparked violence in Jerusalem, with a fifth day of protests in the Middle East.\n\"Both Russia and Turkey believe that the decision... does not help regulating the situation in the Middle East but instead destabilises the already complicated atmosphere,\" Putin said during a press conference in Ankara.\n\"It can derail the Israel-Palestine peace process,\" he warned after his meeting with Erdogan following lightning visits to Syria and Egypt earlier on Monday.\nErdogan said that he and Putin had taken a similar approach on the issue as he accused Israel of continuing to \"add fuel to the flames\".\n\"Israel is using this as an opportunity to further increase the pressure and violence against Palestinians,\" he added.\nPutin earlier in Cairo stressed the importance of \"the immediate resumption of Palestinian-Israeli talks over all disputed issues, including the status of Jerusalem\".\n'Partner to bloodshed'\nThe Turkish head of state bitterly opposes Trump's decision and has sought to mobilise the Muslim world against it, calling a summit of Islamic countries on December 13 in Istanbul.\nErdogan, who regards himself as a champion of the Palestinian cause, said the \"struggle\" of Muslims would not end until there is an independent Palestinian state.\n\"They will never be able to clean the blood,\" he said in a speech in Ankara.\n\"With this recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, it (the United States) has become a partner to this bloodshed. We do not recognise this decision, we will not,\" he added.\nTurkey had high hopes for bilateral relations under the Trump presidency, but ties have frayed with rows over the Syria conflict, a New York legal case and now Jerusalem.\nErdogan said that the current \"vandalism and cruelty\" in Jerusalem would not last. \"Those who think they own Jerusalem today will not find trees to hide behind,\" he said.\n'Turning point'\nTrump's move has ignited protests across the Islamic world and deadly violence in the Palestinian territories.\nErdogan said Wednesday's summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul would be a \"turning point\" on the issue.\nErdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had traded verbal blows at the weekend, with the Turkish leader describing Israel as a \"terrorist state\" that kills children.\nHours later Netanyahu hit back, during a visit to Paris, calling his Turkish counterpart a leader who bombs Kurdish villagers and supports terrorists.\nLast year, Turkey and Israel ended a rift triggered by Israel's storming in 2010 of a Gaza-bound ship that left 10 Turkish activists dead and led to a downgrading of diplomatic ties.\nThe two sides have since stepped up cooperation, particularly in energy, but Erdogan has repeatedly been critical of Israeli policy.", "PanARMENIAN.Net - The leader of Israeli political party Yesh Atid, Yair Lapid, has spoken out against Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, invoking the Armenian Genocide to denounce the leader of the Muslim nation, The Times of Israel reports.\nHis comments came after Erdogan vowed to use “all means to fight” against the US recognition of Jerusalem as the country’s capital.\n“Palestine is an innocent victim… As for Israel, it is a terrorist state, yes, terrorist!” Erdogan said. “We will not abandon Jerusalem to the mercy of a state that kills children.”\n“Those who deny the murder of children in the Armenian Genocide should not preach morality at us,” Lapid tweeted on Sunday.\nIsrael — along with other countries, including the United States — has refrained from formally recognizing the Armenian Genocide over fears of angering Turkey. Lapid has publicly called on Israel to recognize the targeted mass killings of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide.", "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fired a warning at the United States and said it was a 'partner to bloodshed' after Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel sparked violence.\nErdogan bitterly opposes Trump's decision and has sought to mobilise the Muslim world against it, calling a summit of Islamic countries on December 13 in Istanbul.\nThe Turkish president, who regards himself as a champion of the Palestinian cause, said the 'struggle' of Muslims would not end until there was an independent Palestinian state.\n'They will never be able to clean the blood,' he said in a speech in Ankara.\nTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has harshly criticized Israel and the United States over the US stance on Jerusalem\nErdogan bitterly opposes Trump's decision and has sought to mobilise the Muslim world against it, calling a summit of Islamic countries on December 13 in Istanbul\nProtests continue to be held across the world following the controversial decision. These female masked members of the Palestinian Al-Quds Brigades demonstrated in Gaza City\n'With this recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, it (the United States) has become a partner to this bloodshed. We do not recognise this decision, we will not,' he added.\nTurkey had high hopes for relations under the Trump presidency, but ties have frayed with rows over the Syria conflict, a New York legal case and now Jerusalem.\nErdogan said that the current 'vandalism and cruelty' in Jerusalem would not last. 'Those who think they own Jerusalem today will not find trees to hide behind,' he said.\nTrump's move has ignited protests across the Islamic world and deadly violence in the Palestinian territories.\nHe said Wednesday's summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul would be a 'turning point' on the issue.\nAnd on Monday Hezbollah said it will refocus its efforts on fighting the Palestinian cause in the wake of Trump's decision.\nTrump's move has ignited protests across the Islamic world and deadly violence in the Palestinian territories. American and Israeli flags were burned in Gaza City today\nErdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had traded verbal blows at the weekend, with the Turkish leader describing Israel as a 'terrorist state' that kills children\nErdogan bitterly opposes Trump's decision and has sought to mobilise the Muslim world against it, calling a summit of Islamic countries\nProtests across the Muslim world entered their fifth day on Monday. Here a Palestinian throws a rock at Israeli security forces near the city of Ramallah, on the West Bank\nClashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces continued in the West Bank on Thursday. Pictured here, a man kicks a flaming tyre at Israeli security near Ramallah\nSayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, called on the group and its allies in the region to present a 'united front' against Israel.\nHis announcement came as thousands of the group's supporters took to the streets of Beirut chanting 'Death to America!' and 'Death to Israel!' while carrying banners that read 'Jerusalem, Eternal Capital of Palestine' and 'Jerusalem is Ours'.\nNasrallah had called for the demonstration last week.\nThe marches, along with fresh violence in the West Bank and Gaza, came after Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech to EU diplomats in Brussels saying Trump's declaration had 'made peace possible.'\nIsraeli security forces observe Palestinian protesters near Ramallah amid violent clashes\nPalestinian paramedic volunteers carry away an injured protester during clashes near Ramallah on Monday\nHezbollah has announced it will refocus its efforts on fighting the Palestinian cause after Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel (pictured, anti-Trump banners at a Hezbollah march in Lebanon on Monday)\nSayyed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the group in Lebanon (pictured on Hezbollah's al-Manar TV) made the announcement as thousands took to the streets of Beirut in a day of protests against Trump\nNasrallah (whose picture, right, was carried through Beirut along with a portrait of former Hezbollah military leader Imad Mughniyeh) had called for the protests on Sunday\nErdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had traded verbal blows at the weekend, with the Turkish leader describing Israel as a 'terrorist state' that kills children.\nHours later Netanyahu hit back, calling his counterpart a leader who bombs Kurdish villagers and supports terrorists, during an official visit to Paris.\nHowever Erdogan did not refer to Netanyahu in his latest speech.\nLast year, Turkey and Israel ended a rift triggered by Israel's storming in 2010 of a Gaza-bound ship that left 10 Turkish activists dead and led to a downgrading of diplomatic ties.\nThe two sides have since stepped up cooperation, particularly in energy, but Erdogan has repeatedly been bitterly critical of Israeli policy.", "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem. (Source: AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem. (Source: AP)\nPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his case to Europe to ask allies to join the United States in recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but was met by a firm rebuff from EU foreign ministers who saw the move as a blow against the peace process.\nMaking his first ever visit to EU headquarters in Brussels, Netanyahu said President Donald Trump’s move made peace in the Middle East possible “because recognising reality is the substance of peace, the foundation of peace.” Trump announced last Wednesday that the United States would recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, breaking with decades of U.S. policy and international consensus that the ancient city’s status must be decided in Israeli-Palestinian talks.\nIsrael, which annexed East Jerusalem after capturing it in a 1967 war, considers the entire city to be its capital. Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future independent state. The Trump administration says it remains committed to the peace process and its decision does not affect Jerusalem’s future borders or status. It says any credible future peace deal will place the Israeli capital in Jerusalem, and ditching old policies is needed to revive a peace process frozen since 2014. But even Israel’s closest European allies have rejected that logic and say recognising Israel’s capital unilaterally risks inflaming violence and further wrecking the chance for peace.\nRead | A tale of three cities…one Jewish, one Christian and one Muslim\nAfter a breakfast meeting between Netanyahu and EU foreign ministers, Sweden’s top diplomat said no European at the closed-door meeting had voiced support for Trump’s decision, and no country was likely to follow the United States in announcing plans to move its embassy. “I have a hard time seeing that any other country would do that and I don’t think any other EU country will do it,” Margot Wallstrom told reporters. Several EU foreign ministers arriving at the meeting reiterated the bloc’s position that lands Israel has occupied since the 1967 war – including East Jerusalem as well as the West Bank and Golan Heights, are not within Israel’s borders.\nIsrael’s position does appear to have more support from some EU states than others. Last week, the Czech foreign ministry said it would begin considering moving the Czech Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, while Hungary blocked a planned EU statement condemning the U.S. move. But Prague later said it accepted Israel’s sovereignty only over West Jerusalem, and Budapest said its long-term position seeking a two-state solution in the Middle East had not changed. On Monday, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said of Trump’s decision: “I’m afraid it can’t help us.” “I’m convinced that it is impossible to ease tension with a unilateral solution,” Zaoralek said. “We are talking about an Israeli state but at the same time we have to speak about a Palestinian state.”\nVIOLENCE SUBSIDES\nTrump’s announcement triggered days of protests across the Muslim world and clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem in which scores of Palestinians were wounded and several killed. By Monday morning, violence appeared to have subsided. Netanyahu, who has been angered by the EU’s search for closer business ties with Iran, said Europeans should emulate Trump’s move and press the Palestinians to do so too. “It’s time that the Palestinians recognise the Jewish state and also recognise the fact that it has a capital. It’s called Jerusalem,” he said.\nIn comments filmed later on his plane, he said he had told the Europeans to “stop pampering the Palestinians”. “I think the Palestinians need a reality check. You have to stop cutting them slack. That’s the only way to move forward towards peace.” Trump’s announcement last week has triggered a war of words between Netanyahu and Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, straining ties between the two U.S. allies which were restored only last year after a six year breach that followed the Israeli storming of a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza.\nOn Sunday, Erdogan called Israel a “terror state”. Netanyahu responded by saying he would accept no moral lectures from Erdogan who he accused of bombing Kurdish villages, jailing opponents and supporting terrorists. On Monday Erdogan took aim directly at Washington over Trump’s move: “The ones who made Jerusalem a dungeon for Muslims and members of other religions will never be able to clean the blood from their hands,” he said in a speech in Ankara. “With their decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the United States has become a partner in this bloodshed.” The decision to recognise Jerusalem could also strain Washington’s ties with its other main Muslim ally in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, which has sought closer relations with Washington under Trump than under his predecessor Barack Obama.\nSaudi Arabia shares U.S. and Israeli concerns about the increasing regional influence of Iran, and was seen as a potential broker for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace deal. But Saudis have suggested that unilateral decisions over Jerusalem make any such rapprochement more difficult.\nPrince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi ambassador to the United States and veteran ex-security chief, published a strongly-worded open letter to Trump on Monday denouncing the Jerusalem move. “Bloodshed and mayhem will definitely follow your opportunistic attempt to make electoral gain,” the prince wrote in a letter published in the Saudi newspaper al-Jazeera. “Your action has emboldened the most extreme elements in the Israeli society … because they take your action as a license to evict the Palestinians from their lands and subject them to an apartheid state,” he added. “Your action has equally emboldened Iran and its terrorist minions to claim that they are the legitimate defenders of Palestinian rights.”\nThe Trump administration says it is working on a peace proposal being drawn up by Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt and Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. European leaders say the decision on Israel’s capital makes the need for a broader peace move more urgent.\n“We’ve been waiting already for several months for the American initiative, and if one is not forthcoming then the European Union will have to take the initiative,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.\nFor all the latest World News, download Indian Express App", "BRUSSELS/CAIRO: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his case to Europe to ask allies to join the United States in recognising Jerusalem as Israel`s capital, but met a firm rebuff from EU foreign ministers who saw the move as a blow against the peace process.\nPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, meanwhile, took his own case to Egypt on Monday and was expected to fly to Turkey for a meeting of Muslim countries this week, cementing support from leaders who say the US move was a dire error.\nPresident Donald Trump announced last Wednesday the United States would recognise Jerusalem as Israel`s capital, breaking with decades of US policy and international consensus that the city`s status must be left to Israeli-Palestinian talks.\nNetanyahu, on his first visit to EU headquarters in Brussels, said Trump`s move helped peace, \"because recognising reality is the substance of peace, the foundation of peace\".\nIsrael, which annexed East Jerusalem after capturing it in a 1967 war, considers the entire city to be its capital. Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future independent state.\nThe Trump administration says it remains committed to the peace process and its decision does not affect Jerusalem`s future borders or status. It says any credible future peace deal will place the Israeli capital in Jerusalem, and ditching old policies is needed to revive a peace process frozen since 2014.\nBut even Israel`s closest European allies have rejected that logic and say recognising Israel`s capital unilaterally risks inflaming violence and further wrecking the chance for peace.\nAfter a breakfast meeting between Netanyahu and EU foreign ministers, Sweden`s top diplomat said no European at the closed-door meeting had voiced support for Trump`s decision, and no country was likely to follow the United States in announcing plans to move its embassy.\n\"I have a hard time seeing that any other country would do that and I don`t think any other EU country will do it,\" Margot Wallstrom told reporters.\nIsrael`s position does appear to have more support from some EU states than others. Last week, the Czech foreign ministry said it would begin considering moving the Czech Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, while Hungary blocked a planned EU statement condemning the U.S. move.\nBut Prague later said it accepted Israel`s sovereignty only over West Jerusalem, and Budapest said its long-term position seeking a two-state solution in the Middle East had not changed.\nOn Monday, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said of Trump`s decision: \"I`m afraid it can`t help us.\"\n\"I`m convinced that it is impossible to ease tension with a unilateral solution,\" Zaoralek said. \"We are talking about an Israeli state but at the same time we have to speak about a Palestinian state.\"\nThe Palestinian president, Abbas, met the head of the Arab League in Cairo on Monday and was due to meet President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. Egypt is a U.S. ally that has a peace treaty with Israel and has brokered Israeli-Palestinian deals in the past.\nMoving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would have \"dangerous effects on peace and security in the region\", Sisi said on Monday at an earlier meeting with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin.\nAbbas was also due to fly to Turkey. Trump`s announcement has triggered a war of words between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Netanyahu, straining ties between the two US allies which were restored only last year after a six-year breach that followed the Israeli storming of a Turkish aid ship.\nOn Sunday, Erdogan called Israel a \"terror state\". Netanyahu responded by saying he would accept no moral lectures from Erdogan who he accused of bombing Kurdish villages, jailing opponents and supporting terrorists.\nOn Monday Erdogan took aim directly at Washington over Trump`s move: \"The ones who made Jerusalem a dungeon for Muslims and members of other religions will never be able to clean the blood from their hands,\" he said in a speech in Ankara. \"With their decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel`s capital, the United States has become a partner in this bloodshed.\"\nTrump`s announcement triggered days of protests across the Muslim world and clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem in which scores of Palestinians were wounded and several killed. By Monday morning, violence appeared to have subsided.\nIn Beirut, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest at a march backed by Hezbollah, the heavily-armed Iran-backed Shi`ite group whose leader called last week for a new Palestinian uprising against Israel. An announcer led the crowd in chants of \"Death to America! Death to Israel!\"\nHezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah told the crowd by video link the group was turning its focus back towards the fight against Israel: \"Today the axis of resistance, including Hezbollah, will return as its most important priority ... Jerusalem and Palestine and the Palestinian people and the Palestinian resistance in all its factions.\"\nNetanyahu, who has been angered by the EU`s search for closer business ties with Iran, said Europeans should emulate Trump`s move and press the Palestinians to do so, too.\n\"It`s time that the Palestinians recognise the Jewish state and also recognise the fact that it has a capital. It`s called Jerusalem,\" he said. In comments filmed later on his plane, he said he had told the Europeans to \"stop pampering the Palestinians\", who \"need a reality check\".\nThe decision to recognise Jerusalem could also strain Washington`s ties with another of its major Muslim allies, Saudi Arabia, which has sought closer relations with Washington under Trump than under his predecessor, Barack Obama.\nSaudi Arabia shares US and Israeli concerns about the increasing regional influence of Iran, and was seen as a potential broker for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace deal. But Saudis have suggested that unilateral decisions over Jerusalem make any such rapprochement more difficult.\nPrince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi ambassador to the United States and veteran ex-security chief, published a strongly-worded open letter to Trump on Monday.\n\"Bloodshed and mayhem will definitely follow your opportunistic attempt to make electoral gain,\" the prince wrote in the letter, published in the Saudi newspaper al-Jazeera.\n\"Your action has emboldened the most extreme elements in the Israeli society ... because they take your action as a license to evict the Palestinians from their lands and subject them to an apartheid state,\" he added. \"Your action has equally emboldened Iran and its terrorist minions to claim that they are the legitimate defenders of Palestinian rights.\"", "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday warned that U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel risks escalating tension in an already tense region.\n\"Both Russia and Turkey believe that the decision... does not help regulating the situation in the Middle East but instead destabilizes the already complicated atmosphere,\" Putin said at a press conference in Ankara with Erdogan, according to a report by the AFP news agency.", "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lambasted the recent decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize Israeli-occupied Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Tel Aviv regime, stating that Washington is a “partner to bloodshed” and violence that may spark in the Middle East region.\nSpeaking at an event in the capital Ankara on Monday, Erdogan said the “struggle” of Muslims would not end until there was an independent Palestinian state.\n“With their decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel's capital, the United States has become a partner to the bloodshed,” the Turkish president noted, adding, “The statement by US President Donald Trump does not bind us, nor does it bind Jerusalem.”\n“Those who make life in Jerusalem al-Quds difficult for Muslims and other faiths cannot wash the blood off their hands,” Erdogan stated, noting that the current “vandalism and cruelty” in Jerusalem al-Quds would not last.\n“Those who think they own Jerusalem al-Quds today will not find trees to hide behind,” he said.\nOn Sunday, Erdogan took a sharp jab at Israel, describing it as a “terrorist entity” and “killer of children.”\nPro-Palestinian protesters chant slogans against US and Israel as they wave Turkish and Palestinians' flags on December 10, 2017 during a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by AFP)\nSpeaking at a ruling Justice and Development Party’s congress in the central Turkish city of Sivas, Erdogan blasted the “disproportionate” force being used by Israeli forces against Palestinian protesters, saying that Israel was an “oppressive and occupation” regime.\n“Palestine is an innocent victim... As for Israel, it is a terrorist regime, yes, terrorist! We will not abandon Jerusalem al-Quds to the mercy of a regime that kills children,” he commented.\nTrump announced his decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital and relocate the US embassy in the occupied lands from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds on December 6.\nThe dramatic shift in Washington’s Jerusalem al-Quds policy triggered demonstrations in the occupied Palestinian territories, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq, Morocco and other Muslim countries.\nProtesters pull on the barbed wire during a demonstration outside the US embassy in Awkar, on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on December 10, 2017, to protest against Washington's decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of Israel. (Photo by AFP)\nOn Sunday, violent clashes erupted outside the US embassy in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut during a protest against US president’s decision to officially recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital.\nDemonstrators burnt tires as well as the US and Israeli flags as they pushed to break through a barbed wire erected by security forces around the embassy complex.\nSecurity forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the angry protesters.\nJerusalem al-Quds remains at the core of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, with Palestinians hoping that the eastern part of the city would eventually serve as the capital of a future independent Palestinian state.", "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his case to Europe Monday to ask allies to join the United States in recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but he was met by a firm rebuff from EU foreign ministers who saw the move as a blow against the peace process.\nMaking his first-ever visit to EU headquarters in Brussels, Netanyahu said President Donald Trump's declaration made peace in the Middle East possible \"because recognizing reality is the substance of peace, the foundation of peace.\"\nTrump announced last Wednesday that the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, breaking with decades of U.S. policy and international consensus that the ancient city's status must be decided in Israeli-Palestinian talks.\nIsrael, which annexed East Jerusalem after capturing it in a 1967 war, considers the entire city to be its capital. Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future independent state.\nFemale Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants take part in a protest Monday in Gaza City against Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. (Mohammed Salem/Reuters)\nThe Trump administration says it remains committed to the peace process and its decision does not affect Jerusalem's future borders or status. It says any credible future peace deal will place the Israeli capital in Jerusalem, and ditching old policies is needed to revive a peace process frozen since 2014.\n'I'm afraid it can't help us'\nBut even Israel's closest European allies have rejected that logic and say recognizing Israel's capital unilaterally risks inflaming violence and further wrecking the chance for peace.\nAfter a breakfast meeting between Netanyahu and EU foreign ministers, Sweden's top diplomat said no European at the closed-door meeting had voiced support for Trump's decision, and no country was likely to follow the United States in announcing plans to move its embassy.\n\"I have a hard time seeing that any other country would do that, and I don't think any other EU country will do it,\" Margot Wallstrom told reporters.\nSeveral EU foreign ministers arriving at the meeting reiterated the bloc's position stating that lands Israel has occupied since the 1967 war — including East Jerusalem as well as the West Bank and Golan Heights — are not within Israel's borders.\nA view of Jerusalem's Old City with the golden-domed Al-Aqsa Mosque in the foreground. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)\nIsrael's position does appear to have more support from some EU states than others. Last week, the Czech foreign ministry said it would begin considering moving the Czech Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, while Hungary blocked a planned EU statement condemning the U.S. move.\nBut Prague later said it accepted Israel's sovereignty only over West Jerusalem, and Budapest said its long-term position seeking a two-state solution in the Middle East had not changed.\nOn Monday, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said of Trump's decision: \"I'm afraid it can't help us.\"\n\"I'm convinced that it is impossible to ease tension with a unilateral solution,\" Zaoralek said as he and his counterparts\narrived for a breakfast with Netanyahu. \"We are talking about an Israeli state, but at the same time we have to speak about a Palestinian state.\"\nWar of words\nTrump's announcement triggered days of protests across the Muslim world and clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem in which scores of Palestinians were wounded and several killed. By Monday morning, violence appeared to have subsided.\nNetanyahu, who has been angered by the EU's search for closer business ties with Iran, said Europeans should emulate Trump's move and press the Palestinians to do so, too.\nA demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag during a protest against Netanyahu's visit to Brussels. (Francois Lenoir/Reuters)\n\"It's time that the Palestinians recognize the Jewish state and also recognize the fact that it has a capital. It's called Jerusalem,\" he said.\nTrump's announcement has triggered a war of words between Netanyahu and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, straining ties between the two U.S. allies which were restored only last year after a six-year breach that followed the Israeli storming of a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza.\nOn Sunday, Erdogan called Israel a \"terror state\". Netanyahu responded by saying he would accept no moral lectures from Erdogan, accusing him of bombing Kurdish villages, jailing opponents and supporting terrorists.\nOn Monday Erdogan took aim directly at Washington over Trump's move: \"The ones who made Jerusalem a dungeon for Muslims and members of other religions will never be able to clean the blood from their hands,\" he said in a speech in Ankara.\n\"With their decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the United States has become a partner in this bloodshed.\"\n'Bloodshed and mayhem'\nThe decision to recognize Jerusalem could also strain Washington's ties with its other main Muslim ally in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, which has sought closer relations with Washington under Trump than under his predecessor Barack Obama.\nSaudi Arabia shares U.S. and Israeli concerns about the increasing regional influence of Iran, and was seen as a potential broker for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace deal.\nBut Saudis have suggested that unilateral decisions over Jerusalem make any such rapprochement more difficult.\nPrince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi ambassador to the U.S. and veteran ex-security chief, published a strongly worded open letter to Trump on Monday denouncing the Jerusalem move.\n\"Bloodshed and mayhem will definitely follow your opportunistic attempt to make electoral gain,\" the prince wrote in a letter published in the Saudi newspaper al-Jazeera.\n\"Your action has emboldened the most extreme elements in the Israeli society … because they take your action as a licence to evict the Palestinians from their lands and subject them to an apartheid state,\" he added. \"Your action has equally emboldened Iran and its terrorist minions to claim that they are the legitimate defenders of Palestinian rights.\"\nThe Trump administration says it is working on a peace proposal being drawn up by Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt and Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner.\nEuropean leaders say the decision on Israel's capital makes the need for a broader peace move more urgent.\n\"We've been waiting already for several months for the American initiative, and if one is not forthcoming, then the European Union will have to take the initiative,\" French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.", "ISTANBUL (AP) -\nMonday, December 11, 2017 at 4:40 pm |\nRussian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, Monday. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)\nRussian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, warning that it could destabilize the region and derail the Middle East peace process.\nSpeaking Monday after a hectic day that took him from a Russian base in Syria to Cairo and Ankara, Putin said the U.S. move “doesn’t help the Mideast settlement and, just the other way round, destabilizes the already difficult situation in the region.”\nThe Russian leader added that it may “finish prospects for the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.”\nHe added that Moscow believes that the status of Jerusalem should be settled through talks between the Palestinians and Israel in line with United Nations resolutions.\nThe Palestinians claim east Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.", "BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his case to Europe to ask allies to join the United States in recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but was met by a firm rebuff from EU foreign ministers who saw the move as a blow against the peace process.\nMaking his first ever visit to EU headquarters in Brussels, Netanyahu said President Donald Trump’s move made peace in the Middle East possible “because recognizing reality is the substance of peace, the foundation of peace.”\nTrump announced last Wednesday that the United States would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, breaking with decades of U.S. policy and international consensus that the ancient city’s status must be decided in Israeli-Palestinian talks.\nIsrael, which annexed East Jerusalem after capturing it in a 1967 war, considers the entire city to be its capital. Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future independent state.\nThe Trump administration says it remains committed to the peace process and its decision does not affect Jerusalem’s future borders or status. It says any credible future peace deal will place the Israeli capital in Jerusalem, and ditching old policies is needed to revive a peace process frozen since 2014.\nBut even Israel’s closest European allies have rejected that logic and say recognizing Israel’s capital unilaterally risks inflaming violence and further wrecking the chance for peace.\nAfter a breakfast meeting between Netanyahu and EU foreign ministers, Sweden’s top diplomat said no European at the closed-door meeting had voiced support for Trump’s decision, and no country was likely to follow the United States in announcing plans to move its embassy.\n“I have a hard time seeing that any other country would do that and I don’t think any other EU country will do it,” Margot Wallstrom told reporters.\nSeveral EU foreign ministers arriving at the meeting reiterated the bloc’s position that lands Israel has occupied since the 1967 war - including East Jerusalem as well as the West Bank and Golan Heights, are not within Israel’s borders.\nIsrael’s position does appear to have more support from some EU states than others. Last week, the Czech foreign ministry said it would begin considering moving the Czech Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, while Hungary blocked a planned EU statement condemning the U.S. move.\nBut Prague later said it accepted Israel’s sovereignty only over West Jerusalem, and Budapest said its long-term position seeking a two-state solution in the Middle East had not changed.\nOn Monday, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said of Trump’s decision: “I‘m afraid it can’t help us.”\n“I‘m convinced that it is impossible to ease tension with a unilateral solution,” Zaoralek said. “We are talking about an Israeli state but at the same time we have to speak about a Palestinian state.”\nVIOLENCE SUBSIDES\nIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini brief the media at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir\nTrump’s announcement triggered days of protests across the Muslim world and clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem in which scores of Palestinians were wounded and several killed. By Monday morning, violence appeared to have subsided.\nNetanyahu, who has been angered by the EU’s search for closer business ties with Iran, said Europeans should emulate Trump’s move and press the Palestinians to do so too.\n“It’s time that the Palestinians recognize the Jewish state and also recognize the fact that it has a capital. It’s called Jerusalem,” he said.\nIn comments filmed later on his plane, he said he had told the Europeans to “stop pampering the Palestinians”. “I think the Palestinians need a reality check. You have to stop cutting them slack. That’s the only way to move forward towards peace.”\nTrump’s announcement last week has triggered a war of words between Netanyahu and Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, straining ties between the two U.S. allies which were restored only last year after a six year breach that followed the Israeli storming of a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza.\nSlideshow (4 Images)\nOn Sunday, Erdogan called Israel a “terror state”. Netanyahu responded by saying he would accept no moral lectures from Erdogan who he accused of bombing Kurdish villages, jailing opponents and supporting terrorists.\nOn Monday Erdogan took aim directly at Washington over Trump’s move: “The ones who made Jerusalem a dungeon for Muslims and members of other religions will never be able to clean the blood from their hands,” he said in a speech in Ankara. “With their decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the United States has become a partner in this bloodshed.”\nThe decision to recognize Jerusalem could also strain Washington’s ties with its other main Muslim ally in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, which has sought closer relations with Washington under Trump than under his predecessor Barack Obama.\nSaudi Arabia shares U.S. and Israeli concerns about the increasing regional influence of Iran, and was seen as a potential broker for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace deal. But Saudis have suggested that unilateral decisions over Jerusalem make any such rapprochement more difficult.\nPrince Turki al-Faisal, a former Saudi ambassador to the United States and veteran ex-security chief, published a strongly-worded open letter to Trump on Monday denouncing the Jerusalem move.\n“Bloodshed and mayhem will definitely follow your opportunistic attempt to make electoral gain,” the prince wrote in a letter published in the Saudi newspaper al-Jazeera.\n“Your action has emboldened the most extreme elements in the Israeli society ... because they take your action as a license to evict the Palestinians from their lands and subject them to an apartheid state,” he added. “Your action has equally emboldened Iran and its terrorist minions to claim that they are the legitimate defenders of Palestinian rights.”\nThe Trump administration says it is working on a peace proposal being drawn up by Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt and Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner.\nEuropean leaders say the decision on Israel’s capital makes the need for a broader peace move more urgent.\n“We’ve been waiting already for several months for the American initiative, and if one is not forthcoming then the European Union will have to take the initiative,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.", "(Refiles to change slug, text unchanged)\nANKARA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Russia and Turkey agree that a U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is destabilising the situation in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.\nSpeaking in Ankara alongside Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Putin also said Russia hoped to sign credit agreements for the defence industry with Turkey in the near future. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs and Polina Devitt in Moscow and by Tulay Karadenis in Ankara; Editing by Andrew Osborn)", "ISTANBUL President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey's southern border region with Syria had come under serious mortar fire over the last two days and Turkish forces were retaliating as necessary.\nErdogan also told a conference in Istanbul that United States support for Kurdish militia fighters inside Syria was damaging solidarity between Washington and Ankara, but that relations could turn a page under President Donald Trump.\n\"We will continue to take any measures as long as the threats persist... We will not allow efforts to form a terror corridor at our southern border,\" Erdogan said.\n(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk; Writing by Dominic Evans; Editing by Tuvan Gumrukcu)", "By Elijah J. Magnier:\nFrom the Syrian dossier that is coming to a relative close, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has another objective to reach in order for him stay on top of the Middle Eastern throne: Palestine.\n“There is no difference between the atrocities faced by the Jewish people in Europe 75 years ago and the brutality that our Gaza brothers are subject to”, said Erdogan at the Islamic summit leaders’ meeting in Istanbul last month.\nThe Turkish President has decided to stand against Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. He defined Israel as a “Terror State” and said that “with the will of God, Jerusalem is ours and is the capital of Muslims as long as the (Islamic) Ummah exists”.\nErdogan’s political stands have always been in a way surprising. In 2006 he supported Hezbollah during the second war with Israel to the point that the secretary general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said:”al-Tayyeb (the Good) al-Tayyip Erdogan”.\nBut before jumping to any conclusions, Turkey is not going to cut its relationship with Israel, nor will it declare war on Tel Aviv. The relationship between both countries dates back to 1949, when Ankara recognised Israel as a state. It evolved in 1990/2000 when the Israeli Air Force conducted training on long missions from the Turkish airports.\nIsraeli prime minister Ehud Barak visited Turkey in 1999 and the same Erdogan visited Israel in 2005. Ehud Olmert, as Prime Minister, also visited Turkey in 2007 and 2008 and the Israeli President Shimon Perez addressed the Turkish parliament in 2007. The exchange of Israeli and Turkish delegations between the two countries has never ceased.\nHowever, the Mavi Marmara incident was a real turn in the Israeli-Turkish relationship. This is when Israel realised it was time to look for other Middle Eastern partners among the Muslim countries. Erdogan stopped a 1$bn deal with Israel for it to update 170 tanks. Nevertheless, over two million Israeli tourists continue to visit Turkey yearly and, in a Muslim country, enjoy the beach safely!\nIsrael has found new friends (not only Egypt and Jordan but also Qatar, Bahrain, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia) but has kept the contacts with Turkey, who renewed the relationship after the Mavi Marmara attack. In 2012 at Eurovision, Turkey sent Can Bonomo, a Turkish Jew, to represent his country. In 2013 Turcas petrol offered a $2.5 bn project in conjunction with the Israeli Leviathan gas field.\nIn 2015 and later in 2017 the biggest commerce and trade Turkish delegation visited Israel, representing thousands of Turkish companies, boosting the exchange of commerce between the two countries.\nBut Israel is looking for new Muslim partners, particularly when Turkey is no longer the biggest force in the Middle East, following the arrival of Russian forces in the Levant. Tel Aviv fears the continuous changes of mood of the Turkish president particularly as he islooking with such determination for a leading role in the Middle East, now that the war in both Syria and Iraq is coming to an end.\nIndeed, in May this year, both President Erdogan and Prime Minister Netanyahu exchanged accusations on social media and expelled respective diplomats following the violence which erupted in Gaza in response to Trump’s decision to consider Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moved the US embassy to the Palestinian Capital. Erdogan said Netanyahu “has the blood of Palestinians on his hands and will not be able to cover up crimes by attacking Turkey”.\nBut again, the Turkish President doesn’t take the matter to extremes with Israel, the “US’s spoiled baby”. He has rejected a proposition by the Turkish Parliament to suspend all commercial and military contracts with Israel. This clearly indicates that Erdogan is an Islamistpresident leading a pragmatic secular state, trying to lead the Middle East, in the absence of Saudi Arabia. Erdogan is not committed to an ideology or personal reactions when dealing with the commercial and trade interests of Turkey.\nHe maintains his relationship with Israel, but also with Iran where his yearly exchange of commerce reached $20bn yearly. He has also rejected the US request to stop any trade with Iran, mainly in relation to energy and has decided to challenge the US embargo on Iran, which is considered an important business partner, and too precious to spoil the relationship just to please Washington. In fact, throughout the years of embargo before Trump’s era, Turkey never stopped exchanging Oil with Gold and has always challenged the US decision.\nWhen dealing with commerce, Erdogan doesn’t distinguish between Iran and Israel or between Russia and the US. The Turkish president, despite the US protest, struck a deal with Moscow buying four S-400 batteries worth $2.5 billion each to be delivered mid 2020. However, Turkey found a balance: The S-400 is not expected to be run by Russians but by Turks. And he stood against the US decision to create a Kurdish state in Syria and against the US decisions in relation to Palestine.\nThis is why Palestinians always return to Turkey and count on Erdogan, even if they are far from the Israeli-Palestinian borders- because he is the only leader capable of a stand against the US and Israel without being directly attacked. Of course the “axis of the resistance” stands by the Palestinian cause, nevertheless, it is widely attacked by the countries of the region, including Israel, and also by the US.\nThe Turkish President will remain the centre of attention in relation to Syria where Turkey occupies over 10,000 sq km. He will work for the withdrawal of the US from Syria so that the Kurds are left without protection (unless they return to Damascus on time). Turkey is a key in the Russia-Iran energy flow, for domestic use, to Europe, and to the rest of the World. It will remain an important player in Gaza where Turkey is offering medical and supplies to the Palestinians and has its own way of addressing the Israelis. Erdogan is expected to stay for long time at the top of his country- but only if he manages to boost the economy and play his cards well with the neighbours.\nProof read by: Maurice Brasher\nIf you read this reporting and you like it, please don’t feel embarrassed to contribute and help fund it for as little as 1 Euro. Your contribution, however small will help ensure its continuity. Thank you.\nShare this: Email\nTweet\nPrint\nPocket\nTelegram", "On the 13th of December, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host a summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to discuss how to deal with Donald Trump’s universally condemned decision to recognise Jerusalem al-Quds as the Israeli capital.\nEarlier today, Erdogan said that the United State “has become a partner in bloodshed” and that Turkey will never be bound by Trump’s declaration.\nMeanwhile, traditional US ally Jordan and only the second Arab state to have diplomatic relations with Israel, has convened a special session of Parliament to review Amman’s relations with Tel Aviv.\nRT reports,\n“The deals to be reviewed include a 1994 peace treaty. Jordan is the custodian of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem. The politicians in Amman accused US President Donald Trump of violating international law with the decision last week. Jordanian lawmakers late on Sunday voted unanimously to authorize the judicial affairs committee to review all agreements with Israel, official news agency Petra reported. The Wadi Araba treaty, signed in 1994, made Jordan one of only two Arab countries to have reached a peace agreement with Israel, along with Egypt in 1979”.\nTurkey which was the first Islamic majority country in the world to establish relations with Israel, has also threatened to cut ties over Trump’s Jerusalem/Al-Quds decision.\nWhile Turkey’s relations with both the US and Israel have plummeted to new lows in 2017, even before the Al-Quds declaration by Trump, agitation in Jordan would represent a new crisis for both US and Israeli diplomats, where previously none existed.\nPresident Putin of Russia is currently meeting Egyptian President el-Sisi in Cairo to discuss the issue of Palestine as well as other matters of Russia’s highly improved bilateral relations with its old Egyptian ally.\nEgypt was the first Arab state to establish diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv in 1979, although Egypt’s then President Anwar Sadat was assassinated in 1981 due to the unpopularity of his decision.", "Turkey's top security body, the National Security Council (MGK), convened Wednesday under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to discuss measures to ensure safety and security during the upcoming presidential and local elections.\nThe meeting, which lasted for three hours and 15 minutes, was held at Presidential Palace in the Turkish capital Ankara. Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım also attended the meeting.\nAlong with precautions for election safety, the council also discussed recent developments in Syria, Jerusalem's status and recent violence in the Gaza Strip as well as the fight against terror, a statement released after the meeting said.\nThe statement asserted that countries that provide open and secret support to terrorist organizations and make up all kinds of excuses to protect terrorists should act in accordance with international law without discriminating between terrorist groups.\nThe council also reaffirmed that Turkey will continue to support the Palestinian cause on all international platforms, notably in the upcoming meetings of the United Nations and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).\nTension has mounted in the Palestinian territories since last December, when U.S. President Donald Trump announced his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.\nOn May 14, the U.S. relocated its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, drawing condemnation from across the Arab and Muslim world and further enflaming passions in the Palestinian territories.\nSince March 30, at least 118 Palestinians have been killed -- and thousands more injured -- by Israeli army gunfire in the eastern Gaza Strip.", "The United States warned its NATO ally Turkey on Monday it is “deeply concerned” by reports that a Turkish-led assault on the Syrian city of Afrin triggered a civilian exodus.\n“We are also concerned over reports of looting inside the city of Afrin,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said.\n“We have repeatedly expressed our serious concern to Turkish officials regarding the situation in Afrin,” she said.\nSource: AFP", "The Middle East is one of the regions in the world where most armed conflicts have developed in recent times. But just at the time when the control of the Islamic State in that area began to weaken and when the Palestinian factions agreed on a single government, a new chapter emerges in its history: the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel by the United States.\nIt seems that President Donald Trump has overlooked that from the religious, cultural, geographical and historical point of view Jerusalem is a fundamental city for Jews, Christians and Muslims. A decision like this should only be taken after an extensive dialogue that considers the positions of all the involved parts. The reactions provoked by this initiative do a disservice to a dream of peace in the Middle East. Good diplomacy has always been based on intelligence and careful planning, not on the rapture or populist impulses intended to divert attention from public opinion. Jerusalem and the Middle East deserve a better foreign policy from around the world …La Prensa, Dec, 11", "JERUSALEM -- All eyes were on the Palestinian territories Monday morning, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, after the militant group Hamas warned more violence was to come following President Donald Trump's move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. As CBS News correspondent Seth Doane reports, Mr. Trump's unilateral move has opened several new fronts in the decades-old battle.\nDemonstrations continued around the world on Monday, well beyond the Middle East, including one attended by thousands of people in Bangladesh.\nIn Israel, police reinforcements were deployed following the stabbing of an Israeli security guard at a Jerusalem bus station.\nAt street protests and clashes in and around the holy city, which is claimed as a capital by both Israel and the Palestinians, the debate has been crude. Israeli tear gas has met angry crowds hurling rocks in the streets.\nWhile diplomats may not literally be throwing stones, Doane says the divisions are just as clear at the international level.\nIn Brussels on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged European leaders to give a yet-to-be-seen U.S. peace plan a chance.\n\"Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel for the last 70 years. I think what President Trump has done is put facts clearly on the table,\" said the Israeli leader.\nGetty\nArab League foreign ministers denounced Mr. Trump's decision over the weekend, saying it pushed the region to more violence.\nTurkey's leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, blasted Mr. Trump's move, saying it made the U.S. a \"partner\" to bloodshed in the region.\n\"They will never be able to clean the blood,\" Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara. \"With this recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, it (the United States) has become a partner to this bloodshed. We do not recognise this decision, we will not.\"\nVeteran Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas was chief of staff to four of the Jewish state's foreign ministers. He worries that Mr. Trump's move could make the region even more volatile.\n\"He made the right decision,\" Pinkas told CBS News, \"the question was, was the timing or the circumstances right?\"\n\"The president and some of his advisors have been talking at length about the 'deal of the century' and the 'peace process to end all peace processes.' I haven't seen that. It's like the Loch Ness Peace Process,\" he quipped.\nThe sides seem further apart, and the White House has now officially recognized that a previously scheduled meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Vice President Mike Pence has been cancelled.", "DUBAI (Reuters) - Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, in one of the sharpest reactions emanating from the U.S.-allied kingdom.\nIn a letter to Trump published in a Saudi newspaper on Monday, Prince Turki, a former ambassador to Washington who now holds no government office but remains influential, called the move a domestic political ploy which would stoke violence.\n“Bloodshed and mayhem will definitely follow your opportunistic attempt to make electoral gain,” Prince Turki wrote in a letter published in the Saudi newspaper al-Jazeera.\nTrump reversed decades of U.S. policy and veered from international consensus last week by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Most countries say the city’s status must be left to negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.\n“Your action has emboldened the most extreme elements in the Israeli society ... because they take your action as a license to evict the Palestinians from their lands and subject them to an apartheid state,” Prince Turki wrote.\n“Your action has equally emboldened Iran and its terrorist minions to claim that they are the legitimate defenders of Palestinian rights,” he added, referring to the kingdom’s arch-foe Shi‘ite Iran.\nSaudi Arabia has sought better ties with Washington under Trump than it had under his predecessor Barack Obama, who alarmed Riyadh by signing a nuclear agreement with Iran, Saudi Arabia’s arch enemy.\nPrince Turki is a son of King Faisal, who was assassinated in 1975. His brother, Saud al-Faisal, served as foreign minister for 40 years until 2015, and their branch of the family is seen as influential over Saudi foreign policy, even as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has solidified his authority.\nPrince Saud championed a 2002 Arab peace initiative which called for normalizing relations between Arab countries and Israel in return for Israel’s withdrawal from occupied territories.\nAlthough most foreign policy in Saudi Arabia is now overseen by Crown Prince Mohammed, a source at the King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies which Prince Turki chairs said he still meets King Salman every week.", "JAKARTA (Reuters) - Thousands protested outside the U.S. Embassy in the Indonesian capital on Sunday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, many waving banners saying “Palestine is in our hearts”.\nLeaders in Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, have joined a global chorus of condemnation of Trump’s announcement, including Western allies who say it is a blow to peace efforts and risks sparking more violence.\nThousands of protesters in Muslim-majority countries in Asia have rallied in recent days to condemn the U.S. move.\nIsrael maintains that all of Jerusalem is its capital. Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future independent state and say Trump’s move has left them completely sidelined.\nPalestinian people were among the first to recognise Indonesia’s independence in 1945, Sohibul Iman, president of the controversial Islamist opposition Prosperous Justice Party which organised the rally, told protesters.\nProtesters hold a rally outside the U.S. embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, to condemn the U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, December 10, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside\nIndonesia should be more proactive in “urging the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) member states and U.N. Security Council and the international community to respond immediately with more decisive and concrete political and diplomatic actions in saving the Palestinians from the Israeli occupation and its collaborator, the United States of America,” Iman said.\n“Indonesia as the world’s largest Muslim country has the largest responsibility toward the independence of Palestine and the management of Jerusalem,” he told reporters, adding that he hoped Indonesia would take a leading role within the OIC on the matter.\nSlideshow (3 Images)\n“Trump has disrupted world peace. It’s terrible,” one protester, Yusri, told Reuters.\nThe decision was “a major disaster for the Palestinian people, while the Palestinian’s own rights have been taken away for a long time,” said Septi, a student at the rally.\nViolence erupted for a third day in Gaza on Saturday in response to Trump’s decision, which overturned decades of U.S. policy towards the Middle East.\nIndonesia’s foreign minister left for Jordan on Sunday to meet the Palestinian and Jordanian foreign ministers “to convey Indonesia’s full support for Palestine”.", "US President Donald Trump announced the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital on December 6. The Israeli prime minister has expressed his expectations concerning most EU countries to follow the US move.\nBenjamin Netanyahu was greeted by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini during the first official visit of an Israel's prime minister the EU in 22 years.\nMogherini has addressed the Jerusalem issue recently escalated after the US move on it, saying that the union would continue to recognize the \"international consensus\" on Jerusalem.\nThe Israels' top official, in his turn, has commented on the issue by saying that it is time for the Palestinian side to recognize the Jewish state and Jerusalem as its capital, adding that the Donald Trump's decision had only recognized the evident fact and had laid the foundation for peace, which now had become possible.\n\"I think what President Trump has done is put facts squarely on the table. Peace is based on reality. Peace is based on recognizing reality and I think the fact that Jerusalem is Israel's capital is clearly evident,\" Netanyahu said in the Belgian capital of Brussels during a press briefing.\nThis position echoes his previous statement made the day before, urging Palestinians to agree on the Jerusalem's issue and \"to sit and negotiate peace\" during his talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.\nREAD MORE: Netanyahu Calls on Palestinians to Agree Jerusalem is 'Israel's Capital'\nIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that he expected most EU countries to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, following the US recent move on the issue.\nThe US president has recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and signed a document to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the heavily disputed city, sparking violently negative reactions around the world. The sharpest rebukes, however, were sounded all around the European Union and in the Middle East.\nREAD MORE: Thousands of Protesters Rally in Berlin Over Trump Jerusalem Move (VIDEO)\nThe issue of the Israeli settlement policy is among the key obstacles for the the peace process between Israel and Palestine, which is seeking diplomatic recognition for its independence on the territories of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which are partially occupied by Israel, and the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government refuses to recognize Palestine as an independent political and diplomatic entity and continues to build settlements in the occupied areas, despite objections from the United Nations.", "JERUSALEM, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Sunday he hoped the violent protests by Palestinians against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital were coming to an end.\n“Our hope is that everything is calming down and that we are returning to a path of normal life without riots and without violence,” Lieberman told an interviewer on Army Radio.\nViolence erupted for a third day in Gaza in response to Trump’s announcement on Wednesday in which he overturned decades of U.S. policy towards the Middle East, and Israeli air strikes killed two Palestinian gunmen on Saturday after militants fired rockets from the enclave into Israel on Friday. (Writing by Ori Lewis; Editing by Nick Macfie)", "15.06 06:49 MIGnews.com\nErdoğan sat in his car & watched his security detail attack Americans outside the Turkish Embassy in Washington DC. pic.twitter.com/Fmy5dTvZXe" ]
How do you find empathy for irresponsible people who refuse to comply with COVID-19 regulations, putting innocent lives in danger?
[ "I kinda just don't tbh and hope they suffer personally for their actions." ]
[ "Anything that has to do with Covid-19 or living with Covid-19", "Because even if that were a global mandate, there would still be Americans who refused to comply.", "You're going to do it the way I say!\n\nNo I'm not! I Refuse!\n\nThen I'll make you, or kill if you if you don't comply!\n\nI think that's how it happens.", "Preschool teacher. Especially with new COVID-19 regulations.\n\nEver try social distancing 3 year olds?", "Number of people with covid-19", "Covid-19 or sexy covid-19", "Extreme \"religious figures\" who blamed Covid-19 on gay people and pre-marital sex, then got Covid-19 themselves or ended up dying from it.", "Covid-19 lifestyle lasting for the rest of our lives", "Covid-19", "COVID-19 mutants into COVID-20. COVID-19 dies out and everyone who had the old virus is immune to the new one. everyone else dies.", "You think that people who kill innocent people are cool? why?", "In addition to attacking the lungs - covid-19 causes blood clots and blood pressure regulation problems. Both of these can cause heart attacks and strokes - which can be fatal.\n\nChances are, many people who died of covid caused heart attacks and strokes were not tested for covid and were not reported as covid deaths.", "Covid-19?", "How irresponsible and childish a huge amount of people are", "It would be like Among Us, but the Impostor has COVID-19 and the people have to guess who it is. \"Infect Us\"", "You mean, post-COVID-19?", "COVID 19 vaccine.", "Making COVID-19", "People taking Covid-19 seriously and staying the eff home.", "catching CoVID-19", "Covid-19. You can catch it for free.", "A sample of COVID-19", "People in my personal life already know, but people who buy? Only slightly. You never know how dangerous or obsessed someone can be and now they know the general area of where you live.", "Not dying of COVID-19.", "The COVID 19 pandemic.", "COVID-19 is a hoax.", "People saying that 5G caused covid-19, or people saying vaccines cause autism.", "There's a new strain of COVID 19", "Because I live in NSW and Covid-19 doesn’t know we exist here.", "A working COVID-19 vaccine.", "New improved question: People of reddit, why do you refuse wearing masks in public(as it is not just Americans who do it)", "At the moment, covid 19" ]
Can imaginary time, energy and gravity exist?
[ "Does imaginary gravity exist?" ]
[ "Can energy create space time and dimensions?", "Is gravity and forces energy or caused/created by it?", "How can gravity affect energy?", "Can something exist without time?", "Does time really exist?", "Is space time and dimensions created or caused by energy?", "Is there a possibility that time loops exist? Or spacetime loops exist?", "Were space time and dimensions created by energy at the big bang? Can energy create all and nonexistent things (e.g other universes…)?", "How does Gravity exist?", "Are vacuum fluctuations an energy in a vacuum? Are these virtual particles? How do we know there is this energy if they didn't exist? Do they really exist?", "Is the universe finite or infinite? Is there any imaginary boundary for it?", "What is time? Does time really exist?", "Is the potential energy of vacuum energy, virtual particles and/or dark energy infinite? NO MERGE", "Is at least the potential energy of vacuum energy and dark energy infinite?", "Do virtual particles and energy in vacuum really exist? Can we observe them? Where? When?", "How is space, time and gravity related to each other?", "What are the proofs for the existence of dark matter and energy?", "Why does the force of gravity exist?", "Does time really exist, or is it just an illusion?", "Is there infinite energy in zero point energy or it is just a mathematical result with no physical existence?", "If energy could be created indefinetely would we be correct if we'd say that the potential energy (the energy that can appear) is infinite?", "What is the Relationship between gravity and time?", "Does the graviton exist?", "Is energy in vacuum real? How do we know that this energy that can be borrowed and returned immediately is real if virtual particles didn't exist?", "Can time travel exist somewhere in our universe already?", "What is the effect of gravity on time?", "Saying that zero point energy is infinite and that there are infinite potential virtual particles in vacuum is real or a mathematical thing?", "If scientists claim that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, does that mean that energy existed before the Big Bang?", "If universe expands without limit is there infinite potential energy that transforms into kinetic energy (of expansion) all the time?", "If energy is not conserved in an expanding universe, is potential energy infinite (the energy that can be created is infinite)?", "Can energy be converted into mass?", "Is universe energy infinite?" ]
Отправка SMS сообщения со своего номера телефона
[ "Да, возможно. Нужно подключить телефон к компьютеру, как модем, открыть в программе COM-порт модема и слать в него соответствующие AT-команды. Либо взять одну из десятков библиотек, абстрагирующих взаимодействия с модемом, и вызвать соответствующий метод." ]
[ "I came up with a workaround using an advice around the previous-line funtion. Here's the code:\n\n(defvar sm-use-visual-line t)\n\n(defun sm-fix-enable()\n (advice-add 'previous-line :around 'sm-fix))\n\n(defun sm-fix-disable()\n (advice-remove 'previous-line 'sm-fix))\n\n(defun sm-get-lines-from-top ()\n (if sm-use-visual-line\n (save-excursion\n (beginning-of-line)\n (count-screen-lines (point) (window-start)))\n (- (line-number-at-pos (point)) (line-number-at-pos (window-start)) )))\n\n(defun sm-fix(old-function &amp;rest args)\n (apply old-function args)\n (let ((diff (- scroll-margin (sm-get-lines-from-top))))\n (when (&gt; diff 0)\n (scroll-down diff))))", "MOOG will search for the libraries through a .sm file. To solve this error, download an example sm file like this one, and specify where your libraries are in this file. Then use mv .sm ~/.sm to place this in your home folder, then MOOG should be able to create plots with SM.", "As you mention SM-RT54 and 66 rotors, I will infer you have Deore level calipers. (Deore is not 'low end' IMHO, as the 'cheap A's' (Alivio, Acera and Altus) and almost unmentionable Tourney are below it.)\n\nIf you check out the Shimano Product Line docs for Deore you will see that the SM-RT64, SM-RT54, SM-RT66 and SM-RT56 rotors are all compatible with the BR-M6000 and BR-MT500 calipers. The SM-RT64 and SM-RT66 are both metal pad compatible.\n\nNote that the BR-MT500 caliper is not metal pad compatible though, so you should check your caliper compatibility.", "For Email there is the DriveSafe.ly® Free SMS Reader available from Google Play Store.\n\nIt can read emails, but has mixed reviews. I have never tried it so can't recommend it one way or the other.\n\n\n Listen to SMS text (TXT) messages, Emails and Caller-ID while driving. Read SMS!\n \n Listen to SMS, listen to email, listen to TXT messages. DriveSafely® reads text messages, SMS and emails aloud and lets you respond by voice (with Pro). iSpeech Text to Speech (TTS) will speak your SMS while driving. Hands-free.", "I read both articles and didn't see SMS banking mentioned anywhere. NFC, Mobile Internet, etc... not sms. So I did a bit more digging and found items such as: SMS Banking - Top Up via SMS which do discus sms and digicel. \n\nLets be clear, sms is not in any way, shape or form secure. \n\nBut from the articles I've found thus far, you can't do very much through sms. Most possibilities include checking balances and mundane things like that. The only possible transaction I've found is the ability to add money to a TopUp account from an already setup/linked Visa/Mastercard/etc. So yes, one could move money from one account you have to another account you have through sms. Not much of an attack vector. You'd have to compromise the TopUp acct/card/phone as well, so if you had your wallet/purse/phone stolen you'd be at a high risk. But one is normally at a high risk when these items are stolen.", "According to the source (https://github.com/assimp/assimp/blob/b7df376836e36c4b6998ce95d97626e30f61c2f0/code/AssetLib/Obj/ObjFileImporter.cpp#L594) only illum values of 0, 1, 2 are supported:\n // convert illumination model\n int sm = 0;\n switch (pCurrentMaterial-&gt;illumination_model) {\n case 0:\n sm = aiShadingMode_NoShading;\n break;\n case 1:\n sm = aiShadingMode_Gouraud;\n break;\n case 2:\n sm = aiShadingMode_Phong;\n break;\n default:\n sm = aiShadingMode_Gouraud;\n ASSIMP_LOG_ERROR(&quot;OBJ: unexpected illumination model (0-2 recognized)&quot;);\n }", "I guess its based on which provider you choose based on the budget or sms gateway fees. There few extension provided by Organization that integrates with SMS gateway\n\nClickatell\nTwilio\nMessage Media\nMy sms myntra\n\nYou may also find more if you try to search for SMS gateway name with CiviCRM.\nWe have few clients using Twilio and have positive response so far, few others use different providers because of budget constraint and SMS charges, so we have implemented extension to support that(very simple to integrate).", "If you use My Backup Pro and have regularly scheduled backups, you can retrieve your SMS messages, provided you've set them to be backed up.\n\nAlso see SMS Backup - it allows a user to backup the SMS directly into GMail, so you always have a backup away from your device - no harm even if your device is misplaced / stolen / not working and you need to refer to an SMS in a hurry.", "Messenger is an SMS application. It can be used to send SMS. Every SMS that are sent from your device are stored somewhere. Other SMS apps can read and write them.\n\nPhone is a phone app. It is used to make phone calls. Every calls made from your device are logged somewhere. Other phone apps can read and write to this list.\n\nHangouts\nis a messaging platform. It uses your\nGoogle+\naccount to send messages to other Hangouts users via their\nGmail\naddress. You can also make video calls with it. It is very similar to\nSkype.\nHowever, it is also an SMS app! It can send SMS via your phone number and receive messages from other phones.\n\nHangouts Dialer is a phone app that acts as a plugin to Hangouts. It enables Hangouts to send calls to other phones via your phone number.\n\nThe interaction is simple : Your SMS are logged somewhere on your phone and only your default SMS app can access them. This is why some, but not all, messages are displayed in Messenger when you actually sent them from Hangouts.\n\nIf you want every messages to be inside the same app, the obvious solution is to keep Hangouts as the default SMS app. However, don't forget to link your contacts infos in\nContacts.", "Yes, it's a meaningful stat: GPUs have dedicated triangle setup HW and the rate is measured in triangles/GPU clock. According to white papers available on NV's website, the 680 (Kepler) could issue one triangle per SM every other clock - with 8 SMs, this yielded 4 triangles/clock. The Maxwell white paper doesn't indicate a change in this rate per SM - the 980 has 16 SMs so, if there is really is no rate change per SM, it can produce 8 triangles/clock. While the 980 has 2048 CUDA cores, the 950 has 768, implying 6 SMs and 3 triangles/clock. The chip runs around 1 Ghz, so the 950 is probably limited to 3 billion triangles per second.", "The blocked person here will see a \"Line Busy\" status while he calls you. For SMS, he will also get delivered messages like normal cases. These will be no indication that you have blocked him what so ever. On your side, if you go to settings >> call+SMS filter, you can find the blocked calls ans SMS. \n\nActually here the phone OS receives both the blocked calls and SMS, but lets you have peace by not notifying you for the blocked numbers, that's all.", "This is an overkill, but..... the open source CRM CiviCRM has that capability. You can schedule event reminders and send an SMS and/or email to all attendees. \n\nSee: CiviCRM | SMS Text Messaging - What is SMS\n\nAnd make sure you checkout the Demo Here", "The 3G G900H and the SM-G900H are the same, but SM-G900H is the proper name for it.\n\nNow that we know those two devices are the same, we can compare the SM-G900H with the G900F-\n\nSM-G900H\n\nOnly supports 3G HSPA+ networks, no LTE support, and will work nearly everywhere in the world except some markets in north/south america\n\nUses an Exynos 5 Octa 5422 processor (Split into a quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15, and a quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)\n\nDoes not have a good development community for custom recoveries/ROMs\n\nSM-G900F\n\nEuropean model\n\nSupports LTE networks (bands 1,3,5,7,8,20)\n\nUses a Snapdragon 801 (quad core 2.5 GHz)\n\nHas a fairly good development community (custom recoveries/ROMs/etc)\n\nBenchmark\n\n\n\nMisc\n\nSM-G900H has a 133 MHz higher stock RAM speed than the SM-g900f, supports hardware assisted virtualization, and is generally more power efficient.", "I wouldn't modify a carbon frame as it'd be difficult to detect the beginnings of delamination where you drill it.\n\nInternal wiring is optional. You'll need an SM-JC40 for external wiring, a SM-BTR1 and SM-BCR1. The charger which connects to the front junction will only charge internal batteries.", "Go to the Settings -> Apps -> to the app which you used to send SMS -> Permissions -> SMS and Click the checkbox next to it", "I recommend installing an alternative SMS app. Once you have it downloaded you won't need any Internet connection. From your comment\n\n\n \"Apps work great when you have a good connection to 4G, 3G, etc.\" \n\n\nyou are obviously concerned about Internet speed, but this isn't an issue for an app that sends SMS. It will send and receive your text messages in place of the app you are currently using. I do not mean an Instant Messaging application like Kik or Whatsapp, I mean a dedicated SMS app. The current app you use is provided by whoever made the device (e.g. Samsung or HTC or Sony) and it works in its own way. \n\nBy way of an example here is a shot of Google Messenger where you can see the name at the top of each conversation. \n\n\n\nNote: This won't be compatible below Android 4.1 JellyBean so will not suffice in this specific instance, but may be of use to others on the site. \n\nAnother good SMS app is Go SMS Pro which is also free on the Play Store. \n\nGoogle Hangouts can also be used for SMS. There are many great SMS apps on the store, and I'm sure at least one of them will suffice.", "Olá, irei te ajudar a entender um pouco mais deste sistema.\n\nPara conseguir esta divisão você terá que dividir duas vezes.\nPercebi que o bloco inicial ficaria são quatro, correto?\n\nSendo 1/4, 1/4, 1/4, e 1/4.\n\nA maneira mais correta é:\n1º - Dividir a largura total em 4, e a segunda com o resto.\n2º - Dividir a segunda coluna em três para colocar os quadrados menores.\n\nExemplo abaixo:\n\n&lt;div class=\"container\" style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"&gt;\n &lt;!-- Divisão em 1/4 --&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3\"&gt;\n &lt;div style=\"background: #e0e0e0; margin: 10px; height: 400px;\"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;/div&gt;\n\n &lt;!-- Divisão com o resto --&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-9 quadradinhos\"&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3\"&gt; Conteúdo&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3\"&gt; Conteúdo&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3\"&gt; Conteúdo&lt;/div&gt;\n\n &lt;div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3\"&gt; Conteúdo&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3\"&gt; Conteúdo&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3\"&gt; Conteúdo&lt;/div&gt;\n\n &lt;div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3\"&gt; Conteúdo&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3\"&gt; Conteúdo&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-3\"&gt; Conteúdo&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;/div&gt;\n\n &lt;/div&gt;", "It sounds like you're talking about SMS messages. SMS messages don't have delivery and read indications. The one contact that acts differently is using the same message app as you, so the app isn't sending SMS message to that contact, but using its own system, which does have delivery and read indications.\n\nIf you want features like an instant message system, you have to use the same instant message system that your friends have. You can send SMS to any phone, but it's an older technology and it doesn't support those features at all.", "Well first take a look at what is your standard SMS App. If it is anything that is not native to your phone (e.d. third party App) or something you installed away from google play store (e.d. untrusted source) it can be some sort of malware.\n\nBut before jumping to conclusions it is recommended you check every app in your phone and try to see which apps are even capable of sending SMS. To check if the app is capable of sending SMS, go to your Settings -> Apps and than click on each App individually. It should display a list of permissions the App has on your phone. If you see that the app has the permission of sending and recieving SMS, but is not the App used normally for communication, uninstall it immediately. Of course, this doesn't include Apps such as Viber, because they can indeed send SMS messages. \n\nHope this helps.", "Delegate authority of Coach is harder. Should it be Scrum Master,\n because he controls compliance the methodology. Or Scrum Master\n responsible only for Scrum, and XP Coach should be another person.\n\n\nUnfortunately best answer for above part would be: it depends.\nYou need to take into accounts couple aspects of your question: \n\nScrum and XP operate on different levels\n\nXP defines very rigorously set of engineering practices that have to be used by the team and process around them. \n\nOn the other hand Scrum treats engineering practices and exact way the team does the work as black box. \n\nWho is your Scrum Master\n\nScrum Master as defined by Scrum Guide is management role responsible for the process, coaching the team, resolving impediments and guarding team from external interference. \nScrum Master doesn't have to be technical person. \n\nMany people (including me) claim that having significant technical expertise is definitely helpful in Scrum Master role and such Scrum Master tend to be much more effective. However having SM that is technical is not Scrum requirement. \n\nHow this applies to you\n\nIf your SM is strong technical person that is naturally seen by Team as someone that can provide valuable feedback regarding code quality, design and architecture I don't see reason why SM couldn't take on XP Coach this role as long as he/she has enough time to keep up with both roles. \n\nDon't overload your SM\n\nIf you decide to give SM additional role, please be cautious. Don't overload your SM with other work than being SM. You need him/her to be focused on resolving impediments, inspecting and adapting process. This is crucial at this role and as i**t's hard to tangibly quantify SM work** it tends to be diminished when SM has more tangible work on his/her plate. You don't want this to happen. \n\n\n The same problem with Tracker. Who should be the conscience of team?\n Scrum Master or it's better to appoint this to another person?\n\n\nOn the contrary to XP Coach, this one is in my opinion no-brainer. Scrum Master should be doing it.", "On the versions of the Play Store with the new \"simplified\" permissions dialog, you can still find a full list of permissions from the app's store page (the screen with the icon at the top, description, screenshots, &amp;c.). Scroll down to the bottom of the page. Under \"Additional Information\" you'll see \"Permissions\" with a link \"View details\". Click this link to see a dialog with the list of individual permissions.\n\nIn particular, an SMS app might have permissions \"edit your text messages\", \"receive text messages\", \"read your text messages\", \"send SMS messages\", each one saying whether it applies to SMS, MMS, or both. They're pretty self-explanatory on the face of it, but there are some subtleties.\n\n\"Receive text messages\" means the app will be notified (by Android) of a new message as soon as it arrives. This is normal for an SMS app, or for a few apps that use a special SMS to validate your phone number with some online service (such as Facebook).\n\nIn contrast, \"read your text messages\" lets an app get data from Android's database containing your message history. This means it can see messages sent from different apps, or messages you sent or received before you installed the new app. Any text message you can see in the stock SMS app, this app will also have access to. Again, this is normal in an SMS app.\n\n\"Edit your text messages\" gives the app write access to that same database. For example, the app uses this to save messages or drafts to your message history. Again, this is completely normal for an SMS app. But it could also be used for an app that illicitly sends premium SMS messages to delete the records afterwards.\n\nLike any permission, it comes down to trust. It's on you to decide if you trust the author of this app to only use these abilities the way you want: not just now, but in future versions of the app too until you you uninstall it.", "We have to use SwitchTo() functions, to click an element on new window which opens from your original webDriver instance. Following code might work.\n\npublic class AE_Shipment {\n\npublic void AE_Shipment1() throws InterruptedException \n{\n MyClass1 M1= new MyClass1();\n WebDriver w1 = M1.w;\n\n // get the current window handle\n String patentWindow = w1.getWindowHandle();\n\n w1.findElement(By.xpath(\".//*[@id='MainMenu-mI001']\")).click();\n w1.findElement(By.xpath(\".//*[@id='MainMenu-mI001-sM-mI001']/table/tbody/tr/td[2]\")).click();\n w1.findElement(By.xpath(\".//*[@id='MainMenu-mI001-sM-mI001-sM-mI000']/table/tbody/tr/td[2]\")).click();\n w1.findElement(By.xpath(\".//*[@id='MainMenu-mI001-sM-mI001-sM-mI000-sM-mI000']/table/tbody/tr/td[2]\")).click();\n\n // switch focus of WebDriver to the next found window handle (that's your newly opened window)\n for (String newWindow : w1.getWindowHandles()) {\n w1.switchTo().window(newWindow); \n }\n\n WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(w1, 20);\n wait.until(ExpectedConditions.presenceOfElementLocated(By.xpath(\".//*[@id='UpdatePanel1']/table/tbody/tr[2]/td/table/tbody/tr[1]/td\")));\n\n // click the element on new window\n w1.findElement(By.id(\"ButSearch\")).click();\n\n // close newly opened window when done with it. (If required)\n w1.close(); \n\n // switch back to the original window\n w1.switchTo().window(patentWindow); \n}", "The daily scrum's purpose is to coordinate the team. If the PO or SM had tasks that were required for the team to coordinate then yes, they definitely need to speak up so the team can do so. For example maybe the PO or SM removed an impediment. That is important to know.\n\nIf not, then their input is not required and they should assume their regular roles, the SM as a facilitator and the PO as a (preferably silent) observer.", "This answer will show you how to find the information you ask for in the sources (for v0.3b, dated 2016/12/23, distributed with TL2018).\n\n\n\nFirstly look at the style file which says (only relevant content for you):\n\n\\usesmartdiagramlibrary{core.definitions}\n\\usesmartdiagramlibrary{core.styles}\n\\usesmartdiagramlibrary{core.commands}\n\n\nSo you have to search the three library files. You will be able to spot the following relevant definitions. So starting with the colors:\n\n\\@namedef{color@1}{red!40}\n\\@namedef{color@2}{cyan!40}\n\\@namedef{color@3}{blue!40}\n\\@namedef{color@4}{green!40}\n\\@namedef{color@5}{orange!40}\n\\@namedef{color@6}{yellow!40}\n\\@namedef{color@7}{magenta!40}\n\\@namedef{color@8}{brown!40}\n\\@namedef{color@9}{violet!40}\n\\@namedef{color@10}{teal!40}\n\n\nAnd this describes your diagram:\n\n \\begin{tikzpicture}[every node/.style={align=center,let hypenation}]\n\n \\foreach \\smitem [count=\\xi] in {#2} {\\global\\let\\maxsmitem\\xi}\n\n \\foreach \\smitem [count=\\xi] in {#2}{%\n \\edef\\col{\\@nameuse{color@\\xi}}\n \\IfStrEq{\\option}{horizontal}{% true-horizontal-flow diagram\n \\path let \\n1 = {int(0-\\xi)}, \\n2={0+\\xi*\\sm@core@modulexsep} in\n node[module,drop shadow] (module\\xi) at +(\\n2,0) {\\smitem};\n }{% false-horizontal-flow diagram\n \\path let \\n1 = {int(0-\\xi)}, \\n2={0-\\xi*\\sm@core@moduleysep} in\n node[module,drop shadow] (module\\xi) at +(0,\\n2) {\\smitem};\n }\n }%\n\n % arrows omitted\n \\end{tikzpicture}\n\n\nHence you will see that you need \n\n\\tikzset{module/.style={%\n \\pgfkeysvalueof{/smart diagram/module shape},\n thick,\n draw=\\sm@core@bordercolor,\n top color=white,\n bottom color=\\col,\n text=\\sm@core@textcolor,\n text width=\\sm@core@moduletextwidth,\n minimum width=\\sm@core@modulewidth,\n minimum height=\\sm@core@moduleheight,\n font=\\sm@core@modulefontsize,\n \\sm@core@borderdecoration\n },\n % arrows omitted\n}", "You Can go for Twilio Module\n\nThe Twilio module provides integration with the Twilio cloud communication platform \nallowing for your Drupal site to integration Voice and SMS functionality.\n\n\nWhat you can do using this module \n\nAbility to store and access TwiML\nRules event to act on incoming SMS message\nRules action to send an SMS message\nRules event to execute TwiML scripts\nHook for incoming SMS messages\nHook for incoming voice calls\nUser object phone number storage and validation\nUses libraries api to manage the Twilio php library\nSupport for international texting\nSupport for MMS", "It would entirely depend on the device, the SMS app, and its settings. For example, on Microsoft's SMS organizer app that I use, blocked SMS are stored for days before they are deleted.\nThe same is the case for most devices. Just like they will try to notify the user that a blocked number tried to call them, some apps may show a notification that a blocked number tried to text them. The others would keep the message and not notify. The remaining few would drop the message and neither save it, nor notify.\n\nTL;DR: It will depend on the device and the SMS app used. You cannot do anything anymore. So, just hope that they never get to see it and move on.", "Try &quot;Remote SMS, Call, GPS Tracker&quot; from the Google Play Store.\n\nRemote SMS, Call, GPS Tracker keeps tracking and monitoring of all your SMS, Calls and Locations data. It’s 100% Free.\n...\n\nSMS Tracking/Intercept text messages. Read all inbound and outbound messages. Details include name, message, date, phone number, contact name and address.\n\nCall Logging/Monitor all inbound, outbound and missed calls. Details include name, call duration, date, phone number, contact name and address.\n\nGPS Tracking – Receive GPS locations data from the phone every 60 minutes by default.\n\nRetrieve the list of SMS, Calls and Contacts from the remote control.\n\nTrack your phone in live.\n\n\n\nOften phones have 'parental controls' (Kids Mode) in an included APP or the Cellular Provider and manufacturer have a website that allows you to control your phone.\nLook out for hidden costs in free APPs such as privacy concerns or ADs. Near the bottom of the Play Store page are similar APPs and there's a search bar at the top to compare features (and permissions) of other APPs.", "This is because your homepage uses mod_vikcontentslider, which loads an older version of Bootstrap (3.3.7) to what your template is using (4.0.0-beta).\n\nThere may be an option to turn disable the loading of Bootstrap in the module settings, so firstly look for that.\n\nEither way, the markup for you footer isn't correct. \n\nYou currently have the following:\n\n&lt;div class=\"row\"&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"&gt;\n ...\n &lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"footer-office-content fr_col2 col-lg-push-1 col-md-8 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4\"&gt;...&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4\"&gt;...&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4\"&gt;...&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n\n\nSo as you can see, you're nesting col-* classes without wrapping them in a row. The row is required as this uses flexbox.\n\n&lt;div class=\"row\"&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"&gt;\n ...\n &lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"footer-office-content fr_col2 col-lg-push-1 col-md-8 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\"&gt;\n\n &lt;div class=\"row\"&gt; &lt;&lt;&lt; THIS IS THE MISSING LINE\n &lt;div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4\"&gt;...&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4\"&gt;...&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-4 col-md-4\"&gt;...&lt;/div&gt;\n &lt;/div&gt;\n\n &lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n\n\nHope this helps", "This is not yet possible, there is no option to edit an sms in a live journey.\nThe only possibility is to create a new version of the journey, update the sms copy there and activate it.", "Verification by OTP uses a different API which doesn't need read SMS permission. You can read more here Perform SMS Verification on a Server\n\nHence, the app isn't reading your SMS but using a separate channel to read specially formatted text messages\n\nI learnt of this when an Xposed module to block permissions did not work as I expected (similar case) and the developer explained the reason", "When you add a new contact, your phone asks you where to store it (Phone, SIM, Google account). You can store your contacts in your Google account so when you sign in on another device, it will import your contacts.\n\nFor backing up SMS messages you can use SMS BackUp+ or a similar app. \n\nFor more detailed explanation you can refer to HowToGeek's article on SMS backup.", "The largest English corpus I've found (over 10,000 messages) is the National University of Singapore's SMS corpus -- select the corpus with \"all\" messages -- however, closer examination reveals that relatively few of the messages originate from US participants.\n\nA corpus of SMS spam messages has been created which are written in English. There are over 1,000 legitimate messages and only a few hundred are spam-related.\n\nDr. Caroline Tagg created a corpus of SMS messages (although I believe they are primarily in British English), but I cannot find the corpus online. However, her paper contains hundreds of messages from the corpus.\n\nI created a text message corpus of SMS messages in American English that contains over 4,900 messages, a few hundred of which are related to illegal drug use. Now available only on archive.org." ]
How do I recover a hacked instagram?
[ "How can I recover a hacked Instagram?" ]
[ "How do you hack into Instagram?", "How do you recover a deleted Instagram account?", "How can I recover my hacked Instagram account having 6k+ followers?", "How can I hack Instagram passwords?", "How can I recover deleted messages in Instagram?", "How do I recover deleted direct messages on Instagram?", "How can I get my hacked Instagram account?", "Is there a way to hack someone's Instagram?", "How do I recover deleted messages on my dm on Instagram?", "Can I recover up my instagram messages?", "How do hack into my instagram account when I forget my paasword?", "My Gmail is hacked. How do I recover the password?", "Can anyone hack into your Instagram account?", "My Facebook account was hacked. How can I recover my Facebook account?", "What's the best way to hack an instagram account?", "How do I recover Snapchat chats?", "How do I hack Instagram account? Someone is using my identity and posting inappropriate post?", "How do I unblock my Instagram?", "How do I recover my snapchchat account?", "How do I delete a picture on Instagram?", "How do I contact instagram support?", "How do I recover my iCloud password?", "How do I recover deleted Facebook messages?", "How do I recover my Hotmail password?", "How do I recover my Gmail password?", "Is there a way to restore deleted Instagram photos?", "How do I recover my Facebook email and password?", "How do I get Instagram messages back when deleted?", "How do I recover my Apple password?", "How do I recover from failure?", "How can I recover my photos?", "How can I get back my instagram deleted dms?" ]
ABC 7 Medical: Newest Treatment for Breast Cancer
[ "ELIZABETH EDWARDS, THE WIFE OF SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS, WILL UNDERGO MORE TESTS TO DETERMINE HOW FAR HER BREAST CANCER HAS ADVANCED AND THE WAYS TO BEST TREAT IT." ]
[ "NEW YORK - Taking a statin drug does not seem to increase or decrease the likelihood of a woman developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the medical journal Cancer.", "The medical school will use the money for research into and treatment of obesity, diabetes, cancer and the diseases of aging, especially Alzheimer’s.", "(HealthDayNews) -- Twice as many women die from heart disease each year as from all types of cancer combined, including breast cancer, Duke University Medical Center says.", "NEW YORK - Depression appears to somewhat heighten the risk of breast cancer, but it has no significant association with lung, colon or prostate cancer, according to a review of the medical literature conducted by Dutch researchers.", "In an effort to find new ways to prevent breast cancer, two British cancer organizations called for the help of 100,000 volunteers to participate in a lifelong breast cancer study.", "Many children with chronic medical conditions such as cancer and cystic fibrosis may be taking dietary supplements that are not part of their prescribed treatment, a new survey shows." ]
Senate Takes Up Debit Card Swipe Fees
[ "The federal government is trying to lower the fees that stores pay banks every time a customer uses a debit card. Banks have been lobbying furiously against the effort, since they stand to lose billions. The Senate bill up for a vote Wednesday would delay new rules limiting swipe fees, and possibly force regulators to rewrite them." ]
[ "The Federal Reserve is expected to decide next month whether swipe fees should be capped. Swipe fees are charges that merchants pay to banks for customer transactions using debit or credit cards. These fees earn banks billions of dollars in revenue each year. Financial institutions are threatening to find other ways to make up for the loss of income, if fees are capped. To find out what this battle means for consumers, guest host Farai Chideya speaks with Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary.", "When Bank of America decided to introduce a $5 per month debit-card fee, consumers weren't happy. One senator even said it amounted to BoA \"sticking it to customers.\" All that noise might have encouraged JPMorgan Chase & Co. to steer clear. After testing out the concept in Georgia and northern Wisconsin for eight months, the bank said today that it scrapping the pilot next month and would not impose fees anywhere else. The Wall Street Journal reports that means Chase is following the footsteps of U.S. Bancorp, Citigroup Inc., PNC Financial Services Group Inc. and KeyCorp, which have decided against debit-card fees. The Los Angeles Times adds: A host of critics including President Obama have attacked BofA's plan to start charging account holders $5 a month if they use their debit cards to make purchases (ATM transactions are free). Citibank has said its tests, like Chase's, showed consumers really hate the idea of debit card fees. It has raised its fee for a basic checking account but has said it won't impose a debit fee. US Bank also has said it has no plans for such a fee, although Wells Fargo has begun conducting its own tests of a $3 monthly charge and some regional banks like SunTrust, a big presence in the Southeast, have started charging a fee similar to BofA's.", "The Senate fight over how much banks can charge retailers when customers use debit cards may have ended with financial institutions losing a 54-45 vote Wednesday that didn't fall along the usual partisan lines. Fifteen Republicans voted with Democrats against the banks, for instance. But that doesn't mean there weren't partisan implications in the vote. If those senators voting for the banks had gotten the six more votes, the outcome would have been different. It would have represented the first major nick in the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul legislation. And Dodd-Frank was seen as Democratic Party legislation. It passed on a barely bipartisan vote of 60-39 vote last July with only three Senate Republicans voting yes on a bill that had already passed the then-Democratic-controlled House. Read More But control of the House has changed. Since taking control, Republicans in that chamber have tried to scale back Dodd-Frank. But the Democrats' slim control of the Senate remains a roadblock. As Victoria McGrane and Maya Jackson Randall reported in The Wall Street Journal: The Wednesday vote strengthened the conviction held by many in Washington that changing Dodd-Frank will be next to impossible as long as Democrats control the Senate (italics added.) House Republicans have teed up several bills that would roll back major provisions of the law, including several bills to weaken the independence of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but critics say they are most likely dead on arrival in the Senate. Even though it focused on a once-obscure corner of the financial world, the swipe-fee provision had become a prime focus of the battle over the future of the Dodd-Frank overhaul, because it touched both banks and consumers directly. The financial industry's efforts to pull the threads out of the Dodd-Frank law may have hit a snag in the Senate as it's currently constituted. But Sen. Harry Reid only commands a 53-vote majority, 51 Democrats and two independents who caucus with the Democrats. It's safe to say the changes to the Dodd-Frank law the financial industry seeks, would more likely happen with a Republican Senate. Given that, it also seems safe to say the financial industry will do what it can to make that happen.", "Banks are looking to recap lost revenue as credit and debit card fees change. One perk Americans have long enjoyed is free checking accounts. But some lending institutions are eying checking accounts as a source of revenue that could offset what they will lose. Guest host Tony Cox speaks with personal finance coach Louis Barajas for more on how banks are cracking down on this perk. They also discuss the potential reduction of debit card swipe fees that credit companies charge retailers.", "Bank of America and other financial institutions have announced they intend to charge customers for their debit-card use. Jimmy Margulies and Lee Judge deposit their own views on the motive and timing for the new fees.", "Every time you use your debit card, your bank gets a fee of about 1.5 percent. Buy something for $100, and the store where you made the purchase has to pay the bank $1.50. This has been a cash cow for big banks, but it's about to change. The finance bill passed earlier this year calls for new rules that are likely to drive these fees down. As a result, Bank of America said today that it's going to take a $10.4 billion charge on its balance sheet because it expects to make a lot less money from its card business. The shift on debit-card fees is part of a broader push from Washington to limit some of the fees banks charge retail customers. Another rule, which took effect this year, makes it harder for banks to charge overdraft fees. Read More: The end of free checking These sorts of fees have been huge for banks. Banks have been able to offer free checking accounts even to people with tiny balances, in large part because they expect to make money from fees. (The econ 101 model of checking accounts -- where banks profit by paying low interest rates on checking accounts, and lending the money out at higher rates -- doesn't generate enough revenue to make small accounts profitable for banks.) So the decline in these fees is likely to mean the end of free checking for many customers. In other words, fees that are largely hidden to consumers -- overdraft fees, debit-card fees -- will be replaced by fees that are more predictable and transparent (like a $5 monthly charge for checking accounts below a certain balance). B of A is the biggest issuer of debit cards in the U.S., Patricia Hewett, an expert in this stuff at Mercator Advisory Group told me this morning. And it's the first big bank to take a charge because of the coming debit-card rules. But others may follow suit once the details of the new rules become clear in the next few months.", "The lawmakers' vote on the plan is also a test of Italy's leadership, and whether it's stable enough to deal with its troubled government finances. Meanwhile, major U.S. banks have backed off plans to impose new debit card fees, but thousands of people still shifted their money to smaller institutions.", "George grew up in Buffalo, NY and holds a B.A. in English from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Prior to joining The Nation, George was Senior Reporter/Blogger for ThinkProgress.org. He worked as a researcher for Michael Moore's SiCKO and as an Associate Producer on \"The Media Project\" on the Independent Film Channel. His work has been published in The Los Angeles Times, Media Matters, and The Buffalo News. Earlier this month, we reported on the Senate battle over \"swipe fees,\" which banks charge merchants for processing credit or debit cards. It appeared the story was over, and an effort by banks to maintain high swipe fees was vanquished — but an eleventh-hour action by the Federal Reserve Wednesday has given Wall Street yet another astonishing victory in Washington. The average swipe fee in America is 44 cents, the highest rate in the world. In December, the Federal Reserve released an analysis saying that banks could still make profit by charging 12 cents per transaction, and under the Dodd-Frank financial reform, planned to enforce this cap starting yesterday. Banks — which collect $20 billion every year from swipe fees — naturally did not want this revenue reduced by almost 75 percent. Early this year, they launched a massive lobbying campaign to pass a bill by Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) that would delay the Federal Reserve's cap. Retailers, who claim high fees drive up prices and hurt the bottom line of small stores, had their own well-funded campaign to defeat the bill, and ultimately prevailed. On June 8, Tester's bill failed to win a cloture vote. It was a ridiculously expensive battle, utilizing hundreds of lobbyists and tens of millions of dollars in contributions and advertising. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joked that it was a \"full employment\" bill, because \"everybody who is a lobbyist in Washington is working on this amendment.\" Senator Lindsey Graham said that \"everybody and their grandmother's lobbying on this\" and added it was in the \"top ten\" of brutal and well-funded lobbying battles that he's seen. The takeaway was that Wall Street could be defeated in Washington, but perhaps only by an equally well-funded special interest. As it turns out, even that assessment undersold the banks' influence. Wednesday, less than twenty-four hours before their rules were to go into effect, the Federal Reserve announced it would cap the fees at as high as 24 cents, not 12. In announcing that the Fed would double the proposed cap, chairman Ben Bernanke said \"I think this is the best available solution that implements the will of Congress and makes good economic decisions.\" Alongside the Senate fight, Wall Street has also been pressuring the Fed to help them out, and apparently their pleas have been heard. Even though the 12-cent cap imposed a 75 percent reduction, the profit margin on 12 cents was still 70 percent. When Bernanke spoke of a \"good economic decision\" by doubling that cap, he could only have been speaking of bank balance sheets. Moreover, the Fed's action essentially exempts debit-card swipes from the regulation. As Zach Carter explains at the Huffington Post, the 44-cent swipe fee average is actually a composite of two different averages. When you swipe your card at a store and choose \"credit\" and provide a signature, the average fee charged by banks is 56 cents. When you choose debit and enter a PIN number, the average fee is 23 cents. Thus, by capping swipe fees at 24 cents, the Fed is basically freeing all debit card transactions from regulation. Retailers are not pleased. \"The Federal Reserve very clearly did not follow through on the intent of the law,\" Mallory Duncan, chairman of the Merchants Payments Coalition, told Carter. \"The [Fed] board members are overwhelmingly bankers, so they decided to take several billion more from the public and give it to the banks,\" he added in comments to The Hill. Duncan also said retailers will be looking at ways to \"challenge\" the Fed's ruling. Washington lobbyists, call your office.", "Michele Norris talks about Bank of America's plan to charge some customers a monthly $5 fee for debit cards with Daniel Indiviglio, associate editor with <em>The Atlantic</em>. Indiviglio writes about business, finance, economics and politics.", "While it is unclear if Bank of America lost a significant number of customers after it announced it would charge $5 per month on its debit cards, Steve Kelley attributes the fee's repeal to customer backlash; Milt Prigee, meanwhile, thinks consumer outrage will ultimately have little effect.", "Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Sun Trust recently announced that they will charge customers a monthly fee to use their debit cards for purchases. Some financial experts are expressing concerns that the fees will push low-income and minority customers out of the banking system. Michel Martin hears from <em>Tell Me More's</em> regular finance contributor Alvin Hall.", "Bank of America is next year going to start charging most holders of its debit cards $5 a month if they use them to make purchases. It's the biggest sign so far of how new bank regulations are going to mean big changes for the millions of customers who have come to rely on cards that are tied to their checking accounts — and don't rack up potentially huge interest bills. And the big changes translate into money coming out of customers' pockets, analysts say. \"It is always the customer that ends up paying for it,\" Bill Hardekopf, who operates credit card ratings site LowCards.com, tells MSNBC. Bank of America, Chase and Wells Fargo (who each have been testing $3-a-month fees for debit cards in some markets) and other banks are looking for ways to recoup some of the money they're not going to be collecting anymore starting Saturday when new rules go into effect that limit \"swipe fees,\" Bloomberg News reports. Those are the fees that big banks can charge retailers every time a debit card holder uses that plastic to make a purchase. As The Wall Street Journal explains it, \"in June, the Federal Reserve Board finalized rules capping such fees at 24 cents per transaction, compared with a current average of 44 cents.\" Those rules changed \"the economics of offering a debit card,\" BofA spokesoman Anne Pace says, according to Reuters. It adds that \"Pace said customers expect certain features for their accounts, like overdraft and fraud protection, and the fee will offset some of those bank costs.\" Customers will not be charged for using the cards at ATM machines, BofA says. And \"premium\" customers won't be hit with the fee. A fee isn't the only big change for some debit card users. As the Detroit Free Press reports, many banks are cutting back the rewards programs tied to debit cards or instituting complicated rules that offer incentives for shopping at certain merchants. The Free Press offers this tip, though: The new rule on swipe fees \"does not apply ... to debit cards issued by banks and credit unions with less than $10 billion in assets.\" So it may pay to shop around. And as BankRate.com says: \"If your bank begins charging a debit card fee and you don't want to move your checking account, you can always go back to carrying a credit card. As long as you pay off your balance every month, credit cards can have advantages over debit cards such as rewards programs and better protection from fraud liability.\"", "The U.S. Treasury Department has come up with a way to expedite tax refunds for people who don't have bank accounts. The idea is to allow people to reduce the cost of getting their money. Nine million U.S. households -- that's 1 out of every 13 -- don't have a bank account. They often have to wait to get their tax refund check in the mail, and then pay a fee to a check casher. Or they might get a loan based on their refund through a tax preparation service. Either way, it's costly. Next week, the Treasury Department will offer 600,000 \"unbanked\" Americans a debit card that can receive direct deposits. Chi Chi Wu, an attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, points out that even the government's debit card isn't free. Some people will have to pay $4.95 a month for the card, but she says that's a lot cheaper than the current options. The challenge will be for the government's letter to get through to people. \"It's not just another piece of junk mail,\" she says. \"It's legitimately from Treasury, and it's something that could save them money.\" The government says it will try different messages in its letters to see which gets more people to sign up. STEVE INSKEEP, Host: Here's Lisa Chow of member station WNYC. LISA CHOW: Next week, the Treasury Department will offer 600,000 unbanked Americans a debit card that can receive direct deposits. M: I mean, I think the government is doing this to try to get more folks into the banking system. CHOW: Chi Chi Wu is an attorney at the National Consumer Law Center. She says the program isn't cost-free. Some people will have to pay $4.95 a month for the debit card. But she says that's a lot cheaper than the current options. The challenge will be whether the government's letter will get through to people. M: It's not just another piece of junk mail. It's, you know, actually, legitimately from Treasury, and it's something that could save them money. CHOW: For NPR News, I'm Lisa Chow in New York.", "Bank of America just confirmed that it is dropping a plan to charge many of its debit-card customers $5 a month if they use them to make purchases. \"We have listened to our customers very closely over the last few weeks and recognize their concern with our proposed debit usage fee,\" David Darnell, co-chief operating officer, says in the statement BofA just issued. \"Our customers' voices are most important to us. As a result, we are not currently charging the fee and will not be moving forward with any additional plans to do so.\" The Wall Street Journal broke the news and others, such as Bloomberg News, have followed. BofA's plan, announced in late September, wasn't popular with many customers and consumer rights activists. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said the bank was \"sticking it\" to customers. Last week, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said it was dropping plans for a $3-a-month pilot project. Other banks, including U.S. Bancorp, Citigroup Inc., PNC Financial Services Group Inc. and KeyCorp, also decided not to try to impose such charges.", "Several big banks, including Bank of America and Wells Fargo are introducing new fees for debit card users. The banks say they need to do this because they are losing income from other fees that are limited by new government regulations. Ron Lieber, a personal finance columnist for <em>The New York Times,</em> talks to Lynn Neary about the new fees.", "Bank of America says it's getting rid of overdraft fees on debit-card purchases. The move comes a few months before new federal rules will make it much harder for banks to charge the fees, which have become a big source of revenue. In the current system, when a customer doesn't have enough money in his account to cover a debit-card purchase, the purchase goes through and the customer gets charged an overdraft fee of $35 or so. In the new system, purchases will be denied if the customer doesn't have enough money in his account. Last fall, Bank of America started allowing customers to opt out of overdraft protection on their debit card -- to voluntarily change the settings on their account, so purchases are denied if there's not enough money in the account. But some people who wanted to change their account settings said B of A tried to talk them out of it. (B of A said it was just trying to explain the implications of opting out.) I wrote about this issue a couple weeks ago. Read More >> Under the new changes B of A is announcing, customers who want overdraft protection can choose to link their debit card to a savings account or credit card. The changes won't affect old-fashioned checks. And customers who try to overdraw their account at the ATM will be given a warning that they're about to overdraw their account. Under new federal rules that will take effect this summer, banks won't be allowed to charge customers overdraft fees for debit-card purchases unless customers sign up for overdraft protection. For customers who don't sign up, debit card purchases that would overdraw the customer's account will be denied. Citigroup already denies debit-card purchases that would overdraw the customer's account, USA Today notes. Other banks say they're still working on new policies.", "The Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would impose new restrictions on the credit card industry. It slows interest rate increases and places restrictions on penalty fees. It limits cards for minors. The House is on track to pass the bill as early as Wednesday and send it to President Obama.", "There's a new kind of plastic on the rise. Prepaid debit cards are the fastest growing of all electronic payments, according to a new report by the Federal Reserve System. U.S. consumers loaded $28.6 billion on reloadable prepaid debit cards last year -- more than double what they did in 2007. In an increasingly card-based economy, issuers of prepaid debit cards say they are offering an affordable alternative for the millions of unbanked and underbanked Americans. But consumer advocates warn that the industry needs more regulation, as some cardholders face hefty fee schedules to access prepaid debit. The Convenience Of Prepaid Consumers are drawn to the convenience of using prepaid debit cards, Terry Maher tells NPR's Audie Cornish. Maher is general counsel of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (NBPCA), an industry group, and has spent the past 25 years advising financial institutions on their prepaid card businesses. Prepaid debit can be used anywhere the card's brand, such as Visa or MasterCard, is accepted. \"It's a lot safer than carrying cash … [and] the consumer can better budget and keep track of what they're spending,\" adds Maher. Prepaid debit cards can also ease the worries of gift givers, allowing recipients to purchase their own gifts with the cards. The Cost Of Prepaid But the convenience of prepaid debit cards comes with a cost, says Adam Levitin, a law professor at Georgetown University who specializes in financial regulation. \"You don't have to worry about going over limit or overdraft fees, but there are plenty of other problems with prepaid debit cards,\" Levitin says. Those problems come up because prepaid debit cards are largely unregulated, Levitin says, and as a result, some cards charge fees that can easily reduce the stored value even before the card is used. Consumers often assume that the purchase price is the only cost of using a prepaid debit card, but some cards also charge activation fees, monthly maintenance fees, cash withdrawal fees, reloading fees and even inactivity fees. Ripping Off Consumers? A prepaid debit card launched by the Kardashian sisters of the cable TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians was recently pulled off the market after receiving criticism for its fee schedule and its appeal to financially unsophisticated teenagers. Levitin says the RushCard offered by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons is another example of a prepaid debit card that charges high fees. Consumers can choose from four different RushCard designs, with purchase prices ranging from $3.95 to $14.95, and monthly plan users pay $9.95 each month in maintenance fees. \"[Simmons has] lent his name to this prepaid product, which he likes to market … that he's helping low- to moderate-income communities because it helps them avoid going to check-cashing outlets, which can be very expensive. But he's just replacing one form of expensive financial services for the poor with another, and it's hard to say which is really better,\" Levitin says. A Solution For The Un- And Underbanked? Maher says prepaid debit cards help meet the needs for the millions of unbanked and underbanked in the U.S. \"We're providing a solution to a community that otherwise would have a great difficulty in participating in everyday activities,\" Maher says. At least 17 million unbanked adults do not have a checking or savings account, according to a 2009 survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The underbanked represent about 43 million adults who have a bank account but rely on alternative financial services such as check-cashing stores and payday loans. As the cost of keeping low-balance checking accounts rises, prepaid debit cards provide a more affordable option for increasingly more consumers, Maher says. Regulation Prospects Regulation of the growing prepaid debit card industry will most likely come from the newly established Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but don't expect it anytime soon, Levitin says. In the meantime, Maher says competition between major card issuers will drive fee reduction for some prepaid debit cards. Still, Levitin warns that consumers on the market for prepaid debit cards will have to be careful. AUDIE CORNISH, host: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Audie Cornish. Guy Raz is away. There's a holiday tradition that's taking a hit this year. People are backing away from their credit cards. After Black Friday weekend, financial industry watchers found that fewer than 20 percent of shoppers used credit cards to buy stocking stuffers - the lowest rate in nearly three decades. Instead, there's a new kind of plastic on the rise: prepaid debit cards. And they could be the next big thing for a financial industry that's worried about losing billions in revenue as new Wall Street regulations take effect in the coming months. You might recognize the pitch: Unidentified Woman #1: Prepaid cards give you the power of plastic, but they allow you to manage your money in a way t", "Many Bank of America customers will have to start paying a monthly fee to use their debit cards next year. The fee won't apply to customers who only use their cards at ATMs or to premium customers. But for everyone else, it'll be five dollars. Banks have started imposing new fees on services that were previously free to make up for losses they expect from regulatory changes.", "Starting in October, banks aren't going to be able to charge as much as they used to when consumers pay by debit card. The Federal Reserve has issued a final rule on so-called \"swipe fees\" that are charged to merchants every time a debit card is used. Retailers have been complaining for years about the fees banks charge whenever a customer pulls out a debit card. Congress listened last year and included an amendment in the big financial overhaul to limit fees on debit transactions. In December, the Fed came out with a preliminary rule that raised howls from banks and credit unions. And thus began a six-month lobbying bonanza that included 11,000 public comments, numerous TV and radio ads, social media campaigns, petition drives and efforts to get Congress to intervene. The result: A revised final rule that limits fees to about 21 cents per transaction, plus several cents for fraud prevention. That's just about half of what banks are now charging. \"It's obvious that the Fed listened to the concerns of credit unions and other small issuers,\" says Bill Cheney, president of the Credit Union National Association. \"We feel better about the 21 cents than we felt about the 12, that's for sure.\" Twelve cents per transaction is what the Fed had originally proposed, and retailers were pretty happy with that. But they feel differently about Wednesday's announcement. \"We are deeply disappointed with this result,\" says Tita Freeman of the National Retail Federation. \"Clearly they bowed to pressure — significant pressure — from the banks, and watered down the end rule.\" The Fed's Board of Governors voted for the new rules 4-1. It was \"one of our most challenging rulemakings\" under the financial regulatory law, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said. Fed Gov. Elizabeth Duke cast the dissenting vote. She said the industry will inevitably find other ways to profit and consumers will bear that cost. The change does not apply to credit cards, government-issued debit cards, prepaid cards or cards issued by banks and credit unions with assets under $10 billion. Under the final rule, banks will be losing about 40 percent of their revenue from debit cards, and that translates into billions of dollars. It is unclear whether consumers will notice a difference. What is certain is the lobbying and wrangling isn't done. There's too much money on the line. NPR's Tamara Keith reported for this story. STEVE INSKEEP, host: And in this country the Federal Reserve has handed down a final rule on the contentious issue of swipe fees. Those are the fees that merchants pay every time you use a debit card to buy something. Starting in October, banks will not be able to charge stores as much as in the past. NPR's Tamara Keith reports. TAMARA KEITH: For years, retailers have been complaining about the fees banks charge whenever someone pays by card. Last year, Congress listened and included an amendment in the big financial overhaul to limit fees on debit transactions. In December, the Fed came out with a preliminary rule that raised howls from banks and credit unions, and thus began a six month lobbying bonanza that included 11,000 public comments, numerous TV and radio ads, social media campaigns, petition drives and efforts to get Congress to intervene. The result, a revised final rule limiting fees to about 21 cents per transaction, plus a few cents for other things like fraud prevention. That's just about half of what banks are now charging but it's still a victory, says Bill Cheney, president of the Credit Union National Association. Mr. BILL CHENEY (Credit Union National Association): It's obvious that the Fed listened to the concerns of credit unions and other small issuers. We feel better about the 21 cents than we did about the 12, that's for sure. KEITH: Twelve cents per transaction is what the Fed had originally proposed and retailers were pretty happy with that. Now? Ms. TITA FREEMAN (National Retail Federation): We are deeply disappointed with this result. KEITH: Tita Freeman is with the National Retail Federation. Ms. FREEMAN: Clearly they bowed to pressure, significant pressure from the banks, and watered down the end rule. KEITH: Still, under that final rule banks will be losing about 40 percent of their revenue from debit cards - billions of dollars. It remains an open question whether consumers will notice a difference at all. What's certain is the lobbying and wrangling isn't done. There's too much money on the line. Tamara Keith, NPR News, Washington.", "THE PERILS OF PLASTIC Curtailing your consumption is just one part of the fast. The second part is eliminating the use of plastic, both credit and debit. There's a real danger in relying on credit even if you pay off your credit card bill every month. Paying with plastic just makes purchasing too easy. Swipe, and within seconds you can be mired in debt. Let's consider the example of purchasing a flat-screen television. If you had to stand at a cash register and count out bill after bill after bill after bill to pay the hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars for a television, you certainly would contemplate whether the purchase made financial sense. You might even do some mental accounting to calculate what debts you could pay down or pay off instead. Plastic doesn't allow for that deliberation. There are two kinds of credit card users — those who carry a balance and those who pay off their charges every month. Those who pay off their charges often assume they are in control of their credit card usage. After all, you have to admire the marketing might of credit card issuers. They have done a stellar job in persuading otherwise smart people that using plastic can come with no price. This group of convenience credit card users is convinced that they are pulling one over on the card companies. They point to the reward points they receive or the fact that they never, or seldom, pay any credit card interest. But I assure you there is a cost. You may be able to bear it, but there is an extra cost to using credit. The banks know and studies have shown that even those of us who think we are using credit wisely are being duped. That's because when you use credit, you often spend more than you would if you use cash. Even if you don't pay interest on the money because you settle the bill before the next billing cycle, or if you collect a plane ticket or two as part of a credit card reward program, you're still spending more. That means the banks win and you lose. In one study aimed at marketers, Greg Davies at Britain's Warwick University found that customers using credit cards spend more than those paying with cash or checks in purchasing situations that are otherwise identical in every other respect. Davies concludes that credit cards boost spending because of the psychophysics of how our brains work. He found that credit cards reduce the pain of payment because we don't do the same mental accounting as we do when we pay with cash. I know from experience that many ­people do not make the same purchases when they pay with plastic. This isn't just a feeling or anecdotal evidence. Researchers have found that ­people's willingness to purchase more products or ser­vices increases with the use of plastic.* Over the years that the Prosperity Partners Ministry has conducted the financial fast, some business professional or small business entrepreneur inevitably objects to the no credit card rule, arguing that he or she may need to use credit during a work trip or for other business purposes. Generally speaking, during the fast, the rule about avoiding credit card use applies only to personal credit card use, but I would still ask you to consider if there is a way around using credit even for business reasons. Too many small business owners are unnecessarily deep in credit card debt. You should also limit use of your debit card. If you must use it, limit your purchases to groceries or gas. WHY LIMIT DEBIT CARD USE? Through my work in Prosperity Partners, I've found that even debit card users, especially those without credit card debt — still whip out the plastic far too easily and spend more than they would if they were limited to using only cash. Many debit card users who have participated in the fast argue that they can't spend more than what's in their checking account; therefore, it's the same as cash. But that's not true. If it were true, the banks wouldn't have introduced overdraft protection, a common debit card feature that allows banks to rake in billions (yes, that's with a b) in fees. About 90 percent of banks' consumer-fee income comes from overdraft and insufficient-funds charges. An overdraft study published in 2008 by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation found that at least 81 percent of banks allow overdrafts to take place at ATMs and through point-of-sale/debit transactions. An overwhelming majority of banks in the FDIC survey did not inform customers until after the transaction had been completed that they didn't have enough money in their bank account to cover their electronic transaction. Only about 8 percent of the financial institutions informed consumers that funds were insufficient before transactions were completed, thereby allowing them an opportunity to avoid a fee. A debit card is a cousin to the credit card, and it poses a similar problem — it allows people to buy stuff with cash they really don't have. People are quick to swipe their debit card, only to learn later after getting an overdraft", "-- Host Bob Edwards talks with Kiplinger Finance Magazine Editor Nancy Lloyd about the drawbacks of debit cards. Lloyd says the cards can be more costly to consumers than credit cards and offer less protection against theft.", "Vice President Pence cast the tie-breaking vote last night in the Senate to repeal a rule that made it easier for Americans to sue their banks and credit card companies for wrongdoing. Wiping out the rule affects tens of millions of Americans who will be sent to arbitration on disputes over a credit card, checking account or prepaid card. It also dismantles the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has been working on this for years.", "There are a bunch of proposed financial-reform amendments that haven't come up for a vote in the Senate. One of them would cap ATM fees at 50 cents. A reporter from the Omaha World-Herald asked Ben Nelson, a senator from Nebraska, about the issue. \"I've never used an ATM, so I don't know what the fees are,\" Nelson said. Nebraska's other senator, Mike Johanns, said he has used ATMs at most five times in his life.", "If you shopped recently at 63 Barnes & Noble stores in nine states and used a credit or debit card there's a chance that thieves got hold of data about your accounts and your PIN. As the company has announced: \"The tampering, which affected fewer than 1 percent of PIN pads in Barnes & Noble stores, was a sophisticated criminal effort to steal credit card information, debit card information, and debit card PIN numbers from customers who swiped their cards through PIN pads when they made purchases. This situation involved only purchases in which a customer swiped a credit or debit card in a store using one of the compromised PIN pads.\" The retailer advises customers who used debit cards in the stores to: -- \"Change the PIN numbers on their debit cards.\" -- \"Review their accounts for unauthorized transactions.\" -- \"Notify their banks immediately if they discover any unauthorized purchases or withdrawals.\" And it advises credit card users to: -- \"Review their statements for any unauthorized transactions.\" -- \"Notify their card-issuing banks if they discover any unauthorized purchases or cash advances.\" Where are the 63 stores? Here's the list (click on the title to pop up a larger version).", "Businesses frustrated by the fees they pay to credit card companies are looking at a European Union proposal that would reduce the swipe fees merchants have to pay every time a customer pays with a card. The EU proposal calls for a cap on the swipe fees of 0.3 percent of the amount charged to a card &#8212; far lower than the 2 to 4 percent typically charged now. According to Roll Call, credit card swipe fees have tripled in the past decade. And entrepreneur Ben Milne says there&#8217;s another way. Milne is founder of the company Dwolla, which offers a digital payment system that could allow stores to bypass the need for credit card networks and pay lower fees. Interview Highlights On how Dwolla works &#8220;You just basically pull up your phone, type in a phone number, email address, or if they&#8217;re already in the network, you just search their name just like a friend on Facebook. Hit pay, how much, and the money just moves.&#8221; On bringing down the cost &#8220;The fees that come into a credit card system really pay for the infrastructure to support it: All the people that are doing the sales, all the hardware, all the old systems, the fraud protection inside of it. When you just remove all that stuff, when you don&#8217;t have to mail anything anymore, you can actually remove a ton of fees just by building a new system. I mean, the internet really just lets us cheat.&#8221; On his experience with credit card fees &#8220;There was a point where [our small business] realized that there was about $55,000 a year in credit card fees that we were paying, and for whatever reason, I couldn&#8217;t let that go at the time. And so I guess I looked at that $55,000 for a small business that really only employed 10 to 12 people. That was a new employee so I could take some time off; that was a new product line so the company could make more money. You know, there were so many things that as a small business owner I feel like I could have done with that, and I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m alone. I know there are a lot of small business that are getting eaten by the fees.&#8221; \nRead more: MIT Technology Review profile of Ben Milne\n\nGuest\n\nBen Milne, founder of Dwolla. He tweets @bpmilne.\n ROBIN YOUNG, HOST: It's HERE AND NOW. The Merchants Payments Coalition, that's a group of stores lobbying for lower credit card fees, released a study this month that found that more than 150,000 jobs could be created annually if the swipe fees that businesses have to pay to credit and debit card companies were significantly reduced. Those fees have tripled in the last decade, according to Roll Call. Well, our next guest says there might be an even cheaper way. Ben Milne is founder of the start-up Dwolla, as in the dollar plus Web. That's an online payment system that bypasses credit cards and charges lower fees. The MIT Technology Review says they're on track to process over a billion dollars this year, and they're in the process of connecting with all financial institutions for all transactions. Bill Milne joins us in the studio. Welcome. BEN MILNE: Thank you. YOUNG: How do you this? I mean, businesses are using it for daily transactions. People can also use it instead of checks. How is this different, let's say, from PayPal? MILNE: Yeah, sure. I mean, PayPal takes in a bunch of different types of payments, so Visa, MasterCard, Discover, you know, all these essentially plastic cards that allows you to pay a merchant. So it's not too much different than kind of going into a retail store and making a payment, then you have all these providers and technology that kind of transfers that money. Dwolla bypasses all the fees by building our own network. We basically took the Internet and used the Internet to replace the entire infrastructure that supports a plastic card. The Internet wasn't around 20 or 30 years ago or 40 years ago when a lot of these companies really started the scale. We use the Internet to transfer money between people for whatever reason. And data is basically free these days and everything is connected, so why not? YOUNG: Let's say I'm in the store and I'm purchasing something. Can I do it through Dwolla if the store isn't in your system? MILNE: So you could, but I don't know if they would give you the goods or services that you're trying to purchase. Most of the people that are in the network that would go into a retail store, they would know beforehand that it's some - it's a store that already participates in the network. YOUNG: How many do you have? MILNE: I think right now we're just under 30,000 retail locations. And, you know, that grows more and more every single day. YOUNG: Let's say I'd like to pay someone for something, but I don't want to use a credit card. Take me through the steps of how I would do that through Dwolla. MILNE: If they were in front of you, you just basically pull up your phone, type in, like, a phone number, email address. Or if they're already in the network, just search their n", "A new political effort to stop large overdraft fees could change the way we do banking. Congressional Democrats want to end the banking practice of automatically charging high penalty fees on customers who spend beyond the funds in their accounts. Host Scott Simon speaks to <em>New York Times</em> business columnist Joe Nocera about who's affected and what it means for checking and savings accounts.", "It started with the iPod. In 2001, Apple promised to do away with stacks of CDs and put 1,000 songs in your pocket. Thirteen years later, the music industry is unrecognizable: Most brick-and-mortar record stores have closed, and a pocket-size hard drive filled with music seems quaint in a world with YouTube and Spotify. We didn't know it at the time, but the introduction of the iPod began Apple's shift from Macs to consumer electronics, which resuscitated the ailing computer-maker's fortunes and helped transform it into the world's most valuable company. Next on Apple's list of industries to shake up is something much more basic: how we pay for things countless times a day. Apple is taking aim at what's in our wallet. Our cash and credit cards, as well online shopping. Apple Pay uses what's known as a near-field chip to communicate with payment sensors at store checkouts. It works with Touch ID, a system built into recent iPhones that uses your fingerprint as a pass code. And Apple Pay promises to make transactions more secure at a time when major retailers, including Target and Home Depot, have reported massive breaches of their payment systems. Apple's foray into e-payments was predicted long ago, and it is not the first phone-maker to get into it. Windows and Android phones already have NFC chips for payments. But they haven't caught on. John-Kurt Pliniussen, associate professor of Internet marketing and innovation at Queens School of Business in Ontario, says Apple's entry into e-payments means magnetic strip credit and debit cards are now \"state of the ark\" — about as relevant as Noah's floodworthy vessel. \"The question is how quickly this will dominate the world, because it will,\" Pliniussen says. Apple has built its corporate empire by making money off apps, music and devices. That got us thinking: What's Apple Inc. going to get out of Apple Pay? iWant Susan Crawford, an Internet policy expert and visiting professor at Harvard Law School, sees the payment system as a way of locking in increased loyalty for already adoring Apple fans. If Apple can leverage its customers' pre-existing trust to help consumers jump over their privacy concerns associated with e-payments, she says, the company may have made one more reason for users to keep their iPhones clutched tightly in their hand at all times. \"Really this is all about affection for these devices, which are literally very close to people's hearts,\" Crawford says. Ryan McInerney, president of Visa, framed Apple Pay as a win-win for both Apple and credit card companies. \"Buying things on your mobile phones is not as easy as it should be,\" he says. Apple \"wants to engage their customers on their devices as much as possible.\" Card companies think that keeping your beloved, trusted phone in your hand longer, and closer to your heart, means you'll spend more money with it — that's good for Apple and good for Visa, MasterCard and the like. Swipe Fees Apple reportedly negotiated a cut from the \"swipe fees\" that card companies charge merchants when you use your card, but Visa's McInerney would not comment on what, if any, agreements were made. It's not likely we will hear an official statement on how much Apple is getting each time a consumer taps a phone on a sensor. Credit card swipe fees are something of a trade secret for companies like Visa and MasterCard — a class-action lawsuit that alleged swipe fee price fixing was settled in 2012. Many retailers say the fees are still too high. Wal-Mart is suing Visa after opting out of the settlement. Apple Has Your Credit Card Number Apple already has what analysts believe is the largest cache of consumer credit card numbers in the world. In a conference call with investors this April, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company had 800 million iTunes accounts, the majority of which had active credit cards stored on them. (That's up from 575 million in June 2013.) For new Apple Pay users, the default payment will be the card that is already stored in their iTunes account. That's one less hoop for consumers to jump through before they can start tapping and buying. Security In the past, Apple succeeded in making money by presenting more attractive alternatives to industries under attack. In 2001, the music industry was battered by music-sharing services like Napster. The iTunes Store's growing clout forced companies to play with Apple and agree to its payment scheme. Today, credit card companies like Visa and MasterCard are scrambling to implement PIN verification systems to respond to repeated massive breaches of consumer data. Credit card transaction fees differ based on whether a card is \"present\" or \"not present.\" This means that buying something online assesses a higher fee as a type of insurance to hedge against the increased risk of fraud in online transactions. In his keynote address Tuesday, Cook made the security argument by saying the magnetic stripe and 16 digits of plastic credit cards are \"outdated and vulnerab", "When President Obama signs the financial regulation overhaul bill Wednesday, he'll usher in sweeping changes for everything from Wall Street investment firms to Main Street banks. The bill also gives a break to retailers who say they have suffered years of high fees on debit card transactions. When people pay with plastic, about 2 cents on the dollar gets eaten up with fees. The money goes to the banks that issue the cards and to the payment networks Visa and Mastercard. It may not sound like much, but Sonja Hubbard, CEO of E-Z Mart, a chain of 300 convenience stores in the South, says it adds up fast. \"Within our company, we average almost $10 million a year ... on fees,\" she said. Hubbard said it's the company's second-largest expense, right behind payroll. She said those fees mean E-Z Mart actually loses money on small transactions such as a cup of coffee or a newspaper. She says one day a college kid came into one of her stores three times. \"The highest purchase was $2.35 and then the other two were below that,\" she said. \"And so I thought, it's a frequent customer who you have to value was there three times in one day, and I lost money on every transaction.\" Hubbard is thrilled about the amendment in the financial regulation bill that aims to rein in the fees on debit card transactions. It directs the Federal Reserve to set a new fee structure that is reasonable and proportional. Everyone agrees that means merchants like the E-Z Mart stores will be paying less in the future. But there's much disagreement about whether consumers will be ultimately better off. The banking industry is predicting this one component will cost it billions and could have unintended consequences for consumers. \"This is a cost shift from merchants to the consumers, of their operating costs down to the consumers,\" said Scott Talbott, senior vice president of the Financial Services Roundtable, which represents Visa, Mastercard and all of the biggest banks. He said he doesn't think retailers are going to pass all of their savings on to customers -- and he doesn't think banks will just eat the losses. These transaction fees have become a significant source of revenue. \"You could start seeing an annual fee for a debit card,\" he said. \"You could see -- like they do in Canada -- a fee for a certain number of debit card transactions, or a loss of rewards or other type program.\" Bank of America hasn't decided what it will do. But on a recent earnings call, company executives estimated they could lose as much as $2.3 billion of revenue a year. Mallory Duncan, senior vice president and general counsel with the National Retail Federation, says he's convinced the change will help consumers, not hurt them. His group has been pushing to get these fees regulated for years. \"All of these swipe fees that go with debit cards are hidden from consumers,\" he said. \"And one of the benefits of this legislation is that it pushes things into the open. \"And if the banks try to make it up someplace else, consumers have a choice about whether they want to bank with a bank that's trying to gouge them.\" Banks, of course, wouldn't call it gouging. The bill also allows merchants to set a minimum dollar amount for accepting a credit card -- say $10. It also allows them to offer discounts to people who forgo plastic and pay with cash or check. MARY LOUISE KELLY, host: The law that overhauls financial regulations, which the president is signing today, ushers in sweeping changes for everything from Wall Street investment firms to Main Street banks. The bill also gives a break to retailers, who say theyve suffered years of high fees on debit card transactions. NPR's Tamara Keith reports. Unidentified Man: Roast beef. Mr. DAVID GERHARDT (Cafe Phillips): And would what you like with that? TAMARA KEITH: It's the lunchtime rush at Caf� Phillips in Washington, D.C. And when it comes time to pay for those roast beef sandwiches, a lot of customers pull out plastic. David Gerhardt mans the register with no small amount of flair. Mr. GERHARDT: You have a nice day. I generally much prefer when people have cash, as I'd much work with cash than I am with the card. KEITH: The owner likes cash too, but for a different reason. When people pay with plastic, about two cents on the dollar gets eaten up with fees. The money goes to the banks that issue the cards and to the payment networks, Visa and Mastercard. It may not sound like much, but Sonja Hubbard says it adds up fast. She's the CEO of E-Z Mart stores, a chain of 300 convenience stores in the South. Ms. SONJA HUBBARD (CEO, E-Z Mart): Within our company, we average almost $10 million a year, so. KEITH: On fees? Ms. HUBBARD: Just on fees. Yes. KEITH: She says its the second-largest expense, right behind payroll. Ms. HUBBARD: More expensive than the rent. KEITH: On small transactions, like a cup of coffee or a newspaper, Hubbard says those fees mean E-Z Mart actually loses money. She says one day a college kid c", "The financial regulation overhaul passed last year created a new agency to protect consumers and promised sweeping changes for everything from Wall Street investment firms to Main Street banks. But a relatively small provision — added as an amendment late in the process — is now at the center of a massive lobbying effort pitting retailers against banks. This is a multibillion-dollar fight about who should bear the cost when you swipe your debit card to buy a bag of Skittles, a cup of coffee or a television. Right now, the retailer pays a charge to your bank and either Visa or Mastercard. Hidden to consumers, it's called an interchange fee. Nationwide, these fees cost retailers about $16 billion a year. But thanks to the financial overhaul legislation, costs to retailers are about to go down. Banks and card companies Visa and MasterCard are poised to lose billions. So, they're pushing legislation to delay the start of the new rule. \"Congress is going to decide who's going to win. Is it a big business or the biggest business?\" says Paul Blumenthal, senior writer at the Sunlight Foundation, an open-government group. He's watching this fight closely. On one side, you've got Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Amazon and the convenience store on the corner. And on the other, you've got Visa, MasterCard, Wells Fargo and the credit union down the block. \"Senators and congressmen see this as the premier lobbying issue at the moment,\" Blumenthal says. \"This seems to be the one that sticks out as the one that they're being lobbied on the most.\" Lobbying Efforts Intensify There's a huge amount of money being spent, but it's hard to get a read on just how much. In the first quarter of this year, the coalitions for the retailers and the banks spent a combined $340,000 on lobbying. But it's not just the coalitions. Individual retailers, individual banks and all of their trade associations are lobbying on this, too. Then there are the ads — even on the subway in Washington, D.C. One reads: \"Washington is helping giant retailers clean out your wallet.\" Trish Wexler, a spokeswoman for the Electronic Payments Coalition, the group of banks and credit unions behind the ads, says they are running on about 100 rail cars. \"When you talk about it in terms like interchange fees, or merchant discount fee, you know, we kind of tune it out as average Americans,\" she says. \"My job was to make sure that people understood that this means that our debit card is going to end up costing us more as a result.\" The banks and credit unions say that if the rule goes through and they lose $12 billion a year in interchange fees, they're going to have to raise fees on consumers, slash rewards or stop issuing debit cards altogether. Retailers say if they win, they'll pass the savings on to consumers. Both sides say if the other guys win, consumers lose. Dueling Business Interests Both the banks and the retailers say they have the little guys on their side. \"We've had over 250,000 of our members contact their representatives in Washington, just in the last month,\" says Bill Cheney, president of the Credit Union National Association. Retailers are calling and writing their members of Congress, too, asking that they let the rule go into effect as planned. \"We already worked on this one, we already figured that this isn't fair,\" says Tariq Hussein, a 7-Eleven franchisee in Washington, D.C. \"Why reopen now? What happened?\" What happened is that $12 billion is a lot of money. If Congress doesn't act, which is entirely possible, then the new rule will take effect July 21. And sometime after that, maybe we'll learn how consumers came out. RENEE MONTAGNE, Host: NPR's Tamara Keith reports. TAMARA KEITH: Banks and the card companies are poised to lose billions. So now they're pushing legislation to delay the start of the new rule. PAUL BLUMENTHAL: Congress is going to decide who's going to win. Is it a big business or the biggest business? KEITH: On one side you've got Wal-Mart and Home Depot and Amazon and the convenience store on the corner. And on the other side you've got Visa and MasterCard and the big banks and the credit union down the block. BLUMENTHAL: Senators and congressmen see this as the premier lobbying issue at the moment. This seems to be the one that sticks out as the one that they're being lobbied on the most. KEITH: Unidentified Woman: Red line (unintelligible)... KEITH: I'm riding on the Metro here in Washington, D.C., and the fight over these interchange rules has made it even here. There are ads all over this train that say: Washington is helping giant retailers clean out your wallet. (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) TRISH WEXLER: We have ads running on about 100 railcars. KEITH: Trish Wexler is the spokesperson for the Electronic Payments Coalition, the group of banks and credit unions behind the Metro ads. WEXLER: When you talk about it in terms like interchange fees or merchant discount fee, you know, we kind of tune it out as average Americans. My", "Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have sent President Obama a bill that would rein in credit card fees and interest rates, while allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons in national parks. The Senate passed the measure Tuesday. The House acted on Wednesday.", "What can President-elect Joe Biden do without his party in charge of the Senate? One idea that's gaining steam: Force banks to offer low-cost, no overdraft bank accounts." ]
Midwest Recovering from Sunday's Tornadoes
[ "At least 10 people were killed -- and 40 injured -- in the Midwest after a series of tornadoes swept across the Midwest. The bulk of the deaths occurred in Missouri. Crews assessing the damage Monday say it is remarkable more people weren't hurt." ]
[ "The Illinois National Guard is assisting in search and recovery operations in the community of Washington, where neighborhoods were flattened by a tornado that cut a path about an eighth of a mile wide, from one side of town to the other. An unusually powerful late-season storm system brought damaging winds and tornadoes to 12 states yesterday, from Missouri to western New York. Illinois was hit hardest, with at least six people killed and dozens more injured. Another storm-related death is reported in Michigan. Here & Now&#8217;s Jeremy Hobson gets the latest from reporter Laura Nightengale of the Peoria Journal Star, who was in Washington during the storm. We also hear a report from WILL&#8217;s Sean Powers on the damage in the communities of Urbana and Gifford, and check in with meteorologist Ed Kieser. Hear the report by Sean Powers and the interview with Ed Kieser\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t \n\t\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \t\n\t \t\t\n\t\t play\n\t\t pause\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t Neighborhoods Leveled By Midwest Tornadoes &nbsp;\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t /\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \t\n\t\t mute\n\t\t unmute\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \t\n\t \t \n\t \t \n\t\t\t \n\t \n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function(){\n\t\t\tvar set50per = false;\n\t\t\tvar set30sec = false;\n\t\t\tvar set95per = false;\t\n\t\t\tjQuery(\"#wbur-player-1\").jPlayer({\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tcssSelectorAncestor: \"#wbur-player-wrap-1\",\n\t\t\t\tready: function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(this).jPlayer(\"setMedia\", {\"title\":\"Neighborhoods Leveled By Midwest Tornadoes\",\"duration\":\"04:03\",\"mp3\":\"http://audio.wbur.org/storage/2013/11/hereandnow_1118_midwest-tornadoes-more.mp3\",\"oga\":\"http://audio.wbur.org/storage/2013/11/hereandnow_1118_midwest-tornadoes-more.ogg\"});\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\ttimeupdate: function (event){\n\t\t\t\t\tvar percent = event['jPlayer']['status']['currentPercentRelative'];\n\t\t\t\t\tvar duration = event['jPlayer']['status']['duration'];\n\t\t\t\t\tvar audioListenedSec = event['jPlayer']['status']['currentTime'];\n\t\t\t\t\tif(duration == 0 || audioListenedSec == 0) return;\n\t\t\t\t\tif(!set30sec && audioListenedSec >= 30) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Audio Player', '30 seconds listened','Neighborhoods Leveled By Midwest Tornadoes']);\n\t\t\t\t\t\tset30sec = true;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\tif(!set50per && percent > 50) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Audio Player', '50pct Listened','Neighborhoods Leveled By Midwest Tornadoes']);\n\t\t\t\t\t\tset50per = true;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\tif(!set95per && percent > 95) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Audio Player', '95pct listened','Neighborhoods Leveled By Midwest Tornadoes']);\n\t\t\t\t\t\tset95per = true;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tswfPath: \"http://cdn.wbur.org/flash/Jplayer.swf\",\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tsupplied: \"mp3,oga\",\n\t\t\t\twmode: \"window\",\n\t\t\t\tsmoothPlayBar: true,\n\t\t\t\tkeyEnabled: false,\n\t\t\t\ttimeFormat: { 'padMin' : false, 'padHour' : false, 'showMin' : true },\n\t\t\t\tsolution: \"flash,html\"\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\n\t\t});\n\t\t//I AM BATMAN\n\t\nSean Powers' photos of tornado damage in Gifford\nView slideshow\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t \n\t $(document).ready(function() {\n\t $(\"a[rel=gallery-1]\").fancybox({\n\t prevEffect\t: 'none',\n\t nextEffect\t: 'none',\n\t maxWidth : '85%',\n\t maxHeight : '85%',\n\t helpers\t: {\n\t title : {\n\t type: 'inside'\n\t }\n\t }\n\t });\n\t });\n\t \nGuests\n\nLaura Nightengale, reporter for the Journal Star newspaper in Peoria, Ill. She tweets @lauranight.\nEd Kieser, meteorologist in Illinois and visiting lecturer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.\n\nReporter\n\nSean Powers, reporter for Illinois Public Media in Urbana. He tweets @SeanCPow.\n JEREMY HOBSON, HOST: People are cleaning up in several Midwestern states today. Unusually large and strong late-season storms yesterday spawned tornadoes that destroyed homes and overturned cars. In Michigan, more than 500,000 homes and businesses had their power knocked out. People also lost power in Ohio, Wisconsin and Missouri. Kentucky reported eight tornadoes. But the worst of the damage was in Illinois, where at least six people were killed. One of the tornadoes hit the village of Gifford, near Champagne-Urbana. Illinois", "#sunrise over destruction in #Washington #Ill — #Tornado #insideNBC #behindthescenes#TodayShow The sun has risen in the Midwest — over damage left by tornadoes that swept through the region on Sunday, killing at least six and destroying entire towns. Using NOAA tornado location data, we've been watching Instagram for photos posted in the path of the tornadoes. Here are a few we found — starting with sunrise in Washington, Ill., taken by Aaron Sasson, a photojournalist for NBC News. @klink0193, Tazewell County, Ill. So thankful that my aunt and cousin survived this! #prayforwashington#lovemyfamily @ccchronicle, Tazewell County, Ill. Mayor of #Washington speaking with media following initial recovery efforts after the #tornado Photo @jondurr @joeystiers, Tazewell County, Ill. Been here since after 1 and I pray for all the families involved #Washington #tornado @amezarain, Tazewell County, Ill. The street my grandma was on. She is fine. #tornado#washingtonillinois #midwest #illinois @shanahan7, Tazewell County, Ill. The house... Damn :/ it's all broken. Damn tornados!!!!!!!#Illinois #poor #sad #saveIllinois #tornado#destruction #damage #RIP @sara_kirk_, Tazewell County, Ill. Well my uncles house is destroyed @ayee_its_abi, Tippecanoe County, Ind. Well no school tomorrow! It really sucks. I miss you southwestern @beccabussard, Tippecanoe County, Ind. The calm after the storm... Gettin outta dodge so long tornados! @marychasteen64, Union County, Ky. Across the field from me morganfield Ky @cody9770, Union County, Ky. Barely missed the farm #lucky @rthomas922 @mcconnaughey, Boone County, Ind. Tornado Damage 11/17/2013 @queen_of_halloween, Howard County, Ind. Fire dept on 31 and Hoffer. Kokomo got hit hard. ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING JUST ISSUED. BE SAFE!!! #indianaweather #kokomoindiana #tornado @bwalls23, Daviess County, Ind. no caption", "It&#8217;s been a wild weather week across the country, from historic rainfall and flooding in the Midwest, to a possible tornado spotted near Atlanta to a blizzard in the Plains region. Here & Now&#8216;s Jeremy Hobson speaks with AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson (@BrettAWX) about what&#8217;s driving the unusual spring weather.", "Along with the stories of incredible destruction and heart-breaking losses, Tuesday's reports about the aftereffects of Sunday's tornadoes in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and other parts of the Midwest make this ominous point: \"[The] unfortunate thing is this thing hit in November,\" Mayor Gary Manier of Washington, Ill., said Tuesday on Morning Edition. \"November is not the construction season that we build homes in this part of our state and part of our country.\" According to NPR's David Schaper, \"the American Red Cross has opened shelters for residents of the affected areas. But authorities estimate thousands of homes were destroyed or were left uninhabitable by the storm, producing a great need for longer term housing.\" At least eight people — six of them in Illinois — died from injuries suffered as dozens of twisters touched down. Tuesday's headlines tell more of the story: -- \" 'It's all gone': Midwest communities weigh costs of deadly tornadoes.\" (NBC News) -- \" 'Devastation is just unbelievable' from historic tornadoes.\" (Chicago Tribune) -- \"Indiana storm victims sort out their lives.\" (Indianapolis Star) -- \"130,000 without power in metro Detroit, crews working 'around the clock.' \" (Detroit Free Press) How to help: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has guidance posted here about how to \"volunteer & donate responsibly.\"", "An atmospheric river moving over California is bringing rain and snow to the mountains. A winter storm is moving from the Midwest to the East coast on Tuesday, causing snow and ice. And there was a tornado Monday night into Tuesday morning in Alabama. Host Callum Borchers checks in with Mark Elliot, a meteorologist at The Weather Channel, for a look at this week&#8217;s winter weather. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.", "Dozens of tornadoes struck the Midwest on Sunday, leaving hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed. Now starts the long cleanup process, as families sift through the debris of what used to be their homes. The American Red Cross and other aid groups are moving in, to provide shelters for displaced residents. NPR&#8217;s David Schaper joins Here & Now&#8217;s Robin Young with details. Guest\n\nDavid Schaper, national desk reporter for NPR.\n ROBIN YOUNG, HOST: It's HERE AND NOW. Meteorologists are now reporting that at least 14 tornadoes struck the Midwest on Sunday, leaving hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed, killing at least eight. And now starts the long cleanup, and the search for beloved items. We'll have more on that in a moment. But in Brookport, Illinois, Sheriff's Deputy Chad Keller(ph) described a terrible scene. CHAD KELLER: A good portion, about a half mile of (unintelligible) road, all the houses and trailers are completely flattened, power lines down, cars everywhere, propane tanks turned over, the propane leaking out. And the area on (unintelligible) road, just - it was strange because two trailers right across the road from each other, completely gone, but the houses on both sides were just barely touched. Just devastation. YOUNG: NPR's David Schaper is in Washington, Illinois, another town just devastated. And, David, what are you seeing? DAVID SCHAPER, BYLINE: Well, I'm in the midst of a gigantic debris hill. It's just you can see that there were homes here, that there's some partial wall. We're looking one of the, you know, brick house that still got somewhat four walls, but the roof is gone and everything else is gone. And all the homes around it are just shredded. It's just piles of debris, of wood splintered up and trees torn apart, and you can't see what was a tree and what was a two-by-four. It's just, you know, there's furniture and plumbing and everything just kind of thrown in between. A lawnmower sticking upside down out of a debris pile I'm standing next to right now. Everything is just shredded and tossed around and, you know, I covered a few of these, Robin, over the years and, every time, I'm just astounded by the power and the fury of a tornado. And it's just incredible. YOUNG: Well, these, in particular, you know, people are saying, even those who have lived through tornadoes, this one packed an incredible punch. And it's winter. Not the best time for rebuilding. So what's the plan? SCHAPER: Yeah. Winter's on the way. It's a nice, bright sunny day today. The temperatures are only in the 40s. And this is not construction season. So it's going to be difficult. There's a lot, I mean, we're talking - just in Washington alone, at least 500 homes severely damaged and destroyed. And beyond that, throughout Illinois and other parts of the Midwest, you know, add to that these thousands of people who are going to need longer term housing, not just temporary housing that you can get in a shelter or in a gymnasium with a cot and that sort of thing. And maybe, too long to impose on friends and relatives. YOUNG: Yeah. SCHAPER: So it's going to be a really difficult situation, especially a community this size. It's a community of about 15,000 people. Not tiny, but not big. And there's not surplus available housing to put people. So it's going to be a difficult situation in a long time before, you know, at least spring, before people can break ground and start rebuilding. YOUNG: Well, just very, very briefly. They think of all the things they have to think of. You can't go too far away. Kids need to go to school. SCHAPER: Yeah. Schools here in this town are closed. And, you know, if you're moving outside of the district, then you got to find a new school. And the schools here were not damaged, so the kids could return them. You know, that's an added logistical headache for the parent... YOUNG: Yeah, because of where they live. SCHAPER: ...in the middle of the school year. YOUNG: Yeah. So much to think about in Illinois. NPR's David Schaper there in Washington, Illinois. Thanks so much. SCHAPER: You're welcome, Robin.", "Update at 12:25 p.m. ET. Two Deaths In Michigan: The number of people killed by powerful storms that pummeled parts of the upper Midwest on Sunday has risen to at least eight. Along with the six deaths in Illinois that were reported earlier, there were at least two fatalities in Michigan, as the Detroit Free Press writes. CBS News adds that \"the Shiawassee County [Mich.] sheriff's department says 59-year-old Philip Daniel Smith of Perry in central Michigan was found dead and entangled in high-voltage power wires after going outside late Sunday to investigate a noise. Also in central Michigan, Jackson County Sheriff Steven Rand says 21-year-old Ryan Allan Rickman of Leslie died when his vehicle was crushed by a fallen tree Sunday evening.\" Our coverage continues with our original post: The extent of the destruction across southern and central Illinois is becoming clearer as searchers comb through the rubble of homes and businesses that were in the path of tornadoes and severe weather that ripped through the region. When we last updated the story Sunday evening, reports were just emerging about fatalities from earlier in the day. Now, there's sad news: The Associated Press writes that in Illinois \"at least six people were killed, including an elderly man and his sister who died when a tornado struck their farmhouse in rural New Minden in southern Illinois, officials said.\" According to the Chicago Tribune, \"in southern Illinois, severe weather decimated farms, killing at least five people, including an elderly brother and sister, when a tornado barreled through their house. Farther north, near Peoria, a tornado flattened large swaths of Washington, killing at least one person and sending about 50 others to local hospitals.\" The Tribune adds that: \"Meteorologists had predicted the violent storms days ahead of time, anticipating volatile atmospheric conditions that are freakish for a season when tornadoes are a relative rarity. 'Weather doesn't get more extreme than this in Illinois very often,' said Matt Friedlein, a National Weather Service meteorologist. \"The storms exploded over Illinois when gusting winter jet streams from the northwest collided with the unusually warm and moist air that had arrived Saturday.\" Our colleagues at Peoria's WCBU report that in Washington, Ill., a town of 15,000 people, entire subdivisions were destroyed. On Morning Edition, WCBU's Denise Molina said that officials \"immediately shut off access to the city following the tornado and emergency responders from surrounding areas and the Illinois National Guard were called to the scene for search and rescue efforts.\" Much of the nation got an unusual view of the strong weather when about 58,000 people at Chicago's Soldier Field for the NFL game between the hometown Bears and the Baltimore Ravens had to leave their seats and seek shelter in the stadium's concourses. The game, which was delayed as the storm blew through, was being broadcast. For the fans, the experience wasn't too bad. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, many \"crammed under overhangs and waited out the storm in the United Club, watching TV and buying food and drinks.\" The severe weather touched other states across the upper Midwest. The Weather Channel has rounded up reports from the region here.", "NPR'S Greg Allen reports that while more than 300 tornadoes swept through the Midwest last week, and at least 45 people died, compared with some past years of extreme tornadic activity, that's relatively low. Before the 1950s, an average of 500 people were killed each year by tornadoes. Weather forecasting tools like doppler radar have made the difference, allowing forecasters to accurately track tornadoes.", "Two destructive tornadoes ripped through neighborhoods this week with little advance notice, one on Sunday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and another on Monday in Salisbury, Maryland. No tornado warning was issued for Maryland. In the case of Tulsa, the National Weather Service did not issue a tornado warning until the tornado had moved on to a neighboring city. Why were warnings not issued sooner? Here & Now&#8216;s Robin Young speaks with Victor Gensini (@gensiniwx), a tornado researcher at Northern Illinois University, about the debate over tornado warnings.", "Storms and tornadoes hit much of the South and the Midwest yesterday, injuring at least 40 people and destroying homes. A 7-year-old boy and another person were found dead as a result of a storm in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Here & Now&#8217;s Jeremy Hobson discusses the severe weather outbreaks across the region, and we hear a clip from the mayor of Holly Springs.", "A possible tornado struck the Oklahoma city of El Reno Saturday night and killed at least two people. In a news conference early Sunday morning, El Reno mayor Matt White said the storm hit at about 10:30 p.m., and warning sirens sounded at 10:27 p.m. The storm destroyed an American Budget Value Inn, damaged the nearby Skyview Estates mobile home park and also affected nearby businesses, including a car dealership. \"People have absolutely lost everything,\" White said in a second press conference Sunday morning. \"You're not going to believe some of the devastation when you see some of the pictures.\" According to White, 29 people had been transported to local hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to critical. He said several hundred people have been affected or displaced. The mobile home park, according to White, had 88 homes. Rescue efforts, which are still ongoing, are mainly focused on about 15 of them. White said all of the guests at the American Budget Value Inn had been accounted for as of Sunday morning. El Reno sits 30 miles west of Oklahoma City. According to the 2010 census, its population is about 17,000. The region has also experienced severe flooding this week. White got choked up as he spoke about local first responders. \"We've gone through situation after situation after situation, and they have gone nonstop,\" White said. \"During the flooding, they had 40-something boat rescues ... and then this tornado happens.\" This is not be the first destructive tornado to hit the city in recent years: In 2013, eight people in the El Reno area were killed by a tornado that swept across a broad area of Oklahoma. The El Reno storm is the latest in a spate of deadly weather in the Midwest. Several tornadoes struck Missouri this past week, and both Missouri and Oklahoma have been experiencing severe flooding. On Saturday, officials told some Tulsa residents they should consider leaving their homes. According to the Associated Press, the levees that help contain the Arkansas River are growing stressed.", "A tornado roared into southeast Alabama on Sunday and killed at least 23 people and injured several others. The tornado was part of a severe storm system that caused catastrophic damage and unleashed other tornadoes around the Southeast. Here & Now&#8216;s Jeremy Hobson gets the latest from WBHM reporter Miranda Fulmore (@mirandafulmore1). This article was originally published on WBUR.org.", "On Friday, a tornado nearly a mile wide demolished the town of Greensburg, Kan. The town sits on the western edge of \"Tornado Alley,\" the flat region of the Midwest prone to devastating twisters. Guests discuss what small towns can hope for in the aftermath of disaster. Mark Levine, author, F5: Devastation, Survival and the Most Violent Tornado Outbreak on the Twentieth Century Todd Prafke, City Administrator, Saint Peter, Minn.", "The weather system that spawned tornadoes that killed at least 35 people this week throughout the South and Midwest is dumping heavy rain, triggering fears of major flooding. After a slew of tornadoes that began overnight Sunday, forecasts for a third day of deadly twisters on Tuesday thankfully did not entirely hold up. Although there were reports of eight tornadoes in North Carolina, they caused only minor damage and no injuries. An additional four tornadoes were spotted in eastern and central South Carolina. But there were no reports of fatalities, unlike with the tornadoes that ripped through Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, killing 35 people. Flooding is now the overriding concern. The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings and watches for large areas of the East and parts of the South, from New York to Alabama. In the area of Fayetteville, N.C., there have already been reports of flash flooding as some drivers were stranded by rising water and had to be pulled from their vehicles. One person was reported dead in flash flooding in the Florida Panhandle. Flooding in Pensacola was being described by officials as \"life-threatening\" and of \"historic\" proportions. Meanwhile, the cleanup has begun in states hard-hit by this week's storms \"We will overcome this,\" Louisville, Miss., Mayor Will Hill said against a backdrop of hundreds of damaged buildings, including two hilltop churches pounded to rubble, The Associated Press reports. \"We're going to work together.\" The AP adds: \"Authorities in Louisville searched until dark Tuesday for an 8-year-old boy missing since Monday's large tornado that killed his parents and destroyed the home where they lived. Though searchers didn't rule out finding the boy alive, officials were describing the process as one of 'recovery.' \"", "Parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado are recovering from a powerful storm that killed at least four people. The Weather Service recorded 65 separate tornadoes Wednesday across a large section of the West and Midwest. Some of the worst damage was done last night in Holly, Colo. The storm left a path of destruction 600 feet wide and a mile long through the small town in the state's southeast. Despite the fact that the storm ravaged the town's residential area, only injuries, not deaths, have been reported. Less than three months ago, a blizzard paralyzed this part of the state and killed more than 10,000 cattle. The tornado also killed dozens of cattle; one rancher said that some of his animals are hurt so badly that they will have to be euthanized. ROBERT SIEGEL, host: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. Today, parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado are recovering from a powerful storm that killed at least four people. Yesterday, the Weather Service recorded 65 separate tornadoes across a large section of the West and Midwest. Some of the worst damage was last night in Colorado in the town of Holly. As NPR's Jeff Brady reports, a tornado funnel there as wide as two football fields ripped through a neighborhood. JEFF BRADY: Yesterday, Dory Schaeffer(ph) had a beautiful, split-level home. Today, much of the roof is gone and the backyard is littered with debris from her neighbors' property. (Soundbite of cleanup after a storm) Ms. DORY SCHAEFFER (Resident, Holly, Colorado): Cici(ph), I believe this is part of your shed. BRADY: Schaeffer was home when the twister hit around eight o'clock last night. She was downstairs. Her husband was on the main level, watching television. Ms. SCHAEFFER: As the lights went out, he jumped up and he says, man, that train sure is loud, and it dawned on him and he yelled, tornado. And he come down the stairs, and as he hit the bottom of the stairs towards the basement, it hit and knocked (unintelligible) and it come to blow him on end where the room was. BRADY: Schaeffer and her husband escaped without injury. She says the house appears to be a total loss. Down the street, Brenda Crumms'(ph) elderly parents lived in a modular home. All that's left is the cement foundation and a pile of debris in the backyard. Ms. BRENDA CRUMMS (Resident, Holly, Colorado): We're looking for a black box with their insurance papers and their wills and a lot of stuff in it, and whatever we can salvage. BRADY: Crumms says both her parents are in the hospital. Her mom has a broken leg and pelvis, her dad two punctured lungs and broken ribs. She says he had just taken her mother into the bathroom when the twister crashed into their house. Ms. CRUMMS: He said he didn't really realize, but he just flew. And they were found in a field behind here. BRADY: They were in the house? Ms. CRUMMS: They were in the bathtub, and they flew clear back to some trees back there, and I found them. (Soundbite of clanking sound) BRADY: Residents and volunteers started cleaning up the debris this morning. Among the twisted metal and broken off trees, the town's warning siren looks to be pretty much intact and still bright shiny red. As the storm approached, it never warned residents. Curtis Wright(ph) was home with his kids. Mr. CURTIS WRIGHT (Resident, Holly, Colorado): They were wanting to run to the basement until we got to this storm cellar over here, but it was too late. There wasn't no going to the cellar, so we just got them down and we got into the hall in the center of the house, you know, and just stayed down and rode it out. BRADY: Usually, the National Weather Service puts out alerts when a tornado is spotted, but not this time. Prowers County Under-sheriff Ron Trowbridge says Weather Service radar doesn't reach this corner of southeastern Colorado. Sheriff RON TROWBRIDGE (Under-Sheriff, Prowers County, Colorado): We had a deputy that spotted the tornado as it was on the ground. He didn't realize it had gone through the town. BRADY: Holly has been a hard luck town lately. This tornado came less than three months after a blizzard that pretty much shut down this part of the state and killed upwards of 10,000-cattle. The tornado also killed dozens of cattle. One rancher said there are some animals hurt so badly, they'll have to be euthanized. Jeff Brady, NPR News, Holly, Colorado.", "Emergency management officials in Oklahoma confirmed Monday that the number of dead had reached six for a single twister there that packed winds of 136-165 mph, according to forecasters. Kurt Gwartney from NPR member station KGOU says officials were surveying the damage that occurred from some 120 storms over the week. The results of that survey could prompt federal assistance. Gwartney reports: Most of the storms raked harmlessly across isolated stretches of rural Kansas. But one 140 miles northwest of Oklahoma City killed six people in the town of Woodward, and destroyed more than 100 homes and businesses. Nearly 30 people were hurt in the storms. The Associated Press reports \"multiple outbreaks of severe weather most of Sunday from Kansas to Minnesota, were part of an exceptionally strong system tracked by the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.\" The AP says in Woodward, which was the target for the deadly storm, the town's 20 outdoor tornado warning sirens were knocked out by a lightening strike: In the end, only the Woodward tornado proved fatal. While it's unknown whether the disabled sirens contributed to the toll in Woodward, residents and officials in hard-hit areas of Kansas, Iowa and elsewhere credited days of urgent warnings from forecasters for saving lives. UPDATE at 11:15a.m. EST: Greg Carbin, a meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center, tells NPR that the ability to put out such an advanced notice was due to a combination of factors, but primarily because the storm system's pattern was \"well known as one that generates tornado activity.\" Computer modeling was a big help too, Carbin says. The weekend tornadoes in Oklahoma and other parts of the Midwest were easier to predict than the one that devastated Joplin, Missouri, last May, killing 160 people. Six days ahead of the Joplin event, forecasters were pretty sure things would be bad, but because of the nature of that system, were unable to pinpoint where exactly the tornadoes would strike, Carbin says.", "Record rainfall wreaked havoc across a swath of the Plains and Midwest on Sunday, causing flash floods in normally dry riverbeds, spawning tornadoes and forcing at least 2,000 people in Texas from their homes. Tornadoes struck, severely damaging an apartment complex in Houston, Texas. A firefighter in Oklahoma was swept to his death while trying to rescue people from high water and a woman in Tulsa died in a traffic-related crash. In Texas, a man's body was recovered from a flooded area along the Blanco River, which rose 26 feet in just one hour and left piles of wreckage 20 feet high, authorities said. \"It looks pretty bad out there,\" said Hays County emergency management coordinator Kharley Smith, describing the destruction in Wimberley, a community that is part of a fast-growing corridor between Austin and San Antonio. \"We do have whole streets with maybe one or two houses left on them and the rest are just slabs,\" she said, noting late Sunday that three people from Wimberley still weren't accounted for. From 350 to 400 homes were destroyed in Wimberley, many of them washed away, Smith said. In nearby San Marcos, flooding had damaged about 300 homes, she said. Authorities also warned people to honor a night-time curfew and stay away from damaged areas, since more rain was on the way, threatening more floods with the ground saturated and waterways overflowing. Rivers rose so fast that whole communities woke up Sunday surrounded by water. The Blanco crested above 40 feet — more than triple its flood stage of 13 feet — swamping Interstate 35 and forcing parts of the busy north-south highway to close. Rescuers used pontoon boats and a helicopter to pull people out. Dallas also faced severe flooding from the Trinity River, which was expected to crest near 40 feet Monday and lap at the foundations of an industrial park. The Red and Wichita rivers also rose far above flood stage. Heather Ruiz returned from work early Sunday to ankle-deep water and a muddy couch inside her home in San Marcos. She wasn't sure what to do next. \"Pick up the pieces and start all over I guess. Salvage what can be salvaged and replace what needs to be replaced,\" Ruiz said. This May is already the wettest on record for several cities in the southern Plains states, with days still to go and more rain on the way. So far this year, Oklahoma City has recorded 27.37 inches of rain. Last year the state's capital got only 4.29 inches. The reasons include a prolonged warming of Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures, which generally results in cooler air, coupled with an active southern jet stream and plentiful moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, said Meteorologist Forrest Mitchell at National Weather Service office in Norman, Oklahoma. \"It looks like the rainfall that we're getting now may actually officially end the drought,\" that has gripped the southern Plains states for years, Mitchell said, noting that moisture now reaches about two feet below the surface of the soil and many lakes and reservoirs are full. Wichita Falls was so dry at one point that that it had to get Texas regulatory approval to recycle and treat its wastewater as drinking water dried up. By Sunday, the city reached a rainfall record, nearly 14 inches so far in May. The storm system pushed northeast into Iowa and Illinois on Sunday after it moved through parts of Colorado, central and North Texas and most of Oklahoma. New flash flood watches were issued Sunday for western Arkansas, Missouri and parts of Kansas, and tornado warnings were issued Sunday night for parts of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. About 1,000 people were evacuated from homes in Central Texas, where rescuers pulled dozens of people from high water overnight. Tami Mallow, 41, gathered her three cats at a shelter in San Marcos while her husband put furniture on cinderblocks, and retreated to the second floor with electronics and other valuables as the floodwaters entered. \"He told me there was 2 inches of mud,\" Mallow said. \"I don't know what the cleanup process is going to be.\" Five San Marcos police cars were washed away and a fire station was flooded, said Kristi Wyatt, a spokeswoman for San Marcos, which imposed a 9 p.m. Sunday curfew. Wyatt said some 1,000 homes were damaged in San Marcos, Wimberley and elsewhere in Hays County, a fast-growing area between San Antonio and Austin. A tornado briefly touched down in Houston, damaging rooftops, toppling trees, blowing out windows and sending at least two people to a hospital. The weather service said the tornado struck with winds of about 100 mph at around 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Fire officials said 10 apartments were heavily damaged and 40 others sustained lesser damage. Some 50 miles north of the city, about 1,000 people were preparing to spend the night away from home. The Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management issued a mandatory evacuation order to more than 400 homes near an earthen dam at Lake Lewis that was at risk of failing due to the he", "Updated 5:25 a.m. ET Monday: The death toll in Arkansas from Sunday's tornado is now at 16. President Barack Obama, who's traveling in the Philippines, says the Federal Emergency Management Agency will work with local officials in Arkansas. Updated 2:30 a.m. ET Monday: The death toll from Sunday's tornado in Arkansas stands at 11. Matt DeCample, a spokesman for Gov. Mike Beebe says five people died in Faulkner County, as well as five people in Pulaski County. One person died in White County. Updated: 1:00 a.m. ET Monday: Matt DeCample, a spokesman for Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, says Sunday's tornado killed four people in Faulkner County, three people in Pulaski County and one person in White County. Updated: 12:15 a.m. ET Monday: The death toll from a tornado that tore through central Arkansas has grown to four people, according to Matt DeCample, a spokesman for Gov. Mike Beebe. The Associated Press reports three of the deaths were in Pulaski County and the fourth was in White County. A separate tornado spawned from the same system killed one person in northeastern Oklahoma. From AP: Less than two hours before the Arkansas tornado struck, a twister hit the small northeastern Oklahoma community of Quapaw, killing one person and injuring six others, Ottawa County sheriff's dispatcher Kelli Soechs said. Earlier Sunday, another Ottawa County sheriff's dispatcher reported that two people were killed. Soechs declined to explain the discrepency. Original Post: A powerful storm created tornadoes through several states Sunday evening. Hard hit areas included Little Rock and parts of Oklahoma, where two people were killed. The Associated Press has more on the tornado that struck in Arkansas: The Arkansas tornado touched down about 10 miles west of Little Rock at around 7 p.m. and moved northeastward for at least 30 miles, the National Weather Service reported. The tornado missed the state capital, but it passed through or near several of its northern suburbs, including the town of Mayflower, where it destroyed several homes and businesses. Authorities issued tornado emergencies for the nearby communities of Maumelle, Morgan, Saltillo and Vilonia. A state official told the AP that one person was killed in that tornado, but that number could increase. In the Oklahoma community of Quapaw, a tornado killed two people, according to Ottawa County sheriff's dispatcher Colleen Thompson. Tornadoes also touched down Sunday in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. People in the areas hardest hit by the storms are advised to seek cover. We will continue to monitor this story and update as news comes in.", "Parts of the South are facing possible flash floods, even as they survey the damage from a wave of severe weather that killed at least 15 people across Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. The National Weather Service says flash flooding is \"possible today from the Southern Plains, the middle Mississippi Valley and into the Lower Great Lakes region — remaining over the Southern Plains and middle Mississippi Valley for Sunday.\" As National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Stefkovich tells our colleagues at Alabama Public Radio, \"We have a number of storm systems coming through, in fact we expect more rain going into Sunday night and into Monday, so that's only going to make things worse.\" This comes after two tornadoes on Christmas Day in Alabama — a \"significant\" one in southwest Birmingham and a \"weak tornado\" in Tuscaloosa County. NPR's Newscast Unit reported that Birmingham Mayor William Bell says the city is working with the Red Cross and the Baptist Association to provide shelter for people who need it. National Weather Service crews are surveying the damage from the tornadoes on Saturday, NPR member station WBHM in Alabama reported. A Birmingham police spokesman told The Associated Press that \"people were trapped inside damaged houses, adding that several people were taken to hospitals for treatment of minor injuries.\" On Thursday, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley issued a State of Emergency for all Alabama counties due to the flooding: \"'Many parts of Alabama have experienced excessive rainfall and flooding is a major concern,' Governor Robert Bentley said. 'By issuing a State of Emergency, I have directed all state agencies to take necessary actions to be prepared to respond to the anticipated flooding across Alabama. We will actively monitor the flooding, and are prepared to respond to any requests for assistance.'\" The statement added that \"roads and bridges in many places have washed out.\" You can find our earlier story on the extreme weather that has hit parts of the South and Midwest this week here. Other parts of the country face possible storms and blizzards Saturday.", "Updated at 8 p.m. ET Sunday Multiple tornadoes rolled through a number of small towns in Texas on Saturday, in a streak of severe weather that's swept the South and the Midwest into Sunday. At least three people have died in Arkansas after storms brought strong winds and floods. In the town of Springdale, a 10-year-old girl died early Sunday after she was swept away by flood waters, the city's police department said. Also in northwest Arkansas, rescuers continued their search for an 18-month-old girl and a 4-year-old boy after their mother's car was swept off a bridge by high waters in Hindsville, the Madison County Sheriff's Office said. In Texas, a tornado killed at least five people and injured dozens of others in Canton, a small city in the eastern part of the state on Saturday. Capt. Brian Horton of the Canton Fire Department told reporters late Saturday that numbers were \"still coming in,\" but there were \"maybe five casualties.\" The number could rise as search teams expand their operation in the morning, he said. \"We still may have some people that aren't accounted for,\" he said. At least 54 people went to hospitals and one person is in critical condition, ETMC Regional Healthcare Systems spokeswoman Rebecca Berkley told The Associated Press. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted that the Texas Task Force 2 search and rescue team had been dispatched to help the city and surrounding Van Zandt County. The National Weather Service reported multiple tornadoes in northeast Texas Saturday. People on Twitter captured footage of the tornado. Pictures on social media show crushed cars, destroyed buildings and trees stripped of branches and leaves. Horton, of the Canton Fire Department, told reporters that a triage has been set up at a high school, the AP reports. He asked for people to stay out of the affected area, \"so that our teams can do what they need to do to take care of these people who are in need.\" Midwestern states experienced severe weather as well Saturday, including floods and thunderstorms, NPR's Newscast reports. A 72-year-old woman died after she was swept away by flood waters in Missouri, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The state reported nearly 100 evacuations and nearly three dozen rescues as of Saturday evening. In Arkansas, a woman was killed while laying on her couch, when a tree fell through the roof of her mobile home, according to Fox 16 in Little Rock. Thunderstorms downed power lines in Oklahoma, and the governor there declared a state of emergency, but no deaths had been reported there as of Sunday morning. The National Weather Service also issued a blizzard warning for parts of Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado.", "Another day of severe thunderstorms and possibly a few tornadoes are predicted today for much of the Midwest and Plains states, after powerful storms moved through Nebraska yesterday. In Louisville, Mississippi, people are still cleaning up from a deadly round of thunderstorms two weeks ago that destroyed three industrial buildings and severely damaged the area hospital. Gerald Mills, a business leader in town, tells Here & Now&#8217;s Robin Young that he&#8217;s optimistic his area will bounce back, but it&#8217;s going to take a while. \nDonate to the Winston County tornado relief effort\n\nGuest\n\nGerald Mills, executive director of the Winston County Economic Development Partnership.\n ROBIN YOUNG, HOST: Well, it's another day of severe thunderstorms and tornado watches across a broad swath of the country, from San Antonio to Chicago. Several twisters tore through Nebraska yesterday, and towns that are hit will have other towns to turn to. In Louisville, Mississippi, people are still recovering from that string of deadly tornadoes two weeks ago. The spotlight has moved, but they are still in the recovery process. We wanted to check in. Gerald Mills is executive director of the Winston County Economic Development Partnership. Gerald, how are you doing? GERALD MILLS: Well, I'm doing better than I did yesterday and not as good as I'm going to be doing tomorrow. YOUNG: Is that an attitude of optimism you have to take? You had 10 people die, buildings destroyed, including your hospital and buildings that were going to house new business. Do you just have to decide you're going to pick yourselves up? MILLS: Oh yes, without a doubt, you know you've got to have hope. Just going about the day-to-day things, you've got to have an anchor point to get back to. YOUNG: Well, I'm looking at Smithville, Mississippi, which was devastated by tornadoes three years ago. They're just completing buildings like a new town hall. That's three years. They've lost several hundred people from the town that had to move away because there was no housing. So start there. What are you going to do for housing for people who have lost homes? MILLS: Well, you know, we're hoping there'll be, you know, private developers come in, and right now people are dealing with the insurance. So they really don't know what they're going to do. And, you know, a person here in my office, she lost her house, she lost her car, she lost everything, and I said what are you going to do? And she said, you know, we really don't know. You know, our primary responsibility right now is to get people back to work. Two hundred people in our hospital are out of work. We've got a temporary hospital going in. We need those 200 people back working. We've got some jobs that are around in factories and we're trying to get those factories back going. You know, if you lose your house, and you lose your job, you don't have any hope. And again, you know, our responsibility for the city is to provide hope. YOUNG: Well, if you don't have jobs and housing, you often move. And again... MILLS: That's right. YOUNG: You want to keep people here. You mentioned businesses. We know you are the home to Teters Floral Products. Sixty to 100 people work there. But the roof is off. And there was also a company coming from Oregon to start a plywood mill, that's Natron, I believe, Wood Products. MILLS: Right, Natron Wood Products. And, you know, they called us the night of the storm and said don't let anybody say that we're not going to come. You know, they were there. They flew in the next day, and their mill was destroyed, and they ordered equipment to start clearing that site. And, you know, that's 200 to 400 jobs. And they were going to start hiring in June but, you know, they will be going, we hope, by a year from now. But it certainly delayed our efforts. YOUNG: Well, and if they're not working, then some of your loggers in the area aren't working because they're not buying wood from them. So it has a trickle-down effect. Well, might this be a chance for a town, though, to rethink what it wants to do? I know you're applying for federal assistance, and that might come in the form of mobile homes, but everybody's realizing, wow, we don't have any rentals here. Might you look to changing the nature of the town so that you do have more rentals? MILLS: Well, you know, we're home here to Hughes Construction that does apartments, and they're certainly stepping up to the plate. And, you know, we may be dealing with some trailers temporarily. You know, right now we're trying to link people with any kind of location we can get them into to meet their needs on a short-term basis. YOUNG: Yeah, well, I'm thinking, too, trailers, as we see over and over and over again, just can't withstand these storms. So maybe it's a chance, too, to batten down the hatches a little more when you rebuild. MILLS: Well, it will. We went to Smithville, and we saw tornado shelters that were gymnasiums and it gave them a s", "Tuesday's warnings about more severe weather and the likelihood of tornadoes across much of the nation's midsection proved accurate. \"Tornadoes were reported Tuesday afternoon and evening in north and central Kansas, including near Corning in Nemaha County and Culver in Ottawa County,\" The Kansas Cit Star writes. \"At least one home was destroyed west of Corning and several outbuildings were damaged, but there were no reports of injuries when a twister struck at 4:16 p.m.\" The Weather Channel has video of one of Tuesday's big twisters. It adds that tornadoes also touched down Tuesday in Michigan and Pennsylvania. With the spot-on warnings from yesterday in mind, we note that the National Weather Service has issued some similar alerts for Wednesday: \"Severe weather is possible across much of the Great Plains and portions of the Northeast on Wednesday. Locations of greatest risk are in the central and southern plains where strong tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds are possible. Heavy rainfall may also lead to flash flooding especially across portions of the northern Plains, the Midwest and the Northeast.\"", "The National Weather Service has issued a rare storm warning, saying the Midwest and South are at risk of deadly tornadoes today. The Birmingham News says the risk has already arrived in Alabama: forecasters clocked winds at 100 miles per hour in central Alabama and several people are trapped in debris. CNN says there's heavy damage in six Alabama counties and Gov. Robert Bentley is preparing to issue a disaster declaration because of the suspected tornadoes. The storms are advancing on Georgia, where emergency teams report seeing wind damage. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a tornado watch is posted for the greater Atlanta region as forecasters warn it's going to get worse later today. This week, there have been at least 13 deaths: 11 people were killed in Arkansas and two died in Mississippi. It's believed a tornado touched down and wiped out much of Vilonia, Ark. This could be a record month: UPI reports there have been 600 reported tornadoes in April. The record is 267 confirmed tornadoes in April, 1974. The Weather Channel's Dr. Greg Forbes believes the record was broken with 292 confirmed tornadoes this month.", "There's more sad news from the stretch of five states across the Midwest and South that were slammed by tornadoes on Friday. The death toll is now 39 because 15-month-old Angel Babcock, who had been found in a field near her family's home in New Pekin, Ind., died on Sunday at a hospital in Louisville, Ky. The twister and its hurricane force winds destroyed the Babcock's home, killing Angel's parents, 2-year-old brother and 2-month old sister as well. As Louisville's Courier-Journal reports this morning, Angel's \"family and followers around the world had prayed for a miracle. But in the end, the injuries that [she] sustained in the tornado that ripped through her family's New Pekin, Ind., home on Friday were too much for the little girl to overcome.\" The newspaper has a video interview with members of Angel's family posted here. Across the states hit by Friday's storms — Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia — cleanup continues. In Henryville, Ind., The Associated Press reports: \"Small signs of normalcy slowly began to emerge. \"Utility crews replaced downed poles and restrung electrical lines. Portable cell towers went up, and a truck equipped with batteries, cellphone charging stations, computers and even satellite television was headed to Henryville on Monday.\" On Morning Edition, Erica Peterson of NPR member station WFPL in Louisville, reported from Henryville on the storm and its aftermath. Note: While there were news reports on Saturday that Angel had been found in a field about 10 miles from her home, the latest reports say she was found — as we say above — in a field near her family's home.", "Authorities struggle to cope with destruction caused by a series of tornadoes and storms that swept the South and Midwest. At least 27 people died as a result of the storms, most of them in the western portion of Tennessee. The storms hit five other states, downing power lines and damaging homes.", "The Midwest could be in for another round of severe weather Tuesday night. This comes just days after a tornado struck in southern Indiana, killing 22 people. Ed Kieser, meteorologist at member station WILL in Urbana, Ill., has more on these severe late-season storms.", "Unfortunately, the forecasts have been pretty accurate in recent days. The National Weather Service warned there would be more tornadoes and severe storms on Wednesday — and there were. The Weather Channel says at least 19 tornadoes touched down Wednesday in four states (Texas, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa). Elsewhere, among the 250 storms reported across the nation's midsection and into the Northeast, hail and damaging winds were typical. The good news is that we aren't seeing reports of destruction, injuries or deaths. As Omaha's World-Herald says, \"lots of tornadoes hit Nebraska, but not much damage results.\" The bad news Thursday is that the National Weather Service is saying, again, that \"severe weather continues to be a possibility across the Great Plains and the Midwest Thursday. Primary threats are large hail and tornadoes, some could be strong.\" Update at 5:20 p.m. ET. Two Tornadoes Touch Down The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., says at least two tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. One tornado was near the town of Perkins in northeast Oklahoma. A second tornado was reported near Ripley. Both were in rural areas and didn't seem to cause significant damage, officials said, according to The Associated Press.", "2011 brought exceptionally mild winters in most of the U.S., deadly tornadoes in the Midwest and extended drought in the West and Southwest. Kevin Trenberth, distinguished senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, discusses the correlation between climate change and extreme weather.", "Update at 12:30 p.m. ET: The death toll has risen to nine people; the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports seven victims died in Arkansas. Our original post: At least seven people died when powerful storms blew through the Midwest overnight, according to Reuters. At least five people died in Arkansas, including a child who was crushed by a falling tree. The power is out in much of Little Rock, schools are closed and several highways are blocked. Two people died in Oklahoma, where the National Weather Service says two tornadoes touched down in the eastern part of the state. The Tulsa World reports investigators may find evidence of more twisters. Storm chasers captured video of the gigantic Oklahoma tornados, which the Washington Post calls a 'wedge' tornado, because of its appearance.", "Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Death Toll From Heatwave In Pakistan Tops 450. -- Severe Storms Rake Midwest, Damaging Homes, Businesses. And here are more early headlines: Senate Will Again Take Up A Controversial Trade Bill. (New York Times) Tornado, Damaging Winds Cause Damage In Upper Midwest. (USA Today) Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms New TSA Chief. (The Hill) Japan Commemorates 70th Anniversary Of WW2 Okinawa Battle. (Deutsche Welle) Britain Arrests Rwandan Official On Alleged War Crimes Charges. (VOA) Radar Failure Briefly Grounds All New Zealand Flights. (Perth Now) Visa Program Glitch Stops Mexican Farm Workers From Coming To U.S. (Omaha World-Herald) Solar Storm Could Mean Spectacular Skies Tonight. (Washington Post)", "The Midwest is still recovering from the deadly tornadoes that struck a week and a half ago. About 1,400 hundred homes were damaged or destroyed in hard-hit Washington, Illinois. Nearby in East Peoria, volunteers are organizing a Thanksgiving dinner for the families who lost their homes and those working on the cleanup and recovery. Amanda Uphoff, a travel agent and wedding planner from Germantown Hills, Ill., is organizing the Thanksgiving dinner and speaks to Here & Now&#8217;s Meghna Chakrabarti. Guest\n\nAmanda Uphoff, Germantown Hills resident who is organizing Thanksgiving dinner for Illinois tornado victims.\n MEGHNA CHAKRABARTI, HOST: It's HERE AND NOW. We're grateful that you're spending some time with us today, hopefully in the comfort of your or a loved one's home. Of course not everyone gets to spend Thanksgiving that way. So we're going to spend a few minutes now with people who are giving thanks in the midst of disaster, war or fragile post-war stability. And we'll begin with families in the Midwest who have no homes to speak of after the tornadoes that struck last week. One person died and 1,400 homes were damaged or destroyed in the hard-hit town of Washington, Illinois. So nearby in East Peoria, volunteers are hosting a special Thanksgiving dinner, one of several events in the area for families who lost their homes and for the volunteers who have come to their rescue. Along with the turkey and cranberry sauce, they'll have activities for children, a DJ, and a lot more. Amanda Uphoff is organizing the dinner at the East Peoria Community High School. And Amanda, I imagine this is a tough time for everyone who's been affected by the storms. For people who've lost their homes, how are they feeling? AMANDA UPHOFF: I think everyone is just so appreciative of everyone's help. We're just fortunate that everyone's, you know, pretty much OK. And so they're really in, you know, good spirits here and everything. So... CHAKRABARTI: And how many people do you expect today for the meal? UPHOFF: I hope hundreds. But I mean, even if we serve just 20 people, I would still be happy because that's 20 people that, you know, we provided a dinner for that, you know, had no other option. So anyone that we serve today, I'm happy that we were able to help in at least some way, so... CHAKRABARTI: Yeah. How do you usually spend your Thanksgiving? UPHOFF: Just with my family. And they're all coming here too to help. So it's definitely a community and family affair. You know, we're - Metamora and Washington are rivals with football, but we kind of put that aside when it came to all of this and helped each other, so... CHAKRABARTI: And I just want to ask, your family's OK and weathered all the storms all right? UPHOFF: Yeah. Yes. We're fine. CHAKRABARTI: OK. Now, I am curious though. What inspired you to be a volunteer for this Thanksgiving meal this year? Why did you want to do it? UPHOFF: Well, I mean even though I wasn't personally affected, I mean I would have done this, you know, for anyone. So - I plan things for a living, and I always like doing this kind of stuff. But they needed, you know, someone to help them. And so I think everyone has really good ideas to help people, and it just takes that, you know, push to get it going and everyone just jumped on board. We had thousands of requests to help in any way, so everyone just wanted to help. They just needed the platform to do it. CHAKRABARTI: Yeah. Now, I understand that your volunteers are starting to filter in the school to help prep for the large meal. So tell me, what are you going to make? UPHOFF: Oh, we have turkey and, oh, mashed potatoes and corn, all that typical stuff. But we have a million desserts and we have so much going on. We have so much food. We are just overwhelmed with food and help. (LAUGHTER) CHAKRABARTI: Well, it seems to me, though, that this is exactly the spirit of Thanksgiving Day, what it's supposed to be, don't you think, people coming together and helping out and being grateful for their community? UPHOFF: Agreed. I think it definitely - this experience probably, you know, humbled a lot of people and just made people realize exactly what they should be thankful for, you know? CHAKRABARTI: So on that note, and my last question to you, Amanda, is: What are you giving thanks for today? UPHOFF: I mean this sounds cliche, but I'm just thankful for everything. I'm thankful that I have a great job and I have my home and I have my friends and my family. And I'm just happy that I could help other people. CHAKRABARTI: Well, Amanda Uphoff is organizing a community Thanksgiving dinner for victims of last week's tornadoes that swept through much of Illinois. Amanda, thank you so much for all your volunteering and your work, and I hope you have a great day. UPHOFF: I hope you have a great day, too. Thank you for reaching out to me.", "Nature's fury has shown itself in killer tornadoes that have swept the Midwest and the South. Now comes hurricane season, which officially begins on Wednesday. Essayist Diane Roberts has seen both kinds of storm and knows which she'd rather deal with." ]
Video: Hulking All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams crushes core workout ahead of Manu Samoa Test
[ "All Blacks superstar Sonny Bill Williams posted on social media overnight his latest method of keeping his core in good nick.\nThe hulking All Black busted out some impressive reps of front lever bar core exercises while in the gym.\nHe posted the video on Instagram with the caption: \"A little bit of fun today #gettingthereslowly\"\nWilliams, 31, has been named to start in the All Blacks' first Test tomorrow night against Manu Samoa at second five-eighth in Auckland." ]
[ "FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - New Zealand All Blacks v British and Irish Lions - Lions Tour - Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand - July 1, 2017 New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams reacts after being shown the red card.\nWELLINGTON (Reuters) - All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams returned to the rugby field on Saturday after serving a four-match ban for picking up a red card during the British and Irish Lions test series.\nThe 32-year-old played about 60 minutes in an intra-squad game for his provincial side Counties-Manukau's 'B' side after his ban ended on Friday when the All Blacks played a warm-up game without him ahead of their Rugby Championship opener.\n\"Hopefully I put my best foot forward now by training hard and putting my hand up for selection,\" Williams told local media following the game in Pukekohe, south of Auckland.\n\"We'll see how we go. It's going to be a tough battle.\"\nWilliams had not played since July 1 after he was sent off in the second Lions test for a dangerous shoulder charge on winger Anthony Watson.\nHe is almost certain to return to the All Blacks' starting lineup for the Aug. 19 clash against Australia after initially being ruled out of the game by World Rugby.\nThe world governing body deemed that New Zealand's 'three-way' warm-up game against two provincial teams on Friday did not comply as a match and could not count as part of his suspension.\nAn independent judicial committee, however, upheld an appeal last week overturning the earlier decision.\nWorld Rugby said at the time that while they respected the independent committee's decision they were \"surprised by the... interpretation of the definition of 'match'\".\nThe All Blacks beat Taranaki 57-7 in one half of the game on Friday before routing Counties 49-0 in the other, running in a total of 16 tries.\nThe world champions head to Sydney on Sunday to prepare for the Wallabies clash.", "Veteran All Blacks utility back Ben Smith has been named as captain for the All Blacks' first international hit-out against Manu Samoa tomorrow night in Auckland.\nSmith has played 60 Tests in the black jersey and is expecting a fiery battle against the Pacific nation.\n\"They're a passionate team, obviously physicality is something that they like to bring to a game of rugby,\" said Smith.\n\"They are a proud nation and they will have a lot of support.\"\nSmith will be the first fullback to lead the All Blacks since Mils Muliana did for three Tests in 2009.\n\"Looking forward to leading the team out, it's going to be awesome.\n\"I think I've been really lucky being able to play alongside some of the great captains for the All Blacks.\"\nHe believes he will have his own style of leadership but will retain some of the values instilled by past captains.", "The Melbourne Rebels won't have to contend with Rieko Ioane and possibly Sonny Bill Williams either in Friday's Super Rugby match in Auckland.\nDevastating All Blacks winger Ioane has played every minute of the struggling Kiwi team's 12 matches this year, excelling in the midfield and on both wings.\nHe's been handed a rest, replaced by Tumua Manu, in what will be a relief for the Rebels, who conceded a hat-trick to Ioane when the Blues won the 2017 competition-opener 56-18.\nInside centre Williams is in doubt after taking a knock at this week's All Blacks training camp in Christchurch.\nHe has been bracketed with rookie Terrence Hepetema, who has made one bench appearance this season.\nElsewhere, Matt Duffie shifts to the wing to cater for the return of fullback Michael Collins while Alex Hodgman is back at prop after two months out with a wrist injury.\nMatt Moulds makes his first start at hooker in place of James Parsons, who is still suffering from the blow to the head delivered by Owen Franks two weeks ago, which earned the Crusaders and All Blacks prop a two-match suspension.\nThe Blues (3-9) are out of play-off contention but can disrupt the plans of the Rebels (6-6) who have won their past two matches to be eighth overall.\nThe Blues' last loss to an Australian team was against the Rebels three years ago.\nBlues: Michael Collins, Matt Duffie, Orbyn Leger, Sonny Bill Williams/Terrence Hepetema, Tumua Manu, Stephen Perofeta, Augustine Pulu (capt), Akira Ioane, Dalton Papali'i, Jerome Kaino, Matiaha Martin, Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Matt Moulds, Alex Hodgman. Res: Leni Apisai, Pauliasi Manu, Sione Mafileo, Been Nee-Nee, Sione Havili, Jonathan Ruru, Bryn Gatland, TJ Faiane/Hepetema.", "Rio Olympics - Rugby - Preliminary - Men's Pool C New Zealand v Japan - Deodoro Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 09/08/2016. Sonny Bill Williams (NZL) of New Zealand in action. REUTERS/Phil Noble\nNew Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the Auckland Blues have given Sonny Bill Williams permission to have advertising from sponsors Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) and Investec removed from his Super Rugby training and playing kits on religious grounds.\nThe All Blacks centre, who converted to Islam in 2008, put tape over the \"Bank of New Zealand\" logos on the collar of his shirt when he made his return after seven months out injured in a Super Rugby match in Dunedin on Saturday.\nThe 31-year-old's decision to cover up the logo was questioned by New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English on Monday.\n\"New Zealand Rugby and the Blues have accommodated Sonny Bill Williams' request to have advertising from the BNZ and Investec removed from his Super Rugby playing jersey,\" the NZR and Blues said in a joint statement.\nTwo-times World Cup winner Williams said he preferred not to wear logos from banks, alcohol brands and gambling sponsors on his team uniform.\n\"I want to be clear that this is nothing personal against the BNZ or Investec,\" Williams added.\n\"My objection to wearing clothing that markets banks, alcohol and gambling companies is central to my religious beliefs and it is important to me to have been granted this exemption.\n\"I want to thank the Blues and New Zealand Rugby for working with me through this matter over the last couple of days and respecting my religion and accommodating my request.\"\nHowever, the ruling does not apply to the removal of Investec from the tournament logo on all Super Rugby team jerseys.\nWilliams has told NZR that he has no objection to sporting advertising from insurance companies but has already been dropped from promotional activities with All Blacks' sponsor AIG.\n(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru)", "WELLINGTON, April 10 Sonny Bill Williams's decision to cover up a sponsor's logo on his Auckland Blues shirt at the weekend was questioned by New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English on Monday.\nThe All Blacks centre put tape over the 'Bank of New Zealand' logos on the collar of his shirt when he made his return after seven months out injured in a Super Rugby match in Dunedin on Saturday.\nThe 31-year-old twice World Cup winner, who converted to Islam in 2008, said on Twitter that he would \"clarify\" his decision later this week.\n\"It is hard to understand that one guy has to behave differently than the rest,\" English told New Zealand radio's AM Show on Monday.\n\"I don't understand all these professional contracts, but if you're in the team, you're in the team, you wear the team jersey but, you know, they'll sort it out.\"\nNew Zealand Rugby said Williams had a \"conscientious objection\" in his central contract that means he is not asked to do sponsorship work with banks as well as finance, alcohol, tobacco and gambling companies.\nThe \"conscientious objection\" is available to all players, an NZR spokesman said.\nThe Bank of New Zealand said it had \"no issue\" with the player's action.\n\"He's entitled to have religious beliefs and customs around that, and it's really between him and the Blues as to how that manifests itself,\" said a spokeswoman.\nThe Blues said they were in the dark over the cover-up.\n\"The Blues did not know why the jersey was altered and is involved in discussions with Sonny, his agent and his employers, NZR, this week,\" said a spokesman.\nWilliams is one of his country's highest-profile athletes, having represented New Zealand at both rugby league and union as well as being the nation's former heavyweight boxing champion.\nHe ruptured his Achilles tendon while chasing Olympic gold with the New Zealand Sevens team at the Rio Games in August last year.\nWilliams came off the bench to make his Blues debut against the Otago Highlanders on Saturday, his first action in the 15-man game since the 2015 World Cup final, where he helped the All Blacks to victory over Australia. (Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Peter Rutherford)", "2016 Rio Olympics - Rugby - Preliminary - Men's Pool C New Zealand v Japan - Deodoro Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 09/08/2016. Sonny Bill Williams (NZL) of New Zealand reacts after an injury. REUTERS/Phil Noble\nWELLINGTON Sonny Bill Williams looks set to make his long-awaited debut for the Auckland Blues on Saturday after being named on the bench for the Super Rugby clash with the Otago Highlanders in Dunedin.\nThe 31-year-old All Blacks centre, who tore his Achilles tendon during the Rio Olympics sevens tournament last August, last played in the longer format of the game in the 2015 World Cup final.\nThe twice World Cup winner will be joined on the bench by 21-year-old flyhalf Bryn Gatland, the son of British and Irish Lions coach Warren, who could make his Super Rugby debut.\nGatland was drafted into the Blues squad after Ihaia West suffered an ankle injury last weekend that could keep him out for up to four weeks.\nAll Blacks flanker Steven Luatua will start at number eight after completing a four-week suspension for a dangerous tackle in a boost for a Blues side who have won three and lost three of their first six matches.\n\"We have missed Steven's undoubted skills and it also allows Jerome (Kaino) to return to his role at number six where he is regarded as the best in the world,\" Blues coach Tana Umaga said.\nFor the Highlanders, All Blacks fullback Ben Smith returns after a hamstring injury forced his late withdrawal from the side that thumped the Melbourne Rebels 51-12 last week.\nLoose forward Liam Squire will also make his return for the 2015 champions, who also have a 3-3 record, after four weeks out with a knee injury.\n\"We all know the New Zealand derby matches are incredibly intense games, you have to be at your very best to come away with the win,\" Highlanders coach Tony Brown said.\n\"Being at home this time in front of our fans on a dry track will hopefully help us put on a big performance.\"\n(Reporting by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by Nick Mulvenney)", "Auckland - Samoa coach Alama Ieremia is using the All Blacks Test on Friday as a benchmark to see how much his side have improved over the past couple of years.\nSamoa hosted the All Blacks in Apia two years ago and could hold their heads high after putting up an excellent display in an honourable 25-16 defeat.\nIeremia's men face the All Blacks again on Friday but this time at Eden Park in Auckland where the Samoans still enjoy considerable support.\nAnd Ieremia will use the opportunity to gauge his whether his side have improved from two years ago or stood still.\n\"We talked about the past and that particular game and the emotion that came with it,\" former All Black Ieremia told Stuff after unveiling his side for Friday's encounter.\n\"It was very heartening to see the reception we've had so far from the Samoan community here, and it reminded the boys about what it was like back in Samoa a couple of years ago when we played them.\n\"But that was two years ago. We need to make a statement and find out where we are this year. It's important we have a base mark so we can move forward. They were fun times back then; but we need to make fun times for now.\"\nIeremia has named his strongest possible 23, 19 of whom ply their trade in UK and Europe.\n\"We believe it's a team that can challenge the All Blacks,\" added Ieremia. \"We have picked guys who are used to this sort of tempo. The All Blacks are not a team you can experiment with. This is our strongest side. The gauge for us is about where we're at as a team, and we'll find out after this test match.\n\"We're preparing to play the best team in the world. It doesn't matter what team they put out, there is no weak All Black team. We're excited about the challenge.\"\nAnd Ieremia has said are fortunate in that they do not need a lot of time to gel due to a strong team culture.\n\"It's part of our DNA. We come together very quickly, our team culture and spirit is very high, which makes it easy for the rugby content.\n\"A lot of these players might not get another chance to play the All Blacks. It's important we respect that but also get stuck into our work.\"", "The All Blacks have named a full-strength side to play Samoa at Eden Park tomorrow in a game they see as a dress rehearsal for the start of the Test series against the British and Irish Lions in the same venue eight days later.\nHead coach Steve Hansen set up the fixture against Samoa with the intention of blowing away any cobwebs the world champions might have in their first match in seven months. The All Blacks are taking no chances as they prepare for their first crack at the Lions in 12 years.\nThere a couple of notable injury absences, No 8 Kieran Read (thumb) and Ryan Crotty (ribs), but both players are expected to come into contention for the Lions series. Highlanders full-back Ben Smith, who was stood down from his Super Rugby franchise’s win over the Lions in Dunedin on Tuesday, captains the side for the first time in Read’s absence. There is also the historic prospect of the three Taranaki brothers, the Barretts, becoming the first trio of siblings to play for the All Blacks at the same time.\nFly-half, Beauden, wins his 50th cap, while lock Scott and uncapped full-back, Jordie, are expected to see action from the bench. There are also two Saveas, wing Julian and No 8 Ardie, in the starting XV.", "Rugby-Lions dance in background as NZ stay on toes against Samoa\nAUCKLAND, June 15 The \"dance in the background\" was undoubtedly overshadowing the All Blacks test match against Samoa but coach Steve Hansen was at pains to ensure his side did not trip over their own feet during Friday's clash at Eden Park.", "WELLINGTON, April 13 All Blacks hooker Dane Coles will miss the Super Rugby clash against Auckland Blues on Saturday as he continues to struggle with the injury woes that have kept him out of the Wellington Hurricanes side for a month.\nColes sustained a knee injury in the 41-15 victory over the Otago Highlanders on March 18, but the reigning Super Rugby champions said on Thursday a sore calf muscle would prevent him from returning against the Blues at Eden Park.\nHurricanes coach Chris Boyd was, however, able to recall flanker Ardie Savea and his older brother Julian, who both missed last week's 38-28 win over the New South Wales Waratahs.\nUnlike Ardie, who sustained a calf injury against the Queensland Reds on April 1, Julian had been rested for the match.\nHis return forces Wes Goosen, who impressed against the Waratahs, to shift to the right wing in place of former All Blacks winger Cory Jane, who drops to the bench.\nVince Aso moves back into the centres to replace Matt Proctor, who has suffered a concussion.\n\"Julian and Vince have both been in great form this season and we always expected them to return to the starting side for the Blues and Wes demanded selection after taking his opportunity against the Waratahs,\" Boyd said.\n\"Matty Proctor picked up a fairly minor head knock, so he wasn't considered and he'll go through the necessary concussion protocols.\n\"We're lucky that Vince is equally (as) comfortable at centre as he is on the wing.\"\nAso and midfield partner Ngani Laumape will have their hands full with All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams making his first start for the Blues after he came off the bench last week against the Highlanders.\nNew Zealand Rugby on Wednesday granted Williams a dispensation to wear a jersey and shorts stripped of the logos of financial institutions on religious grounds.\nThe Blues said on Thursday he would instead wear a jersey that promoted a children's community organisation. (Reporting by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by Nick Mulvenney)", "Sheevas Dayal\nAuckland, June 15, 2017\nAll Blacks team announced to play Samoa in the American Express Pasifika Challenge\nBen Smith named as captain in his 61st Test.\nThe All Blacks team to play Samoa in the American Express Pasifika Challenge on Friday (June 16) night at Eden Park has been named with new All Blacks Jordie Barrett and Vaea Fifita set to make their Test debuts from the bench and Ben Smith named as run-on captain for the first time.\nSmith, the All Blacks Vice-Captain, will lead the team in his 61st Test and will be the 68th player to captain the national side in a Test.\nThe\nThe match day 23 is (with Test caps in brackets. * denotes new cap):\nJoe Moody (24) Codie Taylor (15) Owen Franks (90) Brodie Retallick (60); Samuel Whitelock (84); Jerome Kaino (77) Sam Cane (40; Ardie Savea (12); Aaron Smith (58);\nBeauden Barrett (49); Julian Savea (52); Sonny Bill Williams (33); Anton Lienert-Brown (9); Israel Dagg (61); Ben Smith – Captain (60); Nathan Harris (4); Wyatt Crockett (58)\nCharlie Faumuina (46); Scott Barrett (4); Vaea Fifita* T J Perenara (29); Lima Sopoaga (6); Jordie Barrett *\nSignificant milestone\nIt will be a milestone match for Beauden Barrett, with the first five-eighth to run out in his 50th Test. The match day 23 also sees the return of midfielder Sonny Bill Williams in his first game back since the 2015 Rugby World Cup Final at Twickenham. Hooker Nathan Harris also makes a long-awaited return to Test rugby after being injured last August.\nAll Blacks Head Coach Steve Hansen issued the following statement:\nWe would like to congratulate everyone who has been selected for this Test, particularly ‘Benda’ (Ben Smith), who will captain the side for the first time. He has been our Vice-Captain for a few years now and captain of the Highlanders, where he has been doing a fantastic job, so was the logical choice. He leads by example and is an inspiration to his teammates.\nIt would be a big night for Jordie and Vaea as they’re both likely to play a part on the night. They’ve both been in great form and we’re looking forward to seeing what they can do at this level.\nCapable opponent\nWhilst we asked for this game to help us prepare for the DHL New Zealand Lions Series, once it became a reality, it then took on its own importance – this is a Test match against a quality and very capable opponent. Samoa is about to kick off the qualifying stage of their Rugby World Cup campaign, so this will make them even more dangerous. The Samoans are always a challenge and will play with a high level of physicality and skill. At the very minimum, we will need to match that.\n“This first week has been about bringing together the players from the five different Super clubs and reintroducing them to the All Blacks way. We’ve had a good week and are really looking forward to this match.\nIt would be a unique night with two Tests being played at the same venue featuring four teams that are well known to New Zealand fans. It’s a night that shouldn’t be missed, as I’m picking there will be a lot of great rugby played so get on down there and show your support.”\nTo watch Steve Hansen and Ben Smith talk about the Samoa Test, click here.\nTickets to the American Express Pasifika Challenge are still available from ticketmaster.co.nz or 0800-111999. Gates at Eden Park open at 430 pm with the Tonga-Wales Test kicking off at 5.30PM and the All Blacks-Manu Samoa Test starting at 8 pm.\nInteresting facts\nThe All Blacks match day 23 has a total of 871Test caps.\nThis will be the seventh Test match between the All Blacks and Manu Samoa. The last Test was the closely-fought contest in Apia in 2015 which the All Blacks won 25-16.\nBeauden Barrett currently has 297 Test points and is poised to be the fifth All Black to score 300 Test points.\nWinger Julian Savea has scored 45 Test tries, just four behind Doug Howlett’s record of 49 tries.\nProp Wyatt Crockett currently has a record of 47 consecutive tests without defeat\nSheevas Dayal is our Rugby Correspondent. He lives in Auckland.\n*\nShare this: Facebook", "Shares\nWELLINGTON, New Zealand, Apr 24 – New Zealand Rugby have released an anti-discrimination video celebrating diversity as the fallout from Wallabies star Israel Folau’s anti-gay comments continues.\nFilmed last year and tweeted by the All Blacks on Monday, the video features All Black stars and their female counterparts, the Black Ferns, promoting a message of inclusion with the hashtag #diversityisstrength.\n“The next battle is different. The next enemy is truly formidable and deeply devious,” a voiceover says as members of the men’s and women’s teams line up in a stadium in Japan.\n“It is discrimination –- an enemy that cannot be fought alone and must be defeated together. It will take more than 15 -– it will take thousands, millions.”\nIn the video, fans wave rainbow flags, the players’ black jerseys show similar colours when they are stretched and a jet trails multi-coloured streams over the stadium.\nIt was shot long before Folau’s social media comments that God’s plan for gay people was hell unless they repent their sins, but will be seen as a timely reinforcement of the response by New Zealand players to the Australian Test back’s controversial remarks.\nAll Blacks backs TJ Perenara and Brad Weber both spoke out in support of the gay community, with coach Steve Hansen saying he was proud of their stance.\nPerenara and some of his Waikato Chiefs teammates wore rainbow laces during Saturday’s win over the Queensland Reds in Brisbane in the Super Rugby competition.", "AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The Barrett brothers will become the first trio of siblings to play in a rugby test for New Zealand when they line up in Friday's Pacific Challenge match against Samoa.\nFlyhalf Beauden will play his 50th test while utility back Jordie is set to make his debut from the bench, where he has been named beside lock Scott.\nBen Smith will captain New Zealand for the first time in the absence of Kieran Read, who is recovering from a broken thumb. He will become New Zealand's 68th test captain and the first fullback to lead the All Blacks since Mils Muliaina in 2009.\nSonny Bill Williams will start at inside center in his first test since the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, combining in midfield with Anton Lienert Brown.\nJulian Savea and Israel Dagg have been named on the wings, holding out Waisake Naholo who starred in the Highlanders win over the British and Irish Lions on Tuesday.\nArdie Savea takes Read's place at No. 8 while Jerome Kaino returns from knee surgery to take his usual place on the blindside flank.\nCodie Taylor will start at hooker in the absence of Dane Coles, who is recovering from concussion.\nUncapped lock Vaea Fifita has been named on the bench, also providing backrow cover, while Lima Sopoaga provides backup to Beauden Barrett at flyhalf as Aaron Cruden recovers from a knee injury.\nHead coach Steve Hansen congratulated Smith on his appointment as captain.\n\"He's been our vice-captain for a few years now and captain of the Highlanders where he's been doing a fantastic job so was the logical choice,\" Hansen said. \"He leads by example and is an inspiration to his teammates.\"\nHansen said while the match was planned to help the All Blacks prepare for the three-test series against the Lions, it was important in its own right.\n\"This is a test match against a quality and very capable opponent,\" he said. \"Samoa is about to kick off the qualifying stage of their Rugby World Cup campaign so this will make them even more dangerous.\"\nNew Zealand and Samoa have met in seven previous tests, most recently in Apia in 2016 when the All Blacks won 25-16.\nWales will also play Tonga in the Pacific Challenge doubleheader at Eden Park on Friday.\n___\nTeams\nNew Zealand: Ben Smith (captain), Israel Dagg, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sonny Bill Williams, Julian Savea, Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith; Ardie Savea, Sam Cane, Jerome Kaino, Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Owen Franks, Codie Taylor, Joe Moody. Replacements: Nathan Harris, Wyatt Crockett, Charlie Faumuina, Scott Barrett, Vaea Fifita, TJ Perenara, Lima Sopoaga, Jordie Barrett.\nSamoa: Ah See Tuala, Albert Nikoro, Kieron Fonotia, Alapati Leiua, Tim Nanai Williams, Tusi Pisi, Kahn Fotuali'i; Faifili Levave, Jack Lam, Piula Faasalele, Faatiga Lemalu, Chris Vui, Census Johnston, Maatulimanu Leiatua, Viliamu Afatia. Replacements: Seilala Lam, Nephi Leatigaga, Paul Alo-Emile, Taiasina Tuifua, Alafoti Faosiliva, Auvasa Falealii, D'Angelo Leuila, Ken Pisi.", "AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - The Barrett brothers will become the first trio of siblings to play in a rugby test for New Zealand when they line up in Friday's Pacific Challenge match against Samoa.\nFlyhalf Beauden will play his 50th test while utility back Jordie is set to make his debut from the bench, where he has been named beside lock Scott.\nBen Smith will captain New Zealand for the first time in the absence of Kieran Read, who is recovering from a broken thumb. He will become New Zealand's 68th test captain and the first fullback to lead the All Blacks since Mils Muliaina in 2009.\nBarrett brothers, from left, Beauden, Scott and Jordie are the first trio of brothers to be selected for an All Blacks squad, speak at a press conference in Auckland, New Zealand, Monday, June, 12, 2017. The All Blacks will play Samoa on Friday, June 16, ahead of the three test series against the British and Irish Lions.(Jason Oxenham/NZ Herald via AP)\nSonny Bill Williams will start at inside center in his first test since the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, combining in midfield with Anton Lienert Brown.\nJulian Savea and Israel Dagg have been named on the wings, holding out Waisake Naholo who starred in the Highlanders win over the British and Irish Lions on Tuesday.\nArdie Savea takes Read's place at No. 8 while Jerome Kaino returns from knee surgery to take his usual place on the blindside flank.\nCodie Taylor will start at hooker in the absence of Dane Coles, who is recovering from concussion.\nUncapped lock Vaea Fifita has been named on the bench, also providing backrow cover, while Lima Sopoaga provides backup to Beauden Barrett at flyhalf as Aaron Cruden recovers from a knee injury.\nHead coach Steve Hansen congratulated Smith on his appointment as captain.\n\"He's been our vice-captain for a few years now and captain of the Highlanders where he's been doing a fantastic job so was the logical choice,\" Hansen said. \"He leads by example and is an inspiration to his teammates.\"\nHansen said while the match was planned to help the All Blacks prepare for the three-test series against the Lions, it was important in its own right.\n\"This is a test match against a quality and very capable opponent,\" he said. \"Samoa is about to kick off the qualifying stage of their Rugby World Cup campaign so this will make them even more dangerous.\"\nNew Zealand and Samoa have met in seven previous tests, most recently in Apia in 2016 when the All Blacks won 25-16.\nWales will also play Tonga in the Pacific Challenge doubleheader at Eden Park on Friday.\n___\nTeams\nNew Zealand: Ben Smith (captain), Israel Dagg, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sonny Bill Williams, Julian Savea, Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith; Ardie Savea, Sam Cane, Jerome Kaino, Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Owen Franks, Codie Taylor, Joe Moody. Replacements: Nathan Harris, Wyatt Crockett, Charlie Faumuina, Scott Barrett, Vaea Fifita, TJ Perenara, Lima Sopoaga, Jordie Barrett.\nSamoa: Ah See Tuala, Albert Nikoro, Kieron Fonotia, Alapati Leiua, Tim Nanai Williams, Tusi Pisi, Kahn Fotuali'i; Faifili Levave, Jack Lam, Piula Faasalele, Faatiga Lemalu, Chris Vui, Census Johnston, Maatulimanu Leiatua, Viliamu Afatia. Replacements: Seilala Lam, Nephi Leatigaga, Paul Alo-Emile, Taiasina Tuifua, Alafoti Faosiliva, Auvasa Falealii, D'Angelo Leuila, Ken Pisi.", "This will be Sonny Bill's first game since the 2015 World Cup.\nThe All Blacks team to play Samoa in the American Express Pasifika Challenge on Friday night at Eden Park has been named with new All Blacks Jordie Barrett and Vaea Fifita set to make their Test debuts from the bench and Ben Smith named as run-on captain for the first time.\nSmith, the All Blacks Vice-Captain, will lead the team in his 61st Test and will be the 68th player to captain the national side in a Test.\nIt will be a milestone match for Beauden Barrett, with the first five-eighth to run out in his 50th Test. Midfielder Sonny Bill Williams will also make a return. It'll be his first game back since the 2015 Rugby World Cup Final at Twickenham.\nAll Blacks Head Coach Steve Hansen says, \"We'd like to congratulate everyone who has been selected for this Test, particularly 'Benda' (Ben Smith), who will captain the side for the first time. He's been our Vice-Captain for a few years now and captain of the Highlanders, where he's been doing a fantastic job, so was the logical choice. He leads by example and is an inspiration to his teammates.\nIt's also going to be a big night for Jordie and Vaea as they're both likely to play a part on the night. They've both been in great form and we're looking forward to seeing what they can do at this level.\nWhilst we asked for this game to help us prepare for the DHL New Zealand Lions Series, once it became a reality, it then took on its own importance - this is a Test match against a quality and very capable opponent. Samoa is about to kick off the qualifying stage of their Rugby World Cup campaign, so this will make them even more dangerous. The Samoans are always a challenge and will play with a high level of physicality and skill. At the very minimum, we will need to match that.\"\n\"It's going to be a unique night with two Tests being played at the same venue featuring four teams that are well known to New Zealand fans. It's a night that shouldn't be missed, as I'm picking there will be a lot of great rugby played so get on down there and show your support,\" Hansen adds.\nThe match day 23 is (with Test caps in brackets. * denotes new cap):\n1. Joe Moody (24)\n2. Codie Taylor (15)\n3. Owen Franks (90)\n4. Brodie Retallick (60)\n5. Samuel Whitelock (84)\n6. Jerome Kaino (77)\n7. Sam Cane (40)\n8. Ardie Savea (12)\n9. Aaron Smith (58)\n10. Beauden Barrett (49)\n11. Julian Savea (52)\n12. Sonny Bill Williams (33)\n13. Anton Lienert-Brown (9)\n14. Israel Dagg (61)\n15. Ben Smith - captain (60)\n16. Nathan Harris (4)\n17. Wyatt Crockett (58)\n18. Charlie Faumuina (46)\n19. Scott Barrett (4)\n20. Vaea Fifita*\n21. T J Perenara (29)\n22. Lima Sopoaga (6)\n23. Jordie Barrett *", "New Zealand have announce their 23-man squad to face Samoa on Friday night in their final preparation for the British and Irish Lions Test series.\nCoach Steve Hansen has selected a fully-loaded All Blacks side to face the Pacific islanders in the Pasifika Challenge on Friday.\nAnd the side is littered with all-stars, including a starting berth in the centre for Sonny Bill Williams — his first since the 2015 World Cup final.\nSteve Hansen has announced his New Zealand squad to face Samoa on Friday night\nSonny Bill Williams will play his first international for the All Blacks since the 2015 World Cup\nWilliams showcased a glimpse of why he made the switch from rugby league during his performance for the Auckland Blues against the Lions — where his slight-of-hand was enough to send Ihaia West through for the definitive score.\nThe half-back combination of Aaron Smith and Beauden Barrett, who steps in to win his 50th cap for the injured Aaron Cruden, will also be flanked by deadly wings Israel Dagg and Julian Savea and captain Ben Smith at full back.\nThere is, however, a notable omission. Waisake Naholo was tipped for a place in the squad after his showing for the Highlanders on Saturday.\nWhile in the forwards, the powerhouse second row combination of Brodie Retallick and Samuel Whitelock will be in the engine room.\nBeauden Barrett will win his 50th international cap in the place of injured Aaron Cruden at 10\nThere is no place for Wisake Naholo despite his powerful performance against the Lions\nArdie Savea, brother of Julian, will start at No 8 in the absence of veteran Kieran Read\nJerome Kano is fit enough to take his place regular place at blindside flanker but will be joined in the back row by Ardie Savea in the absence of the injured Kieran Read.\nALL BLACKS TEAM NEW ZEALAND: Smith (c); Dagg, Lienert-Brown, Williams, J Savea; B Barrett, Smith; Moody, Taylor, Franks; Retallick, Whitelock; Kaino, Cane, A Savea Replacements: Harris, Crockett, Faumuina, S Barrett, Fifita, Perenara, Sopoaga, J Barrett.\nHansen has also named two uncapped players on the bench in the form of Vaea Fifita and Jordie Barrett.\nWarren Gatland and his coaching staff will be watching with a close eye on proceedings at Eden Park on Friday as his side gear up for the final two games for the Tests.\nThe Lions begin their three-Test series against the world's No 1 side in 10 days time at the same ground and Gatland will hope the Samoa clash will give his side some indication of how they will play when the Lions come to town.", "WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand's Pacific Challenge rugby test with Samoa on Friday will be important viewing for the British and Irish Lions eight days out from their series-opening test.\nWhile the Lions have seen individual All Blacks in action for Super Rugby teams so far on tour, Friday's match will give the tourists the first glimpse of a full All Blacks team and a better sense of the challenge awaiting them in the three-test series.\nAt the same time, the All Blacks have had a chance to assess the British and Irish squad in four tour matches to date and will gain more detailed knowledge of their opponents when the Lions field a near test-strength lineup against the New Zealand Maori on Saturday.\nBritish and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland watches his team train in Rotorua, New Zealand, Thursday, June 15, 2017. The Lions play the Maori All Blacks here on Saturday June 17. (Brett Phibbs/New Zealand Herald via AP)\nNew Zealand has selected a strong lineup to face Samoa, and Lions coach Warren Gatland believes it provides insight into their selection thinking and the style they will adopt.\n\"It's close to their test team, I think,\" Gatland said. \"It looks like their strongest side.\n\"They're trying to get a game under their belts. I'm not sure they'll make many changes from that game against Samoa to the following weeks.\"\nThe All Blacks and Lions have something in common in the weekend matches as both will start under new captains. New Zealand captain Kieran Read will miss the Samoa match as he continues his recovery from a broken thumb and fullback Ben Smith will lead the team for the first time.\nThe Lions have named tour captain Sam Warburton on the bench for the match against the Maori, elevating Ireland flanker Peter O'Mahony to the captaincy. In doing so they have provided the strongest indication yet that Warburton, recovering from an ankle injury, may not be fit for the first test.\nThe All Blacks and Lions also have in common a strong sense of respect for their opponents this weekend. The Lions lost to the Maori when the teams last met in 2005. The All Blacks were lucky to beat Samoa 25-16 in their most-recent meeting in Samoa in 2015.\nHead coach Steve Hansen said the All Blacks were focusing closely on the Samoa match.\n\"Whilst we asked for this game to help us prepare for the Lions series, once it became a reality it then took on its own importance,\" he said. \"Samoa is about to kick off the qualifying stage of their Rugby World Cup campaign so this will make them even more dangerous.\"\nAll Blacks selectors will look closely at the form of scrumhalf Aaron Smith, under pressure from T.J. Perenara, and center Sonny Bill Williams, who could start against the Lions if Ryan Crotty is unfit. Hooker Codie Taylor is in line to start ahead of Dane Coles, who is concussed and will need to reassure the selectors that he is fit.\nSamoa will use the match as a springboard into midyear tests, which include World Cup qualifying games during the Pacific Nations Cup.\n\"The boys know they are playing the best team in the world and they know if they don't get it right it's going to be a long day,\" Samoa coach and former All Black Alama Ieremia said. \"We have to be smart.\"\nFriday's Pacific Challenge is a rarity which will see two test matches played at the same venue on the same day. Before the All Blacks play Samoa, Wales will play Tonga at Eden Park.\nWales will be without regular starters who are touring with the Lions and will use Friday's match to give a new generation of talent some test experience. Tonga welcomes a rare opportunity to play a top tier nation.\nVeteran center Jamie Roberts will lead Wales for the first time and said they will have to be at their physical best to hold out Tonga's challenge.\n\"When you play against the Pacific island teams, if you don't match these guys physically you're in for a long day,\" Roberts said. \"You have to take the game to them.\n\"They've got threats across the park and certainly they're pretty special athletes.\"\nBritish & Irish Lions forward Taulupe Faletau arrives for a team training session in Rotorua, New Zealand, Thursday, June 15, 2017. The Lions play the Maori All Blacks here on Saturday June 17. (Brett Phibbs/New Zealand Herald via AP)", "First Billy Vunipola, and now possibly Owen Farrell, the two players that the Lions could ill-afford to lose if they were to really take the game to All Blacks in the test series that begins in eight days’ time at Eden Park. Vunipola’s loss was a fait accompli before the squad departed but news that his Saracens’ teammate suffered a grade one quadriceps strain in training on Thursday just hours after being named on the bench to face the Maori All Blacks on Saturday is a grievous blow.\nWarren Gatland had only been speaking of the need to wrap Farrell in cotton wool by naming him among the replacements a short time before – ‘ he has been pretty crucial for us and we need to make sure he is fit for the following week (the first test) ‘ – before the thunderbolt struck. Much as there might be positive interpretation of the news in that such injuries have a 7-10 day recovery span, there is no doubt that it will be a major concern for the Lions with so much riding on the opening match of the three test series.\nEven if the best case scenario comes to pass and Farrell makes a return to the colours, he will not have been able to play a part in training and will probably be hampered as a goal-kicker. On that front, at least, the Lions are well covered in that they have Leigh Halfpenny and Johnny Sexton at their disposal. The England and Saracens playmaker will be replaced on the bench by Wales fly-half Dan Biggar.", "Warning: This column contains references to Sonny Bill Williams. Read with caution if you are easily offended by the mere mention of the lightning rod of New Zealand rugby.\nSorry, but any Kiwi-slanted look-ahead to Saturday night's Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup kickoff between the All Blacks and Wallabies at Sydney's Olympic stadium is honour-bound to cover off Williams, who will likely start in the New Zealand midfield.\nAlready I can sense those knees jerking and lips quivering. \"What? Williams starting ahead of Anton Lienert-Brown?\" you sneer. \"Have you taken leave of your senses? More to the point, has Steve Hansen?\"\nSorry, but I fully expect old Sonny William Williams to revert back to the No.12 jersey he wore for the first test and a-bit of the Lions series, until banished for a reckless and dangerous shoulder charge to the head of Anthony Watson. The more things change, the more they stay the same.\nHaving served his requisite suspension for four \"meaningful\" matches (a term that may or may not have been reinvented in the last few weeks, depending on your view), the triple-barrelled, code-hopping, athletic sensation should stride back on to centre stage on Saturday evening when Australian rugby, and Michael Cheika's sanity, are once again put to the All Blacks test.\nHe and the venerable Ryan Crotty were Hansen's first-choice midfield pairing just a couple of months back, and I don't see enough changing between then and now for him to rethink that. The capable Lienert-Brown should revert to the bench, and look to make his mark there as part of Hansen's \"Impact Boys\" who rather lost their way in the Lions series.\nAdvertisement\nI have Williams up top of my list of All Blacks who need to come up big in Saturday's Bledisloe I. He just shades others such as Beauden Barrett, Sam Cane, Aaron Smith, Ben Smith, Lima Sopoaga and, most likely, new chum Nepo Laulala.\nIt's not so much that Williams owes his country and his team a big performance in Sydders, but that he owes himself one.\nSHARE\nShare on Facebook SHARE\nShare on Twitter TWEET\nLink Meaningful matches: Sonny Bill Williams is free to play in the Bledisloe Cup after fulfilling his suspension and turning out for an NZ Counties side. Photo: Peter Meecham\nWilliams has waited a long, long time to get a clear run in the black No 12 jersey, and it was hard to argue (well, for some of us, anyway) that he deserved that chance on the back of a very, very good World Cup in which Hansen rated him every bit as good as the great Ma'a Nonu and Conrad Smith, but just better at the bench role.\nHe started the 2017 test season pretty well, too, with an impressive outing against Samoa and then an excellent first-up effort against the Lions. Then it was all undone with that crazy hit on Watson, and suddenly the haters were crawling out from the various places where they'd been biding their time.\nWilliams is better than that. It was an inexcusable act of ill-discipline that most likely cost his team the second test, and quite possibly the series. The All Blacks never really recovered.\nBut let's not hang a man on one rash moment. Let's see what Williams comes back with in Sydney as he re-launches his career as a fulltime All Blacks starter.\nHis challenge is to rein in his aggression and introduce discipline to the physicality, athleticism and outrageous skill with which he plays at his best. That's a non-negotiable.\nDo that and we can really see what he and the fit-again Crotty are made of as a combination. With Williams' talent and size and Crotty's workrate and smarts, it has some potential.\nAnd the other spotlight boys?\nBarrett is an interesting one. He is not under any threat in terms of selection, but it's hard not to think that he needs a breakout display just to shake off his Lions inertia.\nWorld Rugby's player of 2016 has not been in vintage form through the mid-part of the rugby year and whether that's because he's carrying a strain or two or because opposition defences are keyed on him more, it would be reassuring to see him back in full flight against a Wallabies defence likely to afford him a little more space.\nSopoaga and Laulala are the likely beneficiaries of the departures of Aaron Cruden and Charlie Faumuina, and they will be keen to stamp their mark from the off (Laulala especially, given Owen Franks' Achilles issues); while Cane and Aaron Smith are regular starters feeling some pressure from highly capable understudies. They must remind us of their class.\nWith Ben Smith it is simply to be hoped that one of the most complete players in the game can sign off before his sabbatical with a couple of quality performances, and leave behind the head (or inner-ear) issues that have plagued his season.\nKeep an eye on 'em all. The Wallabies will certainly have to.\nStuff.co.nz", "Ben Smith will become the 68th All Blacks Test skipper after being named to lead the world champions out for their season-opening Test against Samoa.\nThe world class fullback, a veteran of 60 Tests, will captain an experienced team for the clash at Eden Park on Friday.\nFlanker Sam Cane was considered a good chance to be named skipper in the absence of the injured Kieran Read, having done so twice before.\nHowever, coach Steve Hansen went for a man who has impressed as Highlanders co-captain for two seasons and was appointed to that role with the All Blacks last year.\nSmith will be the first fullback to lead the All Blacks since Mils Muliaina did for three Tests in 2009.\nRead is expected to be fit for the first Test against the British and Irish Lions on June 24.\nHis No.8 berth is taken this week by livewire Ardie Savea, whose previous 12 appearances were as a reserve or a flanker.\nRegarded previously as an openside specialist, Savea has started five games at No.8 for the Hurricanes this year.\nThe Test will be a special one for the Barrett family, after three brothers were included in the 23, including the uncapped Jordie Barrett on the reserves bench.\nLock Scott Barrett is also on the bench while starting first five-eighth Beauden, the reigning world player of the year, will play his 50th Test.\nAssuming both reserves come on, it will be the first time three All Blacks brothers have played in the same Test.\nAnother debut looms for Jordie Barrett’s Hurricanes teammate and lock Vaea Fifita, who is on the bench as loose forward cover in the absence of Read and Liam Squire (thumb).\nHansen says he plans to use both uncapped players at some point.\nAaron Smith has won the contentious halfback spot ahead of TJ Perenara, reversing the pecking order of last November’s tour when Smith’s form dipped badly.\nSecond five-eighth Sonny Bill Williams will play his first Test since the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, having had a dab at sevens last year.\nReserve hooker Nathan Harris played his most recent Test a year ago, before embarking on another lengthy period of injury.\nThe starting tight five features four of the Crusaders pack who struggled for authority in the 12-3 loss to the Lions on Saturday.\nCodie Taylor starts at hooker, with Dane Coles still recovering from concussion symptoms.\nIn the starting XV, there are three backs and five forwards who also ran out in their most recent Test, the 24-19 defeat of France in Paris last November.\nAll Blacks:\nBen Smith, Israel Dagg, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sonny Bill Williams, Julian Savea, Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith, Ardie Savea, Sam Cane, Jerome Kaino, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Owen Franks, Codie Taylor, Joe Moody. Reserves: Nathan Harris, Wyatt Crockett, Charlie Faumuina, Scott Barrett, Vaea Fifita, TJ Perenara, Lima Sopoaga, Jordie Barrett.", "Owen Farrell faces a race against time to be fit for the first Test against New Zealand after being forced to pull out of the match-day to face the Maori All Blacks on Saturday with a quad muscle strain.\nThe Lions released a statement on Thursday saying that Farrell had suffered “a grade one quadriceps strain” in training and had withdrawn from the 23-man squad.\nA grade one strain normally requires a 10-day rehabilitation period which would put Farrell in doubt for the first Test in Auckland.\nFarrell had been originally named on the bench for Saturday’s game which is regarded as the “fourth Test” of the tour, with Ireland fly-half Jonathan Sexton handed a second start of the tour.\nThe Saracens fly-half however picked up the training on Thursday afternoon and now has been withdraw entirely.", "A Samoan team comprised almost entirely of European-based players has been named to face the All Blacks at Eden Park.\nThree uncapped players have been promoted by coach Alama Ieremia, including former Crusaders midfield back Kieron Fonotia into the starting team.\nFonotia, who plays for Welsh club Ospreys, is one of nine players in the starting XV who play their trade in the United Kingdom.\nAnother four are French-based, including the starting front row, while former Hurricanes forward Faifili Levavea plays in Japan.\nThe only New Zealand-based player running on is Chiefs utility back Tim Nanai-Williams, who will start on the left wing.\nExperienced halfback Kahn Fotualii is captain in the absence of regular skipper David Lemi while an injury to Rey Lee-lo has handed a promotion to Fonotia, who played three seasons with the Crusaders.\nMidfielder Kieron Fonotia during Samoa training session ahead of their test match against the All Blacks in Auckland. Source: Photosport\n\"Obviously losing the experience that both these players (Lemi and Lee-Lo) bring is crucial and David's leadership will be missed,\" Ieremia said.\n\"However, Kahn Fotualii is more than capable of stepping up to lead, and to be able to replace those players with Alapati Leiua and Fonotia is a good test of the depth we can draw in to.\"\nAn uncapped pair on the bench are former Auckland halfback Auvasa Falealii and former Melbourne Rebels prop Paul Alo-Emile, who came close to winning selection for the Wallabies two years ago.\nIeremia named eight uncapped players in his wider squad to prepare for the Test but was reluctant to introduce too many of them.\n\"Obviously we want to put out an experienced team and the All Blacks is not a team you experiment with,\" he said.\nTryscorer Kieron Fonotia celebrates the Crusaders win. Source: Photosport\n\"We are wanting to put on a performance that will make our nation and most importantly ourselves proud. Our performance will give us a rugby barometer as to where are at.\"\nSamoa, who have lost all six of their previous tests against New Zealand, pushed them closest in their last meeting.\nThey went down 25-16 in a historic first Test against the All Blacks in Apia in 2015.\nManu Samoa: Ah See Tuala, Albert Nikoro, Kieron Fonotia, Alapati Leiua, Tim Nanai Williams, Tusiata Pisi, Kahn Fotualii (captain), Faifili Levave, Jack Lam, Piula Faasalele, Faatiga Lemalu, Chris Vui, Census Johnston, Maatulimanu Leiataua, Viliamu Afatia.", "Former Manu Samoa player Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has slammed former England coach Sir Clive Woodward's cries to axe the annual England-Barbarians fixture for the British rugby calendar.\nFormer England coach Sir Clive Woodward and former Manu Samoa player Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu. Source: Photosport\nFuimaono-Sapolu, 37, has been known to speak his mind on rugby issues and, speaking on Twitter today, labelled Sir Clive's remarks Barbarians fixture as juvenile.\n\"This is that kid who brings his ball to school and let's you play but then you win he cries and says you're not allowed to play anymore,\" tweeted Fuimaono-Sapolu.\nThe 23 Test Samoan international has been in hot water in the past after he slammed the International Rugby Board during the Rugby World Cup in 2011, comparing the schedule and treatment of second tier nations to \"slavery\" and \"the Holocaust.\"\nHis comments came after Sir Clive wrote an opinion piece on the Daily Mail UK on everything wrong with the Barbarians match against England, saying the fixture did nothing for England rugby.\n\"I have felt for some time that this annual fixture serves no purpose for England in an increasingly crowded calendar and I am now certain it should be scrapped,\" wrote Sir Clive.\n\"Baa-Baas, a throw back to all that was wrong with amateur game and has no place at the top level of professional rugby - Sunday's game was embarrassing to professional rugby and professional sport and this fixture should have been England verse Georgia.\"\nThe Barbarians thumped England 63-45 at Twickenham in London on Monday (NZ time).\nFour former All Blacks players played in the fixture, John Afoa, Victor Vito, Malakai Fekitoa and Luke McAlister.", "rugby union\nAll Blacks captain Kieran Read will return to the Canterbury Crusaders lineup for their Super Rugby clash against the Otago Highlanders on Friday after recovering from back surgery.\nThe 32-year-old back-rower underwent a medical procedure late last year to correct a bulging disc in his back that was causing chronic leg pain.\nRead, who trained with the All Blacks in June and made himself a \"pain in the butt\" according to coach Steve Hansen, played a warm-up match for provincial side Counties-Manukau last week and is now ready to step up to Super Rugby level.\nHe will start at number eight for the clash at Rugby League Park, which has been temporarily renamed \"Wyatt Crockett Stadium\" in honor of the loosehead prop, who will play his 200th Super Rugby match on Friday.\nThe 35-year-old Crockett has already announced this season would be his last in Super Rugby. He made his debut in 2006 and has won three titles in the southern hemisphere competition.\n\"I am honored to have represented a team that I am immensely proud of for the past 13 years,\" Crockett, who also earned 71 All Blacks caps, said on Wednesday. And to have the opportunity to reach 200 games at home, in front of my family and friends, is something I know I'll look back on fondly at the end of my Super Rugby career. I'm humbled by the support I've received this season and throughout my rugby career, which has made each game I've played for this club just as memorable and special as the last.\"\nCrockett is already the most-capped player in Super Rugby and consequently will be the first to reach 200 appearances in the competition.\n\"To play so many matches at this level is testament to his professionalism and strength of character,\" SANZAAR CEO Andy Marinos said in a statement.\n\"He has been an outstanding servant and ambassador to the game of rugby and, of course, to the Crusaders since his Super Rugby debut in 2006. We wish him all the very best on Friday against the Highlanders.\"\nThe Crusaders top the Super Rugby table on 54 points and are looking strong favourites to defend their title, with Read's return ahead of the playoffs a massive boost to their chances.\nVictory over the Highlanders would guarantee them top seeding and home advantage throughout the playoffs, which start in two weeks.\n© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2018.", "Rugby players in general are as thick as pig poop.\nFor just 10 years of their professional life they can't seem to keep off the ale, off the gear and out of scraps.", "The All Blacks’ coaching staff will use Friday’s game against Samoa as a full dress rehearsal for the majority of their frontline team in readiness for the first Test against the Lions at Eden Park eight days later.\nThe exceptions are the injured duo of captain and number eight Kieran Read and centre Ryan Crotty, both of whom the management hope will be fit next week. Read has been sidelined with a fractured thumb which is close to mending, while Crotty has a rib cartilage injury.\nIn Read’s absence, another key member of the All Blacks’ World Cup-winning side, Hurricanes fullback Ben Smith, will captain the side. In the absence of Crotty – and not surprisingly after his match-winning performance for the Blues against the Lions – Sonny Bill Williams has been recalled for his first Test since the World Cup final win over Australia, when his trademark offload led to Ma’a Nonu’s match-clinching try.\nWilliams will be partnered by Anton Lienert-Brown while Smith will be flanked by Julien Savea, whose 45 Test tries puts him within four of Doug Howlett’s record of 49 tries, and Israel Dagg.\nThree brothers\nAaron Smith has fended off the challenge of TJ Perenara to partner World Player of the Year Beauden Barrett in the established halfback combination, and, on the occasion of his 50th cap, the latter could be joined by his brothers Scott and Jordie in what would be a unique achievement by three brothers in an All Blacks Test.\nJordie Barrett, who plays alongside his brother at both centre and full-back, is in line for his debut along with another Hurricanes’ team-mate, Tongan-born lock-cum-blindside flanker Vaea Fifita.\nIn Read’s absence, Ardie Savea will start at number eight, a position which he has played a number of times this year for the Hurricanes, but never before in a Test.\nThe options for Steve Hansen and co were restricted here as Liam Squire is still recovering from a broken thumb, while the coaches have chosen to keep Jerome Kaino at blindside, an indicator perhaps that Read will return next week.\nAs expected, the Crusaders hooker Codie Taylor starts in the absence of the brilliant Dane Coles, who has been sidelined for several months with concussion issues, in an otherwise first choice tight five.\n‘Capable opponent’\nHansen said: “Whilst we asked for this game to help us prepare for the DHL New Zealand Lions Series, once it became a reality, it then took on its own importance – this is a Test match against a quality and very capable opponent. Samoa is about to kick off the qualifying stage of their Rugby World Cup campaign, so this will make them even more dangerous. The Samoans are always a challenge and will play with a high level of physicality and skill. At the very minimum, we will need to match that.\n“This first week has been about bringing together the players from the five different Super clubs and reintroducing them to the All Blacks way. We’ve had a good week and are really looking forward to this match.\n“It’s going to be a unique night with two Tests being played at the same venue featuring four teams that are well known to New Zealand fans. It’s a night that shouldn’t be missed, as I’m picking there will be a lot of great rugby played so get on down there and show your support.”\nNew Zealand v Samoa (with Test caps in brackets. * denotes new cap):\n1. Joe Moody (24)\n2. Codie Taylor (15)\n3. Owen Franks (90)\n4. Brodie Retallick (60)\n5. Samuel Whitelock (84)\n6. Jerome Kaino (77)\n7. Sam Cane (40)\n8. Ardie Savea (12)\n9. Aaron Smith (58)\n10. Beauden Barrett (49)\n11. Julian Savea (52)\n12. Sonny Bill Williams (33)\n13. Anton Lienert-Brown (9)\n14. Israel Dagg (61)\n15. Ben Smith – captain (60)\n16. Nathan Harris (4)\n17. Wyatt Crockett (58)\n18. Charlie Faumuina (46)\n19. Scott Barrett (4)\n20. Vaea Fifita*\n21. T J Perenara (29)\n22. Lima Sopoaga (6)\n23. Jordie Barrett *", "One referee notorious in the eyes of New Zealand rugby fans has been replaced by another for the opening Bledisloe Cup Test.\nEngland whistler Wayne Barnes will control the Test in Sydney on Saturday, replacing Jerome Garces.\nFrenchman Garces suffered a calf injury while officiating a pre-season French club rugby match and hasn't flown to Australia.\nWelshman Nigel Owens takes over from Barnes as the assistant referee.\nAdvertisement\nBarnes was scheduled to control the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Dunedin next week but will now be an assistant, with Owens handed the whistle.\nGarces was at the heart of the two biggest rulings in the drawn series between the All Blacks and the British and Irish Lions.\nHe sent off New Zealand back Sonny Bill Williams in the second Test, which the Lions won, before seemingly being the key figure in a contentious late ruling in the drawn third Test in Auckland.\nReferee Romain Poite appeared to act on Garces' advice when he ruled Lions hooker Ken Owens was accidentally offside, turning a kickable penalty to New Zealand into a scrum ruling.\nBarnes' moment of Kiwi infamy came a decade ago when he allowed a French try which appeared to feature a forward pass in their World Cup quarter-final defeat of the All Blacks in Cardiff.", "Former All Black Alama Ieremia has been appointed as Auckland rugby coach for the next three years.\nIeremia, 47, will take over the role fulltime in January as he tries to improve the fortunes of a side that finished second bottom in the premiership division of this year's national provincial championship.\nHe says he will be looking at how to bring through Auckland's up-and-coming talent and mixing that with their Super Rugby experience.\n\"Auckland rugby is steeped in history,\" he said.\nAdvertisement\n\"The size of the union, the challenges of getting the best out of our players — these are some of the things that attracted me to the job and I'm really excited about it.\"\nAuckland Rugby Union chief executive Jarrod Bear said the appointment came after an extensive global recruitment process.\nBear said Ieremia, who replaces Nick White, had experience across NPC, Super and international rugby.\n\"[He] has a clear vision and professional attitude which will position him well in leading the future success of the Mitre 10 Cup team,\" he said.\nA midfield back, Ieremia played 40 matches, including 30 tests, for the All Blacks.\nHis coaching CV includes stints as assistant coach at Japanese club Suntory Sungoliath under Eddie Jones, Wellington under Jamie Joseph, and the Hurricanes under Colin Cooper and Mark Hammett.\nHe became coach of Manu Samoa in 2016, resigning four months ago after the team finished bottom in the Pacific Nations Cup.\n- NZN", "The Barrett brothers are set to become the first trio of siblings to play in the same test for New Zealand after being named in the All Blacks squad to play Samoa at Eden Park on Friday.\nFlyhalf Beauden will play his 50th test, while younger brother Jordie is expected to make his debut from the bench.\nCanterbury Crusaders lock Scott, who played four Tests last year, is also on the bench for the game which was organised to help the All Blacks prepare for their Test series against the British and Irish Lions, which starts on 24 June.\nFullback Ben Smith will lead the side for the first time in the absence of Kieran Read, who is still recovering from thumb surgery.\n\"He's been our vice-captain for a few years now and captain of the Highlanders, where he's been doing a fantastic job, so was the logical choice,\" All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said in a statement.\nWellington Hurricanes forward Vaea Fifita, who was brought into the squad as injury cover, should also make his debut off the bench.\n\"It's also going to be a big night for Jordie and Vaea as they're both likely to play a part,\" Hansen added.\n\"They've both been in great form and we're looking forward to seeing what they can do at this level.\"\nAaron Smith also beat off the challenge of TJ Perenara for the starting role at scrumhalf in what would arguably have been Hansen's most difficult decision.\nJerome Kaino will make his return following knee surgery, while Ardia Savea will slot in at number eight in place of Read.\nThe All Blacks, who have often appeared rusty in the first test of their international seasons, organised the game against Samoa to help with their preparations for the Lions.\n\"Once it became a reality, it then took on its own importance. This is a test match against a quality and very capable opponent,\" Hansen added.\n\"This first week has been about bringing together the players from the five different Super clubs and reintroducing them to the All Blacks way.\"\nNew Zealand (v Samoa): Ben Smith (captain), Israel Dagg, Anton Lienert-Brown, Sonny Bill Williams, Julian Savea, Beauden Barrett, Aaron Smith; Ardie Savea, Sam Cane, Jerome Kaino, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Owen Franks, Codie Taylor, Joe Moody.\nReplacements: Nathan Harris, Wyatt Crockett, Charlie Faumuina, Scott Barrett, Vaea Fifita, TJ Perenara, Lima Sopoaga, Jordie Barrett.", "No matter how dedicated to fitness we are, sometimes, just getting to the gym is half the battle.\nDespite our best intentions when it comes to reaching our health goals, getting up early enough to leave the house and make a class before work, or having the energy to drag your weary head after a day in the office, can be the main obstacle between you and the body you want.\nLee Bell\nThere’s been many (mostly failed) attempts at tackling this problem through making fitness available in the home, be it old school DVDs, apps on your smartphone or Youtube channels dedicated to movement and body weight exercise. But none have really stuck. Yes, there are a number of people that work out at home using these forms and see results, but how many do you know? I can’t imagine many. A great deal of discipline is needed to succeed here, simply because these options are just not compelling enough keep you from distractions in the home.\nBut I've got a feeling all that could finally change thanks to a fitness innovator called Fiit. Dubbed by some as “the Netflix of fitness”, Fiit gives you access to on-demand fitness classes led by high profile fitness experts all from a mobile device that either streams to a TV or can be used on the move while out and about.\nFiit\nLaunching in the UK today on the Apple App Store (and coming to Google Play soon), Fiit touts itself as a new form of interactive fitness “set to revolutionize the fitness world”. What makes it different to any other bog standard fitness app out there is that it comes with a heart-strap wearable tracker and fitness mat so it can track your progress as you complete a workout, therefore gamifying exercise by integrating your stats on screen, offering you \"fitness points\" depending on your effort levels and giving you personal best goals to beat.\nIt's basically \"fitness classes in your pocket\", using tech to offer you the boutique class experience anywhere, with real time performance metrics - something you'd only find in a gym.\nFiit\nThose that sign up have unlimited access to classes across three studios within the app: Cardio, Strength and Rebalance headed up by some of the UK’s most in-demand trainers, including Richie Norton, Alex Crockford, Cat Meffan, Luke Worthington, Chessie King, Steph Elswood and celebrity trainer Tyrone Brennand.", "Get rugby updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nOnly Kieran Read and Dane Coles are missing as Steve Hansen named a side containing 871 Test caps for Friday’s clash with Samoa in Auckland.\nThe back-to-back World Cup holders added the match to their schedule because they wanted a hit-out before facing Warren Gatland’s Lions in a three-Test series.\nAnd Kiwi coach Hansen has picked 14 players likely to start against the best of British and Irish rugby at Eden Park a week on Saturday.\nVideo Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now\nColes, the world’s best hooker, is unlikely to be ready after being out for three months with concussion, but the All Blacks are hopeful skipper Read will make it as he battles to overcome a broken thumb.\nFull-back Ben Smith has recovered from concussion to become the 68th player to lead New Zealand into battle during the double-header – Wales face Tonga earlier – on Friday in the American Express Pasifika Challenge.\nThree of the Barrett brothers – outside-half Beauden and substitutes Scott and Jordie – were named by Hansen in his match-day 23. Utility back Jordie and Vaea Fifita are set to make their Test debuts.\n“We’d like to congratulate everyone who has been selected for this Test, particularly ‘Benda’ (Ben Smith), who will captain the side for the first time,” said Hansen.\n“He’s been our vice-captain for a few years now and captain of the Highlanders, where he’s been doing a fantastic job, so was the logical choice. He leads by example and is an inspiration to his team-mates.\n“It’s also going to be a big night for Jordie and Vaea as they’re both likely to play a part on the night. They’ve both been in great form and we’re looking forward to seeing what they can do at this level.”\nIt’s play-maker Beauden Barrett’s 50th Test and he’s poised to be the fifth All Black to score 300 Test points, his tally currently standing on 297.\nCentre Sonny Bill Williams, who starred in Blues’ win over the Lions in Auckland, plays his first Test since the 2015 Rugby World Cup final triumph over Australia at Twickenham.\nRio Olympics Sevens duty and a ruptured Achilles’ tendon kept him out of last year’s campaign. He partners the exciting Anton Lienert-Brown in midfield.\n“Whilst we asked for this game to help us prepare for the DHL New Zealand Lions Series, once it became a reality, it then took on its own importance,” said Hansen.\n“This is a Test match against a quality and very capable opponent. Samoa is about to kick off the qualifying stage of their Rugby World Cup campaign, so this will make them even more dangerous.\n“The Samoans are always a challenge and will play with a high level of physicality and skill. At the very minimum, we will need to match that.\n“This first week has been about bringing together the players from the five different Super clubs and reintroducing them to the All Blacks way.\n“We’ve had a good week and are really looking forward to this match. It’s going to be a ‘unique’ night with two Tests being played at the same venue featuring four teams that are well-known to New Zealand fans.”\nNew Zealand: B Smith (capt); I Dagg, A Lienert-Brown, SB Williams, J Savea; B Barrett, A Smith; J Moody, C Taylor, O Franks, B Retallick, s Whitelock, A Savea, S Cane. Subs: N Harris, W Crockett, C Faumuina, S Barrett, V Fifita, TJ Perenara, L Sopoaga, J Barrett.", "England's Wayne Barnes has replaced Jerome Garces as the referee for Saturday's opening Bledisloe Cup clash in Sydney.\nThe Frenchman, who sent Sonny Bill Williams off in the second test against the Lions, didn't travel to Australia after suffering a calf injury while taking charge of a friendly between Bayonne and Racing 92 last weekend, L'Equipe reports.\nBarnes was originally named as an assistant referee. Nigel Owens will replace Barnes for next weekend's test in Dunedin.\nGarces is set to take charge of the October 7 clash between the All Blacks and South Africa in Cape Town.\nAdvertisement\nGarces gave Williams a straight red card in the Wellington defeat, following a high no-arms tackle on Englishman Anthony Watson." ]
who was the archbishop of york at the time of the accord of winchester
[ "Thomas" ]
[ "New York Times", "International New York Times", "according to their colors", "The New York Times Company", "according to the menu", "The New York Times Building", "Time Out New York", "according to their functions", "The Who by Numbers", "according to value", "Some Time in New York City", "The Who's Tommy", "No Time ''", "who is singing", "The New York Times Book Review", "The Guess Who", "Who You Are", "It's Time", "Who Is Fancy", "Who's That Girl", "time", "Who We Are", "Who's on First?" ]
This sport's French Open is played on courts made of clay
[ "Tennis" ]
[ "Sports", "Made", "Sport", "court", "open", "Play-by-play", "the play", "play", "an opening", "made to measure", "Play On", "made/maid", "Sports Challenge", "play it", "Made Of Honor", "Made a wish", "Edam/made", "Non-sporting", "play-by-play man", "French's", "Henry Clay", "Sports Night", "Eye opener", "Sports Illustrated", "S-A", "Can opener", "Clay Shaw", "The Sporting News", "Open & shut", "Clay Aiken", "an open secret", "British Open" ]
what is the court system in canada called
[ "judicial branch of government" ]
[ "the read system call", "system call", "unlink system call", "dup2(2) system call", "the Calling", "making an exit system call", "What's Up?", "What a Friend", "On Call", "What's Happening!!", "The Call", "switching system closest to the calling party", "What's in It for Me", "things are what they are", "What If Nothing", "What A Night", "What If It's You", "What a Life!", "What Are Words", "What Not to Wear", "What Car?", "what is visible", "A Monster Calls", "What Part of No", "bugle call", "What So Not", "Call of the West", "Call the Midwife", "What If We", "conference call", "What a Waste", "The Morning Call" ]
What is your score in KVPY SA 2016 (aptitude test)? What is the expected cutoff?
[ "How was the KVPY 2016 sa?" ]
[ "What is the cut off of KVPY SA stream?", "What is XAT Score cutoff for IMT Ghaziabad?", "What is the expected RMO 2016 cutoff for West Bengal?", "What is an aptitude test?", "What is measured by an aptitude test?", "What was your score and rank in Wbjee medical 2016?", "What's your Klout score?", "What was cutoff of iiit hyderabad ug course in 2016?", "Describe your KVPY interview?", "What is the highest score of uceed 2016?", "What is the expected JEE main 2016 cut off for Jamia Milia Islamia?", "What are the highest scores in GATE 2016?", "What may be the expected cutoff for NSTE stage 1 for Maharashtra?", "What is the cutoff for iiit Bhubaneswar?", "What's your JEE Mains score?", "What are your expectations for 2017?", "What is the cutoff of 6th round of IIIT BBSR?", "What is your score on an online IQ test and what is your 'real' IQ?", "What are the aptitude questions asked in Accenture?", "What is your analysis of CAT 2016 exam?", "What are aryaka networks aptitude questions?", "What is the expected cut off for SSC CGL Tier 1 2016? Will cut off rise as the paper was easy and the vacancies are less?", "What are the topics covered in the aptitude tests for placements?", "What is the expected cut off for SSC CGL 2016 tier 1 for general category? (owing to the easy question paper this year)", "What are the best apps for aptitude?", "I am going to write KVPY SA Stream and I am not a Biology student. So will I be able to skip Biology in the exam?", "What will be the cut off for SSC CGL tier 1 2016?", "KVPY interview is going on in different places. Will you share your experience?", "Which are some best apps to learn aptitude test questions?", "How can you score 99 percentile in CAT 2016?", "Is biology required for kvpy?", "How was your NEET 2016 result?" ]
Whats your fave kids TV ever?
[ "Hmmm, my favourite, think, think, think, well Jimbo or Family Ness, ooh or the lil bits, ooh or maybe the raccoons. Nope I don't think I can choose a favourite, ooh maybe Thundercats or the Wuzzles or ......." ]
[ "It means that the TV was his babysitter because his mom would go out and leave him to watch TV all the time so when he falls on the TV source he's actually \"killing the babysitter\" to all of the kids that had to go through what he did. It's a metaphor.", "Turn off the TV and spend some time with your kids. I know, I know, you have your career and social life, but it it your responsibility to raise your kids, not the media's.\\n\\nMost TV's today have parental controls. If you do not want your kids to see certain things, learn to use these controls, then use them. I know, I know. Your career. Your social life. \\n\\nI guess you just have to choose what's more important to you.", "You can't completely. The best you can do is take advantage of all the technology that exists. Make sure your controlling what is on tv, what is on the computer, and what is in your home. In the outside world though you have little control and need to explain it to your kids.", "Poll (example: Fave movie quote? Fave song? etc.)", "advertise them in your local paper, or ebay...\\nor my fave - myspace.", "if a kid or adult for that matter wants to drink or do drugs then they will find them what ever it takes.", "Explain to them, if they are old enough to understand what you are saying, that what they did was wrong and if they do it again, there will be consequences for it. Time out, no tv, no games, no playing outside or having friends over, are some suggestions. Also if the kids are near your home, don't let your child near them if they are a bad influence.", "how sever was this touching? what proof do you have? notify DSS departmetn of social servce immediately. they will take the kids away and let your daughter marry who ever she wants but the kids will be safe. obvioulsy the kids arent very importatn to her. \\n\\nwhy is she so stupid", "Great show!! Tony Shaluob is one of the best actors on TV ever! The writing and his acting make this show what it is...original and entertaining!!", "if you've got bt yahoo you can do it there! you enter your fave bands and music types and it plays just exactly what you want it to play! i use it all the time!", "well you need to download windows media streaming server from the microsoft website...its free to download and use...and it's very simple to use it...so go ahead and start your tv/radio station or what ever you want...;)", "When you have kids, that can really take a toll on your relationship. Try arranging date nites. No matter what comes up. designate a specific evening of the week (month)...how ever you choose and use that as your \"date nite\". Get the in-laws or your parents to watch the kids and treat yourself and hubby to a romantic evening.", "SEETHER is my fave band but Mudvayne is soooo close so i can consider both of them as my fave bands.", "Search Yahoo for \"[name of your fave pc game] cheats\" or \"[name of your fav pc game] walkthrough\"", "I LOVE IT!!!!!! ME AND MY SISTER WATCH IT ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE THE SEASONS 1-5 ON DVD. WE ALSO WATCH IT ON TV A LOT. MY FAVE CHARACTER IS RORY OR LANE. I ALSO LIKE HOW MICHELLE AND LORELIE FIGHT A LOT. THEY MAKE EVERYTHING REALLY FUNNY. I AM GLAD THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER GILMORE GIRL FANS.", "1. Parachute Pants\\n2. Kids no longer being allowed to be kids\\n3. Mullets\\n4. Rap\\n5. Reality TV", "kids can lift at any age,, just not to heavy in the younger years so not to stunt or affect their bone growth,, just what ever is comfy,, but lifting in the younger years, under 13 won't do much because their muscles are growing everyday so the added use doesn't do much,, at around 13 or 14 is when the muscles start accepting added stimuli and are able to take on the extra use for growth,, i would advise against pushing younger kids into weights until their body is ready ,, just keep them physically active until they are in the early teens as to keep the body fat down and their meatbolism high,, that is one problem with kids now a days,, to much time in front of the tv playing games,, leads to obesity", "Hey Wayne, \\nWell I sort of told you but\\n\\n1. Some TV ads are quite good and educational\\n2. Kids can be informed about the latest stuff\\n3. Kids can know what's new in restraunts and stores\\n\\nSee ya,\\n\\nAllen FAng", "Everyone has a TV, not everyone, nor will everyone, ever have pods and such.", "my fave song has got 2 be,\"Grillz\" by nelly.\\n my fave movie has 2 be any of the scary movies. but #3 is my favrite.\\n xoxo DeLaNeY", "One of my faves is You Can Leave Your Hat On By Joe Cocker.\\n\\nFave type of music...Rock, Country, Blues, Bluegrass.", "oh it must be true then. nobody ever lies on TV. hee haw.", "opposition arguments:\\n\\n1) Television itself isn't the problem. Calling TV the problem is like blaming food for obesity. It's twinkies and ice cream that make people fat, not carrots and celery. Likewise, it's sit-coms, cartoons, and music videos that make kids dumb, not PBS shows like \"Nova\" or \"Sesame Street\". The problem isn't television, it's bad TV programming.\\n\\n2) The word \"robs\" implies that television is taking away their intelligence and imagination. WRONG! The kids are giving it away by watching TV for hours at a time---no one is twisting their arm.\\n\\n3) TV gives kids open access to a universe of information. It makes them way more knowledgable about the world (or at least the world as TV represents it). How could having greater access to information make you dumb? AFF is just criticizing the kind of intelligence the kids are gaining, but that's not the resolution.\\n\\nJust a few thoughts off the top...good luck.", "This really depends on what does he watch on TV .. many things can teach him a lot about life , science and social behavior .. or religion .. but cartoons shouldn't be more than 30 to one hour by day in every case .. he should watch rela facts not just fake stories .. and misleading funs .. \\n\\nKeep your kid busy with useful things .. and plan his time on TV .. by selecting the programs he watch .. and try to get his attention to good issues ..", "Restrictive. Have you ever seen european commercials? Or Japanese TV?", "My fave are Mark Martin and Tony Stewart\\n\\nI'm with you on least fave, Jeff Gordon is such a cry baby about everything and Kurt Busch would be on the list also.", "Kellie she was my fave though!", "TV is a bunch of plastic, metal, and glass - it does not effect children.\\n\\nThe PROGRAMMING that PARENTS ALLOW their children to watch can and does affect kids. Some programs can educate and inform and have a good effect. Others (the majority of what's on) can be harmful because it is not intended for kids, and so is inappropriate; or, some is targeted at kids, but is simply a mindless, time-wasting, marketing ploy (e.g. pokemon, yu-gi-oh, etc.).\\n\\nPARENTS have to invest the time and energy to supervise and limit what their kids are watching, and to watch with them and discuss it - so they understand that it is make-believe and so they get what you want them to get out of it.", "try to search on your fave celebrity, band, arist or anything you like. u can find them very interesting..good luck", "the sweater song\\nthe blue album my fave", "I would support it all the way. There are too many idiots out there having kids. Yet this pill that you speak about should have to be totally free. The only requirements that should be in place is that you should be checked to see if you are competent enough to raise kids. You can see it all the time on TV, kids trying to get pregnant, women killing their own children, countless abortions. What a better world this would be.", "I watch WWE all the time.\\n\\nMy fave wrestlers are currently Triple H and Randy Orton.\\n\\nMy all time fave wrestlers are Bret Hart, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock." ]
How to set shortcut for brightness
[ "Use the instructions on this page, but instead go to Custom and select the + button to add a new keyboard shortcut. In the custom command, put xdotool key XF86MonBrightnessDown or xdotool key XF86MonBrightnessUp. Then click where it says Disabled and key in your key combination." ]
[ "You can see what system keyboard shortcuts are set up on your system by looking in System Settings/Keyboard/Shortcuts. On my system &lt;Super&gt;E launches a new Files window because I have a custom shortcut set up which runs io.elementary.files -n ~. Variable results from the same action suggests a race between two processes both responding to the same shortcut.", "I finally found the solution to this problem here: https://coderwall.com/p/h6yfda. The necessary steps are shown below:\n\n\nGo to Preferences, Profile, Keys.\nSet your left ⌥ key to act as an escape character.\nLocate the current shortcut for ⌥ ← or create a new one, with the following settings:\n\nKeyboard Shortcut: ⌥←\nAction: Send Escape Sequence\nEsc+: b\n\nrepeat for the ⌥→ keyboard shortcut with the following settings:\n\nKeyboard Shortcut: ⌥→\nAction: Send Escape Sequence\nEsc+: f", "There is no built-in functionality for this: see How to create custom keyboard shortcuts for google app script functions?\n\nInstead, you could use a script that triggers a menu option when a key combination is pressed would be the thing to try. This has more to do with scripting your browser (clicking certain page elements on a particular site), so for details I refer to SuperUser, in particular to Is it possible to set keyboard shortcuts on a webpage?", "May not be all shortcuts, but you can review the Keyboard Shortcuts in System Settings.", "ā, ă, ē, ĕ, ī, ū are all easily typable on an Android device by long-pressing the corresponding vowel. So ĭ, ŏ, ō, ŭ, ȳ and y̆ are missing.\n\nFor Samsung, I'll quote a post from here, but only in part because that procedure doesn't seem to work for me:\n\n\nIn your browser, find and copy the letter you need from any site.\nGo to Settings > Language and input > Samsung keyboard > Predictive text > Text shortcuts.\nHere, you can set keyboard shortcuts for whenever you write a certain word. Add a shortcut with your copied letter, and naturally set the corresponding vowel as the needed input for the shortcut to be shown.", "Yes. You can create a Low Search Shortcut by creating one in the CP, as described here. Then make sure you're setting the entry_id parameter to a pipe-separated list, eg. 54|230|34.\n\nIf the order matters, use the fixed_order parameter instead.\n\nThen, to display the results, set the shortcut parameter on the Results tag to the short name of the shortcut you created, as described here.", "Yes, well not for zooming but for maximizing and restoring the panel. These shortcuts may look different depending on the keyboard layout. On English layouts it's ` for the active frame, which is the frame with the thin blue border drawn around, and Shift+` for the frame under the cursor. The ` character is called acute or backtick.\nIf you use another keyboard layout and the ` does not work or you want to change the shortcuts, go to Edit menu -&gt; Keyboard Shortcuts... Search for Maximize and you'll get &quot;Maximize or Restore Active Frame&quot; and &quot;Maximize or Restore Frame Under Cursor&quot;.\nAlso, you can set zoom-in/-out shortcuts for the program monitor, but it zooms into the video and doesn't make the panel larger. Those shortcuts are not set by default.", "I found someone describing how they got Homeworld Cataclysm to work on windows 10.\n\nSource: Link to window 10 cataclysm setting\n\n\n Starting Options:\n Okay i had to apply some things to the shortcut (if not present, make one) in >order to make it work:\n \n cataclysm.exe /heap 256000000 /enableSSE /triple /disableAVI /safeGL\n\n\nI believe this is the setting you were looking for.", "The buttons on the toolbar are automatically added when the module is enabled, as long as the menu items defined from the module with hook_menu() are sub-menus of the admin menu defined from the System module.\n\nThe function that renders the toolbar is toolbar_view(), which contains the following code.\n\n // Retrieve the admin menu from the database.\n $links = toolbar_menu_navigation_links(toolbar_get_menu_tree());\n $build['toolbar_menu'] = array(\n '#theme' =&gt; 'links__toolbar_menu', \n '#links' =&gt; $links, \n '#attributes' =&gt; array('id' =&gt; 'toolbar-menu'), \n '#heading' =&gt; array(\n 'text' =&gt; t('Administrative toolbar'),\n 'level' =&gt; 'h2',\n 'class' =&gt; 'element-invisible',\n ),\n );\n\n\ntoolbar_menu_navigation_links() excludes the hidden menu items, and the ones to which the user doesn't have access.\n\ntoolbar_view() is called from toolbar_pre_render(), which is the pre-render function added from toolbar_page_build() to $page['page_top']['toolbar']. Once the module is disabled, the menu items should not be anymore visible on the toolbar. The Toolbar module doesn't use any cache; I would expect the change to be immediately visible.\n\nTo appear on the toolbar, the menu item needs to be a direct sub-menu of admin. Differently, as in your case, it will not appear in the toolbar. \n\nTo test it, I added the following code in a module I use to test code.\n\n/**\n * Implements hook_menu().\n */\nfunction code_testing_menu() {\n $items['admin/mysite_form'] = array(\n 'title' =&gt; 'My site form',\n 'description' =&gt; 'Set custom settings for a site',\n 'page callback' =&gt; 'drupal_get_form',\n 'page arguments' =&gt; array('code_testing_mysite_form'),\n 'access callback' =&gt; 'code_testing_mysite_access',\n );\n\n return $items;\n}\n\nfunction code_testing_mysite_form($form, &amp;$form_state) {\n $form['code_testing_switch_lights'] = array(\n '#type' =&gt; 'checkbox', \n '#title' =&gt; t('Switch lights on.'),\n '#default_value' =&gt; variable_get('code_testing_switch_lights', TRUE),\n );\n\n return $form;\n}\n\nfunction code_testing_mysite_access() {\n return user_access('administer site');\n}\n\n\nWhat I obtained is visible in the following screenshots.\n\n\n\n\n\nOnce the module is disabled, the toolbar doesn't contain anymore the menu.\n\n\n\nI would rather not put a menu item directly, under admin, if not in particular cases. If the menu item just shows a form for a module's settings, I would not show it in the toolbar. If, vice versa, the module would show a page of links like the Advanced help does, then I could consider adding the menu item directly under admin.\n\nIn the other cases, I would consider adding links through the Shortcut module. This would mean adding code in hook_enable() that:\n\n\nCreates a new shortcut set to use for the users with a specific role\nSets the new shortcut set as default for those users\n\n\nIn hook_disable(), the code should:\n\n\nChange back to the old shortcut set\n\n\nOnce the module is uninstalled, it should remove the shortcut set it created.\n\nAs alternative, the module could add a new link to the shortcut set used from user with a specific role.\n\nThe functions that such code would use are the following ones:\n\n\nshortcut_default_set()\nshortcut_set_save()\nshortcut_set_load()\nshortcut_set_assign_user()\n\n\nPlaying with the Shortcut module, and manually adding a link to a menu item defined in hook_menu() from a module that I then disable, I noticed the link is automatically removed from the shortcut set once the module is disabled. Even after re-enabling the module, the link is not anymore shown as part of the shortcut set.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe second screenshot shows the shortcut content after the module is disabled.\n\nAfter I re-enable the module (which defines the \"My site form\" menu callback I shown before), this is what appears as content of the shortcut set. I didn't save the shortcut set, since the other screenshot.", "Checking the Ubuntu system-settings :System-settings-&gt;keyboard-&gt;shortcuts-&gt;navigation, shows that\nCtrl+Alt+Left was bound to \"Switch to workspace left\" and \nCtrl+Alt+Right was bound to \"Switch to workspace right\". Disabling these two shortcuts solved the problem.", "You can emulate this functionality using the tools xsel and xvkbd. They allow you to create a shortcut that simulates typing the last selected string enclosed with double quotes.\n\nFirst, install them:\n\nsudo apt-get install xsel xvkbd\n\n\nThen assign this command below to a custom keyboard shortcut, like Ctrl+2:\n\nbash -c 'xvkbd -file &lt;(printf \"\\\"%s\\\"\" \"$(xsel)\")'\n\n\nIf you don't know how to create custom shortcuts, take a look at How to add keyboard shortcuts?", "Thankfully LCD/LED screens are much easier to photograph than old CRT screens, but there are still a good number of things that can go wrong:\n\n\nGlare - this is light reflecting on the monitor and obscuring the image, move the camera around so you don't see the reflection or place something between the monitor and light source to block the light.\nImage too dark/bright - the camera will assume you are photographing something that has middle brightness, a mostly white monitor will be under exposed and a mostly black monitor will be over exposed, with a \"real\" camera use exposure compensation (or manual mode) to get the brightness just right, with an iPhone tap the screen to focus on a part of the screen that is middle brightness (middle gray works best).\nVertical/horizontal stripes - those are caused by flicker in the florescent tube on the back of the LCD screen (theoretically shouldn't happen on LED screens, but I don't have one here to test it), you have to set the camera's shutter speed so it catches an entire cycle (if you're power is 50Hz 1/50 or 1/25 will do, if your power is 60Hz 1/60 or 1/30 - USA is 60, most of Europe is 50) - I have no idea how to do this with an iPhone\nRound stripes - this is moire pattern, it is caused by the camera behind fooled by the \"grid lines\" between pixels - move in closer, move out farther or change angle until they disappear.\nRandom dots - this is noise, any acceptable camera (including the iPhone) will only produce visible noise in low light conditions and a screen is pretty bright so this shouldn't be an issue - but it can happen outside the screen or in dark areas of the screen - you can try to play with the screen brightness or add more light (add light for off-screen noise only, and be careful about glare) - in this case it's probably best to remove noise in post-processing\nStrange color casts - this can be caused by the fluorescent flicker (and solved by setting the shutter speed) or bad white balance - to correctly set the white balance with a good camera shoot raw and adjust in post or crate a custom white balance based on a blank white screen, with an iPhone (or a P&amp;S that doesn't support custom white balance) focus on an area that is pure white or neutral gray (to also control brightness it better be middle gray)\n\n\nI think that's it, if there are other things that can go wrong or anyone knows how to set the shutter speed on an iPhone leave a comment and I'll update the answer\n\nYou can find a more detailed version of this answer on my blog at photographing screens", "I'm afraid not. You could, though, add a shortcut to the Duplicate command, to make it more like the Save as. To do so just:\n\n\nGo to System Preferences / Keyboard / Keyboard Shortcuts.\nSelect Application Shortcuts and click the add button.\nSet it to All Applications and enter Duplicate as Menu Title. It's case sensitive, so make sure it's written with a capital D.\nChoose a keyboard shortcut and hit Add.\n\n\nMountain Lion, by the way, has the Save As command back. Holding down Option while clicking the File menu, will turn the Duplicate command into Save as....", "Lighting for shots such as this one is not about absolute lighting levels, it is about lighting ratios. The 'dark' parts of the picture don't need to be in absolute darkness. They just need to be less bright than the bright parts of the scene by enough to make them dark by controlling exposure.\n\nAs long as the side you want illuminated is lit brightly enough compared to the side you don't want to be bright and exposure is set appropriately you'll get the effect you are looking for.\n\nIn both cases when you want the background to be bright or when you want it to be dark the key is to get enough distance between your subject and the background so that light illuminating the parts of the scene you want to be bright does not spill onto the parts you want to be darker. The same is true of walls off to camera left and right: they need to be far enough away and non-reflective enough that light won't bounce off of them and back into the scene.\n\nWith a dark background you can also flag your off camera flash to reduce light spilling onto the background. When a bright background is required then the you have fewer options to control the additional light aimed at the background. Distance is the primary way you have of controlling the light coming off the background. Making sure you're only using the minimum power needed on your light illuminating the background in order to blow out the background (instead of, say, twice as much as you need) is another. Tilting the background towards the light source if it is off axis and away from your primary subject may also help.\n\nFor how this works out with a dark background, please see: If I want to shoot darker shots, is it better to increase the lighting and then darken in post to retain clarity? Note that the dark areas in the photo can be much brighter than they look in the image, exposure just has to be set to 'kill the ambient' and the parts you want to be bright have to be lit brightly enough to still be bright at that reduced exposure value.\n\nFor another question that deals with a lighter background, please see: How to get this particular black and white look?", "One option would be to create an Automator service and assign it a shortcut in the Keyboard preferences.\n\n\n\ntell application \"Finder\"\n reopen\n activate\n set p to (system attribute \"HOME\") &amp; \"/Downloads/\"\n set target of Finder window 1 to POSIX file p\nend tell\n\n\nYou could also save the script to ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Finder/ with AppleScript Editor and use FastScripts to assign the shortcut.", "From Google Play Store application:\n\n\nGo into Settings\nUncheck Auto-add shortcuts\n\n\nThat will prevent Google play store from creating shortcuts to the home screen each time a new app is installed.", "I found the same issue when setting Firefox Developer Edition as my default browser. Then when opening the default browser using a shortcut, it opens a separate dock icon. \n\nI looked in ~/.local/share/applications and found the added shortcut. It looks like it was using firefox-bin as the executable.\n\nIf you change the executable in your custom shortcut to point to firefox-bin it should fix the issue. (it did for me)", "You can use local or group policy security application and security settings to lock down different aspects of the OS as well as redirect the desktop to a network location that contains only shortcuts to applications you want the users to be able to run. \n\nThere isn't really a single list of items to do in order to accomlish what you are talking about. You are going to have to start looking at the policy settings and security settings for Windows 2003 and begin to build a solution based on how you want it to work. \n\nStart looking at the GPMC or the local policy settings editor and go from there.", "Open System Settings, choose \"Input Devices\", click on \"layouts\", add any language you want, and see the \"alternate shortcut\" you can change as you want and when you click the shortcut keys you choose. It will switch between the languages ​​you have added", "How does one delete rejected photos from within Darktable\n\n\nUse 'Delete' button (Lightroom mode, right panel, 'Selected Image(s)' module): it \"physically deletes\" selected images from disk. It helps to display only previously rejected images by setting 'View' filter (Lightroom mode, top panel) to 'rejected only'.\n\nFor faster use, you can associate a hotkey with 'Select all' and 'Delete from disk' functions (as with many others, see Settings->Shortcuts).", "There are 2 ways to do this.\n\n1. Shortcut\n\n\nCreate a shortcut of the executable (it appears you already have one).\nRight click on the shortcut, select \"Properties\", then switch to the \"Shortcut\" tab.\n\n\nAdd the option to \"Target\". In this case, replace -option with -nointro. If you need to enter more than one option, make sure each option is separated by a whitespace.\nMake sure there is a whitespace between the path to the executable, and the option. It is possible the path is wrapped between quote marks (\"). This is necessary if the path itself contains whitespaces. In this case, the \"Target\" would look like this:\n\"C:\\Games\\Quake 2 RTX\\q2rtx.exe\" -option\n\n\n\n2. Set Launch Options\n\nIf you're launching games directly from Steam or are using shortcuts created by Steam, this is the only option you have. From what I've seen, Steam does not synchronize Launch Options between devices, so there's no other reason to choose this way (besides preference, convenience, habit, etc).\n\n\nIn Steam, right-click on the game and select \"Properties...\"\n\n\nClick on \"SET LAUNCH OPTIONS...\"\n\n\n\nEnter your option in the next window. In this case, replace -option with -nointro. If you need to enter more than one option, make sure each option is separated by a whitespace.", "If your sites are on Apache web server, you can share images folder from one site to the other, by creating symbolic links. With this technique I successfully created common images folder, which is shared by three Joomla sites on the same hosting server, without any problem. \n\nI have used instructions from the following URL How to create a symbolic link in cPanel, by using method #2, creating PHP scripts:\n\nEver needed to create a symlink in cPanel? Well, cPanel itself doesn’t have any feature to work with symbolic links.\n\nYou just have to SSH into your server and execute the following command:\n\n\n ln -s /path/to/target /path/to/shortcut\n\n\nThis will create a symbolic link for you.\n\nWhat if SSH is not available? Unfortunately, FTP does not support creation of symbolic links.\n\nThere’re at least 2 more options you can try.\n\n\nSet up a cron job in cPanel with the linux command mentioned above.\n\n\nDon’t forget to delete the cronjob after the symlink is created. Failing to do this will result in unpredictable issues.\n\n\nCreate a PHP script and run it in your browser. It will look like this:\n\n\n\n $target = 'uploads.php';\n $shortcut = 'uploads';\n symlink($target, $shortcut);\n echo readlink($shortcut); \n\n\nIf you need more details on this technique, I can provide them, but it seems fairly straightforward to me.", "There are two options to go into fullscreen mode.\n\n1) Gnome keyboard shortcut\n\nIf you use F11 you go into fullscreen mode without tabs with almost any app.\n\n2) Custom (elementary OS) shortcut for Toggle Fullscreen\n\nThe other option has tabs, but in order to achieve it you have to configure a shortcut via\n\nSystem Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Windows > Toggle Fullscreen mode\n\n\n\nClick with the mouse over Disabled (if you have not configured one already) and choose a keyboard shortcut.\n\nPersonally I use Super + f because it is more intuitive for me to be like this but to achieve this you have to loose the Picture in picture mode, something usefull, which I almost never use, but of course you can choose any key combination you want.", "According to the links you provide from the arduino.cc forum the question is more or less answered. If not that important, just avoid analogWrite(led,0) and make it analogWrite(led,1)\n\nif you still want that analogWrite(led,0), I've tested your code with the advice and it seems to work OK when changing the register manually:\n\n#include \"wiring_private.h\"\n\nint led = 11;\nint brightness = 0;\n\nvoid setup()\n{\n pinMode(led, OUTPUT);\n}\n\n\nvoid loop()\n{\n if (brightness &gt;= 256) //checks if brightness has passed 255, resets to 0\n {\n brightness = 0;\n sbi(TCCR2A, COM2A1);\n OCR2A = 0; // set pwm duty\n }\n\n analogWrite(led, brightness);\n if (brightness == 0)\n {\n delay(1000); //LED off for 1 second\n }\n\n brightness += 1; //increment brightness\n delay(20);\n}\n\n\nEdit: to explain what those \"strange codes\" are\n\nI'm not very expert in this field to explain how exactly this works but basically sbi is function defined in a macro by Atmel (?), it stands for \"set bit in\" and is used to change registers of ATmega chips. So basically what I did was change register defined by the macro TCCR2A (why? because it is the register that controls PWM in pin 11) and pass the bitmask COM2A1 (this is a mode of compare defined in datasheet) and OCR2A is a register used to store the compare value that defines duty cycle. Imagine a counter that every time it receives a tick from a signal clock it compares the value of the counter with the value stored in OCR2A and it sets the pin high or low if that value as been passed or not (more or less like this, depending on the mode stored on TCCR2A).\n\nBut in fact I've not done some black magic. I just looked into the code of analogWrite() and that is the way they use to set a value of PWM in pin 11:\n\nvoid analogWrite(uint8_t pin, int val)\n{\n // We need to make sure the PWM output is enabled for those pins\n // that support it, as we turn it off when digitally reading or\n // writing with them. Also, make sure the pin is in output mode\n // for consistenty with Wiring, which doesn't require a pinMode\n // call for the analog output pins.\n pinMode(pin, OUTPUT);\n if (val == 0)\n {\n digitalWrite(pin, LOW);\n }\n else if (val == 255)\n {\n digitalWrite(pin, HIGH);\n }\n else\n {\n switch(digitalPinToTimer(pin))\n {\n\n...\n\n #if defined(TCCR2A) &amp;&amp; defined(COM2A1)\n case TIMER2A:\n // connect pwm to pin on timer 2, channel A\n sbi(TCCR2A, COM2A1);\n OCR2A = val; // set pwm duty\n break;\n #endif\n...\n\n}\n\n\nSo basically I just used that info to set the register to zero, as suggested from the arduino.cc forum link that you have. \n\nIf you want to know more about PWM in Arduino, this site has a lot of info and explains a lot of the modes of registers also.", "Scrot should fulfill your requirements.\nThe only thing you may have to do is map the Print Screen keypress to a custom action. For example in Xfce you would go to Settings &gt; Keyboard &gt; Application shortcuts.\nIn this example you can see that I am using xfce4-screenshooter and I have defined shortcuts for Print Screen and CtrlPrint Screen.\nThat depends on your desktop environment. The default setting is probably to capture screenshots to the clipboard.", "So the ultimate solution to this, I was able to figure out how to assign the volume up key to a custom key combination. I used ctrl-alt-Audio Raise Volume to assign to this key. It will not give you a testing volume to show you how loud it is, but it will raise the volume past 100%. I could not figure out how to bind this to the original audio level up key.\n\nNote I did install xbindkeys before I started, so this may have altered what you are about to see. First add a shortcut with the desired key combo through the original system settings -> keyboard -> shortcuts -> custom menu by clicking the little plus at the bottom. Call this whatever you would like. \n\n\n\nAfter setting this up, open dconf Editor, and navigate to org -> settings-daemon -> plugins -> media-keys -> custom-keybindings -> custom0. For me it was custom0, but choose the index of the key binding you need to alter. \n\nOnce inside, you need to change the change the command to a version of pactl set-sink-volume 10 +10% that works for your computer. This is PACTL not PACT(one). The 10 is the device id for your audio system, on my computer it was actually 1. The +10% should raise your volume by that percentage, and take it beyond 100% volume if you have the appropriate sound settings box checked when you run this command.\n\nThe best way to accomplish this is to test your command in terminal and then copy paste it later. So copy the command so that the whole line is highlighted as in the image below, and keep that in your clipboard.\n\n\n\nAfter this, you'll need to go back into you dconf Editor window and change the command section of the shortcut for custom0. You need to paste so that when you paste, before hitting enter, there is a special character you can see following the command. Probably a representation of the '\\n' newline character. Not 100% sure it's necessary, but this is what worked for me. \n\n\n\nOne of the things you'll also notice here is I bumped the % up to 750%. I found that when it executes as a key binding, it doesn't change the volume nearly as much per keystroke, so I had to adjust this to my liking. \n\nI was also able to recover functionality of my botched default volume key through this menu in dconf Editor as well.\n\nHope this helps someone out there", "Looks like it's related to a keyboard shortcut associated with this combination. Go to System Settings -> Keyboard. \n\n\n\nThe tabs Layout and Shortcuts have all configurations for it. \n\n\n\nSince I'm using WPS Office I had to install the IBus input method, that has also some configurable shortcuts. Check these out also if that's the case.\n\n\n\nIf this doesn't work, you can try dconf-editor:\n\n\nsudo apt-get install dconf-editor \ndconf-editor \n\nMake a search for \"key\" and you'll get a list of key bindings.", "Try this:\n\nDownload Microsoft Applocale here.\n\nInstall it.\n\nSet Applocale to run with your application using Russian.\n\n\nIn step 3 it should have created a shortcut for the application to run with Applocale\nfor you, eg in Desktop.\nRun the application using the shortcut created and see if it works.", "YouGov conducted a similar poll about no-deal (and other Brexit-related terms) in January of 2019. Rather than asking people what it means, it asked how familiar they were with a set of Brexit outcomes. The results are summarised in the figure below.\n\nIf we compare it to the other options, we see 'no-deal' is the option more people are familiar with (going by the bright purple only, or the bright and faded purple combined) than any of the other options.\n\nAccording to this poll, 74% of people know what 'no-deal' means, at least to some extent. It doesn't exactly correspond to the result in the question, but it's not super different either.\n\n\n\nThe full results of this poll can be found here.", "Free Clavier+ setup and configuration is intuitive, and it provides options for shortcuts to programs, files and folders, special çharactérs [oops], etc. \n\n\n\nHint: To have a program run as Administrator, first make a Windows link to the application, set the link's Advanced property to Run as administrator [sic] and then create a keyboard shortcut to the link (.lnk) file.", "Unfortunately, there is no option to customize shortcuts in Gnome Files nor any other Gnome application. However, for your specific question on how to implement a shortcut for &quot;Opening Terminal Here&quot;, there is a good workaround here (answer by amartin1911) that still works in Ubuntu 20.04 (using it myself since a few years).\nIt involves creating a nautilus-script for opening the terminal. Nautilus scripts can be bound to a shortcut key.", "short: no, you cannot do it this way\n\nlong: a desktop launcher may work for you.\n\nUnix-style symbolic links have only a target directory; there is no separate property for source directory. You can read about symbolic links in\n\n\nWhat is a symbolic link made from? Understanding the structure of symlinks\nAdvantage of symlinks over Windows style shortcuts\n\n\nAs the question points out, the source directory is the desktop directory.\n\nA comment mentions Create a symbolic link relative to the current directory, but that is not relevant to the question. \n\nThe question refers to the behavior of shortcuts in Microsoft Windows. With a desktop launcher, you can imitate this behavior (referring to Desktop Entry Specification, in the section Recognized desktop entry keys):\n\n\n Exec\n Program to execute, possibly with arguments. See the Exec key for details on how this key works. The Exec key is required if DBusActivatable is not set to true. Even if DBusActivatable is true, Exec should be specified for compatibility with implementations that do not understand DBusActivatable.\n \n Path\n If entry is of type Application, the working directory to run the program in.\n\n\nUnix symbolic links are constants, while Windows shortcuts can have (like Apollo Domain during the 1980s) embedded variables. While the desktop specification goes into some detail regarding what is legal in Exec (special variables), it lacks detail on where your environment variables might be used. So implementations will differ.\n\nFortunately, the question as posed only requires constants, and launchers are the place to look for solutions." ]
Death toll climbs in coal mine disaster
[ "Twenty-five miners were found dead early yesterday morning by recovery workers at the scene of a coal mine gas explosion that occurred on Sunday in Northwest China." ]
[ "Vast areas of northern Philippines were inundated after a week of heavy monsoon rains, and the death toll in the flooding climbed to 35, disaster relief officials said Monday.", "NEW DELHI/JAKARTA/NEW YORK - The death toll in the tsunamis that ripped across Southeast and South Asia climbed above 24,000 on Tuesday as emergency and government officials said two days after the disaster that they feared the number of victims would", "World leaders vowed on Thursday to work more closely to help victims of the worst natural disaster in living memory and experts warned more carnage from the Indian Ocean tsunami may be uncovered and the death toll will climb.", "BEIJING - Tainted pet food. Unsafe toys. Brown skies and orange lakes. Slave labor scandals. Collapsed bridges and coal mining disasters.", "The death toll from the tsunami disaster doubled again today, soaring towards the 100,000 mark.", "In a sickening way, the horrific death toll from the tsunamis last week was an information disaster.", "As victim tolls climbed to over 150,000 Wednesday, historic levels of financial and humanitarian aid has entered into the 11 countries devastated by the tsunami disaster.", "BANDA ACEH (Indonesia): The death toll from Sunday’s tidal wave disaster climbed to more than 67,000 yesterday and experts warned that disease epidemics from rotting corpses, smashed sewers and contaminated water could double the figure.", "The death toll of tidal waves caused by a massive earthquake climbed to 10226 on Sunday in seven countries in south and east of Asia.", "With the death toll soaring to nearly 85,000 in the tsunami havoc, the World Health Organization Wednesday warned that disease in the aftermath of the disaster", "The official death toll from last weekend's tsunami disaster is approaching 150,000 with most of the victims in the Indonesian province of Aceh.", "The Bangladesh government on Tuesday ordered a probe into a fire at a multi-storey office block as the death toll climbed to four, an official said." ]
what is a hvcre loan
[ "HVCRE is defined to include credit facility that, prior to conversion to permanent financing, finances or has financed the acquisition, development, or construction (ADC) of real property, unless the facility finances:" ]
[ "HVCRE exposure ceases to be an HVCRE exposure when it is converted to permanent financing. in accordance with the banking organization’s normal lending terms, or is paid in full. Generally, this would involve a new credit facility in the form of a term loan replacing the ADC. facility.", "This document was created as an attempt to help frame the current HVCRE situation, as it related to the 504 loan. program. This document is not a replacement for direct guidance from the agencies themselves (OCC, FDIC, and. Federal Reserve). Banks with questions about the HVCRE classification of a particular loan case should contact their. regulator directly.", "4. For the purpose of determining whether a loan meets the definition of HVCRE, would various purchasers’ deposits on units in a condominium project (that does not qualify as a one- to four-family property that is excluded from the definition of HVCRE) count toward the borrower’s contributed capital?", "HVCRE FAQs This document was created as an attempt to help frame the current HVCRE situation, as it related to the 504 loan program. This document is not a replacement for direct guidance from the agencies themselves (OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve). Banks with questions about the HVCRE classification of a particular loan case should contact their", "the HVCRE classification if they meet three specific criteria: the loan must have a loan-to-value ratio (LTV) of less than or equal to 80%, the borrower must contribute capital to the project in the form of cash", "The regulatory capital rules \\(BASEL III\\) that went into effect January 1, 2015, introduced the concept of High-Volatility Commercial Real Estate \\(HVCRE\\), and requires all loans that meet the definition of HVCRE to be reported separately from other CRE\\ loans and assigned a risk weighting of 150% in the calculation of risk weighted assets.", "characteristics of an HVCRE exposure or a qualifying multifamily loan are assigned a risk weight of 100%. 3 Multifamily mortgages are defined as mortgages for residential properties with more than four units.", "In addition, certain commercial ADC loans may also be excluded from HVCRE classification if they meet certain requirements, such as minimum supervisory loan-to-value (LTV) ratios and adequate capital contributions from the borrower.", "No, the definition of HVCRE requires that capital be contributed by the borrower to the project. in the form of cash or unencumbered readily marketable assets. To the extent that an asset is. merely pledged as collateral, it would not be considered to have been contributed to the project.", "High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) rules that were collectively issued by the OCC, FDIC and Federal Reserve Board require regulated lenders to assign a risk weighting of 150% when determining reserve requirements for certain acquisition, development and construction loans (known as “high-volatility commercial real estate exposures”).", "Banks Grapple with “High Volatility” CRE Loan Rules. Banks are wading through the still murky issue of dealing with new Basel III rules related to high volatility commercial real estate (HVCRE) loans. Although those regulations went into effect a year ago, banks are still in the process of interpreting the new rules and the impact on real estate lending strategies.", "The risk weighting for HVCRE exposures is the greatest for all commercial real estate loans, as the agencies note “supervisory experience has demonstrated that certain acquisition, development, and construction loan exposures present unique risks for which the agencies believe banking organizations should hold additional capital.”", "HVCRE Loans. One of the most under-discussed major changes in the real estate development industry in recent years are the new Basel III Regulations (the “Regulations”) affecting construction and real estate lending. If you are not familiar with these Regulations, READ ON.", "A. Statutory Definition. “High volatility commercial real estate (HVCRE) exposure. means a credit facility that, prior to conversion to permanent financing, finances or has financed. the acquisition, development, or construction (ADC) of real property.” 12 CFR § 324.2.", "High Volatility Commercial Real Estate – Regulators Clarify the Ground Rules. The OCC, FDIC and Federal Reserve have issued clarification of questions surrounding the implementation of the new HVCRE rules requiring greater capital reserves on certain acquisition, development and construction loans.", "Looking for online definition of HVCRE or what HVCRE stands for? HVCRE is listed in the World's largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms HVCRE - What does HVCRE stand for? The Free Dictionary", "Article: Understanding the New Capital Rule for HVCRE Date: August 18, 2015. Attorneys. 1. Reed Smith Article: Basel III Imposes New Rules for HVCRE Date: April 3, 2015. 2. Bryan Cave LLP Article: HVCRE Update - New Interagency FAQ Date: April 14, 2015. 3. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher", "The Company's HVCRE interpretation includes loans on construction projects that have greater than 15% cash equity, are completed and cash flowing, but have not been converted to a permanent loan. Zions Bancorporation Reports Second Quarter 2015 Results", "Popular articles from this firm. 1 The impact of efforts clauses in transactional documents 2 *. Ohio Amends the Good Funds Law Effective on September 29, 2017 3 *. Reminder: SEC exhibit hyperlink and format rules become effective Sept. 1, 2017 4 *. Potential Changes for HVCRE Loans *.", "•What does not qualify? –Borrowed Money •Debt of Borrower, whether secured subordinated financing of Borrower or unsecured debt of Borrower (FAQ Response Nos. 5 and 16 –Other Collateral Pledged in Support of the Loan (e.g., cannot pledge another asset to Lender to satisfy requirement) HVCRE Exception 4 – Clause (ii)", "The rate is the interest rate for the loan per payment period. In this case it is the monthly interest rate that applies to your loan. The NPer refers to the total number of payments for the loan. The PV represents the total loan amount and the FV in this case represents the balloon payment due at the end of the loan.", "This article helps you understand lot loans, land loans and construction loans, and what kind of loan is right for you. Buying land or building a new home? This article helps you understand lot loans, land loans and construction loans, and what kind of loan is right for you.", "Enacted May 1, 2009, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) is a set of rules for the mortgage lending and real estate appraisal industries. The intended purpose of the HVCC is to protect appraiser independence and prevent pressure from being applied to appraisers to produce a desired property value.", "Nper is the total number of payments for the loan. Pv is the present value, or the total amount that a series of future payments is worth now; also known as the principal. Fv is the future value, or a cash balance you want to attain after the last payment is made.", "The CalHFA Conventional program is a Fannie Mae HFA Preferred™ fully amortized. thirty (30) year fixed interest rate first mortgage. This loan is combined with either. the MyHome Assistance Program (MyHome) or the Extra Credit Teacher Program.", "A VA loan is a mortgage loan in the United States guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The loan may be issued by qualified lenders.", "One of the results of the investigation was the HVCC, which was agreed upon and approved by Fannie and Freddie. From May 1, 2009 forward, every loan eventually funded by Fannie and Freddie must be in compliance with the HVCC. What are the specifics of the HVCC? The HVCC specifically prohibits any party from coercing, suggesting, or influencing appraisers in any way to produce a specific or desired value for a residential property.", "estate lending policies. For the purpose of applying the Guidelines to high LTV residential real estate loans, a high LTV. residential real estate loan is defined as any loan, line of credit, or combination of credits secured. by liens on or interests in owner-occupied 1- to 4-family residential property that equals or. exceeds 90 percent of the real estate’s appraised value, unless the loan has appropriate credit. support.", "Personal Loan Interest Rates: What You Need to Know. Personal loans are a great option for those who don't qualify for home equity loans, but personal loan interest rates are typically higher than for secured loans such as home equity loans or vehicle loans. What: Personal loans are also called signature loans or unsecured loans.", "What Is The Average Interest Rate On A Personal Loan : Small Business Loan Terms #[ What Is The Average Interest Rate On A Personal Loan ]# Payday loans, quick loans, no credit check loans These mini-personal loans are for quick, but severe, cash requirements and not for selecting that stunning apparel to you while in the local mall yesterday.", "Auto Loans - what is a well qualified buyer. 1 Re: Auto Loans - what is a well qualified buyer. 2 Re: Auto Loans - what is a well qualified buyer. 3 Re: Auto Loans - what is a well qualified buyer. 4 Re: Auto Loans - what is a well qualified buyer. Re: Auto Loans - what is a well qualified buyer. Auto companies keep advertising low rates for qualified borrowers, and the question keeps srising, what does that mean? As an example I am posting the Toyota Scion definitions below. Re: Auto Loans - what is a well qualified buyer.", "General  For non-Agency loans, averbal verification of employment (VVOE) is. required on ALL loans, except otherwise noted below, for each borrower to. verify that the borrower’s employer or the self-employed business exists. and that the borrower is currently listed as an employee as of the date of." ]
Gemcitabine-(C4-amide)-[anti-HER2/neu] Anti-Neoplastic Cytotoxicty in Dual Combination with Mebendazole against Chemotherapeutic-Resistant Mammary Adenocarcinoma
[ "Gemcitabine is a pyrimidine nucleoside analog that becomes triphosphorylated and competitively inhibits cytidine incorporation into DNA strands. Diphosphorylated gemcitabine irreversibly inhibits ribonucleotide reductase thereby preventing deoxyribonucleotide synthesis. Functioning as a potent chemotherapeutic, gemcitabine decreases neoplastic cell proliferation and induces apoptosis which accounts for its effectiveness in the clinical treatment of several leukemia and carcinoma cell types. A brief plasma half-life due to rapid deamination, chemotherapeutic-resistance and sequelae restrict gemcitabine utility in clinical oncology. Selective “targeted” gemcitabine delivery represents a molecular strategy for prolonging its plasma half-life and minimizing innocent tissue/organ exposure." ]
[ "Abstract Previously, we have reported a correlation between the expression of HER2/neu and sensitivity to HLA-A2-restricted cytotoxic T-cells (CTL) in ovarian cancer. To investigate the role of HER2/neu in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), we established autologous tumor-specific CTL from tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes of HLA-A2 + HER2/neu + NSCLC patients. These CTL lines specifically recognized HLA-A2 + HER2/neu + autologous and allogeneic NSCLC cell lines as well as HLA-A2 + HER2/neu + heterologous ovarian cancer cell lines. Furthermore, these CTL recognized an overexpressed, HER2/neu -derived peptide. From these results, we conclude that HLA-A2 serves as a restriction element in NSCLC. More importantly, at least one HER2/neu -derived peptide is a tumor-associated antigen in NSCLC and ovarian cancer.", "Summary Mitochondria isolated from normal mammary glands taken from lactating and nonlactating C3H mice were compared with those isolated from mammary adenocarcinomas. Functional mitochondria could be obtained from the normal mammary glands only when milk was not present in the tissue prior to homogenization and when bovine serum albumin was added to the isolation medium. Albumin also protected tumor mitochondria from destructive factors released into the homogenate by disruption of the tumor cells. Although normal mammary glands contained more mitochondria per of g of tissue than did the mammary adenocarcinomas, no major differences were observed in ultrastructure, phosphorylation, rate of substrate oxidation, phosphate ion transport, passive swelling, or cytochrome content between functional mitochondria from normal and neoplastic tissues. These studies suggest that there is no impairment in the functioning of mitochondria in the mammary adenocarcinoma.", "Not only did newborn rats prove to be resistant to the adoptive transfer of responses against central nervous system tissues following the injection of lymphocytes from rats sensitized against syngeneic spinal cord, but such recipients were also subsequently resistant as adults to the active induction of an immune response following challenge with syngeneic cord. This resistance to active immunization against syngeneic spinal cord as adults was associated with the absence of lymphocytes with anti-neural activity and with the appearance of cells able to suppress such activity, after challenge. Interference by the lymphocytes of resistant rats with anti-neural responses was restricted to those responses directed against syngeneic neural cells.", "PURPOSE ::: Primary endometrial squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) are rare but aggressive malignancies. To evaluate therapeutically relevant molecules, ESCC were investigated immunohistochemically. ::: ::: ::: MATERIAL AND METHODS ::: Eight ESCC were stained with antibodies against estrogen and progesterone receptors, HER-2/neu, and COX-2 followed by semiquantitative evaluation of the staining results. ::: ::: ::: RESULTS ::: Seven out of eight ESCC were negative for estrogen receptor as well as for HER-2/neu. Four tumors showed positivity for progesterone receptor. All ESCC displayed COX-2 overexpression. ::: ::: ::: CONCLUSIONS ::: Primary ESCC are probably not under hormonal control of estrogens and lack HER-2/neu expression. Thus, anti-hormonal or antibody therapy with herceptine is not indicated. The use of COX-2 inhibitors might be a therapeutic alternative in ESCC that requires further investigation.", "The production of a mouse monoclonal IgM antibody, NCRC-11, raised against human breast carcinoma is described. It has been characterized immunohistologically. The antigen recognised has a wide but highly specific distribution in normal tissues, being virtually confined to the surface of certain epithelial cell types. It is found in some forms of epithelial metaplasia and most epithelial malignancies, particularly adenocarcinomas. The heterogeneity of staining in mammary carcinomas is outlined and is of particular interest. The immunohistological staining distribution of NCRC-11 is similar to other antibodies, including anti-epithelial membrane antigen, which were raised against human milk fat globule membrane. A competition experiment with some of these antibodies, using a flow cytofluorimeter, showed competition with one antibody, LICR LON/M8.", "Compounds with an anti-convulsive effect of general formula (1) in which X = hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, halogen and R or R = C1-C4 alkyl, cycloalkyl or heteroalkyl.", "A hybridoma secreting a monoclonal antibody (mAb) with specificity for tumor-associated cell surface antigens of a transplantable murine mammary adenocarcinoma (SMC-168) was prepared by fusion of syngeneic C3H/He spleen cells with SP2 myeloma cells. Mice which were pretreated with this mAb (C–73) were significantly resistant to the outgrowth of a tumorigenic dose of SMC-168 cells when compared to controls. The treated nice developed tumor-specific cell-mediated immunity, measured by leukocyte adherence inhibition (LAI), which was equal to that of mice immunized with live tumor cells. The IgG fraction from serum of mice receiving mAb C-73 contained antibodies which would bind to that mAb suggesting the presence of anti-idiotypic antibodies (anti-Id). This binding could be partially inhibited by a soluble l-butanol cell surface extract of SMC-168. Rabbits were immunized with mAb C-73 to produce a polyclonal anti-Id. The purified and absorbed IgG fraction of this serum would bind only to mAb C-73 and not to ...", "An index theorem for the anti-self-dual deformation complex on anti-self-dual orbifolds with singularities conjugate to ADE-type is proved. In 1988, Claude Lebrun gave examples of scalar-flat K\\\"ahler ALE metrics with negative mass, on the total space of the bundle $\\mathcal{O}(-n)$ over $S^2$. A corollary of this index theorem is that the moduli space of anti-self-dual ALE metrics near each of these metrics has dimension at least $4n-12$, and thus for $n \\geq 4$ the LeBrun metrics admit a plethora of non-trivial anti-self-dual deformations.", "Staphylococcus aureus infections are considered as seriously problematic for human health and necessitate the development of new medicines and innovative antimicrobial strategies. Plant secondary metabolites have already demonstrated their potential as antibacterials when used alone but also in combination with other antimicrobial agents to potentiate their activity. Triterpenoids are widely distributed in the plant kingdom and known to have many beneficial effects, including anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, anti-proliferative, antimycotic, or antimicrobial activity. The aim of this paper is to review the activity of pentacyclic triterpenoids belonging to the ursane, oleanane, or lupane groups against Staphylococcus aureus. We summarize their activity as anti-staphylococcal compounds but also as resistance modifying agents when combined with common antibiotics.", "Mammary adenocarcinomas are common in 3- to 4-year-old multiparous female rabbits, and have been associated with prolactin-producing pituitary adenomas or uterine hyperplasia and adenocarcinomas (1–3). However, to the authors’ knowledge, this tumor has never been reported before in an intact male rabbit. Mammary adenocarcinomas are rarely reported in male dogs, cats, specific male mice strains, rats, guinea pigs, and men (4–9). The purpose of this report is to present the unusual clinical and pathological findings of a metastatic anaplastic adenocarcinoma of suspected mammary origin in an intact male rabbit.", "AbstractAlthough paclitaxel is an effective chemotherapeutic drug used in the treatment of many tumors, hepatoma cells, in particular, are known to be highly resistant to it. Previously, we discovered that Lin28 was closely associated with resistance to paclitaxel in Hep3B cells. The nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) transcription factor, which plays an important role in tumor survival, directly activates Lin28 expression through a binding site on the first intron. Curcumin, a non-toxic anti-inflammatory agent, inhibits NF-κB activity in vitro. In this study, we reported that a combination of curcumin and paclitaxel exhibited synergistic anti-proliferative and pro-apoptosis effects on Hep3B cells, and curcumin down-regulated paclitaxel-induced enhanced expression of Lin28 and NF-κB activation. Furthermore, our results revealed that curcumin reduced Lin28 levels via mechanisms directly mediated by inhibition of NF-κB activity. These mechanism-based observations evidence that curcumin enhances the sensitivity ...", "Background ::: Estrogen receptor (ER) and/or progesterone receptor expression occurs in ∼50% HER2 positive (HER2+) breast cancers and cross-talk between the estrogen and HER2 pathways promotes endocrine therapy resistance. The efficacy of the aromatase inhibitor letrozole in combination with trastuzumab was therefore tested in a Phase 2 study.", "PurposeFunctional studies have demonstrated that some mutations of ERBB3, which encodes for human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) 3, are oncogenic via activation of the ErbB family signaling pathway. Significant clinical activity of anti-HER2 therapies (trastuzumab plus lapatinib combination or afatinib) has been reported in patients with ERBB3-mutated cancers. This study was designed to report the rate of activating ERBB3 mutations in small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA), a rare tumor type in which we previously reported a high rate (12%) of ERBB2-activating mutations.Materials and MethodsDNA from 74 SBAs, previously characterized for ERBB2 mutations and mismatch repair status, was submitted for sequencing of ERBB3 exons 3, 6, 7, 8, and 23. Orthogonal validation by targeted next-generation sequencing was performed.ResultsFour of 74 SBAs (5.4%) displayed ERBB3-activating mutations, including three p.V104M mutations (c.310 G>A) in exon 3 and one p.E928G mutation (c.2783 A>G) in exon 23. No mutations wer...", "e15707Background: Advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal disease with a five-year overall survival (OS) of less than 5%. Folfirinox and Nab-Paclitaxel plus Gemcitabine ...", "Involutions and anti-involutions are self-inverse linear mappings. In three-dimensional Euclidean space \\({\\mathbb{R}^{3}}\\), a reflection of a vector in a plane can be represented by an involution or anti-involution mapping obtained by real-quaternions. A reflection of a line about a line in \\({\\mathbb{R}^{3}}\\) can also be represented by an involution or anti-involution mapping obtained by dual real-quaternions. In this paper, we will represent involution and anti-involution mappings obtaind by dual split-quaternions and a geometric interpretation of each as rigid-body (screw) motion in three-dimensional Lorentzian space \\({\\mathbb{R}_1^{3} }\\).", "The ability of melanoma to develop resistance to mitotoxins, growth-factor-directed anti-neoplastic agents that offer potential for the treatment of this highly refractory disease, may limit therapeutic efficacy. To address this problem, we developed a subcloned human melanoma cell line that is resistant to the mitotoxin composed of basic fibroblast growth factor conjugated to the ribosome-inactivating protein saporin. Resistance was caused by autocrine FGF ligands, which down-regulate bFGF receptors and reduce bFGF-saporin binding. Inhibiting the autocrine loop with suramin or with neutralizing antibodies to FGF up-regulated receptors and decreased resistance in vitro. Furthermore, suramin restored sensitivity in resistant tumor xenografts. These results suggest the potential of therapeutic modalities combining agents that neutralize growth factors with receptor-directed mitotoxins for targeting malignant melanoma either to prevent emergence of resistance or to circumvent resistance once it occurs.", "2,2'-Anhydro-5-ethyluridine (ANEUR), a potent inhibitor of uridine phosphorylase, markedly potentiated the antitumor activity of fluorouridine (FUR) against murine mammary adenocarcinoma 755 in BDF1 mice and human colon adenocarcinoma LS174T in athymic-nude mice. Whereas ANEUR annihilated the antitumor activity of 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine (FUdR) and 5'-deoxy-5-fluorouridine (DFUR) in the murine adenocarcinoma 755 system, it did not alter the antitumor activity of FUdR in the human adenocarcinoma LS174T system. In vitro, ANEUR proved inhibitory to the phosphorolytic cleavage of both FUR and FUdR by uridine phosphorylase, and this could explain why in vivo conversion of FUR and FUdR to 5-fluorouracil was suppressed. FUR can be held directly responsible for the antitumor effects observed in the murine adenocarcinoma 755 system, whereas in the activity against human adenocarcinoma LS174T may be mediated by both FUR and FUdR.", "We report a 65-year-old woman with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder manifesting acute cerebellar ataxia, and intractable nausea and vomiting. She tested positive for anti-aquaporin 4 antibodies and had a lung adenocarcinoma simultaneously. She underwent partial pulmonary resection, and tumor cells of the lung adenocarcinoma were stained with an anti-aquaporin 4 antibody. By administering intravenous methyl prednisolone and plasma exchange, aquaporin 4 antibody titer was reduced, and neurological deficits and the lesion status on magnetic resonance imaging markedly improved. Paraneoplastic neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in conjunction with lung adenocarcinoma was a reasonable diagnosis.", "Fifty seven adenocarcinomas, 43 large cell and 30 small cell lung carcinomas were immunohistochemically examined using monospecific IgG against pulmonary surfactant apoprotein. Six peripheral adenocarcinomas and one peripheral large cell carcinoma were found to be histogenetically related to type II pneumocytes. They showed an acinar, papillary or solid growth pattern. The immunohistochemical study using anti-surfactant apoprotein IgG gave a granular reaction product in both the cytoplasm and nucleus of tumor cells whose intensity was variable. Intranuclear inclusions were generally the most densely stained structures. These results suggest that lung carcinomas derived from alveolar type II cells are found not only in bronchioloalveolar tumors, but are also found in other types of adenocarcinoma and in large cell carcinomas.", "Immunoregulatory antibody, especially an anti-B7, anti-CD23, or an anti-CD40L antibody, B cell depleting antibody, especially anti-CD19, anti-CD20, anti-CD22, or in combination of B cell malignancy therapy for the use of the anti-CD37 antibody It provides an antibody therapy. This combination therapy preferably includes the administration of an anti-B7 and anti-CD20 antibody.", "Abstract We obtain a linear system whose integrability is the vanishing of scalar curvatures of Kahler spaces or equivalently, Einstein-Maxwell equations with a self-(anti-self)-dual Weyl tensor and an algebraically general anti-self (self)-dual Maxwell tensor. This generalizes the linear system for the self-dual gravity (Ricci flat Kahler spaces) and, in some sense, defines an “integrable deformation” of the 4D self-dual gravity.", "A compact anti-skid braking system has been developed which replaces the usual vacuum booster/master cylinder assembly. The basis of the system is a dual master cylinder, a hydraulic booster with an electro-hydraulic energy source with accumulator, a fluid reservoir, and an integral anti-skid valve block. The anti-skid mechanism is controlled electronically via solenoid valves.", "Molybdenum disulfide lubricant can be prepared by grinding the molybdenum concentrate leached in acid solution at high temperature,or grinding the molybdenum concentrate leached in acid solution after roasting in nitrogen atmosphere.This is natural preparation methods.For the artificial method,that is the heat dispersion of(NH_4)_2 MoS_4 or MoS_3-Na_2MoS_4 compound.The developed molybdenum disulfide lubricant has been applied widely in many industries,for example,the anti-seizing lipstick type lubricant combined lithium base grease and hydroxy amide with MoS_2,the waterborne lubricant composed of water-resistant resin and MoS_2,the environmentally acceptable lubricant combined soybean oil or corn oil with MoS_2,the ballistics coating lubricant composed of cellulose nitrate,ethyl acetate and MoS_2,as well as the coating lubricants for metal surface treatment,and so on.", "This paper described the applied realm of the anti-static electricity HDPE and the history of the researches, discussed the anti-static electricity mechanism of the anti-static electricity HDPE,introduced the category of the anti-static electricity and the anti-static electricity HDPE in common use to make fully method. This paper analyzed the anti-static electricity HDPE in the future development direction and foregrounds finally, and resisted the development of the anti-static agent to put forward the suggestion.", "1) Twenty patients with progressive pulmonary tuberculosis received daily injections of the PAS salt of streptomycin for 90 days. 2) Two anti-microbial agents have been combined for parenteral administration, with a satisfactory therapeutic response. This indicates that a combination of anti-microbial agents which might prove more effective because of synergistic action and a delay in the emergence of resistant microorganisms is a possibility. 3) The rate of development of resistant strains of tubercle bacilli appeared to be delayed beyond the 60-day period of treatment. 4) Resistant strains appeared to develop more rapidly in those patients whose roentgenograms showed evidence of cavitary disease. 5) Gastro-intestinal irritation due to PAS was circumvented.", "The conditions for cancellation of gravitational anomalies in d=6 chiral supergravities based on the systematic use of index theorems are examined here. The authors point out the minimal necessary combinations of chiral fermions (with spin 3/2 and 1/2) and (anti-) self-dual antisymmetric tensors, as well as the corresponding combinations of N=1, d=6 supermultiplets that ensure cancellation of gravitational anomalies.", "Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), an endogenous fatty acid amide belonging to the N-acylethanolamine family, has anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects. However, PEA lacks direct capacity to prev...", "Three purified human IgG antibodies against Trypanosoma cruzi (anti-F, anti-Mc and anti-Cs) showed different reactivities in vitro. While all of them agglutinated specifically sensitized sheep red cells the complement-fixing capacity of anti-Fc and anti-Cs was higher than that of anti-Mc antibody. This one also showed a minimal precipitating activity. When the ability to neutralize mice bloodstream trypomastigotes was analyzed, the results obtained indicated that anti-F antibody was the most effective.", "Base on the modern sea warfare characteristic,all kinds of performance demands of the anti-ship missile in the modern sea warfare are analyzed.The development tendency of the anti-ship missile is presented,and it is prefered to develop subsonic-supersonic combined anti-ship missile.The selection of control law of the subsonic-supersonic combined anti-ship missile control system is studied.Finally some key techniques and problems in its design are presented.", "Esophageal cancer is a prevalent type of cancer worldwide and is ranked sixth among cancer-associated mortalities. Aberrant activation of the non-receptor tyrosine kinase Src and c-Abl contribute to the progression of ESCC. Thus, targeting these kinases to treat ESCC is a promising strategy. In this paper, we report that the potent dual Src/Abl inhibitor bosutinib exerts anti-tumor effects on ESCC. Bosutinib inhibits ESCC cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, bosutinib suppresses the colony formation ability of ESCC cells. Mechanistically, bosutinib effectively inhibits c-Abl and Src and its downstream signaling pathways, PI3K/AKT/mTOR and JAK/STAT3. In addition, bosutinib enhances the cytotoxic effects of doxorubicin on ESCC cells. In summary, our results reveal that Src and Abl are potential therapeutic targets in ESCC and that the novel Src/Abl inhibitor bosutinib alone or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents may be a viable option for treating ESCC patients.", "A variety of transcription factors has been shown to regulate lineage commitment in the mammary gland and to be associated with different molecular subtypes of breast cancer. E74-like factor 5 (Elf5) has now been identified as a marker of oestrogen receptor status, and high expression correlates with more aggressive basal cancers and resistance to anti-oestrogens. Manipulation of Elf5 transcript levels perturbs the molecular profiles of luminal and basal subtypes, highlighting the possibility that targeting Elf5 could provide a new approach for the treatment of basal cancers.", "Recently generated anti-Xenopus T cell monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to the 120 kDa XTLA-1 determinant and against the putative CD5 and CD8 homologues, together with anti-IgM and anti-MHC class II mAbs, are used in dual colour flow cytometric experiments to characterize cell surface antigenic expression on lymphocytes in thymus and spleen of Xenopus laevis during larval and early adult life and also in metamorphosis-inhibited animals. Histological confirmation of T cell emergence early in larval ontogeny is supplied by cryostat sections stained for CD8. Five-day thymectomy, i.e. prior to T-lineage cell differentiation in the thymus, abolishes T cell marker expression in the spleen for up to 1 year. Moreover, late larval (20 days) or early adult (3 months) thymectomy (i.e. removal after peripheralization of T cells has occurred) also leads to severe depletion of mAb-defined T cells in the spleen." ]
What do all animals naturally have an even number of legs? Why no 1, 3, or 5 legged animals?
[ "[Here](_URL_0_ ) is a 5-legged animal. That said, [bi-lateral symmetry](_URL_1_) does take advantage of the fact that one end of your body gets to the scene first, and how your brain/weapons are deployed depends mostly on that axis of motion." ]
[ "It’s just a coincidence. That’s like asking what caused animals to walk using a number of legs equal to the square root of 16 when they can’t even count to 10.", "'Twas oft asked here. Ye may enjoy these: 1. [ELI5: Why do many have such an irrational urge to sit with a leg crossed (either leg-over-leg or ankle upon knee) as opposed to both feet on the ground, even though it quickly leads to discomfort and the need to then \"switch legs\"...? ](_URL_2_) 1. [ELI5: Why do we cross our legs? ](_URL_7_) 1. [ELI5: Why do people take comfort from crossing their legs or elevating them on a chair/table etc? ](_URL_4_) 1. [ELI5: Why do we feel a need to cross our legs? ](_URL_0_) 1. [ELI5:Why do we generally cross our legs when relaxing? ](_URL_5_) 1. [ELI5: Why do we usually cross our legs when we sit? ](_URL_6_) 1. [ELI5: Why do we cross our legs when we are sitting down? ](_URL_3_) 1. [ELI5: Why do I always need to cross my legs when I sit in a chair? ](_URL_1_)", "Fish eating fish is like a cat eating a cat (lion eating house cat, as an example), or why do four legged animals eat other four legged animals. Fish is an extremely vague term and includes many species. Sharks eating cod is not cannibalism, it is just an aquatic animal eating another aquatic animal. Edit: I believe lions do eat their young on occasion. I can name other species that are cannibals too.", "1. Your organs are in your torso, which are critical to keep warm. 2. Your legs are doing more work than your torso, so they will keep warm naturally. 3. It is harder to layer clothing on your legs, because of shoes, etc.", "It's not that it's harder, but there are a ton of ethics behind cloning a human. If you clone a sheep and it comes out with 5 legs, it's a whoops moment. People may get angry about it, but nowhere nearly as angry as cloning a human and comes out with 3 legs or some other deformity. Can't really euthanize humans, like you can an animal and any society being ok with it.", "Every animal with a nervous system also has muscles. From an evolutionary standpoint, they are actually just one system. There are a few animals that do not have muscles but the vast majority do. Both of your examples have muscles. In the case of spiders, they don't have the muscles in the legs. Their muscles instead pump fluid into their legs which controls the movement. Kind of like a tiny hydraulics system. When they die, these muscles relax and the fluid flows back into their body. If you take a dead spider or mite and gently squeeze the body, you can actually see the legs straighten back out. With ants, they do have muscles in their legs. They are on the inside similar to [crab legs](_URL_0_) just much smaller.", "Anywhere from exactly the same (unlikely) to \"you wouldn't even recognize this as being alive.\" There are some general assumptions that can be made based on animal life here on earth: 1) Most likely will have a head 2) Most likely will have sensory organs, probably based on or near the head 3) Will likely have a dermis layer (skin, fur, etc.) And I could go on. If you're looking for specifics of how it would look (color, number of legs, etc.) we have no way to know.", "Because the question in the wild is not so much if you win, but if you get injured. If the large animal stands and fights, yes, it might kill the small animal, but maybe the small animal takes a chunk out of the big animal's leg. Then the big animal has a gimped leg, can't run, can't catch prey (or escape other predators), and it likely dies.", "To heal a broken leg relatively painlessly, the animal needs to stay off of it. Horses don't/can't do this. They suffer tremendously, and the leg never fully heals. It is more merciful to put them down.", "It could be like a cat's. When you scratch a cat on the lower stomach and their hind legs go crazy scratching you, they don't do it on purpose. They actually do it to themselves sometimes. It's triggered because in the wild, when they would get pinned by the animal they're fighting, their hind legs would attack the vulnerable stomach of the other animal that is on top of them.", "At the microscopic level, even the seemingly smoothest of surfaces can be quite rough, riddled with bumps and fissues. I can't comment on the physics, but for the biology, spiders and other invertebrates can take advantage of these as the tips of their legs are home to [claws and semi-flexible hairs](_URL_0_) (the latter often arranged into 'adhesive pads') that can hook onto these irregularities and help them climb. What's more, they take advantage of the fact they have multiple legs. Using legs on opposite sides of the body to hook onto a surface, they pull their legs together to increase friction between their leg pads and the wall, enabling them to generate enough force to even hold up something twice the weight of the animal ([source](_URL_1_)).", "Most other animals walk on four legs. When other animals have their head down foraging, grazing, etc. their nostrils point the same direction that ours do, down. We walk on two legs and keep our heads straight up. That means we need another way of keeping the water/rain/debris out. [It's theorized that it was an evolutionary mechanism in response to bipedalism](_URL_0_)", "I imagine it has to do with the fact that we walk on two legs. That's an innate 1-2-1-2 rhythm. Our brain ought to be wired to deal with that very naturally. 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4 lines up neatly because it divides evenly; if you step with your left foot on 1, every 1 will have you stepping with your left foot. Also, you could step on just 1 and 3 and have the same effect. In something like 1-2-3-1-2-3, each next 1 would have you stepping with the other foot. But if you had three legs with a steady gait, this rhythm would be most natural. That's not to say you can't get used to different rhythms, of course. They just aren't as innate. I'm a fan of prog where the time signatures are all over the place, which I find much more stimulating. India had more additive roots (where the larger structure isn't as regular) but I don't know details.", "Provide counterbalance while walking. Just like why a lot of animals walk with opposite legs/arms and use their tails to provide counter balance while running.", "Here's one way: The Natural Numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... The Integers are ..., -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ... It might look like there are more Integers than Natural Numbers, but I can create a list of Integers that looks like my list of Natural Numbers: 0, 1, -1, 2, -2, 3, -3, 4, -4, 5, ... Any infinite set of numbers that can be written like the Natural Numbers can be said to be the same size of infinity. It turns out we can do this for fractions, but we can't do it for Real Numbers. Real Numbers include fractions and things like pi and others. Since there's no way to match up the Real Numbers and the Natural Numbers, we conclude that the Real Numbers form a larger infinity than the Natural Numbers. With a few clever techniques, you can create an infinity that is as \"large\" as you want.", "An old [handbook on mosquitoes](_URL_4_) says mosquitoes use the raised legs like feelers for detecting air motions, when they are resting or when danger threatens. [Nonbiting midges](_URL_2_), another kind of insect that superficially resembles mosquitoes, use their front legs instead of the hind legs for the same purpose. Youtube videos show that not all mosquitoes raise their hind legs, and those that do may lift only one of the legs. [1](_URL_1_) [2](_URL_0_) [3](_URL_3_)", "Because they are not knee, they are Ankles. The robot reproduce the articulation of a 4 legged animal. Human are bipedal so we use our heel and toes to walk and run. 4 legged animal usually only use their toes to walk and the ankle is higher and help to run.", "Horses and other large four-legged animals have issues with laying down for long periods of time. Sure, you will see them laying down here and there, but they can't sustain it for long periods. They end up with blood flow issues to large parts of their bodies. It also puts pressure on their internal organs. A broken leg would require a horse to be laying down for weeks, or even months. The rest of the horse simply can't handle doing that.", "What you are looking for is the [inclusion-exclusion formula](_URL_3_). What it comes down to is: * Fraction of numbers not divisible by 2: 1 - 1/2 * Fraction of numbers not divisible by 3: 1 - 1/3 * Fraction of numbers not divisible by 2 or 3: 1 - 1/2 - 1/3 + 1/2 * 1/3 * Fraction of numbers not divisible by 5: 1 - 1/5 * Fraction of numbers not divisible by 2, 3, or 5: 1 - 1/2 - 1/3 - 1/5 + 1/2 * 1/3 + 1/2 * 1/5 + 1/3 * 1/5 - 1/2 * 1/3 * 1/5 And so on.", "1. different length legs will _require_ different walking approach in order to not fall over. 2. different leg size will require use of muscles differently to achieve a walk. 3. different length arms will result in different movement of center of balance when walking. 4. different postures will require different movements to stay balanced. 5. Muscles developing differently do to exercise, type of activities, genetics will all result in varying strengths in specific muscles, different mass distribution and so on. all will impact gait.", "All hair stops growing after a bit and then sheds. Humans shed just like other animals, although with arm and leg hair it's a pretty slow process and you barely notice it (it's one of the ingredients in dust). Depending on your genetics, the shed length for head hair is around 5 feet. Why this is the case in humans is still a mystery to evolutionary biologists, though some questionable theories exist.", "Human infants have a [reflex which is thought to reflect an attempt to swim](_URL_0_). They lose it after a few months. Our bipedal anatomy is not well suited to survival swimming like a horse or other four legged animal (e.g. in the prone position, the airway naturally faces downward for humans). In other words, other animals float better.", "wheelchair: $99 prosthetic leg: $5,000 to $50,000 (also needs to be replaced every 3 to 5 years apparently) that's cost wise, a prosthesis probably doesn't do much good for someone who is missing an entire limb (source for leg cost: _URL_0_)", "A. Polyploidy does occur in animals. For example: [salmon](_URL_0_), fish of the catostomidae family, a number of species of frog, brine shrimp, water fleas, [etc](_URL_1_). B. It is not clear why it is so much more prevalent in plants than animals, but may have to do with: 1. Disruption of sex determination 2. Interploidy crosses and sterility 3. Disruption of complex development The Evolution of the Genome has a chapter (Ch 8) on polyploidy in animals, and seems pretty informative.", "Well actually it's not animal cruelty to kill any animal. Animal cruelty comes in with torture and such. The remorse comes with animals that are close to being extinct. Example; kill a cow and make steaks that's ok, cut off the cow's leg and leave it alive is cruel.", "To my knowledge, we're the only animals to have an exceptional need to do so, due to our bipedal build. Most quadrupeds don't have buttocks of the nature of those created by the way our legs connect to our torsos. Feces drops directly from their anuses to the ground, without need to pass between two large slabs of muscle and fat. Beyond this, the dislike of the odor of one's own feces seems to be unique to humans. While other animals shun their droppings in relation to food, for obvious reasons, many use it to mark their territory, or even their dens. They think, if such a term fits, of this odor as their own personal scent, discernable from the scent of all other individuals of their species.", "I'm not 100% sure but as I've always understood, it has to do with the concertration of oxygen in the atmosphere. That in the prehistoric period there was more oxygen that let animals grow to extreme sizes and still be able to easily get enough oxygen out of breathing as the larger an animal is the more oxygen it needs to fuel it's cells. As far as I know whales can get around this by not having the same type of extremities, like arms and legs. They do not need these as they are suspended in the water. getting air to these extremities is harder than getting it to central parts of the body so as the oxygen concertration has decreased,animals with extremeties like arms and legs have become smaller over the generations.", "It's just like there are the same amount of whole numbers and even numbers. Here are the whole numbers. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ... Okay, now what if I take away all the odd numbers. 2, 4, 6, ... You would think that I now have half the amount, but that's not true. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ... 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ... As you can see, for every whole number, there is a corresponding even number. Even though I \"took away half\" of the whole numbers, I still have the same amount of numbers as I started with. Strange things like this happen when you start dealing with infinite things. Just like we can match up the whole numbers with the even numbers, if you're clever, you can do the same thing with the points in a plane and the points in a line.", "They create fake sets that the animals become acclimated to to do the filming: [Example #1](_URL_0_) [Example #2](_URL_3_) [Example #3](_URL_2_) [Example #4](_URL_4_) [Example #5](_URL_1_)", "1. Lots of animals do smell. 2. Lots of animals have figured out their own way of bathing. 3. Society has decided that \"normal human muskiness\" is a bad smell and that lavendar and irish springs is what a human is supposed to smell like.", "Yer not alone in askin', and kind strangers have explained: 1. [ELI5: Why does sticking one leg out from under the covers transport me from Mustafar to Hoth? ](_URL_4_) ^(_15 comments_) 1. [ELI5 Why is it that both legs under the covers is too hot, both legs out too cold, but one in one out is prefect? ](_URL_1_) ^(_4 comments_) 1. [ELI5: Why does sticking one foot out from under the blankets prevent me from getting too hot? ](_URL_0_) ^(_14 comments_) 1. [ELI5: why does uncovering blankets from your feet cool you off so quickly? ](_URL_2_) ^(_2 comments_) 1. [ELI5: How is it that I can keep a leg out from under the covers and my body temperature evens out, but if I'm sitting on the couch with a blanket on my lap, the top part of me is cold? ](_URL_5_) ^(_1 comment_) 1. [ELI5:ELI5: Blanket on, feels too hot. Blanket off, feels too cold. One leg out, feels perfect. Why is it so? ](_URL_3_) ^(_4 comments_)", "Yes, all dinosaurs shared a common ancestor that was not shared with any non-dinosaurs. There were other types of animals that lived in the same era that were not dinosaurs, including reptiles, mammals, amphibians, and fish. Mammals were pretty small at the time though; most of the large animals were scaly lizard-like animals like dinosaurs or reptiles. Dinosaurs did have at least as much variation as, say, mammals do today though. There were dinosaurs with scales and those with feathers; there were chicken-sized dinosaurs and 50-ton sauropods; there were carnivores and herbivores; there were dinosaurs that walked on two legs, four legs, or flew (modern birds are their descendants). Edit: the flying dinosaurs I'm speaking of were theropods. Not pterosaurs, which were not dinosaurs at all." ]
Toyota to resume production
[ "Toyota Motor Corp. revealed that it will resume production at all its plants in Japan at half capacity from April 18 to 27." ]
[ "Japanese auto giant Toyota plans to start Corolla production at its Turkey plant, Toyota's distributor in Turkey said.", "Automaker Toyota has resumed all operations in China, after protests over a territorial dispute caused disruptions for Japanese businesses across the country.", "Toyota Motor is to halt production at its Japanese plants for 11 days in February and March to reduce its stock of unsold vehicles.", "Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its plants in Japan for 11 days over February and March.", "Toyota Motor Corp. is boosting production of the gas model Highlander sport utility vehicle at its southern Indiana plant.", "Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor Corp will halve domestic production for three months, reports said on Saturday, and will temporarily suspend plant operations to cope with plummeting demand.", "Toyota, the world's second biggest automaker, is building its second plant in India to boost production in a key growing market.", "Toyota says it will temporarily halt production at five European plants due to a shortage of parts.", "Toyota says it will hire up to 4,000 workers in Japan to make up for lost production.", "Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., said that Isuzu Motors Ltd. resumed truck production at its Fujisawa plant Tuesday.", "Japanese auto giant Toyota says it will temporarily halt production at five European plants for several days in April and May, due to a shortage of parts following the March 11 earthquake.", "Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it has completed work to increase its annual production capacity in Argentina to 92,000 units from 65,000 units.", "Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor has started production of the new hybrid 2013 Avalon sedan in Georgetown, Kentucky, US.", "Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp said Tuesday it will invest more than $100 million to expand Lexus production in Canada.", "Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation's top auto maker as it grapples with shrinking global demand.", "Toyota plans to hire up to 4,000 contract workers in Japan as it looks to make up for the lost production as a result of the impact of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.", "Japanese car-maker Toyota today said it will hire about 1,500 people for its Indian operations by next year as it gradually expands its production capacity in the country.", "City and county officials announced that Toyota will be bringing its Tacoma truck production line -- and more than a thousand jobs -- to San Antonio.", "Toyota Motor Corp, the world's biggest automaker, will cut its global production capacity by 10 percent, or 1 million vehicles, the Nikkei business daily reported.", "The flood-affected Nissan automobile plant in Thailand will resume its full production capacity early next month, as an executive of Japan's Nissan Motor Company has confirmed that Nissan will not reduce its production in Thailand, reports Thai News Agency.", "Japanese automakers said Monday their global production surged in February, as Toyota boosted output 83 percent from a year earlier despite an ongoing recall of several key models.", "Toyota Motor Co may slip to No. 3 in the automaker production rankings behind General Motors and Volkswagen due to Japan's earthquake and nuclear crisis, which slashed local output by almost two-thirds in March alone.", "Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as Toyota Motor Corp. led carmakers higher after a report that auto production will recover.", "Saab has resumed vehicle production, with an all-new 9-5 sedan marking the first vehicle made by the newly independent company.", "Ford Motor plans to resume production of the Ranger pickup truck in Thailand after flooding last year caused parts shortages.", "Toyota Motor Corp has indicated to its main parts makers that it plans to halt car production in China during October as rising anti-Japan sentiment in the country hurts demand, the Asahi newspaper reported this morning.", "Arauco has resumed production at the Valdivia pulp mill on Sunday, 21 March.", "India's leading carmaker Maruti Suzuki will restart production at its Manesar plant early next week, Reuters reported quoting the Nikkei business daily.", "Toyota is expected to announce that it swung back to a profit in the past fiscal year when it releases its earnings results Tuesday, despite being hit by a global safety recall crisis.", "Japanese automaker Toyota would boost the manufacturing capacity of their next generation Prius which should be out in the market next year.", "Austria-based steel producer Voestalpine resumed full steel production in January, the company announced this month.", "Japan's Suzuki Motor said Monday it had resumed production in Egypt following a week-long suspension in the wake of bloody anti-government protests in the country." ]
Henry Wise joined Queens Park Rangers as a youngster .
[ "Dennis Wise's son Henry has signed a one-year deal to play for Arsenal. Henry Wise, aged 15, will train at Arsenal’s Hale End academy after leaving Queens Park Rangers to play for the north London club. The midfielder joins all three Beckham sons, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, plus Frank Lampard’s nephew at the Arsenal training centre. Denis Wise holds his son Henry after Chelsea's 1-0 FA Cup final victory against Aston Villa in May 2000 . Wise (above) was a Chelsea stalwart but his son Henry has opted to pursue a career with Arsenal . Despite Dennis Wise’s reputation as a no-nonsense midfielder, his son Henry plays in a more advanced, creative role in the middle of the pitch. Wise captained Chelsea at the start of the glory years and his son aims to follow in his famous father’s footsteps as he begins his career with Arsene Wenger’s side. Henry Wise joined QPR as a youngster but was wanted by a number of other clubs in the Barclays Premier League after emerging as a genuine talent in the game. Arsenal star Jack Wilshere (centre) is one of several players to have progressed through the youth ranks . Although Wise still has links with his former club Chelsea, the junior member of the family wanted to join Arsenal’s Hale End academy. Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is one of a number of players to progress through the youth-team ranks to become a regular first-team player. Although Wise has only just officially completed his move to Arsenal, he is expected to be a regular member of the club’s youth team for the rest of the season." ]
[ "Queens Park Rangers midfielder Karl Henry is hoping he can quickly lose the deja-vu feeling his side's current plight of form is giving him. Henry knows all too well what relegation feels like having lost the battle to stay up when working under Terry Connor at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2012. Like current Hoops boss Chris Ramsey, the inexperienced Connor was given the managerial reigns following the exit of a more experienced manager in the form of Mick McCarthy. Queens Park Rangers midfielder Karl Henry vies for the ball with Crystal Palace ace Yannick Bolaise . Harry Redknapp was replaced by Chris Ramsey at the west London club but results have failed to improve . But 32-year-old Henry is hoping that's where the similarities end, he told the Mirror: 'This is very similar to when Terry took over at Wolves. 'I just hope the outcome is not the same. It is tough for Chris coming in at this stage, with the transfer window closed and having to rally the troops. But I believe in what he is trying to do. Mick McCarthy feels the pressure and was later replaced by Terry Connor, but Wolves were still relegated . Midfielder Henry applauds the fans as Wolves were relegated in the rain in 2012 under Connor . 'As a player you definitely draw on previous experiences and there are other players in the squad who have been in relegation battles, some they have won and some they haven't. 'But no one in our dressing room is crumbling and no one is feeling sorry for themselves. 'You have to look forward. Games are running out so we have to act quickly, we know the next few games are crucial.'", "Queens Park Rangers are confident of completing a £6million deal for Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy. And the top-flight new boys are also moving in on a permanent deal for Liverpool defender Jack Robinson. Talks over a move for the highly-rated goalkeeper have now commenced and thought to be progressing well. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Harry Redknapp discuss poor performance of QPR signings . Going places: Alex McCarthy looks set to join Queens Park Rangers on a long-term deal . First choice: Robert Green will have to beat off competition from McCarthy if he is going to keep his place . Harry Redknapp wants a long-term successor to veteran keeper Rob Green and has identified the 24-year-old as the man he wants to compete with the ex-England man. McCarthy will be offered a four-year contract by Rangers if they can agree a deal with the Championship club. McCarthy burst onto the scene as one of the country’s most promising goalkeepers during Reading’s 2012/13 season in the Barclays Premier League. He has attracted interest from Arsenal in recent months, but now looks set for a move to Loftus Road. Rangers also hope to conclude a £1.2million switch for Anfield youngster Robinson before the end of the week. The-20-year-old can leave Liverpool and Redknapp has moved quickly to snap him up. On his way: Liverpool starlet Jack Robinson is also close to joining Premier League new boys QPR . VIDEO We started badly - Redknapp .", "Queens Park Rangers will see the benefits of five years work when the Barclays Premier League make it’s first foray into the Indian market later this month. The Premier League will host their second international fan park event in Mumbai between December 13-14, which, among other events, will see coaches from England’s top-flight clubs head to India to hold clinics. However, QPR will be represented by their own Mumbai-based coaches at the two day event, which takes place at Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Grounds. QPR have developed their own coaches to work with Indian youngsters in Mumbai (L-R) Jesse Foyle (Education Manager), Fardin Shaikh, Gulafsha Ansari, Sheetal Hedulkar, Kumar Rathod, Martino Chevannes (Community Trust Manager) Rangers – through the work of their charitable arm QPR in the Community Trust and their academy set-up – have been working in India’s most populous city for five years, through their the Mumbai Soccer Challenger initiative, which serves as a talent hunt for local youngsters at coaching clinics conducted by QPR coaches. And those coaches will lead QPR’s presence during the event, which will be attended by Premier League legends Peter Schmeichel and Robbie Fowler. Joey Barton (centre) takes part in a QPR training session back home in London . Manager Harry Redknapp (left) and assistant Glenn Hoddle discuss plans ahead of their next league game . Sheetal Hedulkar (28), Kumar Rathod (21), Gulafsha Ansari (18) and Fardin Shaikh (21) will join dozens of UK-based coaches from other Premier League clubs in delivering workshops. QPR’s vice chairman, Amit Bhatia, who was born in London and educated in Delhi, said: ‘We are the pioneers in breaking new ground in India and it gives me a great sense of pride when I see the impact QPR’s work is having in Mumbai, in particular. ‘Prior to our involvement in the Mumbai Soccer Challenger, children from municipal schools rarely got a platform to compete in tournaments thereby depriving them an opportunity to showcase their skills.’", "Israel captain Yossi Benayoun has left Queens Park Rangers to join his hometown team Maccabi Haifa on a two-year deal. The club said late Friday that Benayoun, who last week made a record 95th appearance for his country, will return to play in Israel after spending the last 12 seasons in Europe. The 34-year-old former Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and West Ham midfielder, had joined QPR in December 2013. On the move: Yossi Benayoun has left Queens Park Rangers to join hometown club Maccabi Haifa . He spent four seasons at Maccabi Haifa early in his career, winning two Israeli league titles before transferring to Racing Santander. Benayoun told the club's official website that players and staff 'can bring back the great days of Maccabi Haifa.' Maccabi Haifa had a disappointing 2013-14 Israeli Premier League season, finishing fifth, 31 points behind champion Maccabi Tel Aviv. Long stay: Benayoun spent nine years in England playing for Chelsea (left), Liverpool (right) and West Ham .", "By . Simon Jones . Newcastle have made a £3million bid for Tottenham and Queens Park Rangers target Jamaal Lascelles. The 20-year-old was left out of Nottingham Forest's friendly with West Brom at the weekend and is keen on a move to the North East rather than a switch to London. The England Under 20 international is one of the hottest prospects outside the Barclays Premier League and has attracted interest from a host of top-flight clubs. Newcastle have also enquired about goalkeeper Karl Darlow at Forest who has been watched by Liverpool and Tottenham. Darlow is 23 and he and Lascelles could be loaned back depending on other signings. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Jamaal Lascelles film Cheslea's Nathaniel Chalobah dancing . Wanted man: Newcastle have joined Tottenham and Queens Park Rangers in the race for Jamaal Lascelles .", "By . Luke Augustus . Follow @@Luke_Augustus29 . Charlie Austin and Junior Hoilett scored a brace each as Queens Park Rangers secured a comfortable win against Shamrock Rovers. Hoops boss Harry Redknapp fielded a near-full strength side for the pre-season friendly clash in Ireland as his side gear up for a return to the Premier League next season. The hosts were without former boss Trevor Croly after he was sacked earlier in the day and was replaced by caretaker manager John Gill. Job done: Charlie Austin (left) scored twice in QPR's 4-0 win at Shamrock Rovers on Saturday . Up for it: Austin (far right) scored two bullet headers in the victory at the Tallaght Stadium . QPR: Green; Simpson, Caulker, Dunne, Onuoha, Traore; Barton, Faurlin, Hoilett; Austin, Zamora. Subs: Murphy, Hill, Karl Henry, Wright-Phillips . Goals: Hoilett 13 and 89, Austin 31 and 90 . Gill's tactics proved renderless for his side though as they were swept aside at their Tallaght Stadium. Hoilett put QPR ahead in the 16th minute after Alejandro Faurlin's through-ball enabled the Canadian to slot past the Shamrock goalkeeper. Rangers doubled their lead before half-time when Austin grabbed his first with header from a Joey Barton corner. The visitors then left it late to complete the scoreline with a quick double salvo. Hoilett scored his side's third with a blistering strike into the bottom corner before Austin made it four with a towering header. Belter: Junior Hoilett (left) scored the goal of the match with a blistering strike in the 89th minute .", "Veteran Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun has signed a two-season contract with Maccabi Haifa. The move back to Israel from England's Queens Park Rangers is likely to be Benayoun's last as a player, after which he is expected to take up an administrative role with Haifa, his last Israeli outfit before a successful career abroad. On his way: Yossi Benayoun left Queens Park Rangers after his contract expired in the summer . Despite being national team captain, he rarely featured in their most recent World Cup qualifying campaign. The 34-year-old nevertheless gained his 96th international cap, a record, in a friendly against Honduras this month. Benayoun left Haifa in 2002 and joined Spain's Racing Santander for three seasons before moving to England where he played for West Ham United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers. Welcome to England: Benayoun with manager Alan Pardew after joining West Ham in 2005 . Class act: Benayoun enjoyed spells at West Ham United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers . Haifa's fifth-place finish in the Premier League last season meant they missed out on European club soccer in the upcoming campaign.", "QPR winger Michael Petrasso is joining Notts County on a 93-day loan. Former Rangers midfielder Shaun Derry, now manager at Notts County, tried to sign Canadian Petrasso 11 months ago but the winger joined Oldham instead. Petrasso has just completed a month’s loan at Leyton Orient and also had a spell with Coventry last season. Queens Park Rangers winger Michael Petrasso is joining Notts County on a 93-day emergency loan . Former Rangers midfielder Shaun Derry, now manager at Notts County, tried to sign Petrasso 11 months ago . The 19-year-old has made just one league appearance for QPR since putting pen to paper on a new deal in April. The Canadian Under 20 international will not be eligible to star for County in the FA Cup, but has been given the green light to play in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. The 19-year-old has made just one league appearance for QPR since putting pen to paper on a new deal .", "Some of the Queens Park Rangers players and staff look as if the Christmas spirit has taken hold at Loftus Road. The same can't be said for a number of others. Harry Redknapp's side have forgone a fully-fledged festive party, but did opt to record a miming version of Slade's Merry Christmas Everyone to amuse. At least that's what you'd hope. Shaun Wright-Phillips didn't look overly impressed to be included in the QPR Christmas video . Ex-Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was a part of the rendition by the Premier League side . Striker Charlie Austin got involved as the Hoops brought some festive cheer to their supporters . Although midfielder Karl Henry looked as if he'd rather be elsewhere as they mimed Slade's festive hit . The QPR video - involving a raft of first team players including the energetic Rio Ferdinand and rather static Shaun Wright-Phillips - has caught the imagination online. 'This is the best and worse thing I've seen' one supporter tweeted the Rs. But you cannot decry the efforts of Leroy Fer, Clint Hill and Glenn Hoddle, who give their mimicking a proper go. And even Redknapp gave it a whirl. You can't blame them for having a bit of fun - they've not lost at home since the middle of October. Coach Glenn Hoddle appeared jolly as he sang along to Merry Christmas Everyone . Former England striker Bobby Zamora got into the swing of things in front of the club's cameras .", "By . Sami Mokbel . Follow @@SamiMokbel81_DM . Queens Park Rangers will hold a key summer strategy meeting on Friday, with a potential permanent move for Ravel Morrison a key point of discussion. Co-owner Tony Fernandes will head the meeting, which will also include manager Harry Redknapp and chief executive Phil Beard. Rangers are interested in taking Morrison, who joined on loan from West Ham in January, on a full-time deal ahead of next season. Talent: A potential permanent move for Ravel Morrison will be a key point of discussion during QPR's summer strategy meeting on Friday . All smiles: QPR's co-owner Tony Fernandes , pictured celebrating Saturday's play-off win, will head the summer strategy meeting . The former . Manchester United forward has 12 months left on his deal at Upton Park . and the Hammers could look to sell the youngster this summer rather than . lose him for nothing next year.And if the price is right, QPR are likely to move for the England hopeful. The futures of the club’s current players will also be decided in Friday’s meeting. Big-earners . such as Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jermaine Jenas, Bobby Zamora, Stephane . Mbia and Andy Johnson are all out of contract this summer. Likewise, . players like Loic Remy, Esteban Granero and Adel Taarabt are all due to . return to Loftus Road following loan spells away. Remy is set to leave this summer, while Granero and Taarabt are unlikely to feature in Redknapp’s plans for next season. Changes: QPR manager Harry Redknapp knows he has work to do to keep his club in the Premier League . Toon: French striker Loic Remy is unlikely to return to QPR after his loan spell at Newcastle . Sales: Both Esteban Granero (left) and Adel Taarabt (right) are unlikely to return at the end of their loan spells .", "Queens Park Rangers defender Steven Caulker has defended his decision to join the R's over Crystal Palace, despite being mired in a second successive relegation battle. The 23-year-old left Cardiff when they dropped out of the top flight last season, and held talks with both Palace and QPR before making the decision to move to west London. Caulker, who has played 26 times in the Premier League this season, says that Rio Ferdinand was a major factor in his decision to sign for QPR. Steven Caulker (right) believes he made the correct decision to choose Queens Park Rangers in the summer . Caulker (right, pictured battling with Tottenham's Harry Kane) turned down Crystal Palace in favour of QPR . The 23-year-old says that Rio Ferdinand was a huge influence in his decision to sign for the R's . 'There were talks with Palace, but I spoke to Rio (Ferdinand) before I came, and QPR was a club I watched growing up as a kid,' the one-time England international told GetWestLondon. 'The influence of Rio and Richard Dunne, two good centre halves, made me think I could learn from them.' Caulker will travel south of the river to face Palace on Saturday, in his first visit to Selhurst Park since opting against joining them. Chris Ramsey's side are desperate for points, having been cut three points adrift after seven losses in their last eight games. Palace, on the other hand, are in good form under Alan Pardew, and will look to continue their push towards safety with another three points. Crystal Palace are heading towards mid-table, while QPR are embroiled in a relegation scrap . Alan Pardew has come in to his old club and helped them climb up the league and towards safety .", "He is best known for his appearances for England and Chelsea as a midfielder for almost a decade. But Dennis Wise attracted a different kind of attention when he appeared on television sporting an entirely new hair cut. Some compared his perfectly coiffured style to the slick 'do' sported by Lego characters. Dennis Wise appeared on Setanta Sports as a commentator sporting a new hairstyle (left), which caused many Twitter users to comment on his new hairdo, with some comparing the style to a Lego man (right) Wise appeared on Setanta Sports on Saturday evening as a commentator to speak about the latest FA Cup games, which saw Chelsea and Manchester City crash out of the competition. However it was his hair rather than his comments that saw Twitter flooded with posts. Some compared his appearance to that of Walter the Softy in the Beano, while others likened him to Montgomery Burns in The Simpsons. Mark Chapman, who presents Match of the Day 2, said: 'Dennis Wise appears to be turning into Kenneth Williams.' Twitter was awash with comments about Wise's hair, with some comparing him to the Beano's Walter Softy . Others compared Wise to Montgomery Burns in The Simpsons, who also sports a distinctive style . During the Capital One Cup in September 2013 Dennis Wise saluted away fans, with a very different hair style . And Mario Melchiot, a Dutch former footballer and former team mate of Wise, wrote: 'Dennis Wise is definitely stealing the haircut show on Twitter.' The 48-year-old had previously been seen with a receding hairline but his new hair-do seemed to be a completely different style. Wise's appearance saw a lot of Twitter posts go viral as people mocked up images of the footballer's hair .", "By . Simon Jones and Chris Wheeler . PUBLISHED: . 08:55 EST, 1 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:29 EST, 1 November 2013 . With a global football icon for a father, it was hardly surprising that Brooklyn Beckham has been a target for his old club. But despite David Beckham's son training at Manchester United this week, he will not be offered a deal at the club, Sportsmail can reveal today. The 14-year-old, the eldest of Beckham's four children, was at United's Carrington training ground on yesterday accompanied by his father. He has spent the last couple of days training with United's youngsters and took part in a practice match. Scroll down for video . Following his father: Brooklyn Beckham has been having a trial with Manchester United . American dream: Brooklyn played for LA Galaxy's youth team when he was living in the US with his family . But it was not a trial as such, and Brooklyn will not be offered terms at the club where his father made his name. Brooklyn would have had to have gone some to emulate his father's success at Old Trafford. Beckham Snr played 394 times for Manchester United, scoring 85 goals. He won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, one Intercontinental Cup and, of course, one Champions League. But all is not lost for the eldest of Beckham's four children. The brother of Romeo, 12, Cruz, eight, and Harper, two, had trials at Chelsea in January and has been training with  the Queens Park . Rangers' academy - alongside Dennis Wise's son Henry. The two played together in . a friendly for their U14s team against Charlton in September. His younger brother Romeo, 12, has also trained with Arsenal's academy. Brooklyn . had trials at Chelsea in January and has been training with Queens Park . Rangers' academy, notably figuring alongside Dennis Wise's son Henry in . a friendly for their U14s against Charlton in September. His younger brother Romeo, 12, has also enjoyed training with Arsenal's academy. The Beckham boys have always been in close attendance to their famous father throughout his globetrotting career. They have often turned up at training, occasionally alongside illustrious team-mates such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva. Indeed Brooklyn's football skills have been witnessed before at Old Trafford. He was introduced to the Theatre of Dreams' crowd at the tender age of just two years old when he accompanied his father on United's lap of honour following their Premier League title triumph of 2001. Even then in front of the massed photographers he showed an aptitude for the game by scoring an impromptu goal. Practice makes perfect: Brooklyn trained with the PSG youth team when his father was playing in France . Back in time: The pair together when United won the Premier League in 2000 .", "In these dark days for Rangers, reminders of past success offer at least some consolation. And so it was for Ally McCoist that, following the latest controversy to engulf Ibrox earlier this week over Charlie Telfer, he took a stroll down memory lane. In the corridors of the club’s training base at Murray Park, pictures festoon the walls of the kids for fame from yesteryear who now serve as inspiration to the next generation. Staring back are the fresh faces of Alan Hutton, Charlie Adam, Allan McGregor and Barry Ferguson, who all developed at Rangers from youngsters into multi-million pound English Premier League stars and Scotland internationals. Rangers boss Ally McCoist has revealed he would love to play a side made up of youngsters . Premier League right back Alan Hutton made his name at Rangers before joining Tottenham in 2008 . McCoist deliberately walked down that corridor after Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson took aim at Ibrox in the wake of being told to pay £204,000 to land out-of-contract Telfer, who quit Rangers frustrated at his lack of first-team chances. The teen midfielder’s case, said Thompson, ‘highlights the need for parents and young players to choose their clubs very, very carefully’. The Ibrox club’s youth policy has been a highly contentious issue as they have worked their way through the lower leagues reliant on well-paid, experienced former top-flight performers, while many Rangers kids have been sent out on loan. McCoist, however, is understandably defensive of his record. While the age of that talented quartet — at 29, Adam is the youngest — precludes them from being used as a recent example of success, they at least seem to have a worthy heir in the shape of Lewis Macleod. Under McCoist, the midfielder has gone from raw teenager in the old Third Division to full Scotland call-up at 20. He is cited by the Rangers boss as evidence that if you are good enough, you are old enough under his management. ‘That’s absolutely the case,’ stressed McCoist. ‘Lewis has come in and done great, while young Fraser Aird has also come in and done well. ‘I think a lot of people would agree with me that it’s easier for youngsters to break into teams outwith the Old Firm. I wouldn’t say the pressure to win is as great at other clubs as it is at the Old Firm. ‘But we’ve have had lots of younger boys break into our team in recent years. Charlie Telfer joined Dundee United at the beginning of June after failing to break into Rangers' first team . Allan McGregor and Charlie Adam also made their names at Rangers before moving to England . ‘In fact, I was just looking at some of the lads who have come through at this club in recent years: McGregor, Hutton, Adam, Ferguson — (and now) Macleod and Aird. There’s been a reasonable few. ‘Of course, in an ideal world, if I could field 11 players from Murray Park that would be the dream scenario. But we all know that’s not going to happen. ‘That doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be taking the responsibility of producing young talent seriously. We always have done that – and that will always be the case.’ McCoist claims he felt Telfer lacked a bit of physicality and was not quite ready to be a regular starter in the Rangers first team until this season, although he insists the 19-year-old left for Tannadice with his best wishes. ‘Charlie was perfectly entitled to turn down our offer,’ the Rangers boss continued. ‘But I feel he would have got a chance with us this season, absolutely. Charlie is an excellent talent, of that there can’t be any doubt. But one of the reasons Charlie didn’t come in at the same time as Lewis Macleod was we felt we had to look after Charlie a little bit more. ‘Lewis certainly handles the aggressive side of the game a lot better and we just felt, as talented as Charlie was and is, we had to look after him that little bit more. ‘With the greatest of respect, particularly in the last couple of years, the standard of the leagues is as such that the younger ones would have needed protected - particularly in the (old Third Division) ‘If we’d fielded a team of youngsters we wouldn’t have won the league. I don’t care what anyone says, I don’t think it would have happened. ‘That kind of statement is made by people that didn’t know the bottom tier or the standard of opposition, the quality of opposition or the physical prowess of the opposition. You have to get a balance. ‘But the fact (we felt Charlie needed looked after at that level) should not be to the detriment of how I felt about him or what hopes and aspirations we had for him at the football club. ‘And I have to tell you he leaves here with our blessing. I say to every youngster that leaves our club - and I genuinely mean it - that I hope they go on and do well in their careers. Lee Wallace is in contention to face Queen of the South after missing his side's last three games . ‘The ones I release I say to them to go out and prove me wrong at another club. That's when one door closes another one opens. I genuinely mean that.’ Defender Lee Wallace comes back into the squad for the match at Queen of the South as Rangers try to get the win to move within six points of Hearts, albeit with a game more played. But keeper Cammy Bell remains in the treatment room along with Macleod. Despite the importance of the game, McCoist is looking forward to meeting up beforehand with his old Kilmarnock team-mate James Fowler, who recently succeeded Jim McIntyre in the dugout at Palmerston. ‘I’m not sure I expected James to become a manager because he was very young when I was at Kilmarnock. But everyone was very young when I was at Kilmarnock,’ said McCoist who turned 36 just weeks after leaving Ibrox for Rugby Park in 1998. ‘He was a very good player and a brilliant lad. I hoped he would get the Queens job and so did Ian Durrant and Kris Boyd, who both know him well, too. ‘So far he’s taking to football management like a fish to water. Or a duck, or a shark; a hammerhead! I look forward to catching up with him on Friday.’", "Dennis Wise created a social media storm on Saturday after his appearance as a TV pundit on Setanta Sports. The former Chelsea star sported a unique hairstyle as he gave his views on the day's FA Cup action. On a day when Chelsea and Manchester City crashed out after spectacular defeats to lower league opposition, Wise's choice of hairstyle managed to steal plenty of attention. Dennis Wise's haircut created a storm on Twitter after his appearance as a TV pundit on Setanta Sports . Wise celebrates with the Charity Shield after Chelsea's 2-0 victory against Manchester United in 2000 . Wise, holding his son, proudly holds the FA Cup after Chelsea beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the 2000 final . Wise spent almost a decade plying his trade with the Blues and garnered a reputation as a teak-tough midfielder. The ex-Chelsea midfielder's barnet inspired a flurry of activity on Twitter with Wise's former Blues team-mate Mario Melchiot particularly impressed. Melchiot posted on his account: 'Dennis Wise is definitely stealing the haircut show on Twitter.'", "Queens park Rangers winger Junior Hoilett is wanted by Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach. The 24-year-old has been the subject of interest from Derby County this week but the Bundesliga side have designs on making he Champions League this season. Such a move appeals to the Candian who previously played in Germany with St Pauli and SC Paderborn. Queens Park Rangers winger Junior Hoilett is wanted by Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach . Hoilett arrived at Loftus Road with a fine reputation after impressing at Blackburn, and even turned down a move to then Champions League hopefuls Borussia Monchengladbach. However, he has scored just six goals in 71 league appearances in west London, becoming a peripheral member of Harry Redknapp's side this season. QPR could also see Matt Phillips leave the club this transfer window with Hull, West Brom and Derby chasing the former Blackpool winger. The 24-year-old has struggled for first team opportunities this season, with just 17 appearances .", "When he’s not missing sitters, Arsenal adore him. When they’re not jeering and cheering the decision to replace him, the fans like nothing more than belting out his name to the tune of 'Hey Jude'. Olivier Giroud’s world is a little mixed up right now, but it is never boring. Having missed three months of the campaign with a broken ankle, he is making up for lost time by cramming in the emotions. On Boxing Day, there was the daft red card against Queen’s Park Rangers for butting Nedum Onuoha and there was last week against Monaco. Olivier Giroud stabs in Arsenal's first goal of the evening against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Wednesday . Giroud lifts Arsenal team-mate Tomas Rosicky up in the air in celebration of his goal shortly after the hour mark . Alexis Sanchez cut in from the left hand side to score from a tight angle and end his run of eight games without a goal . Sanchez celebrates doubling Arsenal's lead mid way through the second half at Loftus Road . The Chile international let out a roar after hitting the target at Loftus Road as Kieran Gibbs joined him to celebrate . Sanchez did take a tumble during the match at Loftus Road and almost ended up in a camera pit . Charlie Austin scored a superb consolation goal late in the game after being given too much room by Arsenal's defence . The France international blows kisses to the Arsenal supporters after breaking the deadlock in west London . Giroud was guilty of missed good chances in the first leg of the Champions League tie and took the blame was his side lost 3-1 at home. It is hard to see them getting out of that particular fix, but he has set about making amends for a poor display by getting back in the goals. 'He is strong mentally,' said manager Arsene Wenger. 'He can take criticism and respond.' Giroud was on target against Everton on Sunday and opened the scoring in the 64th minute at Loftus Road last night with his 13th goal of the season, one which gave Arsenal control of this lively London derby. Alexis Sanchez added the second, his first in eight games, and Wenger eased three points closer to the total of 72 he thinks will be required to be safely back in the Champions League next season. As for QPR, the relegation woes deepen and it is beginning to look ominous for them at the bottom. QPR (4-4-2): Green 6; Furlong 6, Onuoha 6 (Hill 45, 6), Caulker 6, Yun 6; Phillips 6, Henry 6, Sandro 5 (Kranjcar 57, 5), Hoilett 5; Zamora 6, Austin 6.5. Subs not used: McCarthy, Isla, Wright-Phillips, Vargas, Zarate. Goals: Austin. Bookings: Henry . Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Ospina 6; Bellerin 6.5, Mertesacker 6, Gabriel 6.5 (Koscielny 36, 6), Gibbs 6.5; Cazorla 7, Coquelin 6.5; Rosicky 6.5, Ozil 6 (Welbeck 94), Sanchez 6; Giroud 7.5. Subs not used: Martinez, Chambers, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott. Goals: Giroud, Sanchez. Bookings: Bellerin . MoM: Giroud . Ref: Kevin Friend 5 . Att: 17,977 . CLICK HERE to see Sportsmail's MATCH ZONE feature for stats, goals (like Sanchez's - above), heat maps and more. Sanchez takes on young Queens Park Rangers defender Darnell Furlong during the Premier League clash . Former Real Madrid playmaker Mesut Ozil complains to the referee after feeling he was fouled inside the area . Arsenal's Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina makes a good save during the first half at Loftus Road . Arsenal's latest signing Gabriel pulls up with a hamstring injury before being substituted for Laurent Koscielny . Francis Coquelin, who suffered a fractured nose in Arsenal's previous match, controls the ball under pressure from Karl Henry . They may have enjoyed a sunshine break in the Middle East but they returned to London to find the gulf was still as it was, even though Charlie Austin pulled a goal back with a terrific strike on the turn, eight minutes from time. Austin must hope England boss Roy Hodgson had not gone home early. Other than that, QPR were left with nothing to show for a spirited performance and a bold opening. They were the better team during a high-tempo first half-hour, hustling in midfield, and attacking Arsenal’s centre-halves in the air. It was physical at times. Kieran Gibbs was felled by a stray elbow from Bobby Zamora as the pair jostled for a ball in the air, but no foul was given and there was no obvious intent. Gibbs was able to continue. Onuoha was forced off in the first-half and this time Giroud was not the problem but Steven Caulker. The team-mates clashed heads and Onuoha was left with cut near his left eye. Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista coped well with QPR’s initial aerial attack, and goalkeeper David Ospina commanded his area well during this period. Gabriel limped off before half-time with a hamstring strain, and Wenger fears he may be out for three weeks. The French midfielder at full stretch in mid air during the Premier League clash on Wednesday evening . Ozil, voted Arsenal's player of the month for February, holds off the challenge of Nedum Onuoha . Queens Park Rangers' top scorer Austin unleashes a shot from distance during the first half . Arsenal's top scorer for the season Sanchez is tracked by QPR youngster Furlong at Loftus Road . World Cup-winning midfielder Ozil takes a corner during the first half of the Premier League match . QPR went into this game having not won in nine London derbies. They have another chance to stop the rot on Saturday against Spurs. Austin was the only real threat, looking sharp and hungry around the fringes of the penalty box and quick on draw, striking the ball cleanly and forcing saves from Ospina. He went close with a flashing drive from 20 yards, which faded an inch or two wide. Ramsey’s team, however, could not find the goal which might have galvanised them and, as the first half wore on, they faded. Arsenal enjoyed more comfortable possession and Rob Green came under threat for the first time. Green responded with three solid saves to frustrate Giroud and one to deny Santi Cazorla. Wenger’s team came out with more urgency and purpose after the interval. 'It was important to get the ball on the ground, not only fight but fight and play,' said the Arsenal boss. 'In the second half, we did that. We fought and played.' Tomas Rosicky set the tone, tearing past Sandro to deliver a cross from the right which clipped Mesut Ozil on the shin and flew clear. Ozil callled for a penalty and the replays suggested he had a strong case. Karl Henry pull him by the shirt. It went unseen and Henry, having been booked in the first-half, escaped. Just as Arsenal started to wonder if it might be one of those days, Giroud pounced. An overlap and low cross from Gibbs was blocked by Clint Hill and, when it spilled his way, the French centre-forward reacted swiftly to turn it past Green from an acute angle. The second came from the same area. This time, it was Sanchez who, having come to life after the interval, jinked inside from the left, dummied, jinked again and screwed a low shot into the bottom corner. For Sanchez, it was the 19th of his debut season in England and, if Green was annoyed to be beaten at his near-post, he then produced the save of the night, pushing a deflecting low drive from Ozil onto the post. Austin pulled one back, his 15th of the season, but it was the Arsenal fans who filed out into the streets of Shepherd’s Bush singing Giroud’s name, while QPR fans went home fearing their time in the Barclays Premier League might be ticking away. 'We’re in a pressure situation,' said Ramsey. 'We need to start winning to stay in the division.' QPR defender Onuoha attempts to hold back Arsenal forward Giroud during the first half in west London . Onuoha is taken off injured after clashing heads with defensive partner Steven Caulker - Giroud, meanwhile, protests his innocence . Former Barcelona youth team player Hector Bellerin beats his man while attacking down the wing on Wednesday . Arsenal's other full back, Gibbs, is tackled by QPR winger Junior Hoilett during the second half . Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger greets Queens Park Rangers boss Chris Ramsey ahead of kick-off at Loftus Road .", "By . Jonny Singer for MailOnline . Follow @@Jonny_Singer . Rolando Aarons has made a blistering start to life in the Newcastle first team. An impressive pre-season was capped with a goal against Schalke, before the start of the Premier League saw him come off the bench to score in just his second game at St James' Park. But, according to his school football coach, the Magpie's new young hope will not be getting ahead of himself. Perfect start: Aarons scored after coming off the bench against Crystal Palace in just his second league game . Humble: Aarons's former coach says he is a grounded individual who won't let the success go to his head . Dave McGibbon, who worked with the England under-20 winger when he was growing up in Bristol, told the Bristol Post that Aarons is 'very humble'. 'I used to call him Big Time Charlie because he wasn't like that at all – he has his feet on the ground. 'Some of the lads have stayed in touch with him – he's a grounded individual. Big time: The winger has played for England at youth level and is destined for the top says McGibbon . Outstanding: McGibbon praised his former player's work rate and attitude and says he will go far . 'He was outstanding here as a schoolboy. He was very much a local boy and he was very humble. 'He worked hard at his trade and his attitude to practise was first rate. He was a nice lad and a joy to teach.'", "Wayne Rooney has drawn level with Arsenal legend Thierry Henry as the Premier League's joint third highest goalscorer after the Manchester United captain netted in his side's emphatic 4-0 win over Queens Park Rangers. The Englishman scored in the 44th minute to add to his Premier League goal tally which now stands at 175 goals. His strike ensured Louis van Gaal's side went into the interval with a healthy lead after Angel di Maria and Ander Herrera scored their first goals for their new club - before Juan Mata added a fourth in the second half to complete the rout. Wayne Rooney celebrates with his Manchester United team-mates after scoring against Queens Park Rangers . The Manchester United captain scored in the 44th minute to put his side 3-0 up against QPR . Rooney was mobbed by his club team-mates after netting his 175th league goal . England and Manchester United captain Rooney looked up to the sky after hitting the back of the net . Former Newcastle and Blackburn striker Alan Shearer leads the way in the Premier League with 260 goals . Former Manchester United forward Andy Cole scored goals for fun during his time in the Premier League . Thierry Henry scored 175 goals for Arsenal during his time at the north London club . 1. Alan Shearer - 260 goals . 2. Andrew Cole - 187 goals . 3 = Thierry Henry - 175 goals . 3 = Wayne Rooney - 175 goals . 5. Frank Lampard - 171 goals . 6. Robbie Fowler - 162 goals . 7. Michael Owen - 150 goals . 8. Les Ferdinand - 149 goals . 9. Teddy Sheringham - 147 goals . 10. Robin van Persie - 134 goals . Henry, who played for Arsenal between 1999 and 2007 before rejoining the Gunners on a short-term loan deal in 2012, found the net 175 times for the north London outfit. Rooney needed 120 more games to reach Henry's Premier League tally of 175 goals in 258 games. The duo remain behind Alan Shearer and Andy Cole who are first and second respectively. Former Blackburn and Newcastle striker Shearer leads the way having scored an incredible 260 Premier League goals during his time in the top flight of English football. Rooney, at the age of 28, will have to score another 86 league goals if he is to overtake his fellow countryman. Rooney's team-mate Robin van Persie is also among the Premier League's top 10 scorers . VIDEO Van Gaal happy to get goals on the board . Former Chelsea star Frank Lampard, now at Manchester City, is the only midfielder among the top 10 . You can like our Manchester United Facebook page here .", "If you have ever wondered what happens in the build-up to a Barclays Premier League match, wonder no more. The process is mapped out with military precision, from the time the line-ups have to be declared to when the coin toss is - to the second - and half-time is EXACTLY 15 minutes. Queens Park Rangers tweeted a picture of the regulations before their clash with Stoke, giving fans an insight into how their heroes prepare in those crucial minutes prior to a match. The sheet tweeted by QPR detailing the process before their match with Stoke . The teams have a half-an-hour warm-up period before heading back to the dressing room 15 minutes before the match. They must then be in the tunnel six minutes before kick-off, walk on to the pitch two minutes later, face the (Premier League) music a minute later and the referee and captains must toss the coin 80 seconds before the match starts. The schedule will be even tighter for the QPR-Stoke clash as it is a live televised match on BT Sport. Queens Park Rangers' new forward Eduardo Vargas signs autographs before the match .", "By . Sami Mokbel . Follow @@SamiMokbel81_DM . Rio Ferdinand met with Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday night to thrash out his protracted transfer to the newly-promoted Premier League club. The veteran-central defender held talks with Harry Redknapp at a central London hotel in bid to agree a 12 month contract. Ferdinand is a free agent following his release from Manchester United last month. Sportsmail exclusively revealed in June how Rangers had agreed a deal with Ferdinand to join ahead of next season. Close: Rio Ferdinand is in talks with Queens Park Rangers ahead of his move to the London Club . But the move has been shrouded in doubt over a wage disagreement after QPR had a last-minute rethink on Ferdinand's personal terms. However, Redknapp believes he can still lure Ferdinand to Loftus Road and hopes to conclude a deal this week. Negotiations: A wage disagreement has put Ferdinand's move in doubt . Interest: Harry Redknapp is hopeful Ferdinand will be a QPR player by the end of the week . VIDEO QPR close in on centre backs . High spirits: Joey Barton leads the way as QPR players take part in pre-season training .", "By . Mark Duell and Simon Jones . PUBLISHED: . 18:56 EST, 31 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:04 EST, 31 October 2013 . Brooklyn Beckham is following in his father's footsteps by training at Manchester United, it was revealed last night. The 14-year-old, who is the eldest of David and Victoria Beckham's four children, was at the Premier League football club’s Carrington training ground yesterday accompanied by his father. Brooklyn had trials at Chelsea in January and has been training at Queens Park Rangers, notably figuring with Dennis Wise's son Henry for their Under-14s against Charlton Athletics in September. Scroll down for video . Ambitions: Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian captain Thiago Silva (right) takes part in a training session with Brooklyn Beckham (left), son of David, in April 2013 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France . Star: David Beckham taking a free-kick for Manchester United during an FA Cup match against Arsenal in 1999 . Practice makes perfect: Brooklyn trained with the PSG youth team when his father was playing in France . Although training there is unlikely to result in a permanent association with the club just yet, United want to take a closer look at Brooklyn as he test his skills and tries to carve out a football career. A source told the Manchester Evening News: 'He was there with his dad and took part in a practice session with one of the academy sides. It was a chance for him to impress.' The source added: ‘If he’s done well then no doubt the club will look at taking him on.' The news comes as it was revealed this week that Beckham is finalising plans to start a Major League Soccer franchise in Florida, and hoping Brooklyn could feature on the team sheet one day. Family: David Beckham holds baby Harper and walks (left-to right) with Cruz, Romeo, Victoria and Brooklyn . Following his father: Brooklyn Beckham has been trialling with Manchester United FC at their training ground . Famous faces: Beckham (left) and former footballer Dennis Wise (right) watched their children play for the Queens Park Rangers Under-14s team in September . While wary about putting any pressure on . his children to follow in his famous footsteps, the former England . captain said he hoped Brooklyn could be good enough to play in his team . one day. 'He was there with his dad and took part in a practice session with one of the academy sides' Five months after retiring from football, Beckham has been putting the finishing touches to investment plans before asking the MLS to allow him to start up an expansion franchise in Miami. Brooklyn has already shown he could be the next Beckham to make it as a professional footballer.  Asked if he would like to see Brooklyn in his MLS team, Beckham said: ‘Yes, hopefully.' His younger brother Romeo, 12, has also enjoyed training with Arsenal's academy. The Beckham boys have always been in close attendance to their father throughout his career. Thirteen years on: The pair were pictured together when Manchester United won the Premiership title in 2000 . Football mad: Brooklyn with his father David and younger brother Romeo at the Emirates Stadium in London . Globetrotter: Brooklyn (left) wearing the kit of MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy, where Beckham was for five years . Number 23: Brooklyn played for LA Galaxy's youth team when he was living in America with his family . They turned up at training occasionally alongside his Paris Saint-Germain teammates such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva. Indeed, Brooklyn's football skills have been witnessed at Old Trafford. He was introduced to the stadium crowd at the tender age of just two when he accompanied his father on United's lap of honour following their Premiership title triumph of 2001. Even then in front of the massed photographers he showed an aptitude for the game by scoring an impromptu goal.", "(CNN) -- After 20 years, over 300 goals and a host of major honors, Thierry Henry has called time on his football career. The Frenchman, who won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 with his country, is hanging up his boots to pursue a broadcasting career. Although he made his breakthrough with French team Monaco, and spent time with Juventus, Barcelona and latterly New York Red Bulls, Henry is best remembered for a glittering eight-year spell with Arsenal in the English Premier League. Henry became the London club's all-time leading goalscorer and helped the Gunners win two league titles and the FA Cup on three occasions. \"It has been an incredible journey and I would like to thank all the fans, team mates and individuals involved with AS Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona, the New York Red Bulls and of course the French National Team that have made my time in the game so special,\" he said on his official Facebook page. \"I have had some amazing memories (mostly good!) and a wonderful experience. I hope you have enjoyed watching as much as I have enjoyed taking part. See you on the other side...\" Henry's move to Arsenal in 1999, after a troubled year in Turin with Juventus, saw him reunited with former Monaco coach Arsene Wenger. The pair led Arsenal through a golden era, including an unbeaten Premier League campaign during the 2003-04 season. That team that won 26 and drew 12 of its 38 league matches during that campaign became known as the \"Invincibles.\" Henry left Arsenal in 2007 and headed to Barcelona, where more titles lay in wait. During three seasons in Catalonia, Henry won the Spanish championship on two occasions and helped the club lift the European Champions League in 2009. The 37-year-old brought the curtain down on his player career with a four-year stint in the \"Big Apple,\" helping New York Red Bulls win Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference in 2010 and 2013. Although his immediate focus will be punditry work with British broadcaster Sky TV, Henry has not ruled out a coaching career. \"I don't know if I can be a good coach or not, but the desire is there,\" he told Sky.", "Chelsea moved another step closer to securing the Premier League title, after Cesc Fabregas scored an 87 minute winner at Loftus Road, to condemn Queens Park Rangers to a devastating defeat. Jose Mourinho's side struggled to get into their rhythm and had Thibaut Courtois to thank, following a series of impressive saves to deny Charlie Austin and Matt Phillips. Here's how Sportsmail rated each player... Queens Park Rangers . Rob Green - His dreadful kick led to Chelsea's late winner. Not a moment he'll want to remember in hurry. 5.5 . Mauricio Isla - Tasked with taming the interchanging Hazard and Willian and kept at his task admirably. 6.5 . Steven Caulker - Alongside Onuoha, the defender dealt with Drogba's threat excellently. 7 . Nedum Onuoha - Strong display from the versatile defender, who now looks at home at centre-back. 7 . Nedum Onuoha (15) performed well at the back for QPR and kept Didier Drogba quiet throughout . Clint Hill - Showed tremendous desire at left-back and did well to combat both Willian and Hazard. 7 . Matt Phillips - Has shone in recent weeks for Rangers and caused Chelsea problems with his pace. 6.5 . Joey Barton - Hurried and hassled Chelsea's midfield. Typical energy from the controversial midfielder. 6.5 . Joey Barton (centre) put in a good shift for the home side and made life difficult for Chelsea's midfield . Matt Phillips (right) came close to scoring for QPR but his shot was brilliantly saved by Courtois . Sandro - Put a real shift in for Rangers and showed moments of quality, too. Denied a goal by Courtois' brilliance. 6.5 . Karl Henry - His defensive instincts were vital as QPR tried to stem Chelsea's attacking flow. 6.5 . Bobby Zamora - No wondergoal this week, but his experience was just as important in this west London derby. 6.5 . Charlie Austin - Caused Chelsea problems with his clever movement and went close on a couple of occasions. 6.5 . Subs . Niko Kranjcar 6 (for Sandro 81) Junior Hoilett 5.5 (for Zamora 83); Richard Dunne (for Isla 90) Chris Ramsey - 6.5 . Charlie Austin (left) nearly scored a spectacular effort in the first half but the Chelsea keeper denied him . Chelsea . Thibaut Courtois - The busier of the two keepers; produced a brilliant save in the second to deny Phillips. 7.5 . Branislav Ivanovic - Looked comfortable for much of the afternoon as opponent Henry showed little attacking intent. 6.5 . Gary Cahill - Stood up to the physical battle with Austin and Zamora with minimal fuss. 6.5 . The Belgian goalkeeper was Chelsea's stand-out performer with a number of crucial saves . John Terry - An unpopular figure at Loftus Road, but stood firm under hostilities from the home crowd. 7 . Cesar Azpilicueta - The left-back was kept busy by Phillips down QPR's right, but emerged with plenty credit. 7 . Ramires - Had little impact in midfield and was hauled off by Mourinho early in the second half. 5 . Nemanja Matic - Has had far better afternoons but, as ever, offered a solid-enough shield to his back-four. 6 . Cesar Azpilicueta (left) kept QPR's dangerous attackers quiet and was good going forward to join the attack . Cesc Fabregas - The masked midfielder was off-key all afternoon before popping up with the winner. 6.5 . Willian - Tireless as ever down both Chelsea flanks, but couldn't help his side break down resolute Rangers. 6.5 . Eden Hazard - A quieter than usual afternoon for the Belgian, but still provided a telling contribution for the winner. 6 . Didier Drogba - Handed a rare start with Remy and Costa missing through injury, but had little impact on proceedings. 6 . Subs: . Oscar 6 (for Ramires, 56); Juan Cuadrado 5.5 (for Willian 80); Kurt Zouma (for Fabregas) Jose Mourinho - 6.5 . Man of the Match: Courtois . Cesc Fabregas (right) slotted home the winner after good work from Eden Hazard and Oscar . Hazard (right) had a fairly quiet afternoon but provided the assist for Fabregas to win the clash .", "David Beckham was famed for his ability to strike a ball with his right foot and it seems son Brooklyn has been blessed with similar talent. The 15-year-old signed for Arsenal's youth team late last year and looks to have ability in abundance judging by footage the youngster shared via his Instagram account on Tuesday. Wearing the No 15 shirt, Brooklyn makes a forward run into the box before controlling a bouncing ball from the right. Beckham Jnr then allows the ball to fall across his body before unleashing a powerful half-volley with his right peg which the opposition goalkeeper does well to tip onto the bar. VIDEO: Scroll down to watch Brooklyn Beckham in action for Arsenal's youth team . Brooklyn Beckham shared an Instagram video of himself in action for Arsenal's youth team this week . Beckham Jnr received the ball from the right inside the area before controlling the ball to set up a shot . Brooklyn sends a powerful right-foot volley towards the goal in a bid to score for Arsenal's young side . The 15-year-old was close to finding the net but the opposition goalkeeper did well to tip the ball onto the bar . Brooklyn Beckham poses with his Arsenal team-mates in a snap the youngster shared via Instagram . The teen, who previously had trials with Chelsea, Fulham, Manchester United and Queens Parks Rangers, was first reported to have signed a short-term deal with Arsenal back in November. Beckham's eldest son was said to have impressed several clubs, but decided to go with the Gunners, the club he supports. Brooklyn's striking technique was reminiscent of a goal scored by his father David for Manchester United against Tottenham at Old Trafford in May 1999. Also taking the ball on the right, Beckham lashed the ball home from inside the area to help secure the title for Red Devils during the club's treble winning season. Brooklyn's strike was reminiscent of his father David's when scoring for Man United against Spurs in 1999 . Brooklyn takes to the Old Trafford pitch as a youngster following Man United's Premier League title triumph . VIDEO: David Beckham's strike for Manchester United against Tottenham back in May 1999 .", "Conceding three goals would be embarrassment enough for any goalkeeper, but Rob Green was forced to suffer even more humiliation at the hands of a ball boy on Monday night. As the clock ticked down during QPR's 3-3 away draw with Aston Villa, a cheeky youngster decided to while away a few more seconds by mugging off the former England No 1 with a handmade nutmeg. The ball boy, who initially shames himself by slipping over while retrieving the ball, toys with Green by pretending to hand him the ball back before rolling it between the clearly frustrated 35-year-old's legs. The Villa ball boy (front left) initially slips over while retrieving the ball behind QPR's goal . The Rangers No 1 smiles as he moves to retrieve the ball from the youngster during the 3-3 draw . The cheeky lad decides to embarrass the former England stopper by rolling the ball through his legs . The 35-year-old shows his frustration as the young prankster makes a swift exit . Green is no stranger to blooper reel moments, having let Clint Dempsey's shot slip through his fingers in the 1-1 draw with USA at the 2010 World Cup - a mistake that cost him his place at the tournament. Belgium powerhouse Christian Benteke ensured the points were shared at Villa Park by scoring a hat-trick against their his fellow relegation strugglers to move three points clear of the safety zone. Having scored seven goals and taken four points from their last two games in a bid to beat relegation, Rangers host Premier League leaders Chelsea at Loftus Park on Sunday. The QPRv keeper stretches but could not prevent Christian Benteke from scoring a hat-trick . Green congratulates the Aston Villa forward at the end of the game as QPR strive to beat the drop .", "By . Graeme Yorke . PUBLISHED: . 05:52 EST, 15 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:05 EST, 15 May 2013 . Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy has been arrested with his cousin and a friend on suspicion of rape. A 34-year-old woman claims she was raped by three men and the Metropolitan Police have arrested three men at an address in Fulham, west London. At this stage all three remain in custody. Arrest: Loic Remy (left) was arrested on suspicion of rape of a woman believed to be in her thirties . The alleged . victim visited the 26-year-old Premier League striker at his flat last . week believing him to be alone. A police statement read: 'Officers . from Sapphire are investigating an allegation of rape which happened on 6 . May in the west London area. 'The allegation was passed on to the . MPS by Kent Police on 8 May after the 34-year-old female victim reported . it to them on the previous day, 7 May. The victim alleges she was raped . by three men. 'On the morning of Wednesday, 15 May . three men, [A] aged 26; [B] aged 23; [C] 22 yrs, were arrested at an . address in Fulham on suspicion of rape - they remain in custody at a . west London police station.' Goalscorer: Remy has performed well since joining Queens Park Rangers in the January window . Remy, who is paid £80,000 a week, joined QPR in January for £8million but was unable to help the team avoid relegation from the Premier League. He is expected to leave the west . London club this summer, with top clubs such as Arsenal, Tottenham and . Liverpool reported to be interested in signing him. Remy will hope to be available for the already-relegated Rangers' final game of the season away at Liverpool on Sunday. A QPR spokesman said: 'The club is aware of the allegations regarding Loic Remy, but due to police investigations is unable to comment.' New boy: Remy (left) left Marseille for Queens Park Rangers four months ago . International: Remy has played for France 18 times, scoring four goals . Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons.", "Queens Park Rangers have unveiled the release of their new home, away and third kits ahead of the 2014-15 Premier League campaign. Manufactured by Nike, Rangers' trio Joey Barton, Nedum Onuoha and Charlie Austin were the three players selected to model the new strips alongside goalkeeper Rob Green at an event in London. The Loftus Road outfit secured promotion back to England's top flight courtesy of Bobby Zamora's dramatic injury time winner against Derby County in their Championship play-off final on Saturday. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Tony Fernandes parade the Play-off trophy... with a beer in hand . New look: Queens Park Rangers have unveiled their new kits for next season manufactured by Nike . Jumping for joy: The home kit features the classic royal blue and white-hooped design on the jersey . Heyday: QPR's away kit pays homage to the club's sixties and seventies look with it's red and black design . The 1-0 Wembley win means Harry Redknapp's side will showcase their new look against the likes of champions Manchester City, Liverpool and local rivals Chelsea. Modelled by Barton, who Redknapp believes has what it takes to succeed as future manager, the home kit features the classic royal blue and white-hooped design on the jersey, along with all-white shorts and socks. Queens Park's away kit pays homage to the club's sixties and seventies look with a bold red and black striped design accompanied by black shorts and socks. The elegant and modern third kit comes in an all-white design, harping back to the kit worn in by the R's League Cup triumph of 1967. QPR's five-year partnership with the American manufacturers will see Nike provide apparel, training kit and equipment for the R’s until at least May 2019. Speaking exclusively to www.qpr.co.uk, QPR CEO, Philip Beard, commented: 'We’re proud not only to be making our return to the Premier League, but also to be associated with the leading global brand in football.' 'We look forward to enjoying a long and successful partnership with Nike.' Stuff of champions: The third kit's all-white design, harps back to the R's League Cup triumph of 1967 . Matchwinner: Bobby Zamora (right) scored QPR's late winner in their 1-0 play-off victory vs Derby on Saturday .", "Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for West Brom's home clash with QPR... West Bromwich Albion vs Queens Park Rangers (The Hawthorns) Team news . West Brom . West Brom's Craig Dawson is suspended for the visit of QPR after he was awarded the red card wrongly given to Gareth McAuley against Manchester City. Defender McAuley was dismissed by referee Neil Swarbrick for a foul on Wilfried Bony which Dawson committed and the red card was switched to Dawson after a review. Craig Dawson (right) will serve a suspension for his challenge on Wilfried Bony following retrospective action . Ben Foster has been ruled out for six months with damaged crucial knee ligaments which the England keeper suffered in the Baggies' last home game against Stoke while Callum McManaman is also out with a foot injury. Provisional squad: Myhill, Rose, Gamboa, Pocognoli, Wisdom, Lescott, Olsson, McAuley, Baird, Brunt, Morrison, Fletcher, Yacob, Gardner, Mulumbu, Sessegnon, Berahino, Anichebe, Ideye. QPR . QPR manager Chris Ramsey has no fresh injury concerns for Saturday's visit to fellow Barclays Premier League strugglers West Brom. On-loan striker Mauro Zarate has returned to parent club West Ham to regain fitness while Richard Dunne and Leroy Fer are both out with knee injuries. Queens Park Rangers youngster Darnell Furlong is likely to miss out with a calf injury . Darnell Furlong is also likely to miss the game with a calf problem and Alejandro Faurlin is a long-term absentee with a cruciate ligament injury. Provisional squad: Green, Caulker, Onuoha, Yun, Wright-Phillips, Henry, Sandro, Phillips, Taarabt, Austin, Hill, McCarthy, Kranjcar, Hoilett, Vargas, Zamora, Grego-Cox. Kick-off: Saturday, 3pm . Odds (subject to change): . West Brom 8/11 . Draw 23/10 . QPR 9/2 . Referee: Lee Probert . Managers: Tony Pulis (West Brom), Chris Ramsey (QPR) Head-to-head league record: West Brom wins 16, draws 9, QPR wins 12 . Key match stats (supplied by Opta) West Brom have kept six clean sheets in seven games in all competitions at the Hawthorns under Tony Pulis. Queens Park Rangers have lost 17 of their last 19 Premier League away matches (W1 D1 L17). Only two teams in Premier League history have ever had fewer points away from home after 14 away matches than QPR (3) have currently (Sunderland 2 in 2007-08 and Burnley 1 in 2009-10). The Baggies have won three and lost just one of the five Premier League meetings with Rangers. QPR have conceded the first goal in 23 of their 30 Premier League games this season; more often than any other team. Charlie Austin scored a hat-trick for QPR in a 3-2 win over West Brom earlier this season at Loftus Road . Rob Green has made more errors leading to opposition goals than any other Premier League player this season (5). Joleon Lescott has given away three penalties in the Premier League this season; more than any other player. 15 of Saido Berahino’s 18 competitive goals for WBA this season have come at the Hawthorns (83 per cent). Harry Kane (19) is the only English player to have scored more Premier League goals this season than Charlie Austin (15) and Saido Berahino (12). Since Chris Ramsey took the reins at QPR, they have found the net in six of their seven Premier League games.", "Charlie Austin is being considered for a surprise England call up for the national team’s summer fixtures after scoring 17 goals for relegation-threatened QPR. Austin is in contention because Harry Kane, who scored on his debut against Lithuania last month and made his first start against Italy in Turin, will be with Gareth Southgate’s Under-21 team. The QPR striker will continue to be monitored by England head coach Roy Hodgson and assistant Ray Lewington ahead of the friendly with Republic of Ireland on June 7 and the Euro 2016 qualifier in Slovenia seven days later. Charlie Austin, in action against Chelsea on Sunday, has scored 17 times for Queens Park Rangers this term . England manager Roy Hodgson poses for a selfie at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday evening . Hodgson has an established attack with Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge, when fit, but the unsuccessful trial of Theo Walcott up front in Italy has forced them to look elsewhere. England’s head coach, who was in Paris on Wednesday night to watch the Champions League clash at the Parc des Princes with Barcelona, has been impressed with Austin this season. Despite QPR’s battle against relegation, Austin has been consistent throughout and he is now firmly in contention for England’s summer schedule. Austin (second right) scores for Queens Park Rangers against Aston Villa earlier this month . Austin, celebrating his strike against Villa, will be monitored by Hodgson for the remainder of the campaign . The QPR forward has to resolve his own future at the end of the season after talks over a new contract at Loftus Road were put on hold until the end of the season. Hodgson’s side have a 100 per cent record in the Euro 2016 qualifiers, but it has emerged he is now looking at his options ahead of a squad announcement next month.", "(CNN) -- The so-called richest game in football hinged on a late defensive error by Derby captain Richard Keogh as Bobby Zamora scored a dramatic injury-time winner for 10-man Queens Park Rangers in the Championship playoff at Wembley Saturday. Promotion to the English Premier League is estimated to be worth $200m and it was QPR celebrating an unlikely win at the final whistle. Former England international Zamora scored with a first-time volleyed shot after Keogh's intended clearance fell straight to his feet. It was QPR's first shot on target after a match largely dominated by Derby -- particularly after Gary O'Neil's red card on the hour mark. O'Neil went for hacking down Johnny Russell as he raced towards goal and it looked only a matter of time before Derby, managed by former England boss Steve McClaren, grabbed a winner. His QPR counterpart Harry Redknapp admitted as much as he reflected on his side's triumph. \"We were hanging on with 10 men until a fantastic finish,\" he told Sky Sports. \"We were hanging on for our lives,\" he admitted. QPR, relegated from the EPL last season, has spent heavily, backed by owner Tony Fernandes, with a massive wage bill in comparison to other rivals in the second flight of English football. Leicester City and Burnley gained the two automatic promotion spots, leaving QPR to negotiate its passage through the playoffs involving the next four best-placed teams in the league. Victory over Wigan saw QPR into the final, while Derby thrashed Brighton to reach the Wembley showdown. A cagey and tactical match produced few chances, the best coming after O'Neil was dismissed but QPR's man-of-the-match defender Richard Dunne and goalkeeper Robert Green were outstanding in repulsing Derby. Then came the late drama -- with Zamora repeating a feat he achieved in helping West Ham win the playoffs in 2005. It left a distraught Keogh to be consoled by his teammates while QPR lifted the playoff trophy. For McClaren it was a bitter disappointment after guiding his young team to third place in the regular season standings and a deserved place in the final. \"I've lost some games in my career but that is the cruelest,\" he told BBC Sport. \"For somebody to make mistakes -- we don't blame anybody,\" he added.", "QPR striker Charlie Austin and Tottenham talisman Harry Kane are on the verge of a sensational call up for the England squad. Austin, who has scored five times for Rangers this season, is being monitored by England head coach Roy Hodgson and his scouts. The Rangers forward, who scored against Chelsea in the 2-1 defeat last weekend, narrowly missed out on a place in the squad for the game with Slovenia (November 15) and Scotland (November 18). Tottenham striker Harry Kane is on the verge of an England call up after shining this season . Kane scored Tottenham’s winner at Aston Villa at the weekend and has already scored 10 times this season. Hodgson said: ‘I think Charlie Austin is doing very well at QPR an he’s a player we have our eyes on. 'Harry Kane, who again doesn’t necessarily get into the team as first name on the team sheet, is another one we have our eyes on. Charlie Austin has scored five Premier League goals for QPR this season despite their struggles . ‘So, I’d like to think there are others, Rickie Lambert’s not just there because there’s no alternative. ‘I believe he’s done a good job for me in the past, for the team in the past, but he understands that I can’t give him a lifetime guarantee that if he’s not playing enough football, not doing well then he won’t just lose his place in the Liverpool team, he’ll lose his place in the squad.’ Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert (right) was included in the England squad despite limited club game-time ." ]
What is the decline in PC sales attributed to?
[ "However, according to research firm NPD, sales of devices running Windows in the United States have declined 21 percent compared to the same time period in 2011. As the holiday shopping season wrapped up, Windows 8 sales continued to lag, even as Apple reported brisk sales. The market research firm IDC reported an overall drop in PC sales for the quarter, and said the drop may have been partly due to consumer reluctance to embrace the new features of the OS and poor support from OEM for these features. This capped the first year of declining PC sales to the Asia Pacific region, as consumers bought more mobile devices than Windows PCs." ]
[ "Dell had long stuck by its direct sales model. Consumers had become the main drivers of PC sales in recent years, yet there had a decline in consumers purchasing PCs through the Web or on the phone, as increasing numbers were visiting consumer electronics retail stores to try out the devices first. Dell's rivals in the PC industry, HP, Gateway and Acer, had a long retail presence and so were well poised to take advantage of the consumer shift. The lack of a retail presence stymied Dell's attempts to offer consumer electronics such as flat-panel TVs and MP3 players. Dell responded by experimenting with mall kiosks, plus quasi-retail stores in Texas and New York.", "The release of Apple's iPad tablet computer had a negative impact on Dell and other major PC vendors, as consumers switched away from desktop and laptop PCs. Dell's own mobility division has not managed success with developing smartphones or tablets, whether running Windows or Google Android. The Dell Streak was a failure commercially and critically due to its outdated OS, numerous bugs, and low resolution screen. InfoWorld suggested that Dell and other OEMs saw tablets as a short-term, low-investment opportunity running Google Android, an approach that neglected user interface and failed to gain long term market traction with consumers. Dell has responded by pushing higher-end PCs, such as the XPS line of notebooks, which do not compete with the Apple iPad and Kindle Fire tablets. The growing popularity of smartphones and tablet computers instead of PCs drove Dell's consumer segment to an operating loss in Q3 2012. In December 2012, Dell suffered its first decline in holiday sales in five years, despite the introduction of Windows 8.", "Dell has been attempting to offset its declining PC business, which still accounted for half of its revenue and generates steady cash flow, by expanding into the enterprise market with servers, networking, software, and services. It avoided many of the acquisition writedowns and management turnover that plagued its chief rival Hewlett Packard. Dell also managed some success in taking advantage of its high-touch direct sales heritage to establish close relationships and design solutions for clients. Despite spending $13 billion on acquisitions to diversify its portfolio beyond hardware, the company was unable to convince the market that it could thrive or made the transformation in the post-PC world, as it suffered continued declines in revenue and share price. Dell's market share in the corporate segment was previously a \"moat\" against rivals but this has no longer been the case as sales and profits have fallen precipitously.", "Apple has generally dominated the premium PC market, having a 91 percent market share for PCs priced at more than $1,000 in 2009, according to NPD. The Macintosh took 45 percent of operating profits in the PC industry during Q4 2012, compared to 13 percent for Dell, seven percent for Hewlett Packard, six percent for Lenovo and Asus, and one percent for Acer. While sales of the Macintosh have largely held steady, in comparison to Apple's sales of the iPhone and iPad which increased significantly during the 2010s, Macintosh computers still enjoy high margins on a per unit basis, with the majority being their MacBooks that are focused on the ultraportable niche that is the most profitable and only growing segment of PCs. It also helped that the Macintosh lineup is simple, updated on a yearly schedule, and consistent across both Apple retail stores, and authorized resellers where they have a special \"store within a store\" section to distinguish them from Windows PCs. In contrast, Windows PC manufacturers generally have a wide range of offerings, selling only a portion through retail with a full selection on the web, and often with limited-time or region-specific models. The Macintosh ranked third on the \"list of intended brands for desktop purchases\" for the 2011 holiday season, then moved up to second in 2012 by displacing Hewlett Packard, and in 2013 took the top spot ahead of Dell.", "In late 2006[update], Dell lost its lead in the PC-business to Hewlett-Packard. Both Gartner and IDC estimated that in the third quarter of 2006, HP shipped more units worldwide than Dell did. Dell's 3.6% growth paled in comparison to HP's 15% growth during the same period. The problem got worse in the fourth quarter, when Gartner estimated that Dell PC shipments declined 8.9% (versus HP's 23.9% growth). As a result, at the end of 2006 Dell's overall PC market-share stood at 13.9% (versus HP's 17.4%).", "From 2001 to 2008, Mac sales increased continuously on an annual basis. Apple reported worldwide sales of 3.36 million Macs during the 2009 holiday season. As of Mid-2011, the Macintosh continues to enjoy rapid market share increase in the US, growing from 7.3% of all computer shipments in 2010 to 9.3% in 2011. According to IDC's quarterly PC tracker, globally, in 3rd quarter of 2014, Apple's PC market share increased 5.7 percent year over year, with record sales of 5.5 million units. Apple now sits in the number five spot, with a global market share of about 6% during 2014, behind Lenovo, HP, Dell and Acer.", "By March 2011, the market share of OS X in North America had increased to slightly over 14%. Whether the size of the Mac's market share and installed base is relevant, and to whom, is a hotly debated issue. Industry pundits have often called attention to the Mac's relatively small market share to predict Apple's impending doom, particularly in the early and mid-1990s when the company's future seemed bleakest. Others argue that market share is the wrong way to judge the Mac's success. Apple has positioned the Mac as a higher-end personal computer, and so it may be misleading to compare it to a budget PC. Because the overall market for personal computers has grown rapidly, the Mac's increasing sales numbers are effectively swamped by the industry's expanding sales volume as a whole. Apple's small market share, then, gives the impression that fewer people are using Macs than did ten years ago, when exactly the opposite is true. Soaring sales of the iPhone and iPad mean that the portion of Apple's profits represented by the Macintosh has declined in 2010, dropping to 24% from 46% two years earlier. Others try to de-emphasize market share, citing that it is rarely brought up in other industries. Regardless of the Mac's market share, Apple has remained profitable since Steve Jobs' return and the company's subsequent reorganization. Notably, a report published in the first quarter of 2008 found that Apple had a 14% market share in the personal computer market in the US, including 66% of all computers over $1,000. Market research indicates that Apple draws its customer base from a higher-income demographic than the mainstream personal computer market.", "Meanwhile, with the advent and popularity of Internet-based distribution of files in lossily-compressed audio formats such as MP3, sales of CDs began to decline in the 2000s. For example, between 2000 - 2008, despite overall growth in music sales and one anomalous year of increase, major-label CD sales declined overall by 20%, although independent and DIY music sales may be tracking better according to figures released 30 March 2009, and CDs still continue to sell greatly. As of 2012, CDs and DVDs made up only 34 percent of music sales in the United States. In Japan, however, over 80 percent of music was bought on CDs and other physical formats as of 2015.", "The sales breakdown of the Macintosh have seen sales of desktop Macs stayed mostly constant while being surpassed by that of Mac notebooks whose sales rate has grown considerably; seven out of ten Macs sold were laptops in 2009, a ratio projected to rise to three out of four by 2010. The change in sales of form factors is due to the desktop iMac moving from affordable (iMac G3) to upscale (iMac G4) and subsequent releases are considered premium all-in-ones. By contrast the MSRP of the MacBook laptop lines have dropped through successive generations such that the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro constitute the lowest price of entry to a Mac, with the exception of the even more inexpensive Mac Mini (the only sub-$1000 offering from Apple, albeit without a monitor and keyboard), not surprisingly the MacBooks are the top-selling form factors of the Macintosh platform today. The use of Intel microprocessors has helped Macs more directly compete with their Windows counterparts on price and performance, and by the 2010s Apple was receiving Intel's latest CPUs first before other PC manufacturers.", "In the shrinking PC industry, Dell continued to lose market share, as it dropped below Lenovo in 2011 to fall to number three in the world. Dell and fellow American contemporary Hewlett Packard came under pressure from Asian PC manufacturers Lenovo, Asus, and Acer, all of which had lower production costs and willing to accept lower profit margins. In addition, while the Asian PC vendors had been improving their quality and design, for instance Lenovo's ThinkPad series was winning corporate customers away from Dell's laptops, Dell's customer service and reputation had been slipping. Dell remained the second-most profitable PC vendor, as it took 13 percent of operating profits in the PC industry during Q4 2012, behind Apple Inc.'s Macintosh that took 45 percent, seven percent at Hewlett Packard, six percent at Lenovo and Asus, and one percent for Acer.", "The Macintosh, however, was expensive, which hindered its ability to be competitive in a market already dominated by the Commodore 64 for consumers, as well as the IBM Personal Computer and its accompanying clone market for businesses. Macintosh systems still found success in education and desktop publishing and kept Apple as the second-largest PC manufacturer for the next decade. In the 1990s, improvements in the rival Wintel platform, notably with the introduction of Windows 3.0, then Windows 95, gradually took market share from the more expensive Macintosh systems. The performance advantage of 68000-based Macintosh systems was eroded by Intel's Pentium, and in 1994 Apple was relegated to third place as Compaq became the top PC manufacturer. Even after a transition to the superior PowerPC-based Power Macintosh (later renamed the PowerMac, in line with the PowerBook series) line in 1994, the falling prices of commodity PC components and the release of Windows 95 saw the Macintosh user base decline.", "On October 21, 2008, Apple reported that only 14.21% of total revenue for fiscal quarter 4 of year 2008 came from iPods. At the September 9, 2009 keynote presentation at the Apple Event, Phil Schiller announced total cumulative sales of iPods exceeded 220 million. The continual decline of iPod sales since 2009 has not been a surprising trend for the Apple corporation, as Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer explained in June 2009: \"We expect our traditional MP3 players to decline over time as we cannibalize ourselves with the iPod Touch and the iPhone.\" Since 2009, the company's iPod sales have continually decreased every financial quarter and in 2013 a new model was not introduced onto the market.", "Originally, Dell did not emphasize the consumer market, due to the higher costs and unacceptably low profit margins in selling to individuals and households; this changed when the company’s Internet site took off in 1996 and 1997. While the industry’s average selling price to individuals was going down, Dell's was going up, as second- and third-time computer buyers who wanted powerful computers with multiple features and did not need much technical support were choosing Dell. Dell found an opportunity among PC-savvy individuals who liked the convenience of buying direct, customizing their PC to their means, and having it delivered in days. In early 1997, Dell created an internal sales and marketing group dedicated to serving the home market and introduced a product line designed especially for individual users.", "In recent years, Apple has seen a significant boost in sales of Macs. This has been attributed, in part, to the success of the iPod and the iPhone, a halo effect whereby satisfied iPod or iPhone owners purchase more Apple products, and Apple has since capitalized on that with the iCloud cloud service that allows users to seamlessly sync data between these devices and Macs. Nonetheless, like other personal computer manufacturers, the Macintosh lines have been hurt by consumer trend towards smartphones and tablet computers (particularly Apple's own iPhone and iPad, respectively) as the computing devices of choice among consumers.", "As the 1990s dawned, gamers predicted that competition from technologically superior systems such as the 16-bit Sega Mega Drive/Genesis would mean the immediate end of the NES’s dominance. Instead, during the first year of Nintendo's successor console the Super Famicom (named Super Nintendo Entertainment System outside Japan), the Famicom remained the second highest-selling video game console in Japan, outselling the newer and more powerful NEC PC Engine and Sega Mega Drive by a wide margin. The console remained popular in Japan and North America until late 1993, when the demand for new NES software abruptly plummeted. The final Famicom game released in Japan is Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima IV (Adventure Island IV), while in North America, Wario's Woods is the final licensed game. In the wake of ever decreasing sales and the lack of new software titles, Nintendo of America officially discontinued the NES by 1995. However, Nintendo kept producing new Famicom units in Japan until September 25, 2003, and continued to repair Famicom consoles until October 31, 2007, attributing the discontinuation of support to insufficient supplies of parts.", "Windows 8 was released to a mixed critical reception. Although reaction towards its performance improvements, security enhancements, and improved support for touchscreen devices was positive, the new user interface of the operating system was widely criticized for being potentially confusing and difficult to learn (especially when used with a keyboard and mouse instead of a touchscreen). Despite these shortcomings, 60 million Windows 8 licenses have been sold through January 2013, a number which included both upgrades and sales to OEMs for new PCs.", "On January 21, 2014 IBM announced that company executives would forgo bonuses for fiscal year 2013. The move came as the firm reported a 5% drop in sales and 1% decline in net profit over 2012. It also committed to a $1.2bn plus expansion of its data center and cloud-storage business, including the development of 15 new data centers. After ten successive quarters of flat or sliding sales under Chief Executive Virginia Rometty IBM is being forced to look at new approaches. Said Rometty, “We’ve got to reinvent ourselves like we’ve done in prior generations.”", "Jobs stated during the Macintosh's introduction \"we expect Macintosh to become the third industry standard\", after the Apple II and IBM PC. Although outselling every other computer, it did not meet expectations during the first year, especially among business customers. Only about ten applications including MacWrite and MacPaint were widely available, although many non-Apple software developers participated in the introduction and Apple promised that 79 companies including Lotus, Digital Research, and Ashton-Tate were creating products for the new computer. After one year, it had less than one quarter of the software selection available compared to the IBM PC—including only one word processor, two databases, and one spreadsheet—although Apple had sold 280,000 Macintoshes compared to IBM's first year sales of fewer than 100,000 PCs.", "In 1993, to complement its own direct sales channel, Dell planned to sell PCs at big-box retail outlets such as Wal-Mart, which would have brought in an additional $125 million in annual revenue. Bain consultant Kevin Rollins persuaded Michael Dell to pull out of these deals, believing they would be money losers in the long run. Margins at retail were thin at best and Dell left the reseller channel in 1994. Rollins would soon join Dell full-time and eventually become the company President and CEO.", "Although the PC market declined, Apple still managed to ship 2.8 million MacBooks in Q2 2012 (the majority of which are the MacBook Air) compared to 500,000 total Ultrabooks, although there were dozens of Ultrabooks from various manufacturers on the market while Apple only offered 11-inch and 13-inch models of the MacBook Air. The Air has been the best-selling ultra-portable in certain countries over Windows Ultrabooks, particularly the United States. While several Ultrabooks were able to claim individual distinctions such as being the lightest or thinnest, the Air was regarded by reviewers as the best all-around subnotebook/ultraportable in regard to \"OS X experience, full keyboard, superior trackpad, Thunderbolt connector and the higher-quality, all-aluminum unibody construction\". The Air was among the first to receive Intel's latest CPUs before other PC manufacturers, and OS X has gained market share on Windows in recent years. Through July 1, 2013, the MacBook Air took in 56 percent of all Ultrabook sales in the United States, although being one of the higher-priced competitors, though several Ultrabooks with better features were often more expensive than the MacBook Air. The competitive pricing of MacBooks was particularly effective when rivals charged more for seemingly equivalent Ultrabooks, as this contradicted the established \"elitist aura\" perception that Apple products cost more but were higher quality, which made these most expensive Ultrabooks seem exorbitant no matter how valid their higher prices were.", "Dell traces its origins to 1984, when Michael Dell created Dell Computer Corporation, which at the time did business as PC's Limited, while a student of the University of Texas at Austin. The dorm-room headquartered company sold IBM PC-compatible computers built from stock components. Dell dropped out of school to focus full-time on his fledgling business, after getting $1,000 in expansion-capital from his family. In 1985, the company produced the first computer of its own design, the Turbo PC, which sold for $795. PC's Limited advertised its systems in national computer magazines for sale directly to consumers and custom assembled each ordered unit according to a selection of options. The company grossed more than $73 million in its first year of operation.", "In 2004, worldwide sales of audio CDs, CD-ROMs and CD-Rs reached about 30 billion discs. By 2007, 200 billion CDs had been sold worldwide. CDs are increasingly being replaced by other forms of digital storage and distribution, with the result that audio CD sales rates in the U.S. have dropped about 50% from their peak; however, they remain one of the primary distribution methods for the music industry. In 2014, revenues from digital music services matched those from physical format sales for the first time.", "Starting in 2002, Apple moved to eliminate CRT displays from its product line as part of aesthetic design and space-saving measures with the iMac G4. However, the new iMac with its flexible LCD flat-panel monitor was considerably more expensive on its debut than the preceding iMac G3, largely due to the higher cost of the LCD technology at the time. In order to keep the Macintosh affordable for the education market and due to obsolescence of the iMac G3, Apple created the eMac in April 2002 as the intended successor; however the eMac's CRT made it relatively bulky and somewhat outdated, while its all-in-one construction meant it could not be expanded to meet consumer demand for larger monitors. The iMac G4's relatively high prices were approaching that of laptops which were portable and had higher resolution LCD screens. Meanwhile, Windows PC manufacturers could offer desktop configurations with LCD flat panel monitors at prices comparable to the eMac and at much lower cost than the iMac G4. The flop of the Power Mac G4 Cube, along with the more expensive iMac G4 and heavy eMac, meant that Macintosh desktop sales never reached the market share attained by the previous iMac G3. For the next half-decade while Macintosh sales held steady, it would instead be the iPod portable music player and iTunes music download service that would drive Apple's sales growth.", "While the original Xbox sold poorly in Japan, selling just 2 million units while it was on the market (between 2002 and 2005),[citation needed] the Xbox 360 sold even more poorly, selling only 1.5 million units from 2005 to 2011. Edge magazine reported in August 2011 that initially lackluster and subsequently falling sales in Japan, where Microsoft had been unable to make serious inroads into the dominance of domestic rivals Sony and Nintendo, had led to retailers scaling down and in some cases discontinuing sales of the Xbox 360 completely.", "Groove recordings, first designed in the final quarter of the 19th century, held a predominant position for nearly a century—withstanding competition from reel-to-reel tape, the 8-track cartridge, and the compact cassette. In 1988, the compact disc surpassed the gramophone record in unit sales. Vinyl records experienced a sudden decline in popularity between 1988 and 1991, when the major label distributors restricted their return policies, which retailers had been relying on to maintain and swap out stocks of relatively unpopular titles. First the distributors began charging retailers more for new product if they returned unsold vinyl, and then they stopped providing any credit at all for returns. Retailers, fearing they would be stuck with anything they ordered, only ordered proven, popular titles that they knew would sell, and devoted more shelf space to CDs and cassettes. Record companies also deleted many vinyl titles from production and distribution, further undermining the availability of the format and leading to the closure of pressing plants. This rapid decline in the availability of records accelerated the format's decline in popularity, and is seen by some as a deliberate ploy to make consumers switch to CDs, which were more profitable for the record companies.", "Dell sells personal computers (PCs), servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, computer peripherals, HDTVs, cameras, printers, MP3 players, and electronics built by other manufacturers. The company is well known for its innovations in supply chain management and electronic commerce, particularly its direct-sales model and its \"build-to-order\" or \"configure to order\" approach to manufacturing—delivering individual PCs configured to customer specifications. Dell was a pure hardware vendor for much of its existence, but with the acquisition in 2009 of Perot Systems, Dell entered the market for IT services. The company has since made additional acquisitions in storage and networking systems, with the aim of expanding their portfolio from offering computers only to delivering complete solutions for enterprise customers.", "From 1997 to 2004, Dell enjoyed steady growth and it gained market share from competitors even during industry slumps. During the same period, rival PC vendors such as Compaq, Gateway, IBM, Packard Bell, and AST Research struggled and eventually left the market or were bought out. Dell surpassed Compaq to become the largest PC manufacturer in 1999. Operating costs made up only 10 percent of Dell's $35 billion in revenue in 2002, compared with 21 percent of revenue at Hewlett-Packard, 25 percent at Gateway, and 46 percent at Cisco. In 2002, when Compaq merged with Hewlett Packard (the fourth-place PC maker), the newly combined Hewlett Packard took the top spot but struggled and Dell soon regained its lead. Dell grew the fastest in the early 2000s.", "Dell had a reputation as a company that relied upon supply chain efficiencies to sell established technologies at low prices, instead of being an innovator. By the mid-2000s many analysts were looking to innovating companies as the next source of growth in the technology sector. Dell's low spending on R&D relative to its revenue (compared to IBM, Hewlett Packard, and Apple Inc.)—which worked well in the commoditized PC market—prevented it from making inroads into more lucrative segments, such as MP3 players and later mobile devices. Increasing spending on R&D would have cut into the operating margins that the company emphasized. Dell had done well with a horizontal organization that focused on PCs when the computing industry moved to horizontal mix-and-match layers in the 1980s, but by the mid-2000 the industry shifted to vertically integrated stacks to deliver complete IT solutions and Dell lagged far behind competitors like Hewlett Packard and Oracle.", "The company aims to reduce its external environmental impact through energy-efficient evolution of products, and also reduce its direct operational impact through energy-efficiency programs. Internal energy-efficiency programs reportedly save the company more than $3 million annually in energy-cost savings. The largest component of the company's internal energy-efficiency savings comes through PC power management: the company expects to save $1.8 million in energy costs through using specialized energy-management software on a network of 50,000 PCs.", "Professor Aram Sinnreich, in his book The Piracy Crusade, states that the connection between declining music sails and the creation of peer to peer file sharing sites such as Napster is tenuous, based on correlation rather than causation. He argues that the industry at the time was undergoing artificial expansion, what he describes as a \"'perfect bubble'—a confluence of economic, political, and technological forces that drove the aggregate value of music sales to unprecedented heights at the end of the twentieth century\".", "The 2011 Business Software Alliance Piracy Study Standard, estimates the total commercial value of illegally copied software to be at $59 billion in 2010, with emerging markets accounting for $31.9 billion, over half of the total. Furthermore, mature markets for the first time received less PC shipments than emerging economies in 2010, making emerging markets now responsible for more than half of all computers in use worldwide. In addition with software infringement rates of 68 percent comparing to 24 percent of mature markets, emerging markets thus possess the majority of the global increase in the commercial value of counterfeit software. China continues to have the highest commercial value of such software at $8.9 billion among developing countries and second in the world behind the US at $9.7 billion in 2011. In 2011, the Business Software Alliance announced that 83 percent of software deployed on PCs in Africa has been pirated (excluding South Africa).", "Notwithstanding these technical and commercial successes on the Macintosh platform, their systems remained fairly expensive, making them less competitive in light of the falling costs of components that made IBM PC compatibles cheaper and accelerated their adoption. In 1989, Jean-Louis Gassée had steadfastly refused to lower the profit margins on Mac computers, then there was a component shortage that rocked the exponentially-expanding PC industry that year, forcing Apple USA head Allan Loren to cut prices which dropped Apple's margins. Microsoft Windows 3.0 was released in May 1990, the first iteration of Windows which had a feature set and performance comparable to the significantly costlier Macintosh. Furthermore, Apple had created too many similar models that confused potential buyers; at one point the product lineup was subdivided into Classic, LC, II, Quadra, Performa, and Centris models, with essentially the same computer being sold under a number of different names." ]
Inter striker Adriano apologizes for his first red card
[ "Inter Milan&#39;s Brazilian striker Adriano has apologised for his red card, which is the first in hissoccer career, in the final moments of the 0-0 draw with Valencia in the Champions League game on Tuesday." ]
[ "MILAN, Italy : Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri insisted the late dismissal of Inter Milan striker Adriano was a bigger blow for his side than for their Italian opponents after their goalless Champions League draw.", "One match into the Italian league season and (Emperor) Adriano already has Inter Milan under his rule. The Brazilian striker has scored six goals in Inter&#39;s first four matches this season, including", "Inter Milan striker Adriano described his stunning second goal in the 3-1 home win over Udinese as a dream come true. The burly Brazil international had already put Inter 1-0 up with a ferocious 25-yard free", "Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf was left wondering how Inter Milan striker Adriano can be stopped after the Brazilian struck both goals in the German champions&#39; 2-0 defeat in the Champions League on Tuesday.", "Troubled Brazilian international striker Adriano could face over a year's suspension for assaulting another player during a match last Sunday it was revealed by his club Sao Paulo on Tuesday.", "Inter Milan has defeated Werder Bremen 2-0 thanks to two goals from Brazilian striker Adriano in their UEFA Champions League Group G game.", "Inter Milan were held to a 1-1 draw at home to promoted Palermo on Saturday after Luca Toni cancelled out Adriano&#39;s opener for Inter at the San Siro stadium.", "The Brazilian striker Adriano scored two goals Sunday as Inter Milan beat Udinese, 3-1, in Serie A. An Andrea Pirlo strike gave AC Milan a 1-0 victory at Cagliari, moving Milan three points behind first-place Juventus.", "ROME: AC Milan defender Paolo Maldini believes shackling in-form Brazilian striker Adriano will be the key to success in tomorrow’s eagerly anticipated derby against Inter Milan.", "New Roma coach Luigi Del Neri rushed to defend Antonio Cassano after the striker reacted poorly to his substitution in Sunday&#39;s 3-3 draw with Inter Milan.", "Inter Milan forward Adriano, right, of Brazil, is tackled by Udinese&#39;s Per Kroldrup of Denmark during the Italian major league soccer match between Inter and Udinese, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Oct.17, 2004.", "Robbie Savage claimed the first red card of his life was “an absolute joke” after the dramatic World Cup clash with Northern Ireland in Cardiff.", "Brazilian Adriano scored both goals as Inter Milan beat Werder Bremen 2-0 in their opening match in Champions League Group G on Tuesday.", "Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu apologized Tuesday for his positive cocaine test and said he will turn down an offer to become an assistant coach for the Romanian national team.", "West Ham have made an approach to sign Inter Milan&#39;s out-of-favour striker Adriano on loan.", "Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor was handed a further one-match ban and fined 7,500 pounds (14,500 dollars) by the Football Association on Friday after being found guilty of failing to leave the pitch following his League Cup final red card.", "Lokomotiv Moscow striker Garry O'Connor has taken the first step towards a return to the Scotland squad by issuing a public apology for his unexplained failure to turn up for the trip to Ukraine for last October's Euro 2008 qualifier.", "Inter Milan brace ace Adriano says that, despite a 2-0 victory over Bundesliga holders Werder Bremen on Tuesday, the San Siro side have yet to reach optimum form.", "Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack apologises for the stamp on Mohamed Sissoko which earned him a red card.", "INTER Milan coach Roberto Mancini saw his decision to leave out superstar striker Christian Vieri pay dividends this morning when his side eased past Anderlecht 3-1.", "England striker Wayne Rooney has been suspended for two matches following his World Cup quarter-final red card, a spokesman for football&#039;s governing body FIFA told AFP here.", "Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho has apologised to Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor for the horror tackle that marred the sides' dramatic 4-4 draw.", "Late goals from Christian Vieri and Adriano brought Inter from two down to grab a point with a 2-2 draw against leaders Juventus on Sunday.", "Middlesbrough midfielder George Boateng has his red card against Tottenham rescinded following an appeal.", "Italian Serie A club AS Roma made an official apology to referee Anders Frisk on Thursday after he was struck on the head by an object thrown from the stands during a Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev in Rome.", "Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has apologised for a clash with team-mate Nicklas Bendtner that left the young forward with a bruised nose at the end of the club's 5-1 League Cup humiliation at the hands of Tottenham.", "Valencia&#39;s Miguel Angel Angulo apologized Thursday for his bad behaviour during his team&#39;s stormy Champions League match with Werder Bremen and said he was prepared to suffer the consequences of his actions.", "Faced with public and media fury, and the prospecft of an FA inquiry, David Beckham finally apologised on Wednesday for his ‘‘deliberate’’ yellow-card offence on Saturday.", "Inter Milan beat Anderlecht 3-1 away to open a three-point lead in Champions League Group G on Wednesday. Obafemi Martins put Inter ahead in the ninth minute when he turned in a low left cross from fellow striker Adriano.", "Teenage striker Valeri Bojinov reaffirmed his growing reputation on Wednesday with two goals as Lecce snatched a 2-2 draw with Inter Milan.", "LONDON Oct. 13, 2004 - David Beckham apologized Wednesday for the yellow card ploy that earned him a convenient World Cup suspension.", "Inter Milan has climbed to fourth after thrashing Messina 5-0 at the San Siro where Adriano scored a first half hat-trick. Sinisa Mihajlovic and Christian Vieri completed the" ]
How did the Revolution bring a loss of freedom from Indians?
[ "If you are talking about the American Revolution, then the answer is:\\nWhen the white man finely suceded from the oppresion of the English, they stopped paying taxes (in the forms of tobacco, cotton, other materials). The increase in product wealth encouraged the expansion to the west. Whitie took over more and more land from the common Indian hunting grounds, forcing them to move westward.\\n\\nSonner than later they hit the west coast, and their wasn't anywhere left for the Indians other than the lands the white man didn't want. It was normally very dry, poor soil, and lacked animals to hunt (since the white man slaughter the buffalos during this expansion).\\n\\nThe Indians were figuratively and literally raped by the white man. But this probably would have happened regardless if the Americans lost the revolution too, since whiteman already brought guns to the new lands and had this advantage over the original inhabitants." ]
[ "It was important because it was one of the factors that led to the American Revolution. The American delegates at Pennsylvania came up with the Dec. of Independence to show how they had suffered under British rule, and how they planned to use freedom.\\n\\nThe Dec. of Indpendence was kind of a guiding light to the soldiers and other citizens of US. It always had colonists thinking of what lie ahead - freedom.", "Terrorism and revolution are quite different.\\nTerrorists target civilizations and use \"terror\" to bring about their change. Revolutionaries target the government they feel is oppressing them.\\nHowever, as they say: One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.", "Beatles.\\nThey took music from nowhere to somewhere. They said it was \"OK\" to bring in more than 4 instruments. ie\"A day in the life.\" They brought in Indian instruments...Ravi Shankar's Sitar. They did a bunch of stuff that was never done. Everyone else has taken their scraps and bones and run with it. Music wouldn't be like it is today without them.\\n\\nBest song...(s)...a day in the life...revolution... sgt.pepper...etc.", "Talk about how the French people were oppresed, how they suffered, and how, like the American colonists, they needed to rebel. ex: \"The French people before the time of the Revolution were poor and starving. The king and queen ignoreed the peoples' struggles, and so to save themselves, the French people had to rebel.\" That is from my report that I did in fourth grade (I live in France, so I know a lot about the Revolution).", "Canada was invaded during the American Revolution, and the War of 1812. There was also fighting going on in Canada during the French and Indian War.", "Actually... while I agree education is key. Revolution over the extremist \"leadership\" that has iron fisted control is a necessity. I fully believe the common Iranian people are not as extremist as those who have the reigns in that country. Given the chance, the Iranian people like everyone else, would prefer a free government and society with peace at heart. To obtain that peace and freedom, it will take action though. Freedom is not just given. Freedom is earned and won. Blood is freedom's stain, and many times it takes fighting and revolution to win freedom. The extremist and hate filled people in charge in Iran will not give up their iron-fisted control just because they are asked.", "Revolution means to revolt or to overthrow authority. To rebel against. Example: The American Revolution, where the Colonies rebelled against the British for freedom. 1776 we gained our independence.Exact meaning: The overthrow of one govt.&it's replacement w/ another...", "well they are indian too. this is called freedom of movement in your motherland. though shail is right.", "There were Loyalists in the American Revolution, maybe 20% of the population. The British also tried to recruit the Indians during the war and turn them against the Americans. That's the only thing that would suggest there was any kind of civil war during the revolution. More detail on this website...", "Its yet again just one more small loss of freedom. I can't wait until we need passport to travel from one state to another WITHIN the US.", "Brilliant! Use nuclear weapons to kill thousands of innocent people and bring an end to Operation Iraqi Freedom. How ironic.\\n\\nIt's people like you that cause the rest of the world to hate America.", "\"One criterion for my painting is to present the cultural life and activities of the Sioux Indians; dance, ceremonies, legends, lore, arts . . . It is my greatest hope that my paintings may serve to bring the best things of Indian culture into the modern way of life.\"\\n\\nOscar Howe", "no Duke will still win. Coach K is a great coach and will bring his team back well. All the loss to FSU did was take the bull's eye off the back of Duke's jerseys", "First of all Americans are Brits, but are in different countries, and civil war occours in the SAME country, but I think I know what you are refering to.\\n\\nThe American Revolution was a revolution that ended two centuries of rule of the Thirteen Colonies by the British Empire and created the modern United States of America. The Revolutionary era was both exhilarating and disturbing–a time of progress for some, dislocation for others. The American Revolution is the series of ideas, and changes that resulted in the revolution and ensuing political separation of thirteen colonies in North America from the British Empire and the creation of the United States of America with a new political system. The American War of Independence which lasted from 1775 to 1783, was one part of the revolution, but the revolution by the Americans began before the first shot was fired at Lexington and Concord and continued after the British surrender at Yorktown. Years later, in 1818, John Adams wrote: \"The Revolution was effected before the War commenced,\" and \"The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people.\"\\n\\nHistorians usually agree that the revolutionary era began in 1763 as Britain defeated France in the French and Indian War, and the military threat to the colonies from France ended. The end of the period is usually marked by as Treaty of Paris in 1783. However, references to the \"revolutionary era\" sometimes stretched to 1789, when a new government under George Washington began operating.\\n\\nInterpretations about the effect of the revolution vary. At one end of the spectrum is the older view that the American Revolution was not \"revolutionary\" at all, that it did not radically transform colonial society, but simply replaced a distant government with a local one. The more recent view pioneered by historians such as Bernard Bailyn, Gordon Wood and Edmund Morgan is that the American Revolution was a unique and radical event, based on a new ideology of \"republicanism\" which produced deep changes that had a profound impact on world history.", "CHAPPELL..INDIAN COACH...HE IS DOING PERFECTLY THE PROJECT GIVEN TO HIM..\\nSO I SUPPORT HIM.\\nGANGULY..INDIAN PLAYER...HE DID NOT PLAY WELL IN LAST TWO YEARS..\\nSO I OPPOSE HIM.\\nTHEN HOW IT CAME INDIAN-AUSSIE ISSUE.?????\\nAUSTRALIAN TRYING TO MAKE HAMAARA BHARATH MAHAN..!!!", "how did sam adams promote the fear? or how did he end it/care for it.well the fact he jumped on their tea ship naked and dumped it all in the harbour could help. and the fact that he constantly was trying to push for freedom, and knew how to fight on their front.", "Seeing the current form of the indian team and the record wins they have in their kitty, there is no doubt in saying that greg chappell has changed the face of the indian teamfor the better and has inculcated a no loss attitude in them.", "Jesus died to bring salvation to humanity. His teachings, life, and sacrifice caused a world revolution. He brought a message of peace, and brotherly love. To know Jesus is to love Him...for what he did and for what he continues to do. I have a dream that all religious groups will acknowledge what Christ did for the human race and unite in brotherly love. Fanaticism is not the way---love of God and Humanity is.", "Oh how so I explain to you the level at which they suck?? Our Cleveland Indians did shut them out once which was so great.", "He was able to create a revolution, so yes - but at the same time, his revolution was completely immoral, inhuman, and did not succeed. He was defeated, however, through his leadership, dictatorship, and manipulative skills he was able to create a revolution.", "Were American Indians killed for only being Indians the answer is yes. In the beginning the Spainish Conquestidors killed as many Indians as they could, this was in North, South, and Central America basically in the 1500's. Many Indian's died of diseases brought to the America's by the new settlers to the land that they had no antibodies for as they had never been exposed to them before. Yes of course there were the U.S. and Indian Wars that lasted for over 100 years. All skirmishes with different tribes around the country as the whites were settling the new frontier. So the answer would be yes over a period of about 400 years Indians were forced to live where they did not want to and in ways they did not want to live and killed and fought with just for being Indian. Indians did intermingle with people from all over the world that settled into this New World as it was called. There are a lot of Indians around today and there are many more that have Indian Blood in their family lines. Was what happened to the Indian's genocide, maybe by some definitions it was, however with a timeline of 400 years it does not appear that anyone was in a hurry about it.", "From reports in the media he was physically abusive and did not allow his children must freedom to be children", "There can be no triumph without loss. \\nNo victory without suffering. \\nNo freedom without sacrifice.", "Che died before he achieved the goals of his revolution. So he is seen as more of a \"freedom fighter\" against the corrupted military dictatorships in south america. But who knows how Che would be like when he becomes a leader of a country? It's possible that he might be just as opressive as the other three, but he just never made it to the top.", "Some good topics:\\nIndira Gandhi (an Indian dictator often neglected in history)\\nQueen Liliuokalani (Hawaii)\\nNelson Mandela (S. Africa)\\nNative Americans\\nSubhash Chandra Bose (Indian Freedom Fighter, often neglected but had as much influence as Gandhi)\\nMalcolm X and the Nation of Islam\\nGulf War I\\nHitler", "Indeed, the mexican independence from Spain in 1820 got some inspiration upon french revolution. In 1821 got consummated. But practically speaking, semi or even fully slavery conditions continued in rural communities until the Mexican revolution took place (1910).", "Freedom of speech also grants you the right to insult as sad as that may be to some who do not understand those freedoms. You can not lie about a person speaking, or in written form (slander or libel), in a fashion that will actually cost that person economically due to loss of revenue or actual losses. Then you may be taken to court and have a judgement placed against you and have to pay damages to the injured party. The problem with this comes from different cultures and what one considers freedom of speech the other considers outright insult. Which has happened and people are being killed over it in protests and most of the people being killed are the ones protesting about being insulted. This make no sense from either culture and we should all pray for peace and understanding between our people's.", "The French Revolution cannot easily be summarized, it was a very gross time in history. Lots of deaths resulted from the French Revolution. It is most greatly characterized by the governmental reforms. France made efforts to change to a parlimentary government; this was backed by the citizens' disghust with their king. Most were starving with the exception of the nobility and bougoisie. OH, and the queen did not say \"Let them eat cake!\" If you truly want to understand the French Revolution, it will require a great deal of reading.", "Honestly, the two party system is archaic and BS, they all \"sleep in the same bed\". Career politicians conflict with an American's interest... keep giving yourselves raises, dudes. And if they continue to create contradicting laws, e.g., abortion is legal, yet prostitution is illegal [conflict of freedom of choice for women], and stray from the Constitution and Bill of Rights; then a modern revolution will happen within the next 50 years.", "NO!! where'd u hear that from. if he did half of the indian women would prolly commit suicide. and its \"does srk HAVE cancer\" not \"has\".", "No, they shouldn't because ALL of Bugs' victims were portayed absurdly. How about the depiction of the southern general whom Bugs' victimizes? Or the opera singer? Or the Red Hot Ryder? \\nNow, granted the others aren't making fun of American Indians, but it was one dolt of a chief who tried to take on Bugs Bunny.\\nI'm sure we're adult enough to know the difference. I'm American Indian, and frankly, I think this PC stuff has gone too far. Having schools with mascots like \"Braves\", \"Savages\", \"Warriors\", \"Redskins\", take down their banners is ridiculous. The people who chose thoe particular mascots did it in respect, and chose those names because they sound fierce and want their opponents to fear them in sports.\\n\\nNext, I suppose the movie Dumbo will be on the chopping block for having the crows sound like southern, black, R & B singers instead of some bland monotone.\\n\\nAsk any Washington Redskin team member if he hangs his head in shame for being a \"Redskin\". They chose that mascot to represent them proudly. I call myself \"Redskin\" sometimes, it's quicker than American Indian, more easily recognizable because now if one say \"indian\", is it \"indian from India\" or \"indian from America\"?\\n\\nI prefer American Indian, and for those from India, I call them East(ern) Indians.", "it will be harder for you because you are indian and rappers are steriotyped as black gangsters- however, eminem made it!\\ntry contacting record companies and getting work experience in the music industry as this is how p diddy did it" ]
Pills That Get Sick For You
[ "Maybe you do this: You're sick. You have pills. You are supposed to take them. And then ... you don't. Not on time, not like you should, not like the doctor ordered. Conclusion: You're lazy. Or worse. Solution: Instead of redesigning you, why not redesign the pills? There is an artist in France, Mathieu Lehanneur, who is rethinking the pill-person interface in daring new ways. Read More An Inhaler That Says \"I'm Sick.\" The boy in this picture, we're told, has asthma. His asthma medicine is in that light-bulb looking thing on the night table. I think it is a kind of inhaler. If the boy doesn't take his medicine on time, the inhaler will change color \"displaying its own physiological problem and indicating to the patient the urgency of taking the medication.\" In other words, the device \"gets sick\" if the boy doesn't use it. And when he does, it gets better (and so does he!) This design taps into our desire to help others feel better. Clever, no? A Coffee Cup That Isn't For Coffee Here's the same problem with a more adult solution. If you are the kind of adult who automatically drinks a cup of something in the morning, Mathieu and his team have designed an inhalant which is packed into a coffee cup. All you have to do is tilt the container to your mouth -- a lid opens up and delivers the inhalant. He calls this an \"Air Glass.\" It allows you to follow your ordinary morning routine, but instead of java, you're getting meds. GOAL!!!! For people who are more comfortable with a goal, here's a series of antibiotic medicines not in pill form, but in onion-layers. \"The principle of this medication,\" says Lehanneur, \"is to remove leaves off the product in the same way as one would peel an onion. The patient consumes one layer per day, starting with the darkest and progressing to the lightest until he arrives at the center where the final \"recovery\" capsule is found.\" \"Hooray!\" says this design. \"You've made it.\" There is a psychological sophistication to Mathieu Lehanneur's work. I don't know if any pill companies have actually bought and used his ideas. I discovered him at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where some of his devices were on display, but I like his style. He seems to know what it's like to be stupid." ]
[ "The average American woman — if she wants only two children — has to spend a total of 30 years trying to avoid becoming pregnant. Millions of women find that hard to do; more than half the pregnancies in the United States are unintended, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which conducts reproductive health research. To avoid an unwanted or unintended pregnancy, contraception has to be used correctly and consistently. There are many methods available, but a lot of things — cultural mindset, ignorance and lack of access to medical care — make that harder to do. Whose Responsibility? Dr. Vanessa Cullins, the medical director of Planned Parenthood, says that all too often an unintended pregnancy is seen as the fault of the woman. \"Consistent and correct use of contraceptives is hard,\" Cullins says. \"It should be a responsibility that society shares.\" Instead, the health system often throws up barriers to contraception, especially for young women who are the most vulnerable. There are long waits to see a doctor, and providers may not always be up-to-date on the most modern methods. Insurers don't always cover birth control, or only cover a limited one-month supply. And the methods are not always easy to use. For example, birth control pills have to be taken daily. And with the newer low dose formulations, the pills often need to be taken around the same time of day. A missed pill or two can result in an unintended pregnancy. Alas, the responsibility for contraception primarily falls on women. So, Cullins says, \"correct and consistent condom use requires that women be true to themselves and honest about the fact that they are having sex — if they want to avoid becoming pregnant.\" Situational Decisions That was something 24-year-old Joy Migala found easy enough to do when she was 18, fell in love as a high school senior, and embarked upon her first sexual relationship. Sex, she says \"was just on the radar, and it happened.\" At first, she and her boyfriend used condoms, but Migala wasn't entirely comfortable with that. \"Probably two months after we started having sex, I was able to tell (my mother) that I wanted to go and get birth control,\" Migala says. Once a young woman owns up to her sexuality, there are many birth control methods to choose from: hormonal methods such as birth control pills, the patch, a shot or a ring that is placed over the cervix. Barrier methods include IUDs, the cervical cap, the diaphragm, and male and female condoms. Different methods, Cullins says, are suitable at different times in a woman's life. \"During college, it might be easier to use birth control pills,\" she says. \"Once you get out and start your career, you may find that it's difficult to take your pill every single day.\" So young women starting a career might want to opt for a contraceptive injection that only needs to be administered every three months. She might decide to go with an IUD because she doesn't have plans to become pregnant for several years. Cullins suggests that women try several methods until they find the one they're comfortable with. Magical Thinking The summer before she went off to college, Migala didn't trust herself to remember to take a pill every day, so she chose the patch. It's a hormonal birth control method that's worn on the body and has to be changed once a week. After several years, Migala realized that she didn't like the side effects she experienced, such as weight gain and feeling highly emotional. So she switched to the pill. But things weren't going well with her boyfriend. Migala says they had become too dependent upon each other and decided to break up, but remain friends. For a time, she didn't really date, and as a consequence she saw no reason to continue taking birth control pills. Her ex-boyfriend kept in touch. \"It was platonic. There was nothing happening,\" Migala says. Except one night, they ended up sleeping together. \"A pattern was set,\" she says, and they continued to sleep together. Sometimes they used condoms; sometimes they didn't. Migala tried to keep a chart of when she was fertile so she would know when to use a condom. Then she got pregnant. It was a classic case of magical thinking. That's what Sarah Brown of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy calls it. \"You either say, 'I'm not planning to get pregnant, and therefore I'm going to be very careful,' or, 'I am planning to get pregnant,' \" says Brown. \"If you are the middle, in a fog and magically thinking,\" Brown says, \"you're planning to get pregnant.\" Just as women often plan to have a baby, Brown says they have to plan to not have a baby. That can be difficult, she says, because the old pattern for women — going to school, getting married and having a baby — has been tossed away. Some of that is a good thing because women now have greater education and job opportunities. But it's not clear anymore where pregnancy fits into that, Brown says, especially since nonmarital childbea", "How much leeway do employers and insurers have in deciding whether they'll cover contraceptives without charge and in determining which methods make the cut? Not much, as it turns out, but that hasn't stopped some from trying. People still write in regularly describing battles they're waging to get birth control coverage they're entitled to under the Affordable Care Act. In one of those messages recently, a woman said her insurer denied free coverage for the NuvaRing. This small plastic device, which is inserted into the vagina monthly, works by releasing hormones like the ones in birth control pills. She said her insurer told her she would be responsible for her contraceptive expenses unless she chose a generic birth control pill. The NuvaRing costs between $15 and $80 a month, according to Planned Parenthood. Under the health law, health plans have to cover the full range of birth control methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration without any cost sharing by women. There are some exceptions if the plan falls into a limited number of categories that are excluded. One is if the plan is grandfathered under the law. Those plans were around since March 23, 2010, or before, and haven't changed much. If your plan is grandfathered, it has to disclose that status to you. The other exception is if the plan is offered by a religious employer or house of worship. Following the recent Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby case, some private employers that have religious objections to providing birth control coverage as a free preventive benefit will also be excused from the requirement. In addition, the federal government has given plans some flexibility by allowing them to use \"reasonable medical management techniques\" to keep their costs under control. So if there is both a generic and a brand-name version of a birth control pill available, for example, a plan could decide to cover only the generic version without cost to the patient. As for the NuvaRing, even though they may use the same hormones, the pill and the ring are different methods of birth control. As an official from the Department of Health and Human Services said in an email, \"The pill, the ring and the patch are different types of hormonal methods. ... It is not permissible to cover only the pill, but not the ring or the patch.\" Guidance from the federal government clearly states that the full range of FDA-approved methods of birth control must be covered as a preventive benefit without cost sharing. That includes birth control pills, the ring or patch, intrauterine devices and sterilization, among others. But despite federal guidance, \"we've seen this happen, plenty,\" says Adam Sonfield, a senior public policy associate at the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health research and education organization. \"Clearly insurance companies think things are ambiguous enough that they can get away with it.\" If you are denied coverage, your defense is to appeal the decision and get your state insurance department involved. \"The state has the right and responsibility to enforce this law,\" says Sonfield.", "Patricia Bosworth has authored acclaimed biographies of Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Diane Arbus. Now, she's written about a chapter in her own remarkable life. The Men in My Life chronicles Bosworth's time in Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio, learning and working alongside Jane Fonda, Paul Newman, Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Penn, Elaine Stritch and Tennessee Williams. Bosworth starred with Audrey Hepburn in the 1959 film The Nun's Story, before she turned to writing. Bosworth's mother had been a writer — a crime reporter, and then a novelist. \"It had been the happiest time of her life, to be a writer,\" Bosworth tells NPR's Scott Simon. \"I think part of me wanted to be like her. ... I loved the act of writing, I loved finding out about people, and making up stories. I enjoyed that much more than being on a stage and performing.\" Ed. Note: A warning that Bosworth's story is, in part, sad and harrowing and includes situations and descriptions that some readers may find upsetting. Interview Highlights On this being a book of survival [My father] committed suicide. That's part of what my book is about — he's one of the men in my life, you see, one of the most important men. The other was of course my brother, Bart Jr., who also killed himself — so I had a double whammy there. It was very difficult but that's what part of the book is about: Me being a suicide survivor. ... This particular 10-year period which I write about is absolutely incredible in terms of all the things I managed to do — like getting married and divorced, finishing college, becoming an actress — all this happened in this 10-year period and I just wanted to write about that. On riding on the back of Steve McQueen's motorcycle It was incredible. It was very sexy. We were at the Actors Studio together and he was a new member. He was just gorgeous, and not at all interested in me. And I boldly kept staring at him during class until he just said, \"You want me to take you out don't you? And I said, \"yes.\" So I hopped on his motorcycle and we went off to Central Park and we actually had a wonderful afternoon he talked a lot about his life ... he was a real gentleman. In the very end he said, \"Look, I can't take you out. I'm in love with someone else. I don't want to fool around with anybody right now and I hope you understand.\" ... But I did have that one afternoon with him, on the motorcycle. On the culture of the Actors Studio The Actors Studio was an amazing place ... Elia Kazan who founded the studio, he called it a zoo. It was open 24 hours a day. Projects were always going on. It was a very kind of sexy atmosphere about the place — lots of affairs going on and also a lot of arguments. But it was also very male chauvinist pig-ish in those days. These guys — all of them — they really thought they were terrific and that women should be sort of kept in their place — and also we should go out with them whenever they wanted us to go out with them. I would come in and I would be grabbed and I would have to fight my way out of their embraces. This is the way things were there. But it was also sort of fun. On learning she'd been cast in The Nun's Story -- and finding out the same day that she was pregnant. (In 1958 abortion was illegal and Bosworth paid $500 in cash to an underground abortionist in Manhattan). I realized I didn't want to have a child at that point. I knew that having an abortion would be a difficult experience. I didn't realize how difficult both physiologically and psychologically. ... I did have the abortion and the doctor had given me some pills because I was about to go to Rome on a plane. We stopped off in Paris. I had these pills I was supposed to take in case I might hemorrhage on the plane because of the altitude. And I left the pills in the ladies room. Don't ask me why. And so we were flying on to Rome and I suddenly started to hemorrhage. I didn't know what to do. I got a pad — you know one of those sanitary pads — from the stewardess and managed to stem the blood. ... Got to Rome and we rushed to the studios to get costume fittings and I met Fred Zinnemann, the director, and it was all very exciting. Meanwhile, I am feeling very, very sick. ... I know that I'm still bleeding. The next morning Fred Zinnemann had agreed that we should go and meet with nuns and stay in convents. And I was, for some reason, sent to a hospital convent called the Salvator Mundi hospital which was run by nuns. I was supposed to talk to this nun about what it was like to be a nun. So I got there, and luckily she spoke English, and the minute she saw me she said, \"Oh, Miss Bosworth, you don't look well at all.\" And I said, \"Oh, I'm fine, I'm fine.\" She said, \"No, I really don't think you are well, I think you should go back to the hotel and rest ... if you continue to feel badly, here's my phone number and you can phone me.\" So I got back to the hotel and I was bleeding so badly — all over the rug, it was just horrific — and I called her and I to", "At the New Jalisco Bar in downtown Los Angeles, a drag show featuring dancers dressed in sequined leotards and feathered headdresses draws a crowd on a Friday night, most of them gay Latino men. Inside the bar and out, three health workers chat with customers, casually asking questions: Do you know about the HIV prevention pill? Would you consider taking it? A few men say they have never heard of it. Others simply say it isn't for them. \"It hasn't really hit the Latino community yet,\" Jesse Hinostroza, an HIV prevention specialist with AltaMed health clinics, says while sitting at a table with a bowl of condoms and a stack of bilingual pamphlets about the pill. \"They aren't educated about it.\" In California, New York, Texas and elsewhere, health workers are trying to get more high-risk Latino men to use the drug, Truvada. AltaMed's efforts are being paid for by Gilead, the pharmaceutical company that makes Truvada. The medication, which is used for \"pre-exposure prophylaxis,\" or PrEP, was approved by the FDA in 2012 for HIV prevention and has been shown to be more than 90 percent effective when used correctly. But health workers are encountering barriers among Latinos. Those barriers include a lack of knowledge about the drug, and the stigmas attached to sleeping with men and to perceived promiscuity. Many Latinos also have concerns about costs and side effects. \"Even for people who have heard about it, [these concerns make] them reluctant to use, or hesitant to even inquire about, it,\" says Phillip Schnarrs, assistant professor of health promotion at the University of Texas at San Antonio and research director for the Austin PrEP Access Project. Schnarrs, who is conducting a study with gay and bisexual Latino men in Texas, says 58 percent of those surveyed see themselves as good candidates for PrEP, compared with 82 percent of non-Hispanic whites, according to preliminary data. In an ongoing study of 20 Latino gay couples in New York City, 37 of the 40 people had never heard about PrEP when interviewed last year, says Omar Martinez, assistant professor of social work at the Temple University College of Public Health. Martinez says doctors and health workers need to focus on reaching young minority men at highest risk of getting HIV and transmitting it to others, including those who don't regularly use condoms. \"We need to do something,\" he says. \"And PrEP may be the solution.\" Latinos are disproportionately affected by HIV. They make up about 21 percent of new infections nationally, though they represent about 17 percent of the population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Latinos are also more likely than non-Hispanic whites and blacks to get diagnosed later in the course of their illness, raising the risks to their health and the likelihood of transmission to others. At the same time, Latinos are less likely than non-Hispanic whites to be insured or have a regular doctor, although the Affordable Care Act has helped reduce that gap. Truvada can cost up to $1,300 a month. Most insurance companies and Medicaid programs are covering at least part of that, and many local governments are also covering the pill for uninsured residents. But the high sticker price can dampen interest among patients. Truvada, which blocks the virus from spreading in the body, is helping to significantly reduce new infections, says Robert Grant, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine who leads research on PrEP's effectiveness. But the pill does not protect against other sexually transmitted diseases, requires daily use and can cause side effects in some patients, including kidney problems. \"It is a very valuable option, but it is only one option,\" Grant says. \"Condoms are still a very important part of a sexual health strategy.\" Back at the New Jalisco Bar, while customers dance to traditional Mexican music beneath a disco ball and rainbow lights, Jaime Cardenas conducts HIV tests in a mobile unit parked in front. Anyone who tests on the spot receives a free drink coupon, courtesy of AltaMed and the bar. One of the first to agree is Erik Quezada, 35, a counselor at a Los Angeles high school. Cardenas draws a few drops of blood and within minutes gives Quezada the good news: He doesn't have HIV. Cardenas quickly follows up with information about the HIV prevention pill. Quezada says he has heard it's like a birth control pill for gay people. He agrees to be contacted by phone but quickly adds, \"I don't know I would ever sign up for it.\" Others are even less interested. Jose Arriola, 25, a self-described \"diva,\" says he doesn't want to take any medication. \"It's better to use condoms,\" he says, sitting by his boyfriend at the bar. A short video produced by AltaMed plays between acts at the bar. The video features different Latino men getting dressed: a cowboy for a night out, a day laborer for work, a buff young man for the gym. Each takes the HIV-prevention pill as pa", "Efforts to legislate mandatory sick leave have been pushed aside by the health care overhaul debate at the same time swine flu experts are urging people who are sick to stay home. On Capitol Hill, legislation was introduced earlier this year that would require businesses with more than 15 employees to provide them with seven days of sick leave per year. About 75 percent of member businesses do offer some sort of sick leave, says Susan Eckerly, senior vice president of public policy at the National Federation of Independent Business. \"If they don't offer paid sick leave it's probably because they can't afford it,\" she says. \"Paying wages is sometimes all an employer can do.\" While the NFIB membership is sensitive to swine flu, it doesn't want a sweeping law, she says. \"You don't solve a short-term problem by imposing a long-term mandate at a time we're just seeing our way out of an economic recovery,\" she says. But Jeff Levi, head of the public health advocacy group Trust for America's Health, says a long-term mandate is needed, especially in the era of swine flu. \"Unfortunately not all businesses make the right decisions,\" he says. \"This is a case where we need a standardized approach, we need to make the workplace safe, make sure we're protected from the spread of infectious diseases.\" Indeed, plenty of people do go to work when they're sick because they can't afford not to, Levi says. And various estimates put the number of American workers without paid sick leave at just under 60 million. Although the health care overhaul bill is likely to be a large piece of legislation with many pieces tacked on, spokesmen for two of the main backers of the bills, Rep. Rosa De Lauro (D-CT) and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), say that's not likely to happen with this bill. It could be December or beyond before legislation about paid sick leave comes into play again. Where swine flu will be at that point no one knows. MELISSA BLOCK, host: The debate over health insurance has pushed aside another congressional effort that relates to your health. Congress had been considering legislation that would require employers to offer paid sick leave to their workers. Now, with the swine flu epidemic, the idea of paying people to stay home if they're sick has become more pressing. NPR's Joanne Silberner explains. JOANNE SILBERNER: Back in the first wave of the swine flu pandemic, last April 29th, President Obama had some advice. President BARACK OBAMA: If you are sick, stay home. If your child is sick, keep them out of school. SILBERNER: Not so easy for Marcy(ph), who lives in Southern California and doesn't want her last name being used. MARCY: Nine times out of 10 when I do get sick, I will go into the office anyway and work. SILBERNER: Even if she thinks what she has is infectious. MARCY: I'm conflicted, you know, because I don't want other people who get what I have. You know, I really don't. SILBERNER: Like seasonal flu, the H1N1 swine flu virus is thought to spread by touch and by inhaling coughed-out or sneezed-out air. Every time Marcy gets sick, she thinks about her co-workers. MARCY: I bring hand sanitizer and I try not to touch things that people - other people use, but I still come in because paying the bills to me is more important. You know, I don't really have a choice. SILBERNER: Her husband only recently got a job and they depend on her income. Various estimates put the number of American workers without sick leave at just under 60 million. Last spring, Senator Edward Kennedy and Representative Rosa DeLauro introduced legislation that would require employers with more than 15 workers to offer seven days of paid sick leave. The health overhaul plans have pushed those bills aside. Not a good thing, says Susan Eckerly, head of public policy for the National Federation of Independent Business. She says about three-quarters of NFIB's business owners do offer some sick leave, but... Ms. SUSAN ECKERLY (Head of Public Policy, National Federation of Independent Business): If they don't offer paid sick leave, it's probably because they can't afford it. SILBERNER: And she says, we may be in the time of swine flu, but it's also an era of a struggling economy. And that's not a good time for mandates. Ms. ECKERLY: You don't solve a short-term problem by imposing a long-term mandate on business, especially at a time when we are just seeing our way out of the economic recovery. SILBERNER: Yes, you do, says Jeff Levi, head of Trust for America's Health, a group that advocates for public health policies. Not all businesses make the right decisions, he says. Mr. JEFF LEVI (Director, Trust for America's Health): We desperately need to move out that mandated sick leave. We're in the middle of a pandemic and we have people having to make very difficult choices about whether they should protect the public's health by staying home from work when they have an infection or potentially spreading the virus even more because t" ]
Is there any evidence of ancient structures (Like those in Mesoamerica) existing anywhere in the United States?
[ "Defintely! The city of [Cahokia](_URL_19_) near St. Louis was a massive Native American city that housed anywhere between 6,000 and 40,000 people at its height. The city had numerous earth mounds, the largest of which, [Monks Mound](_URL_20_), is the largest earth mound north of Mexico. Edit: Grammar" ]
[ "Oral history *is* history. A surprisingly large number of United States tribes have hero twins stories, and the twins are always male. Most of these may be connected to the movement of maize agriculture and the accompanying stories and ceremonies that traveled with maize and tobacco from Mesoamerica north; however, suspect archaeologists studying Cahokia there were two historical men that used pre-existing mythologies to justify their rule. Caddo people have a different story based on two most-likely historical brothers that disagreed and split the tribe. They were Nacogdoches and Natchitoches, who founded the separate towns of those names (in Texas and Louisiana, respectively).", "It is highly likely that this is the case. However, I do not believe we have ever found direct evidence of one existing anywhere else. Maybe not even indirect evidence. The individual pieces are just too small for us to detect from Earth with the technology we have available.", "What laws? I'm not seeing any evidence of laws passed in those states that made them Sovereign States free from the government. There have been a few attempts by states to pass laws saying \"You know Federal Government, we're still in charge!\" but those laws aren't really binding in any shape or form. The real issue is that these states are totally willing to complain about federal government intervention, but still want all the benefits of a federal government, like military protection.", "In much of Mesoamerica, sacrificial victims are usually processed in a very specific way. The skull and the femurs are removed from the rest of the body. Both of them are usually de-fleshed postmortem. In the case of the femurs, small parts of the flesh on the thighs were sometimes consumed in ritual cannibalism (when this is the case, it can be identified by cut marks on the bones). The skulls were likely removed as trophies. Central Mexican cultures like the Aztecs would build massive skull racks where the skulls of sacrificed victims were arranged in a pyramid-like structure. However, the most common kind of human sacrifice in the ancient world (not just in Mesoamerica, but also Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, etc.) involved sacrificing retainers and servants upon the death of a monarch. In these cases, the corpses of the sacrificial victims were usually thrown in the tomb with the former monarch. (A classic example of this kind of sacrifice is the [tomb of Puabi](_URL_0_) in the Mesopotamian city of Ur.)", "The US didn't separate into states. The states chose to unite (but still retain their existence as states).", "There are lots of different types of water, and different types of evidence. The evidence can be more or less persuasive, and imply water existed at different times. So, you can find evidence of ancient, brine like water. Or ancient, acidic water. Or ancient, neutral pH water (note that evidence of all of these have been found). Or modern subsurface ice. Or modern subsurface brine. Or features indicating rare occurrences of liquid on the present day surface. Or clay minerals that are probably formed in water, but we can't be sure. Or evidence of water eroded features like rivers and lakebeds. And so on. Each tells a different facet of the history of water on Mars, and the planet's potential habitability.", "Nope, none at all. [Certainly people have liked to imagine some historical kernel to the myth,](_URL_0_) and among them, some have liked to imagine that the myth has something to do with various very distant cultures where women participated in warfare. But no evidence for any such link actually exists. Besides, even within Greece women participated in warfare on occasion (like Telesilla organising the defence of Argos). A few final incidental remarks: * There's no good evidence Theseus existed either (and the ancient Greeks would have placed him ca. 1200 BCE, not 1600). * There are no \"funeral mounds of fallen Amazon leaders\". * Any statement that starts, \"it should be obvious that,\" isn't. So, sorry, but no. It'd be nice to imagine something like that, but really Greek male gynecophobia explains the myth perfectly satisfactorily.", "Not to discourage any further answers, but you should definitely read this recent answer by /u/Iphikrates: [Is there any historical evidence that Ancient Greek states would resolve a dispute or war with champions fighting one on one? If they did then was this a common occurrence and were the results typically honored?](_URL_0_).", "This probably doesn't help, and would depend on what you mean by \"anywhere nearby\", but the ancient Armenian capital of Ani had/has (in ruins) a Zoroastrian temple: _URL_0_", "Most of those states began as colonies of Great Britain, and colonies tend to be smaller political units than provinces or states. Additionally, the East Coast states were incorporated as they were settled, while the boundaries of the West Coast states were drawn at a time when the land in question was already both owned by the United States and settled by Americans (or, in the case of California, existed as the Mexican province of Alta California prior to being conquered).", "The chance that the existence of any element that can be synthesized under any conditions has not occurred anywhere anytime in the universe is remote.", "If you had perfect knowledge of the population's observed symptoms, you could be almost certain of eradication after the longest observed incubation time had elapsed, and nobody had developed the disease. Of course, this neglects the existence of asymptomatic carriers. Certainly units of incubation time are probably the most natural way to think about this. The more units have elapsed, without anyone developing the disease, the less likely there is any infectious agent left anywhere. In reality, only a few diseases are in principle eradicable, and those only because, at least as far as we know, humans are the only host. For diseases which can potentially survive in animal reservoirs, you would have to know the status of all humans and all relevant animals.", "not discouraging anyone from contributing more examples, but check out these posts for previous responses [Were there any serial killers in Ancient Rome or during the Middle Ages?](_URL_3_) [Are there any records of serial killers in ancient times? If so, how were they found out and how were they dealt with?](_URL_5_) [Was there serial killers ancient times?](_URL_0_) [Are there any historical examples of mass killings by deranged lunatics, like Breivik in Norway or Columbine and VTech in the United States? Or are they a relatively new phenomenon?](_URL_4_) [How old is the phenomena of spree shootings/killings - Did it rise with media such as Television or are there older accounts?](_URL_2_) [What is the earliest documented case of a serial killer?](_URL_1_) [Were there well-documented cases of American serial killers before the turn of the century?](_URL_6_)", "Unlike Jesus, there is no debate at all about whether or not Alexander existed. Alexander's life has been described in several independent contemporary written sources, which unfortunately are mostly lost. But we know those writings existed because others refered to and partially copied them. This is solid evidence in terms of ancient history. Furthermore, there are several contemporary inscriptions which mention Alexander, not to mention the real-world effects his actions have had: the cities he founded, shattered empire he left behind. We know these exist(ed). Once it is established beyond doubt that Alexander existed, what does the *volume* of evidence matter? Will another inscription make him more real? That your teacher has had to resort to such a weird argument seems to indicate to me that he believes his evidence for Jesus can't speak for itself.", "The United States felt largely untouchable. It existed in its own safe bubble from any conflicts the US was involved in. There really had been no major threat to the mainland. Things like security at airports was laughable compared to after. But largely it's an attitude change, people were no longer as trusting or fearless to some extent.", "There's a new book out called \"Laughter in Ancient Rome\" by Mary Beard, University of California Press, in which she suggests that Romans didn't smile. There was no Roman word for smiling, no mention of it anywhere. Absence of evidence is, of course, not evidence of absence. But it would contradict the hardwired idea. Incidentally, she was taking the idea from Jacques Le Goff who theorised that smiling was invented in the Middle Ages.", "If you're thinking of a nation-state that was invaded by the United States and then incorporated as a state using its pre-existing borders, that's Hawaii. Is that the standard you're looking for?", "Simple answer for those interested in US history is any of the books in the [Oxford History of the United States.](_URL_0_;) These books are written by eminent scholars and manage to combine readability with immense usefulness.", "There's always room for discussion, but perhaps the section [Those bloody Aztecs](_URL_0_) in our FAQ will answer your inquiry. The Podcast may be particularly helpful since it deals with Mesoamerica as a whole. I should point out that the Inca and Moche are not part of Mesoamerica since they are South American cultures. The boundaries of Mesoamerica falls within most of modern-day Mexico, all of Guatemala, all of Belize, and the western half of Honduras.", "Typically those things which are natural are those things which adhere to known or expected scientific principles. Anything that appears to exist in defiance of those terms would be supernatural. The reason that the vast, vast majority of supernatural elements fall into the \"doesn't exist\" category, is that by and large, there aren't many demonstrable examples of things that don't adhere to scientific principles. Many would argue there aren't any. Take your two examples. There is no evidence to suggest that anything is capable of psychokinesis, nor that there are literally angels in existence. Are there any examples of supernatural phenomena that you believe are adequately supported to exist?", "I finished reading \"The Teotihuacan Trinity: The Sociopolitical Structure of an Ancient Mesoamerican City\" (2007) by Annabeth Headrick. Headrick approaches topics of Teotihuacan, such as their political system, concept of the afterlife, and how they view their cosmology, by analyzing their artwork and making comparisons with other Mesoamerican cultures. Despite the lack of much writing at Teotihuacan and the few murals that have preserved through time, Headrick makes a convincing argument on the numerous topics she discusses for the ancient Mesoamerican city. While new research is always coming out concerning Teotihuacan and Mesoamerica as a whole, her book has still held up ten years later. I highly recommend reading this book.", "Lets be clear. The United States government has authority within the borders of The United States ONLY. Within the borders of other countries those countries governments hold the authority. Other than saying that they did a bad thing, placing economic sanctions or going to war over it there's nothing else anyone in any country can do about the problem. Before you recommend any of those options, remember Pakistan has nuclear weapons. The idea that countries governments are responsible to some international authority is laughable. The United States itself respects no such authority, mostly because they do not want to allow their own military personal to be liable for their actions to an international court. For example a CIA operative using torture...", "There's always room for discussion, but perhaps these topics will answer your inquiry. * [Why did the Natives that lived in North America not attain the same depth of organization, architecture, and city building as those in Mesoamerica?](_URL_5_) * [Why didn't native Americans in North America build great stone cities like the Aztecs or Mayas in South America?](_URL_1_) * [How large/common were cities in North America before Europeans' arrival. What was the largest city north of Mexico?](_URL_2_) * [How large/common were cities in North America before Europeans' arrival. What was the largest city north of Mexico?](_URL_3_) * [Why are there no ancient Native American cities in North America?](_URL_0_) * [Why aren't there any ancient ruins in North America?](_URL_4_) And for clarification, Mexico, its history, cultures, and pre-Columbian urban centers are a part of North America.", "Taxes. Your taxes run anywhere from $0.64 USD/US Gal to $1.552 USD/US Gal, in the United States, the highest taxes I believe are in California, which is 0.713 USD/US Gal.", "There is no good archaeological or historical evidence of any Pre-columbian contact between Native Americans and anyone in Africa, Europe, or Asia. Also, the linguistic evidence presented here is invalid - namely because the language you're making the connection to the old world with - Classical Nahuatl (the particular variant of Nahuatl spoken in the Late Postclassic Valley of Mexico), did not exist in Mesoamerica in the BCE time period. The earliest city that has been proposed to have spoken an archaic form of proto-nahuatl is the Central Mexican city of Teotihuacan (~100BCE-650AD), but the language spoken at Teotihuacan would be mostly unrecognizable to anyone speaking Classical or Modern Nahuatl, if Teotihuacan even spoke a Nahuatl language, which is still, like I said, very much up for debate. As for the thing about beards, Native Americans could certainly grow beards. Here's a few previous threads on that: /u/400-Rabbits: _URL_1_ /u/Reedstilt: _URL_0_", "When the United States was founded, all of the states were along the Atlantic coast. All the unsettled territories were in the west--and the admission of new states was provided for by laws like the \"Northwest Ordinance,\" which covered areas like Ohio. As the United States acquired more land in the Lousiana Purchase, and then in the Mexican-American War, \"west\" came to be further and further away. So the states that were formerly the western frontier were now the Midwest, in contrast to those far west of the Mississippi.", "If you are interested specifically in Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia, you will likely enjoy Trevor Bryce's 2004 *Letters of the Great Kings of the Ancient Near East*; in short, yes, we do, although the evidence varies by civilization. Diplomatic/state correspondence accounts for one of the substantive source types.", "Thomas McEvilley wrote a very interesting book examining exactly this question - \"The Shape of Ancient Thought\" - I recommend it. Ultimately, of course, it is difficult to sure, the state of the evidence being what it is. There are various unverifiable claims that Pythagoras may have been influenced by Buddhism - we have almost no evidence whatsoever about him, so we can't really say. Also a great rumor that Ammonius Sakkas - mysterious teacher of Plotinus - may have himself come from India. Again, we have no evidence at all, and at any rate this is no-longer Ancient Greece, but 'Hellenism' which is quite a lot later. Personally I've always had the idea that Socrates and the Buddha, if they met, would get on quite well, and perhaps go on amusingly humanist adventures together.", "It originated with the Romans: the eagle was a powerful bird, and so came to represent the basic concept of power and authority. Later, various European royal families adopted the eagle, or something like it. Some of them, such as the Russian tsars, give the eagle two or sometimes even three heads. The Holy Roman Empire, a large collection of small states in central Europe (which very slowly evolved into modern Germany), used the eagle to represent the authority of the Empire over the individual states. When the United States was created, the Founding Fathers drew a lot of inspiration from Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome (which is why the *Senate* meets in the *Capitol*, for example), and so naturally adopted an eagle for the Great Seal of the United States -- although, of course, they were careful to use, instead of a generic European eagle, a specific species (the bald eagle) native to America.", "The Treaty of Tripoli from 1796 specifically states \"As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion,—as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen [Muslims],—and as the said States never entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahometan [Mohammedan] nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.\"", "Im not quite sure what youre asking about here. The US Army has existed nearly continuously since 1775, so the standing army has existed longer than the United States. The State Militias exist as well, albeit in a slightly modified form. See, in 1916 the US Government reorganized the State Militias into the various state forces, thereafter called the National Guard. These formations, which still exist, are the heirs and direct successors to the state militias.", "The US was originally created as a union of independent states. Think like the EU rather than like Germany. The federal government's job was to regulate trade between the states and to present a unified (and more powerful) face to the rest of the world. In fact, if you look at historic speeches about the US, speeches from the first few decades of the United States's existence would refer to it as plural (the United States are doing this), and it was only more recently that people started referring to it as a singular entity (the United States is doing this). Over the last two hundred years, the federal government has made more rules for the states (mostly by claiming various things impact interstate commerce), but the states are still largely independent as long as they comply with the federal rules." ]
This is the bucket list of a 20-year-old woman battling life-threatening cystic fibrosis
[ "Get Daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nA 20-year-old from Minehead battling a life-threatening diagnosis is slowly working her way through her bucket list.\nCharlotte Blackman was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis - a genetic disorder that affects the lungs and other organs - at just 17 weeks old.\nAfter several years managing her condition, Charlotte took a turn for the worst in 2017 and was admitted to hospital with a severe case of pneumonia and glandular fever.\nHer mother, Shelley, said: \"It all came to a head sort of this time last year.\n\"She got taken in and I was called to the hospital and told she probably wouldn't survive this admission.\"\n\"We had a meeting with the consultant. He had spoken with [Charlotte] and told her she was probably going to die.\"\nCharlotte was given from Tuesday until Friday to show signs of improvement and, to the surprise of her doctors, she did.\nShelley said: \"She's always had cystic fibrosis, we never thought it would come to a point where she was fighting for her life.\n\"But she kept on fighting. That's when I started talking to her about things she wanted to do.\"\nWhile recovering in hospital, Charlotte made her bucket list - a number of experiences she wanted to tick off during her lifetime.\nThrough the help of family, friends and even strangers, she's received donations to cover the cost of some of her wishes - including getting a Yorkshire terrier-cross puppy.\nCharlotte's Bucket List\nGo to a music festival\nGo to an adult weekend at Butlin's\nFeed an elephant\nStay and visit Chessington World of Adventure\nVisit the Harry Potter studios\nGo to the Isle of Wight on holiday\nGet a Yorkshire terrier puppy\nVisit London and go to Madame Tussauds\nGo to Disneyland Paris if health allows\nDrive a car\nGo to Blackpool and see the lights\nMeet Liverpool Football Club\nShelley said: \"We were hoping to raise £3,000 and we've raised just over £2,000 now.\n\"Lots of people have been generous and donating money, so we've got to do a lot of the things she's wanted to do.\"\nHowever, numerous setbacks mean the list is far from finished.\nCharlotte is in desperate need of a lung transplant as hers are no longer working at full capacity.\nBut with a very rare blood group, a good match is hard to find.\nShe's recently been put forward for a transplant assistant to get back onto the list for a donor, which will make her the only person on the list waiting for lungs in this country.\nBut doctors have said the likelihood of Charlotte finding a match is just one per cent.\nOn Wednesday (May 23), the 20-year-old had to be airlifted to hospital after becoming poorly and needing care quickly.\nShe's currently recovering in Exeter, where Shelley says she is on the mend. Once she's released, the family will continue to tackle her bucket list \"one day at a time\".\nShelley added: \"Doing these things will mean so much to us all.\n\"Twenty is no age to talk about funerals, but she has already decided on what she wants.\n\"This is all about making memories for us all as a family and for Charlotte to get to do all the things she wants while she can.\"\nWant news straight to your phone?\nSomerset Live runs a WhatsApp group to help you keep up to date with the latest news from across the county. If you’d like to receive breaking news alerts, text NEWS to 07834 893492, then add the number to your phone contacts book as ‘Somerset Live’.\nWe will send you a maximum of four messages a day. Your phone number won’t be shared with other members of the group or be used for any other purpose." ]
[ "A student with a deadly lung condition has fulfilled her dream of becoming a cheerleader.\nEmily Bonney, 18, from Blackpool, takes up to 60 tablets every day to keep her lungs functioning at a normal rate - but refused to let it stop her joining the squad.\nAfter being diagnosed with life limiting cystic fibrosis - a genetic condition which causes the lungs to become clogged with mucus - aged eight, Emily has defied the odds to become a member of the Airborn Nitros, and now she's been selected to represent England at the world championships.\nEmily is battling cystic fibrosis but has refused to let it stop her fulfilling her dreams\nDespite having to take 60 tablets a day to help to keep her lungs functioning, Emily refused to let her diagnosis thwart her dreams of being a cheerleader\nEmily, a student, is documenting her journey on Instagram and has already attracted a 50,000-strong following\nEmily, who trains with her squad for eight hours a week, will compete at the world championships in two months' time.\nThe health and social student's journey has attracted over 50,000 followers to her Instagram page and blog and she has since started to tick things off a bucket list.\nEmily said: 'Without taking 60 tablets every day I would struggle to even walk up a flight of stairs.\n'But I have never allowed my cystic fibrosis to get in the way of my dreams, and to compete in the world championships with Team England ParaCheer will be amazing.\n'I have to go into hospital once every three months to get intravenous antibiotics through an IV drip, the treatment lasts two weeks but luckily I am able to be at home during this time.\n'I also have physio therapy twice a day and breathing treatments twice a day to help ensure I'm on top form.\nEmily has to go into hospital once every three months to receive antibiotics through an IV drip\nThe teenager even finds time to practise her cheer poses when she being treated in hospital\nEmily, pictured doing a nebuliser test in hospital, might one day need a double lung transplant\n'In the future I may need a double lung transplant but I'm trying not to think about that and instead, I live life to the full.\n'I started my bucket list in 2014, no one knows how long they're going to have left but I want to achieve some things and see more of the world and what it has to offer.\n'I have now reached over 50,000 followers on my Instagram page and it means a lot to me to know how many people support my journey, hopefully I can encourage others to pursue their dreams too.'\nAt just eight years old, Emily weighed a frail 2st 9lbs and her worried parents Lesley, 50, and Dave, 49, took her for a check-up at the doctors.\nEmily started cheerleading at just nine years old and trains with a team for eight hours a week\nEmily has been told her life expectancy is around 50 years due to her cystic fibrosis\nEmily, pictured with her cheerleading friends, said she wants to be an example for others\nShe added: 'I had really bad asthma symptoms and I was acting unusually quiet at school, I had a chest X-ray which found something wasn't quite right.\n'I was kept in hospital on oxygen and tests soon revealed I had cystic fibrosis, ever since I have had routine ultra sound scans and blood tests to monitor my condition.\n'I have also been diagnosed with liver disease, sinus disease and CF related diabetes, but despite this I try my best not to let them get in the way of my dreams.\nThe glamorous teenager, pictured, has also been ticking items off her bucket list\n'The treatments are constantly getting better and doctors have said that my life expectancy should reach around 50.'\nDespite having difficulties breathing, Emily started cheerleading when she was around nine and has been competing ever since.\nEmily said: 'I absolutely love cheerleading and I am now part of Team England ParaCheer, I will be representing England at the ICU world championships in Orlando in April.\n'It's an incredible opportunity, I am so thankful for everyone who has supported me and I can't wait to compete.\n'At times I do struggle, just before I have to have my two week course of antibiotics I find myself slower than the rest of the team.\n'My immune system is very low and so I do get ill quite a lot, and when I'm on my treatment I can't go to cheer practice.'\nAround two years ago Emily put together a bucket list and has been ticking items off her list as and when she can.\nShe added: 'I've managed to complete a few things already, I saw Justin Bieber in concert, flew in a hot air balloon and swan with dolphins which was amazing.\n'But there are still other things that I want to do such as travel the world and go sky diving before I die.\n'I am studying health and social at collage as I want to become a Paediatric nurse, but of course I will carry on with cheer for as long as possible.\n'I am living my life to the full despite my illness and I want to encourage others to do the same, I am an example that it is still possible to achieve your dreams.'", "Ruth is the human interest reporter and a photographer for the Bay of Plenty Times.\nKristie Purton is on the active waiting list for a lung transplant.\nThe mother of three moved across to the list a week ago.\nHer sister, Nikki Reynolds-Wilson, had a lung transplant in the middle of last year.\nThe two women were born with cystic fibrosis.\nThey became local identities, known as the \"cystic sisters\", after completing two rounds of 65 good deeds to raise awareness of the condition.\nRead more: Battlers determined to enjoy life to the fullest\nCystic fibrosis sufferer gets her new lungs\nCystic sister, home after lung transplant\nAfter an eight-hour lung transplant operation on August 10 last year, Mrs Reynolds-Wilson was placed in intensive care for three days. She was then hospitalised for three weeks, followed by three weeks in Hearty Towers in Green Lane for recovery.\nShe had been on the active waiting list for 18 months.\nMrs Purton said on April 10 it was confirmed she was moved across to the active waiting list.\n\"As soon as the right donor comes along they will phone me and within two hours they want me on the road to the hospital,\" she told the Bay of Plenty Times.\nContinued below.\nRelated Content Body found off Tauranga coast Tauranga singer thrilled to be selected for NZ Youth Choir Police remain tight-lipped about Maketu mystery\nShe was excited at the thought of the call but nervous at the same time, she said.\n\"It makes it all so real . . . I want new lungs but I don't because it is my last hope and if anything goes wrong with them . . .\"\nLife was hard at the moment, she said.\n\"I can't do anything with the kids, no physical activity any more. I just sit around, which get me down because I was such an active person.\n\"I have seen what Nikki is like now and she can actually live and do stuff. I can't even go for a bike ride with the kids any more. Those are the things I love. I will be happy to do that again.\"\nHer condition has become increasingly worse over the past three months, with her lungs operating between 20 and 30 per cent.\nMrs Purton was not allowed to go out of cellphone coverage, and has a bag packed ready for the phone call which would change her life.\nThe sisters would co-ordinate 65 good deeds again this year, she said.", "Get weekly updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe See our privacy notice Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nThe mum of inspirational Elle Morris will take part in a 65km cross Peak District challenge this weekend in memory of her ‘special little brave angel’.\nBecky Whitfield says she is undertaking the gruelling trek this Saturday in memory of the beautiful 11-year-old from Aston in Nantwich, who sadly passed away in January.\nBecky, who promised Elle she will continue to work for greater awareness of cystic fibrosis and raise money to help find a cure said that ‘it was such an honour to be her mummy’.\nElle – who worked closely with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust during her short life – featured in the national media when she bravely made a list of 10 wishes for her 10th birthday in January 2016.\nThese included meeting Simon Cowell, Olly Murs and Rita Ora, making a music video, promoting organ donation and being a princess for a day.\nElle carried out each wish and in July last year underwent a double lung transplant.\nTragically, complications set in when microbacterium abscesses, which originally infected her lungs, got into her bones. She died at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital in January this year.\nNow mum Becky, has put together a seven-person team to take part in the Cystic Fibrosis Trust’s Great Strides 65 Peak District Challenge.\nShe said: “Waking up each morning living that nightmare and realisation again that my beautiful girl is no longer here is a constant anxiety every single day.\n“The feeling is hard to describe. It’s like you feel like a panic attack is happening that you are trying to stop constantly, your thoughts every day thinking of different things to distract you, keeping busy to avoid the emptiness you feel every time you picture her beautiful smile or hear her memorable laugh, or walk past her bedroom.\n“The smile that you paint on your face to show people that you are doing OK. The positivity you try and embrace that gets you through the next day. Activities and events that you take part in and help out just to have a purpose.\n“You can never ever heal a broken parent’s heart from losing their baby, it’s a lifetime heartbreak that will never go away.\n“Elle is the reason I grieve, but she is also the reason why I tell myself I have to live life to the full, to learn new things, to appreciate nature, to take any and every opportunity possible, to be kind, to love, to be honest and to carry out her wishes to find a cure for cystic fibrosis, raise funds and awareness and promote organ donation.\n“I am so proud of my special little brave angel and it was such an honour to be her mummy.\n“In her 11 years she taught me so much more about life and how you should live, be brave, strong, independent, believe and hope and embrace everyday and special moments.\n“And this is why I’m taking part in Great Strides to keep Elle’s legacy and memory alive and this is just the start.”\nElle was the face of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust’s Christmas campaign in 2016.\nAs part of this, a video was made about how Elle had written a thank you letter to her paediatrician Dr Ravi Jayaram. This recently won silver in the national Charity Film Awards 2018.\nOli Lewington, director of engagement for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, said: “Elle was such a special little friend to us all at the trust and she will forever be in our thoughts.”\nFor more information on cystic fibrosis and the work of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust go online at cysticfibrosis.org.uk. To donate money and help Becky raise money go to www.justgiving.com/fundraising/amanda-kimber4.", "Family and friends of a young footballer who died at just 20 from cystic fibrosis are to hold a fund-raising match in his memory.\nDespite his illness, Jordan Whitehouse played more than 100 games for Blackpool Rangers.\nJordan just didn’t want to be remembered for his illness. We will always remember him playing football with a smile on his face despite the fact that sometimes he found it really hard.\nWhen he died last year, from the condition he had suffered from for most of his life, amateur footballers throughout Fylde held a minute’s silence.\nNow his family have announced a special game on May 13 to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.\nA memorial match was held last year at Fleetwood Town following Jordan’s death in March.\nThis year, however, as a result of Fleetwood being in contention for the League One play-offs, the game will be held at the Gala Fields, Bispham.\nA spokesman for the family said: “We are all getting together again and having a football match to remember Jordan and raise a little money to try and find a cure for cystic fibrosis.\n“Last year the memorial game at Fleetwood Town raised around £5,000 which was amazing.\n“Due to Fleetwood being in the run in for promotion we have struggled to get a date that suited us and the club.”\nDad Ian, 43, paid tribute to the avid Liverpool FC fan who ‘never gave up’ during his battle with cystic fibrosis.\nMr Whitehouse, of Highcroft Avenue, Bispham, said: “Jordan was a happy-go-lucky lad. He always had a smile on his face and tried not to let his illness get him down.\n“His determination to live life as normally as possible was so strong that people who didn’t know him well were unaware he was even ill.\n“He loved football and supported Liverpool all his life. He always wanted to play, although he often found it a great challenge.”\nDespite his illness Jordan scored 110 goals during his time at Blackpool Rangers.\n“Often he wanted to play, even though he wasn’t feeling well.\n“He was more worried about letting his friends down than himself.\n“I was Jordan’s manager for some of the time he was at Blackpool Rangers and even I found him more than a handful.\n“He loved the game and always wanted to do his best.\n“He scored 110 goals in about 115 games and is remembered with fondness by his old team mates.”\nJordan went to Carleton St Hilda’s Primary School and later, Montgomery High School but as his illness progressed, he was forced to quit the game at 16.\nMr Whitehouse added: “Jordan just didn’t want to be remembered for his illness. We will always remember him playing football with a smile on his face despite the fact that sometimes he found it really hard.\n“That’s the kind of determined boy he was.”\nDonations can be made on Jordan’s Just Giving page at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Jord-whitehouse7?utm_id=13", "Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nA student who takes 60 tablets every day to keep her lungs functioning at a normal rate has been chosen to compete at world championships for cheerleading.\nEmily Bonney, 18, from Blackpool, was diagnosed with the life-limiting genetic condition cystic fibrosis - which causes the lungs to become clogged with mucus – aged eight, but this hasn't stopped her fulfilling her dreams.\nTraining with the squad Airborn Nitros for eight hours a week, she has defied the odds and has been selected to compete with Team England ParaCheer in two months.\nThe health and social student's journey has attracted over 50k followers to her Instagram page and blog and she has since started to tick things off a bucket list.\n(Photo: Caters News Agency)\nEmily said: \"Without taking 60 tablets every day I would struggle to even walk up a flight of stairs.\n\"But I have never allowed my cystic fibrosis to get in the way of my dreams, and to compete in the world championships with Team England ParaCheer will be amazing.\n\"I have to go into hospital once every three months to get intravenous antibiotics through an IV drip, the treatment lasts two weeks but luckily I am able to be at home during this time.\n\"I also have physiotherapy twice a day and breathing treatments twice a day to help ensure I'm on top form.\n\"In the future I may need a double lung transplant but I'm trying not to think about that and instead, I live life to the full.\"\n(Photo: Caters News Agency)\nEmily said she started her bucket list in 2014 as no one knows how long they're going to have left and she wanted to achieve things and see more of the world and what it has to offer.\nShe added: \"I have now reached over 50k followers on my Instagram page and it means a lot to me to know how many people support my journey, hopefully I can encourage others to pursue their dreams too.\"\nAt just eight years old, Emily weighed a frail 2st 9lbs and her worried parents Lesley, 50, and Dave, 49, took her for a check-up at the doctors.\n(Photo: Caters News Agency)\nShe added: \"I had really bad asthma symptoms and I was acting unusually quiet at school, I had a chest X-ray which found something wasn't quite right.\n\"I was kept in hospital on oxygen and tests soon revealed I had cystic fibrosis, ever since I have had routine ultra sound scans and blood tests to monitor my condition.\n\"I have also been diagnosed with liver disease, sinus disease and CF related diabetes, but despite this I try my best not to let them get in the way of my dreams.\n\"The treatments are constantly getting better and doctors have said that my life expectancy should reach around 50.\"\n(Photo: Caters News Agency)\n(Photo: Caters News Agency)\nDespite having difficulties breathing, Emily started cheerleading when she was around nine and has been competing ever since.\nEmily said: \"I absolutely love cheerleading and I am now part of Team England ParaCheer, I will be representing England at the ICU world championships in Orlando in April.\n\"It's an incredible opportunity, I am so thankful for everyone who has supported me and I can't wait to compete.\n\"At times I do struggle, just before I have to have my two week course of antibiotics I find myself slower than the rest of the team.\n\"My immune system is very low and so I do get ill quite a lot, and when I'm on my treatment I can't go to cheer practice.\"\nAround two years ago Emily put together a bucket list and has been ticking items off her list as and when she can.\nShe added: \"I've managed to complete a few things already, I saw Justin Bieber in concert, flew in a hot air balloon and swan with dolphins which was amazing.\n\"But there are still other things that I want to do such as travel the world and go sky diving before I die.\n\"I am studying health and social at collage as I want to become a paediatric nurse, but of course I will carry on with cheer for as long as possible.\n\"I am living my life to the full despite my illness and I want to encourage others to do the same, I am an example that it is still possible to achieve your dreams.\"\nTo follow Emily's journey please visit: http://emilybonney.blogspot.co.uk/", "\"Use of Next-generation DNA sequencing is one of the emerging treatment trend in the market\", says RNCOS\nContact\nRNCOS E-Services Pvt. Ltd.\nG-199, Sector 63, Noida – 201301\n***@rncos.com RNCOS E-Services Pvt. Ltd.G-199, Sector 63, Noida – 201301\nEnd\n-- In the past few years, there has been an increase in research and development activities which has led to the development of novel diagnostic tools for cystic fibrosis. These advancements in diagnostic testing technologies have further driven improvement in the precision, sensitivity, efficiency, and speed of clinical diagnostic procedures for cystic fibrosis.For instance, scientists at Stanford University have developed a DNA test for the accurate and comprehensive screening of newborns for cystic fibrosis. This test utilizes the next-generation DNA sequencing which can identify the entire CFTR gene rather than just looking at selected mutations. This test is considered to be less expensive and less time-consuming technology, which will contribute to this market's growth in the coming years. Moreover, Dr. Gratzl and his research team at Case Western Reserve University are also working to develop a new device to diagnose cystic fibrosis in babies at two weeks of age. The team will also compare the new technology to the currently available tests, which can only be performed in infants older than three months.As a result of these improvements and advancements, cystic fibrosis can now be diagnosed in early stages. Also, CF health care providers can now help parents learn ways to keep their child as healthy as possible and delay or prevent health problems related to CF.The report provides an in-depth research and rational analysis of the current status and future prospect of the Global Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics Market Outlook 2022. The study presents a transparent picture about the current and future market outlook, in terms of the pharmacological class, CF mutation type, drug molecule type, and geography. The report also provides a comprehensive insight about the market dynamics including the drivers, challenges, opportunities, and upcoming trends that would influence the market.A detailed pipeline analysis of cystic fibrosis drugs with a comprehensive overview of various aspects of the clinical trials in the cystic fibrosis therapeutics market has also been provided in the report. The report also highlights the major cystic fibrosis drugs available in the global market.Detailed information of key market players has also been included in the report to present a complete picture of the global cystic fibrosis therapeutics market, to enable the clients to understand the market structure and its growth during the forecasted period. In brief, the report, \"\", covers all the necessary aspects of the global cystic fibrosis therapeutics market, providing an in-depth research and prudent analysis of the pipeline products and key segments.Some of the key highlights of the report include the following:• Growth drivers such as growing burden of cystic fibrosis, robust pipeline• Holistic view of the Cystic fibrosis therapeutics market, segmentation in terms of the pharmacological class, CF mutation type, drug molecule type, and geography• Detailed pipeline analysis with a comprehensive overview of various aspects of the clinical trials such as phases, route of administration, geographies, key players• Upsurge in Strategic consolidations advancing Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics MarketFor FREE SAMPLE of this report visit: http://www.rncos.com/ Report/IM913.htm Check Related REPORTS on: http://www.rncos.com/ Healthcare_Industry.htm RNCOS is a leading industry research and consultancy firm incorporated in 2002. As a pioneer in syndicate market research, our vision is to be a global leader in the industry research space by providing research reports and actionable insights to companies across a range of industries such as Healthcare, IT and Telecom and Retail etc. We offer comprehensive industry research studies, bespoke research and consultancy services to Fortune 1000, Trade associations, and Government agencies worldwide.", "Research news out of the University of Saskatchewan may have answers for why people with cystic fibrosis are prone to lung infections. (Ted S. Warren/Associated Press)\nThere's significant research news coming out of the University of Saskatchewan on why people with cystic fibrosis are prone to lung infections.\nEighteen researchers looked inside the airways of normal pigs and piglets modified to have cystic fibrosis, but in the earliest stage of the disease so their lungs were still healthy.\nThe lead researcher, Juan Ianowski, says the piglets with cystic fibrosis never produced the normal amount of airway surface liquid in their lungs to fight off bacteria.\nIanowski says that liquid, including mucus, is sticky and catches bacteria, which helps healthy people fight off infection.\nHe says the researchers have concluded that the genetic mutation which causes cystic fibrosis prevents normal secretion of airway surface liquid, including mucus, so eventually the infections are permanent.\nIt took seven years to develop the technique needed to analyze the production of mucus in a living animal, where the normal layer of mucus is thinner than a strand of hair.", "Joplin, Mo. (ap) — Caryn Durbin has gotten plenty of birthday presents in her lifetime, but picking the best one is easy.\nThe Joplin resident awoke at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis on Nov. 14, her 30th birthday, after a bilateral lung transplant surgery that began the day before to find she had received several gifts in one.\nWith the new pair of lungs she desperately needed, Durbin gained the ability to sit and hold a normal conversation without losing her breath. She can now — or soon, anyway — shed the oxygen tanks and tubes she says she’s felt “strapped” to for so long.\nShe will finally be able to run and play with her 10-year-old daughter, Bailey. Durbin wants to eventually go back to work. She may even resume her pursuit of a college degree, a goal she admittedly used to feel little reason to attain considering the average life expectancy of a person born with cystic fibrosis: just 37 years.\n“You live your life and, I mean, you kind of live it in a denial with a chronic illness of the fact that you’re really going to plummet to a point where you need a surgery like that,” Durbin told The Joplin Globe (http://bit.ly/2iaD67F ).\nCystic fibrosis is caused by the inheritance of two copies of a defective gene, one from each parent. Both parents must carry the defect to pass it on to their children. When both parents are carriers of the defective gene, as Durbin’s parents, Ron and Debbie, are, there is a 25 percent chance of the child contracting the disease in each pregnancy.\nDefying the odds, Durbin and both of her siblings, Josh Durbin, 25, and Trisha O’Dell, 35, have battled cystic fibrosis since birth.\n“I can remember being 10 years old; that was like the last time that I really got mad about having it,” Caryn Durbin said. “I shut myself in the stairwell at our house and started bawling and asking God why I had to have CF.”\nSince then, Durbin said her faith has shaped her attitude into a more positive one.\n“Growing up, you deal with a lot of dark stuff early,” she said. “But I have wonderful grandparents; my grandpa is a preacher, and grandma plays the piano in church. They’ve been, my whole family has just instilled a lot of faith.”\nCystic fibrosis causes a thick buildup of mucus in the lungs, pancreas and other organs. The mucus blocks airways in the lungs, which can lead to bacteria becoming trapped, causing infections and other damage. Mucus in the pancreas keeps the organ from releasing digestive enzymes that help the body break down food and take in nutrients.\n“These kids have all three fought with work-related job loss because of their illness,” Ron Durbin said. “It makes you angry, you know, but you understand you can’t have people on the job getting coughing fits. Especially in public service, restaurants, stuff like that.”\nEach case of cystic fibrosis is at least slightly different. Caryn Durbin said her siblings’ more severe symptoms have been sinus and digestive issues. Both have also had respiratory complications, but Caryn’s have been the most advanced.\n“You either have somebody clap on you and help just move and shift the mucus from the walls, or there’s a therapy vest that you put on and it just shakes you,” she said. “So that came out when I was like 10, but before that, (my mom) did it all on all three of us. Just beating us 30 minutes each, twice a day.”\n“I took out a little bit of anger,” Debbie Durbin joked.\nDebbie said caring for her children and managing their shared disease is all she’s ever known. That familiarity has continued into her kids’ adulthood, as Caryn asked her to be her assigned caregiver as she went through the process of preparing for and recovering from her transplant surgery, attending consultations, carrying oxygen tanks and traveling with her to St. Louis multiple times.\nDebbie temporarily resigned from her job at Teleperformance in Joplin to become Caryn’s full-time caregiver.\n“You can owe me dinner,” Debbie said, teasing her daughter.\n“I owe her my life,” Caryn responded.\nCaryn Durbin was forced to quit her job in January because of declining lung function; she hovered around 30 percent of normal function for almost 10 years. She began exploring the possibility of a transplant in March.\n“You want to live with your lungs as long as you can because there’s fear of rejection, so I was just trying to stick it out, but I just couldn’t do it anymore,” she said. “I hated being off work, I hated just everything about it. I can’t explain it.”\nIn October, she was hospitalized when her lung function dropped to 15 percent. After months of preparations and screenings to make sure she met the numerous health requirements for transplant recipients, Durbin was placed on the donor list on Nov. 2.\n“Obviously, when I got listed I was excited, but had months of anxiety leading up to all the stuff you had to do to get on the list,” she said. “My anxiety was horrible. I couldn’t even leave my house, just, obviously, afraid of dying. And I hadn’t gotten to talk to my daughter about it yet.”\nDurbin had finally been put on the hospital’s list of patients waiting for transplants, but she remained in a dire state of need, requiring treatment and oxygen to maintain lung function of just 24 percent.\nThe call came just 10 days later, but just in time.\n“That morning, we were sitting there talking, and she was like, ‘Mom, I can’t do this anymore.’ She goes, ‘I’m just so sick of feeling this way.’ She just was not feeling good,” Debbie Durbin said. “And she was like, ‘If I don’t get these lungs soon, I’m not going to make it.’ And lo and behold, she gets the call that evening.”\nThe call interrupted plans for the family celebration of Caryn’s birthday on Saturday, Nov. 12.\n“My phone rang and it was ‘unknown,’ and I just knew that it was Barnes,” Caryn said. “There was no doubt in my mind. So I answered it, I let it ring for a second and then I answered it. And it was one of the coordinators. She said, ‘Hey, Caryn, this is Beth. We’ve got a pair of lungs if you want ‘em.’ And I was just like, ‘Are you serious?’ You know? And then at that point, all the fear was gone.”\nLess than two weeks after being listed, Caryn had her new lungs.\n“For me, (it was) a lot of fear,” Ron Durbin said. “And then the relief that here we knew she was going to a hospital that we knew she was going to be in good hands in. They’ve done, I understand, somewhere around 700 successful lung transplants at Barnes Jewish, so we were definitely comfortable with where she was going to get the care, but still a lot of worrying. It’s very serious surgery.”\nDurbin is in the thick of an estimated 12-week recovery, including pulmonary rehabilitation for an hour Monday through Friday and lab tests and X-rays at least once a week. She and her mother have been living in St. Louis since before the surgery and will likely be there until February.\nLast weekend, doctors gave her a temporary respite from what she calls the “concrete jungle.” Caryn and Debbie got to return home on Dec. 15 and stay through the weekend. The family took advantage, putting together a Christmas celebration at Caryn’s home.\n“It’s awesome,” Ron Durbin said of celebrating Christmas as a family in Joplin, rather than nearly 300 miles away. “But her getting her new lungs was beyond any gift that we’ll see here.”\nThe Durbin Christmas party looked like any other; family gathered for food, caught up on life’s happenings and exchanged gifts. Both of Caryn’s siblings and parents were there, as were daughter Bailey’s father and stepmother, Nate and Tiffany Artinger. The three have remained close even after Nate and Caryn’s relationship ended. Tiffany Artinger is “like a sister,” Durbin said.\n“It was the first woman that (Nate) had ever been with that I could tell was genuinely interested in my daughter,” Durbin said. “And that’s what I care about.”\nThe Artingers have made multiple trips to St. Louis so Bailey could see her mother while she recovers.\nJust as the transplant immediately gave Caryn a favorite gift, Bailey is certain about the best thing to come from this Christmas — even better than a Kansas City Chiefs-themed Elf on a Shelf she was thrilled to open at the family Christmas party.\n“(For) her to play with me,” Bailey said of her mother. “Play games outside and run.”\nDurbin knows her battle may not be over. There is no cure for cystic fibrosis, so Durbin will live knowing she may eventually need another transplant of her lungs or another organ. The medications she is on to prevent her body from rejecting her new lungs can also cause cancer, she said.\n“I guess I just take it one day at a time,” she said. “And I have faith in the Lord and whatever he wants, which so far has been really great, because I could’ve been taken quite a few times. He’s not done with me. He’s got a job for me to do, and I don’t know what that is.”\n“Right now it’s to breathe,” Debbie Durbin told her daughter.\nCopyright 2017 The Lawrence Journal-World. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. We strive to uphold our values for every story published.", "A CHARITY cycling event set up for a girl with a life-limiting disease has had its largest number of entries.\nRoss and Nikki Green created the Tour de Berkshire ride after their daughter Tilly was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.\nThe inherited disease is caused by a faulty gene, leading to mucus gathering in the lungs and digestive system. There is currently no cure, although there are ways to treat the condition.\nNow in its eighth year, the Tour de Berkshire has raised nearly £70,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.\nAnd on Saturday, 322 riders set off from Cottage Inn, Bucklebury, to take in the rural routes through Yattendon, Hampstead Norreys, Aldworth and Hermitage.\nMr Green said that the number of people who took part was the biggest yet, with the amount of money raised from this year’s event set to be just short of £12,000.\nMr Green said that the number of people collecting sponsorships was a key factor towards the total, which is set to be the event’s second-best.\n“It’s brilliant, amazing really,” Mr Green said.\n“It’s very humbling. It’s turned into a bit of a monster.\n“It keeps growing and growing with the people who come out and support us.”\nTilly took on the ride once again, as did Mr Green’s schoolfriend Steven Woods – in squirrel costume.\nMr Green said that word of the event was spreading, with riders travelling from as far as Colchester and Windsor to take part.\n“There were more children and definitely more families,” he said.\n“It’s people realising that it’s not a race or serious ride.\n“It’s people willing each other along and it’s a family-friendly ride.”\nDespite Saturday’s chaotic weather, which saw sunshine, lightning and hail, Mr Green said many of the riders enjoyed the challenge, while others took to hiding under bridges to avoid it.\nCommunity fundraisier for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust Claire Milloy said: “We are so very grateful to Ross and Nikki Green and all of their wonderful team of volunteers who have once again put on a superb event.\n“The day itself was a huge success and despite the typical British weather throwing all of the elements at this year’s participants, everyone looked to have had a fantastic time.\n“With entries having increased from 2016, many cyclists raising sponsorship and some fantastic donations, it looks to have raised around £12,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust to help us continue in our fight for a life unlimited by cystic fibrosis.\n“We would like to say a huge thank you to absolutely everyone involved in making the Tour de Berkshire 2017 so successful.”\nVisit the Tour de Berkshire Facebook page or www.tourdeberkshire.co.uk for more information and to sign up for next year’s ride on August 4.", "SUPPORTERS: Peter Oxford (right) with his partner Andre Sarzio supported the 65 Roses Campaign last year.\nSUPPORTERS: Peter Oxford (right) with his partner Andre Sarzio supported the 65 Roses Campaign last year. Contributed\nCystic Fibrosis Queensland (CFQ) is calling on Gympie's business community to join a campaign to help people living with the disease by challenging their staff, families, customers and friends to raise just $650 by the end of May.\nThe 65 Roses Challenge is held across Queensland every May to raise much-needed funds and awareness for people living with cystic fibrosis, a life-shortening inherited disease that attacks the digestive system and slowly shuts down the lungs. It is usually diagnosed shortly after birth and there is no cure.\nThe campaign encourages community groups and individuals across the state to host challenges themed around the number 65; all with the main aim of supporting the almost 1000 Queenslanders living with the incurable disease. This year we want businesses to play a part.\nKeeping with the number 65 theme, CFQ is asking each business to raise just $650 for a good cause. Community members can also visit their local businesses to encourage them to take part in the campaign.\nWhile $650 might not seem much to many, it can make the world of difference to a person living with cystic fibrosis and who fights every day just to breathe. And if enough businesses take up this relatively simple challenge, the positive benefits to people with CF are incalculable.\nThe money raised will provide essential services such as equipment loans to people with CF; temporary Brisbane accommodation for families of children confined to hospital and hospital parking vouchers; Boredom Buster Bags containing activities and materials for children undergoing lengthy hospital stays; and key fundraising projects to buy exercise trampolines, nebulisers, hospital fridges, meals for adults.\nCFQ also provides undertakes advocacy with governments and medical associations on behalf of people with CF and education programs for families and carers.\n\"This is a great and fun way for business owners, their staff, their families and their customers to give back to the community and support people who need their help,” CFQ Chief Executive Officer Petrina Fraccaro said.\n\"These fundraising challenges also provide vital financial assistance to CFQ to allow us to provide services to people with CF and their families.\n\"We must raise $2 million each year to provide those services but there is no designated state or federal government assistance to provide support for people and their families living with cystic fibrosis. The fundraising efforts of people in our community are essential to enable us to continue to help everyone with cystic fibrosis in Queensland.”", "An anti-inflammatory drug being developed by Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings as an add-on treatment for cystic fibrosis demonstrated promising safety and was well tolerated in a small midstage study, according to data released by the company on Thursday.\nThere were no serious adverse side effects deemed by researchers to be related to the drug, anabasum, in the 16-week, dose-escalating study of 85 adults with cystic fibrosis, the company reported.\nAnabasum, given orally, showed a dose-dependent reduction in number of acute pulmonary exacerbations requiring intravenous antibiotics compared to placebo in the trial.\nPatients who got the highest dose of anabasum, 20 milligrams twice per day, had a 75 percent reduction in the annualized rate of acute pulmonary exacerbations compared with those who got a placebo, the company said.\nSerious pulmonary exacerbations often require hospitalization and can speed up loss of lung function.\nCF, which affects about 75,000 people worldwide, is a life-shortening genetic disease in which the airways become blocked with thick mucus, leading to progressive lung damage and loss of function.\nThe company did not provide lung function data from the Phase II study, but several biomarkers related to inflammation found in sputum were reduced in patients on anabasum compared with the placebo group.\nMost patients in the study were already taking Orkambi, a combination drug from Vertex Pharmaceuticals that improves lung function by addressing the underlying cause of CF.\nBut reducing inflammation may play a role in improving disease symptoms and patient outcomes, researchers believe.\n\"The finding of reduction in acute pulmonary exacerbations along with reductions in inflammatory cells and pro-inflammatory mediators demonstrate the potential of anabasum as a new therapeutic with a unique mechanism of action in cystic fibrosis,\" Dr. James Chmiel, the study's primary investigator from Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, said in a statement.\nThe Vertex drugs, Kalydeco and Orkambi, work in CF patients with specific genetic mutations. Anabasum could potentially be used in all CF patients regardless of the variety of genetic mutation.\n(Reporting by Bill Berkrot; Editing by James Dalgleish)", "Juan Ianowski knows a lot about the immune system — at least, how it works in healthy people.\n“A person of average size inhales somewhere between 5,000 and 14,000 pathogens a day, but you don’t cough, you don’t sneeze, you have no reaction whatsoever. And that’s because this innate immune system is very effective at dealing with this influx all the time,” said Ianowski, associate professor of physiology at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine.\nThe body secretes mucous to both kill bacteria and trap it, and then the mucous is pushed into the stomach, where any remaining pathogens are destroyed in the acid.\nEasy.\nBut researchers have wondered for years why the lungs of people who have cystic fibrosis are so vulnerable to infection, Ianowski said.\n“The proposal around for 10 years, maybe more, was that that system didn’t work in CF. The problem was that it was impossible to test because there was no technique with sufficient resolution and contrast to see this thin layer of fluid — it’s about 80 micrometres, so thinner than the width of a hair — inside an animal,” Ianowski said.\nIanowski’s “amazing” 18-person team spent seven years working on their solution to that challenge, and the results have been published in Nature Communications journal. Cystic Fibrosis Canada funded the project.\nThe team used X-rays at the Canadian Light Source to produce an image of the air-mucous layer in a sedated pig, then made it inhale bacteria relevant to cystic fibrosis and saw that triggered a strong production of mucous.\nThe same test was done on pigs genetically modified to be missing the same gene, CFTR, as people with cystic fibrosis. Pigs are the best model for studying cystic fibrosis, but are difficult to work with because they are delicate and sick animals, Ianowski said.\n“This work could only be done here. Because only here we have the Canadian Light Source and the animal facilities required for this experiment. This experiment is very unique to Saskatchewan. It could not be done in Toronto, or McGill or anywhere else because only we have this capability.”\nThose CF pigs were completely unable to respond to the bacteria, proving the hypothesis of interference from the disease.\nIanowski believes the same result will be found in humans — but stressed this doesn’t mean the team has found a cure.\n“This research will indicate we need to pay more attention to infection and ways to mitigate this lack of response to inhaled bacteria. If we can do that, if we are correct, we will improve the life of CF patients,” he said.\nRespirologist Julian Tam, the director of the Saskatoon Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic who helped interpret the results and write the report, said while the study won’t have an immediate effect on his practice, it’s still exciting.\n“I think it’s important to acknowledge that our study tells us more about lung disease,” he said.\n“When I see my patients it gives me more insight into understanding why they may be more vulnerable to lung infections. At the same time, our result won’t be immediately yielding a new treatment for CF — but by having a better understanding of the disease process, our hope certainly is that new treatments could be developed.”\[email protected]\nTwitter.com/J_Charlton", "Dawn was a welcome sight after a long night paddling in the dark for two participants of the 2018 Crossing For A Cure. (Photo: LORI GRIFFITH/SPECIAL TO THE JUPITER COURIER NEWSWEEKLY)\nWhat began in 2013 with four men crossing the ocean on paddleboards from the Bahamas to Riviera Beach, has morphed into an endurance challenge drawing entrants from across the globe to raise awareness about and money for Cystic Fibrosis research.\nThis year, 100 participants departed from the beach at Bimini Sands, Bahamas during the early morning hours of June 16 to begin the 75-mile journey across the Gulf Stream to Lake Worth.\nAmong them were three Jupiter women making the Crossing For A Cure trip for the first time. Two local paddlers with Cystic Fibrosis, Brett Street and Joe Mitchell ,also completed the journey.\nThe OC6 made its debut as a water craft at the 2018 Crossing for a Cure. Prior to this year, the only vessels crossing were paddleboards. This year there also were surf-skis, kayaks, a row boat and aqua bike. (Photo: LORI GRIFFITH/SPECIAL TO THE JUPITER COURIER NEWSWEEKLY)\nIn addition, surf skis, an OC-6, prone paddlers, a dory, a water driven bicycle, and several relay teams joined paddleboarders this year.\nThe event was created by Travis Suit, founder of the Piper's Angels Foundation, and three friends —Joseph Morel, Shane Pompa, Kyle Igneri — the men (also known as Piper's Angels) who made the 2013 journey to bring attention to the salt water benefits on cystic fibrosis lungs.\nThis genetic disease currently has no cure and Suit is determined to help find one for the sake of his 10-year-old daughter Piper and others.\nMORE: Jupiter's Joe Mitchell takes on 'Crossing For A Cure 2018' after battling Cystic Fibrosis\n2017 EVENT: Crossing for a Cure: 'We will be going into battle'\nMORE: Experience, satisfaction at Flying Fish Paddle Sports\nIn years past, ocean conditions proved to be extremely challenging because of rough seas and storms.\nBut the ocean was fairly calm and there was virtually no wind for this year's challenge which made it more a battle with the extreme heat.\nJosh Ferris is a two-time Piper's Angel. He took first place in the competition division of Crossing For A Cure. (Photo: LORI GRIFFITH/SPECIAL TO THE JUPITER COURIER NEWSWEEKLY)\nPaddlers came from across Florida, throughout the United States, as well as other countries. Among them was Ben Mudge, a paddler from Belfast, Northern Ireland who has Cystic Fibrosis and is an international spokesperson for the disease.\nThe three Jupiter women who made the trip had different motivations for joining the effort.\nFitness-minded Liz Mirson\nTravis Suit, founder of Piper's Angels Foundation and Liz Mirson, director of business development for Town Sports International , have planned an October wedding in Yosemite. Mirson recently paddled in her first Crossing For A Cure trip. (Photo: LORI GRIFFITH/SPECIAL TO THE JUPITER COURIER NEWSWEEKLY)\nAthlete and former body builder, 29-year-old Liz Mirson is the director of business development for Town Sports International . Although she is dedicated to health, nutrition and fitness, she had only paddled a few times recreationally before when she signed on to Crossing For A Cure.\nMirson, who is engaged to Travis Suit, said she had been supporting the event for a long time, but hadn't actually taken the trip. She was recruited to participate this year by Suit's daughter Piper.\n\"She told me she was on a relay team and I asked who else was on it. She replied, 'Well you are.'\n\"I asked, 'How far are you going to paddle and how far am I?' She replied, 'Well, I figure I’ll paddle the last mile.' And that’s how I ended up registering this year. After all, who can say no to Piper?\"\nMirson said her next hurdle was learning how to paddle. She had a little voice inside her head saying she was totally insane for doing this. But as the event day got closer, she got more excited.\nTown Sports International was the title sponsor of the event. The organization soon will be launching the Palm Beach Sports Club..\nMirson and Suit have planned on October wedding in Yosemite and as a bonus Mirson becomes a stepmom.\n“Piper makes becoming her stepmom so easy,\" Mirson said. \"She has totally embraced me into her life as if I’m her own mother.\n\"She shows me so much love and she makes it so easy. I absolutely feel like she’s truly part of me, and to be able to be so close to her and so close to the Cystic Fibrosis community really hits home when we do these kinds of things.\"\nOutdoors lover Julie Allen\nJulie Allen, 36, spends her days teaching paddleboarding and paddleboard yoga as well as leading eco tours.She rode a 14-foot BOGA Tsunami paddle board hand-painted with 65 roses for her first Crossing For A Cure. (Photo: LORI GRIFFITH/SPECIAL TO THE JUPITER COURIER NEWSWEEKLY)\nJulie Allen, 36, spends her days teaching paddleboarding and paddleboard yoga as well as leading eco tours. She loves to swim, snorkel, paddleboard race and plans to start freediving.\nAllen was friends with Travis Suit, Joe Morel and Kyle Igneri when they made their first crossing, and then became friends with the Jupiter Paddle Club members that made the crossing in 2017.\n“When I would ask any of my friends who had made the crossing what it was like they would get this glaze over their eyes and say things like it was good or it was challenging,\" she said. \"I knew there was something more and something more sacred about it. This really drew me in, so when it came time to sign up for the 2018 crossing, I jumped at the chance.”\nWhen she attend the first Crossing For A Cure committee meeting, she had a lot of questions. She subsequently became a committee member helping to organize the ever-expanding event.\nAllen rode a 14-foot BOGA Tsunami paddle board hand painted with 65 roses. She began the project as a fundraiser hoping businesses would purchase a rose and and write their name on it, thereby promoting their business.\nBut, it quickly turned into something different with people buying a rose in honor of their mothers or loved ones. Her 65 roses board became a community project with local artist Paul Seaman donating all of the art supplies to paint the board, Blueline Surf and Paddle donating a new deck pad, and Sam English and Matt Arensman providing a new fin for her board.\nA painting party ensued in her father's garage, with her mother providing food for the painters. Allen had 49 sponsors and the remaining roses were dedicated to those battling Cystic Fibrosis. She also embraced an armful of roses as part of a paddle out for all the the people affected by the disease.\nWriter, designer Dani Diaz\nDani Diaz, a 41-year-old writer and graphic designer, was searching for an opportunity to give back and found it while paddling with Travis Suit at Blueline Surf and Paddle Race League. This year's Crossing For A Cure was her first. (Photo: LORI GRIFFITH/SPECIAL TO THE JUPITER COURIER NEWSWEEKLY)\nDani Diaz, a 41-year-old writer and graphic designer, was searching for an opportunity to give back and found it while paddling with Travis Suit at Blueline Surf and Paddle Race League.\n“We started talking and he told me about Crossing For A Cure” she said. “I was immediately drawn to it because it speaks to the kind of feeling you get in the paddle community.”\nPrior to signing up, Diaz was strictly a recreational paddler who enjoyed leisurely two-mile paddles. “I just enjoy being out on the ocean and in the water and having that relationship with nature. It just makes me feel good.”\nOnce committed to the crossing, Diaz amped up her training, increasing her distance and paddling in the ocean instead of the Intracoastal Waterway.\nHer father joined on as boat captain for the journey which she said was a great surprise and a beautiful, emotional experience since the event was on Father's Day.\nDiaz said being part of Crossing For A Cure gave her a chance to bea part of something important and join others in the community doing selfless things to help others .\n\"I think that drew me to it and the fact that I have a daughter that is the same age as Piper,\" she said. \"Meeting Piper and making that connection was very emotional for me and spurred me into this action even further.”\nMORE: Woman rides paddleboard from Cuba to Florida Keys\nSTORIES FROM 2017 EVENT: Bold in the Face of Fear ... 'Crossing for a Cure'\nFind out more\nCrossing For A Cure 2018 raised more than $250,000 for the Pipers Angels Foundation which is working closely with Scripps Research Institute Florida. For more information, visit www.crossingforacure.com\nFor more information about Piper's Angels, visit www.pipersangels.org\nSCRIPPS RESEARCH OUTREACH: 'Suds & Science' a community outreach - with purpose\nRead or Share this story: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/specialty-publications/jupiter-courier/2018/07/02/2018-crossing-cure-vignettes-and-photos/704552002/", "Awards (watchlist) season is here. Kyle Chung has been named a player to watch for the Rimington Award, given annually to the best center in college football:\nBLACKSBURG – Redshirt senior OL Kyle Chung has been tabbed to the Rimington Trophy Spring Watch List, the award’s committee announced Wednesday.\nChung started in all 13 games last season for the Hokies at right tackle. He moved over to center this spring after seeing some time at the position over the course of his career.\nOne of three returning starters on the offensive line this season for the Hokies along with seniors Braxton Pfaff and Yosuah Nijman, Chung received a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA after battling injuries earlier in his career. His 16 career starts ranks second on the line behind Nijman’s 22.\nThe Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football. Since its inception, the seventeen-year old award has raised over $3.6 million for the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis. Dave Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first-team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy's only two-time winner as the nation's finest college interior lineman.", "Washington State junior center Frederick Mauigoa was named to the 2018 Rimington Trophy Spring Watch List, presented annually to the most outstanding center in Division I College Football, the Rimington Trophy Committee announced Wednesday.\nMauigoa is one of 57 centers named to the list and is one of 10 from the Pac-12 Conference. Riley Sorenson was named to the same watch list prior to the 2016 season. Mauigoa started all 13 games at center last season, anchoring the line that blocked for the nation’s second-best passing attack.\nDave Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first-team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy's only two-time winner as the nation's finest college interior lineman. For more on the Rimington Trophy and a list of past recipients, visit www.rimingtontrophy.com. Since its inception, the seventeen-year old award has raised over $3.6 million for the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis.", "Terminally ill children should be allowed to receive round-the-clock care at home, the health watchdog states.\nIt is hoped the draft decision by NICE will allow devastated families get to spend the most of their precious time together.\nEnsuring youngsters are given support in the comfort of their own homes during their final few weeks will maximise their quality of life.\nExperts argue that, despite the care, a hospital ward isn't always the best place for a child to spend their final few weeks.\nIt is hoped the draft decision by NICE will allow devastated families get to spend most of their precious time together\nIn its guidance, it says providers should make sure a medical specialist is available to coordinate at-home care.\nWhile GPs and other providers should ensure children have 24-hour access to paediatric specialists, OnMedica reports.\nProfessor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive of NICE, said: 'A hospital is not always the best place for a dying child.\n'Sometimes being cared for at home, in familiar surroundings with the people they love beside them can be much more beneficial.\n'We need to make sure families have the support they need. Children should be able to access the right care in the right place for them.\n'The final moments we spend with loved ones can form some of the strongest memories. We have to get it right.'\nEnsuring youngsters are given enough support, while being allowed to stay in the comfort of their own homes during their final few weeks, will maximise their quality of life (stock)\nNICE estimates that there are currently around 40,000 terminally ill children and young people across England.\nThese includes any illness that cannot be cured such as certain types of cancer, cystic fibrosis or liver failure.\nResearch by Dying Matters, a charity set-up by the National Council for Palliative Care in 2009, found that half of these deaths currently occur in hospital.\nA hospital is not always the best place for a dying child. Sometimes being cared for at home, in familiar surroundings with the people they love beside them can be much more beneficial Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive of NICE\nYet, 68 per cent of the families quizzed said they would prefer to spend their final days together at home.\nThe draft guidelines, which are set to be announced in September following consultation, are the latest in a string of announcements from NICE, whose main role is to decide what drugs should be available on the NHS.\nCritics have previously accused the watchdog of nannying and urged it to stick to recommending new drugs.\nIn December it announced that doctors and nurses should help children with terminal cancer draw up 'bucket lists'.\nIt urged medical staff to help create plans with youngsters and their parents which include their life ambitions and wishes.\nThese could include places they want to visit or finishing their GCSEs, as well as making specific wishes for who should be given their precious belongings.", "The new cystic fibrosis isolation rooms at Cavan General Hospital are nearing completion.\nThe two new paediatric cystic fibrosis rooms at the hospital is a joint funded project between Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and the HSE.\nConstruction of the unit began at the start of 2016 – phase one is now complete and phase two will start in the beginning of January.\nThe first room is scheduled for completion in March 2017, and the second for April 2017.", "Utah State senior offensive center Quin Ficklin was tabbed to the 2018 Dave Rimington Trophy Spring Watch List, it was announced Wednesday by the Rimington Trophy committee. The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the Most Outstanding Center in NCAA Division I-A College Football.\nFicklin is one of just two Mountain West centers on the 57 player list, along with Nevada’s Sean Krepsz.\nThe winner will be recognized at the Rimington Trophy Presentation at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Saturday, January 12, 2019.\nThe native of Mesa, Arizona (Red Mountain HS/BYU), is just the fifth Aggie to be named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List, joining Austin Stephens (2015, 2016), Tyler Larsen (2011, 2012, 2013), Ryan Tonnemacher (2007) and Brent DeLadurantey (2005).\nFicklin, a 6-foot-2, 290-pounder, earned third-team all-Mountain West honors from Phil Steele’s Magazine and honorable mention all-MW honors from the league’s coaches after starting all 13 games at center last season. In 2017, he had an overall performance grade of 93 percent, which ranked first on the team and played 911 snaps, which also ranked first on the team among offensive linemen. For the season, he graded out at 96 percent in effort, 89 percent in assignment and 82 percent in technique as he allowed just one sack during the season. He also recorded a team-best 56 knockdowns during the year, including a season-high 11 against Wyoming.\nUtah State, which returns 18 starters and 50 letterwinners from last year's NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl team, will open the 2018 season on Friday, Aug. 31, at Michigan State, and begins its home season the following weekend against New Mexico State on Saturday, Sept. 8. Mountain West play begins for USU two weekends later as it hosts Air Force on Saturday, Sept. 22.\nAbout the Rimington Trophy\nThe Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the Most Outstanding Center in NCAA Division I-A College Football. Since its inception, the Rimington Trophy has raised more than $2.6 million for the cystic fibrosis community. The award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised more than $120 million for the fight against cystic fibrosis.\nDave Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first-team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy's only double winner as the nation's finest college interior lineman.", "CAMPAIGNERS travelled to London to attend a debate on getting a life-changing treatment available on the NHS.\nPortsmouth mums Gemma Weir and Michelle Frank went to the parliamentary debate after their petition to obtain the drug Orkambi for free got 114,000 signatures.\n25/1/18 'CATCH LINE: Orkambi Campain'Gemma Weir and Michelle Frank with the Medication that they are raising funds for. at Gemma's home in Coleridge Rd, Paulsgrove.''STORY: Gemma Weir and Michelle Frank are parents of children with Cystic Fibrosis. They have been campaigning to get drug Orkambi available on the NHS for people with the condition. It recently got approved by NICE to be used in the UK but isn't on the NHS. So far, their petition has 15,000 signatures and they want to raise awareness and show the different Orkambi could make to children like theirs.'Picture : Habibur Rahman PPP-180125-175234006\nThe drug is used to treat cystic fibrosis, an illness both Gemma and Michelle’s daughters have.\nMPs packed out the debate hall along with members of the public to discuss their plans for the future.\nIt was attended by Portsmouth MPs Penny Mordaunt and Stephen Morgan, Havant MP Alan Mak and Meon Valley MP George Hollingbery.\nPaul Scully, MP for Sutton and Cheam, hosted the debate.\nHe said: ‘It is a fantastic effort from the petitioners to not only get 114,000 signatures but to get them in 10 days is remarkable.\n‘We are in a position of negotiation between the pharmaceutical company Vertex and NHS England.\n‘The important thing is that we get this drug for these people who are suffering.’\nHe added: ‘I keep talking about urgency because for people with cystic fibrosis, their lung capacity can drop quite quickly in a matter of months.\n‘For people with it, it can be a matter of life or death or being able to get a lung transplant or not.\n‘The sense of urgency for this limited but important number of people is that if we give them the treatment they can live long full lives.’\nAs previously reported in The News, Orkambi is not available on the NHS after the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) recommended it was not cost-effective.\nCurrently Orkambi, which does not cure cystic fibrosis but stops the condition from getting worse, is £104,000 per patient per year.\nPortsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan was among those at the debate, which saw 560 signatures from his constituency forming part of the 114,000 sent in to parliament nationally.\nMr Morgan said: ‘Today was an important opportunity to urge the government to seriously consider the offer by the drug company and understand the significance of Orkambi, and other new and innovative treatments, in the CF development pipeline.’\nHe added the government ‘must act now’ to ‘secure tangible results’ on the campaign.\nMr Morgan pledged to write to the health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt to demand action is taken.", "The arc of Arron O’Leary’s life is short but the impact was huge, writes Catherine Shanahan, Irish Examiner Reporter.\nThe image of the 11-year-old sitting up in his hospital bed after pulling through a gruelling double lung transplant gave hope to cystic fibrosis sufferers everywhere.\nArron O'Leary, who had cystic fibrosis, was 11 when he underwent the double lung transplant.\nTragically, despite initially adjusting well to his new lungs, Arron has passed away at the age of 13.\nThe plight of Arron, from Ballinhassig, Co Cork, hit the headlines when his father Paul spoke of his family’s delight at the news suitable organs had become available for his son at a time when his condition was critical.\nOn December 7, 2015, he underwent a six-hour life-saving operation at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. His first request upon waking was to ask for a cup of tea.\nThere was much jubilation in the newspapers when a local Sainsbury store organised a trolley dash for young Arron when he was well enough to participate. Everyone was rooting for the youngster.\nI visited the family at their home approximately a year ago and Arron told me of his career plans. “A realistic job would be a garda,” he said, “but my dream job would be an ice trucker in Alaska, you can earn $20,000 [€18,000] a month.”\nHe was a gorgeous, smiling boy, worshipped by his parents Paul and Caroline, who were rejoicing at their son’s new lease of life.\nAnd although his anti-rejection drugs meant taking 17 or 18 pills a day, Paul said it was nothing compared to the oxygen tank and the IV port for administering antibiotics and all the other bits of machinery, that prior to his transplant, helped keep him alive.\nArron, whose older brother Cian, 15, also has CF, was looking forward to going kayaking in the summer and photographs on Facebook show him living life to the full, driving a rib, and out and about just over a fortnight ago with Green Knights Ireland Military Motorbike Association, of which his uncle is a member.\nIn November, both Arron and Cian were honoured for their courage in battling illness and received a West Cork Garda Youth Award. On January 19, he celebrated becoming a teenager.\nArron was loved deeply by all who knew him. His mother organised endless fundraising, including setting up the Cork 65 Roses gala ball, with help from family and friends, ultimately donating €150,000 to the Munster CF charity, Build4Life.\nYesterday Joe Browne, founder of Build4Life, said they were devastated for Arron and his family.\n“Arron and his family have been involved with Build4Life since its inception and have raised huge amounts of money to develop CF isolation units at Cork University Hospital — such as the unit that opened just this week as part of the new paediatric outpatient development.\n“We are very sorry that the O’Leary’s have lost their beautiful boy,” Joe said.\nThis story first appeared in the Irish Examiner.", "An ultra-sensitive wristband may improve diagnosis and treatment of cystic fibrosis, diabetes and other conditions, researchers said on Monday.\nUnlike previous sweat sensors, the new model requires only a trace of moisture to do its job and doesn't require patients to sit still for 30 minutes while it collects a sample.\nThe device contains flexible sensors and microprocessors that stick to the skin and stimulate sweat glands.\nScroll down for video\nResearchers at the University of California have designed a wearable device that contains flexible sensors and microprocessors that stick to the skin and stimulate sweat glands\nHOW DOES IT WORK? The wearable device contains flexible sensors and microprocessors that stick to the skin and stimulate sweat glands. It detects the presence of different molecules and ions in sweat. For example sweat that contains more chloride generates a higher electrical voltage at the sensor's surface. High chloride ion levels may indicate cystic fibrosis, while high blood glucose levels are a sign of diabetes. The sensor electronically transmits the results for analysis and diagnostics.\nThe wearable device, designed in collaboration with researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, detects the presence of different molecules and ions.\nFor example sweat that contains more chloride generates a higher electrical voltage at the sensor's surface.\nHigh chloride ion levels may indicate cystic fibrosis, while high blood glucose levels are a sign of diabetes.\nThe sensor electronically transmits the results for analysis and diagnostics, according to the report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.\n'This is a huge step forward,' said co-author Carlos Milla, associate professor of paediatrics at Stanford University.\nResearchers hope the sensor might one day aid drug development and drug personalization for cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes mucus to build up in the lungs and pancreas, and which is notoriously hard to treat.\n'CF drugs work on only a fraction of patients,' said Sam Emaminejad, who is now an assistant professor of electrical engineering at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).\n'Just imagine if you use the wearable sweat sensor with people in clinical drug investigations,' he said.\nResearchers hope the sensor might one day aid drug development for cystic fibrosis by detecting the presence of different molecules and ions in sweat (stock image)\n'We could get a much better insight into how their chloride ions go up and down in response to a drug.'\nMore research is needed to see if the wearable sweat sensor would work consistently from one day to the next.\nAn issue is that the contents of a person's sweat can change frequently based on diet and other factors.\nResearchers also hope to learn more about which molecules in sweat can be mapped and may provide the most useful information.", "MIAMI: An ultra-sensitive, wearable sweat sensor may improve diagnosis and treatment of cystic fibrosis, diabetes and other conditions, researchers said Monday.\nUnlike previous sweat sensors, the new model requires only a trace of moisture to do its job and doesn’t require patients to sit still for 30 minutes while it collects sweat.\n“This is a huge step forward,” said co-author Carlos Milla, associate professor of pediatrics at Stanford University.\nThe wearable device, designed in collaboration with researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, contains flexible sensors and microprocessors that stick to the skin and stimulate sweat glands.\nIt detects the presence of different molecules and ions — for instance, sweat that contains more chloride generates a higher electrical voltage at the sensor’s surface.\nHigh chloride ion levels may indicate cystic fibrosis, while high blood glucose levels are a sign of diabetes.\nThe sensor electronically transmits the results for analysis and diagnostics, according to the report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.\nResearchers hope the sensor might one day aid drug development and drug personalization for cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes mucus to build up in the lungs and pancreas, and which is notoriously hard to treat.\n“CF drugs work on only a fraction of patients,” said Sam Emaminejad, who is now an assistant professor of electrical engineering at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).\n“Just imagine if you use the wearable sweat sensor with people in clinical drug investigations,” he said.\n“We could get a much better insight into how their chloride ions go up and down in response to a drug.”\nMore research is needed to see if the wearable sweat sensor would work consistently from one day to the next, since the contents of a person’s sweat can change frequently based on diet and other factors.\nResearchers also hope to learn more about which molecules in sweat can be mapped and may provide the most useful information. – AFP", "Thinly traded nano cap Anthera Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ANTH) is up 9% premarket on increased volume in response to its announcement that its Phase 3 RESULT study assessing Sollpura (liprotamase) for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency due to cystic fibrosis has been approved by the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Clinical Trial Network Executive Committee, a decision that should expedite patient recruitment.\nTop-line are expected as early as year-end.\nSollpura is a non-porcine pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) containing a proprietary engineered cross-linked formulation of crystalline lipase, crystalline protease and amorphous amylase. The company says its solubility and stability offers a more patient-friendly alternative for those who cannot swallow multiple pills or require gastric tubes in order to maintain their nutritional health.\nPreviously: Anthera's Sollpura on par with Pancreaze in extension phase of late-stage study in certain CF patients; shares ahead 9% after hours (March 29)", "Lilia Zaharieva was sitting in a Victoria restaurant having \"the world's saddest happy hour\" when she received an email that changed her life.\nJust that morning, the 31-year-old had started a \"drug diet,\" cutting one of her life-saving pills in half in the hopes she could wean herself off her cystic fibrosis medication — or at least make her supply last a little longer.\nWhen, in September 2017 she lost her coverage for Orkambi — a little pink pill that costs $250,000 per year — she said she felt like she was \"living on borrowed time.\"\nShe campaigned for B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix to make the drug publicly available through PharmaCare, and lived week to week, depending on donations to buy her own supply.\n'I might not die anymore'\nBut her funds and energy were running low.\nThen, just like that, her pharmacy told her that Vertex, the company that manufactures Orkambi, had decided to provide her with a long-term supply of the drug, under a so-called \"compassionate coverage\" program.\n\"I was dying, then I got the medication I needed, but then I lost it, then I was fighting the government for it, but now I have it again and so I might not die anymore,\" she frantically told a stunned server, who hurriedly sent over a bottle of champagne, on the house.\nZaharieva said she's elated to now be receiving the drug. For the first time, the University of Victoria graduate can plan to be a bridesmaid in her best friend's wedding, and present her academic research at a conference in May.\nBut with that overwhelming relief also comes a kind of survivor's guilt — the compassionate coverage she's been granted does nothing for others in B.C. living with rare diseases like cystic fibrosis, who are unable to access the live-saving drugs they need.\n\"Now I feel like I'm the last one standing,\"​ she said.\nHealth Canada has approved Orkambi for use in Canada. However, individual provinces decide if they will cover the drug. (Vertex/ORKAMBI)\nHungry for air\nTo be eligible for Vertex's \"compassionate coverage\" program, patients have to fit a set of criteria decided by the manufacturer.\nPreviously, patients were required to have less than 40 per cent lung function, a healthy liver function, and could never previously have had coverage for Orkambi.\nWith just 37 per cent lung function, Zaharieva met all the medical criteria necessary for the program. But because she'd previously received coverage under her student health plan before it was abruptly cancelled, she didn't qualify for the program.\nShe learned she's now been given coverage because Vertex axed the rule that stated patients could not previously have been covered.\nBut other patients who either experience complications with their liver or have slightly higher lung function find themselves in the position Zaharieva was in just days ago, depending on donations to fund their medication, or simply going without it, and facing the possibility of total lung collapse.\nCoverage approval process\nHealth Canada has approved Orkambi for use in Canada. However, individual provinces decide if they will cover the drug.\nB.C. relies on the recommendations of two committees: the national Common Drug Review and B.C.'s Drug Benefit Council. Both those committees have chosen not to recommend Orkambi for provincial coverage.\nDecisions about funding for rare disease drugs are made based on cost effectiveness and clinical results, which can be hard to prove when there are so few patients using them.\nVertex is currently in the process of resubmitting additional clinical data to support the drug's effectiveness.\nZaharieva said B.C. needs to come up with a policy framework that accounts for funding expensive drugs that are used by a small portion of the population — and that she won't give up her advocacy work until all cystic fibrosis patients are covered.\n\"The feeling of being hungry for air is horrible. This access is a matter of principle to me,\" she said.\n\"I have the energy to fight for more than just my life and I have the breath to march for the things that matter.\"", "CTV Kitchener\nA Guelph woman’s attempt to become the first deaf swimmer to cross Lake Ontario ended abruptly due to a medical emergency.\nBrenda Lussier had set off from Port Dalhousie Sunday afternoon, bound for Toronto.\nDubbed the Silent Swim, Lussier’s trek was organized as a fundraiser for cystic fibrosis.\nHer body temperature started to increase not long after she began her journey. By late Sunday night, she was feeling disoriented and told her crew that she nearly lost consciousness at one point.\nShe was pulled from the water, having completed slightly less than half of the swim, and taken for medical examination.\nIt is believed she was suffering from dehydration and exhaustion, as well as disorientation.\nThe Silent Swim had been Lussier’s third attempt to cross the lake. Earlier bids were called off due to dangerous conditions on the water and a separate medical issue.", "Scientist Bruce Doran says there's not much difference between you and him. Gentetically speaking, that is.\nScience North's new exhibit, Genome: Unlocking Life's Code, aims to help people understand the intricacies behind our DNA.\n\"In many ways, this is the golden age of biology,\" Doran told CBC News. \"We're just starting to learn and appreciate what's in our DNA.\"\nIt's the push for a greater understanding of our building blocks that's allowing great leaps in medicine, he said.\nBruce Doran, staff scientist at Science North, says advances in the knowledge surrounding genetics and DNA means we're living in the 'golden age of biology.' (Angela Gemmill/CBC)\n\"Researchers are saying that some diseases, like cystic fibrosis, may be eradicated in the next ten years,\" Doran said. \"Or malaria in the next five to ten years.\"\nThe developments will also allow doctors to customize their approach to our personal health care, he said.\n\"Right now, what's happening, when you go see your medical professional, we go more with a shotgun approach,\" he said.\n\"They look at you, give you a series of tests and medications. We all know we're different. Medication might work for you, but not for me. The reason is genetic differences.\"\nGummy bears and licorice DNA! Discover the story of you at Genome: Unlocking Life's Code. Opens October 7. https://t.co/eEYucryEF7 🤓 pic.twitter.com/WsBJY36Fcf — Science North (@ScienceNorth) October 5, 2017\nA new approach will involve looking at each person separately, to see how treatments and medications interact with them as individuals.\nDoran said that new approach is called precision medicine, and he expects to be seeing it in the near future.\n\"In the next 10-15 years, they'll take a genetic sample, and based on that, decide on how to treat certain diseases. That will save all kinds of costs, not waste time and research, and be more effective.\"\n\"The other big revolution is that certain diseases are not treatable, they're in your cells,\" he said. \"For example, an individual who has Cystic Fibrosis right now, there's not really any treatment methods. With these new tools, you can actually change the defective DNA in the living cells. Remove the defective DNA, put the good DNA in.\"\nScience North's Genome: Unlocking Life's Code opens tomorrow.\nVisit their website here.", "Royal physicians are also known for the sniff noblemen excrement's test. Though, it sounds weird, but modern science declares that several diseases cause the body to make volatile compounds which can help in developing diagnostic methods.\nDon't Miss: Latest Science and Medical Discoveries\nDuring last 10 years, the researchers have created sniff tests for detecting diseases, like hypertension, tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, and some cancers. For example, in case there is cystic fibrosis, the patient produces four times more acetic acid than healthy persons.\nNew researchers’ group is taking this technique further; the group is led by Hossam Haick at Israeli Institute of Technology. The team has developed a device named breathalyzer, a compact device that can detect 17 diseases from patient’s single breath.\nThe device has a series of specially developed gold nano particles that have a size of billionths of a meter, and are blended with carbon tubes of same size. Both elements make a network that interact differently with each volatile compound that a person breaths out.\nHaick and his team collected 2800 breaths from 1400 patients who had 17 different diseases from cancer, inflammation and neurological disorders. The sample of each disease was passed through the device that produced chemicals data.\nAfter collection, the team applied artificial intelligence to the collected data to detect the compounds. A report of journal ACS Nano shows that, the data from device could be used to detect the disease, and the result was 9 out of ten.\nThe researchers say that, each disease has its different breath print. Nearly 100 or more volatile chemicals in a breath could help detect a certain disease, according to Quartz via Engadget.\nThe device is not yet tested to an accurate level, because the success rate should be close to 99 percent than the current 86 percent rates. But, if it gets successful, then it would be huge accomplishment developed from an old technique.", "Researchers have designed a wearable device that contains flexible sensors and microprocessors that stick to the skin and stimulate sweat glands (AFP Photo/DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS)\nMiami (AFP) - An ultra-sensitive, wearable sweat sensor may improve diagnosis and treatment of cystic fibrosis, diabetes and other conditions, researchers said Monday.\nUnlike previous sweat sensors, the new model requires only a trace of moisture to do its job and doesn't require patients to sit still for 30 minutes while it collects sweat.\n\"This is a huge step forward,\" said co-author Carlos Milla, associate professor of pediatrics at Stanford University.\nThe wearable device, designed in collaboration with researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, contains flexible sensors and microprocessors that stick to the skin and stimulate sweat glands.\nIt detects the presence of different molecules and ions -- for instance, sweat that contains more chloride generates a higher electrical voltage at the sensor's surface.\nHigh chloride ion levels may indicate cystic fibrosis, while high blood glucose levels are a sign of diabetes.\nThe sensor electronically transmits the results for analysis and diagnostics, according to the report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.\nResearchers hope the sensor might one day aid drug development and drug personalization for cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes mucus to build up in the lungs and pancreas, and which is notoriously hard to treat.\n\"CF drugs work on only a fraction of patients,\" said Sam Emaminejad, who is now an assistant professor of electrical engineering at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).\n\"Just imagine if you use the wearable sweat sensor with people in clinical drug investigations,\" he said.\n\"We could get a much better insight into how their chloride ions go up and down in response to a drug.\"\nMore research is needed to see if the wearable sweat sensor would work consistently from one day to the next, since the contents of a person's sweat can change frequently based on diet and other factors.\nResearchers also hope to learn more about which molecules in sweat can be mapped and may provide the most useful information.", "As she stared down at her husband's apparently lifeless body, Stefanie Strathdee was forced to contemplate the worst.\nTom Patterson, her husband of 13 years, lay in a deep coma, the victim of an aggressive superbug; it had been more than three months since he'd last spoken.\n'I was told Tom had gone into toxic shock and was on the verge of death,' she recalls. 'His heart, lungs and major organs were all shutting down and there was no hope left.'\nStefanie Strathdee (left) feared the worst when husband Tom Patterson (right) was comatose. But his 'miraculous' recovery was a result of a natural phenomenon that could also treat acne\nThe couple had been on a Nile cruise to Luxor, Egypt, in November 2015 when one evening Tom, a professor of psychiatry, said he didn't feel well and went to bed.\n'By the next day he was much worse with bad stomach pain, vomiting, fever and a racing heartbeat,' Stefanie recalls.\nTom, then 69, and Stephanie, 49, thought he had food poisoning, but at a clinic in Luxor, he was diagnosed with pancreatitis — an inflamed pancreas — and a gastric tube was inserted to rehydrate him and maintain his blood pressure.\nWhen his condition only worsened, Tom was flown to Germany. There, doctors discovered that fluid had collected around his pancreas — and in the fluid, they discovered Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacterium found in soil and water that has started to thrive as antibiotic medicines kill off other bacteria. It is thought the bacterium may have been introduced through the gastric tube.\nTom was immediately put on three different powerful antibiotics — meropenem, tigecycline and colistin — stabilising his condition enough for him to be flown home to San Diego in California.\nBut the antibiotics were not able to kill off the infection and a month later Tom was still dangerously ill when an internal drain slipped out of place, spilling the deadly bacterium into his bloodstream. Septic shock immediately set in, causing his blood pressure to fall dangerously low, and Tom slipped into a coma. For almost three months he hovered between life and death as intensive care and infectious disease specialists battled to keep him alive.\nBy March 2016, Stefanie was in despair. 'He was getting weaker and weaker. I had been told he was going to die. I needed to know if he had run out of fight or if he wanted to carry on.'\nTom was put on three different powerful antibiotics (file pic) — meropenem, tigecycline and colistin — stabilising his condition enough for him to be flown home to San Diego in California\nAs Stefanie held his hand and asked the question, 'Have you had enough or do you want me to see if I can find some other treatment', she felt the faintest squeeze of her hand in return.\nThat set her off on a desperate global quest for a way of fighting the deadly infection. And it was no little thanks to her that Tom is now alive and well.\nHis apparently miraculous recovery is the result of a natural phenomenon that could not only combat the growth of antibiotic-resistant infections — but also help treat even humble infections such as a sore throat and acne.\nThe key are viruses known as phages — there are millions of different types of phages all around us which infect and destroy disease-causing bacteria.\nGIVEN ONLY A FEW DAYS TO LIVE\nAs she scoured the medical literature for a treatment, Stefanie, a scientist at the University of California studying the spread of infectious diseases, recalled her school biology lessons about phages.\nPhages were used medicinally in the Twenties and Thirties and continue to be used in areas of the world where access to modern antibiotics has been limited.\n'I remembered hearing about a friend of a friend who had been successfully treated with phages for a superbug infection in Tiblisi in Georgia, and I thought that might just be the answer,' Stephanie told Good Health. 'It turned out it was the answer. Once Tom got the phage therapy, the transformation was instant. He got better in two days, I couldn't believe it — nor could his doctors.'\nThe rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs is a global crisis which, according to a 2016 UK government review, is responsible for an additional 700,000 deaths a year worldwide from conditions which in the past would have been knocked out by antibiotics — including simple chest infections.\nIronically, the problem was predicted by Alexander Fleming, the Scottish scientist who discovered the first antibiotic penicillin, even as he collected a Nobel prize for his achievement in 1945.\nThe rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs is a crisis which, according to a UK government review, is responsible for an additional 700,000 deaths a year worldwide from conditions which in the past would have been knocked out by antibiotics such as simple chest infections\nHe warned that while easily wiping out susceptible colonies of bacteria and saving millions of lives that would previously have been lost as a result of infected cuts, chest infections or post-operative infections in hospitals, overuse of antibiotics would also clear living space for treatment resistant bugs to flourish and multiply.\nIn the intervening decades, antibiotics have been freely distributed globally for routine conditions. They have also been used liberally for pets, as well as in agriculture, poultry production and fish farming, often before animals are sick, to protect them from the infections caused by their crowded and unhygienic living conditions.\nAll of this contributed to a looming crisis. As the UK's chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, warned recently: 'If we don't find new treatments, any one of us could go into hospital in 20 years for minor surgery and die because of an ordinary infection that can't be treated by antibiotics.\n'Routine operations like hip replacements could become deadly because of the risk of infection.'\nPhage therapy, which for decades has been repeatedly identified in The Lancet and other leading medical journals as a possible answer to the crisis, could indeed change all that. Tom Patterson received nine different phages following an emergency call to phage researchers by his doctors. Three phages were supplied by Texas A&M (Agricultural and Mechanical) University, and another came from AmpliPhi, a phage research company in San Diego.\nThese were administered through catheters being used to drain an abcess in his stomach. Five more, given intravenously, were supplied by the Biological Defense Research Directorate of the U.S. Navy Medical Research Centre. There was a potential risk, though rare, of phage therapy itself sending his body into shock. But within two days of receiving the therapy, 'I was getting better,' recalls Tom. 'It was like a miracle.\n'I had no idea how long I'd been unconscious, but if I had been given it when I was first infected I'd have never got sick.'\nAlthough the phages cleared the infection very quickly, it was nine more months before Tom regained strength in his wasted muscles. He finally returned to work earlier this year, over a year after becoming ill, and has just returned home from France, his first foreign holiday since the fateful trip to Egypt in 2015.\nRobert Schooley, professor of medicine at the University of California in San Diego, who supervised Tom's treatment, was amazed by the experiment. 'Before this, I saw phage therapy as being mainly of historical interest, and of limited use because of the practical and regulatory challenges,' he said.\n'Now I see them as a very well tolerated and potent antimicrobial tool that can be of clear benefit to patients with multi drug- resistant bacterial infections.'\nIndeed the miraculous success of Tom's phage treatment has triggered interest from microbiologists worldwide. Mzia Kutateladze, director of the Eliava Institute phage therapy treatment centre in Tiblisi, said the number of foreigners coming in for treatment has suddenly risen from 20 per year to 15 or 20 per month, including Britons who pay for their own treatment.\n'We can reduce the bacteria count and improve people's quality of life,' she says. 'We have six different phage products which are approved medicines for a variety of conditions, including chest and stomach infections, but are also working on medicine tailored for individual patients.'\nCAN IT CURE YOUR SORE THROAT?\nOne of her successes is Professor Martha Clokie, an infectious diseases expert at Leicester University who has been working on phages for 17 years and collaborates with the doctors in Tiblisi.\n'About five years ago I had caught tonsillitis in Leicester from my two-year-old son,' she says. 'I was in Tiblisi for a meeting and it was getting worse, so they gave me a phage therapy to gargle with to kill the bacteria. It was very yeasty and tasted a bit like Marmite, but it worked.\n'My husband and son had the same infection at the same time. I discovered they had gone to the GP back home and got antibiotics. They both got better at about the same time as me. Not very scientific, but it suggests the phage therapy worked.'\nAs well as other patients rescued at death's door by phages, recent reports of successful phage therapy include infected post-surgical wounds, chronic ear infections, antibiotic-resistant acne, and even potentially life-threatening infections in cystic fibrosis patients.\nSo why isn't phage treatment being rolled out widely? One problem is that it doesn't fit European and U.S. methods of trialling and approving medicines. There is also no profit incentive for drug companies in developing them because, as naturally-occurring bacteria-infecting viruses, they cannot be patented.\nProfessor Clokie, who is now working on phages as a treatment for hospital-acquired infectious superbugs such as MRSA and clostridium difficile, says it is impossible to produce a phage cocktail that contains a precise, measured number of viruses of different types, guaranteed to target a specific infection.\n'If you want to get a product regulated here, you have to know that kind of information,' she says. 'It's very difficult. We had a meeting with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency a couple of years ago, but we're no further forward.'\nAntibiotics were not able to kill off the infection and a month later Tom was still dangerously ill when an internal drain slipped out of place, spilling the deadly bacterium into his bloodstream\nLast week, phage scientists, including observers from the World Health Organisation and some major international drug companies, converged on Olympia, capital of Washington State, for the Evergreen College phage conference, an annual meeting of phage specialists that's attracted more and more people since it began 22 years ago. One of the promising areas is treating cystic fibrosis.\nJerome Larché, an intensive care specialist in Montpellier, France, reported in 2012 that phage use has controlled lung infection in his brother who is a cystic fibrosis patient and Jane Davies, a professor of paediatric respiratory medicine at the Royal Brompton Hospital, is planning to begin the first human trials of selected phages for cystic fibrosis patients within two years.\nA spokesman for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, which helps to fund Professor Davies's work, said: 'We have a strong interest in phage research and hope it leads to a viable treatment for the future.'\nBETTER TARGETED THAN ANTIBIOTICS\nAs for concerns that phages themselves could trigger illness or overwhelm the immune system, in controlled circumstances the risk of phage use should be minimal, says Professor Davies.\n'Phage treatment should be better than antibiotics because it only targets specific types of bacteria, and not lots of other benefiical or harmless bacteria.'\nStudies at the University of Pittsburgh also suggest that phages, given in a cream, can help treat antibiotic-resistant propionibacterium acnes, which cause one in four cases of acne.\nIn an earlier study at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital in London, 24 patients who'd suffered years of chronic antibiotic resistant ear infections, showed dramatic benefit with phage therapy.\nDavid Harper, an infectious diseases expert involved in the 2009 study, is developing the therapy through his company Evolution Technologies, aiming initially to treat dogs with the same ear infection that humans develop.\n'It is a small market, but if we can get it into commercial use that will prove it is possible to do this,' said Dr Harper, who is also a member of the Alternatives to Antibiotics panel of advisors assembled by the Department of Health and the Wellcome Trust. 'We would aim to embark on human trials in about 2022.'\nMeanwhile, both the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Biotechnology and Biosciences Research Council are actively researching phages, and are using insects to test which types of phages can best kill off resistant bacteria. 'We have a limited pipeline of new antibiotics,' Dr Jonathan Pearce, head of infections and immunity at the MRC, told Good Health.\n'Bacteriophages which naturally infect and kill bacteria can potentially be used to help eliminate infections.'\nTom Patterson is living proof that they are even now saving people's lives.", "Aug 14 (Reuters) - Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc\n* Anthera Pharmaceuticals announces result phase 3 clinical study of Sollpura will be included in the European cystic fibrosis clinical trial network\n* Says ‍topline data are expected at end of 2017 to early 2018, depending on speed of patient enrollment​ Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:", "* Target, Amazon boost discretionary sector\n* UnitedHealth weighs on Dow\n* Vertex jumps on success of cystic fibrosis treatment\n* Dow down 0.17 pct, S&P up 0.11 pct, Nasdaq up 0.3 pct (Adds details, comments, updates prices)\nBy Yashaswini Swamynathan\nMarch 29 Gains in energy and consumer discretionary stocks propped up the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq on Wednesday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped due to losses in healthcare stocks.\nOil prices rose more than 1.5 percent after data showed a smaller-than-expected build in U.S. crude stockpiles. The data lifted the S&P 500 energy index by 1 percent, led by Exxon .\nThe consumer discretionary index was up 0.5 percent, helped by Amazon.com and Target.\nWith an August target date set for a highly anticipated tax reform bill and the quarter nearing an end, analysts expect the market to trade in a tight range.\n\"We're going to be fairly range-bound as we get to the earnings season or until there is some significant development on tax reforms,\" said Michael Scanlon, portfolio manager at Manulife Asset Management in Boston.\nAt 10:49 a.m. ET (1449 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 36.01 points, or 0.17 percent, at 20,665.49, the S&P 500 was up 2.81 points, or 0.11 percent, at 2,361.38 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 17.40 points, or 0.3 percent, at 5,892.54.\nThe reaction of U.S. markets to Britain formally initiating a process to separate from the European Union was muted.\nAmong stocks, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, jumped 23 percent to $110.37 after its cystic fibrosis treatment succeeded in a late-stage trial.\nUnitedHealth was off 1 percent and weighed the most on the Dow.\nLuxury furniture retailer RH was up 11.3 percent at $42.41 following a quarterly profit that beat analysts' expectations.\nChipmaker Exar Corp was up 22 percent at $12.95 following a deal to be bought by Maxlinear for about $700 million.\nAdvancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by 1,744 to 1,067. On the Nasdaq, 1,553 issues rose and 1,066 fell.\nThe S&P 500 index showed 10 52-week highs and one low, while the Nasdaq recorded 58 highs and 19 lows. (Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)", "April 12 Protalix Biotherapeutics Inc\n* Protalix Biotherapeutics announces positive results from phase II clinical trial of Alidornase Alfa (air dnase) for the treatment of cystic fibrosis\n* Protalix Biotherapeutics Inc - sixteen patients were enrolled in study, all of whom completed study\n* Protalix Biotherapeutics Inc - Alidornase Alfa was well tolerated with no serious adverse events reported\n* Protalix Biotherapeutics - adverse events that occurred during study were mild and transient in nature for phase ii clinical trial of Alidornase Alfa\n* Protalix Biotherapeutics - in vitro study of air dnase showed significant inhibition of pseudomonas aeruginosa Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:" ]
what is the meaning of the latin word quadrivium
[ "four ways" ]
[ "Latin Pop", "by means of friction", "Mean Girls", "Carey Means", "A word processor", "Too Mean", "Anything But Words", "No More Words", "Gaston Means" ]
What have been your “I guess I’ll go fuck my self then..” moments?
[ "My boyfriend was talking about how he felt nothing towards people, i of course thought it was me and overreacted a lot. Went and fucked myself (I mean that literally and metaphorically-)" ]
[ "I mean, I guess my self.", "Who? What?\n\nI guess I have no thoughts on whoever/whatever that is.", "\"The closest McDonalds is 4 blocks away and go fuck your self\"", "What in the hell sparked this question? Also I have been practicing kung fu for the majority of my life, so yes, I guess.", "Acne. I have a hard time going outside and meeting people cause it fucked my self esteem up so bad.", "If I had to guess, electric cars and/or self driving cars.", "Age 25 suddenly I have to watch what I eat and not overstrain my body. Holy fuck what are the next ten years going to be like?", "Having never been to America, I can only imagine that going to Walmart in the first place, is a somewhat \"WTF\" moment...", "What the actual fuck does that have to with self esteem? Why would it mean either?", "I guess fuck the teacher?", "Self isolate and inform everyone I have been in close contact with?", "My experience with myself has been pretty cool, I guess.", "Well right above your post on my feed is a picture of ronald mcdonald shirtless fucking 6 pack jacked with fries for pubes coming out of his speedo. So I do have that going for me at the moment.", "I always thought iso meant “in search of” I could have been wrong I guess.", "I mean, if this happened to a person they would probably legitimately belong there. I guess just not be your not crazy self and get re-evaluated?", "Fuck I guess I’m imaginary", "I have been stealing from the company and padding my hours ;) fuck the 1%", "You Americans go and discuss this, i have no idea what your on about", "Wow, so I guess you have been stabbed more than once?", "Sometimes it just helps to think of one foot going in front of the other and knowing that’s your only level of responsibility at this moment—and, how much better it’s going to be for your future self. They are going to be super proud of you!", "I just thought to my self “who needs a penis if you have skills with your hands and tongue”", "It burned as if I had fucked the sun it’s self.", "If my superpower is knowing what time it is and where the sun is at, sure I guess it’s nice having a superpower", "Adolf Hitler. I guess I don't have to explain what he did.", "No fucking reason. It's a curse. I should stop. I won't say I can't stop so it won't be a reality. I want to stop and I ll stop. It gives no feeling no purpose no nothing.. Smoke weed nt cigarettes. It's a fucking curse. I don't even know why I keep on doing it. Fucked up habits. Or fuking muscle memory. It's a fucked up human made curse to waste ur money and ur years.. Am 27 and starting to feel the difference while breathing my tounge turned fucking white and those Lil hairs on it are fucking dead. And and.. Am a woman I care about that u know. We r humans we should take care fucking more. I wanna have pink tongue like when u eat cherry but no it's fucking white. And and I have to cough and spit OH My FUCKING GOD. I DON'T WANNA DO THIS. I LL STOP SMOKING. I PROMISE.", "I have no self control", "My boss, I guess it was nice having a job", "Going to sleep i guess", "Everyday I have to tell my self that. Seems like I've been telling my self that for years. Everyday there comes new problems to view. Everyday I am just exhausted of keeping this meatbag alive. But I still try.", "Do you actually like me? \nOr what is your opinion of me?\n\nKinda self conscious so I would like to know if my thoughts on my self are backed up by others", "My twin brothers I guess since I have a vagina.", "Go out with a blow i guess" ]
where did bring me the horizon get their name
[ "Bring Me the Horizon Bring Me the Horizon's founding members came from diverse musical backgrounds within metal and rock. Matt Nicholls and Oliver Sykes had a common interest in American metalcore such as Norma Jean and Skycamefalling, and used to attend local hardcore punk shows. They later met Lee Malia, who spoke with them about thrash metal and melodic death metal bands like Metallica and At the Gates; Malia had also been part of a Metallica tribute band before meeting the pair.[4] Bring Me the Horizon officially formed in March 2004, when the members were aged 15 to 17.[5] Curtis Ward, who also lived in the Rotherham area, joined Sykes, Malia and Nicholls on drums. Bassist Matt Kean, who was in other local bands, completed the line-up.[6] Their name was taken from the line in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, where Captain Jack Sparrow says \"Now, bring me that horizon.\"[7]" ]
[ "Follow You (Bring Me the Horizon song) Bring Me the Horizon vocalist Oliver Sykes and keyboardist Jordan Fish originally started writing \"Follow You\" at around the same time as they wrote \"Drown\", which was released as a single in 2014.[1] According to Sykes, the song's lyrics were based on his relationship with his wife during \"a particular rough patch, when things weren't looking too good\"; during a track-by-track commentary of the album for Spotify, he explained that the overarching message was that \"no matter how bad being together can sometimes get, the alternative is just so much worse\".[1]", "Happy Song (Bring Me the Horizon song) In line with the loose concept of That's the Spirit,[1] the lyrics for \"Happy Song\" were written about \"making light of a shitty situation\", in particular referring to depression.[2] Due to its use of the phrase \"that's the spirit\", the song has been described by the band's frontman Oliver Sykes as the album's \"unofficial title track\".[1] Speaking in a track-by-track commentary for Spotify, the vocalist described the phrase as \"ironically bleak\", noting that \"It's only ever really used by people when they have no idea what to say. There's no answer, no solution; the only thing you can say is just 'get on with it', and that's what \"Happy Song\" is all about\".[2]", "Bring Me to Life According to the sheet music published by Alfred Music Publishing on the website Musicnotes.com, \"Bring Me to Life\" is set in common time and performed in a moderate tempo of 95 beats per minute. It is written in the key of E minor and Lee's vocal range for the song runs from the low note of A3 to the high note of D5.[11] In the song, 12 Stones vocalist Paul McCoy sings the lines \"Wake me up/ I can't wake up/ Save me!\" in a rap style.[12][13] The St. Petersburg Times' Brian Orloff called the song a \"boffo hit\" in which Lee sang the lines \"'Call my name and save me from the dark' over surging guitars.\"[1] Ann Powers from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote: \"'Bring Me to Life,' with its lyrical drama and crunchy guitars, branded the band as overdone nu-metal.\"[14] Blender writer Nick Catucci called the song a \"crossover goth-metal smash\".[15] Kristi Turnquist of The Oregonian called the song a power ballad.[16]", "Oh No (Bring Me the Horizon song) In a track-by-track commentary of That's the Spirit for Spotify, Sykes explained that \"'Oh No' is meant to be like this anti-dance song ... it's all about people who live for the weekend and people that's [sic] my age, 30 something or older ... still trying to live like [they're] 18 or 21. They're trying hard to have fun they don't even realise that they're probably not even having any\".[6] The song also features references to drug addiction.[2][7] The \"anti-dance\" lyrics are intended to juxtapose the dance-heavy style of the song, which the vocalist added is meant to sound \"like something you'd hear in a club\".[6] Speaking about the brass section and saxophone solo, Sykes explained that he \"wanted this final part of the album to feel like when the lights come on at a club or a bar and you get that slightly shitty song feeling. It's like all good things must come to an end.\"[6]", "The One After Vegas Between seasons, Cox married David Arquette, becoming Courteney Cox Arquette. An in-joke reference to this is made in the opening credits, where the rest of the cast have \"Arquette\" appended to their names. The dedication \"For Courteney and David, who did get married\" appears during the fade out to the tag scene.[1]", "Bring Me to Life \"Bring Me to Life\" is a song by American rock band Evanescence recorded for their debut studio album Fallen (2003). Wind-up released it as the lead single from the album on April 22, 2003. The track was written by group members Amy Lee, Ben Moody, and David Hodges and produced by Dave Fortman. It also features uncredited guest vocals from Paul McCoy of the band 12 Stones. \"Bring Me to Life\" is a nu metal, gothic metal and rap rock song. According to Lee, \"Bring Me to Life\" has several meanings and inspirations; its subjects are an incident in a restaurant, open-mindedness, and waking up to the things which are missing in the protagonist's life. Lee later revealed that the song was inspired by her long-time friend and husband Josh Hartzler.", "Toto (band) Once the band came together, David Paich began composing what would become the eponymous debut album, Toto. According to popular myth, at the first recording sessions, in order to distinguish their own demo tapes from other bands' in the studio, Jeff Porcaro wrote the word \"Toto\" on them. In the early 1980s, band members told the press that the band was named after the dog in The Wizard of Oz.[8] One popular rumor is that the name came from Bobby Kimball's \"true\" last name, Toteaux. This rumor was in fact only a joke popularized by former bassist David Hungate.[9] After the completion of the first album, the band and record were still unnamed. David Hungate, after viewing the name on the demo tapes, explained to the group that the words \"In Toto\" in Latin translated to \"all-encompassing.\" Because the band members played on so many records and so many musical genres, they adopted the name \"Toto\" as their own.[10]", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers The song was written by Neil Diamond with Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman for the ill-fated TV show All That Glitters.[1] The song was intended to be the theme song, but Norman Lear changed the concept of the show and the song was no longer appropriate. Diamond then expanded the track from 45 seconds to 3:17, adding instrumental sections and an additional verse. The Bergmans contributed to the song's lyrics.[2]", "Why Did It Have to Be Me? \"Why Did It Have to Be Me?\" is a song by the Swedish pop band ABBA. The song was released on the 1976 album Arrival. \"Why Did It Have to Be Me?\" has been called a \"Fats Domino flavoured\" song.[2]", "The House of the Rising Sun Like many classic folk ballads, \"The House of the Rising Sun\" is of uncertain authorship. Musicologists say that it is based on the tradition of broadside ballads, and thematically it has some resemblance to the 16th-century ballad The Unfortunate Rake.[4] According to Alan Lomax, \"Rising Sun\" was used as the name of a bawdy house in two traditional English songs, and it was also a name for English pubs.[5] He further suggested that the melody might be related to a 17th-century folk song, \"Lord Barnard and Little Musgrave\", also known as \"Matty Groves\",[6][7] but a survey by Bertrand Bronson showed no clear relationship between the two songs.[8] Lomax proposed that the location of the house was then relocated from England to New Orleans by white southern performers.[5] However, Vance Randolph proposed an alternative French origin, the \"rising sun\" referring to the decorative use of the sunburst insignia dating to the time of Louis XIV, which was brought to North America by French immigrants.[8]", "Welcome to My World (Jim Reeves song) \"Welcome to My World\" is a popular music standard written by Ray Winkler and John Hathcock (1919-2000)[2] and recorded by many artists, most notably Jim Reeves. Though the song is credited to Winkler and Hathcock, the melody was likely written by Eddie McDuff rather than Winkler.[3] A traditional love song, the bridge includes lyrics taken from Matthew 7:7–8 (\"Knock and the door will open; seek and you will find; ask and you'll be given ... ,\" from the Sermon on the Mount).", "Courteney Cox Between seasons five and six, Cox married David Arquette, and changed her name to Courteney Cox Arquette. An in-joke reference to this is made in the beginning credits of the episode \"The One After Vegas\", where the rest of the cast has \"Arquette\" added to their names. The dedication \"For Courteney and David, who did get married\" – a reference to Monica and Chandler's decision not to marry in the episode – appears during the fade out to the tag scene.[14]", "Snuff (song) \"This is the slow one. It's another personal one. Again, not naming names, it's about someone who helped me through a lot and I thought she felt the same way that I did and then she really let me down. At the same time, it was good that she did, because it was that final push to me figuring out myself. The lyrics are pretty self-explanatory.\" – Corey Taylor[8]", "All I Want (A Day to Remember song) The music video for the song, which was filmed in October 2010,[4] was released on January 6, 2011.[5] It features cameos of numerous popular bands and musicians. The cameos are: Tom Denney (A Day to Remember's former guitarist), Pete Wentz, The Devil Wears Prada, Bring Me the Horizon, Sam Carter of Architects, Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying, Silverstein, Andrew WK, August Burns Red, Seventh Star, Matt Heafy of Trivium, Vic Fuentes of Pierce the Veil, Mike Herrera of MxPx, and Set Your Goals.[5] Rock Sound called the video \"quite excellent\".[5]", "Here Comes My Girl Petty remembers Campbell's chords and tune on a cassette tape, and struggling with the lyrics. Bassist Ron Blair told Petty that what he had was a \"really good piece of music.\" Petty learned to use narration in the verses, similar to Blondie or The Shangri-Las. Petty said the chorus was inspired by The Byrds.", "Sawyer Brown The band originally chose the name Savanna. When another band with a similar name emerged, the group decided to change its own moniker. They met at their manager's office in Nashville and began looking through area telephone books for inspiration. They blindly landed on the name of a nearby thoroughfare, Sawyer Brown Road, and derived the new band name \"Sawyer Brown\".[1][2]", "Portugal. The Man The band's name is based on the idea of David Bowie's \"bigger than life\" fame. They wanted the band to have a bigger than life feel but didn't want to name it after one of their members. \"A country is a group of people,\" guitar player and vocalist John Gourley explains. \"With Portugal, it just ended up being the first country that came to mind. The band's name is 'Portugal'. The period is stating that, and 'The Man' states that it's just one person.\" The name has more personal meaning as well: Portugal. The Man was going to be the name of a book that Gourley had planned to write about his father and his many adventures.[3][4]", "Faith of the Heart It was also recorded by English tenor Russell Watson as \"Where My Heart Will Take Me\" in order to be used as a theme to the 2001 television series Star Trek: Enterprise. This version of the single was used on four occasions as wake-up calls onboard Space Shuttle missions, and performed by Watson at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Watson also recorded a special version of the song to be played for the final wake up of the New Horizons exploration spacecraft on December 6, 2014.[1]", "Nature Boy The lyrics of the song relate to a 1940s Los Angeles-based group called \"Nature Boys\", a subculture of proto-hippies of which ahbez was a member.[13] Instrumentalist Chris Tyle noted that the lyrics are a musical self-portrait of ahbez, with the lines like \"There was a boy, A very strange, enchanted boy, They say he wandered very far, Very far, over land and sea\". But he believed that it was the song's last line that made it the most poignant: \"The greatest thing you'll ever learn, Is just to love and be loved in return\".[14] Various interpretations of the line are given by academics, with the eponymous nature boy being a child, advising on love and relationship, or an adult hippie talking about his journey and inner-love. According to author Jeffrey P. Dennis, the song presented a homo-romantic theme, with the eponymous nature boy visiting Cole on a \"magic day\" and explaining that \"the greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return\".[15] Author Raymond Knapp described the track as a \"mystically charged vagabond song\" whose lyrics evoked an intense sense of loss and haplessness, with the final line delivering a universal truth, described by Knapp as \"indestructible\" and \"salvaged somehow from the perilous journey of life\".[16]", "Take Me Home Tonight (song) By the mid-1980s, Eddie Money had reached a low-point in his recording career after several years of drug abuse.[1] Columbia Records still wanted to keep Money on its roster, but restricted his creative control regarding his output.[2] Record producer Richie Zito brought Money the song \"Take Me Home Tonight\", and Money would recall: \"I didn't care for the demo [but] it did have a good catch line. When I heard [a snippet of] 'Be My Baby' in it I said: 'Why can't we get Ronnie Spector to sing it?' [and was told] 'That's impossible.'\" [3] Money invited his friend Martha Davis, lead vocalist of the Motels, to sing the lines from \"Be My Baby\" on \"Take Me Home Tonight\": Davis encouraged him to try to recruit Spector herself and Money was eventually able to speak on the phone to Spector at her home in northern California: Money - \"I could hear clinking and clanking in the background...She said: 'I'm doing the dishes, and I gotta change the kids' bedding. I’m not really in the business anymore, Eddie. Phil Spector and all that, it was a nightmare'...I said 'Ronnie, I got this song that’s truly amazing and it’s a tribute to you. It would be so great if you…did it with me.'\" [4] The success of \"Take Me Home Tonight\" encouraged Spector to resume her singing career.[5] In 1987 Money would say of \"Take Me Home Tonight\": \"I didn't like the song, but…it helped Ronnie out and it helped me get some of my other material on the album across, so now I'm happy I did it.\" [6]", "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) The idea originally came to Bill Backer, an advertising executive working for McCann Erickson, the agency responsible for Coca-Cola. Backer, Roger Cook and Billy Davis were delayed at Shannon Airport in Ireland. After a forced layover with many hot tempers, they noticed their fellow travelers the next morning were talking and joking while drinking Coca-Cola. Backer wrote the line \"I'd like to buy the world a Coke\" on a napkin and shared it with British hit songwriters Cook and Roger Greenaway.", "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning) \"Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)\" is a song recorded by the American alternative rock band Vertical Horizon on their fourth album Everything You Want, which was released in 1999.[2] It was released as a single in 2001. It served as the band's fourth overall single, and their third consecutive Top Ten hit on the Billboard Adult Top 40 charts.", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers In 1977, Diamond released the album I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight, which included the track \"You Don't Bring Me Flowers\" as a solo performance. Early in 1978, Barbra Streisand covered the song on her album Songbird.", "REO Speedwagon They made a list of songs to learn over the summer break, and Doughty landed a summer job to buy his first keyboard. On his Farfisa organ, he learned \"Light My Fire\" by The Doors. The members returned to school in the fall of 1967, and had their first rehearsal before classes started. They named the band REO Speedwagon, from the REO Speed Wagon, a flatbed truck Doughty had studied in transportation history, and the initials are those of its founder Ransom E. Olds. Rather than pronouncing REO as a single word as the motor company did, they chose to spell out the name with the individual letters each pronounced (\"R-E-O\"). An ad in the school newspaper produced their first job, a fraternity party that turned into a food fight. They continued to perform cover songs in campus bars, fraternity parties, and university events. The first lineup consisted of Doughty on keyboards, Gratzer on drums and vocals, Joe Matt on guitar and vocals, Mike Blair on bass and vocals.", "Why did the chicken cross the road? The origins of this joke emerged from picket lines during labor strikes in 19th-century America. The answer to ‘Why did the chicken cross the road’ was originally: ‘To get where he was standing.’ This means that the laborer had ‘chickened’ out of the strike and crossed the picket line over to the factory. This person would also be known as a scab or a strikebreaker. ‘To get where he was standing’ meant that he would continue to make the same income he had before the strike, and not improve his ‘standing’.", "Tropic of Cancer When this line of latitude was named some 2,000 years ago, the Sun was in the constellation Cancer (Latin for crab) at the June solstice, the time each year that the Sun reaches its zenith at this latitude. Due to the precession of the equinoxes, this is no longer the case; today the Sun is in Taurus at the June solstice. The word \"tropic\" itself comes from the Greek \"trope (τροπή)\", meaning turn (change of direction, or circumstances), inclination, referring to the fact that the Sun appears to \"turn back\" at the solstices.", "Rocky Top The song was officially adopted as the fifth Tennessee state song in 1982.[2][7] In the 1970s, the song achieved such popularity among bar crowds that the Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based old-time band the Red Clay Ramblers' national tours included a crowd-pleasing satire informally titled \"Play 'Rocky Top' (or I'll Punch Your Lights Out.)\"[8][9] The Bryants' children currently own the rights to the song under the corporate name \"House of Bryant,\"[10] and the song's original sheet music is on display at the Rocky Top Village Inn in downtown Gatlinburg.[11]", "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For The group worked on the track at the studio they had set up at Danesmoate House in Dublin.[5] Lanois compared the creation of the song to constructing a building, first laying down the drums as the foundation, then adding additional layers piece by piece, before finally \"putting in furniture\".[8] Lead singer Bono was interested in the theme of spiritual doubt, which was fostered by Eno's love for gospel music, and by Bono's listening to songs by The Swan Silvertones, The Staple Singers, and Blind Willie Johnson.[9] After the Edge wrote a chord sequence and played it on acoustic guitar \"with a lot of power in the strumming\", the group attempted to compose a suitable vocal melody,[7] trying out a variety of ideas.[5] During a jam session, Bono began singing a \"classic soul\" melody, and it was this addition that made the Edge hear the song's potential.[7] At that point, he remembered a phrase he had written in a notebook that morning as a possible song title, \"I still haven't found what I'm looking for\". He suggests it was influenced by a line from the Bob Dylan song \"Idiot Wind\": \"You'll find out when you reach the top you're on the bottom\".[7] He wrote the phrase on a piece of paper and handed it to Bono while he was singing. The Edge called the phrase's fit with the song \"like hand in glove\".[7] From that point on, the song was the first piece played to visitors during the recording sessions.[7]", "Dead Man's Burden When writing the script for Dead Man's Burden, Moshe wrote with the intent to cast the film with lesser known actors, as he didn't want \"to bring in a big-name actor who didn’t look like they belong in that period.\"[1] Moshe did not use storyboards, as the film had a tight budget and couldn't afford a storyboard artist, instead watching other Western films for inspiration and working closely with cinematographer Robert Hauer.[1] Filming took place in New Mexico over an 18-day period, where the cast experienced freak storms that forced the cast to walk to the set but did not delay filming.[1]", "Dog days Sirius is by far the brightest proper star in the night sky, which caused ancient astronomers to take note of it around the world. In Egypt, its return to the night sky became known as a precursor to the annual flooding of the Nile and was worshipped as the goddess Sopdet. In Greece, it became known as the precursor of the unpleasantly hot phase of the summer. Greek poets even recorded the belief that the return of the bright star was responsible for bringing heat and fever with it;[4] it was also associated with sudden thunderstorms.[5] In Homer's Iliad, probably composed in the 8th century BC but representing an earlier tradition,[6] Achilles' approach towards Troy, where he will slay Hector, is illustrated through an extended metaphor about the baleful effects attending the return of Sirius:", "Don't Bring Me Down \"Don't Bring Me Down\" is the ninth and final track on the English rock band the Electric Light Orchestra's 1979 album Discovery. It is their highest charting hit in the United States to date.", "Twenty One Pilots Joseph came up with the band's name while studying All My Sons by Arthur Miller, a play about a man whose choice to send out faulty airplane parts for the good of his business and family caused the death of twenty one pilots during World War II. Joseph explains that the story's themes of moral dilemma and choosing between the easy and the right decision inspired the name and formation of the band.[155][156] \"Bicycle Thief\" and \"Chill Coat\" were among some of the rejected band names.[157]" ]
LaTangela Williams was also told she faces three years of probation and will lose her teaching certificate .
[ "Guilty: LaTangela Williams, pictured, has been jailed and was also told she faces three years of probation for having sex with her students . A health teacher has been jailed for 14 months after admitting to having sex with two students. LaTangela Williams was also told she faces three years of probation and will lose her teaching certificate. The 36-year-old pleaded guilty to engaging in sex with two students from Selma High School in Selma, Alabama. She was arrested on the school campus last April after police waited for her to leave her classroom before taking her away. Williams was charged with having images of a juvenile engaged in obscene acts and having sexual contact with a student. She was also charged with enticing a minor for immoral purposes and solicitation of a child. One of the alleged student was a basketball player for the high school, according to WSFA. Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson said he was happy with the plea deal. 'This gets her out of the school system,' Jackson said. 'It should show that we are not going to let anyone get away with touching school children.' Williams is expected to report to jail next week after completing some family matters, according to her defense attorney Theron Stokes. 'We felt like it was in her best interest to accept the plea deal,' Stokes said. 'We wanted to get this behind her and move on. We intend for her to do well in the future. This is not a reflection on the school system, but of one employee's mistakes.' Jackson said Williams is required to begin serving her time on April 11. School: The 36-year-old pleaded guilty to engaging in sex with two students from Selma High School in Selma, Alabama, pictured . School chiefs said they were happy with the 14 month jail sentence. Chief Administrative Officer and acting Superintendent of the Selma City School System, Larry DiChaiara said: 'While I am pleased with the outcome, Ms. Williams is very fortunate to receive the sentence that she received. 'When I heard the outcome, my heart went immediately to those students who were the victims of her actions while under her care. That is where my thoughts are today. 'In addition to the sentence, based on the criminal charges and her plea of guilt, she will also have her teaching certificate revoked and never be able to work with children again in our schools. 'It is my hope that this verdict sends a strong message to anybody who is entrusted with our children that this kind of behavior will never again be tolerated.'" ]
[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Criminal charges were filed against the co-owner of a Florida clinic where a teenager claims she sought an abortion, but instead gave birth to a baby that the woman allegedly threw in the trash. Belkis Gonzalez has a prior conviction of unlicensed practice of medicine for incidents in 2004. Belkis Gonzalez, 43, was co-owner of the now-defunct A Gyn Diagnostic Center in Hialeah, Florida. She faces a second-degree felony count of unlicensed practice of a health care profession resulting in serious bodily injury and a third-degree felony count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, authorities said Tuesday. She was arrested and taken into custody, prosecutors said. If convicted, she faces a minimum sentence of a year in jail. Authorities were unable to file more serious charges against Gonzalez because they could not prove the baby's exact cause of death. Nor could they prove that her actions brought about the death, according to Ed Griffith, a spokesman for the state attorney's office in Miami. The baby's mother, Sycloria Williams, sued the clinic, its staffers and Pierre Jean-Jacques Renelique, its doctor, last month. The Florida Medical Board also revoked Renelique's license last month. Although Renelique was not present when the baby was born, the medical board upheld Department of Health allegations that he falsified medical records, inappropriately delegated tasks to unlicensed personnel and committed malpractice. Williams claims she sought an abortion at the clinic on July 20, 2006, when she believed herself to be about 23 weeks pregnant. She was 18 at the time. She was told to wait for Renelique to arrive and given medication. When she complained of feeling ill, she said clinic staffers told her to lie down in a patient room. She waited for hours, Williams claims in her suit, and eventually \"felt a large pain\" and delivered a baby girl. Williams \"observed the infant moving and making noises for approximately five minutes,\" according to an affidavit in support of Gonzalez's arrest warrant. Williams alleges that Gonzalez entered the room, used a pair of shears to cut the baby's umbilical cord, then \"scooped up the baby and placed the live baby, placenta and afterbirth in a red plastic biohazard bag, which she sealed, and then threw bag and the baby in a trash can.\" The doctor later arrived and gave Williams a shot to put her to sleep, she alleges in her suit. In the affidavit, police said they found out about the incident when they received a tip the following day. They searched the clinic for the baby's remains but were unable to find them. Gonzalez gave police a statement, meanwhile, and \"asserted under oath\" that Williams' termination was done by Dr. Renelique while she stood at his side, according to the affidavit. She denied that the infant came out alive, police said, but statements from two other clinic employees contradicted her account. Six days after the first search, police received another tip that the infant's remains were placed back inside the clinic. They executed a search warrant and found the remains. They were linked to Williams through DNA testing, according to the affidavit. Documents from the state Department of Health say the baby's cause of death was determined to be \"extreme prematurity.\" However, according to the police affidavit, the medical examiner could not definitively say that the baby had been born alive. A birth certificate was issued, because nothing in the autopsy findings disproved Williams' claim the baby was alive and moving. Experts told police the baby would not have suffocated in the bag because it would have had a limited ability to breathe on its own. And an expert reported there was no way to prove for sure that the baby filled its lungs with air because of its underdeveloped lungs, as well as its decomposed state when the remains were found. Another expert certified in neonatal and perinatal medicine told police he estimated Williams' fetus, based on data from her medical records, to have a gestational age of about 21 and a half weeks -- meaning it had not reached viability, the state where it could survive outside the womb. \"This expert ... explained that the standard of care for a premature infant delivered at less than 23 weeks is not to attempt resuscitation,\" so even if the baby had been born at a hospital, no measures would have been undertaken to save it, according to the affidavit. In December 2007, Gonzalez was convicted of unlicensed practice of medicine for actions between August and December of 2004, and is serving five years' probation, according to the affidavit. However, because the 2006 incident preceded her probation term, she is not accused of violating her probation.", "A former Alabama high school teacher sentenced to six months in jail for having sex with a 14-year-old student recorded an astonishing apology on YouTube just hours before she was due in jail. Alicia Gray, 28, was convicted last Friday and filmed a statement shortly afterwards in which she claimed to have been changed by God. It was introduced by Dr Mark Wyatt, a pastor at religious organisation Deeper Life Fellowship, which helped to produce the video. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Apology: Alicia Gray recorded a YouTube statement before she went to jail for having sex with a teenage student in which she expressed remorse and said that God had changed her . Transformation: The video was introduced by Dr Mark Wyatt from the Deeper Life Foundation, who explained that God had changed 28-year-old Gray . Supportive husband: Alicia Gray's husband holds her hand as she walked into court in Mobile, Alabama, in February also accompanied by her attorney (pictured left) He said: ‘She’s had her identity redefined in the context of the fact that she’s a daughter of God.’ Gray, filmed while sitting on a bench, . explained that she’s sorry for her ‘selfish actions’ and the choices she . made ‘out of insecurity and hurt’. She . continued: ‘I’m thankful that God has changed me, so i won't make those . same selfish decisions. I no longer have to feel shame about the person . that I once was and never will be again. Turned herself in: Alicia Gray (pictured), of Mobile, Alabama, surrendered herself to authorities . ‘God . gives us overwhelming peace when you know who you are. God gives me . that security of knowing I'm not that person any more. I had pain in my . own heart and a void that I thought i needed to fill through attention, . and that void was just needing Jesus.’ She . also read out the statement she gave in court in which she stated that . she wanted to apologise for her ‘very selfish actions’. She . said: ‘I realise that I've hurt many people. The person I was has gone . thanks to the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ. Everyone who I've hurt is . constantly in my prayers.’ Gray . accepted a plea deal by prosecutors as she was convicted of engaging in . a sexual act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student under 19 . years old. She was sentenced to serve six months behind bars with five years of probation. Mugshot: Alicia Gray pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree sodomy and one count of second-degree sexual abuse. She has now been sentenced to six months in jail and five years probation . As . a condition of the probation, Gray will no longer be allowed to be . employed with minors, and was required to surrender her teaching . certificate to the Alabama Department of Education at once. The . former math teacher at Mary G. Montgomery surrendered to the Mobile . County Sheriff’s Office in February of last year and charged with . second-degree sodomy, sexual abuse and being a school employee who has . had sexual contact with a student younger than 19. It was alleged that her victim was 14 years old at the time of the incident. The . student told investigators his relationship with Gray started around . New Year's Day 2013 and became more serious, ultimately leading to 'an . exchange of oral sex' near or at the victim's home. The boy also told police Gray 'took several nude pictures' of herself and sent them to him via cell phone. She had been on paid administrative since her arrest, but she resigned from the school system several months ago. 'We . regret any circumstance like this, but when the allegations came out, . we acted quickly. We deeply regret this ever happened,' schools . Superintendent Martha Peek said in a statement. At the time of her arrest, Gray was accompanied by her husband . and attorney when she surrendered herself to authorities at Mobile . County Metro Jail, after a warrant had been issued for her arrest and an . investigation into the relationship was launched. Popular teacher: Former students off Gray said they were shocked by the allegations . On the MGM High School's website, Gray described herself as 'highly qualified in mathematics.' Former students said they were shocked by the allegations. 'She's really cool,' said former student Matt Boykin. 'I had her class when I was in ninth grade. I struggled with math a lot, and she really helped me.' Gray had graduated from Mary G . Montgomery High school and went on to pursue a bachelor degree in . mathematics education from the University of Mobile in May 2007. She then received her master’s degree in teaching and learning from Nova Southeastern University in May 2011.", "Michael Phelps' intersex girlfriend was convicted to two years in jail for stealing $10,000 from a businessman, she claims. Taylor Lianne Chandler went by the name David Roy Fitch when, at the age of 19, she blackmailed a man she met in a Maine bar in 1992. It was, she claims, a desperate bid to pay for gender reassignment surgery, which she completed years later before striking up a romance with Olympic gold medalist Phelps. Scroll down for videos . Secrets: Taylor Chandler (left), who claims to be girlfriend to Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps (right) says she was jailed in 1992 for blackmailing a businessman into giving her $10,000 for her corrective surgery . Claims: The 41-year-old wrote on Facebook that she served 30 days before completing two probation years . Shocker: Michael Phelps' self-proclaimed girlfriend Taylor Lianne Chandler (above) has admitted she was born David Roy Fitch, and had both male and female genitalia . In the dark: Chandler said her new man Phelps (above) was not aware of her past, though there's no actual proof that the two were ever an official item . Her choice: Chandler began taking testosterone blockers in her teens, and had corrective surgery in her early twenties to get rid of her male genitalia . Feet in the sand: Chandler has since been a champion for gender rights . Chandler only served 33 days in state prison before receiving a two-year probation order. She claims she pleaded for probation after being raped by three men in her cell. She explained on Facebook: 'At 19, I thought it would be smart to blackmail someone into giving me the money for my surgery. 'As soon as I received the money I was arrested and charged with extortion. 'I spent 30 days in jail because I was too ashamed to tell my family what happened thinking no one knew. 'Even though my birth certificate and drivers license said female they put me in a cell with 3 men and I was raped. 'I sued the state of Maine and got them to provide training for staff to deal with people on different spectrums of gender. 'They even created new facilities for housing someone with special needs. 'I plead and got probation for two years. I went on the talk show and tabloid TV circuit pleading my case for gender rights. 'After a brutal rape and a horrible trial in 1993 I went away to get my surgery and changed my name to Taylor Lianne Whitney to escape back into anonymity and have a normal life. 'For the last 20 plus years that is exactly what I have done.' The revelation comes a day after Chandler first revealed she was born with both male and female genitalia. As a teenager Chandler went on testosterone blockers and had her name changed and then, in her early twenties, underwent corrective surgery to get rid of her male genitalia. Chandler was born a male however in name only, and is actually intersex, meaning she had male genitalia, but no testicles, while also having a uterus and no ovaries. As she explains in a Facebook post, 'I was never a man, never lived as a man. No one can say they knew me as a man or produce a photo of me as a man.' She then adds, 'There are people that remember me as an androgynous child at times because of what was forced upon me.' She is also revealing how in love she is with Phelps, and claims the two clicked after meeting on Tinder. 'Spending time with him was like a teenage love affair,' she says. 'I have never felt so comfortable and accepted in every way as I did with him.' In costume: Chandler dressed as Wonder Woman for Halloween with a pal . Bad night: Chandler (left) claims she was with Phelps (right) the night he was arrested on suspicion of DUI . I'm yelling Tinder: A look at Phelps' alleged Tinder profile, which is how he and Chandler first met . She had previously detailed their first date, to a Baltimore Ravens games, to the National Enquirer. 'One thing led to the next, and we made love during halftime,' she claims in the interview. 'Later, we had sex again. The intimacy with him was amazing! It was the first time in my life that someone has made me feel like a true woman.' She also told the magazine that she never lied to the swimmer about her past, saying it just never came up. Famous friends: Chandler cozies up to RuPaul's Drag Race alum Detox . So sweet: Chandler posted this image of Phelps to her account and wrote about how excited she was to see him again . Now however, Chandler thinks Phelps may 'leave her' after telling her truth. 'I am probably going to lose him because he is a brand that his team wants to protect and things since he went to rehab came to my attention that didn’t put him or our relationship in the best light,' she says. Her Facebook is a shrine to the swimmer, with his photos plastered all over her wall and banner. She also seems to repost any and all stories that mention their relationship. He's out: Chandler said on her Facebook on Wednesday that Phelps is out of rehab . Still on?: Phelps has yet to comment on any of this . Chandler claims she was with Phelps when he was arrested on suspicion of DUI on September 30 in Baltimore, Maryland. The swimmer entered rehab just a few days after the incident and completed his program on Wednesday according to Chandler. The alleged couple also have a bit of an age gap between them, and Phelps is 29 and Chandler is 41-years-old. Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals, is currently serving a six month suspension from swimming as a result of his DUI. Boots for days: Chandler's Facebook page is a shrine to Phelps, with the swimmer's photos everywhere . In her post, Chandler also takes some time to discuss the difficulties she has faced in her life. 'In my early teens I was medically diagnosed and went on testosterone blockers, at 15 estrogen enhancers. My birth certificate was modified along with my name while I was a teenager, prior to any corrective surgery,' she explains. 'I originally changed my name to Paige Victoria Whitney. At 16 I legally emancipated from my family. I had already left home at 15. At 18 I got in trouble twice, once for a bad check and then a DUI.' 'At 19 I thought it would be smart to blackmail someone into giving me the money for my surgery. As soon as I received the money I was arrested and charged with extortion.' 'I spent 30 days in jail because I was too ashamed to tell my family what happened thinking no one knew. Even though my birth certificate and drivers license said female they put me in a cell with 3 men and I was raped.' She has since spent much of her life crusading for gender rights.", "Nikki Scherwitz, 25, pleaded guilty . to having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old student at Brazosport High School in Houston . She was sentenced . to 10 years probation, fined $5,000 and will never teach again . By . Daily Mail Reporter . A 10th grade english teacher at a Houston high school has managed to avoid going to prison despite admitting to having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. Nikki Scherwitz, 25, pleaded guilty to having an inappropriate relationship with a student and was sentenced to 10 years probation. She was also fined $5,000, KHOU reported. Scherwitz resigned from her job at Brazosport High School last year when she was questioned about the relationship. Nikki Scherwitz resigned from her job at Brazosport High School last year when she was questioned about the relationship. She has since pleaded guilty and been sentenced . Nikki Scherwitz, who taught 10th Grade English at Brazosport High School, Houston, was charged with sexual assault of a child and improper relationship with a student. She pleaded guilty and has been placed on 10 years probation. She will never teach again . Scherwitz wrote letters of apologies to the boy's mother and the district, admitting her guilt . According to KHOU.com, authorities were tipped off after Scherwitz turned up to an after-prom party on April 20 at a student's house. One of the students who was at the party told the TV station: 'She was wearing no shoes when she showed up…like a cut up, cut off shirt and everything.' She is also believed to have been drinking. Another student told her it wasn't right for her to be there and asked her to leave. She and the 16-year-old student then allegedly left together. Some students were shocked when they learned she got probation. 'The men get 25 to life, but a woman gets a slap on the wrist with only a $5,000 fine,' said Mario Salinas, a student at Brazosport High School. 'If it was a guy, a male teacher with a female student, it wouldn’t be the same,' agreed Oscar Guttierrez, another student. Resigned: She had only been working at Brazosport High School for nine months - the boy is said to have been in her class . Prosecutors said they agreed to the plea deal because the student was nearly 17 and Sherwitz agree to send apologies to the mother and the district. In that letter she said: \"I apologize for the behavior I engaged in with a student. I crossed an ethical boundary I never should have crossed. I’m sorry.\" 'I think she should get more than just probation because that’s a kid,' said Robert Anderson whose grandchild attends the school. 'I think she should get more than just probation because that’s a kid and you shouldn’t have relationships with a young minor.' Scherwitz has been ordered to stay away from minors and she won’t be allowed to ever teach again.", "General Teaching Council for Wales has now banned her from teaching . By . Anthony Bond . PUBLISHED: . 06:10 EST, 6 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:02 EST, 6 February 2013 . Struck off: Kelly Baker lied that a young member of her family had cancer so that she could take time off work on full pay . A 'disturbed' teacher has been banned from teaching after lying that a young member of her family was dying of cancer so she could get extra holiday. Kelly Baker, 31, claimed the child was terminally ill so she could take time off of work at her village primary school with full pay. She was given paid leave during her 'elaborate story' about the young relative's cancer ordeal and kept it going for more than a year costing her school more than £100,000. A disciplinary hearing was told she even phoned into the school saying she couldn't face teaching her classes - because the child had lost the use of his legs and fallen into a coma. Baker produced fake medical certificates on her home computer in a bid to back up her story. But her web of lies was exposed when her headmaster tried to visit the boy in hospital to deliver a get well soon card. Education chiefs suspended her from her £30,000-a-year job at Cwmcarn Primary School at Cwmcarn , near Newport, South Wales, after becoming suspicious about her story. After admitting two counts of fraud last year, Baker was given a six-month jail sentence suspended for two years . Yesterday, the General Teaching Council for Wales banned her from teaching after finding her guilty of unacceptable professional conduct. She didn't attend the hearing in Cardiff but was given a prohibition order banning her from teaching for four years. Baker cannot reapply for registration until 2017 and there is no guarantee she will be reinstated. The panel concluded: 'We have heard evidence that Miss Baker's persistent and dishonest behaviour did adversely affect the emotional wellbeing of her pupils. 'She abused the trust of the school authority and her colleagues and her conduct did have serious financial implications for the school.' At her trial at Cardiff Crown Court last July, the jury was told the school called in the police who arrested her for fraud. She had caused a loss of £100,000 to the school including her wage and the cost of supply teachers to cover her absence. Prosecutor Steve Harmes told the hearing: 'Staff and pupils at the school were distressed believing her relative had cancer. 'Baker initially took a month off citing family trauma and saying the child had been taken ill. 'Then, 18 months later, she said he had had lost the use of his legs before falling into a coma caused by a faulty ventilator starving him of oxygen. Lies: Baker was suspended from her £30,000-a-year job at Cwmcarn Primary School, pictured, near Newport, South Wales, after education chiefs became suspicious about her story . 'Two months later she said he had regained consciousness but was in a high dependency unit and unable to recognise members of his family.' Mr Harmes added: 'Headteacher Gwyn Evans travelled to the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, to take a card to Baker and was told she was not there. 'In the days following his visit Baker said the child had to be transferred to Spire Hospital in Cardiff and needed six months of rehabilitation. 'But a phone call to the hospital by Mr Evans revealed the boy was not being treated there and they had taken no transfer from the Princess of Wales. 'Mr Evans then went to an address given on Baker's job application where a relative toldhim the child was perfectly well and had never been in hospital.' The school later sacked her after discovering she also lied to them about needing time off work for her father's funeral. Baker had also faked 13 health problems of her own to take time off from her job. She claimed she was suffering from 'viral fatigue', a broken arm, fractured ribs, dislocated hip and a urinary tract infection . The school even discovered that Baker, a qualified teacher, had forged one of her references to get the job at the school. Vaughan Britton, defending, said: 'She had created a fantasy world and then couldn't separate that from reality.' But Judge William Gaskell told her: 'You are clearly a very disturbed lady. 'You alleged your relative was suffering from cancer and was in a coma and had lost the use of his legs - all wholly unture. 'It was a complete fabrication and anyone listening to the facts would regard your deceit as appalling. 'This is a strange and very unusual case and would cause anyone who hears about it to be wholly sickened.' Baker admitted two counts of fraud and was given a six month suspended sentence suspended for two years. Baker, of Maesycwmmer, near Caerphilly, South Wales, was put under an 18 month supervision order and had to carry out 240 hours of unpaid work.", "Rapper Imir R. Williams - who also goes by the stage name Mirkat – has pleaded guilty to beating a star of the TV series Amish Mafia. Williams admitted on Thursday to assaulting and stalking girlfriend Esther Schmucker, who appears on the Discovery Channel show based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Authorities say Williams repeatedly punched Schmucker on October 31 at her Strasburg home and broke her nose, cheekbone and several teeth. Imir R. Williams (l) was released on bail on Monday and placed on probation for three years after he admitted to beating and stalking his girlfriend Esther Schmucker, from the TV series Amish Mafia . Violence: Imir R. Williams, 24, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault . Scene: The couple live on this block in Strasburg, Lancaster County, which is close to the set of Amish Mafia. The Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era reports Williams had been jailed for the past seven weeks. He was released on bail on Monday after serving a month more than the standard penalty for such charges. Williams was placed on probation for three years and ordered to have no contact with Schmucker. After attacking girlfriend Esther Schmucker, Imir R. Williams drove her here, to Lancaster Regional Medical Center, to have her injuries treated. When asked by staff what happened, Schmucker told them her wounds were inflicted by a female because Williams was at her side at the time . Schmucker is one of the stars of Discovery series Amish Mafia, which is now in its second series. It is part documentary, part re-enactment drama about the Amish men who protect their clan in Pennsylvania . The 27-year-old victim says she's disappointed Williams wasn't charged with a harsher crime. Williams is not on the program. Schmucker has previously filed at least three protection-from-abuse orders against Williams. However, she failed to attend any of the court hearings so they were dismissed. The . latest criminal complaint against Williams - who is black, 6-foot-4 and . weighs 210 pounds - stated that he assaulted her between 1 and 2 am . on Halloween at the home he shared with Schmucker. Esther Schmucker has previously filed three protection-from-abuse orders against boyfriend Imir R. Williams . Police . were alerted to the incident by officials at Lancaster Regional Medical . Center after Shmucker arrived for treatment for a broken nose, a facial . fracture and numerous broken teeth. Shmucker . was reluctant to discuss what had happened with the medical staff, . initially saying her attacker was female, according to Lancaster Online. She then went into Strasburg police station and officially reported the assault. Schmucker . told officers she was afraid to tell medical personnel who had beaten . her because Williams stayed with her as she was being treated. Candice . Klase, a roommate of Schmucker, provided a written statement to . police, saying that Williams wouldn't leave Schmucker's side in the . three days following the attack, 'like he was guarding her'. 'She was in fear... to tell the nurse that Williams was the person that did it,' police wrote in a court affidavit. In . the PFA petitions filed this summer, Schmucker maintains Williams . sexually assaulted her, beat her and threatened to kill her several . times. 'He told me he will chop me into pieces and throw me in the garbage can,' she wrote in one petition. 'He told me multiple times that he is going to kill me and that he just has to figure out how to do it,' she also wrote. Police said they are 'very familiar with this couple'.", "Parents in Alabama have cause for concern, after the release of a new report which shows more teachers are arrested in their state for having sex with students than anywhere else in the nation. The report was compiled by Terry Abbott, a former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Education, who spent all of 2014 recording each news report of teacher sex cases in every state - finding 25 in Alabama. He says that while his report is not scientific, since it draws only on media reports, it shows trends in what is becoming an alarmingly wide-spread issue. 1. Alabama . 2. Kentucky . 3. Louisiana . 4. Vermont . 5. Mississippi . 6. District of Columbia . 7. Texas . 8. Utah . 9. Alaska . 10. New Mexico . 1. Texas - 116 cases . 2. Pennsylvania - 45 cases . 3. California - 43 cases . 4. Florida - 40 cases . 5. Ohio - 37 cases . 6. North Carolina - 31 cases . 7. New Jersey - 28 cases . 8. New York - 27 cases . 9. Alabama - 25 cases . 10. Illinois - 25 cases . Another factor that influences the data is the difference in states laws. In some states, like Michigan, it's illegal  for a teacher to engage in sexual relations with a student, no matter what the student's age. In other states the legislation is more lax, with relationships not being a crime if the student is over 16, as is the law in Wyoming. Therefore, there are likely to be more reported cases of teacher-student sex cases in Michigan than Wyoming. Six of the Alabama teachers DailyMail.com has covered in 2014: . LaTangela Williams (left) and Jennifer McNeill (right) were both sentenced to prison terms in 2014 for their inappropriate relationships with students. Williams worked as a health teacher at Selma High School where she had sexual contact with a two students. McNeill was a high school teacher and cheerleading coach who had a sexual relationship with 14-year-old boy who was not her student . Substitute teacher Karen Dylan Holt (left) was arrested in July over claims she had sex with a 15-year-old student. Married math teacher Crystal Clowdus (right) pleaded guilty last March for a light six-month prison sentence after she was caught sending nude pictures to a boy at Susan Moore High School . Ashley Parkins Pruitt (left), a married teacher and mother-of-one, was arrested in November on charges she had sex with three different students. Kristina McMillian Kelly (right), a substitute middle school teacher, was arrested last March for charges of raping a student . Abbott and his PR team at Drive West Communications in Houston, Texas counted a total of 781 cases, which included teachers or school employees who were arrested, charged, convicted or sentenced for such crimes in 2014. While Alabama didn't have the largest percentage of cases (Texas took that prize with 116), it had the most for it's population size, making it the state with the highest rate of teacher-student sex. Abbot, who was born and spent nearly four decades of his life in the state, hopes his report will help bring chance to Alabama. 'I want my grandchildren, one of these days, to be safe in Alabama's classrooms,' Abbott told AL.com. 'I think we have to be aware that, as many great teachers as there are in Alabama, we've seen that there are still sexual predators in our classrooms, preying on our children.' He thinks that one way to combat this issue is by pushing for more uniform laws against teacher-student sex across the nation. 'Teachers have authority over children every day, so it's very important to protect that relationship, and any teacher who abuses that authority and takes advantage of a child in the classroom, that should be considered a serious crime,' Abbott said.", "The heavily tattooed ex-convict who allegedly killed one and injured five during a shooting spree in the Phoenix area had bail set for $2million on Thursday. Ryan Giroux, 41, silently bowed his head as a judge read out the lengthy list of charges including several counts of aggravated assault and burglary, along with one count of premeditated murder. Authorities say a motive for the initial shooting, which took place in a Mesa motel, is still unclear, though three later shootings were believed to be the result of Giroux's attempts to flee the scene. Scroll down for video . Motive unclear: Authorities are unclear about why Ryan Giroux, 41, opened fire in a motel room, killing one and injuring three, before shooting three others while fleeing . Records show that Giroux has a long rap sheet and history of substance abuse, while tattoos visible in prior booking photos identify him with membership of a white supremacist group. Having served three state prison sentences since 1994 on various charges including robbery and assault charges, an undated photo from the Arizona Department of Corrections shows him with the words 'skin' and 'head' tattooed in place of his eyebrows. The string of shootings began when Giroux opened fire into a motel room, where witnesses say Giroux had been arguing while accompanied by another, unidentified man. A witness described hearing the man grab Giroux's shirt and tell him 'they needed to leave the area' after he fired on three people in the room, according to a document filed in the case. David James Williams, 29, was killed while his mother, Lydia Marie Nelson, 51, and Jessica Lee Burgess, 19, were struck and injured. Giroux fled the motel, allegedly shooting Isaac Martinez, a 20-year-old culinary student at East Valley Institute of Technology, before stealing Martinez's car. Bail: Bond was set at $2million when Giroux appeared in front of a judge Thursday, as a lengthy list of charges, including aggravated assault, burglary and murder, were read . Lockdown: A SWAT team member searches for a gunman from the top of an armored truck Wednesday during the manhunt that led to the arrest of Giroux . Through the years: Giroux's mugshot has undergone several transformations over the years, including the addition of a neck tattoo that reads 'Hunter' White supremacist: Giroux appears with 'skinhead' tattooed in place of his eyebrows along with numbers on his temple . After arriving at an apartment nearby, Giroux reportedly entered and shot Donavon Worker, 24, before moving to another building and shooting Marcus Butler, 25. After leading police on a manhunt for several hours, officers finally spotted him standing on a balcony at a vacant apartment and incapacitating him with a stun gun, before arresting him and escorting him to a truck parked outside the complex. In his earlier arrest photo, Giroux also has the number 88 tattooed on his left temple, which a spokesperson for the Southern Poverty Law Center, a hate group monitoring organization, described as shorthand for 'Heil Hitler.' 'Each of those 8s stand for the eighth letter of the alphabet, which is \"H,\" which is \"HH,\"' Mark Potok told 12 News. On the other temple is the number 14, a reference to the 14-word phrase 'We must secure the existence of our people and a future for White Children,' coined by David Lane, according to the SPLC website. Giroux was known to be a member of Hammerskin Nation, a violent skinhead group, and an affiliate of the Aryan Brotherhood, according to Potok. Arrest photo: Photos showed Giroux being led to a truck in a white jumper with a hood after an hours-long manhunt to subdue him . Manhunt: SWAT officers walk near Adams Elementary School while searching for Girous on Wednesday, before his arrest at a vacant apartment complex . On alert: A heavily armed officer stands guard outside Adams Elementary School while the manhunt for Giroux continued . Mourning: Tanya Ehrig, 27, cries for victims of a shooting as she holds her child Trinity on Wednesday in Mesa, Arizona . 'We have learned by talking with a retired Mesa Police detective who we have known for quite a few years that Giroux was known to him way back in the 90s and early 2000s as a member of Hammerskin Nation,' Potok said. In recent photos, tattoos on Giroux's eyebrows, temple and chin appear removed or faded. While on probation after his release from prison in 2013, officials noted Giroux's stated desire to distance himself from his past. 'The defendant stated he wants to change his life around and begin to have his facial tattoos removed as well as the tattoos on his hands,' probation authorities wrote in a report in May of last year. Giroux has served more than eight years in correctional facilities throughout Arizona prisons, which includes one aggravated assault conviction dating from a fight with Mesa police officers in 2007 as they arrested him for shoplifting a bag of potato chips. Officers involved said Giroux went for a .45-caliber pistol tucked into his waistband, though the man denied it and claimed he was beaten. Giroux spent two months for a probation violation after his 2013 release, with officials saying he failed a drug test and used or possessed methamphetamine and marijuana. The report went on to state Giroux confessed to having violent tendencies when intoxicated or under the influence. According to a test the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department uses to screen offenders, there was a 'high risk' Giroux would re-offend. Giroux has a GED and a certification in fighting wildfires. He also was using cocaine, heroin, LSD and methamphetamines off and on for the past 20 years, according to court records. Giroux is jailed on suspicion of murder and other crimes. His bond is set at $2 million bond. He was arrested after officers spotted him on an apartment balcony and hit him with a stun gun. Numerous officers led the handcuffed man to a truck parked outside the apartment complex. Giroux has served three stints in state prisons since 1994. An undated mug shot from the Arizona Department of Corrections shows him with several face and neck tattoos, including the word \"skinhead\" where his eyebrows normally would be. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, said Giroux is not listed in their database. Spokesman Mark Potok said some of his tattoos, including an \"88\" tattoo on his left temple, are associated with white supremacy. A newly released mug shot shows a bloodied and scraped up Giroux without many of his facial tattoos visible. Authorities say Giroux had expressed a desire last year to get his facial tattoos removed.", "Music teacher Helen Smith, 42, is accused of setting up fake piano exams at her home in Stadbroke, Sheffield . A music teacher arranged for students to take sham piano exams in front of a phoney  official, a court heard. Helen Smith held the examinations at her home and five pupils paid their fees and took the tests believing them to be genuine. They were told later they had passed with either a merit or distinction, it was alleged. But some became suspicious when certificates failed to arrive and the examining board told them there was no record of any test being carried out. The combined cost of all the exam fees and additional lessons was around £1,600, Sheffield Magistrates’ Court was told. Smith, 42, denied six counts of fraud by abuse of position and one of fraud by false representation between February 2012 and March this year. Two adults and three teenagers had to play their test pieces before an unknown woman enlisted by Smith who claimed to be approved by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, it was alleged. Prosecutor David Godfrey said: ‘The defendant arranged for a fake examiner to attend and took considerable efforts to give it the appearance of an official examination.’ Student Andrea Jackson said she was elated when told by her teacher shortly after the Grade 5 exam on December 15, 2012, that she had passed with a distinction. When no certificate arrived she called the ABRSM, which had no record of an exam on that day. ‘I was very upset,’ Miss Jackson said. ‘I felt the rug had been pulled from under my feet.’ Sheffield Magistrates' Court was told the combined cost of all the exam fees and additional piano lessons was around £1,600 . When she raised the matter with Smith she was told she had broken data protection laws by asking the ABRSM for information. The court heard the board sent a cheque for £264.90 to Smith for cancelled exams which was cashed in July 2012. It included a full refund for an exam due to have been taken by Miss Jackson. Lynne Butler, of the ABRSM, said Smith told the board the reason for Miss Jackson cancelling was that her father had died, which turned out to be false. Sharon Copley, the mother of a teenage pupil, was told to attend Smith’s house in Sheffield for a Grade 5 piano exam instead of another official exam they had booked. Mrs Copley said her daughter was devastated to discover the exam was not genuine. She said: ‘To be told by somebody you trusted that you have passed with a distinction and to then find out the person she looked up to hadn’t told the truth, she felt humiliated and let down. It knocked her for six.’ Smith claimed she had arranged the exams in good faith with the ABRSM and blamed an administrative error for the lack of accurate records. She said she thought the woman was an official examiner. ‘I feel very hurt and betrayed and let down by the board’s inaccuracies or whatever has happened,’ she told the court. ‘I did my job as a music teacher to make sure they took their exams.’ The court heard that Smith, who represented herself, had previously been banned from teaching in schools for two years by the  General Teaching Council after claiming sick pay while being  on holiday. Judgement was reserved to a later date. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.", "By . Christian Gysin . and Eleanor Harding . PUBLISHED: . 04:45 EST, 26 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:45 EST, 27 November 2013 . Canoe fraudster John Darwin faces being sent back to prison for leaving the UK without permission to meet a Ukrainian woman less than half his age. The 63-year-old was spotted at the weekend with a 25-year-old called Anna in the industrial town of Sumy – 1,700 miles from his home in Hartlepool. He met the mini-skirted blonde through a foreign brides website for women seeking a rich husband. Trip: John Darwin, left, who was jailed for orchestrating a life insurance scam with his wife Anne, right, has been seen on a dinner date with a 25-year-old woman in Ukraine . Darwin was jailed for six years and . three months in 2008 for fraudulently claiming £500,000 in insurance . money with his then wife Anne. He . was declared dead in 2003 – a year after apparently drowning on a canoe . trip. Yet he was living in a hidden part of the pair’s home before they . moved to Panama in 2007. The swindle deceived the police, a coroner, a number of financial institutions and even their sons Mark and Anthony. Under . the terms of his early release on licence from prison in 2011, Darwin . was not allowed to leave the UK without Probation Service permission. Last . night the Ministry of Justice advised that offenders who breach the . terms of their licence in this way will be returned to prison to serve . the rest of their sentence. One Probation Service source in the North East added: ‘I do not know what he was thinking by flying off to Ukraine. Journey: Darwin travelled 1,700 miles from Britain to Sumy in north-eastern Ukraine for his date. He was last night thought to be in Kiev . ‘There is an arrogance about Mr Darwin – he must have thought he could get away with it but he is very wrong about that.’ Officially . the Probation Service refused to discuss individual cases but a . spokesman said: ‘Any offender subject to licence supervision is required . to gain permission from probation to travel outside of the UK; . permission is only granted in exceptional circumstances. ‘Any offender who travels without this permission will be subject to recall to custody. ‘In these circumstances the Probation Service works closely with the police to implement the recall.’ Last night Darwin was thought to be staying in the Ukrainian capital Kiev and considering his next move. The . Daily Mail has learned he flew to Ukraine last Thursday before boarding . a sleeper train for the town of Sumy in the north east of the country. According . to one newspaper, Darwin met his statuesque date at his hotel on . Saturday before a two-hour meal along with another woman who . interpreted. When confronted by a reporter he said he had a migraine. Told . that it was likely the authorities would be in touch on his return, he . replied: ‘Well, I’ll have an even bigger headache then.’ Darwin admitted . fraud five years ago in court and received a slightly shorter sentence . than Anne, who denied the offences. Canoe: Darwin's boat was recovered from the sea in March 2002 but there was no trace of him for five years . Home: The house in Hartlepool where the Darwins lived before moving to Panama . In December 2007, he walked into a London police station claiming he had amnesia and was reunited with his stunned sons. Darwin now lives in a £100,000 bungalow in Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, and survives on a pension of £138 a week. It . was also unclear last night which travel documents he used to visit . Ukraine as it was thought his passport was not due to be returned to him . until March. The family of . John Jones – whose birth certificate Darwin used to obtain a false . passport before he vanished in 2002 – spoke out yesterday. Alfred Jones . said : ‘It’s appalling. I don’t know how he got out of the country when . his passport was supposed to be revoked. ‘I can only think he has used another fake ID. ‘Darwin . has become a pain in the neck for our family. It’s been six years since . we found out he used [my brother] John’s birth certificate. ‘I . don’t understand how he has the money to be going visiting his . girlfriend in the Ukraine when he’s broke and living off the state. ‘I work really hard and I can’t do that.’ When . Darwin approaches a British immigration official at an air or ferry . port in the coming days he faces a further spell in prison for his . latest act of deceit.", "By . James Gordon . An Florida high school teacher was arrested on a DUI charge for the second time in a year as she drove to work on Monday morning. Nancy Vaughn who is the reading teacher at Estero High School in Naples, was three times over the legal drink drive limit according to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. Deputies said Vaughn, 57, of Bonita Springs, was swerving across lanes at 20 mph about a mile from Estero High School, when a Florida deputy stopped her at about 7 a.m. Bad teacher: A Florida teacher was arrested Monday morning charged with driving under the influence. 56-year-old Estero High School reading teacher Nancy Vaughn was taken into custody . She told cops she hadn’t consumed alcohol or taken any prescription drugs. Vaughan said she believed she had been driving at 45 mph as she made her way to work. She continued for about a half-mile after a deputy flashed their lights, commanding her to pull over. Once out of her car, Vaughn told the deputy she was driving to work at about 45 mph, denying she was under the influence of alcohol or prescription drugs. Lee County sheriff’s deputies were alerted to Vaughn at about 6:50 a.m. Monday, 10 minutes before Estero High School’s first bell, . Estero High School : Nancy Vaughn, was pulled over by deputies less than a mile from the school. She was charged with DUI. The district removed her from the classroom pending the outcome of the investigation . Vaughn will be now placed on administrative assignment, which means she will be placed outside of school, pending an internal investigation. Vaughn has been in jail for the past couple of days because she was already on probation relating to a May 2013 DUI to which she pleaded no contest. She was given a years probation and also had her license revoked, however she was allowed to drive to and from work. Teachers have to notify the district within 48 hours if there's an incident involving a substance. Discipline is then determined on a case by case basis, Chandler said, adding there was no disciplinary action against Vaughn for the previous incident . Students spoken to by FOX 4 News can't believe one of their own teachers is accused of driving to school drunk . 'There are some kids that are already going down that path and it doesn't look good and it doesn't help knowing that teachers are doing it too,' Vaughn's former student, Chris Argiro, said. Hard habit to break: This is the second time within in ayear year Nancy Vaughn has been pulled over for DUI . 'It is pretty scary, you're in class and you don't really know if she's been drunk. When I had her she might have been drunk while teaching me.' 'It sets a really bad example for the kids and people look up to their teachers and it makes the school look bad,' student Julia Brancato said. Vaughn's former students said they don't know if she should be trusted to teach. In the May 2013 arrest, deputies were called to Vaughn's home when a resident noticed her car up on a curb as she tried to pass through a gate. She drove home swerving and driving slowly along the road, ignoring the flashing lights on a deputy's vehicle. In the driveway, Vaughn rambled incoherently and told a deputy she 'partied a little too hard' on the last day of school, the report said. 'She then began to cry and say that she knew that she had drank too much and knew that she should not have been driving,' a sheriff's deputy wrote in his report. 'Vaughn continued by trying to justify that she had not hurt anyone and that she had made it to her driveway.'", "An 81-year-old Florida woman who was arrested last week for repeatedly feeding black bears at home after being warned to stop by a judge multiple times is being held in jail without bond. Mary Musselman from Sebring is facing charges ranging from violating probation to battery on a law enforcement officer. Mrs Musselman, a retired gym teacher who worked at the local middle school, is described her as gentle-hearted, sweet and someone who is harmless. She is also an animal lover, but therein lies her downfall. Scroll down for video... Jailed: 81-year-old Mary Musselman, a retired gym teacher from central Florida is behind bars after feeding bears bowls of dog food despite being told not to on several occasions . Ignored: Florida resident Mary Musselman didn't listen, officials said. The authorities had warned her multiple times not to feed the black bears coming onto her property . No sign of stopping: Mrs Musselman would feed the bears 17 to 18 bowls of dog food at a time. The bears loved it and kept coming back. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission hated it and kept coming back, too . Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officials told ABC Action News the trouble with Mrs Musselman began last year when they had to euthanize a black bear she kept feeding. 'Feeding bears results in bears losing their fear of people,' explained Gary Morse from Florida Wildlife Commission spokesperson. Once bears learn a particular behavior, they cannot be relocated because the animal's natural instincts are disrupted. Wildlife Officers even spent time to educate Mrs Musselman about the dangers of feeding wildlife showing her educational videos and leaving her with information  pamphlets. 'She told us she wasn't going to stop,' Mr Morse recalled. After several more warnings in November, FWC officers went back to her property after hearing she had been feeding two more bears. Source WFLA . Risky: They went to great lengths to explain to her why she shouldn't give the wild animals food, said FWC spokesman Gary Morse. They brought her informational videos and pamphlets, had conversations with her . Problem: Feeding bears results in bears losing their fear of people. After they get used to living around humans and getting food from them, relocating them does not solve the problem . Officers came back with more educational videos and told her that she would be visited weekly. After being summoned to appear in court in December, a judge ordered her Mrs Musselman to stop feeding all wild animals, however just before Christmas, at least three bears were being given large amount of food with up to 18 bowls of dog food being left out for them. A judge found her guilty of two counts of feeding wildlife and she was placed on probation for one year. Just before New Years Eve, Mrs Musselmen was once again found to be feeding bears and she was arrested. 'Unfortunately, she didn't heed the warnings,' Mr Morse said. When FWC officers arrested Mrs Musselman, she threatened to them. 'Feeding wildlife puts the community at risk from property destruction to possible danger of life and limb,' Mr Morse explained. Mrs Musselman reportedly told officers she had to feed the bears or they would starve to death. 'She didn't want to accept that fact that they'd be fine without her...they hibernate when there is no food,' Mr Morse added. Some of Mrs Musselman's former students over the the past forty years gathered outside her home and prayed for her. They have tried to bail her out but she is being held without bond. Many say her behavior is out of character. They want to get her back home as soon as possible because her husband is dying of cancer. Mrs Musselmen is not slated to appear in court until March 3rd.", "Eat sensibly, never count calories and don't keep bathroom scales at home. Those are breakfast TV queen Lorraine Kelly's top tips for keeping in shape after three decades in front of the cameras. In an interview in The Times the ITV presenter says she 'won't countenance' bathroom scales in her home and if she can't fit into a certain pair of trousers she knows it's time to do something about it. Scroll down for video . Lorraine Kelly says she 'won't countenance' bathroom scales at home and never counts calories . The 55-year-old also says she would prefer to grow old gracefully, and would never consider Botox. She says: 'I would never, ever, ever mess around with my face. Ever.' Size 12 Lorraine, who once famously said 'life's too short to glower at a lettuce leaf', reckons she has lost and gained the equivalent of three rugby players over the course of her 30-year career. Lorraine tells the Times that her confidence peak came at 50, when she realised she looked 'fine'. In 2008 Lorraine, who first appeared on TV screens in 1984 as TV-am’s Scotland Correspondent, was the face of The Sun's Fit Squad Diet in which she managed to drop a dress size in six weeks. Three years later, in 2011, she lost more than a stone and dropped two dress sizes after taking part in a 100km desert trek for Comic Relief. Lorraine pictured in 1993 age 32, left, and in 2008 after becoming the face of The Sun's Fit Squad diet . Lorraine in 1995 promoting the weight loss programme Weight Watchers . Lorraine now writes a column for The Scottish Sun in which she often tackles obesity. She says: 'Junk food is cheap and, actually, it's not bad to have junk food now and again.' 'It's just that you see kids being weaned on it. I think schools should teach many things, but [here are] three: they should teach sex education; they should teach how to manage your finances; and they should teach you how to bloody well cook. It would set kids up for life.' Meanwhile, Lorraine - who's an ambassador for Avon cosmetics - recently unveiled her new ad campaign for JD Williams' new spring collection. She showed off the range of floral dresses, bright separates, jumpsuits and pieces from her own collection for the mature fashion retailer. Lorraine in 2002 when she revealed her bra to show her support in the fight against breast cancer . After shedding the weight she gained in 2008 Lorraine ran the London Marathon in 2010 . The advert - a multi-million pound campaign by JD Williams - was filmed on location in Cape Town, South Africa and features Lorraine at a lively summer garden party dancing with friends to the Gipsy King’s salsa track, Bamboleo. The TV queen's dance moves were inspired by her Zumba fitness classes, which she enjoys three times a week, along with walking regularly to keep fit and healthy. Speaking about her latest campaign, Lorraine said: 'The shoot for the spring TV advert was so much fun and we all had such a giggle! 'The women looked so summery and stylish. I hope the collection will be big hit for women looking for great fashionable styles and fit.' Lorraine at work on her TV show this week, interviewing George Best's son Callum .", "Chicago (CNN) -- The teenager who police say shot and killed Chicago honor student Hadiya Pendleton was on probation for unlawful use of a firearm, Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Monday night. Michael Ward, 18, and Kenneth Williams, 20, were each charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder, McCarthy told reporters. They were also charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. They will make their first appearance in court on Tuesday morning. Ward confessed to shooting Hadiya and two others in late January in a case of mistaken identity, McCarthy said. Police said Ward and Williams were gang members seeking revenge against the people who had shot Williams in July -- men against whom Williams had refused to press charges when police arrested them. He and Ward thought they had spotted members of a rival gang at the park when police said Ward sneaked up on Hadiya and her friends and began shooting. Williams was the getaway driver, the superintendent said. McCarthy said Ward was sentenced to two years' probation in January 2012 for unlawful use of a firearm. \"This has to stop. Gun offenders have to do significant jail time,\" McCarthy said. \"Criminals have to be held accountable. And there has to be a certainty of punishment when we arrest somebody with an illegal firearm.\" The charges come 12 days after Hadiya was shot to death at a park in what her godfather, Damon Stuart, described as an \"ideal community\" on Chicago's South Side. Police said that there were no substantive tips as to the shooter's identity, but once they had a description of the car, they linked it to a traffic stop that occurred several days before the killing. That description and interviews with parolees led them to Ward and Williams. McCarthy said Ward surrendered on Saturday night without a struggle, but Williams tried to escape. No weapon was recovered, he said. Hadiya's was killed a week after she performed at one of the events surrounding Obama's second inauguration. Shatira Wilks, one of Hadiya's cousins, said the family was elated that the suspects were in jail. \"However there is no level of comfort -- not long-term comfort -- and we are still miserable,\" she told CNN's Anderson Cooper. \"(Hadiya) is the face of every parent's dream child. Hadiya had so many different things awaiting her in life. She was a wonderful, wonderful kid. My little cousin really was an angel.\" She said Hadiya was hanging out with a volleyball team -- a group of girls and one boy -- when she was killed. The killing -- which occurred in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood near the Obamas' Chicago home -- drew the first couple's attention. First lady Michelle Obama attended Hadiya's funeral Saturday, and her husband wrote a note to Hadiya's family that was printed on the funeral program: \"We know that no words from us can soothe the pain, but rest assured that we are praying for you, and that we will continue to work as hard as we can to end this senseless violence.\" Hadiya's parents are in Washington to attend the State of the Union address, McCarthy said. Hadiya, who often urged friends to stay away from gangs, was an honor student and band majorette at King College Prep School. Her slaying -- the 42nd in the city this year -- also highlighted the problem of gun violence in Chicago. More than 500 people were fatally shot in 2012. McCarthy reiterated his call for minimum sentences for gun crimes and mandatory background checks. \"Michael Ward would not have been on the street of New York City to commit this act,\" the impassioned superintendent said. \"This is not about gun control. This is about the criminal justice system being designed to prevent gun violence.\" Huge gaps in that system must be closed, he said, mentioning sentencing guidelines and universal background checks for gun buyers. \"But in my book, one of the bigger things is (a) requirement to report the loss, theft or transfer of firearms,\" he said. He hoped Hadiya's case would be a turning point in the gun laws debate, and he apologized for his rant. \"I get a little emotional,\" he said. \"Because it's true.\"", "An elderly Michigan woman has confessed to smothering her infant son in 1961 and may also be responsible for the deaths of her twin daughters in 1969 and 1970, her surviving children say. Janice Summerfield, 77, recently admitted at her Kalamazoo retirement home that 8-month-old William Earl Summerfield died at her hands and not of accidental asphyxiation as his death certificate reads, says her daughter Paula Gastian, 54. Along with her brother Phil, who found William dead in his bed at age 4 and was blamed for the death, Gastian firmly believes her mother also murdered her twin sisters Brenda and Beth while they were still babies. Shock confession: Paula Gastian (left and right at right) says her mother confessed to her to murdering her infant brother 53 years ago . 'I asked if she had told anyone and she said she told my dad,' Gastian told the Battle Creek Enquirer. 'He just told her, \"Well I haven't been there for you and I guess life goes on.\"' Gastian said she went to her mother to discuss the deaths of her twin sisters after her father was put in prison in September for sexually assaulting a friend's child. When her mother said she was willing to talk, Gastian assumed she'd finally get to hear about the double murder--or at the very least, willful neglect--of her baby sisters. Instead, she got a surprise confession--her mother said she'd killed her baby daughter Beth in 1969 and then her twin sister Brenda just months later in 1970. Gastian says she was blamed for Brenda's death. 'She was quiet and then she said his name,' Gastian told the Enquirer about the day her mother confessed. 'I don't know how I stayed calm.' After an initial denial, Summerfield told the Battle Creek Enquirer that she had, in fact, killed William all those years ago. 'I didn't know what I was doing,' she said. 'All these years I had forgotten. I am going to die. I hate myself so much. I am ready to die.' Getting closure? Baby William Summerfield's cause of death on his 1961 death certificate was 'aspiration of regurgitated formula' Embattled: Phil Summerfield says his mother blamed him when his baby brother died and he's lived with the trauma, and that of being raised in a violent and alcoholic home, all his life . The tiny box containing the body of William Earl Summerfield has been exhumed. It remained unclear, pending the results of an autopsy, whether or not Summerfield would be charged. No investigation had begun in the death of either twin. His mother's confession was especially bittersweet for Phil Summerfield, who was blamed for William's death at such a young age. 'After she allegedly smothered the baby she put the baby in bed with me,' said the 58-year-old, who's been in and out of therapy his whole life, branded as bipolar and even once suffered through a suicide attempt. 'I was shy of 5 years old. I woke and he was dead. I picked him up and took him downstairs. She told me it was my fault.' Both Phil and Paula recall their home being a violent one, where children were routinely beaten or even tossed down stairs. All of Janice Summerfield's surviving children, even including younger Michael--who has no memory of the events and was raised in a far less tempestuous environment after the parents 'turned to religion'--believe the twins died as a result of their mother's actions or inactions. 'My older brother and I have lived through hell,' Gastian said. 'Now to know so many things will be exposed, it is a relief for my siblings who are gone but in my heart have never ever, been forgotten.' Getting answers: Paula asked her mother about the death of her siblings--thinking she'd get a response about her mother's role in the twins' deaths--after her father William Summerfield was sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a friend's child .", "A former teacher at the exclusive Miss Porter's School, who is serving an 18-month sentence for sexually assaulting a female student, now faces more jail time for child porn. Married father-of-three Joseph Prem Rajkumar, 44, who taught physics at the Connecticut girls' school, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of child pornography. The charge directly relates to his abuse of a 17-year-old girl at the school after he allegedly coerced her into creating a secret email account in 2011 and then pushed her to expose her breasts to him during video chats. Disgraced: Teacher Joseph Prem Rajkumar, 44, who is currently in state prison serving 18 months for the sexual assault of a student at the exclusive Miss Porter's, is facing more jail time over a child porn charge . A federal investigation discovered that Rajkumar sent and received messages with at least six female students at his school. He even tried to force another girl to have a sexual relationship with him, the Hartford Courant reported. He texted one girl that she 'looked hot' in the pants she was wearing and told another to create an email account, without using her name, to do 'naughty things'. The disgraced teacher is due back in court for sentencing on February 6 where he faces up to 20 years in prison. Rajkumar was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ten years on probation in January 2014 for the attack at the Farmington school. He must register as a sex offender for a decade after prison. Judge Joan Alexander told Rajkumar in January that as part of his probation, he could not teach or be near children under 16. The sentence will keep the sex offender away from his three children aged one, three and eight years old. His wife, Sarah Rajkumar, begged the judge not to register her husband as a sex offender but Judge Alexander said it was required by law. Mrs Rajkumar told the court in January that her husband was an 'exceptionally good man who made a grave error in judgment', adding that he had been overwhelmed by his responsibilities at the school and at home. Privileged: The elite Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut is a private boarding and day school for girls where tuition costs up to $52,000 each year . The victim was not in court for sentencing although her father was present. The judge praised the student for coming forward to report Rajkumar's attacks. Rajkumar who taught physics and coached soccer and track, was employed at the school in August 2009. He was fired on March 4, 2013 and charged on March 25 with two counts of felony second-degree sexual assault and one count of misdemeanor fourth-degree sexual assault. Police said the allegations dated back to 2010. The victim said that Rajkumar started groping her when she was 15 and that they had sex in his classroom closet and sent sexual videos to one another after she turned 17. The allegations came out after the former student, who is now in college, told her boyfriend who went to the police. The former student said that it had started when she was 15 and that Rajkumar would hug her and run his hands down her back when she was stressed about big tests. The girl told police that the situation developed and that she and Rajkumar had sex several times during some weeks. They had sex in a closet in his classroom. Miss Porter's is a girls-only, college preparatory school established in 1843. It is a small, private establishment with 306 girls currently enrolled. There are 52 teachers of which half live on the campus. The school takes pride in a vast array of extracurricular activities including 18 sports teams, dance and theater programs, pottery, painting and textile classes. Tuition for this year costs $52,475 for boarding students and $42,055 for girls who attend day classes. Miss Porter's was founded by education reformer Sarah Porter, who, in contrast to finishing schools of the day, insisted on a rigorous education for young women including chemistry, physiology, botany, geology, and astronomy in addition to the regular subjects of Latin, foreign languages, history and geography. The school is known for its close-knit community. According to the official website: 'Miss Porter's School educates young women to become informed, bold, resourceful and ethical global citizens. 'We expect our graduates to shape a changing world.' Former students include Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis who attended Miss Porter's from 1944 to 1947. Another notable alumna is Gloria Vanderbilt, a member of the legendary American dynasty and mother of CNN's Anderson Cooper. Other former students, who call themselves 'Ancients' include socialite and fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer.", "(CNN) -- When he watches personal trainers work with their clients at the gym he uses, Marqus Taylor often isn't impressed. \"From what I've seen, personal trainers tend to get in your face and make you feel less than you are,\" he says. Taylor, 30, is grateful he met his trainer at a local church in Chicago -- Brian Harris is full of kind words and encouragement, which has helped Taylor lose 160 pounds. Finding a personal trainer who makes you feel comfortable enough to expose your biggest flaws can be challenging. But they're called \"personal\" trainers for a reason -- they're there to guide you to your personal fitness goals, and to do so, they need to fit with your personality. The number of personal trainers in America will jump 24% by 2020, according to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics. As the field increases, clients will need to do more research to find the perfect fitness coach. It's important to consider everything from what your trainer wears to how they talk. Here are five qualities you should look for in a personal trainer: . 1. Patience . Patience is the key to a good client-trainer relationship, says celebrity trainer Ashley Borden. Trainers should understand that what works for one client may not work for another. He or she should do an assessment of your body when you first meet to familiarize themselves with your needs. Trainers should also find a comfortable pace for their clients, Borden says. Some clients may progress at a faster rate, while others may require more coaching and assistance. \"I love teaching and the journey of helping people find their bodies again,\" she says. 2. Communication . Your trainer likely will not be with you at all times during your workouts. That said, they should be able to explain things to you on the phone and teach you how to do certain moves without physically being present through every workout. \"(Harris) went above and beyond,\" says Taylor. \"When I first started the new plan, we spent half the day at the grocery store buying healthy foods because I'm not a smart shopper.\" Taylor says since Harris told him what to eat and why, he has been able to shop and work out on his own. And communication goes two ways. \"If a client always cancels on me and pushes back workouts, it makes me feel like they aren't committed,\" Harris says. 3. Professionalism . While it's important to maintain a close relationship with a client, Borden says, there also needs to be a level of professionalism. \"I carry their water and get them a towel if they need one -- similar to service they would receive at a five-star hotel,\" she says. (That service comes at a price: Full-time trainers charge an average hourly rate of $28.27, according to the National Federation of Professional Trainers. The duration of your training session, the location and the experience level of your personal trainer will dictate the cost of your session.) Lastly, the clothes your trainer wears should be simple and plain. The attention should be on the client, Borden says -- not on what the trainer is wearing... or not wearing. 4. Education . Trainers should have -- and be able to show you -- an appropriate fitness certification for their area of expertise, Borden says. To become certified, personal trainers must pass an exam through accredited organizations such as The American Council on Exercise (ACE), the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) or the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Most exams cover exercise physiology, training and exercise procedures, nutrition, functional anatomy of the body and weight management. Each organization's certification exam will ask different questions. You can see an exam overview here. A high school diploma or GED is necessary to enroll in certification classes; however, not all employers require college degrees -- this will depend on whether your trainer practices privately or through an institution. Trainers should also stay up-to-date with the latest fitness trends and new research published in scientific journals. \"Basic fitness is always there, but this field is evolving,\" says Borden. \"I always check online to see if there are new studies or courses I need to look at.\" 5. Personality . As a client, you want to feel comfortable and trust that your trainer has your best interest in mind. \"Brian is like my brother,\" Taylor says. \"We are really close in and outside of our training because he talks to me like a real person, not like a customer.\" Once you have established what kind of personal trainer you want, you can start looking for them. The American Council on Exercise and IDEA, the world's largest association for fitness and wellness professionals, have online tools that can help you locate the personal trainers available in your area and filter your results to cater to your activity of interest, price range and gender. Follow @CNNFitNation on Twitter and on Facebook .", "Christopher Williams, 49, had been prevented from entering play areas and country parks . Says he needs to use the local park to lose weight - despite having the Lake District on his doorstep . Promises he would not to go near any children's swings claiming: 'It doesn't interest me' By . Jaya Narain . UPDATED: . 18:42 EST, 16 September 2011 . Judge Andrew Woolman sitting with two magistrates relaxed the terms of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order allowing Williams more freedom to try and get fit . A paedophile banned from public parks to keep him away from children has had the court order relaxed because it was ‘a breach of his human rights’. Christopher Williams, 49, was jailed for seven years for tying up and molesting a 12-year-old boy, and the ban on entering parks and play areas was imposed when he was released from prison. But the paedophile claimed it prevented him from keeping fit – and now, after an appeal, a judge has relaxed the terms of the order. Judge Andrew Woolman ruled that Williams, who has health problems, should be allowed  to exercise in his local park under certain  conditions. He will be able to do so for an hour at a time on weekdays when children are attending classes, but not during school holidays or weekends. Judge Woolman, sitting with two magistrates at Burnley Crown Court, said: ‘If we did not allow him, it would be potentially damaging to his health and would probably be a breach of his human rights.’ Child-welfare campaigners condemned the decision yesterday and said the human rights of children should come first. Rosie Carter, of the child-protection charity Safechild, said: ‘We despair of this decision. ‘When that individual was . risk-assessed, they thought he would possibly molest children and that’s . why he was banned from entering parks and play areas. ‘I fail to understand why they would . disregard that consideration. This decision would not have been taken . lightly by experienced and qualified professionals. Risk: Williams cannot go near this play are but can visit the park around it . Williams had originally been imprisoned at Chester Crown Court in 1996 for indecent assault and gross indecency after molesting a 12 year old boy whose hands and feet were bound. He also had a 1980 conviction for indecent exposure and was subject of a life time Sexual Offences Prevention Order banning him from working with children. But last April a fresh warning was issued by the courts about his behaviour after he and another convicted paedophile David Higgs, 28, set up home together in Rishton, Lancs, and 'entertained' local children. Despite being monitored by police, one youngster later spent the night at the home of the two perverts and another was told cigarettes and alcohol were available there. Higgs would also go to another property where children aged between five and 16 congregated and would play hide and seek with them. Police arrested both men after Williams himself contacted one of the children's mothers, admitting they were not allowed to have children in the house and he wanted Higgs out. Higgs was found staying at the home of a young family. Higgs was jailed for 18 months and ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for 10 years for breaching the sexual prevention order but Williams escaped with a suspended prison term. Despite not committing any offences against children for 15 years, he remains classed as a 'high risk sex offender' by police. ‘There must have been a serious risk identified, and parents and carers will be horrified that the Crown Court has overturned that decision. It’s truly appalling. They mention his human rights, but the welfare of children is paramount in English law, so we fail to understand how the court could overwrite the Children Act 1989. It’s frightening.’ Williams was jailed at Chester Crown Court in 1996 for indecent assault and gross indecency for his horrific attack on the boy. On his release, he was given a Sexual Offences Prevention Order that banned him from public parks and play areas in an attempt to prevent him from coming into contact with children. But last April a fresh warning was issued by the courts after he and another convicted paedophile, David Higgs, 28, set up home together in Rishton, Lancashire, and hosted visits by local children. Police arrested both men for breaching Sexual Offences Prevention Orders and Higgs was jailed for 18 months. Williams escaped with a suspended prison term. After the latest conviction, Williams, who lives at a probation hostel in Carlisle, applied to Hyndburn Magistrates’ Court for his prevention order to be varied so he could go walking in his local park and play golf. Magistrates refused the application after police objected, saying he could go walking in the nearby Lake District. But this week Williams appealed against their decision, claiming he had health problems and needed regular exercise. Relaxing the terms of the prevention order, Judge Woolman said: ‘We recognise that the possibilities for exercise under the existing regime, the existing orders of the court, are very restrictive. ‘It would be oppressive to leave the orders as they are and some limited alteration is appropriate.’ While Williams can now use his local park, he is still banned  from going anywhere near the children’s play area. He is also allowed to play golf. Williams – who also has a 1980 conviction for indecent exposure and a lifetime ban on working with children – told the court: ‘I have no reason at all to go anywhere near the swings. It doesn’t interest me. Williams, who lives in a probation hostel in Carlisle, Cumbria, claimed the ban was 'restrictive' because it prevented him from losing weight after doctors told him to get fit due to his heart condition, asthma and rheumatoid arthritis . ‘I admit I have done wrong and I know my risk level will never change, but from 1996 to 2010 I have not been in trouble.’ He said doctors had told him to lose weight as he suffered from a heart condition, asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. The judge said no order of the court could prevent all contact between Williams and children –  he would, for example, come into contact with them when he was out shopping. The court order allows Williams out of his probation hostel between 9am and 3.15pm, 4pm and 7.30pm, and 8pm and 11pm.", "By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 07:09 EST, 16 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:15 EST, 16 September 2013 . A Polygamous family have told how they have shunned Mormonism and opted to preach 'love and commitment' over 'fear of . hell or the promise of heaven.' TV program My Five Wives, which debuted Sunday, follows Brady Williams, his five wives and their . combined 24 children who live together on their large family property . outside Salt Lake City, Utah. The newest polygamous . family from Utah on reality TV considers itself progressive and . independent and believes in a god which 'does not judge'. Scroll down for video . Progressive polygamy: Patriarch Brady (center) and his five wives . Nonie (far left), Robyn (near left), Paulie (near right) and Rhonda (center right) and Rosemarie left the Mormon church due to its conservative beliefs . Despite having left the church, the family still lives in a polygamous community outside Salt Lake Cit . Williams and his wives slowly withdrew from the . fundamentalist Mormon church in their rural community outside of Salt . Lake City during the mid-2000s after re-evaluating their core beliefs. The . family no longer teaches the tenets of fundamental Mormonism to their . children at home, opting instead to take from other teachings such as . Buddhism to instill good, moral values in their two dozen children, who . range in age from 2-20. 'Since we have left . the religion, it's now about love and it's about commitment, and it's . about happiness as a family,' said Mr Williams, 43, a project manager . in his brother's construction business. 'It's not about the fear of . hell or the promise of heaven.' It wasn't the . first time Mr Williams has crossed religious lines. Husband of five: Brady was raised in the mainstream Mormon church, but when he was 16 his family became fundamentalist and began believing in polygamy . As a teenager, . his parents left mainstream Mormonism and joined polygamy. He said that . transition was very difficult, but not as hard as leaving the . fundamentalist church his five wives all grew up in. The . show will go behind closed doors and focus on the frustrations, needs . and fears of a family living the controversial lifestyle, according to a . TLC press release. Though their beliefs have estranged from many family members, the members of the Williams family believe that their sacrifices are worth it. First wife Paulie, a dental hygienist, has been married to Brady for 21 years, and the couple's six children range in age from 20 to nine years old. Good friends: The Williams five wives, from left to right, Robyn, Nonie, Rhonda, Rosemary and Paulie, all get along on the show. Robyn and Rhonda are also cousins . She was raised in a polygamist family and expected her husband to have additional wives, but her oldest daughter is recently married and plans a monogamist lifestyle. He then married second wife Robyn - dubbed 'the creative wife' for her art classes and love of making gifts for the family - about nine months after his ceremony to Paulie, and they have five children. Divide and conquer: Each wife cooks dinner for the 30-strong family one night a week . Each wife has her own space. The family is divided across 5 apartments in two homes they are just yards from each other. Three wives live in this home, each with their own front door, separate kitchen and own personal bedroom. Brady rotates between the five nightly . Third wife Rosemary worked in the family construction business but stopped after winning a scholarship at the local college, where she is studying for her teaching degree in music. She has four children with Mr Williams. Nonie, the fourth wife, was living in Montana when she met her husband 15 year ago, and the duo had a long-distance relationship. She is the only wife that works with him, handling the administrative side of the family's construction business, while being a mom to their five children. Fifth wife Rhonda is Robyn's cousin. She entered the picture 12 years ago, and admits that it took eight years before she really felt that she belonged in the family. Though she says that there are downsides to polygamy, she loves that her four children have other mothers around. Cameras were allowed into the bedroom, and the women will speak openly about their frustrations with Brady's schedule. Sister Wives: Kody Brown (center), his wives Meri (far left), Robyn (near left), Christine (near right) and Janelle (far right) and their 17 children introduced many Americans to the polygamous lifestyle . On the show the wives detailed how they each cook dinner for the massive family of 30 one night a week. Brady rotates bedrooms on a nightly basis, so each wife gets him one night of five. The family lives on a two home compound in polygamous community outside Salt Lake City. Two homes are divided into five apartments. Each wife has her own kitchen and living space, as well her own bedroom and bedrooms for her biological children. Brady goes between. The wives also pend their birthday and anniversary with Brady. The show premiered on September 15, right after Sister Wives - the reality show that first brought polygamy into many Americans' living rooms. Kody Brown, his four wives Meri, Christine, Janelle and Robyn and their 17 children have faced many challenges as a super-sized family living an alternative lifestyle .", "It seems that Suge Knight and Katt Williams feel like they were put in jail for no good reason following an incident with a female photographer that happened on September 5 in Los Angeles. Knight and Williams were both arrested Wednesday and charged with felony robbery after a photographer claims the men stole her camera while she was snapping photos of them last month. Now, sources close to Knight are saying the rap mogul was just trying to protect his young son - and that no one ever took the photographer's camera. Scroll down for video . Theft chart: Suge Knight (seen above at a traffic warrant hearing in Las Vegas on Thursday) was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly stealing a female photographer's camera last month . From the scene: Photos from the day of the alleged incident show a woman nursing an injured finger . According to TMZ, Williams' friend confronted the woman when she refused to stop snapping pics of Knight, who is still recovering for injuries sustained when he was shot just two months ago, and his 4-year-old son. She asked the woman to delete the photos on her camera, but she refused. This, however, is where the stories become wildly different. Members of Knight's camp claim, 'the photog is a liar and her camera was NEVER stolen, she had it in her possession when cops came.' Law enforcement sources are saying however, 'Suge orchestrated the entire thing and that Katt was just following his orders.' Though Williams is the one who is actually said to have taken the camera, both are being charged. Also arrested: Comedian Katt Williams, pictured in a previous mug shot from an unrelated case, has also been charged with felony robbery steaming from the alleged scuffle on September 5 in Beverly Hills, California . If found guilty, Suge faces significantly more time than Katt due to a previous assault with a deadly weapon conviction accoriding to the D.A. 'If convicted, Knight, who has a prior conviction for assault with a deadly weapon, faces up to 30 years to life in state prison,' they said. 'Williams faces up to seven years in custody.' Investigations continue: Beverly Hills police are continuing to look into the alleged incident, which reportedly left the woman with 'minor injuries' Both men made bail, with prosecutors asking it to be set at $1 million for the record label founder and $75,000 for the comedian. Photos of the alleged incident show a woman nursing an injured finger, however, neither Katt nor Suge were pictured at the scene. Beverly Hills police Sgt. Max Subin told the LA Times that after coming out of the studio the comedian and hip hop mogul came across the photographer and allegedly chased the woman down an alley. Facing serious time: If convicted, Suge, pictured 2013, faces up to 30 years behind bars . The officer said Kat then grabbed the woman's camera 'forcibly' and she 'sustained minor injuries'. When police arrived on the scene, both of the stars had left, he said. Neither man has been charged with assault. Both Suge - whose real name is Marion - and Katt - real name Micah - have had their fair share of run-ins with police. When he was arrested on Wednesday, Katt was to face court over a July 15 incident in Inglewood when he allegedly pepper-sprayed a man and tried to hit him with his car. The comedian was charged with two counts of felony assault in addition to the use of tear gas. That same month, Los Angeles County sheriffs were called to the Comedy Store in West Hollywood after reports he pulled out a gun and smashed a car window. No charges were laid over that incident. Suge's rap sheet is a little longer, with the 49-year-old first arrested in 1992 on assault and weapons charges for which he received probation. However in 1996, he was arrested after security cameras at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas caught him and a group of other men beating a gang member. He was sentenced to nine years in prison for parole violation. He was imprisoned twice more for violating his parole after being caught consorting with gang members and then assaulting a valet in 2003. Suge has also been the victim of a number of serious crimes - and has been shot three times. Besides getting shot in August, Suge was also injured in 2005, when he was shot in Miami during another pre-awards party. Most famously he was hit by bullet fragments in 1996 in Las Vegas when he was sitting next to rapper Tupac Shakur during a drive-by hit on their car. Tupac did not survive. Tough year: On August 24, the rap mogul was shot six times inside Chris Brown's pre-VMA party at a Hollywood nightclub. It was the third time he had been injured in a shooting .", "Stalker: Kathy Rowe, pictured, posed as her rival house bidder online, asking for men to 'force his way in and on me, while I say no' A San Diego woman who allegedly solicited rape and sodomy on a couple who outbid her for her dream home has pleaded guilty to stalking. Kathy Rowe, who won a local 'Mother of the Year' award in 2007, became so distraught after losing the property to the couple that she created fake sex-ads online pretending to be the wife, asking for strange men to break into her home and 'rape' her. The 53-year-old entered a plea bargain over the stalking charges, in exchange for prosecutors to drop felony charges of soliciting rape and sodomy and misdemeanor charges of identity theft and harassment. Rowe and the couple had both had their eye on the property in Carmel Valley, San Diego, but when Rowe was outbid, she decided to make the new owners' lives a living hell. The young husband and wife were initially subjected to bullying and stalking, which saw Rowe put a stop on their mail and sending religious missionaries to their doorstep. However, Rowe's hate campaign soon took a sinister turn when she allegedly posed as the wife in online adult entertainment ads titled 'Carmel Valley Freak Show,' inviting strange men over to the couple's home for sex . The online ads used the wife's picture and address, and described scenarios of a rape fantasy. 'I love to be surprised and have a man just show up at my door and force his way in the door and on me, totally taking me while I say no,' Rowe wrote to a respondent, posing as the wife. One man decided to follow up on the offer, but he was thwarted once by a locked gate and a second time when the husband answered the door. Two men who responded to the sex ads said they understood they were for consensual sex. Dream home: Kathy Rowe was so furious over missing out on this property in San Diego, she launched a campaign of terror against the new owners including posting online adverts looking for sex in their names . Worth jail? Kathy Rowe is facing three years in jail when she's sentenced in January 9 after launching a horror campaign against couple who out-bid her on this Carmel Valley home . Conviction of soliciting rape would have required Rowe to register for life as a sex offender. Rowe could face up to three years in prison when she's sentenced January 9. Rowe's lawyer C. Bradley Patton said he expects she will receive probation and possibly a period of home confinement. The probation would last three years, and the felony could eventually be reduced to a misdemeanor, Patton told the Los Angeles Times. Rowe has reached an out-of-court monetary settlement with the owners, the Times said. Desperate: A former mom-of-the-year was so desperate to buy this San Diego home she launched a campaign of harassment against the couple who beat her to it . Inciting: Kathy Rowe posted online adverts appealing for men to break into the home and rape the female owner in revenge after she missed out buying the property .", "The wife of a suburban Los Angeles mayor who was shot in his home pleaded not guilty Thursday to voluntary manslaughter. Lyvette Crespo, 43, entered the plea to a grand jury indictment. She was ordered held on $150,000 bail and could face up to 21 years in state prison if convicted. Crespo shot Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo three times in the chest on September 30. The killing came after the late mayor's years of domestic abuse, the widow claims. However, the late Crespo's brother says those claims are all a lie and that he has evidence proving Mrs. Crespo is a cold-blooded killer. Indicted: Lyvette Crespo (right) allegedly shot her husband, Bell Gardens, California Mayor Daniel Crespo (left), in September during a heated argument about his infidelity. She's now been indicted on charges of voluntary manslaughter . History of abuse? The Crespos were high school sweethearts. Mrs. Crespo claims her husband had become increasingly abusive in the months leading to his death. She says she shot him after he punched their son, who'd tried intervening during an argument . In text messages that brother, William Crespo, provided to the LA Times, Mrs. Crespo appears to have threatened to shoot her husband at least once before doing the deed. 'I'll find out who ... u got flowers for. Has to be a bell gardens wh***,' reads a message from Lyvette to her husband. Mr. Crespo replied: 'It better last time U threaten to shoot me in head!!!' In a civil suit filed against Lyvette on behalf of his mother, William Crespo has asked for more than $53 million in damages for the death of his brother, who he says was killed 'with malice and in cold blood,' by Mrs. Crespo. Crespo has told authorities it was self-defense after he punched their 19-year-old son in the face after he intervened in the couple's argument. Counter claim: Daniel Crespo's brother William (pictured) says his ex sister-in-law's claims are all lies and that she killed her husband in cold blood . Broken family: In this file photo, attorney Claudia Osuna holds a photo of the Crespo family - from top left to bottom right, Bell Gardens, Calif., Mayor Daniel Crespo, his daughter Crystal, his wife Lyvette and son Daniel Crespo Jr. Daniel Crespo Jr. called 911 to report the shooting, telling a dispatcher: 'He's on the floor dying. He hurt me.' Daniel Crespo, a Los Angeles County deputy probation officer, was elected in 2001 to the City Council of Bellflower, a city of about 42,000 residents. The mayor's position rotated among council members. He and his wife were high school sweethearts and married as teenagers in 1986. However, the autopsy report contained allegations by a daughter, Crystal Crespo, that her father had been verbally and physically abusive toward her mother over two decades. She said the abuse had become more physical in recent years because of arguments over Daniel Crespo's infidelity, but it was never reported and never left serious injuries. Daniel Crespo's brother, William Crespo, has denied the abuse allegations. The mayor's mother filed a $53 million lawsuit last fall in which she calls Crespo a 'cold-blooded killer' who picked a fight with her husband knowing their son would intervene. What happened? Mayor Daniel Crespo, pictured with daughter Chrystal, allegedly told his brother William there was another woman . Crespo Indictment by scprweb .", "Every dog has its day, but few canines get a motorcade on their return home. Kabang, who lost half her face after jumping in front of a motorcycle to save the lives of two girls, received a rousing welcome Monday in Zamboanga, a city in the southern Philippines. The mixed-breed came back from months-long treatment at the University of California, Davis, veterinary hospital, paid for with $27,000 in donations raised in the Philippines and abroad. She was reunited with her owner, Rudy Bunggal, and the girls she saved from the accident in December 2011 - the owner's daughter, Dina, and cousin Princess Diansing. 'She is not just my friend, she is like a part of our family,' 13-year-old Dina Bunggal said. Scroll down for video . Cured: Kabang, a two-year-old injured mixed breed, chews on a toy after being released from the from the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at the University of California, Davis, . Wounds: Sadly, doctors couldn't reconstruct the snout of Kabang, pictured with caregiver Dawn Gillette . Home: Kabang, pictured, is heading home to the Philippines after being released from hospital on Monday . 'I am very thankful to her, because without her, maybe I will not be alive today.' Kabang and Rudy Bunggal rode in the . back of a pickup truck festooned with yellow balloons to the Municipal . Hall, where Mayor Celso Lobregat bestowed the title 'Pride of Zamboanga' on the dog. Motorcycles and cars took part in the . motorcade that drove Kabang through the port city. Residents snapped . photos of the dog and kids petted her. At the mayor's office, Kabang was . given a bag of treats. But all is not well in Kabang's household. Rudy Bunggal, who told reporters he . was struggling with drinking and financial problems, asked the . veterinarian who had accompanied Kabang to the U.S., Anton Lim, to . temporarily care for the dog. The Philippine Daily Inquirer also quoted Bunggal's wife, Christina, as saying the couple has separated. The husband, who worked as a . mechanic, now lives alone in a shanty and found a new job as a . construction worker, earning less than $5 a day. The mongrel dog has endured months of surgery and treatment on the other side of the world after her story became went viral. Sadly, doctors couldn't reconstruct . Kabang's missing snout but they were able to heal the dog's wounds and . treat other ailments, before she was released on Monday from the . University of California, Davis veterinary hospital. Procedure: Veterinary surgeon Boaz Arzi, left, describes how a nasal opening was created in the face of Kabang . Faceless dog: The dog's snout and jaw was ripped off in the motorbike accident in 2011 . Cancer: Brave Kabang was also treated for undiagnosed cancer during his seven-month hospital stay . Newspapers in the Philippines . reported she saved the lives of her owner's daughter and niece, who were . apparently in the path of the oncoming bike. UC . Davis veterinary professor Frank Verstraete said Kabang was in hospital . for seven months. Doctors discovered Kabang was also suffering . life-threatening cancer, and got to work treating her with a dose of . chemotherapy. After . completing six weekly intravenous chemotherapy infusions, the hospital . announced in December that Kabang appeared to have beaten the cancer she . was suffering from, Gina Davis, the primary care veterinarian at the . William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in Davis, told . the San Francisco Chronicle. The dog, however, was still undergoing treatment for heartworms in her arteries before she was able to have the gaping wound on her face closed. Full treatment of that condition was put on hold during cancer therapy. Kabang had the first of three arsenic-based heartworm shots on December 4 and received the other two in the second week of January. 'It will be one to two months for her to recover from that before she goes in and has the surgery,' Davis said in December. Helping a hero: Kabang's facial surgery was been postponed after veterinarians at University of California at Davis discovered a tumour and heartworm . Good girl: Kabang was hailed as a hero in the Philippines after saving two girls by jumping in front of a speeding bike, which left her severely disfigured . Treatment: Dr. Anton Lim plays with Kabang after her arrival at the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at University of California Davis . The horrific accident occurred in . December 2011 when the daughter of Kabang’s owner, nine-year-old Dina . Bunggal, and her cousin three-year old Princess Diansing, were playing . with the dog in Zamboanga City, Philippines. The . dog ended up in Davis hospital in 2012 after a nurse from Buffalo, New . York, spearheaded a fundraising campaign to bring her to the U.S. Veterinarians in the Philippines were apparently unable to treat her . injuries. Care For Kabang raised over $20,000 from 22 countries to cover the costs of surgeries, visas and airfare. Surgeons were planning to perform two or three procedures. The first involved dental work, extractions and covering exposed roots. They then closed the dog's wound and restore nasal functions. Prior to the surgeries, the dog's bony structures were exposed to air, increasing the chance of infection, Davis said. Kabang will now return to he owners in the Philippines. The bill for her treatment is expected to top $10,000. Close call: Doctors in the Philippines suggested that Kabang's owner put her down, but he would hear none of it . Grateful dog: Kabang was found in a rice paddy as a puppy and was nearly killed for meat, but her owner's daughter and niece pleaded for her life . Global effort: A New York nurse helped raise more than $20,000 from 22 countries to pay for Kabang's medical care in the U.S. Davis said in December that despite Kabang's many conditions, the dog appeared to be in good spirits. 'She has come through everything very well,' Davis said. 'Her appetite is still good. She's still bright and happy.' Kabang's face became tangled in the spokes of the bike's wheel, and her entire upper jaw was torn off. Kabang, who became a mother to six . little puppies in April 2012, had a rough start in life when Dina's . father Rudy found her abandoned in a rice paddy. He brought the dog home to fatten her . up and feed her to the family, but his daughter and niece convinced him . to spare Kabang and keep her as a pet - a lucky move for both dog and . family.", "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- For more than a year, the criminal justice students jotted details of Chandra Levy's final movements onto a huge timeline taped to a classroom wall, culled the Internet and public records for scraps of information, and pored over the model skeleton laid out on a table in their lab at Bauder College in Atlanta, Georgia. Antonio Wilson, from left clockwise, Lashaun Bates, Jennifer Gosdin and Charna-Marie Dixon. They spent hours with the slain intern's mother, Susan Levy, who flew from her home in California to Atlanta just to talk to them. Chandra Levy had studied criminal justice in college, too. They began with a list of five suspects, then narrowed it down to one. On December 28, they mailed their findings to the police chief in Washington, D.C. They never heard back. But on Saturday, the text and phone messages began to fly. There's a suspect, they told each other with excitement. An arrest is imminent. \"It completely validates 15 months of work,\" their teacher, Sheryl McCollum, said that Saturday morning. \"We knew this case was solvable. There was no reason for it not to be solved.\" Meet the members of the campus crime club » . A week ago, the police chief in Washington, D.C., called Levy's parents and told them a suspect in the 2001 slaying soon would be arrested. \"I got a call from the Washington police department, just to give me a heads up that there's a warrant out for the arrest,\" said Susan Levy, the victim's mother. She added that police did not provide a name, but sources later identified him to CNN as Ingmar Guandique. Guandique is serving a 10-year prison sentence for two assaults in Washington's Rock Creek Park that occurred around the time of Levy's disappearance. Levy's remains were found in the park. For the Bauder College students, the break in the case was no cause for self-congratulations. They can't disclose their findings to the public. It's part of the deal they make at the start of each investigation. Even though they couldn't name their suspect, or even discuss details of what they found, they didn't carry themselves like people who had missed the mark when they met with CNN on Monday. There were big smiles and, in more reflective moments, small tears. Antonio Wilson and Jennifer Gosdin, two students who last year shared logs of their progress with CNN, said they hoped Levy's mother, father and brother can now find some comfort and peace. If they were able to help the Levys in some way, they are glad. Wilson, who hopes to be a probation officer, said he got more out of the experience than he ever expected. \"It's not my area, but I loved it,\" he said. \"Once you get involved in it, it becomes personal,\" Gosdin agreed. For Naomi Barkley and La-Shawn Bates, the case got personal when they met Susan Levy. \"You could see the hurt in her face,\" Bates recalled. \"You can't help but want to make it right for her. McCollum was in Florida with her family when the news of a suspect broke. She was on the phone with Susan Levy before the sun came up in California. Yes, Levy said, it's true, adding that she was grateful to the students for keeping people focused on her daughter's case, McCollum recalled. McCollum worked as a victims' advocate in the criminal justice system in Fulton County, Georgia, for 25 years before taking a teaching job at Bauder College. In 2005, she launched the Cold Case Investigations Research Institute. It's a fancy name for a campus crime club. The students aren't graded, and they don't receive class credits. But the payoff for the hours they invest includes hands-on experience working real cases and access to experts and criminal justice professionals. Using real-life cases is the best way to groom the next generation of crime-solvers, McCollum believes. Many of the 850 students at Bauder College juggle full-time jobs and families with their course work. About 80 of them are members of the crime club. They are joined by students at two other campuses: Auburn University-Montgomery and Faulkner University in Alabama. Auburn students examined crime scene and geographic details, while Faulkner students delved into the victim's profile. The Bauder students focused on the suspects. Past cases include Tupac Shakur, the hip-hop artist gunned down in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Wayne Williams, the man convicted in the Atlanta child murders case. Students found the Williams case solvable, but Shakur's slaying was ruled \"undetermined.\" The Levy investigation was deemed \"solvable.\" It seemed to carry special meaning for the students. \"With Chandra, she was a criminal justice major at one time, and she had aspirations of going into the federal government; a lot of our students do as well,\" McCollum said at the outset of the project. \"The students became completely dedicated once they met the family members of the victims,\" McCollum said. \"The victims are real people, the cases are real cases, and the research is real investigative work.\"", "She might be a no-nonsense countrywoman but even the Duchess of Cornwall couldn't resist a grimace when handed a plasticised dog heart during a visit to a London vet. The heart, which did come from a real animal, had been preserved with chemicals and was being used as a teaching aid by professors at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital. Luckily for pet-loving Camilla, the visit wasn't all animal parts and surgery, with the Duchess breaking into a smile after finding some living animals to pet. Scroll down for video . Ugh! The Duchess looks aghast after being handed a plasticised dog heart to hold . One of them was a lurcher named Dogmatix, who thumped his tail hopefully as the Duchess approached. She immediately obliged, with the dog, who was at the hospital for a routine examination, looking beseechingly up at Camilla while she patted him. Another pet waiting in the consulting room was Jessica, a fluffy feline whose less-than-impressed expression was enough to rival Grumpy Cat's. Owned by the Fluin family, the cat spent the royal visit staring moodily at the table and refused to engage with either nurses or Duchess. Camilla, who was elegant in a blue cashmere suit by couturier Roy Allen, had more luck with a bearded dragon named Nugget, which was happy to be petted by the Duchess. Gruesome: The heart, which is a real one, is used as a teaching aid by professors at the veterinary hospital . Much better: The Duchess looked far happier when meeting Dogmatix, a lurcher in for a check-up . Quick pat: The Duchess, a dog owner herself, gave the grizzled pet a pat . And one for you too! A bearded dragon named Nugget also got a quick scratch from the Duchess . Not amused: Jessica the cat, perhaps disliking being at the vets, looked grumpy throughout . Cross: The pet remained unmoved by the royal visit, despite Camilla's best efforts . Having toured the wards, Camilla ventured into the teaching part of the hospital where she encountered a familiar face - a horse named Foxhunter which had been through the same plasticisation process as the dog heart. 'I do remember seeing him jump many years ago!' said the Duchess of the horse, which was part of Britain's show jumping team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Foxhunter, a 16.3hh golden bay gelding, took bronze during that event and went on to amass several more medals before dying in 1959. Camilla's visit to the Beaumont Salisbury Animal Hospital came as part of her work with the Animal Care Trust, of which she has been patron since 2005. Hello there: The Duchess peered into one of the clinic cages for a better look at a sick iguana . Shy: Rather than face the cameras, one ginger cat chose to hide behind its blanket instead . Model student: Jess Mullard showed the Duchess a horse head she had made from cloth . Enjoying herself: Camilla chatted to student Jade Johnson during a reception at the end of the visit . The ACT is the Royal Veterinary College’s registered charity and it raises funds to support research into improving veterinary treatment and training budding medics. Speaking after the visit, Professor Stuart Reid, principal of the Royal Veterinary College, said: 'The generous donations to the ACT are invaluable in helping us to deliver the best possible care to our patients and world-leading veterinary education to our students. 'We were delighted to welcome The Duchess of Cornwall to our teaching hospital in Camden so that she could see just how much of an impact these donations have on the work that we do.' Meanwhile... Prince Edward survives a security scare in Belfast . Unscathed: Prince Edward had a security scare during a visit to the Titanic Belfast but emerged unscathed . Moving on: As a result, he was able to carry on to the Belfast Royal Academy to present some awards . Scheme: He was presenting Duke of Edinburgh gold award winners with their certificates . The Duchess of Cornwall isn't the only royal who has been busy this week, with Prince Edward spending the last two days in Belfast. Edward was there to present certificates to local students on behalf of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme but also fell victim to a security alert. The scare came as the result of the presence of a mysterious package outside the Titanic Belfast, which he was touring at the time. Happily, police fears proved unfounded and Edward was able to continue on to his next engagement at the Belfast Royal Academy.", "A new video shows the terrifying moment a film crew rushed to save the life of Oscar-winner William Hurt. The crew of the Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider can be seen dashing to get him off the tracks of a railroad bridge, along with their equipment, as he lay across the railway filming a scene in Georgia while a train rushes towards him and the crew at breakneck speed. The other actor in the scene, Wyatt Russell, can also be seen trying to scramble out of the train's path. Hurt and Russell somehow made it to safety. But, several crew members suffered injuries. Camera assistant Sarah Elizabeth Jones was tragically killed. She was just 27 years old. Scroll down for videos . A new video shows the terrifying moment a film crew rushed to save the life of Oscar winner William Hurt (above) from a train . The video shows the moment the cast and crew of the Greg Allman biopic Midnight Rider were forced to scramble as a train approached (above) The crew and actor Wyatt Russell (above with guitar) were filming a dream sequence on a railroad bridge . Camera assistant Sarah Jones (above) was struck by a fuel tank and run over by the train as she tried to flee and was killed instantly . The film's director Randall Miller (above with wife Jody Savin) pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and will serve two years in prison . The video also shows the crew desperately trying to get a bed off the track, which Hurt was laying on during the scene as they filmed a dream sequence while Russell played the guitar. Russell, the son of Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, can be seen clearly in the video as he flees with a guitar still on his back. Footage taken just before the tragic incident unfolded was later edited and cut into a scene. It would have been used in the film if production hadn't been stopped. Two weeks ago, the film's director, Randall Miller, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespassing and will serve two years in a county jail and eight years probation while also paying a $20,000 fine. Executive producer Jay Sedrish also pleaded guilty to the same charges and received 10 years probation. 'We hope the sacrifice of our daughter's life will continue to change the film industry,' Jones' father, Richard Jones, told reporters outside the courthouse. 'I believe it sends a message, frankly, that if you do not respect those you're in charge of, you may end up behind bars.' In addition, Hillary Schwartz, an assistant director on the film, was also convicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespassing and also received 10 years probation. Charges against Miller's wife and business partner, Jody Savin, were dropped as part of his plea. Prosecutors said all three defendants knew that CSX Transportation, which owned the trestle spanning the Altamaha River, had denied them permission in writing to film on its tracks. 'It was a horrible tragedy that will haunt me forever,' Miller said in a statement provided by a publicist. 'Although I relied on my team, it is ultimately my responsibility and was my decision to shoot the scripted scene that caused this tragedy.' Hurt (above) won the Best Actor Oscar in 1986 for Kiss of the Spider Woman . Assistant District Attorney John B. Johnson said Miller and the other filmmakers even attempted to rewrite the script to drop the scene they planned to shoot with actor William Hurt, in the role of Allman, in a hospital bed placed on the tracks. Miller decided to shoot the scene anyway, Johnson said, after the owner of the property surrounding the tracks said the movie crew could access its land. He said Miller and his crew went onto the railroad bridge after mistakenly thinking no more trains would pass that day. The train, traveling at 55mph, smashed into a metal-framed bed on the tracks, sending shrapnel flying as crew members scrambled for safety and clung to the bridge's metal railing high above the Altamaha River. After his plea was accepted, Miller followed a sheriff's deputy from the courtroom to begin his two-year sentence at the Wayne County jail. He also agreed to serve an additional eight years on probation and pay a $20,000 fine. Miller's attorney, Ed Garland, said he expects the director could be released from jail within a year. He said Miller accepted the plea deal to prevent prosecution of his wife, who left the courthouse in tears. Garland said the filmmaker never intended to put his crew at risk. The crew was filming a dream sequence that featured Hurt, as Allman, on a bed (above) Russell (above) was playing a guitar in the scene, and can be seen carrying it still as he ran from the train . 'We hope the sacrifice of our daughter's life will continue to change the film industry,' Jones' father, Richard Jones (above), told reporters on Monday . The incident occurred on February 20, 2014, the very first day of filming on the picture. Jones was first struck by a fuel tank and then fell on the tracks, being run over by the train seconds later. Miller recalled the moment he was forced to call her parents and deliver the heartbreaking news that their daughter was dead. Filming was immediately suspended, and many in the industry began a push for better safety regulations in the aftermath of the tragedy. A group called Slates for Sarah also began putting the words RIP Sarah Jones on film slates in her memory on programs including Girls, Scandal, Parks and Recreation, The Leftovers, Parenthood, Glee, The Mindy Project, Revenge and The Vampire Diaries, a show on which Jones had previously worked as an assistant.", "By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 2:00 PM on 15th December 2011 . Lindsay Lohan appeared in a Los Angeles court this morning for a brief probation hearing where she was lauded with praise. The 25-year-old actress, who arrived back just in the nick of time from Hawaii last night, turned up wearing a gaping white cardigan top, which exposed her cleavage, teamed with champagne-coloured trousers and heels. But it appeared the starlet may have over indulged on her mini-break as she was looking a little bloated and sporting a double chin - something the cameras didn't happen to catch during her recent nude Playboy photoshoot. While her court dates usually see her admonished - today golden girl LiLo was given the thumbs up for completing her probation requirements early over the past month. Judge Stephanie Sautner - apparently . feeling the festive spirit - told Lohan she was pleased with her . progress and told her to keep it up. Fuller-faced: Lindsay Lohan arrived at court in Los Angeles this morning for a probation hearing, but looked somewhat bloated and was sporting a double chin . Racy appearance: Lindsay was wearing a gaping cardigan top, which exposed her cleavage, and champagne-coloured trousers with heels . 'You are doing well and I'd like to see it continue,' the Los Angeles Superior Court judge told her. 'The morgue seems to be pleased - as pleased as a morgue can be,' she added. Judge Sautner also chirped: 'I think . she likes coming here and seeing me,' in a comment to Lohan's lawyer . Shawn Chapman Holley, who asked if Lindsay needed to return to court . next month if she completes her next stint of probation requirements . early. Lohan will indeed have to show her . face again because, as the judge put it: 'She won't complete her . probation otherwise,' prompting Lohan to chuckle. The actress - who features nude in the . upcoming issue of Playboy magazine - has been ordered to complete . another 12 days of community service and four therapy sessions ahead of . her next court date on January 17. Judge Sautner told Lohan that he . recent trip to Hawaii was perfectly acceptable because it was to . celebrate her sister Ali's birthday, who turns 18 later this month. Thumbs . up: The smiling actress, pictured with lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley, was . praised by the judge for keeping up with her probation requirements . Lohan . has progressed ahead of schedule with her community service and was . told that she can now travel for pleasure whenever she has completed her . 12 days of service she is slated to do per month. Otherwise Lohan is . only allowed to travel to see her family on holidays and special . occasions with the approval of her probation officer. 'In any month . you complete your twelve days early you can travel for pleasure, to . see her family to not see her family - to go to a spa or whatever. 'The holidays are coming up so you can travel to see your family. 'But travel for pleasure or fun is only allowed after you've completed the 12 days.' Lohan was ordered last month to spend 30 days in jail after she admitted . violating her probation in a DUI case and another involving the theft of . a necklace from a Venice jewellery store. Due largely to jail . overcrowding, she served only about five hours at the Century Regional . Detention Facility in Lynwood, California. Relief: While Lohan is usually admonished at her court appearances, today was a different matter and the actress could hardly contain her happiness as the Judge Sautner told her to keep up the good work . Light moment: Lindsay covers her face after letting out a laugh when the judge joked that Lindsay will have to return to court next week because otherwise 'she won't complete her probation'. Sautner added that Lindsay likes coming to see her in court . Lohan admitted she had violated probation by failing to show up for community-service appointments and therapy sessions. Judge Sautner technically sentenced . the actress to 300 days behind bars but only required her to serve 30 . days. The remaining 270 days of the sentence will be stayed as long . as Lohan adheres to a specific schedule of community service work and . therapy sessions, Sautner ruled. Included in that schedule was a . requirement for her to perform 12 days of community service at the Los . Angeles County morgue and attend four psychotherapy sessions prior to . today's hearing. She will now have until Jan 17 to serve another 12 days at the morgue and attend four more therapy sessions. If . she remains on track, Lohan will then have until February 15 to complete . another 12 days at the morgue and four more therapy sessions. After that, she will have until March 29 to perform 17 more days at the morgue and six more therapy sessions. If . Lohan sticks to the schedule, her probation in the 2007 DUI case will . terminate at the end of March, and her probation in the Venice theft . case will be downgraded to summary, non-supervised probation, Sautner . said. Lohan pleaded no contest May 11 to a misdemeanour grand theft . charge involving a necklace priced at $2,500 pilfered from a Venice . jewellery store. Walk on the wild side: The Mean Girls star teamed her look with an animal print handbag . Time for the crime: The probation stems from a 2007 . drink-driving conviction and a jewellery theft conviction earlier this . year . She was placed on three years probation and ordered to . spend 120 days in jail and complete the 480 hours of community service . to which she had been previously sentenced for violating her probation . in a 2007 misdemeanour DUI case. Lohan was ordered to have her 480 . hours of community service completed by April 2012, with 360 hours at . the Downtown Women's Center and another 120 hours at the county morgue. However, her attendance was so sporadic at the Skid Row center that . shelter officials terminated her from the community-service program . there. That prompted Sautner to revoke the actress' probation. She . later ordered that Lohan perform all of her community service work at . the morgue. Jetting back: Lindsay arriving back to Los Angeles last night following mini break in Hawaii . Since her last court hearing, the Freaky Friday star posed for a much-publicized photo spread in Playboy. Pictures from the photo shoot leaked online, prompting the magazine to . move up the release date of the Lohan issue. Lohan made news earlier this week . when her purse was stolen while she was vacationing in Hawaii - a trip . that was previously approved by her probation officer. Lohan's purse was recovered, but an estimated $10,000 she was carrying in it was missing. Glamorous: Lindsay in a shot from her nude Playboy magazine shoot, minus the double chin .", "A Seattle-area couple is in custody for allegedly holding captive and torturing the man's 13-year-old brother for three months -- including driving a nail through the boy's hand and keeping him in a cellar for days without food, the prosecutor said Wednesday. Brandon Gunn, 27, and his wife Viviana, 34, are in the Kitsap County Jail outside Seattle on $500,000 bail each, charged with kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment and four counts of assault, county prosecutor Cami Lewis said. Brandon's brother is from Atlanta and went in May to stay with his brother for the summer, Kitsap County Deputy Sheriff Scott Wilson said. \"We've been crying for days,\" the teen's aunt, Marsha Thomas-Jones, told CNN Atlanta affiliate WSB. \"My sister is devastated.\" The alleged torture began as early as May 1 and lasted until the teenager escaped from his brother's cellar two weeks ago, according to the prosecutor's complaint, filed Tuesday. Thomas-Jones said the family suspected something was wrong months ago when communication ceased, and it tried unsuccessfully to get law enforcement involved early, WSB reported. The attorney for Brandon Gunn, Michele Taylor, was given the case only Wednesday and has not received any discovery documents, said her paralegal, Samantha Badkin. She said they don't expect to speak to their client until at least next Tuesday. A voicemail message for Viviana Gunn's attorney, Jeniece Lacross, was not returned late Wednesday. According to the probable cause certificate filed Monday by the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, the boy was sent to the Gunns' garage where he was duct-taped to a chair with tape over his eyes and mouth, then beaten in the head, torso and legs with a baseball bat and metal bars, losing consciousness at times. Another time, the couple put the boy's hand in a bench vise, tightened it, and drove a nail through the his hand with a hammer, the certificate says. The boy said that time, he could see them doing it. The Gunns duct-taped his hands and hung him from a rafter in the garage, then beat him; they also stapled his right palm with a construction stapler, heated a knife and cut him with it, according to the certificate. The couple forced the boy to stay naked in a portable dog kennel twice for two to three days at a time, with no food or water, the certificate says. He also was forced to stay in the dark cellar for four days, and when he escaped to get food, he was punished by being beaten with a baseball bat, it says. The boy said the couple called the abuse \"punishment sessions\" for not doing chores or breaking household rules, and that the \"sessions\" would last for two to three hours, according to Deputy Sheriff Wilson. When the boy escaped, he had been duct-taped but managed to escape by moving his hands in front of him, peeling the tape off his mouth, then chewing through the tape binding his hands, Wilson said. He forced open the cellar door and then lived on the streets for two weeks, stealing food when he could, Wilson said. He was sleeping in a bus shelter on a Navy housing complex last Friday night when two Navy security officers found the boy and saw his injuries, Wilson said. They immediately sent the boy to a hospital where detectives interviewed him. They saw injuries to the boy's head, face, chest, abdomen, back, arms, legs, hands and feet, ranging from fresh open wounds to wounds that were in the process of healing, the certificate of probable cause says. The doctor also found a broken piece of metal in the boy's hand, possibly from the nail. \"In the first six hours they were able to develop enough probable cause for the arrest of the brother and the brother's wife,\" Wilson said. \"they were arrested at 7 a.m. (Saturday) at their house.\" When detectives interviewed Brandon Gunn, he denied abusing the boy, saying only that he gave him a \"whooping\" with a belt on his backside a few times. Detectives searched the home and found blood stains on the wall, door, bench vise, baseball bat and chair, the certificate of probable cause says. They also found the dog kennel and staple gun, and a strong smell of urine in a corner of the cellar where the boy said he was forced to urinate, it says. The boy is out of the hospital and living with a foster family, Wilson said. The Gunns' next court appearance is scheduled for September 10 in Kitsap County District Court, said Lewis, the prosecutor. People held captive in Philadelphia .", "Two members of a girl gang savagely attacked a pair of legal secretaries following a Royal Wedding street party. Kalee Powell, 18, and Precious Gordon, 19, attacked Daniela Holischeck and Birgit Habersetzer after spending the day boozing at a street party to celebrate the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Ms Holischeck, who worked for City law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, was left a bloodied mess following the savage beating. Convicted: Precious Gordon, left,  and Kalee Powell, right, savagely attacked a pair of legal secretaries during a Royal Wedding day attack . She spent the night in A&E after the attack and had to take a fortnight off from work. Powell and Gordon, along with a 17-year-old who cannot be named, attacked 'like a pack' after they were called 'idiots' when they knocked a pizza out of the hands of Ms Habersetzer. Gordon admitted affray and assaulting Ms Holischeck and Ms Harbersetzer, while Powell was convicted of affray for her part in the attack on Ms Holischeck after a trial at the Old Bailey. Both were given community orders and told to pay a total of £300 compensation to their victims. Judge Stephen Kramer QC said Ms Holischeck and her flatmate had been caught up in 'an ugly incident in which mindless, drunken and unlawful violence was used'. 'It must have been a shock and thoroughly frightening for the two women who were victims,' he added. Haunted: Daniela Holischeck, pictured (right) with fellow victim Birgit Habersetzer, says she has been denied justice after members of a girl gang who savagely attacked them walked free from court . 'I am satisfied what you both did you did that night because you were fuelled by alcohol, having gone to a street party and drunk alcohol celebrating the Royal Wedding. 'You have each come within a whisker of a custodial sentence. I hope you both appreciate that and these courts will never see you in this sort of position again.' Ms Holischeck told jurors she felt as if it was 'raining fists' during the 10 minute attack in Bathurst Gardens, Kensal Rise, northwest London, on April 30 last year. She became so desperate she kicked out at a car in an attempt to start its alarm. 'They managed to grab my hair and pull me to the ground, and started to kick me,' she said. 'I could feel pizza being rubbed in my hair - bits of cheese coming down on me. 'There was so much blood everywhere - my face was full of blood, my hair was full of blood.' Ms Habersetzer, also a legal secretary, was also attacked while two boys from the group stood watching in Kensal Rise, London, just after midnight. Miss Habersetzer had brought the pizza as a late night snack and was taking it home. Prosecutor Helen Guest said: 'As they passed on the pavement, one of the girls knocked the box out of the hands of Birgit Habersetzer, and then followed that up with a punch to her face. 'She threatened to call the police, and then a girl came to Daniela Holischeck and started to attack her. She ended up on the floor, and they were kicking and punching her.' The attack only came to an end when a passing police car pulled up. Powell told officers she was drunk but had been trying to stop the fight. Ms Holischeck said she spent the night in A&E and had to take two weeks off sick. 'I had some trapped nerves in my back, and was not able to get out of bed by myself for a week,' she said. 'I had friends come to help me get out of bed.' 'I had a nose bleed from punches to the head.' Attack: Powell and Gordon had spent the day boozing at a street party to celebrate the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton . The two victims - both German - had been celebrating the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton in a local pub but had drunk only fruit juice because they were in training for a charity fun run. Powell, of Northolt, northwest London, denied affray and common assault on Ms Holischeck and was convicted. She was given a 12-month community order requiring her to spend a total of 24 hours at a senior attendance centre run by the Probation Service. She will also be under a nightly 8pm to 8am curfew for three months and will have to pay £100 compensation to Ms Holischeck. Gordon, of Kensal Rise, admitted affray and common assault on both victims. She was given a 12-month community order requiring her to spend a total of 27 hours at a senior attendance centre and ordered to pay £100 compensation to each of the victims.", "A grand jury investigating the 2012 rape of a 16-year-old girl in Steubenville, Ohio, and educators' responses to a separate rape allegation in the city that year has led to the indictment of four school employees, including the school superintendent, who faces felony charges, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Monday. Steubenville City Schools Superintendent Michael McVey faces three felony counts: one charge of tampering with evidence and two counts of obstructing justice. He also is charged with making a false statement and obstructing official business, both misdemeanors, DeWine said. Also indicted were an elementary school principal, Lynnett Gorman, and wrestling coach Seth Fluharty, both of whom are charged with misdemeanor failure to report child abuse. Volunteer assistant Steubenville football coach Matt Belardine was charged with four misdemeanors: allowing underage drinking, obstructing official business, making a false statement and contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a child. This brings to six the number of people the grand jury has indicted after two students were convicted of rape, DeWine said. A school technology director and his daughter were indicted in October. Most of the charges relate to the August 2012 rape of a girl at a party in the small eastern Ohio community -- a case that got national attention after photos and videos of the incident made their way onto social media. In March, Steubenville High School football players Ma'lik Richmond and Trenton Mays were convicted of the rape. Richmond was sentenced to a minimum of one year in a juvenile correctional facility. Mays got two years. But some of the charges announced Monday relate not to the August 2012 rape, but to a separate alleged rape in April 2012 in the Steubenville area, DeWine said. Gorman was charged with not reporting the alleged April 2012 incident, said her attorney, Steven Lemetris. That case \"was not prosecuted because there was no crime. If there was a crime there would be a victim,\" Lemetris said. Lemetris said Monday night the principal has been an educator for 30 years with a spotless record. He said Gorman is not guilty, but she now risks losing her teaching administrative credentials. \"She is a good person\" Lemetris said. DeWine's office confirmed that it investigated the April 2012 case and declined to prosecute. New arrest, jail without bond . All of McVey's charges cover a time period from April 2012 -- the time of the first alleged rape -- through this month, when the grand jury finished its investigation of the two cases. \"When I announced that we were going to have this grand jury investigation to answer all the questions and to see if adults had not done what they should have done, I did say in answer to a question that we would look at this previously reported (April 2012) incident,\" DeWine told CNN Tuesday morning. \"I stated right at the beginning ... (that) frankly the grand jury would go wherever the facts took it.\" After Richmond and Mays were convicted tin the August 2012 rape, the grand jury began investigating whether others should be charged. In October, it indicted William Rhinaman, 53, the director of technology for Steubenville City Schools, on charges of tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice, obstructing official business and perjury. His daughter, Hannah Rhinaman, 20, of Mingo Junction, Ohio, was also indicted that month on two counts of receiving stolen property and one count of grand theft, according to a news release from DeWine's office. The charges against Hannah Rhinaman are separate and unrelated to the indictment against her father, the October news release said. If convicted, William Rhinaman could be sentenced to four years in prison, which is longer than the two teens convicted of rape will serve. Special prosecutor in Missouri teen rape case promises thorough review . Montana rapist and former teacher freed after month-long sentence . Teen pleads not guilty to rape at school sports camp .", "By . Louise Cheer . The owners of a rottweiler cross dog were fined $10,000 after they failed to treat their dog for a skin condition that caused him to gnaw on his skin until his teeth wore down 'to the pulp'. The Balga couple were found guilty of animal cruelty in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday for the severe neglect of their dog named Snoopy that eventually claimed his life. Fly-in-fly-out worker Deborah Hayes and her partner, William John Warmdean, were hit with a $5000 fine each. Hayes was banned from owning a pet for five years. Snoopy was found in the Perth suburb of Balga in Western Australia in August last year . Warmdean was charged with the neglect because Snoopy was in his care at the time of the incident. He was also fined an extra $1000 for failing to follow directions given to him by an RSPCA inspector and slapped with a five-year probation order for severe neglect. On August 31, RSPCA inspectors first visited a Balga property after they received a complaint about a rottweiler cross dog being kept in terrible conditions. It was also reported the dog had a severe skin condition that caused him to lose almost all of his fur and was unable to stop scratching. It was found by RSPCA vets that he was suffering from a bacterial skin infection amongst other conditions . His owners were fined $10,000 on Friday at Perth Magistrates Court for neglect that caused most of his fur to fall out . When inspectors arrived they were met with potent stench and as they got closer to the dog a distinct yeast smell could be detected from metres away. Warmdean refused to surrender the dog so he was told to take the dog to a veterinarian for treatment. Two weeks later, despite repeated attempts to get the dog help, Snoopy was seized - still untreated - and taken back to a RSPCA veterinary clinic for immediate attention. RSCPA inspectors visited the property after receiving complaints from neighbours about the conditions Snoopy was living in . Unfortunately vets were unable to save Snoopy who had worn his teeth down 'to the pulp' because of his constant gnawing of his irritated skin . It was discovered the dog was suffering from several conditions, including a severe skin condition and a bacterial skin infection that caused skin to thicken as well as scaling and crusting to his body and trunk. The only areas left untouched were his paws and muzzle. RSPCA chief inspector Amanda Swift said these conditions were treatable and could have been prevented. She labelled it as a 'disgusting case of neglect'. On approach, inspectors were met with a distinctive yeast stench when they arrived at Snoopy's home . Deborah Hayes was banned from owning a pet for five years and William John Warmdean was fined an additional $1000 as well as being slapped with five years probation for neglect . 'This poor dog had worn his teeth to the pulp from chewing his own skin given the irritation associated with the condition,' Ms Swift said. 'Several attempts were made to direct and assist the owners to fix the situation and have them seek veterinary attention but they were ignored. 'Unfortunately on this occasion, Snoopy's condition was too far advanced and we were unable to save him. 'It's disappointing to think that in today's society an animal has suffered in this unnecessary way.'", "By . Adam Lee Potter . It could not have been a more perfect engagement gift from a proud groom to his blue-blooded, dog-loving wife-to-be. When writer William Cash presented society milliner Lady Laura Cathcart with an impossibly cute £800 pug, she was just as thrilled  as he knew she would be. That, however, was when things began to go horribly wrong. Lady Laura with pug Thimble, who was bought in a panic as a replacement for a lost pug . Cash, a friend of actress Elizabeth Hurley, was left panic-stricken when he lost the pug – a rare 14-week-old bitch called Damson – in a storm a fortnight before the wedding. Lady Laura, 29, whose father is  the 7th Earl of a pug-obsessed clan that dates back to the 12th Century, was on her hen night in Essex, leaving her fiance to look after Damson and their four-year-old labrador, Cressetta. But while Cash worked upstairs at the couple’s moated Elizabethan manor – Upton Cressett Hall in Shropshire – the kitchen door, warped by the February floods, blew off, and the two dogs fled. ‘I panicked because Laura was  due home about four hours later,’ admits William, the son of Eurosceptic Tory MP Bill Cash. After broadcasting an SOS over the airwaves of Radio Shropshire, he also enlisted the help of his neighbour, Lucy Birley, former wife of pop  star Bryan Ferry. Her two lurchers hunted in vain for the runaways. ‘The labrador eventually came home with her tail between her legs,’ says William. Damson, the first little pug, who William tried to replace with new pug Thimble . ‘But we never saw Damson again. I all but drained the moat but to no avail. A fox or a hawk must have got her. In the middle of it all, Laura rang me to say, “I’ll be back by 7pm at the latest. I can’t wait to see my pug.” ’ William, . 47, has previously been married to jewellery heiress Ilaria Bulgari and . Mick Jagger’s ex-lover Vanessa Neumann – and he feared that losing . Damson could cost him  a third wife. So he did what any serial groom . would do: he lied. In an episode that could have been plucked from the Ben Stiller comedy Meet The Parents or the Coen brothers’ hit Inside Llewyn Davis, William quickly tracked down a lookalike pug for £1,000 on the internet and set off in his Jeep on a  75-minute drive to a housing estate in Kingstanding, Birmingham. ‘I was so terrified I even rang up a minicab company to give me an escort,’ he says. ‘We ended up at 4pm in this rough-looking cul-de-sac which was guarded by a big beefy gent covered in tattoos. And there was me – £1,000 in fifties stuffed into the pockets of my Barbour. Upton Cressett Hall and Gatehouse (and surrounding fields), the home of William Cash and his wife, pug mad Lady Laura . ‘I thought, “This is it, only an idiot would fall for this scam. I’m not going to make it to the altar – they’re going to find me in the back garden of some nasty terrace, bonked on the head.” ’ William need not have worried. Fifteen minutes later, he was the proud owner of Thimble, a six-week-old Kennel Club-registered pug. ‘I raced home and got there with minutes to spare. When Laura arrived, the first thing she said was, “I want to give my pug a big hug.” Silently, I handed her over, fearing the worst but hoping for the best. Laura Cathcart and william Cash on their wedding day . ‘I tried to brazen it out but Laura wasn’t having it. She said straight away, “She’s lost a lot of weight, have you not been feeding her? Why has she got a white chest? And why is she so much more black? Is this really my pug? Have you killed my pug?” 'For Laura, pugs come first. Pugs, hats and then – hopefully – me. I had to come clean. ‘She was very upset but, thankfully, she and Thimble fell totally in love. Laura did realise that I was at least, two weeks before the wedding, trying to make her happy. ‘And I think she was secretly impressed that I had managed to track down a replacement so quickly – black pug bitches are notoriously rare. The first one took us four months to find.’ William is, however, back on probation after another accident almost put paid to the second dog. ‘Thimble is 14 weeks old now – the same age as Damson when she disappeared – and she’s a very mischievous, feisty dog. I was walking her along Pimlico Road in London the other day when she darted off into traffic. 'I had to rugby-tackle her. One lost pug was bad enough – I couldn’t weather a second.’ William proposed to Laura at the church set in the grounds of his home last September. ‘It was all very romantic,’ he says. ‘Her favourite flowers are thistles so I lined  the font with them and hid the ring. Then we rang the bells.’ At their wedding last month, Hurley’s son Damian, 12, acted as pageboy. ‘I did think about telling the pug story in my groom’s speech,’ says William. ‘But then I looked up and saw all Laura’s family – all those pug-loving faces – and I bottled it.’" ]
Great Ham Seasoning
[ "I used to purchase another ham seasoning from a different manufacturer. But when that supply ran out, my source disappeared. I love ham seasoning and use it in soups and with cooking - great with beans! Goya seasoning is far superior to the product I previously used. Great taste and quite convenient. Granules mix quickly and burst with flavor." ]
[ "This is a great ham soup base. I have used it in Ham and beans and seasoned greenbeans. Great flavor", "This is a great ham. My family usually gets thier hams from HoneyBaked Ham Company for the holidays. This ham is just as good and not nearly as expensive. I send one to my family every Thanksgiving.", "I try to keep a case of this ham in my food storage all the time. Have used cans that were stocked for 5 years and they tasted great!!", "I bought a whole ham because the good review by an Amazon reviewer on some other brand and because the Amazon's descrition that it is an award winning ham.<br /><br />The ham has excellent color, aroma and taste (on the salty side, as expected for dry cured southern ham). My wife and I are very pleased with it.", "This is a perfect one pot meal, just add ham cut into cubes, sautee celery, onion, and ham, add to pot following manufactuers directions and throw in a 15oz can of chopped tomatoes, awesome, everyone thinks you are Emeril, I'll never let on! Can't find this one anymore in our local stores, so this is a great way to shop.", "Product is a sort of ham bouillion. Tastes good. Use it in anything you'd like to give a hint of ham flavor.<br />Not available in supermarkets locally. In the past, yes, now, no.", "We have been using this product for years. It tastes good and is perfect for casseroles such as scalloped potatoes and ham. I also mix it in with garlic noodles and green beans. It is good for any receipe that needs a small amount of ham. We have never tried it just plain by it self - only as a mix in.", "I just used this product for the first time the other day making ham and bean soup. It added great flavor to the soup. I can't wait to use this in making my bbq sauce", "I've looked for a good country ham ever since a past trip to Tennessee, where it was served in a restaurant. Not available here in the Northwoods! But this is definitely the real stuff. It's much stronger flavored than regular ham, and very salty -- which, lord help me, I love. A small serving goes a long way, though. Also, it's not pink like most ham, and it is MUCH firmer. You'll need a sharp knife!<br /><br />We started out frying it by the slice. Then I baked it, whole, and dumped the grease. But that dried it too much, so I then boiled it to soften and reduce the salt a little. Used the water from that to make the BEST bean soup I've ever made. Now we just cut off a thin slice at a time and warm it in the frying pan.", "I was no longer able to find this seasoning at the local grocery stores but found it here. We love this seasoning on all types of meats. It works great on vegetables and eggs.", "There are several listing on Amazon for \"Hormel Bacon Bits\" or \"Hormel Crumbled Bacon\", sometimes accompanied with the adjectives or descriptive phrases \"Real\", \"Premium\", \"with Picnic Ham, \"30% less fat\", or \"50% less fat\"; at prices between $11 and over $42 per 20oz bag. In fact, these are all the same product, \"HORMEL REAL CRUMBLED BACON\";\"50% LESS FAT\". The phrase \"30% less fat\" and the white or the dominantly light gold packaging are just photos of old packaging---not a current product. Over the past year, I've ordered this product from at least 3 different Amazon merchants, and regardless of their description, I've ALWAYS recieved \"HORMEL REAL CRUMBLED BACON; \"50% LESS FAT\" in the darker gold packaging. So, don't worry about the \"varieties\", there are no \"varieties\"---there is just a single product. You'd think that for $42 you are getting a better product (or a larger package) than for $11, but in fact, it is exactly the same product and size.<br /><br />This is NOT \"crumbled bacon\", or bacon-flavored \"bits\" for salads---although it is terrific in salads.<br /><br />Think \"chipped dry smoked ham\". This stuff is obviously the \"sawdust\", and small left-over peices, from slicing quality smoked ham for pre-packaged lunchmeat, etc. Some of the \"chips\" are pretty big, up to 1/2 inch. Being ham rather than bacon, it is genuinely \"less fat\" than bacon.<br /><br />I mostly use the chipped ham in omlettes, for which it is wonderful.<br /><br />Caution: The ham chips are pretty salty, so always add them BEFORE adding any additional salt.<br /><br />Enough of the ham chips are large enough that you can use it to convert potato soup to \"potato and ham soup\", or as a very tasty addition to any vegetable soup. Mix a quarter cup of ham chips, half an onion (finely diced), (optionally) half a carrot (diced) and a can of sweet peas, cook on low for a half-hour and you've got great \"ham and split pea soup\".<br /><br />You can cook the ham chips with rice for great \"ham and rice\". You can spread mayo on a slice of bread and add a layer of ham chips for a terrific ham sandwich. Or make a fabulous \"grilled-cheese and ham\" sandwich. Mix with cream cheese for a great spread, or dilute with a little milk for a great dip.<br /><br />My Southern grandmother added \"seasoning\" to all vegetable dishes, from collards to squash to lima beans. What she meant by \"seasoning\" was a slice of \"fat back\" (thick mostly-fat bacon). And I must admit, her vegies were wonderful. You can accomplish the same thing (in a much more healthy way) with a teaspoon of ham chips and a couple tablespoons of good olive oil. I often add a tablespoon or so to \"stir-fry\" dishes---even those which feature chicken or beef---the ham flavor goes unnoticed, but pops up the flavor of everything else.<br /><br />The potential uses are almost limitless. Considering that the price of real smoked ham (which isn't half pumped-in water) often exceeds $35 per pound, $16 (the price at the time of this writing) is a good deal for 20oz.<br /><br />Since this is dry ham---it keeps very well in the frig, no need to freeze it in normal situations. In my house a 20 oz package never lasts more than 2-3 weeks. Because it keeps so well (and is so tasty that open packages don't last long), there is no need to buy it in the smaller 4 oz packages---except perhaps for camping or emergency food.", "Great Seasoning! I know for packaged seasoning, it's a bit pricy, but the flavor is wonderfully English and my Canadian wife won't let me use anything else.", "This seasoning is great! My family uses it on everything, veggies, pork, chicken, steak, potatoes!<br />Bought extra for friends and they love it too. Big fans!<br />thanks", "I love creole/cajun foods and Zatarains Creole Seasoning has the most authentic flavor of the many creole seasonings I've tried. It's a must for jambalaya, gumbo, and anything considered creole. I especially like it in country gravy, but it is good in any gravy. Use it on baked potatoes instead of regular salt, it's great in casseroles, stews, ham and beans, and so many other things in which you would normally add salt. It turns ordinary hamburgers and meatloaf into a memorable meal.<br /><br />I've had many compliments about the flavor of foods in which I've used the Zatarans. As another reviewer said, this is a must to keep in your spice rack.", "These seasonings are the best. It adds just enough of a bacon taste to make food mouth watering. My husband uses this seasoning on all types of meat and it's a hit every time. Highly recommended!", "There are several types of hams varying in quality.<br />Ham and water product is the lowest, followed by ham with water added, ham in natural juices and then the top of the line HAM.<br />North Country makes awesome hams. We've purchased them many times and the flavor is great. Nicely trimmed and no added juices or water. So you are only paying for a ham. If you want a great ham at a fair price, try them.", "I am really a huge advocate of cooking from scratch, with all fresh ingredients, but I really love these seasoning packets especially the one for pork.<br /><br />This has not only nice flavors, but a bit of thickening. I use it whenever I make split pea soup (one packet of this per 1lb bag of peas and only use half the amount of water they say to use on the bag of peas...beautiful, thick split pea soup every time!) or a pot of beans with ham shanks and it always comes out beautifully flavored. I don't add salt when I use this but other herbs can be used, of course, with fantastic results.<br /><br />This comes in several other flavors now, but this is the one that I use the most. Just store the packets in airtight containers, such as Lock & Lock, and they keep practically forever.", "really good three cheese potatoes great with ham great value will be buying two next time well worth the money.", "I haven't tried a bad seasoning flavor yet. These are wonderful. My favorites are Vegetable Magic (not just for vegetables....makes delicious omelettes) and Pork Magic (saute centercut pork chops in olive oil and sprinkle with the Pork Magic). My kids LOVE it.", "Chef Paul never disappoints. I've been using his seasonings for many years and I just love them. This pack is great. I use the Poultry and Meat Magics the most. Make sure you have enough recipes on hand to use and enjoy them all!", "Taylor ham was part of my childhood growing up in New Jersey. Every diner on Route 9, 35 and 36 served it. I thought it was a national product. But NOOOOO. You can only get it on the east coast. For years I have had it sent to me in California from NJ family members. For those who dont know, Taylor Ham is seasoned to perfection and is slightly salty. Fried with eggs it is remarkable. A three pound roll will last a long time as you only need a 1/2\" disk to satisfy. Happy eating! g", "My husband was given an Amazon gift certificate and decided to order a ham for Christmas from Omaha Steaks. Wow. This spiral sliced ham was the best ham we have eaten and the company takes great pride in their presentation and shipping. The product came in a wonderful container, which kept it refrigerated while being shipped. We will certainly order from Omaha Steaks again. From the taste and presentation of this product, I'm sure all of their offerings will be fantastic.", "We used the seasoning last weekend to make some hamburgers. Man, that was the best hamburger I've ever had! This will definitely be a staple in my pantry.", "This is a very nice seasoning! You can use it for anything you can think of!<br />Try it out!", "I used this seasoning a lot especially when I am seasoning seafood. It gives it a very nice flavor . For me it brings out the flavor of the product that I am using. I also use it on poultry and meat.", "A little mayo and sweet relish and great tasting ham salad results.<br />DAK Ham is priced right, tasty and easy to store in quanity.<br />We have been using it for years. Unfortunatly the main grocery stores do not shelve it. Drug outlets are our only local source. Walgreens has a knock off brand.", "Since these cans of Ham are supposedly almost fat free, I was surprised that I found so much fat on the periphery of the can. And it tastes like there is a salt shaker full of salt in each can too. All in all I find these Hormel Chunk Lean Ham to be a bit on the disgusting side. I will try using them for appetizers after adding onions, olives, chives, lots of pepper, celery, etc etc to try to smooth out the rather gross<br />taste onto crackers or roasted bread pieces. A strong overwhelming salt taste can be subdued but it really requires a lot of work and forethought. Don't expect a delicious HAM taste to be present though. This is the first time I have tried these cans of lean ham but I will not be buying these again. I DO NOT recommend them to anyone!", "This is a wonderful tasting syrup. Is great on pancakes as well as ham. It is well worth the money.", "I have used this product in the past. It has now gotten to the point that I don't like steak or burgers without this seasoning. The 2 pack is a lot of seasoning, but<br />I don't think it will go bad before I can use it up! Great seasoning, great price!", "My boyfriend and I love this seasoning! We use it all the time for grilling steaks, ribs, chicken, and pork. We even use it on baked potatoes and veggies too :)", "Taylor Ham is the most delicious of all hams. While rather salty, it is deliciously meaty and sizzles with a delightful \"fzzzzzt.\" You can put it with any kind of cheese for the most delicious savory snack in the world.<br /><br />The one star it loses is because it's hard to find outside of Jersey.", "This stuff is absolutely wonderful. Here in the southern U.S., where bacon and ham hocks are the \"traditional\" flavorings for just about everything, Goya's ham bouillon is the only low-calorie substitute I've found. You can't tell the difference! It even helps ground turkey taste more like ground pork sausage, etc. Well worth it!" ]
How do you stop an 8 week Husky puppy from biting my shoes?
[ "How do I stop my puppy from chewing my shoes?" ]
[ "How do I stop my Lab puppy from biting?", "How do I stop my Shepherd-Husky mix puppy from humping my furniture?", "How do I stop my dogs from biting my stuff?", "How do I stop shoes from squeaking?", "How do you stop a 10-month puppy from barking all night?", "How do you stop a Bulldog/Pitbull mix from biting your furniture?", "How do you stop a puppy from barking all night?", "How do you stop a Cocker Spaniel/Beagle mix from biting your furniture?", "How can you stop your Rottweiler/Boxer mix from biting all your stuff?", "How do I stop my Pit Bull/English Bulldog mix puppy from humping my furniture?", "How do I stop my dog from chewing on my wires?", "What's the best puppy food for my 8 week old dachshund?", "How do I stop my dog from whining?", "Why is my Maltese/Husky puppy afraid of cats?", "How can I stop nail biting habit?", "How should I stop biting my nails?", "How do I stop my dog from eating my furniture?", "How do you train a Malamute/Husky mix?", "How do I stop my dog from humping my furniture?", "How do I tame a Siberian Husky?", "How can I stop biting my nails for good?", "What are the best food brands for a Husky puppy?", "How do I stop my American Staffy/Kelpie mix from humping my furniture?", "How can I stop my dog from humping my leg?", "How do you cure a puppy's hiccups?", "How do you treat a mouse bite?", "How do I stop my Pomeranian/Shih Tzu mix from humping my furniture?", "How can you prevent flea bites?", "How can I stop my dog from chewing my childrens toys?", "How do I stop my Pug/Cavalier mix from humping my furniture?", "What can I do to stop biting/eating my nails?", "How do I tie my shoe?" ]
Chelydra serpentina osceola is the snapping turtle subspecies named for this state
[ "Florida" ]
[ "No Name", "Your name", "The Lord's name", "Name That Tune", "What's in a name?", "\"The Name Game\"", "two turtle doves", "The Name of the Rose", "\"Snap! Crackle! Pop!\"", "the names of God", "In the Name of the Father" ]
Help Loved Ones with Histrionic Personality Disorder
[ "Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD) is a personality disorder where the person is overly emotional and engages in attention-seeking behavior. These people always want to be the center of attention, act in overly provocative ways, and tend to have extreme feelings of inadequacy or inferiority." ]
[ "Helping a loved one with schizophrenia can seem like an impossible, daunting situation, even if it is only when you are around the person; however, there is hope and ways in which you can be more prepared for the situation and provide help for your loved one.", "Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental condition that occurs after a person experiences a traumatic event. Helping a loved one that has PTSD can be difficult and stressful.", "There are plenty of ways you can help an autistic loved one, including ways to help them manage stress and communicate effectively. If the autistic person is a family member, you can also help create a comfortable home environment.", "Schizoaffective disorder is a mental illness that presents with symptoms of schizophrenia, bipolar, and depression. This can make it difficult for you to help loved ones who have been diagnosed with this condition.", "Hypochondria, now called Illness Anxiety Disorder, is not only difficult for the person living with it, but also for those who love and care for the person.", "Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is a common personality disorder. The disorder is characterized by feelings of helplessness, unusual dependence on others, and a need to be taken care of by other people (when one is competent enough, otherwise).", "Sometimes life overwhelms us all with stress. If your friends or loved ones are feeling stressed, you may be able to help. A very stressed person may want to be left alone, or might be capable of appreciating some assistance.", "Sometimes symptoms of a psychotic disorder can come on suddenly and result from a stressful event. [1] It can be scary to see yourself or someone you love go through a brief psychotic disorder, but getting proper help can make things easier.", "If you have a loved one with a cognitive disability due to Alzheimer’s, brain trauma, autism, or any other disorder, you may find it challenging to care for them sometimes, particularly if they wander.", "It can be quite challenging to help a loved one through depression . When this person is your boyfriend, you will feel your own emotional pain. Your boyfriend may be angry and lash out at you often.", "A sociopath can be defined as a person who has Antisocial Personality Disorder. This disorder is characterized by a disregard for the feelings of others, a lack of remorse or shame, manipulative behavior, unchecked egocentricity, and the ability to lie in order to achieve one's goals.", "Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a type of personality disorder defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a pattern of instability in personal relationships and self-image.", "Dealing with paranoid personality disorder can be very challenging. People with this condition often have a hard time following their treatment plan and many more choose not to undergo treatment.", "Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, is a disruption of identity where the person has at least two distinct personality states.", "Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder characterized by periods of mania and depression. The length and severity of these mood swings vary widely from person to person.", "Bipolar disorder can be tough for the person affected; some people learn to control it, some don't, but it's important to understand how they're affected and how you can help them.", "If your teenage friend or child is showing signs of mental illness, the most loving thing you can do is persuade her to get help. Bring your concern up gently, and be ready to weather an emotional reaction calmly.", "If you are reading this, there is likely somebody in your life who has been diagnosed with this severe mental illness - whether it be a family member, close friend, partner, spouse or someone else you know.", "Avoidant personality disorder (APD) is a relatively common personality disorder that causes people to be extremely shy and worried about being rejected or embarrassed.", "The fear of abandonment often goes hand-in-hand with some mental disorders, such as borderline personality disorder , bipolar disorder , major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and more.", "Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), previously known as Multiple Personality Disorder, can be a debilitating and frightening illness for both the person with DID and others in that person's life.", "The holidays can be exciting and stressful for everyone. When someone you care about has mental illness you may wonder how you can enjoy events with them or what to do if they come for a visit.", "From time to time, someone in your life will go through a difficult time that distresses and upsets them. Whether the root of the problem is psychological, financial, or related to their career or relationships, this person may ask you to offer them warmth and support.", "Anxiety disorders can range from post-traumatic stress disorder to panic disorder, but there is one common thread in these conditions: fear. While everyone struggles with fears daily, in the case of anxiety, these fears significantly affect a person's ability to function at work, in school, or in relationships.", "So you've decided to help yourself and address your problems by talking with a psychologist. Well done for making such a mature, sensible decision. Now, you need to convince your loved ones that you need psychological help, which can sometimes be tricky.", "A psychopath is someone who suffers from a personality disorder called psychopathy. This personality disorder is characterized by a lack of empathy, fearlessness, and uninhibited behavior.", "People in emotional distress are prone to causing a lot of harm to self and society. Often, they only need someone to talk to. If you are a friend or relative, you can save lives by being patient, understanding, sensitive, and sensible.", "There are two kinds of being patient in love––one is being patient about finding the right person to fall in love with. The other is about being patient with the person you fell in love with.", "Pain disorder, now called somatic symptom disorder, is a condition where one experiences pain in one or more locations on his or her body. [1] [2] The pain is severe enough to prompt the person to seek medical attention, but it has no identifiable medical cause.", "Psychiatric emergencies are frightening, confusing times that can prevent an individual from functioning. While medical help is the best and most important way to help someone, there are things you can do to help them cope and handle the situation.", "Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can be very frustrating for the sufferer and difficult to understand for her friends and loved ones. People with OCD have obsessions – recurring, persevering thoughts that are usually unpleasant.", "You've been self-absorbed and a little snarky with your folks. But now you would like to improve your relationship with them. Still, it's kinda hard when you've been behaving a certain way - you almost feel that you're expected to continue to act in the same ways." ]
What's the name of the public quay that's been in Southampton since the 13th century?
[ "Town Quay is the original public quay, and dates from the 13th century. Today's Eastern Docks were created in the 1830s by land reclamation of the mud flats between the Itchen & Test estuaries. The Western Docks date from the 1930s when the Southern Railway Company commissioned a major land reclamation and dredging programme. Most of the material used for reclamation came from dredging of Southampton Water, to ensure that the port can continue to handle large ships." ]
[ "Following the Norman Conquest in 1066, Southampton became the major port of transit between the then capital of England, Winchester, and Normandy. Southampton Castle was built in the 12th century and by the 13th century Southampton had become a leading port, particularly involved in the import of French wine in exchange for English cloth and wool.", "Southampton's largest retail centre, and 35th largest in the UK, is the WestQuay Shopping Centre, which opened in September 2000 and hosts major high street stores including John Lewis and Marks and Spencer. The centre was Phase Two of the West Quay development of the former Pirelli undersea cables factory; the first phase of this was the West Quay Retail Park, while the third phase (Watermark Westquay) was put on hold due to the recession. Work is has resumed in 2015, with plans for this third stage including shops, housing, an hotel and a public piazza alongside the Town Walls on Western Esplanade. Southampton has also been granted a licence for a large casino. A further part of the redevelopment of the West Quay site resulted in a new store, opened on 12 February 2009, for Swedish home products retailer IKEA. Marlands is a smaller shopping centre, built in the 1990s and located close to the northern side of WestQuay. Southampton currently has two disused shopping centres: the 1970s Eaststreet mall, and the 1980s Bargate centre. Neither of these were ever commercially successful; the former has been earmarked for redevelopment as a Morrison's supermarket, while the future of the latter is uncertain. There is also the East Street area which has been designated for speciality shopping, with the aim of promoting smaller retailers, alongside the chain store Debenhams. In 2007, Southampton was ranked 13th for shopping in the UK.", "Southampton became a spa town in 1740. It had also become a popular site for sea bathing by the 1760s, despite the lack of a good quality beach. Innovative buildings specifically for this purpose were built at West Quay, with baths that were filled and emptied by the flow of the tide.", "In his 1854 book \"The Cruise of the Steam Yacht North Star\" John Choules described Southampton thus: \"I hardly know a town that can show a more beautiful Main Street than Southampton, except it be Oxford. The High Street opens from the quay, and under various names it winds in a gently sweeping line for one mile and a half, and is of very handsome width. The variety of style and color of material in the buildings affords an exhibition of outline, light and color, that I think is seldom equalled. The shops are very elegant, and the streets are kept exceedingly clean.\"", "While Southampton is no longer the base for any cross-channel ferries, it is the terminus for three internal ferry services, all of which operate from terminals at Town Quay. Two of these, a car ferry service and a fast catamaran passenger ferry service, provide links to East Cowes and Cowes respectively on the Isle of Wight and are operated by Red Funnel. The third ferry is the Hythe Ferry, providing a passenger service to Hythe on the other side of Southampton Water.", "Buses now provide the majority of local public transport. The main bus operators are First Southampton and Bluestar. Other operators include Brijan Tours, Stagecoach and Xelabus. The other large service provider is the Uni-link bus service (running from early in the morning to midnight), which was commissioned by the University of Southampton to provide transport from the university to the town. Previously run by Enterprise, it is now run by Bluestar. Free buses are provided by City-link'. The City-link runs from the Red Funnel ferry terminal at Town Quay to Central station via WestQuay and is operated by Bluestar. There is also a door-to-door minibus service called Southampton Dial a Ride, for residents who cannot access public transport. This is funded by the council and operated by SCA Support Services.", "The centre of Southampton is located above a large hot water aquifer that provides geothermal power to some of the city's buildings. This energy is processed at a plant in the West Quay region in Southampton city centre, the only geothermal power station in the UK. The plant provides private electricity for the Port of Southampton and hot water to the Southampton District Energy Scheme used by many buildings including the WestQuay shopping centre. In a 2006 survey of carbon emissions in major UK cities conducted by British Gas, Southampton was ranked as being one of the lowest carbon emitting cities in the United Kingdom.", "The annual Southampton Boat Show is held in September each year, with over 600 exhibitors present. It runs for just over a week at Mayflower Park on the city's waterfront, where it has been held since 1968. The Boat Show itself is the climax of Sea City, which runs from April to September each year to celebrate Southampton's links with the sea.", "The city walls include God's House Tower, built in 1417, the first purpose-built artillery fortification in England. Over the years it has been used as home to the city's gunner, the Town Gaol and even as storage for the Southampton Harbour Board. Until September 2011, it housed the Museum of Archaeology. The walls were completed in the 15th century, but later development of several new fortifications along Southampton Water and the Solent by Henry VIII meant that Southampton was no longer dependent upon its fortifications.", "Southampton (i/saʊθˈæmptən, -hæmptən/) is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated 75 miles (121 km) south-west of London and 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest. It lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water at the confluence of the River Test and River Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area. The city, which is a unitary authority, has an estimated population of 253,651. The city's name is sometimes abbreviated in writing to \"So'ton\" or \"Soton\", and a resident of Southampton is called a Sotonian.", "Viking raids from 840 onwards contributed to the decline of Hamwic in the 9th century, and by the 10th century a fortified settlement, which became medieval Southampton, had been established.", "Significant employers in Southampton include The University of Southampton, Southampton Solent University, Southampton Airport, Ordnance Survey, BBC South, the NHS, ABP and Carnival UK. Southampton is noted for its association with the RMS Titanic, the Spitfire and more generally in the World War II narrative as one of the departure points for D-Day, and more recently as the home port of a number of the largest cruise ships in the world. Southampton has a large shopping centre and retail park called WestQuay. In October 2014, the City Council approved a follow-up from the WestQuay park, called WestQuay Watermark. Construction by Sir Robert McAlpine commenced in January 2015. Hammerson, the owners of the retail park, aim to have at least 1,550 people employed on its premises at year-end 2016.", "No archaeological evidence that indicates a settlement on the site of today′s city centre prior to the 12th century has been found so far. In antiquity, a Celtic oppidum stood on the Engehalbinsel (peninsula) north of Bern, fortified since the 2nd century BC (late La Tène period), thought to be one of the twelve oppida of the Helvetii mentioned by Caesar. During the Roman era, there was a Gallo-Roman vicus on the same site. The Bern zinc tablet has the name Brenodor (\"dwelling of Breno\"). In the Early Middle Ages, there was a settlement in Bümpliz, now a city district of Bern, some 4 km (2 mi) from the medieval city.", "Southampton has always been a port, and the docks have long been a major employer in the city. In particular, it is a port for cruise ships; its heyday was the first half of the 20th century, and in particular the inter-war years, when it handled almost half the passenger traffic of the UK. Today it remains home to luxury cruise ships, as well as being the largest freight port on the Channel coast and fourth largest UK port by tonnage, with several container terminals. Unlike some other ports, such as Liverpool, London, and Bristol, where industry and docks have largely moved out of the city centres leaving room for redevelopment, Southampton retains much of its inner-city industry. Despite the still active and expanding docklands to the west of the city centre, further enhanced with the opening of a fourth cruise terminal in 2009, parts of the eastern docks have been redeveloped; the Ocean Village development, which included a local marina and small entertainment complex, is a good example. Southampton is home to the headquarters of both the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch of the Department for Transport in addition to cruise operator Carnival UK.", "The city is home to the longest surviving stretch of medieval walls in England, as well as a number of museums such as Tudor House Museum, reopened on 30 July 2011 after undergoing extensive restoration and improvement; Southampton Maritime Museum; God's House Tower, an archaeology museum about the city's heritage and located in one of the tower walls; the Medieval Merchant's House; and Solent Sky, which focuses on aviation. The SeaCity Museum is located in the west wing of the civic centre, formerly occupied by Hampshire Constabulary and the Magistrates' Court, and focuses on Southampton's trading history and on the RMS Titanic. The museum received half a million pounds from the National Lottery in addition to interest from numerous private investors and is budgeted at £28 million.", "Queen are one of the most bootlegged bands ever, according to Nick Weymouth, who manages the band's official website. A 2001 survey discovered the existence of 12,225 websites dedicated to Queen bootlegs, the highest number for any band. Bootleg recordings have contributed to the band's popularity in certain countries where Western music is censored, such as Iran. In a project called Queen: The Top 100 Bootlegs, many of these have been made officially available to download for a nominal fee from Queen's website, with profits going to the Mercury Phoenix Trust. Rolling Stone ranked Queen at number 52 on its list of the \"100 Greatest Artists of All Time\", while ranking Mercury the 18th greatest singer, and May the twenty-sixth greatest guitarist. Queen were named 13th on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock list, and in 2010 were ranked 17th on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list. In 2012, Gigwise readers named Queen the best band of past 60 years.", "The city also has the Southampton Sports Centre which is the focal point for the public's sporting and outdoor activities and includes an Alpine Centre, theme park and athletics centre which is used by professional athletes. With the addition of 11 other additional leisure venures which are currently operate by the Council leisure executives. However these have been sold the operating rights to \"Park Wood Leisure.\"", "The Dutch written grammar has simplified over the past 100 years: cases are now mainly used for the pronouns, such as ik (I), mij, me (me), mijn (my), wie (who), wiens (whose: masculine or neuter singular), wier (whose: feminine singular; masculine, feminine or neuter plural). Nouns and adjectives are not case inflected (except for the genitive of proper nouns (names): -s, -'s or -'). In the spoken language cases and case inflections had already gradually disappeared from a much earlier date on (probably the 15th century) as in many continental West Germanic dialects.", "The town was sacked in 1338 by French, Genoese and Monegasque ships (under Charles Grimaldi, who used the plunder to help found the principality of Monaco). On visiting Southampton in 1339, Edward III ordered that walls be built to 'close the town'. The extensive rebuilding—part of the walls dates from 1175—culminated in the completion of the western walls in 1380. Roughly half of the walls, 13 of the original towers, and six gates survive.", "West's fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, has been noted by writers for its maximalist aesthetic and its incorporation of elements from West's previous four albums. Entertainment Weekly's Simon Vozick-Levinson perceives that such elements \"all recur at various points\", namely \"the luxurious soul of 2004's The College Dropout, the symphonic pomp of Late Registration, the gloss of 2007's Graduation, and the emotionally exhausted electro of 2008's 808s & Heartbreak\". Sean Fennessey of The Village Voice writes that West \"absorb[ed] the gifts of his handpicked collaborators, and occasionally elevat[ed] them\" on previous studio albums, noting collaborators and elements as Jon Brion for Late Registration, DJ Toomp for Graduation, and Kid Cudi for 808s & Heartbreak.", "Neptune's weather is characterised by extremely dynamic storm systems, with winds reaching speeds of almost 600 m/s (2,200 km/h; 1,300 mph)—nearly reaching supersonic flow. More typically, by tracking the motion of persistent clouds, wind speeds have been shown to vary from 20 m/s in the easterly direction to 325 m/s westward. At the cloud tops, the prevailing winds range in speed from 400 m/s along the equator to 250 m/s at the poles. Most of the winds on Neptune move in a direction opposite the planet's rotation. The general pattern of winds showed prograde rotation at high latitudes vs. retrograde rotation at lower latitudes. The difference in flow direction is thought to be a \"skin effect\" and not due to any deeper atmospheric processes. At 70° S latitude, a high-speed jet travels at a speed of 300 m/s.", "The port was the point of departure for the Pilgrim Fathers aboard Mayflower in 1620. In 1912, the RMS Titanic sailed from Southampton. Four in five of the crew on board the vessel were Sotonians, with about a third of those who perished in the tragedy hailing from the city. Southampton was subsequently the home port for the transatlantic passenger services operated by Cunard with their Blue Riband liner RMS Queen Mary and her running mate RMS Queen Elizabeth. In 1938, Southampton docks also became home to the flying boats of Imperial Airways. Southampton Container Terminals first opened in 1968 and has continued to expand.", "The treaty was published in the United States for the first time by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on May 22, 1946, in Britain by the Manchester Guardian. It was also part of an official State Department publication, Nazi–Soviet Relations 1939–1941, edited by Raymond J. Sontag and James S. Beddie in January 1948. The decision to publish the key documents on German–Soviet relations, including the treaty and protocol, had been taken already in spring 1947. Sontag and Beddie prepared the collection throughout the summer of 1947. In November 1947, President Truman personally approved the publication but it was held back in view of the Foreign Ministers Conference in London scheduled for December. Since negotiations at that conference did not prove constructive from an American point of view, the document edition was sent to press. The documents made headlines worldwide. State Department officials counted it as a success: \"The Soviet Government was caught flat-footed in what was the first effective blow from our side in a clear-cut propaganda war.\"", "ADSL-broadband service is provided with maximum speeds of up to 1536 KBit/s downstream and 512 KBit/s upstream offered on contract levels from lite £16 per month to gold+ at £190 per month. There are a few public WiFi hotspots in Jamestown, which are also being operated by SURE (formerly Cable & Wireless).", "Captain John Byron passed through the islands of Tuvalu in 1764 during his circumnavigation of the globe as captain of the Dolphin (1751). Byron charted the atolls as Lagoon Islands. Keith S. Chambers and Doug Munro (1980) identified Niutao as the island that Francisco Mourelle de la Rúa sailed past on 5 May 1781, thus solving what Europeans had called The Mystery of Gran Cocal. Mourelle's map and journal named the island El Gran Cocal ('The Great Coconut Plantation'); however, the latitude and longitude was uncertain. Longitude could only be reckoned crudely as accurate chronometers were unavailable until the late 18th century.", "On the other hand, many of the medieval buildings once situated within the town walls are now in ruins or have disappeared altogether. From successive incarnations of the motte and bailey castle, only a section of the bailey wall remains today, lying just off Castle Way. The last remains of the Franciscan friary in Southampton, founded circa 1233 and dissolved in 1538, were swept away in the 1940s. The site is now occupied by Friary House.", "The colloquialism \"buck\"(s) (much like the British word \"quid\"(s, pl) for the pound sterling) is often used to refer to dollars of various nations, including the U.S. dollar. This term, dating to the 18th century, may have originated with the colonial leather trade. It may also have originated from a poker term. \"Greenback\" is another nickname originally applied specifically to the 19th century Demand Note dollars created by Abraham Lincoln to finance the costs of the Civil War for the North. The original note was printed in black and green on the back side. It is still used to refer to the U.S. dollar (but not to the dollars of other countries). Other well-known names of the dollar as a whole in denominations include \"greenmail\", \"green\" and \"dead presidents\" (the last because deceased presidents are pictured on most bills).", "Surviving remains of 12th century merchants' houses such as King John's House and Canute's Palace are evidence of the wealth that existed in the town at this time. In 1348, the Black Death reached England via merchant vessels calling at Southampton.", "In the 21st century the most famous department store in Russia is GUM in Moscow, followed by TsUM and the Petrovsky Passage. Other popular stores are Mega (shopping malls), Stockmann, and Marks & Spencer. Media Markt, M-video, Technosila, and White Wind (Beliy Veter) sell large number of electronic devices. In St. Petersburg The Passage has been popular since the 1840s. 1956 Soviet film Behind Store Window (За витриной универмага) on YouTube depicts operation of a Moscow department store in 1950's.", "Southampton used to be home to a number of ferry services to the continent, with destinations such as San Sebastian, Lisbon, Tangier and Casablanca. A ferry port was built during the 1960s. However, a number of these relocated to Portsmouth and by 1996, there were no longer any car ferries operating from Southampton with the exception of services to the Isle of Wight. The land used for Southampton Ferry Port was sold off and a retail and housing development was built on the site. The Princess Alexandra Dock was converted into a marina. Reception areas for new cars now fill the Eastern Docks where passengers, dry docks and trains used to be.", "Southampton as a Port and city has had a long history of administrative independence of the surrounding County; as far back as the reign of King John the town and its port were removed from the writ of the King's Sheriff in Hampshire and the rights of custom and toll were granted by the King to the burgesses of Southampton over the port of Southampton and the Port of Portsmouth; this tax farm was granted for an annual fee of £200 in the charter dated at Orival on 29 June 1199. The definition of the port of Southampton was apparently broader than today and embraced all of the area between Lymington and Langstone. The corporation had resident representatives in Newport, Lymington and Portsmouth. By a charter of Henry VI, granted on 9 March 1446/7 (25+26 Hen. VI, m. 32), the mayor, bailiffs and burgesses of the towns and ports of Southampton and Portsmouth became a County incorporate and separate from Hampshire.", "The geography of Southampton is influenced by the sea and rivers. The city lies at the northern tip of the Southampton Water, a deep water estuary, which is a ria formed at the end of the last Ice Age. Here, the rivers Test and Itchen converge. The Test—which has salt marsh that makes it ideal for salmon fishing—runs along the western edge of the city, while the Itchen splits Southampton in two—east and west. The city centre is located between the two rivers." ]
how a person get e-mail account on g-mail.?
[ "If anyone you know who as a gmail a/c, then ask him to invite you to open an gmail account. Alternatively, if you are in US then you can use your cell phone to create a gmail account." ]
[ "The e-mail you received is most likely a scam in which the person who sent you the e-mail is probably trying to get your credit card or bank account information. I received a similar e-mail recently (but mine wasn't the \"Australian lotto\", it was some other country).\\nA great website where you can check the validity of e-mails/forwards is http://www.snopes.com\\nHere is a link to their page which addresses the specific e-mail you received: http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/lottery.asp", "Delete your account in Outlook\\nClose Outlook and reboot your computer\\nOpen Outlook and create a new account; the same account as you deleted (choose POP3).\\nMake sure to test this account with the special button.\\nIf there are no errors, click Finish. You should get your test e-mail.\\nImport your addresses and e-mails from Outlook Express and delete your account in Outlook Express.\\nThis should work. If not: e-mail error-messages etc. to me.", "Before you can use Outlook Express to send and receive e-mail, you need to set up an account. You can have more than one account—for business, online shopping, and so on—and each person who uses your computer may have their own, completely separate account. Outlook Express gracefully handles it all\\n\\nStart Outlook Express\\nThere are many ways to start Outlook Express, but here's a sure-fire way to find and start it.\\n\\n1.\\n Click the Start button. \\n \\n2.\\n Point to All Programs. \\n \\n3.\\n Click Outlook Express.\\n\\nThese first three steps are shown in the image below: \\n\\nOpening Outlook Express from the Start menu \\n \\n4.\\n If asked whether you'd like to open this particular account automatically every time you start Outlook Express, click Yes (if you do) or No (if you don't).\\n\\nIf you don't want to be asked this question again, click to check the Always perform this check... box. \\n \\n5.\\n Check When Outlook Express starts, go directly to my Inbox.\\n\\nOutlook Express directs all incoming mail to the Inbox, so it makes sense to bypass this opening page.\\n\\nIf you don't see the list of folders and contacts on the left, click Layout on the View menu. Click Contacts and Folder List to check them, and then click OK. \\n\\nOutlook Express list of folders \\n\\nQuick start. You'll notice that when you use Outlook Express regularly, Windows XP will put the Outlook Express icon on the Start menu (along with other programs you've used recently). In that case, just click the Outlook Express icon in the Start menu to open the program.\\n \\nSet Up an Outlook Express E-Mail Account\\nThe Internet Connection Wizard makes short work of setting up your online mailbox by walking you through each step for every e-mail account you set up.\\n\\n1.\\n Before you get going, make sure you know your email address along with the following information. (You may need to contact your ISP, Internet Service Provider, to get it.)\\n\\nFirst, information about the e-mail servers: \\n\\n• The type of e-mail server you use: POP3 (most e-mail accounts), HTTP (such as Hotmail), or IMAP \\n \\n• The name of the incoming e-mail server \\n \\n• For POP3 and IMAP servers, the name of the outgoing e-mail server (generally SMTP) \\n \\nSecond, information about your account: \\n\\n• Your account name and password\\n\\n• Find out if your ISP requires you to use Secure Password Authentication (SPA) to access your e-mail account—yes or no is all that's required. \\n \\n2.\\n Start Outlook Express, and on the Tools menu, click Accounts.\\n\\nIf the Internet Connection Wizard starts up automatically, skip ahead to step 4. \\n \\n3.\\n Click Add, and then click Mail to open the Internet Connection Wizard. \\n\\nMail option from the Add button \\n\\n 4.\\n On the Your Name page of the wizard, type your name as you want it to appear to everyone who gets e-mail from you, and then click Next.\\n\\nMost people use their full name, but you can use any name—even a nickname—that people will recognize. \\n \\n5.\\n On the Internet Explorer Address page, type your e-mail address, and then click Next. \\n \\n6.\\n On the E-mail Server Names page, fill in the first block of information that you gathered from your ISP in step 1, and then click Next. \\n\\nInternet Connection Wizard's E-mail Server Names \\n\\nNote: If you chose HTTP as your incoming e-mail server—as for a Hotmail or MSN account—this wizard page changes slightly so you can identify your HTTP mail service provider. \\n \\n7.\\n On the Internet Mail Logon page, type your account name and password. \\n\\nInternet Connection Wizard's Internet Mail Logon \\n\\nNote: If you're concerned about break-ins to your e-mail, click to clear the check in the Remember Password box. You'll then be prompted for the password each time you send or retrieve mail. \\n \\n8.\\n Click Next, and then click Finish.\\n\\nYou're ready to send your first e-mail! \\n\\nUnsure if your new e-mail account is working? Send an e-mail mess", "Legally there is no current legislation preventing junk e-mail. The most effective way to prevent it is to not give out any personal information online at all (unless absolutely neccesary through a trusted sight) and especially never your e-mail adress. PLUS and this is a must, always always always mark your spam as spam. report it to the e-mail server. there should be a button to click when you open an e-mail that says flag as spam or report spam. click it. if you're getting a great deal of spam despite a spam blocker, report it to your e-mail provider.", "well I know Bryan personally and if you like him then why are you asking for his e-mail address they have a fan mail address and he told me how people always try and get there personal info. That goes for there whole family. I know your probably like she is not telling the truth but I am I have no reason to lie. If you want more info e-mail me.\\n\\noh yea,Bryan is 12 he told me.", "YOUR OUTLOOK Operation might have failed if you did not set up the Outlook express properly, try to follow these steps and you will get over it.\\n\\n\\n1. Click the Start button.\\n\\n2.\\nPoint to All Programs.\\n\\n3.\\nClick Outlook Express.\\n\\n\\nOpening Outlook Express from the Start menu\\n\\n\\n4.\\nIf asked whether you'd like to open this particular account automatically every time you start Outlook Express, click Yes (if you do) or No (if you don't).\\n\\nIf you don't want to be asked this question again, click to check the Always perform this check... box.\\n\\n5.\\nCheck When Outlook Express starts, go directly to my Inbox.\\n\\nOutlook Express directs all incoming mail to the Inbox, so it makes sense to bypass this opening page.\\n\\nIf you don't see the list of folders and contacts on the left, click Layout on the View menu. Click Contacts and Folder List to check them, and then click OK.\\n\\n\\n\\nOutlook Express list of folders\\n\\n\\nQuick start. You'll notice that when you use Outlook Express regularly, Windows XP will put the Outlook Express icon on the Start menu (along with other programs you've used recently). In that case, just click the Outlook Express icon in the Start menu to open the program.\\n\\n\\nTop of page\\nSet Up an Outlook Express E-Mail Account\\nThe Internet Connection Wizard makes short work of setting up your online mailbox by walking you through each step for every e-mail account you set up.\\n\\n1.\\nBefore you get going, make sure you know your email address along with the following information. (You may need to contact your ISP, Internet Service Provider, to get it.)\\n\\nFirst, information about the e-mail servers:\\n\\n• The type of e-mail server you use: POP3 (most e-mail accounts), HTTP (such as Hotmail), or IMAP\\n\\n• The name of the incoming e-mail server\\n\\n• For POP3 and IMAP servers, the name of the outgoing e-mail server (generally SMTP)\\n\\n\\nSecond, information about your account:\\n\\n• Your account name and password\\n\\n(For some solid advice about making a secure password, read the Create strong passwords article.)\\n\\n• Find out if your ISP requires you to use Secure Password Authentication (SPA) to access your e-mail account—yes or no is all that's required.\\n\\n\\n2.\\nStart Outlook Express, and on the Tools menu, click Accounts.\\n\\nIf the Internet Connection Wizard starts up automatically, skip ahead to step 4.\\n\\n3.\\nClick Add, and then click Mail to open the Internet Connection Wizard.\\n\\n\\n\\nMail option from the Add button\\n\\n\\n4.\\nOn the Your Name page of the wizard, type your name as you want it to appear to everyone who gets e-mail from you, and then click Next.\\n\\nMost people use their full name, but you can use any name—even a nickname—that people will recognize.\\n\\n5.\\nOn the Internet Explorer Address page, type your e-mail address, and then click Next.\\n\\n6.\\nOn the E-mail Server Names page, fill in the first block of information that you gathered from your ISP in step 1, and then click Next.\\n\\n\\n\\nInternet Connection Wizard's E-mail Server Names\\n\\n\\nNote: If you chose HTTP as your incoming e-mail server—as for a Hotmail or MSN account—this wizard page changes slightly so you can identify your HTTP mail service provider.\\n\\n7.\\nOn the Internet Mail Logon page, type your account name and password.\\n\\n\\n\\nInternet Connection Wizard's Internet Mail Logon\\n\\n\\nNote: If you're concerned about break-ins to your e-mail, click to clear the check in the Remember Password box. You'll then be prompted for the password each time you send or retrieve mail.\\n\\n8.\\nClick Next, and then click Finish.\\n\\nYou're ready to send your first e-mail!\\n\\nUnsure if your new e-mail account is working? Send an e-mail message to a friend. If they get the message, your account is ready to roll! But if you run into problems setting up your account, Outlook Express offers help. Search for troubleshooting topics from Contents and Index on the Help menu.\\n\\n\\nTop of", "The most straightforward solution would be to send an e-mail to the person and ask the person for his/her name and residential address. Then you can run the background check. Assuming that the person won't give you the information, your options are limited, as they should be.\\n\\nSearch for the e-mail address on Yahoo! People Search and http://www.infospace.com. If the person hasn't listed his e-mail address on one of those services, you're out of luck.\\n\\nIf you have a message that the person sent to you, you can find out from the mail headers what mail service the person is using, and the company that provides the mail service may be able to identify the person. Most companies won't do this without a court order, however.", "Work from home with a computer resources are hard to find. I recently tried Freelance Work and it seems pretty good so far. http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1794502-10363204\\n\\nThey seem to have five to six new jobs posted Monday thru Friday, weekends are slow. You apply for the jobs online with their form and get an e-Mail from the person hiring in your regular mail account.", "Sendmail for UNIX is standard UNIX implementation of the SMTP protocol.Simply put, sendmail is a mail transfer agent (MTA) and is also known as a mail server. MTAs are a fundamental piece of the Internet, providing e-mail capability to users. E-mail is the killer application of the Internet, and every e-mail message that gets sent, whether profound or profane, requires an MTA.", "e mail him see if you get a response call he poloce and put up a missing person add if it's that bad", "Emoticons are tiny figures, which anyone and everyone can use to pictorially represent their sad, happy, or comic feelings, or emotions - in their e-mails, e-chats, and e-answers ! These users have no part, or participation, in their designing !\\nAvatars are images exclusively designed by a person, to depict or represent only him/her, in e-mails, e-chats, and e-answers - which can only be used by that one person who designed it.", "If I had to pick one or the other, I'd pick e-mail. Almost everyone has e-mail, so you can communicate with anyone.\\n\\nMySpace is a whole different thing from e-mail. It lets you post information about yourself that other people can look at. Most people who use MySpace probably have e-mail, as well.\\n\\nIf you have internet access, you can get both Yahoo e-mail and MySpace for no additional charge, so there's really no need to choose between the two.", "Very good thoughts ... my husband has served life in prison ... 40 years so far and no sign of getting out.\\n\\nSo I write to prisoners to tell them about Jesus Christ.\\n\\nI appreciated your personal e-mail to me about my answer to the Clairvoyance question and I tried to answer you by your e-mail address but mine was returned to me saying it could not go through to you because your e-mail address is unconfirmed. But I did appreciate your encouragement and you can write to my e-mail address anytime at [email protected] and my Website is http://stonehaven.hypermart.net\\n\\nAnd if I have a working e-mail address for you I will write you there. \\n\\nBlessings,\\nHarrietta", "Yahoo! Messenger provides audible e-mail alert, when you get an e-mail in your Yahoo! Mailbox. And you can configure Yahoo! Messenger to play any sound you want, when the mail arrives.", "E-mails to State Farm addresses\\nThe State Farm e-mail system is a private e-mail system intended only for purposes authorized by State Farm. You are not authorized to send numerous unsolicited commercial e-mail messages to any e-mail addresses at @statefarm.com. State Farm reserves the right to take actions as may be necessary to prevent misuse of its e-mail system by unauthorized parties.", "Is your blog a Yahoo 360? I keep getting a message saying my e-mail address is not validated, when it is, of course, a yahoo e-mail address. Weird, hunh?", "The SMTP and POP3 server names depend on who you get your e-mail service from. BTW: if you use Yahoo! for e-mail, you can't use SMTP/POP3 unless you pay extra for Yahoo! Mail Plus service.", "While I've only briefly used Perl, I cannot give you any concrete code. However, consider this suggestion: A person enters an 'e-mail' address and posts back from the form. Have the action from the POST send the results to a Perl script that will use the Perl SMTP libraries to send an e-mail to an address of your choosing, with the person's entered e-mail address as the 'FROM' address. You can set up the 'subject' line so that you can have your e-mail reader use certain rules to store the mail in a particular folder.\\n\\nIf you set up the e-mail body correctly, you could then turn around and 'reply' to all of the e-mails that you received with your specific subject line to all of the 'FROM' addresses you had collected and have that handle your replies without the cut & paste.\\n\\nNo mussy text files, no database required --only problem is if you can't connect to the SMTP server from the machine taking the HTTP POST requests.", "The answer depends on a lot of different factors. It is possible in some cases with some e-mail programs (like Outlook Express, Eudora, etc.) to get a virus simply by opening an e-mail message. Yet, this is extremely rare, and many software companies have now updated their software to keep this from happening. Basically, I wouldn't worry about getting a virus by simply opening an e-mail.\\n\\nProbably 95% of e-mail virus infections are caused by OPENING AN ATTACHMENT. This is the easiest way for a virus to infect your computer. Simply getting the attachment in an e-mail message will not infect your computer. When you OPEN an attachment is when it infects your computer. If you don't know what a specific attachment is or if it is from someone you do not know, I suggest that you do not open it.\\n\\nA simple way of better protecting yourself is to use a good web-based e-mail, like Yahoo! Yahoo automatically scans all e-mail and attachments for viruses BEFORE they get to you! Although, scanning an e-mail with an anti-virus program will not always catch all viruses, it is still 99% effective." ]
who sings the song it's love spreads
[ "The Stone Roses" ]
[ "Sing Sing prison", "I shall sing sweet songs", "The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing", "Dr. Who", "Who You Are", "Who's That Girl" ]
Research on Comprehensive Tourism Strength of Island County in China
[ "This paper constructed the evaluation index system of comprehensive tourism strength of island county,applied the method of Principal Component Analysis to evaluate the comprehensive tourism strength of 12 Chinese Island County and analyze the mechanism,the results showed that due to the effects of the natural resource endowment,location,hinterland and other factors,the comprehensive tourism strength of Shengsi,Putuo,Dinghai was higher,while the Dongshan,Pingtan,Chongming was relatively weaker.In the future development,the weaker island county should develop the tourism resources reasonably and improve the traffic capacity and the level of tourism services,thereby enhancing the regional comprehensive tourism strength." ]
[ "This paper took zhaoping county as an example,proposed a new way to creat tourism industry value chain by intergrating and optimizing the tourism industry chain and the value chain.the paper raised measures through promoting tourism enterprise,increasing value of tourism products,linking related industries,perfecting tourism industry value chain.", "As tourism become more and more popular in recent years,the promotion effect of tourism industry to economic development was more and more obvious.Massive human,financial and material resources had been investigated into tourism in every provinces and cities.In general,the domestic tourism had made a significant progress,but for specific areas,the development level of tourism was imbalance.The differences of tourism development among counties in Shandong were analyzed based on the indexes established for measuring regional economic difference of 17 counties in Shandong with the aid of SPSS and factor analysis.Finally,recommendations for coordinated development in each county were put forward.", "Abstract This article describes the tourism development process employed by an economically depressed rural coal mining county in the state of Virginia, USA. The rural county in the study initiated its tourism development through a situation analysis, which involved such research techniques as a focus group study, content analysis and visitor surveys. It is then shown how the results of the situation analysis assisted the area to further its tourism development plans.", "The advantages of rural tourism development in Rongan County were discussed,including natural environment,convenient transportation condition,economic environment,policy environment and human environment advantages.On the basis of this,the pathway for fully utilizing rural tourism resources and promoting Rongan County national economy rapid development was put forward,including fully utilizing geography factors,subsidiary agricultural products,policies beneficial to people,fully considering human factors,building good tourism environment.Finally,several advices for appropriately developing rural tourism resources were put forward from four aspects of tourism resource development quality,talents culture,publicity and infrastructure construction.", "From a closed country in which tourism was virtually unknown, China has become a major player in the international tourism market since the country opened its doors to the outside world in 1978. Because of the constant increase in international and domestic tourism in China, provincial tourism planning has become a widely discussed topic in recent years. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to address the human resources‐planning issues in the development of provincial tourism in China, using Heilongjiang as a case study.", "China's top one hundred counties with basic competitive power in county level economy have the competitive advantages in the aspects of district economic development and resource allocation and are the driving forces exploring the developing rules of the county level economy and leading the modernization.This paper is to make a comprehensive assessment on the basic competitive power of Hengyang's four top counties,find the economic gap,and try to help them move into China's top one hundred by providing some concrete ideas.", "In developing countries, community-based tourism has been put forward as an alternative to traditional mass tourism. This paper presents the results of fieldwork carried out on the island of Sao Vicente (Cape Verde). The fieldwork involved surveying both tourists who visit the area, in order to evaluate their opinion and perception of the area, and managers of small- and medium-sized tourism enterprises, in order to analyse the quality of the services offered by tourism enterprises managed by the local community and to study the potential of the tourism resources in the area. The main results of the research endorse the high quality of tourism services offered by local businesses and highlight the community's hospitality.", "The actual state of tourism image,the abundant resources of tourism and the competitive strength analysis of the city image were summarized in this paper.The positioning of tourism image of Weinan City in the new period was preliminarily proposed.Tourism image development countermeasures of Weinan City were put forward.", "Wenchuan earthquake and secondary geological hazards such as landslide and debris flow cause serious damage for the cultural tourism resources and facilities of Chengdu City, especially in the four counties i.e. Dujiangyan,Pengzhou,Chongzhou and Qionglai, and Dayi County, which are near Longmen Mountain seismic belt. It is urgent to reconstruct the cultural tourism facilities in order to revive socio-economic development of disaster area. In this paper, the damage extent of cultural tourism facilities was firstly evaluated, and then the opportunity and challenge of reconstructing works was analyzed. Finally, strategy and supporting measures of aiming at rapid restoration and reconstruction were proposed.", "Using the method of literature,it systematically sunned up and sorted out the concept,product system,characteristics and research situation of sports tourism at home and abroad and made a comparative analysis on the basis of it.The results reveal that China has a long way to go to catch up with foreign countries in the research on sports tourism,foreign research on sports tourism is developing in the direction of standardization,while the research on sports tourism in China is still in an elementary developing phase.Therefore,it proposed that in China,the research on sports tourism should strengthen the research on fundamental theory,advanced research methods and idea,place emphasis on researching the development and evolution law of sports tourism under the Chinese special cultural background,thus providing theoretical basis for the development of sports tourism in our country.", "This article provides an ::: analysis of related factors on consumer satisfaction for the tourism real ::: estate from the perspective of consumer behavior and psychological. In addition, ::: by using structural equation model, this paper has carried on an ::: empirical research on how ::: three factors such as tourism real estate construction quality, the quality of ::: tourist attractions and tourism public service ::: quality influence on the consumers’ satisfaction with tourism real estate. The conclusion shows that ::: above three factors have significant positive influence on customer ::: satisfaction, and among them, the tourist attraction quality has maximum impact, ::: tourism public service second and tourism real estate construction quality the ::: least. The conclusion ::: of this paper will contribute to the development of tourism real estate in China.", "The smart tourism, regarded as a developing direction of high-end tourism in the future, plays a vital role in promoting the transformation and upgrading of China’s tourism industry. This paper analyzes concepts of the smart tourism, that the key point of the smart tourism is the high effective tourism information service, which based on the tourists. Then, the data of tourism enjoys a typical character of ‘big data’, and the digital product with big data as its origin, is centered by smart tourism. Finally, applying the big data technology in smart tourism, use the digital publishing form high quality digital information products. In additional, put three aspects which is tourism management, tourism service and tourism marketing into together to form the core resource in order to develop the smart tourism.", "Based on a thorough research of Shizhong County in Fujian Province, some developing problems have been detected, such as shortage of land, backward transportation, negligence of historical building protection and unused tourism resources. The author puts forwards the planning scheme of the historic town after the study of master plan of Shizhong County, conservation planning of historic town, and tourism develop plan. For historic towns, a coordinated planning pattern is needed. This new pattern should take the master plan as the guideline, and the historical culture protection plan and tourist development plan as strategies. With the unfolding of the three plans, a harmonious development will be achieved.", "Low-carbon economy,low-carbon development has become a worldwide topic,low-carbon concept has already gained popular feeling.Low-carbon tourism as a pattern of behavior development of tourism has been gradually recognized by the public and practice.Low-carbon tourism has become the new field of tourism research,and the hottest research subject after the sustainable tourism,green tourism,ecological tourism,ecological footprint.Through the domestic low-carbon tourism theory research and practice research summary review,based on tourism development of driving mechanism,from the angle of six external forces and three internal forces to research the driving mechanism of low-carbon tourism development in China,and forecasts the perspective of the driving mechanism of low-carbon tourism development research,so as to promote our country's low-carbon tourism research and low-carbon tourism development.", "This article focuses on a comprehensive analysis of the status quo of Luoquan town tourism development,coming up with the strategic system of deep exploitation of the scenic spots.In the adjustment of tourism structure,it is a necessity to build the new brand of unique culture in ancient town.", "As a new network communication tools in today’s society, Microblogging brought the explosion of development, and it is now in a rapid development stage, which is more and more popular with the customers and favor. People can understand each other not met by the Microblogging. In view of the Po platform, we can take a new visual angle for the sports tourism resources. Microbloggingost can promote the development of the local sports tourism industry. In this paper, we took the sports tourism resources in east island of Guangdong province for example by using the analysis method of SWOT. On the basis of Microblogging platform, the author put forward the corresponding propaganda pattern in order to promote sports tourism industry in east island.", "Tourism resource is considered material factor for developing tourism economy.Evaluation on tourism resources is the key link in the integrated development of a tourism spot,which directly concerns both the development level of the tourism resources and the prospects of the regional tourism economy.To achieve tourism economy great-leap-forward development,Xinzhou city is necessary to fully exploit tourism resources advantage,and combine with tourism economy development,and make into real productive forces eventually.The thesis applies relative academic theories,through field investigation and theoretical research,analyzes the general situation of Xinzhou's tourism resources by using the method of qualitative description and makes a thorough evaluation on the resources advantages for developing tourism economy in Xinzhou City.", "Based on extensive literature review,especially the articles on cultivation of tourism talents since 2003 on China Journal Net and excellent dissertations related to the research object since 2007,the author analyzes the training modes of skilled talents in tourism and hotel management both at home and abroad,in order to find a more effective training mode of tourism and hotel management majors in vocational colleges.", "Industrial heritage is important part of human cultural heritage. Research and practice in the world prove that appropriate tourism developing on the industrial sites will do good to the protection and persistence of industrial heritage and help to enrich and expand tourism resources and products. This paper researches on the market mechanism of tourism developing on industrial heritage in China basics on the analysis of signification, motivation and objection of the industrial heritage tourism and hope to advance the persistent developing of industrial heritage tourism in China.", "By adopting the following methods such as referring to relevant literature,data statistics,interviewing experts and field survey,the present situation of tourism development of Nanchong city was got. Combining with the development plan of ecological wetland park,the ecological tourism development strategy was studied and made out in order to provide theoretical proof for the comprehensive development of ancient cultural city and ecological tourism resources of Nanchong city and lay the foundation for the construction of comprehensive development system.", "This paper first briefly overviews three aspects of the tourism in the rural areas of Guangxi Province,i.e.its evolution,modes and positive impact. Based on the overview,seven strategies are proposed for its further development in the province,which will,this paper concludes,help build a brand-new countryside with socialist characteristics and push the whole tourism industry in the province up to a higher level.", "The floating of exchange rate impacts inbound tourism through price effect therefore it is of significance to discuss the effect of RMB appreciation on China's inbound tourism under the background of RMB facing a lot of pressures to appreciate.Based on standard trade gravity model and conventional tourism gravity model,an extended tourism gravity model is constructed to analyze the effect of RMB appreciation on China's inbound tourism with panel data.The result indicates that RMB appreciation has a distinct impact on China's inbound tourism;there is a positive relation between the number of China's inbound tourists and tourist generating country's economic development level as well as its population.Besides,China's economic development level has a positive correlation to the number of China's inbound tourists.The distance between tourist generating country and China is a hindrance factor to China's inbound tourism.", "This paper takes 9 top tourist cities in Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta as cases in point and applies structural equation model and 4586 on-site survey data to study the regular features of internal mechanism,index level and IPA promotion strategy of tourist satisfaction in the eastern coastal cities of China.It is found that coastal cities and regions have stepped into mass tourism era mainstreamed by middle class;A regularity of basic consistency exists in internal mechanism between different cities and regions,while the internal effect and index level of tourist satisfaction in Yangtze River Delta is relatively stronger than that of Pearl River Delta.It suggests promoting tourist satisfaction in coastal area by improving the on-site service of relevant industries so as to enhance tourist satisfaction by taking appropriate countermeasures according to local condition.", "This study aims to study how Lanta Islanders in southern Thailand can maintain their traditions and culture under globalization. The researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 30 islanders on Lanta Island and used content analysis to analyze the resulting data. The researchers found that, after the tourism boom and globalization came to Lanta Island, many foreign travelers have visited the island, causing local people to change their own way of life to support tourism. However, with government support, the local culture is still alive. The local people have maintained their culture in many ways, such as transmitting their culture to their children and mixing with Thai. We conclude that the Lanta Islanders still maintain their traditions and culture while learning about the world outside the island by adapting themselves in various ways to develop a mixed culture to live under globalization.", "It is now accepted that tourism is a significant contributor to global climate change, especially through air travel's high greenhouse gas emissions. This paper analyses the dilemmas facing tourism planning in many small island developing states and presents a model approach toward overcoming those dilemmas by adapting carbon neutral tourism policies. It researches the implementation issues facing carbon neutral tourism policies on the Seychelles Islands: tourism to the islands is energy-intensive, and current plans to increase tourist numbers will entail growing emissions of greenhouse gases. This paper analyses tourism's current levels of energy use and emissions, and explores ways to reduce them. Based on a survey of tourists and industry representatives in the Seychelles, it discusses options for tourism-dependent small island developing states to implement and finance carbon neutrality, while outlining the complexities and limitations of such an objective.", "Along with the rapid development of tourist industry,the research on tourist market is more and more important in the tourist industry.This paper analyzes the time structure,spatial structure,consumption structure,and average scenery spot intimacy of tourist market of inbound tourism in Shanxi Province,and puts forward Shanxi’s target market of inbound tourism and its development countermeasures.", "By using RMP analysis method,forest tourism in Fujian Province was analyzed from three aspects of recreation resource,tourist market,products innovation,the new concept,new pattern and new travel routes for Fujian forest recreation products development were put forward.", "The generalization of the government's development policy in all Indonesia regions, which consists of small islands, has often led to environmental and social problems. Tourism as a suitable business development to small islands characteristic poses the same social and environmental problems. In fact, tourism can promote local economic growth of small islands, maintain the local culture and simultaneously protect the environment. Tourism on Siberut Island and Mentawai archipelago is one example which principle of sustainable tourism is essential. The study of tourism on Siberut island and Mentawai archipelago, the governmentals tourism policy, environment, social, and economic sustainable evaluation will provide benchmarks for the design of sustainable tourism in small islands. This study allows the strategies development and management sustainable tourism activities in all stakeholders system collaboration that will become a tourism management model for other regions in Indonesia.", "Through the analysis based on HAP and Starry Sky Map,the tourism core competition capacity of Yunnan depends on natural landscape,human culture resources and tourism achievement.Besides the above three factors,Yunnan should pay more attention to importing and breeding the tourism management and technology.Otherwise,Yunnan tourism will depend on nothing in the future.", "In view of the situation that the quantitative evaluation on the overall advantage and disadvantage of regional tourism resources in the nine-city cluster around Zhengzhou was not sufficient, this paper did an overall comprehensive evaluation of each individual city's tourism resources quantity index, density index, combination status and overall advantages as well as horizontal comparison between these cities based on 9 cities of nine cities cluster in Henan province with single tourism resources which were confirmed by the provincial tourism resources survey conducted form April 2003 to January 2004, and at the same time elaborated the regional difference situation of each city in the nine-city cluster around Zhengzhou. The analysis showed that the regional difference of tourism resources inevitably will be affects the exploitation and development of tourism resources of each city in the nine-city cluster around Zhengzhou.", "Wetland eco-tourism is still in the emerging development stage in China.It will become one of the hot topics in tourism study.Based on the analysis of major study results about wetland eco-tourism in China in the past decades,the concepts of wetland eco-tourism,main contents and eco-tourism of wetland park are summarized,and some limitations which include concept definition,research methods,research perspectives are put forward.So three aspects of wetland eco-tourism study,which are wetland eco-tourism assessment,wetland eco-tourism environment carrying capacity and community participation in the wetland eco-tourism must be expanded in future.", "China's outbound tourism has developed rapidly in recent years. This development has been accompanied by a continuous and expanding deficit in the tourism balance of trade, triggering debate among government officials and academia about whether China's outbound tourism development has outgrown general economic development. Understanding China's growth in outbound tourism and its impact has therefore become more than an academic issue; it also affects the future orientation of China's tourism policy. This paper provides a detailed analysis of the tourists, spatial flow, market size, and expenditure. Despite the above concerns, it is suggested that China's outbound tourism is still in a preliminary stage of development and furthermore complies fully with national policies. Therefore, orderly guidance and discretionary market policies are proposed to further facilitate the growth of the outbound tourism market in China." ]
what cause hydraulic hose to fail
[ "Nine reasons why hydraulic hoses fail Key concepts Hose life is cut short by factors that can be controlled. Poor routing is a leading cause of hose failure. Don't operate hoses at their pressure and temperature limits. Hoses used in hydraulic systems have a predictable future. They won't last forever. How do you determine how long a hose will last? The actual service life of a hose assembly in a given application is determined by a variety of factors.", "Let’s explore the most common causes of hydraulic hose failure: Issue #1. The component has been blown off. Reason: This is due to the hose not being put deep enough into the fitting. The purpose of the grips in the shell is to hold the fitting tightly onto the hydraulic hose." ]
[ "SAE 100R8 hydraulic hose is high-pressure thermoplastic hose for use with synthetic, water and petroleum-based hydraulic fluids It has a thermoplastic inner tube resistant to hydraulic fluids, synthetic-fiber reinforcement, and a hydraulic fluid and weather-resistant thermoplastic cover.", "Causes of Hydraulic Cylinder Seal Failure. Hydraulic cylinder seal failure can lead to substantial losses in profitability. There are several reasons for hydraulic cylinder failure. Poor installation is a typical reason that hydraulic cylinder seals fail. Poor installation includes insufficient cleanliness, damaged seals and improper lubrication.", "Hydraulic Hose Information. Hydraulic hose is specifically designed to convey hydraulic fluid to or among hydraulic components, valves, actuators, and tools. It is typically flexible, often reinforced and usually constructed with several layers of reinforcement since hydraulic systems frequently operate at high or very high pressures.", "The outer layer is often weather-, oil-, or abrasion-resistant, depending upon the type of environment the hose is designed for. Not surprisingly, hydraulic hoses have a finite life. Proper sizing and use of the correct type of hose will certainly extend the life of a hose assembly, but there are many different factors that affect a hose's lifespan. SAE identifies some of the worst offenses as: 1 flexing the hose to less than the specified minimum bend radius. 2 twisting, pulling, kinking, crushing, or abrading the hose. 3 operating the hydraulic system above maximum or below minimum temperature.", "Broken Hydraulic Hose on front loader of tractor. I have a TaskMaster 438D. I have a new replacement hose ready to install. Thought I'd flush the hydraulic system while I was at it.", "This refers to the minimum bend radius (usually in inches) that a hydraulic hose must meet. Exceeding this bend radius (using a radius smaller than recommended) is likely to injure the hose reinforcement and reduce hose life.", "the conditions that cause them to fail; and how to prevent these conditions from occurring. Here's a sample of what's in store... The definitive guide to preventing costly, premature failure of hydraulic components. Premature failures and the consequential damage they cause, add $,000's to the annual operating cost of hydraulic equipment.", "Hydraulic hose crimper is one machine for pressing hoses with fittings to be hydraulic hose assembly,when the hose was broken,people use that machine to repair the hose.The operating principle is transfer the electricity to hydraulic force,when you turn on the power,the hydraulic oil flow through the oil pump to produce the force,the force push the ...", "Not surprisingly, hydraulic hoses have a finite life. Proper sizing and use of the correct type of hose will certainly extend the life of a hose assembly, but there are many different factors that affect a hose's lifespan. SAE identifies some of the worst offenses as: flexing the hose to less than the specified minimum bend radius", "Hydraulic Hoses & Hose Fittings. With wide operating pressure ranges, optimal levels of abrasion resistance, long-lasting durability and high-performance transfer capabilities, Eaton hydraulic hoses and hose fittings provide the ultimate fluid conveyance solutions for a variety of equipment and applications around the world. Industrial Hoses.", "Why use hydraulic hose assemblies? Hydraulic hose replaced the ridged pipes and tubes used in early hydraulic systems because a hose: n Is less costly n Weighs less n Is better able to absorb shock and vibration n Is easier to route and install n Needs no brazing or specialized bending n Allows for movement between components of equipment", "SAE 100R13 hydraulic hose is for petroleum and water-based hydraulic fluids. This hose is suitable for high-pressure applications subject to surges or flexing. The inner tube is covered with multiple spiral plies of heavy wire wrapped in alternating directions. The cover is oil and weather-resistant synthetic rubber.", "The top four causes of seal failure in hydraulic cylinders. Hydraulic cylinder seals cost the manufacturer pennies. They are usually purchased on a low bid basis. But that simple, inexpensive hydraulic seal can cost you thousands in downtime and loss of production if it fails. If you have a problem seal, focus on these four points to help determine the cause of failure. No. 1 - Improper installation is a major cause of hydraulic seal failure. The important things to watch during seal installation are: (a) cleanliness, (b) protecting the seal from nicks and cuts, and (c) proper lubrication.", "Some common reasons a hydraulic system may run hot are: 1 hoses and fittings are undersized: this causes fluid to flow too quickly as well as an increase in friction. 2 using fluid with a viscosity that is too low or too high: this causes excess friction or higher pressure drops.", "Manufacturer & distributor of standard & custom hydraulic hose. Types of hydraulic hose include low pressure hose, medium pressure hose, high pressure hose, very high pressure hose, thermoplastic hose & hydraulic suction hose.", "The velocity fuse is designed to stop hydraulic fluid, which is being used to hold a hydraulic cylinder’s load – in your case, the elevated lift should a hydraulic hose, tube, or seal rupture. When a hydraulic fluid line breaks, the fuse detects this and closes blocking fluid from exiting through the break.", "Hydraulic hose construction. Modern hydraulic hose typically consists of at least three parts: an inner tube that carries the fluid, a reinforcement layer, and a protective outer layer. The inner tube must have some flexibility and needs to be compatible with the type of fluid it will carry.", "Loosen the fitting that attaches the hydraulic hose to the hydraulic system, either at a coupling, a cylinder, or the valve spool itself. Make sure the fitting turns at the threaded connection, and does not twist any other part. If needed, you may have to hold the fitting the hose is attached to with a separate wrench.", "If the PCV valve hose fails, you’ll definitely experience problems, including a loss of power and reduced fuel economy, so it’s important to know the signs to watch for that might indicate your hose (or the PCV valve itself) is failing or has already failed. These symptoms include: Check Engine Light on.", "You're about to discover how to save money and reduce downtime by preventing premature failure of hydraulic components. 1 No matter what type of hydraulic equipment you own, operate, repair or maintain - this information applies to you. You’ll learn: 2 how different types of hydraulic components are constructed; the conditions that cause them to fail; and how to prevent these conditions from occurring. Here's a sample of what's in store... The definitive guide to preventing costly, premature failure of hydraulic components", "SAE 100R9 hydraulic hose is for use with water and petroleum-based hydraulic fluids. Type A - an inner tube of oil-resistant synthetic rubber, 4 spiral plies of wire wrapped in alternating directions, and an oil and weather resistant synthetic rubber cover.", "Manufacturer & distributor of standard & custom hydraulic hose. Types of hydraulic hose include wire insert synthetic rubber cover hose, thermoplastic hose & socketless hose. Wire insert synthetic rubber cover hose is available in single braided wire, double braided wire, four spiral wire & 6 spiral wire hose styles.", "Hydraulic oil fires most commonly occur when oil spray and a hot slab meet. This can occur when a hot slab, liquid metal or hot slag drops onto hoses, which ignites the oil. A fire can also start due to an oil hose or pipe failure, with oil being sprayed onto an inflammable hot slab or another hot surface.", "blue color, vegetable base, will burn natural rubber seals. 8426. If an aircraft hydraulic system requires mineral base hydraulic fluid, but phosphate ester base hydraulic fluid is used, what will be the effect of the system. system will be contaminated, fluids will not blend and the seals will fail.", "Types of Hydraulic Hoses November 20, 2013 November 5, 2013 Marissa Leave a comment Using the right hydraulic hose for the right application is a very serious matter.", "HosePower offers hydraulic hose repair, industrial hose repair, hydraulic hose, industrial hose, mobile hose repair, oem hose center, hose crimpers, large diameter hose crimping, hose accessories, and much more.", "JGB Enterprises, Inc. is a hose assembler of hydraulic and industrial hoses and hose assemblies for all applications. We assemble a full line of specialized hoses and fittings, including hydraulic hose, water hose, flexible hose, special application hose, and braided hose.", "In other cases a cooling system fault can cause the hose to collapse. In either case an inspection must be performed as a coolant hose that has collapsed cannot flow coolant properly. This can result in the vehicle overheating and engine damage. 5. Radiator hose is broken. The radiator hose can be broken in a variety of different ways.", "This type of press machine could also used for crimping the wire rope,fire hose,air suspension and so on.People have many names for the hydraulic hose crimper,some people are used to call it hydraulic hose crimping machine or hose crimping machine,also it could be called hydraulic hose crimping tool,hose press machine or hose swaging machine,all the ...", "Some standard hose types for specific applications include: 1 Air or pneumatic hose - These hoses are used in pneumatic systems and controls, or as supply lines for pneumatic devices and tools. 2 Hydraulic hose - These hoses are used in a variety of industrial hydraulic systems.", "A failure in the power steering system, such as a broken hose, broken power steering pump drive belt, or failed pump, would result in a loss of pressure to both the hydro-boost and steering gear. The hydro-boost uses a high-pressure accumulator to store power steering fluid under pressure in the event of a failure.", "Few equipment owners or operators continue to operate an engine that is overheating. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said when the hydraulic system gets too hot. But like an engine, the fastest way to destroy hydraulic components, seals, hoses and the oil itself is high-temperature operation." ]
who directed the 2003 film ‘elephant’
[ "Gus Van Sant" ]
[ "directives", "at the direction of the court", "direction of the acceleration", "The Landfill Directive", "direct current", "directional lighting", "Guardians of the Directions", "direct democracy", "Directive Principles", "Direct costs", "Directional stability", "Who You Are", "direct examination" ]
Gatorade, Mountain Dew & Ruffles
[ "Pepsi" ]
[ "a mountain", "Mountain", "the Carpathian Mountains", "Atlas Mountains", "a mountain bike", "\"The Magic Mountain\"", "Hartz Mountains", "a mountain fold", "Mountain climbing", "\"The Mountain State\"", "Go Tell It On The Mountain", "the Santa Monica Mountains", "a Rocky Mountain goat", "\"Climb Every Mountain\"", "\"Climb Ev'ry Mountain\"", "the Green Mountain Boys", "\"Cold Mountain\"", "The \"Green Mountain State\"", "a mountain lion", "The Big Rock Candy Mountain", "\"white mountain\"", " The Hall of the Mountain King", "the Old Man in the Mountain", "Night on Bare Mountain (or Night on Bald Mountain)", "St. Bernard (the patron saint of mountain climbing)", "\"The Bear Went Over The Mountain\"", "Night On Bald Mountain", "West Virginia (\"Mountaineers are Always Free\")", "Jurassic (from the Jura Mountains)", "Olympia (named for the Olympic Mountains)", "\"For He's A Jolly Good Fellow\" & \"The Bear Went Over The Mountain\"", "\"She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain\"" ]
yummy for him, no smell for me
[ "These chews last well for my agressive chewer. He loves them (its like he's in a trance while he chews on these). Plus, they don't smell at all! Every other bully stick brand we've tried has a terrible smell!" ]
[ "Postum was a grain beverage that was the answer to coffee for people who didn't drink caffeine beverages. My dad drank postum all the time for breakfast or weekends. The great thing back in those days (1970s) was that even us kids (5 of us) would drink it with him. It doesn't have that pungent coffee smell but it was soooo good to us kids. A little milk and sugar made it look like a creamy cup of coffee, add a bagel and donut-YUMMY!. I drank it up until it was discontinued November of 2007. What a real retro memory.", "I agree with other posters -- I taste all of my baby's food and this is my favorite :) More importantly, of course, my baby likes it. We started giving it to him at 6months and plan to continue even though he's on to Stage 2 foods now. I don't have a whole lot of time to make my own baby food, but using this helps me get him some more variety. It's pretty thin, so I can use it to blend with either avocado or spinach+banana. It's also really sweet so it makes a pretty yummy combination!", "My one year old boxer is a big goofy, playful dog. He adores chewing on water bottles, stuffed toys, milk bones, you name it. I really thought this toy would be a terrific idea for him but he is absolutely terrified of it. He growls and barks at it, won't even smell it. Sounds terrific to me but I guess if you're considering this toy you should probably bring your pup to a pet store to introduce him to it first.", "I could smell whatever they put on it and that made it promising to me that it was going to work. However I experienced the same exact thing as the other posts on here...Dog went to look at it and kept on going. I took him to it and did what the package said but it didn't work.", "This syrup is yummy. My husband likes alot of products containing High Fructose Corn Syrup. I refuse to buy it for him anymore, but it is hard to find natural replacements. This one is great, and we both like it.", "Out of all the brands of bully sticks, True Chews has to be one of me and my dog's favorites. My favorite because they are not messy, they dont break apart as easy as some of the cheaper brands, and they do not smell! My pup loves it because it doesn't make him sick, doesn't give him gas, and gives him hours/days of fun. Their whole lineup is great and highly recommended if you have a puppy/dog with a sensitive tummy. FYI My pup is currently 5 months old and is a 8lb Shihpoo. I gave it one less mark only because they are one of the more expensive brands and that they are a tad hard to find locally.", "The Corner Donut Shop is my new go to coffee. My house smells amazing when brewed and it's yummy. Mmmmm... donuts.", "It took two smoothies and now I'm hooked. I love Navitas Naturals Maca! It has a really yummy butter-scotchy smell and flavor--after a couple of times. My first taste, a quick lick off a spoon, was bitter. I wasn't sure about it at all. But that wonderful smell made me try again. I put a teaspoon in my green smoothie and it wasn't bitter at all, it just imparted a new taste and depth. I love finding new ways to change up the flavor of my smoothies and this gives it a malty taste and a little bit of a bite and amps up the nutritional level to boot.", "Nutiva brand is wonderful!! I want to take a bath in this stuff - it smells so yummy! Since it's organic and unrefined, the flavor is amazing and very fresh. Love this stuff for popping corn.", "We love this Formula for a few reasons. One it is pestiside free another it is usda cert organic not all the organic formula's are. The best reason our son is moving his bowels once a day. All the other formula we tried gave him bad painful gas and spit up and he wouldn't go to the bathroom but every three or four days. The formula doesn't make me want to vomit every time I make him a bottle every formula smells awful except this one it's the closest thing to breast milk for our son.", "My husband is gluten/casein free and misses yummy sweets. I ordered these cookies for him for Christmas thinking they would be fabulous. They came in handy individual packets full of completely crushed but delicious cookies. I should have called for my money back, but I don't want Amazon to discontinue the product, I just want the shipping problem fixed.", "Started supplementing formula for my son at 10 months. I couldn't keep up with the demand. I tried enfamil and similac and my son would literally vomit after a few swigs. I would try to trick him, give him expressed breast milk in a bottle then switch to the enfamil. He would vomit the whole thing up after spending a couple of seconds gagging. I was really stressed out about what I was going to do next, just feed him what I could produce or try to find something else. After many hours of research, I settled on Baby's first. I was going to get Earth's best at first but was confused about the DHA added to the formula. I gave my daughter enfamil with DHA but didn't know there was controversy over the DHA extraction process. I just thought I would skip the DHA all together and try Baby's First. The first night I gave it to him, he drank the whole bottle and proceeded to drink about 36 oz in addition to breastmilk in 24 hours. I know that's way too much but I just thought maybe he was really hungry from my lack of supply. Now he drinks the normal amount. I make 16 oz of formula at one time and mix in about 8-12 oz of expressed breast milk. In the beginning, he would take 50% breast milk and 50% formula, now we are about 30/60. He doesn't seem to notice a difference between the two. He's been on it a month now.<br /><br />I know that there have been reviews about the formula not mixing in well, I don't have that problem. I don't think its anymore difficult or extra foamy compared to enfamil or similac. However, I do heat up about 16 oz of water then wisk in the 8 scoops of formula. I emailed to request scoops (which were not included in the first 3 cans I bought) but then I noticed that scoops were included in cans that were sent from amazon. I think they just started putting them in. Another thing that I noticed was that Baby's first smelled really good. I tried the enfamil and gagged myself, it really smells and taste awful. Baby's first smells yummy, has vanilla in it. I gave it a 5 just because my son drinks it and doesn't give me any problems. Plus, its cheaper than the other brands, which took me completely by surprise seeing how it is organic and not readily available. I found it at Wholefoods, Vitamin City, Amazon and Diapers.com.", "I regularly buy the flavor variety pack in the grocery store because that's all they carry. I logged on to trusty ol' Amazon to see if I could order just cinnamon or just banana bread. They're way more expensive than this flavor, and here's why: this is the worst one. It smells fine, at first, like pancake syrup, but then you realize that you can smell it for days after you've cooked it. Seriously. My husband asked me last Saturday if I was making something for breakfast, and when I told him no, he looked at me strangely. Later he told me that he thought I had cooked myself some breakfast and didn't want to share! The smell was from this flavored oatmeal I had made on WEDNESDAY. Even just picking it up while shuffling through and looking for a cinnamon packet can cause the smell to linger on your hands for hours. The taste is pretty strong, too...it's not necessarily bad, it's just overpowering. Like I said, it smells like pancake syrup, and that's pretty much what it tastes like--really sweet syrup. I would advise you go out and buy one variety box at the store before committing yourself to 4 whole boxes of syrupy sweetness.", "These bones are larger than the ones you can purchase at Petsmart and they are individually wrapped just like at Petsmart. My dog loves them. I will definitely buy from here again. Funny story about these, my dog is never tied up b/c of our underground electric fence. The UPS driver left this box with 6 bones on the front porch. My dog has never ever touched a box that was delivered. But I guess he smelled the bones inside. When I got home he had three of the bones out laying on our front porch with him and he left three in the box. I couldn't punish him for this b/c he knew the smell and the package was for him.", "I found this brand in my local grocery store. I was having trouble making my own baby food for when we went out for dinner, so I purchased Sprout as a back up. My son loves his food. He gets excited seeing the packaging. I started him with Sprout when he was 5.5 months. When Sprout went on sale at the store, I bought everything they had for stage 1 and a few stage 2 items. The sale made it cheaper than the non-organic baby food.<br /><br />The food smells wonderful. And, I can honestly say, it really does taste fresh and yummy!<br /><br />I have bought Sprout for many of my friends who have babies to try. And now, they are buying it for themselves.", "I quit using lotion on my face and switched to this. I now rarely ever break out. I love in az so this is great for an all over moisturizer. Smells yummy too! This is a great product with a great price.", "Talk about comfort food and drink! This is pure yummy at its best! Pricey...and well worth every penny. The steamy smell is intoxicating and the taste even better. After a long hard day...wind down with this marvelous blend of chai spices. Wow!", "All of my cats adore these treats. One cat in particular nags me constantly to feed him some and if I don't give him enough, he jumps up beside me and pokes me repeatedly with one claw. Great price, too!!!", "I've tried so many different teas wanting to take the healthy approach but have been shoved right back to the coffee pot due to complete lack of flavor. Tea always seemed so boring. However, this tea is so yummy I am converted. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy coffee, but I now incorporate this tea almost daily. I love the Chamomile Citrus and Green tea Tropical!! The smell is divine and the tea bags are practically a work of art... LOVES IT!!", "Ok, these have salt, but salt or not these are perfect for me. One can by itself or with a shot of Vodka. Yummy!", "I bought this as a suggestion for my very dry and very sensitive skin. I absolutely love it. I used it for the first time and my skin is already 80% better! It doesn't leave you overly oily either. It smells so yummy as well. Very happy overall!", "This bag sat on my shelf for 3 months before I got around to it, but the beans were still fresh and smelled wonderful. I like my coffee strong and this produces a very dark, aromatic coffee. I've only made it in the drip machine thus far, but am expecting a great cup from the french press as well. Yummy!", "For those of you like me who care... These yummy snacks have about 140 Calories per package and one package is too much for one sitting. Very yummy and sweet lo-cal food to snack on.", "The price on these is great, and they don't smell as bad as other brands we have purchased in the past - but our 25lb Corgi mix polished one off in 6 minutes flat! The first one we gave him, we left the room for a few minutes and when we came back it was gone... we thought he stashed it somewhere and looked high and low to find it in the living room. So we decided to give him a 2nd one and actually time it... completely gone in 6 minutes, no joke. Other brands have lasted him at least half an hour, usually longer.", "We rescued an abandoned dog that was in very poor health condition. We had to give him a bath everyday because he smelled, and he was constantly licking, digging, scratching, it drove us crazy, not to mention scabs all over. The vets were no help, told us to keep his hair short and give him the pills he prescribed, after a few months of this it didn't improve and we were desperate.<br />As luck would have it, we found a relative that happens to be a graduate in Animal Science and told us that the issue was related to food allergies, and recommended this brand. We balked at the high price but decided to try it for a month.<br />What a miracle! Oddie (that is what we named him) rapidly healed, and by the end of the month was almost 100% cured. People can't believe it is the same dog, he is much happier and his coat looks beatiful.<br />I highly recommend this for anyone, it truly has made me wonder what junk is in the \"main stream\" food products for pets. Well worth the extra cost.", "I sent this tea out of seas to a relative with prostate cancer. He said an angel sent him this tea trough me. He started getting better after the first week of taking it. He has less pain on his body and he has the faith that Rene's tea is going to cure his cancer. He says it tastes and smells like glory...<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Y3DURY\">Camas Prairie Tea Organic (Rene Caisse's Original Formula) - 4 oz - Tea</a>", "I must be the odd man out here...but this powdered goat milk is horrible! My 18 month old son is allergic to dairy and soy, hence the reason for goat milk. We were going on vacation for two weeks, and I was afraid there would not be any source of goat milk at that destination. Being he drinks almost a quart a day of regular liquid goat milk I purchase from Trader Joe's, I figured I would go for the gusto and buy a two weeks supply for him. It smelled horrible and more importantly tasted horrible! Words cannot even describe how disgusting this stuff was. My poor son almost threw up from tasting it which prompted me to smell it. It smelled so bad, I couldn't even taste it myself. Maybe we're just used to the regular brand he drinks? My only advice, try a small amount first. It is not returnable!!!", "I have tried this several different ways and every way is so good well yummy and tasty. The first way I added it into my homemade salad dressing or better know as vinaigrette which was so so good hubby really loved it in there. Another way we tried it was putting some in the bottom of a skillet and frying burgers and steaks in it and the flavor it gave to these foods were perfect. I really love the smell of bacon jam plus the smell it puts through my house while cooking is great.", "If you are like me and love fiber and oats, this is the cereal for you! I use it in my yogurt as well, YUMMY!", "just plain yummy<br />and good for you<br />i add them to smoothies<br />i also like mixing it with fine coconut flakes and spirulina powder for a yummy pick-me-up.<br />good idea to keep what you aren't using frozen<br />and the other in the refrigerator for daily use", "You will bunny hop for joy when the Fedex man delivers your whole fresh rabbit! He was so meticulously wrapped and engagingly charming. I promptly named him Juan, for that sly, sexy look that he gave me, or would have given me had he had a head. I took him lovingly into my arms a the heat that built between us was too much! Alas, he burst into flames and I let him slow roast for about an hour and served him on a bed of wild rice with a side dish of glazed carrots.", "Barrys tea from Ireland is excellent. My husband got me hooked on it. It's full of flavor and yummy with a little milk and sugar." ]
Piracy drama appears no closer to resolution
[ "- The piracy drama off the coast of Somalia appears no closer to resolution tonight." ]
[ "The online piracy bill that helped spark this week's unprecedented Internet protests will be redrafted, its lead sponsor in the House of Representatives said Friday.", "In a bid to curb the growing incidents of piracy in international waters, the government has deployed a naval ship for anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden, Parliament was informed on Thursday.", "Now, a new report suggests that online piracy has become something of a 'national sport' in France.", "TNT says its hit drama ``The Closer'' will be closing up shop next year.", "The European Union's anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have released an Indonesian ship after holding it for 46 days.", "It now appears that Australia has taken a step closer to becoming one of the most expensive countries to ski in.", "The would-be buyer of Web site The Pirate Bay backpedaled in a Dutch court Tuesday, saying that it is uncertain whether the purchase will ever be completed.", "Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose and TR Knight will appear on the upcoming season of the CBS legal drama ``The Good Wife,'' according to TV Guide.com.", "Roche and Illumina remained at loggerheads on Tuesday, as the $6.7bn battle for control of the US gene sequencing group entered a potentially decisive week.", "India and Russia are yet to achieve a breakthrough on resolving the Gorshkov deal, which has been in a deadlock over pricing.", "Stage and screen actors Tammy Blanchard and Chris Sarandon will appear as recurring characters on the second season of the hit CBS legal drama ``The Good Wife,'' according to ew.com.", "China said Thursday it was working for a ``peaceful resolution'' of the Iranian nuclear standoff, after Washington said Beijing appeared ready for ``serious'' talks on the issue.", "Currently Kim Hyun Joong is considering appearing in the upcoming drama titled ``City Conquest.''", "Tony Award nominee Bonnie Franklin will appear on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless, according to EW.com.", "Mediation attempts have failed to resolve a multi-million pound legal battle between a bank and two brothers once described as Ireland's richest businessmen, it emerged today.", "UPC Ireland has denied it has been forced to block The Pirate Bay torrent site or that it intends to.", "Hackers take Baidu offline; music industry wants Pirate Bay founders to pay; and Microsoft releases ERP software for specialty retail chains.", "The European Union's anti-piracy mission yesterday said pirates had hijacked a yacht off the Seychelles and that one of its passengers had been taken in by a warship.", "``Piracy is a complex problem that must be taken seriously,'' Jack Lang, a former French culture minister, said on Mauritius state television after arriving on the Indian Ocean island for an October 7-8 regional conference on the issue.", "The rate of piracy in Nigeria has now hit 83 per cent with annual financial loss standing at a whopping $130 million, a report by IDC research group has shown.", "Bristol Palin, the oldest daughter of former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, will appear in an episode of the ABC Family drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager, the network announced Feb. 23.", "Somali pirates armed with rockets seized a Greek ship on Thursday, the latest in a string of attacks that have prompted calls for international action.", "Jagan, who appeared before the CBI amid high drama and strict security arrangements on Friday, also denied any business links with Gali Janardhan Reddy and his company.", "Somali pirates seized a small Dutch vessel on Thursday with at least eight crew, in the latest hijacking by gangs proliferating in the world's most dangerous waterways, a regional maritime group said.", "Somali pirates who hijacked Saudi oil super-tanker Sirius Star yesterday demanded $25 million in ransom and set a 10-day deadline amid mounting calls for tougher action on sea bandits.", "US President Barack Obama says the United States is resolved to halt piracy, following the rescue of the American captain of the cargo ship, the Maersk Alabama.", "Iranian warships clashed with pirates in the Gulf of Aden thwarting an attempt to seize three Iranian commercial vessels, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.", "The UAE currently has the lowest software piracy rate in the Gulf, and government-led efforts could reduce the rate by a further 10 per cent through 2012, said a report.", "A Somalian teenager accused of leading a pirate attack on an American cargo ship off the coast of Africa pleaded not guilty yesterday to piracy charges.", "Microsoft decided to fight piracy in Kenya not with lawyers and injunctions, but instead with discounts and education.", "The controversial file-sharing site The Pirate Bay says it is now being hosted by North Korea, after it was driven out of Sweden by threats of legal action.", "Two resolutions including a government resolutions and another private member resolution were passed today unanimously by the House on its second sitting of state Assembly." ]
An important older man gives a speech to reporters.
[ "The VIP address his crowd." ]
[ "A young waitress is running a staff meeting.", "hillary clinton gives a speech", "The poorly dressed man gives a speech at a wedding.", "The young man is giving a speech at school.", "A woman is giving a motivational speech.", "The Pope isn't giving a speech", "An older man gives burgers to kids.", "An attractive woman is giving a speech.", "A couple giving a speech as people watch.", "They wanted me to give another speech.", "The lady is giving a speech at church.", "A woman at a table with colleagues gives a speech.", "A woman is giving a speech to a crowd", "A girl prepares to give a speech at a debate.", "A chef giving an interview to reporters.", "A woman is just going to give a speech.", "Mr. Clinton did not give a speech at all.", "A man is giving a speech and a woman is holding a cowboy hat.", "An older man doesn't give verbal instruction", "It explains the importance of the Report and Order.", "These controls are important for interim reporting purposes.", "Reports remained the most important thing.", "You were stoic and serious when giving a speech.", "A young woman ready to give a speech.", "A woman in a pantsuit is giving a speech on how to dress conservatively.", "The cook is giving a formal speech at a sanitarium.", "A Woman is giving a speech to a room full of clowns.", "Women sitting in chairs giving a speech.", "The woman gives a speech about global literacy.", "Three people giving a speech at the Statue of Liberty.", "A bare headed woman giving a speech to a crowded auditorium.", "Two men in suits are giving a report." ]
Decomposing graphs of genus one
[ "I think that Robertson and Seymour showed that every minor-free graph can be decomposed into a \"clique-sum\" of \"almost bounded genus\" graphs. The basic building blocks are not planar graphs but graphs of bounded genus (genus depending on the excluded minor). I think that toroidal graphs are not decomposable any further." ]
[ "The disjoint union of $n$ copies of $K_5$ (or $K_{3,3}$) is a minimal forbidden minor for the graphs of genus $n-1$; the same is true for a graph in which some of these copies share a single vertex, so that the blocks of the graph are $K_5$ or $K_{3,3}$. This follows from results in J. Battle, F. Harary, Y. Kodama and J.W.T. Youngs, \"Additivity of the genus of a graph\", Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 68 (1962) 565–568, and is already enough to show that there are at least exponentially many forbidden minors.\n\nBojan Mohar, \"An obstruction to embedding graphs in surfaces\", Discrete Math. 78 (1989) 135–142, lists the graph formed from $K_8$ by removing a 4-cycle as having genus 2. Since $K_7$ is toroidal, this means that either $K_8\\setminus C_4$ or one of its spanning subgraphs is an obstruction to torus embedding, and that graphs that have $n$ copies of this graph as their blocks have genus $2n$.\n\nMohar also shows that the graph formed from a $(2k+2)$-cycle by connecting vertex 0 to all the even vertices and vertex 1 to all the odd vertices has \"relative genus\" at least $\\lceil k/2\\rceil$. The graph is planar, but I think relative genus means that the cycle has to be a face; or you could add another vertex to the graph, connected to all of the cycle vertices, to effectively force it to be a face. Maybe this is closer to the sort of thing you want. But I don't think he shows that these graphs are minimal forbidden minors.", "Yes.\n\nAdd a vertex in the middle of the outer face, connected to all the vertices in the outer face; this does not change the genus, and does not decrease the treewidth. Now the graph has a very shallow breadth-first search tree rooted at the new vertex (everything is adjacent to it).\n\nForm a spanning tree of the dual graph whose dual edges are disjoint from the edges of the breadth first search tree. Then there is a set of O(genus) edges that do not belong to either tree. Each of these edges induces a short cycle (a triangle) together with a path in the breadth first search tree, and cutting the surface along these cycles produces a planar surface (see my paper \"Dynamic generators of topologically embedded graphs\"). That is, if G' is the subgraph of the input graph induced by the vertices that are not endpoints of the O(genus) cut edges, then G' is planar, and its vertices can be covered by O(genus) faces of its planar embedding (the faces that the cut cycles cut the original outer face into).\n\nBut in a planar graph in which all vertices belong to k faces, one can remove another O(k) edges (a spanning tree of the faces) to get an outerplanar graph. So the treewidth of G' is O(genus). If one forms a tree-decomposition of G' with this width, and then adds to each bag the vertices that are endpoints of the cut cycle edges, the result is a tree-decomposition of the original input graph with treewidth O(genus).\n\nIt seems likely that this must be in the literature already somewhere, but I don't know where and some quick searches haven't succeeded in finding an explicit statement of this precise result. However, a more general statement is in a different paper of mine: in \"Diameter and treewidth in minor-closed graph families\" I prove among other things that bounded genus graphs of bounded diameter have bounded treewidth. In this case (by adding that extra vertex within the outer face) the diameter can be taken to be at most two.", "This question is incomplete without specifying what information about the graph as it changes you want your dynamic graph data structure to output or support queries for. But the following paper is likely relevant, even though it is described in a more general setting of combinatorial embeddings in arbitrary genus rather than just planar. It definitely supports both contractions and deletions, as well as their reverse operations, in logarithmic time per operation.\n\nDynamic generators of topologically embedded graphs.\nD. Eppstein.\narXiv:cs.DS/0207082.\nSODA 2003, pp. 599-608.\n\nAs for the second question: I don't see how to handle multiple adjacencies in general, but it's easy to get rid of bigons (multiple edges with nothing between them) as they can only come from the two faces that are on either side of a contracted edge or from the face that surrounds a deleted edge. That should be sufficient for many purposes since getting rid of the bigons ensures that the remaining graph has a number of edges proportional to its number of vertices.", "You can recursively decompose each triangle into a smaller triangle and a trapezoid, and each trapezoid into two smaller triangles. The corresponding tree decomposition (whose bags contain the corners of a triangle at one level of the decomposition and a triangle or trapezoid at the next or previous level) has five vertices per bag and therefore has width four.\n\nThere is no $K_5$ minor, because the graph is planar. There is, however, a $K_{2,2,2}$ (octahedron) minor (actually, a subdivision), shown below. As this is one of the forbidden minors for treewidth three, the width is four.", "Li and Liu's algorithm is incorrect (see below). Ueno et al.'s algorithm is correct, and a similar algorithm can be found in Furst et al. 1. Both algorithms reduce the problem to the polynomial-solvable matroid parity problem [3].\n\nIts reduction from VC ensures the NP-hardness for degree-6 bounded graph! As VC is already NP-hard on cubic graphs. Speckenmeyer has claimed that his thesis [4] contains the proof of NP-hardness of FVS on planar graphs of maximum degree four, but it's very hard to find (I'll greatly appreciate if who have access to his thesis can send me a copy). Fortunately, a new proof of\nthe NP-hardness of degree-four bounded graphs can be found in 2:\n\nRemarks on 2: \n - In fact, he proved that the problem is APX-hard, but it is easy to verify\nthat his reductions are also valid for the proof of NP-hardness of the problem.\n - Its reduction does NOT apply to planar graphs. \n\n\nMerrick L. Furst, Jonathan L. Gross, and Lyle A. McGeoch, “Finding a maximum-genus graph imbedding,” Journal of the ACM, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 523–534, 1988. 10.1145/44483.44485\nRizzi, R.: Weakly fundamental cycle bases are hard to find. Algorithmica 53(3), 402-424 (2009) 10.1007/s00453-007-9112-8\nLászló Lovász, “The matroid matching problem,” in Algebraic Methods in Graph Theory, ser. Colloquia Mathematica Societatis János Bolyai, vol. 25, Szeged, Hungary, 1980, pp. 495–517.\nEwald Speckenmeyer, “Untersuchungen zum feedback vertex set problem in ungerichteten graphen,” PhD thesis, Universität-GH Paderborn, Reihe Informatik, Bericht, 1983.", "Start by getting rid of the background (Mathematica example):\n\n\n map = Import[\"http://i.stack.imgur.com/HYtbo.jpg\"]\n \n fg = ImageAdjust[map, {1.0, 1.0}]\n\n\n\n\nThen use a graph extraction tool like NEFI. If you want to do it all in Mathematica, that's possible too. You might want to add another preprocessing step to decompose the graph by edge type if you want to treat them separately, like you said.", "I could find a few research papers with the potential application of quantum algorithms for Singular Value Decomposition and QR decomposition. \n\nSingular Value Decomposition:\nSingular Value Decomposition (SVD) is one of the most useful techniques for analyzing data in linear algebra. SVD decomposes a rectangular real or complex matrix into two orthogonal matrices and one diagonal matrix. The following research paper proposes a Quantum-SVD algorithm that interpolates the non-uniform angles in the Fourier domain. This Quantum-SVD algorithm is a fundamentally novel approach for the computation of the Quantum Fourier Transformation (QFT) of non-uniform states.\n\nWe can also consider Schmidt decomposition approach for Singular Value Decomposition as per the researches in Quantum Information Theory. It is considered as a Schmidt decomposition has a lot of applications for bipartite state purification. \n\nQuantum SVD based Approximation Algorithm\n\nQR Factorisation\n\nFollowing research paper proposes a rotation graph to devise elimination orderings in order to achieve QR factorisations. Properties of this graph characterise and identify sufficient sets of rotation planes. The unitary or real orthogonal matrix Q is usually computed in one of three ways: Givens rotations, Householder reflections, or Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization. A Givens-based decomposition is also an essential tool in quantum computing. It is important to determine whether a given set of rotation planes\ncan be used to reduce a matrix to upper triangular form using a minimal number of\nrotations. One interesting rotation graph is the star graph. A second interesting rotation graph is the chain. \n\nQR Factorisation using Rotation Graphs and Eliminated Orderings", "$\\frac{1}{2}(d-1)(d-2)$ is the genus of a smooth plane curve of degree $d$. If you project from $P^3$ to $P^2$ off a point not contained in $C$ you can always get a plane curve of the same degree with at most nodes as singularities, which is birational to $C$ (hence has the same genus). Each node lowers the genus of the image curve by one w.r.t the formula you give. Hence you have the desired inequality.", "Notice that approximating sparsest cut to within $\\alpha$ gives a $2\\alpha$ approximation for the Cheeger constant as defined. Here are some papers that give constant approximation algorithms for sparsest cut in restricted graphs:\n\n\nBounded genus: http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1873619\nBounded treewidth: http://arxiv.org/abs/1006.3970\n\n\nFurthermore, http://arxiv.org/abs/1006.3970v2 proves that sparsest cut is NP-hard for graphs with pathwidth 2, and has quite a few more references to approximating sparsest cut on restricted instances.\n\nI would assume that for all classes of graphs mentioned in the paper, no exact algorithms are known (as they're interested in approximations). In particular, if sparsest cut is NP-hard for graphs with pathwidth 2, it's also NP-hard for graphs of treewidth 2, and cutwidth 2. I suppose that doesn't give quite a lot of room.. maybe there is another better parameterization for sparsest cut.\n\nI am pretty sure that sparsest cut is NP-hard on regular graphs but can't find a reference.\n\n\n\nPer noticed that I wasn't careful when I looked at the papers above. The hardness result is for nonuniform sparsest cut. Computing uniform sparsest cut or the Cheeger constant is easy on trees (WLOG the optimal cut separates a subtree). With a little more work that gives a dynamic programming algorithm for computing the Cheeger constant on bounded treewidth graphs. \n\nTable 1 in paper 2 above also mentions a result that gives a constant approximation for graphs with an excluded minor.\n\nFor bounded genus graphs, the best that seems to be known is a constant approximation (paper 1 above gives $O(\\sqrt{\\log g})$ where $g$ is the genus.", "Your graphs have been characterized by this paper http://arxiv.org/pdf/1103.2913.pdf. \n\nEdit: In the paper above it is proved that graphs in which every minimal separator is an independent set are exactly those containing no cycle with exactly one chord.\n\nGraphs containing no cycle with exactly one chord have been studied in depth by \nTrotignon and Vuskovic, A Structure Theorem for Graphs with No Cycle with a Unique Chord and Its Consequences, J. Graph Theory 63 (2010) 31-67 DOI. \nAs a result of this paper, these graphs can be recognized in polynomial time. (However, this paper did not point out the connection to independent minimal separators!)\n\nEdit (17 Sept 2013): Very recently (see here), \nTerry Mckee describes all graphs in which every minimal vertex separator is a clique or an independent set. It turns out that these are the ''edge sums'' of chordal graphs and graphs in which every minimal vertex separator is an independent set.", "Rust, 1210 1200 bytes\n\nuse std::collections::HashMap as H;type I=i64;type E=Vec&lt;(I,I)&gt;;fn d(g:&amp;E)-&gt;bool{let mut s:Vec&lt;(E,Vec&lt;I&gt;)&gt;=vec![];for e in g{let(v,w)=e;let f=(*v,*w);let z=|x|s.iter().position(|p|p.1.contains(x));match(z(v),z(w)){(Some(i),Some(j))=&gt;{if i!=j{let mut p=s.remove(i);let q=s.remove(j-(i&lt;j)as usize);p.0.extend(q.0);p.1.extend(q.1);s.push(p)}else{s[i].0.push(f)}}(Some(i),_)=&gt;{s[i].0.push(f);s[i].1.push(*w)}(_,Some(j))=&gt;{s[j].0.push(f);s[j].1.push(*v)}_=&gt;{s.push((vec![f], vec![*v, *w]))}}}s.iter().map(|h|{let mut p=H::new();let mut r=H::new();let mut i=0;for e in&amp;h.0{let(v,w)=e;i+=2;p.insert(i-1,i);p.insert(i,i-1);r.entry(v).or_insert(vec![]).push(i-1);r.entry(w).or_insert(vec![]).push(i)}let mut r:Vec&lt;Vec&lt;I&gt;&gt;=r.values().cloned().collect();r.sort();let mut x=0;let m=r.iter().flat_map(|v|1..v.len()).fold(1,|p,n|p*n);for mut w in 0..m{let mut t=H::new();for u in&amp;r{let mut v=u.clone();let s=v.pop().unwrap();let mut f=s;while v.len()&gt;0{let o=v.remove(w%v.len());w/=v.len()+1;t.insert(f,o);f=o}t.insert(f,s);}let mut f=vec![];let mut n=0;for s in p.keys(){if!f.contains(s){n+=1;let mut c=s;loop{f.push(*c);c=&amp;t[&amp;p[c]];if c==s{break}}}}x=x.max(n)}1-(r.len()as I-g.len()as I+x as I)/2}).sum::&lt;I&gt;()&lt;2}\n\n\nA toroidal example:\nTry it online!\n\nThat's this toroidal graph: \n\nA non-toroidal example: Try it online!\n\nThat's this non-toroidal graph: \n\nThe original code I wrote, before golfing, was the following. It has printouts so you can see what's happening:\n\nuse std::collections::HashMap;\n\n#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Copy, Debug)]\nstruct Vertex(u64);\ntype Edge = (Vertex, Vertex);\ntype Graph = Vec&lt;Edge&gt;;\n\nfn full_genus(graph: &amp;Graph) -&gt; usize {\n componets(graph).iter().map(|g| genus(g)).sum()\n}\nfn genus(graph: &amp;Graph) -&gt; usize {\n #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialOrd, Ord)]\n struct HalfEdge(usize);\n let mut edge_pairing: HashMap&lt;HalfEdge, HalfEdge&gt; = HashMap::new();\n let mut vertex_groups: HashMap&lt;&amp;Vertex, Vec&lt;HalfEdge&gt;&gt; = HashMap::new();\n let mut i = 0;\n for edge in graph {\n let (vert1, vert2) = edge;\n let half1 = HalfEdge(i);\n i += 1;\n let half2 = HalfEdge(i);\n i += 1;\n edge_pairing.insert(half1, half2);\n edge_pairing.insert(half2, half1);\n vertex_groups.entry(vert1).or_insert(vec![]).push(half1);\n vertex_groups.entry(vert2).or_insert(vec![]).push(half2);\n }\n let mut vertex_groups: Vec&lt;Vec&lt;HalfEdge&gt;&gt; = vertex_groups.values().cloned().collect();\n vertex_groups.sort();\n println!(\"{:?}\", edge_pairing);\n println!(\"{:?}\", vertex_groups);\n\n let mut max_faces = 0;\n let num_rotations = vertex_groups\n .iter()\n .map(|v| v.len() - 1)\n .map(|n| {\n let mut prod = 1;\n for i in 0..n {\n prod *= i + 1;\n }\n prod\n })\n .fold(1, |p, n| p * n);\n println!(\"\\nNum rotations: {}\\n\", num_rotations);\n for rotation_index in 0..num_rotations {\n let mut working_index = rotation_index;\n let mut rotation: HashMap&lt;HalfEdge, HalfEdge&gt; = HashMap::new();\n let mut pretty_rotation: Vec&lt;Vec&lt;HalfEdge&gt;&gt; = vec![];\n for group in &amp;vertex_groups {\n let mut removal_group = group.clone();\n let start = removal_group.pop().unwrap();\n let mut from = start;\n let mut pretty_group = vec![from];\n while !removal_group.is_empty() {\n let index = working_index % removal_group.len();\n working_index /= removal_group.len();\n let to = removal_group.swap_remove(index);\n rotation.insert(from, to);\n pretty_group.push(to);\n from = to;\n }\n rotation.insert(from, start);\n pretty_rotation.push(pretty_group);\n }\n let mut seen_on_face: Vec&lt;HalfEdge&gt; = Vec::new();\n let mut num_faces = 0;\n for start_halfedge in edge_pairing.keys() {\n if !seen_on_face.contains(start_halfedge) {\n num_faces += 1;\n let mut current_halfedge = start_halfedge;\n loop {\n seen_on_face.push(*current_halfedge);\n let pair_halfedge = &amp;edge_pairing[current_halfedge];\n current_halfedge = &amp;rotation[pair_halfedge];\n if current_halfedge == start_halfedge {\n break;\n }\n }\n }\n }\n if num_faces &gt; max_faces {\n max_faces = num_faces;\n let euler_characteristic: isize =\n vertex_groups.len() as isize - graph.len() as isize + max_faces as isize;\n let genus_num: isize = 1 - euler_characteristic / 2;\n println!(\n \"Faces: {}, Genus &lt;= {} on rotation {}\",\n max_faces, genus_num, rotation_index\n );\n println!(\"{:?}\\n\", pretty_rotation);\n }\n if rotation_index % 1e7 as usize == 0 {\n println!(\"Faces: {} &lt;= {} on rotation {}\", num_faces, max_faces, rotation_index);\n }\n }\n let euler_characteristic: isize =\n vertex_groups.len() as isize - graph.len() as isize + max_faces as isize;\n let genus_num: isize = 1 - euler_characteristic / 2;\n assert!(genus_num &gt;= 0);\n genus_num as usize\n}\n\nfn componets(graph: &amp;Graph) -&gt; Vec&lt;Graph&gt; {\n let mut graphs: Vec&lt;(Graph, Vec&lt;Vertex&gt;)&gt; = vec![];\n for edge in graph {\n let (vert1, vert2) = edge;\n let g_index1 = graphs.iter().position(|(_g, h)| h.contains(&amp;vert1));\n let g_index2 = graphs.iter().position(|(_g, h)| h.contains(&amp;vert2));\n match (g_index1, g_index2) {\n (Some(i1), Some(i2)) =&gt; {\n if i1 != i2 {\n let (mut graph1, mut vs1) = graphs.remove(i1);\n let new_i2 = if i1 &lt; i2 { i2 - 1 } else { i2 };\n let (graph2, vs2) = graphs.remove(new_i2);\n graph1.extend(graph2);\n vs1.extend(vs2);\n graphs.push((graph1, vs1));\n } else {\n graphs[i1].0.push(edge.clone());\n }\n }\n (Some(i1), None) =&gt; {\n graphs[i1].0.push(edge.clone());\n graphs[i1].1.push(vert2.clone());\n }\n (None, Some(i2)) =&gt; {\n graphs[i2].0.push(edge.clone());\n graphs[i2].1.push(vert1.clone());\n }\n (None, None) =&gt; {\n let edges = vec![edge.clone()];\n let vs = vec!(vert1.clone(), vert2.clone());\n graphs.push((edges, vs));\n }\n }\n }\n graphs.into_iter().map(|(g, _h)| g).collect()\n}\n\nfn main() {\n let graph = vec![\n (Vertex(0), Vertex(1)),\n (Vertex(0), Vertex(2)),\n (Vertex(0), Vertex(3)),\n (Vertex(0), Vertex(4)),\n (Vertex(0), Vertex(5)),\n (Vertex(1), Vertex(2)),\n (Vertex(1), Vertex(3)),\n (Vertex(1), Vertex(4)),\n (Vertex(1), Vertex(5)),\n (Vertex(2), Vertex(3)),\n (Vertex(2), Vertex(4)),\n (Vertex(2), Vertex(5)),\n (Vertex(3), Vertex(4)), \n (Vertex(3), Vertex(5)),\n ]; \n let result = full_genus(&amp;graph);\n println!(\"Result: {}\", result);\n}\n\n\nThis program finds the minimum genus surface that the given graph can be embedded in. A graph is toroidal if that genus is at most 1, the genus of the torus.\n\nThe code works by separating the graph into its connected components, finding their genii separately, and adding up the results.\n\nTo find the genus of a connected graph, I brute force search over all possible rotation systems of the graph, and figure out which one has the most faces. A rotation system is simply an ordering on the edges emerging from each vertex, saying what order those edges are in going around the vertex. Each rotation system has a straightforward minimum genus it can be embedded in, and having more faces directly corresponds to having lower genus. Since every possible embedding corresponds to some rotation system, if there is a toroidal embedding, my program will find the corresponding rotation system and declare that the graph is toroidal, and vice versa. \n\nThis program is very slow, because it searches through a number of rotation systems equal to the product over all degrees d of the vertices of (d-1)!. However, it can search through a little over 10 million such rotation systems per minute, so it can verify the toroidality or non-toroidality of simple graphs like the ones shown above.", "There are two edges going out of every vertex of this graph; label the vertical one with 0, and the other one with 1. Thus, paths in your graph can be parametrized by the space of 0,1 sequences. If one removes the vertical path corresponding to the sequence (0,0,0,...), then the tail equivalence relation and the lexicographic order on its classes for the punctured path space coincide with the corresponding objects for the punctured space of sequences. Thus, your transformation in precisely the classical 2-adic shift with all due consequences.", "First, after each stage throw away any isolated vertices. With these vertices removed (even when the graph is disconnected) the number of vertices in the next stage will be at most twice the number of edges.\n\nNext, use the fact that (with isolated vertices removed, in each stage after the first) $|V|\\le 2|E|$ to simplify the time bound in each stage (after the first) from $O(|V|+|E|)$ to $O(|E|)$.\n\nFinally, observe that at each stage $|E|$ goes down by a factor of two, so all these $O(|E|)$ bounds add in a geometric series to be linear in the size of the original graph.", "Nice problem! It's not hard to give a reduction showing that, if one could solve your problem, then one could also solve the following problem, call it ISOLATED SUBSET SUM:\n\nGiven integers a1,...,an, is there a subset S of the ai's whose sum is not shared by any other subset?\n\nThe reduction works by first reducing ISOLATED SUBSET SUM to ISOLATED PERFECT MATCHING, where given a weighted bipartite graph G, we want to find a perfect matching whose weight isn't shared by any other perfect matching. This reduction is simple: for each i, create a 2x2 complete subgraph Gi in G, such that which of the two possible matchings we choose for Gi encodes our choice of whether or not ai is in the set S.\n\nNext, reduce ISOLATED PERFECT MATCHING to your problem as follows:\n\n\nFor all i,j, if the edge (i,j) exists and has weight wij, then set Mij:=exp(wij). (This turns the sums into products.)\nFor all i,j, if the edge (i,j) doesn't exist, then set Mij:=0.\nPad M to make sure that there are two or more permutations &pi; such that &Pi; Mi,&pi;(i) = 0. (This rules out spurious solutions that don't correspond to any perfect matching in G.)\n\n\nNow, ISOLATED SUBSET SUM certainly feels like it's at least NP-hard, and maybe it's even harder than that (the obvious upper bound is only &Sigma;2P)! Furthermore, perhaps one could prove that ISOLATED SUBSET SUM is NP-hard using a Valiant-Vazirani-style randomized reduction. This, however, is a challenge I leave to someone else...", "This difference can be made arbitrarily large, so that there is a manifold of Heegaard genus $g$ such that the minimum genus of a fibered knot is at least $g$. This follows from examples of Hass-Thompson-Thurston of closed orientable hyperbolic 3-manifolds of Heegaard genus $g$ which have a genus $g$ oriented Heegaard splitting which requires $g$ stabilizations to become isotopic to the stabilization of the Heegaard splitting with the opposite orientation. \n\nNow, suppose one has such a manifold of Heegaard genus $g$ which has curve complex distance $\\geq 2g$ (which is essentially a corollory of the manner in which the manifolds are constructed). Suppose one has a fibered knot of genus $&lt;g$. The corresponding Heegaard splitting of genus $&lt;2g$ has the property that it is a stabilization of the Heegaard splitting of genus $g$ by a Corollary 4.5 of Scharlemann and Tomova. However, the Heegaard splitting of a fibered knot is equivalent to its orientation reversal, a contradiction.", "This is a simple polynomial time reduction to show that the problem is GI complete: even if you know that $G_1, G_2$ are isomorphic, checking if $G_3$, built from $G_2$ deleting and adding a node, is isomorphic to $G_1$ is as hard as graph isomorphism itself (in the worst case).\n\nGiven two graphs $G = (V, E), G'= (V', E')$ build \n\n$G_1 = ( V \\cup V' \\cup \\{u\\},\\; E \\cup E' \\cup \\{ (v_i,u) \\mid v_i \\in V \\})$\n\ni.e. the union of the two graphs plus an extra node $u$ connected to all the vertices of $V$\n\npick $G_2 = G_1$; and clearly they are isomorphic.\n\nNow build $G_3$ deleting $u$ and adding $u'$ connected to all the vertices of $V'$:\n\n$G_3 = ( V \\cup V' \\cup \\{u'\\},\\; E \\cup E' \\cup \\{ (v_i',u') \\mid v_i' \\in V'\\} )$\n\n$G_1, G_3$ are isomorphic iff $G, G'$ are isomorphic.", "Stefan's original idea is realized in the following observation, which shows that one $\\mathbb{Z}$-chain is elementary equivalent to two such chains.\n\nTheorem. The theory of nontrivial cycle-free graphs where every vertex\nhas degree $2$ is complete.\n\nProof. All models of uncountable size $\\kappa$ consist of\n$\\kappa$ many $\\mathbb{Z}$ chains, and hence are isomorphic. Thus,\nthe theory is $\\kappa$-categorical, and hence complete. QED\n\nThus, all cycle-free graphs with every vertex of degree\n$2$ have the same first order theory. In particular, the graph consisting of one $\\mathbb{Z}$-chain is\nelementary equivalent to the graph consisting of any number\nof such $\\mathbb{Z}$ chains. Since the first graph is connected and\nthe latter are not, it follows that neither connectivity\nnor disconnectivity are first-order expressible as theories\nin the language of graph theory.", "This was in fact first noticed explicitly by Biane I think, cf. Theorem 1 in Some properties of crossings and partitions. \n\nThe idea is that $\\sigma$ has genus zero iff you can start from the long cycle $(1\\cdots n)$ , multiply it by a series of transpositions to get permutations $\\sigma_1,\\sigma_2,\\ldots, \\sigma_k=\\sigma$ where $\\sigma_i$ has one more cycle than $\\sigma_{i-1}$.\n\nThis forces the multiplication by a transposition to cut one cycle of $\\sigma_i$ in two each time. From there it is an easy exercise to characterize which permutations one can get and why they correspond indeed to noncrossing partitions.", "The optimal solution can be found as follows: \n\n\nrepeatedly delete from the vertices with negative weight the one, that has minimal weight and whose removal doesn't disconnect the graph, i.e. that isn't an articulation vertex. \nreplace each connected component of the subgraph induced by edges, that are ajacent to two vertices with positive weight, by a single vertex and assign to it the sum of all vertex weights in that component. \nreplace the paths between two vertices with positive weight by an edge, whose weight equals the sum of negative vertex weights on that path. \nin the resulting tree-graph define the vertex that \"contains\" $(1,1)$ as the root \nstart a depth-first search from the root node: \n\n\nafter returning from descending into each of the children of a vertex $v$, either \n\n\nadd the sum of the weights $\\omega(v)$ and $\\omega(e)$ of $v$ and of the edge $e$ adjacent to $v$ and to $v$'s father-vertex $u$ if $\\omega(v)+\\omega(e)\\gt 0$, i.e $\\ \\omega(u)=\\omega(u)+\\omega(e)+\\omega(v)$ in that case \notherwise add nothing to the father-node weight and mark $e$ and $v$ as deleted \n\n\nfinally replace the tree-nodes and edges that aren't marked as deleted, by the corresponding vertices and edges of the original graph to obtain the optimal solution.", "The recognition problem is equivalent to the graph isomorphism (recognition) problem, and the invariant problem is equivalent to the graph isomorphism invariant problem.\n\nTo reduce the current problem to graph isomorphism, given an m×n matrix A, let S be the set of integers which appear as an entry of A at least once. We construct a graph G(A) with m+mn+|S| labeled vertices as follows.\n\n\nFor each row i, the graph has a vertex ui labeled as “row.”\nFor each cell (i, j), the graph has a vertex vij labeled as “cell in column j.”\nFor each integer k∈S, the graph has a vertex wk labeled as “entry.”\nFor each cell (i, j), connect ui and vij by an edge, and connect vij and waij by an edge.\n\n\nThen it is not hard to see that two matrices A and B are equivalent in the sense stated in the question if and only if there is an isomorphism between G(A) and G(B) which preserves labels. But the isomorphism problem of vertex-labeled graphs is known to be equivalent to the isomorphism problem of usual, unlabeled graphs.\n\nTo reduce graph isomorphism to the current problem, given a graph G=(V, E), consider each edge as two directed edges, and construct a 2|E|×2 matrix M(G) by writing the two endpoints of each directed edge in one row. Then again it is not hard to see that two graphs G and H are isomorphic if and only if M(G) and M(H) are equivalent in the sense stated in the question.", "Let $d^+_G(x)$ be the in-degree of $x$ in graph $G$.\n\nTheorem (Lovász 1973): \nFor a directed graph $G$ and a specified vertex $r$, there exist a subgraph $G'$ with the property that $d^+_{G'}(x) = \\lambda(r,x,G') = \\lambda(r,x,G)$.\n\nThe desired sparse graph exists, as we can keep removing edges to reach a minimal graph with the desired connectivity property.", "The standard definition of the transitive reduction of a graph $G$ says that we delete as many edges as possible, to retain the same reachability relationships. However, the vertex set is unchanged: no vertices may be deleted.\n\nThe procedure you describe appears to involve deleting vertices. Therefore, it does not appear to match the standard definition of transitive reduction. (Perhaps your book has a non-standard definition of transitive reduction; if so, you might need to edit your question to ask about it.)\n\nThat said, a related construction does appear to correctly provide the transitive reduction. In the related construction, instead of collapsing all vertices in a SCC into a single vertex, we replace the SCC with a directed cycle; then we apply transitive reduction to the dag of SCCs. It is possible that your textbook actually uses the following procedure: (1) shrink each SCC to a single vertex, (2) apply transitive reduction to the resulting graph (which is the dag of SCCs), (3) now take each shrunken vertex and restore all of the original vertices and turn it into a directed cycle. That should provide a correct algorithm for transitive reduction. If that is what the book had in mind, your mistake was that you failed to perform step (3): you performed steps (1) and (2) and stopped there. Of course, you have to perform the full procedure to get the full transitive reduction.\n\nYou might also be interested in the notion of a minimum equivalent graph, which involves deleting both edges and vertices; however, finding it in general is NP-hard.", "I think this problem is FPT. Suppose that the graph contains a path on $2k+1$ vertices. Then, I claim the answer is YES: we select the second, fourth, sixth, etc. vertices of this path in a solution and remove them from the graph. We now have a graph $G'$ with $|E(G')|\\le |E(G)|-2k$. It is easy to find a vertex cover of $G'$ with size at most $|E(G')|$. Together with the removed vertices this gives a vertex cover of size at most $|E(G)|-k$ for $G$.\n\nIf the graph does not contain a path on $2k+1$ vertices, then a DFS tree of the graph has height at most $2k+1$, and hence can be used to construct a tree decomposition of width at most $2k$. We can then solve Vertex Cover optimally with the standard algorithm for treewidth.", "I don't know if these graphs have a common name. But I think, one would call vertices with no outgoing edge rather a sink than a root.\n\nThis paper studies acyclic orientations of grid graphs. They call an orientation, which would correspond to the graphs you consider, acyclic orientations with a unique sink.", "For bipartite graphs, vertex cover is polynomially solvable by routine techniques from matching theory.\n\nFor $k$-partite graphs with $k\\ge3$, we observe the following:\n\n\nVertex cover is NP-complete on cubic graphs\nBy Brooks' theorem, every cubic graph (except $K_4$) is 3-colorable and hence 3-partite.", "You are mixing different things here: Virus are grouped based on their genetic material (dsDNA, ssDNA ssRNA and so on) into several groups (see here for details), then grouped into families, subgrouped into a genus and then into species. \n\nSo it is: Group > Family > Genus > Species.\n\nWhat you have here are are different positions in this classification.\nThe names you mention belong all to the same tree:\n\nGroup: IV ((+)ssRNA-Viruses) > Family (Caliciviridae) > Genus (Norovirus) > Species (Norwalk Virus).\n\nThe Astrovirus belongs into the same group, but then form an own family.\nTo answer your question: No, since the Norovirus forms its own genus in the caliciviridae family.", "Introduce a supersource node $s$ that is adjacent to all sources and a supersink node $t$ that is adjacent to all sinks, and then solve the minimum $s$-$t$ node cut problem on the resulting graph.", "No, not an error. Plants, Animals and Bacteria each have their own independent nomenclatural codes. So while it is not advised, it is not forbidden by the code to have the same genera. It would be forbidden to have the same genus within one of the three codes. As a side issue, don't forget that the species ALWAYS includes the genus. Species are always binomens. The species epithet is the second word in the species binomen. Thus our species is Homo sapiens, not sapiens.", "One great example I know of is the duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), often simply called a platypus, which shares its name with the Platypus genus of ambrosia beetle. \n\nWikipedia gives a brief history of the taxonomy of the duck-billed platypus:\n\n\n The common name \"platypus\" is the latinisation of the Greek word πλατύπους (platupous), \"flat-footed\", from πλατύς (platus), \"broad, wide, flat\" and πούς (pous), \"foot\". Shaw assigned it as a Linnaean genus name when he initially described it, but the term was quickly discovered to belong already to the wood-boring ambrosia beetle genus Platypus. It was independently described as Ornithorhynchus paradoxus by Johann Blumenbach in 1800 (from a specimen given to him by Sir Joseph Banks) and following the rules of priority of nomenclature, it was later officially recognised as Ornithorhynchus anatinus. The scientific name Ornithorhynchus anatinus is derived from ορνιθόρυνχος (ornithorhynkhos), which literally means \"bird snout\" in Greek; and anatinus, which means \"duck-like\" in Latin.", "This is not an answer, just a comment.\nFrank Lutz in Berlin is one of the experts on this topic, and you might ask him.\nHe maintains a nice web page,\nThe Manifold Page, which includes lots of information and references, including\ndescriptions of \nBarnette's non-polytopal 3-sphere and\nGrünbaum-Sreedharan's non-polytopal 3-sphere.\n\nIncidentally, I believe this related problem is still open (if not, I'd like to know of its resolution):\n\n\n Does every triangulation of a genus 1 torus have a geometric realization (embedding) in $\\mathbb{R^3}$?\n\n\nFor sufficiently large genus (I think 5?), there are non-realizable examples.", "You're essentially correct. Index calculus is impractical on elliptic curves because there is not a straightforward notion of smoothness in these groups. \n\nIn prime fields, there is the easy mapping from the multiplicative group to the integers, where smoothness is well-defined. Similarly, in extension fields there is the mapping to polynomials over the ground field, where smoothness is given in terms of irreducibility.\n\nIn elliptic curves there is no such simple mapping. One can't use decomposition into prime divisors, as in hyperelliptic curves, since every point is a prime divisor. One possible solution, as you have pointed out, is to try to lift the elliptic curve into $E(\\mathbb{Q})$ or $E(\\mathbb{Q}_p)$; this approach is full of obstructions, however, and has proven not to be very productive yet. The survey by Joe Silverman explains some reasons why. \n\nAnother approach is to try and decompose points into sums of a special pointset within the elliptic curve group itself. This is the summation polynomial approach of Semaev, but it only seems to work well for curves over extension fields, where the Point Decomposition Problem is tractable. Note also that recent advances have shown that in binary curves index calculus is actually asymptotically feasible.\n\nApart from direct attacks, there are some other ways to solve elliptic curve discrete logs using index calculus for special curves. The MOV attack uses the Weil pairing to map the logarithm to an extension field, where you can use the regular index calculus algorithms. The GHS attack maps the logarithm to a logarithm on a hyperelliptic curve of hopefully low genus, where index calculus attacks are also efficient.", "Problem: \n Given a graph $G=(V,E)$ and a weight function $w:V\\to\\mathbb{R}$, find \n a partition of $V$ into two parts $V_1$ and $V_2$, so that $G[V_1]$ and $G[V_2]$ are connected and so that $w(V_1)$ is maximized.\n\n\nThis problem is NP-hard, as follows easily from the following paper:\n\n\n Pim van 't Hof, Daniël Paulusma, Gerhard J. Woeginger:\n Partitioning graphs into connected parts. Theor. Comput. Sci. 410(47-49): 4834-4843 (2009)\n\n\nThe paper shows that the following problem is NP-hard: Given a graph $G=(V,E)$ and two vertices $s,t\\in V$, is there a \"good\" partition of $V$ into two sets $V_1$ and $V_2$, so that $G[V_1]$ and $G[V_2]$ are connected and so that $s,t\\in V_1$. \n\nTake such an instance, and make $w(s)=w(t)=1$ and $w(x)=0$ for $x\\in V-\\{s,t\\}$. If there exists a good partition, you can reach $w(V_1)=2$.\nIf there is no good parition, the best you can get is $w(V_1)=1$.\n(This argument shows NP-hardness, and also in-approximability within a\nfactor of $2-\\epsilon$.)" ]
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith has been convicted on three terror charges .
[ "By . Associated Press . and Daily Mail Reporter . Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghaith has been convicted of conspiring to kill Americans for his role as the terror group's spokesman. Known as the voice of fiery al Qaeda propaganda videotapes after the September 11 attacks, Abu Ghaith had the verdict handed down after five hours of deliberation. He was the highest-ranking al Qaeda figure to face trial on U.S. soil since the attacks. Guilty: Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and spokesman, has been convicted of conspiring to kill Americans though his sentence has not yet been determined . The Kuwaiti imam had testified during a . three-week New York trial that he answered bin Laden's request in the . hours after the attacks to speak on the widely circulated videos used to . recruit new followers willing to go on suicide missions like the 19 who . hijacked four planes on Septenber 11, 2001. 'The storm of airplanes will not stop,' Abu Ghaith was heard warning in an October 2001 video that was played for the jury. Also shown repeatedly to the jury during the trial were frames of a video made September 12, 2001, that showed Abu Ghaith seated next to bin Laden and two other top al Qaeda leaders as they tried to justify the attacks. On Monday, during closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney John Cronan underscored the importance of Abu Ghaith's post 9/11 status. 'Going to that man was the very first thing Osama bin Laden did on September 11 after the terror attacks,' he said. 'The defendant committed himself to al Qaeda's conspiracy to kill Americans, and he worked to drive other people to that conspiracy.' Mouthpiece: Frames of a video made September 12, 2001 (pictured) were shared in court showing Abu Ghaith seated next to bin Laden and two other top al-Qaida leaders as they tried to justify the attacks . He added: 'During the most important period of time in al-Qaida's savage history, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was Osama bin Laden's principal messenger. ... He used his fiery oratory to incite al Qaeda's growing army of terror in this war with America.' The jury returned a verdict on three charges: conspiracy to kill Americans, conspiring to provide support to al Qaeda and providing support to al Qaeda. The charges carry a potential penalty of life in prison. Captured in Jordan last year and brought to New York, Abu Ghaith has actively participated in his trial. He listened to testimony and arguments through headphones linked to an Arabic translator. Taking the witness stand in his own defense, Abu Ghaith in a calm voice denied he was an al Qaeda recruiter and claimed his role was a religious one aimed at encouraging all Muslims to rise up against their oppressors. He insisted he agreed to meet with bin Laden in a cave on the night of September 11 out of respect for bin Laden's standing as a sheik. 'Despite knowing that he was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans, you met with him to be polite, correct?' prosecutor Michael Ferrara asked on cross-examination. 'I didn't go to meet with him to bless . if he had killed hundreds of Americans or not. I went to meet with him . to know what he wanted,' Abu Ghaith said. Government . witnesses included an FBI agent who interviewed him on a 10-hour flight . to the United States and a Buffalo, New York-area man who testified . that he heard him speak in Afghanistan several months before the . September 11 attacks. Another . witness was a British man who was supposed to join Richard Reid in a . shoe-bomb attack in December 2001 but who quit the conspiracy during a . trip home after his parents warned him that he better not be a . terrorist. Defending himself: Abu Ghaith, shown during his tesimony on March 19, denied he was an al Qaeda recruiter and claimed his role was a religious one aimed at encouraging all Muslims to rise up against their oppressors . He did not know Abu Ghaith, but prosecutors introduced the evidence to show Abu Ghaith knew what he was talking about when he warned that air attacks against the United States would continue. Abu Ghaith's defense lawyer, Stanley Cohen, argued there was 'zero evidence' that the 48-year-old former teacher knew of the conspiracies the government claimed he knew about. Citing the videos of his client, Cohen warned jurors not to let prosecutors 'intimidate you and to frighten you into returning verdicts not based upon evidence, but fear'. Those videos, though, emerged as the centerpiece of the government's case. One — titled 'Convoy of Martyrs' — features Abu Ghaith preaching over horrific footage of a plane flying into one of the World Trade Center towers. Another showed the defendant looking at bin Laden admiringly as the al Qaeda leader boasted that he knew the attack would make both towers fall. Prosecutors used Abu Ghaith's testimony and closing arguments as an opportunity to reshow the image of the burning towers to jurors. In his closing, Cronan used the defendant's testimony against him. 'Accept it as totally true. If you do that, he's guilty,' Cronan said." ]
[ "(CNN) -- George Venizelos, the FBI's assistant director in charge, asserted Thursday in a written statement that the recently arrested \"Sulaiman Abu Ghaith held a key position in al Qaeda, comparable to a consigliere in a mob family.\" This is overblown. Though he was Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, Abu Ghaith is far from a big fish in al Qaeda. Bin Laden had quite a number of sons-in-law, having sired some two dozen children with five wives. On Friday, Abu Ghaith pleaded not guilty in federal court in downtown Manhattan to charges of conspiracy to kill Americans. But the significance of Abu Ghaith's court appearance was not that he is a big player in al Qaeda. It's that the Obama administration has shipped him to New York for trial rather than sending him to Guantanamo to face a military commission, as has been the case with other members of bin Laden's inner circle. Nothing in his past suggested Abu Ghaith was suited to play any operational role within al Qaeda. Before he joined al Qaeda a few months before 9/11, Abu Ghaith had been a high school teacher in his native Kuwait; he didn't have any experience fighting in other holy wars as most of al Qaeda's leaders had. Abu Ghaith took on the role of spokesman of al Qaeda at the time of the 9/11 attacks, but that didn't mean that he had any operational role in them or even knew they were going to happen. In a private al Qaeda videotape that was discovered by U.S. forces in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban, bin Laden is seen gesturing at Abu Ghaith and observing that his spokesman was not clued in on the 9/11 plans. Abu Ghaith appeared in another videotape that al Qaeda publicly released a month after 9/11, sitting next to his father-in-law as bin Laden gloated about the success of the attacks. Around the same time, Abu Ghaith also released a tape that publicly warned \"Muslims in the United States and Britain ... not to travel by plane. We also advise them not to live in high-rise buildings and towers.\" A year later, Abu Ghaith fulminated \"Al Qaeda has the right to kill four million Americans, including one million children, displace double that figure, and injure and cripple hundreds and thousands.\" But these are the words of a blowhard, not a man of action -- something that is underlined in the indictment against Abu Ghaith that was unsealed on Thursday. It charges him with conspiring to help al Qaeda by making speeches and persuading others to join the group but makes no allegations whatsoever of involvement in any actual terror plots. After the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan in the winter of 2001, Abu Ghaith, along with much more serious players in al Qaeda such as Saif al-Adel, the military commander of the group, fled from Afghanistan to Iran, where they remained under some form of house arrest for around a decade. Abu Ghaith's decision to leave Iran to travel to Turkey led to the chain of events that resulted in him being taken in to custody by U.S. officials in the Middle East and then transferred to New York for trial there rather than incarceration at Guantanamo, Cuba. This is a sound decision for several reasons: . First, the Obama administration's stated goal is to close Guantanamo, not to add prisoners there. Second, the conviction rate since 9/11 in these kinds of terrorism cases is 100% in New York courts when it comes to allegations of any kind of involvement in al Qaeda or its allied organizations. The New America Foundation maintains a database of all the jihadist terrorism cases in the U.S. since 9/11. Of the 39 cases in New York State since 9/11, 20 defendants pleaded guilty and 15 were convicted, while four await trial. By contrast, the military commission system in Guantanamo is largely untested. The operational commander of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, was arrested in Pakistan a decade ago but still has yet to face trial in Guantanamo. It's quite possible that the process may take many more years before his trial even begins. Indeed, of the 779 prisoners who have been held at Guantanamo, only six have been convicted according to a recently released study by the Congressional Research Service, which performs research on behalf of members of Congress. In other words, while courts in New York have convicted alleged terrorists at a 100% rate, less than 1% have been successfully tried at Guantanamo. In addition, the few convictions in Guantanamo have in some cases been overturned; for instance, that of Salim Hamden, who was bin Laden's driver. In other cases, the sentences handed down have been very short compared with those in civilian trials of alleged terrorists in the U.S. David Hicks, an Australian detainee at Guantanamo, plea bargained his way out of the camp with time served and nine months in an Australian prison. Perhaps because of his relatively minor role in al Qaeda, the announcement that Abu Ghaith will face trial in Manhattan has not produced so far any of the \"not in my backyard\" response we saw when the Obama administration announced in late 2009 that it was planning to put Sheikh Mohammed on trial in Manhattan. The political storm this unleashed forced the Obama administration to backtrack and to announce two years later that Sheik Mohammed instead would be tried by a military tribunal at Guantanamo. If Abu Ghaith's case goes forward without a backlash in New York and a conviction is secured, as seems all but certain, we can be sure that he will not be the last alleged member of al Qaeda seized overseas who will be sent to the Southern District of New York to face trial -- rather than go before a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay and all the uncertainties that such trials have hitherto encountered.", "By . Daily Mail Reporter . Osama bin Laden's words to his son-in-law hours after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks were recalled during a surprise testimony in Manhattan today. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, who was recruited as a spokesman for al-Qaeda, told the court how bin Laden had arranged for him to be driven to a meeting in an Afghan cave. When he arrived, Abu Ghaith recalled how bin Laden told him: 'Did you learn what happened? We are the ones who did it.' On trial: Bin Laden's spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, pictured giving a video message, testified in a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday . When bin Laden asked what he thought . would happen next, Abu Ghaith testified that he responded by predicting . America 'will not settle until it kills you and topples the state of the . Taliban.' Bin Laden responded: 'You're being too pessimistic,' Abu Ghaith recalled. Bin Laden then told the onetime imam: 'I want to deliver a message to the world. ... I want you to deliver the message.' The testimony came at Abu Ghaith's trial on charges that he conspired to kill Americans and aid al-Qaeda as a spokesman for the terrorist group. He is the most senior person within bin Laden's inner circle to be put on trial in an American civilian court. His decision to take the witness stand was announced by his lawyer, Stanley Cohen, who surprised a nearly empty courtroom that quickly filled with spectators as word spread. In court: Abu Ghaith, right, testified in a New York courtroom where he is facing charges of conspiring to kill Americans . Spokesman: Abu Ghaith, left, with Osama bin Laden says his video messages were meant to inspire Muslims, not recruit terrorists . Prosecutors claim Abu Ghaith knew of planned attacks against the U.S. and provided support and resources to terrorists. Abu Ghaith, who has denied the charges, faces life in prison if convicted. The rare gambit by the defense on Wednesday was a last-ditch effort to counter a mountain of evidence against Abu Gaith, including an alleged confession and videos showing him sitting beside bin Laden on September 12, 2001, and another in which he warned Americans that 'the storm of airplanes will not abate'. The defense has never disputed that Abu Ghaith associated with bin Laden after 9/11, but they contend that he was recruited as a religious teacher and orator, and had no role in plotting more attacks. Testifying through an Arabic interpreter, the 48-year-old Kuwaiti-born defendant looked relaxed when he took the stand, wearing a blue shirt, open at the collar, beneath a charcoal-colored jacket. His hands were sometimes folded before him, though sometimes he waved or pointed them for emphasis. Hearing: A sketch from earlier in the trial shows Abu Ghaith, left, who denies charges of conspiring to kill Americans . He told jurors he went to Afghanistan for the first time in June 2001 because he had a 'serious desire to get to know the new Islamic government in Afghanistan'. He testified that he first met bin Laden when the al-Qaeda leader, who was living in Kandahar, Afghanistan, summoned him after hearing that he was a preacher from Kuwait. Abu Ghaith testified that bin Laden explained that the al-Qaeda training camps involved so much weapons-training and a rough, hard life that he wanted him to change that, to reach the hearts of recruits and show them another side of life. He also testified that he knew bin Laden was suspected in terrorist attacks but still 'wanted to get to know that person'. 'I wanted to see what he had, what is it he wanted,' he said. The defendant testified that videos he made warning that there would be more attacks on Americans and trying to inspire others to join al-Qaeda's cause were based on 'quotes and points by Sheik Osama.' He denied allegations by the government that he had prior knowledge of the failed shoe-bomb airline attack by Richard Reid in December 2001. He testified that his videotaped sermons were religious in nature, and meant to encourage Muslims to fight oppression. If 'oppression befalls ... any category of people, that category must revolt at some point,' he said. 'I wanted to proclaim the message that Muslims must bear some responsibility to defend themselves.' Abu Ghaith said he wasn't involved in recruiting aspiring terrorists. Meeting: Abu Ghaith, right, told the court what Bin Laden said to him hours after the 9/11 terror attacks . 'My intention was to deliver a message, a message I believed in,' he said. 'I was hoping the U.S. would say, \"Let's sit down and talk and solve these problems\", but America was going on and doing what I expected them to do.' On cross-examination, prosecutor Michael Ferrara zeroed in on Abu Ghaith's testimony that he accepted an invitation to meet bin Laden on September 11 because the al-Qaeda leader was a sheik who deserved respect, and his admission that he was aware bin Laden's organization was behind the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 and attack on the USS Cole in 2000. 'You testified that, despite knowing that he was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans, you met with him to be polite, correct?' the prosecutor asked. Abu Ghaith responded that he simply went to find out what bin Laden wanted from him. Asked about bin Laden's demeanor, he said: 'I would say he was worried.' U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan did not immediately rule on Cohen's request that the defense be permitted to call Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-professed architect of the September 11 attacks, as a witness via a video link from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he is imprisoned. Cohen said it wasn't the right time to pursue that request, which was denied by Kaplan on Tuesday but was renewed after Mohammed confirmed he would be willing to testify.", "A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the self-described architect of the September 11 attacks will not be allowed to testify in the terrorism trial of Osama bin Laden's son-in-law. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan firmly rejected a request by the lawyers to call Khalid Sheikh Mohammed as a witness at the trial of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith using live, closed-circuit video from Guantanamo Bay, where Mohammed is imprisoned. At a hearing during an off day at Abu Ghaith's trial, Kaplan told the defense that the testimony would be irrelevant because there was no evidence that Mohammed and Abu Ghaith had ever met or even been in the same country. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and spokesman, is currently on trial in New York, but Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has said that Abu Ghaith had no role in planning al-Qaida operations . He also criticized Abu Ghaith's lawyers for making the request at such a late stage. 'I have considered this very carefully,' Kaplan said. 'This is much ado about nothing.' When defense attorney Stanley Cohen stood to try to argue further, Kaplan ordered him to sit down. 'Too little, too late,' the judge said in a stern tone. 'It's not here. It's denied.' Prosecutors had pointed to a recent written statement by Mohammed that he would refuse to testify in the case as another reason to deny the defense request to call him as a witness. Behind bars: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind pictured shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan, is currently locked up at Guantanamo Bay . But shortly after the ruling, Cohen sent the judge a letter saying he had received word from Mohammed's lawyer that Mohammed had now 'agreed to be examined without limitation on all relevant topics.' In a letter to the judge late on Tuesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Lewin urged the judge to reject Cohen's latest request, saying nothing the lawyer said made Mohammed's testimony 'material, relevant, exculpatory, non-cumulative or admissible.' Lewin noted that Cohen had cited a 'dramatically changed circumstance.' 'It is not,' Lewin said. The judge did not immediately rule. Abu Ghaith has pleaded not guilty to charges he conspired to kill Americans and aided al-Qaida as the terror group's spokesman after the Sept. 11 attacks. The 48-year-old onetime imam at a Kuwaiti mosque was brought to New York from Turkey last year. Inside job: Abu Gaith is the son-in-law of al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden . The judge's ruling also bars the jury from considering the 14-page statement Mohammed provided in response to 451 questions from Abu Ghaith's lawyers. In the statement, Mohammed said Abu Ghaith had no military role in al-Qaida - a claim possibly supporting defense arguments that Abu Ghaith had no knowledge of pending al-Qaida attacks when he warned on a widely circulated video after September 11, 2001, that 'the storm of airplanes will not abate.' At the same time, Mohammed's statement seemed to back the government's position that Abu Ghaith was a key player in al-Qaida, saying fighting one of the world's superpowers meant 'we would have to resort to a long war of attrition to which the military and media alike contribute.' Mohammed said he never personally spoke to Abu Ghaith about plots to blow up U.S. airplanes with shoe bombs in December 2001, when Mohammed headed al-Qaida's operations conducted outside of Afghanistan. Abu Ghaith is the highest-level al-Qaida figure to be tried in the U.S. since the September 11 attacks. His trial is scheduled to resume on Wednesday.", "(CNN) -- Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, who has served as an al Qaeda spokesman, was captured and has been brought to the United States, two administration officials and a federal law enforcement official said Thursday. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith has been charged in a federal indictment with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Abu Ghaith is scheduled to be arraigned at 10 a.m. ET Friday in a federal courtroom in New York. \"No amount of distance or time will weaken our resolve to bring America's enemies to justice,\" Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement. \"To violent extremists who threaten the American people and seek to undermine our way of life, this arrest sends an unmistakable message: There is no corner of the world where you can escape from justice because we will do everything in our power to hold you accountable to the fullest extent of the law.\" Abu Ghaith was captured within the past week in Jordan, according to a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Peter King of New York. Bin Laden confidant emerged as voice of al Qaeda . Congress was notified when Abu Ghaith was taken into U.S. custody, the administration officials said. The decision to take Abu Ghaith to New York rather than to a detention facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba raised fresh questions about the treatment of those accused of making war or plotting against the United States. The administration said President Barack Obama remains committed to closing Guantanamo, rather than adding to its population. The Justice Department said it examined the nature of Abu Ghaith's alleged conduct and whether charges would best be served in federal court or through a military commission. \"Our policy is that we will prosecute whenever feasible in the national security interests of the United States,\" department spokesman Wyn Hornbuckle said in a statement. \"In this case, the president's national security team examined this matter and unanimously agreed that prosecution of (Abu) Ghaith in federal court will best protect the national security interests of the United States.\" Several Republicans argued Abu Ghaith should have been taken to Guantanamo for interrogation as an enemy combatant. Sen. Lindsey Graham, in a news conference, argued against civilian criminal proceedings. \"I think we (are) setting a new precedent that will come back to bite us,\" Graham told reporters. \"It's clear to me they snuck him in ... under the nose of Congress.\" The South Carolina senator was joined at the news conference by Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, who said, \"If you are that close to bin Laden, we want to develop all the information that person has.\" Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, reaffirmed his opposition to U.S. trials of suspected al Qaeda members detained at Guantanamo. \"We should treat enemy combatants like the enemy -- the U.S. court system is not the appropriate venue.\" But Eugene Fiddell, a prominent military legal expert, said the conspiracy charge is not a war crime and is outside the jurisdiction of a military commission. The U.S. Treasury Department has described Abu Ghaith as \"the official spokesman of al Qaeda since his appointment to that position after the attacks of September 11, 2001.\" He appeared in videos as \"the mouthpiece of bin Laden,\" the department said. Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported that Abu Ghaith was seized in Ankara \"after a tipoff\" from the CIA and was held for 33 days. A Turkish court decided to release him because he had not committed a crime in Turkey. He was considered \"stateless\" because Kuwait had stripped him of his citizenship after he appeared in videos supporting the 9/11 attacks, the report said. Abu Ghaith entered Turkey illegally from Iran, so he could be deported to Iran or another country, the report said. After Iran did not accept him, Turkey decided to send him to Kuwait through Jordan. The CIA captured Abu Ghaith when he was passing from Jordan into Kuwait, the newspaper said. 'Nightmare' at home for SEAL who shot bin Laden . The U.S. government did not immediately confirm the report. Abu Ghaith was a high school teacher and preacher at a mosque in Kuwait, the U.S. Treasury says on its website. \"He fought in Afghanistan, accused the U.S. government of killing children in Iraq through U.N. sanctions, and joined Muslim guerillas fighting in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the summer of 1994.\" He was later banned from his mosque for using his sermons to attack the government. Before September 11, 2001, \"his mission was to recruit elements for training in bin Laden's camps in Afghanistan.\" The U.S. 9/11 Commission said Abu Ghaith \"reportedly\" supported the idea of a major operation directly against the United States in 2001. Bin Laden, leader of the terrorist al Qaeda network that staged the 9/11 attacks on the United States, was killed in a U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan in 2011. According to the indictment unveiled Thursday, Abu Ghaith was engaged in planning and perpetrating a federal crime of terrorism against the United States and its citizens. He could face a life sentence if convicted. In May 2001, Abu Ghaith urged individuals at a guest house in Kandahar, Afghanistan, to swear allegiance to bin Laden, according to the charges. A day after 9/11, the alleged spokesman warned the United States and its allies that a \"great army is gathering against you\" and called on \"the nation of Islam\" to battle \"Jews, the Christians and Americans,\" the indictment states. Abu Ghaith later warned \"the storms shall not stop, especially, the airplane storms\" and warned Muslims and foes of the United States not to board aircraft or live in high-rise buildings, according to the indictment. The new story of the death of Osama bin Laden . CNN's Joe Sterling, Mike Mount, Phil Gast and Terry Frieden contributed to this report.", "By . Tom Leonard . Abu Hamza was ordered to show his amputated limbs as his terror trial started in the US yesterday.Potential jurors were asked if the physical appearance of the radical  cleric – who also has a missing eye – would affect their ability to try him fairly. Hamza’s hooks have been removed for security reasons and one was later replaced with a prosthetic limb fitted with a pen so he could take notes. He sat silently through the selection of the jury, who will decide if he is guilty of conspiring to support Al Qaeda. Scroll down for video . Set to speak: Abu Hamza al-Misray, seen in a court sketch from Monday's jury selection, is due to testify in his own defense against charges that he worked to help al Qaeda . Injured: Hamza, who has one eye and claims to have lost his hands fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan, had prosthetic arms that he wore at points during Monday's hearing which allowed him to write . Security was tightened for the hearing . in Manhattan, just a few streets from the site of the World Trade . Centre destroyed by the terror group in 2001. But . because of New York’s devastation in the September 11 attacks, lawyers . face a challenge whittling out jurors who do not have a direct link to . the outrage. US District . Judge Katharine Forrest asked Hamza to stand in court as she told . prospective jurors that both of his arms have been amputated. Back and forth: Hamza, who also goes by the name Mustafa Kamel Mustafa (pictured in 2003), has been arrested and in prison in the UK since 2004 on separate charges before he was extradited to the U.S. The . British cleric, 55, who was born in Egypt and who once worked as a . nightclub bouncer, claims he lost his arms in a landmine blast while . fighting the  Soviets in Afghanistan. ‘I think I am innocent,’ he told the judge during a hearing last week, saying he wants to ‘have a chance to defend myself’. Prosecutors want to use some of his hate-filled sermons from the Finsbury Park Mosque in North London as evidence. The mosque was attended by convicted shoe-bomber Richard Reid and Zacarias Moussaoui, who admitted being part of the 9/11 plot. Judge . Forrest has yet to rule whether they will be admissible in court. Hamza . was first charged in 2004 but has fought a protracted battle against . extradition before being brought to the US in 2012. He . denies 11 terror charges, including planning to set up a terror . training camp in Oregon and being involved in the 1998 kidnap of . tourists in Yemen. Four of them, including three Britons, were killed. If found guilty, he faces a life sentence. The . trial of Abu Hamza, who was arrested under the name Mustafa Kamel . Mustafa, comes weeks after a jury convicted Osama bin Laden's son-in-law . Sulaiman Abu Ghaith of charges stemming from his role as al Qaeda's . spokesman after the September 11 attacks. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.", "(CNN) -- The decision to give Osama bin Laden's son-in-law civilian, not military, treatment has reignited passionate differences of opinion on which type of justice is appropriate for someone who wages war on the United States. Several Republicans insist that Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the bin Laden relative who was also al Qaeda's chief spokesman, should be sent to the detention compound in the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Abu Ghaith pleaded not guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to charges of conspiring to kill Americans as part of terrorism. Civilian prosecution \"makes little sense, and reveals, yet again, a stubborn refusal to avoid holding additional terrorists at the secure facility at Guantanamo Bay despite the circumstances,\" Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said of the administration's decision. President Barack Obama has pledged to close the Guantanamo facility, controversial for alleged human rights violations, including interrogation techniques that a 2006 U.N. report said \"amounted to torture.\" \"At Guantanamo, he could be held as a detainee and fulsomely and continuously interrogated without having to overcome the objections of his civilian lawyers,\" McConnell said. \"Abu Ghaith has sworn to kill Americans, and he likely possesses information that could prevent harm to America and its allies.\" Federal prosecutors said Abu Ghaith gave investigators a 22-page statement after his arrest, but they didn't reveal any of what the terror suspect said. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, also said that Abu Ghaith should have been sent to Guantanamo. \"If you are that close to bin Laden,\" he said, \"we want to develop all the information that person has.\" \"I think we (are) setting a new precedent that will come back to bite us,\" Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, told reporters. \"It's clear to me they snuck him in ... under the nose of Congress.\" The U.S. Justice Department says it examined the nature of Abu Ghaith's alleged offenses and whether charges would better be served in federal court or through a military commission. \"In this case, the president's national security team examined this matter and unanimously agreed that prosecution of Ghaith in federal court will best protect the national security interests of the United States,\" department spokesman Wyn Hornbuckle said in a written statement. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the administration can bring Abu Ghaith to justice while obtaining intelligence from him. \"We're able to do both,\" Earnest said. From at least May 2001 to 2002, Abu Ghaith appeared with Osama bin Laden and his then-deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri and warned that attacks similar to 9/11 would continue, Earnest said. \"So, this is somebody who is going to be held accountable for his crimes,\" Earnest said. Evidence in the court case has been sealed, and prosecutors said they were reviewing classified evidence to see if it would be used in Abu Ghaith's trial. Abu Ghaith's 22-page statement could be admitted in federal court if he was given a Miranda warning, but military tribunals could allow the statement even if the warning wasn't given, CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said. \"So that's a clear difference\" between the two systems, Toobin said. Information obtained by torture, however, isn't admissible in a Guantanamo military tribunal, Toobin added. \"The government has said they will not attempt, even against major (terror) figures like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, to use information that was obtained through water boarding,\" Toobin said. CNN security analyst Peter Bergen said Abu Ghaith appears not to have been involved in the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. Rather, he emerged as an al Qaeda figure after the attacks, Bergen said. \"He's really been a sort of bit player -- not to say that it isn't important that he goes on trial,\" he said. Military legal expert Eugene Fiddell said the conspiracy charge against Abu Ghaith is not a war crime and is outside the jurisdiction of a military commission. The U.S. Treasury Department has described Abu Ghaith as \"the official spokesman of al Qaeda since his appointment to that position after the attacks of September 11, 2001.\" He has appeared in videos as \"the mouthpiece of bin Laden,\" the department said. In January, the State Department reassigned the special envoy dealing with the closing of the Guantanamo detention facility and has no plans to replace him, leaving the administration's timetable for closing the facility in question.", "New York (CNN) -- In a scathing ruling, a federal judge has denied a request by Osama bin Laden's son-in-law to have alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed testify in his defense at trial, either by teleconference from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp or via deposition. In a motion to the court over the weekend, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith's defense team said Mohammed can provide evidence that their client had no knowledge of planned terror attacks and asked that portions of an unsworn, written statement by Mohammed be allowed before the jury even if his testimony was not. Mohammed, the admitted mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, issued a rambling defense of Abu Gaith, who is on trial in New York. Abu Gaith is accused of being al Qaeda's propagandist in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The rare statement by Mohammed was in response to questions from Abu Gaith's attorney and was filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Sunday night. At a hearing on the matter Tuesday morning, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan called the defense motion \"entirely baseless\" and said nothing Mohammed may testify to is relevant to Abu Ghaith's case. \"There isn't a shred of evidence that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ever met Sulaiman Abu Ghaith at all,\" Kaplan said. Abu Ghaith was captured last year after years of being among a group of alleged al Qaeda operatives sheltered in Iran. He was arrested in Turkey and deported to Kuwait via Jordan, which helped U.S. agents capture him. In his statement, Mohammed said Abu Gaith was a \"pious man\" and among many scholars drawn to Afghanistan when the Taliban took control of the country in the mid-1990s. He said he doesn't recall meeting Abu Ghaith and that, as a scholar and preacher, Abu Ghaith wouldn't have known about military operations, in part because al Qaeda was careful to restrict access to such information. \"He did not play any military role, and to the best of my knowledge, he did not receive any military training at any of the training camps for the mujahedeen in Afghanistan,\" Mohammed said. Prosecutors had objected to Mohammed's testimony, saying the issue is causing unnecessary delays and is inconsequential because Mohammed has said he will not agree to testify. \"This is a motion for what? They have no witness, judge,\" said Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Lewin at the hearing. Abu Ghaith's defense attorney Stanley Cohen said the defense team has worked as quickly as possible since last summer to secure Mohammed's testimony, but stalling and administrative roadblocks by the Department of Defense made their efforts futile. \"At the end of the day, the DoD was never going to let Khalid Sheikh Mohammed appear in a courtroom,\" said Cohen in court. A clearly aggravated Kaplan dismissed Cohen's claim and instead said the defense team \"sat on their hands\" as the case headed for trial. Kaplan also noted that the attorneys were offered the opportunity last month to conduct an in-person interview with Mohammed at Guantanamo Bay, but for some reason changed their minds and submitted written questions only. When Cohen rose to respond, he was told to sit back down. Cohen and co-counsel Zoe Dolan told CNN after the hearing that they abandoned the plan to interview Mohammed when they were told representatives for the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice would be present. Also Tuesday, Kaplan told Dolan she may face sanctions for improperly bringing another motion alleging the prosecution has not turned over exhibits to the defense as required. As the attorney began to respond, Kaplan adjourned the session and left the bench. The jury returns Wednesday morning for testimony by an audio expert for the defense about the authenticity of an audio recording allegedly featuring the defendant and a character witness who is traveling from Kuwait to testify.", "Two jihadi clerics and a New York lawyer implored Islamic State leaders to release Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig and desist from murdering innocent civilians, a report has revealed. The talks, backed by the FBI, ran for just under a month before Kassig's brutal murder on November 16, according to emails read by The Guardian. Stanley Cohen, a US lawyer who has represented members of Hamas, got clearance from US counter-terrorism officials to reach out to extremist preacher Abu Qatada and Abu Muhammed al-Maqdisi for the mission. But a day after al-Maqdisi predicted Kassig's imminent release, he was detained in Jordan - despite having formal backing from the FBI to conduct talks without arrest. And now US officials deny any knowledge of the email that agreed to protect al-Maqdisi from arrest, the paper claims. Scroll down for video . Plot: Emails reveal an FBI-backed mission involving prominent jihadi clerics came within days of Peter Kassig . According to the report, Cohen - who represented Osama bin Laden's son-in-law - allegedly sent an email to US counter-terrorism confirming that Jordanian officials would not detain al-Maqdisi over correspondence with Isis cleric Turki al-Binali - al-Maqdisi's former student. The aim was to secure Kassig's release - in exchange the clerics would cease to denounce ISIS in public. The FBI paid $24,000 for the group's translator expenses for 17 days, the report states. Al-Maqdisi started WhatsApp messaging with Binali on October 23, and by October 26 told Cohen he was confident Kassig would be released based on their conversations. But the next day, al-Maqdisi was detained in Jordan for inciting terrorism via the internet. On November 16, ISIS released footage of Kassig's beheading. Cohen insists he had secured al-Maqdisi's protection, a fact with US counter-terrorism officials dispute. Cohen told The Daily Telegraph: 'The immediate goal was to save Kassig but we also wanted to set up protocols to free other captives and prevent future hostage-takings. Mission: Controversial lawyer Stanley Cohen believed he secured an agreement with Jordanian officials to send Abu Qatada and Abu Muhammed al-Maqdisi into the country for talks without having them arrested . Plan foiled: The mission fell through when al-Maqdisi (left) was detained for inciting terrorism via the internet after negotiating with ISIS clerics over WhatsApp. He was working with Abu Qatada (right) 'We proposed that they release Kassig as a gesture in honour of prisoners at Gitmo and in Israeli prisons. We were making progress and then the Jordanians arrested Maqdisi. 'Someone in the Jordan or US didn't want this deal to go through. I urged the Americans to pick up the phone to get Maqdisi released. But he remained in prison and the captive was killed.' Cohen will be jailed for 18 months in January after being found guilty on tax charges. Prosecutors say Cohen filed no tax returns for six years, requested a filing extension each year and made modest payments toward taxes due. In September, Cohen's client Sulaiman Abu Ghaith received life in prison for acting as the voice of al-Qaida after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Cohen argued there was no evidence Abu Ghaith participated directly in terrorist plots.", "The sales pitch was passionate: sprawling land along a desolate stretch of Oregon highway, ready to be turned into a pay-as-you-go terrorist training camp. \"It looks just like Afghanistan,\" wrote Earnest James Ujaama in his letter to prominent London cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri. Ujaama asked for trainers in both the physical and spiritual aspects of holy war to be sent from London, so fighters could be readied for the Afghanistan frontlines for a hefty per-person fee. Ujaama is a pivotal witness against al-Masri in his federal trial on terrorism-related charges and testified in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday about his bumbling efforts to start an al Qaeda-style training camp in the United States. The Egyptian-born al-Masri, whose fiery rhetoric allegedly set the likes of failed \"shoe bomber\" Richard Reid and 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta on the path to radicalization, was extradited to the United States in 2012 after an extended legal battle. Among the allegations against him is the claim he aided in terrorism efforts by sending two men carrying cash and training materials to Oregon in response to Ujaama's pitch. He could face life in prison if convicted. Defense lawyer Joshua Dratel told the jury during his opening statement that no evidence shows his client gave directions or orders relating to the alleged crimes. Rather, he was merely a \"commenter on events and issues\" when he praised Osama bin Laden in his sermons and celebrated the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. \"These are ideas, not acts,\" he said. \"These are expressions, not crimes.\" During his testimony Wednesday, Ujaama said his letter to al-Masri promised scores of eager recruits who had already pledged their loyalty to the preacher, along with a hillside hiding place and personal security detail when he arrived at the camp. They were amassing stockpiles of weapons and building living facilities, even a mosque, Ujaama wrote. In reality, only two run-down trailers sat atop the barren ranch land, but Ujaama reasoned that things could be taken one step at a time: \"If he accepted it, I'd know I had a buy-in and I'd start building.\" Al-Masri's presence was crucial to getting the cash flow started, he testified. \"He'd be the star attraction.\" When Ujaama called al-Masri to confirm he had received the detailed note and draft for a camp advertising flier, al-Masri first berated him for being careless and risking law enforcement interception, testified Ujaama, who faxed his letter to the high-profile British mosque leader from a Kinko's near his home in Tacoma, Washington. Al-Masri nevertheless agreed to support the transatlantic venture, Ujaama said. Another witness, Eva Hatley, whose husband owned the property, testified last week she had envisioned it as a \"kitchen farm\" where women from their Seattle Muslim community could come to learn to grow vegetables, canning and raising animals. Hatley and her former friend Angela Morris said Ujaama arrived with al-Masri's men in December 1999 and that the pair's apparent leader was a physically imposing, temperamental man who claimed to have served as Osama bin Laden's bodyguard. When he saw the conditions at the ranch, he flew into a rage. \"He was very upset. There were no men, there were no weapons, there was no hole for Abu Hamza,\" Hatley testified. She said the men discussed a plan to kill Ujaama and take his pregnant wife hostage until she gave birth to their child, after which they would kill her as well and take the infant. Despite the disappointing state of affairs, al-Masri ordered the men to stay and continue the effort for several weeks, Hatley testified. They conducted perimeter checks and did calisthenics, and once made Morris' mentally disabled teen brother kneel in the dirt for a throat-slitting demonstration, according to testimony. Hatley decided she had finally had enough when the men demanded she use a password to exit her own doublewide trailer, the soft-spoken woman testified. \"I got in his face about that,\" she said. Not long after that, the men abandoned the effort and returned to Europe. After his 2002 arrest, Ujaama himself faced charges of aiding terrorists through the Oregon plot and escorting a recruit from London to training in Afghanistan, allegedly on orders from al-Masri. He was released in 2010 as part of an agreement to testify for the government. The trial of al-Masri opened less than a month after Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, was found guilty in the same Manhattan federal courthouse of helping al Qaeda members conspire to kill Americans and providing material support to terrorists. Prosecutors said Abu Ghaith, a Kuwaiti cleric, played a crucial role as the organization's principal mouthpiece and recruiter, helping \"restore al Qaeda's trove of new terrorists\" as deadly missions turned its members into martyrs. Al-Masri cuts an unusual figure in the courtroom; missing one eye and both hands, he wears an occasional writing prosthesis on his right forearm rather than the infamous hook-like device he's often seen sporting in photographs. Opting for comfort, he asked his attorneys for sweat pants and T-shirts for the proceedings rather than a suit. He has said he plans to testify in his on defense. Ujaama resumes his testimony on Thursday.", "Interrogators don't expect to have it easy with Ahmed Abu Khatallah, a Washington law enforcement official told CNN. The suspected mastermind of the 2012 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, has had time to rehearse his story, the official said. But an expert who has interrogated al Qaeda operatives thinks there's a good chance Abu Khatallah will crack, if interrogators punch the right buttons. Others have done so before him. \"Some were motivated by the uncertainty of the situations. Others were motivated, as they called it, (by) fatigue with the jihad life,\" former Navy intelligence agent Robert McFadden said. What's next? The capture . Months of intelligence research went into Abu Khatallah's capture, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday night. Then U.S. Special Forces slipped into Libya by sea over the weekend to nab him. With FBI agents by their sides, the Special Forces operatives headed to a villa south of Benghazi, a senior law enforcement official said. There, they set a trap and lured Abu Khatallah. He fell for it, and they delivered him by boat to the USS New York. They also confiscated some \"media\" at the villa, which investigators will scrutinize. High seas 'a good place' Interrogators from the FBI-led High Value Detainee Interrogation Group are on board the ship. Taking Abu Khatallah by sea, rather than by air, is giving them \"maximum time to question him,\" U.S. officials said. The high seas are a good place for it to happen, McFadden said. \"It really is quite conducive to good interviews.\" \"The main thing is to get the detainee, the subject, to a safe environment with a minimum of distractions.\" First they'll let a doctor check him over to make sure he wasn't injured when he was captured. That should go quickly and easily, he said. Khatallah only wrestled with U.S. forces briefly. Not a shot was fired when they captured him. After the medical, it's time to meet the interrogators. McFadden says they should prioritize information that improves national security, like tips that help disrupt plots. They should also get a roster of terrorist players and the lowdown on how they communicate. Logistical reasons . The sea transport is also being done for logistical reasons. The United States would have a hard time finding countries in the region willing to allow the ship to transfer a prisoner snatched in an operation such as this. The Libyan government has decried his capture as a \"kidnapping\" that violated its territorial sovereignty. Libyan Justice Minister Salah Marghani said the United States is still a friend of Libya's, but he called for U.S. officials to loop his government in before carrying out such operations. The Libyan government asked that the United States guarantee the suspect's safety and rights. Human Rights Watch joined that call Wednesday, asking that Abu Khatallah get access to a lawyer and appear promptly before a judge. They demanded he receive a fair trial. About that trial . Once the USS New York has neared U.S. shores, officials will put Abu Khatallah into a helicopter and fly him onto land. The Obama administration has said he will face a federal trial, a position at odds with some of the President's Republican critics, some of them calling for Abu Khatallah to be incarcerated at the U.S. military detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Prosecutors have had a lot of success with terror trials in U.S. civilian courts. Aspiring Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, the so-called underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and al Qaeda propagandist Sulaiman Abu Ghaith -- all were convicted and sentenced in U.S. courts. And they are but a few examples. By contrast, there have been a mere handful of Guantanamo convictions. Abu Khatallah might tell the court the same story about why he was at the U.S. mission the day a mob attacked it, killing Ambassador Christopher Stevens and IT expert Sean Smith. \"I didn't know where the place was,\" he told CNN last year. \"When I heard, we went to examine the situation. When we withdrew and there was shooting with medium guns, and there were RPGs in the air and people panicked, we tried to control traffic.\" But U.S. investigators have collected evidence against him for two years, and the accused will be tried on three charges in federal court that include killing while attacking a federal facility and material support of terrorism. A formal indictment is around the corner, U.S. officials said, and it will include some new charges. Opinion: Why U.S. raid in Libya is a sign of hope . Opinion: Why Benghazi issue won't go away . Benghazi attack time line . Lawmaker: If CNN can interview Khatallah, why can't FBI?", "An American who trained at an al-Qaeda camp in Afghanistan in the spring of 2001 before losing his nerve testified Thursday how he encountered Osama bin Laden and the terror group's spokesman at a safe house — and that bin Laden hinted that a suicide attack on U.S. soil was in the works. 'Just know you have brothers willing to carry their souls in their hands,' bin Laden told the witness, Sahim Alwan, and other recruits, Alwan said on the witness stand in federal court in Manhattan. Asked what he thought that meant, Alwan responded, 'To die.' Signing them up: Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Suliman Abu Ghayth (right) is currently on trial in New York for recruiting terrorists before 9/11 . His testimony came at the trial of bin Laden's son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, who's accused of plotting to kill Americans by being a motivational speaker at al-Qaida training camps before the September 11 attacks and as a spokesman for the terror group afterward when it sought to recruit more militants to its cause. Alwan, 41, was among a half-dozen men who became known as the Lackawanna Six after their arrests on charges of providing material support to terrorists by attending bin Laden's al-Farooq camp in Afghanistan in 2001. He pleaded guilty in 2003 and served about seven years behind bars. Testifying under subpoena, Alwan told jurors that he became an aspiring jihadist after worshipping at a mosque in Lackawanna , New York, where he grew up. In April of 2001, he traveled to Pakistan and crossed the border to Afghanistan, where he was directed to the safe house to wait for an assignment to a training camp. Motivational speaker: Prosecutors say Ghayth was a motivational speaker at al-Qaida training camps before the September 11 attacks . While staying there, bin Laden showed . up in a truck with an entourage of AK-47-toting men with masks on their . faces, Alwan said. He testified that he recognized bin Laden as the . FBI's 'most wanted guy.' He also testified that Abu Ghaith showed up at the house days later and explained an Islamic oath, or 'bayat.' He said the defendant told the men that if they swore allegiance to bin Laden, they were also expected to back the Taliban. The . recruits were shown a video depicting the 2000 suicide bombing of the . USS Cole in Aden harbor in Yemen that killed 17 American sailors, Alwan . said. Prosecutors say the video was narrated by Abu Ghaith, and portions . of it were shown to jurors Thursday. After . seeing the video and understanding who was behind the USS Cole attack . and the bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa in August 1998 that . killed 224 people, including a dozen Americans, he said, 'I knew I was in over my head.' Once . at the camp, where bin Laden visited the trainees one day, Alwan . informed his trainers that he wanted to go home. He said he even faked . an ankle injury, hoping to be sent to Kandahar. But . he was told that he needed to meet face-to-face with bin Laden first . and that the al-Qaida leader knew he was from the United States even . though he and the others had been warned not to disclose that fact. He testified that Bin Laden quizzed him about America, asking, 'How are Muslims there? ... How are the youth there? What do they think of the operations?' By operations, Alwan said, he assumed bin Laden meant suicide missions. 'I just said, \"Oh we don't think about it,\"' he testified. Working together: Ghayth, left, joins al-Qaida founder Osama Bin Laden, center, and an unidentified man somewhere in Afghanistan .", "The wife of an Al Qaeda recruiter who mentored the Charlie Hebdo murderers is appealing against her own terror conviction on human rights grounds, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. In a case that has already cost UK taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds, Sylvie Beghal, 45, who lives on benefits in Leicester, is seeking to overturn her conviction for refusing to co-operate with British police who were investigating her husband. Djamel Beghal, 50, a former disciple of the hate clerics Abu Hamza and Abu Qatada, is known to have met with at least two of the gunmen who terrorised Paris last week – and hosted on-the-run suspect Hayat Boumeddiene for ‘crossbow practice’ while he was under house arrest in France. Sylvie Beghal, 45, is seeking to overturn her conviction for refusing to co-operate with British police who were investigating her husband Djamel Beghal, 50, a former disciple of the hate clerics Abu Hamza and Abu Qatada . French citizen Mrs Beghal and the couple’s four children still live in Leicester where she is awaiting judgment on her case after taking her appeal all the way to the Supreme Court. Three years ago she was arrested and charged after being stopped at a British airport, where she refused to answer questions about her husband, who is in prison in France facing charges of leading a terrorist organisation. She pleaded guilty to at least one charge related to terror laws but later appealed against the conviction on human rights grounds. Her case, being supported by pressure group Cage and the Muslim Council of Britain, is understood to have been brought using legal aid as it proceeded through the High Court, Appeal Court and Supreme Court. Beghal, a French citizen born in Algeria, lived in Britain during the late 1990s where he was a regular at Finsbury Park Mosque and came under the influence of Abu Hamza and Abu Qatada. But he later moved with his family to Afghanistan – allegedly because he was inspired by Qatada – was arrested as a suspected terrorist just weeks before the 9/11 attacks and subsequently convicted in France for his links to Al Qaeda in 2005. Charlie Hebdo murderers Said Kouachi and his brother Cherif met Djamel Beghal under house arrest . After serving half of a ten-year sentence, the French government were attempting to deport him to Algeria when he was rearrested in 2010 on fresh charges. But he came under fresh scrutiny last week as it emerged that Cherif Kouachi, one of the gunmen in the Charlie Hebdo attack; Amedy Coulibaly, who was killed after taking hostages in a grocery store; and his girlfriend Boumeddiene, who is still on the run, had all visited him in Murat, central France, while he was under house arrest. When questioned later by police, Boumeddiene, photographed posing with weapons in a burqa, said she and her husband had visited the convicted terrorist for ‘crossbow practice’. Officers also photographed Beghal playing football with Kouachi in 2010. In Britain, Mrs Beghal’s case is seen as a key test of the legitimacy of Schedule 7 powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, which allow police to stop, examine and search passengers at ports, airports and international rail terminals. Beghal, a French citizen born in Algeria, lived in Britain during the late 1990s where he was a regular at Finsbury Park Mosque (pictured) and came under the influence of Abu Hamza and Abu Qatada . Beghal was jailed for 10 years for terrorism offences and is banned from the UK -  but his wife remains here . On January 4, 2011, following a visit to her husband in France, Mrs Beghal returned to Britain with three of her children, arriving at East Midlands Airport, at 8.05pm and was detained by officers from Leicestershire police under the Schedule 7 powers. She was told she was not under arrest and the police did not suspect her of being a terrorist but they needed to speak to her ‘to establish if she may be a person concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism’. She was asked about her relationship with her husband, how she had paid for her flight to Paris and whether anyone else had paid for it but refused to answer. Beghal and Cherif Kouachi, one of the brothers responsible for the Charlie Hebdo massacre, were on such good terms that intelligence officers saw them playing football together with two other terrorists . She was charged with assaulting a police officer, wilfully obstructing a search under Schedule 7, and wilfully failing to comply with a duty under Schedule 7. The prosecution offered no evidence on the first two charges when she pleaded guilty to the last charge. In a Court of Appeal judgment seen by The Mail on Sunday, Lord Justice Gross said ‘inhibiting’ the travel of terrorists served ‘a manifestly rational purpose’ and ‘the ability to question widely’ was necessary. ‘Given that Mrs Beghal was returning to the UK following a visit to her husband, imprisoned in France for terrorism offences, the obvious inference is that she was not stopped on a random basis,’ he said. Last night, Lord Carlile, the former counter-terrorism adviser to the Government, said: ‘Schedule 7 powers are absolutely essential. It would be extremely damaging to the national interest if they ceased to exist.’ Mrs Berghal lives with her four children in a smart house next to a park in Leicester. She issued a statement via Cage, saying: ‘Once again my husband is punished for something he didn’t do. We just want to be left alone and live a peaceful life.’ Beghal, pictured in 2000, was banned from the UK on grounds of national security in 2009 .", "A British al-Qaeda supergrass told yesterday how Osama Bin Laden gave him a hug and wished him well on his suicide bombing mission. Gloucester-born Saajid Badat was about to fly to the UK with explosives hidden in his shoes when he met the 9/11 mastermind in Pakistan just two months after the World Trade Centre and Pentagon terror attacks. 'He said the American economy is like a chain, if you strike one link you bring the entire thing down,' Badat told the trial of hook-handed Finsbury Park hate preacher Abu Hamza in New York. Saajid Badat (large screen) appeared via video link at the trial of hate preacher Abu Hamza (far left). Badat told New York Federal Court he met Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan two months after the 9/11 attacks . 'My understanding was that link was the aviation industry. 'Osama Bin Laden told me religion was central to justify al-Qaeda goals, motions and actions. 'He gave me a hug and wished me well.' Badat was given a pair of shoes with bombs concealed in the soles. He gave one to a group of Malaysian jihadists, then wore the other as he flew back to the UK. He told New York Federal Court that his mission was to find a suitable flight at a later date and set off the shoe bomb in mid-air. American, transatlantic and European routes were discussed during brainstorming sessions with Bin Laden’s deputy Khalid Sheik Mohammed. He said they also discussed plans to hijack a plane and crash it into Canary Wharf – then London’s tallest building. 'Hug': Osama Bin Laden 'hugged' Badat in Pakistan and told him how to 'break' the chain that forms America . Badat said he discussed plans to fly a plane into Canary Wharf with Bin Laden months after the 9/11 attacks . Bin Laden’s deputy, now in American custody and due to stand trial on terrorism charges, told Badat and other would-be suicide bombers to avoid checking flight paths on the internet. 'He instructed us on how to communicate with each other in general language and using swear words,' he said. 'The belief was that practicing, devout Muslims would not use that kind of language.' Badat, who was speaking via video link from the UK, ultimately backed out of the shoe-bombing after talking to his dad. 'I reconnected with my parents back in the United Kingdom,' he said. 'My father knew I had travelled to Afghanistan but he didn’t know who I was associating with. 'He’d heard of sleepers – covert terrorist operators – and said if he found out I was a sleeper he would kill me.' Abu Hamza faces life in jail. His trial in New York is expected to last five weeks . Badat’s associate Richard Reid was over-powered by passengers while attempting to light one of his shoe bombs on a flight from Paris to Miami. Badat, now 35, was arrested and jailed for his part in the conspiracy. His 15-year sentence was slashed when he agreed to testify against other alleged terrorists including Hamza. He was freed in 2010 after just five years in jail and last month gave evidence via video link against Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghaith. At yesterday’s hearing Badat told how he’d left home as a teenager and moved to London, where he became involved in a radical Muslim youth movement called the Tooting Circle. He told the court that he had twice heard Hamza preach at the Finsbury Park mosque in 1997. 'It was very crowded, there were hundreds there. Hamza, I saw had no arms and his tone was shouting,' he said. After hearing Hamza speak, Badat said he travelled with other members of the Tooting Circle to Bosnia to see how Muslims were fighting there. From there he went to Afghanistan and Pakistan for al-Qaeda training. Hamza, wearing a navy blue prison t-shirt and black jogging trousers, without the hooks he usually uses for hands, stared intently at the video screen and made notes using a fake arm with a clasp and pen attached to it. The 56-year-old one-eyed cleric has pleaded not guilty to 11 terrorism charges including a 1998 attack on tourists in Yemen that killed four. Hamza, who lost his hands and eye during an explosion in Afghanistan, was extradited from the UK two years ago. His trial is expected to last five weeks and if convicted he faces life in jail. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.", "A group of 11 terrorists with links to Al Qaeda were yesterday being interrogated on whether they are behind the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The suspects were arrested in the capital Kuala Lumpur and in the state of Kedah last week and are members of a violent new terror group said to be planning bomb attacks in Muslim countries. The interrogations come after international investigators, including the FBI and MI6, asked for the militants, whose ages range from 22 to 55 and include students, odd-job workers, a young widow and business professionals, to be questioned intensively about Flight MH370. Scroll down for video . A Malaysian Airlines aircraft takes off from Kuala Lumpur Airport: Questions have been raised after the airline refused to reveal details of 2.3 tonnes of cargo aboard missing jet MH370 that was not listed on its manifest . Nearly two months after the . Beijing-bound plane vanished soon after take-off from Kuala Lumpur, no . trace has been found despite a huge sea search costing hundreds of . millions of pounds. It is thought to have crashed into the Indian Ocean . with 239 people on board. An . officer with the Counter Terrorism Division of Malaysian Special Branch . said yesterday the arrests had heightened suspicion that the flight’s . disappearance may have been an act of terrorism. ‘The . possibility that the plane was diverted by militants is still high on . the list and international investigators have asked for a comprehensive . report on this new terror group,’ the officer said. In . interviews conducted so far, some suspects have admitted planning . ‘sustained terror campaigns’ in Malaysia but denied being involved in . the disappearance of the airliner, he added. During the trial of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith Osama Bin Laden's son-in-law, Saajid Badat (left) said he had been instructed to give a shoe bomb to the Malaysians. He claimed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed masterminded the plot . During the trial of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith Osama Bin Laden's son-in-law, Saajid Badat, a British-born Muslim from Gloucester, said he had been instructed at a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan to give a shoe bomb to the Malaysians. He said: 'I gave one of my shoes to the Malaysians. I think it was to access the cockpit.' Badat, who spoke via video link and is in hiding in the UK, told the New York court the Malaysian plot was being masterminded by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the principal architect of 9/11. A . mystery surrounding the cargo being carried by the missing Malaysian . Airlines plane emerged on Friday when it was discovered that it had been . loaded with items not specified on the manifest. The . aircraft was carrying 4.566 tonnes of mangosteens - an exotic fruit - . and a shipment of lithium batteries, which were part of a separate . consignment. The batteries . weighed 200kg, but that separate consignment totalled 2.453 tonnes. So . what was being carried to make up the 2.253 tonnes in that separate . shipment? Questions have been raised as Malaysia Airlines said it will close assistance centres in Beijing and Kuala Lumpur for the families of the 239 passengers and crew on board the Boeing 777-200ER jet. Relatives of passengers aboard flight MH370 prepare to leave a hotel where they have been staying in Beijing after Malaysia Airlines said it would close all its assistance centres for relatives the missing . The closures come after rescuers . abandoned their fruitless air search for the missing jet, which had . focused on a remote area of the Indian Ocean off Australia's west coast. The . mystery was sparked by a spokesman for the company that shipped the . batteries telling a Malaysian newspaper that he would not reveal what . the remaining 2.253 tonnes of cargo were. 'I . cannot reveal more because of the ongoing investigations,' the . spokesman told The Star newspaper. 'We have been told by our legal . advisers not to talk about it.' The . spokesman said he could not even name the company which manufactured . the batteries, insisting that the matter was confidential. Questioned . about the fact that a mystery cargo was not stated in the manifest, . Malaysian Airlines told the paper that the rest of the consignment was . 'radio accessories and chargers.' A . statement from the airline said that the freight not specified had been . 'declared as radio accessories', despite there being no reference to . this in the manifest released publicly last Thursday. What the manifest does say is that NNR . Global shipped 133 pieces of one item weighing 1.99 tonnes and 67 . pieces of another item weighing 463kg for a total 'consolidated weight' of 2.453 tonnes. Just how . many lithium batteries had been loaded, or their weight, are not . specified in the manifest, although Malaysian Airlines boss Ahmad Yahya . told a media conference in Kuala Lumpur on March 24 that the batteries . weighed a total of 200kg. What . the manifest does say, in respect of the lithium batteries, is that . 'the package must be handled with care and that a flammability hazard . exists if the package is damaged. 'Special procedures must be followed in the event the package is damaged, to include inspection and repacking if necessary.' Still praying for answers: A relative of a missing passenger inside a prayer room at Lido Hotel in Beijing . There has been earlier speculation that a fire involving the batteries might have been the cause of the aircraft's fate. According to The Star, shippers NNR Global are located at an air freight forwarding warehouse located less than 100 yards from the Penang International Airport. 'The complex is guarded by the police and only those with passes are allowed entry,' the newspaper said, following its investigation into the unspecified cargo. A consolidated shipment combines several individual consignments to make up a full container load. At . the port of destination, the consolidated shipment is separated back . into individual consignments for delivery to their respective . consignees. The lithium . batteries and the other mystery items that are said to be radio parts . were addressed to NNR Global Logistics in Beijing, but a company named . JHJ International Transportation Co.Ltd of Beijing was to collect the . cargo on its behalf. A policeman naps beside a board written with messages for passengers aboard the missing fight at the hotel . Among the conspiracy theories that have already emerged following the Boeing 777's disappearance on March 8, is that its fate was linked to 20 of the 239 people on board - they were employees of a semi-conductor manufacturing firm which develops components for hi-tech weapons systems and aircraft navigation. They were employees of Freescale Semiconductor, a Texas technology firm, working in several manufacturing sites in Kuala Lumpur and Tianjin, China, a fact confirmed by a spokeswoman for the company. The citizens news site Beforeitsnews, said earlier that it was conceivable that MH370 was 'hiding' with its high-tech electronic warfare weaponry. 'In fact, this type of technology is precisely the expertise of Freescale, that has 20 employees on board the missing flight,' said the website. However, until a detailed description of the 'radio parts' that have not been itemised in the MH370 manifest has been made available, the conspiracy theories are likely to be given an added thrust.", "Son of terror suspect convicted: Imran Mostafa, the 20-year-old son of controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza, pictured, has been convicted for his part in an armed robbery of a jewellers in Norfolk . The son of controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza has been convicted after he stole £70,000 of gems in an armed smash and grab raid on jewellers. Imran Mostafa, 20, was one of three men who raided jewellers in Kings Lynn, Norfolk armed with a firearm and a hammer as shop staff cowered behind counters. The civil engineering student denied his part in the robbery on January 31 and possessing a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence but the jury at Norwich Crown Court convicted him of both charges. The jury heard that three men burst . into the shop and used a hammer to break display cabinets while another . many stayed in a waiting van. The men wore hooded tops to disguise their faces. Prosecutor . Ian James said: ‘Members of staff cowered behind counters as the men . burst in, one with a firearm and another with a hammer, which was used . to break the display cabinets before leaving with what they could. ‘One of the robbers let off some sort of . smoke bomb causing confusion and stock was taken as loads of glass . fragments went everywhere because of the way the robbery was conducted.’ Mr James also said that Mostafa was Hamza’s son, after the Recorder of Norwich, Judge Peter Jacobs lifted a contempt of court order. He said: ‘His (Mostafa) parentage is as we thought. His father is Abu Hamza.’ The judge said: ‘The gentleman with the hook.’ Mr James replied: ‘Yes’. Hamza is considered a dangerous terror suspect who is currently appealing to European judges over his extradition from the UK to America after being accused of conspiring to take Western hostages in the Yemen, funding terrorism and running a terrorist training camp in Oregon between 1998 and 2000. In the jewellery robbery, Mostafa and Ossama Hamed, 19 of Fulham, London, Ahmed Ahmed, 19, of Enfield and Jonathon Abdul, 17, also of Fulham, dumped the van nearby the shop before returning to London. They also stopped in Gayton to dump jewellery casings. Mostafa told the jury that he was teaching Arabic and the Koran at a community centre in London at the time the robbery took place. He said he was on a gap year from university and said: ‘I am not a thief. I am not an armed robber.’ Other sons jailed for different crime: Hamza's other sons Hamza Mustafa Kamel, Mohamed Kamel Mostafa and Mohssin Ghailan (left to right) were jailed in 2009 for their part in a £1million luxury car scam . Abdul, who was 16 at the time of the robbery, denied the offences but was also convicted by the jury. He said he was subject to a bail curfew at the time and had to return to London by 10pm that day. The judge lifted previous reporting restrictions on the youth, allowing the publication of his name of someone under 18 in ‘these exceptional circumstances’. The judge asked for full pre-sentence reports to be prepared. Hamza has seven children and in the past his relatives have been arrested for various offences. Sons Hamza Mustafa Kamel, Mohamed Kamel Mostafa and Mohssin Ghailan were jailed in 2009 for their part in a £1million luxury car scam.", "Canadian authorities have arrested two men accused of planning to carry out an al Qaeda-supported attack against a passenger train traveling between Canada and the United States, a U.S. congressman told CNN on Monday. \"As I understand it, it was a train going from Canada to the U.S.,\" Rep. Peter King, R-New York, chairman of the counterterrorism and intelligence subcommittee, said. The news follows an announcement earlier in the day by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that they had arrested Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35. The two men are charged with \"receiving support from al Qaeda elements in Iran\" to carry out an attack and conspiring to murder people on a VIA railway train in the greater Toronto area, Assistant Police Commissioner James Malizia said. \"When I speak about supported, I mean direction and guidance,\" he said. Despite the allegation of links to al Qaeda in Iran, there was no evidence to suggest the planned attacks were state-sponsored, Malizia said. Iran vehemently denied the allegations that al Qaeda was operating inside its borders. \"Iran's position against this group is very clear and well known,\" according to a statement released by Iran's mission to the United Nations. \"Al Qaeda has no possibility to do any activity inside Iran or conduct any operation abroad from Iran's territory, and we reject strongly and categorically any connection to this story.\" Neither the Canadian authorities nor King identified the exact route of the targeted train. Essenghaier, of Montreal, and Jaser, of Toronto, will make their first court appearance on Tuesday, police said. Authorities said the suspects were not Canadian citizens, but declined to identify their nationality or how long they had been in Canada. Essenghaier has been a doctoral student at the National Institute of Scientific Research at the University of Quebec since 2010, Julie Martineau, the university spokeswoman, said. He was conducting research on nanosensors, which are primarily used for medical treatments or to build other nanoproducts, such as computer chips, she said. \"I cannot comment on any behavior issues. He seemed like a normal student,\" Martineau said. There was no link between the Canadian investigation and the Boston Marathon bomb attack, an official with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told CNN on condition of anonymity. Canadian authorities were tight-lipped about the planned time frame of the alleged attack except to say it was in the planning stage and not imminent. \"We are alleging these two individuals took steps and conducted activities to conduct a terrorist attack,\" Jennifer Strachan of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told reporters. \"They watched trains and railways in the greater Toronto area.\" The alleged attack included a plan to derail a passenger train, she said. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation quoted \"highly placed sources\" as saying the suspects were under surveillance for more than a year. The CBC reported that the investigation was \"part of a cross-border operation involving Canadian law enforcement agencies, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.\" Al Qaeda has long studied the possibility of attacks on railroad systems -- seeing them as cheap, relatively easy to carry out and with potentially devastating results. The organization and its sympathizers have plotted attacks on railway systems in Spain and Germany. More than 200 people were killed and 1,700 injured in an attack that targeted several commuter trains in Madrid in March 2004. In a document seized during the raid in Pakistan that left Osama bin Laden dead was evidence of an al Qaeda discussion to target rail lines in the United States, a law enforcement official told CNN in late 2011. According to the document, al Qaeda members discussed as early as 2010 a plan to derail trains in the United States by placing obstructions on tracks over bridges and in valleys. The plan, according to the document, was to be executed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, though no specific rail system was identified, the official said. News of the arrests Monday came the same day Canada's parliament debated an anti-terrorism bill. Traditionally, al Qaeda's membership is seen as Sunni-dominated and not Shiite. As a result, al Qaeda and Iran have not been viewed as allies. \"We have very little intelligence on al Qaeda in Iran,\" King said. What is known is that bin Laden's son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, fled Afghanistan for Iran after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. According to U.S. documents and officials, in addition to Abu Ghaith, other members of bin Laden's inner circle ended up in Iran, including the formidable military commander of al Qaeda, Saif al-Adel, and Saad bin Laden, one of the al Qaeda leader's older sons who has played some kind of leadership role in the group. Saad bin Laden also helped one of his father's wives and several of his father's children to move from Pakistan to Iran, officials said.", "Hate preacher Abu Hamza is expected to die behind bars after he was last night found guilty in the US of a string of terror offences. The hook-handed Islamist cleric – who for years spouted evil on Britain’s streets – was convicted by a New York court of 11 charges after a five-week trial. The firebrand, 56, had denied helping to organise a hostage-taking in Yemen in 1998 when three Britons were killed. Scroll down for video . Guilty verdict: Hate preacher Abu Hamza, 56, who was extradited from the UK in 2012, has been found guilty of terrorism offences in New York on Monday night . He also denied supporting Al Qaeda in . Afghanistan by sending volunteers and money and trying to set up a . terrorist training camp Oregon in 1999. But a jury of eight men and four . women took 11 hours to reach their guilty verdict. The . trial took place just a few streets from the site of the attacks on the . World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, which Hamza gloated was a . ‘towering day in history’. Hamza, also known as Mustafa Kamel . Mustafa headed the Finsbury Park Mosque in the 1990s, reportedly . attended by 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui and shoe bomber Richard . Reid. The . conviction marks the end of a relentless ten-year mission by the US . authorities to extradite Hamza, who only has one eye and stumps instead . of hands. He cost British . taxpayers millions of pounds resisting American justice and went all the . way to the European Court of Human Rights but lost his case and was . extradited to New York in 2012. In court: Hamza, pictured in a court sketch from last month, looked straight ahead as the Manhattan jury found him guilty of providing material support to al-Qaeda-linked organizations in Yemen and Afghanistan sending men to establish an al-Qaeda training camp in Oregon, U.S. One-eyed preacher: Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri addresses followers during prayer near the Finsbury Park mosque in 2004 . Finally: The hook-handed father-of-eight, formerly the imam of Finsbury Park Mosque in London, fought extradition to the U.S. for eight years . The . jury at Manhattan’s Federal Court agreed with the prosecution claims . that Hamza, 56, was a ‘trainer of terrorists’ who recruited and . indoctrinated young men at the Finsbury Park Mosque as part of his . global empire. In his . opening statement Edward Kim, Assistant District Attorney for the . Southern District of New York, also said that Hamza used the cover of . religion to ‘hide in plain sight’ under the noses of the British . authorities for years. Hamza . was convicted of 11 counts of criminal conduct related to the taking of . 16 hostages in Yemen in 1998 that left three Britons and an Australian . dead. He was also found . guilty of advocating violent jihad in Afghanistan in 2001 and conspiring . to establish a jihad training camp in Bly, Oregon, between June 2000 . and December 2001. During . the trial Hamza’s defence team tried to claim that the prosecution case, . which included videos of his fiery sermons at the Finsbury Park Mosque, . was just about ‘words, not deeds’. They portrayed him as an ‘independent thinker’ who was ‘on his own island’. They . admitted the jury might not like some of things that Hamza said but . defence lawyer Joshua Dratel told them: ‘These are views, not acts. This . is expression, not crimes.’ In . his testimony Hamza did little to enamour himself with the jury when he . brazenly said that even today he loves Osama bin Laden and that he . thought 9/11 was a good thing. Hiding in plain sight: Abu Hamza, sketched giving testimony earlier this month, was accused by the judge of hiding his terror message behind his religion . Abu Hamza al-Masri facing U.S. terrorism charges, gives testimony in Manhattan federal court in New York in this artist's sketch . Ironically it was only due to his personal intervention that he spoke at all about such matters. Hamza . wrote a series of letters to District Judge Katherine Forrest saying . his evidence would be 'important for historians' and overruling his . lawyers’ objections to him talking about anything inflammatory not . strictly to do with the case. A . major defeat for Hamza was the decision by Judge Forrest to ban him . from discussing his supposed links with MI5 or Scotland Yard. Mr . Dratel had had told the court that he had 50 pages of notes from . meetings between Hamza and British intelligence agencies between 1997 . and 2000 which had been handed to him by the UK. Mr Dratel said this showed a ‘constant dialogue’ between them Hamza - but the jury never got to hear it. As . a result Hamza was left claiming that he was just the ‘mouthpiece’ for . the Yemeni kidnappers and nothing else, a role he likened to that of . Gerry Adams with the IRA. Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri in the street outside the closed Finsbury Park Mosque in London . He . claimed that he tried to ‘de-escalate’ the situation and told the jury . he had nothing to do with the camp in Oregon and did not send anyone to . fight with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Hamza . - who had already claimed decades of disability benefit - cost British . taxpayers millions of pounds fighting his extradition to the US but in . 2012 the European Court of Human Rights ruled it could go ahead. During . the trial there were moments of levity where Hamza displayed an offbeat . wit that was accentuated by his strong Egyptian accent. At . one point Hamza said that changing your name in Britain was so easy . that ‘if you want to be John Travolta, you become John Travolta’. District Judge Katherine Forrest asked: ‘And did you become John Travolta’ Hamza replied: ‘No madam’. Among . those the jury heard from were Saajid Badat, the former Al Qaeda . operative turned British ‘Supergrass’ who told the court that he saw . Feroz Abbasi, one of Hamza’s followers, at a terrorist training camp in . Afghanistan. There was also . moving testimony from Mary Quin, one of the Yemeni hostages who flew to . Britain and confronted Hamza at the Finsbury Park mosque in 2000 - her . interview proved to be a key piece of evidence. Abu Hamza al-Masri was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1958 as Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, the son of a naval officer and a primary school headmistress. After initially studying civil engineering he entered the UK in 1979 on a student visa. He was granted UK citizenship when he met and married his first wife, a British Muslim convert, in 1980.Hamza has previously said she was the one who got him interested in Islam and he converted after taking time off from his job as a nightclub bouncer in London’s Soho. Abu Hamza continued to preach near the Finsbury Park Mosque after the congregation was thrown out in 2003 . As he found his new religion and his . job incompatible, he instead resumed his civil engineering studies at . Brunel University and Brighton Polytechnic, gaining a degree. He . then divorced his first wife, the mother of his oldest son, Muhammed . Kamel, who at the age of 17 was convicted of being part of a bomb plot . in Yemen and imprisoned for three years in 1999. He met and married his second wife in 1984 in a Muslim ceremony in London and had a further seven childen. Heavily . influenced by the Iranian revolution, he took an interest in Islam and . politics, in particularly the occupation of Afghanistan by the Soviet . Union. After meeting the . founder of Afghan Mujahideen in 1987, he moved to Egypt and then to Afghanistan, and it . was in the following years that he lost his hands and one eye. Over the years, Hamza has given several different reasons . for the loss of his hands and eye. These include a road project in Pakistan, an . explosion during a de-mining project in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, fighting the jihad as a Pakistani Mujahideen, and . working with Pakistani military in Lahore when an explosives experiment . went wrong. After spending . time in Afghanistan and Bosnia in the early 90s, he returned to Britain . and adopted a new name - Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri. It was in London that Hamza began his rise to public notoriety as the Finsbury Park mosque imam, where he arrived in 1997. One . year later, in 1998, he helped organise hostage-taking of 16 mostly . British tourists in Yemen. Three Britons and an Australian killed in . rescue mission. In 2000, he set up a terrorist training camp in Bly, . Oregon, sending volunteers and money to Afghanistan to support al Qaeda . and the Taliban. He firmly . placed himself on the national radar in 2001 after speaking out in . support of Osama bin Laden following the September 11 attacks. His . inflammatory speeches led to the Charity Commission suspending him from . his position at Finsbury Park Mosque the following year. In 2003, legal moves begin to get Hamza deported to Yemen, a move which he appealed. In . 2004 Hamza was arrested on a US extradition warrant over charges of . conspiring to take hostages in Yemen, funding terrorism, and organising a . terrorist training camp in Oregon. Charged with 15 offences under the . Terrorism Act, temporarily staying US extradition. In . 2006, Hamza  was jailed for seven years at the Old Bailey after being . found guilty of 11 of 15 charges, but the courts still battle to have . him extradited. He was finally extradited in October 2012, and appeared in a U.S. court, indicted under the name Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, where he pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges. Tonight, . Hamza was convicted of all 11 charges on terrorism offences at Manhattan’s Federal Court. Sentencing on September . 9th.", "By . David Mccormack . Pakistani national Abid Naseer has finally been extradited to the U.S. on terrorism charges after a two year legal fight . Police in Britain have extradited a terror suspect to the United States to face charges that he took part in an alleged al-Qaeda plot to detonate explosives on the New York City subway system in the biggest plot since the September 11 attacks. Authorities handed Abid Naseer, 26, over to U.S. authorities on Thursday. Prosecutors want Naseer to stand trial in the U.S. for his alleged role in a terror campaign that would have struck targets in Britain and Norway as well as New York. Pakistani-national Naseer was arrested . in the U.K. in 2010 after being indicted in the U.S. on terrorism . charges. He has been fighting his extradition since then. U.S. prosecutors told a British court hearing his extradition case two years . ago that they plan to prove that Naseer collected bomb ingredients, . conducted reconnaissance and communicated with al-Qaeda operatives. The . alleged activities were part of the foiled New York plot and another . plot to bomb a shopping area in the northern English city of Manchester. Naseer . had been originally arrested on suspicion of terrorism in 2009. He was . one of 12 men held in Manchester, but the men were later released . because of a lack of evidence and a severely compromised investigation. Naseer is expected to appear in Federal District Court in Brooklyn on Monday. The indictment came as part of a larger case involving three men from Queens - Najibullah Zazi, Adis Medunjanin and Zarein Ahmedzay - who were convicted of meeting with al-Qaeda operatives in Pakistan in September 2008 and returning to the United States and plotting to bomb New York subways. U.S. authorities believe that Naseer was involved in a plot to blow up the New York City subway . Naseer is believed to have been in touch with the same senior al-Qaeda commanders. The cases were linked by what court . papers described as a common 'Qaeda facilitator' in Peshawar, Pakistan, . who prosecutors said used the same e-mail account to send coded messages . to Zazi in the U.S. and to Naseer in Britain. Like the three men from Queens, Naseer spent time in Peshawar in late 2008. Naseer, who originally came to Britain on a student visa, took his fight to remain in the UK to the European Court of Human Rights after exhausting his appeal options. His extradition comes not long after the radical cleric Abu Hamza and four other suspects were deported to the US to face terrorism charges. Najibullah Zazi, left, and Adis Medunjanin have already been convicted of plotting to bomb New York subways .", "Pictures of the prosthetic arm fitted with a spork used by hook-handed British hate preacher Abu Hamza have been shown for the first time. Hamza, who was found guilty of terrorism and kidnapping by an American court in May, will be sentenced later today and could spend the rest of his life behind bars. Since he was extradited to the US in 2012, he has been detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York where he was provided with the prosthetic spork. The image of the spork-hand has been included by Hamza's lawyers as part of an argument he should serve his time in a prison medical facility. Scroll down for video . This picture of the prosthetic spork used by Abu Hamza in the detention center is part of an argument by his lawyers that he should serve his time in a prison medical facility - he will be sentenced later today . Hamza was convicted in May last year of aiding a deadly kidnapping of 16 tourists in Yemen in 1998 and plotting to establish a jihadi training camp on an Oregon ranch in 1999 . They say his severe disabilities mean it would be wrong to send him to the high-security supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. His lawyer, Michael Bachrach, said: 'The accommodations that were ultimately provided to (Hamza) demonstrate the limitations in the ability of the MCC — or any standard, non-medical, (Bureau of Prisons) facility — to properly provide for (Hamza's) disabilities.' The Egyptian-born cleric famously demanded in 2013 a bidet be installed in his cell — a request that was not granted. Instead, the toilet in his cell was outfitted with a 'paddle' to help him more easily flush, according to documents. Hamza was also charged with supporting the Taliban and Al Qaeda, in part by making his London mosque in Finsbury Park a breeding ground for radical jihadists . Hamza, 56, whose full name is Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, will be sentenced by Judge Katherine Forrest at 10amEST (3pm UK time) today. It marks the final step in what was a 10-year legal saga to have Hamza extradited from the UK to face justice in the US. He was arrested by British police in 2004 at Washington's request and sentenced to seven years in jail in 2006 for inciting murder and racial hatred, before finally being extradited to the US in 2012. He was convicted last year of aiding a deadly kidnapping of 16 tourists in Yemen in 1998 and plotting to establish a jihadi training camp on an Oregon ranch in 1999. Hamza was found guilty of providing the kidnappers with a satellite phone, acting as an intermediary and dispensing advice by telephone from home. Four of the tourists - three Britons and an Australian - were killed. He was also charged with supporting the Taliban and Al Qaeda, in part by making his London mosque in Finsbury Park a breeding ground for radical jihadists. His sermons were reportedly attended by 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui and shoe bomber Richard Reid. It has also emerged that one of the brothers suspected of carrying out the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris was mentored by a terrorist linked to London’s notorious Finsbury Park mosque. Cherif Kouachi, 32, met Djamel Beghal, 50, who was once accused of being Osama bin Laden’s main European recruiter, while in prison in Paris. Beghal attended hate cleric Abu Qatada’s prayer meetings in London, and is also said to have been a ‘constant presence’ at the Finsbury Park mosque in the late 1990s, when it was Abu Hamza’s base. Hamza had denied the charges throughout and claimed his militant links were part of an attempt to find peace with extremists. Since he was extradited to the US, he has been detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) Abu Hamza al-Masri was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1958 as Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, the son of a naval officer and a primary school headmistress. After initially studying civil engineering he entered the UK in 1979 on a student visa. He was granted UK citizenship when he met and married his first wife, a British Muslim convert, in 1980. Hamza has previously said she was the one who got him interested in Islam and he converted after taking time off from his job as a nightclub bouncer in London’s Soho. As he found his new religion and his job incompatible, he instead resumed his civil engineering studies at Brunel University and Brighton Polytechnic, gaining a degree. He then divorced his first wife, the mother of his oldest son, Muhammed Kamel, who at the age of 17 was convicted of being part of a bomb plot in Yemen and imprisoned for three years in 1999. He met and married his second wife in 1984 in a Muslim ceremony in London and had a further seven childen. Heavily influenced by the Iranian revolution, he took an interest in Islam and politics, in particularly the occupation of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union. After meeting the founder of Afghan Mujahideen in 1987, he moved to Egypt and then to Afghanistan, and it was in the following years that he lost his hands and one eye. Over the years, Hamza has given several different reasons for the loss of his hands and eye. These include a road project in Pakistan, an explosion during a de-mining project in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, fighting the jihad as a Pakistani Mujahideen, and working with Pakistani military in Lahore when an explosives experiment went wrong. After spending time in Afghanistan and Bosnia in the early 90s, he returned to Britain and adopted a new name - Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri. It was in London that Hamza began his rise to public notoriety as the Finsbury Park mosque imam, where he arrived in 1997. One year later, in 1998, he helped organise hostage-taking of 16 mostly British tourists in Yemen. Three Britons and an Australian killed in rescue mission. In 2000, he set up a terrorist training camp in Bly, Oregon, sending volunteers and money to Afghanistan to support al Qaeda and the Taliban. He firmly placed himself on the national radar in 2001 after speaking out in support of Osama bin Laden following the September 11 attacks. His inflammatory speeches led to the Charity Commission suspending him from his position at Finsbury Park Mosque the following year. In 2003, legal moves begin to get Hamza deported to Yemen, a move which he appealed. In 2004 Hamza was arrested on a US extradition warrant over charges of conspiring to take hostages in Yemen, funding terrorism, and organising a terrorist training camp in Oregon. Charged with 15 offences under the Terrorism Act, temporarily staying US extradition. In 2006, Hamza was jailed for seven years at the Old Bailey after being found guilty of 11 of 15 charges, but the courts still battle to have him extradited. He was finally extradited in October 2012, and appeared in a U.S. court, indicted under the name Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, where he pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges. In May 2014, Hamza was convicted of all 11 charges on terrorism offences at Manhattan’s Federal Court. He will be sentenced later today.", "Swift justice: Nicolas Sarkozy instantly expelled two radical Islamists from France . Two radical Islamists were kicked out of France yesterday – prompting calls for Theresa May to take the same no-nonsense approach when it comes to removing extremists. Nicolas Sarkozy demanded the deportation of a convicted  terrorist and a hate preacher. No sooner had the expulsion order been signed than the pair were put on flights out of the country. The swift departures led to . comparisons with Britain’s embarrassingly flawed efforts to remove hate . preacher Abu Qatada who is wanted in Jordan on terror charges. He is out on bail after the European . Court of Human Rights blocked his deportation on the grounds that Qatada . would not face a fair trial if returned. Home Secretary Mrs May has insisted . she wants to secure an agreement with Jordan which would satisfy the . Strasbourg court and allow Qatada to be removed from Britain. Despite . this however, officials insist any attempt to remove him in breach of . the court’s ruling would be met with a court injunction by his lawyers. French law allows swift removal of . foreigners, with around 20,000 non-EU nationals being expelled every . year. Unlike in Britain, where cases can drag on for years, rights of . appeal are strictly curtailed. In this country, ministers wait until . a subject’s legal options are  exhausted before removing them from the . country. This can include a lengthy appeal to the European Court of . Human Rights. But in France, Italy and other . European countries, terror suspects have been removed even if legal . proceedings are still going on, or even in breach of a Strasbourg . ruling. French security forces arrest Mohamed Achamlane, the leader of the Forsane Alizza Islamic radical group, after searching his house in Bouguenais, western France last week . Terrorist: The crackdown in France was prompted by the killings of seven people, including three children, by Al-Qaeda inspired gunman Mohamed Merah (pictured) last month . Mr Sarkozy, who is behind in the polls . going into this month’s  Presidential election, said: ‘Those who make . remarks contrary to the values of the Republic will be put outside the . French Republic. There will be no exceptions.’ Almany Baradji, an imam, was sent back . to Mali for ‘preaching anti-Semitism’ and calling on women to wear the . full veil, which is illegal in France. Ali Belhadad, an Algerian convicted . for his role in a 1994 terror attack in Marrakesh that killed 14 people, . was flown to Algiers after the authorities discovered he had resumed . contact with Islamic activists. Another man, Saad Nasser Alshastry, a . Saudi imam, was barred from returning to France. Last night Tory MP for Shipley Philip Davies said: ‘It would be nice if we adopted the same approach in this country. ‘I’m sure this isn’t disconnected to . the forthcoming presidential elections in France. This is what irritates . the public about politicians – they take these actions before the . election and once voting ends, normal service resumes. ‘I think the British public want to see these people deported.’ Comparisons: The untouchable Abu Qatada (left), who is wanted on Jordan on terror charges, and Almany Baradji (right), who was sent back to Mali . The row comes ahead of a key ruling by the Strasbourg court over the extradition of hook-handed extremist Abu Hamza. He is wanted for terror offences in . the U.S. but has argued that sending him for trial would breach his . human rights. A decision on his case and that of five other terror . suspects will be delivered next Tuesday. Douglas Carswell, MP for . Clacton, added: ‘The fact seems to be that we can throw out Abu Qatada . and others like him if we want to. It’s just a question of will in . Whitehall.’ On Monday a senior judge expressed his . astonishment that an Algerian terrorist who was thrown out of France is . now living in Britain. The 49-year-old was convicted of a . 1992 airport bomb attack in his country. He lived in France where he was . jailed for membership of a terrorist group and ordered to be deported. In 2001 he came to Britain and since then has been fighting to claim asylum in the UK. The Court of Appeal ruled in his favour. The crackdown in France follows the . killings of seven people last month by Al Qaeda-inspired gunman Mohamed . Merah. The victims included three Jewish schoolchildren.", "Tal Kalakh, Syria (CNN) -- In the western town of Tal Kalakh, rebel fighters stand their ground as government forces loom just yards away. But here, bullets aren't flying. That's because the two sides have agreed to something remarkable -- a cease-fire. While fragile, the agreement could be a blueprint for peace across more parts of the country, which has seen incessant bloodshed for 23 months. If the local cease-fire continues to hold, it would defy failures at the national and international levels to implement a meaningful halt in violence. \"We are for peace. We don't want war. We are 100% committed to peace,\" said a rebel leader who goes by the name Al Abrash. \"But if they want a war, we are ready for that. We didn't agree to the cease-fire out of weakness. We did it to protect the women and children.\" Tal Kalakh, near Syria's border with Lebanon was one of the first cities to rebel against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. It has seen heavy fighting since the uprising began. Many civilians were forced to flee as government and rebel fighters battled in the streets. Houses, pockmarked with signs of artillery fire, bear witness to the fierce clashes that raged here. The walls of buildings in the city center are still covered in revolutionary graffiti; \"God is great! Freedom,\" one read and \"down with the thug,\" reads another. Syrian opposition: Turkish border blast was an assassination attempt . But now Tal Kalakh has become a model project of sorts. The cease-fire is a first step of a private \"reconciliation initiative\" led by a sheikh and a member of Syria's parliament. \"Before the agreement we reached, there were intense battles here. Many civilians, militants and soldiers were killed, a lot of blood was spilled. After the agreement there have been some individual violations like a soldier opening fire... but those have been dealt with straight away,\" Sheikh Habib al-Fandi said. \"Compared to the past this is a state of peace and security.\" But many people in Tal Kalakh say make no mistake -- this town is still under siege. While the opposition Free Syrian Army controls Tal Kalakh, the town is surrounded by regime troops. Residents, surprised to see an international TV crew escorted by officials into their city, swarmed around the CNN team in the main square. More than a dozen people complained about harassment by government-backed militias known as \"Shabeeha.\" One man with his three young children said he could not leave the city out of fear government forces would detain him. Another man said his two sons were among more than 400 Tal Kalakh residents detained since the uprising. Residents and fighters said they have had to create a makeshift graveyard close to the city center because regime troops have prevented them from reaching the main cemetery. Al-Abrash and some of his fighters gathered for prayers at the small garden where they recently buried their dead. He says three rebels have been killed since the cease-fire began. But signs of normalcy have sprouted amid the country's prolonged civil war. Some shops have reopened and the town center has come back to life. The governor of Homs, where Tal Kalakh is located, described the city as once being \"extremely dangerous and volatile,\" but now he says he is able to visit and even meet with the militants. He says Tal Kalakh is an experiment. \"If the media and military support of terrorism is stopped ... I am convinced Homs will go back to what it was like within four months,\" Governor Ahmad Munir Mohammad said. While rebel and government forces keep their positions around town, an unusual meeting takes place between a parliamentarian and rebels. The parliamentarian, Eyad Sulaiman, is an Alawite -- the same sect of Islam that President Bashar al-Assad belongs to. But he's accepted by the mostly Sunni members of the Free Syrian Army. The men agree on almost everything: They don't want a sectarian rift in Syria, they don't want foreign jihadist fighters entering the country, and they say government thugs must be stopped from harassing the population here. Sulaiman says the local cease-fire in Tal Kalakh might work elsewhere. \"We have already tried to apply this concept in areas of Damascus ... so this can be applied anywhere in Syria, as long as there is no interference by other countries,\" the parliamentarian said. Still, both sides acknowledge, the fighting could reignite anytime. Abu Udey a rebel commander who accuses regime troops of continued provocations, said: \"We don't kill people as a hobby ... the security forces in the area don't want a truce.\" And there's one fundamental mission the rebels will not back down from. \"Our goal is to bring down the regime,\" Al Abbrash said. \"It's impossible to change that -- impossible to back down from that goal.\" Abu Udey says the men in his city were forced to arm themselves after peaceful demonstrations were met by violence from regime forces. \"If we achieve what we want -- [to] bring down the regime through peaceful means -- we are ready to lay down our arms for peace,\" Abu Udey said. Syrian artist's vision of love amid devastation of war goes viral . CNN's Holly Yan contributed to this report.", "(CNN) -- Is al Qaeda looking to ground transportation as a promising target after the introduction of intense security measures for air travel? And are its supporters able to operate out of Iran without hindrance? Those two questions have been raised after the announcement by Canadian police on Monday that they had thwarted a plot to attack a rail link between Canada and the United States. The Canadian announcement has puzzled some terrorism experts, because Iranian authorities are widely seen as hostile to al Qaeda. Iran has denied the conspiracy could have been plotted from its territory. Canadian officials say they did not think the alleged conspirators were \"state-sponsored\" but suspect al Qaeda elements in Iran had provided two men in Canada with direction, guidance and information. As CNN National Security analyst Peter Bergen noted, \"If these allegations are true, it would appear to be the first time that al Qaeda elements based in Iran have directed some kind of plot in the West.\" While Western intelligence agencies have long thought that al Qaeda operatives are present on Iranian soil, they were thought to be under some form of house arrest and under strict control. Many al Qaeda sympathizers and members took refuge in Iran in the aftermath of the post 9/11 invasion of Afghanistan, including one son of Osama bin Laden, Saad bin Laden, and a son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith. Abu Ghaith left Iran in February this year and entered Turkey, but was subsequently arrested in Jordan and flown to the United States in March. It's still unknown whether he left Iran of his own volition or was told to go. But Iran has become increasingly hostile to al Qaeda as it has become a Sunni sectarian group, especially in Iraq and Syria, as much as an anti-western outfit. In Syria, the al Qaeda-linked Jabhat al Nusra is one of the most effective fighting groups against the regime of Bashar al-Assad, which is heavily backed by Tehran. The vast majority of Iranians are from the Shia sect of Islam, and al Qaeda has frequently targeted Shia communities and mosques in Iraq. Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri has often railed against Iran in his speeches. But the United States says there appears to have been some tactical co-operation between the Islamic Republic and al Qaeda. In 2011, the U.S. Treasury Department accused Iran of a \"secret deal with al-Qa'ida allowing it to funnel funds and operatives through its territory.\" Railroad Targets . Another aspect of the alleged Canadian plot is that it underlines the enduring interest of al Qaeda and its supporters in attacking railroad systems, seeing such operations as relatively cheap and easy to carry out -- with potentially devastating results. A senior law enforcement official in the United States told CNN's Gloria Borger that one of the routes targeted was between New York and Toronto, with the alleged conspirators looking at possible targets in the Toronto area, such as trestles over roads or water. \"I worry about the vulnerability of mass transit because we know they've been on al Qaeda's radar screen,\" Robert Liscouski, a former director of infrastructure protection at the Department of Homeland Security, told CNN. Liscouski said that while significant steps had been taken in the United States to make air travel more secure, not enough was being done to reduce the vulnerability of mass transit to bomb attacks. He told CNN that there needed to be greater investment in random searches by agents with explosive trace detection equipment and greater deployment of CCTV cameras, saying the extra investment needed in mass transit security amounted to a fraction of the economic cost of a successful attack. Al Qaeda's interest in attacking railroads was underlined in the wake of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May 2011. Documents recovered from his compound in Abbottabad in Pakistan revealed that early in 2010, al Qaeda had discussed an idea to derail a train in the United States, several U.S. officials told CNN. The plan was to be executed coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. By then, two plots against U.S. railroad targets had already been foiled. In March 2008, American al Qaeda recruit Bryant Neal Vinas discussed a plan to attack the Long Island Railroad with al Qaeda operatives in a jihadist encampment in the tribal areas of Pakistan. Vinas later testified that his idea was for an al Qaeda operative to leave a suitcase bomb with a timer on a train and then exit at a station before the device exploded. His al Qaeda handler then decided the best scheme would be to launch a suicide bombing on a train as it entered a tunnel, to create maximum devastation. In September 2009, the FBI broke up an al Qaeda plot by Najibullah Zazi and two others to bomb New York subway lines. At their subsequent trial two of the group testified that they settled on a plan to target New York subways during rush hour so they could cause the heaviest number of casualties, instill fear, and inflict maximum economic damage. Authorities were alerted to the planned attack only days before Zazi drove from Denver to New York, after his communication with a known al Qaeda facilitator in Pakistan was intercepted. Zazi had apparently been asking his handler for help in making the explosive TATP. Al Qaeda cells have also plotted attacks on railway systems in Spain and Germany. The most lethal was carried out on board several commuter trains in Madrid in March 2004, in which 191 people were killed and more than 1,700 injured. There is little evidence to link \"al Qaeda central\" with the Madrid attack, which involved a cell of mainly Moroccan immigrants. Several weeks later the cell that carried out the attack attempted to blow up a bridge on the Madrid-Seville high-speed train line. The plot was abandoned after the terrorists realized they had been spotted by nearby workers, who alerted police, a Spanish official told CNN. The official added that hundreds could have been killed given the quantity of explosives left at the scene. The explosives were similar to those used in the Madrid attacks. Bomb disposal experts found between 24 pounds (10 and 12kg) of explosives connected to a detonator with a 440-foot (135-meter) cable. On July 7, 2005, al Qaeda suicide bombers killed dozens on the London underground system. A follow-on attempt two weeks later failed when the bombs malfunctioned. In December 2012, German police discovered a crude improvised explosive device placed in a bag on a platform at the main railway station in Bonn. German authorities have stated they have \"robust evidence\" Islamist extremists were involved but no arrests have yet been made.", "A British terror suspect who is wanted in the United States for allegedly conspiring with hook-handed extremist Abu Hamza has been extradited from the UK. Haroon Rashid Aswat, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, is accused by US authorities of working with Hamza in 1999 to set up a Jihadist training camp in Oregon. Earlier this year, the Home Secretary was told to put extradition plans on hold after judges heard that Aswat, 40, suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. Radical cleric Abu Hamza (left) and Haroon Aswat (right). Aswat lived at a Seattle mosque in early 2000 and has now been extradited to the US . But last month two High Court judges said they were satisfied with assurances given by American officials that he would be cared for. Aswat, who was originally arrested at RAF Northolt on August 7 2005 by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service’s Extradition Unit, was taken from Broadmoor hospital to a UK airport this morning and handed over to US authorities. Hamza was extradited from Britain to America nearly two years ago and found guilty of 11 terrorism charges in May after a trial in New York. He is facing life behind bars in the States. The warrants issued on behalf of the US authorities allege that, between October 1 1999 and April 30 2000, Aswat conspired with others to control and manage people who would be employed for ‘the use or display of physical force in promoting a political object, namely to make hijrah to, and to fight jihad in, Afghanistan’. Aswat’s lawyers had argued that he might suffer a relapse if held in an American jail pending any trial. And, at a High Court hearing in April, judges had said they wanted assurances about the way he would be treated. Abu Hamza al-Masri was found guilty of terrorism charges in May after being sent to the US for trial . After a hearing last month, a Home Office spokesman said: ‘We are pleased the court has upheld the Home Secretary’s decision to extradite Haroon Aswat to the United States. ‘The court agreed that the American authorities had provided sufficient assurances over the conditions in which Aswat would be held in the US.’ Hate cleric Abu Hamza's son led kidnap gang who tortured man for three days over £15,000 debt. Tito Ibn Sheikh, 28, was jailed for 12 years after a jury agreed he 'orchestrated the violence' inflicted on restaurant worker Hassan Monawwer over three days. Mr Monawwer was knifed, strangled almost to death and battered with a metal bar and wooden cosh in three separate locations before armed police burst in to save him . Scammers: Hamza Mustafa Kamel, Mohamed Kamel Mostafa and Mohssin Ghailan, the three sons of jailed hook-handed cleric Abu Hamza who exploited a loophole in the vehicle registration system to steal luxury cars . Sheikh, who is one of nine children of Hamza, was convicted last year, but a judge banned reports on his family ties to avoid prejudicing jurors. But last week after he and an accomplice unsuccessfully appealed their convictions the court lifted the gag allowing him to be named the the circumstances of the case revealed. Sheikh and friends Adam Abed and Mostafa Dawoud snatched Mr Monawwer in Acton, west London, in 2012. They subjected him to an ordeal of violence over £15,000 he was said to owe to Abed, the Sun on Sunday reports. Yet in an effort to extort even more money, the trio told his family they would sell him to another gang unless they came up with £25,000 ransom. Prosecutors said: 'His neck was squeezed so hard he thought his tongue would pop out.' Hamza, 58, has nine children – six sons, two daughters and a stepson. Five of his sons are now known to have criminal records. Mohammed Kamel Mostafa, Hamza's eldest son, was jailed for plotting to blow up British tourists. He was accused of masterminding a plot to sabotage economic and tourist sites in Yemen in August 1999, when he was just 17. He returned to London in January 2002 after serving three years in prison in the Arab state. Six years later he was jailed again, along with his brother Hamza Mustafa Kamel and their step-brother Mohssin Ghailam. The trio operated a £1million luxury car scam which involved exploiting a DVLA loophole to steal BMW, Mercedes and other luxury brand cars, which they then either sold on or used as collateral to make fraudulent loans. Although they were investigated by anti-terror police there was no evidence they used the cash for terrorist purposes. 'They just used the cash to party,' a source said at the time. In 2012, another of Hamza's sons, Imran Mostafa, was jailed after being convicted of armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm over a smash and grab raid on a jewellers in King's Lynn, Norfolk. Hamza himself faces life in jail in the U.S. after he was convicted of 11 terrorism charges. Meanwhile, his second wife Najat Mostafa, 55, mother of seven of his children, lives in a £1.25million five-bedroom council house in Shepherd’s Bush, West London.", "Hate preacher Abu Qatada has lodged an appeal against his deportation to Jordan in Europe's highest appeal court - in a move which could keep him in Britain for months. Home Secretary Theresa May ordered his . arrest yesterday after she secured a landmark deal which she hopes will see him . sent to Jordan to face terror charges. But his lawyers lodged a last ditch appeal in the European Court of Human Rights last night in an attempt to halt his deportation. Scroll down to watch video . Abu Qatada is driven from a Special Immigration Appeals Commission hearing in central London yesterday . Border Agency staff arrive to collect Abu Qatada - one of whom appears to have his possessions in a black bin liner - before he is escorted out of the house in north west London and taken away in a car . A spokeswoman for the court said the . deadline for the appeal was midnight - and it was made after 11pm last . night. She said: 'It was literally last minute.' As the situation descended into deeper farce, it emerged that the Home Secretary spent last night as a guest of celebrity agent Jonathan Shalit was was celebrating his 50th birthday. Qatada's legal team claims that . judges at the European Court of Human Rights were wrong three months ago . when they ruled that he would not be at risk of torture if returned to . Jordan, a court spokeswoman said. The court's Grand Chamber will decide . whether to hear his appeal, but the radical cleric, once described by a . judge as Osama bin Laden's right hand man in Europe, cannot be deported . until the court has reached a decision. A panel of five will now meet to decide if the case can go before a Grand Chamber of 17 judges. The spokeswoman could not give any indication the whole process would take. The move comes as the 47 member nations of the Council of Europe prepare to meet in Brighton tomorrow for talks aimed at reforming the court and the types of cases it hears. Home Secretary: Theresa May spebnt yesterday evening at celebrity agent Jonathan Shalit's 50th birthday . Mrs May admitted yesterday it could be ‘many months’ before the fanatic is put on a plane to his home country. Abu . Qatada was given three months to appeal the European Court of Human . Rights' decision when they handed down their judgment on January 17. His . appeal was received just after 11pm last night - April 17. However, the . Home Office claim that the deadline expired at midnight on April 16. A . Home Office spokesman said: 'Qatada has no right to refer the case to . the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, since the . three-month deadline to do so lapsed at midnight on Monday night. 'His case should be heard in British . courts, as the Home Secretary outlined to Parliament yesterday. In the . meantime, he remains in custody.' Yesterday within hours of his detention, . Qatada’s lawyers were demanding he be let out again on bail and making . it clear that they would do everything possible to thwart deportation. That could mean a string of further . appeal hearings, adding to the £1.5million bill in legal costs and . benefits already run up by Qatada, who has links to convicted Al Qaeda . terrorists. Mrs May was forced to seek the deal . with Jordan following January’s ruling by the European Court of Human . Rights that he would not face a fair trial if sent home. The ruling also . led to Qatada’s release on bail in February. Since then he has been at his family . home in Wembley, north-west London, under strict bail conditions. The . £1,900-a-month rent on the house is paid through benefits, and a . surveillance operation to monitor his every move cost British taxpayers . £100,000 a week. Just after midday yesterday, smirking Qatada was led . from his home by immigration officers and taken to a hearing of the . Special Immigration Appeals Commission, in Central London, which rules . on terror immigration cases. The hearing was delayed when Qatada demanded a translator, although he has lived here since 1993. The judge, Mr Justice Mitting, said he . still posed a risk of absconding and denied bail. He indicated a full . hearing could be delayed until October. It is likely a further . application for bail will take place within days, but last night Qatada, . whose real name is Omar Othman, was in Belmarsh high security prison. Next year will mark two decades since . he first cheated his way into Britain on a fake passport, and nearly a . decade since efforts began to remove him. Yesterday’s hearing was told that the . Jordanian government had agreed to ‘bend over backwards’ to ensure . Qatada received a fair trial. Five smartly dressed officers were in the house for around 15 minutes before emerging with Qatada, who left the house and was not handcuffed . The European Court of Human Rights found that sending Qatada, 51, back without assurances that torture evidence won't be used would be a 'flagrant denial of justice' Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper called for Mrs May to explain the steps she was taking to deport the cleric . The deal means that if returned . Qatada’s earlier conviction in Jordan, handed down in his absence, will . be quashed. His new trial on terror charges will be heard in public with . civilian judges, he will have full access to lawyers and will be able . to summon defence witnesses. Following the Strasbourg ruling, which . said torture evidence might be used against Qatada at trial, Mrs May . and other ministers embarked on a frenetic diplomatic effort to secure . the deal that would make deportation possible. Mrs May insisted it would be . impossible simply to put Qatada on a plane at once as his lawyers would . obtain a court order preventing deportation. Robin Simcox, counter-terrorism expert . from the Henry Jackson Society, said: ‘Theresa May deserves praise for . her persistence and determination to expel Abu Qatada from the UK. He is . a senior jihadist ideologue and his presence is clearly not welcome in . this country. Furthermore, the UK Government must, as a basic principle, . be allowed the legal freedom to deport national security threats.’ Ministers insisted last night that Britain is on track to get a deal this week to curb Strasbourg’s human rights judges. Despite suggestions that key proposals . had been watered down or ditched, sources said Justice Secretary . Kenneth Clarke expected to secure wins on measures to protect the . importance of decisions made by national courts, to make the court more . efficient and consider fewer cases, and on the nomination process for . judges. Abu Qatada's home in Amman, Jordan. He was convicted in his absence in Jordan of involvement with terror attacks in 1998 but has been living in London . September 16 1993 - The Jordanian father of five claims asylum when he arrives in Britain on a forged passport.June 1994 - He is allowed to stay in Britain.March 1995 - Qatada issues a 'fatwa' justifying the killing of converts from Islam, their wives and children in Algeria.May 1998 - He applies for indefinite leave to remain in Britain.April 1999 - He is convicted in his absence on terror charges in Jordan and sentenced to life imprisonment.October 1999 - The radical cleric speaks in London advocating the killing of Jews and praising attacks on Americans.February 2001 - He is arrested by anti-terror police over involvement in a plot to bomb Strasbourg Christmas market. Officers find him in possession of £170,000 in cash, including £805 in an envelope marked 'For the mujahedin in Chechnya'.December 2001 - Qatada becomes one of Britain's most wanted men after going on the run from his home in Acton, West London.October 2002 - He is arrested by police in a council house in south London and detained in Belmarsh high-security jail.March 2005 - He is freed on conditional bail and placed on a control order.August 2005 - The preacher is arrested under immigration rules as the Government seeks to deport him to Jordan.April 2008 - The Court of Appeal rules that deporting him would breach his human rights because evidence used against him in Jordan may have been obtained through torture.May 2008 - Qatada is granted bail by the immigration tribunal but told he must stay inside for 22 hours a day.June 2008 - He is released from Long Lartin jail in Worcestershire and moves in to a four bedroomed £800,000 home in West London.November 2008 - He is rearrested after the Home Office tells an immigration hearing of fears he plans to abscond.December 2008 - Qatada's bail is revoked by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) after hearing secret evidence that the risk of him absconding has increased.February 18 2009 - In a landmark judgment, five Law Lords unanimously back the Government's policy of removing terror suspects from Britain on the basis of assurances from foreign governments. It is ruled he can be deported to Jordan to face terror charges.February 19 2009 - Qatada is awarded £2,500 compensation by the European Court of Human Rights after the judges rule that his detention without trial in the UK under anti-terrorism powers breached his human rights.January 2012 - European judges rule the firebrand cleric can be sent back to Jordan with diplomatic assurances but he cannot be deported while 'there remains a real risk that evidence obtained by torture will be used against him'.February 6 2012 - SIAC rules he can be released on bail, despite posing a risk to national security.February 9 2012 - David Cameron and King Abdullah of Jordan agree on the 'importance of finding an effective resolution' to his case, Downing Street says.February 13 2012 - It emerges Qatada has been released on bail from Long Lartin prison.April 17 2012 - The cleric is arrested as the Government prepares to deport him to Jordan.April 18 2012 - Abu Qatada lodges an appeal - potentially delaying his deportation by months .", "Photographs of two of the Paris gunmen meeting with an Al Qaeda recruiter have emerged following the massacres in which 17 innocents lost their lives. The pictures show Djamel Beghal, 50, a former disciple of the hate clerics Abu Hamza and Abu Qatada, with kosher supermarket killer Amedy Coulibaly and Charlie Hedbo murderer Cherif Kouachi. A police surveillance camera image shows Beghal and Cherif together in 2010, while another photograph shows Coulibaly pictured with the recruiter in France in 2012. Scroll down for video . Surveillance: A police picture shows Djamel Beghal (left) and Cherif Kourachi (right) together in 2010 . Deadly partners: Kosher supermarket killer Amedy Coulibaly (right) pictured with Djamel Beghal (left) Beghal, 50, is currently in prison in France facing charges of leading a terrorist organisation. He is known to have met with the gunmen and hosted on-the-run suspect Hayat Boumeddiene for ‘crossbow practice’ while he was under house arrest in France. Boumeddiene, the radicalised widow of Coublibaly, is now France's most wanted woman after she fled to Syria. She is now thought to be with her murderous Islamic State allies after fleeing the country. She was reported to have flown from Madrid to Istanbul on January 2, crossing the Turkish border into Syria on Thursday. This was the day after brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi, murdered 12 people at the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Beghal and Cherif Kouachi, one of the brothers responsible for the Charlie Hebdo massacre, were on such good terms that intelligence officers saw them playing football together with two other terrorists . Charlie Hebdo murderers Said Kouachi and his brother Cherif met Djamel Beghal under house arrest . It was also the day her husband, Amedy Coulibaly, murdered a female police officer before shooting four hostages at a kosher delicatessen in Eastern Paris. The suggestion is that Boumeddiene knew the attacks were due to take place and fled. Beghal, a French citizen born in Algeria, lived in Britain during the late 1990s where he was a regular at Finsbury Park Mosque and came under the influence of Abu Hamza and Abu Qatada. But he later moved with his family to Afghanistan – allegedly because he was inspired by Qatada – and was arrested as a suspected terrorist just weeks before the 9/11 attacks and subsequently convicted in France for his links to Al Qaeda in 2005. After being arrested at Dubai Airport in 2001 for carrying a false passport, he was accused in court of adhering to Takfir wal Hijra - a secretive Islamic movement financed by Osama bin Laden. After serving half of a ten-year sentence, the French government were attempting to deport him to Algeria when he was rearrested in 2010 on fresh charges. Beghal, a French citizen born in Algeria, lived in Britain during the late 1990s where he was a regular at Finsbury Park Mosque (pictured) and came under the influence of Abu Hamza and Abu Qatada . Jailed: Beghal was jailed for ten years for terrorism offences and is banned from the UK . But Beghal came under fresh scrutiny last week as it emerged that Cherif, and Coulibaly and wife Boumeddiene, had all visited him in Murat, central France, while he was under house arrest. Today it was revealed Beghal's wife, Sylvie Beghal, 45, is appealing against her own terror conviction on human rights grounds. In a case that has already cost UK taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds, Mrs Beghal, who lives on benefits the UK, is seeking to overturn her conviction for refusing to co-operate with British police who were investigating her husband. French citizen Mrs Beghal and the couple’s four children still live in Leicester where she is awaiting judgment on her case after taking her appeal all the way to the Supreme Court. Three years ago she was arrested and charged after being stopped at a British airport, where she refused to answer questions about her husband. She pleaded guilty to at least one charge related to terror laws but later appealed against the conviction on human rights grounds. Husband and wife: French police named the hostage taker as Amedy Coulibaly, left, 32, but Boumeddiene, right, 26, is not thought to have been at his side at the time . Wanted: Hayat Boumeddiene, wife of the jihadi in Paris deli siege, posing with a lethal weapon in Murat, central France, in 2010 . When questioned later by police, Boumeddiene, photographed posing with weapons in a burka, said she and her husband had visited the convicted terrorist for ‘crossbow practice’. Officers also photographed Beghal playing football with Kouachi in 2010. A Finsbury Park Mosque spokesman said last week: ‘Any attempts to link our mosque to at least one of the men suspected of carrying out the attack are completely false. ‘We have no information about any connections he had with those who ran the mosque previously. ‘Anyone who visited Finsbury Park Mosque in any capacity prior to February 2005 did so under the previous management which was removed after a very public struggle against it.'", "(CNN)At least 10 people and two attackers were killed in Tuesday's attack against the luxurious Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, a spokesman for a security division of the Ministry of Interior in Tripoli said. Five foreigners -- one American, one French citizen, and three people from Tajikistan -- were killed in the attack, Essam al-Naas said. Five Libyans were killed. The Libyan branch of ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks, and released photos of the two gunmen, it said had carried out the attacks as Abu Ibraheem Al-Tunsi and Abu Sulaiman Al-Sudani. Their naming convention indicates that the men were of Tunisian and Sudanese origin, respectively. Al-Naas said it appears the attackers were Libyans. American contractor David Berry was among the people killed in a terrorist attack at the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, on Tuesday, according to Cliff Taylor, chief executive officer of Crucible, a security firm where Berry was working. The FBI is expected to open an investigation into the incident, two U.S. officials told CNN. A State Department official confirmed the death of a U.S. citizen, but would provide no further information. A French citizen was among those killed, according to the French Foreign Ministry. Al-Naas earlier said at least two Libyan security personnel had been killed in the attack and that three gunmen were holed up in the hotel. An online group that supports ISIS said the attack was carried out in the name of Abu Anas al-Libi. Al-Libi was an alleged al Qaeda operative accused of involvement in the bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa. He was captured by U.S. special forces in Libya. He died in a U.S. hospital this month. A spokesman for the Corinthia Group in Malta told CNN there had not been a hostage situation in the hotel, as some reports suggested. \"We are trying to take possession of the hotel back to assess the damage,\" he said, but Libyan security forces were not yet allowing that. The attack began when militants detonated a car bomb in the parking lot of the hotel. The gunmen then shot their way into the hotel. Guests were evacuated to safety, however. The five-star hotel is popular among government officials, some of whom reside there. A witness to the events told CNN that all roads leading to the Corinthia Hotel had been sealed by security forces. People were warned to stay away, the witness said, adding that there had been exchanges of gunfire. CNN's Mohammed Tawfeeq and Stephanie Halasz contributed to this report.", "Nick Clegg has sparked outrage by defending the taxpayer-funded £1.25million house lived in by hate preacher Abu Hamza’s family. The Deputy Prime Minister rejected demands to cut benefits for the hook-handed cleric’s wife and children after he was convicted of 11 terror offences in the U.S. The firebrand – who for years spouted evil on Britain’s streets – is expected to die behind bars after a jury in New York found him guilty of aiding the kidnapping of hostages in Yemen in which three Britons were killed and trying to set up an Al Qaeda training camp in Oregon. Scroll down for video . Guilty verdict: Hate preacher Abu Hamza, 56, who was extradited from the UK in 2012, was found guilty of terrorism offences in New York . It emerged yesterday that Hamza’s wife . Najat Mostafa, 55, and some of their eight children continue to live . rent-free in a five-bedroom home in upmarket Shepherd’s Bush, West . London. The family are understood to be raking in at least £650 a week in housing and child benefits – a total of £33,800 a year. Four of Hamza’s sons and a stepson have served time in jail – two for terrorism offences. But on his call-in radio show . yesterday, Liberal Democrats leader Mr Clegg defended the family’s right . to be housed at an extortionate cost to the British taxpayer. Finally: The hook-handed father-of-eight, formerly the imam of Finsbury Park Mosque in London, fought extradition to the U.S. for eight years . Nick Clegg has sparked outrage by defending the taxpayer-funded £1.25million house lived in by hate preacher Abu Hamza¿s family . Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri in the street outside the closed Finsbury Park Mosque in London . He said he understood people’s . ‘frustrations’, but added: ‘He’s been convicted, he’s going to serve . time in prison. It’s not his family, they’ve not decided to take action . against his family. ‘If they’ve committed any wrongdoing, . if they’ve broken the law, then charges should be brought against them . much like anybody else.’ Tory MPs said Mr Clegg was ‘out of touch’ with hard-pressed British families. In court: Hamza, pictured in a court sketch taken from last month, is expected to die behind bars . Hiding in plain sight: Abu Hamza, sketched giving testimony earlier this month, was accused by the judge of hiding his terror message behind his religion . Tory MP Peter Bone, who represents . Wellingborough, Northants, said: ‘Taxpayers up and down the country will . be grossly offended that the family of a convicted terrorist is being . kept in the lap of luxury at taxpayers’ expense. ‘Why do they have to be housed in . London, why in this kind of accommodation? You would be able to buy half . a street in Wellingborough for that. ‘It makes the law of this land an ass when people can rip off taxpayers in this way. ‘We are hamstrung by the . bleeding-heart Liberals, in particular Nick Clegg, who are just so out . of touch with the British people.’ Greg Hands, Tory MP for Chelsea and . Fulham, urged Hammersmith and Fulham Council to take action. He said: ‘I . think it’s right for the council to look at this situation in the light . of the conviction and see what action could be taken.’ Hamza's second wife Najat Mostafa, 55, with whom he has seven children, lives in a £1.25million five-bedroom council house in Shepherd's Bush . There was growing anger last night that Abu Hamza’s family are continuing to be bankrolled by the British public. As the hate preacher was convicted of 11 terror offences in the U.S., it emerged his wife and children are still being housed at an extortionate cost in one of the most upmarket areas of the country. It is thought the family have cost taxpayers more than £3million in benefits and social housing, as well as legal fees for Hamza and his sons. Hamza’s second wife Najat Mostafa, 55, with whom he has seven children, lives in a £1.25 million five-bedroom council house in Shepherd’s Bush, West London – an area popular with bankers and City lawyers. Last night, neighbours said they were ‘sickened’ the family were continuing to benefit from state handouts. Hamza, 58, has nine children – seven sons and two daughters. His eldest son Mohamed Mostafa, 32, was jailed for his part in planning to blow up churches in Yemen on Christmas Day 1998. He was jailed again in 2008, along with his brother Hamza Kamel, now 27, for their part in a £1 million luxury car scam. Hamza’s fifth son Imran Mostafa, 20, was jailed for 11 years in 2012 for armed robbery. Another son, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was jailed in February for 12 years for conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to commit false imprisonment. Hamza Kamel . Mohammed Mostafa . Imran Mostafa . Hamza's second wife Najat Mostafa, 55, with whom he has seven children, lives in a £1.25-million five-bedroom council house in Shepherd's Bush . A neighbour of the family said yesterday: ‘What would they do in America? Put the terrorist’s family up for free in a gorgeous road where everyone else has worked hard to live there? I don’t think so.’ Another neighbour said: ‘Given how hard it is for hard-working Britons to get on the housing market in London, it is sickening how easy it has been for them.’ Scaffolder Grant Lawrence, 28, who was working on the street yesterday, said: ‘I work hard and I can’t get on the property ladder. It is disgusting. ‘It is sickening that a terrorist’s family are living here and we are all paying for it.’ THE DEPUTY . U.S. prosecutors want to put Haroon Aswat on trial for allegedly helping the hook-handed cleric establish a terrorist training camp in Oregon in 1999 . Britain has spent £3million trying to deport the man thought to be Abu Hamza’s lieutenant on terror charges, but is being thwarted by human rights laws, it emerged last night. U.S. prosecutors want to put Haroon Aswat on trial for allegedly helping the hook-handed cleric establish a terrorist training camp in Oregon in 1999. Hamza was convicted of setting up the camp – which provided training for jihadists headed for Afghanistan – on Monday. But Aswat, who is detained in Broadmoor high-security hospital, has thwarted his own extradition by using the European Convention on Human Rights, on the grounds he is mentally unfit to be detained in an American jail. The case, which dates back to 2005, has already landed the taxpayer with a £3 million bill – including £2.25 million to keep Aswat in custody while he fights removal. In Broadmoor, he takes part in workshops and is studying for an Open University degree, at a cost of £325,000 a year. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has said he cannot be sent to the US in case his fragile mental health deteriorates. In a judgment last month, the ruling was upheld by the High Court. Yorkshire-born Aswat is alleged to have travelled to Oregon to help set up a jihadi training camp run by James Ujaama. His trip was said to have been organised by Hamza to equip recruits to go to Afghanistan and fight.After leaving the US, Aswat travelled to Afghanistan, Pakistan and South Africa before being detained in Nairobi in 2005. He was extradited to Britain and has since been held in custody, moving from a high-security prison to Broadmoor in 2008 when he began to suffer from schizophrenia. The case has revived calls for reform of human rights law. Tory MP Peter Bone said: ‘There does seem to be something very wrong with how the law is working. ‘I know the law is an ass but in this instance it seems to be outrageous.’", "The NYPD is on high alert for potential terrorist attacks as the trial of hate preacher Abu Hamza starts later this month. The first day of the terrorist’s trial coincides with the beginning of Jewish holiday Passover on April 14. Speaking to a conference of Jewish leaders in New York on Tuesday, NYPD officials said they are aware that the trial may ‘inspire’ terrorist acts. Trial fears: Radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza, seen in a courtroom drawing with his defense attorney Joshua Dratel last month, is due to stand trial on April 14, something which has put the NYPD on high alert . A decade after Abu Hamza was first arrested in Britain on a US warrant for terrorism charges, he is finally due to go on trial in Manhattan. The hook-handed cleric is facing allegations that he controlled a global network of jihadists. This week, Hamza, who was extradited from Britain in 2012, was described as a ‘star’ among terrorists, by Rebecca Weiner, director of intelligence analysis for the NYPD. ‘We are attuned to the possibility that his upcoming trial may inspire more terror,' Ms Weiner told religious leaders during a pre-Passover conference, the NYDailyNews reports. 'It is a major priority for us in the next couple of weeks.' Hate preacher: Abu Hamza, pictured in London in 2004, was first arrested in Britain on a US warrant for terrorism charges ten years ago, but was not extradited until 2012 . Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence John Miller asserted that although the NYPD is on high alert during the trial, there is 'is no specific, credible threat' at this time. Last month, Hamza was dubbed a ‘terrorist leader of global reach’ by the US government who claims he sent ‘lieutenants’ to terror camps worldwide. Prosecutors have lodged legal papers ahead of his forthcoming trial alleging that: ‘The [American] government will show that the defendant was a terrorist leader of global reach who ... sent his young lieutenants around the world to engage in terror training.’ Risk: The NYPD fears that Hamza's trial, which coincides with the beginning of Jewish holiday Passover on April 14, may inspire terror acts . The prosecution will say the preacher used Finsbury Park mosque in north London as a recruiting base, not only inspiring jihadists with his hateful sermons, but also allegedly directly providing support to Al Qaeda from Britain. Court papers show prosecutors consider Hamza so dangerous that they have argued jurors should be given anonymity and an armed guard for their safety. He faces 11 terrorism charges spanning America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia which go back as far as 1998. If convicted, he faces spending the rest of his life in a maximum security US prison. The trial, scheduled to last six weeks, could prove embarrassing for the British security services and previous governments who allowed the preacher to operate freely for years after he arrived here from Egypt, despite openly giving sermons praising Osama bin Laden in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Court papers allege one of his ‘lieutenants’ from London was sent to Afghanistan for ‘violent jihad training’ and said he was prepared to take part in attacks against American and Jewish targets. Hamza is separately accused of trying to set up a ‘jihad training camp’ in Bly, Oregon where one of his followers is said to have penned a letter to Osama bin Laden saying: ‘We love you here.’ Hamza is also charged with involvement in a hostage-taking incident in Yemen in 1998 that led to the deaths of three Britons and an Australian. The preacher was first arrested in Britain in May 2004 on a US extradition warrant and charged with 15 terrorism offences. In 2006 he was jailed for soliciting murder and stirring up racial hatred. He was extradited to America in 2012 after a costly and protracted legal battle invoking human rights law. He denies all the charges.", "A leader in the Islamic community has refused to condemn the actions of 18-year-old Numan Haider, who stabbed two police officers before one of them shot him dead. The Islamic council of Victoria secretary Ghaith Krayem stopped short of defending the teenager, who was known to police and had apparently been seen in his local area brandishing an ISIS flag. Mr Krayem told The Age on Wednesday evening he refused to condemn Haider's actions, taking a swipe at authorities for taking an' enforcement' approach to the threat of terrorists at home. He described the underlying factors behind it as social rather than religious, and accused authorities of pre-empting the outcome of Tuesday evening's events. Scroll down for video . Islamic council of Victoria secretary Ghaith Krayem said authorities' approach to stopping home-grown terrorism wasn't working . 'I'm not going to condemn what he did because I don't know what he did and I think it's wrong for anybody to be condemning this young man until the full investigation takes place and we actually understand what occurred,' Mr Krayem said. 'It is incumbent on us as a society not to forgo our own principals and values that make us who we are and one of those is the presumption of innocence, even for a deceased person.' Numan Haider was killed on Tuesday evening outside Endeavour Hills police station south-east of Melbourne, after he stabbed two officers from the joint terror task force during a scheduled meeting. Mr Krayem also said despite not knowing Numan Haider (pictured), the fact he had been seen with an ISIS flag did not make him a terrorist . An AFP officer and a member of the Victorian Police were both injured during the altercation, before one of the men discharged one bullet which killed Haider. He was known to police, recently has his passport cancelled, and had been monitored by officers for the past three months. Mr Krayem also told the website he understood that information about the event had to be given to the public, but criticised some coverage of the shooting asking people to remember that a life had been lost. He also said that an appearance with the ISIS flag, a bad attitude and a discontent with the way the government is running the country do not necessarily equate to him being a terrorist. Haider was killed outside Endeavour Hills station on Tuesday evening after he stabbed two officers from the counter terorism unit . While he didn't know the young man personally, Mr Krayem said Haider's age and immaturity could have been a factor in the event, and reiterated that treating people like 'criminals' off the bat was doing nothing to help Australia. Leader of the Cyprus Turkish Islamic Community of Victoria, Ekrem Fuldagli, took a difference stance, saying moderate Muslims are nothing like those who sympathise with extremists. He told 3AW radio: 'The general public at large... are led to believe that these extremists are actually part and parcel of our religion. They're not with us.' Mr Fuldagli also condemned any violent acts, and said he had been 'Team Australia' as Prime Minister Tony Abbott put it, for many years.", "New York (CNN) -- After losing a lengthy legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States, Egyptian-born cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri confronted a host of terror charges Saturday when he was presented before a federal judge in Manhattan. The one-eyed radical preacher faces 11 terrorism-related charges and is one of five men who departed England late Friday, hours after the High Court in London ruled the men could be extradited \"immediately.\" Amid high security, authorities temporarily removed al-Masri's prosthetic limbs, devices he uses after apparently sustaining injuries in Afghanistan. Two planes carrying the men left the British Air Force base Mildenhall so they could face trial in the United States, Home Secretary Theresa May said in a statement. Al-Masri will be arraigned Tuesday morning, officials said. Separately, Khaled al-Fawwaz and Adel Abdul Bary pleaded not guilty before a judge Saturday. The trio are being held at New York's Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, a federal law enforcement source told CNN. Two others, Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan, clad in green and yellow prison jumpsuits, also pleaded not guilty Saturday before a judge in New Haven, Connecticut, according to the U.S. Attorney's office there. \"The extraditions of Abu Hamza, Bary and al-Fawwaz are a major milestone in our effort to see these alleged high-level terrorists face American justice,\" said FBI New York acting assistant director-in-charge Mary Galligan. \"When an indictment alleges the murderous intent of international terrorists, the government will not waver in its determination to achieve justice, no matter how long it takes.\" BBC apologizes to Queen Elizabeth over Abu Hamza revelation . The charges against al-Masri include conspiracy in connection with a 1998 kidnapping of 16 Westerners in Yemen, and conspiring with others to establish an Islamic jihad training camp in rural Oregon in 1999. He could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. The cases of Ahmad and Ahsan are both linked to a website called azzam.com, which U.S. prosecutors say was run by the two men to support terrorism around the world. Meanwhile, al-Fawwaz and Bary are accused of being al Qaeda associates of Osama bin Laden in London during the 1990s. Al-Masri is one of the highest-profile radical Islamic figures in Britain, where he was already sentenced to seven years for inciting racial hatred at his north London mosque and other terrorism-related charges. Born in Egypt in 1958, he traveled to Britain to study before gaining citizenship through marriage in the 1980s. A one-time nightclub bouncer in London's Soho district, al-Masri -- also known as Mustafa Kamal Mustafa -- has said he lost both hands and one eye while fighting against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. He often wears a hook in place of one hand. In 1997, al-Masri became the imam of a north London mosque, where his hate-filled speeches attacking the West began to attract national attention and followers, including Richard Reid, the so-called \"shoe bomber\" who attempted to blow up a Miami-bound passenger airplane three months after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Al-Masri has called the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center \"a towering day in history\" and described bin Laden as \"a good guy and a hero.\" He also described the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003 as \"punishment from Allah\" because the astronauts were Christian, Hindu and Jewish. Lawyers for al-Masri told the British court their client suffers from deteriorating mental health and was unfit to plead. CNN's Raelyn Johnson, Jonathan Wald, Andrew Carey and Dan Rivers contributed to this report.", "The son of firebrand Islamist cleric Abu Hamza was leader of a gang who kidnapped a man and tortured him over a £15,000 debt. Tito Ibn Sheikh, 28, was jailed for 12 years after a jury agreed he 'orchestrated the violence' inflicted on restaurant worker Hassan Monawwer over three days. Mr Monawwer was knifed, strangled almost to death and battered with a metal bar and wooden cosh in three separate locations before armed police burst in to save him. Family values: Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, whose son Tito Ibn Sheikh was jailed for 12 years for kidnapping and torturing a restaurant worker said to have owed £15,000 to his friend . Sheikh, who is one of nine children of Hamza, was convicted last year, but a judge banned reports on his family ties to avoid prejudicing jurors. But last week after he and an accomplice unsuccessfully appealed their convictions the court lifted the gag allowing him to be named the the circumstances of the case revealed. Sheikh and friends Adam Abed and Mostafa Dawoud snatched Mr Monawwer in Acton, west London, in 2012. They subjected him to an ordeal of violence over £15,000 he was said to owe to Abed, the Sun on Sunday reports. Yet in an effort to extort even more money, the trio told his family they would sell him to another gang unless they came up with £25,000 ransom. Prosecutors said: 'His neck was squeezed so hard he thought his tongue would pop out.' Scammers: Hamza Mustafa Kamel, Mohamed Kamel Mostafa and Mohssin Ghailan, the three sons of jailed hook-handed cleric Abu Hamza who exploited a loophole in the vehicle registration system to steal luxury cars . Hamza, 58, has nine children – six sons, two daughters and a stepson. Five of his sons are now known to have criminal records. Mohammed Kamel Mostafa, Hamza's eldest son, was jailed for plotting to blow up British tourists. He was accused of masterminding a plot to sabotage economic and tourist sites in Yemen in August 1999, when he was just 17. He returned to London in January 2002 after serving three years in prison in the Arab state. Six years later he was jailed again, along with his brother Hamza Mustafa Kamel and their step-brother Mohssin Ghailam. Imran Mostafa was jailed after being convicted of armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm over a raid on a jewellers in King's Lynn, Norfolk. The trio operated a £1million luxury car scam which involved exploiting a DVLA loophole to steal BMW, Mercedes and other luxury brand cars, which they then either sold on or used as collateral to make fraudulent loans. Although they were investigated by anti-terror police there was no evidence they used the cash for terrorist purposes. 'They just used the cash to party,' a source said at the time. In 2012, another of Hamza's sons, Imran Mostafa, was jailed after being convicted of armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm over a smash and grab raid on a jewellers in King's Lynn, Norfolk. Hamza himself faces life in jail in the U.S. after he was convicted of 11 terrorism charges. Meanwhile, his second wife Najat Mostafa, 55, mother of seven of his children, lives in a £1.25million five-bedroom council house in Shepherd’s Bush, West London.", "A law student accused of targeting Tony Blair as part of a Mumbai-style terror plot also wanted to join forces with the sons of radical cleric Abu Hamza to commit an armed robbery, a court heard. Erol Incedal, 26, is on trial charged with planning an act of terrorism, either on individuals or a wide-ranging Mumbai-style attack. He is also charged with possessing a bomb-making manual on a memory card. Mr Justice Nicol told jurors at the Old Bailey that sketches and notes found at his family home related to plans for an armed robbery and used code words such as 'tennis rackets' for guns. An artist sketch of Erol Incedal (centre), who has appeared on trial at the Old Bailey, accused of planning  an act of terrorism, as well as sketching out plans to work with the sons of Abu Hamza on an armed robbery . 'He was friends with three sons of the radical cleric Abu Hamza - Hamza, Sufyan and Yaasir - who used to carry out frauds and armed robberies on post offices,' said Mr Justice Nicol. 'The defendant sketched out some ideas for armed an robbery he would propose to the Hamza brothers.' The sketches had a number of coded words including a hand-written diagram around the word Jamal which was also to do with the robbery plan, according to the defendant, the court heard. Incedal attributed some notes interspersed with course work to his idea to set up a butcher's shop in London like a successful store his uncle had in Spain. But his uncle refused to help fund the plans. The judge told the jury: 'The defendant told you he wrote these notes during the course of his lectures and seminars and that's why they appear in his course notes. They were written in the latter part of 2011. Mr Justice Nicol told the court that Incedal wanted to join forces with Abu Hamza's sons. He also reminded the jury of the 26-year-old's troubled childhood . 'He did not share the ideas with the Hamza brothers or anyone else. He did not commit a robbery or make a positive decision to do so. He last saw these notes in the early part of 2012. The prosecution do not accept his explanation for these notes.' As well as the proposed heist, the Turkish-born defendant also had money woes and had been caught cheating with the wife of a violent brother-in-law, the court heard. At the time, the South Bank university law and accountancy student had trouble providing for his wife, whom he married at the age of 17, and their two children, the judge said. Incedal previously told the jury that had affairs with a number of women, despite his marriage to Kadeejah Baluch who he shared a home with in Unity Court, south east London. The judge said: 'He had affairs with a number of women. One was the wife of his brother-in-law. Her husband discovered what was going on and he was very angry. He (Incedal) was frightened of what his brother-in-law might do. 'He had a violent reputation and allegedly killed one man already. He was in prison in Oman awaiting trial for credit card fraud.' The defendant was also asked about his political beliefs. Incedal believed resistance to foreign intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan was 'justified' and supported rebels against the Assad regime in Syria. However, Incedal said he believed terrorism in the UK was 'illegal, immoral and contrary to Islam' and could lead to Muslims being harmed, the court heard. The judge, who was summing up Incedal's evidence, also reminded the jury of his troubled childhood. He was born in 1988 in Turkey where his father had been a member of the Turkish communist party and died when he was very young. His sister was a member of the PKK and was killed in fighting too, the court heard. His mother, who was from the Syria/Iraq region, brought Incedal and his siblings to the UK when he was just one year old. His brother had been detained in a mental hospital and Incedal was excluded from primary school and almost excluded from secondary school, the judge said. At the age of 12 he was convicted of attempted theft but a year later he became interested in Islam and joined the Tableeghi Jamaat religious movement, travelling with them to Greece, New York and Bangladesh. The trial, which is being partly heard behind closed doors, continued in a private session. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article." ]
You might expect James Dobson, a child psychologist, to understand how this works.
[ "James Dobson is a child psychologist." ]
[ "Jame Dobson is an adult psychologist.", "You should know how this works", "I am friends with a person who works as a psychologist.", "I understand how it might unfold.", "You understand the concept.", "It is important to understand the aspect involving children.", "You understand how the water is", "You understand how that doesn't stay the same.", "as you might expect, it increases as your income increases", "I understand how things work there.", "He is explaining things.", "People understand exactly how overcrowding works.", "Someone is learning.", "The private lawyers understand how important our work is.", "That's how you understand what's happened at the magazine.", "The process is understood by them.", "It might work.", "The kid was a knowledgeable person", "You understand?", "Younger kids need to gain that knowledge.", "That's how you understand what's happened at the network.", "There could be a less complicated way of explaining it.", "There is a science.", "There are case studies of children.", "Kids need to learn about other age groups.", "There are children being shown how things work.", "You understand that is how peace starts between them.", "Understanding this is very important.", "How might it unfold?", "He looked at the patterns and didn't understand how it worked quite.", "Understand their perspective.", "This is it, you understand." ]
Modulation of doxorubicin efficacy in P388 leukemia following co-administration of verapamil in mini-osmotic pumps.
[ "Co-administration of doxorubicin and verapamil in Alzet mini-osmotic pumps increased the survival of B6D2F1 mice bearing the multidrug-resistant P388/ADR leukemia. A range of doxorubicin and verapamil combinations was studied to define dose-dependent efficacy and toxicity. High doses of doxorubicin (10 mg/kg/day) and verapamil (150 mg/kg/day) could be administered alone without any effect on survival. However, combining high doses of these two agents resulted in host toxicity. Doxorubicin doses of 1 to 10 mg/kg/day in combination with verapamil at 25-100 mg/kg/day were found to improve survival compared with either agent alone. Combination therapy also improved the survival of mice bearing the drug-sensitive P388/0 leukemia when compared to anthracycline treatment alone. The efficacy of the mini-osmotic pump delivery protocol was compared with other regimens delivering the same total cumulative dose of doxorubicin via repeated i.p. injections." ]
[ "Abstract We measured the effects of combinations of verapamil, vinblastine, mefloquine, and tamoxifen, all being modulators of the multidrug resistance pump, P -glycoprotein, on the accumulation of labelled daunomycin into multidrug-resistant P388 leukemia cells at 37°C. We found that, contrary to our initial expectations (based on Ayesh, Shao and Stein (1996) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1316, 8), vinblastine, mefloquine, and tamoxifen all appeared to interact with ane another synergistically, i.e. by the kinetics of a non-competitive interaction. A simple kinetic analysis showed that pairs of co-operating modulators can give apparent non-competitive behaviour, but refined kinetic analysis enables the two types of interaction to be distinguished. The modulators vinblastine, mefloquine, and tamoxifen thus appear to co-operate with one another in pairs to bring about reversal of P -glycoprotein. This may have important implications for the design of new modulators of P -glycoprotein.", "Abstract1. We aimed to investigate the drug-drug interaction (DDI) between doxorubicin (DOX) and Dioscorea bulbifera L. (DB) solution in mice, and to explore the effect of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) on this type of DDI.2. The toxicity of DOX in the liver, kidneys, and heart was assessed with alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatinine (Cr), urea nitrogen (BUN), creatine kinase MB (CK-MB), creatine kinase (CK) and histopathology. High-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) was used to determine the concentrations of DOX in the serum, liver, kidneys, and heart. Immunohistochemistry and western blots were used to determine the expression levels of P-gp in these tissues.3. Our results demonstrated that, after co-administration of DOX and DB, survival was significantly decreased compared with either administration of DOX or DB alone, or water. Co-administration of DOX and DB induced elevated levels of toxicity in the heart and kidneys, but not the li...", "Resistance to anthracyclines is responsible for treatment failure in most patients with metastatic breast cancer. According to recent studies, the expression of specific drug transporters (MRPs) on circulating tumor cells is predictive of prognosis in different cancer types. We observed that patients whose circulating tumor cells expressed MRP1 and MRP2, two drug-export pumps responsible for anthracyclines efflux, who received conventional anthracyclines had a significantly shorter time to progression compared with patients sharing same characteristics who received non pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (P < 0.005). These results may highlight a new appealing role of the liposomal doxorubicin formulation, not only because of its reduced cardiac toxicity but especially referring to its theoretical efficacy in anthracycline-resistant breast cancer patients.", "The most significant factor predicting response to second-line chemotherapy is the time interval elapsed from the end of chemotherapy to relapse occurrence. Two types of situations may be considered: patients with platinum-sensitive relapse (relapse-free interval longer than 6 months) and patients with platinum-refractory relapse (progression during treatment or relapse-free interval under 6 months). Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin is a doxorubicin formulation. Encapsulation in liposomes confers it different pharmacokinetic characteristics and a more favorable toxicity profile. The following review examines the efficacy and safety of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for the treatment of relapsing epithelial ovarian cancer.", "The effect of carminomycin on the mitotic cycle of the cells of the transplantable leukemia L-1210 and the therapeutic activity of other antitumor drugs, such as phopurine and cyclophosphane was studied on mice BDF1. It was found that the cells in phases S and G2 of the mitotic cycle were most sensitive to carminomycin. Transfer G1--S and phase G1 were characterized by resistance to the antibiotic effect. When carminomycin was used in combination with phopurine or cyclophosphane, clear dependence of the therapeutic efficacy on the treatment scheme was noted. Simultaneous administration of all the three drugs resulted in potentiation of the antileukemic effect. An analogous effect was observed when carminomycin was administered prior to phopurine or cyclophosphane. When the order of the drugs use was reverse, the efficacy of the combined therapy was significantly lower than the summation antileukemic effect of the drugs.", "Administration of verapamil and nifedipine in doses of 10-75 microM into the culture of mouse peritoneal macrophages incubated in a non-lipid medium with acetylated low density lipoproteins (50 g protein/ml) decreased the incorporation of 14C oleate into cholesterol esters by 50-90%, increased the content of intracellular free cholesterol by 19-79% and did not influence the content of total cholesterol in macrophages. Administration of verapamil and nifedipine in doses of 25 and 50 microM in the culture of macrophages previously enriched with cholesterol reduced the rate of cholesterol esterification by 22-62%. After combined administration of verapamil and nifedipine in doses of 25 microM into the medium the rate of cholesterol esterification in macrophages fell by 72.4%.", "Purpose ::: Dexrazoxane administration prior to short infusion doxorubicin prevents anthracycline-related heart damage. Since delivery of doxorubicin by 96-h continuous intravenous infusion also reduces cardiac injury, we studied delivering dexrazoxane and doxorubicin concomitantly by prolonged intravenous infusion.", "Abstract ::: The actions of the local perivascular application of verapamil to rat mesenteric, pial and cremaster muscle arterioles and muscular venules (15 to 35 micrometers i.d.), was examined in situ, at the microcirculatory level, by use of a high-resolution closed circuit television microscope recording system. Local application of verapamil (1 to 100 micrograms) to cremaster muscle arterioles and venules of the rat induces dose-dependent vasodilatation and increased perfusion of capillaries. However, neither arteriolar nor muscular venular lumen sizes and capillary blood flow of the rat mesenteric or pial vasculatures were altered by even high doses of verapamil. Although these direct in situ microvascular findings do indicate that verapamil can induced dilatation of microscopic resistance and capacitance vessels in skeletal muscle, our data do not support the concept that verapamil induces non-specific peripheral vasodilatation.", "Abstract The effect of downregulation of the expression of the antiapoptotic protein XIAP with antisense oligonucleotides was evaluated in the K562 chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cell line. This was carried out by studying the effects of downregulation of XIAP expression on cellular viability, cellular apoptosis and on the response to two chemotherapeutical drugs, etoposide and doxorubicin. We document that downregulation of XIAP expression decreased cellular viability, increased cellular apoptosis and enhanced the effects of doxorubicin.", "The effects of chronic (28 d Alzet 2002 osmotic mini-pumps) administration of antidepressant drugs on the functional sensitivity of alpha 2-adrenoceptors and on monoamine oxidase activity has been assessed. Tranylcypromine, 4-fluorotranylcypromine and clorgyline (0.5-1.0 mg kg-1) induced a decrease in the motor-suppressant effects of clonidine (50 micrograms kg-1) observed at 9-10 and 23-24 days of drug administration. These effects were associated with marked decreases in type A (clorgyline) or type A and B monoamine oxidase activity (tranylcypromine and 4-fluorotranylcypromine). The results indicate that alpha 2-adrenoceptor down-regulation is an early emergent feature of adaptive changes in noradrenaline systems induced by prolonged exposure to tranylcypromine.", "Venetoclax, an FDA-approved Bcl-2 selective inhibitor for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), is tolerated well in elderly patients with AML and has good overall response rates; however, resistance remains a concern. In this study, we show that targeting CDK9 with voruciclib in combination with venetoclax results in synergistic antileukemic activity against AML cell lines and primary patient samples. CDK9 inhibition enhances venetoclax activity through downregulation of Mcl-1 and c-Myc. However, downregulation of Mcl-1 is transient, which necessitates an intermittent treatment schedule to allow for repeated downregulation of Mcl-1. Accordingly, an every other day schedule of the CDK9 inhibitor is effective in vitro and in vivo in enhancing the efficacy of venetoclax. Our preclinical data provide a rationale for an intermittent drug administration schedule for the clinical evaluation of the combination treatment for AML.", "A new antibiotic complex was isolated from the fermentation broth of Streptomyces aburaviensis PA-39856. The individual factors, demethylolivomycins A, B and demethylchromomycins A2, A3 were separated and purified by preparative HLC. These antibiotics possess high activities against Gram-positive bacteria and P388 leukemia in mice.", "The enantiomeric [1,2-bis(4-fluorophenyl)ethylenediamine]dichloroplatinum(II) complexes were synthesized and tested on the hormone-sensitive human MCF7 breast cancer cell line and on the P388 leukemia of the mouse. They showed a strong and comparable activity on both tumor models.", "Purpose: Studies have demonstrated a synergistic effect between hyperthermia and chemotherapy, and clinical trials in image-guided drug delivery combine high-temperature thermal therapy (ablation) with chemotherapy agents released in the heating zone via low temperature sensitive liposomes (LTSL). The complex interplay between heat-based cancer treatments such as thermal ablation and chemotherapy may require computational models to identify the relationship between heat exposure and pharmacokinetics in order to optimise drug delivery.Materials and methods: Spatio-temporal data on tissue temperature and perfusion from heat-transfer models of radiofrequency ablation were used as input data. A spatio-temporal multi-compartmental pharmacokinetic model was built to describe the release of doxorubicin (DOX) from LTSL into the tumour plasma space, and subsequent transport into the extracellular space, and the cells. Systemic plasma and tissue compartments were also included. We compared standard chemotherapy (fr...", "Subcutaneous administration of morphine sulfate (4-16 mg/kg) did not significantly alter the plasma glucose concentration in fasted adult male Fischer-344 rats. All rats treated with calcium channel antagonists, verapamil or diltiazem (10 mg/kg, with or without morphine), showed marked and significant hyperglycemia, persisting at high levels throughout the 2 h experiment.", "Abstract : Taxol has proven to be a valuable addition to the chemotherapeutic regimens that can be offered to breast cancer patients; however, as with other drugs, evidence for resistance to Taxol has emerged. Among these resistance mechanisms is the P-gp 170 membrane-associated drug-efflux pump, for which the active agent, paclitaxel, is a substrate, and over-expression of the oncogene, HER-2/neu. Both of these resistance mechanisms are widely associated with breast cancer. Strategies to address Taxol-resistance include its combination with other chemotherapeutic agents and dose-intensification. However, in recent randomized clinical trials, the latter has proven to be largely ineffective, with little meaningful clinical benefit at the price of severe toxicities. Therefore, new agents and strategies are urgently needed to address Taxol-resistant breast cancer.", "A biscoclaurine alkaloid, cepharanthine (CE) potentiated antitumor activity of doxorubicin (ADM) against human carcinoma cell lines, K 562 (myelogenous leukemia), PH 101 (pancreas cancer) and SH 101 (gastric cancer). The effect of CE was irreversible and ADM activity was potentiated only in the presence of CE. While, CE could not augment anticancer activities of mitomycin C (MMC) or 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). We also found an increase of cellular plasma membrane potential in the presence of CE. In physiological condition, ADM was charged positively, while MMC or 5-FU was neutrally charged compound. Thus, we suggest that CE can potentiate the activity of positively charged anticancer drugs by increasing plasma membrane potential. Since electronegative plasma membrane potential exerts a net driving force which attracts and retains positively charged compound, it may be accompanied with an increase of drug accumulation.", "Verapamil clearance is reduced during halothane administration. This study evaluated relative contributions of reduced hepatic flow rate and hepatic metabolizing enzyme inhibition by halothane as a cause of reduced verapamil clearance. An isolated perfused rat liver model was utilized in which flow rate could be fixed during halothane administration. Perfusions were performed on five to six livers under each of the following conditions: (a) control—40 mL/min flow rate with no anesthetic exposure; (b) 1.5% halothane—40 mL/min; (c) 2.25% halothane—40 mL/min; (d) reduced flow—20 mL/min with no anesthetic exposure; and (e) reduced flow with 1.5% halothane20 mL/min. Halothane caused dose-dependent decreases in both total hepatic and intrinsic clearance rates (P", "Objective To explore the role of calcium antagonist isoptin on the cellular Mdrl product(P170) and apoptosis of ovarian carcinoma in chemotherapy.Methods The ascites cancer cells(ACC)were collected in 48 primary and 17 recurred ovarian cancers,immunologically marked by three kinds of fluorescent monoantibodies P170,CD95 and Apo2.7 and then determined by flow cytometry.Results isoptin did not affect the P170 expression contents in ACC;The CD95 and Apo2.7 expression contents on ACC were statistically improved in isoptin group than in non isoptin one(P0.05);The P170 contents were statistically improved in recurred group than that in primary one(P0.05);The CD95 and Apo2.7 contents of peripheral lymphocyte were also improved in isoptin group.Conclusions The calcium antagonist isoptin obviously improves the apoptotic rate of ACC in ovarian carcinoma in chemotherapy and has important clinical significance. [", "The method of 31P nuclear magnetic resonance was used to study in vivo the level of phosphorus-containing metabolites in P388 leukemia cells sensitive or resistant to rubomycin (daunomycin) and its nitroxyl analog-emoxyl. It was shown that decreased content of phosphomonoesters (PME) is characteristic of the resistant strains in comparison with the parent cells. Rubomycin and emoxyl were established not to affect practically the pool of phosphorus-containing metabolites in the cells of the resistant strains, but caused considerable increase of PME level in the cells of the parent strain.", "It has been assumed that a rise in intracellular sodium should follow inhibition of the Na/K exchange pump. However, under certain conditions a reduction in intracellular sodium following pump blockage is possible. Many results postulating ‘stimulation’ of the Na/K exchange pump by low doses of the cardiac glycosides can be explained in this manner.", "Clinical resistance of malignant tumors against cytostatic agents is a major obstacle to effective chemotherapy. A cell surface molecule (P-170) which acts as a pump has been identified as the underly", "Thirty-one patients who had metastatic breast cancer extensively pretreated with combination chemotherapy, including doxorubicin, were tested with dihydroxyanthracenedione, 3 to 4 mg/m2 body surface area daily for 5 consecutive days every 4 weeks. Of 27 evaluable patients, one achieved a complete response and five had partial responses. Furthermore, responses were seen in patients who were refractory to doxorubicin, indicating a lack of cross-resistance between doxorubicin and dihydroxyanthracenedione. Acute drug toxicity was insignificant except for severe granulocytopenia at the dose level of 4 mg/m2 . d. The median duration of remission had not been reached, but was more than 26 weeks, with four of the six responding patients still in remission at last follow-up. We believe that dihydroxyanthracenedione has significant activity against refractory metastatic breast cancer and further evaluation is warranted.", "Toxicity and antitumor effects of four compounds from the groups of triazoloacridinones and imidazoacridinones were evaluated in transplantable tumor systems in mice, including P388 leukemia, B16 melanoma and 2 colon adenocarcinomas C26 and C38. Tested compounds had moderate antileukemic activity but were active against B16 melanoma and 3 of them were very efficacious against colon tumors, providing high percentages of \"cures\". Toxicity for healthy mice, as well as antitumor activity, were found to depend on a treatment protocol. The compounds were better tolerated and gave higher antitumor effects when given as fractionated treatment. They displayed also sex-dependent toxicity and activity.", "Objective To study the cooperative antitumor e ffects of podophyllic acid[4-(2,2,6,6-tetramethy1-piperidinooxyl)] hydrazone(GP1)and doxorubicin(DOX).Methods The effects of GP1 and DOX on K562 cell line were studied by MTT colorimetry.Results The inhibition rates of 10 μg·ml -1 GP1 and DOX to K562 cells were 20 5% and 46 0% respectively when given alone,but they were greatly increased when GP1 1 μg·ml -1 was used with D OX at different concentrations.IC 50 of DOX (3 87 μg·ml -1 )was 1/ 3 7 times than that of DOX(14 32 μg·ml -1 )given alone.The inhibition ra tes of GP1 combined with DOX were greater than the total inhibition rates of sin gle drug,q1 15 Conclusions GP1 and DOX have co operative antitumor effects.", "A novel double suction shaft-less mini pump was developed for heat control of small energy systems in this study. The mini pump impeller with an exit diameter of 40 mm was combined with the motor rotor supported by the hybrid dynamic bearing. The specific speed of the pump was 125 min−1 m3 min−1 m. The hydraulic performance of the pump was investigated experiment- tally under four rotational speeds. From the test results, it was recognized that the pump could provide a flow discharge of 5 L/min and head of 1.5 m, which are applicable for the heat control system of a 3 kW fuel cell. A three-dimensional turbulent flow simulation in the pump was also conducted near the design point. The numerical results showed that the average hydraulic performance of the mini pump was predicted reasonably. From the internal flow simulation, it was revealed that the favorable inflow condition upstream of impeller inlet could be attained by applying the double suction shaft-less design for the mini pump.", "Abstract During the past year 25 patients with advanced transitional cell carcinoma were treated with intravenous doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), 60 to 75 mg. per square meter of body surface area, every three weeks. Among the 19 evaluable patients, one partial objective remission lasting five months was observed. All 7 patients with bone pain had symptomatic relief and 12 patients had significant subjective improvement lasting an average of six-and-a-half months. Side effects were minimal and consisted of alopecia, mild leukopenia, and mild stomatitis; no significant cardiotoxicity was observed. Doxorubicin hydrochloride appears to have important antitumor activity in advanced urothelial tumors. Controlled clinical trials with this agent alone and in combined drug regimens are needed.", "We reported here a case of advanced breast cancer successfully treated with combination therapy including docetaxel, doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (TAC) as salvage therapy. A 56-year-old male was referred to our hospital for treatment of recurrent metastatic breast cancer. When he was admitted, his general condition was poor due to massive intraperitoneal metastasis. We administered TAC chemotherapy (docetaxel 75 mg/m(2), doxorubicin 50 mg/m(2), and cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m(2), every 3 weeks). During chemotherapy, he showed no major adverse effects except grade 3 neutropenia, which could be easily managed with G-CSF administration. Metastatic lesions almost disappeared after 4 cycles of TAC. TAC therapy was considered to be acceptable as salvage therapy for a metastatic male breast cancer patient.", "A combination immunochemotherapy regimen containing cisplatin (20 mg, days 1-5), peplomycin (20 mg, days 2, 9, 16), +/- vinblastine (5 mg, days 1, 2), and picibanil (3-5 KE/week) was performed in twelve patients with advanced or recurrent uterine and ovarian cancers under intravenous hyperalimentation (IVH), except one patient receiving peplomycin by a continuous infusion method using IVH bag (10 mg/day for 5 days). This regimen was repeated every three weeks. Five (71.4%) of seven evaluable patients showed partial response. No patients yielded the complete disappearance of disease. No severe and lethal pulmonary or renal dysfunction occurred and all was well tolerated. In a regimen without vinblastine, myelosuppression, especially thrombocytopenia, occurred later compared to the regimen including vinblastine.", "The spectral characteristics of mini-optically pumped NH 3 cavity laser emission at 67.2μm was studied. It was found that the spectrum of 67.2μm emission was duality. With low power CO 2 -9R(30) pumping condition (Ip 2MW/cm 2 ), the spectrum extended to be a very wide band (-14GHz), which was the result of the combination of the competition and interaction enhancement of Raman processes. The wide band spectral characteristics of 67.2 μm would be significant to the tuning of NH 3 OPFIRL.", "The membrane-bound carbonic anhydrase isoforms CAIX and CAXII, underpin a pH-regulating system that enables hypoxic tumor cell survival. Here, we observed for the first time an upregulation of CAXII in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (T-ALL/LL) cells. First we showed that CAXII is overexpressed in thymocytes from tPTEN-/- mice suffering of T lymphoma and that its pharmacological inhibition decreased cell proliferation and induced apoptosis. The same results were observed with the SupT1 human T cell lymphoma line. In addition we observed an upregulation of CAXII in human T-ALL samples supporting the case that CAXII may represent a new therapeutic target for T-ALL/LL.", "Objective To investigate the role of Ca~(2+) in the mechanism of ischemic preconditioning effects.Methods Fifty Sprague-Dawley male rats were divided into 5 groups randomly:IC group,ischemic control,IP group,ischemia followed by reperfusion;IP+Verapamil group,Bay k8644 group,Verapamil group.Results Siginificant heart functional recovery was observed in IP group as campared with that in IC group(P0.05).Administration of verapamil completely abolished the IP-induced cardiac protection.Administration of Bay k8644 could mimic cardiac protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury.Conclusion IP can induce myocardial protective effects against ischemia-reperfusion injury.Transient Ca~(2+) influx elicits strong protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury viaprotein kinase C signaling pathway." ]
ksp how many days in a year
[ "Nothing in-game uses Kerbin days/years as far as I can tell. A day is defined as 86400 seconds, and a year as 365 days." ]
[ "Ksp of PbCl2... If for PbCl2 at 298 K, Ksp= 1.6 x 10^-5, then the solubility of PbCl2 is....??? Please help me, with explaination, how to do this problem.sp of PbCl2... Help Please!? If for PbCl2 at 298 K, Ksp= 1.6 x 10^-5, then the solubility of PbCl2 is....??? Please help me, with explaination, how to do this problem.", "In this case the product of the ion concentrations (2.024 x 10-5) would be much greater than the Ksp (5.0 x 10-9) The solution can't hold this many ions, so the excess ones will precipitate. So, to summarize: When Trial Ksp Ksp, a precipitate will form. When Trial Ksp Ksp, a precipitate will NOT form.", "4. How to calculate the value of Ksp, given the solubility of an ionic substance. Self-Test on Tutorial 10 Check your answers starting on page 5 of Tutorial 10 - Solutions 1. The Ksp is just a __________ for an ionic substance dissolving in water. 2.", "3. How to calculate the solubility of an ionic substance in moles/L or in grams/L, given Ksp. 4. How to calculate the value of Ksp, given the solubility of an ionic substance. Self-Test on Tutorial 10 Check your answers starting on page 5 of Tutorial 10 - Solutions 1.", "Given the solubility of lead (II) chloride PbCl2 is 1.6x10^-2 M. What is the Ksp of PbCl2? The answer is 1.6x10^-5 but I dont know how to get that...Thanks!!iven the solubility of lead (II) chloride PbCl2 is 1.6x10^-2 M. What is the Ksp of PbCl2? The answer is 1.6x10^-5 but I dont know how to get that...", "how many times as great is the underlined 7 in 4 756 272 than the 7 not underlined. Lead(II) sulfide (PbS) has a Ksp of 3.0 × 10–28. What is the concentration of lead(II) ions in a saturated solution of PbS? what is password.", "Best Answer: In order to compare the molar solubilities of salts, it is not sufficent to look at the Ksp values. I will show you the way; Suppose you are given three salts; 1) AB .................. Ksp = 256. 2) AB2 ................ Ksp = 256. 3) AB4 ................", "You can fast and easy check how many seconds are in a year, how many seconds in a week, how many seconds in a day, how many weeks in a year, how many minutes/hours in a week/month, how many minutes are in a year etc. or even how many nanoseconds are in a day or year.", "Ksp Problems – Chemistry. Name: _______________________________________. 1) The value of Ksp of AgCl is 1.8 x 10-10. What would be the molar concentration of Ag+ and Cl- in pure. water placed in contact with solid AgCl(s)? Ksp = [Ag.", "How many hot humid days a year does Austin, Texas have? How many cloudy days a year does Austin, Texas have? How many sunny days a year does Austin, Texas have? How sunny is it? How many windy days a year does Austin, Texas have? How windy is it? See below for the answers!", "Here, you will find. 1 how many days in a year. 2 how many days in a month. 3 how many weeks in a year. 4 how many weeks in a month. 5 how many hours in a year. 6 how many hours in a month. 7 how many hours in a week.", "When is new year’s day 2017 ? New Year’s Day 2017 is on Sunday, January 1, 2017. Tweet Pin It. Tags:Countdown to New Year 2017, days till new years, how many days till new years, How Many Days Until New Year 2017, How many days until New Year's Day, How Many Days Until New Years, How Many Days Until New Years 2017, Year 2017 Countdown.", "how many seconds in a day. how many seconds in an hour. how many seconds in a week. how many seconds in year. how many minutes in a week. how many minutes in a month. how many weeks in a year. how many nanoseconds in a second.", "How many days in a Leap Year? Well there are 366 days in a Leap year as in a leap year there are 29 days in February. [1] 1. How many Days till New Year's Eve 2017 ⋆ Poem Pro", "How Many Days are there in a Leap Year? Leap Year=366 Days. According to the Gregorian calendar, one year is 365 days. (How many days are in a year) However, one year is 365.242 days as counted astronomically. Well, what about this extra period?", "How many days are in a year How many days are in a week How many weeks are in a year? 365 days in a year (except leap years that have 366) The average is thus 365.25 days to a year but really there are close to 365.2422 7 days in a week 52 weeks + 1 day (so … metimes 2) in a year CFirg", "Add or Subtract days, hours and minutes from an entered date and time. Full Year Reference Calendar-Day of the Year and Days left till the End of the Year. Year-Month-Day Counter How many years, months and days are there between two calendar dates. Add Number of Days, Months and/or Years to a Calendar Date Calculator.Day Counter How many days and/or weeks are there between two calendar dates. Add or Subtract Number of Days to a Date Calculator.ear-Month-Day Counter How many years, months and days are there between two calendar dates. Add Number of Days, Months and/or Years to a Calendar Date Calculator. Day Counter How many days and/or weeks are there between two calendar dates. Add or Subtract Number of Days to a Date Calculator.", "1 90% - How many school days are required in tennessee? 2 53% - How many days do students attens school in tennessee? 3 53% - How many days a year is a florida school student required to attend school? 4 53% - How many days are a californa private school required to have in a school year?", "How to tell if a precipitate will form when a given mass of a solid is added to a solution. 3. How to calculate the maximum possible concentration of an ion in solution, given the concentration of another ion and the Ksp.", "Month-Day Counter How many months and days are there between two dates. Year-Month-Day-Hour-Minute Counter How many days, hours and minutes are there between two dates and times. Time Menu. Full Year Reference Calendar-Day of the Year and Days left till the End of the Year.", "January 2nd 2017 is: 1 years 2 months 14 days 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds away, to be precise ;-) How many days until... 441 days How many weeks until...anuary 2nd 2017 is: 1 years 2 months 14 days 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds away, to be precise ;-) How many days until... 441 days How many weeks until...", "Year-Month-Day Counter How many years, months and days are there between two calendar dates. Add Number of Days, Months and/or Years to a Calendar Date Calculator. Day Counter How many days and/or weeks are there between two calendar dates.", "How many days of school does michigan require? How many days of school does Michigan have in a school year?", "June 10th 2016 is: 0 years 7 months 21 days 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds away, to be precise ;-) How many days until... 234 days How many weeks until...33 weeks How many months until...une 10th 2016 is: 0 years 7 months 21 days 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds away, to be precise ;-) How many days until... 234 days How many weeks until...", "How many days of school are there in a year? How many days of school are there in a year? 1 following 9 answers 9 Report Abuse Are you sure you want to delete this answer? Yes No.", "Time Duration Calculator - How many hours and minutes between two times. Full Year Reference Calendar - Day of the Year and Days left till the End of the Year. Year - Month - Day Counter How many years, months and days are there between two calendar dates. Add Number of Days, Months and/or Years to a Calendar Date Calculator", "Return to the Top. Month - Day Counter How many months and days are there between two dates. Year - Month - Day - Hour - Minute Counter How many days, hours and minutes are there between two dates and times. Time Menu. Full Year Reference Calendar - Day of the Year and Days left till the End of the Year. Add Number of Days, Months and/or Years to a Calendar Date Calculator. Day Counter How many days and/or weeks are there between two calendar dates. Add or Subtract Number of Days to a Date Calculator", "July 7th 2016 is: 0 years 8 months 16 days 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds away, to be precise ;-) How many days until... 259 days How many weeks until... 37 weeks How many months until...8 months 7 July 2016 will be a Thursday and will be in week 27 of 2016.uly 7th 2016 is: 0 years 8 months 16 days 0 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds away, to be precise ;-) How many days until... 259 days How many weeks until... 37 weeks How many months until...", "soluble in 1.0L of water, calculate Ksp molar solubility = (0.017g/L(1 mol/78g) = 2.15x10-4 M CaF 2(s) Ca+2 + 2F-1 2.153x10-4 M 2.153x10-4 M 4.30x10-4 M Ksp = [Ca +2][F-1]2 = [2.15x10-4][4.3x10-4]2 = 4.0x10-11 Sample Problem #4 For AgCl, Ksp = 1.8x10-10 Calculate grams AgCl soluble per liter AgCl (s) Ag+1 + Cl-1 x x x Ksp = [Ag", "Convert times. Let's say you want to find out how many hours there are in five and a half days, or how many days there are in 3.45 years, or how many months have passed between a beginning date and an ending date.There are several ways to convert times.onvert 6 hours to minutes (360). =CONVERT(A2,yr, day). Convert 6 years to days (2191.5). Note For conversions using a year, a year is treated as 365.25 days.", "Solubility Product Constant, Ksp. The solubility product constant, Ksp​, is the equilibrium constant for a solid substance dissolving in an aqueous solution. It represents the level at which a solute dissolves in solution. The more soluble a substance is, the higher the Ksp value it has.", "PbCl2 is a case in point, it has a Ksp value of 1.2 x 10-5. Based on that it is not possible to have a .1M solution of PbCl2 Such a solution would consist of a [Pb+2]=.1M and a [Cl-]=.2M. Plugging into the Ksp expression gives a value of.[Pb+2][Cl-]^2 = .1 x .2^2 = .004M. Since that exceeds the Ksp value PbCl2 would have to precipitate (thereby lowering the Pb+2 concentration).However, given that they are providing you with answers, it would be possible to make an educated quess based on the fact that PbSO4 is VERY insoluble (the Ksp value is 1.8 x 10-8).ased on that it is not possible to have a .1M solution of PbCl2 Such a solution would consist of a [Pb+2]=.1M and a [Cl-]=.2M. Plugging into the Ksp expression gives a value of. [Pb+2][Cl-]^2 = .1 x .2^2 = .004M. Since that exceeds the Ksp value PbCl2 would have to precipitate (thereby lowering the Pb+2 concentration)." ]
First-half strikes from Josh Daniels and Nathan Boyle earned Derry a comfortable win over Premier Division strugglers Bray at the Brandywell.
[ "It was a dominant display from City and Daniels followed up to net the opener after Boyle's shot hit the woodwork.\nBoyle's crisp finish made it 2-0 after 20 minutes while Bray only threatened for a brief spell in the second half.\nAaron McEneff nearly added a third by smashing a late shot off a post in a win which leave Derry in third spot.\nCity briefly dropped to fourth when Shamrock Rovers drew earlier on Sunday but the victory moves Kenny Shiels' side two points clear of the Dubliners.\nIt was all so easy for the Candstripes in the first half and Daniels supplied a cool finish on seven minutes to grab his second goal in two games.\nThe impressive Boyle, who started in place of the injured Rory Patterson, fired just inside the post to double Derry's advantage.\nBoyle, Lukas Schubert and Keith Ward were all off-target with efforts as the hosts pushed for a third.\nBray, who are lying a lowly 11th in the standings, finally came to life after the restart.\nGerard Doherty made an excellent instinctive save to deny substitute Andrew Lewis before Robbie Creevy sent his diving header narrowly wide.\nDerry were soon back in control and saw out the remainder of the game with ease to complete a double over Bray after a 3-0 success at the Carlisle Grounds in March.\nIt was also a first home league win in three games for City, who travel to face Galway United on Friday night." ]
[ "Boyle struck the only goal in the 18th minute after lobbing over Graham Doyle following a moment of hesitancy in the Wexford defence.\nDerry needed fine saves from Gerard Doherty to stay ahead as the keeper denied Conor O'Keeffe and Paul Murphy.\nJosh Daniels also headed a Gary Delaney effort off the line in the second half as Derry endured some nervous moments.\nDerry did go close to adding to their lead in the final five minutes of the game as Aaron McEneff clipped the Wexford crossbar with a long-range shot and substitute Jordan Allan fired just wide.\nKenny Shiels' side suffered a blow in the second half as goalscorer Boyle was forced off by an apparent hamstring injury.\nWith leaders Dundalk beating St Patrick's Athletics 2-0, the Candystripes remain nine points off the pace but they have edged to within six points of second-placed Cork City who were held to a 0-0 draw by Shamrock Rovers in Dublin.", "Pat McCann put Sligo ahead on the stroke of half time before second-half goals from Aaron McEneff and Barry McNamee clinched a merited home win.\nIt was the third game in a row that Derry came from behind to win.\nThe Candystripes received another boost on Friday with boss Kenny Shiels signing a one-year contract extension to keep him at the club until 2018.\nDerry started slowly and carved out just one decent chance in the first half, with Ronan Curtis' smart shot forcing Ciaran Nugent to make a good save with his legs.\nSligo were in the ascendancy before the break and deservedly took the lead in the first minute of stoppage time.\nA corner was played short and McCann sent the ball sailing across a crowded square into the top corner of the net.\nHowever it was all Derry in a much-improved second second half.\nRory Patterson was denied several times by the in-form Nugent but the brilliant goalkeeper's defences were finally breached after 64 minutes.\nGood work by Josh Daniels down the left was finished off by McAneff, who drilled a low shot from the edge of the box past Martin for his seventh goal of the season.\nMcNamee clinched the winner when he stroked the ball into the far corner of the net after Sligo failed to clear their lines.\nDerry are now assured of third place in the Premier Division. They complete the season away to St Patrick's Athletic next Friday night.", "Harry Monaghan poked home the opening goal in the 39th minute after the ball had been headed down inside the area.\nNathan Boyle sneaked in at the back post to hammer home his eighth goal of the season after 48 minutes.\nFor the Candystripes, it was their third victory over Bohs this season. Kenny Shiels's side having also won two league encounters between the sides.\nShiels opted to rest a number of players for the third round tie, including striker Rory Patterson, who was named among the substitutes.\nPatterson had scored the match-winning goal in both Premier Division clashes between the teams, including a 1-0 triumph at the same venue four weeks ago.\nWith regular central defensive pair Ryan McBride and Aaron Barry both injured, former Alicante defender Christian Castells was handed his debut, while it was revealed prior to kick-off that Austrian centre-back Max Karner had been signed until the end of the season to provide further cover.\nKeith Ward, Monaghan and Ronan Curtis came into the starting line-up as Derry continued their bid to win the FAI Cup for the sixth time in their history, their last final appearance having come in 2014.\nThe Brandywell men had sealed their place in the last 16 with a 2-1 replay win away to Drogheda in round two in May, the sides having drawn 1-1 in the initial tie.\nThe hosts had a couple of first-half chances but Stephen Best headed straight at Ger Doherty and Mark Quigley's headed effort went over the bar.\nAt the other end, Dean Delany saved from Curtis, before the impressive Monaghan nudged his side in front, and Boyle extended the visitors' advantage.\nDerry had opportunities to add to their tally, Curtis flashing a header narrowly wide, Conor McCormack firing a 25-yard shot just over and Patterson seeing an attempt cleared off the line.\nFor the home side, Dan Byrne headed over and Paddy Kavanagh struck the woodwork, before Doherty saved the rebound from the same player on the line.", "Barry McNamee's first-half goal was enough to earn the Candystripes a 1-0 win, despite having to play the final six minutes with just 10 men.\nAaron Barry's dismissal put the visitors under pressure but Kenny Shiels' men held on to move above Bray Wanderers and Shamrock Rovers.\nIt was Derry's seventh consecutive win over Bohemians across all competitions.\nThe visitors made a bright start with McNamee flashing a shot just wide and they should have taken the lead in the 24th minute when Rory Patterson's goal-bound shot was touched by Nathan Boyle as he was returning from an off-side position.\nThe Candystripes finally broke the deadlock in the 39th minute when a shot from Ronan Curtis was saved by Bohemians keeper Shane Supple but McNamee reacted quickest to score from the rebound.\nThe second-half introduction of Ismahil Akinade gave Bohemians some much needed momentum and the striker was immediately involved in a tussle with Barry which earned him a yellow card and left the Derry defender needing treatment.\nThe pressure on the Derry defence increased in the closing stages when Barry was shown a straight red card for pulling back Akinade on the edge of the penalty area.\nHowever, the visitors managed to protect their clean sheet in the final minutes to claim a valuable away win.\nBray's 3-1 defeat to St Patrick's Athletic at Richmond Park means Derry are now back up to third spot in the table with Shamrock Rovers travelling to face Dundalk on Sunday.\nDerry next travel to face Finn Harps in a rearranged fixture on Monday night.", "Dylan Connolly put Bray ahead on 17 minutes but Rory Patterson levelled on 32 with his 11th goal of the season.\nAaron McEneff edged Derry ahead from the penalty spot on 55 minutes but Connolly secured a point for Bray with a 70th-minute equaliser.\nDerry remain third in the table, five points behind leaders Dundalk.\nA win would have edged the Candystripes ahead of second-placed Cork although both the Leesiders and Dundalk have three games in hand on Derry.\nDundalk, after beating Wexford Youths 1-0 on Friday night, are four points clear at the top.\nJason Marks' clever pass set up Connolly to strike Bray ahead but Derry were on terms within 15 minutes as Patterson tapped home after McEneff's free-kick had come back off the woodwork.\nMcEneff slotted his penalty after Ronan Curtis had been brought down by Gareth McDonagh but Connolly broke clear of the Derry defence to level 20 minutes from time.\nDerry have another away contest against fourth-placed Shamrock Rovers on Tuesday before a home game against Galway United next Friday.\nBray went into the game after successive wins over Dundalk and Galway United and Saturday's draw extends their unbeaten run to nine games.", "Aaron McEneff put the visitors ahead from a penalty and substitute Nathan Boyle made it 2-0 from close range.\nBoyle added a third with a low strike early in the second half before Dinny Corcoran gave the Dubliners hope by firing in on 55 minutes.\nLucas Schubert netted from a rebound with his first touch after coming on as a substitute to seal the points.\nDefensive errors gifted Derry their opening two goals with the penalty coming after 14 minutes.\nBohs keeper Shane Supple brought down Rory Patterson and McEneff slotted in from 12 yards.\nPatterson was injured in the penalty incident and was replaced on 28 minutes by Boyle, who made the most of his introduction from the bench.\nCity keeper Gerard Doherty kept out two efforts from Jamie Doyle before City doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time.\nBohs defender Derek Pender misplaced his backpass and Supple managed to claw the ball off the line, but it fell to a grateful Boyle and he supplied the finish.\nThe opening exchanges of the second half proved decisive, starting with Oscar Brennan heading over the Derry bar when he should have scored.\nThe action quickly switched to the other end and Boyle held off Brennan before drilling the ball between Supple's legs and into the net.\nCorcoran slotted past Doherty and seconds later the ball was in the City net again, but referee Paul McLaughlin ruled it out for Doyle's foul on the City keeper.\nSchubert restored the three-goal advantage on 65 minutes, bundling in at the far-post after Supple could only parry a fierce shot from Boyle.\nBoth sides squandered chances late in the game but this was the perfect opener for Derry boss Kenny Shiels.", "Kevin Devaney scored a close-range opener in the 28th minute and Vinny Faherty wrapped it up near the end.\nKenny Shiels fielded a much-changed City side, giving opportunities to reserve team players keeper Eric Grimes and 18-year-old striker Cathal Farren.\nIt was a rare win for Galway who are bottom of the Premier Division table.\nThey have had four draws and four defeats in their first eight league matches.\nDerry started well, dominating possession without really troubling home keeper Ciaran Nugent.\nBut they fell behind when Devaney stabbed in at the back post from Faherty's flick-on following a Gary Kinneen corner.\nDerry will be disappointed at how they defended the set piece with Aaron McEneff appearing to be caught out.\nFarren, Harry Monaghan and McEneff had chances in the second half but the visitors could not find an equaliser.\nGalway made sure of their progress when Faherty made it 2-0 in the 90th minute with a shot which bounced over keeper Grimes.", "It was a first half of few chances at Richmond Park with City striker Rory Patterson firing over while Conan Byrne went close for St Pat's.\nMcNamee met Patterson's flick to volley low into the net on 63 minutes.\nPatterson burst clear but saw his shot saved by Brendan Clarke while St Pat's substitute Dylan McGlade dragged wide as the Derry defence held firm.\nDerry, buoyed by Monday's EA Sport Cup quarter-final win over Cork, made a bright start in Dublin with Patterson's deflected effort flying just over.\nJamie McGrath impressed as the St Pat's came into the game and they threatened before the break with Byrne rifling wide before Gerard Doherty denied David Cawley.\nMcNamee missed the target seconds before finishing with skill and composure for the only goal.\nPatterson should have doubled the lead but the former Plymouth and Linfield forward lost out in his one-on-one duel with Clarke.\nIt was a frustrating night for St Pat's, who had two second-half penalty appeals turned, while City returned to winning ways in the league after last week's defeat by Sligo.\nLeaders Dundalk beat Galway United 2-1 to remain five points clear of the Brandywell men.", "Derry remain fourth in the table after their sixth draw in those eight games, two points behind Bray Wanderers, who drew 0-0 away to Drogheda United.\nDerry's final two league outings before the mid-season break are away to Drogheda on Friday and home to Galway.\nThe Candystripes had beaten Dundalk 3-1 at Maginn Park in the league in March.\nDundalk lie second in the table, 15 points behind runaway leaders Cork City.\nThe hosts started brightly and visiting goalkeeper Ger Doherty denied Paddy Barrett and Dane Massey in the first half, while Chris Shields fired over the bar.\nDerry came into the game more after the break and Ronan Curtis was denied an opening as Gary Rogers raced out from goal to deny the Derry City striker.\nRobbie Benson was forced to head off the line after a shot deflected off Sean Hoare, while ex-Derry player Niclas Vemelund slid in to thwart Barry McNamee.\nJamie McGrath curled an effort over as Dundalk responded, then Nathan Boyle hit the sidenetting at the other end.\nThe final opportunity of the game fell to substitute Ciaran Kilduff, who forced Doherty into another fine save.", "Debutant Jordan Allan first two first-half chances for Derry with Gareth McGlynn also going close before David Scully put Harps ahead on 45 minutes.\nFormer Derry player Ryan Curran strode through the Candystripes defence unhindered to double the lead on 75.\nRory Patterson replied in injury-time but it was too late for Derry.\nHarps keeper Ciaran Gallagher endured a nervous moment deep into injury-time as he appeared to misjudge a cross into his box but he wasn't punished as the home outfit held on to earn their first win over Derry since 1998.\nAfter appearing to start well, Derry lost their way badly in the contest as former Brandywell players Barry Molloy and Tony McNamee impressed in the Harps midfield.\nMcNamee introduction for Sean Houston midway through the first half meant that he was up against his brother Barry, who was in Derry colours.\nScottish player Allan missed a great Derry chance in the first minute as he headed a Gareth McGlynn cross wide.\nAs Derry made the brighter start, Harps defender Damien McNulty bravely blocked a McGlynn close-range effort before Allan header over in the 40th minute after Gallagher had flapped at a corner.\nThe key moment of the game came in first-half injury-time as Scully rose to head an Adam Hanlon free-kick past Gerard Doherty.\nPlay was decided scrappy in the third quarter on the heavy Finn Park pitch but Harps doubled the lead on 75 minutes as Curran, who moved to Harps during the close season, sprung woeful Derry attempts to play offside as he ran unchallenged to slot past Doherty.\nAgainst the run of play, Patterson scored in the first minute of injury-time with Nathan Boyle also going close as Harps nerves were strained in the closing seconds.\nBut the Donegal club held on for the win they deserved on their first Premier Division game since 2008.", "Candystripes keeper Gerard Doherty denied Sean Maguire before Garry Buckley's clever flicked finish put the Leesiders in front on 34 minutes.\nKarl Sheppard slotted between Doherty's legs to double the lead before Maguire rifled home after 64 minutes to give Cork an eighth win from eight games.\nAaron McEneff came closest for Derry with a late strike against the bar.\nIt's a second straight defeat for Derry since the tragic death of their captain Ryan McBride last month.\nMaguire burst clear on 10 minutes but his low shot was blocked by the onrushing Doherty.\nCork keeper Mark McNulty saved efforts from Nathan Boyle and McEneff but the incisive attacking football came at the other end.\nDoherty tipped over a curling Kevin O'Connor free-kick before Buckley netted from a Stephen Dooley cut-back.\nSheppard struck 10 minutes into the second half, racing through and sliding in from 14 yards to make it 2-0.\nThe dominant Leesiders added a third when Derry failed to clear and the ball broke kindly for Maguire, who sent a fizzing shot past Doherty.\nMcEneff was denied by the woodwork with two minutes left in what was a rare highlight for the visitors.", "Drogheda took the lead through Sam O'Connor on the 33rd minute after Derry had dominated the early exchanges.\nDerry's Rory Patterson saw a penalty saved but the Candystripes got another spot-kick 17 minutes from time.\nIt looked a harsh decision against keeper Stephen McGuinness who was unable to stop Aaron McEneff's penalty.\nThe replay is at United Park on Tuesday night.\nDerry will feel they had enough chances to win the game on the night, but it was the Drogheda management who were protesting to referee Paul Tuite after the match.\nThe key decision came in the 73rd minute when experienced official Tuite ruled that keeper McGuinness had fouled Derry debutant Lukas Schubert.\nIt seemed McGuinness had got the ball before the Austrian, pushing the ball behind for a corner.\nBut a penalty was given and, with Patterson having failed form the spot earlier, McEneff stepped up to score his first goal for the Candstripes.\nThe first penalty was in the 57th minute after Josh Daniels had been tripped just inside the box by Kenneth Costello, but striker Patterson saw his casually-taken effort saved by McGuinness.\nEarly in the second half McEneff hit the crossbar twice while Schubert saw an effort strike the post as Derry pressed for a late winner.", "On an emotional night, Rory Patterson twice went close for Derry before Gary McCabe curled Bray ahead on 28.\nDerry had several chances to level before Aaron Greene doubled Bray's lead a minute before the interval.\nAn Aaron McEneff penalty [65] and a Dean Jarvis goal [84] got Derry on terms before Clancy's late winner.\nWith Premier Division leaders Cork City stretching their run of opening wins to seven by clinching a 3-0 victory over Limerick, Derry are now nine points off the pace - although the Candystripes have two games in hand.\nAfter clinching a fourth straight league win by beating Drogheda United on 18 March, City were plunged into mourning a day later by McBride's sudden death.\nTheir scheduled games against Limerick and Galway United were postponed during the week of McBride's funeral, before they made their return to action on Friday night at their temporary home in Buncrana.\nThe evening included several touching tributes to McBride.\nDuring their pre-match warm-up, Derry's players wore white tee-shirts bearing their late captain's surname and his regular squad number [five], while the club's youth players formed the number five on the pitch as the teams came out at Maginn Park.\nWith members of the McBride family in attendance, a minute's applause took place before the kick-off.\nPatterson, back in the side for the first time since the opening-night victory over Bohemians, struck an immediate chance into the side-netting and after firing another opportunity just wide, then saw his seemingly goal-bound header brilliantly tipped on to the woodwork by Bray keeper Peter Cherrie.\nAgainst the run of play, Bray took the lead on 28 as McCabe curled a free-kick over the Derry defensive wall, with keeper Gerard Doherty's positioning looking questionable.\nAfter Lukas Schubert had an immediate Derry chance beaten away by Cherrie, Patterson then departed as the calf injury that has bothered him this season appeared to recur.\nAs Derry continued to create chances, Ronan Curtis headed over a great opportunity in the 37th minute and the miss was punished a minute before the break as Greene doubled Bray's lead.\nThe Candystripes had to make a second enforced change at half-time as keeper and new captain Doherty was forced off to be replaced by Eric Grimes.\nGrimes kept Derry in the game with an immediate save before Nathan Boyle wasted another glorious chance to reply as he fired straight at Cherrie.\nDerry were given an avenue back into the contest as referee Derek Tomney awarded a controversial penalty on 65 minutes which McEneff gratefully lashed past the Bray keeper.\nSensing their opportunity, Derry produced intense pressure which resulted in Jarvis' lofted finish over Cherrie with six minutes remaining after a great ball from Nicky Low.\nHowever, after Jarvis was forced to concede a Bray corner in the final minute of injury-time, Clancy headed in Bray's winner as Grimes stayed rooted to his line.", "The Oak Leafers dominated the first half as they led 0-12 to 0-3 at the interval and held on to win comfortably despite Antrim's second-half revival.\nEarly points from Peter Hagan, Niall Loughlin and Niall Toner helped Derry lead 0-6 to 0-1 at Celtic Park.\nRonan Hanna saved a Derry penalty before the Oak Leafers were restricted to four second-half points.\nDerry hit the first two second-half points to extend their lead to 0-14 to 0-3 as Loughlin pointed his fourth 45 of the contest.\nAntrim hit five unanswered points to cut the lead to six as Oisin Lenaghan, Ryan McNulty and Odhran Eastwood (two) were among the scorers.\nHowever, the nearest the Saffrons could get was the five-point margin at the finish.\nFergal McCusker's Derry side will face Donegal at Ballybofey next week.", "Aaron Barry's goal appeared to have earned they Candystripes all three points until the dramatic intervention of Limerick sub Chiedozie Ogbene.\nDerry took the lead when Barry's header put them ahead but they were denied by Ogbene's scrappy close-range finish.\nThe result leaves Derry in fourth place and 17 points behind leaders Cork City.\nLimerick went into the game without a win in their last five outings and looking to bounce back from a 3-0 away defeat to Sligo Rovers last time out.\nA win for the home side would have put them level on points with Derry but the Candystripes have now strengthened their bid for European qualification and are four points behind Dundalk in third place.\nCity manager Kenny Shiels made one significant change from the side that lined out in Galway on Monday night with midfielder Nicky Low returning at the expense of defender Ben Doherty as the visitors started with a three-man back line.\nLimerick made a bright start and Derry captain Gerard Doherty had to make a superb double-save in the 18th minute when he blocked Dean Clarke's effort before pushing Shane Duggan's shot over the bar.\nHome keeper Brendan Clarke also had to scramble to save a powerful shot from Aaron McEneff before denying the follow-up by Nathan Boyle with his legs.\nNeither side could create many clear cut chances at the start of the second half with Clarke wasting a free header for the hosts when his effort flew over.\nThe double substitution of Mark Timlin and Mikhail Kennedy in place of Josh Daniels and Nathan Boyle turned the game back in Derry's favour as Limerick started to tire.\nAfter a period of sustained pressure, McEneff's corner found Barry at the near post and the defender's powerful header flew past Clarke to break the deadlock.\nDerry appeared to be comfortably defending their lead until a frantic finish to the game with Ogbene scrambling the ball home in the 93rd minute.\nLimerick: B Clarke; Kelly, Williams, Whitehead, Robson; O'Conor, Lynch, Duggan (c), Tosi, D. Clarke, Mulhall. Substitues: Hall, O'Flynn, Turner, Ogbene, Kenny, Cotter, Hery.\nDerry City: Doherty (c); McDermott, Barry, Jarvis; McEneff, McNamee, Monaghan, Low, Daniels, Curtis; Boyle. Subtitutes: Grimes, Holden, Timlin, Doherty, Todd, Whiteside, Kennedy.", "Aaron McEneff gave Kenny Shiels' side an early lead but Graham Burke equalised for Rovers on 21 minutes.\nBarry McNamee put City in front on the stroke of half-time and McEneff netted a late penalty to secure the win.\nThe Candystripes, who remain fourth in the table, are unbeaten in their last seven Premier Division matches.\nThey are in league action again on Tuesday when they travel to champions Dundalk who are second.\nDerry took the lead against Shamrock Rovers on five minutes as McEneff fired into the top corner after the ball fell to him just outside the penalty area.\nThe home side looked in control of the game, with McEneff close to grabbing his second, but the visitors drew level on 21 minutes when Burke scored past keeper Gerard Doherty with a fine volley.\nRovers took the initiative after their goal, but went behind just before the interval when McNamee scored his sixth goal of the season from close-range after being set up by Lukas Schubert.\nDerry looked to put the game out of the reach of Rovers, who had goalkeeper Tomer Chencinski to thank as he pulled off a fine save from Ronan Curtis on 54 minutes.\nRovers thought they had grabbed an equaliser on 74 minutes after Doherty spilled the ball from a free-kick, but referee Ben Connolly pulled play back for a foul on the Derry keeper.\nConnolly pointed to the penalty spot after Curtis was fouled in injury time and McEneff scored to secure the three points for Derry City.\nBray are now just two points clear of Derry in third place as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at home to Bohemians.", "Media playback is not supported on this device\nAfter the postponement of their scheduled games against Limerick and Galway United, Derry are back in action at home to Bray Wanderers on Friday.\nPrior to McBride's death, Derry won their opening four League of Ireland Premier Division matches.\nThe Candystripes are now second in the table, six points behind Cork City who have won their first six games.\nDefender McBride was found dead at home on 19 March, a day after he led his side in a 4-0 League of Ireland win over Drogheda United.\nThe cause of death is not yet known but a post-mortem has been carried out.\nDerry-born Doherty, 35, began his football career with the Candystripes in 1998.\nHe signed for Derby County a year later but after being unable to secure a first-team place with the English club, then had a successful six-year stint with Welsh Premier League team The New Saints which included playing in European ties against Manchester City and Liverpool.\nDoherty returned to his hometown club in 2008 and his second spell with the Brandywell outfit has included a call-up to the Northern Ireland squad in 2011.\nThe 35-year-old has captained Derry on several previous occasions - including the latter stages of last season when McBride was ruled out by injury.\nDerry boss Kenny Shiels says Doherty has \"all the right qualities\" needed for the captaincy.\n\"He manages the team [on the field] from the goal. He's a very, very good communicator. He knows the game and he's going to be a fantastic coach when he retires,\" added the Derry manager.\nWith a big home crowd certain to travel to Derry's temporary home venue in Buncrana for Friday's game, Shiels knows full well that it's going to be an \"emotional\" night and he accepts that the remainder of this season is going to be framed around the club's traumatic loss.\n\"The environment is going to be focused around Ryan and it's difficult to remove yourself from that.\n\"There are switches you turn off and switches you turn on mentally.\"\nHowever, Shiels says that the Derry players have trained well this week after returning to their \"natural habitat\".\n\"The training ground was really good this week and we're still working on different things about Bray Wanderers and their potential,\" Shiels told BBC Northern Ireland on Wednesday afternoon.", "David McMillan's header and a flicked finish from Dane Massey put the champions 2-0 ahead.\nMcBride was shown a straight red card for a heavy challenge on Stephen O'Donnell on 28 minutes.\nMcMillan slotted in and completed his hat-trick after Daryl Horgan fired in Dundalk's fourth goal.\nDerry were behind after just 90 seconds with McMillan's header squirming through the legs of keeper Gerard Doherty.\nThe visitors dominated the early stages but City came to life as Aaron McEneff saw his shot deflected wide before Gary Rogers tipped over a Rory Patterson header.\nMassey doubled the lead on 20 minutes after connecting with a free-kick from former City midfielder Patrick McEleney.\nMcBride's dismissal ended City's hopes and McMillan stroked past Doherty five minutes before the break after the keeper had denied John Mountney.\nSubstitute Nathan Boyle and Dean Jarvis went close as Derry made a bright start to the second half before Dundalk regained control.\nHorgan drilled in from close range after 59 minutes before McMillan secured his treble 10 minutes from time with a fine turn and strike into the top corner.\nCity remain third but are now 12 points behind an impressive Dundalk outfit.\nMeanwhile, next Friday's league game between Shamrock Rovers and Derry has been postponed due to the Dublin side's Europa League involvement.", "Kenny Shiels' side defeated Sligo Rovers 2-0 in the second round on Tuesday night while Cork hammered Waterford United 7-0 in their tie.\nDerry host Bohemians in their next league outing on Friday, having gone eight unbeaten in all competitions.\nRory Patterson and Keith Ward may return but Aaron Barry, Gareth McGlynn and Harry Monaghan are all ruled out.\nDean Jarvis is doubtful for the first of two home Premier Division matches.\n\"We are getting into the habit of finding a way to win or get a point,\" said Derry boss Shiels.\n\"Bohs have experience and the weaponry to do damage so we must be prepared for that.\"\nDerry lie second in the table, two points behind leaders Dundalk but one above St Patrick's Athletic in third.\nEA Sports Cup quarter-final draw\nBray Wanderers v St Patrick's Athletic\nCork City v Derry City\nLimerick v Galway United\nShelbourne v Shamrock Rovers", "The midfielder scored three times in an eight minute spell to help his side to a 4-0 win over Drogheda United.\nRonan Curtis got the opener for the Candystripes as they moved back to within three points of Cork City.\nAfter a bright start to the season, Drogheda have now suffered three consecutive defeats.\nDespite their impressive 3-1 win over champions Dundalk in their last outing, Derry manager Kenny Shiels made three changes to his side with Lukas Schubert returning from suspension while Mark Timlin and Josh Daniels were also recalled but striker Nathan Boyle was among the players who were rested.\nThe wet and windy conditions in Buncrana made it difficult for both teams to settle into a rhythm but Derry's Aaron McEneff forced the first save of the match when his long range effort tested Drogheda keeper Stephen McGuinness.\nThe visitors first chance came in the 27th minute when Stephen Elliott beat the Derry offside trap but his shot was saved by goalkeeper Ger Doherty.\nElliott also should have done better with his header from Shane Elworthy's cross but the former Irish international's effort looped harmlessly over the crossbar.\nCurtis finally broke the deadlock for the home side in the 41st minute when the forward took a touch to control a cross from Daniels before sweeping a low left-footed shot past McGuinness.\nAfter a slow start to the second-half, the Candystripes wrapped up the win when McNamee scored twice within the space of 60 seconds.\nThe midfielder took advantage of a poor header from Drogheda's Sean Thornton to fire home in the 75th minute.\nThe 25-year-old added a second goal shortly after the restart when Daniels' effort rebounded into his path and he forced his powerful shot over a crowded goal line.\nWith the result decided, McNamee rounded-off his hat-trick in the 83rd minute when he curled his free kick past McGuinness in the Drogheda goal.\nDerry return to action on Tuesday night when they host Limerick FC in their rescheduled fixture after the initial match was postponed following a floodlight failure at Maginn Park.\nDerry City: Gerard Doherty; Lukas Schubert, Ryan McBride, Aaron Barry, Dean Jarvis; Aaron McEneff, Barry McNamee, Josh Daniels, Nicky Low, Mark Timlin; Ronan Curtis.\nDrogheda United: Stephen McGuinness; Colm Deasy, Lloyd Buckley, Ciarán McGuigan, Conor Kane; Sean Thornton, Richie Purdy, Jake Hyland, Shane Elworthy, Gavin Brennan; Stephen Elliott.", "Substitute BJ Banda scored the opener in first-half injury-time, his shot taking a deflection off Ryan Barry and going over the head of Ger Doherty.\nDoherty denied Banda a second after the break, while Mark Timlin pulled his shot wide for Derry, before Michael Funston found the net after 82 minutes.\nHarps move to within a point of Derry in the league after their third win.\nMore to follow.", "The victory sees Derry move eight points clear of Rovers in the battle to clinch the top-three finish which would ensure Europa League qualification.\nAaron McEneff fired home a 64th-minute piledriver and Barry McNamee netted a measured finish in added time.\nDerry have beaten Rovers in all three league meetings between the sides.\nThe late Ryan McBride scored the Candystripes' winner in a 1-0 success at Tallaght Stadium in the Premier Division in March.\nThat was followed by a 3-1 win at Maginn Park in May, a match in which McEneff found the net twice, with McNamee scoring the other.\nKenny Shiels' side have not conceded a goal during their four-game winning streak and will go into their forthcoming FAI Cup and league double-header against Dundalk over the next two Sundays in confident mood.\nWith five minutes played, both sets of supporters took part in a minute's applause in memory of McBride.\nA scrappy first half eventually livened up in the final five minutes as both sides went close to breaking the deadlock.\nRovers' Israeli goalkeeper Tomer Chencinski clawed away a long-range free-kick from McEneff, then home midfielder David McAllister drilled a low shot wide of Ger Doherty's post.\nRonan Finn dragged another attempt inches off-target before the half-time whistle blew.\nOn the resumption, Luke Byrne's deflected strike went wide, but McEneff nudged the visitors in front against the run of play with his 10th goal of the season in all competitions.\nRory Patterson almost added a second and Gary Shaw cannoned a drive off a post, before McNamee sealed the three points by finding the net from just inside the Rovers half with Chenchinski out of his goal.\nShamrock Rovers have a match in hand over Derry and the fourth-placed finishers may also make Europe depending on who wins the FAI Cup.", "Goals from Lukas Schubert, Ronan Curtis, Aaron McEneff and Rory Holden clinched the victory to keep the Candystripes in fifth place.\nSchubert headed in the first in the 32nd minute and Curtis drilled in the second on 62 minutes.\nMcEneff made it three with a penalty before Rory Holden came on as a sub to score his first goal for City.\nDerry are now one point behind Shamrock Rovers and two behind third-placed Bray Wanderers.\nSunday's game came just three days after Derry's 10-2 aggregate defeat by Danish side FC Midtjylland in the Europa League.\nDespite that experience, Derry are determined to get back into European football next year and this win over a ragged Rovers keeps them right in the mix.\nDerry were on top for most of the match against Sligo who have not won on the road in the league this year.\nAlthough boosted by a home win over Shamrock Rovers, Gerard Lyttle's men failed to make an impression at Buncrana.\nSchubert, whose only goal of the season had been on the first day of the season, nodded in the opening goal after the ball spun up in his favour.\nSligo keeper Micheal Schlingermann made a string of fine saves to keep Sligo in the match but there was nothing he could do when the ball fell for Curtis who chested down to drill in his sixth goal of the season.\nMcEneff netted a 74th-minute penalty after Ben Doherty was fouled by defender Kyle Callan-McFadden.\nThen 19-year-old Holden beat three players and finished superbly on 84 for his first goal in Candystripe colours.", "Defender Barry, who had a spell with Sheffield United, got on the end of Barry McNamee's cross to nod past Peter Cherrie in the seventh minute.\nStriker Rory Patterson, back for a second spell with City, shot in for 2-0 on 72 minutes.\nThe much-travelled Patterson rounded Cherrie for the third in stoppage-time.\nThe win leaves Kenny Shiels' Derry on six points from three matches.\nFormer Kilmarnock boss Shiels will be delighted with that tally having started his Brandywell reign with a 1-0 defeat by derby rivals Finn Harps.\nThe opening goal came after former Plymouth Argyle front man Patterson had seen his volley palmed out by keeper Cherrie.\nMcNamee curled the ball back into the danger area and 23-year-old Barry got his head on it at the near post.\nPatterson, who had a goal ruled out for offside early in the match, made it 2-0 after being set up by midfielder Harry Monaghan, one of Shiels' first signings at the Brandywell.\nIn stoppage-time Patterson got the better of defender Paul Finnegan to slot in the third for the Candystripes.", "Ronan Curtis headed Derry City into the lead three minutes before half-time.\nSt Pat's pulled level through Kurtis Byrne's 66th-minute penalty which had been awarded for hand ball against right-back Harry Monaghan.\nMidfielder Graham Kelly netted the winner 13 minutes from time with a fine finish from Conan Byrne's pull back.\nDerry, seeking back-to-back wins for the first time since winning their first four at the start of the Premier Division campaign, will be unhappy with their second-half display.\nVictory at Richmond Park would have put them up two places into third and they seemed to be on course for all three points when Curtis netted a looping header with home keeper Conor O'Malley off his line.\nBut St Pat's came storming back in a spirited manner which belied their one-from-bottom league standing.\nDerry protested when referee Ron Rogers gave the spot-kick for hands, but Monaghan got a yellow card and Byrne netted.\nSt Pat's scented a rare victory and they clinched it when Kelly finished emphatically in the 77th minute.", "\"Other footballers have dreams of going across the water and playing for Man United and Celtic,\" he told local newspaper the Derry Journal.\n\"But my dream as a boy was to play for Derry City and that came true.\"\nOn Sunday, many of those same fans gathered in shared grief at the player's home, just a kick of a ball from the club's Brandywell Stadium, after hearing of his sudden death aged 27.\nJust the day before, McBride was leading the team in a 4-0 league victory against Drogheda United. Another win and clean sheet in Derry's impressive 100% start to the League of Ireland season.\nThat success now feels empty and void in the wake of an event that has devastated the Irish football world.\nThe club's scheduled game against Limerick on Tuesday has been postponed, while the Football Association of Ireland has announced that Friday's World Cup qualifier against Wales in Dublin will feature a tribute to the defender.\nIt is the also the third tragedy in just over a year to hit Derry City.\nThe club's record goalscorer Mark Farren died in 2016 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, while a year ago to the day winger Josh Daniels lost family members in the Buncrana pier tragedy.\nSince his debut in 2011, McBride had not only become a mainstay of the club's defence, but an adored hero of Derry City's Red and White Army - an embodiment of the local football ideal.\nHe made more than 170 appearances for the club, with more than 50 as captain after he took over the role permanently two years ago.\nA self-professed quiet man off the pitch, McBride said things were a \"different story\" on it.\n\"I switch on and then I'm in game mode.\"\nDerry City watchers might describe that as understated - McBride's volume on the pitch was thunderous, whether vocally organising the defence, launching into tackles or winning headers.\nIt wasn't just his ability that made McBride a crowd favourite, although he had no shortage of talent. \"Derry City have lost the best centre half in Ireland,\" club legend Liam Coyle said on Monday morning.\nIt was the number five's fearless attitude and commitment to the club's cause that secured his place in the hearts of the Derry City faithful.\nStephen Kenny was the manager who gave McBride his debut in 2011.\n\"A ferociously brave player, the bravest I've ever seen on a football pitch,\" he told RTÉ.\n\"He (McBride) just launched himself into every challenge. Aggressive in the air and brave to a fault nearly, which endeared him to everybody.\n\"He was every fan's favourite player and a great captain of Derry City.\"\nRyan McBride was 21 when he made his league debut off the bench in a 1-1 draw against Bray Wanderers on 20 May 2011.\nThat season was an unexpected success story for Derry. After being promoted to the League of Ireland's Premier Division, they made an unlikely bid for the league title.\nIt was a talented team too - James McClean, now of West Brom and the Republic of Ireland, was on the wing, while Sheffield United's Danny Lafferty and Southend United's Stephen McLaughlin were also key members.\nBut, it was Ryan McBride who made the biggest breakthrough.\n\"He was playing for a Saturday morning league team, Brandywell Harps, which was a massive jump to go from there to the first team,\" said Kenny.\nIn July, his second League of Ireland start was in a crucial televised game against Shamrock Rovers.\nMcBride starred in Derry's 1-0 win and while their title ambitions ultimately fell short, the centre half was well on his way.\nHe picked up two man-of-the-match awards and signed a new two-year contract, all in the space of a few weeks.\nMore success followed - McBride played and won in the 2011 League Cup final and was a substitute in Derry City's FAI Cup win in 2012. He went back to the final in 2014 and played, but lost out to St Patrick's Athletic.\nWhile the club's fortunes fluctuated, McBride continued as an ever present in the side before becoming the club's captain in 2015.\nThis League of Ireland season was one that had started promisingly for Derry and their captain - four wins from four games, with McBride scoring twice.\nNow, it's a season left shattered by his loss.", "With Shamrock Rovers losing 3-0 at Cork City, Derry are now three points ahead of the Hoops although the Dublin club have a game in hand.\nWexford's Eric Molloy hit the Derry woodwork early on and Gerard Doherty had to make a couple of fine saves.\nDerry also had good chances but a draw was probably a fair result.\nSecond-from-bottom Wexford, already beaten three times by Derry this season, started brightly as Paul Murphy headed wide and Molloy hit the woodwork in the eighth minute with Doherty beaten.\nAs Derry improved, Wexford defender Gary Delaney made a brave intervention to divert a Lukas Schubert header out for a corner and home keeper Graham Doyle then produced a superb double save to deny the lively Nathan Boyle and Barry McNamee.\nDoyle's evening was a mixed bag as he made a number of fine reaction saves but also struggled to deal with a few tame shots from range.\nRory Patterson had the ball in Wexford's net in the 28th but the effort was correctly ruled out for offside.\nWexford enjoyed a good period just before half-time as substitute Jonny Bonner - on for the injured Delaney - hit a swerving shot inches over Doherty's bar and Murphy tested the Derry keeper with a headed effort.\nIn the second period, Derry looked the more likely side to break the deadlock as Doyle denied Boyle and Schubert got the ball stuck in his feet when he seemed certain to score after Wexford had failed to clear a Patterson free-kick.\nBut defeat would have been harsh for the home outfit after a battling display.", "The 21-year-old completed his move after the Lurgan Blues hammered Ballymena 6-1 on Saturday to go top of the standings on goal difference.\n\"He excites me - young, talented and can play on either wing or up front,\" said Glenavon boss Gary Hamilton.\n\"He's got pace, he's got energy. Josh is good at taking people on and making things happen in the final third.\"\nDaniels came through the Candystripes reserve team and earned his first professional contract with Derry in 2013.\n\"Josh fits the bill of what we're looking for, we're trying to bring young players in and get a hungry squad,\" Hamilton told the club website.\n\"We have to thank Derry as well. Josh was looking away to get game time, to play football and, to be fair they've been very, very good with him.\n\"We've come to an agreement in terms of if we ever sell him on they'll get a percentage of it so it works for everybody.\n\"He's just excited to get involved but he knows himself he has to wait his chance because the boys are flying at the moment but hopefully we'll have another good young footballer on our hands.\"", "Cailean O'Boyle palmed into the net right at the start of the second half to give Derry the lead.\nCavan fought back and, buoyed by a goal by Michael Argue, edged into a 1-9 to 1-8 lead through a Ciam Mackey point.\nThree points by Mark Lynch and one from Shane Heavron proved enough to see Derry achieve the narrow victory.\nDerry, having beaten Fermanagh on the opening weekend are top of Division Two with the maximum four points, while for Cavan it was a second defeat of the campaign.\nCavan held a slender 0-6 to 0-5 interval advantage although Derry would have been in front if Ryan Bell had been able to convert a penalty instead of shooting weakly at keeper Raymond Galligan.\nEugene Keating and Gearoid McKernan landed two points each for Cavan whose other scores in the first half came from Dara McVeety, Paul O'Connor and Tomas Corr.\nGlen clubman Ciaran McFaul scored twice for Derry and their other points before the break were provided by corner half-back Mark Craig, a James Kielt free and Emmett Bradley.\nHaving trailed at the interval, O'Boyle's goal and another score by Kielt quickly had the Oak Leafers three points up.\nCavan, desperate to get off the mark in the league on their own ground, fought back and levelled with substitute Argue hammered the ball into the net.\nIt was nip and tuck right up to the end, with Derry blocking a string of Cavan attempts in stoppage time.", "The Candystripes were drawn to face Stephen Kenny's side at Oriel Park when the draw for the semi-finals was made on Tuesday morning.\nThe last four tie will be played on Sunday 2 October.\n\"It's a difficult draw for us and we're going to be up against it but we expect to give a good account of ourselves,\" said Derry manager Kenny Shiels.\n\"They have a massive squad but we have good players and will be up for the game,\" the Derry boss told BBC Radio Foyle.\nDerry reached the semi-finals by beating Wexford Youths in the last eight on Friday night.\nThe Brandywell club have appeared in 10 finals to date, winning five of them.\nSt Patrick's Athletic will host Cork City in the other semi-final, with the final scheduled to be staged on Sunday 6 November.\nDundalk are 10 points clear at the top of the League of Ireland Premier Division and are taking part in the group stages of the Europa League.\nDerry lie third in the league table, with 13 wins from the 26 matches they have played so far in the campaign.\nDean Shiels, son of Derry boss Kenny, is currently part of the Dundalk squad, having recently signed for the club.", "Derry's away win in the battle between third and fourth place moves them five points clear of Rovers although the Dublin club have two games in hand.\nCork remain second in the table, a point ahead of Derry, after their 4-0 win over Bray Wanderers on Tuesday.\nPatterson headed Derry's winner on 36 minutes after a Conor McDermott cross.\nFormer Derry player Simon Madden threatened the visitors early on at Tallaght Stadium with a couple of strong runs while Patrick McClean had to react smartly to clear after keeper Gerard Doherty had beaten away a Trevor Clarke cross.\nHowever, Derry then began to take control with the impressive Aaron McEneff testing Rovers keeper Craig Hyland with two fierce free-kicks.\nDerry took a deserved lead in the 36th minute as Patterson notched his 13th goal of the campaign by heading McDermott's cross past Hyland.\nRovers rallied after the break with the impressive Doherty denying Gary Shaw and home striker Brandon Miele wasting a great chance as he attempted to find a team-mate instead of shooting himself.\nBarry McNamee should have sealed Derry's victory as he wasted a glorious chance after a Lukas Schubert cross and the visitors had to defend stoutly late on with McClean and McDermott making crucial interventions.\nDerry's win moves them to within two points of leaders Dundalk although the Oriel Park outfit's European exploits in recent weeks means they have four games in hand on the Candystripes.\nKenny Shiels' Derry side, now unbeaten in eight league games, will be back in action on Friday night when they host Galway United.", "It was a second win of the campaign for Pete McGrath's Erne men who had lost three in a row and they move off the foot of the table.\nFermanagh's top scorer Tomas Corrigan limped off early on but Sean Quigley bagged eight points for the hosts with five frees, two 45s and one from play.\nDerry are now bottom following their 5-15 to 2-15 defeat away to Galway.\nGoals from Benny Heron and Emmett McGuckin helped Derry to a 2-10 to 2-7 lead at the break in Tuam Stadium, with Danny Cummins and Tom Flynn netting for the hosts.\nGalway, with the wind in their favour, surged clear in the second half with Johnny Heaney netting before a Eamonn Brannigan penalty and Shane Walsh goal.\nFermanagh's last two matches are Meath away next week and a home match against Derry.\nMcGrath's men were 0-8 to 0-7 up at half-time and extended that lead with Aidan Breen scoring three points from play.\nHowever, Keelan Sexton palmed in a 46th-minute goal for Clare against the run of play which proved a wake-up call for the hosts.\nFermanagh rattled off five points in a row to seal the valuable victory." ]
Biden Welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga To White House
[ "President Joe Biden met with Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga yesterday to talk about security in East Asia." ]
[ "Career diplomat Sung Kim will serve as the U.S. special envoy to North Korea, President Biden announced on Friday. The president delivered the news alongside South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who spent the day in Washington, D.C., engaging in bilateral talks with Biden. Kim, who until recently was U.S. ambassador to Indonesia, previously served as special envoy to multilateral six-party talks with North Korea during the Obama years. Biden said Kim's \"deep policy expertise\" would help drive efforts to engage diplomatically with North Korea and help \"reduce tensions as we move toward our ultimate goal of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.\" Moon, in his remarks, said Kim's appointment showed the Biden administration's \"firm commitment of the U.S. to explore diplomacy\" with North Korea. Earlier, Biden said both nations were \"deeply concerned\" about North Korea, and that the U.S. consulted \"closely\" with Moon's team while reviewing its North Korea policy. Moon's visit to the White House marks just the second visit of a head of state to the White House during Biden's presidency and the first bilateral meeting of the Biden era without masking in effect; that rule was imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Biden met last month with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in a meeting dictated by protocols made necessary by social distancing.", "Yoshihide Suga, 71, was voted in as the country's next leader. Suga was outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's right-hand man, and is generally seen as an uncharismatic technocrat.", "Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meets with President Obama in Washington on Monday. It's been more than three years since a Japanese head of state attended a summit at the White House. Lucy Craft explains why.", "President-elect Joe Biden reassured Asia-Pacific allies of the U.S. commitment to the region in phone calls Wednesday to the leaders of Australia, Japan and South Korea, attempting to allay concerns built up over four years of the Trump administration's America-first policy. Despite President Trump's baseless insistence that he won the election, Biden's phone conversations with foreign leaders show that key U.S. allies have acknowledged Biden will be the next president. In summaries of Wednesday's calls on his transition website, Biden stressed strengthening alliances with all three countries' leaders, while addressing each nation's particular concerns. For example, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan told reporters that Biden had assured him that the U.S. remains committed to defending the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, as part of a five-decade-old U.S.-Japan bilateral security treaty. Japan administers the islands, but China, which calls them the Diaoyu Islands, also claims them and, according to Japan, has sailed coast guard vessels near the islands for more than 280 days this year, setting a new record. But Biden's website made no mention of the Senkakus, suggesting that he was avoiding confrontation with China over the issue. In addition, his published remarks contain none of the Trump administration's provocative code words, such as protecting the \"free and open Indo-Pacific\" and the \"rules-based international order,\" phrases that are widely understood to refer to a strategy of containing China. Biden says he told South Korean President Moon Jae-in that he looks forward to working with him on challenges including North Korea and climate change. North Korean state media have made no mention of Biden's electoral victory, and Biden has suggested he will take a more cautious approach to dealing with the North's leader Kim Jong Un than Trump, who met with Kim three times, has been. Biden's office said he told Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison that he looked forward to working with him on containing the coronavirus and addressing climate change, among other challenges.", "President Obama met with the new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzu Abe at the White House on Friday. The two nations have common concerns about what they regard as provocations by North Korea and China.", "A scandal involving appointments to a government advisory committee has the government of new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga off to a rocky start. He took office in September.", "President Bush arrived in Japan Tuesday and met Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Bush's closest ally in the region. Alex Chadwick speaks with NPR White House correspondent David Greene about the president's trip to Asia, which will also include official visits to South Korea, China and Mongolia.", "President Trump hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House Friday. In a joint news conference, Trump defended his controversial executive order on refugees and travel.", "Kicking off a weeklong trip to East Asia, Vice President Joe Biden urged China and Japan to put in place new mechanisms to reduce the chance of an escalation in tensions. The two countries, as we've reported, are at odds over air space above a set of disputed islands in the East China Sea. Back in November, China declared the air space to be part of its new, expanded air defense zone and any aircraft wanting to enter would first have to notify Chinese authorities. The U.S. is obligated by treaty to defend Japan, so to send a message it crossed the air space with bombers. China sent warplanes of its own. Today, Biden said the U.S. was \"deeply concerned\" and he urged calm. \"This action has raised regional tensions and increased the risk of accidents and miscalculation,\" Biden said during a news conference alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to Reuters. \"This underscores the need for crisis management mechanisms and effective channels of communication between China and Japan to reduce the risk of escalation.\" On Monday, the White House called on China to drop its new procedures. \"The fact that China's announcement has caused confusion and increased the risk of accidents only further underscores the validity of our concerns and the need for China to rescind the procedures,\" White House spokesman Jay Carney said at his briefing. The Wall Street Journal reports that Biden told a leading Japanese daily that he will discuss this issues with the leaders he meets with this week. \"I will reaffirm the strength of our alliance commitments and emphasize the importance of avoiding actions that could undermine peace, security and prosperity in the region,\" Biden said. The vice president is scheduled to meet with Chinese officials on Wednesday.", "President Obama welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House on Tuesday.", "When President Biden welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to the White House on Friday, concerns about the competition posed by China will be front and center in the talks. It is Biden's first in-person visit with a foreign leader at the White House since he took office, and it sends a signal about how Biden plans to work through alliances to counter China. \"We have to shore up American competitiveness to meet the stiff competition we're facing from an increasingly assertive China,\" Biden said earlier this week, explaining his rationale for pulling American troops out of Afghanistan, which he said had diverted too much attention away from more critical issues. \"We have to strengthen our alliances and work with likeminded partners to ensure that the rules of international norms that govern cyber threats and emerging technologies that will shape our future are grounded in our democratic values, not those of the autocrats,\" Biden said. To that end, he and Suga are set to announce a $2 billion commitment to support alternative 5G networks that are beyond or outside of the network of China telecommunications giant Huawei, a senior Biden administration official told reporters ahead of the meeting. Biden's predecessor, former President Donald Trump, had banned Huawei from buying U.S. technology and blocked U.S. firms from buying Huawei components, citing national security concerns. The Biden administration is still reviewing that policy and has not yet made clear whether it will keep the bans in place. The two leaders will discuss concerns about recent Chinese military flights in Taiwan's airspace, a situation the U.S. official described as \"China and cross-strait circumstances.\" Both leaders want to play a \"steady, careful role to underscore our mutual commitment in the maintenance of peace and stability, and to take steps to calm tensions and to discourage provocation,\" the official said. \"Neither country is seeking to raise tensions or to provoke China,\" the official said. The discussions on Taiwan, as well as concerns about China's treatment of Hong Kong and human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, are expected to be \"in line with the kinds of dialogue and discussion seen between the U.S. and Japan in recent times,\" the official said. \"Prime Minister Suga wants to walk a careful course and we respect that.\" Biden is also close to finishing a review of his administration's policy on North Korea, and is expected to discuss that review with Suga, the official said. The North Korea review likely will also be in focus for Biden's next summit with a foreign leader. The White House announced on Thursday that Biden plans to meet with South Korea President Moon Jae-in in Washington, D.C., in the second half of May. The U.S. is concerned about longstanding tensions between Japan and South Korea, aggravated by a recent trade dispute. \"The political tensions are such that we believe it actually impedes all of our abilities to be effective in Northeast Asia, and I think the president will want to discuss this in some detail\" with Suga, the official said.", "Vice President Joe Biden, who had a mysterious gap in his public calendar today, has turned up in Baghdad. The White House just released this statement: Vice President Biden has arrived in Iraq to visit U.S. troops and to meet with Iraqi leaders, including President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Speaker of the Council of Representatives Ayad al-Samarrai. The Vice President will reiterate the United States' commitment to fully implement the Security Agreement and the Strategic Framework Agreement and to carry out President Obama's plan to draw down U.S. forces. He will discuss with Iraq's leaders the importance of achieving the political progress that is necessary to ensure the nation's long-term stability. This is Vice President Biden's second trip to Iraq this year and his first as Vice President. Reuters reports that in Baghdad a short time ago, Biden \"said he was optimistic about Iraq's future but much work remained.\"", "Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin are visiting Japan and South Korea, as President Biden looks to nurture alliances in the region.", "With much of Japan in a renewed state of emergency due to a spike in coronavirus infections, a group representing some 6,000 primary care physicians in Tokyo has called for the Summer Games to be canceled. In an open letter to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga published Monday on its website, the Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association says hospitals \"have their hands full\" and have almost no capacity left to deal with a possible outbreak triggered by the massive international event. The association says it wants the government to persuade the International Olympic Committee to cancel the games. Local governments of towns hosting Olympic events outside Tokyo also say they have no hospital beds to spare and refuse to set aside facilities for athletes when they are needed for local residents. The 2020 Games, already postponed by a year because of the pandemic, are scheduled to begin in 66 days. Suga insists that the games, which will be held without foreign spectators, will proceed as scheduled. Going ahead with the games this summer has become highly unpopular in the host country. A poll last weekend by The Asahi Shimbun newspaper found 83% of respondents want the games canceled or postponed again. Mark Katkov reported from Washington, D.C.; Anthony Kuhn reported from Seoul, South Korea.", "North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan Thursday, in its first provocation of the Biden White House. The missiles fell into the waters that lie between North Korea and Japan, and avoided the latter's economic zone, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in a statement. Suga condemned Pyongyang's actions and said it \"threatens the peace and security of Japan and the region.\" He noted that North Korea's actions violate U.N. Security Council resolutions. Thursday's launch was the first ballistic missile test since March 2020, and Suga said officials need to be \"more vigilant and watchful than ever before.\" North Korea also tested cruise missiles over the weekend, which are not barred by the U.N. Security Council. \"According to the Defense Department, it's business as usual, there's no new wrinkle in what they did,\" President Biden said at the time. The United States Indo-Pacific Command said Thursday's launch \"highlights the threat that North Korea's illicit weapons program poses to its neighbors and the international community.\" Hong Min, a North Korea expert at the Korea Institute for National Unification, a government think tank in Seoul, said Thursday's test likely contains both military and political objectives. On the military side, \"it's a pattern that North Korea tests missiles and multiple rocket launchers as part of its regular training in late March and early April.\" Politically, he said, \"the test is probably aimed at seeing what the U.S. reaction is, without staging a huge provocation.\" The Biden administration is still formulating its foreign policy approach to Pyongyang. Officials have refrained from taking any big steps - in any direction - toward North Korea. It will likely be a different approach to former President Donald Trump's attempts at diplomacy with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. While their talks marked the first in-person meetings between leaders of the two states, the two summits led to no advancement in denuclearization on the Korean peninsula. North Korea has made it clear it intends to continue building up its military capabilities while waiting for the U.S. to offer concessions. In a military parade in October, the North displayed what is believed to be its biggest strategic missile so far. Hong Min said it's unclear whether Thursday's launch tested a new weapon or an existing one. If it's indeed new, state media will likely report on it Friday, he said, so that \"it can send an internal message that North Korea is responding strongly against the external pressures from the U.S.\" NPR's Se Eun Gong in Seoul contributed to this report.", "Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Beijing tonight from Tokyo, part of an Asian tour that has been dominated by tensions in the East China Sea. Both Japan and the U.S. have deplored China's new air defense identification zone, which covers an area that includes disputed islands under Japanese control.", "President Biden plans to host Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi at the White House on Monday. One of the major topics will be how long the last of the U.S. troops will remain in the country.", "President Bush accompanies Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi on a tour of Elvis Presley's home at Graceland, in Memphis, Tenn. Koizumi, a long-time fan of Elvis, is headed back to Japan as his official visit ends. NPR's Don Gonyea reports from Memphis.", "Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi heads to Crawford, Texas, for talks with President Bush on the North Korean nuclear crisis. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.", "Vice President Joe Biden's trip to Asia was supposed to be about trade. Biden's first stop is in Japan, which is anxious for support from its U.S. ally in its confrontation with China over the sovereignty of disputed islands in the East China Sea. Biden will then visit Beijing, which wants the U.S. to reign in what it sees as Japanese nationalist aggression. The trip ends in South Korea, which has its own issues with Japan and China.", "President Trump has traveled to Tokyo to pay a visit to the Japanese prime minister and the new Japanese emperor.", "A golden statue commemorating the plight of \"comfort women\" — a euphemism for the Korean women and girls forced by the Japanese to work as sex slaves in front-line brothels during World War II — has caused a diplomatic row between Japan and South Korea. At the end of December, activists placed the golden statue of a young woman sitting in a chair in front of the Japanese Consulate in the southern city of Busan, South Korea. Local authorities initially removed the statue, citing a lack of permits, The Korea Herald reported. But after public outcry, authorities allowed the statue to be replaced and the district mayor held a press conference to apologize. Now, Japan is taking countermeasures. Speaking at a news conference Friday, Japan's chief Cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, announced that the country is withdrawing both its ambassador to South Korea and the consul general at Busan. Suga also said Japan is pulling out of some high-profile economic talks, according to state broadcaster NHK. Calling the situation \"extremely regrettable,\" Suga said the statue is a break with the landmark deal in 2015 between the two countries over comfort women. That deal was billed \"final and irreversible,\" ostensibly smoothing over the persistent source of strain between the two countries, as we reported. It \"included an apology from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a billion yen (roughly $8.3 million) fund to support the 46 surviving Korean women.\" But some activists spoke out against the deal, as the BBC reported: \"Critics say it was reached without consultation with victims, did not contain Japan's acknowledgement of legal responsibility, and did not provide direct compensation to the victims.\" Suga also accused South Korea of violating \"the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which requires host countries to protect diplomatic missions from the impairment of their dignity,\" NHK reported. Korea's finance ministry said it \"regrets\" that Japan suspended economic talks, including those focused on a potential currency swap deal, the Korea Herald reported. \"It is desirable that the two countries continue bilateral economic and financial cooperation regardless of political and diplomatic relations,\" the ministry added. The Associated Press reported that another statue by the same artist has stood in front of Japan's embassy in Seoul since 2011, prior to the agreement. And the BBC says that \"another 37 are thought to exist in South Korea, while in Australia a similar statue has sparked a row between Korean and Japanese community groups.\"", "Yoshihide Suga took over Wednesday as Japan's first new prime minister in almost eight years, replacing the country's longest-serving premier, Shinzo Abe, who stepped down citing health concerns. Suga, 71, was sworn in by Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace after parliament elected him as prime minister. Suga was Abe's chief Cabinet secretary and head government spokesman. Now he pledges to forge ahead with his predecessor's key policies, including his efforts to jump-start the economy and to revise Japan's postwar constitution, which restricts the use of its military. \"Reviving the economy remains the top priority of the administration,\" Suga told reporters in a news conference after becoming prime minister. But in an earlier briefing Monday, Suga said he envisioned a society in which the Japanese first help themselves and each other before accepting government assistance. Those remarks drew some criticism that Suga's administration might turn its back on society's poor and vulnerable. Suga also vows to maintain the alliance with the United States as the cornerstone of Japan's foreign policy. He takes office at a time when Japan is managing the coronavirus outbreak and planning for the Tokyo Olympics that were delayed because of the pandemic. Japan also faces a difficult security environment and is increasingly vulnerable to North Korean and Chinese missiles. He has kept key Cabinet members in place, with some minor reshuffling. \"We will create a Cabinet that works for the people,\" Suga said. Continuity weighs on Japanese minds as, before Abe's record tenure, the country went through six prime ministers in six years. That included a one-year term by Abe that was cut short by the same chronic bowel ailment he says has forced his retirement now. On Monday, after being chosen to lead the governing Liberal Democratic Party, Suga introduced himself to reporters as the eldest son of farmers in Akita prefecture. Japan's Kyodo News service reported that his father also worked on railways in Manchukuo, a puppet state of the Japanese Empire in northeast China before and during World War II. Without being born with ties to power, Suga said, he had to \"jump into politics and start from scratch.\" After a couple of jobs, including at a cardboard factory and a fish market, he became a lawmaker's secretary and later a city assemblyman in the port city of Yokohama. By contrast, Abe, 65, was a political blue blood and the grandson of Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. \"As a politician, I don't think his humble background is an issue now,\" Shihoko Goto, a Japan expert at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., said of Suga. \"He is a consummate political operative, and so he should be able to continue to garner support for himself.\" Suga does not belong to any of the powerful internal factions in the Liberal Democratic Party, which he has said have \"harmful effects.\" Nevertheless, the major factions eventually lined up behind him, leading to his selection as Abe's successor. Suga is largely seen as an effective, if uncharismatic, politician. As chief Cabinet secretary, Suga kept the bureaucrats in Kasumigaseki, the Tokyo district that is home to Japan's ministries, in line. And as the government's chief spokesman, he kept the press in check, parrying questions from journalists about a string of cronyism scandals that plagued Abe. \"We must correct what we find objectively wrong,\" he responded tersely this week when reporters asked about the controversies. He has also hinted at new initiatives. He has expressed a willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by that country. He has spoken of plans to launch a government agency to digitize the bureaucracy's notoriously paper-bound workflow. Now he needs to show he has the public's support by winning a general election. By law, that vote must be held by September 2021. Holding it sooner could give him a quick political boost, but the current epidemic could make that difficult. Suga faces the task of reversing difficult, long-term trends for Japan. Abe was only able to achieve modest economic growth after decades of stagnation. Abe's progress in building the military could not stop the country's eclipse by China as Asia's dominant military power. Some observers question whether Suga or any Japanese leader can achieve robust economic growth in a country struggling under massive public debt and a rapidly shrinking and aging population. Some experts propose a \"post-growth\" model in which Japan abandons its pursuit of gross domestic product figures, bullet trains and aircraft carriers, and instead emphasizes quality of life and environmental sustainability. But Suga and Abe are clearly no fans of this approach. Besides, said the Wilson Center's Goto, while many Japanese may not be happy with Japan's current economic malaise, they look at other countries and realize \"it actually is a lot better than a lot of alternatives", "SEOUL, South Korea — Japan is undergoing a remarkable shift in its stance on one of the most contentious issues in Asia: Taiwan. Mainland China and Taiwan split during a civil war in 1949, and Beijing has vowed to unify with the self-governing island — by force, if necessary. The Biden administration is counting on help from its allies, especially Japan, to deter such a move. For decades, Japan considered the Taiwan issue too politically sensitive to speak out about it publicly. Japan's military is focused on defense of its own territory and has no expeditionary forces to fight overseas. But in recent weeks, top Japanese officials have said that if mainland China attacks the island, Japan should join the U.S. in defending it. \"We have to protect Taiwan, as a democratic country,\" Japan's deputy defense minister, Yasuhide Nakayama, said in a conference in June. Japan's shift in thinking comes as China has stepped up pressure on Taiwan, including sending fighter jets and warships around the island. But the bolder talk could also be driven by further moves by China. Yoji Koda, a former commander of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet, says he believes Tokyo's trust in Beijing is eroding. He points to China's rapid military buildup, its crushing of dissent in Hong Kong and its flouting of an international court ruling that rejected China's claim over the South China Sea. Tensions have also mounted between Japan and China over disputed territory known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan and the Diaoyu Islands in China. As neighbors, Koda says, \"we need to say what we think.\" Making the case for a security threat The Japanese Constitution rejects using force to resolve international disputes. But after 2015 reforms, Japanese law allows the military to use force when an attack on a foreign country threatens Japan's survival. The law also would let Japan deploy its forces to provide logistical support to foreign militaries ensuring Japan's security. In early July, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso reiterated that any crisis over Taiwan should be resolved through dialogue. But speaking at a fundraising event, he said, \"If a major problem took place in Taiwan, it would not be too much to say that it could relate to a survival-threatening situation\" for Japan. The Defense Ministry issued a white paper in July that said, \"Stabilizing the situation surrounding Taiwan is important for Japan's security.\" It said Japan should monitor the situation \"with a sense of crisis.\" These statements signal that Japan is building an argument that an attack on Taiwan could meet Japan's conditions for activating its military, analysts say. \"It's that public connection now with Taiwan — that is the part that's new,\" says Jeffrey Hornung, a political scientist at Rand Corp. Japan's official policy still recognizes the authorities in Beijing, not Taipei, as China's legitimate government. And China and Japan are major trading partners. That has not changed. But Japan's new messaging has irked Beijing, which has criticized it as dangerous. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has repeatedly said that China won't let anyone stand in the way of its efforts to unify with Taiwan. China looming in meetings The bolder tone in Tokyo has also followed high-level meetings in which China loomed large. In mid-March, the U.S. secretary of state and secretary of defense went to Japan. Then at a summit in April in Washington, D.C., Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and President Biden became their countries' first leaders in 50 years to mention the Taiwan issue in a joint statement. The next month, Suga issued another joint statement with European leaders. Both statements stressed the need for \"peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.\" China, for its part, has said U.S. warships in the region are \"the biggest destroyer of peace and stability.\" Close neighbors Looking at a map, Taiwan's importance to Japan is hard to miss. Waterways between them are strategic choke points that could be used to control travel and shipping through the region. Japan's Yonaguni island lies less than 70 miles off Taiwan's east coast. Yonaguni is part of an archipelago that's administered by Okinawa prefecture — where 70% of U.S. military bases in Japan are located. Koda and other analysts believe China might attack Yonaguni and possibly other nearby Japanese islands to control approaches to Taiwan. Rand Corp.'s Hornung says Japan could do many things, short of sending troops, to help the U.S. in case of an invasion of Taiwan, such as intelligence, reconnaissance, \"defense of U.S. bases, defense of Japanese waters, like defending choke points or defending airspace.\" Japan should insist on avoiding war Kyoji Yanagisawa, a former deputy defense minister, acknowledges that Japan can't avoid involvement. \"As long as the U.S. military uses Japanese bases to launch attacks, Japan will certainly be affected in the event of an emergency in Taiwan,\" he says. \"Sooner or later, a Taiwan e", "Japan's Prime Minister is coming for a U.S. visit, and he's going to Graceland. Prime Minister Koizumi is a member of Japan's Elvis Presley Fan Club and has been known to sing along with the King. This is probably Koizumi's last visit as prime minister, and President Bush considers him a good friend. Maybe they'll do a duet?", "Perhaps a metaphor for East meets West? The patient, tradition-bound Japanese prime minister contrasted with the brash, abrupt American president. But there is a bit more to the story. As part of a welcoming ceremony, President Trump stopped with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to feed the koi fish at a pond on the grounds of the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. It's a tradition with foreign dignitaries. In the photo above taken by Agence France-Presse, the two leaders can be seen judiciously spooning out the fish food. But Trump soon appears to lose patience and summarily dumps the entire box of food into the pond, as can be seen in the next image taken by an Associated Press photographer: The Japan Times writes: \"The incident triggered censure on Twitter, with many pointing out that fish cannot consume such a large amount of food at one time. \"U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, standing just behind Trump, appeared to break out in laughter at his boss's no-nonsense approach to koi feeding. \"But some uncharitable Twitter users were less forgiving, with several writing: 'Trump can't even feed fish right.' \" But if you watch a video of the event, it becomes clear that Abe \"dumped\" his box first. The whole fish-feeding episode begins at about 33 seconds into the video: Either way, as cultural faux pas by visiting U.S. presidents go, it would be difficult to compete with President George H.W. Bush's \"vomit incident\" at a state dinner with then Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa in 1992 or President Barack Obama bowing to Japanese Emperor Akihito during a 2009 visit to Japan, which sparked controversy among conservative critics in the U.S. Upon meeting Akihito, Trump opted for a handshake.", "This just in from the White House: Vice President Biden has arrived in Iraq to visit U.S. troops and meet with Iraqi leaders. During his trip, he will meet with Iraq's President Jalal Talabani; Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki; Speaker of the Council of Representatives Ayad al-Samarrai; Vice President 'Adil 'Abd al-Mahdi; Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi; Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Rafe Al-Eissawi; President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Massoud Barzani; Prime Minister-designate of the Kurdistan Regional Government Barham Salih, among others. He will also meet with representatives from the United Nations mission in Iraq. Vice President Biden will convey the strong U.S. commitment to Iraq's future and national unity. According to the White House, \"this is the vice president's third trip to Iraq this year. He previously visited Iraq in July 2009 and January 2009.\" Update at 9:15 a.m. ET. The Associated Press writes that: Biden, who oversees Iraq policy for the Obama administration, made his last visit to the country on July 4 to spend the U.S. Independence Day with the troops. During that trip, he also met with his son, Beau, who is an Army captain serving in Iraq.", "Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to arrive in Iran on Wednesday to begin a historic trip to the Middle Eastern country where he is expected to try to mediate escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran. Abe's two-day visit is the first to Iran for a Japanese premier since Takeo Fukuda in 1978. Speaking at Tokyo's Haneda Airport just before departing, Abe acknowledged \"rising tensions\" in the Middle East and said, \"Japan wants to do as much as possible towards peace and stability in the region.\" During his visit, Abe plans to meet separately with Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. At a news conference in Tokyo, Japan's Chief Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Abe had spoken by telephone for about 20 minutes on Tuesday with President Trump and that the two leaders had \"exchanged views on regional issues, including the situation in Iran.\" Relations between the U.S. and Iran have been particularly strained since Washington withdrew from the 2015 nuclear accord, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), re-imposed sanctions on Tehran and dispatched an aircraft carrier strike group and B-52 bombers to the region. Although specifics of Tuesday's conversation between Abe and Trump were not made public, The Japan Times reports that \"Abe is likely to have reiterated his intention of encouraging Iran, with which Japan has traditionally maintained friendly relations, to engage in dialogue.\" In a joint news conference with President Trump in Tokyo last month, Abe pledged to do whatever he could to mediate. Japan had relied heavily on Iranian oil, but has cut imports to comply with U.S. sanctions. Reuters, quoting unnamed Iranian officials, said Iran plans to ask Abe to mediate with the U.S. to ease those sanctions. Although Tokyo and Tehran have long enjoyed close relations, Tokyo's strong ties with the U.S. have raised concern among conservatives in Iran. In a reference to the U.S. atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II, one hard-line newspaper in Iran, Farheekhtegan, or Educated, published a photo of a mushroom cloud with the headline \"How Can You Trust a War Criminal, Mr. Abe?\"", "North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its east coast on Monday into the Sea of Japan, South Korean and Japanese officials say, its ninth launch this year. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff described it as a Scud-type missile that flew for some 280 miles, NPR's Jihye Lee tells our Newscast unit, from Seoul. \"The military is saying that the launch took place from Wonsan, home to a test site of intermediate-range missiles,\" Lee reports. The Associated Press adds: \"[The missile] landed in Japan's exclusive maritime economic zone, which is set about 200 nautical miles off the Japanese coast, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said. He said there was no report of damage to planes or vessels in the area.\" It's the latest in a string of test-launches, as the North aims to build a long-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead possibly as far as U.S. soil, experts say. North Korea's last missile launch took place eight days ago. Moon Jae-in, South Korea's new president, has called an emergency National Security Council meeting. It is the third North Korean missile launch since Moon took office earlier this month. Upon his return from the G-7 summit in Italy, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters that \"North Korea's provocation by ignoring repeated warnings from the international society is absolutely unacceptable,\" The AP reports.", "President Bush hopes to strengthen already close ties with Japan in meetings with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Koizumi is on a farewell tour as he prepares to step down in September. Some Japanese fear the U.S.-Japan relationship has become too close.", "Updated at 9:50 p.m. ET Thursday Japanese and South Korean officials have confirmed another missile test by North Korea Friday morning local time. This is the 15th North Korean missile test this year and the first to come after Pyongyang tested its most powerful nuclear bomb yet. It comes just days after the United Nations Security Council again passed sanctions on Pyongyang. Over the past week, North Korea had been warning about \"retaliation\" for these sanctions in its state media. The Japanese chief Cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, says the missile reached an altitude of 770 kilometers (about 500 miles), crossed over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido and fell into the ocean 2,000 kilometers (about 1,200 miles) east of Cape Erimo, according to Reuters. U.S. Pacific Command says the missile didn't posed a threat to North America or Guam. North Korea's most recent missile launch — on Aug. 29 — was the first to fly over Japan in several years. That one, like this one, triggered the J-Alert Japanese civil defense system to break into television and radio broadcasts and send messages across mobile phones in northern Japanese prefectures saying, \"Missile alert, missile alert ... please take shelter underground or in a sturdy building.\" Suga, who is the Japanese government's top spokesman, condemned the test and said no debris had fallen. \"The government will cooperate closely with the United States, South Korea and other relevant countries to respond to this situation ... and do its best to confirm and ensure its safety of the people of Japan,\" Suga said. South Korea's military says the unidentified missile was launched from Sunan, the site of the North Korean capital's airport. The Associated Press reports that the South Korean Defense Ministry announced a live-fire ballistic missile drill in response to the missile launch. The White House press secretary says the president has been briefed on the latest launch. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said, \"These continued provocations only deepen North Korea's diplomatic and economic isolation.\" He noted that China supplies North Korea with oil and Russia \"is the largest employer of North Korean forced labor.\" He called on both countries to take direct action to show they oppose the missile launches. Jihye Lee contributed to this post.", "With the Olympics underway, Tokyo has set a new, unfortunate record: for coronavirus cases. Tokyo had 3,177 new positive cases on Tuesday, according to the city's government. The city has become Japan's biggest COVID-19 hot spot and is host to most of the Olympic events. That's the highest number of cases for the city — topping the previous record, set just a day before — and it's far higher than when Olympic personnel began arriving in the city on July 1, when the number of daily new cases was under 700. The rise in new cases nationally is also setting records, according to local news outlets. Japan's Kyodo News reported that the number of new cases confirmed in the country on Wednesday was 9,583 — a big jump from a week earlier. One bright spot: For the first time in four days, no Olympic athletes tested positive for the coronavirus in the preceding day. But 16 Olympics-related personnel did test positive, including two members of the media. Since the start of July, 169 Olympic-affiliated people have tested positive, including at least 17 athletes. A majority of the Japanese have told pollsters that they are opposed to hosting the Games during the ongoing pandemic. Japan has a low rate of vaccination, with 26% of the population fully vaccinated. The country remains highly susceptible to coronavirus outbreaks, and many Japanese fear they will get the virus from people who are in the country for the Olympics. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga urged people to stay home and watch the Olympics on TV." ]
People engaged trying out new technology.
[ "People trying out new technology." ]
[ "People engaged trying out old technology.", "People try out a demo.", "People are using technology.", "Three children are engaged with technology.", "Someone is trying something new.", "There are some people engaging in activities.", "People utilize modern technology.", "People engaged in work at machines.", "People are engaged by what they are seeing", "People are engaged in a group activity.", "The new technology can change it.", "People are engaged in an all out brawl.", "A device is being demonstrated.", "People are learning or practicing various techniques", "The group of men are trying out their new tractor.", "The have been no new discoveries of technologies.", "A group is around technology.", "New technologies led to security challenges.", "People demostrate how to use workout equipment.", "Men try out a pump and hose device.", "People are demonstrating", "Trying new things is deplorable.", "Hands on work and experimenting.", "A group of people are engaged with each other.", "A young person is trying out his new sailboat in the water.", "The new technologies should not be pondered by anyone.", "Several Asian teenagers in a waiting room with blue and red chairs show each other their new electronic devices.", "There are some people on a device that is intended to move people or things from one place to another.", "The people are using electronic devices.", "Two people are engaged in a conversation.", "Technology use.", "They are an especially engaging group of people." ]
The National Gallery has a Rubens of this Old Testament prophet in the lions' den
[ "Daniel" ]
[ "Ke$ha", "\"It has to be good\"", "Nationalization", "the Eagle has landed", "Has a silver lining", "old-fashioned (or old hat)", "Haing S. Ngor" ]
Cheyenne biker and his wife make quilts for veterans
[ "0:49 White House is 'keeping a close eye' on crisis at California's Oroville dam Pause\n1:32 Press Secretary says press should focus more on leaks than Flynn's resignation\n0:18 Trump calls election rival Evan McMullin 'McMuffin' at rally\n2:23 One arrest as protesters block DeVos from D.C. middle school\n2:37 Hillary Clinton spokeswoman: We believe Russians behind WikiLeaks release of DNC emails\n1:26 Who's at the door? Principal visiting homes of each of her 1,003 students\n1:44 Trump administration putting 'Iran on notice'\n2:19 Warren: Shocked to find 'truth was out of order' on the Senate floor\n0:51 Trump calls Buzzfeed 'pile of garbage' and CNN 'fake news'" ]
[ "A year after a Sons of Anarchy spinoff was announced, veteran actor Edward James Olmos is cast in Kurt Sutter’s FX drama pilot Mayans MC (still a working title). The upcoming drama is set in the aftermath of Jax Teller’s death at the end of SOA’s seven-season run in 2014, according to Deadline, and will center on the struggles of EZ Reyes, a prospect in the Mayan MC charter on the California/Mexico border.\nREAD: ‘Sons Of Anarchy’ Spinoff Will Focus On Rival Biker Gang The Mayans\nNot only will Olmos play EZ’s father, Felipe Reyes, a Mexican patriarch whose dark past makes for a struggle to live righteously, but the Battlestar Galactica alum will be tasked with co-executive producing for Fox 21 TV Studios and FX Prods.\nNo set premiere date, yet. Until then, catch Olmos on ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", "Many young international designers are drawing on heritage, folklore and their imaginations to create contemporary textile, ceramic and wall-covering patterns.\nSome are finding larger audiences through decor retailers and online sites. Others are taking their imaginations outdoors, onto the sides of buildings.\nAt Spoonflower , designer Andrea Lauren creates linocut patterns of woodland animals, flora, even the Loch Ness monster. They’re printed on textiles that can be used for pillows, curtains, bedding or lampshades. Illustrator Jeremiah Witting of Portland, Oregon, does pen-and-ink illustrations inspired by a 1910 compendium of Grimm’s Fairy Tales passed down to him by his grandmother. And for Parisian artist Vannina Baquere, inspiration comes from an eclectic mix of Mexican serape blankets, fantastic gardens and Scandinavian folk prints.\nMany early American quilt and rug patterns live comfortably in the 21st century because of their simple geometric designs and clean colour palettes.\nAt Garnet Hill , the Johanna puts a modern spin on pieced quilts with circle pieces instead of traditional squares.\nAnnie Selke’s Merry Go Round hooked rug re-scales the playful medallions and flowers of a 1930s artwork that Selke found in France; the rug is offered in two different colorways.\nGreat Plains Native American motifs are crafted into a bold geometric rug exclusively at Crate & Kids from Los Angeles-based Bethany Yellowtail.\nThe artist has also done a striking wool blanket, available on her own website, that she calls “All My Relations.” Stripes of various configurations reflect Crow and Northern Cheyenne elements, both part of her heritage.\nModcloth has ceramic plates and glassware decorated with delicately painted folk art motifs in a pretty palette of charcoal, lime, orange and mint, from the company One Hundred Eighty Degrees in St. Paul, Minnesota.\nNathalie Lete’s storybook-style ceramic collection at Anthropologie features winsome woodland creatures, fruits and flowers, all hand-painted.\nAt the Heimtextil fair in Frankfurt, Germany, in January, design students from PatternLab, a master’s program at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland, showed their work to potential buyers. Many designs were inspired by Finnish folk art.\nFor pattern designers without access to an exhibition booth at an international fair, there are lots of online portals to sell work. Besides http://www.etsy.com , there’s http://www.creativemarket.com,www.society6.com, and http://www.redbubble.com.\nIn her Harvest collection for her studio Half Drop, Romanian designer Alexandra Lazarescu reinterprets her country’s folklore through the lens of her architecture background. Traditional spoons, botanicals, wheels, and symbols of day and night are rendered in geometric patterns that have a distinct Arts and Crafts vibe.\nThe National Museum of Warsaw recently opened its Gallery of Polish Design, showcasing some of that country’s rich folkloric tradition in carved furniture, ceramics and textiles. In studios around the city, and in nearby Lodz, young makers are translating those designs for the 20th century, using digital printing, 3-D imaging and other modern techniques. International decor powerhouses like IKEA, Vitra and Hay are buying their work.\nIn Zalipie, a village about three hours from Warsaw, huts and homes are painted with elaborate floral and geometric motifs. The practice began generations ago as a way for residents to cover walls smudged with soot from stoves.\nOther designers are playing with lacework, another of Poland’s renowned craft arts. Warsaw-based street artist NeSpoon uses spray paint to create intricate outdoor murals of lace patterns on the sides of buildings all over the world.\n“I like to make positive art,” she says. “In lace, there’s an esthetic code which is deeply embedded in every culture. In lace we find symmetry, some kind of order and harmony.”\nWhat’s perched on the hot-pattern horizon?\n“Look for Japanese and Persian folkloric themes and motifs — like Williams-Sonoma’s Dragon Zardozi pillow cover,” says designer Karen Wolf of South Orange, New Jersey.\nAlso on her radar: Delftware. Designers are reinterpreting the traditional Dutch folk patterns, with minimalist versions and the addition of Chinoiserie elements.", "The players on Cheyenne’s girls basketball team were so discouraged after three seasons of losing that one went so far as to take up golf last fall.\nAnd the Desert Shields’ in-fighting made the “Cash Me Outside!” girl look mellow in comparison.\n“Last year, I wanted to stop playing basketball,” senior post Da’Vione Lomax said. “But I’m glad I didn’t because this year was way different.”\nCheyenne went undefeated in the Class 3A Sunset League to earn its first league title since 1998 and enters the postseason with a newfound confidence.\nThe Desert Shields (17-6) host Tech (9-16) in the opening round of the 3A Southern Region tournament at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The Class 4A region tournaments also begin Wednesday at host sites.\n“I’m so proud of the girls,” first-year coach Daniel Guy said. “There’s a lot of firsts that these seniors are experiencing that should have happened their freshman and sophomore years. But the cool thing about it happening so late? They appreciate it so much.”\nCheyenne went a combined 22-35 the past three seasons under two coaches and missed the playoffs in 2016. When Guy took over, he installed a man-to-man defense to take advantage of the team’s speed.\nSeniors Ejanae Coopwood and Marisha Harden, along with sophomore Germanie White, were members of Cheyenne’s state title-winning 400 and 800 relays last spring.\n“You’re talking about some of the top athletes in the state, and, good or bad, the previous coaching philosophies have been to play zone (defense),” Guy said. “Now that they’re playing in a system conducive to their athleticism, it’s night and day.”\nCoopwood leads the Desert Shields in scoring at 14.6 points per game, and Lomax is the top rebounder (8.6) and shot blocker (1.6). Cheyenne also forces an average of 17 steals per game.\n“Last year it was like, ‘Oh, I can do whatever I want and nothing’s going to happen. I’ll still play,’ “ senior Starr Hawkins said. “But this team makes you want to work hard and go out there and show people what you can do.”\nCheyenne started 4-3 with double-digit losses to Virgin Valley and Moapa Valley. Guy and the players credited the team’s December trip to Northern California for the prestigious West Coast Jamboree as the season’s turning point.\n“In the beginning, we had people that didn’t like each other,” Coopwood said. “When we got to California, we bonded. We’re a family now. We’re more than a team.”\nCheyenne has won seven straight since a loss to Canyon Springs on Jan. 13 and would face either Moapa Valley or Pahrump Valley in the semifinals on Thursday at Sunrise Mountain.\nThe winner of that game is guaranteed a berth in the 3A state tournament.\n“The past three years being here, this year was something memorable,” Lomax said. “We’re leaving Cheyenne with a legacy. It’s great to be a part of something like that.”\nContact reporter David Schoen at [email protected] or 702-387-5203. Follow @DavidSchoenLVRJ on Twitter.", "In basketball, momentum can change at the drop of a hat and only needs a catalyst.\nThe Lady Trojans found this out in the second quarter of their game at Western on Thursday. Leading 8-2, a faulty game clock almost turned the game around. But the Trojans held on, escaping with the 38-32 road win and with the victory Pahrump (12-13 overall, 5-5 Sunset League) takes the third-place seed in the playoffs.\n“We had the momentum going into the second quarter and there was a 15-minute break in the action to find another game clock,” Hopkins said. “We finally played part of the second and third quarters without a clock, but the break gave the Warriors a change in momentum.”\nThe Warriors (11-11, 5-5) started to make more baskets in the second quarter, matching the Trojans point for point with each team scoring six points. At the half, the Trojans were still hanging on to a six-point lead 14-8, but things continued to get worse for the Trojans and in the third quarter, Western outscored the Trojans 15-13, pulling within two at the end of the third, 25-23.\nIn the fourth, the slide continued and the Warriors caught the Trojans and actually went ahead. Hopkins said the team was down by one point in the fourth quarter.\nThe Trojans kept fighting and managed to outscore Western 13-9 and hold on in the fourth.\n“What really won the game for us was our free-throw shooting,” Hopkins said. “We were 15-26 and had several players in the fourth quarter that kept us ahead. Jackie Stobbe went 1-2 with a technical, Bethany Calvert made two in a row and then Jill Smith made a basket on an inbound play that put us ahead by six.”\nIsabelle Meza led the team with 10 points and Bethany Calvert, Alyvia Briscoe and Jackie Stobbe each had seven.\nWith the regular season ended, Pahrump turns its focus on Moapa Valley (23-5, 8-2), the second-place seed of the Sunrise League and the Trojans will travel today to Overton to play a 6 p.m. game.\nIf Pahrump wins, they will play the winner of the Tech vs. Cheyenne game on Friday at Sunrise Mountain High School at 6:20 p.m.\nHopkins said his team struggled with the Pirates’ press but it was their first game of the season and he feels his team has improved since then.\n“We know what we are doing and so do they,” he said. “It will be a tough game. We will have to play them harder than we played Cheyenne. I saw them again and they shot a lot of 3-pointers and it wasn’t just a couple of players. They have four to five players that can shoot. They are quicker than us and we’ve got to play good defense.”\nThe Trojans have totally turned things around with Hopkins returning as head coach after an eight-year break. This year he took the team from the cellar to third place and to the playoffs for the first time since 2008.\nThe boys basketball team also made some strides despite losing their last game to Western, 71-60. The boys won more games this year (7-20, 1-9) since the 2013-14 season, which was Trojans coach John Toomer’s first season.\nLast season was a tough year for the boys basketball program too, with injuries to players. The team barely fielded seven players on the court. There were even rumors that the boys might not have a team this year.\nAt the boys basketball tryouts, the Trojans had over 50 players try out for basketball, bringing new life to the program. The boys have a good core to build around with potentially five juniors returning, most notably two veteran guards in Antonio Fortin and Bryce Odegard. Things are picking up in basketball.\nIn addition to some new talent, Toomer also added a new assistant coach in James Taylor. This addition has helped the Trojans play better defense and offense this year.\nOf course what Trojans coach John Toomer needs and I am sure it is on his wish list, is a big man like Cheyenne sophomore Christopher Rose, at 6 foot 5 inches and 245 pounds.\nToomer was also happy with the season.\n“We both know that this is not the league we belong in as far as basketball is concerned, but it has been a fun growing season,” the coach said.\nContact sports editor Vern Hee at [email protected]", "Brian Washington’s dunk was the exclamation point on a night where the 6-foot-5-inch senior had 28 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and six blocks to lead his Spartans’ boys basketball team to an 80-68 victory over visiting Cheyenne on Monday.\nCimarron-Memorial center Brian Washington dunks during a home game against Cheyenne in Las Vegas, Dec. 11, 2017. Justin Emerson/Las Vegas Review-Journal.\nWith just under six minutes left in the game, Brian Washington held the ball in the paint, looking for a pass. He claims not to have heard someone yell from his bench, “Take it!” but that’s what he did anyway, throwing down a monster jam to give Cimarron-Memorial’s boys basketball team its biggest lead of the night to that point.\nIt was the exclamation point on a night when the 6-foot-5-inch senior had 28 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and six blocks to lead his Spartans to an 80-68 victory over visiting Cheyenne on Monday.\n“I just saw a lane, and I dunked it,” Washington said. “I didn’t hear that, but I’m pretty sure someone said that. They’re always saying that.”\nIt’s hard to say what the most impressive part of Washington’s night was. His game-high 28 points and 11 rebounds jump off the page, but it could have been his seven assists from the center position, or perhaps his defensive prowess keeping the Spartans (6-2) in a game that looked like it was Cheyenne’s for the taking.\nThe Desert Shields (5-3) controlled the early part of the game, taking a 34-28 lead into halftime that could have been bigger. Washington blocked four shots in the first few minutes, forcing Cheyenne to the outside and virtually eliminating any scoring in the paint.\nBut it caught up to them, and once the Spartans started rolling, they wouldn’t stop. They started the third quarter on a 14-2 run, which included a 3-pointer from George Tribble, assisted by Washington, to give Cimarron its first lead.\n“With his defense and his rebounding, he gets guys inspired to play,” Cimarron coach Daryl Branham said. “I would say he’s the best passing big man in town.”\nTribble finished with 18 points, including three 3-pointers on dishes from Washington. And while Washington was just three assists shy of a triple-double, once Cimarron established its lead he trailed back to play defense, rarely passing center court the rest of the night as the Spartans cruised to victory.\nSenior Kavon Williams led the Desert Shields with 16 points. Damino Bonty scored 13, and Hahsonie Laushaul added 12 points for Cheyenne.\nContact Justin Emerson at [email protected] or (702) 387-2944. Follow @J15Emerson on Twitter.", "French rock icon Johnny Hallyday was laid to rest in a private ceremony in the West Indies on Monday despite his first wife and many of his fans bemoaning a burial so far from mainland France.\nHundreds of thousands of people had thronged the centre of Paris on Saturday for a \"people's tribute\", with at least 12 million people watching the ceremony for the star on television.\nFrance has not seen such an outpouring of emotion for a singer since the death of Edith Piaf.\nHis burial on the French Caribbean island of St Barts was much more intimate, with 30 bikers accompanying his close family and friends to a tiny seaside cemetery.\nThe ceremony, from which cameras were banned, started more than a half an hour late after one of the mourners was taken ill.\nHours before, Hallyday's first wife Sylvie Vartan said she was heartbroken that he was being buried there.\n\"It is with a broken heart that I must accept the idea that Johnny will be buried today,\" the 1960s pop star said in a statement to AFP.\n\"It is very sad that Johnny will be so far from all of us who loved him so much,\" she added.\nMany of Hallyday's mainly working-class fans who lined the streets of Paris on Saturday are upset the singer will be buried so far away (AFP)\nVeteran pop star Michel Polnareff, an old friend of the man they called the French Elvis, also said he found it \"strange that his fans should be deprived of Johnny\" in this way.\n'Part of our heritage'\n\"He's part of our heritage. I find it unthinkable that all those like myself who are inconsolable now should be prevented from paying their respects\" at his grave, he said.\nMany of Hallyday's mainly working-class fans who lined the streets of Paris on Saturday were also upset that the singer would be so far away.\nBut the Caribbean island's leader Bruno Magras told AFP that Hallyday had always wanted to be buried there.\nHis said the motorcycle-mad singer, who is credited with introducing France to rock 'n' roll, told him \"several times he wanted to be buried in St Barts\".\nVartan, 73, did not accompany Hallyday's white coffin to St Barts, though their son David, along with Laura Smet, Hallyday's daughter with actress Nathalie Baye, was among the 60 mourners at the graveside.\nVartan and Hallyday were the golden couple of French pop in the 1960s, but their marriage -- which ended in 1980 -- was often stormy.\nHallyday attempted suicide in 1966 because he was afraid she was about to leave him.\nVartan said that \"Johnny will always be in my heart... after 17 passionate years together, I can tell you first love never dies.\"\nA leather-clad showman who was almost unknown abroad, Hallyday died of lung cancer on Wednesday aged 74.\nAhead of the burial, hundreds of islanders dressed in white -- the colour of mourning in the West Indies -- kept a vigil through the night at a \"public wake\" for the singer.\nTwo of them, Sidonie and Mirko, who described Hallyday as \"kind and unstarry\", told how he would sometimes sing at a local restaurant a \"little like we do when we do karaoke\".\nSylvie Vartan and Johnny Hallyday were the golden couple of French pop in the 1960s, but their marriage -- which ended in 1980 -- was often stormy (POOL/AFP)\nMarie-Helene Delcasse, of the Friends of Johnny Hallyday and Rock 'n' Roll fan group, said \"it will be difficult for fans to go and see him\" on the island.\nAnother fan, Francois Le Lay, said he understood that five-times-married Hallyday would have wanted privacy, but \"we would have preferred if he was buried in Paris. But if Johnny wanted that, we will respect it.\"", "GALLIPOLIS — The Ohio Association of Garden Clubs regional meeting was held Oct. 28 at the New Life Lutheran Church in Gallipolis.\nKatie Shoemaker, Outgoing County Chair, welcomed members of clubs from Athens, Meigs, Gallia and Washington Counties. Denise Bonecutter opened the meeting with devotions and song in memory of members who have passed this year.\nSuzy Parker, OAGC first vice-president, introduced Susan Jennings who was installed as regional director at convention in July. Parker then installed her officers, Margaret Murrey as treasurer, and Sara Spurlock, secretary. She updated members on events scheduled by OAGC in 2018, including bus trips to the Philadelphia Flower Show, Falling Waters and PHipps Conservatory as well as E and J Exhibitor and judges school in April and Natur Study Retreat at Camp Koinonia in Geneva, Ohio.\nSheila Curtis, OAGC sales chair and judge presented the Outstanding Garden Club Member award to Gladys Cumings from Meigs County and superior award certificates to Meigs and Washington County garden clubs for flower show contests. Allie Clagg from Gallipolis was the winner of this year’s OAGC and region 11 scholarships.\nIn the morning program, Briggs Shoemaker, director of Ohio Farm Bureau for Athens, Meigs, Gallia and Lawrence Counties and recipient of several OAGC state and regional scholarships, spoke about his experiences in the field of agriculture since graduating college. He spoke of how technology is key to farming these days nad that droves are now being used for taking promotion videos and three-dimensional field mappings for custom landscaping and field scoutings.\nThe afternoon speaker was Babs Sabick, past president and present sales secretary of OAGC. Sabick’s program was on the “Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad.” Using freedom quilt blocks in quilts she made, Sabick illustrated patterns used to relay messages to runaway slaves on safe or unsafe harbors on their trek north to Canada. Sabick incorporated floral designs to accompany the quilts displayed and spoke on the history of the 1800s.\nMargaret Murrey, Susan Jennings, Suzy Parker, Briggs Shoemaker, Babs Sabick and Sara Spurlock stand from left to right. Margaret Murrey, Susan Jennings, Suzy Parker, Briggs Shoemaker, Babs Sabick and Sara Spurlock stand from left to right. Courtesy photos Babs Sabick is shown with quilt blocks Jacobs Ladder, Wagon Wheel and Monkey Wrench. Babs Sabick is shown with quilt blocks Jacobs Ladder, Wagon Wheel and Monkey Wrench. Courtesy photos", "The \"Text & Textile\" exhibition at the Yale Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library runs through Aug. 12, 2018.\nLots of conferences, exhibitions, and other sewing-related events are scheduled in June 2018.\nThrough Aug. 12: Text & Textile exhibition, New Haven, Connecticut\nAn exhibition, at the Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, examines the junction of text and textiles in literature and politics. It includes some rare items: Gertrude Stein’s waistcoat; the first folio edition of William Shakespeare’s plays; Renaissance embroidered bindings; American samplers; poetry by Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and Walt Whitman; and more. The exhibition is free and open to the public daily. See the library website for hours.\nJune 1–3: 45th Annual Quilters Unlimited Quilt Show, Merrifield, Virginia\nThe Quilters Unlimited show offers multiple demonstrations on topics ranging from mixed media to redwork and handbag construction. Choose from special classes led by top-of-the-line quilters. These classes require separate registration and payment. The show includes vendors selling a wide variety of supplies for your next project. General admission is $15 per day and $20 for three days; free for children 12 and under.\nJune 7–10: Palmer/Pletsch Sewing Workshop: Fit & Sew Fashion Knits, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\nLearn from sewing expert Pamela Leggett to master fitting and to sew knit garments. The four-day workshop covers the basics to ensure students can fit themselves and tackle the next project of their choice, whether it is a cardigan, dress, or jacket. Pamela will guide each student and provide sewing advice. Workshop: $750.\nJune 8–9: Crafting Live Show, Bolton, England\nVendors along with well-established crafting celebrities and presenters will be on hand during the two-day event at the USN Bolton Arena, including Nancy Watt, Debby Shore, and Andy Love. Unique to Crafting Live, the presenters offer “masterclass” workshops, in which participants create a project that they can take home. The workshops charge an extra fee. The show also features make-and-take sessions. General admission is $5 each daily, or $7.50 for both days.\nJune 14–16: 2018 Minnesota Quilters Quilt Show and Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota\nThe Minnesota Quilters Show, in its 40th year, includes several new features. One is a complimentary Learning Stage for all attendees to sit in and learn from several of the 100-plus show vendors. Another is Quilt Bombing, a fiber form of graffiti or street art, to mark the show’s 40th anniversary. A meet-the-teachers social also is planned June 15. Choose from many classes and lectures, check out the special quilt exhibits, peruse the merchant mall, and attend the grand banquet. A single-day pass is $14 for non-Minnesota Quilters members, $12 for members, and $5 for children ages 5 to 12. There are additional fees for classes.\nJune 21–23: The Quilt Show Reno, Reno, Nevada\nThe show provides three days to shop, socialize, and sew at the Grand Sierra Resort. Numerous lectures, workshops, and demonstrations are planned. Attendees can learn sewing and quilting tips and techniques for free at the main stage. They also have the option to register for classes in advance on the show website. Hundred of quilts will be displayed by national and local quilt artists. While at the event, enter daily prize drawings and the opportunity to win a grand prize. Admission is $10 for one day, $15 for two days, and $24 for three days. There’s free admission for children 12 and under.\nSign up for the Threads eletter Get the latest including tips, techniques and special offers straight to your inbox. ×", "The husband of a cyclist killed in the Gap of Dunloe in Co Kerry has written to the Department of Transport about the lack of safety and traffic controls on the very narrow road shared by cyclists, hikers, farm vehicles, pony carts and tourist cars.\nDon Theiler’s wife Janet Price, who was in her 60s, was killed on the afternoon of May 30 near the Kate Kearney’s Cottage side of the Gap when she collided with a trailer full of lambs after rounding an extremely sharp turn.\nThe couple, who are from Burien, Washington State, had spent two weeks travelling around Ireland and the day before they were due to return home to the US, they rented bikes to see the lakes of Killarney and the Gap of Dunloe.\nThe Gap, a public road through the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks, is one of the most visited tourist routes in Ireland, famous since Victorian times.\nIn a letter, Mr Theiler describes chaotic scenes on the tourist route the day his wife lost her life.\nThe narrow road is shared by “hikers, a variety of bikers, tourist pony carts, farm vehicles and automobiles”, Mr Theiler tells the authorities.\nThere are numerous blind curves, with people and vehicles travelling in both directions, he details.\n“There is virtually no signage on the road warning people of impending dangerous conditions ahead.”\nYet, he felt a few measures like mirrors would make it less hazardous. Before his wife was killed, they both had to dismount their bikes “and get off the road” to allow cars and vans, filled with tourists, to pass, Mr Theiler said.\n“The specific location where Janet was killed is a prime example of these especially hazardous conditions. It is a very sharp turn, virtually a U-turn. Currently there is no signage, warning lights, mirrors or other transportation control measures alerting people to the potential dangers ahead. The road is too narrow for the vehicles to easily pass one another.\n“It is impossible to see anything or anyone coming in the opposite direction until they are virtually on top of one another.”\nHe suggests limited access system, a gate for “authorised vehicles of residents and farmers, with an alternate access for pony carts, hikers and bicycles”.\nCalling for an engineer’s survey to be carried out, Mr Theiler said: “My family and I are determined to pursue this matter to a reasonable conclusion, in part to ensure that something positive comes out of this tragic affair.” His letter to the department was also copied to local TDs and Kerry County Council.\nMayor of Killarney Brendan Cronin said he fully supported Mr Theiler’s calls for a survey and said extra signage and mirrors must be installed. However, before changes to access, there would have to be consultation with all parties — locals, ponymen, and people involved in tourism, he said.", "Graffiti is minimally a misdemeanor and for many of its practitioners that’s the point. Veiled by noms d’artistes , these elusive artists challenge distinctions between public and private property by tagging buildings with their stylized handles or leave lapidary visual critiques that some regard as an urban blight and others deem high art. Of course not all street artists work in the shadows, flirting with felonies to get their kicks; others create public murals commemorating public figures and historical happenings that shaped neighborhoods.\nIn “Street Artists of Milwaukee,\" June 24 through Aug. 5 at the Frank Juarez Gallery, five Wisconsin artists demonstrate their unique takes on street art. Nova Czarnecki and John Kowalczyk are MIAD graduates, both of whom have beautified Milwaukee with public murals in recent years. Fred Kaems is a mostly self-taught painter whose youthful years of graffiti work have left a trace in his continued preference for hand-cut stencils and spray paint. Dave Watkins paints abstractions influenced by urban landscapes, which he has recently become interested in applying to urban landscapes themselves. Mike Change, aka changerous63, began making graffiti art in the 1980s. More recently he has applied his experience to assisting with public projects like the East Side’s Black Cat Alley.\n“Street Artists of Milwaukee\" opens with an artists’ reception from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, June 24. Visitors will be invited to try their hand at gallery-sanctioned graffiti on USPS mail stickers.\nStrawberry Challenge Party\nWisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts\nN50 W5050 Portland Road\nCoinciding with Cedarburg’s annual Strawberry Festival, the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts has collected works by local fiber artists inspired by all things strawberry. Welcoming a variety of media—quilt, wall hanging, wearable art, rug, paper—the entries are on display in WMQFA’s lobby. Their much-anticipated Strawberry Challenge Party takes place Friday, June 23, during which the first, second and third place winners for the youth and adult categories will be announced and awarded prizes.\n“Light Keeper’s Art Show and Sale\"\nNorth Point Lighthouse\n2650 N. Wahl Ave.\nA group exhibition and sale will be held at the North Point Lighthouse on Friday, June 23, from 5-9 p.m. Six artists will present more than 100 works of jewelry, photography, watercolor, acrylic paint and colored pencil. Despite working across media, the artists are united by their friendship with Julia Taylor, president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, in whose honor the exhibition is being mounted (Taylor is also one of the contributing artists). A portion of event admission ($10 per person) and proceeds from the silent auction will benefit Milwaukee’s historic North Point Lighthouse. “Light Keeper’s Art Show and Sale\" will be catered by Pastiche at Hotel Metro, including a signature champagne cocktail created specially for the occasion.", "CLOSE Susy Tomassi disappeared Friday night walking in Indian River County. Lamaur Stancil, 3/17/2018\nAssunta \"Susy\" Tomassi, who suffers from dementia, was last seen March 16, 2018. (Photo: PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)\nINDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A St. Lucie County woman who was reported missing in Indian River County Friday night is a local business owner, and has been known to wander off in the past, according to the Sheriff's Office.\nMore: Search continues for missing St. Lucie County woman\nAssunta \"Susy\" Tomassi was last seen about 5 p.m. Friday sitting outside The Quilted Giraffe at 500 U.S. 1 in Vero Beach — the restaurant she owns with her husband, Patrick Tomassi.\nThe man told deputies his wife, who suffers from dementia, would often read a book or smoke outside the restaurant. He also said Susy Tomassi liked to walk to the South Vero Square plaza and visit the Family Dollar.\nMore: Should Florida do more to aid elderly dementia patients who 'wander'? | Trending\nPatrick Tomassi realized his wife was missing about 6 p.m. Friday and went to the South Vero Square to search for her, according to the Sheriff's Office. He told deputies his wife has wandered off before, but he has always been able to find her.\nAssunta Susy Tomassi (Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)\nA surveillance video of the Wildwood Antique Mall at the plaza shows Susy Tomassi walk in front of the store at 5:41 p.m., according to deputies. About 40 minutes later, the video shows Patrick Tomassi enter the store, looking for his wife.\nThe man called the Sheriff's Office at 6:48 p.m. after searching the Family Dollar store and the route back to the couple's home.\nAir and ground searches ensued. The Sheriff's Office helicopter canvassed the area while units searched the plaza and the roads to Fort Pierce. A Search and Rescue team searched through the night in the wooded Oslo Preserve.\nThe Sheriff's Office SWAT team scoured the area the next day while deputies used ATVs and a bloodhound to search Old Dixie Highway Southwest and U.S. 1.\nThe efforts yielded no evidence on the woman's whereabouts.\nDeputies said Susy Tomassi may have accepted a ride or left the plaza another way.\nMore: 15-year-old boy missing since February found safe\nAnyone with information or with surveillance video of the woman is urged to call Detective Michael Dilks at 772-978-6120, referencing case 2018-47014.\nRead or Share this story: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-county/2018/03/19/search-missing-woman-indian-river-county-continues-through-fourth-day/437400002/", "Whether plastic chairs will be classified as a plastic item and get bracketed in a lower tax bracket of up to 18 per cent or find itself clubbed in the 28 per cent tax slab for furniture. Illustration: C R Sasikumar Whether plastic chairs will be classified as a plastic item and get bracketed in a lower tax bracket of up to 18 per cent or find itself clubbed in the 28 per cent tax slab for furniture. Illustration: C R Sasikumar\nA month and a half into the roll-out of the goods and services tax (GST), businesses are grappling with a bevy of compliance-related problems — including issues related to classification of items in various tax slabs, return filing-linked compliance requirements and the multiplicity of tax rates. Whether plastic chairs will be classified as a plastic item and get bracketed in a lower tax bracket of up to 18 per cent or find itself clubbed in the 28 per cent tax slab for furniture. Similar is the case with the rate of tax incidence on quilts, which can be 12 per cent in the case of wholly made quilted textile materials, 18 per cent for cotton pillows, mattress and quilts or 28 per cent for quilts in the category of mattress supports.\nCoding of goods under various HSN categories is a key challenge as similar goods, such as in the case of quilt, can attract multiple tax rates. While the government is making efforts at clarifying doubts through a series of notifications and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), multiplicity of tax rates and difficulties in classification of items under the HSN (Harmonised System Nomenclature) codes are among the challenges being faced by businesses in adapting to the new tax regime.\nGiving example of taxation of plastic chairs, M S Mani, senior director, indirect tax, Deloitte Haskins & Sells said: “Plastic items are being taxed at 12 per cent or 18 per cent, while furniture items are taxed at 28 per cent under GST. There is no clarity whether plastic chairs will get classified as a plastic item and get classified in lower tax bracket or get bracketed in the 28 per cent tax slab of furniture.”\nAlluding to the complexities of the GST, EY’s tax partner Satya Poddar said that HSN coding of items is a “nightmare” in the new indirect tax regime, as it does not have 5-6 tax rates but a total of “almost 1,100 tax rates”. “HSN coding is a nightmare. Even professionals like us, who eat GST for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even in the tea breaks, we discuss nothing but the GST, I don’t understand HSN coding even now,” he said.\n“I’ll give you a very simple example…I was in a meeting with a retailer and he was asking us what is the tax HSN code for a quilt. In Rajasthan, they make quilt, handmade, they take a sheet of a fabric, and they put little bit of cotton in it and make a quilt out of it. Textile fabrics are taxable at 5 per cent, textile garments are taxable at 5 per cent, made up articles are also taxable at 5 per cent, but not always.\nNow the question is that whether a quilt is a textiles fabric (taxable at 5 per cent) or an apparel (taxable at 5 per cent or 12 per cent)? They went through HSN coding and got an opinion from legal experts and nobody has been able to give a definitive answer. So we concluded two hours of discussion by saying that let’s go for advance ruling from the government. So this is the degree of complexity,” Poddar said while speaking at a discussion on GST organised by Pahle India Foundation last week.\nVolume two of the Economic Survey, authored by Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, has however brushed off the concerns raised regarding complexities under the GST regime. “Much of the commentary has suggested that the GST has a complicated tax structure, implicitly comparing the new system with an ideal GST tax structure while implying that the comparison is with the past. It is inaccurate to suggest that the GST is more complicated than the system it replaced, for two related reasons.”\n“Previously, every good faced an excise tax levied by the Centre and a state VAT. There were at least 8-10 rates of excises and 3-4 rates of state VATs, the latter potentially different across states. So, a structure of multiple rates (as much as 10 times 4 times 29 states) has been reduced to a structure of 6 rates. More important, uniformity or the principle of “one good, one tax” all over India is now a reality. Previously, different states could impose different taxes on any given product and these could be different from that levied by the Centre,” the Survey said.\nTax experts said that even though the GST has succeeded in harmonising and digitising the tax system but much needs to be done to make its implementation simpler. Issuance of multiple notifications or clarifications tends to send a confusing signal to businesses, Mani said. “Businesses need clarity at the beginning of the month. A series of FAQs in the middle of the month is not conducive for businesses,” he added.\nEY’s Tax Partner Abhishek Jain said that one of the primary issues bothering businesses at present is filing of GST returns and how to show transitional credit since the filing window for Form TRAN-1 is likely to open on August 21, while businesses are supposed to file GSTR-3B by August 20. “Opening credit as on June 30 will get reflected in the two forms of transitional credit of TRAN-1 and TRAN-2.\nThe opening credit then would have got credited automatically in the taxpayers’ profile on the portal. Since the link for filing TRAN-1 form has not yet opened, while GSTR-3B has to be filed by August 20, it may become an issue for taxpayers. Representations have been made to the government regarding the same,” Jain said.\nThe Economic Survey, however, has argued that requirements of return filings have gone down under GST as compared to the earlier taxation system, except in the case of service tax, wherein agents have to register in every state where they operate in and file returns in each of the states. “It is true that there will be additional documentation requirements on all those who are now part of the GST net. But the filing requirements will comprise filling one set of forms per month (not three as has been alleged because filling the first automatically fills the two others). This will not be an additional burden because similar, sometimes more onerous, requirements existed under the previous state VAT and central excise regimes,” it said.\nIn the discussions in the GST Council, attempts were made to preserve the simpler system for service tax returns, but “states were nearly unanimous in insisting for multiple registrations as a way to ensure that they receive their due share of revenues”, it added.\nTax experts expect the next hurdle after filing of GST returns would be matching of invoices, which will involve matching of the sales invoices submitted by a supplier against the corresponding purchase invoices submitted by a buyer. Tax experts said that every invoice that is uploaded has to be cross verified by the 15 digit number on it and each of the 15 digits has to be matched with the buyer claiming a credit, but issues may arise when the matching is done line by line, with almost ten different tax rates and each line requiring a separate HSN code.\nGiving example of China, where only one step verification is required, Poddar said, “In China, they have a fully automated system but the three steps are reduced to one step and that gives you tremendous simplification vis-a-vis India. In China, any invoice that is issued, barring a business dealer, which will lead to an input tax credit claim by the buyer, all the B2B invoices are issued using a government application software for issuance of invoices. So once the invoice is issued using the government software, it automatically creates a validity check because information by the vendor is automatically mailed to the tax department and the tax department then automatically verify if somebody is claiming an input tax credit for a given input invoice. Then they know that if this invoice is issued by the software which is controlled and designed by the government, there is no need for confirmation. So if you have adopted the system, this would have eliminated the need for cross matching of invoices. Three steps would have been reduced into one.”\nFor all the latest Business News, download Indian Express App", "Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nA 12-year-old East Kilbride girl driven to the brink of suicide after being terrorised by cruel school bullies is now riding high after a confidence-boosting birthday surprise.\nAmy Paton felt she had nowhere to turn after falling victim to a six-month campaign of hate by some of her classmates at Calderglen High.\nCruel taunts and physical assaults in the school halls had left the bright and bubbly youngster withdrawn and feeling isolated.\nBut it was an horrific attack outside of school which left her battered and bruised, reportedly at the hands of a 15-year-old “former friend”, that pushed Amy to the point where she had lost all hope.\nBut after a surprise visit from a band of big-hearted bikers, the youngster has found a new lease of life – and a way to beat the bullies.\nAround 100 members of new-found national support group Bikes Against Bullies UK roared into town to get behind Amy and take a stand against the bullies.\nAnd their incredible show of solidarity has worked wonders as honorary biker Amy is now bursting with confidence.\nAmy’s tearful mum Gemma told the News: “I’ve got my girl back.\n“Since the bikers showed up and made her feel special, Amy is a totally different girl and, instead of getting upset, knows how to deal with the bullies.\n“She’s just happy again. Just knowing that someone cares has given her a confidence boost. I’ve not seen her smile like that for a long time, it’s amazing. Amy wants to be a biker now.”\nBikers from across the UK turned out to surprise Amy for her 12th birthday with a spectacular ride-out from James Hamilton Heritage Park to her home in East Mains.\nAmy was beaming as she got in the saddle and was presented with a certificate, T-shirt and book on how to cope with bullying.\nShe was also handed an array of generous gifts including a three-year martial arts course from the Tora Black Belt Academy in Coatbridge.\nGemma revealed to the News the bullying started as soon as Amy began first year and claimed head teacher Liz White ignored her pleas for help.\nShe said: “She was being called fat and ugly and even told to go kill herself. It was mentally destroying her.\n“She wanted to stay off school all the time and would hide away in her room making pictures of herself self-harming and drawing her own gravestone.\n“I asked the school for a meeting but the head teacher didn’t respond. Amy was at the head’s door nearly every day but was told to stop telling fibs and sent back to class. We were ignored.\n“The bullying hasn’t stopped. The first day she went back to school after the bikers had been she was pushed up against the wall by a girl but she’s holding her head up high.\n“Most people have came up to her to say how cool it was.”\nBikes Against Bullies co-ordinator for Scotland, Gerry Corrigan, said: “We don’t like to see folk getting wronged.\n“We do this all over the UK and unfortunately we are finding the same response from schools – bullying is an epidemic.\n“Amy was completely taken aback when we rode up. Something switched inside of her and her face lit up and there was an instant change in her.\n“We will support her and let her know 3500 bikers across the UK are behind her. We don’t want to see this happen to any other kids.”\nSouth Lanarkshire Council’s head of education, Des Dickson, said: ”The most important thing just now is to hear what Amy and her mum have to say.\n“The school is very proactive in listening to and dealing with any concerns raised about bullying and a young person’s wellbeing.\n“The head teacher will make contact with the family to look into this matter and provide any necessary support. We would want to ensure that Amy feels safe and cared for and able to talk with someone about any concerns she may have.”", "As fat biking grows in popularity, cross-country ski and outdoor clubs are figuring out how to welcome the new sport to their trails without upsetting established users.\n\"It can be a user conflict, but it doesn't have to be,\" said Shane Landreville, nordic manager for Silver Star Mountain Resort near Kelowna, B.C.\nFor five seasons, Landreville has been developing space for winter bikers to ride alongside Silver Star's cross-country skiers and snowshoers.\nAt first, the bikes were limited to multi-use trails, but now they have roughly 15 kilometres of dedicated terrain, separate from skiers.\nSilver Star Ski Resort in Kelowna, B.C., has added dedicated fat bike trails. (John Bowes)\nWith Canada's largest network of cross-country ski trails, Silver Star has plenty of room to keep bikers and skiers separate, but in communities with less space, learning to share the trails can present more of a problem.\n\"It's a pretty contentious issue in the cross-country ski world,\" said John Bowes, general manager of the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club in Prince George.\nBowes said the topic of fat bikes has come up at two recent conferences he attended, with a split between those who welcome the new sport and those who see it as a problem for skiers.\n\"They want cross-country trails to be cross-country trails,\" he said.\nInsurance worries\nFor now, the use of fat bikes at the club is being \"researched,\" Bowes said. The same is happening at the Omineca Ski Club in Burns Lake, west of Prince George, where fat bikes are increasingly being used on cross-country trails.\nAccording to the club's website, the primary concern is insurance.\n\"All of our skiers are covered by insurance that is paid through their membership fees,\" the message reads. \"But it only covers specific activities — and fat biking is not one of them.\"\nSome trail users welcome fat bikers as they pack down snow, making them easier to traverse. (Lynda Foreman)\nThe message then asks members to research fat biking and come forward with ideas at the next annual general meeting.\nTom Skinner believes it's in everyone's best interest for cross-country skiers and fat bikers to get along. And as someone who both skis and fat bikes, he believes it's fully possible for that to happen.\n\"It's a win-win,\" he said from Prince George, where he is organizing the city's second annual fat bike festival this weekend.\nThe primary issue, Skinner explained, is that fat bikes can damage trails when temperatures get above freezing or the snow is fresh. To that end, he said bikers need to carefully choose where and when to ride so they don't ruin things for others.\n\"Conditions determine whether you can or can't ride on cross-country ski trails [with a fat bike],\" he explained.\nAt Silver Star, bikes are not allowed on trails when the temperature is above freezing or when snow is fresh.\nRules limit where and when winter bikers can use the trails at Silver Star Ski Resort. (John Bowes)\nLandreville recommends clubs experiment with allowing cyclists to choose specific times, or even days, when riders are allowed on the trails, and making sure other club members are aware.\nSkinner hopes to organize a demonstration of fat bikes at the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club later in the spring, when the trails have turned icy, to show skiers what the sport is about.\nFor now, though, he's sticking to multi-use trails in the woods maintained by the Cranbrook Hill Greenway Society, where board chair Robin Draper said feedback on the addition of fat bikes has been \"positive,\" especially among winter runners.\n\"The fat bikes make a nice packed trail for them,\" he said.\nUltimately, he said, it's all about getting people outdoors in the winter months.\n\"To me, the more people I see out being active, the happier I am.\"\nWith files from Nicole Oud\nFor more stories from northern British Columbia, follow CBC Daybreak North on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast wherever you like to listen." ]
Who did Ibn Sina assist in his financial labors?
[ "Ibn Sina's first appointment was that of physician to the emir, Nuh II, who owed him his recovery from a dangerous illness (997). Ibn Sina's chief reward for this service was access to the royal library of the Samanids, well-known patrons of scholarship and scholars. When the library was destroyed by fire not long after, the enemies of Ibn Sina accused him of burning it, in order for ever to conceal the sources of his knowledge. Meanwhile, he assisted his father in his financial labors, but still found time to write some of his earliest works." ]
[ "Meanwhile, he had written to Abu Ya'far, the prefect of the dynamic city of Isfahan, offering his services. The new emir of Hamadan, hearing of this correspondence and discovering where Ibn Sina was hiding, incarcerated him in a fortress. War meanwhile continued between the rulers of Isfahan and Hamadãn; in 1024 the former captured Hamadan and its towns, expelling the Tajik mercenaries. When the storm had passed, Ibn Sina returned with the emir to Hamadan, and carried on his literary labors. Later, however, accompanied by his brother, a favorite pupil, and two slaves, Ibn Sina escaped from the city in the dress of a Sufi ascetic. After a perilous journey, they reached Isfahan, receiving an honorable welcome from the prince.", "Ibn Sina subsequently settled at Rey, in the vicinity of modern Tehran, the home town of Rhazes; where Majd Addaula, a son of the last Buwayhid emir, was nominal ruler under the regency of his mother (Seyyedeh Khatun). About thirty of Ibn Sina's shorter works are said to have been composed in Rey. Constant feuds which raged between the regent and her second son, Shams al-Daula, however, compelled the scholar to quit the place. After a brief sojourn at Qazvin he passed southwards to Hamadãn where Shams al-Daula, another Buwayhid emir, had established himself. At first, Ibn Sina entered into the service of a high-born lady; but the emir, hearing of his arrival, called him in as medical attendant, and sent him back with presents to his dwelling. Ibn Sina was even raised to the office of vizier. The emir decreed that he should be banished from the country. Ibn Sina, however, remained hidden for forty days in sheikh Ahmed Fadhel's house, until a fresh attack of illness induced the emir to restore him to his post. Even during this perturbed time, Ibn Sina persevered with his studies and teaching. Every evening, extracts from his great works, the Canon and the Sanatio, were dictated and explained to his pupils. On the death of the emir, Ibn Sina ceased to be vizier and hid himself in the house of an apothecary, where, with intense assiduity, he continued the composition of his works.", "Ibn Sina (Avicenna) is regarded as the most influential philosopher of Islam. He pioneered the science of experimental medicine and was the first physician to conduct clinical trials. His two most notable works in medicine are the Kitāb al-shifāʾ (\"Book of Healing\") and The Canon of Medicine, both of which were used as standard medicinal texts in both the Muslim world and in Europe well into the 17th century. Amongst his many contributions are the discovery of the contagious nature of infectious diseases, and the introduction of clinical pharmacology.", "Ibn Sina created an extensive corpus of works during what is commonly known as the Islamic Golden Age, in which the translations of Greco-Roman, Persian, and Indian texts were studied extensively. Greco-Roman (Mid- and Neo-Platonic, and Aristotelian) texts translated by the Kindi school were commented, redacted and developed substantially by Islamic intellectuals, who also built upon Persian and Indian mathematical systems, astronomy, algebra, trigonometry and medicine. The Samanid dynasty in the eastern part of Persia, Greater Khorasan and Central Asia as well as the Buyid dynasty in the western part of Persia and Iraq provided a thriving atmosphere for scholarly and cultural development. Under the Samanids, Bukhara rivaled Baghdad as a cultural capital of the Islamic world.", "One of the common definitions for \"Islamic philosophy\" is \"the style of philosophy produced within the framework of Islamic culture.\" Islamic philosophy, in this definition is neither necessarily concerned with religious issues, nor is exclusively produced by Muslims. The Persian scholar Ibn Sina (Avicenna) (980–1037) had more than 450 books attributed to him. His writings were concerned with various subjects, most notably philosophy and medicine. His medical textbook The Canon of Medicine was used as the standard text in European universities for centuries. He also wrote The Book of Healing, an influential scientific and philosophical encyclopedia.", "Ibn Sīnā wrote at least one treatise on alchemy, but several others have been falsely attributed to him. His Logic, Metaphysics, Physics, and De Caelo, are treatises giving a synoptic view of Aristotelian doctrine, though Metaphysics demonstrates a significant departure from the brand of Neoplatonism known as Aristotelianism in Ibn Sīnā's world; Arabic philosophers[who?][year needed] have hinted at the idea that Ibn Sīnā was attempting to \"re-Aristotelianise\" Muslim philosophy in its entirety, unlike his predecessors, who accepted the conflation of Platonic, Aristotelian, Neo- and Middle-Platonic works transmitted into the Muslim world.", "In modern Iran, he is considered a national icon, and is often regarded as one of the greatest Persians to have ever lived. A monument was erected outside the Bukhara museum[year needed]. The Avicenna Mausoleum and Museum in Hamadan was built in 1952. Bu-Ali Sina University in Hamadan (Iran), Avicenna Research Institute in Tehran (Iran), the ibn Sīnā Tajik State Medical University in Dushanbe, Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences at Aligarh, India, Avicenna School in Karachi and Avicenna Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan Ibne Sina Balkh Medical School in his native province of Balkh in Afghanistan, Ibni Sina Faculty Of Medicine of Ankara University Ankara, Turkey and Ibn Sina Integrated School in Marawi City (Philippines) are all named in his honour. His portrait hangs in the Hall of the Avicenna Faculty of Medicine in the University of Paris. There is also a crater on the Moon named Avicenna and a plant genus Avicennia.", "Liber Aboali Abincine de Anima in arte Alchemiae was the most influential, having influenced later medieval chemists and alchemists such as Vincent of Beauvais. However Anawati argues (following Ruska) that the de Anima is a fake by a Spanish author. Similarly the Declaratio is believed not to be actually by Avicenna. The third work (The Book of Minerals) is agreed to be Avicenna's writing, adapted from the Kitab al-Shifa (Book of the Remedy). Ibn Sina classified minerals into stones, fusible substances, sulfurs, and salts, building on the ideas of Aristotle and Jabir. The epistola de Re recta is somewhat less sceptical of alchemy; Anawati argues that it is by Avicenna, but written earlier in his career when he had not yet firmly decided that transmutation was impossible.", "The Logic and Metaphysics have been extensively reprinted, the latter, e.g., at Venice in 1493, 1495, and 1546. Some of his shorter essays on medicine, logic, etc., take a poetical form (the poem on logic was published by Schmoelders in 1836).[citation needed] Two encyclopaedic treatises, dealing with philosophy, are often mentioned. The larger, Al-Shifa' (Sanatio), exists nearly complete in manuscript in the Bodleian Library and elsewhere; part of it on the De Anima appeared at Pavia (1490) as the Liber Sextus Naturalium, and the long account of Ibn Sina's philosophy given by Muhammad al-Shahrastani seems to be mainly an analysis, and in many places a reproduction, of the Al-Shifa'. A shorter form of the work is known as the An-najat (Liberatio). The Latin editions of part of these works have been modified by the corrections which the monastic editors confess that they applied. There is also a حكمت مشرقيه (hikmat-al-mashriqqiyya, in Latin Philosophia Orientalis), mentioned by Roger Bacon, the majority of which is lost in antiquity, which according to Averroes was pantheistic in tone.", "The soviet film \"Youth of Genius\" (1982), filmed and studios Uzbekfilm and Tajikfilm, dedicated to children and youth years Avicenna. The film's director Elyor Ishmuhamedov. Romantic and stormy, performed works, danger and irresistible thirst of knowledge was the youth of Al-Husayn ibn Abdallah ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Sina, which will be known around the world under the name of Avicenna – a great physician, scientist and educator X-XI centuries. The film is set in the ancient city of Bukhara at the turn of the millennium. In Louis L'Amour's 1985 historical novel The Walking Drum, Kerbouchard studies and discusses Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine. In his book The Physician (1988) Noah Gordon tells the story of a young English medical apprentice who disguises himself as a Jew to travel from England to Persia and learn from Avicenna, the great master of his time. The novel was adapted into a feature film, The Physician, in 2013. Avicenna was played by Ben Kingsley.", "George Sarton, the author of The History of Science, described Ibn Sīnā as \"one of the greatest thinkers and medical scholars in history\" and called him \"the most famous scientist of Islam and one of the most famous of all races, places, and times.\" He was one of the Islamic world's leading writers in the field of medicine. Along with Rhazes, Abulcasis, Ibn al-Nafis, and al-Ibadi, Ibn Sīnā is considered an important compiler of early Muslim medicine. He is remembered in the Western history of medicine as a major historical figure who made important contributions to medicine and the European Renaissance. His medical texts were unusual in that where controversy existed between Galen and Aristotle's views on medical matters (such as anatomy), he preferred to side with Aristotle, where necessary updating Aristotle's position to take into account post-Aristotelian advances in anatomical knowledge. Aristotle's dominant intellectual influence among medieval European scholars meant that Avicenna's linking of Galen's medical writings with Aristotle's philosophical writings in the Canon of Medicine (along with its comprehensive and logical organisation of knowledge) significantly increased Avicenna's importance in medieval Europe in comparison to other Islamic writers on medicine. His influence following translation of the Canon was such that from the early fourteenth to the mid-sixteenth centuries he was ranked with Hippocrates and Galen as one of the acknowledged authorities, princeps medicorum (\"prince of physicians\").", "Muslim physicians contributed to the field of medicine, including the subjects of anatomy and physiology: such as in the 15th century Persian work by Mansur ibn Muhammad ibn al-Faqih Ilyas entitled Tashrih al-badan (Anatomy of the body) which contained comprehensive diagrams of the body's structural, nervous and circulatory systems; or in the work of the Egyptian physician Ibn al-Nafis, who proposed the theory of pulmonary circulation. Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine remained an authoritative medical textbook in Europe until the 18th century. Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (also known as Abulcasis) contributed to the discipline of medical surgery with his Kitab al-Tasrif (\"Book of Concessions\"), a medical encyclopedia which was later translated to Latin and used in European and Muslim medical schools for centuries. Other medical advancements came in the fields of pharmacology and pharmacy.", "During the Middle Ages Aristotle's theory of tabula rasa was developed by Islamic philosophers starting with Al Farabi, developing into an elaborate theory by Avicenna and demonstrated as a thought experiment by Ibn Tufail. For Avicenna (Ibn Sina), for example, the tabula rasa is a pure potentiality that is actualized through education, and knowledge is attained through \"empirical familiarity with objects in this world from which one abstracts universal concepts\" developed through a \"syllogistic method of reasoning in which observations lead to propositional statements which when compounded lead to further abstract concepts\". The intellect itself develops from a material intellect (al-'aql al-hayulani), which is a potentiality \"that can acquire knowledge to the active intellect (al-'aql al-fa'il), the state of the human intellect in conjunction with the perfect source of knowledge\". So the immaterial \"active intellect\", separate from any individual person, is still essential for understanding to occur.", "According to Ismā‘īlīsm, Allah has sent \"seven\" great prophets known as “Nātıq” (Spoken) in order to disseminate and improve his Dīn of Islam. All of these great prophets has also one assistant known as “Sāmad (Silent) Imām”. At the end of each seven “Sāmad” silsila, one great “Nātıq” (Spoken) has ben sent in order to reimprove the Dīn of Islam. After Adam and his son Seth, and after six “Nātıq” (Spoken) – “Sāmad” (Silent) silsila (Noah–Shem), (Abraham–Ishmael), (Moses–Aaron), (Jesus–Simeon), (Muhammad bin ʿAbd Allāh–Ali ibn Abu Tālib); the silsila of “Nātıqs and Sāmads have been completed with (Muhammad bin Ismā‘īl as-ṣaghīr (Maymûn’ûl-Qaddāh)–ʿAbd Allāh Ibn-i Maymûn and his sons).", "Only Umayyad ruler (Caliphs of Damascus), Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, is unanimously praised by Sunni sources for his devout piety and justice. In his efforts to spread Islam he established liberties for the Mawali by abolishing the jizya tax for converts to Islam. Imam Abu Muhammad Adbullah ibn Abdul Hakam stated that Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz also stopped the personal allowance offered to his relatives stating that he could only give them an allowance if he gave an allowance to everyone else in the empire. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was later poisoned in the year 720. When successive governments tried to reverse Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz's tax policies it created rebellion.", "Ibn Sīnā wrote extensively on early Islamic philosophy, especially the subjects logic, ethics, and metaphysics, including treatises named Logic and Metaphysics. Most of his works were written in Arabic – then the language of science in the Middle East – and some in Persian. Of linguistic significance even to this day are a few books that he wrote in nearly pure Persian language (particularly the Danishnamah-yi 'Ala', Philosophy for Ala' ad-Dawla'). Ibn Sīnā's commentaries on Aristotle often criticized the philosopher,[citation needed] encouraging a lively debate in the spirit of ijtihad.", "In mathematics, the Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi gave his name to the concept of the algorithm, while the term algebra is derived from al-jabr, the beginning of the title of one of his publications. What is now known as Arabic numerals originally came from India, but Muslim mathematicians did make several refinements to the number system, such as the introduction of decimal point notation. Sabian mathematician Al-Battani (850-929) contributed to astronomy and mathematics, while Persian scholar Al-Razi contributed to chemistry and medicine.", "According to the Sunni scholar Ibn ʻAsākir in the 12th century, there were opportunities for female education in the medieval Islamic world, writing that women could study, earn ijazahs (academic degrees), and qualify as scholars and teachers. This was especially the case for learned and scholarly families, who wanted to ensure the highest possible education for both their sons and daughters. Ibn ʻAsakir had himself studied under 80 different female teachers in his time. Female education in the Islamic world was inspired by Muhammad's wives, such as Khadijah, a successful businesswoman. According to a hadith attributed to Muhammad, he praised the women of Medina because of their desire for religious knowledge:", "Islamic political philosophy, was, indeed, rooted in the very sources of Islam—i.e., the Qur'an and the Sunnah, the words and practices of Muhammad—thus making it essentially theocratic. However, in the Western thought, it is generally supposed that it was a specific area peculiar merely to the great philosophers of Islam: al-Kindi (Alkindus), al-Farabi (Abunaser), İbn Sina (Avicenna), Ibn Bajjah (Avempace), Ibn Rushd (Averroes), and Ibn Khaldun. The political conceptions of Islam such as kudrah (power), sultan, ummah, cemaa (obligation)-and even the \"core\" terms of the Qur'an—i.e., ibadah (worship), din (religion), rab (master) and ilah (deity)—is taken as the basis of an analysis. Hence, not only the ideas of the Muslim political philosophers but also many other jurists and ulama posed political ideas and theories. For example, the ideas of the Khawarij in the very early years of Islamic history on Khilafa and Ummah, or that of Shia Islam on the concept of Imamah are considered proofs of political thought. The clashes between the Ehl-i Sunna and Shia in the 7th and 8th centuries had a genuine political character.", "Early Muslim armies stayed in encampments away from cities because Umar feared that they might get attracted to wealth and luxury. In the process, they might turn away from the worship of God and start accumulating wealth and establishing dynasties. When Uthman ibn al-Affan became very old, Marwan I, a relative of Muawiyah I, slipped into the vacuum, became his secretary, slowly assumed more control and relaxed some of these restrictions. Marwan I had previously been excluded from positions of responsibility. In 656, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, the son of Abu Bakr, the adopted son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, and the great grandfather of Ja'far al-Sadiq, showed some Egyptians the house of Uthman ibn al-Affan. Later the Egyptians ended up killing Uthman ibn al-Affan.", "Tafsir is one of the earliest academic activities of Muslims. According to the Quran, Muhammad was the first person who described the meanings of verses for early Muslims. Other early exegetes included a few Companions of Muhammad, like ʻAli ibn Abi Talib, ʻAbdullah ibn Abbas, ʻAbdullah ibn Umar and Ubayy ibn Kaʻb. Exegesis in those days was confined to the explanation of literary aspects of the verse, the background of its revelation and, occasionally, interpretation of one verse with the help of the other. If the verse was about a historical event, then sometimes a few traditions (hadith) of Muhammad were narrated to make its meaning clear.", "In the medieval Islamic world, an elementary school was known as a maktab, which dates back to at least the 10th century. Like madaris (which referred to higher education), a maktab was often attached to an endowed mosque. In the 11th century, the famous Persian Islamic philosopher and teacher Ibn Sīnā (known as Avicenna in the West), in one of his books, wrote a chapter about the maktab entitled \"The Role of the Teacher in the Training and Upbringing of Children,\" as a guide to teachers working at maktab schools. He wrote that children can learn better if taught in classes instead of individual tuition from private tutors, and he gave a number of reasons for why this is the case, citing the value of competition and emulation among pupils, as well as the usefulness of group discussions and debates. Ibn Sīnā described the curriculum of a maktab school in some detail, describing the curricula for two stages of education in a maktab school.", "Most historians[who?] consider Caliph Muawiyah (661–80) to have been the second ruler of the Umayyad dynasty, even though he was the first to assert the Umayyads' right to rule on a dynastic principle. It was really the caliphate of Uthman Ibn Affan (644–656), a member of Umayyad clan himself, that witnessed the revival and then the ascendancy of the Umayyad clan to the corridors of power. Uthman placed some of the trusted members of his clan at prominent and strong positions throughout the state. Most notable was the appointment of Marwan ibn al-Hakam, Uthman's first cousin, as his top advisor, which created a stir among the Hashimite companions of Muhammad, as Marwan along with his father Al-Hakam ibn Abi al-'As had been permanently exiled from Medina by Muhammad during his lifetime. Uthman also appointed as governor of Kufa his half-brother, Walid ibn Uqba, who was accused by Hashmites of leading prayer while under the influence of alcohol. Uthman also consolidated Muawiyah's governorship of Syria by granting him control over a larger area and appointed his foster brother Abdullah ibn Saad as the Governor of Egypt. However, since Uthman never named an heir, he cannot be considered the founder of a dynasty.", "Early Islamic philosophy and Islamic metaphysics, imbued as it is with Islamic theology, distinguishes more clearly than Aristotelianism between essence and existence. Whereas existence is the domain of the contingent and the accidental, essence endures within a being beyond the accidental. The philosophy of Ibn Sīnā, particularly that part relating to metaphysics, owes much to al-Farabi. The search for a definitive Islamic philosophy separate from Occasionalism can be seen in what is left of his work.", "While the Umayyads and the Hashimites may have had bitterness between the two clans before Muhammad, the rivalry turned into a severe case of tribal animosity after the Battle of Badr. The battle saw three top leaders of the Umayyad clan (Utba ibn Rabi'ah, Walid ibn Utbah and Shaybah) killed by Hashimites (Ali, Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib and Ubaydah ibn al-Harith) in a three-on-three melee. This fueled the opposition of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, the grandson of Umayya, to Muhammad and to Islam. Abu Sufyan sought to exterminate the adherents of the new religion by waging another battle with Muslims based in Medina only a year after the Battle of Badr. He did this to avenge the defeat at Badr. The Battle of Uhud is generally believed by scholars to be the first defeat for the Muslims, as they had incurred greater losses than the Meccans. After the battle, Abu Sufyan's wife Hind, who was also the daughter of Utba ibn Rabi'ah, is reported to have cut open the corpse of Hamza, taking out his liver which she then attempted to eat. Within five years after his defeat in the Battle of Uhud, however, Muhammad took control of Mecca and announced a general amnesty for all. Abu Sufyan and his wife Hind embraced Islam on the eve of the conquest of Mecca, as did their son (the future caliph Muawiyah I).", "Yazid died while the siege was still in progress, and the Umayyad army returned to Damascus, leaving Ibn al-Zubayr in control of Mecca. Yazid's son Muawiya II (683–84) initially succeeded him but seems to have never been recognized as caliph outside of Syria. Two factions developed within Syria: the Confederation of Qays, who supported Ibn al-Zubayr, and the Quda'a, who supported Marwan, a descendant of Umayya via Wa'il ibn Umayyah. The partisans of Marwan triumphed at a battle at Marj Rahit, near Damascus, in 684, and Marwan became caliph shortly thereafter.", "However many early history books like the Islamic Conquest of Syria Fatuhusham by al-Imam al-Waqidi state that after the conversion to Islam Muawiyah's father Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and his brothers Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan were appointed as commanders in the Muslim armies by Muhammad. Muawiyah, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan and Hind bint Utbah fought in the Battle of Yarmouk. The defeat of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius at the Battle of Yarmouk opened the way for the Muslim expansion into Jerusalem and Syria.", "Chinese men entered the United States as laborers, primarily on the West Coast and in western territories. Following the Reconstruction era, as blacks set up independent farms, white planters imported Chinese laborers to satisfy their need for labor. In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed, and Chinese workers who chose to stay in the U.S. were unable to have their wives join them. In the South, some Chinese married into the black and mulatto communities, as generally discrimination meant they did not take white spouses. They rapidly left working as laborers, and set up groceries in small towns throughout the South. They worked to get their children educated and socially mobile.", "In early 12th-century al-Andalus, the Arabian philosopher, Ibn Tufail (Abubacer), wrote discussions on materialism in his philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan (Philosophus Autodidactus), while vaguely foreshadowing the idea of a historical materialism.", "The Ismailis differ from Twelvers because they had living imams for centuries after the last Twelver Imam went into concealment. They followed Isma'il ibn Jafar, elder brother of Musa al-Kadhim, as the rightful Imam after his father Ja'far al-Sadiq. The Ismailis believe that whether Imam Ismail did or did not die before Imam Ja'far, he had passed on the mantle of the imamate to his son Muḥammad ibn Ismail as the next imam. Thus, their line of imams is as follows (the years of their individual imamats during the Common Era are given in brackets):", "In 680 Ibn al-Zubayr fled Medina for Mecca. Hearing about Husayn's opposition to Yazid I, the people of Kufa sent to Husayn asking him to take over with their support. Al-Husayn sent his cousin Muslim bin Agail to verify if they would rally behind him. When the news reached Yazid I, he sent Ubayd-Allah bin Ziyad, ruler of Basrah, with the instruction to prevent the people of Kufa rallying behind Al-Husayn. Ubayd-Allah bin Ziyad managed to disperse the crowd that gathered around Muslim bin Agail and captured him. Realizing Ubayd-Allah bin Ziyad had been instructed to prevent Husayn from establishing support in Kufa, Muslim bin Agail requested a message to be sent to Husayn to prevent his immigration to Kufa. The request was denied and Ubayd-Allah bin Ziyad killed Muslim bin Agail. While Ibn al-Zubayr would stay in Mecca until his death, Husayn decided to travel on to Kufa with his family, unaware of the lack of support there. Husayn and his family were intercepted by Yazid I's forces led by Amru bin Saad, Shamar bin Thi Al-Joshan, and Hussain bin Tamim, who fought Al-Husayn and his male family members until they were killed. There were 200 people in Husayn's caravan, many of whom were women, including his sisters, wives, daughters and their children. The women and children from Husayn's camp were taken as prisoners of war and led back to Damascus to be presented to Yazid I. They remained imprisoned until public opinion turned against him as word of Husayn's death and his family's capture spread. They were then granted passage back to Medina. The sole adult male survivor from the caravan was Ali ibn Husayn who was with fever too ill to fight when the caravan was attacked.", "Muslim scientists contributed to advances in the sciences. They placed far greater emphasis on experiment than had the Greeks. This led to an early scientific method being developed in the Muslim world, where progress in methodology was made, beginning with the experiments of Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) on optics from circa 1000, in his Book of Optics. The most important development of the scientific method was the use of experiments to distinguish between competing scientific theories set within a generally empirical orientation, which began among Muslim scientists. Ibn al-Haytham is also regarded as the father of optics, especially for his empirical proof of the intromission theory of light. Some have also described Ibn al-Haytham as the \"first scientist.\" al-Khwarzimi's invented the log base systems that are being used today, he also contributed theorems in trigonometry as well as limits. Recent studies show that it is very likely that the Medieval Muslim artists were aware of advanced decagonal quasicrystal geometry (discovered half a millennium later in the 1970s and 1980s in the West) and used it in intricate decorative tilework in the architecture." ]
Fellow physicians - how will your notes change now that everything is public?
[ "As of last week all of our notes are automatically available to patients. Our clinical notes are meant to communicate in our medical terms to fellow physicians about our patients. Now that everything is public, are there terms or phrasing you’ll avoid? Or will you go ahead and write notes as you always have?" ]
[ "Get off reddit and read over your notes", "The second we type it, it’ll no longer be something that we never told anyone, as we just told anyone who reads it. All of your replies will be BS, as they have now officially told someone.", "A lot of people are going to have to explain why their pet was up their ass. Thankfully i only have to explain an electric bill.", "&gt; What do you, the American, the living, breathing human, need -- and how will it help your fellow countryfolk?", "Let’s do everything we can, RIGHT NOW, to stop climate change", "My sperm... now everything changes in 9 months...", "By being kind to your fellow humans", "Probably the same things I see now. My prescription probably won't change that much.", "Depressing? How little Americans care about their fellow Americans over the minor inconvenience of wearing a mask when in public.\n\nThat also counts as embarrassing.", "Physician assisted suicide", "If you are a teacher: nothing.\n\nIf not: Scrolling reddit/social media in generell", "Well I won’t know what the side effects of random medications are now... so it’ll be a guessing game.", "Like a doctors note prob. A select few would be able to understand it for the life it is the rest would think it’s a mess.", "My full planner. They’d probably rightly assume I’m a medical student on the brink of a breakdown.", "My stomach is gonna cry about being hungry all the time.\n\nMy intestines are gonna make tube noises but that's about it. \n\nMy balls and my brain are going to be in a constant argument \n\nBut other than that I think everyone else will be quiet", "Nothing changed for me whatsoever. I was completely isolated before and so nothing really happened.", "Because everything changes.", "Definitely agree with that. The training process changes you for sure. You can see the priorities derail for some physicians and the wheels come off.", "Everything I do in public is cringing as fuck", "I dont know how old you are and how much of this is possible but you need to change your environment. They won't change.", "Same as before. My job, my family, my pets.", "Instead of text, there’s going to be 10-15 pages of nothing but chicken scratch and scribbles and images of people screaming", "Learn how to change a tire if you have a car. Changing your oil and filter is good too.", "Bidet changes everything.", "Not wearing your mask in public.", "Then, everything changed when the fire nation attacked", "1) Ask really nicely \n\n2) Stress the importance of that information \n\n3) Apologize, and then insist they don’t need it anymore.\n\n\n\nIn that order.", "I would imagine kids never have to read notes they're passing in front of the class. I bet kids are just texting each other now.", "How often are you changing your pillow cases and sheets?", "At work leave a post-it note on someone's desk that says \"See me immediately!\". Then make the signature illegible.", "Notecards taped around the brim of computer screen. It won’t flag you as looking away. Fuck Respondus 2020", "Your welcome fellow redditor. I hope your dreams are prosperous as well" ]