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[ "Ranks are standardized throughout the US Military. Enlisted ranks go from E1-E9, officer ranks go from O1-O10. It's just each branch calls each one differently. In the Army an O3 is a captain and an E7 is a Sergeant First Class, while in the Navy those two ranks would be Lieutenant and Chief Petty Officer. There's no real need to change the names. There would be very little to gain. Plus, a lot of the nanes are tradition and based on history of those armed services." ]

[ "Military promotions are not nearly as sexy as they appear on TV. If you're enlisted, you earn rank by passing formal tests, doing your job well, and earning time in rank/service. If you're an officer, you earn rank by earning time in rank/service, meeting educational goals (like getting advanced degrees), and doing your job well. You then get to be evaluated by a board, who puts you against everyone else who is up for another rank, and they decide if/when you get to be promoted. Battlefield commissions and promotions (like going from SSgt to 2dLt overnight) really don't happen anymore, because officers are required to have 4-year degrees and graduate from a commissioning program.", "Since others have already mentioned the different roles/tasks required of each branch, I figured I'd mention an oldie but a goody. One of the reasons that branches around the world are separated from each other up the chain of command and into the budget process is that inter-service rivalries also lower the chances of a military coup. If the various branches have to compete with each other for resources and relevance, they are less likely to be able to consolidate efforts and forces to bear against the leadership of the State. In modern western militaries this is not the primary purpose, but in other regions of the world and in the past, it has been a conscious reason for the separation.", "In the US and Canadian Navy, Commander is junior to Captain. In NASA, the Commander *is* the captain. In the US Army, there is no rank of 'commander' (though there is a Captain) but like with NASA commander can be a term for 'guy in charge.' As far as 'more accurate,' different organizations have different terms for their ranks. Since these are fictional organizations, they can structure as they want.", "Basically, if a higher ranked player is facing a lower ranked player and the higher ranked player wins, the higher ranked player gets a little amount of points. However, if the lower ranked player pulls an upset, the lower ranked player is awarded a greater amount of points. Edit: mostly used for chess, but is spreading as a stable rank system that doesn't make it impossible for the top ranked players to change Edit 2: Check out the elo ranking system article on Wikipedia.", "No. Commander-in-Chief is a title, not a military rank. It's considered a fundamental democratic principle that the military ultimately answers to civilian authority.", "The Red Army did get rid of 'ranks' in a more superficial sense in that someone commanding a division would be called a 'division commander', rather than 'general' (Or whichever rank commands a division, I'm not sure). There was a broad push to do away, even if just superficially, with symbols of the old order (not just in the military) - this is why there were commanders instead of officers and commissars instead of ministers, for example. So basically, no. They renamed (and often reorganised) the ranks and structures that existed. There were still definite chains of command once the Red Army was organised. I can't speak to the PLA or Albanian army, but I would imagine it would be a similar story. Someone with more of a background in the Soviets could give you some info on why they did this. It's an interesting way of looking at the new regime after the Russian Revolution (in my opinion).", "Everything within American politics and chain of command for all branches and subsections of the military is granted on a clearance level and a need-to-know basis. So, basically no.", "It has to do with the current rank system in the CAF. Because all of our military branches are combined into the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF, our highest officer is a General/Admiral, and he is the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Each of the components has a commander one rank lower than the CDS, which is Lieutenant-General, or Vice-Admiral. Comd RCN couldn't be a full Admiral as he only gets that rank if he is appointed CDS. Source: Am in the CAF.", "Short answer. The Air Force was a branch of the army in WW2 and used Army ranks. It was known as [The United States Army Air Forces](_URL_0_). The US Air Force was not active until 1947.", "If you're in the military you don't want to be an officer. The higher your rank the more likely you were to be caught up in the purge. When you get to divisional commanders and above you were lucky to survive the purge. There were cases of high ranking officers who one day would be presiding over a trial and the next day they'd be the ones on trial.", "> Beyond that was there a concept of 'dishonorable discharge?' Or did leaving the military on bad terms always end with \"off with his head?\" Absolutely! Regarding minor infractions such as staying away without leave or deserting (less minor, but there were grades), you might be interested in the answer that I gave [here](_URL_0_). There, as with other minor infractions, the gamut of possible punishments ran from reprimand over monetary fines, imposition of duties (many Roman soldiers beyond the basic rank were immune from common camp and barracks duties), change of branch of service, reduction in military rank up to dishonorable discharge (*missio ignominia*), at the discretion of the commanding officer and the severity of the offence. Corporal punishment for minor infractions or lacks of discipline or respect towards superiors was commonplace, and the centurions carried around a staff, called the *vitis*, that served both as a sign of their rank and as an instrument of punishment.", "We don't know, but the *gens Aurelia* was very populous in this time period and had several important branches. There would have been many \"Marcī Aureliī\" running around in Rome, and Vitruvius does not give us the *cognomen* (the third name) to help us identify the one he means. Some notable branches of the family are: 1. the Aurelius Cotta branch; there was a Lucius Aurelius Cotta who was consul in 74 BCE, and his son was called Marcus. This is a possible candidate. This branch of the family had consuls and other important members going back centuries. 2. The Aurelius Scaurus branch. There was a Marcus Aurelius Scaurus who was consul in 108 BCE and fought against the Cimbri. Cicero mentions one of his descendants, a Marcus Aurelius Scaurus who was a quaestor. He would be around the right age and rank to be with Vitruvius in Gaul under Caesar, perhaps as a *legatus* or somehow attached to the *fabri.*", "Not really, it’s the difference between retirement at rank, and temporary appointment. To this day, the DoD official policy permits the use of the rank after retirement. _URL_0_ Retirement is a bit different to separation. If someone separates or resigns the commission, one has relinquished the right to the rank, or, if you wish to consider it another way, the rank is taken back from them when they separate. However, if someone has retired at a rank, it’s more considered that the military has no more need for you and you are put out to pasture, but you are not removed before your time.", "You'd think that space would be part of the air force, if not an entirely new branch of the military, but it's more common in fiction for it to be treated as a navy. All the ranks and ship classes are named after ships, etc. As an extension to this, any infantry that deployed using spaceships are marines. This is discussed on the TV Tropes page [Space is an Ocean](_URL_0_). It specifically mentions the example of marines.", "Some games have ranking systems that allow you to gain a higher level in the game. Sometimes this lets you unlock new things, other times it's just for show. In some cases your rank determines the skill level of your opponents - you'll only be put into games with other people of similar ranks. If you lose, you can lose ranks (de-ranking), along with the prestige of being that high of a level. In my experience, it seems to be easier to lose ranks than to gain them, but I'm not too sure why. In the end it depends on how they calculate your rank.", "I've never been to BUDS, but I have been to a Naval School before. In a Naval training environment, the instructor/student relationship takes precedent over military rank. Outside the training environment all military customs and curtesies are afforded to someone with a higher rank. Edit: In a technical sense, the officer is under order from a more senior officer(School House Commanding Officer) to follow all instructions from the instructor.", "Though the previous rank was an important consideration, there was no automatic transfer of rank. This was almost irrelevant, as experienced officers were given promotions to higher ranks - the larger wartime army required more general officers, more colonels, etc., and so experienced officers were commissioned to serve at those higher ranks. Joseph E. Johnston felt that his US Army rank was not given enough consideration in giving him a CS commission. As a brigadier general, he had been the highest ranking officer to join the Confederacy, but when promoted to full general he was ranked fourth behind Samuel Cooper, Albert Sidney Johnston, and Robert E. Lee - three men he had outranked in the US Army. This slight was one of the causes of his bad relationship with President Davis. Incidentally, Lee wore a Confederate Army colonel's uniform throughout the war, representing his rank in the US Army.", "Well, that's not entirely true, as Lieutenant shows up in both domains as well, but it's an issue of the rank being based off a position rather than a title. The Captain is the man in charge on the spot. This is why captains on land rank equivalently lower than their naval counterparts. Lieutenants, lower than Captains, are their assistants, Lieutenant literally translates as \"placeholder\". So when the captain is away, his lieutenant takes over. Note that in earlier times, ere were fewer naval ranks than there are now, so while a ship captain's \"first lieutenant\" (meaning the XO/2IC) may have the position of first lieutenant, his rank, as opposed to his position, may be something else, such as Commander. (Of course, a Captain (position) doesn't have to be a Captin (rank), it can be an LTCdr for example.", "The president is the commander and chief of the military. Basically the highest ranking officer of every branch. He can tell the military to do whatever he wants. This is for a variety of reasons but most importantly it is because the president might need the military to do something and not have time to get congressional approval - say in the event the US was invaded or one of our allies in NATO suddenly needed support. He does have to let congress know within 48 hours that he told the military to do something. The check and balance on this is that the president needs congressional approval for any military action that lasts longer than 60 days. So the president could send troops anywhere in the world for 60 days but, after that time, unless congress says it is okay the troops can't stay anywhere. For further reading check out the war powers act: _URL_0_", "Not at all. Think about the military like a football team. All the players have the same coach ( the commander in chief), but the players are broken up into different units within the team. Each branch of the military has a speciality, strength and individual purpose. The navy and the army have two very different roles. The marines have capabilities that the air force does not. The idea is that each branch of the military can work independently or as a whole. Think about WW2, the army was primarily focused on Europe while the marines were in the Pacific.", "A fief is land (in the case of Dune, anything from a field to a whole planet) that is given from someone of high rank to someone of low rank---like say an emperor to a duke. The person of low rank owns the property, but only with the high ranking person's permission. The lower ranked person can make money off of it, and do other things with it, but also must remain loyal to the higher ranked person, and represent their interests.", "Delta Force is a special mission unit of the US Army. SEAL Team Six is a component of the Joint Special Operations Command which is from the US Navy. They exist separately because they belong to different branches of the armed forces of the US. Why exactly the people who carry guns on the ground are different from the people with guns on boats, or people with guns on airplanes, is a traditional yet obvious distinction. Both are Special Mission Units of different branches.", "At the time, rank and file members didn't have offices. They didn't get offices until the respective House and Senate office buildings opened (now Cannon and Russell) in the early 1900's. So if anything changed, it would've been basically limited to floor layout.", "The number may be a regiment number, and as such wouldn't have significance for a particular division or army group.", "They have! See [here](_URL_0_). edit: I was being a little bit lazy about really answering your question because it has been asked a few times before. Take a look at the responses below and at these two links: _URL_1_ _URL_2_", "The President of the USA is also Commander in Chief of all branches of the military. So, he is technically a part of the military chain of command, and is treated appropriately by military personnel.", "The Marines are subordinate to the *Department of the Navy* (a government department led by the civilian Secretary of the Navy), but not to the *United States Navy* (a military branch led by the uniformed Chief of Naval Operations). The Marines have their own rank structure, their own basic training, their own officer training for people getting a commission after college (in college, they and the Navy share Naval ROTC and the Naval Academy), their own uniforms, their own rules and regulations, their own promotion system, etc. While they do work very closely with the Navy on some things (e.g. Marine units use Navy personnel as medics and chaplains, they share a pilot training pipeline, their research and acquisition arms are somewhat linked), they’re more sister services that are both within the Department of the Navy than a parent and a subordinate.", "this was discussed a few weeks back with some good answers here: _URL_0_", "I actually asked this exact question a few years ago. Here were the answers then: [_URL_0_](_URL_0_)", "The vice president's Constitutionally mandated roles are: - Serving as a president of the senate, casting a vote only when there is a tie. - Taking over the responsibilities of the office of the President of the United States if the president is dead or incapacitated. Other than that, the role of VP depends entirely on what the president wants/allows the VP to do. This varies greatly from administration to administration, and changes over time. And no, the VP is not the second in command of the United States. The President of the United States is the chief executive of the executive branch of government, as well as the Commander in Chief of all military forces. The VP had no executive or military authority under the Constitution.", "The rank of Major General is a shortened title. Historically it was Sergeant-Major General. Somewhere along the way in the 18th century, the sergeant part of the name was dropped. It could easily have been the major part that was dropped and that would have made more sense. Sergeant-Major means \"sergeant-leader\" or \"greater sergeant\" and is an enlisted rank, greater than a sergeant but junior to a Lieutenant. As the Major-General rank is named after the enlisted rank of Sergeant-Major and not the commissioned rank of Major, it is the most junior of General ranks. So next time, think \"Sergeant General\" instead and it will make more sense. Edit: a word as I can't grammar today", "So, technically, yes. A lieutenant outranks a sergeant, but the answer is a little more complicated than that. I'm on mobile, so I'll try to give a very brief rundown. In the US Army, for example, ranks are divided into two sets- enlisted and officers. There's also Warrant Officers, but that's a little different. The enlisted Soldier rank structure covers ranks from Privates, Specialists, and what's called Noncommissioned Officers (NCO's). Officers (commissioned) range from Lieutenant all the way up to General of the Army. They receive their commission from POTUS. In a normal progression of a military career, a Private would graduate the ranks though Specialist, on his way to becoming an NCO. He would not become a lieutenant unless going through Officer Candidate School or one of the other similar options required. Again, apologies this is a very rough intro to rank structure, but my phone is about to sleep and I'm trying to type this out before it does. Hope this helped a little!" ]

[ "Can you grow up in Westchester County and not be considered comfortable financially?\nUpstart Democratic Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says yes, and the Yorktown High School graduate's brutal honesty remains a cornerstone of her campaign strength.\nThe 28-year-old Ocasio-Cortez is blasting cynics questioning her working class roots as \"a girl from the Bronx,\" following the revelation she moved to upscale Westchester County when she was age 5, as reported here by Daily Voice.\nJohn Cardillo, a host of Newsmax's \"America Talks Live,\" shared a picture of Ocasio-Cortez’s childhood home in Yorktown Heights, claiming she lived there until she went to attend Brown University. (The winner of the Congressional primary actually attended Boston University.)\n“This is the Yorktown Heights (very nice area) home @Ocasio2018 grew up in before going off to Ivy League Brown University,” Cardillo tweeted. “A far cry from the Bronx hood upbringing she’s selling.”\nOcasio-Cortez fired back at Cardillo, saying she did not attend Brown University or any other Ivy League school. “Try Google,\" Ocasio-Cortez said.\nSince her upset win, Ocasio-Cortez has received national -- and international -- media coverage. She appeared on NBC's \"Meet the Press,\" on Sunday and on CBS's \"Late Show With Stephen Colbert.\"\nAsked about President Trump, who tweeted about her upset win, Ocasio-Cortez pointed out he's a native of Queens, and her district includes part of Queens as well as the Bronx.\n\"I don't think he knows how to deal with a girl from the Bronx,\" she told Colbert.\nWatch the video of the interview here.\nOcasio-Cortez explained in a statement to DailyMail.com on Sunday that her family scraped together money for a small home in Yorktown Heights, so she could go to public school there, but that her father and other family remained in the Bronx.\nShe lived in the Bronx's Parkchester apartments before moving to Yorktown Heights to attend a better public school than what was available in the Bronx at that time, according to her campaign website.\nThe self-proclaimed Democratic socialist is running as a Democrat in New York’s 14th Congressional District, which encompasses the Bronx and Queens, after defeating 10-term U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley last week.\n“My mom scrubbed toilets so I could live here & I grew up seeing how the zip code one is born in determines much of their opportunity,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote, noting that she grew up partially in a working-class neighborhood.\n\"A major part of my story, and what I've shared with my neighbors throughout this campaign, is that I grew up between two worlds,' Ocasio-Cortez said.\n\"At a young age, my entire extended family (aunts, grandparents, etc) chipped in on a down payment for a small home in Yorktown so I could go to public school there. My mom was as a house cleaner for other people in the town so we could get by,\" she said.\nClick here to sign up for Daily Voice's free daily emails and news alerts." ]

[ "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Mary Altaffer/AP\nDemocratic National Committee chair Tom Perez on Tuesday wholeheartedly embraced Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old progressive insurgent who stunned the political world last week when she unseated a 10-term incumbent New York Democrat, calling the democratic socialist \"the future of our party.\"\n\"I have three kids, two of whom are daughters. One just graduated college, one who is in college, and they were both texting me about their excitement over Alexandria because she really — she represents the future of our party,\" Perez said during an interview with liberal radio show host Bill Press.\nOcasio-Cortez is to the left of Perez and other party leaders on some key issues, including her call to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Perez said Tuesday that ICE has \"endemic problems\" but should be reformed rather than eliminated.\nBut he argued that Ocasio-Cortez's campaign platform illustrates the necessary ideological diversity in the party.\nAdvertisement\n\"Alexandria's victory was just a remarkable reminder of the depth that we have in the Democratic party,\" Perez said, adding that Democratic success in this year's midterm elections will be built on candidates who tailor their campaigns to their states and districts.\n\"What Alexandria has in common with people like Conor Lamb, who also won an upset victory, is that they're fighting for the issues that their constituents care most about,\" he said, referring to the Democrat who flipped a red Pennsylvania congressional district in a March special election.\nThe DNC chief added that he has \"great respect\" for Ocasio-Cortez's primary opponent, Rep. Joe Crowley, whom Perez called a \"good Democrat\" and a \"class act.\"\nOther Democratic leaders have responded a bit less warmly to Ocasio-Cortez's upset. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told reporters last week that the surprising election result doesn't have broad implications for the party.\n\"They made a choice in one district,\" Pelosi said. \"So let's not get yourself carried away as an expert on demographics and the rest of that within the caucus or outside the caucus.\"\nAdvertisement\nSen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, similarly argued that Ocasio-Cortez's popularity in her Queens-Bronx district doesn't mean she's paving the path forward for the national party.\n\"I think it's the future of the party in the Bronx, where she is,\" Duckworth told CNN last week. \"I think that you can't win the White House without the Midwest and I don't think you can go too far to the left and still win the Midwest.\"\nThe candidate, who will likely win her general election by wide margins and become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, has since argued there are \"a lot of districts\" like hers and that the country is ready for a new generation of leaders.\nConservatives celebrated Perez's comments, arguing that the Democratic party's embrace of socialism spells its ruin.\n\"A gift to every Republican everywhere,\" Republican strategist Matt Mackowiak tweeted.\nPerez has repeatedly said that the national party shouldn't get involved in Democratic primaries, for fear of stifling ideological diversity and degrading voter confidence in the democratic system. But in May, the DNC chair upset many in his party, including deputy chair Keith Ellison, when he endorsed New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his more progressive Democratic challenger, Cynthia Nixon.\nAdvertisement\nOcasio-Cortez endorsed Nixon's insurgent campaign last week.", "Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz said Tuesday he won’t let radicals like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders steal the spirit of the Democratic Party and doubled-down on his attack on fellow liberals who “shunned” him at Martha's Vineyard.\n“I won’t let the Democrats steal my party from me. I want to regain the center,” Dershowitz told WABC Radio’s “Curtis and Cosby” show, noting that he will remain a Democrat as “as long as there’s some chance the Democratic Party can return to normalcy.”\n“I want to make sure that the radical Left, the woman who got elected in the Bronx and Queens to Congress on the Democratic ticket, that they and Sanders and others don’t represent the Democratic Party,” he continued, referring to socialist Ocasio-Cortez who pulled off a shock victory last week against incumbent Democratic Rep. Joseph Crowley.\n“I want a fight within the Democratic Party to restore it to the days when it was a great centrist party, when it united people rather than divided people,” he added.\n\"I want a fight within the Democratic Party to restore it to the days when it was a great centrist party, when it united people rather than divided people.\" - Alan Dershowitz\nALAN DERSHOWITZ SLAMS MARTHA’S VINEYARD LIBERALS FOR ‘SHUNNING’ HIM OVER TRUMP DEFENSE\nDershowitz, a frequent guest on Fox News, also weighed in on the controversy surrounding his recent claims that he was ostracized at Martha’s Vineyard by his fellow liberals over his defense of constitutional rights of President Donald Trump.\n“The idea that some of these people aren’t talking to me is not a punishment, it’s a great reward. I am so pleased,” he said during the interview. “It’s a red badge of courage for me that there are some people who prefer to shut down debate and not talk to me.”\n“These are people who have asked me for help over the years, who have asked me for support when their kid gets busted on a marijuana charge, or on possession of alcohol, I’m the first one they call,” he added. “But as soon as I defend the rights of Donald Trump or anybody else they disagree with, I’m am a pariah.”\n“These are people who have asked me for help over the years, who have asked me for support when their kid gets busted on a marijuana charge, or on possession of alcohol, I’m the first one they call.\" - Alan Dershowitz on Martha's Vineyard liberals\nDershowitz wrote in The Hill that he is a liberal Democrat who voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election and contributing “handsomely” to her campaign. But he said his principled defense of civil liberties that could benefit Trump was too much to swallow for his social circle.\n“So they are shunning me and trying to ban me from their social life on Martha’s Vineyard,” he wrote.", "by\nWith over 30,000 collective followers on our team’s social media outlets, we’re in a unique position to assist with both creating awareness of a prospect’s skill set and recent on-floor performance. From crisp recruiting updates to updated in-season stats to a potential last-minute change in schedule that needs to be conveyed socially, this package allows the player to control the information available to the public about their game.\nBecome an #SMPMember for maximum Recruiting Exposure: Click the Logo Below\nClass of 2019 point guard Jasmine Lilly of Henryville, Ind., showed her skill at the EBATop40 Camp in March 2017.\nJonathan Hemingway’s takeaway – EBATop40 Camp (Mar. 2017): Lilly is a combo guard with nice size and skill for her position. She showed the ability to be a lead guard or play on the wing in this camp. She attacks the basket strongly and is very good at getting from point A to point B. She does not have a lot of shake in ball handling, but that is not a bad thing. She can get her head and shoulders past the defense consistently and that is what is important when it comes to slashing to the basket. Lilly is a capable jump shooter, but from our viewing over this weekend she did look like she could improve her consistency from distance.\nName: Jasmine Lilly\nHeight: 5’6″\nHS Grad Year: 2019\nPosition: PG\nSchool / Hometown: Jeffersonville HS (Henryville, Ind.)\nClub Team: Sky Digg South Phillips\nSocial Media Updates:\n#EBATop40 Jasmine Lilly (@JasmineLilly_5) & McKenzie McDuffie have been pure from deep whenever they get their feet set. @JLHemingwayPSB pic.twitter.com/G8A0i2Lv60 — PSB Events (@PeachStateBBall) March 11, 2017\n#EBATop40 Evals\n'19 Jasmine Lilly (IN) caught our attention with size & skill. Particularly good at feeding post 🏀 https://t.co/LR2gh60lSD pic.twitter.com/C12QUM2TCp — Jonathan Hemingway (@JLHemingwayPSB) April 11, 2017\nBrandon Clay is the owner of the JumpOffPlus.com International Report, Peach State Basketball, Inc., and ProspectsNation.com. The JumpOffPlus.com is picked up by more than 200 colleges and universities nationwide. In addition to serving as ProspectsNation.com WNBA Director of Scouting, Clay serves as the Executive Camp Director for the Elite Basketball Academy Camps. He is a McDonald’s All-American Game Selection Committee member. Clay serves on the Naismith Trophy Men’s / Women’s College Player of the Year Academy and is the National Coordinator of Voting for the Boys / Girls All-American Teams. He has been involved in the community since 2001. You can reach Clay at BrandonClay@PeachStateBasketball.com", "Submitted Photo of 17U team\nSHERBURNE – Another winless season, Sherburne-Earlville’s volleyball program has struggled during their winter season over the past two years. One would say that the only way to go is up, right?\n“The road to success will not be an easy one. It will be filled with blood, sweat and tears. If you come in to practice each and everyday and give 100 percent effort, 100 percent of the time I will give you the tools and knowledge to become the best player that you can possibly be,” reads a paragraph on the KODA Club volleyball website.\nKODA Club, where does the name come from? Well according to co-head coach Julie Biggers, the name originated from the Native American word of Koda– which means friend or companion.\nWhat is better in life than a friend, who will lay it all out on the line for you in high school sports. Those friendships more often than not, blossom into lifelong friendships – that mentality is what the KODA Club brings to the table in an effort to help Chenango County volleyball.\nAnd just like that, KODA Club volleyball has returned to the Chenango County area, as of this past February – due to the time, hard work, and dedication that co-head coach Julie Bigger has put in to the program to get it started once again.\n“I went to watch my friends kids play volleyball for the S-E team. I felt really bad for them (S-E), because neither the varsity or junior varsity team’s won any matches this year. I said to myself ‘I have gotta do something to help these kids.’ I serve on the Board of Education, and I didn’t know who was coaching (S-E varsity volleyball) next year, and I definitely didn’t want to wait until those girls are seniors to start working with them,” said Biggers.\nBiggers, a 1989 graduate of Sherburne High School, brings her years of volleyball experiences to the table – in an outright attempt to try to truly kickstart the volleyball culture in the S-E area, as well as surrounding areas.\n“When I was a senior, we were undefeated 22-0, we dropped like one game before losing in the divisional finals. My junior year we did just as well, I think losing in the sectional finals. After I graduated from S-E, I went on to play DI volleyball at the University of Vermont, and then basically started coaching in Morrisville High School a couple years after that. Then started coaching camps all around, then volunteer coached at Hamilton College, traveled all over coaching at camps and getting better and realizing ‘hey I could make a living out of this’,” said Biggers. “I applied all over and got my job at Carnegie Mellon and was there for nine years. I have a lot of accolades from there, I coached an All-American, I was conference coach of the year three times. I had tons of great players walk through my door and get better. I had six ECAC titles, went to the NCAA tournament once. I used to be a collegiate coach, and I really feel I have something to give back to these kids, and help them get better. We didn’t just start it to have it (KODA Club) for one year and have it disappear.”", "A crowd moves past police responding to a report of an explosion near Times Square on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)\nNEW YORK (AP) — A man with a pipe bomb strapped to him set off the crude device in the subway near Times Square on Monday, injuring the suspect and three other people at the height of the morning rush hour.\nThe man and three others were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries in what the mayor and police labeled an attempted terror attack.\nThe explosion happened in an underground passageway under 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues. The 7:30 a.m. blast caused smoke to fill the passageway, which was crowded with throngs of Monday morning commuters.\nMayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill labeled it an attempted terror attack.\nAdvertisement\n“Thank God the perpetrator did not achieve his ultimate goals,” de Blasio said.\nThe suspect was identified as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah.\nLaw enforcement officials said he was inspired by the Islamic State group but had apparently not had any direct contact with the group. The officials said he lives in Brooklyn and may be of Bangladeshi descent. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the blast.\nAuthorities said the bomb was a low-tech explosive device attached to the man with Velcro and plastic ties. They were investigating how it was made.\nA photo published by the New York Post showed a bearded man crumpled on the ground with his shirt apparently blown off and black soot covering his bare midriff. A police officer is holding the man’s hands behind his back.\nThe explosion triggered a massive emergency response by police and firefighters both above and below ground, tangling subway and bus service at the nearby Port Authority bus terminal.\nFire officials said the suspect had burns to his hands and abodmen. The others who were injured suffered ringing in ears and headaches.\nElrana Peralta, a customer service worker for Greyhound, said she works in the Port Authority terminal complex near where the blast happened, but didn’t hear the explosion.\n“All we could hear was the chaos,” she said. “We could hear people yelling, ‘Get out! Get out! Get out!’”\nJohn Miles, 28, from Vermont, was waiting for a bus to Massachusetts. He also didn’t hear the blast, but saw police react.\n“I didn’t know what was going on. Officers were running around. I was freaking out,” he said. There was an announcement that people should take their bags and leave. “They didn’t incite panic. It was fairly orderly.”\nVideo from above the “Crossroads of the World” showed lines of police and emergency vehicles, their lights flashing, lining the streets and no other vehicle traffic moving.\nEverything around the Port Authority area was shut down — a surreal scene of still at what would ordinarily be a bustling rush hour.\nNew Jersey Transit buses headed to the Port Authority were diverting to other locations. NJ Transit said buses were taking passengers to Secaucus and Hoboken, where they could take trains into the city.\nWhite House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted that President Donald Trump had been briefed on the explosion.\nAssociated Press writer Jake Pearson contributed to this report.", "See more Edmonton Oilers news\nEDMONTON - Connor McDavid isn’t going to score all the goals to lead the Edmonton Oilers to victory every game.\nBut with his natural hat-trick in the opening game, the question is if the 20-year-old second-year captain will have a ‘Follow The Leader’ factor in play as the returning Hart, Art Ross and Ted Lindsay trophy winner?\nTodd McLellan is expecting it.\n“I hope it’s real strong,” said the head coach. “He’s our captain. There’s no doubt he’s our leader. He gave us everything he had in our opener. He emptied his tank. That’s a pretty good example to set for your teammates. Our team takes on a lot of his personality, as it should. Moving forward, we want to make sure he can stay at that level.\n“It’s hard because we play 82 games and he faces a lot of good checkers. On other nights people have to pick him up as well. Leadership is awful important, the one leader or the 19 followers? You could be the best leader in the world, but if you don’t have good followers, good luck.”\nAs the Oilers head to Vancouver for a date with the Canucks Saturday, McLellan isn’t worried about the rest of the team turning into spectators to watch McDavid.\n“When we went through the chances, there were a number of opportunities created by other players as well,\" said McLellan. \"There were strong cycle shifts, trading off their shots Mike Smith played a tremendous game in goal,” he said of his gold medal-winning goalie from the IIHF World Championship two years ago in Prague. There were other players on our team not wearing No. 97 that had good scoring chances but the goaltender played really well.\n“It was a heck of a night by Connor but more importantly, a good night by everybody around him. The way we won, showing an ability to defend and not give up a lot was important for us. When we started last year, I thought we were outscoring our mistakes. In our first game we didn’t make many mistakes and we didn’t need to do that.\"\nTo anybody who wasn’t there, obviously it was going to sound like it was all McDavid. He was the story, the whole story and nothing but the story. But he wasn’t the only one who showed up. He was just the only one who scored.\nBut you go down the line-up and grade the team for openers, and most everybody had a passing grade.\n“It was a complete team game,” said defenceman Eric Gryba. \"Our defencemen were able to have really good gaps. That was suffocating to the Flames. But a big part of that was that our forwards were coming back.\"\n“The most promising thing from our perspective is that normally you play in these first 10 or so games you give up a lot of chances trying to figure out systems and miscommunications and in the opener there wasn’t too much of that,” said Zack Kassian.\n“Our best players were back-checking hard and leading the way for us. They didn’t get any secondary chances or odd-man rushes,” said shutout goaltender Cam Talbot. \"They made my job pretty easy\n“We know it’s really important to get a good jump on the season,” said Oscar Klefbom.\nGetting out of the gate great is definitely a goal for this 103-point team. They don’t want to be chasing the season.\nThe Oilers have a pretty good schedule for openers with Calgary, Vancouver and Winnipeg, the Western Canadian teams they went 11-0-1 against last season up first. Also, four of the first five are at home.\nBut remember, the Oilers got off to a great trip, last year winning seven of their first eight. It’s going to take a total team effort, like the one you watched Wednesday, to replicate that.\nMeanwhile, with that start, the spotlight is going to stay on McDavid. In his rookie year, he didn’t score his third goal until his fifth game when he scored twice in Calgary. He would go on to score only three more goals in the following 13.\nLast year, he scored two goals in the opener and another in the second game as the Oilers opened with back-to-back games against the Flames. However, he only scored two in the next 16 games.\nImagine how giddy this city would be if he had a string of games like his first to lead the Oilers onward and upward with the rest of the line-up playing ‘Follow The Leader?’\ntwitter.com/byterryjones", "© Associated Press\nFriday on Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson Tonight, host Tucker Carlson offered his theory as to why the \"abolish ICE\" movement was picking up steam on the left.According to Carlson, for some Democrats, it is seen as a political winner.\"Well, with shocking speed, it has become normal on the left to demand the abolition of ICE and the 20,000 agents that work there and enforce the immigration laws,\" he said.\"Just a few weeks ago it was only a few activists on the far left calling for this. And then this week on Tuesday, congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won a Democratic primary against Joe Crowley in New York. She ran on abolishing ICE, and now in a flash, ambitious Democrats are scrambling aboard the bandwagon.\"\"Last night, for example, senator and career opportunist Kirsten Gillibrand in New York says she favors abolishing ICE, the opposite of the opinion from a few years ago,\" Carlson continued. \"Kamala Harris is open to that. Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York, has also called to abolish ICE as is seven Democrats in the house. This is gaining steam. And yet, no one advocating for this is not thinking even for a moment about the effect of abolishing ICE.\"Carlson warned such a move would have repercussions. However, he said that many Democrats see the effects of abolishing ICE as a way to introduce new Democratic Party voters into the electorate.\"What will happen when word gets out that nobody in any country on the globe has anything to fear from our immigration authorities?\" Carlson asked. \"If you can make it past our Border Patrol and get a tourist visa, you overstay and never be deported. Once people know that, how many people will move here illegally every year? A million? Five million? Ten million? Who knows? How many might be criminals or extremists or future welfare dependents? We don't know that either. But we know it won't be long if that happens for dozens of U.S. cities to look like what Tijuana looks like right now.\"\"None of these anti-ICE lawmakers are not asking any of these questions,\" he added. \"They don't care about the answers because they're irrelevant.The people demanding the abolition of ICE are not looking out for those. Ordinary Americans don't want ICE abolished. Even 60 percent of the Democrats don't want ICE abolished. It's a radical position, but it's the new normal on the left.\"", "Young skaters perform a period musical at Southport Theatre On Ice 2016. Courtesy of KrPhotogs Photography, LLC\nThis is not Dorothy Hamill’s figure skating of old.\nTheatre On Ice is like synchronized swimming on frozen water, but performed by a team of 14-20 skaters in costumes elaborate enough for a Broadway production, all choreographed and set to music, telling a story in under six minutes.\nAnd it is happening right here in Southeast Michigan, April 20-23, when the Theatre On Ice 2017 Nations’ Cup comes to Yost Arena in Ann Arbor.\nTheatre On Ice is a form of competitive figure skating that combines the grace of figure skating with the excitement of theater and dance.\nAdvertisement\nThe Ice House Skating Academy in Hartland, founded in 2005, is home to the Harmony Theatre Company, which won the bid to host the 2017 Nations’ Cup. The competition will feature more than 600 skaters from 34 different teams representing six countries. This is the first time the international completion has been held in Michigan, and 33 skaters from Oakland County will be competing on the various Harmony teams.\nThe leaders of Harmony are mother/daughter team Michelle and Piercyn Hunt. Michelle acts as director and started the project at Ice House because she “is a very creative person and likes a challenge. She saw this new thing that everyone was trying and she jumped right on it. It’s been eight years and we’ve been very successful,” says daughter Piercyn.\nIt was a no-brainer for Hunt to be involved with her mom’s new endeavor. She has skated since age 2 and recalls having a little pair of skates she carried around in her bag at the rink. She could skate whenever she wanted, and her favorite part was the creative performance side of skating. “That’s exactly what Theatre On Ice is,” Hunt says.\nThe competition consists of two parts, a Choreographic Exercise and a Free Skate event. The first involves skaters showcasing their technical skill in three specific areas chosen by an international committee each year. The Free Skate is where the creative storytelling and costumes come into play.\nHunt coaches the adult, intermediate, novice, and junior teams while competing on the senior team.\n“It gives kids a way to be successful but not necessarily go to the Olympics. Sure, I can’t do seven quads in my long program, but I can skate on this really amazing team and I can get the USA jacket and I can be successful in skating.’ It’s just a different avenue, a different outlet,” she said during a phone conversation from the Skating Academy.\nThree athletes taking full advantage of that different outlet are the Vermillion sisters of New Hudson. Jessie, 16, Mandy, 13, and Emma, 11, have all been skating since they were toddlers, but got into Theater on Ice when the Ice House launched the relatively new concept out of a pre-existing ice “synchro” program. They participate on two of the four teams Harmony is sending to the event. Jessie is on the Junior Team, while Mandy and Emma skate on the Novice Team and are 5 time National Champions. The girls agree that having sisters in the same sport is helpful, because they always have someone to ask questions and it gives them something to bond over.\nJessie and Mandy both say acting out stories in front of an audience is the highlight, while Jessie pointed out the valuable lessons learned from being a part of the sport.\n“Persistence from skating has led on to me having persistence to get things done in my actual life,” she says.\nThe competitions have taken the family to France, where Harmony won in 2015. Emma recalls seeing the Eiffel Tower and other Parisian sites. She also was grateful for the chance to meet new people. “If I didn’t do Theatre On Ice then I probably would have never gone to France,” she says.\nMandy recalls another experience during the Paris trip that was “So much fun”: The Harmony team was in the locker room when a team from France started singing “Let It Go” in French. So the Harmony team joined them — in English. It was a moment of bonding she says, and “probably the highlight of the trip at the rink.”\nMandy looks forward to meeting new people at the upcoming Nations’ Cup, and wants “people from around the world to come to Michigan and compete in Ann Arbor.”\nShe’s keeping a secret of what locker room song they’ve been working on during the long hours of ice time this year.\n• Theatre on Ice Nations’ Cup is Thursday-Sunday, April 20-23 at Yost Ice Arena, 1116 S. State St., Ann Arbor. Start times vary by competition level. Tickets are $15 for daily events, $50 for an all-event pass at 2017nationscup.com/product/tickets/.", "(DREW ELLIS - Digital First Media) Auburn Hills Avondale’s Angelina Willis and Clawson’s Jackie Hauser battle for a rebound during Friday’s non-conference game. Avondale picked up a 49-28 victory at Clawson High School.\nAUBURN HILLS >> After suffering its first conference loss last weekend, Auburn Hills Avondale High School girls basketball coach Phil Dawson was eager to see how his team would respond.\nThe Yellow Jackets passed the test with flying colors, completing a three-win week with a 49-28 victory at Clawson on Friday night.\n“I think maybe overconfidence got the best of us and Farmington came out ready to go. The challenge for us is we knew we had three tough games this week and we couldn’t let the loss to Farmington get to us,” Dawson said of his team, which also defeated Stoney Creek and Berkley this week. “I was really proud of how the girls have responded this week.”\nAvondale started a bit slow, going scoreless for the first couple of minutes as Clawson established a 4-0 lead. However, the Jackets would answer with a 9-0 run to take a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.\nAdvertisement\nAfter pushing the lead to nine points early in the second quarter at 16-7, the Trojans would fight back to make it 21-17 at halftime.\n“We didn’t give up a lot of possessions. We kept working and trying to find the space we needed on offense,” Clawson coach Jenny Pintek said. “That’s what Clawson basketball is about. We are trying to make something new out of every possession. The final score didn’t show that, but our girls worked hard throughout.”\nThe game turned in the second half when Avondale went on a 24-7 rally, using its team speed to get to the basket while also hitting some timely 3-pointers.\n“When we work the ball around and are patient on offense, we are pretty good,” Dawson said. “We have a lot of players that can score and we just need to work to get the open look and not settle for bad shots.”\nLeading the way for Avondale in the win was Olivia Russell, who had 21 points. Keiori Lee added 14 while Angelina Willis had six.\nAvondale returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to Oak Park in hopes of maintaining its spot alongside Farmington atop the OAA Blue.\n“We have to be more consistent in what we do. We go through some stretches where we play outstanding and we show just how good we can be,” Dawson said. “But sometimes we have moments where we go into droughts with our effort and execution and we can’t have those. Especially as we get to the big games and the postseason.”\nClawson was led on the night by Shaniya Evans, who had 13 points. Justice Biddle and Jackie Hauser each added six points. The Trojans will look to get back on track on Wednesday, when they travel to L’Anse Creuse. Friday’s loss certainly hasn’t been representative of the success Clawson has had this season, as the Trojans are 13-3 overall and 8-0 in the MAC.\n“These girls really communicate well and trust each other and that is very important in basketball,” Pintek said of her team. “I think that is why we have had success. Everyone on the team believes in each other and they play that way on the floor. We just need to continue to look at how we can grow and how we can get better.”", "1. Good for Alan Trammell - By any measure, conventional statistics, advanced metrics, awards, postseason success, Trammell belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame. It was stunning my colleagues in the Baseball Writer’s Association of America overlooked Tram his 15 years on the ballot. His career, conventionally and metrically, was literally identical to fellow shortstop Barry Larkin’s statistically. While Trammell didn’t come close, Larkin, justifiably, got in the second year he was eligible. It couldn’t have been market bias, either. Cincinnati is a smaller market than Detroit.\n2. Good for Jack Morris - Simply put, Morris was a victim of a Sabermetrics witch hunt. It’s not that the metrics community didn’t have a valid point to make about how advanced math should factor into the Hall of Fame process, but how they did it and why, campaigning vehemently to keep Morris out, and trolling and intimidating writers eligible to vote, was reprehensible. A lot of it was self-serving from those simply resentful they didn’t have a vote.\nI agree that Wins Above Replacement is the first statistical measure that should be considered when evaluating Hall of Fame worthy candidates, but it isn’t the only one. I also agree wins have traditionally been vastly overrated. But it shouldn’t totally be dismissed Morris won more games than any pitcher during the 1980s. Anybody ever check out the most-winning pitchers of other decades? It does mean something.\nWAR, for its many strengths, is a flawed measure in some ways, too, particularly in regard to era-to-era measurement of pitchers, and even in regard to present day evaluation because it doesn’t include technology. The steroids era began much earlier than, it seems, many suspect. I heard one explanation from a voter, when Morris barely didn’t get in at the end of his BWAAA eligibility, that, “It’s not the Hall of very good.” That is pompous and disrespectful to those, who play the game. Morris is the one who went out there and did it. He won two complete games in the ’84 World Series. He had a Game 7, 1-0, 10-inning shutout to clinch a World Series title 1991. Few pitchers were as successful ever. Who, when he is that close, should deny him? If somebody is close to getting inducted, I vote for them.\nAdvertisement\nThe game is about players. It’s not a writer’s game or a broadcaster’s game or a number cruncher’s game or a front office game. It’s about athletes performing in time and space, and then evaluating them, statistically, and otherwise.\nThe sad part is the blow back on the metrics community. The so-called advanced math has very much improved knowledge and understanding of baseball. It’s overdue for Bill James to go in the Hall of Fame. But many fans are close-minded to it because they can’t stand being talked down to, making it a hard sell for those of us who believe advanced metrics should be much more a part of the every day conversation about the sport. That’s especially true now that franchises put so much emphasis on analytics.\n3. Not good for Lou Whitaker - There are three factors which make Trammell’s Hall credentials better than Whitaker’s: Trammell won the World Series MVP in ’84, he had an MVP-caliber season in ’87 and in retrospect should have won it, and shortstop is a more premium position than second base. But metrically, Whitaker was a better player than Trammell and all but 77 players to ever to play MLB, according to the baseball-reference.com version of WAR. He won multiple Gold Gloves, he was a Rookie of the Year and a brilliant leadoff hitter. To me, it’s sacrilegious Tram and Lou didn’t go in together. I think there should be another statue at Comerica Park, and it should be of Tram and Lou turning a double play.\nWhitaker was clearly hurt by WAR not being a widely-circulated number when he became Hall eligible in 2001. If it had been, he undoubtedly would have stayed on the ballot. I voted for him at the time, but most of the writers in Detroit didn’t.\nThing is, the “Sweet” Lou persona is a misnomer. Whitaker is a difficult person, frankly, to like. It shouldn’t matter, though, because it’s not a good guy award. Whitaker belongs in every bit as much as Tram, and it would be incredibly wrong if Tram got in because he’s popular with media and former players, and Lou is not.\n4. Good for Ted Simmons - One of the greatest athletes ever to come out of Oakland County and this state, the former Southfield High standout fell just a vote short from the Modern Era Committee. He’s a borderline Hall of Famer with a career WAR above 50. He played 20-plus years and was one of the best switch hitters ever, outperforming the average player by a wide margin during his era. “Simba” played a premium position, catcher. It’s just that Simmons, like Whitaker, never got past his first ballot in 1994. It was wrong, and his Hall merits haven’t been debated nearly enough since. Glad to see they finally are.\n5. Good for Bill Lajoie - Team president Jim Campbell and manager Sparky Anderson got the biggest share of credit for the ’84 Tigers, and their decade-plus of tremendous success, but Lajoie was the brains behind the operation. As scouting director working with a limited budget and staff, he is the one who discovered and drafted Trammell, Morris, Whitaker, Kirk Gibson, Lance Parrish and Dan Petry. As general manager, he is one who orchestrated the spring training trade for Willie Hernandez, which put the ’84 Tigers over the top. In the 1976 MLB draft, the Tigers selected Trammell in second round, Morris in the fifth round and Ozzie Smith in the seventh round.\nSmith didn’t sign with the Tigers. I asked Lajoie if he regretted not being able to sign Smith.\n“Why? We got the better player,” Lajoie said.\nMy favorite quote ever.", "Hines Creek Composite celebrated its 2018 crop of graduates, starting on a light note with a comedy routine by Dallas Bjornson and Tonita Craig – Bjornson insisting that he and Craig were almost identical.\nBjornson also delivered an inspirational speech he said he had borrowed from University of Miami and adapted to Hines Creek. He told students, “Push yourselves just a little bit more. You will fail, but you will get up and try again. You will make it.”\nCraig said the grads have set the highest standard in all they have done.\nDelainah Velichka delivered a message of congratulations on behalf of the Peace River School Division board of trustees, telling them graduation is a stepping stone to where they want to go and told them, “Keep close to the friends you have made here and remember us.”\nPeter Frixel delivered congratulations on behalf of Clear Hills County. He told them they are at the stage of taking on the challenges of the new world, adding sometime in the future they are going to have to choose a place to live. “You have the power to shape that place for the better,” he told them.\nDalton Bjornson delivered the community recognition message from the grants, thanking the community for the support and guidance the grads have received over the years, saying “It takes a village to raise a child. Thanks.” He added, “What we have learned will be used to keep us connected to our roots.”\nBarb Lund and Janice Charchuk delivered the parents address to the grads, telling them sometimes they will have to blend in but to “Stand out when you can. Know when to speak, and when to listen.”\nGrad Tessa Peats gave the thanks to the parents, saying she knows that trying to make them do their homework was like trying to give a cat a bath. She thanked her own parents and said her father had his own way of telling her he didn’t think she was ready to leave the nest, telling her she is the kind of baby bird that will try and fly and end up hitting the ground and trying to drag herself back to the nest. She ended her address by saying, “Congratulations, you finally got rid of one.”\nAfter the slide show showcasing the grads growth from tiny tot to towering teenager, teacher Olivia Przybylski took the podium as invited guest speaker.\nShe told stories of each of the students from her initial impressions of them – which was she was going to have to quit the job. However, she learned to cope with them, to inspire them to work harder and they learned to listen. She commented that she had many stories she could tell, but those weren’t appropriate for the occasion. Her advice to the grads was that success is subjective and if they are happy with what they are doing, they are succeeding. She added “Stay out of trouble and make sure you have clean laundry some of the time.” She also told them to “Make sure you don’t forget the people here.”\nLincoln Berg and Tanner Dei thanked her, noting they were aware she probably wanted to strangle them at least some of the time.\nCassidy Charchuk thanked the staff, saying “There was always somebody there when we needed it.” She included coaching staff in her acknowledgement of the shaping and encouragement they had received during their school years.s\nPrincipal Sherry MacDowall presented the Valedictorian Award for highest Academic Average to Shanna Mierzewski. Mierzewskil told her fellow grads “It’s time to soar, but if you hit the dirt, get up and try again. Its’ time to diverge and dive into making our own futures. It’s not goodbye, It’s see you later.” She added, “Be kind, be phenomenal, most of all, be happy.”\nDillon Richardson and Dalton Bjornson joined forces as “Dilton” to thank the MCs Dallas Bjornson and Tonita Craig, acknowledging the two as teachers, coaches and friends.\nPrincipal MacDowall then said she was going to say what she would miss about each of the students, and did so, giving the audience quite a few laughs with her stories including one student who inadvertently tested the school’s alarm system. She ended her address by telling the students to “Go forth and prosper,” before she and Mrs.Charchuk delivered scrolls to each of the graduates.", "By STEVE DOUGLAS\nST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The heir to Zlatan Ibrahimovic finally delivered for Sweden at the World Cup.\nEmil Forsberg scored a deflected goal in the 66th minute to give the Swedes a 1-0 victory over Switzerland on Tuesday and a place in the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in 24 years.\nShy and understated, the 26-year-old Forsberg couldn’t be more different than the larger-than-life Ibrahimovic, who ruled the Sweden team for more than a decade and was the greatest player the country ever produced.\nAdvertisement\nBut Forsberg arrived in Russia shouldering the creative burden left by Ibrahimovic following his retirement two years ago, and the attacking midfielder’s skills and slick movement stood out at St. Petersburg Stadium.\nHis goal was scruffy, though. After getting past Granit Xhaka, Forsberg didn’t get much power behind his shot from the edge of the area and it was likely heading straight for Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer. However, it took a deflection off the foot of center back Manuel Akanji and bounced up and into the net.\nIt was enough to make Sweden the fifth European team to reach the quarterfinals. The Swedes will next play either England or Colombia on Saturday in Samara.\nThe last time Sweden made it this far at the World Cup was in 1994, when the team reached the semifinals.\nThis was another opportunity spurned by the Swiss, who have reached the last 16 in four of the last five World Cups only to be eliminated without scoring a goal. They haven’t scored in a knockout game in soccer’s biggest tournament in 64 years, when they last reached in the quarterfinals at home in 1954.\nThey finished the game with 10 men after right back Michael Lang was sent off in stoppage time for a professional foul on Sweden substitute Martin Olsson. The referee initially awarded a penalty kick but later gave a free kick on the edge of the area after a video review.\nSwitzerland was fortunate to still be alive at that point.\nIbrahimovic, 36 and now playing out his illustrious career in the United States, would surely have put away some of the first-half chances created by his countrymen against a fragile Switzerland defense which was missing the suspended Fabian Schaer and Stephan Lichtsteiner.\nStriker Marcus Berg was the biggest culprit, spurning two openings in quick succession, while Albin Ekdal volleyed over with the goal at his mercy.\nThe Swedes were limited but played to the strengths that got them past Italy in the two-leg World Cup playoff and to the top of a group containing defending champion Germany, Mexico and South Korea. Their long balls forward caused panic and they were more bullish in their tackling in midfield.\nThe Swiss certainly weren’t playing like a team ranked No. 6 in the world and with only one loss in their previous 25 games. Their build-up play was sloppy, with the best effort falling to Remo Freuler with a late header that was saved by Robin Olsen.\nSUSPENDED\nSweden right back Mikael Lustig will miss the quarterfinals after collecting his second yellow card of the tournament for a tug on Josip Drmic in the first half.\nThe team will have Sebastian Larsson back from a ban, however, and the holding midfielder should go straight back into the starting lineup.\nBIG BLUNDERS\nA low-quality match featured some of the worst finishing seen so far at the World Cup, and two efforts stood out.\nLustig dragged a long-range attempt in the first half sideways and it went out for a throw-in. Then, in the second half, Xhaka lined up a shot from outside the area and very nearly whiffed.\nVAR WATCH\nThere was another success for the video assistant referee. Referee Damir Skomina’s decision to award the late penalty against Lang looked correct at the time, but a review showed Olsson was just outside the box when he was tripped.\nIt didn’t matter, though. Switzerland didn’t have a chance to get to the other end after the resulting free kick was saved.\n___\nMore AP World Cup coverage: www.apnews.com/tag/WorldCup\n___\nSteve Douglas is at www.twitter.com/sdouglas80", "Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Apr 17, 2017\nHONOLULU — A Hawaii man accused of killing his mother months ago stuffed her dismembered body parts in seven plastic bags in the kitchen freezer of the Waikiki apartment they shared, according to court documents made public Monday.\nYu Wei Gong has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Liu Yun Gong.\nHe called 911 on April 11 and said: “’I killed my Mom,”’ according to a detective’s affidavit supporting an arrest warrant. When officers arrived and could not find the woman, Gong told them she was “in the fridge,” the complaint said.\nAn officer found what appeared to be body parts.\n“Another covered object in the freezer felt to a different officer like a human leg and foot,” the complaint said.\nYu Wei Gong didn’t speak or enter a plea during a brief court appearance Monday. Deputy Public Defender Diamond Grace requested a Mandarin interpreter for his preliminary hearing, scheduled for Wednesday. He remained in custody with bail set at $2 million.\nGrace didn’t immediately return a phone message seeking comment after the hearing.\nAuthorities say Yu Wei Gong told officers that he accidentally killed his mother in September after she became angry when the 26-year-old said he wanted to work instead of going to school.\nDeputy Medical Examiner Dr. Rachel Lange determined Liu Yun Gong had suffered blunt force injuries to the head, the complaint said. Her identity was confirmed by comparing fingerprints to those on file under her Hawaii driver’s license.\nThe manager of the apartment building where they lived told police he had not seen the man’s mother since before Christmas, the complaint said.\nIt said Liu Yun Gong did not show up for work on Aug. 21, 2016. When a supervisor called her phone, it went unanswered. Yu Wei Gong called the supervisor the next day, saying his mother was on another Hawaiian island and had left her phone at home.\nThree women watched the hearing and said outside court they wanted to support Gong spiritually because he had attended their church.\nGong and his mother, who they knew by different names, attended Waipahu United Church of Christ, said former pastor Norma Desaegher.\n“He has nobody. No family as far as we can tell,” she said, adding that it’s been several years since she last saw him. “We wanted to give him that spiritual support.”\nGong moved to Hawaii from China when he was 19, after his mother married an active church parishioner she met online, the women said. Mother and son stopped going to church after the man died in 2014.\nThe women said Gong took English classes at the church and moved with his mother and stepfather to Waikiki so she could pursue a massage business.\n“We just wanted people to know they were a good family,” Desaegher said.", "STANFORD – Now in her 33rd NCAA Tournament, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer may have seen it all. But even she seemed surprised when Florida Gulf Coast opened the game with 5-foot-9 guard Taylor Gradinjan on 6-foot-4 standout Stanford forward Alanna Smith.\nIt didn’t take a Hall of Famer to know where to go with the ball. Smith made all six of her shots in Stanford’s most productive quarter of the season.\n“They had some interesting match-ups,” VanDerveer said. “They had really kind of a small player on Alanna and she just went to town right in there.”\nThen again, without a single six-footer on their roster, the Eagles didn’t have many options. Fourth-seeded Stanford took full advantage of its size Monday night, dominating inside in a 90-70 win over No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast (31-5) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Maples Pavilion.\nAdvertisement\nStanford (24-10) advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 11th straight season and will next face top-seeded Louisville (34-2) Friday in Lexington, Kentucky. The programs have never met before. No. 2 Baylor (33-1) and No. 6 Oregon State (25-7) will play in the other semifinal in the Lexington Regional.\nStanford outrebounded the Eagles 52-18 and had a 40-12 edge in points in the paint as it improved to 36-4 in NCAA Tournament games on The Farm.\n“I wish I would have grew overnight, but didn’t work out that way,” said 5-foot-8 Eagles guard China Dow, who had a team-high 23 points. “Their height was very effective.”\nSmith had 13 points as the Cardinal took a 33-16 lead after the first quarter – the most points Stanford scored in any period this season.\nThe junior from Australia finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds and held Rosemarie Julien, FGCU’s leading scorer, to seven points on 3 of 11 shooting. Fellow all-Pac-12 selection Brittany McPhee, in her final game at Maples, added 17 points, nine rebounds and three steals.\nThe Eagles compensate for their lack of size with gritty play and outside shooting. Sporting “RAINING 3’S” warm-up shirts, they shot 17 of 47 (36 percent) from behind the arc on Monday, setting an NCAA record for 3-pointers made in a season with 431. But Stanford held its own from long range, going 9 of 17 (53 percent).\nFreshman Kiana Williams had 12 points and six assists to just one turnover, while backup guard DiJonai Carrington had 14 points, five rebounds and three steals in 20 minutes.\nAfter going 6-6 against a tough nonconference schedule and dropping out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2001, the Cardinal are now back in the Lexington Regional for the third straight season – while standout teams it lost to early such as Ohio State and Tennessee are no longer playing.\n“Tara says it all the time — every disappointment is a blessing,” Smith said. “And right now our blessings are coming to us I think.”\nStanford went through Lexington during its Final Four run last season and lost in the Elite Eight in Lexington in 2016.", "Rory McIlroy celebrates after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando on Sunday. Stephen M. Dowell — Orlando Sentinel via AP\nAUSTIN, Texas >> Rory McIlroy had his first Arnold Palmer moment before the tournament even started.\nHe had just finished his pro-am round at Bay Hill and was about to walk out of the tunnel leading from the 18th green when a man asked him for a picture. McIlroy obliged, because he usually does. But this was different.\nThe man handed him a black bolero hat and told McIlroy it was from his squadron when he served in Vietnam. He didn’t want a selfie with McIlroy. He wanted a picture of McIlroy wearing the hat that meant so much to him. The hat looked awkward on him with golfing attire, but McIlroy didn’t mind.\nIt’s all about giving the fans what they want.\nAdvertisement\nThen the 28-year-old from Northern Ireland gave them something even better with what McIlroy described as a “perfect round of golf,” certainly the closing stretch. He birdied five of the last six holes, capping it off with a 25-foot putt on the 18th hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational.\nThat ended his longest drought without a victory in eight years, and it cast him in a new light with the Masters approaching.\nMcIlroy had fallen to No. 13 in the world when he missed the cut the previous week at the Valspar Championship, his second missed cut in four PGA Tour events this year. He had not been that low in the ranking since April 25, 2010.\nIt’s not that he was forgotten; rather, attention was shifting to so many others that it was easy to feel overlooked. All it took was one victory for the conversation to include his bid for a green jacket to complete the career Grand Slam.\n“It’s huge for my confidence going into the next few weeks,” McIlroy said. “I kept saying I didn’t need a win going into Augusta to feel like I had a chance. I just wanted to see signs of good golf. And thankfully, I’ve been able to get both.”\nJust don’t get the idea his confidence was lagging.\nMcIlroy always says that when he’s playing well, it’s hard to remember ever playing poorly. And when he’s playing poorly, it’s hard to remember what it was like to play well. But he has a history of going through spurts of mediocrity, and coming out of it strong without notice. Most memorable was in 2012 when he missed the cut four times in five tournaments. Two months later, he won the PGA Championship and consecutive FedEx Cup playoff events.\nThree times in his career, McIlroy has won in his next start after missing the cut. Five other times, he won after finishing out of the top 30.\nThat’s why he wasn’t the least bit concerned after missing the cut at the Valspar Championship.\n“It’s such a fine line out here, and I might have sounded crazy the last few weeks when I was telling everyone it actually feels pretty close and I’m not that far away, and I’m putting up 72s and 73s,” he said. “And all of a sudden, it all clicks into place and I end up winning a golf tournament by three shots and shooting 8 under on the last day. So it’s fine lines out here. I think you have to play the game to really appreciate that. It’s not as black and white as some people make it out to be.”\nHe could think of only one time he was genuinely worried about his game.\nMcIlroy was 19 and in his first full year as a pro in 2008. He had only two top 10s all year on the European Tour. He wasn’t eligible for any of the majors. He had missed three straight cuts in Sweden, Holland and Scotland. He was concerned he might lose his card. And then he lost in a playoff in Switzerland, lost in another playoff in Hong Kong and won his first pro event early in the next year.\n“And I was off and running,” he said.\nMcIlroy reached No. 50 with that playoff loss in Hong Kong, and he hasn’t fallen out since then. He’s had a few dips, sure, “but it’s not as if I’ve had to panic.”\nPalmer and McIlroy share one other connection, at least for now. They are one leg short of the Grand Slam. Palmer never won the PGA Championship. McIlroy needs the Masters. When they had dinner at Bay Hill in 2015 — right before McIlroy’s first crack at the fourth leg of the slam — the topic never came up.\n“It’s amazing to think, all that Arnold did in the game, he never won that Grand Slam,” McIlroy said.\nMcIlroy at the Masters, Phil Mickelson at the U.S. Open and Jordan Spieth at the PGA Championship each have a chance at the career slam this year.\n“I’m glad to be part of that conversation, get the first shot at it in a few weeks,” McIlroy said. “So we’ll see how we go.”\nHis game is never far away, even if it doesn’t look like it at times.", "OAKLAND — Sick of seeing the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in NBA Finals every year? Don’t blame the victors, Klay Thompson said.\n“I think the rest of the NBA has to get better,” the Warriors guard said. “It’s not our fault.”\nThe Warriors and Cavaliers will face off in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday at Oracle Arena. This marks the fourth consecutive season that these teams have met in the Finals, with the Warriors winning in 2015 and ’17 and Cleveland winning in ’16.\nSo media day on Wednesday featured a familiar line of questioning. The shooting of the Splash Brothers the LeBron James legacy the Cavs as underdogs blah, blah, bah. Reporters could simply cut and paste stories from any of the three previous showdowns.\nAdvertisement\nBut Warriors forward Kevin Durant sounded happy to be part of the repetition.\n“I mean, it may not be as suspenseful as a lot of people want it to be, or as drama-filled,” he said. “But that’s what you’ve got movies and music for.”\nJames, who is appearing in his eighth consecutive Finals (including four with the Miami Heat), didn’t seem bored at all Wednesday. He agreed with Thompson: It’s up to the challengers to come and get them.\n“If you want to see somebody else in the postseason,” James said, “then you’ve got to beat them.”", "A new Liebherr LB 44-510 rotary drilling rig, Liebherr’s largest rotary drilling rig, the LB 44-510, is going to work on a pile boring job in Kuala Lumpur. The Sentral Suites residential development is considered a landmark project in the KL Sentral district, likely the last major residential development in the area.\nThe LB 44-510 isn’t the only Liebherr machine in use. Malaysian foundations and geotechnical specialist Aneka Jaringan Sdn Bhd is also using a new Liebherr LB 36 rig, the second largest machine in the range. In addition, two duty cycle crawler cranes, an HS 8100 HD and an HS 855 HD, are being used for slurry wall trenching. The crawler cranes are being used to excavate 600 meters of slurry wall that surrounds part of the site, with the two rotary drilling rigs boring the holes for 366 piles.\nThe KL Sentral district project is being developed by MRCB Land. It will include three towers, the tallest of which is 45 stories. Aneka Jaringan is undertaking the foundation and excavation contract. The company moved onto the site in mid-January and is working to an 18-month schedule, due for completion in July 2018.\nThe LB 44-510 is one of the first of this model to have been delivered to Southeast Asia. Both Liebherr rotary drilling rigs were delivered with extensive training for Aneka Jaringan’s operators and service personnel. Loke Kien Tuck, director of Aneka Jaringan, says the LB 44 and the LB 36 are boring to maximum depths of 35 meters with the maximum pile diameter being 1.8 meters.\n“Because of the local regulations, the site can work only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.,” Jaringan says. “We therefore have to work quickly, and the two machines are proving to be very fast. The ground is quite hard, being mostly silty sand, and we are taking between five and six hours to bore down to between 30 and 35 meters. That means we can complete the boring and casing installation in one day, and then pour the concrete the following morning.”\nThe Liebherr HS 8100HD, equipped with a mechanical slurry wall grab, and the HS 855 HD duty cycle crawler crane, equipped with a hydraulic slurry wall grab, are excavating to a maximum depth of 22 meters for the 0.6-meter width slurry wall. The cranes are digging the trench in sections of 6.5 meters, each section taking an average of four days to complete.\nTuck says that water-soluble polymer is being used to stabilize the borehole rather than bentonite, as it has a lower environmental impact and is more cost-effective to use on this project.\nLiebherr’s product range includes earthmoving and material handling machinery, mining equipment, mobile cranes, construction cranes, machine tools and automation systems as well as high-performance components for mechanical, hydraulic and electrical drive and control technology. For more information, go to www.liebherr.com.", "KANSAS CITY — The Raiders arrived two and a half hours late to Sunday’s game, scoring 15 fourth-quarter points after the game was already decided.\nThe Chiefs owned a 26-0 lead after three quarters, well on their way to a win that pushed Oakland back below .500 and into sole possession of third place in the AFC West. The Raiders, after entering Sunday with a share of first place in the division, looked nothing like a playoff team.\nHere’s how we graded them after Sunday’s loss.\nPass offense: D\nAdvertisement\nDerek Carr was abysmal for most of the game, failing to generate any offense against a team that allowed 28 or more points in four of its last six games. Carr completed only five passes for 31 yards and threw an interception in the first half after playing his best game of the year against the Chiefs in Week 7. He finished 24-for-41 on Sunday with 211 passing yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. As he has in several Raiders’ no-shows this year, Carr padded his stats when the game was already decided. If it wasn’t already clear, Carr is nowhere near the MVP-level player of 2016. Whether it’s simply his lack of talent, his back or a combination of both, Carr has devolved into a problem for the Raiders rather than a solution.\nRush offense: B-\nThe Raiders couldn’t run as much as they wanted to trailing by so much, so Oakland only rushed 11 times on the afternoon. Marshawn Lynch ran seven times for 61 yards and a touchdown and DeAndre Washington carried four times for nine yards. Lynch’s 27-yard run was the Raiders’ first-half offensive highlight, which shows you how dreadful their first 30 minutes were. His 22-yard bruising run into the end zone early in the fourth quarter might’ve been their second-half offensive highlight, again displaying how little Carr did in the air aside from a fourth-down touchdown pass to Jared Cook. This grade would be higher if the Raiders ran the ball more, but their deficit didn’t allow it.\nPass defense: B-\nNone of the Chiefs’ scores came through the air, so I guess that’s good for the Raiders. Right? Luckily for Oakland, its pass defense was bailed out by Kansas City’s penalties and drops. Alex Smith completed 20-of-34 passes for 268 yards, but four different players had long receptions 20 or more yards. TJ Carrie, Sean Smith and Dexter McDonald looked helpless at times, and several missed tackles doomed Oakland in crucial moments. Karl Joseph grabbed the Raiders’ second interception of the season, though, the first by a defensive back. That’s why this one rests slightly above average, even if the 26-15 final indicates it shouldn’t.\nRush defense: F\nKareem Hunt hadn’t scored since Week 3, but sure enough the Chiefs’ running back found the end zone for the first touchdown of the day. Oakland’s run defense sat just inside the top half of the league entering Sunday, but Kansas City ran 25 times for 165 yards and two touchdowns for an average of 6.6 yards per rush. Hunt ran 25 times for 116 yards and his touchdown, Charcandrick West rushed three times for 25 yards and a 13-yard touchdown and Smith carried five times for 24 yards and a touchdown. Probably the worst performance by the Raiders’ run defense all year.\nSpecial teams: C-\nMarquette King had one of his worst days of the year, punting seven times with an average of only 40.9 yards. That’s his second-lowest of any single game this season, and his net average of 35.6 was his third-lowest of the year. While the Raiders kept Tyreek Hill in check on punt returns, the Raiders didn’t return any of Kansas City’s three punts. Oakland also didn’t return any of the Chiefs’ seven kickoff and Giorgio Tavecchio didn’t attempt a field goal. Pretty bleh day overall for the special teams.\nCoaching: D\nAll you need to know about the Raiders this year lied at the beginning of their last drive. At their own 12-yard line down 11 with under three minutes left, Carr completed passes of seven yards, five yards and six yards. Then came passes of 11 yards, seven yards and nine yards. Todd Downing’s offense showed little desire to win when it had the slightest chance, despite Jack Del Rio claiming otherwise. And how can you have Amari Cooper blocking in a bunch formation on a bum ankle? This coaching staff is feeling the heat, and it’ll only crank up if the Raiders miss the playoffs.", "A fitness model was knocked out in a club toilet after a row with three women on a night out with Geordie Shore star Scotty T.\nNikki Mauger, 22, was partying at The Bedroom in the Gold Coast on Sunday night when she was savagely attacked.\nThree women coward punched her and stomped on her head with their heels after she fell to the floor.\nNikki Mauger, 22, was partying at The Bedroom in the Gold Coast on Sunday night when she was savagely attacked\nMiss Mauger posted a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed to Instagram with a message for other women to take care on nights out\nMiss Mauger was saved by security guards who pulled the women off her. She was rushed to hospital where she spent the night with concussion and is now recovering at home.\nThe Instagram model and qualified nurse said the women attacked after she asked them to leave a private area of the club where she was partying with Scott Timlin of MTV's hit reality series set in Newcastle in the UK.\nShe posted a photo of herself lying in a hospital bed to Instagram with a message for other women to take care on nights out.\nShe wrote: 'I wasn't going to go to social media about what happened to me but I decided to make awareness of this as it is happening far too often.\n'Last night I was followed into the bathroom of a nightclub by 3 girls, they cowardly punched me from behind and when I dropped to the ground, the girls continued to stomp on me with their heels.\nMiss Mauger says the women attacked after she asked them to leave a private area of the club where she was partying with reality TV star Scotty T (pictured)\nThree women coward punched Miss Mauger and stomped on her head with their heels after she fell to the floor. Pictured: The Bedroom club\n'I want girls to be careful when they are going places by themselves. Always have someone come with you.\n'I am lucky enough that the girls were caught on camera so justice will be served. Thankyou to everyone for the kind messages, I appreciate them all.'\nMiss Mauger said the women got angry when she asked around 20 people to leave the area surrounding her private booth.\nShe told the Gold Coast Bulletin: 'Three of the girls who were asked to leave weren't happy, because we were with Scotty T from Geordie Shore, and then they started threatening me.'\n'About an hour later they followed me to the bathroom and I got punched to the back of my head and when I was on the ground they stomped on me. I have a gash to the side of my head... it was pretty horrible.'\nA Queensland Police spokesman told Daily Mail Australia: 'A 22-year-old Gold Coast woman made a complaint of assault to police on Tuesday.\n'The woman advises she was assaulted by three women in the bathroom of a Surfers Paradise nightclub around 3AM on Monday.\n'She further advised that a verbal disagreement occurred between herself and the women some time prior to the alleged assault.\n'The woman was treated at the scene and transported to the Gold Coast University Hospital. It is understood she has bruising to her face, chest and arms and suffered a concussion.\n'Police were called to the scene at the time of the incident and investigations are on-going into a complaint of ‘Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm.'", "WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a flip-floppy week at the White House as President Donald Trump walked away from some promises and people, contorting reality in the process.\nHe declared NATO no longer obsolete, even though the alliance hasn’t changed much since he denigrated it in the 2016 campaign. He credited China with ceasing the manipulation of its currency, swerving away from a campaign pledge with a belated acknowledgment that China had changed its ways.\nThe president’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon, joined a list of people Trump has claimed to know well until he said he didn’t. Russian President Vladimir Putin is on the list, too, as he has been for some time. “I don’t know Putin,” Trump said in characterizing U.S.-Russia relations as the worst ever. He’d bragged in 2015, “I got to know him very well.”\nAs he performed such acrobatics to explain a series of shifts, Trump also committed several more familiar sleights of rhetoric, taking credit where it isn’t due in job growth and corporate expansion.\nAdvertisement\nA look at some of his statements this past week:\nTRUMP: “The secretary-general and I had a productive discussion about what more NATO can do in the fight against terrorism. I complained about that a long time ago and they made a change, and now they do fight terrorism. I said it was obsolete. It’s no longer obsolete.” — news conference Wednesday with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg\nTHE FACTS: NATO has not substantively changed its mission as a result of Trump’s campaign-season complaints. As evidence that NATO is heeding his call to be more aggressive on terrorism, Trump has cited a NATO decision last year to establish a high-level intelligence coordinator that could make the alliance more nimble in responding to threats. But that position was in the works during the Obama administration and came about because of worries about Russian aggression as well as from a desire to respond more effectively to the Islamic State group. It wasn’t in response to Trump.\n--------------\nTRUMP: “Already we’ve created more than almost 600,000 jobs.” — to CEOs on Tuesday.\nTHE FACTS: More than almost?\nFirst, Trump is taking credit for three months of job creation even though he wasn’t president for two-thirds of January. Second, the economy doesn’t turn on a dime — or an inauguration. Over time, his predecessor’s influence on the economy wanes and Trump’s grows.\nThird, he took actual job growth and rounded it up — way up. The economy added 533,000 jobs in the first three months, not the 600,000 claimed by Trump on several occasions. That’s a monthly average of 178,000 jobs. President Barack Obama’s pace was slightly better last year: 187,000 jobs per month on average.\n--------------\nTRUMP: “We may be at an all-time low in terms of relationship with Russia.” — news conference Wednesday\nTHE FACTS: Arguably true in the post-Soviet era. Not so during the decades of the Cold War, shadowed by the threat of nuclear annihilation.\nThe U.S. and the Soviet Union were on the verge of a nuclear conflict in October 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In the Korean War, Soviet pilots covertly backed North Korea against U.S.-led forces. Tensions also were high after a U.S. U-2 spy plane was shot down over Russia and its pilot, Gary Powers, was imprisoned and tried for espionage. And the U.S. helped militants fight the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s.\n--------------\nTRUMP: “Toyota just announced that it will invest more than $1.3 billion ... into its Georgetown, Kentucky, plant, an investment that would not have been made if we didn’t win the election.” — to CEOs on Tuesday.\nTHE FACTS: Trump’s election was not the spark for the investment. Toyota said the announcement was the culmination of plans in the works for at least four years.\n--------------\nTRUMP: “The car industry is not going to leave us anymore, believe me. The car industry is staying in our country. They were leaving — if I didn’t win this election, you would have lost your car industry to Mexico and to other countries. They’re not leaving anymore, believe me. There’s retribution if they leave. There was no retribution.” — Fox Business Network interview, broadcast Wednesday\nTHE FACTS: The only “retribution” he has meted out has come on Twitter and in other rhetorical forms. He hasn’t signed any laws or instituted rules to punish fleeing industries. In fact, Ford Motor Co. is still planning to move small car production from Michigan to an existing plant in Mexico next year.\n--------------\nTRUMP, on his chief strategist, Steve Bannon: “I like Steve, but you have to remember he was not involved in my campaign until very late. I had already beaten all the senators and all the governors, and I didn’t know Steve. I’m my own strategist, and it wasn’t like I was going to change strategies because I was facing crooked Hillary.” — Interview on Tuesday with the New York Post.\nTHE FACTS: Trump shortchanges his relationship with Bannon in an apparent effort to downgrade his importance.\nDavid Bossie, who was deputy campaign manager, told The Associated Press after Trump took office that Bossie had introduced Trump and Bannon in 2011 at Trump Tower and they had grown close. Bannon interviewed Trump at least nine times in 2015 and 2016.\nIn August 2016, when the Trump campaign announced the hiring of Bannon as campaign CEO and the appointment of Kellyanne Conway as campaign manager, its statement quoted Trump as saying: “‘I have known Steve and Kellyanne both for many years.”\n--------------\nTRUMP: “I don’t know Putin.” — news conference on Wednesday.\nTHE FACTS: Trump’s claimed familiarity with Putin has waxed and waned according to political circumstance.\nIt waxed when it served his interest to demonstrate comfort dealing with world leaders. “I got to know him very well because we were both on ‘60 Minutes,’ we were stablemates, and we did very well that night,” he said in November 2015. Actually, Putin spoke from Moscow and Trump from New York and appeared in separate segments of the show.\nIt waned when Trump’s frequently admiring comments about Putin became a liability and Russia’s alleged interference in the U.S. election came to light. “I never met Putin, I don’t know who Putin is,” he said in July, and essentially ever since.\nThe two spoke by phone Jan. 28, when Putin congratulated the new president.\n--------------\nTRUMP on his decision to attack a Syrian air base: “What I did should have been done by the Obama administration a long time before I did it, and you would have had a much better — I think Syria would be a lot better off right now than it has been.” — Fox Business interview.\nTHE FACTS: Trump may think that now, but he certainly didn’t three years ago when Obama was contemplating retaliation following a deadly chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb.\nAmong several tweets he sent advising against a strike: “President Obama, do not attack Syria. There is no upside and tremendous downside. Save your powder for another (and more important) day!”\n--------------\nTRUMP on China: “They’re not currency manipulators.” — Wall Street Journal interview Wednesday.\nTHE FACTS: Here Trump catches up with reality. During the campaign he pledged to brand China a currency manipulator, a move that would set the stage for trade penalties. China had once devalued its currency to make its exports artificially cheaper, crowding out other countries’ products, but in recent years has let market forces do more to shape currency exchange rates. When Trump railed against Chinese currency manipulation in the campaign, there were signs that China was actually taking steps to keep the value of the yuan from sinking further against the dollar.\nTrump didn’t let go of his accusation easily. As recently as April 2 he told The Financial Times that the Chinese are “world champions” of currency manipulation.\n--------------\nTRUMP: “I think we’re doing very well on health care. It’s been very much misreported that we failed with health care.” — Fox Business interview\nTHE FACTS: By any objective measure, that’s sugar-coating a faltering health care initiative.\nLast month, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., yanked the Republican bill intended to repeal and replace much of Obama’s health care law. The problem: disagreements among GOP hard-liners and moderates, and no Democratic support. Since then, negotiations have led to some tweaks, but no apparent breakthroughs.\nThat’s not to say he can’t succeed on another try. But after the bill flopped, an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that among seven major issues tested, the president got his worst rating on health care. About 6 in 10 disapproved of Trump’s handling of the issue.\n--------------\nRead more Fact Check stories.", "CHARLOTTETOWN — Air Canada has apologized to a Prince Edward Island family after the airline bumped a 10-year-old boy from a flight.\nBrett Doyle booked four tickets from Charlottetown to Costa Rica for his family last August.\nA day before their March break vacation, Doyle said he tried to check in his family online, but he could not select a seat for his son.\nAfter hours on the phone with Air Canada, Doyle’s wife drove to the airport and was told the flight was oversold and their son had been bumped.\nThe family then drove to Moncton to catch a different Air Canada flight to meet the Costa Rica flight in Montreal, but when that flight was cancelled they were forced to drive to Halifax and stay overnight in a hotel.\nAir Canada said in an email it has apologized to the Doyle family.\n“We are currently following up to understand what went wrong and have apologized to Mr. Doyle and his family as well as offered a very generous compensation to the family for their inconvenience,” Air Canada spokeswoman Isabelle Arthur said in an email Monday.\nDoyle said he was offered a $2,500 voucher, which expires in one year, and was told Air Canada may cover his expenses.\nThe family’s misadventure underscores the airline industry’s controversial practice of overselling flights and bumping passengers.\nRelated\nLast week, a United Airlines passenger was dragged off an oversold plane in Chicago after he refused to be bumped from the flight. The violent incident, captured by cellphone cameras and shared through social media, sparked a wave of outrage.\nIn the P.E.I. family’s case, Doyle said an Air Canada agent told him at the airport that the plane had only 28 seats, but 34 tickets had been sold.\n“She said it was very unlikely that six people wouldn’t show up for a flight over March break,” he said.\nArthur said families travelling with children under the age of 12 are typically seated together, but she said a “miscommunication” occurred because the airline was not dealing directly with the family.\nHowever, Doyle said he reached out to Air Canada several times before and after the family’s trip, to no avail.\n“It wasn’t until the media picked up the story that Air Canada actually contacted us,” he said.\nThe airline spokeswoman said the overselling of flights is done using computer algorithms that look at historical data to identify patterns of where and when customers do not show up. While the airline sells below what the patterns predict, she said there are times when customers must be moved to another flight due to an over-sale.\n“Typically, we are able to find volunteers to take a later flight and if not, we will base our decision on other factors, such as families travelling together, whether the customer has onward connections or if they are checked-in and have an assigned seat,” she said.", "At a time when racism and slavery are supposed to be a thing of the past, a crude incident has come to light from a middle school in Bronx, New York that left parents and the civil society in shock. A white teacher reportedly asked three African-American schoolchildren to lie down on their backs as she stepped on them to teach them a lesson on slavery.\nThe teacher, Patricia Cummings, was demonstrating how the African captives crossed the Atlantic Ocean to reach America. During her lecture on the global slave trade, the class witnessed a rather disturbing attempt at explaining slavery -- she singled out three black children to help out with her ridiculous experiment.\nAs per reports on New York Daily News, the teacher asked the three students: \"You see how it was to be a slave? How does it feel?\" When the student hesitantly said she was fine, the teacher stepped on the girl's back and asked again, \"How does it feel? See how it feels to be a slave?\"\nCummings was asked to leave the school soon after the incident came to light. However, she was back in school a few days later. Following the incident, New York City Department of Education has launched an investigation into the teacher's conduct inside the classroom. If reports are to be believed, she had been using this tactic to teach about slavery in many of her classes.\n\"While the investigation has not been completed, these are deeply disturbing allegations, and the alleged behaviour has no place in our schools or in society,\" Toya Holness, the spokesperson for the Department of Education was quoted as saying by Daily Mail.\nIronically, in her LinkedIn page, Cummings wrote, \"I am an enthusiastic and motivated teacher who offers experience working with diverse populations and who utilizes strong teaching skills, abilities, and talent for inspiring students to achieve not only academic excellence but to become the best possible version of themselves.\"\nThis is how furious Twitterati reacted to the incident:\nWhat a wretched racist piece of shit. Her name is #patriciacummings https://t.co/mtf5aEaWGX — Spicy like peppermint Patty (@soylaura) February 2, 2018\nAnyone seen Patricia Cummings the Bronx teacher who told black kids to lay face down on the floor an ask her black students how it felt to be a slave ? I want to educate her about common sense and the proper treatment given to racial hate crimes she needs a prison time!!! — Bosslady (@Bossladybiz) February 2, 2018\n@CarmenFarinaDOE\nPatricia Cummings of Bronx Middle School 118 needs to be fired, she is a child abuser, and a white supremacist. — Becky (@Becky16910681) February 2, 2018", "Despite the attacks on Lumad schools, there are dedicated teachers who choose to continue their work for Lumad children. They have also become the target of the attacks as there are trumped up charges against these teachers and some are even languishing in jail.\nThe attacks have continued and intensified since martial law was declared in Mindanao. On World Teachers’ Day, Oct. 5, Aubrey Masalon, teacher-in-charge of the Center for Lumad Advocacy and Services Inc. (Clans), her husband Nestor Masalon and four other community leaders were held by the 73rd Infantry Battalion. As of this writing, the Save Our Schools (SOS) Network said they have not yet contacted the teachers. A quick reaction team was already dispatched to the area.\nTwo teachers interviewed by Bulatlat shared joys, inspiration, and overcoming anxieties as they help the Lumad children with their education, which they were deprived of for so long.\nFinding contentment in teaching the Lumad\nGeming Andrea A. Alonzo, 32, was a city girl who grew up in the capital region. She could have opted to work in the city, but instead, she chose to teach in a Lumad school in a remote mountainous village in Mindanao, which can only be reached after hours of trekking. (Click here to read the whole story)\nNursing student becomes Lumad educator\nBecause of the tradition of the Manobos, Michael Sumbian, 30, chose to be a teacher to his fellow Lumad in Agusan Del Sur. While still a nursing student, his elders told him that a Lumad should give back to his tribe after finishing studies. (Click here to read the whole story)\nRead also:\nRonnie Garcia | Mansaka educator dedicated life for fellow Lumad\nSeptember came with sadness for the Lumad of Davao del Norte, as they mourned the death of their classmate, Obello Bay-ao, who was killed last Sept. 5, but also the unexpected passing of a dear friend and teacher, Ronnie Garcia.\nTeacher Miguel, helping Lumad children fulfill their dreams\nThe 24-year-old teacher came from Arakan Valley, North Cotabato. After graduating from college and passing the licensure examinations for teachers, he left behind his parents and seven siblings and traversed five mountains to teach at STTICLCI.\nFrom Diliman to Lianga | UP grads teach, serve the Lumad\nDriven by the call to serve the people, three young graduates of the University of the Philippines (UP) took that risk and left everything they were used to, everything familiar, to teach and help defend the Lumad community.", "Debbie Komar\nThe news lately that one-time retail giants such as Sears, Kmart and Macy’s are closing many stores – and may even be shutting the chains entirely – brought back memories of working at (what was then) Sears Roebuck.\nThe summer after I graduated from Detroit’s Denby High School in 1967 and before starting classes at Wayne State University, I began my part-time career at the Sears store on Gratiot and Van Dyke in Detroit. The building is long gone, replaced by senior housing.\nIn those days, Sears Roebuck was one-stop shopping. You could furnish your house, get your car repaired, satisfy a sweet tooth, buy long-lasting tools, outfit the family in clothes that never wore out (remember the Thrifty Monday sales?), buy that bling in jewelry, sign up for Allstate Insurance, get your eyes checked and purchase glasses. If they didn’t have what you wanted, you could order it from the Sears catalog. How many kids spent hours daydreaming, lost in the pages of the holiday Sears Wish Book which debuted in 1933? I guess catalog sales could be considered the precursor to ordering online today. Ironically, that successful Sears catalog business has migrated online and has contributed to the chain’s demise.\nWhen I worked at Sears –- our store was No. 1340 in the chain –- we were open evenings on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. It was years after I started there that Sunday hours were added. So I worked mostly nights, especially when classes began at WSU. I’d take the DSR bus from the Wayne campus to Sears and then get a ride home from there. Eventually, I got a second- or third-hand car to travel to campus and work and back to my east-side Detroit home.\nAdvertisement\nPart-timers often started by working where needed in the many departments: one day in hardware (Division 9), or men’s wear (Division 33), lingerie (Division 38), the next could be children’s and infants (Division 29). My nephews grew up wearing Toughskin jeans that Aunt Debbie bought at Sears. I still have a pretty yellow nightgown and robe set bought during my Sears employment. Shoppers knew Sears products meant quality.\nWe didn’t get to work much in the big-ticket areas, furniture, appliances, carpeting. Those were the full-time employees’ arenas where they earned commission, so we didn’t dare intrude.\nMy favorite department, naturally, was Division 87: Candy, Cookies and Nuts.\nSo much chocolate, so little time.\nThose were the days when you could dip into bins at Sears and select a quarter pound of redskin peanuts or cashews, a half-pound of chocolate peanut clusters, or maybe a pound of sugar wafer cookies. Because my dad worked at Uniroyal on Jefferson in Detroit, that Sears store was on his way home. If it had been a good week, on payday we might find a Sears bag with chocolates hidden in his pocket. That was long before I started working there, but knowing that department was an incentive to apply for a job.\nEventually, I was promoted to the cash office, a tightly secured area where all the money was stashed. We cashed payroll checks for customers, took payments for utility bills and customers’ SRC (Sears Revolving Credit) accounts. Cash office workers distributed payroll to the employees -- no checks or automatic deposits then. We distributed cash in little envelopes.\nAt that time, I was the youngest employee to supervise the night shift and be responsible for all that money at least for a few hours.\nWhen I was hired at The Macomb Daily in the early ‘70s, I continued working evenings at Sears. But when my reporting job became more secure (it was iffy for several months because there was a shortage of newsprint and layoffs were mentioned), I gave up the part-time work at Sears.\nI cringe every time there’s news of another Sears’ store closing. The building may be gone but the memories of 1340 live on!\nDebbie Komar is a retired Macomb Daily features editor.", "Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, who has showcased his versatility in a variety of roles but whose recent films have not fared well at the box office, says he keeps reminding himself that it is just a bend and not the end.\nRanbir, along with producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra and director Rajkumar Hirani, was present at the teaser launch of their upcoming mega project \"Sanju\", a biopic on actor Sanjay Dutt, here on Tuesday.\nIn a past interview, Chopra had commented that \"Ranbir is an incredible actor with stupid script choices\".\nSo when asked if the biopic is going to change it, Ranbir told the media: \"If every actor knew what he was doing and had a plan, everyone would be a superstar. So it is hard and I am trying to learn from my own mistakes.\"\n\"I keep reminding myself that it`s just a bend, not the end. Life is very difficult and requires a lot of hard work and you have to keep working... Like Raju sir`s film title, `Lage raho...`,\" he added with a pinch of humour.\nIn \"Sanju\", Ranbir has portrayed Sanjay`s different avatars.\nDid he make any special observations about Sanjay to portray him better on-screen Ranbir said: \"I have always been a Sanjay Dutt fan. For me, it was a fan trying to play his icon. So I think the hardest thing I did was to give myself the confidence that I can play this man.\n\"When Raju sir told me about this film, I didn`t have the confidence because I thought I wouldn`t be able to do it. I don`t have the courage, don`t have the understanding or the acting chops to do it. This is not an acting gig for me. I haven`t tried to show good acting, bad acting or showcase my talent. I think it was just the opportunity to be part of a story of a person who I consider to be my icon.\"\nRanbir has entertained audience in many hits like \"Bachna Ae Haseeno\", \"Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani\", \"Rocket Singh - Salesman of The Year\", \"Wake Up Sid!\" and \"Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani\".\nThe actor in a prior interview had said that he truly learned from Hirani what it means to entertain people.\nAsked to elucidate on the same, Ranbir said: \"What I learned from Raju sir is the power of entertainment. Not what`s entertaining to you but what`s entertaining to people, and I think when a filmmaker makes a film for an audience and not for himself, that`s such a learning in itself and a selfless act.\"\nRanbir was also urged to act out a dialogue for the audience. But he said: \"I feel very shy to mimic him (Sanjay) otherwise. When I was working on the film, it was a character I had to play. Otherwise mimicking feels like disrespecting him. And it`s not just me...it`s the hair and make-up that adds to my acting on the big screen. So, I don`t want to disrespect Sanjay sir.\"\nPresented by Fox Star Studios, the film will release on June 29.", "Roseville cop got a break\nIt pays to be on a police force, because as an officer of the law, you can drive drunk, not get arrested and be driving home in a police car. He didn’t have to use a Breathalyzer, either. Not even a blood alcohol test.\nThese are the same people who are supposed to uphold the law.\nIt must be great to have police union attorneys, instead of having to hire your own and remember police officers protect their own too!!\nThey said this was suspected drunk driving and he was charged with reckless driving; driving the wrong way on Woodward Avenue.\nAdvertisement\n— David Bucko\nWarren\nDoesn’t get Sterling priorities\nIt seems to me as a taxpayer, that your priorities are a bit skewed when it comes to spending tax dollars. You spent $80,000 on a sculpture of a budding plant that signifies “new growth” in our city, yet the majority of our roads are two treacherous to travel on should we wish to see this work of art. Another $339,000 is earmarked for two golden rings and plaques welcoming visitors to our “Golden Mile.” I dare you to travel on Hayes Road or Schoenherr Road to get there. These two main throughfares through our city are in dire need of repairs, not just patching.\nThere needs to be serious reconstruction of these roads before monuments and plaques and sculptures are created within our city. Drive these roads and dodge the potholes like your constituents do on a daily basis and see if you arrive at the same conclusion I did: Fix the roads first.\n— Daniel Mandziara\nSterling Heights\n————\nSend your thoughts and comments via our online form at bit.ly/MDComments or via e-mail to letters@macombdaily.com.\nSign up to our daily email newsletter here.\n————\nGot to go at MSU\nAfter reading far too many stories about Michigan State University’s President, athletic department, Board of Trustees, among others, over their lack of effective leadership, and oversight, during the years of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse of young girls, there should be a total and complete removal of every person who had a part in allowing the abuse to continue. If I had a family member, male or female, who had been accepted, or was considering attending MSU, I would do everything in my power to convince them to choose another institute of higher learning. I wonder how much damage the lack of effective leadership is going to hurt MSU’s enrollment and fundraising? How much it will cost Michigan taxpayers to investigate, and then compensate the victims of Nasser’s disgusting actions? No one who is proven to have been an enabler, or informed of Nasser’s assaults and did not take appropriate actions, should be allowed to resign, or quit being employed by MSU, and receive any kind of severance package. That includes former MSU President Simon, former Athletic Director Hollis, all of the current MSU Board of Trustees, football coach Mark Dantonio, basketball coach Tom Izzo, and those who conducted the sham of an MSU-paid investigation into Nassar’s criminal assaults.\n— William D. Krull\nRoseville", "RISING STAR: CQUni grad, Jadee Rhodes, takes career from Bundy to the bright lights of Hollywood, while working for a cause.\nRISING STAR: CQUni grad, Jadee Rhodes, takes career from Bundy to the bright lights of Hollywood, while working for a cause.\nA BUNDABERG CQUni graduate has taken her career from the Rum City to the bright lights of Hollywood.\nJadee Rhodes is working to change the world through her passion for storytelling in Los Angeles.\nThe former Bundaberg girl has been named as a finalist in the Best Drama and Best Overall Screenplay in the Oaxaca Film Festival, for her film script Sun, My Son.\nThe love story, which focuses on the cruelty of human trafficking, is set in Mexico, and Jadee said she aimed to grow awareness about the global crime.\n\"I wrote Sun, My Son with all my heart, soul and tears, and greatly believe in the story and its ability to create positive impact,” she said.\nThe script has also been preselected for Best Screenplay in the Toronto International Independent Film Festival 2018.\nJadee, who graduated from a Bachelor of Professional Communication at CQUniversity in 2007, worked as a radio announcer on HitzFM Bundaberg and River94.9 before studying acting.\nWorking in theatre, tv commercials and modelling, Jadee then started a voice-over company, and since 2014 has been based in Los Angeles, contracting to US and Australian organisations.\nSun, My Son isn't the first time Jadee has combined her profession with her passion.\nSince 2012, she's worked with nature and wildlife agency the Western Alliance for Nature, capturing footage of baby seal births off the coast of California, and promoting conservation messages.\n\"My paramount career goal is to follow my heart and work on projects I am passionate about,” she said.\nJadee credits her experience studying at CQUni as a great grounding to get involved with every aspect of filmmaking.\n\"I studied with some of the best and learnt a wide range of skills that equipped me for understanding and communicating with other media professionals, and it really did prepare me for the future,” she said.\nJadee will travel to Oaxaca for the eight-day film festival next month, and she hopes the message of Sun, My Son will resonate globally.\n\"Human trafficking is one of the largest crimes around the globe and involves a range of atrocities from organ harvesting, coercion and slavery,” she explained.\n\"Through awareness and education we can shine light on the unacceptable and help stand up for human rights for all.”\nCQUniversity offers a range of courses in Professional Communications, Performing Arts and Digital Media.\nFor more information visit cqu.edu.au/study.", "CHARLOTTETOWN -\nThe public outcry over the contentious airline practice of overbooking flights has found a new target in Atlantic Canada, where a 10-year-old P.E.I. boy was bumped from an Air Canada flight that was supposed to take his family to a sunny destination during the March break.\nThe airline apologized to the family Monday after the boy could not be assigned a seat on the flight from Charlottetown to Costa Rica.\nBrett Doyle said he booked four tickets for his family last August. A day before their vacation was to begin, Doyle said he tried to check in his family online, but he could not select a seat for his son.\nAfter hours on the phone with Air Canada, Doyle’s wife drove to the airport and was told the flight was oversold and their son had been bumped.\n“The agent told us that the plane only had 28 seats, but that 34 tickets had been sold,” Doyle said. “She said it was very unlikely that six people wouldn’t show up for a flight over March break.”\nThe family scrambled to catch a different Air Canada flight out of Moncton to meet the Costa Rica flight in Montreal, but when that flight was cancelled they were forced to drive to Halifax and stay overnight in a hotel.\nAir Canada said in an email it has apologized to the Doyle family.\n“We are currently following up to understand what went wrong and have apologized to Mr. Doyle and his family as well as offered a very generous compensation to the family for their inconvenience,” Air Canada spokeswoman Isabelle Arthur said in an email Monday.\nHowever, Doyle said he reached out to Air Canada several times before and after the family’s trip, to no avail.\n“It wasn’t until the media picked up the story that Air Canada actually contacted us,” he said.\nDoyle said he was offered a $1,600 voucher, which expires in one year. He negotiated with Air Canada to increase the voucher to $2,500 plus expenses, but it still doesn’t cover the cost of tickets for a family of four.\n“Without sounding greedy, what I’d really like is to experience the trip we had planned for so many months and this voucher isn’t going to do that,” he said.\nThe family’s misadventure underscores the airline industry’s controversial practice of overselling flights and bumping passengers.\nLast week, a United Airlines passenger was dragged off an oversold plane in Chicago after he refused to be bumped from the flight. The violent incident, captured by cellphone cameras and shared through social media, sparked a wave of outrage.\nAirline passenger advocate Gabor Lukacs called overbooking “an egregious and deliberate form of breach of contract.”\n“I would like to see a complete moratorium on bumping passengers involuntarily who are younger than 16,” he said in an interview. “Children and other vulnerable passengers shouldn’t be allowed to be bumped from flights.”\nArthur said families travelling with children under the age of 12 are typically seated together, but she said a “miscommunication” occurred because the airline was not dealing directly with the family.\nThe airline spokeswoman said the overselling of flights is done using computer algorithms that look at historical data to identify patterns showing where and when customers do not show up. While the airline sells below what the patterns predict, Arthur said there are times when customers must be moved to another flight due to an over-sale.\n“Typically, we are able to find volunteers to take a later flight and if not, we will base our decision on other factors, such as families travelling together, whether the customer has onward connections or if they are checked-in and have an assigned seat,” she said.\n“Such decisions are made before final seats are assigned and customers board the aircraft.”\nLukacs said airlines oversell flights to keep profits high and shareholders happy.\n“Airlines sell quite a few non-refundable tickets and yet they overbook,” he said. “Up until now, people were just putting up with it like suckers. But now people are fed up.”", "‘THREE!’ chronicles the Warriors run to the 2018 NBA Championship.Order the book today!\nSACRAMENTO — The game will not make the history books. But it will likely stay forever etched in Jacob Evans’ memory bank.\nAfter missing the Warriors’ summer-league win over the Miami Heat on Monday because of an injured right big toe, rookie guard/forward Jacob Evans will return for Tuesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. It will mark the first time Warriors fans can catch a glimpse of Evans since the Warriors selected him No. 28 in the 2018 NBA Draft.\n“I’m ready to go out there and compete. I’ve been waiting ever since the draft to play in summer league,” Evans told reporters. “It’s a big crowd out there. It’s going to be fun to play against a lot of people.”\nAdvertisement\nThe game will feature plenty of notable people. The Warriors will feature Evans, second-year forward Jordan Bell and third-year center Damian Jones. The Kings will feature second-year guard De’Aaron Fox (last year’s No. 5 pick), No. 2 pick Marvin Bagley III and forward Harry Giles (last year’s No. 20 pick). And it will all take place before a partisan King’s crowd in the inaugural California Classic.\nNo pressure for Evans, who the Warriors have raved about his positional versatility, defensive intensity and improving outside shot.\nWant real-time Warriors news texted to your phone? Sign up for Mark Medina’s private text messaging service.\n“All of these guys have done a great job drafting him and are comfortable with Jacob. We know it’s going to take some time for him to get in and get acclimated,” said Warriors assistant Willie Green, the team’s summer-league head coach. “But you know he’s smart and can play defense and picks up the offense fairly easy. So we’re not too worried about him. I just want him to go out there and see him be aggressive tonight.”\nThe Warriors could not see Evans do that against Miami after he hurt his right big toe in Friday’s practice after accidentally stepping on a teammates’ shoe. The Warriors sat Evans for precautionary reasons, obviously. But with Evans yet to play in a Warriors uniform, he became anxious sitting on the sidelines. Evans participated in Tuesday’s shootaround without any reported setbacks.\n“Especially being the competitor that I am, I definitely didn’t want to miss any time with practice or walk through or games,” Evans said. “I didn’t want to miss some time.”\nFollow Bay Area News Group Warriors beat writer Mark Medina on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.", "The New York City Health Department hopes the murals both beautify the neighborhoods and change perceptions about mental health.\n\"Reflections of Ourselves & Each Other (Seeing Through a Unique Lens,” by Aaron Lazansky-Olivas and the Acacia Network, will be above the elevated Prospect Avenue subway stop in Morrisania, the Bronx. Photo: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene\n“Our Everyday Heroes,” by muralist Jon Souza and members of Community Access, will be on the 176th street corridor between Jerome Avenue and Davidson Avenue in Mount Hope, the Bronx. Photo: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene\nThe city’s health department is planning three new murals for Brooklyn and the Bronx that aim to put a spotlight on mental health, and you can help bring them to life.\nThe murals, which will be painted in Morrisania, Mount Hope and Crown Heights, are an expansion of the NYC Mural Arts Project, which aims to use the mural-making process as a way to spark discussions on mental health.\nLocal artists, people with mental health conditions and peer specialists, who are trained to support those with mental health conditions, collaborated through weekly workshops to design the murals.\n“By supporting people with mental health conditions and strengthening the bonds within our communities, the NYC Mural Arts Project is part of the City’s effort to bring neighborhoods together and change the conversation around mental health,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett in a statement.\nMembers of the public can help paint parts of these murals at two Community Paint Fests: On Saturday, April 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1125 Grand Concourse in the Bronx and on Saturday, May 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1224 Park Place, Brooklyn.\nFirst Lady Chirlane McCray, who spearheaded ThriveNYC and leads other city mental health and substance misuse efforts, said in a statement that sharing “joyful” art that also has a strong message helps educate and beautify neighborhoods.\n“When people see positive reflections of mental well being where they live, it helps put an end to stigma, isolation and misinformation,” she added.\nThe Morrisania mural in the Bronx will be above the elevated Prospect Avenue subway stop; the Mount Hope mural, also in the Bronx, will be on the Davidson building on the 176th street corridor between Jerome Avenue and Davidson Avenue; and the Crown Heights, Brooklyn mural will be at MS354, The School for Integrated Learning.", "By any measure Kirsten Sass of McKenzie, Tennessee is an age group star. At Chicago in 2015 she won the Female 35-39 Grand Final World Championship double at the Olympic and Sprint distances. In 2016 at the Cozumel Grand Final World Championship she won the Female 35-39 Olympic distance and placed 2nd at the Female 35-39 sprint distance. In 2016 she won the ITU Long Distance World Championship in the Female 35-39 category. And last year at Omaha she won the USA Triathlon Female 35-39 National Championship in both the Olympic and Sprint distances. She lost the overall age group title to 30-34 winner Alissa Doehla by 2:24.\nYesterday at Omaha, Sass returned to defend her Olympic distance 35-39 title and look for redemption in the women’s overall. After a 25:15 swim, a dominating women’s–best 1:02:10 bike split and a 38:57 run, Sass finished in 2:09:47 with a 30 seconds margin of victory on women’s overall runner-up and female 25-29 winner Jacqueline Godbe of Chicago, Illinois.\nModest to a fault, Sass gives much credit to the weather. “It was a beautiful day in Omaha,” said Sass. “It was cool. No wind. Swim was calm. Perfect conditions all the way around. The swim is not my strong point, so I had as good of a swim as I could have. Then I got on to my favorite which is the bike. The course had a good little hill right before the turnaround. So, I held it steady and went as hard as I could without killing my legs for the run. I was happy with my bike. I put in a good solid effort. On the run I just tried to find my happy pace and stay there. I take a running course with Bobby McGee so always channel my Bobby McGee running form.” Regarding what she learned from McGee, Sass says, “I work on my cadence. Pushing through my heels. A little forward lean. I really try to run as fast and efficiently as possible.”\nSass’s finish time was 2:01 better than her effort last year although 23 seconds slower than Doehla’s 2016 winning mark.\nSass admits the bike leg is her ace in the hole and her mastery began when she was attending the University of Western Ontario in Canada. “I didn't start cycling until I was in University. My father Volker Winkler has always been a huge influence. When I got into cycling he got me a bike for my birthday and we did an awful lot of rides and miles together. It started my love of cycling and I guess it just stuck through the years.”\nGrowing up in the small town of McKenzie, Sass says there weren’t many organized sports. “We didn’t have very many things like cross country or track or anything like that,” she says. “I played basketball for one year in high school and rode the bench. I did some T-ball and softball. That was the extent of it. But my father loved to run so he had me, my brothers and sister run the local 5k. So I stuck with running over the years. At University, my roommate said 'You should try swimming – it’s a really good form of exercise.' When I got in the pool, it was everything I could do to get to the other end. It was so difficult, I thought ‘Oh that is a good challenge!’”\nSass says she got a mountain bike to ride back and forth to classes and started to do some more riding. When she told her father, he got an idea. “When my dad found out he was so excited he signed me up for Memphis in May Triathlon in ‘99,” said Sass. “It was my first race. I rode my dad’s road bike and I finished dead last in my age group. But I was very inspired by the triathlon community – the challenge and the support of all of my competitors. I had fun racing with my dad and I thought maybe I could get a little faster if I trained a little bit.”\nAfter graduating with a Bachelor of Science in biology, she spent a few years in Utah doing massage therapy. She then became accredited as a Physician’s Assistant and went to work for her father, who has a family practice in McKenzie. She is married to Jeff Sass, whose favorite sporting pursuit is the Elvis Presley 5k in Memphis, made even more attractive by the post-race barbecue. They have two children.\nSass is cool under pressure but admits that the multiple starting waves format of a national championship makes her nervous. Sass started relatively early and had to wait for the 25-29 and 30-34 women to finish before she knew she had the overall title. “There are so many fast girls these days,” she says. “I know there were some out there tearing it up on the course – and some are a lot stronger on bike and run than I.”\nNot Saturday.", "FILE- In this Nov. 22, 2016, file photo, a traveler pulls luggage off an escalator at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. If an airline forces a passenger off a flight for lack of space under federal rules the passenger is entitled to cash compensation, not just a voucher, and a seat on a later flight. Bumped passengers whose travel is delayed for at least an hour are entitled to up to $1,350 in compensation, with the amount based on the length of the delay and the one-way price of the ticket. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)\nFILE- In this Nov. 22, 2016, file photo, a traveler pulls luggage off an escalator at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. If an airline forces a passenger off a flight for lack of space under federal rules the passenger is entitled to cash compensation, not just a voucher, and a seat on a later flight. Bumped passengers whose travel is delayed for at least an hour are entitled to up to $1,350 in compensation, with the amount based on the length of the delay and the one-way price of the ticket. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)\nDALLAS (AP) - Allison Preiss became a hero to airline passengers this spring when she scored a $10,000 travel voucher for losing her seat on an oversold flight.\nNegotiating skill mixed with a bit of luck helped Preiss land the elusive payoff.\nWith the peak summer travel season right around the corner, other passengers can learn from Preiss's example if they wind up on an overcrowded flight.\nThere are two situations that passengers might find themselves in, and their rights - and bargaining power - vary greatly between them.\nIn the first, an airline forces a passenger off a flight for lack of space - called bumping. Under federal rules, the passenger is entitled to cash compensation, not just a voucher, and a seat on a later flight. Bumped passengers whose travel is delayed for at least an hour are entitled to up to $1,350 in compensation, with the amount based on the length of the delay and the one-way price of the ticket.\n\"The vast majority of Americans take one airline trip a year, and since vouchers are usually valid for just one year, most people should ask for cash,\" said George Hobica, a travel expert who founded the airfarewatchdog.com website. But, he added, frequent fliers might want to negotiate to see how high the airline will go with a voucher.\nThat's what Preiss did back in March. Thanks to a broken seat, United bumped her from a flight from Dulles Airport outside Washington to Austin, Texas. But Preiss had leverage because United couldn't find anyone willing to give up their seat. She calculated that she was entitled to about $650 in cash based on the price of her ticket, and she turned down a $2,000 voucher. Then a second United employee said she could offer a voucher up to $10,000 plus a seat on a later flight, and Preiss took it.\nThe second situation occurs when the airline hasn't yet kicked anyone off an overbooked flight but instead looks for people to take a later flight in exchange for compensation - usually a voucher; the airline is not legally required to pay cash to volunteers.\nWhen airlines know a flight is overbooked, they will make lowball offers to customers at ticket counters, kiosks and gate areas. They will raise the amount of the vouchers until they find a taker, pitting passengers against each other in a kind of reverse auction.\n\"My advice would be to start high,\" said Brian Kelly, CEO of travel website The Points Guy. \"If you're going to be displaced for several hours, don't take the quick and easy $200 (voucher).\"\nKelly said a $400 voucher for getting off a domestic flight or $800 for an international one would be \"a solid starting point.\"\nTravel experts suspect that airlines prefer vouchers partly because a high percentage of them never get used. The airlines do not disclose redemption rates.\nAirlines have gotten very good at buying off passengers on overbooked flights. Last year, about 23,000 passengers were forcibly bumped - the lowest rate since the federal government started keeping track in 1995 - while nearly 342,000 people took an airline's offer and gave up their seat.\nYou might wonder how airlines ever come up short on seats.\nAirlines can legally oversell flights - although some, like JetBlue, say they don't - on the assumption that some people won't show up. Overbooking can also occur when bad weather or a mechanical breakdown causes flights to be canceled, forcing the airline to scramble to accommodate stranded passengers.\nSometimes airlines switch a flight to a smaller plane with fewer seats. Occasionally, they need to make room for an air marshal or employees. And airlines may cancel flights or limit seating on smaller planes in hot weather because the thinner air makes it harder to generate enough lift for takeoff.\nIf you take a voucher for getting off a flight, there are some rules you should know. For instance, most airlines won't replace lost vouchers, and they can't be sold, although Delta allows them to be transferred to someone flying on the same reservation as the person who got the voucher.\nOn Southwest, vouchers can only be applied to airfare while American also lets them cover taxes and fees and Delta vouchers can be applied to government taxes. But you can't use vouchers to purchase extra legroom or an in-flight meal.\nIf your airline looks for volunteers to get off an overcrowded flight, experts offer this advice before accepting a voucher:\n- Insist on a confirmed seat, not standby, on the next available flight in addition to the voucher for future travel.\n- If you will be stuck for an extended time, ask for meal or hotel vouchers too.\n- Ask when the travel voucher expires - typically they are good for one year - and whether it can be combined with other discounts.\n- Find out if the voucher can be used on other airlines; American and Delta vouchers can be used on some partner airlines, United and Southwest certificates cannot.\nKelly, the travel-points expert, advises that no matter what, \"don't get stressed.\"\n\"Look at it as an opportunity for a nice little payday.\"\n___\nMajor airline guidelines on vouchers:\nAmerican: https://evouchers.aa.com/terms.jsp\nDelta: https://bit.ly/2LwsD4U\nUnited: https://bit.ly/2m5Na4d\nSouthwest: https://swa.is/2sdVAcU\nU.S. Department of Transportation: https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/fly-rights#Overbooking\n___\nDavid Koenig can be reached at http://twitter.com/airlinewriter" ]

[ "Tensions were palpable in Saturday's great pumpkin weigh-off in Warren, R.I. Steve Connolly has spent the summer feeding his pumpkin liquid fish and manure. Connolly's orange beast weighs nearly 1,800 pounds and he's hoping that's enough to edge out last year's champion grower." ]

[ "Pumpkins of almost any variety have flesh high in fiber and beta carotene. Their seeds, delicious when toasted or baked, can be rich in potassium and protein. But we didn't eat the vast majority of the 1.91 billion pounds of pumpkins grown in the U.S. in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Instead we, of course, carved faces into them, set them aglow and perhaps left them to sit outside for days. And then we tossed them. Earlier this week, the U.S. Energy Department warned that when Halloween pumpkins end up in the landfill, they generate greenhouse gas emissions. The agency is hoping to turn them into energy and fuel one day soon. That got us wondering: Could we be eating more pumpkins, too? About a fifth of the pumpkins we grow are processed for food products liked canned pumpkin. But given all the attention on food waste these days, it seems a shame that so many of the rest of these fresh, nutritious fruits never make it onto the table. The Howden pumpkin – the most common variety for decorative uses – has been bred for size, shape, color and having a handle-like stem for easy carrying, according to Katie Kammler, horticulture specialist with the University of Missouri Extension. \"If it was my choice, [carving pumpkins] are not what I'd want to eat,\" Kammler says. Instead, she'd prefer one of the smaller, denser, sweeter varieties – like the jack-be-little, Jarrahdale, sugar pie, Hubbard or kabocha, which have been selected over time for flavor and texture. New York Chef Dan Barber, who has lately been trying to raise awareness around food waste, agrees Halloween pumpkins aren't so delicious (but are perfectly edible). \"You could forgo the carving, and repurpose your intact pumpkin for some slightly sub-par puree,\" he tells The Salt by email. \"If you go that route, I'd recommend using the puree for baking; sugar and spices will go a long way in improving the taste.\" Or how about coconut milk? That's what we added to pumpkin soup – with very good results. We purchased a 12-pound Howden pumpkin and turned to this Epicurious recipe for curried pumpkin soup for inspiration. We scooped about five cups of flesh out of the skin and coarsely chopped it. We then simmered it with coconut oil, onions, ginger and garlic. Adding spices, coconut milk and fish broth, we let it bubble away for 40 minutes before pureeing in a blender. The resulting soup was spicy and rich, and seemed to be a great way to use a carving pumpkin, which is naturally a bit more watery than a Hubbard or kabocha. Now, granted, eating your Halloween pumpkin this way means not carving it. So what if you already carved it? By the time Nov. 1 rolls around, it admittedly could be pretty nasty. When we asked the Food and Drug Administration whether they recommended eating Halloween pumpkins, spokeswoman Lauren Sucher demurred. \"They may have been left outside for days and exposed to dirt and insects, and possibly wax and smoke,\" she says. \"The FDA recommends that consumers who want to use their pumpkins for food set aside those parts, such as pumpkin seeds, and roast them soon after carving.\" Another government agency – the one most concerned with food waste – agrees that there isn't much of a movement to eat Halloween pumpkins. Jean Buzby, an economist with USDA's Economic Research Center, says she isn't aware of any significant efforts to curb pumpkin waste or make better nutritional use of them. But this doesn't mean there aren't better things to do with unwanted or rotting pumpkins than putting them in landfills. Kammler says they make great livestock feed. Another suggestion from Chef Dan Barber? \"Donate your pumpkin to compost at your local farmer's market—so if it doesn't feed us, at least it's feeding critters below ground.\" Or next time, just buy the flavorful varieties instead and enjoy them in the prime of the season. Alastair Bland is a freelance writer based in San Francisco who covers food, agriculture and the environment.", "Armand Michaud was tending his pumpkin patch when he heard something eerie. \"I heard like a pfffff, and I looked around, and I thought 'What the heck is that?'\" he says. Then he saw a 2-foot crack in one of his giant pumpkins. \"I could put my arm right up in it,\" he says. Michaud had just witnessed a bizarre phenomenon plaguing New England — exploding giant pumpkins. Each year, thousands of pumpkin growers compete to grow the biggest pumpkin the world has ever seen. Just last year, a world record was set by Joe Jutras of Rhode Island. His pumpkin weighed 1,689 pounds. This year, Steve Connolly, an unassuming engineer from suburban Massachusetts, is out to shatter the record by more than 100 pounds. In the middle of Connolly's front lawn sits a pumpkin nearly the size of a stagecoach or an old Volkswagen beetle. He calls it the \"Beast from the East,\" and he's been coddling it for months. Connolly – who refers to the pumpkin in the feminine — feeds \"her\" a diet of liquid fish, seaweed, compost, grass clippings, guano and manure. At night, he covers the pumpkin with queen-sized blankets to keep it warm. All of Connolly's hard work has paid off. His pumpkin is measuring close to 1,800 pounds. But there's one possible glitch: The pumpkin won't be weighed until the Frerichs Farm weigh-off on Saturday. Based on Connolly's experience, there's a chance she won't make it. Connolly grew five pumpkins in his patch this year, and four of them have exploded. Two pumpkins burst just days before a major competition. \"It's what happens. It's one of the drawbacks of extreme gardening,\" he says. A giant pumpkin can put on around 40 pounds a day. If there is too much rain, some pumpkins overindulge and begin packing on closer to 50 pounds a day. As the pumpkins expand, pressure builds on the weaker parts of the rind and suddenly they blow. A few feet away from the Beast from the East sits a pile of rancid pumpkin waste — the remains of a 1,300-pounder Connolly was set to take to the Topsfield Fair weigh-off last weekend. He was devastated, but he's trying to keep perspective \"It's something that gets a lot of TLC, that's for sure, but it's still a fruit. It's still a fruit. And you have to treat it as such,\" he says. It's not just giant pumpkins that have had a bad year. Smaller field pumpkins (the jack-o'-lantern kind) are suffering, too. More than 1,000 New England farms grow pumpkins, and some of them have done just fine (which is to say that despite the rainy weather, there should not be any shortages this fall). But many farmers, especially those with low-lying land, have taken a real hit. Bill Clark is a 10th generation farmer in Danvers, Mass. His family has been farming this land since 1728. This year, he lost 4 acres of pumpkins from the heavy rains. \"I've been working this field since I was a kid — 55 years or so — and I've never seen it as wet as it is,\" he says. Pumpkins can yield $5,000 an acre, so this is a real loss. The rain breeds disease and rot in the patch. Clark points to a mound of pumpkin mush in his field, which he says should be a pumpkin worth $10. That kind of rot is characteristic of what happened throughout his farm. The Clark farm stand is a beloved institution in town. Usually, he is able to stock about a third of it with his own pumpkins and designer squash. But this year, Clark is down to 5 to10 percent. He imported the rest of the pumpkins and squash from a farm in Vermont. Like a lot of farmers, he says, he'll be doing a lot of soul-searching this winter to decide if pumpkins are worth it next year. While this year's pumpkin crop is a bust for the Clark farm, Connolly is hoping that the Beast from the East will redeem his pumpkin season. \"Knock on wood,\" Connolly says. \"You get a salt shaker. I'll get a rabbit's foot — all that good stuff — because I don't want to jinx myself.\" If she doesn't blow first, this could be the great pumpkin he's been waiting for.", "There seems to be a new sign of autumn. Gone are the days when changing leaves, Halloween and actual pumpkins announced the arrival of fall. Now pumpkin spice seems to be leading the charge. Ten years ago, Starbucks introduced the Pumpkin Spice Latte. This year, McDonald&#8217;s introduced its own version, along with many other vendors who have rolled out pumpkin spice-flavored goodies. But is there any pumpkin in these treats? Food scientist Kantha Shelke joins Here & Now&#8217;s Robin Young to discuss the pumpkin spice takeover. Official Comedy: Pumpkin spice movie spoof\n\nChicago Tribune: October&#8217;s a wonder, but getting a bit over-pumpkined\n\nGuest\n\nKantha Shelke, food scientist with Corvus Blue LLC.\n ROBIN YOUNG, HOST: It's HERE AND NOW. This week, the great Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich wrote how she loves autumn except for two things: leaf blowers and pumpkins. Not the ones on the porch with candles, but Pumpkinpalooza, pumpkin as marketing monster. (SOUNDBITE OF PARODY MOVIE TRAILER, \"PUMPKIN SPICE\") UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Why is every beer on tap a pumpkin ale? Why? UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Beer is boring, friend. Let's spice things up. UNIDENTIFIED MAN #3: Something's going on. There's too much pumpkin. UNIDENTIFIED MAN #4: Careful, Mr. Miller. There's layers at work here. You can't begin to imagine. Comfortable layers. YOUNG: A trailer for the film \"Pumpkin Spice\" from the people over at Official Comedy. And you've noticed, right? Pumpkin waffles, pumpkin cream cheese, pumpkin parmesan pasta sauce? Turns out there's not a lot of pumpkin and often just the synthetic chemical compound of a spice. What, you think someone's grounding all that cinnamon? Kantha Shelke is a food scientist at Corvus Blue LLC. That's a food science and research company. Kantha, have you been seeing this pumpkin incursion for a while? KANTHA SHELKE: Yes, Robin. This growing flavor mania of pumpkin spice actually has been around for a very, very long time because pumpkins used to be a staple of many civilizations in the 14th and 15th century, just like potatoes and what we have with the various cereals today. And pumpkin used to be boiled. Now those who had access to spices would add a little bit of spice to it just to make it better-tasting, whereas others just manipulated the flavor by the way they cooked it. So if you baked it and develop this caramelly(ph) note, it didn't have the cinnamon and the mace and the nutmeg that only the elite and the rich could afford, but pumpkin by itself was a flavor that many, many people loved and adored. YOUNG: I love pumpkin all by itself. But you've been saying pumpkin spice. In a lot of the foods that we're now buying, a lot of the product that claims to be pumpkin, is there actually pumpkin in it? SHELKE: Oh, no, not at all. YOUNG: Oh, no. SHELKE: There is no place in the formulation. Just think of it. You've got a coffee cup, you've got some coffee in it, then you've got the cream and you've got the other elements, the sweetness, et cetera. If you put a dollop of pumpkin into it, it would taste awful. It would break the emulsion. It would look gross. It wouldn't be good at all. But what the folks at the various coffee shops and the flavor houses have done is very beautifully woven in the aromatic spices, the notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, allspice, anise, ginger, mace, cloves. And what's interesting is they also added vanilla, because in real pumpkin spice in pumpkin, they don't normally add vanilla or cardamom. But they add that over here just to give it that flavor. And you've got now this very comforting drink people love to have, and they yearn for it. YOUNG: But there's no pumpkin in it. It's just the things that are evocative of what? What are those spices? I mean, they're calling it pumpkin, but what is the combination of calling it pumpkin and adding the spices of this time of year? What is that evoking for people? SHELKE: What it is evoking is a certain kind of nostalgia. The neurogastronomy of it is a very simple one. Most people, especially from the United States or North America, associate the flavors of pumpkin spice with Thanksgiving, the holidays, good times that are very comforting. So these flavors, when they consume it, whether it's in an ice cream or whether it's in a cot coffee, it takes them instantly back to a time that was fun, that was nostalgic, that was great. And then reaching out for this simply for the nostalgia and the comforting thoughts. YOUNG: Well, it's working. Starbucks introduced their wildly successful pumpkin spice latte 10 years ago. This year, they had a campaign, a marketing campaign, where in August, you could vote to get your Starbucks be the first to have the seasonal drink. You know, you could unlock your Starbucks. Others had to wait several weeks. We have colleagues here who are completely depressed when they go to get the pumpkin spice latte and it's all out. Starbucks says it's their most popular seasonal drink ever. Th", "A photo of a Washington, D.C., mom's message to a pumpkin thief is resonating with many. \"To the person who stole my son's pumpkin,\" wrote Becky Reina. \"Thank you for the life lesson. This will teach him that sometimes people are mean for no reason and you have to just brush it off. \"Because my son is 2-yrs-old and cannot read this sign, I will add: You are an a- - - - - -.\" You don't need much imagination to fill in the blank letters on that last word. (We've covered it up in the photo we've put atop this post, but you can easily see the word if you click on this link to photographer Eric Fidler's Flickr page.) Reporters have called Reina from around the nation and Europe. Thanks to WJLA-TV, you can also hear from her. As the station reports: \"Becky has no way of knowing if the thief has seen the sign, but she hopes so. \" 'I do hope they see the sign, and I hope they feel bad about it,' she said.\" This story reminds us of a 2010 report from NPR's Alan Greenblatt: \"Some Thieves Steal Much More Than Money\"", "If you sell food, this is the time of year you have no choice but to sell something with pumpkin spice flavoring. This has been especially hard on Taco Bell, which — nationwide — has sold only one Pumpkin Spice Dorito Loco Taco. Today, we try the Pumpkin Spice Eggo Waffle, washed down with the classic Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte. Eva: In the Fall, never ask a woman if she's pregnant. She might just have Pumpkin Spice Latte Belly. Peter: I think these are a great fall treat, redolent as they are of death and decay. Miles: I just don't understand why the waffle needed to be stuffed with dead leaves. Ian: The Pumpkin Spice Latte tastes like reaching into a pumpkin feels. Robert: Wait, everybody. I haven't tried the pumpkin spice waffle yet. I'm still carving a face on it. Miles: The little squares in the waffle are perfect for catching your tears. Ian: Speaking of which, wouldn't it be great if NPR made Will Shortz Sudoku waffles? Eva: Walking down the street carrying a pumpkin spice latte is the city dweller's version of camo. Miles: Pumpkin spice lattes are what Halloween Santa gives naughty girls and boys. Ian: What's with all these foods named after the least sexy Spice Girl? [The verdict: I was alone in finding the pumpkin spice waffle tasty, so in a democracy, it was gross. The pumpkin spice latte mystifies us. We don't like it as a beverage, but as a cult leader it seems to be doing quite well.]", "There are jack o' lanterns, and then there is the pumpkin that comes in cans. But farmer David Heisler says the world of pumpkins has much, much more to offer. Heisler grows 38 varieties of pumpkins and winter squash on his farm in Comus, Md., about 50 miles north of Washington, D.C. His farm stand is a riot of pattern and color — red, orange, pink, white, green, yellow, even blue. Though pumpkins originated in the Americas, they're grown and prized around the world: \"every continent except Antarctica,\" says Heisler. He grew his first pumpkin around age 6, when he planted a seed he found rattling around in father's tool box. His mother, an artist, had him paint a portrait of the little sugar pumpkin that vine produced. He started growing pumpkins commercially in 1989, and has been at it ever since. Unlike many small farmers, his pumpkins aren't an afterthought to more popular crops like corn and tomatoes. It's all about the pumpkins. And when I casually refer to his pumpkins as gourds, he cuts me off: \"They're not gourds. Gourds aren't edible.\" Heisler's pumpkins are more than edible. When he offers a raw slice of one called Kuri, it tastes like a crunchy variation on carrots. \"I cut sticks and put them in school lunches for my nieces and nephews,\" he says. Continue Reading That's a healthy snack: pumpkins include the antioxidant beta-carotene, potassium, and fiber. Heisler grates raw pumpkin on a green salad, eats roasted pumpkin hot for breakfast, topped with maple syrup, and makes a mean pumpkin chili. \"They all have their uniqueness, not just in shape and size and coloring. There are differences in textures and flavors.\" He holds up a sweet dumpling squash the size of an apple. \"You can cut it like a little pumpkin, and you can stuff it. I've done homemade mushroom soup. I've even done macaroni and cheese. Kids love it.\" Small farmers like Heisler are experimenting with exotic varieties of pumpkins to sell at farmers' markets and local supermarkets. (A new report from the USDA says that sales of local foods hit $4.8 billion in 2008.) But the vast majority of pumpkins grown in the United States still end up in cans. And as NPR's Julie Rovner reported for The Salt, those pumpkins don't even look like pumpkins. They look like gigantic butternut squash. Many hail from central Illinois, near Peoria, where sandy soil and hot summers help make the state the nation's leader in commercial production. Bill Shoemaker, an extension specialist with the University of Illinois, says that the variety used for canned pumpkin, the Dickinson pumpkin, is a lot tastier than the sugar pumpkins sold as pie pumpkins in supermarkets. \"It really is a great-tasting pumpkin.\" For Thanksgiving bakers who are going fresh, \"butternut squash makes a great substitute\" for sugar pumpkins or the stuff from a can. Just don't tell your guests it's butternut squash pie. Pumpkins \"are magical,\" Shoemaker says. \"People have an affinity towards them I don't understand.\" Maybe it's the Cinderella effect. David Heisler, for one, sees something more. \"They're taking a piece of the sunshine I enjoyed over the summer, and taking it home with them,\" he says.", "It's pumpkins' moment in the limelight. They're all over the place, breaking records, getting makeovers by master carvers, moonlighting as cameras, and even ending up in the bowls of lucky dogs. That's all fine and good, but some of us could use some pumpkin basics. For example, we were curious just how long a pumpkin can last, carved or uncarved? Read More Steve Reiners, a horticulturist at Cornell University, says it depends on the state of the pumpkin and the weather. \"If the pumpkin was healthy when picked and diseases were controlled in the field, the pumpkin can last 8 to 12 weeks,\" he says via email. He adds jack-o-lanterns don't fare as well: They last five to 10 days. The best storage temperature for pumpkins ranges between 50 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit, he says. But cold weather can cut into a pumpkin's lifespan. A little light frost might cause a little discoloration; but the pumpkin won't fare well if temperature drop below freezing. \"Freezing temperatures damage the plant cells just like they would with any living organism,\" he says. \"If the pumpkin actually freezes, once it warms up, the skin can soften, which may open it up to ... rot.\" But where freezing can come handy is preserving the pumpkin pulp. The University of Nebraska has a number of good tips on how get the nutritious meat out and what to do with it. When searching for a pumpkin, Reiners says it's important to find one with a firm stem, or handle, still attached. \"That's a great indicator of how healthy it is,\" he says. When the stem is rubbery and weak, \"chances are rot organisms will start to soften the pumpkin quickly.\" But once you find a firm stem, be gentle — it's better to carry to pumpkin around the fruit. Once the carving begins, leave the stem on, experts say. It's still providing the pumpkin with some nutrients that will keep it pretty and orange for several more days. Reiners says there are more than 200 varieties of Halloween-type pumpkins — which can range from one pound to 150 pounds — in the species Cucurbita pepo. And some squash in the related species, Cucurbita maxima, may be considered pumpkins, too. (Read more on cooking with newer kind of squash in Bonny Wolf's piece for Kitchen Window last year.) But Reiners says he won't be buying any pumpkins, large or small, this year. One perk of knowing so much about pumpkins is that you usually find a way to get them for free.", "I rarely wear a costume on Halloween, don't have kids and live in an apartment building, which means no trick-or-treaters. Yet each year, I make a batch of pumpkin cupcakes topped with a swirl of dark chocolate ganache. I just can't help myself, and my co-workers don't seem to mind. I just love pumpkins — everything about them. I love pumpkin seeds in salads and in bread. I love pumpkins pureed and baked into cakes. And I love how they gently ease me out of summer and into what comes next. When October arrives in San Francisco, my thoughts turn to soaking up as much sun as possible before winter descends — and dreaming up ways to use all those pumpkins I see pretty much everywhere. Few other vegetables are available only during their season. Come late September, farmers markets are overloaded, but good luck finding a pumpkin in April. Pumpkins seem almost to be fall. This time of year means days of shrinking light, goodbye to good tomatoes, leaves turning and drifting down in great piles, a change in the air and the return of my favorite orange squash. Whether it is because they're as fat and round as a harvest moon or because their sweet, soft texture is both comforting and healthful, pumpkins help soothe that end-of-summer ache. When I was growing up in Northern California, we planted pumpkins in our backyard garden mostly just for carving for Halloween. If we'd skipped the garden that year, we went to the pumpkin patch down the road and sipped apple cider while picking out the best specimens. We'd lug them home, and my dad would scoop out their pulpy innards, saving the seeds for later consumption. For a long time, I was more concerned with the perfect pumpkin shape than its contents, but I've come to appreciate the inner beauty of the pumpkin as well. The pumpkin is a multi-use vegetable. The seeds are delicious after being soaked in lightly salted water and then dried in the oven, perfect for scattering on salads or eating out of hand, and the flesh is sweet and mild, especially after a sojourn in the oven. Then, too, there are the health benefits: Pumpkins are high in vitamin A, iron and potassium. American Indians recognized the pumpkin's versatility, using it for food and medicine. The large orange squash originated in Central and South America, and early settlers of the Americas quickly learned to cultivate it — stewed pumpkin became a popular dish — and made it a diet staple. Colonists made the first pumpkin pies, for example, by filling a de-seeded pumpkin with milk, spices and honey, and baking it in hot ashes. Nowadays in the United States, pumpkins are grown primarily for processing into cans of pumpkin pie mix or pumpkin puree, with a small percentage grown for ornamental sales through you-pick farms, farmers markets and retail sales. Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and California are the top pumpkin-producing states. Though the \"Connecticut field\" variety is the traditional American pumpkin used for jack-o'-lanterns, smaller, thicker-walled pumpkins are ideal for pies and baking. Often called sugar pumpkins, they are much sweeter and better for cooking. While you can eat the larger jack-o'-lantern varieties, a good rule to remember is the smaller the pumpkin, the more flavorful the results. Like most squash, pumpkins keep well in winter when stored in a cool, dry place for up to six months. Most of us eat pumpkins in pie, or occasionally in a soup, but oh so much more can be done with these autumnal gems. Swap chunks of pumpkin for butternut squash in a creamy curry, or simply bake slices of pumpkin drizzled with olive oil until the oven's heat caramelizes it all. Fold pumpkin puree into a lightly sweetened cake, or tuck it into ravioli topped with fried sage leaves. If you have a few spare hours, fill a whole pumpkin with a root vegetable stew, and bake until the top is lightly blackened and melting. Preparing puree from a whole pumpkin may seem like a lot of work, but it isn't. Cut a pumpkin in half and discard the stringy insides, then peel and cut the pumpkin into chunks. Place in a saucepan, cover with water and boil until the chunks are tender. After cooling, puree in a food processor or mash by hand. Use the puree in any recipe that calls for pureed pumpkin. Pumpkin from a can is perfectly acceptable, but lacks a fresh-from-the-field taste. Some years ago, my mom made pumpkin soup for Thanksgiving dinner. We hardly noticed the turkey. She served the soup in a hollowed-out pumpkin placed in the center of the table. My dad had picked the biggest pumpkin he could find from the garden, and it felt absolutely right to celebrate this most American of holidays with the quintessential squash of its native inhabitants. But a pumpkin — in soup, stew, cake or roasted in long, slender slices — is appropriate on any chilly fall evening, whatever you happen to be celebrating.", "It's pumpkin-selling season, and crowds are flocking to farms to pick out their own jack-o'-lanterns. But this year, challenging weather conditions have cut the supply of pumpkins — both for carving and canning. Heavy summer rains in parts of the Midwest and elsewhere have left many farmers short on pumpkins. And in California, drought has squeezed the crop. All of that is also affecting canned puree makers, which consume about half of all pumpkins. Among those affected is Libby's, the largest U.S. producer of canned pumpkins. Libby's fills its cans with pumpkins that come mostly from Illinois, America's leading pumpkin producer. Roz O'Hearn, a spokesperson for Libby's parent company, Nestle USA, says that rainy weather in Illinois cut the crop by half compared with 2014. \"We think there's enough pumpkin to carry us through Thanksgiving,\" O'Hearn says. \"But we generally plant enough pumpkin that we have a cushion that would carry us into the next year. And it doesn't look like that cushion's going to be there this year.\" O'Hearn says she doesn't expect that lack of a cushion to affect prices this fall. Pumpkins are a $145 million industry, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. That's a small amount compared to other produce. But demand for pumpkins is rising — production is up nearly 30 percent over five years. O'Hearn says there should be enough supply to fill our pumpkin pies through Thanksgiving — but after that, she says, there's going to be a shortage until the next harvest. Increasingly, some pumpkin growers are navigating shortages by selling not just pumpkins but family fun — with attractions like corn mazes and petting zoos. For instance, at Waldoch Farm, a Minnesota farm just north of the Twin Cities, admission starts at $10. Add a hot cider and a hot dog, and a family of four could end up dropping $50 or more. Doug Joyer of Waldoch Farm is a fourth-generation farmer, but the first in his family to rely solely on the farm for income. He says he added a corn maze five years ago by popular request. \"People called us asking if we did a corn maze,\" Joyer says. \"They kind of assumed we had a corn maze if we had a pumpkin patch.\" Joyer's farm sells decorative and small-pie pumpkins, which are also experiencing a shortage — though it's not as severe as the one facing pumpkins used for processing. Paul Hugunin, a marketing manager with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, has watched farm culture for the past 27 years. He says this addition of entertainment is how a lot of pumpkin farms are staying profitable even when the harvest is light. \"The biggest change that we see with pumpkins is not so much the number of farms growing them or the number of pumpkins we're raising,\" Hugunin says. \"It's what goes along with that.\" STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's October and that means pumpkins, as well as pumpkin flavors. You get a pumpkin for your porch, maybe. You can buy a slice of pumpkin bread, along with a pumpkin bagel, a pumpkin spice latte and top it off with a pumpkin-flavored beer. When ordering pumpkin anything, bear in mind they are in short supply this year, yet that has not stopped the spreading dominance of pumpkins, which farmers have turned from a crop into a show. Here's reporter Kaomi Goetz. KAOMI GOETZ, BYLINE: On a beautiful, sunny fall Saturday, Kevin Coppinger took his nearly 3-year-old daughter Mae to a Minnesota farm just north of the Twin Cities. They were starting a family tradition - to find a pumpkin. KARA: How about this one? Pick this one up. MAE: No. GOETZ: Mae was picky. But after 10 minutes, with pumpkins all around her... KEVIN COPPINGER: OK, go pick one. Is that the one? Is that the one? MAE: Yeah. COPPINGER: We did it. GOETZ: Finally, Mae was happy and satisfied, and so was her mom, Kara. KARA: I've actually never been to a pumpkin patch where you actually pick them. So it was fun to do that. GOETZ: In the past, paying for the pumpkin might have ended the story, but not at Waldoch Farm. DOUG JOYER: I'm the fourth-generation farmer. So my great-grandfather, Grandpa Bill, bought the farm in 1916. GOETZ: Doug Joyer is the first in his family to rely solely on the farm for income. He's able to do it partly because he's doing more than just selling vegetables. He's now selling fun to thousands of visitors each fall. JOYER: For generations, we grew pumpkins. But about five years ago, we started our corn maze. People called us, asking if we did a corn maze. They kind of assumed we had a corn maze if we had a pumpkin patch. GOETZ: Besides picking your pumpkin, visitors can feed live animals, shoot corn from a cannon and take selfies. Admission is $10. Add on a cup of cider and a hot dog, a family of four can drop $50 or more. Paul Hugunin is a marketing manager with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. He's watched farm culture for the past 27 years. He says this edition of entertainment is how a lot of farms are staying profitable, even when the harvest is ligh", "Think jack-o'-lanterns are frightening? Try being a man in Ukraine. Then you'll truly understand what it's like to fear a pumpkin. For centuries in the Eastern European nation, a pumpkin meant one thing: No, I won't marry you. An old tradition held that a would-be suitor would visit a woman's house to propose. If the answer was yes, there was family toasting and celebration. If no, the poor guy was silently handed a pumpkin. Volodymir Yantsur, a tour guide in the western city of Lviv, Ukraine, dates the tradition to medieval times and says many Ukrainian men would only propose at night so they wouldn't be seen with a pumpkin in their hands if rejected. Uncertain Origins Why a pumpkin? As vegetables go, pumpkins are not the prettiest. And maybe that was the message for the boyfriend. Or, Yantsur says, there's this: \"Some Ukrainian cookbooks suggest pumpkins are a healthy vegetable. Some even say it's good for a man's virility.\" Perhaps a woman was trying to tell a man that he might want to think about using some pumpkin. The tradition as a marriage ritual has died away. But even today, Ukrainians may use a pumpkin -- or harbuz in Ukrainian -- in conversation. If you say no thanks to a business deal, you might say, \"I just have to hand you a pumpkin on that one.\" Want to protest the president's visit? Just hold up a pumpkin -- that means you want him to get lost. And 30-year-old Volodymera Golovach confirmed that pumpkins still play a part in Ukrainian romance. Golovach, who sells chicken at a Lviv market, recalls a love-struck young man who kept begging her for a date several years ago. He wouldn't take no for an answer. It was time. She threatened to serve up a pumpkin. Then \"he would understand that he didn't have any chance or hope,\" she says. \"It was sort of a joke. [But] he didn't like it.\" He also never called again. Not All Bad News There are Ukrainians who like pumpkins, like Maria Soroka, who's 71. And when shown a pumpkin, she bursts into song. \"The pumpkin walks around the vegetable garden, asking its family, 'Are you safe and sound?' \" she sang, entertaining passers-by on a sidewalk. \"The pumpkin's wife, a yellow melon, says, 'We are all safe and sound!' \" Sweet old folk tune, yes. But if you're a single guy in Ukraine and your girlfriend starts humming this tune, take the hint. MARY LOUISE KELLY, host: Now a postcard about pumpkins. This Halloween season, NPR's David Greene is on a reporting trip in the Eastern European nation of Ukraine. And there for centuries, pumpkins have played a curious role: They were a woman's way of saying no. DAVID GREENE: As in: No, I won't marry you. And if that was a Ukrainian woman's answer to a marriage proposal, she didn't even need to say it. Everyone knew the tradition. All she had to do was hand the poor guy a pumpkin. The Ukrainian word for pumpkin is harbuz. Mr. VOLODYMIR YANTSUR (Tour Guide, L'viv): (Foreign language spoken) GREENE: Volodymir Yantsur is a tour guide in L'viv, a city in western Ukraine, and he said this tradition began back in medieval times. It got so bad, many men would only propose at night so they wouldn't be seen with a pumpkin in their hands, if they were rejected. Why a pumpkin? Well, as vegetables go, pumpkins aren't the prettiest. And maybe that's the message for the boyfriend. Or, Yantsur said, there's this. Mr. YANTSUR: (Foreign language spoken) GREENE: Some Ukrainian cookbooks, he said, suggest pumpkins are a healthy vegetable. Some even say it's good for a man's virility. Perhaps a woman was trying to tell a man: You might want to think about using some pumpkin. The tradition has died away over the years, but even today, Ukrainians use harbuz, or pumpkin, in their conversations. If you say no thanks to a business deal, you might say, I just have to hand you a pumpkin on that one. You want to protest the president's visit? Well, just hold up a pumpkin. That means you want him to get lost. Ms. VOLODYMERA GOLOVACK (Vendor): (Foreign language spoken) GREENE: Thirty-year-old Volodymera Golovack was selling chicken at a market when I asked her if pumpkins still play a part in Ukrainian romance. This is when she brought up this young man who was begging her for a date a couple years ago. He just wouldn't take no for an answer. Ms. GOLOVACK: (Foreign language spoken) GREENE: Yes, she threatened to serve him a pumpkin. Then, he would understand that he didn't have any chance or hope, she said. It was sort of a joke, she added. But he didn't like it. And he also never called again. There are Ukrainians who really like pumpkins. I met Maria Soroka, who's 71, sweeping leaves outside a church. And when I showed her a pumpkin, she burst into song. Ms. MARIA SOROKA: (Singing in foreign language) GREENE: It's a sweet, old folk tune about a pumpkin, wandering the vegetable garden searching for his relatives. But if you're a single guy in Ukraine and your girlfriend starts singing this, I would take the hint. Ms. SOROKA: (Singin", "Atlantic Giant pumpkins, when properly cared for, can grow as large as 1,600 pounds. But big pumpkins don't just grow on their own. Click the picture on the left for a Science Friday featured video. IRA FLATOW, host: And now it's time for our weekly video Pick of the Week. What great video do we have up on our website today, and here to tell us about is Flora Lichtman. She is our video producer. Hi, Flora. Got something seasonal for us today? FLORA LICHTMAN: In fact, we do. FLATOW: Oh, goody. LICHTMAN: This week we are getting into the fall spirit with a video on pumpkins. Now, it sounds kind of boring, pumpkins. But they're no ordinary pumpkins. FLATOW: They are not. LICHTMAN: They're humongous. FLATOW: As the old Johnny Carlson line, how big are they? LICHTMAN: Well, the pumpkin that we visit with the most in this video is about a thousand pounds. FLATOW: Wow! LICHTMAN: But that's just the tip of the iceberg. This breed of pumpkins, and it's just a different variety, can get up to - I think the world record is like 1,700 pounds. And you know, a one ton pumpkin is on the horizon, I hear. FLATOW: Wow! And you visited a pumpkin farmer, and we're going to see this giant, humongous pumpkin. Ms. LICHTMAN: Yes, we visited the farmer, and he told us some of his tricks for growing giant pumpkins, and then we go to a weigh-off, and that's where the excitement really starts. FLATOW: All right, you Halloween folks and pumpkin growers, that's our Science Friday Pick of the Week at sciencefriday.com. It's there and you can see the pumpkin video. Thank you, Flora. Ms. LICHTMAN: Thanks. FLATOW: That's about all the time we have for today. (Soundbite of acknowledgment) FLATOW: If you want to go see our Pick of the Week at sciencefriday.com, while you're there, you can leave us an email, and you can also look at our other videos, dozens of others that Flora has put together, and also send us email from there and we're blogging and podcasting, and you can actually download those videos right to your - you know, like you do your podcast and make a podcast out of the video. So that's open to you also. I'm Ira Flatow in New York.", "We recently received an email from a listener about our show, An FBI Hostage Negotiator Buys A Car. In that show, Cathy Tinsley of Georgetown University told a story about negotiating to buy pumpkins in a market in Africa. The listener wrote: Subject: Credibility issue w/ French pumpkin story I enjoyed the negotiations podcast, but was surprised by the pumpkin negotiation anecdote. When I took negotiations with Professor Jeanne Brett at Kellogg in 2004, she told this exact story down to the detail of it being a French farmer. She also told it as a personal experience. The story Cathy Tinsley told was about an experience she had when she was with the Peace Corps in the Central African Republic (not France). Here's what she said on our show: I'd been in my village for about five or six months and I decided that I wanted to have everybody in my village over for Thanksgiving dinner, and I was going to make some pumpkin pies. So I went to the marketplace to try to buy pumpkins, and there was only one woman that had pumpkins and she had four of them. And I thought about how many people were coming to dinner, and so I asked how much were her pumpkins. And she said 25 francs, Central African francs. And I said, \"OK, great. I'll take all four of them.\" And she said, \"No no no, I'm only going to sell two to you.\" Tinsley said there were no other vendors selling pumpkins, so she offered to pay twice the asking price. But the woman insisted on selling only two. Tinsley continued: Finally, I think out of desperation, I really was about to just quit. And I just said to her, \"Why? Why will you only sell me two?\" And she said, \"Well, it's the end of the harvest, and if I sell you all four pumpkins then I don't have any seeds to plant for next year.\" And I looked at her and I said, \"You know we got a really easy deal here,\" I said, \"because I only want the outside part of the pumpkins and you want the inside part.\" Here is Jeanne Brett's pumpkin story from her book \"Negotiating Globally\": When my daughters were in grade school in a small village in the south of France, the teacher asked my husband and me to plan a Halloween party. He wanted his class of thirty-two children to carve pumpkins. My job was to buy the pumpkins. I looked everywhere, finally locating a roadside stand with exactly thirty-two pumpkins. I immediately accepted the seller's price, because I had no other source of pumpkins. (It's also not customary in outdoor French food markets to negotiate prices.) But when I told the seller that I wanted to buy all her stock, she shook her head no. What to do? My alternative was poor. Offer her more money? Try sympathy, tell her why I wanted all thirty-two? Instead, I asked her why she wouldn't sell me all her pumpkins. She said if she sold all her pumpkins to me, she would have no seeds to plant the next year. \"Chere Madame,\" said I, \"if I bring you all the seeds November 1, will you sell me all your pumpkins?\" She said yes, each child got a pumpkin to carve, and a picture of the children and Mme. Petit's pumpkins, as I later learned her name was, graced the front page of the local newspaper. After getting the email I followed up with Cathy Tinsley. She said she'd told the story many times over the years, and the actual event is now hard to recall. When she first told me the story, she had mentioned that a friend was with her in the market. I asked for the friend's name, but she said she couldn't remember who it was. I asked Tinsley for a written response to post here. This is what she sent: Two sisters are negotiating over who gets the last orange in the refrigerator. They are at impasse because each sister takes the position that she wants the orange. When they finally ask each other why the other wants the orange, they discover that one sister's interest is in the inside part to make juice and the other sister's interest is in the outside peel for the zest to make a cake. This famous two-sisters-and-the-orange parable is often used to show the benefit of negotiating over interests rather than positions. As negotiation teachers, we find ways to illustrate this point with more colorful real-life examples so that students understand that this phenomenon is not merely theoretical but applies to many everyday life exchanges. Using similar real-world examples is not uncommon and many readers will probably now be able to diagnose they have their own version of this \"positions versus interests\" story from their own lives. Hopefully, the lesson of using interests over positions is compelling as I have found it beneficial in my personal negotiations. I asked Tinsley to respond to the question of whether the pumpkin story had actually happened to her. She declined, writing that she didn't think the listener who wrote to us was raising that question. I also reached out to Jeanne Brett who told me she had been Tinsley's thesis advisor. Brett said \"My story has been in my book since 2001. It happened.\"", "Updated at 8 a.m. ET Wednesday In 1997, someone speared a massive pumpkin on the spire atop of Cornell's McGraw Tower ... 173 feet in the air. No one knew who. No one knew why. And no one knew how. In fact, for a while, no one even knew — for sure — if it was a pumpkin. Suspicions grew as the gourd lingered on, month after month. But some students figured that one out with the help of a drill attached to a remote-controlled weather balloon, which captured a sample. (Seriously.) It was definitely a pumpkin. But the other mysteries remain today. And Farhad Manjoo — Cornell alum, former editor-in-chief of the school paper and now a tech reporter at the New York Times — wants answers. He calls the pumpkin-ing of the tower \"the greatest prank in Cornell history.\" And he's asking the pranksters — or those who love them — to step forward and claim their glory. \"From what I know, the reason that they didn't confess initially was that it was a huge thing and they were college kids and it was potentially illegal,\" Manjoo tells NPR. \"I mean, I think it was illegal — and it was dangerous, and they worried they might get in trouble. \"But all of that has passed now. Now they're just legends.\" Manjoo tells the pranksters he can see \"no downside\" in coming forward now. The pumpkin was famous in its day, on the Cornell campus and beyond. It got a dedicated webcam — at the time, a new and novel Internet attraction, drawing clicks from around the world. For a while, it was the object of a daily \"Pumpkin Watch\" feature on the student paper. Outlets from the Associated Press to MTV ran coverage of the gourd. Students wrote pumpkin-themed lyrics for the school song. The pumpkin couldn't stay there forever. On March 13, 1998, the campus was preparing to send provost Don M. Randel aloft in a crane bucket to retrieve the frozen pumpkin with great aplomb. But things didn't go as planned. \"An errant gust of wind ... sent the then-unoccupied crane bucket into the side of the tower, causing the pumpkin to fall 20 feet to a construction scaffold,\" Jacob Rubashkin, associate editor of the Cornell Daily Sun, tells NPR. So instead of plucking it off the spire, Randel \"picked up the pumpkin from the scaffold.\" Atlas Obscura explains the gourd's ultimate end: \"After two weeks of analysis via 'microscopic slides, videotapes and photographs,' a special panel of plant biology professors announced that it was, indeed, a pumpkin. \"Its remains were freeze-dried and kept in a glass case in the visitor's center, then added to a display of brains in the psychology department, and finally found a permanent perch in the office of professor Barbara Finlay. Eventually, the infamous vegetable decayed completely.\" The pumpkin itself may be long gone, but Cornell hasn't forgotten the feat. And Manjoo thinks it might be time for a revelation. For the final scene in the Scooby-Doo episode. For the unmasking. Time for the Pumpkin Pranksters to step forward. In 1999, Manjoo got an anonymous tip explaining how the prank was done — it involved some daredevil clambering up the tower's steep spire, and some strategically placed duct tape. But that tipster never named names. So on Tuesday, Manjoo wrote an appeal in the Cornell Sun. It reads, in part: \"You know what's awesome about today, versus 1999? Exactly, viral true-crime podcasts! Remember \"Serial\"? I'm thinking same thing, but with the pumpkin and the tower; we can even find a way to weave Casper into the story somehow, if that will help with sponsorships. \"Or wait, I've got a better idea. How about a viral hashtag that encourages the pranksters to confess? It's been 20 years. They pulled off the best prank Cornell has ever known. Decades later, we can finally let them take a bow for risking their lives to give us 20 years of lonely pondering. Pumpkin pranksters, tell us who you are! #PumpkinAmnesty!\" Along with that cry for information, Manjoo also republished his 2000 story about how the feat was, allegedly, pulled off. You can read the full story here. Meanwhile, of course, life goes on at Cornell. Students study. Researchers research. And as it happens, there was a second story out of Cornell's newsroom today. It turns out — and I'm not making this up — a team of Cornell-affiliated scientists have just sequenced the genome of \"two important pumpkin species.\"", "Residents of the town of Goffstown, N.H., spend months every year growing giant pumpkins. But as Amy Quinton of New Hampshire Public Radio reports, after a weigh-in, they turn the megagourds into boats for a race down the river. ALEX CHADWICK, host: This is DAY TO DAY from NPR News. I'm Alex Chadwick. Boo! MADELEINE BRAND, host: You scared me, really. I'm Madeleine Brand. Tonight, the Halloween celebration. Tomorrow, the clean up and what to do with that grinning rotting pumpkin. In Goffstown, New Hampshire, people there have come up with a solution. New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton reports. Unidentified Man: Tell everybody that came in these boats we got to get them out. Unidentified Woman: Okay, I'll get (unintelligible). Unidentified Man: Okay, we'll get you right in. Bev, here we go. AMY QUINTON: A green-faced witch wearing a black pointy hat is about to sit inside a giant pumpkin. The pumpkin, decorated and painted black with the top cut off and a small trolling motor attached, floats precariously on the chilly waters of the Piscataquog River. Unidentified Man: Oh, Bev(ph), you've got to sign that. Unidentified Woman: Oh, you look marvelous. Ms. BEV POWDEN: I'm not signing a waiver; these are my witnesses. QUINTON: This is Goffstown Resident Bev Powden's first pumpkin regatta. Are you scared? Ms. POWDEN: Well, yeah, look at the size of my pumpkin compared to everybody else's. QUINTON: Her pumpkin is rather small compared to the seven other boats on the river. The pumpkins are piloted by a cast of characters - Little Red Riding Hood is sitting in a pumpkin decorated like the Big Bad Wolf. There is a clown, who, by the way, is Goffstown's police chief, and Princess Leia and her X-Wing Fighter. Ms. BARBARA GRIFFIN (Town Selectwoman, Goffstown, New Hampshire): Today, I'm driving an X-Wing Fighter because the forces of evil have grown close here in our community. QUINTON: Princess Leah is town selectwoman Barbara Griffin. She is holding two huge water pistols. Ms. GRIFFIN: Well, part of the fun is it is water and we will expect to get wet today. QUINTON: Why do you do this? Ms. GRIFFIN: Because no one else will. Unidentified Man: The fuse is lit - the fuse is lit, are we ready? Hold your ears. (Soundbite of cannon firing) Mr. JIM BOSHMAN(ph) (New Hampshire Pumpkin Growers Association): All right. That's it. The 2006 Giant Pumpkin Regatta is underway. And they're we're off. QUINTON: The creator the Pumpkin Regatta is giant pumpkin grower Jim Boshman with New Hampshire Pumpkin Growers Association and the MC of the race. He says he created the pumpkin boat through trial and error. Mr. BOSHMAN: They are like a fishing bobber floating, and it kept tipping over, tipping over I kept falling out. And I said I got to find a way to ballast this - to settle it in the water. In the bottom of mine I put a 100 pounds of sand in the boat, ballast it properly and you can't tip it over and they float. And we've gone from there. All right they are jockeying for position come on up this way. Unidentified Group: (Unintelligible). QUINTON: The pumpkin boats slowly make their way maybe a 150 feet down river to the bridge in downtown Goffstown. Only one contestant didn't make it Princess Leia aka Goffstown selectwoman Barbara Griffin. Tell me what happened. Ms. GRIFFIN: The forces of evil were strong on the river. The warm-up was great. I was at the starting gate on time. And when the gun went off, my motor stopped. QUINTON: Her pumpkin took on water as she was assisted out of the river. But despite that she says she'll participate in the regatta again. The winner: Rotary Club member John Hikel. He's dressed as a Rotarian. For NPR News, I'm Amy Quinton.", "You can do more with a pumpkin than carve it and stick a candle in it -- you can also stuff it, bake it and eat it all up. That's what cookbook author Dorie Greenspan suggests in her new cookbook, Around My French Table. Greenspan says she loves her recipe \"Pumpkin Stuffed with Everything Good\" because it has \"almost no rules.\" \"So you can play with it. You can change the filling a million different ways,\" she tells NPR's Michele Norris in Norris' Washington, D.C., kitchen. \"We're going to use a stuffing of bread, bacon, garlic and cheese, but you could add spinach or chard, or once I used some leftover cooked rice in place of the bread. It became almost like risotto. You can put in nuts, you can put in apples ... you can put in chestnuts.\" The possibilities depend on your imagination and your pantry, Greenspan says. And there's also a big payoff from this very simple recipe -- one she says she almost missed. \"My wonderful friend Helene Samuel in Paris had told me about this dish, and I thought, 'That's nice, that's nice,' and finally she said, 'You're not paying attention to me. This is a great dish. You have to make it. I'm going to have my sister send you the recipe.' And her sister lives in Lyon. And she said, 'Here's how I make it, but I'm sure you'll make it a different way, and maybe you'll improve on it.' \" But there was one thing Greenspan couldn't improve on -- the pumpkin. \"Her husband is a farmer, and he grows pumpkins. And when the pumpkins are very, very small, she goes into the fields with her children, and they carve their name in the pumpkins. And as the pumpkins grow, their names grow with the pumpkin, and then they each have their own pumpkin to make this dish.\" Greenspan says the French tend to use pumpkins for savory dishes, not for sweet treats. But when she travels to France, she makes sure to pack at least one American convenience: canned pumpkin, which Greenspan says is impossible to find in Paris. \"Every recipe you see with a pumpkin puree starts with cutting the pumpkin, roasting it and pureeing it. But when I want pumpkin muffins, I want them now!\" she laughs. Makes 2 very generous servings 1 pumpkin, about 3 pounds Salt and freshly ground pepper 1/4 pound stale bread, thinly sliced and cut into 1/2-inch chunks 1/4 pound cheese, such as Gruyere, Emmenthal, cheddar, or a combination, cut into 1/2-inch chunks 2–4 garlic cloves (to taste), split, germ removed, and coarsely chopped 4 strips bacon, cooked until crisp, drained, and chopped About 1/4 cup snipped fresh chives or sliced scallions 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme About 1/3 cup heavy cream Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment, or find a Dutch oven with a diameter that's just a tiny bit larger than your pumpkin. If you bake the pumpkin in a casserole, it will keep its shape, but it might stick to the casserole, so you'll have to serve it from the pot -- which is an appealingly homey way to serve it. If you bake it on a baking sheet, you can present it freestanding, but maneuvering a heavy stuffed pumpkin with a softened shell isn't so easy. However, since I love the way the unencumbered pumpkin looks in the center of the table, I've always taken my chances with the baked-on-a-sheet method, and so far, I've been lucky. Using a very sturdy knife -- and caution -- cut a cap out of the top of the pumpkin (think Halloween jack-o'-lantern). It's easiest to work your knife around the top of the pumpkin at a 45-degree angle. You want to cut off enough of the top to make it easy for you to work inside the pumpkin. Clear away the seeds and strings from the cap and from inside the pumpkin. Season the inside of the pumpkin generously with salt and pepper, and put it on the baking sheet or in the pot. Toss the bread, cheese, garlic, bacon, and herbs together in a bowl. Season with pepper -- you probably have enough salt from the bacon and cheese, but taste to be sure -- and pack the mix into the pumpkin. The pumpkin should be well filled -- you might have a little too much filling, or you might need to add to it. Stir the cream with the nutmeg and some salt and pepper and pour it into the pumpkin. Again, you might have too much or too little — you don't want the ingredients to swim in cream, but you do want them nicely moistened. (But it's hard to go wrong here.) Put the cap in place and bake the pumpkin for about 2 hours -- check after 90 minutes — or until everything inside the pumpkin is bubbling and the flesh of the pumpkin is tender enough to be pierced easily with the tip of a knife. Because the pumpkin will have exuded liquid, I like to remove the cap during the last 20 minutes or so, so that the liquid can bake away and the top of the stuffing can brown a little. When the pumpkin is ready, carefully, very carefully — it's heavy, hot, and wobbly — bring it to the table or transfer it to a platter that you'll bring ", "At Thanksgiving, many of us will dig into the pointy tip of our first piece of pumpkin pie for the season. However, this Thursday, that nostalgic moment might feel a little less special. This year, the word \"pumpkin\" seems to be creeping its way into hundreds of foods, drinks, and other products. As The Huffington Post noted recently, you can now find pumpkin-inspired beers, teas, marshmallows, soy milk, Pop-Tarts, and Pringles. But what has spurred this explosion in marketing a big orange squash? It's more about the pumpkin feeling than the pumpkin flavor or nutrition, says Cindy Ott, professor of American Studies at St. Louis University and author of the recent book Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon. She started looking into pumpkins when she was helping a friend, who is a pumpkin farmer. \"I started asking, 'What's going on? Why are these people driving 30 miles or so from their homes to buy this vegetable that they don't even eat?,'\" she says. Ott says that pumpkins and some other types of squash are \"botanically indistinguishable,\" but the image of a round orange pumpkin is a nostalgic draw. \"It's a vegetable that represents this idyllic farm life, and the best sort of moral virtue. And Americans have become attached to that,\" she says. And though pumpkin beers and pumpkin breads have been produced since colonial times, Ott says that they weren't always the specialty foods that they are today. \"Pumpkin beer was used when there was no barley. [If] there was no wheat for bread, they used pumpkin [for] bread,\" she says. \"Pumpkin was considered food of desperate [times].\" The rehab of pumpkin's popularity began when 19th century Americans began to move away from rural life and into the city, Ott says. \"People became stressed about... moving into the office and off the farms, and [the pumpkin] starts to appear in poems and in paintings,\" she says. \"We're celebrating the nostalgia for this old fashioned, rural way of life, that no one ever really wanted to stay on, but everyone's always been romantic about.\" Nowadays, a real pumpkin isn't even necessary to elicit these old-timey feelings. Many modern pumpkin and pumpkin spice products like beers, cookies and chocolates don't contain any actual pumpkin. Even last month's uproar over the shortage of Starbucks' iconic pumpkin spice latte was associated with the orange vegetable in name only. The Wall Street Journal reported that the coffee chain's seasonal beverage contains no real pumpkin; a Starbucks spokeswoman said it \"contains a natural and artificial pumpkin spice flavor.\" While commercialization of the pumpkin seems to have reached unprecedented levels, Ott says that this popularity doesn't just benefit the large companies who are jumping on the pumpkin bandwagon. Big corporations advertise many pumpkin-themed products, but due to their limited seasonal availability, many fresh pumpkins sold every fall still come from local family farms, Ott says. And that's actually helping to rejuvenate those farms, Ott says.", "It probably won’t surprise you that there isn’t any pumpkin or any spice in your pumpkin spice latte &#8212; or pumpkin spice Greek yogurt, pumpkin spice M&Ms or pumpkin spice vodka. Instead of the nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and vanilla you&#8217;ll find in a pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice has something more synthetic. NPR’s food and agriculture correspondent Dan Charles talks to Here & Now’s Robin Young about that pre-peppermint seasonal zeitgeist, pumpkin spice. \nRelated: Have Pumpkin Products Jumped The Shark?\n\nGuest\n\nDan Charles, food and agriculture correspondent for NPR. He tweets @nprDanCharles.", "Ready for a Halloween scare? These graphic novels and compilations are just the ticket. A creepy cult, alien monsters, gravediggers and ghosts populate their spooky pages. Even the Great Pumpkin makes an appearance in all his glory. Read these books next to a flickering fire and you're guaranteed to get the shivers. Etelka Lehoczky has written about books for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and Salon.com. She tweets at @EtelkaL", "The Smashing Pumpkins has announced an extensive North American arena tour under the title Shiny and Oh So Bright. Its three dozen dates will begin on July 12 in Glendale, Ariz. and end Sept. 7 in Boise, Idaho. As with most of the tours, reunions, albums and other assorted ephemera surrounding this, one of alt-rock's greatest acts, what might have simply been a greatest hits lap for a band that parted ways nearly two decades ago has turned into a bit of a referendum on its legacy. Shiny and Oh So Bright will feature three of the four original members of the band — Billy Corgan, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin — playing their best work. At its best, The Smashing Pumpkins created some of the most indelible rock in history; some of its most resonant ballads; some of the form's best minimalism, driven by Corgan's rage, his deep sensitivity and that singular, adenoidal sneer. The band's best work (take your pick of any pre-Adore albums) was done, inarguably, through its original lineup, which began to fray somewhere around the turn of the century before unraveling completely by the end of 2000. The Smashing Pumpkins has been remarkably prolific for a band that's not together anymore. There was Machina in 2000 (a failed-concept album recorded amidst the Pumpkins' dissolution), the poorly recorded Zeitgeist in 2007 (with just Corgan and Chamberlin), the intimate American Gothic EP in 2008 (similarly, only featuring Corgan and Chamberlin), the sometimes lovely and conceptually scattered Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project in 2009 (with only Corgan), the worthy Oceania in 2012 and Monuments to an Elegy in 2014 (the latter two albums ostensibly/apparently falling under the Teargarden banner and also only with Corgan). There was also Zwan, a project with Corgan, Chamberlin and guitarist Matt Sweeney, which released Mary Star of the Sea in 2003. On his own, Corgan released the albums TheFutureEmbrace in 2005 and Ogilala in the fall of last year. That abundance, and the revolving door element to the band's personnel, outlines a terribly kept secret: Smashing Pumpkins has always been, in sickness and in health, largely a container for the music of Billy Corgan. (With some extremely notable exceptions.) Butch Vig, the producer of the Pumpkins' breakout album Siamese Dream, noted in a 2012 interview that Corgan and the stormy Chamberlin were the creative heart of the band, with Corgan having done \"90 percent of the overdubs.\" As a result, the very idea of Smashing Pumpkins has been, is and will always be subject to the contradictory, sensitive, insecure and touching whims of Billy Corgan. Without being close to him, the best we can do is cast a wide net over his public history to illustrate how impossible it is to triangulate his intentions and hope to arrive at a sense of how his band mates must have felt. Last January, six days into a loosely conceived tour of the U.S. in which he spoke of a hope to rediscover some ineffable spirit of the country, Corgan spoke to his iPhone-mounted camera: \"When I was 6 or 7, they tested me for 12-year-old reading.\" He went on to explain that, on a different test, he received \"the best score in the history of Illinois for music,\" but that his dad didn't agree he should be instructed in it. So many years later, his eyes still communicate pride, anger and amusement. You wonder how many times he's told the story. In an interview with Spin to promote Ogilala last October, he was contrite about his failures as a bandleader: \"I wish during the best times of my life, personally and musically, I had been more grateful. I wish I had been kinder to the people around me.\" Even in the moments when the Pumpkins was at the top of the alt-rock world, Corgan's actuating force was mercurial. In the middle of a 1994 profile of Soundgarden (also for Spin), that band's guitarist, Kim Thayil, tried to coach the young star, telling him: \"You're this incredibly talented guy. People like your music. You have a good band. You sell a lot of records. You don't need all this... stuff.\" Corgan replied by asking Thayil his astrological sign. Corgan's capricious personality has followed him into the digital era, where he's been the subject of lighthearted memes and confounding statements. In a 2016 appearance (not his first) on Infowars — the far-right, conspiracy-espousing show hosted by Alex Jones — Corgan attempted to lend a measure of empathy to the host's theories of a societal breakdown engineered by what's referred to as the \"deep state.\" Leaving aside the decision to appear on the program in the first place, Corgan — to his credit — did try and ground the conversation in a semblance of reality. The moving target of Corgan is even reflected in the opinion of the bassist he has been publicly sparring with for almost a month; this Wednesday morning, in a wildly veering interview — her first in over 15 years — Wretzky says she \"really enjoyed\" her friendship with Corgan. She also calls him \"insuffe", "<em>It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown</em> has been airing on network television since 1966. But if you want to see it this year, you'll have to watch it on Apple TV Plus.", "Orange, black — and now teal? Yes, teal. There are teal plastic pumpkins, paint-your-own pumpkin kits, and trick-or-treating buckets. It's all part of a campaign to make the culmination of Halloween festivities, trick-or-treating, more food-allergy friendly. Having a teal pumpkin on the doorstep (teal being the color of food allergy awareness) is a way to signal to people with food allergies that this is a safe home for trick-or-treating, says Jennifer Norris, president of the Food Allergy Community of East Tennessee (FACET), which started the project. In addition to handing out candy, houses that display teal pumpkins also have bowls of non-food items such as glow sticks, stickers or Dracula teeth. \"We don't want to be the Grinch of Halloween at all,\" says Norris. \"We don't want to take candy away from the people who can have it.\" The Teal Pumpkin project started at a local FACET event in 2013 and took off quickly afterward thanks to social media. This year over 33,000 houses have listed their homes or businesses on a searchable Teal Pumpkin map, though Lisa Gable, CEO of Food Allergy Research & Education, a national non-profit helping to promote Teal Pumpkin, says she expects the number of people participating is much higher. \"One in 13 children has a food allergy,\" she says. These kids often face problems with bullying. \"It's a complex disease that causes a great deal of stress for kids and parents,\" says Gable. \"Teal Pumpkin can make [Halloween] stress-free.\" \"When we trick-or-treat, we swap out the candy for 'tricks',\" says Hillary Carter, whose two boys — ages seven and nine — both have serious food allergies. \"They go through the act of trick-or-treating,\" Carter says. \"They can participate like everyone else but know not to touch the candy.\" It's a system that's worked for many parents of kids with food allergies even before Teal Pumpkin. Yet food allergies can be isolating. Many holidays focus on food. But now on Halloween, Carter says many of her friends put out teal pumpkins and tag her on social media with a note that says they are thinking of her boys. Shana Henke's son, who is allergic to eggs, is only four. She and her husband sit down with him before trick-or-treating and remind him that they have to look through his candy and remove the ones he can't eat before he can have any. It's easy today but she worries about what happens when he gets older. Henke recently brought it up with their doctor, who warned her that there likely will \"be an age when he'll say 'this won't make me sick' and eat it.\" She lives in North Dakota, where she says there isn't as much food allergy awareness as she'd like. Henke still remembers one home she went to that was handing out full-size candy bars her son couldn't eat and, when Henke said something, the person ran in to get some coloring pages instead. It's been over a year since that happened, and yet she still remembers it warmly. \"Right now there are no treatments for life-threatening food allergies,\" says Gable. \"It's avoidance or take an epinephrine injection or go to the emergency room.\" But while more people are becoming aware of the prevalence of food allergies, not everyone treats it as the serious medical condition it is. \"I love that we can make Halloween about education,\" Carter says. \"Anything we can do to teach the community about food allergies will make the world a safer place for my kids.\" Tove K. Danovich is a journalist based in Portland, Ore.", "Decorative gourd season has arrived, and we decided to celebrate by investigating the science and history of pumpkins. Do you know what happens when you feed ostriches pumpkin seeds? Or when the first pumpkin beer was brewed? Or what to call a zucchini-pumpkin hybrid? Watch our new video to find out. Did you carve a science-themed pumpkin this year? Send pictures to nprskunkbear@gmail.com. And follow us on Tumblr. Special thanks to the Dickerson Park Zoo, the Phoenix Zoo and the Minnesota Zoo for their videos of animals eating pumpkins.", "Recipes, like memories, transcend place and time. Wherever American Kelly Crutchlow lives, she brings along remembrances of her family and their ways of observing Thanksgiving. Today Kelly, who is originally from Iowa, is living near Coventry, England, with her British husband, Adam, and their two children, Rowan, 4, and Ewan, 2. The Crutchlow Thanksgiving meal is relatively traditional, she says, with the usual suspects: turkey or ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole. For dessert, Kelly calls on various pie recipes from her Iowa grandmother, who worked in catering during World War II and wrote a cookbook. Pumpkin pie is a family fave. \"For many years, I couldn't find tinned pumpkin here, so I would have to make sure to make and freeze fresh pumpkin puree ahead of time,\" Kelly says. \"I can buy tins now, but still usually make the puree. We always topped our pie with Cool Whip at home, but we whip our own cream here.\" ** We hope American expatriates will share photos of Thanksgiving celebrations and tables and gatherings from around the world. Please send them to us on Thanksgiving Day — and over the long holiday weekend — at protojournalist@npr.org or post them using the hashtag #nprexpat. We will display as many as we can. ** The Protojournalist: Experimental storytelling for the LURVers – Listeners, Users, Readers, Viewers – of NPR. @NPRtpj", "This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham consider the Halloween television that they enjoy (and don't), from The Simpsons and the Great Pumpkin to the Addams Family, Frasier, Freaks and Geeks and more. Then the gang expands on some recommendations we've made in the past, and talk about What's Making Us Happy.", "By this fall, I couldn't face another bowl of butternut squash soup. For the past several years, it's seemed to be the first course at all restaurants, dinner parties and prepared food markets. Butternut squash is good, and it makes delicious soup, but enough already. Surely there is more to squash. Then I began seeing them -- at farmers markets, specialty stores, regular old supermarkets. Squash in all shapes, sizes and colors with exotic names and intriguing possibilities. Move aside butternut and acorn. Make way for kabocha and jarrahdale. Squash is the latest \"it\" fruit. We've gotten used to heirloom tomatoes and antique apples. Now there is an earth-toned rainbow of winter squash. Old American varieties have been reintroduced and others imported from Europe and Asia. While summer squash are eaten when immature, winter squash are left to fully ripen on the vine. Their firm, dry texture makes them best when fully cooked. They also have hard rinds, so they can be stored over the winter in a cool, dry place. Depending on the variety, the flesh of a squash lies on a spectrum from pale yellow to dark orange and is firmer than that of summer squash, so it must be cooked longer. Winter squash can be big or small, smooth-skinned or covered in warts, long and thin or wide and squat. Skin can be pale blue, red-orange, forest green, striped or mottled. As Halloween nears, inquiring minds want to know -- is a squash a pumpkin (or a gourd for that matter)? \"The genetic history of the pumpkin is so intertwined with the squash and the gourd that it's sometimes difficult to tell them apart,\" according to Texas A&M University's horticulture website. \"Generally speaking, a pumpkin is something you carve, a squash is something you cook and a gourd is something you look at.\" Except when they're not. While squashes, gourds and pumpkins are all in the same genetic family, there are several species with different sizes, colors, textures and stems. The big orange pumpkins with thick woody stems patiently waiting in fields to become jack o' lanterns are members of the pepo species. Keep them on the porch, not in the kitchen. They don't make good eating, although their cousin the Connecticut field pumpkin is pretty good for pies. Gourds also are in this group (don't eat them), as are some summer squash and zucchini. Squash of the maxima species have yellower skin and softer stems. Most winter squash are in this category -- Hubbard, banana, buttercup, turban and others. Varieties in the moshata species are usually long and oblong and have tan rather than orange skin. Think butternut. Much so-called \"canned pumpkin\" is really made from squash in this group. Both Italian and French cuisines are full of recipes for zucca and potiron -- which loosely translates as pumpkin. The word \"pumpkin,\" in fact, comes from the old French pompion, meaning \"cooked by the sun,\" or ripe. Whatever they're called, they were unknown in Europe until after Columbus met the peoples of the Americas, who had been eating squash/pumpkins for thousands of years. The word \"squash\" comes from a Native American word meaning \"eaten raw.\" For Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands, squash was one of the three sisters -- the other two being corn and beans. The corn provides a climbing stalk for the beans that put nitrogen in the soil to nourish the corn. The squash leaves provide shade for the shallow roots of the corn. It takes time to figure out what to do with which squash, but it's fun to experiment. In the meantime, they're beautiful to look at piled on the kitchen counter in the autumn light -- even the butternut. A Squash Sampler This is by no means a complete list. These are just some of the squashes now showing up at markets -- indoors and out. There are many more. Acorn squash are familiar to most Americans. They usually have dark-green, smooth skins but also come in orange, orange and green and one that looks like a splatter painting with a white, green and orange palette. Acorn squash are a little bland so are often sweetened with brown sugar or maple syrup. Buttercup is one of my new enthusiasms. It was developed in 1932 at North Dakota Agricultural College, and many consider it an almost-perfect winter squash. The skin is a dark forest green, and it has a distinctive protrusion on the bottom. The orange flesh becomes creamy and sweet when cooked. Butternut, we know: It has a long straight neck and a round bottom that holds the seeds. The skin is a pale peachy tan. There's a reason butternut is so popular. It's easy to peel and has a wonderful flavor. It's a great all-purpose squash. Calabaza are commonly used in Central and South America, as well as in the Caribbean. They have a green mottled skin and bright orange flesh that is sweet and moist. Because they run large, they are often sold in cut pieces. Cinderella pumpkins are French heirloom pumpkins that look like Cinderella's coach to the ball. They're bright orange and slightly flattened. In F", "Silversun Pickups, named for a Los Angeles liquor store, sounds like a sort of alternate-universe Smashing Pumpkins: Though Billy Corgan and company enjoyed tremendous success during the band's existence, they strayed wildly from the punchy power of Gish. Had the group kept its ambitions in check on subsequent albums, its members would be living in much smaller houses, but their records would probably sound an awful lot like Silversun Pickups' debut disc, Carnavas. From the tone of the vocals to the slow-then-fast screaming to the bursts of distortion, Carnavas seems destined to draw comparisons, but there's more to it than that. On an album full of epic tracks, \"Lazy Eye\" is the powerhouse, mixing Pumpkins-esque bombast with the complexity and ambitious oddness of Slint. At times, the song seems to move so quickly that Brian Aubert's vocals can barely keep up: Awash in noisy guitar effects and driven by an indelible hook, \"Lazy Eye\" sounds like three or four great songs mixed together into one. Listen to yesterday's 'Song of the Day.'", "Ball State University in Indiana has announced the winners of its second annual Pumpkin Drop. NPR's Robert Siegel, host of All Things Considered talks with several of the winners about their pumpkin-protecting designs. Isaac LeMasters and Breydon Allen of the Halloween Trampoleen Team, from Warsaw High School in Indiana, won first place in the K-12 division. Team Ramrod, represented on NPR by Kevin Powell, took top honors at the college level. Participants had to design an apparatus to protect a pumpkin when dropped 50-feet from the top of a cherry picker. The sound of defeat -- a loud splat. The Trampoleen Team's pumpkin survived thanks to a 27-inch by 27-inch by 27-inch cube made from metal bars. The pumpkin sat on beach towels stretched over the frame. The towels acted like a trampoline, and tape kept the pumpkin from popping out. Witnesses on the ground said after the drop, Team Trampoleen's pumpkin looked perfect and was without a scratch. Team Ramrod's pumpkin remained unscathed through a design that involved a 20-gallon trash container filled with air and water balloons and varying sized sandwich bags filled with air. The pumpkin sat atop an ATV tire inner tube, with more air packed around it and a lid to seal it in. Event sponsors -- The Technology Education Collegiate Association and Howell Farms -- awarded each winning team $100.", "With Halloween rapidly approaching, you've probably heard about the shortage of pumpkins along the East Coast caused by the flooding rains of Hurricane Irene. But while you may have troubling finding just the right shape or the right price for your jack o'lantern this year, there's good news for those looking ahead to the pies and cakes of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Unlike in recent years, the shortage shouldn't extend to the canned pumpkin most often used for pumpkin pie. Continue Reading \"Everything looks good so far,\" says Roz O'Hearn, spokeswoman for Libby's. Libby's pretty much has the market cornered on the canned stuff. The trick is, Libby's grows one kind of pumpkin — the Dickenson — on one big plot of land — 6,000 acres in Morton, IL. And so far, no natural disasters have threatened this year's crop. Harvesting began in August, and will continue through November. But back in 2009, flooding rains across the Midwest made harvesting Libby's pumpkins virtually impossible. As a result, says O'Hearn, \"you had acres and acres of pumpkins that couldn't be picked.\" And what followed was a major shortage. Last year's harvest was \"acceptable,\" she says, but buyers who were spooked by the year before quickly scooped up all the product as it appeared on store shelves. As a result, while there was enough for the 2010 holiday bakers, there was none leading up to this year's harvest. The 2011 crop began hitting store shelves, by the way, just last week. Why does it matter? It turns out that pumpkin isn't just a holiday food anymore. More and more consumers are using the canned stuff year round, including an apparently growing number of pet owners (including me) who feed canned pumpkin to their pets. There's even specialty companies that now market canned pumpkin just for pets. There's dozens of websites recommending the pumpkin-for-pets practice, to treat everything from constipation to diarrhea to weight loss. But is it really a good idea? \"It's certainly not uncommon,\" says Andrea Fascetti, a veterinarian and professor of nutrition at the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. \"Some of it is vet-prescribed, some is owner-prescribed.\" Fascetti says the primary benefit of pumpkin is that it's high in fiber, which is why it can aid in, ahem, \"fecal issues.\" In other cases (like mine) owners replace a portion of their pet's regular food with lower-calorie pumpkin to help our pudgy doggies lose weight without letting them feel like they're starving. A similar principal of bulking up on healthy stuff applies to people diets, too, by the way. Fascetti says that's often a helpful strategy for owners with overweight animals. \"People don't like to feel they're depriving their pets.\" But she does offer some recommendations and warnings: -- Always talk with your vet first before changing your pet's diet. Many dogs or cats may have food sensitivities that can make some human foods problematic. For example, pets with kidney problems need a diet low in phosphorous. -- Don't substitute more than 10 percent of your pet's food with a human supplement. That could deprive them of the full array of vitamins and minerals provided in commercial pet foods. --If you're going to use canned pumpkin, make sure it's the 100 percent pure pumpkin, not the pumpkin pie filling. Pie filling includes added sugar and spices that can make pets sick, so check the label carefully. -- If you plan to puree your own fresh pumpkin, be aware that not all gourds are alike. A recent post on the site Pet Poison Helpline included a report of potential dog poisoning from a Kabocha squash.", "For many Americans, Thanksgiving is more about people than pumpkin pie. And for many Americans observing the special day in other countries — since pumpkin pie can be hard to come by — the people around them play a more prominent role. In South Korea, Jessica Osborne plans to spend her second Thanksgiving abroad surrounded by friends. \"Thanksgiving in Seoul is definitely a unique experience,\" she says, \"especially if you aren't in the military. ... You're kind of left to your own abilities in a country that doesn't serve mash potatoes at KFC, doesn't sell a full turkey at the grocery store, and cranberry jelly — where am I supposed to find that?\" Somehow, says Jessica, an elementary school teacher from Texas, many expats in Seoul \"find themselves gathering together and inviting Korean friends to a Thanksgiving dinner made of fried rice, kimchi, homemade mashed potatoes, hot dogs, turkey — if someone has a Costco membership — and if there happens to be, by the grace of God, pumpkin pie you can be sure there will be a celebration.\" But, she says, the true meaning of Thanksgiving overseas is something else. \"It's the moment you are sitting on the floor in a crowded, one-bedroom apartment that it hits you: It doesn't matter if there is cranberry, turkey or pie. Because sitting on that floor laughing together is what makes the holiday perfect — being with those you are thankful for \" ** We hope American expatriates will share photos of Thanksgiving celebrations and tables and gatherings from around the world. Please send them to us on Thanksgiving Day — and over the long holiday weekend — at protojournalist@npr.org or post them using the hashtag #nprexpat. We will display as many as we can. ** The Protojournalist: Experimental storytelling for the LURVers – Listeners, Users, Readers, Viewers – of NPR. @NPRtpj", "Because not all foods are pumpkin spice flavored yet, the company Simply Beyond has made a spray-on pumpkin spice flavoring. Because there's clearly not enough pumpkin spice in the world.", "The flavor of the season, you may have noticed, is pumpkin spice. Food companies have gone overboard on the stuff. There are pumpkin spice ice cream sandwiches, pumpkin spice-flavored almonds and, of course, pumpkin spice lattes. Comedian John Oliver couldn't take it anymore. \"I personally would prefer to drink a cable-knit sweater latte, or a Major League Baseball latte, or a 'keen awareness of my own mortality' latte,\" he fumed in a web video released in October by his show Last Week Tonight. \"And the worst part is, nobody wants anything pumpkin-flavored from December through August, and here's how I know that: That bottle of pumpkin-flavored science goo sits behind the counter at Starbucks all year round, never aging, like Ryan Seacrest!\" This follows an attack on the drink from blogger Vani Hari, the self-styled \"Food Babe,\" who complained about artificial colors, flavors and the fact that it contains \"absolutely no real pumpkin.\" We'd be surprised if anyone believed that Starbucks baristas were squirting actual bits of pumpkin into latte drinks. But what is in that \"science goo?\" An undercover investigative trip to our local Starbucks revealed little. The list of ingredients on the quart jug of pumpkin spice syrup included sugar, condensed milk, annatto — which gives it that pumpkin-ish orange color — plus \"natural and artificial flavors.\" Fortunately, the ever-helpful Institute of Food Technologists came to our aid with a video about those flavors. As food scientist Kantha Shelke explains, flavor companies have come up with a simplified recipe that includes just a few of the chemicals that occur naturally in pumpkin and cinnamon and cloves and nutmeg. A small selection of those flavor compounds is enough to make our brain think, \"Ah, pumpkin pie!\" Instead of actual nutmeg, for instance, they use a compound called sabinene. Instead of cloves, they use eugenol. According to Shelke, this simplified recipe actually does a better job of capturing the essence of pumpkin pie flavor than you'd probably achieve with the natural spices from your cupboard. What you'd get, in that case, would resemble India-style spiced tea, or chai. That jug of \"natural and artificial flavors\" also is cheaper than the natural spices. Those flavor compounds are mainly manufactured using synthetic chemistry, rather than extracted from plants that grow in a field or plantation. They are copies of what's found in nature, but they're made in a factory. But if your latte inspires fond memories of holidays and family gatherings (or idyllic farm life and moral virtue), don't let us ruin the feeling. Just forget that jug of \"science goo.\" Remember, there's eugenol in real cloves, too.", "It was almost too much for Rick Swenson to take. First, his friend smashed a car by dropping a 1,400-pound pumpkin on it at a charity event — then he had to stand by as that same friend smashed Swenson's personal record by growing another 1,400-pound monster. Swenson, a competitive pumpkin grower from Minnesota, couldn't just let his friend one-up him like this. So, Rick Swenson cultivated an idea to take back bragging rights: He would go for the world record for the longest distance paddled in a giant pumpkin. Yes, apparently that's a thing. But first, let's rewind: Swenson grows giant pumpkins, big enough to fill your yard. They can pack on 50 pounds a day — and just a few weeks ago, a Belgian grower tipped the scales at 2,624 pounds. Many of these behemoths are a special breed, the Dill's Atlantic Giant, which has been crossbred for decades, and growers from around the world pay hundreds of dollars for seeds from record-winning pumpkins like these. \"There's some websites that keep track of the lineage of these different weigh-offs,\" Swenson explains, \"and I know you can go back at least 10 to 12 generations and see who the parents were from many, many years ago.\" Swenson says it's the little things that growers do to care for the pumpkin that make it plump up. Like pruning — as much as 500 times for a single plant — and covering each pumpkin at night with a warm blanket. Though: \"I don't quite sing to them,\" he admits. When Swenson saw he wasn't growing a record-winner this year, he decided to take his 1,100-pounder out on the Red River between Minnesota and North Dakota earlier this month. He hollowed out the pumpkin, making a hole 2 1/2 feet deep where he could put his feet as he sat on the edge and paddled. He planned to go 8 miles, but at the last minute, a text came in. \"I got a text that the record had been broken the previous week in Washington state at 15 miles,\" he says. \"And that really took the wind out of our sails.\" (So to speak.) So Swenson kept paddling. And, after 13 hours and 40 minutes, he finally hit the 25.6-mile mark. Since giant pumpkins don't make good pies, when it came time to retire the trusty 1,100-pounder, Swenson had another idea. He donated it to the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton, N.D., for its Halloween party — the (wait for it) Zoo Boo. \"Then, when it's all said and done they'll feed them to the animals,\" he says. \"And I tell you what, there's nothing like seeing a whole Bengal tiger disappear inside your pumpkin.\" Swenson says he's ready to take a break from pumpkins for a while. He has kept his Halloween decorations to a minimum. He says that, living out in the country as he does, he hasn't had a trick-or-treater in the past six years." ]

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[ "Intraarterial administration of urokinase using Tracker microcatheter was performed in 11 patients with acute cerebral infarction caused by embolic occlusion of the internal carotid or the middle cerebral artery. Recanalization was observed in seven cases (64%) following the fibrinolytic therapy, and the time until recanalization from the start of the treatment was on the average 2.8 hours. Recanalization was seen in five out of six cases that received superselective infusion of urokinase, while it was seen in two out of five cases that received selective infusion. This study suggests that superselective infusion of urokinase is an excellent therapeutic method for embolic occlusion of the cerebral artery." ]

[ "We report a case of huge renal arteriovenous malformation treated with superselective endovascular embolization in two treatments using N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Hystoacryl).", "An imbalance in oxygen supply to cardiac tissues or formation of thrombus leads to deleterious results like pulmonary embolism, coronary heart disease and acute cardiac failure. The formation of thrombus requires clinical encounter with fibrinolytic agents including streptokinase, urokinase or tissue plasminogen activator. Irrespective to urokinase and tissue plasminogen activator, streptokinase is still a significant agent in treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Streptokinase, being so economical, has an important value in treating cardiac diseases in developing countries. This review paper will provide the maximum information to enlighten all the pros and cons of streptokinase up till now. It has been concluded that recent advances in structural/synthetic biology improved SK with enhanced half-life and least antigenicity. Such enzyme preparations would be the best thrombolytic agents.", "Objective To investigate the efficacy,safety and prognosis of thrombolytic therapy with urokinase in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Methods 58 cases were divided into the treatment group and the control group randomly,the treatment group was treated with thrombolytic therapy with urokinase,the control group was treated with the routine treatment. The two groups were evaluated by the echocardiogram three months later,Left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) and left ventricular end diastolic dimension(LVEDD) were recorded. Results There were significantly differences in the revascularization rate,hospital mortality and prognosis between two groups. Conclusion The more earlier thrombolytic therapy with urokinase was taken ,the more higher revascularization rate will be. Thrombolytic therapy with urokinase was safe and reliable to patients with acute myocardial infarction,with better prognosis.", "Abstract The effects of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) and urokinase on patency and early reocclusion of infarct-related coronary arteries were investigated in a single blind, randomized multicenter trial in 246 patients with acute myocardial infarction of There were five cardiac deaths in each group and one fatal intracranial hemorrhage in the rt-PA group. The in-hospital reinfarction rate was 8.9% versus 13.2% for patients treated with rt-PA and urokinase, respectively. There was no difference in left ventricular function at baseline and follow-up catheterization studies. Both drugs were well tolerated and there was no significant difference in cardiovascular or bleeding complications between the two groups. It is concluded that rt-PA and urokinase in the dosages used provide similar efficacy and safety in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. Reocclusion during the first 24 h may be less frequent after urokinase treatment.", "Transcatheter arterial embolization is a valuable, minimally invasive method, used as treatment for upper gastrointestinal bleeding, after failed primary endoscopic approach. It is a safe and effective procedure, but it's use is limited because of relatively high rates of rebleeding and mortality. ::: ::: The aim of this paper is to present a case of severe, massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding deriving from gastric angiodysplasia, which was treated successfully with superselective embolization. The patient recovered from the haemorrhagic shock and avoided emergency surgical intervention.", "This case describes the treatment of an 84-year-old male patient with acute bi-frontal ischemic stroke, due to thromboembolic occlusion of the A1 segment of the left anterior cerebral artery (ACA) only. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) was 11. Intravenous fibrinolysis was performed with a good outcome. Repermeabilization of both ACA was demonstrated by imaging and, 24 h after treatment, NIHSS was 0. Although intravenous thrombolysis is mostly used for middle cerebral artery occlusion, this case emphasizes the benefit of this treatment for an ischemic stroke due to embolization of the A1 segment of the left ACA only. It is all the more original in that it describes an unusual treatment for this arterial territory, and with this anatomic particularity.", "In emboli zati on procedures of the external carotid artery (EC A) system, it is ideal to selectively embolize only the involved feeding branch or branches. This usually requires superselective cath eteri zation , which can be difficult. The cath eter diameter may approximate vessel diameter closely enough to reduce flow. Vessel spasm may be generated by catheteri zation attempts. Spasm may lead to reduced or re versed fl ow in catheterized vessel. Under circumstances where the precise feeding branch is not easily catheterized, embolization into the main ECA lead s", "Ojective To observe the indication, dissolve bolt effect and side effects during the treatment with urokinase in the acute myocardial infarction. Methods Select 36 patients in hospital definitely diagnosised as acute myocardial infarction, and treated by 0.3g water-dissolved Aspirin in one time everyday for 3 days. Then alter for 75 mg for a long period. 1,500,000 unite urokinase driped intravenously in 30 minutes. Then carve to use low molecular weight heparin calcium 7500 unite every 12 hours for 7 days constantly. The other treatment is same to the control group . Results Again clear rate is 72.2%. The beginning dissolving time is 0.5～12hours, 4.5 hours in average. There is no one reclear in control group(P0.01). Conclusion The treatment by Urokinase dissolve Bolt has high again clear rate , facilitate safely.So long as being suitable to dissolve bolt condition,it should be dissolved within 12 hours.", "Thrombotic occlusion of prosthetic valves continues to be an uncommon but serious complication. Intravenous thrombolytic treatment has been proposed as an alternative to surgical intervention. Due to the lack of a generally accepted standard regimen, various infusion protocols and thrombolytic doses were used for the management of prosthetic heart valve thrombosis. However, rapid thrombolytic infusion, especially in the presence of large thrombus, may increase the risk of embolization. Continuous transoesophageal echocardiography may provide monitoring the efficacy of thrombolysis especially in critically ill patients.", "Modern transcatheter embolization has emerged as a viable option for the treatment of lower gastrointestinal (LGI) hemorrhage. Over the last decade, steady data has accumulated showing the safety and effectiveness of superselective microcoil embolization within the colon. In light of such results, the application of microcatheter-based skills has become more important in an algorithm for managing LGI bleeding. The purpose of this article is to discuss the modern embolization technique while also reviewing traditional and experimental transcatheter methods that may prove useful in the appropriate clinical settings. While recognizing that transcatheter therapy continues to evolve, the proposed indications for these current treatments are reviewed.", "Objective To study and provide an effective method for treating bladder cancer with persistant hematuria, using chemo embolization throngh internal iliac artery. Methods Inserted a catheter from the femoral artery of the normal side into the internal iliac artery of the opposite side and furthermore inturn into the target vessel. The procedure of chemo embolization with gelform was carried out, and then superselectively inserted the catheter into the target vessel from the visceral branch with lipiodol and gelfoam emboliztion. Simultaneously chemo embolization of internal iliac antery on the normal side was also performed with proper amount of embolization. Results The persistant hematuria of 30 patients was under controlled effectively. One of them was reoperated and resected successfully. Conclusion Chemoembolization through internal iliac artery is an effective method for treating bladder cancer with persistant hematuria.", "The activity of intact urokinase (UK) and urokinases modified by soluble macromolecules (dextran and dextran sulfate sodium) in a mouse body was traced after injection of the 125I-labelled enzymes. The residual fraction of the enzyme in blood can be correlated with the time (t) as follows; Xb = Ae-at + Be-bt + Ce-ct Since a greater than b greater than c, the residual fraction of the enzyme in blood chiefly depends on the magnitude of parameter C. The constant C for modified urokinase was larger than that for urokinase, showing the relative residual in blood was increased by modification of the enzyme. The apparent utilization in 50 min was 13.8% for intact UK, 28.1% for the dextran-UK and 25.2% for the sulfate dextran-UK. Therefore, the apparent utilization of UK in blood was approximately doubled by the modification. Since the half-lives of UK and modified UK in kidney and liver were not long, there were no unacceptable accumulation of the enzymes.", "Intravenous (IV) thrombolysis is approved and proven treatment for acute ischemic stroke in the window period of 4.5 hours. The therapeutic benefit is not extended to many patients with prior stroke and recurrent stroke as they are excluded in the protocol for thrombolysis. We report a case of successful IV thrombolysis in a young patient with recent prior stroke and recurrent stroke. A 35-year-old male presented in our emergency with recurrent stroke had a history of acute onset vertigo, headache, and vomiting. He was diagnosed to have posterior circulation stroke before 5 days on the basis of clinical history and neuroimaging. On the day of presentation to our hospital, he had developed new symptom of acute onset right hemiparesis with dysarthria. IV tissue plasminogen activator administered within 2 hours of onset of new symptoms resulted in significant improvement in spite of the recent prior stroke.", "To the Editor. —We read with interest the second report on brain embolism by the Task Force. 1 In reviewing their first article, 2 they estimated that the incidence of stroke due to cardiogenic embolism should be around 15%, ranging between 6% and 23%, of all ischemic strokes. When discussing heart pathologies, they established that non-valvular atrial fibrillation, ischemic heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, and prosthetic cardiac valves account for the majority of cardioembolic stroke and considered that nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathies were a less common cardiac cause of embo", "We report a 41-year-old woman with embolic stroke of the mid-pons attributed to embolism from vertebral artery dissection. Angiography revealed an occluded artery on one side and an incidental pseudoaneurysm of the midcervical portion of the vertebral artery on the other. After 3 months of warfare in therapy control angiography showed complete occlusion of the pseudoaneurysm. We discuss therapeutic choices and review the literature.", "A patient presented abdominal pseudoaneurysm after traumatic pancreatitis. Computed tomography and visceral arterial angiography showed a ruptured pseudoaneurysm at gastroduodenal artery (GDA). Superselective transcatheter arterial embolization of the pseudoaneurysm was performed by applying liquid adhesive suspension to stop bleeding. Bleeding pseudoaneurysm is a rare, but potentially a life-threatening complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. Arteriographic embolization of visceral artery pseudoaneurysms is a safe and highly effective technique for the identification and treatment of hemorrhage.", "Various uro-angiographic contrast media have been injected in the rabbit. The partition at the organ level and in subcellular fraction has been studied. Blood enzymatic inhibition with specific enzymatic systems is reported.", "We report successful lysis of acute arterial calf thrombosis by intra-arterial streptokinase infusion seven hours after retroperitoneal dissection and repair of an ipsilateral common femoral artery laceration. No systemic effects or complications developed. Local intra-arterial thrombolytic therapy is more effective and safer than intravenous systemic therapy and may now be considered in the immediate postoperative period, providing the drug is delivered downstream from the operative site. ( JAMA 1982;247:2397-2400)", "ABSTRACTIntroduction:Intravenous (IV) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) is the standard of care for patients exhibiting signs of acute ischemic stroke. IV rt-PA uses weight-based dosing, and often an estimated weight is used. The clinical effects of using estimated weight in dosing IV", "Abstract Embolism of the right middle cerebral artery regularly failed to induce clinical or electrical seizure activity during acute ischemia in primates. This negative correlation casts some doubt on the popular interpretation of seizures at the outset of clinical stroke as evidence of cerebral embolism.", "Two patients who showed transient lesions in the splenium of the corpus callosum (SCC) secondary to acute ischemic stroke are reported. Both patients had embolic strokes and showed an isolated lesion in the SCC on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 1-2 weeks after the onset of stroke, with a hyperintense lesion on diffusion-weighted imaging and decreased apparent diffusion coefficient values, with no symptoms related to the lesion. In both cases, the lesion disappeared on MRI approximately 1 week later. Clinicians should note that transient SCC lesions can occur following acute ischemic stroke and avoid misdiagnosing them and performing unnecessary examinations or treatment.", "Background: Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) is an approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke within 4.5 h of symptoms onset. Decompressive craniectomy (DC) has been shown as an effective therapeutic modality in malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction. As rt-PA could result in hemorrhagic complication during or after any surgery DC may be associated with severe bleeding after intravenous thrombolysis.Case Description: A 57-year-old woman was presented 90 min after the sudden onset of left hemiplegia. Despite intravenous thrombolytic therapy, she lost consciousness within 48 h and brain CT scan showed a right malignant MCA infarction associated with a small bleeding. DC was performed without any complication. The patient improved dramatically.Conclusion: DC could be done safety for malignant MCA infarction after unsuccessful intravenous thrombolytic therapy even the later was complicated with intra- infarction hemorrhage.", "A 74-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes mellitus was admitted to our hospital because of acute exacerbation of chronic renal failure after treatment with urokinase for a cerebral infarction. A percutaneous renal biopsy was performed to examine the cause of renal damage, revealing glomerulosclerosis and cholesterol clefts in the small arteries. Subsequently eosinophil was increased to 21% and livedo reticularis was found in the patient's foot. A skin biopsy was performed, and cholesterol clefts were again found in the small arteries. For the reason, our diagnosis was cholesterol crystal embolism. Although 30 mg of prednisolone was administered, the patient's renal function did not improve and maintenance hemodialysis therapy was necessary. This is a rare case of cholesterol crystal embolism caused by urokinase without any invasive vascular procedures.", "Objective: To evaluate superselective transcatheter arteial chemoembolization(TACE) plus selective portal vein chemoembolization(SPVCE) on unresectable advanced primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC).Method: 133 cases of advanced PHC were randomly divided into group treated with ordinary TACE, and that with TACE+SPVCE.Result:The rate(CR+PR) was 38% in TACE group and 59% in TACE+SPVCE group(P0.01). The 0.5、1、2 years survival rate was 93.1%、65.4% and 36.6% in TACE group and 100%、95.1% and 59.8%in TACE+SPVCE group(p0.01) respectively.Conclusion: TACE+SPVCE or the treatment of PHC is superior to TACE alone.", "Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect on treatment of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage with intrathecal injection of urokinase. Methods Patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage were randomly divided into two groups, the overall control group with conventional therapy plus intravenous Nimodipine treatment, while the experimental group, on the basis of the control group treatment, were placed with lumbar draining and injected with urokinase.All patients were evaluated by the patient's condition. Results The remission rate of headache,nausea, vomiting,unconsciousness,and meningeal irritation in the experimental group was significantly higher than those in the control group(P0.05),while the incidence rate of CVS(5/26) was significantly lower than that of the control group (10/24,P0.05). Conclusion Early intrathecal injection of urokinase and persistent drainage of cerebrospinal fluid could prevent and relieve of cerebral vasospasm, and reduce the incidence rate of hydrocephalus.", "We report a case of a 59-year-old man who presented with an acute stroke involving the territory of his left middle cerebral artery, and who was treated with combined systemic and intra-arterial thrombolysis. After these treatments, the segment remained stenotic. An urgent intracranial angioplasty was performed, resulting in satisfactory recanalization of the stenotic segment, and significant improvement of his National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) from 14 to 5. This case report suggests an effective alternate protocol for treatment of acute stroke with arterial occlusion: immediate smaller dose of IV tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), followed by angiogram, intra-arterial thrombolysis, and angioplasty if indicated.", "A quick and simple technique for the selective control of hepatic arterial inflow is described for hepatic resections or hepatic hilar lymph node dissection which allows arterial hemostasis without causing splanchnic congestion.", "Background: The necessity for rapid evaluation and treatment with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in acute ischemic stroke may increase the risk of administrating tPA to patients wit...", "Early arterial recanalization with tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) is associated with better neurological outcome in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Research has suggested that microspheres — which can reach intracranial occlusions and transmit energy momentum from an ultrasound wave — can enhance recanalization in proximal occlusions, where thrombi are larger than distal thrombi and tend to be less responsive to systemic t-PA. This pilot safety study, funded by the manufacturer of microsphere technology, was a randomized, …", "Carotid stent angioplasty (CAS) has been shown to protect patient from future stroke long-term efficacy similar to carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The risk of minor stroke in the perioperative period is higher than with CEA and not related to cerebral protection during the CAS procedure since a significant portion of the neurologic events occur between 1 and 30 days following stent deployment. This observation suggests mechanisms integral to the stent itself may be pertinent such as plaque embolization thru the stent struts may occur. It appears that this embolic risk can be reduced by use of specific carotid stent designs that include a mesh covering to minimize the open struts areas and thus embolization through the carotid stent. Improvements in stent design that eliminate post-procedural debris embolization will expand the application of CAS for severe internal carotid artery atherosclerotic stenosis.", "This essay introduced the mechanism of stroke and the specific treatment methods with activating blood circulation to dissipate blood stasis,such as clearing heat and stasis,purging Fu-organs to eliminate stasis,dissipating phlegm to eliminate stasis,invigorating the kidney to eliminate stasis and benefiting vital energy to eliminate stasis.It provided the guideline for the treatment of stroke.", "Introduction: To investigate the feasibility and efficiency of super-selective artery embolization (SAE) before laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) in treating renal angiomyolipoma (RAML). Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 36 consecutive patients who underwent SAE before LPN (group A, n = 16) or LPN directly (group B, n = 20) from June 2010 to March 2016. Intraoperative blood loss, blood transfusion, operation time, warm ischemia time (WIT), and prognosis were compared between groups. Results: SAE before LPN decreased operating time, intraoperative blood loss and WIT (p p Conclusions: The application of SAE before LPN can decrease the difficulty of the surgery, the complications, and the risk of rebleeding and RAMLs recurrence." ]

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[ "No. The International Criminal Court (ICC) tries individuals for war crimes, and therefore the US naturally did not ratify the ICC treaty. Bill Clinton signed it but did not submit it for ratification; Bush nullified even the signature. Only countries that have ratified the treaty can have their citizens tried.\\n\\nSo, the US won't ever have anyone tried for war crimes.", "Infectious arthritis causes pain and swelling in the joints. Joints are the places where two or more bones come together. The pain and swelling is called inflammation. \\nThe inflammation is caused by a germ. The germ can be a bacterium (back-teer-e-um), a virus, or a fungus. \\nInfectious arthritis normally affects only one joint, but sometimes affects more. \\nIt does not usually last a long time if it is treated early. Infectious arthritis is a form of joint inflammation caused by a germ. The germ can be a bacterium, a virus or a fungus. Infection of the joints usually occurs after a previous infection elsewhere in the body. \\n\\nThere is usually only one joint involved, though sometimes two or three joints can become infected. Mostly, infectious arthritis affects the large joints (shoulders, hips, knees), but smaller joints (fingers, ankles) can also be involved. \\n\\nBoth men and women can get infectious arthritis. \\nIt can affect people of any age. \\nSome people are more likely to get infectious arthritis than others. For example, a person who has an illness that makes it harder to fight off other infections may be more at risk. \\nPeople with an existing arthritis are also more likely to develop infectious arthritis, because germs tend to infect a joint that is damaged, and therefore weaker than a healthy one. If a person has had surgery to replace a joint with an artificial one, this can also provide a slight chance of infection developing. If it does, it usually occurs a short time after the surgical procedure. However, it is not unheard of for infection to show up in a person years after having joint replacement surgery. \\n\\nSome of the stronger medications used to treat certain types of inflammatory arthritis also lower the body's resistance to infection, making it easier for infectious arthritis to take hold. \\n\\nPeople who work in jobs where exposure to animals, plants, marine life and soil is common also have a higher chance of contracting infectious arthritis.", "Never! Grudges not only hold you down as a person, but can destroy your relationship with the other person. Face them about the problem and get over it. If they choose to hang on to the issue, it's now their problem-not yours, you already tried to resolve it with them. Besides, aren't you better than that? C'mon... Grudges don't do anyone any good.", "as an employee at a drug store, I can tell you that there are many supplements that can be used to improve brain function. One such product is Centrum Performance, a vitamin, which is supposed to \"vitalize body and mind.\" another product is called BrainSpeed (runs about $40 for 60 tablets), obviously directed more for the brain. I personally haven't tried either of these products, nor have I spoken to anyone who has. I have been considering trying Centrum Performance. Anyway, just talk to a doctor or check out your local drug store.", "OEM products dont function correctly , theire IOS have problems , I've tried too many Cisco OEM products , they were really bad , they are also made in China , they dont have good quality , I recommend you to buy Original one .", "I tried to find it also and have been unsuccessful. and the person who answered before didn't have what she needed or anything on this case. Can anyone else help her?", "Have you tried any IDE for developing interfaces? For J2EE development you can use something like WSAD (WebSphere Application Developer) made by IBM. There are many different products available.", "a sociopath is a person who has a great understanding of human nature and is able to manipulate others in meeting his needs. sociopaths do not have any sense of anyone Else's needs, do not feel any degree of real empathy for others and see others as tools to meet their own ends and that is all. See also: Anti-Social Personality Disorder", "\"nature vs. nurture\" is an attempt to categorize and explain human behaviour. \"Nature\" refers to intrinsic characteristics of a person or animal, whereas \"nurture\" suggests that such characteristics or behaviours are a product of the environment in which one was raised. One example is the debate over pit bulls. Many argue that the pit bull is a \"mean\" breed of dog -- that its \"nature\" is to be aggressive and to attack animals and people. Others say that the pit bull is actually a wonderful dog, sweet, and great with kids. Those people would be on the \"nurture\" side of the fence -- they say that pit bulls can be raised and trained to be attack dogs, but that their nature is the same as any other dog. Moat behaviour is probably a combination of nature and nurture, with inherent qualities (nature) and acquired traits (nurture) making up any person (or animal!).", "that happened to me, i tried so many things. i did the password jumper thing that person recommended but it didnt work. i tried loging in by safe mode and i still had to provide a password. i tried and tried but i ended up reformatting my computer", "The answer already given by Grant Master G is probably the closest to being correct. Indeed when you do this, gases are entering the joint spaces of your knuckles. However, there is no proof that this leads directly to arthritis or other problems with your fingers later on.\\n\\nI don't recommend doing it often, simply because it can be seen as a form of dislocation, although very minor. I don't personally do it because I already have very mild arthritis in at least two fingers - both ring fingers coincidentally. Women are more prone to getting arthritis of the hands/fingers in later life than men. But then again, I see more men who \"crack\" their knuckles than women.", "I would recommend using TrendMicro's (formerly SpySubtract) Anti-Spyware. You can download a trial version here:\\n\\nhttp://www.trendmicro.com/download/trial/trial-as.asp\\n\\nI used to use Spybot, Yahoo Anti-Virus, Ad-Aware,... you name it, I tried it. Anyway, TrendMicro's product worked for me!!", "HEALTHY to the max!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\\n\\nEnjoy all that you can, new items are released all the time\\nmany are BETTER than any partnet could ever be,, hightly<==\\nhighly recommend them to anyone", "the best way to find a new doctor when moving to a new city is to ask your current doctor if he or she can recommend anyone in the city that you are moving to. If your current doctor is unable to recommend someone I would personally do an internet search on the new area you are moving to and specifically look for doctors. Make sure that you check for reviews on any doctor your thinking of choosing. \\nanother suggestion is to possibly ask your new neighbors for their opinions and you could also check with hospitals in your new home to see if they can recommend a possible doctors office so you can go see for yourself. happy hunting.", "Being very instinctive. Doing anything the moment it comes to mind without any further thought. Anyone who is impulsive is spontaneous giving an immediate and natural reaction to any situation they are under. Impulsive reactions always expresses what is on the mind on of a person. In todays world most people regret being impulsive.", "ByungSun Min is in the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Taejon (Daejeon), Korea. One of the 2004 publications lists ByungSun as in the Laboratory of Immunomodulator of that Institute. \\n\\nI quote from the website of KRIBB:\\n\" Laboratory of Immunomodulator\\n\\nOne major facet of research is dedicated to the screening and development of immunomodulating agents for controlling inflammatory diseases (asthma, arthritis, allergy, lupus, rheumatoids, cancer metastasis) from natural products using biochemical assay methods based on disease mechanisms. In addition, optimization research on bioactive compounds isolated from natural products has been carried out through organic synthetic methods.\\n\\n- Development of therapeutic agents for chronic inflammatory diseases (asthma, arthritis, rheumatoids)\\n- Development of protease inhibitors\\n- Development of cancer metastasis inhibitors\\n- Development of modulators of aging and apoptosis\"\\n\\nThe link for KRIBB is:\\nhttp://www.kribb.re.kr/kribbe/index_main.asp?li=main.asp?ht=./activitie/activitie.html&ca=1&se=1", "According to the report “The U.S. Market for Natural and Organic Personal Care Products” by market research publisher Packaged Facts, the market for natural personal care products reached $5 billion in 2004.\\n\\nPackaged Facts defines the market as including natural and organic skincare, hair care, oral care and color cosmetic products.\\n\\n“At $3 billion, skincare is the leading segment of the market, while haircare has had the strongest growth over the five-year period. By 2009, Packaged Facts projects that the natural personal care market will climb to $7.9 billion.”\\n\\nFactors contributing to the strong growth of the market are the aging baby boomer population and widespread concern about toxic ingredients.", "You can't die of arthritis, however arthritis can assist in the cause of death. Arthritis will NEVER be listed on a death certificate from an autopsy. However, if you get septic arthritis, meaning an infection in your joint, you can die if it goes unchecked and spreads to the rest of your body. To read more about sepctic arthritis, refer to the source I site. Osteoarthritis, which is probably what you're refering to, causes joint pain and stiffness. This can lead to difficulties walking and falling down which can lead to death, but arthritis is NOT the cause of death just a factor associated with it.", "They tried, but he has a very large contract that would throw out of whack almost any other team that agreed to the trade. And in addition, the Red SOx would trade him for just anyone, since he is, for all his quirks, one of the very best players in baseball and the most production part of the Red Sox lineup (with David Ortiz, but Manny has done it many more years.)", "You can do a petition any time you want. Anyone can! But it just shows who supports something. If everyone signs something saying \"We deserve a half day of school every Friday\" no one needs to do anything about it. It is just a recommendation.", "Yahoo! does not have an actual browser as best I know. But you can make Yahoo! your homepage by going to Internet Options and entering http://www.yahoo.com/ where it says to enter the address of your homepage.\\n\\nIf what you're looking for is a more secure browser that is easier to use and has better extensions that you can add on, I'd recommend Mozilla Firefox. I don't know of anyone who's tried it who hasn't liked it.", "What products have you used before? There may be a certain ingredient you are allergic to. First see a dermatologist to make sure there isn't anything serious going on.\\n\\nI'm not sure if you have tried Mary Kay products before, but you should. My director has acne, rosacea, eczema and skin allergies and used everything her dermatologist recommended and nothing worked. She has been using Mary Kay for about 3 years and her skin in beautiful! You would never know she has those problems. \\n\\nMary Kay's products are hypo-allergenic (provokes fewer allergic reactions), non-comedogenic (won't clog pores), oil-free, fragrance-free, dermatologist tested and recommended.\\n\\nIf you haven't tried it before, go to www.marykay.com and contact a consultant in your area. You can try everything for free! If you purchase something and it doesn't work out for you, you can return it or exchange it for the full value - even if you've used it.\\n\\nBest of luck to you!", "You can by a product at pet stores called nature's miracle.", "Determining the cause of arthritis can be difficult, because often several factors contribute to an individual developing this common problem. \\n\\nSome of the risk factors that can cause arthritis include: \\nGenetics\\nExactly how much heredity or genetics contributes to the cause of arthritis is not well understood. However, there are likely genetic variations that can contribute to the cause of arthritis. \\n\\nAge\\nCartilage becomes more brittle with age and has less of a capacity to repair itself. As people grow older they are more likely to develop arthritis. \\n\\nWeight\\nBecause joint damage is partly dependent on the load the joint has to support, excess body weight can lead to arthritis. This is especially true of the hips and knees that can be worn quickly in heavier patients. \\n\\nPrevious Injury\\nJoint damage can cause irregularities in the normal smooth joint surface.", "no i try not to make fun of anyone i to was made fun of in school and i have tried to teach my klids not make fun of any one to", "Go see your doctor. He can run tests to diagnose the cause of the pain and then make appropriate recommendations. He can prescribe pain meds and/or muscle relaxers if needed. Also, he may recommend physical therapy, chiropractic care, or massage therapy as options to improve your condition.\\n\\nThe type of pain you have will dictate treatment. Is is a muscle spasm? You may want to try hot pack. Is it sharp, shooting pain? Stick with the ice. Is there numbnesss or tingling involved? This may be due to a nerve problem.\\n\\nWhat time of day is your pain worst? In the AM would indicate chemical changes in your body (arthritis, inflammation). In the PM would indicate your pain is mechanical in nature - meaning your posture or body mechanics (think office ergonomics!) could be the problem.", "iPod is a brand name for Mp3 players made by Apple Computers - it is the standard by which every other Mp3 player is judged. \\n\\nOur household has 6 Apple products, including 2 iPods. You can buy an Mp3 player from anyone, but I still recommend the iPod. Look at it like you were buying a BMW ... not everyone drives one, nor should they.", "Unfortunately, there is no \"eliminating\" the dark shadows under your eyes. However, there are many products out there that can work in blending. Not covering up, because I feel if it is \"cover up\" it can look to \"cakey\". I personally use a product from MAC Cosmetics. It is a concealer but is sheer and masks any appearance of dark circles or shadows. It can be used on any part of your face. I hope this helps and happy blending.", "Fruits are basically storage \"boxes\" for various types of plants. Nature has a way of developing the most efficient items methods for any given task. The most efficient \"box that can be made to store something is a sphere (round).\\n\\nThis is because the ratio of volume to surface area is higher than any other shape. In other words, with the least waste of enrgy/material to build a container, the maximum product can be stored inside. Thus, the natural evolution toward efficient design leads many of nature's energy storage devices (fruits) to have a round or near-round shape.", "dsinngerdj,\\nYou are providing poor information to the public and any clients that you meet with. It appears that your only product line is term insurance so you say that that is the only type of insurance that makes sense for anyone. That is simply wrong. 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[ "The nation's state budget crisis is having a significant impact on public colleges. Funding cuts mean the schools have to increase tuition fees and drop services. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports." ]

[ "College costs increase more than 14 percent over last year at public colleges and universities. The College Board report blames state budget cuts and a downturn in institutional fundraising for the record tuition increases. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports.", "Once a relatively affordable option for many families, the cost of attending public colleges and universities is getting out of reach. Host Rachel Martin talks to NPR education reporter Claudio Sanchez about the huge rise in public college tuition as states face a budget squeeze.", "Join guest host John Ydstie for a discussion about how state budget crunches are affecting college savings programs, such as pre-paid and 529 savings plans. <BR><BR> <BR><BR> Guest: <BR><BR> <STRONG>Joseph Hurley</STRONG><BR> *Founder and CEO of Savingforcollege.com in Rochester, N.Y.", "Last year, many U.S. states found themselves in serious financial straits. This year, tax revenues are up, and more than half the states have a budget surplus. But their budgetary woes are far from over. NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.", "Budget woes are beginning to affect how states handle prison systems. Many are considering early release and new sentencing laws as a way to reduce prison populations. NPR's Jacki Lyden reports.", "For the first time in two years, the state of Illinois passed a budget, after lawmakers overrode the governor's veto. But it doesn't mean the state has solved its budget woes.", "Robert Siegel interviews NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Rasmussen is in Washington, D.C., to meet with President Obama. He talks about the just-finished NATO campaign in Libya — and some of the weakness revealed during the campaign. He also addresses how budget woes among the alliance could affect NATO's strength.", "Eight colleges in Georgia will now become four, the State Board of Regents announced today. The move wil affect about 36,000 students and was proposed in an effort to save money. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports the affected colleges to be merged are the \"Augusta State College with Georgia Health Sciences University; Gainesville State College with North Georgia College & State University; Middle Georgia College with Macon State College; and Waycross College with South Georgia College in Douglas.\" The AP reports: \"The university system began a study this fall to determine whether 35-campus system should shrink the number of institutions it runs to help cut administrative costs. Officials said it could be another year before any changes are made. \"The mergers, while not a popular idea with some, will reduce administrative costs at the institutions and help the university system recover some of the $1 billion in state funding cuts that have been made in the last four years, Huckaby has said.\" The AJC reports that dozens of employees drove to Atlanta to protest the move saying it would mean job losses and hurt local economies. \"Regents had little discussion, although they acknowledged that some are upset with the mergers but said budget realities forced the situation,\" the AJC reported.", "A 10-month budget impasse in Illinois has put funding for the state&#8217;s public universities and community colleges in jeopardy. Public higher education has traditionally received much of its funds from state and federal governments, but with budget cuts and shifts in funding priorities, many schools have looked for additional sources of revenue. Derek Thompson, a senior editor at The Atlantic, talks with Here & Now&#8217;s Jeremy Hobson about how these schools are faring. Guest\n\nDerek Thompson, senior editor at The Atlantic. He tweets @DKThomp.", "Listener Z. writes from Utah: My personal indicator is $2.5 Billion. That's the projected cost in the proposed 2011 budget for the cancellation and close out of the Constellation program, which was NASA's plan to send astronauts to the moon and eventually to Mars. I'm an aerospace engineer who works for ATK in Utah, the primary contractor for the first stage of the ARES I launch vehicle. We also make the two solid rocket boosters for the space shuttle. We've also laid off about 40% of our workforce in the year and a half I've worked here. Interestingly, the president's proposed budget essentially takes the United States out of the human spaceflight business and refocuses NASA as primarily an R&D and technology development agency. Personally, I agree with the proposed path, despite how it affects the company I work for. Over the past few decades, the NASA bureaucracy has become so bloated that the culture of the agency prevented any novel engineering from getting done. This budget, and the current NASA administrator, seem poised to return NASA to its early days, when the agency was far more flexible and created new technologies which are still cutting edge today. Personally, I think I'll be fine when it comes to my job as I graduated from college in 2008 and still think I can easily get a job somewhere else. I just wonder how it's going to affect those people who have worked here for 20 years and don't know how to do anything else.", "College students and educators are protesting major budget cuts and higher tuition at campuses nationwide, while more students are defaulting on their loans. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks with host Guy Raz about rising college costs and the push for students to get loans directly from the government.", "Fuel prices and airline woes are putting college sports teams in a headlock. Teams face extra surcharges for baggage and bankrupt airlines have schools scrambling for group rates on charter flights. When the fall college sports season begins, thousands of athletes, trainers, and coaches will be on the road each week. Danny Sanchez, the University of Wyoming's head soccer coach, said he had been planning to charter a jet for the first game of the year, at Western Michigan. But the price tag brought some sticker shock: It would have cost the school almost $50,000 nearly double the price from last year. The Wyoming team is flying commercially — which means it now faces penalty fees on luggage. Athletic departments across the country are holding their breath as airlines institute fees for extra baggage. After all, a hockey team with a few dozen bags of skates and pads can't exactly leave its gear at home. At the University of Wyoming, Bill Sparks says that's just one reason why pressure is building on the school's $1.7-million travel budget. Wyoming's teams also used to rely on Frontier Airlines for its group travel benefits. Since the company filed for bankruptcy, Wyoming has gone to other carriers. Each ticket now costs up to $200 more. Even the sporting giants are vulnerable. Ohio State has the largest athletic budget in the county. But the Buckeye's Jen Bulla says that doesn't matter much these days, when charter flights are adding thousands of dollars in fuel surcharges for every trip. Bulla says coaches are scrambling to trim expenses. Some have reduced their travel squads from 12 to 10. Others are eliminating road trips altogether. Travel is not the only cost that's going up. The price of insurance, food and recruiting are crimping budgets, too. Schools say they won't know the full implication of the problem until the season's final whistles are blown. Peter O'Dowd reports from Wyoming Public Radio. STEVE INSKEEP, host: The people affected by high fuel prices include the people who give you college athletics. Thousands of athletes, trainers and coaches will be traveling to games this fall, and that will cost the visiting teams enough to give a whole new meaning to the phrase home field advantage. Wyoming Public Radio's' Peter O'Dowd reports. PETER O'DOWD: If you thought planning a trip this summer was bad, try moving a soccer team across the country. Mr. DANNY SANCHEZ (Soccer Coach): I think it's just the beginning, and it's only going to get worse. O'DOWD: Danny Sanchez is the University of Wyoming's head soccer coach. As he supervises a practice, he's feeling a bit worried. He'd been planning to charter a jet for the first game of the year at Western Michigan, but the price tag caused a little sticker shock. It would have cost UW almost $50,000, nearly double the price from last year. So the team is flying commercially and now facing another reality. Mr. SANCHEZ: On the baggage side of things, you know, if you get one free, then you can lay your life that if they have extra makeup, they're leaving it at home because we're going to take one bag. O'DOWD: Athletic departments across the country are holding their breath as airlines institute fees for extra baggage. A hockey team with a few dozen bags of skates and pads can't exactly leave its gear at home. At the University of Wyoming, Bill Sparks says that's just one reason why pressure is building on UW's $1.7-million travel budget. Here's another. Teams here used to partner with Frontier Airlines for its group travel benefits. Since the company filed for bankruptcy, UW has gone to other carriers. Each ticket now costs up to $200 more. Mr. BILL SPARKS (University of Wyoming): Most of the sports travel at least 25 to 30 people. Track and swimming, we travel as many as 50 people. So I think it's going to have a significant impact on our budgets. O'DOWD: Things are just as bad on the ground. Mike Murphy(ph) organizes charter transportation for professional and college sports in southern Illinois. He says universities have seen bus rates go up by as much as 35 percent this year. To cope, Murphy says many schools have been forced to downgrade to something like a mini-bus. Mr. MIKE MURPHY (Transportation Organizer, Illinois): It's not the big charter coaches that have the video screens and a lot of the amenities that the big 55-passenger coaches have, but it's what they have to do to meet budget demands. O'DOWD: Even the sporting giants are vulnerable. Ohio State had the largest athletic budget in the county, but the Buckeye's Jen Bulla says that doesn't matter much these days, when charter flights are facing up to $30,000 fuel surcharges for every trip. Ms. JEN BULLA (Ohio State University): We had no idea that fuel was going to go as high as it did, and I don't think anybody did. O'DOWD: Bulla says coaches are scrambling to trim expenses. Some have reduced their travel squads from 12 to 10. Others are eliminating road trips altogether", "More and more states are looking to link college budgets to schools' performance -- such as number of degrees produced and the ability to graduate challenging students. The idea has been tried before, but now many states say tough finances make it more important than ever to get something for their investment.", "Statehouses across the nation struggle to achieve break-even budgets under the challenge of a weak economy. Many already have tapped \"rainy day\" funds, dismissed workers, and cut back their spending for education, health care and services to deal with shortfalls in this year's budget. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.", "Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger releases a $103-billion budget plan that calls for borrowing and across-the-board spending cuts in an effort to stem the state's budget woes. Schwarzenegger says the budget will close a $15-billion deficit without raising taxes. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports.", "The cost of college is increasing while financial aid is less available, a new study says. Sixteen states have hiked tuition and fees at public colleges and universities by more than 10 percent over the last year. Hear from NPR's Lynn Neary and Patrick Callan, president of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.", "Earlier this week, California lawmakers reached a tentative deal to end the state's 26 billion dollar budget deficit. Philip J. Romero, dean of the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Los Angeles, discusses some of the accounting tricks used to balance the budget and how cuts to education affect the state's higher education system.", "State budget gaps force public colleges across the country to hike tuition. The State University of New York is raising tuition by 23 percent, while Ohio's Miami University plans to charge all students out-of-state fees. Hear Joni Finney of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.", "Cuts in education funding, brought on by California's budget crisis, force the state's college systems to increase school fees. Trustees of California State University vote to raise tuition by as much as 30 percent. And the University of California system is also expected to vote for a tuition hike when it meets Thursday. Hear Kathryn Baron of member station KQED.", "Missouri is among dozens of states considering budget cuts, and state universities are likely victims since higher education often ends up on the budgetary chopping block.", "NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on a looming budget crisis in state funding for public schools. Most states are facing revenue shortfalls that, in some cases, are already causing teacher layoffs and cutbacks in school reform efforts.", "NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with <EM>Marketplace</EM> correspondent Tess Vigeland about how the spike in college tuition costs is affecting working students and parents who are trying to put their kids through school.", "Eric Greitens had barely been Missouri's governor for a week when he faced a pretty tough decision: cutting the Show Me State's budget. The state didn't get as much revenue as expected, prompting the Republican governor to cut $68 million in core funding to colleges, universities and community colleges for the current budget year. That amounts to about 8 percent of the general revenue that goes to colleges and community colleges. And he's proposing additional cuts for next year's budget, which takes effect in July. \"Universities, college professors, administrators are going to get less money than the politicians had promised them in the past,\" Greitens said. \"And that is one of the places where we're going to have to ask them to tighten their belts so we can fund our priorities.\" Greitens isn't the only governor who's recently cut higher education spending to deal with budget woes. At least 24 states have reported that revenues this year have come in weaker than expected, according to the National Association of State Budget Officers. That has resulted in cuts to higher education spending in several states, including Iowa, New Mexico and Louisiana. Since higher education often doesn't have a dedicated source of funding, colleges and universities frequently take a hit during bad budget years. \"Higher education is called the balance wheel of state budgets,\" says Dustin Weeden of the National Conference of State Legislatures. \"It's a large discretionary area where states can reduce in bad times, but then in general they also tend to come back and increase higher ed budget categories when good times return,\" Weeden says. \"The challenge has been with the most recent recession — is that the recoveries have been slower and much more sluggish and taken longer to get the tax revenue back up to pre-recession levels.\" In Missouri's case, the state is legally unable to raise most taxes without a ballot measure. State Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick, who chairs the budget committee, says Greitens didn't have many options for the current year's budget. \"If I had to do it, I would have probably done it the same way as far as, where do I target the majority of the cuts,\" says Fitzpatrick, a Republican from southwest Missouri. \"I mean, it's a difficult decision, but he probably made the right one.\" While a tax increase is unlikely, Greitens created a panel to examine tax credit programs that sap hundreds of millions of dollars away from the state's coffers. But getting rid of those enticements could be politically difficult, especially since the most expensive ones rehab historic properties and bolster low-income housing. High anxiety Even if the cuts to university funding were no surprise, that hasn't reduced the anxiety at places like Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis. The historically black university is facing a more than $900,000 cut in next year's budget, a nearly 10 percent cut in the funds the state appropriates. Harris-Stowe's president, Dwaun Warmack, says the cut could lead to some tough choices, including a potential tuition hike. \"We've prided ourselves on keeping our tuition low and ensuring that we're not putting it on the backs of the students and the residents here,\" Warmack says. \"But with these types of cuts — in order to survive and for all of our institutions to be successful, we may have to look at tuition increases. And that's unfortunate.\" Still, Greitens' budget proposal is just that — a proposal. It's still possible that legislators may be able to find money to reduce the size of higher education cuts. For Harris-Stowe students like Taevin Lewis, a robust scholarship network for her fellow classmates may offset the impact of tuition increases. But Lewis, who serves as the president of the school's student government, says she has talked with students at other schools looking at budget cuts. And she says the sense of dread and uncertainty is difficult to take. \"I would just ask [legislators] how higher education is kind of like the pathway to creating a better life,\" Lewis says. \"I would just ask legislators: How can we progress and move forward as a society if we're not investing in things like higher education?\"", "Lawmakers in Illinois have passed a massive tax increase to address the state's budget woes. Gov. Pat Quinn, who took over for the indicted and impeached Rod Blagojevich two years ago, inherited a budget deficit that has grown to be worst in the nation, and he made the tax increase a centerpiece of his campaign for a full term.", "Low energy prices are hurting the budgets in states that rely on a healthy demand for oil and gas. Those budget problems are trickling down to public universities. The University of Wyoming in Laramie is dealing with a $41 million reduction in state funding over two years. In the University of Alaska system, $52 million in state support has been erased from its budget. These cuts are creating fundamental questions about the future of the institutions in states where students don’t have a lot of options for college. Here & Now&#8216;s Meghna Chakrabarti talks with Wyoming President Laurie Nichols and Jim Johnsen, president of the University of Alaska system. Guests Laurie Nichols, president of the University of Wyoming. The college tweets @UWyonews. Jim Johnsen, president of the University of Alaska system. The college tweets @UA_System.", "With the economy struggling to recover, funding for public higher education has taken an inevitable hit. To close billion-dollar gaps in statewide funding, governors have asked their university systems to cut their budgets, causing ripple effects detrimental to students' lives. All options are on the table--tuition hikes, furloughs, job cuts, eliminating majors, eliminating student programs--and all options mean less money for education and less investment in students. In the slideshow that follows, The Nation offers a window into some of the states making those calls--and the student response. In Washington state, students are seeing double-digit tuition increases. In Nevada, students are petitioning the legislature to prevent financial exigency. In Minnesota, students are seeing their protests make actual change. Around the country, be it a protest or a walk out, the argument is the same: Think twice before depriving us, and your state, of our futures. Photos and commentary continue here.", "Many college-bound students often choose to attend public and state universities because they are usually cheaper than private, liberal arts institutions. Now, the rising costs of a public college education are leaving some black high school students with little or no choice for higher education. For solutions, Farai Chideya speaks with economist and author, Dr. Julianne Malveaux. She is president of Bennett College. FARAI CHIDEYA, host: From NPR News, this is News & Notes, I'm Farai Chideya. There are plenty of great public colleges like UCLA. They used to be much cheaper than equally strong private colleges. But now the price of many public colleges is rising fast, and that leaves some high school students with little or no choice for higher education, including African-American students. So what options do you have if you want to get an education but don't want to run up years' worth of student loans? We'll ask economist and author Dr. Julianne Malveaux; she is the president of Bennett College. Hi, Dr. Malveaux. Dr. JULIANNE MALVEAUX (President, Bennett College): Hi Farai, how are you? CHIDEYA: I'm great. Across the country, though, public and state universities are reporting anywhere from a 5 to 8 percent tuition increase for the upcoming year. Why is that? Dr. MALVEAUX: Costs are rising. If you are running a college, you are looking at energy costs, you are looking at the same costs that the rest of the nation is looking at. And so people are raising tuitions to go along with that. Some of us are not. Bennett College's tuition has been stable for the last three years. We are not raising tuition this year. But many colleges are looking at the costs and saying, we've got to meet it. In addition, frankly, there have been years where colleges have not raised costs, and now people are trying to catch up. In some state universities, people have not seen raises in two or three years, they have seen pay freezes, and so now we are trying to catch up. Lots of people are trying to catch up. CHIDEYA: But what does that mean? You know, for a college to catch up, students, a lot of students, you know, first of all just don't have any income, period. Secondly, if they are working part time, they often aren't making nearly enough to actually pay the freight. Does this mean that students end up taking out a greater burden of loans? Dr. MALVEAUX: You're raising the right questions, Farai; it absolutely does. What it means is that if colleges try to catch up, then they raise tuition and students have to pay for it. And of course, we are looking at an economy that is flat, if not falling. You know, the R word keeps coming up, are we in a recession or not. We are looking at any number of things for students. And it means that students are being faced with more debt to take on, more costs to bear. At the biggest schools, with the greatest endowments - I mean, Harvard and Yale and Princeton are saying, if you are poor we'll take you, you don't have to pay anything. But most schools can't do that. So we are looking at really a challenge for young people, if you want to make yourself more competitive, you've got to get a college education. And we know, the data says, if you get a college education, you are likely to make over the course of your life about a million dollars more that you would if you didn't. But the flipside is, how much debt are you going to be shackled with? CHIDEYA: Tell us about historically black colleges and universities. You mentioned that Bennett, your school, has not raised costs, but how much is tuition? And how does that fall in the range of HBCUs? Dr. MALVEAUX: Well, Bennett College's tuition is $21,300; that's tuition, room and board for a year. That's the same as it was last year, and the year before that, I think, we went up by about 5 percent. Most historically black colleges have tuitions that are lower than other private colleges. We attempt to deal with our students where they are. I will tell you that 92 percent of my students receive financial aid. Nearly half are first generation. So when you look at that, it does not behoove us to raise tuition at this time, even though we have the same rising gas prices, the same rising food prices, the same inflation that everyone else is experiencing. But HBCUs are a bargain, Farai, we are a bargain for young people. And the other thing we know is that we meet young people where they are, we take them to where they need to be, we work intensely with our young people. But at the same time, we really do understand that this proposition called higher education is becoming unaffordable for many people, and we really need to work on ways to make sure that every student who has the desire and the ability, has the opportunity to have access to higher education. CHIDEYA: When you think about the budget cuts, for example, in many states which are affecting the cost of public higher education, what kind of ripple effects do you think that wil", "Colleges around the country are expecting significant shortfalls — up to $1 billion for some universities. Many are turning to hiring freezes and layoffs despite rich endowments.", "Ohio is facing a $3.2 billion shortfall in its finances. Gov. Ted Strickland has proposed slots at racetracks and spending cuts, but has not been able to reach a deal with the Legislature. The state is operating on a temporary budget for the next few days. Strickland talks with Melissa Block about budget woes in his state.", "Students and parents won't be surprised to hear that the prices colleges and universities officially charge for tuition, room and board went up yet again this academic year. The College Board reported Tuesday that: -- \"Published in-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions average $8,244 in 2011-12, $631 (8.3 percent) higher than in 2010-11.\" -- \"Published out-of-state tuition and fees at public four-year colleges and universities average $20,770, $1,122 (5.7 percent) higher than in 2010-11.\" -- \"Published in-state tuition and fees at public two-year colleges average $2,963, $236 (8.7 percent) higher than in 2010-11. -- \"Published tuition and fees at private nonprofit four-year colleges and universities average $28,500 in 2011-12, $1,235 (4.5 percent) higher than in 2010-11.\" It also probably won't surprise many students and parents that when grant aid, federal tax credits and tax deductions are factored in, the average net cost of getting educated is up much less. For example, net tuition and fees at a public four-year universities this year average $2,490 — up 1.4 percent from last year. But here's the problem, as The Associated Press says: With federal lawmakers pressed to cut the federal deficit, \"the days of states and families relying on budget relief from Washington appear numbered.\" Related news: President Obama \"is outlining a plan Wednesday to allow millions of student loan recipients to lower their payments and consolidate their loans, in hopes of easing the burden of the No. 2 source of household debt.\"", "NPR's David Schaper reports on how states are struggling with budget shortfalls even while the national economy is starting to recover.", "NPR's Elaine Korry looks at how colleges and college students fare in President Bush's budget proposals. Pell grants for poor students would increase, but other programs are being scaled back. (3:30)" ]

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to the porkbusters campaign which purports to expose misallocation of federal funds much of instapundit s content consists of links to other sites particularly those that reynolds believes offer viewpoints not widely expressed elsewhere often with brief comments his frequent use of heh indeed and read the whole thing have been widely imitated and are often parodied by other bloggers reynolds encourages readers to explore the wider blogosphere and to fully read articles and posts to which he links since 2005 reynolds has at", "the volunteers compete in division i of the national collegiate athletic association ncaa as a member of the southeastern conference sec in december 2017 former tennessee football coach phillip fulmer was introduced as tennessee s new athletic director fulmer gained the position after a tumultuous football coaching search led to the dismissal of then ad john currie men s and women s teams with the exception of women s basketball are called the volunteers often shortened to vols the tennessee women s basketball team is called the lady volunteers lady vols these names come from the nickname of tennessee the volunteer state the tennessee volunteers have competed in the southeastern conference since its inception in 1932 and consistently been at the top the vols have adopted a tradition for competing in every sport often resulting in many teams being ranked in the top 25 tennessee has been known for its football and women s basketball programs that have both featured several famous coaches including robert neyland and pat summitt tennessee s football team won the first ever bcs national championship game and also represents the 9th winningest program in the ncaa tennessee women s basketball team won the 2007 and", "it is one of the oldest collegiate band programs in the country its instrumentation in 1883 was entirely made up of cornets the band continued to grow to between thirteen and seventeen members and in 1892 it was reorganized under ernest h garratt the band wore west point style uniforms like the rest of the cadets in the military department and had a more varied repertoire of instruments including a clarinet at the turn of the twentieth century william a knabe was appointed as band director he was the first full time band director garratt had also served as an organist choirmaster musical director and director of the glee club ut won the first documented game at which the band performed in 1902 by 1917 the band had changed to world war i style uniforms and doubled in size the band grew along with the military units on campus by 1935 the band boasted eighty five members but remained all male due to the band s continued association with the military department in 1937 an all female contingent called the volettes began performing with the band its membership ranged from fifty to ninety the 1940s brought women into the band", "the arena opened in 1987 it is home to the tennessee volunteers men and lady vols women basketball teams since 2008 it has been home to the lady vols volleyball team it is named after b ray thompson and former university president dr edward j boling the basketball court is named the summitt after the late lady vols basketball coach pat summitt it replaced the stokely athletic center the mammoth octagonal building lies just northwest of the tennessee river and just southwest of neyland stadium as an echo of its neighbor and a tribute to the brick and mortar pattern atop ayres hall the baselines of the court are painted in the familiar orange and white checkerboard pattern in terms of seating capacity thompson boling was at one time the largest facility ever built specifically for basketball in the united states with a seating capacity of 24 535 until its 2007 renovation the current capacity is 21 678 the men s record crowd was 25 610 for a game against kentucky on january 21 1989 which is also the sec record for a regular season game the lady vols record crowd of 24 653 set at their win over archrival", "the seeds that ultimately led to utsi began in the 1930s german aeronautical superiority resulted in german fielding of the first jet propelled aircraft and ballistic missiles thus proving the need for research facilities devoted to the study of aeronautics and related sciences had the german manufacturing capability been equivalent to that of the united states the outcome of world war ii would no doubt have been different president harry truman vowed in 1951 that never again will the united states ride the coattails of other countries in the progress and development of the aeronautical art in the wake of world war ii and in the following decades the military expanded its research capabilities creating laboratories across the country including the construction of airplane and missile airframe and propulsion systems wind tunnels and laboratories at tullahoma construction of this facility which was to be known as arnold engineering development center began in 1950 it was recognized that there would be difficulties in attracting scientific personnel to conduct research or to analyze the results of testing in wind tunnels and engine test facilities numerous efforts were conducted while aedc was under construction to develop a viable concept for an education and", "it is located in memphis tennessee united states and its facilities are part of the university of tennessee health science center the college has a four year program and has approximately 320 students the college was founded in nashville tn in 1878 making the college the oldest dental college in the southern united states and the third oldest public dental college in the country the college was moved to memphis tn in 1911 and was located in rogers hall on monroe avenue until 1978 when it was moved to the newly constructed dunn building named after governor winfield c dunn a 1955 graduate of the school in 2002 the dentsim laboratory was added to the preclinical academic curriculum in an effort to include advanced computer technology to enhance learning the dentsim is a group of 40 workstations each containing high speed handpieces suction tips a patient manikin and a computer with the use of several sensors computers monitor the actions of students and return feedback the ut dental college is fully accredited by the southern association of colleges and schools curriculum for the college includes courses on the basic sciences including biochemistry microbiology pathology histology and anatomy dental courses include", "the matchup features two long tenured and media savvy coaches generally acknowledged among the top five ever in their sport over two dozen players who went on to play in the wnba and two programs that have combined for 19 national championships their head to head matchups were consistently the top rated games in the college women s field until the 2006 07 season the two programs met annually in winter at one or both of the schools but the rivalry is unique for having a third of its games occurring in the women s ncaa tournament four times the national championship has been on the line the schools started playing each other in 1995 at the end of 2016 uconn led the series 13 9 including 5 2 in the tournament and 4 0 for the title however the lady vols have won the last three against uconn on the day of every meeting both schools have been ranked in the top 15 in the associated press rankings in ap poll history tennessee and uconn have the two longest appearance streaks in women s college basketball tennessee had a 565 week run spanning 31 years and uconn currently has", "it was home to the men s and women s basketball teams from 1958 until the opening of thompson boling arena in 1987 in 2008 the lady vol volleyball team also left stokely for thompson boling arena it is located about a block from both the new arena and neyland stadium it replaced alumni gymnasium a 3 200 seat arena auditorium built in 1931 which had hosted the sec basketball tournament four times 1936 37 39 and 40 it was originally built in 1958 as the university of tennessee armory fieldhouse to accommodate larger on campus crowds it originally housed 7 800 people in the elongated building with permanent seating in the west end and temporary seating lining the rest of the arena which was also used for the rotc indoor track and other events however by the mid 1960s the fieldhouse was already becoming obsolete for its size in no small part due to the vols rise to prominence under coach ray mears a 500 000 gift from industrialist william b stokely was the impetus for an expansion to 12 700 seats in 1966 when the building was renamed for stokely and his family permanent seating was installed on", "tennessee entered the 2006 season coming off a 5 6 record 3 5 sec in 2005 the volunteers were given a preseason ranking of 23 in both the coaches poll and the ap poll led by head coach phillip fulmer the volunteers played their home games at neyland stadium the 2006 season saw a turnaround from the previous years losing record the vols added four wins from the total of the previous season also notable was the breakout year turned in by wide receiver robert meachem who broke the single season school record for receiving yards the volunteers were picked by the media as a preseason third place in the sec s eastern division at sec media days tennessee was picked as low as 4th by the preseason magazines with only one phil steele picking the vols to win the east division the vols had last won a conference and national title in 1998 their last sec east title had been in 2004 head coach phillip fulmer 15th year offensive coordinator david cutcliffe 1st year offensive scheme multiple i form shotgun and singleback tennessee had many changes on the offensive staff following the 2005 season former offensive coordinator randy sanders", "their all time ranking in bowl appearances is third 52 and sixth in all time bowl victories 28 most notably four sugar bowls three cotton bowls an orange bowl and a fiesta bowl they have won 16 conference championships and six national titles in their history and their last national championship was in the 1998 college football season the vols play at neyland stadium where tennessee has an all time winning record of 464 games the highest home field total in college football history for any school in the nation at its current home venue additionally its 102 455 seat capacity makes neyland the nation s fifth largest stadium tennessee has won six national championships from ncaa designated major selectors tennessee claims all six national championships the associated press has acknowledged tennessee as national champions twice but the 1 vols lost in the sugar bowl in 1951 after being named ap and upi national champions due to the polls being conducted before the bowl season prior to 1968 and 1974 respectively the 1938 and 1950 championships while not ap titles were recognized by a majority and a plurality of overall selectors polls respectively tennessee has also been awarded national championships", "tennessee entered the 1998 season coming off an 11 2 record 7 1 sec in 1997 the volunteers were given a preseason ranking of no 10 in the ap poll the vols won their second undisputed national title and sixth overall after defeating florida state in the fiesta bowl the first bcs national championship game the 98 vols beat eight bowl teams including six january bowl teams four top ten teams and three bcs bowl bound teams the 1998 tennessee volunteers were ranked as the no 3 college football team of all time by the billingsley report computer ratings tennessee was expected to have a slight fall off after their conference championship the previous season they had lost quarterback peyton manning wide receiver marcus nash and linebacker leonard little to the nfl manning was the first pick overall in the 1998 nfl draft tennessee was also coming off a difficult 42 17 loss to nebraska in the orange bowl and were in the midst of a five game losing streak to the rival florida gators nonetheless the volunteers ended their season in tempe undefeated becoming only the fourth school in modern college football history to complete a 13 0 season", "wilhoit attended hendersonville high school in hendersonville tennessee where he received all american honors from parade prepstar superprep student sports and borderwars com wilhoit redshirted his freshman year but went on to become a four year starter at tennessee where he handled field goal and extra point attempts and kickoffs wilhoit was known for ability to make field goals in the clutch during his four year career when he left tennessee he was the second leading scorer in school history his last minute field goals included a 50 yard field goal with 6 seconds left to give tennessee to a 30 28 victory over florida in 2004 earlier in the quarter he missed an extra point that would have tied the game wilhoit ranks in the all time top five in several kicking categories at ut he made 59 of 82 field goal attempts 72 and kicked 47 of his kickoffs for touchbacks during his career he became the 2nd all time leading scorer at tennessee with 325 points he led the sec in scoring with 96 points in 2006 and was ranked 7th in sec history wilhoit was not selected in the 2007 nfl draft but signed with the", "head coach robert neyland fielded his third team at tennessee after returning from active duty in the united states army the 1938 tennessee volunteers won the school s first national championship and are regarded as one of the greatest teams in sec and ncaa history the team was named national champion by ncaa designated major selectors of berryman billingsley boand dunkel college football researchers association houlgate litkenhous poling sagarin sagarin elo chess in 1938 the vols went 10 0 in the regular season and then shut out fellow unbeaten oklahoma in the orange bowl 17 0 snapping the sooners 14 game win streak and beginning a long winning streak for neyland tennessee was selected by a majority of polls and selectors as the national champions with 24 crowning the vols heisman trophy winner davey o brien and his undefeated tcu horned frogs were second with 14 the 1938 volunteers were the first of three consecutive tennessee squads that had undefeated regular seasons tennessee won three consecutive conference titles before neyland left for military service in world war ii in 1941 tennessee also began a historic streak in 1938 by shutting out their last four regular season opponents the vols began", "in his next to last season as head coach robert neyland led the vols to their second consecutive national title and the fourth during his tenure the 1951 title was also the first undisputed at the time national title in school history maryland has since been retroactively credited with the 1951 national championship by several selectors including analyst jeff sagarin as they went undefeated that year and beat tennessee in the sugar bowl at the time the ap awarded the title before the bowl games were played 1951 was also neyland s ninth undefeated regular season in his career the 1950 tennessee team had gone 11 1 winning its last nine games and capping the season off with a victory over texas in the cotton bowl in 1951 the vols put together a 10 0 regular season and were voted national champs by the ap poll before the bowl season began as was the convention at the time in addition to ap tennesse was named national champion by ncaa designated major selectors litkenhous united press international coaches poll and williamson leading to a consensus national champion designation the game against alabama on the third saturday in october that season was", "these teams named the volunteers and nicknamed the vols use both a live and a costumed version of smokey there is an actual bluetick coonhound mascot smokey x who leads the vols on the field for football games the alpha gamma rho fraternity cares for the hound on the university of tennessee campus there is also a costumed mascot that appears at every vols game and has won several mascot championships in 1953 the university of tennessee pep club held a contest to select a coonhound a breed common in tennessee to serve as the school s live mascot announcements of the contest in local newspapers read this can t be an ordinary hound he must be a houn dog in the best sense of the word the late rev w c bill brooks entered his prize winning bluetick coonhound brooks blue smokey in the school s contest at halftime of the mississippi state game that season several dogs were lined up on the old cheerleaders ramp at shields watkins field for voting each dog was introduced over the loudspeaker and the student body cheered for their favorite blue smokey was the last hound introduced when his name was called", "led by head coach robert neyland the volunteers lost only one game a 7 0 upset at mississippi state in the second game of the season the vols handed 3 kentucky coached by bear bryant its only loss and defeated 3 texas in the cotton bowl classic en route to an 11 1 record big seven champion oklahoma finished the regular season 10 0 and was named national champions by the ap poll but lost to kentucky whom tennessee earlier defeated in the sugar bowl tennessee was the only top five team that year to win their bowl game tennessee was named national champion by ncaa designated major selectors of billingsley devold dunkel college football researchers association and national championship foundation while named co champion by sagarin elo chess the 1950 tennessee team featured hank lauricella the following season s heisman trophy runner up and doug atkins a future member of both the college football hall of fame and the pro football hall of fame in addition guard ted daffer and tackle bill pug pearman were named as all americans in 1950", "they won the eastern division of the southeastern conference before falling to the eventual national champion lsu tigers in the sec championship game the vols capped off the season by defeating the wisconsin badgers in the outback bowl to finish with a record of 10 4 the team was led by head coach phillip fulmer the volunteers played their home games at neyland stadium in knoxville tennessee the 2007 season was the last at tennessee for four assistants on the staff offensive coordinator david cutcliffe left to be head coach at duke taking assistants matt luke and kurt roper with him while wide receivers coach trooper taylor accepted a co offensive coordinator s position at oklahoma state tennessee headed into the 2007 season looking to build on an average 2006 campaign to ut standards where the team went 9 4 with narrow losses to eventual national champion florida and also to lsu this year the team returned 11 starters 2nd fewest in sec the schedule was ranked 6th toughest in the country entering the year with road games at california alabama and florida tennessee also played key games against georgia south carolina and arkansas at neyland stadium head coach phillip", "he later became a doctor after being involved in boxing world war ii and college coaching molinski played his high school ball at massillon washington high school in massillon ohio where he played for legendary coach paul brown from 1934 to 1936 after graduating he moved on to tennessee where he played for another legendary coach robert neyland molinski was a standout at guard in both high school and college while at tennessee he helped lead the teams there to a 31 2 record and three undefeated regular seasons he was a member of the 1938 tennessee team that won the national championship and the 1939 team that put together an unscored upon regular season that year molinski was named to several all american teams he was also named all american the following season in 1940 in 1939 he was named to the 1939 college football all polish american team molinski was an all american at the guard position but was noted as a great player on both sides of the ball he played on the defensive line for his entire career at tennessee molinski was known as a fiery player during his time at tennessee a benefit for the", "she was injured in a car crash in 1987 and was in a coma for 47 hours suffering brain injuries and breaking nearly every bone in her face she was told she d never play again she was a member of the gold medal winning 1996 olympic team as a member of the tennessee lady volunteers mcghee won two national championships at tennessee 1987 and 1989 in three tournament appearances she averaged 6 1 points per game and 5 1 rebounds per game for her collegiate career she was named to the 1987 tennessean all freshman team she played one season in the abl for the atlanta glory averaging 8 2 points per game and 5 3 rebounds per game in 26 games she has played six pro seasons abroad in germany 1990 91 1998 spain 1991 93 and italy 1993 95 mcghee was a spanish league and spanish italian league all star in 1993 she played for the orlando miracle in the wnba from 1999 to 2002 mcghee was named to the team representing the us at the 1987 william jones cup competition in taipei taiwan the team won all seven games to win the gold medal for the", "its specialties include scholarly lists in african american studies southern history appalachian studies material culture and literary studies as well as books on regional topics written for general readers notable books about tennessee or appalachia that were issued by the press include six ut press books related to appalachia including the encyclopedia of appalachia have won the appalachian studies association s annual weatherford award four ut press books in the field of material culture have won the abbott lowell cummings award some other noteworthy books that ut press has published are a major online publication project of the ut press is the tennessee encyclopedia of history and culture created in cooperation with the tennessee historical society when it first appeared in 2002 this was the second online state encyclopedia ever produced the ut press continues to update and expand it according to ut press its long term plans include the creation of digital editions of the encyclopedia of appalachia and the dictionary of smoky mountain english", "the site is a burial mound made by people of the woodland period and has been dated as early as ca 644 ad today the site is a landmark on the utk campus and is listed in the national register for historic places the site is located at the agricultural campus at the corner of joe johnson drive and chapman drive in 2011 a garden was built around the site to protect it from construction damage and attract interest and attention to the mound the design of the garden was developed by hendrik van de werken and don williams professors of ornamental horticulture and landscape design at ut and was revised by sam rogers who is an associate professor in the department of plant sciences the president of the tennessee chapter of gamma sigma delta the honor society of agriculture fred allen proposed the project to the ut chapter in 2008 as a long term service project to enhance the educational opportunities and aesthetic beauty of the site project directors enlisted the help of the eastern cherokee tribe and tribal historic preservation principal chief michell hicks attended the ribbon cutting ceremony and elder mertyl driver blessed the site according to", "he played college football at the university of miami for larry coker and afterward played professionally in the af2 from 2005 to 2006 and in the arena football league in 2007 in 2015 beard returned to miami as the wide receivers coach beard attended plantation high school in plantation florida and was a student and a standout in football and basketball in football as a junior he made 50 receptions for 850 yards 17 00 yards per reception and 15 touchdowns as a senior he was a first team all broward county selection a second team all state selection and was named by the south florida sun sentinel as a broward county co offensive player of the year in basketball as a senior he was a second team all state selection beard graduated from plantation high school in 1999 beard attended the university of miami in coral gables florida from 1999 to 2003 after redshirting in 1999 he played mostly on special teams and as a reserve in 2000 during miami s national championship season in 2001 he caught 25 passes for 409 yards adding four catches for 41 yards in miami s rose bowl win over nebraska at the", "in his senior year he was a team co captain and was named as an all america selection mcdonald s most memorable play that year was only worth one point he was kicking a point after touchdown against northwestern and the ball was blocked the holder mike kabealo grabbed the ball pitched it back to mcdonald mcdonald ran the ball around the right side for the point the final score was 7 0 mcdonald was also a three year starter as a guard on the ohio state basketball team from 1936 to 1938 as a senior he served as team captain mcdonald was inducted into the ohio state varsity o hall of fame in 1986 mcdonald was selected by the philadelphia eagles as the second pick in the 1938 nfl draft but never played for that team he played two seasons with the detroit lions picking up a career total of 80 yards mcdonald was an assistant football coach at the university of tennessee under head coach bowden wyatt from 1955 to 1962 he succeeded wyatt as head coach in 1963 but stayed at that position for only one year mcdonald remained at tennessee as an assistant athletic director mcdonald", "he was a five time canadian football league all star and hall of famer nettles was born in jacksonville florida and graduated from englewood high school in 1968 in his senior year he was duval county defensive player of the year and third team all state nettles accepted a scholarship to the university of tennessee but spent his first two years as backup to two time pro bowler jack reynolds in the two seasons that nettles started as linebacker tennessee s record was 21 3 and he was named to the all sec team in 1971 the miami dolphins drafted him in 1972 but he chose the cfl because they offered twice as much money and the opportunity to play immediately at miami he would have competed for a starting job against all pro linebacker nick buoniconti nettles was quoted in a 1999 florida times union article it s not like i was afraid to play in the nfl i could have had success there but i already waited my turn behind jack reynolds at tennessee and i didn t want to do that again i wanted to prove myself right away nettles started his pro career for the bc", "the team has been a contender for national titles for over thirty years having made every ncaa women s division i basketball championship tournament since the ncaa began sanctioning women s sports in the 1981 82 season the team is more frequently referred to as the lady vols the formal volunteers nickname is regularly shortened by many fans of both men s and women s teams to vols and sports media in the u s more commonly refer to tennessee women s teams by the shortened version the university considers either lady volunteers or lady vols acceptable the lady vols have won at least a share of the sec regular season championship 17 times with the most recent occurrence being in 2015 won 17 sec tournament championships with the most recent occurrence being in 2014 made 18 final four appearances with the most recent occurrence being in 2008 and won 8 national championships with the most recent being in 2008 the lady vols were coached by pat summitt for over four decades under summitt the lady vols won numerous sec titles appeared in 18 ncaa final fours and 4 aiaw final fours and won 8 ncaa titles including an undefeated", "the gators and vols have competed in the same athletic conference since florida joined the now defunct southern intercollegiate athletic association in 1910 and the schools were founding members of the southeastern conference in 1932 despite this long conference association a true rivalry did not develop until the early 1990s due to the infrequency of earlier meetings in the first seventy six years 1916 91 of the series the two teams met just twenty one times the southeastern conference sec expanded to twelve universities and split into two divisions in 1992 florida and tennessee were placed in the sec s east division and have met on a home and home basis every season since their rivalry quickly blossomed in intensity and importance in the 1990s and early 2000s as both programs regularly fielded national championship contending teams under coaches phil fulmer of tennessee and steve spurrier at florida tennessee dominated the rivalry s early years winning the first ten meetings and building a 13 2 series lead after their victory in the 1971 game florida has held the advantage since then especially since the schools became sec east rivals in 1992 after winning in 2019 florida leads the all time", "the team was led by head football coach phillip fulmer in his 16th and final season as head coach the vols played their home games in neyland stadium and competed in the eastern division of the southeastern conference sec the 2008 campaign followed a 10 4 2007 season which saw the vols win the eastern division of the conference and the outback bowl this season marked the ten year anniversary of tennessee s 1998 bcs national championship on november 3 fulmer announced that after winning some 150 games over his career he would step down from coaching his alma mater at the end of the season the vols followed the previous year of a top 5 class with an effort that found the team ranked outside of the top 25 by both major recruiting websites rivals com and scout com the top players of the class were considered to be tight end aaron douglas out of maryville tennessee and wide receiver linebacker e j abrams ward out of thomasville north carolina douglas played at tennessee as a redshirt freshman 2009 transferred to arizona western college in the 2010 season and winter of 2010 signed with alabama where he participated in", "along with most other tennessee athletic teams the baseball team participates in the eastern division of the southeastern conference the volunteers play all on campus home games at lindsey nelson stadium the volunteers currently play home games at robert m lindsay field at lindsey nelson stadium the facility is undergoing extensive renovations at this time lindsey nelson stadium was constructed between 1992 and 1993 seasons at the site of the old facility called lower hudson field the program had played in past in various locations including lower hudson field and shields watkins field lindsey nelson was a hall of fame broadcaster tennessee native and university alumnus best known for his work with the university of tennessee university of notre dame the new york mets san francisco giants national football league and the annual cotton bowl classic the playing field was named for maryville tennessee native robert m lindsay in 2007 after a 2 million athletic department contribution by mr lindsay mr lindsay s father rus lindsay played baseball at the university of tennessee from 1913 to 1916 the record attendance at lindsey nelson stadium is 5 086 for a ncaa regional championship game against oklahoma state university on may 28", "the project is named for charles lindbergh s record breaking spirit of st louis aircraft as of november 2008 five flights have been made of which three were intended to cross the atlantic a goal which has yet to be achieved the project began in 2005 under the direction of students from the university of tennessee amateur radio club with a series of technology demonstrator flights dubbed the icarus series these flights tested small zero pressure balloon designs ballast dumping mechanisms and material custom radio circuitry the distributed tracking and relay volunteer listening network and command uplinking the first spirit of knoxville snox designated flight was snox i reaching a stable float altitude of approximately of 11 kilometres 36 000 feet launched from knoxville downtown island airport in december 2007 the balloon travelled over 900 kilometers southeast to land just north of the bahamas fulfilling the objectives of the new balloon envelope the flight ended however due to the ballast system s inability to drop weight fast enough at nightfall after the loss of daytime solar heating the hardware and software of the ballast system was redesigned for the test flight snox ii to ensure a faster response to solar", "hamilton replaced doug dickey in 2003 becoming the tennessee s seventh men s athletic director a graduate of clemson university hamilton had been on the university s athletic staff for 11 years prior to his hiring in 1998 the national association of athletic development directors named him fundraiser of the year on june 7 2011 mike hamilton resigned from his position as the athletic director at the university of tennessee following months of pressure stemming from numerous issues including sanctions levied against the tennessee basketball program and numerous head coaching changes in the school s major sports hamilton s poor leadership arrogance and financial mismanagement are viewed by many as the main reason the vols football program hit an all time low during his tenure from which it has not recovered hamilton s duties as an ad were tested when he decided to fire longtime tennessee football coach phillip fulmer fulmer was one of tennessee s winningest head coaches at the time of his dismissal and although many called for his firing after two losing seasons in four years there were also many in his support hamilton chose lane kiffin as tennessee s next head coach in december 2008 many", "during his time with the falcons he coached two pro bowl selections michael turner and ovie mughelli while on staff with the falcons the team won nfc south championships in 2010 and 2012 and achieved five straight winning seasons with playoff appearances in four of seven seasons brown has logged 22 years in coaching including six seasons at indiana university in his first five seasons at indiana hoosier running backs averaged 1 549 rushing yards per season in his first year indiana gained 1 398 yards despite not having a running back with more than 90 career carries entering the 2002 season in 2003 ben jarvus green ellis became the seventh true freshman in indiana history to rush for 100 yards in a game and just the third freshman to reach the 200 yard plateau in a single game a native of sweetwater tennessee and a graduate of the university of memphis brown coached at the university of tennessee from 1983 to 1988 initially as a graduate assistant and afterward as an administrative assistant and scout coaches he worked with during his time with the vols included johnny majors phillip fulmer david cutcliffe jon gruden ron zook kevin steele and", "in october 1894 the athletic association had resolved to drop varsity football and look forward to baseball in the spring of 1895 after the humiliating 1893 season with two wins and four imposing defeats only two athletes willing to admit they had played on the 1893 team returned to campus in 1894 to complicate matters further the practice field located just west of the main entrance to the hill was being graded and improved soon after the athletic association s decision w b stokely a ut senior who transferred from wake forest university persuaded a group of students to form a team in the fall of 1894 stokely who was elected captain gave encouragement and direction to the other players even though the institution chose not to be represented officially on the gridiron in 1894 stokely and his unofficial team kept football interest alive during this period when almost certainly it otherwise would have been allowed to lapse completely these unofficial games referred to as the lost years are not included in ncaa statistics or in official ut win loss records", "the season was the second of head coach george levene s three year tenure fullback clarence mccollum returned a fumble 75 yards against north carolina in the second week of play the vols beat maryville 39 5 tennessee celebrated the victory over kentucky state 7 0 as they were outweighed 10 pounds to the man a 40 yard run by leach set up an offtackle run by peery leach scored all of tennessee s points in the 10 0 victory over georgia with a 30 yard fumble return for a touchdown and a 40 yard field goal tennessee defeated john heisman s georgia tech team 6 5 in a game in which they clearly outplayed the yellow jackets tech scored first thanks to three consecutive completed forward passes perry scored tennessee s touchdown he scored another just after the referee blew the whistle to end the contest 1908 was a down year for vanderbilt with a wealth of sophomores guided shrewdly by mcgugin to its success vanderbilt won the match between the two schools 16 to 9 walker leach made a 41 yard field goal to put the vols up 4 to 0 this seemed to arouse the local team", "the team won the southern intercollegiate athletic association the first championship of any kind for the tennessee program winning all nine of their games the 1914 squad was only the second undefeated team in tennessee history the 1914 vols were retroactively awarded a national championship by 1st n goal though this remains largely unrecognized in 1913 the volunteers had a winning record for the first time since 1908 and won their first southern intercollegiate athletic association game since 1910 the team lost captain sam hayley miller pontius assisted coach clevenger to open the season carson newman was swamped 89 0 king college was defeated almost as easily as carson newman 55 3 the volunteers beat clemson 27 0 tennessee scored twice on forward passes and clemson tried several passes but none were successful the starting lineup was carroll left end g vowell left tackle taylor left guard mclean center kerr right guard kelly right tackle greenwood right end may quarterback thomason left halfback rainey right halfback lindsay fullback tennessee s backfield starred in the 66 0 defeat of louisville the starting lineup was carroll left end g vowell left tackle kerr left guard mclean center taylor right guard kelly right", "john r bender served his first season as head coach of the volunteers because of world war i tennessee did not field another varsity squad until 1919 the 1916 vols won eight games and lost none the only blemish on tennessee s record was a scoreless draw with kentucky in the last game and the vols won a share of the southern intercollegiate athletic association title for the second time in three years sharing the title with georgia tech this season also saw the first homecoming football game in tennessee football history hosting rival vanderbilt against which tennessee achieved a then rare victory the new york herald ranked quarterback buck hatcher as the season s premier punter captain and end graham vowell was the season s only unanimous all southern selection and was a third team all america selection by walter camp next to him on the line was his older brother morris vowell next to him was chink lowe at the other end was lloyd wolfe coach bender came to tennessee from kansas state effectively switching jobs with former volunteers head coach zora g clevenger bender ran a short punt system in 1916 football used a one platoon system", "this was the fourth season for bruce pearl as the volunteers head coach the team a member of the eastern division of the southeastern conference played its home games at thompson boling arena the 2007 08 volunteers finished the season 31 5 overall with a 14 2 mark in conference play they won their first outright sec regular season men s basketball championship in 41 years in postseason play the volunteers earned a no 2 seed in the ncaa tournament the team went on to lose in the sweet sixteen to the louisville cardinals and finished ranked at 7 in the espn usa today poll the vols lost three seniors from their team during the off season chris lofton jajuan smith and jordan howell also sophomore forward duke crews and sophomore point guard ramar smith were dismissed from the team for a combination of violations of the university of tennessee s substance abuse policy and academic shortcomings on november 3 2008 the sec released the rosters for the preseason all sec first and second teams junior forward tyler smith was chosen for both sec player of the year and first team all sec wayne chism and j p prince were", "the team was coached by lane kiffin the 2009 season was kiffin s first and only at tennessee he left to take the head coaching job at the university of southern california usc on january 12 2010 the vols played their home games in neyland stadium and competed in the eastern division of the sec the vols finished the season 7 6 4 4 in sec play and lost in the chick fil a bowl 37 14 to virginia tech tennessee coach lane kiffin s tenure on rocky top got off to a smooth start jonathan crompton threw five touchdown passes leading the volunteers to a 63 7 rout of football bowl subdivision newcomers western kentucky and their largest margin of victory in nine years this is the way that we expect to play kiffin said we have high expectations here i just talked to them about understanding that was one game and it s over we ve got to find a way to play better next week in its first two drives tennessee looked as if it hadn t learned much under kiffin the youngest active coach in the division crompton threw a pass over the middle that was", "quarterback peyton manning had already completed his degree in three years and had been projected to be the top overall pick in the 1997 nfl draft but returned to tennessee for his senior year the volunteers opened the season with victories against texas tech and ucla but for the third time in his career manning fell to florida 33 20 the vols won the rest of their regular season games finishing 10 1 and advanced to the sec championship game against auburn down 20 7 manning led the vols to a 30 29 victory throwing for four touchdowns he was named the game s mvp but injured himself in the process the 3 vols were matched up with 2 nebraska in the orange bowl had tennessee won and top ranked michigan lost to washington state in the rose bowl the vols would have been expected to win the national championship however the vols defense could not stop nebraska s rushing attack giving up more than 400 yards on the ground in a 42 17 loss as a senior manning won numerous awards he was a consensus first team all american and won the maxwell award the davey o brien award", "playing as a member of the southeastern conference sec the team was led by head coach doug dickey in his sixth year and played their home games at neyland stadium in knoxville tennessee they finished the season with a record of nine wins and two losses 9 2 overall 5 1 in the sec and a loss against florida in the gator bowl tennessee s defense featured jack reynolds and all american steve kiner while the offense featured quarterback bobby scott throwing to end ken delong chip kell was an all american guard on the offensive line florida gators coach ray graves final game saw his club beat the sec champion volunteers 14 13 in the gator bowl the game which marked the gator bowl s silver anniversary had added drama because two days before kickoff word leaked out that volunteers head coach doug dickey the sec coach of the year would return to florida his alma mater after the game", "the volunteers were a member of the southeastern conference sec in the eastern division and played their home games at neyland stadium in knoxville tennessee they finished the season with a record of nine wins and three 9 3 overall 5 3 in the sec and with a victory over boston college in the hall of fame bowl the volunteers offense scored 347 points while the defense allowed 196 points johnny majors was to enter his sixteenth season as the volunteers head coach for the 1992 season however in august majors underwent emergency quintuple bypass surgery and as a result phillip fulmer was named interim head coach after fulmer led the vols to a 3 0 start majors returned and led tennessee to a 5 3 finish by the end of the season the university bought out the remainder of majors contract and on november 29 fulmer was named as the volunteers new head coach effective after the hall of fame bowl however on december 4 majors announced he would not coach the team in the bowl game and as a result fulmer went on to coach the volunteers to 38 23 victory over boston college in his first game", "playing as a member of the southeastern conference sec the team was led by head coach johnny majors in his ninth year and played their home games at neyland stadium in knoxville tennessee they finished the season with a record of nine wins one loss and two ties 9 1 2 overall 5 1 in the sec as sec champions and with a victory over miami in the 1986 sugar bowl the volunteers offense scored 325 points while the defense allowed 140 points at season s end the volunteers ranked fourth in both the ap poll and the coaches poll known to fans as the sugar vols for their sugar bowl victory the 1985 squad is frequently recalled as one of the most memorable and beloved teams in ut football history and has been credited with restoring the program to national prominence the team s sec championship was the first for the program in 16 years and its top ten ranking was the program s first in 13 years after a strong start to the season tennessee suffered a major setback when star quarterback and heisman trophy candidate tony robinson suffered a season ending knee injury in a close game", "nics was home to kraken the most powerful computer in the world managed by academia the nics petascale scientific computing environment is housed at oak ridge national laboratory ornl home to the world s most powerful computing complex the mission of nics a member of the extreme science and engineering discovery environment xsede formerly teragrid is to enable the scientific discoveries of researchers nationwide by providing leading edge computational resources together with support for their effective use and leveraging extensive partnership opportunities kraken was the university of tennessee s petascale computing environment funded by the nsf and fully integrated with xsede formerly teragrid xd kraken was a 1 17 petaflop cray xt5 system containing 18 816 compute sockets and more than 147 terabytes of memory in november 2009 it was named the third fastest computer in the world in its final configuration the xt5 system delivered in excess of 700 million cpu hours per year the system was designed specifically for sustained application performance scalability reliability and incorporated key elements of the cray cascade system kraken provided the user community a sustained high productivity petascale resource for science and engineering applications the nsf computer system was co located with the", "known by its acronym nimbios pronounced nim bus the institute is a national science foundation nsf synthesis center supported through nsf s biological sciences directorate via a cooperative agreement with ut knoxville totaling more than 35 million over ten years the institute opened in september 2008 with additional support from the u s department of homeland security and the u s department of agriculture since march 2009 when nimbios programs officially began more than 5 000 individuals from more than 50 countries and every u s state have participated in various research and educational activities primary goals of nimbios are to achieve its goals nimbios advances a wide variety of research and outreach education activities designed to facilitate interaction between mathematicians and biologists to arrive at innovative solutions to environmental problems two primary mechanisms for research are working groups and investigative workshops working groups are composed of 10 15 invited participants focusing on specific questions related to mathematical biology each group typically meets at the institute two to three times over the course of two years investigative workshops may include 30 40 participants with some invited by organizers and others accepted through an open application process workshops are more general", "this was the fifth season for bruce pearl as the volunteers head coach the team a member of the eastern division of the southeastern conference played its home games at thompson boling arena they finished the season 28 9 11 5 in sec play and advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 sec men s basketball tournament before losing to kentucky they received an at large bid to the 2010 ncaa men s division i basketball tournament earning a 6 seed in the midwest region they defeated 11 seed san diego state in the first round and 14 seed ohio to advance to the sweet sixteen in the regional semifinal they defeated 2 seed and ap 5 ohio state to advance to the first elite eight in school history they were defeated by 5 seed and ap 13 michigan state in the regional final to end their season the 2008 09 volunteers finished the season 21 13 overall against the second rated schedule in the nation with a 10 6 mark in conference play the vols won the sec east crown and appeared in the sec championship game for the first time since 1991 in postseason play the volunteers earned", "founded in 1890 the college of law is fully accredited by the american bar association and is a charter member of the association of american law schools the university of tennessee college of law curriculum includes the juris doctor j d which offers academic concentrations in two areas advocacy and dispute resolution and business transactions the college of law also offers dual degree programs in law and business law and philosophy law and public health and law and public administration the haslam college of business and the college of law offer a credit sharing program leading to the conferral of both the doctor of jurisprudence and the master of business administration degrees the department of philosophy in the college of arts and sciences and the college of law offer a credit sharing program leading to the conferral of both the master of arts in philosophy and the doctor of jurisprudence degrees the department of public health in the college of education health human sciences and the college of law offer a credit sharing program leading to the conferral of both the master of public health and the doctor of jurisprudence degrees the department of political science in the college of", "playing as a member of the southern conference socon the team was led by head coach robert neyland in his second year and played their home games at shields watkins field in knoxville tennessee the 1927 vols won eight lost zero and tied one game 8 0 1 overall 5 0 1 in the socon the only blemish on tennessee s schedule was a tie with in state rival vanderbilt playing seven home games the 1927 vols outscored their opponents 246 to 26 and posted seven shutouts robert neyland was hired to coach tennessee in 1926 by nathan dougherty with the explicit goal to even the score with vanderbilt and had his first great team in 1927 in the season opener tennessee beat in state opponent carson newman 33 0 in the second week of play tennessee defeated unc 26 0 the starting lineup was lowe left end mcarthur left tackle f johnson left guard butcher center burgers right guard hundley right tackle alley right end elmore quarterback derryberry left halfback witt right halfback dodson fullback the vols beat the maryville scots 7 0 tennessee had an easy 21 7 victory over the ole miss rebels weakening in the last", "playing as a member of the southern conference socon the team was led by head coach robert neyland in his seventh year and played their home games at shields watkins field in knoxville tennessee the 1932 vols won nine lost zero and tied one game 9 0 1 overall 7 0 1 in the socon and were southern conference champions it was their last year in the conference before moving to the newly formed southeastern conference the team was led by its backfield with deke brackett and beattie feathers in the season opener the vols defeated chattanooga 13 0 in the second week of play tennessee beat ole miss 33 0 the volunteers defeated the tar heels 20 7 against rival alabama the vols won 7 3 at legion field in rainy conditions alabama scored its only points of the game when hillman holley connected on a 12 yard field goal in the second quarter to take a 3 0 lead alabama held their lead through the fourth quarter when johnny cain had a punt of only 12 yards from his own endzone to give tennessee the ball at the 12 yard line three plays later beattie feathers scored on", "developed in the late 19th century as a residential area for knoxville s growing upper and middle classes the neighborhood now provides housing primarily for the university s student population the neighborhood still contains a notable number of its original victorian era houses and other buildings several hundred of which were added to the national register of historic places in 1980 as the fort sanders historic district fort sanders is named for a civil war era union bastion that once stood near the center of the neighborhood which was the site of a key engagement in 1863 in the 1880s several of knoxville s wealthier residents built sizeable houses in what is now the southern half of fort sanders then known as white s addition while the northern half known as ramsey s addition was developed to provide housing for plant managers and workers employed in factories along second creek fort sanders was incorporated as the separate city of west knoxville in 1888 and was annexed by knoxville in 1897 in its early years fort sanders residents included some of knoxville s leading industrialists and politicians as well as professors from the university of tennessee fort sanders was the childhood", "he graduated from milan high school and emory university after his college graduation in 1927 he became a teacher in west tennessee first in milan where he taught grades five through eight and then in humboldt where he taught high school he also worked as a coach a school principal and a school superintendent after less than 10 years of teaching he joined the faculty of west tennessee state teachers college now the university of memphis where he served successively as principal of the training school director of teacher training and professor of educational administration while working in memphis he enrolled in a graduate program at teachers college columbia university which awarded him a ph d degree in 1937 his doctoral dissertation at columbia was about the continuing struggle for public support of education in tennessee after receiving his ph d holt started a new job as executive secretary of the tennessee education association tea in 1949 he became president of the national education association after having been elected first vice president in 1948 in 1950 he left the tea to join the university of tennessee as executive assistant to university president cloide brehm in 1953 he became the university", "he received his education in virginia and was ordained as a minister when he was 22 years old in 1790 carrick helped establish the lebanon in the fork presbyterian church at the confluence of the holston and french broad rivers on october 3 1791 carrick took part in the initial drawing of lots for knoxville which had been platted as a capital for the southwest territory he and his family moved to the new city shortly afterward in december 1792 carrick began advertising a seminary that operated out of his home where he offered a classical education during the same period he established the first presbyterian church on a state street lot set aside by knoxville founder james white although no building was constructed for the church until after carrick s death on january 12 1796 carrick delivered the opening prayer and sermon for the tennessee constitutional convention in 1794 carrick expanded his educational efforts when the territorial legislature chartered blount college named for territorial governor william blount the school initially met in a building on the lot now bounded by gay street state street church avenue and clinch avenue which had been donated by james white carrick was the", "she won a 2010 american book award for crazy love new poems born in 1953 and raised on a farm in michigan she received her b a in english cum laude from central michigan university she graduated from the university of montana with a mfa in poetry and fiction uschuk has taught creative writing at marist college pacific lutheran university fort lewis college the university of arizona salem college where she was also director of the center for women writers fort lewis college durango colorado where she was associate professor of creative writing she has also taught at greenhaven maximum security prison for men in upstate new york and in indigenous schools on the salish sioux assiniboine northern cheyenne flathead blackfeet crow tohono o odham and yaqui nations uschuk leads poetry workshops across the country she is on the faculty at ghost ranch jan term where she teaches a three week mixed genre writing intensive she teaches creative writing classes at the university of arizona s poetry center her literary prizes include the american book award crazy love wings press 2010 the dorothy daniels writing award from the american league of pen women simi valley the king s english poetry", "the team was coached by derek dooley who entered his second season with ut the volunteers played their home games at neyland stadium in knoxville tennessee and competed in the eastern division of the southeastern conference sec tennessee s recruiting class was highlighted by six players from the espn 150 no 57 deanthony arnett wr no 63 curt maggitt olb no 73 marcus jackson og no 105 antonio richardson ot no 118 a j johnson ilb and no 134 marlin lane rb tennessee signed the no 13 recruiting class according to rivals and the no 11 recruiting class according to scout the football program received 27 letters of intent on national signing day february 2 2011 the middle tennessee game is notable for having derrick brodus a redshirt freshman walk on who was not on the depth chart and never played college football plucked from his fraternity s couch after tennessee s other kickers regular michael palardy was out and his replacement chip rhome hurt himself during warm ups were unavailable he got the call less than an hour before kickoff brodus scored three extra points and a field goal in the victory", "coached by husband and wife ralph and karen weekly the team has become a consistently top tier team in the southeastern conference sec along with all other ut women s sports teams it used the nickname lady volunteers or the short form lady vols until the 2015 16 school year when the school dropped the lady prefix from the nicknames of all women s teams except in basketball in september 2017 the lady volunteers name was reinstated for all women s athletics teams the lady vols first fielded a softball team in 1996 with jim beitia as head coach in 2002 tennessee brought in the husband and wife team of ralph and karen weekly as co head coaches since 2004 the team has reached the ncaa tournament every year and the women s college world series five times in 2007 the lady vols managed to make history and set the benchmark by which all future lady vol teams will be compared as the squad finished 63 8 for the program s best winning percentage of 887 a third straight trip to the wcws ended with tennessee becoming the first sec program to reach the best of three ncaa championship series", "the vols compete as part of the national collegiate athletic association ncaa division i football bowl subdivision the program has had 23 head coaches since its formation during the 1891 season jeremy pruitt will serve as the head coach for the 2018 19 season the team has played 1 215 games over 118 seasons of tennessee football prior to the 1899 season the volunteers did not have an official head coach while compiling a record of twelve wins and eleven losses between 1891 and 1898 since 1899 ten coaches have led the volunteers in postseason bowl games robert neyland john barnhill bowden wyatt doug dickey bill battle johnny majors phillip fulmer lane kiffin derek dooley and butch jones five of those coaches also won conference championships zora g clevenger captured one as a member of the southern intercollegiate athletic association neyland captured two as a member of the southern conference and neyland wyatt majors and fulmer won a combined twelve as a member of the sec during their tenures neyland and fulmer each won national championships with the volunteers neyland is the leader in total number of seasons coached and games won with 173 victories during his 21 years with", "the book looks at modern american society through the lens of individuals versus social institutions and reynolds concludes that technological change has allowed more freedom of action for people in contrast to the big establishment organizations that used to function as gatekeepers thus he argues that the balance of power between individuals and institutions is flatting out which involves numerous decentralized networks rising up nelson current an arm of thomas nelson inc published the book on march 7 2006 reynolds divides the book into two distinct sections the first focuses on trends currently taking place the latter describes upcoming trends he begins by recalling the process brewing his own beer earlier in his life his grandfather had engaged in home brewing as a bootlegger during prohibition and reynolds began to do likewise because he considered ordinary commercial beer inoffensive and unsatisfying he writes that the point is that i was making something for myself to suit me he suggests that home brewing resulted in increased competition and commercial beer therefore improved reynolds then recounts making indie music in the mid 1990s one of his albums held the number one spot on music website mp3 com for several weeks when he", "the volunteers or vols compete in division i of the national collegiate athletics association ncaa and the southeastern conference sec the volunteers play their home matches in the thompson boling arena on the university s campus and are currently led by 1st year head coach eve rackham along with all other ut women s sports teams it used the nickname lady volunteers or the short form lady vols until the 2015 16 school year when the school dropped the lady prefix from the nicknames of all women s teams except in basketball in late 2017 the university reinstated the lady volunteer nickname for all women s sports teams since the volunteers have begun competing in the ncaa they have begun a successful trend of winning and have recently built a very sound program that competes for conference championships regularly the vols have managed to make the ncaa volleyball tournament and aiaw tournament a total of 13 times and reached the semi finals in the tournament in 2005 former lady vol coach rob patrick retired in 2017 after 21 seasons as the head coach on january 10 2018 athletic director phillip fulmer announced eve rackham as the new head coach for", "the men s program competes in the national collegiate athletic association ncaa division i and the southeastern conference sec the men s cross country team officially started in 1924 upon entering the 2011 2012 school year george watts had been a part of the university of tennessee cross country team for 26 years and as head coach of the men s cross country team under his mentor he has developed 25 all sec citations 13 all sec or all south region three sec all freshman honorees and three all america performers in july 2011 it was announced that watts had been released and that j j clark would take over the men s cross country team effectively merging all of tennessee s track field and cross country programs in may 2014 it was announced by athletic director dave hart that director of track and field cross country jj clark would not be retained later in june 2014 it was announced that beth alford sullivan would be the next director of track and field cross country at the university of tennessee this hire made her the first female sec coach of any men s team the tennessee volunteers program began competing", "the team began in 1995 and since then has grown to new heights since 2014 the team has competed in the big 12 conference which took over the rowing league formerly operated by conference usa ut is joined in big 12 rowing by one of its historic rivals in its all sports league the southeastern conference in alabama the volunteers then known as lady volunteers won their first conference championship in 2010 along with other ut women s sports teams it used the nickname lady volunteers or the short form lady vols until the 2015 16 school year when the school dropped the lady prefix from the nicknames of all women s teams except in basketball in 2017 the lady vol name was reinstated during lisa glenn s 19 year stint at ut she has helped guide the 22 year program to seven appearances at the ncaa championships including three consecutive full team selections in 2006 2007 and 2008 glenn helped propel the lady vols to new heights in the 2010 season leading the lady vols to its first ever conference usa rowing championship glenn was also named c usa coach of the year for her efforts in helping the", "the group established in 1915 has operated largely in secrecy despite being either wholly or partly responsible for many events traditions and activities in student life athletics and academics the group s motto is to be nameless in worthy deeds the idea of the group first came to john ayres 15 the son of the university president brown ayres he desired to form a group that could incorporate leaders in various campus organizations to better work together and coordinate on improving student life he approached two faculty members for help elliot park frost and george hebert clarke and the group was formed the scarabbean senior secret society looked at many different areas in the university and then sought ways to improve conditions it created influenced and encouraged the formation construction of many features of student life most of which are still felt today the group established all students club now called the student government association in 1919 it started both carnicus and the all sing competition the society also created the predecessor the university s interfraternity council the fraternity relations board after its early years the group continued its impact at the school it strongly supported the formation of the", "the vols compete at the division i level of the national collegiate athletic association ncaa and the southeastern conference sec the vols currently rotate between 16 different golf courses located in the state of tennessee the current coach for the volunteer men is jim kelson who is entering his 13th season as tennessee s head coach since the vol s inaugural season in 1934 they have won three sec championships and competed in 16 ncaa championships the volunteers men s golf team began play in 1934 under coach james walls it would take forty five years before the vols would win their first conference title mainly under the terrific play of jim gallagher jr and stuart smith who both finished in the top five of the tournament that same year the vols reached their highest finish in the ncaa championships finishing in 6th place in 1988 tennessee had its deepest run in the ncaa singles competition when tom carr finished runner up among the other individuals when jim kelson was hired in 1998 the vols were just coming off a losing season that ended the three year streak of ncaa tournament appearances in his first year he led his team", "the volunteers are currently coached by matt kredich the vols host their swim meets in the allan jones intercollegiate aquatic center which was newly built in 2008 the vols compete in the sec where they have won 10 sec team titles 151 individual titles and 44 relay crowns over the past 75 years of competition the vols have won 50 individual ncaa titles and 1 ncaa national title the vols have also featured 782 all time all america selections up until 2009 when ray bussard was hired in 1968 as head coach for the vols swimming diving team the team hadn t competed at the ncaa level since 1959 and had not ever won a team sec championship in only his second year as head coach bussard won the school s first sec title for men s swimming diving and would go on to compete in the ncaa tournament throughout the 1970s tennessee owned the 400 freestyle relay at the sec championships winning it for ten straight years during that ten year span tennessee earned five straight 800 freestyle relay titles and won the 400 medley crown nine out of 11 times in 1978 bussard would accomplish the biggest goal", "it is named for brown ayres 1856 1919 the university s 12th president from 1904 1909 a extensive restoration began in the fall of 2008 and ended in january 2011 the renovations included central air conditioning and heating terrazzo floors and benches faces for the tower s four clocks refurbished classroom furnishings such as chairs tables and slate chalkboards and stairways and a north courtyard the faces for the clocks and the terrazzo floors were in the original designs but had never been installed due to costs the north courtyard which faces cumberland avenue was never implemented in the original designs the gothic revival structure rises above its base the distinctive checkerboard feature at the top of the tower has been replicated in ut orange and white in the endzones at neyland stadium and at the ends of the court in thompson boling arena both nearby the building houses the offices of the university s college of arts and sciences as well as ut s mathematics department", "the passionate rivalry between these two southeastern conference sec schools located about apart dates to their first college football game in 1893 and has continued across all sports with the men s basketball series gaining particular attention in recent years the football rivalry was once a trophy game known as the battle for the barrel with the victors keeping a painted wooden beer barrel one half each painted in vol orange the other in wildcat blue until the next contest the barrel tradition was mutually discontinued in 1998 following a fatal alcohol related car crash involving two kentucky football players in contrast to the football series kentucky has generally dominated the basketball rivalry the two teams first played in 1910 for the first couple decades the series was often back and forth and the rivalry became particularly heated in the 1930s and 1940s when the volunteers were coached by john mauer mauer had previously been the coach of kentucky until he was let go and replaced by adolph rupp adding additional bitterness to the rivalry under mauer the volunteers held their own against the ascendant wildcats one particularly notable game was the 1972 match up at tennessee kentucky had won", "the indoor and outdoor programs compete in division i of the national collegiate athletic association ncaa and the southeastern conference sec the vols host their home outdoor meets at the newly renovated tom black track at laporte stadium located on the university s knoxville tennessee campus the tennessee volunteers men s track and field program began in 1901 and first started intercollegiate competition in 1909 when the siaa was formed records before the 1921 season were not kept and are therefore incomplete the vols did not compete in the 1918 and 1919 seasons due to world war i the team later joined the southeastern conference in 1933 where they have competed for the past 75 years the sport was also kept on hold from 1943 1946 because of world war ii and would later resume outdoor meets in 1947 and indoor meets in 1960 since the formation of the sec the tennessee volunteers have been a consistent force in competition winning a combined 47 sec titles 3 ncaa outdoor track field championships and 1 ncaa indoor track field championship several coaches are responsible for the historical success of the ut track field program chuck rohe finished with a record of", "the volunteers played their home games at neyland stadium in knoxville tennessee and competed in the eastern division of the southeastern conference sec the team was coached by derek dooley who was in his third season with tennessee on november 18 2012 dooley was fired after 11 games following a 41 18 loss to in state rival vanderbilt dooley ended his three year tenure at tennessee with losing records of 15 21 overall and 4 19 in the sec offensive coordinator jim chaney was named interim head coach for the final game of the season against kentucky the season was tennessee s third consecutive losing season a streak the program had not matched since 1909 1911 the tennessee volunteers opened the season in the georgia dome against nc state in the annual chick fil a kickoff game junior college transfer wr cordarrelle patterson put a show early on in his debut as a volunteer catching a 41 yard touchdown as well as rushing for a 67 yard touchdown on a reverse both during the first quarter tyler bray threw for 333 passing yards with two touchdowns including a 72 yard bomb to zach rogers who beat nc state star cornerback", "playing as a member of the southeastern conference sec the team was led by head coach bill battle in his fourth year and played their home games at neyland stadium in knoxville tennessee they finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses 8 4 overall 3 3 in the sec and a loss to texas tech in the 1973 gator bowl condredge holloway set up tennessee touchdowns with a 52 yard pass and a 48 yard run as tennessee won its second straight while army dropped its third consecutive season opener holloway fumbled at his own 12 on the second play of the game which set up an army field goal the slippery qb came back to engineer two first quarter field goals by ricky townsend midway through the second period holloway evaded the rush and found emmon love for a nine yard gain to the 33 on the next play he found stanley morgan deep down the left sideline for a long bomb to the army 15 general specific", "since the establishment of the team in 1891 tennessee has appeared in 52 bowl games included in these games are 17 combined appearances in the traditional big four bowl games the rose sugar cotton and orange and two bowl championship series bcs game appearances through the history of the program eight separate coaches have led the volunteers to bowl games with phillip fulmer having the most appearances with 15 fulmer also led tennessee to the bowl alliance national championship game in the 1998 orange bowl and the first bcs national championship game in the 1999 fiesta bowl in january 2010 derek dooley was hired as head coach and led the volunteers to an appearance in the 2010 music city bowl a loss in that game brought tennessee s overall bowl record to 25 wins and 24 losses placing the volunteers third among all fbs schools for bowl appearances the volunteers also appeared in the 2016 music city bowl vs nebraska and won 38 24 the volunteers final 2016 record was 9 4", "in 1933 he was appointed to the inaugural board of the tennessee valley authority with which he remained until 1948 including three years 1938 1941 as chairman in both capacities he promoted a philosophy known as the common mooring which stressed a harmonious relationship between man and the environment and consistently worked to introduce more efficient and less destructive farming techniques in the tennessee valley morgan was born in 1867 and raised by his parents rebecca n e truman and john morgan on a farm near kerwood in adelaide township ontario he attended the university of toronto s ontario agricultural college earning his bachelor of science in 1889 he briefly attended cornell university and conducted research at the marine biological laboratory before accepting a position as professor of entomology at louisiana state university at lsu morgan studied two parasitical insects the cattle tick and the cotton boll weevil both of which had proven destructive to farmers in the state camping out in pastures and cotton fields morgan collected invaluable data on the habits of both insects that finally enabled scientists to get their populations under control but the boll weevil infested cotton crops throughout the south in the early 20th", "she is most famous for her work on excavations in the tennessee valley beginning in the 1930s she was instrumental in establishing the anthropology department at the university of tennessee as well as the frank h mcclung museum she was the first female full professor at tennessee outside of home economics and among the first prominent female archaeologists in the united states kneberg was born in 1903 in moline illinois to artist and interior designer charles kneberg and his wife ann married 1879 she travelled to italy in 1924 to study art and music in preparation for a career as a musical performer but after four years returned to the united states and began training as a nurse at the presbyterian hospital of chicago she engaged in to graduate study in sociology at the university of chicago where she was persuaded to study physical anthropology under fay cooper cole the founder of the university s department of anthropology there she completed all of the requirements for a phd save her dissertation though she published on her graduate school research on hair variability in 1935 and 1936 she taught at beloit college in wisconsin for one year in 1937 before being", "he served as the chemistry department head from 1940 1962 during which time he established the first chemistry doctoral program at the university of tennessee the chemistry building at the university of tennessee is named buehler hall in his honor calvin buehler was born on november 29 1896 in stone creek ohio he was the second son of philip e buehler and mary froelich and was the middle child between his older brother hugo buehler and younger sister wilma buehler he began his education at the public elementary school in stone creek ohio and completed his secondary education at the high school in dover ohio in 1937 calvin buehler married grace stone buehler following her death he married katherine boies mccallen calvin buehler died on february 29 1988 in knoxville tennessee he is buried at highland memorial cemetery buehler began his chemistry career as an undergraduate at ohio state university where he obtained the degree of bachelor of chemical engineering in 1918 following matriculation he was employed by the barrett company in philadelphia pennsylvania as a research chemist shortly after he returned to ohio state university where he obtained a master s degree in 1920 he was awarded the dupont", "tom mentzer was born on december 7 1951 in harpers ferry west virginia he graduated with a bachelor s degree in industrial administration from the general motors institute now kettering university he continued his studies at michigan state university graduating with an mba and a ph d after completing his studies mentzer worked for general motors and then took a position at virginia polytechnic institute virginia tech in blacksburg virginia where he stayed for 17 years in 1994 he accepted a position at the university of tennessee where he was appointed as the harry and vivienne bruce chair of excellence in business while at tennessee he was also appointed as a chancellor s professor he served as president of the council of logistics management president of the academy of marketing science and executive director of the ut demand and supply integration forums he wrote prolifically on marketing and supply chain management publishing numerous articles and papers and eight books he also served as editor of the systems section of the journal of business logistics and worked on a number of boards and committees mentzer received awards including the academy of marketing science outstanding marketing teacher award in 2001 the armitage", "in chemistry she worked summers at oak ridge national laboratory where her father dr forrest f blankenship was a physical chemist and then married carl h gibson a chemical engineer and became employed as a spectroscopist for lockheed research laboratory in palo alto california jane carruth blankenship and twin sister elizabeth ann blankenship were born on june 20 1936 in paris texas to forrest farley blankenship and margaret berry burke forrest blankenship entered college at the age of 14 and had obtained his bachelor and master of science degrees at the university of texas by the age of 19 he then became head of the sciences department at paris junior college he alternately taught at pjc to support his young family and pursued graduate studies at the university of chicago and university of texas he earned his doctor of philosophy degree in physical chemistry at the university of texas in austin in 1943 margaret burke was a hometown paris girl who was a student and valedictorian at paris junior college the pair met on the tennis courts which led to romance marriage and a lifetime of tennis rivalry the family moved to norman oklahoma where dr blankenship joined the faculty", "the team s head coach was cuonzo martin who was in his third season at tennessee the team played their home games at the thompson boling arena in knoxville tennessee as a member of the southeastern conference the vols posted a record of 20 13 11 7 sec in the 2012 13 season and finished sixth in the sec standings in cuonzo martin s second season as head coach the season was highlighted by a 30 point victory over rival kentucky and a victory over a team that competed in the final four wichita state the volunteers lost in the first round of the 2013 nit to mercer going into the season cuonzo martin faced pressure and unrest from the tennessee fanbase restless after having missed the ncaa tournament two consecutive seasons during the 2011 12 and 2012 13 seasons promising finishes to the regular season were undermined by early season losses to inferior out of conference opponents bewildering losses to college of charleston oakland and austin peay scuttled any hopes of a tournament appearance each of those seasons respectively frustrations grew shortly after tennessee inexplicably dropped a game to a sub 100 rpi utep squad during the battle for", "the series is currently led by georgia 24 23 2 both teams are founding members of the southeastern conference sec tennessee and georgia are the second and third winningest football programs in sec history behind only alabama from 1899 to 1989 ut and uga met only 21 times before the southeastern conference sec expanded to twelve members and split into two divisions of six members each west and east the conference expanded by 2 members texas a m and missouri in 2012 therefore the sec west and east divisions have currently seven members each uga held a 10 9 2 series lead in the rivalry before annual play began in 1992 since 1992 the dawgs and vols have both been in the sec s eastern division and have met annually on the football field the largest margin of victory overall was tennessee by 46 points in 1936 at sanford stadium in athens in their 46 0 victory the largest margin of victory for georgia is by 44 points in 1981 at sanford stadium in their 44 0 victory the longest win streak for georgia is 5 twice from 2010 14 and from 1909 24 the longest win streak for tennessee", "this was the 118th overall season 81st as a member of the southeastern conference sec and its 23rd within the sec eastern division the team was coached by butch jones in his second season with tennessee and played its home games at neyland stadium in knoxville the vols finished the regular season at 6 6 3 5 in the sec making them bowl eligible for the first time since 2010 on december 7 2014 it was announced that the vols would face the iowa hawkeyes 7 5 in the taxslayer bowl in jacksonville florida on january 2 2015 in that game the vols with joshua dobbs leading the team as the quarterback struck quickly and hammered away at the hawkeyes to secure a 45 28 win marking tennessee s first winning season since 2009 the bowl victory was the vols first since 2007 tennessee came into the 2013 season un ranked and on a streak of three consecutive losing seasons 2013 fared no better for the volunteers under new head coach butch jones the season started with a 45 0 victory over austin peay that gave tennessee its 800th win in school history tennessee became only the eighth school to", "the team s head coach was donnie tyndall who was in his first season at tennessee the team played their home games at the thompson boling arena in knoxville tennessee as a member of the southeastern conference they finished the season 16 16 7 11 in sec play to finish in tenth place they advanced to the quarterfinals of the sec tournament where they lost to arkansas on march 27 head coach donnie tyndall due to an investigation of violations committed when he was the head coach at southern miss was fired after only one season the vols posted a record of 24 13 11 7 sec in the 2012 13 season and finished in 4th place they advance to the semifinals which they lost to florida in the 2014 sec men s basketball tournament they received at large bid to the 2014 ncaa men s division i basketball tournament which they lost to michigan in the sweet 16 colspan 9 style background ff8200 color white exhibition colspan 9 style background f77f00 color white non conference regular season colspan 9 style background f77f00 color white sec regular season colspan 9 style background f77f00 sec tournament", "he was drafted by the seattle seahawks of the national football league nfl in the fourth round of the 1977 nfl draft he was a consensus all american in 1975 and 1976 seivers played high school football and basketball for the clinton high school dragons in clinton tennessee seivers played for the tennessee volunteers from 1974 to 1976 he accumulated 117 receptions 1 924 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns in his career at the time he was the university of tennessee s all time leader in receptions and receiving yards he was a two time consensus all american in 1975 and 1976 seivers scored the only touchdown of the 1974 liberty bowl catching an 11 yard pass from randy wallace in a 7 3 victory over maryland he was a captain on the 1976 tennessee volunteers football team he was selected as an sec football legend in 2005 seivers was inducted into the tennessee sports hall of fame in 2013 sievers was drafted by the seattle seahawks of the nfl with the 111th pick in the 1977 nfl draft he was traded to the tampa bay buccaneers on august 30 1977 for a fourth round 1979 nfl draft choice", "established in 1949 and since 2019 it has been operated by the img college networks it consists of two regional sports networks about 67 radio stations both am and fm as well as eight television stations across tennessee also serving varied portions of neighboring states depending on the station and market some of the tennessee vols pre season exhibition and early season basketball games are also streamed via utsports com the first tennessee volunteers football game radio broadcast was produced by the vol radio network in 1949 men s basketball games were added to the vol network s portfolio in the early 1950s the vol network began broadcasting tennessee lady vols basketball games in the 1977 1978 season when the vol network airs the women s basketball broadcasts it is identified as the lady vol network it is claimed to be the largest women s college basketball radio network in the country host communications managed media rights to university of tennessee athletics and operated the vol network from 1989 until november 2007 when host communications merged with img college a division of img img college has multimedia rights to ut sports through at least 2017 tennessee volunteers games played at", "he was the school s first all american vowell was inducted into the tennessee sports hall of fame for 2017 john graham was born on february 27 1895 in martin tennessee to john a vowell and emma floyd wilson vowell played mostly at end and was a member of the 1914 siaa champion vols the program s first championship of any kind he scored three touchdowns in that season s final game against kentucky vowell scored the winning touchdown in the victory over vanderbilt in 1916 immediately dubbed the upset of the season he was selected all southern in 1916 a year in which he was captain and helped lead the volunteers to an 8 0 1 record and a share of the siaa championship walter camp placed vowell on his all america third team his older brother morris vowell was a tackle on some of the same teams graham and his family worked in the lumber business vowell came back in 1921 and was given a gold watch by knoxville fans he retired to florida in 1954", "this was the 119th overall season 82nd as a member of the southeastern conference sec and its 24th within the sec eastern division the team was coached by butch jones in his third season with ut and plays their home games at neyland stadium in knoxville this season was also the debut season of mike debord as ut s offensive coordinator the vols finished the regular season at 8 4 5 3 in the sec making them bowl eligible for a second consecutive season on december 6 2015 it was announced that the vols would face the northwestern wildcats 10 2 in the outback bowl in tampa florida on january 1 2016 tennessee defeated the wildcats 45 6 finishing the season at 9 4 the 2014 tennessee volunteers football team finished the regular season 6 6 with a highlight win against vanderbilt which enabled the vols to become bowl eligible for the first time since the 2010 season the vols were invited to play in the 2015 taxslayer bowl against the iowa hawkeyes of the big ten conference tennessee defeated the hawkeyes in jacksonville florida 45 28 finishing their 2014 season at 7 6 it was their first winning season", "the volunteers were led by first year head coach rick barnes the team played its home games at thompson boling arena in knoxville tennessee as a member of the southeastern conference they finished the season 15 19 6 12 in sec play to finish in 12th place they defeated auburn and vanderbilt to advance to the quarterfinals of the sec tournament where they lost to lsu the vols posted a record of 16 16 7 11 in sec play in the 2014 15 season and finished in 10th place they advanced to the quarterfinals of the sec tournament where they lost to arkansas tennessee has been invited to play in the barclays center classic where they will host two to be determined opponents and then play against two of these three teams in brooklyn cincinnati nebraska and george washington the vols will travel on the road to play at butler georgia tech and tcu tennessee will matchup with gonzaga in neutral venue in the battle in seattle tennessee will also host marshall east tennessee state and florida atlantic colspan 12 style background ff8200 color white exhibition colspan 12 style background ff8200 color white regular season colspan 12 style background ff8200", "he was considered to be an expert in the areas of solid state physics and many body theory including two dimensional composite fermions low dimensional systems quantum hall effect and nanoscience quinn was also one of the first researchers to recognize that physics of two dimensional electronic systems needs to be treated as a professional sub specialty born in new york city in 1933 john quinn did his undergraduate studies at st john s university where in 1954 he completed a b s with summa cum laude he earned his doctoral 1958 in physics from the university of maryland in usa his doctoral research at maryland was in self energy approach to correlations in a degenerate electron gas under the supervision of professor r a ferrell from 1989 1992 quinn was the chancellor of the university of tennessee where since 1992 he has held the willis lincoln chair of excellence professor of physics and professor of engineering science and mechanics this is the flagship campus of university of tennessee system and holds a close relationship with the us department of energy s oak ridge national laboratory ornl ornl was established at one of the original sites of the manhattan project", "this was the program s 120th overall season 83rd as a member of the southeastern conference sec and 25th within the sec eastern division the volunteers played their home games at neyland stadium in knoxville tennessee and were led by fourth year head coach butch jones they finished the season 9 4 4 4 in sec play to finish in a three way tie for second place in the eastern division they were invited to the music city bowl where they defeated nebraska the 2015 tennessee volunteers football team started off their season with a 59 30 victory over the bowling green falcons they then took on the 19th ranked oklahoma sooners at neyland stadium where they gave up 17 unanswered points and lost in double overtime 31 24 following a 55 10 win over western carolina tennessee traveled down to gainesville florida blew a 13 point lead in the second half failed to convert a walk off field goal and lost to the florida gators 28 27 for the 11th consecutive season the following week back home the vols fell to the arkansas razorbacks 24 20 despite trailing by 21 points to 19 georgia in the 2nd quarter tennessee", "it is located in the heart of the university s campus in knoxville tennessee known commonly as tom black track the facility opened in 1966 after former tennessee track and field coach chuck rohe spearheaded a drive to build a track facility for his program the facility is named in honor of tom black a knoxville businessman and potato chip entrepreneur whose company was later acquired by tom s snacks whose donation led to the construction of the track and stadium the stadium around the track was later named in honor of the laporte family whose donation contributed to improvements made to the facility the first competition at the track was a dual meet with alabama on april 2 1966 the record attendance for the facility is 9 000 for a dual meet with villanova on april 6 1968 tom black track has been host to many important meets including the southeastern conference championships in 1967 1969 1978 1986 1993 2003 2010 and 2018 the usa track field championships in 1982 and 1994 and the ncaa championships in 1969 and 1995 among many other significant meets tom black track also hosts the annual tennessee relays formerly known as the sea", "the volunteers were led by second year head coach rick barnes the team played its home games at thompson boling arena in knoxville tennessee as a member of the southeastern conference they finished the season 16 16 8 10 in sec play to finish in a tie for ninth place they lost in the second round of the sec tournament to georgia the vols posted a record of 15 19 6 12 in sec play during the 2015 16 season and finished in 12th place they advanced to the quarterfinals of the sec tournament where they lost to lsu source source source tennessee opened the season against the chattanooga mocs additionally they played these games at east tennessee state host georgia tech and at north carolina the vols took part in the 2016 maui invitational tournament where they finished 7th tennessee hosted kansas state in the big 12 sec challenge tennessee released its full non conference schedule on june 24 the 2016 maui invitational tournament bracket was announced on july 19 colspan 12 style exhibition colspan 12 style regular season colspan 12 style sec tournament source", "it holds the record for ncaa football s largest single game attendance at 156 990 the first time football was ever played at bristol motor speedway was an nfl exhibition game held on september 2 1961 between the philadelphia eagles and the washington redskins the seating capacity for the speedway in 1961 was 18 000 people attendance for the game totaled 8 500 people the idea of a marquee college football game at bristol motor speedway bms was originally proposed in 1997 after years of planning and scheduling a contract was eventually finalized in 2013 for a 2016 game the event was originally named the battle at bristol between tennessee and virginia tech from the beginning a primary goal and reason for holding the game at bms was to break the all time college football attendance record previously 115 109 set on september 6 2013 in ann arbor michigan for a game between michigan and notre dame a primary reason for virginia tech and tennessee being selected for the game is that the speedway is approximately equidistant between the two schools also the town of bristol is bisected by the virginia tennessee state line along the center of its main", "the team s first game a loss to was played on november 21 1891 the program s first win did not come until october 25 1892 when they defeated maryville college in maryville tennessee by a score of 25 0 tennessee competed in their first 5 seasons without a coach in october 1894 the athletic association had resolved to drop varsity football and look forward to baseball in the spring of 1895 after the humiliating 1893 season with two wins and four imposing defeats only two athletes willing to admit they had played on the 1893 team returned to campus in 1894 to complicate matters further the practice field located just west of the main entrance to the hill was being graded and improved soon after the athletic association s decision w b stokely a ut senior who transferred from wake forest university persuaded a group of students to form a team in the fall of 1894 stokely who was elected captain gave encouragement and direction to the other players even though the institution chose not to be represented officially on the gridiron in 1894 stokely and his unofficial team kept football interest alive during this period when almost certainly", "under her original contract she was to become a professor but following an agreement on june 5 2018 left the university davenport began serving as the chancellor of the university of tennessee knoxville on february 15 2017 on may 2 2018 the university of tennessee system president joseph a dipietro announced davenport s appointment would end july 1 2018 and she would transition to the faculty of the college of communication and information the next day dipietro announced wayne davis the dean of ut s tickle college of engineering would succeed davenport as the interim chancellor for six to 12 months on june 5 2018 a committee of the university of tennessee board of trustees approved a separation agreement with davenport ending her employment that day with a payment of 1 33 million usd prior to her appointment at tennessee davenport served as the 29th president at the university of cincinnati in an interim capacity following the departure of the former president santa ono who left for the presidency of the university of british columbia her interim appointment at uc followed a three year stint as the senior vice president for academic affairs and provost prior to her appointment as", "the volunteers played their home games at neyland stadium in knoxville tennessee and competed in the eastern division of the southeastern conference sec they were led by fifth year head coach butch jones until his firing on november 12 brady hoke was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season the team finished the season 4 8 0 8 in sec play in last place in the eastern division and the sec they were the first tennessee team in program history to lose eight games in a season as well as the first to not win an sec game since becoming a charter member of the conference in 1932 departures of scholarship players from the 2016 team tennessee announced its 2017 football schedule on september 13 2016 the 2017 schedule consisted of 7 home games 4 away and 1 neutral site game in the regular season the volunteers hosted sec foes georgia south carolina lsu and vanderbilt and traveled to alabama florida kentucky and missouri the volunteers hosted three of its four non conference games which were against indiana state from the missouri valley football conference umass who competes independently and southern miss from conference usa they", "her mother ara belle brown jennings a florida native enlisted in the women s army corps wac in may 1944 less than one year after congress and president franklin delano roosevelt passed the bill into law on july 1 1943 creating the wac and discontinuing the women s army auxiliary corps waac jennings s great grandfather sydnor johnston jennings was born at the conclusion of the civil war and worked as a sharecropper before coming into his own as a successful businessman who owned three farms before his death in 1940 he donated the land for green valley school one of the nearly 5 000 rosenwald schools partially built with money contributed by julius rosenwald the president of sears roebuck and company to construct schools for african americans across the south in the early twentieth century in honor of her great grandfather jennings s family elders gave halifax county the land to build sydnor jennings elementary school a larger modern school across from the site of green valley school it opened in the fall of 1962 prior to integration and celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2012 education was extremely important to her father and great grandfather and many members of", "the volunteers were led by third year head coach rick barnes the team played its home games at thompson boling arena in knoxville tennessee as a member of the southeastern conference they finished the season 26 9 13 5 in sec play to earn a share of the sec regular season championship as the no 2 seed in the sec tournament they defeated mississippi state and arkansas before losing to kentucky in the championship game they received an at large bid to the ncaa tournament as the no 3 seed in the south region there the volunteers defeated wright state before being upset by loyola chicago in the second round the vols finished the 2016 17 season 16 16 8 10 in sec play to finish in a tie for ninth place they lost in the second round of the sec tournament to georgia source source colspan 12 style exhibition colspan 12 style regular season colspan 12 style sec tournament colspan 12 style ncaa tournament coaches poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the ap ap does not release post ncaa tournament rankings", "the lady vols led by sixth year head coach holly warlick played their games at thompson boling arena and are members of the southeastern conference in the november 24 canc n challenge game against oklahoma state jaime nared scored her 1 000th point she is the 45th lady vol to do so in her career the lady vols finished the season 25 8 11 5 for a third place tie in sec play they lost in the second round of the sec tournament to south carolina nationally ranked twelfth at the end of the season they received an at large bid to the ncaa tournament where they defeated liberty in the first round before losing to oregon state in the second round the 2016 17 team finished the season 20 12 10 6 for fifth place in sec play they lost in the second round of the 2017 sec tournament to alabama they received an at large bid to the 2017 ncaa women s tournament where they defeated dayton in the first round before losing to louisville in the second round colspan 9 style exhibition colspan 9 style regular season colspan 9 style sec women s tournament colspan 9 style", "the volunteers played their home games at neyland stadium in knoxville tennessee and competed in the eastern division of the southeastern conference sec they were led by first year head coach jeremy pruitt they finished the season 5 7 2 6 in sec play to finish in last place in the eastern division the team finished the season 4 8 0 8 in sec play in last place in the eastern division and the sec they were also the first tennessee team in program history to lose eight games in a season as well as the first to not win an sec game since becoming a charter member of the conference in 1932 they were led by fifth year head coach butch jones until his firing on november 12 brady hoke was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season the sec media poll was released on july 20 2018 with the volunteers predicted to finish in sixth place in the east division the volunteers had one player selected to the preseason all sec teams offense 1st team trey smith ol tennessee announced its 2018 football schedule on september 19 2017 the 2018 schedule consisted of 7", "he is the founder of the ut planetary geosciences institute and was also its director until late 2017 taylor was a graduate of the university of indiana at bloomington where he obtained a bachelor s degree in chemistry and a master s degree in geology he would move on to receive a phd from lehigh university perform pre doctoral experimental petrology research at the geophysical laboratory of the carnegie institution of washington and finally a fulbright fellowship at the max planck instit t f r kernphysik in heidelberg germany in december 1972 taylor was offered to be in the back room of johnson space center during the apollo 17 mission where he had the opportunity to directly advise astronauts on their extravehicular activities on the moon subsequently taylor became very close friends with harrison schmitt the last man to step on the lunar surface and the sole geologist to ever reach the moon the two would collaborate throughout their careers with schmitt playing an influential role in helping taylor develop the department of earth and planetary sciences at ut in 1973 after 2 years of being an assistant professor at purdue university taylor would arrive at the university of tennessee", "the men s tennis team has appeared in 27 ncaa tournaments the tennessee women s team has qualified for 26 ncaa tournaments including 20 straight from 1995 to 2014 tennys sandgren a breakout player on the atp world tour helped lead tennessee to the ncaa finals in 2010 sam winterbotham was formerly the head coach of the colorado buffaloes men s tennis team from 2002 2006 after the 2006 season colorado cut the men s tennis team due to budget constrains winterbotham was then hired by ut in the summer of 2006 from 2007 2015 winterbotham led tennessee to nine consecutive ncaa tournament appearances including six appearances in the ncaa round of 16 three appearances in the ncaa quarterfinals and one national championship appearance where they lost in a close match to usc 4 2 winterbotham became the first head coach at tennessee to win consecutive sec regular season championships in 2010 and 2011 winterbotham also led ut to a sec tournament title in 2010 in 2014 winterbotham coached doubles pair mikelis libietis and hunter reese all the way to the 2014 ncaa doubles title after 11 years of coaching ut as well as a 217 104 match record sam", "the vols compete at the division i level of the national collegiate athletic association ncaa and the southeastern conference sec the vols currently rotate between 16 different golf courses located in the state of tennessee the current coach for the lady volunteer s is judi pavon who began in 2000 the lady vols have appeared in a ncaa regional every year since the program began in 1993 judi pavon took over the helm of the lady vol golf team in 2000 she has led the team to 18 straight ncaa regional appearances and 11 appearances in the ncaa championships from 2004 2007 pavon lead the lady vols to the final rounds of the ncaa championships one of the best seasons in program history was in 2005 when they won the 2005 ncaa west regional and finished 6th at the ncaa championships in the 2006 season they won the ncaa east regional and finshied tied for 13th at the ncaa championships the lady vols had another record setting season in 2015 when they finished 5th at the ncaa tournament tying a program record throughout the history of the lady vols golf program 13 golfers have earned 29 all america honors 32", "he graduated from wagner college in 1972 received his master of library science from university of arizona in 1973 and doctor of philosophy in information science and management communication from the university of southern california in 1980 cortez was a professor at university of wisconsin madison for 17 years and was acting dean of catholic university of america he joined the university of tennessee faculty in 2005 where he served as professor and director for 11 years retiring at the end of 2016 he was an early automation consultant helping library systems such as ann arbor public library california state library and the connecticut state university system evaluate and implement circulation database and online catalog systems in the 1980s dr cortez s worked on the overlapping of information technology organizational communication and organizational effectiveness he used ethnographic and social network theories to inform information technology design and management he was the principal investigator for three years on the usda s project the reeis initiative research education economic information systems which aimed to build a comprehensive web based information system in the field of agriculture" ]

[ "founded in 1912 it is the largest and only state funded historically black university in tennessee it is a member school of the thurgood marshall college fund tennessee state university offers 38 bachelor s degrees 24 master s degrees and seven doctoral degrees the university was established as the tennessee agricultural industrial state normal school for negroes in 1912 its dedication was held on january 16 1913 it changed its name to tennessee agricultural industrial state normal college in 1925 two years later in 1927 it became known as tennessee agricultural industrial state college in 1941 the tennessee general assembly directed the board of education to upgrade the educational program of the college three years later the first master s degrees were awarded and by 1946 the college was fully accredited the southern association of colleges and schools significant expansion occurred during the presidency of walter s davis between 1943 and 1968 including the construction of 70 percent of the school s facilities and the establishment of the graduate school and four other schools on april 8 1967 a riot occurred on the college campuses of tennessee state university and fisk university after stokely carmichael spoke at vanderbilt university although", "he was the second president of tennessee state university a historically black university in nashville tennessee from 1943 to 1968 davis was born on august 9 1905 in canton mississippi he graduated from tennessee a i later known as tennessee state university with a bachelor s degree 1931 and attended cornell university where he earned a master s in 1933 and a ph d in 1941 davis was the eighth head football coach at tennessee a i state college now known as tennessee state university in nashville tennessee and he held that position for four seasons from 1933 until 1936 compiling a record of later 19 7 4 davis served as the second president of tennessee state university from 1943 to 1968 his tenure saw significant expansion including the construction of 70 percent of the school s facilities the establishment of the graduate school and four other schools and 15 000 degrees awarded in 1960 davis served on a committee chaired by madison sarratt to put an end to the nashville sit ins when a race riot occurred on the tsu campus after stokely carmichael spoke in nashville on april 8 1967 davis deplored that his efforts to bring social", "he served as the third president of tennessee state university a historically black university in nashville tennessee from 1968 to 1974 and as the executive vice president and provost of tuskegee university another historically black university in tuskegee alabama from 1974 to 1980 andrew p torrence was born in little rock arkansas in 1920 he graduated from tennessee state university in 1948 he subsequently attended the university of wisconsin where he earned a master s degree in 1951 and a phd in 1954 torrence began his career as an agriculture teacher in almyra arkansas in 1948 he became an associate professor and head of the department of agricultural education at tuskegee university a historically black university in tuskegee alabama in 1954 by 1967 he was a full professor and dean of academic affairs at tuskegee torrence served as the third president of his alma mater tennessee state university from 1968 to 1974 under his tenure as president dr torrence was involved in the landmark desegregation suit to dismantle tennessee s dual system of higher education that was filed in 1968 the suit resulted in the 1979 court ordered merger of the university of tennessee nashville into tennessee state university torrence", "the university is affiliated with the tennessee baptist convention and relates to the southern baptist convention it is a union of several different schools west tennessee college formerly known as jackson male academy union university of murfreesboro southwestern baptist university and hall moody junior college of martin tennessee jackson male academy was founded in 1823 just after west tennessee was opened for settlement only five years earlier in 1818 was the land purchased from the chickasaw indians in 1907 dr t t eaton a trustee of southwestern baptist university left his 6 000 volume library to the college eaton was a former professor of union university at murfreesboro where his father dr joseph h eaton was a former president southwestern soon changed its name to union university in honor of the eatons and others from union at murfreesboro who had impacted southwestern as faculty administrators trustees and contributors in 1925 the tennessee baptist convention secured a charter that vested the rights authority and property of union university in the tennessee convention this charter included the election of the university s trustees two years later the convention consolidated hall moody junior college at martin 1900 1927 with union university the former", "it is one of the five campuses of the university of tennessee system prior to the acquisition of lambuth university in jackson by university of memphis in 2011 utm was the only public university in west tennessee outside of memphis utm operates a large experimental farm and several satellite centers in west tennessee although ut martin dates from 1927 it is not the first educational institution to use the current site in 1900 ada gardner brooks donated a site on what was then the outskirts of martin to the tennessee baptist convention for the purposes of opening a school the school opened as the hall moody institute named for two locally prominent baptist ministers it originally offered 13 years of study from elementary grades to the equivalent of the first years of collegiate work the institute changed its name to hall moody normal school in 1917 as teacher training became its primary focus five years later hall moody changed its name again to hall moody junior college due to declining enrollment and financial difficulties in the mid 1920s hall moody junior college was in danger of closing in 1927 the tennessee baptist convention made the decision to consolidate hall moody", "white born may 3 1956 is an american attorney and former judge who is on the faculty of the university of tennessee college of law she was a tennessee circuit court judge a member of the tennessee court of criminal appeals and a justice of the tennessee supreme court before being removed from office in a judicial retention election she is the only tennessee judge ever to lose a judicial retention election under the tennessee plan white was born in kingsport tennessee in 1956 she attended east tennessee state university etsu graduating with a b s degree in 1978 at etsu she was the first female president of the student government association after graduation she went on to study law at the university of tennessee college of law where she was awarded the j d degree in 1981 and georgetown university law center where she was awarded a master s of law degree in 1987 white engaged in the private practice of law in johnson city tennessee from 1981 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1990 from 1983 to 1985 she served as supervising attorney and clinical instructor in the georgetown university law center criminal justice clinic penny white impressed", "college basketball as the first african american to play basketball for the university of tennessee in 1970 1971 and one of the first two african americans larry robinson was the other one to play on the university s varsity team in 1971 1972 cherry was born in dayton tennessee he grew up in morristown tennessee and the karns community of knox county where he attended karns high school after high school cherry went on to the university of tennessee knoxville where he was a walk on basketball player he appeared in 18 games for the freshman team in 1970 1971 in the 1971 1972 season he and larry robinson a junior college transfer with an athletic scholarship became the first african americans to play on the university s varsity team in 1971 72 cherry played in four varsity games making him a member of the 1972 team that won the southeastern conference sec championship a five foot eleven inch point guard cherry was cut from the team after that season cherry completed his undergraduate and j d degrees at the university of tennessee knoxville and an mba at the university of tennessee at chattanooga he worked for the tennessee valley", "it is tennessee s oldest university and the 28th oldest operating college in the united states in addition to its main campus the institution maintains a regional center for graduate and professional studies in knoxville and additional satellite campuses across east tennessee before tennessee became a state in 1796 the east tennessee area was the southwestern frontier of the united states presbyterian ministers hezekiah balch and samuel doak both educated at the college of new jersey now princeton university were there ministering to early scots irish settlers striving to meet the settlers educational needs doak founded st martins academy in 1783 and it expanded to become washington college in 1795 washington college was later renamed tusculum college balch helped found greeneville college in 1795 in 1806 emancipated slave john gloucester became the first african american student to attend greeneville college he was the first african american to graduate from college in tennessee and later helped found the first african presbyterian church in 1807 in philadelphia samuel doak and hezekiah balch sought the same goals through their separate colleges they wanted to educate settlers of the american frontier so that they would become better presbyterians and therefore in their thinking better", "it is an agency of the division of special schools of the tennessee state department of education it is located in jackson tennessee as of 2005 the school has about 60 students who originate from west tennessee prior to the school s establishment the tennessee school for the deaf was the only school for deaf children in tennessee in 1972 james mckinney the speaker of the tennessee house of representatives filed a bill that asked for the tennessee state government to purchase the campus of union university in jackson tennessee so a school for deaf children could be established in western tennessee the city of memphis was also seeking to be the location of the school for the deaf the school opened in its current location in the northern hemisphere fall of 1986 as of 2005 the campus had eight classrooms and two residential facilities the school was to receive a 1 4 million expansion of of space with the beginning of construction scheduled for september of october 2005 and the end scheduled for the northern hemisphere fall of 2006 the expansion included a conference and meeting area gymnasium library and mezzanine area the expansion was to use a color", "mcphee is a bahamian born american educator currently serving as the president of middle tennessee state university mtsu mcphee who became mtsu s tenth president in 2001 earned his b a degree from prairie view a m university in 1976 a master s degree in 1979 from the university of miami coral gables florida and a doctorate in applied behavioral studies in education from oklahoma state university during mcphee s presidency mtsu became the largest undergraduate university in tennessee and the no 1 producer of graduates in the tennessee board of regents system mtsu is also the top destination for transfer students in tennessee the state s veterans and boasts the state s largest summer session enrollment mcphee s presidency also coincided with more than 400 million in improvements in academic athletic and campus facilities either proposed under construction or competed including the 2 square foot 147 million science building set to open in january 2015 mcphee has overseen the addition of almost 30 undergraduate and graduate degree programs two colleges behavioral and health sciences and university college and 12 institutes and centers in 2011 the university regained elevated status as a comprehensive doctoral institution by the carnegie corporation one", "grant university now tennessee wesleyan university in 1891 and a bachelor of laws from cumberland school of law then part of cumberland university now part of samford university in 1892 he was in private practice in clinton from 1892 to 1898 he was city attorney of clinton from 1892 to 1893 and county attorney of anderson county tennessee from 1894 to 1896 he joined the united states army in 1898 later serving as an alderman and mayor of clinton he became a member of the tennessee senate in 1911 and was an assistant state attorney general of the 2nd judicial circuit of tennessee from 1911 to 1913 he was a judge of the criminal and law court for the 2nd judicial circuit of tennessee from 1913 to 1918 and was a judge of the 19th circuit court of tennessee from 1918 to 1923 hicks was nominated by president warren g harding on february 28 1923 to a joint seat on the united states district court for the eastern district of tennessee and the united states district court for the middle district of tennessee vacated by judge edward terry sanford he was confirmed by the united states senate on march 2", "quillen college of medicine is a medical school and a part of east tennessee state university which is located in johnson city tennessee it is one of two public medical schools in tennessee the other being the university of tennessee college of medicine at the university of tennessee health science center in memphis it was named for congressman jimmy quillen who led the fight to open a second public medical school in tennessee the school was originally named the etsu quillen dishner college of medicine but dr paul dishner s name was removed in 1989 in the 2011 edition of u s news world report s america s best graduate schools the james h quillen college of medicine at east tennessee state university is ranked sixth in the nation for excellence in rural medicine education for several consecutive years etsu has been ranked within the top 10 schools in the country for rural medicine additionally quillen college of medicine at east tennessee state university was recognized in the 2011 edition of u s news world report s america s best graduate schools for ranking 20th in the nation for family medicine education quillen has also been recognized by the american", "representative from tennessee born in murfreesboro tennessee earthman was the son of vernon king earthman a physician and his wife virginia may henderson earthman he attended the public schools webb school at bell buckle tennessee southern methodist university at dallas texas and the university of texas at austin he married mary wilson moore and they had four children harold mary virginia and ben during the first world war earthman served in the united states army as a private and was assigned to the student s army training corps after moving to nashville tennessee and engaged in the banking business from 1921 to 1925 admitted to the bar in 1926 he commenced the practice of law in murfreesboro tennessee engaged in agricultural pursuits and was owner of earthman enterprises he resumed the study of law and was graduated from cumberland school of law at cumberland university lebanon tennessee in 1927 earthman was a member of the tennessee house of representatives in 1931 and 1932 in the tennessee house he aligned with himself with tennessee political boss e h crump he served as associate administrator of war bonds for the state of tennessee from 1940 to 1946 as well as judge of", "he is currently the tight ends coach at baylor university satterfield served as the head football coach at tennessee tech university from 2016 to 2017 he was the offensive coordinator at the university of tennessee at martin 2006 2008 the university of tennessee at chattanooga 2009 2012 and temple university 2013 2014 he was an assistant coach at richmond during the 2004 season and western carolina in 2005 satterfield played college football at east tennessee state university satterfield was raised in greenback tennessee the son of bill and dora jane satterfield his father bill satterfield has coached high school football since the early 1970s including 24 years at greenback where he won a state championship in 1987 marcus played for greenback in the early 1990s he initially lined up at wide receiver but switched to quarterback during his senior season in 1993 when he led the cherokees to a 10 3 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals satterfield played wide receiver and punter at east tennessee state university from 1995 to 1998 he helped the bucs reach the ncaa division i aa playoffs in 1996 he finished his career at east tennessee state with 124 catches and 11", "state of tennessee the vsac was organized in the 1940s and dissolved in the early 1980s member schools were in the national association of intercollegiate athletics naia long term members of the conference included the institutions now known as belmont university bethel university bryan college carson newman university christian brothers university king university lee university lincoln memorial university lipscomb university milligan college tusculum university tennessee wesleyan college and union university as well as the now defunct lambuth college the conference dissolved when the institutions in the eastern portion of the state seceded to form the tennessee valley athletic conference tvac those in the western part of the state formed in turn the tennessee collegiate athletic conference tcac the appalachian athletic conference is the direct successor of the tennessee valley athletic conference and was known as such until the mid 1990s when the addition of schools in virginia kentucky and north carolina necessitated the name change the transouth athletic conference which operated from 1996 to 2013 is sometimes regarded as something of a successor to the tcac sponsorship of football by the conference ended after the 1962 season over two decades before the conference dissolved with regard to its other sports", "hodges library is the main library of the university of tennessee located at 1015 volunteer boulevard it is one of many libraries the university of tennessee houses opened in 1969 the library houses 3 million library volumes periodicals and computer resources its rare book collection numbers about 60 000 items the oldest dating from 1481 ad the university of tennessee libraries provides books articles media technology spaces and research expertise in 2010 2011 the library was ranked 48 out of 115 of the top north american research libraries of the united states according to the chronicle of higher education rankings it ranks 48th among all major academic research libraries in canada and the u s by the association of research libraries the current administration of the john c hodges library consists of the library s name acknowledges the contributions of dr john cunyus hodges b march 15 1892 d july 7 1967 a professor of english and a benefactor of the university of tennessee libraries hodges worked at ut for 41 years 1921 1962 and was the author of the harbrace handbook often said to be the most widely used college text in the country its special collections department includes", "it includes the colleges of health professions dentistry graduate health sciences medicine nursing and pharmacy since 1911 the university of tennessee health science center has educated nearly 57 000 health care professionals as of 2010 us news and world report ranked the college of pharmacy 17th among american pharmacy schools graduate medical education programs are located in chattanooga knoxville and nashville family medicine centers in jackson knoxville and memphis dentistry clinics in bristol jackson and union city as well as public and continuing education programs across the state the health science center is part of the statewide multi campus university of tennessee system the university of tennessee health science center also runs the plough center for sterile drug delivery systems which celebrated its 53 year anniversary in 2016 the center educates on sterile product preparation develops a basis for parenteral medications and provides services to the pharmaceutical industry and individuals hands on training in aseptic processing is also offered four times a year at the facility areas of emphasis are the university s research efforts which receive nearly 100 million in yearly grants from the national institutes of health and private foundations the translational science research building and the cancer", "he grew up in oak ridge tennessee and graduated summa cum laude from the university of chattanooga in 1965 with majors in mathematics and psychology and completed his master s and doctoral degrees in mathematics from the university of oregon cunningham is a member of the sigma chi fraternity he began his career in academe as a member of the faculty at the university of kentucky where he taught mathematics for five years he made his first return to tennessee to his alma mater in fact when he was appointed dean of continuing education and mathematics faculty member at the university of tennessee at chattanooga in 1974 he served a year as an american council on education fellow with the chancellor of the university of tennessee knoxville and the president of the university of tennessee he left chattanooga in 1979 to become vice president for academic affairs dean of the faculty and professor of mathematics at susquehanna university in pennsylvania in 1984 he was named president there where he remained until 2000 when he was elected vice chancellor by sewanee s board of trustees and made his second tennessee homecoming he served in this position until 2010 highlights of cunningham", "after graduating from the university of tennessee bartlett served as the men s basketball head coach for carson newman college the university of chattanooga now the university of tennessee at chattanooga and the university of florida and also as the men s tennis head coach at the university of tennessee and ut chattanooga bartlett was born in homerville georgia and graduated from knoxville high school in knoxville tennessee he attended the university of tennessee in knoxville where he played for the tennessee volunteers basketball team from 1949 to 1952 and the volunteers men s tennis team from 1950 to 1952 in basketball he was a three year varsity letterman team captain and an all southeastern conference sec selection at guard as a senior in tennis he was a three year letterman a two year starter and the team captain and an all sec selection as a senior memorably bartlett was undefeated in three seasons on the volunteers varsity men s tennis team and won sec singles tennis championships at no 6 in 1950 no 5 in 1951 and no 3 in 1952 and sec doubles championships at no 3 in 1950 and 1951 and no 2 in 1952 as a", "he was a member of the democratic party bachman was born in chattanooga tennessee he attended several colleges including the former southwestern presbyterian university in clarksville tennessee the predecessor institution to the current rhodes college in memphis tennessee the campus is the current setting of austin peay state university central university in richmond kentucky now merged with centre college in danville kentucky and washington and lee university in lexington virginia he then returned home attending the former law school of the former university of chattanooga now the university of tennessee at chattanooga before actually graduating from the law school of the university of virginia in 1903 he began the practice of law in chattanooga that same year bachman was chattanooga city attorney from 1906 to 1908 and circuit court judge from 1912 to 1918 in 1918 he became an associate justice of the tennessee supreme court resigning in 1924 to run for the u s senate his 1924 campaign was unsuccessful and he returned to the practice of law however on february 28 1933 bachman was appointed to the united states senate by governor of tennessee hill mcalister to the unexpired term of senator cordell hull who had resigned to", "mcmillan was also the first woman in tennessee history to be elected majority leader of the tennessee house of representatives she was a candidate in the 2010 tennessee gubernatorial election but dropped out to run for mayor of clarksville mcmillan graduated from knoxville s south young high school and from the university of tennessee at knoxville she received her j d degree from the university of tennessee college of law in 2006 mcmillan did not seek re election to the tennessee house of representatives and accepted an appointment by tennessee governor phil bredesen to his cabinet where she served as senior advisor to the governor in 2008 she returned to her hometown of clarksville tennessee mcmillan entered the 2010 tennessee gubernatorial election on march 1 2009 on march 31 2010 she dropped out of the race for governor announcing that she would instead run for mayor of clarksville and support mike mcwherter s candidacy for governor mcmillan is married to larry mcmillan who is chancellor for the 19th judicial district of tennessee", "he grew up in chattanooga tennessee he graduated from the university of tennessee at chattanooga with a b s in 1980 and with a j d from university of cincinnati college of law in 1983 fowler practised the law in cincinnati ohio and chattanooga tennessee taught law and government at bryan college for four years fowler was a republican member of the tennessee state senate from the 99th tennessee general assembly until the 104th representing signal mountain tennessee fowler is the president of the family action council of tennessee fact an organization associated with the focus on the family upon retiring as state senator in 2006 he donated us 20 000 to fact a decade later in 2016 fowler staged a rally outside the tennessee state capitol in favor of an anti transgender bathroom bill fowler is married and he has a child he lives in nashville tennessee in 2018 bill banning child brides is scuttled in tennessee house after fowler objects", "hamilton jr september 8 1932 september 5 2008 was a tennessee politician who served in both houses of the tennessee general assembly and was majority leader of the tennessee state senate and tennessee commissioner of environment and conservation hamilton was born in obion county tennessee in 1932 he was educated in the obion county public schools he attended memphis state university now the university of memphis and was graduated with the b a degree from murray state university where he participated in the rotc program in 1955 he immediately afterward fulfilled his commitment to the united states army spending two years on active duty as a second lieutenant before being honorably discharged in 1957 although he remained in the tennessee army national guard until 1977 hamilton s first elected office was service on the union city tennessee board of education in 1964 he was elected to the tennessee house of representatives where his father had previously served as a democrat hamilton served two terms in the state house in 1968 hamilton was elected to the state senate from district 24 representing much of the northern part of west tennessee he served in an increasingly important series of positions on committees", "it is operated by the tennessee board of regents and shares a campus with the tennessee technology center at nashville the nashville state facilities include of space for classrooms labs offices student services and a library nashville state offers a wide array of programs and degrees including degree and certificate studies university parallel transfer programs continuing education adult education mnps s middle college high school dual enrollment and community service programs nashville state serves a seven county service area of middle tennessee which includes cheatham davidson dickson houston humphreys montgomery and stewart counties nashville state is an open entry postsecondary institution offering almost 50 majors of study toward an aa as ast and aas degree and 12 certificate programs in addition nashville state offers continuing education courses ranging from technical skills to management training and programs providing training in such areas as computer aided drafting and office technology it has its origins in a planned redevelopment of a campus on white bridge road which was formerly the site of thayer hospital a hospital operated by what is now the united states department of veterans affairs when the hospital was relocated adjacent to vanderbilt university and its medical center in the", "the volunteers commonly referred to as the vols compete in division i of the national collegiate athletic association ncaa and the southeastern conference sec the volunteers play their home games in thompson boling arena on a court nicknamed the summitt after former tennessee women s basketball coach pat summitt pat summit was one of the greatest women s basketball coaches of all time she died from alzheimer s disease in 2016 she won 8 national championships as the head coach of tennessee lady vols basketball with a current capacity of 21 678 formerly 24 535 tennessee has consistently ranked in the top fifteen in the nation in terms of volume of attendance averaging 14 817 60 39 capacity attendance from 1988 through 2006 and averaging 17 194 79 34 capacity attendance from 2007 through 2018 after reducing seating capacity prior to the 2007 season historically tennessee ranks third in the sec in all time wins many notable players have played collegiately at tennessee players such as ernie grunfeld bernard king dale ellis and allan houston who all played in the nba the volunteers are currently coached by rick barnes who was hired on march 31 2015 to replace donnie tyndall", "he taught at binghamton university for 18 years john arthur son of l james arthur and elizabeth gleason arthur grew up in denver colorado arthur earned his bachelor s degree in philosophy and history at cornell college and his master s degree in political sociology and phd in philosophy at vanderbilt university in total john arthur spent time teaching at five colleges and universities including brandeis university harvard university tennessee state university the college of charleston and lake forest college from 1981 1988 arthur taught at tennessee state university finding the segregated conditions at tsu to be in violation of the equal protection clause of the united states constitution he organized a biracial group to file suit against the state of tennessee the resulting settlement included a desegregation plan for the entire post secondary education system of tennessee and brought in millions of dollars to improve tennessee state university in 1989 soon after leaving tennessee state university arthur published his first book the unfinished constitution philosophy and constitutional practice arthur served as a fellow in law and philosophy at harvard law school from 1986 1988 in 1988 arthur became a professor of philosophy at binghamton university where he worked for", "she was appointed to that body in october 2008 she was elected by state wide vote in 2010 and 2014 lee calls madisonville tennessee her home town she graduated from webb school of knoxville in 1971 after attending vanderbilt university she went on to graduate from the university of tennessee at knoxville receiving a bachelor of science in business administration with a major in accounting with high honors in 1975 she continued her education at the university of tennessee college of law graduating in 1978 from 1978 to 2004 lee was in private practice as an attorney in madisonville during her time in private practice she served as county attorney for monroe county madisonville city judge and city attorney for vonore and madisonville she is a former rule 31 listed family mediator other activities include tennessee bar association house of delegates knoxville bar foundation tennessee bar foundation american bar foundation tennessee judicial conference executive committee tennessee lawyers association for women director east tennessee lawyers association for women president knoxville executive women s association secretary boys and girls club of monroe area board of directors east tennessee historical society board of directors knoxville ywca board of directors knoxville ywca foundation monroe", "he was a professor at the university of nashville and the publisher of agrarian and medical journals during the american civil war he was a surgeon and chaplain for the confederate states army richard owen currey was born on july 28 1816 in nashville tennessee his father robert brownlee currey 1774 1848 served as the mayor of nashville from 1822 to 1824 currey graduated from the university of nashville in 1836 he attended transylvania university from 1837 to 1838 where he studied medicine and he earned his md from the university of pennsylvania in 1840 currey was a physician who also taught medicine in tennessee he became a professor of chemistry experimental philosophy and natural history at east tennessee university in 1846 and he pioneered laboratory based botany teaching in tennessee in 1850 he left east tennessee university to teach at the university of nashville by 1858 he joined the faculty at shelby medical college also located in nashville followed by the daughter s collegiate institute in knoxville currey was a member of the tennessee state medical association he was also the co founder of a hospital and medical school in knoxville and the owner of an apothecary shop in", "state of tennessee as of the 2010 census the population was 41 052 its county seat is winchester franklin county is part of the tullahoma manchester tn micropolitan statistical area american settlement began around 1800 and the county was formally organized in 1807 and named for benjamin franklin during the next several decades the size of the county was reduced several times by reorganizations which created the neighboring counties of coffee county moore county and grundy county one of the most notable early settlers was frontiersman davy crockett who came about 1812 but is not thought to have remained long the university of the south founded by the episcopal church was organized just before the civil war it began full operations shortly after hostilities ceased it encompasses a full university and theological seminary the university of tennessee space institute is also located in the county the area became strongly secessionist before the war franklin county formally threatened to secede from tennessee and join alabama if tennessee did not leave the union which it shortly did this contrasted sharply with the situation in nearby winston county alabama which was largely pro union and allegedly considered seceding from alabama during 1863 the", "it is a united negro college fund member school a slow period of decline began in the 1970s and by 2015 the school had an enrollment of just 11 students in may 2015 the college suspended classes until fall 2016 term in hopes of reorganizing on may 17 2018 the tennessee higher education commission gave its approval for knoxville college to once again reopen its doors and offer classes on 1 july 2018 knoxville college website announced resumption of enrolling students for fall 2018 semester knoxville college is rooted in a mission school established in knoxville in 1864 by r j creswell of the united presbyterian church to educate the city s free blacks and freed slaves this school initially met in the first baptist church building which at the time was located on gay street before moving to a permanent facility in east knoxville in 1866 in spite of general apathy from the city s leaders and threats from poor whites the school s enrollment gradually grew to over 100 in addition to black students the school also had many white students until 1901 when tennessee passed a law forcibly segregating all schools in the 1870s the church s", "baptist hospital is a part of saint thomas health services which also includes saint thomas hospital in nashville middle tennessee medical center in murfreesboro and hickman community hospital in centerville baptist sports medicine combines several services under its umbrella including general orthopedics physical therapy aquatic therapy athletic medicine and occupational therapy baptist sports medicine is the exclusive health care provider to the tennessee titans tennessee secondary school athletic association and lipscomb university in 2007 baptist sports medicine managing director trent nessler headed a research team to evaluate screening tests and evaluate their predictive value for athletic injury when used as a pre assessment tool baptist sports medicine clinics can be found throughout middle tennessee with locations in downtown nashville antioch bellevue brentwood centerville green hills murfreesboro pleasant view rivergate and spring hill as well as at lipscomb university baptist sports medicine is the exclusive provider of medical services to the tennessee titans tennessee secondary school athletic association and lipscomb university until june 2008 it was also a sponsor of the nashville predators", "state of tennessee it replaced maclellan gymnasium a 4 177 seat gymnasium now used for women s volleyball and wrestling originally called utc arena it was renamed mckenzie arena on february 21 2000 in honor of athletic supporters toby and brenda mckenzie of cleveland tennessee the arena opened on october 8 1982 it was designed by campbell associates architects with david j moore as the on site architect construction administrator the first season included a visit by then defending ncaa national champion north carolina tar heels a team which included michael jordan brad daugherty and sam perkins the arena hosted the 2005 2009 and 2011 men s southern conference basketball tournament and the 2005 2009 and 2011 women s tournament championship game in addition to basketball the arena has hosted many ice shows rodeos circuses truck rallies and wrestling events the arena is also home to utc s department of intercollegiate athletics the arena also hosted the 2006 tssaa state wrestling tournament the arena can also accommodate concerts with a 64 by 48 foot stage and capacities of 7 463 for side stage shows 9 107 end stage and 11 557 center stage shows ice shows circuses and even monster" ]

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Whoever formulated this recipe was thinking about pleasing the palette AND improving the immune system, among other things. It's a real treat and now is more affordable than ever. I would recommend this to most people who are looking to improve health and increase energy.", "I have tried many extra virgin coconut oil from wholefoods before, but this Naturesway product ranks as the best. Known for being a healthy dietary supplement, it also serves as multi-purpose.", "I'm a heavy coffee drinker, so this 6-bag box is ideal for a month's usage for me (I even supplement). The Senseo Hazelnut is the best coffee I've tried, dollar for dollar, and I hope it continues to be produced!", "When it comes to coca teas, all the McMate collection is the best! coca teas have the intrinsic value of health attached to them<br />I find the coca tea a lot more interesting and you are getting the pure food, minerals and supplements into your body as well", "I've tried several Bun Bo Hue soup base and this is by far the best. The flavor is good, but you have to watch out for the MSG. That's the only reason I didn't give it a five stars. I use this as a supplement in my broth. You do have to use beef bones to make the broth first and then add this as a supplement. In addition, I also put a few stalks of lemongrass to boost the flavor. Overall, the flavor is great. So much better than the Quoc Viet Soup base.", "Compared to other protein bars, this one tastes the best. It is not chalky. It is easy to eat. Not too sweet like some \"energy\" bars. However, almost half of the calories is from fat and the protein content is lesser than other protein bars. Maybe as a snack. Definitely not a protein supplement.", "and this is the best fruit juice I've ever tasted! Green, fruity and very peppery. The best EVOO I've ever tried and I've tried many brands. Best of all it's domestic! Buy American!!", "What is there to say? KMR has been around forever because it is one of the best, I just keep it in the fridge once open and it last a couple days worth of feedings. Great as a supplement during the transition to solids too. Just remember milk replacers are species specific for a reason. KMR is much richer than the puppy milk replacer so it is best not to substitute for a different species unless it is an emergency situation.", "I am just as concerned in the best quality vitamins and supplements for my pets as I am for myself. After a lot of online research I found 3 Green Dogs and their level of vitamins and the antioxidants is superior! Plus, apparently these taste good too because my dog loves them.", "This is a great sauce to use as a heat supplement to dishes. The flavor itself isn't the best, but for most people the heat is so high that very little is used so the flavor doesn't make much of an affect.<br /><br />I'm wondering why it costs $10.00 to ship a bottle, though...", "Bought this to make mochas at home with my new espresso/cappucino machine and I love it! The best stuff ever and the makes the best mochas ever!", "Like many of the other reviewers I tried many premium KIBBLE for my two mini dachshunds, and this has been by far the best. The kibble is tiny and perfect for the small breed. The ingredients are Deboned Turkey, Chicken Meal, Salmon Meal, Oatmeal, Ground Brown Rice, Ground Barley, Rye Flour, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Menhaden Fish Meal, Tomato Pomace, Natural Chicken Flavor, Pea Fiber, Tomatoes, Salmon Oil, Ground Flaxseed, Carrots, Spinach, Sweet Potatoes, Apples, Blueberries, Potassium Chloride, Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite], Vitamins [Beta-Carotene, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement], Choline Chloride, Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols (a natural preservative), Chicory Root Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation products.", "These are the best dried cherries you will ever eat. Not only do they come from the best cherry region in the country they are by far the yummiest I have ever tried. They are a great value for the money, too! Don't hesitate to order some today.", "NO GMOs, good ingredients. I feel comfortable supplementing my infant's diet with this. The only drawback are the soy ingredients (oil and lethicin- but both are organic). I try my best to keep my children (and the rest of my family) away from soy because of the mal effects of soy phytoestrogens, but it is nearly impossible if using a manufactured food.", "I sent the Godiva bisquits to my mother for Mother's Day. She said they were the BEST bisquits she had ever had. Thanks for the best gift ever!!!!!!", "This is the best canned chili I have ever eaten. Mild hot or what ever it's the best, only problem is it's hard to find if you don't live in Washington state or the northwest.", "..coffee. Ever.<br /><br />Well, maybe not the best ever, but it's absolutely worth every penny. If you like good coffee, you will not be disappointed.", "We use jar baby food to supplement what we make homemade...sometimes you just need the convenience. Our 8 month old LOVES this. She'll eat between a half and whole jar in the morning. Earth's Best is a great brand...organic, no GMO's...all that good stuff. Every kid is different, but this one is a winner for us.", "Not the best hot chocolate ever have. But the best in Kcup form!", "Keep up the good work. This is the best pepper sauce ever,not to hot but has a definate kick with great flavor. The best ever. We've used this for years(a gift from a child who traveled). So glad to find a place to purchase it.", "This is a very healthy food and a supplement rolled into one. I like the taste, although I must admit it will not appeal to everyone, which accounts for my four star rating. It might be likened to coffee beans with a taste of chocolate in the background and a very crunchy texture. If you want a sweet, chocolate taste and really like milk chocolate, then this isn't the best choice for you.", "Most of the ingredients are the same as active puppy supplements I've found, but I crush these up and add them to my bully's raw meat treats. My bully is pure muscle. I am not sure if its the Bully Max, but the cost is similar to other supplements so I use it. I can't compare the Bully Max to other supplements, but I will continue to feed my bully a raw meat, raw veggie, and Bully Max diet.", "This is the best-tasting brown rice I have ever had. Kind of a nutty flavor. This is the only rice I have ever had that tastes great all by itself.", "Best I've ever used for my white coat goldendoodle - softest and brightest he has ever been.", "This is the best rice I ever ate plump and great taste and texture. Forget about jasmine rice Calrose is the best by far.", "I supplement breast feeding with this formula. I struggle to pump enough at work, so supplementing was required once I returned when he was four months. My son is 25 lbs and 27 inches at six months, so obviously he likes it. (lol) As for the whole DHA extraction controversy, do you your own research - I did and I am comfortable with my choice in organic baby formula. It mixes well, which I like a lot. It retails for 29.99 at the grocery store and every where else I have seen it in stores - i think i have gotten it as cheap as 20 a can here with the subscribe and save... Bottom line: I always educate myself on things like this and I am a big fan of Earth's Best, but more importantly, my very large peanut loves it too! :)", "Since I first bought my espresso machine two years ago, the only coffee I have used has been Intelligentsia. Black Cat Regular. Not only the best coffee I've ever tasted in Southern California, it's the best coffee I've ever tasted!", "This is, hands down, the best black licorice ever. The red flavor is also the best I've ever had. This is a soft but chewy licorice with just the right amount of flavoring. The overall texture is what appeals to me the most. We have this as a subscribe & save item we love it so much.", "by far the best tuna ever. i just mayo from whole foods and it is the best. its fast and healthy and best of all it tastes great!", "I bought this three times. Last Easter, this Easter, and now for my mother's birthday. It's the best coconut cream egg I've ever had! It's about the size of a man's fist. The chocolate shell is the best chocolate I've ever tasted and the inside is even better!", "These are the best escargot ever. The escargot are not fatty or gritty. Excellent taste and texture." ]

[ "Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary\nOctober 7, 2017\nDaily Reading from the USCCB: Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29\nThis is a song of liberation for the Israelites living in exile, in which Jerusalem bewails and consoles her captive children.\nFirst the prophet reminds the Jews of their situation. They are dispersed in the Gentile world and are sick with nostalgia for Jerusalem because of their sins. They acknowledge their sinfulness and their infidelity.\nThen Mother Jerusalem speaks. She finds herself desolate, a widow bereft of her offspring. Yet she promises that she will be mindful of them. She will save them from disaster and restore them to enduring joy.\nWe, too, are in a state of desolation because of our sinfulness. But God promises also to us final freedom and joy. He will be mindful of us. He will bring us home again." ]

[ "This week, we’re sharing stories from David Dobbs, Rachel Aviv, Max Read, Holly George-Warren, and Bianca Bosker.\nDEA PICTURE LIBRARY / De Agostini / Getty Images\nThis week, we’re sharing stories from David Dobbs, Rachel Aviv, Max Read, Holly George-Warren, and Bianca Bosker.\nSign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox.\n* * *\nDavid Dobbs | Pacific Standard | October 3, 2017 | 44 minutes (11,231 words)\nDavid Dobbs writes about Nev Jones, a psychologist who experienced psychosis as a Ph.D student, and psychosis more broadly in historic and global context.\nRachel Aviv | The New Yorker | October 4, 2017 | 32 minutes (8,200 words)\nJulie Belshe had thought her parents had been kidnapped: their house in Clark County Nevada was locked and dark, and they didn’t answer their phone for days. She discovered they had been removed from their home and taken to an assisted living facility, their possessions were sold and their money confiscated. It wasn’t a mistake. It was the law.\nMax Read | New York Magazine | October 1, 2017 | 19 minutes (4,980 words)\nIn a little more than a decade, Facebook has become one of the most important technology companies in the world. But as it’s grown, the company has had to try to figure out how to govern its two billion users, something it hasn’t quite managed. In light of that, Max Read grapples with an increasingly important problem: what exactly is Mark Zuckerberg’s world-spanning empire?\nHolly George-Warren | Oxford American | July 15, 2000 | 15 minutes (3,849 words)\nGoodbye, Tom Petty. Revisit this chatty, informal, fun interview with the rock legend from Oxford American’s 2000 Southern music issue.\nBianca Bosker | The Atlantic | October 2, 2017 | 19 minutes (4,872 words)\nIs Josh Tetrick’s vegan-mayo company just another over-promising, under-delivering startup?", "MONACO–(Marketwired – Oct 6, 2017) – Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared:\na cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its 8.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (the “Series B Preferred Shares”) (NYSE: SB.PR.B) for the period from July 30, 2017 to October 29, 2017;\na cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its 8.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (the “Series C Preferred Shares”) (NYSE: SB.PR.C) for the period from July 30, 2017 to October 29, 2017 and\na cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its 8.00% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (the “Series D Preferred Shares”) (NYSE: SB.PR.D) for the period from July 30, 2017 to October 29, 2017.\nEach dividend will be paid on October 30, 2017 to all shareholders of record as of October 23, 2017 of the Series B Preferred Shares of the Series C Preferred Shares and of the Series D Preferred Shares, respectively. Dividends on the Series B, C and D Preferred Shares are payable quarterly in arrears on the 30th day (unless the 30th falls on a weekend or public holiday, in which case the payment date is moved to the next business day) of January, April, July and October of each year.\nThis is the seventeenth consecutive cash dividend declared on the Company’s Series B Preferred Shares, the fourteenth cash dividend declared on its Series C Preferred Shares and the thirteenth cash dividend declared on its Series D Preferred Shares, since their commencement of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.\nThe declaration and payment of dividends, if any, will always be subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company, and will depend on, among other things, the Company’s earnings, financial condition and cash requirements and availability, the Company’s ability to obtain debt and equity financing on acceptable terms as contemplated by the Company’s growth strategy, the restrictive covenants in the Company’s existing and future debt instruments and global economic conditions.\nAbout Safe Bulkers, Inc.\nThe Company is an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, transporting bulk cargoes, particularly coal, grain and iron ore, along worldwide shipping routes for some of the world’s largest users of marine drybulk transportation services. The Company’s common stock, series B preferred stock, series C preferred stock and series D preferred stock are listed on the NYSE, and trade under the symbols “SB,” “SB.PR.B,” “SB.PR.C,” and “SB.PR.D,” respectively.\nForward-Looking Statement\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in the Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events, the Company’s growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy, including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “hopes,” “estimates” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, changes in the demand for drybulk vessels, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates, risks associated with operations outside the United States and other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.", "Mumbai: Television actor Karan Mehra aka favourite son Naitik from ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata hai’ and his wife Nisha Rawal have welcomed their first child, and it’s a baby boy.\nOn Wednesday night, Karan shared the good news with fans with posting an adorable first picture of his son on Instagram. He shared the tiny feet of the new-born baby, which is hold by his parents.\nKaran captioned the picture rather emotionally, “The littlest feet make the biggest footprints on our hearts, this is something that cannot be expressed in just words. We are ready for this new journey with our little blessing that has arrived in the form of a beautiful baby boy.”\nThe littlest feet make the biggest footprints in our hearts, this is something that cannot be expressed in just words. We are ready for this new journey with our little blessing that has arrived in the form of a beautiful baby boy 😇 A post shared by Karan Mehra (@realkaranmehra) on Jun 14, 2017 at 11:19am PDT\nThis year, there have been many new arrivals in the lives of TV stars. In October, actor Karanvir Bohra welcomed twin girls with wife Teejay Sindhu. The couple has named their daughters, Vienna and Raya Bella. In November, Shweta Tiwari become a mother for second time with her second husband Abhinav Kohli, and named the child Reyansh.\nKaran and Nisha tied the knot on November 24, 2012 after dating for one year.\nWatch Nisha baby bump pictures here\nA post shared by Nisha Rawal (@missnisharawal) on Jun 13, 2017 at 4:46am PDT\nA post shared by Nisha Rawal (@missnisharawal) on Jun 11, 2017 at 7:42am PDT\nA post shared by Nisha Rawal (@missnisharawal) on May 28, 2017 at 2:02am PDT\nA post shared by Nisha Rawal (@missnisharawal) on May 2, 2017 at 12:20am PDT", "Click to email (Opens in new window)\nClick to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)\nClick to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)\nClick to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\nShare on Facebook (Opens in new window)\nThe United States men’s national team has come flying out of the gates, largely on the legs of its prince.\n[ WATCH: Pulisic scores | Feeds Jozy for 2-0 ]\nThat’s Prince Pulisic, and he’s playing like a king.\nThe 19-year-old Borussia Dortmund man rounded Jaime Penedo to make it 1-0 in the eighth minute, then sent a delightful ball to Jozy Altidore to have 2-0 before the 25 minute mark.\nThe match is far from over, but the American soccer world sure is loving their new talisman.\n60 Minutes? The kid only needed eight. — Andrew Das (@AndrewDasNYT) October 6, 2017\nI don't think it would be unreasonable to give Pulisic three assists on that goal. — Michael Davies (@embassydavies) October 6, 2017\nPulisic, Marry me. — Stuart Holden (@stuholden) October 6, 2017\nlive look at christian pulisic pic.twitter.com/8L9ObKhV3l — Tom Martin (@TomKCTV5) October 6, 2017\nAIM died so Pulisic could live https://t.co/9YhMQvFfyT — Arielle Castillo (@ariellec) October 6, 2017\nPulisic is the truth & Jozy came to play… 🔥🔥🔥 — Eriq Zavaleta (@_AIR_RIQ_) October 6, 2017\nCHRISTIAN PULISIC IS A GIFT FROM THE HEAVENS — Stars and Stripes FC (@StarsStripesFC) October 6, 2017\nThis isn't even a #hottake anymore, but it's increasingly clear Christian Pulisic at this moment is the best player in #USMNT history. — Thomas Floyd (@thomasfloyd10) October 6, 2017\nMy favorite people on earth: 1. My dog\n2. Christian Pulisic\n3. idk idc — Ryan Rosenblatt (@RyanRosenblatt) October 6, 2017\nme, an hour ago: i'm worried the USMNT might not qualify for the World Cup\nme, now: how can I bet on America winning the next 3 World Cups — Rodger Sherman (@rodger_sherman) October 6, 2017\nChristian Pulisic is putting on a clinic on ESPN2. Goal and this lace to lace dime to Altidore. 2-0 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/xkYwIGu5H1 — Bucci Mane (@Buccigross) October 6, 2017\nPulisic's the first young American soccer player I've seen that seems to have the skill and flair of those kids always coming out of England — Gregg Doyel (@GreggDoyelStar) October 6, 2017\nI don't care what any of you say, I think Pulisic is good. — Andrew Das (@AndrewDasNYT) October 7, 2017\nI can’t believe we have to wait 16 years before we can vote for Christian Pulisic for President. — bliss_street (@bliss_street) October 7, 2017\nPSG going to spend $800 Million to buy that Pulisic-Wood-Jozy Triad. Massive, Instant Upgrade — Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) October 7, 2017\nFollow @NicholasMendola", "President Donald Trump used an exaggerated Spanish accent during a speech marking Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House on Friday.\nIt did not go down well.\nTrump was talking about Puerto Rico’s humanitarian crisis following Hurricane Maria when he suddenly began over-pronouncing the island’s name.\n“We are also praying for the people of Puerto Rico,” he said, emphasizing the first two syllables of the word “Puerto.”\n“We love Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico,” he added, before reverting to his normal accent to say, “We also love Puerto Rico.”\nPeople online were appalled by Trump’s apparent mocking of the accent, and were quick to call him out on Twitter.\nA sampling of the responses are below:\nWHY DID TRUMP TRY A “SPANISH ACCENT” WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS MAN — 🕷🕸spooky court🕸🕷 (@kilIacourt) October 7, 2017\nUgh. Just build the wall already... permanently around him.😐 — Richard B. (@katmore9) October 7, 2017\nTrump just said Pueeeeeerto rrrriiiiiiiicoooooo ( In spanish accent)\nHe is a joke — ALT🛂Immigration🇺🇸 (@ALT_uscis) October 6, 2017\n🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️ every time I see anything involving him. How incredibly embarrassing — Andrea Zinck (@andreajz84) October 6, 2017\nThis is really embarrassing. Sorry to everyone from or living in PR. — diana kerwin (@Alzdoc) October 6, 2017\nOh god. I'm so embarrassed. pic.twitter.com/CeP4OjrnyD — Jean Grey 2017 (@JeanGrey80) October 6, 2017\nDonald Trump Mocks Spanish Accent While Expressing Love For Puerto Rico... pic.twitter.com/1j3voBRyCK — Onedollar Shirtguy (@MadKarmaBomber) October 6, 2017\nTrump trying so hard to pronounce PR with Spanish accent. I laughed. Then went into the bathroom & threw up. I just wanted to stay there. — Jane West (@rltrjane1) October 6, 2017\nPoor Melania is cringing so hard. Too bad she got stuck with a racist, sexist husband. 😐 — Hazh (@hazhuu99) October 7, 2017\nTrump can't help himself. He even mocks a Spanish accent at his Hispanic Heritage Event. https://t.co/f7hIrF2xPC — Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) October 6, 2017\nThat wasn’t a Spanish accent. It was condescending AF tho. https://t.co/ntP9Blso8z — ⚖️Ms. Mueller⚖️ (@wethefreople) October 6, 2017", "The 19th edition of Jio MAMI Film Festival begins with a star-studded Movie Mela where cinema's favourite stars come together to talk about their love for films and more with their fans. Unlike previous year, this year, the cinema celebrating talks have been kept a weekend before the main festival for better engagement.\nMovie Mela is set to begin with the team of Golmaal Again, the fourth part of Rohit Shetty's successful franchise. The cast will talk about their experience in making the film and what makes the crazy fun duo of Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty, such a hit.\nFollowing the session, Vishal-Shekhar would talk about the music trends and changes in their style since their inception. The most awaited session, however, is that of Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor and Karan Johar, wherein they talk about being 'young' in the industry.\nCatch all the live updates and madness from the field right here!\nOct 7, 2017 12:06 pm (IST) Parineeti Chopra, who also happens to be a new addition to Golmaal gang, says she's earned friends for life. I was mentally not prepared for the first day. I've earned friends for life: @ParineetiChopra #GolmaalAgainat MAMI #JioMAMIWithStar2017 — News18 Movies (@News18Movies) October 7, 2017\nOct 7, 2017 12:01 pm (IST) While the actors delve deep in the discussion, here's the title track of Golmaal Again to get you all excited.\nOct 7, 2017 11:49 am (IST) Tabu is the newest addition to the Golmaal gang. Tabu wanted to do a full-fledged commercial film, reveals Rohit Shetty. #GolmaalAgainatMAMI #JioMAMIwithStar2017 — News18 Movies (@News18Movies) October 7, 2017\nOct 7, 2017 11:39 am (IST) If it's Arshad Warsi, it has to be a fun conversation. Look at us! We never have any issues with dates, we barely go to work, quips @ArshadWarsi #GolmaalAgainAtMAMI #JioMAMIWithStar2017 — News18 Movies (@News18Movies) October 7, 2017\nOct 7, 2017 11:29 am (IST) Kunal Kemmu uses quite an interesting way to define the Golmaal franchise. Golmaal is like a pension plan. We screw up and come back to the franchise, says @kunalkemmu #Golmaal4 #JioMAMIwithStar2017 — News18 Movies (@News18Movies) October 7, 2017\nOct 7, 2017 11:26 am (IST) Golmaal 3's first half is the funniest ever made in Hindi Cinema, says Arshad Warsi. #JioMAMIwithStar2017 — News18 Movies (@News18Movies) October 7, 2017\nOct 7, 2017 11:25 am (IST) Now here's a revelation from Rohit Shetty, the creator of Golmaal franchise. The title of Golmaal was an accident, reveals Rohit Shetty. #JioMAMIWithStar2017 #Golmaal4 — News18 Movies (@News18Movies) October 7, 2017\nOct 7, 2017 11:21 am (IST) We are in a good space before the release says director Rohit Shetty #Golmaal4 #JioMAMIwithStar2017 — News18 Movies (@News18Movies) October 7, 2017\nOct 7, 2017 11:15 am (IST) While you wait for the discussion to begin, enjoy the track Hum Nahi Sudhrege from the film.\nOct 7, 2017 10:52 am (IST) The fans have been as excited as curious to know what Golmaal Again has in store for them ever since the trailer has been unveiled. In case you missed out, here's the trailer of the film.\nOct 7, 2017 10:36 am (IST) Golmaal Again is the fourth installment of Rohit Shetty's Golmaal franchise. The director and cast will unveil how the country’s biggest comedy franchise was created in the first place. They will also take us behind the scenes sharing the journey that Golmaal has been for them.\nOct 7, 2017 10:33 am (IST) The first panel of the day will see director Rohit Shetty with the entire cast of Golmaal Again – Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Khemu, Parineeti Chopra and Tabu, in conversation with Anupama Chopra and Rajeev Masand.\nOct 7, 2017 10:29 am (IST) The stage is all set for Jio MAMI Film Festival Move Mela. Are you? The stage is all set. Let the cinema-love roll. #JioMAMIwithStar2017 #MovieMela pic.twitter.com/3XXZInfxhH — News18 Movies (@News18Movies) October 7, 2017", "\"Visceral...bonkers and visceral\"\nLast night saw Sundara Karma take Brixton Academy by storm with the biggest headline show of their career so far. See photos, footage and the setlist below.\nAfter rowdy support from Willie J Healey and The Magic Gang, Reading’s Sundara Karma took to the stage, opening with the transcendental ‘Another Word for Beautiful’. With an evolved live production, the stage was lit up by three glowing orb-like circles – which had replaced the classic curtain backdrop of previous tours.\nAfter a showcase of frontman Oscar Pollock’s soaring vocals, it was onto crowd favourites ‘A Young Understanding’ and ‘Loveblood’ which erupted into mass moshing and rapturous sing-along, Pollock himself even jumped into the crowd during ‘Vivienne’. While performing debut album ‘Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect’ in it’s entirety, they also threw in old favourites ‘Run Away’ and ‘Diamond Cutter’ from their second EP for good measure.\n@sundarakarma #sundarakarma #brixtonacademy A post shared by @scumofcharlottex75 (@spam.scum.of_charlotte) on Oct 6, 2017 at 12:54am PDT\nRambunctious indie-pop aside, the setlist was also punctuated with tender moments too – as Pollock took the time to thank the crowd and explaining that “this is crazy”.\nDuring the encore, a mass of of fans clambered onto each others’ shoulders for the glorious celebration of closer ‘Happy Family’.\nLove love love them #SundaraKarma #shesaid 💚 A post shared by Sharon Cosgrove (@sharon_cosy) on Oct 6, 2017 at 1:17am PDT\nSuch a special evening seeing @sundarakarma at O2 Brixton last night with @elisaseg :') so proud ✨❤ . #SundaraKarma #HappyFamily #O2Brixton A post shared by 💐 Miko The Strange 💐 (@hellismymiko) on Oct 6, 2017 at 4:05am PDT\nClosing with latest single ‘Explore’, the crowd exploded into one final burst of frenzied fanaticism before the lads left the stage to roars of praise.\nSpeaking to NME after the show, Oscar described the experience of the show as ‘“visceral….bonkers and visceral.”\nWords by Ellie Desborough\nSundara Karma’s setlist was:\nAnother Word For Beautiful\nA Young Understanding\nLoveblood\nRun Away\nBe Nobody\nFlame\nLakhey\nOlympia\nDiamond Cutter\nWatching From Great Heights\nLose The Feeling\nVivienne\nShe Said\nDeep Relief\nThe Night\nEncore:\nHappy Family\nExplore\nTour dates:\nSundara Karma’s remaining UK tour dates are below. Tickets are available here.\nFri October 06 2017 – LIVERPOOL Guild of Students\nSat October 07 2017 – SHEFFIELD Plug\nMon October 09 2017 – LEEDS Academy\nThu October 12 2017 – MANCHESTER Academy", "MONACO--(Marketwired - Oct 6, 2017) - Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the \"Company\") ( NYSE : SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared:\na cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its 8.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (the \"Series B Preferred Shares\") ( NYSE : SB.PR.B) for the period from July 30, 2017 to October 29, 2017;\n: SB.PR.B) for the period from July 30, 2017 to October 29, 2017; a cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its 8.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (the \"Series C Preferred Shares\") ( NYSE : SB.PR.C) for the period from July 30, 2017 to October 29, 2017 and\n: SB.PR.C) for the period from July 30, 2017 to October 29, 2017 and a cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its 8.00% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (the \"Series D Preferred Shares\") ( NYSE : SB.PR.D) for the period from July 30, 2017 to October 29, 2017.\nEach dividend will be paid on October 30, 2017 to all shareholders of record as of October 23, 2017 of the Series B Preferred Shares of the Series C Preferred Shares and of the Series D Preferred Shares, respectively. Dividends on the Series B, C and D Preferred Shares are payable quarterly in arrears on the 30th day (unless the 30th falls on a weekend or public holiday, in which case the payment date is moved to the next business day) of January, April, July and October of each year.\nThis is the seventeenth consecutive cash dividend declared on the Company's Series B Preferred Shares, the fourteenth cash dividend declared on its Series C Preferred Shares and the thirteenth cash dividend declared on its Series D Preferred Shares, since their commencement of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.\nThe declaration and payment of dividends, if any, will always be subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company, and will depend on, among other things, the Company's earnings, financial condition and cash requirements and availability, the Company's ability to obtain debt and equity financing on acceptable terms as contemplated by the Company's growth strategy, the restrictive covenants in the Company's existing and future debt instruments and global economic conditions.\nAbout Safe Bulkers, Inc.\nThe Company is an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, transporting bulk cargoes, particularly coal, grain and iron ore, along worldwide shipping routes for some of the world's largest users of marine drybulk transportation services. The Company's common stock, series B preferred stock, series C preferred stock and series D preferred stock are listed on the NYSE, and trade under the symbols \"SB,\" \"SB.PR.B,\" \"SB.PR.C,\" and \"SB.PR.D,\" respectively.\nForward-Looking Statement\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in the Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events, the Company's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy, including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as \"expects,\" \"intends,\" \"plans,\" \"believes,\" \"anticipates,\" \"hopes,\" \"estimates\" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, changes in the demand for drybulk vessels, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates, risks associated with operations outside the United States and other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.", "On the first Friday of October 2016, the world heard Donald Trump boast about grabbing women \"by the pussy\" for the first time.\nJust one short year later, the women's advocacy group UltraViolet is playing the tape on repeat, right outside of the ex-reality star's new house.\nThe group has set up a screen in Washington, D.C. in between the White House and the National Mall to play the infamous recording all day long.\nThe screening began at 9 a.m. local time on Friday morning, and is set to end at 9 p.m. Here's just 55 short minutes of it that UltraViolet live streamed on Facebook.\nThe 2005 tape features audio of a lewd conversation between Trump and former Access Hollywood host Billy Bush.\nTrump brags to Bush about groping and kissing women without their consent. \"And when you're a star, they let you do it,\" Trump says. \"You can do anything ... Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything.\"\nThe Washington Post first reported on the tape on October 7, 2016, sparking national outrage.\nThis is horrific. We cannot allow this man to become president. https://t.co/RwhW7yeFI2 — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 7, 2016\nTrump responded to the widespread disgust, apologizing for his \"foolish\" words, but also dismissing it all as \"locker room banter.\"\n\"It was not so-called 'locker room talk,' it was a man bragging about sexually assaulting women. That man may now sit in the Oval Office, but we will not let him — or anyone else — forget the tape or those comments,\" UltraViolet co-founder Shaunna Thomas said Friday in a statement, according to The Hill.\nBorrowing the \"pussy grabs back\" rhetoric that emerged shortly after the release of the Access Hollywood tapes, UltraViolet posted about their event on social media using the hashtag #WeGrabBack, and held a rally outside the White House to \"grab back.\"\nToday at the White House - Trump's Access Hollywood video on loop all day, one year after the release. #WeGrabBack pic.twitter.com/XuFEhaSAlt — UltraViolet (@UltraViolet) October 6, 2017\nWomen having a protest right now in front of White House ahead of 1 year anniversary of release of Trump Access Hollywood tape pic.twitter.com/f3dryJWgQn — Perry Stein (@PerryStein) October 6, 2017\nWomen won't forget who you are @realDonaldTrump.\nYou're a proud sexual predator and we're here to say #WeGrabBack! pic.twitter.com/y0JfaO3g7G — UltraViolet (@UltraViolet) October 6, 2017\nOne year after hearing the shocking comments, women expressed their outrage about the \"predator-in-chief\" and criticized the country's \"toxic\" culture.\n1 year ago today the release of the Access Hollywood tape confirmed what we already knew. Sexual predators have no place in the White House. — Women's March (@womensmarch) October 6, 2017\n“Toxic masculinity encourages men to devalue human beings. It’s time to destroy this culture hellbent on violence.” #WeGrabBack pic.twitter.com/vYZX9RMZoF — Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) October 6, 2017\n\"We deserve better. We deserve better than Trump and all the men who grab and assault us.\" #WeGrabBack pic.twitter.com/PFqg5LX2FJ — NARAL (@NARAL) October 6, 2017\nThomas expressed her dissatisfaction with the president's policies regarding women.\n\"The Donald Trump on that tape is the same Donald Trump that sits in the Oval Office every day, aggressively pursuing an anti-women agenda, including the active dismantling of legal protections for survivors of sexual assault,\" the UltraViolet co-founder said.\nA lot has happened in a year, but the women of the United States have certainly not forgotten the vulgar and sexually aggressive words that the president called \"a distraction from the issues we are facing today.\"", "Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has apologised after his reaction to a female reporter’s question, saying: “My word choice was extremely degrading and disrespectful to women.”\nPanthers beat writer Jourdan Rodrigue had asked Newton a question about one of his receivers, to which the quarterback replied: “It’s funny to hear a female talk about routes, like, it’s funny.”\n“If you are a person who took offence to what I said, I sincerely apologise to you,” said Newton. “I’m a man who tries to be a positive role model in my community, and tries to use my platform to inspire others, and I take ownership to everything that comes with that.\n“What I did was extremely unacceptable. I’m a father to two beautiful daughters, and at their age I’m trying to instil in them that they can do and be anything that they want to be.\n“The fact that during this whole process I’ve already lost sponsors and countless fans, I realise that the joke is really on me, and I’ve learned a valuable lesson from this.”\nWe’re disheartened by Cam Newton’s behavior, which we perceive as sexist. We shared our concerns with Cam & will no longer work with him. — Oikos Greek Yogurt (@Oikos) October 5, 2017\nAdvertising\nNewton continued: “And to the young people who see this, I hope that you learn something from this as well. Don’t be like me. Be better than me.\n“To the reporters, to the journalists, to the moms, super moms, to the daughters, the sisters and the women all around the world, I sincerely apologise and hope that you can find the kindness in your heart to forgive me. Thank you.”\nCam Newton: “Don’t be like me. Be better than me.” — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 6, 2017\nNewton’s apology received a positive reaction on social media, with many suggesting that the world of sport move on from the incident.\nAdvertising\nA sincere apology from Cam Newton. Now let's move forward.Respectfully, and equally. https://t.co/C59W6ZMg7K — Alyssa Lang (@AlyssaLang) October 6, 2017\nGood on Cam Newton. Took his time responding and collecting his thoughts and issued a sincere, heartfelt apology. — Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) October 6, 2017\nCam Newton with a sincere apology, very well done on his part, and that’s done for me!!! — Mark Sturgis (@SturgisSports) October 6, 2017\nAlthough not everybody reacted well to his choice of wording.\nI never put much stock into any apology that includes wording \"If you…took offense to what I said.\" #CamNewton — Chris Dufresne (@DufRankman) October 6, 2017\nMeanwhile Rodrigue has also found herself in trouble, as tweets from 2012 and 2013 deemed racially insensitive were found on her Twitter account.\n“I apologize for the offensive tweets from my Twitter account from 4/5 years ago,” Rodrigue tweeted.\n“There is no excuse for these tweets and the sentiment behind them. I am deeply sorry and apologize.”", "Get What's On updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nManchester is a hive of activity this weekend as the city-wide Neighbourhood Festival takes over its music venues and Manchester Food and Drink Festival continues.\nAnd that's just the beginning of this weekend's spoils.\nWe've rounded up some of our highlights for you to take your pick from, covering comedy, music, spoken word, food, drink and everything in between.\nLet us know what you're up to this weekend by tweeting us @CityLifeManc .\nFriday October 6\nMusic - Grizzly Bear\nFour years since their last UK visit, Brooklyn indie stalwarts Grizzly Bear are back to showcase their fifth and latest album, Painted Ruins. Anticipate more of the same hauntingly beautiful melodies we've come to expect from Ed Droste and co.\nAlbert Hall / alberthallmanchester.com / 0161 817 3490 / Friday October 6, 7pm / £25\nClubbing - Meat Free x Mord Records\nAfter an epic encounter 12 months ago, the Meat Free gang are teaming up once more with Dutch label Mord Records for this intimate shindig at The White Hotel. The line-up includes Bas Mooy, Paul Birkin and Myler, joined by residents Aalice, Blasha & Allatt and Lucy Ironmonger.\nThe White Hotel, Salford / thewhitehotel.club / Friday October 6, 11pm-8am / £15\nClubbing - Micron & 909\nTwo of the north-west's most revered clubbing brands, Micron and 909, have joined forces to bring electronic music titans Andrew Weatherall and Ivan Smagghe to Gorilla to play a back-to-back five hour set.\nGorilla / thisisgorilla.com / 0161 826 2998 / Friday October 6, 11pm-4am / £15\nLiterature - Manchester Literature Festival 2017\n(Image: MEN UGC)\nKarl Marx and Friedrich Engels working away in Chetham’s Library. John Cooper Clarke’s splenetic punk poetry. The magical verse of the current Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. The Greater Manchester region - not that you really needed reminding - has always had a great way with words.\nGiven that wonderful literary legacy, it’s no wonder that Manchester has been home to one of the country’s finest writing festivals. Back for a twelfth outing this month, MLF 2017 is promising its most socially and politically-engaged programme to date, inviting more than 100 writers, thinkers and activists to the city to share their work and tackle the burning issues of the day.\nAs well as showcasing new writers and one-off commissions, the festival also features plenty of established names: comedian Sarah Millican chats about her debut book, How To Be Champion; one of Ireland’s best-loved authors, Roddy Doyle, discusses his books, films and latest novel, Smile; and - most intriguingly - TV cook Nigella Lawson is teaming up with author and fellow foodie Jeanette Winterson to discuss the pleasures of cooking, eating and writing.\nVarious venues / Friday 6 to Sunday 22 October / Full line-up and ticket info at manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk\nFilm - Grimmfest\nManchester's festival of cult, horror and fantasy film returns for a ninth helping of blood, gore and downright depravity.\nTitles showing as part of this year's programme include new British black comedy Double Date, Australian gothic thriller Rabbit and the as-outrageous-as-it-sounds Attack of the Adult Babies.\nVue, The Printworks / October 5 to 8 / Full programme and ticket information at grimmfest.com\nFood and drink - Bolton Beer Festival\nBeer-lovers will find plenty to slake their thirst at this huge festival inside Bolton's Macron Stadium.\nBoasting more than 200 real ales, lagers, ciders, spirits, wine and prosecco, there's something to please every palate.\nMacron Stadium, Bolton / October 4 to 7 / Tickets and info at beer-festival.co.uk\nClubbing - I Love Acid at Hidden\n(Image: Hidden Facebook)\nLondon club night and vinyl-only label I Love Acid returns to Hidden with a very special line up including an exclusive live acid set from Altern8.\nJoining them live will be residents Posthuman and Chris Moss Acid (Don’t / Bug Klink / Rave or Die), topping a DJ line up featuring Terry Farley, Joe Hart, Kerrie, Akaram and the Hacienda’s very own Jon Dasilva.\nHidden / hidden.club / Friday October 6, 10pm-4am / Tickets from £15\nSaturday October 7\nMusic - Neighbourhood Festival\nMetropolitan music festivals don’t come more impressive than Manchester’s Neighbourhood. Back for its second outing, the indie-rock spectacular will be taking over 11 of the city’s finest venues - the Albert Hall, O2 Ritz, Sound Control, The Deaf Institute – with a 100-strong line-up of acts including The View, Peace, Rat Boy, Cabbage, Idles, Superfood, The Big Moon, Man & The Echo, The Strypes, The Amazons, The Subways and more.\nVarious venues / Saturday 7 October, from midday / £30, full line-up and ticket info at neighbourhoodfestival.com\nComedy - Laugh Out Loud\nAfter last month’s terrific launch night, expect another busy turn-out for this second edition of Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club at The Stage Door. BAFTA-nominated comedian Raymond Mearns headlines, with support from Simon Lomas, John Hastings and Damion Larkin.\nThe Stage Door / facebook.com/TheStageDoorManchester /0161 245 6600 / Saturday October 7, 7.30pm / £17.50\nClubbing - Kinetic Trance Gathering 2017\nShowcasing 40 DJs over a 17-hour period, UK trance brand RONG have pulled out all the stops for the first event in their Kinetic Trance Gathering series. Mighty German mixmaster Paul Van Dyk tops the bill, joined by a host of trance heavyweights including John O’Callaghan, Simon Patterson, Giuseppe Ottaviani and more.\nVictoria Warehouse / victoriawarehouse.com / 0161 660 7000 / Saturday October 7, 6pm-6am / £36\nMusic - Music that Matters\nOxfam Festival Shop presents Music That Matters that brings together ethical clothes shopping and a love of music in the heart of Manchester.\nFashion-lovers can get their hands on hand-picked vintage, one-off pieces from Oxfam, and the rails will be topped up throughout the day with brands including Adidas, Burberry and Vivienne Westwood, so there will always be a treasure waiting whatever time you arrive.\nThe event will play host to four exciting, upcoming bands from around the northest. Hailing from Liverpool, both The Blurred Sun Band and Samurai Kip will bring their energetic psych to the streets of Manc. Blackburn’s Anhedonia will strip their rock and roll back for the intimate show, while Bad Cardigan make the trip from East Lancs with their harmonious acoustic beats.\nJimmy's / jimmysnq.com / Saturday October 7, 11am to 5pm / Free\nSunday October 8\nComedy - Simon Day: In Character\nStar of The Fast Show, Mr Simon Day is visiting Salford Quays to showcase some of his best-loved characters from stage and screen. Expect appearances from pub bore Billy Bleach, Yorkshire poet Geoffrey Allerton, notorious hard man Tony Beckton and – most excitingly - humanitarian prog-rocker Brian Pern.\nThe Lowry / thelowry.com / 0843 208 6000 / Sunday October 8, 8pm / £23.50 grimmfest.com\nFood and drink - Foodie Open Day at Victoria Baths\n(Image: Paul Burroughs)\nThe Longsight landmark is throwing open its doors this weekend with a pop-up restaurant taking residence inside.\nThe Open Kitchen will serve dishes from around the world, from east Asian fried noodles to Mexican quesadillas and American pancakes, buffet-style, complemented by a line up of street food traders including Hungry Little Critters, Grain, MC Streetfood, I Knead Pizza and Lola's Bakehouse.\nGuided tours around the historic gem will also be running on the day, which is raising money for Manchester Deaf Centre and homeless charity Barnabus.\nVictoria Baths / victoriabaths.org.uk / Sunday October 8, 12-4pm / Tickets £12 including buffet from The Open Kitchen or £4 on the door (no food included)\nSpoken word - John Cooper Clarke\nSalford poet and comedian John Cooper Clarke takes over Mayfield Depot for one night only in this exclusive live show, joined by special guests Mike Garry and Toria Garbutt.\nExpect an evening like no other, of spectacular poetry in a jaw-dropping space.\nMayfield Depot / johncooperclarke.com / Sunday October 8, 7.30pm / £28.50", "After welcoming his son Caiden Zane last week, Ryan Lochte is finally sharing him with the rest of us!\nThe Olympic swimmer took to Instagram on Wednesday to post a photo of his new family of three. For the caption, he wrote, “Words can’t describe how happy I am.”\nWords can't describe how happy I am @usweekly #dreamcometrue #blessed #daddy #caidenzanelochte A post shared by Ryanlochte (@ryanlochte) on Jun 14, 2017 at 10:47am PDT\nRELATED: Expecting parents Ryan Lochte and Kayla Rae Reid are having a…\nA few hours later, the proud father shared another adorable family photo, writing, “Now this is what it’s all about….. family!!!!!!!”\nNow this is what it's all about….. family!!!!!!! #Mommy #daddy #CZL A post shared by Ryanlochte (@ryanlochte) on Jun 14, 2017 at 4:41pm PDT\nReid also shared a photo of Caiden on Instagram and said, “I’m in awe every day and I love watching our little man grow daily. His face melts my heart.”\nCaiden is the first child for the couple, who have been engaged since October. Now that their son is here, they plan to get married in a fall ceremony in California.\nRELATED: Oh boy! Ryan Lochte and his fiancée Kayla Rae Reid are officially parents", "‘Comic warrior’ Ralphie May dead at 45\nRalphie May performs at the 2015 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. A spokeswoman for Ralphie May says the comedian has died at age 45. (Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP, File)\nComedian Ralphie May died Friday at the age of 45, drawing an outpouring of tributes from fellow stand-up comics, who remembered him as a “funny man,” a “sweetheart of a guy” and a “comic warrior.”\n“Wow …. I was just told that Ralphie May passed,” Kevin Hart tweeted. “I’m truly saddened by this. He was a good dude. Heaven just got another funny angel RIP man.”\nThe Chattanooga, Tennessee-born comic’s death was reported on his Facebook page.\n“We are heartbroken to announce the untimely death of our friend, Ralphie May,” the post read. “Ralphie had been battling pneumonia and had cancelled a handful of dates over the last month in an effort to recover. Earlier this morning at a private residence in Las Vegas his body was discovered, cause of death is cardiac arrest.”\nWord of the popular comedian’s death drew tributes from all sides of the comedy world.\n“Oh man fellow comedian and friend Ralphie May just died,” tweeted Larry the Cable Guy. “So crazy. RIP Ralphie. You my friend were one of the nicest and kindest out there.”\nComedian Marc Maron tweeted: “Damn. RIP Ralphie May. Comic warrior.”\nMay got his big break on “Last Comic Standing” in 2003, and quickly became a regular featured comic on Comedy Central. He was known for his non-stop touring and was the resident comedian at Harrah’s Las Vegas.\nHe won the Casino Comedian of the Year at the Global Gaming Expo, according to his Facebook page.\n“As his manager and his friend, I will miss his laugh, his generosity to fellow comedians, his trademark orneriness, and his enormous love of life,” his manager, Judi Marmel, told TMZ. “He left us entirely too soon — and we can only wonder where his comedy might have taken all of us. We send our love to his family, his fans, and all the comics who shared stages with him across the country.”\nWow….I was just told that Ralphie May passed. I'm truly saddened by this. He was a good dude. Heaven just got another funny angel RIP man — Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) October 6, 2017\nSo sad to hear about Ralphie. Sweet guy. He loved doing stand up and loved comedians. #RIPRalphieMay — Jim Gaffigan (@JimGaffigan) October 6, 2017\nOh NO. Ralphie May, comedian. RIP. As much fun to hang out with as he was to watch. GODDAMIT. — Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) October 6, 2017\nWhoa… man.. this sucks. Ralphie was a good guy & a very funny person. Condolences to his family & fans. https://t.co/M9s6bneAeA — Dane Cook (@DaneCook) October 6, 2017\nR.I.P. @Ralphie_May One of the nicest I’ve met in this business. — Nick Di Paolo (@NickDiPaolo) October 6, 2017\nRalphie May. Dammit. You were a funny and sweet mofo man. Rest In Peace. — bob saget (@bobsaget) October 6, 2017\nIt was a fun summer with you n biscuit. Safe next gig. Miss the shit out of you already. Xoxo n #RIP @Ralphie_May pic.twitter.com/MMmvlQjnA9 — Kathleen Madigan (@kathleenmadigan) October 6, 2017\nShit man, I may end up literally the last comic standin' and whatnot. Farewell, Ralphie May. pic.twitter.com/hYiJcE2kb4 — George Wallace (@MrGeorgeWallace) October 6, 2017\nI'm at a loss for words to hear about the passing of comedian Ralfie May. He was a friend to many and a father of 2 beautiful children. RIP😞 pic.twitter.com/nGsq63xN0c — Gabriel Iglesias (@fluffyguy) October 6, 2017\nReally sad to hear the news that @Ralphie_May died. Always funny and a really sweet guy. — jim jefferies (@jimjefferies) October 6, 2017\nRIP Ralphie May. Another comedian gone. Lost a lot of great comics this year. — Gary Owen (@garyowencomedy) October 6, 2017\nRalphie May RIP funny man. We shared good talks & good laughs . See you on the other side kid — Jim Breuer (@JimBreuer) October 6, 2017\nDamn. RIP Ralphie May. Comic warrior. — marc maron (@marcmaron) October 6, 2017\nOh man fellow comedian and friend Ralphie May just died. So crazy. RIP Ralphie. You my friend were one of the nicest and kindest out there. — Larry The Cable Guy (@GitRDoneLarry) October 6, 2017\nRalphie May was a sweetheart of a guy and I’m going to miss him. https://t.co/OQE9kThpPo — Joe Rogan (@joerogan) October 6, 2017\nI love you @Ralphie_May rest in paradise my friend. Thank you for giving me my first break in hollywood. — Jo Koy (@Jokoy) October 6, 2017", "Darrion Caldwell continued his takeover of the Bellator bantamweight division on Friday when he dethroned Eduardo Dantas of the championship belt in the Bellator 184 headliner.\nCaldwell (11-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) further lived up to his claim as a fighter with great potential when he ended Dantas’ (20-5 MMMA, 10-2 BMMA) reign as 135-pound champion with a unanimous-decision win in the Spike-televised main event at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla.\nCheck out the top Twitter reactions Caldwell’s title-winning victory over Dantas at Bellator 184.\n* * * *\nThe Battle for the Bantamweight Belt starts NOW on @spike #Bellator184 pic.twitter.com/RkS0pfSRNA — Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) October 7, 2017\nHOLY FUCK THAT SUPLEX. 😱 He almost broke Dantas' neck/face! #Bellator184 — Yellow Power Ranger (@Sugarhigh5me) October 7, 2017\nReally good main event. Two completely different styles! #bellator164 — Saad Awad (@SAADMMA) October 7, 2017\nCaldwell and Dantas are both insanely good athletes. Such a shame Sonnen is on commentary, continuing to tell the audience it’s boring. — Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) October 7, 2017\nNever seen it heard of this @TheWolfMMA before but I have him up 3-1 So far and I’m impressed with him . #Bellator https://t.co/t0v8SfeLyI — Chris Clements (@menaceclements) October 7, 2017\nHow many takedowns would Caldwell have if Dantas never grabbed the cage? #Bellator184 — Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) October 7, 2017\nCaldwell took a while to get on his stool there — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 7, 2017\nHow come Jimmy gave Caldwell round 3? — Matheus Aquino (@MatheusDCAquino) October 7, 2017\nHow many times will Dantas grab the fence before Herzog will take a point? — Jason Floyd (@Jason_Floyd) October 7, 2017\nWtf how many times is dantes going to be allowed to grab fence! @BellatorMMA great Rd4 I think dantes need Finnish to win #mma — Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) October 7, 2017\nI agree with Cael, Caldwell caught a second win. He took a poke to the eye but fought through it. 49-46 for #andnew @TheWolfMMA Should win — Steven Wright (@steventhewarman) October 7, 2017\nI think there’s a new champion #Bellator184 — Chris Clements (@menaceclements) October 7, 2017\nIt's over. Caldwell should get the decision. Pretty clear, imo. Dantas wasn't agressive, Caldwell outwrestled him. — Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) October 7, 2017\nWtf taking so long? — Truck Gordon (@TruckMMA_UFC) October 7, 2017\nBellator 184 Darrion Caldwell def. Eduardo Dantas via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 50-45) – to win 135 title https://t.co/PMv7UrL3qr — MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) October 7, 2017\nFor complete coverage of Bellator 184, check out the MMA Events section of the site.", "On Friday morning, American standup comedian Ralph O. “Ralphie” May died of cardiac arrest in Las Vegas, PEOPLE confirms. He was 45.\n“Ralphie had been battling pneumonia and had cancelled a handful of dates over the last month in an effort to recover,” May’s manager said in a statement. “Earlier this morning at a private residence in Las Vegas his body was discovered, cause of death is cardiac arrest.\n“Two days ago he won the Casino Comedian of the Year at the Global Gaming Expo and had performances throughout the remainder of 2017 as part of his residency at Harrah’s Las Vegas,” his manager said.\nIn 2003, May competed in the first season of Last Comic Standing, finishing in second place. The comedian went on to record multiple comedy specials for Comedy Central and Netflix, including The Girl of a Nation.\nHis death was mourned by fellow comedians including Larry the Cable Guy and Gabriel Iglesias.\n“Oh man fellow comedian and my friend Ralphie May just died. So crazy,” wrote Larry the Cable Guy on Twitter on Friday. “RIP Ralphie. You my friend were one of the nicest and kindest out there.”\n“I’m at a loss for words to hear about the passing of comedian Ralphie May,” added Iglesias. “He was a friend to many and a father of 2 beautiful children.”\nOh man fellow comedian and friend Ralphie May just died. So crazy. RIP Ralphie. You my friend were one of the nicest and kindest out there. — Larry The Cable Guy (@GitRDoneLarry) October 6, 2017\nRalphie May RIP funny man. We shared good talks & good laughs . See you on the other side kid — Jim Breuer (@JimBreuer) October 6, 2017\nWhoa… man.. this sucks. Ralphie was a good guy & a very funny person. Condolences to his family & fans. https://t.co/M9s6bneAeA — Dane Cook (@DaneCook) October 6, 2017\nI'm at a loss for words to hear about the passing of comedian Ralfie May. He was a friend to many and a father of 2 beautiful children. RIP😞 pic.twitter.com/nGsq63xN0c — Gabriel Iglesias (@fluffyguy) October 6, 2017\nIn 2015, May and his wife, comedian Lahna Turner, filed for divorce. The couple had two children, April June and August.", "Stockholders Approve Merger and Sponsorship Transaction\nDeadline to Elect Form of Consideration Thursday, October 12, 2017\nDeclared a special dividend of $1.94 per share\nBETHESDA, Md., Oct. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TerraForm Power, Inc. (Nasdaq:TERP) (the “Company”), an owner and operator of clean energy power plants, today announced that the Company’s stockholders approved the previously announced Merger and Sponsorship Transaction with certain affiliates of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield”) and that the Merger and Sponsorship Transaction will close on Monday, October 16, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Agreement, the Company also announced that the deadline for stockholders to submit an effective form of election with respect to the form of consideration they would like to receive in connection with the Merger and Sponsorship Transaction is Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. New York City time. Stockholders who own their stock through a bank or brokerage firm may be subject to an earlier election deadline as set by their applicable bank or brokerage firm.\n“We are very pleased to announce the closing date of the Brookfield Transaction,” said Peter Blackmore, Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “With the support of Brookfield as a sponsor, TerraForm Power is well positioned for future success.”\nAt a special meeting of the stockholders of the Company held on October 6, 2017, stockholders voted to approve and adopt the Merger and Sponsorship Transaction Agreement, approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, and approve certain compensation arrangements for the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the merger and other transactions contemplated by the Merger and Sponsorship Transaction Agreement. The adoption of the Merger and Sponsorship Transaction Agreement was also approved by a majority of the Company’s stockholders, excluding Brookfield, SunEdison and their respective affiliates. All conditions to the closing of the Brookfield Transaction have been satisfied (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing).\nUpon the closing of the merger, depending on the form of consideration stockholders elect, stockholders will be entitled to either (i) receive $9.52 in cash or (ii) retain one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in the Company for each share of the Company’s Class A common stock owned immediately prior to the merger. The election is subject to proration based on the number of shares for which stockholders have elected each type of consideration, as described more fully in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on September 6, 2017.\nAlso on October 6, 2017, the board of directors of the Company formally declared a previously announced special dividend of $1.94 per share on its shares of Class A common stock. The special dividend will be payable in cash to Class A stockholders of record on the closing date, October 16, 2017, immediately prior to the effective time of the merger.\nAbout TerraForm Power\nTerraForm Power is a renewable energy company that is changing how energy is generated, distributed and owned. TerraForm Power creates value for its investors by owning and operating clean energy power plants. For more information about TerraForm Power, please visit: www.terraformpower.com.\nContacts:\nInvestors:\nBrett Prior\nTerraForm Power\n[email protected]\nMedia:\nMeaghan Repko / Joseph Sala\nJoele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher\n[email protected]\n(212) 355-4449\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\nThis communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements involve estimates, expectations, projections, goals, assumptions, known and unknown risks, and uncertainties and typically include words or variations of words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “objective,” “forecast,” “target,” “potential,” “continue,” “would,” “will,” “should,” “could,” or “may” or other comparable terms and phrases.\nSuch statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the expected closing date of the Merger and Sponsorship Transaction, the deadline for stockholders to elect the form of consideration they would like to receive in connection with the Merger and Sponsorship Transaction and the Company’s future success. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations as of the date of this press release and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including but not limited to: any delays in the closing of the Merger and Sponsorship Transaction; the Company’s future operating results; the impact of the sponsorship arrangements with Brookfield; and additional factors we have described in other filings with the SEC.\nThe risks included above are not exhaustive. Other factors that could adversely affect our business and prospects are described in the filings made by us with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.", "With this Friday's U.S. launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8 combined with market share weakness in China, Apple's stock, at $141 actually looks like a hold.\nDue to the battery fire problems and associated negative press for Samsung combined with the auspicious launch of iPhone 7, Apple's stock is up 45% since July 26, 2017.\nAlthough I greatly respect Warren Buffett, as one of the greatest investors of all time, investing in technology isn't his bailiwick.\nOn February 27, 2017, Warren Buffett appeared in an exclusive interview with his favorite CNBC anchor, Becky Quick (here is the transcript). During the interview, Warren shared with Becky that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) meaningfully increased its stake in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to roughly 123 million shares, a roughly 133% increase since its December 31, 2016 filing. Despite Warren Buffett's glowing endorsement and significant investment, I write to offer some cautionary food for thought.\nQuick: Welcome back to \"Squawk Box\" everybody, we are live in Omaha, Nebraska this morning with Berkshire Hathaway's chairman and CEO, Warren Buffett. And if you thought you could sleep in this morning and catch up with us, well, you are late already. Warren Buffett has already told us this morning some secrets that nobody else knew until just now. Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway have been buying a lot of shares of Apple. In fact, as of the end of the year, according to SEC filings and the annual report it was the fifth largest holding of Berkshire at $7 billion in that stock. Warren just told us that he had continued buying that stock, even through the beginning of this year. And at this point he now owns $17 billion worth of Apple shares. That gives him about 2.5 percent of the shares outstanding of Apple, and is now the second largest holding after Wells Fargo for Berkshire Hathaway.\nHere are the top institutional holders of Apple as of December 31, 2017\nSource: Yahoo Finance\nAlthough Apple, currently trading at 15.6X FY17 earnings, doesn't appear expensive through a conventional lens, investors need to remember that when you have a $750 billion market capitalization, you have to move an incredible number of products and services to hit these numbers.\nSource: Yahoo Finance\nFor perspective, as recently as July 26, 2016, Apple shares closed at $96.67. As of its January 31, 2017 earnings release, Apple had 5.327 fully diluted shares outstanding. In other words, from July 26, 2016 through April 13, 2017, its closing price of $141.05, Apple has added $236.41 billion in market capitalization ($44.38 per share x 5.327 billion shares).\nI would argue there were two majors reasons why Apple's stock has experienced such a big leg up since late July 2016. The first is that in early October, due to multiple reports of fires, Samsung abandoned its Galaxy Note 7 phone (see NYT article). The other catalyst was Apple's auspicious September 7, 2016 launch of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.\nFor definitive proof that Apple's successful launch of the iPhone 7 and Samsung's negative battery fire news were the drivers, let's look at some changes in global smartphone market share.\nPer IDC, here is a look at global smartphone market share data through Q3 2016. Look at how Samsung was 950 basis points ahead of Apple at that point in time.\nPer Strategy Analytics, during Q4 2016, Samsung dropped back and Apple leapt forward, this was the period where Samsung didn't have a flagship phone as iPhone 7 was doing well.\nMoreover, the only fly in the ointment when it comes to Apple's Q1 2017 results was the relative weakness in China. It is hard to precisely work out specifics as Apple is notoriously guarded with the way it reports its results, but YoY, Apple revenue from Greater China was down 12%.\nMoreover, per Macrumors.com, check out the following new article, published April 13, 2017:\nApple's iOS has dropped to its lowest share of the smartphone market in urban China since July 2014, according to new data collected and shared by Kantar Worldpanel. Today's report specifically details smartphone shares around the world for the three months ending in February 2017. In total, devices running iOS dropped 8.9 percentage points from the same year-ago quarter, receding from 22.1 percent of the China market to 13.2 percent.\nFinally, this Friday, April 21, 2017, the Samsung Galaxy S8 will go on sale in the United States.\nCheck out this ZDnet.com headline (and review) for the Galaxy S8.\nTakeaway\nWarren Buffett is one of the greatest investors of all time. However, until recently, he very rarely invested in technology companies. How much of this recent leg up and continued momentum can be attributed to excitement from Warren Buffett's stake?\nRemember, since July 26, 2016, about six weeks before the launch of the iPhone 7, Apple's stock was trading at $97 per share. With Apple's 5.327 billion shares outstanding, investors need to realized that its market capitalization has increased by north of $235 billion, since then.\nThis $235 billion increase, since July 26, 2016, is more than the market capitalization of the following technology behemoths: Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), SAP (NYSE:SAP), etc.\nPerhaps, Apple got a bit lucky with the timing of its iPhone 7 launch and then Samsung's Note 7 flagship phone widely reported battery fire (and associated bad press). With Samsung's flagship phone officially off the market, the timing of Apple's iPhone 7 launch was perfect. As a result, Apple's Q1 FY17 results surprised to the upside and this created a lot of momentum in the stock. However, Apple's market share in China, its most important growth market continues to be under pressure and the launch of Samsung's Galaxy S8 should take back some market share from Apple. For the reasons cited in this piece, Apple stock, at $141 per share, actually looks more like a hold than a strong buy.\nDisclosure: I/we have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.\nI wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.", "The fall is a busy time for birthdays in the Ball family. LaVar Ball and Lonzo Ball celebrated theirs in late October, LiAngelo Ball turned 19 in November and Tina Ball takes her turn with her 50th birthday on Dec. 11.\nTo celebrate the occasion, the Lady Baller’s boys posted to Instagram in support of “the greatest woman out there.”\nHappy birthday to the greatest woman out there. Love you momma❤️ A post shared by LiAngelo Ball (@gelo) on Dec 11, 2017 at 7:42am PST\nHappy Birthday Momma Love You 💕 A post shared by LaMelo Ball (@melo) on Dec 11, 2017 at 7:12am PST\nWe at LonzoWire would also like to extend our birthday wishes to Tina. Without her, we wouldn’t be here, either!", "Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Central tied Brick Memorial 7-7 at halftime on this touchdown pass\nBrick Memorial running back Blaine Netterman rushes against Central Regional during high school football game at at Brick Memorial High School, Brick, NJ. Friday, October 6, 2017. Noah K. Murray-Correspondent Asbury Park Press (Photo: Noah K. Murray-Correspondent Asb)\nStaff writer Steve Falk is live at the Central Regional and Brick Memorial Football game. Follow the game with Steve live here.\nAt halftime, the score is tied at 7-7.", "Story highlights Dozens showed up for the \"Rally to Grab Back\" on Friday\nOctober 7, 2017 marks one year since a recording of Trump making lewd remarks about women in 2005 surfaced\nWashington (CNN) Five words are once again coming back to haunt President Donald Trump: \"Grab them by the pussy.\"\nThat's what Trump told \"Access Hollywood\" host Billy Bush in 2005 that was picked up by a microphone, a recording that wasn't unearthed until October 2016, one month before the election.\nNow, UltraViolet, a women's advocacy organization, wants to make sure people don't forget: The man making sexually aggressive remarks in the recording is now in the White House. On Friday, the group played the recording -- complete with video, audio and subtitles -- on a nonstop loop on a giant 10-by-16-foot screen set up on the National Mall near the White House.\n\"We really just want to remind the American people who Donald Trump is, and who he explicitly told us who he was in this videos: A self possessed, proud sexual predator,\" Emma Boorboor, a campaign director for UltraViolet, told CNN.\nThe group, which works to expand women's rights and fight sexism, came up with the idea about a month ago, anticipating the one-year anniversary of the leaking of the recording on October 7. They promoted it through Facebook alongside other organizations including Resist Here, Beyond the Bomb, Working Families Party, Generation Progress and CREDO Mobile.\nRead More", "Where to Stream Cult of Chucky\nMore Options\nThis weekend, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO, Showtime, STARZ, Sundance Now, Acorn TV, BritBox, Shudder, Tribeca Shortlist, and more are adding a slew of new titles for your streaming enjoyment. Whether you’re looking for some truly original titles or the most recent theatrical releases, your favorite platforms are well-equipped to get your queue through the next few days.\nStreaming services are staying on-theme for this October across the board – between horror titles like Cult of Chucky and Raw on Netflix, American Horror Story on Prime Video, and Blair Witch on Hulu, there is truly no shortage of frights for all your scary streaming needs. Looking for some truly riveting original content? Netflix’s first-ever Italian original series, Suburra, just might do the trick, or if you’re feeling a need for a little more warmth, HBO documentary Spielberg will take you on a stunning trip down movie memory lane. October seems to be on a winning streak – here’s what’s new on streaming this weekend.\nSuburra: Season 1 *Netflix Original\nBased on the Carlo Bonini/Giancarlo De Cataldo novel of the same name, the Rome-set crime thriller offers a dark, compelling look at the seedy underbelly of where Church, state, business, and organized crime meet. Suburra marks the platform’s first-ever Italian original series, and the first season will feature a seaside town outside Rome as it becomes a hotspot for gambling and a war zone for the mafia, a powerful family, and skeezy politicians, among others.\n[Stream Suburra: Season 1 on Netflix]\nAmerican Horror Story: My Roanoke Nightmare\nRyan Murphy’s hit anthology series continues with this sixth season, and it’s completely off-the-wall. Starring some of the same major players you know and love from both American Horror Story and American Crime Story, Roanoke Nightmare employs the mockumentary format and follows a married couple as they are tormented by all of the terrifying forces that exist on Roanoke Island.\n[Stream American Horror Story on Hulu and Prime Video]\nSpielberg\nThis HBO Documentary chronicles the life of legendary director Steven Spielberg through archival footage and interviews with family, friends, actors, and colleagues to produce something truly stunning. It’s rare that a celebration of a living legend is so effective, but with so many classics under his belt, this magical, well-deserved tribute to Spielberg almost feels overdue.\n[Stream Spielberg on HBO October 7]\nNETFLIX\nBonus Family (Bonusfamiljen): Season 1 *Netflix Original\nCult of Chucky\nID-0: Season 1 *Netflix Original\nMr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown\nRaw\nRodney Carrington: Here Comes The Truth *Netflix Original\nSchitt’s Creek: Season 3\nSkylanders Academy: Season 2 *Netflix Original\nSleeping with Other People\nSuburra: Season 1 *Netflix Original\nThe Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson *Netflix Original\nThe Fosters: Season 5\nThe Survivalist\nWord Party: Season 3 *Netflix Original\nAvailable October 7\nChris Brown: Welcome To My Life\nMiddle Man\nHULU\nAmerican Horror Story: Complete Season 6 (FX)\nBlack-ish: Season 4 Premiere (ABC)\nBob’s Burgers: Season 8 Premiere (FOX)\nFamily Guy: Season 16 Premiere (FOX)\nFresh Off the Boat: Season 4 Premiere (ABC)\nGhosted: Series Premiere (FOX)\nKevin (Probably) Saves the World: Series Premiere (ABC)\nLucifer: Season 3 Premiere (FOX)\nScandal: Season 7 Premiere (ABC)\nShark Tank: Season 9 Premiere (ABC)\nThe Gifted: Series Premiere (FOX)\nThe Last Man on Earth: Season 4 Premiere (FOX)\nThe Mayor: Series Premiere (ABC)\nThe Middle: Season 9 Premiere (ABC)\nThe Simpsons: Season 29 Premiere (FOX)\nTen Days in the Valley: Series Premiere (ABC)\nThe Toy Box: Season 2 Premiere (ABC)\nBad Frank (2017)\nColossal (2017)\nFrontera (2014)\nRapture-Palooza (2013)\nThe Fog (2005)\nThe Reagan Show (2017)\nAvailable October 7\nOnce Upon a Time: Season 7 Premiere (ABC)\nBlair Witch (2016)\nAMAZON PRIME VIDEO\nAmerican Horror Story: Season 6\nBeauty and the Baker: Season 1\nBlood Hunters\nSave My Seoul\nSong to Song\nThe Americans: Season 5\nThe Fashion Hero: Season 1\nAvailable October 7\nBlair Witch\nMegan Leavey\nHBO\nUn Lugar en el Caribe (AKA A Place in the Caribbean)\nAvailable October 7\nSpielberg *HBO Original Documentary\nOTHER STREAMING SERVICES\nSHOWTIME\nArsenal\nNemr: No Bombing in Beirut\nSeraphim Falls\nSouthland Tales\nAvailable October 7\nBleed for This\nAvailable October 8\nDice: Season Finale\nEpisodes: Series Finale\nSTARZ\nCat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Halloween Special (2016)\nCurse of the Golden Flower (2006)\nDistrict 9 (2009)\nGhost Town (2008)\nKull the Conqueror (1997)\nNight Passage (1957)\nOne Foot in Hell (1960)\nPootie Tang (2001)\nSierra Sue (1941)\nStormy Weather (1943)\nUnder The Same Moon (2007)\nWarren Miller’s Ticket to Ride (2013)\nAvailable October 8\nSurvivor’s Remorse (2017) – Episode 408\nSUNDANCE NOW\nCrystal Lake Memories: The Complete History Of Friday The 13th (2013)\nNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)\nRillington Place (2016)\nThe Tall Man (2012)\nThe Violence Movie (1988/2017)\nSHUDDER\nSeoul Station (2016)\nACORN TV\nDoc Martin: Series 8, Episode 3\nTrial & Retribution: Cases 7-14\nNewton’s Law: Season Finale (Episodes 7 & 8)\nBRITBOX\nA Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley\nDoctor Who: Wheel in Space\nAvailable October 7\nDalziel & Pascoe", "Comedians are mourning Ralphie May after the comedian died from cardiac arrest on Friday morning.\n“Ralphie had been battling pneumonia and had canceled a handful of dates over the last month in an effort to recover,” May’s manager said in a statement. “Earlier this morning at a private residence in Las Vegas his body was discovered, cause of death is cardiac arrest.”\n“Two days ago he won the Casino Comedian of the Year at the Global Gaming Expo and had performances throughout the remainder of 2017 as part of his residency at Harrah’s Las Vegas,” his manager continued.\nStars including Chris Rock, Bob Saget, Dane Cook and more shared their memories of the late comedian on social media.\n“Oh man fellow comedian and friend Ralphie May just died. So crazy. RIP Ralphie. You my friend were one of the nicest and kindest out there,” wrote Larry the Cable Guy in a series of tweets about May’s death.\n“Ralphie was one of the first people to congratulate me when I started filming blue collar tv. I’ll miss knowing he’s not out there anymore,” he added. “Thanks for your kindness, Ralphie.”\nOh man fellow comedian and friend Ralphie May just died. So crazy. RIP Ralphie. You my friend were one of the nicest and kindest out there. — Larry The Cable Guy (@GitRDoneLarry) October 6, 2017\nRalphie was one of the first people to congratulate me when I started filming blue collar tv. I'll miss knowing he's not out there anymore. — Larry The Cable Guy (@GitRDoneLarry) October 6, 2017\nThanks for your kindness Ralphie. pic.twitter.com/RPQSbJ9jWP — Larry The Cable Guy (@GitRDoneLarry) October 6, 2017\nSo sad such a funny guy. My fellow Comics the road is rough . Don't let it get the best of you. A post shared by Chris Rock (@chrisrock) on Oct 6, 2017 at 2:40pm PDT\nI love you RALPHIE MAY Realest dude I’ve ever met.#justcorrect — Jay Mohr (@jaymohr37) October 6, 2017\nRalphie May. Dammit. You were a funny and sweet mofo man. Rest In Peace. — bob saget (@bobsaget) October 6, 2017\nI'm at a loss for words to hear about the passing of comedian Ralfie May. He was a friend to many and a father of 2 beautiful children. RIP😞 pic.twitter.com/nGsq63xN0c — Gabriel Iglesias (@fluffyguy) October 6, 2017\nThanks for your kindness Ralphie. pic.twitter.com/RPQSbJ9jWP — Larry The Cable Guy (@GitRDoneLarry) October 6, 2017\nI love you @Ralphie_May rest in paradise my friend. Thank you for giving me my first break in hollywood. — Jo Koy (@Jokoy) October 6, 2017\nRalphie died. Honestly one one the most naturally funny, biting, comics I have seen. Good dude. Sad when that much funny ends. RIP Big Man. — Christopher Titus (@TitusNation) October 6, 2017\nNO! #RalphieMay was such a nice guy! Last time we talked backstage at @zaniesnashville I promised to put him in the Jay/Bob movie. Dammit… https://t.co/zrljotClGr — KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) October 6, 2017\nSad to hear of the passing of Comedian @Ralphie_May\nHe was always funny with his break out on Last Comic Standing.#RIPRalphieMay https://t.co/q5mpIHEMQo — Brian O'Halloran (@BrianCOHalloran) October 6, 2017\nRest In Peace to the always hilarious Ralphie May. 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/fgp3NgYa8i — Shaun Latham (@ShaunLatham) October 6, 2017\nRIP Ralphie May. Had the pleasure of working with you when I first started. Such a funny guy. Such a terrible month. — Drew Lynch (@TheDrewLynch) October 6, 2017\nRalphie May was a great and funny dude. He was a real headliner. Tough to hear of his passing. Praying for his family. #RIPRalphie — Nate Bargatze (@natebargatze) October 6, 2017\nDamnit @Ralphie_May ! I'm so sad right now. Such a great guy. Rest well, friend. 😢😢😢 — Damon Wayans Yunior? (@wayansjr) October 6, 2017\nI'm at a loss for words to hear about the passing of comedian Ralfie May. He was a friend to many and a father of 2 beautiful children. RIP😞 pic.twitter.com/nGsq63xN0c — Gabriel Iglesias (@fluffyguy) October 6, 2017\nWhoa… man.. this sucks. Ralphie was a good guy & a very funny person. Condolences to his family & fans. https://t.co/M9s6bneAeA — Dane Cook (@DaneCook) October 6, 2017\nIt has been a very sad week indeed. Funny mofo #RalphieMay You will be sorely missed! #standup #comedy pic.twitter.com/vVCOO0NBMw — Chris Kattan (@ChrisKattan) October 6, 2017\nDamn. RIP Ralphie May. Comic warrior. — marc maron (@marcmaron) October 6, 2017\n.@Ralphie_May helped get me in @TheLaughFactory. He didn’t know me at all and after he saw my set he told Jamie Masada to have me onboard. — Ken Jeong (@kenjeong) October 6, 2017\nMay competed in the first season of Last Comic Standing in 2003, finishing in second place. The comedian went on to record multiple comedy specials for Comedy Central and Netflix, including Girth of a Nation.\nMay and his wife, comedian Lahna Turner, filed for divorce in 2015. The couple had two children, daughter April June, 10, and 8-year-old son August James.", "Images of Washington Redskins wide receiver Terrelle Pryor flipping his middle finger at a Kansas City Chiefs fan on Monday night circulated widely on social media.\nDeadspin reports that the athlete explained on Instagram that the heckler called him the N-word and used other abusive language at him, which prompted the response.\nA TMZ video shows Pryor walking through the tunnel to his team’s dressing room. Someone is heard shouting F-you and other obscenities to the wide receiver, who turns around and explodes in anger. He begins walking toward the racist heckler, as an NFL employee holds him back.\nVideo shows Redskins WR Terrelle Pryor cursing at and flipping off Chiefs fans after game. https://t.co/JitRhu71Cg pic.twitter.com/dWVIiA68ql — Complex (@Complex) October 4, 2017\nIn his post, Pryor said that situation is “the exact reason why guys are kneeling during the anthem.”\nYou may have seen the video of Terrelle Pryor yelling with a fan. He posted this on Instagram as to why. (Language warning) pic.twitter.com/w16WdmGGe1 — Craig Hoffman (@CraigHoffman) October 5, 2017\nPryor said team unity prevented him from not kneeling during the national anthem. He apologized to his teammates and the organization for his response to the racist fan.\n“But at some point you keep calling us The N word, we going to start acting up,” he added.\nSOURCE: Deadspin\nSEE ALSO:\nWatch Out, N-Word: NFL Player Brandon Marshall Shares Hate Mail\nBlack Texas A&M Football Coach Addresses Racist Letter", "Laois Connects Mental Health Week has an impressive line up of events running around the county from October 7 to 14.\nThe Kathleen Gorman Memorial Lecture 2017 which will be a talk on “Alcohol and Mental Health”, with guest speaker Senator Frances Black will be hosted by the Stradbally/Vicarstown/Timahoe Community Sports Hub on Monday, October 9 at 7.30pm at Timahoe community centre.\nThis talk is not to be missed and Frances has taken to Twitter to share her excitement for taking part in the event.\nI'm looking forward to speaking at the Kathleen Gorman Memorial Talk this Mon 9th of October @ 7.30pm,Timahoe Community Centre,Co Laois pic.twitter.com/NDgvTSp0Yb October 5, 2017\nLaois Connects Mental Health Week is now in its seventh year.\nSports stars Oisin McConville and Seamus Callanan will also speak at various events throughout the week.\nHave a listen to Frances Black here:", "Update: Cam Newton issues an apology\nYesterday, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton made a comment about women reporters that has caused him to lose a lucrative endorsement.\n#PressPlay #CamNewton says \"it's funny to hear a female talk about routes\". Thoughts 🤔 A post shared by HOLLYWOOD UNLOCKED (@hollywoodunlocked) on Oct 5, 2017 at 7:21am PDT\nThe reporter Newton was addressing, Jourdan Rodrigue, later tweeted about the incident.\nI don't think it's \"funny\" to be a female and talk about routes. I think it's my job. — Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) October 4, 2017\nThe company Dannon has said that they will be ending their relationship with Newton as a result of his comments.\nNEW: Dannon breaks ties with Cam Newton after he laughed at female reporter's question: \"Simply not ok to belittle anyone based on gender.\" pic.twitter.com/rzdphGxIau — ABC News (@ABC) October 5, 2017\nResponse to the Cam Newton has been mixed.\nY'all more mad about Cam Newton saying \"female\" than Ben Roethlisberger out here raping women. But, ok, sis. pic.twitter.com/FMeJnSAEQX — Roxxy Haze (@iamroxxyhaze) October 5, 2017\nCam Newton should sign with Snuggle Fabric Softener, bc that's how soft we've gotten. Dumb comment-yes. Deserving this backlash-NO #Panthers — Britt McHenry (@BrittMcHenry) October 5, 2017\nWhy is Cam Newton being held to a higher moral standard than the President of the United States? — AC Targaryen (@TrillestAC) October 5, 2017\nCam Newton just doesnt get it ill leave it at that — Booger (@ESPNBooger) October 5, 2017\nFacebook: The Karen Clark\nInstagram: @TheKarenClark\nTwitter/Snapchat: @The_KarenClark", "The Annual Julian Cider Run is Saturday, October 7, 2017. Tune in as Lisa Lewis shares all the detail and how you can participate in this fun day which raises funds for the schools.", "LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Justin Turner homered and drove in five runs, Clayton Kershaw won despite giving up four homers and the Los Angeles Dodgers roared to a 9-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in their NL Division Series opener.\nPHOTOS: Dodgers Take Game 1\nFans on social media were thrilled by the Dodgers’ effort in Game 1.\nHere is a sample of the conversation:\n9-5 #Dodgers. With the pitching match-up, it was a must-win; but it was good to get the win. Over to you #RichHIll — Caleb D. Miller (@ProfCalebMiller) October 7, 2017\nGood Game, @Dbacks!! We'll see ya'll tomorrow night!! Thanks for the good baseball!! Not once did I relax. #ThisTeam #Dodgers — Tracy Jeffords (@TracyJeffords) October 7, 2017\nLets go @Dodgers 1 win down, 10 to go! #dodgers. This is the year. — CS IT Services PV (@CompusiteVta) October 7, 2017\n3-run home run Justin Turner #JT to give the Dodgers #ThisTeam a 3-0 lead! — Robert Freedman (@RobOfAZBirdGang) October 7, 2017\nBest pitcher on the planet for 162 games a year. Every year. Still above average in the postseason. #Kershaw — Eric Monacelli (@ermonacelli) October 7, 2017\nHeads up base running by #JustinTurner. Shall we call him the Red Bearded Bandit? #BleedBlue #NLDS — Jeff Klein (@Jeff_JoeFan) October 7, 2017", "Posted On Dec 11, 2017 | Updated On Dec 11, 2017\nTop Bollywood actresses have finally cracked the fine balance between looking hot and stylish at a major award function. Like last night at the Lux Golden Rose Awards 2017, the hottest Bollywood ladies took to the carpet to look so hot and sensual that we almost couldn't hold our hearts together. Here is a list of our faves from last night's epic saga:\n1. Deepika Padukone\nHas someone (read: anyone) ever looked hotter in a gold wrapping paper?\n✨✨✨ @deepikapadukone tonight for the #luxgoldenroseawards2017 wearing @monishajaising makeup @sandhyashekar hair @yiannitsapatori A post shared by Shaleena Nathani (@shaleenanathani) on Dec 10, 2017 at 9:14am PST\n2. Kareena Kapoor\nThe ravishing Mrs. Khan looked like a legit queen straight out of our dream fairytale.\n🌸 #luxgoldenroseawards A post shared by Rhea Kapoor (@rheakapoor) on Dec 10, 2017 at 11:23am PST\n3. Katrina Kaif\nCan someone tell us if there's a poll we need to crack to apply to be her next boyfriend?\n❤️ A post shared by Tanya Ghavri (@tanghavri) on Dec 10, 2017 at 7:43am PST\n4. Alia Bhatt\nThis might be legal, but Alia Bhatt is literally a fixture in our dreams every night!\nIshq wala love? @mickeycontractor A post shared by Alia ✨⭐️ (@aliaabhatt) on Dec 10, 2017 at 9:41am PST\n5. Madhuri Dixit Nene\nWe would still give up everything to be Mrs. Nene's 'Khalnayak!'\nRed carpet ready for @luxgoldenroseawards A post shared by Madhuri Dixit (@madhuridixitnene) on Dec 10, 2017 at 7:09am PST\n6. Diana Penty\nThis look is proof that Diana will forever be our eternal girl-next-door crush!\nBlown away by all the #GirlPower last night at the #LuxGoldenRoseAwards. Just had to sit down 🙄 #AboutLastNight A post shared by Diana Penty (@dianapenty) on Dec 11, 2017 at 1:18am PST\n7. Jacqueline Fernandez\nCan we get more of the sensational Jacqueline in a sheer sari? Yes, ma'am!\nIt doesn't get sexier than a saree for me ✨ #luxgoldenroseawards @taruntahiliani @chandiniw @amitthakur_hair @Anilc68 @tianakamtephotography A post shared by Jacqueline Fernandez (@jacquelinef143) on Dec 10, 2017 at 12:07pm PST\n8. Mouni Roy\nThis TV siren will forever be our hottest naagin!\n9. Bhumi Pednekar\nOne word that describes her look the best? Gorgeous!\nPhoto: © Viral Bhayani (Main Image)", "Tonight Twitter went wild for a tweet by financial writer, Chelsea Fagan, in which she described an um...interesting bit of censorship of a high school production of Rent.\nShe writes:\nthe other day a bartender told me his high school did a performance of RENT where they couldn't say AIDS so all the characters had diabetes - Chelsea Fagan (@Chelsea_Fagan) October 6, 2017\nBroadway fans jumped all over the tweet immediately, creating their own memes based on the to the production and even sharing some outlandish copyright violations of their own. Below we've rounded up some of the best responses to the tweet:\n?? Would you take my levels? ?? - Nathan L (@njl) October 6, 2017\n? be my gravy, i'll smother youuUUuuUUu ? - Chelsea Fagan (@Chelsea_Fagan) October 6, 2017\napparently the characters took \"insulin breaks\" - Chelsea Fagan (@Chelsea_Fagan) October 6, 2017\n?? my body provides a comfortable hooome\nfor Diabetes mellitus high blood sugar syndrome ?? - rachel syme (@rachsyme) October 6, 2017\nThe Willy Wonka sequel we need - Dan (@idkidk) October 6, 2017\nI worked at a theatre camp where the (almost entirely white) kids were determined to do Hairspray, so teacher made it about height not race. - Kit Lovelace (@kitlovelace) October 6, 2017\n\"Excuse me if I'm off track. But if you're so wise. Then tell me, why do you need snacks?\" - Zechariah Harvey (@ZechHarvey) October 6, 2017\nSexually transmitted diabetes. - Jayden K Smith (@DrewLudwig) October 6, 2017\n\"i should tell you - i've got type two too\" - Elena Nicolaou (@elenawonders) October 6, 2017\nIn our high school production of Fame, instead of coming out as gay, a character came out as impotent :/ - Dick Ward (@TheDickWard) October 7, 2017\nOur highscool wouldn't let us do RENT because AIDS - Emily (@Emidala) October 6, 2017\nSniff...as someone with diabetes, I am so touched. - Thomwade of Terror (@Thomwade) October 6, 2017\nRelated Articles", "Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE These actions can make the difference between keeping your home or losing it during wildfire season. USA TODAY NETWORK\nCrews responded to a half-acre brush fire west of Lake Casitas on Friday afternoon. (Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/VENTURA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT)\nFirefighters responded to a half-acre brush fire west of Lake Casitas along Highway 150, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.\nThe fire was reported at 6:10 p.m. near Poverty Canyon Road and Casitas Pass Road approximately a mile west of the lake.\nThe fire was split between two spots and is not currently moving, according to firefighters on the scene.\nTwo helicopters were called to drop water on the fires.\nThe fire was under control as of 7 p.m., authorities said.\nCrews from the National Forest Service also responded to the incident, authorities said.\n10-6-17 Copters 6&7 heading to a brush fire off Casitas Pass Rd, west of Lake Casitas. pic.twitter.com/mK7izAH7U4 — VenturaCoAirUnit (@VCAirUnit) October 7, 2017\nRead or Share this story: http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/ventura/2017/10/06/firefighters-respond-half-acre-brush-fire-west-lake-casitas/742011001/", "Chippewa Falls (WQOW) -- The Heyde Center for the Arts has plenty coming up for you during the month of October. With one event already coming up Friday night!\nDueling Dummies:\nFriday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m.\nComedy, voice tossing, storytelling, and music! The wisecracking antics of the lovable Simon Spencer, America's grouchiest farmer, Leonard Cribble, and the totally clueless Lars Gunderson, provide one sizzling laugh after another. For over 20 years, David Malmberg has crisscrossed the country with his ventriloquism and music show, working with entertainment greats like Merle Haggard, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Statler Brothers, and Glen Campbell. This is a GREAT show for families with teenagers - and they won't even mind hanging out with their parents on a Friday night.\nAdmission: Adults $13, Seniors $12, Youth $6\nFire & Rain: A Tribute to the Music of Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and Carole King:\nSaturday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m.\nFolk-pop duo Swearingen & Kelli return to Chippewa Falls with their tribute to the most beloved songs of the '70's and the artists who performed them. The term \"singer - songwriter\" came into use in the early 1970's to define folk-inspired acoustic performers who made personal statements in their songs. The melodies were created to emphasize their words and voices. The amazing vocal blend and detailed guitar arrangements of Swearingen & Kelli make this a beautifully intimate concert. AJ Swearingen is a singer-songwriter/producer who has performed in many orchestras across the country. Jayne Kelli began writing and recording her songs at the age of 15. She has shared the stage and opened for artists such as John McCutcheon, Crystal Gayle, and more.\nAdmission: Adults $15, Seniors $14, Youth $8\nAutumn Swing Dance:\nFriday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m.\nGet up and dance to the fantastic live sounds of 7 Swing, a swingin' line-up of top swing and jazz music from the 30's to 50's. This group is an active and established group of professional musicians from the Eau Claire area playing \"feel good\" Big Band and Swing favorites. Be happy, put a little jazz in your heart. No dance experience necessary.\nAdmission: Adults $13, Seniors $12, Youth $6\nBernie King and the Guilty Pleasures:\nSaturday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m.\nA little bit blues, a little bit bluegrass, a little bit rock, and a little bit kitchen sink. A style of music that some fans have come to call \"blues-grass.\" You'll hear some great original songs inspired by the styles of Shane McGowan, Johnny Cash, The Rolling Stones, and Bill Monroe. Bernie King and the Guilty Pleasures came into being in early 2010 when they put together a group for a local jug band contest. The synergy between original members Bernie King, Julie King, Matt Smith, and John Kurtis Dehn was so natural and right that they decided to keep on making great music as a band.\nAdmission: Adults $13, Seniors $12, Youth $6\nJeff Daniels and the Ben Daniels Band\"\nTuesday, October 31 at 7:30 p.m.\nJeff Daniels is releasing his 8th record, Simple Truths, and is touring the area with the Ben Daniels Band. Ben Daniels, son of Jeff Daniels, has quietly monitored what it takes to live life as an artist. From the opening song to the finale of its set, the BEN DANIELS BAND has forged its own way with an originality, musicianship, and a sound that spans Americana, Blues, Jazz, and Rock.", "Candice Swanepoel is one sexy cowgirl!\nThe 28-year-old model took to Instagram on Monday to share behind-the-scenes pics from her Wild West-themed photo shoot for Victoria's Secret… and let's just say they're hot, hot, HOT.\nWATCH: Candice Swanepoel Returns as a Victoria's Secret Angel in Sheer Thong Bodysuit After Giving Birth\n\"I apologize in advance for the over posting but it's not every day you get to be a cowgirl,\" Swanepoel captioned one of the snaps, which features her rocking a powder pink bra, matching undies, white cowgirl boots, leather jacket and hat.\nI apologize in advance for the over posting but it's not everyday you get to be a cowgirl. 😌✌🏼 A post shared by Candice Swanepoel (@angelcandices) on Aug 14, 2017 at 7:39am PDT\nAnother pic shows the blond beauty leaning against a rustic, wood building, sporting a satin fuchsia bra with a turquoise hat and chaps.\n🌾 @victoriassecret A post shared by Candice Swanepoel (@angelcandices) on Aug 13, 2017 at 8:48pm PDT\nSwanepoel modeled the chaps in multiple Boomerang videos, giving fans a peek at her perfectly toned bum.\nWild Wild West out here🤠 @jeromeduran @ed_razek @insta_bobb @enamelle @_virginiayoung_ @victoriassecret A post shared by Candice Swanepoel (@angelcandices) on Aug 12, 2017 at 4:30pm PDT\n\"#Giddyup,\" she captioned a video of herself shaking her booty. '#bumbumtamtam.\"\n#giddyup 🐎🐎🐎 #bumbumtamtam A post shared by Candice Swanepoel (@angelcandices) on Aug 12, 2017 at 4:58pm PDT\n\"Living out cowgirl fantasies,\" another caption of Swanepoel braless read.\nLiving out cowgirl fantasies 🐎 A post shared by Candice Swanepoel (@angelcandices) on Aug 12, 2017 at 1:46pm PDT\nLet's not forget this South African model gave birth to her first child, a baby boy named Anacã, less than a year ago. Girl looks good!\n@victoriassecret @_virginiayoung_ @brianbuenaventura_ @tracydeleu @enamelle A post shared by Candice Swanepoel (@angelcandices) on Aug 13, 2017 at 3:14pm PDT\nWATCH: Candice Swanepoel Flashes Incredible Post-Baby Bikini Body With Her 3-Month-Old Son\nSwanepoel announced the arrival of baby Anacã, whom she shares with fiancé Hermann Nicoli, via Instagram last October, captioning a photo of her newborn, \"Life is sweet.\"\nLife is sweet. 👶🏼Anacan (Anacã) 5th-October -2016 A post shared by Candice Swanepoel (@angelcandices) on Oct 8, 2016 at 7:28am PDT\nSince then, she hasn't been able to stop gushing over the little bundle of joy on social media. See more pics of the precious baby boy in the video below!" ]

[ "Chuck Berry is well known for playing the guitar. That is one of the instruments that he can play. I'm trying to figure the rest out myself. For those on this answer, i wish y … ou luck for trying to find them.3 people found this useful. .IncaBlue.ll Chuck's legendary recordings were made using a Gibson ES-350T with P90 single coil pickups. When he became popular again in the mid 60s he switched to variations of the Gibson ES-335 which he continues to use to this day." ]

[ "The biggest difference is Marty’s guitar was retrofitted with a Bigsby Vibrato. McFly was emulating Chuck Berry and playing Berry’s classic song “Johnny B. Goode” before it was ever released, thus insinuating that Berry got the idea for the song from McFly.", "Rock 'n' Roll, Keith Richards proposes that Chuck Berry developed his brand of rock and roll, by transposing the familiar two-note lead line of jump blues piano directly to the electric guitar, creating what is instantly recognizable as rock guitar.", "Producers: Leonard and Phil Chess. Released: July '55, Chess. 11 weeks; No. 5. Rock & roll guitar starts here. The pileup of hillbilly country, urban blues and hot jazz in Chuck Berry's electric twang is the primal language of pop- music guitar, and it's all perfected on his first single.", "Chuck Berry Guitar Example 2 – Technique. Berry extensively used double-stops in his soloing. They create a stronger more forceful sound than their single note equivalents. This progression is a twelve-bar blues in the key of ‘A’.The chords of ‘A,’ ‘D,’ and ‘E,’ are what this pattern follows.huck Berry Guitar Example 2 – Technique. Berry extensively used double-stops in his soloing. They create a stronger more forceful sound than their single note equivalents. This progression is a twelve-bar blues in the key of ‘A’.", "There would be no standard Chuck Berry guitar intro, the instrument's clarion call to get the joint rockin' in any setting. The clippety-clop rhythms of rockabilly would not have been mainstreamed into the now standard 4/4 rock & roll beat.", "Like many other members of British blues royalty, Ron Wood started playing guitar attempting to emulate his American idols. In Wood’s case, he has specifically cited the music of country bluesmen Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy, as well as Chuck Berry.", "From Chuck Berry to Jack white, electric guitar has been the backbone of rock and roll for decades. Legendary guitars like the Gibson Les Paul and Fender Stratocaster have appeared on countless #1 records, and remain a popular choice today. The variety of options for electric guitars is practically endless.", "Donning a red guitar identical to the one he played in the school dance scene in the first film -- he actually simulated playing the music, while real musicians did the actual performing for that movie -- Fox rocked the Chuck Berry classic for the crowd.", "200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time. 1. Chuck Berry, Johnny B. Goode (solo at 0:59) The quintessential guitar solo! Simple and straightforward, but the intro, solo & licks on this song set the standard for every rock and roll guitar solo thereafter.", "Please try again later. Useful tips for all beginner and improver guitarists looking to play classic rock'n'roll. Five electric guitar licks in the style of the great Chuck Berry.Click the following link for a PDF document containing notation and tab. http://www.pfmusic.co/Docs/FiveEssent...lease try again later. Useful tips for all beginner and improver guitarists looking to play classic rock'n'roll. Five electric guitar licks in the style of the great Chuck Berry.Click the following link for a PDF document containing notation and tab. http://www.pfmusic.co/Docs/FiveEssent...", "The highlight of this event: Michael J. Fox closing the show by playing Johnny B. Goode, a la the scene from Back To The Future where Marty McFly inspires a young Chuck Berry through his guitar at the Enchantment Under The Sea dance.he highlight of this event: Michael J. Fox closing the show by playing Johnny B. Goode, a la the scene from Back To The Future where Marty McFly inspires a young Chuck Berry through his guitar at the Enchantment Under The Sea dance.", "Keith is a master at Chuck Berry riffs. Here's an excellent example: Carol-. Brian Jones had pretty much faded away by the time the Stones recorded Beggar's Banquet. Keith shouldered almost all the guitar work. His touch on Prodigal Son here shows a man with blues in his soul.", "In 1952 Chuck Berry began to play professionally at different clubs in St. Louis. On New Year's Eve Berry joined the Sir John Trio. The leader of the group was Johnnie Johnson and the third person was the drummer Ebby Hardy.", "The latter two – along with Jordan's guitarist Carl Hogan – had great impact on Berry's own later style, sometimes right down to the riff. (John Collis, in Chuck Berry: The Biography, cites Johnson's left-hand playing [as] the unacknowledged root of the Chuck Berry sound.) All of the music shared a corresponding backbone: the tonality, experience and melodic patterns of blues music, as it had been developed in different places, over decades, by black musicians and singers.", "ET on Monday (October 12, 2015), our beloved guitarist Chuck Berry passed away. Chuck Berry was born on October 18, 1926 in Saint Louis. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”.", "Chuck Berry. Photographer: Frans Schellekens/Redferns. Berry was responsible for some of the best-known tunes in rock, including “Johnny B. Goode” “Maybellene,” “Roll Over Beethoven” and “Sweet Little Sixteen.” His music featured a driving beat and rapid-fire guitar licks that called and echoed the song’s lyrics.", "Chuck Berry was one of the most popular and influential performers of rhythm-and-blues and rock 'n' roll music during the 1950s, '60s and '70s. He's known for songs like Johnny B. Goode and My Ding-a-Ling..", "Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music.", "When Michael J. Fox played 'Johnny B. Goode' as Marty McFly in 'Back to the Future' in 1985, he was just aping Chuck Berry's classic fretwork for the camera. (Along with some Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Pete Townsend guitar moves thrown in for good measure.) Today, Fox can really play the song.", "1 Chuck Berry, who with his indelible guitar licks, brash self-confidence and memorable songs about cars, girls and wild dance parties did as much as anyone to define rock ’n’ roll’s potential and attitude in its early years, died on Saturday at his home near Wentzville, Mo. He was 90.", "In late 1969, Clapton made the switch to the Fender Stratocaster. Clapton plays a custom 000-ECHF Martin these days. With the Yardbirds, Clapton played a Fender Telecaster, a Fender Jazzmaster and a 1964 Cherry-Red Gibson ES-335.", "It is a fact that Kenny plays Gibson guitars. On the Gibson site there was a blurb about how Kenny's favorite guitar is the Gibson Les Paul Standard (an awesome guitar by the way). - In one picture it appeared that Kenny was playing a sunburst Gibson Les Paul standard. It's one of the most popular guitars of all time: - In another Kenny Chesney is playing what appeared to be a Gibson Les Paul classic, in black. - Kenny's guitar in other pictures sure looks like a Gibson Les Paul Standard 50's neck electric guitar in the Midnight Manhatten color:", "Learning to play guitar is a process, and there is no finish. line. How long does it take to play guitar, is a question. students often ask their teacher. How long it takes to play the. guitar depends on what your definition of guitar playing.", "Chuck Berry, the singer, guitarist and songwriter who laid a cornerstone for rock ‘n’ roll music in the 1950s and influenced generations of performers who followed, has died. He was 90. He died Saturday in St. Charles, Missouri, according to a post on the St. Charles County Police Department’s Facebook page.", "Chuck Berry, not Elvis, is the King of Rock and Roll. Let's be honest. If Chuck Berry were white, he'd likely be universally recognized as the undisputed King of Rock and Roll.", "Channelling Chuck Berry Charles Berry Jr., son of rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry, stands with a statue of his late father in Missouri on May 31. Jeff Roberson/The Associated Press Chuck Berry's son, Charles Berry Jr., speaks about his father's musical and political legacy", "He plays Takamine acoustics and has an artist line guitar still. The Garth Brooks GB7C >. 3 people found this useful.", "Considered by many as the father of rock 'n' roll, Chuck Berry was born Charles Anderson Edward Berry on October 18, 1926, in St. Louis, Missouri.", "Song Structure and Style. Like most other Chuck Berry songs, “Roll Over Beethoven” consists of a standard twelve-bar blues pattern repeated nine times. The first and fifth verses both fully consist of a guitar solo, while all the other seven are full vocal verses.", "Perhaps the most successful instrumental rocker of his time, he may have also been the man most responsible (along with Chuck Berry) for popularizing the electric rock guitar. His distinctively low, twangy riffs could be heard on no less than 15 Top 40 hits between 1958 and 1963.", "Inside Chuck Berry's First New Album in 38 Years. Before his death, Chuck Berry finished recording 'Chuck,' his first album in 38 years. More News. Chuck Berry played his final concert on October 15th, 2014, three days shy of his 88th birthday, at St. Louis' Blueberry Hill. But like many of his recent performances, it was rough.", "This is widely known as Jimmy’s Number One guitar – but on paper it is a 1959 Les Paul, also known as the “Holy Grail” of the Les Pauls. Jimmy was still playing the Telecasters that he played in the Yardbirds.age usually had this guitar tuned to DADGAD, and played “Kashmir” on it. It was sometimes also used for “Dazed and Confused” – when Jimmy played with a violin bow, “Moby Dick”, and “Over the Hills and Far Away”." ]

[ "Patents are territorial rights. If EP patent is not being filed or protected in US then you are free to do production and sale in US market." ]

[ "You have actually asked about two different topics: patentability and patent infringement. The two have much less to do with each other than many laypeople believe. It is possible for something to both be patentable and to infringe other parents.\n\nRegarding patentability, if the improvements you've made are novel and not obvious in light of the prior art (which includes these patents you've mentioned, as well as any other publications and any actual products being sold or publicly used in the world), that makes those improvements patentable in most jurisdictions throughout the world. In that case, you wouldn't be limited to North Africa—you could possibly also obtain patents in the US, Europe, etc. If the improvements are already known, or if they are obvious in light of what's already known, then you cannot get a patent on them anywhere.\n\nRegarding infringement, patent provide local rights. You have started that you do not care about US patent law because you are not American. However, your residency does not have any bearing on infringement. If you make, use, sell, or import a product in the US, and that product is claimed by a US patent, you have infringed the patent and will be liable for damages. Even if your product had improvements, it can still be covered by the previous patents, as long as it includes every element of at least one of the patent's claims. (The same goes in the European jurisdictions in which the EP patent is registered.)\n\nHowever, if you plan to keep your business entirely within countries in which there is no patent that covers the product, then you will not infringe any patents.", "Whether or not the product is handmade is of no consequence. Once a product is disclosed publicly it no longer becomes patentable. A few countries such as the US have a grace period which allows filing a patent within a period after disclosure (12 months for the US). However, for most of the world, you no longer can pursue a patent. If a product is disclosed outside the US is still counts as prior art within the US. So the bottom line is if you have been selling the product for more than a year, you can't obtain a US patent. \n\nEven if the product has been for sale less than one year, you may or may not be able to obtain a patent depending on whether the invention meets the requirements of patentability.", "European Patents may indeed protect products for a second medical use. The Guidelines explicitly state &quot;known products&quot; for second (or further) medical use. The patent is granted depending on whether the further medical use is inventive over the prior art, because obviously the product itself is not. The reason behind all this is that protection of second medical uses fosters investigation of new ways of treating diseases without having to invent a new compound.\nWhoever invents a compound can protect the compound itself if it has some use and is inventive, but can also protect the compound &quot;for medical use&quot; without specifying which disease it cures, thereby having protection for all medical uses. Said claim will be allowable only if it is shown that the compound cures some disease, otherwise the applicant is not entitled to the protection for medical use, so another applicant could take the known compound and protect it &quot;for medical use&quot; should the latter applicant show that it cures a disease. Then, other medical uses of the compound that are deemed inventive can also be protected.\nConcerning the actual question, there are no uniform criteria between the Contracting States of the EPC when it comes to enforcement and infringement of second medical use claims. Several good explanations about these legal questions can be found in this article from Finnegan (I am in no way related to Finnegan) that summarizes the attempts of UK Courts to shed some light on the matter. One of the conclusions if not the main conclusion is as follows: &quot;The Court recognised an obligation on a manufacturer to take active steps if it is to enter a market where it stands to benefit from the patentee’s patented invention. In order to avoid infringement, the manufacturer must show that it has taken all reasonable steps in its power to prevent its drug from being used in accordance with the patent.&quot;\nThe labeling and advertisements of the company commercializing the product are very important in the enforcement of the European Patent as you suspected, George White. It would seem in light of the article that this is not enough though, and some additional steps are expected from the company to avoid infringement of a European Patent for a second medical use.", "A granted patent provides a \"negative\" priviledge, I mean, you can block others from manufacturing or commercializing the invention, but it does not ensure you can put your own product / service in the market.\n\nThere may be times when the product or service protected by your patent requires licensing other patents, because some specific parts of the manufacturing process or characteristics of the product have been previsuly protected by others. In those cases, third parties can block you unless you get such licence.\nUsually, this kind of conflict is solved by sharing licences.\nAnyway, the conflict appears when the product is in the market, not because of the patent itself.\n\nHowever, I think you mean that the other company wants to invalidate your patent. As the examination process is not perfect, sometimes important prior art is missed, and inventive step criterion is not fully applied. \nI only know the patent cancellation procedure in European countries, I suppose that it is not so far away from the EEUU one. As far as I know, most of companies fight back by trying to cancel the patent of the initial suing company, it is a so common procedure that it has its own name in Spanish and other European languages. :-) \n\nI agree with Eric Shain and DonQuiKong, I imagine that you get that notification after you patent was published. So, if you post the patent numbers of both patents (prior art and yours) perhaps we could help you better.", "US Patent grants are not directly enforceable worldwide. On the page you link to, you'll see an Espacenet link - that is a link to the EPO version of the patent, which will have the same description but usually a different set of claims. On that Espacenet page, look for the Legal Status and Patent Family links for foreign applications. Within the patent family I only see a single document - the US Patent grant US6194720 (B1), so it appears that no WIPO (worldwide, international) or EPO (European) application was filed. This means that the patent is only enforceable in the US.", "Assuming the patent was fully rejected in China and no further appeals or litigation of the patent will occur, you might be able to use the patented technology in China. However, if there is a US patent and your china based company decides to distribute the product in a country where the patent is valid, you may still face patent infringement. This is not legal advice.", "Espacenet (run by the European Patent Office) and Patentscope (run by WIPO) are both databases through which you can search for patents and patent applications. I believe Patentscope has somewhat greater coverage. In this sense, they are both quite similar to Google Patents.\n\nThe European register is the legal register of all European patents and patent applications. It is primarily used for confirming the status of a European patent or application, and looking at the correspondence that occurred during prosecution.", "you can file patent application online using EPO online. however they are require you to provide complete application.\n\nwhat is the cost of the provisional patent application?\n\nalready answered:- Cost of patenting in Europe\n\nIf patent application has 15 claims and 35 pages then official cost for natural person will be approximately 600 EUR. see Article 78, Rule 17 and Article 14(4). Time limit for providing fee is one month.\n\nHow long it will protect my product?\n\nIf granted patent will protect your product for 20 years from date of filing.\n\nWhere to look?\n\nGuide for applicants, Part 1: How to get a European patent\n\nRequirement of Attorney?\n\nIf you have your residence or principal place of business in a contracting state, you may act on your own behalf in proceedings before the EPO\n\nIf you have neither a residence nor your principal place of business in a contracting state, you must appoint a representative and act through him in all proceedings before the EPO other than in filing your European patent application and paying the fees.", "No, bacteria as such can't be patented.\nIt is true that this application (you mention the appl. no.) is now patented e. g. in Europe and the patent specification will be published there under the publication no.: EP2763685 B1\nThe last action was:20.01.2016 ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENTION TO GRANT\nYou find the text proposed for grant here:\nhttps://register.epo.org/application?number=EP12775538&amp;lng=en&amp;tab=doclist\nThe patent will however cover only products with the bacteria and methods using it or for producing the products. The bacteria as such are not claimed.\nPure discoveries are not seen as inventions and are therefore not patentable subject-matter, bacteria will be seen as a discovery. E. g. in Europe regulated by Article 52 (2)(a):\n\n&quot;(2) The following in particular shall not be regarded as inventions within the meaning of paragraph 1:\n(a) discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods&quot;\n\nhttp://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2013/e/ar52.html\nHowever this is valid only for the mentioned things, like discoveries, as such. See therefore Article 52 (3):\n\n&quot;(3) Paragraph 2 shall exclude the patentability of the subject-matter or activities referred to therein only to the extent to which a European patent application or European patent relates to such subject-matter or activities as such&quot;\n\nFor more details for other countries or regions and their patent law see here:\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patentable_subject_matter\nAnother related question can be found here:\nCan you patent an existing bacteria without any modifications?", "You can't sell the patent but you could make and sell the product it describes. This is the technology broadcast function of the US Patent and Trademark Office.\n\nBe careful though because if it was manufactured they might be new patents referencing this one and a particular product may have a newer patent that would prevent you. This is called freedom to operate. –\n\nGood luck;)", "For a patent that old, you will probably be able to find the information in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office. Look for \"Abram N Pasman, assignor to\" in association with the patent number and title, \"2,038,852 Sink strainer\".\n\nThere is no guarantee that the invention was ever manufactured and sold, but the assignor is the place to start.\n\nAfter a patent has expired (I think 1948 in this case), the product should no longer be manufactured with the patent mark, and anyone may then produce the invention without licensing it from the inventor.", "The request for grant of a European Patent includes a prescribed request form and elaboration of a patent application. The patent application may or may not contain claims, but later on you have to provide claims. These can be filed subsequently within the prescribed term. A prototype has not to be presented. By filing European patent applications it has to be paid attention if national laws of the state in which the applicant has his domicile or residence prescribes the filing via internal offices.", "I was able to find what I was looking for at the European Patent Register. I found a patent application that looked promising and then clicked on \"All documents\" on a menu on the side. That gave me a list of all correspondence between the European Patent Office and the applicant. Some of those were exactly the examples I was looking for.", "There are no continuations in part at the EPO. At the EPO you only have patent applications, and divisionals of patent applications. Divisionals have the same disclosure of the parent application or a more reduced disclosure, therefore they can be used to claim different embodiments that were initially disclosed, you cannot add any new matter. \n\nYour disclosures will be used against your claimed invention, therefore the minor tweaks must be inventive over the prior art (including your disclosures) in order to get a European patent granted in the situation you describe. In fact, according to the particulars of your example, if the provisional, the paper and the US patent application all disclose A+B+C, and you file a European patent application the day after the US patent application has become public, the European patent application disclosing A+B+C and A+B+C+D, then A+B+C would be entitled to the priority date but not A+B+C+D, so if A+B+C+D is obvious in light of A+B+C (known from the prior art due to the US patent application), you would not be able to protect it.", "Such cloud based activities can be an act of infringement under\n35 U.S. Code § 271 - Infringement of patent\n\n(g) Whoever without authority imports into the United States or offers\nto sell, sells, or uses within the United States a product which is\nmade by a process patented in the United States shall be liable as an\ninfringer, if the importation, offer to sell, sale, or use of the\nproduct occurs during the term of such process patent. In an action\nfor infringement of a process patent, no remedy may be granted for\ninfringement on account of the noncommercial use or retail sale of a\nproduct unless there is no adequate remedy under this title for\ninfringement on account of the importation or other use, offer to\nsell, or sale of that product. A product which is made by a patented\nprocess will, for purposes of this title, not be considered to be so\nmade after—\n(1) it is materially changed by subsequent processes; or\n(2) it becomes a trivial and nonessential component of another\nproduct.", "It's correct that you cannot file a PCT application based on your US application anymore. However, reading for example art. 54 of the European Patent Convention\n\n\n (1)\n An invention shall be considered to be new if it does not form part of the state of the art. \n \n (2)\n The state of the art shall be held to comprise everything made available to the public by means of a written or oral description, by use, or in any other way, before the date of filing of the European patent application. \n \n (3)\n Additionally, the content of European patent applications as filed, the dates of filing of which are prior to the date referred to in paragraph 2 and which were published on or after that date, shall be considered as comprised in the state of the art.\n\n\n(emphasis added)\n\nIF there are no publications of your invention till today and your US application hasn't published early, there is, as far as I know, nothing impeding you from filing a European patent application and your US application will not be prior art.\n\nHowever, I'm not sure when your non. provisional will be / has been published because it issued. Might be soon?\n\nAnother thing, european patent applications require a patent attorney for foreign applicants for basically every action apart from filing, so you'll need an attorney anyways and might as well ask them then.", "First, even if your competitor is operating outside the jurisdiction of your patents, you also have protection from the use and import of the infringing products, not just the manufacture and sale. For example, if you have a US patent, your patent would allow you to sue airlines using your product in the US (e.g., flying into, out of, and/or within the US), even if they bought the product from a foreign competitor. Suing potential customers isn't as attractive as suing your competitors, but at least you would have that option.\n\nFurther, it is possible to apply for a patent in multiple countries (e.g., through the PCT process), although it can get expensive to try to obtain protection in a large number of countries. You can try to target the main jurisdictions in which your product would be made, sold, or used. For example, you could apply in the US, China, and various European countries (through the EPO).", "If you sell a product in the US and infringe on a US patent, you indeed may be sued by the patent's owner. It doesn't matter where the product is manufactured. That said, you have to carefully read the specific patent's claims to know whether or not your product infringes. A patent attorney is your best bet to do a \"freedom to operate\" analysis. As for whether some company is paying royalties on a patent, I doubt there is a way of figuring that out unless the company itself makes the information public. However, I could be wrong.", "Most likely, unless someone else has already disclosed this combination or the combination is an obvious one. But be warned, you must be able to acquire those four patented products to make your product, and your patent doesn't excuse you from needing to acquire a license in some manner for those four components, either by buying the supplies from a licensed dealer or directly licensing the patents from the patent holders.", "Let me preface this by saying I am not a lawyer. I know even less about court proceedings. That said, if you suspect a competitor is using your patented process, I think what you do is you sue them. As part of the lawsuit is discovery where you are able to request documentation and even perform inspections. This webpage provides a thorough description of the process. Quoting from that page:\n\nAlthough less common than requests for documents, Federal Rule 34 also\nallows one party to request to inspect documents or things in\npossession of another party. For example, in a patent case, a patent\nholder may request to inspect the manufacturing process used to\nproduce the accused product.", "If you didn't patent it and, and the people producing the product didn't patent it, I'm not aware of any action you would be able to take. \n\nPatents are distinct from copyright, where the creator's rights are inherent even if they didn't formally copyright the IP, so long as they can prove authorship. (In the old days, before electronic filing, it was recommended people mail themselves their manuscripts and keep the envelope sealed;) \n\nUnfortunately, even if they did steal the idea and patent it, you'd have to launch a suit to contest and invalidate the patent, which would be a protracted process and expensive. In this scenario, it's possible you could approach the manufacturers for some type of settlement.\n\nIn 2013, the US law changed from \"first to invent\" to \"first to file\". But even before the change in the law, \"first to invent\" dealt largely with the precedence of the original inventor in the case of competing claims in a situation where multiple parties have filed separate applications.", "You don't mention the country, but assuming the patent is from the country you are looking to manufacture or sell in then no you can't produce the product without fear of being sued for infringement. It doesn't matter that you believe you invented it first since most all countries have a first to file system for patents. Now, if you publicly disclosed the invention before the patent was filed, you might have grounds for invalidating the patent, but that isn't an easy or cheap process.\nI will say that many people confuse patents with applications and it is very possible the document you are worried about isn't an active granted patent. If you were to provide the document number we can advise you as to its status.\nCopyright is really a different thing altogether and not really relevant to inventions.", "US20160095351A1 is a US patent application. It is not a granted patent. Looking at the application on the US Public Pair site it is listed as &quot;Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action&quot; as of 02-02-2018. The application went through a series of rejections and I'm guessing the applicant gave up. You can read these correspondences by going to Pair selecting &quot;Publication Number&quot; and entering &quot;20160095351&quot;. The &quot;Image File Wrapper&quot; tab provides links to the documents.\nAt this point, this application doesn't stop you from producing the described product. However, it is possible there is another patent that might. It would be good to read the rejection documents as the patent examiner might cite other active patents that are relevant. For example the examiner cited US20140083520A1 which was granted as patent US9788574B2. Also, patents are territorial so a US patent only protects products sold or manufactured in the US. If you are going to exclusively manufacture and sell outside the US, then a US patent isn't a problem. You do have to be concerned with equivalent foreign patents.\nJust to be clear, I am not a lawyer and this isn't legal advice. Consulting with an actual patent attorney about freedom to operate is always a prudent action.", "Here are a few key resources:\nPatexia Patent Database\n\nThe United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO):\n\nWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO):\n\nEuropean Patent Office (EPO):\nEPO offers information about patents in Europe, including Espacenet, a searchable database of more than 70 million patent documents worldwide, from 1836 to today.", "In theory, you are correct: you, or any member of the public, has the right to produce a product as described in a publication that came out more than a year before the patent. However, George White's comments are important to note: how the situation would play out in litigation (which would ultimately determine whether you have a right or not) depends on the scope of your competitor's claims, the detail of the previous publications, and the state of the art at the time. \n\nWhether someone can patent a prior art design but for a different purpose is likewise complicated. Briefly, if it's just a newly discovered use or advantage of an identical prior art product, then it isn't patentable. However, modifying an existing product for a new purpose, or using the same product in a different way, are both potentially patentable. The devil is in the details.", "Based on the situation you describe - if you produce and sell your product, you run the risk that the pending application will result in an issued patent. If this patent's claims cover your product, your product infringes the patent.\n\nThis being said, a patent may not be obtained for an invention if it is not new or contains only obvious differences from prior art. Due to the given dates, I assume that patent law is applicable that was in effect before the provisions of the America Invents Act got enacted.\n\nDid you publish your idea? If you can prove that the claimed invention was publicly known before the date of invention, the application will be rejected as not new (Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a)).\n\nDid you use or sell your product? A patent will not be granted, if you publicly used or sold your invention more than one year before the patent application was filed for the same invention (Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(b)).\n\nHowever, the Pre-AIA patent law does not provide a \"prior user rights\" defense (except for business methods).", "There is no link between patenting and selling. The answers are therefore different for each head of your question.\n\nCan you develop and sell it in the US?\n\nSure. Patents are territorial, so a patent in one country has no effect on other countries. Thus, for US purposes, a Chinese patent is irrelevant. If there is no US patent (or application), there is no patent-relating reason stopping you.\n\nCan you patent it in the US?\n\nProbably not. Chinese publications are prior art for any patent application in the US (or any other country). The subject matter of your US patent would therefore have to be novel and non-obvious over the Chinese product. This would depend on what differences your product has over the very similar Chinese one. However, if the differences are neglible, your application would likely be refused as being obvious.", "Yes, You are an infringer under the statue USC 271(f) even if you dont supply for US market the statue language is quoted for your reference \n\n(1) Whoever without authority supplies or causes to be supplied in or from the United States all or a substantial portion of the components of a patented invention, where such components are uncombined in whole or in part, in such manner as to actively induce the combination of such components outside of the United States in a manner that would infringe the patent if such combination occurred within the United States, shall be liable as an infringer.\n\n(2) Whoever without authority supplies or causes to be supplied in or from the United States any component of a patented invention that is especially made or especially adapted for use in the invention and not a staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use, where such component is uncombined in whole or in part, knowing that such component is so made or adapted and intending that such component will be combined outside of the United States in a manner that would infringe the patent if such combination occurred within the United States, shall be liable as an infringer.", "There are a couple of things to understand here:\n\n\nA patent is kind of an exchange between the public and the inventor. The basic legal theory is the inventor agrees to share their very special knowledge with the public (as soon as possible) in exchange for a the public granting a limited 20-year exclusive right to use, market, and sell products and services incorporating that very special knowledge. This is only granted to the first inventor to file/share their work.\nSadly, one can't \"protect the right of later patenting it\". Patents are quite literally a \"race to the office\". A famous case of inventing the telephone became a case about who got to the office first, and why, first-to-file their invention. Unlike Copyright, which applies generally to works whether or not one has filed the official paperwork or not, patents generally have to be legally filed in order to be considered valid.\nPatents are specific to their legal claims. Only by examining the specific disclosure of the work and its specific legal claims would one know for sure whether the idea one had and the product produced are identical. If not one might still be able to patent something. Looking at basic infringement analysis would probably help someone answer most of those questions.\nOne must have a patent before one can claim an infringement. If one doesn't have one, then they don't get to claim a legal remedy. Ideas aren't legal property. Inventions become legal property ONLY after they are filed (unless they are trade secrets, which aren't shared with anybody outside of an agreement of confidentiality). Presently, US patents, and most patents throughout the world, work on a first to file basis, meaning the first person to file gets the legal claim.\n\n\n[amended]\n\n\n Do I have any rights to this object now? \n\n\nProbably not.\n\n\n What is my legal recourse?\n\n\nProbably none.", "If they get half of the patent can they sell their portion to a larger cooperation and if they do would they be able to license it for their own manufacturing purposes? Or would another company have to have the full rights to the patent in order to use it?\n\n\nYes, Yes, and No, as co-owners to a patent without an agreement the default is either party can license, sell and manufacture the patent without restriction and without consent of the other parties. \n\n\n Also, if they have half of the patent, could they restrict you from doing manufacturing for your product with the other half if the other half decides to sell it?\n\n\nNo as a co-owners to a patent without an agreement you may license, sell and manufacture the patent without restriction and without consent of the other parties.\n\n\n Also, would they be able to use the other half of the patent to own half of your business by legal rights? Such as use their patent to get capital or a percentage from your company, if you are the one doing all the work with the business?\n\n\nCo-inventors without an agreement have no duty to account to each other for license or product revenues", "You must introduce some novel aspect to that product' design. You would file for a patent on that novel aspect. If the novel aspect has not been discussed before you have a chance of receiving a patent protecting only that novelty. You would be able to control how that novel aspect is used. \n\nWhether you can market your product at all depends on the other patent holder. You would likely need to license that original patent. However, you should scrutinize the claims. The claims are protected, not the product. Your product may not infringe at all, depending on their claims and your design.", "A European intellectual property right is not enforceable in the US. It is enforceable on imports into a country where the protection applies.\n\nI can't find more information on this special design apart from this source https://www.google.de/search?sclient=psy-ab&amp;site=&amp;tbm=pts&amp;source=hp&amp;btnG=Suche&amp;q=+++++6PetalTulip-1-L+ where the abstract of the webpage says there is a WIPO registered design, so I'll assume that is correct for the sake of providing an answer.\n\nWIPO does not grant rights, it is merely something like a distributor. If you register a design in your country, you can use the WIPO to help you register the design in other countries (it's a little more complex than that, but that will do as an explanation). So the design in question could have had the US as one designated country in the WIPo application and the applicants could have proceeded to the national phase in the US. That means, that they could now have a US design right. \n\nAnd a US design patent is enforceable in the US. However, if somewhere on the way they didn't enter the national phase in the US or the US right is not valid, then they cannot enforce the right, even if the WIPO application led to rights in other countries.\n\nIn the end, intellectual property protection is a territorial thing. WIPO is only a intermediary step to applying for national rights all over the world, it does not grant anything." ]

[ "CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug 14 (Reuters) - A man said to have harbored Nazi sympathies as a teenager before a failed bid to join the U.S. Army was due in court on Monday to face charges he plowed his car into protesters opposing a white nationalist rally in Virginia, killing a woman and injuring 19.\nThe bail hearing for James Alex Fields, 20, arrested on suspicion of murder, malicious wounding and hit-and-run charges, was set to unfold in Charlottesville as the U.S. Justice Department pressed its own federal hate-crime investigation of the incident.\nAuthorities said Heather Heyer, 32, was killed when Fields' car slammed into a crowd of anti-racism activists confronting neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan (KKK) sympathizers, capping a day of bloody street brawls between the two sides in the Virginia college town on Saturday.\nMore than 30 people were injured in separate incidents, and two state police officers died in the crash of their helicopter after assisting in efforts to quell the unrest. The fatal disturbances began with white nationalists converging to protest against plans to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, the commander of rebel forces during the U.S. Civil War.\nPresident Donald Trump's reaction to the clashes - the first major domestic crisis he has faced since taking office - ignited a wider political firestorm at the weekend.\nDemocrats and Republicans alike criticized Trump for waiting too long to address the violence, and for failing when he did speak out to explicitly condemn white-supremacist marchers widely seen as sparking the melee.\nTrump was specifically taken to task for comments on Saturday in which he denounced what he called \"this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides.\"\nUnder mounting pressure to take an unequivocal stand against right-wing extremists who occupy a loyal segment of the Republican president's political base, the Trump administration sought to sharpen its message the next day.\nThe White House issued a statement on Sunday insisting that Trump was condemning \"all forms of violence, bigotry and hatred, and of course that includes white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi, and all extremist groups.\"\nVice President Mike Pence took an even tougher line against white nationalists in remarks delivered late on Sunday during his trip to Colombia.\n\"We have no tolerance for hate and violence from white supremacists, neo-Nazis or the KKK,\" Pence said.\n\"These dangerous fringe groups have no place in American public life and in the American debate, and we condemn them in the strongest possible terms,\" he said.\nVirginia police at the weekend offered no motive for the man accused of ramming his car into the crowd.\nDerek Weimer, a history teacher at Fields' high school in Kentucky, told Cincinnati television station WCPO-TV that he remembered Fields harboring \"some very radical views on race\" as a student and was \"very infatuated with the Nazis, with Adolf Hitler.\"\nWeimer also recounted Fields being \"gung-ho\" about joining the Army when he graduated.\nThe Army confirmed that Fields reported for basic military training in August 2015 but was \"released from active duty due to a failure to meet training standards in December of 2015.\"\nThe Army statement did not explain how he had failed to meet training standards.\nFields was being held on suspicion of second-degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding and a single count of leaving the scene of a fatal accident, authorities said.\n(Reporting by Ian Simpson in Charlottesville; Additional reporting by Jeff Mason, Yasmeen Abutaleb and Lucia Mutikani in Washington, James Oliphant in New Jersey, Bernie Woodall in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Jon Herskovitz in Austin, Texas; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Mary Milliken, Andrew Hay and Paul Tait)" ]

[ "Samantha Bloom, the mother of James Fields Jr., who's charged with second-degree murder following violence in Charlottesville, Va., that left one woman dead. (Twitter / The Toledo Blade).\nSamantha Bloom, the mother of 20-year-old James Fields Jr., the Ohio man behind the wheel of a deadly car attack in Charlottesville over the weekend that left one woman dead and at least 19 others wounded, called 911 on her son at least three times between 2010 and 2011, TMZ reports. The website obtained 911 call records from the police department in Florence County, Kentucky, where the two lived until they recently relocated to Maumee, Ohio.\nThe records show Bloom made the calls due to her son’s allegedly violent behavior. During one incident, Fields allegedly threatened Bloom with a 12-inch knife and spit in her face. In another incident, Bloom, who is confined to a wheelchair, told 911 dispatchers that Fields smacked her in the head when she told him to stop playing video games, and covered her mouth with his hand. Fields was 13 and 14 at the time of the incidents. Police arrested him as a juvenile. She’d also told authorities at the time that Fields had been taking medication to control his temper.\nBloom spoke with reporters from The Toledo Blade on Saturday after learning of her son’s involvement in the carnage in Charlottesville. The reporters she spoke with actually filled her in on the details — she had been unaware that Fields was arrested. She said Fields had texted her to let her know he was in Charlottesville to take part in an “alt-right” rally. Bloom told The Toledo Blade she responded to him and said, “I told him to be careful. And if they’re going to rally to make sure he’s doing it peacefully.”\nFields made his first court appearance in Virginia on Monday, reportedly dressed in a black prison jumpsuit. A judge there denied him bail after he was charged with second-degree murder.\nWatch the full interview with Bloom below.\n.@lelindstrom interviews the mother of the Maumee man accused of plowing into crowd in #Charlottesville.\nhttps://t.co/3cEaCqAv6c pic.twitter.com/HIECV9RzJG — The Blade (@toledonews) August 13, 2017\nRead the full story at The New York Post.\nRelated\nHeather Heyer, killed during Charlottesville protests, wanted to ‘bring an end to injustice’\nAngela Merkel denounces ‘right-wing extremist’ violence in Charlottesville as ‘repulsive’", "The mental state of accused Bourke Street killer driver Dimitrious Gargasoulas could affect whether or not he stands trial for the murder of six people.\nBut he could also stand trial sooner than expected if prosecutors decide to skip a pre-trial committal hearing.\nGargasoulas is facing six counts of homicide and 29 charges of attempted murder over the rampage on January 20.\nHe is accused of deliberately driving a car into pedestrians at Bourke St mall before crashing after police shot at and wounded him.\nThe mental state of accused Bourke Street killer driver Dimitrious Gargasoulas could affect whether or not he stands trial\nGargasoulas is facing six counts of homicide and 29 charges of attempted murder over the rampage on January 20\n'His state of mind and fitness to stand trial are real issues,' defence barrister Theo Alexander told the Victorian Supreme Court on Thursday.\n'We have made approaches to appropriately qualified experts and are arranging assessments.'\nGargasoulas' case is still before the Magistrates' Court but came before Justice Lex Lasry on Thursday for an update on its progress.\nThis is the second time the case has come before the Supreme Court.\nWhile murder trials end up before the Supreme Court, it currently has no jurisdiction over Gargasoulas' case.\nDirector of Public Prosecutions John Champion SC said mental impairment has been raised in the Magistrates' Court for separate charges against Gargasoulas that are unrelated to the Bourke St deaths.\n'His state of mind and fitness to stand trial are real issues,' defence barrister Theo Alexander told the Victorian Supreme Court on Thursday\nHe is accused of deliberately driving a car into pedestrians at Bourke St mall before crashing after police shot at and wounded him\nDirector of Public Prosecutions John Champion SC said mental impairment has been raised in the Magistrates' Court for separate charges against Gargasoulas\n'There is the possibility of mental impairment being run in that court,' Mr Champion said.\n'If that is raised in the homicide cases, then the sooner the (Supreme) Court is involved, the better.'\nJustice Lasry said he was concerned Gargasoulas' case would not reach trial until 2019 if a pre-trial committal hearing was scheduled for early to mid 2018.\n'From the court's point of view and the public's point of view, that would be unacceptable,' he said.\n'The next thing you know 2018 is gone and the matter is still languishing in the list.'\nBut the Director of Public Prosecutions has the power to decide whether Gargasoulas' case can go directly to trial, the court heard.\nGargasoulas is accused of deliberately driving a car into pedestrians at Bourke St mall before crashing after police shot at and wounded him (pictured)\nJustice Lasry said he was concerned Gargasoulas' case would not reach trial until 2019 if a pre-trial committal hearing was scheduled for early to mid 2018\nThe Director of Public Prosecutions has the power to decide whether Gargasoulas' case can go directly to trial, the court heard.\nGargasoulas was not required to appear at Thursday's mention. Pictured is emergency services treating wounded pedestrians after the rampage\n'That is open to me,' Mr Champion said.\n'The court is anxious for you to take that step,' Justice Lasry said.\n'If this matter can be dealt with more quickly ... of course we would look at doing it,' Mr Champion said.\nHe also said that police had completed between 90 and 100 per cent of their investigation of the Bourke St deaths, and all CCTV material has been processed.\nGargasoulas was not required to appear at Thursday's mention.\nHis case is due to return to Melbourne Magistrates Court in August.\nProsecutors and the defence will provide another update to the Supreme Court on November 20.", "(Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP). Potesters try to topple a Confederate monument with a chain Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The peace monument at the 14th Street entrance depicts an angel of peace stilling the ...\n(Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail via AP). This photo provided by the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail shows James Alex Fields Jr., who was charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say he rammed his car into a ...\n(AP Photo/David Goldman). A photo of victim Heather Heyer sits beneath a statue depicting a Confederate soldier in Piedmont Park in Atlanta Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, that was vandalized with spray paint from protesters who marched through the city last ...\n(AP Photo/David Goldman). A statue depicting a Confederate soldier in Piedmont Park in Atlanta is vandalized with spray paint Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, from protesters who marched through the city last night to protest the weekend violence in Charlottesvi...\n(Shelby Lum/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP). Protesters march on Broad Street late Sunday Aug. 13, 2017, in Richmond, Va. The group marched through the Fan District to the Lee Monument to Jackson Ward. The march was held a day after a white supremacist...\nCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - The Latest on violent protests connected to a white nationalist rally in Virginia (all times local):\n___\n3:05 p.m.\nRecords from 911 calls show the driver charged with killing a woman at a white nationalist rally was previously accused of beating his mother and threatening her with a knife.\nAuthorities say 20-year-old James Fields drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters on Saturday in Charlottesville. At least two dozen were wounded in addition to the woman killed.\nThe records the Florence Police Department in Kentucky show the man's mother had called police in 2011. Records show Fields' mother, Samantha Bloom, told police he stood behind her wielding a 12-inch knife. Bloom is disabled and uses a wheelchair.\nIn another incident in 2010, Bloom said that Fields smacked her in the head and locked her in the bathroom after she told him to stop playing video games. Bloom told officers Fields was on medication to control his temper.\n___\n3 p.m.\nA spokeswoman for a hospital in Virginia says 10 patients treated there after a car ran into counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally have been released. Nine others are in good condition.\nUVA Health System spokeswoman Angela Taylor gave the update Monday.\nTwenty people were taken to UVA Medical Center after the car ran into the crowd Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia. One, Heather Heyer, died. Five were initially in critical condition.\nThe hospital has said it treated additional patients related to Saturday's events beyond those 20, but that it can't give an exact number.\n___\n1:30 p.m.\nA former classmate of the man accused of plowing his car into counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally says the suspect once said he went on a school trip to Germany so he could \"get to the Fatherland.\"\nKeegan McGrath told The Associated Press on Monday that he was roommates with James Alex Fields Jr. on that trip in 2015.\nMcGrath says he challenged Fields on his beliefs and went home early because he couldn't handle being in a room with Fields.\nHe says Fields seemed fairly normal before that at their school in Union, Kentucky.\nFields is charged with second-degree murder after authorities say he drove into a crowd in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, fatally injuring one woman and hurting 19 others.\nA judge said Monday he'll appoint an attorney to represent Fields.\n___\n10:40 a.m.\nA judge has denied bond for an Ohio man accused of plowing his car into a crowd at a white nationalist rally.\nJudge Robert Downer said during a bond hearing Monday he would appoint a lawyer for James Alex Fields Jr.\nFields is charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say he drove into the crowd, fatally injuring one woman and hurting 19 others.\nThe rally was held by white nationalists and others who oppose a plan to remove from a Charlottesville park of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.\nFields has been in custody since Saturday.\nA high school teacher said Fields was fascinated with Nazism, idolized Adolf Hitler and had been singled out by school officials in the 9th grade for his \"deeply held, radical\" convictions on race.\n___\n9:45 a.m.\nA group that hosts a ceremony every year to re-dedicate an Atlanta monument depicting a Confederate soldier vows that it will be repaired after protesters spray-painted it and broke a chunk from it.\nJohn Green, past commandant of the Old Guard of the Gate City Guard, said Monday it appears his group must now raise money to repair the 105-year-old statue damaged during a Sunday protest after the deadly weekend violence in Virginia.\nCity officials haven't commented on any plans for repairs or whether city funds would be used for that.\nGreen said removing the statue from Piedmont Park, a city park, is not an option.\nHe said the angel standing over the soldier represents peace, and it was created to help bring the nation back together after the Civil War.\n___\n7:40 a.m.\nA prominent white nationalist website that promoted a Virginia rally that ended in deadly violence Saturday is losing its internet domain host.\nGoDaddy tweeted late Sunday night that it has given the Daily Stormer 24 hours to move its domain to another provider because the site has violated GoDaddy's terms of service.\nGoDaddy spokesman Dan Race tells the New York Daily News that the Daily Stormer violated its terms of service by labeling a woman killed in an attack at the event in Charlottesville \"fat\" and \"childless.\" Heather Heyer was killed Saturday when police say a man plowed his car into a group of demonstrators protesting the white nationalist rally.\nShortly after GoDaddy tweeted its decision, the site posted an article claiming it had been hacked and would be shut down.\n___\n7:30 a.m.\nProtesters spray-painted and broke a chunk off a statue depicting a Confederate soldier at an Atlanta park after they marched through the city to protest the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.\nThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a lone policeman at Piedmont Park on Sunday night was surrounded by black-clad protesters shouting \"pig\" as demonstrators used chains to try and destroy the Peace Monument.\nThe statue depicts a winged angel standing over a Confederate soldier.\nVideo from local news outlets showed red spray paint covering much of the monument following the demonstration.\nThe Atlanta protest was among several around the nation over the weekend that were organized after a chaotic white supremacist rally in Virginia ended with deadly violence.\n___\n7:30 a.m.\nThe German government is condemning the white nationalist rally in Virginia that turned violent Saturday, expressing solidarity with peaceful counter-protesters.\nChancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert told reporters Monday that it was an \"absolutely repulsive scene at this extreme-right march.\"\nHe said \"there was outrageous racism, anti-Semitism and hate in its most despicable form to be seen, and whenever it comes to such speech or such images it is repugnant.\"\nHe added that it's \"completely contrary to what the chancellor and the German government works for politically, and we are in solidarity with those who stand peacefully against such aggressive extreme-right opinions.\"\nSeibert says Merkel also regrets the death of a counter-protester and sent her sympathies to those injured.\n___\n3 a.m.\nAn Ohio man accused of plowing his car into counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia is set to make his first court appearance.\nCol. Martin Kumer, superintendent at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, says 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. has a bond hearing Monday morning.\nFields is charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say he drove into the crowd, fatally injuring one woman and hurting 19 others.\nFields has been in custody since Saturday. Jail officials told The Associated Press they don't know if he's obtained an attorney.\nA high school teacher said Fields was fascinated with Nazism, idolized Adolf Hitler and had been singled out by school officials in the 9th grade for his \"deeply held, radical\" convictions on race.\nCopyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.", "Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday bowed to overwhelming pressure that he personally condemn white supremacists who incited bloody demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend, labelling their racists views \"evil\" after two days of equivocal statements.\n\"Racism is evil,\" Mr Trump said. \"And those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans.\"\nSeveral of the president's top advisers, including his new chief of staff, John Kelly, pressed Mr Trump to issue a more forceful rebuke after his comment Saturday that the violence in Charlottesville was initiated by \"many sides,\" prompting nearly universal criticism.\nThat pressure reached a boiling point early Monday after the president attacked the head of Merck pharmaceuticals, who is black, for quitting an advisory board over his failure to call out white nationalists.\nMerck's chief executive, Kenneth C. Frazier, resigned from the president's American Manufacturing Council on Monday, saying he objected to the president's statement Saturday blaming violence that left one woman dead on \"many sides.\"\n\"America's leaders must honour our fundamental views by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal,\" Mr Frazier said in a tweet announcing he was stepping down from the panel.\nAdvertisement\nMr Frazier is one of just a handful of black chief executives of a Fortune 500 company.\nLess than an hour later, Mr Trump responded on social media as he departed his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, for a day trip back to Washington.\nSHARE\nShare on Facebook SHARE\nShare on Twitter TWEET\nLink President Donald Trump speaks about the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville on Monday. Photo: AP\n\"Now that Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President's Manufacturing Council, he will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!\" the president wrote.\nMr Trump's shot at one of the country's best-known black executives prompted an immediate outpouring of support for Frazier from major figures in business, media and politics.\n\"Thanks @Merck Ken Frazier for strong leadership to stand up for the moral values that made this country what it is,\" Paul Polman, the chief executive of Unilever, wrote on Twitter.\nIt's not unusual for Mr Trump to attack, via Twitter, any public figure who ridicules, criticises or even mildly questions his actions. But his decision to take on Mr Frazier, a self-made multimillionaire who rose from a modest childhood in Philadelphia to attend Harvard Law School, was extraordinary given the wide-ranging criticism he has faced from both parties for not forcefully denouncing the neo-Nazis and Klan sympathisers who rampaged in Charlottesville.\nMr Frazier appeared next to Mr Trump at the White House last month to announce an agreement among drugmakers that would create 1,000 jobs.\nHe is only the second African-American executive to lead a major pharmaceutical firm and rose in prominence as Merck's general counsel when he successfully defended the company against class-action lawsuits stemming from complications involving the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx.\n\"It took Trump 54 minutes to condemn Merck CEO Ken Frazier, but after several days he still has not condemned murdering white supremacists,\" Keith Boykin, a former aide to President Bill Clinton who comments on politics and race for CNN, wrote in a tweet.\nMr Frazier's exit from the business council marks a mini-exodus of business leaders, resulting from the president's stances on social issues and the environment. His recent decision to leave the Paris climate accord prompted Elon Musk of Tesla to resign, as did the chief executive of Disney, Bob Iger, and Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs.\nCar attack suspect refused bail\nA Virginia judge on Monday declined to set bail for James Alex Fields jnr, the 20-year-old Ohio man accused of second-degree murder and other charges after authorities said he ploughed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters near the scene of the white supremacist rally.\nThat means Fields, whom news reports have described as fascinated by Nazism, will remain jailed at least until he has an attorney.\nJames Alex Fields jnr, second from left, holds a black shield at the rally in Charlottesville. Photo: AP\nThe local public defenders' office informed the court it could not represent him because of a potential conflict of interest - someone in the office has a relative who was hurt during Saturday's violence in Charlottesville.\nA local attorney will be appointed to represent Fields and could request bail before the next scheduled hearing, August 25.\nFields, clad in a black-and-white striped uniform, appeared via video link for the hearing. He briefly responded to questions from Judge Robert Downer, replying \"No, sir,\" when asked if he had any ties to the Charlottesville community.\nSaturday's car rampage killed 32-year-old Heather Heyer, who was among the crowd of counter-protesters responding to the rally by white nationalists and others who oppose a plan to remove from a Charlottesville park of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Fields was taken into custody soon afterward.\nNew York Times, McClatchy", "Credit: Facebook Heather Heyer was killed at the rally in Charlottesville\nThe Latest on violent protesting in Virginia and related developments around the nation (all times local):\nA judge has denied bond for an Ohio man accused of plowing his car into a crowd at a white nationalist rally.\nJudge Robert Downer said during a bond hearing Monday he would appoint a lawyer for James Alex Fields Jr.\nFields is charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say he drove into the crowd, fatally injuring one woman and hurting 19 others.\nThe rally was held by white nationalists and others who oppose a plan to remove from a Charlottesville park of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.\nFields has been in custody since Saturday.\nA high school teacher said Fields was fascinated with Nazism, idolized Adolf Hitler and had been singled out by school officials in the 9th grade for his \"deeply held, radical\" convictions on race.\n9:45 a.m.\nA group that hosts a ceremony every year to re-dedicate an Atlanta monument depicting a Confederate soldier vows that it will be repaired after protesters spray-painted it and broke a chunk from it.\nJohn Green, past commandant of the Old Guard of the Gate City Guard, said Monday it appears his group must now raise money to repair the 105-year-old statue damaged during a Sunday protest after the deadly weekend violence in Virginia.\nCity officials haven't commented on any plans for repairs or whether city funds would be used for that.\nGreen said removing the statue from Piedmont Park, a city park, is not an option.\nHe said the angel standing over the soldier represents peace, and it was created to help bring the nation back together after the Civil War.\n7:40 a.m.\nA prominent white nationalist website that promoted a Virginia rally that ended in deadly violence Saturday is losing its internet domain host.\nGoDaddy tweeted late Sunday night that it has given the Daily Stormer 24 hours to move its domain to another provider because the site has violated GoDaddy's terms of service.\nGoDaddy spokesman Dan Race tells the New York Daily News that the Daily Stormer violated its terms of service by labeling a woman killed in an attack at the event in Charlottesville \"fat\" and \"childless.\" Heather Heyer was killed Saturday when police say a man plowed his car into a group of demonstrators protesting the white nationalist rally.\nShortly after GoDaddy tweeted its decision, the site posted an article claiming it had been hacked and would be shut down.\n7:25 a.m.\nProtesters spray-painted and broke a chunk off a statue depicting a Confederate soldier at an Atlanta park after they marched through the city to protest the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.\nThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a lone policeman at Piedmont Park on Sunday night was surrounded by black-clad protesters shouting \"pig\" as demonstrators used chains to try and destroy the Peace Monument.\nThe statue depicts a winged angel standing over a Confederate soldier.\nVideo from local news outlets showed red spray paint covering much of the monument following the demonstration.\nThe Atlanta protest was among several around the nation over the weekend that were organized after a chaotic white supremacist rally in Virginia ended with deadly violence.\n7:25 a.m.\nThe German government is condemning the white nationalist rally in Virginia that turned violent Saturday, expressing solidarity with peaceful counter-protesters.\nChancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert told reporters Monday that it was an \"absolutely repulsive scene at this extreme-right march.\"\nHe said \"there was outrageous racism, anti-Semitism and hate in its most despicable form to be seen, and whenever it comes to such speech or such images it is repugnant.\"\nHe added that it's \"completely contrary to what the chancellor and the German government works for politically, and we are in solidarity with those who stand peacefully against such aggressive extreme-right opinions.\"\nSeibert says Merkel also regrets the death of a counter-protester and sent her sympathies to those injured.\n3 a.m.\nAn Ohio man accused of plowing his car into counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia is set to make his first court appearance.\nCol. Martin Kumer, superintendent at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, says 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. has a bond hearing Monday morning.\nFields is charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say he drove into the crowd, fatally injuring one woman and hurting 19 others.\nFields has been in custody since Saturday. Jail officials told The Associated Press they don't know if he's obtained an attorney.\nA high school teacher said Fields was fascinated with Nazism, idolized Adolf Hitler and had been singled out by school officials in the 9th grade for his \"deeply held, radical\" convictions on race.", "NEW YORK: Online fund-raising sites are turning their backs on activists looking to offer financial support for James Fields, the man accused of driving his car into counter-protesters at a white-nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday.\nGoFundMe, Kickstarter and other mainstream crowdfunding firms have policies that prohibit hate speech or abuse, the latest example of technology firms making it harder for far-right groups to organize online.\nFields is accused of killing one woman and injuring 19 others on Saturday after the rally in Charlottesville turned violent. Supporters of Fields, who was denied bail at a court hearing in Virginia on Monday, have turned to the internet to raise money for his legal defense.\nGoFundMe, one of the two leading crowdfunding firms, said on Monday it has removed multiple fundraising campaigns for Fields, because the company prohibits the promotion of hate speech and violence.\n\"Those campaigns did not raise any money and they were immediately removed,\" said Bobby Whithorne, director of strategic communications at GoFundMe, adding that fewer than 10 campaigns have so far been posted. GoFundMe will continue to delete similar campaigns if more are created, he said.\nMost mainstream crowdfunding sites, which let people fund projects or ventures by raising money online, have policies that prohibit campaigns that promote hate speech or violence.\nAdvertisement\nAdvertisement\nKickstarter, which vies with GoFundMe as the largest crowdfunding platform, said it also has a policy prohibiting hate speech or encouraging violence. It said its service focuses on creative projects and has not seen any campaigns related to Fields or the Charlottesville protest.\nIndiegogo, a smaller rival, said it has a similar policy prohibiting campaigns that promote threatening or abusive behavior. It said it is monitoring campaigns but has yet to see any funds supporting Fields.\nThe block on mainstream crowdfunding is just the latest blow to far-right activists operating online. In the last 24 hours, neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer had its domain registration revoked twice, by GoDaddy Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google, for violating terms of service.\nFORCED OUT OF MAINSTREAM\nThe rejection by mainstream crowdfunding sites means white nationalists have been forced to use other platforms that champion freedom of speech.\nJason Kessler, who organized the far-right rally in Charlottesville, has raised US$2,659 as of Monday afternoon on RootBocks, a crowdfunding site that is \"free from political or social censorship,\" according to its website.\nHe started a campaign called the \"Unite the Right Legal Defense Fund\" on Sunday night and aims to raise US$50,000 to sue the city of Charlottesville for failing to protect the speakers and protesters at the rally.\nAnother campaign on RootBocks opened on Saturday has raised more than US$8,000 of its US$50,000 goal to support a lawsuit against Charlottesville by Nathan Damigo, founder of white-nationalist group Identity Evropa. On Saturday, Damigo said on Twitter he was wrongly arrested at the protest, in violation of his civil rights.\nCrowdJustice, a site that focuses on raising money for legal cases, has not seen any funds connected to Fields or others who were in Charlottesville, said Chief Executive Julia Salasky.\nThe firm verifies that defendants or plaintiffs have an attorney or nonprofit who is taking their case before they can start a fund on the website, Salasky said.\n\"That filters out people who are promoting hatred and without a legal basis,\" she said.\n(Reporting by Sheila Dang; editing by Anna Driver and Bill Rigby)", "Hello. Here's your morning briefing:\nImage copyright Getty Images\nThe White House has issued a statement clarifying comments made by President Donald Trump as he faces sustained criticism for not explicitly condemning the far-right organisers of Saturday's violent rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in which a woman was killed.\nSeveral Republican senators have urged the president to \"call evil by its name\" and the US national security adviser, HR McMaster, went further by saying: \"Anytime that you commit an attack against people to incite fear, it meets the definition of terrorism.\"\nIn response, a White House spokesman insisted: \"The president said very strongly in his statement yesterday that he condemns all forms of violence, bigotry and hatred. Of course that includes white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi and all extremist groups.\"\nAnalysis: Why Trump's response is no surprise\nBy Anthony Zurcher, North America reporter\nClues for how the president would react to such a situation were scattered across his presidential campaign. In February 2016, Mr Trump initially declined to disavow support from the Klu Klux Klan and David Duke, the former Klan leader who became a Louisiana Republican politician.\nRead Anthony's full article\nGet news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning\n'Seventeen dead' in capital of Burkina Faso\nSeventeen people have been killed and eight wounded in a \"terrorist attack\" on people sitting outside a restaurant in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, according to the government. Security forces killed three attackers, but some people are still trapped in the building, Communication Minister Remis Dandjinou said.\nCancer charity founder paid herself £31,000\nA national breast cancer charity is being investigated after its founder paid herself £31,000 in breach of charity law. Wendy Watson MBE, who launched the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline in 1996, resigned as a trustee after financial irregularities were uncovered by the Charity Commission. Her lawyers described the payments as \"an error\".\nMan charged with dog-walker murder\nA 23-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a grandfather who was attacked as he walked his dogs earlier this month. Peter Wrighton, 83, from Banham, Norfolk, was repeatedly stabbed in the neck and head and his body was found in woodland near the village of East Harling on 5 August.\nWhat the papers say\nThe violence in Charlottesville is considered in the editorial columns in today's papers, with much of the focus on President Donald Trump's failure to single out for blame the white supremacists who rallied there. But the papers also have plenty to say on Brexit, with The Times leading on claims by \"senior Whitehall officials\" that Brexit decisions are being \"rushed through\", and the Express reporting on what it describes as a \"plot\" for another EU referendum.\nDaily digest\nAn unusual scandal The Australian deputy PM refers himself to the High Court after revealing he may have dual citizenship\nBottoms up Arrests of drunken air passengers have risen by 50% in a year\nRelay relief Britain's 4x400 metres women won silver and the GB men bronze to meet their minimum medal target of six\nFlat-footed Clarks in sexism row over branding of girls' shoes\nIf you watch one thing today\nMedia playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The problem with IPP (Imprisonment for Public Protection) sentences\nPrisoner 11 years into 10-month jail term\nIf you listen to one thing today\nImages of Diana\nIf you read one thing today\nA country divided - and its 70-year legacy\nToday's lookahead\nToday Cassini spacecraft will enter the final phase of its 20-year mission when it makes a series of \"ultra-close\" passes through Saturn's upper atmosphere.\n16:00 A British computer expert accused of creating malware for stealing bank details is due back in court in the US.\nOn this day\n1947 Pakistan became an independent country outside British rule\n1967 The Marine Broadcasting Offences Act came into force, leading to the closure of pirate radio stations\nFrom elsewhere\nPolice slam Uber over sex attack drivers (The Times)\nNigel Farage: The movie snapped up by Hollywood (Telegraph)\nCan fast-track teachers raise standards? (Scotsman)\nMother of Charlottesville victim: 'I'm proud of what she did' (Huffington Post)" ]

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[ "actually it is cheaper and less stress. The benefits well lets see.... no gang colors, no high cost nikes or any other expensive name brand tennis shoes, clothing that sets people apart financially, the fact that girls will be dressed modestly, along with boys having their pants up around their waist. That people a judged by who they are not what they wear, popularity comes from how a person is not how they look. There are so many things great about uniforms, including less laundry, better educations, it has been pr oven that in schools where uniforms were worn that the learning levels increased. I don't get how anyone would not want uniforms, but that is just my opinion. I have seen the benefits and am so excited at the prospect that my kids will be wearing them next year." ]

[ "Go to your financial aid office and ask them what to do. Just remember that grants don't have to be paid back so you can always keep the money for a rainy day. They usually send you an award letter telling you how much money financial aid will give you and on there you can either refuse or accept the award. If you want to return the money so that they can probably give to another student its probably too late for that since they already disbursed the money and another student wont be able to benefit from it. You can always donate it to a scholarship fund to ensure that another student is receiving the money.", "I think it depends on your definition of mismanagement. I think with a huge government there will always be unecessary waste. \\n\\nThe US society also has many social policies that take huge funds that some would agree are useless. For example, many school districts are required to shell of hundreds of thousands of dollars for special ed kids with legal savvy parents. For example, if the parents can prove that School or Institute B in another state can do a better job educating their child than the local public school, the law says the school must pay for it. There's a lot more loopholes, but the bottom line is... some school districts are forced to pay hundred of thousands for 2 or three students, when that money could have benefitted thousands of students.", "I first was lured to Georgia with a job. It seemed a perfect match for my job skillz. Then they started talking about a dress code. Dress code?? I didn't work with the public, no one was going to see me where I worked, and what I was doing had NO BEARING on how I was dressed. I mean, it's not like I dress slutty, I just dress casual. I quit, because this isn't high school and they aren't my parents, and how I dressed was none of their business.", "529 plans are considered assets of the *parent* and must be reported on the FAFSA as such. In that sense, they are taken into account when your EFC is calculated and may \"count against\" in the sense that they could increase your EFC.\\n\\nHowever, because 529s are parent assets, they don't affect your EFC nearly as much as if they were considered assets of the student. The EFC forumla puts 35% of a student's assets towards the EFC and only 12% of parents' assets toward it. The formula was constructed this way in order to account for the reality that most parents are saving for retirement, supporting other family members, repaying debts of their own, etc. \\n\\nHowever, built into the EFC calculation is something called the Asset Protection Allowance, which \"protects\" a certain amount of the parents' from being considered in the EFC calculation. For example, if you are a 50-year old with a spouse, $50,100 of your assets are set aside before the aforementioned 12% is taken for the EFC. \\n\\nSo, if your assets do not exceed this $50,100, then it is possible for the 529 not to count against a student's EFC at all. Check out the table on page 19 of this PDF to see what your allowance might be: http://www.ifap.ed.gov/efcinformation/attachments/0607EFCFormulaGuideDecFinal.pdf\\n\\nOne more thing...\\nWhen the proceeds from a 529 plan are disbursed, the school must count them as a \"resource\" when determining a student's eligibility for aid. This means that, if a student's Cost of Attendance is $40,000 and s/he will receive a $5,000 529 plan distribution for that year, the Financial Aid Office can only award the student another $35,000 in financial aid. To put it another way, the 529 plan \"takes up room\" in the student's budget. In that sense, some would argue, the 529 \"counts against\" the student. \\n\\nIn the end, saving for college (particularly when distributions are tax-free) is never a negative!", "Teachers may \"dress up\" (or not) for a number of reasons.\\n\\nSome teachers dress up because their schools require it. Dress codes are probably as typical for teachers as they are for students. (Teachers just don't complain about them as often or loudly.)\\n\\nSome teachers dress up because they think that students will respect it. Other teachers \"dress down\" because they think that students will respect it. (Neither the up- nor the down-dressers realize that students think the teachers look like dorks in any case.)\\n\\nSome teachers dress up because they are \"old school,\" and they believe that a person doing a professional job should be dressed in clothing appropriate to a professional. (And they're right about this.)\\n\\nSome teachers dress up or down because they feel that clothing is, or should be, a reflection of personality. From their perspective, the style of dress is just \"who they are.\" (And some of them don't realize that certain aspects of personality don't need to be on display on the job.)\\n\\nSome teachers dress up out of respect for their topic and for their students. They believe that their topic deserves to be treated well, and that their students are important people. Dressing well is one way they can reflect this belief. (And, again, they're right.)", "The government provides protection and services (think highways, police, etc) that contribute to our ability to earn money. It can generally be assumed that people earning money in this country are benefitting from these services, and thus taxes are levied upon them.", "I personally think that it's in the student's best interest to taught about how to protect themselves. There should be a message in there about abstinence, though. People have to understand that no matter how much you tell students not to have sex and educate them about the risks, they're still going to do it. The best way to keep them safe is to educate them about how to be the safest they can and not have any life-ruining consequences come of it. If they aren't educated about protection and are only taught about abstinence, the students who decide to have sex regardless of being taught about abstinence will not know how to protect themselves correctly and could end up with an STD or pregnant.", "OK, this can be pretty complicated, but basically, what researchers do is that they take genes that code for insulin production in the human body and insert them into a plasmid. a plasmid is a piece of DNA that will be inserted into bacteria (or sometiimes viruses) but will remain independent from the bacteria's own genetic code. when the plasmid is inserted into the bacteria, the bacteria start producing insulin because they now have the gene for it. because bacteria have no use for insulin, they secrete it off as waste product, and this is collected and used for the benefit of humanity.", "PUK code is the code that is used to protect your SIM Card this is the card that stores your telephone numbers, pictures. You need to call your cell phone carrier and advise them that you need your PUK code to unlock your phone. They can give this to you and advise you how to use it and then you will be able to change the code and use it as needed. good luck", "Get them to write some how-to papers on things that interest them. You'll get authentic responses, engaged learners, and a necessity to focus on details. For a twist, have one student write a how-to and another follow their directions precisely; see if they missed steps, etc. Can lead to some funny discussions, and real-world experience with need for detail.\\n\\nSome topic ideas:\\n\\n- How to make the ultimate burger/pizza/dessert\\n- How to annoy your parents\\n- How to get even with your siblings\\n- How to get your parents to say yes\\n- How to buy cool clothes on a tight budget\\n- How to find out if a girl/guy likes you\\n- How to get a date\\n- How to have the best date ever\\n- How to fix a mistake", "Every respectable person dresses modestly.Ethically no religion can claim to have autonomy over any particular dress code.Maybe we need to make every Christian,Muslim, Buddhist,etc,know they can wear any dress code as long as it is modestly acceptable to the public.This is not only of women alone.I think that men too dress in a way that captures women's admiration,but that was not discussed by the religious books.I think that is not fair enough because this competition between the opposite sexes of arousing one another's feelings is what is actually creating the problems of immodest dressing.", "In my opinion, the worst thing that ever happened to the public school system is the teacher's union. People keep their jobs not because they are good teachers, but because they have seniority. Many teachers really do not like teaching, and do not like their students, but they treat it like a factory job: do it for the paycheck and benefits.\\n\\nIf a person does not really like students, does not enjoy helping them to prepare for their place in the adult world, does not like teaching, then they should not be there. As to what you can do about it, you will need to talk to your parents. Will they go to bat for you and try to get the school to change? Will they consider another school, even if they have to pay tuition? Can they home-school you?\\n\\nGood luck! I suspect you are going to need it.", "Dress codes are not considered harassment. If you are unwilling to comply with a company dress code, then prepared to get fired, which the company is well within its right to do as long as they provide you the dress code in writing. Falsifying time sheets is, however, against the law. If you have proof, take it to your labor board and see what repercussions exist. But keep in mind, you will probably have to sue the company in civil court at your expense. Not getting your way is not harassment. If you're unhappy with the company, then find another.", "I would ask him to ask his mother what the dress is for the restaurant you're going to. Not the father, as women in general seem to be better at dress codes. \\n\\nOr, if you're not comfortable with this, get the name of the restaurant, then call them and ask what their typical dress is like.", "yes they do, and some have quarterly updates, so that the student and their parents can see how they are doing and what they could improve before the semester ends", "Teens are branded as rebellious due to the fact that they are in the transition period from being a child to becoming an adult. Another factor is the teenagers strive to become independent. Parents often misunderstand this as rebellion, much to the frustration of both sides. Teenagers feel that their parents are over-protective or too strict, while the parents think that their teenage children are trying to deliberately disobey them.", "Yes, someone who uses another person, in a relationship, for financial benefits, money, or for the partner to buy them things. No, it's not another term for a prostitute, because some men (and women) are stupid like that, you don't have to sleep with them in order to get their money!\\n\\nIf I wasn't using someone, of course I would take this as an insult!", "Yes, it makes you sound shallow if you judge people by how they dress or how much money they have.", "Social Security benefits received by the student are reported on Worksheet A. The amounts from Worksheet A are then entered on question 40 in the \"student income\" section. You are also required to report Social Security income that *you* received (also on Worksheet A but in the \"parent income\" section)... However, you do not need to report income received for children other than the student.", "a good boy or girl, you should do that for yourself not your parents you knucklehead. It doesn't help them it only helps you. They don't get any extra money, they don't get a new job, they don't get more food. This is for your benefit so that in the future you get the extra money and the job and the food and the car and the house and the mate. Damn what do yo want your parents to give you everyhthing. GET REAL!", "I can understand how one tragedy can lead to another. She may be ready to be a responsible parent but, the children may have already suffered irreversible harm especially the son who was beaten brutally. The state and the courts have a responsibliity to protect those children even when a parent is unable to. The courts and social services try to do everything they can to keep the family intact whenever possible. I don't know if there is anything she can do at this point. If she is not currently seeing her children, she can apply for visitation and the courts will decide the outcome. If they refuse visitation that will pretty much tell her that she has no chance to get them back.", "Macy's, J.C. Penny's, Kohl's- these are the places you can go find nice dresses for less. The type of dress that cost less then $50, that can be worn for another occasion (wedding, bat mitzvah, graduation into 6th grade). Heck, the shoes, purse, dress and such should come up to $50! It is the 5th grade. If you happen to see girls going ALL out to dance in some gym with balloons, then their parents are idiots and they are total pains in the ass! When it is the senior prom, THEN, you can go all out in style! But now, really, go to a department store, find a inexpensive dress, and deal with it.", "how 'bout a loan? maybe your friends or parents can loan you some money...", "No. The poor are tax payers too. As a matter of fact, since they save less than others almost 100% of their money is taxed.\\n\\nAs a tax payer if they need that money to help feed their children and get proper medical care, I don't have a problem at all.\\n\\nI see lazy people get money from the government all the time. One person can get a goverment grant for $20,000 to go to college. They drop out and don't get a degree, but you don't see people lining up saying how college students are abusing our tax money to go to school. \\n\\nBusinesses get government grants to use for their own personal use. Some of the studies that are supported by the government are an obviious waste of money and will not benefit anyone except the people whose received the grant. \\n\\nWhy are we so comfortable with our money freely given to the rich, but prejudice against the poor?\\n\\nWhat makes this country great is how we treat our empoverished, disabled, elderly, and incarcerated. \\n\\nAnd we have lots of room for improvement across the board.", "Are you saying you want to know the benefits of putting preschool children in poverty or the benefits of putting poor children in preschool? I think your Q is worded kind of funny. \\nBenefits of any children in preschool include learning how to interact with other children, learning how to function in a structured school setting, increased immunity to sickness (early exposure makes them stronger and less susceptible in the future), etc. There's all sorts of benefits. Kids are sponges at that age, and any exposure to learning is only going to help them. I think the biggest benefit (my opinion, of course) is that they become social creatures. Often children who aren't around other children and away from their parents are more socially awkward. They haven't learned how to share and be independent as opposed to children who have been in preschool. For children of poverty, preschool is a way to help them \"catch up\" on things they may have missed at home. Oftentimes parents in poverty are busy trying to make money for their families and can't devote time to important developments in their children's lives (reading comes to mind). Check out the link below on Head Start. I'm sure they've got all sorts of articles on it.", "Rule of thumb...always dress up. In other words, dress better than the dress code of the business for which you are applying.", "Although kids do dress too old for their age these days it is much more extreme on TV than in reality. In my neighborhood the kids look like kids. But I do know that in most areas this is not the case. Kids are just growing up too fast, knowing about sex and dressing provocatively at younger ages. With all the media it's hard to protect them from this. And if their friends are doing it, no kid wants to be different. So a parent has to choose their battle. Your point is well taken but I wouldn't blame the parents. You can't force kids into anything once they're a certain age or they'll just rebel. You have to inspire and encourage and help them to make positive choices.", "Golf lessons. I learned it is a waste of money spending on clubs. You can hit it much better if you know how to hit it dead center consistently.", "Does anyone else get A's? Ask them how they do it. If not, ask the teacher what you need to do to get an A. But it would be easier to find out from another student.", "Are you talking about waste or organs that might be useful for science or another patient? Well the waste, they trow in biohazard bags and burn them afterwards.", "If it is against the dress code at work, I don't recommend it, but if there is nothing in the dress code saying that you cannot wear a short advertising alcoholic beverages or t shirts then that should be up to you", "please do not waste the wood.\\njust bury them in direct contact of the soil...\\nit will help fertizer the soil.\\nput the resourses into planting something on the grave...\\nwith the plant you can see it and recall the goat or fish...with a casket you just wasted time and money." ]

[ "'Se ci verra' chiesto dagli altri soci del Patto sindacato'" ]

[ "Friendly deal sees Unicredit buy Capitalia, and keep foreigners out of the country's lucrative lending market.", "Noi pronti al no ma presenteremo programma alternativo", "Per il presidente irraniano Ahmadinejad: il programma è come un treno senza freni\"Ma negli Usa, molti generali sarebbero pronti a dimettersi in caso di attacco Nucleare, Teheran non vuole fermarsi \"Siamo pronti anche alla guerra\"", "Taiwan: ribadita posizione italiana di «una sola Cina». Capezzone: «Addolorati per mancato accenno a diritti umani». PECHINO - Anche il presidente Carlo Azeglio Ciampi è favorevole a togliere il divieto di vendere armi alla Cina.", "Il Bolton ha respinto un'offerta del Chelsea per Nicolas Anelka. I Blues erano pronti a un important...", "Fallisce il boicottaggio del voto chiesto dai fondamentalistinella Striscia è il giorno dell'euforia: \"L'inizio della ricostruzione\" Gaza, anche Hamas si piega \"Siamo pronti a collaborare\" dal nostro inviato DANIELE MASTROGIACOMO", "Usa, al via il processo al militare protagonista delle foto scandaloI difensori pronti a dare battaglia: \"Eseguiva solo gli ordini\" Alla sbarra il soldato Graner l'aguzzino di Abu Grahib", "In un campo di addestramento di al Qaeda la cerimonia del terroreMansoor Dadullah: \"Presto un attacco suicida in Gran Bretagna\" Afghanistan, 300 kamikaze giurano pronti a partire per Usa ed Europa" ]

[ "May Pen. For the settlement in Belize, see May Pen, Belize. May Pen is the capital and largest town in the parish of Clarendon in the Middlesex County, Jamaica. It is located on the Rio Minho river (Jamaica's longest), and is a major market centre for the Parish." ]

[ "Clarendon (capital May Pen) is a parish in Jamaica. It is located on the south of the island, roughly half-way between the island's eastern and western ends.larendon (capital May Pen) is a parish in Jamaica. It is located on the south of the island, roughly half-way between the island's eastern and western ends.", "Tools & Converters. 1 Meeting Planner for May Pen. 2 Time Zone Converter for May Pen. 3 Event Time Announcer for May Pen. Time difference between May Pen and other 1 locations. Distance calculator to/from May 2 Pen. Display a free clock for May Pen on your website or blog.", "When you get new guineas, don't let them out right away or they may well disappear down the street. The best way to acclimate them is to pen them where they can see the area where they'll be living. After they've been penned a week or two, let one out.", "Le Pen Finds Support In Pro-Europe French City. If Marine Le Pen is elected president of France in May, she says she promises to hold a referendum on leaving the European Union. Her EU-skeptic stance is an unlikely vote-winner in France, where the EU is still very popular. That's especially true eastern France, near the border with Germany, but even there Le Pen has some supporters.", "There are three main types of vape pens: Oil Vape Pen, Dry Herb Vape Pen, and Wax Concentrates Vape Pen. 1 The Vape Juice Vape Pens is where it all started. People saw e-cigs and started asking “when can we use medical marijuana with that”. 2 The wax/dab concentrate vaporizer pens were a real game changer.", "The penciled notation May Day appears on the front of the envelope. The envelope carries the following printed address: Roanoke Photo Finishing Co. (associated with Roanoke Cycle Company) Roanoke, Va. along with the suggestion that you should cover the walls of your den with pictures of enjoyable outings you have snapshotted.", "An insulin pen is a device used to inject insulin. The pen contains a cartridge of insulin. The pen may be reusable or disposable. You may need a different pen for each type of insulin you use. Check the label and color of the insulin. Check that you have the correct type and strength of insulin.", "PEN is a unique nine-digit identification number that can be assigned by the Minister of Education to persons in the following schools and institutions and with respect to the following services: Students in BC K-12 public and independent schools;", "MAYDELLE, TX. MAYDELLE, TEXAS. Maydelle, also known as Camp Wright, is at the junction of U.S. Highway 84 and Farm Road 2138, nine miles west of Rusk in west central Cherokee County. The area was first settled during the 1840s, but a town did not begin to develop until 1906, when the Texas State Railroad was being constructed through the area.", "Page Not Found. We're sorry, but the page you are trying to reach is not available. Please try the following: 1 Check the URL you entered to make sure there are no typing or copy-and-paste errors. 2 Select a link on this page to be taken directly to that section of the Web site.3 Take a look at our Site Map. 4 See the A-Z Index.age Not Found. We're sorry, but the page you are trying to reach is not available. Please try the following: 1 Check the URL you entered to make sure there are no typing or copy-and-paste errors. 2 Select a link on this page to be taken directly to that section of the Web site. 3 Take a look at our Site Map.", "In a potentiometric type of recorder, the direct drive of the marking pen is replaced with a servomechanism where energy to move the pen is supplied by an amplifier.", "Giving an Insulin Injection with a Pen. 1 1. Consider using an insulin pen instead. 2 2. Prepare the pen. 3 3. Remove the caps. 4. Prime the 1 pen. 5. Select the dosage amount. 6. Choose where to give the insulin 1 shot. 7. Give yourself the 2 shot. 8. Dispose of the needle.", "Sunny spot: May is ideal for visiting in and around the coastal town of Bodrum. I have my first holiday in Turkey, near Bodrum, this month and am really confused as to what cash to take/exchange. Up-to-date advice, please. — Juliet Ralf, Surrey.", "Based in Denver, O.pen is one of the most easily recognized vaporizer companies in the industry today. The company leverages partnerships in California, Washington, and Colorado in order to source strain-specific CO2 cannabis oil for ….", "home / Fine Pens / Fountain Pens [ x] / Conklin [ x] Conklin Fountain Pens Conklin fountain pens where orginally created in the US but are now made overseas with most being manufactured in Italy. Recently the Conklin brand has re-introduced many of their older designs and models with new modern twists, making improvements in both materials and functionality.", "Mayport (Jacksonville) (Redirected from Mayport, Florida) Mayport is a small community located between Naval Station Mayport and the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. The only public road to Mayport is State Road A1A, which crosses the St. Johns River Ferry to Fort George Island.", "Microsoft sells the Surface Pen, an active-digitzer pen, separate of Surface, but included it in all Surface tablets until the fifth-generation Surface Pro where it was removed. The Surface Pen is designed to integrate with inking capabilities on Windows including OneNote and Windows Ink Workspace.", "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen (PPAP) by Piko-Taro. This may very well be the greatest thing on the internet right now. PPAP, which stands for Pen Pineapple Apple Pen, is an infectiously addictive song and dance created by singer-songwriter Piko-Taro.", "The simplest path you can draw with the Pen tool is a straight line, made by clicking the Pen tool to create two anchor points. By continuing to click, you create a path made of straight line segments connected by corner points. Select the Pen tool.Position the Pen tool where you want the straight segment to begin, and click to define the first anchor point (do not drag). Note: Click again where you want the segment to end (Shift-click to constrain the angle of the segment to a multiple of 45°).elect the Pen tool. Position the Pen tool where you want the straight segment to begin, and click to define the first anchor point (do not drag). Note: Click again where you want the segment to end (Shift-click to constrain the angle of the segment to a multiple of 45°).", "Turn-a-round time for the processing of applications at the Portmore location is 11 working days, and 14 working days at May Pen. The opening hours are Monday to Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; and on Saturdays, at the Portmore TAJ office only, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The offices will be closed to passport service from the 13th to 16th and 28th to 30th/31st of each month to accommodate the increased volume of TAJ clientele on those days.", "These historic types of pens are no longer in common use as writing instruments, but may be used by calligraphers and other artists: 1 A dip pen (or nib pen) consists of a metal nib with capillary channels, like that of a fountain pen, mounted on a handle or holder, often made of wood.", "Definition of 'pen pal'. pen pal also pen-pal. Word forms: plural pen pals. countable noun. A pen pal is someone you write friendly letters to and receive letters from, although the two of you may never have met. pen pal. noun. a person with whom one regularly exchanges letters, often a person in another country whom one has not met.", "The May Lesson is Utah at the Columbian Exposition: The 1893 Chicago World's Fair by Lynnette Pieper Hanson. The May Song is I'll Go.. The May Artifact is a photograph and shoe lasts owned by Charles Hills Baker from Cache County DUP. For information about the lesson, music, and artifact for May click here.", "We are the official newspaper for the cities of Mayville, Portland, Buxton, Clifford and Galesburg; we are the official school newspaper for May-Port CG. Follow the news from your area, every week...Subscribe to the Traill County Tribune, covering your neighborhood and more for over 130 years.", "Where the legacy is of, less amount than the debt, it shall not be deemed a part payment or satisfaction. 1 Ves. pen. 263. 5.-2. Where, though the debt and legacy are of equal amount, there is a difference in the times of payment, so that the legacy may not be equally beneficial to the legatee as the debt.", "Remove air from the pen. Air may cause pain during injection. Turn the dial to 2 units. For most insulin pens, you will hear a click for each unit of insulin that you dial. Hold the pen and point the needle up. Gently tap the pen to move air bubbles to the top of the pen. Press the injection button.", "Typically, insulin vials contain 10 mL of insulin at a concentration of 100 units/mL. Insulin pens: pens may be prefilled and disposable, or refillable (with insulin cartridges), although most pens are disposable. In both cases, each pen contains 3 mL of insulin.", "Johns River. Mayport is at the mouth of the St. Johns river, and is an old settlement with plain accommodations for tourists. The St. John's Lighthouse adjoins the town. The name Mayport is a reminder that the French called the St. John's Riviere de Mai -- May river.", "Ian Hamilton-REALTOR® added 23 new photos. September 20 at 7:05am ·. See More. OPEN HOUSE-Today 2:00 - 4:00pm at 145 Gammon Lake Drive on a large country sized lot in Lawrencetown. This is the home you have been dreaming of come out and have a look!Meticulously maintained spit entry home sitting on a huge country size lot with nothing to do but move in and enjoy.PEN HOUSE-Today 2:00 - 4:00pm at 145 Gammon Lake Drive on a large country sized lot in Lawrencetown. This is the home you have been dreaming of come out and have a look! Meticulously maintained spit entry home sitting on a huge country size lot with nothing to do but move in and enjoy.", "In 1941, the Biro bíró brothers and a, Friend Juan Jorge, meyne Fled germany and moved To, argentina where they Formed Biro bíró Pens of argentina and filed a new patent. In 1943 their pen was Sold in argentina As (the birome portmanteau of The names Biro), bíró and meyne which is how ballpoint pens are still known. in that countryheir pen was sold in Argentina as the Birome (portmanteau of the names Biro bíró And), meyne which is how ballpoint pens are still known in that. Country this new design was licensed by The, british who produced ballpoint pens FOR raf aircrew as The. biro", "A small rural village in Springville Township, on the western borders of Wexford County, on the northwestern side of the Winter Wonderland state, Michigan. Mesick is a great place to visit whether winter, spring, summer, and fall. In winter enjoy snowmobiling, skiing, snowshoe shoeing great. May Mesick is the Mushroom Capital of the US, and celebrate this every May, the Mushroom Festival every Mother's Day weekend since 1959.", "A reed pen is cut from a reed or bamboo, with a slit in a narrow tip. Its mechanism is essentially similar to that of a quill. The reed pen has almost disappeared but it is still used by young school students in some parts of India and Pakistan, who learn to write with them on small timber boards known as Takhti." ]

[ "The man, known only as \"AO\" in court documents, is required to show up for counselling and to protect future sexual partners.\nOfficials maintain they are not trying to criminalise sexual activity but to protect public health.\nThe man could face fines or jail time if he does not comply.\nAbout 50,000 people in the US are newly infected with HIV every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). About 16% of the 1.1 million people living with the virus do not know they are infected.\nAO tested positive for HIV in 2008 and spread the virus to at least eight people in 2010-14, according to court documents viewed by local news media.\nHe had done so despite receiving HIV counselling - including how to practise safe sex - five times, the Seattle Times reports.\nIn a statement, the King County Public Health department said it had only sought a cease-and-desist order against an HIV-positive individual once before, in 1993.\n\"We're not trying to criminalise sexual behaviour here,\" Dr Matthew Golden, director of public health at the county's HIV programme, told the Seattle Times.\n\"We are trying to protect the public's health. And we're trying to make sure that everyone gets the care they need, including the person involved in this.\"" ]

[ "Tests last week on the four-year-old child from Mississippi indicate she is no longer in remission, say doctors.\nShe had appeared free of HIV as recently as March, without receiving treatment for nearly two years.\nThe news represents a setback for hopes that very early treatment of drugs may reverse permanent infection.\nDr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told US media the new results were \"obviously disappointing\" and had possible implications on an upcoming federal HIV study.\n\"We're going to take a good hard look at the study and see if it needs any modifications,\" he said.\nBy James Gallagher, Health editor, BBC News website\nThere was huge hope that the \"Mississippi baby\" would live a life free of the HIV.\nAntiretroviral drugs can keep the virus in check in the bloodstream, but HIV has hiding places - known as reservoirs - in the gut and brain.\nIf treatment stops, then the virus emerges from its reservoirs and begins its assault afresh.\nDoctors had hoped that starting drug treatment within hours of birth would prevent the reservoirs forming.\nThis seems not to have been the case.\nThis case was never going to lead to an HIV-cure for infected adults, who begin treatment months or years after infection.\nThe Mississippi baby has become a reminder of how difficult HIV is to defeat and how distant a cure really is.\nBBC News: A cure for HIV?\nThe child, nicknamed the \"Mississippi baby\", did not receive any pre-natal HIV care.\nBecause of a greater risk of infection, she was started on a powerful HIV treatment just hours after labour.\nShe continued to receive treatment until 18 months old, when doctors could not locate her. When she returned 10 months later, no sign of infection was evident though her mother had not given her HIV medication in the interim.\nRepeated tests showed no detectable HIV virus until last week. Doctors do not yet know why the virus re-emerged.\nA second child with HIV was given early treatment just hours after birth in Los Angeles in April 2013.\nSubsequent tests indicate she completely cleared the virus, but that child also received ongoing treatment.\nOnly one adult is currently believed to have been cured of HIV.\nIn 2007, Timothy Ray Brown received a bone marrow transplant from a donor with a rare genetic mutation that resists HIV. He has shown no signs of infection for more than five years.", "Two men spent two-and-a-half months in prison in 2010.\nIn the precedent-setting judgement, Judge Mumbi Ngugi said both safeguarding the public from infection and upholding the patients' rights was a tricky balancing act.\nBut she added that a crowded prison was the worst place to try and isolate people with infectious disease.\nAfrica Live: BBC news updates\nMs Ngugi noted that it was within existing laws to isolate people with diseases which could spread easily.\nBut she added that Kenya lacked a proper isolation facility at the time the two patients were imprisoned.\nShe directed the Ministry of Health to issue policy guidelines within the next 90 days.\nIn 2010, Daniel Ng'etich and Patrick Kipngetich were sent to prison for eight months or until the satisfactory completion of their TB treatment, after originally failing to stick to their drug regime.\nThey two have now recovered fully from TB.\nNo damages were awarded \"because it is not in the interest of the public and the decision was reached as a last resort\", the court ruled.\nThe Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and Aids said in a petition that putting TB patients in prison was a widespread practice in Kenya and something they sought to challenge.", "Antiretroviral drugs were reportedly administered to the baby in California just four hours after birth.\nThe unidentified nine-month-old child is now said to be HIV negative.\nIt is the second such case after an HIV-positive Mississippi infant brought into remission following early treatment was reported in 2013.\n\"This is a call to action for us to mobilize and be able to learn from these cases,\" Johns Hopkins University paediatrics specialist Dr Deborah Persaud said at a Boston medical conference.\nNo trace of the virus can now be found in the infant's blood or tissues, the doctor revealed.\nDr Persaud said the nine-month-old child is still receiving a three-drug anti-Aids cocktail, while the three-year-old Mississippi child stopped receiving antiretroviral treatments two years ago.\n\"Really the only way we can prove that we have accomplished remission in these kids is by taking them off treatment and that's not without risk,\" Dr Persaud added.\nBoth children are reported to have been born to mothers infected with HIV, which weakens the body's immune system.\nThe human immunodeficiency virus has infected more than 34 million people worldwide, researchers estimate.", "The newborn infant cleared the virus from their bloodstream, but HIV re-emerged soon after antiretroviral treatment stopped.\nDoctors had hoped rapid treatment would might prevent HIV becoming established in the body.\nExperts said there was \"still some way to go\" before a cure was found.\nDrug treatments have come a long way since HIV came to global attention in the 1980s and infection is no longer a death sentence.\nHowever, antiretrovirals merely clear the virus from the bloodstream leaving reservoirs of HIV in other organs untouched.\nThe hope was that acting before the reservoirs formed would be an effective cure.\nDoctors at the University of Milan and the Don Gnocchi Foundation in the city have reported a case, in the Lancet medical journal, of a baby born to a mother with HIV in 2009.\nDrug treatment started shortly after birth and the virus rapidly disappeared from the bloodstream. HIV was undetectable at the age of three.\nThe doctors said: \"In view of these results, and recent reports of apparent cure of HIV infection, and in agreement with the mother, we stopped antiretroviral therapy.\"\nFor one week everything seemed fine, but in the second week, after treatment stopped, the virus had returned.\nProf Mario Clerici, from the University of Milan, told the BBC News website: \"Just a couple of hours after infection, the virus has already started seeding the organs and hides so therapy cannot eradicate HIV.\n\"You can treat patients, but you cannot cure them. Right now it is impossible.\"\nIn July, a baby girl in the US born with HIV and believed cured after very early treatment was found to still harbour the virus.\nDoctors said tests on the four-year-old child from Mississippi indicated she was no longer in remission.\nShe had appeared free of HIV as recently as March, without receiving treatment for nearly two years.\n\"A cure for HIV is still at ground zero,\" said Prof Clerici.\nCommenting on the findings Prof Sanjaya Senanayake, from the Australian National University Medical School, said: \"This case shows that undetectable HIV in the blood does not mean that the body is free from virus and that there is still some way to go before a cure is found.\"\nOnly one person has been \"cured\" of HIV.\nIn 2007, Timothy Ray Brown received a bone marrow transplant from a donor with a rare genetic mutation that resists HIV.\nHe has shown no signs of infection for more than five years.", "Eight hundred and nine people are now living with HIV in Northern Ireland, a rise of nearly 10% compared with the previous year.\nMore than half of HIV diagnoses in NI are made at a late stage, making it harder to treat.\nThe PHA report was prepared ahead of Tuesday's World Aids Day.\nThe rise in the number of people with the virus reflects both new diagnoses and the increased survival rates associated with anti-retroviral treatment.\nAlthough prevalence in Northern Ireland remains lower than in the rest of the UK, the percentage increase in annual new diagnoses between 2000 and 2014 is the highest of the countries in the UK.\nThe key routes of transmission remain sexual contact involving men who have sex with men and between men and women.\nDr Neil Irvine, consultant in Public Health with the PHA, said: \"Many people could be infected with HIV without knowing it, so it is important to take steps to help protect yourself and reduce the spread of the infection.\n\"Statistics show that 51% of new HIV diagnoses were made at a late stage.\n\"If you've put yourself at risk it is really important to get tested for HIV to ensure an early diagnosis.\n\"People respond better to treatment when they are diagnosed at an earlier stage of disease.\"", "One victim, known only as Miss B, said Mweetwa Muleya, 28, from Swansea, had destroyed her life.\nHe pleaded guilty to two counts of causing grievous bodily harm in May.\n\"The harm to these victims was of the worst kind,\" said Judge Huw Davies at Swansea Crown Court.\nHe told Muleya: \"You were selfish to a degree which beggars description.\"\nThe court was told Muleya, who came to the UK from Zambia in his teens, was given anti-retroviral medication to control the virus and advice on how to stop its spread.\nHe was told it would be a crime to have unprotected sex with someone and not disclose his HIV positive status.\nBut the court heard he fell into a lifestyle of drink and drugs and lapsed when it came to sexual health check-ups.\nHe was jailed for seven years with six months for unrelated drug offences.", "The test, which can be ordered online, uses a small droplet of blood that is sent to a laboratory.\nPublic Health England (PHE) is urging more people to check their HIV status.\nIt says four in 10 people in the UK are diagnosed late - meaning treatment may be less effective and the disease can be spread unwittingly.\nOfficial figures for 2014 show 103,700 people have HIV in the UK.\nAnd though rates are falling overall, PHE warns it is still a growing problem in certain communities.\nExperts say improved treatment means that if people are diagnosed early on, they can have a life-expectancy that almost matches those who are HIV free.\nProf Kevin Fenton, at PHE, added: \"With national HIV-testing week approaching, I would encourage all those at higher risk of HIV, such as men who have sex with men or people from black African communities, to seriously consider testing, especially as they are now able to order a home sampling kit free online.\"\nThe kit involves a finger-prick blood test that is sent off to be analysed. Three to five days later, people are contacted with results.\nIf the test suggests HIV is likely, patients are asked to attend a sexual health clinic for a confirmatory check.\nThe free test will be available to anyone in England until 1 January 2016.\nAfter this, local authorities will have to make individual decisions regarding funds. Some have already been attempting trials of other free home-tests.\nA separate, commercial do-it-yourself kit was launched earlier this year, which works in a similar way to a pregnancy test - providing rapid results.\nBut charities warn efforts to tackle HIV have been hit by funding cuts.\nDeborah Gold, chief executive of the National Aids Trust, said: \"We need to scale up our HIV testing and prevention efforts, but instead the government cut millions off the budget this year used to pay for both.\"\nAccording to the latest HIV figures:", "Repressive drug law enforcement is driving high rates of infection among injecting drug users, it said.\nResources need to be redirected into treatment and prevention.\nThe Commission estimated that of 16 million people worldwide who inject drugs, 10 million are living with hepatitis C.\nThis puts them at risk of fatal and debilitating liver disease.\nThe Global Commission called on governments to decriminalise drug use and provide schemes, such as those which give access to sterile needles, to halt the spread of the disease.\nThe group, which includes seven former presidents, ex-UN chief Kofi Annan and other world leaders, has previously linked the \"failed\" war on drugs with the spread of HIV.\nIn its latest report it says in some countries with the harshest drug policies more than 90% of people who inject drugs are living with hepatitis C.\nEastern Europe and Central Asia have seen the fastest spread of infection and the highest number of infections has been reported in China, the Russian Federation and the USA.\nStrongly enforced policies criminalising drug use force users away from public health services and locking up vast numbers of injecting users perpetuates the spread of the infection, the Commission warned in the latest report.\nHepatitis C is highly infectious and around a quarter of those with chronic infection will develop fatal liver disease.\nBut the disease can go undetected for several years with no or few symptoms and many people are completely unaware they are infected.\nGovernments \"must immediately redirect resources away from the 'war on drugs' and into public health approaches that maximise hepatitis C prevention and care\", the report recommended.\n\"Hepatitis C has to be one of the most grossly miscalculated diseases by governments on the planet,\" said commissioner Michel Kazatchkine, who is also the UN secretary-general's special envoy on HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.\n\"It is a disgrace that barely a handful of countries can actually show significant declines in new infections of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs.\"\nThe report highlighted Scotland's national Hepatitis C Action Plan as an example of best practice.\nLaunched in 2006, the strategy has led to a four-to-six-fold increase in the provision of sterile injecting equipment and an increase in the number of people, mainly in drug services and prisons, being tested for the infection.\nThe provisions put in place, which also include an eight-fold increase in the number of prisoners receiving treatment for hepatitis C, have led to falling rates of infection.\nThe Commission also highlights the potential for dramatic savings to countries' health and welfare budgets in the long term from preventing cases of liver disease.\n\"The war on drugs is a war on common sense,\" said commissioner Ruth Dreifuss, who is also the former president of Switzerland.\n\"Repressive drug policies are ineffective, violate basic human rights, generate violence and expose individuals and communities to unnecessary risks.\n\"The hepatitis C epidemic, totally preventable and curable, is yet another proof that the drug policy status quo has failed us all miserably.\"\nThe World Hepatitis Alliance said: \"It is incomprehensible that hepatitis C, along with hepatitis B, is so consistently ignored.\n\"If you compare rates of hepatitis C in drug users in countries with good harm reduction and more enlightened drug policies with those in countries without, it is clear that regarding drug use exclusively as a criminal justice issue is a health disaster. Hepatitis C, its prevention, care and treatment must be addressed and must be addressed as the health issue it is.\"\nA UK government spokesperson said: \"This government is committed to breaking the vicious cycle of addiction and drug usage remains at its lowest level since records began.\n\"The best protection from drugs is not to take them in the first place, but we must ensure good healthcare is available for those who want to treat their addiction - and we are seeing a rise in the numbers of users exiting treatment programmes free of drugs.\"", "The child, whose identity is being protected, was given a burst of treatment shortly after birth.\nThey have since been off drugs for eight-and-a-half years without symptoms or signs of active virus.\nThe family is said to be \"really delighted\".\nMost people need treatment every day to prevent HIV destroying the immune system and causing Aids.\nUnderstanding how the child is protected could lead to new drugs or a vaccine for stopping HIV.\nThe child caught the infection from their mother around the time of birth in 2007. They had very high levels of HIV in the blood.\nEarly antiretroviral therapy was not standard practice at the time, but was given to the child from nine weeks old as part of a clinical trial.\nLevels of the virus became undetectable, treatment was stopped after 40 weeks and unlike anybody else on the study - the virus has not returned.\nEarly therapy which attacks the virus before it has a chance to fully establish itself has been implicated in child \"cure\" cases twice before.\nThe \"Mississippi Baby\" was put on treatment within 30 hours of birth and went 27 months without treatment before HIV re-emerged in her blood.\nThere was also a case in France with a patient who has now gone more than 11 years without drugs.\nDr Avy Violari, the head of paediatric research at the Perinal HIV Research Unit in Johannesburg, said: \"We don't believe that antiretroviral therapy alone can lead to remission.\n\"We don't really know what's the reason why this child has achieved remission - we believe it's either genetic or immune system-related.\"\nSome people are naturally better at dealing with an HIV infection - so-called \"elite controllers\". However, whatever the child has is different to anything that has been seen before.\nReplicating it as a new form of therapy - a drug, antibody or vaccine - would have the potential to help other patients.\nIt is worth noting that while there is no active HIV in the child's body, the virus has been detected in the child's immune cells.\nHIV can hide inside them - called latent HIV - for long periods of time, so there is still a danger the child could need drug treatment in the future.\nThe team in Johannesburg performed the study alongside the UK's MRC Clinical Trials Unit.\nProf Diana Gibb, who is based in London, told the BBC News website: \"It captures the imagination because you've got a virtual cure and it is exciting to see cases like this.\n\"But it is important to remember it is one child.\n\"HIV is still a massive problem around the world and we mustn't put all our eyes on to one phenomenon like this, as opposed to looking at the bigger issues for Africa.\"\nWorldwide, 36.7 million people are living with HIV and only 53% of them are receiving antiretroviral therapy.\nDr Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said: \"Further study is needed to learn how to induce long-term HIV remission in infected babies.\n\"However, this new case strengthens our hope that by treating HIV-infected children for a brief period beginning in infancy, we may be able to spare them the burden of lifelong therapy and the health consequences of long-term immune activation typically associated with HIV disease.\"\nThe results are being presented at the IAS Conference on HIV Science.\nFollow James on Twitter", "China introduced free anti-retroviral drugs in 2003, reaching more than 60% of patients by 2009.\nBut experts say more needs to be done to speed up diagnosis and improve access to treatment in certain groups.\nThey include men, the elderly, migrants and ethnic minority groups, injecting drug users and people who have caught HIV through sexual contact.\nThe findings are published online in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.\nLead author Professor Fujie Zhang, from the National Centre for Aids/STD Control and Prevention, in Beijing, said: \"Given the size of the country, and the geographical spread of individuals with HIV... China's treatment coverage is remarkable... but it is far from the goal of complete coverage of people who meet the treatment criteria.\"\nCommenting on the study, Terrence Higgins Trust clinical director Jason Warriner said: \"We know that access to testing and treatment, in the form of anti-retrovirals, is vital both in preventing deaths from HIV and stopping more people becoming infected.\n\"The earlier people are diagnosed with HIV the greater chance they have of being able to lead a long and healthier life.\n\"But there also needs to be ongoing education and awareness of HIV to help prevent more people becoming infected in the future.\"", "It comes as campaigners have said they will seek a judicial review of NHS England's decision not to commission the treatment.\nPrep is a daily pill that cut the risk of HIV infection by more than 90%.\nHead of NHS England Simon Stevens says more evidence is needed about the cost versus benefits.\nSpeaking to the Health Committee he said: \"Prep has great potential and all of us would like to see it more widely available in this country.\"\nHe said the legal issue about who should provide the treatment - NHS England or local authorities which are responsible for prevention-related services - would be resolved, but the other question was whether it was cost-effective to roll it out as a preventive treatment.\n\"This particular drug is not yet licensed for prophylactic treatment for HIV.\n\"Frankly, the prices that the manufacturer is seeking to charge probably also need to take a substantial haircut to represent value.\"\nIt's not publicly known how much the manufacturer of a Prep drug called Truvada is asking for, and drug companies often reach an agreement to offer the NHS a reduced price. The book cost for 30 tablets is £355.\nAs part of a trial, NHS England has promised £2m in funding to treat about 500 people with Prep over the next two years.\nThe number of people living with HIV in the UK continues to increase and the number living with undiagnosed HIV remains high.\nIn 2014, an estimated 103,700 people were living with HIV. An estimated 18,000 (17%) were unaware of their infection.\nCondoms can prevent the spread of HIV but they are not 100% reliable and, of course, they must be used to work.", "This latest policy removes previous limits suggesting patients wait until the disease progresses.\nThe WHO has also recommended people at risk of HIV be given the drugs to help prevent the infection taking hold.\nUNAIDS said these changes could help avert 21 million AIDS-related deaths and 28 million new infections by 2030.\nThe recommendations increase the number of people with HIV eligible for antiretrovirals from 28m to 37m across the world.\nBut the challenge globally will be making sure everyone has access to them and the funds are in place to pay for such a huge extension in treatment. Only 15m people currently get the drugs.\nThe recommendations have less relevance to the UK however. Nine in 10 people with diagnoses are already on the drugs with patients entitled to ask for them before they reach the threshold WHO refers to.\nAlthough the use of the treatment as a preventative measure is not recommended.\nAntiretroviral therapy (ART) is a combination of medicines used to treat HIV. It is not a cure, but can control the virus so that patients can live a longer, healthier life and reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to others.\nThe drugs prevent HIV from multiplying, which reduces the amount of the virus in the body.\nHaving less HIV in the body gives the immune system a chance to recover and fight off infections and cancers.\nBy reducing the amount of HIV, the medicines also reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to others.\nMark Dybul, executive director of the Global Fund, a private-public initiative which is one of the biggest funders of HIV research and treatment, said: \"The recommendations are critically important to moving us towards the fast-track treatment and prevention goals.\n\"We must embrace the ambition if we are going to end HIV as a public health threat.\"\nMichel Sidibe, of UNAIDS, added: \"Everybody living with HIV has the right to life-saving treatment. The new guidelines are a very important steps towards ensuring that all people living with HIV have immediate access to antiretroviral treatment.\"\nThe WHO announcement comes after extensive research into the issue.\nA US National Institutes of Health study due to run until 2016 was stopped early after an interim analysis found giving treatment straight after diagnosis cut deaths and complications, such as kidney or liver disease, by half.\nMeanwhile, a UK study found giving healthy gay men drugs meant one case of HIV could be stopped for every 13 men treated for a year.", "The music star said early testing could save \"millions of pounds each year\" for the NHS, in an interview with the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.\nHis charity, the Elton John Aids Foundation, has offered to finance HIV testing in Lambeth, south London, which has the UK's highest HIV rate.\nThe PM says the UK is driving advances in HIV prevention and treatment.\nAbout 40% of people diagnosed with HIV in 2014 were diagnosed late, according to Public Health England (PHE) statistics, which Prime Minister Theresa May described as having \"a significant impact on their long-term prognosis\".\nSir Elton said early testing was essential to ensure people were \"diagnosed, they're put on treatment, they won't spread the disease - and we'll know where we stand with the population\".\nHe referenced a project his foundation had implemented at King's College Hospital in London, which allows individuals to be tested for HIV at the same time as receiving a blood test, as an example of how more people can be checked for the disease.\n\"Most people are willing to have that, and otherwise they wouldn't have a HIV test,\" he said. \"It is something we want the government to get more involved in.\"\nHe added: \"We can solve this, we can stop this disease from spreading.\"\nOn Thursday, NICE announced new guidance aimed at increasing testing in people with undiagnosed HIV in England.\nThe updated guidance recommends all patients in areas with \"high\" and \"extremely high\" rates of HIV should be offered a test on admission to hospital, if they have not previously been diagnosed with HIV and are undergoing a blood test for another reason.\nIn extremely high-rate areas, hospitals should offer the tests even if they are not having blood tests as part of their care, NICE recommends.\nBut councillor Izzi Seccombe, of the Local Government Association, said achieving what NICE was asking was going to be difficult.\n\"The strain placed on councils by the cuts by central government to public health budgets would make commissioning HIV testing in all surgeries and hospitals in high and extremely high-risk areas an unaffordable burden.\n\"Despite these limited resources, testing those in high-risk areas must always be a priority. Councils are commissioning HIV testing in a variety of settings.\"\nThe Department of Health maintained councils had been provided with sufficient funding.\nDavid Furnish, Sir Elton's husband and chairman of the Elton John Aids Foundation, said that he hoped that by funding testing in Lambeth - the UK local authority with the highest rate of HIV - they would help councils to see that \"short-term investment pays out handsomely in the long run\".\nThe British HIV Association believes that testing for HIV is \"very cost effective\" and that \"deaths due to late diagnosis are completely preventable through excellent treatments\".\nBut, Mr Furnish said, it was vital to combat the stigma surrounding HIV, which Sir Elton described as \"our biggest obstacle\" to beating the disease.\nSir Elton praised the prime minister for her support of World Aids Day, and said he had met Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.\n\"We're wanting to work with him at close... because unless you work together there's no point,\" he said.\nIt is estimated that 103,700 people are living with HIV in the UK and 17% of people with the virus are unaware of their infection, so risk unintentionally passing it on to their sexual partners.\nAsked by Victoria Derbyshire about his thoughts on the forthcoming presidency of Donald Trump, in relation to HIV, he urged governments around the world to \"keep their mandate about Aids\".\nHe said HIV would \"balloon again and become another catastrophe\" were this not to happen.\n\"If governments in America say 'we're going to stop funding', it's a very scary time and it would be a tragedy for the world,\" he added.\nSir Elton was also questioned about the possibility of meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss gay rights in the country - the pair have previously spoken by phone, but a meeting between the two was postponed in May.\nThe singer said he was \"very hopeful\" it would happen, but added: \"He's a busier man than I am.\"\nThe BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays from 09:00-11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News channel.", "Simba Kuuya, 32, of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, knew he was HIV positive when he had unprotected sex with the woman.\nSwansea Crown Court heard she only found out he had the virus when one of his former partners contacted her after their brief relationship ended.\nKuuya pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm.\nSue Ferrier, prosecuting, told the court: \"One of his former partners contacted her via Facebook and broke the news to her.\n\"The victim confronted Kuuya about his medical condition but he denied it - however she sought a blood test at Singleton Hospital which came back positive.\"\nSwansea Crown Court heard the woman was \"devastated\" by the news.\n\"I have to live with this for the rest of my life,\" she said in a statement.\nHuw Rees, defending, said Kuuya had been in denial about his condition, \"something which sadly had consequences for others\".\nSentencing him, Judge Christopher Vosper said: \"Her life has been completely changed by being infected - something that could easily have been avoided if you had been honest from the start.\n\"You chose to conceal something from her that you should have been open about. The consequences have been devastating.\"", "The star told a TV interview on Tuesday he was diagnosed four years ago.\nAllred confirmed she had been \"contacted by women with reference to Charlie Sheen and their rights. I have no comment on what will happen next.\"\nIn the TV interview Sheen said it was \"impossible\" that he would have passed HIV on to anyone else.\nSheen said he hoped the interview would put a stop to an \"onslaught, this barrage of attacks and of sub-truths of very harmful and mercurial stories about threatening the health of so many others, which couldn't be further from the truth.\"\nHe said when he revealed his HIV status to friends \"the truth became treason\", leading to \"blackmail and extortion and a circle of deceit\".\nSheen said he had paid \"enough to take it into the millions\" to keep people from going public about his illness.\n\"I trusted them, they were in my inner circle and thought they could be helpful. My trust turned to their treason,\" he said, adding a prostitute took a picture of his medication and threatened to sell it to newspapers.\n\"I think I release myself from this prison today,\" he said.\nSheen admitted he had had unprotected sex since his diagnosis.\n\"But the two people I did that with were under the care of my doctor and were warned ahead of time.\"\nHe said he had told all his sexual partners of his diagnosis \"no exception\".\nSince the interview a number of his exes have given TV interviews.\nAllred is known for taking on high-profile cases connected to celebrities.\nShe is currently representing several women who claim they were either drugged or sexually assaulted by the comedian Bill Cosby.\nAnd was involved in cases against OJ Simpson and Michael Jackson.\nPeople with HIV may be prosecuted for intentionally or recklessly infecting another person.\nIn the US, 67 laws explicitly focused on people living with HIV had been enacted in 33 states by 2011. They cover not disclosing the virus to sexual partners - even if the transmission risk is minimal or nonexistent - donating HIV-infected organs and spitting HIV-infected bodily fluids.", "He is accused of fraud relating to a drug company he previously headed, Retrophin, and a hedge fund, where he was a manager.\nHe denies the charges but faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.\nMr Shkreli, 34, made headlines in 2015 when his firm raised the price of Daraprim, used by many Aids patients, from $13.50 per pill to $750.\nThat controversy is unrelated to the fraud trial.\nProsecutors accuse Mr Shkreli of running a fraudulent scheme where Retrophin assets were used to pay off debts after hedge fund MSMB Capital Management lost millions of dollars.\nThey allege that he cheated investors out of $11m (£8.6m).\nMr Shkreli was head of Turing Pharmaceuticals when the price hike of Daraprim occurred.\nIn a storm of media coverage, he was branded \"the most hated man in America\" and dubbed \"Pharma bro\", but he defended the price increase saying the drug was highly specialised.\nHe stepped down as head of Turing in 2015 following his arrest on the fraud charges. He has been free on bail pending the trial.\nDaraprim treats toxoplasmosis, a parasitic affliction that affects people with compromised immune systems, and is used by Aids patients.", "The 33-year-old freelancer has been working in the country for three years for a number of media outlets, most recently NBC News.\nMore than 3,330 people have died in four West African countries in what has become the world's worst outbreak.\nPresident Barack Obama has pledged federal support to contain the spread in the US, after the first case there.\nA Liberian man diagnosed in Texas on Tuesday remains in a serious condition.\nThe unnamed cameraman is the fourth American known to test positive for Ebola, all diagnosed in Liberia.\nThree American aid workers were separately flown back to the US for treatment and they are all recovering.\nThe man was only hired by NBC News on Tuesday, the US broadcaster said, and he came down with symptoms - including fever and aches - the following day.\nAfter seeking medical advice, he tested positive for the virus.\nNBC News President Deborah Turness informed staff of the news in a statement.\n\"We are doing everything we can to get him the best care possible. He will be flown back to the United States for treatment at a medical center that is equipped to handle Ebola patients.\"\nThe rest of the NBC crew including the network's chief medical editor, Dr Nancy Snyderman, are being flown back to the US on a private charter flight and will be placed under quarantine for 21 days, Ms Turness added.\nMeanwhile, as many as 100 people in Texas are being checked for exposure to Ebola, after Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian national, was diagnosed with the virus in Dallas.\nHe flew to the US two weeks ago to visit relatives.\nA number of them have been ordered to stay home while they are watched for signs of the disease.\nDallas Mayor Mike Rawlings was called by Mr Obama on Thursday who promised to help with whatever was needed from federal resources to stop it spreading.\nMr Duncan was the first person diagnosed on US soil and on Thursday, Liberian officials said they would prosecute him for lying on an Ebola questionnaire form prior to leaving the country.\nDeputy Information Minister Isaac Jackson said Mr Duncan had \"lied under oath about his Ebola status\".\nHe is alleged to have taken a sick relative to a clinic.\nIn West Africa. the outbreak has prompted dire warnings of economic collapse if infection rates continue.\nThere have been 7,178 confirmed cases in total, with Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea suffering the most.\nLeading charity Save the Children has warned that Ebola was spreading at a \"terrifying rate\" in West Africa, with the number of new recorded cases doubling every few weeks.\nIt said that a rate of five new Ebola cases an hour in Sierra Leone meant healthcare demands were far outstripping supply.\nAt a conference in London co-hosted with Sierra Leone, the UK called for urgent decisive action from the international community.\nEbola virus: Busting the myths", "It is the first time the DEC - a group of 13 UK aid charities - has sought funds over a disease outbreak, which it says is \"a sign of how serious the situation has become\".\nAppeals will be made by all the main UK broadcasters on Thursday.\nEbola has killed almost 5,000 people and infected more than 10,000 in West Africa since the start of the year.\nIn its 50-year history, the DEC has launched appeals for humanitarian disasters caused by floods, famines, earthquakes, typhoons and conflicts, but not previously for a disease outbreak.\nChief executive Saleh Saeed said the \"explosive nature of the disease\" had caused a \"humanitarian catastrophe\".\n\"That has compelled the DEC to respond and help by ensuring that we are able to support people to stop the spread of Ebola before it becomes a major global catastrophe,\" he said.\nHe added that member agencies faced a shortfall of £69m to carry out their work in west Africa.\nOf the 13 DEC charities, 11 are currently supporting work or planning to respond to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, with the majority of work focused on stopping the spread of the disease and providing support to those affected.\nThe committee says £25 can provide cleaning kits including bleach, soap and a bucket for three families at risk from Ebola.\nBasic protective clothing for three volunteers supporting people under quarantine can be provided for £50 and £100 can buy training for a community on how to keep itself safe from Ebola.\nThe World Health Organization (WHO) says there could be 5,000-10,000 new cases of the deadly virus every week in the worst affected countries by December. Infection rates continue to grow in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.\nThe virus spreads through close contact and health officials say stopping the spread of the disease in the areas hardest hit by the outbreak will prevent Ebola's spread to other countries.\nIn August, the United Nations health agency declared an \"international public health emergency\", saying that a co-ordinated response was essential to halt the spread of the virus.\nBy September, WHO director general Margaret Chan said that the \"number of patients is moving far faster than the capacity to manage them\".\nDirector of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US, Thomas Frieden, said in October that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unlike anything since the emergence of HIV/Aids.\nIn the United States, two medical workers in Dallas, Texas, who treated a patient - who later died - tested positive for Ebola but have been released from hospital after treatment.\nSpanish nurse Teresa Romero was the first person to contract the virus outside West Africa. She was part of a team of about 30 staff at the Carlos II hospital in Madrid looking after two missionaries who returned from Liberia and Sierra Leone after becoming infected.\nGermany, Norway and France and the UK have all treated patients who contracted the virus in West Africa.\nEbola special report\nMr Saeed also warned of other risks in west Africa as health workers focus on fighting Ebola.\nHe said: \"The health service in west Africa was virtually on the edge of collapse already. Now with the Ebola outbreak, unfortunately it means that other patients are not getting the care they need, whether it be pregnant ladies or those who have contracted HIV/Aids or malaria.\"\nMeanwhile, Sierra Leone has condemned Australia's decision to suspend entry visas for people from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa, describing it as \"counterproductive\" and \"discriminatory\".\nThe move has also been criticised by Amnesty International, while UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said travel restrictions would severely curtail efforts to beat Ebola.\nAlso, new US federal guidelines say medics returning from treating patients in West Africa should be monitored but not placed in quarantine.\nHowever, some states say they will continue with their quarantine polices.\nTo make a donation to the DEC Ebola Crisis Appeal visit www.dec.org.uk", "Under a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) made in 2005 James Defalco, of Mallard Close, Torquay, has to tell anyone with whom he is in a relationship about his condition.\nExeter Crown Court heard he broke the order during September 2014.\nHe pleaded guilty to breaching his SOPO and is due to be sentenced next week.\nIn 2005 Defalco, who then went by the name of Derek Hornett, became one of the first people in Britain to be convicted of recklessly infecting someone with HIV.\nHe was made subject of the SOPO as a result of his conviction.\nAdjourning the case for sentencing, Judge Francis Gilbert QC warned Defalco he was likely to receive an immediate jail sentence.", "Alan Mason, 45, of Endmoor, Kendal, knew he had the virus for five years when he started a sexual relationship with the woman, from Barrow.\nCarlisle Crown Court heard he only told her when she began to feel unwell after contracting the disease herself.\nHe was jailed for two years and eight months after admitting causing the woman, 39, grievous bodily harm.\nAfter the hearing, Det Con Damian West, of Cumbria Police, said: \"This is a unique case for Cumbria and the sentencing imposed highlights the disregard Mason had for his actions.\n\"Even though the victim has to live with this virus, modern medication means there should be no impact on life expectancy.\n\"However, the virus has a significant day to day impact on those who have to live with it.\"", "Media playback is unsupported on your device\n11 November 2014 Last updated at 17:18 GMT\nCraig Spencer, an American doctor who became the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in New York, has been declared free of the virus. He worked for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Guinea and tested positive after he returned to the US.\nThe countries hardest hit by the Ebola crisis - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - are on the brink of a major food crisis, Hilal Elver, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, has warned.\nHere is the latest Ebola news for Tuesday 11 November - in 15 seconds.", "Media playback is unsupported on your device\n12 March 2013 Last updated at 15:58 GMT\nKenny Imafidon said: \"I was acquitted by directions of the judge and one of my friends got found guilty and he received a minimum of 30 years in prison.\n\"That really changed my outlook on life in the sense that that could have easily been me.\"\nBBC London's Kurt Barling speaks to Jonathan Toy of Southwark Gang Intervention Unit and criminologist Professor John Pitts.", "The 38-year-old said he was \"honestly sorry\" and hoped families would find peace if he was convicted, news agency DPA reported.\nIdentified only as Niels H under German court reporting rules, the accused told the court he acted on impulse.\n\"Usually the decision to do it was relatively spontaneous,\" he said.\nNiels H has been on trial in Oldenburg in the north of Germany since September and is accused of murder and attempted murder.\nThe deaths occurred at the Delmenhorst clinic, where the man worked in the intensive care unit between 2003 and 2005.\nHe is alleged to have killed three patients and attempted to kill two others during that time, using a heart medication that lowers blood pressure.\nA psychiatric expert last month said Niels H had admitted to the crimes and also claimed to have over-medicated another 90 patients, 30 of whom died.\nHis plan was to trigger medical emergencies so he could resuscitate his victims but he also acted out of boredom, the court heard.\nThe defendant said: \"There was a tension there, and an expectation of what would happen next.\"\nHe claimed that each time someone died, he decided he would never do it again. But his determination would then slowly fade, he added.\nProsecutors are seeking a life sentence for Niels H, who at a first trial was convicted of attempted murder in 2008 and imprisoned for seven and a half years.", "He was being tried for a counter-insurgency plan that killed more than 1,700 members of the Ixil indigenous group in 1982.\nJudge Carol Patricia Flores said she was following a directive from the country's Supreme Court.\nMr Rios Montt, who ruled Guatemala between 1982-1983, denies the charges.\nJudge Flores ordered the legal process to be set back to November 2011, before the retired general was charged with war crimes.\n\"I am not doing this because I want to, but because it has been ordered by the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court,\" she said.\nThe 86-year-old has been on trial since March.\nHe faces charges of crimes against humanity in connection with the killing of 1,771 indigenous Mayans during his 17-month rule in 1982-1983.\nProsecutors said Gen Rios Montt wanted to wipe out the indigenous group, which he suspected of supporting rebel fighters.\nThe proceedings were expected to last months, with hundreds of witnesses, since the prosecution admits there is no evidence directly linking Mr Rios Montt to the killings.\nThe former general abandoned politics in 2012, after serving in Congress for a number of years.\nHe has been under house arrest since his immunity from prosecution was lifted at the end of his term.\nMr Rios Montt is also facing charges over the forced displacement of 29,000 indigenous Guatemalans as part of what human rights groups have called his \"scorched earth\" policy.\nAn estimated 200,000 people were killed or went missing during Guatemala's 36-year civil conflict, which ended in 1996.\nMr Rios Montt's 17 months in power are believed to have been one of the most violent periods of the war.", "In the order published late on Thursday, federal Judge Gladys Kessler said there was a \"real probability\" Abu Wa'el Dhiab would die if not fed.\nMr Dhiab's lawyers say the force-feeding - through a tube in the nose - is illegal and abusive.\nPrisoners at the US facility in Cuba began a mass hunger strike last year.\nAt its height, more than 100 of the 154 detainees inside the military prison were refusing food. The military has been force-feeding those who are striking.\nLawyers for Mr Dhiab are seeking an order from the judge to force the military to change their practices, including forcibly removing prisoners from their cells to be fed.\nJudge Kessler said Mr Dhiab would consent to being fed in hospital if he could be spared the pain of having the tube inserted into his nose for the procedure.\nIn the order, Judge Kessler said the defence department's refusal to compromise on the procedures for the feeding had left her with a impossible choice - either continue her ban and risk Mr Dhiab's death or allow the force feeding with the possibility of \"great pain and suffering\".\nEarlier, Judge Kessler ordered the US to produce 34 video recordings of Mr Dhiab being removed from his cell and force-fed.\nIn her order lifting the ban on force-feeding, she said she would decide the case on the merits quickly.\n\"As the court has asserted, this is a deeply complex issue,\" Pentagon spokesman Lt Col Todd Breasseale told the Associated Press news agency in response to the order.\n\"The department has long held that we shall not allow the detainees in our charge to commit suicide and it's particularly worth noting here that we only apply enteral feeding in order to preserve life.\"", "Dr Roger Abdelmassih was given a 278-year sentence for assaulting women at his reproductive health clinic in Sao Paulo.\nHe has always denied the charges, and his lawyers say he will appeal.\nDr Abdelmassih, 66, is well-known in Brazil, and has treated many celebrities from the world of sport, entertainment and politics.\nHe was arrested in 2009 after being denounced by a former employee.\nThirty-nine women came forward to say he had raped or sexually abused them during medical examinations or when they were in recovery rooms after receiving fertility treatment.\nSome said they were abused when they were recovering from sedation.\nHe says he was never alone with any of his patients, and has suggested that some may have suffered hallucinations brought on by an anaesthetic.\nDespite the long sentence, under Brazilian law Dr Abdelmassih will serve a maximum of 30 years.", "People currently get antiretroviral therapy only when their white blood cell levels drop.\nBut a US-led study has now been cut short as early treatment was so beneficial for patients.\nThe United Nations Aids agency has called for everyone to get immediate access to the drugs.\nAround 35 million people are living with HIV and more than 2 million start antiretroviral therapy each year.\nThe discovery of drugs to attack the virus has profoundly changed the way the disease is treated.\nBut there has been fierce debate about when treatment should start.\nWorld Health Organization guidelines say treatment should start when there are fewer than 500 white blood cells in every cubic millimetre of blood.\nThe trial on 4,685 people in 35 countries, organised by the US National Institutes of Health, compared this approach with immediate treatment.\nThe trial started in 2011 and was due to run until the end of 2016.\nBut an interim analysis of the data showed that cases of Aids, deaths and complications, such as kidney or liver disease, had already been halved by early treatment.\nAll patients on the trial are now being offered antiretroviral drugs.\nThe director of NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci, said: \"We now have clear-cut proof that it is of significantly greater health benefit to an HIV-infected person to start antiretroviral therapy sooner rather than later.\n\"Moreover, early therapy conveys a double benefit, not only improving the health of individuals but at the same time, by lowering their viral load, reducing the risk they will transmit HIV to others.\n\"These findings have global implications for the treatment of HIV.\"\nMichel Sidibe, executive director of at UNAids, argued: \"Every person living with HIV should have immediate access to life-saving antiretroviral therapy.\n\"Delaying access to HIV treatment under any pretext is denying the right to health.\"\nDr Steve Taylor, the lead HIV Consultant at the Birmingham Heartlands HIV Service, told the BBC the trial was hugely important.\n\"Not least that they will they will change the way HIV treatment is prescribed in the UK and around the world.\n\"Based on this study, people will be able to access treatment much earlier than currently, which is good for their own health and will reduce HIV transmission.\"\nDeborah Gold, chief executive of the National Aids Trust, said: \"These exciting results should dramatically change the approach to treatment for people living with HIV, both in the UK and internationally.\"", "Daryll Rowe, 26, of no fixed address, entered no plea to seven counts of causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) and one count of attempted GBH.\nThe hairdresser, originally from Edinburgh, was arrested in Brighton and re-arrested in Wallsend, Tyneside after failing to answer bail.\nHe was remanded in custody by magistrates at Newcastle Crown Court.\nGary Buckley, prosecuting, told the court the defendant was HIV positive and is alleged to have slept with the men between October last year and January.\nMr Rowe is due to appear before Newcastle Crown Court next month.\nHe was told the case was being dealt with by Sussex Police and was likely to be transferred from Newcastle to a court in the force's local area.", "The 38-year-old allegedly confessed to taking the lives of the patients by injecting them with an overdose of heart medication.\nHe made the confession to a psychiatric expert who relayed the evidence in court.\nInvestigators said his motive was to improve his own resuscitation skills.\nThe former nurse has been on trial since September and is accused of murder and attempted murder.\nHe is alleged to have killed three patients and tried to kill two others at a clinic in Delmenhorst, near Bremen in north Germany.\nBut a psychiatric examiner told the court in nearby Oldenburg that he had confessed to as many as 30 killings.\nThe patients are believed to have been injected with heart medication between 2003 and 2005.\nIn a further 60 cases he injected patients but managed to revive them, according to the psychiatric assessor.\nPolice are investigating more than 100 suspicious deaths at the Delmenhorst clinic.\nThe nurse, identified by the authorities only as Niels H, had already been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison in 2008 for attempted murder.", "One of them has died amid fears that the highly contagious virus could spread, the official added.\nIt is not clear why the relatives took the patients away.\nNearly 200 people have died of Ebola in West Africa since an outbreak was first reported in Guinea in March.\nThere is no cure or vaccine for Ebola - one of the world's deadliest viruses.\nBut people have a better chance of surviving if it is identified early and they get supportive medical care.\nEbola can kill up to 90% of those infected and is passed on through contact with the fluids of infected people or animals, such as urine, sweat and blood.\nWhy Ebola is so dangerous\nDr Amara Jambai, the director of disease prevention and control at Sierra Leone's health ministry, told the BBC that staff at the clinic in Koindu town in eastern Sierra Leone had tried to stop the six patients from being removed.\nHowever, the families had been \"aggressive\" as they took their relatives away, he said.\nThe BBC's international development correspondent Mark Doyle says while it is unclear why relatives did this, a Sierra Leonean official speculated that it was because they thought their loved ones would die in the clinic or on transfer to a hospital in Kenema, the main city in the region.\nFour of the six had already tested positive for Ebola, and one them had died after being removed from the clinic, Dr Jambai said.\nThe authorities did not know where the others were and were now very concerned they could spread the disease, he added.\nDr Jambai said two people had so far died of Ebola in Sierra Leone, and not four as previously reported.\nGuinea has been worst-affected, with 258 suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola, including 174 deaths - 146 of which have been laboratory-confirmed positive.\nIn Liberia there have been 12 suspected cases, with nine deaths.\nA spokesman for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva said Ebola was often spread when family members, trying to care for a relative, came into contact with infected body fluids.\nThe WHO says treatment by qualified personnel can sometimes help patients and reduces the risk of outbreaks spreading.", "There were also breakthroughs in a range of deadly diseases.\nA year ago hardly anyone had heard of Zika virus. Now the birth of babies with underdeveloped brains - known as microcephaly - is all too familiar.\nThe World Health Organization declared the disease, which is spread by mosquitoes, a public health emergency.\nThe concern was initially centred on Brazil, but the infection has spread to 75 countries and territories.\nHuge effort has been put into controlling the mosquito, but there remains no drug or vaccine for the disease.\nZika outbreak: What you need to know\nThe first baby conceived using a new method to combine material from two women and one man was born in Mexico.\nThe baby boy has a tiny section of DNA - about 0.1% of the total - from the second woman in order to prevent \"mitochondrial disease\" being passed from mother to child.\nMeanwhile the UK - which pioneered the advanced form of IVF - has given the procedure the go-ahead and 30 babies a year are expected to be born in the country.\nFirst 'three person baby' born using new method\nBabies made from three people approved in UK\nThe transformation in Clara is amazing.\nShe has cystic fibrosis which leads to her producing really thick mucus that clogs and damages in her lungs.\nOnly half of patients with the disease make it into their 40s, but a new drug called Orkambi corrects the underlying genetic defect that causes cystic fibrosis.\nClara was on a trial of the drug and says her life has been transformed.\nDoctors excited by cystic fibrosis therapy\nSarah sees things that aren't there: \"I hallucinated that my body has morphed spiders' legs or rabbit ears, I've seen them there, I've felt them there,\" she said.\nBut doctors have discovered that the cause of her disease is a rogue immune system that is attacking a part of her brain.\nIt's part of the rapidly emerging field of immunopsychiatry - that the immune system causes mental health disorders.\nShe was treated with drugs to suppress the immune system and even had her blood filtered to remove the \"rogue\" components.\nThere are even suggestions the immune system is involved in depression.\nBBC Radio 4 documentary: The Inflamed Mind\nSome psychosis cases an 'immune disorder'\nDepression: A revolution in treatment?\nSurgeons say this laser could be \"truly transformative\" in the treatment of early stage prostate cancer.\nMen currently have the choice of letting the cancer grow or risking impotence and incontinence by having surgery to remove a tumour.\nNow drug has been made from bacteria that live in near-total darkness and becomes toxic only when exposed to light. Its injected into the prostate. Then ten lasers are inserted into the tumour to activate the drug.\nIt kills the cancer, while preserving the rest of the prostate and has no side effects in clinical trials.\nProstate cancer laser treatment 'truly transformative'\nProstate awareness 'dangerously low'\nOne of the most demonised patients in history - Gaetan Dugas - was convincingly cleared of claims he spread HIV to the US by scientists.\nMr Dugas was a homosexual flight attendant and gained legendary status in the history of HIV/Aids when he became known as \"Patient Zero\".\nBut a study showed he was just one of thousands of infected people in the 1970s and that New York was a crucial hub for the spread of the virus.\nThe Air Canada employee was labelled Patient O (the letter, not the number) by the US Centres for Disease Control because he was a case \"Out-of-California\".\nOver time the O became a 0 and the term Patient Zero was born. It is still used to this day to describe the first identified case of an outbreak.\nHIV patient zero cleared by science\nScientists say have grown embryos in the laboratory for longer than ever before and have now reached the legal 14-day limit.\nIt's the first time embryos have been grown past the point they would normally implant in the womb.\nThe researchers believe studying the embryos will improve fertility treatments and revolutionise knowledge of the earliest stages of human life.\nSome scientists have now called for the legal limit to be increased.\nEmbryo study shows 'life's first steps'\nDoctors have used sound waves to successfully operate deep inside the brain with no scalpels in sight.\nThey treated a man from Cornwall who suffered from uncontrollable tremors in his right hand.\nSelwyn Lucas, who is 52, can now hold his hand steady and said he felt \"fantastic\".\nThe team at St Mary's hospital in London used focused ultrasound guided by an MRI scanner to destroy tissue causing the tremor.\nDoctors use deep-brain ultrasound therapy to treat tremors\nThe unbelievable phenomenon in 2014 that was the Ice Bucket Challenge actually led to an important scientific discovery.\nThe viral videos of people pouring ice-cold water over themselves raised $115m (£87.7m) for the ALS Association, set up to raise funds for research into a form of motor neurone disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.\nResearch funded by the Ice Bucket Challenge uncovered a new gene - called NEK1 - that contributes to the disease.\nScientists claim to have developed an invisible elastic film that can be applied to the skin to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and eye bags.\nScientists say they have made a leap in knowing why some people retain their youthful looks while others age badly - and the answer is in the ginger gene.\nMorning flu jabs provoke a stronger immune response than those given in the afternoon.\nHuman life spans may be limited to a maximum of about 115 years.\nEarly trial data shows a drug developed using artificial intelligence can slow the growth of cancer in clinical trials.\nCustom-made, living body parts have been 3D-printed in a what could be a significant advance for regenerative medicine.", "Announcing the move ahead of the appeal being broadcast on Thursday, International Development Secretary Justine Greening said doing so will help the money go \"twice as far\".\nThe \"unprecedented\" outbreak \"requires a huge global response\", she said.\nIt is the first time the DEC has sought funds over a disease outbreak.\nThe DEC - a group of 13 UK aid charities - said the public appeal for money is \"a sign of how serious the situation has become\".\nEbola has killed almost 5,000 people and infected more than 10,000 in West Africa since the start of the year.\nDEC appeals are due to be made via all the main UK broadcasters.\nMs Greening said the UK government would match the first £5m of donations \"pound-for-pound\".\n\"The British people have always shown immense generosity in situations like these, with hundreds of our health workers having already volunteered their services,\" she added.\nIn its 50-year history, the DEC has launched appeals for humanitarian disasters caused by floods, famines, earthquakes, typhoons and conflicts, but not previously for a disease outbreak.\nAnnouncing the appeal, DEC chief executive Saleh Saeed said the \"explosive nature of the disease\" had caused a \"humanitarian catastrophe\".\n\"That has compelled the DEC to respond and help by ensuring that we are able to support people to stop the spread of Ebola before it becomes a major global catastrophe,\" he said.\nHe added that member agencies faced a shortfall of £69m to carry out their work in West Africa.\nOf the 13 DEC charities, 11 are currently supporting work or planning to respond to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, with the majority of work focused on stopping the spread of the disease and providing support to those affected.\nThe committee says £25 can provide cleaning kits including bleach, soap and a bucket for three families at risk from Ebola.\nBasic protective clothing for three volunteers supporting people under quarantine can be provided for £50 and £100 can buy training for a community on how to keep itself safe from Ebola.\nIt comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) says there could be 5,000-10,000 new cases of the deadly virus every week in the worst affected countries by December. Infection rates continue to grow in Guinea and Sierra Leone.\nHowever, there has been a decline in the spread of Ebola in Liberia - the country hardest hit in the outbreak - the WHO's Bruce Aylward said.\nThe new number of cases globally was 13,703, he said, adding the death toll, to be published later on Wednesday, would probably pass 5,000.\nMr Saeed also warned of other risks in West Africa as health workers focus on fighting Ebola.\nHe said: \"The health service in West Africa was virtually on the edge of collapse already. Now with the Ebola outbreak, unfortunately it means that other patients are not getting the care they need, whether it be pregnant ladies or those who have contracted HIV/Aids or malaria.\"\nIn the US, two medical workers in Dallas, Texas, who treated a patient - who later died - tested positive for Ebola but have been released from hospital after treatment.\nSpanish nurse Teresa Romero was the first person to contract the virus outside West Africa. She was part of a team of about 30 staff at the Carlos II hospital in Madrid looking after two missionaries who returned from Liberia and Sierra Leone after becoming infected.\nGermany, Norway and France and the UK have all treated patients who contracted the virus in West Africa.\nEbola special report\nTo make a donation to the DEC Ebola Crisis Appeal visit www.dec.org.uk" ]

[ "Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens reads from a prepared statement as he announces his resignation during a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens resigned amid a widening investigation that arose from an affair with his former hairdresser. Greitens said his resignation would take effect Friday. The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP Julie Smith" ]

[ "JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Latest on the resignation of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (all times local):\n10:40 a.m.\nThe prosecutor’s office in St. Louis will drop a felony charge of computer data tampering against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now that the Republican governor has announced his resignation.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced the decision Wednesday, a day after Greitens’ surprise announcement that he would step down effective Friday afternoon.\nThe charge, filed in April following an investigation by the Missouri attorney general’s office, accused Greitens of using a donor list from the veterans charity he founded, The Mission Continues, for his 2016 gubernatorial campaign.\nGreitens also was indicted on felony invasion of privacy in February in St. Louis, stemming from an extramarital affair in 2015. The case was dismissed earlier this month and a special prosecutor in Jackson County is still considering whether to refile the charge.\n——\nThis story has been corrected to reflect the charity’s name as The Mission Continues.\n——\n9 a.m.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is planning to explain the resolution of criminal charges against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.\nGardner’s news conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.\nShe said Tuesday that her office has reached a “fair and just resolution” on charges of tampering with a computer against Greitens.\nGreitens announced the same day that he is resigning as governor, effective Friday.\nA felony indictment in February accused Greitens of taking an unauthorized and compromising photo of a St. Louis woman during an extramarital affair in 2015.\nThe charge was dropped earlier this month, but Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker was appointed special prosecutor to consider whether to refile it.\nBaker said in a statement that the investigation is ongoing.\n——\n8:30 a.m.\nOn a dreary overcast day, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stood in a light rain near the Governor’s Mansion and recounted his grueling training as a Navy SEAL officer to suggest he would never quit fighting allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations.\nLess than two weeks later, Greitens announced Tuesday that he is quitting with his mission incomplete.\nGreitens’ departure will become official at 5 p.m. Friday — marking a stunning political defeat for the 44-year-old, self-made warrior-philosopher who had aspirations of someday becoming president.\nFor those fellow Republicans who had strenuously urged his resignation, Greitens’ exit provides the divided party a chance to reunify at the start of a summer campaign season in which it’s seeking to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill.", "(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File). FILE - In this May 17, 2018 file photo, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens looks on before speaking at an event near the capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens, a sometimes brash outsider whose unconventional resume as a Rhode...\n(Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP). Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens reads from a prepared statement as he announces his resignation during a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens res...\n(Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP). Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens reads from a prepared statement as he announces his resignation during a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens res...\n(Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP). Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens leaves the podium after announcing his resignation at a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens resigned amid a wide...\n(Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP). Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens reads from a prepared statement as he announces his resignation during a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens res...\nJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Latest on the resignation of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (all times local):\n4 p.m.\nA former federal prosecutor says that an agreement to drop a criminal case against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens when he resigned is a \"fair resolution\" to the case.\nJean Paul Bradshaw II said Wednesday that the St. Louis city prosecutor's office accomplished the \"greatest public benefit\" it could with Greitens' departure from office. Bradshaw is a Kansas City attorney who served as U.S. attorney for western Missouri in 1989-93.\nGreitens plans to step down Friday. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner agreed to drop a felony charge of computer data tampering. The charge accused Greitens of improperly suing a donor list for a charity he founded for his 2016 campaign.\nBradshaw said Greitens' resignation makes the agreement to drop the case appropriate because the state can \"get back to doing business.\"\n___\n1 p.m.\nA St. Louis judge has agreed to dismiss a felony computer data tampering case against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.\nCircuit Judge Rex Burlison on Wednesday approved an agreement reached by Greitens' attorneys and the St. Louis circuit attorney's office. Greitens announced his resignation on Tuesday. It is effective 5 p.m. Friday.\nThe dismissal agreement has seven stipulations, two of which are sealed and unavailable to the public. One of the open stipulations states that Greitens has agreed to release Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and everyone in her office from civil liability.\nGreitens also was indicted in February on invasion of privacy stemming from an alleged affair with his St. Louis hairdresser in 2015. The charge was dropped earlier this month. A special prosecutor is deciding whether to refile that case.\n___\n12:35 p.m.\nA county judge ordered attorneys to preserve data from phones targeted in an investigation into a text-deleting phone app used by Gov. Eric Greitens and some of his staff.\nCircuit Judge Jon Beetem on Wednesday ordered Robert Thompson, who is representing Greitens' office, to compile a list of those who used the Confide app, along with the telephone numbers they used.\nAttorney Mark Pedroli filed a lawsuit contending Greitens and his top staff violated the state's open records laws by using the app.\nThe Columbia Daily Tribune reports Beetem's ordered Pedroli and Thompson to present draft lists of the data on the phones by the end of the day.\nThompson had filed a motion seeking time to confer with Lt. Gov. Mike Parson about whether to continue to defend the case after Parson becomes governor Friday.\n___\nThis story corrects the spelling of Greitens in one reference.\n___\n12:10 p.m.\nA spokeswoman for St. Louis' top prosecutor says the office agreed to drop a computer tampering charge against Gov. Eric Greitens after his attorneys suggested he would resign if the case was dismissed.\nSusan Ryan, a spokeswoman for Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, told The Associated Press that defense attorneys approached the office and Gardner agreed to their proposal.\nDefense attorney Jim Martin acknowledged reaching out to Gardner to resolve the issue but added, \"I don't think that's exactly the full play.\" He didn't elaborate.\nMartin says he expects a felony invasion of privacy charge against Greitens will be resolved soon as well. A special prosecutor is weighing whether to refile that charge.\n___\nThis item corrects that Gardner agreed to the defense proposal.\n___\n11:30 a.m.\nDefense attorney Jim Martin says he's happy \"we've eliminated the issue\" of the computer tampering charge against departing Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Wednesday that she's dropping that charge against Greitens. A special prosecutor is considering whether to refile an invasion of privacy charge against him. Martin says he thinks \"we'll resolve that soon\" but would not elaborate.\nMartin says \"it's now time to leave the governor alone and let him and his family heal.\"\n___\n11:20 a.m.\nSt. Louis' top prosecutor is pushing back against Gov. Eric Greitens' past statements that the charges she initially filed against him were part of a coordinated \"witch hunt.\"\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Wednesday that she's dropping the computer tampering charge against Greitens, who is resigning on Friday. A special prosecutor is weighing whether to refile another criminal charge against him.\nGardner says she made the agreement to dismiss the computer charge after conversations with Greitens' attorneys. She says there was enough evidence to bring the charge but that if he were convicted, it's unlikely Greitens would have served any jail time due to his status as a first-time offender.\nAs for Greitens allegations of a witch hunt, Gardner said she rejects his \"shameful personal attacks\" and \"dangerous and false rhetoric about the criminal justice system and the rule of law.\"\n___\n11:05 a.m.\nMissouri's top legislative leaders are meeting with Lt. Gov. Mike Parson to plan the transition in power when Gov. Eric Greitens resigns.\nParson met Wednesday with House Speaker Todd Richardson, Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard and Senate Majority Leader Mike Kehoe.\nThe lawmakers said they have invited Parson to deliver a speech to a joint session of the Legislature in the coming weeks.\nGreitens announced Tuesday that he was resigning Friday instead of continuing to fight a criminal charge and potential impeachment proceedings over alleged sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations.\nAmong those meeting Wednesday with Parson was Sarah Steelman, Greitens' administration commissioner. Parson also was receiving enhanced security that is supplied to incoming governors.\n___\n10:40 a.m.\nThe prosecutor's office in St. Louis will drop a felony charge of computer data tampering against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now that the Republican governor has announced his resignation.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced the decision Wednesday, a day after Greitens' surprise announcement that he would step down effective Friday afternoon.\nThe charge, filed in April following an investigation by the Missouri attorney general's office, accused Greitens of using a donor list from the veterans charity he founded, The Mission Continues, for his 2016 gubernatorial campaign.\nGreitens also was indicted on felony invasion of privacy in February in St. Louis, stemming from an extramarital affair in 2015. The case was dismissed earlier this month and a special prosecutor in Jackson County is still considering whether to refile the charge.\n___\nThis story has been corrected to reflect the charity's name as The Mission Continues.\n___\n9 a.m.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is planning to explain the resolution of criminal charges against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.\nGardner's news conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.\nShe said Tuesday that her office has reached a \"fair and just resolution\" on charges of tampering with a computer against Greitens.\nGreitens announced the same day that he is resigning as governor, effective Friday.\nA felony indictment in February accused Greitens of taking an unauthorized and compromising photo of a St. Louis woman during an extramarital affair in 2015.\nThe charge was dropped earlier this month, but Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker was appointed special prosecutor to consider whether to refile it.\nBaker said in a statement that the investigation is ongoing.\n___\n8:30 a.m.\nOn a dreary overcast day, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stood in a light rain near the Governor's Mansion and recounted his grueling training as a Navy SEAL officer to suggest he would never quit fighting allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations.\nLess than two weeks later, Greitens announced Tuesday that he is quitting with his mission incomplete.\nGreitens' departure will become official at 5 p.m. Friday - marking a stunning political defeat for the 44-year-old, self-made warrior-philosopher who had aspirations of someday becoming president.\nFor those fellow Republicans who had strenuously urged his resignation, Greitens' exit provides the divided party a chance to reunify at the start of a summer campaign season in which it's seeking to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill.\nCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.", "JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on the resignation of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (all times local):\n11:30 a.m.\nDefense attorney Jim Martin says he’s happy “we’ve eliminated the issue” of the computer tampering charge against departing Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Wednesday that she’s dropping that charge against Greitens. A special prosecutor is considering whether to refile an invasion of privacy charge against him. Martin says he thinks “we’ll resolve that soon” but would not elaborate.\nMartin says “it’s now time to leave the governor alone and let him and his family heal.”\n___\n11:20 a.m.\nSt. Louis’ top prosecutor is pushing back against Gov. Eric Greitens’ past statements that the charges she initially filed against him were part of a coordinated “witch hunt.”\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Wednesday that she’s dropping the computer tampering charge against Greitens, who is resigning on Friday. A special prosecutor is weighing whether to refile another criminal charge against him.\nGardner says she made the agreement to dismiss the computer charge after conversations with Greitens’ attorneys. She says there was enough evidence to bring the charge but that if he were convicted, it’s unlikely Greitens would have served any jail time due to his status as a first-time offender.\nAs for Greitens allegations of a witch hunt, Gardner said she rejects his “shameful personal attacks” and “dangerous and false rhetoric about the criminal justice system and the rule of law.”\n___\n11:05 a.m.\nMissouri’s top legislative leaders are meeting with Lt. Gov. Mike Parson to plan the transition in power when Gov. Eric Greitens resigns.\nParson met Wednesday with House Speaker Todd Richardson, Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard and Senate Majority Leader Mike Kehoe.\nThe lawmakers said they have invited Parson to deliver a speech to a joint session of the Legislature in the coming weeks.\nGreitens announced Tuesday that he was resigning Friday instead of continuing to fight a criminal charge and potential impeachment proceedings over alleged sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations.\nAmong those meeting Wednesday with Parson was Sarah Steelman, Greitens’ administration commissioner. Parson also was receiving enhanced security that is supplied to incoming governors.\n___\n10:40 a.m.\nThe prosecutor’s office in St. Louis will drop a felony charge of computer data tampering against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now that the Republican governor has announced his resignation.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced the decision Wednesday, a day after Greitens’ surprise announcement that he would step down effective Friday afternoon.\nThe charge, filed in April following an investigation by the Missouri attorney general’s office, accused Greitens of using a donor list from the veterans charity he founded, The Mission Continues, for his 2016 gubernatorial campaign.\nGreitens also was indicted on felony invasion of privacy in February in St. Louis, stemming from an extramarital affair in 2015. The case was dismissed earlier this month and a special prosecutor in Jackson County is still considering whether to refile the charge.\n___\nThis story has been corrected to reflect the charity’s name as The Mission Continues.\n___\n9 a.m.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is planning to explain the resolution of criminal charges against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.\nGardner’s news conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.\nShe said Tuesday that her office has reached a “fair and just resolution” on charges of tampering with a computer against Greitens.\nGreitens announced the same day that he is resigning as governor, effective Friday.\nA felony indictment in February accused Greitens of taking an unauthorized and compromising photo of a St. Louis woman during an extramarital affair in 2015.\nThe charge was dropped earlier this month, but Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker was appointed special prosecutor to consider whether to refile it.\nBaker said in a statement that the investigation is ongoing.\n___\n8:30 a.m.\nOn a dreary overcast day, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stood in a light rain near the Governor’s Mansion and recounted his grueling training as a Navy SEAL officer to suggest he would never quit fighting allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations.\nLess than two weeks later, Greitens announced Tuesday that he is quitting with his mission incomplete.\nGreitens’ departure will become official at 5 p.m. Friday — marking a stunning political defeat for the 44-year-old, self-made warrior-philosopher who had aspirations of someday becoming president.\nFor those fellow Republicans who had strenuously urged his resignation, Greitens’ exit provides the divided party a chance to reunify at the start of a summer campaign season in which it’s seeking to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill.", "A spokeswoman for St. Louis' top prosecutor says the office agreed to drop a computer tampering charge against Gov. Eric Greitens after his attorneys suggested he would resign if the case was dismissed. (AP)\nA spokeswoman for St. Louis' top prosecutor says the office agreed to drop a computer tampering charge against Gov. Eric Greitens after his attorneys suggested he would resign if the case was dismissed.\nSusan Ryan, a spokeswoman for Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, told The Associated Press that defense attorneys approached the office and Ryan agreed to their proposal.\nDefense attorney Jim Martin acknowledged reaching out to Gardner to resolve the issue but added, \"I don't think that's exactly the full play.\" He didn't elaborate.\nMartin says he expects a felony invasion of privacy charge against Greitens will be resolved soon as well. A special prosecutor is weighing whether to refile that charge.\n___\n11:30 a.m.\nDefense attorney Jim Martin says he's happy \"we've eliminated the issue\" of the computer tampering charge against departing Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Wednesday that she's dropping that charge against Greitens. A special prosecutor is considering whether to refile an invasion of privacy charge against him. Martin says he thinks \"we'll resolve that soon\" but would not elaborate.\nMartin says \"it's now time to leave the governor alone and let him and his family heal.\"\n___\n11:20 a.m.\nSt. Louis' top prosecutor is pushing back against Gov. Eric Greitens' past statements that the charges she initially filed against him were part of a coordinated \"witch hunt.\"\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Wednesday that she's dropping the computer tampering charge against Greitens, who is resigning on Friday. A special prosecutor is weighing whether to refile another criminal charge against him.\nGardner says she made the agreement to dismiss the computer charge after conversations with Greitens' attorneys. She says there was enough evidence to bring the charge but that if he were convicted, it's unlikely Greitens would have served any jail time due to his status as a first-time offender.\nAs for Greitens allegations of a witch hunt, Gardner said she rejects his \"shameful personal attacks\" and \"dangerous and false rhetoric about the criminal justice system and the rule of law.\"\n___\n11:05 a.m.\nMissouri's top legislative leaders are meeting with Lt. Gov. Mike Parson to plan the transition in power when Gov. Eric Greitens resigns.\nParson met Wednesday with House Speaker Todd Richardson, Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard and Senate Majority Leader Mike Kehoe.\nThe lawmakers said they have invited Parson to deliver a speech to a joint session of the Legislature in the coming weeks.\nGreitens announced Tuesday that he was resigning Friday instead of continuing to fight a criminal charge and potential impeachment proceedings over alleged sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations.\nAmong those meeting Wednesday with Parson was Sarah Steelman, Greitens' administration commissioner. Parson also was receiving enhanced security that is supplied to incoming governors.\n___\n10:40 a.m.\nThe prosecutor's office in St. Louis will drop a felony charge of computer data tampering against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now that the Republican governor has announced his resignation.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced the decision Wednesday, a day after Greitens' surprise announcement that he would step down effective Friday afternoon.\nThe charge, filed in April following an investigation by the Missouri attorney general's office, accused Greitens of using a donor list from the veterans charity he founded, The Mission Continues, for his 2016 gubernatorial campaign.\nGreitens also was indicted on felony invasion of privacy in February in St. Louis, stemming from an extramarital affair in 2015. The case was dismissed earlier this month and a special prosecutor in Jackson County is still considering whether to refile the charge.\n___\nThis story has been corrected to reflect the charity's name as The Mission Continues.\n___\n9 a.m.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is planning to explain the resolution of criminal charges against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.\nGardner's news conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.\nShe said Tuesday that her office has reached a \"fair and just resolution\" on charges of tampering with a computer against Greitens.\nGreitens announced the same day that he is resigning as governor, effective Friday.\nA felony indictment in February accused Greitens of taking an unauthorized and compromising photo of a St. Louis woman during an extramarital affair in 2015.\nThe charge was dropped earlier this month, but Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker was appointed special prosecutor to consider whether to refile it.\nBaker said in a statement that the investigation is ongoing.\n___\n8:30 a.m.\nOn a dreary overcast day, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stood in a light rain near the Governor's Mansion and recounted his grueling training as a Navy SEAL officer to suggest he would never quit fighting allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations.\nLess than two weeks later, Greitens announced Tuesday that he is quitting with his mission incomplete.\nGreitens' departure will become official at 5 p.m. Friday - marking a stunning political defeat for the 44-year-old, self-made warrior-philosopher who had aspirations of someday becoming president.\nFor those fellow Republicans who had strenuously urged his resignation, Greitens' exit provides the divided party a chance to reunify at the start of a summer campaign season in which it's seeking to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill.\nCopyright 2018 The Associated Press.", "ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on the investigation of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (all times local):\n5:15 p.m.\nThe law firm representing the ex-husband of the woman who had an affair with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in 2015 received two anonymous $50,000 payments that went toward the man's legal fees.\nAttorney Al Watkins said Monday that a courier delivered each payment to his suburban St. Louis office in early January. The source was anonymous and Watkins says he still doesn't know who provided the money.\nAdvertisement\nGreitens was indicted in February on one felony count of invasion of privacy for allegedly taking a partially-nude, unauthorized photo of the woman in 2015, before he was elected. On Friday he was charged with a second crime for allegedly using a charity donor list for his 2016 political campaign without permission of the charity, which Greitens founded.\n___\n4:45 p.m.\nJudges have scheduled two hearings on Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' request to block those investigating his use of a charity donor list for his gubernatorial campaign.\nSt. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison is to hold a hearing Tuesday on Greitens' request to disqualify St. Louis prosecutors from a felony case filed Friday related to the donor list.\nCole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem has scheduled a Thursday hearing on Greitens' request to block Attorney General Josh Hawley from investigating the governor. He contends Hawley has a conflict because he called on Greitens to resign after a House committee released a report with testimony alleging Greitens was sexually aggressive toward a woman.\nGreitens faces a May 14 trial in St. Louis for allegedly taking and transmitting a nonconsensual of the woman while she was partially nude.\n___\n4 p.m.\nA judge plans to hold a hearing on a request from attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to disqualify St. Louis prosecutors from a felony case involving the governor's use of a charity donor list for his 2016 political campaign.\nThe Republican governor was indicted in February on invasion of privacy for allegedly taking a partially-nude photo without permission of a woman with whom he had an affair in 2015, before he was elected. A new charge filed Friday accuses Greitens of disclosing the donor list from The Mission Continues without permission from the St. Louis-based charity Greitens founded.\nDuring a hearing Monday, defense attorneys didn't say on what grounds they would seek to disqualify prosecutors. Judge Rex Burlison agreed to hold a hearing on the request on Tuesday.\nSeveral lawmakers have called for Greitens' to resign. He's denied criminal wrongdoing.\n___\n11:30 a.m.\nAttorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens say they will seek to disqualify prosecutors in the St. Louis circuit attorney's office from a felony case involving the governor's use of a charity donor list for his 2016 political campaign.\nGreitens was indicted in February on invasion of privacy for allegedly taking a partially-nude photo without permission of a woman with whom he had an affair in 2015, before he was elected.\nA new charge filed Friday accuses Greitens of disclosing the donor list from The Mission Continues without permission from the St. Louis-based charity Greitens founded.\nDuring a hearing Monday, defense attorneys didn't say on what grounds they would seek to disqualify prosecutors. Another hearing is Monday afternoon.\nSeveral lawmakers have called for Greitens' to resign. He's denied criminal wrongdoing.", "Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, who resigned on Tuesday, had offered to leave office in exchange for dismissal of a felony computer tampering charge against him in a wider scandal, a prosecutor's spokeswoman said on Wednesday.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner spoke to reporters about the deal but declined to comment on an ongoing investigation against Greitens involving possible felony invasion of privacy in connection with an admitted extramarital affair in 2015 with a hairdresser before he was elected.\nGreitens has said he is innocent and called the relationship consensual.\nIn the computer tampering case stemming from questionable fundraising activities, Greitens offered to leave office if Gardner would dismiss the charge, prosecutor's spokeswoman Susan Ryan said. Saying most of the deal was sealed and could not be discussed, Ryan said the most impactful part of it was Greitens saying he would furnish his resignation in exchange for the charge being dropped.\n\"They offered to do that for the dismissal,\" Ryan said.\nNeither Greitens lawyer nor his representatives immediately responded to a request for comment.\nShare on facebook Share on twitter", "A British woman who says Harvey Weinstein subjected her to unwanted groping and kissing in 1991 says she's thrilled at his arrest Friday on sex charges involving two other women.\nA British woman who says Harvey Weinstein subjected her to unwanted groping and kissing in 1991 says she's thrilled at his arrest Friday on sex charges involving two other women.\nPresident Donald Trump is welcoming North Korea's statement that it was still willing to meet despite his cancellation of the summit\nPresident Donald Trump is welcoming North Korea's statement that it was still willing to meet despite his cancellation of the summit\nAn American delegation is holding talks with North Koreans officials in the Demilitarized Zone as planning seems to move ahead for the on-off-perhaps on again summit between President Donald Trump and the North's Kim Jong Un.\nAn American delegation is holding talks with North Koreans officials in the Demilitarized Zone as planning seems to move ahead for the on-off-perhaps on again summit between President Donald Trump and the North's Kim Jong Un.\nThe National Weather Service says nearly eight inches of rain flooded a Maryland community that was devastated by an earlier flash flood just two years ago\nThe National Weather Service says nearly eight inches of rain flooded a Maryland community that was devastated by an earlier flash flood just two years ago\nPresident Donald Trump is being criticized for his self-congratulatory tone in a Memorial Day tweet in which he said \"those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today\" and then cited the economy\nPresident Donald Trump is being criticized for his self-congratulatory tone in a Memorial Day tweet in which he said \"those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today\" and then cited the economy\nWedding guests cheered a couple as they tied the knot over Memorial Day Weekend\nWedding guests cheered a couple as they tied the knot over Memorial Day Weekend\nStarbucks closes thousands of stores, asking employees to talk about race\nStarbucks closes thousands of stores, asking employees to talk about race\nPresident Donald Trump is warning his supporters against being \"complacent\" this fall\nPresident Donald Trump is warning his supporters against being \"complacent\" this fall\nLawyers for President Donald Trump and his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, are appearing again before a judge in New York as part of an ongoing legal tussle about records seized from Cohen by the FBI\nLawyers for President Donald Trump and his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, are appearing again before a judge in New York as part of an ongoing legal tussle about records seized from Cohen by the FBI\nDomination of the Scripps National Spelling Bee by Indian-Americans has gone on so long a 2nd generation has emerged.\nDomination of the Scripps National Spelling Bee by Indian-Americans has gone on so long a 2nd generation has emerged.\n(AP Photo/Alex Brandon). Dr. Balu Natarajan, right, from Hinsdale, Ill., poses for a photograph with his son Atman Balakrishnan, 12, as they look at Dr. Natarajan's winning word, at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Oxon Hill...\n(AP Photo/Alex Brandon). Dr. Balu Natarajan, right, from Hinsdale, Ill., poses for a photograph with his son Atman Balakrishnan, 12, as they look at Dr. Natarajan's winning word, at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Oxon Hill...\nOnly 1 in 10 will advance at National Spelling Bee\nOnly 1 in 10 will advance at National Spelling Bee\nMissouri Gov. Eric Greitens is resigning, marking a stunning political defeat for a promising new politician with aspirations of one day becoming president.\nMissouri Gov. Eric Greitens is resigning, marking a stunning political defeat for a promising new politician with aspirations of one day becoming president.\n(Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP). Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens reads from a prepared statement as he announces his resignation during a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens res...\n(Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP). Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens reads from a prepared statement as he announces his resignation during a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens res...\nA pathway flanked by six stones meant to symbolize strength and determination will be added to the Sept. 11 memorial site in lower Manhattan to honor the rescue and recovery workers who toiled for months at ground zero.\nA pathway flanked by six stones meant to symbolize strength and determination will be added to the Sept. 11 memorial site in lower Manhattan to honor the rescue and recovery workers who toiled for months at ground...\n(AP Photo/Joe Skipper). FILE - In this March 24, 2018 file photo, people take part in a \"March For Our Lives\" rally Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. TA new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV reveal...\n(AP Photo/Joe Skipper). FILE - In this March 24, 2018 file photo, people take part in a \"March For Our Lives\" rally Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. TA new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV reveal...\nSoggy remnants of Alberto are spreading rain deeper into the nation's midsection, still raising possible flood threat.\nSoggy remnants of Alberto are spreading rain deeper into the nation's midsection, still raising possible flood threat.\n(Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP). Dania Beach Ocean Rescue lifeguard Michael Vasta paddles out, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, as his colleague Peter Fournier watches from a beach tower in Dania Beach, Fla.\n(Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP). Dania Beach Ocean Rescue lifeguard Michael Vasta paddles out, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, as his colleague Peter Fournier watches from a beach tower in Dania Beach, Fla.\nResearchers studying the death toll in Puerto Rico during and after Hurricane Maria have come up with a new estimate.\nResearchers studying the death toll in Puerto Rico during and after Hurricane Maria have come up with a new estimate.\nNew guidelines says US adults should begin colon cancer screenings at 45, not 50.\nNew guidelines says US adults should begin colon cancer screenings at 45, not 50.\n(NCI Center for Cancer Research/NIH via AP). This undated microscope image provided by the National Institutes of Health shows human colon cancer cells with the cell nuclei stained red. According to new American Cancer Society guidelines released on We...\n(NCI Center for Cancer Research/NIH via AP). This undated microscope image provided by the National Institutes of Health shows human colon cancer cells with the cell nuclei stained red. According to new American Cancer Society guidelines released on We...\nCancer group says colon screening should start at 45, not 50\nCancer group says colon screening should start at 45, not 50\nResearchers and federal authorities are finding what they say is an alarming increase in the use of a powerful pesticide at illegal marijuana farms hidden on public land in California.\nResearchers and federal authorities are finding what they say is an alarming increase in the use of a powerful pesticide at illegal marijuana farms hidden on public land in California.\nCalifornia, US team up on an issue that divides them: pot\nCalifornia, US team up on an issue that divides them: pot\nSt. Louis' top prosecutor is pushing back against Gov. Eric Greitens' past statements that the charges she initially filed against him were part of a coordinated \"witch hunt.\".\nSt. Louis' top prosecutor is pushing back against Gov. Eric Greitens' past statements that the charges she initially filed against him were part of a coordinated \"witch hunt.\".\n(Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP). Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens reads from a prepared statement as he announces his resignation during a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens res...\n(Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP). Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens reads from a prepared statement as he announces his resignation during a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens res...\nA court-appointed official has given a New York judge an upbeat report on how fast attorney-client privilege designations are being applied to materials seized from President Donald Trump's personal lawyer.\nA court-appointed official has given a New York judge an upbeat report on how fast attorney-client privilege designations are being applied to materials seized from President Donald Trump's personal lawyer.\n(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File). FILE - In this May 17, 2018 file photo, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens looks on before speaking at an event near the capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens, a sometimes brash outsider whose unconventional resume as a Rhode...\n(Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP). Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens reads from a prepared statement as he announces his resignation during a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens res...\n(Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP). Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens reads from a prepared statement as he announces his resignation during a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens res...\n(Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP). Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens leaves the podium after announcing his resignation at a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens resigned amid a wide...\n(Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP). Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens reads from a prepared statement as he announces his resignation during a news conference, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens res...\nJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Latest on the resignation of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (all times local):\n1 p.m.\nA St. Louis judge has agreed to dismiss a felony computer data tampering case against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.\nCircuit Judge Rex Burlison on Wednesday approved an agreement reached by Greitens' attorneys and the St. Louis circuit attorney's office. Greitens announced his resignation on Tuesday. It is effective 5 p.m. Friday.\nThe dismissal agreement has seven stipulations, two of which are sealed and unavailable to the public. One of the open stipulations states that Greitens has agreed to release Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and everyone in her office from civil liability.\nGreitens also was indicted in February on invasion of privacy stemming from an alleged affair with his St. Louis hairdresser in 2015. The charge was dropped earlier this month. A special prosecutor is deciding whether to refile that case.\n___\n12:35 p.m.\nA county judge ordered attorneys to preserve data from phones targeted in an investigation into a text-deleting phone app used by Gov. Eric Greitens and some of his staff.\nCircuit Judge Jon Beetem on Wednesday ordered Robert Thompson, who is representing Grietens' office, to compile a list of those who used the Confide app, along with the telephone numbers they used.\nAttorney Mark Pedroli filed a lawsuit contending Greitens and his top staff violated the state's open records laws by using the app.\nThe Columbia Daily Tribune reports Beetem's ordered Pedroli and Thompson to present draft lists of the data on the phones by the end of the day.\nThompson had filed a motion seeking time to confer with Lt. Gov. Mike Parson about whether to continue to defend the case after Parson becomes governor Friday.\n___\n12:10 p.m.\nA spokeswoman for St. Louis' top prosecutor says the office agreed to drop a computer tampering charge against Gov. Eric Greitens after his attorneys suggested he would resign if the case was dismissed.\nSusan Ryan, a spokeswoman for Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, told The Associated Press that defense attorneys approached the office and Gardner agreed to their proposal.\nDefense attorney Jim Martin acknowledged reaching out to Gardner to resolve the issue but added, \"I don't think that's exactly the full play.\" He didn't elaborate.\nMartin says he expects a felony invasion of privacy charge against Greitens will be resolved soon as well. A special prosecutor is weighing whether to refile that charge.\n___\nThis item corrects that Gardner agreed to the defense proposal.\n___\n11:30 a.m.\nDefense attorney Jim Martin says he's happy \"we've eliminated the issue\" of the computer tampering charge against departing Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Wednesday that she's dropping that charge against Greitens. A special prosecutor is considering whether to refile an invasion of privacy charge against him. Martin says he thinks \"we'll resolve that soon\" but would not elaborate.\nMartin says \"it's now time to leave the governor alone and let him and his family heal.\"\n___\n11:20 a.m.\nSt. Louis' top prosecutor is pushing back against Gov. Eric Greitens' past statements that the charges she initially filed against him were part of a coordinated \"witch hunt.\"\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Wednesday that she's dropping the computer tampering charge against Greitens, who is resigning on Friday. A special prosecutor is weighing whether to refile another criminal charge against him.\nGardner says she made the agreement to dismiss the computer charge after conversations with Greitens' attorneys. She says there was enough evidence to bring the charge but that if he were convicted, it's unlikely Greitens would have served any jail time due to his status as a first-time offender.\nAs for Greitens allegations of a witch hunt, Gardner said she rejects his \"shameful personal attacks\" and \"dangerous and false rhetoric about the criminal justice system and the rule of law.\"\n___\n11:05 a.m.\nMissouri's top legislative leaders are meeting with Lt. Gov. Mike Parson to plan the transition in power when Gov. Eric Greitens resigns.\nParson met Wednesday with House Speaker Todd Richardson, Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard and Senate Majority Leader Mike Kehoe.\nThe lawmakers said they have invited Parson to deliver a speech to a joint session of the Legislature in the coming weeks.\nGreitens announced Tuesday that he was resigning Friday instead of continuing to fight a criminal charge and potential impeachment proceedings over alleged sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations.\nAmong those meeting Wednesday with Parson was Sarah Steelman, Greitens' administration commissioner. Parson also was receiving enhanced security that is supplied to incoming governors.\n___\n10:40 a.m.\nThe prosecutor's office in St. Louis will drop a felony charge of computer data tampering against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now that the Republican governor has announced his resignation.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced the decision Wednesday, a day after Greitens' surprise announcement that he would step down effective Friday afternoon.\nThe charge, filed in April following an investigation by the Missouri attorney general's office, accused Greitens of using a donor list from the veterans charity he founded, The Mission Continues, for his 2016 gubernatorial campaign.\nGreitens also was indicted on felony invasion of privacy in February in St. Louis, stemming from an extramarital affair in 2015. The case was dismissed earlier this month and a special prosecutor in Jackson County is still considering whether to refile the charge.\n___\nThis story has been corrected to reflect the charity's name as The Mission Continues.\n___\n9 a.m.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is planning to explain the resolution of criminal charges against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.\nGardner's news conference is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.\nShe said Tuesday that her office has reached a \"fair and just resolution\" on charges of tampering with a computer against Greitens.\nGreitens announced the same day that he is resigning as governor, effective Friday.\nA felony indictment in February accused Greitens of taking an unauthorized and compromising photo of a St. Louis woman during an extramarital affair in 2015.\nThe charge was dropped earlier this month, but Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker was appointed special prosecutor to consider whether to refile it.\nBaker said in a statement that the investigation is ongoing.\n___\n8:30 a.m.\nOn a dreary overcast day, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stood in a light rain near the Governor's Mansion and recounted his grueling training as a Navy SEAL officer to suggest he would never quit fighting allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations.\nLess than two weeks later, Greitens announced Tuesday that he is quitting with his mission incomplete.\nGreitens' departure will become official at 5 p.m. Friday - marking a stunning political defeat for the 44-year-old, self-made warrior-philosopher who had aspirations of someday becoming president.\nFor those fellow Republicans who had strenuously urged his resignation, Greitens' exit provides the divided party a chance to reunify at the start of a summer campaign season in which it's seeking to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill.\nCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.", "CLOSE A St. Louis prosecutor is dismissing a computer tampering charge against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, who is resigning. (May 30) AP\nMissouri Gov. Eric Greitens reads from a prepared statement as he announces his resignation during a news conference, on May 29, 2018, at the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. Greitens resigned amid a widening investigation that arose from an affair with his former hairdresser. Greitens said his resignation would take effect on June 1, 2018. (Photo: JULIE SMITH, The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP)\nA day after Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced his resignation, St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner dismissed one of the criminal charges the embattled politician faced.\nGreitens' defense attorneys reached out to Gardner's office Saturday, offering the governor's resignation in exchange for the circuit attorney's office to drop the felony computer tampering charge, said Susan Ryan, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Office's spokeswoman.\nThe charge was dismissed with prejudice, meaning the prosecutor's office cannot refile the charge.\nRyan said the conditional agreement signed by both sides will be filed with the court soon.\nGardner said at a news conference Wednesday morning that the \"most fair and just way\" to resolve the situation in light of Greitens' resignation was to dismiss the felony computer tampering charge against the governor.\nMore: Embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigns amid scandals\nMore: Timeline: Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' path to resignation\n\"If Mr. Greitens were convicted of this charge, it would be unlikely that he would be sentenced to prison, given his first-time-offender status and the type and level of the charge he faced,\" Gardner said. \"I remain confident that we have the evidence required to pursue charges against Mr. Greitens. But sometimes, pursuing charges is not the right or just thing to do for our city or state. Just as I believe the Mr. Greitens’ decision to resign is best for our state, I too, have to consider the totality of the situation.\"\nAttorney General Josh Hawley investigated how Greitens' campaign obtained donor data from the charity Greitens founded, finding probable cause to pursue a felony charge of computer tampering against Greitens. He referred those charges to Gardner.\nHawley described the alleged criminal wrongdoing as “certainly impeachable” offenses, raising the prospect that Greitens could be removed from office involuntarily. Later, lawmakers voted themselves into a special session to consider just that.\nA St. Louis grand jury indicted Greitens in April on the computer tampering charge. A grand jury also indicted him in February on a felony invasion of privacy charge, but that has since been dismissed. A special prosecutor could refile the charge.\nGardner said she could not comment on the felony invasion of privacy charge. She said Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker has \"complete authority\" over that case.\nHours after his resignation, Gardner's office announced it had resolved one of the criminal cases involving Greitens.\nGreitens announced his resignation Tuesday afternoon, leaving behind a brief and tumultuous legacy and moving on from his first public office with the continued prospect of criminal prosecution related to his 2016 campaign.\n“I know, and people of good faith know, that I am not perfect, but I have not broken any laws nor committed any offense worthy of this treatment,\" Greitens said. \"I will let the fairness of this process be judged by history.”\nGreitens said his last day in office will be Friday. He said he is proud of what has been accomplished during his tenure, but it was time to resign.\nThe state constitution lays out an order of succession in which Lt. Gov. Mike Parson, who was elected separately, will take over for his fellow Republican.\nParson is expected to be sworn in to serve the remainder of Greitens' four-year term.\nRead or Share this story: https://usat.ly/2LLetx5", "(Reuters) - Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, who resigned on Tuesday, had offered to leave office in exchange for dismissal of a felony computer tampering charge against him in a wider scandal, a prosecutor’s spokeswoman said on Wednesday.\nFILE PHOTO: Missouri Governor Eric Greitens seen at an industrial site in this undated photo from his social media site made available May 30, 2017. Office of the Missouri Governor/Handout via REUTERS\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner spoke to reporters about the deal but declined to comment on an ongoing investigation against Greitens involving possible felony invasion of privacy in connection with an admitted extramarital affair in 2015 with a hairdresser before he was elected.\nGreitens has said he is innocent and called the relationship consensual.\nIn the computer tampering case stemming from questionable fundraising activities, Greitens offered to leave office if Gardner would dismiss the charge, prosecutor’s spokeswoman Susan Ryan said. Saying most of the deal was sealed and could not be discussed, Ryan said the most impactful part of it was Greitens saying he would furnish his resignation in exchange for the charge being dropped.\n“They offered to do that for the dismissal,” Ryan said.\nNeither Greitens lawyer nor his representatives immediately responded to a request for comment.\nThe 44-year-old first-term governor, who was seen as a rising star in the Republican Party, abruptly resigned amid accusations stemming from an extramarital affair and his political fundraising.\nGreitens was charged a month ago with felony computer tampering. He is accused of illegally obtaining a donor list to aid his 2016 election campaign from a veterans’ charity he founded in 2007.\nFILE PHOTO: Missouri Governor Eric Greitens appears in a police booking photo in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., February 22, 2018. St. Louis Metropolitan Police Dept./Handout via REUTERS/File Picture\n“Sometimes, pursuing charges is not the right or just thing to do for our city and state,” Gardner told reporters.\nGreitens, a former Navy SEAL commando, faced the possibility of becoming the first Missouri governor to be impeached as the Republican-controlled Missouri General Assembly began a special session on May 18 to consider what disciplinary steps to take against him.\nLieutenant Governor Mike Parson, also a Republican, will become governor when Greitens officially leaves office on Friday.\nSt. Louis prosecutors dismissed the criminal invasion of privacy charge against Greitens on May 14 before his trial got under way but said it would be refiled. A special prosecutor assigned to the case said Tuesday her investigation will continue, according to local news media. Like Gardner, the special prosecutor is a Democrat.\nGreitens has called the charges against him part of a political witch hunt and on Tuesday he complained of “legal harassment” with “no end in sight.”\nBut Gardner on Wednesday said Greitens has only himself to blame.\n“The consequences Mr. Greitens has suffered, he brought upon himself. By his decisions, his ambition, his pursuit for power,” Gardner said.", "Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, who announced his resignation on Tuesday, had offered to leave office in exchange for dismissal of a felony computer tampering charge against him in a wider scandal, a prosecutor’s spokeswoman said on Wednesday.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner spoke to reporters about the deal but declined to comment on a continuing investigation against Greitens involving possible felony invasion of privacy in connection with an admitted extramarital affair in 2015 with a hairdresser before he was elected.\nGreitens has said he is innocent and called the relationship consensual.\nIn the computer tampering case stemming from questionable fundraising activities, Greitens offered to leave office if Gardner would dismiss the charge, prosecutor’s spokeswoman Susan Ryan said.\nSaying most of the deal was sealed and could not be discussed, Ryan said the most significant part of it was Greitens saying he would furnish his resignation in exchange for the charge being dropped.\n“They offered to do that for the dismissal,” Ryan said.\nNeither Greitens’ lawyer nor his representatives immediately responded to a request for comment.\nThe 44-year-old first-term governor, who was seen as a rising star in the Republican Party, abruptly announced his resignation amid accusations stemming from an extramarital affair and his political fundraising.\nGreitens was charged a month ago with felony computer tampering.\nHe is accused of illegally obtaining a donor list to aid his 2016 election campaign from a veterans’ charity he founded in 2007.\n“Sometimes, pursuing charges is not the right or just thing to do for our city and state,” Gardner told reporters.\nGreitens, a former Navy SEAL, faced the possibility of becoming the first Missouri governor to be impeached as the Republican-controlled General Assembly began a special session on May 18 to consider what disciplinary steps to take against him.\nLieutenant Governor Mike Parson, a fellow Republican, will become governor when Greitens leaves office on Friday.\nSt. Louis prosecutors dismissed the criminal invasion of privacy charge against Greitens on May 14 before his trial got under way but said it would be refiled.\nA special prosecutor assigned to the case said on Tuesday that her investigation would continue, according to local news media. Like Gardner, the special prosecutor is a Democrat.\nGreitens has called the charges against him part of a political witch hunt and on Tuesday he complained of “legal harassment” with “no end in sight”.\nBut Gardner on Wednesday said Greitens had only himself to blame.\n“The consequences Mr. Greitens has suffered, he brought upon himself,” she said. “By his decisions, his ambition, his pursuit for power.”", "JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Prosecutors agreed to drop one of two felony criminal cases against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens after the governor's attorneys said he would resign if the allegations were dismissed, a spokeswoman for St. Louis' top prosecutor said Wednesday.\nA day after Greitens announced that he would step down, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner said her office decided to dismiss a charge of computer data tampering following conversations with the defense team for the governor, who was once a rising star in the Republican Party.\n\"I remain confident we have the evidence required to pursue charges against Mr. Greitens, but sometimes pursuing charges is not the right thing to do for our city or our state,\" said Gardner, a Democrat.\nA spokeswoman for Gardner's office, Susan Ryan, said the defense approached prosecutors with an offer to resign if the case were dropped. Prosecutors agreed.\nDefense attorney Jim Martin acknowledged reaching out to Gardner to resolve the issue but added, \"I don't think that's exactly the full play.\" He did not elaborate.\nThe charge, filed in April after an investigation by the Missouri attorney general's office, accused Greitens of using a donor list from the veterans charity he founded, The Mission Continues, for his 2016 gubernatorial campaign.\nResponding to Greitens' past statements calling the prosecution \"a witch hunt\" that inflicted pain on his family, Gardener said the governor had brought the charges upon himself \"by his actions, his statements, his decisions, his ambition and his pursuit for power.\"\nMany of Greitens' former colleagues and friends \"cooperated with our prosecution, not because they were threatened or harassed, but because it was the right thing to do,\" she said.\nHad the governor been convicted, she said, it was unlikely that he would be sentenced to prison, given the type of charge he faced and the fact that he would be a first-time offender.\nA St. Louis judge approved the agreement, which has seven stipulations, two of which are sealed and unavailable to the public. One of the open stipulations states that Greitens has agreed to release Gardner and everyone in her office from civil liability.\nThe governor also was indicted on invasion-of-privacy charges in February in St. Louis for allegedly taking an unauthorized and compromising photo of a woman during an extramarital affair in 2015, before he was elected. The charge was dropped earlier this month, but a special prosecutor is considering whether to refile it.\nThe special prosecutor, Jean Peters Baker, said Tuesday that no deals have been made by her office with Greitens' attorneys.\nMartin said he expected the remaining charge to be resolved soon, but he offered no details.\n\"I think what folks need to know is it's now time to leave the governor alone and let him and his family heal,\" Martin said.", "Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ resignation was part of an agreement reached with prosecutors to dismiss charges that the governor misused a charity donor list during his campaign.\nSt. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison on Wednesday accepted the deal reached between Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and attorneys for Greitens. The state will not be able to refile the computer tampering charge, but the agreement has no bearing on the decision of a special prosecutor, Jean Peters Baker, whether to refile invasion of privacy charges. It also does not protect against other state or federal legal issues.\nGardner in April charged Greitens with computer tampering. Defense attorneys for Greitens contacted her office last weekend to strike a deal.\n“This was not what drove the governor's decision, but it’s one part we had to address,” said Jim Martin, an attorney for the governor. He would not go into any more details.\nThe agreement prevents Greitens’ attorneys from suing Gardner or any of her employees in civil court for how she handled the prosecution in this case, and the earlier felony invasion of privacy charge. But it does not rule out the possibility that Gardner could be sanctioned by the court or that she or an investigator she hired, William Tisaby, could be charged with perjury or other crimes.\nA statement Gardner read to reporters made no mention of the connection between the resignation and the dropping of charges.\n“I remain confident that we have the evidence required to pursue charges against Mr. Greitens. But sometimes, pursuing charges is not the right or just thing to do for our city or state,” she said. “Just as I believe that Mr. Greitens’ decision to resign is best for our state, I too, have to consider the totality of the situation. I believe the most fair and just way to resolve this situation is to dismiss the computer tampering charge.”\nFollow Rachel on Twitter: @rlippmann", "May 30 (Reuters) - Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, who resigned on Tuesday, had offered to leave office in exchange for dismissal of a felony computer tampering charge against him in a wider scandal, a prosecutor's spokeswoman said on Wednesday.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner spoke to reporters about the deal but declined to comment on an ongoing investigation against Greitens involving possible felony invasion of privacy in connection with an admitted extramarital affair in 2015 with a hairdresser before he was elected.\nGreitens has said he is innocent and called the relationship consensual.\nIn the computer tampering case stemming from questionable fundraising activities, Greitens offered to leave office if Gardner would dismiss the charge, prosecutor's spokeswoman Susan Ryan said. Saying most of the deal was sealed and could not be discussed, Ryan said the most impactful part of it was Greitens saying he would furnish his resignation in exchange for the charge being dropped.\n\"They offered to do that for the dismissal,\" Ryan said.\nNeither Greitens lawyer nor his representatives immediately responded to a request for comment.\nThe 44-year-old first-term governor, who was seen as a rising star in the Republican Party, abruptly resigned amid accusations stemming from an extramarital affair and his political fundraising.\nGreitens was charged a month ago with felony computer tampering. He is accused of illegally obtaining a donor list to aid his 2016 election campaign from a veterans' charity he founded in 2007.\n\"Sometimes, pursuing charges is not the right or just thing to do for our city and state,\" Gardner told reporters.\nGreitens, a former Navy SEAL commando, faced the possibility of becoming the first Missouri governor to be impeached as the Republican-controlled Missouri General Assembly began a special session on May 18 to consider what disciplinary steps to take against him.\nLieutenant Governor Mike Parson, also a Republican, will become governor when Greitens officially leaves office on Friday.\nSt. Louis prosecutors dismissed the criminal invasion of privacy charge against Greitens on May 14 before his trial got under way but said it would be refiled. A special prosecutor assigned to the case said Tuesday her investigation will continue, according to local news media. Like Gardner, the special prosecutor is a Democrat.\nGreitens has called the charges against him part of a political witch hunt and on Tuesday he complained of \"legal harassment\" with \"no end in sight.\"\nBut Gardner on Wednesday said Greitens has only himself to blame.\n\"The consequences Mr. Greitens has suffered, he brought upon himself. By his decisions, his ambition, his pursuit for power,\" Gardner said. (Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee and Barbara Goldberg in New York, Editing by Richard Balmforth and Jonathan Oatis)", "Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — A day after Eric Greitens resigned as governor of Missouri, a prosecutor blasted his “dangerous and false rhetoric against the criminal justice system” before dismissing a felony charge of computer tampering against him.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner said Wednesday that her decision to drop the case against Greitens was based on what is best for the state.\n“I remain confident that we have the evidence we require to pursue charges against Mr. Greitens, but sometimes pursuing charges is not the right or just thing to do for our city or our state,” Gardner said during a news conference in St. Louis.\nShe launched an investigation in January after her office received allegations that the Republican governor illegally used a donor list from his former charity, The Mission Continues, to raise funds for his 2016 gubernatorial run.\nThe investigation led to two felony charges against Greitens, a former Navy SEAL who was elected governor in November 2016. One of the felonies was the computer tampering charge stemming from his alleged use of the donor list, while the other was an invasion of privacy charge for allegedly using partially nude photos of his former mistress to blackmail her into keeping quiet about their affair.\nGreitens has admitted to having the affair with the woman, his former hairdresser, in 2015 before becoming governor. He said the decision to resign was a difficult one but maintained that he’s done nothing wrong. His resignation is effective Friday.\n“I am not perfect, but I have not broken any laws or offense worthy of this treatment,” Greitens, 44, a married father of two children who ran for governor on a platform of family values, said.\nThe charges against him were the result of a “witch hunt” by his political adversaries, he added.\n“It’s clear for the forces that oppose us, there’s no end in sight. I cannot allow those forces to continue to cause pain and difficulty to the people that I love,” he said.\n“Contrary to Greitens’ past statements, there was no ‘witch hunt,’ no plans to bring pain to him or his family,” Gardner said. “The consequences Mr. Greitens has suffered he brought upon himself by his actions, his statements, his decisions, his ambition and pursuit for power.”\nThe invasion of privacy charge against Greitens was also dropped earlier this month, just before Greitens was set to go to trial. Since then, Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker was appointed special prosecutor to consider whether to refile the charge.\nGardner said she could only speak of the computer tampering charge.\n“Just as I believe that Mr. Greitens’ decision to resign is best for our state, I have to consider the totality of the situation,” Gardner said.\n“As a prosecutor, my decision must be based on facts, available evidence regardless of the position of the accuser or the power of the accused,” Gardner said. “After much conversation with Mr. Greitens’ defense attorneys and my team, we have come to an agreement on the felony computer tampering case. I believe the most fair and just way to resolve this situation is to dismiss the computer tampering case.”\nGardner added: “If Mr. Greitens were convicted of this charge, it would be unlikely that he would be sentenced to prison given his first-time offender status and the type and level of the charge he faced.”\nBoth Republican and Democratic lawmakers had asked Greitens to resign. By doing so, he avoids potentially becoming the first Missouri governor to be impeached.\nA House investigatory committee had subpoenaed him to testify next week during a special session on his possible discipline.\nThe investigatory committee had already released two scathing reports against Greitens. The first detailed accusations made by his former mistress, who claimed he threatened and mistreated her. The second report focused on allegations that Greitens wrongfully obtained the charity donor list to fundraise for political purposes.\n“While I cannot force Mr. Greitens to take personal accountability for his actions, there are things that I can do,” Gardner said. “I can reject Mr. Greitens’ shameful, divisive personal attacks. I can reject his dangerous and false rhetoric about the criminal justice system and the rule of law. I can clarify for the public that there was no coordinated effort by anyone to target him based upon his politics, rather it was his actions.”\nCopyright © 2018, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.", "JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri House panel that had been investigating former Gov. Eric Greitens reversed course Wednesday and dropped an attempt to get records related to a secretive nonprofit group that had supported him.\nA judge had scheduled a Thursday hearing on whether to still continue enforcing a House subpoena for records from Greitens’ campaign and a pro-Greitens group called A New Missouri in light of the former governors’ resignation last Friday. But that hearing was canceled after an attorney for the House committee notified Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem late Wednesday that it’s withdrawing its request to enforce the subpoena.\nThe House panel had sought records related to any coordination between Greitens, his campaign and the nonprofit, as well as media advertising records from the nonprofit.\nA New Missouri is a 501c4 social welfare organization that is not required by federal regulations to disclose donors. The group, which was formed by Greitens’ aides, had supported the governor and his agenda — sometimes even running ads against his critics.\nThe House had indicated last week that it wanted to push forward with the subpoena for records, even after Greitens said he was quitting.\nGreitens had been facing potential impeachment proceedings in the House when he announced his resignation.\nHis exit from office was part of a deal with a St. Louis prosecutor to drop a felony charge alleging he disclosed a donor list for The Mission Continues to his political fundraiser in 2015 without the permission of the St. Louis-based charity he founded. The text of that agreement had been released last week with two sections redacted from public view.\nOn Wednesday, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner released an unredacted version in response to open-records requests and after receiving an opinion from Attorney General Josh Hawley’s office that the full agreement could legally be released. The other previously redacted section simply stated that Greitens’ stipulation about the evidence would be kept under seal unless he committed a new offense or made public comments contrary to the stipulation.\nGreitens still face the possibility of other charges. A special prosecutor has not yet decided whether to refile a previously dismissed invasion-of-privacy charge alleging Greitens took and transmitted a nonconsensual photo of a partially nude woman with whom he had an affair in 2015. That special prosecutor also has the discretion to bring other charges relating to that affair.\nThe former Republican governor has acknowledged the affair but has denied criminal wrongdoing and hasn’t directly answered questions about whether he took the photo.", "One of two criminal cases against Missouri Gov Eric Greitens will be dismissed, now that the Republican governor has announced his resignation, St. Louis' top prosecutor said Wednesday.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced that her office has reached a deal to dismiss a felony charge of computer data tampering. A day earlier, Greitens made the stunning announcement that he would step down from office effective Friday, citing \"legal harassment.\"\n\"I remain confident we have the evidence required to pursue charges against Mr. Greitens, but sometimes pursuing charges is not the right thing to do for our city or our state,\" Gardner said.\nThe charge, filed in April following an investigation by the Missouri attorney general's office, accused Greitens of using a donor list from the veterans charity he founded, The Mission Accomplished, for his 2016 gubernatorial campaign.\nGreitens also was indicted on felony invasion of privacy in February in St. Louis for allegedly taking an unauthorized and compromising photo of a woman during an extramarital affair in 2015, before he was elected. The charge was dropped earlier this month, but Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker was appointed special prosecutor to consider whether to refile it.\nBaker said in a statement Tuesday that the investigation is ongoing and will continue \"until our work on the case is completed.\" She said no deals have been made by her office with Greitens' attorneys.\nGreitens, a former Navy SEAL officer, suggested less than two weeks ago that he would never quit fighting the allegations against him, even as the Legislature met in special session to consider impeachment.\nSo it was stunning when he announced he was quitting with his mission incomplete.\n\"The time has come, though, to tend to those who have been wounded and to care for those who need us most,\" said Greitens, his voice cracking while his team members struggled to hold back tears. \"So for the moment, let us walk off the battlefield with our heads held high.\"\nGreitens' departure will become official at 5 p.m. Friday - marking a stunning political defeat for the 44-year-old, self-made warrior-philosopher who had aspirations of someday becoming president.\nFor those fellow Republicans who had strenuously urged his resignation, Greitens' exit provides the divided party a chance to reunify at the start of a summer campaign season in which it's seeking to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill.\nGreitens' resignation also allows him to avoid the potentially dubious distinction of becoming the first Missouri governor ever impeached. A House investigatory committee had subpoenaed Greitens to testify next Monday during a special monthlong session focused solely on his potential discipline.\nFellow Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Parson - a former state lawmaker and sheriff - is to serve the remainder of Greitens' term, which runs until January 2021.\nGreitens could face other investigations. The chairman of the House investigatory committee and an attorney representing the woman's ex-husband both have said they have shared information with FBI agents looking into the governor.\nA complaint also remains pending at the Missouri Ethics Commission alleging Greitens filed a false campaign report last year about the source of the charity donor list.\nOn May 17, Greitens suggested to a crowd of supporters gathered for an agricultural event that he wouldn't give up.\n\"No matter what they throw at me, no matter how painful they try to make it, no matter how much suffering they want to put me and my family through and my team through ... we are going to step forward day after day after day, and we are going to continue in our mission to fight for the people of Missouri,\" Greitens said then.\nOn Tuesday, Greitens remained defiant even while resigning.\n\"I am not perfect. But I have not broken any laws or committed any offense worthy of this treatment,\" he said. \"I will let the fairness of this process be judged by history.\"\nGreitens is a married father of two young sons. He is a Rhodes scholar with a doctoral degree in politics who traveled the world on humanitarian missions before joining the Navy. After being wounded in Iraq, he founded a veterans' charity and became a best-selling author and motivational speaker.\nHe campaigned as a political outsider in 2016, winning an expensive Republican gubernatorial primary and then defeating Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster in the general election to give Missouri Republicans control of the governor's mansion for the first time in eight years.\nGreitens had a sometimes rocky relationship with the GOP-controlled Legislature as he pushed his agenda, once comparing them to third-graders and frequently denouncing them as \"career politicians.\"\nHis support in the Capitol unraveled further after the night of Jan. 10, when a St. Louis TV station aired a report featuring an audio recording secretly made by a woman's ex-husband. In that, the woman describes how Greitens allegedly bound her hands, blindfolded her and took a compromising photo while threatening that he would distribute it if she ever spoke of their encounter. Greitens denied threatening blackmail, but hasn't directly answered questions about whether he took the photo.\nA St. Louis grand jury indicted Greitens on Feb. 22 on one felony count of invasion of privacy related to the alleged photo. That prompted the Missouri House to form a special investigatory committee.\nIn April, the legislative panel released a report containing graphic testimony in which the woman said Greitens had restrained, slapped, shoved and belittled her during a series of sexual encounters that at times left her crying and afraid. Greitens denied any violence and said the allegations amounted to a \"political witch hunt.\" He vowed to stay in office.\nBut Greitens' troubles deepened in the ensuing weeks when Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley - who is running for McCaskill's seat - referred evidence to the St. Louis prosecutor leading to the felony charge alleging misuse of the charity donor list.\nA May 2 House committee report indicated that Greitens himself received the donor list while CEO of the charity and later directed political aides to work off it. Shortly before Greitens resigned Tuesday, the House panel heard a second round of testimony from former aide Michael Hafner about the charity donor list and other efforts by Greitens' campaign to conceal the original source of some political donations.\nEarlier Tuesday, a judge also ruled that a secretive pro-Greitens nonprofit group called A New Missouri must comply with a legislative subpoena for any documents or communications showing potential coordination between the organization, Greitens and his campaign committee. The subpoena also sought receipts, content and communications by A New Missouri related to media advertising.\nThe judge said the identities of donors to A New Missouri - which don't have to be publicly disclosed because it is a 501c4 organization - could be redacted from the documents.\nThe legislative panel also had subpoenaed other Greitens' campaign aides.\nCopyright 2018 The Associated Press.", "Al Watkins, the attorney for the ex-husband of the woman who had an affair with Missouri Governor Eric Greitens in 2015, said Monday the he received two anonymous payments for $50,000 each.\nWatkins said a courier delivered both payments to his offices in January, from an anonymous source, but was assured through an intermediary that the money was lawful and legitimate, and thus, assumed that it should be destined to cover the legal expenses of his client.\nThe revelation came after Watkins was interviewed after a court hearing for one of the two felony cases involving the Republican governor. Mr. Greitens’ supporters had long wondered what the motivation for the woman’s ex-husband had been to come forward about the affair.\nMr. Watkins had repeatedly declared to KMOV St. Louis reporters that he had not been paid, but is now claiming that only his office had been paid, not himself.\nGovernor Greitens is currently charged with invasion of privacy and will face trial in St. Louis on May 14. He is accused of a second felony which involves his illegal use of a donor list to raise funds for his gubernatorial campaign. His defense team is looking to disqualify the prosecutors on that case, and has raised several questions about the prosecution in the invasion of privacy case as well.", "ST. LOUIS — The legal battle between lawyers from Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and St. Louis prosecutors is escalating, with a judge considering Tuesday a request to disqualify the circuit attorney’s office from a felony case over Greitens’ use of charity donor list for his 2016 gubernatorial campaign.\nDefence lawyers in a court filing Monday asked Circuit Judge Rex Burlison to require a special prosecutor in the computer tampering case in which Greitens is accused of obtaining the charity donor list without permission. Chief among their concerns were the actions of William Tisaby, a former FBI agent hired by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner to investigate Greitens in a separate case in which he is charged with felony invasion of privacy for allegedly taking an unauthorized and compromising photo of a woman with whom he had an affair in 2015, before he was elected.\nGreitens has denied criminal wrongdoing in both cases and called Gardner a “reckless liberal prosecutor.”\nA hearing on the defence request for a special prosecutor is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.\nDefence attorneys say Tisaby lied when he said he didn’t take notes when he and Gardner on Jan. 29 interviewed the woman with whom Greitens had an affair. A videotape of the interview provided to defence lawyers earlier this month appears to show Tisaby taking notes.\nDefence attorneys argued in their court filing that the prosecutor’s office “has conceded that its lead investigator in the invasion of privacy case has given false testimony under oath. It further appears undisputed that the Circuit Attorney was aware of this false testimony and, in fact, elicited some of it.”\nIn a filing in response to the motion, Gardner said the defence argument “presents the very real prospect that courts will be called upon to appoint a special prosecutor in every case where the defendant has aggressively attacked the methods and conduct of the prosecutor in one case, to preclude the prosecution of other meritorious cases against the defendant.”\nProsecutors have conceded Tisaby made mistakes, and the judge already has declined to dismiss the invasion of privacy case over them. Tisaby has not returned phone and email messages from The Associated Press seeking comment.\nDuring a hearing Monday, Gardner said Tisaby is no longer the lead investigator in the invasion of privacy case. Assistant Circuit Attorney Robert Steele said Anthony Box, recently hired to lead investigations in the office, is in charge.\nGreitens’ trial in that case is scheduled for May 14.\nTrial for the computer data tampering case hasn’t yet been set. That case involves The Mission Continues, a St. Louis-based veterans charity Greitens founded.\nAttorneys for the Republican governor also are asking that Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley’s office be blocked from investigating Greitens, citing a conflict of interest because Hawley called on Greitens to resign after a special House committee released a report earlier this month with testimony alleging Greitens was sexually aggressive toward the woman with whom he had the affair. A hearing on that request is Thursday in Cole County.\nThe circuit attorney’s office said Greitens is seeking to distract from his troubles.\n“The defendant’s motivation is transparent: he wishes to disable both the Circuit Attorney and the Attorney General — the responsible elected officers charged with enforcement of the criminal laws — from proceeding on a criminal charge, in an obvious effort to delay the cause so as to deflect the General Assembly from pursuing its own agenda. The Court should not aid or abet this gambit,” a Monday court filing said.", "DANNY WICENTOWSKI\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner\nSign up for our weekly newsletters to get the latest on the news, things to do and places to eat delivered right to your inbox.\nFollow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner says she is dropping her office's remaining criminal case against Governor Eric Greitens, one day after the governor announced his resignation \"It is time for us to move on and help the state of Missouri move back to the business of governing,\" she said in a mid-morning press conference. \"I have to consider the totality of the situation. ... I believe the most fair and just way to resolve this situation is to dismiss the computer tampering case.\"She said Greitens would be unlikely to face prison time for the case due to his status as a first-time offender. She defended her investigation, saying it did not cost any more than her office's budget allocation. And, she insisted of the two cases she brought against the governor, \"These cases were not pursued at the expense of my office's priorities.\"On May 15, Gardner stunned observers by dismissing her office's invasion of privacy case against the governor after three days of jury selection . That case has since been handed off to a special prosecutor, Jean Peters Baker of Jackson County But while the salacious details of that case dominated headlines — allegations that a man tapes his hairdresser to a pull-up bar, rips off her clothes and takes a photo of her to ensure her silence tend to have that effect — Gardner's office also charged Greitens with a single count of felony computer tampering on April 20 That allegation stems from an investigation led by the office of Missouri's attorney general, which said it had found probable cause that Greitens had transferred or obtained a donor list from the nonprofit he founded and used it for political gain . Because the list had a value of more than $500, the transfer was a felony, Attorney General Josh Hawley said.At this morning's press conference, Gardner said that she faced both praise and criticism for bringing the two cases against Greitens. She defended her actions.\"There was no witch hunt,\" she said, \"no plans to bring pain to Mr. Greitens or his family. Quite the contrary. The consequences Mr. Greitens has suffered, he bought upon himself through his actions, his statements, his decisions, his ambitions and pursuit of power. Many of Mr. Greitens' former colleagues and friends cooperated with our prosecution, not because they were threatened or harassed, but because it was the right thing to do.\"She added, \"There was no coordinated effort by anyone to target him based upon his politics. Rather, it was his actions.\"Baker, the special prosecutor now tasked with looking into the invasion of privacy case, issued a statement last night indicating that her investigation remains active. \"In the interest of pursuing justice to its fullest lengths, we will continue until our work on the case is completed,\" she said.\"I can't comment on what special prosecutor Jean Peters Baker will do,\" Gardner said at her press conference. \"She has complete authority.\" She did not take questions after reading her statement.Baker will need to move quickly; the statute of limitations in that case is expected to run in a matter of weeks.", "Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens want to disqualify St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from overseeing the governor’s latest felony charge — and instead appoint a special prosecutor.\nIt stems from how Gardner has handled Greitens’ other felony case for felony invasion of privacy.\nGreitens was charged on Friday with felony tampering with computer data. He’s accused of taking a fundraising list from The Mission Continues without the organization’s permission — and using that information to raise money for his 2016 gubernatorial bid.\nIn a Monday filing, Greitens' attorney James Bennett wrote that the St. Louis Circuit Court should appoint a special prosecutor instead of Gardner. Among among other things, Bennett says that Gardner has a “personal motivation to justify the prior charges and conduct by bringing new charges, which the defendant believes to be unfounded.”\n“It is improper for a prosecutor to have a personal interest in creating another prosecution to distract from the way a prior prosecution was handled,” the filing states.\nThe filing also states that Burlison told attorneys in a closed meeting that William Tisaby, an investigator that Gardner hired to interview witnesses in the felony invasion of privacy case, may have committed perjury. Greitens’ attorneys wanted the invasion of privacy case thrown out after Tisaby allegedly made false statements during a deposition, including whether he took notes while interviewing witnesses.\n“[Burlison] then explained to Ms. Gardner ‘the point still remains is that there is (sic) allegations that someone has to investigate,’” the filing states. “Without explaining the basis for her conclusions and acknowledging that other members of her staff had stated that Mr. Tisaby would be investigated, the circuit attorney responded ‘these are allegations that are unfounded.’ It is very difficult to understand how any person could conclude that Mr. Tisaby told the truth in his depositions. Thus, the circuit attorney’s support for Mr. Tisaby is difficult to understand.”\nGardner’s response\nIn response, Gardner’s office said in its filing that it “categorically rejects the claim that she is ‘interested’ or vindictive, and the circuit attorney likewise disputes the reckless and unwarranted accusation of subornation of perjury.”\n“Defendant’s argument, if accepted, presents the very real prospect that courts will be called upon to appoint a special prosecutor in every case where the defendant has aggressively attacked the methods and conduct of the prosecutor in one case, to preclude the prosecution of other meritorious cases against that defendant,” the filing states.\nThe filing goes on to say that there is “simply is no realistic likelihood of vindictiveness when the prosecutor files an unrelated charge based on her own investigation and an investigation by the attorney general of the State.” That’s a reference to how Attorney General Josh Hawley sent evidence to Gardner in the computer data tampering case.\n“The defendant’s motivation is transparent: he wishes to disable both the circuit attorney and the attorney general — the responsible elected officers charged with enforcement of the criminal laws — from proceeding on a criminal charge, in an obvious effort to delay the cause so as to deflect the General Assembly from pursuing its own agenda,” the filing states. “The court should not aid or abet this gambit.”\nThat line may be a reference to how Greitens’ attorneys want any special prosecutor to be “outside and independent from” Hawley’s office. Hawley called on Greitens to resign after a House report on the governor’s conduct was released. Greitens’ attorneys have requested a restraining order to prevent Hawley from any future legal involvement with the governor. A hearing on that request is set for Thursday in Cole County.\nGreitens is facing the possibility of being impeached, especially after GOP House Speaker Todd Richardson called for the governor to step down. It only takes a majority of House members to impeach a governor — and then a panel of judges that the Senate selects decides whether that officeholder is removed.\nFollow Jason on Twitter: @jrosenbaum", "Please enable Javascript to watch this video\nST. LOUIS – It was another busy day in court for attorneys on both sides of the Governor Greitens case. Some rulings were made but a big cliffhanger in the legal saga remains unknown.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is prosecuting Governor Eric Greitens for invasion of privacy, but the defense says Gardner and her investigator, William Don Tisaby, have made a disaster of the judicial proceedings. They accused Tisaby of lying several times under oath and insist Gardner is at fault for not exposing the lies.\nDefense attorneys went into the courthouse Tuesday with one goal: they want a special prosecutor for the second case and pleaded with Judge Rex Burlison not to allow the circuit attorney's office to be involved in the second felony case. That second case concerns the charity The Mission Continues--which Greitens founded--and whether the governor illegally used the charity's donor list to raise money for his campaign.\nThe prosecution countered that they are more than ready to try the second case, that the prosecution is fair, and that Tisaby had little to do with investigating the fundraising case.\nJudge Burlison made no decision and instead told attorneys to come up with a list of potential special prosecutors just in case that`s what he decides to do. Afterward, attorneys were following the judge gag order.\n“I can't really, I'm not really allowed to comment, unfortunately, but we'll check with the judge; maybe we can next time,” said attorney Ed Dowd.\nMonday's revelation of the mysterious $100,000 in cash that was dropped off at attorney Al Watkins' office. Watkins represents the ex-husband of Greitens’ mistress. On Monday, Watkins said he had no idea where the money came from and assumed it was for people he represents in the Greitens case.\nThe judge ordered Watkins to turn over all financial records concerning the $100,000 and said he will be deposed, now that he has become a witness in the case.", "Jackson County has dropped a pending felony case against Kylr Yust after Cass County announced homicide charges for him on Thursday.\nYust was charged in Jackson County last year with knowingly burning a vehicle in connection to the Jessica Runions case.\n“The prosecutors in Jackson and Cass have agreed that we could best pursue justice by working together on this case,” said Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. “My office will work with Cass County in a joint commitment to the pursuit of justice for the victims in this case.”\nYust was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the cases of Runions and Kara Kopetsky.\nAccording to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, the Runions family supports the decision.\nHe's being held on a $1 million bond.\nPrevious coverage: Yust charged with 2 counts of murder in connection to Kopetsky, Runions deaths\nCopyright 2017 KCTV (Meredith Corp.) All rights reserved.", "Please enable Javascript to watch this video\nST. LOUIS – A prosecutor’s agreement to dismiss a felony charge against Missouri’s governor came after a promise to resign. It has many people asking whether this case was all about politics.\nTwo lines in the Stipulation for Dismissal appear to stand out.\nLine 5 states, “The Circuit Attorney hereby dismisses the (computer tampering case). …The Circuit Attorney further stipulates that, upon receipt of the defendant’s resignation from office by the Secretary of State of Missouri, the Court may dismiss (the computer tampering case) ...”\nDefense attorney Jim Martin said this about whether that means this was political.\n“We’ve been pretty clear of our viewpoints of every aspect of this case and our opinions haven’t changed,” he said.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner took the offense during her news conference.\n“The consequences Mr. Greitens suffered he brought upon himself by his actions, his decisions, his ambition and his pursuit for power,” she said. “There was no coordinated effort by anyone to target him based on his politics.”\nDefense counselor Martin confirmed the defense approached prosecutors about the deal but denied the computer tampering case was the driving force in the governor’s resignation.\n“Once the (resignation) decision was made, we made every effort we could to clean up every aspect of the matters that were involved in the governor,” Martin said.\nIt’s also important to note line 6 in the agreement. It says, in part, “Defendant, after advice of counsel and in consideration of the stipulations herein, releases the Circuit Attorney of the City of St. Louis and all members of her office and consultants of her office from any civil liability (in both cases).”\nThis could refer to perjury allegations aimed at a private investigator hired by prosecutors, as well as allegations the circuit attorney sat silently during the lies.\nThe deal to release all civil liability will not impact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s criminal perjury investigation.\nAlso, Wednesday’s dismissal has no impact on the felony privacy invasion investigation now in the hands of a special prosecutor. We’ll know soon what happens with that case because the statute of limitations expires June 11.", "A day after Eric Greitens resigned as governor of Missouri, a prosecutor blasted his \"dangerous and false rhetoric against the criminal justice system\" before dismissing a felony charge of computer tampering against him.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner said today that her decision to drop the case against Greitens was based on what is best for the state.\n\"I remain confident that we have the evidence we require to pursue charges against Mr. Greitens, but sometimes pursuing charges is not the right or just thing to do for our city or our state,\" Gardner said during a news conference in St. Louis.\nJulie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP\nShe launched an investigation in January after her office received allegations that the Republican governor illegally used a donor list from his former charity, The Mission Continues, to raise funds for his 2016 gubernatorial run.\nThe investigation led to two felony charges against Greitens, a former Navy SEAL who was elected governor in November 2016. One of the felonies was the computer tampering charge stemming from his alleged use of the donor list, while the other was an invasion of privacy charge for allegedly using partially nude photos of his former mistress to blackmail her into keeping quiet about their affair.\nGreitens has admitted to having the affair with the woman, his former hairdresser, in 2015 before becoming governor. He said the decision to resign was a difficult one but maintained that he's done nothing wrong. His resignation is effective Friday.\n\"I am not perfect, but I have not broken any laws or offense worthy of this treatment,\" Greitens, 44, a married father of two children who ran for governor on a platform of family values, said.\nThe charges against him were the result of a \"witch hunt\" by his political adversaries, he added.\n\"It's clear for the forces that oppose us, there's no end in sight. I cannot allow those forces to continue to cause pain and difficulty to the people that I love,\" he said.\nChristian Gooden/TNS via ZUMA Wire\n\"Contrary to Greitens' past statements, there was no 'witch hunt,' no plans to bring pain to him or his family,\" Gardner said. \"The consequences Mr. Greitens has suffered he brought upon himself by his actions, his statements, his decisions, his ambition and pursuit for power.\"\nGetty Images/Panoramic Images\nThe invasion of privacy charge against Greitens was also dropped earlier this month, just before Greitens was set to go to trial. Since then, Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker was appointed special prosecutor to consider whether to refile the charge.\nGardner said she could only speak of the computer tampering charge.\n\"Just as I believe that Mr. Greitens' decision to resign is best for our state, I have to consider the totality of the situation,\" Gardner said.\n\"As a prosecutor, my decision must be based on facts, available evidence regardless of the position of the accuser or the power of the accused,\" Gardner said. \"After much conversation with Mr. Greitens' defense attorneys and my team, we have come to an agreement on the felony computer tampering case. I believe the most fair and just way to resolve this situation is to dismiss the computer tampering case.\"\nGardner added: \"If Mr. Greitens were convicted of this charge, it would be unlikely that he would be sentenced to prison given his first-time offender status and the type and level of the charge he faced.\"\nBoth Republican and Democratic lawmakers had asked Greitens to resign. By doing so, he avoids potentially becoming the first Missouri governor to be impeached.\nA House investigatory committee had subpoenaed him to testify next week during a special session on his possible discipline.\nThe investigatory committee had already released two scathing reports against Greitens. The first detailed accusations made by his former mistress, who claimed he threatened and mistreated her. The second report focused on allegations that Greitens wrongfully obtained the charity donor list to fundraise for political purposes.\n\"While I cannot force Mr. Greitens to take personal accountability for his actions, there are things that I can do,\" Gardner said. \"I can reject Mr. Greitens' shameful, divisive personal attacks. I can reject his dangerous and false rhetoric about the criminal justice system and the rule of law. I can clarify for the public that there was no coordinated effort by anyone to target him based upon his politics, rather it was his actions.\"", "Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens offered to resign as part of an agreement to dismiss a felony computer-tampering charge against him, according to the St. Louis prosecutor's office.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner announced Wednesday that she would dismiss the charge. The deal did not require Greitens to admit guilt.\nGardner and Greitens' legal team started talking about a deal over the holiday weekend. A source close to the agreement told The Star that Greitens' legal team reached out to Gardner's office by telephone on Saturday to seek dismissal, raising the possibility of the governor's resignation as a bargaining chip.\nGreitens announced his resignation Tuesday.\nSIGN UP\nHelp us deliver journalism that makes a difference in our community. Our journalism takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work to produce. If you read and enjoy our journalism, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY\n\"Now it’s time for all of us to come together,\" Gardner said Wednesday. \"It’s time to heal the wounds of our city and state and focus on building a place where people feel they are heard. Where victims, regardless of their station in life, know that we will do what is right regardless of the powers against them.\"\nThe agreement settles a felony charge brought by Gardner based on evidence uncovered by the office of Missouri's Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley, who essentially accused Greitens of electronic theft for his use of a donor list belonging to a veterans charity he founded.\nGreitens committed \"potentially criminal acts\" by using the list without the charity's permission to raise money for his gubernatorial campaign, Hawley alleged at a press conference in April. Gardner responded by filing the computer-tampering charge a few days later.\nOn Wednesday, Gardner disputed Greitens' past statements that she had been engaged in a politically motivated witch hunt against him.\n\"There has been no witch hunt,\" Gardner said. \"No plans to bring pain to him or his family. Quite the contrary. The consequences Mr. Greitens has suffered, he brought upon himself. By his actions. By his statements. By his decisions. By his ambition. And his pursuit for power.\"\nAlthough the agreement between Gardner and Greitens resolves the tampering charge, a separate investigation will continue into allegations of wrongdoing by Greitens during his affair with his hairdresser in 2015. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker is leading that probe.\nGardner said Wednesday that she can’t comment on what Baker will do. \"Ms. Baker has complete authority to do what she believes is the just thing to do based upon her evaluation of the case,\" Gardner said.\nBaker took over the investigation into Greitens' alleged misconduct after Gardner dropped a felony invasion-of-privacy charge against the governor. That charge stemmed from allegations that Greitens had photographed the woman while she was bound and partially nude in his basement.\nThe woman later would testify to a bipartisan investigative committee of the Missouri House that Greitens also held her in a bear hug when she tried to leave the basement and coerced her into oral sex as she sobbed uncontrollably.\nGardner dropped the invasion of privacy charge after the judge in the case ruled that he would allow Greitens' attorneys to depose Gardner about whether she had knowledge of perjury committed by a private investigator hired by her office.", "Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigned Tuesday amid a scandal over an affair he had, as well as accusations he used a charity donor list for political purposes. Greitens insisted he hasn't committed any crimes.\nHere & Now's Jeremy Hobson gets the latest from KCUR's Brian Ellison (@PTSBrian).", "Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is expected to ask a judge to move up his criminal trial to start in two weeks, more than a month earlier than scheduled.", "JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. >> One of two felony criminal cases against Missouri Gov Eric Greitens will be dismissed now that the Republican governor has announced his resignation, St. Louis’ top prosecutor said Wednesday.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner said her office decided to dismiss a charge of computer data tampering against the governor, who was once a fast-rising star in the Republican Party. A day earlier, Greitens announced that he would step down from office effective Friday, citing “legal harassment.”\n“I remain confident we have the evidence required to pursue charges against Mr. Greitens, but sometimes pursuing charges is not the right thing to do for our city or our state,” Gardner said.\nThe charge, filed in April following an investigation by the Missouri attorney general’s office, accused Greitens of using a donor list from the veterans charity he founded, The Mission Continues, for his 2016 gubernatorial campaign.\nAdvertisement\nResponding to Grietens’ past statements calling the prosecution “a witch hunt” that inflicted pain on his family, Gardener said the governor had brought the charges upon himself “by his actions, his statements, his decisions, his ambition and his pursuit for power.”\nMany of Greitens’ former colleagues and friends “cooperated with our prosecution, not because they were threatened or harassed, but because it was the right thing to do,” she said.\nHad the governor been convicted, she said, it was unlikely that he would be sentenced to prison, given the type of charge he faced and the fact that he would be a first-time offender.\nThe governor also was indicted on invasion-of-privacy charges in February in St. Louis for allegedly taking an unauthorized and compromising photo of a woman during an extramarital affair in 2015, before he was elected. The charge was dropped earlier this month, but a special prosecutor is considering whether to refile it.\nThe special prosecutor, Jean Peters Baker, said Tuesday that no deals have been made by her office with Greitens’ attorneys.\nDefense attorney Jim Martin said he expected the remaining charge to be resolved soon, but he would not elaborate.\n“I think what folks need to know is it’s now time to leave the governor alone and let him and his family heal,” Martin said.\nGreitens, a former Navy SEAL officer, suggested less than two weeks ago that he would never quit fighting the allegations, even as the Legislature considered impeachment. Then he announced that he would quit.\n“The time has come, though, to tend to those who have been wounded and to care for those who need us most,” said Greitens, his voice cracking while his team members struggled to hold back tears. “So for the moment, let us walk off the battlefield with our heads held high.”\nGreitens’ departure becomes official at 5 p.m. Friday — marking a stunning political defeat for the 44-year-old, self-made warrior-philosopher who had aspirations of someday becoming president.\nFor those fellow Republicans who had strenuously urged his resignation, Greitens’ exit provides the divided party a chance to reunify at the start of a summer campaign season that will include intense efforts to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill.\nGreitens’ resignation also allows him to avoid the distinction of becoming the first Missouri governor to be impeached. A House investigatory committee had subpoenaed Greitens to testify next Monday during a special monthlong session focused solely on his potential discipline.\nFellow Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Parson — a former state lawmaker and sheriff — is to serve the remainder of Greitens’ term, which runs until January 2021.\nGreitens could face other investigations. The chairman of the House investigatory committee and an attorney representing the woman’s ex-husband both have said they have shared information with FBI agents looking into the governor.\nA complaint also remains pending at the Missouri Ethics Commission alleging Greitens filed a false campaign report last year about the source of the charity donor list.\nOn May 17, Greitens suggested to a crowd of supporters gathered for an agricultural event that he wouldn’t give up.\n“No matter what they throw at me, no matter how painful they try to make it, no matter how much suffering they want to put me and my family through and my team through ... we are going to step forward day after day after day, and we are going to continue in our mission to fight for the people of Missouri,” Greitens said then.\nOn Tuesday, Greitens remained defiant even while resigning.\n“I am not perfect. But I have not broken any laws or committed any offense worthy of this treatment,” he said. “I will let the fairness of this process be judged by history.”\nGreitens, a married father of two young sons, is a Rhodes scholar with a doctoral degree in politics who traveled the world on humanitarian missions before joining the Navy. After being wounded in Iraq, he founded a veterans’ charity and became a best-selling author and motivational speaker.\nHe campaigned as a political outsider in 2016, winning an expensive Republican gubernatorial primary and then defeating Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster in the general election to give Missouri Republicans control of the governor’s mansion for the first time in eight years.\nGreitens had a sometimes rocky relationship with the GOP-controlled Legislature as he pushed his agenda, once comparing them to third-graders and frequently denouncing them as “career politicians.”\nHis support in the Capitol began to unravel after the night of Jan. 10, when a St. Louis TV station aired a report featuring an audio recording secretly made by a woman’s ex-husband. In that, the woman describes how Greitens allegedly bound her hands, blindfolded her and took a compromising photo while threatening that he would distribute it if she ever spoke of their encounter. Greitens denied threatening blackmail, but hasn’t directly answered questions about whether he took the photo.\nA St. Louis grand jury indicted Greitens on Feb. 22 on one felony count of invasion of privacy related to the alleged photo. That prompted the Missouri House to form a special investigatory committee.\nIn April, the legislative panel released a report containing graphic testimony in which the woman said Greitens had restrained, slapped, shoved and belittled her during a series of sexual encounters that at times left her crying and afraid. Greitens denied any violence and said the allegations amounted to a “political witch hunt.” He vowed to stay in office.\nBut Greitens’ troubles deepened in the ensuing weeks when Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley — who is running for McCaskill’s seat — referred evidence to the St. Louis prosecutor leading to the felony charge alleging misuse of the charity donor list.\nSalter reported from St. Louis. Associated Press writers Summer Ballentine and Blake Nelson in Jefferson City, John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, Lisa Mascaro in Washington and Steve Peoples in New York City contributed to this report.", "The Missouri Senate Majority Leader says he’s “shocked” by Governor Eric Greitens’ decision to resign. Jefferson City Republican Mike Kehoe spoke to Zimmer News Network minutes after the governor announced his resignation.\nKehoe says that “for all practical purposes, Missouri has been without a governor for the last five months.” Kehoe says Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard and House Speaker Todd Richardson have been leading the state.", "JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Even in surrender, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is going out fighting.\nWhen he steps down Friday, the former Navy SEAL officer will be conceding political defeat amid allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign violations while still defiantly asserting that he's done nothing worthy of being forced out of office.\nHe's even hinted at a possible political comeback, declaring during his resignation announcement Tuesday that \"this is not the end of our fight.\" But political analysts say the man who had aspirations of becoming president could find a political revival challenging, especially in a #MeToo environment where he would be vulnerable to attack for allegedly taking a compromising photo of a woman during an extramarital affair in 2015.\nGreitens' resignation comes just two weeks after a speech in which he recalled his grueling SEAL training and asserted he would never stop fighting. But his departure was days in the making, as Greitens wrestled with mounting legal bills and the emotional pressures of defending against possible impeachment and a criminal trial.\nOn Wednesday, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner dismissed a felony charge accusing Greitens of tampering with computer data for providing his political fundraiser with the donor list of a veterans' charity he founded. The dropped charge was the result of a deal proposed Saturday by Greitens' defense attorneys offering his resignation in exchange, said Gardner spokeswoman Susan Ryan.\nThe governor on Saturday also called Republican consultant Jeff Roe, who headed Greitens' aggressive public relations campaign, to inform Roe that he had decided to resign. Greitens' legal bills had grown to a couple of million dollars, and his campaign staffers also were facing legal bills because of subpoenas from a House investigation.\nThough Greitens had believed he could beat both a criminal charge and impeachment, \"he couldn't see the end without an immense financial and personal price to pay,\" Roe told The Associated Press on Wednesday.\nEven though he's quitting amid scandal, some Greitens voters said they still like him. Retiree Wilma Nelson said she would be open to voting for Greitens again if he sought to re-enter politics.\n\"I can't fault him for giving up. So much money, so much stress, such strain on his young family. You can't deal with such hate,\" said Nelson, of Platte City.\nPolitical science professor Jeremy Walling, of Southeast Missouri State University, said Greitens' pledge to keep fighting seemed to be \"some face-saving.\"\nWalling said several factors would make a political revival tougher for Greitens than for other scandal-plagued politicians. He said Greitens lacks deep support among Missouri's Republican power brokers, and his acknowledged extramarital affair included claims of sexual misconduct. The allegations also extended to political fundraising violations.\n\"I think a comeback is going to be kind of difficult for this guy,\" Walling said.\nGardner, the St. Louis prosecutor, said her decision to drop the data-tampering charge against Greitens was no indication that she believed he was innocent.\n\"I remain confident we have the evidence required to pursue charges against Mr. Greitens, but sometimes pursuing charges is not the right thing to do for our city or our state,\" said Gardner, a Democrat.\nHad the governor been convicted, Gardner said, it was unlikely that he would be sentenced to prison, given the type of charge he faced and the fact that he would be a first-time offender.\nJim Martin, an attorney for Greitens, acknowledged reaching out to Gardner to resolve the issue.\nA St. Louis judge approved the agreement, which has seven stipulations, two of which are sealed and unavailable to the public. One of the open stipulations states that Greitens has agreed to release Gardner and everyone in her office from civil liability.\nFormer Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Wolff said the agreement between Greitens' attorneys and Gardner's office is highly unusual because it protects Gardner and her staff from being sued for their actions and because Greitens did not have to plead guilty to any lesser charge.\n\"Here's a guy who gets to get out of a felony charge just by agreeing to quit his job,\" Wolff said. \"Most people don't get this deal.\"\nJean Paul Bradshaw II, a former U.S. attorney for western Missouri, said the agreement to drop the case represents a \"fair resolution\" because Greitens' resignation accomplished \"the greatest public benefit\" possible.\nThe governor also was indicted on an invasion-of-privacy charge in February in St. Louis for allegedly taking the photo of the woman who had been his hairdresser during their affair in 2015, before he was elected. That charge was dropped earlier this month, but a special prosecutor is considering whether to refile it.\nMartin said he expected the remaining charge to be resolved soon, but he offered no details.\n\"I think what folks need to know is it's now time to leave the governor alone and let him and his family heal,\" Martin said.\nThough Greitens had apparently decided to resign days earlier, he began the week as though he would continue his fight. On Monday, he spoke with attorney Catherine Hanaway about her legal defense of Greitens' campaign, which already had turned over thousands of documents to a House investigatory committee.\nOn Tuesday morning, a Cole County judge ordered the campaign and a pro-Greitens group called A New Missouri to comply with a House subpoena seeking more records about potential coordination between the nonprofit organization, Greitens and his campaign. The judge said the names of any donors to A New Missouri could be redacted.\nHouse Speaker Todd Richardson said Wednesday that he didn't know whether the House still has the power or desire to enforce the subpoena now that Greitens is resigning.\nHanaway described the judicial ruling as \"pretty innocuous,\" adding that she did not think the order \"had any effect on the decision\" to resign.\nRoe said Greitens had been prepared for a two-stage fight. He was first focused on the invasion-of-privacy charge, which was dropped during jury selection. Greitens had hoped to be acquitted, which Roe said would have allowed him to mount a full defense against the potential House impeachment proceedings. But the specter of those charges being refiled hampered what Greitens could say and do on both fronts, Roe said.\nRoe also said it appeared likely that the House would vote to impeach Greitens, a step that would have prolonged his fight for several more months until a trial could be held on whether to remove him from office.\n\"The human and financial toll was too great,\" Roe said. \"And it was going to go on for too long.\"\n___\nSalter reported from St. Louis. Associated Press writers Blake Nelson in Jefferson City and John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, contributed to this report.\nCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.", "By DAVID A. LIEB\nAssociated Press\nJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — One of two criminal cases against Missouri Gov Eric Greitens will be dismissed, now that the Republican governor has announced his resignation, St. Louis’ top prosecutor said Wednesday.\nSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced that her office has reached a deal to dismiss a felony charge of computer data tampering. A day earlier, Greitens made the stunning announcement that he would step down from office effective Friday, citing “legal harassment.”\n“I remain confident we have the evidence required to pursue charges against Mr. Greitens, but sometimes pursuing charges is not the right thing to do for our city or our state,” Gardner said.\nThe charge, filed in April following an investigation by the Missouri attorney general’s office, accused Greitens of using a donor list from the veterans charity he founded, The Mission Accomplished, for his 2016 gubernatorial campaign.\nGreitens also was indicted on felony invasion of privacy in February in St. Louis for allegedly taking an unauthorized and compromising photo of a woman during an extramarital affair in 2015, before he was elected. The charge was dropped earlier this month, but Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker was appointed special prosecutor to consider whether to refile it.\nBaker said in a statement Tuesday that the investigation is ongoing and will continue “until our work on the case is completed.” She said no deals have been made by her office with Greitens’ attorneys.\nGreitens, a former Navy SEAL officer, suggested less than two weeks ago that he would never quit fighting the allegations against him, even as the Legislature met in special session to consider impeachment.\nSo it was stunning when he announced he was quitting with his mission incomplete.\n“The time has come, though, to tend to those who have been wounded and to care for those who need us most,” said Greitens, his voice cracking while his team members struggled to hold back tears. “So for the moment, let us walk off the battlefield with our heads held high.”\nGreitens’ departure will become official at 5 p.m. Friday — marking a stunning political defeat for the 44-year-old, self-made warrior-philosopher who had aspirations of someday becoming president.\nFor those fellow Republicans who had strenuously urged his resignation, Greitens’ exit provides the divided party a chance to reunify at the start of a summer campaign season in which it’s seeking to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill.\nGreitens’ resignation also allows him to avoid the potentially dubious distinction of becoming the first Missouri governor ever impeached. A House investigatory committee had subpoenaed Greitens to testify next Monday during a special monthlong session focused solely on his potential discipline.\nFellow Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Parson — a former state lawmaker and sheriff — is to serve the remainder of Greitens’ term, which runs until January 2021.\nGreitens could face other investigations. The chairman of the House investigatory committee and an attorney representing the woman’s ex-husband both have said they have shared information with FBI agents looking into the governor.\nA complaint also remains pending at the Missouri Ethics Commission alleging Greitens filed a false campaign report last year about the source of the charity donor list.\nOn May 17, Greitens suggested to a crowd of supporters gathered for an agricultural event that he wouldn’t give up.\n“No matter what they throw at me, no matter how painful they try to make it, no matter how much suffering they want to put me and my family through and my team through ... we are going to step forward day after day after day, and we are going to continue in our mission to fight for the people of Missouri,” Greitens said then.\nOn Tuesday, Greitens remained defiant even while resigning.\n“I am not perfect. But I have not broken any laws or committed any offense worthy of this treatment,” he said. “I will let the fairness of this process be judged by history.”\nGreitens is a married father of two young sons. He is a Rhodes scholar with a doctoral degree in politics who traveled the world on humanitarian missions before joining the Navy. After being wounded in Iraq, he founded a veterans’ charity and became a best-selling author and motivational speaker.\nHe campaigned as a political outsider in 2016, winning an expensive Republican gubernatorial primary and then defeating Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster in the general election to give Missouri Republicans control of the governor’s mansion for the first time in eight years.\nGreitens had a sometimes rocky relationship with the GOP-controlled Legislature as he pushed his agenda, once comparing them to third-graders and frequently denouncing them as “career politicians.”\nHis support in the Capitol unraveled further after the night of Jan. 10, when a St. Louis TV station aired a report featuring an audio recording secretly made by a woman’s ex-husband. In that, the woman describes how Greitens allegedly bound her hands, blindfolded her and took a compromising photo while threatening that he would distribute it if she ever spoke of their encounter. Greitens denied threatening blackmail, but hasn’t directly answered questions about whether he took the photo.\nA St. Louis grand jury indicted Greitens on Feb. 22 on one felony count of invasion of privacy related to the alleged photo. That prompted the Missouri House to form a special investigatory committee.\nIn April, the legislative panel released a report containing graphic testimony in which the woman said Greitens had restrained, slapped, shoved and belittled her during a series of sexual encounters that at times left her crying and afraid. Greitens denied any violence and said the allegations amounted to a “political witch hunt.” He vowed to stay in office.\nBut Greitens’ troubles deepened in the ensuing weeks when Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley — who is running for McCaskill’s seat — referred evidence to the St. Louis prosecutor leading to the felony charge alleging misuse of the charity donor list.\nA May 2 House committee report indicated that Greitens himself received the donor list while CEO of the charity and later directed political aides to work off it. Shortly before Greitens resigned Tuesday, the House panel heard a second round of testimony from former aide Michael Hafner about the charity donor list and other efforts by Greitens’ campaign to conceal the original source of some political donations.\nEarlier Tuesday, a judge also ruled that a secretive pro-Greitens nonprofit group called A New Missouri must comply with a legislative subpoena for any documents or communications showing potential coordination between the organization, Greitens and his campaign committee. The subpoena also sought receipts, content and communications by A New Missouri related to media advertising.\nThe judge said the identities of donors to A New Missouri — which don’t have to be publicly disclosed because it is a 501c4 organization — could be redacted from the documents.\nThe legislative panel also had subpoenaed other Greitens’ campaign aides.\n———\nAssociated Press writers Summer Ballentine and Blake Nelson in Jefferson City, John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, Lisa Mascaro in Washington and Steve Peoples in New York City contributed to this report.\n———\nFollow David A. Lieb on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidALieb\n———\nSign up for “Politics in Focus,” a weekly newsletter showcasing the AP’s best political reporting from around the country leading up to the midterm elections: https://bit.ly/2ICEr3D", "An attorney for the ex-husband of a woman who had an extramarital affair with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has been issued a subpoena by a legislative committee concerning $100,000 in anonymous payments to the attorney's firm.\nAttorney Al Watkins on Tuesday confirmed he's received a subpoena. He expects to meet with the committee in early May. Watkins says he'll be \"as cooperative as possible.\"\nGreitens is accused of two felonies in St. Louis. One accuses him of taking an unauthorized and compromising photo of the woman in 2015, before he was elected. Another accuses him of illegally obtaining a donor list from a veterans charity he founded for use in his gubernatorial campaign.\nWatkins disclosed Monday that a courier delivered two $50,000 payments to his office in January, just before the governor admitted to the affair. Watkins says he was contacted by an intermediary and deduced from the conversation that the money was for the ex-husband's legal bills." ]

[ "On Wednesday, a federal judge in Fort Worth hears arguments over whether to suspend the Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare. Twenty states, led by Texas, are bringing a fresh court challenge." ]

[ "A federal judge in San Antonio will hear arguments from local leaders in Texas asking for an injunction against the state's new immigration enforcement law meant to crack down on sanctuary cities. The Trump administration is siding with Texas.", "A federal judge's ruling Monday that, as Shots' Scott Hensley writes, the health care overhaul \"overreached by mandating that practically everyone in the country be required to have health insurance,\" is still being dissected. Shots will have more on the ruling later. Meanwhile, here's a collection of headlines and analyses you might want to click on if you're trying to figure out what's going on -- though opinions seem to be all over the place and don't necessarily fall along the usual partisan lines: Big Blow Or No Big Deal? Read More: -- The Washington Post's liberal-leaning Ezra Klein: \"Health-Reform Advocates Have Little To Fear From Judge's Ruling.\" -- The Wall Street Journal: \"The 42-page ruling doesn't mean states or the federal government must stop implementing the law. But it is expected to give ammunition to a broad Republican assault against the overhaul.\" -- USA TODAY: \"The first judicial ruling against a key part of President Obama's landmark health care law has boosted efforts by opponents who want it repealed, stripped of funding or struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, a battle that could take years.\" -- The conservative Weekly Standard: \"Yesterday's ruling by a federal district judge, declaring that Obamacare's individual mandate is unconstitutional, is a noteworthy blow to the highly unpopular overhaul and its ultimate prospects for survival.\" -- UCLA law professor Adam Winkler on the liberal Huffington Post: \"Monday's federal court decision declaring key provisions of the health care law unconstitutional was not just a major setback for President Obama's signature piece of legislation. It was also a reminder that the courts are an even greater threat to his agenda than the new Republican majority in the House.\" -- The conservative RedState.com: \"My initial impression is that, while this ruling will widely be viewed as a victory for opponents of Obamacare, there are some potential problems with the opinion that may result in this opinion being a net loss down the road (where it will inevitably be decided by the Supreme Court in any case).\"", "Who didn't see this coming? The Supreme Court has added a case challenging the constitutionality of the provision of last year's health overhaul requiring nearly every American to have health insurance beginning in the year 2014 to the list of cases it will hear this term. And also, as expected, the case it will hear is the one filed by the National Federation of Independent Business and the attorneys general of 26 states. The legal showdown will decide once and for all if the administration's sweeping law to extend insurance coverage to millions of Americans will stand. Befitting the seriousness of the stakes, the court has scheduled a total of 5 1/2 hours of oral arguments on the matter — far more than the usual hour or two granted even for major cases. Continue Reading The case could be argued in March, with a decision most likely coming at the very end of the court's term in June, according to NPR's Nina Totenberg. The justices are seeking to examine three major questions. First, whether Congress had the power to enact the so-called \"minimum coverage\" provision of the act, also known as the individual mandate. On that question, lower appeals courts have split. Second, if Congress lacked that power under the Constitution, whether the mandate provision can be considered separately from the rest of the law. If not, and the mandate doesn't pass constitutional muster, the entire law would be declared unconstitutional. The trial judge in the Florida case, Judge Roger Vinson, ruled that the mandate and the rest of the law are inextricably linked. But every other federal judge at every level who has ruled that Congress overstepped its authority has ruled that most of the rest of the law can remain intact even if that one provision must fall. Finally, the justices want to examine whether all of the cases brought against the law so far are premature because of a law called the Anti-Injunction Act. That's a federal law that prevents suits against a government-imposed tax until after the tax has been collected. While the federal government has argued that the penalty for failing to have health insurance isn't a tax, some judges, including a majority on the Fourth Circuit court of appeals in Richmond, Va., have ruled that otherwise, thus making the Anti-Injunction Act applicable.", "A federal judge in Texas issued a ruling Friday declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, apparently setting the stage for another hearing on the health care law by the U.S. Supreme Court. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor invalidates what's commonly referred to as Obamacare nationwide and casts into doubt the survival of the law on the eve of the deadline for tens of millions of Americans to sign up for health care coverage in 2019. The ruling comes in a lawsuit brought against what was one of the major domestic achievements of the Obama administration. An alliance of 19 Republican attorneys general and a governor led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged the law. As NPR's Alison Kodjak explained on All Things Considered, \"The lawsuit had to do with whether when Congress last year repealed or eliminated the penalty for not having insurance — it was a tax penalty for people who didn't have insurance — whether that meant the rest of the law didn't apply anymore. The court case argued that all of the pieces of the law were dependent upon each other, so by eliminating the penalty the rest of the law fell apart. The judge agreed with that opinion.\" In his 55-page opinion,O'Connor said the debate over the ACA's interlocking provisions is \"like watching a slow game of Jenga, each party poking at a different provision to see if the ACA falls.\" In a statement, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders praised the ruling. \"Obamacare has been struck down by a highly respected judge. The judge's decision vindicates President Trump's position that Obamacare is unconstitutional. Once again, the President calls on Congress to replace Obamacare and act to protect people with preexisting conditions and provide Americans with quality affordable healthcare. We expect this ruling will be appealed to the Supreme Court. Pending the appeal process, the law remains in place.\" Shortly afterwards, Trump tweeted, \"As I predicted all along, Obamacare has been struck down as an UNCONSTITUTIONAL disaster! Now Congress must pass a STRONG law that provides GREAT healthcare and protects pre-existing conditions.\" California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who led the coalition of states that defended the ACA promised to continue the court fight to preserve the law. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who is expected to be House speaker when Democrats come into the majority next month, tweeted, \"Tonight's absurd ruling exposes the monstrous endgame of the GOP's all-out assault on people w/ pre-existing conditions & the ACA. When @HouseDemocrats take the gavel, the House will swiftly intervene in the appeals process to #ProtectOurCare!\"", "NPR News Interview With Texas Senator Ted Cruz Broadcast Plans, Interview Excerpts & Complete Transcript Available Below In an interview with NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep, Texas Senator and 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz weighed in on major political issues including the 2016 GOP primary candidates and the recent SCOTUS decisions. Recorded on Sunday, June 28, at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York, the conversation is available in broadcast segments on on Morning Edition and All Things Considered today. NPR Political Reporter Jessica Taylor's analysis of Cruz's remarks can be found now at the NRP.org blog It's All Politics. All audio excerpts from this interview must be credited to \"NPR News.\" Broadcast outlets may use up to sixty (60) consecutive seconds of audio. Television usage of interview audio must include on-screen chyron to \"NPR News\" with NPR logo. -EXCERPTS FROM NPR BROADCASTS- When asked about same-sex marriage and defying Supreme Court: \"The parties to a case cannot ignore a direct judicial order, but it does not mean that those who are not parties to a case are bound by a judicial order.\" He continued: \"These judges and justices are disregarding their oaths.\" Describing his reaction to the Supreme Court decisions of last week: \"It is not healthy for our democracy when judges on our Supreme Court are violating their judicial oath. And in both the Obamacare decision and the marriage decision, the justices decided that they wanted to re-write federal law and re-write the constitution. That's not the way our Constitution operates, and, and it is a sad moment for the court when you have judges seizing authority that does not belong to them.\" About the Supreme Court: \"This week in response to both of these decisions, I have called for another constitutional amendment - this one that would make members of the Supreme Court subject to periodic judicial retention elections. As a very real check, 20 states have retention elections they've put in place, if judges overstep their bounds, violate the constitution, then the people have a check to remove them from office. I've called for that change. That is very much front and center something I intend to campaign on. And marriage and religious liberty are going to be integral, I believe, to motivating the American people to come out and vote for what's ultimately restoring our constitutional system.\" He went on to say: \"The court's views are radically out of step with public opinion.\" And continued: \"The Supreme Court follows the opinions of Manhattan and Washington DC, but it doesn't follow the opinions of America.\" On other 2016 GOP primary candidates: \"I think the question Republican primary voters should ask is, 'When have you stood up against the Washington cartel? When have you stood up against leaders in our own party?'\" -FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT- SEN. TED CRUZ, R-TEXAS, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, IS INTERVIEWED BY NPR NEWS HOST STEVE INSKEEP JUNE 29, 2015 SPEAKERS: SEN. TED CRUZ, R-TEXAS, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE STEVE INSKEEP, NPR ANCHOR INSKEEP: Do you feel that this is a different country than it was a week ago? CRUZ: Oh, we remain the same great country we always have been, but the Supreme Court decisions of last week, two in a row, did enormous damage to this country. It is not healthy for our democracy when judges on our Supreme Court are violating their judicial oath. And in both the Obamacare decision and the marriage decision, the justices decided that they wanted to rewrite federal law and rewrite the Constitution. That's not the way our Constitution operates and it is a sad moment for the court when you have judges seizing authority that does not belong to them. The proper way to make policy decisions under our Constitution in America is for the people to do so through the democratic process. And last week, the justices short-circuited that. INSKEEP: Did justices really rewrite the law here? I'm thinking of John Roberts's ruling, Chief Justice Roberts's ruling on the health care case, where he said there was this phrase which suggests that subsidies should not go to certain states, but other parts of the law and the broader context of the law, when you read the actual text, it makes sense. Isn't that within reason for him to say that? CRUZ: It's not. And as you know from my book, I've known John Roberts for 20 years now. He's an extraordinarily talented lawyer. And he's someone who knows very well when he's changing the language of a statute. And what's sad on Obamacare, the court has done this twice in just a few years. The first time, Chief Justice Roberts rewrote Obamacare and turned a penalty into a tax. The statute was very explicit that it was a penalty. And they magically pulled out an eraser and changed that to a tax. And indeed, you'll recall when Obamacare was being debated, the president of the United States, President Obama, told the American people it's not a tax. And yet John Roberts ma", "Less than a year into a lifetime appointment, a 45-year-old federal appeals court judge named James Ho may embody President Trump's most enduring legacy. Ho has shaken up the staid world of appellate law by deploying aggressive rhetoric in cases involving guns, abortion rights and campaign finance regulations. Today's government \"would be unrecognizable to our Founders,\" he has written. He condemned what he called \"the moral tragedy of abortion.\" And he's bemoaned that the Second Amendment appears to be considered a \"second class right.\" Critics say Ho is writing op-ed columns, not legal opinions. Friends and former colleagues said he's an intellectual engaging with ideas. And that he's just getting started. What's clear to all is how much the young judge — and many others like him confirmed by the Senate under Trump — is making a mark on the federal judiciary and how much that will continue for decades to come. Ho said he couldn't comment for this story because he was traveling. Conservative thoroughbred Ho's legal credentials are unmistakable: He attended Stanford and the University of Chicago, served in the civil rights division at the Justice Department early in the Bush administration, and went on to work as chief counsel to Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn and as clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court. Then, Ho replaced now-Sen. Ted Cruz as Texas solicitor general from 2008 to 2010, leading an aggressive legal attack against the federal government during the administration of President Barack Obama. In December, the Senate confirmed Ho for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit by a vote of 53 to 43. That followed a confirmation hearing in which Don Willett, a colorful Texas Supreme Court justice nicknamed \"the Tweeter Laureate of #Texas,\" drew most of the flak. But in the months since they took their oaths of office, Ho has been the one attracting national attention. Big statements about big government Ho's first opinion, in April, was a dissent in a case involving limits on campaign contributions in Austin, Texas. Candidates for municipal elections — people like mayors and city council representatives who represent fewer than 100,000 people — are barred from accepting donations of more than $350. A three-judge panel on the appeals court upheld the ordinance, and a majority of the judges on the court voted to keep it that way. Ho took a different approach, penning a 13-page dissent arguing the full court should hear the dispute. Ho said the contribution limit violated the First Amendment. Then, he went farther, decrying the size of the federal government: When the government grows larger, when regulators pick more and more economic winners and losers, participation in the political process ceases to be merely a citizen's prerogative — it becomes a human necessity. This is the inevitable result of a government that would be unrecognizable to our Founders. Then, Ho cited the Supreme Court ruling in NFIB v Sebelius — the case in which a divided court majority upheld the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Wrote Ho: If we're going to ask taxpayers to devote a substantial portion of their hard-earned income to fund the innumerable activities of federal, state and local government, we should at the very least allow citizens to spend a fraction of that amount to speak out about how the government should spend their money. Ho's opinion put him closely in tune with the Trump administration, which has made a priority of destroying the \"administrative state.\" Legal opinions or political commentary? Eugene Volokh, a professor at the UCLA School of Law, said he's been following Ho for years. \"What we're seeing from Judge Ho is a judge who, because he's really interested in law and ideas, wants to write more about the bigger picture,\" he said. \"It's indisputable that he's writing opinions that express particular ideas that some people disagree with, even sharply disagree with.\" But Volokh said that Ho is not conservative on all issues — pointing out a scholarly article from 2006 in which Ho supported birthright citizenship, an idea that clashes with some in the Trump White House. Richard Hasen, a voting rights expert and law professor at the University of California, Irvine, is also among those taking note of Ho, in part because of his unusually aggressive approach for someone new to the bench. \"Rather than doing what lower federal courts are supposed to do — apply binding Supreme Court precedent — Judge Ho went out of his way to express his agreement with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's views of how campaign finance cases should be resolved,\" Hasen said. Ho also is setting himself apart from a more conventional appellate judge in the way he directs his attention toward big, strategic criticism about the size of government, as opposed to one focused more on the laws at issue in the case, Hasen said. \"Judge Ho moved fully from a legal role to a policy one when", "A federal appeals court in New Orleans heard oral arguments in a case that could determine the viability of President Obama's plan to temporarily shield more than 4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and issue them work permits. At stake is whether the president will get to implement his plan before his term expires. In a rare hearing before a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, government lawyers asked the judges to issue an emergency stay of the February ruling by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen. Such requests are usually confined to written briefs. Each side was allotted an hour to argue — twice as much as is generally heard in a Supreme Court case. Hanen, based in Texas, had ruled the president had overstepped his authority and violated the law governing administrative procedures in announcing his executive action on immigration back in November. Judge Hanen also said that the state of Texas would incur costs associated with issuing driver's licenses to immigrants who gained legal status. Texas is leading a 26-state coalition suing to challenge the president's executive action. Arguing for the Justice Department, Benjamin Mizer said Texas had no standing because immigration policy is set by the federal government. \"If Texas is right, it could challenge an individual's right to seek asylum,\" Mizer said. \"The states do not have standing in the downstream effects of a federal immigration policy.\" But Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller argued that his state does have a stake in immigration policy. In a statement issued after the more than two-hour hearing, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said: \"President Obama's executive amnesty program would grant legal status to individuals who are unlawfully in this country, making them eligible for benefits under federal and state programs. These benefits include work permits, tax credits, Social Security, Medicare, driver's licenses, unemployment insurance and the right to international travel.\" Attorneys for both sides were frequently questioned by two of three panelists. Judge Jennifer Elrod, a George W. Bush appointee, appeared skeptical of the administration's defense of the President's executive action. Similarly, Obama appointee Judge Stephen Higginson appeared more open to the government's arguments. A third judge, Jerry Smith, a Reagan appointee, was mostly silent throughout the hearing, according to Marielena Hincapie, Executive Director of the National Immigration Law Center, who attended the hearing. Her group supports Obama's executive action. The sounds of several hundred immigration activists protesting outside could be heard from inside the courtroom. Going into this hearing, many court watchers had noted that the administration could face a tough time since the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considered the most conservative appellate court in the country. The judges did not rule. A decision is not generally expected for another few weeks. The hearing is only one act in the legal drama over the president's immigration plan. If the panel rules against the president, his administration could request an en banc hearing or take an appeal to the Supreme Court. Hanen is still scheduled to hold a trial on the constitutionality of Obama's executive action. The administration would certainly appeal an adverse ruling from a judge who has already thrown one roadblock in front of the president's plan. Ultimately, time may not be on President Obama's side, says Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond. \"All of this legal jousting will probably consume many months and may well run out the clock, as the Obama Administration draws to a close,\" said Tobias.", "President Trump called a Friday ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act \"Great news for America!\" Democratic lawmakers rushed to decry the decision, calling it \"monstrous\" and \"harmful.\" And Republican lawmakers remained mostly quiet Saturday. U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor explained that his decision turned on a 2017 congressional tax bill, which eliminated a penalty for people who don't acquire health insurance. Without the fine, the ruling says, the ACA is unconstitutional. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who spearheaded the suit, celebrated the ruling on Twitter with three exclamation points: \"BREAKING: Texas Federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional!!!\" But Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn as well as Gov. Greg Abbott haven't mentioned it there. None of their offices responded to NPR requests for comment Saturday morning. Additionally, none of the Republican governors of the 20 states listed as plaintiffs in the case noted the ruling on their Twitter accounts. As NPR's Alison Kodjak reported on Weekend Edition, the ruling puts GOP lawmakers in a tricky position. Republicans made multiple unsuccessful attempts to \"repeal and replace\" the Affordable Care Act in 2017, but many ran their midterm election campaigns this year promising protections for people with pre-existing conditions — a central piece of the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, the federal government has had to respond to the awkward timing of the judge's decision, which came on the eve of the final day of open enrollment for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. \"Court's decision does not affect this season's open enrollment,\" reads a red banner on HealthCare.gov. Seema Verma, who oversees Medicare and Medicaid, took to Twitter to spread that same message. The Affordable Care Act itself remains popular. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll conducted last month found that 53 percent of adults have a favorable opinion of Obamacare. And various aspects of the law have been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Democrats vowed to appeal Friday's decision, which could set the law on a path back toward the justices in Washington, D.C. In a statement, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., called O'Connor's ruling \"absurd,\" adding that it \"defies the law as written and Supreme Court precedent. Unable to repeal the Affordable Care Act in Congress, Republicans have turned to conservative judges to try and do the job.\" Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, took his own attorney general, Jeff Landry, to task on Twitter. Landry is one of the Republican state attorneys general who helped bring this case against the ACA. One of Landry's colleagues in the effort, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, applauded the court's decision in a statement released Friday, saying it \"reaffirms the important principle that our Constitution protects liberty by limiting the power of the federal government.\" Perhaps anticipating the anger some have directed at his opinion, O'Connor opened it with an acknowledgment of the shock waves it would send throughout the country. \"The United States healthcare system touches millions of lives in a daily and deeply personal way. Health-insurance policy is therefore a politically charged affair — inflaming emotions and testing civility.\"", "More personnel moves at the White House, as a partial government shutdown looms. A federal judge's ruling threatens Obamacare. And, the latest in the sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein.", "A federal judge temporarily blocked an anti-abortion law set to take effect in Texas on Friday that would have limited second trimester abortions in that state. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel issued an injunction lasting 14 days that prevents Texas from outlawing an abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation, commonly used on women seeking to terminate their pregnancies in their second trimester. In his ruling, Yeakel wrote, \"The act leaves that woman and her physician with abortion procedures that are more complex, risky, expensive, difficult for many women to arrange, and often involve multi-day visits to physicians, and overnight hospital stays.\" The ruling came in response to a lawsuit brought by abortion providers who argued that the Texas law, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in May, would deny women access to a safe procedure. Earlier this week, in a hearing held by Judge Yeakel, attorneys for the state argued that dilation and evacuation, also known as D&E, is a \"particularly gruesome procedure.\" In a statement, Marc Rylander, a spokesman for state Attorney General Ken Paxton, said, \"Dismemberment abortions are gruesome and inhumane, which makes it troubling that a district court would block Texas's lawful authority to protect the life of unborn children from such a barbaric practice.\" \"The Texas Attorney General will continue to defend our state's legal right to protect the basic human rights and dignity of the unborn,\" he added, indicating that Texas will appeal the ruling. The judge has scheduled a Sept. 14 hearing to consider whether to extend the order against implementing the law. The ban on D&E procedures in the second trimester was part of a broader measure, SB 8, that also restricted abortion providers ability to donate fetal tissue to researchers.", "Jeffrey H. Anderson is a former professor of American government and political philosophy at the U.S. Air Force Academy. In a ruling released yesterday, a 3-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals didn't void any part of Obamacare, instead ruling that the health care overhaul doesn't clearly exceed Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause. While concluding that Obamacare \"seems an intrusive exercise of legislative power\" and is \"certainly is an encroachment on individual liberty,\" Judge Laurence Silberman wrote, \"We are obliged — and this might well be our most important consideration — to presume that acts of Congress are constitutional.\" (Another judge concurred with Silberman, while a third ruled that the court did not have jurisdiction to hear the case.) Acts of Congress should indeed be struck down only if they violate the \"manifest tenor\" (obvious meaning) of the Constitution — that is, if they clearly violate the Constitution, or violate it beyond a reasonable doubt. (We should be so fortunately as to have judges adhere to this standard across the board.) At the same time, however, there are two ways in which judges can be activist (or at least fail to do their duty): The first is by striking down acts that don't plainly violate the Constitution; the second is by failing to strike down acts that do. This ruling falls into the latter category. Moreover, the ruling highlights how difficult it is to avoid the conclusion that Obamacare clearly violates the Constitution's plain language. It showcases that the only way that such a determination can be reached is by subscribing to an expansive, Progressive reading of the Constitution that effectively transforms the document's limited and circumscribed grants of power into an overarching power to do essentially anything that those in office think should be done. This conclusion is best summed up in the following, somewhat chilling, passage from the opinion: \"The right to be free from federal regulation is not absolute, and yields to the imperative that Congress be free to forge national solutions to national problems.\" Almost needless to say, the Founders didn't list this overarching power in the Constitution. To the contrary, they made it clear that Congress's attempts to forge national solutions must yield to the constitutional limits on federal power — limits that James Madison described as one half of the \"double security\" to \"the rights of the people.\" As the following excerpts convey, Judge Silberman's opinion doesn't do much to protect those rights, apply the Constitution's plain meaning, or avoid — in Chief Justice John Marshall's words — \"that enlarged construction which would extend words beyond their natural and obvious import.\" It's difficult to tell whether Silberman agrees with the Supreme Court precedents he's citing or not, but the key aspect of his opinion is his willingness to further expand — without seemingly recognizing that he's expanding — the Court's already untenably expansive reading of the Commerce Clause, to the point of claiming that Congress has the power to directly compel commerce under the guise of regulating it, and can thereby require Americans to purchase a good against their will. Here are some key excerpts: \"The mandate [Obamacare's individual mandate], it should be recognized, is indeed somewhat novel.... \"The Framers, in using the term 'commerce among the states,' obviously intended to make a distinction between interstate and local commerce, but Supreme Court jurisprudence over the last century has largely eroded that distinction.... Continue reading at The Weekly Standard.", "A day after the Supreme Court halted a Mississippi execution, two prosecutors in the state with the nation's busiest death chamber said they will forego asking for execution dates in the short-term. Roe Wilson, who handles death penalty appeals for the Harris County District Attorney's Office in the Houston area, and Bell County District Attorney Henry Garza said they will not ask judges to set execution dates until the high court decides on lethal injection procedures in a Kentucky case. Kentucky's method of lethal injection is similar to procedures in three dozen states. The court is due to consider whether the mix of three drugs used to sedate and kill prisoners has the potential to cause enough pain to violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Garza said he has already asked a judge to cancel a Jan. 24 execution. And Wilson said she plans to ask a judge to withdraw the Feb. 26 execution date for a man convicted of killing a woman and her 2-year-old son. \"Now, we'll let them rule and we can come back in and act accordingly,\" Garza said. Mississippi Execution Halted The Supreme Court has allowed only one execution to go forward since agreeing to hear the Kentucky case, which is likely to happen before the July recess. Michael Richard was executed in Texas on Sept. 25, the same day the court said it would hear a lethal injection challenge from two death row inmates in Kentucky. State and lower federal courts have halted all other scheduled executions since then, putting the nation on a path toward the lowest annual number of executions in a decade. On Tuesday, the high court halted another execution, this time in Mississippi. The reprieve for Earl Wesley Berry — minutes before he was scheduled to die — was the third granted by the justices since they agreed to hear the Kentucky case in late September. In Texas, execution dates are set by trial judges, typically at the request of local prosecutors. In 2007, 26 of the nation's 42 executions have been in Texas. No other state has had more than three this year. Texas has no plans for more executions in 2007 after federal and state judges stopped four death sentences from being carried out. Delay Upsets Victims' Families Tuesday's decision in the Mississippi case brought an emotional response from about members of the victim's family. \"Now, you want to tell me that we got a fair shake today,\" said Charles Bounds, whose 56-year-old wife, Mary, was kidnapped from a church and killed by Berry in 1987. \"Please don't ever let that man out of prison, because you'll have me, then. ... I'll kill him.\" Berry was convicted in 1988 after his confession was used against him during the trial. Berry asked for a delay at least until the court issues its decision in the Kentucky case. He claimed the mixture of deadly chemicals Mississippi uses would cause unnecessary pain, constituting cruel and unusual punishment. From NPR reports and The Associated Press", "A federal judge is expected to rule on the constitutionality of a hotly debated Texas law imposing strict limits on abortion before the measure takes effect Tuesday. Last week, Austin-based U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel heard three days of testimony and arguments about the abortion law. He says he’ll rule before it’s implemented. The measure passed the Legislature this summer, amid a 12-plus hour Democratic filibuster and massive protests for and against it. The law requires doctors to have admitting privileges at hospitals to perform abortions. It also only allows abortions in surgical centers and bans abortions after 20 weeks, while limiting medication-induced abortions. Advocacy groups want to block implementation of the admitting privileges requirement and rules on medical abortions. 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She tweets @ChristyHoppe.\nVeronica Zaragovia, reporter for KUT in Austin. She tweets @verozaragovia.\n ROBIN YOUNG, HOST: From NPR and WBUR Boston, I'm Robin Young. It's HERE AND NOW. And now to Austin, Texas, where U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel is expected to rule shortly on the constitutionality of two key provisions in a new law in Texas restricting abortions. The law passed this summer after a passionate debate in that nearly 13-hour filibuster against it by Democratic State Senator Wendy Davis. Now Davis is running for governor in 2014, and her likely Republican opponent will be State Attorney General Greg Abbott, whose office is defending the law in this case, so abortion rights will be very much on the ballot if those two are the two candidates. Christy Hoppe is Austin Bureau chief for The Dallas Morning News. Hi, Christy. CHRISTY HOPPE: Hi, Robin. YOUNG: And plaintiffs - including Planned Parenthood - we know are asking the judge to strike down two provisions of the law: one, a requirement that doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of a clinic, and that doctors follow FDA guidelines for drug-based abortions. So, first off, what are the plaintiffs' arguments against those requirements? HOPPE: Their argument is that the devil is in th", "Updated at 11:43 a.m. ET In a filing with the U.S. Supreme Court, the Trump administration has reaffirmed its position that the Affordable Care Act in its entirety is illegal because Congress eliminated the individual tax penalty for failing to purchase medical insurance. Solicitor General Noel Francisco, the government's chief advocate before the Supreme Court, said in a brief that the other provisions of Obamacare are impossible to separate from the individual mandate and that \"it necessarily follows that the rest of the ACA must also fall.\" Shortly after the brief appeared on the court's docket late Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement: \"President Trump and the Republicans' campaign to rip away the protections and benefits of the Affordable Care Act in the middle of the coronavirus crisis is an act of unfathomable cruelty.\" In a speech on the lawsuit Thursday, former Vice President Joe Biden said he was proud of the ACA and denounced the administration's position. \"It's cruel, it's heartless, and it's callous,\" he said. The case before the high court began with a lawsuit brought by 20 states, led by Texas, calling for the elimination of the ACA. It has been consolidated for argument with another case brought by 17 states, led by California, seeking to preserve the law. The court is likely to hear the case in the fall. \"President Trump, in this cruel lawsuit, has shown us who he really is,\" California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement. He added that they intend to prevail \"with the facts, the law and the American people on our side.\" The lawsuit was first heard in Texas in 2018 by U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor, who struck down the entire ACA as unconstitutional. At the time, the Trump administration had not taken that all-or-nothing position but since then has come to support the lawsuit. Eliminating the ACA would end medical insurance for more than 20 million Americans. It would also end widely popular provisions of the law, such as extending parents' coverage to children up to the age of 26 and prohibiting insurance companies from denying coverage based on preexisting conditions. Trump and congressional Republicans have long said they want to \"repeal and replace\" Obamacare but have yet to offer legislation addressing what would take its place. The cases before the Supreme Court are State of California, et al., v. State of Texas, et al. (19-840) and State of Texas, et al., v. State of California, et al. (19-1019).", "Donald Trump released a list of 11 judges Wednesday he said he would consider for nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court if elected president. The move was seen as an effort to assuage Republican suspicions that he would not choose genuine conservatives to fill Supreme Court vacancies, one of which exists right now. Trump did not pledge to name any of the 11 judges on the list to the Supreme Court seat of the late justice Antonin Scalia. Instead, he said he planned to use it as a \"guide\" for filling not just the Scalia seat but potentially as many as three other seats that could realistically come open during the next president's tenure. Three of the current justices are in their late 70s and early 80s. The list proved Trump's media mastery once again. He got the headlines, but he did not commit to actually naming any of the judges on the list to the nation's highest court. Reaction was predictably polarized. Progressive groups call the judges on the list \"extremists.\" Nan Aron, president of the liberal Alliance for Justice, said the list included \"some of the most extreme conservatives on the federal bench today,\" judges who, if named to the high court, would do \"terrible damage to liberties and protections most Americans now take for granted.\" Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, called the list \"a woman's worst nightmare.\" White House Press Secretary Josh Ernest said, \"I would be surprised if there are any Democrats who would describe those individuals as 'consensus nominees,'\" the words Republicans once used to describe President Obama's nominee to the court — Merrick Garland. The Garland nomination has been in limbo for months now, because Senate Republicans have refused to hold a hearing on it. In contrast, conservative activists and Senate Republicans welcomed the Trump list warmly. Carrie Severino, of the conservative Judicial Crisis Network, said the judges on the list \"share in common a record of putting the law and the Constitution ahead of their political preferences.\" Sen. Charles Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, expressed admiration for some on the list. The Trump list includes six federal judges, all very conservative jurists appointed to federal appeals courts by President George W. Bush, and five conservative state Supreme Court justices. The federal judges are: Steven Colloton of Iowa, Raymond Gruender of Missouri, Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, Raymond Kathledge of Michigan, William Pryor of Alabama, and Diane Sykes of Wisconsin. The five state Supreme Court justices are: Alison Eid of Colorado, Joan Larsen of Michigan, Thomas Lee of Utah, David Stras of Minnesota, and Don Willet of Texas. What is surprising about the list are the names not on it. Among them: Brett Kavanaugh, a very conservative and respected judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the court that Scalia served on before being elevated to the Supreme Court; Judge Jeffrey Sutton, a beloved former Scalia clerk, now a highly respected conservative judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, based in Cincinnati. (Sutton was the author of two controversial opinions, one in which he upheld Obamacare based on previous Supreme Court rulings, and the other, upholding same-sex marriage laws.); Lastly, not on the list is Paul Clement, who served as the Bush administration's chief advocate in the Supreme Court and who has become the go-to lawyer for conservative causes in the High Court — causes ranging from the attack on Obamacare to the attack on the federal birth-control mandate because of religious objections. For the most part, the names that are on the Trump list are not household names, not even in legal households. Some were controversial when they were nominated to the federal appeals courts they now serve on. For example, William Pryor at his confirmation hearing said he personally viewed Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court's 1973 abortion decision as \"the worst abomination in the history of Constitutional law.\" He also drew both praise and opprobrium when, as state attorney general, he helped force Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore off the state Supreme Court after Moore refused to obey a court order to remove from the courthouse a monument to the Ten Commandments. Not all the names on the list are Trump supporters, either. Judges, of course, are not supposed to publicly support any political candidates. That said, Judge Diane Sykes, a federal appeals court judge from the Midwest, was previously married to Wisconsin conservative talk show host Charlie Sykes, famous for his opposition to Trump, #NeverTrump. And Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willet, an inveterate tweeter, has mocked the presumptive GOP nominee, on Twitter. For example, he tweeted, \"We will rebuild the Death Star. It'll be amazing. Believe me, and the rebels will pay for it,\" a riff on Trump's pledge to build a wall and have Mexico pay for it. Did we mention that he's quite the tweeter?", "Any day now, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide on King v. Burwell, the challenge to the Affordable Care Act&#8217;s provision of subsidies to health care consumers in states that did not set up their own exchanges. If the court sides with the plaintiffs, millions of people will lose tax credits that allow them to buy health insurance, unless a stopgap measure is passed. There have been many proposals but no actual plan is in place for what happens if those subsidies in President Obama&#8217;s health law are struck down. Republican Congressman Bill Flores of Texas joins Here & Now&#8217;s Peter O&#8217;Dowd to discuss what might happen. Guest\n\nBill Flores, Republican congressman representing the 17th district of Texas. He chairs the Republican Study Committee, a group of 170 House conservatives. He tweets @RepBillFlores.", "A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals appeared divided on Thursday as they listened to arguments in a case on whether Utah's same-sex marriage ban is constitutional. The ban, approved by Utah voters in 2004, was struck down by a lower court in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year against the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA. At the hearing in Denver on Thursday, the appeals court judges voiced support for a \"fundamental right to marriage\" but said Utah might have the right to define marriage as only between men and women. USAToday says: \"Judge Paul Kelly, an appointee of former president George H.W. Bush, was the most skeptical of same-sex marriage rights. Judge Carlos Lucero, appointed by Bill Clinton, appeared strongly in favor. \"That left George W. Bush's judge, Jerome Holmes, in the middle. He came out forcefully, wondering why bans on same-sex marriage are any more legitimate than earlier bans on interracial marriage, which were struck down by the Supreme Court. But he also expressed some support for Utah.\" As The Associated Press notes, \"Eight federal judges have, to varying degrees, agreed since the Supreme Court ruling, striking down a series of state gay marriage bans, or bans on recognizing same-sex marriages from other states.\" Judge Lucerno said: \"The law does not allow the type of discriminatory behavior that is at issue in these type of cases.\" But Kelly, questioning attorney Peggy Tomsic, who represents three gay couples, said her position simply ignored the will of the people of the state of Utah who approved the ban. Tomsic argued that \"any state law that bars gays from something as fundamentally important as marriage should be voided,\" The Associated Press says. Colorado Public Radio's Megan Verlee, who was in the Denver courtroom, said both sides cited United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court case issued last June. Tomsic, the attorney for the three couples, \"found language in Windsor that marriage is a fundamental right, protected by the U.S. constitution above and beyond any laws that states might pass,\" Verlee says. \"But on the other side, the attorney for the state of Utah argued that Windsor actually supports a federalist approach to marriage, where the states have the overriding right to set their marriage laws,\" she says. Several other states — Texas, Michigan and Oklahoma among them — have also seen their marriage bans overturned in federal court, but the Utah case is the furthest along so far. As a result, the U.S. Supreme Court is \"incredibly likely\" to rule definitively on gay marriage, possibly as soon as the next session, Verlee says. Update at 2:50 p.m. ET 4/11: As NPR's Howard Berkes points out, the 10th Circuit judges will hear oral arguments in the Oklahoma case next week and consider the Utah and Oklahoma cases together.", "Wednesday is looking like yet another pivotal day in the life-or-death saga that has marked the history of the Affordable Care Act. In a Texas courtroom, a group of Republican attorneys general, led by Ken Paxton of Texas, is set to face off against a group of Democratic attorneys general, led by California's Xavier Becerra, in a lawsuit aimed at striking down the federal health law. The Republicans say that when Congress eliminated the penalty for not having health insurance as part of last year's tax bill, this action rendered the entire health law unconstitutional. The Democrats argue that's not the case. But first, the sides will argue before U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth, Texas, whether the health law should be put on hold while the case is litigated. The GOP plaintiffs are seeking a \"preliminary injunction\" on the law. Ending the health law, even temporarily, \"would wreak havoc in our health care system,\" said Becerra in a call with reporters on August 30. \"And we don't believe Americans are ready to see that their children are no longer able to see a doctor or that they cannot get treated for a preexisting health condition.\" Even if the judge doesn't find the entire law unconstitutional, the provision of the law requiring insurers to cover patients with preexisting conditions is at stake. Here are five questions and answers to help understand the case, Texas v. U.S. 1. What is this lawsuit about? In February, 18 GOP attorneys general and two GOP governors filed the suit in the federal district court in the Northern District of Texas. They argue that because the Supreme Court upheld the ACA in 2012 by saying its requirement to carry insurance was a legitimate use of Congress' taxing power, eliminating the tax penalty for failure to have health insurance makes the entire law unconstitutional. \"Texans have known all along that Obamacare is unlawful and a divided Supreme Court's approval rested solely on the flimsy support of Congress' authority to tax,\" Paxton said in a statement when the suit was filed. \"Congress has now kicked that flimsy support from beneath the law.\" The lawsuit asks the judge to prohibit the federal government \"from implementing, regulating, enforcing, or otherwise acting under the authority of the ACA.\" 2. Why are Democratic attorneys general defending the law? The defendant in the case is technically the Trump administration. But in June, the administration announced it would not fully defend the law in court. The Justice Department, in its filing in the case, did not agree with the plaintiffs that eliminating the tax penalty should require that the entire law be struck down. But it did say that without the tax, the provisions of the law requiring insurance companies to sell to people with preexisting conditions and not charge them more should fall, beginning Jan. 1, 2019. That is when the tax penalty goes away. The Republican attorneys general say they still believe the entire law should be invalidated, but if that does not happen, they would accept the elimination of the preexisting condition protections. The Democratic attorneys general applied to \"intervene\" in the case to defend the law in its entirety. They say they needed to step forward to protect the health and well-being of their residents. The judge granted them that status on May 16. 3. What would happen if the judge grants a preliminary injunction? The GOP plaintiffs say the law needs to be stopped immediately, \"both because individuals will make insurance decisions during fall open-enrollment periods and because the States cannot turn their employee insurance plans and Medicaid operations on a dime,\" according to their brief. But setting aside the ACA while the case proceeds \"would throw the entire [health] system into chaos,\" Becerra said. That's because the ACA made major changes not just to the insurance market for individuals, but also to Medicare, Medicaid and the employer insurance market. Even in 2012, when the Supreme Court was considering the constitutionality of the law before much of it had taken effect, some analysts from both parties predicted that finding the law unconstitutional could have serious repercussions for the Medicare program and the rest of the health care system. In practice, however, even if Judge O'Connor were to rule in favor of the Republicans' request to stop the law's enforcement immediately, the decision could be quickly appealed up the line, including, if necessary, before the Supreme Court. 4. Is this case purely Republicans versus Democrats? The case is largely partisan — with Republicans who oppose the health law arguing for its cancellation and Democrats who support it fighting to keep it in place. But a friend-of-the-court brief filed by five law professors who disagree on the merits of the ACA said that, regardless, both the GOP states and the Justice Department are wrong to conclude that eliminating the tax penalty should result in the entire la", "As House Republicans prepared for a vote Thursday that resulted in passage of a bill to repeal the federal health overhaul, six states took another route to stop its implementation. Attorneys general in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Ohio, Wisconsin and Wyoming hopped aboard a lawsuit seeking to overturn the law filed in a federal district court in Pensacola, Fla. The newcomers reflect \"broad, nationwide concern about the constitutionality of this sweeping and unprecedented federal legislation,\" Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said in a statement. Read More Last March, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum launched the suit almost immediately after health overhaul was signed into law by President Obama. The plaintiffs claim the overhaul is unconstitutional because it would force some people to buy health insurance starting in 2014 and would unfairly coerce states to expand Medicaid for the poor. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson approved the addition of the new states on Wednesday, Bloomberg reports. As a result, 26 states are now part of the suit. Many prominent Republicans, including House Speaker John Boehner and a group from the Senate, have filed briefs in support of the lawsuit. The administration defends the law and points to a couple of decisions that have upheld it already. Supporters of the law, including 35 prominent economists, have file arguments in its favor. By the end of January, Vinson could decide to rule on the arguments filed in writing, without the need for a trial. Or the case could proceed to trial, putting the dispute on a new public stage.", "Updated at 6:24 p.m. ET The U.S. Supreme Court has jumped headlong back into the abortion wars. The court said Friday that it will hear arguments in a case from Louisiana that is nearly identical to a Texas case decided by the court three years ago. Like the Texas law that the court previously struck down, the Louisiana law requires any doctor performing an abortion to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The Supreme Court said in the Texas case that wasn't needed to protect women's health and that both requirements imposed \"a substantial burden\" on a woman's right to abortion. Louisiana has conceded that its law is virtually identical to the Texas law. The difference between then and now is that Justice Anthony Kennedy, who cast the decisive fifth vote in the 2016 Texas case, has retired and been replaced by Trump appointee Brett Kavanaugh, who has indicated his willingness to undermine or discard the 2016 decision. The Louisiana case — June Medical Services v. Gee — came to the court in an unusual posture last term, after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals became the first such federal court to uphold provisions like those explicitly struck down by the Supreme Court in the Texas case. After the 5th Circuit decision, abortion clinics in Louisiana appealed to the Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts, who had dissented in the 2016 Texas case, switched sides to block the lower court ruling from going into effect immediately. But the 5-4 vote amounted only to a pause to preserve the status quo. Now the court has said it will hear the case later this term and decide whether to stick by its earlier ruling in the Texas case, trim it back or \"begin the assault\" on the Supreme Court's prior abortion decisions, in the words of Irv Gornstein, director of the Supreme Court Institute at Georgetown University Law Center. The Louisiana law was initially blocked by U.S. District Judge John deGravelles, who found that the state law imposed an \"undue burden\" on the right to an abortion. As the Supreme Court did in the Texas case, he found that the state's justification for its law — patient safety — could not be sustained. After a lengthy hearing, he found that the state law is a remedy for \"a problem that does not exist.\" He noted that abortions performed in Louisiana are \"safe procedures\" with \"very few complications\" and that Louisiana law requires clinics to have transfer agreements with local hospitals. In the \"extremely rare\" cases where there are serious complications, he observed, patients are routinely treated by hospital staff, obviating the need for clinic doctors to also have hospital admitting privileges. DeGravelles further found that were the Louisiana law allowed to go into effect, only one clinic and one doctor in the state would be qualified to perform abortions. Even if that doctor worked seven days a week, the judge said, the physician could not provide for the 10,000 women a year seeking abortions in the state. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit subsequently reversed the district court ruling. A three-judge panel voted 2-to-1 to allow the state law to go into effect. Writing for the majority, Judge Jerry E. Smith conceded that the state had not provided any instance in which a patient sustained \"a worse result\" because a doctor lacked hospital admitting privileges. Nonetheless, Smith maintained, the the Louisiana law did not impose \"an undue burden\" on women seeking abortions. He said that the closing of clinics would not impose driving distances as long as those in Texas and that it was easier to get hospital admitting privileges in Louisiana. Finally, Smith rejected the district court's factual finding that the law would make access to abortion more difficult for 70% of women seeking abortions in the state. Smith put the number instead at \"at most 30%.\" Judge Patrick Higginbotham, a Reagan appointee like Smith, dissented, accusing his colleague of failing to \"meaningfully apply\" the Supreme Court's prior rulings on abortion. The 5th Circuit is among the most conservative federal appellate courts in the country. Eleven judges on the appeals court are Republican appointees, five of them Trump appointees. Of the 11 active Republican appointees, only one, a George W. Bush appointee, voted to rehear the case. One, a Trump appointee, was recused.", "Kaiser Health News reporter Julie Rovner speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about what was at stake during the faceoff between state Republican and Democratic attorney generals over the Affordable Care Act in a Texas courtroom.", "In Richmond Tuesday, President Obama's health overhaul law got its first hearing before a federal appeals court. The three-judge panel actually heard arguments on two different cases decided by lower court judges last year. Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Julie Rovner for more.", "The ruling by a federal judge in Texas that struck down the Affordable Care Act has created a wave of worry for consumers, especially those with pre-existing conditions. Here & Now&#8216;s Jeremy Hobson talks with CBS News&#8217; Jill Schlesinger (@jillonmoney), host of &#8220;Jill on Money&#8221; and the podcast &#8220;Better Off.&#8221;", "The legal fight over President Obama's health care overhaul is now before a federal judge in Florida. Twenty states have challenged the law as unconstitutional. Tuesday, the Justice Department sought to have the lawsuit thrown out. But a conservative judge in Pensacola indicates he's likely to let at least part of the case continue.", "Updated at 6:45 p.m. ET After more than a year of delays, Texas health officials are moving to block the women's health provider Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds beginning next month. In October 2015, Texas officials told Planned Parenthood that the state intended to bar the organization from the public insurance program. Planned Parenthood responded with a lawsuit seeking an injunction against the state. For more than a year, nothing seemed to be happening. Texas didn't follow through on its threat, and Planned Parenthood clinics — those that are still open after years of other budget cuts by the state Legislature — continued to provide services. Then, on Tuesday, Texas Health and Human Services Inspector General Stuart Bowen sent a letter notifying Planned Parenthood that the state would cut off Medicaid funding in 30 days unless the organization requests an administrative hearing with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission in the next 15 days, The Texas Tribune reported. The newspaper reported that Bowen's letter referenced undercover videos recorded in Houston by anti-abortion activists who said they showed a Planned Parenthood executive improperly offering to sell fetal tissue. A grand jury found no evidence of wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood and instead indicted two people who recorded the videos for tampering with a government record and illegally offering to purchase human organs, as The Two-Way has reported. The indictments were later dismissed on technical grounds, as we also reported. \"Your misconduct is directly related to whether you are qualified to provide medical services in a professionally competent, safe, legal and ethical manner,\" Bowen wrote in the letter, according to the Tribune. As in past cases in which states attempted to block funding to women's health providers, the final outcome of the state's move will be decided by the federal courts. On Tuesday night, Planned Parenthood filed a notice in federal court in Austin adding an attorney to its 2015 complaint against the state. Officials from the organization told The New York Times they would continue to provide care to Medicaid patients and would seek an injunction in federal court to stop the state from blocking funds. Earlier this month, the federal government finalized a regulation that \"says states that award federally funded grants for women's health programs can't discriminate against Planned Parenthood,\" as NPR's Alison Kodjak reported. \"The regulation doesn't name Planned Parenthood, but it was clear the rule was written with the organization in mind.\" The organization says about 75 percent of the more than $500 million it receives each year from the U.S. government comes from Medicaid, as we have reported. As NPR's Wade Goodwyn has reported, it is already against state and federal law for clinics that perform abortions to receive taxpayer dollars. Clinics that provide other health services — for example, HIV testing, cancer screenings and contraception — largely rely on those funds. Most Planned Parenthood clinics in Texas do not provide abortion services. Federal courts in other states have struck down multiple laws that attempted to block Medicaid dollars from clinics associated with organizations that provide abortions. In 2012, a federal judge found an Indiana law that prohibited abortion providers from any state contracts, including state-administered federal funds, violated the Medicaid Act, which requires state Medicaid plans to \"provide that ... any individual eligible for medical assistance ... may obtain such assistance from any institution, agency, community pharmacy, or person, qualified to perform the service.\" This September, a federal judge found a similar law in Arkansas also violated Medicaid statutes protecting the rights of patients. And in October, a federal judge in Mississippi came to the same conclusion about a law passed by that state's Legislature, writing, \"Essentially every court to consider similar laws has found that they violate § 1396a(a)(23) of Title 42 of the United States Code, the so-called 'Free Choice-of-Provider Provision.' \"", "We know there's going to be a whole lot more litigating before the ultimate fate of the federal health overhaul law is decided. And we promise not to deluge you with every single twist. Still, we thought you'd want to know that a federal judge in Mississippi dismissed a challenge to the law Thursday, only days after another federal judge ruled the law was unconstitutional because of its insurance mandate. Continue Reading Now, as our go-to overhaul scorekeeper Julie Rovner tells us, the judicial scorecard on the law has pretty much followed party lines. Two judges who found the law constitutional were appointed by Democrats. Two who found the requirement for most people to have health insurance unconstitutional were appointed by Republicans. In this latest case, however, the judge who tossed lawsuit is a Republican appointed by President George W. Bush in 2004 and backed by the state's two GOP senators. The judge — Keith Starrett — said 10 individuals and Mississippi's Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant lack standing to sue. Read the decision by clicking here. He said they failed to show they would definitely be affected by the law's insurance requirement, which doesn't kick in until the year 2014. Starrett gave the plaintiffs 30 days to refile their case, so it's still possible he'll hear them out. About a dozen other cases against the law have also been dismissed for standing or other procedural problems.", "A federal judge in Texas issued a ruling Friday declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, apparently setting the stage for another hearing on the health care law by the U.S. Supreme Court. Plus, President Trump names Mick Mulvaney as his Interim Chief of Staff, and Ryan Zinke will step down as Secretary of the Interior amidst allegations of ethics violations. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Scott Horsley, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.", "Dozens of lawyers will gather in a federal courtroom in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Tuesday for the start of a new challenge to the state's controversial voter ID law. The trial is expected to last two to three weeks, but it's unlikely to be the end of what's already been a long, convoluted journey for the Texas law — and many others like it. First, some background: Texas' Republican-controlled Legislature passed new photo ID requirements for voters back in 2011. Supporters said the law was needed to prevent voter fraud, although opponents noted that there was little evidence of such fraud at the polls. At the time, the state was covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which meant it needed federal approval for the law to go into effect, because the state had a history of discrimination against minority voters. The case ended up before a three-judge federal court in Washington, D.C., which in 2012 ruled against the state. It said Texas could not impose the new ID requirement, because the state was unable to show that it would not discriminate against blacks and Latinos. Under Section 5, the burden of proof was on the state to show that the law was nondiscriminatory. Fast-forward to 2013, when the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision invalidating Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Within hours, Texas officials announced that they would start implementing the ID requirements. Opponents then decided to challenge the law using some new tools — another section of the Voting Rights Act (Section 2), and the U.S. Constitution. Which brings us to the current case in Corpus Christi. It pits the U.S. Department of Justice, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, numerous Texas voters and others against the state. The groups argue that the law discriminates against black and Latino voters, because they're less likely to have the required photo ID, which includes things such as a valid driver's license, passport or concealed handgun license. They'll also argue that these voters are more likely to be poor, which means additional burdens. Attorneys for the groups say they'll cite the cost of documents needed to get the ID, such as a birth certificate, and the fact that many low-income voters have a hard time getting off work to travel long distances to state offices where the ID is available. The state, for its part, argues that the law is needed to instill confidence in the electoral system, and that there are indeed some cases of fraudulent voting. In its court filings, the state also contends that there is no evidence the law has prevented or will prevent any eligible voter from voting, and that there was no intent to discriminate against blacks and Latinos. The difference between this case and the one before the federal court in 2012 is that now the burden of proof is on the law's opponents. Still, they think they might have an advantage. The case is being heard by U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos, who was appointed by President Obama. But the voter advocacy groups also know — if they prevail in her court — the state will almost certainly appeal the decision to a federal court with a more Republican tilt. The state wants to keep the ID requirements in place for this November's election. All this is important, says Edward Foley, an election law expert at the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University, because there are similar voter ID laws being challenged or considered in other states, including North Carolina and Wisconsin. Those involved are watching this case to see how effective Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act will prove to be in the fight against such laws. \"That's a major, major issue,\" says Foley. \"All states are bound by the obligation not to impose a discriminatory burden on voting rights on the basis of race, and so if a voter ID law [is found to have imposed] that burden ... that would be very significant new voting rights law.\" Foley says it could be applied not only to ID laws, but to other things such as cutbacks in early voting. He and other experts think the issue might very well end up before the Supreme Court.", "States are continuing to press legal challenges to President Obama's health care overhaul law. A Florida judge's decision to throw out the law is now before a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. A key issue is whether the government can require Americans to enroll in health insurance. Host Michel Martin discusses the law's potential fate with American Constitution Society Executive Director Caroline Fredrickson, and the Cato Institute's Michael F. Cannon.", "In Richmond, Virginia, the Obama Administration is defending the government's new healthcare law in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson. Several states have filed lawsuits, charging that the new requirement for everyone to have health insurance is unconstitutional. This case is the first to get a hearing. The Washington Post reports \"a handful of protesters gathered ... to oppose Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's lawsuit.\" State officials argued that, if Congress can require people to buy health insurance, there is no limit to federal power. Department of Justice lawyers said that Virginia doesn't even have the right to file suit, because the requirement affects individuals, not states. According to NPR's Julie Rovner, reporting from Richmond, the judge is expected to rule on whether the case can proceed by the end of the month.", "Texas Sen. Ted Cruz intends to make his opposition to the Supreme Court's decision last week to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide \"front and center\" in his presidential campaign. In an interview with Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep on Sunday in New York City, the GOP presidential hopeful doubled down on his belief that the court had overstepped its bounds in both the marriage decision and in upholding Obamacare. And as a result, Cruz said, the justices should be subject to elections and lose their lifetime appointments. \"This week in response to both of these decisions, I have called for another constitutional amendment — this one that would make members of the Supreme Court subject to periodic judicial retention elections,\" said Cruz. Cruz said that 20 states have a system in place where voters can choose to either keep or remove their judges if they \"overstep their bounds [and] violate the constitution.\" \"That is very much front and center something I intend to campaign on,\" he said. \"And marriage and religious liberty are going to be integral, I believe, to motivating the American people to come out and vote for what's, ultimately, restoring our constitutional system.\" Cruz's vigorous response and call to action separate him from many of his 2016 GOP rivals in the wake of the two landmark decisions last week. Some Republicans were quietly happy that the court did not strike down the state exchanges in question in King v. Burwell, fearing that many Americans would be kicked off their plans and putting the onus on Republicans to come up with a quick fix. Cruz instead took to the Senate floor on Thursday to blast the court's decision in no uncertain terms: \"These robed Houdinis have transmogrified a federal exchange into an exchange 'established by the state.' This is lawless.\" On Friday, he bemoaned on Sean Hannity's radio show that, \"Today is some of the darkest 24 hours in our nation's history.\" Other Republican White House hopefuls had more muted responses. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said that while he believed whether to legalize same-sex marriage should have been left up to the states, \"I also believe that we should love our neighbor and respect others, including those making lifetime commitments.\" Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said, \"while I disagree with this decision, we live in a republic and must abide by the law.\" And neurosurgeon Ben Carson said that \"while I strongly disagree with the Supreme Court's decision, their ruling is now the law of the land.\" But Cruz, with his call for doing away with lifetime appointments to the high court, had one of the most strident. \"The court's views are radically out of step with public opinion,\" said Cruz. \"The Supreme Court follows the opinions of Manhattan and Washington D.C., but it doesn't follow the opinions of America.\" Cruz also suggested that those in opposition to the ruling may have a legal way out of following the court's decision. \"The parties to a case cannot ignore a direct judicial order, but it does not mean that those who are not parties to a case are bound by a judicial order,\" he argued. Cruz also said he believed that the court's decision not to strike down part of the president's signature healthcare law could strengthen the GOP's hand next year. \"The Supreme Court's decision has made 2016 a referendum on repealing every single word of Obamacare,\" he said. Cruz said his unwavering opposition to both same-sex marriage and ObamaCare is what will make him stand out among conservatives in the crowded 2016 field. He's carved out a profile in the Senate as one of the most conservative members, leading the opposition to the implementation of ObamaCare in 2013 ahead of the 16-day government shutdown — a maneuver that drew the ire of many within his own party. Reminding conservative GOP voters of his firm stances is what the first-term Texas senator will need to rally the base — he's lagging in polls in both Iowa and South Carolina, two early states with high evangelical populations. \"In the 2016 primary, you're going to have 15 candidates up there going, 'I'm conservative! No, no, I'm conservative!'\" said Cruz. \"It's very easy for Republican politicians to stand up and say they oppose Barack Obama. That's not hard to do,\" he continued. \"I think the question Republican primary voters should ask is, 'When have you stood up against the Washington cartel? When have you stood up against leaders in our own party?'\" RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And let's hear from a man who definitely did not celebrate last week's big decisions by the Supreme Court. Since the court declared a right to same-sex marriage and denied a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is promising to fight both decisions. The Texas senator says he'll challenge not only Democrats but also his fellow Republicans. His concern about his party is a major theme of a new memoir. Ted Cruz's first interview about that memoir was with our own Steve Inskee", "Fred Barnes is executive editor of The Weekly Standard. When U.S. District Court judge Roger Vinson struck down President Obama's health care program as unconstitutional, the White House declared the decision an \"outlier.\" It was anything but that. The ruling on January 31 was in harmony with limits the Supreme Court has imposed on the use of the Constitution's commerce clause to justify far-reaching legislation by Congress. And it came as the assault on Obamacare has expanded to many fronts — the courts, Congress, statehouses, the small business community, and the grass roots, where tea parties and the small-government movement are energetic. What began in 2009 as scattered protests against Obama's plan for overhauling America's health care system and soon became the touchstone for Republican victories in the November 2 election has now evolved into a national uprising. Last week's refusal by the Senate to ratify the House's repeal of Obamacare is unlikely to quell the uprising or even slow it down. Look at the courts. The case before Vinson was brought by Florida and 19 other states. After the election, six more states joined as plaintiffs. In a separate lawsuit brought by Virginia, a federal judge ruled the heart of Obamacare — the mandate that every American purchase health insurance — unconstitutional. So that's two federal courts involving 27 states. Twelve of them were won by Obama in 2008: Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Wisconsin, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Florida. Though it was mostly Republican state attorney generals who embraced the legal attack (four are Democrats), their efforts have failed to ignite significant pro-Obamacare demonstrations in their states. This should worry Obama. Turn to Congress, where the November election has changed the balance. In 2010, Obamacare got 219 votes as it narrowly passed the House and 60 votes in the Senate. In the new Congress, 242 Republicans and 3 Democrats voted to repeal it. Another 10 Democrats voted no in 2010 but declined to support repeal. That's a total of 255 anti-Obamacare members of the House. In the Senate, 51 Democrats voted against repeal. But several appear willing to repeal parts of Obamacare. Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, for example, wants to find an alternative to the individual mandate. How many Democrats might join Nelson is unclear. But being identified with Obama-care is risky. In an analysis for the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, David Brady of the Hoover Institution found Obamacare contributed significantly to the defeat of at least 20 House Democrats who had voted for it. So Congress is on the brink. If a Republican wins the White House in 2012, a gain of three Republican senators will be enough for repeal through the reconciliation process. If Obama is reelected, it will take a gain of four. And three or four Republican pickups in 2012 are quite achievable. Unless Vinson's decision is stayed by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, officials in some states are eager to stop complying with its regulations and other obligations. Wisconsin attorney general J.B. Van Hollen told the Senate Judiciary Committee last week his state considers Obama-care to be dead. Governor Rick Scott of Florida said he won't take steps to implement the health care law. Governors are also upset by the law's \"maintenance of effort\" provision barring the tightening of eligibility requirements for Medicaid. Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius last week rejected an appeal by 33 Republican governors to waive the provision, which will add billions to state budgets. The business community is still another adversary of Obamacare. The views of CEOs for big companies are mixed, but small businesses are strongly opposed. The National Federation of Independent Business, the influential small business lobby, was part of the lawsuit before Judge Vinson and filed its own amicus brief. But it's at the grassroots that Obama's health care program is most unpopular. Its poll numbers fell in 2009, worsened in 2010, and haven't improved in 2011. Senate majority leader Harry Reid claims that 80 percent of Americans oppose repeal, but that isn't even close to being true. A CNN poll in January found that 50 percent favor repeal of all Obama-care's provisions. Quinnipiac put support for repeal at 48 percent, Gallup at 46 percent, both pluralities. And health care has become the issue uniting Republicans just as the party has gained, according to Gallup, a \"net positive image\" for the first time since 2005, 47 percent favorable to 43 percent unfavorable. A coincidence? I doubt it. That's not all. Fifty-five percent in a Rasmussen poll in January back repeal, 54 percent would allow states to opt out of Obamacare, 60 percent said the health care law will increase the deficit, 58 percent believe it will increase the cost of health care, and 50 percent said the quality of care will decline. Those numbers incentivize R" ]

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[ "my mother's friend has an uncle who lives in Europe and is a personal friend of J.K. Rowling. u might have heard of him Jack Rausae, recently, she let something major slip to him. He will die at the hand of...... Ron! think about it every time they were in peril, ron tried to get them in more trouble even die but it never worked and we never suspected a thing!" ]

[ "1st - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (available on DVD)\\n2nd - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (available on DVD)\\n3rd - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (available on DVD)\\n4th - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (recently released on DVD)\\n5th - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (currently in production - s/b in theaters later this year)\\n6th - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (not a movie yet, but is the 6th book in the series)\\n7th - book still being written; title not yet released", "I'm not sure I get the gist of your question. However, in the Harry Potter books, both Harry and Lord Voldemort are passeltongues meaning that they can speak with snakes. This is of particular significance in the book and film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.", "ACTUALLY those other two answers were incorrect: \\nJKR is actually worth 1 Billion accourding to Forbes: see article below!!\\n----------\\nJKR worth $1 billion \\nForbes has published their annual list of the richest people in the world, and they have ranked JK Rowling at #746 with an estimated net worth of $1 billion!\\n\\nAuthor had a banner year last year. Last July, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book in her widely successful Potter series, was a huge hit. Rowling sold 60 million books worldwide last year, bringing the tally to 310 million copies of Harry Potter books sold. In November, Warner Bros. released Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth Potter film and reversed a creeping Harry box-office slide. The movie pulled in $287 million in the U.S., the highest grossing film in the series after the debut film. A source in the Rowling camp says that last book in the series will be out in 2007. \\nPosted by Ciaran on 03/10 | comments", "She wrote the Harry Potter books", "Below are movie titles\\n1.Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)\\n2.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) \\n3.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)\\n4.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) \\n5.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - UNDER PRODUCTION", "i love harry potter and i so totally think that it is the best book series and movie series in the world. finally someone else who likes harry potter as much as me!!!!", "For me, it would depend on how engaging and interesting I found the subject matter. I read the last two Harry Potter books both in one day.", "Tuesdays with Maury. It is a very inspirational book. Made me laugh, cry and take a second look at life. I also enjoyed all of the Harry Potter books.", "You know she plays Harry's very mean Aunty Petunia and she is very mean to Harry Potter in the Harry Potter Movies!", "Alphabetic Order:\\n\\nHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2nd)\\nHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (4th)\\nHarry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (6th)\\nHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (5th)\\nHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (3rd)\\nHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1st)\\n\\nIn order from the 1st to the 6th\\n\\n1st Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone \\n2nd Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\\n3rd Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban \\n4th Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire \\n5th Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix \\n6th Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince", "Oliver Wood was the captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team in the first three books and graduated from Hogwarts at the end of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He is described as being absolutely bent on winning the Quidditch Cup for Gryffindor before he left Hogwarts (team practices were never canceled, even in the event of pouring rain) and once ordered Harry to \"get the Snitch or die trying\".", "i love harry potter cause the world that u read and watch bout makes u wish u were there with them also in my opion harry pooter is the best book and moive out there", "Harry Potter is a wonderful series of books that broadens your imagination and lets you escape to a different world. \\n I love the fact that so many people are reading books instead of watching tv. Books have so much more potential for imaginative ideas and activities.\\n Harry Potter, in particular, is a great example of good vs. evil, and how the good guy is sometimes temporarily defeated but eventually triumphs.", "I know that those Harry Potter books are all over the illegal downloading applications. I bet it's one of them.", "yes, I now everything about harry potter there is a game where you answer harry potter questions and it really shows how much of a harry potter fan you really are and how much you really know about him.\\ntheres the website", "i have been 2 3 book parties read ALL the books sevral times seen ALL the movies and have a reservation at walmart 4 harry potter 4 coming out on dvd march 7th", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. i like it because i think that Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) is hott.", "Heyyy who cares??? I love Harry Potter.\\nThe Harry potter series are deliciously suspensful, with wonderful plot twists, so many characters- some we love, some we hate, some we suspect. It includes familiar student concerns like homeworks, grades, hateful professors, fierceful rivalry, blush-inducing crushes. Harry has been growing and so have I!\\n\\nThe movies are good too. Though i would not compare them with the books! The directors have done a good job, though we always feel the book has been reduced to a large extent. The trio (Dan, Emma, Rupert) are more than perfect for their roles. And they hav made every teenage fan go 'gaga'.\\n\\nAnyone out there who hates Harry Potter, without having read the book or seen the movie : \"Hell to them\"", "My guess: Harry Potter fanfic with Harry and Hermione paired romantically.", "harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban", "im a complete HP fanatic, i have all the books, games and the movies! i love everything about Harry Potter!my favorite book is the Order of the Phoenix, i love to hate Umbridge and Grawp's really interesting", "Norma Rae\\nNestor (Greek mythology)\\nNymphadora Tonks (Harry Potter books 5 and 6)\\nJimmy Neutron\\nNick Knight (Forever Knight)\\nSaint Nicholas\\nCaptain Nemo", "I know Harry Potter's great! I have all the books and movies and memorized all the characters. What do you think about Daniel Radcliffe?", "I love the Harry Potters.", "harry potter and the goblet of fire is the best!!! the maze scene is amazing, the underwater scene is incredible, and the ball is beautiful. i especially liked the graveyard scene though. i love the harry potter series!!!", "You should start reading it from \"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone\". See, these books tend to have a continum. If you start with the second book, you will not understand anything. So, get hold of the first book and read it in sequence. Otherwise, you will not appreciate the beauty of the book.", "Harry Potter\\nLord of the Rings", "Harry Potter and the goblet of fire and The Chronicles of Narnia", "I am in love with the Harry Potter series", "I breathe Harry Potter!", "i think it does have its good impact on kids. unless it clashes with your religion.\\nhowever, i think that since harry potter is a world- favourite book, many wold rush to read the book. this induces kids to be attracted to reading. helping them step out a step to the world of reading.\\nthe only thing is that as harry and his friends get older, the books seems to be \"darker\". parents may disapprove their kids of reading it as there's a bit of eerie things going on.", "I hear if you burn a Harry Potter book, you'll hear screams coming out of it, as the demons are forced out. I know it's true cuz some idiot fundy told me it wuz." ]

[ "chlorophyll is green because that was the part of the spectrum that was left when plants evolved. The bulk of the spectrum was already being harvested by other photosynthetic life. there is actually a wide variety of photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll is just one of many. You may want to check out the purple earth hypothesis. \n\n\n\nSauce" ]

[ "It is crassula ovata, commonly known as the Jade plant. They are often darker green, but in bright light conditions the leaf color changes to light green or yellow (as in the OP's picture) because the plant doesn't need to make so much green chlorophyll for photosynthesis. \n\nThey are very easy to grow and propagate. A single \"leaf\" that gets detached from the plant will usually start to grow roots in a few days, without any soil or water!", "As @AlexDeLarge mentioned, all non-photosynthesizing plans are holoparasites because they lack the mechanisms for autotrophy. Although it is worth mentioning that it is not always chlorophyll that is doing the photosynthesis in all plants, and that even \"non-green\" plants can still photosynthesize (see note below). \n\nThere are generally two classifications of holoparasitic plants: those that require fungal mycorrhizal hosts called myco-heterotrophs and those that require other plants as hosts. Some examples of non-photosynthesizing myco-heterotrophic plants include those in the genus Monotropa. Examples of plant-specific holoparasitic plants include those in the genus Boschniakia.\n\nIn both cases, the parasite is partitioning nutrients directly from its host plant through a specialized root called the haustorium that penetrates the host's roots or hyphae, essentially bypassing the need for its own photosynthetic production. Technically, those parasites that attack other plants are still relying on photosynthesis (of the host), although indirectly. \n\nThis is a good review paper on some of these species: \nLeake JR. 1994. The biology of myco-heterotrophic ('saprophytic') plants. New Phytologist 127(2): 171-216.\n\n\n\nNote: For instance, when deciduous trees turn yellow and red in the fall, they are relying on the carotenoids, xanthophyll and carotene. So, while the plant is not utilizing chlorophyll to absorb light, the carotenoid compounds are incapable of transferring light energy directly to the photosynthesis pathway themselves, and thus still require chlorophyll as a pass-thorough.", "Whatever color you want them to be. Even here on earth, there are a number of pigment chemicals in leaves.\nConsider whether they use photosynthesis, or whether they, like the deep-sea sulfur bacteria, live off the vulcanism. (Or, of course, both, in some combination.) You don't have to use chlorophyll for the first, but the second gives you a much freer hand since there are no multicellular life-forms that use that on earth. (Those on earth do use sulfur, which you may want to factor in.)\nAlso consider the chemicals that plants may produce in order to protect themselves from the heat, or the chemicals spewed from vents. These may also have colors that will in fact dominate to the human's naked eye.", "Chlorophyll Revisited: Anti-inflammatory Activities of Chlorophyll\na and Inhibition of Expression of TNF-α Gene by the Same looked at a topical application of decoction of leaves onto injured rats' paws, and found:\n\n\n chlorophyll a, and not chlorophyll b, when applied topically, showed\n promising anti-inflammatory activity", "Plants are green due to the presence of chlorophyll. When chlorophyll is exposed to acids, alkalis, heat or enzymes, it first loses its long hydrocarbon tail, becoming water-soluble instead of fat-soluble. Then, hydrogen ions replace the magnesium atom in the center of the chlorophyll molecule, turning it to pheophythin, which has a dull green-yellow-grey color. \n\nIf you insist on continuing the heat treatment, you will lose a lot of the chlorophyll color. You can reduce your loses by using an alkali environment and by adding metal ions. The metal ions part can be as simple as boiling the tea in a copper pot. For alkali, use baking soda. It will turn the leaves into mush (so it is preferable not to use it for vegetables, even though it keeps the color), but it will help with retaining the green. I think that the changed pH shouldn't be a problem, as Lersch's Hydrocolloids says that reverse spherification works at pH levels 2.8-10, but is inhibited by pH below 4. Also, I don't see why you steeped for an hour; normal mint tea is steeped for 5 minutes. If you want stronger tea, use more mint, not longer steeping times. \n\nIf you insist on a color coming from mint, but are not particular about steeping, I would suggest getting a mint taste in another way. Juicing the mint will be best, but will require heaps of plant matter, so probably not practicable unless you have access to a mint meadow. It would be much better to rupture the cell walls by freezing, and then leech the mint taste and color in some solvent - water will be OK, alcohol will probably give you a stronger extract. Just steep the defrosted mint for a long time in the water (or alcohol, or mix of both), and then use without adding acids or heating. Again, adding a bit of baking soda may help with the color. But pay attention, if your final product has too high a pH, its taste will be perceived as soapy. \n\nAnd the easiest solution is, of course, to use food coloring. While some people may consider it unnatural, I don't think it does any bad, especially considering that you are already doing some highly unusual things to your food. It gives you a much easier time with the other aspects of preparation (head and acids).", "The three numbers should represent N-P-K:\n\n\nN for Nitrogen - helps produce more chlorophyll – makes the leaves/lawn look greener\nP for Phosphorus - promotes root development\nK for Potassium - helps with winterizing, and drought resistance.\n\n\nHave fun gardening!", "Magnesium makes up about 10% of the mass of Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate heptahydrate). so 1 gram per liter is about 100 ppm magnesium. Plants will take that with no problem. Most commercial fertilizers lack magnesium because it forms an insoluble complex with phosphate. I find that an occasional watering with 100ppm Epsom salt will green up plants that have been in the same soil too long. The metal ion is an essential cofactor for chlorophyll.\nI've never met dirt with a calcium deficiency, but around here, there's close to 100 ppm in the water supply. However, CaSO4-2H2O, MW 140, is about 23% by mass in Calcium ion, so 0.43 g/L will give you about 100ppm in Ca ion; a reasonable amount to add. Be aware that the sacks of Gypsum available at most greenhouse supply store are actually an indeterminate mix of calcium and magnesium sulfates.", "Amazon, of course. I found a pack of 20 colors, maybe 50g each or so, 1.75 PLA. (that link is direct to this product).\n\nedit:\n\nWell, dang, I blinked at that particular item is off the list. Here are two other multicolor packages currently available (2PM EDT 20 Oct 2016)\n\none , and ... two", "The reason that chlorophyll is green is because it absorbs other colors of light such as red and blue, so in a way the green light is reflected out since the pigment does not absorb it.\nBecause life might have been purple:\n\nIt is possible that the very first life form to process light may have been purple colored. This would mean it was reflecting red and blue light and absorbing green. In such a scenario this thing if it was the first to produce energy from light would have out competed against everything else. It would have had a population explosion and possibly covered much of the Earth or at least the oceans. Haloarchaea are an example of a simple life form that uses Retinal and Bacteriorhodopsin to produce energy though far less efficiently than photosynthesis. Had this been developed prior to photosynthesis it may have let it spread very far even though it is a less efficient energy production method. A 2% efficiency increase in a market no one has yet tapped is still a huge advantage.\nIn this scenario because the first thing to use light was using green light it left a niche for another form of life to exploit. That niche would have been absorbtion of the Red and Blue spectrums. Which is the same area plants absorb today. They got so good at their niche that they eventually were able to generate much more energy than the first life form did and eventually out competed for the sun. This niche has worked so well that they never developed a full system for the other spectrums.\n\nBecause you could say that good enough is good enough:\n\nThe sun puts out a lot of energy. It is possible that there was no need to try and capture all of the spectrum or that it was actually not beneficial to do so. Often too much sun is more an issue than too little. Too much sun and heat can dry out the plant. It is possible that to gain the benefits of photosynthesis there needed to be a reduction in some energy to balance it out. Much like a black car on a hot summer day a black plant might absorb all of the spectrums but also get far too hot. Blue plus red may just be the sweet spot.\n\nHowever, about your question about colour:\n\nWouldn't plants get more energy if they absorbed light in the green area of the spectrum instead of the red one?\n\nPlants would probably get more energy if their leaves were black.\nSources:\n\nhttps://www.quora.com/Why-did-chlorophyl-evolve-to-be-green-as-opposed-to-black-which-would-absorb-more-energy\nhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3691134/\nhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2807594/", "See the wikipedia entry for Haworthiopsis attenuata - in the description section there is an attempt to draw a distinction between the two species based on where the tubercles occur on the leaves, along with rather minute details about the leaf shape.\n\nBoth species require good drainage, with more water in the heat of summer than in winter, and good bright indirect light. Too much light can change the leaf colour, causing washing out to neutral whites which are less attractive than the green.", "The black you used was very likely not truly neutral but had a warm tint tending towards magenta, in which case green would be its complement.", "This answer from Quora explains it very well:\n\n\n Green is used commonly throughout Amelie and mainly because green symbolizes hope and nature in many cultures which often brings comfort to the viewer’s eyes. Green is used in the film to create vitality and to contrast with the warmer, more saturated colors mainly seen in the mis en scene.\n \n The combination of red and green can be seen when young Amélie as she is setting the red fish free in the river with her mother. The surrounding green creates a sense of grace and vitality representing nature next to the strong contrasting red which as mentioned earlier possibly symbolizes Amélie’s childhood of which she’s forced to take a step back from.\n\n\n(emphasis mine)\n\nSo, it's possible that the director might be telling something about Amélie’s childhood by using a combination of the colors green and red.", "Yes they do, as demonstrated by the fact that bacteria have different colors ! Moreover, some bacteria are photosynthetic and others aren't; the photosynthetic bacteria have a very specific mechanism for absorbing light that the others don't so it stands to reason they won't absorb the same wavelengths.\n\nThis page talks about it very nicely, with a list of different colors and bacteria that have them:\nhttp://www.biotecharticles.com/Applications-Article/Colorful-Bacteria-612.html\n\nMoney quote : \n\n\n Bacteria are pigmented or colored. Pigmented bacteria are also known as chromobacteria. Bacterial pigments are water soluble or insoluble; water soluble pigments are diffused in the growth medium. Chemically, bacterial pigments are pyrrole, phenazine, carotenoid, xanthophylls and quinine or quinone derivatives. The pigment molecules are synthesized in cell wall or periplasmic space. We can visualize pigmentation in bacteria in specific growth medium or my staining bacterial cells with a dye to observe under microscope. It has been proved that only aerobic and facultatively aerobic bacteria are pigmented because, molecular oxygen is essential for pigmentation. Therefore, anaerobic bacteria are nonpigmented. Pigment synthesis is also dependent on light, pH, temperature and media constituents like indicator dyes. They display all the colors from rainbow including light or dark tinges and unual colors like black, white, brown, golden, silver and fluorescent green, yellow or blue.\n\n\nAnd the list:\n\n\n Purple: Spirillum rubrum\n Violet: Chromobacterium violacein\n Indigo: Janthinobacterium lividum\n Blue: Streptomyces coelicolor\n Green: Chlorobium tepium\n Yellow: Xanthomonas campestris\n Orange: Sarcina aurentiaca\n Red: Serratia marcenscens\n Brown: Rhizobium etli\n Black: Prevotela melaninogenica\n Golden: Staphylococcus aureus\n Silver: Actinomyces sp.\n White: Staphylococcus epidermidis\n Cream: Proteus vulgaris\n Pink: Micrococcus roseus\n Maroon: Rugamonas rubra\n Fluorescent blue/green: Pseudomonas aeruginosa\n Fluorescent yellow: Pseudomonas fluorescens\n\n\nIt appears some purposes of producing pigments, aside from photosynthesis, are to absorb UV light (i.e. absorbing a specific wavelength is the entire point) or mopping up free radicals.\n\nAn additional note, from the Wikipedia page for Rhodospirillum rubrum, the first bacterium in that list (which Wikipedia describes as \"pink\" but close enough):\n\n\n The photosynthesis of R. rubrum differs from that of plants as it possesses not chlorophyll a, but bacteriochlorophylls. While bacteriochlorophyll an absorbs light having a maximum wavelength of 800 to 925 nm, chlorophyll absorbs light having a maximum wavelength of 660 to 680 nm.\n\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodospirillum_rubrum\n\nAnd while that paragraph describes \"chlorophyll a\" as being a feature of plants, other bacteria do use it such as Chlorobium tepidum, so there you can see some wavelengths that are absorbed by one and not the other.", "If you want to be really, really picky, then the 'green' is each individual leaf as it breaks away from the cylindrical whole.\nThat leaves you with the decision as to whether to pick off each leaf, giving you a bit of extra 'white' or just make some relatively arbitrary decision after you hit that first leaf 'node'.\nSo, unless you want to pick off each leaf, then it's 'about here… ish… '\n\nPersonally, if I'm being 'a bit picky' I will unwrap the outer layer for the first couple of nodes, where they go unattractively lumpy, purely for aesthetic reasons &amp; include the rest in my 'white' distinction. Once I get far enough I [that I can't be bothered any further] then I pick out any remaining 'white' bits &amp; go all-in for the rest of the greens, until I hit the raggy ends, which join the roots in the compost bag.\nOnce you've actually cut to the green line, separation for 'fussy distinction' reasons does get easier, as you're no longer dealing with the entirety of the onion &amp; its reluctance to part layers without ripping down to the root - you can just pull bits off &amp; deal with them separately.", "I am not sure, I am not from that area. But my two cents are Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora), or some related species. They are indeed parasitic, they have no chlorophyll.", "Wikipedia's Solanine in potatoes explains why some potatoes become green, and what the poison is:\n\n\n When potato tubers are exposed to light, they turn green and increase glycoalkaloid production. This is a natural defense to help prevent the uncovered tuber from being eaten. The green colour is from chlorophyll, and is itself harmless. However, it is an indication that increased level of solanine and chaconine may be present.\n\n\nIt's not that the potatoes are \"unripe\"; for example, new potatoes are edible:\n\n\n New potatoes have thin, wispy skins and a crisp, waxy texture. They are young potatoes and unlike their fully grown counterparts, they keep their shape once cooked and cut. They are also sweeter because their sugar has not yet converted into starch, and are therefore particularly suited to salads.", "The anthocyanins are still there; they've just changed color. They're an indicator, like litmus, except that they range in color from red to purple to blue to green to yellow, depending on how acidic or alkaline the liquid is that they're in, instead of just pink or blue.\n\nRed cabbage will do the same thing.", "There are numerous ways that evolution can select for specific traits. Evolutionary biologists often describe these sorts of pressures as The Four F's: fighting, fleeing, feeding, and... reproducing.\n\nOthers have already mentioned a number of situations describing these pressures in action. Camouflage is likely to be a defensive strategy (i.e. fleeing) though a well-hidden hunter might also find it useful (i.e. feeding). Meanwhile bright plumage might promote social status and/or attract mates (i.e. reproducing).\n\nIf you have a desired color in mind, simply imagine a scenario where this coloration would help that creature survive and have offspring by improving it's chances according to one of the Four F's.\n\n\n\nHowever, whatever colorations are favored, those colors will inherently depend on what pigments are present in the organism's skin. Technically, it could alternatively depend on other phenomena (like the irridescence of butterfly wings) but simply assuming pigment==color is probably the easiest way to go, conceptually.\n\nFor humans (and lots of other creatures for that matter) the primary pigment is melanin (of which there are actually a few varieties). Biologically speaking, melanin is a pretty simple pigment made up of a few tyrosine molecules oxidised and strung together. These tend to absorb light from a variety of wavelengths, resulting in the mostly brown shades we associate with it for human hair and skin colors. Evolutionary, we all are starting from more or less the same melanin-producing ancestors, so even with a melanin mutation here and there over the eons that mostly just results in different shades of brown- maybe some more rust-colored here or blonde there, but generally from a similar color pallet. Melanin, as a pigment, isn't likely to mutate any blue or green hues anytime soon.\n\nOn the other hand, another well-known pigment, chlorophyll is a structurally rather different molecule that does a very similar job (although plants take things a step further, utilizing sunlight rather than just blocking it). At the forefront of the chlorophyll molecule is the Chlorin ring which is like a cage around a single metal ion. In plants, Magnesium is typically found at the center of this ring and that helps to make chlorophyll green. Porphyrin rings are very similar: one natural example is hemoglobin, the red pigment in blood, which cages an iron ion; and a second example is Phthalocyanine which is a bright blue commercially-used pigment which cages a copper ion. The reactions that actually trap the metal ion in the \"cage\" are typically pretty well selective at putting iron in hemoglobin and magnesium in chlorophyll. Things like altered pH conditions and/or mineral deficiencies, however, can sometimes throw the occasional odd metal into some of these cages- thereby altering the color. It is not too far fetched to think that some alien species may have evolved from an ancestor that had porphyrin-based pigments rather than melanin-based pigments. Furthermore, just as melanin mutations can lead to various hair colors, mutations could lead to preferential uptake of different metal ions and leading to different colors. Aliens don't need to be plants to have chlorophyll-based pigments.\n\n(Bonus points: if pH and/or mineral intake can adjust color expression, then there's a high probability that well-to-do aliens might alter their diet to look more fashionable/appealing.)", "It looks like Tourmaline which can be a lot of different colours but green-black is, I believe, the most common.", "According to WebMD (evidence from Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database), there seems to be lack of convincing evidence to claim that chlorophyll supplements help to treat pain, cancer, infections or other health conditions.\n\nLinus Pauling Institute provides few details about chlorophyll metabolism. They mention some old studies, according to which chlorophyll may promote wound healing. Most other studies have been done in vitro or in animals.\n\nMany other \"health articles\" you find after searching for \"chlorophyll health benefits\" present chlorophyll in a misleading way and without references to studies, so it's best to skip them.", "Clear Absinthe\n\nAbsinthe is made much in the same way that many gins are. You take neutral spirits, add botanicals (wormwood and anise), and re-distill. Anything that comes out of the still will be clear. Some absinthes at this point are finished, these will be called blanche (white) or sometime la bleue. The first absinthe available in Val-de-Travers (the birthplace of absinthe) after the ban in Switzerland was lifted was a blanche. That same bottling was the driving force behind making it legal in the United States (interview of lawyer who fought the ban). It can be really good stuff. Any of these can be really easily colored.\n\nGreen Absinthe\n\nUsually absinthe gets a second chance to mingle (macerate) with some herbs after it's sprung from the still, this style is known at verte. This is when it gets it's color, as well as some extra flavor and aroma. It's a more complex flavor. The color that the chlorophyll imparts is dull. If it's neon green there was food coloring added and some of these \"greener\" varieties are actually blanche at heart. Also of note is that sometimes these food colored types add sugar, to make it friendlier to less experienced drinkers (or to hide poor distillation technique as happens with vodka). There is at least one non-green bottling that I know of that is still macerated post distillation, but uses hibiscus which turns it red. These methods of coloration don't make them any less of a true absinthe, they do use wormwood (and equally important, anise).\n\nCzech Absinth (without the e)\n\nThe most common non-green \"absinthe\" is so called Czech-style, also known as Bohemian style. These are not rightly called absinthe and are historically known for very low quality. Instead of distilling the botanicals in the alcohol, they are cold compounded. It's made either by mixing spirits, flavoring oils, and food coloring or by macerating the botanicals without distillation. Be wary of absinthes much over 140 proof, as they are frequently Czech-style. Do be aware that they're called Czech-style because that's where the style originated and where most of this variety still comes from, however the Czech Republic does have good examples of absinthe.", "To me, it seems much more the Echium Vulgare (Wikipedia), also because the flowers change colour, and flowers are not so symmetric.", "Found the answer with more experimentation: the opposite colour to red in Cr is not green but cyan, RGB (0,255,255), and it does appear black in the Cr channel. This makes sense, as yellow, RGB (255,255,0), is opposite blue.", "Sunsets are red because the sky is blue.\n\nAir, while it appears colorless actually scatters light just a bit. This is not the same as absorbing the light, but more like how light is scattered by fog. If you are driving through fog with your headlights on, part of the light from their beams bounces off the fog particles and lights up the fog well outside the beam and some of it even bounces multiple times coming back to your eyes.\n\nAir is much clearer than fog, but it does scatter light just a bit. What's more, it scatters blue light more than green, and green more than yellow, and yellow more than red. So while the Sun's light in space is quite white, as it passes through the atmosphere on a sunny noonday a lot of the blue light gets scattered, while very little of the red does. That blue light bounces many times and is the source of the blue sky light. The loss of that blue light makes the sun appear redder.\n\nAt noon, the light comes down from high overhead and passes through a minimal amount of atmosphere and only some of the blue light is scattered. At sunset (and sunrise) the light comes in at a long, low slant and passes through much more of the atmosphere, and nearly all of the blue and even most of the green is scattered (and much light is absorbed, too), leaving mostly red and orange light left.\n\nHence the reddened sun.\n\nSee Why Is the Sky Blue? and Why Is the Sunset Red? for a bit more including some diagrams.", "Your cactus is a grafted variety - the upper, coloured part, called Gymnocalycium, is grafted onto the lower part (Hylocereus varieties usually). The coloured Gymnocalycium lacks chlorophyll, so needs that to be provided by the Hylocereus, although other green cacti may be used.\n\nI'm rather wondering what those tan coloured nodule like blobs are on the green part of the cactus - I'm wondering if they are scale insect. They're certainly not mealybug or spider mites, but scale is a strong possibility because those nodules shouldn't be there. I can't see any on the coloured part in the pictures, except towards the bottom on the left, where there appears to be a possible nodule inbetween the tufts of spines, but the blackened area might be from scale nymph feeding activity, and because they produce honeydew, sooty deposits often occur.\n\nThe usual cause of blackening on a cactus is overwatering, but the only part that is black is at the top of the coloured part, so that does not seem to be the problem, unless you can see blackened areas near the base, which is not visible in the photos. The corky coloured area on the right at the top is just from damage which may or may not be related. \n\nI'd certainly try scraping off one of the dome shaped objects, just to see if you can, but the way to remove them is by using a cotton bud dipped in alcohol, applying that and then scraping off. Using a magnifying glass might enable you to see nymphs if they are present - more information here http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/pests-and-problems/insects/mealybugs/insect-pests-of-cacti-and-succulents.aspx.\n\nAlcohol, and any treatment spray, may cause damage to some sensitive cactus, so if you use either of these in an attempt to kill off any nymphs, be sparing, or try on a small area first to see how the plant responds.", "How much material do you have? If they are grown the traditional UK way - planted about 6 inches deep and then \"earthed up\" in ridges twice as the leaves develop - the final depth of the seed potato will be about 12 to 15 inches below the soil surface. If they are planted shallower, you risk growing green potatoes because they are partly exposed to the light. The new tubers grow from the stem above the old one, not from the roots below it.\n\nNote, contrary to popular belief, the green color is not poisonous. It is just chlorophyll, like any other green vegetable. But you won't want to eat green potatoes, because they contain a higher concentration of solanine, which makes them taste horribly bitter. Solanine is toxic, but an adult would have to be literally starving to death to eat enough green potatoes to get seriously ill, because of the taste. (Young children may be more sensitive to the toxin, of course)\n\nStore bought potatoes may have been treated with growth retardant to stop them sprouting before being sold. \n\nThe most important reason for planting certified seed potatoes is to avoid the situation where the parent plants have been infected by virus diseases relatively late in their growth cycle, which doesn't have much visible impact on the plant or on the crop yield and quality, but which will remain in the tubers and infect the next generation right from the start of its life.\n\nIf you have power tools, I would just break up the turf and plant the potatoes straight into the ground. Put a layer of grass clippings one or two inches thick in the bottom of the planting trench and bury the seed potatoes in it. That will do more good that covering the ground surface with mulch. The potatoes should form a dense leaf canopy which will keep the light from any remaining grass and check its growth, but even if it does grow it won't harm the potato crop underneath the grass roots.\n\nPotatoes grown the traditional way are an excellent method of getting rid of weeds, because the ground gets cultivated four times in their growing season - when they are planted, twice when they are earthed up, and again when they are harvested.", "This plant is variegated and is likely to be Citrus limon 'Eureka Variegated Pink'.\n\nDescribed by the New York Times as\n\n\n A mutant found on an ordinary Eureka lemon tree in Burbank, Calif.,\n around 1930, its immature fruit has green and white stripes; the older\n fruit loses the stripes and develops flesh pigmented pink from\n lycopene, which also colors pink grapefruit. The trees are usually\n poor producers, perhaps because their variegated leaves are low in\n chlorophyll.\n\n\nSo there is nothing wrong with your lemon tree. It is a unique curiosity.", "You know, there hasn't been too much research into this... but there has been some. For the most part, it's been proven that a green sky most likely means that a thunderstorm is coming. According to a researcher:\n\n\n Green is significant, but not proof that a tornado is on the way. A\n green cloud “will only occur if the cloud is very deep, which\n generally only occurs in thunderstorm clouds,” Bachmeier says. “Those\n are the kind of storms that may produce hail and tornadoes.” Green\n does indicate that the cloud is extremely tall, and since\n thunderclouds are the tallest clouds, green is a warning sign that\n large hail or a tornado may be present.\n\n\nIn addition, a Scientific American article was run on this:\n\n\n Over the past 15 years, a small group of scientists have weathered the elements working on green thunderstorms as a pet project, publishing a handful of articles in meteorological journals. All point to the existence of green skies with severe thunderstorms but no direct connection to tornadoes or hail can be made.\n\n\nThey then go on to state:\n\n\n Threatening green skies during a thunderstorm also proved entirely\n independent of the type of severe weather that came with it. Gallagher\n measured hailstorms where the dominant wavelength of light was green\n as well as hailstorms where it was the typical gray-blue color of\n thunderstorms. Tornado-producing storms proved similarly divorced from\n any particular sky color, other than dark.\n\n\nWe do know that green skies are a sign of thunderstorms, though:\n\n\n The moisture particles are so small that they can bend the light and\n alter its appearance to the observer. These water droplets absorb red\n light, making the scattered light appear blue. If this blue scattered\n light is set against an environment heavy in red light—during sunset\n for instance—and a dark gray thunderstorm cloud, the net effect can\n make the sky appear faintly green.\n\n\nSo to sum all of this up: we know that thunderstorms sometimes create a green sky. However, there is no evidence to prove that a green sky is a sure sign of a tornado or hail. It is however a warning sign, as it shows that a thunderstorm is most likely coming, and it could be a strong storm.", "The color of the solution is probably due to the presence of blue copper(II) ions ($\\ce{Cu^2+}$) and greenish tetrachlorocuprate(II) ions ($\\ce{[CuCl4]^2-})$.\n\nThe change in color comes from the equilibrium\n\n$$\\ce{Cu^2+ + 4 Cl- &lt;=&gt; [CuCl4]^2-}$$\n\nLow concentrations of chloride favor the formation of the blue copper ions. High concentrations of chloride favor the formation of the greenish tetrachlorocuprate ions.\n\nIf a significant amount of chlorine had been created you should have observed bubbles at the anode and the typical chlorine smell.", "Thanks to those who commented and provided answer-worthy comments. Thanks!\n\nWhat is already in existance today:\n\n@Andy commented:\n\n\n For spacecraft splashdowns (certainly Gemini, maybe others) they used\n a green marker dye, but I don't know how long it lasted. That would be\n a good thing to start with as they must have tested how long the\n traces were visible when choosing it.\n\n\n@RogerLipscombe commented:\n\n\n prestodye.com/sea-dye-markers says \"30 to 40 minutes\", depending on\n sea conditions. Apparently there's a standard: MIL-S-17980D.\n\n\nAnd for the challenges:\n\n@abelenky commented:\n\n\n Rough approximation: How many gallons of this stuff would you need for\n it to not dissipate in minutes? How much would that weigh? How often\n to airplanes crash in the sea? The cost and complexity just doesn't\n even come close to the benefit.", "I think you are talking about the dotted line? Red means there are no answers. Light green means the question has been answered, and dark green means an answer has been accepted.", "First off, don't use bleach; bleach works by oxidizing the stain, which tends to make rust stains worse. There's a commercial product called \"Iron Out\" that uses a thiocyanate to very effectively remove rust stains, but you can do the same with oxalic acid, if you have access to that and not to the commercial product.\n\nOxalic acid can be obtained from rhubarb leaves (it's the toxic component in those leaves, so avoid ingesting it and wear gloves while preparing and using the solution). If you have that plant in your garden, though, you'll want to take precautions to avoid replacing the rust stain with a green chlorophyll stain if you use rhubarb as a rust stain remover." ]

[ "The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a man was killed early Saturday.\nMPD and Medics responded to the 2000 block of E South Boulevard around 1:30 a.m. regarding a subject shot.\nPolice say they found Sidney Johnson IV, 30, suffering from a fatal gunshot wound after arriving on the scene.\nCopyright 2018 WSFA 12 News. All rights reserved." ]

[ "According to Sgt. Jarrett Williams with the Montgomery Police Department, Tommie McCall, 31, turned himself in on Monday. (Source: WSFA 12 News file photo)\nA Montgomery man has been charged with murder and capital murder in the shooting deaths of two victims found Monday morning.\nAccording to Sgt. Jarrett Williams with the Montgomery Police Department, Tommie McCall, 31, turned himself in on Monday and was placed into the Montgomery City Jail on unrelated charges with a hold for the Montgomery County Detention Facility. He will be held without bond.\nThe victims, 25-year-old Shanika King and 23-year-old Nicholas Lewis, were found dead in the 4100 block of Williams Street around 6 a.m. Monday. Officers and Fire Medics responded to the scene, where they found the two victims with fatal gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dead at the scene.\nThe investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the shooting should call CrimeStoppers at 215-STOP, Secret Witness at 334-625-4000, or MPD at 334-625-2831.\nCopyright 2018 WSFA 12 News. All rights reserved.", "The Tuskegee Police Department is investigating a homicide after a man was found dead in the front yard of a residence.\nAccording to police, officers responded to the 2400 block of Barrow Street on Wednesday at around 10:29 a.m. on a call of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found 54-year-old George Montgomery lying in the yard. The Macon County Coroner pronounced him deceased at the scene.\nTuskegee police is being assisted by the State Bureau of Investigation on this case. Anyone with information should call the department at 334-727-0200 or the department's Secret Witness line at 334-727-9865.\nCopyright 2017 WSFA 12 News. All rights reserved.", "The death of a 92-year-old Montgomery woman whose body was found inside her home Monday is being investigated as a homicide, the Montgomery Police Department has confirmed.\nInvestigators say Mary Gedel's body was found in her home in the 1900 block of South Court Street after an acquaintance reported they hadn't seen her in several days.\nGedel's death was initially called only a death investigation but has since been upgraded to a homicide after a forensic evaluation confirmed the elderly woman's death came as a result of blunt-force trauma. There were also indications forced entry had been made into the home.\nNo arrests have been made at this point. The circumstances of the homicide remain under investigation.\nAnyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 215-STOP, Secret Witness at 625-4000, or the Montgomery Police Department at 625-2831.\nCopyright 2017 WSFA 12 News. All rights reserved.", "An Alabama inmate awaiting trial for the attempted murder of a police officer has escaped for the second time this year. (Photo: Getty Images)\nA 30-year-old man was fatally shot in the early hours of Saturday morning in the 2000 block of East South Boulevard.\nSidney Johnson was pronounced dead on the scene around 1:30 a.m.\nMontgomery police say the circumstances around the shooting are currently under investgation, but Johnson's death is classified as a homicide.\nJohnson is Montgomery's sixth reported shooting death of 2018, and his death marks the city's third homicide investigation of the year.\nAll six victims were men.\nIn separating deaths into homicide and death investigations, Montgomery cites FBI Uniform Crime Reporting guidelines, which define criminal homicide as \"Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. Deaths caused by negligence, attempts to kill, assaults to kill, suicides and accidental deaths are excluded.\" Justifiable homicides are classified separately.\nDeath investigations are not included on Montgomery's crime mapping tool.\nTerrence Mahone, 22, was found fatally shot inside a vehicle on East South Boulevard on Jan. 22.\nMore: Two men shot, one killed in vehicle on East South Boulevard\nA 25-year-old man was shot in a home on Highland Avenue on Jan. 9. Montgomery police say they are investigating Charles Jones' death as a \"drug-related homicide.\"\nMore: Two men shot, one killed in vehicle on East South Boulevard\nA triple shooting in the Garden District left two dead around 4 p.m. on Jan. 6. Investigators do not believe the Maury Street shooting was a random act, but did not classify the deaths as homicides.\nMore: 'Violence affects everybody': Spike in Montgomery homicides mirrored across state\nMPD also classified a fatal shooting on Jan. 7 as a death investigation, not a homicide.\nRead or Share this story: http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2018/02/03/man-fatally-shot-east-south-boulevard-saturday-morning/303990002/", "A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death early Friday morning, according to the Montgomery Police Department.\nFirst responders were called to the 2400 block of Chase Park Drive, initially on reports of a person being shot, around 2:30 a.m. That's just off the Northern Boulevard.\nWhen they arrived, police and medics found Ladarius Snow, who has been stabbed. Snow was taken to Jackson Hospital where he was pronounced dead.\nThe motive for the homicide appears to have stemmed from an argument, the police department said. The subject of the argument was not released.\nA suspect, who has not been identified, was taken into custody. Charges are pending.\nThe investigation is going.\nCopyright 2017 WSFA 12 News. All rights reserved.", "Selma Mayor Darrio Melton held a news conference Saturday to speak out about the violence in the city. (Source: WSFA 12 News)\nA homicide investigation is underway in Selma, according to Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson.\nJackson said a Selma resident in his 20s was found dead Saturday morning with a gunshot wound to the head.\nAccording to Selma police, the victim was found in a vehicle in the 100 block of Lamar Avenue after officers were called to the area on a report of a suspicious vehicle.\nPolice haven't released the identity of the victim.\nAccording to the district attorney, no arrests have been made.\nNew Selma Mayor Darrio Melton said he couldn't comment on an ongoing investigation, but held a news conference Saturday to speak out about violence in the city.\n\"We are the city that gave the world hope. We are the city that allowed people to dream. And that is what we will be working on as we move forward...to make sure that we are instilling that hope in our young people that has been lost,\" Melton said. \"There is an epidemic in our city with violence. I'm saying to the citizens of the city: this is not just city hall's fight. This is all of our fight. From the school house, to your personal house, from our churches, from the government, from every citizen in the city, this is all of our fight.\"\nCopyright 2017 WSFA 12 News. All rights reserved.", "CLOSE Skip in Skip x Embed x Share Here are the latest arrest mugshots provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Wochit\nUSA, police car with lights on (Photo: Westend61, Getty Images/Westend61)\nThe Montgomery Police Department has initiated a second homicide investigation this weekend following the death of Keyon Timmons, 26.\nTimmons was found in critical condition early Sunday morning after he was shot in the 600 block of Mill Street by Mobile Road in west Montgomery.\nAt about 1:30 a.m., MPD and fire medics arrived on the scene after they heard someone had been shot there. They located Timmons and rushed him to a local hospital for treatment. He died later that day from his injuries.\nMPD launched another homicide investigation following a shooting Sunday night that killed 19-year-old Caleb Royal in the 4000 block of Amesbury Drive by Virginia Loop Road. Twenty-six-year-old Latoya Sanders of Montgomery was charged in connection to the shooting.\nMPD and Fire Medics responded to the 4000 block of Amesbury Drive after receiving a report of a subject shot. There, they located the victim, who had sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound and was transported to Baptist Medical Center South, where he later was pronounced dead.\nCall CrimeStoppers at 334-215-STOP, Secret Witness at 334-625-4000 or police with information.\n—Rebecca Burylo\nRead or Share this story: http://on.mgmadv.com/2pu439D", "A body was found Sunday at the Gunter Hill Campground, according to Captain Trent Beasley with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Montgomery sheriff's deputies arrived on the scene Sunday morning.\nStart the conversation, or Read more at WSFA-TV Montgomery.", "CLOSE Central Alabama CrimeStoppers allows people to anonymously submit tips to crimes they may have witnessed. Here are several ways you can submit a tip to Crime Stoppers. Wochit\nThe wreck occurred at 9:20 p.m. June 14. (Photo: mrtom-uk, Getty Images/iStockphoto)\nA man was shot on Clover Lane on Thursday night, but police said the victim sustained minor injuries.\n\"The victim was very uncooperative and the circumstances are unknown,\" Montgomery Police Department Capt. Regina Duckett said Friday.\nThe shooting occurred in the 100 block of Clover Lane around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.\nMore: 'Violence affects everybody': Spike in Montgomery homicides mirrored across state\nThe Clover Lane shooting is Montgomery's second reported shooting injury this week. On Monday, a man was wounded in the 400 block of Hall Street.\nThe victim walked into a nearby hospital early Monday afternoon. His wound appeared non-life-threatening, police said.\n—Melissa Brown\nRead or Share this story: http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2018/02/02/man-shot-clover-lane-thursday-night/301088002/", "Fidel Rodriguez Canchola (pictured), 34, was charged with criminally negligent homicide in the death of the five-year-old girl\nA five-year-old Alabama girl was killed during a New Year's Eve party after a man fired off several rounds in his back yard.\nFidel Rodriguez Canchola, 34, was charged with criminally negligent homicide after the incident.\nCanchola was allegedly firing the rounds in his yard when the child, who has not been identified, ran into the line of fire, according to WBRC.\nDeputies from the Limestone Sheriff's Office responded to a home on Buckskin Drive, in Athens, just after midnight.\nThe little girl had been shot once in the chest during the party that nearly 30 people attended.\nShe was rushed to Athens-Limestone Hospital where she was pronounced dead.\nAuthorities said witnesses reported hearing gunshots shortly after midnight, according to the station.\nPolice found .22 caliber shell casings at the scene and determined Canchola to be responsible after interviewing several people at the scene.\nCanchola had left the scene before authorities arrived, but he was later taken into custody after police went to his home Sunday morning, according to WBRC.\nInvestigators said they believe the shooting was an accident.\nCanchola, who is a friend of the victim's family, is being held on $5,000 bond at the Limestone County Jail.", "The suspect was last seen driving this four-door sedan. (Source: Central Alabama CrimeStoppers)\nWetumpka police are searching for an unknown armed male who robbed two Wetumpka gas stations wearing similar attire each time. (Source: Central Alabama CrimeStoppers)\nMontgomery and Wetumpka police are investigating multiple gas station robberies.\nInvestigators in both cities believe the same man might be responsible.\nIn Wetumpka, two gas stations were robbed Sunday. Between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. a man robbed the Shell Convenience Store at the intersection of U.S. Highway 231 and Redland Road and the Red Eagle Chevron at the intersection of Highway 231 and Red Eagle Drive.\nAccording to cashiers, the suspect was armed with a knife and club. Other witnesses told police he was dressed in a blue poncho or coat. He was last seen driving a silver four-door sedan.\nMontgomery investigators are also searching for a man who robbed a gas station with a \"club.\" Witnesses say the man went inside the convenience store in the 8000 block of Vaughn Road Tuesday and robbed the business of cash.\nHe was last seen driving a four-door silver sedan.\nPolice are requesting those with additional information to call the Central Alabama CrimeStoppers 24-hour hotline 215-STOP or visit the CrimeStoppers website or Facebook page.\nCopyright 2018 WSFA 12 News. All rights reserved.", "BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Police are investigating the slaying of a man found shot at an Alabama apartment complex.\nBirmingham police say officers were called Sunday evening to the HighPointe Apartments complex. The victim was found shot in one of the apartments.\nAl.com reports that police say their preliminary investigation shows the slaying may have results from an argument over a gambling debt or a dice game.\nPolice have not released the name of the victim.\nA woman’s decomposing body was found in October in a wooded area at the same apartment complex. The woman was identified as 34-year-old Ieasha Shakinna Abrams, but the cause of her death has not been determined.", "TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Tucson police are investigating a homicide near Grant and Alvernon after a man was shot and killed, according to Sgt. Pete Dugan, a spokesman for the department.\nDugan said just after 1 a.m. police received a 9-1-1 call for a report of a shooting in the 4000 block of East Flower Street.\nThe victim had been staying at a home in the area when multiple suspects arrived at the residence, according to Dugan.\nDugan said the suspects made contact with the victim and then shots were fired.\nThe suspects then fled the scene and 9-1-1 was called.\n@Tucson_Police investigating a Homicide-4000 block of E Flower. Anyone w/info call 911 or 88-CRIME. Additional details as they become avail. pic.twitter.com/ba2IZvobym — Sergeant Pete Dugan (@SgtDugan) January 2, 2017\nTucson police arrived and rendered aid to the man until members from the Tucson Fire Department got to the scene.\nTFD took over treatment on the man but he was soon after pronounced dead at the scene.\nDugan said this shooting doesn't appear to be random as the suspects were somehow associated with the house.\nDetectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call 9-1-1 or 88-CRIME, you can remain anonymous.\nStay with KGUN9 and KGUN9.com for updates on this developing story.", "According to Selma Police Chief Spencer Collier, the victims were shot on Marie Foster Dr. at Keller Alley. (Source: WSFA 12 News file photo)\nTwo were injured in a shooting in Selma Wednesday evening.\nAccording to Selma Police Chief Spencer Collier, the victims were shot on Marie Foster Dr. at Keller Alley. A woman was airlifted to Birmingham, and a man was taken to Vaughn Regional in Selma.\nThe woman was shot in the head, and her injuries are life threatening. The man's injuries appear to be non-life threatening.\nThe shooting happened at 6:30 p.m.\nCopyright 2018 WSFA 12 News. All rights reserved.", "Related Coverage Opelika man shot and killed early Saturday morning\nOPELIKA, Ala. — Two teens have been arrested in connection to a weekend murder in Opelika of 19-year-old Ladarius Cardwell.\nBoth 16-year-old Tykeith D. Webb of Auburn 16-year-old Kevon Smith of Opelika will be charged with murder.\nAs News 3 reported, Opelika police received a call reporting a gunshot victim in the 100 block of Easy street around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, August 12. When officers and EMS arrived on the scene, they discovered 19-year-old Ladarius Marquise Cardwell, of Opelika, with no signs of life with what appeared to be a gunshot injury.\nCardwell was pronounced dead at the scene by Lee County Coroner Bill Harris. The death is being investigated as a homicide by the Opelika Police Department. Cardwell was transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences medical examiner’s office in Montgomery for a postmortem examination.\nThis makes the 17th homicide investigated by the Lee County Coroner’s office for 2017.", "The Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide unit is investigating a fatal shooting this morning in the 3500 block of Hargrove Road E.\nTuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the scene after receiving a call about a man with a gun. Before deputies arrived, another caller advised a person had been shot. When the deputies made it to the scene they found an 82 year old white male had been shot and was pronounced deceased. A 40 year old white male suffered a minor gunshot wound to the face and was treated at the scene.\nThe 40 year old male was involved in the shooting and has been transported to the Homicide unit along with some witnesses to be interviewed.\nStay with WVUA 23 for the latest throughout the day.\n.", "David Nash was convicted three times in a 2011 high-profile murder-for-hire case in Alabama. Nash was killed in Tucson last week when he was struck by a vehicle. (Source: WSFA 12 News)\nA pedestrian killed in Tucson last week was thrice convicted on homicide charges in Alabama.\nAccording to WSFA, David Nash was at the center of a murder-for-hire case in Montgomery.\nThe 59-year-old Nash died Friday, Jan. 26, after he was hit by a vehicle on Oracle Road in Tucson.\nWSFA reported Nash was convicted three times in the 2011 death of Skip \"Critterman\" McNeil.\nEach conviction was appealed, which resulted in awarding of new trials due to various legal technicalities such as contradictory evidence and juror misconduct.\nThe third time the case was retried, a lesser-included charge of felony murder was offered by the court. The defense appealed the offering of felony murder after the conviction, citing it was not a proper lesser-included charge for capital murder.\nThe Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals agreed, set aside the conviction, and vacated the sentence, but was legally unable to grant a new trial for capital murder.\nSince the judge had already granted Nash's motion for judgment of acquittal on capital murder for hire, he could not stand trial for capital murder again. He was released from jail in March 2017.\nWANT MORE? Download our Tucson News Now app for Apple and Android devices.\nCopyright 2018 Tucson News Now. All rights reserved.", "Birmingham Police are investigating a homicide they say happened Friday evening.\nWe're told a man was shot at McAlpine Park. He was then taken to the 6700 block of Terrance Court in Fairfield. That's where authorities responded to find the man. The victim was dead when authorities arrived at that location in Fairfield.\nNo other details are currently available.\nCopyright 2018 WBRC. All rights reserved.", "LEEDS, Ala. (AP) - Police say an Alabama man has been fatally shot after he began firing at officers.\nLeeds police Chief Ronald Reaves told AL.com the man was killed Thursday night when he opened fire despite instructions to put down his weapon. Reaves says an officer fired two rounds at the man before he died at the scene. No officers were hurt.\nThe deceased man's name has not been released. The officer who fired the gun is on administrative leave until an investigation is complete. The races of the men were not available.\nThe officers had been called out about a dog being shot and were talking to witnesses when they heard gunfire. After going toward the sounds, they found an armed man who lived in the area.\nState investigators and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office are assisting with the probe.", "A 17-year-old male was found shot dead Friday night at an apartment complex in Fairfield, but Birmingham police say the shooting happened at another location.\nBirmingham Police Sgt. Bryan Shelton said police originally thought the victim was shot at McAlpine Park in Ensley, but now they are unsure of where the shooting happened.\nThe victim was found dead in the 6700 block of Terrance Court in Fairfield, police said. The location is part of Mattie Gill Jackson Gardens, which is part of the Fairfield Housing Authority.\nShelton said the victim was brought to this location in a white Chevrolet car after he was shot.\nIt is unknown how many other people were in the car or who owned the car. It is also unknown if the victim lived on Terrance Court.\nPolice do not have a person of interest or a motive at this time.", "On Tuesday, authorities sent out a missing person alert for a Montgomery man whom they considered to be \"endangered.\" That man was found safely in Mississippi Friday.\nJoseph Anthony Carr IV, 57, was found in Alabama's neighboring state. It is unclear what part Carr was located in but according to authorities, Carr is said to be in good health.\nOfficials initially reported Carr needed special medical equipment that was \"vital to his health\" and that without it, he would die.\nCarr was last seen leaving his residence near Wares Ferry Road and Old Atlanta Highway last Thursday.\nCopyright 2018 WSFA 12 News. All rights reserved.", "PHENIX CITY, AL (WTVM) – The Phenix Police Department is investigating a body found in the woods.\nOn Dec. 8 police were called to a wooded area between Brickyard Rd. and Colin Powell Parkway regarding a deceased person.\nOfficers saw found the body of a male lying on the ground in the area of a campsite.\nThis is an ongoing investigation.\nThe body was sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Montgomery, AL for an autopsy.\nCopyright 2017 WTVM. All rights reserved. | For more news, download the WTVM app here.", "The couple used a victim's credit card in the Shorter area on April 23. (Source: CrimeStoppers)\nMontgomery Police are searching for an unknown male and female couple linked to an investigation regarding credit card fraud. (Source: CrimeStoppers)\nThe Montgomery Police Department is searching for a man and woman linked to an investigation of credit card fraud.\nAccording to CrimeStoppers, police are investigating the unlawful use of a victim's credit or debit card used in the Shorter area on April 23.\n[CRIMESTOPPERS: Submit tips online here]\nAnyone with information regarding this investigation should contact the Central Alabama CrimeStoppers through the anonymous 24-hour hotline at 215-STOP. Tips can also be submitted through CrimeStoppers' P3-tips app.\nCopyright 2018 WSFA 12 News. All rights reserved.", "by Alabama News Network Staff\nMontgomery police have charged Asia Lawson, 24, in reference to a shooting into an unoccupied vehicle incident, that occurred on the night of March 17th, in the 5500 block of Gantry Drive. Montgomery police have charged Asia Lawson, 24, in reference to a shooting into an unoccupied vehicle incident, that occurred on the night of March 17th, in the 5500 block of Gantry Drive.\nThe initial investigation indicates the shooting stemmed from an ongoing dispute and Lawson was identified as the suspect. There were no injuries.\nLawson was taken into custody by MPD patrol shortly after the offense.\nLawson now faces charges of reckless endangerment and shooting into an occupied vehicle or building.", "Las Vegas Metro police said they are looking for the suspects involved in a deadly shooting Thursday.\nOfficers responded to the incident at 8:18 p.m. in the 100 block of South Martin Luther King Boulevard, near Bonanza Road. Arriving officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to University Medical Center where he later died.\nCiting the preliminary investigation, police said the victim was involved in an argument with several unidentified subjects before the shooting. At some point during the argument, one of the suspects fired a gun multiple times striking the victim. All of the suspects left the scene before police arrived.\nThe identity of the victim will later be released by the Clark County Coroner's Office.\nAnyone with information is urged to contact Metro's Homicide Section by phone at 702-828-3521. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.\nCopyright 2018 KVVU (KVVU Broadcasting Corporation). All rights reserved.", "Authorities have released the name of a teen shot to death Friday night in what authorities say was an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles at Birmingham's McAlpine Park.\nBirmingham police identified the victim as Michael Lee. He was 17.\nWest Precinct officers responded at 5 p.m. to a call of shots fired at the park on Avenue F in Ensley, said Sgt. Bryan Shelton. When they arrived, they didn't see anything amiss.\nWhile they were securing the scene of the shooting, the dispatcher informed them that a white vehicle involved in the shooting was detained by Fairfield police in the 6700 block of Terrance Court in Fairfield, and that one of the occupants appeared to have been shot.\nAdditional officers responded to the scene and found the wounded Lee. Birmingham Fire and Rescue responded to the scene and pronounced Lee dead.\nShelton said the preliminary investigation shows the white vehicle the victim was in and another vehicle exchanged gunfire at the park, and both cars fled the scene. He said it's unclear why Lee was taken to Fairfield.\nThe shooting, he said, is believed to have stemmed from some kind of online dispute.\nLee is Birmingham's ninth homicide so far in 2018, and one of two that happened on Friday. Earlier in the day - about 9 a.m. - police found 58-year-old Ricky Parker dead from a gunshot wound in his back yard. No arrests have been announced in that slaying.\nAnyone with information is asked to call Birmingham homicide detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.", "The search continues for a police impersonator following a bogus traffic stop in Montgomery that led to a sexual assault.\nNow, law enforcement officials are speaking out with some key tips for drivers.\nMontgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham drives an unmarked white SUV, equipped with the police package with lights and sirens, like many top brass and investigators. It was upsetting for the sheriff to hear that someone pretended to be a policeman in his county and hurt someone in the process.\nOn Tuesday, Oct. 4, at about 7 p.m., Montgomery police responded to Interstate 65 near Edgemont Avenue in reference to a non-police vehicle that had conducted a traffic stop that resulted in a sexual assault.\nThe vehicle was described as a dark-colored sedan resembling a Ford Crown Victoria, equipped with a blue flashing light.\nThe sheriff advised on what you should do if you're being pulled over by a plain car and don't feel safe.\n“Once you turn on your hazards and you reduce your speed and you're still driving under the speed limit and stopping at stop signs and traffic lights, that officer will understand that you're trying to go somewhere where you feel it's safe,” the sheriff explained. “It won't alarm those officers. They'll understand.”\nTony Garrett director of Central Alabama CrimeStoppers says stay on the main thoroughfare. Don't turn into any unfamiliar neighborhoods or side streets.\n“Find a well lit, populated area. If it's a well lit area but no one is there, that's not going to do you any good. Like a busy convenience store, fire station, shopping center, somewhere where people can see you,” he explained.\nObserve the person getting out of the car and check out their car. Marked patrol cars are highly identifiable. If it's unmarked, you may want to consider dialing 911 and getting on the phone with a dispatcher to tell them what's going on.\n“They'll send out an alert and they'll ask and see if any of their units have pulled over anyone so then you would have that confirmation from dispatch,” Garrett said. “If you're in a rural community, you might have to drive for a while before you get to a well populated area, but if you're on the phone with 911, they'll relay what you need to do. If it's not a police officer, they'll send a unit you're way.”\n“At least the dispatch will be able to say if it's one of their vehicles or another agency. At least you're letting someone know you're not trying to elude. You're just scared,” Sheriff Cunningham added.\nMPD has not provided a description of the suspect in this case.\nIf you see a vehicle matching the description provided by the department, call 911. If you have information about the car, call CrimeStoppers at 215-STOP, the Secret Witness at 625-4000, or the Montgomery Police Department at 625-2831.\n“It really upsets law enforcement and hopefully the community as a whole is upset about it and that helps us because they're our eyes and ears. Hopefully, they'll report it if they see someone driving around in vehicle with blue lights on horse playing or whatever it maybe, call us. We want to know,” Sheriff Cunningham stated.\n“One of the things you'll probably find with these people impersonating officers, they won't bump a siren. They'll just turn on blue lights. A law enforcement officer is going to have sirens to go along with the blue lights,” he added.\nCopyright 2017 WSFA 12 News. All rights reserved.", "Montgomery’s One Place Family Justice Center is the recipient of a nearly half-million dollar gr ant from the U.S. Department of Justice.\nWednesday Governor Kay Ivey approved the gr ant, administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, to provide assistance to victims of domestic violence in Montgomery County.\nThe gr ant will be used to expand the free, professional services available to domestic violence victims here in Montgomery.\nKaye Harris, the Executive Director of the center told WSFA 12 News, “All of the different services, people who provide services for victims of domestic violence in this county and the other six outlying counties are co-located in this facility, so we all work together. When we applied for the funding we asked that the Family Sunshine Center, legal services of Alabama and the district attorney's officer, who are already providing services here, we ask that they continue that subcontract with us and provide some new staff in those programs.”\nIn approving the gr ant, Ivey commended the work at One Place saying, \"Having the right personnel in place can make all the difference in the lives of those who have just been through something horrific.\"\nOfficials say it will allow the center to assist 950 victims over the next year. One Place Family Justice Center is a central location where victims can come and get help from agencies across the river region.\nCopyright 2017 WSFA 12 News. All rights reserved.", "New Providence Police are investigating yet another homicide.\nThe body of a male was found in a grey Hyundai car on Montgomery Avenue, off Carmichael Road with apparent gunshot wounds to the head and upper body.\nThere was also damage to the right passenger’s door at the rear of the vehicle.\nWhile police did not say exactly what happened, or what was the motive, Chief Superintendent, Officer in charge of The Central Detective Unit, Solomon Cash said the victim appeared to be between his late 20’s to early 30’s.\nHe added that the lifeless man appeared to have been in the vehicle for some time based on the condition of the body.\nAccording to Cash, shortly before 3pm yesterday, police received reports of the man’s body lying in the vehicle.\nHe was pronounced dead on the scene.\nCash revealed that at the time, police had not received any reports of any apparent gun shots.\nPolice are appealing to members of the public, who live in the area or may have been passing, to contact the police at 911/919.\nTuesday’s murder comes on the heels of another, last Thursday. In that case, the victim of a home invasion, died in hospital.", "The coroner confirmed Thursday that a woman had passed away just days after she was shot at a shooting range earlier this week. Lt. Sheila Cole with the Anderson County Sheriff's Office said deputies and EMS were called to the Skip-J Range on Murphy Road around 2 p.m. on Monday.\nStart the conversation, or Read more at WSFA-TV Montgomery.", "Two suspected drug pushers were killed early Friday morning in a buy-bust operation by the Manila police, who maintained that its officers acted “in self-defense.”\nJoel Mata and Antonio Tamboboy were both shot in the chest by members of Manila Police District’s (MPD) Moriones station, who conducted the operation around 3 a.m. at the corner of Ilaya and Padre Herrera streets in Barangay 3, Tondo.\nIn a report by case investigator SPO4 Glenzor Vallejo of MPD homicide section, PO1 Emerson Policarpio, then going undercover, managed to buy P900 worth of “shabu” from the suspects.\nADVERTISEMENT\nBut upon “sensing that they were dealing with police decoy,” Mata fired a pistol at Policarpio, who managed to run away unhurt.\nA backup team composed of PO3 Ferdinand Concon, PO2 Ronel Siriban and PO2 Xyz Estillero engaged Mata in a shootout.\nThe three officers then chased and cornered Tamboboy at a stall in the public market.\nVallejo reported that “instead of giving up peacefully, [Tamboboy] fired at the lawmen who tried to arrest him.” Another shootout ensued and left Tamboboy seriously wounded.\nThe MPD report said both suspects “still had signs of life” when brought to Gat. Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center, but that they later died while undergoing treatment.\nFive sachets of shabu, the P900 marked money, and loaded .45-caliber and .38-caliber pistols were recovered from the suspects, the MPD said.\nOn May 20, a member of MPD-Moriones station was killed while a colleague was wounded in an antidrug operation on Matanos Street, also in Tondo.", "Gunshots rang out in Downtown Memphis overnight near the riverfront at Wagner Street and Beale Street.\nGunshots rang out in Downtown Memphis overnight near the riverfront at Wagner Street and Beale Street.\nPicture of man hanging out of car window firing shots into parking lot. (Source: MPD)\nPicture of man hanging out of car window firing shots into parking lot. (Source: MPD)\nPicture of man hanging out of car window firing shots into parking lot. (Source: MPD)\nAt least 11 shots were fired in Downtown Memphis during a shooting on Easter Sunday.\nMemphis Police Department said there is a $1,000 reward for information that helps them identify and convict the man seen in pictures hanging out of a car and opening fire into a parking lot.\nOfficers found 11 spent shell casings where the shooting happened.\nAt 3 a.m. Sunday a woman found her car's rear and rear passenger windows had been shot out.\nNobody was injured in the shooting.\nWMC Action News 5's Kendall Downing is working with police to get more details about the ongoing investigation. He'll have the latest on WMC Action News 5 at 5 p.m.\nCopyright 2017 WMC Action News 5. All rights reserved." ]

[ "Catalan bears varying degrees of similarity to the linguistic varieties subsumed under the cover term Occitan language (see also differences between Occitan and Catalan and Gallo-Romance languages). Thus, as it should be expected from closely related languages, Catalan today shares many traits with other Romance languages." ]

[ "The ascription of Catalan to the Occitano-Romance branch of Gallo-Romance languages is not shared by all linguists and philologists, particularly among Spanish ones, such as Ramón Menéndez Pidal.", "The dialects of the Catalan language feature a relative uniformity, especially when compared to other Romance languages; both in terms of vocabulary, semantics, syntax, morphology, and phonology. Mutual intelligibility between dialects is very high, estimates ranging from 90% to 95%. The only exception is the isolated idiosyncratic Alguerese dialect.", "In the 11th century, documents written in macaronic Latin begin to show Catalan elements, with texts written almost completely in Romance appearing by 1080. Old Catalan shared many features with Gallo-Romance, diverging from Old Occitan between the 11th and 14th centuries.", "The most widely spoken family of languages in southern Europe are the Romance languages, the heirs of Latin, which have spread from the Italian peninsula, and are emblematic of Southwestern Europe. (See the Latin Arch.) By far the most common romance languages in Southern Europe are: Italian, which is spoken by over 50 million people in Italy, San Marino, and the Vatican; and Spanish, which is spoken by over 40 million people in Spain and Gibraltar. Other common romance languages include: Romanian, which is spoken in Romania and Moldova; Portuguese, which is spoken in Portugal; Catalan, which is spoken in eastern Spain; and Galician, which is spoken in northwestern Spain.", "In contrast with other Romance languages, Catalan has many monosyllabic words; and those ending in a wide variety of consonants and some consonant clusters. Also, Catalan has final obstruent devoicing, thus featuring many couplets like amic \"(male friend\") vs. amiga (\"female friend\").", "The Sardinian language is considered to be its own Romance language family, separate not only from standard Italian but also the wider Italo-Dalmatian family, and it includes the Campidanese Sardinian and Logudorese Sardinian variants. However, Gallurese, Sassarese, and Corsican are also spoken in Sardinia, and these languages are considered closely related or derived from the Italian Tuscan language and thus are Italo-Dalmatian languages. Furthermore, the Gallo-Romance language of Ligurian and the Catalan Algherese dialect are also spoken in Sardinia.", "Like other languages, Catalan has a large list of learned words from Greek and Latin. This process started very early, and one can find such examples in Ramon Llull's work. On the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries Catalan had a number of Greco-Latin learned words much superior to other Romance languages, as it can be attested for example in Roís de Corella's writings.", "Catalan pronouns exhibit T–V distinction, like all other Romance languages (and most European languages, but not Modern English). This feature implies the use of a different set of second person pronouns for formality.", "There is evidence that, at least from the a.d. 2nd century, the vocabulary and phonology of Roman Tarraconensis was different from the rest of Roman Hispania. Differentiation has arisen generally because Spanish, Asturian, and Galician-Portuguese share certain peripheral archaisms (Spanish hervir, Asturian/Portuguese ferver vs. Catalan bullir, Occitan bolir \"to boil\") and innovatory regionalisms (Sp novillo, Ast nuviellu vs. Cat torell, Oc taurèl \"bullock\"), while Catalan has a shared history with the Western Romance innovative core, especially Occitan.", "Catalan has an inflectional grammar, with two genders (masculine, feminine), and two numbers (singular, plural). Pronouns are also inflected for case, animacy[citation needed] and politeness, and can be combined in very complex ways. Verbs are split in several paradigms and are inflected for person, number, tense, aspect, mood, and gender. In terms of pronunciation, Catalan has many words ending in a wide variety of consonants and some consonant clusters, in contrast with many other Romance languages.", "The Catalan verbal system is basically common to all Western Romance, except that most dialects have replaced the synthetic indicative perfect with a periphrastic form of anar (\"to go\") + infinitive.", "Like all the Romance languages, Catalan verbal inflection is more complex than the nominal. Suffixation is omnipresent, whereas morphological alternations play a secondary role. Vowel alternances are active, as well as infixation and suppletion. However, these are not as productive as in Spanish, and are mostly restricted to irregular verbs.", "Catalan has inherited the typical vowel system of Vulgar Latin, with seven stressed phonemes: /a ɛ e i ɔ o u/, a common feature in Western Romance, except Spanish. Balearic has also instances of stressed /ə/. Dialects differ in the different degrees of vowel reduction, and the incidence of the pair /ɛ e/.", "Situated between two large linguistic blocks (Ibero-Romance and Gallo-Romance), Catalan has many unique lexical choices, such as enyorar \"to miss somebody\", apaivagar \"to calm down somebody\", or rebutjar \"reject\".", "The process of morphological derivation in Catalan follows the same principles as the other Romance languages, where agglutination is common. Many times, several affixes are appended to a preexisting lexeme, and some sound alternations can occur, for example elèctric [əˈlɛktrik] (\"electrical\") vs. electricitat [ələktrisiˈtat]. Prefixes are usually appended to verbs, for as in preveure (\"foresee\").", "This can give rise to the situation in which two dialects (defined according to this paradigm) with a somewhat distant genetic relationship are mutually more readily comprehensible than more closely related dialects. In one opinion, this pattern is clearly present among the modern Romance languages, with Italian and Spanish having a high degree of mutual comprehensibility, which neither language shares with French, despite some claiming that both languages are genetically closer to French than to each other:[citation needed] In fact, French-Italian and French-Spanish relative mutual incomprehensibility is due to French having undergone more rapid and more pervasive phonological change than have Spanish and Italian, not to real or imagined distance in genetic relationship. In fact, Italian and French share many more root words in common that do not even appear in Spanish.", "On the other hand, there are several language shift processes currently taking place. In Northern Catalonia, Catalan has followed the same trend as the other minority languages of France, with most of its native speakers being 60 or older (as of 2004). Catalan is studied as a foreign language by 30% of the primary education students, and by 15% of the secondary. The cultural association La Bressola promotes a network of community-run schools engaged in Catalan language immersion programs.", "According to the Statistical Institute of Catalonia in 2008 the Catalan language is the second most commonly used in Catalonia, after Spanish, as a native or self-defining language. The Generalitat of Catalunya spends part of its annual budget on the promotion of the use of Catalan in Catalonia and in other territories.", "In the Low Middle Ages, Catalan went through a golden age, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness. Examples include the work of Majorcan polymath Ramon Llull (1232–1315), the Four Great Chronicles (13th–14th centuries), and the Valencian school of poetry culminating in Ausiàs March (1397–1459). By the 15th century, the city of Valencia had become the sociocultural center of the Crown of Aragon, and Catalan was present all over the Mediterranean world. During this period, the Royal Chancery propagated a highly standardized language. Catalan was widely used as an official language in Sicily until the 15th century, and in Sardinia until the 17th. During this period, the language was what Costa Carreras terms \"one of the 'great languages' of medieval Europe\".", "In Western Catalan, unstressed vowels reduce to five: /e ɛ/ > [e]; /o ɔ/ > [o]; /a u i/ remain distinct. This reduction pattern, inherited from Proto-Romance, is also found in Italian and Portuguese. Some Western dialects present further reduction or vowel harmony in some cases.", "Central Catalan has abandoned almost completely unstressed possessives (mon, etc.) in favour of constructions of article + stressed forms (el meu, etc.), a feature shared with Italian.", "Catalan evolved from Vulgar Latin around the eastern Pyrenees in the 9th century. During the Low Middle Ages it saw a golden age as the literary and dominant language of the Crown of Aragon, and was widely used all over the Mediterranean. The union of Aragon with the other territories of Spain in 1479 marked the start of the decline of the language. In 1659 Spain ceded Northern Catalonia to France, and Catalan was banned in both states in the early 18th century. 19th-century Spain saw a Catalan literary revival, which culminated in the 1913 orthographic standardization, and the officialization of the language during the Second Spanish Republic (1931–39). However, the Francoist dictatorship (1939–75) banned the language again.", "In addition to having evolved, for the most part, separately from one another and with distinct individual histories, the Latin-based regional Romance languages of Italy are also better classified as separate languages rather than true \"dialects\" due to the often high degree in which they lack mutual intelligibility. Though mostly mutually unintelligible, the exact degree to which the regional Italian languages are mutual unintelligible varies, often correlating with geographical distance or geographical barriers between the languages, with some regional Italian languages that are closer in geographical proximity to each other or closer to each other on the dialect continuum being more or less mutually intelligible. For instance, a speaker of purely Eastern Lombard, a language in Northern Italy's Lombardy region that includes the Bergamasque dialect, would have severely limited mutual intelligibility with a purely standard Italian speaker and would be nearly completely unintelligible to a speaker of a pure Sicilian language variant. Due to Eastern Lombard's status as a Gallo-Italic language, an Eastern Lombard speaker may, in fact, have more mutual intelligibility with a Occitan, Catalan, or French speaker than a standard Italian or Sicilian language speaker. Meanwhile, a Sicilian language speaker would have an greater degree of mutual intelligibility with a speaker of the more closely related Neapolitan language, but far less mutual intelligibility with a person speaking Sicilian Gallo-Italic, a language that developed in isolated Lombard emigrant communities on the same island as the Sicilian language.", "Portuguese is the official language of Portugal. Portuguese is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia and Northern Portugal, originating from Galician-Portuguese, which was the common language of the Galician and Portuguese people until the independence of Portugal. Particularly in the North of Portugal, there are still many similarities between the Galician culture and the Portuguese culture. Galicia is a consultative observer of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries. According to the Ethnologue of Languages, Portuguese and Spanish have a lexical similarity of 89% - educated speakers of each language can communicate easily with one another.", "Catalan sociolinguistics studies the situation of Catalan in the world and the different varieties that this language presents. It is a subdiscipline of Catalan philology and other affine studies and has as an objective to analyse the relation between the Catalan language, the speakers and the close reality (including the one of other languages in contact).", "During much of its history, and especially during the Francoist dictatorship (1939–1975), the Catalan language has often been degraded as a mere dialect of Spanish. This view, based on political and ideological considerations, has no linguistic validity. Spanish and Catalan have important differences in their sound systems, lexicon, and grammatical features, placing the language in a number of respects closer to Occitan (and French).", "Switzerland has four official languages: principally German (63.5% total population share, with foreign residents, in 2013); French (22.5%) in the west; and Italian (8.1%) in the south. The fourth official language, Romansh (0.5%), is a Romance language spoken locally in the southeastern trilingual canton of Graubünden, and is designated by Article 4 of the Federal Constitution as a national language along with German, French, and Italian, and in Article 70 as an official language if the authorities communicate with persons who speak Romansh. However, federal laws and other official acts do not need to be decreed in Romansh.", "Since the Spanish transition to democracy (1975–1982), Catalan has been recognized as an official language, language of education, and language of mass media, all of which have contributed to its increased prestige. There is no parallel in Europe of such a large, bilingual, non-state speech community.", "The inflection of determinatives is complex, specially because of the high number of elisions, but is similar to the neighboring languages. Catalan has more contractions of preposition + article than Spanish, like dels (\"of + the [plural]\"), but not as many as Italian (which has sul, col, nel, etc.).", "The languages of Italy are primarily Latin-based Romance languages, with the most widely spoken languages falling within the Italo-Dalmatian language family. This wide category includes:", "Catalan dialects are relatively uniform, and are mutually intelligible. They are divided into two blocks, Eastern and Western, differing mostly in pronunciation. The terms \"Catalan\" and \"Valencian\" (respectively used in Catalonia and the Valencian Community) are two different varieties of the same language. There are two institutions regulating the two standard varieties, the Institute of Catalan Studies in Catalonia and the Valencian Academy of the Language in Valencia.", "As in the other Western Romance languages, the main plural expression is the suffix -s, which may create morphological alternations similar to the ones found in gender inflection, albeit more rarely. The most important one is the addition of -o- before certain consonant groups, a phonetic phenomenon that does not affect feminine forms: el pols/els polsos (\"the pulse\"/\"the pulses\") vs. la pols/les pols (\"the dust\"/\"the dusts\")." ]

[ "Children across Scotland are getting in the Christmas spirit to try and win £1500 for their school.\nPopular children’s author Sam Hay is challenging youngsters to come up with a new Christmas classic story, for a chance to win some brilliant prizes in the fourth annual Write Christmas competition.\nThe competition, backed by cartridgesave.co.uk is open to children between four and 11 years old and split into three age categories. To enter they need to channel their inner Dickens to write a short story or poem (max 200 words) inspired by winter or Christmas.\nThe entry that Sam, author of the ‘Undead Pets’ series of books, judges to be the best across the entire competition will win £1500 for their school to spend on books or writing equipment, in addition to a Christmas stocking full of festive treats worth £50 for themselves. Two runners up will each secure £250 for their school and a festive goody bag.\nThe top 50 entries from across the UK will also be made into a printable, free to download book, to be released in December 2017.\nEntries must be submitted by November 17 and children, parents and teachers can get hints and tips from Sam, plus full details of how to enter at Write Christmas 2017 .\nSam Hay believes the competition is a great step towards unlocking children’s creativity.\nShe said: “I’m very excited to be judging the Write Christmas story competition for a fourth year running. It’s a great opportunity to get kids all over Britain writing and showing off their fantastic imaginations. I’m always so impressed by their creativity and originality.\n“Christmas has been the inspiration behind some all-time classics including Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ and the much-loved ‘The Nutcracker’. It’s a time for magic, excitement and wonder. I can’t wait to read this year’s stories and poems!”\nIan Cowley, managing director of cartridgesave.co.uk, added: “Children’s imaginations never fail to amaze. We’re proud to invest in the best young writing and provide them with resources to help stimulate their creative minds at Christmas and beyond. Compiling the Write Christmas printable e-book is one of the highlights of our year.”\nLast year’s Write Christmas winner was Edwin Walker, aged 10, from Comely Park Primary in Falkirk, who captured the judges’ attention with his “unusual and clever” story written in the form of a police report, that detailed how someone broke into a little girl’s house on Christmas Eve, left sooty footprints on the carpet and stole mince pies and milk.\nUseful information:\nThe competition has three categories: 4-6, 7-9 and 10-11 years old.\nThere will be one overall winner across all categories. The winning school will receive £1,500 to spend on books or writing materials and the winning child will receive a goody bag worth £50.\nTwo runners up will win £250 for their school to spend on books or writing materials, as well as a goody bag each.\nThe best 50 entries from across all categories will be selected to appear in the printable e-book.\nPoems and short stories (200 words or less) must be entered by a parent, carer or teacher, who can give permission for the story, name and age of the child to be included in the book.\nThe judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.\nClosing date for entries is November 17 2017." ]

[ "DAVE MOSIER/independent editor\nAfter celebrating its first decade with a dazzling season of entertainment, capped by a gala featuring the Boston Pops Orchestra and Bernadette Peters, a new decade of entertainment began Tuesday with the unveiling of Season 11 at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio.\nNPAC Executive Director Paul Hoverman thanked all those who helped put together the new season.\n“It takes a village to raise a kid, it takes a village to put together a season, so many times,” he said with a smile.\nSeason 11 is completely packed with star performers and wildly popular Broadway shows, while shows for the new Enrich Community Concert Series, NPAC Kids Series, and Speaker Series have been carefully selected to entertain, educate, and inspire.\nThe new season features a number of outstanding artists and shows, including Australian pop superstar Olivia Newton-John, rock groups Bostyx (Boston and Styx) and The Little River Band, and M*A*S*H* star Jamie Farr in the Broadway play Tuesdays with Morrie.\nHere is a show-by-show listing of the new season:\nDive into a season of entertainment on Sunday, October 1, when BeeGee Realty presents the “’B’ Underwater Bubble Show”. This wet and wild spectacular is the first of the NPAC Kids series of shows. Let imagination run wild in this electrifying bubble adventure.\nClassic Country sound in a new age comes to the stage with Easton Corbin. Presented by Belna Petroleum on Saturday, October 7, Corbin is the first country male artist in 17 years to have his first two consecutive singles reach number one on the Country charts.\nTuesdays with Morrie, taken from the highly acclaimed book by Mitch Albom, comes to vivid life on stage Sunday, October 8. Actor Jamie Farr, best known for his portrayal of Klinger in TV’s M*A*S*H*, stars in this touching story of the meaning of life.\nTuesdays with Morrie will make audience members laugh, cry, think, and feel. Take part in the Community Book Read and join a panel discussion at 7 p.m. Monday, September 11, in the First Federal Lecture Hall.\nThe new Enrich Community Concert Series kicks off with the remarkable Five Browns. Presented by Unverferth Family Dentistry and Roger and Kay Okuley on Friday, October 13, the Five Browns are delivering on their dream to wake up classical music by introducing it to the widest, largest, and most excited audience they can find.\nOne of the greatest vocal bands of the ‘70s and ‘80s will have fans reminiscing. The Little River Band, presented by US Bank on Saturday, October 28, has garnered worldwide success. The group’s album and CD sales now top 30 million and it also set a record for being the first band to have top 10 hits for six consecutive years.\nBe enchanted by the Wizard of Oz presented by Laing Dentistry on Monday, October 30 and Tuesday, October 31. Developed from the ever popular MGM screenplay which recently celebrated its 75th Anniversary, this new production contains the beloved songs from the Oscar-winning movie score, all the favorite characters and iconic moments, plus new songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.\nUnverferth Family Dentistry and Roger and Kay Okuley present one of the musical prides of Van Wert, Gerhardt Zimmerman, and his Canton Orchestra as part of the Enrich Community Concert Series on Sunday, November 5. Zimmerman grew up on Crawford Street in Van Wert and graduated from VWHS in 1963. His energetic and vibrant performances have drawn invitations to appear on the podium in musical halls around the country. Don’t miss his return home and first time directing on the Niswonger stage.\nStrategence Capital presents Jeremy Camp on Friday, November 10. This popular Christian artist has 12 years of accolades and accomplishments as a songwriter and recording artist, including four million albums sold. Camp describes himself as “a minister who happens to play music as a way to minister.”\nShe’s timeless. US Bank presents the beautiful and talented Olivia Newton-John on Sunday, November 19. With a career spanning more than five decades, this four-time Grammy winner is a vibrant, creative individual adored by fans around the globe.\nIn true Niswonger fashion, the Christmas season is blissfully filled with memory making opportunities in a variety of stage delights beginning with “Country Christmas with Kellie Pickler and Phil Vassar”, presented by Celina Moving & Storage on Saturday, November 25.\nTogether, Pickler and Vassar will light up the stage in a rare Country Christmas tour that harmoniously showcases their musical talents and unique voices.\nChristmas classics make the holiday season complete. Jeffery Mohr Family Dentistry presents Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on Friday, December 1. This Broadway musical comes to life with Rudolph and all of his friends, who teach us that what makes you different can be what makes you special.\nEmmy Award winners and Billboard Top 10 recording artists The Texas Tenors ride back into town with their critically acclaimed Christmas concert, “Deep in the Heart of Christmas.”\nUnverferth Dentistry and Roger and Kay Okuley present The Texas Tenors on Friday, December 9, as part of the Enrich Community Concert Series. Heat up your holiday with these smokin’ hot cowboys.\nMichael W. Smith creates a Christmas spectacular with “The Voice” winner Jordan Smith and Lima Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, December 14. Presented by Strategence Capital, don’t miss this rare performance. The house will be ringing with Christmas meaning.\nCelebrate the true “Spirit of Christmas” with A Christmas Carol, presented by TAG Menswear and Slusher’s Jewelry on Sunday, December 17. This brand new, original production is filled with special effects and heartfelt sentiment. A Christmas Carol is delightful and a classic Christmas tradition worth treasuring together.\nCountry music kicks off 2018 in grand style. First Federal of Van Wert presents Lonestar on Saturday, January 27, 2018. This Country mega hit maker has amassed sales in excess of ten million albums sold and achieved 10 No. 1 country hits.\nJeffery-Mohr Family Dentistry presents the ultimate play date with a Big NPAC Kids event on Saturday, February 3! Erth’s “Dinosaur Zoo Live” guides families on a breathtaking tour through pre-historic Australia. Observe, meet, and interact with an eye-popping collection of amazingly life-like dinosaurs and other creatures presented in a theatrical performance that will thrill and entertain kids and adults of all ages!\nBeeGee Realty proudly presents smooth jazz artist Kenny G on Saturday, February 10, 2018. Kenny G was named the 25th-highest selling artist in America and continues to be the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era.\nCirque Zuma Zuma is unlike anything local residents have ever seen before. This African-style Cirque du Soleil is featured as part of the Enrich Community Concert Series presented by Unverferth Dentistry and Roger and Kay Okuley on Sunday, February 18, 2018. This high octane stage show will be a family entertainment hit!\nRodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella is the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical that is delighting audiences with its contemporary take on the classic tale.\nPresented by Jim and Mary Pope with two performance times on Saturday, March 3, this lush production features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations, and all the moments you love — the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball, and more — plus some surprising new twists.\nAn extraordinary experience awaits with Chloë Agnew and the Atlanta Pops on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2018. Presented by Scott and Nikki Niswonger, Agnew rose to fame as one of the youngest and original members of the internationally acclaimed group “Celtic Woman.” She brings her signature style and Irish sentiment to a beautiful and uplifting evening of music with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra.\n“MJ Live” is the No. 1 Michael Jackson tribute show in the world showcasing the energy, excitement, spectacle and pure joy of this legendary superstar and his music. Presented by Westwood Behavioral Health Center on Saturday, March 24, 2018, experience this awesome, theatrical stage production with its powerful sound, spectacular lighting, visual effects, team of dancers and live band on stage taking audiences back to when the King of Pop ruled the charts.\nBeige Realty presents Bostyx, featuring David Victor, recent co-lead singer and guitarist of Boston, reproducing the hits and vibe of two American pop music icons Boston and Styx in one high-energy show. Experience this rock classic on Saturday, April 21, 2018.\nEntertainment when coupled with education and awareness inspires minds to build understanding and strengthen community. Take a closer look at these Speaker Events this season that will enlighten and engage us all in a way that will broaden our awareness and open our minds and hearts.\nOn Tuesday, August 29, take part in a rare advance look at the Vietnam documentary film by Ken Burns coming to PBS in September. Featuring interviews with filmmakers, behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive clips from the series, it is an immersive narrative by, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that tells the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film.\nCentral Insurance Companies present motivational speaker Stephen Harvill in “Why We Love The Movies” on Wednesday, October 11. Harvill and his Creative Ventures team have helped some of the world’s most respected companies realize their true capabilities through implementing pioneering methods in organizational dynamics and strategic thinking.\nIf you don’t think human trafficking happens in your zip code, think again. Come learn more about human trafficking through an informative presentation by Theresa Flores, author of “The Slave Across the Street” on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. She will bring anger, sadness, laughter, and motivation to do something about the horrific crime of sex trafficking. This informative event is underwritten by Dale and Sarah Burden.\nMember sales begin June 21, Grand Series sales begin June 30 and the Select Series provides early buying opportunities by bundling three or more events, beginning July 14.\nSummer hours are Tuesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m., or get your tickets online/anytime at NPACVW.ORG. Dive into diverse entertainment at the Niswonger, the entertainment destination of the decade.", "THURSDAY 12.7\nWONDERLAND OF LIGHTS\nView elaborate holiday light displays, visit Santa and enjoy holiday treats. It’s open 6-9 p.m. daily through Dec. 30 (except Dec.4-5 and 11-12). $20 per vehicle and up. Pensacola Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway. thewonderlandoflights.com\nA CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS The University of West Florida presents the 11th annual production of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Tickets are $7-$18 per person. UWF students are admitted free with Nautilus cards. University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. uwf.edu\nFRIDAY 12.8\nHOLIDAY PARTY\nGet into the holiday spirit at Susan Campbell Jewelry’s party from 4-8 p.m. They are also hosting a trunk show with Suzy Landa Dec. 7, 8 and 9 and complimentary champagne for shoppers from 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays all December long. Susan Campbell Jewelry, 420 S. Palafox.\nSANTA’S PHOTO PARTY\nHop on Santa’s sleigh outside Artel Gallery and get your annual holiday photo. 5-9 p.m. Free. 223 S. Palafox. pensacolawinterfest.org\nREINDEER GAMES\nWatch Winterfest performers, play in the snow, enjoy holiday snacks and play reindeer games. 5-9 p.m. Free. 223 S. Palafox. pensacolawinterfest.org\nWINTERFEST PERFORMANCE TOURS\nClimb on the Winterfest trolley and get immersed in Christmas stories re-told live in action. Tours run from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $16-$35 for adults and $9-$19 for kids. For more information, visit pensacolawinterfest.org\nINFUSION HOLIDAY BASH\nGet into the holiday spirit with food, fellowship and live music from Infusion. The price of admission is a donation at the door. 6-9 p.m. UU Church of Pensacola, 9888 Pensacola Blvd. uupensacola.org\nHOLIDAY LANTERN TOURS\nSee Historic Pensacola in a new light. The Holiday Lantern Tours will include tours of the Lavalle House, the Dorr House and the Lear/Rocheblave House. Each house will be decorated for the holidays and participants will learn about holiday traditions of the past. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children. Tours start at the Tivoli House, located at 205 E. Zaragoza St. at 6:30, 7 and 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit historicpensacola.org.\nPENSACOLA CHILDREN’S CHORUS PRESENTS: CHRISTMAS ON THE COAST\nA family tradition for more than 25 years. Enjoy song and dance performances of your favorite holiday songs by young, local talent. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25-$41. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com\nSATURDAY 12.9\n2017 BODACIOUS GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST See the entries get judged at The Bodacious Family of Shops. Judging begins at 10 a.m. and the winners will be announced at 3 p.m. The Bodacious Family of Shops, 407 S. Palafox. sogourmet.com\nJACKSON’S PRESENTS: DECK THE HALLS Enjoy a delicious lunch while listening to Pensacola Opera perform Christmas classics such as “Silent Night” or “Away in a Manger.” Seatings are for 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. To reserve a table, call 469-9898. greatsouthernrestaurants.com\nMEET SANTA AT MILES ANTIQUE MALL Get your photo with Santa and do a little shopping. Santa will be around from 1-5 p.m. Miles Antique Mall, 5109 Bayou Blvd. milesantiquemall.com\n‘THE POLAR EXPRESS’ PAJAMA PARTY Kids are encouraged to wear their pjs for a special screening of “The Polar Express” every weekend through Dec. 17. Tickets are $7 each. Infants one and under are free. Each child will receive a free cup of hot cocoa and a cookie. Be sure to check out the Flight Deck Gift Store for a special treat while supplies last. Movie starts at 3 p.m. National Naval Aviation Museum, 1750 Radford Blvd. navalaviationmuseum.org\nSANTA’S PHOTO PARTY\nHop on Santa’s sleigh outside Artel Gallery and get your annual holiday photo. 5-9 p.m. Free. 223 S. Palafox. pensacolawinterfest.org\nREINDEER GAMES\nWatch Winterfest performers, play in the snow, enjoy holiday snacks and play reindeer games. 5-9 p.m. Free. 223 S. Palafox. pensacolawinterfest.org\nWINTERFEST PERFORMANCE TOURS\nClimb on the Winterfest trolley and get immersed in Christmas stories re-told live in action. Tours run from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $16-$35 for adults and $9-$19 for kids. For more information, visit pensacolawinterfest.org\nCOX PENSACOLA CHRISTMAS PARADE The not-to-miss Pensacola Christmas Parade will begin at Spring and Garden Street in downtown Pensacola as more than 50,000 watch from the streets. The parade boasts around 90 entries and eight bands from Escambia County, New Orleans and Mississippi. The fun starts at 5:15 p.m. coxpensacolachristmasparade.org\nHOLIDAY LANTERN TOURS\nSee Historic Pensacola in a new light. The Holiday Lantern Tours will include tours of the Lavalle House, the Dorr House and the Lear/Rocheblave House. Each house will be decorated for the holidays and participants will learn about holiday traditions of the past. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children. Tours start at the Tivoli House, located at 205 E. Zaragoza St. at 6:30, 7 and 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit historicpensacola.org.\nPENSACOLA CHILDREN’S CHORUS PRESENTS: CHRISTMAS ON THE COAST\nA family tradition for more than 25 years. Enjoy song and dance performances of your favorite holiday songs by young, local talent. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25-$41. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com\nBARS>BULLSH!T: THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS EDITION Hip hop returns to chizuko with The War on Christmas Edition of Bars > Bullsh!t Everyone is encouraged to come out in your favorite holiday attire. The most festive get up will even win a $25 prize. The December showcase features SilaS, Artisan P and DJJEDTHVSLOTH plus local support from Big Lo, Raspy Rapz, Cyborganics and Ty Delpra. DJ Slim (formerly Bodyslanga) will be on the wheels. Admission is $5-$8. chizuko, 506 W. Belmont St., facebook.com/chizukopensacola\nSUNDAY 12.10\nPENSACOLA CHILDREN’S CHORUS PRESENTS: CHRISTMAS ON THE COAST\nA family tradition for more than 25 years. Enjoy song and dance performances of your favorite holiday songs by young, local talent. 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $25-$41. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. pensacolasaenger.com", "Long before Harry Potter, The Box of Delights remade children’s fantasy Read more\nAfter two seasons of homespun Roy Hudd panto, this Victorian gem of a theatre brings us a relatively neglected children’s classic: a 1935 novel by John Masefield that, although seen on BBC TV in the 1980s, was new to me. In Piers Torday’s adaptation it provides an unexpected treat in its ability to combine ancient rituals with futuristic fantasy.\nThe plot, of which there is a lot, revolves around possession of the eponymous box, which enables its owner to become as small as a mouse, as swift as a falcon and to travel through time. Over the centuries it has been fought over by an antique magician and his evil nemesis. In the present it is passed for safe keeping to an orphaned boy, Kay Harker, who has to struggle against wolfish thieves, a disguised witch and, ultimately, the wicked Abner Brown to hang on to the box. It all climaxes in a fight in an underground river that, if Kay fails, could lead to the cancellation of Christmas.\nFacebook Twitter Pinterest Lively … from left, Josefina Gabrielle Safiyya Ingar and Matthew Kelly. Photograph: Alastair Muir\nSome children may find the story’s religious element, involving a crucial cathedral service, a touch alien. But, by updating the story to 1938, Torday lends Abner’s dream of world domination a chilling political resonance.\nThe real delight, however, lies in gaining access to Masefield’s unfettered imagination. The story is steeped in folklore and resurrects the antlered Herne the Hunter last seen in The Merry Wives of Windsor. But, while ancient Albion is invoked, the benignly bearded showman, Cole Hawlings, anticipates JK Rowling’s Dumbledore, a getaway car turns into an airborne plane and the box’s time-travelling capacity inevitably reminds us of Dr Who. Masefield emerges as a natural storyteller with the gift of keeping a foot in the past and an eye to the future.\nJustin Audibert’s production and Tom Piper’s design are every bit as inclusive as the story itself. The stage is filled with wardrobes that, as in the works of CS Lewis, usher us into other dimensions. We get puppetry in the shape of a hand-operated Irish terrier and a flying phoenix. Video projections are also deployed to conjure up fires, floods and ghostly apparitions. I wished the show occasionally acknowledged the audience (as in the Old Vic Christmas Carol), but it successfully creates a world that can contain the traditional and the visionary.\nFive Little Christmas Monkeys review – maths plus music equals magic Read more\nThe inventive staging also allows Matthew Kelly to play both the good and evil spirits. As the beneficent Cole, he is like a roly-poly, white-haired Santa, while, as Abner, he turns into a jowly monster in a silk dressing gown suggesting a demonic version of Noël Coward’s Garry Essendine in Present Laughter. Kelly’s versatility is matched by that of Josefina Gabrielle, who doubles delightfully as a vulpine thief and a kindly guardian.\nAlistair Toovey as the dauntless Kay, Saffiya Ingar as a gun-toting tomboy, and Samuel Simmonds as her understandably nervous brother also make a lively adolescent trio. But the real virtue of the show is that it introduces us to the merry eclecticism of the largely forgotten Masefield.\n• At Wilton’s Music Hall, London, until 6 January. Box office: 020-7702 2789.", "Maybe it's the green fur around his face, or maybe it's playwright and lyricist Timothy Mason's interpretation of the character as a sassy attention hog, but the Grinch cuts a Beetlejuice-like figure in the musical adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic Christmas tale, which runs through Sunday at the Winspear Opera House.\nDr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical debuted on Broadway in 2006, and Dallas made the list for its first national tour in 2010. The show has made a short tour every holiday season since, and this year it again visits Dallas, the fifth of six stops. The tour will wrap up in Philadelphia just before Christmas.\nThe musical is narrated by a wisened Max (Bob Lauder), the Grinch's Christmas-loving dog, who is making one final trip to the site of his favorite holiday memory. We're taken back in time to the days when Max was just a young pup, living with the Grinch (Philip Bryan) on a mountain overlooking the town of Whoville.\nThe Whos, wearing goofy, candy-colored costumes and exaggerated hairdos, are in the midst of Christmas preparations. Looking down on it all, the Grinch — who has heart palpitations at the mere mention of the word \"Christmas\" — hatches a plan to stop the holiday once and for all by snatching all of the Whos' decorations, presents and puddings in the night.\nThe musical's set pieces look as if they were hastily sketched, giving the charming impression that the whole colorful scene has been ripped from the pages of Dr. Seuss' book.\nThe set for Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical has an illustrated look. courtesy ATTPAC\nThe action alternates between the Whos and the Grinch, who are given equal time. Delilah Rose Pellow and Avery Sell are spectacular as Cindy Lou Who, a young girl who finds the Grinch's heart and ultimately grows it by showing him compassion, but there's no question which character the audience delights in seeing most.\nThe Grinch, with his long, green, tendril-like fingers and rude manner, is the favorite of both children and adults. Upon his entrance, he demands more applause, and they are happy to give it.\n\"Ugh, it's a ballad,\" the Grinch says, when Cindy Lou Who launches into the precious song \"Santa for a Day\" after discovering him disguised as St. Nick and absconding with all of her toys.\nChildren sitting on usher-provided booster seats made up about two-thirds of the audience at the 11 a.m. show Saturday, and this joke and others were clearly meant for the parents. Unlike many contemporary children's tales, this musical manages to appeal to adults without pandering or being crude.\nThe Grinch addresses the kids in the audience as if they're more Whos, gently roasting them (\"I hate you, and you — and especially you!\") and eliciting their help when he can't seem to spit out the word Christmas. At adult events, attempts to solicit crowd participation can be awkward flops, but dozens of children Saturday were more than happy to offer their help — even when it wasn't explicitly requested.\nThey shouted out, sang along and jumped in the aisles, attempting to grab the fake snow and confetti that occasionally rained down from overhead.\nEXPAND The duet between the Grinch (Philip Bryan) and Cindy Lou Who (role shared by Delilah Rose Pellow and Avery Sell), \"Santa for a Day,\" is genuinely heartwarming. courtesy ATTPAC\n\"You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch\" is the song everyone will recognize and enjoy, but the new numbers are compelling and immediately seem familiar. The Whos' holiday song, \"Fah Who Foraze,\" is just a bunch of nonsense words set to a Christmas-y sounding melody, but perhaps unsurprisingly, it sounds a lot like every other song in rotation on KLUV this month.\nThe Grinch also gives a memorable, Vaudeville-esque performance to \"One of a Kind,\" in which he dances with a whipping switch instead of a cane and refuses to get off the stage when it's time.\nIn contrast to the last children's musical we saw at the Winspear, Roald Dahl's Matilda, this one didn't suffer any audio problems. The dialogue and especially the lyrics had been garbled in Matilda, but How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was crystal clear and easy to follow.\nThe musical is an hour and a half long, which is just enough to allow for the Grinch to make a believable transformation into, if not a Christmas lover, at least a Christmas accepter, without sending restless kids into temper tantrums. My 5-year-old brother started out captivated, but by the time an hour had passed, he was ready for the Grinch and the Whos to wrap it up.\nNevertheless, it's clear why someone thought it a good idea to transform this story, first published in 1957, into a high-budget touring production and why it has been a success. As with his other stories, like Green Eggs and Ham and Oh, the Places You'll Go!, Dr. Seuss manages to deliver simple and important messages without being trite.\nThe Grinch's lesson for adults is that being \"one of a kind\" is over-rated. And to the kids in the audience, many of whom probably asked for iPads for Christmas, it had this to say: Christmas isn't about the stuff.\nBut it may take a couple years or decades before that message sinks in. \"The confetti,\" my brother responded when asked what his favorite part of the show was. And who could blame him?", "Children across Sheffield will get more exposure to the arts and culture in a bid to increase attainment in schools and create a workforce fit for the modern world thanks to a new partnership in the city.\nCreate Sheffield - Adventures in Cultural Education will bring together organisations from the education, arts, culture and voluntary sectors to ensure that every children and young person, up to the age of 25, in the city will experience and participate in arts and culture.\nSophie Hunter gives a speech at the Crucible about the Sheffield Cultural Education Partnership\nThose behind the new partnership believe being exposed to the arts and culture will help children achieve better in school and learn vital skills to gain creative jobs.\nThey said that subjects such as music and art are being squeezed out by schools who are pressured to reach Sats targets and climb league tables.\nHeadteachers, teachers and representatives from organisations across the city descended on the Crucible to hear more about the partnership on Friday.\nStephen Betts, the chief executive of Learn Sheffield, which is part of the partnership's steering group, said: \"This is about overcoming the barriers that exist and about being pro-active and improving the quality of life and educational and employability outcomes.\nDave Herbert gives a session at the Crucible about the Sheffield Cultural Education Partnership\n\"We are trying to do something strategic and make a significant impact to the children in our city.\"\nCreate Sheffield has two main proposals - to create a list of all the experiences that children and young people could do in Sheffield and become a platform for the development of learning resources, opportunities and fun, and create an initiative that focuses on developing young makers.\nSophie Hunter, a spokesman for Create Sheffield, said the project started 18 months ago and has been developing partnerships with organisations and consulting with youngsters.\n\"The idea is that we find a way to take arts, culture, heritage organsations, from gaming manfacturers to ballet, and that everyone finds a way of engaging with children and young people,\" she said.\n\"We know there is a lot of young people that get it and there is also an awful lot that don't get anywhere near it.\"\nOther opportunities it will offer include enabling youngsters to learn about creative careers, enabling parents to access the arts with their children and seeking support from schools to gain Artsmark, a creative quality standard for schools, accredited by Arts Council England.\nPete Massey, director of the Northern Economy and Partnerships for Arts Council England, said that the introduction of the EBacc school performance measure, which looks at what youngsters achieve in their GCSE's in core subjects such as English, maths, science and languages, has seen the reduction of creative and arts subjects in schools, particularly in deprived areas.\nHe said art was a way of allowing youngsters to create perspectives and understand empathy, which in turn gives them the skills to become more civilised.\n\"If there was a time in our history that a more civil society was required and the tools to create one, it's now,\" he added.\nVice-chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, Chris Husbands, said that engaging in arts, culture and creativity is important because it drives high attainment and creates a workforce fit for an ever-changing world.\nMembership for the partnership will begin in September.\nMembers will be asked to pay between £125 and £5,000 per year, depending on their turnover and size of the organisation or school, to enable to partnership to continue and develop.", "GETTING READY - Sue Barker and Sheila Wright help set up the Middle Schools Awesome Art Show, held in the Kiwanis Gallery through to May 21st. Mark Weber/Red Deer Express\nRed Deer Arts Council and the Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present the 33rd Middle Schools Awesome Art Show, held in the Kiwanis Gallery through to May 21st.\nFrom TV shows to celebrities to the world around them, middle school students indeed see the world with unique eyes.\nTo that end, this annual exhibit delights its audience with a variety of works expressing these students’ talents as they experiment with various subject matter and media.\nThe ‘First Friday’ Red Deer opening reception runs May 4th from 6 to 8 p.m.\nThe show features students from Eastview, Central, Gateway, West Park and Glendale Middle Schools.\n“You never know what you are going to get,” explained Diana Anderson of the Red Deer Arts Council. “There are some themes that they work with consistently that show up year after year, but it’s all about the way kids interpret the work that they are given to do,” she said.\n“It’s like opening a Christmas present because you aren’t sure what you are going to get, what it’s going to look like. Or how it’s going to hang,” she added, referring to the plethora of paintings donning the walls of the Kiwanis Gallery.\nThis year, there are 74 pieces altogether.\n“I love this exhibit because it’s so full – it gives people lots to look at and lots to figure out what it is these students are doing through their art,” she said. “This one is really creative – there is some really neat stuff.”\nAnderson said over the years it’s been amazing to watch the youth flourish in their skills, with some moving on to explore their artistic styles further via post-secondary studies.\nAnd while, as mentioned, there is no prescribed theme to the exhibit, there are a few things that seem to pop up regularly from year to year. “We always get really strong portrait pieces, and then you see all of these semi-abstract pieces,” she said, adding that animals and landscapes are popular subjects as well.\nNext up for the Kiwanis Gallery (May 23rd to June 17th) is ‘Hang-ups and Insights: the 10th Annual IB and AP Art Show with Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School and Hunting Hills High School’.\nThis exhibit features the artwork of the graduating students of the Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate Art Programs. From installation art to ceramics to prints and drawings and more, this exhibit showcases the young people who will be the next generation of talented artists, notes a release.\nThe First Friday opening runs June 1st from 6 to 8 p.m.", "Get what's on updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nArts broadcaster Kirsty Lang has a new excuse to hang out in Gateshead and Newcastle, as DAVID WHETSTONE reports\nJournalist and broadcaster Kirsty Lang has been appointed as the new chair of BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead.\nShe will take up the post in April, taking over from architect Peter Buchan who has held the position since November 2009.\nKirsty Lang is the presenter of BBC Radio 4 arts programme Front Row but she has also worked on the Today programme and Newsnight and has presented Channel 4 News and BBC World News.\nAs a foreign correspondent she has reported for the BBC and The Sunday Times from Eastern Europe and later Paris and Brussels.\nShe has also been a visiting professor in communications at the School of International and Public Affairs, University of Columbia, New York.\nKirsty Lang said: “I’m really excited and honoured to be appointed the new chair of BALTIC.\n“It’s a beautiful and dynamic space, a beacon of creativity and a recognised leader in contemporary art both nationally and internationally.\n(Image: newcastle chronicle)\n“I love the fact that it’s free entry and open to all.\n“In my view, the arts are just as important to the collective well-being of our nation as sport, and everyone, from the very young to the very old, should have access.\n“Exposing children and young people to the arts encourages creativity which will give them an edge in the workplace of the future, particularly at a time when arts subjects are being phased out in many schools.\n“I believe BALTIC has a key role to play in this.\n“It’s also a great excuse for me to spend more time hanging out in Newcastle and Gateshead which, as we know from the Rough Guide, is the top destination to visit in the world in 2018!”\nKirsty Lang, a Bafta member, has also chaired many conferences on topics including arts and culture, health, education and foreign affairs.\nRecently she has spent three years on the board of the British Council which works with more than 100 countries in the fields of arts and education.\nSarah Munro, director of BALTIC, said she was thrilled with the appointment.\n“Over the past 18 months we have been developing a powerful new vision aimed at expanding the role artists and institutions can play in connecting communities through creative civic empowerment,” she said.\n“Kirsty’s understanding and commitment to this vision will provide a strong united leadership for BALTIC as we navigate the challenging and exciting times ahead.”\nSir Nicholas Serota, chair of Arts Council England, said Kirsty Lang’s knowledge of arts and culture made her ideal for the role.\n“Her evident enthusiasm for making art and culture accessible to all, and for the value of creativity in helping children and young people achieve their full potential, resonates so well with BALTIC’s vision and our own priorities.”\n* Two new exhibitions are opening at BALTIC on Friday, February 9.\nJasmina Cilic is a Slovenian artist who specialises in performance, installation and film. She has created a new installtion for BALTIC called This Machine Builds Nations. She will be giving a talk about her work at BALTIC on Friday at 1pm.\nAlso opening is Missing Time by Serena Korda who is currently Norma Lipman/BALTIC fellow in ceramic studies at Newcastle University.", "Inside the photo album were photographs of I'm a Celebrity presenter Ant McPartlin\nA 20-year-old was left red-faced when the charity shop photo album he got his grandmother for Christmas had old pictures inside - of Ant McPartlin.\nDaniel Mayes was mortified when Eileen James, 70, opened the boxed set of five albums to find one still contained a handful of retro photographs taken in 2002.\nBut his embarrassment soon turned to hilarity when aunt Tina Aziz, 46, flicked through the photos and unearthed two snaps showing the Saturday Night Takeaway presenter holding a baby and child.\nThe grandmother-of-six, who is also a huge Ant and Dec fan, said the random discovery has made her Christmas.\nShe now plans to invite the 41-year-old to her home in Leicester for Christmas later this year.\nMs James, a retired school worker, said: 'It really has made my Christmas.\n'We are hoping we can have Ant round for Christmas next year now - if he heard the antics we get up to I think he definitely would come.\n'The album looked completely brand new, there wasn't a mark on it. So when I found the photos my poor grandson was so embarrassed.\n'After I flicked through and spotted the photos I realised they weren't generic pictures like they sometimes put in albums. So I passed it to Tina and she spotted the ones of Ant.\nDaniel Mayes (left) was left red-faced when he gave his grandmother Eileen James (right) old photo albums for Christmas\nMs James, 70, (pictured) holds up one of the photographs she found in the album her grandson bought her for Christmas\n'I am a big fan of him and Dec, we all watch I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! and I really like all the programmes they do. I think they're both amazing.\n'I joked we should have copies done of the photos as they are probably worth a fortune. I do want to keep one as a souvenir though.'\nMr Mayes, a roofer, purchased the boxed set of five A5 photo albums from a charity shop in Leicester city centre earlier this month before presenting it to Eileen at 26-strong family gathering on December 27.\nHe was shopping when he snapped up the second hand bargain before his pal could buy the gift for his own grandparents - and admitted he only checked the first three of the five albums for leftover snaps.\nThe eight images, believed to have been printed in March 2002, were found in a middle section of the album and show a fresh-faced Ant sat on a red sofa holding first a young baby and then an older toddler.\nOther photos left in the album include shots of a couple getting married at what Tina believes could be Leicester Registry Office and the family are now keen to reunite the snaps with their rightful owner.\nThis is one of the photographs of Ant McPartlin which was found inside the second hand photo album\nDaniel Mayes (left), Eileen James (centre) and Tina Aziz (right) were stunned when they found the photographs inside\nMs James, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy for kidney cancer which has since spread to other parts of her body, said the bizarre discovery had 'made her Christmas'.\nShe added: 'I have had a really tough year but this has been the most amazing Christmas.\n'Laughter is the best medicine, and I have the best family to help me through anything.'\nMr Mayes, who also lives in Leicester, also bought his gran a book for Christmas.\nThe pictures of star Ant Mcpartlin holding two unkown children along with other images including wedding photos that were also in the photo album\nHe said: 'When I realised there was still pictures in the album I was so embarrassed because it showed someone else had them before and they were from a charity shop.\n'So when I saw the photos and who it was in them I couldn't believe it - it definitely made up for it.\n'Now I think it's her favourite Christmas present - she is over the moon with it. Fingers crossed he will come round for Christmas next year.'", "A cheeky nine-year-old boy who was caught scrawling his name on a bedroom wall blamed it on his family's 'Elf on the Shelf'.\nMatthew Atkins, from Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, had written over the pristine white surface using red pen, but was caught out by his mother Danyele.\nAfter creating the mess, the youngster panicked and scrubbed the ink off over night.\nBut his mother had already snapped the graffiti and confronted him the next day.\nMatthew Atkins (left, with his sister Victoria), from Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, had written over the pristine white wall (right) using red pen, but was caught out by his mother Danyele\nMs Atkins, 38, has now posted the picture of Matthew's artistry online to show other parents his handy work.\nShe said: 'He's a little monkey. First of all, he blamed it on the elf then he said ''you must have dreamt it''. When we showed him to pictures he said ''it's photoshopped''.\n'The next morning I called him to get up at 7am and said ''I want a word with you'' then showed him the photo. I said ''I can't have been dreaming when I have photographs of it''.\n'In the end, he admitted it and said ''oh I got bored and didn't want to go to bed at 9 o'clock''.\n'It looked like the writing from The Shining when the boy writes ''redrum''.\n'I've said that if he ever does anything like that again and blames the elf, the elf will have to go back to the North Pole with Santa.'\nMatthew also decided to blame his siblings but when this did not work and his iPad was confiscated, he took matters into his own hands and scrubbed the ink off the wall.\nHis mother said: 'I know it was definitely him. His dad later went to use the flannel and noticed it was still wet.\nLeft, Matthew with his father Anthony and right, the nine-year-old with his sisters Emily, 11 and Victoria, 18, and his brother, Zak, 14\n'When we wrung it out, there was a reddish tinge to the water. He'd used that to scrub the ink off the wall.\n'We're just lucky it wiped off. He's always doing little things and blaming it on his brother or the dog or the elf.\n'We took his iPad and Xbox off him for the night as a punishment. We couldn't let him off, especially with the other two who have global development delay as they'd copy it.\n'Matthew is always up to something. He's always up to mischief.\n'The only thing he doesn't try and outsmart is the Elf on the Shelf. He'll always come down to see what he's got up to overnight.\nLeft, Matthew with his family and right, his mother Danyele who described the youngster as a 'little monkey'\nWhat is the Elf on the Shelf? The Elf on the Shelf phenomenon is an American tradition that has now made its way across the pond to us Brits Like Black Monday, the Elf on the Shelf phenomenon is an American tradition that has now made its way across the pond to us Brits. It started as a children’s story of how Father Christmas sends a ‘scout’ elf to check whether children are being ‘naughty or nice’ in the run-up to the Big Day. The book is sold with an elf puppet for parents to recreate the tale at home. From December 1 until Christmas Eve, once children are tucked up in bed, parents place the elf in different locations around the house (posed doing something funny or mischevious), so that he is somewhere new when they wake up. Youngsters are told the elf is magic and flies to the North Pole each night to report back to Santa, hence why he moves position each night. Some parents also opt to leave small presents alongside the elf. So not only do children receive a deluge of gifts on Christmas Day, they can now expect 24 ‘little’ ones — good behaviour pending.\n'The Elf of the Shelf decorated our Christmas tree with his socks and underwear last week.\n'He'll give a little smirk but he knows he won't win. He's actually very quiet at school but shows his true side to us at home.\n'He told his dad that he's buying me a massive nerf gun for Christmas so we can have battles.'\nAfter posting the images on social media, Ms Atkins was inundated with stories from other parents whose children had used the wall as their canvas.\nOne mother wrote: 'My eldest wrote her little sister's name all over my garden fence, and obviously it wasn't her 'because she would have written her own name'. Her younger sister was 2.'\nAnother said: 'When my stepsons were younger, the older one drew a crocodile on the wall and signed his name then tried to say it was his three-year-old brother.'", "PARMA, Ohio - Visitors to the Stearns Homestead on Ridge Road might have noticed some attractive seasonal displays decorating the buildings. The displays can be found at both the Briggs House and Stearns House, 6975 Ridge Road.\nThey were arranged by Barbra Okleson and her helpers on the floral design committee from the Ridgewood Garden Club. The group decorates the exterior of the buildings for Christmastime, fall and other seasons. When able, club members also volunteer to help with the gardens at the homestead.\nOn the back porch of the Stearns House is a Christmas tree with an antique chair and wagon decorated with greens and highlighted with red bows. The display takes advantage of several antique artifacts.\nAt the Gibbs House, just across the driveway, two large pots filled with seasonal red ornamental grasses/twigs and greens flank the front door. A sled with a red bow is perched against the house, providing a festive touch for the holiday season.\nThe garden club has been in existence for more than 50 years. Thanks to these dedicated volunteers who do their part to help beautify the city.\nEven though Stearns Homestead officially is closed for the season, you can drive by to take a look at the decorations. You might even see the animals outside - depending on the weather. Ruth Fay, president of the Parma Area Historical Society which operates the homestead, said if the barn door is open, feel free to stop in for a chat or a visit.\nCeltic Christmas: Parma Symphony Orchestra will help you get into the Christmas mood during a holiday program at 3 p.m. Dec; 17 at Valley Forge High School Auditorium, 9999 Independence Blvd., Parma Heights. Randolph Laycock is the music director. The orchestra will perform with Tomaseen Foley's Troupe for \"A Celtic Christmas.\"\nThe program is billed as an authentic remembrance of a way of life and of a night before Christmas in the 1940s and '50s at a remote farmhouse in the west of Ireland before cars, television and telephones.\nWilliam Coulter, an internationally recognized, Grammy Award-winning steel-string guitarist, directs the show. He has performed and recorded traditional Celtic and American folk music for more than 25 years.\nThe show also features Brian Bigley, a uilleann piper, flute and whistle player and world champion-level traditional Irish dancer; violinist Edwin Huizinga; Kara Mathias, a traditional Irish vocalist singing Irish Christmas carols, and Erin Hogan, a traditional Irish dancer.\nThe orchestra, in its 49th season, consists of 75 members of all walks of life from Greater Cleveland.\nAdmission is $20 for adults, $10 for children 17 and younger accompanied by an adult. Purchase tickets online at https://goo.gl/neuadj or at the door beginning at 2:30 p.m.\nThe Parma Symphony Orchestra is a self-supporting community orchestra in cooperation with the Parma City Schools. More information about the program is available at acelticchristmas.com. Visit parmasymphony.org or Facebook for details on the orchestra, or call Joe Germana, business manager, at 440-882-2012.\nFabulous fashions: The Independence Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library will present \"Wow Factor: 150 Years of Collecting Bold Clothes\" 2-3 p.m. Dec. 16 at the library, 6361 Selig Drive, Meeting Room 100.\nThe free program is geared for adults and looks at how Clevelanders use fashion to stand out in a crowd. It will look at some of the city's trendsetters, who they were and where they shopped, as well as sharing images and stories from the Western Reserve Historical Society's exhibit in the Chisholm Halle Costume Wing.\nParty time: Parma Senior Center will host a Deck the Halls party and dance 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Smallwood Activities Center, 7001 W. Ridgewood Drive, Parma.\nInformation, please: Readers are invited to share information about themselves, their families and friends, organizations, church events, etc. in Brooklyn, Independence, Parma, Parma Heights and Seven Hills for the Parma Postings column, which I write on a freelance basis. Awards, honors, milestone birthdays or anniversaries and other items are welcome. Submit information at least 10 days before the requested publication date to carolkovach@hotmail.com.", "There is no bitterness from Peterborough born Aston Merrygold when his controversial exit from Strictly Come Dancing is raised.\nThe former JLS star says he has already moved on after surprisingly being knocked out of the hugely popular competition in week seven, a decision which prompted an unusual amount of anger on social media for what is essentially a celebrity reality TV contest.\nAston Merrygold of JLS performs on stage during their Goodbye Tour at the LG Arena, Birmingham. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday December 13, 2013. Photo credit should read: Joe Giddens/PA Wire ENGEMN00120131223151906\nHowever, Aston admitted seeing thousands of people slam the judges for booting him out was quite enjoyable, as it showed how much support he had with the wider public.\nIn an exclusive interview with the Peterborough Telegraph, the former Jack Hunt School pupil said: “I can’t help but love the reaction. It just shows the support I’ve got. I can’t not be happy for the fact people were outraged and upset I left. I was thankful for the support.”\nThe dance which put and end to Aston and partner Janette Manrara’s hopes of a Strictly triumph was the Viennese Waltz which found no favour with judge Craig Revel Horwood who gave it a four.\nAnd despite the other judges giving Aston a seven he found himself in the bottom two following the public vote, leaving him in a dance off against Mollie King and AJ.\nAfter the dance off judges Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli opted to save Aston, but Craig and Shirley Ballas chose Mollie, with head judge Shirley’s vote taken as the final decision in a tie.\nReflecting on the decision, Aston said: “We had one bad week and it turned out to be the last. You just have to take it on the chin and get over it. For me it’s like, what next?”\nAsked whether he felt Craig had been harsh scoring him a four, he replied: “I’m not an expert on this kind of thing. The only person I take the opinion of from the show is Janette and when she has watched it back she said it was not a 4. But Craig is entitled to his opinion.”\nAston’s friend Louis Smith, the Olympic medal winning gymnast from Peterborough, won Strictly in 2012, and his comment to Aston that he would love the show turned out to be correct.\nSpeaking about his Strictly experience, Aston said: “I loved it. I had friends who have done the show before like Louis Smith and Alesha Dixon who tell you, ‘you will have a great time’.\n“You can never really imagine everything that goes into the show and the amount of fun you are going to have. It was just amazing to be a part of it.\n“It’s the biggest show on TV for a reason. You can see that when it’s on.\n“As much as it’s a competition, for myself and every single person it’s the weirdest competition to be a part of.\n“It does not feel like a competition in any way until you’re in the bottom two. You are standing there wanting people to do really well. You want them to get 10s.\n“It’s honestly the weirdest scenario to be a part of. Everybody was way out of their comfort zone.\n“But I made a whole lot of new friends which is amazing.”\nBacking appeal to make it the best Christmas ever\nDespite having to leave Strictly Come Dancing earlier than he would like, things are looking up for Aston Merrygold.\nThe former Jack Hunt School pupil is a business partner in a new dance studio in Vauxhall, London, which opens in January, and he is also touring in April as a solo artist.\nBut the most special event in his life will be the upcoming birth of his first child with partner Sarah Richards.\nThe due date for the baby (they do not want to find out the gender before it is born) is in the new year, and becoming a dad only re-enforces how special a time Christmas is for children.\nSo much so that, for the second year running, the former JLS star is lending his support to Cash for Kids Mission Christmas, an annual Christmas toy appeal which last year generated upwards of £15.5 million in gifts and donations which were distributed to more than 360,000 disadvantaged kids across the UK.\nAston said: “It’s mad to think there are kids in this country that won’t be able to experience Christmas, more so probably this year because I’m going to be a dad for the first time.\n“Christmas should be a magical time and Mission Christmas is trying to make a difference.\n“When you sit down and someone is talking to you all about their experiences of young people and children who do not experience Christmas, it’s heartbreaking.\n“This is something I have to put my time and effort in with and really spread the word for.”\nThis Christmas will be the last time Aston does not have the responsibilities of looking after a young child, but as Sarah’s due date nears he admits he cannot wait to become a dad for the first time.\nHe said: “It’s really exciting for myself and my partner Sarah. It’s going to be our last Christmas where we can chill out but not expect to be woken up at 5am!\n“It’s a special time. We’re just thinking what it’s going to be like. We’re going to savour these moments.\n“Everyone is like ‘are you prepared?’. But I do not think you can be.”\nAston and Sarah will be staying close to their local hospital this Christmas, meaning for the first time the 29-year-old will not be spending the festive period in Peterborough.\nBut he cannot wait to return to his home city and show off his newborn to his friends who still live here.\nHe added: “It’s the first time I’m not going to be in Peterborough for Christmas which is crazy.\n“I’ve still got some of my oldest friends there and they all need to meet the new baby. I can’t wait to start the new journey.”\nAston Merrygold is asking everyone to donate an extra gift for Cash for Kids Mission Christmas http://www.cashforkids.uk.com/mission.\nText MISSION to 70808 to give £5, or donate a new and unwrapped present at any Wickes store by Sunday, December 17.", "Julian McKenzie, CTV Montreal\nIn a special lesson from the pros with the Montreal Alouettes, the students at Academie Sainte-Anne in Dorval are learning how to – safely – get their heads into the game.\nBut there’s one key thing missing from today’s scrimmage: the contact.\nThis week, the Alouettes launched their Ultimate Football Tour, where the team will visit schools and YMCAs across Quebec promoting a non-contact brand of football for kids.\nThe latest initiative was unveiled in front of the school’s fifth and sixth graders, young sports enthusiasts with developing brains that are particularly vulnerable to rough play.\nThis is where ultimate football comes in: a hybrid, non-contact alternative to football, and a safe introduction to the sport for elementary age children.\n“By mixing ultimate Frisbee and football – which is what ultimate football is – you’re not getting into the tactics of football,” explained Alouettes President and CEO Patrick Boivin. “You’re not complicating things for the kids – you’re making things simple.”\nUltimate football’s rules are similar to ultimate frisbee: once a player has the ball in his or her hands, they are unable to move forward and can only pass the ball to their teammates. If a player drops the ball, possession then goes to the other team.\n“You’re making them run, catch the ball, throw the ball,” Boivin said.\n“[The] objective is to get everybody a touch on the ball, because one person catches it, and if they go straight, you’re not going to get tackled – you’re going to get touched,” Alouettes defensive end John Bowman explained.\nBowman was joined by four other Alouettes players: SJ Haidara, Mikael Charland and Jean-Samuel Blanc, were also in attendance at Tuesday’s event.\nEach player led drills and scrimmages with the children – activities that Boivin feels will help the franchise reconnect with younger fans.\nIn Quebec, thousands of young players have dropped out of football because of the safety risks. Even the pros are taking steps to improve safety – the CFL banned full contact practices last September.\nBut selling the game doesn’t mean pretending there’s no risk, Bowman said, because there is.\nAnd the children seem to be aware of the fact.\n“I had a concussion recently, and it’s really hard because you can’t do anything,” one student told CTV Montreal. “It hurts your head to concentrate. It’s very easy [to injure]. It’s one of the most fragile parts of the body.”\nThe Montreal Alouettes will be touring 65 schools and YMCAs until May 1 -- 30 days before their first preseason game of the year against the Ottawa Redblacks." ]

[ "Yosemite Packing List. Your trip with Four Season Guides is sure to be one you never forget, but a big part of having lots of fun is being well prepared! Even though we provide the camping equipment essentials, there are a few things we want to be sure you don’t forget! Hiking boots – well broken in!! Mid-weight boots with ankle support are best." ]

[ "Summer in Yosemite. Season Averages: June, July, August Yosemite weather is it’s hottest in summer, bringing the biggest crowds but also the most options for activities. Hiking, rock climbing, biking, rafting, fishing, photography, stargazing, guided tours, bird watching – all can be enjoyed during Yosemite National Park’s beautiful summers.", "Our focus will be to hike. So far, I'd like to do a 3-night Mist Trail/Little Yosemite Valley/Half Dome hike and a 1 or 2-night backpack in the high country/Tuolomne Meadows.", "Getting a reservation for a campsite in Yosemite National Park, especially one in Yosemite Valley in the summer, is a challenging task. Following these tips may help.", "Exception to this is the dayhike up Half Dome, which is controlled by a quota to keep it from getting too overcrowded and thus requires a permit. Backpacking is defined in the USA as sleeping out overnight (or many nights) in the wilderness and carrying with you all the gear and food you will need, for that you need a permit in Yosemite.", "Everything You Need to Know About Yosemite Valley. 1 Where to stay in Yosemite Valley. 2 How to get to Yosemite Valley. 3 Best times of year to climb in Yosemite Valley. Great climbs for your first week climbing in Yosemite 1 Valley. What to bring for climbing in Yosemite Valley.", "If you're trying to avoid the crowds and not afraid of colder weather, visiting Yosemite in winter is definitely the best option. The roads into Yosemite Valley will be paved, and you'll essentially have the entire valley to yourself (well, in comparison to summer months).", "The Meeks Bay trail head is the start point for the classic 181 mile Tahoe to Yosemite Trail backpacking route described in Thomas Winnett's classic 1970 book, The Tahoe-Yosemite Trail. Tuolumne Meadows is the end point.", "How to Pack to Backpack Europe; What to Wear in Europe in the Winter; What to Pack to Wear in Europe in the Summer; What to Bring When Traveling to Europe", "Yosemite National Park is filled with outdoor adventures. Hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, river rafting — even just lounging surrounded by stunning alpine scenery. But you’ve got to know where to go — and when to go. Yosemite: The Complete Guide puts the best of Yosemite National Park at your fingertips. Nestled deep in the heart of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, Yosemite is one of America’s most spectacular national parks.", "Yosemite - weather in late August. Dear fellow Fodorites, I'm endeavouring to ascertain the weather in Yosemite during late August. I know it's the northern hemisphere (late) summer, but I understand some of Yosemite is quite high country and so am unsure of what to bring in the way of clothes. Can it get cold/snowy even in late August?", "Things to bring: 1 a set of your own personal dumbbells (8 to 10 lbs; 3lbs to 5lbs if youth or senior) 2 a bottle of water. 3 sunscreen of 45 spf or higher (optional) a small towel (optional)", "Packing Advice. The changing weather of the Mount Rushmore area calls for sensible and planned packing. For the summer months make sure that you have sleeveless or short-sleeved clothing (and be prepared for one or two 90-degree days while you're visiting).", "Carry-ons and personal items on airplanes? Am I allowed to take a 21-in. suitcase as my carry-on, and an average size Jansport backpack as my personal item on an airplane? Some websites say you can bring a small backpack (or briefcase, purse, etc), but what do they consider small for a backpack? Would appreciate any info...", "Big Oak Flat Road (Hwy 120) closed into Yosemite Valley; no access to Yosemite Valley via Hwy 120. Evening Programs. Yosemite National Park offers a range of natural and cultural history programs that will enrich your experience while in the park. Check out the Yosemite Guide to see what programs fit into your plans. During the warmer months, evening presentations are held at the amphitheaters at Half Dome Village and Yosemite Valley Lodge. In the winter, they’re held indoors at Yosemite Valley Lodge. The free programs are typically one hour long, and reservations are not needed. Please check the Yosemite Guide for up-to-date information and offerings. Remember to bring warm layers as evenings are typically cool, even in the summer.", "Visiting in Summer. Yosemite Falls--and other waterfalls in Yosemite--reach their peak flow near the end of May, but usually remain high well into June. By August, waterfalls have little water or (in the case of Yosemite Falls) may be dry. Summer. (June through September) See lots of the park...and other visitors.", "Yosemite has record snowpack at the higher elevations this year, Expect snowy conditions, flooded trails, and difficult creek crossings at the higher elevations. Free wilderness permits are required year-round for any overnight stay in the Yosemite Wilderness. Permits are not required for day hikes (except if hiking to Half Dome).", "You can bring anything you like. I suggest you do as I was there 2 weeks ago and food is very expensive. They have lockers at the entrance of both parks which you can store your food in if you dont want to walk around with it. The California Adventure Park also has a tortilla and sour-dough bread bakery which gives away free samples.", "Big Oak Flat Road (Hwy 120) closed into Yosemite Valley; no access to Yosemite Valley via Hwy 120. Weather. Yosemite National Park Weather Conditions. Due to its diverse altitude—ranging from 2,000 feet in the Valley to 13,000 feet at the peaks—temperatures can vary as much as sixty degrees from place to place throughout Yosemite. Still, it’s important to check the forecast daily when you’ll be hiking or backpacking in the park.", "What to bring. 1 Pack for a day trip - I always bring snacks, hand towels or disposable wipes and plenty of liquids to drink. 2 Include containers for picking and for carrying the fruit home (smaller containers are better for children's smaller hands), Some farms provide them, but usually for a fee.", "A: Summers in Yosemite National Park are typically warm and dry. The months of January, February, and March are the wettest in Yosemite, while spring and fall are transitional months, when warm, sunny days can suddenly become stormy.", "You'll definitely want a pair of sturdy water-resistant hiking boots. If possible, break them in before your trip. And some thick, warm socks. Coming from a hot country and going to a climate where it's -5 °C, you might want some long underwear to wear under your clothing when you're outside.", "History is adding to the pantheon of survival series, this summer debuting Alone, in which 10 survivalists are left in the Vancouver Island wilderness and have to survive using what they’ve been able to stuff into a backpack.", "6) Travel light. When we first started touring, we had a tendency to overpack. We brought all sorts of gadgets and farkles, so much stuff our bags hardly had room for a change of clothes. Now when we tour, we can go out for three weeks with one small bag. How do we do it? Well, we stick to the essentials, iPhone with a charger, wallet, maps, led flashlight, multitool, couple of pairs of underwear and socks, jeans and a few t-shirts. And a microfiber towel for cleaning visors and windscreens.", "I suggest reusing the plastic bottled water bottles, they're a good size and very lightweight when empty, and you can easily bring 3-4 for a longer hike. Water should be the heaviest thing in your pack and preferably easily accessible while you're walking.", "Visit Yosemite — Wherever You Are. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Yosemite webcams bring images of El Capitan, Half Dome, the High Sierra and Yosemite Falls to you. The falls stream live, while the others upload every 30 seconds (click “refresh” to update your view). Yosemite Falls.", "Nearly 95 percent of Yosemite National Park is designated Wilderness. Wilderness is a special distinction granted by Congress protecting land from further development. The best way to experience the 1,100 square miles of the Yosemite Wilderness is to explore it first hand. Plan your Backpacking Trip. Trail descriptions, current trail conditions, and seasonal information.", "Yosemite Firefall. The Yosemite Firefall was a summer time event that began in 1872 and continued for almost a century, in which burning hot embers were spilled from the top of Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park to the valley 3,000 feet below. From a distance it appeared as a glowing waterfall.", "Packing for the Trip. 1 1. Pack the right clothes. 2 2. Take protection from the sun. 3 3. Bring something to sit on. 4. Take a first aid 1 kit. 5. Bring a waterproof or water resistant bag.", "For obvious reasons a camera is really nice to bring along. Big plus if it's a digital camera! Other items: a whistle, in case you get lost or need help ; waterproof matches ; some kind of lip balm/blistex ; sunglasses ; extra batteries for that flashlight! gaiters are great if you're hiking in shorts and it's a bushy or wet trail", "What to Pack: Bring breathable summer fabrics for the high summer temperatures. Some of the scorchers in July and August hit and then remain upwards of 90 degrees, so you’ll be thankful for light summer dresses, shorts, sandals, sunglasses, and more.", "Water, sunscreen, a hat and sturdy closed-toe shoes, insect. repellent, snacks, binoculars, and a cellular phone (for. emergencies) are recommended companions for all hikers. Parking. Overnight parking is not allowed.", "I know you can't bring wood from out of state... show more We are going to Yosemite for a 3 day camping trip and I'm trying to see how much firewood I need to bring (I hear its expensive to buy it out there) I want to a fairly small fire going constantly from about 6pm-10pm and in the morning for an hour or two.ext. We are going to Yosemite for a 3 day camping trip and I'm trying to see how much firewood I need to bring (I hear its expensive to buy it out there) I want to a fairly small fire going constantly from about 6pm-10pm and in the morning for an hour or two." ]

[ "These are covered with chocolate that provides a sweet counterpoint to the peanut butter. It is a very filling bar with a nice texture (rather than to waxy one most protein bars have)and is not sickly sweet. It is a nice morning snack that gives a great boost of energy and sneeks in a couple more hours before you have to stop for lunch. If I could give them 10 stars I would." ]

[ "Knudson spritzer is an excellent alternative to soda and other corn syrup filled drinks. My granddaughter loves the mango. Not overly sweet and just the right size at 10 oz.", "I emailed customer service and asked if the treats were filled with sweet potato, and they assured me that they'd checked with the manufacturer and confirmed that they did in fact have a sweet potato center. However, the ones I received did not and I feel like I was lied to by customer service because they didn't want to take the time to actually check into it.", "I'm a bit perplexed wondering what void in the beverage market this is intended to fill. Imagine a super sweet slightly carbonated juice drink with an almost syrupy consistency and you have The Switch. I had to drink a tall glass of water after drinking a can of this carbonated candy in a can because it's anything but refreshing.", "With Sweet Potato Pie quickly supplanting Pumkin pie as the number one Holiday pie, most cooks shudder at the thought of all that boiling and peeling. There's a reason why canned Pumpkin Pie filling is so popular and now you can have the same convenience with this brand of canned Sweet Potato pie filling. The canned filling also uses just the heart of the sweet potato, what most people call \"Yams\" so you get a better overall resultthat is smoother and sweeter than if you go about making a pie the old-fashioned way. An added benefit is less mess and ease of clean-up.<br /><br />Unless you live in an area where Southern Cooking ingredients are easily available at the supermarket, you most likely will not find this product on the grocery store shelves. Ordering it in quantity is not a bad idea since it stores well and when you do finally make it, more than one is usually in order. It's also good to have on hand for unexpected company and to make as get-well gifts or to bring for Potlucks. Once you try it, you'll most likely never make a pumpkin pie again!<br /><br />A Pantry essential!", "<a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003QTZ2RS\">Green Mountain Southern Sweet Perfect Iced Tea, 22-Count K-Cups for Keurig Brewers</a><br /><br />I'm a TRUE Georgia Girl!! I know how sweet southern ice tea should taste. Well this Chick is no longer in Dixie. I've been searching for the perfect sweet tea for the past 5 yrs. Anyone who has made southern sweet tea the old school way, knows that it takes a lot of time to get the consistency just right. Once that's done the tea goes fast, thus the cycle continues. This tea is awesome!! Keurig makes it easy! Just keep in mind the K-cup is not REALLY sweet. Southerners call the tea itself \"SWEET\" not because of the suger but because of a particular taste. (This is a hard point to get across if you are not accustomed to drinking many different sweet teas down south) I use a glass pitcher, fill a fourth of the pitcher with sugar, then fill the entire pitcher with hot boiling water. Stir with a long spoon...(careful it will be HOT) until the water is completely clear. It's what we call a SIMPLE SYRUP down south. Before you brew your K-Cup, drop a splash of simple syurp in your glass or over your ice. The Sweet Perfect Ice Tea will then truely be PERFECT! FYI: If you live up north like I do and crave ice tea all year round...You'd better stock up on your K-cups by end of summer. The company considers the GREEN MOUNTAIN SOUTHERN SWEET PERFECT ICE TEA a seasonal item, (the NERVE!!) making them almost impossible to get in the winter and tripple the cost!!!! Enjoy!!!", "Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal is a nice alternative to the typical \"flake\" cereal. The squares stay generally crunchy and tasty covered by milk. Very filling and just sweet enough (though I still like to add extra sugar). Quaker had a Toasted Oatmeal cereal that I liked better but stopped making it several years ago. This is a nice alternative.", "-1 packet of Crystal Light Energy (too sweet by itself)<br />-1 packet of standard lemonade (too sour by itself)<br />-1 34oz container (I recommend <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XFWS7M\">Bubba Brands Bubba Keg 34 Oz Travel Mug Black</a> )<br />-Fill up your container 1/2 water and stir in both packets<br />-Pack the container with ice to the top<br />-Fill up the remaining space with more water<br />-Close container and shake<br />-6 hours of drinking bliss :)", "Dave's Gourmet is known for its punchy hot sauces, but its pasta sauces are underrated... especially this one. Made in San Francisco from butternut squash harvested in Oregon's Willamette Valley, it's at once savory and sweet. It has such a filling flavor that even Parmesan cheese is beside the point. It's a great topping for gnocchi,pasta,etc. It's a wonderfully autumnal sauce. Bon appetit!", "...so I drink mine diluted. These sticks are meant for 16 ounce water bottles, but I empty a stick into a one (1) liter empty bottle which I fill with water from my Mavea water pitcher. It still tastes heavy on the pineapple; in fact, I don't notice any mango or tea flavors at all. There is a \"too sweet\" aftertaste, also.", "Living in the south, I was a little worried about ordering chocolate for Halloween. I decided the Wonka Mix Up Halloween Bag would be a better option as we're still in the 80 degree weather range in October. You get 2 bags, each containing 200 pieces of candy. The candy is small, but filling. I sampled some of the Nerds and Sweet Tarts and was happy to find everything was fresh and not stale. One bag alone filled up our rather large candy bowl. I'll probably put one bag out for our Halloween party and pass the other bag out the following night on Halloween. I'm very satisfied with this purchase!", "My daughter brought Kinder Happy Hippo Cacoa back from her study abroad in Germany. That is the best candy in the world. Totally. I shared a few in the office and everyone was on-line seeing how to order it. The outside is a crunchy kind of cookie filled with nutella (which is a sweet kind of nut cream)that is a favorite in Europe. Even has a cute hippo face.", "I really like this cereal, it stays crunchy in milk and is more filling than some other gluten free cereals I have tried. It has a hint of sweetness and smells like maple syrup but is not too sweet like some cereals. Buckwheat does have a unique taste, so go in open minded, some people who go gluten free seem to chase that elusive wheat like cereal instead of opening up their minds and taste buds to absolutely new adventures - leave expectations behind and enjoy a great tasty treat for breakfast!", "This item was extremely disappointing.The boxes were damaged. The boxes were filled with filler (paper, styrofoam, etc) to make them look full and therefore there were very little sweets in the boxes! Not worth the price for the amount of goodies. Would have returned it if I had received it earlier, but unfortunately I didn't and had to give it as a birthday present anyway. It was embarassing! Don't waste your money on this." ]

[ "I think it is normal to have dreams about anything. what could potentially be abnormal would be your reaction to those dreams. What you have to do is realize it is a dream. Don't over-react. But you may want to explore your attraction to women. It is possible that your subliminal is telling you something." ]

[ "Read the full please\\nHe likes you. He is himself confuse about you. \\nMay be Because he like some other girl, but also like you and does not want to let you go and not that girl also. So you have to make a decision for him.\\nIf he is calling you a best friend and have dated with you and is not letting you go then 2 meaning \\n1:- he likes you and does not want to let you go.\\n2:- he like you as a friend, confusion is that he still flirt with you. So it is clear that he is himself confuse.\\nHere what you do, go and tell him that what relationship is between us, as friends or a real relationship. Also say that, relation between us is between two couple and friend. I want to solid relation, but seems that you want a friend relation, also say correct me if i am wrong, if we are friend will like to remain as friends then please tell me. Also say that i am telling and asking you all this because, i like you as a friend and also like you as date or boyfriend. YOu have to decide what we are. So we remain in the one boundery not in either.\\nThis way he will tell you what he thinks and say what he wants. This way if he wants to remain as friends he will remain as friend if he wants to be a bf or gf then he will say it. \\nSo in this no one gets hurt no one get to lose a friend or bf or gf.\\nGood Luck", "This problem is not very well specified. For example, \"how many different ways can i have sex with them?\" can be interpreted in many ways (and since this is a math forum where kids hang around, I won't go deep into specifics). You could have sex in several different ways with just one of the gfs (look up Clinton, Bill for definitions).\\n \\nBut let's suppose some simple problems (in all of them, the problem described above is irrelevant, i.e., the position/type of sex is irrelevant):\\n \\nA) You only have sex once a day, with one girl at a time. You have sex everyday (no day off) and you don't have to have sex with all three (you can have sex with the average every day of the week and blow - pun intended - the other two).\\n \\n3^7\\n \\nB) Same as above, but you don't have to have sex everyday (or anyday).\\n \\n4^7\\n \\nC) For each day, you can have sex or not and there's no restriction on with how many of the three gf.\\n \\n(2^7)^3\\nwhere 2^7 is how many different ways you can schedule each gf.\\n \\nThese are the easy ones. Now you can make some restrictions yourself and solve them. Here's one just a little bit harder:\\nSame condtions as in (A) but now you have to have sex at least once with each gf (gotta keep 'em happy, dude!)", "Try to talk him into it slowly. Ask him about his 1st gf and try to compare yourself to him. Tell him that now a days a gf is like a best friend. OR Get a gf and dont tell him if he asks just tell him that is is one of your friends. Go out on GROUP dates. Parents love them.\\n Hope im a help!", "In all honesty, your only in high school. You have a lot more time left and your chance will come. One of my best friends had HORRIBLE luck with girls...no dates throughout high school..the same deal. Senior year, met his dream girl, they fell in love, and ended up marrying. So don't give up.\\n\\nBut, if you are deadset on forgetting about girls. My best suggestion would be to busy yourself as much as possible in places where girls aren't going to be usually. Construction could be good for that. Get your friends to try and keep you busy...go out and have fun doing random stuff", "It seems you have just landed from another planet, is it that difficult to \" have a gf \"??????? anyways, what are your particulars for a girl-friend for you, maybe hunt one for you.", "The 2 year age difference don't matter because i am dating a girl who is 13 and I am 15 unless you are thinking about sex and he is too but your nor his parents will let it happen unless you have a dad like mine is and he dose too so age really don't matter to anyone unless it comes to that", "be romantic, surprise her. most girls, me anyway, dream of the traditional down-on-one-knee proposal, but these days, it's all about creativity. odds are, her best friend knows exactly what kind of ring the girl dreams of, because trust me, we do dream of this day. no matter what tho, it's all about the proposal. no matter where you are or what you're doing, if she loves you, she won't care. in her eyes, the proposal will be perfect!", "Hate...such a strong word. Such a strong emotion.\\n\\nI hate it when girl-friends are not faithful.\\nI hate it when girl-friends are not honest.\\nI hate it when girl-friends ar not respectful.\\n\\nSurprisingly, nothing to do with sex. I my self am surprised at my answer.", "Yes, it can work...My GF & I are both Pisces (and yes, I'm a female...lol)...We were best friends for about 4 yrs. before we decided to cross the line...been together going on 2 yrs now...working out just fine...\\n\\nGood luck.", "My best friend Ryan was rilly shy to ask out his now g/f Taylor. He basically talked to me about it and we practiced what he was going to say to her and i was there for support. There rilly is nuthin' to worry about. What am i talkin' about i am the girl!! ne ways, we get tired of waiting to be asked out so make ur move! GOOD LUCK!!\\n ~O! Also kinda make sure u 2 have a connection kinda.(It helps!)", "I have 2 best friends one is a girl and one is a guy. They are both my best friends. I would do anything for either one of them and they would for me too. Best friends are great. My female friend and I have been friends for over 10 years we were even friends in school but I didn't count that. My male friend and I have been friends for three years. Both of my friends are married too.", "I am not as aroused by lesbian sex as by straight sex. I dont know why. I never fantasize about two girls together. In fact, I think it is kind of weird to see two girls making out...\\n\\nmorganch@yahoo.com", "if you have had your friends for years then i would choose your friends. dates, bf/gf... they come and go, but good friends stick with your through the good and bad... they are the family YOU chose, and most of the time they look out for you best interest... when they aren't playing pranks on you that is.", "If you aren't that comforatble around girls, get with a shy one so it can seem like you are more brave... =) But if you want to break out of your shell, get with a girl that isn't shy and will always have something to talk about, so you wont have to think about what to talk about.Don't try to get a GF rite now, you should talk to a lot of good girls and get comfortable first, then get a GF.", "I know how it feels I am 28 and feel the same way horney all the time. I am always ready for sex. Thats why I have to masturbate 5-6 times a day and some times 15 if i am all day free. It helps me a lot. I get real sex only occassionally from my GF. And she complain of Pain and tired ness because I do it for hours.", "You are rite, the only way 2 come out of this loop is 2 make a balance between ur mom n gf. 1 important aspect which i guess needs equal attention is the fact that u wont 2 leave ur present job in UAE n move 2 India. u know the girl for last 8 weeks ! \\n\\nIn order to have a secured future, it is critical for u 2 think wot will b ur careers next move if after some time coz of any reason u both cannot carry & by that time u willb in India on one hand & left with a lil upset mom also.\\n\\nOnly u can answer urself by drawing ur priorities n seeking the best options .. # 1 GF # 2 Career & then if u r convienced with urself about the # 1 & # @, u can then make a firm presentation in front of ur mom telling in detail not only about the girl but also about ur career.\\n\\nThis way ur mom will not merely link u 2 this girl. \\n\\nCheers ... God bless u both", "This depends on how big your talking and the question should be the other way can skinny girls have sex that is compy cause my husband always sees a skinny girl and goes I would break that girl in half. I know its a joke on his part, but some girls are so skinny some guys are afraid they would hurt them. Big women have sex and good for them cause its good for there self esteem and hell its a workout as well. I think your question should be the other way. I am a good sized women I am not too big but I was once I am losing weight. :)", "just forget about your ex. she broke up with her man and now wants you!! dude, you are worth more than that. Maybe you should give yourself a break from the gf drama and just date this girl or just be friends for now. Time is good for yourself right now cause it is obvious you still have feelings about your ex and this is not fair to you or the new chick. It is called rebound. Give yourself a break dude, even you deserve the best so take time to heal.", "First of all, your gf has to realize you can't make someone stay in a relationship the other person doesn't want to be in or love you if they don't. And if your feelings aren't there for her, there aren't there. If you would like to save your relationship with your gf, then you probably need to cut all ties with your friend because your relationship with your friend will only get more serious. I hope this helps! Best regards.", "What's really worth it for U?? It seems that U really care about friendship, more than U care to go out with this girl and to have a gf, maybe U just need to put your eyes in some other girl, there are many girls out there, pretty, nice and single or withou bf.\\nIf she took this guy as her bf and didn't pick U up, maybe she just want your friendship.\\nTry to focus on other girls, continue being friends with she and his bf.", "of course! guy friends are the best to have because they aren't afraid to act crazy in public when girls tend to care more about what people think. Guy friends are also great for advice even though i tend to give my guy friends mroe advice than i ask from them. By having guy friends you also become more comfortable with the opposite sex and therefor are more likely to be comfortable in a relationship with a guy you like. \\n\\n<33", "Love is treating me real bad. Three different women want to have sex with me this weekend, but ... \\n1) one of them is married, and 2 live with boyfriends.\\n2) I have a girlfriend who lives in another state. I haven't cheated yet, why start now?\\n3) I am skeptical of a woman who solicits sex from me. I just am. All the fun is in the chase. That is where intelligence comes in. How can I be subtle with a woman who is oblivious to the subtle things in life?\\n\\nThis may come as a surprise but I have had enough sex. I am ready to shut the game down, but every girl I meet thinks I am still a player.\\n\\nI'm serious I have got to have a girl with a brain; no compromise. I don't care beautiful a girl is. What I want to know is; can she spell beautiful?\\n\\nSo ...", "Well it can be normal and it can not. The good thing about it is it doesn't sound like you have to worry yet. To try and answer your question as well as possible I will give you an idea. Some girls just have a tight vagina, or vaginal cavity naturally, I have had sex with my ex gf's and if you like it a little on the more explosive side, yes you might have a tendency to bleed a little bit. The problem is even after you lose your virginity depending on your body structure your hymen can be more present then in other women and it is very sensitive, thats one thing that will not only bleed but it will swell a little and become bruised. More bleeding can come from stretching of the vaginal cavity. There is a lot of things I know I have experienced and it doesnt sound to me like your in danger. To be on the safe side though if it worrys you enough to write about then go to the doctors.", "There are some nice guys. One of my friends has turned down sex from girls because he thought they were moving too fast, and he wanted a long term relationship with a nice girl. The problem is that these guys are not normally the \"popular\" ones. Even though they can be very cute they are probably also quite shy. Also, never let anyone pressure you into sex. If the guy really cares about you, then he will wait.", "Okay, so tell me; exactly what IS the definition of a \"NORMAL\" PERSON? Who sas that because you are gay, you are not normal. I do not like pizza, does that mean I am not normal? When I have intimacy I like candles and soft music going all night, does that mean I am not normal? I mean, what do normal people eat and like??? \\nCome on, think about this. Don't let anyone tell you that what your preference is -is not normal. Normal for who? For them? Do they have a right to try to control your life by dictating what type of desires you should have?\\nListen, if you are not attracted to the opposite sex, then don't try to fake it, just because someone sas you are not \"normal\". Please don't try to be one of the crowd by doing it their way and making yourself and your mate unhappy in the meantime. There is nothing worse than a phony. \\nIf you're saying you are not happy with the same sex, then fine. Do the other sex, but do it because this is your nature, your need and your desire, not that of an society driven antagonistic snob.\\n\\nGet my drift? Be yourself and be happy being who you are and change only if this is really your preference, not that of \"getting others to appove.\" Just be yourself and hold your head up high, either way. Know who you are and what you want. Period the end...............", "i think that you if you keep having dreams about your ex boyfriend it means you two were meant to be i don't think that you would dream about him for nothing. i used to have dreams about me and my ex friends all the time how i wish we still can hang out and everything. so i think it means you two are meant to be together.", "By \"girl friends\" I assume you mean friendship & not dating. That being said, I ask you why they shouldn't? Some of my best friends are of the opposite sex. If those friendships are open enough, it can be invaluable to get answers from a woman concerning questions about what a woman really meant by this or how she might feel about that.\\n\\nThere's no reason for people to only be friends with other people of their own gender.", "The Big Apple is a place where you have a diversified population, just go out and meet the girl of your dream! Best of luck!", "The best way is to kill your self. I promise this will make all your young girl dreams come true. Just do it. You will be happy and safe!", "you cannot really control dreams, if you are dreaming then your brain is working, you are not resting properly. if you dont remember your dreams chances are you didnt have one and you rested well. dreams are said to mean things, i am not sure about this, but they come from your subconsious", "your best friend. girl friends come and go, best friends are forever.", "I am sure hotmail will have the provision to search for people by their name. Just give the exact detail of your friend and it should give you the email id of your friends. However there are 2 situation in that you will not be given the email id of your friend:\\n\\n1- If your friend did not enter his/her name correctly during the registration in hotmail\\n2- If your friend choose not to display his/her detail in public.\\n\\nWell all the best." ]

[ "The United Nations' World Food Program says it is running out of food supplies in North Korea, and the country faces increased suffering as a result. The group is appealing to foreign food donors for help. Agency representative Masood Hyder says the agency will be forced to reduce the number of North Koreans it feeds, from 6.5 million to around 100,000. NPR's Rob Gifford reports." ]

[ "The U.N. World Food Program says a drop in donations has forced it to cut by half food rations to Zimbabwe, where nearly 3 million people need assistance. The U.N. agency worries the shortages could extend to other southern African nations. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and Kevin Farrell of the U. N. World Food Program.", "-- NPR's Eric Weiner reports that the frustrated U-N arms inspection team has left Baghdad. Iraq barred the team from working because of its heavily American and British membership. The U-N insists the group was due to leave today anyway...and its leader promises they'll be back.", "Tres Francais...and tres Francaix: This hour full of French music begins with the first and last movements from \"Petit Quatuor\" (peh-tee kwah-t[u]-OHR-- \"Little Quartet\") by Jean Francaix (zhah(n) frah(n)-SAY) performed by the Jean-Yves Fourmeau (zhah(n)-EEV foor-MOH) Saxophone Quartet. (Rene Gailly CD 87 134)", "-- Host Bob Edwards talks with N-P-R's Ted Clark about the latest diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iraq/U-N crisis... The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Russia are scheduled to meet with U-S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in Geneva.", "For the first time in more than 50 years, the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee declared two winners Thursday night. Sriram Hathwar, an eighth grader from Painted Post, New York, and Ansun Sujoe, a seventh grader from Fort Worth, Texas, each received a trophy and seemed happy to share the glory. Sriram&#8217;s championship word was &#8220;stichomythia&#8221; and Ansun&#8217;s was &#8220;feuilleton.&#8221; JEREMY HOBSON, HOST: And before we go to break - that's B-R-E-A-K - we wanted to mention this. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, \"SCRIPP'S NATIONAL SPELLING BEE\") UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Ansun, if you spell this word correctly, we will declare you and Sriram co-champiaons. ANSUN SUJOE: Whatever. UNIDENTIFIED MAN: However you say it. Just spell it. SUJOE: F-E-U-I-L-L-E-T-O-N? UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Correct. (APPLAUSE) HOBSON: That sound from last night when for the first time in more than 50 years the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee had two winners - 13-year-old Sriram Hathwar from Painted Post, New York and 14-year-old Ansun Sujoe from Fort Worth, Texas. They spelled so many words correctly that the organizers ran out of words on the competition list. And neither of them seemed too disappointed. Here's Sujoe speaking on CNN. (SOUNDBITE OF CNN INTERVIEW) SUJOE: It feels pretty good because not only do I get the victory, but I get to share it with someone else. So it means a lot to me. HOBSON: And Hathwar told CNN he was only up against the dictionary. (SOUNDBITE OF CNN INTERVIEW) SRIRAM HATHWAR: The English language is pretty brutal. It borrows so many words from different languages. So it was really just a competition against the dictionary, not against Ansun or any of the other competitors. HOBSON: How very magnanimous. That is M-A-G-N-A-N-I-M-O-U-S. This is HERE AND NOW, which, by the way, for some of you who think it's H-E-A-R AND NOW, it is not. It is H-E-R-E AND NOW.", "GUESTS: Eric Weiner NPR Correspondent in Baghdad Richard Haas Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution For the second day in a row, Iraq has blocked an American-led team of U-N weapons inspectors from doing their job. Join guest host Neal Conan on Talk of the Nation for a directed open phones on the lastest news from Baghdad and response from the U-N Security Council to Iraq's continued interference. --------------------------------------------- -------------", "-- NPR's Anne Cooper reports the U-N inspection teams in Iraq have been denied access to weapons facilities for a second day. Iraqi officials will not allow the inspection teams to continue with their American members and have threatened to expell the 7 American weapon experts from the country... Saddam Hussein has accused the Americans -- part of the U-N Special Commission -- of espionage.", "NPR's Ann Cooper reports that the new U-N Secretary General, Kofi Annan (KOH-fee AH'-nan), today met with President Clinton and the new leader of his foreign policy team, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Annan is also talking with a longtime critic of the United Nations, Republican Senator Jesse Helms, in an effort to restore U-S confidence in the U-N and convince Washington to pay its back dues to the organization.", "U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warns of a possible humanitarian crisis in Iraq, as a result of war. He asks the U.N. Security Council to re-instate the country's oil-for-food program. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.", "It's National Donut Day. And shops across the country are celebrating by giving away deliciously fluffy, airy, sugary goodies. But we're concerned with the more pressing issue: Does anyone actually still spell it D-O-U-G-H-N-U-T? Mary McCoy, senior librarian in the arts, music and recreation department at the Los Angeles Central Library, says that is her preferred spelling, though she admits \"the O-U-G-H version is definitely unwieldy.\" \"It is purely personal preference because upon looking into it, they seem to be equally acceptable,\" McCoy explains. Justifying her own choice, she says: \"It just looks more official, though I don't know why a doughnut needs to be official.\" Doughnut definitely came first The word first appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1782. \"However, donut is almost always in the mix,\" according to McCoy. By the early 1800s, it seems, D-O-N-U-T became a legitimate rival to the longer version of the word. There have also been a number of alternate spellings over the last couple of centuries and none seem particularly colloquial one way or the other, McCoy says. Some of the more bizarre spellings include D-O-N-O-T-E and D-O-W-N-U-T, both popular in the 1800s before fading away. Even the cookbooks cannot decide After examining the library's extensive cookbook collection, one of the largest in the country according to McCoy, she says there's a near even split between the two spellings. \"We have 310 books where it's donut and 307 where it's the other way,\" McCoy said. Jessica Lopez, a supervisor at the iconic Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, Calif., says she's strictly in the D-O-N-U-T camp. \"I just grew up spelling it like that,\" Lopez said from inside the shop with the towering donut overhead. \"I'm not sure who spells it the other way.\" Ultimately, it doesn't really matter to her when she and her team are gearing up for the onslaught of customers who will line up for a bag of free donut holes. Lopez doesn't think about how they're spelling it. \"I just take their orders,\" she says, before rushing off the phone.", "The U.N. Security Council met Monday afternoon to condemn North Korea's recent rocket launch. The council was expected to demand enforcement of existing sanctions against the country. Robert Siegel speaks with Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, about the issue.", "Hugo Reyne (hoo-goh REN) conducts La Simphonie du Marais (lah sa(n)-foh-nee d[u] mah-RAY) in two marches written for Louis the 14th by Andre Philidor (ah(n)-dray fee-lee-DOHR). (FNAC 592332)", "What's worse than flying next to a crying two year old? The presidential candidate with the most CHONK CHONK!; an A-R-D-U-O-U-S competition for N-E-R-D-S.", "N-P-R's Ann Cooper reports that President Clinton addressed the U-N Earth Summit yesterday, announcing new plans to address the problem of global warming. He did not commit to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. Instead he introduced plans to promote alternative energy sources and announced a White House conference aimed at convincing Americans of the dangers of climate change.", "The United Nations suspended food and relief aid to dangerous and hard-to-access areas in northeastern Nigeria, amid a catastrophic humanitarian crisis affecting half a million people. The move comes after Boko Haram ambushed a humanitarian convoy.", "In this week's on-air puzzle, every answer is the first and last name of a famous person. Will gives a two-word phrase; change one letter in each word to name the person. Here's a hint: The letter you change to is the same in the first and last names. For example, for Seal Pens the answer would be Sean Penn; each letter is changed to an \"N.\" Challenge from Last Week: From Steve Baggish from Arlington, Mass. Name an event at which food is served, eight letters. Inside this word is the name of a food, in four letters. Remove these four letters, and the remaining four letters, in order, will name another food. What words are these? The answer: Clambake/lamb and cake The winner: David Carroll from St. Francis, Wis. This Week's Challenge: Rearrange the letters in CHARADES, to make two words that are synonyms. What are they? LIANE HANSEN, host: From NPR News, this is WEEKEND EDITION. I'm Liane Hansen. And joining us is puzzle master Will Shortz. Hi, Will. WILL SHORTZ: Hi, Liane. Happy Labor Day weekend. HANSEN: Yeah. Labor Day weekend. I mean, you know, my Labor Day is on Wednesday, so, I'll take time off from work then, but Happy Labor Day weekend to you. I like - I happen to like this holiday, you know, perfectly designed for working men and women. Remind us, right now, though, of the challenge you left us with last week. SHORTZ: Yes. It came from listener Steve Baggish of Arlington, Massachusetts. I said name an event at which food is served, eight letters, inside this word is the name of a food in four letters. Remove these four letters and the remaining four letters in order will name another food. What words are these? HANSEN: I love the answer. You'll tell it in a minute because I'm a New Englander. What's the answer? SHORTZ: Well, the event is a clambake. HANSEN: You bet. SHORTZ: Inside is a lamb. Remove lamb and you will get cake. HANSEN: Nice, nice. Appetizing. We had over 900 entries from people who solved the puzzle. Our randomly selected winner is David Carroll from St. Francis, Wisconsin. Hi, David. Mr. DAVID CARROLL (Winner; Resident, St. Francis, Wisconsin): Hi, Liane. HANSEN: Ever been to a clambake. Mr. CARROLL: I have never been to a clambake. HANSEN: Lot of fun. Lot of fun. What do you do in Wisconsin? Mr. CARROLL: I'm a network systems administrator for a small company. HANSEN: And what does that mean? Mr. CARROLL: It means that anything with a plugging, it is responsibility. From the toaster all the way up to the servers. HANSEN: Excellent. HANSEN: Are you a natural puzzle player? Mr. CARROLL: I've always have like riddles and puzzles ever since I was a little kid. HANSEN: How long have you been doing this on a radio? Mr. CARROLL: About 10 years off and on. HANSEN: Yeah. Do you shout at your radio? Mr. CARROLL: I do. HANSEN: You do. Well, now, you know what? You don't have to shout. You can just play. Are you ready? Mr. CARROLL: I am ready. Yeah. HANSEN: All right. Will meet David. Let's play. SHORTZ: All right, David. Every answer today is the first and last name of a famous person. I'm going to give you a two-word phrase. Change one letter in each word to name the person. And here's a hint. The letter you change to is the same in the first and last names. For example, if I said, seal pens, S-E-A-L P-E-N-S, you would say, Sean Penn. And in each case, you're changing to an N. Mr. CARROLL: Okay. SHORTZ: All right. Number one is salty fiend, S-A-L-T-Y F-I-E-N-D. Mr. CARROLL: Sally Field. HANSEN: Nice. SHORTZ: Sally Field, very good. Number two is party hearse, P-A-R-T-Y H-E-A-R-S-E. Mr. CARROLL: Patty Hearst. SHORTZ: Patty Hearst is right. Mix furrow, M-I-X F-U-R-R-O-W. Mr. CARROLL: Liane, help. HANSEN: Star of... Mr. CARROLL: Mia Farrow. HANSEN: Yeah. SHORTZ: Mia Farrow, good job. Any ladders, A-N-Y L-A-D-D-E-R-S. Mr. CARROLL: Ann Landers. SHORTZ: Ann Landers. Good. Best packs, B-E-S-T P-A-C-K-S. Mr. CARROLL: Bert, is it... SHORTZ: Bert, yes. Bert is right. HANSEN: Bert. SHORTZ: Where do you put the R in the last name? Mr. CARROLL: At the end. Who is that? HANSEN: Bert, Bert Par. SHORTZ: Bert Parks. HANSEN: Parks, of course. Yeah, that's right. R between before the X. There you go. \"There She Is, Miss America,\" the guy who used to sing that. That's who that is, David. Mr. CARROLL: Okay. I didn't know. HANSEN: Bert Parks. Oh, my goodness. SHORTZ: He's too young. Here's your next one. Carry ponds, C-A-R-R-Y P-O-N-D-S. HANSEN: Okay. SHORTZ: You want to think baseball. Mr. CARROLL: Barry, Barry Bonds. SHORTZ: Barry Bonds is right. Hunk apron, H-U-N-K A-P-R-O-N. HANSEN: Excuse me. Mr. CARROLL: Hank Aaron. HANSEN: Yeah. SHORTZ: Hank Aaron, good. Red burner, R-E-D B-U-R-N-E-R. Mr. CARROLL: Ted Turner. HANSEN: Mm-hmm. SHORTZ: Ted Turner, good. Pierce cutie, P-I-E-R-C-E C-U-T-I-E. It's a famous scientist. HANSEN: Oh. Mr. CARROLL: All coming to mind is Madame Curie. HANSEN: Yeah. What's her first name? SHORTZ: Well, think of her husb", "Heavy fighting between two men who both claim the presidency in the Ivory Coast has brought the country to the brink of civil war. Incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo was declared to have lost December's presidential election to his rival, Allasane Outtara but has refused to give up power. The U-N says up to a million people have already been displaced by the fighting. Efforts at mediation have so far failed. Host Michel Martin hears the latest from Associated Press reporter Marco Chown Oved in the commercial capital, Abidjan.", "-- Host Alex Chadwick talks with Gary Abe [AH-bay], the deputy director of Government, Public and Family Affairs at the N-T-S-B. He's in Guam leading a team that's assisting the relatives of the crash victims. The N-T-S-B says that the Korean airline was not prepared for such a crash.", "and after a visit to the site of yesterday's attack on a U-N base in southern Lebanon.", "After the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved new sanctions against North Korea, the country's new leader called for all out action against America. Renee Montagne talks to Georgetown professor Victor Cha about North Korea's latest possible threat.", "The New Century Saxophone Quartet performs the Petit Quatuor (pet-tee kah-t(u)- OHR--\"Little Quartet\") by Jean Francaix (zhah(n) frah(n)-SAY). Recorded last Tuesday in Crouse College Auditorium, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. (Syracuse University School of Music)", "NPR's Martha Raddatz reports. The Clinton administration continues to insist that the U-N warning of the \"severest of consequences\" if Iraq fails to comply with the inspections agreement...means military strikes. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary William Cohen announced today that U-S troops in the Persian Gulf would be vaccinated against anthrax this month.", "The United Nations Security Council votes to further squeeze North Korea after that country carried out illegal missile and nuclear tests.", "The United States considers putting conditions on food aid to North Korea in response to that country's admission that it has a nuclear weapons program. Moderates in the Bush administration are calling for a diplomatic solution. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.", "-- N-P-R's Mary Kay Magistad reports on the alleged capture of former Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot. The Cambodian government wants an international tribunal to try him for genocide. That would require action in the U-N Security Council, where former Khmer Rouge ally China has veto power.", "A United Nations panel accuses the North Korean regime of rape, forced abortions, intentional starvation and slavery. David Greene talks to retired Australian judge Michael Kirby, chairman of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea.", "When the U.N. recalled its weapons inspectors from Iraq earlier this week, the organization suspended its oil-for-food program. The program is the only source of financial support for 60 percent of the the Iraqi population. In a meeting on Wednesday, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan appealed to security council members for donations. NPR's Vicky O'Hara joins Neal Conan joins Neal Conan to discuss the outcome of the session. <BR><BR> Guest:<BR><BR> <STRONG>Vicky O'Hara</STRONG><BR> *NPR diplomatic correspondent", "Attention is focused on the United Nations one day after North Korea announced it had conducted an underground nuclear test. The Security Council met Monday to consider imposing sanctions against Pyongyang. These could include the inspection of cargo entering and leaving North Korea, a total arms embargo and a freeze on financial assets.", "Michele Norris talks with Richard Ragan, North Korea country director for the World Food Programme, about famine in North Korea. It's the lean season before the harvest and the country has mobilized nearly all of its citizens to work in the fields. Meanwhile, the WFP is falling short in its food reserves.", "Scott speaks with Eric Weiner in Baghdad, who reports on how Iraqis are grappling with U. N. sanctions.", "The U.N. Security Council meets to discuss Iraq's oil-for-food program, which permits the use of oil revenues to buy food and other humanitarian commodities. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked for the authority to run the program, which has been suspended because of the war. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.", "North Korean officials are pressuring the World Food Program to do more development work instead of simply providing food. That means the group not only has to negotiate with Pyongyang, it also has to persuade the Bush administration, which has been cutting back aid to North Korea in recent years." ]

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You will receive your replacement debit card within 5 to 7 working days of ordering it.", "Amazon Gift Cards can only be used on Amazon.co.uk, and should not be used to make payments to other businesses or individuals. Valid promotional offers will not require you to send an Amazon Gift Card to an unknown individual.", "How do I pay with an eBay Gift Card? To use your eBay Gift Card, enter the 13-digit redemption code at checkout. If you received a digital Gift Card through email, the redemption code can be found in the email. If you have a physical Gift Card, the redemption code is on the back of the card." ]

[ "Internationally, the torch and its accompanying party traveled in a chartered Air China Airbus A330 (registered B-6075), painted in the red and yellow colors of the Olympic Games. Air China was chosen by the Beijing Committees of the Olympic Game as the designated Olympic torch carrier in March 2008 for its long-standing participation in the Olympic cause. The plane traveled a total of 137,000 km (85,000 mi) for a duration of 130 days through 21 countries and regions." ]

[ "Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. built a plant in 1922 at Clover Field (Santa Monica Airport) for the Douglas Aircraft Company. In 1924, four Douglas-built planes took off from Clover Field to attempt the first aerial circumnavigation of the world. Two planes made it back, after having covered 27,553 miles (44,342 km) in 175 days, and were greeted on their return September 23, 1924, by a crowd of 200,000 (generously estimated). The Douglas Company (later McDonnell Douglas) kept facilities in the city until the 1960s.", "On the second day, U.S. reconnaissance planes located Ozawa's fleet, 275 miles (443 km)[citation needed] away, and submarines sank two Japanese carriers. Mitscher launched 230 torpedo planes and dive bombers. He then discovered the enemy was actually another 60 miles (97 km)[citation needed] further off, out of aircraft range (based on a roundtrip flight). Mitscher decided this chance to destroy the Japanese fleet was worth the risk of aircraft losses due to running out of fuel on the return flight. Overall, the U.S. lost 130 planes and 76 aircrew; however, Japan lost 450 planes, three carriers, and 445 aircrew. The Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier force was effectively destroyed.", "An earthquake emergency relief team of 184 people (consisting of 12 people from the State Seismological Bureau, 150 from the Beijing Military Area Command, and 22 from the Armed Police General Hospital) left Beijing from Nanyuan Airport late May 12 in two military transport planes to travel to Wenchuan County.", "In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis caused extensive damage in the densely populated, rice-farming delta of the Irrawaddy Division. It was the worst natural disaster in Burmese history with reports of an estimated 200,000 people dead or missing, and damage totalled to 10 billion US Dollars, and as many as 1 million left homeless. In the critical days following this disaster, Myanmar's isolationist government was accused of hindering United Nations recovery efforts. Humanitarian aid was requested but concerns about foreign military or intelligence presence in the country delayed the entry of United States military planes delivering medicine, food, and other supplies.", "Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev announced that a \"spy-plane\" had been shot down but intentionally made no reference to the pilot. As a result, the Eisenhower Administration, thinking the pilot had died in the crash, authorized the release of a cover story claiming that the plane was a \"weather research aircraft\" which had unintentionally strayed into Soviet airspace after the pilot had radioed \"difficulties with his oxygen equipment\" while flying over Turkey. The Soviets put Captain Powers on trial and displayed parts of the U-2, which had been recovered almost fully intact.", "To prevent this problem, in one implementation of destination control, every user gets an RFID card to identify himself, so the system knows every user call and can cancel the first call if the passenger decides to travel to another destination to prevent empty calls. The newest invention knows even where people are located and how many on which floor because of their identification, either for the purposes of evacuating the building or for security reasons. Another way to prevent this issue is to treat everyone travelling from one floor to another as one group and to allocate only one car for that group.", "Feynman traveled to Brazil, where he gave courses at the BCPF (Brazilian Center for Physics Research) and near the end of his life schemed to visit the Russian land of Tuva, a dream that, because of Cold War bureaucratic problems, never became reality. The day after he died, a letter arrived for him from the Soviet government, giving him authorization to travel to Tuva. Later Feynman's daughter Michelle would realize this journey. Out of his enthusiastic interest in reaching Tuva came the phrase \"Tuva or Bust\" (also the title of a book about his efforts to get there), which was tossed about frequently amongst his circle of friends in hope that they, one day, could see it firsthand. The documentary movie, Genghis Blues, mentions some of his attempts to communicate with Tuva and chronicles the successful journey there by his friends. Responding to Hubert Humphrey's congratulation for his Nobel Prize, Feynman admitted to a long admiration for the then vice president.", "A direct chartered cargo flight was made by China Airlines from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport sending some 100 tons of relief supplies donated by the Tzu Chi Foundation and the Red Cross Society of Taiwan to the affected areas. Approval from mainland Chinese authorities was sought, and the chartered flight departed Taipei at 17:00 CST, May 15 and arrived in Chengdu by 20:30 CST. A rescue team from the Red Cross in Taiwan was also scheduled to depart Taipei on a Mandarin Airlines direct chartered flight to Chengdu at 15:00 CST on May 16.", "The diversion of heavier bombers to the Balkans meant that the crews and units left behind were asked to fly two or three sorties per night. Bombers were noisy, cold, and vibrated badly. Added to the tension of the mission which exhausted and drained crews, tiredness caught up with and killed many. In one incident on 28/29 April, Peter Stahl of KG 30 was flying on his 50th mission. He fell asleep at the controls of his Ju 88 and woke up to discover the entire crew asleep. He roused them, ensured they took oxygen and Dextro-Energen tablets, then completed the mission.", "While on tour Madonna participated in the Raising Malawi initiative by partially funding an orphanage in and traveling to that country. While there, she decided to adopt a boy named David Banda in October 2006. The adoption raised strong public reaction, because Malawian law requires would-be parents to reside in Malawi for one year before adopting, which Madonna did not do. She addressed this on The Oprah Winfrey Show, saying that there were no written adoption laws in Malawi that regulated foreign adoption. She described how Banda had been suffering from pneumonia after surviving malaria and tuberculosis when she first met him. Banda's biological father, Yohane, commented, \"These so-called human rights activists are harassing me every day, threatening me that I am not aware of what I am doing..... They want me to support their court case, a thing I cannot do for I know what I agreed with Madonna and her husband.\" The adoption was finalized in May 2008.", "During the summer of 1968, the Apollo program hit another snag: the first pilot-rated Lunar Module (LM) was not ready for orbital tests in time for a December 1968 launch. NASA planners overcame this challenge by changing the mission flight order, delaying the first LM flight until March 1969, and sending Apollo 8 into lunar orbit without the LM in December. This mission was in part motivated by intelligence rumors the Soviet Union might be ready for a piloted Zond flight during late 1968. In September 1968, Zond 5 made a circumlunar flight with tortoises on board and returned to Earth, accomplishing the first successful water landing of the Soviet space program in the Indian Ocean. It also scared NASA planners, as it took them several days to figure out that it was only an automated flight, not piloted, because voice recordings were transmitted from the craft en route to the Moon. On November 10, 1968 another automated test flight, Zond 6 was launched, but this time encountered difficulties in its Earth reentry, and depressurized and deployed its parachute too early, causing it to crash-land only 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) from where it had been launched six days earlier. It turned out there was no chance of a piloted Soviet circumlunar flight during 1968, due to the unreliability of the Zonds.", "Developed countries have people with more resources (housing, food, transportation, water and sewage treatment, hospitals, health care, libraries, books, media, schools, the internet, education, etc.) than most of the world's population. One merely needs to see through travel or the media how many people in the undeveloped countries live to sense this. However, one can also use economic data to gain some insight into this. Yet criticism and blame are common among people in the developed countries.", "On the morning of 11 September 2001, 19 men affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners all bound for California. Once the hijackers assumed control of the airliners, they told the passengers that they had the bomb on board and would spare the lives of passengers and crew once their demands were met – no passenger and crew actually suspected that they would use the airliners as suicide weapons since it had never happened before in history. The hijackers – members of al-Qaeda's Hamburg cell – intentionally crashed two airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Both buildings collapsed within two hours from fire damage related to the crashes, destroying nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, just outside Washington D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington D.C., to target the White House, or the U.S. Capitol. No flights had survivors. A total of 2,977 victims and the 19 hijackers perished in the attacks.", "While there is some international commonality in the way political parties are recognized, and in how they operate, there are often many differences, and some are significant. Many political parties have an ideological core, but some do not, and many represent very different ideologies than they did when first founded. In democracies, political parties are elected by the electorate to run a government. Many countries have numerous powerful political parties, such as Germany and India and some nations have one-party systems, such as China. The United States is a two-party system, with its two most powerful parties being the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.", "The trip to the Moon took just over three days. After achieving orbit, Armstrong and Aldrin transferred into the Lunar Module, named Eagle, and after a landing gear inspection by Collins remaining in the Command/Service Module Columbia, began their descent. After overcoming several computer overload alarms caused by an antenna switch left in the wrong position, and a slight downrange error, Armstrong took over manual flight control at about 180 meters (590 ft), and guided the Lunar Module to a safe landing spot at 20:18:04 UTC, July 20, 1969 (3:17:04 pm CDT). The first humans on the Moon would wait another six hours before they ventured out of their craft. At 02:56 UTC, July 21 (9:56 pm CDT July 20), Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Moon.", "After wrapping up in England, production travelled to Morocco in June, with filming taking place in Oujda, Tangier and Erfoud, after preliminary work was completed by the production's second unit. An explosion filmed in Morocco holds a Guinness World Record for the \"Largest film stunt explosion\" in cinematic history, with the record credited to production designer Chris Corbould. Principal photography concluded on 5 July 2015. A wrap-up party for Spectre was held in commemoration before entering post-production. Filming took 128 days.", "It is now known that the molecular circadian clock can function within a single cell; i.e., it is cell-autonomous. This was shown by Gene Block in isolated mollusk BRNs.[clarification needed] At the same time, different cells may communicate with each other resulting in a synchronised output of electrical signaling. These may interface with endocrine glands of the brain to result in periodic release of hormones. The receptors for these hormones may be located far across the body and synchronise the peripheral clocks of various organs. Thus, the information of the time of the day as relayed by the eyes travels to the clock in the brain, and, through that, clocks in the rest of the body may be synchronised. This is how the timing of, for example, sleep/wake, body temperature, thirst, and appetite are coordinately controlled by the biological clock.[citation needed]", "In 1974, the unmanned AstroFlight Sunrise plane made the first solar flight. On 29 April 1979, the Solar Riser made the first flight in a solar-powered, fully controlled, man carrying flying machine, reaching an altitude of 40 feet (12 m). In 1980, the Gossamer Penguin made the first piloted flights powered solely by photovoltaics. This was quickly followed by the Solar Challenger which crossed the English Channel in July 1981. In 1990 Eric Scott Raymond in 21 hops flew from California to North Carolina using solar power. Developments then turned back to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with the Pathfinder (1997) and subsequent designs, culminating in the Helios which set the altitude record for a non-rocket-propelled aircraft at 29,524 metres (96,864 ft) in 2001. The Zephyr, developed by BAE Systems, is the latest in a line of record-breaking solar aircraft, making a 54-hour flight in 2007, and month-long flights were envisioned by 2010. As of 2015, Solar Impulse, an electric aircraft, is currently circumnavigating the globe. It is a single-seat plane powered by solar cells and capable of taking off under its own power. The designed allows the aircraft to remain airborne for 36 hours.", "Einstein showed in his thought experiments that people travelling at different speeds, while agreeing on cause and effect, measure different time separations between events, and can even observe different chronological orderings between non-causally related events. Though these effects are typically minute in the human experience, the effect becomes much more pronounced for objects moving at speeds approaching the speed of light. Many subatomic particles exist for only a fixed fraction of a second in a lab relatively at rest, but some that travel close to the speed of light can be measured to travel farther and survive much longer than expected (a muon is one example). According to the special theory of relativity, in the high-speed particle's frame of reference, it exists, on the average, for a standard amount of time known as its mean lifetime, and the distance it travels in that time is zero, because its velocity is zero. Relative to a frame of reference at rest, time seems to \"slow down\" for the particle. Relative to the high-speed particle, distances seem to shorten. Einstein showed how both temporal and spatial dimensions can be altered (or \"warped\") by high-speed motion.", "The theory of special relativity finds a convenient formulation in Minkowski spacetime, a mathematical structure that combines three dimensions of space with a single dimension of time. In this formalism, distances in space can be measured by how long light takes to travel that distance, e.g., a light-year is a measure of distance, and a meter is now defined in terms of how far light travels in a certain amount of time. Two events in Minkowski spacetime are separated by an invariant interval, which can be either space-like, light-like, or time-like. Events that have a time-like separation cannot be simultaneous in any frame of reference, there must be a temporal component (and possibly a spatial one) to their separation. Events that have a space-like separation will be simultaneous in some frame of reference, and there is no frame of reference in which they do not have a spatial separation. Different observers may calculate different distances and different time intervals between two events, but the invariant interval between the events is independent of the observer (and his velocity).", "The first aircraft, a South African Beechcraft King Air 200, landed at the new airport on 15 September 2015, prior to conducting a series of flights to calibrate the airport's radio navigation equipment.", "The largest and bloodiest American battle came at Okinawa, as the U.S. sought airbases for 3,000 B-29 bombers and 240 squadrons of B-17 bombers for the intense bombardment of Japan's home islands in preparation for a full-scale invasion in late 1945. The Japanese, with 115,000 troops augmented by thousands of civilians on the heavily populated island, did not resist on the beaches—their strategy was to maximize the number of soldier and Marine casualties, and naval losses from Kamikaze attacks. After an intense bombardment the Americans landed on 1 April 1945 and declared victory on 21 June. The supporting naval forces were the targets for 4,000 sorties, many by Kamikaze suicide planes. U.S. losses totaled 38 ships of all types sunk and 368 damaged with 4,900 sailors killed. The Americans suffered 75,000 casualties on the ground; 94% of the Japanese soldiers died along with many civilians.", "The United States launched the orbital workstation Skylab 1 on May 14, 1973. It weighed 169,950 pounds (77,090 kg), was 58 feet (18 m) long by 21.7 feet (6.6 m) in diameter, with a habitable volume of 10,000 cubic feet (280 m3). Skylab was damaged during the ascent to orbit, losing one of its solar panels and a meteoroid thermal shield. Subsequent manned missions repaired the station, and the final mission's crew, Skylab 4, set the Space Race endurance record with 84 days in orbit when the mission ended on February 8, 1974. Skylab stayed in orbit another five years before reentering the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean and Western Australia on July 11, 1979.", "However, the battle was one-sided almost from the beginning. The reasons for this are the subject of continuing study by military strategists and academics. There is general agreement that US technological superiority was a crucial factor but the speed and scale of the Iraqi collapse has also been attributed to poor strategic and tactical leadership and low morale among Iraqi troops, which resulted from a history of incompetent leadership. After devastating initial strikes against Iraqi air defenses and command and control facilities on 17 January 1991, coalition forces achieved total air superiority almost immediately. The Iraqi air force was destroyed within a few days, with some planes fleeing to Iran, where they were interned for the duration of the conflict. The overwhelming technological advantages of the US, such as stealth aircraft and infrared sights, quickly turned the air war into a \"turkey shoot\". The heat signature of any tank which started its engine made an easy target. Air defense radars were quickly destroyed by radar-seeking missiles fired from wild weasel aircraft. Grainy video clips, shot from the nose cameras of missiles as they aimed at impossibly small targets, were a staple of US news coverage and revealed to the world a new kind of war, compared by some to a video game. Over 6 weeks of relentless pounding by planes and helicopters, the Iraqi army was almost completely beaten but did not retreat, under orders from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and by the time the ground forces invaded on 24 February, many Iraqi troops quickly surrendered to forces much smaller than their own; in one instance, Iraqi forces attempted to surrender to a television camera crew that was advancing with coalition forces.", "The Sultanate of Ifat, led by the Walashma dynasty with its capital at Zeila, ruled over parts of what is now eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and northern Somalia. The historian al-Umari records that Ifat was situated near the Red Sea coast, and states its size as 15 days travel by 20 days travel. Its army numbered 15,000 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers. Al-Umari also credits Ifat with seven \"mother cities\": Belqulzar, Kuljura, Shimi, Shewa, Adal, Jamme and Laboo.", "In order to seek out the Karmapa, the Yongle Emperor dispatched his eunuch Hou Xian and the Buddhist monk Zhi Guang (d. 1435) to Tibet. Traveling to Lhasa either through Qinghai or via the Silk Road to Khotan, Hou Xian and Zhi Guang did not return to Nanjing until 1407.", "After several failed attempts, in 1930 the first aeroplane reached Bermuda. A Stinson Detroiter seaplane flying from New York, it had to land twice in the ocean: once because of darkness and again to refuel. Navigation and weather forecasting improved in 1933 when the Royal Air Force (then responsible for providing equipment and personnel for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm) established a station at the Royal Naval Dockyard to repair (and supply replacement) float planes for the fleet. In 1936 Luft Hansa began to experiment with seaplane flights from Berlin via the Azores with continuation to New York City.", "The AEA's work progressed to heavier-than-air machines, applying their knowledge of kites to gliders. Moving to Hammondsport, the group then designed and built the Red Wing, framed in bamboo and covered in red silk and powered by a small air-cooled engine. On March 12, 1908, over Keuka Lake, the biplane lifted off on the first public flight in North America.[N 24] [N 25] The innovations that were incorporated into this design included a cockpit enclosure and tail rudder (later variations on the original design would add ailerons as a means of control). One of the AEA's inventions, a practical wingtip form of the aileron, was to become a standard component on all aircraft. [N 26] The White Wing and June Bug were to follow and by the end of 1908, over 150 flights without mishap had been accomplished. However, the AEA had depleted its initial reserves and only a $15,000 grant from Mrs. Bell allowed it to continue with experiments. Lt. Selfridge had also become the first person killed in a powered heavier-than-air flight in a crash of the Wright Flyer at Fort Myer, Virginia, on September 17, 1908.", "After the constitutional changes of 1974, Tito began reducing his role in the day-to-day running of the state. He continued to travel abroad and receive foreign visitors, going to Beijing in 1977 and reconciling with a Chinese leadership that had once branded him a revisionist. In turn, Chairman Hua Guofeng visited Yugoslavia in 1979. In 1978, Tito traveled to the U.S. During the visit strict security was imposed in Washington, D.C. owing to protests by anti-communist Croat, Serb and Albanian groups.", "Due to the work nature of airline pilots, who often cross several timezones and regions of sunlight and darkness in one day, and spend many hours awake both day and night, they are often unable to maintain sleep patterns that correspond to the natural human circadian rhythm; this situation can easily lead to fatigue. The NTSB cites this as contributing to many accidents[unreliable medical source?] and has conducted several research studies in order to find methods of combating fatigue in pilots.", "Office buildings in Shanghai's financial district, including the Jin Mao Tower and the Hong Kong New World Tower, were evacuated. A receptionist at the Tibet Hotel in Chengdu said things were \"calm\" after the hotel evacuated its guests. Meanwhile, workers at a Ford plant in Sichuan were evacuated for about 10 minutes. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport was shut down, and the control tower and regional radar control evacuated. One SilkAir flight was diverted and landed in Kunming as a result. Cathay Pacific delayed both legs of its quadruple daily Hong Kong to London route due to this disruption in air traffic services. Chengdu Shuangliu Airport reopened later on the evening of May 12, offering limited service as the airport began to be used as a staging area for relief operations.", "He reminded the council fathers that only a few years earlier Pope Pius XII had issued the encyclical Mystici corporis about the mystical body of Christ. He asked them not to repeat or create new dogmatic definitions but to explain in simple words how the Church sees itself. He thanked the representatives of other Christian communities for their attendance and asked for their forgiveness if the Catholic Church is guilty for the separation. He also reminded the Council Fathers that many bishops from the east could not attend because the governments in the East did not permit their journeys." ]

[ "By . Rebecca English . PUBLISHED: . 17:28 EST, 24 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:30 EST, 24 October 2013 . The Archbishop of Canterbury says he has no objection to Prince George converting to Buddhism. The Most Reverend Justin Welby, speaking one day after he led the christening of the future Supreme Governor of the Church of England, said the prince is ‘perfectly entitled’ to change his religion should he so choose. The remark is likely to alarm traditionalists. However, it is in keeping with Prince Charles’s oft-repeated claim that he wants to be seen as ‘Defender of Faiths’ instead of ‘Defender of the Faith’, to reflect Britain’s multicultural society. The Most Reverend Justin Welby, (right) who led Prince George's christening, said he has no objection to him converting to Buddhism . The Archbishop of Canterbury chose to urge George's parents and godparents to help the future monarch (pictured in the official portrait at Clarence House) to 'make sure he knows who Jesus is' The Archbishop was asked by Channel 4 News what his reaction would be if George, the third in line to the throne, wanted to leave the Church of England to become a Buddhist. He replied: ‘He’s perfectly entitled to be that, and we’ll cross that bridge if we ever get to it. Who knows?’ The remarkable statement came just  24 hours after he conducted the young prince’s christening at the Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace. Indeed, the Archbishop had chosen in his address to urge George’s parents and godparents to help the future monarch ‘make sure he knows who Jesus is’, imploring: ‘Speak of him, read stories about him. Introduce him in prayer.’ His latest comments will concern many within the Church, who consider the Archbishop to be a leader who seeks to be ‘all things to all men’. The Archbishop's comments will concern many within the Church, who consider him a leader who seeks to be 'all things to all men' He made the comments to Channel 4 News when asked his reaction if George, wanted to leave the Church . Prince Charles has already caused controversy within the Anglican Church by floating the idea that he could adapt his future title to embrace other religions. The prince, who has a particular fascination with Islam, believes that by calling himself Defender of Faiths he will unite the different strands of society at his Coronation. Earlier this year the Mail told how Prince William is not a regular churchgoer. Although the 31-year-old future king was confirmed into the Anglican faith in 1997, he is understood to attend services of worship just a ‘handful’ of times each year. Most of these are linked with official engagements or come on special occasions in the Christian calendar such as Christmas, or social occasions such as weddings and christenings. Sources say William and his wife ‘rarely, if ever’ go to church privately on a Sunday morning, or at any other time. A senior aide admitted: ‘I’m not aware that he goes every week.’ While William is not alone in failing to attend – barely 8 per cent of those who go to church regularly are men of a similar age – his stance is in strong contrast to other members of the Royal Family. The Queen is a devout Christian with a deep sense of religious duty, who attends Church on a weekly basis . The Queen is a devout Christian with a deep sense of religious duty, who attends Church on a weekly basis. And for all his much-publicised interest in other faiths, Prince Charles is also a regular churchgoer. A spokesman for the Prince of Wales said he frequently attended Sunday service at a church close to Highgrove, his Gloucestershire residence, as well as in Scotland and Norfolk. Prince Charles said he may be known as Defender of Faiths after he becomes King . The monarchy has a unique relationship with the Anglican Church. The sovereign holds the title ‘Defender of Faith and Supreme Governor of the Church of England’. The monarch has been known by the title Defender of the Faith ever since it was bestowed on Henry VIII by the Pope in 1521 for his early support for Roman Catholicism. Any change would, however, require Parliament to amend the 1953 Royal Titles Act, which came into law after changes were made for the Queen’s Coronation in the same year. In his or her coronation oath the . monarch also promises to maintain the Church – a vow that the present . Queen takes very seriously. Archbishops . and bishops are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime . Minister, who in turn considers the names selected by a Church . Commission. They in turn . take an oath of allegiance to The Queen on appointment – as do parish . priests – and may not resign without receiving royal authority. The . Archbishop of Canterbury has courted controversy before, notably for . describing the naming and shaming of bankers in the wake of the . financial crisis as ‘lynch-mobbish’. In July the former oil executive said it was wrong to single out bankers for causing the worst recession for generations." ]

[ "By . Sarah Griffiths . PUBLISHED: . 08:07 EST, 20 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:45 EST, 20 August 2013 . A treasure hunter has unearthed a valuable silver ring that provides new evidence for the spread of early Christianity in Britain before St Augustine arrived on an official mission in 597AD. The ring, found by an anonymous treasure hunter in Swaffham, Norfolk, is inscribed with words commonly found on converts' rings. Experts have dated the ring between 312 and 410AD, long before Augustine's official mission to convert the Britons in 597AD. A treasure-hunter unearthed this valuable silver ring which gives more evidence for early Christians in Britain. It bears a Latin inscription saying 'Antonius, may you live in God', a phrase commonly found on the rings of Roman converts . The ring, that was found using a metal detector to hunt for . precious artefacts, adds further weight to an increasing body of evidence that more Christians existed in Roman Britain than has been traditionally thought. It bears a Latin inscription saying 'Antonius, may you live in God', a phrase commonly found on the rings of Roman converts. The finder, who has not been identified, stumbled upon the ring with his metal detector near Swaffham, Norfolk in February. Only the top disc remains of the signet ring, which was declared treasure by an inquest in King's Lynn on yesterday on 19 August. Finds officer Adrian Marsden, at Norwich Castle Museum, said: 'The disc that would have been set into the bezel from a signet ring constitutes important evidence for Christianity in late Roman Norfolk.' Experts have dated the ring between 312 and 410AD, long before Augustine's official mission to convert the Britons in 597AD. The missionary monk (pictured, left, on a manuscript) is said to be buried in Canterbury (right) The inquest also declared a Viking silver ingot and four Iron Age coins as treasure. Historians have come to believe that Christianity arrived long before the arrival of Augustine and could have reached our island in the first century AD. It is thought that Roman traders arriving in Britain spread stories about Jesus alongside other tales of Pagan deities. However, Augustine, who was sent from the Pope in Rome to visit King Aethelbert of Kent, is credited with sowing the seed of the religion in Britain. Augustine of Canterbury was a Benedictine monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597. He is considered the 'Apostle to the English' and a founder of the English Church. Augustine was the prior of a monastery in Rome when Pope Gregory the Great chose him in 595 to lead a mission, usually known as the Gregorian mission, to Britain to Christianize King Aethelbert and his Kingdom of Kent from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism. Kent was probably chosen because the king had married a Christian princess, Bertha, daughter of Charibert I the King of Paris. In 597 Augustine landed on the Isle of Thanet and proceeded to Aethelbert's main town of Canterbury. King Æthelberht converted to Christianity and allowed the missionaries to preach freely, giving them land to found a monastery outside the city walls. Augustine was consecrated as a bishop and converted many of the king's subjects. Pope Gregory sent more missionaries in 601, along with encouraging letters and gifts for the churches. Roman bishops were established at London and Rochester in 604, and a school was founded to train Anglo-Saxon priests and missionaries. The archbishop probably died in 604 and was soon revered as a saint.", "Out of the running? The Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu was the favourite to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury, but two other candidates are also now being considered . The search for the next Archbishop of Canterbury could take months amid claims that the secretive panel choosing a successor is divided. Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, was originally the hot favourite to take over from Dr Rowan Williams when he officially steps down in December. But the Crown Nominations Commission is said to be split over the 63-year-old’s suitability after three days of deliberations ended in deadlock at the end of last week. While it narrowed the field to a shortlist of three, including Dr  Sentamu, there is a growing belief that the Ugandan-born traditionalist will not get the job. Sources said that while popular and charismatic, he may lack  the diplomatic skills needed for  Lambeth Palace. The 16-strong panel is now torn between him and two other candidates, 56-year-old Dr Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham, and 61-year-old Dr Graham James, Bishop of Norwich, who last week said he was ‘praying not to be chosen’. One Church insider said: ‘Bishop Welby is seen as too conservative and too inexperienced and  Bishop James as too liberal and too dull. There is no outstanding candidate.’ Sources said the CNC, which consists of clergy and lay people, does not have to work to a specific timetable and that it could be months before a decision is reached. A senior cleric said: ‘The whole thing has become a farce. One minute it is compared to a horse race. The next no one can find a winner. ‘We need to have a much more transparent and representative process.’ Lacking diplomacy? Dr Sentamu with The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, who will officially step down in December . Other contenders for the post included Dr Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, who is a friend of Prince Charles, and Dr Christopher Cocksworth, the Bishop  of Coventry. The choice of a replacement for Dr Williams is seen as critical for a Church in danger of splitting over issues such as gay marriage and women bishops. Dr Williams, 62, has said that his successor would need the ‘constitution of an ox and the skin of a rhinoceros’. The Church of England said: ‘The work of the Commission continues. There will be no comment on any speculation about candidates or about the CNC’s deliberations.’", "By . Vanessa Allen . PUBLISHED: . 18:03 EST, 21 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:19 EST, 21 October 2013 . Joy: The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby described the future monarch as an 'amazing gift' The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will go through ‘great times and tough times’ as they raise their baby son, the Archbishop of Canterbury said yesterday. Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s royal christening, the Most Rev Justin Welby said three-month-old Prince George was ‘an amazing gift’ for proud parents William and Kate. The Queen, Prince Charles and other senior members of the Royal Family are expected to join the couple at the private ceremony, which will be led by the Archbishop at the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace in London. Prince Harry and Kate’s family - parents Carole and Michael Middleton and her siblings Pippa and James - are also expected to attend but the Princess Royal and the Countess of Wessex have been omitted from the 60-strong guest list. William and Kate, both 31, were said to want an ‘intimate’ ceremony with their family and friends, and there has been speculation that the godparents will be close friends rather than grandees. Prince Harry’s girlfriend Cressida Bonas, 24, is not understood to be among the guests and it is not known if Pippa’s stockbroker boyfriend Nico Jackson will attend. The Archbishop said Prince George’s birth in July had prompted an ‘extraordinary’ celebration around the world. He said: ‘We celebrate, first of all, the joy of the parents. It is a wonderful thing, having a baby. All babies are unbelievably special, not only royal babies.’ He added: ‘One of the things I’m sure about is that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George’s parents have had so much advice that they could probably fill a house with it. ‘My message to them would be, what a treat, what an amazing gift, what wonderful times that you will have. ‘There will be great times and tough times, there always are with children.’ The Archbishop said he would baptise Prince George by splashing his head three times with water rather than by dipping his head into the font. His five-minute film about baptism has been put on YouTube and the Lambeth Palace website in the hope that George’s christening will lead other couples to consider having their children baptised. The Archbishop said he would baptise Prince George by splashing his head three times with water rather than by dipping his head into the font . A similar film about the significance of marriage, recorded by Lord Williams of Oystermouth before William and Kate’s wedding, received 2.15million views on YouTube. Their baby son will be christened George Alexander Louis at the Chapel Royal at St James’s - the Tudor chapel used for the lying-in-state of William’s mother, Diana Princess of Wales, after her death in Paris in 1997. The chapel was also the venue for Kate’s confirmation into the Church of England in 2011, in a secret ceremony before her marriage. Built by Henry VIII in 1531, it has a ceiling decorated by Hans Holbein to honour the monarch’s short-lived fourth marriage to Anne of Cleves. The interior of the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace in central London, where Prince George of Cambridge will be christened . Regal: Prince George will be christened during a ceremony that will be both a private family occasion and a historic event . A shining light: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby will be welcomed into the Christian faith surrounded by his immediate family and the close friends of his parents . The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby will be welcomed into the Christian faith surrounded by his immediate family and the close friends of his parents . The heart of Mary Tudor was laid beneath its chancel step in 1558 and thirty years later Elizabeth I said her prayers for the defence of the realm against the Spanish Armada in the chapel’s Royal Closet. Charles I received Holy Communion in the chapel before his 1649 execution and Queen Victoria married Prince Albert there in 1840. The most recent royal christening to take place there was that of Princess Beatrice in 1988 and William attended the service with his mother. William himself was christened in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace, as was his father the Prince of Wales. Prince Harry was christened at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Following the service, official photographs are expected to include the first picture of the Queen with Princes Charles, William and George - the first time a reigning monarch has been pictured with three heirs since Queen Victoria.", "London (CNN) -- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, head of the 85 million-member worldwide Anglican Communion, announced Friday he will step down from his post at the end of the year. Williams has been archbishop of Canterbury, the top role in the Church of England, for 10 years. He has accepted the position of master of Magdalene College at Cambridge University, starting in January, a statement on his website said. Williams said: \"It has been an immense privilege to serve as archbishop of Canterbury over the past decade, and moving on has not been an easy decision.\" He thanked those who had \"brought vision, hope and excitement\" to his ministry. He has informed Queen Elizabeth II of his decision, the archbishop's office said. As supreme governor of the Church of England, the queen will formally appoint his successor. The Crown Nominations Commission will consider who will follow Williams in the role \"in due course,\" his office said. The secretary-general of the Anglican Communion, Canon Kenneth Kearon, wrote to senior church leaders to announce Williams' resignation, the Anglican Communion News Service reports on its website. Williams' time in office has \"coincided with a period of turmoil, change and development in the Anglican Communion, and his careful leadership, deeply rooted in spirituality and theology, has strengthened and inspired us all in the Communion during this time,\" Kearon is quoted as saying. The issues of homosexuality and women bishops have caused public tension and deep division within the Anglican Communion during Williams' tenure. Although Williams came out against gay marriage, speaking of the dangers -- as he called them -- of \"imposing\" this on the rest of the population, he is generally perceived to be a liberal and is credited with pushing through the ordination of women bishops, expected later this year, which had been a major controversy. The issue of gay rights has already riven the Anglican community in the United States and is anathema to most African Anglicans, the church's largest population. General Synod member Andrea Minichiello Williams, who heads the British group Christian Concern, urged the Church of England to \"move decisively\" to find a successor who would provide a clear voice on divisive topics. \"There are many issues confronting our nation at the moment, which have raised the question of the place of Christian faith in British society. This is, therefore, a crucial time for the established church in this country to provide leadership, clarity and direction as many people want,\" she said in a statement. Among those considered likely to take over from Williams is the Ugandan-born Archbishop of York, John Sentamu. He sought refuge from Idi Amin in the United Kingdom in the 1970s but still holds conservative values more recognizable to the African bishops, drawing fire most recently for accusing gay rights' activists of imposing a \"dictatorship\" of their values. The second-ranking figure in the Church of England, Sentamu is highly popular in the United Kingdom. He penned a column in the newly launched Sun on Sunday. In a statement on his website, he said he had heard the news of Williams' resignation with \"great sadness.\" He paid tribute to Williams as \"a remarkable and gifted leader who has strengthened the bonds of affection.\" And, reflecting the controversy that has surrounded Williams, Sentamu added: \"Despite his courageous, tireless and holy endeavour, he has been much maligned by people who should have known better.\" Born in Wales in 1950, Williams studied theology at Cambridge and was an academic before going into the church. He became bishop of Monmouth in 1991 and was appointed the 104th archbishop of Canterbury in 2002. Millions around the world watched him celebrate the marriage of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, last April. CNN's Nima Elbagir, Richard Allen Greene and Pierre Meilhan contributed to this report.", "By . Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 04:43 EST, 24 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:43 EST, 24 December 2013 . As Christians around the world prepare to mark the birth of Jesus by celebrating Christmas, a former Archbishop of Canterbury has warned that the religion is being increasingly marginalised in Britain. George Carey says that Christians are pressured to hide their faith at work, with many religious people cowed into 'increasing timidity' by society's secular leanings. He also spoke out about the plight of minority Christian populations in the Middle East and elsewhere who are being oppressed by governments and their fellow countrymen. Speaking out: George Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, says that many Christians in Britain feel under pressure to hide their religious faith . Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Lord Carey said: 'I am worried about the future of faith in the West. Many Christians I meet say there is a pressure on them to be silent about their faith. 'Though there can be no question of a comparison with the powerlessness and weakness of the Church in the Middle East, there is an increasing timidity on the part of churchgoers in the West - about even admitting that they have a faith in the workplace.' The issue of Christians' religious freedom in the workplace has repeatedly appeared in the headlines over the past few years. Warning: Prince Charles has spoken of his concerns about the oppression of Christians in the Middle East . In January, a BA employee who was banned from wearing a cross at work won a €2,000 payout after a court determined that her religious rights had been breached. But this month, a care home worker who sued her employer for making her work on a Sunday lost her case for unfair dismissal. Lord Carey, who served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002, has previously spoken of his worries about the future of the Church of England. Last month he told the General Synod: 'We are one generation away from extinction - if we do not invest in young people there is going to be no one in the future.' In his Christmas message in the Telegraph, the former Archbishop also drew attention to Prince Charles's concerns about the future of ancient Christian communities in the Middle East. Christians in countries such as Egypt and Palestine, where the faith has been established longer than anywhere else, are under threat from the hostility of governments and majority Muslim populations. 'Successive governments have done little to speak up for Christians facing human rights abuses in Africa and the Middle East,' Lord Carey wrote. 'In fact this Government, which has conspicuously sought friendly and co-operative relationships with the churches, is doing just as much to wash its hands of persecuted Christian communities as any of its predecessors.' Concerns: Lord Carey said that many people are complacent about Christianity's place in society . He suggested that many people overlook the plight of Christians because the religion is considered to be comparatively powerful thanks to its historical dominance in the West. 'Far from being important and influential, in many parts of the world Christianity is weak and despised, and Christians are attacked and killed,' Lord Carey wrote. 'In Nigeria, churches are firebombed; in Pakistan, churchgoers are prosecuted under draconian blasphemy laws, while in Egypt, they are either marginalised or assaulted.'", "Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, pictured, admitted that sometimes he has moments of doubt about whether God exists . The Archbishop of Canterbury has admitted that he struggles with doubt about the existence of God. The Most Reverend Justin Welby said he wrestles with disbelief – most recently when out on his morning jog. He also acknowledged that Christians have trouble explaining why God allows suffering in the world. The extraordinarily honest admission – during which the Archbishop said he was straying into territory where an Anglican leader should not go – came as he spoke during a visit to Bristol Cathedral earlier this week. Asked if he ever struggled with doubt, the Archbishop said: ‘Yes I do. I mean there are moments where you think “Is there a God?”, “Where is God?”’ He added that there were moments when he was struck with doubt even while praying, including during his morning jogs near his official London residence Lambeth Palace. ‘I love the Psalms, if you look at Psalm 88, that’s full of doubt,’ he told the congregation. ‘I go, well I call it running, the dog calls it holding her back, in the morning. ‘The other day I was praying over something as I was running and I ended up saying to God “Look this is all very well but isn’t it about time you did something, if you’re there” – which is probably not what the Archbishop of Canterbury should say.’ But he added: ‘It is not about feelings, it is about the fact that God is faithful and the extraordinary thing about being a Christian is that God is faithful when we are not.’ Asked how to persuade people who think religion is outdated, he said Christians did not have the answer to why God allows suffering. ‘We turn the tide in a number of ways,’ he said. ‘We know about Jesus, we can’t explain all the questions in the world, we can’t explain about suffering, we can’t explain loads of things but we know about Jesus. We can talk about Jesus – I always do that because most of the other questions I can’t answer.’ Archbishop Welby admitted that Christians were unable to answer why God continues to allow suffering . This is not the 58-year-old’s first brush with controversy since his appointment in November 2012. He criticised payday lender Wonga without realising the CofE’s financial arm, the Church Commissioners, had indirect investments in the firm believed to amount to around £75,000. Archbishop Welby opened his attack on Wonga in an interview in which he declared: ‘I’ve met the head of Wonga and we had a good conversation and I said to him bluntly, “We’re not in the business of trying to legislate you out of existence, we’re trying to compete you out of existence”.’ He suggested that 16,000 churches could form the basis of a network of non-profit lending organisations. However, it later emerged that it would take up to a decade before any sort of church network might emerge. And in June, the Church Commissioners said they would continue to invest in Wonga. The chairman of Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group, James Featherby, said that the row had ‘highlighted some misconceptions about ethical investment, and in particular that its objective is to achieve a morally perfect portfolio’. However in July the Church announced that it had ended its investment in the firm. The Archbishop told the BBC that he was ‘delighted’.", "When William first introduced Prince George to the world, he quipped that luckily their newborn had inherited his mother's looks, to which Kate replied 'I'm not sure about that'. But judging by yesterday's snaps of His Royal Highness Prince . George Alexander Louis of Cambridge, who put on a perfect display of royal . etiquette on one the biggest day of his life so far, he really is the spitting image of his mother as baby. As the former Kate Middleton carried her son out of the service, dressed in a handmade replica of Queen Victoria’s daughter’s christening robe, it was impossible to miss the resemblance between the pair. Scroll down for video . Spot the difference: As the Duchess of Cambridge left her son's christening, it was impossible not to notice the similarities between the pair . Little George has inherited his mother's head shape, chubby little cheeks and the Middleton button nose. And it isn't just his mother's looks that the youngster has acquired. According to aides, there wasn’t ‘even a peep’ out of the three-month-old future king as he was baptised by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, at the Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace. ‘He went in smiling, came out smiling and, as far as we are aware, smiled throughout,’ said one. His good behaviour seemingly resonates that of his mother. George Brown, a 68-year-old former neighbour of the Middleton family told the Mail on Sunday: 'Catherine was a good . baby. She was always very well turned-out and there weren’t any . problems. 'She was very content. Carole and I would often take the girls . for walks together and have a coffee, and there was never much crying.’ Uncanny: Prince George has inherited his mother's button nose and chubby cheeks and it is hard to tell the difference between his and his mother's 1982 (r) christening snap . So where did it all begin for Kate? Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, on January 9, 1982, the eldest of three children to British Airways stewardess Carole and her trainee pilot husband Michael Middleton, who had been married for two years. The . christening of Catherine took place on June 20, 1982 — the day before . her future husband was born — at her local church, St Andrew’s, in . Bradfield on the banks of the River Pang, Berkshire. Her . father Michael sported a traditional dark suit with striped tie for the . occasion and posed proudly with Kate and Carole, who wore a Laura Ashley floral dress for the down-to-earth family event. William's baptism was very different to Kate's small village gathering. He was baptised in the Music Room of . Buckingham Palace on August 4 (the 82nd birthday of the Queen Mother) by . the then Archbishop of Canterbury,  Robert Runcie. Little lookalike: Kate pictured on June 20 1982 at her local church, St Andrew's, with grandmother Dorothy Goldsmith (mother of Carole Middleton) and Prince William (r) at his baptism on August 8, 1982 . Princess Diana, just 21 and wearing a . fuchsia pink, blue and white floral dress with a pink hat set at a . rakish angle, looked radiant. But she later confided to friends that it . had been a trial. ‘No one . consulted me as to whether 11am would fit in with William’s schedule,’ she said. ‘I was totally excluded, totally exhausted and the photos went . on and on. I blubbed my eyes out.’ George's intimate christening, which saw just 23 guests in attendance, was a far cry from William's, but the little boy has definitely inherited some of his father's key features. Prince George has inherited his father's eyes and ears, and his late grandmother Diana's face shape. 'Prince George is a very bonny baby, just like his father,' said Clarissa Campbell Orr, a historian of the monarchy at Anglia Ruskin University. Like father, like son: Prince George has inherited his father's eyes and ears, and his late grandmother Diana's face shape (r) shows William in 1982 at his own christening with Diana . 'The resemblance to his father during the christening was particularly striking because he wore an identical christening robe. 'The robe is a replica of one first used by Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter and then subsequent royal christenings, including the Duke of Cambridge’s. 'The original is now too fragile so the replica was commissioned by the Queen and used for the christening of Prince Edward’s son James, Viscount Severn, and Prince George.' In an historic . ceremony which brought together four generations of the Royal Family, . the three-month-old future king was christened by the Archbishop of . Canterbury in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace. Runs in the family: The tot even has a similar profile to Queen Victoria (pictured left, in the late 1800s) Big day: George wore an ivory gown made of delicate Honiton lace and white satin, worn before him by every baby born to the British Royal family since 1841 . When he was welcomed into the faith, George wore an ivory gown made . of delicate Honiton lace and white satin, worn before him by every baby . born to the British Royal family since 1841. Royal . babies were traditionally, until 2004, christened wearing the intricate . lace and satin gown made for Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, . Victoria, Princess Royal in 1841 and used for generation after . generation of royal infants including the Queen’s father King George VI, . the Queen, Charles, William, Prince Harry, with Lady Louise . Mountbatten-Windsor the last royal baby to wear it in 2004. Crafted from layers of delicate, hand-made Honiton lace and ivory satin, it was . used for all royal christenings until 2004 when . Queen Elizabeth decided the gown was past its prime and ordered an exact replica to be crafted by her personal . dressmaker.", "The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, pictured, has accused payday lenders of practising usury and lending money at unreasonable rates . Shutting down payday lenders such as Wonga could leave society at the hands of men who ‘send people round with baseball bats’, according to the Archbishop of Canterbury – who previously condemned the company. The Church of England last week defended its decision to invest in Wonga saying it believed its money could improve the behaviour of companies that are less than ‘morally perfect’. It came after the City of London Police announced it is considering launching a criminal investigation into the controversial payday loan firm’s bogus legal letters sent to tens of thousands of customers. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby has accused payday lenders of practising usury and lending money at unreasonable rates. But at a lecture in Westminster earlier this month he warned that putting such firms out of business before an alternative is in place could make things worse by leaving poor people at the mercy of criminal loan sharks. ‘Of course I am concerned – and this has a lot to do with the future of the City, the future of the financial services industry in this country – that if you knock payday lenders on the head before there is a viable alternative, in many parts of the country, the only place people can go is loan sharks’, he said. ‘Those are the criminal lenders as opposed to the payday lenders about whom we may argue amongst ourselves, but I would argue are charging usurious rates of interest but are perfectly legal and overseen. ‘They do not send people round with baseball bats. One of the worries at the moment is if payday lending declines very rapidly and credit unions do not take up the slack, where will people turn? There is a danger of a gap in the market.’ The Archbishop’s comments are the latest revelations in the turbulent relationship between the Church of England and Wonga. He was previously one of the most vocal critics of payday lenders and publicly declared that he would compete Wonga out of business with a network of church-backed credit unions. But in an embarrassing U-turn the Church changed its stance this week when it was revealed that it will continue investing in Wonga, after the Archbishop realised that the CofE’s financial arm, the Church Commissioners, had holdings in the firm, which are believed to amount to between £75,000 and £90,000. The church’s decision came after a review by its Ethical Investment Advisory Group, the body which counsels church financiers on the morality of their investments. Last week City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority revealed Wonga would have to pay £2.6million compensation to 45,000 people sent letters from two invented debt recovery firms (file picture) The Church commissioners are said to have calculated that they will lose between £3 million and £9 million if they take their money out of Wonga. And a review by its Ethical Investment Advisory Group, the body which counsels church financiers on the morality of their investments also justified its continued investment in the morally unscrupulous company. In the report, group chairman James Featherby said that the row had ‘highlighted some misconceptions about ethical investment, and in particular that its objective is to achieve a morally perfect portfolio’. He said: ‘It is no more realistic to desire that they invest only in morally perfect companies than it is to desire that any of us should relate only to morally perfect individuals. ‘When engaging with companies the investing bodies seek positive momentum not perfection. We usually only recommend divestment where we see no genuine desire for change.’ Wonga was publicly castigated and was forced to pay out £2.6m in compensation this week when it was found to have sent out letters from fake law firms to tens of thousands of customers chasing them for money. The Financial Conduct Authority is meeting with officers from the City of London Police this week to discuss whether there is enough evidence to start a criminal investigation into the firm.", "London (CNN) -- Only two days after Pope Francis was officially inaugurated, the Church of England enthroned its new leader, ex-oil executive Justin Welby. As Archbishop of Canterbury, Welby now heads the 77 million-strong worldwide Anglican Communion. British Prime Minister David Cameron, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, bishops and leaders of other faiths were among those gathered for the ceremony at historic Canterbury Cathedral, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of London. It followed a series of time-honored traditions, beginning with the admittance of the new Archbishop of Canterbury into the cathedral following three knocks with his staff on the door. Welby then swore an oath of faith to the Church of England and Queen Elizabeth II on the ancient Canterbury Gospels, brought to England by St. Augustine in 597. But the service also embraced elements that were modern and reflected the church's international reach. A woman, Sheila Anne Watson, the Archdeacon of Canterbury, installed Welby in his role as Bishop of the See of Canterbury. And the cathedral rang with African music and dance, reflecting Welby's link to the continent through his work in peace and reconciliation there, and improvised organ music. In his sermon, Welby said that \"Christ-liberated courage\" had allowed great changes to take place in the past -- such as bringing an end to slavery. Further courage is now needed to tackle issues including the environment, the economy, global poverty and human development, he said. He also reflected on how Pope Francis, in his own inaugural homily on Tuesday, had called for people \"in humility and simplicity\" to protect each other and the world. Thursday's service makes Welby the 105th holder of the most senior position in the Church of England and the titular leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans. He was named as the successor to Dr. Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury in November. He was the Bishop of Durham, England, at the time. He is considered an outspoken critic of the excesses of capitalism and a supporter of women bishops, as well as an opponent of same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage . Ahead of the service, the question of same-sex marriage jumped to the fore when an interview Welby gave to the BBC reignited the debate over the church's approach to issues of sexuality. Welby acknowledged the strength of some same-sex partnerships, saying, \"You see gay relationships that are just stunning in the quality of the relationship.\" Nonetheless, he reaffirmed his support for the Church of England's policy of opposition to same-sex marriage. \"The Church of England holds very firmly, and continues to hold, to the view that marriage is a lifelong union of one man to one woman,\" he told the British public service broadcaster. \"At the same time, at the heart of our understanding of what it is to be human is the essential dignity of the human being. And so we have to be very clear about homophobia.\" Welby said it was not about \"turning a blind eye\" to same-sex relationships but rather \"loving people as they are and where they are.\" His remarks come a day after it emerged that Pope Francis, now head of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, may privately have voiced support for civil unions in his native Argentina while publicly opposing same-sex marriage. Gay rights activist Marcelo Marquez -- a self-described devout Catholic and former theology professor at a Catholic seminary -- said the then-archbishop of Buenos Aires had called him after he wrote an angry letter to Catholic leaders. \"He told me ... 'I'm in favor of gay rights and in any case, I also favor civil unions for homosexuals, but I believe that Argentina is not yet ready for a gay marriage law,'\" said Marquez. Argentina approved a law legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide in July 2010. A bill that would legalize same-sex marriage is currently under consideration in the British Parliament. Cameron has incurred the wrath of many in his Conservative Party by backing the legislation. Educated at Cambridge University, Welby worked for oil companies in Paris and London before training for the ministry. He had only been a bishop for a year before his promotion to the top job was announced. In his public appearances, he has displayed a wry humor and down-to-earth attitude that may help him negotiate the minefield of conflicting views and interests within the vast Anglican Communion.", "Taking a moral stand: Prime Minister David Cameron said it was time to teach right from wrong . David Cameron last night called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to lead a return to the ‘moral code’ of the Bible. In a highly personal speech about faith, . the Prime Minister accused Dr Rowan Williams of failing to speak ‘to . the whole nation’ when he criticised Government austerity policies and . expressed sympathy with the summer rioters. Mr Cameron declared Britain ‘a Christian country’ and said politicians and churchmen should not be afraid to say so. He warned that a failure to ‘stand up . and defend’ the values and morals taught by the Bible helped spark the . riots and fuelled terrorism. At Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, . where Dr Williams used to teach, Mr Cameron said the time has come for . public figures to teach ‘right from wrong’, and questioned whether the . Church of England has done enough to defend those values in the face of . the ‘moral neutrality’ that pervades modern life. And taking aim at the Archbishop, Mr Cameron tackled head-on his public criticisms of the Government over the last 12 months. The speech was a bold Christmas gamble . by Mr Cameron. In making a speech about religion, he did something that . Tony Blair always longed to do but was talked out of by spin doctor . Alastair Campbell, who flatly told him: ‘We don’t do God.’ The clash between the Government and . Church is at its most acute since former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr . Robert Runcie clashed with Margaret Thatcher’s government in the 1980s. The Prime Minister appeared emboldened . by his opinion poll bounce since his decision to wield the veto during . the Eurozone crisis summit in Brussels last week. Admitting that he had ‘entered the . lion’s den’ by addressing an audience of churchmen, Mr Cameron said: ‘I . certainly don’t object to the Archbishop of Canterbury expressing his . views on politics. Challenged: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, should take the lead in promoting Christian teachings, according to the Prime Minister . ‘But just as it is legitimate for religious leaders to make political comments, he shouldn’t be surprised when I respond. ‘I believe the Church of England has a . unique opportunity to help shape the future of our communities. But to . do so it must keep on the agenda that speaks to the whole country.’ At . an event to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King . James Bible, he said: ‘We are a Christian country and we should not be . afraid to say so. 'The Bible has helped to give Britain a set of values . and morals which make Britain what it is today. Values and morals we . should actively stand up and defend. ‘Whether . you look at the riots last summer, the financial crash and the expenses . scandal or the on-going terrorist threat from Islamist extremists . around the world, one thing is clear, moral neutrality or passive . tolerance just isn’t going to cut it any more. David Cameron said it was 'easier for people to practise other faiths when Britain had confidence in its Christian identity' ‘Put simply, for too long we have been unwilling to distinguish right from wrong. “Live and let live” has too often become “do what you please”. ‘Bad choices have too often been defended as just different lifestyles. To be confident in saying something is wrong is not a sign of weakness, it’s a strength.’ Mr Cameron’s demands for a ‘moral code’ were directed at human rights apologists and Left-wing politicians who recoil from promoting Britain’s Christian heritage. But they also covered the hand-wringing pronouncements of many senior churchmen, who refuse to condemn lawbreaking by rioters and show unwillingness to take on militant Islam for fear of offending Muslims. The PM said an ‘almost fearful, passive tolerance of religious extremism’ had let Islamic extremism grow unchallenged and called for the promotion of ‘Christian values’ saying it was ‘profoundly wrong’ to believe that promoting Christianity would ‘do down other faiths’.", "By . Steve Doughty . PUBLISHED: . 19:10 EST, 7 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:11 EST, 7 January 2013 . The Church of England yesterday expressed deep concerns over David Cameron’s plans to overturn centuries-old laws that govern succession to the throne. Senior bishops share the worries of the Prince of Wales that legislation to give princesses equal rights to princes in line of succession is rushed, risky, and could lead to unintended constitutional crises. Concern in the Church centres on the Prime Minister’s plan to remove the 312-year-old ban on members of the Royal Family from marrying Roman Catholics. Monarch and clergy: The Queen with former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams last year. The Church of England yesterday expressed deep concerns over plans to overturn centuries-old laws . Even though the Coalition’s Bill stipulates that the monarch must be Anglican, a Roman Catholic married to the monarch or an heir to the throne must, if they follow the doctrines of their church, bring his or her children up as Catholics. That raises the prospect that an heir to the throne would be raised as a Catholic. Leading clergy believe the planned changes will bring confusion and complication to the historic rule that the King or Queen must be a member of the Church of England in order to become its Supreme Governor on  taking the throne. Reforms that undermine that principle threaten the established status of the Church and could ‘unpick the constitution’, they said. Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey said yesterday: ‘The reported concerns of the Prince of Wales need to be listened to very carefully. We must not have any ill-thought-through proposals because of the potential to upset a delicate constitutional balance. ‘The Government’s instincts to allow female heirs to succeed are wholly right but to avoid any unintended consequences of the proposals for the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church there must be much greater consultation and discussion.’ Officials at Lambeth Palace, where the Right Reverend Justin Welby takes over as Archbishop of Canterbury next month, said there had been talks with ministers over the issue. How yesterday's Mail covered the story . They also pointed to remarks made by Dr Rowan Williams, who stepped down as Archbishop  last month, in a little-noticed interview with Vatican Radio late last year. In it Dr Williams said any heir to the throne would have to be raised in the Church of England – and not as a Catholic – which could pose problems if the child had a Catholic parent. Dr Williams said: ‘If we’re quite clear that, so long as the monarch is Supreme Governor of the Church of England, there needs to be a clear understanding that the heir is brought up in that environment.’ Prince Charles has voiced serious concern about 'rushed' plans to change ancient laws governing the royal line of succession . Prince Charles is understood to have raised a series of questions over the impact of reforms on the constitutional relationship between church and State. Mr Cameron’s reforms, drawn up under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in a Succession to the Crown Bill, will remove the ancient rule of primogeniture that says boys take precedence over girls in line to the throne. The law is set to be fast-tracked through Parliament with minimal debate. It will mean that should the Duchess of Cambridge give birth to a daughter, she will have first claim to succeed to the throne, in preference to any son born later. The rules will also remove the requirement, dating to the Act of Settlement of 1701, that the heir to the throne and senior royals do not marry Roman Catholics. The issue was given fresh significance by the announcement of the Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancy . The law will, however, keep the Act’s paragraphs which say the monarch may not be a Catholic him or herself. The changes to allow a daughter of William and Kate to take the throne is widely popular, and Roman Catholics have long resented the anti-Catholic discrimination in the 18th century succession law. But the CofE leader in the House of Lords, Bishop of Leicester the Right Reverend Tim Stevens, has previously warned that the 26 bishops in the Upper House would vote against reforms. Dr Stevens said: ‘If the heir to the throne is brought up as a Catholic, and therefore, under the present disciplines of the Roman Catholic Church, is not able to be in communion with the Church of England, it effectively renders a Catholic heir incapable of being the Supreme Governor of the Church, so clearly that’s a more complicated issue than it appears at first sight.’ He added that any threat to the established status of the Church of England was something bishops ‘would have to resist’. The Church of England’s most important protestant faction, the Reform evangelical group, also indicated its unease yesterday. Its chairman, Plymouth vicar the Reverend Rod Thomas, said: ‘I would see a problem if a child was brought up in the Roman Catholic Church. That would threaten to unpick the constitution and unravel the whole basis on which our constitution has been built.’ By CATHERINE OSTLER . The Duke of Buccleuch, whose fortune is reckoned at £200million . The removal of the precedence of boys over girls in line to the throne threatens arguments and upheaval in other families where titles and inheritance are handed down by ancient hereditary principles. The reforms would throw a question over the inheritance rights of the Prince of Wales’ own Duchy of Cornwall, which is currently the automatic property of a male heir to the throne. A new law must therefore affect the Duchy of Cornwall and introduce equal rights for girls into its practices. But that leaves the question of whether more than 20 other dukedoms may also be compelled to follow the new system. The removal of the primogeniture law from the Royal succession leaves titled families exposed to legal challenge if they persist with the tradition of male inheritance. Families which do not opt to follow the new rules for the Royals could see their inheritance arrangements tested in the courts, with frustrated daughters and their descendants looking to win a greater share. A number of the most prominent aristocratic families may be involved in the process. Among those affected may be the Duke of Buccleuch, whose fortune is reckoned at £200million. The eldest child of Richard Scott, the 10th Duke, is a girl, 20-year-old Lady Louisa. David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland and owner of Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire, has three daughters older than the male heir to the title. Lady Tamara Grosvenor, eldest daughter of the Duke of Westminster, the country’s wealthiest aristocrat, is married to Prince William’s friend Edward van Cutsem. She and her sister are both  older than the male heir to the dukedom.", "The Archbishop of Canterbury says vicars should avoid preaching 'moral claptrap' about being nice in their sermons adding Christianity's message is as radical as a call for violent revolution. Speaking at an event in New York City, where he delivered a homily, the Most Reverend Justin Welby called on people to 'get their hands dirty' if they are to tackle inequality in society. He said that the old sermons he often heard while growing up England, all urged people to be nice, but he explained that Jesus wouldn't allow his followers to accept this given that the 'weak' are often excluded from society. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, who says vicars should avoid preaching 'moral claptrap' about being nice as Christianity's message is as radical as a call for 'violent revolution' Mr Welby also explained that the message of Christianity could be mistaken for a call to 'violent revolution' if it wasn't for the religion's emphasis on peace. He was visiting New York to speak at the 'Creating Common Good' conference organised by the Trinity Institute at Trinity Church on the city's Wall Street in the heart of the financial district. In a speech, published online by Lambeth Palace, he told the congregation: 'Jesus does not permit us to accept a society in which the weak are excluded, whether because of race, wealth, gender, ability, or sexuality. 'Nor did He permit us and does He permit us to turn religion into morality. 'The old sermons that we have heard so often in England, which I grew up with, which if you boiled them down all they effectively said was: “Wouldn't the world be a nicer place if we were all a bit nicer?” 'That is the kind of moral claptrap that Jesus does not permit us to accept.' Mr Welby was speaking at an event at the Trinity Church on Wall Street, New York City, pictured, which was focusing on inequality in society . He then said that the church has mistaken the way in which they should challenge such inequality saying it began to turn into an 'exclusive little tribe.' The Archbishop then explained that if weren't for Jesus being described as the 'Prince of Peace', Christianity would almost be a call to a 'violent revolution'. He added: 'We are, by contrast, as Christians to be caught up in a revolution of expectation and of implementation. 'Were it not for the fact that He is in title Prince of Peace, and lived out his mission in service and foot-washing, ending it in crucifixion and resurrection, this would be a call to violent revolution.' He also spoke of his experiences of living in Liverpool, where he was Dean of the city's cathedral for four years. He told of how the former Bishop of Liverpool, David Sheppard worked together with his Roman Catholic counterpart Derek Worlock to tackle appalling poverty in the city. The Archbishop's latest comments come after he has been repeatedly outspoken about deprivation in UK cities and how the gap between the rich and the poor is becoming wider since taking up the post in 2012. Just last week, Mr Welby, a former oil trader, spoke out about pay inequality telling all employers they should pay the living wage. He said that most businesses can afford to pay the living wage - which is at least £1.35 an hour more than the minimum wage, saying firms should: 'Just get on with it.' He added: 'It can be done, it should be done.' Meanwhile last year the Archbishop appeared to be on course to clash with Prime Minister David Cameron after calling on him to reverse his decision not to take European funds to boost UK food banks. Talking about his experiences of visiting Congo, where he saw starving children, and then returning to the UK to see a similar situation involving a young family, he said: 'I was talking to some people - a mum, dad and one child - in a food bank. 'I found their plight more shocking. It was less serious, but it was here. And they weren't careless with what they had - they were just up against it. 'It shocked me that being up against it at the wrong time brought them to this stage. There are many like them. But we can do something about it.' In 2013, he also warned against dismissing all people on benefits as scroungers and challenged government claims that people were using food banks simply because they were there. He said it was important that ministers do not use ‘derogatory language’ to describe people who are poor.", "Snubbed: Traditionalist Anglican leaders are threatening to snub new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby over gay clergy . Traditionalist Anglican leaders are threatening to snub the new Archbishop of Canterbury in a furious row over gay clergy. Conservative archbishops from Africa and Asia, who are among Anglicanism’s most senior clerics, are planning to boycott a meeting called by Archbishop Justin Welby that is scheduled to take place after his enthronement this week. The leaders are flying in for Archbishop Welby’s formal installation service in Canterbury Cathedral on Thursday. Archbishop Welby, the nominal head of the 70 million members of the worldwide Anglican Church, called the behind-the-scenes meeting in an effort to patch up divisions. He is so concerned he has appointed the Church’s first ‘director of reconciliation’, Canon David Porter of Coventry Cathedral, to broker a peace. But the conservative primates are so furious with Church of England plans to allow gay clergy in civil partnerships to become bishops that they are expected to boycott the gathering. They are also unlikely to sit at the same table as their liberal counterpart from the United States, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori,  who has already consecrated openly gay bishops. According to leaked documents seen by The Mail on Sunday, at least three senior African archbishops have privately urged conservative colleagues to shun the gathering. In the documents, the Primate of Kenya, Archbishop Eliud Wabukala, said he recommended that ‘we show our commitment to the Anglican Communion by being present for the service at Canterbury Cathedral . . . but do not participate in the “collegial time” being proposed by Archbishop Welby’. He said the new Archbishop of Canterbury had ‘given us no clear indication of the matters for discussion’ and that primates ‘who have led the way in promoting false teaching’ will be welcomed by Dr Welby. He said his views were shared by the Primate of Nigeria, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, and the Primate of Uganda, Archbishop Stanley Ntagali, but sources said the African and Asian archbishops would not make a final decision about attending the meeting until this week. Guests: Anglican leaders from across the globe are flying to the UK for Archbishop Welby¿s formal installation service in Canterbury Cathedral , Kent, on Thursday . Nine primates issued a statement last month condemning the Church of England’s bishops for declaring that gay clergy in civil partnerships could now become bishops – as long as they remained celibate. Several African Anglican churches have said they would break off relations with the Archbishop of Canterbury if the Church of England appoints a gay bishop. Last night, the Bishop of Liverpool, James Jones, became the most senior Church of England cleric to urge the Church to bless gay couples in civil partnerships. Lambeth Palace declined to  comment.", "The Queen and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been voted as the public figures who provide Britons with 'moral leadership' according to a poll. The findings released in a YouGov survey suggested that Britons looked towards the actions of the Royal family ahead of church leaders like the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. The poll surveyed 2,109 adults and asked respondents to choose three or four names from a list of public personalities who they believed showed strong moral leadership. Moral: The Queen was voted as the public figure who gave Britons the most moral leadership . Poll: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge got 30 per cent of the vote in the YouGov poll . Guidance: Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, pictured, was not seen as providing 'moral leadership' The Queen -- 34% . Duke and Duchess of Cambridge -- 30% . Malala Yousafzai -- 19% . Archbishop of Canterbury -- 15% . David Cameron --8% . At least 34 per cent chose the Queen and she was followed by her grandson Prince William, and his wife Kate who snagged 30 per cent of the vote. It's a far cry from the scandals which dogged the Royals in the 1990s when a series of divorces and the death of Princess Diana threatened to eclipse the monarchy. The Royals, however, were closely followed by Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who gained international notoriety when she was shot by the Taliban for going to school. She received 19 per cent of the vote. And was recently honoured when she became the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, at a ceremony in Oslo on December 10. Winner: Children's rights activists Malala Yousafzai, 17, became the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, earlier this month, and is seen as 'moral' The Pakistani teenager was ahead of Justin Welby, who only came in fourth place in the poll. But the findings come as The Church of England revealed it attracts fewer than 800,000 worshippers to its churches on a typical Sunday. The amount of people sitting in the pews has fallen to less than half the levels of the 1960s. The signs of continuing decline in support for the CofE followed census evidence of a widespread fall in allegiance to Christianity. Meanwhile, British politicians did not do very well as champions of moral leadership, the poll revealed. British Prime Minister David Cameron only managed to get fifth place, with 8 per cent of the vote. Labour leader Ed Miliband landed 15th place with just 5 per cent of the vote. Meanwhile, Nigel Farage, of Ukip, got 39 per cent of the vote for worst moral leadership.", "Warning: 'There is a lot of ignorance and rather dim-witted prejudice of Christianity,' outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said . The Archbishop of Canterbury announced his decision to stand down yesterday – and took a parting shot at the 'dim-witted prejudice' of those who are trying to suppress Christianity. Dr Rowan Williams said he will quit at the end of the year to return to academic life as master of a Cambridge University college. Hinting at the pressures of the job, he said he hoped his successor would have 'the constitution of an ox and the skin of a rhinoceros'. His departure came at a time of continuing rancour inside the Church over the rights of gay clergy and the appointment of women bishops. Outside there is deepening controversy as ministers try to impose same-sex marriage and remove the right of Christians to wear the cross. But Dr Williams said he believes Christianity will survive the assault of those who believe faith has no place in public life. 'I think there is a great deal of interest still in the Christian faith,' he said. 'Although I think there is also a lot of ignorance and rather dim-witted prejudice about the visible manifestations of Christianity, which sometimes clouds the discussion. 'I don't think that there is somehow a single great argument that the Church is losing.' The Archbishop, 61, resigned after ten years at Lambeth Palace, a shorter tenancy than his predecessor Lord Carey, who was five years older than Dr Williams when he chose to retire. His period in office as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury was marked by difficulties and continual church in-fighting. Dr Williams, who is married to theologian Jane Williams, is known as a warm and humorous man, who said early in his tenure that he liked to watch The Simpsons cartoon series with his two children. He is known not to carry a mobile phone and also told the New Statesman in 2008 that The Muppet Christmas Carol was one of his favourite films. Past and future? Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, left, is now tipped to replace Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, right, who announced his departure yesterday . Dr Williams and his wife have been . careful to keep their children, Pip, now 16 and doing his GCSEs, and his . daughter Rhiannon, who is 24 and doing a master's degree, out of the . public eye. A favoured candidate of Church . liberals, Dr Williams had the worst possible start as Archbishop when he . was faced with the selection for the first time ever of an openly gay . priest for a bishop's job. The choice of Canon Jeffrey John as . Bishop of Reading was almost certainly inspired by the assumption in . 2003 that the new Archbishop, a long-time supporter of gay rights, would . warmly endorse the appointment. Crowning moment: Dr Williams married Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29 last year in front of millions across Britain and the world . But Dr Williams forced Dr John to step down and the powerful CofE gay lobby has never forgiven him. The Archbishop however can look back . on success in promoting the cause of women bishops and the personal and . corporate success of William and Kate's royal wedding last year. He will . relinquish his role in December to take up the post of Master of . Magdalene College in Cambridge. His decision to step down won warm . tributes, particularly from the colleague who is favourite to succeed . him, Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu. Maverick: The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu is a seen both as a visionary and controversial character who is known for stunts like sky-diving with the Red Devils, pictured in 2008, as well as cutting up his dog collar on live TV . Dr Sentamu said: 'Archbishop Rowan is a . remarkable and gifted leader who has strengthened the bonds of . affection.' David Cameron said: 'As a man of great learning and . humility, he has guided the Church through times of challenge and . change.' Dr Williams gave an interview in which . he let slip his impatience with some secular critics of Christianity . and spoke of the pressures of his job. I think that it is a job of . immense demands and I would hope that my successor has the constitution . of an ox and the skin of a rhinoceros really. 'But he will, I think, have to look . with positive, hopeful eyes on a Church which, for all its problems, is . still for so many people a place to which they resort in times of need . and crisis, a place to which they look for inspiration. 'I think the . Church of England is a great treasure.' Dr Williams' own worst moment is . likely to have been his speech on sharia law in 2008, when his  advocacy . of the legal recognition of Islamic law in Britain  briefly threatened . to tip him out of Lambeth Palace. The hot favourite to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury and first black leader of the Anglican Church has become well known for his strong opinions on the state of British society. Dr Sentamu, pictured right, the sixth of 13 brothers and . sisters, and a former barrister and judge, came to the UK in 1974 having . fled Uganda where he was a critic of the dictator Idi Amin. Dubbed by some as 'cleric of the people' he has most recently had a public row with the Government over gay marriage, accusing David Cameron of acting like a . ‘dictator’ and overruling the Bible if he chose to legalise it. He attracted controversy - and racist emails - when he spoke out against this issue. Recently he also launched a tirade against Britain's financial institutions and bankers for their role in the collapse of the UK economy. Using the words of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, he said: 'Banks are more dangerous than a standing army. They can destroy individuals, communities and nations.' Famously in 2007 he cut up his dog collar on live television in a dramatic protest against Robert Mugabe’s rule, vowing never to wear the symbol of his office again until the Zimbabwe president had been removed from power. He has also pitched a tent and camped in York Minster for a week, and sky-dived to raise money for families of servicemen wounded or killed in Afghanistan. In an attack on England he also argued the country must do more to mark St George’s Day on April 23, warning a failure to do so would lead to greater political extremism. Dr Sentamu’s enthronement in 2005 featured a ceremony with African singing and dancing and contemporary music, with the cleric playing African drums during the service. Such is his popularity in his archdiocese of York that he was named Yorkshire Man of the Year in 2007. As Bishop of Stepney in east London, Dr Sentamu acted as an adviser to the inquiry into the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence. He has also campaigned against guns, knives, drugs and gangs. Dr Sentamu is married with two grown-up children and two grown-up foster children.", "By . Rebecca English . PUBLISHED: . 10:21 EST, 27 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:30 EST, 28 September 2013 . The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge said they had made the 'very personal' decision to have their son, Prince George, christened in the chapel where Prince William's mother's body lay before she was buried. In a break with Royal tradition, the couple have chosen to hold an ‘intimate’ ceremony at the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace - where the body of Diana, Princess of Wales, lay before the altar for a week before her burial in 1997 so her family could pay their last respects. Only closest family and friends will be present at the christening, which will take place on October 23,  conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby. Christening: Prince George was born on July 22 and is third in line to the throne . The couple chose the venue over the Music Room at Buckingham Palace - where Prince William, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Princess Anne were all baptised - and the private chapel of the royal residence, where the Queen herself was christened. It is understood that William and Kate favoured the Holbein-decorated . Chapel Royal because it is, in the words of one royal aide, ‘an . historic, quite intimate chapel.’ ‘It is something they have been thinking about for some time and they just very much liked personally,’ they said. In . a statement last night, Kensington Palace said: ‘Their Royal Highnesses . The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are pleased to announce the . christening of Prince George will take place on Wednesday, 23rd October . at The Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace.’ The Archbishop of Canterbury said he was looking forward to welcoming Prince George into the 'family of the church' in a statement released today . The . couple have long made clear they aren’t sticklers for royal convention: . whether it be William ripping up the suggested 700-strong guest for his . wedding because he ‘hardly knew anyone on it’ or their decision to . release a family snapshot of George taken by Kate’s father, Michael . Middleton, instead of a formal portrait following his birth on July 22. And the couple have other personal links to St James’s Palace, where until recently their Household was based. And . in April 2011, Kate chose the chapel to be formally confirmed into the . Church of England before her marriage to Prince William. The last official royal christening to take place at St James’s Palace was that of Princess Beatrice in December 1988. It . is likely that the Prince George will be christened in a replica . Honiton lace gown of that worn by Queen Victoria's eldest daughter in . 1841. The original intricate . lace and satin christening robe was specially crafted for Victoria, the . Princess Royal, and used by generation after generation of royal . infants including William himself. Prince Edward’s daughter, Lady Louise Windsor, was the last royal baby to wear the delicate ensemble in 2004. The Queen then commissioned an identical handmade copy so the 172-year historic outfit could be carefully preserved. It was made by the Queen's dresser Angela Kelly and her team of dressmakers at Buckingham Palace. Tearing up the rule book: The couple have long made clear they aren't sticklers for royal convention . The . Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will attend next month’s christening along . with the Prince of Wales, a grandfather for the first time, and the . Duchess of Cornwall. Kate's . family - parents Carole and Michael Middleton – will also be invited . along with the godparents, who have not yet been publicly named. In . line with royal tradition, George is likely to have six god-parents and . among the names in the frame are William’s best friend Thomas Van . Straubenzee, his former private secretary Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton and . ex-nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke. Several of Kate’s friends are also in the running, along with her sister, Pippa, and brother James. The . christening will also allow a truly historic family photo to be taken – . and released to the public - no doubt delighting the 87-year-old Queen. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will attend next month's christening of the third in line . For the first time in more . than a century, three heirs to the throne are alive: Prince Charles, . 64, Prince William, 31 and new-born George. The . last occasion such picture was taken was in 1894 when Queen Victoria . was photographed with her son Edward VII, grandson George V and great . grandson Edward VIII. The . existence of a Chapel Royal itself dates back many centuries and, . originally, was not a building but an establishment: a body of priests . and singers to serve the spiritual needs of the Sovereign. During . Tudor times the Chapel would follow the Sovereign around the country to . whichever Palace or great house was in favour at the time. Since Whitehall Palace burned down in the late 17th century the Chapel Royal has been based exclusively at St James's Palace. The . actual building was originally constructed by Henry VIII and decorated . by Hans Holbein in honour of the king's fourth marriage to Anne of . Cleves. Mary I's heart is . buried beneath the choir-stalls and it was where Elizabeth I said her . prayers for the defence of the realm against the threat of the Spanish . Armada in 1588. At the end . of the Civil War, Charles I also received the Sacrament of Holy . Communion in the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace before his execution . in Whitehall in 1649. Three special coins will be made to mark the Prince George's christening, the Royal Mint has announced. A gold kilo coin, a silver £5 coin and a 'more affordable' £5 coin have been approved by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Queen and the Chancellor. Birthday money: This £5 coin was previously issued by the Royal Mint to mark the birth of the Royal baby . This will be the first time that new coins have been produced in the UK to mark the christening of a member of the Royal Family. Details of the prices and how many will be created have yet to be announced. Shane Bissett, of The Royal Mint, said: 'The Royal Mint has celebrated moments of national significance for over 1,000 years and it was felt appropriate to produce the first-ever set of Royal christening coins to mark the christening of our future king. 'As a British institution, The Royal Mint has played a central role creating works of art as official commemorations of landmarks in the history of the Royal Family for hundreds of years. These coins will be a fitting addition to that long tradition.' A £5 silver proof coin has already been issued to mark the birth of the future heir to the throne and other commonwealth countries including Canada and New Zealand have also issued coins to commemorate the birth. The £5 Royal Birth coin was priced at £80 from the Royal Mint, and is currently sold out. Queen . Victoria was married in the Chapel, and her marriage certificate, . hand-written by the Archbishop of Canterbury and signed by both bride . and groom, still hangs on the wall in the vestry. It is also considered to be the cradle of English church music. Among its many noted organists and composers was Henry Purcell. One . of the Chapel's most notable organists and composers was George . Frederick Handel, who was appointed by George II in 1723 as 'Composer of . Musick of His Majesty's Chappel Royal'. The . title was constructed to allow Handel, still a German citizen, to . contribute to the musical development of the Chapel Royal without . actually being a member of it. Though . Prince George is the first member of the royal family to be christened . in the Chapel Royal for 25 years, it has been the backdrop for many . royal milestones since its construction in the 16th century. Built . by Henry VIII following his short-lived fourth marriage to Anne of . Cleves, the chapel at St James's Palace is the believed burial site of Mary I's . heart. It is where . Elizabeth I chose to remain during the Spanish Armada in 1588 to pray, . receiving updates of the conflict's progress via fire beacon from . Cornwall. The Chapel Royal at St James's Palace has been the scene of many royal milestones since its construction under the order of Henry VIII in 1540 . Members of the Order of Merit within the Chapel where Prince George will be christened later this month . Queen . Victoria married Prince Albert at the Chapel Royal in 1840 underneath . its decorated ceiling which is painted with royal initials and coats of . arms. Her marriage . certificate, handwritten by the Archbishop of Canterbury and signed both . by the bride and groom still hangs in the Chapel's vestry. In . 1997, the coffin of Diana, Princess of Wales lay before the chapel's altar ahead of her funeral in Westminster Abbey. At . the end of the Civil War, Charles I received the Sacrament of Holy . Communion within the chapel's walls before his execution in Whitehall in . 1649. Duke of York and Duchess of York leaving the Chapel Royal with Princess Beatrice after her christening in 1988 . Various changes were . made to the building in 1836 with the addition of side galleries and a . new ceiling to match the original 1540 ciphers. The . Chapel Royal also has a long musical history with many . noted organists and composers having performed there. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were married in the Chapel Royal in 1840. Their marriage certificate still hangs in the chapel's vestry . Among . the most well known are Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons . and Henry Purcell who lived in a suite of apartments within the Palace. It is believed the . poet, John Dryden, who was frequently in debt, used to take refuge with . Purcell in his apartments in order to avoid the clutches of persistent . creditors. One of the . Chapel's most notable organists and composers was George Frederick . Handel, who was appointed by George II as 'Composer of Musick of His . Majesty's Chappel Royal' in 1723. The . title was constructed to allow Handel, still a German citizen, to . contribute to the musical development of the Chapel Royal without . actually being a member of it. Handel composed the great anthem 'Zadok the Priest' for the coronation of George II in 1727. The . song has been used at every coronation since. and is also sung at the . Royal Maundy service in which the Queen distributes Maundy money to elderly members of the church on the day before Good Friday. The . nearby Queen's Chapel was built by . James I for the Catholic bride of his son, later Charles I, and designed . by Inigo Jones.", "One of Princess Diana's oldest friends has spoken of her joy at becoming Prince George's godmother. Julia Samuel told MailOnline that she was delighted at the honour and saw her role as an 'important responsibility'. The inclusion of Mrs Samuel, 54, in yesterday's list of seven godparents was a poignant acknowledgement of William’s late mother. She met and became friends with Diana in 1987 when the two were seated next to each other at a dinner and, according to Mrs Samuel, 'saw something in each other'. Scroll down for video . Honoured: Julia Samuel, pictured with her husband Michael, left, and fellow godparent Hugh Grosvenor, son of the Duke of Westminster, right, spoke of her pride today at being made godmother to Prince George . Smiling and happy: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge grinned at their family as they held their young prince at the big event yesterday . Nod to the past: Julia Samuel, left, one of Diana Princess of Wales' closest friends has been handed the honour by the Cambridges . Although the princess fell out with many of her friends, Mrs Samuel remained loyal. William is now royal patron of the charity Child Bereavement UK, of which she is founder patron and trustee. The charity does remarkable work in supporting families and professionals when a child dies or when a child suffers a bereavement themselves. In her statement The Hon Mrs Michael Samuel - as she was referred to by Kensington Palace yesterday - said: 'I am delighted to have been invited to become godmother to His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. 'It is both a joyful and an important responsibility which I am incredibly proud to accept.' Happy occasion: The proud parents are walked from the chapel by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury who had just baptised George . Delight: The Duke of Cambridge holds his son . Prince George (left), while the baby is held by Kate (right) who stands . next to the Bishop of London, Richard Chartres . Quiet: Prince George appeared contented as he was held by his mother on only his second public appearance since he was carried from the Lindo Wing in July . Many will have been hoping for a recognition of Diana on such an historic day and Mrs Samuel's presence was just that. Diana was also very much present not just in the engagement band that glints on the Duchess’s finger but in the very choice of the Chapel Royal itself, where her body lay before the altar so her family and friends could pay their respects in private, before her formal funeral in Westminster Abbey in 1997. That link was also one of the reasons that Kate chose the chapel to be formally confirmed into the Church of England before her marriage to Prince William in April 2011. Mrs Samuel is herself  a bereavement counsellor in the NHS paediatrics department of St Mary's Hospital, Paddington,  where Prince George was born. Softly-spoken and a good listener, Julia, has her own private practice, and has 'been a source of strength for William'. Born Julia Guinness and part of the famous brewing dynasty, one of her sisters — Sabrina — went out with Prince Charles. She married the Hon Michael Samuel, of the Hill Samuel banking family, and had the first of her four children at just 21. After the excitement of yesterday's . family christening at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace, the Duke . and Duchess of Cambridge were this morning sitting down with aides as . they poured over the formal family photographs taken after the ceremony . at neighbouring Clarence House by celebrity photographer Jason Bell. Three . will be released to the media later today including one historic shot . that will, for the first time in more than a century, feature a monarch . and three living heirs: the Queen, Prince Charles, 64, Prince William, . 31 and George. The last . occasion such picture was taken was in 1894 when Queen Victoria was . photographed with her son Edward VII, grandson George V and great . grandson Edward VIII. Brother: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge asked their siblings to do the readings during the 45-minute ceremony, with Harry reading John (15: 1-5), which begins 'I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener' LIZ JONES FASHION VERDICT: Perfection: the Queen wore a sky blue cashmere coat with mother of pearl buttons over a paisley dress by Scottish couturier Stewart Parvin, with a (warm!) cashmere hat made by her redoubtable dresser, Angela Kelly. The brooch is a ruby and diamond basket of flowers given to her by King George to mark the birth of Prince Charles in 1948 . Siblings: Pippa and James Middleton walk out of the chapel with the small congregation, including their smiling mother Carole yesterday afternoon . In an historic ceremony which brought . together four generations of the Royal Family, the three-month-old . future king was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Chapel . Royal at St James’s Palace yesterday. Dressed . in a handmade replica of Queen Victoria’s daughter’s christening robe, . George bore a striking resemblance to his father at a similar age. He was on his best behaviour. With the . eyes of the world on him, His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander . Louis of Cambridge put on a perfect display of royal etiquette. According to aides, there wasn’t ‘even . a peep’ out of the three-month-old future king as he was baptised by . the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, at the Chapel . Royal in St James’s Palace. ‘He went in smiling, came out smiling and, as far as we are aware, smiled throughout,’ said one. William, however, could not resist confiding: ‘It’s the first time he’s been quiet all day.’ The . Archbishop of Canterbury told the congregation in the Holbein-painted . chapel that George’s parents and godparents had a ‘simple task’ – to . ‘make sure he knows who this Jesus is’. Joyous: Queen Elizabeth II and the Duchess of Cornwall followed by the Prince of Wales (background) leave the Chapel Royal holding programmes from the event . Colourful: The St James's Palace detachment of The Queen's Guard turns out in Colour Court, St James Palace, for the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II, ahead of the christening . Still smiling: Kate's sister Pippa Middleton leaves Kensington Palace after the christening of Prince George at the Chapel Royal in St James' Palace . The simplicity of the half-hour ceremony contrasted with the historic grandeur of the surroundings. The . heart of Mary I is buried beneath the choir-stalls and Elizabeth I . prayed there for the defence of the realm against the Spanish armada in . 1588. George’s life too, is . already steeped in history. The Archbishop made the sign of the cross on . his head with water taken from the River Jordan, in a royal tradition . that dates back to the 12th century. The . water was poured into the silver Lily Baptismal Font which was . commissioned by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1840 and has been . used at every royal christening since. His . parents’ guest list for the christening – which left out senior members . of the family including Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Princess Anne – . was a surprise to some. It did, however, result in the ‘intimacy’ the . Duke and Duchess of Cambridge craved. Indeed, . there were just 23 guests present, giving the christening a feel of a . family gathering rather than the moment a future Supreme Governor was . presented to his Church. For . the Queen it was very much business as usual. She broke away from her . schedule for only an hour – and was last night busy hosting a charity . reception at the Palace. Happy day: Emilia Jardine-Paterson and husband David arrive at Chapel Royal in St James's Palace, central London for the christening of Prince George of Cambridge . Out and in: The Prince of Wales and Duchess of . Cornwall (right) leave the chapel. Zara Phillips, pregnant with her . first child with husband Mike Tindall (right) arrive . Guests: William van Cutsem with wife Rosie . leaving the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace (left). Jamie . Lowther-Pinkerton and his wife (right) are also seen departing . Invited: Oliver Baker (centre in left photo) with partner Mel and Michael Tindall (right in left) arrive at Chapel . Royal, where Prince Phillip was also seen (right) Enthusiasts: Royal Fans, many of whom have slept . outside overnight, have returned to London three months after Prince . George's birth so they can celebrate his christening . Waking up on the big day: Royal fan Terry Hut and friends waits outside St James's Palace hours before the is third in line to the throne will be christened . Earlier, . Kensington Palace unveiled the long awaited list of godparents. Among . the seven, there was no royalty, just a smattering of close friends, . relatives and advisers. They . are Oliver Baker, Kate and William’s flatmate at St Andrew’s, interior . decorator Emilia Jardine-Paterson, William’s cousin Zara Tindall and . his  childhood friend William van Cutsem, one of William’s most trusted . confidantes. At just . 22, Hugh, Earl Grosvenor, was the youngest. He is the son of one of the . country’s richest men, the Duke of Westminster, whose wife, Natalia, is . one of William’s godmothers. Adding . some gravitas to the group is  Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, one of . William’s longest serving, loyal and most trusted aides, who now works . for the royal household on a part-time basis. It . was in the Chapel Royal that Diana’s body lay before her funeral in . Westminster Abbey in 1997. Kate also chose the chapel to be confirmed . into the Church of England before her marriage to Prince William in . April 2011.", "By . Steve Doughty . PUBLISHED: . 19:51 EST, 22 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:24 EST, 23 April 2012 . The Church of England was plunged into a race row yesterday over the choice of the next Archbishop of Canterbury. A leading supporter of the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, who is one of the favourites for the job, said his name had been ‘besmirched’ by opponents who had resorted to ‘naked racism’. The allegation was levelled by the Reverend Arun Arora, a former member of Dr Sentamu’s staff, who is set to take up a prominent post in the Church’s national bureaucracy this summer. 'Naked racism': Dr John Sentamu (left), who is one of the favourites to become the Archbishop of Canterbury, said his name had been 'besmirched' by opponents. Lord Carey of Clifton (right) today condemned any campaign against the Archbishop of York vying for the top job . Lord Carey of Canterbury, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, today hit out at the campaign against Dr Sentamu. He told the Times: 'I am quite . appalled. If there is a besmirching campaign then it is abhorrent and I, . for one, will challenge this. 'I think John Sentamu would be a wonderful choice for Canterbury. There are other people to consider, but he has a proven track record.' He said that while other candidates . for Lambeth Palace were being discussed in terms of their opinions and . alliances, ‘it is only when Sentamu is mentioned that such . considerations give way to explicit criticism – some of it attributable, . much of it anonymous whispering, but all of it in stark contrast to the . way other bishops are being portrayed’. Mr Arora said some of the criticism . has been ‘disturbing’, citing the supposed description of 62-year-old Dr . Sentamu by one Oxford don as ‘brutish’. Mr . Arora said the use of the word was racist and added: ‘At its best the . besmirching of John Sentamu has revealed that strand of snobbery which . views outsiders as lacking class, diplomacy or civility – in other words . not one of us. ‘At worst . it has elicited the naked racism which still bubbles under the surface . in our society, and which is exposed when a black man is in line to . break the chains of history.’ Candidate: Dr Sentamu talks with the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, who is stepping down in the summer . Mr . Arora, who is about to become the Church’s director of communications, . ridiculed suggestions  that Dr Sentamu sometimes loses his temper. The . row comes at a time when various lobbies inside the CofE are competing . to get their own champion into Lambeth Palace. Gay activists are hoping . to find a figure potentially sympathetic to the cause of gay equality, . while the liberal wing of the Church is anxious to maintain its own . dominance over major appointments. Two . of the last three Archbishops of Canterbury have been prominent . liberals, and one of the current favourites, the Bishop of Norwich, the . Right Reverend Graham James, was a member of the staff of one of them, . the late Lord Runcie. Dr . Sentamu is not a favourite of CofE liberals, who do not like his firm . line against gay marriage and his generally socially conservative . stance. Nor do they like his opposition to the Left-wing doctrine of . multiculturalism, his championing of the virtues of Englishness, or his . defence of the record of the British Empire. Dr Williams, 61, announced last month that he was standing down as Archbishop of Canterbury, after ten years in the post. He is to take up the role of Master of Magdalene College at Cambridge. His successor is expected to be named in late summer.", "By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 06:55 EST, 18 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:18 EST, 18 July 2013 . A piece of cake from the Queen's 1947 wedding to the Duke of Edinburgh has been put up for sale for £1,200. TV antiques dealer Gordon Watson is offering a chance to own the incredibly well-preserved, 66-year-old portion of the Queen’s wedding cake. The slice of alcohol-filled fruit cake was found by a charity worker after it lay forgotten in a filing cabinet for decades. Well-preserved: This 66-year-old portion of the Queen's wedding cake will be auctioned for around for £1,200. It was forgotten for decades and re-discovered in 2011 . Commonwealth cake: The enormous cake earned the nickname the 10,000 mile wedding cake because its ingredients were donated by the Australian Girl Guides and the rum and brandy came from South Africa . The lavish 9ft, four-tier wedding cake was split between the 2,000 guests at the wedding of Queen - then Princess Elizabeth - and Philip Mountbatten. The enormous cake earned the nickname the 10,000 mile wedding cake because its ingredients were donated by the Australian Girl Guides and the rum and brandy came from South Africa. Prince Philip cut the cake using his ceremonial sword and it was then served to guests at their reception at Buckingham Palace. One layer was kept for the christening of Prince Charles a year later and another was sent back to Australia by way of thanks. Watson, one of the world’s top dealers, snapped up the cake on Channel 4 programme Four Rooms in 2011 for £1,100. He has put the slice back on the market as part of an ‘antiques clear-out’. He said: 'Here was this manky old bit of fruit cake but it intrigued me. Joy: Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding ceremony. The bridesmaids were Princess Margaret Rose (left) and Lady Mary Cambridge (second from left) The ceremony was recorded and broadcast by BBC radio to 200 million people around the world . 'At the time it was made England was still under rationing but here was this beautiful princess marrying her beloved in a fairytale wedding. 'It got me thinking that this mouldy old slice of cake is symbolic of everything we fought for in the war and the hardships the country went through. 'In order to keep buying I have to keep selling so every few years I have a clear-out. The official wedding photograph. Britain was still under rationing at the time, and Princess Elizabeth still required coupons to buy the material for her gown . 'This sale is where this remarkable slice of cake belongs.' The fruit slice is presented in its original Buckingham Palace case, measuring 3.5 inches by 7.5 inches, dated November 20, 1947. It also comes with a compliments slip reading: ‘With the best wishes of Their Royal Highnesses The Princess Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh’. Originally it had been given to CH Spackman, one of the couple’s guards of honour, following the ceremony at Westminster Abbey. After Mr Spackman died, it was given to the Princess Alice Hospice, in Esher, Surrey, in the 1990s by a supporter in the hope that it could be auctioned to raise funds. However, it lay in the drawer of a filing cabinet until charity worker Anna Fiddimore found it when she was sorting out the archives for the hospice’s 25th anniversary. Charlotte George, from auctioneers Christie’s, said: 'It is slightly peculiar but this auction is a great chance to own a slice of history. 'The cake was made using rum and brandy, which would explain how it has lasted so well. 'Remarkably, it is still in one piece, wrapped in baking parchment. I wouldn’t recommend eating it - but as a collector’s item it is fantastic.' The auction is being held at Christie’s in London on September 5. The Royal wedding took place on November 20 1947 at Westminster Abbey in London. Elizabeth first met Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark in 1934, at the wedding of Philip's cousin, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, and again in 1937. Before the marriage, Philip renounced his Greek and Danish titles, converted from Greek Orthodoxy to Anglicanism and adopted the style Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, taking the surname of his mother's British family. On the morning of her wedding, as Princess Elizabeth was getting dressed at Buckingham Palace before leaving for Westminster Abbey, her tiara snapped. Luckily the court jeweller was standing by in case of emergency. The jeweller was rushed to his work room by a police escort. For her wedding dress she still required ration coupons to buy the material for her gown, designed by Norman Hartnell. The wedding ceremony was officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher and the Archbishop of York, Cyril Garbett. The ceremony was recorded and broadcast by BBC radio to 200 million people around the world. Elizabeth and Philip then proceeded to Buckingham Palace, where a breakfast was held at the Ball Supper-room. The couple received over 2,500 wedding presents from around the world and around 10,000 telegrams of congratulations.", "By . Gerri Peev . Sajid Javid (pictured with wife Laura) said immigrants should respect British culture which means learning the language . Migrants to Britain should be able to speak English and ‘respect its laws and culture’, the UK’s most senior Asian politician has said. Culture Secretary Sajid Javid insisted it was not good enough for migrants to live in the UK for up to 50 years without being able to speak English. The British-born Tory, whose parents came from Pakistan, also said there was no place for Sharia law in the UK legal system. Mr Javid, a rising star at Westminster who has also taken on the role of Equalities Minister, suggested voters had legitimate concerns over immigration. He said: ‘People want Britain to have more control over its borders and I think they are right. ‘People also say, when immigrants do come to Britain, that they should come to work, and make a contribution and that they should also respect our way of life and I agree with all of that. ‘It means things like trying to learn English. I know people myself, I have met people who have been in Britain for over 50 years and they still can’t speak English. ‘I think it’s perfectly reasonable for British people to say, “Look, if you’re going to settle in Britain and make it your home you should learn the language of the country and you should respect its laws and its culture”,’ he told the Sunday Telegraph. The Coalition has introduced English language tests for non-EU citizens who want to settle in the UK. But a Daily Mail investigation revealed how the system was being undermined by fraudsters selling fake English language certificates for £500. Mr Javid said Ukip leader Nigel Farage was right to respond to public concerns over immigration. ‘Many people throughout Britain are concerned about excessive immigration,’ he said. ‘Politicians do need to respond to those concerns.’ The Bromsgrove MP added that people should have a right to practise Sharia law amid reports that special community courts had been set up in London, Birmingham, Bradford and Manchester. Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey said British Muslims should oppose the belief that converting from Islam is punishable by death . ‘Where people want to have their own private arrangements between them, that is a matter for them... but there is no place for Sharia law in British law,’ said Rochdale-born Mr Javid, 44, a former banker. He said he would pass Lord Tebbit’s controversial ‘cricket test’ – suggested as a way of gauging ‘loyalty’ for those with immigrant backgrounds – as he had always backed  England in the sport. The father of four made history last month by becoming the first Asian man in the Cabinet. He has previously said: ‘My own family’s heritage is Muslim. Myself and my four brothers were brought up to believe in God, but I do not practise any religion. My wife is a practising Christian and the only religion practised in my house is Christianity.’ Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey said British Muslims should oppose the belief that converting from Islam is punishable by death. He spoke out after an Islamic court in Sudan sentenced Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, a pregnant woman, to be executed for being a Christian. Lord Carey won support from Inayat Bunglawala, chairman of Muslims4UK, who said: ‘It is so tragic that in the 21st century someone can still be sentenced to death for wanting to change their religion.’", "Reverend Kat Campion-Spall of St Mary's Church in Merton weeps after the session which allowed women bishops . The Church of England finally voted yesterday to let women become bishops – to the anger of many traditionalists. The move was passed by a comfortable majority at a tense gathering of its parliament, the General Synod, in York. It ended 14 years of hand-wringing and faction-fighting, delighting Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and almost all of his fellow bishops. The decision freed the Church from the risk of intervention by politicians. MPs had threatened to step in to force the Church to accept women bishops in 2012, after a disastrously botched vote saw traditionalists narrowly block reform. David Cameron described yesterday’s vote as ‘a great day for the Church and for equality’. Ed Miliband said it was ‘wonderful news’, while Nick Clegg called the decision a ‘long overdue step’. But some evangelical conservatives and Anglo-Catholics – a branch of the Church which affirms its Catholic heritage – were left divided and angry, having long argued that the Bible and tradition do not permit women to become bishops. One said he had ‘betrayed’ his supporters, while others accused Synod members of being too worried about outside reaction. Their comments provoked protests from Church liberals and left the Synod chairman, the Archbishop of York John Sentamu, calling for quiet, telling its members not to behave like rowdy MPs. The crucial vote, in which lay members of the Synod approved women bishops by a majority of more than three to one, led to clapping and a single shout of ‘brill’. Only Parliamentary formalities now remain before the Church can appoint its first female bishop. This is expected to come early next year, 21 years after women were first ordained as priests by the CofE. Scroll down for video . The vote yesterday which approved the consecration of women bishops overturned centuries of tradition . How long has the row been rumbling on? The debate over female bishops started soon after women were ordained as priests 20 years ago. The CofE set up the committees and inquiries that led to yesterday’s vote in 2000. What went on before? The vote in the General Synod that was meant to finally approve women bishops ended in narrow defeat for reformers in November 2012. Who is opposed? Anglo-catholics, who believe the Bible and tradition do not allow women bishops, and conservative evangelicals, who believe the Bible says women should not be church leaders. What is different now? In 2012, it was felt there were too few provisions for those opposed to female bishops. But Church leaders have now drawn up a new compromise, including a dispute procedure. How does the new plan work? The CofE has laid out principles saying that women shall have the full powers of male bishops and that everyone must recognise the decision. All dioceses, even those dominated by traditionalists, must include a junior bishop who will ordain and promote women. But it recognises that opponents of women bishops have the right to ‘flourish’ – so there must be ‘pastoral and sacramental provision’ for disputes. What about disputes? Church councils which oppose the move can send their bishop a resolution stating that they do not want a woman vicar or clergy, nor any male priests who have been ordained by women bishops. They should then be sent male clergy when jobs become vacant. If an objecting parish is in a diocese run by a woman bishop, she will allow it to be supervised by a male junior bishop. If no junior bishop is available within the diocese, one can be brought in from outside. What if there are still arguments? There will be an appeals system, in which parishes can turn to an ‘independent reviewer’. But if a parish does not accept an appeal decision they can be subject to disciplinary action, which can culminate in dismissal from the Church. Sally Barnes, pictured right, is overwhelmed with emotion beside Hilary Cotton after the Synod in York . The first appointment may be seen as an anti-climax, with a woman picked to fill a junior post, subordinate to a male bishop. After . the vote, the Archbishop of York led the General Synod in a rendition . of We are Marching in the Light of God, with members clapping along, . some even shedding tears of joy. Reverend . Dr Rosemarie Mallett, from Southwark diocese, said yesterday: ‘I’m . absolutely joyful, thank God after 20 years of very hard work we now . have a decision that can help us work for everyone in the Church. Yesterday’s vote came nearly 20 months after the Church’s last attempt to approve a law allowing women bishops. The lost Synod vote in November 2012 left the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, humiliated and apparently with little hope of reviving the cause for several years. But a new compromise, which allows scope for traditionalists to challenge the appointment of a female bishop in their parish, was brought to the vote in record time. The plan is based on the hope of compromise between opposing liberals and conservatives. Archbishop Welby said CofE members must ‘continue to demonstrate love for those who disagree on theological grounds’. He added: ‘As delighted as I am for the outcome of this vote I am also mindful of those within the Church for whom the result will be difficult and a cause of sorrow.’ During the debate, Guildford traditionalist Adrian Vincent said he would reverse his position from 2012 and vote in favour. ‘By doing so, I am betraying what I believe, I am betraying those who trusted in me,’ he said. ‘I hope that the promised commitment to mutual flourishing is not a commitment that will run out of steam in a few years.’ But opponent Dr Chik Kaw Tan, of Lichfield, said: ‘Men and women are equal but their roles are not interchangeable ... if we allow the Church to be guided by secular thinking our teaching will soon unravel.’ In 2012, the House of Laity voted just six short of the necessary two to one majority. Yesterday, it voted 152 to 45 for women bishops. Members of the clergy arrive for the General Synod of Church of England meeting at The University of York . The Archbishop of Canterbury arrived for the General Synod of Church of England meeting at The University of York today . Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg welcomed the 'watershed moment' for the Church of England, after the Synod overwhelmingly backed the measure to scrap the ban . More than two thirds of the members of the Church of England's Synod, pictured here during morning prayers this morning, voted for the consecration of women bishops . The Most Rev Justin Welby said the Church had been wrong on women bishops 'theologically' for centuries . The Archbishop of Canterbury said he would be 'delighted' to see a woman take his role in his lifetime .", "The Queen was certainly in a springtime mood as she arrived to open The Wing at the National Memorial to the Few, in Capel-le-Ferne, Kent, on Thursday. Her Majesty wore a sky blue wool coat with a royal blue collar and matching pockets and trim, topping off the look with a blue hat. The Queen and The Duke were greeted by Prince Michael of Kent, who is a patron of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon. Queen Elizabeth II smiles at schoolchildren as she leaves the National Memorial to the Few after opening a new wing dressed in a vibrant blue outfit . The royal couple viewed the video wall and other special effects that bring to life the Battle of Britain and the life of 'The Few', who fought in the skies overheard to keep Britain free from invasion during the summer and early Autumn of 1940. The monarch and Duke then met trustees, supporters and volunteers before meeting local school children learning about the Battle of Britain in the dedicated education area, The Geoffrey Page Centre. The Queen and The Duke also visited the 'Cockpit Café', where they met a group of 'The Few', surviving RAF airmen who fought in the Battle of Britain in the Second World War, before viewing a flypast of a Hurricane, Spitfire and Typhoon. As part of her duties, the Queen unveiled a plaque to mark the opening and received a posy. In the 1980s, Wing Commander Geoffrey Page, a Hurricane pilot who was shot down during the Battle of Britain, realised that there was no national memorial to the men he had with flown with in 1940. His efforts to amend this led to the founding of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust and the unveiling of the National Memorial to the Few – a lone pilot looking out over the English Channel, in the village between Folkestone and Dover – by Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Her Majesty wore a sky blue wool coat with a royal blue collar and matching pockets and trim, topping off the look with a blue hat . The royal couple viewed the video wall and other special effects that bring to life the Battle of Britain and the life of 'The Few', who fought in the skies overheard to keep Britain free from invasion during 1940 . The Queen, followed by The Duke, was greeted by Prince Michael of Kent, who is a patron of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon . Maintained by the Trust, the site at Capel-le-Ferne is dedicated to Churchill's famous 'Few' who fought in the skies overheard to keep Britain free from invasion. The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust’s new Wing building is home to the high-tech, interactive Scramble Experience, which tells the story of the Battle of Britain, while the Geoffrey Page Centre, is a dedicated teaching space for schools to use. The building itself follows the wing plan of RJ Mitchell’s most iconic fighter, the Supermarine Spitfire, one of the two aircraft credited with doing the most to win the Battle of Britain in 1940. The building copies the Spitfire’s uplifted wing shape and has a central first floor café, which looks directly across the Channel towards France, from where enemy aircraft would have appeared 75 years ago. Schoolchildren camp out in the rain to catch a glimpse of the Queen as she visits the National Memorial . Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, also visited Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, today . The Queen and The Duke were greeted by Prince Michael of Kent, who is a patron of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon . The monarch met trustees, supporters and volunteers before meeting local school children learning about the Battle of Britain in the dedicated education area, The Geoffrey Page Centre . The Wing will complement the other attractions at the National Memorial, which include the Christopher Foxley-Norris Memorial Wall, listing the names of those who took part in the Battle, the Memorial itself and a replica Hurricane and Spitfire. Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, also visited Canterbury Cathedral, Kent. The royal couple went to a private lunch before attending a service when they followed a procession to the Great West Door where they were introduced to the sculptor and stonemasons. The Queen unveiled statues of Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh and following the unveiling, the Royal party attended a brief reception for staff and supporters before departing. Schoolchildren wait patiently in the rain for the arrival of the Queen . The monarch unveiled a plaque as she opened a new wing in the National Memorial . Queen Elizabeth II meets Mrs K Foster (L), Wing Commander Paul Farnes (C) and Squadron Leader Tony Pickering as she visits the National Memorial to the Few ahead of opening a new wing . Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh watch a short film on the Battle of Britain as they visit the National Memorial to the Few . Canterbury Cathedral is the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Cathedral is both a holy place and part of a World Heritage Site. Founded in 597 AD by St Augustine, it is arguably the oldest institution in the English speaking world. Over the years, the Cathedral has witnessed many historic events, perhaps most famously the murder of Archbishop St Thomas Becket in his own cathedral on 29th December 1170 by four knights acting on the order of King Henry II. The new statues of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were commissioned by the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of The Queen’s reign and will complement statues by the Cathedral’s West Door of Queen Victoria (the only other monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee) and Prince Albert. The royal statues have been carved by Nina Bilbey. Since 2000, Nina has specialised in stone carving and she is presently the Senior Carving Tutor at The City and Guilds Art School London. Commissions include statues for Hampton Court Flower Show, as well as St. Pancras Station and Saint George’s Chapel, Windsor. Nina has also been involved on many restoration projects across this country and abroad. Projects include The Houses of Parliament, The Royal Pavilion Brighton and Hereford Cathedral. Queen Elizabeth II meets Wing Commander Tom Neil as she visits the National Memorial to the Few . The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust's new Wing building is home to the high-tech, interactive Scramble Experience, which tells the story of the Battle of Britain, and the Geoffrey Page Centre, a dedicated teaching space for schools to use .", "By . Harriet Arkell . For years it was assumed by staff at Lambeth Palace that the oil painting hanging in a private sitting room was of Catherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth wife. But when experts from the National Portrait Gallery went to the Palace - the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury - to research a portrait of an earlier archbishop, they were able to shed new light on the matter. First, the portrait was in a frame that pre-dated the rotund monarch's sixth wife, second; her clothes were from an earlier period, and third, well, the woman also bore a startling resemblance to Henry's first wife, Catherine of Aragon. The first Catherine... or is it? This portrait has finally been confirmed as being of Catherine of Aragon . Much-married monarch: King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon in 1509, and Catherine Parr in 1543 . Tests soon showed that they were right, and now the gallery has hung the portrait of the devoutly Catholic queen rather mischievously, side by side with a portrait of Henry, whose desperation to divorce her was the catalyst for England's schism with the Catholic church. The 'exciting discovery' about the picture was made when researchers from the National Portrait Gallery went to Lambeth Palace to find out more about William Warham, the Archbishop of Canterbury who married Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, in 1509. The researchers, who were working on a project called Making Art In Tudor Britain, noticed the painting on the wall of a private sitting room, where it has hung since at least the 19th century but probably longer, under the assumption it depicted Catherine Parr. National Portrait Gallery curator Charlotte Bolland said: 'It was immediately apparent that it was in a very early frame, something which was a relatively rare survival from the early 16th century. 'It was a way of frame-making that went out of fashion. That was a kind of sign that it was something quite interesting.' They realised that the woman's earlier . costume and her facial features strongly suggested it was of Catherine . of Aragon, rather than Catherine Parr, who was born in 1512, three years . after the first Catherine had married Henry. Different clothes and head-dresses: Catherine of Aragon in another portrait, left, and Catherine Parr on the right . The Archbishop of Canterbury allowed the gallery to borrow the portrait, which is oil on panel, for further research, and experts subjected it to x-rays and infra-red light which indicated that under the paint was a green background similar to that on a portrait of Henry painted in 1520. The research also suggested that the features of the woman's face had been altered, and that she was wearing a veil, which the first Catherine would have done. The evidence proved conclusively that the portrait was of Catherine of Aragon, who became Henry's first wife after his older brother Arthur, whom she married in 1501, died. The National Portrait Gallery has now hung the picture next to a similar one of the king. Ms Bolland said: ‘It is wonderful to have the opportunity to display this important early portrait of Catherine of Aragon at the Gallery. 'Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon were married for nearly 24 years and during that time their portraits would have been displayed together in this fashion, as king and queen of England.’ Ms Bolland said that discovering the original Tudor finish on a painting like this was 'an extremely rare find'. She said the portrait had been compared with the gallery's portrait of the king from the same period and both were very similar. She said: 'Whilst not suggesting the works originally formed a pair, the costume dates them to the same period and the works are of the same scale. 'It is likely that both are examples . of the type of portraits of the king and queen that would have been . produced in multiple versions, some of which would have been paired in . this way.' Archbishop of Canterbury's official residence: Lambeth Palace where the painting of Catherine of Aragon was on display . Catherine . failed to produce a son who lived beyond 52 days and so was rejected in . favour of Anne Boleyn, her husband's pregnant mistress. Catherine Parr was Henry's sixth and last wife, marrying him in July 1543 and outliving him after he died in 1547. The portrait was first spotted by National Portrait Gallery staff in 2009 but nothing was announced about who its subject really was until today, following years of research and tests to confirm it. The portrait is now hung next to the similar oil on panel of Henry VIII in the National Portrait Gallery, where staff say the artists of both are unknown. Henry and Catherine Reunited is on display from today. Henry VIII's first wife was the Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon, who had been previously been married to his older brother Arthur. When Arthur died, six months after their marriage, his younger brother Henry married her in 1509 and Catherine was crowned Queen of England in a joint coronation ceremony with her husband. Shortly after their marriage Catherine became pregnant but gave birth to a stillborn daughter in January 1510.  A subsequent pregnancy resulted in the birth of Prince Henry in 1511 and there were great celebrations, but he died aged 52 days. Catherine then had a miscarriage, followed by another short-lived son, but in February 1516, she gave birth to a healthy daughter, Mary, and the child lived. Henry still loved his wife but became frustrated by the lack of a male heir and took several mistresses, among them Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne. Anne refused to become Henry's mistress but he pursued her until she succumbed, as his desperation for a son grew. His worry was all the greater because he had read in Leviticus that if a man married his brother's wife, they would remain childless.  Despite having a daughter, Henry still felt himself 'childless' for not having a son. The King petitioned the Pope for his marriage to be annulled and when Catherine - a devout Catholic - heard of this, she was so upset that she, too, directly appealed to the Pope on her side. Catherine's argument was that as she and Arthur had never consummated their marriage, they were not truly husband and wife. The argument and machinations continued for six years and things came to a head in 1533 when Anne Boleyn became pregnant and Henry decided that the only way to marry her would be to reject the power of the Pope in England and have Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury, annul the marriage. Catherine had to renounce her title as Queen and be known as the Princess Dowager of Wales, which she rejected for the rest of her life. Catherine and her daughter Mary were separated and she was forced to leave the royal court, living in dank manor houses and castles with just a handful of servants.  She was said to suffer ill-health but never complained, and spent much of her time praying. Catherine and Henry's daughter became Queen Mary I of England in 1553 and was known for her brutal persecution of Protestants - earning her the nickname 'Bloody Mary'.", "By . Rebecca English . PUBLISHED: . 12:39 EST, 16 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:56 EST, 16 October 2013 . The christening service of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's son, Prince George, will take place at 3pm next Wednesday, Kensington Palace confirmed today. The baptism will be held in The Chapel Royal at St James's Palace and will last 45 minutes. It will, as previously revealed, be conducted by The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby. One of the reasons for a late afternoon . ceremony is that the Queen is holding a reception at Buckingham Palace . earlier in the day for the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust. Christening: Prince George was born on July 22 and is third in line to the throne . But royal aides say no further details about godparents and other guests or the order of service will be given out until the day. Last week the Mail revealed that senior members of the Royal Family including the Countess of Wessex and Princess Anne have been left off the guest list. It is highly unlikely that Prince William's uncles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, will attend either. In a break with Royal tradition, the couple have chosen to hold an 'intimate' ceremony at the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace - where the body of Diana, Princess of Wales, lay before the altar for a week before her burial in 1997 so her family could pay their last respects. The Archbishop of Canterbury said he was looking forward to welcoming Prince George into the 'family of the church' in a statement released two weeks ago . The couple chose the venue over the Music Room at Buckingham Palace - where Prince William, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Princess Anne were all baptised - and the private chapel of the royal residence, where the Queen herself was christened. It is understood that William and Kate favoured the Holbein-decorated . Chapel Royal because it is, in the words of one royal aide, 'an . historic, quite intimate chapel.' 'It is something they have been thinking about for some time and they just very much liked personally,' they said. The . couple have long made clear they aren’t sticklers for royal convention: . whether it be William ripping up the suggested 700-strong guest for his . wedding because he 'hardly knew anyone on it' or their decision to . release a family snapshot of George taken by Kate’s father, Michael . Middleton, instead of a formal portrait following his birth on July 22. And the couple have other personal links to St James's Palace, where until recently their Household was based. And . in April 2011, Kate chose the chapel to be formally confirmed into the . Church of England before her marriage to Prince William. The last official royal christening to take place at St James's Palace was that of Princess Beatrice in December 1988. It . is likely that the Prince George will be christened in a replica . Honiton lace gown of that worn by Queen Victoria's eldest daughter in . 1841. The original intricate . lace and satin christening robe was specially crafted for Victoria, the . Princess Royal, and used by generation after generation of royal . infants including William himself. Prince Edward's daughter, Lady Louise Windsor, was the last royal baby to wear the delicate ensemble in 2004. The Queen then commissioned an identical handmade copy so the 172-year historic outfit could be carefully preserved. It was made by the Queen's dresser Angela Kelly and her team of dressmakers at Buckingham Palace. Tearing up the rule book: The couple have long made clear they aren't sticklers for royal convention . The . Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will attend Wednesday's christening along . with the Prince of Wales, a grandfather for the first time, and the . Duchess of Cornwall. Kate's . family - parents Carole and Michael Middleton – will also be invited . along with the godparents, about whom royal aides have promised more details on the day of the christening. In . line with royal tradition, George is likely to have six god-parents and . among the names in the frame are William's best friend Thomas Van . Straubenzee, his former private secretary Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton and . ex-nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke. Several of Kate's friends are also in the running, along with her sister, Pippa, and brother James. The . christening will also allow a truly historic family photo to be taken – . and released to the public - no doubt delighting the 87-year-old Queen. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will attend Wednesday's christening of the third in line . For the first time in more . than a century, three heirs to the throne are alive: Prince Charles, . 64, Prince William, 31 and new-born George. The . last occasion such picture was taken was in 1894 when Queen Victoria . was photographed with her son Edward VII, grandson George V and great . grandson Edward VIII. The . existence of a Chapel Royal itself dates back many centuries and, . originally, was not a building but an establishment: a body of priests . and singers to serve the spiritual needs of the Sovereign. During . Tudor times the Chapel would follow the Sovereign around the country to . whichever Palace or great house was in favour at the time. Since Whitehall Palace burned down in the late 17th century the Chapel Royal has been based exclusively at St James's Palace. The building was originally constructed by Henry VIII and decorated . by Hans Holbein in honour of the king's fourth marriage to Anne of . Cleves. Mary I's heart is . buried beneath the choir-stalls and it was where Elizabeth I said her . prayers for the defence of the realm against the threat of the Spanish . Armada in 1588. At the end . of the Civil War, Charles I also received the Sacrament of Holy . Communion in the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace before his execution . in Whitehall in 1649. Three special coins will be made to mark the Prince George's christening, the Royal Mint has announced. A . gold kilo coin, a silver £5 coin and a 'more affordable' £5 coin have . been approved by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Queen and the . Chancellor. Birthday money: This £5 coin was previously issued by the Royal Mint to mark the birth of the Royal baby . This will be the first time that new coins have been produced in the UK to mark the christening of a member of the Royal Family. Details of the prices and how many will be created have yet to be announced. Shane . Bissett, of The Royal Mint, said: 'The Royal Mint has celebrated . moments of national significance for over 1,000 years and it was felt . appropriate to produce the first-ever set of Royal christening coins to . mark the christening of our future king. 'As . a British institution, The Royal Mint has played a central role . creating works of art as official commemorations of landmarks in the . history of the Royal Family for hundreds of years. These coins will be a . fitting addition to that long tradition.' A . £5 silver proof coin has already been issued to mark the birth of the . future heir to the throne and other commonwealth countries including . Canada and New Zealand have also issued coins to commemorate the birth. The £5 Royal Birth coin was priced at £80 from the Royal Mint, and is currently sold out. Queen . Victoria was married in the Chapel, and her marriage certificate, . hand-written by the Archbishop of Canterbury and signed by both bride . and groom, still hangs on the wall in the vestry. It is also considered to be the cradle of English church music. Among its many noted organists and composers was Henry Purcell. One . of the Chapel's most notable organists and composers was George . Frederick Handel, who was appointed by George II in 1723 as 'Composer of . Musick of His Majesty's Chappel Royal'. The . title was constructed to allow Handel, still a German citizen, to . contribute to the musical development of the Chapel Royal without . actually being a member of it. Though . Prince George is the first member of the royal family to be christened . in the Chapel Royal for 25 years, it has been the backdrop for many . royal milestones since its construction in the 16th century. Built . by Henry VIII following his short-lived fourth marriage to Anne of . Cleves, the chapel at St James's Palace is the believed burial site of Mary I's . heart. It is where . Elizabeth I chose to remain during the Spanish Armada in 1588 to pray, . receiving updates of the conflict's progress via fire beacon from . Cornwall. The Chapel Royal at St James's Palace has been the scene of many royal milestones since its construction under the order of Henry VIII in 1540 . Members of the Order of Merit within the Chapel where Prince George will be christened on Wednesday . Queen . Victoria married Prince Albert at the Chapel Royal in 1840 underneath . its decorated ceiling which is painted with royal initials and coats of . arms. Her marriage . certificate, handwritten by the Archbishop of Canterbury and signed both . by the bride and groom still hangs in the Chapel's vestry. In . 1997, the coffin of Diana, Princess of Wales lay before the chapel's altar ahead of her funeral in Westminster Abbey. At . the end of the Civil War, Charles I received the Sacrament of Holy . Communion within the chapel's walls before his execution in Whitehall in . 1649. Duke of York and Duchess of York leaving the Chapel Royal with Princess Beatrice after her christening in 1988 . Various changes were . made to the building in 1836 with the addition of side galleries and a . new ceiling to match the original 1540 ciphers. The . Chapel Royal also has a long musical history with many . noted organists and composers having performed there. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were married in the Chapel Royal in 1840. Their marriage certificate still hangs in the chapel's vestry . Among . the most well known are Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons . and Henry Purcell who lived in a suite of apartments within the Palace. It is believed the . poet, John Dryden, who was frequently in debt, used to take refuge with . Purcell in his apartments in order to avoid the clutches of persistent . creditors. One of the . Chapel's most notable organists and composers was George Frederick . Handel, who was appointed by George II as 'Composer of Musick of His . Majesty's Chappel Royal' in 1723. The . title was constructed to allow Handel, still a German citizen, to . contribute to the musical development of the Chapel Royal without . actually being a member of it. Handel composed the great anthem 'Zadok the Priest' for the coronation of George II in 1727. The . song has been used at every coronation since. and is also sung at the . Royal Maundy service in which the Queen distributes Maundy money to elderly members of the church on the day before Good Friday. The . nearby Queen's Chapel was built by . James I for the Catholic bride of his son, later Charles I, and designed . by Inigo Jones.", "The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has been diagnosed with pneumonia after he was forced to abandon his traditional Christmas Day sermon due to illness. Dr Welby travelled to Sierra Leone last week where he visited children affected by Ebola at a church-run facility. Lambeth Palace confirmed today that his 'heavy cold' has now been diagnosed as pneumonia. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, pictured, has been diagnosed with pneumonia . He had earlier been given the all-clear from Ebola after his flying visit to the crisis hit region last week. But Lambeth Palace tweeted today: 'Just to confirm the Archbishop of Canterbury @JustinWelby has pneumonia & is resting at home. Thanks for all your prayers & good wishes.' Sierra Leone has so far reported more than 9,000 cases of the highly contagious disease claiming the lives of almost 2,600 people. A spokeswoman for the Archbishop said he was in Sierra Leone for just three hours and has been fully assessed by Public Health England. 'He has been fully checked out. He was suffering for a head cold before going to Sierra Leone. He's been trying to shake it off for a couple of weeks.' The spokeswoman stated 'categorically' that Archbishop Welby was not suffering from Ebola. Last week, Archbishop Welby visited a church-run centre in Tintafor Sierra Leone  for children affected by Ebola where he sang with some of the children before delivering a sermon in the capital Freetown . Dr Welby was due to give his sermon yesterday at Canterbury Cathedral, where he planned to address the centenary of the truce between British and German troops. He wanted to remind worshippers that while the truce in 1914 provided a brief respite from the war, that the killing resumed shortly afterwards. Dr Welby was due to tell worshipers that the Christmas message should not be reduced to 'fictional stories' of of people 'swapping photos, shaking hands and sharing chocolate'. His planned sermon advised: 'At Christmas 1914, soldiers took the risk, crossed a battleline and kindled an evening of friendship and football. 'It is the moment all have picked on this year, whether in adverts or sermons. 'The truce illustrates something of the heart of Christmas, whereby God sends his Son, that vulnerable sign of peace, to a weary war-torn world. 'The problem is that the way it is told now it seems to end with a \"happy ever after\". 'Of course we like Christmas stories with happy endings: singing carols, swapping photos, shaking hands, sharing chocolate, but the following day the war continued with the same severity.' 'Nothing had changed; it was a one-day wonder. That is not the world in which we live, truces are rare.' Dr Welby wanted to warn worshipers that the Christmas story should not be reduced to something 'fictional, naive and tidy'. He was due to say: 'Jesus came to the reality of this world to transform that reality - not to take us into some fantasy kind of \"happy ever after\" but to \"Good News of great joy for all people\" He was due to add: 'Jesus did not come for one day. Jesus changed things for ever.' A Lambeth Palace spokesman said: 'The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, is suffering from a severe cold and will, with great regret, no longer be preaching the sermon at Canterbury Cathedral this morning. 'The Dean of Canterbury, the Very Rev Robert Willis, will deliver a homily.' Earlier, Archbishop Welby said 'the deceit and cruelty of governments and rulers as not changed in the 2,000 years since King Herod'.", "By . Gerri Peev and Hugo Gye . PUBLISHED: . 17:19 EST, 25 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:21 EST, 26 July 2013 . The Archbishop of Canterbury today admitted he was 'embarrassed' to discover that the Church of England had a stake in controversial payday lender Wonga. The Most Rev Justin Welby has declared war on companies charging inflated rates of interest and vowed to expand credit unions to act as an alternative, in a move backed by the Government. But yesterday it emerged that the CoE's pension fund invests in one of Wonga's key financial backers - and the Archbishop said today that the Church must 'ensure this doesn't happen again'. Battle: Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has vowed to put Wonga out of business and even met with the payday lender's founder Errol Damelin (right) to tell him. But tonight it emerged the Church is linked to the firm . The fund, which claims to have an . ethical investment policy that bans companies involved in payday . lending, has a stake in Accel Partners, a US venture capital firm which . raised funds for Wonga in 2009. When asked on BBC Radio 4's Today programme whether he was 'embarrassed' by the revelation, Mr Welby replied, 'Yes I am', adding: 'I was irritated for a few minutes, but these things happen.' He vowed that the Church would withdraw its investment from Wonga, saying: 'It shouldn't happen - it's very embarrassing, but these things do happen. We have to find out why and make sure it doesn't happen again.' The Archbishop suggested that the CoE would revise rules allowing it to invest in companies which make up to a quarter of their revenues from lending at sky-high rates of interest. 'They shouldn't be invested in Wonga, we don't think it's a good thing,' he said. 'We have to review these levels and make sure that we are consistent between what we're saying and what we're doing. 'We think that the payday lenders charge vastly excessive amounts for the loans they make. This is something that really matters to me.' Objections: Payday loan company Wonga charges 5,853 per cent annual interest rates on short term loans. To great embarrassment, the CoE’s pension fund admitted it invests in one of Wonga’s key financial backers . However, Mr Welby also insisted that . mistakes such as this one are inevitable in world of investing, due to . the complicated nature of the financial world. 'We've got to live in the real world, . and living in the real world means that life is complicated and you . can't escape the complexity,' he said. Asked if the Church of England was breaking its rules, he replied: 'It's a perfectly valid point. Is a little sin intolerable? 'Sin is a bad thing by definition. Just for the record, I'm not in favour of sin.' By launching an attack on payday loan firms the Archbishop of Canterbury has sent a message that they are the scourge of the high street. He clearly believes the Church could and should offer better help to the most financially in need. But innovative as his plan is, it will never be the answer to this spiralling debt crisis. Credit unions are too small, extremely localised and many aren’t well enough financed to cope with the soaring demand from those who want to borrow for just a few days. They are bound by tight regulations, while many loan firms operate in the Wild West. Rather, the Archbishop should point a finger of blame at the banks and encourage them to do more. Many are forced into the arms of payday lenders because the cost of short-term borrowing at the banks is so high. Borrowing £200 in an unauthorised overdraft for ten days at one major high street bank would cost £87. That’s an interest rate, known as an APR, of 15million per cent. With Wonga the same borrowing costs £26.05 at an APR of 5,853 per cent. Yet few have questioned why banks have been allowed to wash their hands of small borrowers. It is little wonder those forced to look to less well-known firms found themselves in trouble. Last year 36,413 borrowers contacted debt charity StepChange because they were struggling with payday loans of an average £1,657. Just 12 months earlier, the number of complaints was half this amount and the size of the debt about a third less. Thousands of customers have been allowed to take five or more loans and three-quarters of firms fail to check incomes of applicants. The cowboys are ruining lives and it is going to take a new sheriff and a few good men such as the Archbishop to stop this scourge. Some have suggested that Church . should not be involved with the financial markets at all - the credit . unions they are supporting charge annual interest rates of up to 80 per . cent, far more than High Street banks. But the Archbishop said the CoE . should 'put our money where our mouth is', adding: 'We don't stand on . the sidelines on some sort of great podium lecturing everyone else.' He continued: 'I don't think capitalism is necessarily amoral - it can sometimes be immoral, but it is not of itself immoral.' Although much of the debate has . focussed on high-profile lenders such as Wonga, Mr Welby said that 'the . worst people are not Wonga' and claimed his campaign was targeted more . at loan sharks than professionally managed companies. A Lambeth Palace spokesman said: ‘We . are grateful to the Financial Times for pointing out this serious . inconsistency of which we were unaware. ‘We will be asking the assets . committee of the Church Commissioners to investigate how this has . occurred and to review the holding.’ After Boris Johnson added his voice to those criticising what he called 'Wonga-nomics', calling the Archbishop's plans 'interesting and right', the lender hit back by insisting it was not an 'unacceptable business'. In a statement setting out '10 commitments' to being a responsible body, Wonga said it agreed with much of what Mr Welby has said and vowed to prevent customers from racking up spiralling levels of debt. The Archbishop's 'comment that he wants to \"compete Wonga out of existence\" has been interpreted by some as meaning we are an unacceptable business,' the firm said. 'Some have taken it a step further, saying we make unaffordable loans to the most vulnerable in society. We respectfully disagree.' The company promised to be transparent about the price of its loans, carry out thorough credit checks, and freeze interest after two months to protect defaulting customers. Ministers have been criticised for failing to cap interest rates, which can top 5,000 per cent a year. But Chancellor George Osborne said he . agreed with much of what the Most Rev Justin Welby is proposing. He told . Channel 4 News: ‘I also agree that we’ve got to make sure that payday . lending and the like is properly regulated, which it hasn’t been before. ‘I have huge amount of time and . respect for Justin Welby. I personally appointed him to the Banking . Commission because of his expertise.’ Lib Dem Business Secretary Vince Cable . also backed the Church’s intervention, declaring: ‘The Archbishop of . Canterbury has hit the nail on the head.’ He told Channel 5 News: ‘Credit unions . are a better way of providing credit for people on a lower income who . are not credit-worthy and can’t use banks. ‘We’ve got to have an alternative and . the Archbishop is right not just to condemn abuse but to offer . alternatives which are more ethical.’ The Archbishop wants credit unions . to use church buildings across 9,000 communities to expand access to . credit unions. He has called for volunteers who have . experience in finance to come forward and help run credit unions to . compete with the £2billion-a-year payday industry. Credit unions are . community based not-for-profit organisations offering loans, savings . accounts and even mortgages. Deadlock: Papiss Cisse has refused to wear Newcastle's new strip sponsored by loans company Wonga . They are usually linked to one . community or industry, such as the Police Credit Union, and have been . regulated by the Financial Services Authority since 2002. Around one million Britons are members . of the nation’s 500 credit unions. Firms such as Wonga have grown in . popularity as banks tightened up their lending in the wake of the . financial crisis. In an interview with Total Politics . magazine the Archbishop, a former oil executive, said: ‘I’ve met the . head of Wonga and we had a very good conversation and I said to him . quite bluntly “We’re not in the business of trying to legislate you out . of existence, we’re trying to compete you out of existence”. ‘We’ve got to have credit unions that . are both engaged in their communities and much more professional and the . third thing is people have got to know about them. It’s a decade-long . process. We’re putting our money where our mouth is, we’re starting a . Church of England staff credit union.’ Wonga’s chief executive Errol Damelin . said: ‘I’m all for better consumer choice. The Archbishop is clearly an . exceptional individual and someone who understands the power of . innovation.’ He said they discussed banking, financial services and the digital society and had a ‘meeting of minds on many big issues’. The payday loan industry was referred . last month to the Competition Commission for an investigation over . concerns some lenders were trying to ‘distort’ competition.", "We ought to be ashamed: Reverend Dr George Carey said the Church had failed to invest in younger generations and now risked extinction . The Church of England is just 'one generation away from extinction', the former Archbishop of Canterbury said yesterday. Lord Carey laid the blame at the feet of Church leaders who he said should be 'ashamed' of their failure to bring youngsters into their services. His stark message was echoed by the Archbishop of York, who told the General Synod that compared to the need to attract new worshippers, 'everything else is like re-arranging furniture when the house is on fire'. The Most Reverend John Sentamu told the Synod – where leaders will debate how to persuade traditionalists to accept women bishops – that they spent too long 'arguing over words and phrases, while the people of England are left floundering amid meaninglessness, anxiety and despair'. Lord Carey, who stepped down from Lambeth Palace in 2002, remains among the most high-profile campaigners for Christianity in the country. He said: 'We ought to be ashamed of ourselves. We are one generation away from extinction – if we do not invest in young people there is going to be no one in the future.' The series of high-level warnings about a looming crisis comes at a time when  Christian belief and the Church of England appear under attack on a number of fronts. Recent census figures have shown a decline of more than 10 per cent in a decade in numbers of people who call themselves Christian, and the courts have rejected a series of pleas from Christians for respect from the law for their beliefs. Last month one of the country's most senior judges delivered a further blow. President of the Family Division Sir James Munby declared the courts are not Christian and 'the days are past when the business of judges was the enforcement of morals or religious beliefs'. Ministers – who ignored the CofE's objections to same-sex marriage – have gone so far as to threaten the autonomy of the Church of England by hinting that the Government will intervene to force its hand if it cannot bring itself to approve the appointment of women bishops. Lord Carey's warning was delivered in a speech at Holy Trinity Church in Shrewsbury as part of the Shropshire Churches Conference 2013. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, pictured here speaking at Lambeth Palace in London, said: 'The issue of how we support each other, and how we understand and confront violent attacks is certainly one of the greatest of our age' Facing decline: Members of the General Synod of the Church of England stand during a meeting at Church House in central London . The Most Reverend John Sentamu told the Synod that they spent too long 'arguing over words and phrases . 'I am convinced that churches can grow, must grow and should grow,' he told his audience. However, he said that going to church 'is not something that is natural to people in their lives nowadays'. But he added: 'There is so much violence, too many divided families, too little job security, too many young people with nothing to aim for. It is still the case that people are essentially looking for spiritual fulfilment.' The warning from Dr Sentamu came in a document – also approved by the current Archbishop of Canterbury The Most Reverend Justin Welby – that spelled out the real danger of the Church's collapse to the Synod, the CofE's parliament. Ignored youth: Lord Carey said that sitting in 'a cold church' is not interesting to young people and the church should make a bigger effort to involve them . Their paper spoke of a 'growing wariness and antipathy towards faith', adding: 'Put simply, fewer clergy are now ministering to a larger population and having to oversee a roughly similar number of buildings with fewer worshippers to pay for them. 'Further significant decline would make it impossible to maintain the Church of England as a national institution, which is present in every community.' Church of England Sunday congregations are running at half the numbers of the 1960s, and over the past two decades Roman Catholic churchgoing has seen a similar decline. Christian numbers are rising fast in some parts of the world, notably in Africa. Worldwide, the Anglican churches have between 70 and 80 million followers – many of whom look to the Church of England for a lead. However Christian churches are under pressure from Islam, particularly in West Africa, and persecution and violence in parts of the Middle East and Pakistan. 'The issue of how we support each other, and how we understand and confront violent attacks is certainly one of the greatest of our age,' Archbishop Welby said.", "By . John Stevens . Last updated at 10:33 AM on 17th November 2011 . It certainly isn’t the first time she has been handed a bouquet – but judging by the Queen’s delighted expression the novelty never wears off. Her Majesty was approached by schoolgirl Martha Campbell as she left a service of celebration yesterday to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. The service at Westminster Abbey was led by the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. The Queen, 85, was joined by the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales. Here you are Your Majesty: Martha Campbell presents her flowers . Dr Williams paid tribute to the ‘extraordinary’ and ‘abiding importance’ of the King James Bible - so named because it was a translation ordered by James I. Early editions were presented at the altar at the service attended by 2,000 people. The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales led around 2,000 worshippers at the service in Westminster Abbey where early editions of the Bible were presented at the altar. Dr Williams told the congregation that the translators would have been 'baffled and embarrassed' by the idea of a perfect translation but had sought instead to convey the 'almost unbearable weight of divine intelligence and love' into the English language. Delight: The Queen with her bouquet . 'The temptation is always there for the modern translator to look for strategies that make the text more accessible - and when that temptation comes, it doesn't hurt to turn for a moment - for some long moments indeed - to this extraordinary text,' he said. The service was attended by senior clerics including the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, the Bishop of London Dr Richard Chartres and Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, former head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. Aversion of the People's Bible, hand-written by more than 22,000 people, formed part of the procession of Bibles to the altar. Organisers said the contributions came from a five-month tour of Britain with visits to the Orkney Islands, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Devon, Whitby, Glasgow, Swansea, Wrexham and London, including verses written by protesters at the Occupy London camp outside St Paul's Cathedral. Celebrities who hand wrote verses included the Prince of Wales, who is patron of the King James Bible Trust, David Cameron and Dr Williams. Other backers included comedian and broadcaster Frank Skinner and the actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales. The congregation also heard a new composition by one of the winners of the King James Bible Trust composition awards, US composer Zachary Wadsworth. The service comes after lectures, educational programmes and theatre performances around the world marking the anniversary of the Bible dubbed the 'DNA of the English language' by broadcaster Melvyn Bragg. The translation was first ordered by James I at Hampton Court Palace in 1604 as he attempted to forge unity between England and Scotland. Ceremony: The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales led around 2,000 worshippers at the service in Westminster Abbey . Reception: The Prince of Wales with the Archbishop Dr Rowan Williams after the ceremony . The Bible, also known as the Authorised Version, was the work of 54 scholars working in six translation committees - or companies - based in Oxford, Cambridge, and Westminster. The final editing took place in the Jerusalem Chamber of Westminster Abbey where the translators read their new version of the Bible aloud. Expressions in the Bible such as 'the powers that be' 'the apple of his eye' 'signs of the times' and a 'law unto themselves' are still part of the English language. The global impact of its language was famously highlighted when US civil rights campaigner Dr Martin Luther King used its version of Isaiah chapter 40 verses 4-5 in his 1963 'I Have a Dream' speech. Celebration: Ancient copies of the King James bible are carried to the altar during the procession .", "By . Lucy Crossley . PUBLISHED: . 07:38 EST, 20 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:04 EST, 21 October 2013 . The humble daughter of a Scottish coal miner has been revealed as the designer behind the traditional royal christening gown, a replica of which will be worn by Prince George for his baptism. Seamstress Janet Sutherland has been uncovered as the dressmaker who created the original lace and satin gown was worn by more than 60 royal babies, including Prince William . himself. The dress, created for Queen Victoria's eldest daughter Victoria, Princess Royal in 1841, was worn by every British monarch since Edward VII, and yet little was known about the woman who created the famous item of clothing until now. Little prince: Prince George, pictured with his parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, will wear a replica of the tradition royal christening gown when he is baptised on Wednesday . Spinster . Miss Sutherland, the daughter of a coalminer, Robert, started working . for Queen Victoria when she was 34 and died in 1852 at the age of 45, according to The Sunday Times. Her . brother William, also a miner, was famous in the family's home-town of . Falkirk after he shook the Queen's hand when she visited Scotland after . the christening. Miss . Sutherland was said to have designed the precious full-length white spitalfields gown to resemble the wedding . dress worn by Victoria for her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg . and Gotha in 1840. Designer: Scottish spinster Janet Sutherland, left, who was the sister . of miner William Sutherland, pictured with his wife Rachel, designed the . royal Christening gown to echo Queen Victoria's wedding dress . The . Queen was said to be so impressed with the cap-sleeved dress and its . Honiton cotton lace overlay that she sent Miss Sutherland a plaque . proclaiming 'Janet Sutherland, embroiderer to the Queen'. However, . the tiny white gown, last worn by Lady Louise Windsor, daughter of the . Earl and Countess of Wessex, in 2004, is now said to be incredibly . fragile. A replica of the . frock was made by the Queen's dressmaker Angela Kelly and was first worn . by Lady Louise's younger brother James, Viscount Severn, in 2008. Tradition: Prince William himself wore the original Victoria gown when he was christened on August 4, 1982 . Family ties: Prince Charles wore the precious silk and lace gown when he was baptised at Buckingham Palace in December 1948 . Regal: The Queen, pictured in the arms of her mother, was one of 60 royal babies to wear the precious gown when she was christened in 1926 . The replica retains the same features . of the original, including the lengthy skirt and elaborate collar and . bow, and since the christening of Viscount Severn has been worn by the . daughters of Peter and Autumn Phillips, Savannah and Isla. Prince George will wear the newer version of the gown for his christening at the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace on Wednesday. His parents, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have been determined that the service will be a private and intimate . gathering of family and friends, with just 60 guests believed to be in . attendance. Legacy: Savannah Phillips, daughter of Peter and Autumn Phillips, pictured at her christening in 2011, and her younger sister Isla were the last two children to wear the new gown, following Viscount Severn . Reworked: The Queen's dressmaker Angela Kelly, pictured at a church service in Canada, created the new replica of the christening gown . Sporty Kate: The Duchess of Cambridge took a break from mothering duties on Friday for a visit to the former Olympic Park site . The baptism will be presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby. The . Chapel Royal is a particularly poignant choice of venue for the couple . as it was there that the coffin of Princess Diana was laid before her . funeral in 1997. Princess Beatrice was the last royal baby to be christened in the chapel at St James's Palace in December 1988. Prince William was christened by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace. Kensington Palace has declined to confirm any details about the christening, including the names of godparents and other guests. Speculation that the godparents will be close friends of the couple, rather than dignitaries and foreign Royals has been rife. Some . of the rumoured to be in contention include William's old friend Hugh . van Cutsem, and Fergus Boyd, who lived with the couple at St Andrews . University. Prince George's godparents, whoever they may be, will be among guests at . an informal tea party thrown by William and Kate before the christening. As well . as family members, . university pals of the Royal couple and William's former RAF Search and . Rescue colleagues are set to be invited to the bash. The event at Kensington Palace, to . take place before the formal ceremony on Wednesday, will give Kate and . William the chance to mark the special occasion with those who will not . be attending the service. According to The Sun, china tea sets have been laid out in preparation for the party. described by the newspaper's source as 'very informal', along with toys for children of the guests to play with.", "For most of his special day, His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge viewed proceedings with a kind of calm approval. Those present expressed relief – and surprise – he remained serene. It was too much to dare to hope the future king would bless them with a smile. But when the christening was over, when the group photographs were done, his mother cradled him inches from her adoring face for his official portrait and it was then that three-month-old George, saving the best until last, returned her gaze with a beam, then a little burst of giggles. Adorable: Prince George beams at Kate as their eyes meet, and William looks on proudly . Unity: For the first time in more than 100 years four generations of the Royal Family gathered for the christening . Family: Celebrity photographer Jason Bell was called upon to capture these stunning images from Prince George's christening . Completing the charming image, a quietly composed Prince William looked down proudly upon his son’s smiling face. In the picture, taken in the Morning Room of Clarence House, William leans against Kate, unsmiling but protective, forcing the eye to focus first on the joyous expressions of his wife and child. By far the most intimate of the christening portraits, it also exemplifies the bond between mother and child in a way that is rare for official Royal photographs, which can often seem stilted. Heir: The Queen posed with three generations of male heirs in the Morning Room of Clarence House . It is in marked contrast, for instance, to a picture taken the same day of  the Windsor and Middleton dynasties grouped around a Chippendale sofa. For Kate, her son’s exemplary behaviour at his baptism on Wednesday was an unexpected joy. Speaking at a Kensington Palace State Apartments reception and dinner on Friday night, she told a guest: ‘He’s not always like that but I think he enjoys all the different people and I think there was lots of action going on. He gets slightly distracted. ‘He was such a good boy – actually we’re very lucky.’ The relaxed tone for the christening was set from the off when, as he  carried George into the chapel at  St James’s Palace, William quipped: ‘Perfect timing. He’s just gone quiet.’ And so he remained. There was the tiniest suggestion of  a regal wave at one point and later a frown, but for the most part George appeared surprisingly peaceful. This was the baby whose father had warned has a ‘voice to match any lion’s roar’. It made life easier for 44-year-old celebrity photographer Jason Bell. Normally Bell doesn’t have to worry about eliciting a smile from his subjects – he has previously worked with Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet and David Beckham. But with George, his most high-profile commission to date, he had his work cut out. Until, that is, the Duchess of Cambridge stepped in with her own winning smile. For the first time in more than 100 years, four generations of the Royal Family were gathered for the christening. And Bell captured the Queen with her three male heirs, posing formally. It echoes an 1894 image from the future Edward VIII’s christening, showing him with his father, grandfather and great-grandmother – George V, Edward VII and Queen Victoria. Calm: The Prince behaved throughout his christening and was described as an 'amazing gift' by the Archbishop of Canterbury . Low-key: The christening, at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace on Wednesday, was attended by just five senior Royals: the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry . Earlier the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby told the parents and godparents that they had a  ‘simple task’ – to ‘make sure he knows who this Jesus is’. The Duchess carried her newly christened son out of the chapel after the ceremony, and the guests then left for tea hosted by the Prince of Wales at Clarence House. Attending a reception at Buckingham Palace after the event, the Queen told guests how much she had enjoyed the ceremony. ‘It was very nice though, wasn’t it?’ she told the Bishop of London, the Right Reverend Richard Chartres. The Duke and Duchess surprised many by choosing seven godparents for Prince George, with Zara Tindall, Princess Anne’s daughter, the only Royal among them. Auntie: Supporting her sister during the ceremony was Pippa Middleton, pictured leaving Kensington Palace after the celebrations ended . Keepsake: However her £7,000 gift for George, a solid silver copy of his hands and feet, has raised eyebrows . By tradition, members of the Royal Family have six godparents, but the couple opted for one more so that they could accommodate a broad mix of aristocrats, family, and school and university friends. The Duke, whose late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, is never far from his thoughts, also included one of her close friends, Julia Samuel. The godparents were among just 22 guests at the ceremony. Meanwhile yesterday, speaking ahead of a dinner to mark the Football Association’s 150th anniversary, Prince William said he will be taking Prince George to see his favourite team, Aston Villa. ‘When Villa thrash Manchester United at Villa Park, my son will be there!’ he said.", "The Queen and a host of other royals attended an Easter service at Windsor Castle today. Her Majesty wore an elegant light blue coat and matching hat for the ceremony, which took place at St George's Chapel in the grounds of the Berkshire-based royal residence. Also at the service were the Duke of Edinburgh, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Princess Anne and Princess Eugenie. A portrait of the Queen by the renowned British photographer David Bailey was released today to mark her 88th birthday tomorrow. Scroll down for video . Queen Elizabeth II attends the Easter Service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle . The photograph of the monarch, smiling, was taken at Buckingham Palace in March and commissioned on behalf of the Government's GREAT Britain campaign. The image will be used in activity to support the campaign, which aims to generate jobs and growth through highlighting Britain as a world-class destination for trade, tourism, investment and education. Meanwhile the Archbishop of Canterbury used his Easter sermon to highlight the hardship of people suffering from conflict around the world and in Britain. Sophie, Countess of Wessex (left( arrives at the Easter service. Princess Anne takes shelter from the rain . Princess Eugenie of York is the second child and younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York . Speaking at Canterbury Cathedral, Archbishop Justin Welby said: 'In Syria mothers cry for their children and husbands. In the Ukraine neighbours cry because the future is precarious and dangerous. 'In Rwanda tears are still shed each day as the horror of genocide is remembered. 'In this country, even as the economy improves there is weeping in broken families, in people ashamed to seek help from food banks, or frightened by debt. 'Asylum seekers weep with loneliness and missing far away families. Mary continues to weep across the world.' Lady Sarah Chatto and Serena Lindlay . attend the Easter Service at St. George's Chapel . The chapel is located in the Lower Ward of Windsor Castle . Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Dean of Windsor, The Right Reverend David Conner arrive for the service . Delivering only his second Easter message since becoming head of the Church of England, the Most Rev Justin Welby praised the resilience of persecuted Christian minorities around the globe. 'Their certainty that Jesus is alive enables them to face all horrors with joy,' the Archbishop said. 'I remember sitting in a room with the Bishop who had come over from Pakistan soon after the attack in September on a church in Peshawar. 'I asked how Christians were coping with the fear that such attacks brought, and wondered if there had been anyone in church the week following the attack. \"Oh yes\" the bishop replied, \"there were three times as many people the next week\".' The Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu also used his Easter Day sermon at York Minster to highlight a wide range of issues, from gender-based violence and tax avoidance to fighting in Syria and the Central African Republic. The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, performs the annual Easter Saturday baptisms outside York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, on Saturday afternoon . He said: 'Sadly, we have forgotten our memory as people who have been rescued, and we have become senile. 'Human trafficking, child sexual abuse, citizen indiscriminatingly killing citizen in the Central African Republic, Syria, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo; gender-based violence, tax avoidance, embezzlement of government funds in many parts of the world, hunger, poverty, lack of drinking water, and preventable diseases in our global village; and the use of stereotypical language that diminishes people we happen to disagree with, are all the fruit of our wilful senility. 'We were all rescued, redeemed by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Let us recover our memory and become who we are. A people rescued.'", "By . Richard Spillett . The centuries-old divide between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church is a 'scandal', Pope Francis said as he met the Archbishop of Canterbury in Rome. The leader of 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide said a goal of full unity between the two churches 'may seem distant' but it remained an aim that should direct their 'every step'. He said progress towards full unity would not be the result of human actions alone, but would be a 'free gift of God'. Pope Francis held a private audience with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at the Vatican today . 'Beneath his merciful gaze, we cannot claim that our division is anything less than a scandal and an obstacle to our proclaiming the Gospel of salvation to the world,' the Pope told Archbishop Justin Welby. 'Our vision is often blurred by the cumulative burden of our divisions and our will is not always free of that human ambition which can accompany even our desire to preach the Gospel as the Lord commanded.' The Pope was speaking as the two men met at the Vatican for the second time since they were installed as leaders of their churches last year. The Archbishop’s visit to Rome, which began on Saturday, focused on work by the churches to eliminate human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Mr Welby described human trafficking and slavery as 'a grave crime' against humanity. He . also praised the Pope’s 'remarkable' care for the poor and suffering, . and his 'passion' for reconciliation, witnessed recently in his visit to . the Middle East. The church leaders met as part of a campaign to tackle human trafficking and modern-day slavery . The Archbishop said he hoped that the collaboration with Pope Francis would lead to an 'effective challenge' to the 'unspeakable disasters of war and conflict' throughout the world. Mr Welby - who gave a gift to the Pope of a cutting from a fig tree in Lambeth Palace planted by the last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Pole - added that the Church of England remained 'deeply committed' to ecumenical talks. But he added: 'I realise that there are matters of deep significance that separate us.' The meeting comes as the General Synod is widely expected to give final approval next month to legislation introducing the first woman bishops in the Church of England, making the prospect of unity between the two churches appear more distant. The Roman Catholic Church does not allow women to become priests. The Pope used the talks to call for greater unity between Christian churches and called divisions 'a scandal'" ]

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[ "Even though advertising has gotten much more high-tech in recent years, ad posters are still a popular and effective form of marketing. Whether you're opening a store, playing a show with your band, or campaigning for political office, good advertising posters are a great tool for your success.", "Whether you're running for student body president or want to secure a position in a local election, deciding to run a campaign is a big undertaking.", "Historically products were launched using big advertising budgets that were spent on Ad campaigns. These Ads were constantly repeated in places that interrupted us.", "Successful marketing campaigns take collective efforts from start to finish, although many responsible for individual components of said marketing campaigns work behind the scenes.", "Do you know how to set up your Facebook Ads analytics in spreadsheets? While Facebook's own Ads Manager is supposed to make advertising analytics easy for its users, many users find that they need to put in serious work beyond Ads Manager to get the Ads KPIs ready for contextual analysis with other channels and for preparing campaign result presentations.", "Models and celebrities make posing for photos look easy, whether it's on the red carpet or modeling for the latest ad campaign. But the truth is, they're probably thinking pretty hard about what they're doing.", "Creative directors manage the creative department at an ad agency, including designers, graphic artists, photographers and copywriters. They are responsible for all the creative work that goes into ad campaigns and other advertising services.", "A great ad starts with great ad copy. Advertising, a method for selling a product or service, appears in all forms of media. Knowing how to write ad copy demonstrates how powerful words can be by capturing the attention of an audience and persuading them to do something.", "Advertising account executives serve as the liaison between clients and all the creative staff and components at the ad agency. Account execs plan out ad campaigns for their clients and are responsible for coordinating all aspects of the administrative and creative work.", "A Pay Per Click (PPC) campaign is a popular way for attracting targeted visitors to a web site and converting them into buyers. Here, an advertiser needs to make payments for the ads published online solely based on the qualifying clicks.", "The Wikimedia Foundation runs wonderful projects such as Wikipedia and Wikinews , but their annual fundraising campaign - with very large banner ads - can seem interminable.", "Modern advertising uses text, 3D graphics, photography and animation to attract attention. Goldprints.com estimates that 80 percent of advertising campaigns use photography to communicate their message.", "Here is how to setup a pay per click-PPC advertising campaign for a local or small business. Pay per click, or PPC, is term used to describe the little ads you see when searching or using the Internet.", "Copywriting is a diverse field in which you write and edit content for ads, marketing campaigns, websites, and more. There is no specific educational pathway to become a copywriter and many people get into the field later in life.", "Running a campaign is hard work, and successful campaigns usually have engaged, enthusiastic supporters behind them. Encouraging your base, reaching out to new voters, and then trying to get them all out to the polls are some of the most difficult aspects of managing any campaign.", "The term “real ale” was coined by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) in the 1970s. CAMRA is based in the United Kingdom and actively campaigns for real ale and pubs that serve real ale.", "The first thing to realize about personal ads is that sometimes the person writing the ad might be desperate for something other than feedback. Read the ad once and then reread the ad and look for cues about education, ethnic background, intention, and age.", "Being a student council Vice President can be stressful. You'll need to carefully plan ahead for your campaign and then execute your campaign plans.", " Falcon 4.0 Allied Force Campaign victory conditions. ", "Online advertising is available in a number of formats, from banner ads, to rich media ads to social media pages and more. As you get increased traffic to your website, you may wonder which advertising campaigns are providing the best return on investment (ROI) and which are not proving valuable to your business' goals.", " Running a campaign stall can be an effective way of campaigning and in some peoples' eyes, it can add an air of legitimacy to your cause. ", "Producing a commercial requires effective planning and organization. If you have a product to launch and your marketing budget allows for it, shooting a commercial for web or television distribution might be more affordable than you think.", "Most marketing experts recommend that businesses spend anywhere from 2 to 5 percent of their gross sales on advertising. But if you're still growing your business, you might not have the budget for large ad campaigns, or you might be focusing your capital on other areas.", "Have you lost your beloved pet? Posting fliers around your neighborhood and knocking on neighbors' doors is a good first step to finding your missing pet, but putting an ad online can get your message out to wider audience.", "You can use this method for advertisements, announcements, or wherever you want to add some text that stands out with an image. Read on to learn how.", "Advertising is essential for any successful business - but only if it is done effectively. Although it takes time and money to create, a good advertising campaign will bring in more money than any other single action your business undertakes, by familiarizing more people with your product or service, increasing sales and fostering brand loyalty.", "Google's Keyword Planner is useful for those who want to create or expand new search network campaigns. With Keyword Planner, you are able to search for ideas based on ad groups or keywords, create new keyword lists, and see how those lists may perform in the real world.", "A good campaign speech can persuade, excite, and motivate, compensating for weaknesses in other parts of the campaign. Although good speakers make it look natural, there are actually specific techniques you can use to make your own speeches more effective, techniques which apply to all manner of campaign speeches.", "For any business, new or established, getting the word out is important to staying open and profitable. Advertising, though necessary, can be a strain on the budget, especially compared to other expenses that go into the actual work of your business.", "Looking for a brand-new look, but coming up a little short on cash? Despite what you may see in the ads, you don't have to spend a fortune to give yourself a new \"look.\"", "A strong email marketing campaign is vital to the success of any online business in the 21st century. Properly executed, an email marketing campaign can reach thousands of potential customers without a significant amount of financial overhead.", "Healthy Monday [1] is a national non-profit public health campaign associated with Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. The campaign encourages people to use Monday as the day to focus on health and prevention." ]

[ "I managed to find the Bishop's version by unearthing! the Rosenblatt's 1962 Principles of neurodynamics, Page 110 book, so the Wikipedia's version must be the alternative one.\n\n\n\n\n\nIt is worth noting that the book also has a chapter on error back-propagation (page 292), which resembles the Wikipedia version, but I think it is not exactly the same." ]

[ "What might be classed as AI has of course changed over the years, but landmarks and research breakthroughs include:\n\n\nBabbagge's Difference Engine (~1823) for tabulating/interpolating polynomials.\nFrank Rosenblatt's 1957 invention of the Perceptron.\nJohn McCarthy's invention of Lisp in the late 1950s.\nArthur Samuel's 1959 checkers player, which famously improved by playing against itself (it would have been nice if that had destroyed the myth about a program only being as 'intelligent' as its creator).\nNewell and Simon's 1959 General Problem Solver applied Means-Ends analysis to solve a range of problems expressed as Horn clauses.\nDavis, Putnam et al: 1962 invention of the DPLL algorithm which still forms the core of modern SAT-based theorem provers.\nLawrence Fogel et al: 1966 book Artificial Intelligence through Simulated Evolution.\nRechenberg and Schwefel: 1960s development of Evolutionsstrategie - an Evolutionary Computation approach using mutation and a form of Darwinian 'survival of the fittest'.\nLotfi Zadeh's 1965 invention of Fuzzy Logic.\nJohn Holland's 1975 book \"Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems\" which introduced Genetic Algorithms.\nThe 1980 Hearsay II Blackboard Architecture by Hayes-Roth et al.\nThe 1980s invention of the backpropagation algorithm for Mutlilayer Perceptrons by Rumelhart, Hinton et al.", "Use a sigmoid function $y = \\frac{1}{(1+e^{-f(x)})}$ where $f(x)$ is your output [-inf, inf], then y will be between [0,1]. This is a known techinique, see for example multilayer perceptron (MLP)", "It's actually a very big difference. \n\nC&sharp;11 is easily seen as an a extended chord that contains the notes C&sharp;, E&sharp;, G&sharp;, B, (D&sharp;), and F&sharp; though typically the 3rd (E&sharp;) is omitted due to the clash with the 11th (F&sharp;). \n\nC#4 is ambiguous, but most people looking at it would imply it is a C&sharp;sus4 chord spelled C&sharp;, F&sharp;, and G&sharp;. If you even try to look up the C#4 on jGuitar all the results show up for C&sharp;sus4 instead of C&sharp;4.", "TLDR;\nThe output of Q-value function will eventually saturate. Can't say when, but it will surely do.\nDetailed Answer\n\nif you don't have TD error\n\nIt meant, if I don't have logs of the error.\n\n$Q(s, a)$ vs Episodes Graph\n\nTo understand, how $Q(s, a)$ behaves as the episodes increase.\nI was under a wrong impression that, the $Q(s, a)$ will saturate around the values given by the reward function.\nAs evident from Loss vs Training Episodes Curve, we can see that loss (TD Error) is almost saturated. \nHowever, $Q(s, a)$ vs training episodes curve is not saturated yet.\n\nThe only explanation for the above two graphs could be given as follows:\nThe target estimate ($r + \\gamma Q(s', a')$) and $Q(s, a)$ are almost similar due to which, the error is quite low. But, $Q(s, a)$ is still nowhere near optimal value $Q^{*}(s, a)$.\nHence, I gave it another shot and made it run for twice training episodes i.e. 20000, and below are the results.\nA nearly saturated loss\n\nand a nearly saturating $Q(s, a)$.\n.\nNote that, the value of $Q(s, a)$ saturating is around 250 - 300 (will run it for more iterations) and it is nowhere around the reward values $ \\in [-100, 35]$.\nHence, the $Q(s, a)$ vs episodes will saturate.", "I think your confusion comes from the fact that you are calling those two hidden nodes \"perceptrons\". You shouldn't call the hidden nodes in your network perceptrons. You should call them \"nodes\" or \"neurons\", although the term \"multilayer perceptron\" comes exactly from that.\n\nYou should think of a perceptron as something like\n\n\n\nA perceptron simply computes a linear combination of the inputs using the corresponding weights. A single perceptron can (only) linearly separate a set of points. \n\nHowever, if you have two \"stacked perceptrons\" (like the hidden nodes in your network), then, provided that both \"perceptrons\" (or hidden nodes) only compute a linear combination of the inputs, the output of each hidden node can be interpreted as line (like the violet and green lines in your picture).\n\n\n I don't understand how the second perceptron creates a different decision boundary when it has the same input as the first perceptron?\n\n\nThis is because the two perceptrons will eventually have different weights. You can see from your diagram that $p_0$ has weights $w_{0, 0}$ and $w_{0, 1}$, whereas perceptron $p_1$ has weights $w_{1, 1}$ and $w_{1, 0}$. Note that weights are learned, during training, depending on your loss function (at the output node $p_2$) and the labeled dataset (that you use to train that simple neural network).\n\n\n I know the weights can be initialized differently but does this second perceptron classify something else?\n\n\nIf you consider the two hidden nodes (in your network) separately, then (as I said above) the output of these two hidden nodes can be interpreted as a line, and these lines might be different (as illustrated in your picture), because these two hidden nodes will eventually learn something different about the input. However, you should also think of the output of two hidden nodes as contributing to the input of the output node. So, in a certain way, you're combining the decisions of the two hidden nodes (or, as you call them, \"perceptrons\").\n\nNote that you will need to introduce \"non-linearity\" in those hidden perceptrons in order to be able to non-linearly separate a set of points.\n\n\n Shouldn't the decision boundaries both converge to the same ultimately after training?\n\n\nNo, not necessarily. The decision boundary found by the perceptron learning algorithm depends on the initialization of the weights and the order that the inputs are presented. See chapter 4 (specifically, pages 192-196) of Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning by C. Bishop. Two perceptrons would be guaranteed to converge to the same solution if the loss function was convex (i.e. there's only one optimum).", "The underlying reason is difference in the rate of firing of torned and intact muscle in movement of shoulder joint.\n\nAsymptomatic patients had minimal pain (&lt;3 on the visual analog scale and no loss of active range of motion compared with the contralateral side); symptomatic patients had pain greater than 3 on the visual analog scale and decreased range of motion compared with the contralateral side (&gt;10 degrees of motion loss). Electromyographic activity from 12 muscles and kinematic data were collected simultaneously during 10 functional tasks. Both symptomatic and asymptomatic cuff subjects demonstrated a trend toward increased muscle activation during all tasks compared with normal subjects. During the internal rotation tasks, asymptomatic patients had significantly greater (P&lt;.05) subscapularis activity than symptomatic patients (65% maximal voluntary contraction [MVC] vs 42% MVC). During the carrying task, asymptomatic patients demonstrated significantly less (P&lt;.03) upper trapezius muscle activation than symptomatic patients (16% MVC vs 50% MVC). During shoulder elevation tasks, symptomatic patients had significantly greater supraspinatus (52% MVC vs 28% MVC, P&lt;.03), infraspinatus (32% MVC vs 16% MVC, P&lt;.05), and upper trapezius (39% MVC vs 20% MVC, P&lt;.04) muscle activation compared with asymptomatic patients. During heavy elevation (8 lb), asymptomatic patients showed a trend toward increased activation (P&lt;.06) of the subscapularis compared with symptomatic patients (34% MVC vs 21% MVC). Differential shoulder muscle firing patterns in patients with rotator cuff pathology may play a role in the presence or absence of symptoms. Asymptomatic subjects demonstrated increased firing of the intact subscapularis, whereas symptomatic subjects continued to rely on torn rotator cuff tendons and periscapular muscle substitution, resulting in compromised function.\n\n\n\n\nSource: Kelly, Bryan T., Riley J. Williams, Frank A. Cordasco, Sherry I. Backus, James C. Otis, Daniel E. Weiland, David W. Altchek, Edward V. Craig, Thomas L. Wickiewicz, and Russell F. Warren. &quot;Differential patterns of muscle activation in patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic rotator cuff tears.&quot; Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 14, no. 2 (2005): 165-171. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15789010", "I'd say yes: Beethoven is kind of on the nose here and outlines a D flat major chord in the 5th bar of the excerpt. It's followed by dominant-function leading tones. Right after that and outside of the excerpt, G's play, and then the rest of the piece continues with C minor chord figurations. Sounds like a Neapolitan chord that properly resolves to me.\n\nInterpretation ambiguity can still reign, though: the 3rd and 4th bars of that excerpt can easily be interpreted as outlining an F minor chord, IMO, as long as you ditch the E in the third bar early in.", "It is correct to say that a sigmoid activation function would only work well as a model if the desired output is close to the sigmoid function applied to the input. This is a trivial fact that applies to a single layer perceptron. This is true for for the single layer case for any activation function, also a trivial fact.\n\nWhen the layer number is between one and infinity (two or more), the theory bifurcates. The identity function becomes a special case: Any number of layers that conform to a first degree polynomial, $ax + b$, can be replaced with a single identity layers. The alternative case, where there are multiple layers that functionally do not conform to a first degree polynomial, $ax + b$, cannot be replaced by a single layer of some equally simple function. The complexity increases geometrically, which is the entire point of multilayer perceptrons.\n\nUnder particular constraints, the multilayer perceptron can produce a wide variety of functional behaviors that do not resemble the activation functions of the layers.\n\nFor instance, a properly trained network using sigmoid activation functions, with sufficient layer depth and sufficient massive allocation of computing resources, could theoretically approximate the topography of the Himalayas.", "Both the sparse categorical cross-entropy (SCE) and the categorical cross-entropy (CCE) can be greater than $1$. By the way, they are the same exact loss function: the only difference is really the implementation, where the SCE assumes that the labels (or classes) are given as integers, while the CCE assumes that the labels are given as one-hot vectors.\nHere is the explanation with examples.\nLet $(x, y) \\in D$ be an input-output pair from the labelled dataset $D$, where $x$ is the input and $y$ is the ground-truth class/label for $x$, which is an integer between $0$ and $C-1$. Let's suppose that your neural network $f$ produces a probability vector $f(x) = \\hat{y} \\in [0, 1]^C$ (e.g. with a softmax), where $\\hat{y}_i \\in [0, 1]$ is the $i$th element of $\\hat{y}$.\nThe formula for SCE is (which is consistent with the TensorFlow implementation of this loss function)\n$$\n\\text{SCE}(y, \\hat{y}) = - \\ln (\\hat{y}_{y}) \\label{1}\\tag{1},\n$$\nwhere $\\hat{y}_{y}$ is the $y$th element of the output probability vector $\\hat{y}$ that corresponds to the probability that $x$ belongs to class $y$, according to $f$.\nActually, the equation \\ref{1} is also the definition of the CCE with one-hot vectors as targets (which behave as indicator functions). The only difference between CCE and SSE is really just the representation of the targets, which can slightly change the implementation under the hood. Moreover, note that this is the definition of the CE for only $1$ training pair. If you have multiple pairs, you have to compute the CE for all pairs, then average these CEs (for a reference, see equation 4.108, section 4.3.4 Multiclass logistic regression of Bishop's book PRML).\nLet's have a look at a concrete example with concrete numbers. Let $C=5$, $y = 3$, $\\hat{y} = [0.2, 0.2, 0.1, 0.4, 0.1]$, then the SCE is\n\\begin{align}\n\\text{SCE}(y, \\hat{y}) \n&amp;= \n- \\ln (0.4) \\approx 0.92,\n\\end{align}\nIf $\\hat{y} = [0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.1, 0.3]$, so $\\hat{y}_{y} = 0.1$, and we still have $y = 3$, then the CCE is $2.3 &gt; 1$.\nYou can execute this Python code to check yourself.\nimport numpy as np\nimport tensorflow as tf # Install TensorFlow 2.3!\n\ny = 1\ny_true = [3] # sparse label (integer)\ny_true2 = [0, 0, 0, 1, 0] # one-hot vector\n\nfor y_y in [0.4, 0.1]:\n sce_np = -(y * np.log(y_y))\n print(&quot;SCE (NumPy) =&quot;, sce_np)\n\ny_preds = [[0.2, 0.2, 0.1, 0.4, 0.1],\n [0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.1, 0.3]]\nfor y_pred in y_preds:\n sce_tf = tf.keras.losses.sparse_categorical_crossentropy(y_true, y_pred)\n cce_tf = tf.keras.losses.categorical_crossentropy(y_true2, y_pred)\n\n print(&quot;SCE (TensorFlow) =&quot;, sce_tf)\n print(&quot;CCE (TensorFlow) =&quot;, cce_tf)\n\nTo answer the following question more directly.\n\nHowever, while training, my loss value is greater than one (almost equal to 1.2) in the first epoch, but until epoch 5 it comes near 0.8. Is it normal? If not, how can I solve this?\n\nYes. It can happen, as explained above. (However, this does not mean that you do not have mistakes in your code.)", "The hinge loss/error function is the typical loss function used for binary classification (but it can also be extended to multi-class classification) in the context of support vector machines, although it can also be used in the context of neural networks, as described here.\nThe hinge loss function is defined as follows\n$$\n\\ell(y) = \\max(0, 1-t \\cdot y) \\tag{1}\\label{1},\n$$\nwhere\n\n$t = \\{-1, 1\\}$ is the label (so, if your labels are in the set $\\{0, 1 \\}$, you will have to first map them to $\\{-1, 1\\}$)\n$y$ is the output of the classifier (e.g. in the context of the linear SVM, $y=\\mathbf{w} \\cdot \\mathbf{x}+b$, where $\\mathbf{w}$ and $b$ are the parameter of the hyper-plane)\n\nThis means that the loss in equation \\ref{1} is always non-negative. If you're familiar with the ReLU, this loss should look familiar to you. In fact, their plots are very similar.\nFor more details, you probably should start with the related Wikipedia article, then maybe one of the many machine learning books that covers support vector machines, for example, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (2006) by Christopher Bishop, chapter 7 (page 325).", "Imagine we have the curve $f(x) = x^2$, and we want to find the minimum of this function. The derivate of $f$ with respect to $x$ is $2x$. Now, gradient descent works by updating our current estimate of the minimum, say $c_t$, by the following iterative process\n$$c_{t+1} = c_t - \\alpha \\times \\nabla_xf(x=c_t),$$\nwhere $\\alpha$ is some constant to control how much we shift towards the gradient.\nIntuitively, this should make sense. Imagine our current estimate of the minimum is $c_t = -1$. The update would then give us $c_{t+1} = -1 - \\alpha \\times -2 = -1 + 2\\alpha &gt; -1$. As you can see, the update has shifted our estimate in the direction of the minimum. If our estimate were $+1$ then you can probably see that the update would again have shifted us in the direction of the minimum again.\nNow, what happens in machine learning is we have a loss function $L$ that we typically want to find the minimum of in terms of the parameters of our model. By applying gradient descent on the loss function as we did above with $f(x)$ we iteratively apply the update rule which will eventually lead us to the minimum of our loss function with respect to the weights. The process is exactly the same as above except it is likely to happen in higher dimensions, where the derivative of $f$ becomes a vector of partial derivates. Note that whilst $w_i$'s are scalar values, we are not differentiating these values, rather we are differentiating the loss function with respect to these scalars.\nI would recommend you to try this out with a simple linear model of maybe 2 or 3 parameters. After a quick Google I found this article that may be useful.", "This looks confused? I don't understand what you're saying in the second paragraph...\n\nComment 1: \"Best\" forecast depends on what you mean by \"best.\"\n\nLet $Y$ be a random variable and $\\mathcal{F}$ be the information set. The \"best\" forecast depends on what the loss function is. If you're minimizing the expectation of squared loss:\n\n\\begin{equation}\n \\begin{array}{*2{&gt;{\\displaystyle}r}}\n \\mbox{minimize (over $x$)} &amp; \\mathbb{E}[(Y - x)^2 \\mid \\mathcal{F}] \n \\end{array}\n\\end{equation}\n\nYou have the solution that $x$ is the conditional expectation of $Y$ given information set $\\mathcal{F}$\n$$x^* = \\mathbb{E}[Y \\mid \\mathcal{F}]$$\n\nOf course you can have other loss functions. Consider minimizing the expected absolute error:\n\\begin{equation}\n \\begin{array}{*2{&gt;{\\displaystyle}r}}\n \\mbox{minimize (over $x$)} &amp; \\mathbb{E}[|Y - x| \\mid \\mathcal{F}] \n \\end{array}\n\\end{equation}\nThe solution here is that $x$ is the median of $Y$. Let $F^{-1}_Y$ be the quantile function for $Y$ conditional on information set $\\mathcal{F}$.\n\n$$ x^* = F_Y^{-1}(.5 \\mid \\mathcal{F})$$\n\nComment 2: The importance of stationarity\n\nLet $\\{ Y_t\\}$ be a stochastic process. $Y_1$, $Y_2$, $Y_3$ etc... are all random variables. \n\nSpeaking with imprecise language:\n\n\nStationarity says that the unconditional distribution of $Y_1$ is the same as $Y_2$ is the same as $Y_3$ is the same as $Y_{1000}$ etc...\nErgodicity says that process doesn't get stuck somewhere.\n\n\nStationarity says that you can talk about a time invariant expectation $\\mathbb{E}[Y]$. With ergodicity, a time-series mean $\\frac{1}{T} \\sum_{t=1}^T Y_t$ will estimate that time invariant expectation (by an ergodic theorem). With stationarity and ergdocity, averages over time converge to averages over space.\n\nWith a non-stationary series, that's not true! Example. Let $\\{X_t\\}$ be a stochastic process. Let $X_1$ be result of a die roll. Let $X_2$ be winning total of the Golden State Warriors vs. the LA Lakers. Let $X_3$ be the number of votes cast for BRexit. Let $X_4$ be the return on Apple stock December 10th. If I found a way to keep doing this, $X$ would be a non-stationary process. Talking about the expectation $\\mathbb{E}[X]$ is non-sensical. There is no time-invariant expectation. And taking the average over time of $X$ does nothing useful at all.\n\n(Note: Often times people have in mind a random walk when talking about a non-stationary process. In the case of a random walk, the first differences are stationary.)", "You should only make a move like a3 or h3 when the pin is so annoying that the loss of a tempo is a fair tradeoff.\n\nGenerally speaking, bishop pins are not that big of a deal. The pin can be broken by moving a bishop (Be2 or Bd2), the knight can be defended by the other knight (Nbd2 or Nge2), or the pinned piece can move away (for white, frequently Qd3 will both break the pin and still defend the knight on f3). \n\nIf this isn't possible, then a3 or h3 can enter into consideration, but even still, the doubled pawns might not be such a big deal. Especially for white, the move a3 is hardly ever played. If black takes on c3, then the extra c pawn helps white far more than it hurts (additional control of the d4 square, half open b file, etc.). h3 is far more common, especially in the Open game. In this case, Bg4 is prevented, yes, but moves like Ng4 are also prevented, and someday white might expand with g4. \n\nIf the bishop is already on g4 or b4, then sometimes a3 or h3 are decent moves because they will win a tempo or force an exchange of bishop for knight. Black will nearly always play h6 after white plays Bg5, for example. The main reason is that the bishop has far less scope on h4 than it does on g5 (cannot return to e3 or d2, no queen battery is possible). h3 is frequently played with a similar idea for white.\n\nTo summarize, a3 is almost always a weak move for white (a6 is a different story, it can be useful for black in many cases), and these pawn moves should only be played prophylactically when the pin is so bad that the loss of a tempo is more than offset by avoiding the pin.", "Okay, so I used the custom loss function to optimize both ways simultaneously:\n - binary rejected vs approved\n - multiple categories\nAnd using the coefficient argument to balance between two losses.\nThats it", "The setting:\nWe have a neural network $\\phi_{\\mathbf{w}}:\\mathbb{R}^{n} \\rightarrow \\mathbb{R}^{m}$ with weights $\\mathbf{w} \\in \\mathbb{R}^{q}$. A loss function $\\hat{L}: \\mathbb{R}^{m} \\times \\mathbb{R}^{m} \\rightarrow \\mathbb{R}$ evaluates the quality of a prediction. If $x \\in \\mathbb{R}^{n}$ shall be mapped to $y \\in \\mathbb{R}^{m}$ by the neural network, the loss is given as $\\hat{L}(\\phi(x),y)$.\nFor a fixed dataset $D \\subset \\mathbb{R}^{n} \\times \\mathbb{R}^{m}$, we obtain the empirical error\n$F(\\mathbf{w}):= \\sum_{(x,y) \\in D} \\hat{L}(\\phi_{\\mathbf{w}}(x),y)$.\nThen $F: \\mathbb{R}^{q} \\rightarrow \\mathbb{R}$.\nNow $F$ is minimized using backpropagation.\nLet us try to define the vanishing gradient term. I am not sure if there is a proper definition, but I would say we have a vanishing gradient at $p$ if $0 &lt;||\\nabla F(p)|| \\leq c$ for some small $c$.\nRaised questions:\n\nIf the gradient is almost zero due to the vanishing gradient, does that mean the current solution is very close to the optimum ? So we can stop iterating..\n\nWhy is it bad to have &quot;vanishing gradients&quot; ?\n\n\nAdressing Question 1\nRecall from school that if a functional $F$ has a local optimum at $p$, then $\\nabla F(p) = \\mathbf{0}$ and $D^2 F(p)$ definite.\nIf $D^2 F(p)$ is positive definite ($x^T D^2 F(p) x &gt; 0$, for all $x$, where $D^2 F(p)$ is the Hesse matrix), then $p$ is local minimum.\nIf $\\nabla F(p) = \\mathbf{0}$ and $D^2 F(p)$ in definite, then $p$ is a saddle point.\nIn particular this shows that having a zero gradient does not always imply that the position is a local optimum.\n(In case of $q = 1$ and $F$ being two times differentiable, $F$ has a local optimum at $p$, if $F'(p) = 0$ and $F''(p) \\neq 0 $. )\nWe can also construct a function that can have arbitrary small gradient while being far away from the minimum:\nConsider the function $f_{c}(x) = \\max\\{0,cx\\}$ with $c&gt;0$. Then $\\min_{x \\in \\mathbb{R}} f_c(x) = 0$. For any $p&gt;0$, we have $f'_{c}(p) = c$.\nAs an example let $p = 10^{9999}$ and $c = 10^{-90}$. Then, the value $f_{c}(p)$ is far away from the minimum, still for the gradient $f'_{c}(p) = 10^{-99}$ holds, which shows that a small gradient does not imply that the current point is close to the optimum.\nAdressing Question 2\nNote that performing backpropagation is performing the gradient descent algorithm.\nNow to address the section questions, there are two directions (an analytical answer and a numerical answer).\nThe analytical answer would be that a vanishing gradient is nothing special that needs to be considered.\nIf the step size is choosen appropriately, it can be shown that the sequence of iterates $(p_k)$ is either finite with $\\nabla F(p) = 0$, or it is an infinite sequence, and $\\lim_{k \\rightarrow \\infty} \\nabla F(p_{k}) = 0$, so that each limit point is a stationary point. This will work independent of any &quot;vanishing gradients&quot;.\nHowever, if we consider the question from the numerical aspect, there are certain issues.\n1.) There is a machine epsilon $\\epsilon$ so that updates with values smaller than $\\epsilon$ cannot be performed numerically in a computer. This effectively means that the algorithm converges to some point if $||\\nabla F(p)|| \\leq \\epsilon$.\n2.) Even if the values are bigger than $\\epsilon$, a &quot;small&quot; gradient vector results in very slow weight updates.\n3.) The vanishing gradient problem may arise for example if the sigmoid function is used as activation in a deep neural network. This can be understood from the chain rule.\nLet us compute a simple example where we have neural network consisting of $L$ layers, and each layer consists of a single neuron, without any bias. As activation function, we use the sigmoid function $\\sigma(t) = \\frac{1}{1+e^{-t}}$. Then $\\sigma'(t) = \\sigma(t)*(1-\\sigma(t))$.\nThe output of the i-th layer is given as\n$f_{i}(w) := \\sigma(w o_{i-1})$, where $o_{i-1}$ is the output of the $i-1$-th layer.\nLet us ignore the loss function and assume that $F$ is exactly the neural network.\nThe output at layer $i$ is denoted as $o_{i}$ so that we have $o_{i} := \\sigma(w_{i} o_{i-1})$ and $o_{1} = w_{1}$.\nThen $F(w_{1},\\ldots,w_{L}) = o_{L} = \\sigma(w_{L} o_{L-1})$.\nAccording to the chain rule, we have $\\frac{\\mathrm{d}F}{\\mathrm{d}w_{1}}(w) = \\frac{\\mathrm{d} \\sigma}{\\mathrm{d}w_{1}}(w_{L} o_{L-1}) = \\sigma'(w_{L} o_{L-1}) \\frac{\\mathrm{d} w_{L} o_{L-1}}{\\mathrm{d}w_{1}} = \\sigma'(w_{L} o_{L-1}) w_{L} \\frac{\\mathrm{d} o_{L-1}}{\\mathrm{d}w_{1}}$.\nRepeatedly applying the chain rule results in:\n$\\frac{\\mathrm{d}F}{\\mathrm{d}w_{1}}(w) = \\prod_{i = 2}^{L} w_{i} \\prod_{i = 2}^{L} \\sigma'(w_{i}o_{i-1})$.\nSince $\\sigma(t) \\in [0,1]$, we have $\\sigma'(t) \\in [0,1]$. In particular, we often want $\\sigma$ to output either $0$ or $1$. However, if $\\sigma(w_{i}o_{i-1})$ is close to $0$ or $1$, then $\\sigma'(w_{i}o_{i-1})$ will be close to $0$.\nNow if one (or multiply) numbers are close to zero in $\\frac{\\mathrm{d}F}{\\mathrm{d}w_{1}}(w)$, we obtain a very small number, which results in numerical issues (due to reaching machine epsilon), causing a very slow update during the algorithm.", "There is indeed a paper titled Loss Distributions that provides the limited expected value functions $L(x)$ for several probability distributions (on page 15). It is directly related to the first-order loss function $n(x)$ through $$n(x)=\\Bbb E(X)-L(x)\\tag1$$ and notice that the loss function can also be written as $$n(x)=\\int_x^\\infty yf(y)\\,dy-x(1-F(x))\\tag2$$ after splitting the term $(y-x)$. The expressions for $L(x)$ and $\\Bbb E(X)$ are tabulated below.\n\n\\begin{array}{c|c}\\small\\sf{Distribution}&amp;L(x)&amp;\\Bbb E(X)\\\\\\hline\\small\\sf{Log-Normal}&amp;e^{\\mu+\\frac{\\sigma^2}2}\\Phi\\left(\\frac{\\ln x-\\mu-\\sigma^2}{\\sigma}\\right)+x\\left[1-\\Phi\\left(\\frac{\\ln x-\\mu}{\\sigma}\\right)\\right]&amp;e^{\\mu+\\frac{\\sigma^2}2}\\\\\\hline\\small\\sf{Exponential}&amp;\\frac1\\lambda\\left(1-e^{-\\lambda x}\\right)&amp;\\frac1\\lambda\\\\\\hline\\small\\sf{Pareto}&amp;\\frac{\\beta-\\beta^\\alpha(x+\\beta)^{1-\\alpha}}{\\alpha-1}&amp;\\frac{\\alpha\\beta}{\\alpha-1}\\\\\\hline \\small\\sf{Burr}&amp;\\small\\frac{\\lambda^{1/\\tau}\\Gamma\\left(\\alpha-\\frac1\\tau\\right)\\Gamma\\left(1+\\frac1\\tau\\right)}{\\Gamma(\\alpha)}{\\rm B}\\left(1+\\frac1\\tau,\\alpha-\\frac1\\tau;\\frac{x^\\tau}{\\lambda+x^\\tau}\\right)+x\\left(\\frac\\lambda{\\lambda+x^\\tau}\\right)^\\alpha&amp;\\frac{\\lambda^{1/\\tau}\\Gamma\\left(\\alpha-\\frac1\\tau\\right)\\Gamma\\left(1+\\frac1\\tau\\right)}{\\Gamma(\\alpha)}\\\\\\hline\\small\\sf{Weibull}&amp;\\frac{\\Gamma\\left(1+\\frac1\\tau\\right)}{\\beta^{1/\\tau}}\\Gamma\\left(1+\\frac1\\tau,\\beta x^\\alpha\\right)+xe^{-\\beta x^\\alpha}&amp;\\frac{\\Gamma\\left(1+\\frac1\\tau\\right)}{\\beta^{1/\\tau}}\\\\\\hline\\small\\sf{Gamma}&amp;\\frac\\alpha\\beta F(x,\\alpha+1,\\beta)+x(1-F(x,\\alpha,\\beta))&amp;\\frac\\alpha\\beta\\end{array}\n\nNotice how in the majority of cases, $\\Bbb E(X)$ is the same as the starting coefficient of $L(x)$. Of course, $n(x)$ can be found using $(1)$.\n\nIn particular, for extensive details on the first-order loss function (and its complementary function) for the normal distribution, I highly recommend Piecewise linear approximations of the standard normal first\norder loss function.\n\nFor a more generic and heuristic approach on any type of distribution, there is a follow-up paper on Piecewise linearisation of the first order loss function\nfor families of arbitrarily distributed random variables.\n\n\n\nReferences\n\n[1] Burnecki, K., Misiorek, A., Weron, R. (2010). Loss Distributions. MPRA Paper No. 22163. Available from: https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/22163/2/MPRA_paper_22163.pdf.\n\n[2] Rossi, R., Tarim, S.A., Prestwich, S., Hnich, B. (2013). Piecewise linear approximations of the standard normal first\norder loss function. Available from: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1307.1708.pdf.\n\n[3] Rossi, R., Hendrix, E.M.T. (2014). Piecewise linearisation of the first order loss function\nfor families of arbitrarily distributed random variables. Proceedings of MAGO. pp. 1-4. Available from: https://gwr3n.github.io/chapters/Rossi_et_al_MAGO_2014_2.pdf.", "I'm going to take the fitness landscape to be the graph of the loss function, $\\mathcal{G} = \\{\\left(\\theta, L(\\theta)\\right) : \\theta \\in \\mathbb{R}^n\\}$, where $\\theta$ parameterises the network (i.e. it is the weights and biases) and $L$ is a given loss function; in other words, the surface you would get by plotting the loss function against its parameters.\nWe always assume the loss function is differentiable in order to do backpropagation, which means at the very least the loss function is smooth enough to be continuous, but in principle it may not be infinitely differentiable1.\nYou talk about using gradient descent to find the global minimiser. In general this is not possible: many functions have local minimisers which are not global minimisers. For an example, you could plot $y = x^2 \\sin(1/x^2)$: of course the situation is similar, if harder to visualise, in higher dimensions. A certain class of functions known as convex functions satisfy the property that any local minimiser is a global minimiser. Unfortunately, the loss function of a neural network is rarely convex.\nFor some interesting pictures, see Visualizing the Loss Landscape of Neural Nets by Li et al.\n\n1 For a more detailed discussion on continuity and differentiability, any good text on mathematical analysis will do, for example Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis. In general, any function $f$ that is differentiable on some interval is also continuous, but it need not be twice differentiable, i.e. $f''$ need not exist.", "There are two ways of viewing this passage, both, I think, equally valid.\n\n\nOn a small-scale level, where every note is harmonized against some type chord, this would technically be a B half-diminished (without the D), as Victor points out (over a pedal C).\nIf you take a step back to a higher level, and look at the functions throughout the measure, you have what Patrx2 describes: an F/C resolving to C (a plagal cadence). In this view, the B is just a passing tone to get from A to C. You can test this by playing the passage twice: as written, and then replacing the B with a C (making it fully a plagal cadence). The second sounds sufficiently similar to the written version that there is no critical loss of function.\n\n\nI would tend to favor the second view, but the main difference between them is whether you consider the B as harmonic or non-harmonic, which is largely a semantic issue that raises the question of how granular harmony is. You could even combine the two views, and see a B half-diminished chord that is a non-fuctional \"passing chord\" on the way from F to C. At this point, you can start to see harmonies as existing in a hierarchy of importance, and you've taken your first step on the road to all sorts of cool harmonic analysis.", "First, you should carefully handle the terminology. Hastie et al. call this model a \"single hidden-layer neural network\". With the words you were using for it -- missing hidden-layer and using perceptron (without the additional word \"multilayer\") --the model could be confused with a standard perceptron, especially when you don't further specify the model.\n\nThe single hidden-layer neural network model you specified has $M$ hidden nodes. $X$ denotes the input features, which inside a node are summed up using the corresponding weights and then subjected to a sigmoid function to produce the hidden-layer outputs $Z_m$. These are used as input to the output layer, which consists of $K$ nodes (as there are $K$ classes). Again, following the usual neural network approach, in the $k$-th node the inputs are summed up and the function $g_k$ is applied in order to produce the neural network output. $g_k$ therefore can be denoted the output-layer activation function.\n\nFinally, $f_k$ stands for the whole neural network model leading to the output of the $k$-th node. The vector of all $K$ functions $f_k$ then makes up the whole neural network.\n\nTo summarize, here are my suggestions for the names:\n$T_k:$ output layer aggregation result\n$g_k:$ output layer activation function\n$f_k:$ single hidden-layer neural network corresponding to the $k$-th node", "This position is a draw, the game is over. It is not possible for either side to checkmate the other from this position, not even if the side with the bare king would try to help.\nThe same is true for king and knight vs king. A single knight or bishop without any pawns or other pieces is not enough to win the game.\nWith king and two knights vs king it is in theory possible to checkmate the other side, but it can't be forced. It's very easy to prevent the checkmate as the defending side. So that is essentially a draw too.\nTwo bishops, or a bishop and a knight, can force checkmate. It's not easy (especially bishop and knight, it has happened that a grandmaster fails to do it), but it can be done.\nIt's a better idea to always keep a pawn or two on the board so you can promote one.", "To be a pedant, I think the term \"2-pullback\" is ambiguous, and perhaps should simply be defined to be a comma object, which is not quite the same thing as a lax pullback. The objects of the lax pullback category of functors $F: A \\to C$ and $G: B \\to C$ consist of quintuple $(a \\in A, b \\in B, c \\in C, Fa \\overset{f}{\\to} b, b \\overset{g}{\\to} Gc)$, whereas the objects of a comma category consist of just a triple $(a \\in A, b \\in B, Fa \\overset{f}{\\to} Gc)$.\n\nThere is a variant where you require the maps $f,g$ to be invertible, resulting in the notions of iso-comma category and pseudopullback, which, though not isomorphic, are equivalent. But comma categories and lax pullbacks need not even be equivalent, as for example in the case of slice and co-slice categories.\n\nNote that in order to view a slice or coslice category, or more generally a comma category, as a limit, you need to think in terms of weighted limits in the $\\mathsf{Cat}$-enriched sense, as discussed here.", "$R$ has only five non-trivial functional dependencies (FDs).\n\nNo, $R$ has many more non-trivial FDs. For example, Since A-&gt; BC and C -&gt; F, we also have AC-&gt;BF, which is also a non-trivial FD although not a irreducible FD.\nWhat you can say is that all given 5 FDs are non-trivial FDs, since for each given FD, the dependent set is not a subset of the the determinant set.\nIf you want to see all non-trivial function dependencies of $R$, you have to obtain the dependency closure of the given FDs, following, for example, the procedure given here using Armstrong's axioms.\n\nStep-1 : Add the attributes which are present on Left Hand Side in the original functional dependency.\nStep-2 : Now, add the attributes present on the Right Hand Side of the functional dependency.\nStep-3 : With the help of attributes present on Right Hand Side, check the other attributes that can be derived from the other given functional dependencies. Repeat this process until all the possible attributes which can be derived are added in the closure.\n\nYou can enter R(A,B,C,D,E,F) and A -&gt; B,C; A,D -&gt; B,E; C -&gt;F ; A-&gt;F; D-&gt; E into the first two fields on this page. Hit the &quot;Calculate&quot; button and view the result. It will list a lot of related concepts. In particular, it shows the following 43 non-trivial FDs.\nA → B,C,F\nC → F\nD → E\nA,B → C,F\nA,C → B,F\nA,D → B,C,E,F\nA,E → B,C,F\nA,F → B,C\nB,C → F\nB,D → E\nC,D → E,F\nC,E → F\nD,F → E\nA,B,C → F\nA,B,D → C,E,F\nA,B,E → C,F\nA,B,F → C\nA,C,D → B,E,F\nA,C,E → B,F\nA,C,F → B\nA,D,E → B,C,F\nA,D,F → B,C,E\nA,E,F → B,C\nB,C,D → E,F\nB,C,E → F\nB,D,F → E\nC,D,E → F\nC,D,F → E\nA,B,C,D → E,F\nA,B,C,E → F\nA,B,D,E → C,F\nA,B,D,F → C,E\nA,B,E,F → C\nA,C,D,E → B,F\nA,C,D,F → B,E\nA,C,E,F → B\nA,D,E,F → B,C\nB,C,D,E → F\nB,C,D,F → E\nA,B,C,D,E → F\nA,B,C,D,F → E\nA,B,D,E,F → C\nA,C,D,E,F → B", "Yes, and in fact something much more general is true Let $X$ and $Y$ be affine varieties defined over a field $k$. If the $k$-points of $X$ are Zariski dense, $X$ is reduced, and $f: X_{\\mathbb C} \\to Y_{\\mathbb C}$ sends $X(k)$ to $Y(k)$, then $f$ is defined over $k$.\n\nThis was inspired by comments of Martin Brandenburg, Jef L, Andy Putman, and Piotr Achinger.\n\nProof: First note that by embedding $Y$ in affine space, we may assume $Y = \\mathbb A^n$. Second note that by viewing a map to $\\mathbb A^n$ as an $n$-tuple of maps to $\\mathbb A^1$, we may assume $Y =\\mathbb A^1$. Thus $f$ is a polynomial function in $\\mathbb C[X]$, and we want to check it lies in $k[X]$.\n\nBecause $\\mathbb C[x]= k[X] \\otimes_k \\mathbb C$, we may write $f = \\sum_{i=1}^n \\alpha_i f_i$ where $\\alpha_i \\in \\mathbb C$ and $f_i \\in k[X]$. Without loss of generality, we may assume that $\\alpha_1=1$ and that the $\\alpha_i$ are $k$-linearly independent. (Add $1$ to the list of $\\alpha_i$s, then for any linear relation, use that relation to remove whichever $\\alpha_i$ is not $1$ and adjust the $f_i$s appropriately.)\n\nNow for $x \\in X(k)$, we have $f(x) = \\sum_{i=1}^n \\alpha_i f_i(x)$. Because the $\\alpha_i$ are $k$-linearly independent, and $f(x)\\in k$, this implies $f_i(x)=0$ for $i&gt;1$. Then because $X(k)$ is Zariski dense, this implies $f_i=0$ for $i&gt;1$, so $f=f_1 \\in k[X]$. QED\n\nThe Zariski density can be checked for $SL_n$ using the birational map to affine space obtained by forgetting one entry, and for other semisimple groups using the Bruhat decomposition as suggested by Mikhail Borovoi.", "First of all: position above is a DEAD draw. Only a heavy blunder can change this. No other chances, no more tricks.\n\nTo the question: Those 3. Nc3/Nd2 Caro-Kann variations might lead to a drawish endgames. But it's always a tiny tiny plus for white due to those advanced king-side pawns (some possibilities to sac a piece there or something). If you want to get as much as possible out of the Caro-Kann you should get familiar with advanced variation (3. e5). If you don't want to invest time, I can give you a small advice: In those variations there usually is knight + dark squared bishop vs knight + dark squared bishop (+ queens, rooks ofc). As white, your goal is to exchange your knight for a bishop or exchange your bishop for a knight. Positions after such a trade are often favourable for white. This is a tiny advice but you can try it.\n\nBy the way, here is a position that I played a long time ago. Not quite sure about the exact placement of a-b-c pawns, but never mind. It was a dead draw of course:\n\n[FEN \"8/1p1k1pp1/p3p2p/P1p1P2P/2P2PP1/3K4/1P6/8 w - - 0 2\"]\n\n\nUntil my opponent decided to play 1. ... - g6 in order to exchange or create a passed pawn on the h-file if I'd make a mistake. Of course the opponent was low rated, but it shows that black is able to blunder.", "When I need to distinguish $f$ and $F$, I choose\n - \"small eff\" vs. \"big eff\" / \"capital eff\". I find \"uppercase/lowercase eff\" to be a bit awkward; it doesn't run off the tongue as easily as the other options.\n\nHowever, I might not distinguish them orally every single time. The flow of the lecture would determine when I would choose to emphasise the difference.\n\n\nIf $f$ and $F$ occur in separate sections of the discussion, then I usually do not emphasise the difference. If needed, then I distinguish them once or twice when $F$ is introduced and $f$ is left behind (or vice-versa), and leave it at that.\nIf $f$ and $F$ occur in the same section of the discussion, then I make sure to distinguish them orally whenever they occur together in a result or an equation. If $f$ has been playing the predominant role in the discussion, then I continue to call it \"eff\" and I call $F$ as \"big eff\" or \"capital eff\". Conversely, if $F$ has been predominant, then I call it \"eff\" and I call $f$ as \"small eff\".\n\n\nIt is also probably better not to overdo it, but where the line should be drawn depends on the needs of your students. For example, I might say something like\n\n\n Okay, now take the function \"small eff\". We want to know where \"eff\" is differentiable.\n\n\nIf the students are keeping up with the discussion, then it should be immediately clear to them that \"eff\" means $f$ in this case. If some students are lagging behind (still figuring out what was written on board 1 whereas the discussion is on board 3), then they might get confused by such a sentence since they are juggling between two inputs (the board and my words).\n\nAlso, if the choice of notation is good and consistent, then after a certain point of time one can drop the distinction between $f$ and $F$ when speaking. As a related example, sometimes we need to talk about a family of functions, and we might use the notation $\\mathscr{F}$ (which I speak as \"script F\" / \"curly F\"). Suppose we often have to choose a function from the collection $\\mathscr{F}$, that is, we often write $f \\in \\mathscr{F}$ or some such variant. Then, after the first one or two instances of using \"script eff\", we can say\n\n\n Let \"eff\" belong to \"eff\", or Let \"eff\" be an element of \"eff\", or Let \"eff\" be a function in \"eff\"\n\n\nwithout any ambiguity, because the \"grammar\" is clear: none of the following make sense:\n$$\nf \\in f, \\qquad \\mathscr{F} \\in f, \\qquad \\mathscr{F} \\in \\mathscr{F}.\n$$\nSo, it is clear what we really mean, even without distinguishing orally. If your choice of notation is good and consistent, then your students will gradually become aware of this grammar, and you will be able to drop the oral distinctions after a point of time. At what point of time—that will depend on your students and how quickly they become comfortable with the material.", "Let's work such a very simple model. We have a Robinson Crusoe island economy, an isolated individual that lives totally alone. In order to consume something Crusoe must work. Assume for even more simplicity that capital is not needed (say, fruit-gathering by hand). Crusoe does not like to work but he would rather sit relaxed and enjoy the good weather in his island. Apart from the biological necessity to eat something, Crusoe also likes the taste of fruits he gathers. Fruits cannot be stored.\n\nSo we have a, daily utility function of the form\n\n$$U = U(c, \\ell), \\;\\; \\ell + L = T$$\n\n$$U_c &gt;0,\\;\\; U_{\\ell}&gt;0,\\;\\; U_{cc} &lt;0, \\;\\; U_{\\ell \\ell} &lt;0,\\;\\; U_{c\\ell} =U_{\\ell c} \\geq 0$$\n\nThe last assumption on the cross-partial seems like the more reasonable one.\n$\\ell$ is leisure and $L$ is amount of work, and $T$ the maximum amount of time that Crusoe can work (say, $16$ hours). We also have a \"fruit-gathering\" function\n\n$$Q = f(L) = AL^a$$\n\nWe can reasonably assume that we have decreasing marginal product of labor (due to the body getting tired going up and down all these trees), so $0&lt;a&lt;1$. \n\nSince fruit cannot be stored and capital is absent, the only optimization problem that makes sense here is a static one, meaning $c=f(L)$. \n\nThen we want to max over $L$ the function $U[f(L), T-L]$. \n\nThe f.o.c. is \n\n$$\\frac {\\partial U[f(L), T-L]}{\\partial L}\\equiv G = U_c[f(L), T-L]\\cdot f'(L) - U_{\\ell}[f(L), T-L] = 0$$\n\nand the s.o.c is\n\n$$ \\partial G/\\partial L = U_{cc}\\cdot f'(L) - U_{c\\ell}\\cdot f'(L) + U_c\\cdot f''(L) - U_{\\ell c}f'(L) +U_{\\ell \\ell} &lt;0$$\n\nGiven our assumptions, this expression is everywhere negative, so we have our maximum. \n\nWe want to examine what happens as $A$ in the fruit-gathering function increases. Using the implicit function theorem we have, around the solution,\n\n$$\\frac {dL}{dA} = -\\frac {\\partial G/\\partial A}{\\partial G/\\partial L}$$\n\nWe know that the denominator is negative, so together with the minus sign in front becomes positive. Therefore\n\n$$\\text{sign}\\left\\{\\frac {dL}{dA}\\right\\} = \\text{sign}\\big\\{\\partial G/\\partial A\\big\\}$$\n\n$$= U_{cc}\\cdot[ \\partial f/\\partial A ]\\cdot f' +[\\partial f'/\\partial A]\\cdot U_c - U_{\\ell c}\\cdot [\\partial f/\\partial A] $$\n\nThis expression is of ambiguous sign, which is a first indication that things may not be that straightforward after all. \n\nTo validate the conjecture of the OP we would need to obtain,\n\n$$\\text{sign}\\left\\{\\frac {dL}{dA}\\right\\} &lt; 0 \\implies U_{cc}\\cdot[ \\partial f/\\partial A ]\\cdot f' +[\\partial f'/\\partial A]\\cdot U_c - U_{\\ell c}\\cdot [\\partial f/\\partial A] &lt; 0$$\n\n$$\\implies U_{\\ell c}\\cdot [\\partial f/\\partial A] &gt; U_{cc}\\cdot[ \\partial f/\\partial A ]\\cdot f' +[\\partial f'/\\partial A]\\cdot U_c$$\n\n$$\\implies U_{\\ell c} &gt; U_{cc}\\cdot f' +\\frac {\\partial f'/\\partial A}{\\partial f/\\partial A}\\cdot U_c$$\n\nUsing the first order condition, we can substitute for $U_c = U_{\\ell}/f'$, so\n\n$$\\text{sign}\\left\\{\\frac {dL}{dA}\\right\\} &lt; 0 \\implies U_{\\ell c} &gt; U_{cc}\\cdot f' +\\frac {\\partial f'/\\partial A}{\\partial f/\\partial A}\\cdot [U_{\\ell}/f']$$\n\nNow\n\n$$\\frac {\\partial f'/\\partial A}{\\partial f/\\partial A} \\cdot \\frac {1}{f'} = \\frac {(a/L)L^a} { L^a} \\cdot \\frac {1}{(a/L)AL^a}$$\n\n$$= \\frac {1}{f} = \\frac {1}{c}$$\n\nSo\n\n$$\\text{sign}\\left\\{\\frac {dL}{dA}\\right\\} &lt; 0 \\implies U_{\\ell c} &gt; U_{cc} \\cdot f'+ U_{\\ell}/c$$\n\nand re-arranging while multiplying throughout by $c/U_c$ and using the f.o.c. again, we get \n\n$$\\text{sign}\\left\\{\\frac {dL}{dA}\\right\\} &lt; 0 \\implies f'\\cdot (RRA_c-1) &gt; - U_{\\ell c}\\cdot c/ U_c$$\n\nwhere $RRA_c$ is the coefficient of relative risk aversion related to consumption. \n\nSo we see that if $RRA_c\\geq 1$, which is the usual assumption, this inequality is certain to hold and so indeed higher productivity will lead to less time spent working... so why reality does not conform with our theoretical results? \n\nBut it does. Historically, the amount of time spent working has been declining . The problem with the OP's question is that the phrase \"we do as much as we can\" is contaminated by framework effects: if what happens around me is people working, say, $10$ hours a day, $5$ days a week, and I work $11$ hours a day, $6$ days a week, I tend to think that, since I exceed the standard around me, \"I do what I can\", being oblivious to the fact that people used to work $16$ hours a day, $7$ days a week, with perhaps a few days per year off at best. So no, we do not really \"do as much as we can\".", "Imagine a multiple linear regression with a penalty on the magnitude of the coefficients (otherwise Lasso).\nOn the Training data, you will fit your regression coefficients $\\underline{w}$ by minimizing the loss function $L$.\nOn the Validation data, you will find the optimal value of the penalty $\\lambda$ (you can find here some description about the $\\lambda$ and the method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasso_(statistics)) by the minimization of the loss function $L+f(\\lambda)$, where $f(\\lambda)=\\lambda \\times \\left \\| \\underline{w} \\right \\|_{2}$\nIf you were to fit also the $\\lambda$ on the training data, then you would minimize directly the loss function $L+f(\\lambda)$ and as you can see it will obtain the minimum every time for $\\lambda=0.$ This will make your predictions severely biased (not to mention that you will not be able to shrinkage your coefficients).\nHence, in general, you use the Validation data to conduct model selection/ hyper parameter tuning of your model.", "Wittgenstein's understanding of Russell's Theory of Type is very shallow and muddle-headed, but I'll make an effort to interpret what he says.\n\nWittgenstein thinks that a function's prototype determines what kind of argument it can take - this is exactly how some computer language, like C, define functions. Since the function is defined this way, if it is used otherwise, the resultant meaning is undefined:\n\nF(x) is defined as a function that takes individuals as arguments.\n\nG(U(x)) is defined as a function that takes first order function as arguments, where 1st-order function are those who takes only individuals as arguments.\n\nSince F(x) can only take individuals as arguments, F(F(x))'s meaning is undefined.\n\nSuppose there is such a thing as F(F(x)), the outer function takes first-order function as arguments, the inner function takes individual as arguments, therefore they are actually different functions using the same symbol.\n\n∃ means there exists.\n (∃Φ):F(Φ(u)).Φ(u)=Fu means there exists a 1st-order function Φ such that Φ satisfies the 2nd-order function F(Φ(u)) and Φ(u) = Fu. Wittenstein tries to show that F(Φ(u)) and Fu are different functions having in common only the letter F.\n\nIgnoring Wittgenstein's misuse of symbolism, his argument can be simplified like this: I designated this basket for apples only, therefore you must not put baskets in this basket, and if you see a basket inside another basket, the outer basket must be a totally different type of basket. Basically, Wittgenstein just demonstrated how the Theory of Types works, but failed to explain the underlying principles and concerns that gave rise to the Theory of Types.\n\nWhitehead and Russell, in Principia Mathematica, invoked the vicious circle principle to dispel Russell paradox. The vicious circle principle states that a totality must not contain itself as a constituent because the totality cannot be determinate until each of its constituent is determinate; if one of the constituent is the totality itself, then the totality is indeterminate.\n\nThe vicious circle principle determines why a function must not take itself as an argument.\n\nA function Fŷ -please notice the hat - denotes a totality. Suppose there are only two individuals in the world, Socrates and the earth, then the functions \"ŷ is a man\" denotes the totality {Socrates is a man, the earth is a man}. It follows that the meaning of Fŷ presupposes - or depends on - its values.\n\nFy - no hat here - denotes one of Fŷ's values when y is substantiated, i.e., either \"socrates is a man\" or \"the earth is a man\", but ambiguous. It follows that propositions of the form Fy must not involve Fŷ because Fŷ is indeterminate until Fy is determinate and, if Fy depends on Fŷ, Fy is indeterminate. Therefore, F(Fŷ) has no meanings.", "I believe 3...Bf5 is preferred is because they want to play a Caro-Kann and not the French defense. Black's main problem with his position after 4...e6 is the Bishop on c8. White still has all his pieces on the first rank while Black has a Bishop developed so any loss of tempo is not really an issue here.", "The main distinction between tasks is 'classification' vs 'regression'. In classification you would try to identify the presence of a cloud or not in an image, if you want to predict the level of 'cloudness' with continuous values you are then performing a regression task. \n\nI'm not aware about state-of-the models specific for images, but you can potentially use whatever architecture you desire to perform regression, CNN, RNN, the only thing to pay attention to is the loss function you will use. There are specific functions for classifications (which usually use the argmax function to turn probabilities into labels) and for regression (the most used is the Mean Squared Error, the model try to approximate the continuous values directly).\n\nFor a quick overview of loss functions I suggest this easy tutorial 5 Regression Loss Functions. Hope it might be of use.", "The concept that caused me to stop making nonsense moves is control the center.\n\nThat meant moving out the d and e pawns, possibly with the c and f pawns, either abreast, or in support. More likely, I'd move a knight to c3 or f3 (c6 or f6 if Black), then a bishop or two. Castle as soon as possible, before undertaking activities on the wings.\n\nThat eliminated a lot of bad opening moves like b3, g3, and worse, a4 and h4.", "A family of functions F is a pairwise independent permutation if:\n\n\nEach member of the family is itself a permutation, and\nFor any fixed $A$, $B$ (with $A \\ne B$, and both from the input set of the permutation), and $f$ is a random member from the family $F$, then the pair $f(A), f(B)$ is equidistributed over all distinct pairs from the output range of the function.\n\n\nIn particular, if the size of the output range $2^n$, then for any $C \\neq D$, then the probability that both $f(A) = C$ and $f(B) = D$ is $(2^{2n} - 2^n)^{-1}$\n\nBy applying the above definition, it is easy to see that the function family $f_{(a,b)}$ meets it; each $f_{(a,b)}$ is a permutation (remember, $a=0$ is prohibited), and if $f$ is a random member of that family, then $f(A), f(B)$ is a equistributed distinct pair; that is, given any pair $C \\ne D$, then there is a unique $a$, $b$ with $a\\ne 0$ such that $f_{(a,b})(A) = C$ and $f_{(a,b)}(B) = D$. Each such pair $a, b$ occurs with probability $(2^{2n} - 2^n)^{-1}$, and so we have $f(A) = C$ and $f(B) = D$ holding simultaneously with that same probability." ]

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[ "Goddess Inspired | Feminist Matristic Astrology, Tarot and Spirituality Feminist Matristic Astrology, Tarot and Spirituality by Silvestra in Goddess-inspired Tarot Tags: Tarot One of my favourite Tarot spreads from a metaphysical meditative point of view is Barbara G. Walker’s Wheels of Becoming. These are basically two loops forming a figure 8 or – on its side – the infinity sign. Using only the 21 cards of the Major Arcana they represent the infinite and cyclical nature of existence. Barbara G Walker, author of “The Woman’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets”, placed the origins of the Tarot in India and more specifically the Tantric Tradition. As I understand it key concepts of Tantra spirituality include: * cyclical time frame * infinite life cycles * rebirth / reincarnation * half of an individual life cycle is spent in life and half in death before being born again * balance through complementary female-male union (Shakti – Shiva) * oneness of natural / physical and spirit world, i.e. the Goddess is immanent in all existence (animate and inanimate) and thus all existence contains a spiritual, divine essence or energy. These are the underlying principles of the Wheels of Becoming. The starting point of the journey is of course card #0 – The Fool. It lies just after the crossover point of the two loops on the right-hand or clockwise circle. The right-hand or clockwise loop follows the path of the sun and represents the outward energy of the manifested cycle. It is the cycle of birth into the natural world where energy is contained within a body. It represents outwardness, outbreath, expansion, birth and life. It is the Yang cycle of action and activity. From the point of view of a path to enlightenment this loop represents the outward focus along the journey, the learning of the tools required to achieve enlightenment. The clockwise loop is lead by #1 – The Magician who is marked with an infinity sign above her head. The card at the crossover point from right-hand to left-hand loop, a point of standstill, is card #10 – The Wheel of Fortune. The left-hand or counter-clockwise loop is lead by #11 – Strength, a card that in modern decks has often been exchanged for #8 – Justice. Like the Magician the Strength card is also marked with an infinity sign. The counter-clockwise loop follows the path of the moon and represents the release of energy from the manifested back to the unmanifested universal energy source, the Goddess. It is the cycle of death and the spirit world. It represents inwardness, inbreath, contraction, death and regeneration. It is the Yin cycle of rest and healing. From the point of view of a path to enlightenment this loop represents the inward focus of reflection along the journey, the rite of intitiation and the ultimate ego-death required to achieve enlightenment. The crossover card that is laid over The Wheel of Fortune is #21 – The World, leading on to a new cycle with the innocent Fool. The most interesting aspect of the Wheel of Becoming is that each card in each loop has a corresponding card in the other. The numbers of the two corresponding cards always add up to 20 with exception of the “last” card, #21 – The World. The additional 1 represents rebirth and the return to the clockwise cycle of life with the Goddess giving birth to Her children in the natural world and unmanifested energy becomes yet again contained within a physical body. The corresponding cards are as follows: The two loops of the Wheels of Becoming, the principles behind them and the corresponding relationships between the cards on the two loops underlay my exploration of the Sacred Goddess-Inspired Tarot. by Silvestra in Goddess-inspired Tarot Tags: Tarot Like astrology the Tarot cards play an important part in most of today’s Western mystery traditions. Simply looking at the 78 picture cards with their ancient symbolism touches a hidden memory deep inside. Some use the cards for self-development and healing while for others they are powerful tools for divination or fortune-telling. The true history and origin of the Tarot ca", "Have a Go - UKGameshows Have a Go At the piano: Jack Jordan (1946-7), Violet Carson (1947-53), Harry Hudson (1953-66), Eric James (1966-7). Broadcast Home Service North (as \"Have a Go, Joe!\"), 5 March to 9 August? 1946 BBC Manchester for Light Programme, 16 September 1946 to 1967 Synopsis Britain's very first broadcast quiz to give away money prizes, \"Have a Go\" was a hugely popular \"people show\" in which Wilfred Pickles (and his wife, Mabel) travelled around the country, turning up in village halls and asking ordinary folk up on stage to talk about their lives and memories. Who's next? Pickles (on the right) and a contestant. This done, the member of the public would then be invited to \"have a go\" at the quiz, which consisted of four questions worth increasing amounts between 2s 6d and one guinea. In 1953, the total prize was £1/18s/6d, though it may have varied over time. At the end of the show, a \"jackpot question\" was asked with a slightly bigger prize available. All the previous contestants would write their answer down and one of them (quite likely, the one judged by the producer to be the audience's favourite) would be awarded the money. There would also often be items of local produce awarded in addition to the money, hence the catchphrase \"What's on the table, Mabel?\" Is madam ready to order? A good time is had by all. Catchphrases \"How do, how are yer?\" \"Are yer courtin'?\" \"What's on the table, Mabel?\" \"Give 'im the money, Mabel!\" (or \"...Barney!\", when producer Barney Colehan handed out the cash) Theme music", "EastEnder Shane Richie to present Saturday night game show 'Reflex' on BBC1 | The Independent EastEnder Shane Richie to present Saturday night game show 'Reflex' on BBC1 Thursday 24 January 2013 17:04 BST Click to follow The Independent Culture Shane Richie will present a new Saturday night game show called 'Reflex' Getty Images EastEnders star Shane Richie has landed a new Saturday night BBC1 game show testing contestants' reaction times and using high-tech slow-motion filming. Each 45-minute programme will see families react more quickly as they are put through a series of tests which could range from being fired through the air to diving through glass panels. At stake will be a £20,000 prize for the team which wins what programme-makers say are \"a series of dynamic and extraordinary tests\". It is not known yet whether the six-part series will be screened later this year or next. The show's creator Adam Adler from Objective Productions said: \"We're creating a fun and entertaining test of human reaction times, covered by bespoke, state-of-the-art super slow-motion technology as well as new techniques which will allow viewers to see things never before captured in a game show.\" The BBC's executive producer Karl Warner said \"Reflex will be the fastest game show on TV, bringing together state of the art technology and brilliant game design that BBC1 families will hopefully enjoy.\" Richie, 48, who plays Walford's Alfie Moon, has hosted a number of game shows in the past including Lucky Numbers and Win, Lose Or Draw. He also presented a one-off edition of Jim'll Fix It which the BBC screened as a tribute to Jimmy Savile in late 2011, many months before allegations emerged that the late presenter had sexually abused dozens of people. PA", "Magic Roundabout, The Magic Roundabout, The by • Kids TV , TV Shows - 1960s , TV Shows - 1970s 1 9 6 5 - 1 9 7 5 (UK/France) The five-minute slot just before the early evening BBC1 news on Monday (at 5:50 pm) guaranteed Magic Roundabout a viewing audience of over eight million. While parents waited for the news, kids got to see the antics of Florence, Ermintrude, Zebedee and friends - including the dog that inspired a million birthday cakes, Dougal. This seemingly innocent children's animation series included witty commentary for the adults, allowing two generations to enjoy it. Flavoured with a laid-back and surreal view of life, the programme reflected a heavy sixties feel. It soon achieved a cult status. Filmed using frame-by-frame stop motion photography in a superbly colourful setting, the programme featured a rather off-the-wall cast: Dougal, the shaggy dog who lived on a strict diet of sugar; an eccentric bouncing character called Zebedee, who would announce his arrival with a boing; a rabbit named Dylan, who could have been accused of growing something considerably stronger than carrots in his vegetable patch; Ermintrude the pink cow, Florence, Brian the snail and their friends in the Garden. Thus The Magic Roundabout staked its place in television history. The most famous sentence of the series was Zebedee's standard declaration \"Time for Bed\" sending millions of children to sleep every evening. Meanwhile he got to stay up and take drugs with Dylan, the rabbit. (And is it just coincidence that the Zeb-meister looked like Frank Zappa ?). Concept and animation was by Frenchman Serge Danot and the English version was written and told by Eric Thompson (the late father of actress Emma Thompson). A feature film, Dougal and the Blue Cat, was released in Britain in 1972. It originally screened in France in 1970 as Pollux et le Chat Bleu. A set of previously undiscovered French episodes were voiced by Nigel Planer and shown on Channel 4 from 1992. Yet another batch was later voiced by a different actor for AB Productions. Narrator", "Rules of Mah Jong Rules of Mah Jong The American Casino Guide has over $1,000 in money-saving coupons from all over the country! <a href='http://as1.casinocity.com/adclick.php?n=a21efcd1' target='_blank'><img src='http://as1.casinocity.com/adview.php?what=-site:vendors/width:250/RON/POKER&n=a21efcd1' border='0' alt=''></a> To play Mah Jongg, one needs to collect different combinations of tiles. In Mah Jongg these combinations are known as Chows, Pungs and Kongs. A Chow is a consecutive sequence of three tiles of the same suit. A Pung is three identical tiles of the same suit. A Kong is four identical tiles of the same suit. You need four people to play, one to represent each of the four winds, North, South, East, and West. The significance of the Wind of the Round (and your own Wind) is that if you collect three or four tiles (a Pung or a Kong) of either of these Winds your score will be higher. The player who is East Wind starts the Game. Each player's Hand should always have thirteen tiles, and when it is the turn of the player, they are dealt a fourteenth tile. The player can choose to keep the tile that has just been dealt or can discard the tile. Therefore, players always have thirteen tiles. The object of the game is to go Mah Jong, or collect fourteen tiles. This consists of four combinations of three (Chow or Pung) or four (Kong) tiles and a pair of identical tiles. All tiles are arranged in the shape of a square wall. Each player is dealt 13 tiles from the wall except the East player, who gets 14. Next, the East Wind player discards a tile to start the game. If you have two or three tiles on your stake identical to the tile discarded by another player you can call out \"pung\" or \"kong\" and pick up this tile. Also if a tile is discarded by the player sitting to your left and you can make a sequence of three tiles, call out chow and you can pick up the discarded tile as soon as it is placed in the middle. Just as long as no other player wants to use the same discarded tile for a better combination, you can have the tile and the combination you have made with this tile must be displayed above your stake for everyone to see. Each time you pick up a tile you must discard a tile. The hand ends when a person has Mah Jong, and scores are added up, or when the wall runs out, in which the hand is replayed without scoring. Scoring Pungs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 of any suit 2 4 1 or 9 of any suit 4 8 Any Wind or Dragon 4 8 Pungs must consist of three identical tiles of the same suit. Scoring Kongs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 of any suit 8 16 1 or 9 of any suit 16 32 Any Wind or Dragon 16 32 Kongs must consist of four identical tiles of the same suit. Scoring the Pair that Completes the Hand Tiles Points Pair of any Dragon 2 Pair of player's own Wind 2 Pair of Wind of the Round 2 The pair that completes the hand must consist of two identical tiles. No other score values are given for pairs that complete a hand other than those given in the table above. Scoring Flower and Season Tiles Each Flower or Season tile scores 4 points. Bonus Scores Applied to Winner's Hand Only Tiles Points For going Mah Jongg 20 Winning with a tile dealt from the Wall 2 Winning with only possible tile 2 Winning with a Standing Hand 100 Winning with last tile dealt from the Wall 10 Winning with a Loose Tile 10 For having no Chows in the Hand 10 For having no scoring value in the Hand 10 If there are doubles in the winning hand, add bonuses before the score is doubled. Doubles Scores Applied to All Player's Hands Tiles Doubles Pung or Kong of player's own Wind 1 Double Pung or Kong of Wind of the Round 1 Double Pung or Kong of any Dragon 1 Double Player's own Flower or Season 1 Double Hand entirely of one suit, with Winds and/or Dragons 1 Double Hand", "The Rules of Mah Jong or Mah Jongg The Rules of Mah Jong (Chinese & British versions) Like many other traditional games, there are a wide variety of forms of Mah Jong which makes things somewhat difficult for anyone trying to find the definitive set of rules. The first rules given here are based on the original Chinese game which is the simplest and probably the most skillful form. Also given are additional rules for the British game. This version differs slightly to the typical Chinese game because only one chow is allowed per hand and the Chinese game has fewer \"special hands\". Some will find the British game more interesting than the Chinese game but the Chinese game is more elegant and traditional. Both games differ significantly from the typical style of play performed in the USA,where a large and complicated set of \"special hands\" have been invented beyond the initial Chinese set and where a player cannot go Mah Jong with more than one suit in hand. It is also more strategic than the Japanese style of play which is essentially a race to be the first to go out because the only person who gets paid is the one who goes Mah Jong. We also give a version of Mah Jong for 3 players playing in a triangle. See also our quality Mah Jong sets . Equipment Basic Equipment A set of Mah Jong tiles consists of 144 tiles typically around 30 x 20 x 15mm. Traditionally, they are made from bone or ivory but modern sets are usually plastic. The tiles comprise: 36 Circle tiles in 4 sets of 9 tiles numbered 1- 9. The picture on each shows the appropriate number of circles. 36 Character tiles in 4 sets of 9 tiles numbered 1- 9. The pictures show the Chinese symbol for the number represented. 36 Bamboo tiles in 4 sets of 9 tiles numbered 1- 9. The picture on each shows the appropriate number of bamboos except for the One of Bamboos which often is denoted by a sparrow or rice-bird and doesn't feature a bamboo at all. 1, 5, 7 and 9 of Bamboos are represented by a picture of both red and green bamboos. The other bamboo tiles are represented by green bamboos only. 16 Wind tiles - 4 tiles for each of the 4 winds. 12 Dragon tiles - 4 Red dragons denoted by a bright red character, 4 Green dragons denoted by a bright green character and 4 White dragons which are traditionally denoted by a completely blank tile. However, some sets denote the white dragon with a capital 'P' which stands for 'Pai', meaning white or pure. 4 Flower tiles - The Four Flowers are numbered 1 - 4 and are optional - if used, they give bonus points when drawn. Depiction of the flowers varies hugely between sets but the most common traditionally are Plum blossom, Orchid, Chrysanthemum and Bamboo. 4 Season tiles - The Four Seasons are numbered 1 - 4 and are optional - if used they give bonus points when drawn. Depiction of the seasons varies hugely between sets and they are often not recognisable as a season by people who can't read Chinese. Circles, Characters and Bamboos are known as \"suits\". The suit tiles numbered 2 - 8 are known as the \"minor\" tiles. The remaining suit tiles, 1 and 9 are known as the \"major\" tiles. The Wind and Dragon tiles are known as \"honour\" tiles. In addition to the tiles, two dice are required. The 1 and 4 are red on traditional Chinese dice; the remaining numerals are black. Optional Equipment In fact, the tiles and dice are all that is required to play the game and these rules have been written as if no other equipment is available. However, other equipment does usually form part of a set. The following can be used at the discretion of the players if available: Sets often have some spare blank tiles to be used to replace lost tiles. Some Joker tiles are also commonly", "Giant Scrabble, Giant Jenga, Giant Chess, Giant Operations | NYC Life size version of the classic board game. • Giant Yahtzee™ Like Game - $45 Played the same as yahtzee except with huge dice. • Giant Checkers - $125 Great way to play the classic board game. • Blongoball/Ladder Golf - $50 This oversized blongoball set has 3 scoring rungs. A player tosses a bola ball the ladder. If it remains hanging on the ladder he scores points. The top rung is worth three points, the middle rung worth two points, and the bottom rung worth one point. To score points, a bola does not have to be wrapped around a rung but still must be hanging from the rung after the both players have thrown all three bolas.The first player to score 21 points ot more wins the game. Set features 2 BlonGoals, 2 sets of BlongoBalls, and an easy to carry box. This the Rolls Royce of Blongoball. 100% wooden game. • Cannonball Drop - $65 A giant twist on the game of Kerplunk!. Game consists of a large 4'H plastic tower that stands upright on a base containing two separate trays. Straws are passed through holes in the side of the tube to form a &quot;web&quot;. ?Cannon? balls at the top of the tube are held in place by the web. Players take turns removing a single straw from the tower while trying to minimize the number of balls that fall through the tube and into their tray. Player who accumulates the largest number of dropped marbles loses. Comes with 24 straws and 30 cannonballs. • Wire Game- $275 Participants navigate a circular wand around the twists and turns of the long wire. The goal is to reach the other side of the machine without the wand touching the wire. If the wand touches the wire, the game will light up and alert the entire room with a loud sound. 48\" tall 47\" wide 18\" deep 32 lbs • Tic Tac Toe - $20 One player gets X's the other player gets O's. The object of the game is to get three of your letters in a row. • Stackers - $65 Thirty six jumbo cups, twelve each of red, white and blue. Great for exciting floor relays and double stacking. Let the whole group participate at once. Each cup is 10.6 inches high by 9 inches in diameter. • Sea Attack - Battleship Like - $95 On your turn, call out a letter and a number of a column and a row on a grid. Your opponent checks the position on their lower grid, and calls out miss if there is no ship there, or hit if you guess a space that contained a ship. Mark your shots on the upper grid with white pegs for misses and red pegs for hits, to keep track of your guesses. When one of your ships is hit, put a red peg into that ship on your lower grid, at the location of the hit. Whenever one of the ships has every slot filled with red pegs, you must announce to your opponent that they have sunk your ship. The first player to sink all opposing ships wins. • Connect 4 Game - $125 Players take turns dropping large checker like objects in a slot. The object of the game is to get four of your color checkers in a row. This can be either vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. The first player to get four in a row wins. • Bananagram Game - $45 To start the game simply unzip the Bananagrams bag and dump the letters out onto the table. Flip all of the 144 tiles face-side down. They are all pushed together into a &quot;bunch&quot;. Each player draws a number of tiles depending on the number of people playing the game. For 2-4 people, 21 tiles each. For five or six players, 15 tiles each. For seven or eight players, have each player draw 11 tiles. When all players have drawn their tiles, any player, says, \"Split!\" This is the signal for the players to begin flipping letters and creating words. The words created must connect and intersect like a crossword or like \"Scrabble\". When a player uses up all of his or her letters, he yells \"Peel!\" and all the players draw another letter. Players can rearrange their letters as often as they like, even already placed letters. (If you draw a \"Z\" and you need a \"U\" that is in the middle of another word, it can be pulled out as long as the resulting recombinations still form words.) If a", "Richard Osman Two Tribes: BBC Two to show new quiz programme hosted by the star - Mirror Online Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Pointless co-host Richard Osman will front new quiz show Two Tribes on BBC Two later this year. Contestants will be quizzed on their general knowledge and split into teams based on how they answer \"funny and surprising\" questions about themselves in the daytime shows. The 43-year-old, who co-presents hit BBC One gameshow Pointless with Alexander Armstrong, is an unlikely TV star and heartthrob. The bespectacled 6ft 7in co-host had previously worked behind the camera, as a writer on shows like Have I Got News For You and a producer on Deal Or No Deal and Total Wipeout, when he pitched Pointless, in which contestants have to find the least obvious answers, to the BBC. Richard Osman alongside Frank Skinner, Joan Bakewell and Roisin Conaty for Room 101 After demonstrating the role of co-host during the pitch, TV bosses were so impressed that they asked him to help front the show. He recently said: \"I never went into this with the idea of having an on-screen TV career, it was completely accidental.\" James Fox, executive producer of Two Tribes, said of the new series: \"It's a brilliantly play-along game as you root for the tribe you belong to and answer lots of quick fire general knowledge questions. \"We're really looking forward to seeing Richard come out from behind the Pointless desk to front the show and get to know the contestants like never before.\" Contestants compete for a cash prize in the 30-minute shows, to be made by Remarkable Television, an Endemol company. We're testing a new site: This content is coming soon Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent Most Read Most Recent", "Roary to zoom onto TV screens (From Echo) Roary to zoom onto TV screens / Paul Offord BOB the Builder can hang up his hard hat. Roary the Racing Car is ready to zoom onto television screens. Basildon man Keith Chapman, 47, who created Bob the Builder, can't wait for kids to see his latest show. Roary the Racing Car will be screened for the first time at 7.15am on Monday on Channel Five, then every Monday morning for the next 13 weeks. Mr Chapman said: \"Roary is going to be as big as Bob. \"It's a story about a young boy who makes mistakes as he rushes through life, but Roary happens to be a racing car living with his racing car friends.\" Other characters include chief mechanic Big Chris, whose voice is provided by funny man Peter Kay, chief marshall of the race track Marsha, an Italian prima donna Formula One car called Maxi, an American Indianapolis saloon car called Tin Top and an easy-going 4X4 called Plugger. The series is narrated by driving legend Sir Stirling Moss. Mr Chapman said: \"This is the most advanced animation we've ever used - a mixture of stop- frame photography and computer generated images, to give the racing scenes speed and drama. \"We've already had letters from children, asking where they can buy Roary toys and books, which is pretty amazing considering it hasn't been on telly yet.\" For a preview, log onto www.roarytheracingcar.com", "Coir Products | Coir Kerala 2016 Coir Products 1. Coir Fibre Coir, seed-hair fibre obtained from the outer shell, or husk, of the coconut with or without retting. The processed fibres, ranging from about 4 to 12 inches (10 to 30 centimetres) in length, are light in weight, brittle, strong, and elastic, with a tendency to curl. They are resistant to abrasion and can be dyed. They are used to make brushes, are woven into matting, and are spun into yarns for marine cordage and fishnets. 2. Coir Yarn Coir Yarn is generally of 2 ply, spun from coir fibre by hand as well as with the help of traditional ratts, fully automatic spinning machines etc. Coir yarn is the raw material for the manufacture of a whole range of coir products. Today coir yarn is available in a range of colours that make them ideal for use in versatile applications. 3. Coir Ropes Coir rope-making is a common cottage industry in India. The Coconut fibre is attached to hooks on a wheel that is turned by hand. This twists the coir while more is added. It forms a strong rope that doesn’t unwind or break. Among the natural fibre, coir has some unique characteristic particularly its rigidity, durability and friction. The number of strands required for a strand of rope is determined by the diameter of the strand and the fineness of the yarn used. The diameter of the strand is in turn determined by the diameter of the rope and number of the strands constituting the rope. Therefore, by varying the number of yarns in the strand and the number of the strands, rope of any size can be made. 4. Coir Mats Coir Mats are made on handlooms, power looms or frames and with or without brush. It is available in a range of colours, sizes and designs. The brushing qualities of coir doormats and their ability to keep the dirt away make the product a unique one. Mats are available in plain, natural and bleached, available with woven or stencilled designs and bevelled patterns for use in interior or exterior door fronts. 5. Coir Matting Coir Matting is primarily used as a floor furnishing material. It is widely used in exhibition and fairs as a temporary but neat and elegant floor coverings. Because of its sound deadening characteristics, it is being used on a large scale for furnishing stairs, corridors, and auditorium and cinema halls. A wide range of attractive designs and colours as well as quality makes it a favourite item for interior decorators. 6. Coir Tiles Mattings are cut, rubberised and finished with narrow straight edges, enabling it to be laid together to form tiles. Coir Tiles have inherent strength for durability and strength as it is made out of the strong fibres of coconut husks. Strong and eco-friendly Coir Tiles come in innovative designs so that it can make the floors look classy. 7. Coir Mattings for Cricket Pitches The coir mattings for cricket pitches are special type of matting. It may be provided with canvas or leather bindings at the 2 ends. It is used to cover the Pitch to protect it from the adverse effects of Rain, Moisture, Storm and other Natural Factors. It is durable and requires low maintenance. 8. Coir Rugs Coir Mattings cut to specified length, and suitably finished are marketed as ‘Coir Rugs’. Coir rugs are available in plain natural colour of the fibre, or in different shades, in woven patterns or printed designs. Rugs of various sizes with attractive designs are specially produced for overseas markets. 9. Coir Mourzouk A carpet in coir trade is called as mourzouk. Coir Mourzouks are usually manufactured in a variety of sizes and patterns. They are mostly used for furnishing a selected area either at the centre of the room or any part of where generally the other portion might have furnished by other type of furnishing materials. They are also used for all-round furnishing. 10. Coir Belts Coir belts are mainly used for driving machines and as conveyer belts. 11. Coir Mattings for Roof Surface Cooling Cooling of buildings by Roof Surface Evaporation is an established technology. It is an effective, simple, economical and", "Wheel of Fortune | Wheel of Fortune History Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Wheel of Fortune History Wiki Share Wheel of Fortune has been on the air in some form since 1975. The current nighttime version, which began in 1983, has accounted for over 30 seasons in its own right. Merv Griffin first conceived Wheel in 1973 while his other major creation, Jeopardy!, was in its tenth year on NBC . He decided to create a game show based on Hangman, and added a wheel to it as a \"hook\" after being inspired by Roulette (rather than the \"Wheel of Fortune\" casino game often referred to as the \"Big 6\"). For more details, see Wheel of Fortune timeline . Contents Edit \"You are at the Shopper's Bazaar! And now, here is the host of the Shopper's Bazaar: Chuck Woolery!\" The first pilot, taped in September 1973, put more emphasis on shopping for prizes at the behest of NBC boss Lin Bolen , who had commissioned the pilot to boost network daytime ratings among women 18-34. With Chuck Woolery as host and Mike Lawrence as announcer, the show had contestants (all female) who solved Hangman-style puzzles, but their winnings were determined by a vertical mechanical Wheel stopped by Woolery. The puzzle board and Wheel were very different: the former used pull cards, while the latter stood in the center of the stage and had no Bankrupts, two (later four) Lose A Turn wedges, and one each of Buy A Vowel and Free Spin. It also had two $0 spaces plus one each of Free Vowel and Your Own Clue, the latter of which gave clues via an on-set telephone to the players. At the end of each round, the money earned by all three players was applied to prizes they had chosen prior to the taping (denoted by an Accounting Department); if a contestant covered her lowest prize's value, she would win it upon solving a puzzle and subsequent earnings were applied to the next item on her list. The top winner, determined by prizes rather than money, played a Bonus Round called \"Shopper's Special\" which involved identifying the name of the bonus prize; the contestant was shown all vowels in the puzzle, then had 30 seconds to give one correct consonant and solve the puzzle (in this case, ISLE OF CAPRI) to win a trip there. Bazaar was, to put it mildly, a disaster. Neither Bolen or Merv liked the pilot, even during the taping: Lin felt there was no real excitement between the players and gameplay, calling the entire thing (especially the set) \"old fashioned\", while Griffin knew that \"Everything about it was wrong.\" Test audiences were also unenthusiastic, as they could not understand the gameplay (including why players had to buy vowels), were unable to see the puzzle board, and referred to the game as \"very slow\" and \"not challenging\". Further, the pilot ran for a staggering 30½ minutes (not including the slate), and there is no indication that Bazaar was intended for anything larger than a half-hour timeslot. Possibly because of this, or more likely the pilot using instrumental versions of \"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang\" and \"Spinning Wheel\" as the main and commercial themes respectively, no clips ever appeared on specials or retrospectives for nearly 40 years; indeed, it was not until May 30, 2012 that any footage surfaced, when the opening segment was uploaded on YouTube. This was followed by the full pilot just over three months later, on September 8. It should be noted that several elements of modern-day Wheel have roots in Bazaar: the Toss-Ups bear a resemblance to \"Stop the Wheel!\" (especially the hand-held device Chuck uses to do so), while Free Vowel is now part of Free Play and the Prize Puzzle derives from the Shopper's Special. In addition, the Merv Griffin Productions logo which debuted on Bazaar used a griffin design that remained a part of the company logo through the late 2000s. 1974: Wheel of Fortune Edit \"These are just some of the many exciting prizes available, yours to buy today on Wheel of Fortune!\" Over the next year, Bazaar underwent a near-complete overhaul of not only its format, but its audiovisual presentation and staff (nearly all of those involved with t", "Nemesis, goddess of Revenge *** Nemesis, the goddess of Revenge & Divine Retribution Who was Nemesis? Nemesis was the Greek goddess of Revenge & Divine Retribution and one of the extraordinary number of gods and goddesses worshipped by the Ancient Greeks. The legend and myth about Nemesis has been passed down through the ages and plays an important role in the history of the Ancient World and the study of the Greek classics. Nemesis was described as a remorseless goddess, intent on her task which was \"to give what is due\", an avenging or punishing divinity. Her name derives from the Greek words meaning \"dispenser of dues.\" Happiness and unhappiness of mortals were measured out by her. Nemesis believed that no one should ever have too much good took care that happiness was not too excessive. She balanced the excessive favors given by Tyche (Fortune) . As the daughter of Nyx and Erebus she resided in the dark underworld with Hecate, the goddess of Magic and her siblings who included the hateful Keres and other lesser gods of Doom (Moros), Old Age (Geras), Death and Sleep (Thanatos and Hypnos ), Strife ( Eris ), and Charon the Ferryman , who were all strongly related to the terrible realm of the Underworld. Picture of Nemesis Facts about Nemesis Nemesis features in the religious beliefs of the ancient Greeks which are based on the idea that these supernatural beings resembled mortals but possessed great magical and mystic powers. The following information, facts and profile provides a fast overview of Nemesis: Nemesis Profile & Fact File Greek Name: Nemesis, goddess of revenge Role & Function: Her function was the goddess of Divine Retribution or revenge and of rightful indignation Status: Daughter of Nyx and Erebus, a goddess of the dark Underworld Symbols: The wheel, wings, whip or sword Siblings: The brothers and sisters of the goddess were Moros, Geras, Thanatos, Hypnos, Eris, Charon & the Keres Gender: Female Roman Counterpart: The Roman counterpart for Nemesis was Invidia, although this Roman goddess was more strongly associated with envy and the 'evil eye'. Invidia was the patroness of gladiators Name of Father: Erebus Name of Mother: Nyx The Symbols of Nemesis Each ancient Greek god and goddess were associated with special symbols, animals and attributes. The Symbols of Nemesis helped the ancient Greeks instantly recognize the gods and goddesses that were depicted in their pictures, mosaics, statues and images. Nemesis is depicted as a beautiful, thoughtful woman with a regal bearing, often wearing a crown and holding a rudder, balance, and cubit and seated in a chariot drawn by griffins (a griffin was a mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, that symbolized wisdom). The symbols of Nemesis were the wheel, wings, whip or sword and their meanings were as follows: The rudder, balance, and cubit These symbols reflect the emblems of the manner in which Nemesis guided, weighed, and measured all human events and her the ability to steer lives in two directions The wheel The symbol of the wheel symbolized the rapidity with which Nemesis executed justice and later the wheel of fortune The whip or sword The symbol of the whip or sword represents the right of Nemesis to \"to give what is due\" Wings Her wings symbolized her role as the avenger of evil gifted with magic and the power of flight Nemesis (Roman Counterpart was Invidia) When the Roman Empire conquered the Greeks in 146BC, the Romans assimilated various elements from other cultures and civilisations, including the gods and goddesses that were worshipped by the Ancient Greeks. Many of the Greek gods and goddesses, such as Nemesis, were therefore adopted by the Romans but were given Latin names. The Roman counterpart of Nemesis was Invidia and also Rivalitas the Roman goddess of Jealous Rivalry. Nemesis Family tree & Genealogy Nyx, the dark goddess of darkness, was the mother of many of the Gods of death and darkness. Some were the result of her union with Erebus, another important god of the infernal region. The family members and", "How many dominoes are in a standard set? | Reference.com How many dominoes are in a standard set? A: Quick Answer There are a total of 28 dominoes in a standard set where the maximum number is six on each side, called a double-six set. Each domino is called a tile and the dots found on each of the tiles are called pips. For the standard 28-domino set, there are a total of 168 pips or dots. Full Answer Alternative names for the tiles are bones, cards, tickets, stones and spinners. Each domino is usually rectangular with a line dividing each side. Dominoes date back to the 13th century or earlier and were mentioned in writings from Chinese author Zhou Mi who mentioned dominoes, or \"pupai,\" being sold by street vendors. There are many different ways to play dominoes. The blocking game is the most common game for two players using a double-six set. The tiles are shuffled, each player draws seven and one player plays his or her first tile. Each player then extends the line of play with a tile from their hands. The game ends when one player plays all of their tiles or when the game is blocked due to the lack of plays available. If it becomes blocked, the player that blocks it receives all of the player points. The formula for how many tiles are in a set is ((n+1)(n+2))/2, where n is the highest number found on a tile. A double-nine set of tiles contains a total of 55 tiles, a double-twelve set of tiles contains 91 tiles.", "Presenter - Countdown Presenter Richard Whiteley presented almost 4000 episodes. A presenter is a professional TV personality that presents Countdown . There have been 5 major presenters in the history of Countdown, Carol Vorderman , Richard Whiteley , Des Lynam , Des O'Connor and Jeff Stelling . Nick Hewer became the sixth host in 2012 Carol presented every episode, except for a few early episodes when the role of number-checker was split between her and Linda Barrett , and a Christmas special where she was a contestant against Richard Whiteley. Her job was to put up and announce the letters after the contestants requests them. She also wrote down the solutions to the numbers games and often showed the correct solution if the contestants could not solve it. Until 1989, Carol handled the numbers game only, with other hostesses, mainly Cathy Hytner , running the letters game, but latterly she did both. Since the death of Richard, she also introduced the guests instead of Des doing it. She parted company with the show at the end of 2008. Richard Whiteley, Des Lynam, Des O'Connor and Jeff Stelling have all played the role of Countdown host. Their job is to link between Dictionary Corner and the contestants, by first prompting which contestant is to choose the letters or the numbers, then starting the clock, then asking the contestants for their words or solutions before finally throwing to Dictionary Corner to see if the words are valid. They have five minutes at the beginning of the show, often to read out a poem or a joke, and they also read out the two Teatime Teasers around the breaks. Richard hosted the show between 1982 and 2005, presenting 3959 episodes before he passed away. Des Lynam took over in 2005 and only hosted 303 episodes. Des O'Connor then took over in 2007 and hosted 470 episodes. Jeff Stelling took over in 2009, presenting nearly 700 episodes. Nick Hewer took over from Stelling in 2012, and has presented over 900 episode so far.", "Scrabble Tile Distribution and Point Values By Erik Arneson Updated September 29, 2016. One of the first things that beginner Scrabble players should learn is the game's tile distribution. It's vital to know that, for example, only one J, K, Q, X and Z are in the bag -- and that they provide the best opportunities for high scores. Scrabble Tiles Listed by Point Values 0 points: blank/wild (2) 1 point: E (12), A (9), I (9), O (8), N (6), R (6), T (6), L (4), S (4), U (4) 2 points: D (4), G (3) 3 points: B (2), C (2), M (2), P (2) 4 points: F (2), H (2), V (2), W (2), Y (2) 5 points: K (1) 8 points: J (1), X (1) 10 points: Q (1), Z (1) Scrabble Tiles Listed Alphabetically Blank/Wild: 2 tiles, 0 points A: 9 tiles, 1 point B: 2 tiles, 3 points C: 2 tiles, 3 points D: 4 tiles, 2 points E: 12 tiles, 1 point F: 2 tiles, 4 points G: 3 tiles, 2 points H: 2 tiles, 4 points I: 9 tiles, 1 point J: 1 tile, 8 points K: 1 tile, 5 points L: 4 tiles, 1 point M: 2 tiles, 3 points N: 6 tiles, 1 point O: 8 tiles, 1 point P: 2 tiles, 3 points Q: 1 tile, 10 points R: 6 tiles, 1 point S: 4 tiles, 1 point T: 6 tiles, 1 point U: 4 tiles, 1 point V: 2 tiles, 4 points W: 2 tiles, 4 points X: 1 tile, 8 points Y: 2 tiles, 4 points Z: 1 tile, 10 points", "2017 Ford Kuga review | What Car? What Car? Team Learn how we test cars The original Ford Kuga was a good-looking compact SUV that failed to live up to its smart looks. It wasn't very practical, for starters, and it was disappointing to drive. The car on sale today is actually the second-generation Kuga, launched in 2008, and just recently facelifted in 2016. Fortunately, this replacement is a better all-rounder, and buyers can choose from a pair of 2.0-litre diesels and a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol that's also available in two power outputs. It competes against popular mid-size SUVs such as the Honda CR-V , Mazda CX-5 and Volkswagen Tiguan . There are also four-wheel drive models, which will appeal to those who tow regularly, because these have a braked towing limit of 2100kg, compared with the 1800kg limit of front-wheel drive models. Read on over the next few pages to get our in depth impressions of the latest Kuga, along with our verdict on which trim versions make most sense. Page 1 of 5", "How Many Letter Tiles Are in Scrabble? How Many Letter Tiles Are in Scrabble? By Erik Arneson Updated September 28, 2016. Scrabble is the most popular word game ever published. This is part of our Scrabble FAQ . There are exactly 100 tiles in Scrabble, distributed this way (read more about Scrabble's tile distribution ): Blank/Wild: 2 tiles", "Wheel of Fortune Fan Reviews & Ratings - TV.com 1.0 By IOShadL65 , Aug 03, 2015 Since it's conception, the Food and Drink category has NEVER, EVER been both food and drink. It has always been one or the other, but NEVER both. It would be clearly appropriate to either correctly update, rename, or entirely eliminate this politically incorrect category altogether. This, and deliberately, stupidly buying totally obvious vowels (likely coached to do so by directors) are primary reasons I have completely stopped watching what was previously our totally favorite family game show. It's obvious you only have to be a total moron to be on this show. Winning is seemingly only a matter of being less stupid than your opponents. DO YOU AGREE? 10 By williamgrisaitis1 , Apr 21, 2015 i have looked at this program from the day it started. i am 87 and will be 100 next year 2016, I would like to be on this am a WWii vet i really don't think that I look my age. i see that Pat and Vanna also keep looking good. I am a retired Veteran. 27 yes. combst fighting the Japs. Radio Operator and gunner on a B24 the Distinquished Flying Cross, 4 Air Medals plus other awards. Married over 70 yrs. had one son and two grandkids. I Luv wheel of fortune because it also helps keep my mind alert. I would like to be the oldest contestant that this program ever had. note. I also still drive my car each William L Grisaitis 558 Queens Mirror Circle Casselberry Fl 21707 DO YOU AGREE? The most boring game show on TV. 1.0 By WTD , Mar 10, 2014 Complete waste of time! This show is overrated, unoriginal and ridiculously boring. It has no educational value. Pat Sajak and Vanna White serve no real purpose for this show whatsoever. The introduction of Pat Sajak and Vanna White is the most boring part of this show and the digital letterboard that has been in use since 1997 is the primary reason Vanna White is as useless as an old newspaper. The categories are boring and watching contestants spin the Wheel and call out one random letter after another just to solve some random puzzle is just as boring. This show is filled with ridiculous gimmicks like the Toss-Up puzzles and the $1,000 bonus on the Final Spin. This show is nothing but a shell of its former self. There are nearly 200 TV stations that currently broadcast this show every night, and every TV station should definitely get rid of this show, the sooner the better. Count me as one of a number of people that cannot wait for this show to come to an end once and for all. DO YOU AGREE? A Classic and Knowledgeable Show! 10 By T_VFan , Apr 30, 2012 I am so glad this show is still on! I always love to see what new prizes and puzzles they come up with. I always go along and try to solve them. The visual displays on this show is OUT OF THIS WORLD beautiful and hi-tech. The contestants are always happy and chirpy, and who can blame them for being on the best game show on TV today?! There is great support from contestant to contestant, the puzzles are hard but not mind boggling for geeks that can't hold up to Jeopardy, and the colors and lights keep you engaged. Perfecto! DO YOU AGREE? I learned my alphabet watching this show. 8.5 By pudgebyrd722 , Dec 16, 2011 Wheel of Fortune is easily one of my favorite game shows out there. It's certainly a classic and Pat Sajak and Vanna White have been brilliant over the years. I started watching this show when I was exceptionally young and my parents have told me I learned my ABC's watching this show everyday at 6 during my toddler ages. Certainly one of the best shows altogether, forget the game show genre, and anyone who doesn't like it has been brainwashed by this new crap that has been put on TV today. DO YOU AGREE? There is no summary because this show is not a show at all, it is a game show! 4.9 By darkdrone , Jan 01, 2011 This show is really boring. Please stay away from it because the show has know real meaning to it. I mean seriously the game show is guessing words and winning money. Everytime someone wins the game an", "Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, The – TV Cream Comments On BBC1 from 1976 to 1982 SUBLIME HERALD of the weekend, forever jostling with TISWAS for Saturday morning supremacy, and the best thing EDMONDS has ever done. Everyone knows what this was all about, but the real stroke of genius was giving kids the chance to phone up and talk to the stars. Seems obvious, yet it was fantastic, and for some reason nobody does it anymore. Noel’s comrades were, of course, KEITH CHEGWIN (“He’s packed his bags and gone off with a knowing look – could he be near your place today?!”), MAGGIE PHILBIN and JOHN CRAVEN, along with Posh Paws (Stilgoe-esque anagram of Swap Shop) a purple felt dinosaur with poorly-articulated jaw that did a feeble “roar” whenever some sappy viewer sent him in a homemade waistcoat, and a stuffed toy sheep moved up and down by a crouching Craven. Plus ERIC who operated the TOTP-themed plastic sphere-on-a-string with the competition answers (and got own feeble awards named after him). Edmonds was in full bloom here: shouting, fooling around, obsessing over gadgety stuff, putting callers at ease, chatting amiably with a thousand guests, joking with the crew, and generally making the show a great place to hang out of a morning. Everyone involved seemed to have a great time, and hence you felt the same. Two theme tunes: the first went “SWAP SHOP! Daa-da-da, da-da-da-da, daa-da-dadadadadadadadada-daaaa!” over a squiggly “morphing” animation of the logo; the second, by BA “Kaftan” Robertson, had a sort of steel bandish effect and went “Hello, hello, hello, hello, hellooooo!” a la Smells LIke Teen Spirit. “Offers: Scalectrix (note spelling) 200 track and cars. Wants: Anything to do with Hazel O’Connor.”", "How to Play Scrabble (with Pictures) - wikiHow Preparing to Play 1 Make sure that you have everything you need to play Scrabble. Before you begin your game, make sure that you have everything that you need to play Scrabble. You will need a game board, 100 letter tiles, one letter rack for each player, and a cloth bag to hold the letter tiles. You will also need 1-3 other people to play with. [1] 2 Choose a dictionary to use for challenges. It is possible that during the course of your game, someone will play a word that another play believes is spelled wrong or that is not a word at all. In a situation like this, you will need to look up the word in a dictionary. Make sure that you have a dictionary on hand to deal with challenges. [2] 3 Put letter tiles in the bag and shake them up. To make sure that the letters are mixed up, put them into the bag, close it, and shake them around a bit. If you don’t have a bag to use, you can put all of the letters face down on the table and shuffle them. [3] 4 Determine who goes first. Pass the bag around the table and allow each player to draw one letter tile. Then, place your letter tiles face up on the table. The player with the letter that is closest to the letter “A” gets to go first. Put these letters back into the bag and shuffle them again before drawing tiles. [4] 5 Draw your tiles. Beginning with the player who got the letter closest to “A”, pass the tile bag around and have each player draw seven tiles without looking into the bag. Do not show these tiles to your fellow players. Just put them onto your tile rack and pass the bag to the next player until everyone has drawn their letters. [5] Part 2 Playing the Game 1 Play the first word. The player who chose the letter closest to “A” gets to play the first word. The word must use at least two tiles and it must be placed across the star square in the center of the board. The word can be laid out in a vertical or horizontal fashion, but it cannot be diagonal. When calculating the first word score, keep in mind that the player who places the first word gets to double his or her total score because the star counts as a Premium Square with a double word bonus. For example, if the total value of the first word played was 8, then the player would receive a score of 16. [6] 2 Count up your points. After you have put down a word, make sure that you count up your points. Add up the points on the upper right hand corner of each of the tiles you laid down. If you placed a tile on a Premium Square, adjust your score as indicated by the Premium Square. [7] For example, if you place a word over a square that says “Double Word” on it, then you should double the total value of your word. If you place a tile over a square that says “Double Letter”, then you should double the value of that letter tile only when you calculate your score. 3 Draw new tiles. After each of your turns, you will need to draw as many new tiles as you just played. For example, if you played three of your tiles to form a word during your turn, then you need to draw three new tiles at the end of your turn. Place these new tiles on your rack and pass the bag to the next player. [8] 4 Build on other players’ words. On your next turn, you will have to add onto the words that your opponents have just played. That means that you cannot just create a freestanding word on the board, all of the tiles must be connected. As you build onto the words that your opponents have played, make sure that you consider all of the connected tiles. Your addition to the board must create at least one new word, but if you connect to other tiles, from other directions, then you need to make sure that you are creating valid words with these connections. [9] 5 Use your tiles to get the highest score possible per turn. It is a good idea to consider multiple plays during each of your turns and to go with the play that will gain you the most points. Look for opportunities to incorporate Premium Squares and high value letters like “Z” and “Q” into your plays. [10] Available Premium Squares include: Doub", "Keeping Score in Scrabble - Letter Tiles and Point Values How to Keep Score in Scrabble Keeping Score in Scrabble Knowing how to keep score in Scrabble is simple, but it’s also important. Each letter in Scrabble has its own value, while certain points on a Scrabble board are worth more points than others. Finally, there are a few special circumstances where Scrabble scoring differs than in other points of the game. Scrabble Letter Tiles – Point Values Below is a table showing the point values of each tile in Scrabble. I’ll include a table to show how many of each letter exists in a standard Scrabble game, as well. When you play one of these letter tiles on the Scrabble board, you get the point value indicated on the letter tile. Scrabble Point Distribution A – E – I – O – - U – L – N – R – S – T = 1 point D – G = 2 points B – C – M – P = 3 points F – H – W – Y – V = 4 points K = 5 points J – X = 8 points Q – Z = 10 points The following table shows how many of each letters there are in a standard game of Scrabble. In all, there are 100 tiles to play in any given Scrabble game. Scrabble Letter Distribution 1: J – K – X – Q – Z 2: B – C – F – H – M – P – W – Y – V – Blank Tiles 3: G 4: D – L – S – U 6: N – R – T 10: E Double and Triple Scores When any of the letters of a word you place on the board covers a double or triple score, apply that modifier to your word score. If it’s a double or triple letter score, only modify the score for the letter on that tile. If it’s a double or triple word score, add up the score for all the tiles and then multiply the amount by the modifier. If you happen to cross two or more modifiers with your word, apply all of them. If you cross a triple letter score and a double word score, then multiple the triple score letter by x3 and then multiple the whole word score by x2. If you happen to cross two word multipliers, then remember to multiple the word score by both values. In this way, scores can reach large numbers. There is a limiting factor to the scores made by these tiles, though. That’s because, once used, these tiles can’t be reused for the purposes of multipliers. Reusing Double and Triple Scores After a double-word or triple-word score has been used and figured, that space will not be worth a double- or triple-word score again in the game. The same goes for double-letter and triple-letter scores. For example, imagine that a letter tile saying double-word score, like the one you play off of at the beginning of the game, is “activated” at the beginning of the game. Whoever plays off that tile first gets a double-word score. But the next player who builds a word off that same letter does not get a double-word score. This rule is there for several purposes, but it keeps people from simply beating opponents by playing an -s or -ed or -ing at the end of words on the board. You can still do so, but you won’t score as many points (or more) if the original word played involved double- or triple-word scoring. 50 Point Bonus If at any time, you use all 7 tiles in your rack one on play, you get an automatic 50 point bonus. This does not apply in the endgame scenario when you have less than 7 letters on your rack, of course. Final Scores in Scrabble Who “goes out” also has a big affect on the score. Eventually, the letter tiles will run out. When this happens, you will have a dwindling number of letter tiles on your rack. When this happens, the first person to get rid of all the letters on their rack on their turn “goes out”. The scoring is not yet finished, though. Every player with letters should add up the point values of those letters. These players should subtract that letter amount from their score. Once this is done, the point value for all those letters should also be added up collectively and added to the score of the person who “went out” or got rid of all their letter tiles first. In this way, the winner of a Scrabble game is often determined by who goes out first. This can be forgotten or only half-applied with new Scrabble players, so knowing how to score correctly in Scrabble is imp", "Roulette History Roulette History Roulette School The origin of the game roulette is shrouded in mystery as different nations and people are accredited with inventing it. No one really knows who invented it and the common belief is that modern game of roulette is probably a result of many incarnations of the game as it traveled around the world. The Chinese Connection Some game historians attribute the original roulette game to ancient China where a stone spinning wheel was used, but instead of having numbers it had animals drawn on it. In the middle of the spinning device there were the numbers 666. Surprisingly enough when adding the total numbers on the modern roulette wheel the outcome is also 666. It is rumored that Dominican monks changed the animal symbols into number symbols and took the game with them in their travels to Europe. The Roman Connection Expanding the Roman Empire was no small feat and many soldiers were killed or wounded in battle. The commanders had to keep the troops’ morale up and did so by allowing the soldiers to play gambling games. They would use a chariot wheel or spinning shields to play their gambling games in a manner similar to the way the Wheel of Fortune game works. The French Connection France is the country that the modern game of roulette is most associated with. The name roulette comes from the French words meaning “little wheel”. It is believed by some that the roulette was invented by French mathematician Blaise Pascal around 1655 as part of his attempts to create a perpetual motion device. Others attribute the game to bored Dominican monks who invented it for entertainment within the confines of the monastery. However the game only gained popularity after the French Revolution and since the late 18th century it is played in a way that is identical to the French roulette game played today. Many claim the modern game is a combination different games including the Italian Hoca and Biribi, the English Roly-Poly, Ace of Hearts, E.O. and Reiner. Even the French board game named “Roulette” is associated with the invention. International expansion By the end of the 18th century the game traveled to Russia and Turkey and in the early 19th century it reached England. Later in that century a zero was added to the numbers by two Frenchmen, Louis and Francois Blanc and increased the house advantage and they are also part of the “666” myth that surrounds the game. It is claimed they struck a deal with the Devil in return for being taught all the secrets of the game. Francois opened a casino in Monte Carlo after the French banned gambling and turned it into the most popular game in the casino. French refugees, escaping France since the beginning of the revolution, brought the game with them to Louisiana that at the time served as the gambling capital of the recently formed United States. The initial version they played was different than the one played today but had to be changed as its house edge was too high. The American operators did not give up their advantage easily and created a wheel with an added double zero. By today the American roulette with the double zero is popular in the US, South American and the Caribbean, while the European roulette continues to dominate in Europe. Related Articles", "Chubby Checker-The Twist - YouTube Chubby Checker-The Twist Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 28, 2011 Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He also popularized the dance style Twist, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit \"The Twist\". In September 2008, \"The Twist\" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1958 Checker privately recorded a novelty single for Clark in which the singer portrayed a school teacher with an unruly classroom of musical performers. The premise allowed Checker to imitate such acts as Fats Domino, Frankie Avalon and The Chipmunks, each singing \"Mary Had a Little Lamb\". Clark sent the song out as his Christmas greeting, and it received such good response that Cameo-Parkway signed Checker to a recording contract. Titled \"The Class\", the single became Checker's first release, charting at #38 in the spring of 1959. Checker introduced his version of \"The Twist\" in July 1960 on The Clay Cole Show, a local New York City television program broadcast live from Palisades Amusement Park. \"The Twist\" went on to become the only single to top the Billboard Hot 100 twice, in two separate chart runs. (Bing Crosby's \"White Christmas\" had done so on Billboard's earlier chart.) \"The Twist\" had previously peaked at #16 on the Billboard rhythm and blues chart, in the 1959 version recorded by its author, Hank Ballard, whose band The Midnighters first performed the dance on stage. Checker's \"Twist\", however, was a nationwide smash. The song was so ubiquitous that Checker felt that his critics thought that he could only succeed with dance records typecasting him as a dance artist. Checker later lamented: \"...in a way, \"The Twist\" really ruined my life. I was on my way to becoming a big nightclub performer, and \"The Twist\" just wiped it out.. It got so out of proportion. No one ever believes I have talent.\" —Chubby Checker", "History of the roller coaster - WOW.com History of the roller coaster Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_roller_coaster Updated: 2016-12-09T17:24Z Scenic Railway at Luna Park (Melbourne, Australia), the world's oldest continually-operating roller coaster, built in 1912. The history of the roller coaster stretches back to ice slides constructed in 18th century Russia and spans all the way to the many and varied coasters of today. In between, numerous technological innovations have been introduced to make coasters bigger, faster, and safer than those that came before. Contents You can help by adding to it . (May 2009) The History of Rollie Coasters The Promenades-Aeriennes in Paris (1817). Thompson's Switchback Railway , 1884. The world's oldest roller coasters descended from the \" Russian Mountains ,\" which were specially constructed hills of snow [1] located in the gardens of palaces around the Russian capital, Saint Petersburg , in the 18th century. This attraction was called a Скользящая холм or \"sliding hill\" in Russian. The slides were built to a height of between 70 feet (21 m) and 80 feet (24 m), had a 50 degree drop, and were reinforced by wooden supports. Sometimes wheeled carts were used instead of sleds. These slides became popular with the Russian upper class, and with Catherine II of Russia herself, who had such mountains built in the gardens of the Oranienbaum Palace near St. Petersburg, with a pavilion next to it for drinking tea after the sliding. \"Russian mountains\" remains the term for roller coasters in many languages, such as Spanish ( la montaña rusa ), Italian ( montagne russe ), French ( les montagnes russes ) and Portuguese ( montanha-russa ). Ironically, the Russian term for roller coaster, американские горки (amerikanskie gorki), translates literally as \"American mountains.\" [2] The first roller coasters with wheeled vehicles on tracks appeared in Paris in the early 19th century. The Les Montagnes Russes à Belleville (The Russian Mountains of Belleville) and the Promenades Aeriennes in Parc Beaujon (1817) [3] both featured wheeled cars securely locked to the track, guide rails to keep them on course, and higher speeds. [4] The first permanent loop track was probably also built in Paris from an English design in 1846, with a single-person wheeled sled running through a 13-foot (4 m) diameter vertical loop . These early single loop designs were called Centrifugal Railways Scenic Railways Mount Pisgah with the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway . In the 1850s, a mining company in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania constructed the Mauch Chunk gravity railroad , a brakeman-controlled, 8.7 mile (14 km) downhill track used to deliver coal to Mauch Chunk (now known as Jim Thorpe ), Pennsylvania . [5] By 1872, the \"Gravity Road\" (as it became known) was providing rides to thrill-seekers for 10 cents a ride. Railway companies used similar tracks to provide amusement on days when ridership was low. Using this idea as a basis, LaMarcus Adna Thompson began work on a gravity Switchback Railway that opened at Coney Island in Brooklyn , New York in 1884. [6] Passengers climbed to the top of a platform and rode a bench-like car down the 600 ft (180 m) track up to the top of another tower where the vehicle was switched to a return track and the passengers took the return trip. [7] This track design was soon replaced with an oval complete circuit. [4] In 1885, Phillip Hinkle introduced the first complete-circuit coaster with a lift hill , the Gravity Pleasure Road, which was soon the most popular attraction at Coney Island. [4] Not to be outdone, in 1886 LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented his design of roller coaster that included dark tunnels with painted scenery. \"Scenic Railways\" were to be found in amusement parks across the county. [4] Growing popularity and innovations As it grew in popularity, experimentation in coaster dynamics took off. In the 1880s the concept of a vertical loop was again explored by Lina Beecher , and in 1895 the concept came into fruition with the Flip Flap Railway , located at Sea Lio", "Fred and the Old Fossil - YouTube Fred and the Old Fossil Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Aug 20, 2013 When Fred arrives back to home after he won in bowling, he's surprised to see his \"beloved\" mother-in-law waiting for him. Starting: Dame Elizabeth Taylor as Pearl Pebble-Slaghoople John Goodman as Fred Flintstone Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma Slaghoople-Flintstone Elaine and Melanie Silver as Pebbles Flintstone Category", "Wheel of Fortune (2) - UKGameshows Wheel of Fortune (2) Announcer: Steve Hamilton Broadcast Scottish in association with King World Productions, The Walt Disney Company and Action Time for ITV, 19 July 1988 to 31 December 1989 (27 episodes in 2 series + 5 specials) Scottish in association with King World Productions and Buena Vista International for ITV, 4 June 1991 to 24 August 1992 (26 episodes in 2 series) Scottish in association with King World Productions for ITV, 7 June 1993 to 21 December 2001 (10 series) Synopsis Everyone likes Hangman, right? Everyone likes spinning carnival wheels also, right? Some idiot genius came up with the idea of combining the two for this worryingly seminal word game. A wall of lit boxes indicated the lengths of the words in the phrase that must be guessed, and a clue was given to what sort of phrase was to be guessed. Players took turns consisting of spinning the wheel to generate a random number of points, guessing a consonant that may have appeared in the puzzle and earning the spun sum of points for each appearance their chosen consonant made, until they spun \"Lose A Turn\", \"Bankrupt\" (which also lost them all their points for that round) or pick a letter which didn't appear, all turn-ending crimes. Vowels in the puzzle could also be revealed, but this cost the players points instead of generating them. On their turn, players had the choice to also attempt to divine the nature of the phrase, a correct guess ending the round and winning a prize, chosen from three alternatives. Repeat four times (double points in the later two rounds, the last round eliminating all that tiring spinning to save time) and the top scorer got the chance to solve a puzzle with just the appearances of six chosen letters. As with most international versions of Wheel (and the American version until 1988), rather than being given \"R, S, T, L, N, and E,\" the contestant picked five consonants and a vowel. Getting this final puzzle right won the show's jackpot. The brilliant piece of cunning behind this game is that it was in players' interests to keep spinning and accumulating points for as long as possible before guessing what the phrase was to win the round. In this way it looked like the players didn't know what the phrase actually was; viewers at home almost certainly would have got the answer before the contestants on-screen and could enjoy happy minutes and seconds shouting out at it. Campbell's corner Most people will associate the game most firmly with fellow Scot Nicky Campbell, whose easy-going gentle nature brought the show high ratings. The role of the letter-turner (which, incidentally, went to semi-automatic on the US show in 1997) has also earned some degree of celebrity (or should that be notoriety?) from their roles - in particular, former model Carol Smillie is now a mega-celeb thanks to the Wheel and the recently British appetite for DIY makeover shows. Carol Smillie and Nicky Campbell Brad's Box!? When Campbell left to pursue other interests, mainly going back to his DJ roots, seaside-comedian-type Bradley Walsh was introduced to the show in 1997. A few innovations were added to the format, such as Brad's Box - a special on-the-spot prize (for landing on a certain square) which was in... er... a box. Bradley Walsh and Jenny Powell The Leslie generation John Leslie became the host in 1998, after Bradley left to become a father. Brad's Box became Leslie's Luxury! He'd come a long way since his game show hosting debut ( Scavengers ). Jenny Powell and John Leslie The programme's final host was Paul Hendy . Key moments John Leslie sees the funny side A female contestant in the Walsh era getting a puzzle right after just one letter had been revealed. One man managed to spin the wheel the wrong way. It ruined the mechanism and the studio technicians spent hours trying to get it to work again. Catchphrases Sign off towards the break - \"We'll see you in the spin of a wheel\" followed by that hand movement. At the end of the show: \"We'll see you next time around!\" \"One spin of this wheel could mean a pos", "Trumpton - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT Welcome to the Trumpton guide at TV.com. Here is the clock, the Trumpton clock. Telling the time steadily, sensibly. Never too quickly, never too slowly. Telling the time for Trumpton. Gordon Murray's 1967 series for the BBC, Camberwick Green, was an immediate success and an instant classic, and naturally he was asked to produce a second run of episodes. But, feeling that he had exhausted the possibilities for the village setting of that series, he instead came up with a sequel. Trumpton carried on the style of Camberwick Green, but this time the setting was a busy market town, complete with town hall and resident mayor. There was a whole new cast of characters, including Mrs Lovelace (and her yappy dogs), Chippy Minton the carpenter and, most famously of all, the town fire brigade, whose roll-call (\"Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb!\") became the series' catchphrase. But the main theme remained: whether in a small village or a bustling market town, the residents always helped each other out and a problem shared was a problem solved. Unlike Camberwick Green, Gordon Murray didn't pen his own screenplays for Trumpton. Instead, children's author Alison Prince was drafted in to turn Murray's stories into scripts, and added a lot of ideas (and humour) of her own. Freddie Phillips wrote a brand new batch of songs to introduce the characters, and once again Brian Cant provided all the voices. The result was a sequel that more than lived up to its predecessor and, like Camberwick Green, would be repeated over and over for more than twenty years.moreless", "THE MONOPOLY BOARD ° THE MONOPOLY BOARD Here are some mnemonic means of recalling the order/value of squares in a British Monopoly game (useful for pub quiz answers!): There are 40 squares (or 41 if JAIL+VISIT): 22-property, 4 x�200-stations, 2 x�150-utility, 3-CC, 3-CH, 2-TAX (�200-income/�100-super), 4-corner (GO!, JAIL/VISIT, PARK, GO-TO-JAIL) CChest/CHance occur alternately (in alpha). Utilities occur in alpha: (Electric then Water) Stations are (alpha)(St-alpha): (K's-X,Mar),(Fen/St,Liv/St) Sets 2-7 = �100-320 in �20 steps (1=2, 3=�20 up). Property sets 1 & 8 (brown/navy) are odd: Set 1 has only 2x�60 (ie. no 3rd at �80!). Set 8 has only 2, but �350 and �400 (=twice Go!). Opposite Mayfair = Vine St =�200=half-way/value Most people only know the order of sets 1 & 8. The order within sets 2-7 can be recalled by: \"AEP, PaWN, BMV, SFT2, L2CoP, ROB\" (for key see chart below). Relative settings are also worth noting. For example, \"Pentonville Rd\" precedes Jail (ie. it's Pentonville-Jail)! \"Strand\" leads into \"Fleet Street\", just as in real life! Also note the proximity of TSq & LSq! And just as in the real West End of London, Leicester Square and Piccadilly are at opposite ends of Coventry Street. Finally the utilities divide the 1st/2nd property of set 3 but the 2nd/3rd of set 6 (ie.WWks), while alternate \"Community Chest\" and \"Chance\" squares divide the 1st/2nd properties of sets 1-2 and 4-5 but the 2nd/3rd of set 7 (ie.CCh). For reference, the complete order of all 40 squares is: GO", "Father Noel Furlong - Father Ted (UK) Characters - ShareTV Father Noel Furlong Graham William Walker, known by his stage name Graham Norton (born 4 April 1963), is an Irish comic presenter. ... Character Bio Father Noel is a very annoying and hyperactive priest whom Ted and Dougal hate spending time with. He runs the St. Luke's Youth Group and is first encountered during Ted's abortive caravaning holiday in \"Hell\". Here he invades the peaceful surroundings of the priests' rented caravan and keeps them awake at night, singing songs (\" The Whole of the Moon \" and \" Dirty Old Town \") and expressing his desire to tell ghost stories at six o' clock in the morning. He regales the helpless Ted and Dougal with tales of how members of the youth group have a habit of turning in \"late\" (\"ten past the eleven\") and succeeds in driving them out of their holiday home, which he then proceeds to tip over after having himself and the youth group perform a Riverdance routine inside it. Father Noel turns up again in \"Flight into Terror\" leading Father Fay and Dougal into the cockpit of a plane. While there he inadvertently causes disaster when he allows Father Fay, who doesn't know he's a priest, to see his reflection. Father Fay goes mad and jumps on the pilot sending the plane out of its path. The pilot screams at the watching Dougal to press the emergency button. The bumbling priest then presses the wrong button. This grave error results in one of the fuel tanks being emptied. Noel's boundless energy results in him getting his group lost in the \"Very Dark Caves\" in \" The Mainland \", and, after performing a rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody , his attempts to start a \"screeching competition\" cause him to be crushed by falling rocks. His very last scene features him under the rocks with his hand sticking out, still in a very happy mood. His youth group then abandon him and head to Paraguay on Aer Lingus flights. Ted told an apparent rescue service man to save Noel, but the man turned out actually to be an uninterested dustman. In the short scene after the credits, Noel is still under the rocks, clicking his fingers and singing \" Fat Bottomed Girls \". Linehan stated that he believed Noel to be asexual. Episode Screenshots", "How to Use a Blank Tile in Scrabble - Tiles, Letters, Strategy Using Blank Tiles in Scrabble Using Blank Tiles in Scrabble When you master how to use a blank tile in Scrabble, you can use blanks to score especially high point totals. A blank tile has no value in and of itself when playing Scrabble, but blank letter tiles give you flexibility in the type of words you can place on the board. For that reason, blank tiles are highly coveted in Scrabble, though rare (2 blanks per game). Blank Tiles Equal Any Letter in the Alphabet Remember that a blank tile can represent any letter in the English alphabet. Once played, though the blank tile is essentially like whatever letter it was originally played as. So if someone plays the blank as the “Z” in “Q-U-A-R-T-Z”, then if you play off quartz, you’ll need to build off the blank tile as if it was any other “z” on the board. Remember this tile is still worth no point value. Play All 7 Letter Tiles When playing the blank letter tiles, try to think of all the various possibilities for building longer words. If you the blank tile is what you need to fill out a 7 or 8 letter word, then by all means take the opportunity to get rid of all your letter tiles at once. Remember, if you play all 7 letter tiles off your letter rack at once, you gain an extra +50 point bonus. So it’s worth putting your letter tiles in an order and see if you only need one letter to complete a word. Add an S to a Big Word One of the big cop-outs in Scrabble is to add an “S” to a word that’s already on the board. This works for longer words and words with a lot of high point value letters. Remember that the blank tile has no point value, while building off a word that has already been played over a double and triple modifier space does not give the 2x and 3x point values. Still, if the S gives you a nice total towards the end of the game, this might still be your best option. And if your blank tile is played onto a double word or triple word score, you get the benefit of the modifier, despite the fact that the blank tile is worth no points itself. Using a Blank To Replace Low Value Letters Since you don’t get the point value of the letter the blank tile represents, it’s just as good to play a blank as a 1-point letter as a 10-point letter. In fact, if you have several big point letters on your letter rack, consider using the blank as a common letter, in order to facilitate getting those big point tiles on the Scrabble board. Using the Blank Tile for High Scrabble Scores Studying how to use a blank tile in Scrabble can increase you Scrabble scores, since you maximize the opportunity given to you when you drew the blank tile. Try not to waste the blank on just any word, since the possibilities are so great. Pray you get two blank scores, since this should give you every opportunity of playing all seven letter tiles at once.", "Mr. Monopoly | American Dad Wikia | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Rich Uncle Pennybags is the rotund old man in a top hat who serves as the mascot of the game Monopoly. Rich Uncle Pennybags was rechristened Mr. Monopoly, the nickname by which he was already popularly known, in a Hasbro marketing effort in 1999. He also is known as Whiff from all the casino slot machines. He also appears in the related games Advance to Boardwalk, Free Parking, Don't Go To Jail, Monopoly City, Monopoly Junior, and Monopoly Deal. The character first appeared on Chance and Community Chest cards in U.S. editions of Monopoly in 1936. Mr. Monopoly appears as one of Hayley 's unionized homeless \"bums\" in \" Threat Levels \" as he walks the picket line against Stan . As part of her foreplay in \" Poltergasm \", Francine wants Stan to talk like the \"Monopoly guy,\" but gets upset when it comes out as Thurston Howell III from Gilligan's Island.", "Soo | Sooty Database Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Sooty (2011) - Brenda Longman History Soo was first featured on The Sooty Show as the girlfriend of the main puppet character Sooty in 1964. Soo is a calm and collected female panda who acts as the foil for both Sooty and Sweep. Soo usually wears a red skirt and bows on her head. In the 1990s series Sooty & Co. , Soo was voiced by Brenda Longman who had previously voiced her in it's predecessor. In December 2007 Soo appeared on, and won, a puppet special of the Weakest Link hosted by Anne Robinson which was originally broadcast on Friday, 28th December 2007 at 18:00GMT on BBC1. She raised £11,500 for her chosen charity, the World Wide Fund for Nature, after defeating Roland Rat thanks to sudden death. On 30 September 2008, Brenda Longman, assisted by Soo, appeared on BBC One's Bargain Hunt, buying antiques at London's Portobello Road and then selling them at Bellmans Auction House in Sussex. On 31 March 2010, Soo appeared in a music video with The Sugarbabes called \"Soogarbabes\". Trivia Her name is often misspelled as Sue. In Boarding House , she calls herself Susie. However, it is unknown whether this is true or if she was just trying to be posh for the guests arriving at the bed and breakfast. On Tuesday April 9th, 2013, Soo along with Sooty and Sweep appeared as the judging panel in one episode of \"The Matt Lucas Awards\" Season 2. According to the Sooty & Co. episode Sooty's Magic Solutions , Soo suffers from Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders. In 2009, Soo along with Sooty and Sweep appeared in Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band music video on \"Children in Need\". Gallery" ]

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[ "This ball has become one of the favorites with the group I play with. It has a soft feel and performs well. It is a good quality ball.", "My kitten loves this track! At first he kept ripping the top of the track but I noticed there is a locking mechanism and he hasn't gotten them lose since! Added a light up ball to the track and both balls have remained in place easily rolling when played with.", "This is my dogs favorite ball. He loves it because its squishy, and its pretty much replaced his normal tennis ball. He is a lab/pit mix and 55 pounds and its perfect for him. Thanks for making my rescue happy!!", "Great tech support and customer service. This ball keeps track of speed and improvement better than any human being could! Makes my job easier as a coach and a parent", "My German Shepherd is ball obsessed followed by a great love for water so this ball is perfect. This ball is soft on his teeth, which were getting worn using tennis balls. The glow in the dark is awesome to help him/us find it when he loses it in he weeds, house, water, etc. It makes a fabulous whistle sound when thrown so he can track it. The best part is that it floats (unlike the colored chuck it balls). So when he runs into the stream or pond with the ball after playing fetch we don't lose it! Yay!", "I have a 25lb Dakota Sporty Retriever and he LOVES this ball. He is very mouthy and ball centered and loves to tear his balls to bits or chew them until they are nothing. This ball is his absolute favorite and it looks as new as the day we gave it to him. We have to rinse it every now and then, but that is about it. I just purchased 2 more so that we don't have to hear the howling from the poor guy when he cant find it.", "I've always loved the track ball vs. the other types of computer mouse. if you never used one, try it out. takes getting used to at first, but you will see the advantages later on.", "Love the Rival series guns but it's a pain to keep track of the balls as they bounce all over the place. This kit is a must have and it comes at a great price.", "If I could get it more stars, I would. I own 3 of them now, and have owned 2 others in the past few years. I even recommend this trackball to my co workers.", "For a collector, this item is designed ur baseball.\nPretty and good quality, if you love ur team buy a new one and put ur favorite team ball", "Have owned a number of these over the years and always been happy with them, which I guess is why I keep purchasing them! I've periodically tried a different size/shape of trackball and while they were generally okay, this has always been the one I always come back to. I'm a frequent computer user for years, both at work and home, and find that the shape of this trackball fits the most comfortably. They hold up well under constant use and you can't beat the price, especially compared to a lot of much more expensively priced items. Would unequivocally recommend this item if you want a comfortable, good quality, and reasonably priced work-horse of a trackball.", "Cat loved it for a stint and eventually gave up on it. He prefers to lay next to it in the curves of the track. He has ample space to run around it and jump over it but he just doesn't seem interested. Maybe the light up balls will help?", "This is my labradoodle puppy's favorite toy. He is an aggressive chewer, and likes to chew the fuzz off of tennis balls. This ball has stood up well to his chewing, and is perfect for games of fetch.", "One of my baby's favorite toys. Easy to grab, shake or throw. The ball inside sounds like a rattle. It's good, sturdy material.", "my favorite tracks are:\n\nteach me\nmillionaire\nlullaby\ntoday", "My first trackball. For two weeks - I wanted to throw it out of a moving vehicle. Now...I won't ever be without it again. Seriously. It's that good. I run 3 screens, and it's a MUST for any large or multi-monitor applications. Try it. Seriously. It's the best.", "My kitty just loves it. She spends a lot of time playing. It is amusing to both the kitty and you. It's really exciting to see her focused with determination running after the ball as it goes around the track. For all cat lovers its definitely a good buy for your beloved kitty.", "I have been searching for a Baksetball of this Calibur for a long time. I've went through so many prior. After doing research, I decided to give this one a shot. By far my favorite Basketball I've ever owned. It has a smooth release and weigh is perfect for sharp shooters like myself. Good grip. Overall, I would purchase this Basketball again once this one eventually wears out.", "I have never used a trackball before this. It took me a couple of months to get used to it, and now I love it.\nIt's very easy to use, and gone are the wrist pains! hooray", "I've purchased many a box set, and I have to say that this is my favorite box set of all time. On all the CDs, I don't skip a single track! CD 4 is an especially nice surprise because of its overall mellow, sometimes ambient sound. Don't be put off that (for example) there are 5 tracks for \"Willie Nelson.\" Just consider it one long Willie Nelson jam...all the tracks are great in their own way. This is also very true for the \"Go Ahead John\" tracks, as well as others. I also love the Bitch's Brew box set, but I do skip a few tracks here & there on that box set...therefore the Jack Johnson box set, where no tracks are skipped, must be characterized as my favorite box set of all time.", "One of my favorite albums of 1989 and most definitely my favorite Pixies album. This is a really nice collection of B-Sides, demos, and live tracks to commemorate the 25th anniversary of this great record.", "I use this product a lot. It really helps me stay on track with my diet. Chocolate is my favorite.", "I love this ball, its sturdy and plenty large to do all the exercises recommended by my therapist. I would suggest it for anyone looking for a larger exercise ball.", "The colors of th balls are beautiful, the size is great. My grandson loves them. They can eally bounce and he loves that too.", "great ball marker. i love to put it down right next to my friend's ball, who is a bengals fan!", "Bought this ball for my brother and he loves it. I have one myself and I couldn't be happier.", "I use it to carry my bowling shoes back and forth to the bowling alley. Perfect size, and my favorite color too.", "I asked my 6 year old son to help me with this review, and here is what he told me after rating it 4 stars:\n\n\"First of all, you don't need to fill it up with air. Second of all, it has grips so you can chuck it far. Third of all, it doesn't blow away like most balls blow away. The ball can be chucked a really far distance. My favorite game to play with it is catch because it is hard to play soccer with it because it doesn't kick really far. It also doesn't bounce too well.\"\n\nJust to add the adult perspective, this is a nicely sealed Nerf ball, so it will work better outside than most conventional nerf balls. It really is fun for playing catch, especially with younger children because you don't need to worry about it hurting when it hits them like a conventional ball. It doesn't need inflating which is good and bad. Good because it is always ready to go, but bad because it doesn't bounce. While the box says it is good for soccer, my kids said it really wasn't good for that game. So 4 stars - buy it for catch but not for major sports use.", "I've had mine for years. It is amazing. It works. And it is so nice to not have to move my hand around the desk with a normal mouse. The inside under the trackball has to be cleaned out every so often from dust but it doesn't detract from it.", "My chin loves this track in her runner. It's her favorite thing to do...she even wants to eat her treats and sleep in it!! Worth the $$", "This is my absolute favorite song from the Hobbit films! Although the mp3 track doesn't have the goofy film footage, it is an excellent audio track. I listen to it over and over again, laughing every time.", "All 3 drawers have little balls on the bottom that slide in tracks when you pull out the drawer. On the bottom drawer, the little balls hang down lower than the feet on the frame, so the drawer hangs up, and you cannot open it. It is going back today, and I really needed it! So sad." ]

[ "Um, last time I checked... The world cup was for soccer. And I don't think that the Red Sox play soccer. If you mean the world series... Then problably. But what do I know? I hate baseball. It's America's slowest sport, also known as the only sport you can play in a coma." ]

[ "They didn't. They played in the League Championship Series. After the Red Sox beat the Yankees in the LCS, they played (and beat) the Cardinals in the World Series. But the media downplayed the World Series because the LCS was so dramatic, in their eyes.", "Reds beat Red Sox in 7 games. Game 6 was one of the greatest World Series games of all time.", "Here are the world cup of 1975 results.\\n\\nCricket World Cup - West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs\\n\\nThere was no world cup tournement for Football and Hockey. \\n\\nOther Sports\\n----------------\\nBaseball- World Series: Cincinnati Reds win 4 games to 3 over the Boston Red Sox.\\n\\nWorld Cycling Championship: Hennie Kuiper of Netherlands \\n\\nUnited States wins 21-11 over Britain & Ireland in world team golf", "Red Sox! The Evil Empire is finished! :)", "Though many Yankee fans who are still crying about how the Red Sox made them look like idiots in the 2004 ALCS (came back from 3 games to 0) claim the Red Sox will never win again, I believe that one of their best chances of winning it again could be this year. They have the young talent and depth they need to take another title home to Boston. The pitching staff (with an exception of Wells) has looked extrodinary and Papelbon has been lights out so far this season out of the bullpen. Once their offense begins to explode the Red Sox will be a tough team to beat. If the Red Sox do not win the World Series this year then they will definitely have a chance in the coming years as long as they are able to re-sign and hold on to the young talent such as Cavelli \"Coco\" Crisp, Josh Beckett, Wily Mo Pena, Jonathan Papelbon, etc., etc. AND ALL OF YOU GAY YANKEE FANS THAT CANNOT ARGUE BEYOND \"NO WAY RED SOX SUCKS\" BECAUSE I KNOW YOU AREN'T CAPABLE OF IT SHOULD JUST SHUT UP BECAUSE YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD REASONING ON WHY THE RED SOX SHOULDN'T WIN IT ALL.......MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOUR YANKEES ARE JUST MEDIOCRE THUS FAR THIS SEASON AND THEY COMPLETELY BLEW THE 2004 ALCS AND CREATED THE GREATEST COMEBACK IN SPORTS HISTORY.....AND O YA DON'T YOU GUYS HAVE TWO GUYS WHO USED STEROIDS NOT TO MENTION ANY NAMES (cough SHEFFIELD AND GIAMBI cough).....EPSTEIN IS BETTER THAN CASHMAN,AND THE RED SOX ARE JUST BETTER THAN THE YANKEES, END OF STORY THAT IS THAT.", "These two teams have been competing together for a hundred years. The infamous \"Curse of the Bambino\" when the Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees after the 1919 season--the year after he helped them win their last World Series until just recently--certainly haasn't hurt their rivalry.\\n\\nIt hasn't always been that competitive, but the Red Sox have been mounting much better teams in recent years. Their World Series win in 2004 was much more about the right talent and timing, and much less about the Curse-although it's unlikely you'd ever convince a dyed-in-the-wool Sox fan of it.", "Zip. Zero. Zilch. Nada.\\n\\nIf fact the Boston Red Sox have won more WS than the yankmes in the 21st Century!", "GO RED SOX!!!! The spankees SSSSSUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKKKK", "Totally Sox, as long as it's RED Sox!", "yes\\nHe used to play 4 the Red Sox\\nHe was actually pretty good. For a minor leaguer", "THE WORLD CHAMPS WHITE SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", "The Boston Red Sox will win the AL East Division and The Wold Series!!", "The Sons of Sam Horn is a website for Red Sox fans. One of the best known, Red Sox management and players (particularly Curt Shilling) have been known to post in discussion groups there.\\n\\n(Sam Horn was a obscure Red Sox player in the 1980s.)", "I hope so. I'm a die hard Redsox fan. But their line-up isn't as good as it was in 2004. They just have to work as a team and work hard and win. Thats all it takes right?", "Red Sox!! \\n\\nWe don't just cheer for them however. Red Sox fans live and die with every pitch. Every loss feels like you've been hit in the gut.", "The Boston Red Sox of course!!!", "Yes, they will sold out quickly. Look at the Red Sox, havn't won the world series in 86 years. When they beat the Yankees on the ALCS, anything with Red Sox loco on it dissappear quickly from the shield. By time they won the world series, everything was long gone.", "I just have to respond to some of the Red Sox fans whining about the Yankees' payroll. I'm not a Yankees fan so I can look at this somewhat objectively. Seriously, the Red Sox payroll is what, 3rd in the league? They pay like 5 times as much as most of the teams in the league. Sure, the Yankees' payroll is higher, but where is the cutoff where you are \"the epitome of a team\" and simply \"buying championships\"? According to lots of people in Red Sox Nation, it appears to be anywhere between the Red Sox payroll and the Yankees'. That's absurd.\\n\\nThat said, I'd rather the see the Yankess win the World Series before the Red Sox. Mainly because of the Red Sox fans and their whining about payroll.", "Yes, for USA in the World Baseball Classic. After that -- he hasn't decided, but my prediction is he will retire. His manager recently said he is leaning that way. \\n\\n(He has many options, including returning to the Astros, but he'd have to wait until May 1 to do that. My guess is that is the second most likely.)", "Because the Red Sox have been taking strikes all year long so far. Dont know why, but they have lost their aggressiveness at the plate.", "I think they'll win in 2006, its a pattern, 1st the red sox, then the white sox, next... the cubs. woohoo", "Yes. In the 2002 World Cup in Korea/Japan. They beat Mexico 2-0 in the round of 16, and then lost to Germany 1-0 in the quarterfinals. They reached the semifinals in the 1930 World Cup (the first World Cup).", "Again, yes. But not this year. They are not as strong a team as they were compared to past years. England and Netherlands are strong too. So this world cup will be one of the more exciting ones", "Yes. Like the BoSox and White Sox. The Cubs are due! I say defy all logic. The Cubs will win in 2006.", "Unfortunatly the Red Sox will be behind the White Sox when the series comes. \\n\\nThe final standing will have the Angels, White Sox, Tiger and Yankees in the AL playoffs.\\n\\nMets, Astros, Cardinals, Some loser west coast team in the NL.\\n\\nWhite Sox v. either Mets or Astros in series: if Mets, mets win if Astros White Sox win again.\\n\\nIf injuries stop CUBS! :-)", "No. They have teams whith a very good chance in the last two world cups, but they choked. Same for Portugal in 2002.", "One. The 2002 world cup. After this world cup it will be two.", "the minnesota twins, then got trade to the red sox and become one of the best ballplayers today.", "I think the answer would be yes. The main reason is because US lost. The US team will try to do everything to win it back, at least once, to prove they are the best.\\n\\nTeam owners are concerned, but an alternative is to move the game schedule to October. Most of the players are in better shapes in October than in March. Plus, even if the players get hurt, it won't affect the regular season so much.", "red soxs rule.. i use to live in maine now i live in PA i will always be a red soxs fan...", "Bettr at paying... the yankees\\nbetter at baseball\\nthe red sox\\nGO RED SOX!", "Red Sox; I wanted to see an amazing story being made after a long drought championship drought." ]

[ "founded in 2008 the team plays its home matches at the m a chidambaram stadium in chennai after serving a two year suspension from the ipl starting july 2015 for the alleged involvement of their owners in the 2013 ipl betting case along with rajasthan royals the super kings returned to the league in 2018 winning the championship in the comeback season its third overall to tie mumbai indians for the then record for most ipl title wins the team is captained by mahendra singh dhoni who has led the team to three victories since 2008 and coached by stephen fleming the super kings have lifted the ipl title thrice in 2010 2011 and 2018 and have the best win percentage among all teams in the ipl 61 28 they hold the records of most appearances in the ipl playoffs ten and have made it to the playoffs in each season they have featured in the league being the only team to do so they also have made into a record eight finals out of ten seasons making them one of the most successful franchises in the ipl in addition they have also won the champions league twenty20 in 2010", "shane watson is a right handed batsman and a right handed fast medium swing bowler he debuted in 2002 in a one day international and retired in 2016 as world no 1 t20i all rounder he was the last player to retire from australia s golden era of the early 2000s watson holds several records in t20is odis and t20s according to forbes watson was the highest paid non indian cricketer in the world for five consecutive years 2011 to 2015 shane watson was an ais australian cricket academy scholarship holder in 2000 he started his first class cricketing career for tasmania after leaving his home state of queensland but returned to play for his native queensland as his international career was beginning he has also played for hampshire in the english county championship in 2005 he regards terry alderman as one of his mentors watson was selected for his first australian team in early 2002 being selected to tour south africa with the test team after topping the pura cup wicket taking charts for tasmania as well as steady middle order batting performances watson did make his odi debut on tour replacing steve waugh who was sacked after the", "a genuine all rounder bravo bats right handed and bowls right arm medium fast pace he is particularly known for his aggressive batting in the middle order and for his at the death bowling he is also known for his variety of lengths he can bowl at he also performs as a singer since 2004 bravo has played 40 test matches 164 one day internationals and 66 twenty20 internationals for the west indies he was a key member of the west indies team that won the 2012 icc world twenty20 and 2016 icc world twenty20 titles in domestic cricket bravo has played for his native trinidad and tobago since 2002 he has also played for the chennai super kings in the indian premier league the lahore qalanders and quetta gladiators in the pakistan super league the melbourne renegades in the big bash league the chittagong kings in the bangladesh premier league and kent and essex in english county cricket in 2013 he was named as a franchise player at the launch of the caribbean premier league bravo made his first class debut for trinidad and tobago against barbados in 2002 opening the innings and scoring 15 and 16 but not", "a right handed batsman he also bowls right arm offbreak and can keep wicket virat kohli led royal challengers bangalore have now hired all rounder mithun manhas as their assistant coach for ipl 12 speaking to excelsior manhas asserted the desire to win the ipl title this time around we are looking forward for winning the ipl title this season he is a player in the indian premier league represented the delhi daredevils in the fourth season of ipl he was contracted for us 260 000 by pune warriors in the seventh season of the indian premier league he was contracted by the chennai super kings in september 2015 manhas joined jammu and kashmir cricket team for 2015 16 ranji trophy season in february 2017 manhas was appointed assistant coach of indian premier league side kings xi punjab manhas has been the captain of the delhi side for most of the new millennium he was at the helm when delhi ended their championship drought in 2007 08 although gambhir led the side in the semi final and final he scored 921 runs in that first class season at 57 56 mithun is an experienced campaigner and occupies fourth spot in", "chennai captain ms dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first but it was kolkata who got the start getting the wicket of murali vijay for 4 4b 1x4 in the first over new batsman suresh raina then consolidated with anirudha srikkanth before accelerating having some luck in the way as yusuf pathan dropped both batsmen as chennai reached a good score of 78 1 after 10 overs anirudha was dropped again but next ball raina was caught for 33 29b 4x4 off pathan ms dhoni came to the crease and despite having a good partnership with anirudha who reached his half century chennai were unable to up the run rate jacques kallis got dhoni for 29 21b 1x4 1x6 in the 18th over and followed it up by getting anirudha out for 64 55b 6x4 2x6 leaving chennai 138 3 with 4 balls left before albie morkel s quick 15 9b 1x4 1x6 got chennai to 153 4 at the end of their 20 overs in reply kolkata started off well with openers manvinder bisla and jacques kallis reaching 50 without losing a wicket in under 6 overs but chennai fought back after the powerplay restricting the flow", "it ended as the royals defeated the super kings by three wickets the royals captained by shane warne topped the group stage table whereas the super kings led by mahendra singh dhoni stood at the third position they had defeated the delhi daredevils and the kings xi punjab respectively in the semi finals winning the toss royals captain shane warne opted to field first the super kings scored 163 runs in 20 overs with a loss of 5 wickets batting at number three suresh raina top scored for the super kings with 43 runs royals bowler yusuf pathan took three wickets for 22 runs the royals failed to build a good opening partnership however due to contributions from the middle order it reached the winning total in the last ball and earned the 2008 indian premier league title pathan who was the best performer for the royals with both bat and ball was named the man of the match the super kings started its campaign with four consecutive wins but lost its next three matches to the daredevils the royals and the deccan chargers it qualified for the semifinals after winning four of its last seven league matches the royals", "they were captained for the fourth season in succession by indian skipper mahendra singh dhoni the super kings had won both 2010 indian premier league and 2010 champions league twenty20 under dhoni s captaincy the super kings completed a hat trick of titles by winning the 2011 indian premier league thus they became the first team in the history of ipl to successfully defend their title they also won all the matches held at their home ground in chennai that season and created a new record of becoming the first ipl team to win all of its home games with this they earned a direct qualification for the main event of 2011 champions league twenty20 where they could not replicate similar consistency before crashing out of the event in the group stages chennai had a highly successful 2010 season where they emerged victorious in both indian premier league as well as champions league twenty20 however with the addition of two more teams in the ipl for the 2011 season it was declared by the ipl governing council that each franchise can retain a maximum of four players of their squad for the 2011 season only three of whom can be", "they were captained by indian skipper mahendra singh dhoni for the third year in succession they won the tournament after beating mumbai indians by 22 runs in the finals with this they qualified for the 2010 champions league twenty20 which they won by beating the warriors in the finals chennai super kings had finished as semifinalists in the 2009 edition of the ipl held in south africa they had failed to qualify for the inaugural clt20 as the other losing semifinalists delhi daredevils progressed to the event having a better record than csk in the group stages the super kings added justin kemp and thisara perera to their roster the former filling an empty slot while the latter serving as a substitute to andrew flintoff who had planned to skip that season they also roped in former icl cricketer hemang badani and local all rounder chandrasekar ganapathy australian pacer doug bollinger was drafted as the replacement player for all rounder jacob oram who was injured before the start of the tournament players with international caps before the start of the 2010 ipl season are listed in bold the chennai super kings began the 2010 season with a 31 run defeat", "they were one of the nine teams that competed in the 2012 indian premier league they were defeated by the kolkata knight riders in the final at chennai thus they qualified for the 2012 champions league twenty20 where they could not progress past the group stage they were captained for the fifth season in succession by indian skipper mahendra singh dhoni the super kings had emerged ipl champions in both 2010 and 2011 under his captaincy at the 2012 players auction the super kings bought ravindra jadeja for a whopping 2 million 97 2 million the bid which turned out to be the biggest draw in the players auction for the fifth edition of the indian premier league they also bought out the contract of tim southee who was signed as a replacement player in the previous season players with international caps before the start of the 2012 ipl season are listed in bold the super kings started their ipl 2012 campaign with an 8 wicket loss to mumbai indians in the tournament opener in chennai csk were bundled out for 112 before richard levi struck a fifty to set up the victory for the visiting team ravindra jadeja came", "they were one of the nine teams that competed in the 2013 indian premier league they were captained for the sixth season in succession by indian skipper mahendra singh dhoni by the end of october 2012 all ipl teams were given an opportunity to trim their squad with which csk retained 16 players of their 2012 squad they released george bailey doug bollinger joginder sharma suraj randiv yo mahesh abhinav mukund scott styris sudeep tyagi k vasudevadas g vignesh from their squad before the auction coach stephen fleming hinted that the team is looking to boost the local bowling option and also the pace department at the auction the super kings did not bid for a single batsman they picked up five bowlers instead which gurunath meiyappan who was part of the super kings auction team said was their sole objective dirk nannes was their first buy but their most surprising purchase was south africa s bowling allrounder chris morris for 625 000 soon after getting morris the super kings went after the sri lankan spinner sachithra senanayake too but lost him to kolkata knight riders towards the end of the auction they picked up australian seamer ben laughlin sri", "mumbai defeated chennai by 23 runs attributed to kieron pollard s unbeaten innings of 60 runs from 32 balls which earned him the man of the match award mumbai won their first ipl title playing in their second ipl final after losing to chennai in 2010 chennai were playing their fifth ipl final attempting to win their third title it was also the final match where mumbai s sachin tendulkar was an ipl cricketer although he did not participate in the match due to injury he announced his retirement from the ipl at the conclusion of the match heading into the tournament as with the previous seasons both the chennai super kings and mumbai indians were considered to be amongst the favourites due to their past performances and squads chennai were the runners up of 2012 and twice ipl champions before mumbai had made playoff stage appearances in each of the past three years and were runners up in 2010 when they lost to chennai chennai and mumbai were dominant throughout the group stage at the end of the group stage they were ranked first and second respectively and each had 11 wins from 16 matches apart from losing their", "they were one of the eight teams that took part in the 2008 indian premier league which was the inaugural season of the ipl they were captained by mahendra singh dhoni and coached by kepler wessels they finished runners up in the ipl after losing the finals to the rajasthan royals by 3 wickets they qualified for the 2008 champions league twenty20 but the tournament was cancelled due to 2008 mumbai attacks during the first player auctions for the inaugural ipl season conducted in january 2008 the chennai team bought a number of contemporary star cricketers such as m s dhoni matthew hayden stephen fleming muttiah muralitharan and michael hussey dhoni became the costliest player of the auction as the chennai franchise bought him for 1 5 million they also bought indian players such as suresh raina parthiv patel lakshmipathy balaji and joginder sharma and foreign players like makhaya ntini albie morkel and jacob oram apart from these they signed several indian domestic players like subramaniam badrinath manpreet gony ravichandran ashwin vidyut sivaramakrishnan anirudha srikkanth sudeep tyagi shadab jakati and abhinav mukund players with international caps before the start of the 2008 ipl season are listed in bold the super", "they were captained by indian skipper mahendra singh dhoni for the second season in succession chennai super kings had finished as runners up in the 2008 season of ipl they had qualified for the 2008 clt20 but the tournament was cancelled in the aftermath of the 2008 mumbai attacks the super kings bought english all rounder andrew flintoff for 1 55 million at the 2009 auction making him the highest paid ipl cricketer along with english teammate kevin pietersen who was bought for the same amount by royal challengers bangalore apart from flintoff the chennai super kings also bought murali vijay thilan thushara and george bailey stephen fleming who had decided to retire from all forms of the game after the first season of the ipl took over as the coach of the super kings team from kepler wessels their batting department was further weakened as michael hussey decided to skip the season in order to focus on international cricket ahead of the ashes players with international caps before the start of the 2009 ipl season are listed in bold the chennai super kings were defeated in their first game of the tournament by the mumbai indians by 19 runs", "it was held to determine the winner of the 2015 season of the indian premier league the annual professional twenty20 tournament in india it was the third time these two teams met in the final having previously played each other in the 2010 and 2013 finals mumbai defeated chennai by 41 runs to win their second ipl title playing in their third ipl final their previous ipl victory had come at the same venue against the same opposition in 2013 chennai were playing their sixth ipl final attempting to win their third title mumbai captain rohit sharma was awarded man of the match for his innings of 50 the final was sold out with a final attendance of around 67 000 people chennai and mumbai were ranked first and second respectively on the league table apart from a defeat to the rajasthan royals chennai had a successful first half of the league stage having won six out of seven matches they suffered a loss of form in the remaining seven games of the second half in which they managed three wins and finished at the top of the table with 18 points during the league stage chennai successfully defended low", "it ended as the super kings defeated the indians by 22 runs the indians captained by sachin tendulkar topped the group stage table with 10 wins in 14 matches whereas the super kings led by ms dhoni stood at the third position with seven wins in 14 they had defeated the royal challengers bangalore and the deccan chargers respectively in the semi finals mumbai indians qualified for the first time in their indian premier league history while it was the second time for chennai super kings in three years super kings qualified for the final at 2008 indian premier league where they lost to rajasthan royals by three wickets in a last ball thriller winning the toss super kings captain ms dhoni opted to bat first the super kings scored 168 runs in 20 overs with a loss of five wickets batting at number three suresh raina top scored for the super kings with an unbeaten 57 runs off 35 balls skipper dhoni scored 22 and a late cameo of 15 from albie morkel helped super kings to reach the total indians bowler dilhara fernando took two wickets for 23 runs the indians failed to build a good opening partnership", "a chidambaram stadium chennai to determine the winner of the 2011 indian premier league an annual professional twenty20 cricket league in india it ended as the defending champion super kings defeated the royal challengers by 58 runs the royal challengers captained by daniel vettori topped the group stage table with 19 points in 14 matches whereas the super kings led by ms dhoni stood at the second position with just one point less than the royal challengers royal challengers qualified for the final for the second time in their indian premier league history they previously qualified for the final at 2009 indian premier league where they lost to the deccan chargers by six runs on the other hand it was the third and second consecutive final for the super kings they previously qualified for the final at 2008 indian premier league where they lost to rajasthan royals by three wickets in a last ball thriller and at the very previous 2010 indian premier league where they got a 22 runs win over the mumbai indians to bag their first ever indian premier league title it was also the first time that a defending champion of the tournament qualify for the", "kolkata knight riders chased the total successfully with 2 balls to spare losing 5 wickets in the process and secured the 2012 indian premier league trophy which happens to be their maiden title in the history of the tournament manvinder bisla of kolkata knight riders was declared the man of the match in the final sunil narine of kolkata knight riders was declared the most valuable player of the tournament and mandeep singh of kings xi punjab was declared as the emerging player of the season for the 2012 indian premier league the final between the defending two time champions chennai super kings and the first time finalists kolkata knight riders was held at the m a chidambaram stadium chennai on 27 may 2012 while the super kings retained their team from the qualifier a hamstring injury to knight riders medium pace bowler lakshmipathy balaji resulted the inclusion of australian brett lee and this inclusion of another foreign player required the knight riders to leave out their former captain and wicket keeper batsman brendon mccullum of new zealand to maintain the cap of 4 foreign players wicket keeper batsman manvinder bisla was brought in to replace brendon mccullum after super", "they are one of the eight teams that competed in the 2018 indian premier league it was revealed that mahendra singh dhoni would lead the team for the ninth season in succession while michael hussey is in his first season as the team s batting coach kings retained their former skipper ms dhoni suresh raina and all rounder ravindra jadeja from their ipl 2015 squad for 33 crores before 2018 player auction the home matches of the chennai super kings were under threat following the 2018 cauvery water dispute and about 4000 security personnel were deployed in wake of the homecoming match for csk against the kolkata knight riders on april 10 2018 at the m a chidambaram stadium however later bcci announced that pune would be the new temporary home ground for csk for the remainder of the tournament following the ongoing protests in the state which couldn t be controlled by the security officials in march 2019 a webseries titled roar of the lion documentary is set to be released based on csk s epic success at the 2018 ipl where they managed to clinch the 2018 ipl trophy after serving a 2 year suspension chennai super kings", "it was to determine the winner of the 2018 season of the indian premier league an annual twenty20 tournament in india for the first time in the history of ipl the final was played on 19 00 ist with all the finals of previous ten seasons played at 20 00 ist chennai defeated hyderabad by 8 wickets to win their third ipl title shane watson of chennai won the player of the match award for his innings of 117 not out off 57 balls shane watson single handedly won it for csk by hitting a magnificent century in the biggest game of the season he made 117 runs he had scored a century in the earlier stage of the tournament ambati rayudu hit the winning runs for csk srh bowlers looked out of form with bhuvneshwar kumar and rashid khan posing as a threat for csk as all the other bowlers leaked runs heavily with this win csk lift the ipl trophy for the 3rd time in the seven finals they have played in ipl after a slow start opening batsmanshikhar dhawan tried to up the ante against the strict bowling uncapped bowler and former srh player karn sharma was", "the two teams have played each other in the ipl matches on 10 occasions with csk dominating the head to head record winning 8 of them while srh winning only 3 of them and have played against each other in only one champions league twenty20 encounter where csk won the match by 12 runs the rivalry is considered to be one of the emerging rivalries in indian premier league history sunrisers hyderabad is also regarded as the third biggest rival for chennai super kings after mumbai indians and royal challengers bangalore the rivalry started between the two teams during the 2013 indian premier league season this was also the season where sunrisers hyderabad eventually made its ipl debut replacing the old franchise deccan chargers at the 2013 ipl season in the first ever meeting between the two sides chennai super kings defeated sunrisers hyderabad by 5 wickets at ma chidambaram stadium the sunrisers hyderabad team recorded its first victory against them during the 2014 indian premier league season at dhoni s native ground ranchi after the conclusion of the 2015 ipl league season since the gap of 3 years the csk team renewed its rivalry against sunrisers hyderabad on 22", "it was the culmination of the 2019 season of the indian premier league ipl an annual twenty20 tournament held in india mumbai won the match by a single run and claimed their fourth indian premier league title the final was originally intended to be held at the m a chidambaram stadium in chennai in april 2019 however the board of control for cricket in india bcci confirmed that alternative arrangements had been made citing a long standing issue of three closed stands at the original host stadium later in the same month the rajiv gandhi international cricket stadium was confirmed as the venue for the final after winning the toss mumbai captain rohit sharma elected to bat first mumbai scored 149 runs for eight wickets in their 20 overs kieron pollard top scored with 41 runs chennai bowler deepak chahar took three wickets in the innings in response chennai was guided by shane watson who was the highest scorer of the match with 80 runs some tight bowling at the death saw chennai falling one run short with 148 mumbai player jasprit bumrah was awarded the player of the match for his spell of two for 14 in his four", "they were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2019 indian premier league in november 2018 the super kings announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season the list included mahendra singh dhoni suresh raina faf du plessis murali vijay ravindra jadeja sam billings mitchell santner david willey dwayne bravo shane watson lungi ngidi imran tahir kedar jadhav ambati rayudu harbhajan singh deepak chahar km asif karn sharma dhruv shorey narayan jagadeesan shardul thakur monu kumar and chaitanya bishnoi on 18 december 2018 the ipl player auction was held in which the super kings signed up two players viz mohit sharma and ruturaj gaikwad on 20 march 2019 the franchise announced that they would donate the proceeds from the tickets sales of their opening match of the season to the families of the crpf personnel killed in the pulwama attack a five part docu drama on the super kings called roar of the lion was released on hotstar on 20 march 2019 the indian express wrote in its team preview that the super kings are among the favorites to win this season two of three editors at the national predicted the super kings to retain the" ]

[ "he was born in madras now called chennai to indian cricketer krish srikkanth he has played for chennai super kings and sunrisers hyderabad in the indian premier league he currently leads karaikudi kaalai in the tamil nadu premier league an attacking opening batsman much like his father krish srikkanth anirudha made his first class debut in the 2003 04 season as a 16 year old he was in and out of the tamil nadu ranji squad in the following seasons but has enjoyed greater success in the limited overs format and once topped the run charts for india under 19s against the touring england u 19s in 2004 05 his record in the twenty20 format too has been impressive finishing the fourth highest run getter in the inter state twenty20 in 2007 that carried him into the list of 30 probables for the icc world twenty20 as well as the india greens squad in the 2007 08 challenger trophy he was later included in the chennai super kings squad in the indian premier league twenty20 tournament he played for chennai super kings in the semi final against the deccan chargers and scored a fast 24 runs from 15 deliveries by", "mumbai indians are the most successful team in league s history with four ipl titles to their name chennai super kings have won the title thrice the kolkata knight riders have won two titles and the other three teams who have won the tournament are the deccan chargers rajasthan royals and sunrisers hyderabad the current champions are mumbai indians who beat chennai super kings in the final of the 2019 season to secure their fourth title and thus became the most successful team in ipl history note the orange cap is awarded to the top run scorer in the ipl during a season it is an ongoing competition with the leader wearing the cap throughout the tournament until the final game with the eventual winner keeping the cap for the season the purple cap is awarded to the top wicket taker in the ipl during a season it is an ongoing competition with the leader wearing the cap throughout the tournament until the final game with the eventual winner keeping the cap for the season", "he is an all rounder who plays as a left handed middle order batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler he represents saurashtra in first class cricket and the chennai super kings in the indian premier league jadeja was part of the indian u 19 cricket team that won the world cup in malaysia in 2008 under the captaincy of current indian captain virat kohli he made his odi debut against sri lanka on 8 february 2009 and scored an unbeaten 60 off 77 balls in that match however his test debut came almost four years later on 13 december 2012 against england at nagpur jadeja was bought for 2 million by the chennai super kings at the 2012 ipl players auction he was bought by the gujarat lions in the 2016 ipl players auction for 9 5 crores after the chennai super kings were banned from the ipl for two seasons on 22 january 2017 jadeja became the first indian left arm spinner to take 150 one day international wickets when he dismissed sam billings at eden gardens kolkata in march 2017 he became the top ranked bowler in the world leaving behind ravichandran ashwin who held that position", "the company is headed by former international cricket council chairman n srinivasan it was established in 1946 by s n n sankaralinga iyer and the first plant was set up at thalaiyuthu in tamil nadu in 1949 it has 7 integrated cement plants in tamil nadu telangana and andhra pradesh one in rajasthan through its subsidiary trinetra cement ltd and two grinding units one each in tamil nadu and maharashtra with a capacity of 15 5 million tonnes per annum sankar coramandel and raasi gold are the brands owned by india cements india cements owned the indian premier league franchise chennai super kings from 2008 to 2014 it was transferred to a separate entity named chennai super kings cricket ltd after the supreme court of india struck down the controversial amendment to the bcci constitution s clause 6 2 4 that allowed board officials to have a commercial interest in the ipl and the champions league t20 on january 22 2015 india cements is also alleged to have made controversial investments in jagati publications and bharati cements owned by y s jaganmohan reddy", "they were captained by former new zealand skipper daniel vettori and coached by ray jennings they finished as runners up of the tournament after losing to chennai super kings in the final with this they qualified for the 2011 champions league twenty20 where they again finished runners up after losing the final to the mumbai indians royal challengers had reached the semifinals in the 2010 edition of the ipl where they were defeated by the mumbai indians they qualified for the 2010 champions league twenty20 as the third ipl team after beating deccan chargers in the qualification match after a decent run in the clt20 they were defeated by the chennai super kings in the semifinals by 52 runs the 2010 season was also the last for their skipper anil kumble who had planned to retire from all forms of cricket kumble had taken over the captaincy from rahul dravid in 2009 after the team s poor showing in 2008 and led them to the finals in 2009 and semifinals in 2010 with the addition of two more teams in the ipl for the 2011 season it was declared by the ipl governing council that each franchise can retain a", "at one point other countries were considered to host the tournament due to the indian general elections but eventually tournament was played entirely in india with the season commencing on 23 march india s opening match at the 2019 cricket world cup was postponed from 2 to 5 june as the bcci were directed to maintain a mandatory 15 day gap between the conclusion of ipl and india s subsequent international fixture as per lodha committee s recommendation delhi daredevils were renamed as the delhi capitals the franchise announced on 4 december 2018 and also released a new logo chennai super kings were the defending champions mumbai indians defeated the chennai super kings by 1 run to win the final for their fourth title david warner won the orange cap for the leading run scorer of the tournament with 692 runs imran tahir of chennai super kings was awarded the purple cap for finishing as the leading wicket taker of the tournament with 26 wickets andre russell of kolkata knight riders was named the most valuable player and shubman gill also of kolkata knight riders was named the emerging player of the tournament the transfers and the retention lists for", "he is a right handed middle order batsman badrinath has represented india in one day international and test matches in first class cricket he captains vidarbha and was captain of tamil nadu earlier in the indian premier league he represented chennai super kings till 2013 and royal challengers bangalore in 2015 he has also represented the indian board president s xi on several occasions he was named in the 30 man provisional squad for the 2007 cricket world cup but did not make it to the final squad badrinath studied in padma seshadri bala bhavan school located in k k nagar after school he completed his studies in guru nanak college chennai velachery badrinath was a prolific scorer for tamil nadu in first class cricket in 2008 badrinath has signed for the indian premier league side chennai super kings he was considered as one of the candidates in line for a spot in the middle order of the indian test team and made his test debut on 6 february 2010 scoring 56 in the first innings at the vca stadium in nagpur he gained the selectors attention during the 2011 ipl season playing an important role in the team s", "he is a right hand medium pace bowler and lower order batsman plays for chennai super kings in the indian premier league chahar was born in 1992 in agra uttar pradesh his father lokendra is retired from the indian air force he was raised alongside his cousin fellow cricketer rahul chahar who is sometimes referred to as his brother he picked up figures of 8 10 on his first class debut against hyderabad at jaipur in the first game of the 2010 11 ranji trophy season hyderabad were bundled out for 21 runs which is the lowest total ever in ranji trophy history chahar s impressive swing bowling soon earned him a youth contract with rajasthan royals in october 2016 he worked with international cricket coaches ian pont and catherine dalton in jaipur as part of rajasthan cricket s development camp it was here he made significant improvements to his confidence and control which has led him to becoming a great power play specialist in january 2018 he was bought by the chennai super kings in the 2018 ipl auction in october 2018 he was named in india b s squad for the 2018 19 deodhar trophy in may 2018", "the kaveri water dispute has been a major controversial issue between tamil nadu and karnataka over the years and the issue has been raised further with protests have been conducted across the state of tamil nadu by several groups including from the large pile of actors and directors who have temporarily stopped working on their projects films over the karnataka s sharing the kaveri water to tamil nadu the delay in establishing a cauvery management board inorder to share equal river share award has sparked off protests in tamil nadu against the karnataka state government this issue is often used to be a hottest scenario between the two states in the sport of cricket as the arch rivalry between chennai super kings and royal challengers bangalore in the indian premier league several film makers of the tamil film industry has also criticised and threatened to postpone the ipl matches involving chennai super kings which are to be held in chennai as a part of the 2018 indian premier league season as chennai super kings making their comeback into the ipl league after 2 years as they were serving a 2 year ban along with rajasthan royals over the 2013 ipl", "the season commenced on 18 april 2008 with the final match held on 1 june 2008 the competition started with a double round robin group stage in which each of the 8 teams played a home match and an away match against every other team these matches were followed by two semi finals and a final in a match which went down to the last ball rajasthan royals defeated chennai super kings in the final to win the title with yusuf pathan named the player of the match and shane watson adjudged the player of the tournament sohail tanvir won the purple cap for being the top wicket taking bowler while shaun marsh won the orange cap for leading run scorer in the tournament shreevats goswami was awarded the best under 19 player award and the special award for fair play was won by the chennai super kings the auctions for team ownership was held on january 24 2008 mumbai was the most expensive team costing over 111 9 million for the inaugural ipl season each team had a salary cap of us 5 million rs 20 crore approx sachin tendulkar sourav ganguly rahul dravid yuvraj singh and virender sehwag", "he is a right arm medium pace bowler and right hand middle order batsman he has married to manpreet kaur son ranveer singh grewal and daughter geevan grewal in june 2019 gony announced his retirement from all forms of cricket except for short format leagues played overseas manpreet singh gony made his debut for punjab in the ranji trophy in the season 2007 08 he was later selected for the chennai super kings in the indian premier league gony has made his mark in the 2008 indian premier league matches he played for the chennai super kings he was one of leading wicket takers in the indian premier league and also performed well with the bat scoring crucial runs in the last overs he was instrumental in the chennai super kings victory against delhi daredevils he took 17 wickets in 16 matches in the ipl tournament his team the chennai super kings were the runner s up of the ipl tournament for the ipl season of 2011 deccan chargers picked him up for a sum of 290 000 gony was later picked up by kings xi punjab for the season 6 of ipl gony got a chance to play his", "son to nathan and glenys king with 3 sibling a south african former first class cricketer who later became the fitness coach for india and south africa during a period where both teams were fitness strong and winning titles he was also the fitness trainer to chennai super kings from 2008 to 2015 before the team was banned from ipl for 2 years he was roped back for the same role by csk when they made a comeback in 2018 he was a part of indian team since 2003 till his contract ended in 2007 he overtook this post from adrian le roux who previously held this position in indian team he played three first class games for border b in the 1995 96 season he post graduated in human kinetics and ergonomics from king edward vii st john s college rhodes university he was a junior representative of cricket to tvl nuff 1990 92 he soon gave up playing cricket after playing just 3 first class matches for border b team and went on to become a fitness trainer in 2003 he became the fitness trainer to indian national cricket team till the time his contract got over in", "they were one of the eight teams that are competing in the 2015 indian premier league this was their third outing in ipl the team was being captained by david warner and coached by tom moody with muttiah muralitharan as their bowling coach and vvs laxman as the mentor for this team the sunrisers started their campaign against chennai super kings on april 11 2015 at chennai on a losing note and failed to qualify for play offs finishing 6th at the end of the tournament david warner won the orange cap by scoring 562 runs in this ipl they appointed muttiah muralitharan as their bowling coach for 2015 season aca vdca stadium which is located in visakhapatnam andhra pradesh is selected as the secondary home ground for the sunrisers hyderabad it has a seating capacity of 38 000 sunrisers hyderabad played their first 3 home games at this ground the players auction for the 2015 indian premier league held on 16 february 2015 all eight franchises had participated in the auction srh has retained 13 players and released 11 players from the previous season as a result of this retention the team had an auction purse of rs 208", "the competition is sponsored by hero motocorp and is officially known as the hero super cup the competition began with the qualifiers on 15 march 2019 at kalinga stadium in bhubaneshwar and was concluded with the final on 13 april 2019 bengaluru fc were the defending champions but lost to chennai city f c in the quarter finals fc goa won the title by defeating chennaiyin fc 2 1 in the final a total of 16 teams are participating in the competition proper the top six teams from both the i league and indian super league qualified for the super cup automatically while the bottom four sides have participated in the qualifiers after the conclusion of the i league and indian super league seasons the all india football federation announced the draw for the qualification round of the super cup before the qualification round seven i league clubs minerva punjab east bengal mohun bagan neroca gokulam kerala aizawl and chennai city announced they would withdraw from super cup citing unfair treatment to i league clubs chennai city f c had announced they would withdraw from the tournament along with other i league clubs but eventually decided to participate", "the m a chidambaram stadium is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in india and has been the venue for many notable milestones in the history of indian cricket tennis field hockey football and formula racing and squash are the other popular sports the city hosts an atp tennis event the chennai open chennai has a rich legacy in chess and has produced many well known chess players the most notable of them being viswanathan anand the former multiple world chess champion cricket is the most popular sport in chennai the m a chidambaram stadium formerly known as madras cricket club ground or chepauk stadium in chepauk and popularly called the mac is one of the oldest cricket stadiums in india built in 1916 it seats more than 50 000 and is home to the tamil nadu cricket association and the chennai super kings ipl franchise the stadium is famous for its list of records including the first ever test match victory that india recorded in 1951 52 when they defeated england the second of only two tied tests between india and australia in 1986 and saeed anwar s 194 in 1999 which is the third highest odi score by", "he is a right arm medium fast bowler who made his debut during the 2012 13 ranji trophy he picked 31 wickets in 7 matches in that season at an average of 18 he also plays in the indian premier league for the kings xi punjab in july 2018 he was named in the squad for india green for the 2018 19 duleep trophy in december 2018 he was named in india s team for the 2018 acc emerging teams asia cup in august 2019 he was named in the india green team s squad for the 2019 20 duleep trophy rajpoot was signed by chennai super kings in the 2013 indian premier league auction making his debut against mumbai indians he dismissed their captain ricky ponting in his very first over his match figures were 1 25 from 3 overs on 6 february 2016 he was signed by ipl team kolkata knight riders in january 2018 he was bought by the kings xi punjab in the 2018 ipl auction for 3 crores on april 26 rajpoot took 5 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs in a match against the sunrisers hyderabad and earned the man of the match", "he was a member of the kings xi punjab mumbai cricket team and india a cricket team currently he is a member of the indian cricket team and plays for chennai super kings in ipl in march 2017 he played for the team rising pune supergaints shardul was born in a maharashtrian family his father is narendra thakur and mother is hansa thakur earlier in his school cricket he hit 6 sixes from 6 balls in an over while representing swami vivekanand international school borivali he made his first class debut against rajasthan cricket team at jaipur in november 2012 he did not have a good start to his career as he took four wickets at a bowling average of 82 0 from his first four games in 2012 13 ranji season he took 27 wickets at 26 25 from six games with one five wicket haul in the 2013 14 ranji season he took 48 wickets at 20 81 from ten games with five five wicket hauls in 2015 16 ranji trophy final he took eight wickets against the saurashtra cricket team and led mumbai cricket team to win its 41st ranji trophy title in mumbai t20 cricket league", "the team played in the ipl for 2 years the 2016 and 2017 seasons as one of the replacements for chennai super kings and rajasthan royals who were both suspended for two seasons due to illegal betting by their respective owners the franchise was owned by intex technologies in an event held in new delhi the rajkot based team was named as gujarat lions and suresh raina was announced as their captain the team played five of their home matches at saurashtra cricket association stadium rajkot and two of their home matches at green park stadium kanpur in the ipl 2016 in ipl 2016 the team won 9 matches a total of 13 sponsors signed up to partner gujarat lions the official merchandise is provided by tyka and the principal shirt sponsor is oxigen wallet tvs tyres astral pipe intex gujarat tourism are the sponsors for 2016 season kansai nerolac paints and sanghi industries were associate sponsor jio joined for 2017 season during the 2016 ipl players draft the rajkot franchise picked indian cricketers suresh raina and ravindra jadeja along with brendon mccullum james faulkner and dwayne bravo the team was captained by suresh raina in 2017 they bought manpreet", "fleming captained new zealand in the historic first twenty20 international of the world which was played against australia in 2005 as well he retired from international cricket on 26 march 2008 fleming played in the 2008 indian premier league for the chennai super kings after being signed for us 350 000 and became the team s coach from 2009 in february 2015 he was signed as coach of the melbourne stars of the big bash league on 19 january 2018 he resumed his duties as head coach of the chennai super kings in 2018 indian premier league season again after the team was barred from playing in the tournament for two seasons he coached the rising pune supergiant during this time fleming s birth was a result of a brief relationship between his mother pauline fleming and gary kirk pauline raised him as a single mother and he did not meet his father until he was 16 kirk had always maintained a keen interest in his son s progress both kirk and fleming played senior rugby and captained cashmere high s first xv on 9 may 2007 fleming married his long term partner kelly payne in a ceremony held in", "he is a right arm medium fast bowler following his work with pace bowling coach ian pont sharma picked up 37 wickets from 7 games at an average of 23 in the 2012 13 ranji trophy he was then contracted by the ipl franchise chennai super kings for the 2013 season he played 15 matches in 2013 indian premier league and took 23 wickets in december 2018 he was bought by the chennai super kings in the player auction for the 2019 indian premier league for 5 crores sharma made his international debut for india in 4th odi against zimbabwe during india s tour of zimbabwe sharma bowled an economical spell 2 26 in 10 overs and took his first wicket in his fourth over dismissing zimbabwe opening batsman sikandar raza sharma became the second indian after sandeep patil to be adjudged man of the match on odi debut sharma made his t20i debut for india during the 2014 icc world twenty20 tournament in bangladesh his debut match was against australia he took one wicket when he bowled out australian all rounder shane watson he was the third highest wicket taker for india in the 2015 cricket world cup", "she was first recognised for her work as a sculptor in 2002 and then as a theatre actress in chennai based stage plays after appearing as a video jockey with ss music lekha s breakthrough film role was as an independent estranged sister in jayamkondaan 2008 whilst she has gone on to portray roles in the multi starrer vedam and the comedy va lekha washington was born in chennai tamil nadu india to a father of mixed burmese italian and punjabi ancestry kenneth and a maharashtrian mother geeta despite the mixed heritage lekha has stated that she prefers herself as tamilian due to her upbringing in chennai and speaks english tamil and marathi at home she is a huge fan supporter of chennai super kings in ipl lekha did her schooling in good shepherd convent chennai and later pursued a degree in fine arts at stella maris college chennai and went on to attend the national institute of design taking courses first in lifestyle product design and then re applying to enrol in the film and video communication course during her time studying film making she opted for a career in front of the camera rather than from behind during", "the team is led by ajay thakur and coached by k baskaran the team is owned by nimmagadda prasad and former indian cricket captain sachin tendulkar actors allu arjun and ram charan and also allu aravind actor kamal hasan is the brand ambassador of the team tamil thalaivas play their home matches at the jawaharlal nehru stadium chennai tamil nadu the thalaivas had a good auction as they picked star defender amit hooda who bagged a whopping rs 63 lakh along with c arun and sanket chavan to make the defence rock solid they also roped in one of the best do or die raiders ajay thakur who will also be leading the team onto the pitch as captain m thivakaran and sombir are other important names in attack source prokabaddi com the teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity each team will play 15 intra zonal matches and 7 inter zonal matches tamil thalaivas announced muthoot fincorp india will be the official title sponsor for season 5 2017 powered by maha cement associate sponsors are agni steels nippon paints smartron and admiral sportswear", "it was held in india from 19 september to 9 october 2011 it was the first edition after nokia replaced bharti airtel as the tournament s title sponsor the defending champions were the chennai super kings the mumbai indians emerged the winners of the tournament defeating the royal challengers bangalore in the final david warner from the new south wales blues won the golden bat award while ravi rampaul was awarded the golden wicket award and lasith malinga was declared the player of the tournament the tournament was the first edition to feature a qualifying stage which consists of six teams competing for three spots in the main tournament the main tournament had the same format as the previous year it consists of 23 matches and is divided into a group stage and a knockout stage if a match ends in a tie a super over will be played to determine the winner the group stage has the teams divided into two equal groups with each playing a round robin tournament the top two teams of each group advance to the knockout stage the knockout stage consists of two semi finals with the top team of one group facing the", "two home games of ipl team chennai super kings will be held at jsca stadium it was inaugurated in january 2013 as of 19 october 2019 it has hosted 2 test 5 odis and 2 t20i it has a capacity of 50 000 the jsca s decision to build a new cricket stadium in ranchi stemmed from a dispute with tata steel regarding allocations of international matches and conducting matches in keenan stadium this conflict came about when an international match between india and england was moved to bangalore with the jsca stating they did not receive any response from tata steel following this the jsca decided a new stadium was needed jsca stadium constructed by m s ram kripal singh construction private limited ranchi jharkhand as jharkhand state cricket association is a full member of the board of control for cricket in india bcci it organises international matches in the state but jsca did not own any international cricket stadiums the only one being keenan stadium jamshedpur which was owned by tata steel therefore it was decided to construct its own international cricket stadium in ranchi the capital of jharkhand the design commission was given to architectural consultants kothari", "the tournament was hosted by india and had an estimated television audience of more than 200 million people in the country it was played between 12 march and 25 april 2010 it was also the first ever cricket tournament that was broadcast live on youtube the final four matches of the tournament were screened in 3d across movie halls in india the tournament was won by the chennai super kings who defeated the mumbai indians in the final played at mumbai the purple cap went to pragyan ojha of deccan chargers while the orange cap and the player of the tournament award were awarded to sachin tendulkar of the mumbai indians saurabh tiwary was declared the u 23 success of the tournament while the chennai super kings won the fair play award five new venues were introduced for the third edition of ipl these included nagpur cuttack mumbai ahmedabad and dharamsala nagpur cuttack and mumbai amongst them hosted the home games for deccan chargers and ahmedabad and dharamsala shared some of the home matches of rajasthan royals and kings xi punjab respectively additionally hyderabad which hosted all deccan s home games in 2008 did not host any games this season", "the team is currently led by ajay thakur and coached by e baskaran tamil thalaivas play their home matches at the jawaharlal nehru stadium chennai tamil nadu tamil thalaivas announced edachery bhaskaran as their new head coach kasinatha baskaran who had been at the helm of affairs in the previous season will move into the role of technical director strategic grassroot program of the franchise tamil thalaivas retained the core in form of ajay thakur amit hooda and c arun along with d pratap as a new young player ahead of the auction sukesh hegde and darshan j were also purchased by the franchise at an identical amount of rs 28 lakh all rounder manjeet chillar was also picked up by the thalaivas for rs 20 lakhs while rajnish and anand join the team as new young players thalaivas managed to pick up a lot of players on their base price snapping up a number of bargain buys in the process south korean duo chan sik park and jae min lee were two such players tamil thalaivas announced muthoot fincorp india will be the official title sponsor for season 5 2017 powered by maha cement associate sponsors are agni steels", "the franchise is owned by idream cinemas and idream properties the franchise was founded in 2016 the team is led by tamil nadu cricketer anirudha srikkanth and is coached by former tamil nadu cricketer p c prakash idream group of companies ventured into real estate development plots and flat construction named as idream properties the vision is to make a variance in real estate and provide a comfortable platform for people to dwell in the tournament has adopted a play off style game plan for the top 4 teams in the 2016 edition karaikudi kaalai finished fifth and missed the cut to qualify for the playoffs by a whisker the franchise qualified for the playoffs in the 2017 and 2018 editions but lost in the eliminator in the playoff stage three players were retained from the 2017 edition of the tamil nadu premier league shajahan m mohan prasath s and rajkumar r were retained by the franchise the 2018 draft saw the franchise rope in indian wicket keeper batsman dinesh karthik and retain the services of anirudha srikkanth here is the list of the players who will represent idream karaikudi kaalai here is the list of the support staff of", "the tournament which was held from 10 to 26 september 2010 in south africa featured 10 domestic twenty20 teams from india australia sri lanka new zealand the west indies and south africa the chennai super kings emerged the winners of the tournament defeating the warriors in the final murali vijay from the chennai super kings won the golden bat award and was declared the man of the match of the final while ravichandran ashwin was awarded the golden wicket award and declared the player of the tournament the song i like it by enrique iglesias was taken as the official song for the 2010 champions league twenty20 enrique performed the song along with be with you at the opening ceremony of the tournament in february 2010 cricket south africa announced that south africa was chosen as the host of the tournament this was later denied by tournament chairman lalit modi who listed south africa australia england india and the middle east all as possible contenders for hosting the tournament on 25 april 2010 at the conclusion of the 2010 indian premier league it was announced that south africa was officially chosen as the host of the tournament south africa had", "former contestants from previous seasons of the airtel super singer and airtel super singer junior shows are divided into 6 teams 15 league matches are held where each team competes against the other five teams 4 teams are selected for the knockout semi finals before the remaining 2 teams compete against each other in the finals the show was powered by bharti airtel the innisai indians team was captained by airtel super singer season 1 winner nikhil mathew the contestants selected as members of the innisai indian team were the symphony super kings team was captained by airtel super singer season 3 winner saicharan the harmony heart breakers team was captained by airtel super singer season 3 finalist pooja vaidyanath the rhythmic royals team was captained by airtel super singer season 3 finalist srinivas raghunathan the chennai rock stars team was captained by airtel super singer season 3 second runner up santhosh hariharan the blue strings team was captained by airtel super singer season 3 first runner up sathyaprakash symphony super kings vs innisai indians and harmony heart breakers vs rhythmic royals symphony superkings and harmony heart breakers qualified to the finals the finals consisted of a competitive match between", "the indian premier league ipl is a professional league for twenty20 cricket in india which has been held annually since its first edition in 2008 in the nine seasons played 34 players have captained their team in at least one match mumbai indians s rohit sharma is the most successful captain of ipl with 4 title wins mumbai indians with win loss percentage of 58 65 chennai super kings s mahendra singh dhoni has 3 titles and has played the most matches as a captain and with highest win loss percentage among successful captains who have captained over 10 matches with win loss percentage of 60 11 and gautam gambhir s with a win loss percentage of 55 46 has 2 titles dhoni has played 162 matches and won the most matches playing as a captain with 100 and has lost the most matches playing as a captain with 64 mahela jayawardene and kumar sangakkara are the only players to captain three teams the former has captained the delhi daredevils the kings xi punjab and the kochi tuskers kerala whereas kane williamson has captained sunrisers hyderabad james hopes of the daredevils has captained the most matches without registering a win", "he is a right arm fast medium bowler he announced his retirement from first class and list a cricket in november 2016 he is currently bowling coach for the chennai super kings his former side in the indian premier league lakshmipathy balaji was born in chennai in 1981 on 27 september balaji became a member of the indian cricket team as fast medium bowler in 2003 playing for his state team since 2001 he made his test debut against new zealand at ahmedabad in 2003 he was recognised after his performance in the 2004 india pakistan series in that series he played a significant part in indian team s historic victories but after an injury his international cricket career was put on hold he made a comeback in pakistan s 2005 tour of india taking 5 wickets in the first innings injury kept him out of cricket for the next 3 years balaji made his return to domestic cricket in 2007 after a strong 2008 domestic season where balaji was instrumental in helping tamil nadu reach the ranji trophy semifinals balaji was called up to the international squad in january 2009 to replace an injured munaf patel who sustained a", "founded in 2008 the team is owned by india s biggest conglomerate reliance industries through its 100 subsidiary indiawin sports since its establishment the team has played its home matches in the 33 108 capacity wankhede stadium in mumbai in 2017 the mumbai indians became the first franchise to cross the 100 million mark in brand value among the ipl franchises the brand value of mumbai indians in 2019 is estimated to be around 809 crore roughly 115 million the highest among all the ipl franchises for the fourth consecutive year mumbai indians is the most successful team in the ipl they won the 2011 champions league twenty20 after beating royal challengers bangalore by 31 runs in the final the team won the double by winning its first ipl title in 2013 by defeating chennai super kings by 23 runs in the final and then defeated the rajasthan royals by 33 runs to win its second champions league twenty20 title later that year they won their second ipl title on 24 may 2015 by defeating the chennai super kings by 41 runs in the final and became the third team to win more than one ipl title on 21 may" ]

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He continues to sing the song, but now he means it. .... If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, 12''.", "Alley cat song from the 60 s 1 hit for the singer Dion during 1961 after he split with the Belmonts. ... He warns all potential lovers to avoid her at all costs, as Sue \"runs around\" with ... I do A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue Ah, she likes to travel around She'll love you ... me put you wise Sue goes out with other guys Here's the moral and the story from...", "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) - Wikipedia I'd Do Anything for Love is a song written by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Meat Loaf with Lorraine Crosby. The song was released in 1993 as the first single from the album Bat Out of ... At the song's conclusion, the woman predicts two things that he will do: \"You'll see that it's time to move on\", and \"You'll be screwing..." ]

[ "I could not find him in the Olympic database. What year? Spelling could be wrong." ]

[ "Most gold medals (including Olympic gold medals) are gold-plated, exceptions being the Congressional Gold Medal and Nobel Prize winners' medals, which are solid gold.\\n\\nHere is some more info on the subject.\\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_medal", "There is no official limit, but it depends on how many events their particular specialty contains. For example a swimmer (Mark Spitz for example) could win oh i don't know 8 gold medals. A track athlete can win as many medals as events he can enter. But someone like a figure skater, who pretty much can enter only one event can only win the one gold.", "You sure it's not Attila the Hun? No T in his last name", "Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor.", "Larissa Latynina has won the most and is tied for the gold - 18 Medals, 9 Gold\\n\\nMark Spitz - 11 Medals, 9 Gold\\n\\nPaavo Nurmi - 12 Medals, 9 Gold", "There is not point differential in the Olympic Medals, but when compiling medals tables golds are more valuable than silvers, silvers are more valuable then bronzes and if more than one country has the same numbers of each type of medal then they sort by country name in alphabetical order in the majority language of the host nation", "Greatest male athlete of all time - Jim Thorpe. Jim Thorpe is the only person in history to win gold medals in the pentathlon and the decathlon in the same Olympics. He was one of the greatest football players of all time (the only player to be named to both the Pioneer Era and Modern Era All-Star teams), a major league baseball player, a scratch golfer, an excellent tennis player, a competition class surfer, a top swimmer and a professional basketball player (pre-NBA). And he did it without steroids.", "Eric Heiden with 5 gold medals", "Finland has won two silver medals and three bronze medals, but zero gold medals.", "First of all her name is Melissa Wu not Michelle Wu and also she did not win the gold medal i believe becaue she is so young and inexperience.", "Germany, with 18 medals (7 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze)\\nNorway, with 16 medals (2 gold, 7 silver, 7 bronze)\\nUnited States, with 14 medals (7 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)\\n\\nThis is as of Monday 2-20-06 at approximately 3:30pm Eastern Time.", "In the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, the United States of America won a total of 34 medals including 10 Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals, and 11 Bronze Medals.", "As usual, the Russians won the gold medal in Ice Dancing.", "In Pairs:\\nUSSR/EUN/Russia - an impressive 12 Gold Medals (1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)\\n\\nIn Ice Dancing:\\nUSSR/EUN/Russia - 7 Gold Medals in an event that's only been in 8 Olympics (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2006)\\n\\nIn Individual Women:\\nUSA - 7 Gold Medals (1956, 1960, 1968, 1976, 1992, 1998, 2002)\\n\\nIndividual Men:\\nUSA - 6 Gold Medals (1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1984, 1988)", "They don't play national anthems until the medal ceremony in which they play the country's national anthem that won the gold medal.", "Gold medals are made of 92.5% pure silver and must be gilded with at least 0.2 ounces of gold.", "Because they either wanted a different color from the Yellowish gold medal, Silverish silver medal. So they have a Brownish bronze medal. Or they can't afford some other medal made out of more expensive material.", "Silver and Bronze medals are made of actual silver and bronze.\\n\\nGold medals are made of sterling silver, which are then coated with a minimum of 6 grams of pure gold.", "the actual gold in the medal is only valued at about $100", "Yes Shawn White is hot and he gots a gold medal.", "Jean-Claude Killy of France with 3 gold medals", "james,\\n\\nA country wins ONE medal for each event. If there are say, two members to a team, ex. two-person luge, each member will get a gold medal. Statistically however, one medal per event.", "In the 2002 Olympics, Sara Hughes won the gold medal in figure skating. She has medaled in other competitions as well, including the US Championships and the World Championships.", "Cael Sanderson without a doubt because he won a gold medal and went undefeated in college", "During the Torino Olympics Cindy Klassen (Speed Skating)from Canada won 5 medals. 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze. That's made her the biggest winner in Torino.\\n\\nIn 1980, in Lake PLacid, Eric Heiden from USA won 5 gold medals. That I think is the best in one olympics.\\n\\nBut, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (Biathlon) is the most decorated athlete. He had 6 medals before the Torino games and add three other medals. So he has now 9 winter olympic medals (5-3-1).", "Emil Zatopek from Czechoslovakia won the gold medal with Reinaldo Gorno (Argentina) and Gustaf Jansson (Sweden) came in taking the silver and bronze medals respectively.", "He won a total of ten medals : 09 gold and 01 silver\\n\\nHere the listing :\\n\\nLos Angeles 1984\\n100m (Gold)\\n200m (Gold)\\n4x100m relay (Gold)\\nlong jump (Gold)\\n\\nSeoul 1988 (Gold) \\n100m (Gold) \\n200m (Silver)\\nlong jump (Gold)\\n\\nBarcelona 1992 \\n4x100m relay (Gold)\\nlong jump (Gold)\\n\\nAtlanta 1996 \\nlong jump", "Vonetta Flowers was the First African American to have won the Gold Medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (in bobsleigh)", "The next Winter Olympics will take place in Turin, Italy, from February 10th - 26th 2006 and one of the names to watch out for will be the British curling women's team who will try and defend their gold medal from Salt Lake City", "There are TWO gold medals (and two silvers and two bronzes) awarded in the pairs skating, but as each pair represents one country, the medal is counted as one more to the country's tally", "The Olympics ended yesterday and Canada had 24 Medals (the 3rd most out of all the countries). It had 7 Gold, 10 Silver, and 7 Bronze medals.", "I don't know about the actual medal's worth, but the USOC pays athletes $25,000 for winning an inidividual gold. There are prizes for silver, bronze and team medals, too." ]

[ "Chinese Catholic bishop Peter Shao Zhumin was seized by authorities in May, Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said.\nThe cleric's family has been given no information on the reasons for his removal or his current whereabouts.\nRelations between the Vatican and China have been strained by disputes over who can appoint bishops in the country.\nMr Burke said he was \"profoundly saddened\" by the situation involving the detention of a bishop from his diocese in Wenzhou, in China's southeastern Zhejiang province.\nHe said the incident was detrimental to efforts to reach an understanding with the Chinese authorities on the status of the Church in the communist state.\n\"The Holy See hopes that Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin may return as soon as possible to his diocese and that he be allowed to carry out his ministry in peace,\" Mr Burke said.\nCatholics who have been seeking news of the bishop fear that he may be being pressured by the authorities to pledge his allegiance to the Communist Party instead of the Vatican.\nThe news comes amid recent reports that the Vatican and Beijing are drawing closer to reaching an historic agreement governing the selection of bishops for 10 million Chinese Roman Catholics.\nThere are currently about 100 Catholic bishops in China, with some approved by Beijing, some approved by the Vatican and, informally, many now approved by both.\nAn agreement between the Chinese government and Pope Francis on who has the authority to appoint bishops in the country would be a positive step towards re-establishing diplomatic relations between China and the Vatican." ]

[ "The Vatican made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday.\nBishop of Limburg Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst has been accused of spending more than 31m euros (£26m) on renovating his official residence.\nThe cleric, dubbed the \"bishop of bling\" by the media, offered to resign when the scandal broke last October.\nIn response, Pope Francis temporarily suspended Bishop Tebartz-van Elst and instructed a Church commission to investigate the matter.\nPope Francis has repeatedly expressed his disapproval of senior clerics whose lifestyles seem too lavish.\nOn Wednesday, the Vatican said the inquiry found that the senior cleric could no longer exercise his ministry.\nThe Church called on the diocese of Limburg to accept the decision \"with docility\" and to work toward restoring a \"climate of charity and reconciliation\".\nThe Vatican did not further elaborate on the future of Bishop Tebartz-van Elst, but said he would get a new position \"at the opportune time\".\nAuxiliary Bishop Manfred Grothe has been appointed to run the Limburg diocese.\nBishop Tebartz-van Elst and his luxury lifestyle have become infamous in Germany, where many people pay a Church tax to the state. The tax raised 5.2bn euros for Catholics and 4.6bn euros for Protestants in 2012.\nAt the heart of the criticism was the refurbishment of the cleric's official residence, originally set to cost 5.5m euros.\nGerman media reported that the quarters were fitted with a 15,000-euro bath, a conference table for 25,000 euros and a private chapel worth 2.9m euros.\nThe bishop was also under fire for a first-class flight to India to visit the poor.\nThe story attracted heavy coverage and stoked controversy among Catholics.\nIt was in Germany that Martin Luther launched the Reformation five centuries ago in response to what he said were excesses and abuses within the Church.", "The Dalai Lama, who is visiting Rome, had requested a meeting.\nA Vatican spokesman said that although the Pope held him \"in very high regard\", the request had been declined \"for obvious reasons\".\nCorrespondents say the Vatican does not want to jeopardise efforts to improve relations with China.\nChina describes the Dalai Lama as a separatist and reacts angrily when foreign dignitaries meet him.\nThe Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 after Chinese troops crushed an attempted uprising in Tibet.\nHe now advocates a \"middle way\" with China, seeking autonomy but not independence for Tibet. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.\n\"Pope Francis obviously holds the Dalai Lama in very high regard but he will not be meeting any of the Nobel laureates,\" a Vatican spokesman said. He added that the Pope would send a video message to the conference.\nA spokesman for the Dalai Lama said he was \"disappointed at not being able to call on His Holiness the Pope but he does not want to cause any inconvenience\".\nAnalysts say the Vatican and China are at odds over control of the Catholic Church in China.\nThe Chinese Communist Party oversees an official community, known as the Patriotic Association and believed to number about 12 million people, but there is also a much larger underground Church that is loyal to the Pope.\nA serious bone of contention between China and the Vatican is which side should have the final say in the appointment of bishops.\nA Vatican official said the Pope's decision was \"not taken out of fear but to avoid any suffering by those who have already suffered\".\nThe last time the Dalai Lama was granted a papal audience was in 2006 when he met former Pope Benedict XVI.\nThe Dalai Lama is in Rome for a meeting of Nobel Peace Prize winners. It was initially to be held in South Africa but was relocated to Rome after South Africa refused the Dalai Lama a visa.", "Bishops who are \"negligent\" in dealing with priests committing abuse will be removed under the new legal procedures.\nThe decree comes in response to long-running demands by abuse victims and their supporters to hold bishops accountable if they fail to protect their flocks from paedophiles.\nExisting laws relating to abuse cases would be tightened, the Pope said.\nHe acknowledged that canon law already allows for a bishop to be removed for negligence but says he wants a more precise definition of the \"grave reasons\" that could lead to dismissal.\n\"I intend to specify that among these so-called 'serious reasons' is the negligence of bishops in the exercise of their functions, especially in cases of sexual abuse of minors or vulnerable adults,\" Pope Francis wrote.\nVatican spokesman Federico Lombardi was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying that the pontiff had also established a group of lawyers to help him make decisions that could result in the dismissal of a bishop.\nHis motu proprio (on his own impulse) decree emphasises that the Church \"loves all its sons, but cares for and protects with special attention those who are weakest and defenceless\".\nThis explains the requirement for priests, especially bishops, to display \"particular diligence\" in this area, the Pope said.\nSome bishops have covered up abuse by transferring perpetrators from parish to parish rather than reporting them to police.\nPope Francis set up a Vatican commission to establish best practice in relation to abuse cases and expose wrongdoing in parishes in 2014.\nThe pontiff tweeted on Saturday: \"Let us hear the cry of the victims and those suffering, no family without a home, no child without a childhood.\"\nThe Roman Catholic Church has for much of the last 15 years been forced on the defensive by scandals involving priests who are alleged to have abused children and then been transferred rather than handed over to the authorities.", "The worshippers, from the Shouwang church, were trying to hold an outdoor service because they are prevented from using their own premises.\nPolice have recently arrested dozens of people from the church.\nThe authorities have also been carrying out a wider suppression of dissent - harassing foreign reporters and detaining lawyers and activists.\nThe most high-profile detainee, artist Ai Weiwei, was taken by police as he tried to board a flight earlier this month.\nHis family say they do not know where he is, whether he has been charged with an offence, or even whether he has been formally arrested.\nChina's constitution guarantees freedom of religion, but the Communist Party tries to control where people worship.\nThere are an estimated 70 million Christians in the country, about 20 million of whom attend government-approved churches.\nThe rest worship with unregistered groups known as \"house\" churches.\nSuch groups are broadly tolerated, but Shouwang leaders have annoyed the authorities in recent weeks by insisting on trying to hold services in the open.\nShouwang is one of Beijing's biggest so-called underground Churches, with more than 1,000 members.\nThe BBC's Damian Grammaticas in Beijing says police personnel were on every street corner in the area where the worshippers were due to meet on Sunday morning.\nHe says the authorities rounded up anyone suspected of being a member of the Shouwang church and loaded them on to buses to be driven to police stations.\nOne of the church's leaders Jin Tianming, who is under house arrest, told AFP news agency that between 20 and 30 members had been detained.\nHe said they had been taken to several different police stations.\nAbout 100 Shouwang members were held earlier this month, and 12 of its leaders are under house arrest.\nBob Fu, of the US-based Christian China Aid Association, says the crackdown on Christian worship is wider than Beijing.\nHe says churchgoers in the southern city of Guangzhou have been refused permission to hold Easter services, and Christians in the northern city of Hohhot are facing repression.\n\"There is a very large house church in Hohhot. They were also under crackdown. More than a dozen of the leaders are now under criminal detention,\" said Mr Fu, who is a critic of Beijing's religious policies.\nThe authorities have not yet commented on the latest detentions.", "The Chinese authorities have said nothing about his arrest while boarding a Hong Kong flight, even to his family.\nThe United States, Britain and Germany have all expressed their concern.\nThe US embassy in Beijing said the activist's detention was \"inconsistent with the fundamental freedoms and human rights of all Chinese citizens\".\nHuman rights groups say it is part of a crackdown on dissent in China following protests in the Middle East and North Africa.\nThey believe Beijing is keen to prevent similar scenes in China.\nHuman Rights Watch said up to 25 lawyers, activists and bloggers had been either detained, arrested or had disappeared. Dozens more had been subjected to harassment, it said.\nIn a statement issued on Tuesday, Markus Ederer, the European Union's ambassador in China, said: \"[We are] concerned by the increasing use of arbitrary detention against human rights defenders, lawyers and activists in China.\"\n\"We call on the Chinese authorities to refrain from using arbitrary detention under any circumstances.\"\nBeijing lawyer Liu Xiaoyan told the BBC he had been summoned by the police and held for 10 hours last Saturday after posting online notes asking about a missing Shanghai lawyer.\n\"They accused me of causing trouble by discussing the missing lawyer,\" he said.\nMr Liu, a friend of the artist, said by law the police should by now have either charged or released Mr Ai.\nAi Weiwei is an internationally renowned artist. He currently has an exhibition at the Tate Modern gallery in London, displaying 100 million porcelain objects that look like sunflower seeds.\nThe 53-year-old is also one of the Chinese government's fiercest critics, complaining about a lack of basic rights and freedoms - often incorporating these political themes into his work.", "The 36-year-old, identified only as Wojciech G, is accused of molesting boys while serving as a parish priest on the Caribbean island.\nHe denies the accusations.\nLast year Polish archbishop Jozef Wesolowski was recalled to Rome amid claims he sexually abused children in the Dominican Republic.\nThe 65-year-old archbishop, formerly the Vatican's representative to the island, is one of the highest ranking Catholic Church officials to be investigated for alleged abuse.\nIn the latest case, Wojciech G was arrested at his home near Krakow on Monday and is expected to be formally charged on Tuesday.\nThe BBC's Adam Easton in Warsaw says the Catholic Church in Poland has largely been spared the sex abuse scandals that have made headlines in Ireland or the US.\nBut this case - and similar accusations against Archbishop Wesolowski, who served as the Papal Nuncio in the Dominican Republic until last August - are starting to change that.\nEarlier this month, a Polish man who was abused by a priest as a child announced he was suing the country's Roman Catholic Church - the first such civil case in the country.\nThe church leadership apologised to all child abuse victims last year, but insisted it would not pay damages for the crimes of individual clergymen.\nMeanwhile, the UN has said the Vatican should \"immediately remove\" all clergy who were known or suspected child abusers.\nIn a report, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child also denounced the Holy See for adopting policies which allowed priests to sexually abuse thousands of children.", "Mr Ge was taken from his Guangzhou home overnight but released late on Friday.\nHe had posted a picture of the Panama Canal, with photoshopped images of President Xi Jinping and two former Chinese leaders in the picture.\nThe Panama Papers showed that relatives of several Chinese leaders had links to offshore firms.\nMr Ge, a high-profile civil rights campaigner, was last detained 10 months ago, then released after a public petition, the BBC's Shanghai correspondent Robin Brant reports.\nHe was detained this time for \"insulting other people\".\nMr Ge said police had asked him where he got the picture from and made him write a letter of assurance promising not to post the picture again.\nHe told the BBC he had been released at 21:40 (13:40 GMT), after 22 hours in detention.\nDozens of human rights lawyers had gathered outside the public security bureau on Friday to show their support for Mr Ge.\nThe incident comes just a day after the US criticised Beijing for what it called a \"severe crackdown\" on lawyers linked to human rights campaigners.\nLast July, the Chinese authorities launched what appeared to be an orchestrated campaign, when more than 280 human rights lawyers and activists - along with their associates - were summoned or detained or just disappeared.\nWhile many have since been released, others were formally arrested or charged with subversion.", "Among the detainees is Zhang Kai, a prominent Christian lawyer, as well as pastors and activists.\nThey were rounded up on 25 August, the evening before a planned meeting with David Saperstein, the US envoy for religious freedoms.\nHe described it as a \"particularly alarming development\".\n\"These detentions fit into the disturbing pattern of state intimidation of public interest lawyers, internet activists, journalists, religious leaders,\" Mr Saperstein told reporters, saying other people who had met or tried to meet him had faced harassment.\n\"They clearly underscore the precariousness of religious life in China,\" he said.\n\"It is a source of great concern to us and we are calling on the government to immediately release all these human rights activists and religious leaders.\"\nMr Zhang has been representing Christians in Zhejiang province, where the authorities have been cracking down on Christianity, ordering churches to remove visible crosses and demolishing some church buildings.\nHe was arrested in Wenzhou, along with his assistants and a number of others.\nHis lawyer told BBC Chinese that Mr Zhang was accused of \"undermining national security\" and \"disturbing social order\" and was under police surveillance.\nSome of those detained with him have since been released.\nRights group Amnesty International says it believes some 240 activists and lawyers have been detained or questioned in China since July.", "Bishop Robert Finn admitted in 2012 that he waited six months before reporting a priest who had lewd photos of young girls on his computer.\nThe offending priest was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.\nSince Mr Finn's guilty plea on failing his duty, the Vatican had been under pressure to remove him.\nThe 62-year-old's resignation means he is no longer head of the Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph in northern and western Missouri.\nBishop Robert Finn offered his resignation under a part of canon law that allows bishops to resign if they are ill or because of a \"grave\" reason that makes them unfit to continue in their role.\nThe Vatican has not explicitly said why it took this decision.\nHe is the highest-ranking church official in the US to be convicted of failing to take action in response to abuse allegations.\nCardinal Bernard Law resigned from his post in Boston in 2002 when widespread allegations of sex abuse in his archdiocese came to light.\nThe Vatican's unwillingness to act against Mr Finn for three years after he pleaded guilty had fuelled charges that priests continued to enjoy protection even after Pope Francis pledged \"zero tolerance\".\nAnne Barrett Doyle, co-director of BishopAccountability.org, an online abuse resource, said the resignation was a welcome step, but she called on the pope to publicly state that Mr Finn was removed over his conduct in the case of his priest, Rev Shawn Ratigan.\n\"We urge Pope Francis to issue such a statement immediately. That would be unprecedented, and it would send a bracing message to bishops and religious superiors worldwide that a new era has begun,\" she said.\nMr Ratigan's computer had hundreds of lewd photos of young girls taken in or near churches were he worked.", "Wesolowski, 66, was found dead in his rooms in Vatican City in front of the television, officials said.\nHe had been taken ill just before the start of his Vatican trial in July.\nHe was accused of paying for sex with children in the Dominican Republic and would have been the first senior church official tried on paedophile charges.\nWesolowski was recalled to Rome and defrocked by Church authorities in 2013 after he was filmed by local television apparently seeking child prostitutes in Santo Domingo.\nThe case was seen as a test of the Vatican's pledge to stamp out abuse.\nLast year, the Pope compared the actions of those who commit such crimes to a \"satanic mass\".\nVatican spokesman Father Ciro Benedettini said first checks indicated that the former archbishop had died of natural causes, but an autopsy was being carried out.\nWesolowski was charged with abusing children in the Dominican Republican between 2008-2013 and also charged with possession of child pornography, dating from his return to Rome in 2013.\nHe was due to have been tried under a new court system, set up by Pope Francis, to try clerics and employees of the Church who have been accused of exploiting minors.\nIf convicted, he could have faced between six and 10 years in jail.\nWesolowski had already been found guilty of abuse by a church tribunal and defrocked. He was placed under house arrest last September following the decision to pursue criminal charges against him.\nThe BBC's David Willey in Rome says Pope Francis has promised to show zero tolerance towards clergy who molest children, but he has been criticised by victims' groups for doing too little too late.\nBarbara Dorris, of the abuse survivors' network Snap, said the Vatican should have handed over Wesolowski to \"secular authorities\".\nHad they done so, she said, \"he might have already been tried, convicted and imprisoned. And more truth about wrongdoers in his case might have surfaced.\"", "It is the first official comment about Lee Ming-che since he went missing in southern China earlier in March.\nMr Lee is in good health, officials say. No details have been released about where he is being held.\nHe specialises in promoting human rights and democracy on social media.\nThe BBC's John Sudworth in Beijing says that his detention fits a pattern of increasing intolerance in China of human rights and civil society activists, including those based overseas.\nWhy is Spain in the middle of a spat between China and Taiwan?\nChina accused by Taiwan of stepping up spy operations\nChina aircraft carrier crosses Taiwan Strait amid tension\nWhat's behind the China-Taiwan divide?\nEarlier this week China banned a visiting professor - a Chinese national but with permanent Australian residency - from leaving the country, apparently because of his human rights research.\nMr Lee - a regular visitor to China - went missing after entering the semi-autonomous Chinese territory of Macau on 19 March. He failed to attend a meeting later that day with a friend across the border in mainland China.\n\"Regarding Lee Ming-che's case, because he is suspected of pursing activities harmful to national security, the investigation into him is being handled in line with legal procedures,\" Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Ma Xiaoguang said.\nFriends and supporters of Mr Lee say the authorities may have been alerted after he used the social media platform WeChat as a forum to debate China-Taiwan relations.\nTaiwan's governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said over the weekend that China's failure to release details about Mr Lee was causing \"anxiety and panic\" to his family. It demanded better protection for Taiwanese people in China.\nMr Ma insisted however that said Taiwanese people coming to China for \"normal\" activities did not have anything to worry about.\n\"The mainland has rule of law,\" he said. \"On this point, Taiwan compatriots can rest at ease.\"\nRelations between the two countries have deteriorated over the last year, mainly because China is resentful of the DPP's traditional support for Taiwanese independence.\nChina strictly curtails freedom of speech and is frequently criticised by rights groups for arbitrary detentions, official brutality, widespread corruption, a lack of transparency, a pliant judiciary and little in the way of democracy.\nIt is also extremely sensitive to criticism and has cracked down on domestic critics.", "The Missionaries of Mercy, nicknamed the super-confessors, were given the special license for the Vatican's Jubilee year, which ends in November.\nGrave sins include defiling consecrated bread and wine, violating confessional secrecy, and plotting to kill a pope.\nPope Francis has often said the Church needs to be less rigid and judgemental.\nHe has declared this a Holy Year of Mercy, and is using it to spread a message of forgiveness - particularly among Catholics who have strayed from the faith and are keen to return.\nAt a Vatican ceremony on Tuesday, the Pope addressed some 700 of the chosen priests, saying penitents should be welcomed with open arms, instead of being judged with \"a sense of superiority\".\n\"It's not with the cudgel of judgment that we will succeed in bringing the lost sheep back to the fold,'' he told a gathering in the Apostolic Palace.\nThe priests have been selected from dioceses around the world, and are expected to carry out their special mission in countries including Burundi, Egypt, China and the United Arab Emirates.\nOne of the priests is expected to travel among Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic, while another one is planning to tour remote parts of Australia in a van.\nThe grave sins that the priests can temporarily forgive may usually only be pardoned by senior bishops, Vatican officials or the Pope himself.\nAbortion falls within the category of serious transgressions, but the Pope last year announced that he would allow all regular priests to grant absolution for this sin to women who wished to repent, for the duration of the Holy Year.\nThe Pope said that he recognised some women felt they had no choice but to take the \"agonising\" decision to have an abortion.", "Zhang Kai admitted to various crimes including disturbing social order in a broadcast on Thursday.\nHe has been helping defend Christians resisting government orders to remove crosses from buildings.\nChina says it guarantees religious freedom but there are concerns about a crackdown on Christian activities.\nOn Friday a pastor was jailed for refusing to remove a cross from his church's roof.\nThe authorities have justified the tearing down of crosses by saying they break planning rules.\nZhang Kai was arrested last year shortly before a planned meeting with the US envoy on religious freedoms.\nIn the broadcast, Mr Zhang said he had assisted the Christians because he wanted wealth and fame.\n\"I really regret doing these things, I feel very remorseful,\" he said.\n\"These things violated China's law and violated my personal integrity as a lawyer, and they harmed societal structure and national security.\"\nChina frequently airs confessions from high-profile suspects on television.\nCondemning the broadcast, a US State Department spokesman said \"such confessions are counter to the standards of a rule of law.\n\"We urge China to release Zhang and others detained for seeking to peacefully uphold the freedom of religion guaranteed in China's constitution.\"", "The request stems from a report into Canada's history of taking indigenous children from their parents and sending them to residential schools.\nMany children experienced neglect and abuse while far from their families.\nMr Trudeau meets with the Pope on Monday.\nThe \"call to action\" from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) report also requests the pontiff to deliver the apology in Canada.\nAs an example the TRC report pointed to 2010, when Pope Benedict apologised to victims of child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Ireland and acknowledged the sense of betrayal in the Church felt by victims and their families.\nMr Trudeau's Liberal party have promised to fully implement all 94 recommendations issued by the TRC in 2015.\nIn 2008, former prime minister Stephen Harper issued an apology on behalf of Canadians for the Indian Residential Schools system, calling it \"a sad chapter in our history\".\nA year later, Pope Benedict expressed \"his sorrow at the anguish caused by the deplorable conduct of some members of the Church\" to a delegation from the Assembly of First Nations, a national advocacy organization, who went to the Vatican.\nIn 2015, Mr Harper met with Pope Francis and called attention to the findings by the commission.\nThe residential school system forcibly removed some 150,000 aboriginal children from their families over the course of a century, with the goal to assimilate them on the assumption their own cultures and spiritual beliefs were inferior and unequal.\nThe TRC report has called it \"cultural genocide\".\nAccording to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, about 16 out of 70 Catholic dioceses in Canada were associated with the former residential schools.\nMost schools were operated as joint ventures with Anglican, Presbyterian or United Churches.\nThose churches have all also issued apologies in various forms.", "The disappearance of Fr Jose Luis Sanchez Ruiz had sparked two days of unrest in the town of Catemaco.\nHe is the third Roman Catholic priest abducted in the eastern Mexican state since September. The other two were found shot dead by a roadside.\nClerics said Fr Sanchez Ruiz had been targeted because he fought corruption.\n\"He had received threats in recent days because he is a defender of human rights,\" said Fr Aaron Reyes, a spokesman for the diocese. \"He has criticised the system of corruption and the crime problem in Catemaco.\"\nBishop Fidencio Lopez said Fr Sanchez Ruiz \"had been dumped, with notable signs of torture'' at an undisclosed location.\nAbout 30 priests have been killed in Mexico in the last decade, most of them in areas heavily affected by drug violence.\nIn addition to the two priests killed in Veracruz in September, another was found dead after disappearing in the state of Michoacan.\nMexico's Catholic Media Centre says the country is the most dangerous in the world to be a priest.\nAt least 15 priests have been murdered in the country since President Enrique Pena Nieto took office in 2012.\nVeracruz and Michoacan have been plagued by years of violence from drug cartels and other organised crime.", "Feng Chongyi, a China studies academic at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), was conducting interviews for a human rights project.\n\"I'm not scared of them. I did not do anything illegal,\" he said after he was finally allowed to leave Guangzhou.\nDr Feng is an Australian permanent resident but retains a Chinese passport.\nHe travelled to China a month ago and was first questioned in Kunming in south-western Yunnan province, before twice being barred from flights leaving Guangzhou.\n\"If they wanted to scare me they failed miserably,\" Dr Feng said, vowing to return to continue his work on the project, which is part-funded by the Australian government.\n\"In terms of rule of law and human rights, it's getting worse and worse. It's clear their control of Chinese citizens become harder and harder,\" Dr Feng said.\nHe said he was made to sign a statement promising not to discuss his interrogation.\nSupporters welcomed him back at Sydney airport on Sunday morning.", "The detentions come less than a week before a visit to Cuba by Pope Francis.\nMost of the activists were members of the predominantly Catholic dissident group, Ladies in White.\nThey walked through the streets of Havana holding up pictures of political prisoners, before they were rounded up by police.\nAccording to Cuba's main dissident website, 14yMedio, members of Ladies in White and activists from other opposition groups were handcuffed and pushed into police cars and buses on Sunday afternoon.\nA number of them were released hours later, it said.\nCuba says the protesters are financed by right-wing American groups to destabilise the government.\nCuban dissidents are planning to protest during the Pope's visit to the island, which begins on Saturday.\nThey have accused the Cuban Catholic Church of becoming too cosy with the government of Raul Castro and failing to speak out against human rights abuses.\n\"The Church should be concerned about this or any time human rights are involved. It's their duty,\" said Jose Daniel Ferrer, head of leading dissident group Patriotic Union of Cuba.\nHe told the Reuters news agency he was handcuffed and taken to a police station after Sunday's protest.\nPolice later dropped him off at a bus terminal, he said.\nThe Cuban Catholic Church says it defends the respect of human rights but cannot take up individual political causes.\nPope Francis played a key role in facilitating the historic negotiations between Cuba and the United States, which led to diplomatic relations being restored after more than five decades of hostilities.\nSenior Cuban and American officials met in secrets for months at the Vatican before Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro surprised the world last December by announcing they had agreed to mend relations.", "He is said to have so upset the government that it felt the need to remove him from public view.\nWhen we visited the seminary, we found a quiet church set high up on a hill, and a sleepy priest training centre undergoing construction work in the valley below.\nThere was no sign of the missing bishop and no sign of any security officials.\nMost priests, we were told, had left for their holidays.\nBut wherever he is, the newly appointed Catholic bishop certainly appears to have been silenced after seeming to challenge the authority of the state-run body that controls the church, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association (CPCA).\nBishop Ma announced his surprise resignation from the organisation during his ordination ceremony this weekend, here in Shanghai, in front of senior officials.\nShanghai is a strong centre of Roman Catholicism and three Jesuit bishops there have fallen foul of the Chinese authorities for their loyalty to the Pope:\nChina 'detains' defiant bishop\nA close friend has told the BBC that Bishop Ma has now been forced to undertake \"a period of reflection\" in private, and one that might last for months.\n\"He has chosen belief over freedom\" the friend said.\nSome news reports say that Bishop Ma sent a text message to priests and nuns saying he was \"mentally and physically exhausted\" and needed to make a \"personal retreat\".\nIt seems an odd decision for a man who was ordained just three days ago and appeared full of enthusiasm for his new appointment at the time.\nIn his speech at the ceremony he told the 1,000-strong congregation that due to his new responsibilities he could no longer be a member of the CPCA.\nThat remark, which can be found at the six-and-a-half minute mark \n in a Youtube video \ndrew loud applause.\nBut it also seemingly sent shock waves through the official hierarchy.\nThe CPCA has controlled China' s official Catholic Church since 1957.\nIt means the atheist state reserves the right to appoint its own bishops, a power of course that the Vatican strongly contests.\nChinese Catholics are estimated to number between 8 million and 12 million but are divided between the state sanctioned church and an \"underground\" church that rejects the role of the party and the state in its affairs.\nMembers of the underground church face surveillance and sometimes arrest.\nBut for a bishop who has risen to prominence in the official church as a senior member of the CPCA to seemingly turn on the organisation is very rare indeed.\nAnd to do so in such a public way would therefore probably be seen as a direct challenge to the authority of the Chinese state to involve itself in church affairs.\nRecently relations between the Vatican and the Chinese state were said to be thawing, at least a little.\nMany Chinese bishops in fact now have the backing of both, although last week the CPCA pushed ahead with the ordination of one of its own in the face of strong objections from Rome.\nNow the mysterious case of the missing Thaddeus Ma Daqin shows that the old tensions remain.", "It follows a complaint by journalist Peter Hitchens about the revelations.\nThe force said it was apologising to Barbara Whitley because police did not contact any living relatives of the bishop to let them know an inquiry was to be made public by the Church.\nIt said it was not apologising for the investigation or the statement itself.\nIn a letter to Mr Hitchens, Det Supt Jeremy Graves, head of the force's professional standards department, said the force would apologise to Ms Whitley.\n\"The distress caused to Barbara Whitley is of course regrettable and I know that Katie Perkin [head of corporate communications] plans to personally write a letter of apology to her,\" he wrote.\nHe continued: \"With hindsight the matter could have been managed more sensitively but it was complicated by the fact that the release was generated by the diocese with whom we should have been working more closely.\"\nHe said the issue of the impact of media statements on people connected with suspects was difficult to manage.\nBut he said: \"I am satisfied there was no intention to confuse or cause distress.\"\nCarey criticised over abuse-claim bishop\nThe battle for a bishop's reputation\nIn October, the force issued a statement that said there had been an allegation of serious sexual abuse by the late Bishop Bell in Chichester in the late 1940s and early 1950s.\nIt said police investigated the circumstances, with the full co-operation of the victim and diocese, but further action was not possible because Bishop Bell had died 57 years earlier.\nThe statement went on to say: \"The information obtained from our enquiries would have justified, had he still been alive, Bishop Bell's arrest and interview under caution, on suspicion of sexual offences.\"\nThe Diocese of Chichester has not yet commented to the BBC.", "The UN watchdog for children's rights denounced the Holy See for adopting policies which allowed priests to sexually abuse thousands of children.\nIn a report, it also criticised Vatican attitudes towards homosexuality, contraception and abortion.\nThe Vatican responded by saying it would examine the report - but also accused its authors of interference.\nA group representing the victims of abuse by priests in the US welcomed the report.\nIn its findings, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) said the Holy See should open its files on members of the clergy who had \"concealed their crimes\" so that they could be held accountable by the authorities.\nBy David WilleyBBC News, Rome\nThe Vatican quickly moved into damage control mode after publication of the UN report.\nWhile promising \"thorough study\" of the criticisms, the Holy See robustly rejects some of the points made by the UN.\nThe Vatican has always given precedence to Church law, called Canon Law, over local criminal law in dealing with ecclesiastical crime. It does not easily tolerate interference by civil authorities in ecclesiastical matters.\nThe recent case of a senior Vatican diplomat, a Polish archbishop, who was suddenly recalled to Rome from his post in Santo Domingo after serious police accusations of sexual abuse of minors there is a case in point.\nThe Vatican has refused an extradition request by justice authorities in Poland and says an internal police investigation is under way inside Vatican City.\nIt said it was gravely concerned that the Holy See had not acknowledged the extent of the crimes committed, and expressed its \"deepest concern about child sexual abuse committed by members of the Catholic churches who operate under the authority of the Holy See, with clerics having been involved in the sexual abuse of tens of thousands of children worldwide\".\nIt also lambasted the \"practice of offenders' mobility\", referring to the transfer of child abusers from parish to parish within countries, and sometimes abroad.\nThe committee said this practice placed \"children in many countries at high risk of sexual abuse, as dozens of child sexual offenders are reported to be still in contact with children\".\nThe UN report called on a Vatican commission created by Pope Francis in December to investigate all cases of child sexual abuse \"as well as the conduct of the Catholic hierarchy in dealing with them\".\nIreland's Magdalene laundries scandal was singled out by the report as an example of how the Vatican had failed to provide justice despite \"slavery-like\" conditions, including degrading treatment, violence and sexual abuse.\nThe laundries were Catholic-run workhouses where some 10,000 women and girls were required to do unpaid manual labour between 1922 and 1996.\nThe report's findings come after Vatican officials were questioned in public last month in Geneva about why they would not release data and what they were doing to prevent future abuse.\nThe Vatican has denied any official cover-up. However, in December it refused a UN request for data on abuse on the grounds that it only released such information if requested to do so by another country as part of legal proceedings.\nIn January, the Vatican confirmed that almost 400 priests had been defrocked in a two-year period by the former Pope Benedict XVI over claims of child abuse.\nThe UN committee's recommendations are non-binding and there is no enforcement mechanism.\nThe BBC's David Willey in Rome says the Vatican has set up new guidelines to protect children from predatory priests.\nQ&A: Child abuse scandal\nBut, he adds, bishops in many parts of the world have tended to concentrate on protecting and defending the reputation of priests rather than listening to the complaints of victims of paedophile priests.\nMeanwhile several Catholic dioceses in the US have been forced into bankruptcy after paying out huge sums in compensation to victims of abuse by clergy.\nThe Vatican said in a statement following the report's publication: \"The Holy See takes note of the concluding observations...which will be submitted to a thorough study and examination... according to international law and practice.\"\nBut it added that it \"regrets to see in some points of the concluding observations an attempt to interfere with Catholic Church teaching on the dignity of human person and in the exercise of religious freedom\" and \"reiterates its commitment to defending and protecting the rights of the child... according to the moral and religious values offered by Catholic doctrine\".\nArchbishop Silvano Tomasi, head of the Holy See's delegation to the United Nations in Geneva, told Vatican Radio the report had failed to take into account the fact that the Vatican had made \"a series of changes for the protection of children\", and its efforts at reform were \"fact, evidence, which cannot be distorted\".\nHe added that the UN could not ask the Church to change its \"non-negotiable\" moral teachings.\nVictims groups welcomed the report as a wake-up call to secular law enforcement officials to investigate and prosecute Church officials who were still protecting \"predator priests\".\nBarbara Blaine, president of a group representing US victims of abuse by priests - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (Snap) - told the BBC that the UN report \"reaffirms everything we've been saying. It shows that the Vatican has put the reputation of Church officials above protection of children\".\n\"Church officials knew about it and they refused to stop it. Nothing has changed. Despite all the rhetoric from Pope Francis and Vatican officials, they refuse to take action that will make this stop.\"", "A senior bishop, heading an archdiocese, appointed by the Pope after consultation with outgoing/neighbouring bishops and the Pope's local representative, the nuncio.\nAn archbishop has oversight of a number of dioceses; in England and Wales, there are five metropolitan areas which each have an archbishop.\nClergy can be appointed archbishop without actually serving as the archbishop of a particular archdiocese, usually when they are appointed to a senior position in a Vatican department. (Style: Archbishop John Smith of Someplace; honorific: \"Your grace\".)\nA meeting between the diocesan bishops of a country and the Pope in Rome. Usually held every five years.\nOne of the 12 original followers of Jesus Christ as named in the New Testament. The term disciple is sometimes mistakenly used for the original 12 apostles. Disciples are followers in a more general sense.\nThe handing on of authority from the apostles to their successors (bishops). It has significance as one of the most jealously guarded traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. The Church of England also claims to be \"apostolic\" with the same handing down of authority via a 2,000 year-old chain of bishops.\nThe third of four steps in the process by which a dead person officially becomes a saint. Requires at least one miracle to have been attributed to intercession of a candidate for sainthood who, once beatified, is given the title blessed.\nA short service in which the consecrated, or blessed, wafers of altar bread, known as hosts, are placed in a monstrance (receptacle in which the host is displayed) for the congregation to venerate. Catholics believe the bread becomes the body of Jesus in the process of its blessing by a priest, and that sharing it at services commemorates the last supper shared by Jesus and his apostles, and Jesus' sacrificial death by crucifixion.\nA bishop is the third tier of ministerial ordination (after deacon and priest), appointed by the Pope, after consultation with local officials, to head the Church in a diocese, a specific geographical area. There are 22 dioceses in England and Wales and nine in Scotland. In the larger ones a bishop may be aided by auxiliary bishops. (From the Greek word episcopos, meaning overseer. Style: Bishop John Smith of Someplace; honorific: \"My Lord\".)\nAssembly of diocesan bishops from a certain area. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (president: Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster) is separate to the Bishops' Conference of Scotland (president: Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow).\nThe host (bread) consecrated during a Mass and distributed during communion. The Blessed Sacrament is also kept in a locked container (tabernacle) behind or beside the altar from where it is taken for distribution to the sick and veneration during services of Exposition or Benediction.\nThe camerlengo (Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone) is the most important Curial official during the interregnum, taking charge of and administering the property and finances of the Holy See, assisted by the vice chamberlain and a canonical adviser.\nDuring the interregnum he reports to the college of cardinals, which governs the Church until a pope is elected. He also organizes the conclave, heading a three-member commission that oversees the physical preparations.\nDuring the conclave, the camerlengo heads a \"particular congregation\" with three cardinals younger than 80 (chosen by lot and replaced every three days) which deals with lesser issues until a new pope is elected.\nA priest who is selected by a bishop to run a cathedral. Canons come together as a chapter or group and are responsible for the work of the cathedral.\nFinal step in official process that declares a deceased person to be a saint and acknowledges they can be venerated by the universal Church as \"an example of holiness that can be followed with confidence\". Requires attribution of one further miracle after the candidate has been declared \"blessed\" through beatification.\nCleric (normally archbishop) appointed by the Pope to join the College of Cardinals - the Pope's principal advisers. When a pope dies or resigns, cardinals younger than 80 are eligible to vote for his successor in a conclave (style: Cardinal John Smith, Archbishop of Someplace; honorific: \"Your eminence\").\nThere are currently 203 cardinals from 69 countries. The rules of the Conclave were changed in 1975 to exclude all cardinals over the age of 80 from voting. The maximum number of cardinal electors is 120.\nAs of the date Benedict XVI resigns on 28 February, 115 cardinals who are set to take part in the vote. Cardinal Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, the 78-year-old Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta, has ruled himself out of travelling to Rome due to the \"progressive deterioration\" of his vision. And 74-year-old Cardinal Keith O'Brien - Britain's most senior Catholic cleric - has also been ruled out of the voting after his resignation over allegations of inappropriate conduct.\nSixty-seven of the cardinal-electors were appointed by Benedict XVI, and 49 by his predecessor John Paul II. About half (60) are European, and 21 are Italian. There will also be 19 Latin Americans, 14 North Americans, 11 Africans, 10 Asians and one cardinal from Oceania among the voters.\nThe mother church of a diocese - so called because it contains the cathedra, or bishop's chair, the symbol of a bishop's authority in the area\nThe body of people ordained for religious service, (deacons, priests, bishops) as opposed to laity. NB religious (monks, nuns, friars) are not clergy, unless (in the case of male religious) they are also ordained.\nThe body of all cardinals of the Church. Its main functions are: to advise the pope about Church matters at an ordinary consistory and, on the death or abdication of a pope, to elect his successor at a conclave.\n1) An assembly of people gathered for religious worship; 2) a type of dicastery (or department) of the Curia, the Vatican's government. Each congregation is led by a prefect, who is a cardinal.\nDuring the interregnum, daily general congregations are held, which all cardinals are eligible to attend. These discuss the needs of the Church and handle more serious church business that must be attended to between popes.\nWhen the conclave begins, the camerlengo and three cardinals chosen by lot every three days handle the day-to-day business of the Holy See in what are known as particular congregations - although for the 2013 conclave the camerlengo was over 80, so his responsibilities passed to the next most senior cardinal (see \"camerlengo\").\nMeeting of cardinals to elect a new pope. All living cardinals are invited. Those under the age of 80 are eligible to vote.\nDuring the conclave, cardinals reside within the Vatican and are not permitted any contact with the outside world.\nThe cardinals do not have to choose one of their own number - theoretically any baptised male Catholic can be elected pope - but tradition says that they will almost certainly give the job to a cardinal.\nOn the first morning of the conclave, the cardinal electors celebrate Mass in St Peter's Basilica. In the afternoon they process from the Pauline Chapel in the Apostolic Palace to the Sistine Chapel, where they take an oath to observe the rules laid down in Universi Dominici Gregis - especially those about secrecy.\nOnce the oath is sworn, everyone not connected with the conclave is ordered out with the Latin words \"Extra omnes!\" (\"Everybody out!\") and the camerlengo closes both the Sistine Chapel and the Domus Sanctae Marthae residence to unauthorised persons.\nA figure chosen earlier by the college of cardinals gives a meditation about the election, before leaving the chapel with the master of papal liturgical ceremony - leaving the cardinal-electors are alone.\nWhile negotiations and arguments take place outside the chapel, inside it is a place for prayer and voting in silence.\nTraditionally, one ballot is held on the first afternoon of the conclave. If no one receives the required two-thirds-plus-one majority, the cardinals meet again the next morning, and two votes are held each morning and afternoon until a new pope is elected.\nThe 2005 conclave was over within 24 hours, as Benedict XVI was elected on the fourth vote. The 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis took five ballots.\nEach cardinal-elector writes his selection on a separate ballot paper on which is printed \"Eligo in summum pontificem\" (\"I elect as supreme pontiff\"). After each vote, unless another vote is to take place immediately, ballot papers and any notes taken are burned.\nSpecial chemicals are added to make the smoke white or black, with white smoke signalling the election of a pope and black indicating an inconclusive vote.\nShortly after a new pope is elected, his name is announced and he offers his first blessing to the world from a balcony overlooking St Peter's Square.\nAn assembly of cardinals presided over by the pope.\nAn enclosed religious house where nuns (female religious) live under a rule and dedicate themselves to prayer.\nA meeting of bishops/Church elders to discuss doctrinal and pastoral needs of Church. The most recent example was the Second Vatican Council (or Vatican II) held in Rome (1962-1965). The reforms of the Second Vatican Council were dramatic and profound, although there is now controversy about how they should be interpreted.\nAdministrative structure of the Vatican; a collection of \"government\" departments.\nThe elements of bread (wafer) and wine Roman Catholics believe are converted into the body and blood of Christ (through transubstantiation) during the Eucharistic prayer of the Mass. High Church, or Anglo-Catholic Anglicans, also believe in what they call the \"real presence\" of Jesus in consecrated bread and wine. Communion can also refer generally to a fellowship of Christians.\nThe first tier of three ordained ministries (deacon, priest and bishop). Deacons assist priests and are able to baptise, marry and bury the faithful but cannot preside over Mass to consecrate bread and wine, nor hear confessions. Deacons who go on to become priests are celibate (not married). But there are some married men who are ordained as permanent deacons who will not go on to become priests.\nCardinal who informs the rest of the college upon the death or abdication of a pope and presides over their daily meetings before the conclave - currently Italian Cardinal Angelo Sodano.\nNormally the dean would be responsible for the convoking and presiding over a conclave. However, when Benedict XVI resigned in February 2013, Cardinal Sodano was 85 and too old to vote, so the senior cardinal-elector, Giovanni Battista Re, takes on the responsibility of administering the oath of secrecy and presiding over the conclave. This includes presiding over daily meetings of cardinals until the conclave begins.\nThe dean is elected by and from the six cardinal bishops (currently Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Bishop of Ostia and Albano, Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, Cardinal Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Cardinal Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Cardinal Francis Arinze, Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal Bishop of Frascati, and Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, Cardinal Bishop of Palestrina). The election must be approved by the Pope.\nWhen a candidate achieves a two-thirds majority vote, Cardinal Re will ask him, on behalf of the entire college, if he accepts the election and what name he will take.\nVatican department with a jurisdiction.\nThe territory, or churches, under the authority and leadership of a bishop.\nThose who accepted Jesus' message to follow him, as opposed to the apostles.\nThe revealed teachings of Christ as defined by the Church's magisterium, or teaching authority. Doctrine is what the Church believes.\nThe final element of many Christian prayers, which gives praise and glory to the three persons of the Trinity - God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.\nThe most important festival in the Church's calendar, marking the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ\nPertaining to, or of the Church, from the Greek word ecclesia (church).\nPromotion of unity among all Christians.\nA pastoral letter written by the Pope and published to outline Church teaching on an issue. Pope Benedict has produced three, including Caritas et Veritate, which dealt with dealt with the crisis in the world economy. Caritas in Veritate; Deus Caritas Est, his first, dealt with love.\nThe ritual service of thanksgiving to God which centres on the consecration of the elements of bread and wine and their distribution at communion. One of the seven sacraments, it is the principal Christian liturgical celebration. Roman Catholics believe that the bread becomes the body of Jesus, and the wine his blood, in the process of its blessing by a priest, and that sharing it at Eucharist or Holy Communion commemorates the Last Supper shared by Jesus and his apostles, and Jesus' sacrificial death by crucifixion.\nOne of the four authors credited with writing the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). More generally, someone who works actively to spread and promote the Christian faith.\nThe proclamation of Christ and his Gospel. Not to be confused with Evangelicals - a word used to describe some Christian groups (usually Protestant, often conservative in their attitudes to social questions, and literalist in their interpretation of the Bible).\nThe formal process of expulsion from the Church which excludes an individual from receiving the sacraments and from the exercise of any Church office, ministry, or function. Declared by Church authorities for defiance of the Church's teaching authority, or magisterium. NB excommunication is not punishment for sin, the idea being that God's grace and mercy are always available to the sinner. This explains why a priest who has abused a minor is not excommunicated, while someone who attempts to ordain a woman is.\nThis Latin command orders those who are not authorised to be in the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to leave before the voting process starts.\nThe denial (by someone who is baptised) of accepted Church teaching (dogma).\nThe state of having received Christian ordination (bishop, priest, or deacon).\nBelief that Mary the mother of Jesus was born free of original sin (NB not to be confused with the Virgin Birth - the belief that Jesus was conceived without sexual intercourse).\nBelief that a pope cannot err when he speaks in a formal capacity as head of the Church on matters of faith and morals. Infallibility was formally introduced at the First Vatican Council in 1870, and is rarely invoked.\nThree cardinals chosen by lot during a Conclave, tasked with overseeing balloting by any cardinal-electors who are too ill or infirm to sit through the voting sessions in the Sistine Chapel.\nAfter depositing their votes in an urn, the Infirmieri go together to the sick cardinals with blank ballots and a locked box in which the completed ballots can be placed through a slit.\nThey then return to the Sistine Chapel and deliver the votes.\nThe interval between the end of a pope's pontificate and the accession of his successor.\nUpon the death or resignation of a pope, the prefect of the papal household (German Archbishop Georg Gaenswein) informs the camerlengo (Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone - see separate entry) and then the dean of the college of cardinals (Cardinal Angelo Sodano), who informs the rest of the college, the ambassadors accredited to the Holy See and the heads of nations.\nThe camerlengo locks and seals the private apartment of the pope.\nAll the cardinals and archbishops in charge of Curial departments lose their jobs when the pope dies or resigns. These offices continue to operate, run by their secretaries, during the interregnum, but serious matters are set aside until the election of a new pope.\nThe secretary for relations with states (Archbishop Dominique Mamberti) and the sostituto (Archbishop Giovanni Becciu) also retain their positions.\nThree major officials do not lose their jobs: the vicar of the diocese of Rome, who provides for the pastoral needs of the diocese of Rome (Cardinal Agostino Vallini); the major penitentiary, who deals with confessional matters reserved to the Holy See (Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro); and the camerlengo.\nDuring this period the college of cardinals governs the Church, although it cannot change the rules governing papal elections, appoint cardinals or make any decisions binding on the next pope.\nDuring this period all the cardinals - retirees included - will begin to discuss in strict secrecy the merits of likely candidates. The cardinals meet daily in a congregation, presided over by the dean of the college (Cardinal Angelo Sodano), until the conclave begins.\nCollective term for lay people - ordinary members of the Church who have not received holy orders (ie are not clergy).\nThe stand from which readings/sermons are given in church.\nTheology attempting to articulate faith from the perspective of a group struggling to overcome oppression - vibrant in Latin America and after Second Vatican Council (Vatican II); the movement was clamped down on by the current Pope in his former role as John Paul II's doctrinal enforcer.\nGeneral term for a religious service or ceremony performed by a group of believers; also used to refer to style in which that service was performed, ie modern liturgy, solemn liturgy, traditional liturgy.\nThe teaching office of the universal Church, articulated by a pope. Papal statements which teach on a matter of faith and morals are called magisterial pronouncements and are binding on Catholics. Most statements and documents of popes are not magisterial.\nCelebration of the Eucharist - central sacrament of the Church which also includes a liturgy of the word and a rite of penance.\nThe work of preaching the Gospel and celebrating the sacraments by those in Holy Orders or, in some cases, members of the laity. Members of the laity can also have an extraordinary ministry which assists the principal ministers (deacons, priests and bishops).\nAn event, commonly a physical healing, which appears to defy the laws of nature and of science. Miracles need to be \"verified\" before they are accepted as miracles; being inexplicable is not enough - they must also show evidence of divine power at work.\nA book containing the order of services and prayers of the Mass.\nA religious house where monks live in a community under a rule and dedicate themselves to prayer.\nConsecrated life marked by the taking of religious vows (eg poverty, chastity, obedience), and living as part of a community in a monastery following the rule of a founding father - eg Saint Benedict for Benedictine monks and nuns.\nMode of address for members of clergy holding honorific titles granted by the Pope, usually at the request of a bishop. Being a monsignor does not imply one is a bishop, nor being a bishop imply that one is a monsignor.\nPope's ambassador/representative in a country, with diplomatic status. It gives rise to the term nunciature, the nuncio's residence and the Vatican embassy, where the Pope will stay during his UK visit. The nunciature in London is in Wimbledon, and the nuncio is Archbishop Antonio Mennini.\nThe service by which individuals are made deacons, priests or bishops. They are sequential.\nThe sin Roman Catholics believe originated from Adam and Eve disobeying God's commandment, choosing to follow their own will and introducing sin into the world. Original sin describes the subsequent fallen state of human nature.\nThe office and jurisdiction of a pope; or the tenure or period of office of a pope. See also: Pontificate.\nThe principal unit of Christian community headed by a parish priest selected by the bishop. A number of parishes make up a diocese.\nA letter sent from a bishop to the parishes of his diocese, often read out to people at Mass.\nAn action which expresses contrition for a sin following forgiveness by a priest in confessional. A penance is usually a prayer or series of prayers, but may require a specific act of reparation (eg returning stolen goods).\nA department in the Vatican which does not exercise formal jurisdiction (unlike a congregation), but which helps or advises the Vatican and the international Church with a particular expertise, or to promote a particular mission. Heads of councils are known as heads.\nThe office and jurisdiction of a pope; or the tenure or period of office of a pope. See also: Papacy.\nThe successor of St Peter as bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis (formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires) is the 266th pope, elected after five ballots in March 2013 at the conclave following the resignation of Benedict XVI (formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) (honorific: \"Your holiness\").\nThe term for the head of a Vatican congregation.\nSomeone who is ordained to the second level of ministry within the Church. Main duties include preaching, celebrating Mass, administering the other sacraments and exercising the principal pastoral role in a parish/community (referred to as Father with either first name or surname: Father John or Father Smith)\nAny part of the physical remains of a saint or items that have touched the body of a saint. Every Catholic altar will have a relic within it - originating from the days when the early Christians celebrated Mass in the Catacombs.\nSomeone who, by their life and actions, is an example of holiness. The process by which the Church declares someone to be saint can only happen after their death.\nThere is a four-stage judicial process each individual case has to go through before being canonised as a saint, which cannot begin until at least five years after their death.\nIt involves taking evidence about the individual's holiness, the scrutiny of their writings and evidence that people are drawn to holiness and prayer through the individual's example.\nThe seven ceremonies that mark Catholics' religious development through life. They are Baptism, Eucharist (Communion), Reconciliation (often called Confession), Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders and the Anointing of the Sick.\nThe writings of the Old and New Testaments.\nThree cardinals chosen by lot at the start of a conclave to oversee the depositing of ballot papers into an urn on the Sistine Chapel's altar.\nThey shake the urn, count the ballots to assure the number of votes and voters matches, then open each ballot and record and read aloud the name on it.\nThey add the votes cast for each candidate to determine if a pope has been elected and handle the burning of the ballots and any notes taken by cardinals.\nThree more cardinals are also chosen by lot at the start of a conclave to be revisers - tasked with recounting and verifying each round of balloting.\nCardinals take two oaths of secrecy during a conclave: not to reveal to anyone anything directly or indirectly related to the election of the pope. The first is taken the first day a cardinal joins the general congregation; the second, at the start of the conclave. The few non-cardinals authorized to assist the cardinals while they are in conclave also take an oath of secrecy.\nThe oldest dicastery in the Curia; performs all the political and diplomatic functions of Vatican City and the Holy See. Headed by the Secretary of State (effectively prime minister), currently Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.\nThe period between the death or resignation of one pope and the election of his successor. Period during which all major church decisions, such as new legislation or the appointment of bishops, is halted until a new pope is elected. Ordinary business and matters that cannot be postponed are decided by the College of Cardinals.\nA college where men are trained for the priesthood.\nA meeting of bishops to discuss doctrinal and pastoral needs of Church.\nThe locked receptacle in a church (usually behind the altar) where the Blessed Sacrament or Holy Eucharist is \"reserved\". A red light indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. The contents are brought out by a priest for distribution at Mass if there are insufficient hosts consecrated by him. They can be taken out at any time to take to the sick or the dying.\nA dicastery/department with judicial jurisdiction in the Vatican's government. Individual dioceses may have local tribunals, which deal mostly with applications for the annulment of marriages.\nThe Latin Mass (authorized by the 16th Century Council of Trent) used until 1969 when Pope Paul VI authorised the use of a revised Mass which could be said in the language of the country.\nPope Benedict, concerned that the revised Mass lacks some of the majesty of the Latin Mass, and that it contains other undesirable elements - such as the priest turning to face the congregation, rather than away from them \"towards God\" - has issued a personal edict giving permission to Catholics who so wish to celebrate the Tridentine Mass once again.\nGarments worn by those celebrating Mass or administering sacraments (eg alb - long white tunic; chasuble - main outer-garment; stole - type of scarf worn around the neck).\nThe stole is the principle symbol of ministerial authority and is worn by deacons, priests and bishops when administering the sacraments.\nThe eve of a religious festival observed by special prayer services and devotional exercises. Traditionally this has occurred for the major feast of Easter and Christmas. However, vigil is now also sometimes used to describe the Saturday evening Mass.\nA religious calling - all Christians have a vocation to be followers of Christ in the world. However, vocation is most colloquially used to describe vocations or callings to the priesthood or religious life.", "He told Bishop Gerhard Mueller, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith - the Vatican watchdog that deals with sex abuse cases - to ensure that perpetrators were punished.\nIt was the Argentine Pope's first public statement on clerical sex abuse.\nA leading sex abuse survivors' group has responded with scepticism, saying \"actions speak louder than words\".\nThe new Pope was elected last month, replacing Pope Benedict, who became the first pope in 600 years to resign.\nWhen first elected, Benedict XVI promised to rid his Church of the \"filth\" of clerical sex abuse, but critics accused him of covering up abuse in the past and failing to protect children from paedophile priests.\nVictims of sex abuse by clergy had called for a strong response from the new pontiff to the crisis that has rocked the Church.\nBy David WilleyBBC News, Rome\nPope Francis has inherited a major scandal which demands continuing decisive action. Archbishop Mueller, the German cleric in charge of the Vatican department which investigates cases of sexual abuse - and decides whether paedophile priests are to be defrocked - has had several meetings with Pope Francis since his recent election.\nOnly last month one American diocese - Green Bay, Wisconsin - paid $700,000 (£460,000) to two brothers who had been sexually abused by a Catholic priest decades ago. Several American Catholic dioceses have been forced to declare bankruptcy as a result of making huge payouts to victims.\nDr Rebecca Rist, a papal historian at Reading University, said: \"The papacy has always taken a strong line on the importance of the purity of life of its clergy. In the 11th Century, the medieval papacy took stringent measures against the abuses of 'simony' - the buying and selling of ecclesiastical office - and 'nicolaism' - clerical concubinage.\n\"Pope Francis is signalling that he regards clerical sexual abuse as the modern day scourge of the Church.\"\nIn his remarks on Friday, Pope Francis said combating the crisis - which has mired the Church in scandal from the US, Ireland and Europe to Australia - was important for the credibility of the Church.\nA Vatican statement said the Pope had urged Bishop Mueller to \"act decisively as far as cases of sexual abuse are concerned, promoting, above all, measures to protect minors, help for those who have suffered such violence in the past (and) the necessary procedures against those who are guilty\".\nIn 2011, the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith called on bishops' conferences around the world to submit guidelines for helping victims; protecting children; selecting and training priests and other Church workers; dealing with accused priests; and collaborating with local authorities.\nThree-quarters of the 112 bishops' conferences have sent in such guidelines, with most of those yet to respond coming from Africa, the Vatican says.\nThe Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) responded to the statement by calling for actions rather than words.\n\"We can't confuse words with actions,\" SNAP Outreach Director Barbara Dorris told the BBC. \"When we do, we hurt kids.\n\"We must insist on new tangible action that helps vulnerable children protect their bodies, not old vague pledges that help a widely-discredited institution protect its reputation.\"", "Thaddeus Ma Daqin, Shanghai's auxiliary bishop, announced his resignation from China's Patriotic Catholic Association at his ordination mass on Saturday.\nCatholic media and other religious sources say he has been confined in a seminary near Shanghai.\nThere has been longstanding tension between Beijing and the Vatican.\nThe Vatican, which appointed Bishop Ma, does not recognise the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association (CPCA). The Chinese church in turn rejects the Pope's authority.\nBy John SudworthBBC News, Shanghai\nRumour had it that Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin had been taken to the Sheshan Seminary, the old church on the outskirts of Shanghai, where he trained to be a priest.\nHe is said to have so upset the government that it felt the need to remove him from public view.\nWhen we visited the seminary, we found a quiet church set high up on a hill, and a sleepy priest training centre undergoing construction work in the valley below.\nThere was no sign of the missing bishop and no sign of any security officials. Most priests, we were told, had left for their holidays.\nMystery of China's missing bishop\nThe BBC's John Sudworth in Shanghai says Bishop Ma appears to have been silenced - his announcement that he intended to resign from the CPCA apparently sent shock waves through the official hierarchy.\nChina's estimated 10 million Catholics are split between followers of the Pope and the CPCA.\nReports said Bishop Ma told a 1,000-strong congregation that he was stepping down from the governing body to focus on his new responsibilities. This drew loud applause, said a report in the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post newspaper.\nBut analysts say the move was seen as a challenge to Chinese state control over Catholic churches and clergy.\nBishop Ma did not return for mass on Sunday and is said to have been taken away to a seminary in Shanghai and forbidden contact with others, according to an Associated Press report, citing Catholic researcher Anthony Lam and the AsiaNews and UCAnews websites.\nA close friend of the bishop has told the BBC that Bishop Ma has now been forced to undertake \"a period of reflection\" in private, and one that might last for months.\n\"He has chosen belief over freedom,\" the friend said.\nThe vice chairman of the CPA, Liu Bainian, has also said that he is awaiting the results of an investigation into Bishop Ma, according to Hong Kong's Ming Pao newspaper.\nChina broke off diplomatic relations with the Vatican in 1951, but in recent years tensions between Beijing and Rome had eased somewhat, with the occasional visit by a senior Vatican cardinal.\nRelations suffered a setback in 2010 with the consecration of the first Chinese bishop for almost five years without the approval of Rome.\nLast week the Chinese authorities ordained a bishop in the northern city of Harbin without the approval of the Vatican.", "Prosecutors also seized 23m euros ($30m; £19m) from the bank's accounts with another smaller institution.\nThe inquiry was launched after two suspicious transactions were reported to tax police in Rome.\nThe Vatican said it was \"perplexed and astonished\", and expressed full confidence in Mr Tedeschi.\nThe Vatican Bank, known officially as the Institute for Religious Works (IOR), was created during World War II to administer accounts held by religious orders, cardinals, bishops and priests.\nRome magistrates are looking into claims that Mr Gotti Tedeschi and the bank's chief executive Paolo Cipriani violated laws that require banks to disclose information on financial operations.\nThe BBC's David Willey in Rome says the Bank of Italy's financial intelligence unit tipped off Italy's tax police last week, after two suspicious transactions were reported between the Vatican Bank and two different Italian banks.\nThe tax police seized 23m euros that the Vatican Bank had tried to transfer from a small Italian bank called Credito Artigianato.\nSome 20m euros was destined for JP Morgan in Frankfurt, with the remainder going to another Italian bank, Banca del Fucino.\nReports say the Vatican Bank had failed to inform the financial authorities where the money had come from.\nIn a statement, the Vatican strongly defended its record.\n\"The Holy See is perplexed and astonished by the initiatives of the Rome prosecutors, considering the data necessary is already available at the Bank of Italy,\" the statement said.\nAnd the Vatican also gave its backing to the two officials under investigation.\n\"The Holy See wants to express the maximum confidence in the president and in the chief executive of the IOR,\" it said.\nMr Gotti Tedeschi, who is an expert on financial ethics, has been in charge of the bank for a year. He was formerly head of Spanish bank Santander's Italian operations.\nThe Vatican Bank was last mired in scandal in 1982 when its governor Archbishop Paul Marcinkus was indicted over his involvement with the collapse of what was then Italy's largest private bank, Banco Ambrosiano.\nAlthough he was never arrested, the fallout from that scandal took a darker turn when two of its top executives, one of them its chairman, Roberto Calvi, were murdered.\nCalvi, known as God's Banker because of his close ties to the Vatican, was found hanged under Blackfriars Bridge in London.", "The Vatican said the Pope had been invited to Lesbos by the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch, Bartholomew I.\nIt was a gesture of \"solidarity\" with migrants - many of them Syrian refugees - in a \"difficult, dramatic situation\" in the region, the Vatican said.\nGreece has started deporting migrants to Turkey - a policy backed by the EU.\nMigrants who do not apply for asylum or whose claim is rejected are now liable to be deported. But there are concerns that victims of war and persecution, entitled to international protection, may be among them.\nMore than a million migrants have reached Greek islands from Turkey since January 2015, most having risked their lives aboard flimsy, overcrowded boats. It has become a lucrative business for people smugglers.\nIn 2013 Pope Francis visited the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa which, like Lesbos, has struggled with a huge influx of migrants. At the time, the boatloads from strife-torn Libya were the focus of the crisis.\nThe Pope has also spoken out against persecution of Christian minorities by Islamist extremists in Iraq and Syria, where fighting has forced millions to flee to neighbouring countries.", "Cardinal Pell has emphatically denied the charges.\nAt the Vatican, it's being seen as a punishing body-blow to the reputation and credibility of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church.\nCardinal Pell, 76, is a former Archbishop of Sydney who now resides inside the Vatican. He was summoned to Rome by Pope Francis in 2014 to try to sort out scandal at the Vatican Bank, and to reform a particularly messy situation in Vatican finances.\nThree years ago, the cardinal pleaded health reasons for refusing to return home to face questioning at a public hearing by a Royal Commission set up to investigate allegations of child sex abuse inside Australian institutions such as churches, schools and sporting groups.\nHowever, he agreed to answer questions by video link from Rome, vigorously denying any wrongdoing, although arousing some public criticism over a surprising analogy that he offered.\nHe likened the Catholic Church's responsibility for child abuse to that of a trucking company for the behaviour of its employees.\n\"If a driver picks up some lady and then molests her,\" the Cardinal said, \"I don't think it is appropriate, because it is contrary to the policy [of the company] for the ownership, the leadership of that company, to be held responsible.\"\nThe Australian Trucking Association, representing 170,000 local truckers, said it was \"deeply insulted\" by his remarks.\nThe cardinal has been granted a leave of absence by Pope Francis to return to Australia to defend himself in court in Melbourne on 18 July.\nA Vatican statement said that Pope Francis \"...has appreciated Cardinal Pell's honesty during his three years of work in the Roman Curia, is grateful for his collaboration, and in particular, for his energetic dedication to the reforms in the economic and administrative sector\".\nIt went on: \"The Holy See expresses its respect for the Australian justice system that will have to decide the merits of the questions raised.\n\"At the same time, it is important to recall that Card Pell has openly and repeatedly condemned as immoral and intolerable the acts of abuse committed against minors; has cooperated in the past with Australian authorities (for example, in his depositions before the Royal Commission); has supported the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors; and finally, as a diocesan bishop in Australia, has introduced systems and procedures both for the protection of minors and to provide assistance to victims of abuse.\"\nAt a news conference Cardinal Pell told reporters: \"There has been relentless character assassination for months ... I am looking forward finally to having my day in court, I am innocent of these charges, they are false. The whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me.\"\nThe decision by Australian prosecutors to take Cardinal Pell to court comes at a particularly significant moment in Pope Francis' four-year reign - his handing over this week of red hats to five new \"princes of the church\".\nPope Francis is selecting new church leaders - and perhaps his own successor - from clerics of a very different mould to that of his predecessors. In fact, he emphatically told his new cardinal appointees not to consider themselves \"princes\" but \"servants of God and the people\".\nInstead of promoting to top positions in the church former administrators of great metropolitan Catholic dioceses around the world, like Cardinal Pell (who has already submitted his resignation having reached the compulsory retirement age of 75), Francis is increasingly choosing new cardinals from among bishops in countries \"on the periphery\" as he puts it.\nFour of the five cardinals he appointed this week come from countries - Laos, Mali, El Salvador, and, surprisingly, predominant Lutheran Sweden - that have never had a representative among the Sacred College of Cardinals, the elite churchmen who alone have the power to elect future popes.\nA church dominated for centuries by Italians in particular, and Europeans in general, is reconfiguring itself to reflect the real and diverse world of the 21st century.", "Pope Francis has also accepted the resignations of a US archbishop and his deputy, accused in Minnesota of having ignored a priest's child abuse.\nJozef Wesolowski is accused of sexually abusing children in the Dominican Republic from 2008 to 2013. He is under house arrest in the Vatican.\nThe trial is to begin on 11 July.\nWesolowski, 66, is also charged with possession of child pornography, dating from his return to Rome in 2013.\nTwo years into his papacy Pope Francis is making good on his promise promptly to follow up allegations of sexual abuse and cover-up by his bishops.\nTwo American bishops resigned only days after their diocese was accused by local prosecutors of turning a blind eye to sex crimes against children committed by one of their priests.\nMonths and even years used to elapse between whistle-blowers denouncing paedophile priests and reaction from the Vatican.\nNow Pope Francis acts within days. Jozef Wesolowski, a former archbishop who used to be a Vatican diplomat, is the highest ranking Vatican official ever to stand accused of sex crimes and keeping child pornography on his computer.\nPope Francis has created a special new Vatican tribunal to try bishops accused of covering up sex crimes. But it still remains to be seen how effective this measure will be.\nThe moves are seen as part of a crackdown by Pope Francis on clerics and employees of the Church who exploit minors.\nLast year, the Pope compared the actions of those who commit such crimes to a \"satanic mass\".\nHe also strengthened the Vatican's laws against child abuse.\nWesolowski, who is originally from Poland, was recalled from the Dominican Republic in 2013, after allegations surfaced accusing him of abusing Dominican boys.\nHe had spent five years in the Caribbean country as the papal envoy.\nHe was defrocked in June last year after he was found guilty by a Church tribunal - he is the highest-ranking church official to be defrocked for such abuse.\nHe will now be tried by a Vatican criminal court.\nA Vatican statement said the IT systems used by Wesolowski would be scrutinised.\nHe has been under house arrest in the Vatican since September.\nThe Vatican said at the time of his arrest that he had not been placed in a police cell because of his poor health.\nIf found guilty, he could face between six and 10 years in prison.\nThe Vatican also accepted the resignations of an archbishop in the United States and his deputy following accusations that their archdiocese covered up the sexual abuse of children.\nThey are Archbishop John Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee Anthony Piche from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.\nJohn Nienstedt said in a statement that his leadership had drawn attention away from the good works of the church but stressed he was leaving \"with a clear conscience\".\nTheir resignation comes after prosecutors charged their archdiocese with \"turning a blind eye\" to repeated reports of inappropriate behaviour by a priest who was later convicted of molesting two boys.\nNeither man was named in the indictment.\nProsecutors accuse the archdiocese of failing to respond to \"numerous and repeated reports of troubling conduct\" by Curtis Wehmeyer, a former priest currently serving a five-year prison sentence for molesting two boys.", "The Pope told the five survivors, an unknown number of whom had been abused by priests, that clergy and bishops would be held accountable when they abuse or fail to protect children.\nMany abuse survivors are angry at how the Vatican has dealt with allegations.\nThe Roman Catholic Church in the US has been embroiled in child sex scandals.\nUS dioceses have made huge compensation payouts to victims.\nThe Pope met the five victims, all now adults who had suffered sexual abuse as children, on Sunday morning at a seminary in Pennsylvania, his spokesman said.\nThe group - three women and two men - had been abused by clergy, family members or teachers, Father Federico Lombardi said in a statement.\nEach was accompanied by a family member, he added.\nThe Pope was \"overwhelmed with shame that men entrusted with the tender care of children violated these little ones and caused grievous harm,\" he told bishops following the meeting, on the final day of his visit to the US.\nHe told the victims who were abused by a member of the clergy that he was \"deeply sorry\" for the times when the abuse was reported, but victims or their families \"were not heard or believed,\" the Vatican said in a statement.\n\"Please know that the Holy Father hears you and believes you,\" Pope Francis told the survivors.\nThe Pope listened to the survivors' stories, prayed with them, and expressed his \"pain and shame\" in the case of those harmed by clergy or church workers, Fr Lombardi said.\nThe Pope \"renewed his commitment\" to ensure that victims are treated with justice, the guilty are punished, and to effective prevention in the Church and in society, the statement said.\nBut survivors' advocacy groups expressed some scepticism at whether the Pope's words would lead to any change.\nJohn Salveson, President of the Pennsylvania-based Foundation to Abolish Child Sex Abuse, said:\n\"The truth is that the survivor community has been asking the Church to take several simple steps to protect children and hold perpetrators and enablers accountable for years, but the Church has refused to take these actions.\n\"If Pope Francis wishes to take effective action to back up his words he could take these steps immediately.\"\nIn June the Pope approved the creation of a tribunal to hear cases of bishops accused of covering up child abuse by paedophile priests.\nLast year, the UN strongly criticised the Church for failing to stamp out abuse and for allowing cover-ups.\nAt the end of a nine-day tour of Cuba and the US, Pope Francis is due to hold an open-air Mass in Philadelphia later on Sunday.\nHe also met inmates at a prison in the city earlier in the day.", "Jozef Wesolowski, 66, is accused of paying for sex with children in the Dominican Republic from 2008-2013.\nHe is being treated in intensive care for an unspecified illness.\nWesolowski is the first high-ranking Catholic to stand trial in the Vatican on sex abuse charges.\nHe has already been found guilty by a special church tribunal and defrocked.\nHis case is seen as a test of Pope Francis' push to tackle sex offenders.\nWesolowski, who is originally from Poland, had been recalled from his role as the Vatican's envoy to the Dominican Republic in 2013 after allegations surfaced accusing him of abusing boys there.\nHe is also charged with possession of child pornography.\nIf convicted, he could face between six and 10 years in a Vatican jail.\nPope Francis has overhauled the Vatican's justice system to allow bishops to be tried in the Papal state, after the church was accused of not doing enough to tackle sex crimes against children.", "The unprecedented move followed a recommendation from the Pope's newly created panel on clerical sex abuse.\nThe tribunal will have the power to punish bishops who failed to protect young victims.\nSurvivors' groups have long called for the Vatican to do more to make bishops accountable for abuse on their watch.\nLast year, the UN strongly criticised the Church for failing to stamp out abuse and for allowing cover-ups.\nA statement from the Vatican said the department would come under the auspices of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.\nIts aim would be \"to judge bishops with regard to crimes of the abuse of office when connected to the abuse of minors\", the statement added.\nThe Palace of the Holy Office stands on the edge of the Vatican - about five minutes' walk from where the Pope lives. The palace will now have to rearrange its furniture to make room for the secretary and staff of its new \"Judicial Section\".\nThis section will work as a formal tribunal. It will investigate Catholic bishops who may have covered for priests suspected of child sex abuse, and will have the power to punish bishops found to have acted improperly.\nThe tribunal is the idea of the Pope's own 17-member commission on sex abuse. Marie Collins, herself a survivor of sex abuse, is one of the commission's members. She's tweeted that she is very pleased that the Pope has agreed with the body's recommendation.\nBut the campaign group, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, says that it will \"withhold judgement\" until it sees if and how the new tribunal might act.\nFather Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, said bishops could also be judged if they had failed to prevent abuse from taking place.\nInitially the complaints would be investigated by one of three Vatican departments, depending on whose jurisdiction the bishops were under.\nThey would then be judged by the doctrinal department.\nGabrielle Shaw, chief executive of the UK's National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC), said the move was good news for victims.\n\"We would welcome anything which looks closely at clerical abuse and shows more openness from the Church,\" she added.\nNAPAC's founder Peter Saunders is part of the Vatican advisory commission which recommended the step.\nThe panel was set up by Pope Francis in 2013 to help dioceses improve abuse prevention measures and support victims. It is made up of 17 clerics and lay people from around the world.\n•Germany - A priest, named only as Andreas L, admitted in 2012 to 280 counts of sexual abuse involving three boys over a decade\n•United States - Revelations about abuses in the 1990s by two Boston priests, Paul Shanley and John Geoghan, caused public outrage\n•Belgium - The bishop of Bruges, Roger Vangheluwe, resigned in April 2010 after admitting that he had sexually abused a boy for years\n•Italy - The Catholic Church in Italy admitted in 2010 that about 100 cases of paedophile priests had been reported over 10 years\n•Ireland - A 2009 report found that sexual and psychological abuse was \"endemic\" in Catholic-run industrial schools and orphanages for most of 20th Century", "The 76-year-old cleric, a top adviser to Pope Francis, was photographed at Sydney Airport early on Monday. He had arrived from the Vatican via Singapore.\nPolice have said the accusations relate to alleged \"historical\" incidents.\nCardinal Pell, who has strongly denied any wrongdoing, is due to face a Melbourne court on 26 July.\nAustralia's most senior Catholic figure was granted a leave of absence from the Vatican to fight the charges.\nHe did not make any comment on arrival in Sydney, local media said.\nVictoria Police said the accusations arose from \"multiple complainants\".\nLast month, Cardinal Pell told a news conference at the Holy See that he would travel to Australia if his doctors permitted it.\n\"I'm looking forward finally to having my day in court,\" he said.\n\"I am innocent of these charges, they are false. The whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me.\"\nCardinal Pell is considered the third-ranking official in the Holy See.", "The announcement was made by Pope Francis in the Vatican at 11:00 local time on Friday.\nIn succeeding Bishop Philip Boyce, Fr McGuckian has become the first ever Jesuit Bishop in Ireland.\nBoth were present at a special Mass in St Eunan's Cathedral in Letterkenny earlier to mark the Feast of St Columba.\nFr McGuckian, whose voice is known to many as a contributor to BBC Radio Ulster's Thought For The Day, was born in Cloughmills in 1953, the youngest of six children.\nTwo of his brothers are also Jesuit priests.\nFr Alan McGuckian attended Queen's University in Belfast where he studied Irish and Scholastic Philosophy.\nIn October 1972, he joined the Jesuit novitiate in Clontarf in Dublin and was ordained into the priesthood in 1984.\nIn Belfast, Fr McGuckian served as chaplain in the Diocese of Down and Connor and was, for a few years, chaplain in the University of Ulster at Jordanstown and Belfast.\nHe became director of the 'Living Church' project in 2011 and facilitated a pastoral programme of discernment and renewal within the diocese.\nArchbishop Eamon Martin congratulated Fr Alan McGuckian on his appointment.\n\"Father McGuckian's background in education and communications, as well as his recent immersion in pastoral planning and development with the Diocese of Down and Connor, indicate just some of the rich experiences and gifts that he will bring to his new ministry,\" he said.\nArchbishop Martin also paid tribute to the \"wisdom and selflessness\" of Bishop Boyce during his time in the role." ]

[ "Chrissy Houlahan has done a lot with her industrial engineering degree over the last 30 years including serving in the Air Force, working in the aircraft manufacturing industry, being the COO of a sports apparel company and even teaching high school chemistry. Houlahan says her science, technology, engineering and mathematics – or STEM – background has allowed her to be fluid in her career by helping her tackle everyday problems through a unique lens. \"Somebody with a technical background might think in a little bit different than the way, for instance, that a lawyer would think,\" Houlahan says. This was one of her biggest motivators for running for office in Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District, she says. \"I think a person with a technical background could be really useful in Washington,\" says Houlahan, noting that Congress is called to pass laws on issues the Founding Fathers would have never thought imaginable. \"Anything from cybersecurity, biosecurity, information technology and privacy issues are all things the government now has the responsibility to be worried about,\" she says. \"Those are all things that scientific and technical backgrounds can be used for.\" Now she has the chance to prove her theory. Houlahan won her congressional House race this month, defeating a Republican opponent who is a tax lawyer and businessman. She is one of the nine STEM-related professionals – one senator and eight members of the House of Representatives — voted into office during the 2018 midterms. All are Democrats except for one Republican and the cohort includes an ocean scientist, an aerospace engineer, a software engineer and a biochemist. According to the latest congressional profile, released before Election Day, only about seven percent of the 115th Congress reported they have some kind of STEM background. Occupations that are typically associated with people running for office — lawyers, career politicians, business men and women — were the most frequently listed. There's a reason there are not a lot of STEM professionals in Congress, says Shaughnessy Naughton, founder of 314 Action, an advocacy group that helps candidates with such a background move beyond advocacy and into action. Naughton started the group — named after the most widely known mathematical ratio — in 2016 in response to concern about the Trump administration's attacks on science, especially the president's stance on climate change. And 314 Action helped eight of the new STEM professionals get elected to Congress in the recent elections. Naughton says while there are procedural hurdles for anyone trying to break into politics, scientists also face cultural barriers. \"Scientists and physicians and STEM professionals often think of science as above politics, or their profession is above politics and therefore they shouldn't be involved in politics,\" says Naughton, who staged an unsuccessful campaign for Congress herself in 2014 and then again in 2016. \"And I think we see the results of that attitude by just a real dearth of people with scientific backgrounds and the often misplaced priorities that are put forward [by Congress].\" 314 Action spent more than $2 million endorsing 13 candidates in the midterm elections. Eight of them won their races, while the five candidates who did not still made tremendous gains in promoting STEM backgrounds as a way to talk about local issues, says Naughton. \"I think it's important because we would have a policy more based in facts and evidence,\" Naughton tells NPR. \"But I also think we would have a more collaborative approach to governing if more scientists were at the table.\" Through trainings and financial support, 314 Action helps STEM professionals-turned-candidates promote their experience and skill set in their run for office. Congresswoman-elect Dr. Kim Schrier says the group helped her use her experience both as a pediatrician and a Type 1 Diabetes patient to connect with voters. Last week she become the first Democrat to ever represent the 8th Congressional District of Washington state. \"It gave me the ability to speak to the issues that other candidates just don't have and an expertise that I can really bring to Congress to help fix our broken medical system,\" say Schrier, who decided to run because Republicans in Congress kept trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act. \"And that directly affected patients like me with pre-existing conditions,\" she says. Schrier hopes to bring a unique voice when topics such as health care, the pharmaceutical industry and prescription drugs arise in the next Congress. Congresswoman-elect Elaine Luria says her being a nuclear engineer connected with voters on issues that deeply affect in the 2nd Congressional District of Virginia such as global warming, tourism, aquaculture and offshore drilling. Her district includes Virginia Beach, the Norfolk Naval Station and other parts of that city – which is starting to grapple with increased flooding as sea lev" ]

[ "A Google engineer who got fired over a controversial memo that criticized the company's diversity policies said that there might be biological reasons there are fewer women engineers. But top computer science schools have proven that a few cultural changes can increase the number of women in the field. In 2006, only about 10 percent of computer science majors at Harvey Mudd College were women. That's pretty low since Harvey Mudd is a school for students who are interested in science, math and technology. Then, Maria Klawe began her tenure as president of the college. Klawe — a computer scientist herself — had always been told that girls weren't good at these things. \"This whole idea that women lean to liking doing one thing and men to doing another, it turns out I think if you do the curriculum and pedagogy well that's just false,\" she says. In fact, as soon as she arrived Klawe joined in an effort to change the curriculum. First the school changed the name of the intro course, which had been called Intro to Java — a programming language. Faculty came up with a new name: Creative Problem Solving in Science and Engineering Using Computational Approaches. And then, Klawe says, the college also had to address the fact that a lot of women were intimidated by male students who showed off in class. Many had done some programming in high school and they would dominate discussion. So, they created a second intro course for students who had no previous experience. Klawe says that it took away the \"intimidation that comes of being a class where you've had no prior experience and somebody else has been programming since they were eight.\" Klawe says they also countered the stereotype that computer geeks were guys who spent all their time alone in a basement. \"They had very deliberately made it collaborative and involving teamwork instead of being lonely,\" she says. Harvey Mudd's intro computer class became among the school's most popular. And now, instead of 10 percent in any given year, the number of women computer science majors ranges between 40 percent and 50 percent. Harvey Mudd isn't the only school seeing success in this effort. Carnegie Mellon has also significantly raised the number of women who major in computer science. Jane Margolis, an education researcher at UCLA began a four-year study of Carnegie Mellon in 1994. At the time, only 7 percent of computer science majors were women. \"It was not a question of capacity or ability\" Margolis says. \"It was a question of women feeling that they weren't welcome or that their existence was suspect.\" For example, Margolis says there was a computer science club in which the men put the women down if they didn't think about coding all day and night. And yet, when Margolis interviewed the men, she found they had other interests too. \"Many of them would say I like to do other things besides computing. I like to hike or I like to bike. But they never felt like their presence was being scrutinized.\" Carnegie Mellon instituted a series of reforms. The school created a women's computer club. The school made it harder to become a computer science major — as always applicants had to be good at math and science but now they also had to show they had leadership qualities. Today, instead of 7 percent, over 40 percent of the computer science majors at Carnegie Mellon are women. For companies like Google — where only 20 percent of women are in technical positions — the question is whether there is something to be learned from these educational programs. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now a counter-example to that Google engineer whose memo about diversity got him fired. He argued that biological differences may explain why there are so few women in his field. Some top computer science schools have had different experiences. As NPR's Laura Sydell reports, they've shown that just a few changes can increase the number of women engineers. LAURA SYDELL, BYLINE: When Maria Klawe arrived at Harvey Mudd College in 2006, only 10 percent of the computer science majors were women. That's pretty low since Harvey Mudd is a school for students who are interested in science, math and technology. Klawe, a computer scientist herself, is president of Harvey Mudd. She has always been told that girls weren't good at these things. MARIA KLAWE: This whole idea that women lean to liking doing one thing and men to doing another - it turns out, I think if you do the curriculum pedagogy well, that's just false. SYDELL: In fact, as soon as she arrived, Klawe joined in an effort to change the curriculum. First, they changed the name of the intro course which had been called intro to Java. That's a programming language. KLAWE: They framed it as creative problem solving in science and engineering using computation approaches. SYDELL: And then Klawe says they had to address the fact that a lot of women were intimidated by male students who showed off in class. Many had done some programming in high school, and they would d", "Women have been breaking all sorts of glass ceilings recently. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, U.S. women took home more gold medals than anybody else. Beyoncé was nominated for 11 VMA awards this year and took home eight, setting a record for VMA wins (and the #BeyHive rejoiced). And of course, this summer Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party. That's never happened in our nation's 240 year history. And for everyday working women, a lot has changed for the better, too. Wages have increased and some women even now generally earn more than men. Let's look deeper at the state of women in the workforce. We'll use Clinton's historic first as our jumping-off point. Women In Elected Office There are now more women serving in public office than ever before. There were only 15 women serving in the 92nd Congress (1971-1973). Now there are 108. However, we still don't have full representation, as NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports: That slow creep into presidential campaigns reflects a larger trend: Women make up a bigger share of national and state lawmakers than ever, and yet the share of women in major political positions remains disproportionately low. Women make up around 19 percent of all members of Congress and less than 25 percent of all state legislators. They also make up six of the nation's 50 governors, or 12 percent. Despite being 50.1 percent of the population, women make up less than one-third of all public officials. (There's an underrepresentation of minorities, too.) Why is this? Well, there could be several reasons: Women are still the primary caregivers in their households, they're more wary of the perceptions of gender bias in the political arena, and they need to be greatly encouraged to run in the historically male-dominated political sphere. A look at other countries shows just how far behind American women are (if we keep in mind women only make up 22 percent of all government positions globally). Cuba, South Africa, Sweden, Afghanistan, Sudan and Mexico are just a few countries with higher female representation in government than the U.S., according to data by the International Organization of Parliaments. America is 97th of 203 countries. Who's first? Rwanda, with a lower house of parliament that is 63.8 percent female. Women Entering The Workforce: College And Careers The U.S. has seen booms in college-educated women, most notably during the first part of the 20th century, again in the 1970s, and now. There are currently more women enrolling in college than men, particularly Hispanic and black women, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. In 1994, there was only a two percentage point difference in the rate at which recent female and male high school graduates enrolled at four-year institutions. By 2012, women were outpacing men in college enrollment by more than ten percentage points. With the increase in college degrees, there are now more women seeking careers that were once solely headed by men. For example, the population of lawyers was 12.4 percent female in 1980. Today, women make up 36 percent. (Of course, that's still a large gender disparity. And of note: When it comes to taking the lead role in trials, female lawyers are less likely to do so, according to a study by the American Bar Association.) There's also been a push to include more women in STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math — and progress has been mixed. Women now earning degrees in bioscience about equal men. But the number of women majoring in computer science and engineering is lagging behind that of men. In an interview with Recode, President Obama told tech columnist Kara Swisher that the government wasn't doing enough to help schools teach the skills necessary for careers in mathematics and science and that the entertainment industry needed to do a better job in portraying successful women engineers. \"Part of what you want to do is introduce this with the ABCs and the colors. And particularly focusing on girls, participation — math, science, technology — early is important,\" Obama said. \"Underrepresented groups, African-Americans, Latinos. We've got to get those kids tapped in.\" The Obama administration's White House Council on Women and Girls and the Office of Science and Technology have worked to expand the number of female STEM students. The most recent initiative was a push for an additional $4 billion in funding for increasing educational science and technology programs in elementary, middle and high schools across the nation. One major enticement for women to choose a career in STEM is the guarantee of a pretty hefty salary; yet a gender pay gap still exists in STEM industries. Women's Earnings \"Equal pay for equal work is a shared American value,\" Republican Sen. Deb Fischer told Congress on Equal Pay Day this year. \"At its core, equal pay is about basic fairness and ensuring that every woman, just like every man, has the oppor", "Can video games help kids develop in meaningful ways? How can gaming and other digital technology serve as a portal to learning about math and science? Farai Chideya puts those questions to three experts: Jerone Mitchell, who teaches computer science, engineering and statistics at W.T. White High school in Dallas, Texas; Tara McPherson, an associate professor at the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California; and News & Notes tech guru Mario Armstrong. Armstrong has created a program dedicated to inspiring students to pursue science, technology and engineering, called \"Dream, Create, Go.\" FARAI CHIDEYA, host: This is News & Notes. I'm Farai Chideya. We are going to talk a little bit about video games and their influence on kids. Now, if you're a parent, you may know that the video game world is worth millions and millions of dollars. And here's a little bit of what you might hear in your home every day. (Soundbite of video games) CHIDEYA: According to the Entertainment Software Association, video games sales reach almost 19 billion dollars last year. But can video games and other entertainment technology help kids with their education and even their careers? It's the question we're putting to three experts, Jerone Mitchell teaches computer science, engineering and statistics at W.T. White High school in Dallas, Texas. Tara McPherson is an associate professor at the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. She is also a researcher for the McArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning initiative. And our own tech guru Mario Armstrong is here. He has put together a program dedicated to inspiring students to pursue science technology and engineering. It's called Dream, Create, Go. Hi folks. Dr. TARA MCPHERSON (Associate Professor, School of Cinematic Arts): Hi. MARIO ARMSTRONG: Hello, Farai. Mr. JERONE MITCHELL (Computer Science, Engineering, and Statistics, W.T. White High School, Dallas, TX): Hey, how're you doing? CHIDEYA: I am doing great. So, let's talk about some of the programs that you guys are working on and using to connect kids with science and technology. Mario, obviously you're a great friend to our show and you've also-someone who's wearing many hats including working with kids. Tell us about your program, why did you launch it? What does it do? ARMSTRONG: OK, so really at the heart of our company, our technology media company for the outreach part, we have a summer camp, an after school program, a high tech fashion show, and the Urban Video Game Academy, and this new one the Dream, Create, Go. And all of these things, all of these efforts, all these programs are aimed at middle and high school students. Specifically in urban areas to really expose, explore, and excite, and inspire students when how science and technology are involved in everyday products or in everyday things that they can relate to, thus getting them to be interested in wanting to know more about the math and science behind it which is our goal to get them to want to pay attention in the classroom. So, we use tools through our programs that kids can relate to like video games and others. To get them connected and then we start to teach them and get them to learn more in better things about science and technology so that they can remove the barriers that are in their minds, or the challenges that are in their minds. CHIDEYA: So, once you get them hooked, what kinds of skills are you teaching them that may not have to do directly with gaming or, you know, even computers? ARMSTRONG: You know, social interaction number one. How do you develop products within a team? How do you talk to your team members to go from point A to point B? Those are interpersonal skills. Life skills. How do you deal with conflict resolution? So, all of these things that may not be - seem to be addressed in a technology camp or a technology after school program, we consider those things. We also consider how our imagery is being portrayed in video games and in technology and bring those social discussions to the forefront. So, we're really having this roundabout ecosystem of learning. Not just about the science and tech, but other things that are impacting our kids as well. CHIDEYA: Tara it sounds like this is right up your alley as well. You're with - you wear a couple of hats but one of them is working with the MacArthur Foundation which has this multi-million dollar initiative. So, when you hear Mario talk about what he does, how does it relate to what you do? And tell us more about that. Dr. MCPHERSON: It's really right up the alley of the digital media and learning initiative for the MacArthur Foundation which wants to take very seriously the engagement, children from a very young age through post-college, have with the new media technologies. And rather than insight some moral panic that kids are playing video games too much, instead really engage the kids and see what they ar", "Don't wait to be invited or encouraged to make a career in science, engineering or technology, Frances Arnold advises the young women she teaches at the California Institute of Technology. If you're a scientist, she says, you should know how to solve a problem. \"Bemoaning your fate is not going to solve the problem,\" she says. \"One has to move forward.\" An award-winning biochemical engineer, and professor and researcher at Caltech for 28 years, Arnold grew up in Pittsburgh and studied engineering at Princeton University only a few years after the college began admitting women. Her father helped build one of the world's first commercial nuclear reactors; when Arnold got her Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley she, too, had big ambitions from the start. \"I wanted to rewrite the code of life, to make new molecular machines that would solve human problems,\" she says. So she moved to Caltech, a small, but well-funded research institute, where she now heads the biotechnology center and says anything is possible. Sure, she faced roadblocks along the way. \"I'm sure that there are people who are skeptical that a woman can do this job as well as a man,\" Arnold says, adding, \"I am blissfully unaware of such people — and have been gifted with the ability to ignore them completely.\" She advises other women in fields dominated by men to do the same. Arnold's female students at Caltech say she's a god. But they don't all agree with her \"lean-in\" philosophy. Nikki Peck is getting a Ph.D. in bioengineering. Her parents are both science teachers. She spent her weekends growing up going to science museums and went on to Harvey Mudd College, which emphasizes science, engineering and math as well as liberal arts. But at Caltech there was one guy she worked with who acted like women were inferior, Peck says, and her self-esteem took a hit. Still, the whole lean-in response that Arnold advises is not her style. \"I consider myself an introvert,\" Peck says. \"I have a hard time just, like, talking to people. It's hard for me to get up the initiative to just ... 'Lean in!' or to 'Just do it!' \" \"I don't know,\" Peck says. \"That attitude — I think it works really well for a certain type of woman. But I don't think it works for every woman.\" So Peck figures she might not be the next big-shot academic. Instead, she's taking a year off from her graduate work to go work for Calico, Google's new life-extension company. She says she's a little worried about working near a city with the nickname Man Jose, where women get good tech jobs but don't stay in them. Peck's story isn't that unusual. The pipeline of young people heading into jobs in science, technology, engineering and math is starting to widen, to diversify — more women than in decades past are getting into STEM and staying there through college, grad school and even that first job. But then they opt out. Peck says she thinks it's because we still haven't figured out how women can work these high-power jobs and have families. It's a conversation she hoped to have at a recent cupcake social for Women in Chemistry at Caltech. Peck and her friends showed up at the event with their male colleagues, \"but [other attendees] were sort of like, 'What are you doing here?' And then, of course, our male co-workers felt like they weren't allowed there, so they left,\" she says. \"And so, I don't know, on the one hand, that's how we feel sometimes. But still, I don't think the way you help out women is by pushing down men.\" These days Caltech is about 70 percent men to 30 percent women, with the number of women on the upswing. But even with the push for more diversity, some students still feel singled out — and not in a good way. Earlier this month, Caltech hosted a fly-in for high school seniors from groups that admissions officers say have been historically underrepresented in STEM fields. You can imagine the scene, says Moraa Marwanga, a student in the International Baccalaureate program at her high school in Rockville, Md., who attended the event. \"I am one of maybe three black girls there,\" Marwanga recalls, \"and one of maybe 10 black people in general. ... The college application process people are, like, 'Oh you're just going to get in everywhere. You're black and you're female and you like math.' ... It's frustrating,\" she says. So don't let it get to you, her friend Angela Umeh from Dallas advises her. It'll be harder if you let it get to you. Maybe that's the best advice for women now, they say: Instead of \"Lean In,\" you might call that approach to obstacles, whatever they are, \"Lean To The Side, And Let It Pass By.\"", "Leaders in business, education and politics love to talk up how important Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education is for America's future. Innovations! Jobs! Progress! are all at stake, they often argue. Just last week, President Obama hosted scores of mostly young people for an evening of stargazing and fun space talk at the second-ever White House Astronomy Night. \"Some of you might be on your way to Mars,\" the president told the crowd of future astronauts and scientists. \"America can do anything! We just gotta keep on encouraging every new generation to explore and invent and create and discover. We got to keep encouraging some young kid in Brooklyn or a budding rocket scientist in Alabama or that young girl who's dreaming to become an astronaut.\" Yet some in Congress either aren't hearing that message or disagree. Exhibit A: the giant, federal education law, No Child Left Behind, that Congress is currently struggling to update. The rewrite that the U.S. House recently passed eliminates the largest source of federal science education funding. \"The House bill would eliminate any specific focus on STEM education as a priority,\" says James Brown, the executive director of the STEM Education Coalition, a nonpartisan alliance of some 600 professional, business and education organizations that want to make STEM a national priority. \"There's an existing program called the math and science partnership. The house bill would eliminate that. That would be a terrible blow to STEM education,\" Brown says. The U.S. Senate's version is a different story. It expands the range of federal funds for science education, bolsters after-school STEM programs and creates a science education master teacher corps to reward excellent teachers, among other provisions. But, with hard-line House Republicans in full revolt, it's possible the Senate's STEM provisions would disappear in the inevitable legislative horse-trading. \"People like to talk, but the actions don't measure up to words,\" says City College of New York physics professor Michael Lubell. He's also a fellow at the American Physical Society, which has long sounded the alarm on the need to bolster physics, science and math education. \"STEM today is the child left behind. And it's being left behind at the juvenile level,\" Lubell says. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle talk about STEM as being critically important. \"But the number of champions in Congress for STEM ed has actually gone down\" in recent years, Brown says. Lubell would like the federal government to prioritize STEM in the same way, say, the National Institutes of Health prioritizes finding ways to diagnose, prevent and cure human diseases. If not, he argues, the more than 20 percent of American children who live in poverty will continue to see the STEM education achievement gap widen. \"Certainly they don't have access to the same kinds of facilities, the same quality teaching, the same science curriculum that other children have. We're essentially writing off almost a third of our population,\" he says. American companies regularly voice concern about the under-supply of qualified STEM workers. Growth in STEM jobs was three times as fast as growth in non-STEM jobs over the past decade, according to federal numbers. And STEM-related employment is projected to grow 17 percent between 2008 and 2018, far faster than projected overall employment growth. A combination of budget cuts and policy decisions has left many local, state and federal bodies short on funds to robustly back science education. To help fill the gaps, a national patchwork of corporations, nonprofits, foundations and volunteers has stepped in to help. Volunteer and corporate-backed STEM networks \"can help schools bridge those gaps and make those connections,\" says Bruce Simon, associate director of the Gateways East Bay STEM Network, which helps schools bolster their science programs. \"Where there is overlap, we can get that excess capacity to places that really need it,\" he says. And in some districts, there are big gaps to fill. Just 45 percent of U.S. high school graduates in 2011 were ready for college work in math, and 30 percent were prepared in science, according to the advocacy group Change The Equation. Far from Capitol Hill on a recent afternoon in Berkeley, Calif., a few dozen kids swarm in from the playground for some hands-on experiments on pressure. The after-school STEM program at Rosa Parks Elementary School is taught by student volunteers from the nearby University of California, Berkeley. \"Can I have someone raise their hand and tell me what they see that's changed,\" asks Lynn Bajorek, a Cal senior and a volunteer with the group Berkeley Engineers And Mentors or BEAM. The cognitive neuroscience major has a midterm exam to study for, but she makes time to volunteer every week in local, project-based after-school STEM programs like this one. In one of several elementary-friendly experiments, a hard-boiled egg is s", "Typically superheroes spend their summertime helming big budget franchises for movie studios. This year, with blockbuster season winding down and schools opening their doors, Marvel's following up its summer at the multiplex by giving its superheroes a new assignment. Last week, the publisher unveiled the last of five special covers featuring disciplines that guide school curricula nationwide — Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, also known as STEAM. It's part of an effort, the company says, to encourage young readers to double-down on their studies and explore fields said to lead to better jobs. \"We plan to continue to motivate our fans to explore their passions in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math and present these disciplines through some of our favorite young heroes who are doing just that — following their dreams and preparing for the challenges that await them ahead,\" David Gabriel, Senior VP for Sales & Marketing of Marvel Comics said in a statement. Available in November, the covers are alternative prints of several titles. Famous heroes such as the Hulk and Spiderman make appearances. So do lesser-knowns Gwenpool — an amalgam of Spiderman's Gwen Stacy and meta-jokester Deadpool — and kid genius Moongirl. The covers also coincide with the debut of Marvel's new Iron Man, Riri Williams, a 15-year-old engineering prodigy, who is also featured. Readers may notice that Marvel's tapped a diverse field of heroes for the covers — characters Riri Williams and Moongirl are African-American, and Spiderman Miles Morales is of Hispanic and African-American descent — all working in fields in which educators and officials say women and minorities are underrepresented. \"The media literally shapes what people aspire to be,\" said Virginia Booth Womack, president of the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates. Womack also oversees recruitment and retainment efforts for students from underrepresented communities at Purdue University's College of Engineering. She says part of getting students to feel like they belong involves seeing people who look like them engaged in their field, in their own communities and the wider culture. \"The power that the media has to give students the opportunity to emulate is huge,\" Womack says. Keri Randolph, director of Innovation for Hamilton County Schools in Chattanooga, Tenn., says one thing she loves about the comics is they're depicting women and minorities. The other, she says, is that the comics are putting science upfront for students. \"When you go to the movies or read a comic there's such a suspension of disbelief. We don't necessarily pause and go: 'that already exists or it could exist,'\" says Randolph. Marvel is not alone in underlining science in pop culture for the sake of engagement. Last year, the National Science Foundation partnered with with the National Nanotechnology Initiative to challenge high school-aged students to consider nanotechnology by creating a superhero who'd express what the field could accomplish. Entrants ended up thinking of ways nanotechnology could be used to fight cancer and eradicate waste. And Jacob Clark Blickenstaff, a program director at Seattle's Pacific Science Center, regularly incorporates pop culture in his approach. Writing a column for the National Science Teachers Association, he regularly points to lesson plans teachers can extract from popular entertainment, even when science is apparently absent. \"They've been watching Frozen so let's talk about what ice is really like,\" says Clark Blickenstaff. Unsurprisingly, drawing from the artistic imagination to spur kids into scientific thought is a view that resonates with proponents of the STEAM curriculum, which adds the arts to the well-promoted STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. \"How do you solve these problems we're going to have in the future like clean water and climate change? It requires a lot of imagination and creative thinking to deal with these global challenges,\" says Babette Alina, director of policy for the Rhode Island School of Design. The art and design college has been working to integrate science within its curriculum, having students enroll in courses that direct their creative skills toward the sciences and seeking grants to fund interdisciplinary programs. But as vital as ensuring potable water or rolling back the effects of climate change may be, they lack the whizz-bang factor that enables Captain America to wield his shield or Spiderman to use arachnid-like powers to catch bad guys. Neuroscientist Paul Zehr, a pop culture blogger for Psychology Today, has written two books on the science of superheroes examining existing technologies that would allow Batman to sustain his nightly duties and Tony Stark to build an array of armored suits. \"I think too often that's the part that's missing,\" says Zehr about engaging students. \"They don't get the imaginative part.\" What comics and po", "Ten large tech companies did not employ a single black woman in 2016, according to a new report from The Center for Investigative Reporting. Even after &#8220;Lean In,&#8221; written by Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, Silicon Valley can still be hostile to women, and women are still diverted from STEM careers. Why? As journalist Emily Chang, author of &#8220;Brotopia,&#8221; told The Guardian… It’s this idea that Silicon Valley is a modern utopia where anyone can change the world or make their own rules, if they are a man. But if you are a woman it is incomparably harder. And that shows in the numbers. Women-led companies get just 2% of venture capital funding. That is egregious, especially in an industry that prides itself on being a meritocracy where anyone can succeed. We need people of all backgrounds to be making these products, because people everywhere are using them. Evan Williams, who co-founded Twitter, told Chang that if there had been more women on the early Twitter team, he doesn&#8217;t think online harassment and trolling would be such a problem on the platform. And the gender gap isn&#8217;t just at the professional level, according to a report provided by the American Association of University Women In elementary, middle, and high school, girls and boys take math and science courses in roughly equal numbers, and about as many girls as boys leave high school prepared to pursue science and engineering majors in college. By graduation, men outnumber women in nearly every science and engineering field, and in some, such as physics, engineering, and computer science, the difference is dramatic, with women earning only 20 percent of bachelor’s degrees. Women’s representation in science and engineering declines further at the graduate level and yet again in the transition to the workplace. What are the barriers for entry for women in Silicon Valley and the tech world? What are people doing about it? *Text by Gabrielle Healy, show produced by James Fox* GUESTS Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, nonprofit working to close the technology gender gap; @reshmasaujani Natalia Oberti Noguera, Founder and CEO of Pipeline Angels , which trains women and femmes to become angel investors; @nakisnakis Amanda Southworth, 16-year-old founder, director, and programmer at Astra Labs, non-profit software development company that uses technology to solve problems faced by marginalized communities; @amndasuthwrth For more, visit https://the1a.org. &copy; 2018 WAMU 88.5 &#8211; American University Radio.", "\"The test called upon the students to identify at least two of the contributions to the political, economic, or social developments of the United States by such famous Americans as Lincoln, Jefferson, Jackson, and Theodore Roosevelt,\" an article in The New York Times reports. \"Only 22 percent of American students had mastered enough history in their high school days to identify two contributions made by Lincoln to this country.\" That article was published April 4, 1943. But it could have been written this week. In fact, it was. \"US Students Remain Poor At History, Tests Show,\" read a Times headline on June 14. The news: a recent federal test revealed only 20 percent of fourth graders were \"proficient\" in history. They could identify Abraham Lincoln, for example, but less than half could identify why he was important. But it's true what they say. History repeats itself. 2002? \"Students, Especially 12th Graders, Do Poorly on History Tests.\" 1995? \"Most 12th Graders Know Little American History, Survey Says.\" \"We have to temper our alarm,\" education historian Diane Ravitch tells Weekend All Things Considered host Laura Sullivan. \"And realize we're not a very historically minded country.\" You can say that again. Newspapers do — every 10 years or so. In 1985: \"The Decline And Fall of Teaching History.\" In 1976: \"Times Test of College Freshman Shows Knowledge of American History Limited.\" In 1955: \"Students Reveal Ignorance of US.\" Ravitch herself wrote the 1985 account, in which she argued, as she still does today, that there was never a golden age of historical literacy. \"We've been lamenting the state of history since 1943,\" she says, \"and maybe even longer.\" A Myth of Decline Yes, Ravitch says, history is important. And yes, we need to figure out how to keep students engaged. But students also face rote textbooks and a system dominated by multiple-choice testing that encourages \"teaching to the test\" instead of deeper, contextual learning. Then there's the challenge that many students — particularly 12th graders, 12 percent of whom tested 'proficient' — don't really care about the test. \"They know that it doesn't count,\" Ravitch says. \"It won't help them get into college, it won't help them get into high school. They're wise enough to realize it doesn't matter, and they're so incentivized to say, 'This test matters; this test doesn't.'\" Historically, American students have done poorly not just on national aptitude tests, but on international tests as well. In the 1960s, America placed dead last in a test of science and math skills in 12 different countries. And yet, Ravitch says, similar studies today are greeted with alarm, as if America is slipping from a past perch. \"The last one came out this past December, and we placed in about the middle,\" she says. \"The response was gloom and doom.\" Results of that test, the Program for International Student Assessment, were called a \"wake up call\" by Education Secretary Arne Duncan. President Obama called it a \"Sputnik moment.\" \"What they didn't seem to realize was we've never been first in the world in math and science,\" Ravitch says. Since the '70s, the U.S. has typically placed in the bottom quartile in worldwide math and science rankings. \"We have the biggest economy in the world, the most productive workers, the most inventors, the most patents, the greatest universities. How could all of this success have come from kids who were in the bottom quartile in the international assessments?\" Ravitch asks. \"It suggests to me that there's no connection.\" Turning the Tables Still, in a few years, a new national aptitude test might prove more difficult for history teachers than for the students they teach. In 2014, the National Assessment of Educational Progress — the same organization that conducted this year's nationwide history test — will issue a brand new technology and engineering test to students. \"They've had it in art, music, English language arts, mathematics and history. And everyone said — what about technological literacy and engineering?\" Steven Schneider explains. Schneider is the senior program director for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at WestEd, a San Francisco-based research and development company preparing the framework for the new test. \"We're into the 21st century, and there's a large global demand for our students to be able to compete in these areas,\" Schneider says. For an indication of what that test will look like, NPR asked WestEd to draw up some sample questions from its existing framework. Here's what they sent us: Describe which parts of of a residential wind turbine would require the most maintenance. Trace the evolution of features on early cell phones compared to current smart phones. Explain two ways in which personal communication devices can work together for a team to achieve its project goal. What might the effect be of allowing personal communication devices to be used in school? Describe a set o", "You don't need to be a social scientist to know there is a gender diversity problem in technology. The tech industry in Silicon Valley and across the nation is overwhelmingly male-dominated. That isn't to say there aren't women working at tech firms. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook have raised the profile of women at high-tech firms. But those prominent exceptions do not accurately portray who makes up the engineering ranks at those and other tech companies. Visit Silicon Valley and you will hear many people talk about the need to increase the number of female hackers. The conventional wisdom about why there are so few female coders usually points a finger at disparities in the talent pool, which is linked to disparities in tech education. In fact, starting as early as adolescence, girls and boys often choose different academic paths. When the time comes for young people to elect to go into engineering school, serious gender disparities become visible. A new study by University of Texas sociologist Catherine Riegle-Crumb in the journal Social Science Quarterly offers an interesting new perspective on this divide. Along with co-author Chelsea Moore, Riegle-Crumb decided to dive into the gender divide in high school physics courses. (Even as the gender divide in some areas of science has diminished, a stubborn gap has persisted for decades in high school physics.) Riegle-Crumb had a simple question: The national divide showed boys were more likely to take physics than girls. But was this divide constant across the country? In an analysis of some 10,000 students at nearly 100 schools, Riegle-Crumb found that the divide was anything but constant. \"What we find is that there are many schools where boys and girls take high school physics at the same rate,\" Riegle-Crumb said in an interview. \"And that there are many other schools where more girls actually take physics than boys. And so when you look at the aggregate, you see a pattern where boys are taking physics more than girls, but there is a lot of variation around that.\" There are some obvious things that could cause those variations. If parents of some kids are scientists, or highly educated, they might push their daughters to take tough courses in high school. Wealthy families might be able to afford tutoring, or have one parent stay home to help kids with homework. Better funded suburban schools might be at an advantage over inner-city schools. But when Riegle-Crumb controlled for those and other possibilities, she found one reason remained: \"What we found is that in communities that had a higher percentage of women in the labor force who are working in science, technology, engineering and math, that in those schools, girls were as likely as boys to take physics, or even more likely.\" Riegle-Crumb's finding about the importance of local role models meshes with a broad range of earlier work that shows the decision to pursue math and science is not about innate differences between boys and girls, but about social context and norms. Countries with greater gender equality, for example, reveal more equal math test scores among boys and girls. Teenage girls growing up in communities where women are better represented in tech are more likely to see women commenting on tech issues in public forums and in school discussions — and more likely to run into a friend's astrophysicist mom at a birthday party. By contrast, Riegle-Crumb said, girls growing up in communities where most working women are in jobs traditionally held by women such as child care or nursing might not see the possibilities that exist. \"If I am a young woman growing up in a community or culture like that, then that's what I see as, 'Well, this is what I am expected to do,' \" Riegle-Crumb said. \"And so it may not ever occur to me, that, 'Oh, you know, I don't actually have to do that. There's a vast array of things I could choose to do.' But if no one around me is doing those things, it's hard for me to even consider that possibility.\"", "The big automakers are retooling their factories to produce greener cars but many of these vehicles won't hit the road for years. Ira Flatow talks with guests about outside-the-box ideas for improving fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions quickly. Guests: Anna Jaffe, co-founder, Vehicle Design Summit, student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. Simon Hauger, former teacher, West Philadelphia High School, advisor to the West Philly Hybrid X team, Philadelphia, Pa. Matthew Doude, team leader, Mississippi State EcoCAR, graduate student in mechanical engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi Stare, Miss. IRA FLATOW, host: You're listening to Science Friday on NPR News. I'm Ira Flatow. The auto industry has been lobbying successfully for decades against racing fuel economy standards, those miles per gallon, but all that is about to change. Earlier this week, President Obama instructed the Department of Transportation to move forward with developing new standards in hopes that the rules would be able to be in place for the 2011 model year. You see, unlike some of the Japanese carmakers who can retool on the dime, Detroit needs weeks and months to do the same thing, but we're not going to go there now. Some people though are working hard at building new cars that can usually meet and surpass these standards. Even a group of high school kids can do it. So what is the next generation of automotive engineers up to? What advice would they give Detroit? We're going to look at three different approaches and first up, we're going to talk to those high school students. You may have heard about the automotive X PRIZE with $10 million price for the person or group able to design and build and sell super efficient cars that people want to buy. Well, one of the teams involved is not your usual group of automotive engineers. It's a team of high school students in West Philadelphia. Joining me now to talk about the team and their vehicle is Simon Hauger. He's a former teacher at West Philadelphia High School and is the adviser to the West Philly Hybrid X team. Welcome to Science Friday. Mr. SIMON HAUGER (Adviser, West Philly Hybrid X Team; Former Teacher, West Philadelphia High School): How are you doingb Ira? Thanks a lot for having me on. FLATOW: Tell us about your car work. Mr. HAUGER: Well, we've been designing and building hybrid and electric vehicles for the past 10 years. I started it as an after-school program just to try to get more interest around math and science as a math and science teacher. And it's evolved to a point where we're in a position to compete with some of the best companies in the world, designing this hundred-mile-per-gallon vehicle. FLATOW: And you are able to compete with them? Mr. HAUGER: Absolutely. The technology is off the shelf. I mean, one of the fascinating things about the automotive X PRIZE is that before it was announced there were many, many startup companies that began to produce these types of vehicles. And in my opinion, the country has reached the tipping point. you know, this technology is available. If the Inner City High School can do it, that says something. FLATOW: Tell us about that Inner City High School car. What can it do? How does it work? Mr. HAUGER: Sure. So the first car that we develop got 180 miles per gallon equivalent. It was a Saturn, and we won a national competition beating out top universities. That was back in 2002. That was - that kind of put this on the map. And then we developed a super fast hybrid vehicle that gets over 60 miles to the gallon. So, imagine a Porsche or a Ferrari, the car is very attractive. And we did to kind of break the stereotypes or one that a hybrid car can look like and behave like, and that's been on the Discovery channel and in the national news. And that kind of built our confidence and along the way we built the knowledge of how to create an affordable, safe vehicle that can get over a hundred miles per gallon. So we're what we're doing specifically is, we're building a parallel plug-in hybrid on a Ford Focus chassis. And we use the Ford Focus, it's a light-weight vehicle, it meets safety standards and it's very cost-effective. FLATOW: What are the parts that make it work so well? Mr. HAUGER: Sure. We're using as our dynamics an electric drive system. It's a very robust, very well-tested electric drive system. We're using lithium iron phosphate batteries. We have a battery pack that weighs 200 pounds and will take the car on electric power about 60 miles on electric only. So, if you're using it just for daily commuting, the gas engine will never kick on. And then we're using a small two-cylinder diesel engine, and we've got a pretty clever configuration where it can act as a generator or drive the vehicle. So it can recharge the batteries if you're driving on a long trip, and the battery's packaged to a low level at this point. Or if you need extra power you getting on an o", "Technology-related jobs have grown rapidly in the past 25 years. But the past two years have been tough on everyone, including technology workers. Not many new tech jobs are likely to emerge in 2010, but analysts expect to see a rebound by the middle of the decade. Google and Microsoft aren't the only companies with technology jobs. Any company that manages lots of data, including hospitals, banks, insurance firms and retailers, needs technology workers. \"What this nation should be investing in is jobs that create other jobs and that's what technology jobs do,\" says Ed Lazowska, who holds the Bill and Melinda Gates chair in computer science at the University of Washington. Driving Innovation Many technology jobs drive innovation. Some create new industries or different approaches to old ones. Novel drugs will emerge because of the Human Genome Project. Music and movies are in our hands because of mobile technology. Technology is also changing education. Employees at a Seattle-based startup called SynapticMash are creating software that helps educators see where kids are struggling in the classroom and which teaching strategies make a difference. Ryan Vanderpol, a senior software engineer, loves his job. He says it's not often that you get to do something useful and have fun doing it. \"It's enjoyable. I work with really cool people all the time and get to do a lot of different things and that's why I'm here,\" Vanderpol says. SynapticMash has 30 employees and hopes to expand to 150 over the next few years. A Million New Jobs The research and consulting firm IDC estimates that 1 million new technology-related jobs will be created over the next four or five years — an increase of about 10 percent. Pamela Passman, a corporate vice president at Microsoft, says some of those numbers may seem small, but you have to look at the big picture — and the resetting of the economy. \"Across most sectors of the economy we see the number of jobs shrinking,\" she says. \"We see jobs in the IT sector growing — not as much as in past years — but there still is growth.\" Changing Public Policy But Passman and many others believe that for technology-based industries to really blossom, some public policies need to change. They're in favor of more generous tax credits for firms doing research and development, and they want to see more emphasis on science and math education. Robert Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, says he'd like to see the U.S. return to a \"virtuous cycle\" model from the 1990s — where investment was tied to innovation and innovation was tied to more investment. That, he suggests, could mean more jobs. Atkinson worries that if that doesn't happen, the U.S. won't create enough new technology jobs or companies. The end result could mean that the U.S. economy doesn't get the burst of innovation and growth it needs. STEVE INSKEEP, Host: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep. MADELEINE BRAND, Host: In our series, new jobs for a new decade, we're looking into job of the future. In a moment, how a video game company is faring. First, though, NPR's Wendy Kauffman reports on what part technology will play as the economy rebounds. WENDY KAUFMAN: Tech jobs are everywhere. Not just at companies like Google and Microsoft, but also at places like hospitals, banks, insurance companies and retailers. If they manage lots of data they need technology workers and many of the new jobs will come from them. Others will come from brand new companies. Companies like... JOE AIKEN: SynapticMash. KAUFMAN: The firm's Joe Aiken explains the unusual name. AIKEN: It is actually the whole concept of synapses in the brain where learning happens and mashing up of different technologies. KAUFMAN: Mashing and merging technologies with education is a relatively new idea and it's creating new jobs. This start up, for example, creates software that helps educators see where kids are struggling in the classroom and what teaching strategies make a difference. Ryan Vanderpol, a senior software engineer here, says it's not often that you get to do something useful and have fun doing it. RYAN VANDERPOL: It's enjoyable. I work with a lot of really cool people all the time, and get to do a lot of different things and that's why I'm here. KAUFMAN: The company which now has about 30 employees hopes to expand to about 150 over the next few years. Indeed, says Joe Aiken, they are hiring right now. AIKEN: We're looking for database administrator, we're looking for people highly skilled in CSS, which is a technology that supports Web site development; we are looking for high-end programmers. ED LAZOWSKA: Let's talk about what this nation should be investing in. KAUFMAN: Ed Lazowska, holds the Bill and Melinda Gates chair in computer science at the University of Washington. LAZOWSKA: What this nation should be investing in is jobs that create other jobs, and that is what technology jobs do. KAUFMA", "There's new evidence that girls start out with the same math abilities as boys. A study of 104 children from ages 3 to 10 found similar patterns of brain activity in boys and girls as they engaged in basic math tasks, researchers reported Friday in the journal Science of Learning. \"They are indistinguishable,\" says Jessica Cantlon, an author of the study and professor of developmental neuroscience at Carnegie Mellon University. The finding challenges the idea that more boys than girls end up in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) because they are inherently better at the sort of thinking those fields require. It also backs other studies that found similar math abilities in males and females early in life. \"The results of this study are not too surprising because typically we don't see sex differences at the ages assessed in this study or for the types of math tasks they did, which were fairly simple,\" says David Geary, a psychologist and curators' distinguished professor at the University of Missouri who was not involved in the research. But there is evidence of sex differences in some exceptional older students, Geary says. For example, boys outnumber girls by about 3 to 1 when researchers identify adolescents who achieve \"very, very high-end performance in mathematics,\" Geary says, adding that scientists are still trying to understand why that gap exists. The new study came from earlier research by Cantlon that found boys and girls as old as 8 had similar abilities when it came to perceiving numbers and grasping elementary mathematics concepts. That research showed how kids behaved, but not what was going on in their brains, Cantlon says. So she and a team of scientists studied children as they engaged in math tasks while lying in a magnetic resonance scanner that monitored activity throughout the brain. The children watched an educational video that included clips from Sesame Street and covered math topics such as counting and addition as well as reading topics for comparison. The researchers found that in kids, just like adults, math activities create a lot of activity in the intraparietal sulcus, a brain area involved in estimating the number of objects in a group, processing number words, and performing addition and subtraction. And that activity was remarkably similar in boys and girls, Cantlon says. In fact, \"you can't tell one group from the other,\" she says. The researchers also found that boys and girls were equally engaged in watching the video and that brain maturity did not vary by gender. (The new study refers to gender rather than sex because researchers relied on parents' reports of a child's gender rather than chromosome tests.) Finally, a standardized test of mathematics ability found no difference between boys and girls. So why are fields like mathematics and computer science so dominated by men? Cantlon suspects the answer involves the societal messages girls and young women get, and the difficulty of entering a field that includes very few women. \"You can look at ratios of women and men participating in different activities and you can get the hint,\" she says. But Geary says an international study he did with Gijsbert Stoet at the University of Essex suggests a different explanation. Using an international database on adolescent achievement in science, mathematics and reading, they found that in two-thirds of all countries, female students performed at least as well as males in science. Yet paradoxically, females in wealthier countries with more gender equality, including the U.S., were less likely than females in other countries to get degrees in fields such as math and computer science. Geary thinks the reason may be that women in these countries are under less pressure to choose a field that promises an economic payback and have more freedom to pursue what interests them most. Also, males may be more likely to choose science because they are less likely than females to have strong reading, writing and language skills, Geary says. A study of gender achievement gaps in U.S. schools found that the gaps varied widely depending on whether the school was in a wealthy area. When all school districts are pooled together, \"there isn't really a gender achievement gap in math, but there is in reading,\" says Erin Fahle, an assistant professor at St. John's University and an author of the gender gap study. Males were about two-thirds of an academic year behind females, she says. But when the researchers focused on more affluent school districts, \"boys tended to do better than girls in math,\" Fahle says. That research, along with the new study, makes a compelling case that factors other than biological differences explain why girls are less likely to pursue degrees and jobs in math and science, she says.", "Genetically engineered crops are nothing new. But emerging technology that allows scientists to alter plants more precisely and cheaply is taking genetically engineered plants from the field to the kitchen. The first version of the Arctic Apple, a genetically modified Golden Delicious, is headed for test markets in the Midwest in February, according to the company that produced it. It is the first genetically engineered apple, altered so that when it is cut, it doesn't turn brown from oxidation. Okanagan Specialty Fruits, based in British Columbia, Canada, wouldn't say exactly where the apples will first be sold, but says the target consumers are those interested in convenience. \"The rapid expansion of the fresh-cut industry – bagged carrots, ready-made salads – has led to explosive growth of fresh cut produce,\" says Neal Carter, president of the company. \"I can cut this up for my kid's lunch box ... and it doesn't go brown and they'll actually eat it.\" The Arctic Apple is one of the first foods often termed a \"genetically modified organism\" (GMO) to be marketed to consumers, not at farmers. And it's a sign of how the science of genetic engineering is evolving. The first genetically engineered crops were global commodities like corn, soybeans and cotton. They were \"transgenic,\" meaning they were resistant to pesticides or insects after scientists transferred new DNA into the plants. \"We were taking DNA sequences from another, often non-plant species, and moving it into plants,\" says Sally Mackenzie, a plant geneticist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In contrast, new crops are \"cisgenic.\" They work within a plant species' own genome. \"The next generation of technologies, those being implemented now — including the new apple – we're not introducing foreign DNA any longer,\" Mackenzie says. The Arctic Apple uses a technology called RNA interference, sometimes called gene silencing. The target is the gene in the apple that controls production of the enzyme that makes it turn brown. When scientists add an extra strand of RNA, that gene is effectively switched off, or silenced. \"We're basically down-regulating a gene that's already within that apple,\" Mackenzie says. \"So I see that as entirely different. And I think it's important for the average consumer to recognize technologies have moved on.\" Advances like gene silencing and other gene editing methods, like CRISPR technology, make biotech plant-breeding cheaper and more precise than the first generation of genetically engineered crops. New technologies are also less expensive for companies when it comes to federal regulations, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration require fewer costly tests. Huge companies like Monsanto have dominated the industry, Mackenzie says, in part because of the high cost of regulations. Old biotech crops were aimed at big commodities in large part because it was a sure way to recoup that investment. Engineered plants that don't introduce new genes don't face the same regulatory hurdles. Groups critical of GMO technology want to see stronger regulations in order to evaluate potential long-term impacts of biotech crops on health and the environment. Federal agencies are reviewing their rules around GMOs to catch up with the technology. Under the current regulatory structure, however, it is more economically viable, Mackenzie says, for smaller biotech companies to market their own innovations. \"You're going to see more and more traits coming out that are really consumer friendly, designed to respond to consumer demand,\" Mackenzie says. Corn will still get plenty of attention from plant breeders, but more companies may shift their focus from field to fridge. Most genetically engineered crops are processed into ingredients in foods, so when we eat them they are a few steps removed from the field – think soybean oil in salad dressing or corn syrup in soda. When the Arctic Apple hits the produce aisle, however, it will be one of the first GMOs to reach consumers directly, but it is not the only one. A virus-resistant Rainbow papaya is already on the shelf. So is Simplot's bruise-resistant russet, called the Innate potato. The fruit company Del Monte has approval for a pink pineapple engineered to carry more lycopene, an antioxidant that supports the body's defense system. The labels on packages of Arctic Apples won't say much about GMOs. They will have a tell-tale snowflake logo, and a QR code that can be scanned with a smartphone to reach a website with information about the science. That fits within the framework of a GMO labeling law passed by Congress last year, but it makes genetic engineering in food less obvious than many consumer groups have called for. The vast majority of consumers support clear labels on foods that contain GMO ingredients, just as the vast majority of scientists agree that they are safe to eat. For stores that may sell biotech fruits and vegetables, it pays to be up fron", "When it finally published a demographic breakdown of its workforce this week, tech giant Google admitted, \"We've always been reluctant to publish numbers about the diversity of our workforce at Google. We now realize we were wrong, and that it's time to be candid about the issues.\" This is what the numbers showed: Google's staff is made up of 70 percent men, is 61 percent white, 30 percent Asian, and all other races and ethnicities don't register above 5 percent. As a point of comparison, Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers show 47 percent of the total workforce in the United States is made up of women, 80 percent of U.S. employees are white, 12 percent are black and 5 percent are Asian. All the talk about meritocracy in tech is confounding when you hold it up against this data; if the technology industry is truly a meritocracy, does it follow that the people with merit are overwhelmingly white and male? Google brings up the pipeline problem as a possible explanation for its whiteness: It has limited hiring pools of people of color and women: \"Women earn roughly 18 percent of all computer science degrees in the United States. Blacks and Hispanics make up under 10 percent of U.S. college grads and collect fewer than 5 percent of degrees in CS majors, respectively.\" Education in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) is important, to be sure. We've reported on the social science that shows stereotypes lead girls to quit science. But there are other ways to think about the utter dominance of white males in tech: Technology journalist Kara Swisher and tech mogul Vivek Wadhwa blame laziness in hiring. The Wall Street Journal reports: \"Ms. Swisher and Mr. Wadhwa both cited laziness as the main culprit for what they described as covert racism and sexism in the sector. People in positions of power, namely those funding companies and appointing board members, too often get comfortable with their immediate familiars and fail to take a wider view of talented people in the industry and world, they said.\" The data are helpful. As our guest blogger Catherine Bracy wrote for us last summer, closing the gender gap in technology requires clearer and better data on the extent of the problem. When pressed by journalists, major tech companies including Amazon, Facebook, Cisco, IBM and Microsoft have simply not replied or refused to give up their workforce demographic breakdowns. San Jose Mercury News reporter Mike Swift had to sue the Labor Department to get some numbers. In 2010, after a two-year legal battle, the department ultimately gave him a single set of aggregate race and gender stats for Silicon Valley's 10 largest companies. (Mother Jones writes an excellent piece detailing those figures.) Google has since reversed course on its refusal to share, and with data can come more understanding and conversation about the issue. We have requests out to various tech companies to see if they, too, are interested in a similar about-face. We'll follow up if they share.", "In a classroom across from the coal mine exhibit at the Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, students are huddled around tables, studying petri dishes of bacteria. But these aren't school-age kids — these students are all teachers, responsible for imparting science to upper-elementary or middle-school students. That's a job that many here — and many teachers in grammar schools around the country — feel unprepared for. \"That's why I'm here,\" says fifth-grade teacher Joel Spears. \"I teach all the subjects. I went in not knowing how to teach science, really. I didn't have the materials or the know-how to even teach it properly.\" Once a month, Spears and dozens of other teachers come to the museum for a day of lessons and materials to then take back to their classrooms across the Chicago metro region. Teacher Jonathan Fisher, a philosophy major who avoided life science in college but now teaches it to fourth-graders, taught genetics to his class with an activity he learned here. \"The students used Styrofoam blocks and different body parts — so limbs and dowel rods and different-sized eyes — [and flipped] coins to figure out which genes would be passed on to their kids,\" he explains. \"The classroom couldn't have been more excited.\" Sparking Kids' Interest At The Right Time Today, the teachers here at the museum will be given diagrams of cells, petri dishes, bottles of Glo Germ (a lotion that exposes bacteria on hands), and even instructions for a simple incubator that enables students to grow bacteria from their own dirty hands. \"One of the challenges in the U.S. in getting kids engaged in science is that we don't have enough really high-quality science teachers in the middle grades,\" says Andrea Ingram, who oversees education at the Museum of Science and Industry. \"And that's kind of like the early childhood of science. We either capture kids' enthusiasm there, get them committed to science, or we don't.\" Ingram says museums are important partners in improving science instruction, especially given tight school budgets. Museums are popular with business and civic leaders, for one, and where else can you find tornadoes, lightning and real cow eyeballs to dissect? But the real test of this teacher training program is in schools like Sawyer Elementary on Chicago's Southwest Side. Graciela Olmos, a teacher at Sawyer, first saw a lesson about mechanical engineering taught with marbles and rulers at a class at the museum. Now she's teaching it to her eighth-graders, who are rolling marbles down incline planes and measuring how far the marbles push a little Styrofoam cup. Olmos says she's used to being told to teach to higher standards. The museum program, she says, has shown her how. \"They model for us, 'This is how it's going to look.' And that's something that we lack,\" she says. That's not the only thing she lacks, she says. \"We need so many things. We need to have science labs with gas lines and sinks.\" Helping Teachers Who Are Spread Thin Another challenge, she says, is not being able to focus strictly on science. \"If my specialty is science, well, let it be science,\" she says. \"Don't give me so many other things to do aside of that.\" Joanne Olson, a professor of science education at Iowa State University and president of the Association for Science Teacher Education, says that \"has been a perpetual challenge for us in science education, particularly at the elementary grades.\" For years, Olson has been advocating for schools to have science specialists, much the way many P.E. teachers teach only physical education. \"You have one teacher who's dedicated to that particular subject area, and that way the teacher can be very well-prepared ... and doesn't have to take on literacy instruction, math and these other areas,\" she says. Olson says a majority of elementary teachers have gotten fewer than six total hours of science training in the last three years. \"Anything that can be done to help is a good thing,\" she says. The Museum of Science and Industry plans to train 1,000 Chicago-area teachers in the next five years. A study of the program by Michigan State University has found that the teachers trained there know more science than they did before participating — and so do their students. ARUN RATH, HOST: It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR West. I'm Arun Rath. There's been a big push lately to improve the teaching of science in American schools and focus more on STEM education. That stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. WBEZ's Linda Lutton reports on what one Chicago museum is doing to promote that. And the answer is not just field trips. LINDA LUTTON, BYLINE: In a classroom across from the coal mine exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry, students are peering into petri dishes. UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Well, the agar is a light pale yellow, the bacteria, the darker yellow... LUTTON: The students here are all teachers. All are responsible for imparting science to upper-elementary or middle-", "A handful of nonprofit and for-profit groups are working to address what they see as a national education crisis: Too few of America's K-12 public schools actually teach computer science basics and fewer still offer it for credit. It's projected that in the next decade there will be about 1 million more U.S. jobs in the tech sector than computer science graduates to fill them. And it's estimated that only about 10 percent of K-12 schools teach computer science. So some in the education technology sector, an industry worth some $8 billion a year and growing, are stepping in. At a Silicon Valley hotel recently, venture capitalists and interested parties heard funding pitches and watched demonstrations from 13 ed-tech startups backed by an incubator called Imagine K-12. One of them is Kodable, which aims to teach kids 5 years old and younger the fundamentals of programming through a game where you guide a Pac-Man-esque fuzz ball. \"As soon as you can start learning [coding] you should, because the earlier you start learning something, the better you'll be at it later in life,\" says Grechen Huebner, the co-founder of Kodable. She's working two computer screens to demonstrate how the game works. \"Kids have to drag and drop symbols to get their fuzzy character to go through a maze so they learn about conditions, loops and functions and even debugging,\" she says. So should kids who've barely shed their pull-up diapers really learn to code? Huebner thinks it's vital. \"We have kids as young as 2 using it. Five is just kinda the sweet spot.\" (My daughter's behind, I think. She's 4 and hasn't started coding. Bad parent.) Even if kids aren't offered game-based computer science concepts in pre-K, there is growing consensus students should get exposed to basic computer science concepts early. Kodable and other startups hope to make a profit filling this enormous void in American public education. \"Ninety percent of schools just don't even teach it. So if you're a parent and your school doesn't even offer this class, your kids aren't going to have the preparation they need for the 21st century,\" says Hadi Partovi, co-founder of the nonprofit Code.org. \"Just like we teach how electricity works and biology basics, they should also know how the Internet works and how apps work. Schools need to add this to the curriculum.\" Through his \"Hour of Code\" initiative, Partovi is working to get kids, parents and schools interested computer science curriculum. 'It's All Around Us' Third-graders at a public elementary school in Baltimore recently took part in a game-based Hour of Code to start to learn the very basics of coding even though they don't realize it. \"So you're moving three blocks and then you press start,\" one third-grader says. Gretchen LeGrand with the nonprofit Code in the Schools is trying to bring computer science fundamentals to underserved, low-income kids in the city. She says it's a huge challenge in a district with few resources. \"The computers are old or outdated. We either can't install the software we want to use to teach computer programming or the connection's slow,\" she says. She's had to adapt to teaching about coding without a computer or what more teachers are calling teaching CS unplugged. Partovi says teaching computer science is not about esoteric knowledge for computer geeks or filling jobs at Google or Microsoft. Most of these jobs are not with big high-tech companies. It's about training a globally competitive workforce and keeping most every sector of the U.S. economy thriving. \"Our future lawyers and doctors and politicians and businessmen — the folks in the other jobs — need to have a little bit of a background about how the world around them works,\" Partovi says. \"It's all around us, and every industry gets impacted by it.\" According to a study by the largest U.S. computing society, only 14 states have adopted secondary school standards for computer science. At the same time, there's been a sharp decline in the last five years in the number of introductory and advanced placement (AP) computer science classes offered in U.S. secondary schools. Ironically, that decline comes just as states tout improvements to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curricula. And several groups and corporations have voiced deep concern that the new Common Core state standards promote no significant computer science content in either math or science. There are some bright spots: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Broward County, Fla., have all recently boosted their commitments to expanding computer science offerings. But there's a long way to go, says Chris Stephenson, who directs the Computer Science Teachers Association. She says a big problem is profound confusion about just what computer science is. Too many parents and administrators conflate gaming and basic point-and-click literacy with computer science — the principles and practices of computing and coding. \"I've had administrators actually say ", "Marissa Mayer, the new head of Yahoo, is not the first woman to become CEO of a high-profile technology company. The sharp-witted Carol Bartz briefly held that post at Yahoo. Meg Whitman presided over eBay for a decade and now runs Hewlett-Packard, a company that once had Carly Fiorina at the helm. The \"grande dame\" of American computer giants, IBM, currently has Virginia Rometty running the show. Still, women in the top jobs at tech companies remain rare. Mayer, Bartz and Rometty are especially unusual; they are computer scientists. Despite the growing numbers of successful women in once male-dominated professions like medicine and law, computer science remains overwhelmingly a boys club. In fact, over the past 25 years it has gotten worse. In the 1980s women made up nearly 40 percent of computer science majors, according to the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. In 2008, that number was down to 18 percent. Stanford University, Mayer's alma mater, with one of the world's most prestigious computer science programs, looks even worse; last year 11 percent of its graduates were women — down from 16 percent in 2001. At a time when computers are expanding into every aspect of our lives, from the workplace to the home and even into romance, the people shaping how they work and what they do are predominantly of one gender. The reasons why the male geek is ascendant are complex. In an interview I did with Mayer at the Computer History Museum earlier this year, she reflected on her time as a computer science major at Stanford with a story that helps explain a little bit about why she has defied the odds. Mayer is a typical geek. She admitted she can be a little \"oblivious.\" Mayer recalled that while she was at Stanford, a columnist for the campus newspaper wrote an article about \"campus icons. These were people who everyone knew and would recognize by description but you probably didn't know their name ... like the person at the coffee house who never managed to get your sandwich order right,\" Mayer said. She read through the column laughing and came upon this description: \"The blond woman in the upper level computer science classes.\" Mayer, who is blond, read that line and thought to herself, \"Gosh! I should know who this is.\" It took her a while to realize that was a description of her. She says she never really noticed \"I was the only woman.\" But Mayer may be unusual. Jocelyn Goldfein, Facebook's director of engineering, describes how a lot of women feel when they walk into a computer science class. \"I don't know if you've ever had the experience of walking into the men's room by accident,\" she said, \"and you sort of have this full body shock of, 'Oh no! I'm not where I'm supposed to be.' \" Read More: Technical Knowledge Makes A Big Difference While there are certainly women who have gotten ahead in the tech sector without that background, like Whitman and Fiorina, having technical knowledge makes a big difference. Bill Reichert, a partner in the venture capital firm Garage Technologies, says when he looks for a startup to fund, \"We tend to invest in companies that have very strong core technical teams, and ... that population is disproportionately male.\" And it is that pool of entrepreneurs that succeed with a startup who are often the ones who end up running the companies. Indeed, Mayer was Google's 20th hire and is responsible for the look and feel of many of Google's major products — the simplicity of its home page, Gmail and Google News. Her background has a lot to do with what makes her an appealing CEO for Yahoo, a company that hasn't been on the cutting edge of technology for over a decade. There are efforts to try to draw more women into computer science. One of the most successful programs is at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif. Although the school is for students who want to specialize in engineering, science and math, when Maria Klawe became its president five years ago only 10 percent of its female students chose computer science as a major. Klawe, who is a computer scientist, evaluated her programs and made some changes. Part of the problem, she says, was that there would be a few male students in every class who already knew how to program and wanted to show off. \"They desperately want to show the professor how much they know,\" says Klawe, \"and it's very intimidating to other students, especially women.\" Klawe changed the curriculum. She created different-level introductory classes and instead of teaching them in the programming language Java, she switched to Python, which is more user-friendly and makes it possible to do actual programs more quickly. Also crucial to her change was sending any first-year female student to the Grace Hopper Celebration — named after a renowned female computer scientist who died in 1992. The event draws women in the field, both young and old, to a different city every year. Klawe says this gives the students the opportunity to see that there are suc", "The giant semiconductor manufacturer Intel will be severing ties with a long- running science and mathematics competition that has awarded millions of dollars in prize money to America's top high school students. Intel has been a corporate sponsor of the Science Talent Search since 1998, according to the Society For Science, the group that administers the contest. The competition, according to the group's website has recognized nearly 3,000 finalists in its history and \"served as the national stage for the country's best and brightest young scientists to present original research to nationally recognized professional scientists.\" Some of the past winners and finalists have gone on to win Nobel Prizes, MacArthur Fellowships and other prestigious awards. Intel has not released a statement detailing the reasons why it is ending its partnership with the competition. Requests for comment from Intel were not returned by the time of this posting. The New York Times which first broke the news, reports the cost of the program is a fraction of Intel's revenue. \"Dropping support for the high school contest is a puzzling decision by Intel, since it costs about $6 million a year — about 0.01 percent of Intel's $55.6 billion in revenue last year — and it generates significant good will for the sponsoring organization. Intel has also increased the size and scope of the award, giving more than $1.6 million annually to students and schools, compared with $207,000 when it began its sponsorship in 1998.\" It would also seem Intel is moving away from a concerted push to get more American students excited about entering STEM fields — science, technology engineering and math. As Fortune.com reports this move represents a \"shift in priorities for Intel.\" \"The term 'STEM' has been in vogue in recent years among technologists as a way to regenerate the talent pipeline that plagues so many technical fields. It has captured the attention of those in the highest of offices; in 2009, President Obama launched his 'Educate to Innovate' initiative to bring together the public and private sectors, prepare 100,000 new STEM teachers in a decade, increase federal investment in such initiatives, and diversify the talent pool.\" Just because Intel is moving on from helping America's youngest up-and-coming scientists doesn't mean it is out of the business of discovering the nation's top inventors. According to the Hollywood Reporter in August, Intel is partnering with Turner Broadcasting to create a technology-based reality show. \"TBS is taking its love affair with nerds to the next level. The network will soon air invention competition America's Greatest Makers (working title), the centerpiece in a new partnership between Turner Broadcasting, Intel and megaproducer Mark Burnett. ... \" 'Through this exciting collaboration with Intel, we are celebrating the spirit of innovation across the Turner portfolio,' said TBS and TNT senior vp unscripted development, late night and specials David Eilenberg. 'We look forward to working with Intel and Mark Burnett on America's Greatest Makers and can't wait to see the truly awesome technology that emerges from it.' \" Intel will continue its sponsorship of the Science Talent Search through 2017. According to a Society For Science press release in March, top winners and other finalists in this year's competition were given awards totaling more than $1 million.", "Bill Gates says the United States' position as the global leader in innovation is at risk. The Microsoft chairman says there is a deficit of Americans with computer-science degrees, and he wants the government to make it easier for Microsoft to hire foreign-born workers. Gates testified before the House Committee on Science Technology on Wednesday about what he sees as a need to liberalize rules for H1-B visas for skilled foreign workers. Currently, Congress has set an annual limit on H1-Bs at 65,000, with an additional 20,000 earmarked for foreign students with advanced degrees from U.S. universities. The quota for H1-B visas filled up immediately last April — leaving June graduates stuck with no recourse but to find work in other countries. Critics say H1-B workers take jobs away from Americans and that tech companies would find Americans to take these jobs if the salaries were higher. Microsoft recently opened an office in Vancouver, Canada — where it can station high-skilled workers who can't legally work in the U.S. There, Gates tells Robert Siegel, the government welcomes \"not only those people for these high-paying jobs, but the four or five jobs we create around each of those engineers.\" Gates says that the good news is that Microsoft is hiring people in the United States at a rapid rate, which allows the company to do more research and increase employment. \"The thing that limits us is hiring the world's best engineers,\" he says, noting that 60 percent of the students at the top U.S. computer-science departments are foreign-born. \"Traditionally, most of them stay in the country and jobs are created around them. Now that we've hit these quotas, they have to go somewhere else,\" Gates says. In response to critics, Gates says the issue isn't about raising wages. \"These are very, very high-paying jobs,\" he says, noting that the average salary, including benefits, is worth more than $100,000 annually, regardless of where the employee is based. The Programmers Guild, a professional society, also criticizes Gates for facilitating the erosion of U.S. competitiveness by using the H1-B program to \"train a critical mass of foreign workers within the U.S.\" and then using \"these workers to establish overseas operations.\" But Gates counters that the people who work in the United States on H1-B visas \"overwhelmingly want to stay in the country.\" These top engineering students will be hired, Gates says. \"The only question we can deal with is do we allow them to stay here and work,\" he says. \"Traditionally, the U.S. — because it's so attractive — has had this huge advantage that other countries bemoan. ... Now, they celebrate the fact that we're kicking them out after giving them the world's best education.\"", "We know that women and minorities continue to be underrepresented in the STEM fields — that's science, technology, engineering and math. Now dip into #RaceOnTech to find out why. Since Monday, entrepreneurs, scientists, computer scientists and coders from Silicon Valley to Greenbelt, Md., have been sharing their thoughts one tweet at a time. Three central themes/sentiments are emerging: identity, role models and the wealth gap. Identity It's much harder for people of color to fit in. The tech and STEM sectors are dominated by white men and are not welcoming. Women and people of color like assistant professor of physics Kerstin Perez note that they have to work much harder to keep focused and not give up. \"Science is challenging,\" Perez tweets. \"If you don't see yourself reflected in senior roles, self-doubt can be crippling.\" Telle Whitney, president and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute, says she's working to change the tech culture in Silicon Valley. \"We need to engage with companies engaging in unconscious bias, from CEO level to folks just entering the workforce,\" she says. \"Unconscious bias is more subtle (and inadvertent) discrimination.\" Role Models Young people of color need mentors, role models and aha moments. They need people who look like them to show them that tech and STEM can be fun and rewarding. We know that more black and Latino teens say they're online \"almost constantly,\" according to a Pew Research Center study. Participants around #RaceOnTech said young people of color need to see how the tech and STEM fields can fit into their lives, how they can make a difference in their communities and in general get excited about it. They need to be encouraged to be curious about the world and to explore. They need to know that it's OK to fail. As long as kids keep learning and engaging with role models that look like them, they'll understand that technology is their ticket to good jobs and they'll be more motivated to pursue the field. The Wealth Gap A question on the mind of some around #RaceOnTech is how to build a startup when you don't have \"the privilege of wealth and education,\" as Kortney Ryan Ziegler tweeted. Entrepreneur Andrew Chang tweeted back that \"networking [with] like-minded startup founders and co-working spaces\" is critical. Others suggested teaming up with others who can help you with your goals, and having an entrepreneurial mindset. Still, physicist Kerstin Perez said, you can't ignore \"the very real barriers faced by those with minimal access to ed, wealth, help.\" ... What's clear is that there is something in these conversations for a variety of people, whether you're a Silicon Valley executive or a new coder trying to find your way in tech. Follow #RaceOnTech today and tomorrow on Twitter and share your story. You can check out highlights from Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3.", "The Energy Bill that President Bush signed into law Wednesday mandates an increase in automotive fuel efficiency for the first time in 32 years. Under the new law, cars, SUVs and small trucks must get at least 35 miles per gallon by 2020. Critics will argue about just what the energy bill will do — and what it won't do. But it will no doubt have a big impact on how and what we drive, how we heat our homes and how we keep our businesses humming along. By any measure, the energy bill is a major piece of legislation: 806 pages of new standards and directives, tax breaks and grants. At a White House ceremony, the president praised Congress for sending the legislation to him. \"We make a major step toward reducing our dependence on oil, confronting global climate change, expanding production of renewable fuels and giving future generations a nation that is stronger, cleaner and more secure,\" Bush said. Key parts of the bill include new fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks, and new requirements to increase the use of ethanol and other biofuels. Congress last increased fuel economy standards in 1975. Back then, lawmakers set the bar at 25 miles per gallon — meaning an auto company's fleet of cars had to average 25 mpg. The new legislation raises that by 40 percent — to 35 mpg by 2020. Alternative energy sources, on the other hand, were not a major focus of the legislation. Daniel Sperling, professor of civil engineering and environmental science at the University of California-Davis, talks with Melissa Block about what the new standards mean for consumers and automakers. MICHELE NORRIS, host: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Michele Norris. MELISSA BLOCK, host: And I'm Melissa Block. It is 806 pages of new standards and directives, tax breaks and grants. By any measure the energy bill that President Bush signed into law today is a major piece of legislation. And at a White House ceremony, Mr. Bush praised Congress for sending it to him. President GEORGE W. BUSH: We make a major step toward reducing our dependence on oil, confronting global climate change, expanding the production of renewable fuels and giving future generations of our country a nation that is stronger, cleaner, and more secure. (Soundbite of applause) BLOCK: Critics will argue about just what the energy bill will do and what it won't, but there is no doubt that it will have a big impact on how and what we drive, how we heat our homes, and how we keep our businesses humming along. NORRIS: We're going to begin this hour of the show by talking about three key parts of the bill. We'll hear about new fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks, new requirements to increase the use of ethanol and other biofuels, and the role of alternative energy sources which are not a major focus of the bill. BLOCK: First up, fuel economy. The last time Congress increased fuel economy standards it was 1975. Today's legislation raises that standard by 40 percent which means cars and small trucks, including SUVs, will have to average 35 miles per gallon by the year 2020. So how will automakers get there? I put that question to Daniel Sperling. He is director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California-Davis, and an adviser to the auto industry. Professor DANIEL SPERLING (Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California-Davis): There is a lot of technology that already exist, that's already in some vehicles, and what we're going to see is that technology spread more, and that includes things, like turning off some of the cylinders when you're just cruising or coasting instead of needing - having all eight cylinders pounding. We have the technology where the car engine can now turn off when you stop and, therefore, you save gas when you're idling. We have continuously variable transmissions, so that the transmissions are more efficient. And then, of course, the bigger changes are the hybridization. More cars that are more hybridized with electric capabilities matched up with a combustion engine. Diesel engines is another innovation. And then in the future, there's going to be even more adventurous technologies. BLOCK: You're describing a range of technologies, many of which you say are out there, just aren't being used. Do you think that it really will take 12 years to get to the 35-mile per gallon average or could this have been done in a shorter period of time? Prof. SPERLING: Oh, it can be done - definitely can be done in a shorter period of time. You know, one way of thinking about it is that we've seen, as we look back in time, that the efficiency of cars has increased a lot over the years, but all of that efficiency has been used to make the vehicles more powerful and bigger. So if we just - we've had, essentially, a horsepower race, like cars in the mid-'80s to go from zero to 60 miles per hour, it took fourteen-and-a-half seconds. Now, to go zero to 60, the a", "Automakers are working in many ways to meet new tough fuel economy standards — both national goals set by the Obama administration and state standards, like California's new rules passed Friday requiring that 15 percent of new vehicles sold in the state must produce little or no air pollution by 2025. But carmakers aren't just turning to new technologies like hybrid and electric cars. Many in the auto industry are taking a second look at an old technology: the diesel engine. University of Michigan professor Margaret Wooldridge explains how an engine running on diesel fuel differs from a gasoline-powered engine. \"The strategy for introducing the fuel into the [diesel] engine is you inject it directly into the engine,\" she says. \"For a gasoline engine it needs a spark plug to ignite the fuel; a diesel engine doesn't have a spark plug.\" The spark plug is not the only difference between the two engines. \"Pound for pound in terms of fuel economy, the diesel engine wins,\" Wooldridge says. \"That's the primary advantage. If you sit down and do the math and look at the fuel cost — and it really depends on where diesel fuel is relative to gasoline prices — you can come out with a benefit.\" More Fuel-Efficient, But A Higher Cost Diesel fuel is a cousin of gasoline; it's still a fossil fuel. Both come from the same sweet light crude, says Wooldridge. \"That's what we like most. ... It's just a different refining process to get you to a different mixture, a different set of hydrocarbons,\" she says. Most trucks use diesel already. In passenger cars, the difference in technology between diesel and gasoline is essentially cost: Diesel engines cost more to engineer and build, and right now, the cost of diesel fuel in the U.S. is higher. Their exhaust also contains more soot. Woolridge says diesel has several advantages to gas-powered cars, too. They go from zero to 30 mph faster, they tend to last longer and there's the fuel-efficiency advantage. A 'Bad Taste In Their Mouth' For Diesel If diesel has all these good qualities, why are there so few diesel passenger vehicles in the U.S.? The answer is history. After the oil crisis in the 1970s, car companies looked to diesel to help solve the fuel economy problem. John O'Dell with Edmunds.com says diesel got such a bad reputation in part because General Motors took an internal combustion gasoline engine and heavily modified it to make a diesel out of it very quickly, with limited success. \"It was an absolute disaster of an engine: It broke, it smelled bad, it was noisy, it was unreliable,\" he says. \"And it left most Americans with an incredibly bad taste in their mouth ... [for] diesel.\" The U.S. essentially gave up on diesel cars. European carmakers, however, keep making them better. In Europe, diesel is one of the primary ways of getting more miles to the gallon — up to 20 percent more. A lot has changed since GM first launched its diesel engine. The kind of diesel fuel sold for passenger cars in the U.S. is now cleaner, and diesel could be a way for carmakers to get higher fuel economy. The Obama administration has proposed aggressive new fuel standards and gives incentives for hybrid and electrics — but not diesel. Incentives For Alternative Fuels Volkswagen is one manufacturer that's bet a lot on diesel. David Geanacopoulos, general counsel with Volkswagen Group of America, says the new fuel standards shouldn't favor one technology over another. \"Let the customers and the marketplace and future technical and scientific developments determine which are the winners,\" he says. \"In a technology-neutral approach, the regulations can maximize innovation and improve our chances of achieving efficiency throughout the product range.\" Meanwhile, Gina McCarthy with the Environmental Protection Agency says diesel engines don't get the same incentives because they're already in the marketplace. \"They are available [now] and the infrastructure's there to support them,\" McCarthy says. \"We want to give the customers an ability to get these other advanced vehicles as well and get them into the market sooner, and that's the reason for the incentives.\" Even without government incentives, it will soon be more common to see more diesel cars on the road. The biggest car company in the world, General Motors, is making a diesel version of its best-selling car, the Chevy Cruze. This time, the executives say, they'll get it right. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: While California wants car companies to make more electric cars, automakers are trying all sorts of things to meet tough fuel economy standards. They're not just turning to new technologies. They're also taking a second look at an old one. NPR's Sonari Glinton reports on the return of the diesel engine. SONARI GLINTON, BYLINE: I want to find out exactly what a diesel engine is, so I've come here to the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, and I'm here with Professor Margaret Wooldridge. DR. MARGARET WOOLDRIDGE: Good afternoon. GLINT", "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is taking his shot helping narrow the opportunity and equity gaps with his Skyhook Foundation and Camp Skyhook. The Los Angeles nonprofit helps public school students in the city access a free, fun, weeklong STEM education camp experience in the Angeles National Forest. Every week throughout the year, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Unified School District, groups of 4th and 5th graders attend Camp Skyhook at the Clear Creek Outdoor Education Center, one of the oldest outdoor education centers in America. The hands-on science curriculum allows students to study nature up close: take water temperature in a stream, get soil or forest samples during a hike, study the local wildlife or explore the stars. That's alongside the traditional fare of hiking, swimming, and campfire songs. It's so popular there's basically a five-year waiting list for the camp in the city's schools, where about 80 percent of students receive free and reduced-price lunch. Having an NBA Hall of Famer and the league's all-time leading scorer support the camp certainly helps attract attention and financial support. Abdul-Jabbar puts the spotlight \"on environmental literacy and the need for students to be given the opportunity to learn about science in a place where they can do their own investigations and experiments,\" says Gerry Salazar, director of outdoor and environmental education programs at LAUSD. \"We don't have rivers and streams at LA school sites.\" They do at Camp Skyhook. I reached out to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar by phone for details on the program and to find out what motivates him to advocate for STEM Ed. You continue to have a really interesting, engaging and productive life after your NBA career, including numerous books and more. Why did you decide to start the Skyhook Foundation and Camp Skyhook? I've always been an advocate for literacy and just giving kids tools that they can use to have productive lives. That's so important. All the good jobs in the 21st century are going to be centered around science, technology, engineering and math. There's no way around it. So if we can give kids an idea of where the jobs are and what they have to do to get those jobs, they can adjust right now. We try to get to them before they get pulled in various directions by peer pressure and popular culture. It's so easy. So many of these kids, they want to be LeBron James or Beyonce or Denzel Washington. They think that unless they're a star, they don't have anything to offer. That's not true. We've had thousands of kids attend a one-week session where they do hands-on experiments in STEM. They observe the night sky, and they learn about water conservation and the effect of wildlife and the effect on wildlife by human interaction with the environment and animals and everything. It's wonderful what happens there, because the kids get turned on to where to look and what to do. It makes me feel good just knowing what's been happening. [Note: The camp also partners with NASA to help train Camp Skyhook staff, and the program gets help from UCLA's Center X on the science curriculum as well as staff training and development] What do you say to a child, though, that says, \"Hey, you're a basketball star. You did it. I can do it too. I want to play basketball and you're telling me to study STEM\"? The thing of it is, you can do both. That's the whole idea. There's nothing wrong with pursuing your dream as an athlete. There's been a lot of scholar athletes, and I hope that this is a tradition that continues here in our country. Your camp and foundation focus on underserved or what some call opportunity youth. Tell me a little bit about who these youth are and what institutions and what people have underserved them? These are kids mainly from the inner-city here in Los Angeles County. A lot of these kids can see the area where the camp is from where they live, but they've never been up there. They've never been out of the urban environment, never been very far away from their own home neighborhood. So we take them someplace where it's a different world, and we try to open their mind up to different possibilities. Lots of studies (and books and reports) show that African-Americans and Hispanics continue to be underrepresented in engineering and technical fields, and there are big educational equity and access gaps by race, class, and gender. Why do you think diversity in STEM fields continues to be such a challenge? I think it has to do with the quality of educational opportunity. In more affluent neighborhoods, they have enough money in the school system and in the private schools to have really good science programs, good math teachers, good physics teachers. They get to the kids at an early age, so that environment really engenders more people bearing more fruit for engineering types of disciplines. It's too bad that that's the thing that we're up against. But because this is America and we can get things done here, an outreach and ", "The attempted bombing of an airplane on Christmas Day could lead to more widespread use of whole-body imaging scanners. Some airports have started using the devices, but critics are worried that the machines invade passengers' privacy. Some in Congress even want to limit their use. But experts say full-body scanners are much more effective than the metal detectors commonly in use at airports, which have no capacity to detect explosives. And they say a lot of the privacy issues have been solved. A company called American Science and Engineering Inc. manufactures body-scanning machines that have been used in pilot tests at a few airports in the U.S. The scanner it makes is about the size of a tall refrigerator. Passengers stand in front of the machine with their arms lifted from their sides. The scan itself takes less than 10 seconds and produces an image that looks similar to a charcoal outline. The system is configured with privacy software that blurs the passenger's face. Joe Reiss is the vice president of marketing at American Science and Engineering. He argues that the machines aren't really revealing at all. \"We're not showing any detail of the person themselves really; [it's] just confined to the outline ... almost silhouette-ish in nature,\" Reiss says. At airports where similar scanners are in use, the people who view the images are in a separate room, away from the passengers, so they don't know who they're looking at. Reiss says he thinks the privacy concerns with body scanners have been addressed, and airports should be using the technology more. \"The threat is real,\" Reiss says. \"We saw it with Flight 253. ... It's unfortunate, but it's the world we live in.\" Still, some lawmakers remain concerned. Jason Chaffetz is a Republican congressman from Utah who co-authored a bill to block wider use of whole-body scans. He helped write the legislation after seeing other types of scans that he says were more anatomically revealing. \"Do we really need to take nude pictures of Grandma or my 8-year-old daughter in order to be able to secure an airplane?\" Chaffetz says. \"I have a hard time with that.\" Chaffetz says that as the privacy software gets better, he might end up supporting the technology. But he's clearly uncomfortable with it. And he says there are other options, including placing more bomb-sniffing dogs in airports. Douglas Laird, former head of security for Northwest Airlines, is in favor of the technology. He says he doesn't like the current policy that allows passengers to choose a pat-down instead of a body scan, calling the option to opt out \"nonsensical and ill-advised.\" He says even at the few airports that currently have whole-body imaging scanners, the one person who actually might have a bomb in his pants could avoid getting scanned. And because security screeners tend to be reluctant to really touch people during a pat-down, it's difficult to detect explosives by that method. \"If you want to keep bombs off airplanes,\" Laird says, \"it's a gap that really needs filling.\" The TSA says it is planning to deploy 300 more full-body scanning machines at airports. Meanwhile, the issue is on the agenda at congressional hearings later this month. MADELINE BRAND, host: President Obama said yesterday that there will be increased passenger screening at airports, and that will include expanded use of whole body imaging scanners. Some airports have started using these devices, which can basically see through your clothes. And that has raised privacy concerns. Some in Congress want to limit their use. NPRs Chris Arnold reports. CHRIS ARNOLD: Security experts say that these full-body scanners work a lot better than the metal detectors commonly in use. Those don't detect explosives at all. And they say a lot of the privacy issues have been solved. Mr. JOE REISS (American Science and Engineering): And that initiates the scan process. The scan itself takes about eight seconds. (Soundbite of machinery) ARNOLD: To take a look at the technology, I went to one of the companies that makes these scanners, American Science and Engineering. Joe Reiss is the VP of marketing. He helped me to hide a small package of fake explosives around my ankle. Mr. REISS: There we go. Up. ARNOLD: Okay. I've got some plastic explosives in my boot. So, all right. So then we'd walk in and I stand in front of a scanner over here or... Mr. REISS: Yep. Exactly. We'll start the scan. ARNOLD: Okay. (Soundbite of scanner) ARNOLD: Their scanner is about the size of a tall refrigerator and you just stand in front of it with your arms away from your sides. Mr. REISS: And this is you right here on the display. Here's your little fancy microphone device down here at your hip. ARNOLD: Um-hum. Mr. REISS: And then here's the simulate that you put into your shoe, explosive simulate. And this bulge here around your ankle is an obviously anomaly. ARNOLD: As far as privacy, the image on the monitor is definitely not v" ]

[ "His first spell in charge was in 2013 and lasted just seven months.\nThe 54-year-old replaces Henryk Kasperczak, who was sacked in April, after Tunisia were knocked out of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals\nHe led Tunisian club Esperance to the 2011 African Champions League title and has also spent time in charge of the Kuwait national team.\nMaaloul's fist competitive game will be at home to Egypt in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.\nNiger and Swaziland are the other two teams in Group J for the qualifying campaign to reach Cameroon.\nTunisia are currently joint top with DR Congo of Group A in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup on six points after two matches as they aim to reach the finals for the first time since 2006.\nGuinea and Libya are yet to score a point." ]

[ "The Algerian Football Federation announced his departure on its official website, saying that it had \"ended his contract amicably at his request.\"\nAccording to local reports, the Frenchman had told his bosses of his wish to leave on Thursday, on the plane back from their Africa Cup of Nations match in Ethiopia.\nThe former France international was appointed in 2014 and speculation surrounding his position had been growing for some time.\nThe Algerian Football Federation confirmed that Nabil Neghiz - the team's assistant national coach - would take interim charge of the Desert Foxes.\nAfter three wins and a draw, Algeria are top of their qualifying group for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.\nThey need just one win from their remaining games, at Seychelles on 3 June and at home to Lesotho on 2 September, to guarantee qualification.\nAlgeria are also into the final group stage of 2018 World Cup qualifying.\nThe draw takes place in Cairo on 24 June 2016, with the final round starting in October.", "The 25-year-old's inclusion is despite a lack of games for his club - he has started only six games this season, two of them in the EFL Cup.\nHe has made 13 appearances in total, but has yet to score this season.\nOther Europe-based players in the squad includes Valencia defender Aymen Abdennour and Lille midfielder Naim Sliti.\nNamed in the provisional squad, Saad Bguir was dropped despite playing in the friendly against Uganda on Wednesday\nPolish coach Henryk Kasperczak, who is attending his seventh Nations Cup in Gabon, had omitted veteran striker Hamdi Harbaoui and former Germany youth international Anis Ben Hatira from his squad.\nThe Carthage Eagles have been drawn in Group B at the Nations Cup, alongside rivals Algeria, Senegal and Zimbabwe.\nThe team will be based in Libreville with Tunisia beginning their campaign against Senegal on 15 January.\nTunisia squad:\nGoalkeepers: Aymen Mathlouthi (Etoile du Sahel), Moez Ben Cherifia (Esperance), Rami Jridi (CS Sfaxien)\nDefenders: Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly, Egypt) Aymen Abdennour (Valencia, Spain), Siyam Ben Youssef (Caen, France), Hamza Mathlouthi (CS Sfaxien), Mohamed Ali Yacoubi (Rizespor, Turkey), Chamseddine Dhaouadi (Esperance), Slimane Kchok (CA Bizertin), Zied Boughattas, Hamdi Nagguez and Zied Boughatass (Etoile du Sahel)\nMidfielders: Ferjani Sassi (Esperance), Larry Azouni (Nîmes, France), Naim Sliti (Lille, France), Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland, England),\nMohamed Amine Ben Amor and Hamza Lahmar (Etoile), Ahmed Khalil (Club Africain), Youssef Msakni (Lekhwiya, Qatar),\nForwards: Ahmed Akaïchi (Ittihad, Saudi Arabia), Taha Yassine Khenissi (Esperance), Saber Khelifa (Club Africain)", "A federation statement explained that \"After 20 months of instability and inconsistent results\" it agreed with Zaki to end his contract.\nThe federation also announced that a new coach would be appointed in the coming days.\nFormer Ivory Coast boss Herve Renard is being tipped to take over.\nRenard, who lead the Elephants to the Africa Cup of Nations title in Equatorial Guinea last year, was sacked by French club Lille earlier this season,\nThe 47-year-old also lead Zambia to the Nations Cup title in 2012.\nFormer international goalkeeper Zaki, 56, took over as Morocco manager for the second time in May 2014.\nZaki first managed the side for three years from 2002, losing the Africa Cup of Nations final to Tunisia in 2004.\nMorocco's next competitive games are crucial home and away 2017 Nations Cup qualifiers against Cape Verde at the end of March.\nThe two sides are currently top of Group F having won both their matches so far, Libya and Sao Tome are the other teams in the pool.\nThe Atlas Lions have also progressed to the final round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.", "The Belgian, who previously led the team in 2003, replaces Milovan Rajevac, who was ousted by reported player power earlier this month.\nThursday's appointment came just 16 days before Algeria play Nigeria in a 2018 World Cup qualifier.\n\"This choice was unanimously approved by members of the federal bureau,\" said the Algerian federation in a statement.\n\"The commission, having consulted several coaches, had decided on a shortlist of five trainers.\"\nLeekens is the third Algeria coach this year after Serbia's Rajevac replaced Frenchman Christian Gourcuff, who surprisingly stepped down in April with two years left on his contract.\nThe 67-year-old takes charge just two days after losing his job at Belgian side Lokeren, who have lost eight out of 12 games this season.\nThe bespectacled coach led Algeria for four months in 2003 before leaving for 'family reasons' just days after qualifying the team for the 2004 Nations Cup.\nAfter the 12 November qualifier in Nigeria, the former Belgium coach will concentrate his efforts on January's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.\nAlgeria, currently ranked third in Africa after a long spell in first place, have been drawn in Group B where they will face Senegal, Tunisia and Zimbabwe.\nLeekens led Tunisia at the last Nations Cup and was moments away from leading the Carthage Eagles to their first semi-finals since winning the tournament in 2004.\nYet a controversial penalty awarded to Equatorial Guinea allowed the host nation to equalise in stoppage time before winning in extra-time, prompting Leekens to call the result a 'shame for football.'\nHis predecessor Rajevac left the Algeria post after just three months and two unbeaten matches in the job.\nThis month's 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw at home to Cameroon reportedly prompted the players to complain about his methods.\nRajevac, who led Ghana to the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals, had started the match with leading names Yacine Brahimi and Sofiane Feghouli as substitutes.\nAlgeria are one of the favourites for January's Nations Cup and are seeking a first title since winning on home soil in 1990.", "Belgian coach Paul Put, who led Burkina Faso to the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, is being considered.\nAlso on the list is German Gernot Rohr, who has been in change of Gabon and Niger as well as Burkina Faso.\nThe other names are local coach Kanfory Lape Bangoura and French duo Jean Marc Nobilo and Bernard Simondi.\nBangoura is currently the caretaker coach of the Syli Nationale after Frenchman Luis Fernandez left the post in May.\nNobilo also has experience in Africa including a stint in charge of Benin and most recently with Algeria's under-20 team.\nSimondi, as well as Put and Rohr, has spent time in charge of Burkina Faso he has also coached at club level in Africa at Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia and Algerian sides Entente Setif and most recently CS Consntantine.\nThe five candidates are set for a final interview in Conakry on 13 July.\nGuinea are unable to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Gabon but have one final match to play against Zimbabwe in September.\nThe new coaches main task will be to lead the team in the 2018 World Cup campaign where they will play Tunisia, DR Congo and Libya with only the group winners to progress to the finals in Russia,", "The move comes just two weeks after hosts Tunisia crushed Djibouti 8-1 in the first match of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.\nLeekens guided Tunisia to the 2015 Cup of Nations quarter-finals.\nThey then suffered a controversial defeat by hosts Equatorial Guinea in the last eight.\nA hotly disputed stoppage time penalty helped the home side to equalise and they triumphed 2-1 after extra time.\nThe FTF announced the decision to part company with Leekens on their website.\n\"We have decided (on) an amicable separation between the two parties without any payment on the part of FTF or George Leekens.\"\nIt is not known if Leekens, whose contract with Tunisia ran to March 2016, has lined up alternate employment.\nReigning African champions Ivory Coast are seeking a coach after Frenchman Herve Renard resigned to join Ligue 1 club Lille.\nLeekens has also worked in Turkey, Algeria, Netherlands and Saudi Arabia.\nOfficials said the Belgian would be replaced by another foreign coach.\nThe next Cup of Nations qualifier for the 'Carthage Eagles' is away to Liberia during September.", "Referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn gave Equatorial Guinea a controversial penalty in stoppage time as they beat Tunisia 2-1 in the quarter-finals.\nTunisia staff confronted the official after the match and their federation has been fined $50,000 (£33,000).\n\"The referees committee noted the poor performance of the referee,\" the Confederation of African Football said.\nCaf added that the referee's failings included an \"unacceptable failure to maintain calm and ensure proper control of the players during the match\".\nCaf also wants an apology from Tunisia for accusations of bias.\nAnd Tunisia have been ordered to pay for damages to a door and a refrigerator in the team's dressing room at Bata Stadium.\nMauritian referee Seechurn awarded the penalty in stoppage time after Ali Maaloul was harshly ruled to have fouled Ivan Bolado when Tunisia were leading 1-0 and, after equalising from the spot through Javier Balboa, hosts Equatorial Guinea went on to win in extra-time.\nSeechurn has also been removed from Caf's list of elite referees.\nAccording to Caf, it was sent two letters by the Tunisian FA following the match, with the second asking for an investigation and suggesting that Caf and its officials \"were questionable and biased against Tunisia in general\".\nUnless Tunisia's football federation can provide \"irrefutable evidence to substantiate the accusations\" they need to send a letter of apology by midnight on 5 February or face expulsion from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.\nTunisia football chief Wadie Jary resigned from Caf in protest after the match and he was also \"condemned\" for his behaviour after going on to the pitch to confront Seechurn, as well as criticising the referee and African football's governing body.\nEquatorial Guinea were fined $5,000 (£3,300) for poor security at the stadium.", "Tunisia also advanced to the last eight as winners of Group C thanks to a 5-0 win over Niger.\nSunday Oliseh's Nigeria side needed just a draw to qualify but lost to a Ibrahima Sory Sankhon goal.\nEsperance's Saad Bguir (pictured) scored a brace before half-time to set Tunisia on their way to victory.\nGuinea's winner came on the stroke of half-time as Sankhon turned the ball in from the edge of Nigeria's the six-yard box.\nAfter Guinea dominated the first half Oliseh tried to change things soon after the break when he brought on Elvis Chikatara.\nBut the man who scored four of Nigeria's goals at the tournament was unable to find the equaliser that would have taken his side through.\nBguir's first for Tunisia came after just four minutes with a low scuffed shot from just outside the Niger area.\nThe with five minutes until half-time defensive mix-up allowed Tunisia to get in behind the Niger defence and Bguir fired the ball into the roof of the net from a neat pull back.\nAhmed Akaichi added a third, and his fourth of the tournament, with 13 minutes left to play.\nThe rout was completed minutes with goals from Ali Maaloul and Hichem Essifi for coach Hatem Missaoui's side.\nHe is in charge of the team in Rwanda as Henry Kaszperczak is resting after undergoing surgery.", "The Desert Foxes were one of the pre-tournament favourites but were knocked out of the finals on Monday after failing to win a game in Gabon.\n\"For the good of all I decided to quit even though I do it with heartache,\" Leekens told the Algerian Football Federation website.\n\"I wish all the success in the world to the national side.\"\nThe 67-year-old Belgian was appointed to the role only in October, for what was his second spell in charge following a four-month stint in 2003.\nHe had been expected to take Algeria deep into the latter stages at least in Gabon, coaching a side that contains BBC and Caf African Footballer of the Year Riyad Mahrez and his Leicester team-mate Islam Slimani, Porto's Yacine Brahimi and Napoli's Faouzi Ghoulam.\nBut the team underperformed at the tournament, beginning their Group B matches with a shock 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe - in which they scored an 82nd-minute goal by Mahrez to rescue a point.\nThat was followed by a 2-1 defeat by their north African Neighbours Tunisia, which left them needing to beat Senegal in their final match on Monday to have any chance of making it to the quarter-finals.\nBut they were held 2-2 by a reserve Senegal side, who had already won the group before the match, and suffered an embarrassing elimination.\nAlgeria are also struggling to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.\nThey are bottom of Group B - which also contains Nigeria, Cameroon and Zambia - after two matches, having drawn one and lost one.\nOnly the group winners go through and they already trail Nigeria by five points.\n\"Given the pressure on the federation and the national team, I preferred to end my contract out of friendship for the president of the FAF (Algerian Football Federation) who deserves respect,\" Leekens added.\nLeekens was Algeria's third coach in a year, following on from Milovan Rajevac and Christian Gourcuff.", "56 year old Dussuyer has signed a two-year deal with the option to extend the contract.\nHe was on a final shortlist of two names along with compatriot Frederic Antonetti, after a third shortlisted candidate - Poland's Henry Kasperczak - withdrew to take over the vacant Tunisia coaching position.\nDussuyer replaces Herve Renard who won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast in Equatorial Guinea in February.\nRenard resigned as coach of The Elephants to become a club coach with French side Lille.\nDussuyer has considerable experience of coaching in Africa.\nHe had three stints as coach of Guinea, and most recently took the Syli Nationale to the quarter-finals of the 2015 Nations Cup, where they eventually lost to runners-up Ghana.\nHe also coached Benin between 2008 and 2010 and before that, he worked as an assistant to Henri Michel with Ivory Coast.\nHis first competitive match in charge of Ivory Coast will be their 2017 Nations Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone in September.", "Krol, given a two-year deal, becomes the third man to take charge of the club in a matter of months.\nRaja fired Jose Romao after failing to qualify for the Champions League group phase, while his successor Faouzi Benzarti went back to his native Tunisia after three weeks in the job.\nIt is a fifth job in north Africa over the last two years for Krol.\nIn 2013 he took CS Sfaxien of Tunisia to the African Confederation Cup title and was then briefly caretaker coach of Tunisia when they lost in the World Cup qualifying play-offs to Cameroon.\nHe followed that with brief spells at Esperance in Tunisia and Al Ahli Tripoli of Libya.\nKrol, 66, has also previously coached in Egypt and South Africa, where he won championship honours.", "Of the contenders, Patrice Neveu, Paulo Duarte, Michel Dussuyer and Henri Kasperczak have all worked in Africa.\nFrederic Antonetti is the only member of the shortlist who has neither coached a national team nor in Africa.\nA total of 59 candidates were considered to replace Renard, and the list will now be reduced to three.\nPoland-born Kasperczak coached Ivory Coast to third place at the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations and has also had spells in charge of Tunisia, Morocco, Mali and Senegal.\nHis latest job was a second spell with Mali that ended after the Nations Cup in Equatorial Guinea, where they failed to progress beyond the group stages despite being unbeaten.\nThe Eagles finished tied with Guinea in Group D but were eliminated after the drawing of lots to separate the teams.\nFrenchman Neveu's most recent job, which ended last year, was with Mauritania, but he has previously worked with Niger, Guinea and DR Congo as well as Egyptian side Ismaili.\nAnother ex-Guinea coach being considered is Frenchman Dussuyer, whose second spell with the Syli Nationale ended after this year's Nations Cup exit, when they lost 3-0 to Ghana in the last eight.\nPortuguese Duarte also has Nations Cup experience having been in charge of Burkina Faso in 2012.\nHe then failed to lead Gabon to the finals a year later.\nFrenchman Antonetti's only overseas job was with Japanese side Gamba Osaka in 1998; otherwise he has worked with French clubs including three spells at his former side Bastia.\nOn its website the FIF outlined the qualities it is looking for in the new coach.\n\"The highest coaching qualification, good international experience, be ready to live in Ivory Coast for his entire contract, the capacity to adapt, an ability to work in a team and speak French,\" it read.", "Algeria's Belgian coach, George Leekens, had been expected to pick the 27-year-old for the tournament which kicks off on 14 January.\nThree other English Premier League stars have been named, including the Leicester duo of Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani as well as Watford's Adlene Guedioura.\nAnother midfielder, Nabil Bentaleb, currently on a season-long loan at Schalke in Germany from Tottenham Hotspur, is also included.\nAlgeria, among the pre-tournament favourites, also left out Carl Medjani, who has been a consistent choice since his debut in 2010.\nLeekens, who only took over as coach in October, picked uncapped 21-year-old Rennes defender Ramy Bensebaini in his squad who will warm-up with two friendly internationals against Mauritania next week before heading to the tournament.\nThe Desert Foxes have been drawn in Group B at the Nations Cup, alongside Tunisia, Senegal and Zimbabwe.\nThe teams will be based in Libreville with Algeria beginning their campaign against Zimbabwe on 15 January.\nAlgeria squad:\nGoalkeepers: Rais Ouhab M'bolhi (Antalyaspor, Turkey), Malik Asselah (JS Kabylie, Algeria), Chemseddine Rahmani (MO Bejaia, Algeria)\nDefenders: Mokhtar Belkhiter (Club Africain ,Tunisia), Mohamed Rabie Meftah (USM Alger, Algeria), Aissa Mandi (Real Betis, Spain), Hicham Belkaroui (Esperance, Tunisia), Liassine Cadamuro (Servette Geneva, Switzerland) , Mohamed Benyahia (USM Alger, Algeria), Ramy Bensebaïni (Stade Rennes, France), Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli, Italy), Djamel Eddine Mesbah (FC Crotone ,Italy)\nMidfielders: Adlène Guedioura (Watford, England), Saphir Taïder (Bologna, Italy), Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke 04, Germany), Mehdi Abeid (Dijon, France), Yassin Brahimi (FC Porto, Portugal), Rachid Ghezzal (Olympique Lyon, France)\nForwards: Islam Slimani (Leicester City, England), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City, England), Hilal Soudani El Arabi (Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia), Baghdad Bounedjah (Al Sadd, Qatar), Sofiane Hanni (Anderlecht, Belgium)", "Foreign Minister Taieb Bakouch said the consulate had now been closed and urged all Tunisians to leave the country.\nHe denied reports that the workers were freed in exchange for a Libyan militia commander.\nWalid Kalib, who leads a brigade in the \"Libya Dawn\" alliance which controls Tripoli, was recently arrested in Tunisia on terrorism charges.\nLibya Dawn official Jamal Zubia on Wednesday wrote on his Facebook page:\n\"The page of the Tunisian consulate will be turned and they will return to their families and the revolutionary hero Walid Kalib returns to his family,'' reports AP news agency.\nAnalysis: Rana Jawad, BBC News, Tunis\nTunisian officials have occasionally advised their nationals to leave Libya in times of crisis there in recent years.\nMore often than not, these calls are not heeded - this is partly why officials here decided to re-open their consulate in Tripoli in recent months.\nTunisia has very high unemployment and the livelihoods of a large number of its nationals depend on Libya for both skilled and menial jobs, as well as trade.\nThe recent kidnappings of Tunisia's consular staff served as a reminder of why most embassies pulled out of Tripoli last summer. Militia allegiances shift as frequently as the sand dunes in the Libyan desert.\nThere is no central security structure that anyone can rely on - not even those who are in power.\nIn urging Tunisians to leave Libya, Mr Bakouch said \"we cannot again be subject to any blackmail,\" according to the Reuters news agency.\nHowever, he said that the decision to deport Mr Kalib had been taken by the courts, independently of his ministry.\nWhy is Libya lawless?\nHoled up in Tobruk\nLibya descended into chaos after the uprising that led to the overthrow of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.\nThere has been no central government since then, with different militia groups competing for power.\nMost countries closed their embassies during the fighting that ensued, but Tunisia recently sent consular staff back to Tripoli.\nThe UN is trying to negotiate a political settlement to the crisis in Libya, after insecurity in the capital forced Libya's internationally recognised parliament and government to relocate to the eastern city of Tobruk.\nLibya Dawn last year seized control of Tripoli and surrounding areas.", "The 32-year-old, who had a six-month spell in charge in 2014, was re-appointed on 4 January.\nHe won his first four games, but a draw and a defeat was followed by a 2-0 loss to arch-rivals Al Ahly on Tuesday.\nThat left Ahly seven points clear of Zamalek at the top of the table.\nMohamed Salah takes over as interim coach while the club looks to recruit a foreign boss.\nDirector of football Hazem Emam, who was appointed at the same time as Mido, has also been dismissed.\nMido, who took over from Brazilian coach Marcos Paqueta, is the third coach sacked by Zamalek this season following the dismissals of Jesualdo Ferreira and Paqueta.\nMido retired from playing in 2013 and took on his first coaching role at Zamalek in January 2014.\nDuring his first season in charge, Zamalek finished third in the league and secured a place in last year's Confederation Cup.\nHe also won the Egypt Cup, making him the youngest Egyptian manager to win a major trophy.\nHe was replaced in July 2014 by Hossam Hassan following some modest results and differences with the club management.", "The 70-year-old former Poland international had been in charge of the Carthage Eagles since July 2015.\nThe Tunisians were knocked out of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations by Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals in Gabon.\nLast month they lost in Monastir 1-0 to African champions Cameroon and then away in Morocco by the same score line.\nThe Tunisia Football Federation have said that a successor will be named \"by the end of the month.\"\nThey begin their campaign to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals with a game at home against Egypt.\nThen at the end of September they face home and away 2018 World Cup qualifiers against the DR Congo, both sides have won their two matches so far with wins over Guinea and Libya.", "A 1-1 draw away with South Africa in Nelspruit on Friday night ensured that Mauritania finished runners-up to Cameroon in their group for the 2017 African Nations Cup finals.\nThey missed out on a place at the tournament in Gabon but Martins said their group, which also included South Africa and The Gambia, was \"one of death\".\nThe former France international, whose team had a slim mathematical chance of grabbing a Nations Cup finals berth if they had won the match, said they had always set out their stall to finish second in the group standings.\nIt's not easy to be a national team coach - you suffer a lot on the bench\n\"For a country that does not have a lot of experience in international football, we have gone forward and progressed a lot,\" the ex-Auxerre midfielder said.\n\"Over the last two years, we have had the opportunity to take on some of the big powers in African football and learnt a lot from the experience. It has been rare for Mauritania to have that kind of chance to play the big teams.\n\"Doing well against them has given us the necessary confidence. We only lost by a single goal twice to Cameroon, we were narrowly beaten by Tunisia in the World Cup qualifiers and we took four points off South Africa. I think we can continue getting good results.\"\nMauritania have long been regarded as one of the continent's lightweights but after Friday's draw they are set to climb into the top 100 of the Fifa world rankings for the first time in 20 years.\n\"We've really been working hard to increase the potential of this team and I think we've progressed very quickly,\" Martins said.\nBut the 47-year-old, who started his job with Mauritania in October two years ago, says he does not know whether he will be offered a contract extension when his deal runs out in December.\n\"I was very happy in the job, people were very good to me and I had good relations with the administrators. Of course, it's not easy to be a national team coach - you suffer a lot on the bench,\" he joked. \"But I don't know what will happen now.\"\nMauritania lost only two of their six Group M games and finished on eight points.\nIn previous qualifiers they have usually finished bottom of the table, and they have never qualified for the Nations Cup or the World Cup.", "Mohamed Ali Moncer (pictured) gave Tunisia the lead in the first-half.\nBut a second-half penalty from Aliou Dieng and a goal with 10 minutes left to play from Abdoulaye Diarra sealed the win for Mali.\nThe victory sets up a semi-final against neighbours Ivory Coast on Thursday.\nMoncer stooped to head home the opener for Tunisia after 14 minutes from a cross by Saad Bguir.\nSix minutes later Abdoul Toure came close to a Malian equaliser but Tunisian goalkeeper Rami Jeridi made the save.\nTunisia had chances to extend their lead including a fierce shot from Ali Maaloul which was parried away by goalkeeper Diarra Djigui.\nAfter the break Tunisia seemed happy to try and soak up the pressure from Mali and hold on for the win.\nMali got back into the game with 20 minutes left to play when they awarded a penalty after Zied Boughattas handled in the area, Dieng converted from the spot to level the scores.\nThe winner for Mali came in the 80th minute when Diarra cut into the penalty area from the left wing and placed his low shot beyond Jeridi into the opposite corner.\nThe final of the tournament for locally-based players only, will be in Kigali next Sunday.", "The ex-Netherlands captain, 66, leaves only a day after the club suffered a 2-0 defeat by Fath Union Sport in the Moroccan FA Cup semi-final.\nOn its website the club said it sacked Krol because of \"his poor selection, results and decisions, and strained relationship with the players\".\nIt was a fifth job in north Africa over the last two years for Krol.\nIn 2013 he took CS Sfaxien of Tunisia to the African Confederation Cup title and was then briefly caretaker coach of Tunisia when they lost in the 2014 World Cup qualifying play-offs to Cameroon.\nHe followed that with brief spells at Esperance in Tunisia and Al Ahli Tripoli of Libya.\nKrol led Egyptian side Zamalek to victory in the Egypt Cup in 2008 and won the South African championship with Orlando Pirates in 2011.", "It could mean predictable results in the first of six match days as 52 teams across 13 groups begin their quest to reach the tournament in Gabon.\nFifteen places are up for grabs - with hosts Gabon already given one automatic place and involved in the qualifiers only in a non-competitive capacity.\nThree of the teams looking to book their place will have extra incentive to book their place - Morocco, Tunisia and The Gambia were given reprieves having been excluded by the Confederation of African Football for various misdemeanours.\nMorocco had been punished for failing to host the 2015 Nations Cup because of their fears over Ebola, Tunisia had been banned for their behaviour during the tournament, while The Gambia had been suspended for fielding over-age players.\nTunisia got off to the perfect start on Friday, the former African champions were 8-1 winners over Djibouti, the third lowest ranked national football team in the world and 178 places behind the North Africans.\nAlso on Friday Morocco beat Libya 1-0, while Guinea suffered a shock 2-1 loss to Swaziland - the match played in Casablanca because Guinea are banned from competing at home over the threat of Ebola in their country.\nRecord seven-time African champions Egypt, who failed to qualify from the 2015 finals in Equatorial Guinea, host Tanzania near Alexandria.\nNew Argentina-born coach Hector Cuper insists he will not underestimate the east Africans, whose build-up included losses to Swaziland, Madagascar, Lesotho and Rwanda.\n\"I respect all our opponents equally and my aim is book the automatic place for the finals,\" he said.\nThe Gambia travel to South Africa, hoping Bafana Bafana have not yet recovered from failing to win any of their matches in Equatorial Guinea.\nSouth Africa coach Ephraim 'Shakes' Mashaba has even warned that the west Africans could prove a \"banana skin\".\nAnd recently appointed Senegal coach Aliou Cisse, whose side will face Burundi, says 'favourites' in football matches are a figment of journalists' imaginations.\n\"Favourites belong in newspapers,\" he said, scornfully dismissing the popular term as he announced a squad to play Burundi in Dakar.\nHowever, Algeria at home to the Seychelles is another fixture that has a home victory and a glut of goals written all over it.\nOne hundred and sixty six places divide them on the world rankings and while Algeria are regular Nations Cup tournament participants, Seychelles have never come close to qualifying.\nSeychelles coach Ulrich Mathiot admits his team are likely to defend with 10 men for most of the match in Blida, south of Algiers.\n\"We have no choice,\" he conceded. \"All-out attack would be suicidal against Algeria, a great team with great individual footballers.\"\nGhana, runners-up to the Ivory Coast in the 2015 Cup of Nations last February, and three-time champions Nigeria are other countries facing countries ranked far lower.\nMauritius go to Accra with goalkeeper Kevin Jean-Louis in excellent form, but there is no evidence to suggest they can bridge a 142-place gap in the rankings.\nArch-predator Asamoah Gyan has recovered from injury to lead the Ghana attack, although injured creator Andre Ayew misses out.\nThere is considerable excitement among Ghanaians over Bernard Mensah, a 20-year-old midfielder with a venomous shot who plays in Portugal and is reportedly being watched by Manchester United.\nBurkina Faso, four-time title-holders Cameroon and shock 2012 champions Zambia all need to erase bad memories of Equatorial Guinea as they propped up standings.\nAll start with home games and should collect maximum points as Burkina Faso play the Comoros Islands, Cameroon meet Mauritania and Zambia face Guinea-Bissau.\nDemocratic Republic of Congo, the surprise 2015 bronze medalists, start in Kinshasa against Madagascar, a side boasting a prolific scorer in Sarivahy Vombola but a suspect defence.\nReigning champions Ivory Coast have a bye in the only three-team group and visit automatic qualifiers Gabon for a friendly minus injured talisman and record four-time African Footballer of the Year Yaya Toure.\nAll but two countries, Eritrea and Somalia, have entered the preliminaries of the competition in a record turnout for the Nations Cup, with 26 qualifiers taking place this weekend.\nThe winner of each of the 13 groups will qualify for the finals plus the two best runners-up and 2017 hosts Gabon.", "The 52-year-old's first game in charge of the French side will be against arch-rivals Paris St-Germain at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.\nThe Frenchman was sacked by Roma in January with the Italian club fifth in Serie A having been top in October.\nHe was Lille boss from 2008 to 2013, guiding them to a league and cup double in 2011, and has also managed Saint Etienne, Dijon and Le Mans.\nHe succeeds interim coach Franck Passi who had been in the role since Michel's sacking in April.", "He replaces Gernot Rohr who returned home last week to work with the German football federation.\nDuarte, 46, was in charge of the Stallions between 2008 and 2012, during which time he lead them to two Africa Cup of Nations finals tournaments.\nBurkina Faso failed to get out of the group stages in both 2010 and 2012.\nDuring his first spell with Burkina Faso Duarte spent several months coaching both the Stallions and French club Le Mans, before being sacked by them in 2009.\nHe then went onto coach Gabon from April 2012 until September the following year.\nHis most recent job was with Tunisian club CS Sfaxien from April until August this year.", "The 62-year-old is the long-term replacement for Christian Gourcuff who stood down from the position in April.\nRajevac is best known in Africa for coaching Ghana's national team, guiding them to within a penalty kick of the 2010 World Cup semi-finals in South Africa.\nThe Serbian coach also previously managed Qatar's national team.\nThe Algerian Federation confirmed Rajevac had signed a contract on Sunday.\nThe Federation also stated he would be in Algeria in mid-July, when he is set to be officially introduced to the world's press.\nNo details of Rajevac's contract were revealed but he is likely to be in charge of Algeria's qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.\nAlgeria were drawn in a challenging group for the World Cup qualifiers on Friday, featuring alongside Nigeria, Cameroon and Zambia in Group B. The group matches kick off in October.\nRajevac will also guide Algeria at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Gabon next year.", "Tunisia were 1-0 up when they conceded a controversial penalty in the 91st minute and lost 2-1 after extra-time.\n\"The referee has made a huge error. It's an injustice,\" said Leekens. \"The result was forced. I can't accept it.\"\nThe country's football chief Wadie Jary has resigned from the Confederation of African Football in protest.\nLeekens added: \"In all my 45 years in football, 15 as a player and 30 as a coach, I've never seen anything like it, the result was forced. I can't accept it.\"\nIt looked a harsh decision when Mauritian referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn pointed to the penalty spot in stoppage time, ruling that Ali Maaloul had fouled Ivan Bolado.\nJavier Balboa slotted in the kick and he went on to score the winner with a free-kick from 25 yards in the 102nd minute.\n\"We played a good game, we've worked like mad men, we had a difficult first two weeks and we didn't deserve that,\" Leekens said after Saturday's match in Bata.\n\"If they had played better than us, then I would accept defeat but I can't in this fashion.\n\"My players gave everything and I am very proud. But I am very, very disappointed, not just for me but for Tunisia and my team. I think we deserved to go through but I wish Equatorial Guinea luck.\"\nWhile many neutrals may sympathise with Tunisia over the penalty awarded against them, the squad's reaction has damaged their reputation.\nThe constant pushing and shoving between both teams that had been a feature of the match spilled over after Balboa converted the controversial spot-kick - within seconds, bottles of water were thrown from the Tunisian bench at their Equatorial Guinea counterparts.\nThe final whistle was met by uglier scenes as at least five North African players chased referee Seechur, who struggled to keep control and had to be protected by security officials as emotions spiralled out of control.\n\"There was a lot of anger because we were disappointed,\" Tunisia forward Wahbi Khazri told BBC Sport.\nThe referee is the boss on the pitch and if he says it's a penalty, it's a penalty\n\"It's a scandal. The referee won the match and killed the game. It's unacceptable. I think we deserved to win but the referee was better than us today.\n\"When I see things like that, I'm keen to go home. I think we're a long way from modern-day football in Africa.\"\nEquatorial Guinea were angered by the post-match focus on the penalty, feeling that the achievement of the tournament outsiders should have been celebrated instead.\nRanked 118th in the world by Fifa, Equatorial Guinea - a team that was eliminated from the qualifying campaign last year after fielding an ineligible player - have used their reinstatement as hosts to great advantage.\nNow a side that agreed to stage the finals in November, after original hosts Morocco pulled out, can claim to be among the best four sides in Africa.\n\"We are so happy to be in the semi-finals, and the key to our victory was passion,\" defender Rui told BBC Sport.\n\"The referee is the boss on the pitch and if he says it's a penalty, it's a penalty. I don't care about it.\"\nMeanwhile, striker Luis Fabiani was keen to downplay the ugly scenes that marred the latter part of the game, as well as its denouement.\n\"It's a very emotional game,\" he told BBC Sport. \"It happens in football but you leave it on the pitch.\"\nThe Confederation of African Football has told the BBC it will await the referee's report before responding to the behaviour of both teams.\nEquatorial Guinea will play the winner of Sunday's quarter-final between Ghana and Guinea in Malabo on Thursday.", "The 61-year-old will have only 43 days to prepare the team before the country hosts the Africa Cup of Nations, which starts on 14 January.\nCamacho, who has been out of football since he was sacked as China coach in 2013, has signed a two-year deal to fill the vacancy left by Jorge Costa's dismissal last month.\nHis former coaching jobs include Real Madrid, Sevilla, Espanyol and Benfica.\nCamacho enjoyed a highly successful playing career, the former left-back was capped 81 times by his country and made over 440 appearances for Real Madrid.\nHis first competitive match as Gabon coach will be the Nations Cup opener against Guinea Bissau.\nCamacho will also be tasked with trying to qualify Gabon for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia when, qualifiers resume in August.", "Adebayor, who last played for his country in June 2015, said he wanted to focus on his new club Crystal Palace which he joined in January after 10 months away from professional football.\nBut Saintfiet said the 32-year-old was still key to his plans.\n\"Me as national team coach, I want Adebayor to return to the national team, I want him to be there, I want him to play and I want him to score goals for our country,\" Saintfiet told BBC Sport.\nAdebayor has had a difficult relationship with Saintfiet in the past.\nThe former Tottenham, Manchester City and Arsenal player had not been picked since failing to turn up for a Nations Cup qualifier against Djibouti in September following a row over losing the captaincy.\nBut Saintfiet says he has been monitoring Adebayor's progress at Crystal Palace and is hopeful the striker may change his mind about returning to the national set-up before the Tunisia match on 25 March.\n\"I got the information that Adebayor gave a message that he is is not ready to come back, but let's see what happens in the next coming weeks,\" he said.\n\"We have still a few weeks before the match, so I hope we can still convince him to return to the national team.\"\nDespite their previous disagreements, Saintfiet says the relationship between him and Adebayor has been good in recent weeks.\n\"I spoke with Emmanuel in the last month on an almost weekly basis so I know his doubts, I know his problems and his frustrations.\n\"We have a very good relationship, but he knows also that I, as a national team coach, really want him to be there, and I hope that he returns to the national team to help his country to qualify.\n\"But I can't force any player to play - it's the choice, always the final choice of the player,\" Saintfiet said.\nTogo lead Group A of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, ahead of Liberia, Tunisia and Djibouti with two wins from as many qualifiers.\nThey next play Tunisia on 25 March with the group winners gaining automatic entry to the 2017 finals in Gabon.", "The Togolese led after 13 minutes as Emmanuel Adebayor played in Serge Gakpe, who fired home from an angle.\nTunisia levelled through a penalty from Khaled Mouelhi shortly after, but the same player missed another spot-kick in a match Tunisia had to win to qualify.\nAdebayor was denied a penalty at the other end but Togo held on for history.\nTogo have qualified for their first quarter-finals, having made the first of their seven Nations Cup appearances back in 1972\nThe West Africans will now meet Burkina Faso in Sunday's quarter-final in Nelspruit, whose sand-filled surface has attracted scrutiny and criticism in equal measure.\nTogo's passage came at a cost after Nibombe Dare and Jonathan Ayite both picked up their second yellow cards of the tournament, so ruling them out of the clash against their northern neighbours.\nDare's booking was highly controversial after South African referee Daniel Bennett, whose performance was littered with poor decisions, erroneously booked the tall defender for a challenge on Youssef Msakni when the foul had actually been committed by Serge Akakpo.\nThe decision for Hawks coach Didier Six, who cut an animated figure on the sidelines, is whether to appeal against the booking since Akakpo himself received a caution in the 2-0 win over Algeria.\nThe Frenchman's side dominated the early exchanges, with the front three of Floyd Ayite, Gakpe and captain Adebayor all combining well.\nAyite had the first chance, Adebayor then side-footed wide from 12 yards before the Togo captain slipped in Gakpe after 13 minutes.\nDespite being in an offside position when the pass was played, the striker's low finish across Moez Ben Cherifia from just inside the box was allowed to stand.\nTogo's 1-0 lead meant Tunisia needed to score at least twice to reach the last eight and Msakni - whose stunning strike enabled the 2004 champions to win their opening game against Algeria - launched Tunisia's first attack moments later with a strike that lacked venom.\nTunisia's exit means that no North African team has made the last eight of the Nations Cup for the first time since 1992\nAdebayor threatened at the other end when volleying wide but Togo's control on the game was checked when Tunisia were thrown a lifeline.\nThe Carthage Eagles won a penalty as defender Dare - who played at the 2006 World Cup - belied his experience by pushing Walid Hichri at a corner, with the Tunisian making the most of the challenge.\nDespite the pressure, Mouelhi was seemingly nerveless as he wrong-footed Togo goalkeeper Kossi Agassa and slid the ball into the left-hand side of the goal.\nGoals may have been in short supply in the second half but there was no shortage of incident as Bennett had a half to forget.\nShortly after the break, Togo defender Vincent Bossou brought down Oussama Darragi for what seemed a stonewall penalty - but after a long look, the official decided against it.\nIt was then Adebayor's turn to claim two penalties, the first of which was unconvincing whereas the second not only seemed clearcut but could also have warranted a red card for Cherifia after he got nothing on the ball and everything on the Togo striker.\nAfter Darragi forced Agassa into a comfortable save from a free-kick, Msakni also called the Togo keeper into action - but Tunisia's best chance came after Dare conceded his second penalty as Saber Khlifa went down under another slight touch.\nMouelhi stepped up for a second time with the chance to put at least one North African side into the last eight, following the early exits of Morocco and Algeria, but he hit the post with a well-struck effort.\nTunisia coach Sami Trabelsi rang the changes as he searched a much-needed winner and he must have thought substitute Fakhreddine Ben Youssef had decided the game only for the striker to be denied by two superb saves by Agassa in stoppage time.\nSix punched the air in delight at the final whistle as Togo reached the quarter-finals at a tournament from which they were originally banned by the Confederation of African Football following their withdrawal from the 2010 Nations Cup - a decision that Fifa later helped to overturn.\nTogo coach Didier Six:\n\"This is huge for Togo - the first time they have qualified for the quarter-finals. We were the little team in this group, and we've made it.\n\"I think there will be a big party in Lome tonight.\"\nTunisia coach Sami Trabelsi:\n\"We did what we had to do, we dominated the play, but we lacked a bit of finishing.\n\"Am I satisfied with the outcome? Not really.\"", "The Frenchman is due to sign a contract next week, when further details will also be made public.\nLechantre is set to replace his compatriot Claude LeRoy, who stepped down in November.\nThe 65-year-old has coached Cameroon and Mali in the past and his most recent job was with Libyan club Al Ittihad Tripoli.\nCongo are currently top of their group for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, ahead of Zambia on goal difference after two matches.\nLechantre's first competitive games in charge will be back-to-back Nations Cup qualifiers against Zambia in March.\nKenya and Guinea Bissau are the other two teams in Group E.\nThe Red Devils are also in June's draw for the final round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.", "The 24-year-old Algeria international joined in January 2014 and has played 51 games, scoring seven goals.\nMahrez made 30 appearances in the Premier League last season as City avoided relegation thanks to a run of seven wins from their last nine games.\nThe Foxes begin the season under new manager Claudio Ranieri at home to Sunderland on Saturday.", "An IS camp was attacked in Sabratha, around 70km (43 miles) west of Tripoli.\nThe 38 people killed reportedly include Tunisian extremist Noureddine Chouchane, linked to two attacks in Tunisia last year, including one which killed 30 Britons.\nThe IS group has been active in Libya for more than a year.\nThe US estimates the group has up to 6,000 fighters there.\nPentagon spokesman Peter Cook said the strike was carried out \"with the knowledge of Libyan authorities\" but declined to confirm exactly who had been informed.\n\"We took this action against Sabir [Noureddine Chouchan] in the training camp after determining that both he and the ISIL [IS] fighters at these facilities were planning external attacks on US and other Western interests in the region,\" he was quoted by AFP news agency as saying.\n\"We see what's happening in Iraq and Syria and we believe that these fighters in Libya posed a threat to our national security interests.\"\nLibya remains in chaos more than four years after the overthrow of former leader Muammar Gaddafi and is being fought over by a number of groups, including IS.\nEfforts to agree on a unified government have so far been unsuccessful, with different authorities governing different parts of the country.\nTop IS leaders 'take refuge' in Libya\nTunisia attack: What we know\nControl and crucifixions: Life in Libya under IS\nThe Pentagon described Chouchane as an \"experienced facilitator\" who had helped move IS fighters across the Tunisia-Libya border.\nAmerican F-15E fighters as well as unmanned aircraft were involved in the raid, the Pentagon said.\nThe BBC understands that British bases were involved in the attack but no British assets, such as warplanes, were involved.\nThe mayor of Sabratha put the death toll at 41 and said the majority of those killed were Tunisians.\nA statement on the council website said weapons such as machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades had been found at the site.\nIn November, a US strike in Derna reportedly killed Iraqi IS commander Abu Nabil, also known as Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al-Zubaydi, who was said to be the group's leader in Libya.\nThe US has launched several unilateral raids and operations in the country since it helped oust Gaddafi.\nIn June, a gun attack in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse left 38 people dead, 30 of them Britons.\nChouchane is also believed to have been behind the attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis last year, which left 19 people dead.\nThe gunmen in both the Sousse and Bardo attacks are believed to have trained in Libya, which shares a border with Tunisia.", "Renard led Ivory Coast to the Africa Cup of Nations title in 2015, three years after winning it with Zambia.\nAfter his Nations Cup victory with the Elephants Renard left to take over at French club Lille in May but was sacked in November.\nZaki left as coach of the Atlas Lions by mutual consent on 10 February.\nAs well as the full national team the Morocco football federation have announced that Renard will coach the one for locally-based players and oversee the Olympic side.\nHe has been set the targets of reaching the semi-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon as well as qualifying for the World Cup a year later in Russia.\nRenard will have two assistants, one is his long-time deputy Patrice Baumel and the other is the former Morocco international Mustapha Hadji.\nTheir first competitive games will be home and away Nations Cup qualifiers against Cape Verde at the end of March.\nThe two sides are currently top of Group F having won both their matches so far, Libya and Sao Tome are the other teams in the pool.\nThe Atlas Lions have also progressed to the final round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.", "The 30-year-old has quit Togo twice and often criticised the set-up but LeRoy is sure the striker is now happy.\n\"He wanted to retire but he told me that as soon as he heard I was coming to coach Togo he changed his mind,\" LeRoy revealed to BBC Sport.\n\"I told him that I see him as a perfect captain and an example for all the players to try and build something strong for the next few years.\"\nNow playing his club football at English Premier League side Crystal Palace, Adebayor ended a self-imposed international exile to return for Togo in March in the 0-0 draw with Tunisia in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.\nIt was his first appearance for the national team since June and a significant U-turn following his decision to reject a call-up for their previous game.\nTogo are third in their Nations Cup qualification group with two games to play and only the winners are guaranteed a place at next year's finals in Gabon.\nAnd LeRoy, who was appointed coach on 5 April, has moved quickly to ensure Adebayor will remain part of the squad and give the team the best chance of success.\n\"He's very happy and we had a very beautiful discussion together. I think for the next camp he will be the first at the training camp, I'm sure about that,\" added LeRoy.\n\"I had a very strong relationship with him for a long, long time - before I ever knew that one day I'd be in charge of Togo.\n\"I consider him a top player and he has to prove to me on the field that he's a top player.\"\nFrenchman LeRoy has admitted that Togo face a tough task to make it to Gabon but he believes the tournament does not represent Adebayor's last chance to shine in the big stage.\n\"I was telling him that when I became coach of Cameroon, Roger Milla was 35 and nine years later Roger was playing in the World Cup in the United States,\" LeRoy said.\n\"I told Emmanuel that he may not play on for another nine years, but maybe he can for two, three or four years.\n\"And if he makes a lot of sacrifices it's possible for him to stay, or to come back, at the highest level.\"" ]

[ "\"Making aliyah,\" or returning to Israel, is usually a cause for celebration among Jews. But recently fear has pushed many Jews to leave France — a record 7,000 departed last year. And that was before the recent Paris attacks that included the killing of four Jews at a kosher grocery store. Jean Marc Illouz, a former senior correspondent for French television, who is also Jewish, says he's been pushing back against what he calls ridiculous comments on the Internet about anti-Semitism in France. He says Americans seem to think it's a resurgence of Nazism. \"You see people are thinking of anti-Semitism in terms of World War II and coming from the French,\" says Illouz. \"It has nothing to do with the French. It has nothing to do with the mainstream Muslim French thinking. It has to do with imported terrorism.\" Illouz believes today's anti-Semitism stems from radical Islam brought to France by imams and jihadists espousing a hard-line doctrine from places like Saudi Arabia. He says the vast majority of French Muslims want to be integrated into French society, and many are. But, he says, the radicals' message is corrupting a small, angry minority. \"You have a number of poor young people who have a problem much bigger than money,\" he says. \"It's a problem of identity. Because they're neither Algerian, nor do they feel they are full-fledged Frenchmen. So in that gap, the jihadis found the way to put their lever.\" Illouz, whose family comes from Algeria, says Jewish families like his lived there peacefully with Muslims for centuries. His family came to France in the late 1950s, among the nearly 1 million Europeans who fled the violence of the Algerian war of independence. Today, these Sephardic Jews from Algeria and other North African countries make up 70 percent of the Jewish population in France. American Rabbi Tom Cohen has been in France nearly 25 years. His synagogue helps to bridge what he calls the cultural gap between French and American Jews, who are 95 percent Ashkenazi, meaning their origins are in Eastern Europe. Today there are soldiers guarding Cohen's synagogue around the clock. They even sleep there. He says his congregants feel confident the French government wants to protect them. After the Paris attacks, Prime Minister Manuel Valls urged French Jews not to leave, saying France would not be France without them. Cohen agrees. \"There's some inherent anti-Semitism that's been in France, just like in the United States. And there are inherent philo-Semites, people who love Jews,\" he says. \"This is, after all, the first country that enfranchised Jews with citizenship.\" That was in 1791, during the French Revolution. Cohen says since then there has been good and bad, but Jews have always been part of the fabric of French society. France has the world's largest Jewish population after Israel and the U.S. He says today's threat is something completely different. \"We're dealing with a part of the Muslim community, and it's a small percentage,\" he says. \"But it's a very large community, so even a small percentage is a large number of people, who have been radicalized, and this is the new anti-Semitism that has infested some of the Muslim world unfortunately.\" Back at his apartment, Illouz plays a video of his son's recent bar mitzvah on his cellphone. \"I do not see why a few people with an imported ideology inside of France, inside of Islam, French Islam itself, would push us out,\" he says. \"I think this is ridiculous.\" Illouz says he understands why some Jews may be feeling anxious, but he sees no reason to leave France." ]

[ "Vatican officials have always insisted Pope Pius XII did everything possible to save Jewish lives during World War II. But many scholars accuse him of complicit silence while some 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. \"Pope Pius XII thought that he should not take sides in the war,\" says Brown University professor David Kertzer, \"and that therefore he should not be criticizing either side of the war, including the Nazis.\" Kertzer has written extensively about popes and the Jews. He won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for his book The Pope and Mussolini, which traced the rise of fascism in Europe. And he was among the first to have access to the Pius XII archives when the Vatican opened them in March, after decades of requests from scholars. Kertzer has just published his early findings in an article for The Atlantic. The newly unearthed documents — some imbued with anti-Semitic language — are shedding light on the pontiff's behavior during the Nazis' massacre of Jews. They also reveal the pope's role in preventing orphans of Holocaust victims from being reunited with their relatives. The historian found two documents that reveal an intense debate was under way in the Vatican in 1943, when the Nazi occupiers of Rome rounded up more than 1,000 Jews and detained them in a military college 800 yards from St. Peter's Square before packing them off to the Auschwitz concentration camp. As the German ambassador to the Vatican reported to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, the roundup occurred under the pope's \"very windows.\" Only 16 of the deportees survived. The first document newly found by Kertzer is a letter written by the pope's longtime Jesuit emissary to Italy's Fascist regime, the Rev. Pietro Tacchi Venturi, who urged the pope to make a private, oral protest to the German ambassador. He suggested Pius tell the ambassador that there is no reason to use violence against Italian Jews because the racial laws instituted five years earlier by Benito Mussolini's dictatorial regime were \"sufficient to contain the tiny Jewish minority within its proper limits.\" Pius asked for further advice from his expert on Jewish affairs, Monsignor Angelo Dell'Acqua. \"The second document that I found,\" Kertzer tells NPR, \"is Dell'Acqua's thoroughly anti-Semitic document explaining why he thought the pope should not, in fact, speak out.\" The prelate thought it would be too embarrassing to protest anti-Semitic measures when, over many centuries, ruling popes had confined Jews to ghettos and had forbidden them from practicing professions. And, says Kertzer, Dell'Acqua thought the emissary's letter was overly sympathetic to the Jews. \"He said Jews have caused problems ... do threaten a healthy Christian society. So why should the Church be speaking out for them when he says they haven't protested against the Nazis killing Christians?\" Pius never spoke out against Nazis killing Christians, Kertzer suggests, because he didn't want to offend many German Catholics who were ardent Nazis. And so, again, Pius said nothing. Dell'Acqua later became cardinal vicar of Rome. Questions about Pius' wartime role began to grow more widely starting in 1963 in response to allegations raised by the German playwright Rolf Hochhuth in his play The Deputy. And still vivid memories in Rome of Pius' behavior during the Nazi occupation of Rome have stymied efforts to beatify him. The Finaly brothers Kertzer's findings also cover the case of two Jewish orphans secretly baptized in France after their parents were deported to Auschwitz. The case of the Finaly brothers, Robert and Gérald, was the most serious case affecting French Jews since the Dreyfus affair —in which a Jewish French Army captain was wrongly convicted of treason — a half-century earlier. It dragged on for years and became a cause celebre. Nuns, monks and a mother superior were put in jail for kidnapping when they defied court rulings to hand over the boys to their surviving relatives. French Church officials invoked a centuries-old doctrine claiming the baptized boys were now Catholics and must not be raised by Jews. In 1953, when media coverage of the affair was turning against the Church, the archbishop of Lyon asked the pope for guidance. \"This is when the Vatican began its involvement behind the scenes, because as it continued over the next months to issue instructions on how the Church should proceed, the Vatican is telling them to resist the law,\" says Kertzer. \"They also specified to be sure that no one knows that these orders are coming from the Vatican or from the pope.\" In 1945, the Finaly brothers were two of the estimated 1,200 French Jewish orphans in France alone in non-Jewish families or institutions. Across Europe, Kertzer believes, there were thousands more — secretly baptized and never reunited with their Jewish relatives. He writes in his Atlantic article that on Sept. 21, 1945, the secretary-general of the World Jewish Congress, Léon Kubowitzki, went to the Vatican to appeal fo", "When Elliott Abrams, a foreign policy official in the Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush administrations, called former Sen. Chuck Hagel \"anti-Semitic\" on All Things Considered, many listeners were enraged. \"How dare you NPR - how dare you allow discredited neocon hack Elliott Abrams to smear and mislead about Chuck Hagel on my Public Air Waves,\" wrote Larry James of Fairfax Station, Va. \"Questioning Israel's actions from time to time is not anti-Semitism.\" Donn Viviani, of Honolulu, referring to Abrams conviction for lying to Congress about the Iran Contra affair, said, \"I can't believe you let a guy who secretly sold weapons to our enemies smear with hearsay and innuendo a guy who earned two purple hearts serving this country.\" \"I hope you are going to have someone on the program to refute Abrams position on the Hagel nomination,\" said Chris Carlson of Portland, Ore., referring to Hagel's nomination by candidacy for secretary of defense. \"The charge that Hagel is an anti-Semite is a serious charge. Abrams was an architect of the Iraq War, which Hagel opposed.\" I understand the complaints and was myself troubled that Abrams, who is currently a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, was allowed to use NPR to make an inflammatory allegation for which he offered precious little proof. NPR wouldn't allow someone to make an unproven accusation that another person is a thief, for example, or beats his wife. Is it different to accuse someone of being anti-Semitic, or racist, or homophobic, or any of a number of other inflammatory terms that are an unfair smear if unproven? Abrams spoke in a \"two-way\" interview with host Melissa Block that lasted eight minutes. These conversations give listeners the opportunity to hear directly from people involved in the news or experts with viewpoints, including some listeners might not like. This was not a reported piece, in which the reporter has greater control — and responsibility — to find truth and impose fairness over the quotes she or he decides to include. Yet, even in a reported piece on Morning Edition this past week, a voter who opposes President Barack Obama repeated the canard that the president is not American-born, with no context added by the reporter. This raised a separate wave of complaints from listeners. What's happening? Are some of these charges political fair game when it comes to public figures? One valid reason to air such charges is the news value in reporting what a significant group or public figure believes. But then you should deal with the charge directly and analyze it, which can be done more easily in a reported piece. Block did heroic work in trying to question Abrams' claim about Hagel's alleged anti-Semitism, and she offered a quote from a book by Hagel that would seem to refute the allegation. But she is constrained in her role from openly disagreeing with a guest. The show could have chosen to edit out that section of the interview, which was pre-recorded. It also could have killed the interview altogether. Or producers could have told Abrams that it would not air the charge without better proof and ask him to re-record his answer. Abrams could then speak of his own discomfort about Hagel's position on Israel and about his past use of the phrases \"the Jewish lobby\" and \"the Jews.\" It is these phrases, plus some unsubstantiated hearsay, that was the proof Abrams had to offer for Hagel's supposed anti-Semitism. It is unclear how often Hagel actually said these phrases, and their use does not automatically mean someone is anti-Semitic. History has given Jews and anyone who is conscientious reason to be nervous when Jews are singled out as a group in a negative way. But that Hagel might be anti-Semitic has been roundly rejected by many Jews and non-Jews who know Hagel well, and nothing in his record has come to light to support the charge. All this is part of the case against NPR's giving air time to Abrams to make it. And yet..... And yet there is another argument that justifies NPR's action, and it comes down to this: Trust the audience. Christopher Turpin, the executive producer of All Things Considered, cogently made this case in an email exchange with me. In doing so, he also showed the care and anguish that goes into \"two-ways.\" Wrote Turpin: As you have doubtless heard before, these kind of interviews are always tough. As hosts, producers and editors, we're invariably left second guessing ourselves. Believe me, there are always questions you wish you had framed a little differently, facts you would have liked to have found a way to work in, edits you wish you had (or hadn't) made. That said, I feel we were on pretty solid ground here. As to the specific questions you raise: --No, I don't think we should have killed the interview. While we don't want to provide a platform for ad hominem attacks — and we need to be sensitive to the ways both left and right can use accusations of hate to undermine perfectly legitimate policy per", "A medieval sculpture of Jews engaged in obscene acts with a pig appears on the facade of a historical German church where Martin Luther preached. On Tuesday, a court rejected a Jewish man's efforts to remove the offensive sculpture. The sculpture, in the eastern German city of Wittenberg, depicts a pig surrounded by a group of Jewish people, with some suckling at the animal's teats and one man looking under its tail. It's one of the most well-known examples of medieval folk art known as a Judensau — meaning Jews' sow — and is believed to date back to at least 1290. Judge Volker Buchloh said the sculpture could remain because, on the ground beneath it, there is a memorial paying tribute to the 6 million Jews who died during the Holocaust. Buchloh said that while the sculpture was indeed originally meant as an insult, its place in the context of this memorial neutralizes this meaning. Michael Düllmann, a member of Berlin's Jewish community, calls the sculpture defamatory and sued the local parish to get it removed in 2018. The district court of Dessau rejected his claim last May, and he appealed the decision. Now that the Higher Regional Court in Naumburg has struck down his appeal, he intends to take the case to higher courts. Düllmann believes the statue should be put in the Luther House museum in Wittenberg. \"The whole issue is not over yet,\" Düllmann says. \"This is a church, a holy place. You can't mix it with such a shameful assault on the Jews.\" The controversy has drawn attention to an ugly relic from the past and has forced the Lutheran Church to publicly examine its history of anti-Semitism at a time when Germany's Jewish community has decried attacks against Jews in the country. On Europe's walls for centuries As many as 30 such images, by one German artist's count, are still displayed on churches in Germany and other countries such as Austria, France and Switzerland. Many of the images were originally on the inside of churches and were meant as moral instruction, urging Christians not to follow the example of Jews. Eventually, the works began to be placed on church facades, in public places and on wealthy private homes. By the 18th century, ordinary objects like playing cards might feature the image of Jews crowding around a pig's lower parts. For hundreds of years, a large painting of Jews with a pig decorated the bridge tower in Frankfurt, where it had become a tourist attraction until the city tore it down in 1801. The images were intended to portray Jews as dirty, greedy, less than human. Because observant Jews do not eat pork, it added another layer of insult. The word \"Judensau\" itself is considered a highly offensive term sometimes used by the Nazis. Today, most of the remaining works are damaged or heavily aged and are tucked away in corners of churches. The Wittenberg sculpture, however, is visible and well-preserved, adorning a church on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Martin Luther referred approvingly to it in anti-Semitic writings. In 1570, after Luther launched the Protestant Reformation, a Luther quotation was added to the sculpture, saying, \"Vom Schem Hamphoras,\" which includes a taunting reference to a Hebrew name for God. \"Belongs in a museum\" A campaign to remove the Wittenberg sculpture began in 2017, during celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, with an online petition and protests in front of the church. The protests and Düllmann's lawsuit have drawn attention to the sculpture and prompted prominent church and public officials to take opposing positions on it. Felix Klein, Germany's federal anti-Semitism commissioner, said in November that the sculpture \"belongs in a museum\" and should be taken down from the church. The Wittenberg Town Church's pastor, Johannes Block, and many local parishioners believe it should remain. The region's Lutheran bishop, Friedrich Kramer, favors its removal. \"I find it unbearable,\" he said in a radio interview last June, \"that in a central place for us Protestants, there is a lie on the wall. The monument continues to preach.\" But some historians disagree. \"This is a terrible sign, but only those who are anti-Semites will find what they want to in it,\" says Michael Wolffsohn, a prominent German Jewish historian. \"We have to comment on this shame and not hide it. If you remove these memorials, you'll once again make martyrs of those who continue to identify with them.\" Many observers agree that in deciding what to do with this sculpture, the Lutheran Church must walk a fine line between seeming to condone the insulting image on the one hand and appearing to whitewash the church's history of anti-Semitism on the other. \"If the church were to take the sculpture down, I'm sure that a lot of people would say they want to clean up Luther's image and erase a very dark side of the reformer,\" says Christiane Hennen, an art historian at Martin Luther University in Wittenberg, who is also a member of the church. Luther's anti-Semitism \"", "Controversial French comedian Dieudonne has been arrested in the wake of the deadly attack on the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and held on charges of apologizing for terrorism. He was one of 54 people held across France; none has been linked to the attacks. Dieudonne's alleged crime: writing \"Je suis Charlie Coulibaly\" (I am Charlie Coulibaly) on his Facebook account. It's an apparent reference to \"Je suis Charlie,\" the message of solidarity that many people shared after the attack on the magazine that was targeted by Islamist extremists for its cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Coulibaly is the last name of Amedy Coulibaly, the gunman who killed four people at a kosher market in Paris last week. Reporter Eleanor Beardsley tells our Newscast unit: \"It's not the first time Dieudonne M'bala M'bala, who goes by the stage name Dieudonne, has been in trouble with French authorities. He has been fined for hate speech in the past, and in 2013 the French government tried to shut down his shows. Many believe Dieudonne's views and comedy skits are anti-Semitic and incite hatred. Dieudonne claims he is not anti-Semitic but anti-Zionist. He says he makes fun of everyone in his skits, but that Jews think they have the monopoly on suffering and are given special treatment in France.\" Dieudonne's Facebook post has since been deleted, but in a separate post he wrote an open letter to France's interior minister: \"Whenever I speak, you do not try to understand what I'm trying to say, you do not want to listen to me. You are looking for a pretext to forbid me. You consider me like Amedy Coulibaly when I am not any different from Charlie,\" he wrote. A translation was provided by The Associated Press. His Facebook page now bears this message: \"Je Suis Dieudo: Liberté D'Expression.\" As we have previously reported, Dieudonne's trademark gesture is a straight-arm salute known as a \"quenelle.\" Critics say it's a reverse Nazi salute, but he denies that, insisting that it is anti-Zionist and anti-establishment. Last year, the French government banned his show, calling it a threat to public order. (Beardsley reported on the controversy at the time.) France's Justice Ministry said the 54 people arrested Wednesday included four minors; several had already been convicted under special measures. Inciting terrorism is a crime with a five-year prison term in France; inciting terrorism online can lead to seven years in prison. The AP adds: \"In its message to prosecutors and judges, the ministry said it was issuing the order to protect freedom of expression from comments that could incite violence or hatred. It said no one should be allowed to use their religion to justify hate speech.\" \"We have all heard 'Yes, I support Charlie,' but the double standards, the 'Why defend liberty of expression here and not there?' \" Education Minister Najat Vallaud Belkacem said, according to the AP. \"These questions are intolerable above all when we hear them at school, which has the duty to teach our values.\" Update at 6:51 p.m. ET: French Ambassador Discusses Speech Laws Dieudonne's arrest came up in an interview with France's Ambassador to the United States Gerard Araud on today's All Things Considered. Here's what Araud said when he was asked about free-speech distinctions in France: \"That's a debate that we have had with our American friends for some time, because of your First Amendment. \"For a long time, for instance, we have a debate on the Internet, because you accept on the Internet that you could have hate speech ... while it's forbidden in France. \"In France, the speech is free, but [not] if it could lead either to a crime, or if it could be seen as libel. But this is of course under the control of the judge. It's for the judge to decide whether the red lines have been crossed.\"", "Pope Benedict XVI's decision to rehabilitate four excommunicated bishops — including a Holocaust denier — has caused dismay among Jewish leaders. But the move also has shocked many Roman Catholics, who fear it may point to a repudiation of the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council of the 1960s. Just days before the pope revoked the excommunication of the four bishops, one of them, Richard Williamson, again denied the Holocaust. \"The historical evidence is hugely against 6 million Jews having been deliberately gassed in gas chambers as a deliberate policy of Adolf Hitler,\" he said in an interview that aired on Swedish television. When his interview began circulating on the Internet, the Vatican was quick to try to dampen the controversy. The Rev. Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, said Williamson's views are in no way linked to the pope's decision. Lifting his excommunication, Lombardi added, does not imply sharing his ideas. And the official daily L'Osservatore Romano stressed that the pope deplores all forms of anti-Semitism. But for many Jewish leaders, efforts to distance the Vatican from Williamson's revisionist views sounded hollow. Rabbi David Rosen, the director of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations, said that without Williamson's full recantation and apology, the Catholic-Jewish dialogue is in jeopardy. \"It raises a question mark on the Catholic Church's own commitment to combat anti-Semitism, which Pope John Paul II described as a sin against God and man. If an individual is a Holocaust denier, which is a blatant anti-Semitic position, then how do you accept an individual as a bishop if he is in complete conflict with your official teachings?\" Rosen says. Pope John Paul II excommunicated the four bishops in 1988. They are members of the Society of St. Pius X, which was founded in opposition to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, such as opening the dialogue with Jews and recognizing religious freedom. Pope Benedict has always made clear he wanted to end the schism. But his decision is causing great anxiety inside the Catholic Church. Alberto Melloni, director of the Pope John XXIII Foundation, is dumbfounded by the current pope's decision. \"It undermines the Catholic Church's credibility. It legitimizes a faction whose tenets include anti-Semitism. These ultraconservatives still uphold the idea that the Jews killed Jesus, an infamy rejected by the Second Vatican Council. Their rehabilitation makes it optional to adhere to Vatican II reforms,\" Melloni says. In Germany, the head of the National Bishops' Conference, Matthias Kopp, said Williamson's statements are unacceptable because they are in total contradiction to the teachings of the Catholic Church. One of the most critical voices is that of Swiss theologian Hans Kung. Kung was disciplined during the papacy of John Paul II. Kung says Pope Benedict is gradually sapping the essential substance out of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. \"He has an idea of the liturgy which is more similar to the liturgy of the Middle Ages, of the anti-Reformation time. He tries to interpret the council not forward, for having a popular liturgy, with new elements. He uses Vatican II just as a text to go backwards,\" Kung says. This is not what Kung had expected when, a few months after Benedict became pope, he invited his old colleague to the papal summer residence. Their talks lasted four hours. But Kung says his hopes for change at the Vatican were dashed. This is a pope, Kung says, who has lost touch with his flock. \"It's just a Potemkin church, with a nice facade. But behind, there is a great deal of complaint that this pope has done nothing to help them in the parishes. We have less and less priests, every year we lose hundreds of priests, and I think the celibate clergy is just dying,\" he says. Pope Benedict's rigid stance on what Catholics call \"life issues\" — from abortion to embryonic stem-cell research to euthanasia — already has earned him the title \"Father No.\" And many faithful believe the church of Benedict cares more about Christian unity with conservatives than seeking dialogue with progressive Catholics and other religions. LINDA WERTHEIMER, Host: And now we'll hear about a controversy in the Catholic Church. Pope Benedict XVI's decision to rehabilitate four excommunicated bishops - including a Holocaust denier - is causing dismay among Jewish leaders. And the move has also troubled many Catholics. They fear it may point to a repudiation of the changes brought about by the Second Vatican Council of the 1960s. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Rome. SYLVIA POGGIOLI: Just days before the pope revoked the excommunication of the four bishops, one of them, Richard Williamson, again denied the Holocaust. RICHARD WILLIAMSON: The historical evidence is hugely against six million Jews having been deliberately gassed in gas chambers as a deliberate policy of Adolf Hitler. POGGIOLI: Wh", "Facing a rash of anti-Semitic attacks, the New York City Police Department will increase its presence in Brooklyn neighborhoods that have large Jewish communities, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday. At least six incidents of hate-fueled attacks have been reported over the past week. The violence is taking place against the backdrop of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, which began Sunday evening. \"Hate doesn't have a home in our city,\" de Blasio wrote on Twitter. \"Anyone who terrorizes our Jewish community WILL face justice,\" he said, adding: \"Anti-Semitism is an attack on the values of our city — and we will confront it head-on.\" The mayor said officers will step up patrols in the Borough Park, Crown Heights and Williamsburg neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Officers also plan to make more visits to synagogues in the area. On Monday, a 65-year-old Orthodox Jewish man reported that someone punched him on Monday morning in Manhattan, yelling \"F*** you, Jew bastard.\" Steve Jorge, 28, was arrested and charged with assault as a hate crime. On Monday evening, some teens allegedly attacked two children in Brooklyn. On Tuesday, a group allegedly shouted anti-Semitic slurs and threw a drink at a 25-year-old man. Later that day, someone allegedly punched a 56-year-old man. On Thursday, a woman allegedly hit a 34-year-old Jewish woman in the face with a bag. In that case, Ayana Logan was charged with assault as a hate crime. Early Friday morning, a woman was arrested after she slapped three women wearing traditional Jewish clothing and shouted anti-Semitic slurs, according to CBS News. Tiffany Harris of Brooklyn will face hate crime charges. Earlier this month, a pair of shooters opened fire at a kosher market in Jersey City, N.J. That and an earlier related attack left six people dead. Law enforcement is treating it as hate crime and potential act of terrorism. \"It seems like it's open season on Jews in New York City,\" said New York City Councilman Chaim Deutsch. The Anti-Defamation League offered a $10,000 reward earlier this week for information about the spate of attacks. \"These incidents of harassment and assault are terrifying for the Jewish community, especially in light of the recent horrific attack in Jersey City,\" ADL regional director Evan Bernstein said in a statement. \"It is not enough to simply condemn these incidents; we must come together as a city to address the root causes of hatred and bigotry within our communities.\" Anti-Semitic hate crimes — especially against Orthodox Jews — have been up significantly compared with in 2018. Anti-Semitic incidents make up more than half of the reported hate crimes in the city, according to NYPD crime statistics.", "Liliane Bettencourt, heiress to the L'Oréal cosmetics dynasty, has died at the age of 94. In March, Forbes ranked Bettencourt the world's richest woman, putting her net worth at $39.5 billion. Bettencourt's daughter, Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers, confirmed the death in a statement to French media, saying her mother died \"peacefully\" at her home in France overnight Wednesday. Bettencourt's father, Eugene Schueller, founded L'Oréal in 1909. The chemist created and patented a hair dye that helped launch the company into an international multibillion-dollar powerhouse. Upon his death in 1957, he left his daughter controlling interest in L'Oréal, reports The New York Times. Bettencourt served as board director until stepping down in 2012 when she was replaced by her then-25-year-old grandson, Jean-Victor Meyers. Bettencourt and her family were the largest stakeholders of L'Oréal, owning 33.1 percent of the company, reports the Financial Times. Beauty brands including Maybelline, Lancôme and Kiehls are all part of the L'Oréal Group. \"We all had a great admiration for Liliane Bettencourt who always looked after L'Oréal, the company and its employees, and was very attached to its success and development,\" said Jean Paul Agon, chairman and CEO of L'Oréal Group, in a statement. \"She has personally contributed greatly to its success for many years.\" Bettencourt's past was colorful in more ways than one. She was embroiled in a long-standing family controversy that spilled into French politics, known as l'affaire Bettencourt, which not only titillated French media but may have resulted in Nicolas Sarkozy's losing the presidency. In 2007, Bettencourt-Meyers, an only child, filed a criminal suit, accusing her mother's friend François-Marie Banier of taking advantage of an elderly woman not in full control of her faculties. Bettencourt had given Banier some billion dollars' worth of gifts, and he had reportedly suggested that she adopt him. Banier and several others, including business associates and lawyers, were all found guilty of exploiting Bettencourt, who the French court said was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Banier was sentenced to prison and fined. Then-President Sarkozy was brought into the mix when secretly recorded tapes and accusations by a disgruntled employee implicated him as also benefiting from Bettencourt's largesse. Sarkozy denied any wrongdoing, but he was tainted by the scandal and was defeated by François Hollande in 2012. Although Bettencourt grew up with tremendous privilege, there was darkness there as well. The Times reports that her father, Schueller, was a Nazi sympathizer who took property seized from Jews in Germany. In 1950, Bettencourt married André Bettencourt, who served in the French government and was also a vocal anti-Semite. As the Times reports: \"While she remained in the background most of her life, Mrs. Bettencourt had long tried to live down the stains of anti-Semitic activities and Nazi associations by her father and husband before and during World War II.\" Bettencourt was known for her philanthropy, donating millions of dollars to education, museums and medical research, reports the Times, but she took a largely passive role as her father's successor at L'Oréal.", "There have been a number of books about great Jewish athletes, starring legendary baseball players like Sandy Koufax or Hank Greenberg, the \"Hebrew Hammer.\" But a new book doesn't focus only on Jewish players — it looks at the myriad ways Jews have contributed to the American athletic landscape. Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame is a collection of essays compiled and edited by Franklin Foer and Marc Tracy of The New Republic magazine. Foer and Tracy join NPR's Linda Wertheimer to discuss the rise of Jews in big-league sports. Interview Highlights On how their book is different from other books about Jewish athletes Foer: \"We went out to our favorite writers, our favorite novelists and journalists and economists and historians and asked them to write about their favorite Jewish jocks. And it's really a portrait of Jewish life in this country, and more than that, it's a portrait of the history of sports and the very important role that Jews played in creating American sports.\" Tracy: \"We included people such as [sports journalist] Howard Cosell, who is certainly no one's idea of a jock, probably, but at the same time we considered to be a Jewish jock because he changed the way Americans view, in this case, football.\" On stereotypes, anti-Semitism, Zionism and Jewish athletes Foer: \"[When] we're talking about the subject of Jews in sports, we're going to a very central place in the Jewish psyche. Jews over the ages resisted sports because sports were perceived as gentile activities. And then there was also this looming anti-Semitic caricature of the Jew — that the Jew was bookish, effeminate, wan, stuck in the ghetto and incapable of manly activity. And Zionism, when it arose, tried to rebut this anti-Semitic character head-on.\" On the influence of Jews in basketball Tracy: \"Dolph Schayes is considered by Jew and non-Jew alike to be one of the ... all-time greatest basketball players. And he very much represented the culmination in Jewish participation in basketball as far as being on the court was concerned. Because he was a rookie in 1948. He grew up, you know, in the Bronx, and, as he put it to me, in the Bronx in the 1930s and 1940s, there were a lot of Jews. They all played basketball because it was the sport of urban spaces — you didn't need too many resources. Everyone played basketball. And he was a great basketball player. And what you sort of see happen is something developed in New York City, especially among the Jews, called the City Game. The City Game, you know, its locus was City College, which was coached by a guy named Nat Holman. One of Nat Holman's players was a guy named Red Holzman. \"Red Holzman [was] ... an absolute all-time coach. Won two championships for the New York Knicks, the only two New York Knicks championships in history, and probably for the remainder of history. And the City Game, which Red Holzman really brought to full fruition with these Knicks, involves passing and moving without the ball and backdoor cuts, because that was the only way to beat more physically endowed teams. And that actually turned out to be a better way to play basketball, and it turned out to be the way that everyone plays basketball to this day. So one of Red Holzman's players for the New York Knicks who imbibed the City Game was Phil Jackson, who created his, you know, pass-happy triangle offense — and Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant did a few things with that.\" On Benny Leonard, the Jewish boxer who wasn't afraid to say he loved his mother Foer: \"Benny Leonard is rated by most boxing historians as one of the top 10 greatest. He became champion in 1917, and he remained champion until 1925, and he just dominated the sport. And, in fact, in the interwar years, one-third of all the boxing champions in this country were Jewish. And the boxers that we produced actually transformed the game. And Benny Leonard certainly transformed the sport of boxing with his methodology. He was an extremely slippery boxer. He was extraordinary at using feints and counterpunching and assessing the strategic weaknesses of his opponents. And Jews, across all matters of sports, are usually pegged as the 'scientific boxer' or the 'scientific hitter,' which is another way of imposing a stereotype on the Jewish athlete that could be perceived as extremely flattering or as demeaning. Henry Ford, a notorious anti-Semite, thought that the way that Benny Leonard boxed, with all of his feints and all of his trickery, was fundamentally unmanly. \"Benny Leonard was a devoted mama's boy and, once he became successful, was famously, notoriously devoted to his mother. He would call her after every match ... to assure her that he was still alive. ... And when he retired from the sport, he did so announcing not only that he wanted to spend time with his family but, more specifically, that he wanted to spend time with his mother.\" On Don Lerman, a founding father of competitive eating Tracy: \"You know, people might be familiar with the ", "Bild is a tabloid, a German daily newspaper best-known for blaring headlines, fleshy photos and breathless coverage of gossip and scandals. But this week, the newspaper ran a kippah on its front page: a Jewish skullcap that signifies reverence for God above. It's blue and white, with Stars of David. Readers could cut out the kippah and wear it. \"Wear it, so that your friends and neighbors can see it,\" wrote Julian Reichelt, the paper's editor-in-chief. \"Explain to your children what the kippah is. ... Post a photograph with the kippah on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. Go out onto the streets with it.\" The newspaper printed the cutout kippah after Felix Klein, the German government's special representative for anti-Semitism, told a German newspaper group that because of the increase in attacks against Jews, \"I can no longer recommend Jews wear a kippah at every time and place in Germany.\" The government minister said later he only meant to bring attention to the problem. But Julian Röpcke, a Bild columnist, wrote, \"If even only one person here can't safely wear a kippah, then the answer can only be, 'We're all going to wear a kippah.' \" Anti-Semitic hate crimes are on the rise in Germany, almost 20% higher last year. About 200,000 Jews now live in Germany, 74 years after the defeat of the Nazi regime that tried to extinguish — there is no decorous way to put this — every single Jewish person in Germany and on the European continent. The way in which so many Germans have tried to face up to and atone for their country's historic crimes is an important part of what makes Germany respected in the world today. But as Simon Schama, the historian and author of The Story of The Jews, told us from London this week, \"Once the condition of tolerating Jews was visibility — yellow badges and red hats — the better to mark them out for abuse and discrimination. Now the condition is for invisibility; the message is the same: Sorry but you know how it is, Jews can't choose how they appear in public; it's for their own good.\" This is why it was heartening this week to see Germany's most popular and flashy newspaper make a bold splash on its front page with a kippah. They encouraged people to don the skullcap as a symbol of faith in a society where people won't be terrorized by bigotry and fear.", "It's hard to believe, but seven years ago no one had ever heard of a tweet. Thursday is the anniversary of the first tweet from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. It wasn't profound. He wrote: Since then the social media company has been an important communication tool in everything from the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street, to its use as a megaphone for celebrities. Over the years, its relationship to its free speech principles has changed. From Trivial To Global Town Hall When it was founded, Twitter seemed rather trivial. I visited the company's tiny San Francisco offices in 2007 and spoke with co-founder Biz Stone. He told me about his first tweet. \"I was at home ripping up old carpet and sweating,\" he recalled. \"It was terrible. It was gross.\" Then Stone's phone buzzed in his pocket and he saw a tweet: \"Evan Williams is wine tasting in Napa.\" Jason Pontin, the editor in chief of MIT's Technology Review, recalls that he didn't think Twitter was good for anything more profound than those first tweets. He says at the time he thought \"Twitter was in the business of allowing people to advertise trivialities.\" Today, Pontin says he thinks of Twitter differently, and so do its executives. \"We think of Twitter as the global town hall,\" says Twitter CEO Dick Costolo. \"When you walk into it, there are many things you can do: You can go listen to the musician. You can pick up the news. You can purchase things.\" Twitter says it now has more than 200 million active users all over the globe. 'Free Speech Wing Of The Free Speech Party' Costolo says this hasn't changed Twitter's essential mission. \"We're the free speech wing of the free speech party,\" he says. Costolo can point to a lot to back up that statement — from the regular flow of tweets from Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei to Twitter's role in the Arab Spring. As protesters faced down Egyptian police, they used Twitter to let the world know what was happening. \"If you're in a place like Tahrir Square and bullets are flying around you and you need to quickly get the message out, well, then shooting out a quick text message is certainly one way of doing that,\" says NPR's Andy Carvin, who used Twitter to amplify the news from Egypt to his Twitter followers. \"It made it easy for a critical mass of people to access it when breaking news was happening somewhere.\" In the midst of the protests, Twitter was scheduled to power down for site maintenance. But the company got a call from the U.S. State Department asking it to wait because of its crucial role in communication for the democracy movement. Ironically, Twitter's biggest battles against censorship began in Western democracies. Unlike the U.S., many European countries have laws against hate speech. Last year in France, there was a torrent of anti-Semitic tweets. \"It was written, 'A good Jew is a dead Jew. A good Jew is a burnt Jew. A good Jew doesn't exist.' Things like this,\" says Elie Petit, the vice president of the European Union of Jewish Students. Because of anti-Jewish violence in France, Petit's organization went to Twitter and asked that the company follow French law and take down the tweets. \"They didn't react,\" he says. \"So, we decided to sue them.\" The French court ordered Twitter to block the anti-Semitic tweets, and Twitter complied, says CEO Costolo. \"We have to abide by the laws in the countries in which we operate,\" he says. \"So the capability we built allows us to block those tweets from being seen in the countries in which they're against the law, while remaining visible to those outside that country.\" Costolo says though people won't see the tweets in France, Twitter's software will let them know the accounts are being censored. But the French court also asked Twitter to turn over the names of the people who sent out the hate tweets. Twitter refused. Pontin of MIT Technology Review says he thinks Twitter's compromise is full of contradictions. \"To their credit, they're not giving up names and that's great,\" Pontin says. \"But they're no longer compliant with their own little internal rule, which is that they will be locally compliant with law. So they've said, 'We'll be compliant with this part of the laws.' \" Criticism Over Olympics Twitter also drew fire last year during the Olympics, for which the company had a commercial partnership with NBC. Journalist Guy Adams, a vocal critic of NBC, tweeted the email address of an NBC executive to which Adams' followers could send complaints. A Twitter employee alerted NBC and said it could have Adams' account taken down. NBC did. Costolo says it's a mistake they won't make again. \"I had a long conversation with that person about the way we think about our users here and that it's not our job to be the editor of what's right and what's wrong and what's good and what's bad on Twitter,\" Costolo says. \"That's for our users to police and report and decide.\" Despite the apology, the situation laid bare the problems that Twitter confronts as it balance", "The Echo Awards — Germany's equivalent to the Grammys — is facing widespread censure after this year's prize for best hip-hop album was given to a duo whose lyrics include boasts about how their bodies are \"more defined than Auschwitz prisoners\" and that they will \"make another Holocaust, show up with a Molotov.\" At the award ceremony, which took place on April 12, rappers Kollegah (Felix Blume) and Farid Bang (Farid El Abdellaoui) took home the prize for their album Jung, brutal gutaussehend 3 (translated: Young, Brutal, Good-Looking 3). Kollegah, who has 1.4 million followers on Instagram, has been accused of drawing upon anti-Semitic tropes in his solo work. In his song \"Apokalypse\" [Apocalypse], which has amassed over 2 million views on YouTube, Kollegah intimates that Jews spearhead the evil that exists in the world, particularly through banking. Last year, Kollegah was forced out of a planned performance at the Hessentag festival after the Central Council of Jews in Germany and other Jewish groups asked the city of Ruesselsheim to cancel the invitation and not give Kollegah a platform for \"hatred, anti-Semitism, racism, homophobia and misogyny.\" In response, the rapper called the Central Council of Jews \"ignorant of the largest youth culture of our time and also the most commercially successful branch of music\" and said that their accusations of anti-Semitism were baseless. In protest, several prominent German artists have returned their own Echo awards. Musician, album designer and record producer Klaus Voormann, who designed the cover for The Beatles' Revolver and The Bee Gees' debut album, returned the lifetime achievement Echo he received at this year's ceremony. As explained to Deutsche Welle: \"What had felt like a gift to me on the occasion of my 80th birthday has revealed itself to be a big disappointment.\" Russian-German pianist Igor Levit, Italian conductor Fabio Luisi (who, among his roles, serves as the principal conductor of New York's Metropolitan Opera) and the chamber ensemble Notos Quartet also returned their Echo prizes. Christian Höppner, president of Germany's Culture Commission and one of the seven members of the Echo's board, has resigned, saying that the situation was \"no longer tolerable in our society,\" adding that he found Kollegah and Farid Bang's lyrics \"repugnant.\" Major German political figures and business leaders from other fields have also weighed in. On Saturday, Germany's justice minister, Heiko Maas, told the magazine Der Spiegel that \"anti-Semitic provocations do not deserve a prize, they are just disgusting,\" adding that the fact that the prize was given on Holocaust Remembrance Day was \"shameful.\" As in other countries, Germany is facing the rise of far-right, populist movements and grappling with an influx of refugees from places like Syria. Maas also retweeted a post from singer Campino, the frontman of German punk band die Toten Hosen. Campino wrote that in principle, he thinks that provocation is good and right, but that \"for me personally, misogynistic, homophobic, right-wing extremist and anti-Semitic insults cross a line.\" Unlike other major music awards, like the Grammys or the U.K.'s Mercury Prize, the Echos are not explicitly a measure of artistic achievement. Instead, the prizes are given to Germany's top-selling musicians, based on German chart rankings. (In 2017, the nominee process was shifted: 50 percent of the selections are now voted on by an expert panel, but the jurists must choose from among the country's five best-selling titles.) As a result of the current controversy, Florian Drücke, head of the BMVI Music Group, the company that gives out the awards, announced that the Echos would further restructure its nomination and award process. Even so, the Echo Awards is already losing money. Organic food company Voelkel announced that it was ending its sponsorship of the prize ceremony. Other major sponsors, including the beer company Köstritzer and the car company Škoda, have told German media that their companies would be watching revisions to the awards process carefully. German record company BMG, which distributes Bang and Kollegah's music, has said that it is standing behind the duo: \"We take artists and artistic freedom seriously, and we do not tell our artists what should be in their lyrics and what not.\" BMG is part of the major, multinational media company Bertelsmann, which during World War II published millions of anti-Semitic texts as the largest German book publisher, and used Jewish slave labor in Latvia and Lithuania. Its then-head, Heinrich Mohn, also made personal donations to the S.S., Third Reich special forces and Nazi guards. In 2002, the company issued a formal apology for its wartime activities, and for later attempts to cover up that history. Today, BMG announced that it would be donating 100,000 euros to a campaign to fight anti-Semitism in Germany, particularly among schoolchildren.", "Before The Revolution, 1905-1917 If a life can have a theme song, and I believe every worthwhile one has, mine is a religion, an obsession, or a mania or all of these expressed in one word: individualism. I was born with that obsession and have never seen and do not know now a cause more worthy, more misunderstood, more seemingly hopeless and more tragically needed. Call it fate or irony, but I was born, of all countries on earth, in the one least suitable for a fanatic of individualism, Russia. — Autobiographical Sketch, 1936 When the fierce and extraordinary Ayn Rand was fifty-two years old, about to become world famous, and more than thirty years removed from her birthplace in Russia, she summed up the meaning of her elaborate, invented, cerebral world this way: \"My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.\" It was a world in which no dictator, no deity, and no well-meaning sense of duty would ever take away the moral right of the gifted individual — Ayn Rand — to live according to her own high-wattage lights. This was not the world she was born into. Ayn Rand was born Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum, a Russian Jew, on February 2, 1905, in St. Petersburg, then the capital city of the most anti-Semitic and politically divided nation on the European continent. Later, she would say that she loathed everything Russian, and while this was not entirely true — she retained her appetite for Russian classical music and Russian sweets until the end of her life — she hated the passivity, brutality, and primitive religiosity of the Russia of her youth. She had good reason for this. Her birth came barely three weeks after the brief but bloody uprising known as the 1905 Revolution, where, on a bright January Sunday morning, twelve thousand of Czar Nicholas II's cavalrymen opened fire on thirty thousand factory workers, their wives and children, labor organizers, and students who had walked to the Winter Palace to petition for better working conditions and a role in the czar's all-powerful government. The protest was led by a Russian Orthodox priest named Father Gapon, and many marchers were said to be praying as they died. The slaughter gave rise to days of rioting throughout the city and set the stage for the Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917, which would end not in the quick and brutal suppression of the rebellion's leaders, as this one did, but in a revolutionary coup that would shake the world and mold Ayn Rand's worldview. Rand's parents, who in January 1905 were thirty-four and twenty-five and had been married for just nine months, could hear the gunfire from the windows of their new apartment above a pharmacy on Zabalkanskii Prospekt — the street on which, later that evening, the popular writer Maxim Gorky would hold a meeting of the city's liberal intellectuals and announce, \"The Russian Revolution has begun.\" Rand's father, born Zelman Wolf Zakharovich Rosenbaum but known outside the family by the non-Jewish variant of his name, Zinovy, was a pharmaceutical chemist and the manager of the shop downstairs. Her mother, a homely but self-consciously stylish woman named Khana Berkovna Kaplan, known as Anna, had been trained as a dentist but had stopped practicing after her marriage and pregnancy. By the time Ayn Rand was born, Zabalkanskii Prospekt and the streets around it were calm again. It was an illusory calm: all over Russia and the vast Russian territories to the south and east, massive labor strikes, anti-czarist peasant insurrections, and anti-Jewish violence were erupting. This would continue, in waves, until 1914, when World War I briefly united the nation against the Germans, and would grow yet more explosive from 1915 to 1919, when the country was war torn and starving. Meanwhile, Marxist political organizations, their leaders in and out of exile in Siberia and Europe, gained a following. In these years, it was dangerous to be a Jew. As the economy deteriorated and the czar grew more repressive, the brunt of popular anger often fell upon Russia's five million Jews. At Czar Nicholas II's court, as elsewhere in Europe, Jews had long been identified with the supposedly pagan notions of a money economy, urbanization, industrialization, and capitalism. Given traditional Russian fear of modernity and fierce anti-Semitism, Jews were ready- made scapegoats onto whom the czar, the landowners, and the police could easily shift workers' and peasants' resentment for their poverty and powerlessness. For Jews outside the capital city, this period brought the worst anti-Semitic violence since the Middle Ages. In the fall of 1905 alone, when Rand was not quite a year old, there were 690 anti-Jewish pogroms and three thousand Jewish murders. In one pogrom in Odessa, in the Crimea, where Rand and her family would relocate in 1918, eight hundre", "Paris turns a bank of the River Seine into an urban beach every August, providing a respite for Parisians who can't get away for a summer vacation. This year the Israeli seaside city of Tel Aviv was the theme for what was supposed to be a day of music and food trucks set amid sand, umbrellas and palm trees. But the faux seashore turned into a Middle East political battleground on Thursday. \"Israel murderers, Paris accomplices!\" the pro-Palestinian protesters shouted next to a children's playground by the river. Nearly 500 police were deployed to the beaches to provide security. Normally sunbathers can just walk down to the beach from the street. But for the Tel Aviv event, they had to go through long lines at police checkpoints. Parisian Michelle Mertens said she usually comes to the Paris beach with friends whenever the sun is shining, but the sight of police and long lines turned her away. \"I guess it's Paris. Paris, they protest everywhere,\" she said. \"Maybe I would prefer it in a different place, because ... it's a place to relax.\" Police blocked off a section of beach away from the Tel Aviv festival to allow the pro-Palestinian demonstrators to create what they called a mini \"Gaza\" on the Seine. Protester Sabrina Selam said it was unacceptable to celebrate an Israeli city after more than 2,000 Palestinians died in last year's war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza. Dozens of Israelis, most all of them soldiers, were also killed. \"What happened last year, four children were killed in a beach in Gaza, and now they're celebrating a beach in Israel,\" she said. \"In France, [they] think that Israel is a democracy. And 'democracy' is the last word I would use to describe Israel.\" Each year, Paris honors a foreign city at the pop-up beach. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo defended this year's choice, saying Tel Aviv is a progressive city like Paris. Wearing an Israeli flag like a cape as she passed out flyers for a Jewish organization, Marie Lefebvre called the protests against the Tel Aviv beach event \"anti-Semitic.\" \"France isn't anti-Semitic. France is just afraid of what's going on and is not really ready to defend its own values,\" she said. \"Some Jews in France are trying to fight for French values. We're not fighting for ourselves, we're fighting as a French citizen. By defending Israel, I'm defending democracy, and also France for me.\" Others came out just to make the most of summer in the city. Stephane Legrand was trying to enjoy a game of pétanque, or French boules, where protesters had taken over the beach. \"These issues have nothing to do with me,\" Legrand said. \"I think they don't belong in France.\"", "At the beginning of Forbidden Films, documentarian Felix Moeller's camera warily contemplates a fortified bunker. The contents are, a curator warns, \"literally explosive\" — Nazi propaganda films on highly flammable nitrocelluloid stock. The sequence is suitably ominous, but it turns out that the storage facility's thick walls and earthen berm cannot contain its noxious content. Of the 300 films banned by the Allies after World War II, only 40 are still quarantined by the German government. Even these are available for screening in certain scholarly venues and circulated freely via the Internet and bootleg DVDs. Liberal good intentions are no match for file-sharing technology. For viewers who haven't skulked though the Web's back alleys in search of Third Reich comedies, dramas and adventure flicks, Forbidden Films offers fascinating clips from such notorious efforts as The Eternal Jew, Jew Suss and The Rothschilds. All were made to incite anti-Semitic passions and justify Nazi atrocities. The protagonist of Jew Suss is an 18th century financier (and rapist) who plans to transform part of Germany into a new Israel. He may embody the most abhorrent of Nazi fantasies, but the Hitler-era German film industry also turned out movies that demonized Britain, Poland, Russia, France and out-of-it Germans. In a snippet from one of many dramas that promoted the Hitler Youth, a cranky leftie dad tries to force his noble blond son to sing \"The Internationale.\" Later, of course, the kid happily joins the chorus of a hymn to Hitler. There's a whole lot of singing in these movies. Happy Stuka pilots become a flying choir during a bombing run, and Austrians in Tyrolean get-ups turn to music while held in what's identified as a \"British concentration camp.\" Imprisoned by their Polish tormentors, ethnic Germans yearn musically for \"oh, dear homeland.\" It's something like Dorothy's revelation in the contemporaneous Wizard of Oz, except that in Nazi films singing tends to be a communal activity. The tunes extolled nationalist socialism, after all, not bourgeois individualism. In his memoir, Luis Bunuel recalls that people in Hollywood weren't too scared by their first exposure to Triumph of the Will, Leni Riefenstahl's epic ode to Hitler and Nazism. It had too much folk dancing and oom-pah-pah music to be threatening. The excerpts assembled in Forbidden Films are similarly jolly and even goofy. Yet they're from movies that conveyed their message to Europe with grim effectiveness. Does Nazi cinema now appear too silly to censor? Moeller talks to scholars in Germany and Israel, most of whom think the films should be available, but only in a limited way. He also interviews people who have just attended screenings, whose opinions vary widely. Viewers in Jerusalem seem the least bothered; those in Paris the most. Two German men whose faces remain in shadow recount various reactions to these movies from their former colleagues in the neo-Nazi movement. Even people who subscribed to Hitler's views, one says, would \"laugh out loud\" at the cartoonish stereotypes in The Eternal Jew, which explicitly compares Jews to rats. Other recent viewers, however, express surprise that some of the Nazi movies are well-crafted, involving and even persuasive. Having seen — and believed — the anti-Polish Homecoming, a German announces that the 1939 invasion of Poland was justified. No wonder that when a group of mostly college-age French viewers is asked whether Jew Suss should be shown on TV, not a single hand is raised in agreement.", "Nick Cannon — the actor, TV show host and musician — has been fired from his long-running comedy improv show Wild 'N Out. It comes after he made anti-Semitic comments on his podcast and YouTube show, Cannon's Class. Wild 'N Out's parent company, ViacomCBS, released a statement saying, \"We are deeply troubled that Nick has failed to acknowledge or apologize for perpetuating anti-Semitism, and we are terminating our relationship with him.\" Cannon responded to the firing via a post on Facebook, saying, \"I must apologize to my Jewish Brothers and Sisters for putting them in such a painful position, which was never my intention, but I know this whole situation has hurt many people and together we will make it right.\" Cannon added that he tried to reach out to ViacomCBS Chair Shari Redstone to apologize — an assertion that a ViacomCBS spokesperson called \"absolutely untrue.\" Cannon also demanded full ownership of the Wild 'N Out brand he helped create. \"Based on trust and empty promises, my ownership was swindled away from me,\" he wrote on Facebook. \"For Viacom to be so deceptive is no surprise; they have been mistreating and robbing our community for years, underpaying talent on their biggest brands like Love & Hip Hop, all of BET programming and of course, Wild 'N Out.\" The podcast episode in question features Cannon interviewing Richard Griffin, better known as Professor Griff, who was kicked out of the wildly popular rap group Public Enemy in 1989 after doing an interview in The Washington Times, where he reportedly claimed that Jews were responsible \"for the majority of wickedness that goes on across the globe.\" Throughout the interview, Cannon engages in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, asking why \"we give so much power to the 'theys,' and 'theys' turn into illuminati, the Zionists, the Rothschilds,\" — referring to the wealthy Jewish family often used as a dog whistle for anti-Semitism. Cannon's firing is happening at the same time as other high-profile figures (in sports and music) have recently trafficked in similar anti-Semitic conspiracies — all summed up in a recent op-ed from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in The Hollywood Reporter: These famous, outspoken people share the same scapegoat logic as all oppressive groups from Nazis to the KKK: all our troubles are because of bad-apple groups that worship wrong, have the wrong complexion, come from the wrong country, are the wrong gender or love the wrong gender. It's so disheartening to see people from groups that have been violently marginalized do the same thing to others without realizing that perpetuating this kind of bad logic is what perpetuates racism. Cannon is still the host of the Fox singing competition show, The Masked Singer.", "If anything, the late Serge Gainsbourg has become more of a cultural icon than ever in the two decades since his death. A songwriter, a singer, an actor, a writer, a painter, even an occasional director, Gainsbourg achieved great fame as a provocative symbol of rebellion against respectable life. He hit his stride as a singer and songwriter in the 1960s and 1970s. And although he's not a household name outside France, there's been no shortage of tributes to Gainsbourg in this anniversary year, including an August concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Now comes a poetic big-screen portrait that uses actors, puppets, animation and all sorts of things you don't usually find in a biopic. Perhaps that's because Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life is the first movie directed by Joann Sfar, a French artist who has won many awards for his graphic novels — though \"graphic novel\" is a term he can't stand. \"Yeah, it means if you're a grown-up, you can buy them and not being ashamed,\" he says. \"But they are comic book.\" Sfar writes for adults, as with The Rabbi's Cat, in which the title character argues theology with his master. And he writes for kids; his Little Vampire series has the title character doing an orphaned boy's homework. Sfar says his film Gainsbourg is not based on a graphic novel, even though you may read that description in many reviews. \"The movie's not taken from a comic book,\" he insists. Instead, he explains, he used comic book techniques to write the movie. \"You could say my way of writing goes though drawing.\" In fact Sfar says he used drawings to communicate with his production designers and director of photography. And he says he wants the audience to remember strong pictures, above all. \"I love [the] Russian way of storytelling, when you put strong picture close to other strong picture, and you expect the audience to do the job,\" he says. \"So this would be comic books — and a kind of montage way of editing a movie.\" Like his protagonist, Sfar came from a Russian Jewish background. In an early scene in the film, the boy Lucien Ginsburg — Gainsbourg's original name — walks down a street in Nazi-occupied Paris. He passes a poster filled by a grotesque face sitting on a globe, with the caption \"The Jew and France.\" The anti-Semitic caricature hops down from the wall; now a huge puppet head with four legs and four wiggly arms, it waddles after the boy. Sfar first became aware of Gainsbourg after the songwriter became a celebrity. Then a teenager growing up in the south of France, the young comic book artist knew Gainsbourg only from afar, and mostly from his infamously rude appearances on TV talk shows in the 1980s. The singer was like a mix of the Rat Pack guys and Johnny Rotten, Sfar says, and the young artist desperately wanted to get to Paris and meet his idol. \"You see, it was a Jewish man dating Brigitte Bardot — this was an achievement, in my perception,\" Sfar says with a chuckle. \"And I have to say, the guy always made you feel it must be cool to get to [be a] grown-up.\" The movie lavishes plenty of attention on the famous relationship between Gainsbourg and Bardot. As the iconic sex goddess of European film — the very symbol, for most Americans, of permissive Continental moviemaking — Bardot enters Gainsbourg's studio like Cleopatra taking Rome, asking a starstruck bystander down the hall to look after her Afghan hound. Gainsbourg and Bardot become romantically entwined at a grand piano, singing the new song he creates for her — \"Bonnie and Clyde.\" Gainsbourg is portrayed, and his are songs sung, by actor Eric Elmosnino, who won a French Cesar for his performance. (Gainsbourg's daughter, Charlotte, was originally cast to play her father but ultimately found it too unnerving.) Filmmaker Sfar says Gainsbourg — who died just three months before his young fan arrived in Paris — was a man in love with France but also at odds with his country over its treatment of Jews in World War II and after. \"In his family, no one cared about religion,\" says Sfar, who himself comes from an observant Jewish family. \"And then he's 10 years old, and French police calls him and give him a yellow star. So it's the strange story of a guy who became a Jew because of French police. And the dialogue I put in the movie is something Serge Gainsbourg had said many times: He wanted to be the first one to get the yellow star. When the cop tell him, 'Are you in such a hurry to get your star?' he answers, 'But sir, this is not mine. It is yours.' And this is so much him.\" Sfar says Gainsbourg was subjected to lifelong anti-Semitism. In the film, the adult is shadowed even in his success by a larger-than-life caricature that he drew as a boy. Tall and hook-nosed, it's the metamorphosis of that vile poster that's always followed him, with a bit of sinister suavity added. The character, played by a man in a puppet's head, black tie, and claws, mocks his creator. His name is The Mug — or in French, \"La Guel.\" \"La guel means a kind of ugly and ", "Inside a Berlin bookstore on a recent Friday night, an unusual scene unfolded. Thirty people sat around a long table, sharing Israeli-Moroccan dishes like matbucha (a side of roasted red peppers and tomatoes), ptitim (a toasted pasta shaped in little balls) and a modern twist on the traditional challah or egg bread — a vegan one filled with dry fruits, quinoa, herbs and pomegranate juice. They were celebrating the end of the week and the beginning of a day of rest, known as the Sabbath in Jewish communities. While observant Jews commonly have a Sabbath dinner on Friday nights called Shabbat, many of the guests were non-Jewish Germans who purchased tickets. The Shabbat celebration in the book store was a pop-up dinner organized by a new Israeli business called Kiddush in conjunction with the March 19 start of Berlin's first-ever Jewish food week celebration called Nosh Berlin. Other Nosh Berlin events include a discussion about German-Jewish coffeehouse culture of the 1920s and dinners featuring Yemeni, Persian and Roman Jewish recipes. \"Food is always a warm and welcoming way to approach a culture,\" says Laurel Kratochvila. She teamed up with food writer Liv Fleischhacker to organize Nosh Berlin to unite Jews and non-Jews of all backgrounds. Since the Holocaust led to the extermination of some 6 million European Jews, Germany has striven to encourage its citizens to understand the history of what happened. \"We were taught a lot about the Second World War and the Holocaust, and that leads to a feeling of enough-is-enough at some point,\" says Fleischhacker. She wants people to learn about different aspects of German Jewish life, not only the tragedy. \"I think there needs to be a bit of a modernization, a youthfulness to it — a different approach.\" The organizers, both of whom are Jewish, also want to stir Jewish pride in Berlin. \"Jews shaped Berlin before the Holocaust,\" Fleischhacker says. \"There should be a celebration of the past and of the future.\" Before the Holocaust, Jews didn't really open up restaurants serving food labeled as \"Jewish.\" Jews were well integrated, certainly in cities. \"There is no such thing as German-Jewish culture,\" says Cilly Kugelmann, program director of the Jewish Museum in Berlin. \"German Jewish culture is mainstream culture. It's classical music, it's [Johann Wolfgang von] Goethe and [Friedrich] Schiller. It's not an ethnic culture.\" Also, German Jews didn't eat the Jewish foods that Jews from Eastern Europe did — Ashkenazi foods like matzo ball soup or blintzes (crepes with cheese.) They ate mostly German food. Sometimes it's even hard to distinguish the two. Germans, for example, eat fried potato pancakes and call them Kartoffelpuffer. Jews call them latkes. Still, the Nazis ensured Jews had a hard time eating Jewish food, anyways. When they seized power in 1933, one of the first laws they passed banned the kosher slaughter of animals. In the post-War era, Jews did go into the restaurant industry, \"but definitely not kosher food because you wanted to make money,\" explains Kugelmann, whose own parents owned a restaurant and only cooked kosher food at home. \"And you had so few Jews here that you would never be able to make money with a kosher food restaurant.\" Not until the 1970s did the Jewish community start to grow in any measurable way, with the first wave of Jews coming from the former Soviet Union, where Judaism, like all religions, was oppressed. That immigration to Germany lasted through the USSR's breakup in the early 1990s. Thousands of Israelis have moved to Berlin in the last five to 10 years. Some cite as motivation the high cost of living in Israel; others say they disagree with Israeli politics. Some of these immigrants qualify for German citizenship if their German Jewish ancestors were persecuted by the Nazis. In 2015, the German government estimated that about 4,000 Israelis live in Berlin, but other estimates suggest there are up to 20,000, according to the American Jewish Committee Berlin. Yuval Belhans of the Kiddush Shabbat pop-up project is one of them, and so is his business partner, Maayan Meir. Meir thinks serving Jewish food has been rare here until recently because \"people don't like to mix guilt and food,\" she says. But she says the more that Israelis move here and open restaurants, the more normal it will seem. Kratochvila of Nosh Berlin is optimistic that the Jewish food scene will evolve beyond the basics. \"The more you have, the more exciting it gets,\" she says. \"You can't stay at a base level if you have competition.\" Jews will likely keep moving here. The city is welcoming, despite an increase in anti-Semitic acts in recent years. The Berlin Police Department records anti-Semitic acts according to their political motivation. In the first half of 2015, the department logged 62 incidents by right-wing groups. In 2016, it went up to 64. While no one knows the cause for sure, during this time, media reports covered anti-Semitic remarks made by me", "Bogdan Bartnikowski recalls occasionally asking older inmates, out of innocence or desperation, when he would be released from Auschwitz. He recalls, too, the answer that inevitably came back. \"You want to be free?\" they would tell Bartnikowski, who was 12 at the time. After a mirthless laugh, they would point to the chimneys. \"This is how you get out. There is no other way out.\" Bartnikowski, now 87, recounted his story Friday during German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex in Poland. The visit, Merkel's first official tour of the notorious Nazi concentration camp since she took office 14 years ago, marks just the third time a German leader has visited to the standing symbol of the Holocaust — and the first in about 25 years. During her visit, Merkel announced that Germany is giving 60 million euros (about $66 million) to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, which marked its 10th anniversary on Friday. The gift doubles what Germany, already the foundation's biggest financial supporter, had previously donated. Addressing the media after Bartnikowski and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who both accompanied her on a tour of the complex, Merkel explained why it is no mere happenstance that Germany has offered so much financial support. \"To stand here and speak to you today as Germany's chancellor is anything but easy for me,\" she said Friday. \"I feel a deep sense of shame for the barbaric crimes that were here committed by Germans — crimes that are unfathomable.\" More than 1.1 million people — mostly Jews, but also Poles, Roma and prisoners of war — were murdered at Auschwitz from its founding in 1940 to its liberation by Soviet soldiers in 1945. Most were killed and burned on the premises on an industrial scale, using a series of gas chambers and crematoria — the same chimneys the older inmates pointed out to Bartnikowski. \"Nothing can reverse the unprecedented crimes committed here,\" Merkel added. \"These crimes are and will remain part of German history, and this history must be told over and over again.\" Though Friday represented Merkel's first official visit to Auschwitz, the chancellor has visited other major Holocaust remembrance sites during her time in office. Together with President Barack Obama and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, she toured the Buchenwald concentration camp in 2009, and she has made several visits to Yad Vashem, the world Holocaust remembrance center in Israel. In 2014 she received that country's highest civilian honor, \"for her unwavering commitment to Israel's security and the fight against antisemitism and racism in particular through education.\" During her address Friday, she drew a clear line from Auschwitz to the present political situation in Germany, which has recently seen an alarming rise in anti-Semitic violence. Hate crimes targeting Jews last year leaped by nearly 20% over the year before, according to German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer. \"I've seen people spitting out in front of me because I was wearing a kippa. People shouting at me, 'Jew,' in the middle of the streets, in the center of the city,\" a young Jewish LGBTQ activist told NPR's Daniel Estrin earlier this year. \"And if I tell people about things I experience, they say, 'What? This happened to you? I didn't even know that there is anti-Semitism today in Germany.' \" Merkel noted that she was well aware of the distressing shift in Germany. \"We are witnessing and experiencing an attack on the fundamental values of liberal democracy and a very dangerous historical revisionism that serves a hostility that is directed at specific groups,\" she said. \"We are focusing our attention especially on anti-Semitism, which poses a threat to Jewish life in Germany, Europe and beyond.\" \"Because,\" Merkel added, referring to the great Italian Jewish writer and Auschwitz survivor, \"it is as Primo Levi once said: 'It happened, therefore it can happen again.' \"", "The U.S. Agency for Global Media has launched an investigation into an anti-Semitic television segment attacking George Soros that aired on a federally funded Spanish-language broadcaster. The 15-minute segment, which Radio and Television Martí broadcast in May, calls the billionaire philanthropist a \"multimillionaire Jew\" who uses his profits to \"finance anti-system [political] movements that fill his pockets.\" The video resurfaced Friday, just days after a package containing an explosive device turned up at Soros' home in New York — and one day before a gunman opened fire at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, murdering 11 worshippers in what a local prosecutor described as a \"terrible and unspeakable act of hate.\" The video that aired in May \"is inconsistent with our professional standards and ethics,\" USAGM chief John Lansing said in a statement released Monday. His agency oversees the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which directs Radio and Television Martí and — according to its website — aims \"to promote freedom and democracy by providing the people of Cuba with objective news and information programming.\" \"Those deemed responsible for this production will be immediately placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into their apparent misconduct,\" Lansing said. \"Disciplinary action appropriate under federal law may then be proposed, including the potential removal of those responsible, depending on the outcome of that investigation.\" The Cuban Triangle blog first called attention to the segment, which has since been removed from the Radio and Television Martí website — though portions of it can still be found on YouTube. The Cuban Triangle laid out some of the most striking elements of the full segment, including calling Soros: \"The architect of the 2018 financial collapse.\" \"A non-practicing Jewish financial speculator with flexible morals.\" A financier of groups that \"do nothing more than destabilize societies and cultures.\" \"George Soros has his eye on Latin America,\" the narrator says over an ominous score. \"But Judicial Watch, a legal research group in the United States, has its eye on Soros, and on what it views as his lethal influence in undermining democracies.\" Judicial Watch, a conservative activist group, has attracted scrutiny in recent weeks for its own full-throated campaign against Soros. It has been raising money on Facebook with ads featuring the face of the liberal Hungarian philanthropist, circled in red with a call to action: \"Expose Soros!\" Fox Business recently condemned statements made by the organization's director of investigations and research, Chris Farrell, who pushed a conspiracy theory about Soros during his appearance on Lou Dobbs Tonight. Farrell baselessly claimed that a caravan of Central American migrants is funded by the \"Soros-occupied State Department.\" The suspect in the Pittsburgh shooting — which unfolded hours before Fox Business re-aired Farrell's appearance — appeared to push similar theories on social media prior to his attack, claiming that Jews were behind the caravan's movements. But the Pittsburgh suspect's beliefs have not been an aberration. The Anti-Defamation League and others noted that anti-Semitic incidents leaped nearly 60 percent during President Trump's first year in office. The ADL says it's the largest such jump on record. Not long after the Radio and Television Martí video resurfaced, Arizona GOP Sen. Jeff Flake denounced it as \"taxpayer-funded anti-semitism\" and called for an investigation. \"At a time when hate-filled rhetoric is having a devastating impact inside the United States, it is irresponsible for any agency of the federal government to perpetuate unfounded conspiracy theories that, far from supporting U.S. foreign policy goals, work against them,\" Flake said in a letter sent Monday to Lansing. He also called the Television Martí program a \"waste of taxpayer money\" that fails to persuade — or, in many cases, even reach — its intended Cuban audience. Radio Martí was founded in 1985 and joined five years later by its sister TV broadcaster. Its parent agency, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, received nearly $30 million in federal money in fiscal 2017. \"The rise of anti-Semitism inside the United States is bad enough,\" Flake added. \"American taxpayers should not be funding its dissemination.\" Soros' Open Society Foundations has supported NPR in the past.", "British police are looking for a group of Chelsea fans who were responsible for an ugly spectacle in the Paris metro. The Guardian posted video that shows a group of soccer fans who push an unidentified black man off a packed metro. As if their action wasn't enough, they then start to chant: \"We're racist, we're racist, and that's the way we like it.\" The BBC reports that London's Metropolitan Police is taking the incident \"very seriously.\" The BBC adds: \"In a statement it said it would assist French authorities to identify the people involved and support them in any action they chose to take. \" 'We will examine the footage with a view to seeing if we can apply for football banning orders, preventing people from travelling from future matches,' a spokesman said.\" The Guardian reports that the soccer club responded swiftly, calling the behavior \"abhorrent.\" \"We will support any criminal action against those involved, and should evidence point to involvement of Chelsea season-ticket holders or members the club will take the strongest possible action against them, including banning orders,\" the club went on. Of course, all of this comes at a sensitive time for racial and religious relations in France. They come weeks after Muslim extremists walked into the offices of a satirical magazine and killed 12 people. That sparked a series of attacks on Mosques. It was also this week, that an Israeli journalist decided to walk around Paris with a kippah (skullcap) and tzitzit (tassels) around his waist. The video shows the man being spit on and being called a \"Jew\" and a \"homo.\" The video went viral the same week that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Jews living in European countries suffering from anti-Semitism to \"come home.\" The Washington Post spoke to Paul Nolan, the British video journalist who captured the video at the Paris metro. He told the paper he wasn't surprised by the scene, which he called \"disgusting.\" \"It was a big problem in the '80s when there was a lot of hooliganism in the clubs,\" Nolan told The Washington Post. \"It was a given that they created havoc, and then it died out over the last decade. ... But there is still a certain very racist right-wing element that exists in a lot of clubs. And Chelsea is one of those clubs that has all of those elements in it. So is this a surprise? Not really.\"", "Avraham Burg, former speaker of the Israeli parliament, says it is time for Jews to \"rise from the ashes\" of World War II. In his book, The Holocaust Is Over, Burg says Jews and Israelis must remember the Holocaust, but not be its victims for generations to come. Guests: Avraham Burg, author of The Holocaust Is Over; We Must Rise From Its Ashes, and former speaker of the Knesset Omer Bartov, professor of European history at Brown University Chapter Four: Defeating Hitler One of American Jewry's most enlightened speakers was Rabbi Julian Morgenstern, who presided over the Hebrew Union College of New York from 1922 to 1947. He was born in St. Francisville, Illinois, in 1881, the year of the worst pogroms in Russia and Ukraine, called \"Storms of the Negev.\" Those massacres unleashed the enormous waves of immigrants from the Pale to the shores of America, as well as the first emigrations to Israel. Not coincidentally, Morgenstern was the son of Jewish immigrants from Germany. One must ask, how did German Jews lay the foundations of American Jewish autonomy when so many of them, my father included, emigrated to the Land of Israel? Similarly, how did the Jews of the Pale lay the foundations of the Jewish state when their majority emigrated to North America? Since then the small divide between the two Jewries — Israeli and American, Eastern and Western European — has deepened. Morgenstern was a biblical scholar of the Reform persuasion and his research is a modern critical study. In 1915 he published his controversial thesis, The Foundations of Israel's History. He believed that the Reform movement's foremost duty is to reinterpret and rewrite the early history of the people of Israel. In his view, ancient Israel was one nation among other nations and civilizations of the ancient world, not a separatist, isolationist nation, as it is today. Even in the face of fierce resistance from his colleagues in the Reform leadership, his view prevailed and became central to the movement. Morgenstern was both a Jew and an American; a faithful Jew who did not make opportunistic compromises to smooth his way into the bosom of the non-Jewish world, yet he defined himself as an American for all matters. He was unwilling to isolate himself inside the Jewish ghetto of the mind. In his early work, Morgenstern viewed Zionism as an ideology of identity by negation. The Zionist reaction to assimilation, including the retreat to the Middle East, seemed to him an admission of defeat and acceptance of anti-Semitic values. Zionism was escaping Judeophobia instead of repairing Judeophobic societies and the world, so as to prevent future anti-Semitism. It was treason and dereliction of duty, in violation of the universal tenets of Jewish values of identity and inclusion. As the Zionist movement aspired to create a new structure that would enable the Jewish people as a collective to join the family of nations, the Reform movement took it upon itself to create a standard for Jewish individuals to integrate as equals in non-Jewish societies. The revival of nineteenth-century scholarly Judaism — resembling the most important Diaspora, the Babylon Revival centuries earlier — started in Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire and continued unabated in the United States. For many years it opposed Zionism and the idea of a Jewish state. Few remember that the majority of the Jewish people opposed the creation of a Jewish state well into World War II. This opposition came from all sorts of Jews, Reform, ultra-Orthodox, communists, Bundists (members of the Jewish Labor Union, the Bund) and plain ordinary Jews. They opposed the Zionist minority and feared the consequences of a national and political revival. Each group had its own ethical and spiritual reasons, but all were united by the fear — which eventually materialized — that a Jewish political entity would create intolerant nationalistic sentiments that would drastically alter the historical character of the Jewish people. All this was to change in a few years. American Jewry adopted the overt and covert messages of the Zionist movement and sought models for synthesis of national separatism and integration into the all-American society. In those days, the newly born socialist-secular political movement Yishuv renewed and reinvented the minor holiday of Hanukkah, turning it into a celebration of heroism and triumph. We all sang loudly, \"Hear o, in those days in this time, Maccabee is the savior and redeemer ... In every generation he will rise, the hero rescuer of the people ... \" God was no longer the hero of the holiday; rather it was the Maccabee, the war hero. The Israeli myth designers freighted the nearly forgotten holiday with new symbols galore. A sacred date and a religious holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple and its salvation from the Hellenists became a national holiday. Hanukkah was altered unrecognizably and loaded with excess baggage. An emphasis was put on the m", "Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of the issuance of the most radical document by the Second Vatican Council. It's called Nostra Aetate, or \"In Our Times,\" and it opened up relations between Catholicism and non-Christian religions. The landmark document repudiated anti-Semitism and the charge that Jews were collectively guilty for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The history of relations between Jews and Christians started in what is today one of Rome's trendiest neighborhoods, where chic cafes line a pedestrian area and where people can stroll and admire an ancient Roman portico. Restaurant waiters assure tourists that their fried artichokes are the best in town. This was once Rome's most shameful neighborhood — a flood-prone area of four cramped blocks where, for more than three centuries, the city's ruling popes confined the Jews. It's still called the Ghetto. \"You breathe history here, your hands touch it, and you walk on layer after layer of history under these cobblestones,\" says Georges de Canino, painter and Ghetto resident. Memories of past suffering are still vivid as he points to a church at the end of the street, Sant'Angelo in Pescheria. \"That's where on Saturdays, friars preached sermons Jews were forced to hear. If you plugged your ears with wax,\" says de Canino, \"they beat you.\" On the San Gregorio Ai Quattro Capi church, de Canino points out an inscription in Latin and Hebrew about \"stubborn Jews.\" And pointing toward Santa Maria del Pianto, he says the Ghetto was encircled by churches, \"a sign of Catholics' obsession with trying to get us to convert.\" The Jewish community in Rome is the oldest outside Israel — Jews settled here before Christianity. Their history is illustrated in the Jewish Museum of Rome along the Tiber River. Tour guide Ursula Dattilo says Jews lived relatively well in antiquity. \"[The] trouble starts in 1215, when a pope decided Jews have to be recognized by their way of dressing,\" she says. \"It's a special hat for the men with a cone in the middle, and a scarf with blue stripes for the women.\" With the Counter-Reformation, the church cracked down even more. In 1555, Pope Paul IV locked Roman Jews in the Ghetto. It wasn't demolished until 1870, when Rome was liberated from papal power. But it was an additional 100 years before the church reassessed its relations with Jews. During World War II, Angelo Roncalli was the Vatican's ambassador to Turkey. There, he helped many Jews escape the Nazis by issuing false baptismal papers. When he became Pope John XXIII and convened the Second Vatican Council to bring the church into the modern world, he wanted an end to what had been called centuries of \"contemptuous\" church teaching about the Jews. There was much obstruction — some bishops even handed out anti-Jewish leaflets in St. Peter's Square. But in 1965, Nostra Aetate was finally issued. Rabbi David Rosen, interreligious affairs director for the American Jewish Committee, says it was truly a revolutionary document. \"That took us from a situation where the Jewish people were seen as cursed and rejected by God, and even in league with the devil, to a situation now where popes say it is impossible to be a true Christian and be an anti-Semite, and that the covenant between God and the Jewish people is an eternal covenant, never broken.\" In Nostra Aetate, the Catholic Church acknowledged for the first time that Jesus is the link between Christianity and Judaism, says church historian Massimo Faggioli. \"In this document, the Catholic Church accepted the idea that Christians don't own Jesus,\" Faggioli says. \"That is theologically revolutionary, because in the Catholic mindset, Jesus was a Catholic.\" The Rev. Thomas Reese, senior analyst for the National Catholic Reporter, says Nostra Aetate recognized there are positive elements in other religions and that through interreligious dialogue, stereotypes and prejudices can be overcome. \"For us, religious freedom is a matter of church teaching,\" he says. \"We have to observe it, we have to respect it; whereas before Vatican II, we were not very respectful of religious freedom.\" At first, interreligious dialogue was not easy, remembers Lisa Palmieri-Billig, the American Jewish Committee's representative in Italy and liaison to the Holy See. \"There was so much diffidence on both sides,\" Palmieri-Billig says. \"On one side, the Christians said, 'How come you Jews don't recognize Jesus with all the miracles that he made?' And the Jews say, 'All you want to do is convert us.' And you couldn't get people really to participate. But gradually it opened up.\" While there have been some misunderstandings, great strides have been made in Jewish-Catholic ties. Celebrating the 50th anniversary, Pope Francis said, \"From indifference and opposition, we've turned to cooperation and goodwill. From enemies and strangers, we've become friends and brothers.\"" ]

[ "Do your parents fight a lot? Does their fighting get really intense? Seeing your parents argue is a hard experience to deal with, but there are steps you can take to protect yourself from the conflict, help them understand how they are affecting you, and cope with the aftermath of an argument." ]

[ "Dealing with your parents getting a divorce is never easy. You will have to confront a lot of new emotions, adjust to many different changes in your life, and maybe deal with conflicts and arguments between your parents.", "Everyone argues from time to time. When disagreements are respectful and calm, they are a healthy and productive way of solving problems. When parents fight, though, it can be very traumatic for children - especially if the parents fight in front of or about their children.", "Sometimes, parents can be a drag. If you feel your parents are too restrictive, or aren’t meeting your expectations, you may be able to make a deal with them.", "Learning to deal with your parents as a young adult requires careful boundary setting. Sometimes, parents struggle with the fact that you have transitioned to adulthood and are capable of caring for yourself.", "You and your husband, or wife, have been fighting? When parents get a divorce, it can be really tough on the children. If you are getting a divorce and you don't know how to help your child or children deal with it, here are some things you can do.", "Kids tend to argue over sharing toys, a play space, or simply out of boredom. As a parent, you may be frustrated and annoyed at your kids when they fight.", "Parents can drive you crazy and get angry about nothing, but it can help reduce fights if they understand your point of view. But how can you help them understand it?", "Sometimes parents are annoying and can be downright stress-inducing at times. Whether you’re dealing with your own parents, those of your significant other, or the parents of students in your classroom, it's important to find ways to manage your encounters with them.", "Dealing with the death of a parent is a difficult situation. While dealing with your own grief, you have to figure out the best way to help take care of them.", "Dealing with an alcoholic parent rarely gets easier, even as you reach adulthood. You may experience conflicting emotions regarding your involvement in your family and how to relate to your parent.", "Dealing with your parents getting divorced can be incredibly difficult. You have to adjust to new family dynamics, and even your living situation can change.", "Dealing with a “bad parent” can mean a lot of different things. If you and your parent are not getting along, if they are very strict, or if they are not very responsible, you might consider your parent a bad one.", "Dealing with parents can be difficult. You may feel that their rules are too strict, or that you deserve more freedom. Or maybe you just have a hard time talking with them.", "Being a child of parents that are divorced or separated is tough. You have to deal with parents who don’t get along, and you are often sent back and forth between each parent.", "Parents divorce at all ages. When the parents of adult children divorce the children are faced with different circumstances, dealing with their own grief, dealing with their family and trying to be helpful to the parents.", "Growing up is really tough, so it's understandable that kids and teens can have a hard time dealing with their parents' nagging. Unfortunately, in most cases there is no getting around their grievances, so it's usually in your best interest to work with them, rather than against.", "Sometimes a disagreement turns into an argument and then it turns into a fight. If you continuously fight with your best friend, here is how to stop it.", "Whether you’re fourteen or forty, dealing with perfectionist parents can be tough. It’s easy to feel inadequate when your parents never seem to be satisfied with your accomplishments, grades, and life choices.", "Don't you just hate it when your parents back you into a corner and get everything out of you? Believe it or not, there is a way to get around this and hold your own when you get confronted.", "As a parent of a troubled teen, you have to have a strategy to deal with their behavioral problems and help them deal with these issues on their own.", " Your parents want you to get that mole removed, or that odd lump on the back of your hand. No big deal! ", "Growing up comes with a variety of new experiences, such as re-configuring the relationship you have with your parents. As you age, you may confront the new problem of dealing with parents who are emotionally needy, or this may even be an ongoing issue you have dealt with most of your life.", "Diabetes will likely be such as a dark cloud hanging over your mind until you take some steps to deal with it. Well, this article has some good information as to how to fight diabetes.", "Problems between parents and children are common and timeless. If you are looking to improve your relationship with your parents, you are not alone.", "Dealing with pain in your lower back? Thousands of people worldwide suffer from discomfort in the lower back, but that doesn't mean that you have to welcome it into your life without a fight.", "Taking care of your aging parents can be a difficult task, both emotionally and financially. Add sibling rivalry and old disagreements to the mix, and elder care can become a major source of family conflict.", "It’s difficult to know your role when your parent has depression. Depending on your age, there may be very little you can do to help, but there are some things which may help you to deal with having a depressed parent.", "Your parents are supposed to be a source of safety, wisdom and contentment for you, but sometimes those relationships can be poisoned with anger and contention instead.", "As a parent, temper tantrums are one of the most stressful and frustrating things you'll have to deal with, especially once your child hits the terrible twos.", "PTSD makes every aspect of life harder to deal with – especially parenting. You know that your kids need you to be emotionally present for them, but when you’re dealing with flashbacks, exhaustion, or anger, that can seem impossible.", "Arguing with your parents is commonplace, almost a rite of passage, even. It's easy to cross the line in the heat of the moment, but regularly acting disrespectful to your parents can damage your relationship with them.", " Scared to admit your parents about something wrong you did? Fear not, learn how to overcome your troubles and admit your past to your parents. " ]

[ "(CNN) -- The announced pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears -- the 16-year-old children's television star and younger sister of beleaguered pop star Britney Spears -- is casting new light on how states deal with the thorny issue of consensual sex among teens. Jamie Lynn Spears, shown in September, stars in the popular Nickelodeon series \"Zoey 101.\" Spears, the star of Nickelodeon's \"Zoey 101,\" told OK! Magazine that she's pregnant and that the father is her 18-year-old boyfriend. There has been no public talk of criminal prosecution in the case. Consensual sex between the two may well have been legal, depending on where and when it took place. But critics of the nation's statutory rape laws say that laws that are ignored in some cases can be used to put other teens in prison and land them on sex-offender registries. Watch CNN's Sunny Hostin on what the law says » . \"You have a disturbing disparity in how these laws are enforced,\" said Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University. \"I have no problem at all with nailing adults who sleep with children, but I have a problem with the prosecution of teenagers in consensual relationships. \"What this case should focus the nation on is having a more evenhanded approach to these cases.\" Watch a psychologist talk about how Spears' pregnancy could lead to parents talking to their kids about sex » . In Louisiana, where Spears lives, it is a misdemeanor for someone age 17 to 19 to have consensual sex with someone age 15 to 17 if the difference between their ages is more than two years. In California, where she sometimes tapes her television show, it's a misdemeanor to have sex with someone younger than 18 if the offender is less than three years older. Someone more than three years older could be charged with a felony. According to OK! Magazine, which first reported the news Tuesday, Spears said the father of her baby is longtime boyfriend Casey Aldridge. Turley said most states have similar laws but rely on prosecutors to be selective in enforcing them. But that's a recipe for legal problems, he said. The issue drew international attention when a Georgia teen was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 17. In 2005, Genarlow Wilson was tried for the rape of a 17-year-old girl at a hotel-room party. While he was found not guilty of that charge, he was convicted of aggravated child molestation for the act with the 15-year-old -- even though he was less than two years older. Georgia law, which has since been changed, required a mandatory 10-year sentence on the charge of aggravated child molestation and required Wilson to register as a sex offender when he was released. Under the revised Georgia law, the act now would be a misdemeanor. Now 21, Wilson was released from prison in October -- after serving more than two years -- when the state Supreme Court ruled his sentence was \"grossly disproportionate to his crime.\" \"The current laws leave too much to prosecutorial discretion,\" Turley said. \"We saw in the Wilson case how prosecutorial discretion can lead to grotesque results.\" He said statutory rape prosecutions of teens are more common in Southern states and small towns than they are elsewhere in the country or in big cities. B.J. Bernstein, Wilson's attorney, argued throughout his case that Wilson was imprisoned for an act that, while perhaps morally questionable, probably is going on among teens everywhere. \"If you prosecuted, even with misdemeanors, all those cases, you'd clog up the justice system with kids having sex,\" she said. \"It's a social issue -- and it may be something that parents don't want to happen or wish wouldn't happen at that age -- but it shouldn't be a crime.\" Spears, who turned 16 on April 4 and says she is 12 weeks into her pregnancy, told the magazine she plans to raise her child in Louisiana, \"so it can have a normal family life.\" Nickelodeon released a statement saying the network respects Spears' decision \"to take responsibility in this sensitive and personal situation.\" E-mail to a friend ." ]

[ "Maryland will become the 18th state to abolish the death penalty . The strongest advocate to end the death penalty in Maryland is Kirk Bloodsworth . Bloodsworth was convicted of murder in Maryland in 1985 and was the first person in the U.S. to be sentenced to death row then exonerated by DNA evidence . 32 other states across America still support the penalty usually by electric chair or lethal injection . Lawmakers in the state of Maryland have today approved a measure that will abolish the death penalty. The bill is expected to be signed by the Democratic governor who has long pushed for banning capital punishment in the state. If the measure is signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley, it will make Maryland the 18th state in the nation to do away with the death penalty. The Governor: Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, center, speaks at a news conference in Annapolis, Maryland after the Maryland General Assembly approved a measure to ban capital punishment . A repeal bill won final passage from the House of Delegates on Friday. It already had been approved by the Senate. The House advanced the legislation this week after delegates rejected nearly 20 amendments, mostly from Republicans, aimed at keeping capital punishment for the most heinous crimes. If passed, life without the possibility of parole would be the most severe sentence in the state. Supporters of repeal argue that the death penalty is costly, error-prone, racially biased and a poor deterrent of crime. Jubilant: Anti-death penalty advocates Sylvester Schieber, left, his wife, Vicki, center, Kirk Bloodsworth, the first American sentenced to death row who was exonerated by DNA . The man pictured in today's jubilant scenes from the Maryland state capitol is that of 53-year-old Kirk Noble Bloodsworth. He was the first American sentenced to death row who was exonerated by DNA fingerprinting. An honorably discharged former Marine and Maryland resident, Bloodsworth was convicted in 1985 of sexual assault, rape, and first-degree premeditated murder for the 1984 rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Rosedale, Maryland. Even though five eyewitnesses had placed him with the victim, he continued to maintain his innocence throughout his trial and subsequent incarceration. In 1992, while in jail, Bloodsworth read an account of how DNA fingerprinting had led to the conviction of Colin Pitchfork in the killings of Dawn Ashworth and Lynda Mann; hoping to prove his innocence, he pushed to have the evidence against him tested by the then-novel method. Initially, the available evidence in the case — traces of semen in the victim's underwear — was thought to have been destroyed; however, when eventually located (in a paper bag in the judge's chambers), testing proved that the semen did not match Bloodsworth's DNA profile. In 1993, Bloodsworth was released; by that time, he had spent almost nine years in prison, two of them on death row. Though released from prison, Bloodsworth was not formally exonerated until 2003 when prisoner DNA evidence added to state and federal databases identified the real killer: Kimberly Shay Ruffner. Opponents say it is a necessary tool to punish lawbreakers who commit the most egregious crimes. Maryland . has five men on death row. The measure would not apply to them . retroactively, but the legislation makes clear that the governor can . commute their sentences to life in prison without the possibility of . parole. The state's last execution took place in 2005, during the administration of Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich. He . resumed executions after a moratorium had been in place pending a 2003 . University of Maryland study, which found significant racial and . geographic disparity in how the death penalty was carried out. Capital punishment was put on hold in . Maryland after a December 2006 ruling by Maryland's highest court that . the state's lethal injection protocols weren't properly approved by a . legislative committee. The committee, whose co-chairs oppose capital punishment, has yet to sign off on protocols. O'Malley, a Catholic, expressed support for repeal legislation in 2007, but it stalled in a Senate committee . Maryland has a large Catholic population, and the church opposes the death penalty. In 2008, lawmakers created a commission to study capital punishment after repeal efforts failed again. The panel recommended a ban later that year, citing racial and jurisdictional disparities in how the death penalty is applied. In 2009, lawmakers tightened the law . to reduce the chances of an innocent person being sent to death row by . restricting capital punishment to murder cases with biological evidence . such as DNA, videotaped evidence of a murder or a videotaped confession. 18th State to abolish: Maryland will become the sixth state in as many years to replace capital punishment with life in prison without parole. According . to the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services . website, Maryland has executed only five inmates since 1976. In contrast, neighboring Virginia has executed 110 inmates since the U.S. Supreme Court restored capital punishment in 1976. However, . Virginia's death row population has dwindled to eight from a peak of 57 . in 1995, in part because fewer death sentences are being handed down in . the state amid an increased acceptance of life without parole as a . reasonable alternative. Death penalty: Maryland has five men on death row but the new legislation allows the governor to commute their sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole. MDs execution took place in 2005. Death sentences have declined by 75 percent and executions by 60 percent nationally since the 1990s. Connecticut abolished the death penalty last year. Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York also have outlawed it in recent years.", "By . Tim Shipman . PUBLISHED: . 18:22 EST, 26 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:22 EST, 26 September 2012 . No other way to obey: Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman said she supports calls for a Press regulator . Labour will back statutory regulation of the press deputy leader Harriet Harman reveals today. In an interview with The Spectator magazine, Miss Harman said the opposition supports calls for a law to set up a press regulator, arguing there is no other way of ensuring papers agree to obey the rules. The intervention puts Labour at odds with some senior Tories, including the Prime Minister, who has warned that he would prefer to avoid statutory regulation since that could lead future generations of MPs to meddle with press freedom. Miss Harman has made clear Labour opposes political interference in the content of papers, and any attempt to police the division between fact and comment - proposals examined by Lord Justice Leveson’s inquiry into the media. But she rejected a proposal drawn up by Lord Black and Lord Hunt on behalf of the existing regulator the Press Complaints Commission which would have seen papers sign a binding contract with the regulator to stick to the rules with punitive fines when they are broken. That plan would avoid the need for a new law, but Miss Harman said that would not be tough enough since it may lack the teeth to force proprietors like Richard Desmond of the Daily Express - who withdrew from the PCC. Miss Harman said: ‘The big challenge is how you make sure that we get a proper press complaints system,’ arguing that previous failures ‘gave the press a sense of impunity’. ‘In terms of the press complaints the fundamental issue is not having a situation where people decide not to opt into a press complaints system. ‘Any press complaints system has got to deal with the problem of impunity. It has got to apply to all the newspapers not just those who chose to have it apply to them. Apply to all: Miss Harman said the challenge will be getting a 'proper press complaints system' and that it must apply to all newspapers, 'not just those who chose to have it apply to them' ‘For all that Guy Black and Lord Hunt think that people are going to sign binding contracts, Richard Desmond has already said he might not, so I think there will need to be a statutory underpinning’ of the new organisation ‘independent from Parliament, politicians and government’. She added: ‘It’s hard to see how you can otherwise have something which applies to all newspapers but which does not gave that power. However else could it be done?’ The way is now paved for a political row over the recommendations of Lord Justice Leveson, who is expected to propose some sort of statutory regime when he reports next month. Nick Clegg has said the Lib Dems will back Leveson, and if necessary a statutory code as long as his proposals are ‘proportionate’. Will back it: Nick Clegg said the Lib Dems will back Leveson, and if necessary a statutory code as long as his proposals are 'proportionate' She also insisted that newspaper websites should be covered by the same press code of conduct as their papers - despite claims from editors that this puts them at a commercial disadvantage relative to other internet media outlets. ‘It’s the newspapers’ own code so it’s quite invidious of them to argue that it’ s oppressive for them to abide by it when they’ve said that is the code they themselves have adopted. ‘The papers remain very influential particularly in setting the whole agenda for the rest of the media so having accountability is very important.’ She said it would be ‘difficult’ to draw up a new regulator for internet publications but would merely ask some web-based media outlets to ‘opt-in’ to the new organisation. ‘You could certainly have a position which applies to all newspapers but allows them to opt-in even if they’re offshore.’", "(CNN) -- It's been more than half a century since the U.S. military executed a service member. Army Pvt. John Bennett was hanged in 1961 at Fort Leavenworth prison in Kansas, convicted of raping and attempting to kill an 11-year-old Austrian girl. The 26-year-old soldier's execution barely made the newspapers, according to a profile of Bennett published in 2000 in the Los Angeles Times. But by today's standards, it probably would have generated a huge amount of attention and controversy. Bennett was black, the Austrian girl was white, and Bennett's defense was \"brief and ineffective,\" the Times reported. The Times story went on to say that during the six years between Bennett's trial and his execution, eight other black soldiers were executed -- but the six white prisoners on death row lived. The white prisoners \"had killed little girls or killed more than once. ...President Dwight Eisenhower commuted sentences of four. Two were spared by the court,\" the paper said. And there was evidence in Bennett's case that he suffered from mental health problems that, in today's justice system, might have spared him. Military death row: More than 50 years and no executions . The soldier's lawyer never brought up Bennett's mental history, and Bennett didn't testify, the newspaper said. \"The biggest concern with the military death penalty was that it fell disproportionately on African-American soldiers,\" says Eugene R. Fidell, who teaches military justice at Yale Law School. During World War II, blacks accounted for less than 10% of the Army. During the war, 70 soldiers were executed in Europe and, of those, 55 were black, wrote Dwight Sullivan, a military law expert, for the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center, which analyzes and studies issues surrounding capital punishment. After President Harry Truman ordered an end to segregation in the armed forces in 1948, the racial disparity in executions increased, Sullivan said. Between 1954 and 1961, 11 of 12 service members executed were black. A 2012 study that analyzed racial disparity in military death penalty cases between 1984 and 2005 found minorities were twice as likely as whites to be given the death penalty, a finding considerably higher than in civilian courts, said Catherine Grosso of Michigan State University's College of Law, a co-author of the study. As commander-in-chief, the U.S. president is the only person who can sign a death warrant for a service member. Eisenhower signed off on Bennett's execution, but by the time Bennett's final day came, President John F. Kennedy was in office. \"The data were sufficiently troubling that when Pvt. Bennett's case came before President Kennedy, an analysis was done of all military cases, and his staff was concerned about adverse public reaction,\" Fidell said. \"In the end, JFK declined to interfere with the execution.\" Apart from the Times story, few news outlets appear to have written about Bennett, an indigent son of a Virginia sharecropper. According to the paper, the ammunition handler and truck driver's court-martial happened in Austria. The trial lasted five days. The girl, who the Times says was named Gertie, came into contact with her attacker while she was walking across a meadow in the town of Seizenham. Residents said that a man who looked like Bennett had stumbled into their homes, asking for a prostitute. Bennett, the paper said, claimed he and the girl had consensual sex. Later, the wife of an Army sergeant, said that the girl showed up at her home and repeatedly used the word N-word, the Times reported. Bennett was charged with rape, and prosecutors added a charge of attempted murder for leaving the girl in a meadow, the newspaper said. Gertie testified for the prosecution and pointed Bennett out at the trial, according to the Times. Bennett was in the disciplinary barracks' boiler room at Leavenworth and \"waited calmly\" as Col. Weldon W. Cox read his sentence, according to a 1994 Military Law Review article. Cox asked the condemned soldier whether he wanted to make a final statement. \"Yes,\" he answered. \"I wish to take this last opportunity to thank you and each member of the staff for all you have done in my behalf.\" Hagel orders review of military judicial authority . CNN's Chelsea Carter contributed to this report.", "A man who had an affair with a 20-year-old woman when he was only 14-years-old learns he is a father eight years later and that he owes $15,000 in life support despite being a victim of statutory rape. Nick Olivas, now 24, didn't know that statutory rape existed when he was a teenager and therefore he didn't press charges against the 20-year-old. The Arizona Republic reports that Arizona State law says that sex with a child under the age of 15 is not consensual under any circumstance making Olivas a rape victim. Victim: Even though Nick Olivas is a statutory rape victim because he had sex with a 20-year-old when he was 14-years-old he still owes money in child support . However, because Olivas did not press charges and the woman was not found guilty of sexual assault, Olivas is found viable for child support. Two years ago, the state served Olivas with paperwork saying that he owed money to his six-year-old daughter. 'It was a shock,' he said. 'I was living my life and enjoying being young. To find out you have a 6-year-old? It's unexplainable. It freaked me out.' At first, Olivas tried to ignore the legal documents and didn't take the paternity test required of him. The State eventually found him and was able to take money from his bank account. He owes about $15,000 in medical bills and child support from when the baby was born in addition to 10 per cent interest. Forced to pay: Nick Olivas, who is now 24, is forced to pay child support because he never pressed charges when he was a teenager . Olivas has said that he wants to be involved in his daughter’s life but that doesn't want to be financially responsible. Anything I do as an adult, I should be responsible for. But as a teenager? I don’t think so… I was living my life and enjoying being young. To find out you have a 6-year-old? It’s unexplainable. It freaked me out. The director of the national Center for Men told the Arizona Republic that Nick Olivas is suffering because he is a man. 'The idea that a woman would have to send money to a man who raped her is absolutely off-the-charts ridiculous… It wouldn’t be tolerated, and it shouldn’t be tolerated. We’re not going to hold him responsible for the sex act, so to then turn around and say we’re going to hold him responsible for the child that resulted from that act is off-the-charts ridiculous… It makes no sense,' he said. Olivas wants to fight his case in court but unfortunately, he cannot pay for a lawyer.", "The nationality of each passenger will make a staggering difference to the compensation payments made to the families of the 239 people killed in the crash of flight MH370, according to legal experts. Public liability lawyers say the biggest disparity will be the difference between the payouts offered to the relatives of western passengers, compared to those from Asian countries. American aviation crash attorney Floyd Wisner said passengers and crew from China, Malaysia and Indonesia would fare worse in their claims due to what they are calling a limited view of damages. 'They could evaluate these cases and say a Chinese life is (of) less value than an American life. That's unfair and that's going to cause problems,' he told CNBC. Scroll down for video . A hysterical family member of a passenger aboard MH370 reacts to the news of her loved one's death . Devastated: Jayden Burrows, supported by his aunt Kaylene Mann, pictured during a press conference on Tuesday, are among Australian relatives of those who died on MH370 . Under the multilateral Montreal Convention, relatives of air crash victims from signatory countries are entitled to about $US176,000 in damages without having to prove fault. Further claims can then be made in any one of five places: the primary residence of the plaintiff, the destination of the flight, where the ticket was bought, where the carrier is domiciled or its main place of business. But Mr Wisner warned any major disparity in payouts would lead to international uproar. 'I would be raising holy hell if I was a family member of a passenger from one country getting less than someone who happened to be sitting next to me from another country,' he said. The lawyer said the airline could pay between $500-750 million in damages to relatives it was probable it had liability insurance of about $1 billion. Danica Weeks' husband Paul was killed when the plane crashed in the southern Indian Ocean. The New Zealand couple were based in Perth, Western Australia . Terry Rolfe, the leader of American aviation practice Integro Insurance Brokers, said compensation for loss of life would be massively different for American victims and those from other countries, CNBC reported. Ms Rolfe estimated an American court would pay compensation of between $8-10 million per passenger, while Chinese relatives would likely receive less than $1 million per passenger. Most of the people on MH370 were Asian, but relatives are likely to get less compensation because of the legal system in the countries where they are seeking damages . In non-common law countries such as China, where 154 of the missing flight's 239 passengers were from, the payouts could be minimal due to a 'restrained view of damages', according to Australian public liability lawyer Barrie Woollacott. He said notions of loss in some Asian countries were viewed differently to the west, and this could restrict the way claims are dealt with and also the amount of compensation. 'The way it's administered is a matter for that country,' Mr Woollacott told the MailOnline. 'Non-common law countries have laws that provide different levels or scales for negligence, where as in Australia there is no cap,' he said. Experts say the disparity in compensation is influenced by a 'restrained view of damages' in non-common law countries throughout Asia . Mr Woollacott said in that in Australia, where six of the plane's passengers were from, if fault is alleged by the person bringing the claim, the airline must prove it was not negligent. And in those cases, those who suffered loss from an aviation disaster would be able to apply for unlimited compensation. 'If the plane wasn't found or if it didn't enable Malaysia Airlines to establish they weren't negligent, they would be exposed to large claims,' he said. But if an airline can prove it was not negligent then victims will only be entitled to what is outlined under the Montreal Convention. Brisbane couple Rodney and Mary Burrows, pictured, were among the Australians who were killed when MH370 plunged into a remote area of Indian Ocean . Allianz is the main reinsurer for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane and according to Reuters it has started paying claims in relation to the plane's disappearance. It has been reported that $US110 million has been placed in an escrow account and the insurance company settled to make hardship payments to the families of those lost. Malaysia Airlines said it will not consider compensation payouts until what happened aboard the flight is determined, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. Authorities believe the plane turned back from its scheduled flight path from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8 and crashed into the southern Indian Ocean nearly eight hours later.", "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal judges have the discretion to give \"reasonably\" shorter prison terms for crack-cocaine crimes to reduce the disparity with crimes involving cocaine powder. Lawyers argue that crack-cocaine offenders were unfairly targeted. The 7-2 ruling represents a victory for lawyers who argued that crack-cocaine offenders were unfairly targeted under U.S. sentencing guidelines. Current federal penalties for selling 5 grams of crack cocaine can warrant the same prison sentence as dealing 500 grams of the powdered variety. The Supreme Court case centered around Derrick Kimbrough of Norfolk, Virginia, who according to court records, pleaded guilty to distributing more than 50 grams of crack cocaine. Federal sentencing guidelines called for 19 to 22.5 years behind bars. But Judge Raymond Jackson instead gave the defendant a 15-year sentence, calling the case \"another example of how crack-cocaine guidelines are driving the offense level to a point higher than is necessary to do justice.\" A federal appeals court overturned the case and sent it to a higher court, saying Jackson's discretion was \"unreasonable when it is based on a disagreement with the sentencing disparity for crack and powder cocaine offenses.\" Said Kimbrough's attorney, Michael Nachmanoff in October, \"A sentence of 19 years for a man with no felony convictions who served his country honorably, who had never spent a night in jail ... that was ridiculous.\" Kimbrough is a veteran of the 1991 Persian Gulf War and is African-American. African-Americans were nearly 82 percent of defendants sentenced in federal court for dealing crack, but only 27 percent of those sentenced for dealing powder cocaine, according to 2006 federal statistics. Each year, federal courts handle about 11,000 cocaine sentences, which are roughly evenly divided between crack and cocaine cases. The issue long has been a source of contention between government prosecutors and civil rights advocates, who argue crack dealers are often targeted for longer prison terms because that drug is prevalent in urban and minority communities, while the powdered version is more commonly associated with higher-income users. Writing for the majority, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg took a practical approach, saying it is important to preserve judicial discretion, while ensuring most sentences remain within federal guidelines established two decades ago to ensure a measure of uniformity. Ginsburg said a federal judge was right to give a crack offender a lesser prison term than the guidelines called for, since federal law \"mandates only maximum and minimum sentences,\" she wrote. \"It says nothing about appropriate sentences within those statutory guidelines.\" Ginsburg noted the trial judge \"honed in on the particular circumstances of Kimbrough's case and accorded weight to\" reports by the U.S. Sentencing Commission that show \"the crack/powder disparity yields unjustifiably harsh sentences for crack offenders.\" Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented in the Kimbrough case. Thomas said it will now be up to courts \"to assume the legislative role of devising a new sentencing scheme,\" something Congress never intended. The government had no immediate reaction to the high court's ruling. The U.S. Sentencing Commission -- an independent federal agency that advises all three branches of government on sentences -- recently cut the gap in recommended prison time for crack-cocaine offenses. The guidelines took effect November 1 after Congress decided not to overturn the changes. The commission is scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to make those guidelines retroactive for prisoners convicted in the past of crack dealing. Almost 20,000 inmates could be eligible for shorter sentences under the proposed changes. Congress recently has introduced at least four bills that would reduce the current disparity in cocaine sentences. One widely circulated proposal led by Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, would revise the cocaine ratio downward to 20-to-1. That ratio is also supported by the Sentencing Commission. Harsher sentences for crack offenses came after a social epidemic of crack cocaine began destroying many urban areas in the 1980s. \"The crack-cocaine guidelines were put in place because crack was fueling crime waves across the country, in particular with respect to street violence,\" said Kendall Coffey, a former U.S. attorney in Miami who comments on legal matters for CNN. \"And it is clear that crack cocaine and white powder cocaine had a very different impact in terms of not only the lives of the users but the impact on the community.\" The case is Kimbrough v. U.S. (06-6330). E-mail to a friend .", "By . Daily Mail Reporter . UPDATED: . 10:15 EST, 13 January 2012 . One of Royal Caribbean’s employees has been indicted on charges of raping a 14-year-old girl while she was on vacation with her family. Fabian Palmer, 25, works as a pool attendant for the cruise line, and is accused of luring the girl into a men’s locker room and having sex with her. The alleged attack is the latest in a string of sex assaults on young girls traveling with their families on cruise ships. Scandal on the high seas: Fabian Palmer, 25, a Royal Caribbean employee, admitted to having sex with a 14-year-old girl on a cruise . Not all the details: Palmer told Royal Caribbean workers that he thought the girl was 16 . The police report says Palmer first befriended the . girl and her family before allegedly raping her and only stopping when . another employee knocked on the locker room door. Video footage captured ‘the likeness of Palmer,’ as well as the victim and a second employee outside of the locker room around the time the attack occurred, according to a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court. The family left for vacation from Royal Caribbean’s port of departure in Baltimore, Maryland on December 17 aboard the Adventure of the Seas. Luxury liner: The girl was allegedly raped on the Adventure of the Seas, a 15-deck cruise ship . The alleged rape of the 14-year-old . girl by Fabien Palmer is the fourth sexual assault on a minor onboard a . luxury cruise liner in recent months: . Incident One . Alabama . man Dylan Cole Bloodsworth, 19, was sentenced to ten years in prison . for raping a 13-year-old girl on-board a Carnival cruise ship in Mexico, . where she was vacationing with her family. The pair met on March 6, and . he allegedly raped her when he lured her to his cabin to grab a jacket. He called the girl on his cell phone after midnight and threatened her . life if she didn't oblige him. Incident Two . A . 35-year-old waiter named Kert Clyde Jordan is charged with raping a . 14-year-old girl on a Carnival Cruise on November 4 and 5. There is . little that can be done in the court, however, as there is no federal law for statutory rape on the high seas. Incident Three . A . 15-year-old girl was reportedly lured from a teen nightclub on the . Royal Caribbean ship and raped by two cruise employees- Luiz Scavone, . 20, and a 15-year-old male- during her family’s Christmas cruise around . the Caribbean. Both suspects, Brazilian nationals, were arrested when . the ship returned to Port Everglades, Florida last week. Two days before Christmas, the victim came forward to tell authorities of the attack. She told them that she encountered Palmer on the deck while she was alone. The victim says he then took her inside a men’s locker room and began to have sex with her. He was stopped when another employee knocked on the door, the records state. After being interviewed by Royal . Caribbean staff, Palmer admitted to having sex with the girl, but said . he thought she was 16, not 14, records show. Royal Caribbean mentions . the indictment on its blog. According to his Facebook profile, Palmer was born in Jamaica and lives in Malaga, Spain. He was indicted on a single count of sex abuse of a minor on January 11, the Baltimore Sun reports. This is the latest in a string of alleged rapes on cruise liners. A 15-year-old girl was reportedly lured from a teen nightclub on the Royal Caribbean ship and raped by two men during her family’s Christmas cruise around the Caribbean. Luiz Scavone, 20, and a 15-year-old male are accused of luring the girl from a teen nightclub on the ship to a private room where the incident is said to have occurred. Both suspects, Brazilian nationals, were arrested when the ship returned to Port Everglades, Florida last week. There is no federal law for statutory rape on the high seas. Another 14-year-old girl was reportedly raped on a Carnival cruise in November by a 35-year-old man working as a waiter on the ship. Royal Caribbean did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. Thirty-five-year-old Kert Clyde Jordan, from Grenada, who worked as a waiter on the Miami-based Carnival Liberty, was charged with engaging in a sexual act with a person under the age of 16. A statement from the United States Attorney’s Office claimed Jordan engaged in sexual acts with the girl while the ship was in international waters on November 4 and 5. And only ten days prior, 19-year-old Dylan Cole Bloodsworth, from Alabama, was sentenced to ten years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl on-board a Carnival cruise ship in Mexico, where she was vacationing with her family. Though the event took place in March, Bloodsworth plead guilty to the event in November. Reported: The girl told authorities about the alleged rape that took place two days before Christmas .", "By . David Martosko . and Associated Press Reporter . With the U.S. facing massive overcrowding in its prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder today announced that the Department of Justice will scale back the use of mandatory minimum prison terms for certain drug-related crimes. Holder said he would alter Justice Department policy so that low-level, . nonviolent drug offenders with no ties to large-scale organizations, . gangs or cartels won't be charged with offenses that impose those mandatory . minimum sentences. America, he told a meeting of the American Bar Association, will begin 'fundamentally rethinking the notion of mandatory minimum sentences for drug-related crimes.' While leaks of Holder's remarks made news Monday morning, no major news outlet noted the racial component to what Holder announced. But Holder himself brought race to the front burner. Scroll down for video . In a speech in front of the American Bar Association in San Francisco, Eric Holder announced major changes to how the federal government will prosecute minor drug cases . 'People of color' in the federal criminal justice system 'often face harsher punishments than their peers,' he said. Should low-level drug offenders be sent for treatment instead of federal prison? 'One deeply troubling report, . released in February, indicates that – in recent years – black male . offenders have received sentences nearly 20 percent longer than those . imposed on white males convicted of similar crimes.  This isn’t just . unacceptable – it is shameful.' Holder said he had 'directed a group . of U.S. Attorneys to examine sentencing disparities, and to develop . recommendations on how we can address them.' His frank comments about race in the justice system will come as a surprise to some, and welcome news to others. Ohio State University law professor Doug . Berman told MailOnline that 'there's usually an eagerness in the . government to avoid talking about the racial overlay in criminal . justice policy.' 'But just as we saw the comments about Trayvon Martin from . the president, or Attorney General Holder's willingness to give us a . preview of this speech back in April when he spoke to Al Sharpton's . National Action Network, these issues are necessarily more salient for . an African-American AG serving an African-American president.' 'They grew up in communities of . color,' Berman said, 'places that are disproportionately affected by . this kind of imprisonment and this kind of crime.' Hilary Shelton, the director of the . the NAACP's Washington Bureau and the group's senior vice president for . policy and advocacy, said Holder's message is long overdue. Race 'is a major component' in the lack of fairness in sentencing laws, Shelton told MailOnline. 'There's a need for us to address these overly punitive measures, especially when there's a racial component.' Ending the War on Drugs? Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to announce a new policy scaling back mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenders in an attempt to reduce U.S. prison populations . The nation's dozens of federal prisoners are 40percent over-capacity. Some 219,000 men and women are serving federal prison time, many of them drug offenders . 'Congress addressed this' by . recalibrating the sentencing disparities in 2010,' Shelton said, and 'they . noted the racial differences in sentencing as well.' But differences in how blacks and . whites are treated in federal courts, said Shelton, 'affect too many . people. Racial disparities have a huge impact, but in addition we also . have major disparities in income – in class.' 'We're delighted that this issue is getting the attention it deserves.' Some sort of reform is needed, says the American Civil Liberties Union, even if it's not informed by perceptions of racism. Fully . 60 per cent of federal drug offenders, the ACLU notes, received . mandatory minimum sentences in 2012. One-third of them were sentenced to . 10-year terms or longer. Typically under federal law, crack . cocaine users – most often black defendants – who possess only 28 grams . of the drug are charged with felonies. Meanwhile, historically white . powder cocaine users are not charged with felonies unless they are . caught with 500 grams. That 18-to-1 disparity was 100-to-1 . until Congress acted in 2010. But incarceration at the federal level, . say some, is still applied in a fashion that appears to play racial . favorites. 'As the so-called “war on drugs” enters its fifth decade,' Holder said Monday, 'we need to ask whether . it, and the approaches that comprise it, have been truly effective – and . build on the Administration’s efforts, led by the Office of National . Drug Control Policy, to usher in a new approach.' 'Some statutes that mandate . inflexible sentences ... have had a destabilizing effect on particular . communities, largely poor and of color,' he added. And, applied . inappropriately, they are ultimately counterproductive.' An estimated 9 to 10 million people - many of them arrested for drug possession - pass through local jails every year . Part of that dysfunction involves . overcrowding in the federal prison system, which is now 40 per cent over . capacity with 219,000 inmates.But some states have experimented with reforms that the federal government has noted with surprise. 'In Texas,' Holder said Monday, . 'investments in drug treatment for nonviolent offenders and changes to . parole policies brought about a reduction in the prison population of . more than 5,000 inmates last year alone. The same year, similar efforts . helped Arkansas reduce its prison population by more than 1,400.' 'Federal prosecutors, he explained, . 'cannot – and should not – bring every case or charge every defendant . who stands accused of violating federal law.' Holder specifically noted the racial implications of the rule change and said 'people of color' are often treated more harshly by the federal justice system . Devolving some cases to state or . local law enforcers, he suggested, would free up federal government . resources while also emphasizing community-level policing. It has become easier for the federal government to act, said Berman, the Ohio State law professor, now that 'deep-red states like Texas, Georgia, Alabama – just to name a few – have been notably successful with these kinds of reforms.' 'I know the DOJ has been emphasizing . this in a number of way, but now it can be done properly,' Berman told . MailOnline, 'because it appears that this is what's sensible regardless . of your politics, and regardless of your perceptions of what's \"soft\" or . \"hard\" on drugs.' 'The evolving politics in the last five years have made this possible.' 'Democrats are suddenly saying, much like the Republicans have, that we trust the states to do this,' Berman added. 'I don't think this represents a . broader sense of the Obama administration being on board with cutting . funds in Washington and putting power back in the states – like helping Rick Perry remember which three cabinet departments to cut – but it does provide the White House with a good opportunity to play nice with the right.' Erlinda Ocampo Johnson, a former federal . prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s Office in Albuquerque, New . Mexico, told MailOnline that 'mandatory minimum sentences have ... unfairly targeted minorities' and 'led to prosecutorial abuses, . especially when law enforcement find a firearm anywhere remotely close . to where drugs were found.' 'For example, if law enforcement stop . a courier on the highway transporting drugs and agents also find a . firearm somewhere in the vehicle, this courier would be facing not only . a mandatory minimum of 10 years for the drug offense, he would also be . facing a five year mandatory consecutive sentence for the firearm.' 'People of color often face harsher punishments than their peers. One deeply troubling report, released in February, indicates that – in recent years – black male offenders have received sentences nearly 20 percent longer than those imposed on white males convicted of similar crimes.  This isn’t just unacceptable – it is shameful.' Attorney General Eric Holder on the racial implications of his decision . Aggressive enforcement of federal criminal laws is necessary,' Holder said Monday, 'but 'we cannot simply prosecute or incarcerate our way to becoming a safer nation.' 'Today, a vicious cycle of poverty, . criminality and incarceration traps too many Americans and weakens too . many communities. However, many aspects of our criminal justice system . may actually exacerbate this problem, rather than alleviate it.' 'We . need to ensure that incarceration is used to punish, deter and . rehabilitate - not merely to convict, warehouse and forget,' said the . attorney general. Holder . said mandatory minimum sentences 'breed disrespect for the system. When . applied indiscriminately, they do not serve public safety. They have had . a disabling effect on communities. And they are ultimately . counterproductive.' Senators Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, Mike Lee, an Utah Republican, and Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, have introduced legislation aimed at giving federal judges more discretion in applying mandatory minimums to certain drug offenders. 'We definitely need the bill passed,' said Johnson, the former federal prosecutor. 'I would not rely on just the DOJ's policy, because that's very arbitrary, subject to change, and each district may apply it differently.'", "More federal prisoners serving sentences for non-violent crimes can apply for clemency after the Justice Department announced new rules Wednesday. Deputy Attorney General James Cole announced that the department would broaden the criteria for clemency, a move that is expected to lead to thousands of prisoners -- most serving drug sentences -- filing applications to President Barack Obama seeking to commute their sentences. The changes are part of a broader effort by the Obama administration to modify sentencing laws, allowing for use of rehabilitation and other alternatives to deal with non-violent drug offenders and those who previously faced tough mandatory minimum sentences. Attorney General Eric Holder previewed some of the changes Monday by announcing plans to assign more lawyers to handle an anticipated flood of clemency requests. Crack cocaine at heart of once-common sentencing disparity . \"We are launching this clemency initiative in order to quickly and effectively identify appropriate candidates, candidates who have a clean prison record, do not present a threat to public safety, and were sentenced under out-of-date laws that have since been changed, and are no longer seen as appropriate,\" Cole said at a news conference. The clemency changes would be open to prisoners who have met a set of specific conditions: they must be low-level, non-violent offenders without a significant criminal history and must be serving a federal sentence that would likely be shorter if they were convicted today. They must have served at least 10 years of their sentence and have demonstrated good conduct in prison, with no history of violence before or during their prison term. The pending changes are the latest step in an ongoing effort Holder calls \"Smart on Crime,\" which also seeks to remedy the once-common wide disparity in sentences handed down over powder versus crack cocaine, based on guidelines first enacted by Congress more than 25 years ago. Earlier: Eric Holder seeks to cut mandatory minimum drug sentences . Of the more than 200,000 inmates in the federal prison system, some estimates show the new clemency criteria could apply to about 2,000 prisoners. But the number is likely to fall to perhaps hundreds after government lawyers review the applications. The Justice Department says it doesn't know how many people will end up qualifying because it depends on the applications and how they fit the new criteria. The President has final authority to decide who gets clemency. Obama has been criticized by some civil rights groups for being stingy with his pardons and commutations. But many praised the Justice Department's decision as a good initial step, including a coalition of groups working on sentencing guidelines. The announcement \"marks the beginning of the end of the age of mass incarceration,\" said Jerry Cox, president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. \"We must seize this historic opportunity to start the process of remedying decades of cruel and unnecessarily harsh sentencing policies.\" Cole also announced the appointment of Deborah Leff to lead the department's Office of the Pardon Attorney, which has come under fire for being slow to review a backlog of applications. Cole said the department was setting up an online application system and working with pro-bono attorneys who will assist prisoners in their applications. Mary Price, general counsel for the group Families Against Mandatory Minimums, which advocates for changes to drug sentencing laws, welcomed Cole's announcement. \"The doors of the Office of the Pardon Attorney have been closed to petitioners for too long. This announcement signals a truly welcome change; the culture of 'no' that has dominated that office is being transformed,\" she said. The push to relax sentencing laws has the support of some conservative Republican lawmakers, who believe it is a way to reduce spending on federal prisons and to use alternatives to incarceration to deal with drug problems. However, lawmakers want the changes to be made through Congress rather than through the president's executive power. \"I hope President Obama is not seeking to change sentencing policy unilaterally. Congress, not the President, has authority to make sentencing policy. He should continue to work with Congress rather than once again going it alone, and I'm willing to work with the President on these issues.\" Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said this week. Cole, in his remarks Wednesday, said the issue is one of fairness. \"Older, stringent punishments that are out of line with sentences imposed under today's laws erode people's confidence in our criminal justice system, and I am confident that this initiative will go far to promote the most fundamental of American ideals -- equal justice under law,\" Cole said. Three years ago, Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act to address the larger issue of drug sentencing disparities. Sentencing guidelines provided for a 100-to-1 ratio between the penalties for crack cocaine offenses versus those for powdered cocaine, but the fair sentencing law reduced the disparity to 18-to-1.", "What is being called the nation's toughest anti-abortion measure -- a law that bans most abortions after six weeks, when a fetal heartbeat can be first detected -- was signed into law on Tuesday by North Dakota's governor. The law sets the stage for an almost guaranteed legal showdown, with proponents saying the law is intended to test the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that made abortion legal. \"Although the likelihood of this measure surviving a court challenge remains in question, this bill is nevertheless a legitimate attempt by a state legislature to discover the boundaries of Roe v. Wade,\" Gov. Jack Dalrymple said in a statement. The governor directed the legislature to set aside funds to cover the cost of the expected legal battle, which opponents vowed to mount if the governor signed the measure into law. \"North Dakota's governor today effectively banned abortion in the state, with an outrageous and unconstitutional law that will not stand,\" said Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Dalrymple called the constitutionality of the law \"an open question,\" saying the Supreme Court has never considered the \"precise restriction\" of the fetal heartbeat aspect. The Center for Reproductive Rights announced plans late Tuesday to file a lawsuit to challenge the new law. \"We will not allow this frontal assault on fundamental reproductive rights to go unchallenged,\" Nancy Northup, the president of the Center for Reproductive Rights said. While the law does not spell out a specific time frame when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, experts say it is typically six to seven weeks into a pregnancy. The new law targets doctors rather than women having an abortion, with a maximum punishment of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Doctors, if convicted, could also lose their license to practice medicine. Under the law, a woman who undergoes an abortion in which a fetal heartbeat has been detected may not be prosecuted for violating the law or conspiracy to violate the law. The law does not rule out abortions when a medical emergency threatens the life of a woman. It does not allow for an abortion in the case of rape or incest, according to Democratic state Sen. Jim Dotzenrod, who voted against the bill. Abortion was legalized in all 50 states in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Statutory time limits on when abortions can take place, however, vary from state to state. Under Roe v. Wade, abortions are generally permitted until the fetus is considered viable, or able to live outside the womb. Some states have no time limit, while others allow abortion up to the end of the second trimester, about 27 or 28 weeks into the pregnancy. North Dakota's fetal heartbeat law was one of three laws targeting abortion that Dalrymple signed on Tuesday. The other laws are: . -- A ban on the procedure on the basis of genetic defects or gender selections. -- A requirement that doctors who perform abortions have privileges at a North Dakota-area hospital. While proponents say the law will protect the welfare of a woman undergoing a medical procedure, opponents say it will force the closure of North Dakota's only clinic that performs abortions. The laws are set to go into effect on August 1, though a legal challenge could postpone them until the matter is sorted out. This month, Arkansas' legislature passed a bill banning abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The state's Democratic governor, Mike Beebe, vetoed the bill, but the Arkansas House voted to override the veto. The Center for Reproductive Rights and the ACLU have vowed to challenge the law in federal court. Called the Arkansas Human Heartbeat Protection Act, the bill requires testing to determine \"whether the fetus that the pregnant woman is carrying possesses a detectible heartbeat.\"", "A man who took cellphone photos up the skirts of women riding the Boston subway did not violate state law because the women were not nude or partially nude, Massachusetts' highest court ruled Wednesday. The Supreme Judicial Court overruled a lower court that had upheld charges against Michael Robertson, who was arrested in August 2010 by transit police who set up a sting after getting reports that he was using his cellphone to take photos and video up female riders' skirts and dresses. The ruling immediately prompted top Beacon Hill lawmakers to pledge to update state law. Scroll down for video . Upskirt: If the dog were wearing underwear, taking a photo like this wouldn't be illegal, according to Massachusetts' highest court . Existing so-called Peeping Tom laws protect people from being photographed in dressing rooms and bathrooms when nude or partially nude, but the way the law is written, it does not protect clothed people in public areas, the court said. 'A female passenger on a MBTA trolley who is wearing a skirt, dress, or the like covering these parts of her body is not a person who is \"partially nude,\" no matter what is or is not underneath the skirt by way of underwear or other clothing,' the court said in its ruling. State law 'does not apply to photographing (or videotaping or electronically surveilling) persons who are fully clothed and, in particular, does not reach the type of upskirting that the defendant is charged with attempting to accomplish on the MBTA,' the court said. The SJC said that while such actions should be illegal, they are not, given the way state law is written. Suffolk County prosecutors said their interpretation of the state's Peeping Tom law was that 'upskirt' photos are illegal. Change: District Attorney Dan Conley says that laws need to be changed in order for the Court to criminalize 'upskirt' photography . District Attorney Dan Conley said prosecutors are hoping state lawmakers will change the wording of the statute by the end of this legislative session. 'What we have is not that the Supreme Judicial Court is saying this is OK,' Conley said. 'The statutory language just didn't quite fit the conduct.' In its ruling, the court said that other states, including New York and Florida, have passed laws specifically criminalizing upskirt photos, noting that women have an expectation of privacy under their clothing. Washington lawmakers closed a loophole in that state's voyeurism law a decade ago, after a similar ruling there. Conley added that this conduct has become more and more prevalent, and he urged riders to be alert. 'This action is immoral and reprehensible; don't do it,' he said. A telephone message left with Michelle Menken, Robertson's attorney, was not immediately returned. Senate President Therese Murray said she was 'stunned and disappointed' with the court ruling. She said the Senate will respond quickly. 'We have fought too hard and too long for women's rights to take the step backward,' Murray said in a statement. 'I am in disbelief that the courts would come to this kind of decision and outraged at what it means for women's privacy and public safety.' Awareness: Conley says that this conduct has become more and more prevalent, and he urged riders to be on the lookout for any upskirt photogs . Gina Scaramella, executive director of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, said such photos are a serious invasion of privacy. She said the law needs to catch up to technology. 'It really is a form of sexual harassment. It's a violation for the person who is unknowingly getting their body photographed,' she said. 'People wear clothing for a reason and having someone violate that privacy is a real problem.' MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said that Transit Police support the Suffolk County District Attorney's efforts to work with the Legislature in rewriting the statute. He did not say what the MBTA could do in the meantime to prevent the activity. Pesaturo said that in the past three years, T police have investigated 13 'secretly photographing' cases. In some cases, the alleged offender was issued a court summons. Some remain open investigations. During those three years there was an average of 395 million passenger trips on the MBTA.", "By . Laura Clark, Education Correspondent . Thousands of summer-born children will be able to start school a year later to stop them being disadvantaged by the age gap with their winter-born classmates. There is growing evidence that children born late in the academic year who start school at four are already at a disadvantage just 12 months later. Ministers have now sent guidance to schools and councils that could end the anguish of parents whose children are forced to start formal education at barely four. Under the new plan, children born in summer will be allowed to start at five (picture posed by models) They acted after becoming concerned about the number of disputes between education authorities and parents over the issue. The guidelines make it clear that parents have the right to request their summer-born children start reception classes at five instead. Schools and councils must consider the requests in light of ‘research into the outcomes of summer-born and premature children’. The advice applies to those born between April 1 and August 31. The Department for Education guidance says: ‘In recent months, an increasing number of cases have come to the attention of the department and ministers in which parents, local authorities and admissions authorities have struggled to agree on the year group in which it is most appropriate for a summer-born child to start school.’ The advice, drawn up with help from parents, adds: ‘There are no statutory barriers to admitting a child of five to a reception class.’ Department for Education figures show 62 per cent of those born between May and August fail to meet minimum expected levels in areas such as reading, writing, speaking, maths and listening. Research has shown that summer-born children can be disadvantaged by going to school earlier than their winter classmates . By contrast, just 40 per cent of children born between September and December fall behind. The report said: ‘Month of birth has the largest impact on the literacy and mathematics areas of learning.’ Separate research has shown that, on average, summer-borns do worse at GCSE and A-level and are less likely to go to university. They are also more likely to be bullied and be unhappy at school. The Institute of Fiscal Studies says the disparity between September and August-born children is so great that summer-borns should be given weighted test results to compensate. Campaigners welcomed the guidance yesterday but called on ministers to go further and introduce an absolute right for summer-borns to start reception classes at five. Pauline Hull, 40, of Farnham, Surrey, wants her May-born son Jack to start school at five, but the county council has refused. She said some councils try to make summer-borns who wanted to start school later join year one instead of reception, forcing them to lose a year of education. Mrs Hull, 40, who helps run the group Flexible School Admissions For Summer Born Children, added: ‘Councils are worried about the floodgates opening.’ One private school is planning to start lessons at 1.30pm .", "By . Daily Mail Reporter . and Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:08 EST, 4 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 15:20 EST, 4 March 2014 . Former US Congressman Mel Reynolds says he is in hiding in South Africa following his deportation from Zimbabwe because he believes his life is in danger. He told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that he believes he is being pursued by a secret Zimbabwean death squad because of information he has on American businessmen, especially from Chicago, who are doing business illegally with Zimbabwe. He accused the regime of President Robert Mugabe of 'trumping up' pornography charges against him two weeks ago to discredit him. Former US Congressman Mel Reynolds, center left, was arrested last month in Zimbabwe after overstaying his visa. He was later deported to South Africa . He was arrested February 16 and after spending a few days in a Zimbabwean jail, the pornography charges were dropped on a technicality while he pleaded guilty to violating Zimbabwe's immigration laws. Authorities say they found 100 videos and 2,000 images of naked women on his phone and laptop - including some depicting sex acts. 'There were no pornographic images on the phone that would be considered pornographic in any place other than Zimbabwe,' he told WLS-TV. 'That in and of itself is a ruse. If a picture of woman topless is pornography, then I plead the Fifth.' After his arrest, he spent six days in a Zimbabwean jail under horrific conditions. Reynolds was forced to resign in 1995 after he was convicted of statutory rape for his sexual relationship with a 16-year-old campaign volunteer . 'Fifty people dressed in rags slept on concrete floors with no running water. Only one toilet that hadn't worked in four or five years. The stench was beyond your imagination,' he told the Chicago TV station. He was released after paying a $100 fine and deported to South Africa on February 23. Reynolds, a Democrat, spent two years in ten months in Congress representing a district in Chicago's southside suburbs from 1993 until 1995. He was forced to resign after being convicted of child pornography and statutory rape for an illicit affair with a 16-year-old campaign volunteer. He had initially claimed that the charges were racially motivated. He attempted to revitalize his political career by running for his old Congressional district in 2013 when Jesse Jackson Jr was forced out over charges he misused campaign funds. He came in eighth in a crowded field - getting just 0.8 percent, less than 500 votes.", "By . Martin Robinson . PUBLISHED: . 04:06 EST, 5 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:11 EST, 5 September 2013 . Fresh case: A man from Gloucestershire was arrested by police after allegedly naming the girl who has accused Michael Le Vell of years of sexual abuse . Police have made an arrest after the girl allegedly raped by Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell as she clutched her favourite teddy bear was named online. A 43-year-old man from Gloucestershire was held last night after he apparently tweeted the girl's identity. Le Vell, who is being tried under his real name Michael Turner, is currently facing 12 alleged sex offences, including rape, at Manchester . Crown Court. Under law, alleged victims of all sexual offences are afforded anonymity for life. Greater Manchester Police said this morning they had made an arrest near Gloucester on suspicion of breaching . the Sexual Offences Act 1992 after the suspect allegedly revealed the girl's identity to his followers. He was questioned by detectives before being bailed. A 23-year-old man was given a police caution after he was arrested in March for tweeting the girl's identity. Superintendent Phil Davies from Greater Manchester Police, said: 'Public identification of victims of sex abuse, in particular child victims engaged in court proceedings, can cause both immediate and long term distress and harm, especially in cases as serious as this. 'The same principles apply to social media as they do to the mainstream media, and we are investigating this matter robustly. 'People may not understand that when they use social media they are required by the law to keep victims anonymous in exactly the same way as people who work in main stream media. The rule of law and consciousness of a sex abuse victim's anonymity should be considered by all who follow these types of cases.' Scrum: Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell, centre, one of the most famous men on television, follows a minder as he arrives at Manchester Crown Court today . Sketch: Le Vell's trial is now into its fourth day and is expected to last two weeks at Manchester Crown Court . Le Vell is one of Britain's most famous and best-loved soap stars, having played mechanic Kevin Webster in Coronation Street for 30 years. Earlier the jury at Manchester Crown Court was told Le Vell had repeatedly raped and sexually abused the girl from the age of six. On one occasion he allegedly held her favourite teddy bear over her mouth to ensure she remained silent while he raped her. The court was told the girl first . said she had been raped after attending a motivational conference in . London hosted by a woman  who had herself been raped as a young child. Down time: Le Vell was seen in Manchester alongside his brother Phil before the third day of his trial . The teenager had travelled to the . self-help conference with her mother and the pair had attended workshops . and seminars separately. But during a scheduled break in the day the girl broke the news to her mother and told her it had been going on for years. Yesterday a medical expert sais the girl showed no signs of injury during physical examination, a medical expert said yesterday. Le Vell was in arrested in 2011 but . the case was dropped only for him to be rearrested and charged in the . light of fresh evidence last year. He has been suspended from Coronation Street until the conclusion of the trial, which continues. Long-running character: The actor, who has been on the soap for 30 years, is reportedly set to return, depending on the outcome of the trial . Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons.", "\"Go back to sleep.\" Groggy from a night of drinking, that's precisely what James Landrith did. The next morning, Landrith -- who was 19 at the time -- woke up in a bed that he quickly realized was not his own. As his haze lifted, he recognized the woman who ordered him to sleep the night before as a friend of a friend. He remembered she asked for a ride home after their mutual friend left the nightclub where they'd been partying. He remembered the woman was pregnant and bought him drinks as a thank you. He remembered feeling disoriented, and her suggesting a motel room to sleep it off. He even remembered lying down with his pants on, uncomfortable taking them off in front of a stranger, only to awaken later and find the woman straddling him. What he didn't remember was saying \"yes.\" The morning after, that familiar voice told him that he could hurt the baby if he put up a fight. Then, he says, she forced herself on him again. A few minutes later it was over. One night in a motel twin bed turned into years of self-examination. It took some time, and the help of a therapist, to get there: \"I was finally able to call it what it was,\" he says. Landrith had been raped. That was 1990. Since then, Landrith -- a former Marine based at Camp Lejeune -- has spoken out on behalf of sexual assault victims, in particular men who were victimized by women. He didn't seek prosecution of his alleged rapist, but he wants other victims to feel free to talk about sexual assault and pursue justice without shame. \"I want people to understand that it's not about how physically strong you are,\" he says. \"We [men] are conditioned to believe that we cannot be victimized in such a way.\" According to a 2010 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men in the United States have been raped. The actual number is likely higher, experts say, as incidents of sexual violence are severely underreported in the United States -- particularly among male victims. Experts say any sexual assault victim requires extensive emotional and psychological healing after the incident, but male survivors have a harder time putting words to what happened. In 2012, the FBI's Uniform Crime Report made a significant stride by redefining rape as: \"The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.\" The prior definition -- \"the carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly and against her will\" -- hadn't been changed since 1927, and sexual assault awareness groups say it alienated victims that didn't fit the mold. Veteran confronts rape, suicide: 'I am angry that others are going through this' \"Often, male survivors may be less likely to identify what happened to them as abuse or assault because of the general notion that men always want sex,\" says Jennifer Marsh, the vice president for Victim Services at RAINN, an anti-sexual violence organization. \"Males have the added burden of facing a society that doesn't believe rape can happen to them ... at all,\" says psychotherapist Elizabeth Donovan. She says gender roles dictate that males are expected to be strong and self-reliant -- men are viewed as those who seek sexual conquests instead of those who \"fend them off.\" The concept of female-on-male sexual assault has recently gained traction on the Web via the ever-provocative entertainer Chris Brown. Brown recently revealed shocking details to Decca Aitkenhead in the Guardian about his first sexual encounter. \"He lost his virginity when he was 8 years old, to a local girl who was 14 or 15. Seriously? 'Yeah, really. Uh-huh.' He grins and chuckles. 'It's different in the country.' \" Tom Hawking of FlavorWire is one of many writers who took umbrage with this particular anecdote, asking in an article, \"Why Is No One Talking About the Fact That Chris Brown Was Raped?\" Trauma recovery counselor Stephanie Baird says men who experience sexual attention as children, as Brown did, often explain it to themselves as \"I'm a stud, I got laid by ...\" \"They do this in order to feel as if they had some power and say,\" she says. In addition to this macho posturing, there's also the hot-for-teacher or -babysitter complex that is a popular motif in modern American culture. U.N. study in Asia delves into why men rape . \"Because of the culture of 'Mrs. Robinson' it can be much more difficult for a male to even recognize that the action is abusive or without consent,\" Baird says. Consent, she says, means \"being of age, mind, sound body to make an informed decision about whether one would like to become sexually intimate with the other person.\" Children cannot consent. The chatter over Brown comes in tandem with recent research published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics that says nearly 1 in 10 youths between 14 and 21 years old have reported perpetrating some type of sexual violence in their lifetime. The study also found that males and females carried out sexual violence at strikingly similar rates after the age of 18 -- 52% of males and 48% of females. The study classified sexual violence into a few categories: foresexual or presexual contact (kissing, touching, etc. against their will), coercive sex, attempted rape, and completed rape. Women were more likely to instigate unwanted foresexual contact. For male sexual assault victims of any age, convincing others that they've been preyed upon is difficult as well. Experts say the general disparity in physical strength comes into play -- can't a man fight off a woman? \"It's a tough call; people think men can't be raped and they don't understand that in the confusion no still means no,\" says Curtis St. John, a representative for MaleSurvivor, a national support group for male sexual victimization. Further muddying the water is the fact that some men can perform sexually, even including orgasm, and still be raped. In an article in the Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine, Roy J. Levin and Willy Van Berlo found that even in men who have not consented to sex, slight stimulation of the genitals or an increase in stress can create erections \"even though no specific sexual stimulation is present.\" \" 'Were you aroused?' \" is a question posed to male victims, St. John says. \"You don't hear it with female rape victims. It's an interesting question that men get asked.\" Long-term effects of being sexually assaulted can include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, avoidance of intimacy or the stark opposite -- hyper-sexuality, says St. John. \"Some men feel a need to prove their masculinity by becoming hyper-masculine,\" Donovan says. As for coping, Marsh at RAINN says it's never too late to reach out for help. But with the stigma attached, survivors may not feel comfortable talking to their friends and family because the victims themselves haven't defined their experience as assault. For Landrith, it starts with confronting rape for what it is and sharing experiences. \"Whenever you talk about male survivors, women have it statistically worse, but it's not a competition -- and we each need our time to talk about it,\" he says.", "(CNN) -- Contrary to the Hollywood image in movies like \"Minority Report,\" technology hasn't served law enforcement particularly well over the years. Fragmented and complex operating systems have challenged police officers to manually enter information into multiple programs. And yet officers still struggle to retrieve the information they need -- especially in the field, where it can be a matter of life or death. A large number of law enforcement agencies are still hindered by antiquated technologies. But agencies that have upgraded their operating and investigative systems have been tremendously effective in ensuring the safety of their citizens. Police forces like the Guardia Civil in Spain and An Garda Siochana in Ireland were early technology adopters and now benefit from some of the most efficient police operations and investigative systems in the world. These are the police forces of the future -- the ones that others will be modeling themselves after in the years to come. Accenture recently studied police forces from around the world and found that in every region, police are hungry for new technology. They see tech such as analytics, biometrics (identification of humans by their characteristics or traits) and facial recognition as keys to effectively fighting crime and maximizing the time officers spend in the field. Despite the reality of reduced budgets, law enforcement agencies that adopt new technologies can prevent crimes more effectively and solve crimes faster. ACLU raises privacy concerns about police technology tracking drivers . Video analytics . What many people don't know is that there's a solid infrastructure of closed-circuit TV in most cities. Historically, these CCTV cameras -- both publicly and privately owned -- have been used retrospectively to examine crime scenes for evidence. Images from street cameras along the Boston Marathon route helped identify the two bombing suspects there last April. In California, the San Diego Trolley Corporation now safeguards light-rail passengers with a video-analytics system that can alert security guards when it spots suspicious behaviors, such as an unmarked vehicle in a pedestrian zone. Cities such as London and Singapore also are testing pilot programs to apply predictive analytics to video feeds. Singapore's government and economic leaders recently launched a one-year \"Safe City\" pilot program to bring automated analytics to existing CCTV infrastructure across the city. The program will apply predictive analytics to video feeds to detect which of a multitude of street incidents, such as crowd and traffic movements, pose real concerns for public safety. These video feeds also will identify environmental threats to public safety, such as fire or flooding, as they arise. When a serious incident is identified, an alert will be sent to the authorities. This program enables real-time information sharing and will give law enforcement deeper insight into public safety across Singapore's densely populated urban landscape. It also will increase police ability to anticipate and respond to incidents as they occur. Police embracing tech that predicts crimes . Data mining and predictive analytics . Other cities are using statistical analysis and predictive modeling to identify crime trends and highlight \"hidden\" connections between disparate events. This helps police gain a more complete picture of crime, predict patterns of future criminal behavior and identify the key causal factors of crime in their area. Police in Richmond, Virginia, adopted an advanced data-mining and predictive-analytics program in 2006 in an ambitious campaign to reduce crime. In the first year of use, the city's homicide rate dropped 32%, rapes declined 19%, robberies fell 3% and aggravated assaults dropped by 17%. Police in Memphis, Tennessee, also applied predictive analytics -- which relies on data-analysis software to predict where crimes will likely take place -- and saw immediate results. Serious crime in that city fell 30% between 2006 and 2010. Such technology also has been hailed for helping to lower crime rates in Los Angeles since its introduction by the LAPD in 2011. And Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, uses an analytics model that brings together location-based crime and traffic-crash data to develop effective methods for deploying law enforcement and other resources. Using geo-mapping to identify \"hot spots\" -- areas with high rates of crimes and car accidents -- the parish saw the number of fatal drunk-driving crashes fall from 27 in 2008 to 11 in 2009, with a corresponding increase in drunk-driving arrests. Biometrics and beyond . Next on the horizon of law-enforcement technologies is biometrics, including facial recognition. The same software that has been used to identify high rollers and cheats in casinos, for example, can now be used to single out people banned from football stadiums or terrorists on a watch list at key border-control points. Similar biometrics, including iris recognition, are now used to match passengers to their digital images on e-passports at border crossings all over the world, something that was unthinkable a decade ago. While not all police investigations resemble \"CSI\" today, the potential for technology to reduce crime is real and proven. Although reduced budgets are making it harder for some police forces to adopt new tech tools, all law enforcement agencies must prepare their officers to embrace new technologies as they become available. Our future safety depends on it. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of Ger Daly.", "By . Reuters Reporter . Last updated at 10:05 PM on 21st January 2012 . Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's grants of commutations or pardons to more than 200 prisoners, all but eight in his final days in office, disproportionately benefited white offenders among a predominantly black prison population, a Reuters analysis found. Barbour, a former Republican National Committee chairman, stirred an uproar in Mississippi last week by the surprise grants of clemency, which numbered far more than any of his recent predecessors' in a state where law and order are hallmarks of political rhetoric. The list included full pardons for four convicted murderers and an armed robber who worked at the governor's mansion on prison work release. Most of the pardons were granted to convicts who had completed their prison sentences. Clemency: Mississippi Gov Haley Barbour kicked up a hornets nest in his state when he pardoned 221 convicts, including four murderers . 'It is, to say the least, . astronomically unlikely that Barbour's selection was color-blind,' said . Rob Warden, executive director of the Center on Wrongful Conviction. 'Now whether that's Barbour's fault or . the review board's fault, is a different question. It was somebody's . fault. It's not color-blind.' Mississippi's attorney general has filed a complaint alleging that 156 of the pardons were unconstitutional. A state judge has scheduled a hearing for Monday. Overlooked in the controversy has been the racial composition of the list of inmates and ex-convicts Barbour pardoned. Barbour granted 222 acts of clemency in his tenure to 221 individuals: one convict's sentence was initially suspended in 2008 and he then received a full pardon last week. Of those, roughly two thirds were white, according to data from the Mississippi Department of Corrections and a search of public records. The racial makeup of Mississippi's prison population is the inverse: about two-thirds' black. Whites make up about 59 percent of the state's population as a whole and blacks about 37 percent. Barbour said through a spokesperson that race played no factor in the decisions. 'A majority of the clemency cases were reviewed by the Parole Board before being sent to Governor Barbour,' Barbour spokesperson Laura Hipp told Reuters. 'Race was not a factor in his decision. In fact, it wasn't even listed on the Parole Board's application.' Disproportionate: Fewer than a third of the pardons Barbour handed out were given to blacks, despite the fact that they make up nearly two-thirds of the prison population . Regardless of the underlying reason, such a disparity between the racial background of those pardoned and prison demographics is a significant statistical anomaly, according to University of Georgia statisticians Kim Love-Myers and Jaxk Reeves, who carried out an analysis of the data for Reuters. 'This type of observational information cannot prove causality, though it does indicate a significant relationship between race and the probability of being pardoned,' Love-Myers wrote in an email. 'The odds of a random sample of the prison population coming out with the same or greater disparity in racial proportions as the pardons list is less than one in a trillion, if race were truly unrelated to pardons.' Jimmy Gurulé, Notre Dame Law School professor who served as assistant U.S. attorney general under former President George H. W. Bush and also worked in former President George W. Bush's administration, said the disparity could have implications beyond Mississippi. 'At the very least, those numbers raise some very disturbing questions that need to be addressed by the attorney general and even by the U.S. Department of Justice civil rights division,' Gurulé said. 'It should be made absolutely clear that ethnicity is not a factor in determining who should be pardoned. It would be a violation of the equal protection clause. It would be a violation of the U.S. Constitution as well as the Mississippi constitution.' Shannon Warnock, chair of the Mississippi Parole Board, said no data on the race of people who applied for clemency was available because that was not required on the application form. 'I can't remember there being any disparity,' she said. 'This parole board has been reviewing inmates black and white and Hispanic. I'm in my eighth year, another board member's in her eighth year and we see a variety of offenders. That, candidly, is just not something that we - that I factor into my decision-making process.' DISPARITY COULD REFLECT 'MANY CAUSES' The pardons process begins with an application to the governor's office, which can then direct the Parole Board to investigate any applicant. The minimum criteria for clemency applications, laid down in an internal memo from Barbour in 2004, require that applicants be seven years out of custody without committing a crime or can prove mitigating circumstances for their crimes. Ms Warnock said the board received more than 500 applications during Barbour's eight-year tenure. Of those, just over 250 met the required standards for consideration and were sent on to the governor's office. Among the applications forward by the Parole Board, Warnock calculated that Barbour granted clemency to 185 applicants and denied it to 69 others. Jack Glaser, associate professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley, said the racial disparity, while dramatic, may have more complex underpinnings than simple racial prejudice. 'There's also a very good chance that black prisoners are less likely to apply for pardons,' Mr Glaser said. 'They're more likely to be disenfranchised and less likely to have financial means and so that could also be a source of the disparity. I guarantee that this disparity has many, many causes.' When asked about any possible racial disparity in the pardons process, veteran Jackson, Mississippi, criminal lawyer Merrida 'Buddy' Coxwell said: 'I don't think anyone will ever admit wealth and race play a role in the legal system but no one who works in the system can deny it with a straight face and then go home and have a peaceful night sleep.' Jackson attorney Rob McDuff experienced the clemency process that led to former Governor Ronnie Musgrove reducing in 2002 the eight-year sentence of one of his clients, Deanna Elizabeth Wade, convicted of manslaughter. Mr McDuff said no formal process existed to file for clemency petitions. But he said it helped to have an attorney file paperwork on the applicant's behalf. 'It's a process where having money to hire a lawyer and having connections are very helpful,' Mr McDuff said. 'It helps to have facts about your case and your record that make a commutation appropriate, but that's not enough by itself.' The Parole Board's Ms Warnock said, however, she had seen very few applicants use attorneys in the pardons process. 'There was no need for one,' she said. 'It's user-friendly. It's exhaustive but it's not the kind of work that requires an attorney. You don't have to go and file, you don't have to do some research, you just have to do some legwork.' 'NOT COLOR-BLIND' Ms Love-Myers and Mr Reeves also found that based on Mississippi's prison demographics, white prisoners were about four times more likely to be pardoned than black prisoners. That echoes a recent examination of presidential pardons under President George W. Bush by public interest non-profit news organization ProPublica. In an analysis released last month of 1,918 applications for pardons during Bush's administration, ProPublica found that white criminals seeking presidential pardons were nearly four times more likely to get them than minorities. Last week, Mississippi Circuit Judge Tomie Green issued an injunction blocking the release of 21 inmates who had been given pardons or conditional medical release. Attorney General Jim Hood, the only Mississippi Democrat to hold statewide office, told reporters last week most of the pardons may have violated a state constitutional requirement that notice be posted in the community where the convicts committed their crimes well in advance of their pardons and release. Attorney General's Office spokeswoman Jan Schaefer said they were not looking at race as a factor in the pardons. The new governor, Republican Phil Bryant, who was Barbour's lieutenant governor, has taken steps to distance himself from his longtime ally. He publicly dispensed with the tradition of pardoning felons who have worked at the governor's mansion and said he supported the push to change the state's constitution to limit a governor's pardon rights.", "Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama told Americans he has all the justification he needs to fire missiles into Syria. \"I have the authority to address the threat from ISIL\" he said in a primetime address on Wednesday. Where does he get it? According to senior Obama administration officials it comes from a 13-year-old vote Congress took in the days after 9/11 known as the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF.) The vote authorized President George W. Bush to go after al Qaeda terrorists. Did Obama sell his ISIS strategy? That one single vote, taken on September 14, 2001 before Obama even got to Congress as a senator from Illinois, has been used to justify every American military action since, including now the fight against ISIS in Syria. But it may not actually provide Obama with all of the legal protection he needs this time. The discussion began with legal experts who have started to take issue with applying the AUMF to the ISIS situation. It will likely become a bigger discussion in Congress in the coming days. At the crux of the debate -- what exactly is ISIS' relationship to al Qaeda? Here's the breakdown. What's the Obama administration claiming? The Obama administration argues that because ISIS formed out of an al Qaeda affiliate, Obama's plan is legal under the AUMF. \"We believe that he can rely on the 2001 AUMF as statutory authority for the military airstrike operations he is directing against ISIL, for instance,\" a senior administration official told reporters on Wednesday, using another name for ISIS, which also calls itself the Islamic State. \"It's important to note that ISIL has its roots in al Qaeda in Iraq; it was formerly the al Qaeda affiliate operating in Iraq for many years after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003,\" the official said. 5 takeaways from Obama's ISIS speech . ISIS has its roots in al Qaeda -- it grew out of al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq, the al-Nusra Front -- but the groups split when some of ISIS' tactics became too extreme for al Qaeda. Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated the connection in an interview with CNN's Elise Labott on Thursday. \"Nobody has questioned the authority of that effort against al Qaeda over the last years. This group (ISIS) is and has been al Qaeda,\" he said. But some legal scholars are skeptical. \"The statute that Congress passed in the wake of, and as a response to, the 9/11 attacks, read now so as to authorize the use of force in Iraq and Syria against ISIS -- a group that al-Qaeda expelled publicly? It seems like quite a stretch,\" Wells Bennett, a fellow in National Security Law for the Brookings Institution wrote on Wednesday. Democratic candidates finding distance from Obama on ISIS . Where's the legal line? The question of whether the administration's justification is legal is unclear because so far officials haven't explained the various intricacies of their argument, experts caution. \"This is really complicated legally,\" Stephen Vladeck, a law professor at American University told CNN. \"The President's speech (Wednesday) night and then the background briefings haven't reflected this nuance. Although the President is not bound to explain such nuances, I think it would be better for everybody, including the President, if the administration were more out front.\" Ultimately, Vladeck says, the question of whether Obama is acting legally can't be answered until we see what specific actions he takes. \"Everyone's talking about this issue in abstract terms. There are lots of different authorities that any president has when it comes to using force and the authority depends upon why that force specifically is being used.\" James Foley's mother 'appalled' by how U.S. government handled her . The law vs. the political optics . If the President's not acting in a matter consistent with the law, what happens then? \"If the President is acting unlawfully, no one's gonna sue him,\" Vladeck noted. \"The remedy for a war powers violation is political, not legal.\" In one sense, the politics are on Obama's side. A CNN poll taken earlier this month, before Obama's speech, found that a strong majority of Americans favor the type of expanded military actions outlined on Wednesday. Seventy-six percent of Americans support additional airstrikes against ISIS and 62% favor providing military aid to the forces fighting the group, so it may be politically untenable for members of Congress to voice too much resistance to this plan. But the favorable polling doesn't alter the bad relationship between the President and Congress. Despite the consensus on ISIS, passing a separate, ISIS specific statute that Obama could sign would be very difficult. \"The politics here are really problematic in two separate respects,\" Vladeck notes. \"One is just the optics for the Obama administration. The other is the terribly toxic relationship between the President and Congress. Even if everyone in Washington agrees that there should be some sort of forward-looking new statute to combat ISIS -- that agreement is not going to produce a statute, where in any other context in American history, it would have.\"", "By . Whitehall Correspondent . PUBLISHED: . 21:06 EST, 22 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 21:07 EST, 22 March 2013 . Jeremy Hunt is thought to have rejected the call for individuals to be subject to the duty of candour . Hospitals and GP surgeries that conceal mistakes that harm patients will be punished, under rules to be unveiled by the Health Secretary next week. The NHS will be subject to a new ‘duty of  candour’ – a key recommendation in the independent report on Mid-Staffordshire, where hundreds died due to appalling care. Robert Francis QC, the report’s author, called for a law to apply to both institutions and individuals such as doctors, nurses and managers. However, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is thought to have rejected the call for individuals to be subject to the duty of candour. Instead, NHS trusts and GP surgeries would be held responsible, and could face fines. Peter Walsh, chief executive of Action Against Medical Accidents – which has been campaigning for a statutory duty of candour for 30 years – said that, although it was disappointing the rule will not apply to staff themselves, it would still be ‘fundamental to changing the culture of the NHS’. He added: ‘A corporate duty would mean organisations would have to make it known to every single member of their staff. 'They would have to demonstrate where there were breaches [that] they had taken action.’ The NHS will be subject to a new ¿duty of candour¿ ¿ a key recommendation in the independent report on Mid-Staffordshire, where hundreds died due to appalling care . Don Redding of National Voices, which represents health and social care charities, said: ‘In cases where patients have been harmed or worse, both senior managers and their legal advisers have generally decided their first duty is to the interests of the trust. 'This new legal duty will rebalance that by giving them a duty to disclose what went wrong and why. ‘Like the new policy on gagging orders [which have been banned in the NHS by Mr Hunt], it should remove a huge chunk of the culture of cover-ups – in this case, one which has been particularly harmful and distressing to patients, who have had to fight their care providers to get at the truth.’ In his report on Mid-Staffordshire, Mr Francis called for a statutory obligation on individuals and healthcare providers who ‘believe or suspect’ that their treatment or care has caused death or serious injury to inform the patient or their relatives as soon as possible. It is thought the duty will apply to all providers regulated by the Care Quality Commission.", "By . Lydia Warren . Caught: Jerry Pocklington, 29, planned to hide with his stepdaughter until they could marry . A 29-year-old registered sex offender has been arrested after running away with his 14-year-old stepdaughter, with whom he started a sexual relationship a year ago. Jerry Pocklington, who is still married to the girl's mother, allegedly told police that he had planned to run away with her to New York and keep her there for four years until she was old enough to legally wed. But rather than heading north from their home in Litchfield, Illinois, they fled east on May 14 and hitchhiked to St Louis, Missouri before traveling to nearby Maryland Heights. 'While they were walking, they arrived at the rear of an . area business, they found an unlocked van, they spent the night in the . van Thursday evening,' Maryland Heights Detective Sgt. Rich . White told KPLR. 'It was during that time that he committed the . statutory rape against her.' When they emerged the next morning, they were seen by employees who alerted police after thinking they looked suspicious. When . Maryland Heights police arrived, Pocklington tried to escape them but he was . caught. His mug shot shows bruises to his face. Pocklington is a registered sex offender in Arizona after committing a sex crime as a juvenile, records show. 'Sick': Pocklington, who is a registered sex offender in Arizona, is still married to the girl's mother, pictured . Investigators interviewed him and his . stepdaughter and established that they began a sexual relationship in . July 2013, KPLR reported. 'I think she knew that it was wrong, but again, . she's a 14 year-old child, so she was scared and confused,' White said. 'I'm not sure if he's delusional, I believe in his own mind that's who he's attracted to and he thinks he's in love with her, I guess.' MailOnline . is not identifying the girl, as she is a juvenile and the alleged . victim of a sexual assault. She was reported missing when she failed to . turn up for school, relatives wrote on Facebook. She . is now in the custody of a family member, although her mother wrote on . her Facebook page that they had not yet been reunited. Runaways: He allegedly raped the teenaget, left, after fleeing with her to Missouri last week but told police he intended to take her to New York until they could marry. He is pictured right in mugshot from 2006 . Pocklington was charged in Missouri with two counts of . statutory sodomy and one count of statutory rape, and was jailed in lieu . of $150,000 cash-only bond. If he is convicted, he could get at least 25 years in prison - but he could also face additional charges and prison time in Illinois. Litchfield police told KPLR that they are investigating allegations that he raped her in the state and expect extra charges to be given this week. He is set to appear in St Louise County Court on June 2. See below for video .", "By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:34 EST, 7 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:42 EST, 7 December 2012 . A father's worst nightmare came true when a homeless man admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old girl whose family he knew. Brent Jacob Surdyke, 28, of St. Charles, Missouri, was charged with statutory rape and statutory sodomy on Thursday. The relationship between Surdyke and his unnamed victim was discovered by the girl's father, who found text messages between the two on his daughter’s cell phone. Caught: Brent Jacob Surdyke, 28, of St. Charles, Missouri, admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old girl he knew the family of . The 15-year-old told her father that she and Surdyke had been having sex, most recently at a St. Charles motel on December 1, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Surdyke, who is reported to be a friend of the family, confessed to the relationship, local police say. More... Aspiring model and married mother of three, 31, 'solicited sex from three underage teenage boys' Infamous teacher Debbi Lafave fights to end probation early following her 2005 teen student sex confession . Boy, 7, 'forced to watch porn with father and ordered to have sex with his mother when he was 8'... and didn't know it was wrong until shocked foster mother told him she would not force him to have sex . His bail was set at $25,000. No other details about Surdyke or his ties to the family were available at the time of this report. Surdyke is the fourth person in the St. Charles area in the past two months to be charged with having sex with a minor. John Scott Thomas III, 28, pleaded guilty in November to sexually abusing three young girls, in what police said was one of the worst cases of child abuse in the county. The victims were girls ages 5, 3, and 7 months. Thomas is set to be sentenced on February . 5.  In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors have asked that his . sentence be capped at 30 years. Caught: John Scott Thomas III, 28, pleaded guilty of eight counts of statutory sodomy and one count of statutory rape. The victims were girls ages 5, 3, and 7 months . Rebecca Sue Russell, 31, pleaded guilty in November to sexually abusing two young girls, ages 5 years old and 7 months old. Russell is now serving 10 years in jail. Billy Joe Bunch Jr., 26, pleaded guilty in November to sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl. Bunch has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Rebecca Sue Russel, 31, and Billy Joe Bunch Jr., 26, are both serving time for underage sex charges.  Russell is serving 10 years in jail for sexually abusing two young girls, ages 5 years old and 7 months old. Bunch has been sentenced to 15 year sin prison for sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl .", "By . David Mccormack . A 27-year-old man accused of hiding in a teenage girl’s closet for five days and sexually assaulting her has been arrested. Jarred Workman of Albemarle, North Carolina, turned himself in to deputies on Monday after more than two weeks on the run. Workman has been charged with 11 counts of statutory rape and five counts of statutory sex offense. His victim was a 14-year-old girl. Scroll down for video . Jarred Workman of Albemarle, North Carolina, has been charged with 11 counts of statutory rape and five counts of statutory sex offense . In the closet: The girl¿s mother discovered Workman when she went to put some of her daughter's belongings in the closet . According to deputies, Workman lived in his victim’s closet from April 27 until May 2. The girl’s mother discovered him when she went to put some of her daughter’s belongings in the closet. ‘I was sorta shocked more than anything. I asked him who he was and he said Jarred Workman and he was 19,’ the mother, who asked not to be identified, told WSOCTV. Workman then ran off leaving his wallet and cell phone behind. The girl told police that she and Workman had started speaking online about a month before they met in person. They arranged to meet near her parents’ house in northern Iredell County in late April. The girl then invited the man into the house and that is when he started to sexually assault her, investigators said. Workman of Albemarle, North Carolina, turned himself in to deputies on Monday after more than two weeks on the run . ‘Just the fact that he would be that brazen. To come up here and meet a girl online and then stay in her residence not knowing what her parents are or what they are about,’ said Iredell County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Bill Hamby. After interviewing the girl, deputies put out a warrant for Workman's arrest. 'I'm uncomfortable in my own home. I'm scared. I can't sleep at night,' the teenager’s mother said. She wants other parents to know the importance of monitoring their children's online activity. 'The internet has just ruined that poor girl. She was just taken advantage of,' she said. Investigators said Workman has a handful of prior arrests and faces charges in another sexual assault case. Video: Man accused of sexually assaulting girl lived in her closet .", "Comes after it emerged 114 files had been lost by Home Office officials . By . James Chapman . Failure to report suspected child sex abuse could become a criminal offence, Theresa May revealed yesterday. The Home Secretary’s announcement came as, bowing to growing pressure, she agreed to a sweeping inquiry into allegations of paedophilia in Establishment circles. The Hillsborough-style investigation will look into the activities of churches, hospitals, schools, political parties and the BBC. Scroll down for video . Home Secretary Theresa May has revealed failure to report suspected child sex abuse could become a criminal offence . The Home Secretary's announcement came as, bowing to growing pressure, she agreed to a sweeping inquiry into allegations of paedophilia in Establishment circles . Mrs May also announced that a separate inquiry, led by NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless, will review an investigation conducted last year into the Home Office’s handling of historical child abuse allegations. It has been prompted by claims of a cover-up after it emerged that 114 files had been lost by Home Office officials. The Home Secretary suggested that the main inquiry could examine the work of party whips who are said to hold ‘little black books’ containing damaging information against colleagues they want to control. An expert panel will be able to call witnesses from the private sector as well as the Civil Service – and pore over secret files kept on prominent figures by the security services and whips. More than 150 MPs had backed calls for a wide-ranging inquiry following appalling allegations against Cyril Smith and the unmasking of Jimmy Savile as a prolific sex offender. Campaigning Labour MP Simon Danczuk said: ‘I’m in no doubt that there are Parliamentarians, just a handful, who will be worried about where these inquiries are going – no doubt about that.’ Announcing a probe to be headed by a . senior figure yet to be appointed – probably a retired judge – Mrs May . said: ‘Where there has been a failure to protect children from abuse, we . will expose it and we will learn from it.’ More than 150 MPs had backed calls for a wide-ranging inquiry following appalling allegations against Cyril Smith (pictured) and the unmasking of Jimmy Savile as a prolific sex offender . Campaigning Labour MP Simon Danczuk said: 'I'm in no doubt that there are Parliamentarians, just a handful, who will be worried about where these inquiries are going - no doubt about that' Mrs . May told former Tory Cabinet minister Cheryl Gillan the inquiry will . examine the case for introducing a ‘mandatory reporting’ law in the UK. It would apply in schools, hospitals, churches, or sports clubs operated . by a national body. Similar . laws exist in Northern Ireland, Australia, the US and Denmark. They . impose a legal duty on professionals such as teachers, social workers, . police and doctors to report suspicions of abuse or face legal action. Mrs May’s announcement follows months of resistance from ministers and stops just short of the full judicial inquiry, with sessions held in public, that some campaigners demanded. Like the investigation into the Hillsborough football disaster, it will be a non-statutory inquiry but it will have the power to call witnesses. The Home Secretary said it would be converted into a full public inquiry if its chairman felt at any point it was necessary, and will not report before the next general election. She told MPs the inquiry would be able to access all government and local authority paperwork it wants to – and suggested its head would be cleared to review security service files which might contain incriminating evidence against powerful individuals. Labour MP Lisa Nandy raised remarks by the late Tory MP Tim Fortescue, a whip in Edward Heath’s Government between 1970 and 1973. He said in a 1995 documentary that MPs in trouble would ask for help, adding: ‘It might be debt, it might be… a scandal involving small boys… If we could get a chap out of trouble then, he will do as we ask forever more.’ The review led by Mr Wanless centres on concerns the Home Office failed to act on allegations of child sex abuse contained in a dossier handed over in the 1980s by former Tory MP Geoffrey Dickens. Then Home Secretary Leon – now Lord – Brittan says he passed them to the Home Office but last week said they had been mislaid. David Cameron said: ‘We are going to leave no stone unturned to find out the truth. Three things need to happen: robust inquiries that get to truth; police investigations that pursue the guilty and find out what has happened; and proper lessons learned so we make sure these things cannot happen again.’ Mr Danczuk said: ‘I am pleased the Government has shifted its position significantly in the last few days. ‘I hope that the inquiry will have powers to hold the intelligence services and special branch to account where investigations into powerful child abusers have been discontinued or blocked. I also hope it will give an amnesty for retired and serving officers to give evidence on what they know about Establishment paedophiles without fear of losing their pension or other repercussions.’ Former Labour minister Tom Watson backed the proposed change in the law, saying: ‘Mandatory reporting is a policy that has to be taken seriously now. This is particularly critical when children are under the care of those institutional settings like schools, nurseries and children’s homes.’ Conservative MP Dr Phillip Lee said sex abuse victims who might give evidence tneeded to be protected from blackmail. ‘I gather that there are general concerns around the potential use of photographs and films from the 1970s and ’80s which have now been digitised in order to discourage victims from coming forward,’ he said. The inquiry into historical child sex abuse is expected to last at least two years and cost millions of pounds. The Hillsborough-style panel of independent experts will initially be tasked with trawling over mountains of evidence of how children were not properly protected from sexual predators. Its powers will be similar to those granted to the two-year Hillsborough Inquiry. That panel, headed by the Bishop of Liverpool the Rt Rev James Jones, analysed more than 400,000 documents before producing in 2012 a stinging report on police attempts to cover up their failings during the tragedy. The Hillsborough panel, headed by the Bishop of Liverpool the Rt Rev James Jones (pictured), analysed more than 400,000 documents before producing in 2012 a stinging report on police attempts to cover up their failings during the tragedy . For the child abuse probe, full access will be granted to all government papers, including letters to and from ministers, minutes of meetings and any intelligence compiled by MI5, MI6 and GCHQ on paedophile MPs and diplomats. Scores of witnesses are expected to be called to give evidence in public – though, unlike at the Leveson Inquiry into phone hacking, they will not swear an oath. If the panel’s powers prove inadequate or witnesses refuse to attend, it will be upgraded to a full statutory public inquiry that can force compliance. A public inquiry, involving armies of lawyers, could cost tens of millions. Leveson cost taxpayers almost £5.5million. The independent panel will not be ready to begin work for weeks or report back before the General Election in May 2015 but will give an update to Parliament before then. For days, senior ministers had been resisting demands from more than 130 MPs for a wide-ranging inquiry into child sex abuse, insisting it would interfere with ongoing police inquiries. But, following days of political pressure, Mrs May performed a sharp U-turn in the Commons. In a sign of how hurriedly the Government had changed its position, Mrs May was unable to set out any terms of reference for the inquiry – though officials insist this will take place within days. She was also unable to say who would take charge, other than to say it would be an ‘experienced and senior figure’. But Mrs May said the panel would be given huge scope to go wherever the evidence took them, no matter how far in the past. Officials said its inquiries could extend to the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church – both of which have been dogged by sex scandals dating back to the 1960s and have been repeatedly accused of cover-up. Other bodies which will be asked to hand over paperwork and give evidence include political parties, Whitehall departments, schools, hospitals, councils, social services departments, the private sector and the BBC. MPs repeatedly pressed Mrs May over whether the panel will have access to material gathered by the intelligence services, which allegedly kept files on suspected Westminster paedophiles, including Cyril Smith. The Home Secretary said, where possible, all government papers would be released, including those written by spies. She said that, where national security was an issue, special arrangements may have to be made. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.", "A judge on Friday ruled against Arizona, dismissing its claims \"in their entirety\" against the federal government over its enforcement of immigration laws. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton is an apparent blow to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and her allies, who last year passed a controversial law known as SB 1070. The Obama administration has challenged Arizona, claiming that enforcing immigration matters is the exclusive responsibility of the federal government. And in a separate ruling in July 2010, Bolton blocked four key elements of the state legislation from taking effect -- including one requiring local police officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws. This past August, state officials filed a petition to overturn that ruling, with Brewer saying she wants the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the matter. Arizona has argued that the law aims to merely assist and cooperate with federal authorities, which it says Congress has blessed. The focus of Friday's ruling was Arizona's counterclaim to a federal lawsuit intent on blocking SB 1070. Brewer released a statement Friday calling Bolton's latest decision \"to dismiss Arizona's suit against the federal government ... frustrating but not entirely surprising.\" \"It is but the latest chapter in a story that Arizonans know all too well: The federal government ignores its constitutional and statutory duty to secure the border. Federal courts avert their eyes. American citizens pay the price,\" the statement said. Passed last year, the Arizona law aimed to \"discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity by persons unlawfully present in the United States.\" In its counterclaims to the federal lawsuit, Arizona stated that Washington does not have \"operational control\" over the Arizona-Mexico border, fails to protect Arizonans from invasion and domestic violence and hasn't lived up to its statutory responsibility to enforce immigration laws. Arizona also cited the 10th Amendment, which states that powers not delegated to federal authorities rest with the states. But Bolton wrote in her ruling that the \"invasion clause protects against 'armed hostility from another political entity' and does not permit Arizona to sue the federal government for its alleged failure to protect the state from unlawful immigration.\" Bolton also said it is up to the political branch, not the courts, to decide if the \"domestic violence clause\" applies to the immigration debate. Arizona also argued that it faces greater costs due to what it calls federal authorities failure to properly address immigration -- including to \"provide education, medical care and other benefits\" to illegal immigrants in violation of the Tenth Amendment.\" The judge countered, claiming \"Arizona does not point to any federal immigration policy that mandates or compels Arizona to take action.\" \"The complained of expenditures arise entirely from Arizona's own policy choices and independent constitutional obligations and are not incurred as a result of any federal mandate. These state costs do not give rise to a claim under the Tenth Amendment,\" she wrote. Arizona also alleged that the federal government \"failed to comply with and enforce federal immigration law,\" including a requirement that the U.S. Homeland Security department have \"operational control\" of the border and construct at least 700 miles of barriers. The judge found that these laws don't require \"any discreet action 'with the clarity necessary to support judicial action,'\" noting that the term \"operational control\" is broad and that there are no deadlines for the fencing, infrastructure or other developments. In her statement following Bolton's ruling, Brewer vowed that the state's efforts on the matters would continue. \"This decision makes it even more critical that the U.S. Supreme Court hear our defense of SB 1070,\" she said. \"If the courts won't hold the federal government accountable -- as today's decision makes clear -- then states like Arizona need clarity in terms of the authority they have to combat illegal immigration.\"", "By . Helen Pow . PUBLISHED: . 12:56 EST, 8 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:06 EST, 8 July 2013 . Like father like son? NFL legend Lawrence Taylor's son Lawrence Taylor Junior, pictured, has been arrested in Georgia for alleged statutory rape, sodomy and child molestation . The son of NFL star Lawrence Taylor has been accused of statutory rape and sodomy just three years after his father faced charges for sexually assaulting a minor. Police were called to a home in Powder Springs, Georgia, at 5 p.m. Saturday, where an underage female claimed Lawrence Taylor Junior had forcibly performed oral sex on her. Another minor at the scene told officers Taylor Jr., 32, had sex with her five or six times in February 2012, according to a warrant. The first accuser said the son of the ex-New York Giants star 'asked her if he could (perform oral sex on her) repeatedly in which she stated no,' according to TMZ. Next, he allegedly 'with force spread her legs then pulled her bathing suit to the side and gave her oral sex.' Taylor Jr. was charged with aggravated sodomy and child molestation for the alleged forced oral sex on the first young girl. 'Sodomy' generally refers to anal sex but can also refer to oral sex. He was also arrested on July 7 on suspicion of statutory rape for allegedly having repeated sex with the second minor. The NFL legend's son was born in 1981 and is listed at 6'1\" and 230 lbs. According to TMZ, he has a Japanese symbol tattooed on his back and multiple tattoos on his shoulders. The former Giants linebacker was . arrested in 2010 after having sex with the then-16-year-old girl in a . hotel room in Montebello, just north of New York City. Taylor, 54, eventually pleaded guilty to one count of patronizing a prostitute and one count of sexual misconduct. Giants: The former Giants linebacker, pictured, was arrested in 2010 after having sex with the then-16-year-old girl in a hotel room in Montebello, just north of New York City . Together: When he was 18, Taylor Jr., left, acted as 'presenter' when his father, right, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in 1999 . His . accuser, Cristina Fierro, claims that an abusive pimp forced her to . have sex with Taylor for $300. She sued Taylor in federal court in . Manhattan, claiming he should be held accountable. The Brooklyn-born Fierro, 19, wept . while testifying in the 2012 trial that a hulking Taylor refused to stop . having sex with her, even after she told him it hurt and tried to push . him away. He was sentenced to six years probation with no jail time and was added to the sex offenders register. When . he was 18, Taylor Jr. acted as 'presenter' when his father was inducted . into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in 1999. During . his trial, Taylor Sr. admitted that he paid for sex with a 'very, very . pretty' prostitute in 2010 but denied accusations that he ignored . obvious signs she was a teen runaway in distress. Statutory rape claims: Taylor, 54, left, eventually pleaded guilty to one count of patronizing a prostitute and one count of sexual misconduct after he was accused by Cristina Fierro, right . Taylor . told a Manhattan jury at the civil trial that he had a history of . hiring women for 'company' when on the road but didn't expect them to . automatically have sex with him. 'I still like the chase,' Taylor testified. But he added, 'I like to stack the odds in my favor... I don't like to work too hard.' Fierro testified that the aggressive pimp forced her to sleep with Taylor. 'I kept telling him I didn't want to be there,' she said. 'He's much bigger than me. I couldn't do anything.' She added that she told him it was her 'first time' and he replied, 'Just relax.' 'It was really rough and painful,' she said in court, adding thay she felt suicidal several months later and began taking medication for depression, insomnia and anxiety. Fierro testified that when the sex was over Taylor 'just pulled out money and said, \"Here, can you turn the TV off on your way out?\"'", "Jerusalem (CNN) -- The lawyer for a 30-year-old Palestinian married father of two who has admitted in a plea bargain to rape by deception said Wednesday he will appeal his client's sentence, which was handed up Monday. \"Eighteen months in prison is too much,\" said Adnan Aladdin. He is representing Saber Kashour, a Palestinian living in east Jerusalem who admitted pretending to be a single Jewish man before having sex with an Israeli woman. Kashour already has been detained for two months, followed by about two years of house arrest, his lawyer said. \"According to the bargain, he should be punished, but we expect him to receive community service on appeal in about 30 days' time,\" Aladdin added. Kashour told CNN the relations with the woman, who has not been identified publicly, were consensual. \"The girl is the one who started flirting with me and talking to me, and she is the one who wanted the thing from beginning to end,\" he said. \"I met her on a West Jerusalem street, she approached me and started flirting with me. Within 15 minutes, she wanted to be with me, and we were together.\" Aladdin described his client's liaison in more detail: \"There was a short foreplay a few minutes before; during the foreplay, the guy tells a few lies, the lady tells a few lies. They both have one goal, and that is to go to bed together. After the sexual intercourse, which was totally consensual, the lady decides to claim that the guy raped her brutally. She comes to court and testifies that this was a case of rape in which there was the use of force. \"At this stage, the defense decides to make an independent investigation. The investigation came up with new facts upon which the D.A. [district attorney] decides to give up the claim the sex was not consensual. So both sides agreed that the sexual intercourse was consensual. However, the D.A. still wanted to charge him with rape by deception. \"So this is the best the defense could do in this case. We are appealing the very long sentence.\" Kashour, who acknowledged having told the woman he was single, said he is known as \"Dudu,\" a nickname for the Jewish name \"David,\" but also his own nickname. \"Apparently, later she discovered that I was an Arab and complained to the police,\" he said. \"I did not say anything or commit anything wrong,\" he insisted, adding that he did not understand how his misrepresentations could result in a rape charge. \"If I told the woman I was a pilot and later she finds out that I was not a pilot, then she goes and says that 'He raped me'? If I told her that I was a millionaire and it turns out that I am a poor man, then she goes and says that 'He raped me'?\" \"It is terrible, but the law says very clearly that if someone has sexual intercourse using deception about his identity to conduct the act, it can be considered rape,\" said Leah Samael, a lawyer specializing in civil rights and human rights cases. But, if the circumstances had been different -- if a religious Jew had said he was not religious in order to woo a potential suitor -- \"he would not be brought to court,\" she said. \"And I am not sure that, on this occasion, it is a reason to charge. To have intercourse in daytime in a deserted building in the center of town -- I say the circumstances speak for themselves.\" She added, \"The thing that interests me in the case is the need, the necessity, of Arabs in Israel to pretend. To speak without an accent so as not to be seen as Arabs. To dress not to look like Arabs.\" She predicted Kashour would prevail. \"I don't know if he will be acquitted, but he has served his punishment,\" she said. Criminal law rarely applies to minor lies, like dyed hair or a changed name,\" said Dana Pugach of the Noga Legal Center for Victims of Crime. \"But it would apply to the more meaningful lies,\" she said. \"For example, where a doctor persuades a woman to have sex claiming it would be a part of the medical treatment. As for this particular case, it is not the fact that he was an Arab and claimed to be Jewish. The court emphasized the fact that he claimed to be single while he was married, which would be relevant in the context of a romantic relationship.\" Kashour expressed regret, but not for the alleged victim. \"I would only be upset and regret this because I have put my wife through pain and upset her, but I did not [do] anything wrong with the girl.\" His is the second conviction on the charge of rape by deception. In 2008, the Israeli High Court of Justice convicted Zvi Sliman for impersonating an official in the Housing Ministry and promising women help and benefits to persuade them to have sex with him. Sliman was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Azriel Guy, Kareem Khadder and Paul Colsey contributed to this report from Jerusalem.", "Lawmakers set to meet to discuss introduction of 'Good Samaritan' legislation . Country's economic boom and disparity between rich and poor have made changing social values a contentious topic . Two drivers suspected of running over a Chinese toddler who later died from her injuries have been arrested after a police investigation, newspaper reported Sunday. The Beijing News and other outlets reported that police in the city of Foshan concluded their initial investigation and ordered the two men formally arrested, a step that almost always leads to a trial. It did not say what they were being charged with and calls to Foshan police were unanswered. Scroll down for the video... Warning: Graphic content . Ignored: Yue Yue was left with horrific brain injuries and never recovered . Unaware: Video footage shows the youngster crossing the road at Guangfo Hardware Market, without realising the van is approaching her . Grief: Yue Yue's mother and father were left devastated by their daughter's death . Two-year-old Wang Yue was struck by the vehicles on a busy market street on October 13, and the gruesome ordeal was captured by security camera footage. The horrific video showed the bleeding child ignored by 18 passersby before she was picked up by a scrap picker and given to her mother, who rushed to the street looking for her. A week after the accident, the child was dead. Police said they were able to identify the vehicles from the footage. The video of the incident quickly . spread via the internet causing shock around the world and triggered a . bout of bitter soul searching in China about the nation’s apparent moral . decay in the midst of an economic boom. As . a result people in China called upon the government to introduce a . 'Good Samaritan law' to punish passersby who refuse to help people in . need. Loved ones: Yue Yue pictured being held by her mother with her older brother in the foreground . The case triggered . a furor across the nation, which questioned how such callousness could . occur - with some blaming it a descent into an 'immoral modern society'. China's economic boom and the growing . disparity between the rich and poor have made changing social values a . contentious topic, with some lamenting what they see as materialism . replacing morals. Yue Yue's death quickly became the most talked about topic on China's version of Twitter, Sina's Weibo. Gongzai Xiaoben posted: 'I hope that . this little angel who was discarded by society can act as a wake-up call . to the nation about the importance of moral education.' Winter space added: 'Hope you can find some love in heaven. This world is full of apathy.' Her father had received more than . 270,000 yuan ($42,280) to help pay for Wang's medical treatment after . receiving donations from across the globe. One local Communist party chief urged 'searching reflection' over the incident, according to the official Guangzhou Daily. 'Take active and effective steps to raise the moral standards of the entire society,' he told a meeting of province officials. Wang . Yang, a top official, told a high-level provincial meeting that the . tragedy of Yue Yue should be a 'wake-up call' for society and that such incidents . should not be allowed to occur again. 'We should look into the ugliness in ourselves with a dagger of conscience and bite the soul-searching bullet.' Many people in China are hesitant to . help people who appear to be in distress for fear that they will be . blamed. Support: Yue Yue's parents received donations from across the world to help them pay for her hospital treatment . High-profile lawsuits have ended with Good Samaritans ordered to . pay hefty fines to individuals they sought to help. In . Guangdong, where Yue Yue lived her brief life, the local party branch . and government are attempting to apply a sticky plaster over Chinese . society's gaping wound by discussing a new law to make it illegal for . people to ignore strangers in distress. Lawyer . Zhu Yongping says that the province could establish a Good Samaritan . law as a local law, but it is difficult to define the motives of a . person in each individual case. A group of lawyers will discuss the idea . next month and push for related legislation. Despite . its current social conditions, the Chinese government can point to some . positive achievements, having lifted 400 million out of poverty to . create a new middle class living in modern high rises in futuristic . cities and peasants finding new lives in the factory boom towns. The vast majority of Chinese are literate and many well educated. Many are poor but none are starving. Injuries: Yue Yue is hit by a second van, which also fails to stop, leaving her lying in the road . Good Samaritan: Eventually a woman dragged Yue Yue to the side of the road before her mother arrived on the scene .", "By . Jack Doyle . PUBLISHED: . 12:25 EST, 23 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 19:49 EST, 23 January 2014 . Sham marriage scams are a massive loophole in Britain’s border controls and provide a ‘golden ticket’ for anyone wanting to stay in the country, a report has warned. Most commonly, the marriages are between ‘awayday brides’ from Eastern Europe who come over for a few days to marry and then return to their home countries. Their fake husbands are mostly from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nigeria. It is estimated that between 3,000 and 10,000 fake weddings a year are taking place. Undetected: A suspect is taken into custody during a UK Borders Agency raids into sham marriages . The report by John Vine, the chief inspector of Home Office watchdog Borders and Immigration, said: ‘Many register offices refer few, if any, cases of suspected sham marriage to the Home Office, despite the fact that they have a statutory duty to do so. This means that a significant number of sham marriages may be going undetected.’ One member of staff told inspectors that sham marriage was a ‘massive loophole in the immigration rules at the moment’. Such was the lack of concern at being caught, many fraudsters still turned up for a marriage even when uniformed immigration officials were in the register office building. Another loophole is the Church of England, whose clergymen are not required by law to report suspicious weddings. One senior Home Office manager said in the report that getting residency through sham marriage was akin to a ‘golden ticket’. Loophole: A huge number of sham marriages are going undetected, despite a statutory duty for registry officers to report them to the Home Office . Borders and Immigration inspector . Carol-Ann Sweeney told the Mail: ‘There are large, diverse cities in the . Midlands and elsewhere where there are none or very low levels of . reporting.’ She added: ‘It is much more difficult to deal with them once . they have been married.’ Anyone . who enters a bogus relationship successfully can use it to stay in . Britain for five years and eventually obtain citizenship. Mr Vine called for beefed up enforcement teams and more efforts to encourage reporting. A . Home Office spokesman said: ‘The Government is already taking action to . crack down on those who abuse the marriage system to cheat our . immigration system. And we are determined to do more. Problem: An enforcement operation at Brent register office, north west London, found arrests were made for sham marriages nearly every day . If a sham marriage goes through undetected, the couple gain British residency for five years and can then apply for a permanent residency . ‘Registrars . have a duty to report suspected sham marriages to the Home Office and . we are working more closely with the General Register Office to increase . awareness. ‘The . Immigration Bill will introduce new measures to give our officers and . registrars more time to investigate, prosecute and remove those . attempting to stage sham marriages.’ Gerard . Batten, Ukip’s immigration spokesman, said: ‘This just goes to show . that official stats in immigration are totally unreliable. When such a . senior figure admits to there being such gaping holes it’s clear to see . how easy it is to abuse the system.’", "Battle: Rosie Dutton, 30, is demanding her daughter Olivia is allowed into reception class after she chose to exercise her right to hold her back a year because she would have started just after turning four . A mother is fighting for her daughter to be allowed into reception class at school a year later after she decided to delay her education because she only turned four a few weeks before school started. Olivia Dutton, from Staffordshire, was due to start primary school last September, weeks after her fourth birthday, but her parents decided to exercise their right to delay the start of her school life by 12 months. Her mother Rosie, 30, believes her daughter was 'not ready for school', and is furious her local council is now considering sending her straight into Year 1 because she was held back. Now she is fighting to allow Olivia to start in the reception class. If Mrs Dutton is successful it could help thousands of others start reception a year later too. Department for Education guidance brought in last year says summer-born children can wait until the September after their fifth birthday if their parents feel they need more time to develop. And it suggests delaying the start of school by 12 months should be 'no barrier' to the child then starting in reception class. The rule was introduced after research showed they were more likely to struggle at school, do worse in exams and have less chance of getting into university. But some councils are still sending youngsters straight into Year 1 if their parents hold them back unless they can prove there were 'exceptional' circumstances. This means the child has only six years of education instead of seven before moving to secondary school, wiping out much of the intended benefit. Mrs Dutton said: 'I felt Olivia was not emotionally ready to start school just weeks after turning four. She's quite sensitive and takes a long time to get used to people. 'She was still finding it difficult to adjust to pre-school and I knew she wouldn't cope with the full-time hours of school - she often still needed a nap in the day. 'When I looked into it I discovered legally she didn't need to start school until this September. Row: Mrs Hutton says she would 'have no choice but to quit work and home school' Olivia if she automatically put into Year 1, robbing her of a year of education . 'But now I'm being told that she will probably have to start school at the same level as those in her chronological age - so she would skip straight to Year 1. 'It means she will miss out on an entire academic year, which makes no sense. She will start already a year behind her peers, it will mean she is destined for a school career which will see her struggling and playing catch-up - exactly the situation we were trying to avoid in the first place. Department for Education guidance allows parents to delay their child's schooling until the September after their fifth birthday. This policy, updated last apring, is designed to help children with birthdays between April 1 and August 31. This is because because experts believe they are more likely to struggle academically if they start school after just turning four. The Department for Education guidance says: ‘An increasing number of cases have come to the attention of the department and ministers in which parents, local authorities and admissions authorities have struggled to agree on the year group in which it is most appropriate for a summer-born child to start school. 'There are no statutory barriers to admitting a child of five to a reception class'. But some campaigners say years of unclear and conflicting government advice on the policy has allowed schools and councils to use a loophole to push these children into Year 1 to ease pressure on places in reception. Bracknell Forest Council says: ‘If you choose for your child not to start until their statutory school age... starting in a Reception class following a child’s fifth birthday is only possible in exceptional circumstances.’ Reading Borough Council warns: ‘You will need to apply for a place in Year 1. ‘However, the school may then be full because the places have been allocated to children in the previous school year.’ 'We have been asked for evidence of special educational or psychological needs, but she doesn't have any. 'There is no way I will let her start in Year 1, I will have no choice but to quit work and home school her.' There is growing evidence that children born late in the academic year who start school at four are already at a disadvantage just 12 months later. A 2009 Department for Education report found that only 40 per cent of children born in summer were achieving a good level of development compared with 50 per cent among those born in Spring and 64 per cent in Autumn babies. Those born in September were also almost twice as likely to achieve good grades as those in August. Of the lowest 20 per cent of achievers, 49 per cent were born in Summer months. Last spring ministers sent guidance to schools and councils that could end the anguish of parents whose children are forced to start formal education at barely four. The Department for Education guidance says: ‘In recent months, an increasing number of cases have come to the attention of the department and ministers in which parents, local authorities and admissions authorities have struggled to agree on the year group in which it is most appropriate for a summer-born child to start school.’ The advice, drawn up with help from parents, adds: ‘There are no statutory barriers to admitting a child of five to a reception class.’ Campaign group Flexible School Admissions for Summer Born Children is lobbying ministers for clearer legislation, claiming many councils are not complying with the guidance. Campaign leader Pauline Hull said she had received a 'flurry' of complaints from parents who want to delay their children starting school but have claimed they are being forced to apply for a school - or they would forfeit a place in reception all together. The news comes as the debate surrounding the legal age children should start school is set to go before the Government's Education Committee next month. A spokesman for Staffordshire County Council said the decision about Olivia's future will now be decided by the school. Coun Ben Adams, cabinet member for learning, added: 'We are working with the school and Olivia's mum in order to get the best outcome for her and any admissions decision will take into account the latest DfE guidance plus information provided by Mrs Dutton in support of her application.' Summer-born babies tend to perform worse in exams and are more likely get bullied by their classmates, research has found. Many experts believe that the attainment gap between children born just after the academic year starts in September and those born during the summer holidays is already evident by the age of five and, while it narrows as pupils progress, it fails to close. A 2009 Department for Education report found that only 40 per cent of children born in summer were achieving a good level of development compared with 50 per cent among those born in Spring and 64 per cent in Autumn babies. Those born in September were also almost twice as likely to achieve good grades as those in August. Of the lowest 20 per cent of achievers, 49 per cent were born in Summer months. Previous Government research has said that at GCSE level, 10,000 teenagers fail to score five good grades every year simply because they are the youngest in the academic year. This compares to 90,000 for autumn-born pupils. In 2009 only 47 per cent of pupils born in August obtained five or more GCSES at A-C level compared with 55 per cent of those born in September. Another study carried out by the Institute for Fiscal Studies found 12.5% of August-born pupils were assessed as having mild special educational needs by age 11, compared with only 7.1% of those born in September. Experts have argued over whether they should start school as soon as possible, with their September-born peers, wait several months or even be held back a year. Department for Education figures show 62 per cent of those born between May and August fail to meet minimum expected levels in areas such as reading, writing, speaking, maths and listening.", "By . Jason Groves . PUBLISHED: . 20:37 EST, 8 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:34 EST, 9 November 2012 . A furious debate erupted over Press regulation yesterday after more than 40 Tories called on David Cameron to consider passing laws to police the media. In a letter to the Guardian, senior figures including former foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind and two former party chairmen, Caroline Spelman and Lord Fowler, said proposals for a tough system of self-regulation did not go far enough. They claimed that statutory regulation of broadcasters had not prevented TV channels from running investigative journalism and exposing wrongdoing. Tory MPs have told David Cameron not to rule out the possibility of statutory Press regulation . And they suggested the Prime Minister . should keep open the door to some form of state regulation when Lord . Justice Leveson publishes the findings of his inquiry into Press ethics . later this month. They also called for a single standard to assess public interest, which could be ‘applied independently and consistently’. Several of the signatories have faced embarrassing Press scrutiny into . their conduct in the past and their intervention provoked a backlash . from other MPs who described their views as ‘disappointing and . misguided’. John Whittingdale, chairman of the Commons culture, media and sport . committee, said: ‘I would have thought most Conservatives would be very . wary of any government legislative involvement in the regulation of the . Press. ‘I am opposed to any kind of statutory regulation of the Press, including statutory underpinning. ‘While I understand the strength of feeling that some action needs to be . taken, given the behaviour by sections of the Press has been so bad, I . think the new regulatory system proposed by the industry, which includes . new powers that were not there before, deserves to be given a chance.’ MPs including Boris Johnson, right, have called upon David Cameron not to rule out Press regulation if it is recommended by Lord Leveson, left, in his forthcoming report on Press standards . Philip Davies, a Tory member of the culture committee, said: ‘They are . trying to have it both ways and you can’t. It’s like pregnancy – you . can’t be a bit pregnant and you can’t have partial state interference. You either have a free Press or you don’t.’ Several senior Cabinet ministers including Education Secretary Michael . Gove, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Chancellor George Osborne . are also opposed to state regulation of any kind. Mr Cameron is thought . to be reluctant to involve the state in Press regulation, but is under . pressure to accept Lord Leveson’s recommendations, which are expected to . call for at least statutory ‘underpinning’ for a new regulator. Lord Black, chairman of the funding body for the Press Complaints . Commission, told the Leveson Inquiry he wanted a form of ‘muscular’ self-regulation. That would mean a new organisation with the power to . launch investigations and levy fines of up to £1million. A letter from 42 MPs including Michael Gove, left, and Eric Pickles, right, warns that a new system being proposed by the newspaper industry ‘risks being an unstable model destined to fail’ Yesterday’s letter calling for a ‘genuinely independent system’ was . co-ordinated by Mr Cameron’s former Press secretary George Eustice and . fellow Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi. Mr Zahawi told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme he was ‘instinctively . opposed’ to statutory Press regulation but had changed his mind after . hearing evidence of Press abuses. He said a new regulator would not have to be ‘invasive’, and cited the Advertising Standards Authority as a possible model. Fraser Nelson, editor of the Spectator magazine, said the prospect of regulation was already having an insidious effect. ‘I, as an editor, am getting MPs and ministers calling me up to order . that I discipline writers who displease them or take articles down in a . way that they wouldn’t have even a year ago because the feeling is going . around amongst politicians that, finally, they are going to get their . say in how the Press should behave. By Michael Seamark . Injunction: Caroline Spelman . Caroline Spelman is one of several of the newspaper letter’s signatories to have crossed swords with the Press. During the 2009 expenses scandal, it emerged she claimed £40,000 for cleaning and bills at her £2million, 15-bedroom Georgian mansion near Solihull. The Tory politician was also forced to apologise and pay back £9,600 of allowances she ‘inadvertently’ misused to pay her children’s nanny. MPs on the Commons standards and privileges committee said that in 1997 and 1998 – when her son Jonny was three – she overpaid her nanny £4,800 a year in return for secretarial work, meaning her childcare was ‘cross-subsidised’. Her appointment in 2010 as Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary prompted questions about her impartiality and apparent willingness to put the interests of business and farmers above those of the consumer. Her background was as an agricultural scientist and in the early 1980s she was sugar beet commodity secretary for the National Farmers’ Union, which supports both GM and clone animals. In 1989, she and her husband Marc set up a lobbying firm to promote the food and biotech industries. Following her appointment as Secretary of State in 2010, she revealed she supported the introduction of GM crops ‘under the right circumstances’. This sparked a Mail investigation into the Spelmans’ links to the lobby industry. She maintained there was no conflict of interest. In March she lost a High Court bid to hush up revelations that her rugby-playing son Jonny took banned steroids. The MP spent over £60,000 on legal fees after obtaining a gagging order preventing reporting of the drug-taking. But Mrs Spelman abandoned her controversial injunction after a judge ruled in favour of the public’s right to know. Last December, Zac Goldsmith, another Tory MP to sign the Guardian letter, compared tabloids to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz when he gave evidence to a parliamentary committee on privacy. Sitting alongside actors Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan, the MP rejected arguments that newspapers should be given free rein to print stories about the private lives of the famous so that they can remain financially viable. The multi-millionaire said: ‘If the only way a business can stay afloat is by engaging in immoral or unethical behaviour, then that business should either change its model or go out of business. ‘No one said that Auschwitz should have been kept open because it created jobs.’ The MP was appearing before the committee because he had previously obtained a so-called super-injunction preventing the publication of private emails which had been leaked to the Press. In 2006, Tory MP Mark Field, who signed the letter, was revealed to have had a brief affair with one of the party’s A-list candidates, Liz Truss. The relationship began when Miss Truss, who is now an MP, worked for the married Mr Field. Bob Stewart, a fourth Tory signatory, caused a scandal in 1993 when he left his wife for Claire Podbielski. He met the aid worker when he was colonel commanding British UN troops in Bosnia. They later married but the affair blighted his military prospects. Mr Stewart was not dismissed but his career was effectively ended by senior officers’ disapproval.", "The Prime Minister will condemn 'warped' sense of political correctness which prevented council staff from reporting abuse for fear of appearing racist . Teachers, social workers and councillors who turn a blind eye to child sex abuse will face up to five years in jail under plans for a new criminal offence. It comes as David Cameron today vows to eradicate the ‘culture of denial’ surrounding the issue. The Government has decided to act following an official report that found at least 1,400 children were subjected to appalling sexual abuse in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. Children as young as 11 were raped by multiple perpetrators, abducted and trafficked to other cities in England. The Prime Minister will say a ‘warped’ sense of political correctness contributed to local authorities not acting. The inquiry found there were fears among council staff of being labelled racist if they focused on victims’ descriptions of the majority of abusers as Asian men. There have been separate allegations of decades of paedophile activity by powerful individuals in churches, hospitals, schools, political parties and the BBC. New measures will be unveiled at a summit in Downing Street attended by victims and survivors’ groups, police chiefs, council leaders, health and social care professionals, and child protection experts. Ministers plan to introduce a new criminal offence of ‘wilful neglect’ of children suffering abuse, and apply it to social workers, teachers and elected council members. A similar offence has recently been introduced in the health service and is punishable by up to five years in jail or an unlimited fine, and unlimited fines for organisations. As well as new sanctions for public sector workers who fail to protect children, the Government will announce a new national helpline for professionals to blow the whistle on bad practice. Child sex abuse is also to be prioritised as a ‘national threat’ by police and crime commissioners and chief constables. The Prime Minister will say: ‘We have all been appalled at the abuse suffered by so many young girls in Rotherham and elsewhere across the country. ‘Children were ignored, sometimes even blamed, and issues were swept under the carpet – often because of a warped and misguided sense of political correctness. 'That culture of denial which let them down so badly must be eradicated. Shaun Right, the former  Police and Crime Commissioner of South Yorkshire, resigned over the scandal . 'Today, I am sending an unequivocal message that professionals who fail to protect children will be held properly accountable and council bosses who preside over such catastrophic failure will not see rewards for that failure. ‘But it is not just about introducing new policies. It is about making sure that the professionals we charge with protecting our children – the council staff, police officer and social workers – do the jobs they are paid to do.’ The new offence of wilful neglect will apply when there has been a failure to act when a court concludes that a ‘moral duty’ to do so exists. It is expected to sit alongside a separate ‘mandatory reporting’ law, which would apply in schools, hospitals, churches, or sports clubs operated by a national body. Similar laws already exist in Northern Ireland, Australia, the United States and Denmark which impose a legal duty on professionals such as teachers, social workers, police and doctors to report suspicions of abuse or face legal consequences.", "By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 16:56 EST, 22 August 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:18 EST, 23 August 2012 . Dangerous: Casey Dickerson, of Florida, is being held without bail after being accused of raping a 15-year-old girl on a cruise . A 31-year-old married man has been charged after a teenage girl was allegedly gang-raped by him and a group of teenage boys in a cabin of a Carnival cruise ship. Casey Dickerson was arrested on Sunday after the sexual attack was reported last weekend. He denies rape but admitted that he had bought alcohol for a group of teenagers on board the cruise which left Florida on August 16 for a four-day trip to the Bahamas. Dickerson also admitted to having sex with other women who were not his wife on board the boat. The girl, who has not been identified, said she was raped in an extra cabin that Dickerson had keys to on board. He had been given access to a second room by crew after his wife had earlier complained about noise. The . 15-year-old girl told authorities that she went to the cabin with a . 15-year-old friend where Dickerson was partying with four teenage boys. The girl said they were given alcohol before her friend was held in the bathroom by one of the teenagers while she was raped. She said that the accused and other attackers took turns holding her down and encouraged each other to 'switch' positions, according to the Orlando Sentinel. At one point during the prolonged attack, someone came to the door of the cabin. She was held on the floor while one of the teenage boys sent the person away, according to reports. The girl was dressed and finally allowed to leave the room. She was treated for her injuries at the on board medical center where a rape kit was done. Carnival alerted the FBI to the incident. It was unclear as to who the 15-year-old girl was traveling with on the cruise liner. The . boys claimed to FBI investigators that Dickerson told them to have sex with . the girl. No charges have been brought against them so far and they have . not been named. Horror at sea: A 15-year-old girl was treated for her injuries after allegedly being raped on a Carnival Sensation cruise liner last weekend . Confined space: Dickerson is said to have attacked the girl in a cabin that he had spare keys to after his wife moved room because she complained about the noise (stock image) Dickerson, from Casselberry, Florida, told WFTV that it was supposed to be a fun vacation for him and his wife, adding: 'The cruise was great itself.' He claims to have been drunk, passed out and was unaware that anything sexual took place in the cabin. During the interview, when asked if he had raped the girl, he refused to answer any further questions. He . is being held on federal charges of sexual assault at Orange County Jail without bail . after a judge deemed him a danger to the community. There is no federal law for statutory rape at sea. It is the decision of the . Attorney-General if sexual assault charges are to be filed against . juveniles. The agency is investigating the case, a spokesman said. A . statement from Carnival Cruise Lines reads: 'Carnival is fully . cooperating with law enforcement officials as the investigation . continues.' Luxury vacation: The 15-year-old was allegedly attacked in a cabin by Dickerson and two teenage boys who had been plied with alcohol . Lock down: Dickerson, flanked by a prison guard, sits in Orange County Jail where he is being held without bond on sexual assault charges . There have been previous reports of sexual assaults on board Carnival cruise ships. Last November, a Carnival Cruise Lines employee was accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl who was on holiday with her family. Kert Clyde Jordan, 35, from Grenada, . worked as a waiter on the Miami-based Carnival Liberty. He was charged . with engaging in a sexual act with a person under the age of 16. He was accused of coaxing the girl into a bathroom on the Lido deck, part of the boat's upper level. The girl told her parents about the attack after they had returned home from vacation, police said. At the time, the cruise company said: . ‘Carnival has a zero tolerance policy from crime and we take any . allegations of crime extremely seriously.' Lock down: A judge recommended that Dickerson be kept at Orange County Jail in the interest of public safety . Only ten days prior to this incident on November 4, an Alabama man was sentenced to ten years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl on-board a Carnival cruise in Mexico. According to court records, Dylan Cole Bloodsworth, 19, met the girl when she was on a holiday cruise with her family in March 2011. Bloodsworth talked her into accompanying him to get a jacket from his cabin and raped her, according to court documents. The Carnival Sensation operates three- and four-day cruises from Port Canaveral to the Bahamas. It has 2,056 passenger capacity and 920 staff. The cruise liner is catered to families with pools, water slides and several kids' clubs. Carnival Cruise  Lines is based in . Miami, and has 23 ships which sail to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican . Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, and Bermuda." ]

[ "Road work will shut down lanes on SR 1 near Milton and Nassau starting this week. Hot mix paving on SR 1 in both directions between Paynter and Cave Neck Roads near Broadkill River and Red Mill Pond will start tomorrow, Tuesday, April 18 and will run through Friday, May 5, pending weather. Work will be done 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday each week. Daytime lane closures will be in effect, as construction crews will be working close to the roads." ]

[ "MILTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A 50-year-old man is in critical condition after an ATV crash Tuesday, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office.\nDeputies responded to an ATV crash on rock City road in the Town of Milton around 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. The Sheriff’s office says a 50-year-old man was flown to Albany Medical Center with a severe head injury. He is still in critical condition.\nThe Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Unit is investigating the crash.", "The vision for the Milton Education Village lands took a step forward Jan. 31, with a Town of Milton-hosted community meeting and workshop.\nAttendees were asked to offer their thoughts and ideas for the comprehensively-planned, complete urban neighbourhood, integrating post-secondary education, residential, commercial, employment and recreational uses into a 400-acre site located south of Derry Road, west of Tremaine Road and north of Britannia Road, adjacent to the Niagara Escarpment.\n“This is an incredible opportunity to imagine all of the possibilities for this neighbourhood,” said Jill Hogan, director, policy planning and urban design. “Think about what this place could look and feel like. Imagine a place you want to live, learn and linger in. We want to create that place, right here in Milton.”\nUnbound by an established design concept, participants were asked to think creatively and imagine the possibilities for this site. Teams worked together with a facilitator to express their creative vision and bold ideas on site-specific maps, an exercise that yielded valuable discussion and feedback for Town Planners.\n“The MEV will be a game-changer for Milton,” said Barb Koopmans, commissioner of planning and development. “Working closely with members of the community to develop a shared vision for Milton’s future is fundamental to creating a successful plan.”\nIn addition to seeking public input through this community meeting and workshop session, staff continue to conduct ongoing, one-on-one stakeholder interviews, and are planning for a number of future online and in-person engagement opportunities.\nTo ensure the entire community has an opportunity to view the information boards from this meeting, the presentation will be made accessible on the town’s website. Boards will also be placed on display in facilities across the community throughout February. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments by emailing planning@milton.ca.\nTo stay informed about this project, register for the MEV mailing list or to find out about upcoming opportunities to get involved in the planning process, visit www.milton.ca/MEVSecondaryPlan.", "The Town of Milton is a certified youth-friendly community.\nSo declares the Play Works Youth Friendly Community Recognition, which has recognized the town with gold-level distinction based on 10 criteria.\n“I am proud of Milton’s commitment to being youth-friendly,” said Milton Mayor Gord Krantz. “This recognition reaffirms our commitment to youth and our investment in tomorrow’s leaders”\nThe achievement improves upon the silver designation attained by the town in 2014.\nSince then, the town has focused on partnering with community organizations to advance Milton as a youth-friendly community. The town recently announced that a youth strategy is currently being developed to further assess youth needs and set priorities for service requirements.\n“This recognition is a testament to the dedication of staff and community partners who continue to champion for youth in our community” said Kristene Scott, commissioner of community services. “This acknowledgement demonstrates our commitment to youth and to ensuring that services and programs are available in Milton.”\nPlay Works is the Ontario partnership for active and engaged youth.\nTo explore programs and services offered for youth in Milton, visit www.milton.ca/youth.", "The work is expected to be completed in 10 days, but additional time may be necessary to allow new concrete to cure. Traffic will be detoured to \"R\" Street, North Cotner Boulevard, and Vine Street.\nStart the conversation, or Read more at KLKN.", "Debbie Delgado reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week. A1A at Euclid Avenue Daytime lane closures with flaggers Monday through Friday from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. to place a temporary barrier wall on the west side of A1A in preparation of turn lane installation.\nStart the conversation, or Read more at Historic City News.", "MILTON, MA (WHDH) - State Police say all lanes on Interstate 93 north in Milton have been reopened after a crash Tuesday morning.\nThe incident happened about a 1/2 mile before the Granite Ave exit. The crash reportedly resulted in serious injury.\nThe highway was completely shut down for a period of time.\nDrivers were encouraged to seek alternate routes.\nNo additional details were immediately available.\nThis is a developing story; stay with 7News for more information as it becomes available.\n(Copyright (c) 2018 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)", "Motorists planning on traveling on South Mountain Road in Clarkstown this week can expect delays as contracting crews begin preparing the area for a road resurfacing project.\nThe Clarkstown Police Department issued an alert on Tuesday morning cautioning that South Mountain Road is being milled today in advance of the resurfacing project, which is expected to last several days.\nPolice said that motorists can expect delays in the area and to seek alternate routes, when possible. There will be posted detours and flaggers in the area to assist with the flow of traffic.\nClick here to sign up for Daily Voice's free daily emails and news alerts.", "Broome County is planning on doing repairs on 18 roads including major routes like Pennsylvania Avenue, Stella Ireland Road, Airport Road and Nanticoke Road.\nStart the conversation, or Read more at WIBX-AM Whitesboro.", "A semi-truck driver ran a red light in Milton Wednesday afternoon, hitting a car and killing the elderly couple inside, according to police.\nBoth victims were in their late 80s and lived on Fox Island, according to Sgt. Luckman with Milton Police.\nPacific Highway remains closed at Porter Way while investigators finish their work at the scene.\nCollision on SR 99 both directions at milepost 1.62 near Porter Way (Old SR 514) beginning at 1:31 pm on May 30, 2018 until further notice. The roadway is fully blocked. A detour route is in place. — WSDOT Tacoma Traffic (@wsdot_tacoma) May 30, 2018\nSgt. Luckman estimates the closure to last into the late evening.\nNo arrests were made immediately following the crash.\n© 2018 KING", "Thunderstorms and heavy rain are likely to hit Milton Keynes tomorrow (Thursday), according to forecasters.\nWithin the last half an hour the Met Office issued the yellow warning which will kick at 11am on Thursday and will remain in place until midnight.\nThe Met Office is warning the heavy rain could lead to flooding\nThe warning reads: “Thunderstorms are likely to affect southern parts of the UK from late Thursday morning through the rest of the day.”\nIs it the third weather warning to be issued for Milton Keynes since Sunday.\nA huge storm hit Milton Keynes on Sunday night flooding parts of the town, leaving cars stranded and businesses were forced to close.\nThe Met Office is warning that tomorrow’s rain could leave to flooding of homes and businesses in a short space of time.", "The streets of Milton Keynes will be lit up by Feast of Fire on October 21, the final official event for MK50, the year-long 50th birthday celebrations for this progressive city, founded in 1967.\nFeast of Fire has been created by world renowned, outdoor arts experts Walk the Plank from their original idea.\nInspired by Milton Keynes’ planner and architect Derek Walker’s idea to ‘lose the city in a recreated forest’, Walk the Plank has grown artworks out of the very fabric of the city, its boulevards, car parks and underpasses. Their creative team and pyrotechnic wizards have worked with international and Milton Keynes-based artists, young people and volunteers to transform the heart of Milton Keynes.\nFeast of Fire takes place in the middle of Diwali - the Hindu Festival of Lights - and opens with the beautiful Spellbound, a large-scale family show inspired by the ancient Indian epic,\nThe Ramayana. The story of the soon-to-be King Rama and his Queen Sita is one of love, jealousy, betrayal and daring. Walk the Plank tell it through shadow theatre - a modern take on shadow play - puppetry, fabulous masked characters and Indian dancers performing traditional bharata natyam dance. The performance is punctuated with fire, colour and special effects throughout.\nThen a group of Dhol Drummers will lead the crowds to fire sculptures (many of them created by Walk the Plank), performances and installations in Midsummer Boulevard (East). Milton Keynes’ iconic black porte cochère street structures are transformed by French sculptor Denis Tricot, sonic artist Dan Fox and Milton Keynes dance organisation MÓTUS.\nDenis Tricot is known for weaving strips of pliable poplar wood in and around large public spaces. Forming a kind of elegant, three-dimensional ‘writing’, his sculptures form a response to the surrounding architecture. His treatment of two portes cochères will be accompanied by firelight and live music.\nSonic artist Dan Fox will occupy his porte cochère with Fruits of the Fire, a new work in sculpture, sound and light. He samples the sounds of live fire to use as an instrument and harnesses its raw energy to control lighting. Dan has also supported Milton Keynes sound artist Stuart Moore on the creation of a new composition for the fire sculptures.\nPeople can also enjoy Festive Road’s ingenious moving mechanical sculptures and eccentric characters, The Futurists, who will be roaming the Boulevard.\nThe People’s Procession - 250 citizens of all ages and backgrounds carrying flaming torches - will then move from the MK Rose in Campbell Park to lead the crowds through a traffic-free Midsummer Boulevard (East) to The Point Car Park for live music and a flaming finale for a birthday party like no other.\nThe procession will then meet with hot-stepping, upbeat band Mr Wilson’s Second Liners who take to a fiery stage to play classic 90’s dance tunes in a New Orleans jazz style. World music guru and pop pioneer DJ Ritu will continue the party with a set made up of fire-related tunes from the past 50 years against a backdrop of fire drawings created by local young people and pop-up dance performances from Pagrav Dance.\nThe performances and work by Denis Tricot, Dan Fox, Stuart Moore, Motus and Pagrav Dance have all been specially commissioned for Feast of Fire.\nFireworks launched from the roof of intu Milton Keynes will bring the event to a spectacular close - leaving Milton Keynes, its residents and visitors on a high and looking forward to the next 50 years.", "A local resident is frustrated over what he views as a lack of timely roadkill cleanup in rural Milton.\nOn Saturday (Sept. 29), Jimmy Gorgiev noticed a dead raccoon in the middle of Lower Base Line, just west of Sixth Line. He subsequently left a message with the town’s engineering department, which handles roadkill removal.\nThe raccoon was still on the road on Monday morning, where a short distance away on the shoulder Gorgiev discovered a dead opossum.\nThat prompted Gorgiev to make another call to the engineering department.\nBy yesterday (Thursday) morning, he said, the animals had not been picked up. Furthermore, he claims it took more than a week for a raccoon to be removed on Fifth Line in September, despite his multiple calls.\n“This is a priority. This is a very high priority and should not be dismissed as something that can remain on the road. Send someone to remove the animal immediately,” implored Gorgiev in an email to the town’s engineering department Thursday evening.\nNoting that the animals have now been removed due to a cleanup blitz prompted by the man’s repeated reports, Town of Milton Director of Infrastructure, Engineering Services John Brophy said his department has received far more calls than usual this fall regarding roadkill.\n“It’s been shocking,” he said, noting that his department handled 15-18 calls a month through the summer but that number jumped to 27 in September, with seven calls already received this month.\nBrophy went on to explain that the engineering department’s responsibilities include a wide array of tasks — everything from fixing potholes and removing fallen trees to cleaning out catch basins to avoid potential flooding.\n“Some of these things have to be dealt with first,” said Brophy.", "WORK to replace cladding on three Newport tower blocks which failed safety tests following the Grenfell Tower fire will get underway this summer.\nEarlier this month Newport City Homes was given £3 million by the Welsh Government to replace Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding on Milton Court in Ringland, Hillview in the Gaer and Greenwood in St Julians – the only ones in Wales to fail fire safety tests following the devastating blaze in London in June.\nAnd now NCH has announced preparation works will begin at Hillview in the coming weeks, with work to remove the cladding to start in August, taking about 16 weeks. Once this is finished work will begin at Greenwood and Milton Court at the same time.\nThe organisation’s chief executive Ceri Doyle said: “The safety of our residents has always, and will continue to be, a priority for Newport City Homes.\n“We have appointed contractors R&M Williams to work on our behalf and remove the existing cladding and replace it with a product that has passed government tests.”\nAnd chairwoman of the social housing provider’s board Nicola Somerville said: “This is a major milestone and highlights our commitment to always put the resident at the heart of what we do.\n“We have worked intensely with residents over the last year and have echoed both their and our concerns about the cladding to Welsh Government. I would like to commend the minister for listening to us.\n“Our work with Welsh Government, South Wales Fire and Rescue, Newport City Council and wider partners is an excellent example of partnership working and agile public services in action.\n“We have acted effectively and efficiently in appointing R&M Williams and I’m delighted that this proactive, reassuring work will start as early as it is.”", "Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email\nNew plans released to show how traffic flows could be improved on Milton Road 'will make no difference', according to News readers.\nCritics said the original City Deal scheme would have led to a 'four lane highway' on the major route into Cambridge from the A14, so changes to the plan were presented at a Milton Road Local Liaison Forum last night (June 13).\nInstead of the City Deal's proposed four lanes residents want two lanes and a bus priority lane at certain junctions.\nBut at the meeting City Deal consultants WSP proposed a modified version that includes a three-lane road plus a 240m section of bus lane.\nReaders, writing on the News website and its Facebook page, were less than impressed with the proposals.\nThis is what the plans to improve traffic flow on Milton Road could look like\nKristi Stewart Elliot wrote: \"This is in effect the same as what is currently in place, with the minor addition of bike lanes on the road rather than on one side.\n\"How will this make any difference at all to queues or traffic flow?\"\nA user called 'youarejoking' wrote: \"As others have mentioned, after rush hour it's dead. Also what's the point in getting everyone down Milton Road quicker and then as soon as you do, there's no where to go as the clowncil (sp) have closed most of the roads in the centre of Cambridge.\n\"Well done City Deal people, please take a bow, as you really haven't a clue what you're doing.\"\nAnother user named 'Becausehk' wrote: \"Would I let my 7-year-old daughter cycle her own bike on these? No.\n\"Would another bike be able to comfortably overtake a cargobike on these? No.\n\"Would someone on a mobility scooter feel happy to use these? No.\n\"If it's not suitable for everybody, it's simply not suitable.\"\nLand Rover parked in cycle way for more than a week has FINALLY been moved\n'Notadon' said: \"So you have a pipe with a large flow of water through it. You want to improve that flow, what do you do? Enlarge it. Except in Cambridge you reduce them more. Chaos! Cycling represents less than 20 per cent of total traffic. It will never, never represent significantly more than that.\n\"Even if it went to 30 per cent that's not going to solve the congestion issues. Concentrate on road improvements for buses, cars and commercial vehicles and rail project.\n\"Do not waste more money on cycleways for the few, many of which do not use them.\"\nAnother user called mary16 wrote: \"Go down Milton Road after 9am and it is virtually empty until 4pm and then the rush hour kicks in again. It's absolutely ludicrous to put in traffic lights on the Elizabeth Way roundabout; the traffic will be backed up in all directions.\n\"The only pinch-point is at the Arbury Road turning. Sort that out and the traffic flow will be better.\n\"If the City Deal want to see what everybody is talking about they need to get down to Milton Road for a day's outing. Hardly any buses go along that road apart from P&R and a bus from Ely once an hour.\"\nTo see what the plans look like and to learn more about them, click here .\nThe next stage of the process will see the modified Milton Road plans be put before the City Deal Assembly and City Deal executive board in early July.", "Milton firefighters are on the scene of a vehicle fire on Hwy. 401 in Milton.\nThey responded to a call of a fully-engulfed BMW on the west-bound shoulder early this afternoon (Friday), just west of Guelph Line.\nThe driver and one passenger did not sustain any injuries from the fire, which appears to have been caused by a mechanical issue.\nNo lanes are blocked, but there are minor delays in the area.", "An overturned semitruck blocks Pacific Highway East in Milton on Wednesday afternoon after a collision. Three people were injured in the wreck, according to East Pierce Fire & Rescue, including two critically. Milton Police Department Courtesy", "South of Sam Mazza’s Farm Market in Colchester, a dirt road cuts a dusty path leading up to Pine Island Farm. Behind the picturesque buildings and the pens of bleating goats, green fields peppered with dandelions roll up to the banks of the Winooski River where the Colchester-Milton Rotary Club volunteered to plant saplings on Thursday, May 17.\nThe restoration project, organized by Burlington’s Intervale Center, was to enhance a previous sapling planting on the same plot of land in 2014.\nVolunteers, also from Dealer.com and Vermont Gas, were greeted by agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who were occupied dragging sleds full of sapling bundles across the soft earth of the fields to the planting site a few hundred yards away.\nThere, a small blue tent was erected, and Intervale conservation nursery manager Mike Ingalls gathered the Rotarians in a circle to go over the basics of sapling planting: Pull out saplings that didn’t take, dig holes for new ones, press fresh dirt around the new plantings, making sure to pack down any air pockets, and stake a support tube around the plants.\nFifteen minutes later, the group made quick work of turning the soft loam and setting up the saplings, the words “Rotarian at Work” always in the field of vision.\nAt this point in their life, each future tree looks simply like a fragile-looking collection of sticks, but the saplings that survive will grow to help scrub the air of greenhouse gases and provide a root system to help stave off erosion. These results are especially poignant to the Rotarians who took on the effort as part of a challenge from Rotary International president Ian H.S. Riseley of Australia.\n“The time is long past when environmental sustainability can be dismissed as not Rotary’s concern. It is, and must be, everyone’s concern,” Riseley said at a Rotary event in San Diego last year.\nAccording to the Rotary website, this is where Riseley challenged the group to plant a tree for every member over the Rotary year which begins and ends on July 1.\nThough the efforts will cover the 45 members of this local Rotary club, this is not the first arboreal project the group has donated to. Earlier in 2018, the local Rotarians planted five trees at the Porters Point School in Colchester in conjunction with the Branch Out Burlington project.\n“Those were much larger, 10 to 15-foot tall trees,” Rotary community service co-chairman Aaron Glosser said. “We wanted to also plant trees that had purpose now, that could already start providing shade.”\n“We also don’t see this as the sort of project that ends with the year,” added local president Kevin Endres of Milton. “We hope to bring similar projects to Milton next year.”\nThese words from Endres get to the heart of Riseley’s challenge.\n“It is my hope that the result of that effort will be far greater than the environmental benefit that those 1.2 million new trees will bring,” Riseley said in his address. “The greater result will be a Rotary that recognizes our responsibility not only to the people on our planet, but to the planet itself.”", "Drivers will face a diversion of around 30 miles this weekend as a section of road is set to close for the construction of a new bypass route.\nThe A947 from Parkhill Bridge, Dyce, to the Fountain Equestrian Centre at Goval will close from 8pm tomorrow until 6am on Monday for the works, which will see a new road constructed as part of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) works.\nThe road will connect the new section of the A947 – but drivers face long diversions as a result.\nAberdeenshire Council has advised an official diversion will be in place during the works, which will see traffic diverted through Inverurie and Oldmeldrum.\nThe advised route is A947 to Oldmeldrum, B9170 to Inverurie, A96 to Inverurie Road, Bucksburn, and then on to the A947 to Dyce, and vice versa.\nA Transport Scotland spokesman said: “The project contractor has scheduled a weekend closure, to undertake essential works as part of the AWPR/B-T project.\n“These works will see the contractor connect the new section of the A947 Aberdeen to Oldmeldrum road. It is expected that this new section of the A947 will be available for use at the beginning of the week.”", "Last Saturday saw the Milton Keynes Road Safety Team deliver another motorcycle assessment day.\nThese are one day events costing £20 consisting of a morning classroom session followed by a two-hour afternoon assessment ride, before finishing off with a debrief.\nAll attendees also leave with a be a better rider handbook.\nThe initiative is aimed at reducing the number of motorcyclists killed or injured on Milton Keynes roads. In the past three years two motorcyclists have losr their lives, and 61 have been seriously injured.\nThere are still spaces available for the courses on May 12 and June 9 at Great Holm fire station.\nFor more information or to book a place e-mail nigel.spencer@milton-keynes.gov.uk", "Thames Valley Police has charged a man with attempted murder in Milton Keynes.\nThe force received a report that a woman was injured inside a property in Brent, Tinkers Bridge, at about 6.30am yesterday (May 29).\nThames Valley Police\nShane Clarke, aged 51, of Buckingham Road, Bletchley, was arrested yesterday morning in connection with the offence.\nJust before midnight yesterday Clarke was charged with one count of attempted murder.\nClarke is due to appear at Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court today.\nThe victim, a 39-year-old woman, sustained multiple stab wounds.\nShe is currently in hospital in a critical condition according to police.\nREAD MORE:\nREVEALED: The 20 worst areas in Milton Keynes for violence and sexual offences\nREVEALED: The 20 worst anti-social behaviour hotspots in Milton Keynes", "Crews will begin construction Friday night on a roundabout on Ooltewah-Georgetown Road.\nThe roundabout will be at the intersection of Blanch Road.\nA spokesperson for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says, \"This means, the east side of Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, (Westbound Approach), will be closed to through traffic, and detour signs will be posted.\"\nMountain View Road will remain open.\nThe Sheriff's Office says drivers should be aware of the reduced speed limit in the construction zone and allow extra time for traveling.\nThe road is scheduled to reopen on October 16.\nStay with WRCBtv.com for updates to this story.", "The following traffic advisory includes road construction and major maintenance projects requiring long-term lane restrictions and/or closures along the state and federal highway system in Highland County. For statewide information regarding road conditions affected by weather, construction, maintenance or accidents, visit ODOT on the web at www.Ohgo.com\nA resurfacing project has begun on U.S. Route 62, from Sorg Road to just south of Muhlbach Road, south of Hillsboro. Throughout construction, traffic will be maintained in one lane with the use of flaggers, and the project is anticipated to be completed in mid-fall.\nOperations are underway for a resurfacing project on SR 138, where crews will be paving the route between SR 131 and Oak Street in the city of Hillsboro. Throughout construction, traffic will be maintained in one lane by flaggers when crews are at work, and the project is scheduled to be completed in mid-fall.\nOperations for a bridge replacement project on Lewis Lane are underway. The project site is situated east ofSelph Road, near the end of the roadway, and throughout construction traffic will be maintained on temporary pavement and by flaggers as needed. All work is scheduled to be completed in mid to late fall.\nSR 28 is closed in the community of East Monroe for a bridge replacement project. The project site is located between Barger Road and Martinsburg Road, approximately 2.5 miles east of Leesburg, and throughout construction motorists will be detoured via SR 771 and SR 138. The route is scheduled to be open in late October, and all work is anticipated to be complete in late fall.\nSubmitted by Kathleen Fuller, public information officer, ODOT District 9.", "The Road Commission for Oakland County will begin a resurfacing project on June 15.\nThe project will take place on South Boulevard from east of Crooks Road to west of Livernois Road and east of John R Road to west of Dequindre Road in Rochester Hills and Troy.\nDuring the first phase, work will begin on the John R to Dequindre segment, and the road will remain open to traffic with flag control in the work zone areas. The second phase of the project, from Crooks to Livernois, is expected to begin around July 6.\nBusiness and residential access will be maintained during the project.\nAdvertisement\nProperty owners are asked to mark lawn sprinkler heads and remove any landscaping along the South Boulevard right of way in preparation for the project.\nThe 1.35 mile project includes:\n• Milling and paving with asphalt\n• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant pedestrian crossings\n• Water main replacements by the city of Rochester Hills\nThe resurfacing project is expected to conclude in late August.\nFor more information on the project, including the South Boulevard/Livernois Road intersection project, please visit: rcocweb.org/392/South-Boulevard.", "MILTON (CBS) — A serious crash briefly shut down all northbound lanes on Interstate 93 in Milton midday on Tuesday.\nOne lane has since reopened.\nMassDOT is encouraging drivers to seek alternative routes.\nState Police tweeted that the crash was about a half a mile away from Granite Avenue.\nIt is unclear if there are any injuries.\nNo other information is available at this time.", "An outdoor-loving resident has spent months battling with MK Council in a bid to win privacy while he is in his hot tub.\nGeoffrey Ward’s Bletchley back garden was, until January, dimly-lit and private.\nREAD MORE - Scientists claim thousands of new LED street lights in Milton Keynes could cause CANCER\nBut since the council fitted new LED street lamps on the nearby road, it has turned his erstwhile haven into something akin to Blackpool illuminations, he claims.\n“The lights are aimed straight at my garden and the back of my house. They are so bright that I sit in my hot tub and I’m completely dazzled by them,” he said.\nMr Ward complained to the council immediately and contractors Ringway were sent out to assess the problem.\nMr Ward's hot tub\n“They agreed the lights were too bright but after all this time they don’t seem to be able to do anything about it,” he said.\nThe two offending lampposts are directly behind Mr Ward’s detached Nottingham Grove house.\n“They are obviously designed to light up the road. But instead of being angled towards the carriageway, they are angled directly at my house.”\nRingway workers have tried re-angling the LED lamps and say they have even fitted lower wattage bulbs.\nThe patio in the garden\n“It has made no difference,” said Mr Ward. “I always liked to sit in my hot tub after dark when it is nice and private. Now it’s lit up so that everybody who passes by can see me.\nA spokesman for Milton Keynes Council said there is nothing more they can do to help Mr Ward.\n“We have tried very hard to accommodate Mr Ward’s concerns,” he said.\n“We’ve looked at various possible solutions, including changing the angle of the street lights in question, so they were pointing less intrusively into his garden, and fitting lower wattage bulbs, making sure of course that illumination levels stayed within safe visibility limits,” he said.\n“Unfortunately there appears to be nothing else we can do at present.”\nCurrently the council is spending million fitting all 56,000 street lights in Milton Keynes with LEd bulbs.\nThey plan to invest £35m into the programme over the next 10 years, saying the new LED lights are cheaper, better for the environment, and also reduce accidents and crime.\nREAD MORE:\nREVEALED IN PICTURES: The 15 most expensive houses in Milton Keynes\nREVEALED IN PICTURES: The 12 cheapest houses in Milton Keynes\nREVEALED: The 20 worst anti-social behaviour hotspots in Milton Keynes\nIN PICTURES: 47 pubs in Milton Keynes you went to over the years that aren’t there anymore\nREVEALED: The best and worst GP surgeries in Milton Keynes for 2018 as rated by you\nREVEALED: The best primary schools rated OUTSTANDING by Ofsted across Milton Keynes\nREVEALED: The Milton Keynes primary schools that REQUIRE IMPROVEMENT according to Ofsted", "Work is scheduled for Hwy.2 between Ansley and Mason City, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR). Weather permitting, work will begin Apr. 24 for concrete repair and asphalt overlay from RP 296+09 to RP 301+73 on N-2. The work zone will be controlled with flaggers and pilot car.\nRoad work is also scheduled for Hwy. 30 between Maxwell and North Platte. Weather permitting, work will begin Apr. 24 on a highway improvement project on US-30 at RP 182-14 to RP 190-94. This will include pavement repair, grading, bridge work and an asphalt overlay. A maximum of 11 feet width restriction will be in effect. Temporary traffic signals will control one late traffic on the Maxwell Railroad Viaduct. Work is anticipated to be completed this fall.\nMotorists should expect reduced speeds and delays within work zone and are reminded to drive cautiously through highway construction zones.", "Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South, Iain Stewart, joined the team from Arriva Midlands at its depot on Colts Holm Road to officially launch the sixth annual Catch the Bus Week.\nRunning until July 8th, Catch the Bus Week is an industry-wide initiative being supported by sustainable transport group Greener Journeys, which urges people to try using the bus instead of their car by challenging the preconceptions of bus travel.\nDonning a giant green promotional foam hand, Mr Stewart took a tour of the Milton Keynes depot to find out more about how the business is actively working to promote the social, economic and environmental benefits of bus usage to passengers.\nSimon Finnie, area managing director for Arriva Midlands South, said: “Catch the Bus Week is a fantastic opportunity that helps celebrate all the benefits of bus travel. Buses offer communities much needed lifelines - reducing congestion, getting people to work and driving economic growth, and we are delighted to have been able to welcome Iain along to our depot in Milton Keynes to see first-hand the commitment and dedication we have to delivering those all-important services to the people within her constituency.”\nIain Stewart MP, added: “I am very grateful to Arriva for inviting me to visit their MK bus depot today to help mark Catch the Bus Week. Bus travel is too often the unsung part of our transport system but millions of people across the country rely on them. Parliament's Transport Committee, of which I am a member, is about to start an inquiry on how we can make bus travel even better for passengers.\nSmart, new buses are being introduced on many routes in MK. If you haven't tried one in a while, hop on board!”\nFor more information about Catch the Bus Week visit www.catchthebusweek.co.uk. To find out more about Arriva Midlands’ services in Milton Keynes please log on to www.arrivabus.co.uk/beds-and-bucks", "The good news?\nThere seems to be even less traffic on the roads this morning than any day last week.\nIf you're heading to work today, enjoy the drive.\nMore good news? Sure, why not.\nWhile Ottawa awoke to temperatures around -9 C on Monday morning, that cold won't last.\nEnvironment Canada is predicting that we'll hit -1 C today and 1 C tomorrow.\nAnd now for the bad news:\nThose rising temperatures mean that a freezing rain warning is in effect.\nFrom Environment Canada:\n\"Freezing rain warning in effect for:\nOttawa North - Kanata - Orléans\nOttawa South - Richmond - Metcalfe\nFreezing rain is expected to develop Tuesday morning.\nSome snow or ice pellets are expected to develop overnight as a Colorado low begins to head towards the Great Lakes. It will change to some freezing rain early Tuesday morning and linger for much of the day before changing to rain towards evening. Some light accumulations of freezing rain are expected to make some untreated roads and sidewalks slippery.\"\nWhile this doesn't sound like the same level of storm Ottawa received last week, it's best not to take weather like this lightly.\nPlan for a significantly slower commute tomorrow morning.", "Drivers are being warned of long delays on the A5 roundabout at Old Stratford tonight during emergency repairs to a nearby bridge.\nThe A5 eastbound towards Milton Keynes is close between the A5 and A422 Monks Way, according to reports from the RAC.\nEmergency repairs are being carried out and motorists are being warned of delays in all directions on the A5 roundabout at Old Stratford, affecting anyone travelling from Roade on the A508 and Towcester on the A5.\nIt is expected to continue until 7pm.", "​A residents’ parking permit scheme to stop commuter clogging up residential streets has not proved effective, conservative councillors have claimed.\nThe £25 a year residents’ permit scheme was introduced by MK Council in parts of Loughton in April last year.\nThis week local Tories obtained date on how many fines had been dished out to offending commuters.\nAnd the answer, they say, is not enough.\nThough MK council has raked in £4000 from the annual residents’ permit fees, they have issued less than one parking ticket per day, claim the Tories.\nThe figures suggest the council is failing to take action against the commuters who break the rules by parking in Loughton roads and walking to CMK rail station, they say.\nDan Gilbert\nJust 257 parking were tickets issued in more than year,despite the congestion residents see every day on their streets, said ward councillor Dan Gilbert.\nHe said: “This data points to what we have always feared – that the Labour Party is happily raking in permit charges from residents while proving woefully inept at tackling problem parking locally.\n“The current parking policy is clearly in chaos, and with the Park Indigo contract up for renewal it’s time for a full review.\n“Loughton voted for change at the local election, and now the Council needs to listen.”\nCouncillor Gilbert is now pressing for the scheme to be scrapped when the contract with Park Indigo ends in August.\nThe 13 roads where no tickets were issued are Homestall Close, Farnell Court, Edy Court, Higgs Court, Holt Grove, Pitcher Lane, Crane Court, Whitworth Lane, Lucy Lane, Olde Bell Lane, Specklands, Little Meadow, Ashpole Furlong and Paynes Drive.\nREAD MORE:\nREVEALED IN PICTURES: The 15 most expensive houses in Milton Keynes\nREVEALED IN PICTURES: The 12 cheapest houses in Milton Keynes\nREVEALED: The 20 worst anti-social behaviour hotspots in Milton Keynes\nIN PICTURES: 47 pubs in Milton Keynes you went to over the years that aren’t there anymore\nREVEALED: The best and worst GP surgeries in Milton Keynes for 2018 as rated by you\nREVEALED: The best primary schools rated OUTSTANDING by Ofsted across Milton Keynes\nREVEALED: The Milton Keynes primary schools that REQUIRE IMPROVEMENT according to Ofsted", "The Road Commission for Oakland County expects to close Maple Road between Haggerty and Drake roads in West Bloomfield Township, beginning Monday, Oct. 9, for culvert repairs.\nEastbound and westbound traffic will be maintained for residential, business and Henry Ford Hospital access during the work. The detour for through traffic is Haggerty Road to 14 Mile Road to Drake Road, back to Maple Road and vice versa.\nThe culvert repair is part of the ongoing Maple Road project, which involves resurfacing and adding traffic safety improvements. Phase I, which covers Maple between Haggerty and Halsted, began last July.\nThe culvert repairs are expected to be complete by about Oct. 30.\nAdvertisement\n-- Anne Runkle, The Oakland Press", "Smart cities? To anyone stuck in an overcrowded, traffic-clogged, polluted British city, they sound a great idea. The name itself speaks of efficiency, speed, cleanliness and a number of things.\nThose of a certain age will remember a TV ad of the 80s that promoted the benefits of living in Milton Keynes, making it look like some idyllic semi-rural paradise. Indeed Milton Keynes used to be presented as a sort of ideal for how cities should be but, as anyone who’s been to Milton Keynes knows, the reality is very different.\nBut that’s not to knock the idea of smart cities – everyone has a vested interest in making cities run better, for traffic to move faster, for citizens to be more connected.\nThere were two initiatives this week that demonstrated that the concept of smart cities hasn’t been completely forgotten.\nFirst of all was the Smart City Expo World Congress, an event held in Barcelona that highlighted some of the possibilities. Not all of them were mobile or wireless based – there were presentations on concepts such as e-voting and other elements of citizen participation – but there was plenty of interest in technologies such as IoT and connected vehicles.\nParticularly, noteworthy was the pledge by Cisco to invest $1 billion in a new program for smart cities. Tying up with two financial institutions, the aim of this was to ensure that a lack of funds wasn’t a stumbling block for future urban developments. “Funding is a major stumbling block for municipalities beginning their smart city transformation,” said Anil Menon, global president of Cisco’s Smart+Connected Communities. “With our partners, Cisco will bring the capital and expertise it takes to make smart city projects a reality.”\nThe type of project that Cisco is talking about include schemes to reduce energy usage or better parking and public transport initiatives, the scheme could be used for creating revenue sharing opportunities, meaning that some initiatives that had previously thought to be uneconomic could now get the go-ahead.\nThe second event that put smart cities back on the map was the budget speech from Philip Hammond. It’s true that he didn’t actually use the phrase itself but the whole speech smacked of ways to transform urban living. Much attention was given to his desire to get more driverless cars on the road by 2021, the technology being seen as key to his vision of the future. “There is perhaps no technology as symbolic of the revolution gathering pace around us as driverless vehicles,” he said ... before putting his money where his mouth was.\nBut that wasn’t all: the £1.7 billion for the Transforming Cities Project will also help improve the lot of city dwellers and, underlying it all, was the promise of the additional funds for 5G – because how can we have smart cities without connected cities?\nAnd that’s the main problem with the whole smart city concept. It’s a great idea in theory but, to work properly, it needs the basic infrastructure. It needs 4G for a start – with the move to 5G round the corner, it needs city centre wi-fi so that projects based around IoT can really benefit. As Cisco intimated with the introduction of its smart cities fund, it’s not really the technology that’s lacking,it’s the funds to change the world.\nMK: Smart\nAnd what of Milton Keynes, that vision for the future for urban living? Milton Keynes is actually one of the closest examples of a smart city that we have in the UK. Its MK:Smart project, a three-year initiative that looked at ways in which technology could be used to improve the city came to an end this summer, with no clear idea what the future will hold.\nThere have been some exciting initiatives: a wireless-based scheme to improve parking and a driverless pod project. But there’s plenty more that can be done.\nRecently, the MK:Smart head Geoff Sneldon decried the disconnect between technology and finance. In an interview with Public Technology, he said “The smart-city movement is going through a testing, searching time. There are exciting use cases, but not too many strong, tangible benefits,”. All the big vendors are going round asking why people aren’t buying their products, and we are saying: ‘when can it be demonstrated [at scale]?’ Everyone knows it could be great – but I cannot buy a promise. I can enter into a conversation that can explore something but, if I want to commit public money, I need a decent prospect of return.”\nFor all Hammond’s talk of an exciting period, this is the issue that lies at the heart of many of the smart city initiatives. For us to see a real period of transformation, it’s not a question of a few million here and a few million there, it needs some innovative thinking to work out ways in which ground-breaking initiatives are funded. And that means communication between the mobile operators, the software companies, the banks, local authorities and national government – that’s an uneasy collection of different interests but it’s what needed if we really want to be smart." ]

[ "The New York Police Department has one person in custody in relation to an explosive device detonating Monday morning.\nThe New York Police Department has one person in custody in relation to an explosive device detonating Monday morning.\nThe U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says women who accuse someone of sexual misconduct deserve to be heard, even if it involves President Donald Trump.\nThe U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says women who accuse someone of sexual misconduct deserve to be heard, even if it involves President Donald Trump.\nThe Latest: Kristen Bell sips coffee to try to stay warm before announcement of 75th annual Golden Globe Awards nominations.\nThe Latest: Kristen Bell sips coffee to try to stay warm before announcement of 75th annual Golden Globe Awards nominations.\nAPNewsBreak: The Pentagon says that transgender individuals will be allowed to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, bowing to growing legal pressure despite staunch opposition from President Donald Trump.\nAPNewsBreak: The Pentagon says that transgender individuals will be allowed to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, bowing to growing legal pressure despite staunch opposition from President Donald Trump.\nThree women who have previously accused President Donald Trump of sexual harassment are sharing their stories on NBC's \"Megyn Kelly Today.\" Jessica Leeds, Samantha Holvey and Rachel Crooks told of alleged harassment by Trump spanning decades.\nThree women who have previously accused President Donald Trump of sexual harassment are sharing their stories on NBC's \"Megyn Kelly Today.\" Jessica Leeds, Samantha Holvey and Rachel Crooks told of alleged...\nBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana private investigator pleaded guilty on Monday to misusing Donald Trump's Social Security number in repeated attempts to access the candidate's federal tax information during the presidential campaign.\nJordan Hamlett, 32, faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine following his guilty plea in federal court.\nAuthorities have said Hamlett failed in his attempts to get Trump's tax returns through a U.S. Department of Education financial aid website.\nThe Lafayette resident was indicted in November 2016 and had been scheduled to start this week, but the judge originally assigned to the case died on Saturday after a brief illness. U.S. District Court Judge John deGravelles has not yet scheduled Hamlett's sentencing hearing .\nDefense attorney Michael Fiser had argued Hamlett didn't have any \"intent to deceive\" and simply tried \"out of sheer curiosity\" to discover whether Trump's tax information could be accessed through the government website.\nEvery president since Jimmy Carter has released tax returns in what has become an American tradition during presidential elections. Trump has refused to release his.\nFederal agents confronted Hamlett two weeks before last November's election and questioned him in a Baton Rouge hotel lobby. At the time, the agents didn't know if Hamlett had been successful, and they feared a public release of Trump's tax returns could influence the election, according to a transcript of court testimony earlier this year.\nTreasury Department Special Agent Samuel Johnson testified in March that Hamlett immediately took credit for his \"genius idea\" to seek Trump's tax returns from the financial aid website.\nJohnson also said investigators asked Hamlett if he was familiar with Anonymous, an internet hacking group.\n\"At that time, Anonymous had been established as people that have released some of President Trump's personal identifying information and things of that nature,\" Johnson testified.\nFederal prosecutors had asked to bar Hamlett's lawyer from presenting a trial defense that that he was acting as a benevolent \"white hat\" hacker. Brady, a senior federal judge who died Saturday at a Baton Rouge hospital, ruled last month that Hamlett couldn't testify that he had a \"good purpose\" in attempting to test security flaws in the website.\nFiser said Hamlett had tried to call and notify the IRS about the flaws last September, on the same day he tried to electronically access Trump's tax records.\nFiser said Hamlett liked to test security systems for weaknesses in his spare time and would notify system administrators if he found a system vulnerable to a security breach. Hamlett once discovered a security flaw that allowed for public access to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office's \"raw\" reports on open investigations and exposed personal information about police officers.\n\"Hamlett tipped the sheriff's office to the flaw and was met with thanks and appreciation, not an arrest,\" his attorney wrote in a recent court filing.\nAfter his indictment, Hamlett was arrested again in August for allegedly violating conditions of his pretrial release. Prosecutors said he committed \"numerous violations,\" including hacking into email and social media accounts of a man at the request of the man's wife." ]

[ "Tourists staying at some Palm Beach County hotels will soon be able to access a menu of things to do and places to go with the click of a TV remote control.\nSet to launch this month, a new station dubbed The Palm Beaches TV will stream shows highlighting the county’s tourism attractions -- beaches, sports and recreational activities and cultural centers — to vacationers and business travelers at four prominent hotels. The purpose is to help the county attract more tourists to the destination.\nThe Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission brokered a five-year deal worth about $100,000 annually with media and entertainment company Olympusat to create and operate the channel.\n“It’s going to have really good, exciting content. It’s all family-oriented programming that everyone can watch,” said Chuck Elderd, film commissioner.\nInitially the TV station will be available to guests of the Best Western Palm Beach Lakes in West Palm Beach, Brazilian Court in Palm Beach, PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens and Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa, according to the film commission.\n“We’ll start modestly to see how the show looks and signals work and get feedback and then add more hotels,” Elderd said.\nIt will also be available online and via streaming apps such as Roku so it can be viewed by a worldwide audience, Elderd said. Participating hotels receive the channel for free but have to pay for any equipment that may be required to add it to their in-house viewing lineups, he said.\nAs of Thursday, The Palm Beaches TV channel was in test mode at the Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Resort & Spa. An activation date for the three other hotels will be scheduled soon, said Phyllis Man, the commission’s development and marketing producer.\n“Broadcasting this channel at our resort will allow our guests, both local and visiting from around the world, the chance to see all that Palm Beach County has to offer,” said Stacy Lee, Palm Beach Marriott’s director of sales & marketing. “We are excited to show off our beautiful county, and educate guests on everything from eco-tourism to dining, while showcasing hidden gems like Singer Island.”\nOther participating hotels were eager to support the new TV project.\n“We want to show off all the county has to offer on this new and exciting TV channel and cannot think of a better way to do it,” said Karen Cantor, a PGA National spokeswoman. “We are thrilled to be able to visually share with our resort guests how special the destination is, and all it has to offer.”\nThe inspiration for the tourism TV channel was born out of the successful reception the short film “Discover The Palm Beaches - The Perfect Place” received when it premiered at the South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach last year, Elderd said. The five-minute film, also created by Olympusat and voiced by actor Ray Liotta, featured several county attractions and hot spots, including The Flagler Museum, Lion Country Safari and the International Polo Club.\n“It demonstrated that we could take content like that and put it into a dedicated, brand-oriented TV show to display positive destination content so visitors thinking about Palm Beach County can get a real flavor of what it’s like and what it has to offer,” Elderd said.\nThe channel’s programming will include shows and videos sponsored by the film commission as well as others created by Olympusat, Elderd said. Among them will be the PBS series called “On the Town in the Palm Beaches,” and episodes of “ScubaNation” and “Birding Adventures.”\nOlympusat, based in West Palm Beach, operates a portfolio of more than 100 Spanish and English language networks globally including the movie channel Cine Mexicano.\nDiscover The Palm Beaches, the county’s official tourism marketing organization also shared 12 city-specific videos with the film commission for use on the new TV channel, President and CEO Jorge Pesquera said.\nThose videos are typically used by the tourism agency to regularly showcase the county’s “magical collection of 39 cities and towns” and its key tourism districts and their distinct personalities, he said.\nA Discover staff member is also creating an original video for the TV channel that will highlight some of the county’s most popular spots for visitor photographs along its official “Selfie Trail.”\nThe top three selfie spots based on clicks on the tourism marketer’s website — www.thepalmbeaches.com — are the Worth Avenue clock tower on Palm Beach, the Canvas Einstein mural in West Palm Beach and Mizner Park in Boca Raton, spokeswoman Angela Ledford said.\nCAPTION Baptist Hospital in Miami is once again South Florida's best hospital, according to the latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report Baptist Hospital in Miami is once again South Florida's best hospital, according to the latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report CAPTION Baptist Hospital in Miami is once again South Florida's best hospital, according to the latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report Baptist Hospital in Miami is once again South Florida's best hospital, according to the latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report CAPTION MOD Pizza is scheduled to open stores in Parkland, Coral Springs and Kendall this year. MOD Pizza is scheduled to open stores in Parkland, Coral Springs and Kendall this year. CAPTION Several passengers on board a flight that arrived at Miami International Airport have fallen sick. Several passengers on board a flight that arrived at Miami International Airport have fallen sick. CAPTION Kirill Tatarinov, who came to a \"mutual separation decision\" with Citrix's board, leaves the CEO position with nearly $32 million package, Equilar estimates. Kirill Tatarinov, who came to a \"mutual separation decision\" with Citrix's board, leaves the CEO position with nearly $32 million package, Equilar estimates. CAPTION Weston-based software company Ultimate Software is the only Florida company on Forbes' top 25 fastest-growing companies list. Weston-based software company Ultimate Software is the only Florida company on Forbes' top 25 fastest-growing companies list.\nasatchell@sun-sentinel.com, 954-356-4209 or Twitter@TheSatchreport", "Prepare your bodies for NEW Christmas music from Nick, Drew, Jeff and Justin…and THEY ARE GOING ON TOUR!\nToday's forecast… A post shared by Nick Lachey (@nicklachey) on Aug 10, 2017 at 9:09am PDT\n“Let It Snow” will be out on October 13th. Nick Lachey said with the band’s 20th anniversary happening this year, it seemed like the perfect time to work on a new Christmas album. A 31-date holiday tour is kicking off November 10th in Iowa and stops by the Louisville Palace on December 6th! Some of the closest dates:\nDec. 6 — Louisville, KY @ Palace Theater\nDec. 8 — St. Petersburg, FL @ Mahaffey Theatre\nDec. 9 — Miami, FL @ Magic City Casino\nDec. 10 — West Palm Beach @ Kravis Center for the Performing Arts\nDec. 11 — Sarasota, FL @ Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall\nDec. 13 — Elkhart, IN @ Lerner Theatre\nDec. 14 — Northfield, OH @ Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park\nDec. 15 — Cincinnati, OH @ Aronoff Center\nMORE HERE", "Perched in trees and scampering down sidewalks, green iguanas have become so common across South Florida that many see them not as exotic invaders, but as reptilian squirrels. Native to Central and South America, green iguanas that escaped or were dumped as pets have been breeding in the Miami suburbs and the Keys for at least a decade without making headlines like other voracious invasive reptiles such as Burmese pythons or black-and-white tegu lizards.\nStart the conversation, or Read more at WFLX-TV West Palm Beach.", "A South Florida congresswoman is continuing her push to provide federal dollars to businesses adversely affected by President Donald Trump’s travels to Mar-a-Lago.\nU.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach, introduced a measure Tuesday that would create a $7 million fund to help aviation operations in New Jersey and Florida hurt by presidential flight restrictions\n“These businesses should not be punished because [President Donald Trump] wants to play golf & socialize at Mar-a-Lago,” Frankel tweeted.\nTrump has made 17 visits to Mar-a-Lago since becoming president, most recently this past week when he met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.\nFlight restrictions imposed when Trump visits have cost businesses at the Lantana Airport $1 million in revenue, the congresswoman said. Flight training, banner-towing services and other aviation-related businesses are based at the small airport only a few miles from Trump’s Palm Beach estate.\nWhen Trump is in town, planes are grounded at the airport, and Secret Service officials have denied requests to modify the flight restrictions because of safety concerns.\nThe measure, which Frankel introduced with U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J., would also be available to aviation businesses in New Jersey, where Trump visits his Bedminster golf club in the summer.\nFrankel, local officials and business owners held a roundtable discussion shortly after Trump took office to highlight how his trips affect their operations.\nPalm Beach County Commissioner Dave Kerner, who represents the airport, said businesses received some rent rebates from the county, but he’s not aware of any direct financial assistance being offered.\n“They have adapted,” he said. “They have had to learn to deal with it.”\nOther airports have seen an increase in business because of the president’s travels. Officials at the Boca Raton Airport say landings spike when Trump is in town because pilots divert there.\nFrankel and other South Florida congressional members have secured more than $4 million in federal funds to offset police overtime costs incurred by local agencies protecting the president.\nU.S. Rep. Lois Frankel was first elected in 1986 to the Florida House of Representatives. She rose to the post of Democratic leader in the Florida House, where she received nationwide attention during the contentious aftermath of the disputed 2000 presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. She was mayor of West Palm Beach from 2003 until 2011. She was elected to Congress in 2012, and re-elected since. (Anthony Man) (Anthony Man)\nsswisher@sunsentinel.com, 561-243-6634 or @SkylerSwisher", "This calendar includes events taking place in Boynton Beach, Lantana, Atlantis, Hypoluxo, Ocean Ridge, Manalapan, South Palm Beach and Briny Breezes between April 25 to May 5.\nTo submit your event, click here.\nWEDNESDAY 25\nZumba Gold\nWeekly: 2-3 p.m. This easy to follow program lets you move to the beat of your own speed. Mandel Public Library, 411 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. wpbcitylibrary.org or 561-868-7701.\nSailfish Toastmasters Club\nParticipants are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth. Bring lunch. Membership is encouraged. Noon. Boynton Beach Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. 561-742-6231.\nBallroom Dance Lessons\nBring your dance shoes and join Greg Kranz, of Paramount Ballroom, to learn how to ballroom dance. Free. Visit wpbcitylibrary.org or call 561-868-7701. Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach, 411 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. 561-868-7701.\nTHURSDAY 26\nWellness Bash & PopUp Market\nNonprofit fundraiser: 4:30-7:30 p.m., to promote healthy living, with music, food, demos, etc. Free. Rothman Health Solutions, 399 Winchester Park Blvd., Boynton Beach. 561-740-2340.\nWonderful Jewish Stories\n\"I'll Tell You Mine If You Tell Me Yours\", with storyteller Vera Fried, 7:30 p.m. Free. Mandell J. C.C., 8500 Jog Road, Boynton Beach. 561-738-1216.\nSupport Groups\nCaring for the Caregiver Support Group, 10 a.m.; Bereavement Group, 1 p.m. Free. Temple Emanu-el Of Palm Beach , 190 N. County Road, Palm Beach. 561-832-0804 or email: amy@tepb.org\nClematis by Night\nDrink specials, food vendors, and music. 6-9 p.m. Thursdays. West Palm Beach Waterfront, 101 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach. wpb.org/events\nHebrew Class\nCongregation L'Dor Va-Dor's weekly Hebrew class, 6:30 p.m. Appropriate for men and women; beginners or those looking to brush up. Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor, Village Square at Golf Center, 3475 W. Woolbright Road, Suite #19, Boynton Beach. RSVP: 561-968-0688.\nArt After Dark\nWeekly Art After Dark series – where culture and entertainment meet. 5-9 p.m. on Thursdays enjoy live music, art workshops, special exhibitions, gallery talks, lectures, happy hour, and more. The eclectic schedule changes every week. Free. Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. 561-832-5196. norton.org/artafterdark\nACBL Sanctioned Bridge\nThursday evening bridge, 7-10 p.m. $7. Temple Shaarei Shalom, 9085 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach. 561-602-6976.\nFRIDAY 27\nDate Night Art & Music\nLove is in the air for date night in the village, 6-9 p.m., the last Friday of each month. Enjoy dining, art and music at NorthWood Village, Northwood Road, West Palm Beach. 561-822-1550, northwoodvillage.com\nTemple Shaarei Shalom ACBL Sanctioned Bridge\nWeekly bridge: $11 each Friday, game at 12:15 p.m., light lunch at 11:45 a.m. Temple Shaarei Shalom, 9085 Hagen Ranch Road, Boynton Beach. 561-602-6976.\nConcerts in the Court\nEvery Friday 6-9 p.m. Free. Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens. downtownatthegardens.com\nSATURDAY 28\nBoating Safely Class\nPresented by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 54, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Harvey E. Oyer, Jr. Park boat ramp building, 2010 N. Federal Hwy. Boynton Beach. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. $20 a person; $50 family of three or more. Free if under age 14. 561-704-7440.\nBazaar & Craft Fair\nTakes place: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Lantana Elementary School, 710 W. Ocean Ave., Lantana. 561-385-4646.\nJewish Fim Night\n\"A Stranger Among Us\" is a mystery that involves the Hasidic community with Melanie Griffith, 7:30 p.m. Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor, 9804 S. Military Trail, 2nd Floor #E 2-4, Boynton Beach. $8-$10. 561-968-0688.\nSea Angels Beach Clean Up\nSeaAngels are dedicated to help in cleaning up the beaches, waters and parks from litter that threatens the wildlife and natural environment. Volunteer hours rewarded for students. 8-10:30 a.m. 6990 N. Ocean Blvd., Ocean Ridge. Check in at the picnic tables next to the snack bar. seaangels.org\nDigital Tools for Business\nSCORE presents experts to advise on small business topics. $20. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., includes continental breakfast. Keiser University, 2600 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. 561-833-1672.\nZumba Class\nThis is an exciting, high-energy, calorie-burning class, 8 a.m. Southern Dance Theatre, 1203 Knuth Road, Boynton Beach. $5. 561-902-8467.\nPet-N-Parties\nPetting zoo, feeding area, pony rides, and bounce house. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 10066 Lee Road, Boynton Beach. Free. 561-733-5490.\nPickleball\nThis sport is a combination of tennis, badminton and table tennis. 10 a.m.-noon. Saturday-Sunday. Caloosa Park, 1300 SW 35th Ave., Boynton Beach. Free. 561-499-2020.\nKaraoke Jam Session\nPost-WWI Honor Society of American Veterans known as the 40+8 of Palm Beach County holds a weekly Karaoke jam session every Saturday night, with $8 dinner from 6-7 p.m. 1130 Clare Ave, West Palm Beach. 561-281-8454 or 561-276-1796.\nSUNDAY 29", "First Lady Melania Trump has reappeared in public, days after Melania wore an off-white pantsuit to President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address, as reported by the Inquisitr. On Friday, February 2, Melania was photographed wearing a red coat like a cape draped over her shoulders as she exited Air Force One with President Trump.\nMelania and Donald were on their way from Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach en route to Mar-a-Lago, where they plan to spend the weekend. As reported by Linda Feldmann, a Washington bureau chief and White House/politics correspondent at Christian Science Monitor, Melania, Donald, and Barron Trump all left Air Force One together at 7:04 p.m., with Barron wearing white. Barron appeared to don a white polo shirt and off-white pants, as seen in the photo below. The reporter described Melania’s coat as a red cape, but upon closer inspection of photos like the one above, it appears Melania has slung a red coat over her shoulders like a cape, as she has done on several occasions.\nMelania Trump wears red coat and Barron Trump wears white upon arriving in Palm Beach. Carolyn Kaster / AP Images\nWhen Melania accepted the White House Christmas Tree with Barron, she gained attention for slinging her coat over her shoulders like a cape. With the temperature down in Palm Beach “a balmy 71 degrees,” Linda noted, Mrs. Trump was likely warm enough without a need to wear the red coat like normal, after departing D.C.’s colder weather, which dropped to 22 degrees by 7:51 p.m. ET.\nBy the time Trump’s motorcade arrived at Mar-a-Lago, reports Feldmann, it was 7:17 p.m., and the Trumps had already passed Trump supporters and detractors holding all sorts of signs that read everything from “Don’t tread on me” to “In Trump we trust.” Linda noted that the “Trump Box Mobile” was also there.\nMy personal fave-Trump Box/Trump Vagina Mobile. They drove it all over PB yelling racial slurs on a megaphone pic.twitter.com/W2K2P0knnO — Betsy Riot Florida (@BetsyRiotFL) January 21, 2018\nMelania’s bag appeared to be a large quilted tote, also in a vibrant and matching red color, although the bag was largely shielded by Mrs. Trump’s coat. Barron’s white tennis shoes completed his white and off-white outfit, as Melania appeared to wear her favorite red-bottomed Christian Louboutin high heels in black or blue as she disembarked from the plane.", "Tiger Eldrick Woods appears in a booking photo released by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., May 29, 2017. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office/Handout via\nPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Reuters) - Golfer Tiger Woods is expected to enter a program for first-time DUI offenders to resolve charges filed against him after police found him asleep at the wheel of his parked car alongside a Florida road, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.\nThe former world No. 1 golfer was not in court as his lawyer entered a not-guilty plea to a charge of driving under the influence stemming from Woods' arrest in May.\nBut Woods, 41, is expected to appear at the Palm Beach Gardens courthouse for an Oct. 25 hearing to plead guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving, according Adrienne Ellis, a chief assistant state attorney for Palm Beach County.\nThe reckless driving plea would allow Woods to take part in a 12-month probation program that would involve community service, DUI school, a substance abuse evaluation, possible treatment and other conditions.\nWoods would avoid a DUI conviction if he completes the program.\nHis attorney, Douglas Duncan, declined to discuss the case with reporters at the courthouse on Wednesday.\nAug 9, 2017; Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA; Members of the media wait outside the North County Courthouse as Tiger woods is expected to appear for arraignment. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports\nPolice found Woods stopped on the side of a Palm Beach-area road in his Mercedes-Benz at about 3 a.m. on May 29. He had \"extremely slow and slurred speech\" after being awakened by a Jupiter police officer but was cooperative and told officers he takes several prescriptions, including Xanax, according to a police report.\nWoods, who had been heading away from his home on the exclusive Jupiter Island, could not remember where he was going and told police he was returning from Los Angeles.\nAug 9, 2017; Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA; Attorney Douglas Duncan walks to the North County Courthouse without his client Tiger Woods. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports\nA blood test showed he had the painkiller Vicodin and the antidepressant Xanax in his system but no alcohol. He was charged with driving under the influence and improperly stopping his vehicle.\nIn a statement after his arrest, Woods apologized to fans and blamed the incident on prescription medication he was taking to manage pain from a recent back surgery.\nIn mid-June, Woods said he was receiving professional help to manage his use of pain medications and a sleep disorder. The following month he announced he had completed an out-of-state program.\nWoods has won 14 major golf championships, second only to Jack Nicklaus, but has competed little during the past two years after undergoing multiple back surgeries. He currently is not ranked on the PGA's list of top 1,000 players.", "Jennifer Tintner\nSuburban Lake Worth, FL -- Officials removed a 3-year-old boy from a home with three heroin users and placed them under arrest, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office report.\nKay Hanna, 68, Jeffrey Hanna, 38, Kristine Schreckengost, 42 are facing charges of child neglect.\nDeputies searching the home on the 7300 block of Ashley Shores Dr near Lake Worth reported finding heroin residue on items next to the child's toys and where the 3-year-old boy spends time on Jan. 30.\nThe child's relationship to the three adults is not immediately clear. Schreckengost and Jeffrey Hanna live at his mother Kay Hanna's house, county records show. They were all booked into the Palm Beach County Jail Tuesday.\n\"All are heroin users,\" a Palm Beach County assistant state attorney told a judge during their first appearance Wednesday morning.\nSmall baggies with suspected heroin residue were found inside a tin container on the floor next to the child's dump truck in front of Jeffrey Hanna and Schreckengost's bedroom, the report states. Their bathroom had straws, credit cards, and a grinder with white powder.\nAn open garbage bag had small clear plastic baggies with straws and white powder residue inside, a detective wrote in the report. The bag was hanging from a door well within reach of the child. Schreckengost told the deputy she was \"cleaning up\" the house and was throwing away the old heroin bags.\nDeputies found tub toys for the child, clear plastic baggies, and cut straws with white powder residue inside Kay Hanna's bathroom. More toys and drug residue were found inside her bedroom. She admitted that the child spends a lot of time in there.\nNeighbors in the area told WPTV they noticed strange activity at the home in the last year.\n\"To the extent that it was going on I didn't realize how bad it really was,\" Brian Segel said.\nDCF told law enforcement they previously made several attempts to check on the welfare of the child inside the home but the family refused, according to the report.\nJeffrey Hanna and Kristine Schreckengost admitted they are longtime drug users and said they openly use drugs in the household, the report states. They said they've been trying to help each other stop using drugs without going to a program.\nRecords show Schreckengost tested positive for cocaine, opioids, and oxycodone.\nDCF removed the child and placed him with a family member.\nThe investigation\nCourt records suggest the investigation into the home initially started with anonymous complaints to PBSO in June. People reported possible drug activity there, saying they saw people constantly coming and going from the home.\nDetectives surveilled the house on June 29 and once they saw Hanna leave in his vehicle, they pulled him over for a traffic stop. His driver's license was suspended at the time and he had a had an open warrant for failing to appear in court for a previous case, records state.\nWhile Hanna was placed in handcuffs, deputies searched his car and reported finding suspected cocaine and heroin.\nAn agent asked Hanna if he has a drug problem. Hanna started to cry and admitted to using drugs at his house. He agreed to let the agent search his house, the agent reported.\nWhen they arrived at the house, Schreckengost was checking the mail and also agreed to have them search the home. Hanna led deputies to under his bed where they found heroin capsules and drug paraphernalia.\nHanna was then booked into the Palm Beach County Jail for the failure to appear charge. He was released on his own recognizance later that day.\nIn December, a judge signed a warrant for Hanna's arrest for possessing heroin for the June incident. But it was not until the end of January when PBSO went to the house with DCF that the three were placed under arrest for child neglect.\nThe three were released from the Palm Beach County Jail under supervision on Wednesday. They are ordered to not have alcohol or illegal drugs and are subject to random drug testing.\nWPTV\nTM & © 2018 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.", "Though President Donald Trump for the most part has stayed out of public view since arriving Thursday evening in Palm Beach, photos and videos shared on social media from his Mar-a-Lago Club provide a look at how the president is spending his weekend.\nTrump, who is expected to leave Palm Beach on Sunday afternoon, went to his Trump International Golf Club in suburban West Palm Beach on Friday and Saturday, spending several hours there each time. The White House has not confirmed if the president was golfing.\n>> Read more trending news\nThe president is joined this weekend by first lady Melania Trump, who visited a local home for victims of domestic abuse on Friday.\nAlso spending the weekend at Mar-a-Lago: all of President Trump’s children except Ivanka Trump and her family, who are in Canada for Passover. Trump’s children, Mar-a-Lago Club members and guests posted images as they celebrated the holiday.\nDonald Trump Jr. shared this photo on Instagram of his daughter, Kai, with her grandfather Thursday evening.\nMore photos posted at Mar-a-Lago this weekend:\nInflation at work. Kai lost a tooth last night and the tooth fairy showed up. Back in the day I was psyched if I got a dollar but it was usually change when I was a kid. #tooth #toothfairy #inflation #familytime #family #weekend A post shared by Donald Trump Jr. (@donaldjtrumpjr) on Apr 14, 2017 at 5:49am PDT\nChloe beating up her daddy this morning. #familytime #family #weekend #daddysgirl A post shared by Donald Trump Jr. (@donaldjtrumpjr) on Apr 15, 2017 at 6:03am PDT\nAnnual Easter Bunny cake making session. I think Chloe, Spencer and Tristan ate most of the icing and candy decorations way before they even got on the cake but they had fun. #familytime #family #weekend #easter #bunny #easterbunny #cake A post shared by Donald Trump Jr. (@donaldjtrumpjr) on Apr 15, 2017 at 9:44am PDT\nI think I'm going to have to buy a few thousand of these to pass around to our buddies in the Main Stream Media. In the meantime I'll model it for them. #yourewelcome #fakenews #veryfakenews #mainstream #media #msm A post shared by Donald Trump Jr. (@donaldjtrumpjr) on Apr 15, 2017 at 1:15pm PDT\nA post shared by Lara Trump (@laraleatrump) on Apr 13, 2017 at 5:16pm PDT\n#MAGA in baby blue 🇺🇸 A post shared by Lara Trump (@laraleatrump) on Apr 15, 2017 at 12:51pm PDT\nHappy (early) Easter! (: @lapetiterobemi) A post shared by Lara Trump (@laraleatrump) on Apr 15, 2017 at 4:30pm PDT\nMaking bunnycakes.. Happy Easter. A post shared by Leah Maria Klein (@leahmariak) on Apr 15, 2017 at 8:58am PDT\nSunny spring break days! Thanks Matt and Mary! A post shared by Kathy Fetter (@kfetter3) on Apr 14, 2017 at 2:38pm PDT\nGood times at the White House Good Friday Dinner 👍🏻🇺🇸 A post shared by COREY SCHOTTENSTEIN (@corey_schottenstein) on Apr 14, 2017 at 7:09pm PDT\n#grandchildrenarethebest Easter egg hunt and Bunny cake decorating fun! #flaglermuseumeasteregghunt A post shared by Gay Henriksen (@gayhenriksen) on Apr 15, 2017 at 2:16pm PDT\nSaturday A post shared by Sydney Sadick (@sydneysadick) on Apr 15, 2017 at 9:46am PDT\nLouie making new friends. 🇺🇸 #potus #potus45 @realdonaldtrump #louielaurence A post shared by Blair Brandt (@blairbrandt) on Apr 15, 2017 at 7:04am PDT\nIt´s time for Easter Bunny cake! #funtime #familytime #loveeastertime A post shared by Nelly Hrbaty (@nellyhrbaty) on Apr 15, 2017 at 12:07pm PDT\n>> Visit MyPalmBeachPost.com for more coverage of Trump's weekend in Palm Beach.", "Obituary Guest Book Be the first to share your memories or express your condolences in the Guest Book for LESTER EUGENE WILEY. View Sign\nLESTER\nEUGENE\nWILEY, 51\nWINTER HAVEN - Lester Eugene Wiley, III, 51, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 in Winter Haven.\nBorn June 6, 1965 in Augusta, GA he moved here in 2006 from South Carolina.\nHe was a Veteran of the US Navy and served in Desert Storm, attended Legacy Church in Auburndale and was employed as a Maintenance Engineer for Cutrale in Auburndale.\nHe is survived by: his parents, Richard and Laverne Reese of Winter Haven; his biological father, Lester E. Wiley, Jr. of North Augusta, SC; his brothers, Paul David (Deborah) Wiley of Winter Haven, Richard Douglas Reese, Jr. of Alturas, FL and Scott Eugene Wiley of Spartanburg, SC; his sisters, Shannon (Troy) Reese of Lake Alfred, FL and Lisa Wiley of North Augusta, SC; and several nieces and nephews.\nThe family will receive friends from 5:00pm till 7:00pm, Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Legacy Church, 201 Dickey Road, Auburndale, FL. Funeral Services will be at 2:00pm, Friday, April 21, 2017 in the Church. Interment will follow at Auburndale Memorial Park. Condolences may be sent at\nLESTEREUGENEWILEY, 51WINTER HAVEN - Lester Eugene Wiley, III, 51, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 in Winter Haven.Born June 6, 1965 in Augusta, GA he moved here in 2006 from South Carolina.He was a Veteran of the US Navy and served in Desert Storm, attended Legacy Church in Auburndale and was employed as a Maintenance Engineer for Cutrale in Auburndale.He is survived by: his parents, Richard and Laverne Reese of Winter Haven; his biological father, Lester E. Wiley, Jr. of North Augusta, SC; his brothers, Paul David (Deborah) Wiley of Winter Haven, Richard Douglas Reese, Jr. of Alturas, FL and Scott Eugene Wiley of Spartanburg, SC; his sisters, Shannon (Troy) Reese of Lake Alfred, FL and Lisa Wiley of North Augusta, SC; and several nieces and nephews.The family will receive friends from 5:00pm till 7:00pm, Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Legacy Church, 201 Dickey Road, Auburndale, FL. Funeral Services will be at 2:00pm, Friday, April 21, 2017 in the Church. Interment will follow at Auburndale Memorial Park. Condolences may be sent at www.oakridgefuneralcare.com Published in Ledger from Apr. 18 to Apr. 19, 2017 Print | View Guest Book | Return to today's Obituaries for Ledger Follow this Obituary Follow via email *Please enter a valid email address. Bookmark this memorial on Facebook with the My Memorials™ application. My Memorials™ helps you honor departed family members, friends, and even favorite celebrities – all on your Facebook page. on Facebook. The My Memorials Facebook app allows you to: Connect with memorials that are important to you.\nwith memorials that are important to you. Get updates on your memorials in your Facebook News Feed.\non your memorials in your Facebook News Feed. Share your memories with your Facebook friends. VIEW YOUR MY MEMORIALS PAGE OR Return to Obituary Thank you. You have now memorializedon Facebook. No, ThanksGO CLOSE Close\nSearch Obituaries & Guest Books You are searching By person By town Today Past 3 days Past 7 days Past 2 weeks Past 30 days Past 6 months Past year All time Specific date Date range Close All Countries Australia Bahamas, The Bermuda Canada England New Zealand Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland United States All States Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming American Samoa Guam Marshall Islands Micronesia Northern Marianas Palau Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Minor Outlying Islands All Florida obituaries Bradenton Herald Cedar Key Beacon Chiefland Citizen Citrus County Chronicle Daytona Beach News-Journal Florida Times-Union FloridaToday Gadsden County Times Gainesville Sun Herald Tribune Lake City Reporter Ledger Marco Island Sun Times Naples Daily News News-Chief NewsZapFL Northwest Florida Daily News Ocala Star-Banner Orlando Sentinel Osceola News Gazette Panama City News Herald Riverland News Santa Rosa Press Gazette South Marion Citizen St. Augustine Record Sumter County Times Sun-Sentinel Tallahassee Democrat Tampa Bay Times Tampa Bay Times TC Palm The Apalach Times The Crestview News Bulletin The Leader-Union the Miami Herald The News Leader Group The News-Press The Palm Beach Post the Pensacola News Journal The Star The Wakulla News Washington County News West Marion Messenger Williston Pioneer Specific Date Range: To Powered by Legacy.com", "ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons says he’s planning on releasing a new solo album later this year.\nHe and his backing band the BFGs, featuring Martin Guigui, Mike Flanigan, Alex Garza and Greg Morrow, launched Perfectamundo in 2015 – and Gibbons says the follow-up is on its way.\nHe tells ABC News Radio: “Following the success of Perfectamundo, which was our stab at taking a piece from the Cuban influences, they've said, 'OK, we've done this Cuban thing, can you go back to your bluesier roots?'\"\n“We've decided to do just that. So, hopefully summertime we'll see something BFG and blue coming out.”\nGibbons reunited with his psychedelic pre-ZZ Top outfit The Moving Sidewalks in 2013 for live shows in New York, Austin and Houston – and he says that studio work with the band will “hopefully that'll see the light of day. Probably this year.”\nZZ Top, meanwhile, will head out on the Blues And Bayous tour with John Fogerty from next month across the US and will wrap up their Las Vegas residency this weekend at the Venetian Theatre.\nZZ Top & John Fogerty Blues And Bayous Tour\nMay 25: Atlantic City Borgata Spa & Resort Event Center, NJ\nMay 26: Holmdel P.N.C. Bank Arts Center, NJ\nMay 27: Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena, CT\nMay 29: Vienna Wolf Trap Center For The Performing Arts, VA\nMay 30: Vienna Wolf Trap Center For The Performing Arts, VA\nJun 01: Pensacola Bay Center, FL\nJun 02: Clearwater Coachman Park, FL\nJun 03: West Palm Beach Coral Sky Amphitheater, FL\nJun 05: St. Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheater, FL\nJun 06: Atlanta TBA, GA\nJun 10: Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheater, OK\nJun 12: Chicago TBA, IL\nJun 13: Noblesville Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center, IN\nJun 14: Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center, OH\nJun 16: Southaven BankPlus Amphitheater At Snowden Grove, MS\nJun 17: Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, MO\nJun 19: Youngstown Covelli Centre, OH\nJun 20: Wantagh Northwell Heath At Jones Beach Theater, NY\nJun 22: Gilford Bank Of NH Pavillion, NH\nJun 23: Canandaigua Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, NY\nJun 24: Camden BB&T Pavilion, NJ\nJun 26: Mt. Pleasant Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort , MI (With Willie Nelson)\nJun 27: Detroit DTE Energy Music Theatre, MI\nJun 29: Welch Treasure Island Resort & Casino, MN", "Balla allegedly admitted to smoking marijuana, which she believes may have been laced with Flakka or PCP. be\\\nA South Florida woman is accused of gouging her mother’s eyeballs out and placing them on a cardboard box, in a gruesome murder that may have been fueled by drugs, WPLG-TV (Miami) is reporting.\nCamille Balla, 32, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her mother, Francisca Monteiro-Balla.\nAt about 1:40 a.m. on March 16, according to WPTV (West Palm Beach), police were called to Balla’s Royal Palm Beach home. There, they allegedly found Balla sitting outside on the sidewalk, covered in blood, and frantic. When police showed up, Balla allegedly confessed to the crime immediately.\n“I killed my mother and I need help.”\nBalla then gave police her house keys, which were described by a police report as “blood-drenched.” Inside they found a gruesome scene: blood was splattered throughout the home. Authorities also found blood forming a trail, as well as pools of blood here and there, as well as broken glass. In the garage, they found Francisca’s dead body, which had several large and deep cuts to her head, arms, chest, abdomen, and groin area.\nA few feet away, sitting on a cardboard box, were Ms. Monteiro-Balla’s eyes, which her daughter had allegedly gouged out of her head and placed there.\nThroughout the garage, police say they found handwritten notes “which contained religious-themed written messages related to clearing of the soul.” Also found was a white piece of paper which contained suspected marijuana.\nParamedics were called to treat the younger Balla, who also had minor injuries. As paramedics were treating her, she allegedly began screaming “I’m a murderer!”\nBalla allegedly told paramedics that she smoked marijuana before her mother’s alleged murder, although she believes it may have been “laced” with Flakka or PCP.\nEddie Phantana / Shutterstock\nFlakka, for those not familiar, is a synthetic drug that has been observed to induce “superhuman strength” and psychosis in some individuals, according to CNN.\nBalla was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail. On Monday, she was brought into court for a preliminary hearing; however, she began screaming and was removed from the courtroom. A judge ordered her to undergo a mental health evaluation.\nThis is not the first time that a gruesome story of a drug-induced madness resulting in someone’s eyes being gouged out has made the news in recent days. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, Kaylee Muthart admits that she got high on methamphetamine and, in a fit of delirium, gouged out her own eyes.", "Literary luminaries descend on West Palm Beach, animals entertain you in Delray, and a sitcom star reinvents himself as a cabaret crooner. Plus, David Sedaris, “Waiting For Godot,” “Free Fire” and more in your week ahead.\nTUESDAY\nWhat: Popovich Comedy Pet Theater\nWhere: Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach\nWhen: 7 p.m.\nCost: $15-$25\nContact: 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org\nI for one have trouble preventing my shih tzu from peeing on my neighbor’s lawn décor. Gregory Popovich, the son of Moscow circus performers and the impresario of Popovich Comedy Pet Theater, has no such problems controlling his pets. The Spielberg of fauna, he herds cats, among other animals, for a living. His zoo of a cast, which includes canines, felines, geese and goats, has performed in 25 countries and on countless talk shows, where they walk tightropes, ride scooters, jump rope, play football and save fellow-animals from a “burning” building. Lest you call PETA, these animals, all rescued from shelters, have been given second chances at life and have been trained with positive reinforcement. They’re pretty much divas.\nWhat: Opening day of “Pen to Paper: Artists’ Handwritten Letters”\nWhere: Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach\nWhen: Noon to 5 p.m.\nCost: Free\nContact: 561/832-5196, norton.org\nHow did Georgia O’Keeffe dot her “i”s? How did Winslow Homer cross his “t”s? These are questions that probably don’t keep you up at night, but they reveal much about these famous artists, as this exhibition documents. It explores the penmanship of artists from Mary Cassatt to Isamu Noguchi—from casually jotted notes to decorative calligraphy. Catch it through June 25.\nTUESDAY TO SATURDAY\nWhat: Tony Danza\nWhere: The Royal Room at Colony Hotel, 155 Hammon Ave., Palm Beach\nWhen: 8:30 p.m.\nCost: $80-$90\nContact: 561/659-8100, theroyalroom.com\nYes, you read that right—it’s that Tony Danza. Singing standards. On a cabaret stage. Danza is used to winning over skeptics; as he told the Palm Beach Post last year during his Royal Room debut, “Being Tony Danza gets you onstage. They’ll give you a pass … but then you gotta show ‘em something.” Anyone immersed in recent Broadway history knows Danza can sing. The former pugilist and sitcom star earned plaudits for his role in the short-lived Broadway musical “Honeymoon in Vegas.” But he’s also a devotee of the American Songbook. Returning to Palm Beach by popular demand to close out the season, Danza will perform a program called “Standards & Stories,” featuring his croons of classic cuts, along with entertaining yarns from his decades in show business.\nTHURSDAY\nWhat: Opening night of “Waiting for Godot”\nWhere: Evening Star Productions, 3333 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton\nWhen: 8 p.m.\nCost: $15 students, $30 adults\nContact: 561/447-8829, eveningstarproductions.org\nOnce voted “the most significant English-language play of the 20th century,” Samuel Beckett’s existential tragicomedy remains as durable as ever. Two wandering tramps position themselves under a leafless tree, in anticipation of meeting the elusive Mr. Godot. Instead, they encounter an imperious master and his rope-tied slave, as well as the mysterious Godot’s messenger, promising his employer will “surely” arrive tomorrow. A paean to patience and plotlessness, Beckett’s classic continues to puzzle and enrich us in equal measure. This rare production of the play from Boca Raton’s Evening Star Productions runs through May 7.\nWhat: David Sedaris\nWhere: Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami\nWhen: 8 p.m.\nCost: $45-$75\nContact: 305/949-6722, arshtcenter.org\nWith five New York Times best-sellers to his credit, David Sedaris is one of the country’s foremost humorists and the reigning champion of the short-form essay. Deftly illuminating the unpleasantries, absurdities and vagaries of modern life, Sedaris’ latest collection, Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls, includes memoirs and fiction pieces on topics ranging from his first colonoscopy to his father’s unorthodox dinner attire to the weird inner sanctum of a European taxidermy shop. His 2017 tour will feature a brand-new selection of spoken-word narratives, offering fans a preview of his forthcoming writings as well as a spirited Q&A.\nFRIDAY TO SUNDAY\nWhat: Fort Lauderdale Fringe Festival\nWhere: Various locations\nWhen: Various show times\nCost: $27 day passes, $42 multiday passes\nContact: 954/201-6306, fortlauderdalefringe.com\nThe first and only running fringe festival in South Florida, the Fort Lauderdale Fringe returns for its third year of uncensored, accessible, community-bolstering plays at venues including the Broward Center, Broward College, Stache and the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society. Expected highlights include standup comedian Megan Gogerty’s inside-theater “Lady Macbeth and her Pal Megan;” the apocalyptic science fiction of “An Unnamed Psychosis;” “Safe House,” a sobering play inspired by the Orlando nightclub shooting; and the magic-infused “Illusion of Choice.” Twilight jazz performances and other live music complements the experience, and each show runs multiple times over the busy weekend.\nFRIDAY\nWhat: Opening night of “Free Fire”\nWhere: Various movie theaters\nWhen: Various show times\nCost: Varies by theater\nContact: a24films.com/films/free-fire\nThis lean, kinetic, bruising anarcho-comedy from U.K. madman Ben Wheatley has at best a cocktail-napkin plot: A few bad dudes meet a few other bad dudes in an abandoned warehouse to exchange cash for firearms. Tempers flare, and pretty soon everybody draws their weapon, takes makeshift cover among the industrial detritus, and fires away, with a John Denver 8-track tape providing an occasional inspired counterpoint. Not since the classic John Woo actioners of the ‘80s have this many bullets flown and pinged and ricocheted across a movie’s soundscape, forming a percussive musicality to accompany Wheatley’s precise editing and almost balletic imagery of flailing limbs and nervous glances. “Free Fire” becomes a Darwinian reality show: As the carnage grows increasingly baroque, one character after another bites the bullet (literally and figuratively). The film’s humor has a Tarantinan edge, but it’s an immature, early-‘90s Tarantino. The marketing materials insist that “Free Fire” is a satire on gun violence, but to ascribe social commentary to the melee gives it too much credit. It knows it’s cynical folderol for a desensitized, B-movie demo, concerning characters about whom we don’t care a lick. It’s accomplished filmmaking nonetheless.\nSATURDAY\nWhat: Palm Beach Book Festival\nWhere: Harriet Himmel Theatre at CityPlace, 700 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach\nWhen: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.\nCost: $100 full-day pass, $25 individual panels\nContact: 561/429-4008, palmbeachbookfestival.com\nOne of the Palm Beach cultural scene’s most recent success stories, the Palm Beach Book Festival started in 2015 and has grown each year since in size, stature and celebrity cachet. This celebration of all things printed and bound has earned a reputation for its enlightening panel discussions, and the 2017 edition, hosted for the first time in CityPlace, features a diverse lineup of authors and topics, starting with “You Go Girl: The Writing of Memoir vs. Biography” with memoirist Dani Shapiro and the authors of biographies on Joan Rivers and Helen Gurley Brown. At 10:30, Rob Harris will moderate a conversation with fearless war correspondent Sebastian Junger. Later events include discussions with James Patterson, award-winning legal expert Jeffrey Toobin (pictured) and iconic actor Robert Wagner.", "Green Day has released their video for the track “Revolution Radio.” The song serves as the title track from their release of the same name and the video finds them performing the track at present day, intermixed with videos of them performing live from earlier in their career. In addition to the new video, the band is also prepping for an extended tour in support of the album. The run starts on August 1 in Auburn, Washington at the White River Amphitheatre. It will continue through September 13 when they’ll wrap in Chula Vista, California at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre. Green Day Revolution Radio Summer Tour August 1 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre August 2 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center August 5 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum August 7 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre August 9 – Englewood, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre August 11 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center August 12 – Omaha, NE @ CenturyLink Center August 14 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre August 16 – Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center August 18 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage August 20 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center August 21 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center August 26 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center August 28 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center August 29 – Hartford, CT @ The XFINITY Theatre August 31 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion September 1 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park September 3 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre September 5 – Tampa, FL @ MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre September 6 – Orange Beach, AL @ The Wharf Amphitheater September 8 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center September 9 – Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater September 11 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater September 13 – Chula Vista, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre Copyright(c) 2017 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «", "The third and final week of the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games Regionals kicks off on Friday, June 1, and with it, CrossFit will take one giant step closer to the Games and identifying the \"Fittest on Earth.\"\nDeemed one of the fastest growing sports in America thanks to its worldwide use of high-intensity exercises and real-world obstacles to identify Earth's fittest workout warriors, CrossFit's 2018 competition has been running since February. Those with the best scores from each of 18 global regions have since advanced to Regionals, the last stage of workouts before August's championships at the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games.\nHere's everything you need to know about the Atlantic Regional:\nWhere is it?\nThe Atlantic competition will take place at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.\nWhen is it?\nThe Atlantic competition starts on Friday, June 1, and runs until Sunday, June 3.\nHow to watch\nThe CrossFit Regionals will be available to stream on CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports app for key connected TV devices including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku, and the CBS Sports mobile app for iOS and Android.\nWho is competing?\nHere are some of the top names to watch at the Atlantic Regional:", "Winners of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival’s High School Poetry Contest 2017\nEnd\n-- PALM BEACH POETRY FESTIVALLaunches 14th Annual Poetry Contest for Local High School StudentsSubmission Deadline is December 1, 2017(Delray Beach, FL – September 25, 2017) Blaise Allen, Ph.D., the Director of Community Outreach for the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, today announced that the non-profit organization has launched its annual Palm Beach County High School Poetry Contest, in partnership with Old School Square in Delray BeachBetween October 1 and December 1, any Palm Beach County public or private high school student can submit one original poem (30 lines maximum) for consideration. Original poems should be submitted by email before midnight on December 1 to: PBPF1@aol.com. For contest rules, please visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org.The winning poet will receive $200, and the four runner-up high school poets will each receive $100. In addition, all five winners will receive a pair of tickets to the Poetry Festival's Sizzling Spoken Word event at Old School Square's Crest Theater on Friday, January 19, at 8 pm. This performance event will feature National Award winning Slam Poets Elizabeth Acevedo and G. Yamazawa.The five winning high school poets will read their poems at the Festival's Award Ceremony on Monday, January 15, 2018 at 4 pm, where they will have the opportunity of meeting and having their pictures taken with 11 of America's most distinguished and award-winning poets. In addition, the winning poems will be published online on the Festival's official website at http://www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org/ news/2017-hs- poetr... The judge for the annual High School Poetry Contest will once again be Dr. Jeff Morgan of Lynn University's Department of English in Boca Raton.About the Palm Beach Poetry Festival 2018:The 14th annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival will be held next January 15-20 at Old School Square in Delray Beach. The Festival features top poets at numerous ticketed public events, including readings, talks, interviews, panel discussions and more. Nine workshops will be offered for which applications are required. Special Guest Poet will be Coleman Barks, a major poet and the world's leading expert on 13th century poet Rumi, the founder of Sufism – as well as the likely namesake of one of the recently born twins of Beyoncé and Jay Z.The distinguished poets who will lead poetry-writing workshops at the Festival include Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Chard deNiord, Beth wcj Ann Fennelly, Ross Gay, Rodney Jones, Phillis Levin, Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Tim Seibles; with individual conferences offered by nationally acclaimed poets: Lorna Knowles Blake, Sally Bliumis-Dunn and Nickole Brown. In addition, Slam Champions Elizabeth Acevedo and G Yamazawa will co-host a Sizzling Spoken Word event, and there will be a Special Tribute to Poet Thomas Lux, a longtime supporter of the Festival who passed away earlier this year.The 2018 Palm Beach Poetry Festival is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; Morgan Stanley & The Legacy Group of Atlanta; the Cultural Council of Palm County, the Palm Beach County Tourism Development Council and the Board of Commissioners of Palm Beach County; The Palm Beach Post; Visit Florida; WLRN; and Murder on the Beach, Delray Beach's independent bookseller.For more information about the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, please visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org.Available for InterviewBlaise Allen, Ph.D.Director of Community OutreachPalm Beach Poetry Festival954.729.8007blaise@palmbeachpoetryfestival.orgMedia Contact:Gary SchweikhartPR-BS, Inc.561.756.4298gary@pr-bs.net", "Michael Ursua and Larry Alexander\nEnd\n-- Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches to Donate 50 Percent of Funds Raised at Preview Performance of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES to Relief Efforts in Mexico & Puerto RicoThe October 5 Preview of Multiple Tony Award-Winning Musical from MNM Productions is at the Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse, October 6-22(Palm Beach Gardens, FL – September 25, 2017) Rev. Dr. Lea Brown, Senior Pastor at the Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches (MCCPB), today announced that the church which serves South Florida's LGBTQ community, would donate half of all funds raised at the upcoming Preview Performance of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES to relief efforts in Mexico and Puerto Rico.\"In the wake of the devastation caused by both Hurricane Maria and the earthquakes in Mexico, MCCPB is taking action to help those in need. We have decided to share 50 percent of all the proceeds to our church from MNM's benefit performance of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES,\" says Rev. Brown. \"These funds will be given to the Disaster Relief Fund of the denomination of Metropolitan Community Churches, which will be sent specifically to provide aid in Puerto Rico and Mexico.\"Lupita Hollywood and Pepper Monroe are serving as Honorary Co-Chairs of MCCPB's Preview Performance of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES.For members and friends of MCCPB, tickets to the preview performance of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES are $35 each and are now available for purchase at the Kravis Center box office, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach; by phone at 561.832.7469;or online through the Kravis Center's official website at https://max.Kravis.org/ live/presale.php (just use the password MCCPB2017).About LA CAGE AUX FOLLES:A multiple Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Revival and more, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES will feature a cast of more than 20 stellar performers, many of whom are veterans of previous shows from MNM Productions.Albin and George, the two lead characters in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES will be played by Michael Ursua and Larry Alexander. Also appearing in the show are Aaron Bower, Clay Cartland, AJ Cola, JR Coley, Jinon Deeb, Rebecca Diaz, Patti Gardner, Kimmi Johnson, Alex Jorth, Peter Librach, Rio Peterson, Christie Rohr, Ashley Rubin, Troy Stanley, Keagan Tanner, Pierre Tannous, Frank Vomero and Elijah Word.Kimberly Dawn Smith, who directed and choreographed A Chorus Line, Hair and Monty Python's Spamalot, and the choreographer of The World Goes 'Round and Company, will helm LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, with the award-winning Paul Reekie returning as musical director, as he has done for all previous MNM productions. Legends Radio 100.3FM is the official broadcast partner for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES.The final show this year from MNM Productions will be LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, which is being co-presented by the Kravis Center (December 1-17).About MNM Productions:This production company is the latest venture by two experienced theatrical producers and arts consultants:Marcie Gorman-Althof and Michael Lifshitz. The rising theatrical company has so far produced six major musical productions (A Chorus Line, Side by Side by Sondheim, Hair, The World Goes 'Round, Monty Python's Spamalot and Company), five of which received \"recommended\"status for Carbonell Awards; two (Side by Side by Sondheim and The World Goes 'Round) received nominations for Best Ensemble, with the latter show recently winning the prestigious award. In addition, MNM Productions received The Silver Palm Awards for Outstanding New Theatre Company and Outstanding Ensemble for The World Goes 'Round, while Paul Reekie was named Outstanding Musical Director for The World Goes 'Round and Hair.About the Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches:According to the church's mission statement, \"MCC of wcj the Palm Beaches is a joy-filled, justice-centered Christian community of love, vibrant worship and spiritual discovery where all God's people are supported as we become fully alive.\"\"For 36 years now, the Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches has been both a bulwark of strength and a source of solace and support for South Florida's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning communities,\"says Rev. Dr. Lea Brown, the church's senior pastor.\"We are on a bold mission to transform hearts, lives and history,\" she adds. \"Just as Jesus did, we take very seriously our calling to do justice, show kindness and live humbly with God.\"Located since 2000 at 4857 Northlake Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens, MCCPB offers Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., with childcare provided for children 5 and under along with Children's Church for ages 6 - 10. Because the church is made up of people from both Protestant and Catholic backgrounds, elements of the services reflect both traditions, including scripture readings, hymns and contemporary music, prayer and a communion table that is open to everyone.For more information about the Metropolitan Community Church, which is located at 4857 Northlake Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens, please call 561-775-5900 or visit www.mccpalmbeach.org.Available for Interview:Rev. Dr. Lea Brown, Senior PastorMetropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches561.775.5900lea@mccpb.orgMichael LifshitzMNM Productions561.722.4258MNMProds@gmail.comMedia Contact:Gary SchweikhartPR-BS, Inc.561.756.4298gary@pr-bs.net", "Makeup-caked monsters, schemers and jokers, Playboy bunnies, people costumed as “fake news,” mongers of fear, peddlers of terror, mothers of dragons and other skimpily clad carousers will open their treat bags on Halloween.\nBut one day isn’t enough. Not for us. A Halloween party will take place every weekend in October, and we have South Florida’s outbreak of haunted houses, zombie competitions and costume contests to thank for all this childishness.\nHere are 13 ways South Florida will spend the month freaking out.\nFort Lauderdale Zombie Walk\nDozens of people dressed as zombies took over downtown Fort Lauderdale and Revolution Live during the annual Zombie Walk on Oct. 28. (Barbara Corbellini Duarte) (Barbara Corbellini Duarte)\n8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13-4 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at Revolution Live, 100 SW Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale; free; 954-449-1025 or JointheRevolution.net\nFor the seventh time, zombies will rampage through Fort Lauderdale’s Himmarshee Village at a sluggish, disorienting pace, although we’re sure some of that can be blamed on intoxication. Revolution Live will offer face-painting starting at 8 p.m. (free for children 14 and under, $10 for adults), along with family-friendly games. The walk gets going at 10 p.m., followed by an adults-only afterparty at Revolution Live, which will sling zombie-themed cocktails and host an adult costume contest (prizes include concert tickets for Revolution Live events). DJ LinderSMASH and DJ Tonx, two of the walk’s founding zombies, will spin appropriately zombified tunes.\nWynwood Fear Factory\nWynwood Fear Factory / Courtesy A scene from a recent Wynwood Fear Factory. A scene from a recent Wynwood Fear Factory. (Wynwood Fear Factory / Courtesy)\n3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28-11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at the RC Cola Plant, 550 NW 24th St., Miami; $55-$165 via Eventbrite.com; WynwoodFearFactory.com\nThe warren of graffiti-splatted warehouses in Wynwood seems to be made for Halloween, which perhaps explains why the old RC Cola Plant is the setting for Fear Factory. This year’s music bill has performances from chart-topping rapper Wiz Khalifa, French producer DJ Snake (Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” album), DJ Porter Robinson, Steve Angello (ex-Swedish House Mafia) and hip-hop duo Big Gigantic. French DJ Martin Solveig and Miami’s own Cedric Gervais will also perform. Art installations, haunted houses, scare zones, and merch and food vendors round out the diversions. Costumes are encouraged.\nFright Nights West Palm Beach\nFright Nights / Courtesy Fright Nights takes place through Oct. 28 at the South Florida Fairgrounds Fright Nights takes place through Oct. 28 at the South Florida Fairgrounds (Fright Nights / Courtesy)\n6-11 p.m. Thursdays and 6 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 28, at South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach; $25, plus $5 parking fee; 561-793-0333 or MyFrightNights.com\nThis 16-year-old fright fest has spilled enough fog-machine juice on the South Florida Fairgrounds to kill a vampire. Maybe a werewolf. Too bad neither aren’t on the menu for 2017’s jumble of pop-up haunted houses, this year offering impromptu frightenings by occult worshippers, Dr. Frankenstein, serial killers, escaped mental-asylum patients and Kim Kardashian’s hairstylist. Only one of those nightmare scenarios is false. The 12-day Fright Nights will also feature midway rides, games, scare zones and carnival food, in case you’d like to induce a heart attack with an elephant ear instead. A $15 Groupon is available here.\nMoonfest 2017\nThe annual Halloween party on Clematis Street featured food, drinks, haunted houses and live music by Best Coast and others. Follow SouthFlorida.com on Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat.\n8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28-1 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, along Clematis Street in West Palm Beach; $5, $75 for VIP via Ticketfly.com; Moonfest.me\nHowling at the 30th edition of Moonfest, downtown West Palm Beach’s music-heavy block party, will be 29 acts on five blocks of Clematis Street, led by West Palm Beach rockers Surfer Blood (who broke out with their 2010 album, “Astro Coast”) and early-2000s hardcore and electronica duo Jackal and Hyde. Other acts (as of presstime, the headliner hasn’t been announced) include Fort Lauderdale’s Octo Gato, Tchaa, Big Chief and Afrobeta. The festival’s usual 21-and-olderrevelers can dress up for a $1,000 costume contest and walk through a haunted house.\nEnigma Haunt\nEnigma Haunt / Courtesy A display of scare tactics at Enigma Haunt in Boca Raton. A display of scare tactics at Enigma Haunt in Boca Raton. (Enigma Haunt / Courtesy)\n7-10 p.m. Sunday-Tuesday and Thursday, 7 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday through Oct. 31 at 21069 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton; $25-$30, $45 for VIP; 855-994-2868 or EnigmaHaunt.com\nA horde of snarling, marauding zombies haunt the Everglades after a viral epidemic breaks out in South Florida. Safe camps have been erected to protect unbitten civilians from exposure. This is the scenario that unfolds across 20,000 square feet and three rooms, with 80 actors ready to scare you in the darkness. Mummies, clowns and psycho butchers will provide scares in “Realms of Terror,” another attraction.\nScarecrow Festival and Contest\nCapehart Photography / Courtesy Corn-shucking and crafts are part of the fun at the Scarecrow Festival and Contest. Corn-shucking and crafts are part of the fun at the Scarecrow Festival and Contest. (Capehart Photography / Courtesy)\n2-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum, 300 N. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach; $10; 561-832-4164 or HSPBC.org", "Another storm will blow into Southern California starting Thursday night, March 1, bringing in rain and snow that is expected to last until Saturday, forecasters said. It follows showers earlier this week that brought much-needed moisture to a thirsty region.\nThe winter squall may bring as much as 2 inches of rain to mountainous areas in San Bernardino County but most other places in the Southland will receive about half an inch, the National Weather Service said.\nThursday temperatures will warm up but they will still be cooler than normal, according to forecasters. In Torrance, 58 degrees will be the high on Thursday and 49 will be the low. Further inland in Pasadena, numbers will be slightly higher with 61 degrees during the day and 52 at night.\n(See more weather highs and lows below.)\nAfter about 10 p.m. Thursday, showers will move into Orange County as well as some wind gusts up to 10 mph. Anaheim will reach 64 degrees during the day at hit a low of 50 degrees at night. Coastal cities such as Laguna Beach will be slightly cooler at 61 during peak day and 47 in the evening.\nIn San Bernardino and Riverside County, the moisture brought in by the storm was going to top the mountains with snow, a welcome development during a dry winter.\nTwo inches of snow were expected Thursday night in the Big Bear area and the National Weather Service forecasts up to five by Friday before the moisture tapers off Saturday. Snow was also expected to fall through Saturday in the Mt. San Jacinto area.\nShowers will continue Friday and are expected to fall for much of the day and many areas could get wind gusts up to 20 mph.\nFriday showers will continue the cooling trend of the week, with areas like Corona reaching 60 degrees during the day and 42 degrees at night. Residents of areas affected by recent wildfires, including foothill neighborhoods in Corona, were advised to be prepared for flooding and debris runoff.\nAfter Saturday, showers will begin tapering off and will continue for warmer weather starting next week.\nThe NWS forecast mostly cloudy skies in L.A. County during daytime hours today and highs of 48 degrees on Mount Wilson; 56 in Palmdale and Lancaster; 57 in Santa Clarita; 58 in Torrance, San Gabriel and Burbank; 59 in Avalon, San Pedro, North Hollywood and Van Nuys; 60 in Long Beach, Northridge and at LAX; 61 in downtown L.A., West Covina and Pasadena; and 62 in Whittier and Woodland Hills.\nRain is forecast in Orange County, along with highs of 58 in San Clemente; 60 in Yorba Linda and Mission Viejo; 62 in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Irvine and Fullerton; 63 in Anaheim; and 64 in Santa Ana. Showers are forecast in Orange County Friday, followed by three days of sunshine.\nIn San Bernardino County today, it will be 37 in Running Springs; 39 in Big Bear; 50 in Wrightwood; 53 in Hesperia; 55 in Yucaipa; 57 in Victorville; 59 in Rancho Cucamonga; 60 in Ontario and Redlands; and 62 in San Bernardino.\nIn Riverside County, forecasted highs today are 60 in Lake Elsinore and Menifee; 61 in Temecula, Perris and Hemet; 62 in Murrieta and Riverside; 66 in Desert Hot Springs; 69 in Indio, Palm Springs and Palm Desert; and 71 in Blythe.\nFrom the National Weather Service:", "This calendar includes events taking place in Delray Beach between April 25 to May 5.\nTo submit your event, click here.\nWEDNESDAY 25\nWednesday Bingo\nDoors open at 5 p.m.; early bird 6 p.m.; first game, 6:30 p.m., $15. Temple Sinai Palm Beach County, 2475 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-276-6161 Ext 128. Plenty of parking, food available. 561-276-6161.\nFood Addicts 12-Step Meeting\nParticipants park in the west parking lot, 7 p.m. Crossroads Club, 1700 Lake Ida Road, Delray Beach. foodaddictsanonymous.org or 516-680-0724.\nAA Meetings\nWeekly AA meetings include a Big Book Study, 5:30 p.m.; LGBTQ, 7:30 p.m.; and men's meeting, 8 p.m. Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St., Delray Beach. 561-276-5796.\nGuided Meditation\nWednesday, 6:30 p.m.; love offering. Santuary, Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St., Delray Beach. 561-276-5796.\nKnit & Crochet with Project Linus\nWednesdays, 10:30 a.m.: Knit & Crochet With Project Linus and expert \"blanketeers.\" The crafts you make go to children in need. Bring your favorite pattern, needles, bright yarn and a giving spirit. (90 min.). Hagen Ranch Road Branch Library, 14350 Hagen Ranch Road, Delray Beach, 561-894-7500.\nInternational Folk and Line Dancing\nBeginner and intermediate levels. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Temple Anshei Shalom, 7099 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. $3. RSVP: 561-499-8490.\nHurricane Harmony Barbershop Chorus Rehearsals\nOpen to men who love to sing. The public is also invited to attend weekly rehearsals. Seeking new voices. 7-9 p.m. Weisman Community Center, 7091 W. Atlantic Ave., West Delray Beach. 561-852-0027.\nTHURSDAY 26\nCanvas & Cocktails\nThe Creative Arts School has a fun, new art experience, where people can create an art piece in a relaxed atmosphere. Each month offers something different. No experience necessary. Pre-registration is required. 7-9 p.m. Old School Square, Studio 2, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. $35 includes material and one drink ticket. OldSchoolSquare.org\nSanctioned Bridge\nWeekly bridge: Monday-Thursday 12:30 p.m. Lunch included for $11. Temple Sinai of Palm Beach County, 2475 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-276-6161.\nLittle Explorers\nTouch, play, and learn with hands-on fun with a sensory program to enhance social skills. Also a great time for parents to connect. 10-11 a.m. Free. Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-266-0194, delraylibrary.org\nStorytime Yoga\nThis program is for ages 4-7, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Yoga and a story go hand in hand. Children listen to a themed picture book and allow it to come alive through their poses, music, movement games and guided relaxation. Free. Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-266-0194, delraylibrary.org\nFRIDAY 27\nACBL Sanctioned Bridge\nWeekly bridge: 12:15 p.m. on Friday. Lunch included for $11. Temple Sinai of Palm Beach County, 2475 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-276-6161.\nOutdoor Concerts\nFriday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; April 27-28. Weather permitting; bring lawn chairs, no pets or outside food and beverage. Food trucks and cash bar available. $15-$45. The Pavilion, Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. 561-243-7922 or oldschoolsquare.org\nBalkan by the Beach\nNo dance experience or partner needed. 50 years old and up. 10:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Veterans Park, 802 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. $5, residents; $6, guests. 561-243-7350.\nSATURDAY 28\nCocaine Anonymous\nWeekly CA meetings 6-7 p.m. Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St., Delray Beach. 561-276-5796.?\nDelray Beach Green Market\nPet friendly. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.. 201 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-276-7511.\nThe Writer's Studio\nOpen writing studio for serious writers who are looking to publish their works. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Delray Beach Library, Tower Room, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. 561-638-7251.\nChair Yoga Class\nSuitable for all levels and abilities. 1 p.m. Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St., Delray Beach. Free. 561-276-5796.\nSUNDAY 29\nYoung Singers Concert\nSunday, April 29, love offering. Intergenerational youth choirs, 3 p.m. Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St. 561-276-5796.\nSunday Sanctioned Bridge\nWeekly bridge: 1 p.m. Lunch included for $11. Temple Sinai of Palm Beach County, 2475 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-276-6161 or 561-276-8071.\nPickleball\nThis sport is a combination of tennis, badminton and table tennis. 8:30-11:30 a.m. Daily. Pompey Park Gym, 1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach. $4. 561-243-7356, 561-499-2020.\nMONDAY 30\nTemple Sinai ACBL Sanctioned Bridge\nWeekly bridge: Monday-Thursday 12:30 p.m. Lunch included for $11. Temple Sinai Of Palm Beach County, 2475 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-276-6161.\nDuplicate Bridge\nACBL Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 12:15 p.m. Fridays; 1 p.m. Sundays. Lunch included for $11. Temple Sinai of Palm Beach County, 2475 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 561-276-6161. or 561-276-8071.\nTUESDAY 1\nAl-Anon 12 Step Study\nMeets weekly, 7 p.m., Unity of Delray Beach, 101 NW 22nd St., Delray Beach. 561-276-5796.?\nTurtle Tales\nAn imaginative and interactive story time for ages 2-3 yrs. filled with music, puppets, stories, movement, felt boards and finger play. 10-10:45 a.m. Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Free. 561-266-0194.\nCurrent Events Forum\nEveryone is welcome and all views are encouraged. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Church of the Palms Conference Center, 1960 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. 561-266-9702.", "An expert in best practices for cops criticized the Boynton Beach Police Department on Wednesday during Dalia Dippolito’s retrial on a 2009 murder-for-hire charge.\nBut Timothy Williams, a retired Los Angeles Police Department detective hired by Dippolito’s lawyers, also was under fire when prosecutors challenged his knowledge and conclusions about the case of the woman accused of planning the death of her husband.\nWilliams testified for about four hours, more than twice as long as his paid appearance on behalf of Dippolito at her second trial in December that resulted in a hung jury.\nLannis Waters/Palm Beach Post via AP, Pool Timothy Williams, a police practices expert testifies during Dalia Dippolito's trial, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Dippolito is accused of soliciting a hitman to kill her newlywed husband. Timothy Williams, a police practices expert testifies during Dalia Dippolito's trial, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Dippolito is accused of soliciting a hitman to kill her newlywed husband. (Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post via AP, Pool)\nThe difference this time was a fiery and lengthy cross examination by Assistant State Attorney Craig Williams — no relation — concerning recordings of Dippolito’s conversations with a police informant and an undercover cop posing as a hit man.\nAt one point, Timothy Williams said Dippolito never gave any money for the alleged murder. But the prosecutor then showed $1,200 in evidence, cash that Dippolito allegedly handed the informant for the fake hit man to use to buy a gun and cell phones.\nCraig Williams also reminded the expert that money doesn’t even have to be exchanged for someone to be convicted of solicitation to commit first-degree murder with a firearm.\nThe prosecutor also asked the defense expert if Dippolito was “wishy washy” when she told undercover officer Widy Jean on one recording: “I’m positive, like 5,000 percent sure I want it done.”\nTimothy Williams replied, “It was gamesmanship as far as I was concerned.”\nWhen questioned by defense attorney Brian Claypool, Williams told the jury that Boynton Beach police mishandled the investigation of Dippolito from the moment her ex-lover, Mohamed Shihadeh contacted the cops with his concerns on July 31, 2009.\nRather than assess whether Dippolito was at risk of domestic abuse, the police rushed to turn Shihadeh into a confidential informant.\n“Domestic violence is serious and they should have gone out to check if Ms. Dippolito was a victim,” Williams said.\nHe explained that the department botched the whole case by apparently forcing Shihadeh to work as an informant — under the alleged threat of arrest — against its own policy.\n“In my opinion it taints the investigation,” Williams said.\n“You’re taught in law enforcement you don’t coerce anyone … you don’t threaten anyone,” he testified. “It’s illegal … you don’t harass someone to get an end result.”\nShihadeh is scheduled to testify Thursday as a defense witness.\nWilliams also said the investigation was flawed because the police failed to record some phone calls and discussions between Dippolito and Shihadeh during his time as an informant. And he backed the defense’s theme that it was inappropriate for the department to invite the “Cops” reality TV program to film parts of the investigation.\nBut the prosecutor later challenged Williams’ review of the evidence, and the expert acknowledged he had not seen text messages between Dippolito and another man concerning plans to get her husband arrested on a parole violation.\nLannis Waters /Palm Beach Post via AP, Pool Michael Dippolito, ex-husband of Dalia Dippolito, testifies in her attempted murder trial Thursday, June 8, 2017, on the first day of testimony in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Lannis Waters /Palm Beach Post via AP, Pool) Michael Dippolito, ex-husband of Dalia Dippolito, testifies in her attempted murder trial Thursday, June 8, 2017, on the first day of testimony in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Lannis Waters /Palm Beach Post via AP, Pool) (Lannis Waters /Palm Beach Post via AP, Pool)\nWilliams, whose nearly 30-year law enforcement career included work on robbery and homicide cases, told the jury he has been paid $325 an hour for his work on the Dippolito defense case, for a running total of $6,500.\nClaypool quipped that the prosecutor “attacked the credibility” of a witness who has testified as an expert in 64 other criminal trials.\nAlso Wednesday, Circuit Judge Glenn Kelley ruled that Dippolito’s lawyers would not be allowed to call a witness described as an expert in facial recognition, body language, and human behavior.\nCAPTION The lead detective took the witness stand Friday in Dalia Dippolito's third murder-for-hire trial. Through the testimony of Boynton Beach Officer Alex Moreno, prosecutors are introducing key videos and audio recordings from before and after Dippolito allegedly arranged on her husband Mike. (WPEC-CBS12) The lead detective took the witness stand Friday in Dalia Dippolito's third murder-for-hire trial. Through the testimony of Boynton Beach Officer Alex Moreno, prosecutors are introducing key videos and audio recordings from before and after Dippolito allegedly arranged on her husband Mike. (WPEC-CBS12) CAPTION The lead detective took the witness stand Friday in Dalia Dippolito's third murder-for-hire trial. Through the testimony of Boynton Beach Officer Alex Moreno, prosecutors are introducing key videos and audio recordings from before and after Dippolito allegedly arranged on her husband Mike. (WPEC-CBS12) The lead detective took the witness stand Friday in Dalia Dippolito's third murder-for-hire trial. Through the testimony of Boynton Beach Officer Alex Moreno, prosecutors are introducing key videos and audio recordings from before and after Dippolito allegedly arranged on her husband Mike. (WPEC-CBS12) CAPTION Dalia Dippolito’s third trial on a 2009 murder-for-trial charge is under way, after attorneys gave opening statements to the jury. Dippolito is accused of planning her husband's murder. Dalia Dippolito’s third trial on a 2009 murder-for-trial charge is under way, after attorneys gave opening statements to the jury. Dippolito is accused of planning her husband's murder. CAPTION Dalia Dippolito goes to trial for the third time Friday June 2, 2017.This time around, Dippolito may testify in the murder-for-hire case. Dalia Dippolito goes to trial for the third time Friday June 2, 2017. This time around, Dippolito may testify in the murder-for-hire case. CAPTION Final motions before Dalia Dippolito 3rd trial. Final motions before Dalia Dippolito 3rd trial. CAPTION Before Dalia Dippolito's third trial on a 2009 murder-for-hire charge, the judge set ground rules for the lawyers and evidence to be presented to the jury. Before Dalia Dippolito's third trial on a 2009 murder-for-hire charge, the judge set ground rules for the lawyers and evidence to be presented to the jury.\n“There is not a court in this state that would allow this testimony,” he said. “A jury is well capable to review a video and reach its own conclusions.”\nThe defense consultant, Susan Constantine-Perfido, previously has said Dippolito’s facial expressions on the undercover police video don’t show that she intended to have her husband killed.\nDippolito, 34, was found guilty at her first trial in 2011 and sentenced to 20 years in prison. But an appeals court tossed the conviction and punishment. She has been on house arrest for close to eight years.\nmjfreeman@sun-sentinel.com, 561-243-6642 or Twitter @marcjfreeman", "More than 50 Hwy 55 Locations Are Planned for Florida in the Next 10 Years\nPalm City, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Already a household name in its home state of North Carolina and a highly-decorated brand in the restaurant industry and franchising community, Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries is bringing its All-American, retro-themed diner to Palm City. The new restaurant, the third South Florida location, will open on December 12 and will employ 60 new team members.\nWith the new restaurant located on 3027 Martin Downs Blvd., shoppers, residents and visitors to Palm City will experience an inviting dining experience with fresh, never-frozen burgers, premium sliced cheesesteaks piled high on steamed hoagies, and frozen custard made in-house every day. With its open-grill design, the kitchen’s dedication and care when handcrafting meals is front and center.\n“We are very excited to open our third Hwy 55 in South Florida and bring good times and great food to the fine folks in Palm City,” said Lonnie Mister, franchise owner for the Palm City restaurant. “We felt like this area with its strong community values is the perfect fit for our family-centric restaurant and the 50’s retro theme.” As part of the master franchise agreement, Hwy 55 is planning to open 50 other locations in the Florida area in the next 10 years.\nWhile celebrating its 26th year in business, Hwy 55 has sold the rights to more than 1,000 franchise locations around the world. Hwy 55 has also signed franchise agreements for Texas, West Virginia, Louisiana, Kentucky and southern Indiana and Virginia in the past year. The brand plans to open approximately 25 locations in 2018.\n“I founded Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries 25 years ago, to provide something that I felt was missing: great food, friendly service and honest value,” said Hwy 55 president Kenney Moore, who flipped every burger himself for the brand’s first two years of business. “Those principles continue today at all of our restaurants and we will look forward to treating more people in Palm City and other areas in this great state in the coming years.”\nIn keeping with Hwy 55’s continued mission to give back to the communities it enters, Hwy 55’s Andy’s Charitable Foundation and Palm City owner Lonnie Mister will donate 10% of sales from the restaurant’s first three days to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Andy’s Charitable Foundation is Hwy 55’s most visible commitment to community involvement.\nIn addition to appealing to the burger-loving public Hwy 55 has the full attention of the restaurant and franchising industries. Hwy 55, which is the official restaurant of National Hamburger Day and National Cheeseburger Day, won BurgerBusiness.com’s “Best Burger” in 2012. In addition, Franchise Business Review named Hwy 55 one of the best restaurant franchises in the country. The brand also was recently named a top 500 franchise in the United States by Entrepreneur magazine for the second consecutive year and a “Next 20” restaurant brand by Nation’s Restaurant News.\nHwy 55 Palm City hours are 11 am – 9 pm Sunday through Thursday and 11 am – 10 pm on Friday and Saturday. For more information, call the restaurant at (772) 834-3077.\nAbout Hwy 55\nHwy 55, the official restaurant of National Hamburger Day and National Cheeseburger Day, is a retro-themed diner that features fresh, never-frozen hand-pattied burgers, house-made frozen custard, and other classic favorites in a unique open-kitchen setting. Founded in Goldsboro, North Carolina in 1991, Hwy 55 reflects founder Kenney Moore’s commitment to authentic hospitality, incredible service and the world’s best burgers. As the Hwy 55 has grown, the industry has taken notice, with the brand winning BurgerBusiness.com‘s “Best Burger” in 2012. In 2017, for the third consecutive year, Hwy 55 was named a top 500 franchise in the United States for by Entrepreneur magazine. It has also been acknowledged by Franchise Business Review as a top restaurant franchise in the country and by Nation’s Restaurant News as a “Next 20” restaurant brand. Hwy 55 currently has 135 locations in 12 states, Denmark and the United Arab Emirates. Fans are invited to like Hwy 55 at https://www.facebook.com/Hwy55burgers or follow us at https://twitter.com/hwy55burgers. For more information, visit https://www.hwy55.com.\nContact:\nDerek Farley\n150PR for Hwy 55\n704-941-7353\nderek@150PR.com", "Kim Kardashian, center, arrives with her attorney Shawn Chapman Holley at the security entrance of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 30.\nPablo Martinez Monsivais, AP\nKim Kardashian West made waves at the White House Wednesday.\nThe reality TV star met with officials, including senior advisor Jared Kushner and possibly President Trump, according to a source familiar with the situation but unauthorized to speak publicly.\nDressed in all black with bright yellow pumps, Kardashian West arrived at a security entrance with her lawyer, attorney Shawn Chapman Holley, late Wednesday afternoon.\nBut what prompted the pop culture figure to trek to the nation's capital? Prison reform.\n“She’s expressed a willingness to engage with us on prison reform, and we’ll engage with whoever wants to engage,” the source told USA TODAY.\nKim Kardashian\nDia Dipasupil, WireImage\nDuring the meeting, Kardashian West was expected to advocate for the release of 62-year-old Alice Marie Johnson, who is serving a life sentence for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense. She has shared her support of Johnson on social media, calling the sentencing \"so unfair\" on Twitter in October.\nThough Kardashian West did not confirm the meeting, she tweeted a birthday message for Johnson Wednesday.\nHappy Birthday Alice Marie Johnson. Today is for you 🙏🏼✨ — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) May 30, 2018\n\"Happy Birthday Alice Marie Johnson,\" she wrote. \"Today is for you.\"\nJohnson's story went viral thanks in part to a Mic video interview that reached over 4.1 million views. A change.org petition asking President Trump to grant Johnson clemency has also almost reached it's goal of 300,000 supporter signatures as of Wednesday.\nKardashian West, who cites Mic's video as how she discovered Johnson, has also helped the case reach a wider audience.\nKushner has focused on prison reform since joining the administration. He was involved with the First Step Act, which plans to expand programs for prisoners and allow for more home confinement. The act was approved by the House of Representatives earlier this month.\nA pardon or commutation for Johnson is unlikely today, though the president has not made a decision.\nKardashian West supported Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential race, but recently, her husband Kanye West has tweeted his support for Trump.\nThe rapper met with Trump in December 2016 during a visit to the Trump Tower in New York. Trump posed with West after their meeting, calling him a \"good man\" with whom he talked about \"life.\"\nKanye had previously declared his allegiance to Trump onstage the month prior.\n'Keeping Up with the Kardashians': The family through the years\nCopyright 2017 USATODAY.com", "Richard Williams, tennis champs Serena and Venus Williams' 75-year-old father, has filed for divorce from his much younger wife in West Palm Beach, Florida.\nIn his petition, the 75-year-old tennis coach often credited for training his daughters in their younger years and laying the foundations that eventually made them into tennis superstars, believes his 38-year-old wife of seven years, Lakeisha Williams, is an alcoholic.\nHe also claims she is stealing his social security checks and transferred ownership of their cars and a house to herself by forging his signature.\nWilliams, who married Lakeisha in 2010, also claims she moved out last year and left their now 5-year-old son, Dylan, in his exclusive care. Lakeisha is barely older than his two two daughters - Serena is 35 and Venus will turn 37 on Saturday.\nRichard Williams, tennis champs Serena and Venus Williams' 75-year-old father, has filed for divorce from his much younger wife Lakeisha in West Palm Beach, Florida. He claims she moved out last year and left their now 5-year-old son, Dylan, in his exclusive care\nWilliams is credited for training his daughters Selena (right) and Venus when they were children. The family celebrates Serena's Wimbledon singles championship in 2012\nUntil recently, Richard Williams and his young family were permanent fixture courtside whenever Serena, who's now pregnant with her first child, and Venus played in big tournaments in London, Paris and Melbourne\nRichard Williams also alleges she left him for 'a new person' who has 'serious criminal, felony charges pending who could impose a danger to the minor child,' the document reads.\nWhen reached on her cellphone, Lakeisha said she couldn't talk and hung up.\nBut Sandy Becher, her Miami lawyer, called Richard's petition 'outrageous.'\n'We categorically deny each and all the allegations he has made in the petition,' Becher said. 'When the issues come before the court, they'll be proven to be patently false.'\nDailyMail.com called Serena and a woman claiming to be one of her assistants picked up her cell phone and promised to leave a message for Serena to comment.\nRichard is currently overseas and didn't return calls for comment and neither did his lawyer, Reginald Sessions.\nThe divorce petition, however, alleges plenty about his relationship with Lakeisha, and includes an unusually graphic litany of complaints against Lakeisha, a nurse's assistant by trade.\nIn asking the judge for a parenting plan, court papers allege: 'The husband is concerned that the wife is addicted to alcohol.'\nWilliams also alleges Lakeisha left him for 'a new person' who has 'serious criminal, felony charges pending who could impose a danger to the minor child,' the document reads.\nRichard divorced Oracene Price, above with Serena (left) and Venus in 2002 after a police report with allegations of domestic abuse popped up in Florida. Oracene suffered three broken ribs but Richard was never charged criminally in connection with alleged crimes\nThe petition also accuses Lakeisha of failing to keep a schedule, picking up Dylan after his bed time then returning him to Richard in the middle of the night.\nThe document adds she allegedly lives with an unsavory character in an atmosphere that's not conducive to raising a child.\nRichard says this wife abandoned the marital home in August 2016 and left Dylan in his care.\nSince then, he claims, Lakeisha ripped him off in several ways. She transferred the deed of one of his homes to herself by forging his signature, and then took out a $152,000-mortgage on it after, again, imitating his writing.\nActually, Richard has filed a separate lawsuit against her to reclaim the West Palm Beach house, which he says he bought with ex-wife Oracene Price in 1995.\nAlexis Ohanian pregnant Serena at the Costume Institute Benefit at the the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York last month.\nLakeisha allegedly transferred the titles of multiple cars to herself, took money out of their joint bank accounts and accounts he owned alone, and took some of his social security payments.\nUntil recently, Richard Williams and his young family were permanent fixture courtside whenever Serena, who's pregnant with her first child, and Venus played in big tournaments in London, Paris and Melbourne.\nRichard divorced Oracene Price, Serena and Venus' mother, in 2002 after a police report with allegations of domestic abuse popped up in Florida, where the entire clan lives.\nOracene suffered three broken ribs but Richard was never charged criminally in connection with alleged crimes.\nAt first, Oracene watched her daughters play in seats far away from Richard but more recently has been spotted in the same luxury boxes as Richard and Lakeisha.\nIn 2011, Venus and Serena refused to cooperate with the maker of a documentary about their lives when they realized it portrayed Richard as a controlling presence who had a number of extramarital affairs.", "Incubus have announced that they’ll play live dates in the UK and Europe later this year.\nThey’ll kick off the run of 16 shows at the Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium on August 17 and wrap up at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre in Dublin on September 11.\nThe band say: “To our friends in Europe! We are coming to see you later this year when we embark on our 2018 European headline tour! Cant wait to see you all soon!”\nFrontman Brandon Boyd, guitarist Mike Einziger, drummer Jose Pasillas II, keyboardist Chris Kilmore and bassist Ben Kenney, have lined up the tour in support of their latest album 8, which was released in April last year via Island Records.\nIncubus will head out on tour prior to their European dates across the US from later this month. Find a full list of dates below.\nIncubus 2018 tour dates\nApr 28: Panama City Beach Sandjam Music Festival, FL\nMay 04: West Palm Beach Sunfest, FL\nMay 05: Memphis Beale Street Festival, TN\nMay 06: Concord Charlotte Motor Speedway, NC\nMay 25: Napa Valley Bottlerock Music Gestival, CA\nMay 31: Grand Rapids 20 Monroe Live, MI\nJun 01: Columbus Express Live!, OH\nJun 02: Cincinnati Bunbury Music Festival, OH\nJul 07: Anchorage Moose’s Tooth Pub, AK\nJul 08: Anchorage Moose’s Tooth Pub, AK\nJul 10: Spokane Northern Quest Resort & Casino, WA\nJul 12: Cadott Rock Fest, WI\nJul 13: Milwaukee Eagles Ballroom, WI\nJul 14: Sioux City Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, IA\nAug 17: Hasselt Pukkelpop Festival, Belgium\nAug 18: Utrecht Tivolo Vredenurg, Netherlands\nAug 20: Berlin Columbiahalle, Germany\nAug 21: Hamburg Mehr Theatre, Germany\nAug 25: Madrid La Riviera, Spain\nAug 26: Barcelona Razzmatazz, Spain\nAug 28: Cologne Palladium, Germany\nAug 29: Vienna Open Air, Austria\nAug 31: Treviso Home Festival, Italy\nSep 01: Munich Tonhalle, Germany\nSep 02: Paris Olympia, France\nSep 04: Birmingham O2 Academy, UK\nSep 06: London O2 Academy Brixton, UK\nSep 08: Manchester O2 Apollo, UK\nSep 10: Belfast Ulster Hall, UK\nSep 11: Dublin Bord gais Energy Theatre, Ireland\nSep 14-16: Del Mar Kaaboo Festival, CA\nSep 29-30: Asbury Park Sea Hear Now Festival, NJ\nOct 13-14: Sacramento Aftershock Festival, CA\nOct 13: San Bernardino Glen Helen Amphitheatre, CA", "Payless ShoeSource is the nation’s leading provider of shoes that look just enough like Chuck Taylor All-Stars but that are buy one, get one free. The chain is now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, hoping to trim its store fleet and its substantial debt. In a recent court filing, the chain listed 81 more locations that it may or may not close, pending negotiations with its landlords.\nThis is a preliminary list of stores where the company hasn’t been able to negotiate a good enough rent concession yet, and it’s asking for permission from the bankruptcy court to close these stores if it isn’t able to reach an agreement.\nThese stores would be on top of the 400 that closed shortly after the bankruptcy filing, and the 112 stores that will definitely be closing next. That list of locations can be found here.\nThere will be a hearing on the proposed closings on June 21, according to court documents [PDF]. 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You can also search for previous obituaries here.\nCarlo J Calcasola, 85, of Ft. Lauderdale, died April 19, 2018. Boyd-Panciera University Chapel 954-983-6400\nGail, Joseph A. Scarano Pines Memorial Chapel 954-438-8222www.ScaranoFuneralHome.com\nHarold R. Mandell, 84, of Miramar, died April 17, 2018. Boyd-Panciera University Chapel 954-983-6400\nThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum mourns the loss of Sylvia Greenberg, who with her late husband Harold were among the very first Museum Founders and lead donors who helped construct the Museum building. She remained devoted to advancing the cause of the Museum’s educational programs. We send our heartfelt condolences to her children, Paul Greenberg, Beverly Halpert and Kenneth Greenberg and the entire Greenberg family.Howard M. Lorber, ChairmanAllan M. Holt, Vice ChairmanSara J. Bloomfield, Director\nSchiff, Myra, 87 of Boynton Beach passed away April 20, 2018. Beth Israel Boynton Chapel, FL.\nNetzky, Janice, 102 of Palm Beach passed away April 21, 2018. Beth Israel Boynton Chapel, FL.", "\"This farewell tour will take a year or two to go all the places we've been and play them one more time, so it's not like we're going away,\" Rossington tells Billboard. \"We're just winding it down a little bit. We'll be doing this a while longer.\"\nThe Southern rock icons will launch the farewell trek in West Palm Beach, FL on May 4, with the first leg scheduled to wrap up in Atlanta, GA on September 1; the run will include European dates, as well, at some point.\nLynyrd Skynryd will be joined by a variety of guests at various stops along the way, including Kid Rock, Hank Williams Jr., Charlie Daniels Band, Bad Company, Marshall Tucker Band, 38 Special, Blackberry Smoke and Blackfoot.\nThe sole remaining original member of the group, Rossington hints that 'farewell' may not necessarily mean 'the end' of Skynyrd's live performances.\n\"I know we're going to take some time off after this farewell tour that's all planned, and then who knows,\" explains the rocker. \"Even, like, the Eagles and a lot of people retire for a year or two and they have to come back. It's just in your blood, y'know? So I don't know if it's really ever gonna end, but his is a plant to start to. Even if the touring ends we'll still do special shows and special guest things here and there with the whole band.\" Read more - here.", "CLOSE Here's a breakdown of the top stories right now at theadvertiser.com. Caitlin Jacob\nBuy Photo LUS Fiber. (Photo: Claire Taylor, The Advertiser )Buy Photo\nLUS Fiber has announced that it will offer internet, TV and phone service to developments in Youngsville and Broussard.\nPreviously, the services were only available in Lafayette.\nMore: Lafayette man admits misusing Trump's Social Security number\n“When we first proposed LUS Fiber, we sought to provide Lafayette residents and businesses with the best telecommunications products and services available,\" said Terry Huval, director of LUS and LUS Fiber.\n\"From the beginning, many neighboring communities asked LUS Fiber to extend its fiber lines to their communities. Now, LUS Fiber’s financial success allows us to expand outside of the Lafayette city limits. By expanding to these initial developments in Youngsville and Broussard, LUS Fiber will bring its same powerful complement of competitive services to these residents.\"\nMore: Body of abducted Shreveport woman found in St. Landry Parish lake\nMayor-President Joel Robideaux said he hopes this is the first step toward LUS Fiber expanding its offerings throughout the parish.\n“Strategic growth and expansion is an important focus for any successful business enterprise. As LUS Fiber continues to extend services to newer developments within the city of Lafayette, my hope is that we will eventually have a presence in every city in Lafayette Parish. Youngsville and Broussard are the first steps toward that goal,\" Robideaux said.\nMore: As campus journalist and city judge, Saloom was an eyewitness to history\nThere was no immediate word on when the services will be available in Broussard and Youngsville.\nRead or Share this story: http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2017/12/11/lus-fiber-announces-expansion-broussard-and-youngsville/941374001/", "And How! features open and innovative formats for notices, articles and posts.\nAs we have seen, Studebaker designer and part time photographer Bob Temple recorded sports car events at the Studebaker Proving Grounds and the Press on Regardless Rally in the early 1950s. Temple also went out west, and was there with Kodachrome for the Palm Springs races on March 22, 1952. Most remarkably, Jim Sitz was there as well and recorded all the cars on his invaluable set of index cards. He was therefore able to identify and comment on the cars and the personalities at the race. Our thanks to both the late Bob Temple and the very much still alive Jim Sitz.\nPhotos by Bob Temple courtesy Vintage Motorphoto\nStory and captions by Jim Sitz\nI had the good fortune to attend the March 22, 1952 event at Palm Springs, California. The photographs were taken by Bob Temple. I also had attended earlier events there in April and October of 1951.\nThe April 1951 event featured Jim Kimberly’s Ferrari 166 Barchetta and a young mechanic named Phil Hill, who drove his old Alfa 2.9. What a car! What a sound! The memory of Hill’s Alfa prompted me to follow his career. Race fans also saw and heard a Ferrari V-12 for first time on west coast.\nOn October 28, 1951, there was a bitter battle between the Barlow SIMCA and the John von Neumann MG Special. Phil Hill’s brother-in-law, Don Parkinson, won in his own Jaguar Special.\nIn 1951, the Cunningham cars, which had run at Le Mans that year, were sold to local California customers. All three team cars were driven across the States in November after Briggs’ shop had reconditioned them. In 1952, Briggs had trouble with the IRS and had to sell some cars to make his operation in Palm Springs look like a real business. Irving Robbins drove a Black Cunningham, which he crashed at Torrey Pines in December.\nMy friend, Jack McAfee, collected three trophies that weekend with the Siata 1400 roadster, the Jag XK 120, and his fast, noisy, supercharged MG Special. The MG was the famous number 88 which John Edgar had spent so much money on. John could have had a Ferrari; he got one later when he bought a 340 America from Henry Manney in 1952. Henry had scared himself in the big Ferrari.\nCelebrities at the Palm Springs Races\nClark Gable was the man who bought the first Jag XK 120 out here (Bogie was not amused to lose out.) Gable was the starter for the 1952 Palm Springs races.\nKeenan Wynn, son of comedian Ed Wynn, had driven his Type 57 Bugatti from New York to Hollywood in 1947. In 1950 he bought an Alfa 2300 from Tommy Lee and ran the first Palm Springs with full body. He made the Alfa into a hot rod with a Cadillac motor, which Tom Bamford drove in 1951 and 1952. Actor Frank Lovejoy was with him at the 1952 event.\nRanald “Randy” MacDougall was a screenwriter who got Oscar for script of Mildred Pierce and shared screenwriting credit for 1963’s Cleopatra. He also directed a number of films, including 1957’s Man on Fire with Bing Crosby. He raced an MG TD and the first OSCA in California, and then 1953 new Ferrari 166/53 Vignale painted red and black. He was married to star Nanette Fabray.", "This week, The Planner has your small business covered, highlighting several SCORE workshops from which to choose. For individuals, a weekly session on Mondays is designed to help get your career back on track. And beginning next week, JFS Career & Employment Services launches a series to help job seekers get ready for successful interviews and update resumes. Want more? Submit and view networking, business seminars, trade shows and workshops at SunSentinel.com/BusinessCalendar.\nThis Week\nOct. 9\nCondo Board Certification Class, 5:30 p.m., Royale Management Services, 2319 N. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Free certification class for condo board members. Phone: 954-563-1269.\nBack on Track Network: Reinventing Your Career, 7 p.m., St. Bonaventure Church-Parish Hall, 1301 S.W. 136 Ave., Davie. Meets weekly. Phone: 954-424-9504.\nOct. 10\nMarketing Your Business, 9 a.m., Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce, 12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 19, Wellington. Presented by Palm Beach SCORE. Admission: $35. Phone: 561-833-1672.\nOct. 11\n2018 Legal Update, 7:30 a.m., Galuppi's on the Green, 1103 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach. Updates pertaining to condo and homeowner associations, presented by Kaye Bender Rembaum. Free. 954-696-2199.\nHealth Forum, 11 a.m., Signature Grand, 6900 State Road 84, Davie. Broad and Cassel’s Health Law Practice Group hosts the 7th annual event featuring guest speakers, networking and discussions around today’s rapidly changing health care landscape. Sponsors include the Broward County Medical Association, Dade County Medical Association, Palm Beach County Medical Society. Admission: $90. Visit elevine@broadandcassel.com or call 407-839-4229.\nGold Coast Tiger Bay Club Lunch N Learn, 11:30 a.m., City Fish Market, Boca Raton. Guest Speaker is Dave Aronberg, state attorney for the 15th Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County. Admission: $35. Phone: 561-620-8888\nLunch and Learn, 12-1 p.m., Greater Boynton Beach Chamber of Commerce Board Room, 1880 N. Congress Ave., Suite 214, Boynton Beach. Presentation by Debra Slobodow, a regional vice-president with Primerica Financial Services. Phone: 561-732-9501.\nAll You Want to Know About Contracts, 6 p.m., Keiser University, 2085 Vista Parkway, Room 105, West Palm Beach. Palm Beach SCORE workshop. Admission: $30. Phone: 561-833-1672.\nOct. 12\nGFLGLCC Quarterly Breakfast, 8:30 a.m., The Westin, Fort Lauderdale . Business networking, hosted by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Phone: 954-540-9913. Visit: goo.gl/QmZEUB\nSea Level Rise and Climate Change Fireside Chat, 11 a.m. Broward College, Judson A. Samuels South Campus, 7200 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines. Panel presentations and discussions with South Florida climate change and sea level rise experts. Interactive Q&A session with students, faculty, environmental advocates, and business leaders. Admission: Free. Phone: 954-201-7970.\nDania Beach Community Redevelopment Agency Quarterly Merchant Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Dania Beach City Hall Atrium located at 100 West Dania Beach Blvd. This is a rescheduled event due to Hurricane Irma. Network, receive information and discuss police and security, code compliance, and business signage. The Broward Sheriff’s Office and City of Dania Beach staff will be present to answer questions. The DBCRA will provide updates on CRA Projects and The Fall Business Promotion Schedule. Phone: 954-924-6801.\nOct 14\nComputer Assisted Stock Analysis Class, 9:30 a.m., Jim Ward Community Center, 301 NW 46th Ave., Plantation. The SE Chapter of Better Investing will present the Basic Principles of Better Investing & the Use of the Stock Selection Guide; and conduct an analysis of the stock Facebook Inc. (FB). Admission: $10. Phone: 888-901-0154. Visit: casa17.eventbrite.com .\nMid-Month\nOct. 16\nNeed a job? 10 a.m., Oct. 16-Oct. 19 and Oct. 23, JFS Career & Employment Services, 6413 Congress Ave., Suite #225, Boca Raton. Steps to Success workshop series: Find focus, develop a personal brand, create a resume that POPS, learn interviewing techniques, and receive a professional head shot. Presented by Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services (JFS), through its Career & Employment Services. Admission: Free. Registration required at eepurl.com/c1Ra0k. Phone: 561-852-5057.\nMore photos & news: View/submit: PEOPLE/hires, promotions; COMPANY NEWS/community outreach, office parties, grand openings; BUSINESS EVENTS/networking, seminars, workshops\nckent@sunsentinel.com, 954-356-4662, twitter @mindingyourbiz", "GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOTV) – What do a Yale graduate, a rock-climbing nanny, and a former model have in common? They all have their sights set on the Bachelor, Arie Luyendyk Jr., their future husband.\nThe much-anticipated 22nd edition of “The Bachelor” premieres, MONDAY, JAN. 1 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on My ABC WOTV 4.\nThe 29 women who can be revealed are:\nAli, 27, personal stylist, Dallas, Texas\nAmber, 29, business owner, Denver, Colorado\nAnnaliese, 32, event designer, San Francisco, California\nAshley, 25, real estate agent, West Palm Beach, Florida\nRebecca (Becca), 27, publicist, Minneapolis, Minnesota\nRebekah (Bekah), nanny, Los Angeles, California\nBibiana, 30, executive assistant, Miami Beach, Florida\nBrianna, 25, sports reporter, Portland, Oregon\nBrittane, 27, marketing manager, Los Angeles, California\nBrittany, 30, tech recruiter, Austin, Texas\nCaroline, 26, realtor, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida\nChelsea, 29, real estate executive assistant, Portland, Maine\nJacqueline, 26, research coordinator, New York, New York\nJenna, 28, social media manager, Raleigh, North Carolina\nJennifer (Jenny), 25, graphic designer, Chicago, Illinois\nJessica, 26, television host, Santa Monica, California\nKendall, 26, creative director, Los Angeles, California\nKrystal, 30, fitness coach, San Diego, California\nLauren B., 25, technology salesperson, Dallas, Texas\nLauren G., 26, executive recruiter, Los Angeles, California\nLauren J., 33, recent master’s graduate, New Roads, Louisiana\nLauren S., 31, social media manager, Dallas, Texas\nMaquel, 23, photographer, Orem, Utah\nMarikh, 27, restaurant owner, Salt Lake City, Utah\nD’Nysha (Nysha), 30, orthopedic nurse, Anderson, South Carolina\nOlivia, 23, marketing associate, Chicago, Illinois\nSeinne, 27, commercial real estate manager, Newport Beach, California\nTia, 26, physical therapist, Weiner, Arkansas\nValerie, 25, server, Nashville, Tennessee" ]

[ "After weeks of railing against the Black district attorney leading the prosecution of the white police officers charged in the killing of Rayshard Brooks last month in Atlanta, a member of the Georgia congressional delegation is taking his criticism a step further – officially calling on the Justice Department to open an investigation. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., on Wednesday formally asked Attorney General William Barr to open a probe into what Collins described as \"the egregious abuse of power\" by Paul Howard, the Fulton County District Attorney. Collins goes on to accuse Howard of being driven by \"political pressure\" when his office brought charges against the arresting Atlanta police officers involved in an altercation with Brooks, who was Black, before he was shot and killed on June 12. Five days after the shooting, Howard's office charged Garrett Rolfe with felony murder and 10 other counts. Rolfe faces a possible sentence of life without parole if convicted. The other officer, Devin Brosnan, was charged with aggravated assault and other lesser crimes. Brosnan remains with the Atlanta Police Department, while Rolfe was fired shortly after the shooting. \"The timing of these charges – prior to completion of the investigation and prior to presentment before a grand jury – combined with other factors strongly suggests that DA Howard is allowing political pressure to influence his handling of the investigation,\" Collins wrote in his letter to the attorney general. He added the district attorney \"should be immediately removed from his position\" if Howard does not believe grand juries should exist in cases where law enforcement officers are defendants. \"I ask that you engage any and all Department of Justice resources you consider appropriate to ensure that these officers are treated fairly under the law,\" Collins said. Neither the Fulton County District Attorney's office or the Justice Department responded to NPR's request for comment. As the Atlanta Journal-Constitution points out, Howard faces a runoff election next month for a seventh term as district attorney. The letter from Collins, a fourth-term congressman and son of a former Georgia state trooper, appears to go further than his previous calls that Howard recuse himself in the case. Collins is running for the U.S. Senate. His note to the Justice Department comes a day after Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., who was appointed to that seat in December and is running against Collins, herself wrote a letter. Loeffler, told WNBA officials she was \"adamantly opposed\" of the league embracing a Black Lives Matter platform when the season tips off later this month. The senator, who is also a co-owner of the WNBA franchise the Atlanta Dream, added she was \"incredibly disappointed to read about efforts to insert a political platform into the league.\" The league said the season is dedicated to social justice reforms and to highlight women like Breonna Taylor and others who the WNBA said are \"the forgotten victims of police brutality and violence.\" Taylor was shot and killed in her home by Louisville police executing a late night search warrant in March. The WNBA and the players association announced this week that for the entire season players will wear warmup shirts with both \"Black Lives Matter and \"Say Her Name\" displayed on it. Loeffler suggested instead that the league should put an American flag on all player jerseys, as well as licensed apparel for coaches, players and fans. \"The WNBA is based on the principle of equal and fair treatment of all people and we, along with the teams and players, will continue to use our platforms to vigorously advocate for social justice,\" WNBA commissioner Cathy Englebert said in a statement. Both Loeffler and Collins have done interviews on Fox News in recent days praising Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for calling up the National Guard after a recent uptick in violence in the Atlanta area over the 4th of July weekend. A third candidate is also running for the Senate in the fall. Rev. Raphael Warnock, the pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the same church where funeral for Rayshard Brooks was held last month, is running as a Democrat. Warnock delivered the eulogy at the funeral." ]

[ "Breonna Taylor's mother says she hopes investigators will \"come out with the right answer\" about her daughter's death as Taylor's family renews their call for criminal charges against the Louisville police officers who shot and killed Taylor five months ago. \"One hundred and fifty days,\" Tamika Palmer, Taylor's mother, said Thursday at a news conference in front of Louisville City Hall. \"Every day is still March the 13th,\" she added, a reference to when Taylor, a 26-year-old Black emergency medical technician, was killed by officers who were performing a narcotics search warrant. Officers entered Taylor's home in the early morning as she and her boyfriend were sleeping. In the months since Taylor's killing, her name, along with George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks and others, have become rallying cries during national protests, cited as examples of social injustice and police brutality. Palmer appeared with attorneys Benjamin Crump and Lonita Baker a day after holding separate private meetings with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron about the investigation into Taylor's death. Palmer was asked what she learned from Cameron about the probe. \"Just that he wants to have the right answer at the end of this,\" Palmer said. \"He doesn't want to rush through it. So for me, I'm trying to accept that and be patient with that. Because I definitely want him to come out with the right answer.\" It was the attorney general's first face-to-face meeting with the family, Baker said. \"During the meeting he indicated he did not reach out previously as he was fearful it could compromise his investigation,\" Baker said, adding that Cameron also told the family that he was awaiting ballistics evidence from the FBI. \"It really speaks to why we should not have the police policing themselves,\" Crump said, \"because we lost two months while we were letting them try to figure out how to justify the unjustifiable. And so now we're waiting on ballistics tests over 150 days later?\" He added, \"I absolutely expect there to be charges based on the evidence.\" The state attorney general's office released few details about Wednesday's meeting, but it reiterated that the investigation into Taylor's death is still active. \"The meeting provided an opportunity for Attorney General Cameron to personally express his condolences to the family. The investigation remains ongoing, and our Office of Special Prosecutions continues to review all the facts in the case to determine the truth,\" according to a statement. So far, none of the three officers involved in Taylor's shooting has been charged. However, the Louisville Metro Police Department fired one officer, Brett Hankison, in June. Two other officers — Jonathan Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove — remain on administrative leave. Cameron, Kentucky's first black attorney general, was asked to take over as special prosecutor in the case in May, because at the time the Jefferson County commonwealth's attorney was prosecuting Kenneth Walker, Taylor's boyfriend. Walker, a licensed gun owner, said he thought officers were intruders trying to rob them. So he fired a shot that struck one of the officers in the leg. All three of the officers returned fire, killing Taylor. Charges against Walker have since been dropped. In June, the Louisville Metro Council unanimously voted to ban no-knock warrants, such as the one used by officers entering Taylor's home. The legislation is known as Breonna's Law.", "Talking on a stage spilling over with supporters in a courtyard even more jammed with fans, Larry Krasner told the cheering crowd he was not deterred by long odds. \"We were told it was political suicide to say, 'I will never seek the death penalty,'\" Krasner said. \"Does that look like political suicide right now?\" He rode the flood of applause that followed. Krasner, a long-time civil rights attorney, handily won the Democratic primary on Tuesday in a seven-way race to become Philadelphia's next district attorney. He did it with a kind of in-your-face progressive messaging that highlighted his outsider status and brought along the city's black voters. He also fired up Democrats against President Trump's national agenda. His victory means an anti-establishment candidate who spent his career fighting against prosecutors will soon lead one of the busiest DA offices in the country. Krasner now faces Republican Beth Grossman in the November general election, but given how Philadelphia Democrats command a 7-1 registration advantage, it would require a significant upset for Grossman to overcome Krasner. He garnered 38 percent of Democratic ballots cast, about 58,000 votes. Candidate Joe Khan was the second best vote-getter, though he trailed far behind, receiving nearly half Krasner's haul. Compared to the last competitive race for DA in 2009, turnout among Democrats jumped nearly 50 percent, perhaps fueled by Krasner enthusiasm. Still, just about 19 percent of all registered Democrats in Philadelphia voted in the DA's race. At his victory party in Center City, Krasner told reporters he will demand shorter prison terms for convicted criminals. \"Where there is unnecessary incarceration, it necessarily destroys schools, and it destroys rehabilitation of people who have the medical condition of addiction. And it destroys individuals, families and neighborhoods,\" Krasner said. With that progressive messaging, Krasner beat out five former prosecutors and a former judge. He was the only candidate with no government experience. And he pitched his outsider status as the hallmark of his candidacy. \"The core of this problem is the culture of the District Attorney's Office. That's the core of it,\" Krasner said at a DA debate during the campaign. In a typical race for DA, candidates advertise their tough-on-crime credentials and their proposals for improving public safety. Krasner, however, took an unorthodox approach. He wants to end cash bail. He's against the death penalty. He wants fewer people stopped and frisked. And he bragged about all the cops he's sued over the years. \"I have filed 75 civil rights lawsuits in the last 25 years against police for corruption, and for physical abuse. I have pursued those cases vigorously, even though it's not the most lucrative thing, and doesn't make you especially popular,\" Krasner said during the campaign. It's a message that spoke to C.R. Robinson of North Philadelphia, whose dad has been incarcerated for decades. He alleges there was prosecutorial misconduct in his case, and that's always colored his view of the criminal justice system. It also, in turn, boosted Robinson's support for Krasner. \"Well, he's a DA that's not looking to lock up and throw away the key,\" Robinson said. \"He's looking to prevent people from going to prison, and to keep people out of prison. So, for me, he's the people's DA.\" In a majority-minority city like Philadelphia, winning the black vote is key to almost any citywide election. The only African-American candidate in the race, Tariq El-Shabazz, landed in a distant fourth place. Activist Megan Malachi said disappointment in Philadelphia\"s first-ever black DA, Seth Williams, who is now awaiting trial in a federal corruption case, paved the way for African-American voters to look beyond race when choosing a prosecutor. \"There's been a real paradigm shift, where people are realizing that black faces in high places, as we like to call it, doesn't necessarily mean that there will be justice,\" Malachi said. \"There's a huge black Democratic machine in the city, which, honestly would not allow a black person be as progressive as Larry.\" Another current in the race was, undeniably, the Trump factor. That's what brought Michael O'Neill of South Philly to the polls. He usually doesn't pay much attention to local races, but the outcome of the presidential election delivered a jolt. Part of Krasner's platform was to resist the Trump agenda, including fighting to keep Philadelphia a so-called sanctuary city. In addition, Krasner said he will stand firm against attempts to reboot the War on Drugs in the city. Those positions attracted a wider audience with the help of a $1.4 million infusion into a political action committee backing Krasner paid for by billionaire George Soros. However Krasner's message reached O'Neill, and the pitch appealed to him. \"The people who were disappointed in the presidential election are able to push back a little bit in a certain way and ", "The Da Vinci furniture company showroom in Shanghai looks like a salon in Versailles. The price tag on a gilt-covered, Italian-made grandfather clock: more than $40,000. So it was big news last summer when China Central Television — the government's flagship network known as CCTV — reported that some of Da Vinci's ornate furniture didn't come from Italy, but from a common factory in South China. CCTV even found a factory salesman who appeared to corroborate the claim. Doris Phua, Da Vinci's chief executive, denied the charges in a tear-filled press conference, but the damage was done and the company's sales tanked. Now, a respected Chinese magazine called Caixin says the CCTV report was filled with errors, and the furniture company says it was blackmailed by the CCTV reporter for more than $150,000. Caixin reported this week that the salesman had recanted, and the general manager of the Chinese company that had supposedly built furniture for Da Vinci denied it in a Web video. \"When I saw your report on Da Vinci and my company, I felt utterly stunned and angry,\" said Chinese furniture factory manager Huang Wencong. \"The content of your report wasn't verified at all and seriously misleading.\" Da Vinci also said it paid the CCTV reporter more than $150,000 through a public relations company to halt further stories. Da Vinci provided bank transfer documents and a secretly recorded conversation as evidence. Journalists Accused Of Extortion Zhang Zhi'an, an associate journalism professor at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, says the episode highlights a common problem with Chinese journalism today. \"When there's negative news, a company hires a public relations firm to buy advertisements or pay off journalists to suppress the news from coming out,\" Zhang says. Over the years, reporters at smaller news organizations have been arrested for trying to extort money from various businesses, including a gas station, a food-processing company, a coal mine and a TV shopping network. Zhang says the Da Vinci case stands out because it involves the Communist Party's biggest news institution. \"CCTV is the national commercial network,\" says Zhang. \"It's a strange monster that has lots of power behind it. So, to expose corruption at CCTV takes a lot of courage.\" The case also highlights a broader problem with China's one-party state: Its actions have few external checks. \"I think CCTV has too much power,\" Zhang says simply. The CCTV journalist who reported the Da Vinci story, Li Wenxue, denies taking money. He says the claim is \"slander.\" So far, CCTV has no comment. Does this mean Da Vinci is blameless? \"Da Vinci's definitely done something,\" says Liam Bussell, who works in Shanghai as the Asia-Pacific strategic marketing manager for Mintel, a global consumer research firm. \"Maybe not to the extent they've been accused of, but there's something suspicious.\" Bussell points out that customs officials have accused Da Vinci of using a Chinese free-trade zone to make local furniture appear imported. Shanghai's industry and commerce bureau fined Da Vinci more than $200,000 last week for what it called substandard furniture. Given the corruption in Chinese media and the volume of counterfeit products in the country, Bussell says it's often hard to find someone in these disputes who's totally clean. MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block. ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel. China's booming economy has long cast a shadow of corruption. The problem is endemic to every level of society. The fact is many aspects of daily life in China require a payoff and the ruling communist party's anti-corruption campaigns have had little effect. NPR's Frank Langfitt reports on new allegations that the problem has spread to journalism and China's powerful state-run TV. FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: The Da Vinci Furniture Company showroom in Shanghai looks like a salon in Versailles. A gild-covered Italian made grandfather clock costs more than $40,000, so it was big news when China Central Television, the government's flagship network known as CCTV, reported some of Da Vinci's ornate furniture didn't come from Italy, but from a common factory in south China. CCTV even found a factory salesman who appeared to corroborate the claim. UNIDENTIFIED MAN 1: (Through Translator) Painstaking efforts paid off. Reporters eventually found the mysterious supplier that makes furniture for Da Vinci. LANGFITT: Da Vinci denied the charges, but its sales tanked. Then, this week, Caixin, an aggressive Chinese business magazine, did something unusual. It published its own investigation of the CCTV story. Caixin pointed out that the salesman had recanted and the general manager of the Chinese company that had supposedly built furniture for Da Vinci denied it in a web video. UNIDENTIFIED MAN 2: (Through Translator) When I saw your report on Da Vinci and my company, I felt utterly stunned and angry. The content of ", "Police conducted a dawn raid on the home of Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday, with an extensive investigation into corruption and money-laundering now touching the man once dubbed \"the most popular politician on Earth.\" Federal police also questioned Silva; some media are reporting that the former leader has been detained, but the warrant calls for him to answer questions as part of the corruption probe involving the national oil company, Petrobras. Searches were carried out at several locations linked to Silva, including the homes of his son and other family members. As news of the raid spread, Silva's supporters as well as his critics demonstrated outside his residence in a high-rise building in the Sao Paulo area. The raid comes at a tense time for the ruling Workers' Party, which has been in power in an era that began with Silva's first election in late 2002 and continues with the current president, Dilma Rousseff. Prosecutors say they're building a case that alleges millions of dollars' worth of payments and goods were funneled from Petrobras, Brazil's biggest company, to Silva and his associates. An official prosecutor's statement lists real estate, construction work and luxury furniture as some of the alleged ill-gotten gains, along with suspicious cash donations. The searches and questions for Silva come a month after Joao Santana, a key campaign strategist for both Silva and Rousseff, was arrested, with the authorities alleging that millions in illegal payments had been routed to Santana and his wife through foreign banks. Rousseff has not been directly implicated, but as Silva's successor who also chaired Petrobras for much of his time in office, she is seen as deeply involved — particularly after news magazine IstoE reported this week that Sen. Delcidio do Amaral, an ally of Rousseff's in the Workers' Party, had implicated both Silva and Rousseff. The magazine cited a lengthy statement attributed to Amaral that links the two leaders with both corruption and cover-ups; the statement was given to prosecutors before Amaral, who was arrested last November, left prison in February, IstoE says. Today's raid represents a new phase of Operation Lava Jato — literally, \"Jet Wash,\" but commonly translated as \"Car Wash\" — a sweeping corruption scandal whose name stems from the original case's roots in the use of gas stations to launder illegal funds. Over several years, the investigation has grown to implicate dozens of politicians along with construction companies and Petrobras executives who are accused of taking part in a cycle of corruption in which the costs of bribes were built into contracts with the state-controlled oil company. Announcing the raid Friday, the investigating court stated, \"Although the ex- President deserves all the respect by virtue of the dignity of the office he held (without prejudice to the respect due to any person), that doesn't mean you're immune to investigation.\"", "Baltimore's lead prosecutor, Marilyn J. Mosby, announced on Friday that the death of Freddie Gray was a homicide. Mosby, who took office in January, is charging six city police officers with a range of offenses — including second-degree murder and manslaughter. NPR's Bill Chappell wrote that Mosby's investigation found that Gray's arrest was \"in itself illegal\" and that the prosecutor had told the Gray family that \"no one is above the law.\" Mosby also called on the city's demonstrators, acknowledging their cries for action. \"Your peace is sincerely needed as I work to deliver justice on behalf of this young man,\" she said. People immediately took to Twitter to respond to Mosby: Slate's Jamelle Bouie writes that Baltimore's black officials are more plugged in to the outrage of many of their constituents — and the potential consequences of inaction. \"The choice to charge the officers was a legal one. That said, it's hard to dismiss the optics of Baltimore's leadership. Mosby is black. Police Commissioner Anthony Batts is black. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is black. ... Between the protests and the riots and the general discontent — easily heard in any casual conversation among Baltimoreans over the last week — officials had to have known that no charges would turn a volatile situation dangerous.\" Some see the charges as Mosby fulfilling her campaign pledge to crack down on police misconduct. The New York Times spoke with Tawanda Jones, whose brother was killed in an altercation with Baltimore police in 2013. \" 'I'm so happy, I'm so excited I can't stop crying,' Ms. Jones said Friday, moments after Ms. Mosby's announcement, which she saw on television while working at the preschool where she teaches. 'She gave us her word. I said, 'How will you handle police brutality?' She said, 'If you put me in this chair, I don't care if they are in uniform or not. I come from a family of officers. Some are good, some are bad, I will hold everybody accountable to the law.' And thank you, Jesus, she lived it out.' \" Elizabeth Chuck of NBC News writes that Mosby has also been touched personally by street violence. \"Her interest in the justice system stemmed from tragedy: When she was growing up in inner-city Boston, her 17-year-old cousin was mistaken for a drug dealer and killed outside her home by another 17-year-old.\" Part of the impact of Mosby's announcement was her reassurance and praise of Baltimore police officers who were not implicated in Gray's death: \"To the rank and file officers of the Baltimore City Police Department. Please know that these accusations of these six officers are not an indictment on the entire force. I come five generations of law enforcement. My father was an officer, my mother was an officer, several of my aunts and uncles. My recently departed and beloved grandfather was one of the founding members of the first black police organization in Massachusetts. I can tell you that the actions of these officers will not and should not in any way damage the important working relationships between police and prosecutors as we continue to fight together to reduce crime in Baltimore. Thank you for your courage, commitment and sacrifice.\" But that didn't answer the concerns of all police officers or their representatives. The Baltimore City Fraternal Order Of Police responded to Mosby's decision by calling on her to appoint an independent prosecutor. They cited her connection to the Gray family's attorney, as well as her husband's role as a City Council member. An AP report included questions about how well Mosby is prepared to handle the case — and the national spotlight: \" 'She better be ready. It's going to be baptism by fire,' said J. Wyndal Gordon, a longtime defense attorney in Baltimore who has litigated against officers in excessive-force cases. 'How she will handle this will define her administration and the future of that office.' \" Political and public leaders who know Mosby say she's more than ready for what's coming. \"I've seen this repeatedly where she's sort of underestimated because of her age, or they think she doesn't have enough experience,\" Kweisi Mfume, a former Maryland congressman and past leader of the NAACP, told the Wall Street Journal. \"She's not going to be swayed by anything other than what's right.\"", "Hurricane Katrina, soaring gas prices and events in Iraq captured the attention of the American public the most in 2005, according to an analysis of public opinion trends from the Pew Research Center. Pew Director Andy Kohut discusses what the public was and wasn't thinking about this past year. Top 10 Public Opinion Trends of 2005 1. Presidential Popularity Plunge –- Starting his second term with less popular support than other recent re-elected incumbents, President George W. Bush saw his approval ratings further erode under pressure from public opposition to his foreign and domestic policies and a new focus on alleged ethical lapses in his administration. In November, Bush's approval rating hit new lows: Just 36 percent of the public thought he had lived up to his campaign pledge to restore integrity to the White House; and for the first time, as many approved as disapproved of his handling of terrorism. By December, upbeat economic reports, apparently successful elections in Iraq and a series of high-profile speeches shored up the president's approval rating in some major polls, though not in others. However, a Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll found that by a 47 percent-38 percent margin, the public judged that this year, the president would make Santa's \"naughty,\" rather than \"nice\" list, up from the 40 percent who thought so a year ago and 31 percent in 2003. 2. Hurricane Blowback –- Most Americans gave the federal government a failing grade on its handling of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. But the crisis revealed a sharp racial divide, with two-thirds of blacks saying the government's response would have been faster had most victims been white; only 17 percent of whites agreed. A month later, while a growing number saw the nation increasingly divided between \"haves\" and \"have nots,\" as many Americans worried that the government would spend too much on hurricane relief as feared that it would spend too little. 3. Iraq Disillusionment –- Following a small post-election bounce, public approval of the president's handling of the situation in Iraq resumed its downward drift, hitting a low of 37 percent in October. But opinions on Iraq remain volatile: Americans are nearly evenly divided on whether the decision to use military force was right or wrong, and more than half think it possible that the U.S. can establish a stable democracy in Iraq. In the wake of Democratic congressman's John Murtha's high-profile call for a withdrawal plan and a series of presidential speeches in rebuttal, Bush's approval rating on Iraq remained mired in the mid-30s. 4. Pump Shock and Economy Anxiety –- Even before hurricanes in the Gulf added momentum to already rising gas prices, the public remained apprehensive about the economy. In May, only 44 percent of Americans rated their personal financial situation good or excellent, down from 51 percent in January; only 35 percent approved of the president's handling of the economy. In Katrina's wake, fully 71 percent of the public (the most in two decades) reported following news about gas prices very closely. As prices receded and economic reports re-brightened in December, prices at the pump were still closely watched by 61 percent of the public, and 40 percent of Americans said they were finding it hard to make ends meet. 5. Inward Turn –- Isolationist sentiment was on the upswing, with more than four-in-10 among the public saying America should \"mind its own business internationally\" -- on par with numbers expressing that view after the closing of the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Two-thirds of Americans say the country is less respected globally; most blame the Iraq war for that result. 6. Domestic Issues Ascendant –- While terrorism still ranked high among the public's concerns, domestic priorities rose in prominence in the public mind. At the start of 2005, Americans already disagreed with White House priorities -- tax cuts, tax simplification, tort reform; they ranked Social Security, health care, aid to the poor and the budget deficit as more important. By October, half of the public said Bush should give domestic issues priority over the war on terrorism, and a large majority (69 percent) said the next president should offer different policies. 7. Schiavo Backlash –- Public opinion delivered a surprise verdict on a bill rushed into law by Congress in March that would have required federal courts to intervene in a state court decision allowing removal of a feeding tube from a long-comatose Florida woman. Initial reaction was highly negative, and four months later, three-quarters of the public still felt that Congress should have stayed out of the case, a view essentially unchanged late in the year. 8. Evolution Devolution –- As proponents of \"intelligent design\" pressed to have their theory more widely taught, many in the media and in the public as well were surprised to find that a majority of Americans rejected natural selection and other tenets of the theory of evo", "The white father and son who took part in killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was fatally shot while jogging, have been denied bond. Gregory, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, two of three suspects facing malice murder and felony murder charges appeared for their bond hearing on Thursday and Friday via video conference in Glynn County, Georgia. A Chatham County Superior Court judge denied bond for a third white man involved in the fatal shooting, saying William \"Roddy\" Bryan, was a potential flight risk. Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, took some solace in the decision following the McMichaels' bond hearing. \"I'm relieved they'll stay behind bars,\" she told reporters. \"Today was a good day,\" she added. A day earlier, she read an emotional statement in court. \"In the name of justice, decency and fairness, please keep these men behind bars until they can answer for what they did,\" Cooper-Jones pleaded with the judge. \"Ahmaud wasn't allowed to go home. Ahmaud wasn't even allowed the chance to live.\" Arbery, 25, was shot while he was out for a jog in a residential neighborhood near Brunswick, Ga., on Feb. 23. He was shot with a shotgun three times, twice in the chest. The McMichaels claim that they armed themselves and chased after Arbery in their truck because he fit the description of a Black man involved in a string of neighborhood burglaries. But subsequent reporting shows no such crimes had been committed in more than seven weeks before Arbery's death. \"There was only a burglary report after a gun was stolen from an unlocked vehicle in front of the McMichaels' home,\" CNN reported. Bryan, a friend of the McMichaels, also set after Arbery in his own truck and recorded a 36-second video of the killing on his cell phone. Gregory McMichaels, a former prosecutorial investigator and a retired Glynn County police officer, told police that he and his son tried to cut off Arbery with their truck, but that he turned to run in the opposite direction. Bryan then attempted to block the Black man's path. It's unclear what happened next but the elder McMichael says Arbery tussled over his son's shotgun before Travis McMichael shot him three times. Bryan has maintained that he did nothing wrong and was merely a witness to what Arbery's family has called a lynching. None of the three men were arrested for the killing for 10 weeks during which two district attorneys recused themselves, and an investigation by local authorities produced no charges. It wasn't until May 7, two days after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation took over the case that the McMichaels were taken into custody and charged with murder and aggravated assault. Bryan was charged days later. The GBI is investigating the handling of the case by local prosecutors. The deadly confrontation gained national attention after Bryan's video was leaked to the public and posted online in May. Arbery's death became part of the national outcry that forced a national reckoning on race and police brutality after the killings of Breonna Taylor in Louisville and George Floyd in Minneapolis. Prosecutors on Thursday offered evidence that the younger McMichael was prone to using racial epithets online and in texts. Travis McMichael's longtime friend, Zachary Langford, was asked to testify about an October 2019 Facebook post by McMichael that read, \"Sayonara\" and used an offensive term for Asians. Langford said he could not recall the post. He was also asked about a text from the younger McMichael sent about a year ago. In it McMichael made a reference to \"shooting a crackhead [offensive term for a Black person] with gold teeth and a Hi Point .45.\" Langford testified that he did not remember the text but when shown evidence he had responded to the message, he said McMichael \"was referring to a raccoon.\" Even when pressed about the details of the text, including the \"crackhead\" and \"gold teeth\" comments, Langford maintained McMichael was writing about an animal. Attorneys for both of the McMichaels urged Judge Timothy Walmsley to set bond, saying the case has nothing to do with the fact that Arbery was Black. \"This case isn't about race, your honor,\" said Laura Hogue, who represents Gregory McMichael. \"This case in the indictment is about whether or not the private citizen's arrest law ... allowed Greg McMichael to do what he chose to do that day, for the sole purpose of defending his family, and his property and his community,\" she argued. Meanwhile, Robert Rubin, one of Travis McMichael's defense attorneys, said his client was an asset to the community. \"He's proven that by always being employed, paying his taxes, never getting in trouble, never confronting people unless he himself is put in danger. And that was one time, by one man, named Ahmaud Arbery. And actually, Mr. Arbery confronted him twice,\" Rubin said.", "Updated on Aug. 6 at 8:40 p.m. ET Prison authorities say a man sentenced to decades in prison for drug trafficking has died in his cell after a failed attempt to escape while disguised as a woman. He apparently died by suicide, according to a prison statement, which also says an investigation has been opened. When visiting hours ended at the prison, outside Rio de Janeiro, this past weekend, a young \"woman\" made her way toward the exit before guards took a second look and pulled her aside. They discovered that she was in fact Clauvino da Silva, who was serving a sentence of 73 years and 10 months. His escape plan, prison authorities told local media, was to have his 19-year-old daughter visit the prison, known as Bangu 3, disguise himself as her and then leave her behind in his place. It might have worked, but authorities say the \"woman's\" air of nervousness signaled something was amiss. A video released by a local lawmaker shows what might appear to be a young woman with long black hair. One of the guards lifts off the black wig, a silicone mask and the rest of the disguise. Underneath is a man in his 40s. When asked, he says his name. Da Silva, nicknamed \"Baixinho,\" which means \"Shorty,\" was a leader of the Red Command, which The Associated Press calls \"one of the most powerful criminal groups in Brazil that controlled drug trafficking in a large part of Rio.\" It's not totally clear how much da Silva's daughter knew about his plan. The BBC reports that she was questioned by authorities, along with seven other people who recently visited him because they think that's how he got his disguise. \"They suspect that one of them, a pregnant woman who was not searched by the guards, had hidden the wig and the glasses used by Silva on herself,\" the broadcaster reports. Da Silva in 2013 tried to break out of another prison by using a sewer system. According to Globo, he was among a group of at least 30 prisoners who escaped but were soon recaptured. Brazil's prisons are notoriously violent. As NPR reported, at least 57 prisoners were killed during a prison riot last week in Pará state, at least 16 of whom were decapitated. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454; deaf and hard of hearing: 1-800-799-4889) or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.", "Updated 7:38 p.m. ET The WNBA season is scheduled to tip off later this month, and players hope fans marvel at their precision passes, shooting accuracy and speed during a fast break. But the league also hopes to shine a spotlight on another type of movement: the call for social justice reform. The league and the Women's National Basketball Players Association announced the 2020 season will be dedicated to addressing the nation's \"long history of inequality, implicit bias and racism\" that disproportionately impacts communities of color. The season will highlight the Black Lives Matter movement and the Say Her Name campaign with related slogans available for players to wear on their uniforms. On Tuesday Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., sent a letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert objecting to the initiative, adding that she was \"incredibly disappointed to read about efforts to insert a political platform into the league.\" Loeffler, who was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Senate, is a co-owner of the WNBA franchise the Atlanta Dream. She is a supporter of President Trump and is facing a tough challenge in a special election this November. The senator also told the WNBA that aligning itself with the Black Lives Matter movement \"undermines the potential of the sport and sends a message of exclusion.\" \"The truth is, we need less—not more politics in sports,\" Loeffler wrote. \"In a time when polarizing politics is as divisive as ever, sports has the power to be a unifying antidote. And now more than ever, we should be united in our goal to remove politics from sports.\" While she said \"the lives of each and every African American matter,\" Loeffler also offered the league a counter suggestion: to put an American flag on every jersey, including on licensed apparel for coaches, players and fans. Engelbert, the WNBA commissioner, issued a statement Tuesday reiterating the league would continue to \"vigorously advocate\" on behalf of social justice reforms. \"The WNBA is based on the principle of equal and fair treatment of all people and we, along with the teams and players, will continue to use our platforms to vigorously advocate for social justice,\" Englebert said. \"Sen. Kelly Loeffler has not served as a Governor of the Atlanta Dream since October 2019 and is no longer involved in the day-to-day business of the team.\" The players association went a step further, tweeting, \"E-N-O-U-G-H! O-U-T!\" The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, which first reported on Loeffler's letter to the WNBA, points out that several high-profile players including Sue Bird, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Natasha Cloud recently lobbied the commissioner to sanction Loeffler. The senator has referred to armed Black protesters near the site where Rayshard Brooks was killed by a white Atlanta police officer last month as \"mob rule.\" Georgia is an open carry state. Honoring 'forgotten victims' For the first weekend of the season, slated to begin later this month, players may wear special uniforms honoring Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was shot and killed by Louisville police executing a no-knock search warrant in March. League officials say that players can choose to wear Taylor's name on their uniforms throughout the season. The league and the players association are also in talks about how to honor other women and girls of color who are \"the forgotten victims of police brutality and violence.\" A WNBA statement also names Sandra Bland and Vanessa Guillen, in addition to Taylor. Guillen, an Army specialist, was last seen in April at Fort Hood in Texas. Last week, her remains were found near where she went missing. Bland died in 2015 police custody in Texas. For the entire season, the WNBA says players will don warmup shirts with \"Black Lives Matter\" on the front and \"Say Her Name\" on the back. \"Black Lives Matter\" will also be displayed on the court during games. \"We are incredibly proud of WNBA players who continue to lead with their inspiring voices and effective actions in the league's dedicated fight against systemic racism and violence,\" WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a statement. Nneka Ogwumike, the president of the league's players' association and a forward for the Los Angeles Sparks, called the effort \"a pivotal moment\" in modern sports history. \"With 140-plus voices all together for the first time ever, we can be a powerful force connecting to our sisters across the country and in other parts of the world,\" Ogwumike said. The WNBA also announced the formation of the WNBA/WNBPA Social Justice Council, which plans to hold a series of conversations centered around race, LGBTQ+ advocacy, gun control and voting rights. Las Vegas Aces forward Angel McCoughtry tweeted, \"We have yet to scratch the surface into making a better America !\" \"People have asked , what is putting the names on a jersey gonna do ? Well we plant seed for a better tomorrow. Yes , it takes time to grow but in due time amazing things will bloom,\"", "The Department of Justice has set aside $3 million in grants and established a National Response Center aimed strengthening police reforms and reducing the use of excessive force by law enforcement. Federal officials unveiled the initiative in Minnesota Tuesday and expressed hope the city of Minneapolis would be the first jurisdiction to take advantage of the program. The announcement comes five months after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day. That encounter, captured on cell phone video then posted to social media, sparked international protests against police brutality and systemic racism. \"I'm encouraged and excited about the offer,\" Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said at a media briefing. \"I have been working on our plans in creating a new MPD and this would be a key component to that.\" He added that the grant would provide additional support for training officers, and assist with reviewing current policing policies, as well as providing for the mental health of officers. Arradondo also said he hoped city leaders would agree to accept the offer from the Department of Justice and noted the police department has lost an estimated 130 officers compared to this time last year. He said he anticipates more officers will leave before the end of 2020. Katharine Sullivan, the principal deputy assistant attorney general of the Office of Justice Programs billed the initiative as a \"tactical center that will surge resources\" to assist law enforcement agencies. She said the response center will be run by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, a nonprofit organization based in Alexandria, Va., which will help with recruiting and retaining officers. The announcement comes two weeks ahead of the presidential election where issues of policing, racial tensions and civil unrest in cities across the U.S. are top campaign issues. Since Floyd's death in May, he and other Black Americans who have been killed or seriously injured by police this year, including Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and Jacob Blake, have become rallying cries at demonstrations. The Minneapolis City Council banned the use of chokeholds and other neck restraints in June, less than two weeks after Floyd's death. The city council also approved an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, which opened a civil rights investigation in the wake of Floyd's killing. All four officers involved in the Floyd incident have been fired from the police department and face criminal charges linked to his death. Derek Chauvin, the then-officer who is seen kneeling on Floyd's neck for several minutes in the video, faces second-degree and third-degree murder and manslaughter charges. The other three, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and Alexander Kueng, face charges of aiding and abetting murder in the killing of Floyd. All have been released from jail on bond and their trial is expected to get underway in March.", "Twentieth century painter Romaine Brooks introduces herself in a 1923 self-portrait: She wears a narrowly cut, long, black riding jacket with a white blouse. She has short cropped hair, and her eyes are shadowed by a black high hat. There's the slightest smudge of maybe pink on her lips — otherwise the whole portrait is black and various shades of gray. An American who lived in Paris, Brooks conveys loneliness, strength and vulnerability, says Joe Lucchesi, consulting curator of an exhibit of Brooks' work at the Smithsonian — \"a kind of careworn but very strong presence all combined in one.\" Brooks painted androgynous women and depicted nudes so melancholy they'd make Renoir's pink ladies weep. She left most of her work to the American Art Museum, where her work is currently on view. The women she paints share a severe palette and a certain mood. In their man-tailored jackets, their aesthetic sensibilities, their intense love relationships, Brooks' women moved in the artistic circles of 1920s Paris. Poets, novelists, socialites, photographers and painters, they were fashionable and rich. Their money helped insulate them from social constraints of their day. In Brooks' case, money freed her to paint whatever and however she wanted — the unconventional, androgynous women, the limited, gloomy palette — and to ignore what her Big Guy contemporaries were doing — Picasso and Matisse, whose vivid and revolutionary canvases filled the homes of Gertrude Stein and family. \"She really painted as though Picasso and Matisse didn't exist,\" Lucchesi says. Critics liked her, but she didn't sell much — she didn't have to. She'd inherited a fortune after a miserable childhood (her unpublished memoir is called No Pleasant Memories). And so Brooks could mix her whites and blacks into shades of grays and paint White Azaleas — her 1910 take on Édouard Manet's famous Olympia, nude reclining on couch, staring into space, as a servant brings her a huge arrangement of flowers. \"It's wistful in some ways,\" says Smithsonian curator Virginia Mecklenburg. \"Wistful, maybe wishful also, but there's an erotic undertone to Brooks' nudes. There is some sort of a longing ... if not [for] sexual encounter, for emotional intimacy is probably a better way to put it.\" Her bare body twists in our direction — she's making herself very available. But there's no come hither in the twist, just melancholy gloom. Brooks and her circle of wealthy women lead gloomy lives on canvas, but Mecklenburg says on the streets, it was different. \"They were having a good time in Paris in the teens and the '20s,\" she says. \"On the Bois de Boulogne, taking carriage rides, on horses, going to parties, there was a really active, high-energy, friendly, fun relationship among all these women.\" At the Romaine Brooks show at the American Art Museum, you might wish some of that fun showed up on the canvases — but what is there is a brave sense of modernity and freedom.", "Simon & Schuster has scrapped its plans to distribute a book written by one of the Louisville police officers who shot Breonna Taylor, after news of its publication ignited widespread criticism. Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly was not charged over his involvement in the botched narcotics raid that killed the 26-year-old Black woman last March. His plans to publish a book about the case were revealed Thursday by the Louisville Courier-Journal, which it said learned of them after he contacted a staff photographer seeking to use a photo from last year's protests. The book will be titled \"The Fight For Truth: The Inside Story Behind the Breonna Taylor Tragedy\" and is set to be released in the fall, the Courier-Journal reported. It will be edited and published by Post Hill Press, a Tennessee-based company that says it focuses on \"pop culture, business, self-help, health, current events, Christian, and conservative political books.\" Some of its high-profile clients include conservative commentator Dan Bongino, far-right activist Laura Loomer and embattled congressman Matt Gaetz. A publicist for Post Hill Press told the Associated Press in a statement that the publishing house supports its authors' free speech rights and that Mattingly \"deserves to have his account of the tragic events heard publicly.\" But news of the book deal angered scores of critics, who said they viewed it as an attempt to seek fame and profit off of Taylor's name. \"People love to profit off of Black pain and tragedy. It sells,\" tweeted Kentucky state Rep. Attica Scott. Many took to social media to call out Simon & Schuster, and an online petition urging the company to cancel its distribution deal has garnered more than 34,000 signatures. The company had suggested earlier on Thursday that it could not refuse Post Hill titles, according to the AP, but reversed course that night. \"Like much of the American public, earlier today Simon & Schuster learned of plans by distribution client Post Hill Press to publish a book by Jonathan Mattingly,\" it said in a statement. \"We have subsequently decided not to be involved in the distribution of this book.\" Post Hill Press is moving forward with its plans to publish the book, a publicist confirmed to NPR over email on Friday morning. \"His story is important and it deserves to be heard by the public at large,\" she wrote. \"We feel strongly that an open dialogue is essential to shining a light on the challenging issues our country is facing.\" Mattingly's role in the raid Mattingly was one of two officers that fired into Taylor's apartment in the early morning hours of March 13, 2020. Taylor — whose name has since become a rallying cry at protests against police brutality and racial injustice — was not a target of the fatal raid, and the suspect police were searching for was not present. None of the officers involved have been directly charged over Taylor's death. Her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired a warning shot after mistaking the entering officers for intruders. It struck Mattingly in the leg, at which point he and then-detective Myles Cosgrove returned fire. The FBI later determined that Mattingly had fired six times. Cosgrove fired 16, they said, including the shot that killed Taylor. A grand jury declined to bring charges against the two last fall, with Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron saying they were \"justified in their return of deadly fire.\" A third officer, Brett Hankison, was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment over shooting into neighboring apartments. He was terminated from the force in June, and Cosgrove — along with another detective who sought the warrant on Taylor's apartment — was officially fired in January. Taylor's boyfriend, Walker — against whom all charges over the night of the raid have been dropped — filed a civil lawsuit against the city and police department last fall. Mattingly filed a countersuit one month later, accusing Walker of committing battery, assault and intentional emotional distress. Mattingly remains on the force, which has cleared him of any wrongdoing. The AP reports he was reprimanded last month for violating the department's email policy by sending an email critical of leadership to all officers in September, in which he reportedly wrote that those involved in the raid \"did the legal, moral and ethical thing.\" He is also the only officer involved in the raid to speak publicly about it in the year since. In an October interview with ABC News and the Courier-Journal, Mattingly said his family had received death threats and had to go into hiding. He also described the raid as \"not a race thing like people try to make it to be.\" Across the country, protesters took to the streets last summer to demand justice and accountability for Taylor and other Black Americans killed and injured by law enforcement, including George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks and Jacob Blake. A fresh wave of demonstrations is unfolding now over the police killings of Daun", "One of the most prestigious newspapers in the midwestern United States issued an apology for what it called \"both action and inaction in shaping and misshaping\" the history of Missouri's most populous city and its surrounding region. In a post titled, \"The truth in Black and white: An apology from The Kansas City Star,\" the paper acknowledged its historic role in shaping attitudes in and around the city. The paper also noted it \"disenfranchised, ignored and scored generations of Black Kansas Citians\" for much of its 140 years of existence. \"[The Star] reinforced Jim Crow laws and redlining. Decade after early decade it robbed an entire community of opportunity, dignity, justice and recognition,\" the president and editor of the paper Mike Fannin, who is white, wrote Monday. \"It is time that we own our history,\" he continued. \"It is well past time for an apology, acknowledging, as we do so, that the sins of our past still reverberate today.\" The paper confessed to decades of coverage that perpetuated stereotypes of Black Kansas Citians \"as criminals living in a crime-laden world,\" while giving short shrift to achievements, milestones and contributions made by the community. It was, as the paper put it, \"as if Black people were invisible.\" Speaking Tuesday on All Things Considered, Mara Rose Williams, the Kansas City Star reporter whose idea sparked the paper's six-part package reexamining how it historically covered Black communities, called the project \"like none other than I have done in my 40 years as a journalist.\" She gave one example of how a local school district repeatedly made a series of boundary changes to keep the schools segregated, but with a fresh perspective she realized the paper never connected the data points to see what was afoot. \"We may have written about a boundary change as it occurred at a school board meeting,\" said Williams, who is Black. \"But what we didn't do was make the connection as to why they were making these boundary changes.\" After reviewing a trove of documents, Williams and her colleagues at The Star discovered roughly two dozen such school boundary changes in a two-year period, some that she said were just a single block. \"We didn't dig in deep enough to make the connection that it was to keep the schools segregated. To keep white children in one part of town and Black children in another part of town,\" Williams said. \"Which was also a violation of federal law at the time.\" There were other more glaring instances, too. One example is in the paper's coverage – or lack thereof — of Black cultural icon and native son, saxophonist Charlie \"Bird\" Parker. The paper notes that the jazz phenom never got \"a significant headline in The Star until he died, and even then, his name was misspelled and his age was wrong.\" Meanwhile, the paper points out, a white businessman known for promoting segregated communities \"got plenty of ink.\" The paper also takes a close examination of its coverage during the civil rights era of the 1950s and 1960s, when it largely ignored the movement that helped shape the United States for the next half century. \"We don't need stories about these people,\" the paper's then-top editor Roy Roberts reportedly said at the time, according to The Star. The push to reconsider the paper's past coverage comes amid a present-day national reckoning on race and social inequities, considered by many to be a modern civil rights movement. It was sparked by the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. It has since grown to include other names that have also become rallying cries, including Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks, Elijah McClain and Jacob Blake as demonstrators call for changes in social justice, policing and increased representation of people of color in government and business. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, known to many as simply \"Mayor Q,\" called the move by The Star a \"positive step\" but added that similar steps need to be taken by local businesses and television news stations. The paper too is calling on local businesses to come forward \"and own their history as well.\" It is encouraging those businesses to \"get the poison out –for the sake of the community and their employees.\"", "Citing salmonella concerns, the Food and Drug Administration has issued a mandatory recall for kratom products made by a Las Vegas company — and the federal agency says it's the first time it has ever taken such an action after a company ignored a federal request for a voluntary recall. An herbal supplement that is sometimes promoted as a safer substitute for opioids and is also used as a recreational drug, kratom is derived from plants that grow in several Asian countries. Its safety and legal standing have been the subject of both wide-ranging debate and threats of tighter federal regulation — but the FDA says this week's recall is meant only to protect U.S. consumers from a pathogen. \"Triangle Pharmanaturals refused to cooperate with FDA despite repeated attempts to encourage voluntary recall,\" the agency said at the top of its mandatory recall notice for a range of the company's kratom products. \"This action is based on the imminent health risk posed by the contamination of this product with salmonella,\" said FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, \"and the refusal of this company to voluntarily act to protect its customers and issue a recall, despite our repeated requests and actions.\" The recalled products include supplements such as Raw Form Organics Maeng Da Kratom Emerald Green, Raw Form Organics Maeng Da Kratom Ivory White, and Raw Form Organics Maeng Da Kratom Ruby Red. Those and any other kratom products made or handled by Triangle Pharmanaturals should be discarded, the agency said. The mandatory recall comes days after the FDA formally sent a request for a voluntary recall to Triangle Pharmanaturals on March 30. That request was ignored, the agency says, adding that the company also did not respond to a follow-up order to cease distribution. In addition, the FDA says, its \"investigators were denied access to the company's records relating to potentially affected products and Triangle employees refused attempts to discuss the agency's findings.\" A website associated with Triangle Pharmanaturals is no longer online; neither is its Facebook page. According to Nevada public records, the company is a limited liability company that filed its articles of organization on April 4, 2017. The FDA says six samples of the company's kratom products tested positive for salmonella, including two samples that were sold at a store called Torched Illusions in Tigard, Ore., and were collected by the Oregon Public Health Division. It's only the third time the FDA has invoked its mandatory recall authority — but the agency says it's the first time it has had to order a mandatory recall because a company chose not to follow its order of a voluntary recall. According to the FDA, the recall dispute played out as it tried to shut down a multistate outbreak of salmonella cases the FDA says have been linked to \"numerous brands of kratom-containing products.\" The strains of salmonella bacteria in Triangle's kratom products are different from the ones in that outbreak, the agency says. Describing the risk posed by the contaminated products, the FDA states: \"Most people infected with salmonella develop diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days, and most people recover without treatment. However, in the current salmonellosis outbreak associated with kratom products, unusually high rates of individuals have been hospitalized for their illness.\"", "Saxophonist Maceo Parker began playing with James Brown's band back in the 1960s, and his signature style helped define James Brown's brand of funk. Parker recalls how Brown worked with his band, and his influence on black pride with the song \"Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud.\" Robert Siegel talks with Parker about the death of James Brown. (Soundbite of song, \"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag\") ROBERT SIEGEL, host: If you've been anywhere near a radio today, chances are you've heard one of his hits, along with the news that James Brown, the godfather of soul, the hardest working man in show business, has died. He was being treated at an Atlanta hospital for pneumonia when his heart failed early this morning. He was 73. Though he had trouble with drugs and alcohol and the law, James Brown is being remembered today as a man who changed American music. (Soundbite of song, \"I Feel Good\") SIEGEL: And he did it with the help of Maceo Parker, among others. Parker played with Brown's band during the 1960s and '70s. In fact, you can hear his sax playing on this big hit. You can also hear his voice on other songs, along with the rest of the band, shouting back and forth with Brown. Mr. MACEO PARKER (Saxophone Player): When he says hit it, you know, it's automatic that you say, yeah. Fellas, hey. Hit it. C'mon. Yeah. But I feel good. Da nah nah nah nah nah nah, yeah. And I think that was his horn line, too. Because that's what he did. He would hear stuff. You know, he would hear a phrase like pop, and then, you know, he'd dictate it us or the guy who's in charge of the band and say, I feel good. And the band goes da da da da da da da. I knew that I would. Da da da da da. So good. Bop bop. Good. Bop. You could hear all that, you know, before we even start playing. SIEGEL: If you had one image of James Brown in your mind performing during one particular song, what is it? What's the one that most enduring for you? Mr. PARKER: Well, it's probably one of those up tempo things where he does the very fast dancing and he's just, you know, kind of getting and doing all kinds of splits, and all kinds of turns and tricks with the microphones and all that. SIEGEL: There was - what was it - there was a part of the act where he would -at one time, he would have like a king's robe placed on him and collapse on stage. Mr. PARKER: Right. SIEGEL: He seemed to have some great sense of humor about what he was doing up there. Or do I have that wrong? Mr. PARKER: Well, it was all entertainment or entertaining to him. But the robe idea was at the very, very end, he's doing please, please, please, this is slow kind of a song with a backbeat. And you know, okay, Mr. Brown, you worked your show, and this signifies the end. We're going to bring the robe and drape it over your shoulders and sort of dry your face a little bit, just to signify you're - that's it, you've accomplished another show. But he's so into it, you know, like he's walk off the stage and all of a sudden, he throws the robe off and rush back out to the center stage, and sing some more, and some more screams and maybe some more turns and splits and fall down on the stage and screams. And ran into the microphone, and the guy right back and forth second time. Pat him on the back, okay, Mr. Brown, that's it. You've done well. You've done really, really good. Here's the robe again, and come on now, it's time to go back to a dressing room, and the show has ended, and he sort of goes along with that for a while, then he starts off the stage. Okay, okay, okay, that's it. Then they say please, please, off the stage, off the stage. Then all of a sudden he's into it again. He's into it again. He knocks the robe off again for the third time. Rush back out and scream some more, and people just go crazy about that. SIEGEL: I like you to talk about something that he recorded in 1968. Back in 1968, certainly most white people in America used the word Negro. Mr. PARKER: Yeah. SIEGEL: And some people were starting to say Afro American. Mr. PARKER: Right. SIEGEL: Or African American. Mr. PARKER: Right. SIEGEL: And some people were starting to say black. Mr. PARKER: Yeah. SIEGEL: Some people say James Brown settled that question. Mr. PARKER: Oh, yeah. Up until then, see it's like -it was apparent that wait a minute, that's as a society, we are black people. And again there was a time when, you know, somebody called you black was almost, wait a minute now, what are you saying? I'm not sure if I like that. How are you saying it - it sounds like derogatory kind of thing or - and you know, because of James Brown bringing it to the forefront or different kind of concept of the fact that they're white people. They're black people. Red people, and so on and so on, so on, depending on what your color is. Say it loud. I am black and proud. And he's right. SIEGEL: That statement really resounded through the country, of course. Mr. PARKER: Yeah. Exactly. As well as all the music" ]

[ "2: Language commentator GEOFFREY NUNBERG discusses good and bad accents in the movies. Actor KIRK DOUGLAS. The star of \"Lust for Life,\" \"Paths of Glory,\" \"Champion\" and Stanley Kubrick's epic, \"Spartacus,\" about a leader of slaves revolting against Republican Rome. (REBROADCAST FROM 8/22/88). Actor TONY CURTIS. In 1960 he starred in \"Spartacus.\" A restored version of the film was released in 1991 that includes previously cut scenes, including one where Lawrence Olivier --as a general-- tries to seduce his slave, played by CURTIS. (REBROADCAST FROM 4/19/91)." ]

[ "Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg wants people to take his new book, Ascent of the A-Word, seriously. \"I'd meet people when I was working on the book, and even academics — they'd say, 'What are you working on?' and they'd giggle. Or they'd say, 'You must have a lot of time on your hands,' \" Nunberg tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. Nunberg says he believes crude words are wonderfully revealing. Though people tend to think \"they're just these bubblings-up of emotional steam,\" he says, \"they have — it turns out — precise meanings. And for that very reason, they reflect our genuine attitudes, rather than what we think our attitudes should be.\" Interested in the phenomenon of incivility, Nunberg wanted to study the word \"asshole,\" and quickly discovered that it was connected to a wide range of changes in American culture in the 1960s and 1970s, including feminism, self-discovery movements and changing notions of social class. Nunberg says the usage of the word, as not being purely anatomical, originated during World War II as a GI's term for an officer who thinks his status \"entitles him to a kind of behavior — to either abuse his men, or makes him more important than he really is.\" When GIs came home, they brought the word with them, and movement radicals began to use it. But it wasn't until 1970 that the A-word entered everyday language. \"The feminists use it to replace 'heel' as a word for a guy who mistreats women, and to cover all forms of entitlement,\" he says. The word became a way to reject conventions and formalities, and to express one's authenticity. Today, Nunberg says the A-word is used much more frequently, and he blames the Internet. \"We have more opportunities both to behave this way to other people and to use this kind of language,\" he says. Nunberg is a linguist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Information. He is also Fresh Air's language commentator and has served on the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary. Interview Highlights On the origins of the word \"It's a GI's word most often used for officers, and in particular, officers who are full of themselves. The first military leader to have been called the A-word — both by his men and his superiors, by the way — is George Patton, and that makes perfect sense, particularly if you read the unexpurgated Patton, not the Patton of the movie. ... It's a word that looks up. And the A-word always does. It's a critique from below, from ground level, of somebody who's gotten above himself.\" On the word entering everyday language \"By the '70s, it's been domesticated. It's been stripped of any real political significance. It's just the way in which you manifest your authenticity. There's a rejection of formality. It's the moment at which students start calling their professors 'Bob.' And the use of obscene language or profane language is an important part of that. It's the moment, for example, at which women really take up this language. They never use it as much as men do. But they use it far more in the '70s than they did in the '50s, whereas men, they've always kind of used it.\" On how the word is used today \"The Internet is extraordinary. All of a sudden, if you want to pick a political fight, or a fight over chess games, or a fight over language, or a fight over bird-watching, really, you can go out there and see all these discussion groups, and people making comments on blogs and freely using this language to one another. It's an opportunity to behave like a jerk if you wake up at 3 in the morning and you feel like it.\"", "In his most recent commentary, linguist Geoffrey Nunberg contemplates the practice of counting words, noting that it has become \"a favorite way to track a trend, uncover a hidden meaning, or cut a long text down to size.\" Nunberg points to the healthcare bill that passed through the House, and notes that a word count might suggest why a feminist group might find fault in a 1,900-page document that only uses the word 'women' eight times, or how other critics could see the abundance of the word 'shall' in the bill as illustrative of the government's attempt to control its citizens. Word-counting has become a popular practice in the analysis of politicians who are, more often than not, judged critically by their choice of words. But Nunberg says that while word-counting is a credible practice, it should be the first step rather than the last. As psycholinguist Jamie Pennebaker notes, there is a significant difference in the \"graceful I\", which connotes deference and modesty, and the narcissistic \"imperial I.\" Counting words isn't very revealing if you aren't listening to them, too. Geoffrey Nunberg is a professor at the School of Information at the University of California at Berkeley. TERRY GROSS, host: Our linguist Geoff Nunberg, likes nothing more than going on the Internet and counting words to make points about language. But hes a little unsettled by the way commentators have been using that technique to support their opinions about everything from the House health care bill to the presidents personality. GEOFFREY NUNBERG: The Internet makes everybody a linguist, the same way it turns us all into medical diagnosticians and tracers of lost persons. Counting words has become a favorite way to track a trend, uncover a hidden meaning or cut a long text down to size. So, when the House Democrats 1,900-page health care bill was published, critics on all sides took the counting of its words, whether that actually meant something or not. A feminist group faulted the bill for containing only eight mentions of women, which is true but then it doesnt mention men even once. And opponents of the bill try to distill it to its coercive essence by noting that the word shall appeared in it over 3,000 times. As House Minority Leader John Boehner put it, shall, that means you must do. And the New York Post said it showed that the feds were telling people what to do on every page. But a shall-count in the thousands isnt out of line for a major bill from either side of the aisle. And the vast majority of those shalls spell out the obligations of the government in the health plans, not the people. In fact, shall gets a bad rap considering how crucial it is in safeguarding our freedoms. Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. The right to bare arms shall not be infringed. Nobody shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process. Page for page, shall is three times as frequent in the Constitution as in the House health care bill. Of course, critics of the bill are still free to argue that it usurps our basic freedoms and opens a new fast lane on the road to serfdom, but that isnt something you can prove just by counting helping verbs. Its that same craze for counting that moves commentators to tally first-person pronouns when they want to demonstrate somebodys narcissism. During the 2008 campaign, Frank Rich used that method to tag Hillary Clinton and John McCain as pompous egomaniacs. And after Sarah Palins speech resigning the Alaska governorship, the Wall Street Journals Peggy Noonan pointed to Palins predilection for using I, and described her as self-referential to the point of self-reverence. But nobodys pronouns have come in for as much critical scrutiny as Barack Obamas. In Newsweek, Howard Fineman counted the pronouns in the presidents U.N. speech and concluded that he is too impressed with his own aura. Other columnists have sounded the same note. George Will said that Obama was inordinately fond of the first-person-singular pronoun and described him as ego tripping when he used those pronouns 26 times in his speech to the Olympic Committee at Copenhagen. But everybody uses those pronouns a lot. They account for around six percent of our everyday conversation. The question is whether Obama uses them any more than other politicians do. At the blog Language Log, the University of Pennsylvania linguist Mark Liberman compared the transcripts of Obamas press conferences with those of his three presidential predecessors. It turned out that Clinton and the two Bushs all used first-person pronouns anywhere from 50 to 70 percent more often than Obama does. And Obama used the pronouns even less frequently in the Copenhagen speech that Will saw as the peak of presidential preening. Stanley Fish took up the same motif in the New York Times. He counted the first-person-singular pronouns in Obamas speech on the General Motors bankruptcy and announced that it signaled the emergence of a", "Author LINDA GRAY SEXTON has just written \"Searching for Mercy Street: My Journey Back to My Mother, Anne Sexton\" (Little, Brown), her seventh book. She spent a long time coming to terms with her relationship with her mother, who committed suicide in 1974. REV.: Language commentator GEOFFREY NUNBERG tells us about his hand held electronic dictionary.", "Defeaticrat, culture of corruption, and security mom are all part of the election-year war of words. Guests explain the strategy behind the slogans. Guests: Geoffrey Nunberg author most recently of the book, Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalism into a Tax-Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body-Piercing, Hollywood-Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show; linguist at the School of Information at Berkeley Frank Luntz, Republican pollster MICHEL MARTIN, host: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Michel Martin in Washington. Neal Conan is on vacation. Cut and run! Lie and die! Defeatocrats! Appeasers! Welcome to the mid-term elections. Of course, politics is supposed to be about ideas, but words and emotion are how those ideas come to life. Remember this: President GEORGE H.W. BUSH: Read my lips. (Soundbite of cheering) President BUSH: No new taxes. MARTIN: And who can forget… Mr. AL GORE (Former Vice President): We have to protect Social Security by putting it in a budgetary lockbox so that it cannot be rated or drained away to pay for other programs. MARTIN: That was then. This is now. In the aftermath of the 2004 elections, there was a lot of talk about which party was better at the language battle and framing issues in a way that appeals to middle America. But do better buzzwords really determine elections, or better policies? How effective is the lingo we're hearing in the run up to this election? Later in the program, our weekly visit with the Political Junkie, Ken Rudin. Representative Katherine Harris, who is running for the Senate in Florida, joins us. If you have questions for Ken, please feel free to start sending them by e-mail now to talk@npr.org. Please put junkie in the subject line. But first, a glossary of the mid-term elections. What buzz words have caught your attention in this election cycle? If you are a Republican or a Democrat, what language do you want to hear from your party? Our number here in Washington is 800-989-829 - I'm sorry 800-989-8255. That's 800-989-TALK. Our e-mail address is talk@npr.org. And we'll be joined by Frank Luntz. He's chairman and CEO of Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research and is a Republican pollster. Also, Geoffrey Nunberg, author of the book, Talking Right: How Conservatives Turned Liberalism into a Tax Raising, Latte Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body-Piercing, Hollywood-Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show. That was a mouthful. Mr. Nunberg is also a linguist at the University of California in Berkley and he's here with us now. Mr. Nunberg, how are you? Thanks for coming in. Mr. GEOFFREY NUNBERG (Author, Linguist; UC Berkley): Oh, thanks for having me. MARTIN: It would seem that the underlying issues would favor the Democrats in this election: a lot of concern about the progress of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a lot of ongoing concern about the economy, the quality of life issues. So are the Democrats - in their language, in their framing of the issues - capturing those - capturing that kind of underlying wave to their advantage? Mr. NUNBERG: Well, I think so. I mean, I think they're trying to make this a referendum on the first six years of the Bush presidency, which is a reasonable thing to do at this point. And that they've done a pretty good job of pointing out the deficiencies and problems: the ruinous war, an economy that still has only about 35 percent, 34 percent of the people satisfied with it, the bumbling with Katrina and so forth. I think they've done a pretty good job of pointing that stuff out. MARTIN: Okay, since you're a professor, why don't you give the Democrats a grade? Why don't you grade them on the use of language? Mr. NUNBERG: I'd give them a B. They've done a good job in pointing out the shortcomings of the Bush administration. They've done less of a good job in creating the kind of positive image of themselves that's been their chronic problem for the last couple of decades, really. If you look at polls, you see that by two to one, Americans think that the Republicans have a better sense of what they stand for then the Democrats do. And they're a lot of reasons for that, but I don't see much in this campaign that helps to create a positive sense of the Democrats. Now, given the extent to which the Republicans have been messing up, it may not be necessary this time. And maybe you should say that at this point in the Bush administration, it's appropriate, simply to run this election as a referendum on the Republicans. MARTIN: You know, there's two ways to look at it. I mean, you're framing it as a referendum on the Republicans. But I think you could also look at it as the Democrats continuing to respond to the Republican message, as opposed to being proactive and setting the agenda. And I want to cite here, an example - as an example, an ad put out by Impeach Pack(ph), which responds to accusations that the Democrats want to cut and run in Iraq,", "Rock Critic KEN TUCKER reviews the new solo album by Amy Rigby. In the early eighties, Amy Rigby was part of the all-woman punk band the Shams, and following that, a country-rock outfit called Last Roundup. After a long silence, she''s back with a new solo album called \"Diary of a Mad Housewife.\" Ken Tucker is also critic at large for Entertainment Weekly.REV. 2:Linguist GEOFFREY NUNBERG looks at the evolution of new media technology. He looks at how it has affected our language", "In the hierarchy of foreign and domestic accents, where does your accent fit in? A discussion of which accents came out on top in a ranking of favorites, and how different accents are perceived. Guests: Dennis Preston, professor of linguistics and languages at Michigan State University. David Alan Stern, founder of Dialect Accent Specialists. Stern is a professor of dramatic art at the University of Connecticut. NEAL CONAN, host: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan, in Washington. Every time we open our mouths, we say volumes about who we are and where we're from. The flat vowels of the Midwest, the snappy patter of New York City, the varieties of drawl that characterize the South. And, of course, American English is seasoned with all sorts of exotic flavorings from just about every dialect of every language imaginable. Many of those newly arrived in this country worry that their accent will embarrass them, and people who move from one part of the country to another are concerned that they'll sound like a rube or like somebody who's putting on airs. There is, in fact, a hierarchy of accents, foreign and domestic. Where does yours fit? Do you speak differently in different circumstances and why? Later in the hour, we'll talk with a young man who spent years on death row for a crime he did not commit. But first, the hierarchy of accents, and we need to hear from you. Where does your accent place you? When does it work for you and when not? Our number: 800-989-8255, 800-989-TALK. The e-mail address is accentlessly, at npr.org/blogofthenation. We begin with Dennis Preston. He's professor of linguistics and languages at Michigan State University. He's with us today from the University Relations Studio at Michigan State. Nice to have you on the program today. Professor DENNIS PRESTON (Linguistics and Languages, Michigan State University): Thanks very much. Good to be here. CONAN: And if there's a hierarchy of accents, what's at the top? Prof. PRESTON: Well, it depends on which hierarchy you're on. There's a regional hierarchy. Some regions are thought to speak better or be more pleasant. There's obviously a social status hierarchy. Sometimes working-class speech serves us well, sometimes upper middle-class speech serves us well. So from the work we've done, though, in attitude surveys all over the country, we find, unfortunately, that New York City and the American South have a tendency to be at the bottom of the prestige hierarchy, that is when language correctness is considered. New England's very often at the top of the hierarchy, but it's too snooty for a lot of people. And so the great fiction that there is an accentless or unaccented Midwest - which, of course, is a terrible fiction - very often puts Midwesterners at the top of the hierarchy, whoever Midwesterners are. CONAN: And however they may define themselves. And you excluded upper-class accents. I mean, the - I guess I grew up in and around the city of New York, and we always used to call it Long Island lockjaw. Prof. PRESTON: Well, us socio-linguists have never been able to study upper-class accents very well. We just don't have enough money… (Soundbite of laughter) Prof. PRESTON: …to pay respondents from that social group. We also find them to be very conservative and not, frankly, very interesting in the ebb and flow of American dialects. As dialect and accent change happens, it bubbles up from the bottom. And the old guys at the very top of the social heap, they're kind of like dinosaurs as far as we're concerned. CONAN: Mm-hmm. Also, we keep hearing that American accents are becoming homogenized by factors like, oh, radio, television and movies. Prof. PRESTON: Nothing could be further from the truth. Every time you go to a Civil War movie, and the Northern generals speak Northern, and the Southern generals speak Southern, you should get up and walk out of the movie because it's a lie. Northern and Southern accents in American English are much further apart today than they were 100, 150 years ago. You don't learn your accent from the movies. You learn your accent from the people you hang around with: your peers, your siblings, your parents. And certainly accents - maybe some other aspects of language, vocabulary - have homogenized a little bit, but certainly accents are alive and well and very distinctive in American English. CONAN: And when we say - you say that there is, you know, some accents - New York and Southern accents, or at least some New York and some Southern accents, are perceived - because there are some Southern accents that sound really charming, and then some that are almost unintelligible. Prof. PRESTON: Well, I think that what happens is that when people caricature accents, they very often caricature them prematurely - that is without actually listening to an accent. So they simply caricature the speech of a region in what I would call their mind's ear rather than in their real ear. And for example, Nort", ". Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Pananma by Eric Zency INT. 2: Former Soviet Ambassador to the United States ANATOLY DOBRYIN (doe-BRINN-yen). Dobryin has written his autobiography In Confidence: Moscow''s Ambassador to America''s Six Cold War Presidents published by Times Books 1995. Dobryin was Ambassador from 1962 (Kennedy) through 1986 (Reagan). He was a key diplomat in many U.S./Soviet conflicts including The Cuban Missile Crisis. Dobryin, now 76 years old, is still active in Russian diplomacy as senior advisor to the Foreign Ministry. He lives in Moscow.REV. : Geoffrey Nunberg comments about the return of the \"N\" word in American dialogue.", "The students entering college are not millennials. The next generation, Generation Z, has arrived. The oldest in the group are in their early 20s. Not only have they never known a world without the Internet, some have had smartphones since middle school. And for this group, memes, animated GIFs and emojis are second nature, says Geoff Nunberg, a linguist who does features on language on NPR's Fresh Air. \"When you're young and you're talking to people with whom you share a lot of experience, a lot of your communication, whether you're talking or texting or sending emojis or whatever, really isn't so much about communication. It's just about connecting with people,\" says Nunberg, who teaches at the University of California, Berkeley School of Information. Take the the popular \"confused math lady\" meme, for example. Youth Radio's Robert Fisher, a high school sophomore, explains that it's used when someone is telling a story that \"doesn't add up, like they're getting caught in a lie.\" \"She's looking around, her eyes are moving and she looks very confused. That's why all the math equations are around her, because she's like, 'Wait, what's going on here. Like, I don't understand,' \" Fisher explains. With Gen Z, whose members were in grade school when the iPhone came out, it's not just that a picture is worth a thousand words. A GIF can convey an attitude. \"I use them every day in almost every conversation that I have,\" Fisher says. \"Instead of me telling someone how good I look, I can just send them a picture of Beyoncé in a queen's outfit.\" So he can say what he might not have the courage to type out. \"Basically yeah, that's what it is,\" he says. \"It's like I don't sound arrogant about myself.\" Nunberg notes that language evolves constantly. He says teens like Fisher are some of its principal creators, and are often the most adept at using it. \"People say, 'Oh slang is terrible' and so on. Adolescents are very skillful at using slang — know when to use, know when not to use it,\" Nunberg says. Fisher shows him an online conversation with his sister that included an animated GIF featuring a drag queen named Latrice Royale from the TV show RuPaul's Drag Race. \"They turned one of her popular sayings into a GIF where it's 'Ummm ... no.' \" Fisher says. Such a brief exchange can convey a lot of feeling and emotion, Nunberg says. \"None of you said anything,\" he says. \"You haven't said, 'I'll see you at 8 o'clock at the movie theater.' It's purely affective exchange between you and your sister, in a way almost like making faces at the dinner table.\" Nunberg says GIFs and memes as a form of communication aren't new. We've always used media to enhance our language. What is new is the speed of communication. A word like fleek can come out on Monday, and your parents know it by Wednesday. \"And if I were to walk into my class and say, 'Sorry I'm late. I've been chillin' with my mains,' God knows what the response would be,\" Nunberg jokes. This story is part of a series, We Are Generation Z. It was produced by Youth Radio in collaboration with NPR's Sonari Glinton.", "The new book 'Mind Fixers' examines psychiatry's search for a biological understanding of mental illnesses, like depression and bipolar disorder. Science historian Anne Harrington talks about the revolution in medications — from Prozac to Xanax — and why pharmaceutical companies are leaving the psychiatric field. <br/><br/>Maureen Corrigan reviews Janny Scott's memoir 'The Beneficiary,' about growing up in a wealthy Main Line family in Philadelphia. Scott's grandmother was said to be the inspiration for the Katharine Hepburn character in the film 'The Philadelphia Story.' Also, linguist Geoffrey Nunberg talks about the true meaning of the s-word: \"socialism.\"", "Fresh Air's longtime language commentator Geoff Nunberg died Tuesday after a long illness. He was 75. Geoff was a regular contributor to Fresh Air since 1987, when we made the transition from a local radio program to a daily NPR show. I met him even before that, when he was the usage editor at The American Heritage Dictionary, and I interviewed him about the new edition. I loved the way he talked about language in that interview. He wasn't interested in scolding people for not following the rules of grammar. He was interested in following and reporting on how language changes over time. That led us to invite Geoff to become a regular contributor, and luckily for us, he agreed. Over the years on our show, he talked about new slang words and coinages, and the ways in which pop culture, technology, the business world and politics keep changing our language. Geoff was fascinated by how in every generation young people create new words and give old words new meanings. He also followed the changing language people of different identity groups used to describe themselves. The first piece Geoff did for us was broadcast was in May 1987, during the first week of our daily NPR broadcasts. Inspired by Meryl Streep's ability to use accents so convincingly, Geoff talked about the evolution of accents in Hollywood movies — and how those changes reflect the linguistic conventions of fantasy. In the years that followed, we always looked forward to finding out what Geoff would choose as his word of the year. In 2018, the word was \"nationalist.\" Here's how Geoff started the piece: President Trump has a penchant for breathing new life into expressions with troubled pasts, like \"America first\" and \"enemy of the people.\" It's not likely his uses of those phrases will survive his presidency. But he may have altered the political lexicon more enduringly at a Houston rally two weeks before the elections, when he proclaimed himself a \"nationalist\" and urged his supporters to use the word. One of the last pieces Geoff did for us was about the use of gender-neutral pronouns. He focused on people who identify as nonbinary, who use the gender-neutral pronoun \"they,\" rather than \"he\" or \"she.\" Geoff was confident we could all learn to adjust, writing: It's not a lot to ask — just a small courtesy and sign of respect. In fact, the accommodations we're being asked to make to nonbinary individuals are much less far-reaching than the linguistic changes that feminists called for 50 years ago. Yet the reactions this time have been even more vehement than they were back then. A fifth-grade teacher in Florida whose preferred pronouns are \"they,\" \"them\" and \"their\" was removed from the classroom when some parents complained about exposing their children to the transgender lifestyle. When the diversity and inclusion office at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville published a guide to alternative pronouns in 2015, the state legislature promptly defunded the center and barred the university from promoting the use of gender-neutral pronouns in the future. Like the classic episodes of pronoun rage in earlier eras, these aren't about pronouns at all. That's just a small sample of Geoff's hundreds of Fresh Air pieces. But of course, he was known for many things beyond our show. He was a linguist who'd taught at Stanford and worked on linguistic technologies at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. In the last years of his life, he was an adjunct professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Information. He wrote scholarly articles and books for general readers. He wrote pieces for magazines and newspapers. I know I'm leaving out plenty of other accomplishments. But we will always think of Geoff as a member of the Fresh Air family. Always. We will miss him enormously. We send our deepest sympathies to his wife Kathleen and his daughter Sophie.", "Andrei Codrescu is a commentator on All Things Considered and founder of Exquisite Corpse. Arizona's new immigration law is outrageous to anyone who's had the bad luck of living in a country where fear of the police was a constant source of suppressed rage. A huge weight lifted off my psyche when I came to the U.S. from Communist Romania and was told that the police couldn't stop me just because I still wore my commie trench coat and spoke with an accent. That was in 1966, and now in Arizona in 2010, the police can target both my trench coat and my accent. The Arizona Department of Education has told schools that teachers with \"heavy\" or \"ungrammatical\" accents are no longer allowed to teach English to kids just learning to speak the language. Oh boy! Did I land back behind the Iron Curtain half a century ago? My last 40 years of teaching would have never happened if the Arizona law had been the law of the land in 1966. Forty years of accented instruction gone by the wayside! Gone also the 40 years when American education, lower and higher, finally recognized the diversity of America. It is amazing that we have to be reminded once again that America was made great by people with accents. Would Albert Einstein have made a better baker? We'll never know. Come to think of it, the Arizona law doesn't go far enough: People with accents should be banned from any profession that involves communication. Politics, for instance. Henry Kissinger's accent would surely qualify for the ban. And let's not stop with the foreign-born: Ban all accents. Southern accents, for instance, or Yankee ones. Actually, there isn't anyone who speaks without an accent, so let's just ban communicating altogether. This would be a much better country if everyone just kept quiet and handed his proof of citizenship to the police. Arizona's immigration law should be rewritten to make every person who sees a policeman just go over to that policeman and hand over voluntarily, and quietly, proof of residency in the respective police district. ROBERT SIEGEL, host: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. MICHELE NORRIS, host: And I'm Michele Norris. Arizona is getting a lot of attention for its new immigration law. Now, according to the Wall Street Journal, the state's Department of Education is telling schools that teachers whose English is heavily accented can no longer work with students who are learning English. State education officials say the move is meant to ensure that students with limited English have teachers who speak the language flawlessly. Commentator and professor of English Andrei Codrescu has something to say about all this, with an accent. ANDREI CODRESCU: A huge weight lifted off my psyche when I came to the U.S. from communist Romania and I was told that a police couldn't stop me just because I still wore my commie trench coat and spoke with an accent. That was in 1966, and now in Arizona in 2010, the police can target both my trench coat and my accent. My last 40 years of teaching would have never happened if the Arizona law had been the law of the land in 1966, 40 years of accented instruction gone by the wayside, gone also the 40 years when American education, lower and higher, finally recognized the diversity of America. It is amazing that we have to be reminded once again that America was made great by people with accents. Would Professor Albert Einstein have made a better baker? We'll never know. Come to think of it, the Arizona law doesn't go far enough: People with accents should be banned from any profession that involves communication: politics, for instance. Henry Kissinger's accent would surely qualify for the ban. And let's not stop with the foreign-born: Ban all accents, Southern accents, for instance, or Yankee ones. Actually, there isn't anyone who speaks without an accent, so let's just ban communicating all together. This would be a much better country if everyone just kept quiet and handed a proof of citizenship to the police. Arizona's immigration law should be rewritten to make every person who sees a policeman to just go over to that policeman and hand over voluntarily and quietly, proof of residency in the respective police district. NORRIS: Andrei Codrescu edits Exquisite Corpse, a literary journal online at corpse.org.", "Name-calling on playgrounds is a common occurrence. Many kids are taught by their parents and teachers that racial and ethnic slurs are not okay. But calling someone \"gay\" is still fair game in some circles, and is broadly used by children — and adults — as an insult. Guests: Geoffrey Nunberg, professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley. His most recent book is The Years of Talking Dangerously Eliza Byard, executive director of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network Listen to the TOTN podcast. Sign up for the newsletter. NEAL CONAN, host: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. Playground putdowns have always been cruel. Kids will pick on other kids for wearing a certain backpack, being polite to a teacher, well, pretty much anything. And now there is one universal insult. That's so gay. If you're wondering what a backpack has to do with homosexuality, well, a lot of kids who use the phrase say it doesn't to them. Gay is a generalized insult with no connection to sexual preference. But some kids are also taunted and bullied for their sexual preference, real or perceived. And many teenager's parents and teachers find the anti-gay implications of the phrase unavoidable and offensive. If you deal with this as a parent or a teacher what you do when you hear a kid say, that's so gay? Give us a call 800-989-8255, email us talk@npr.org. You can also join the conversation on our Web site, that's at npr.org, click on the TALK OF THE NATION. Later in the program the surprising results of an economic study of prejudice against women playwrights. But first, that's so gay. And we begin with Geoffrey Nunberg, a linguist at the University of California Berkley. His latest book is \"The Years of Talking Dangerously.\" And he joins us from the studios of member station KQED in San Francisco. Nice to have you back on the program. Professor GEOFFREY NUNBERG (Linguistics, University of California Berkley School of Information): Nice to be back. CONAN: And gay many years ago transformed from meaning jolly to become a synonym for homosexual. When did it change again into that playground pejorative? Prof. NUNBERG: Well, it isn't easy to say. It's tested as far back as 1987. Probably around the mid '80s which is not that much longer, not that long after it was mainstreamed as a word for homosexuals and the homosexual community. CONAN: And how far - when did it first - start - in the '80s, late '80s it started becoming that playground insult? Prof. NUNBERG: That's as far back as anybody's been able to trace it. It probably gained steam in the '90s and in the last 10 years. So it's much more common now than it was back than. But very early on after gay became the acceptable standard name for what we now think of as the gay community, it was transformed into this word that means lame, unpleasant, stupid, sometimes disgusting, whatever. CONAN: And uncool in general. Prof. NUNBERG: And uncool, generally uncool. CONAN: And is there - is it said with consciousness that this is related to homosexuals? Prof. NUNBERG: Well it depends who's using it. When you're talking about kids on the school yard, probably young kids don't even realize that there is a connection when they first hear it. After all, kids even now don't become aware of homosexuality and - sexual orientation until they're in third or fourth grade. And kids as early as first and second grade are using this. That said, it's a little disingenuous for people to say, oh, well this just happens to be a word for uncool or stupid and really has nothing to do with the fact that this same word is used as a name for people with a certain sexual orientation. Boys use it more than girls, unlike stupid. If it's used to people it's used more of boys than of girls. So it's a boy-boy insult. And it has in that sense a lot of the properties of old insults like fag. CONAN: And I wonder does its connotation change as kids get older? Prof. NUNBERG: Well I think as kids become aware that this is not simply a word for stupid but also the name of a particular sexual orientation, they can't help but make that connection and realize that in some way there is an association of these properties with gay people. And in a way what it does -it's an interesting development linguistically because unlike insults that use the old fashion pejorative and disparaging names for groups, this one takes what had become the official positive name for their group but invests it with all of the negative stereotypes that were associated with that group and then broadens it so it just means stupid or lame. CONAN: Here is an email we got from Elizabeth in Hercules, California. The title that says, that's so gay, that's so yesterday. My high schooler used that expression eight years ago. I work in the high school and kids don't use that expression anymore. It wore out like most frivolous expressions. If it matters the expression referred to when one was so into their own thing, he or s", "NPR is considered by many to be the standard bearer for Standard American English. Listeners from around the country and around the world say that they find NPR English is the clearest and most comprehensible broadcast English available. They can hear that crisp American English on NPR member stations, on their Web sites, on line at npr.org or on the listeners' shortwave receivers. Visitors to Washington, D.C. may note that upon entering a D.C. taxicab, the car radio is often tuned to one of the two local NPR member stations -- WAMU or WETA. The drivers, many of whom hail from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, tell me that listening to NPR helps improve their English. Language and pronunciation are important to many public radio listeners, possibly because they are (so the audience research tells us) a well-read and information-hungry group. So listeners are quick to point out examples of any perceived lowering of standards. As ombudsman, I receive a regular flow of comments and observations about language on NPR. These are regularly forwarded to the staff and to Kee Malesky, NPR's reference librarian. She keeps track of these comments and issues timely reminders to NPR's on-air staff about correct pronunciations, especially when reporters need prompting about foreign names and places. Over the last few weeks, I have received an unusually large number of comments about NPR pronunciations and uses of grammar, including one from the program director from NPR member station WMUB in Oxford, Ohio: I was listening... at 10 o'clock on Friday, Nov. 4 and I heard the news of violent protests in the capital of Uruguay. I was mortified, however, when I heard the reporter pronounce the name of the capital as \"Mont-e-VID-eo\" instead of \"Monte-vid-AY-o\". As a whole, we Americans slaughter most other language pronunciations, but I expected more from... NPR. John Hingsbergen Newscasters often write their copy at the last minute before racing into the studio. But double checking the pronunciation of foreign words with a colleague is always useful on deadline. Accuracy? Or Clarity? A Tough Choice The question of how to pronounce foreign names and places has always been a point of lively discussion among listeners and staff. Should we err on the side of meticulous accuracy? Or unambiguous clarity? Should we say \"Pah-REE\" instead of Paris? The former is linguistically correct, but that sounds très pretentious to American ears. And perhaps this is an important point not to be lost: NPR is in the business of communicating news and information to a primarily American audience. 'Linguism?' Some who contact me are hearing reporters who pronounce place names in an indigenous manner. This moved listener Peter Hall to ask how NPR decides which foreign words should be pronounced as the locals might and which should be pronounced with an American accent: Why do I hear NPR announcers pronouncing some foreign names (including their own) and place names with a foreign accent, but others without? It's jolting to hear a story that's mostly in broadcast English but peppered with foreign-accented words. As well, there seems to be an implicit racism, or \"lingualism,\" or \"culturalism\" in the odd, inconsistent practice. I can only assume that foreign-accented pronunciations are done in the spirit of respect. But if pronouncing foreign words with a foreign accent is respectful to that culture and its language, doesn't it then follow that there's an implied disrespect to cultures (that) are not given the same treatment? ... We live in a multi-lingual, pluralistic world, and people must understand everywhere that those who do not speak their language fluently are bound to mispronounce it according to their standards. In my opinion, the implicit message there is, \"Oh, well, this group over here, they aren't sophisticated to understand that we English-speaking Americans don't know how to pronounce their language properly, so we'll help them along by doing verbal back-flips and contortions in our radio broadcasts.\" That's not very enlightened. And I don't think the people of the United States, collectively, are fooling anybody into thinking we're enlightened these days. Rich, powerful and often helpful, yes; enlightened, no. I think that Mr. Hall raises interesting points, especially about those NPR reporters with non-English names. Is Mr. Hall suggesting that they do not have the right to pronounce their own names as they see fit? I shouldn't think so. But American English has always been a flexible language. The way we speak can be influenced by waves of immigration, or by the degree of interest or disinterest we express from time to time about the rest of the world. The Old 'Who' Vs. 'Whom' Rule Mason Smith, a listener with good ears and a good sense of grammar writes: I hate to be bothering you with anything so trivial, but can we possibly get writers and speakers for the radio who know when (to use) \"who\" and when to use \"whom?\"...", "Boston has become the set for a new film about mobster Whitey Bulger. Locals believe getting the Boston accent right will make or break the movie. (This piece originally aired on Morning Edition on Wed., Aug. 27) ARUN RATH, HOST: The movie \"Captain Phillips,\" which features Tom Hanks in the title role besieged by Somali pirates, was nominated for a ton of awards. There was less critical acclaim for Tom Hanks' Boston accent in the film, which brings us to a new movie about mobster Whitey Bulger. It's been filming in and around Boston for months with a list of high-profile actors, including Johnny Depp, all trying to get that accent just right. And as Anne Mostue of member station WGBH reports in this encore, Bostonians say this could make or break the movie. ANNE MOSTUE, BYLINE: There are plenty of films about the Boston mob. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, \"THE DEPARTED\") LEONARDO DICAPRIO: (As Billy) Put the gun - put the gun down, alright? I came here to talk some sense into you. JACK NICHOLSON: (As Frank Costello) You didn't come here to talk, alright? You came here to get arrested. MOSTUE: Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson worked with Hollywood dialect coach Tim Monich to nail that south Boston accent in \"The Departed.\" (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, \"THE DEPARTED\") NICHOLSON: (As Frank Costello) Do you know John Lennon? DICAPRIO: (As Billy) Yeah, sure. He's the president before Lincoln. MOSTUE: And from \"The Fighter\" about Lowell, Massachusetts boxer Micky Ward, who could forget the infamous pack of sisters? (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, \"THE FIGHTER\") UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS #1: Get your hands off my sister. (CROSSTALK) UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS #2: Charlene - you skank. UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS #3: Gail, oh my god, what'd you do to your nose? MOSTUE: It probably helped that one of those sisters, actress Erica McDermott, hails from Cambridge. Then there are the not-so-good accents. Ask Boston residents who fails, and they mentioned Diane Lane in \"A Perfect Storm.\" (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, \"A PERFECT STORM\") DIANE LANE: (As Christina Cotter) Remember, I'll always love you, Christina. I love you now, and I'll love you forever. There's no goodbye. MOSTUE: Or Julianne Moore on \"30 Rock.\" (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, \"30 ROCK\") JULIANNE MOORE: (As Nancy Donovan) That house is never going to sell. I'm going to take it off the market and see what happens in a year or so. ALEC BALDWIN: (As Jack Donaghy) Well, what about your plans? The condo - the store for pale teens. MOORE: (As Nancy Donovan) I can't run a store and make change for people. JOE STAPLETON: I'll tell you, the Boston accent is tough. I think it's a very tough accent to do. MOSTUE: Joe Stapleton has been an actor and a dialect coach in Boston for more than 20 years. STAPLETON: Couple things you have to keep in mind - you're in a rush. (Using Boston accent) Hi, how are you? How's everything going? How you doing? And you don't move your lips a lot. MOSTUE: Directors drill actors over and over again. Boston native and casting director Angela Peri says they sometimes use her voice as an example. ANGELA PERI: Like, they'll have me read pages of the script and then send it off to the lead actor and he'll listen to the accent. MOSTUE: When an actor is a lost cause, Peri goes to the streets. She cast the movies \"American Hustle,\" \"Ted\" and \"The Fighter.\" PERI: Boston is great because we have so many characters, like the sisters. I went everywhere. We saw over 500 girls to pull those sisters together. MOSTUE: But the locals are also tough critics. They're listening closely to the accent. BRENDAN LYNCH: I definitely think it matters. You know, depending on the movie, a bad one could just kind of take you out of the movie and just ruin it, basically. MOSTUE: Brendan Lynch grew up not far from Whitey Bulger. He says he's eager to see the mobster portrayed on screen. And he enjoys the variations in accents. LYNCH: I don't think Alec Baldwin did the best job in the world in \"The Departed,\" but I thought he did a really good job in the role. So I don't think it necessarily hurt. But no, I don't get offended. It's just - you know, they're trying. MOSTUE: Trying, even if the roles have become a bit of a cinema stereotype. But it's business for coaches like Joe Stapleton. He starts every actor with the same lesson. STAPLETON: (Using Boston accent) Moving, talking, looking, walking. And those are the couple of things you can kind of keep - you know, when you're first starting out. And the first one you probably want to master is (using Boston accent) hi, how are you? MOSTUE: (Using Boston accent) Hi, how are you? Try it for yourself. For NPR News, I'm Boston native Anne Mostue.", "The success of the Netflix series House of Cards lies in the details. The show has consulted with computer hackers and political scientists on storylines. Its characters regularly name-drop real-life political journalists, some of whom make on-screen cameos. And a few episodes feature actors speaking in Chinese. That's one detail, though, the show doesn't get quite right. My fellow binge watchers may remember the character Raymond Tusk speaking in heavily accented Mandarin Chinese during business calls in the show's first season. You wouldn't expect an American billionaire from St. Louis to be a fluent Chinese speaker. But in the show's second season, there are a few roles that would call for actors to perform in Chinese fluently. So I called an expert – one of my Chinese language instructors in college, Kirsten Speidel, who was born in Taiwan and first learned Mandarin Chinese as a child. Now she teaches Chinese to students at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. \"Because I'm correcting people's pronunciation daily in class, I'm pretty critical when I hear Chinese in American movies [and TV shows],\" she said. Speidel hasn't seen the show yet, so I played her an audio clip of a businessman from China telling one of his staff members to bring over a spoon in Mandarin. Her verdict? \"Not a very good accent,\" she said. \"[It] could be that he knows some Mandarin, but [it's] not very good pronunciation of each word.\" But she praised another clip of a Mandarin translator speaking on the phone as \"much more fluid and fluent.\" The Details Of Language If you think we're nitpicking, you're right. But that only seems fair given that the show is obsessed with authenticity (\"from the macro to the micro,\" the show's executive producer Beau Willimon recently told TV Guide). Staff writer Kenneth Lin wrote the Mandarin dialogue for the show's Chinese characters. \"Obviously we're always trying to get as close to accurate as we can get,\" he says. \"Whether or not [the characters] sound like, you know, natives of Beijing or not is certainly questionable, but you know, if you go to China, people have a lot of different accents.\" In American TV shows and movies, characters from China are often played by actors of Asian descent who are not fluent Chinese speakers. \"The assumption is that nobody will notice or care,\" says film producer Janet Yang has worked for decades on films in both China and Hollywood, including The Joy Luck Club and a Chinese remake of High School Musical. \"As it is, [some] people can't really distinguish between Chinese and Japanese and Korean and Vietnamese and any Asian, so Asians tend to get lumped together.\" In 2005, Chinese-American actor Robert Chan filmed a small role as a mob boss from mainland China in Martin Scorsese's The Departed. You may have heard him yelling in Cantonese at Jack Nicholson's character Frank Costello. Chan, who grew up speaking Cantonese, says the role was originally written to speak in Mandarin. \"But I said, 'I'm sorry! My Mandarin is even worse than my Cantonese!' \" he recalls. \"So they ran my Mandarin by some people who actually speak [Mandarin] Chinese, and they said, 'That's really bad! Go with his Cantonese!' I guess it's not factually correct, but then, you know, that's movies. You suspend reality.\" Acting 'In Chinese' Yang says the reality facing Hollywood portrayals of Chinese characters is shifting. \"[Hollywood has] been, for the longest time, catering first to American audiences, and then the rest of the world just sort of gobbled up everything that was being made [in Hollywood],\" she says. But today there's more entertainment that's designed to work in both America and China. (See Iron Man 3 and Looper for recent examples.) That means more demand for dialect coaches like Doug Honorof, who helps actors pull off the illusion of speaking Chinese fluently. The trick, Honorof says, isn't actually learning the language. \"It's really more about the physical part of it – what you do with your tongue, your lips and your jaw,\" he explains. \"You try to make it appear that you actually can speak [the language] even though you really can't.\" Still, Honorof says the level of authenticity depends in part on what the director wants. \"Sometimes they just want the mouth to move. For broad comedy, they're really not thinking about the authenticity so much,\" he says. But some of Honorof's assignments involve days of extensive exercises with an actor with the end goal of not just sounding \"Chinese.\" \"They have to be able to act in Chinese. You have to actually be able to own it so much that you can actually then just perform,\" he explains. The Asian-American Actor's 'Toolkit' Hollywood roles for actors of Asian descent are still mostly limited to immigrant or foreign characters. For better or worse, Steven Eng, an actor who teaches voice and speech classes at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, says the ability to speak in foreign languages or accented English is \"an essential p", "The Hollywood movie about mobster Whitey Bulger has been filming in and around Boston for months, with a list of high-profile actors. That means getting Johnny Depp and the others to sound like they're from Boston. And as locals certainly know — getting that Boston accent right can make or break the movie. There have been plenty of films about the Boston mob — Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson worked with Hollywood dialect coach Tim Monich to nail that South Boston accent in The Departed. And who could forget the infamous pack of sisters from The Fighter, about Lowell, Mass., boxer Micky Ward? (It probably helped that one of those sisters, actress Erica McDermott, hails from Cambridge). Then there are the not-so-good accents. Ask Boston residents who fails and they mention Diane Lane in A Perfect Storm, or Julianne Moore on 30 Rock. \"I'll tell you, the Boston accent is tough. I think it's a very tough accent to do,\" says Joe Stapleton, who has been an actor and a dialect coach in Boston for more than 20 years. \"Couple things you have to keep in mind. You're in a rush. Hi, howareya. How'severythinggoin'? Howyadoin'? You don't move your lips a lot.\" Directors drill actors over and over again. Boston native and casting director Angela Peri says they sometimes use her voice as an example. \"Like, they'll have me read pages of the script and then send it off to the lead actor and he'll listen to the accent,\" she says. When an actor is a lost cause, Peri goes to the streets. She cast the movies American Hustle, Ted and The Fighter. \"Boston is great because we have so many characters,\" Peri says. \"Like the sisters, I went everywhere. We saw over 500 girls to pull those sisters together.\" But the locals are also tough critics. They're listening closely to the accent. \"I definitely think it matters,\" says Boston native Brendan Lynch. \"You know, depending on the movie, a bad one can just kind of take you out of the movie and just ruin it, basically.\" Lynch grew up not far from Whitey Bulger. He says he's eager to see the mobster portrayed on screen, and he enjoys the variations in accents. \"I don't think Alec Baldwin did the best job in the world in The Departed but I thought he did a really good job in the role, so I don't think it necessarily hurt. But no, I don't get offended, it's just, you know, they're trying.\" Trying, even if the roles have become a bit of a cinema stereotype. But it's business for coaches like Joe Stapleton. He starts every actor with the same lesson: \"Movin', talkin', lookin', walkin' — those are a couple things you can keep when you're first starting out. ... The first one you want to master is hihowahya?\" Hihowahya. Try it for yourself. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: You know, when Tom Hanks played the role of Captain Richard Phillips, whose ship was hijacked by Somali pirates, a lot was made of Hanks's Boston accent in the film. Some critics thought it was just awful. But a writer for Boston magazine gave Hanks credit, saying the actor didn't make the mistake of going over the top making that ahh sound. As Boston magazine put it, less is more, which brings us to a new movie about mobster Whitey Bulger. It's been filming in and around Boston for months now with a list of high-profile actors, including Johnny Depp, who is trying to get that accent just right. Bostonians will tell you this could make or break the movie. From member station WGBH, Anne Mostue reports. ANNE MOSTUE, BYLINE: There are plenty of films about the Boston mob. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, \"THE DEPARTED\") LEONARDO DICAPRIO: (As Billy) Put the gun - put the gun down, alright? I came here to talk some sense into you. You didn't come here to talk, alright? You came here to get arrested. MOSTUE: Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson worked with Hollywood dialect coach Tim Monich to nail that south Boston accent in \"The Departed.\" (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, \"THE DEPARTED\") JACK NICHOLSON: (As Frank Costello) Do you know John Lennon? DICAPRIO: (As Billy) Yeah, sure. He's the president before Lincoln. MOSTUE: And from \"The Fighter\" about Lowell, Massachusetts, boxer Micky Ward, who could forget the infamous pack of sisters? (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, \"THE FIGHTER\") UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: Get your hands off my sister. (CROSSTALK) UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS #2: Charlene - skank. UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS #3: Gail, oh my god, what'd you do to your nose? MOSTUE: It probably helped that one of those sisters, actress Erica McDermott, hails from Cambridge. Then there are the not-so-good accents. Asked Boston residents who fails, and they mentioned Diane Lane in \"A Perfect Storm.\" (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, \"A PERFECT STORM\") DIANE LANE: (As Christina Cotter) Remember, I'll always love you, Christina. I love you now, and I'll love you forever. There's no goodbye. MOSTUE: Or Julianne Moore on \"30 Rock.\" (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, \"30 ROCK\") JULIANNE MOORE: (As Nancy Donovan) That house is never going to sell. I'm going to take it off the market and see what happens in a year or so. ALEC ", "What do Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, and John Edwards have in common? They've all been criticized for the way they speak — charged with affecting or suppressing or exaggering an accent so voters will identify with them. But do accents have anything to do with authenticity? Does a dropped 'g' or a Southern-fried phrasing offer any kind of window into character? Linguist Geoff Nunberg has some thoughts about candidates and regional cadence. TERRY GROSS, host: One of the things Sarah Palin has become famous for is her often folksy way of speaking. Our linguist, Geoff Nunberg, has been listening to Palin, as well as to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and George W. Bush and has been wondering about the connection between accents and authenticity. Mr. GEOFF NUNBERG (Linguist): I don't think there's ever been an era when politicians' speech and accents got so much critical scrutiny. During the primaries, a clip of Hillary Clinton's brief foray into Southern intonations made the rounds of the Internet and cable shows under the heading Kentucky Fried Hillary. Last January, William F. Buckley criticized John Edwards for manipulating audiences with a carefully maintained Southern accent. And Barack Obama has been knocked for occasionally falling into what some people called a black-ccent that his upbringing didn't entitle him to. It isn't just Democrats who come in for this. George W. Bush has been derided for exaggerating a west Texas twang that sounds nothing like the way his brother Jeb talks. And the reactions to Sarah Palin's speech mirror all the intense feelings she's aroused. It's grating. It's charming. It's illiterate. It's folksy. It's contrived. It's genuine. You could blame the new media for some of that. Time was when candidates could tailor their speech to audiences in South Carolina or New York without having to worry that an audio clip of every y'all or youse would be instantly posted on the web for the rest of the country to chew over. But none of this would interest us if accents didn't seem to offer a window on character. Mention somebody's accent, and you unleash all the jargon of authenticity. Karl Rove charges that Hillary calculates everything, including her accent and laugh. And Obama's linguistic shapeshifting led the African-American conservative Shelby Steele to ask, who's the real Obama? What's his voice? If authenticity is a matter of heeding your true inner voice, then it isn't surprising that people listen for signs of it in the way you speak. And our idea of an authentic accent reflects our idea of the authentic self. It's the natural speech you drew from your surroundings when you were growing up, unfiltered and uncorrected. It's how you sound when you're talking to yourself. It's also a delusion, or at least if speech is like the self, it's because both of them are a work in progress. My own speech covers a lot more territory than it did when I was growing up in a New York suburb. Sometimes, it shifts toward what people would hear as nondescript eastern. And sometimes, it gets pretty sidewalks of New York, particularly when I'm talking to friends from college days. But it doesn't make sense to ask what part of that is my authentic voice. You grow up, you meet new people, you start to talk differently. If you still sound the same way you did when you were 15, you haven't been getting out enough. So, what if George Bush came relatively late in life to west Texas and its g-dropping ways? It's part of who he is now, and I bet it's how he sounds when somebody wakes him up in the middle of the night. It's hard to imagine that Hillary could have spent 14 years in a Little Rock law office or that Obama could have worked on Chicago's south side without picking up some of the local cadences. Shifting among accents isn't a sign of fragmented self but only a complicated one, though, in the age of YouTube, it's probably not a smart tactical move if you're running for national office. Of course, there are politicians who don't feel the need to tailor their accents to their audiences, like John McCain and Joe Biden. Maybe that's a sign of their inner constancy, or maybe it's just because they aren't trying to create the illusion of a personal relationship with the audience that the others are after. But this all plays out very differently for politicians who have rural or popular roots, like Bill Clinton and Sarah Palin. As a part of our moral slang, authenticity implies quaintness or local color. It's a word we use for Creole cooking, not haute cuisine. And when people talk about authentic accents, they're not thinking of the middle class suburbs but the places like South Philly, Fargo, or Hot Springs, Arkansas, not to mention Wasilla. So, like Bill Clinton, Palin can signal authenticity by refashioning her original accent rather than by acquiring a new one. You can see how this developed if you pull up the YouTube video of her as a 24-year old Anch", "Just in time for the big $700 billion bailout bill, the good folks at NPR have reinvented life online as we know it. They've rolled out what a consultant might call a fully functioning suite of social media tools. A what? Basically, we want you to join our online community for real. Here's the price of admission: Register (time: two minutes or less). Then comment (time: you decide). Read More >> Here's what you get: Comments go up instantly insteado of waiting for someone like me to approve them. You all get to help moderate the comments by flagging instances of bad behavior. You get to comment on every story we do, not just ones that have an open thread, and you can recommend ones you like to other listeners. You get to meet more NPR staffers (I've met a ton, and it's generally worth it) and each other (always a good deal). Commenting closes after seven days, meaning no one will be able to make fun of my accent on my bio page anymore. For that, you'll need to use another, newer post. Want to read more? Check out the FAQ and a welcoming note from editorial director Dick Meyer.", "Recently, the U.S. Census reported a growing trend among African-Americans. They are moving from urban areas in the North to suburbs in the South. This makes commentator Mary Curtis feel like a trendsetter. Two years ago, she moved from New Jersey to Charlotte, N.C. She says that Northerners and Southerners alike have shown their bias against each other when she discussed her move with them. Curtis is a columnist for The Charlotte Observer. ROBERT SIEGEL, host: Recently the U.S. Census reported a growing trend among African Americans. More are moving from urban areas in the North to suburbs in the South. This makes commentator Mary Curtis feel like a trendsetter. Twelve years ago, she moved from New Jersey to Charlotte, North Carolina. MARY CURTIS: When I moved, my friends warned me to beware the burning crosses. These tolerant Northerners asked how I, a black woman, would stand up to Southern intolerance? They asked if this Catholic girl would have to be born yet again to survive in the Bible Belt. They said my new home would be a boring place, a cultural desert with no good restaurants. These are the same folks who repeatedly confused Charlotte, North Carolina, with Charleston, South Carolina, or Charlottesville, Virginia. My dear New Jersey friends, pity in their voices, denounced the South's slow pace of walking, talking and thinking, and of course, they said, no one knows how to drive down there. Not that my new neighbors were always models of Southern hospitality. People in North Carolina talked about race a lot, too, mostly to show how they, unlike Northerners, had confronted their checkered racial past. They told New Jersey jokes about pollution, crime and ear twisting accents. That's right. Southerners making fun of New Jersey accents. A few new Southern neighbors insisted that Catholics are not real Christians before praying for my doomed, Papist soul. My dear Carolina friends had the North all figured out. The weather was cold, the streets were dirty, the people were mean and of course, they said, no one knows how to drive up there. It seems New Jersey and North Carolina acted like soldiers on opposite sides of the new Civil War. I was getting whiplash. But North Carolina is changing. My fellow newcomers and I are making sure of that. We brought habits, accents and appetites from every corner of the country and the world. It makes no sense to stereotype, but that didn't stop people from trying to be something other than what they were. Still are. Americans facing the same challenges. The real problem is not North and South. It's rich and poor. It's not strange accents and stranger cuisine. It's job opportunities and a living wage. It's not good kids versus bad kids. It's neglected schools and a community of apathy. It's not lawns versus concrete. It's the fences that separate us wherever we live. And often, just below the surface when we do talk about growth and housing, culture wars and school equity, it's the issue of race. But it's easier to argue about baked beans versus barbeque and that's the same on either side of the Mason-Dixon Line. SIEGEL: Mary Curtis is a columnist for \"The Charlotte Observer.\"", "\"So-and-so is really, really hard to understand.\" Or: \"His accent is so distracting.\" I remember hearing off-the-cuff remarks like this a few times in college, complaints by classmates about teaching assistants and instructors, almost all of them of Asian descent and non-native English speakers. Along these lines, Nicholas Subtirelu, a linguistics grad student at Georgia State University, recently published a study in the journal Language in Society about student bias against teachers who are non-native English speakers. He skimmed through thousands of ratings of math professors at American universities on Rate My Professors, a source for hundreds of thousands of students' unvarnished takes on their teachers. He found that teachers with common Korean or Chinese names got low scores for \"clarity\" and \"helpfulness\" compared with teachers with common U.S. last names. \"I looked at the comments, and, perhaps not terribly surprisingly, it seemed this gap had to do with language,\" he tells me. Sometimes, he says, students latch on to an instructor's accent and it becomes all they can see; their overall perception of the teacher's skill goes down. As he sifted through comments searching for specific keywords — accent, English, language, speak, word, thick — he found that students often pointed out the language abilities of their \"Asian\" instructors, sometimes unfavorably, sometimes in a way that was addressing other students' biases, like: She has an accent, but it's not hard to understand. On the other hand, non-Asian teachers were generally praised overall. To further organize his findings, Subtirelu sorted the rankings by gender and region. In Western states, male teachers with Asian-sounding names received marks for \"clarity\" that most closely matched those of male teachers with non-Asian sounding names. Subtirelu isn't exactly sure why, but it's worth noting that universities out West have more students of East Asian descent, who may be more comfortable with Asian accents. The gap between scores of instructors with Asian-sounding names and everyone else was most stark at universities in the South. (The chart to the right shows the full breakdown.) Subtirelu says it's understandable that students get frustrated by unfamiliar accents in the classroom. They're \"responding to the very real difficulty that they experience in communicating with someone who is different from them,\" he tells me. \"What I think this study reveals is a need to address linguistic diversity at universities — to find ways to help people accept and work across their differences.\" And that will be the tricky part. He points out that there have already been decades of policymaking at university and state levels to try and address this sort of thing (this 1989 Texas statute — see Sec. 50.917, for example, mandates that instructors' English-speaking abilities be tested). This isn't a new issue, it's just one that has never really been solved. But along with policies directed at instructors, Subtirelu says, universities should be thinking about \"what students might do to better understand their instructors.\" And this is where he hopes his research could help. \"There's a sort of ideological battle that needs to be fought in order to make students have a sense that ensuring successful communication with their international instructors is partly their responsibility.\"", "Should movies depicting someone smoking get an \"R\" rating? The American Medical Association says most adults think they should. But there are many other dangers lurking in the movies that young people watch. Steve Inskeep and Morning Edition commentator John Ridley discuss what's in the movies. RENEE MONTAGNE, host: It's hard to imagine a scene from the movie \"Casablanca\" without a cloud of smoke over Humphrey Bogart's head. It's hard to imagine \"Breakfast at Tiffany's\" without Audrey Hepburn's foot-long cigarette holder. Even Cruella DeVille from Disney's \"101 Dalmatians\" had her signature puff. STEVE INSKEEP, host: But now, members of the American Medical Association argued that scenes depicting cigarette smoking are encouraging kids to start smoking. They found that the majority of adults support rating movies R if they depict smoking. Writer-director and MORNING EDITION commentator John Ridley has something to say about that, as he does about many things. John, good morning. JOHN RIDLEY: Good morning. How are you? INSKEEP: Okay, thanks. Why is smoking so common in old movies? RIDLEY: Well, it's shorthand. I mean it's who's smoking. It's how they handle a cigarette. Do they take one from someone? Do they offer one? Does a woman light her own cigarette? Does a man rush over to light it for her? I mean, smoking, drinking, very social, very adult events, very adult activities. So how people did it in movies really said a lot about the individual. INSKEEP: And it's just action in a dialogue scene that might otherwise look rather static. RIDLEY: It's very much that. But also, you have to remember back in the early days of film, up to the '60s, you had the Hayes Commission. You had the - it was basically an office that would tell movie people what they could put in movies. Not a lot of sex but a lot of innuendo, so when you're lighting up when you're drinking it says something that doesn't literally say it, which obviously could not be said during that time period. INSKEEP: If you're involved in making a movie and one of the characters smokes, what kind of character is that person likely to be now? RIDLEY: Well, right now - and this isn't just my opinion, I mean this is fact. Right now, it's going to be a bad guy in the movie. In fact, there was a study done, and this was by the American College of Chest Physicians - hard to believe but it's true. They rated some movies from 1990 to the present, 450 hit U.S. films, that's films that were in the top 10. Thirty-five percent of the villains smoked, 20 percent of the heroes smoked. But still, you know, a pretty good number of people who are smoking on screen, but more villains, more bad guys are more likely to smoke. I mean, look, you're not going to see Tom Hanks, as a good guy, smoking. I think he knows a little bit better. INSKEEP: Well, then are you arguing for dispensing with making an R-rating for smoking, and just letting kids see all these bad characters smoke? RIDLEY: Well, you know, there's an argument to be made that kids are going to be attracted to bad people doing bad things. And that may be true. I mean, look, I'm always an advocate for parents being involved. You know, I don't know, particularly with an R-rated film, if you move it to an R-rated film, again, are there parents out there who are making sure their kids are not going to these movies and seeing these things? That's always sort of the bugaboo in this, is you can move it to R-rating and put a V-chip in the television, but I think the parents who are most involved don't need those things to begin with. As a parent, look, I've got two kids. I don't particularly want my kids seeing, you know, images like this. But, look, as a filmmaker, there are moments and there are times where I think, smoking a cigarette means something. But I think, honestly, we've got to be a little judicious here in Hollywood about when and where we use those symbols. INSKEEP: John Ridley is a writer-director and MORNING EDITION commentator. Good to talk with you John. RIDLEY: Thank you, Steve. Appreciate it. INSKEEP: This is NPR News.", "Our regular movie critic, Daniel Holloway, sees ooo-goodles of films every year. Good, bad, horrifying, objectionable -- whatever. But Holloway says he just flat doesn't want to see Paris Hilton's new flick, The Hottie and The Nottie. Holloway jokes that the very idea of it makes him feel \"so dirty\" -- and not in a good way, either. We're good with that, but we'd still like to know whether the Paris Hilton movie is any good. From someone who's seen it. Volunteer critics, hit the comments with your reviews, please.", "We're human, so we categorize. And throughout this summer of protest and pandemic and politics, we've thought a lot about how race, and class, and gender divide us. But University of Chicago psychology professor Katherine Kinzler points out that something as simple as an accent can be way more powerful. That we immediately judge people all the time, just on their dialects — and that in fact, we even start doing it as babies. As far as our identities go, Kinzler argues that human speech is overlooked in a new book — it's called How You Say It. \"Language is really fascinating because it's both fixed and malleable, the way we speak can change across our lifetime when we have new experiences,\" she says. \"At the same time, so much of our language is really set in childhood.\" Interview Highlights On how children perceive and use language Children seem really interested in language early in life. And of course, that makes it a lot of sense. They're in the business of learning language, but also right away they start to see language as providing social information, as providing some sort of a rudimentary map of who might be like you and not like you, who's like each other. And so in that sense, language is really seen as something that can mark and unite and divide social groups beginning really early in life. Their minds are processing the social world and starting to divide people into categories. And then that's a space where it's really easy for society to layer prejudice and stereotypes on top of what kids are learning. On language biases in children's entertainment When you display a protagonist, iften that person speaks in what might be considered a standard accent, whereas people who are bad guys might be more likely to speak in a language or a dialect or with an accent that is seen as from a less desirable group. And so in that way, these biases can be subtly communicated to children. On how speech patterns can change over the course of a lifetime — for example, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Brooklyn accent I think this is a really fascinating example of both how our voices change, and then also how our speech can reflect something about ourselves and our identity and perhaps even our comfort with ourselves. Linguists have analyzed Justice Ginsburg's speech over the years. And ... they find these two different periods. She did grow up in Brooklyn. But when you listen to her as a lawyer, as she was in the '70s, arguing in front of the Supreme Court, you don't really hear many features of New York English — so the common features that linguists look for are dropping an r-sound at the end of your word, or something we call thought vowel raising, which is vowel change. The classic example is something like \"caw-fee tawk.\" And so you don't hear that during the lawyer years. Now, the idea there is that during those times she might have been trying really hard to sound polished. Now, during the justice years, it's as if Justice Ginsburg returned to her formative linguistic years. She's just at the height of her career. So she's really letting her voice out, which I think is a really inspiring thing. On the issue of speech discrimination For people who speak in what others perceive as being a non-native or a non-standard way of speaking, often that can feel as if people are judging you. And in fact, people might be judging you. But so much of our understanding of communication is bidirectional. It's about the listener, too. And so there's a lot of evidence that when somebody doesn't like the way somebody's speaking, or thinks that they're speaking in the wrong way, they can shut down as a listener and stop trying to listen. And so in that sense, people can really overlook qualified people in employment contexts and in many different contexts in life, because they think they're not doing a good job communicating, when in fact the person listening might not be doing a good job listening. This story was edited for radio by Patrick Jarenwattananon, produced by Art Silverman and adapted for the Web by Petra Mayer.", "Picture this: A group of nonnative English speakers is in a room. There are people from Germany, Singapore, South Korea, Nigeria and France. They're having a great time speaking to each other in English, and communication is smooth. And then an American walks into the room. The American speaks quickly, using esoteric jargon (\"let's take a holistic approach\") and sports idioms (\"you hit it out of the park!\"). And the conversation trickles to a halt. Decades of research show that when a native English speaker enters a conversation among nonnative speakers, understanding goes down. Global communication specialist Heather Hansen tells us that's because the native speaker doesn't know how to do what nonnative speakers do naturally: speak in ways that are accessible to everyone, using simple words and phrases. And yet, as Hansen points out, this more accessible way of speaking is often called \"bad English.\" There are whole industries devoted to \"correcting\" English that doesn't sound like it came from a native British or American speaker. Try Googling \"how to get rid of my accent,\" and see how many ads pop up. It turns out that these definitions of \"good\" and \"bad\" English may be counterproductive if our goal is to communicate as effectively as possible. Dreams dashed by the English proficiency test Daiva Repečkaitė, a Lithuanian journalist based in Malta, started learning English in primary school and used it daily for a semester abroad in Sweden. Despite her wide English-language experience — articles, talks, a radio show she co-hosted and more — she says, \"There are countless jobs I didn't apply for because they required native English [speakers].\" \"Proper\" English can be used to shut people out of spaces and opportunities, Repečkaitė says. While volunteering at the African Refugee Development Center in Tel Aviv, Israel, she helped a Sudanese refugee prepare for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) — an English-proficiency standardized exam that stood between him and his dream to go to an Israeli university. According to Repečkaitė, the student was fluent (English was his country's colonial language), but he didn't pass on his first attempt. How can a person fluent in English fail TOEFL? There are a few reasons, she says. One, the test requires writing an argumentative essay — \"a very specific genre,\" Repečkaitė explained, that requires knowledge of specific writing conventions and linking words like \"moreover\" that are rare in other contexts. The test also requires making a clear choice between British and American spelling and vocabulary. That \"can trip up people whose English comes from various sources\" — say, a third from British textbooks and two-thirds from American movies, Repečkaitė said. Ultimately, Repečkaitė said, the test does not simply measure communication skills. \"I knew and made it very clear to him that TOEFL is not about English. It is a gatekeeping tool to enter middle-class spaces.\" \"Good English\" (and the educational resources, like tutoring, needed to acquire it) is tied to class status; it functions as a barrier to success that not everyone can pass. Repečkaitė's story might help us understand why it's important to rethink how we judge English. She fears that obstacles like the English-proficiency test keep competent students and professionals from opportunities they deserve — to the detriment of everyone. \"As the pandemic rages,\" she said, \"I worry that there might be countless refugee doctors and nurses who just haven't read enough Shakespeare or haven't practiced enough multiple-choice, fill-in exercises to pass these tests in English-speaking countries.\" Especially at a time when the burden of COVID-19 weighs heavily on the world, Repečkaitė says, we all suffer when skilled professionals like doctors are prevented from helping people. The good, the bad and the judgy As for those who do make it into the professional English-speaking world, they can expect a fairly steady line of corrections, criticisms and sometimes downright mockery of how they speak. Néstor Rodríguez, a professor of Latin American literature at the University of Toronto, says he struggled with English when he first came to the U.S. to study. Originally from the Dominican Republic and having lived for some time in Puerto Rico, Rodríguez says English-as-a-second-language lessons along with a survival instinct helped him eventually be \"able to communicate with a certain degree of fluency and spontaneity.\" When he started as a professor in Toronto, he faced criticism and ridicule from his colleagues. \"I remember quite vividly,\" he said, \"when about 10 years ago, I had to chair the dissertation defense of a student from the department of English.\" At one point, Rodríguez asked the group, \"Does anybody else want to intervene?\" \"Professor C leaned back in his chair and repeated in a dramatic mock British accent, 'Intervene!' \" The professor was drawing attention to Rodríguez's way of pronouncing the word. Rod", "Jack White is an astonishing guitar player, songwriter, producer and craftsman. Last week, I spoke to White about his passion for the work of another craftsman: auctioneer Jerry King. Today on The Flipside, we talk with White about his love-hate relationship with accents and a new 45 by Amy Walker. Jack White: Say hello, Amy. [We sample a bit from Amy Walker's Discourse on Accents] Bob Boilen: Did you ever have records like that? White: Yeah. That was her idea. She was like, \"I love those books.\" When we were recording — that's what it reminds me of — the narrator of children's books. So we had to find that sound effect [and] put it in there. But what happens next on the record, I said, \"Can we just hand you the newspaper today. and can you read an article — off the top of your head, do each sentence in a different accent?\" Boilen: Let's hear a little of that and when we come back, tell us who Amy Walker is. [We sample another bit from Amy Walker's Discourse on Accents.] Boilen: That's the perfect accent for that line. White: Yeah! Boilen: Who's Amy Walker? White: Amy Walker — I found her on YouTube. She has made this viral video called \"21 Accents.\" She's an actress; she was doing an acting exercise about accents where you would just over and over again say the exact same phrase and say it into a mirror or into a camera and say the phrase each time in a different accent. And I think she thought it'd be just some little thing actors would be interested in, but it went viral [and has] 5 million hits now. People loved it and it got passed around. I saw it and [thought], \"Ah this is great. [I] wonder if she'd be willing to talk about that on a record, and we can explore the idea of accents and the prejudices associated with them — good or bad, and see if we can get somewhere with it.\" Boilen: Did you ever have an accent? Or do you think you have an accent? Keep Reading The Flipside With Jack White White: I don't like my accent. I can't stand my speaking voice. And sometimes I think, I live down south and I'm so jealous of the Southern accent. I love the humor associated with it; the way you can get away with things with a certain accent. And that really appeals to me, too. I'm mean, mine — I'm so like this... Midwestern, where things are kind of annoying. I'm not dissing the Midwest or whatever my neighborhood was — you sorta said, \"The TV's ahn. Hey, Jahn.\" This attacking thing — so annoying. I used to think that some of the things I said [would] offend people, but if I said it in a French accent or an Italian accent, that I would have got away with it, you know? Boilen: Give me an example. White: [In standard American accent] \"You look beautiful in that dress. I gotta say, you look really hot... but I don't know if you should wear your hair like that.\" Well, come on, who's — that's offensive. If I said, [in French accent] \"You are beautiful. Your dress. But the hair — it's not right. You have to do it — pull it up, like this.\" And the woman would be flattered. That'd always piss me off. Boilen: My family moved — I grew up in Brooklyn. I grew up in Queens. You hear my Brooklyn accent, I'm sure — which you don't. When I was 15, 16 [and] came to high school, I was totally intimidated out of my accent. I couldn't say anything and be taken seriously. I really feel that pain and envy of wonderful accents. But really, you go to Brooklyn now — you go to lots of towns now — and the accent, it's going away. White: It's something that National Geographic should start talking about, too. They have a lot of interesting dying languages in the world, and dying dialects. And some of them, there are only two people left in the world speaking a certain language. It'd be interesting to talk about accents. You made a good point. I think a lot of people who go to Ivy League schools from these tiny towns in the country, in America. [They] probably get there [and] are ashamed of their own accent — how they are going to be perceived, and how they're going to be taken as an intelligent person. Boilen: I was always fascinated — when I was growing up, the British Invasion happened — and I was fascinated by the fact that, for music and accents, how the accent vanished. White: Yeah. Boilen: What do you think that's all about? White: I don't know. That's just a mystery that nobody knows. I mean, does Australian, South African, English, American — once you start singing, everyone has the same accent. It's very strange. Boilen: What is that accent anyway that they all don't have? White: Someone should name that, yeah. Boilen: Do you think you have an accent when you sing? White: I don't think so, no. I think it becomes — morphs to that same accent we all have in English vocals. I don't know. I know I'm happier singing than I am speaking. Quote unquote down to. You know what I'm saying? You have that choice when you want to smarten up, you can smarten up and no one will question you, you know? ", "Here it is, our radio show's comment thread. So much to discuss this week...natural disasters, hapless Apple employees, Carl's Scottish accent. It's completely up to you, so have at it.", "I watched the season premiere of Law & Order SVU, and I was excited to see that it covered a topic I've reported on for the last year — sex trafficking of women in Mexico — and that a very rich cast of Latino actors were featured on the show. But man, that good feeling stopped almost as soon as I heard them speak. The Spanish and Spanglish used in the show was embarrassing. When it comes to Latinos on the screen, Hollywood keeps missing the mark on the way we speak. One of the SVU story lines focused on a young Mexican prostitute who has been trafficked to the U.S. a year or two ago. Somehow, she speaks fantastic English, just with an accent, to the NYPD detective during a long interrogation. After that, she spontaneously starts talking in very dramatic Spanish to a non-Latina detective she just met. As someone who regularly speaks English, Spanish and Spanglish (that mix of English and Spanish), this made no sense. For American Latinos, there are certain unspoken rules about what language you speak, and to whom. I know if I ever speak to my parents (native Argentines) in Spanglish, I will get immediately corrected with the word I'm looking for — but can't remember — in Spanish. And if I ever speak to my mom in English — well, I don't do that (she pretends she can't hear me over the phone.) I'm not alone. Other NPR listeners have chimed in on how they navigated the family politics of language. Twitter user Yvonne Hennessy ‏wrote: \"Abuelitos [grandparents] = Spanish. Nuclear family & primos [cousins]= Spanglish or English. Gisela Castanon wrote in to say, \"My parents were from Mexico & both were bilingual in Spanish and English... the rule was cuando te hable en español me contestas en español, y cuando te hable en inglés,e contestas en inglés. When I talk to you in Spanish, you reply in Spanish, and when I talk to you in English, you reply in English.\" Listener Marly Perez wrote, \"I speak Spanglish with my sister, but not with my relatives. It's Spanish only. They don't get annoyed if I do — they just call me out on it.\" If you're a Spanglish speaker, it's not just your family calling you out. Anti-immigration activists in the U.S. are also fervent critics. They point to Spanglish as a symbol of everything that's wrong with Latino immigration. Look! They aren't assimilating! Hispanic invasion! Destruction of the English language! Gah! Interestingly, that distaste is shared by plenty of Latin Americans, who wrinkle their noses at the mere mention of \"Spanglish.\" As a South American myself, I've heard plenty of snide inside jokes about \"those\" Latinos in the U.S. who don't fully master the Spanish. In certain circles, Spanglish is seen as a \"contamination\" of the Spanish language. A few years back, the Spanish Royal Academy created a small controversy when it inducted the word \"Spanglish\" into its dictionary, but defined it as \"deformed elements of vocabulary and grammar from both Spanish and English.\" Ouch. But for some Latin cultures, losing Spanglish would also mean losing their identity. Listener Paola Capó-García wrote, \"it's definitely a part of everyday living in Puerto Rico, not just the US Latino experience....I think we're taught to think Spanglish is a failure, that it's 'imperialist' or that it's 'uneducated' or 'unattractive,' but I've come to accept/appreciate it...I like the hodgepodge.\" I like the hodgepodge too, but only when it's done right. Too many U.S. movies and television shows get it wrong, even when they pride themselves in being authentic. Many people singled out the show Breaking Bad, and the character Gustavo \"Gus\" Fring, for falling flat on language. Tamara Vallejos writes, \"Gus' Spanish and accent were so painful to listen to, and it made me super angry that such a pivotal and fantastic character would have such a giant, noticeable, nails-on-a-chalkboard flaw.\" I will say there are examples of Hollywood doing it right. The film Chef is a great example. The film stars Sofia Vergara, but with a script that doesn't force her to overdo her accent or screech her way through the boisterous Latina stereotype (which is how many of us see her in her Modern Family). In the film, she isn't playing a Latina stereotype. She's playing a concerned mom who happens to be Latina. The Spanish and Spanglish happens when it's supposed to, and it just flows very naturally. This is the way it's supposed to be, and it's the way it could be. There are over 50 million Latinos in America, and surely scriptwriters can find one of us to check the script with. Until then, I have this thought: Here's a word I love in the Spanish language: ningunear. It's a verb that comes from the noun ningun, or \"none.\" It literally means to turn someone into nothing, to condescend. Dear Hollywood: stop with the ninguneo.", "The American Catholic Church has long relied on priests from abroad to fill the vacancies caused by the dwindling number of U.S.-born priests. But American parishioners often have trouble understanding the priests' foreign accents. Now a program in Texas is helping priests preach with their pronunciation. Meagan Cockram, a teacher with Global English Training, discusses the program with Deborah Amos. DEBORAH AMOS, host: For Catholics, who grew up listening to the likes of Father O'Leary and Father Flannigan. Nowadays, there's a different accent coming from the pulpit. Monsignor ANDREI SAGRA (Catholic Priest): Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is at heaven. AMOS: That's Monsignor Andrei Sagra(ph) originally from the Philippines, now in Dallas, where accents on a Sunday morning are often from India, Spain, Mexico and Vietnam. These priests fill a gap as the Catholic Church faces a severe shortage of homegrown clergy. Parishioners are happy, but some have trouble understanding Sunday sermons. AMOS: In Texas, a company called Global English Training offers classes in accent reduction, helping foreign-born priests get past the English phrases that trip them up. Monsignor SAGRA: Crib. Crib is the place Jesus was born. Shirt. I always wear black shirt. AMOS: Meagan Cockram helped design classes that focus on teaching American English in a technique she calls Language Mimicry. Good morning. Ms. MEAGAN COCKRAM (Teacher, Global English Training): Good morning. AMOS: Tell me a little about language mimicry. What are the examples of what you have these priests mimic? Ms. COCKRAM: Linguistic mimicry is the repetition of natural speech to be able to perceive and produce those sounds that are very different from what your muscles in your mouth are accustomed to doing. AMOS: How do you convince a priest that he's not reaching his parishioners? Ms. COCKRAM: Well, actually a lot of them have realized that we have a very different pronunciation from what they are used to hearing in their home countries. And many of the parishioners will say something to the pastor at their parish. And they see it in people's faces, that they are not getting the meaning of what they're telling them so. AMOS: Are there any examples that you can think of where, you know, a parishioner said, but I thought you meant this when you said that. Ms. COCKRAM: Every single morning they have a list of words that they would like to know how to pronounce. And as they got more comfortable with doing that, one of them finally said, and how do you pronounce this word, got(ph)? I said, oh, God. Yes, that's an important word to be able to say. Another one is pronunciation of Isaiah or Isaiah. Many of them say it like Esaiah(ph), which, of course, sounds like Messiah. And probably, if you didn't have your liturgy in front of you, you might get a little bit confused for a second. AMOS: What are the examples that you have the priests listen to So they get that American accent? Ms. COCKRAM: We give them a DVD of a small section of \"Seinfeld.\" It would… AMOS: You have priests imitating Seinfeld? Ms. COCKRAM: …imitating Seinfeld. We actually had them choose a character. Then, they would imitate a little bit of dialogue to get the rhythm and to understand really how the intonation works. AMOS: After accent reduction, do you find that the priest are happier? I mean, their message is the same. It's just your tweaking how they delivered it. Ms. COCKRAM: Yes. At first, some of them are very apprehensive. And then, as time goes on, the parishioners are very supportive and they get a lot of positive feedback. And they have lots of stories people about coming up to them and telling them that they can understand them better and that they noticed an immediate improvement. AMOS: Thanks very much. Meagan Cockram with Global English Training, who offers classes in accent reduction.", "Several things are happening right now at the same time. One is the dust-up I wrote about in this morning's roundup, which kicked off with this piece and has led to others. Another is a very bizarre Kevin Smith meltdown over critical response to Cop Out, which, in the best tradition of good things coming from bad things, led to this elegant, wise response from Keith Phipps at The A.V. Club, in which he explains -- using a very compelling example that involves Kevin Smith specifically -- that criticism is not the personal bloodsport it's often taken to be. It's Keith's piece that contains the words that I borrowed up there for my title: \"We're not bullies and we're not, though this sometimes gets forgotten, consumer guides. We're writers who think what we write about matters.\" Another is the cancellation of At The Movies, the show that was once Siskel and Ebert's. After losing its hosts through bad medical luck and being undermined by, most notoriously, a very bad decision to involve Ben Lyons, who was not a critic but a reporter on personalities, and after being slammed by changes in television and changes in the economy, the show is finally closing up shop -- though Roger Ebert says that he's got another show in the works. Another, of course, is that we've been talking about Twilight all week. It was Keith's comment about a piece of criticism not being a consumer guide that struck me as most helpful. Because honestly, Steve Almond is exactly right that if you go into a rock show, or a movie, or a reading of Twilight, or anything else, thinking that your job is to perform a takedown in whatever way you can, you are a bad critic. He says that's what he did. Ergo, he was a bad critic. Here's where this bumps into Twilight: I would have loved writing about how much better that book was than I expected it to be. I would have put my arms around that idea and danced with it all week, because it's at least as interesting as \"unfortunately, this book that a lot of people have told me is bad is actually bad.\" I've had great discussions about great things and great discussions about terrible things, and I've done writing I was proud of about both. No, you're not stupid, and why it's not about the thumbs, after the jump. Read More >> Let's skip back to Ebert. Roger Ebert has a book called Your Movie Sucks and another one called I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie. He also has two books on what he calls \"the great movies\" and a book of four-star reviews. They're all well-written. And while I often agree with him, I also often don't. (See: Four stars for Avatar.) I don't read his reviews because they reliably tell me what I will think, I read them because they reliably tell me what he thinks, and they do it in a way that is lively and well-argued, and/or hilariously barbed, and/or contemplative about things like love and sexual politics and why people behave the way they do. I love Pauline Kael's essay \"Trash, Art And The Movies,\" even though our tastes in trash, art and movies are completely different. It always baffles me when someone -- like, say, Kevin Smith -- takes the position that it is the nature of criticism for critics to set out to bear personal ill will toward movies or directors, or that when you sit down to review something, you do it with the assumption that there is only one way to see whatever you're talking about, and you go around following up in order to take down dissenters and to destroy any future projects emanating from the same creators. There are people who do this, but this is not the nature of criticism; it's the nature of jerks. (That's not to even get into the fact that if you started giving bad reviews to things to settle scores based on publicist maneuverings, you'd spend the rest of your life keeping score of things that absolutely nobody who is worth reading in the first place has time to worry about.) I don't think critics are necessarily above doing this, though the good ones obviously are, but I know that, except in extreme cases that are fairly easy to spot, they don't have the energy to do this. Now, let's skip back to Twilight. One of the brands of comments we got in the discussion -- not often, but sometimes -- was basically, \"You are insulting everyone who likes this book by saying it is terrible.\" This, I think, is where people who spend a lot of time expressing their opinions about culture in public, under a byline, have a slight advantage over people who don't, because they're forced to abandon this approach. (Many, many non-writers don't have it either; I'm just saying that critics have no choice but to have it beaten out of them.) If you don't know at the time you start writing about television -- or movies, or books -- that many, many smart people will have diametrically opposed opinions to yours, and will express them eloquently and forcefully, then you will learn it almost immediately. I could rattle off ten things I love that are or undoubtedly would be totally despised b", "Nazis, Nazis, everywhere you look ... must be Oscar season, where most of the Nazis will have British accents. Tom Cruise is positively surrounded by Brits in Valkyrie as he plays, with a flat American accent, Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, a high-ranking German officer who masterminded a plot to assassinate Hitler. We meet him a few years earlier, though, in North Africa, in a sequence loaded with explosions and divebombing fighter planes. This sequence is all over the movie's trailers, because it's action in a war movie that otherwise mostly involves people talking urgently into telephones. Directed by Bryan Singer, who made the X-Men movies, Valkyrie does look good, and there is a certain intrigue in watching how von Stauffenberg's plot went wrong — I don't think I'm spoiling anything here; Hitler was not assassinated. But as action movies go, Valkyrie is pretty short on action. That's not true of Defiance, the story of the Bielski partisans in the eastern part of what was once Poland, now known as Belarus. These Jewish partisans armed themselves and managed to hide more than a thousand Jews for several years in densely wooded territory. It's an inspiring story, if one that doesn't need quite as much poetic inspiration as Ed Zwick's movie insists on giving it, with dialogue that's too often ornate and parable-inflected. This is not out of keeping with Zwick's other war movies — Glory and The Last Samurai, among them — but in Defiance, it has the effect of pushing a striking true story in the direction of hokey Hollywood ones. Oddly, what you miss in both Defiance and Valkyrie, despite all the chest-thumping warriors, is inner conflict. Both films feature protagonists who aren't very interesting, because they have not an instant of self-doubt. They're saintly, fighting evil ... figures in historical pageants, not characters in a drama. You want drama, go to a dramatist. English playwright C.P. Taylor wrote a play called Good that caused quite a stir with its portrayal of a liberal German professor in the 1930s. Played by Viggo Mortensen in the movie, the professor is summoned by a Nazi official and is startled to discover that a novel he wrote years ago — about a loving husband who helps his terminally ill wife end her suffering — has found favor with the Third Reich. In soothing tones, the chairman of the Nazi Party Censorship Committee praises the book's approach to the issue of whether individuals have an absolute right to life and then leads the professor a little further down a dangerous path, urging him to write a paper articulating his views. This, says the official, will ensure that \"humanity\" remains at the center of the party's agenda. The implications, in hindsight, are obvious to the audience, but this is early in the Nazi era — 1937 — and the uses to which his paper on euthanasia might be put by the Reich slip by the frightened professor. He agrees to write the paper, and — reluctantly — to join the Nazi Party. By going along, the professor finds himself prospering, but each seemingly inconsequential choice he makes gets him in deeper. The plot in Good is more or less a dramatization of the notion that \"the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.\" The movie Good is pretty schematic in laying out that notion — betraying its theatrical roots, perhaps. It's also a little drawn out. But it demonstrates the surprising power of character flaws in drama. How else to explain that the portrayal of a good man who does nothing in Good should prove more dramatically compelling than the stories in Valkyrie and Defiance of good men who did good? JACKI LYDEN, host: Three films opening during the holidays are set at the height of the Second World War. Two of them feature major movie stars in Nazi uniforms, \"Valkyrie,\" starring Tom Cruise and \"Good,\" starring Viggo Mortensen. The third film, \"Defiance,\" features Daniel Craig fighting against the Germans. In a moment, we'll have a report on the true story behind the folks who were defiant in \"Defiance,\" but first Bob Mondello looks at what these three movies have in common and what they don't. BOB MONDELLO: Nazis, Nazis, everywhere you look. Must be Oscar season, where most of the Nazis will have British accents. Tom Cruise is positively surrounded by Brits in \"Valkyrie,\" as he plays, with a flat American accent, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, a high-ranking German officer who masterminded a plot to assassinate Hitler. We meet him a few years earlier, though, in North Africa. (Soundbite of movie \"Valkyrie\") Mr. TOM CRUISE: (As Col. Claus von Stauffenberg) We can serve Germany or the Fuhrer, not both. Unidentified Man: It's just that sort of talk that had you sent here, Colonel. Mr. CRUISE: (As Col. Claus von Stauffenberg) I'm just trying to get these men out of here alive. MONDELLO: That, of course, is the sort of thing that movie heroes say just before lots of people die and sure enough... (Soundbite of g", "Some actors spend hours, days, even months painstakingly perfecting accents for their roles. A great accent can enhance a performance, but an awful one can derail the whole thing. Perhaps the most lauded vocal chameleon this decade is Meryl Streep, who took on a Bronx accent for Doubt, and Julia Child's round, bouncy tones in Julie and Julia. \"That's more an impersonation than an accent, but she nailed it,\" film critic Bob Mondello says. He tells NPR's Guy Raz that Streep represents a kind of internationalization of American acting. \"She's one of many actors that go out and they do accents from all over the place,\" he says. \"You get used to the idea that an American actor can play anything, because essentially, in our movies, American actors do.\" For example, Morgan Freeman is playing Nelson Mandela in a movie that opened just last weekend, Invictus. Why choose Freeman and not a South African actor? \"Freeman is well-known, and Clint Eastwood likes to work with him,\" Mondello says. Without Freeman, he says, the movie probably wouldn't get made. Foreign stars have internationalized, too, Mondello adds. Sophia Loren always played an Italian, and in past decades, other foreign stars stayed within their culture. Not so Antonio Banderas or Penelope Cruz, who play all-purpose Mediterranean or Latina characters, respectively. And it seems that foreign stars these days can nail the American accent, too, like Nicole Kidman, Christian Bale or Kate Winslet. They do such a good job, it's a shock to hear their actual accents. But some actors get so big they feel they can't pull off an accent, and that can affect a movie — for better or worse. \"You never hear Tom Cruise attempt an accent,\" Mondello says. Cruise avoided taking on a German accent when he played a Nazi in Valkyrie. \"And on some level, that's why [Valkyrie] didn't work,\" Mondello says. When George Clooney was shooting The Perfect Storm back at the beginning of the decade, he refused to do a Boston accent. \"I'm a fairly famous guy,\" he told the New York Times. \"When you suddenly hear me with a weird accent, it'll take away from everything else. I don't want the audience spending the first 15 minutes of this movie like the RCA Victor dog, trying to figure out what I'm doing.\" In this case, however, Mondello agrees. \"I think that makes excellent sense, don't you?\" GUY RAZ, host: Listen to these five voices. They are all from the same actor. (Soundbite of movie, \"Sophie's Choice\") Ms. MERYL STREEP (Actor): (As character) The truth does not make it easier to understand, you know? (Soundbite of movie) Mr. STREEP: (As character) Rosie, I was thinking we might get another rooster for you. (Soundbite of movie, \"A Cry in the Dark\") Ms. STREEP: (As Lindy Chamberlain) We're talking about my baby daughter. (Soundbite of film, \"Doubt\") Ms. STREEP: (As Sister Aloysius Beauvier) We must be careful in the pageant that we neither hide Donald Miller nor put him forward. (Soundbite of film, \"Julie & Julia\") Ms. STREEP: (As Julia Child) I'm Julia Child. Bon appetit. RAZ: Hmm. The many, many voices of Meryl Streep. Bob, what an amazing actress. BOB MONDELLO: You know, I'd never heard those voices placed together like that before but oh, my God. You know, you always say she's inhabiting a character. She really does, doesn't she? RAZ: That is, of course, our film critic Bob Mondello. He's been joining us each weekend this month to talk about some of the distinctive features from film this past decade. And Bob, you're here today to help us talk about some of the decade's standout movie accents and of course, we've got to start with Meryl Streep. MONDELLO: Yeah, and those last two were actually from this decade. The earlier ones were not, but the last two were \"Doubt,\" when she took on a - sort of a Bronx accent, and \"Julie & Julia,\" which is - I mean, that's more an impersonation than an accent but boy, did she nail it. I think of Meryl Streep as representing the internationalizing of American acting, right, that she's one of many actors who go out and they do accents from all over the place. And you get used to the idea that an American actor can play anything because essentially, in our movies, American actors do. Think about, for instance, Morgan Freeman - this is an example from a movie now - who is playing Nelson Mandela in a movie that opened just last weekend, \"Invictus.\" (Soundbite of movie, \"Invictus\") Mr. MORGAN FREEMAN (Actor): (As Nelson Mandela) Reconciliation starts here. Forgiveness starts here, too. Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon. MONDELLO: Now, that sounds pretty persuasive, does it not? RAZ: Oh, yeah. Absolutely. MONDELLO: I mean, you know, why not get a South African actor for that? Well, because Morgan Freeman is well-known, and Clint Eastwood likes to work with him. So without him, the movie probably wouldn't get played. RAZ: And Clint Eastwood directed that movie. MONDELLO: Righ", "Seven-year-old Jakelin Caal died in U.S. custody in December. Linguist Geoff Nunberg says her death might have been prevented had border agents spoken the Mayan language Q'eqchi'." ]

[ "Partie Traumatic" ]

[ "How I Feel", "I Feel for You", "I Remember You", "I Know You", "I Look to You", "I See You", "I Loved You", "I Thank You", "How Do You Feel?", "I Believe in You", "How Do I Get There", "How I Won the War", "I Think I Love You", "How Can I Forget", "I Laugh in Your Face", "I Dig Your Act", "I Spit on Your Graves", "I&M Holdings Limited", "preach and teach", "I Am Your Father", "teaching of Latin", "teaching hospital", "Teaching and research" ]

[ "This book is unusually good for a \"for Dummies\" publication. It covers the features of JavaFX clearly and efficiently, with numerous useful and well-highlighted examples. Its only significant deficiency is that it omits FXML, which would be a very helpful addition." ]

[ "Not for dummies. This is a good reference book and help I learning all about Windows 7", "You can usually depend on the Complete Idiots or For Dummies series books to give you enough information to get you started on something. This book is no exception. I found some really good information in it, and it'll help you get started in the world of investing. I highly recommend it.", "This is a book in the Dummies series and being a book in the Dummies series, you've got to put the value of the book in terms of the intended audience. Even though it seems contradictory, nearly everyone knows, or should know, by now that \"Dummies\" doesn't mean \"stupid\". It's meaning is closer to \"ignorant\"; that is, \"not knowledgeable about\". In other words, for relatively intelligent people who want to know and understand more about a subject than what they currently do.\n\nThis isn't easy to do, but Mr. Zimmerman-Jones does it well. He introduces all the topics necessary for understanding string theory, and all the issues surrounding it, one at a time. A lot of background is needed, but he doesn't dwell on any of those topics. He gives you the essential basics and then refers you to other books (Dummies and otherwise) if you want to know more.\n\nHe does indeed repeat information, but only as a means of tying everything together and his repetitions are not exhaustions of what he has explained before (and, in fact, he tells you where to look back at if you need a further review).\n\nThe book has good illustrations and lots of sidebars that inform the reader about related, but nonessential, topics and issues that needn't be wedged into the regular narrative.\n\nOne final word: I, too, enjoyed Pagels' books and was saddened years ago when he died in a mountain-climbing accident. But while his writing was clear, and I'd still recommend the Cosmic Code even though it's thirty years old, I don't think it's necessary to contrast String Theory for Dummies to Pagels' books To understand the subjects that he and Zimmerman-Jones are writing about require coming at them from several directions and I'd certainly recommend String Theory for Dummies as one of those directions.", "I bought this book in conjunction with the \"for Dummies\" book. The book is very dated. As such, the topics discussed don't relate to the up to date Mindjet software.", "I found the content, to be very helpful. But the book binding is terrible. after opening the book about three times, pages feel out, I had to scotch tape them back in. I believe this is the only problem with books for dummies, I have had the same problem with other subjects.", "This was supposed to match the dummy handle for our french doors, however this does not \"fit\" the same way as the dummy. Looks good and I am sure most people would not notice. OH! and it did jam already and had to be forced to unlock>", "This one.\nEasy to understand and quite detailed for a \"Dummy\" book.\n There are more advanced books available,if you think that you are an advanced user.\nI refer to it a LOT!", "Digital Photography for Dummies is the absolute perfect book for beginners, setting a solid foundation for future learning. I've been shooting amateur photography since as far back as I can recall. I switched to digital cameras around 2000 and absolutely never looked back. The information included in Digital Photography for Dummies is the material covered in entry level photography classes. You'd need to attend an array of classes by different instructors to hopefully get most of the material covered in this book - I know because I've attended some of those classes to fill cracks in my foundation of knowledge. If I was getting started in Digital Photography today I'd start with this Dummies book, then pick up a Classroom in a Book for my particular photo editing software (that's a must!) then I'd head on over to Youtube with Terry White and Scott Kelby, free live sessions with CreativeLive then consider a subscription to either Lynda or KelbyOne. (Personally I chose Lynda because our public library district provides free access via our eLibrary system.)", "While it was extremely unusual for someone to be so open with their mom and the public on their sex life and bathroom issues, I did laugh out loud a few times. Certainly light no lessons anyone should learn.", "Yes, I love my book Martial Arts for Dummies. I'm learning lots of good stuff. Thank you very much Amazon.", "This book has a lot of information in it for those who are interested in seeing if they are gluten sensitive as well as lots of other information. There are good recipes to help someone get started in the gluten-free life style. As with all Dummies books, it is a great foundation for more to come.", "I love reading and dummy books really are broken down and easy to read. I enjoy this book even though the topic is challenging.", "Thiss book really is for dummies. It barely has any actual facts in it. It also says instructions and then shows pics, which isn't very helpful. if you are an experienced gamer, don't get this book.", "Seems reasonably concise and is organized in a logical manner. It helps to have read the previouse book which I believe was \"Sales for Dummies.\" Some of the things I learned are helping me to close a higher rate of opportunities.", "They think as long as the title ends in \"for dummies\" it sells, and their probably right. do yourself a favor and get a computer designed for seniors and forget about the book. That's why seniors don't want to go on computer, it's too much to learn. A good computer designed for seniors like the A Plus senior computer eliminates the need for a book.", "Why this book is held is such high regard is a mystery to me. I bought it as a supplement to my textbook on basic electronics, but it turned out to be a poor choice. As many of the one- and two-star reviews point out, it can't be used to learn basic electronics; the explanations are too brief and too idiosyncratic to be useful (for example the description of a flip-flop is the worst I've ever seen anywhere). It fails even as a reference, because again the explanations of any given topic are just plain poor. That said, the book is nicely bound, printed on high-quality paper, and weighs about five pounds -- it makes an excellent doorstop.", "This book is laid out in a way that you can easily glance or skim through and find interesting tips, advice and information. Very helpful for inexperienced and experienced a like...many clever ideas.", "This book was recommended to me by published authors and professors and it has lived up to their praise. Stein respects his reader's intelligence in a lively and engaging discussion of the keys to writing creative, marketable books. The chapters are neatly structured and the writing is tight, as one would expect from this type of book, and the book is very enjoyable to read - not the usual experience of a how-to-guide.", "I had a read a few \"For Dummies\" books right before I got this one and they were fast, easily digestible reads so I thought this one would be the same.\n\nWrong.\n\nAnd that's not a ding on either the previous books I'd read or this one. It just goes to show that the \"For Dummies\" line doesn't have a 'one-size' fits all formula and in the case of \"Venture Capital For Dummies\", authors Nicole Gravagna and Peter Adams pack a lot of information so a reader who is unfamiliar with venture capital may need to take his or her time going through the chapters.\n\nAt least, that was the case with me. There are five parts but I took the most time in \"Part 1 - Getting Started with Venture Capital\" because that's where the basics are explained. Someone familiar with venture capital may speed through this part more easily than I did but when I was glad that the authors took their time to explain what venture capital is.\n\nPart 2 was easier because that was pretty much about business relationships. Part 3 was a good reminder for any kind of business undertaking whether relating to venture capital or not because it dealt with business design and due diligence and I always appreciate a good chapter on risk mitigation. Part 4 is another part to take time in as it is about planning and pitch presentation. Part 5 is the usual \"Tens\" list.\n\nI just recently finished the book but I can already feel that I am forgetting stuff because it has that much information in it. Like I'm wondering again, \"What is equity vs convertible debt again?\" But the good thing is that I can look it up in this book.", "I bought this as a kind of joke for my friend (we are not children), and I'd give the whole thing an A+\nBrilliant book.", "My Husband like this book, but it was not what he really was looking for. Betting on Horse Racing for Dummies was more of what he was looking for.", "Although this titles clearly says that it's For Dummies, you'd best not be too terribly stupid to expect to tie into an 850 page book on Linux and come out knowing everything there is to know about Linux.\n\nHaving said that, this is still a For Dummies book. It starts off making the assumption that you at least know how to turn the computer on. One thing I particularly liked was the idea of you can put this on your main PC, but you might do better (that means less chance of screwing it up) if you put it on an old retired PC. I happened to find a PC at a local thrift store for $75 that I could dedicate to the Linux OS so the family doesn't get upset when I leave the thing in a mess. The software included with the book comes on a DVD. Or if you want you can order this software from the publisher on 9 CD-ROMs for a nominal fee.\n\nThe book is advertised as being 9 books in one. And I agree. The section on open office is clearly enough to get you started on using the integrated office package that comes with the software. And the section on programming is as good as any that I've seen. It's not enough to make you a professional programmer, but it will get you through the installation, setup and first programs. All in all, quite a book.", "It lost me right at the title.... are there really \"dummies\" who need to know how to write a dissertation? How, in the name of all that is good and just, did they pass their qualifying and comprehensive exam to get to this point? C'mon now.... there are better books out there. This is not worth a purchase.", "Always a challenge to capture trends in a concise and informative way but it is done fairly well on this book.", "Love the \"Dummies\" book but Photoshop is far too complicated - period. You really need a hands on demonstration of how to use this product.", "Interesting and good reading a rare commodity in these, this book obviously covered some information previously written about by others, but did it well.", "Dummies \"fired\" well on HK pistol. Only complaint is paint on bullet head scrapes too easily. Still, this is a good value and product works well.", "I read this book before and borrowed from the library. The book is good that I wanted my own copy without depending on the public library", "I found this book to give very straight-forward, easy-to-understand valuable information. It is worth much more than the amount I paid. I'm sure what I learned will be instrumental in helping me to choose a much more potentially successful category than what I would've chosen before reading this book.", "I thought this book was a really good read. It has interesting and unusual characters and plot, and the details of how oysters are raised are fascinating. Im watching for the movie!", "I purchased this book for my father since he does not have Amazon. Here LOVED the book and insisted that we write a review. Here is his review, \"The book details the long term relationship of Bill and Dolly from childhood up until the White House. This background is enlightening to the character of Bill and Hillary Clinton. The reader gets a real insight into the Clintons and their unusual marriage. Learning motivations and behavior that is unseen to the public was eye opening. As a lawyer, Dolly Kyle is a skilled writer. The book is a great read and I have no doubt in the authenticity. Great Job!\"", "Great book. Covers wide range of topics. Concise and understandable.\n\nObviously everybody is buying this for content, not for the paper, but I have to say, I was surprised by the quality of print and paper." ]

[ "Abatacept (Orencia) is a biologic drug approved for the treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults, as well as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. These are inflammatory joint conditions causing joint pain, swelling, redness and morning stiffness." ]

[ "It takes about 30 minutes to give you the full dose of medicine. You will then receive ORENCIA 2 weeks and 4 weeks after the first dose with ORENCIA while you use ORENCIA.and then every 4 weeks.• ORENCIA with certain types of vaccines You may also receive ORENCIA as an injection under your skin (subcutaneous).", "In the placebo-controlled portions of the clinical trials (1955 patients treated with Orencia for a median of 12 months), the overall frequencies of malignancies were similar in the Orencia- and placebo-treated patients (1.3% and 1.1%, respectively).", "From what my totally excellent rheum doc says, my current biologic, Orencia, won't help axial problems, which ...2leftfeet, the full price of a bottle of the generic was, I believe, $387 for 60 tablets..", "How to use Orencia subcutaneous. Read the Patient Information Leaflet and Instructions for Use provided by your pharmacist before you start receiving abatacept and each time you get a treatment. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.", "How to use Orencia (with maltose) intravenous. Read the Patient Information Leaflet if available from your pharmacist before you start using abatacept and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.", "I had been off it since than, but now on Orencia. I just had my 1st infusion as of Monday, but I did not feel any difference. also, I just realize while on Orencia, I should not be having any kind of other vaccinations, but I just went to my family doctor today and had a flu shot.", "Drugs to be Used with a Filter for Preparation. and/or Administration. Drugs that Require a Filter. Drug Class Filter Sizea Comments. Abatacept (Orencia) Immunomodulator 0.2 to 1.2 micron Administer with an infusion set and a sterile. nonpyrogenic, low-protein-binding filter.", "I was on Orencia for about a year and it took 5 months before it worked and never worked as well as humira, so I stopped it and went back on humira. I found finding time to have the infusions a bit of a pain.", "Publish Date: Monday, July 10, 2017. Bristol-Myers Squibb recently announced the approval of abatacept (Orencia) for the treatment of patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), which is an inflammatory condition that affects the skin and the musculoskeletal system. The FDA has approved abatacept as an intravenous (IV) formulation or subcutaneous injection.", "Here is a collection of user reviews for the medication Orencia sorted by most helpful. See User Reviews. Report Problems to the Food and Drug Administration. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit the FDA MedWatch website or call 1-800-FDA-1088.", "Note: Patients whose pharmacies do not accept the Orencia Co-pay Card can get co-pay reimbursement. If you have Medicare Part D, call Bristol-Meyers Squibb PAF 800-736-0003 for eligibility. Income requirements below 300% of federal poverty level.", "Also tell your doctor if you: 1 Use the medicines Kineret (anakinra), Orencia (abatacept) or Actemra (tocilizumab) or other medicines called biologics used to treat the same problems as REMICADE®. 2 Are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, are breast-feeding, or have a baby and were using REMICADE® during your pregnancy.", "INJECTION, ABCIXIMAB, 10MG ORENCIA 250 MG VIAL 9/1/2010 99/99/9999 E01. 00002-7140-01 J0130 INJECTION ABCIXIMAB, 10MG REOPRO 2 MG/ML VIAL 9/1/2010 99/99/9999 E01. 51552-0671-01 J0133 INJECTION,ACYCLOVIR, 5MG ACYCLOVIR POWDER 9/1/2010 3/31/2011 E01. 51552-0671-02 J0133 INJECTION,ACYCLOVIR, 5MG ACYCLOVIR POWDER 9/1/2010 3/31/2011 E01.", "Enbrel (etanercept), Remicade (infliximab), Humira (adalimumab), Simponi (golimumab), and Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) are biologic drugs that target tumor necrosis factor (TNF). They are commonly referred to as TNF blockers and, typically, one of the TNF blockers is the first biologic drug tried. Kineret (anakinra) inhibits interleukin-1. It is generally regarded as a less effective biologic than TNF blockers and not often prescribed. Orencia (abatacept) interrupts the activation of T cells.", "DRUG DESCRIPTION. ORENCIA® (abatacept) is a soluble fusion protein that consists of the extracellular domain of human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) linked to the modified Fc (hinge, CH2, and CH3 domains) portion of human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1).", "Under some plans, including plans that use an open or closed formulary, Actemra, Amevive, Cimzia, Cosentyx, Enbrel, Entyvio, Humira, Kineret, Orencia, Otezla, Remicade, Rituxan, Simponi, Simponi ARIA, Stelara, Xeljanz, and Xolair are subject to precertification.", "Prescription medicines include: Biologics are used for the treatment of autoimmune arthritis. They include etanercept (Enbrel), infliximab (Remicade), adalimumab (Humira), abatacept (Orencia), rituximab (Rituxan), golimumab (Simponi), certolizumab (Cimzia), and tocilizumab (Actemra).", "Risk and benefits should be considered prior to vaccinating such infants. 8.5 Geriatric Use A total of 323 patients 65 years of age and older, including 53 patients 75 years and older, received ORENCIA in clinical studies.", " are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. It is not known if SIMPONI ARIA. will harm your unborn baby. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and. over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.  use ORENCIA (abatacept) or KINERET (anakinra).", "The advent of a new class of drugs known as biologics has revolutionized the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These drugs, which include Cimzia, Enbrel, Humira, Kineret, Orencia, Remicade, Rituxan, and Simponi, must be given via self-injection or intravenous infusion in the doctor’s office or hospital.They also can be expensive and are not always covered by insurance.hese drugs, which include Cimzia, Enbrel, Humira, Kineret, Orencia, Remicade, Rituxan, and Simponi, must be given via self-injection or intravenous infusion in the doctor’s office or hospital. They also can be expensive and are not always covered by insurance.", "For Patients. Evista (raloxifene hydrochloride) is an estrogen agonist/antagonist used to treat or prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Evista is also used to reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women who have osteoporosis or who are otherwise at risk of invasive breast cancer. runny or stuffy nose.", "Oregano can be used to flavor olive oil. The dried flower bracts are used in arrangements. Oregano is used as a meat preservative. 1 This spice can be used on meat and fish dishes as it resembles thyme in flavor and aroma.he name oregano for the spice and the botanical genus, Origanum for the plant is derived from the Greek words oros-for mountain and another Greek word-ganos, for joy-thus the herb can be said to be joy of the mountain”.", "Other uses include treating menstrual cramps, rheumatoid arthritis, urinary tract disorders including urinary tract infections (UTIs), headaches, and heart conditions. The oil of oregano is taken by mouth for intestinal parasites, allergies, sinus pain, arthritis, cold and flu, swine flu, earaches, and fatigue.", "In areas throughout South America, Chanca Piedra is used to treat a wide aray of medical issues…such as, edema and excess uric acid, flu, colds and constipation, prostate issues, increase menstrual flow, ulcers, expell worms from body, irritable bowel and poor circulation.Just to name a few.n areas throughout South America, Chanca Piedra is used to treat a wide aray of medical issues…such as, edema and excess uric acid, flu, colds and constipation, prostate issues, increase menstrual flow, ulcers, expell worms from body, irritable bowel and poor circulation. Just to name a few.", "what is: zantac, used for; and what is ... 59. what is: pepcid, used for; and what is ... 60. what is: bi-citra, used for; and what ... 61. what is: glucagon, used for; and what ... 62. what is: humulin, used for; and what is ...", "Posted 2/5/2007 2:15 AM (GMT -6) I'm wondering if anyone has received RITUXAN infusions as a treatment for RA. It was suggested by one of the rheumatologists my son sees. He's had no success with ENBREL, HUMIRA or ORENCIA and REMICADE seemed to help the RA but brought on psoriasis! Imagine a drug that is supposed to help psoriasis actually causing it.", "Dr. Shaw says patients going in for surgery should hold off on biologics like etanercept (Enbrel) and adalimumab (Humira) for two weeks before surgery and they should hold off on infliximab (Remicade) and abatacept (Orencia) for four weeks before surgery.", "15. View. comments. 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In new work, Uslaner and colleagues compared sleep-promoting doses to the cognitive-impairing doses for an orexin receptor antagonist, DORA-22, versus sleep drugs currently in use: zolpidem, diazepam, or eszopiclone.", "Oregano oil is one aromatherapy oil that is used for various health problems, but is not recommended for use during pregnancy. Learning more about what oil of oregano is used for and why you should avoid it during pregnancy can help you have a safe pregnancy.", "what is: acetic acid, used for; and ... 57. what is: tagamet, used for; and what is ... 58. what is: zantac, used for; and what is ... 59. what is: pepcid, used for; and what is ... 60. what is: bi-citra, used for; and what ..." ]

[ "Check the condition of the brake flexi hoses. These perish over time, and can often clug inside, effectively either locking the relevant brake on or preventing it from applying fully, thus casuing the car to pull to the side.\n\nSuspension bushes can be worn enough to cause issues without being bad enough to move by hand - try using a small lever to move them and see if anything there looks suspect.\n\nThunderbirds are rear wheel drive aren't they? Have you checked the rear suspension as well? The symptom of a car pulling one way when driving and the other when braking is typical of worn suspension bushes on one or more driven wheels, allowing the wheel in question to pull forward under power and drag backward under braking." ]

[ "There are several things that can cause this - the simplest being the road itself! If you are on a cambered road, the car will want to pull towards the edge of the road...\n\nPresuming it's a stronger pull than that, your next suspect is the tracking (wheel alignment) - if this is out it will cause it to pull. Most decent tyre fitters will be able to check this for you, and adjust it for a fee. It's worth doing this every so often anyway, e.g. each time you fit new tyres.\n\nIf that doesn't fix it, check your brakes - if one is rubbing, it will slow the car on that side, and so cause it to pull across. After a drive, bring the back of your hand towards the centre of each wheel - make sure the right hand one isn't hotter than the left. \n\nYou can also have problems with electric power steering, but I don't think Mercedes use that...", "Sounds exactly like worn brake pads to me. Have you checked those recently? Brake pads actually have a wear tab on them like the one pictured below. This is designed to make noise (that chirping sound) before the brake pads are catastrophically low. The noise would be present almost always while driving as the tab is meant to be in constant contact with the brake rotors once the pads get low enough. I would definitely start by looking at the condition of your brake pads. While you're down there, if the pads look fine, then I would look for something stuck and rubbing against your rotors. Sometimes the rear shield behind the rotor will get bent and rub against it. Good luck!", "If it has been driving fine since then, all you have probably done is worn the brake pads down. Not fatal - but check when you pull the handbrake on that it is solidly holding the car stationary.\n\nIf you notice vibration, then I'd worry about pads/disks being warped or damaged.\n\nYou may find though that you need the handbrake cable to be tightened, as it may not pull the brakes on as hard now.", "It sounds as if you need to have your parking brake either adjusted or worked on. The reason it moves then stops is because the engine is the only thing holding it. From your description, the parking brakes aren't doing anything (or very little) to keep it in place.", "Does it click when you turn? Assuming this is a front wheel drive car, it sounds like it is possibly a CV joint going bad.", "Generally speaking your off hand should be the front brake, so if you're right handed the front brake should be the left. They can be set up either way, though, especially if you're using cable-driven (non-hydraulic) brakes. Even with hydraulics you should have no problem making the right hand brake the rear. I would highly advise this, as in a panic situation while mountain biking if you grab the front brake hard, you're more than likely going over the bars. \n\nThere are levers that work both brakes. They are out there!\n\n\n\nHere is one that pulls 2 cables at the same time, so you could use it to pull both the back and the front brakes.\nhttp://www.jbi.bike/web/checking_product_description.php?part_number=13748\n\nThere is also a company called Surestop whose product I believe works off of one lever and won't engage the front brake until the rear is already engaged, thus making it very difficult to catapult yourself over the bars. They are for V brakes only though, I believe.\n\nThe backpedalling braking is indeed a coaster brake: you are correct on that note.", "My van is doing the same samething. Found it to be the brake booster check valve not holding vacuum sometimes.", "Yes, there are other constriction techniques. These are a few examples, not meant to be exhaustive. As a philosophical matter, I think you should always be looking to further break uke's structure and constrict their movement and breathing; this is maximum efficiency. \n\n\nyoko shiho gatame: Tori is on the side with extended legs, one arm around the head, and the other arm through uke's legs high on the thigh grabbing uke's belt. Tori presses down with the chest on uke's chest while pulling both arms toward's tori's hips. The dual action increases pressure on uke's chest. This arm action is a common warmup drill where you lie face down on the mat and pull yourself across the mat using your arms but not legs, sometimes called chest pulls or Mat putzen (mat cleaning because it has the effect of sweeping the mat area). \nkuzure tate shiho gatame: Tori ends up on top, with tori's left arm between uke's left arm and head, grabbing uke's belt behind uke's back. Tori's head helps to control uke's left arm and tori's right hand is free to brace against bridging. Constriction is most effective when tori traps uke's right arm across uke's body between tori's and uke's bodies. From this position, tori presses down with their chest while simultaneously pulling with the left hand belt grip. \n\nTori can achieve this position by transitioning from a kami shiho gatame with both arms underneath uke's arms grabbing uke's belt. Tori then sits their left leg through on the right side and then steps over uke's body with the right leg to end up astride, maintaining the belt grip with their left hand throughout. \nushiro kesa gatame: this is very similar to kesa gatame in application, but I think this is even more effective in the reverse position. Tori twists while winding uke's arm and body to constrict. \n\n\nI do not expect these constrictions to result in a submission or unconsciousness; they are more demoralizing and uncomfortable.", "Here are the steps on the the clip and slide / slip-slap-slide method.\nFirst here is how you should hold the rope when you are not pulling in slack.\n\nTo pull in rope, the left hand pulls the rope straight towards the person and the right pulls the brake strand towards it stopping when the left hand is just above the right.\n\nOnce the hands have met, the you pinch the ropes together with your left thumb and slide the right hand down the braking strand.\n\nThen you lock off by moving the right hand off to the side to be ready to catch.\n\nWhat is dangerous about this method?\nThe dangerous part of this method come from having the braking hand in front of the braking plane.\nWhat is the braking plane?\nBasically, there is a line that goes straight across the belay device where friction only occurs if the braking strand is held behind it.\nThis has basically no friction.\n\nThis is ready to catch.\n\nHere is a zoomed out view of what it looks like.\n\nAnytime your brake hand is in front of the braking plane, you are not able to hold a fall without moving it behind the braking plane. While pulling in slack with this method, your brake hand will be in front of the braking plane.\nUsually, it happens fast enough that it is not a problem, but sometimes people fail to lock off and leave their hand in front of the braking plane.\nAt that point it would be more than reasonable to yell at them and tell them to get it together.\nSometimes this method does make more sense, and in that case the solution is to use a muntor hitch.\nA muntor hitch does not suffer from the braking plane problem, and in fact generates the most friction when the rope strands are parralel.", "Take it in. Mine was doing the same thing and it was the fuel pump. I took it into Ford because it was still under warranty and they changed it to a low pressure fuel pump. It's been good ever since.", "I have a similar clunk on a 96 Intrepid. I never did officially find out what it was, but my best guess has always been the transmission disengaging due to the application of the brakes.", "This is primarily caused by \"side slip\" or \"slip angle\". This occurs because tires are not rigid, but pneumatic bladders of flexible rubber and steel cord. During normal operation (including crosswind and turns) your tires operate with static friction between the road and surface. Exceptions would be skidding to a stop or \"peeling out\". When the car is moving, it is easier to steer because the tire can flex and recover, flex and recover as it travels around and around. If you have ever tried to turn a steering wheel (without power-steering) when a car is stationary, it is quite difficult because you are dragging the rubber across the surface as opposed to the \"flex and recover\" mode of operation when it is rolling. This is the reason the car doesn't steer itself or move horizontally when it is parked.\n\nSide slip is caused by any horizontal force on the tire during rotation. The image below shows how the front tires flex in a turn. This is very similar to how the tires would flex during crosswind loading.\n\n\nFormula 1 image source\n\nHere is another image showing side slip with the surface contact patch.\n\nSlip angle article and image source\n\n\nA secondary cause is that the crosswind force and \"caster\" in the front wheels causes the vehicle to want to turn away from the crosswind. Castor essentially means the pivot point is placed ahead of the place the wheel contacts the surface. Some castor in automobile design is desirable because it makes the steering self correcting. This is responsible for the feedback force you feel in the steering wheel during a crosswind. The drivers steering wheel torque input is required to oppose this crosswind force or the car will quickly drift off the road.\n\nThis may be easier to visualize on a shopping cart. While you push a shopping cart, a person pushes it to the left causing a moment on the two front caster wheels rotating them in to turn in the direction the force was applied. After the force leaves the wheels will realign with the single force pushing them forward.", "Given the trouble starting it I'd be inclined to say it's a bad ignition coil.\n\nAnother possibility is the torque converter locking up (surprisingly common on 90's Toyota auto boxes)...but that wouldn't explain the starting troubles.", "Take the car somewhere else for another opinion, as it sounds like this particular KIA dealership is trying to pull a scam. Pads typically last 30,000-80,000 miles depending on driving style, pad type, etc. So, replacing the brakes every year is not typical, especially with limited driving.\n\nSurface rust can appear on the rotors if they sit for a while, but this goes away after using the brakes a few times and does not impact pad/rotor life in any significant way.", "Often this is the result of poor &quot;toe-in.&quot; As the wheel turns while braking, the brake pads' mounting posts flex slightly and the pads buck against the rim and bounce back, causing the squeal you're experiencing.\nThe fix is to adjust the brake pads so the frontmost end of the pad is slightly closer to the rim. This makes it so that the pad is pulled square with the rim as it makes contact. The pads' post should affix to the brake arm with a bolt and a dished washer. Loosen that bolt, rotate the pad slightly, and retighten. Repeat for all the pads. This bike has V-brakes, and this can be tricky to get right.", "Standard V brakes do not work well with STI levers, they don't pull enough cable to allow the V brake to be setup properly; you end up with the pads so close to the rim that they are always rubbing on it or needing to be adjusted and the braking can also be poor. \n\nI know of 2 options to get around this, you get a V brake Travel Adjuster or Travel Agent - essentially a pulley that increases the amount of cable that is pulled by the STI shifter or you get some 'Mini V Brakes' as these have a shorter arm and so work with the STI shifters.", "It's not the engine. Code C1283 pertains to the anti-lock brake system, which is designed to apply the brakes in short, tat-tat-tat pulses when braking on a slippery roadway.", "Does it have EGR - exhaust gas recirculation? If so, this could be part or all of the problem. Sounds similar to other cars with egr faults.", "I would assume this means you have lost your intake manifold vacuum due to a vacuum leak. The brake pedal gets hard because you have to provide all force yourself without any braking assistance from the vacuum powered servo.\n\nAlso, the car shaking probably comes from the engine, which now has more air than it needs to have.\n\nSee here how to find vacuum leaks: Finding a possible vacuum leak", "Like the other answers, disc brakes are the only way to go if you plan on your brakes getting wet at all. After riding disc brakes for a while now, I will never go back, even in good conditions. I would also really recommend hydraulic disc brakes over mechanical ones, especially in poor conditions. With hydraulic brakes, you don't have to pull as hard to get the same amount of stopping power.", "Before you go too far, this may be a super simple fix. From my experience and recollection, I believe all those functions are related to the brake light switch located just above the pedal. Being a 2001 model, it has a simple switch that is held in place with plastic nuts. \n\nIt sounds like it may have come loose because when you lift the pedal it works as it should. Check that it is fully engaged, locked in place, and the plug is fully engaged before you start looking for sensors.", "Just to be clear there is a lot that could be wrong with this car. For starters when you took apart the front brakes and replaced the side pins and lubricated them did you check that the piston was able to be pushed back into the caliper? Have you tried bleeding the brakes? Could be that a hose or line is screwed up causing pressure to be applied even when you are not applying the brake.\n\nWhen it pulses are you feeling it in your seat or the pedal? If felt in the seat its the rear brakes, if felt in the pedal its the front brakes.\n\nIf your rotors were not replaced when you replaced the pads you will most likely have a problem, brake pads need to be bedded into new surfaces, so if the rotor wasn't turned on a lathe probably another problem area.\n\nA true way to eliminate wheel bearings is when driving 50 miles an hour with the windows closed and radio off start to steer left to right slightly and listen for any noise difference. In order for this to work properly you will need to have good tires, with no cupping. If when steering to the left you hear more noise you have a bad RIGHT wheel bearing, and the opposite is true for when steering to the right you have a bad Left wheel bearing", "The small screw to the northwest of your red circle in the picture is the spring tension adjuster. Tighten it down to increase the pull on the left side. \n\nYou may also want to loosen the screw on the right side if there is a large imbalance in tension between the two arms.\n\nThe bolt you tried adjusting simply holds the brake arm on. It doesn't have anything to do with the adjustment of your brake.", "Check the slave cylinder, and specifically the fluid in the clutch master reservoir.\n\nIt may be leaking, or simply low on fluid. A bad slave cylinder (or even master cylinder) piston seal may be allowing fluid to escape, thus letting finger spring pressure from the pressure plate to engage the clutch early.\n\nThe gearshift vibration is likely insufficient or creeping throwout, which allows the clutch disk to chatter against the flywheel.\n\nIf the slave cylinder is going bad it will also probably leak. If the master cylinder is going bad, it could also create the symptoms you describe, but there should be no visible leaks anywhere in the system.\n\nAlso, if there are any general leaks in any part of the clutch hydraulics, this will result in a visible low fluid level in the reservoir.\n\nIt's quite possible it's the same fluid for the last 17 or 18 years, and although that service is often overlooked, it should be changed and topped up (if necessary - although it shouldn't be) perhaps every 20-30K miles. While it doesn't take anywhere near the punishment brake fluid does (and it is brake fluid), it is still hygroscopic, gets dirty, and should be changed at regular intervals. \n\nThe reservoir is tiny as you can see in the picture below, and it doesn't take much fluid loss to render the system useless. Fortunately your slave cylinder is external, and the entire system can be bought from aftermarket outfits such as Dorman. (Which is an excellent indication that it's a common failure and many many people need to replace this, otherwise Dorman would not market the part!)", "If only one brake pad rubs and there is a gap between the rotor and the other pad, then your brake isn't centered well. To fix it:\n\n\nUse an allen key to loosen the caliper so that you can slide it around but it is still attached.\nPull the brake lever. This way, the brake goes into a position centered around the disc.\nWhile still holding the lever, secure the brake again.\nRelease the brake lever and find out that your brake doesn't rub any more!", "Remember that for most, adjusting to driving on the left isn't the hard part, it's adjusting to sitting on the right of the car. You'll have this instinct to veer more to the left of your lane than normal - fight this!\n\nRoundabouts also seem to surprise some foreigners (we have them in NZ and see the results). Follow the general rule that traffic in the circle has right of way, and you'll be grand.\n\nBe aware that many small country roads in Ireland (and wow, in Cornwall, but that's another story) are very narrow, often with stone walls. Do not go fast down these, and be prepared to stop and reverse if traffic comes the other way. If unsure, follow the local's lead, they're very courteous and will give you advice or help if you need it. If they blink their lights at you while pulled over, it may be an indication that you should pass while they wait for you.\n\nNote that while speed is in km as you've noticed, sometimes not all signs are bilingual, so be prepared for some surprises.\n\nAlso note that the handles at the gas station might be different to back home - green is unleaded, in Ireland.\n\nIn general, drive defensively, safely, wear a seatbelt, and don't plan on achieving too much distance in a day.", "I would try repairing them before binning them and purchasing the Shimano upgrade. If there is no obvious fluid leak around the piston the seals are likely in good order and you've got a sticky piston rather than a failed calliper. This is a simple fix:\n\n\nRemove wheel and brake pads.\nUsing a flat headed item hold the working piston in.\nSqueeze the lever, the non-retracting piston should be fully out.\nWhile holding the lever wipe around the piston with a clean lint free cloth.\nStill holding lever lubricate the retracting bit of the piston with a bit of brake fluid (DOT 4 or 5.1, not oil, as this may damage the seals and/or might work through the seals and mix with the brake fluid)\nRelease the lever and repeat lubricating 5 more times, the piston should now be retracting.\nWipe off any residual brake fluid from the caliper.\nUse a brake block to push both pistons evenly back into the caliper. Pull the lever with the block in to align.\nRefit the pads and wheel.\nRealign the caliper.\n\n\nPlease note, never pull the lever when there's nothing in between the two pistons. It's hard to separate pads and near impossible to separate pistons without bleeding.\n\nJuicy 7s were good brakes, if they aren't broken there's no point rushing out to replace them.", "I'm pretty sure that is probably a computer controlled throttle. If the engine detects a significant problem, it could be in \"limp\" mode, cutting power so you don't harm the engine.", "Lens' for fluorescent lights usually can be removed without disassembling the fixture. Try pressing you thumbs against the top of the lens while gently pulling down with the rest of your hand. It should snap out and down. Then push the lens either left or right and see if it will clear the edge ridge on one side or the other. Then just work it out. \n\nIf you do have to remove a side plate, you need to get a tamper proof screw drive the fits the 2-hole head.\n\nPersonal opinion: Looking at you pictures I wouldn't waste time repairing it. I would get an inexpensive fixture and replace it. In fact if you have to replace the ballast and lamps, the price of the material may be about the same of an inexpensive replacement.\n\nGood luck and stay safe make sure the circuit is dead while working on it.", "Almost certainly the ignition switch - they carry a significant chunk of current and over time the arcing between the contacts causes a black burned like residue to build up. This causes intermittent completion of the circuit and the symptoms you describe (the fact that holding it in position 3 \"fixes\" it is a dead giveaway).\n\nIt's possible to take the switch apart and clean it up which should alleviate the symptoms, the switch should be held under the steering column by two bolts, it's white and round (maybe 3-4cm diameter).\n\n\nDisconnect the battery (you're mucking around with a high current circuit and in the vicinity of the airbag, believe me you don't want the airbag going off in your face while you're working on the steering column!)\nunbolt the switch from the steering column assembly\nThere should be 4 plastic clips holding the main body of the switch together, release these carefully with a small flat head screwdriver.\nseparate the two halves of the switch (carefully - there's some small springs inside and you don't want one of those to decide to ping off into the car!)\nyou need to take the springs and the metal sliding bit out (this is in the \"cap\" half of the switch)\nYou should see 4 raised \"bumps\" on the metal contacts of the sliding bit - if I'm right these will be blackened with carbon residue, clean them off with a light sandpaper.\nDo the same to the metal contacts in the \"base\" half of the switch\nReassemble\n\n\nIt's not a job for the faint of heart and if the contacts are too badly corroded it may not be sufficient - in that case you'll need a replacement switch.", "Please try the methods below and in this order:\n\nMethod 1: Most of the time, it will work best to get a fingernail behind the sleeve and pull the sleeve off the stem. \"Walk\" the sleeve off the stem by moving the fingernail from one side of the stem to the other. While pulling upward with the fingernails, rotate the earphone with the other hand.\n\n (While holding the earphone, twist and pull the earbud off)\n\nMethod 2: (If your finger slips) Use a shirt, a towel, or paper towel to securely grasp the sleeve. Twist and pull the sleeve away from the nozzle while gently rocking the sleeve from left to right.\n\nMethod 3: Place the earphones in the freezer overnight. The plastic will shrink slightly and break the adhesion between the sleeve and the nozzle. The cold temperature will not damage the earphones. Be careful: Do not break off the earphone nozzle.\n\nMethod 4: This method will ruin the flexible sleeve. Use a staple remover. Clamp it around the flexible sleeve and gently pull upward. The earphone stem is small enough to fit the gap in the middle of the staple remover jaws.\n\nTry method 1 first with gloves (with good grip). Method 2 and Method 3 have a risk of breaking the earphone nozzle.", "I found this helpful site which explains the different types and compatibilities:\n\nMechanical bicycle brake compatibility\n\n\n \n Types of brake levers and calipers\n \n \n These are the brake lever types with their amount of cable pull per\n full lever travel (about 20 degree angle):\n \n \n V-brake (also known as Direct-pull, or linear-pull), 15 mm\n Cantilever (also known as center-pull and direct pull), 7 mm\n Old road, 7 mm\n New (SLR and Super SLR) road, 8 mm\n \n \n Here’s a list of mechanical caliper types with their ideal amount of\n lever cable pull:\n \n \n V-brake (also known as linear pull brakes), 15 mm \n Mini V-brake, 7 mm \n Cantilever (also known as center pull brakes), 7 mm \n Old road calipers, 7 mm \n New road calipers (SLR and Super SLR), 8 mm \n MTB mechanical disc, 15 mm \n Road mechanical disc, 8 mm \n U-brake, 7 mm \n Roller brake, 7 mm\n \n\n\nConclusion\n\nRegular V-Brake levers are not comaptible with U brake calipers" ]

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[ "Hospitalized patients are not treated for alcoholism.", "Questions with regards to detecting alcoholism.", "Special treatment is necessary for helping patients who are alcohol dependent.", "Part 1 attempts to improve detection of patients with alcohol problems.", "Evaluation and referral interventions have helped patients get into treatment for alcoholism.", "The are a lot of problems with alcohol in patients.", "It is necessary to detect alcohol problems in the emergency department", "ED patients can have alcohol problems.", "Sending patients on for treatment.", "Most were made to detect alcohol use disorders.", "Alcoholism is present when a patient's functioning is not compromised.", "There is screening for alcohol problems in emergency department patients.", "The emergency department has patients with alcohol problems.", "Alcohol abuse is present when a patient's functioning is compromised.", "In general practice, detecting signs of problems related to alcohol", "Patients with severe dependence are portion of alcohol-related issues.", "It is possible to identify patients in the emergency department that have alcohol problems.", "Addiction and medicine.", "There are some hospital patients.", "It was a protocol for treating trauma patients with regards to alcohol and drugs.", "patients are standing in hospital", "The goal of the study at first was to encourage alcohol treatment after leaving the hospital.", "A patient gets eye treatment.", "A patient leaves the hospital.", "There is no way to detect levels of alcohol concentration.", "The handicapped man is in the hospital getting treatment", "Alcoholism treatment is not a concern in this case.", "Patients who are severely dependent on alcohol are unlikely to seek treatment for any reason.", "Patients who are struggling with alcohol problems can receive treatment sooner the sooner that screening is implemented.", "Patients are not asked about alcohol.", "The Helping Patients with Alcohol Problems is a guide for Physician's.", "A hospital worker is monitoring a patient." ]

[ "Mining was important in Thuringia since the later Middle Ages, especially within the mining towns of the Thuringian Forest such as Schmalkalden, Suhl and Ilmenau. Following the industrial revolution, the old iron, copper and silver mines declined because the competition from imported metal was too strong. On the other hand, the late 19th century brought new types of mines to Thuringia: the lignite surface mining around Meuselwitz near Altenburg in the east of the Land started in the 1870s, and two potash mining districts were established around 1900. These are the Südharzrevier in the north of the state, between Bischofferode in the west and Roßleben in the east with Sondershausen at its centre, and the Werrarevier on the Hessian border around Vacha and Bad Salzungen in the west. Together, they accounted for a significant part of the world's potash production in the mid-20th century. After the reunification, the Südharzrevier was abandoned, whereas K+S took over the mines in the Werrarevier. Between 1950 and 1990, uranium mining was also important to cover the Soviet Union's need for this metal. The centre was Ronneburg near Gera in eastern Thuringia and the operating company Wismut was under direct Soviet control." ]

[ "Like most other regions of central and southern Germany, Thuringia has a significant industrial sector reaching back to the mid-19th-century industrialisation. The economic transition after the German reunification in 1990 led to the closure of most large-scale factories and companies, leaving small and medium-sized ones to dominate the manufacturing sector. Well-known industrial centres are Jena (a world centre for optical instruments with companies like Carl Zeiss, Schott and Jenoptik) and Eisenach, where BMW started its car production in the 1920s and an Opel factory is based today. The most important industrial branches today are engineering and metalworking, vehicle production and food industries. Especially the small and mid-sized towns in central and southwestern Thuringia (e.g. Arnstadt, Schmalkalden and Ohrdruf) are highly industrialised, whereas there are fewer industrial companies in the northern and eastern parts of the Land. Traditional industries like production of glass, porcelain and toys collapsed during the economic crises between 1930 and 1990.", "Environmental damage in Thuringia has been reduced to a large extent after 1990. The condition of forests, rivers and air was improved by modernizing factories, houses (decline of coal heating) and cars, and contaminated areas such as the former Uranium surface mines around Ronneburg have been remediated. Today's environmental problems are the salination of the Werra river, caused by discharges of K+S salt mines around Unterbreizbach and overfertilisation in agriculture, damaging the soil and small rivers.", "Health care in Thuringia is currently undergoing a concentration process. Many smaller hospitals in the rural towns are closing, whereas the bigger ones in centres like Jena and Erfurt get enlarged. Overall, there is an oversupply of hospital beds, caused by rationalisation processes in the German health care system, so that many smaller hospitals generate losses. On the other hand, there is a lack of family doctors, especially in rural regions with increased need of health care provision because of overageing.", "In July 2013, there were 41,000 non-Germans by citizenship living in Thuringia (1.9% of the population − among the smallest proportions of any state in Germany). Nevertheless, the number rose from 33,000 in July 2011, an increase of 24% in only two years. About 4% of the population are migrants (including persons that already received the German citizenship). The biggest groups of foreigners by citizenship are (as of 2012): Russians (3,100), Poles (3,000), Vietnamese (2,800), Turks (2,100) and Ukrainians (2,000). The amount of foreigners varies between regions: the college towns Erfurt, Jena, Weimar and Ilmenau have the highest rates, whereas there are almost no migrants living in the most rural smaller municipalities.", "Municipalities (Gemeinden): Every rural district and every Amt is subdivided into municipalities, while every urban district is a municipality in its own right. There are (as of 6 March 2009[update]) 12,141 municipalities, which are the smallest administrative units in Germany. Cities and towns are municipalities as well, also having city rights or town rights (Stadtrechte). Nowadays, this is mostly just the right to be called a city or town. However, in former times there were many other privileges, including the right to impose local taxes or to allow industry only within city limits.", "Hanover was founded in medieval times on the east bank of the River Leine. Its original name Honovere may mean \"high (river)bank\", though this is debated (cf. das Hohe Ufer). Hanover was a small village of ferrymen and fishermen that became a comparatively large town in the 13th century due to its position at a natural crossroads. As overland travel was relatively difficult, its position on the upper navigable reaches of the river helped it to grow by increasing trade. It was connected to the Hanseatic League city of Bremen by the Leine, and was situated near the southern edge of the wide North German Plain and north-west of the Harz mountains, so that east-west traffic such as mule trains passed through it. Hanover was thus a gateway to the Rhine, Ruhr and Saar river valleys, their industrial areas which grew up to the southwest and the plains regions to the east and north, for overland traffic skirting the Harz between the Low Countries and Saxony or Thuringia.", "The main industries are mineral based, agriculture based, and textile based. Rajasthan is the second largest producer of polyester fibre in India. The Pali and Bhilwara District produces more cloth than Bhiwandi, Maharashtra and the bhilwara is the largest city in suitings production and export and Pali is largest city in cotton and polyster in blouse pieces and rubia production and export. Several prominent chemical and engineering companies are located in the city of Kota, in southern Rajasthan. Rajasthan is pre-eminent in quarrying and mining in India. The Taj Mahal was built from the white marble which was mined from a town called Makrana. The state is the second largest source of cement in India. It has rich salt deposits at Sambhar, copper mines at Khetri, Jhunjhunu, and zinc mines at Dariba, Zawar mines and Rampura Aghucha (opencast) near Bhilwara. Dimensional stone mining is also undertaken in Rajasthan. Jodhpur sandstone is mostly used in monuments, important buildings and residential buildings. This stone is termed as \"chittar patthar\". Jodhpur leads in Handicraft and Guar Gum industry. Rajasthan is also a part of the Mumbai-Delhi Industrial corridor is set to benefit economically. The State gets 39% of the DMIC, with major districts of Jaipur, Alwar, Kota and Bhilwara benefiting.", "The Thuringian Realm existed until 531 and later, the Landgraviate of Thuringia was the largest state in the region, persisting between 1131 and 1247. Afterwards there was no state named Thuringia, nevertheless the term commonly described the region between the Harz mountains in the north, the Weiße Elster river in the east, the Franconian Forest in the south and the Werra river in the west. After the Treaty of Leipzig, Thuringia had its own dynasty again, the Ernestine Wettins. Their various lands formed the Free State of Thuringia, founded in 1920, together with some other small principalities. The Prussian territories around Erfurt, Mühlhausen and Nordhausen joined Thuringia in 1945.", "Another point of interest is the Old Town. In the centre are the large Marktkirche (Church St. Georgii et Jacobi, preaching venue of the bishop of the Lutheran Landeskirche Hannovers) and the Old Town Hall. Nearby are the Leibniz House, the Nolte House, and the Beguine Tower. A very nice quarter of the Old Town is the Kreuz-Church-Quarter around the Kreuz Church with many nice little lanes. Nearby is the old royal sports hall, now called the Ballhof theatre. On the edge of the Old Town are the Market Hall, the Leine Palace, and the ruin of the Aegidien Church which is now a monument to the victims of war and violence. Through the Marstall Gate you arrive at the bank of the river Leine, where the world-famous Nanas of Niki de Saint-Phalle are located. They are part of the Mile of Sculptures, which starts from Trammplatz, leads along the river bank, crosses Königsworther Square, and ends at the entrance of the Georgengarten. Near the Old Town is the district of Calenberger Neustadt where the Catholic Basilica Minor of St. Clemens, the Reformed Church and the Lutheran Neustädter Hof- und Stadtkirche St. Johannis are located.", "The most important river in Thuringia is the Saale (a tributary of the Elbe) with its tributaries Unstrut, Ilm and Weiße Elster, draining the most parts of Thuringia and the Werra (the headwater of the Weser), draining the south-west and west of the Land. Furthermore, some small parts on the southern border are drained by tributaries of the Main (a tributary of the Rhine). There are no large natural lakes in Thuringia, but it does have some of Germany's biggest dams including the Bleiloch Dam and the Hohenwarte Dam at Saale river same as the Leibis-Lichte Dam and the Goldisthal Pumped Storage Station within the Highland. Thuringia is Germany's only state without connection to navigable waterways.", "The unemployment rate reached its peak of 20% in 2005. Since then, it has decreased to 7% in 2013, which is only slightly above the national average. The decrease is caused on the one hand by the emergence of new jobs and on the other by a marked decrease in the working-age population, caused by emigration and low birth rates for decades. The wages in Thuringia are low compared to rich bordering Lands like Hesse and Bavaria. Therefore, many Thuringians are working in other German Lands and even in Austria and Switzerland as weekly commuters. Nevertheless, the demographic transition in Thuringia leads to a lack of workers in some sectors. External immigration into Thuringia has been encouraged by the government since about 2010 to counter this problem.", "Throughout the Industrial Revolution, Plymouth grew as a commercial shipping port, handling imports and passengers from the Americas, and exporting local minerals (tin, copper, lime, china clay and arsenic) while the neighbouring town of Devonport became a strategic Royal Naval shipbuilding and dockyard town. In 1914 three neighbouring independent towns, viz., the county borough of Plymouth, the county borough of Devonport, and the urban district of East Stonehouse were merged to form a single County Borough. The combined town took the name of Plymouth which, in 1928, achieved city status. The city's naval importance later led to its targeting and partial destruction during World War II, an act known as the Plymouth Blitz. After the war the city centre was completely rebuilt and subsequent expansion led to the incorporation of Plympton and Plymstock along with other outlying suburbs in 1967.", "The original town of San Diego was located at the foot of Presidio Hill, in the area which is now Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. The location was not ideal, being several miles away from navigable water. In 1850, William Heath Davis promoted a new development by the Bay shore called \"New San Diego\", several miles south of the original settlement; however, for several decades the new development consisted only a few houses, a pier and an Army depot. In the late 1860s, Alonzo Horton promoted a move to the bayside area, which he called \"New Town\" and which became Downtown San Diego. Horton promoted the area heavily, and people and businesses began to relocate to New Town because of its location on San Diego Bay convenient to shipping. New Town soon eclipsed the original settlement, known to this day as Old Town, and became the economic and governmental heart of the city. Still, San Diego remained a relative backwater town until the arrival of a railroad connection in 1878.", "Agriculture and forestry have declined in importance over the decades. Nevertheless, they are more important than in the most other areas of Germany, especially within rural regions. 54% of Thuringia's territory is in agricultural use. The fertile basins such as the large Thuringian Basin or the smaller Goldene Aue, Orlasenke and Osterland are in intensive use for growing cereals, vegetables, fruits and energy crops. Important products are apples, strawberries, cherries and plums in the fruit sector, cabbage, potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes (grown in greenhouses), onions, cucumbers and asparagus in the vegetable sector, as well as maize, rapeseed, wheat, barley and sugar beets in the crop sector.", "Thuringia became a landgraviate in 1130 AD. After the extinction of the reigning Ludowingian line of counts and landgraves in 1247 and the War of the Thuringian Succession (1247–1264), the western half became independent under the name of \"Hesse\", never to become a part of Thuringia again. Most of the remaining Thuringia came under the rule of the Wettin dynasty of the nearby Margraviate of Meissen, the nucleus of the later Electorate and Kingdom of Saxony. With the division of the house of Wettin in 1485, Thuringia went to the senior Ernestine branch of the family, which subsequently subdivided the area into a number of smaller states, according to the Saxon tradition of dividing inheritance amongst male heirs. These were the \"Saxon duchies\", consisting, among others, of the states of Saxe-Weimar, Saxe-Eisenach, Saxe-Jena, Saxe-Meiningen, Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe-Coburg, and Saxe-Gotha; Thuringia became merely a geographical concept.", "The production for sulfidic zinc ores produces large amounts of sulfur dioxide and cadmium vapor. Smelter slag and other residues of process also contain significant amounts of heavy metals. About 1.1 million tonnes of metallic zinc and 130 thousand tonnes of lead were mined and smelted in the Belgian towns of La Calamine and Plombières between 1806 and 1882. The dumps of the past mining operations leach significant amounts of zinc and cadmium, and, as a result, the sediments of the Geul River contain significant amounts of heavy metals. About two thousand years ago emissions of zinc from mining and smelting totaled 10 thousand tonnes a year. After increasing 10-fold from 1850, zinc emissions peaked at 3.4 million tonnes per year in the 1980s and declined to 2.7 million tonnes in the 1990s, although a 2005 study of the Arctic troposphere found that the concentrations there did not reflect the decline. Anthropogenic and natural emissions occur at a ratio of 20 to 1.", "When the British invaded the harbour town in 1744[verification needed], the town’s architectural buildings were destroyed[verification needed]. Subsequently, new structures were built in the town around the harbour area[verification needed] and the Swedes had also further added to the architectural beauty of the town in 1785 with more buildings, when they had occupied the town. Earlier to their occupation, the port was known as \"Carénage\". The Swedes renamed it as Gustavia in honour of their king Gustav III. It was then their prime trading center. The port maintained a neutral stance since the Caribbean war was on in the 18th century. They used it as trading post of contraband and the city of Gustavia prospered but this prosperity was short lived.", "The status of the town was changed by a later charter of Charles I by at once the formal separation from Portsmouth and the recognition of Southampton as a county, In the charter dated 27 June 1640 the formal title of the town became 'The Town and County of the Town of Southampton'. These charters and Royal Grants, of which there were many, also set out the governance and regulation of the town and port which remained the 'constitution' of the town until the local government organisation of the later Victorian period which from about 1888 saw the setting up of County Councils across England and Wales and including Hampshire County Council who now took on some of the function of Government in Southampton Town. In this regime, The Town and County of the Town of Southampton also became a county borough with shared responsibility for aspects of local government. On 24 February 1964 the status changed again by a Charter of Elizabeth II, creating the City and County of the City of Southampton.", "Migration plays an important role in Thuringia. The internal migration shows a strong tendency from rural areas towards the big cities. From 2008 to 2012, there was a net migration from Thuringia to Erfurt of +6,700 persons (33 per 1000 inhabitants), +1,800 to Gera (19 per 1000), +1,400 to Jena (14 per 1000), +1,400 to Eisenach (33 per 1000) and +1,300 to Weimar (21 per 1000). Between Thuringia and the other German states, the balance is negative: In 2012, Thuringia lost 6,500 persons to other federal states, the most to Bavaria, Saxony, Hesse and Berlin. Only with Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg the balance is positive. The international migration is fluctuating heavily. In 2009, the balance was +700, in 2010 +1,800, in 2011 +2,700 and in 2012 +4,800. The most important countries of origin of the Thuringia migrants from 2008 to 2012 were Poland (+1,700), Romania (+1,200), Afghanistan (+1,100) and Serbia/Montenegro/Kosovo (+1,000), whereas the balance was negative with Switzerland (−2,800) and Austria (−900).", "Somerton took over from Ilchester as the county town in the late thirteenth century, but it declined in importance and the status of county town transferred to Taunton about 1366. The county has two cities, Bath and Wells, and 30 towns (including the county town of Taunton, which has no town council but instead is the chief settlement of the county's only borough). The largest urban areas in terms of population are Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Taunton, Yeovil and Bridgwater. Many settlements developed because of their strategic importance in relation to geographical features, such as river crossings or valleys in ranges of hills. Examples include Axbridge on the River Axe, Castle Cary on the River Cary, North Petherton on the River Parrett, and Ilminster, where there was a crossing point on the River Isle. Midsomer Norton lies on the River Somer; while the Wellow Brook and the Fosse Way Roman road run through Radstock. Chard is the most southerly town in Somerset, and at an altitude of 121 m (397 ft) it is also the highest.", "After 1870, the new railroads across the Plains brought hunters who killed off almost all the bison for their hides. The railroads offered attractive packages of land and transportation to European farmers, who rushed to settle the land. They (and Americans as well) also took advantage of the homestead laws to obtain free farms. Land speculators and local boosters identified many potential towns, and those reached by the railroad had a chance, while the others became ghost towns. In Kansas, for example, nearly 5000 towns were mapped out, but by 1970 only 617 were actually operating. In the mid-20th century, closeness to an interstate exchange determined whether a town would flourish or struggle for business.", "Due to many centuries of intensive settlement, most of the area is shaped by human influence. The original natural vegetation of Thuringia is forest with beech as its predominant species, as can still be found in the Hainich mountains today. In the uplands, a mixture of beech and spruce would be natural. However, most of the plains have been cleared and are in intensive agricultural use while most of the forests are planted with spruce and pine. Since 1990, Thuringia's forests have been managed aiming for a more natural and tough vegetation more resilient to climate change as well as diseases and vermin. In comparison to the forest, agriculture is still quite conventional and dominated by large structures and monocultures. Problems here are caused especially by increasingly prolonged dry periods during the summer months.", "Thuringia's leading research centre is Jena, followed by Ilmenau. Both focus on technology, in particular life sciences and optics at Jena and information technology at Ilmenau. Erfurt is a centre of Germany's horticultural research, whereas Weimar and Gotha with their various archives and libraries are centres of historic and cultural research. Most of the research in Thuringia is publicly funded basic research due to the lack of large companies able to invest significant amounts in applied research, with the notable exception of the optics sector at Jena.", "The landscapes of Thuringia are quite diverse. The far north is occupied by the Harz mountains, followed by the Goldene Aue, a fertile floodplain around Nordhausen with the Helme as most important river. The north-west includes the Eichsfeld, a hilly and sometimes forested region, where the Leine river emanates. The central and northern part of Thuringia is defined by the 3000 km² wide Thuringian Basin, a very fertile and flat area around the Unstrut river and completely surrounded by the following hill chains (clockwise from the north-west): Dün, Hainleite, Windleite, Kyffhäuser, Hohe Schrecke, Schmücke, Finne, Ettersberg, Steigerwald, Thuringian Forest, Hörselberge and Hainich. Within the Basin the smaller hill chains Fahner Höhe and Heilinger Höhen. South of the Thuringian Basin is the Land's largest mountain range, marked by the Thuringian Forest in the north-west, the Thuringian Highland in the middle and the Franconian Forest in the south-east. Most of this range is forested and the Großer Beerberg (983 m) is Thuringia's highest mountain. To the south-west, the Forest is followed up by Werra river valley, dividing it from the Rhön Mountains in the west and the Grabfeld plain in the south. Eastern Thuringia, commonly described as the area east of Saale and Loquitz valley, is marked by a hilly landscape, rising slowly from the flat north to the mountainous south. The Saale in the west and the Weiße Elster in the east are the two big rivers running from south to north and forming densely settled valleys in this area. Between them lies the flat and forested Holzland in the north, the flat and fertile Orlasenke in the middle and the Vogtland, a hilly but in most parts non-forested region in the south. The far eastern region (east of Weiße Elster) is the Osterland or Altenburger Land along Pleiße river, a flat, fertile and densely settled agricultural area.", "The Alps are a source of minerals that have been mined for thousands of years. In the 8th to 6th centuries BC during the Hallstatt culture, Celtic tribes mined copper; later the Romans mined gold for coins in the Bad Gastein area. Erzberg in Styria furnishes high-quality iron ore for the steel industry. Crystals are found throughout much of the Alpine region such as cinnabar, amethyst, and quartz. The cinnabar deposits in Slovenia are a notable source of cinnabar pigments.", "The major settlements in the ceremonial county are concentrated on the Fylde coast (the Blackpool Urban Area), and a belt of towns running west-east along the M65: Preston, Blackburn, Accrington, Burnley, Nelson and Colne. South of Preston are the towns of Leyland and Chorley; the three formed part of the Central Lancashire New Town designated in 1970. The north of the county is predominantly rural and sparsely populated, except for the towns of Lancaster and Morecambe which form a large conurbation of almost 100,000 people. Lancashire is home to a significant Asian population, numbering over 70,000 and 6% of the county's population, and concentrated largely in the former cotton mill towns in the south east.", "The province is traditionally known as the \"Land of Fish and Rice\". True to its name, rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; north Zhejiang is also a center of aquaculture in China, and the Zhoushan fishery is the largest fishery in the country. The main cash crops include jute and cotton, and the province also leads the provinces of China in tea production. (The renowned Longjing tea is a product of Hangzhou.) Zhejiang's towns have been known for handicraft production of goods such as silk, for which it is ranked second among the provinces. Its many market towns connect the cities with the countryside.", "In 1930 Thuringia was one of the free states where the Nazis gained real political power. Wilhelm Frick was appointed Minister of the Interior for the state of Thuringia after the Nazi Party won six delegates to the Thuringia Diet. In this position he removed from the Thuringia police force anyone he suspected of being a republican and replaced them with men who were favourable towards the Nazi Party. He also ensured that whenever an important position came up within Thuringia, he used his power to ensure that a Nazi was given that post.", "It includes the entire Old Town, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and many sites within and around it. Some of the most notable in the Old Town include the Cathedral which was started in 1421 and is the tallest cathedral in Switzerland, the Zytglogge and Käfigturm towers, which mark two successive expansions of the Old Town, and the Holy Ghost Church, which is one of the largest Swiss Reformed churches in Switzerland. Within the Old Town, there are eleven 16th century fountains, most attributed to Hans Gieng, that are on the list.", "In response to the 1966 ruling by the International Court of Justice, South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) military wing, People's Liberation Army of Namibia, a guerrilla group began their armed struggle for independence, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its occupation of Namibia, in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. During the South African occupation of Namibia, white commercial farmers, most of whom came as settlers from South Africa and represented 0.2% of the national population, owned 74% of the arable land. Outside the central-southern area of Namibia (known as the \"Police Zone\" since the German era and which contained the main towns, industries, mines and best arable land), the country was divided into \"homelands\", the version of South African bantustan applied to Namibia, although only a few were actually established because indigenous Namibians often did not cooperate.", "Some Belgian cities hold Carnivals during Lent. One of the best-known is Stavelot, where the Carnival de la Laetare takes place on Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent. The participants include the Blancs-Moussis, who dress in white, carry long red noses and parade through town attacking bystanders with confetti and dried pig bladders. The town of Halle also celebrates on Laetare Sunday. Belgium's oldest parade is the Carnival Parade of Maaseik, also held on Laetare Sunday, which originated in 1865.", "Thuringia generally accepted the Protestant Reformation, and Roman Catholicism was suppressed as early as 1520[citation needed]; priests who remained loyal to it were driven away and churches and monasteries were largely destroyed, especially during the German Peasants' War of 1525. In Mühlhausen and elsewhere, the Anabaptists found many adherents. Thomas Müntzer, a leader of some non-peaceful groups of this sect, was active in this city. Within the borders of modern Thuringia the Roman Catholic faith only survived in the Eichsfeld district, which was ruled by the Archbishop of Mainz, and to a small degree in Erfurt and its immediate vicinity." ]

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Mastering a topic in ALEKS is a two-step process.", "['Which company will you work for in the US?', 'What will be your position?', 'Can you provide a description of your job?', 'What will be your salary?', 'How did you find out about this company?', 'How did you apply for the job?', 'How long did it take you to get this job?']", "Can one get a job or do Masters in biomedical engineering after a Bachelors in biotechnology engineering? ... In that case,you can take up the job and work for 2-3 years, gain experience and then decide to go for a M Tech/MBA or a job.", "['What accomplishments this quarter are you most proud of?', 'Which goals did you meet? Which goals fell short?', 'What motivates you to get your job done?', 'What can I do to make your job more enjoyable?', 'What are your ideal working conditions to be the most productive?']", "No art school can guarantee you'll get a job at Pixar (and run the other way if any do), but the right art school will help you immensely. You could have a master's degree or a [doctorate] in animation if it was possible to get one, it doesn't matter.", "Aspiring criminal investigators generally need at least a high school diploma or equivalent for entry-level jobs at state and local law enforcement agencies. Obtaining an associate's, bachelor's, or even a master's degree in criminal justice or law enforcement can lead to advancement and better pay.", "Scrum has three roles: product owner, scrum master and the development team members. While this is pretty clear, what to do with existing job titles can get confusing. Many teams ask if they need to change their titles when adopting scrum.", "No. It is not equivalent to the master's degree. Master's degree is 2 years program through which one can become a master in one subject. Whereas, PG Diplomas are one-year programs help to get a job easily as it works as the additional qualification for high school students and bachelor degree holders.", "A phd program is the program you are enrolled in when you are studying to get your phd. A fellowship is a research grant that you can get when you are in a phd or masters program. ... A fellowship is a research grant that you can get when you are in a phd or masters program.", "Bootcamps in and of themselves can be amazing. The job part is really up to you - you can get a UX job coming from a multitude of backgrounds (you don't need advanced degrees). ... Echoing what others here have said, they can be a great primer into the field of UX or UI but are not a guaranteed job.", "['How Much Severance Pay Will I Receive? ... ', 'What Happens if I Get a Job Internally? ... ', 'What Happens if I Get a New Job Externally? ... ', 'Do You Still Consider Me Employed While Receiving Severance Pay? ... ', 'What Happens to My Health Insurance?']", "['Can I Do This Job From Home?', 'What Does Your Company Do?', 'When Can I Take Time off for Vacation?', 'Did I Get the Job?', 'What Is the Salary for This Position?', 'What Are the Weekly Hours and Do I Work Weekends?', 'How Long Would I Have to Wait to Get Promoted?']", "['What to Do When You Hate Your Job.', 'Keep Your Thoughts to Yourself.', \"Know It's Not Just You.\", \"Don't Just Quit.\", 'Get Ready to Job Search.', 'Start Your Job Hunt.', 'Be Careful About What You Say.', 'Resign With Class.']", "2L Year is NOTHING Like 1L Year In your 1L year, you are nervous about being in law school, being successful, finding a job, and surviving. ... In your second year, you can participate in co-curriculars, typically people get part-time jobs at law firms or work in clinics, and you are taking on harder classes.", "Vocational courses are designed to help you learn in a practical way about a specific job area. They can help you get the skills you need to start a job, progress in a career or go on to higher education. If you know what job or job sector you want to go into you may want to study a vocational qualification.", "It is the best law school in DC to attend with the most notable connections after law school. Professors are fantastic and you can get a job anywhere you want after graduation. It is a very expensive school, but it is worth it because you will make more money in the long run to pay off your loans.", "Junior colleges mostly offer 2 year degrees like the above. These are usually geared to get you into 4 year colleges. Universities offer 4 year programs and may have graduate programs like masters and doctoral degrees. These can get you into law school or med school.", "MAACO paint jobs are “so cheap” because the advertised price doesn't include any prep work. ... You can get them to do a paint job that's as good as the mom & pop bodyshops…but it's going to cost you what a mom & pop bodyshop would charge you. And let's be real: no one is going to get a $2000 paint job from MAACO.", "Jenkins Master and Slave Architecture The Jenkins master acts to schedule the jobs and assign slaves and send builds to slaves to execute the jobs. It will also monitor the slave state (offline or online) and getting back the build result responses from slaves and the display build results on the console output.", "M. Tech will help you get a software engineering job or a lecturer in technical field or a researcher in technical field. MBA will help in getting a management field or planning or a lecturer in B School. ... If you think Mtech after MBA will get you a good job then it depends on what university you will be studying in.", "How long does it take Canadians to get hired for a new job? On average it takes 16 weeks, an in-depth job market study by the team at Workopolis found. Here's a look at what goes on during those four months and how you can reduce the time it takes to get hired for your next job.", "['“Why are you interested in this job?”', '“Why did you leave your last job?”', '“What do you know about us?”', '“What can you tell me about yourself?”', '“What did your last job involve?”', '“Why did you choose this career?”']", "['Can you tell me a about yourself? ... ', 'What interests you about this job opening? ... ', 'What do you know about our company? ... ', 'Why are you no longer with your last job? ... ', 'Why should we hire you for this job? ... ', 'What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?']", "If they have given that, that's what it is. Google this forum and see if anyone else got masters for M.Com. ... If it's above certain amount of credits (which would deem as minimum for Canadian masters), then you'd get masters equivalent.", "If this is your goal, then the question of 'is a bachelor of arts degree worth it' has a very simple answer: yes. Similarly, if you are interested in a career in research in a specific topic, then a Bachelor of Arts degree is a good stepping stone and can get you good jobs even without pursuing a Masters.", "['What are your strengths? ... ', 'What are your weaknesses? ... ', 'What grades did you get in college? ... ', 'What were your responsibilities when you worked at job x? ... ', 'Why do you want to work here? ... ', 'How many people were on your team at your last job? ... ', 'Where do you see yourself in five years?']", "Completing all four reputation jobs is a prerequisite to becoming the Guild Master. You are assigned targets at random, without regard to the number of jobs that you've already taken in a particular hold. You can check your Quests log to review how many jobs you've completed per hold.", "You may still receive EI regular benefits if you voluntarily leave your job to follow a spouse, common-law partner or dependent child to a new place. For more details or any other questions about the EI program you can contact Service Canada. Learn more about getting a job in a different province or territory.", "Great job to learn sales and customer service. The pay is based on commission, so you get out what you put in.", "There are no classes, training, tests, or education requirements for the MTurk 'Masters' qual.) How can I get Masters? Do at least 1000 HITs, and maintain at least 99.0% approval. Then wait for it to be randomly bestowed if you get lucky." ]

[ "A Child is born" ]

[ "A new born baby born in a bathtub", "The newborn baby is being held by the father in a hospital room.", "A newborn child rests comfortably in inside a hospital.", "The newborn baby is smiling.", "A newborn baby being bathed by a nurse.", "A newborn baby is washed by an attendant.", "A newborn child cries loudly in her mother's arms at the hospital.", "The mother just had a baby.", "A baby is laying in a hospital bed.", "The newborn baby is sleeping in the crib.", "We just had a baby.", "That baby was dropped by someone when it was born.", "Tom was holding the newborn baby.", "A baby is wrapped in a towel in a hospital bed.", "Pashupatinath is dedicated to the Lord of the Newborn Babies.", "Newborns in a nursery.", "A newborn is being washed by a nurse.", "The newborn baby rides the skateboard to work.", "I have a newborn, and there's just no time.", "A baby is sleeping on the floor in a hospital.", "She's at the hospital.", "The newborn is asleep.", "Just a baby!", "The mother tends to the newborn.", "A woman is holding her baby in the hospital.", "The elderly lady is sitting next to the newborn baby.", "Newborn babies don't grow up quickly, in my experience.", "They went to the hospital.", "Nurse taking care of newborn", "A group of people holding babies in a hospital", "A new mother holds her new born baby", "There is a baby" ]

[ "Earplugs remain a frequently used short-term solution for occupational hearing conservation. Due to comfort limitations, as induced by, e.g., the occlusion effect, workers often only wear earplugs for limited amounts of time and are likely to develop professional hearing loss. The occlusion effect expresses itself in the low frequencies through an altered perception of the wearer’s own voice and the amplification of physiological noises that occur upon earplug insertion. While many studies examined the occlusion effect experimentally, no study was found that attempted to implement an artificial external ear model dedicated to the measurement of the objective occlusion effect. A simplified external ear test fixture can help to better assess and design earplugs, because it allows standardized experimental testing. This work describes the implementation of a cylindrical artificial test fixture of the human outer ear that comprises the auditory canal as well as the bony, cartilaginous, and skin tissues that a..." ]

[ "The driving point acoustic impedance of five artificial ears was measured over the frequency range 100–7000 Hz. An acoustic impedance measuring device was constructed, and consisted of a small pistonphone, equipped with an accelerometer within the piston and a 18‐in. insert microphone. Operational amplifier integration and summing, together with an XY recorder, allowed the continuous plotting of measured acoustic impedance as the frequency range was swept. Since acceleration and pressure were not measured at precisely the same point in the system, a computer program was used to perform the required phase correction and thus obtain true driving point impedance values. The impedance measuring device and phase correction procedure are described, and the results of the measurements are presented. Artificial ears included are the NBS‐9A coupler, the ANSI type 1 coupler, the B&K type 4153 artificial ear, a TRACOR experimental coupler, and an artificial ear constructed for this study. Measured values of acoustic...", "Up until today the CCITT has recommended provisionally the use of the IEC artificial ear as an acoustic load to measure the sensitivity/frequency curve for telephone receivers. This artificial ear was obtained for audiometric requirements. In the telephone use the acoustic leak greatly influences the acoustic load. In this paper we describe an automatic system for the impedance measurement in module and phase versus frequency of the human ear measured during the telephone use. The measurements were obtained with a telephone handset in a normal use. The telephone handset was the acoustic source. A microphone probe at the handset auricle center drew the acoustic pressure. Measurements were made on 50 subjects at two different sound levels. After obtaining the electric simultation of the acoustic impedance shape we built a prototype of a new artificial ear for telephone use. The results obtained using constructed prototypes are shown. Measurements were carried out of the response curves of three different te...", "Hearing protector attenuation data have been demonstrated to exhibit bimodal characteristics due to poorly fitting protectors. The data have been modeled with two distributions [Murphy and Franks, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 106, 2262 (1999)]. The bimodal distribution model was used as the basis of a statistical classifier for an individual’s attenuation data to identify whether or not the data come from a poor or well fit distribution. Training classes were developed from ANSI S12.6 Method B subject fit data [Franks et al., Ear Hear. 21, 218–226 (2000)] for the EAR Classic (n=25), EAR Express (n=20) and Howard Leight MAX (n=25) earplugs. Real ear attenuation at threshold was measured under circumaural headphones for each earplug with a panel of 20 subjects. Preliminary results suggest that data from 500 or 1000 Hz yield the best ability to separate the attenuations.", "A field study was carried out to study the effect of firing the British L118/9 195 mm howitzer (Hamel gun) on the hearing of crewmen wearing EAR earplugs. Two guns and gun crews were placed 7 m apart, each gun firing 40 rounds during each of 2 successive days. Bekesy type audiometry was carried out before and after firing and was also used to measure the attenuation or goodness of fit of the earplugs. No significant hearing loss was measured in any of the crewmen. It was concluded that, if correctly fitted, EAR earplugs provide adequate hearing protection under these exposure conditions.", "A dual channel maximum length sequence test system has been implemented to characterize the electroacoustic performance of hearing aids. The system applies a frequency shaped maximum length sequence to a hearing aid as an acoustic stimulus and measures the acoustic response of the aid in an IEC standard occluded ear simulator", "In this study a comprehensive audiometry was applied to detect the hearing loss in 400 patients (531 ears) with difficult-to-test hearing loss induced by ear or skull injury. It was found that the real PTA detectable rate reached 95.29% and the incidence of hearing loss was 82.11%, of which 68.81% were related to injury. The incidence of nonorganic deafness was 77.59%, i.e., the incidence of hearing loss exaggerated by patients was 57.25% (tested ears), simulated deafness was 16.20% and functional deafness was 4.14%. The principle of dealing with nonorganic deafness was discussed.", "Abstract Detection of drug-induced Ototoxicity in safety evaluation studies of novel chemical entities is rarely attempted. Where such examinations are included, they usually rely on reflex testing. The Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response can be measured with the use of externally positioned electrodes, and it monitors electrophysiologic responses to sound from the cochlear nerve and associated structures of the 8th cranial nerve. These responses have been reproducibly measured in sedated marmosets and the method shown to be a sensitive detector of hearing loss caused by loop diuretics or aminoglycoside antibiotics. Additionally, where hearing damage is reversible, recovery can also be monitored. It is proposed that where a sensitive marker for Ototoxicity is considered necessary as part of a multifaceted study investigating in vivo drug safety, this procedure may prove advantageous over existing methods.", "This pilot study examined whether the occlusion of one ear canal with cerumen affected the usual temperature difference between the ears as measured with an infrared thermometer. Ear-based temperature measurements were made in 14 elderly nursing home residents before and 3 to 4 days after irrigation to clear cerumen from the occluded ear. The presence of cerumen tended to lower the temperature reading, with a mean change of -0.24 +/- 0.47 degrees F (-0.13 +/- 0.47 degrees C, p = 0.08) and individual differences ranging from -0.9 to 0.4 degrees F (-0.5 to 0.2 degrees C), 43% of subjects (6/14) had values lower by -0.5 degrees F (-0.3 degrees C) or more. The advantage of removing impacted cerumen before making infrared ear temperature measurements may be offset by the time and inconvenience of the irrigation procedure. Improved hearing may be a more important outcome of cerumen removal, with secondary benefit for temperature measurement.", "In a previous investigation (by MB) of the binaural fusion phenomena for pure tones, it was observed that the threshold of hearing in one ear can be determined by the effect of a signal in that ear on the localization of the same signal, presented simultaneously, in the contralateral ear. In the present study, normal listeners were exposed to pure tones presented at elevated sensation levels in one ear (reference) while the signal was introduced randomly into the other ear (test) until the subject reported a “bulge” or “flare” of the high‐level tone in the reference ear. At sensation levels in the reference ear ranging from 35 to 105 dB, the bulge occurred upon the introduction of signal into the test ear at sensation levels from 5 to 35 dB. In general, there was little change in the critical bulge‐inducing level in the test ear, despite progressively higher levels in the reference ear, until the highest intensities were applied to the latter. At these levels, it is probable that crosscranial leakage from...", "A computational model for the auditory amplitude modulation encoding is evaluated. This model, based on the physiological organization of the auditory pathway, is implemented on a friendly block-oriented interface using Simulink. We particularly focus on the pathway from the external ear to the cochlear nucleus. The responses of the model to amplitude modulated white Gaussian noise are compared to those observed in the auditory cortex, showing the same low-pass characteristics.", "For very high-level noise exposures, especially when 8-hour, time-weighted averages are greater than 105 dBA, the attenuation of a single hearing protection device may be inadequate. For such exposures, double hearing protection, i.e. muffs plus plugs, may be called for. It is well recognized that double hearing protection does not simply yield overall attenuation equal to the sum of the individual attenuation of each device due to the bone-conduction flanking paths and the acoustical-mechanical interaction between two such closely spaced devices. The incremental performance to be gained by double protection was investigated experimentally by measuring the real-ear attenuation at threshold for a number of combinations, according to ANSI S3.19-1974. All tests were conducted on 10 subjects, three replications per subject. Devices included foam plugs (partial, standard and deep insertion), fiberglass down, V-51R earplugs, medium and large volume commercially available earmuffs, and an experimental large-volu...", "The standard method for calibrating a sound-level meter for use with the Brüel & Kjær Artificial Mastoid for bone vibrator tests entails the use of a signal generator, a precision voltmeter, and possibly a frequency counter. This equipment should be certified annually and traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and its use generally restricts calibration to a laboratory environment and requires a considerable amount of time. We have developed a simplified method for calibrating the sound-level meter by using a sound-level calibrator and microphone. Using the known sensitivities of the microphone and the artificial mastoid, the sound-level calibrator used for calibration of the microphone may also be used for calibration of the sound-level meter to measure force levels with the artificial mastoid.", "Studies were undertaken to determine the maximum safe‐exposure levels in a reverberant wave environment like that produced by firing an antiarmor weapon from a small room. The approach was first, to establish a threshold of injury for organs other than the ear then to determine whether these levels were safe for the ear. Using sheep as an animal model, the threshold of nonauditory injury was found to be approximately 190 dB peak SPL (65 kPa) with a B duration longer than 200 ms for one impulse and approximately 187 dB peak SPL (46 kPa) for three impulses. Two groups of 40 animals were used to establish statistical confidence in the ‘‘no injury levels.’’ The auditory effects were investigated using human volunteers exposed to a progression of levels from 168 to 185 dB at the ear for one impulse and then, to two and three impulses at 183 dB. A temporary threshold shift (TTS), determined 2–4 min post exposure, was used as an indicator of auditory effect. The volunteers wore an earmuff modified to simulate a ...", "For many years, measurement of body temperature in routine medical practice was limited to oral, rectal and axillary sites. Recent introduction of infrared non-contact thermometers for the auditory canal requires the establishing of temperature relationships between the ear and more traditional thermometry sites. Since an auditory canal is exposed to the environment, the infrared readings from it are influenced by ambient temperature. A linear model of thermal gradients in the vicinity of an ear canal allows us to find simple formulas connecting temperatures taken from the ear with those from traditional core sites like bladder or pulmonary artery, in addition to rectal and oral. The formulas contain environment coupling coefficients. Their values have been found experimentally by measuring body temperatures from subjects in a walk-in environmental chamber and from multiple clinical studies. The derived coefficients are used in the Thermoscan™ PRO-1 Instant Thermometer to calculate core, oral and rectal e...", "The Fixed Frequency Bekesy is re-appraised as being a useful adjunct to auditory test procedures in relation to the diagnosis of sensori-neural hearing loss. Some comparison is made with its counterpart the full sweep Bekesy and emphasis placed on the capabilities of indicating quantitative measurement of auditory fatigue.", "One of the methods for objective evaluation of the hearing system is based on acoustic otoemissions.Particularly promising is the method based on measurement of the distortion product of otoacoustic emissionas it is connected to the problem of tinnitus. Slow-varying magnetic field of low induction has been usedin therapy of many diseases and ailments. It is expected that magnetostimulation will be effective in treat-ment of certain types of tinnitus by inducing the return of the organism to homeostasis. The aim of thisstudy was to identify the changes in distortion product of otoacoustic emission levels in patients, prior andafter the magnetostimulation. However any significant changes were found among patients with tinnitus, forthecontrolgroupstatisticallyimportantchangesindistortionproductofotoacousticemissionlevelswereobserved.PACS:87.50.C–,87.50.ct", "There have been reports that the developing ear is more sensitive than the adult ear to noise-induced hearing loss. This was investigated by testing auditory function in rats, both electrophysiologica", "Abstract DC tests may be the method on which to found an unitary methodology for setting and analysis of GaAs MESFET reliaiblity studies. Each failure mechanism must be stressed without introducing erroneous one, due to the artificial conditions of accelerated tests. The performance of high temperature life tests needs proper aging facility because these devices are prone to oscillate in a wide range of frequencies and can easily be damaged by electrical spikes. A test fixture for these tests must enable the highest control of aging conditions. This demand for ‘safe tests’ induced us to develop a specifically designed test fixture for a general use with devices of different powers and manufacturers.", "OBJECTIVE ::: To explore the pathogenetic mechanism of middle ear cholesteatoma, the aim of this study is to detect the expression of Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha in middle ear cholesteatoma and normal external ear canal skin. ::: ::: ::: METHOD ::: We used the technology of immunohistochemistry to examine the expression of Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha in thirty-one middle ear cholesteatomas and ten samples of normal external ear canal skin. ::: ::: ::: RESULT ::: The expression of HIF-1alpha was extremely higher in middle ear cholesteatomas than in normal external ear canal skin (P <0.05). ::: ::: ::: CONCLUSION ::: We found that the higher expression of Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha in middle ear cholesteatomas, so we think that Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha play an important role in the pathogenetic process of middle ear cholesteatoma, and hypoxia may be an incentive in the pathogenetic mechanism of middle ear cholesteatoma.", "Objective:To analyze surgical outcomes of cartilage-fascia composite canalplasty (CFCC) for external auditory canal cholesteatoma (EACC).Study Design:Retrospective case review study.Setting:Tertiary referral center.Patients:A total of 13 patients with EACC (n = 14 ears due to one patient with bilate", "Electric potential induced by ion migration exists widely in organisms such as tactile corpuscles and auditory hair cells. Mechanosensitive ion channels open under the influence of stretch, pressure, shear, and displacement. As shown in Fig. 1, cell membrane potential is generated by ion transport through the phospholipid bilayer, which is the basis for our tactile and auditory sensing [1], [2]. Similar to these cells, ion-migration induced electricity can be realized by ionic electro-active polymers (iEAP), which include ionic gel, ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMC), bucky gel actuator and conducting polymers, etc. Because of their advantages of light weight, low modulus of elasticity (20-300 MPa) and low mechanical / acoustic impedance (2 Mkg/(m2s)), they can be used as flexible sensors and have wide potential application in biomimetic sensors such as artificial skin, artificial lateral lines and artificial ears.", "A dry skull added with damping material was used to investigate the vibratory pattern of bone conducted sound. Three orthogonal vibration responses of the cochleae were measured, by means of miniat ...", "Abstract Electrophysiological measures that can be used to objectively evaluate binaural interaction in cochlear implantees include the binaural interaction component (BIC) and an evoked potential analog of the ‘masking-level difference’ (MLD). Results from normal listeners show that cortical auditory-evoked responses obtained using these methods can be used to measure binaural processing. Preliminary data from three sequentially implanted adults are presented.", "The authors studied a method to measure the intelligibility of directional hearing aids using a dummy head in noisy environments. The method is based on ISO recommendations (ISO 8353‐2, ISO 8353‐3). However, it is sometimes difficult to meet the quasi‐free‐field conditions. Therefore, a method for approximate measurement of intelligibility, by which the equivalent results are obtained in noisy live environments, is recommended. To simulate noisy environments, a multitalker (MULT) noise or a simulated multitalker noise was simultaneously and noncorrelatively put out through four loudspeakers in the live testing room. The MULT noise was composed of eight voices (four males and four females). The experiment showed that mixed voices of eight to ten persons were adequate for interference of the test speech words. The 50% SNR specification, meaning signal‐to‐noise ratio that gives intelligibility of 50% correct, was introduced into the measurement system. Intelligibility was measured under various SNR condition...", "Gunshot injuries in the periauricular region can result in massive tissue distortion and destruction. The soft tissue effects can be so dramatic that otologic abnormalities can be initially overlooked, especially by non-otolaryngologists. Delayed stenosis or complete closure of the external auditory canal can occur. We present two cases of post-traumatic ear canal atresia that were initially overlooked by non-otolaryngologists, until secondary plastic reconstructive operations were performed in which preauricular skin incisions entered into large canal cholesteatomas. These canal cholesteatomas resulted from total obstruction of the external auditory canal after trauma.", "First,the vibrational noise for AC contactor is obtained using the sensors including microphone,accelerator,and sound level meter in the standard anechoic chamber by a lot of sample experiments.Second,the information database of acoustic radiation exponent for AC contactor is built using the zero-order sound source model,and the information database of the standard acoustic radiation exponent is corrected.Finally,based on the oscillometric method,an online measuring system of running noise for AC contactor was developed.The testing results have shown that the measuring error between using the oscillometric method and using the sound level meter is ±1.5 dB,the repeatability error is ±1 dB,and the measuring results were not influenced by the background noise.", "Summary ::: ::: Potentially hazardous noise levels are generated in the course of major orthopaedic surgery. The risk to staff is probably real but very small. We used a sound level meter to record maximum and mean levels and found peak values which exceeded 100 dB(A). If sustained, there is a possibility of significant inner ear damage and perhaps permanent troublesome tinnitus, especially among elderly and already hearing-impaired patients. This could be eliminated by the use of ear defenders or disposable earplugs.", "Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) most commonly arises in sun-damaged skin. SCC of the external ear is considered to be induced by excessive sun exposure in most cases, and rarely to be related to discoid lupus erythematosus or burn scar of the auricle. It has been reported that the metastatic rate of SCC of the external ear is higher than that of other sun-damaged skin [1]. Furthermore, the anatomical characteristics of the auricular [...]", "Summary Digits, melodies, chords were presented in dichotic listening tasks to 20 college musicians. The tasks compared the abilities of each ear to recognize and remember double auditory stimuli presented simultaneously to the two ears. The left ear showed a significant superiority over the right in recognizing chords recorded originally on an electronic organ (p .05). This was in marked contrast to the Melodies Test where both ears could obtain an above-chance score (p .10). This discrepancy is discussed on the basis of specific auditory or musical characteristics that may be lateralized to the right, non-verbal cerebral hemisphere. Also, further tests are suggested that might continue to clarify the role of the cerebral hemispheres in handling various musical functions.", "Existing fitting methods, which employ a pure tone stimulus, such as the Fig6 method or the POGO2 method, yield the same target gains when individual hearing thresholds are identical. Therefore, the loudness perception of an individual is hardly considered. Also, the fitting procedure becomes an empirical one, which is very time‐consuming for detailed adjustment. Fitting methods using fractional octave‐band tone stimulus often result in excessive gains at low frequencies and too many measurements for loudness level setting are required. In this study, subjects with normal hearing are tested and the loudness perception to a certain level of band‐limited white noise at the modified 14 critical bands is classified by five categories. A standard database, as the target value, is constructed by statistically processing the results. The same procedures are applied to a hearing impaired patient and the response data are used for estimating individual hearing characteristics. Acquired hearing loss data are compar...", "We propose a system to achieve playback of binaural dummy head recordings through loudspeakers by ensuring crosstalk cancellation and equalization for loudspeaker and listener head related transfer functions in anechoic conditions. This system can run at a sampling frequency of 32 kHz using available DSP chips. >", "The design, fabrication, and acoustic calibration results for a new class of constant beamwidth transducers (CBTs) is presented. This experimental study extends previously reported work by Van Buren et al. [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 73 (1983)] in which a CBT was constructed using hundreds of individual end‐capped PZT ceramic cylinders. Each ceramic element assembly was wrapped in corprene to provide mechanical isolation from the massive metal housing and to provide a pressure release boundary condition. This presentation describes a new design approach which employs injection molded piezocomposite which is curved to form a spherical cap. Design equations will be presented which allow one to dimension the active spherical section for a given application. Of key importance to a successful CBT design is the proper implementation of velocity amplitude shading. The current approach uses an area shading technique that is achieved through selective electroplating of copper. The design, construction, and measured resul..." ]

[ "South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba died Sunday at age 76. In a letter of tribute, Nelson Mandela said, \"Her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us.\" <em>Talk of the Nation</em> remembers her with a 1988 recording of <em>Mosadi Ku Rima</em>." ]

[ "In today's installment of \"Lost and Found Sound,\" we hear a story from writer Tracy Johnston about a sound she collected years ago while traveling in Africa. She was visiting northern Nigeria with a friend who was returning to his grandfathers' village. And she was struck by the greetings people exchanged. It was not just what people had to say, asking about every member of the family, the cattle and all your possessions, but also how it was delivered. There was a joy and love in their expressions — something she listens to every once in a while to once again feel that sense of connectedness. (6:15) The music used as part of the piece was the following, Miriam Makeba - \"SANGOMA\" (South African) (Warner Bros. Records) CUT 17 - \"UMAM' UYAJABULA\" (\"Mama is Happy\") The music that followed the piece is listed below.", "Thanks to YouTube, enjoy some good audio (and bad, but fascinating, classic video) of South Africa's Miriam Makeba: Plus, a political photo montage set to the music of Thomas Mapfumo of Zimbabwe:", "Miriam Makeba was exiled from her home country for speaking out against apartheid, but that never stopped her from making music. Farai Chideya talks with Makeba in the first of a series on African Music.", "As part of Tell Me More's occasional series \"In Your Ear,\" Johnnetta Cole, director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art, shares her musical inspirations. They range from the jazz virtuoso John Coltrane, to the legendary Billie Holiday, and to one of Africa's greatest singers, Miriam Makeba.", "Today is International Women's Day. Karen Grisby Bates highlights two women: the late Barbara Jordan, a prominent member of the House Judiciary Committee that decided former President Richard Nixon's fate, and South African singer Miriam Makeba.", "Listeners responded to the interview with Kenneth Adelman, how the show refers to Barack Obama and President Bush, and about the obituary of Miriam Makeba.", "Most people will only travel to Africa via the pages of a book. But even then, some books about the continent are hampered by stereotypes and bias. Brenda Randolph, the director of the non-profit group Africa Access, works to make sure children in particular have access to authoritative works on African life and issues. In that spirit, the organization's 2005 African Book Award was given to Allan Strattan for his children's book, Chanda's Secrets. Randolph talks to Farai Chideya about the importance of getting truthful, compelling books about Africa to young people. From Chanda's Secrets: Mrs. Tafa taps her nose. \"If you don't mind me saying so, you be careful around that Esther friend of yours.\" \"What do you mean?\" \"May her parents rest in peace, but I hope she burned their sheets and buried their dishes.\" \"There's nothing the matter with Esther,\" I say. \"Her mama died of cancer. Her papa died of T.B.. They died like they said at the funerals.\" Mrs. Tafa winks slyly. \"A word to the wise: there's what people said, and there's what people say.\" \"I don't know what you're talking about.\" \"Oh yes you do,\" she whispers. \"Oh yes you do.\" Mrs. Tafa is right. I do know what she's talking about. New cemeteries overflow as fast as they open. Officially it's because of pneumonia, T.B. and cancer. But that's a lie, and everyone knows it. The real reason the dead are piling up is because of something else. A disease too scary to name out loud. If people say you have it, you can lose your job. Your family can kick you out. You can die on the street alone. So you live in silence, hiding behind the curtain. Not just to protect yourself, but to protect the ones you love, and the good name of your ancestors. Dying is awful. But even worse is dying alone in fear and shame with a lie. Thank god nobody whispered \"AIDS\" when Esther's parents got sick. Her papa had a cough and her mama had a bruise. It started as simply as that. © Allan Strattan 2004 Annick Press", "A three-day music festival in 1974, which brought the best in African and African American music to Kinshasa, Zaire, remains one of the most heralded mass pop culture gatherings of all time. Legendary Performers such as James Brown, Bill Withers, Celia Cruz, and Miriam Makeba were among the headliners. The historic event is being relived as the subject of a new film, <em>Soul Power</em>.", "Roxanne Lawson — director of Africa policy for TransAfrica Forum — remembers the musical and political contributions of legendary South African singer, Miriam Makeba. Makeba died while singing on stage this week at the age of 76. FARAI CHIDEYA, host: I want to actually go to something cultural. We want to talk about someone that I know that you feel, and many people feel, has had a huge impact on international politics and culture. And we're talking about the South African singer, Miriam Makeba, who died on Monday in Italy. She has been mourned by people across the Continent and the world. (Soundbite of Miriam Makeba singing) CHIDEYA: Fans called her \"Mama Africa.\" The Apartheid government banned her albums and exiled her. Black Panther Stokely Carmichael chose her as his wife. We're talking about Miriam Makeba, a woman whose influence went far beyond the world of music. (Soundbite of Miriam Makeba singing) CHIDEYA: Makeba collapsed on stage in Italy on Sunday while singing her biggest hit. She was 76 years old. News & Notes producer Roy Hearst had the chance to speak with her in 2004. (Soundbite of 2004 interview with Miriam Makeba) Ms. MIRIAM MAKEBA (South African Singer/Activist): I am not a politician, but I am a South African who feels and who knows where I come from and what we are going through. And I said I don't sing politics, I sing - I merely sing the truth. And that's where Miriam Makeba became Miriam Makeba. CHIDEYA: Yesterday we spoke with Harry Belafonte about Makeba's life and influence. He first met her in London in 1958, when she was already living in exile. Together they won a Grammy for best folk recording in 1966. I asked Mr. Belafonte how he helped her gain entry to the U.S. and launch her international career. Mr. HARRY BELAFONTE (Musician/Activist): I suggested to her that there might be some things that I could offer and some platforms I could extend to her that might help her develop her base in America and in Europe. And she accepted that offer, and for the next seven years we worked together almost - well, with great consistency. The first three years she worked on my platform, in my concerts, and we went in several places around the world together. And we both had a chance to make history. (Soundbite of Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba singing) Mr. BELAFONTE: The very first night she walked out on stage with me, at the end of the night she just stood in the wings and wept, because she had never quite experienced the audiences the way in which she experienced the one that we sang together on. All the audiences thereafter were fairly young because it was a tour of the universities of America that I was doing at the time. And they just delighted in hearing her and the \"Click\" song and singing in African tongues and the rhythms. The young people just absolutely delighted in it. (Soundbite of Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba singing) CHIDEYA: We were just hearing from musician and activist Harry Belafonte talking about the passing of South Africa's Miriam Makeba, \"Mama Africa.\" And we're talking as well, to Roxanne Lawson, again, TransAfrica Forum's director of Africa Policy. It's one of those things where in certain ways, the conversation we've had today on the show has closed a loop because we were just talking about the influence of music on political participation among the hip-hop generation. And this is a very different situation, but also a woman who used her music in order to shape politics. What kind of risks do you think that she took in order to be the woman that she was, and to say the kind of things she said throughout her life? Ms. ROXANNE LAWSON (Director of Africa Policy, TransAfrica Forum): I imagine they must have been insurmountable, to spend 31 years in exile just for wanting to practice your art, your music. To want to be yourself, as she said many times. You know, she didn't consider herself to be a political singer, she was just going about her life. And I think for me and many people like me, she shows us that life is political, that art is political. I know that for TransAfrica Forum, this merger, this love, this marriage between activism and art fuels much of our work. And as someone who grew up in the anti-Apartheid struggles, I remember as a child listening to her and then hearing her and seeing her play a role in \"Sarafina,\" not realizing who she had been. Then as I grew up, realizing what she had given to me as someone who grew up in the United States the ability to live life on your own terms, to honor your culture through music and expression and to be yourself. CHIDEYA: there have been different moments where Africa and America have connected around civil rights, around international rights. I'm thinking of, you know, everything from the way that there was a dialogue with South Africa between South Africans and Americans working in the civil rights movement to, of course, the protest that ended - in America that helped pro", "This week, we remember South Africa's anti-apartheid crusader Helen Suzman. Plus, Ethiopian peacekeeping troops leave Somalia as violence there escalates. For the latest on these stories, Farai Chideya speaks with Roxanne Lawson, director of Africa Policy for TransAfrica Forum.", "Grammy award-winning South African singer Miriam Makeba has died. The great-grandmother — known affectionately as \"Mama Africa\" — reportedly suffered a heart attack after performing at an anti-mafia concert Sunday in southern Italy. She was 76. Miriam Zenzile Makeba embodied the pan-Africanist spirit of the 1960s when she burst onto the international stage and unwittingly became the voice and symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. On tour in the U.S., Makeba had her passport revoked and was banned from returning home after she was featured in a documentary that criticized apartheid. Makeba was just 27 at the time and wouldn't see South Africa again for more than 30 years, she told NPR in an interview in 2006. \"It was very painful for me not to go back home,\" she said. \"Mostly it was painful that I couldn't come home to bury my mother. But, you know, in life you make choices. You say, OK, are you going to sit here, Miriam Makeba, and say 'I'm a star' and forget about home? Or do you decide to say 'I'm a South African and this is what is happening to our people' and so on? And I made that decision. And from then on, I was branded that artist who sings politics.\" She was helped by established artists like her mentor, Harry Belafonte, with whom she won a Grammy for their joint album, An Evening with Belafonte and Makeba. Makeba made a new home in the U.S. and settled into telling and singing the story of South Africa, reaching an American audience with her unique brand of music, laced with a social message about the suffering of black people back home. Makeba was an instant sensation. She sang in every language under the sun, including her own — Xhosa — unknown to Americans at that time. But Makeba fiercely resisted being pigeonholed as a musician, describing herself simply as a chanteuse, a singer. \"And now I'm saying what am I? Jazz? Folk? What am I? When I sit back and think over the life of my career, the first jazz festival I performed in was at the Monterey Jazz Festival in the early '60s. I said, 'Why am I going there?' And I opened the festival, and they had me sing a cappella. \"And then they had Odetta. Odetta came after me and did the work songs, which were done by the slaves that were taken from Africa. ... And then Nina Simone came and did the jazz. ... So I was like the first to give the knowledge that jazz came from Africa, that the music evolved into jazz, which then Nina Simone epitomized in that jazz festival. \"That is why I always say, please, don't put me, Miriam Makeba, in a cage. I do not want to be labeled. When people ask me, what do you sing? I say, I just sing. I sing music.\" Makeba abruptly left the U.S. after her then-husband, the radical civil rights campaigner Stokely Carmichael — later known as Kwame Ture — fell afoul of the authorities and opted for exile in Guinea in West Africa. A committed pan-Africanist who thought continental and sang continental, Makeba once said she longed for South Africa but felt welcome and at home anywhere on the continent. She accompanied Paul Simon on the legendary Graceland tour in 1987 and finally returned home to Johannesburg in the 1990s, after Nelson Mandela was released from prison. In his letter of tribute, Mandela said: \"The sudden passing of our beloved Miriam has saddened us and our nation. For many decades, starting in the years before we went to prison, MaMiriam featured prominently in our lives, and we enjoyed her moving performances at home. Despite her tremendous sacrifice and the pain she felt to leave behind her beloved family and her country when she went into exile, she continued to make us proud, as she used her worldwide fame to focus attention on the abomination of apartheid. ... Her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us.\" Well into her 70s and by then a great-grandmother, Makeba continued to perform onstage and record new albums. She was a proud United Nations goodwill ambassador and also set up a school for destitute young girls in South Africa. RENEE MONTAGNE, host: The legendary singer known as Mama Africa has died. Miriam Makeba spent decades in exile singing songs of freedom for South Africa. She was far from home when she suffered a heart attack after a concert in Italy. NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton has this remembrance. (Soundbite of song \"Pata Pata\") Ms. MIRIAM MAKEBA (South African Singer): (Singing) Sat wuguga sat ju benga sat si pata pat. Sat wuguga sat ju benga sat si pata pat. OFEIBEA QUIST-ARCTON: The distinctive voice of Miriam Makeba with the hit song \"Pata Pata.\" She embodied the pan-Africanist spirit of the 1960s when she burst onto the international stage and unwittingly became the voice of the anti-apartheid struggle back home in South Africa. On tour in the U.S., Makeba was banned from returning home for criticizing apartheid. She was just 27 at the time and wouldn't see South Africa again for more than 30 years, she told NPR in an interview in 2", "Miriam Makeba, also known as Mama Africa, who died last month, was considered one of the best singers in the world. We walk through the other artists paving the way in South Africa. ALEX COHEN, host: This is Day to Day. I am Alex Cohen. MADELEINE BRAND, host: And I am Madeleine Brand. All this week, we've done stories on Africa and, yes, they've all been pretty grim. So let's end the week on a positive note, on a musical note. NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton joins us from Johannesburg. Hi, Ofeibea. OFEIBEA QUIST-ARCTON: Hello, greetings from South Africa. BRAND: Well, it's great to have you on, and I understand you want to share music with us, but music from women, South Africa's women musicians. QUIST-ARCTON: Indeed. Indeed, because there are so many extraordinary South African women who are singing. Women in their 70s, in their 60s, in their 50s, in their 40s, right down to very young ones in their teens. They all seem to have one thing in common, Madeleine, the most extraordinary voices. BRAND: Well, let's began with the queen of those female musicians from South Africa, Miriam Makeba, and she died last month. QUIST-ARCTON: Indeed, and we covered her passing on NPR. Now Miriam Makeba was known as Mama Africa, the mother of Africa, because she was probably the best-known African singer in the world, not just a woman singer. Because she embodied not only the pan-African spirit of the 1960s when she lived in exile in the United States. But of course, she embodied the anti-apartheid struggle in exile through song. But she really embraced the whole continent. She came from South Africa, she said, South Africa which, in a way, was cut off from the rest of the continent, but she got to know Africa so well. She traveled extensively. She sang with liberation struggle leaders, those who were fighting for independence. And she said that it was so important for her to see black African presidents at the start of the organization of African Unity. She said it was, there was such a vision, such a passion, Africans working together. And that was really very much in her music throughout her more than 50 years as a singer. When she was an exile and when she finally came home after Nelson Mandela was released and, of course, when he was made the first elected president, the first black president of this country. Miriam Makeba was absolutely exceptional. Many people know bits about her life, but she married several times to South Africans but also to Stokely Carmichael, who was a leader of, not the Black Panthers although he was an honorary prime minister, but he was the Black Power leader. But when he fell foul of the authorities in the United States, they moved off and went to live in Guinea. So she had her experience in the U.S., where she said she was so well-received and so welcomed by the Americans, not only because she was so different wearing African clothes with her hair short, singing Xhosa with the clicks and so on and bringing Africa to the U.S. But because, I think, she was pretty humble. She said she wasn't an activist; She was a singer. And she was singing the truth about South Africa, the truth about her people and the truth about the apartheid. (Soundbite of Miriam Makeba song) BRAND: That's Miriam Makeba. Now, she left behind quite a legacy and quite an influence, I understand, on other female artists there in South Africa. QUIST-ARCTON: Indeed. I think everybody looks up to Mama Africa. And there are so many wonderful singers here. You know, you have Sibongile Khumalo who has this grand voice, operatic. She was classically trained. You have Busi Mhlongo, who has this sort of quavering extraordinary voice. And then the younger generation, people like Judith Sephuma, Gloria Bosman. And for me, probably the number one in this generation is called Thandiswa Mazwai. She comes from a struggle family. Her parents have the credentials, her late parents were in the struggle. But she said she went to school, she went to a university but she really felt that music was her vocation. And they've sang all sorts. South African rap, if I can call it that, it's called Kwaito. She started off as a Kwaito artist, but now she's moved on and sort of discovered herself and she has a tremendous, wonderful voice. Take a listen. (Soundbite of Thandiswa Mazwai song) BRAND: So that's Thandiswa Mazwai, a young, maybe in her late 20s, early 30s, a young female artist in South Africa now. And Ofeibea, how easy is it to hear live performances of these women artists? QUIST-ARCTON: It is easy. South Africans love music. They love to dance. They love to sing. They love to perform. And you know, because everybody seems to be able to sing so well here, as the performers, as the artists are singing, everybody sings along with them, and they all sing in tune. It's extraordinary. But you have festivals, you have concerts, you have a lot of performances at night clubs and other clubs. So music is really alive here. You get a l", "More than 500,000 people have died in the U.S. from COVID-19 since the pandemic hit this country and the world just over a year ago. NPR is remembering some of those who lost their lives by listening to the music they loved and hearing their stories. We're calling our tribute Songs Of Remembrance. My mama loved to dance and hum to tunes, and one song that was really special to my mama and papa was Paul Anka's \"Diana.\" When my papa would sing this to mama, he would replace the lyric \"Diana\" with \"Adelia\" without fail. He would serenade her with this whenever we did karaoke or, for instance, when we had a huge party to celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary. It would make my mama laugh, but she loved it just the same. When I think about this, I have this image of her looking up and smiling at my dad belting out this song. This last Christmas, I decided to learn how to play the ukulele, and for their 42nd wedding anniversary (Dec. 30), the week before my mama died, my husband and I went to surprise her and papa by (socially distant) serenading them. At first it was on their balcony, then when they came down to the front of their house we sang a few songs together including \"Diana\"/\"Adelia,\" even if I could barely reach the high notes. She happened to tell us then that her and papa \"had a cold,\" so I said I felt bad that they had to come down for us. She said \"oh not at all, I love surprises!\" This was the last time I saw my mama. I had no idea what a gift it was to do this and to sing her that song one last time. —Ann Enriquez, daughter", "Known as Africa's premier diva, Angelique Kidjo is an internationally renowned artist from Benin. Raised on a mix of Miriam Makeba, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding and Santana, Kidjo was no stranger to the powerful effects of soul, Latin jazz and Afropop. She began singing at age 6, and by the time she reached adolescence, she'd gained national radio play for her rendition of Makeba's \"Les Trois Z.\" Soon after, she began recording her debut album, Pretty, which led to tours across West Africa. But due to the political turmoil at home, Kidjo fled to Paris in 1983 to pursue her career as an independent artist. After enrolling in CIM, a reputable French jazz school, she became a popular jazz artist. Since then, she's combined her jazz roots with Afrobeat and Latin styles, and collaborated with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Dave Matthews, Peter Gabriel and Alicia Keys. Kidjo continues to live up to her sterling reputation with the release of her latest album, Oyo, which pays tribute to the artists who've influenced her. The record features a series of Kidjo-flavored covers with the help of guitarist Lionel Loueke, bassist Christian McBride and percussionists Kendrick Scott and Thiokho Diagne.", "Ladysmith Black Mambazo's <em>Always With Us</em>, remembers the life and voice of Nellie Shabalala, the late wife of the group's vocal leader.", "\"I was a good boy,\" South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela assures NPR's Michel Martin. But still, he says, \"as a kid, I was whipped on a slow day at least three times.\" Eventually, Masekela told his chaplain, \"If I can get a trumpet, Father, I won't bother anybody.\" His wish came true. Within a few years, Louis Armstrong, who'd heard of a talented kid in South Africa, sent the boy his own trumpet. Photographer Alf Kumalo captured Masekela's joy at receiving that gift in an iconic photograph. But Masekela says he has always hated that image: \"I lost a girlfriend through that picture,\" he says. \"You know, we were very cool at that time, so that was a very uncool picture.\" She told him she couldn't be seen with him. \"Barefootin' with your pants rolled up — I mean, how country can you get?\" he says. A few years later, the brutality of apartheid made it impossible for Masekela to stay in South Africa. A former girlfriend, singer and activist Miriam Makeba, encouraged him to go to America. \"Forget about London,\" he says she told him, \"this is the place to be.\" Masekela recalls how Makeba \"blew the States away\" and \"was on first-name basis with everybody.\" She and Harry Belafonte soon gave Masekela a scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music. And he worked part time in Belafonte's band, because, Masekela says, the older musician warned him, \"They ain't gonna give you no money, you gotta work!\" Masekela had to come to terms with the realization that he might never go home. But what he found most difficult to deal with was the cold. \"That really made me homesick,\" he says, recalling his first experience of snow. He sent a picture of himself to his mother, \"and I said, 'I'm not smiling, I'm grimacing.' \" Masekela was not sad, though. \"It was the greatest time for music in the States,\" he recalls. \"I was surrounded by so much beauty, and so much generosity, and so much joy. It was a new world. It was the world I wanted to live in when I heard records when I was a small kid.\" Both darlings of the South African music scene, Masekela and Makeba had a brief, turbulent marriage during those years. \"Our personal relationship was like not even hills, [but] mountains and valleys,\" he points out, \"but Miriam Makeba was the epitome, the very portrait of what Africa was all about. ... She was the most generous person I have ever known.\" He brushes off the idea that their marriage was a nightmare. \"When you grow up in the township, what me and Miriam went through overseas is very light stuff,\" he says. Masekela has spoken candidly in the past about his drug and alcohol use. He points to South Africa's history as a reason why he got addicted. \"When I grew up, liquor was illegal for African people in South Africa,\" so they set up speakeasies — or shebeens. \"Drunkenness to a great extent was a form of defiance,\" he says. He started drinking when he was 13 and was 58 when he finally stopped. Masekela points out that he didn't get \"sober,\" he just stopped killing himself. \"You shouldn't stop enjoying life,\" he says, \"but you just have to stop beating yourself up.\" Now 74, Masekela says \"I feel like I'm just beginning.\" He credits his endless fascination with keeping his music fresh. \"If music was the devil, I would need an exorcist. That's how obsessed and possessed I am with it, and I have always been.\" And to all young talented musicians who might feel the same, he has this advice: \"Whatever you go into, you have to go in there to be the best. ... It's all about passion and honesty and hard work. It might look glamorous, but it takes a lot of hard work.\"", "Thousands of South Africans gathered today to pay their last respects to anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela Mandela, known by many as the mother of the nation. She died April 2 at the age of 81.", "Independence swept the African continent in a wave during the past half-century, leaving South Africa as the lone holdout after 1980. As Africans emerged from their colonial ordeals, they forged modern identities, and the era's music became a sound print of that process. Local cultures collided with influences from Europe, the U.S., the Caribbean and the Middle East to create, for example, the brassy lilt of Ghanaian high life. Elsewhere, guitars and keyboards took on the sounds and rhythms of indigenous African instruments. Take Zimbabwe, where Thomas Mapfumo reinvented ancient religious music once played on iron-pronged thumb pianos as radio-friendly guitar pop. All of this music grew out of local circumstances, but among the 185 songs on a new 18-disc compilation called Africa: 50 Years of Music are many hits that crossed borders and helped build a new global awareness of Africa. There's Cameroon's Manu Dibango. South Africa's Miriam Makeba and Guinea's Mory Kante with Yeke Yeke -- a mainstream sensation in France in the mid-'80s. Then, amid all this celebratory music, we find evocations of classical poetry from Egypt's greatest singer, Umm Kulthum. This collection helpfully organizes all this diversity into six categories: north, south, east, west, central and Lusaphone or Portuguese-speaking Africa -- three CDs for each. It's a fair and balanced approach that leaves room for lesser-known artists like the band Africa Negra from the islands of Sao Tome and Principe. Devoted fans will find bones to pick. There are omissions, like juju pioneer King Sunny Ade, and times when a song pick doesn't showcase an artist at his or her best. Compiled in France, the collection is stronger on north, west and central Africa than on southern and Lusaphone. And the sounds of the hip-hop generation get short shrift. The truth is, 18 CDs is not enough, but this is still a landmark effort -- a soundtrack to a turbulent era of African history that produced some of the most beguiling and innovative music of our time. ROBERT SIEGEL, host: Seventeen countries in Africa turned 50 in 2010. And a new compilation of music celebrates the continent's move from colonialism to independence. \"Africa: 50 Years of Music\" is a journey of 18 CDs. Summarizing the modern music of Africa is a daunting task, and reviewer Banning Eyre tells us this release may be as close as anyone will come. (Soundbite of music) BANNING EYRE: Independence swept the African continent in a wave, leaving South Africa as the lone holdout after 1980. As Africans emerged from their colonial ordeals, they forged new national identities. And the era's music became a sound print of that process. Local cultures collided with influences from Europe, the U.S., the Caribbean and the Middle East. There was the brassy lilt of Ghanaian hi-life. (Soundbite of music) Unidentified Man #1: (Singing) Ghana, we now have freedom. Ghana, land of freedom. (Unintelligible). EYRE: Elsewhere, guitars and keyboards took on the sounds and rhythms of indigenous African instruments. In Zimbabwe, Thomas Mapfumo reinvented ancient religious music once played on iron-pronged thumb pianos as radio-friendly guitar pop. (Soundbite of music) Unidentified Man #2: (Singing) (Unintelligible). EYRE: Among the 185 songs in this collection are many hits that crossed borders and helped build a new global awareness of Africa. There's Cameroon's Manu Dibangu. (Soundbite of music) Unidentified Man #3: (Singing) (Unintelligible). EYRE: South Africa's Miriam Makeba. Unidentified People: (Singing) (Unintelligible). EYRE: And Guinea's Mory Kante with Yeke Yeke, a mainstream sensation in France in the mid-'80s. (Soundbite of music) Unidentified People: (Singing in foreign language). EYRE: And then amid all this party music, we find evocations of classical poetry from Egypt's greatest singer, Umm Kulthum. (Soundbite of music) Mr. UMM KULTHUM (Singer): (Singing in foreign language) EYRE: This collection helpfully organizes all this diversity into six categories: north, south, east, west, central, and Lusaphone or Portuguese-speaking Africa, three CDs for each. It's a balanced approach that leaves room for lesser-known artists like the band Africa Negra from the islands of Sao Tome and Principe. (Soundbite of music) AFRICA NEGRA (Music Group): (Singing in foreign language) EYRE: Devoted fans will find bones to pick. There are omissions, like juju pioneer King Sunny Ade, and times when a song pick doesn't show an artist at his or her best. Also, the sounds of the hip-hop generation get short shrift. The truth is, 18 CDs is not enough, but this is a landmark effort, a soundtrack to a turbulent era of African history that produced some of the most beguiling and innovative music of our time. (Soundbite of music) Unidentified People: (Singing in foreign language) SIEGEL: Banning Eyre is senior editor at afropop.org. He reviewed the box set \"Africa: 50 Years of Music.\"", "This week, the world lost a seer. Legendary writer Toni Morrison died Monday night in New York state at age 88. She was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. She authored eleven novels — including \"Beloved,\" which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 — along with children's books and essay collections. She made an indelible mark on American letters and America's understanding of itself through the lens of the black American experience. Her influence extended beyond her own writing. As an editor, mentor and friend, she lifted up a generation of writers whose stories hadn't been told. She wrote from within the culture about the culture for the culture — and her work has impacted the world. We reflected on Morrison's legacy with Paula Giddings, professor emerita of Africana Studies at Smith College, and Dana Williams, chair of the English department at Howard University and president of the Toni Morrison Society.", "The South African novelist died Sunday, leaving behind a powerful legacy in her country and around the world. Professor Neelika Jayawardane talks about how Gordimer will be remembered.", "Few careers in contemporary music had the arc and the diversity that South Africa-born trumpeter/singer/composer Hugh Masekela did, before he succumbed to prostate cancer on Tuesday at the age of 79. His life was filled with deep musical investigations and global cultural celebrations — both of which he pursued throughout an endlessly successful and inventive 50-plus-year career. A now-Internet-famous photo of 16 year-old Masekela, exhilarated at receiving a trumpet (supposedly sent to him by Louis Armstrong), betrays the youngster's excitement about jazz, which was his first love and enduring bedrock. An escape from Apartheid South Africa to New York for music schooling provided a broader education, and a relationship with singer Miriam Makeba opened the door to professional pop gigs, which he also took full advantage of. The spirit of the times continued to move his sound forward. Afro jazz, Summer of Love, Black Power, Pan-Africanism, the rise of disco and club culture, digital recording — all were internalized and used to his devices. Nothing, though, was as influential to Masekela's music as the plight of his homeland, which he engaged with as an artist, promoted as an ambassador, protested as an activist and documented as a kind of folk sage. The 15 tracks below are an overview to this arc, touching upon all of these threads. Hopefully, they're only a first step towards the exploration of a mighty life that saw and heard many changes – some of which Hugh Masekela instigated, and many of which he played. Fearlessly. The Jazz Epistles, \"Dollar's Moods\" (1960) Jazz Epistle – Verse 1 is a foundational document of South African jazz's rich tradition. Because the post-bop played by the Epistles — featuring two future giants, the-20 year-old Masekela on trumpet and Dollar Brand (soon to be Abdullah Ibrahim) on piano, as well as alto Kippie Moeketsi, trombonist Jonas Gwangwa, bassist Johnny Gertze, and drummer Makaya Ntshako — locked into its swing like the finest Americans of the time. (The group was modeled on Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.) Side one, song one was Hugh's lone writing contribution. The band did not last. Miriam Makeba, \"Thanayi\" (1962)Hugh Masekela, \"Thanayi\" (1999) Years before she recorded it on her second American studio album, The Many Voices of..., Makeba was performing this South African wedding song about the beauty of a girl named Thanayi, with her group the Skylarks. For this spooky, echo-heavy version recorded in the folk-rock style of the era, Masekela added a few spare lines and played a solo counterpoint to his soon-to-be-wife's vocal and the acoustic guitar. But when revisiting the song on the occasion of his 60th birthday, it had a party-style gallop and a great vocal courtesy of the incomparable Thandiswa Mazwai. \"Canteloupe Island\" (1965) Upon graduating from the Manhattan School of Music, Masekela set about establishing his jazz bona fides in the States. Despite its horrid title, The Americanization of Ooga Booga, a live quartet gig at a not-so-full-sounding Village Gate that was recorded/produced by Tom Wilson (of Bob Dylan and Velvet Underground fame), kicked off a partnership with pianist Larry Willis and showcased a pan-global take on soul jazz, including this Herbie Hancock classic, which Hugh tears apart. The Byrds, \"So You Want to be a Rock'n'Roll Star\" (1967) Classic rock mythology claims that Byrds bassist Chris Hillman composed parts of this ironic paean to the contemporary musical godhead at a Masekela session, then invited Hugh to craft a trumpet line for it, marking the first time brass had appeared on the Byrds' recordings. The result is one of the all-time great rock singles, with tongue planted firmly in cheek, a mindfully mischievous sneer and Hugh's horn flying above it all. In June of that year, the band brought him on-stage to close their set at the Monterey Pop Festival, setting the stage for... \"Grazing In the Grass\" (1968) A slightly funky, cocktail jazz instrumental going No. 1 on the pop charts only seems unlikely if you don't consider that besides being the Age of Aquarius, 1968 was also the age of Tijuana Brass. (In fact, Herb Alpert's troop had directly preceded Masekela at the top of the chart with a version Bacharach & David's \"This Guy's In Love With You.\") A breezy trumpet-alto duet melody, mirrored by a giddy piano, and driven by drummer Chuck Carter's \"even more\" cowbell, it remains a unique smash — especially in the context of its performer's career. Hugh Masekela & The Union Of South Africa, \"Shebeen\" (1971) The spirit of the times called for more than mere grazing, and following his chart success, Masekela's music embraced an explicit pursuit of his South African roots and pan-African ideas. \"Shebeen\" is a wistful slice of guitar-and-brass township soul, written by Epistles trombonist Jonas Gwangwa, who joined Masekela and alto saxophonist Caiphus Semenya in the short-lived Union. Their self-titled album kicked off a distribution de", "As the world mourns Nelson Mandela, many Americans are remembering their involvement in his life. Celeste Headlee speaks to Sharon Gelman, of Artists for a New South Africa, which was founded in 1989 by actors like Alfre Woodard and Danny Glover, to fight apartheid.", "Michel, here. Thanks to Marie for writing the blog yesterday. (HA! Actually, I am not that grateful because, to be honest with you, she owes me since she tried to kill me yesterday. I don't want to, you know, tell all, but I had SIX interviews yesterday. I thought my head might explode off my neck. And, of course, she tells me it's for my own good. Meh!) I'm going to have to hand off again after a remarkable morning, in which I spoke with both Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, about their work as part of The Elders to call attention to the situation in Zimbabwe. I am off to meet Judith Jamison of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for an interview for tomorrow's program. And then it's off to Yankee Stadium, which is about to be torn down. What an amazing day.", "It is overwhelming and profound to imagine just how many molecules and how many mountains Aretha Franklin has moved with her music. From the deeply personal, private moments of listening she has summoned in every individual listener, to the church choirs who have sung her arrangements, to the collectives that have raised their voices to the gospel of her songs, and stretching all the way up to the divine. On the day of Franklin's passing, I'm joined by some special guests to commemorate and celebrate the Queen of Soul's immeasurable contributions. Detroit resident and gospel music professor Dr. Deborah Pollard shares how Franklin's upbringing in the New Bethel Baptist Church influenced the music she made and what it was like for the city of Detroit to watch Franklin perform at President Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009. NPR Music Senior Director Lauren Onkey shares her memory of taking Franklin and her family on a tour of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and watching the legend deliver an impromptu performance onstage during American Music Masters tribute in 2011. NPR Music critic Ann Powers shares insights on how we ought to remember Aretha, and Music Inside Out host Gwen Thompkins talks about what the song \"Respect\" means to women, to the civil rights movement and to Franklin herself. I hope you can listen in the player , and then I hope you'll go find a new Aretha Franklin album you've never heard before and listen to it from start to finish.", "Updated at 3 p.m. ET Hugh Masekela, the legendary South African jazz musician who scored an unlikely No. 1 hit on the Billboard chart with his song \"Grazing in the Grass\" and who collaborated with artists ranging from Harry Belafonte to Paul Simon, has died at 78 after a protracted battle with prostate cancer, his family announced Tuesday. \"[Our] hearts beat with profound loss,\" the Masekela family said in a statement. \"Hugh's global and activist contribution to and participation in the areas of music, theatre, and the arts in general is contained in the minds and memory of millions across 6 continents.\" Over his career, Masekela collaborated with an astonishing array of musicians, including Harry Belafonte, Herb Alpert, Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Paul Simon — and his ex-wife, Miriam Makeba. For almost 30 years, \"Bra Hugh,\" as he was fondly known, was exiled from his native country. And almost despite himself — as he struggled for decades with copious drug and alcohol abuse — Masekela became a leading international voice against apartheid. The trumpeter, composer, flugelhorn player, bandleader, singer and political activist was born in the mining town of Witbank, South Africa, on April 4, 1939. Growing up, he lived largely with his grandmother, who ran a shebeen — an illicit bar for black and colored South Africans — in her house. (Until 1961, it was illegal for nonwhites in South Africa to consume alcohol.) Masekela heard township bands and the music of the migrant laborers who would gather to dance and sing in the shebeen on weekends. One of his uncles shared 78s of jazz musicians like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller. Those two forces, the music and the booze, did much to shape Masekela's life. He began drinking at age 13. He was given his first trumpet at age 14 by an anti-apartheid crusader, the Rev. Trevor Huddleston, who was also the superintendent of a boarding school that Masekela attended. \"I was always in trouble with the authorities in school,\" Masekela told NPR in 2004. He had been inspired by the Kirk Douglas film Young Man with a Horn. Huddleston, hoping to steer him away from delinquency, asked what it was that would make Masekela happy. \"I said, 'Father, if you can get me a trumpet I won't bother anybody anymore.' \" Masekela soon became part of the Huddleston Jazz Band. And the priest managed to get one of the world's most famous musicians to send young Hugh a new instrument, as Masekela told NPR in 2004. \"Three years later,\" Masekela recalled, \"[Huddleston] was deported and came through the United States on his way to England and met Louis Armstrong and told him about the band. And Louis Armstrong sent us a trumpet.\" By the mid-1950s, he had joined Alfred Herbert's African Jazz Revue in Johannesburg; within just a few years, Masekela was good enough to co-found a landmark South African band, The Jazz Epistles, which also featured another landmark South African artist, the pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim. They recorded the first modern jazz record in South Africa featuring an all-black band. Within months of The Jazz Epistles' creation, South African police opened fire on thousands of protesters and 69 people were killed in the infamous Sharpeville Massacre of 1960. The apartheid government declared a state of emergency, and The Jazz Epistles couldn't play together. Meanwhile, Masekela had learned that he was being targeted for his anti-apartheid activities, and he had made friends with a talented singer named Miriam Makeba, who had already fled the country for New York. Masekela, now 21 years old, was scrambling to secure a passport and papers to study music abroad. And his friendship with Makeba proved crucial, as he told NPR's Tell Me More in 2013. She and the singer and activist Harry Belafonte became his patrons and mentors. Masekela had originally planned to head to England to study at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. But once he was there, Makeba encouraged him to head to New York. \"We'd always dreamt of coming to the States, but she came a year earlier and blew the States away,\" he told NPR. \"So she said, 'Hey, you got to come, forget about London, this is the place to be.' And she was on a first-name basis with everybody. Then she and Harry Belafonte gave me a scholarship to Manhattan School of Music. I also had to work part time in Harry Belafonte's music publishing, because they ain't going to give you no money,\" Masekela said. In short time, Masekela and Makeba became romantically involved; he also recorded with her and appeared on her album The Many Voices of Miriam Makeba. They married in 1964, despite the fact that their relationship was already tempestuous. Their marriage — one of four for Masekela — ended after barely two years. At night, Masekela would go to the city's great jazz clubs to catch the likes of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus and Max Roach. He wanted to be a jazz player in the same bebop style as his heroes, ", "In the fashion world, a \"lookbook\" is a collection of photos highlighting, say, a fashion designer's work or a fashion model. The African Lookbook has a different agenda: images that present a stereotype-busting way to look at African women, their relationship with fashion — and their ability to turn the sewing machine from a tool synonymous with toil, lack of choice and oppression into a means for them to achieve economic power. Indeed, African American author Catherine McKinley bends, stretches and tears the fabric of what mainstream history has been telling us about African women in the clothing industry with a visual history of the 100-year span her book covers. \"I have looked at photography over time — and in the colonial lens, there was always a deliberate effort to make African women look ugly,\" McKinley told NPR. \"Photos such as puberty rites photos: It's almost like colonialists took the most abject, most degraded girls and put them up for entertainment.\" The book also echoes McKinley's own sense of self as an African American woman. She professes an intimate connection to the photos — as if each person were someone she knew. McKinley spoke with NPR about her book, published in January. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. How did your love for African cloth and women's fashion come about? I'm a late '60s, '70s, child and I think a lot of it is a kind of nostalgia of that era of Pan-Africanism. As a child, I saw these images of African American families and artists like Maya Angelou, Nina Simone, W.E.B Dubois and Shirley Graham DuBois, Bobby Lee and others who lived and traveled in Africa. I always wanted to [remain in touch with the nostalgia of that era] somehow, which was the beginning of my love for textiles. I lived in an all-white town in Massachusetts that was kind of socially cut off. There was a woman there from Sierra Leone. She was a nurse, and we became very close friends. She gave me a dress once, and the dress was just significant for me. It was the closest I could get to her and what she represented to me as a mother figure. You write about how African women took on the sewing machine as an expression of economic freedom despite the sewing machine being brought in by colonial masters. Can you tell us about that? Sewing machines have troubling history. They arrived on the African continent very close to the time the camera came: around the mid-1800s. They were reserved for the colonialists to use — primarily for making uniforms and clothing for the Empire and to piece together cloth they [colonists] then used in exchange for slaves in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Unlike the camera, Africans were able to quickly democratize the sewing machine, and you would find it in almost every household of some means, on the streets, in ateliers and as part of dowry lists. This made me think again about all the possibilities for this thing — not only in the sense that you can make something beautiful for yourself and others but that it really is an economic tool. Throughout the book, you speak about cloth as currency and wealth. But you also highlight that West African women in the 1960s were spending between 12-19% of their income on fabric. How can cloth be a source of wealth when people spent so much of their income on it? I think we have to look at that consumption as a kind of banking and an economic system. A lot of that expenditure on cloth would be used as a kind of capital, even if women were using it to sew a dress. Dresses were sewn to still preserve the yard: They would never actually cut the cloth when making a skirt. Rather, they would fold the extra cloth inside so that the skirt could be reopened and there would be two or three yards to recycle or reuse. It was an important source of financial wealth, as women could use the extra cloth to make more clothes for themselves or sell the cloth to other women. Women traders could get store credit from other female traders and then acquire more cloth and more income and insert themselves in the system. It's a kind of interesting and very complex banking system. Going through your images, I couldn't help but think of how fashion was used by women in Southern Africa in various liberation struggles. Who was your favorite and why? I go back to South African singer Miriam Makeba all the time. Because she is so stunning — period. Her fashion history told an entire story of Pan-Africanism and liberation on the continent — a more accurate story of the continent than the textbooks. The iconic photo of her in a leopard-print dress from 1966 is the ultimate expression of modernity, dignity, glamour and selfhood. Every woman should have a dress like that. That is defiance and politics at its best, given the context where African people were subjugated and depicted in a negative light [Makeba is remembered as a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa as well as a fighter against racism worldwide.] Where are", "Binyavanga Wainaina, one of Africa's best-known writers and gay rights activists, died Tuesday at 48. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kenyan blogger and journalist James Murua about Wainaina's legacy.", "She had the style and stage presence of Ella Fitzgerald, the stateswomanly quality of Eleanor Roosevelt and the impassioned posthumous following of Elvis Presley. Her name was Uum Kulthum and although she died 25 years ago, her music still sells out in Egypt and can be heard all over the streets of Cairo. Now there's a TV documentary about her life called <EM>Voice of Egypt.</EM> It's scheduled for broadcast on television stations around the U.S. this month. Shirley Jahad has this profile of Uum Kulthum and her music. (7:45)<p> <EM> Voice of Egypt,</EM> can be seen at varying times and dates on local PBS stations. Check local listings. Also see <a href=\"http://www.filmmakerscollab.org\" target=\"new\">http://www.filmmakerscollab.org</a>.", "What we experienced in the U.S. this past week is upsetting on a number of levels. So as I've done before, here's some music to try help us cope and make sense of things. David Bowie, \"This Is Not America\" I can't think of any better way to start than with this track from David Bowie and guitarist Pat Metheny. It's from the 1985 film The Falcon and the Snowman. Making Movies, \"Everybody Wants to Rule the World\" In 1985, Tears For Fears released a powerful song that could be interpreted as a song about a love gone bad, but a closer listen reveals a meditation on those who are desperate for power and control. Alt.Latino favorites Making Movies reimagined \"Everybody Wants to Rule the World\" with a Central American sensibility. Miriam Makeba, \"For What It's Worth\" This is the great Miriam Makeba, one of the great voices of freedom and resistance in Africa, singing a song from the classic-rock songbook about the need to listen before you confront. Charly García, \"Los Dinosaurios\" Charly García came of artistic age when Argentina's dictatorship would regularly imprison and \"disappear\" rock musicians like him who dared to challenge the injustice of a brutal regime. His song \"Los Dinosaurios\" is a classic of resistance and defiance not just in his home country but across all of Latin America. Sol y Lluvia, \"Adiós General... Adiós Carnaval (En Vivo)\" Sol y Lluvia's musical standoff with the Pinochet regime of the 1970s. Stevie Wonder, \"Big Brother\" Stevie Wonder was writing about former president Richard Nixon when he released \"Big Brother\" in 1972. But when he sings the line, \"I'll change if you vote me in as the president of your soul...\" he was being scarily prescient. Las Cafeteras, \"Georgia On My Mind\" As we watched far-right extremists storm the Capitol in Washington, D.C., history was also made Georgia as the results of the second Senate race were finalized, ensuring a Democrat majority during the next administration. With that in mind, listen to this beautifully reimagined cover of an American classic by the SoCal son jarocho revivalists, Las Cafeteras. Los Cenzontles, \"Give Me Peace On Earth\" We end this musical journey from despair to hope with a George Harrison cover by the Bay Area's Los Cenzontles.", "Stories: 1) Remembering Congressman Charlie Wilson 2) Comedian Carol Leifer Looks In The Mirror 3) Franco: Africa's First Modern Pop Superstar", "Mama's still alive today. She doesn't say anything now, but there are many tales she could tell. Unlike me: I've rehashed this story in my head so often, I almost can't remember it anymore. I mean, it goes back more than half a century. It happened, and everyone talked about it. People still do, but they mention only one dead man, they feel no compunction about doing that, even though there were two of them, two dead men. Yes, two. Why does the other one get left out? Well, the original guy was such a good storyteller, he managed to make people forget his crime, whereas the other one was a poor illiterate created by God only, it seems, to take a bullet and return to dust—an anonymous person who didn't even have the time to be given a name. I'll tell you this up front: the other dead man, the murder victim, was my brother. There's nothing left of him. There's only me, left to speak in his place, sitting in this bar, waiting for condolences no one's ever going to offer me. Laugh if you want, but this is more or less my mission: I peddle offstage silence, trying to sell my story while the theater empties out. As a matter of fact, that's the reason why I've learned to speak this language, and to write it too: so I can speak in the place of a dead man, so I can finish his sentences for him. The murderer has become famous, and his story's too well written for me to get any ideas about imitating him. He wrote in his own language. Therefore I'm going to do what was done in this country after Independence: I'm going to take the stones from the old houses the colonists left behind, remove them one by one, and build my own house, my own language.", "As Cicely Tyson's memorial takes place in her home of Harlem, New York, NPR speaks with Black women whose lives were changed by Tyson's work and symbolic power." ]

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[ "Using kiwifruit for salad is healthy, tasty and easy. In this article, you'll discover various great combinations you can try with kiwifruit to make simple savory or sweet salads at home.", "The electric kiwi margarita consists of a range of tropical flavors and a kiwifruit, blending together for a taste that can only be described as... electric!", "Fans of kiwifruit will be delighted to find this tasty fruit can be turned into an even tastier ice pops confectionery. This is an easy summer treat that even the kids can make at home.", "When they're all stacked in a heap at the grocery store or farmer's market, choosing a delicious, ripe melon can seem like mission impossible. But no one wants to go home and slice into their fruit only to find that they've spent their money on a mushy, inedible melon.", "There are many ways to store files through web hosting, and many different providers provide these services. Choosing which provider to use when storing your files online depends on what files you intend to store through web hosting and the needs or purpose of this storing of files.", "Refrigerators come in a wide variety of styles and with a number of features to choose from. Consumers should consider their unique needs when choosing what kind of refrigerator is best for the types of food they store.", "Are you interested in trying kiwi fruit for the first time? Kiwi fruit is high in vitamin C and provides excellent antioxidant protection. Once you know how to determine whether a kiwi is ripe, this delicious green fruit is easy to peel and prepare.", "Most responsible gun owners believe it is important to store their firearms and ammunition safely. One advantage to choosing a gun cabinet over a gun safe is that in addition to storing the guns securely, you can also display them.", "Logaway is a free online password manager. Each user gets their own customizable homepage where they will choose and add the sites they want to store.", "Because pineapple does not continue to ripen after being harvested, it’s important to know how to choose a ripe one. Once you’ve mastered identifying the signs of ripeness and avoiding deterioration, you may want to store your pineapple to enjoy later.", "Cherries, strawberries, sliced pineapple, plums, apricots, gooseberries, etc., may be preserved in the following manner -- to be used the same as fresh fruit.", "Originating from China, kiwis are now more widely grown in places like New Zealand and California. Loaded with vitamins and minerals, they’re a very tasty and healthy snack that can be enjoyed on their own or as the base for your smoothies.", "Papayas taste best right off the tree, but most of us don't have that opportunity. Learn how to find ripe store-bought fruit instead to give yourself a taste of the tropics.", "Walk into any beauty supply store and you’ll be overwhelmed with the rainbow of colors to choose from. Choose the wrong shades and you might end up with a face that doesn’t match your body, or cheeks that look more clownish than rosy.", "You can do strawberries, blueberries, peaches, or get wild with kiwi, papaya, or any single or combination of fruit you can imagine. The key is to use a fruit that is semi-soft, not crunchy hard like an apple.", " Berries are soft fruits that can deteriorate quickly if not properly stored. This article explains how to store all kinds of berries. ", "There are so many different types of sewing machine needles available in craft stores that deciding which one to choose can be overwhelming. However, choosing a sewing machine needle can be easy.", "Selecting a bottle of wine can seem nearly impossible when you're at the liquor store, in the grocery store, or at a restaurant. There are so many choices, like picking red or white, choosing the type of wine, selecting the year, and pairing the wine with food.", "Are you stumped by the massive array of bedding that stores seem to offer? Choosing the perfect bedding can be overwhelming, but knowing what you want before heading to the store can ease your stress.", "Storage methods for citrus fruit vary based on the type of citrus you wish to keep preserved, how long they need to be kept fresh and they way you intend to serve them.", "Custard apples and the smaller, slightly sweeter sugar apples have creamy, white flesh that is a real dessert treat. Here is how to choose and store them.", "Fruit, vegetable, and meat preserves keep for a long time if properly prepared and canned. It's important to sterilize the jars and bottles before canning so that the food doesn't get contaminated with bacteria.", "The rush you get at looking at all the pretty birds in a pet store is undefinable. But a problem always arises when choosing a bird (or any animal for that matter!).", "Want to adopt a kitten from the pet store, animal shelter, or from a breeder? Yet don't know how to choose just the right one? This article may be for you.", " Washing a grapefruit can make it more attractive, not to mention healthy. Choose some nice fresh ones ", "Picstitch by AppManiya is a free application available for download at the Play Store. It has an easy user interface that allows you to create collages out of different pictures of your choosing.", "Enjoy the fresh flavors and healthful benefits of a variety of fruits by canning them. Adding a simple sugar syrup to the fruit before canning helps preserve the flavor, color and shape of the fruits.", "So you are planning to buy a beautiful curtain from one of those stores downtown, but quite confused about how to choose the perfect curtain? Choosing curtains, which match perfectly with the wall colour of your room, can be a difficult job.", "Many nursing mothers choose to pump and store breast milk so that their baby will still receive breast milk when they are not available, like when they are at work or sleeping.", "When planting lots of seeds and seedlings in pots or the garden, knowing what is what is very important for feeding and care purposes. Labels can be easily created at home from ice cream containers, saving you a trip to the store.", "Fruit slices are fabulous keepers for hiking trips, long car hauls or just for peckish householders. Be careful though, they won't keep for long once everyone discovers their whereabouts...", "This recipe is not only healthy but it's also delicious. It uses items that are probably already in your kitchen pantry, with some additional fruit purchases." ]

[ "There are some API limits tied to a specific API key. If a third-party used your key, their calls would effect how many calls you can make." ]

[ "Any of the myriad cloud backup providers (Backblaze, Carbonite, Mozy, etc.) have business/server plans that will give you an offsite incremental backup option, and many (if not all) provide the ability to use encryption with keys you control, which is of course critical for data as sensitive as legal documents. \n\nSome things I would specifically look for:\n\n\nEncryption on the client side, prior to upload, so unencrypted data never leaves your environment\nEncryption using well known, standard, proven mechanisms that are well described. You don't want to rely on YOLO crypto, and you should not have to guess about how your data is protected. \nEncryption using keys you control. The provider should not have access to the keys, and thus the ability to decrypt your data\nShould provide key management considerations, like the ability to securely store keys in an HSM or TPM, and possibility the ability to rotate keys to prevent overuse.\n\n\nThere are many other factors of course, but these are a few of the most critical security considerations when considering off-site backup options.", "If by \"Shared\" you mean that your team has access to the files then it should be stored in Source Control so that everyone on the team is using the same scripts. You can consider a secrets manager so that team members do not share sensitive information (e.g., Docker Secrets, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault).\n\nIf this will be publicly available you can still use a secrets manager to publish these files with the sensitive data removed.", "If you're up for a bit of programming, Rebrickable.com has an API that can query part+colour and return matching sets.\n\nGet Part Sets\nUse this service to get a list of all sets that a specific part/color combination appears in. This is best used after calling the get_part function to retrieve the list of available colors.\nURL /api/get_part_sets\nMethod GET\nParameters key - API Key\npart_id - The Part ID to look up (e.g. 3001)\ncolor_id - The LDRAW based Color ID to look up (e.g. 0 = black)\nformat - How to display output data. Valid values: xml, json\nReturns INVALIDKEY - The API Key is invalid\nNOPART - The part/color could not be found or has no sets\n Output data.", "it seems there is one prime contender for the solution, which is to\n encrypt parts of the URI or all of it. Hashing does not seem to be an\n option since the data is highly predictable and calculating the entire\n set of values is easy. Encrypting the entire URI will limit a lot of\n the advantages of the approach. Symmetric encryption requires\n distributing a secret key widely and therefore defeats the purpose.\n The option that seems the best is to encrypt on the sensitive data\n with a public key.\n\n\nYour logic is sound.\n\nI know of one product that does exactly as you suggest; sensitive data is encrypted in the end-users browser by Javascript code, and an HTTPS GET request is made in which some of the 'key=value' parameter pairs have a public key encrypted, base64 encoded string.\n\nThe advantage is that these requests can be passed across networks with multiple TLS endpoints without the sensitive data being subject to decryption, and any web server logs or proxies in the middle won't have access to the sensitive data.\n\n\n Does this approach seem valid and/or is there anything else I am missing?\n\n\nIt is valid, but here are the things you don't want to miss:\n\n\nYou need to have a client with enough intelligence to perform the encryption for you. That means Javascript, or a custom app, or something. \nDon't roll your own crypto. Use a solid, reputable library and get a code review of your app.\nKey management. You need to generate keys, publish keys, rotate keys, and retire keys... and you need to do it carefully, because to do it right means to balance between losing control of the data and losing access to the data.\n\n\n\n Would it be valid to use the same key-pair that would be used for TLS?\n\n\nI would recommend against it. Aside from the general rule-of-thumb of \"don't overload cryptosystems,\" there are some situations where that key isn't \"trusted\". One that I've run into is that DDoS mitigation services often like to have a copy of your web certificates and keys if they're fronting your traffic during an attack.\n\n\n There probably needs to be some other information in the encrypted portion\n to avoid replay attacks\n\n\nThat depends; if the REST transaction you're working with is idempotent, then it's not that important. If it does change something, then yes, replay protection is more important.\n\n\n or mapping an encrypted value back to given key, correct?\n\n\nYes, it's not absolutely necessary - depending on how many keys you use and how long their OUP and RUP tail is - but it's much easier not to have to guess which key :)", "OpenCellid is an open cell tower database offered by Unwired Labs and claims to be \"The world's largest Open Database of Cell Towers\". You simply need to sign up for an API key to access the data via an API or as a dump. The data is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.", "even from docplex you can get access to the cplex python API.\nSee example in SO for sensitivity analysis at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62475139/sensitivity-analysis-in-docplex\nPlus before the solve see\nhttps://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSA5P_12.10.0/ilog.odms.cplex.help/CPLEX/Parameters/topics/DataCheck.html\n« When the value of this parameter is set to level 2, CPX_DATACHECK_ASSIST, CPLEX turns on both data consistency checking and modeling assistance. At this level, CPLEX issues warnings at the start of the optimization about disproportionate values (too large, too small) in coefficients, bounds, and righthand sides (RHS). « \nthat can if data check set to 2 spot numerical problems before solve\nregards", "Google Chart API\n\nFree service, that generates chart images (hosted and served by Google) from data in URL requests.\n\nIf you need something very specific and of fixed parameters it is easy to hardcode most of it and get away without any library (and licensing issues) at all.\n\nDisadvantages:\n\n\nnot suitable for sensitive data (passed to and from Google over Internet);\nnot interactive.\n\n\nSelf-plug - I developed my own PHP wrapper for it, but it's a bit stale at moment PHP class/WP plugin for Google Charts API.", "As soon as you decrypt the data on the public PC, you must consider that it has been broken. It could be relatively safe to use such a PC to download that data onto a USB stick (assuming that you're not infecting that stick with some kind of malware at that time - another issue) but it's absolutely NOT safe to decrypt your data on said PC.\n\nProtecting your private key with a passphrase does not grant you any guarantee: on a public machine, you're one keylogger away from losing it to the bad boys.\n\nAs to what could someone do with your private key without the password, well, they can try an offline attack in order to try to recover it. If your passphrase is long and complex enough, that might make this attack impractical but remember that, at the very least, CPU power is always increasing and that an attacker who has your encrypted private key is free to use as many systems in parallel as he wants to crack it.\n\nSo, unless all you want to protect is your private diary from your kid brother, I would not decrypt anything sensitive on a public machine (or place) if I were you.", "I use visual crossing for weather data (www.visualcrossing.com). I can specify latitude and longitude for weather data. It is a consistent data set for historical and forecast that I use in AI/ML applications through their webservices API. It contains all the key weather data I need for my applications including solar radiation.\nFor historical traffic by location I use www.tomtom.com (webservices API). If you need real-time just use the google API for traffic.", "Using the Census Bureau's API, you can retrieve quite a bit of information about counties, but you need to learn where it's stored. You can request up to 50 different variables in a single call, and you can ask for all counties in the US with one call.\n\nTo the census, \"cities\" are \"places,\" and that includes things that you and I might think of as a city but which are not exactly cities legally.\n\nFor example, this URL would return the total population from the 2010 Decennial Census for all US counties, as a list of lists (in JSON format). The first row is a header, followed by 3221 rows, one per county. The county name and state and county FIPS codes are included in addition to the variables requested.\n\nhttp://api.census.gov/data/2010/sf1?key=[your API key here]&amp;get=P0010001,NAME&amp;for=county:*\n\nAnd this is for all the \"places\" in the US (almost 30K):\nhttp://api.census.gov/data/2010/sf1?key=[your API key here]&amp;get=P0010001,NAME&amp;for=place:*\n\nThere's more info about the API at http://www.census.gov/developers/ and you can request a key here.\n\nUpdate:\nThe Census Bureau is developing a CitySDK project which is specifically intended to make it easier for developers to pull together city-level data, including, eventually, data from sources other than the US Census. The project is also an effort to experiment with agile development methodologies and community involvement, so if you're at all interested, they invite suggestions of user stories and other participation. See also the Github project and Waffle.io project board.", "There's nothing inherently wrong with using what you've described. With certificate pinning, and strong user authentication you're going to be on par with most normal TLS web traffic.\n\nEnsure that you're restricting communication in your certificates to only secure ciphers, setting a reasonable expiration date, and distributing the certificates in a secure out of band manner (don't just email the certs to the device).\n\nLastly the one pitfall I could see is the manner in which you do certificate pinning. There's two approaches to 'certificate pinning'. You could pin the entire certificate, and fail the connectin if that differes, or you could check that the keys used in the certificate stay the same.\n\nWhile it will take more effort to check the keys, I suggest you go that route. It allows you to update the certificate server side, and have the client still accept it assuming your key doesn't change. This provides the security of expiring certificates whenever you want, but still maintaining pinning.\n\nI would caution you about using AWS for sensitive data. While your data isn't subject to regulatory restrictions, you still should consider the location of your data, what laws it could be subject to. How well does Amazon AWS scub their drives after use? What SLA does AWS provide? I haven't used AWS personally, I'm just echoing what I've heard from others at this point.", "First of all, the AES symmetric encryption algorithm (which ConverTo-SecureString seems to be using) is definitely not \"one-way\". You can always recover the plain password if you have the key, otherwise even the suggested sample wouldn't work.\n\nThe source of your problem seems to be that this sample code looks like a serious misuse of the PS/.NET API. The purpose of SecureString objects is to make in-memory attacks more difficult by hiding/deleting sensitive information if it's not in use. To achieve this SecureStrings may use encryption, but this is an implementation detail, not a service meant for this kind of \"public\" use. The sample may work nonetheless, you should note that (counterintuitively) encryption is done via the ConvertFrom- cmdlet, while decryption is done with ConvertTo-. \n\nIf you want a proper API for encrpytion start here.", "A close enough solution is Rsyncrypto.\n\nRsyncrypto is a utility to encrypt files in an rsync-friendly fashion. The rsyncrypto algorithm ensures that two almost identical files, when encrypted with rsyncrypto and the same key, will produce almost identical encrypted files. This allows for the low-overhead data transfer achieved by rsync while providing encryption for secure transfer and storage of sensitive data in a remote location.\n\nRsyncrypto is a modified encryption scheme. It is based on industry standard AES for symmetric encryption, as well as RSA for having different keys for each file while allowing a single key to decrypt all files. It even uses an encryption mode that is based on CBC.", "There are a couple of reference sources for drugs, like WHO-DD (world health Organisation-drug dictionary), or INNs (international non-proprietary names) but to my knowledge these do not contain an explicit listing of drugs currently under test. \n\nChecking clinical trials dot gov shows there's also a database version of that data called AACT. It should be possible to access the active substances separately there.", "While you may not have access to the Mendeley DataTEL dataset, have you considered other open datasets?\n\nNetflix has an open API that provides a very similar set of information that I think might fit the needs of your request. The main features being:\n\n\nAccess to data for 100k movie and tv episode titles on DVD (as well as - Netflix account access on a user's behalf) with ratings information\n\n\nThrough the above, you could hypothetically back-in to a user's \"library\" by creating a list key-value dictionary that stores the UID of the user to a list of their rated interactions with Netflix media.", "You only need to use OAuth if you are trying to add or modify data (including votes). If you want to do that, your app must log in as a user, no exceptions.\n\nIf you just want to read or search data, don't bother with OAuth (or an access_token).\n\nReference:\n\n\nIs it okay to just send the API key (without implementing oauth-2 login)?\nHow to increase app request quota from 300 to 10,000?\nLooking for a beginner&#39;s tutorial to using the API", "Since ThingSpeak has an extensive API, you can build a tool to read in data and display it as a table. I have created a GitHub repo called, \"IoT Debugger\" that allows you to see data as a table as the it comes into a ThingSpeak Channel.\n\nTo use the demo, enter your channel number and the read API key.\n\nIf you want to modify the project, fork the project on GitHub.", "Keychain Access is built into macOS that stores your passwords, certificates and other sensitive information securely.\n\nYou cannot completely delete or disable Keychain Access, but you can delete individual keychains and keys.\n\n\nKeychain Access\nSelect the passwords you want to delete\nRight mouse click and choose delete\n\n\n\n\nFor further use:\n\n\nYou must deselect save password in Keychain (when you get a popup, to enter your password) \nAlso don't save passwords in Safari (they are also stored in Keychain)\nThird party apps will store you passwords in Keychain. Because it is the safest place on the Mac to store sensitive data like passwords and keys.", "The most secure way to do this is to not have the unencrypted file on persistent storage in the first place. Pipe the unencrypted data directly to your encryption program directly from whatever program that generated/downloaded the data.\n\nYou'll also need to take care that you use the OS API to mark your memory area as non-swappable (e.g. with mlock on Linux). This ensures that the program wouldn't be paged out to disk by the virtual memory manager. Depending on your requirements, you may also need to take care to discard any sensitive data before the computer goes into suspend or hibernation.\n\nNote that shredding a file may not actually overwrite the unencrypted data on some storage devices like SSD due to write balancing.", "One issue you may be having is that deterministic encryption queries are case sensitive. SFDC will save Contact.Email values as lowercase but if your search keys are mixed case, then the query will produce the results you see.\n\nNormal SOQL (unencrypted) is case insensitive.\n\nFrom the V45 Help\n\n\n You can apply case-sensitive deterministic encryption or exact-match\n case-insensitive deterministic encryption (beta) to data on a\n field-by-field basis.\n\n\nThe exact match (beta) was added in V45; if your apex class is at V44 or lower, you don't even have the option", "Provide as much information as necessary to answer the question. You may obfuscate anything that may be sensitive, but be careful of obfuscating too much. These may occasionally come into conflict...\n\nServer Fault does not require you to obfuscate anything. These guidelines are intended to keep you out of trouble and to help you get better answers to your questions.\n\n\n\nPasswords\n\nNever post passwords, API keys, or any other credential that can be used for authentication or authorization.\n\nIf you accidentally post such data, do the following:\n\n\nConsider the credentials compromised and have them revoked or changed immediately. Do not skip this step! API users may retrieve the original revision of your post before you are able to edit it, and your password may then be out on the Internet forever.\nEdit the post, removing the credentials and other sensitive information.\nFlag the post for moderator attention. Moderators can then redact the sensitive information from the post's revision history.\n\n\n\n\nUser names\n\nIf the content of the user name is itself sensitive, consider replacing it with something generic.\n\n\n\nHost names and domain names\n\nIf your domain name is sensitive, replace it with an example domain name. The example domain names are specified in RFC 6761, section 6.5:\n\n\nexample.com\nexample.net\nexample.org\nexample TLD and any subdomain thereof\n\n\nWhen referring to Microsoft products, it may also be acceptable to use Microsoft's example domain names, contoso.com and fabrikam.com.\n\nNever replace your domain name with a domain name which does not belong to you or your organization and which is not reserved for use in examples.\n\nNB: In many cases it may be necessary to know the actual domain name in order to answer your question. This is especially true if your question relates to setting up or reconfiguring the domain name itself. An experienced community member will typically comment on your question if this is the case.\n\n\n\nIP addresses\n\nNever obfuscate private IP addresses. This only leads to confusion and makes it more difficult to answer your question. Private IP addresses are those defined in various RFCs:\n\n\n10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16 defined in RFC 1918\n100.64.0.0/10 defined in RFC 6598\nfc00::/7 defined in RFC 4193\n\n\nYou may obfuscate public (globally routable) IP addresses, if doing so you must use an IP address range reserved for that purpose (see below). Never obfuscate using IP addresses not controlled by you or your organization and which are not reserved for use in examples or documentation.\n\nThe following IP address ranges can be used for obfuscation, examples, and documentation. These should be used only to obfuscate public IP addresses:\n\n\n192.0.2.0/24, 198.51.100.0/24, 203.0.113.0/24 defined in RFC 5737\n2001:db8::/32 defined in RFC 3849\n\n\nNB: In some cases it may be necessary to know the actual public IP address(es) in order to answer your question. An experienced community member will typically comment on your question if this is the case.\n\n\n\nService providers\n\nIf your question involves resources purchased or leased from a third party service provider, do mention the names of the providers involved. Many such providers have their own idiosyncrasies and this information makes it possible to answer your question in these cases.\n\n\n\nBusiness information\n\nWhen asking questions, do not mention the name of your company unless it is necessary to understanding the question.\n\nWhen answering questions, do mention the name of your company if you are recommending or advising regarding your company's product or service. You are required to disclose your affiliation if one does or appears to exist.", "You can probably use OpenStreetMap (OSM) for this. OSM is a open database of geographical features. OSM features are described by tags, that are combination of key-value pairs. \n\nThe entry point to look at the geographical features of OSM is this page: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features, which describes the major features that are mapped in OSM. Look at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features#Places for the section about places. \"Cities\" in OSM are be described by place=city. If you need more little towns, you can search for place=town, place=village, etc. (see the above link for more tags of places in OSM). \n\nTo query the data in OSM, you can use http://overpass-turbo.eu/. Use the wizard (one of the top tab), type \"city in UK\", increase the timeout up to 60s and run the query. Or just click on this share link since I just tried it ;-) : http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/orK. \nYou can then export the result in geojson and convert it to a csv with the city name, latitude, longitude. There is also additional information that you may discard. \n\nI'm not aware of open UK gov data, but it might be an other possible source. \n\nJ.", "Web Application to Salesforce\n\nYou don't state the technology your web application is built with, however the Salesforce REST and SOAP API's provide a full CRUD based API to the data in Salesforce, such that you can use these API's to callout from the appropriate place in your code. \n\nSalesforce to Web Application\n\nThe Salesforce Streaming API is not ideal for your requirements since Salesforce cannot guarantee delivery, the following extract from the documentation confirms this.\n\n\n Streaming API doesn’t guarantee durability and reliable delivery of notifications. Streaming servers don’t maintain any client state and don’t keep track of what’s delivered. The client may not receive messages for a variety of reasons\n\n\nOutbound Messages are linked with the Workflow engine, which only covers insert and update, not delete. They are more real time, though some conditions exist where messages can be dropped, see the Understanding Notifications subsection for more details.\n\nThe most reliable way that i have read about, which is actually designed for your use case is the Replication API. Though this is not real time however, though it does give access to records created, updated and deleted within the last polled time frame. You could run a service in your web application to periodically make these replication API calls.\n\n\n The API supports data replication, which allows you to store and maintain a local, separate copy of your organization’s pertinent Salesforce data for specialized uses, such as data warehousing, data mining, custom reporting, analytics, and integration with other applications. Data replication provides you with local control and the ability to run large or ad hoc analytical queries across the entire data set without transmitting all that data across the network.\n\n\nNote that Apex supports HTTP callouts to REST/SOAP API's on external servers, such that you might think Apex Triggers (called at the db level) can be used. However the HTTP callouts cannot be made from this context. Requiring the use of Async Apex, this in itself presents reliability issues (what happens if your web service fails?). \n\nFinally you could consider overriding the UI for the Account entry with a Visualforce page and thus make the HTTP callout from an Apex Controller. However this option does not actually help if Accounts are created or updated from the Salesforce API or via the native UI, however if either of these routes can be excluded from the requirements this might be your best bet.\n\nYou may also find this question and answer a useful read, What is the best approach to call a webservice from SFDC?.\n\nAdditional Questions\n\nQ: Is the replication API method good for multiple users trying to sync the data simultaneously? \n\nA: The API will only return records that are visible to the user the API is logged in as, so make sure your API user has enough privileges to see the records you want to \nreplication.\n\nQ: Can a salesforce user invoke changes ? i mean can the changes be brought from my application's db by clicking on any button like \"get changes from my application\" ?\n\nA: If your Web Application exposed a REST/SOAP API you could call this from a Custom Button in Salesforce to accomplish this. However this is a code solution, you there is no built in button to do this.\n\nQ: Can we add new fields to the existing objects like contacts etc?\n\nA: Yes you can, it is a key feature of Salesforce, the ability extending existing objects with custom fields.", "Obviously, vote time data is sensitive and censored to protect voter anonymity.\n\nSo, scanning the list of available objects in the API, we see that:\n\n\nA user's downvote times can be obtained via the /users/{id}/reputation-history/full route for the authenticated user only.\n(Even for downvotes that cost no reputation)\nThere is no object that returns a user's upvote times.\nCurrently, your only recourse is to log into the website and scrape the\n&emsp;&emsp;https://stackapps.com/users/current?tab=votes&amp;sort=upvote\npages.\nQuestion up/down vote times, normalized and aggregated to midnight can be had via the /questions/{ids}/timeline route.\nAnswer up/down vote times are only available as a subset of the parent question's timeline.\nYou cannot see voting time information for anybody but yourself (or the authenticated user), via any means (Website, API, SEDE, Data Dump).", "I haven't come across brokerages with Web APIs. In fact, there are several reasons why I think such APIs would be a bad idea for live trading:\n\n\nSecurity would be a concern, both for authentication and encryption of sensitive data (perhaps the latter could be addressed by using HTTPS).\nThe HTTP protocol is not designed for transactional data of this sort. It is not all that infrequent that, while browsing the Web, one sees timeouts, \"bad gateway\" errors and other glitches. Now imagine this happening as you submit an order. You don't know whether the order has made it to the broker, whether it's out on the market, has been filled etc. A specialized protocol can handle this much better.\nIf you lose your connectivity to the broker, it's hard for them to know that and take corrective action on your behalf (e.g. pull all your orders from the market).\nIt is not at all clear what the mechanism for feeding data (e.g. fills) back to you might be.\n\n\nI think it might be possible to make this work (in a square-peg-in-a-round-hole kind of way), but there are clearly better alternatives.", "If the key is derived from the password there is no reason to store it anywhere.\nThe main problem in your outline is not the cryptography.\nYou are explicitly writing the passwords to disk. This is a really bad idea. The deletion may not happen at all, e.g powe failure. Even if it does on a modern hard drive it is really hard to overwrite data it won't actually be written to the same place and thus traces of previous data may remain.\nA secure implementation will not only avoid writing to disk it would explicitly request from the OS to not swap out the sensitive memory parts. The OS may allow you to do this for only a small piece of memory. If the password DB is large decrypting the whole thing may be problematic and you should consider only decrypting the part you want but that causes a behaviour change you may or not want.\nYou may want an authentication if you worry about someone mangling your db.\nYou didn't mention IV selection, needs to be from a strong random source and replaced everytime you change anything and need to reencrypt.", "First check out https://healthdata.gov/. The US government has a lot of targeted data sets that may be exactly what you need or at least get you started. \n\nAs far as accessing \"non-gov\" data, I've been implementing EHRs for a decade and I've yet to see organizations make that available other than through an HIE. There are a lot of regulations in the industry and security tends to be very tight. \n\nThat being said, I do have a couple of ideas that may help. If you were able to volunteer at a healthcare organization as an analyst (e.g. Volunteers in Medicine) you'd be able to get access to their data. \n\nMoreover, if your research will help a hospital or large medical group solve a pressing problem, data access may not be an issue and they'd be willing to help you out.", "Generally speaking user generated content should not be stored on a Sitecore item because:\n\n\nThe content is subject to publishing, if stored in the master db, and subject to deletion during publishing if stored in web\nThe master database is generally not exposed to the content delivery servers, thus making it impossible to write there in production\n\n\nGenerally speaking for user-generated content the recommendation is to build a purpose-built API, and store the resultant data in some data store of your choosing - or to use Sitecore Forms which includes exactly such a data store (support just landed in 9.2 for JSS)\n\nAside from architecture, the direct answer to your question is that the location you are storing the form items at needs to have write access granted for the user that is impersonated by the JSS app's API key. Read rights should be denied, since that would make it possible to read all the form data stored there with a malicious API query.", "Windows has a pretty good story for the management of certificates and private keys with the certificate store and key store. Many (most? all?) cloud services have a pretty good story for the transportation of certificates so they can be used for SSL/TLS. I don't know of any particularly good management for HMAC keys (the closest thing being a general settings transportation system).\n\nCertificates have enough metadata that a system/service admin/(dev)op can see which one is being used to help diagnose why something isn't working, and it can be done on the non-sensitive portion of the data (the public key). An HMAC key, on the other hand, either has to be revealed in its entirety and compared byte by byte (or hex nybble by hex nybble, etc) or have some form of hashing applied to it to obfuscate the value but still allow the value to be compared across machines.\n\nThese reasons, mainly, are about \"ease of management\" on the part of the client. Being able to be used correctly is an important aspect for security, but it's a less obvious one. You still need to have an appropriate registration model for the certificates, either by using your own CA to control subject naming (which requires revocation as a cancellation mechanism) or by storing the certificate (or public key) the same way you would have stored their HMAC key (which can avoid the need for revocation)... you want to only let the appropriate certificates authenticate a particular user.\n\nWindows private key management allows for applications to use the key without being able to export it, meaning that system operators that only have access to running instances can't then act as the system at home. An HMAC key has the problem that \"use it\" and \"exfiltrate it\" are the same permission. This is an operational security problem. An overly loggy client application can easily get itself in trouble with logging the HMAC key; but for a cert it would require a) the private key permissions to allow exporting the key material and b) someone going out of their way to move the key object into a loggable form.\n\nOh, and client auth certificates can also have their private keys on an HSM, making exfiltration even harder, and depending on what your API allows some of your callers may feel that they need HSM security.\n\nSo: mostly ease of management, and a couple of op-sec reasons.", "HTTPS make your data transmission secure by encrypting the traffic between the client and the server.\n\n\nEncryption is only one part of the security when transferring data. The second and similar important part is the authentication, i.e. making sure that you talk to the correct server. And TLS also detects modification of the data on top of encryption. This is necessary since many encryption methods will not realize if the encrypted data got changed but instead simply decrypt these data to something different. Also, TLS allows you to securely generate a unique encryption key for the connection so you don't need to somehow exchange a common secret key to all parties up-front.\n\n\n Is HTTPS still needed if the username/password is encrypted at the application level?\n\n\nIf all you need to protect are username and password and your protection is as strong as the one from TLS (i.e. strong encryption with unique and not pre-shared key, strong authentication, detection of modifications) then you don't need to use TLS too. But in many scenarios not only username and password are sensitive and need to be protected, but also the contents of the web site might worth being protected (like bank statements, health reports or similar) or even the URL you visit. And protection against modification is also needed, for example in online-banking. Also, often you have no infrastructure to securely exchange the encryption key and relying on a hard-coded key inside the application might be too insecure.\n\n\n How HTTPS make my data more secure even if I have encryption implemented at the software level?\n\n\nIf everything is already encrypted with the same strength as TLS offers (see last point) then TLS does not add more security.\n\n\n How do both concepts differ? And how it can be security loophole if one of them is not implemented in a very critical environment?\n\n\nTLS provides end-to-end encryption between client and server application. With application level encryption you might add additional security if needed, for example by encrypting sensitive information not only during transfer but also at rest (file, database..). \n\nA typical example to see these differences is mail delivery. TLS can be used when delivering the mail between each of the mail transfer agents (MTA). But on each MTA the mail is visible in plain since the TLS connection only protects the transfer between the MTA. If you want to add more security you can use S/MIME of PGP which add application-level encryption. This way the MTA can only see the encrypted mail and it can be decrypted by the final recipient only who has the encryption key (or can compute it).", "To begin with, VeraCrypt is open source. So, you can ensure the code does not contain backdoors. While BitLocker is closed source and hence not open to inspection. For this reason posts like, Can the NSA Break Microsoft's BitLocker have come about. While Microsoft Opens Windows Source Code to EU Governments is good news, it still allows me to make the statement BitLocker is as trustworthy as Apple's FileVault, because the source code is not public, until that date, this statement remains true.\nTo my understanding, VeraCrypt's hidden partitions work similar to the discontinued TrueCrypt. The hidden partitions work very nicely,\n\nIt may happen that you are forced by somebody to reveal the password to an encrypted volume. There are many situations where you cannot refuse to reveal the password (for example, due to extortion). Using a so-called hidden volume allows you to solve such situations without revealing the password to your volume.\n\n\n\nThe principle is that a VeraCrypt volume is created within another\nVeraCrypt volume (within the free space on the volume). Even when the\nouter volume is mounted, it should be impossible to prove whether\nthere is a hidden volume within it or not*, because free space on any\nVeraCrypt volume is always filled with random data when the volume is\ncreated** and no part of the (dismounted) hidden volume can be\ndistinguished from random data. Note that VeraCrypt does not modify\nthe file system (information about free space, etc.) within the outer\nvolume in any way.\nThe password for the hidden volume must be substantially different\nfrom the password for the outer volume. To the outer volume, (before\ncreating the hidden volume within it) you should copy some\nsensitive-looking files that you actually do NOT want to hide. These\nfiles will be there for anyone who would force you to hand over the\npassword. You will reveal only the password for the outer volume, not\nfor the hidden one. Files that really are sensitive will be stored on\nthe hidden volume. - Source\n\nVeraCrypt has cross-platform support. Such that you can access VeraCrypt volumes on FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. However, BitLocker volumes can only officially be supported, as of writing, on Microsoft Windows. Furthermore, Cryptsetup can decrypt and open VeraCrypt volumes cryptsetup --tcrypt-hidden open --type tcrypt [volume] [name].\nIf looking for aspects of BitLocker which are less secure, it should be noted that TPM does not aid security when compared with using a removable USB key, as this can be taken with you more easily, while the TPM cannot. Furthermore, BitLocker does support password decryption, similar to that of LUKS. So, BitLocker provides three options for where to store the decryption key: TPM, USB key or password (which you remember).\n\nAssuming that there is the ability to adopt Veracrypt, I imagine the natural progression would be to decrypt the devices currently using Bitlocker first. If yes, what risks does this present to the data on the disks?\n\nStoring any sensitive data on a decrypted drive presents a considerable risk. As once done, you have to properly overwrite the data after, which on SSDs can become considerably more tedious.\n\nShould the data first be migrated across to another alternative destination that is already encrypted prior to decryption and encryption again?\nAs the devices that currently use Bitlocker store sensitive information such as personally identifiable data, financial statements, etc, i would like to limit the risk of data leakage.\n\nCopy the sensitive data directly from the BitLocker encrypted directly onto the VeraCrypt encrypted partition, this mitigates data leakage. Alternatively, if this is not viable archive the data into a 7z archive and encrypt that using AES256 with a strong random password. Then extract that archive onto the VeraCrypt partition. Then discard the password and overwrite the 7z archive, the overwrite part is optional.", "Basically, you need to encrypt the data you want to protect using a symmetric key (e.g. AES key). This key is only known to the group of users who are permitted to access the encrypted data on the server. \n\nThe key you used to encrypt the data should not be stored on the server. The encryption and the decryption happen on the client side inside the client web-browser there are many JavaScript libraries that implement the AES algorithm. \n\nThe hardest part is how you can share the encryption key between the users. In addition, if the same user shares part of his data with two different group of users he might need to use different encryption keys for each group. Note that you don't want to key to be known to the server\n\nSo how can we do that. There are two options for key distribution:\n\n\nUse web socket to share the key between the group of users using P2P connection. The keys can be stored encrypted using the HTML5 web storage at each user browser.\nEach user has an RSA key pair where his public key is stored on the server. Then for user A to share an AES key with user B. User A download User B public key and encrypt the AES key using uesr B public Key. Then he upload the encrypted AES key to the server. User B they download the encrypted AES key and decrypt it using his private key. Then he can use the encrypted AES key to access user A data.\n\n\nSee, the technical challenge in your system is how to manage the encryption keys and how you manage the user groups.\n\nYou should take advantages of the HTML5 web storage to store the AES keys simply assign for each user a passphrase and use this passphrase to generate a master AES key that you can use to encrypt all the keys in the web storage and other sensitive data on the client side.\n\nNote: the main issue here if the user losses the encryption key. In this case it is possible that he might not be able to recover the encrypted data at the server.\n\nIf you post more details about your project requirements we might be able to give you a better solution and maybe a simple one." ]

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[ "Editor's note: This interview contains a homophobic slur. Growing up as a member of the Westboro Baptist Church, Megan Phelps-Roper was taught that God hated gay people. The church, which was founded by Phelps-Roper's grandfather, Fred Phelps Sr., became infamous for picketing the funerals of U.S. soldiers — whose deaths it believed were a punishment for America's sins and its tolerance of homosexuality. Phelps-Roper began protesting at funerals when she was 19, though she started picketing at a younger age. \"We held signs that said, 'Thank God for dead soldiers.' 'Thank God for IEDs.' 'God hates you,' \" she says. It wasn't until a few years later, when she began running the Westboro Twitter account, that she began to truly question the church's hateful teachings. Many Twitter users responded angrily to her, but others seemed sincerely interested in creating a dialogue. \"They started asking questions and digging into our theology. ... As they were able to find these contradictions and present them to me,\" Phelps-Roper says. \"I understood that we could be wrong about something. ... That was the beginning of the end for me. I had this unshakable faith and it had been shaken.\" In 2012, Phelps-Roper decided to leave the Westboro Baptist Church. She says it \"was devastating\" to think about what leaving would mean for her and her family. \"Ex-members are seen as the worst of the worst — even worse than gay people, or Jewish people, or any other anybody else the church considers sinners.\" Her new memoir is Unfollow. Interview Highlights On how the church justified its homophobic teachings Westboro would quote this passage from the book of Leviticus that, for them, shows that the definition of \"love thy neighbor\" is to rebuke your neighbor when you see him sinning. And if you don't do that, then you hate your neighbor in your heart. Because you are watching this person go down this bad path that is going to lead them to the curses of God in this life, and hell in the world to come. And you failed to warn them. You didn't give them the opportunity to repent, to share with them the truth of God. On how the church interpreted and quoted the Bible We read the whole Bible, cover to cover, over and over again. ... It wasn't that we read selective parts of the Bible. It was that we interpreted it in this very selective way. Gramps [her grandfather, who founded the church] would say, \"The love of God is reserved for the penitent.\" That was us. Everybody else was proud of their sin and hell-bound. And we were the only ones doing the work of God. ... [Quoting the Bible] was proof that we were not doing this of our own selves. This wasn't because we had this inherent hatred for gay people, or other people, and that we were looking to the Bible to justify it. It was that we derived our positions from the Bible, and because it came from outside of us, from this source that we considered divine, then as long as it was in [the Bible], then it was absolutely justified. ... We were supposed to be able to use the Bible's words to explain what we were doing, and if we couldn't do that, then we shouldn't be doing it. On protesting at the funerals of U.S. soldiers I went to my mother right before I was set to go protest my first soldier's funeral and asked my mother: \"I need to understand why we're doing this.\" ... My mom starts the conversation in the book of Deuteronomy, this passage where God says, \"I set before you this day a blessing and a curse — a blessing if you obey me, and a curse if you won't.\" And she said, \"Can we all agree that a dead child\" — that's how my mom referred to these the fallen soldiers, as children, because many of them were my age and younger, and I was only 19 — \"Can we agree that a dead child is a curse from God and not a blessing?\" ... It's these passages where there is an explicit connection between sin and punishment. And specifically, as Westboro would put it, when a nation has institutionalized sin against God, God responds. One of the weapons in his arsenal is to kill their children in battle. So we saw it as a loving thing to go to these families and say, \"If you don't repent, you will also likewise perish.\" On how she met her now-husband on Twitter, and how he helped change her mind about the church His first tweet was kind of nasty, mean. But immediately his tone shifted. I think he expected, like many people expect, that Westboro was full of hillbillies and rednecks. And to meet somebody who is, as he would put it, intelligent but misguided — he was really shocked by that, that a smart person could truly believe these things in the 21st century. And so he started asking questions. Some other people on Twitter were making more theological arguments. His were more emotional, kind of forcing me to look at the human impact of what we were doing. We'd always been dismissive of the idea that what we were doing was truly hurtful to anybody. They were just being dramatic. They were worshipping their fee" ]

[ "Nearly a year after breaking with the Westboro Baptist Church, two of Pastor Fred Phelps' granddaughters are enjoying a new freedom. But as they tell a Canadian newspaper, they also want to extend empathy to those they hurt in the name of a cause championed by the man they call \"Gramps.\" Those are among the details that emerge in an interview in The Globe and Mail conducted in Montreal, where Megan and Grace Phelps-Roper are spending a month at the invitation of a Jewish community. In a turnaround from their years in a church known for its fierce protests at the funerals of American soldiers and others in the name of denouncing homosexuality, the women often speak to community and educational groups about tolerance and religion. That means Megan, 27, and Grace, 20, are living much of their life on the road. \"We don't have a set home,\" Megan says. Discussing her future goals, Megan tells the newspaper, \"I'm at a complete loss. But I do know that I want to do good, to have empathy. Even though we intended to do good [with the picketing], we hurt a lot of people.\" Like many Westboro Church members, they had been living just down the road from the church in Topeka, Kan. And they say they understand the certainty its members show in stating their beliefs — even though they no longer agree with them. \"The way the church presents it is, there's the WBC and the rest of the world. And the rest of the world is evil. The WBC is the only place in the world in our generation that is telling the truth of God,\" Megan says. Over time, those little things built up, and there were so many of them. Once you step out of it for a second, and you're out of that vacuum, things change.\" The sisters also say that it was very hard to leave their parents and siblings. Before their departure, it was made clear to them that leaving the church would be the same as leaving the family. \"We were both terrified after leaving,\" Megan says. \"I was afraid we were going to hell. Many times when we were driving, I thought God was going to kill us.\" \"I won't get to hear my brothers playing piano again or see my parents' hair go gray,\" Grace says. A driving factor in their departure was a series of email and Twitter exchanges between Megan, who ran the church's social media efforts, and David Abitbol, the editor of the Jewlicious blog, who repeatedly challenged the church's stance on Jews. They eventually met in person. \"Say what you will about the Westboro Baptist Church, but they raised a couple of really, really nice girls,\" Abitbol told The Daily Beast in March. \"They are wonderful guests, super polite and super friendly. And here's my revelation: had Grandpa Phelps been my grandpa, I would have been no different. What makes Grace and Megan so remarkable is that I don't know, if I'd been in the situation they had been, that I would have had the strength of character and intellectual integrity to walk away from my family.\" Abitbol was speaking as the two sisters attended a Jewlicious festival in California; he helped facilitate their current trip to Canada, as well. Their story details how two young church members who had once spoken out against other religions eventually came to visit a different church — with a gay man and his husband. That man is Jeff Chu, who had interviewed Westboro members in writing his book about being a gay Christian, Does Jesus Really Love Me? About a year after that visit, Megan called him up to say she'd left the church, he says. \"Megan was really one of the strongest voices in the third generation of the Phelps family,\" Chu tells The Globe and Mail. \"They were both junior, but key members of the WBC. They visited and my husband and I went to church with them — something I never thought would happen.\" As for their long-range plans, the sisters say they've been offered chances to capitalize on their background — including a pitch for a reality TV show. \"We do not want to use our past as a way to make money. We abhor the idea,\" Megan says.", "Editor's note: This book review includes a homophobic slur. Many people in Topeka, Kan., first became aware of the Westboro Baptist Church in the early 1990s, when members began what would become their trademark public action: picketing to protest what they saw as the ills of an ungodly world. Megan Phelps-Roper was 5 years old when it began; as a little girl, she stood with her parents and other family members — for that's what the church was at the time, one extended family — holding picket signs warning of gay people in the city's Gage Park. The early signs were relatively benign in their wording. \"I was surprised by how small and restrained some were compared to what came later,\" Phelps-Roper writes in her new memoir, Unfollow. Later, of course, Westboro made itself known far beyond one small Midwestern city, with members — including tiny children — brandishing signs saying things like \"Thank God for Dead Soldiers\" at the funerals of service members, \"God Sent the Shooter\" at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and the infamous \"God Hates Fags,\" a message so central to its mission that it became the address of the church's website. In Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church, Phelps-Roper tells her story of growing up in Westboro a beloved and valued granddaughter of the church's founder, and the torturous choice she made in her late 20s to leave it behind. A devoted follower turned apostate, Phelps-Roper remains estranged from most of her family, though several of her siblings and a few cousins have also left the church. Her grief is palpable: \"Losing them was the price of honesty,\" she writes. \"A shredded heart for a quiet conscience.\" Indeed, Phelps-Roper describes a childhood that while steeped in religious extremism was also warm and loving. The grandchildren of Fred Phelps grew up together in a family compound of houses arranged around a backyard swimming pool. They attended public schools and were allowed to check out the books they wanted at the public library. There were \"pool parties and trampoline jumping and tennis playing in the summer,\" she writes, and \"football and snowball fights and sledding down the little hill behind our garage in the winter.\" The eldest daughter in a family of 11 siblings, Phelps-Roper became her mother's \"right hand,\" helping with the legal and logistical work required to carry off the picketing missions. Immersed in her grandfather's preaching, she believed that \"Westboro was the only safe haven from the wrath of God, both in this life and in the world to come.\" But slowly, as she matured, graduating from college and law school, she began to wonder whether her family was right in its theology, its worldview of enemies and sin, obedience and hatred. After a series of internal church squabbles, she writes, \"I was beginning to see that our first loyalty was not to the truth but to the church. That for us, the church was the truth, and disloyalty was the only sin, unforgivable.\" I wish Phelps-Roper were able to tell us more about how her grandfather came to his bizarre theology, especially given that his early career as a lawyer was that of a white man from the South who represented primarily African American clients in Topeka. Somehow, his fervor for civil rights morphed into a warped ideology of hatred, one in which every disaster was evidence that God hates a morally bankrupt society. She quotes Scripture consistently throughout the book, especially the verses that illuminate why Westboro members felt empowered by the animus they inspired (a BBC documentary called them \"The Most Hated Family in America\"). But what will be difficult for most readers, I suspect, is understanding, as Phelps-Roper writes, how \"people who were otherwise bright and well-intentioned could believe and behave as we did as members of Westboro.\" The story of how Phelps-Roper extricated herself (and one of her sisters) from Westboro unfolds like a suspense novel, so I won't spoil it here. Suffice to say, leaving was wrenching, despite its clear necessity. And life after Westboro was disorienting — liberated but also adrift, Phelps-Roper had to face the guilt over \"years I had wasted hurting people in a misguided effort to serve an image of a God that seemed less real all the time.\" Still, past the pain is healing. Meeting and talking with some of her former antagonists (most of whom she had met on the picket line, or in her role running the church's Twitter presence) helped Phelps-Roper confront the contradictions in what she had been taught. She writes: \"We could cease presuming most people were evil and ill-intentioned. The hope that sprang from this realization would become the new foundation of my life, but along with that hope came still more confusion: If there was more than one possible answer, how did anyone manage to decide between them?\" Another realization: \"Westboro is not unique.\" Other groups, religious and otherwise, convince their members that they alone", "Internet domain names come in all shapes and sizes, though perhaps none is as notorious as GodHatesFags.com. It's the Web site of the Westboro Baptist Church, an independent Baptist church in Topeka, Kan., best known for protesting the funerals of gay people who died of AIDS or were victims of hate crimes, as well as funerals of American soldiers. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks extremist organizations, classifies the church as a hate group. Westboro Baptist Church is also a prolific publisher of press releases that often contain the same rhetoric found at their protests. The press releases are an opportunity for the church to spread their ideas, using phrases such as \"Military funerals have become pagan orgies of idolatrous blasphemy,\" \"America is a nation of sodomite hypocrites,\" and \"God hates fag-infested & fag-enabling Lincoln, NE.\" To Kevin Cobb and Andres Almeida, though, the press releases have become an inspiration for a counter-protest in which they create poetry utilizing bits and pieces of the press releases. Cobb and Almeida, a couple from south Florida, recently launched a blog called GodLovesPoetry.com. In each blog post, they take a printout of a Westboro Baptist Church press release and begin redacting it with a black marker. They keep redacting and redacting until all that's left are a few words that create a poem that turns the original rhetoric of the press release on its head. They then create an artistic representation of the poem and redacted text, which they upload to their blog. \"I work in the media so I'm familiar with the Westboro Baptist Church's press releases, which are faxed to hundreds of media outlets daily,\" Cobb explained to me via email. \"I've always wanted to do some sort of art project but I wasn't sure where to start. Then I came across Newspaper Blackout, a blackout poetry project started by Austin Kleon. We ordered his book and as soon as we received it, Andres strongly encouraged me to pursue the idea of combining the press releases with the blackout technique.\" Take, for example, two Westboro press releases both titled \"GOD HATES AMERICA & IS KILLING OUR TROOPS IN HIS WRATH.\" They have inspired two poems: OUR TROOPS Have become The watchmen And protect America. THANK GOD And: GOD gave life to the homosexual After The Jump: Social Media Meets Satire Meanwhile, their poem on September 16 was inspired by a March 12 Westboro press release entitled \"WBC TO PICKET FILTHY FORNICATOR JOHN MAYER AT THE SPRINT CENTER.\" Hate MAY perfect fear but grace forgive s sin The press releases they've tackled have been from the church's online archives as well as more recent ones. Cobb and Almeida say they hope to keep up with new press releases as they're published. (I contacted Westboro Baptist Church to get their reaction to the site. As of the time of publishing this post, they have not responded. If they do, I will post an update.) On one level, GodLovesPoetry serves as a simple, yet effective example of how people are employing free social media tools for getting out their message. In this particular case, Cobb and Almeida are using Tumblr as a blogging platform, along with their Twitter account @godlovespoetry to spread the word about their poems. Cobb said he hopes their project can serve as an inspiration to nonprofits that could benefit from embracing these tools, or others like them. \"It's a good way to let nonprofit organizations know that, through social media, you can spin something negative into a positive,\" he explained. \"There's such a large opportunity for them to engage the public by crowdsourcing ideas and content. At the very least, we'd like for them to be encouraged to reach out to the community more actively using new media methods.\" On another level, though, GodLovesPoetry is a classic example of a political satire mashup: taking a particular political message and inverting it, physically distorting the message to create a counter-message. The act of redacting the documents subjugates and subsumes Westboro's texts literally by blacking them out, leaving seemingly innocuous bits of words and phrases that go completely against the church's rhetorical intentions. Format-wise, it's not that different from the political mashups you might see plastered on telephone polls around Washington DC by protesters on any given day. By scanning the resulting poems and spreading them through social media, though, Cobb and Almeida up the ante further. They're utilizing tools -- in this case, Tumblr and Twitter -- that the church hasn't adopted yet. As is the case with GodLovesPoetry.com, taking satire into the social media space is often effective simply because the entity they're satirizing has little or no understanding of social media, or are unprepared to counter it in that particular space. Take the Gulf oil spill, for example. While BP struggled to use Twitter and other social media tools to spin their own perspective, the fake Twitter account @BPGloba", "The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., founder of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., that became famous for its controversial protests at funerals, is ill and in hospice care, family members and church officials confirmed today. Phelps' estranged son, Nathan, first announced his father's condition Saturday night. Fred Phelps is \"on the edge of death at Midland Hospice house in Topeka,\" Nathan Phelps wrote in a statement posted to his Facebook page Saturday night. The announcement quickly drew hundreds of comments. Nathan Phelps also said his father had been excommunicated from the church, and that those who are in control of Westboro Baptist are preventing Phelps' relatives who left the church from seeing the ailing pastor. Westboro Baptist's followers became infamous for staging protests at events including the funerals of U.S. service personnel, at which they claim the deaths are retribution for America's tolerance of homosexuality. A spokesman for Westboro Baptist Church would not confirm that Phelps had been removed from the church he founded. \"We don't owe any talk to you about that,\" Steve Drain told the Topeka Capital-Journal. \"We don't discuss our internal church dealings with anybody. It's only because of his notoriety that you are asking.\" While Drain confirmed that Phelps recently went into hospice care, he said the controversial pastor is not close to death. In an email to the newspaper, Nathan Phelps said his father had also been removed from the space above the church where he had lived for years. He was moved \"to another house where he could be watched for fear of him hurting himself,\" the Capital-Journal says, citing the email. The newspaper said it received a separate email today from Phelps' brother, Mark, that confirmed Nathan Phelps' account of their father's excommunication and declining health. According to his website, Nathan Phelps currently lives in Canada. His site identifies him as an author who frequently speaks about gay rights, child abuse and religion. In his statement posted last night, he acknowledged feeling a range of emotions at the news of his father's failing health, from sadness to anger. Last year, Fred Phelps' granddaughters Megan and Grace Phelps-Roper made headlines as they described how they left the church. They traveled to meet with groups they had attacked, they said, in an effort to make amends. Megan, who's now 28, told Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail: \"I'm at a complete loss. But I do know that I want to do good, to have empathy. Even though we intended to do good [with the picketing], we hurt a lot of people.\" Here is Nathan Phelps' statement in full: \"I've learned that my father, Fred Phelps, Sr., pastor of the 'God Hates Fags' Westboro Baptist Church, was ex-communicated from the 'church' back in August of 2013. He is now on the edge of death at Midland Hospice house in Topeka, Kansas. \"I'm not sure how I feel about this. Terribly ironic that his devotion to his god ends this way. Destroyed by the monster he made. \"I feel sad for all the hurt he's caused so many. I feel sad for those who will lose the grandfather and father they loved. And I'm bitterly angry that my family is blocking the family members who left from seeing him, and saying their good-byes.\"", "Westboro Baptist Church founder Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. is in hospice care and near death, according to family and church members say. His estranged son says the longtime pastor's passing would put his followers in a crisis, because the church's members \"think that death is a judgment from God.\" \"So far, that illusion has held because none of them has passed,\" Nathan Phelps continues in an interview with The Topeka Capital-Journal. The church's members are convinced they will be taken up by Jesus Christ, he tells the newspaper. \"They're clear about that, that they're not going to feel the sting of death,\" he says. Phelps says if that belief isn't borne out, the church's members will likely see it as a test of their faith. He predicted that some would find a \"palatable justification\" to continue on with Westboro Baptist. News that the founder of the church known for using controversial funeral protests to carry out a campaign against gays and other groups was in hospice care came out over the weekend, along with a statement from Phelps that his 84-year-old father had been excommunicated last summer from the church he built. Fred Phelps Sr. \"is now on the edge of death at Midland Hospice house in Topeka, Kansas,\" Nathan Phelps wrote in a Facebook post. He also said church members were preventing him and others who have broken with the family over the church's teachings from seeing the ailing pastor. The reason for Fred Phelps' excommunication isn't known. A church spokesman interviewed by the Capital-Journal didn't deny the action, but he refused to elaborate. Another of Phelps' sons contacted the newspaper to say its version of events was accurate. Nathan Phelps told The Associated Press in a phone interview Sunday night that church members had voted Phelps out of the church \"after some kind of falling out.\" He added that Fred Phelps and his wife were moved out of the space they had long occupied above the church and into a nearby house. Afterward, the church founder stopped eating and drinking, the younger Phelps said. The AP reports that Nathan Phelps \"said he has no doubt some people would want to protest his father's funeral but added, 'I wish they wouldn't.' \" The possibility that Fred Phelps might die has led to questions over how Westboro Baptist might continue, and whether the church's followers would persist in their attempts to garner publicity for their views at funerals and other events. A look at the church's website shows no break in its \"Picket Schedule,\" which lists upcoming shows by the singer Lorde and comedian Kathy Griffin as targets. The site also features a video titled \"Aye, God Hates St. Patrick's Day,\" featuring spokesman Steven Drain, who is mentioned by Nathan Phelps as a possible successor to his father. On Sunday, Drain told the Capital-Journal that Westboro Baptist doesn't have a central leader. \"The Lord Jesus Christ is our head,\" he told the newspaper. Nathan Phelps says both his brother Tim and Drain have \"shown the fire\" that would be required of the church's pastor. But he also tells the Capital-Journal that several long-time church members \"could get up and do the same job as the old man has done. They've heard [the preachings] a million times.\"", "The First Amendment protects the right of the Westboro Baptist Church to hold anti-gay protests outside military funerals, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The 8-1 ruling backs an appeals court decision to throw out a $5 million victory for Albert Snyder, who sued the fundamentalist church after its members picketed his son's funeral. Asked why anyone would bring signs reading \"God Hates Fags\" and \"You're Going to Hell\" to a funeral for U.S. military personnel, church leader Rev. Fred Phelps said last year, \"When the whole country is given over to sodomy and sodomite enablers ... the country needs this preaching.\" The Supreme Court ruled that the right to free speech protects Phelps and his church members to express their opinions during military and other high-profile funerals. The lone dissenter in the case, Justice Samuel Alito, wrote that Westboro Baptist has other tools at is disposal to get its message out, from books and articles to emails and websites. But instead, Phelps and his group \"launched a malevolent verbal attack on Matthew and his family at a time of acute emotional vulnerability,\" Alito wrote. Excerpts From Opinions Here's an excerpt of his dissent: I fail to see why actionable speech should be immunized simply because it is interspersed with speech that is protected. The First Amendment allows recovery for defamatory statements that are interspersed with nondefamatory statements on matters of public concern, and there is no good reason why respondents' attack on Matthew Snyder and his family should be treated differently. Writing the majority opinion that the church's speech is protected, Chief Justice John Roberts said the case \"turns largely on whether that speech is of public or private concern.\" Because most of the church's protesters hold up signs that address the state of the country as a whole, Roberts wrote, \"The 'content' of Westboro's signs plainly relates to broad issues of interest to society at large, rather than matters of 'purely private concern.'\" Roberts also noted that the church had kept its protesters on public land near the site of Snyder's funeral. From his majority opinion: Westboro believes that America is morally flawed; many Americans might feel the same about Westboro. Westboro's funeral picketing is certainly hurtful and its contribution to public discourse may be negligible. But Westboro addressed matters of public import on public property, in a peaceful manner, in full compliance with the guidance of local officials. The speech was indeed planned to coincide with Matthew Snyder's funeral, but did not itself disrupt that funeral, and Westboro's choice to conduct its picketing at that time and place did not alter the nature of its speech. You can read the full opinions here. The Kansas-based church's practice of picketing funerals has caused controversy and anger. In the aftermath of the deadly Tucson shootings that left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords severely injured, the church raised the ire of many when it planned to take its signs to the funeral for nine-year-old Christina Green. The threat of such a protest led Arizona to quickly enact legislation to ban protests within 300 feet of a funeral. The law also made it illegal for protesters to be present within an hour of the funeral's start or finish. The church eventually decided not to proceed with that protest, after an Arizona radio station promised to give the church airtime in exchange for a promise not to picket Green's funeral.", "The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., whose tiny Westboro Baptist Church has protested outside the funerals of fallen soldiers and celebrities to spread its views about homosexuality and abortion, has died, according to news reports. He was 84. A son, Timothy Phelps, tells WIBW-TV in Topeka, Kan., that his father died just before midnight Wednesday. A daughter, Shirley Phelps-Roper, tells The Topeka Capital-Journal that her father died at Midland Care Hospice in Topeka. The Associated Press says it too has confirmed the news. The cause of death hasn't been reported yet. As NPR's Nathan Rott reports: \"Phelps made a name for himself by protesting military and high-profile funerals. He'd wave hateful signs with members of his Westboro Baptist Church and proclaim that the U.S. was being punished for its tolerance of homosexuality. \" 'God's wrath is upon this nation,' Phelps said at one such protest. 'And he's pouring out his wrath by killing those soldiers and maiming those soldiers in Iraq. And its only gonna get worse.' \"An ordained minister, Phelps formed the Westboro Baptist Church in 1955. He also practiced law as a civil rights attorney but was disbarred from the Kansas state court in 1979 and later lost his license to practice in federal courts. \"Phelps is survived by many family members, who make up most of his church's congregation.\" The Washington Post notes that: \"Rev. Phelps was an ordained Baptist minister, a disbarred Kansas lawyer and, according to a BBC documentary, the patriarch of the 'most hated family in America.' \"The Southern Poverty Law Center, a prominent civil rights group, described his Westboro congregation as a 'family-based cult' and 'arguably the most obnoxious and rabid hate group in America.' \"The expression of Rev. Phelps's bigotry managed to offend the conscience of the Ku Klux Klan, which staged protests to counter Westboro's demonstrations at military funerals.\" The Southern Poverty Law Center's page about Phelps is here. While the church's protests outrage many Americans, the Supreme Court ruled in 2011 that the First Amendment gives the protesters the right to do what they do. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority in the 8-1 decision, said that because the protesters' signs address the state of the nation, the content \"relates to broad issues of interest to society at large, rather than matters of 'purely private concern' \" and deserves protection. In his dissent, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the protest at the center of the case — staged at the 2006 funeral of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, who died while serving in Iraq — was \"a malevolent verbal attack on Matthew and his family at a time of acute emotional vulnerability\" and deserved no First Amendment protection. Word that Phelps was in hospice care came over the weekend. There was also word over the weekend that the church had excommunicated Phelps, though the reason wasn't clear in the reports. One son told the AP that there had been \"some kind of falling out.\" WIBW-TV says it was three of Phelps' children who cut the church's ties with its founder.", "Wilmer J. Leon III is the host of the nationally broadcast, call-in radio talk program Inside the Issues With Wilmer Leon. He also teaches political science at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court has ruled that the Westboro Baptist Church's First Amendment right of free speech outweighs a grieving family's right to privacy when they bury a loved one. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the 8-1 majority in Snyder v. Phelps, said last week that the First Amendment protects \"even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate.\" The Supreme Court is wrong on the law and wrong on the policy. The laying to rest of a loved one is a private act, not a public issue. The First Amendment prohibits Congress from making law abridging the freedom of speech, but this protection is not absolute. In 1919, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. wrote, \"Free speech would not protect a man falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic.\" It is always necessary to balance the content or nature of what is being said against the location where a particular statement is being made. In the theater, as at the grave site, causing panic and possible injury outweighs an individual's right to speak freely. Justice Hugo Black correctly wrote that free speech is at the heart of democracy. Free speech helps individuals participate in democracy by facilitating the free flow of ideas. But not all speech is protected. Fighting words and hate speech may not be constitutionally protected. Fighting words are words that, when spoken face-to-face, prompt listeners to retaliate with a punch. Any reasonably prudent person understands that human emotion is in its rawest state at a funeral when a loved one is being laid to rest. For members of the Westboro Baptist Church to picket the funeral of a fallen soldier with signs stating, \"Thank God for Dead Soldiers,\" and \"You're Going to Hell,\" could strike such a raw nerve that a member of the grieving family could be prompted to retaliate with a punch — or worse. Even if the content of the Westboro Church's speech were redeeming in any way, the timing and place of expression cannot be justified. Historically, the court has placed restrictions on the content of some speech and the manner of speech, as well. If individuals are prohibited from protesting on private property, private funeral services should also be protected. Hate speech is another form of speech that may not receive constitutional protection. Hate speech is derogatory in nature and is racial, religious or directed at a person's sexual preference. It usually assigns stereotypical group characteristics to an individual. For members of the Westboro Baptist Church to picket the funeral of a fallen soldier with signs that combine the U.S. Marine Corps motto, \"Semper Fi,\" with a slur against gay men is demeaning to individuals for innate characteristics over which they have no control. This type of speech, in this setting, has no redeeming political or social value and is usually intended to cause emotional or psychological harm. If the Ku Klux Klan is prohibited from burning a cross in a public space because of the intimidating and frightening nature of this particular form of speech, why should members of a church be allowed to picket a private funeral? This is not the type of public policy that the First Amendment was intended to promote. This has nothing to do with political correctness or stifling political debate. It has everything to do with protecting an individual's right to privacy. The court's privacy doctrine, as explained by Justice Louis Brandeis, is \"the right to be let alone.\" The Supreme Court has failed to protect that right — a family's right to a peaceful space in which to lay a loved one to rest.", "Westboro Baptist Church first gained notoriety in 1998, when members picketed at the funeral of Matthew Shepherd, who was murdered because he was gay. Since then, the members have protested at the funerals of public figures such as Elizabeth Edwards, children killed in bus accidents and soldiers killed in war. Shirley Phelps-Roper, the church spokeswoman, says the members want God to punish Americans for tolerating homosexuality. They picket funerals to make people angry, she says: They want people to reject God and be condemned to hell. \"Our job is laid out,\" she says, in comments sprinkled with biblical references. \"We are supposed to blind their eyes, stop up their ears and harden their hearts so that they cannot see, hear or understand, and be converted and receive salvation.\" Given the number of funerals they protest and their resounding victory in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, one might conclude Westboro Baptist Church is an enormous enterprise. But the church in Topeka, Kan., claims only about 100 members, almost all from the family of a man named Fred Phelps. And even though they call themselves Baptist, Mark Potok at the Southern Poverty Law Center says their extreme theology sets it apart from any other church. \"Westboro Baptist Church is an organization that essentially has no friends whatsoever on the far right, the far left or anyplace in between,\" Potok says. 'We All Pay Our Own Way' The Phelpses and their church are isolated in more ways than one. Few news organizations have profiled them. One exception is Bill Sherman, the religion writer for newspaper Tulsa World. He visited them in their compound in an upscale neighborhood of Topeka. He found them polite, normal people — and a model of success. \"They're college educated. They're well-spoken. The daughter herself argued before the United States Supreme Court,\" Sherman says. \"They're not what I expected.\" Eleven of Fred Phelps' 13 children have law degrees. Four are estranged from the family, and most of the rest live in the family compound and practice law. \"They have a very well-respected law firm in Topeka,\" Sherman says. \"People in town said, 'Well, we don't like them, but if we want to win a case, we'll go to them.' \" Church spokeswoman Phelps-Roper says their booming employment and family law practice pays the bills for their travels across the country, when they shout their anti-gay message. They travel in vans to keep down the costs, which she says can add up to $200,000 a year. Do they have secret contributors? Phelps-Roper is adamant they do not. \"We all work, and we all pay our own way,\" she says. \"We don't ask for anything from anyone, and we don't take anything from anyone.\" The protests are in themselves a source of some income, according to Potok. Over the years the Phelpses have filed lawsuits against communities that try to stop them from demonstrating. \"And as a general matter they have won,\" he says. \"They know their First Amendment rights very well, and they've been very good at defending them.\" When they win, they often receive tens of thousands of dollars in court fees. And their winning streak is likely to continue, now that the Supreme Court has decided that Westboro's right to free speech trumps the right of families to bury their loved ones undisturbed. BARBARA BRADLEY HAGERTY: Shirley Phelps-Roper, the church spokeswoman says the members want God to punish Americans for tolerating homosexuality. They picket funerals to make people angry, she says. They want people to reject God and be condemned to hell. SHIRLEY PHELPS: Our job is laid out. We are supposed to blind their eyes, stop up their ears and harden their hearts so that they cannot see, hear or understand and be converted and receive salvation. BRADLEY HAGERTY: Westboro's extreme theology sets it apart from any other church, says Mark Potok at the Southern Poverty Law Center. MARK POTOK: Westboro Baptist Church is an organization that essentially has no friends whatsoever on the far right, the far left or anyplace in between. BRADLEY HAGERTY: The Phelpses and their church are isolated in more ways than one. Few news organizations have profiled them. One journalist who did is Bill Sherman, the religion writer for the Tulsa World. He visited them in their compound in an upscale neighborhood of Topeka. He found them polite, normal people - a model of success. BILL SHERMAN: They're college educated. They're well-spoken. The daughter herself argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. So they're not what I expected. BRADLEY HAGERTY: Four of Fred Phelps' 13 children are estranged from the family. Most of the rest live in Topeka and practice law. SHERMAN: They have a very well-respected law firm and people in town said, well, you know, we don't like them, but if we want to win a case, we'll go to them. BRADLEY HAGERTY: Shirley Phelps-Roper says their booming employment and family law practice pays the bills for their travels across the country to publicly shout their", "Outraged at the news that members of the tiny Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., will try to get attention for their anti-abortion views by protesting outside the funerals of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green and the five others killed in Saturday's Arizona shooting rampage, people in Tucson and local lawmakers there are organizing to counter any such actions. CNN reports that there are plans for an \"angel action.\" Volunteers will wear \"8- by 10-foot 'angel wings' ... to shield mourners from pickets.\" The funerals begin Thursday. Local news station ABC-15 adds that \"Arizona Lawmakers are hoping some quick action Tuesday will [also] protect mourners from protesters.\" Arizona State Representative Kyrsten Sinema has drafted legislation that would require any protesters to stay at least 300 feet away. There are several Facebook pages up and running, including \"Fight the Westboro Baptist Church in Tucson with Love,\" where you can join others who object to Westboro Baptist's plans. Westboro Baptist, led by Fred Phelps, has been showing up in recent years at soldiers' funerals and other high-profile services to push its views -- and blame the deaths on America's supposedly sin-driven society. It has even said \"thank God for the shooter\" in the Arizona tragedy. Update at 4:15 p.m. ET. From Arizona, reporter Alan Greenblatt files this addition: \"Several other states have passed bans on political protests at funerals, triggering First Amendment challenges. Scott Bundgaard, a Republican who serves as the Arizona Senate majority leader, said he's confident the current legislation will pass constitutional muster. \" 'Today, the entire legislature is supportive of passing a bill to empower private property rights of these folks so that they can set up a perimeter allowing people to mourn without being harassed,' Bundgaard said. 'It's sad that the legislature even has to deal with something like this at this time'.\" \"The legislation will give law enforcement clear guidelines for policing the funerals and avoiding any incidents from occurring on the scene -- the scenario legislators most want to avoid, says state Rep. Daniel Patterson, a Tucson Democrat whose district overlaps with that of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. \"The fact that the bill has garnered strong support from both sides of the aisle, Patterson says, makes him hopeful that it could help foster a tone of civility, which Arizona politics has lacked in recent years. 'This will probably be the first thing we've done in a long time with broad bipartisan support,' he said.\" Update at 6:16 p.m. ET: The Arizona Republic reports both the state house and senate have unanimously passed a law creating a \"funeral protection zone.\" The paper reports: It was a bipartisan show of support for the victims of the Tucson shooting, and it passed both chambers of the Legislature on a unanimous vote. The bill is on its way to to Gov. Jan Brewer, who is expected to sign it later today. Update at 1:35 p.m. ET, Jan. 12: An e-mailer raises a good point. Westboro Baptist members protest about more than abortion. They are well-known, for example, for believing that homosexuality is a sin -- and for leveling anti-gay slurs at homosexuals.", "There is nothing good to be said about the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas. They hate gays. They disrupt solemn military funerals to spew venom. They display signs saying: \"Thank God for Dead Soldiers.\" And, they have a website: www.GodHatesFags.com, which seems to say it all. The independent Baptist Church believes that dead soldiers are God's revenge for America's tolerance of homosexuals. Not much to like, unless, of course, you share these views. But the group manages to get quite a bit of press coverage. Some listeners clearly were offended when NPR gave airtime to Westboro's threats to picket Elizabeth Edwards' funeral last Saturday. The Wednesday before her funeral, the church announced its intent to protest. Why should NPR give national publicity to a church that is not affiliated with other Baptist churches, has only about 70 members, and is located hundreds of miles away from Edwards' home in North Carolina? And yet NPR did. A similar issue arose when a Florida pastor threatened to burn the Koran at the time of the 5-year anniversary of 9/11 – something that the military took so seriously that it was worried about endangering troops in Muslim countries. The number of news media representatives who showed up outside the church outnumbered the parishioners. These two incidents raise the question of whether there's a new standard: Can anyone who calls himself a minister get attention if he does or says stupid things? In the Westboro case, NPR mentioned the church's boycott plans twice on its half-hourly newscasts last Saturday when reporting on Edwards' funeral. She died after long fight with breast cancer. It was a 48-second news spot at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Eastern that riled several listeners. Read More Members of Westboro Baptist Church plan to protest the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards on Saturday. As NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports, the fundamentalist church says she brought on her cancer by doubting God. The Topeka based church run by Fred Phelps is best known for its view that God hates gay men and lesbians... and frequently pickets military funerals. Now they're turning their wrath on Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of former Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards. They plan to picket her funeral in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her crime? After her son died in a car accident in 1996, she said that God could not protect her boy... and that she was not asking God to cure her cancer. The Westboro website said because of this, she is, quote, a resident of hell. Here are some reactions to Hagerty's spot: @LKamms sent me a tweet. \"NPR should stop giving air time to the lunatic fringe that pickets funerals of good people. Focus where it counts.\" Michael Stoto of Washington, DC wrote: \"There is no public interest to be served in giving their message of hate any airing at all, and nor any 'balance' in this report.\" David Henry of Buffalo, NY: \"This is not worthy of being reported and the only reason they keep up with these outrageous acts of protesting is because the media are reporting it. Come on NPR, you can do better.\" Hagerty was assigned the spot for newscasts. She too struggled with whether to do the story or not. \"I went back and forth about it,\" said Hagerty in an e-mail. \"I didn't want to give them air time, yet I also felt it was a news story (an outrageous one). I felt sick reading their material and writing the spot. Literally – I got nauseous.\" Here's the press release the church sent out for Edwards. But there's another aspect to the story. The news media's reporting of Westboro's intentions to picket alerted others to come protect those attending the funeral by forming a so-called \"line of love\" between the few protestors who showed up and the mourners. BlueNC.com, a North Carolina community website, posted something about Westboro and soon folks – disgusted by Westboro – were signing up to attend Edwards' funeral. \"Even if it's just me and my one sign in front of them, I will be there. My sign will say something like, \"Let your light so shine before men.\" or \"The greatest of these is Love.\" or \"Grace\" or \"Mercy\" or \"Hope\" or \"Love\" or \"Light\" or \"Kindness\" or \"Holding you in the Light\" or something like that,\" wrote Leslie H. \"I don't know yet. But I will be there, come Hell or high water.\" For that reason alone, it's good that the news media alert the public. But do the media also feed the protestors by giving them much-desired press and attention? Without a doubt. What would happen, however, if NPR ignored the protestors? Wouldn't that be censoring the news? And isn't this group newsworthy just for the fact that they also are at the heart of a case before the Supreme Court? [The father of a dead Marine is suing them for intentional infliction of emotional distress for protesting at his son's funeral.] These are the kind of questions NPR editors struggle with on an almost daily basis. Dave Pignanelli, a senior editor in Newscasts, felt Hagerty's piece was appropriate. \"T", "As mourners hold funerals in Orlando for the victims of last week's nightclub shooting, the city's theater community is banding together to protect them from anti-gay protesters. Dressed in white and wearing large wings, the \"angels\" stood in a row in order to shield the family and friends of the victims. The idea, according to American Theatre, is to allow the mourners to \"grieve in peace.\" The Orlando Shakespeare Theater led the effort after the Westboro Baptist Church called for its members to protest outside funerals in Orlando on Saturday, holding signs with anti-gay slogans. \"We didn't know that anyone would protest the funerals here in Orlando, but that is now happening, so a counter-protest so that people that are attending those funerals and those that are in mourning don't have to deal with hate is an important thing,\" Orlando Shakespeare Theater's Jim Helsinger told the Miami Herald. \"I don't have any money to give, but I can spread love and I can spread hope,\" volunteer Jeannie Haskett told the Herald as she pieces together the wings. \"I was just waiting for an opportunity to use one thing I do have, which is the skill to sew.\" You can watch the video from the Herald here, which shows volunteers assembling sets of wings: The Westboro Baptist Church has a long history of disrupting funerals. And as Helsinger explains, angel wings have been used on previous occasions to protect people from anti-gay protesters. \"Angel Action Wings have been done a number of times over the past 20 years, and were just another following forward and positive support of the fallen and in support of our community and Orlando,\" Helsinger tells the Herald. American Theatre has more on the history of angel wings like this: \"The idea came from Romaine Patterson, who used what she called Angel Action Wings in 1999 to fight back against an anti-homosexual group when the members picketed the trials for Matthew Shepard's killers. The killing of the 21-year-old for being gay inspired Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project's The Laramie Project.\" The volunteers set up a rotating shift system to protect mourners in central Orlando on Saturday, the Orlando Sentinel reported. As we reported, only a handful of anti-gay demonstrators actually appeared outside the Cathedral of St. Luke on Saturday, where the angels were standing guard. But \"they were outnumbered and out-voiced, though, by hundreds of people who showed up to support the victims and their grieving families.\" A video posted on Twitter shows the crowd of mourners cheering as the group from the Westboro Baptist Church left the scene. Memorials continue at the Cathedral of St. Luke on Sunday, as NPR's Aarti Shahani tells our Newscast unit. She adds that some 20,000 people are expected to gather this evening in a procession from the cathedral, which will end with a candlelight vigil at a lakeside park.", "It would be nice if protecting free speech always meant defending the right of people to read Ulysses, Lolita or Tom Sawyer. The case that the U.S. Supreme Court took on this week involves much less artful or inspiring words. In a nearly unanimous decision, the court upheld the right of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., to picket funerals. The church's small membership believes that almost any death short of old age is God's punishment for the United States' tolerance of gays. They chant, sing and hold up signs that say, \"You're going to hell,\" and other epithets. Church members appeared near the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards last year and that of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, who was killed in January's Tucson shootings. They have also picketed the funerals of fallen soldiers, including the 2006 services for 20-year-old Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder in Westminster, Md., who was killed in Iraq. Albert Snyder, Cpl. Snyder's father, sued for damages, saying church members had turned his son's funeral into \"a circus.\" Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the 8-1 majority, noted that the protesters were on public grounds a thousand feet away. \"Such speech cannot be restricted,\" he said, \"simply because it is upsetting or arouses contempt.\" In the lone dissent, Justice Samuel Alito said, \"Albert Snyder is not a public figure. He is simply a parent whose son ... was killed in Iraq. Mr. Snyder wanted what is surely the right of any parent who experiences such an incalculable loss: to bury his son in peace.\" Albert Snyder reacted to the court decision by telling reporters, \"My first thought was eight justices don't have the common sense God gave a goat.\" Maybe every generation needs a case to learn that the First Amendment is tested and grows stronger when it defends speech that's unpopular, even reprehensible. In 1979, American Nazi Party members wanted to march in the streets of Skokie, Ill., a Chicago suburb in which a number of Holocaust survivors lived. Skokie said such a march would be an assault on people who had already survived Nazi death camps. The Illinois Supreme Court ultimately ruled that the march could proceed. But after winning the right to assemble in Skokie, the Nazis decided instead to march through Marquette Park, near their headquarters on the city's southwest side. That small, squalid group of puffed-up buffoons wearing swastikas and spewing hate had the whatever-it-was — I refuse to say sensitivity or intelligence — not to march where their monstrous message would be most personal. That's a low standard to meet. But maybe members of the Westboro Baptist Church are up to it.", "The Westboro Baptist Church is infamous for picketing soldiers' funerals with signs like \"Thank God for Dead Soldiers\" and \"God Hates the USA.\" Yet the FBI recently invited leaders of the fundamentalist church to the Quantico Marine base in Virginia to talk to FBI agents as part of the bureau's counterterrorism training program. But after four sessions this spring, the FBI canceled the arrangement amid criticism from inside the bureau, while church leaders claimed that they had been misled. The church group, led by Pastor Fred Phelps and based in Topeka, Kan., says its protests are intended to tell the world that God is punishing the U.S. military for America's tolerance of homosexuality. The pastor claims to be the prophet of God's wrath. The FBI first invited the church group to address the FBI's law enforcement training classes back in 2008. And initially, there were no apparent problems. But the most recent sessions, including three at Quantico and one in Manassass, Va., stirred up controversy. Classroom Sessions Timothy Phelps, a church leader and the youngest son of Fred Phelps, said he spoke to local law enforcement professionals at the FBI Academy at Quantico and then again to agents who had been in the bureau three years or less at an FBI facility in Manassass. He said the program was designed to teach agents \"how to stay measured when they are speaking with a witness or a suspect with whom they have a strong, visceral disagreement.\" Phelps conceded that strong, visceral disagreement is one of the emotions Westboro inspires. And that's what he found in the classrooms he visited. Officials say there were about 50 local law enforcement officials and agents in each session, and they say Westboro wasn't paid for its participation. Phelps confirmed that no money exchanged hands. \"We did an opening dialogue about the history of the church and what led us to this point in our ministry and specifically led us to the point where we were holding protests or pickets in proximity to the soldiers' funerals,\" Phelps said. \"Then the class opened up and they were entitled to ask any questions they wanted.\" Phelps said the sessions were contentious. \"Some of the students in the class take the gloves off and basically push the envelope about, 'what will happen when the day comes that your so-called leader tells you to use violence,' \" Phelps said. \"Our leader won't tell us to do anything except what is written in scripture. We don't have a leader like what they want to believe we have. ... We have a preacher.\" Law enforcement officials who attended the session said it was focused on domestic terrorism. They were told that the FBI invited Westboro members to the class so police officers and agents could see extremists up close and understand what makes them tick. The FBI claims the church group knew this. But Phelps said he had no idea he was part of a domestic terrorism curriculum. Phelps said if the FBI lied to them about why they were there, he would not be surprised. \"Law enforcement across this nation uses false information frequently with us,\" he said. But there were people at the FBI who were surprised — and angry — when they found out about the Westboro sessions. Invitation To A Military Base At a minimum, the timing was terrible. Westboro was engaged in a legal battle with the father of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder. The father filed suit against the church after it protested at his son's military funeral. A Maryland district court ordered the church to pay nearly $11 million in damages, saying the demonstrations caused \"emotional distress, intrusion upon seclusion and civil conspiracy.\" An appeals court overturned the decision. Then around the time that Westboro leaders were at Quantico, the Supreme Court ruled that the church was allowed to continue its mocking protests outside military funerals because it's protected by the First Amendment. The top brass at the FBI only found out about the Westboro invitations after more than 200 officers and agents had attended the sessions. Almost immediately afterward, the officers and agents sent memos asking why the group had been invited. The FBI official responsible for bringing in the church group did not want to be identified by name. He said he found the group personally distasteful, but thought police and FBI agents needed to learn how to engage people they disagreed with and find ways to build relationships with them. He conceded that inviting a group that pickets military funerals to a military base was, at best, problematic. Officials said it was one of the reasons the fourth session took place at the FBI facility in Manassass. The FBI has invited other controversial figures to speak to trainees in the past, including former members of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan. For his part, Westboro's Timothy Phelps said even though he thinks the FBI lied to him, he would come back to ", "Many New Hampshire Baptists, traditionally more liberal than their fellow Baptists in other parts of the country, are worried that the Baptist name has become so associated with \"conservative\" that it keeps people away. Some are dropping the name entirely. RENEE MONTAGNE, Host: New England has had Baptist churches since the colonial era. The Baptists founded what is now Rhode Island, after they were thrown out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony for being - what was considered, then - too progressive. Today, some Baptists in the region are trying to distance themselves from the name. They say stereotypes are holding their denomination back in their communities. Shannon Mullen reports. SHANNON MULLEN: The first Baptist church in Concorde, New Hampshire is where Bob Thomas met his wife, Hope. BOB THOMAS: I looked up in the choir loft and there was this cute little girl up there, and a year later we were married. (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) MULLEN: By the past 50 years, the Thomases have made the church the center of their lives. But the congregation has recently been making, what they consider, radical changes. First, the church replaced its choir and organist with digital sound and a band. And instead of hymnals, now they get song lyrics from a pair of flat screens mounted above the altar. Thomas feels the most striking change was the congregation's decision to drop the word Baptist from its name, and call itself Centerpoint Church. THOMAS: It's just not us. We're just not - I don't know - as I say we all fogies and we don't adjust to all these new ways, especially when we've been there so long. MULLEN: The Thomases left the congregation last month to join a more traditional church. Centerpoint pastor, Dave Spencer, says another 200 members have also left. That's about half the congregation. One hundred and fifty new members have joined, but Spencer says the name First Baptist was making it harder to draw people in. DAVE SPENCER: Someone was willing to go, and all of a sudden when they found out was a Baptist church that just kind of freaked them out and they'd pull right back. And that story would be repeated, over and over again. MULLEN: Spencer says some non-Baptists are turned off by the denomination's core values. But others buy into stereotypes of Baptists as self-righteous, judgmental, and ultra conservative. SPENCER: Either we've got to do a really great job of saying, hey, Baptists are not these things, and spend unbelievable amounts of resources, and maybe really not do that great of a job, even after doing all that. Or we can just take that issue away. And taking that issue away was changing the name. MULLEN: Like Centerpoint, at least a dozen other churches in New England have dropped the word Baptist from their names, several in the past few months. And many new start-up churches here, are also leaving out the label. There are more than 80 sub-groups of the Baptist church, nationwide. Jim Wideman heads the New England branch of the biggest one - the Southern Baptist Convention - that's based in Tennessee. He says the name is not an issue in the South, but in New England, Baptists are seen by some as outsiders. JIM WIDEMAN: I guess that what were attempting to do is to look at prejudices that people have, and say - if the word Baptist is a barrier to you, then let's get Baptist out of the way because being Baptist is not the key, being Christian is the key. MULLEN: Wideman claims Baptists are not trying to mask their identity to trick people into checking out their churches, they're just doing some marketing. Churches that are dropping the label Baptist are still in the minority in New England. Up the road from Centerpoint, at the more traditional Trinity Baptist Church, Pastor Chuck Phelps says if there is a stigma, just changing the name on a sign is not going to help. CHUCK PHELPS: We have to begin with relationship in the community and explain where we are, regardless of the label. But I don't think it's a bad thing to have a traditionalist model in the community, and have a Baptist sign out front. MULLEN: And on Trinity sign, the word Baptist is chiseled into the granite. For NPR News, I'm Shannon Mullen in Concorde, New Hampshire. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MONTAGNE: This is NPR NEWS. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)", "It's about time for the Southern Baptist Convention to put out a new hymnal, and the move to update the songs has caused a little tension. A glut of new worship songs has led to sweeping changes in the forthcoming hymnal. For the first time, nearly half of the pages will be filled with songs never before published by Baptists. The Southern Baptist Convention has put out a new hymnal every 15 years or so since 1904. The last hymnal came out in 1991. Blake Farmer reports from member station WPLN in Nashville. LIANE HANSEN, host: The Southern Baptist Convention puts out a hymnal every 15 years or so. It's time for a new one but this one will be different. The reason is that there's been a recent glut of praise and worship songs, many made popular on Christian radio. The forthcoming hymnal will include some of these songs along with the tried and true, but the move to update the hymnal is meeting resistance from Baptists who think the old hymns are the best hymns. Blake Farmer of member station WPLN in Nashville has the story. BLAKE FARMER: The Southern Baptist Convention has on its rolls, some of largest churches in the country. Many of those have long thrown out the traditional hard-bound hymnal. They have moved to contemporary worship songs that haven't been around long enough to make the song book. (Soundbite of song \"Forever\") Mr. CHRIS TOMLIN (Singer): (Singing) Forever God is faithful. Forever God is strong. FARMER: A recent worship service at the Southern Baptist headquarters in Nashville had hundreds of SBC employees tapping their toes and singing along with this relatively new worship song written by recording artist Chris Tomlin. The words were flashed on large projection screens. That's how many of the denomination's 16 million members do worship these days. But it's not everybody. Nearly two-thirds of the 42,000 Southern Baptist churches still use the old handheld hymnal. Leaders of the SBC's publishing arm, LifeWay, that year it's time the news songs make it down to small traditional churches. So the newest hymnal will include hundreds of songs from popular artist such as Tomlin, Michael W. Smith and Matt Redman. Seventy-eight-year-old Emily Selig(ph) doesn't know those things. She's the piano player at a small East Nashville church, Lockeland Baptist. (Soundbite of piano playing) FARMER: Preparing for Sunday morning worship service, Selig's arthritic hands pound out her favorite hymn from memory, \"Old Rugged Cross.\" She says she's not a fan of the new music. Ms. EMILY SELIG (Piano Player, Lockeland Baptist Church): The praise songs now - they praise, praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise the Lord. I want to praise you Lord. And, you know it's just over and over. FARMER: Selig says the old hymns that she knows by heart tell a story. Ms. SELIG: And my favorite expression: Now, you have the 7/11 songs, you've got seven (unintelligible) who sang it 11 times. FARMER: It's not that Selig is threatening to leave the denomination if something gets in the new hymnal she doesn't like, but worship style has proven a contentious issue for all stripes of Evangelical churches. Many church splits has started over a discussion of worship. That's why a group of Baptist theologians gathered last month in Fort Worth to review the theological sturdiness of new songs that will make the hymnal. Mr. MIKE HARLAND (Director, LifeWay Worship Music Group): We want you to help us manage the delicate balance between poetic license and church practice while helping us to identify what would be harmful theological issues. FARMER: Mike Harland who's in charge of LifeWay's multi-million dollar project tells the 10-man committee that biblical accuracy should be the foremost goal. He says churchgoers may not remember scripture by chapter and verse but they remember these songs so they should be right. Retired pastor and committee member T.W. Hunt says the contemporary worship songs don't really teach something countered to Baptist beliefs they just don't say much at all. Dr. T.W. HUNT (Retired Pastor): I love the old hymns because I think they're very good on theology. My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness. His oath, His covenant, His blood support me in the whelming flood. That's pretty good theology. FARMER: LifeWay's Mike Harland says he doesn't expect any big changes to come out of this committee's work but its stamp of approval, he says, will be a selling point to the denomination's more conservative churches. Mr. HARLAND: We'll gladly share with the Southern Baptist Committee and who these people are and it will lend credibility to the resource because of their reputation as theologians. FARMER: It may take that kind of effort for congregations like Lockeland Baptist to pony up for the new hymnal. In this morning's bulletin are the words \"To Draw Me Close,\" a contemporary worship song slated for the new hymnal. (Soundbite of song \"To Draw Me Close\") Mr. TERRY TERRY ", "Singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler makes her 10th appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded on the road in Grand Marais, Minn. A natural entertainer and gifted storyteller, Wheeler possesses a remarkable ability to write both touching ballads and witty social satire. For an example, look no further than this Mountain Stage set, which includes a love song that centers on \"Pop Tarts and Spam,\" the tender and reflective \"Alice\" (which Wheeler wrote years ago about an experience in Grand Marais) and her closing tune, \"Lady Gaga's Singing Program,\" which is likely the first satirical folk waltz written about Lady Gaga from the viewpoint of the Westboro Baptist Church. But Wheeler's personality truly shines through between songs, with her cheerfully self-deprecating back-and-forth about everything from her wardrobe choice to her dearly departed \"dog in a can.\" Wheeler is followed here by Mountain Stage band pianist Bob Thompson and his hauntingly soulful take on the traditional tune \"Wayfaring Stranger.\" This show originally aired November 1, 2011.", "It's been an eventful weekend for Pokémon trainers — even without Team Rocket around. After being released Wednesday, the mobile app Pokémon Go is currently the top downloaded free app, and the top grossing app, in both the Apple and Android stores. The augmented reality game allows smartphone users to track and catch Pokémon in real life, like a fantasy version of Google Maps. Developed by Niantic Labs, in conjunction with Nintendo and The Pokémon Co., Pokémon Go became an immediate hit. Not only is the app closing in on Twitter for number of daily users, according to Similar Web, but it's now installed on more Android devices than Tinder (gotta catch 'em all?). Nintendo — which owns part of Niantic — has seen its stock surge 36 percent in the two days of trading after the Pokémon Go release. According to Reuters, the app's popularity has added about $7.5 billion in value to Nintendo — welcome news for the company that's seen a decline in sales of Wii U and 3DS consoles and has had a touch-and-go relationship with mobile gaming. Of course, the app is free (with optional in-app purchases) and doesn't directly belong to Nintendo, so it's unclear how exactly Pokémon Go will play for the company in the long term. Will its popularity last? So far, the news cycle has been enamored with Pokémon-related stories, several of which have stirred up controversy. In Wyoming, 19-year-old Shayla Wiggins was searching for Pokémon along the Wind River near her home when she spotted a dead body floating in the water — not exactly the creature she expected. \"It was pretty shocking,\" KTVQ quotes Wiggins as saying. \"I didn't really know what to do at first. But I called 911 right away and they came really quickly.\" In Missouri, four young men used the app to trap players at one PokéStop late at night, robbing them at gunpoint. Three of the suspects — in their late teens — are being charged with robbery in the first degree and armed criminal action, according to Gizmodo. Multiple people have also reported sustaining injuries while playing the app (don't battle while driving, folks), and police around the world have begun giving safety tips to players in their areas. The app is causing a ruckus in other ways, too. The game has a geographic database of notable or interesting locations meant to be visited in person — PokéStops, where players can retrieve helpful items like potions, or gyms, where they can train their Pokémon. One man, Boon Sheridan, says his Massachusetts home — a converted 19th century church — was erroneously flagged as one of the game's gyms, which aren't supposed to be on private property. Sheridan told BuzzFeed News that a few dozen people have come by his house looking for the Pokémon gym. He says he's a player himself and has enjoyed meeting the visitors, but BuzzFeed reports that he is also raising concerns about the lack of options the app gives him to dispute or remove locations: \" 'I'd be cool with it if I could have some control over the hours,' he said. 'I'd rather them get it sorted out a little bit better.' \"Sheridan said he hopes to talk to the developers behind the game to ask if they could put some limits on when people can come to his home or maybe move the gym to the nearby park.\" A similar battle for territory is taking place at Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas, which has also been labeled a gym in the game. Opponents of the church's anti-gay stance took control over that gym with a Pokémon called Clefairy and named the space with a marriage equality slogan LOVEISLOVE. According to USA Today, the church responded in kind: \"The Westboro Baptist Church is fighting back, using one of the most commonly known Pokémon: Jigglypuff. ... \"The church has gotten a mix of responses on social media, from those expressing support and criticizing it. One person challenged the group to a Pokémon battle. ... \"It was unclear at press time whether a Pokémon battle has ensued between the Clefairy and Jigglypuff.\" Unfortunately, some of the problems surrounding the game may be ones the developers can't fix. In a popular Medium post titled \"Pokémon GO is a Death Sentence if you are a Black Man,\" Omari Akil writes about how his experience playing the game became overshadowed by the news of the fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile: \"I spent less than 20 minutes outside. Five of those minutes were spent enjoying the game. One of those minutes I spent trying to look as pleasant and nonthreatening as possible as I walked past a somewhat visibly disturbed white woman on her way to the bus stop. I spent the other 14 minutes being distracted from the game by thoughts of the countless Black Men who have had the police called on them because they looked 'suspicious' or wondering what a second amendment exercising individual might do if I walked past their window a 3rd or 4th time in search of a Jigglypuff.\" Lucky for the developers, news about the game isn't all bleak. In fact, in most instance", "Bethel Baptist Church near Tuscaloosa, Ala., was flattened by tornadoes last week. Now, the church is preparing to meet Sunday in a park auditorium to help members of its congregation. Andrew Yeager of member station WBHM reports.", "Gang membership is growing in smaller cities, towns, and rural areas. In some of those places, such as Durham, N.C., the gang problem has driven some affected families to seek help. Churches have been helping members leave gang-life behind. Leoneda Inge of North Carolina Public Radio reports. FARAI CHIDEYA, host: From NPR News, this is NEWS AND NOTES. I'm Farai Chideya. Gang membership is growing in the United States. We're not just talking about gang strongholds like Los Angeles and Chicago, but smaller towns, cities and rural areas as well; this according to the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center. In some places like Durham, North Carolina, churches are helping young gangbangers to secretly get out of the life. In most cases this means relocating a young gang member to or from another state. Leoneda Inge of North Carolina Public Radio reports. LEONEDA INGE: The move from Compton, California to Durham, North Carolina was life changing for Mike Hall(ph), formerly known as M&M(ph), which stood for Mad Mike. Mr. MIKE HALL (Former Gang Member): It's tattooed on my forearm. INGE: Is it still there? Mr. HALL: Yeah, you can - and that probably was there when I was 13 years old. INGE: So what about that cut? Mr. HALL: This scar? INGE: Yeah. Mr. HALL: A guy tried to stab me in the face. And I put my arm up to block it, and the knife stuck in my arm. INGE: The nasty gashes underneath the gang tattoo along Hall's forearm: Hall got cut in Durham in a fight after he moved here from Compton. It wasn't gang-related, but because of his gang past he did time. Part of the total of 11 years he spent in jail. Mr. HALL: And actually I would see like - I never thought I would live long enough to even be around to raise my kids. INGE: Many of his family members didn't think so either. Hall says more than a half-dozen family members have life insurance policies on him. Hall relocated to Durham in 1998 to live with his grandfather. He says it took several years for him to clean himself up after running the streets for years with the Compton Pirus. Hall says he supports the move for gang members who seriously want a new life. He says he was reminded again how much moving changed his life when he went back to Compton two years ago. Mr. HALL: I could see myself like being stuck there with them, but actually I would see they looked at me in a different way. Because, first of all, I'm not going to stand here and drink beer with you, because I don't drink anymore. So they could see the change in me, but still I'm labeled as the same person I was. INGE: Today, Hall works with the men's ministry at Union Baptist Church in Durham, mentoring teenage boys to try and steer them away from gangs. The Reverend Kenneth Hammond is pastor of Union Baptist Church. With 4,000 members, it's one of the largest churches in the city. Hammond has personally helped a couple of families move their teenage sons out of Durham to escape gang activity, and he says he would do so again. Reverend KENNETH HAMMOND (Pastor, Union Baptist Church): Quite frankly, I really don't view it any differently than in cases where I've had women with domestic violence situations and they had to get out of those situations and we helped them to relocate. So that's kind of how we've approached the situation. INGE: Durham isn't the only place where secret relocations of gang members are reportedly taking place. USA Today reports such efforts have also occurred in Providence, Rhode Island and Washington D.C. Hammond says the church feels like a safe haven to gang members and their families where they won't be judged or turned away. Hammond says he tries to reward that trust by helping pay for travel and providing emotional support. But he knows there are no guarantees. Rev. HAMMOND: I think a person who feels that his or her life is on the line and they're given an opportunity to move into an environment where there's a level of anonymity and they're able to sort of start over fresh - hopefully, that would be enough motivation to say to them, I don't want to make the same kind of choices that I've made in the past that put me in that predicament. INGE: The U.S. Justice Department has made it clear that grassroots and faith-based organizations are important in the fight against gangs and gang-related crimes. Corporal Vincent Pearsol(ph) is a police officer assigned to Durham's gang unit. He says his office knows of about 750 gang members in the city. Corporal VINCENT PEARSOL (Durham Police Department): Parents call everyday. Everyday. I have messages on the phone everyday - can you call me, I think my kids are involved in a gang. What can I do? What's a sign to look out for? You know, and should I move or should I take him from this school and send him to another school? Everyday. INGE: Pearsol says there is no city-funded program for gang members who want out. The federal government doesn't have one either. So in many communities across the", "The day after the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced an outbreak at Calvary Baptist Church in Sanford, Pastor Todd Bell stood at his pulpit for in-person service. The state was in the middle of tracing a \"super-spreader wedding event\" and investigating whether Calvary Baptist was linked. After members of the church's choir stood shoulder to shoulder on stage and sang, unmasked, Bell turned his attention to the outbreak. He railed against public health officials for intervening in the church's affairs. \"You're looking at a liberty lover!\" Bell told the congregation. \"I — love — liberty. And I want the people of God to enjoy liberty!\" Bell said wearing masks was like trying to keep out a mosquito with a chain link fence. His response drew fierce criticism and national media attention. Ultimately, nine cases were identified at Calvary Baptist Church. Since then, at least a half dozen other congregations in Maine have had outbreaks. Many faith leaders have shied away from attention. But Pastor Matt Burden of the Second Baptist Church in Calais, Maine, has taken a more public health-minded approach. When some members of his congregation tested positive for COVID-19, he posted a Facebook video to spread the word. \"It's been kind of a crazy week,\" he says in the video, sitting on a couch in his home with his young daughter by his side. \"We certainly would want to recommend anyone from our church family who is experiencing any kind of symptoms, or anything like that, please isolate, get yourself tested.\" This may seem like a natural response, but Burden says there's a strong temptation to keep this kind of situation under wraps. \"It would have been really a lot easier road for me, if I hadn't opened my mouth so much,\" he says, now. That's because opening up put the Second Baptist Church under a magnifying glass. And urging members of the congregation to get tested meant that more COVID-19 cases would likely be discovered and associated with the church. So far, there have been more than two dozen cases. It's the second largest church outbreak in Maine. Burden says the situation has been especially disheartening because he had implemented safety measures. The church offered two services to limit crowd size and roped off pews for social distancing. Masks were recommended but not required during services. \"To be honest, it was really hard,\" Burden says. Calais is a rural city of 3,000 residents perched on the border of Canada. \"We were in an area that was not hard hit by the coronavirus for most of the summer, the early fall. And we were among the most cautious institutions in town. Even amongst my own congregation, you know, people have been very supportive, they're willing to play by the rules. But there is a feeling amongst some people that, 'Why are we doing all this stuff?'\" The director of the Maine CDC, Dr. Nirav Shah, says when it comes to the coronavirus, churches are of special concern. \"Some of the things that can generate COVID-19 are literally the reasons you go to church for — fellowship, close camaraderie, singing,\" he says. When outbreaks do erupt in houses of worship, Shah says it requires a more deft response compared to other settings. \"I think it's safe to say that for the past, you know, 2,000 to 3,000 years, those who attend different houses of worship have felt besieged, no matter what your faith,\" he says. Building trust, Shah says, is the biggest challenge. But he doesn't fault people for being reticent about sharing. \"It's my job to build that trust, to convince them that sharing who they were at service with, will be used for good,\" he says. Pastor Burden's church decided being transparent was in the best interests of the community, but he understands why some churches are more reluctant. There's a sense, he says, that churches are singled out for blame in ways that other institutions or businesses aren't. \"So I'm very sympathetic to the way that a lot of other churches are trying to wrestle with this. It's not an easy thing,\" the pastor says. Burden gives frequent updates on his congregation's COVID-19 situation in Facebook posts, and he says his transparency has yielded some positive attention. Several pastors have called to offer support. Others have also asked how they can avoid an outbreak. \"It's an interesting call to take from someone who wants to know how not to end up like you,\" he says. \"But I understand where they're coming from, right?\" Because, Burden says, no congregation wants to end up in the headlines for a COVID-19 outbreak.", "Britain says it won't allow a controversial American dating coach to enter the country as his presence isn't \"conducive to the public good.\" [Fair warning: If you click on any of the links in this story, you will see offensive material.] The American in question is 25-year-old Julien Blanc. His Twitter profile says he is the executive coach for Real Social Dynamics, a dating advice company. Blanc was scheduled to make public appearances in the U.K. in February 2015. Blanc often makes references that most people would see as racist and derogatory toward women, and he appears to condone emotion and physical violence toward them. Men reportedly pay up to hundreds of dollars for his dating advice. Blanc's website offers services such as this: \"Make girls beg to sleep with you after short-circuiting their emotional and logical mind into a million reasons why they should ...\" [We aren't sure what that means, either.] More than 150,000 people had signed a petition urging U.K. authorities to deny Blanc entry. The British Home Office told media that it won't discuss an individual case, but a statement quoted by U.K. media said: \"The home secretary has the power to exclude an individual if she considers that his or her presence in the U.K. is not conducive to the public good or if their exclusion is justified on public policy grounds.\" The law has been used in the past to deny entry to people such as far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders and the late Fred Phelps, head of the Westboro Baptist Church. Earlier this month, Blanc had to end his tour of Australia after protests. \"This guy wasn't putting forward political ideas,\" Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said at the time. \"He was putting forward abuse that was derogatory to women, and those values are abhorred in this country.\" After his exit from Australia, Blanc told CNN he \"wanted to apologize to people I have offended in any way; it was never my intention and I just want to put it out there. I'm extremely sorry for everything that has happened.\" He said some of the controversies generated by his online posts were \"a horrible attempt at humor and, unfortunately, a lot of it also got put out of context.\" Blanc's critics are also trying to deny him entry into Brazil, Canada and Japan, where he was scheduled to host his dating seminars.", "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on Thursday that it was reversing its controversial 2015 policy that classified people in same-sex marriages as \"apostates.\" The church, widely known as the Mormon church, had also barred the children of such marriages from blessing or baptism until age 18. The change was attributed to President Dallin Oaks, and the church said it was intended to \"help affected families\" and \"to reduce the hate and contention so common today.\" Children of parents who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender may now be blessed as infants and baptized. The 2015 policy had divided the church, and many members felt it punished children. The children of such marriages could only be baptized once they turned 18, and to do so they needed to move out of the household and disavow same-sex cohabitation and marriage. In protest, at least 1,000 members of the faith showed up in Salt Lake City to formally resign their membership. The move may be seen as loosening a highly restrictive approach to its LGBT members, but the church reiterated that it considers same-sex marriage by a member to be \"a serious transgression.\" \"While we cannot change the Lord's doctrine, we want our members and our policies to be considerate of those struggling with the challenges of mortality,\" the church said in its message, released during a general conference leadership session of the First Presidency in Salt Lake City. A news release issued by the church attributed the policy change to \"continuing revelation.\" The church said that \"immoral conduct in heterosexual or homosexual relationships will be treated in the same way.\" But some took issue with that line, as the LDS church does not recognize same-sex marriage as being the same as a heterosexual marriage, which it calls \"eternal marriage.\" \"[If] homosexual sex within marriage is wrong and heterosexual sex within marriage is great, we're not treating 'immoral conduct in heterosexual or homosexual relationships...in the same way,' \" as one person noted on Twitter. The move constitutes a major policy shift, one The Salt Lake Tribune called \"stunning.\" The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people, said it welcomes any faith group's public commitment to treating the LGBTQ community fairly and equally. \"[T]his statement by the LDS Church to change course is a move in the right direction that will make a real difference in the lives of LGBTQ Mormons,\" said Sam Brinton, who leads the group's advocacy and government affairs. \"We hear from LGBTQ young people in crisis every day who struggle to reconcile being part of both the LGBTQ and faith communities, and decisions to end policies of exclusion can help LGBTQ youth feel seen, loved, and less alone.\" On Twitter, there was an outpouring of all kinds regarding the change in policy. Some LGBTQ members thought it was a sign of progress and hope. \"That is how LGBTQ Equality will work in the church; nothing, a glimmer, and then all at once the sun will be up & we will wonder how on Earth we ever saw anything different This is a wonderful day to be alive!!!\" wrote Calvin Burke, who is gay and a student at Brigham Young University, which is operated by the LDS church. Some wrote of the pain that the policy had caused. \"When this policy came out I stood [in] the conference center with my mother. She looked around and said, 'My family worked to build this and it should belong to all of them.' She broke down crying and has since left the church,\" Braidan Weeks tweeted. \"The pain that has already happened can't be undone. I hope that the church truly wants to heal with the communities of Utah. Because even those of us that are no longer members helped build the church to what it is. We care about this state and its people. Cheers to hope.\" The church says the new policies are being sent to its leaders worldwide and will be included in online updates to its handbook. In the church's news release, President Henry Eyring said that \"we need the Lord's direction to meet the changing circumstances, and He has guided changes in practice and policy through the history of the Church.\"", "The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that protesters at military funerals cannot be sued for inflicting emotional distress on the family of a dead soldier. The vote was 8 to 1. When Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder was killed in Iraq, his funeral in Westminster, Md., drew thousands to pay their respects. But it also drew a protest from the Rev. Fred Phelps and six other members of the Westboro Baptist Church, based in Topeka, Kan. Phelps and other church members have traveled the country for years, picketing hundreds of military funerals to communicate their belief that \"God hates the USA\" for its tolerance of homosexuality, particularly in the military. The picketers did not contend that Snyder was gay. Rather, their message, as Phelps puts it, was that \"the whole country is given over to sodomy and to sodomite enablers.\" The picketers followed their usual practice at the Snyder funeral. They alerted police in advance and followed instructions to set up their protest on public property, at a site 1,000 feet away from the church, near the vehicle entrance. Though the protest was peaceful and ended before the funeral began, the picketers carried signs with messages offensive to many, including \"Thank God for Dead Soldiers,\" \"Fags Doom Nations\" and \"America Is Doomed.\" Albert Snyder, the father of the dead Marine, did not see the signs until later when he viewed TV coverage. He says the picketers turned his son's funeral into a circus, taking away his \"last moment\" with his son. \"This was a funeral. This wasn't a parade going down the street. I shouldn't have to look away from anything at my own child's funeral,\" Snyder says. \"That's absurd.\" Snyder sued Phelps and his church for intentional infliction of emotional distress. \"These people targeted me and my family, and they have done this to over 200 other military men and women's families,\" Snyder says, his voice rising. \"I want to know how you would feel if somebody stood 30 feet away from the main vehicle entrance of a church where you're trying to bury your mother, with a sign that says, 'Thank God for dead sluts.' You tell me that shouldn't be illegal. Is 'fag' any worse than 'slut'?\" A jury agreed with Snyder and awarded him $5 million in damages. But the Supreme Court set aside that verdict Wednesday. Writing for the court majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said that as repugnant as many of the signs were, they were still plainly related to public, rather than private, matters. They focused on \"the political and moral conduct of the United States and its citizens,\" he said, and speech of such public concern is protected by the First Amendment. Although Westboro may have chosen to protest the funeral to gain publicity for its views, said the chief justice, and although those views may be particularly hurtful to the dead soldier's father, that does not mean the church members' right of free speech can be curtailed or punished. And a jury award amounts to punishment, Roberts contended, by imposing a penalty for expressing an unpopular viewpoint. \"Speech is powerful,\" Roberts said in conclusion. \"It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and — as it did here — inflict great pain. On the facts before us, we cannot react to that pain by punishing the speaker. As a nation we have chosen a different course — to protect even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate.\" Reaction to the decision was markedly muted, given the outrage voiced by veterans groups and politicians at the time the case was argued in the Supreme Court. The Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate, along with 40 other members of Congress, filed a brief on Snyder's side. But on Wednesday, reaction on Capitol Hill was nowhere to be found, except in a couple of written statements. Lawyer Gene Schaerr, who filed a brief in the case for the American Legion, said he was heartened by the fact that the court specifically mentioned that 43 states have enacted laws that put a buffer zone of 100 feet or more around funeral sites. Such laws would not have affected the protest in this case, since protesters were 1,000 feet away. Nonetheless, says Schaerr, the decision \"sends a clear signal to the lower courts that they should not interpret anything in this opinion as casting any doubt about those statutes.\" The court, however, specifically left open that question, noting that restrictions on the time, place and manner of protests are appropriate in some circumstances. Wednesday's 8-to-1 ruling came as no surprise to First Amendment scholars, both right and left. They note that the decision is in line with many court decisions protecting the rights of fringe groups — from Nazis marching in Skokie, Ill., to flag burners at a Republican convention in Texas. University of Chicago law professor Geoffrey Stone notes that Wednesday's ruling fits neatly into that tradition, calling it a \"classic case.\" The only surprise, maintained Stone", "Twenty years ago, a sociologist at Rice University directed a study of efforts by white evangelical Christians to address racial inequality. Michael Emerson's provocative conclusion, summarized in his book Divided By Faith and co-authored with Christian Smith, was that evangelicals \"likely do more to perpetuate the racial divide than to tear it down,\" largely because they tended to worship in racially segregated congregations and viewed racial prejudice as an individual, not a societal, problem. The book, published in 2000, captured wide attention in evangelical circles and was featured on the cover of the magazine Christianity Today. Emerson then proposed an answer to the problem he had highlighted: If Christians of different racial backgrounds began worshipping together, he suggested, racial reconciliation could follow. In a 2004 book, United By Faith, a sequel to his earlier book, Emerson and a team of collaborators called for a new church movement. \"The 21st century,\" they argued, \"must be the century of multiracial congregations.\" Emerson, who is white, became personally committed to the cause, moving his own family into a mostly African American congregation. He soon became a godfather of sorts for the multiracial church movement, consulting with congregations around the country on how to promote diversity in worship. The key, Emerson argued, was to do it with deliberate purpose. \"You put it into your mission statement,\" he said in a 2019 interview with NPR. \"You think about who is up on the platform during worship and who is put into leadership and the ministry. You think about the artwork and the books you're using and the music you're playing. Does it reflect all people or only one culture?\" For many, the multiracial church movement appeared to be a good idea, attracting both whites and people of color. In Columbus, Ohio, Korie Little Edwards, who was attending a Black church, was one of those intrigued by the promise of more diversity in her worship experience. \"I bumped into someone who said, 'Hey, I go to this multiracial church, and it's down here in the city. Why don't you check it out?'\" Little Edwards told NPR. \"And I thought, 'Yeah, well, why not?'\" Little Edwards teaches sociology at the Ohio State University, but at the time her interest in the church was personal. \"I had this idea that, 'Yeah, this would be really great,'\" she said. \"I thought, 'This will be a place governed by Christian ideals, a place where people can come and connect with one another and support one another.' I was thinking that multiracial churches could be an answer to racial inequality.\" In the years that followed, Little Edward's interest in the multiracial church movement became professional. As a sociologist of religion, she wanted to see whether diverse churches could help break down racism, and she began visiting congregations and interviewing members and church leaders with a team of research assistants, identifying the strategies they followed and the problems they encountered. A church transformed In Fort Worth, Texas, a white Southern Baptist pastor named Randal Lyle heard about Michael Emerson and his multiracial church movement and resolved to diversify his own nearly all-white church, Meadowridge Baptist. The obstacles were quickly apparent. Lyle's youth minister organized a basketball league for African American youth from the neighborhood. When he learned some were devout Christians, he invited them to visit Meadowridge, Lyle says, only to be rebuffed. \"A young man told him, 'I'm not going there. That's a white church,'\" Lyle says. He and his staff took the comment to heart. \"Our church was probably like most,\" he told NPR. \"We'd say we would welcome anybody who wants to come here, but what we meant was, as long as they do things exactly how we do them.\" After reviewing Michael Emerson's books and videos on the subject, Lyle realized big changes at his church would be needed. He changed the sign out front to say, \"All Races United In Christ.\" The staff bought new toys for the children's room, making sure they reflected racial diversity. They changed the artwork in the church, and Lyle organized a choir. \"When I first came here, I said, 'We're not going to do choir,'\" Lyle said. \"But then we began to think, 'This community is primarily African American and Anglo. Choirs are huge in an African American church.' So we realized we need to have a choir.\" The effort proved largely successful. The membership at Meadowridge Baptist is now about one-third African American, and the number of Latino members is growing. \"I needed a different experience,\" says Myrtle Lee, 73, who left the Black church she had been attending and joined Meadowridge with her two sisters. \"I wanted to worship with everybody that I worked with. I work with not just Black people. I wanted to go to church with those same people.\" One of her sisters, Cecilia Rhodes, says it took a while to get accustomed to worshipping in a predominantly ", "America's culture war, waged in recent years over gender roles, sexuality and the definition of marriage, is increasingly being fought inside evangelical Christian circles. On one side are the Christians determined to resist trends in secular society that appear to conflict with biblical teaching. On the other side are the evangelicals willing to live with those trends. For Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., the key question is \"whether or not there is a binding morality to which everyone is accountable.\" Mohler is a co-founder of the biannual Together for the Gospel conference, which brought together thousands of evangelicals last month at a sports center in Louisville, a few miles from the Southern Baptist campus. Electronic signs around the top of the arena carried such messages as \"We Were Born Out of Protest\" and \"We Stand on Scripture Alone, Not Man's Wisdom.\" \"Our theme for this year is, 'We Protest,' \" Mohler tells NPR. \"You might say [it's] putting the 'protest' back in Protestantism.\" He and his fellow conservative leaders urge Christians to take a \"biblical\" stand against such things as no-fault divorce, extramarital sex, \"transgenderism\" and gay marriage. His new book is We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking Truth to a Culture Redefining Sex, Marriage, & the Very Meaning of Right & Wrong. Mohler and other conservatives are pushing against strong headwinds, however. Survey data show that the number of Americans who think divorce is morally acceptable has increased significantly in recent years, while disapproval of homosexuality and same-sex marriage has declined sharply. (Click to see changing attitudes on homosexuality and same-sex marriage by religion.) The latter holds true even for white evangelicals, among the groups most resistant to LGBT rights. For church leaders like Mohler, the challenge is unmistakable. \"Conservative Christians in America are undergoing a huge shift in the way we see ourselves in the world,\" Mohler says. \"We are on the losing side of a massive change that's not going to be reversed, in all likelihood, in our lifetimes.\" In his view, Christians must adapt to the changed cultural circumstance by finding a way \"to live faithfully in a world in which we're going to be a moral exception.\" (It is this goal, Mohler says, that explains the passage of \"religious liberty\" laws to protect people who want to express their opposition to same-sex marriage or \"transgenderism.\") 'At Odds With What Everyday People Believe' Living as the moral exception was the prospect facing the Together for the Gospel attendees. Most were young men training to be pastors in Southern Baptist churches. The Southern Baptists are one of the Protestant denominations that do not ordain women, even as church deacons. Some Southern Baptist congregations do not even allow divorced men to serve as pastors. Many in their millennial generation may reject conservative thinking on social issues, but the young men who choose to be Southern Baptist pastors have full knowledge of the church teachings. Their church mandate is somewhat limited: not to persuade the broader culture of new moral truths but rather to help their own congregants live their lives as a \"moral exception\" to the rest of society. \"The Bible makes claims about what is right and wrong, and those claims are often at odds with what everyday people believe,\" says Southern Baptist seminary student Joshua Van der Merwe, 24, of Louisville, during a break between conference sessions. \"Christians are called to protest and to witness to what the Bible claims to be right and wrong.\" An insistence on strict Bible-based standards of morality may exclude some of those everyday people, however. For them, one alternative is Ridgewood Baptist Church in a working-class suburb of Louisville. The pastor, Matt Johnson, grew up as a Southern Baptist, but his church is one of a group that broke from the Southern Baptist Convention about 25 years ago. It now serves a diverse congregation, and the men and women who make up Johnson's lay advisory \"Dawnings\" committee advocate that it opens doors to everyday people. \"Let's offer words of hope,\" Johnson prayed at a recent Dawnings meeting. \"Hope for the future of what could happen here, who could come here and find a place to belong.\" The committee members included Janney Gilbert, a medical office manager whose son is gay, Estelle Power, a retired former deacon who became involved in the church after a painful divorce, and Janelle Perry, whose mother was the first female deacon at Ridgewood and who now serves as the church's youth director. \"I've been here all my life, and Ridgewood is not the same church we were 40 years ago,\" Perry says. \"Everyone can come. Some people are taken aback by that — [and] women deacons. And we'll let most anybody attend. ... We're just open-armed.\" It is not that the church serves highly educated liberals who might be expected to support a progres", "Istrouma Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, La., housed hundreds of Katrina evacuees through the end of October. Pastor Stuart Rothberg talks about phase two of the congregation's disaster relief program: sending teams of church members out to rural parishes to help with clean up and rebuilding.", "Growing up in Texas and Mississippi, author Robert P. Jones was a very active member of his Southern Baptist Convention church. Between youth group, Bible studies and prayer services, he spent about 6-7 hours each week at church or doing church related things. But in all that time, he never really heard about the church's history — including the fact that Southern Baptists split from the North around 1844 because the Northern Baptists opposed slavery. \"I was 20 years old before I got a hint of that history ... and even had the possibility of beginning to think about what the implications of that were,\" Jones says. In his new book, White Too Long, Jones examines the legacy of white supremacy among Southern Baptists and other Christian denominations. Jones says the Southern Baptist Convention tends to focus on each individual's interior relationship with God — and \"essentially screens out questions of social justice.\" \"I cannot remember a single sermon calling attention to racial inequality, racial injustice [or] the struggle for civil rights,\" he says. As the U.S. begins to grapple more seriously with issues of racism and white supremacy, Jones says the time has come for churches to be more in vocal about social justice. \"There's so much work still to be done,\" he says. \"White Christians have been largely silent ... and have hardly begun these conversations.\" Interview highlights On how the Southern Baptist Convention split from the North around 1844 because of slavery The precipitating event was really whether someone who was being called as a missionary to spread the gospel could simultaneously be a slave owner and still be a church member in good standing. And the members of the churches in the South actually put this issue forward very intentionally, to test what their Northern brethren would say about this. And the North responded very clearly, and Northern Baptists said, \"No, you know, under no circumstances will we be behind this.\" And that really was the precipitating split. And just a few short months later, the Southern Baptist Convention was formed very intentionally with the word \"Southern\" and the front of it to indicate its allegiance really to this slave-owning society. On how the Southern Baptist Convention used the Bible to justify slavery The slave owning argument really had more of the Bible on its side, at least read literally. You know, there's plenty of things to point to in the Bible where there's slavery mentioned [and] it's not condemned. The whole book of Philemon in the New Testament ... talks about slaves obeying their masters and even returning to their masters, a slave who's escaped is commended to return to slavery. And so the more straightforward arguments out of the Bible were simply there. And then read into that, I think, also was this idea of white supremacy, ... that God's design for human society was that whites of European descent would really be the vanguard of society, and at the top of society. And their goal was to \"civilize\" everyone else from their place at the top of the political and cultural hierarchy. On how the Southern Baptist Church maintained its stance after the Confederacy lost The term that historians use is ... \"lost cause religion,\" and that sounds like an admission of loss, but what that term really means, it was not at all a concession. It was really about keeping these embers burning, and this idea that ... from the ashes of defeat there would still be a rise of the South and a rise of victorious Southern religion. And you can see this in the Confederate monuments, for example, that sense of: Yes, political defeat, military defeat, but not really admitting a kind of religious and cultural defeat. ... Again, it was about this idea that God was still behind this vision of society. On how some Northern churches imposed segregation even after the Civil War It wasn't just in Southern evangelical churches or Baptist churches. ... Even when [the Methodists] admitted African American churches into the larger Methodist denomination, they segregated them into one jurisdiction. It was essentially a version of religious gerrymandering so that they would get one bishop instead of possibly competing for power in other jurisdictions; they were all locked into one jurisdiction, so their voice inside the denomination will be smaller. And even among white Catholics, the Catholic Church had long had a practice of African Americans sitting in the back. [They] couldn't come and take part of the Eucharist until all the white members had done so. New York, for example, did the same thing, and actually segregated the African American Catholics into a single parish and also made only one Catholic school available to African Americans and made it a segregated school. And these practices continued in the middle of the 20th century, even even among Catholics in the North. On the contradictions within white churches that supported the civil rights movement The United ", "Donald Trump may be out of the White House, but he continues to cause fractures within some conservative communities. One of those is the Southern Baptist Convention, where Beth Moore, one of its most prominent women, this week left the church, having declared that she is \"no longer a Southern Baptist.\" Moore is an evangelical author and teacher of Bible studies who headlines cruises and speaks before huge audiences — her ministry reportedly had nearly $15 million in revenue in 2016. She attended a Baptist congregation starting in childhood and began her rise to prominence by sharing devotionals at the aerobics classes she taught at a Houston church. On Twitter, where she has nearly a million followers, Moore has pinned a tweet that says simply, \"I just cannot recommend Jesus enough.\" But as Trump rose to the presidency, Moore found herself aghast at the church's embrace of him and its stances on women. \"I am still a Baptist, but I can no longer identify with Southern Baptists,\" Moore said in an interview with Religion News Service last week. \"I love so many Southern Baptist people, so many Southern Baptist churches, but I don't identify with some of the things in our heritage that haven't remained in the past.\" In 2018, Moore wrote a blog post titled \"A Letter to My Brothers\" in which she described \"attitudes among some key Christian leaders that smacked of misogyny, objectification and astonishing disesteem of women and it spread like wildfire.\" She had encountered what she called \"one of the most demoralizing realizations of my adult life: Scripture was not the reason for the colossal disregard and disrespect of women among many of these men. It was only the excuse. Sin was the reason.\" In 2019, Moore posted a tweet suggesting she would be preaching in a church on Mother's Day — though she didn't use the word \"preach\" — setting off an uproar in the conservative denomination about whether women should be permitted to preach. She said she watched in amazement as that conversation immediately supplanted the discussion of a sexual abuse scandal that was rocking the church. \"We were in the middle of the biggest sexual abuse scandal that has ever hit our denomination,\" Moore told Religion News Service. \"And suddenly, the most important thing to talk about was whether or not a woman could stand at the pulpit and give a message.\" She felt increasingly unwelcome in the church after that, she said. Jemar Tisby, president of The Witness, a Black Christian collective, told The New York Times that Moore's leaving would be \"tectonic.\" \"Beth Moore has more influence and more cachet with Southern Baptists, especially white Southern Baptist women, than the vast majority of Southern Baptist pastors or other leaders. So her leaving is not just about one individual,\" Tisby said. J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, said many of its leaders \"seem bent on pulling us apart.\" \"I have loved and appreciated Beth Moore's ministry and will continue to in the future. Personally, she has been an encouragement to me and I will always be grateful,\" he said in a statement posted to Twitter. \"I am grieved anytime someone who believes in the inerrant Scripture, shares our values and desires to cooperate says that they do not feel at home in our convention.\" Ed Stetzer, who formerly led the research division at Lifeway, which was until now Moore's publisher, says the Southern Baptist Convention \"needs to have some hard conversations\" about why Moore, as well as African American leaders, are leaving it. Rachel Gulledge, whose husband is soon to be senior pastor in a Southern Baptist Church in Georgia, told The Washington Post that as a child, she watched Moore's Bible study videos with her mother. \"Beth Moore leaving is sad to me. But I don't blame her,\" Gulledge said. \"For women, we probably lost one of our biggest voices.\"", "Galilee Baptist Church was one of nine churches set on fire last year in central and western Alabama. Like many of those churches, Galilee was completely destroyed in the blaze. The string of attacks – which took place on two different nights – led to federal and state investigations. Some church members decided to sleep inside their churches to try and protect them from a fiery destruction. Those members were shocked when three local college students admitted to setting the fires one month later. One year has passed since the attacks. Many churches are now rebuilding. Volunteers from a group called Carpenters for Christ are working on the new Galilee Baptist Church in Panola, Ala. After two weekends of construction, the church has begun to take shape. Externally, the structure looks like a large metal barn with a steeple dropped on top. But inside, the framing is almost finished. Nearly 100 people are involved in the project. \"There's been people from, like, five different counties in north Alabama, and some from Georgia, helping just today,\" says volunteer Bill Broadway. \"It's just a great loss when a building is burnt. They got some T-shirts that say, 'You can burn a building, but you can't burn a church.' And that's right.\" Men pass lengths of freshly cut wood to teammates, who nail the boards in place. Rev. Bob Little, the pastor of Galilee Baptist Church, shakes hands with as many volunteers as he can as they pack up for the day. \"What God has done has been really nothing but a miracle,\" he says. The tiny community of about 400 people wants to make the new church a larger center in the heart of Panola. The 10,000-square-foot structure will house not only the church but classrooms, a library, computers and even a health clinic for people who currently have to drive 40 miles to the nearest hospital. \"Now you're able to help not just the church or an individual, but you're able to help a community — an area — and bring about healing across the state and the United States,\" Little says. Part of the healing process for the community has included the continuation of Sunday services. The congregation of some 50 members meets in a trailer. Mike and Kim Cloyd, the parents of one of the students who pleaded guilty in federal court to setting the fires, attended a service last weekend. Kim Cloyd told the group that her son, Matthew, was sorry for having burned the churches. \"I know your hearts were broken, and you were devastated the night your church burned. Multiply that by 100 and a million,\" Kim Cloyd told the congregation. \"But we love our son, and we will never walk away from him. We are there for him, and we visit him every weekend. And we will walk every step of the way with him through this journey.\" Cloyd also says that Matthew has found faith in jail, and that he's prepared to accept whatever sentence he's given — even if that means 40 years in prison. The three students – Benjamin Moseley, Russell Debusk and Matthew Cloyd – initially said that they had burned the first five churches as a prank. They said they panicked and set the other four churches on fire to throw detectives off their trail. Many here still don't understand it. Many of the churches targeted by the fires were predominantly black, but white congregations were struck, too. Over the past year, a small group of people from the western Alabama churches have forged an unusual partnership. They meet at least once a month in Aliceville, Ala., at a fast-food restaurant. Galilee Pastor Little routinely joins them. He says that in this area of Alabama, it's unusual for an older white gentleman and a younger black man to be friends, \"calling each other and communicating with each other and respecting each other's ideas and visions.\" Before the churches burned, Little says he rarely saw blacks and whites working together in western Alabama. He says the fires and reconstruction have brought the black and white communities closer together. SCOTT SIMON, host: One year ago today, in the early morning hours, several Baptist churches in central Alabama were set on fire. Just four days later, arsonists struck again in the rural western part of the state. By the time the attacks were over, nine churches were burned. Some were completely destroyed. The crime led to a federal and state investigation and guilty pleas from three college students. Now, a year later, some churches are still rebuilding. NPR's Kathy Lohr reports. KATHY LOHR: It was a terrifying time in rural Alabama, when churches began burning. Some decided to sleep inside their churches to try to protect them, until a month later, when three college students were arrested. Members were amazed that young men from their own state could be responsible, and many were outraged. Some still are, says Reverend Jim Parker, pastor of Ashby Baptist Church. Reverend JIM PARKER (Ashby Baptist Church): There are those who are angry about it and they felt like this w", "Nearly two months after a black church in Greenville, Miss., was torched and painted with pro-Trump graffiti, a member of the church has been arrested and charged with the crime. \"The Mississippi Department of Public Safety says 45-year-old Andrew McClinton is charged with arson of a place of worship in connection to the fire at the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville on Nov. 1,\" Mark Rigsby of Mississippi Public Broadcasting reports. \"Vote Trump\" was spray-painted on the side of the church. The church burning, just days before the election, received widespread attention. As NPR reported at the time, Greenville's mayor called the incident a hate crime; the FBI opened a civil rights investigation, but said it was too early to determine if the arson was motivated by hate. McClinton attended the church, The Associated Press reports, and officials have not indicated a motive for the alleged crime. Mike Chaney, the Mississippi insurance commissioner and state fire marshal, told the wire service it was possible the vandalism was an act of misdirection. \"We do not believe it was politically motivated,\" Chaney told the AP. \"There may have been some efforts to make it appear politically motivated.\" The AP reports that the fire did extensive damage to the building: \"Hopewell was founded in 1905 in the heart of an African-American neighborhood, and the congregation now has about 200 members. While some walls of the beige brick church survived the fire, the empty windows are boarded up and church leaders have said the structure will likely be razed. Rebuilding could take months. \"After the fire, Hopewell congregants began worshipping in a chapel at predominantly white First Baptist Church of Greenville. [Hopewell Bishop Clarence] Green said last month the generosity of First Baptist demonstrates that 'unlimited love' transcends social barriers. James Nichols, senior pastor at First Baptist, said the Hopewell members are welcome to stay as long as they need a home.\" The AP also notes that Greenville is in a county that's \"a traditional Democratic stronghold in a solidly Republican state,\" and which was easily carried by Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.", "Some Christian denominations around the U.S. have been slowly warming to the idea of gay marriage. A few have even made an about-face. Not so with the country's largest protestant group, Southern Baptists. The Southern Baptist Convention still preaches that marriage can only be between one man and one woman. But some pastors are softening their message. A Change Of Tone The Southern Baptist Convention held a gathering of pastors at its Nashville headquarters in April. For an organization that has previously used opposition to gay marriage as a rallying point, statements here from church leaders, like Kevin Smith of Kentucky, shocked the auditorium of pastors into silence. \"If you spent 20 years and you've never said anything about divorce in the church culture, then shut up about gay marriage,\" Smith said. Pastor Jimmy Scroggins of Florida went even further. \"We're all in agreement that the cultural war is over when it comes to homosexuality, especially when it comes to gay marriage,\" Scroggins told the pastors. Officially, Southern Baptists aren't backing down from their belief that homosexuality is sinful. Gays and lesbians are still barred from church membership without first repenting. But Scroggins says they're sitting in his pews and shouldn't be the butt of preacher humor. He calls that \"redneck theology.\" \"Let's stop telling Adam and Steve jokes and let's be compassionate, because these are people that are in our community,\" he said at the convention. \"These are people that are in our churches.\" Baptist voices in the recent past were not known for compassion on gay issues. Richard Land was the church's chief spokesman for 25 years, and while no longer speaking for the denomination, he can still be heard from time to time on Christian talk radio saying things like this: \"I know that the dirty little secret that nobody wants to talk about is that a high percentage of adult male homosexuals in America were sexually molested when they were children.\" In recent months, the provocative former Baptist official has also called gay activists a \"lynch mob.\" He declined to be interviewed for this story. The man chosen to replace Land, Russell Moore, is trying to rein in the flame-throwing. \"When I hear people who are simply screaming in outrage right now, let me tell you what I hear,\" he says, \"I hear losers.\" Moore says instead of waging war on homosexuality, Baptists should accept that their view of marriage puts them in the minority of Americans. \"We're living in a different time, where we have to learn how to understand what's going on in the world around us,\" he says. Step Forward Or Back? This kind of approach is different from what gay people who were raised Southern Baptist used to hear on Sunday mornings. \"The belief was always that this was a choice people made and something that Christians needed to stand up against,\" says Justin Lee, of Raleigh, N.C., who had to leave the church because he is openly gay. \"So that was how I saw it growing up.\" Lee now leads the Gay Christian Network, and applauds what he's hearing from Baptist leaders. \"I think it's a wonderful step forward,\" he says. \"I don't think that it is where we want to end up.\" Lee says he wouldn't expect Baptists to suddenly change the way they've always read the Bible on homosexuality. Still, what Lee sees as progress, religious conservatives view as backsliding. Radio host Janet Mefferd of Dallas has taken to the airwaves on her syndicated talk show. \"You see more pastors caving and muddling and getting more and more mealy mouthed about the issue, and 'Oh, let's have a dialogue. Let's have a conversation,' \" Mefferd said. \"It is a time of rapid loss of courage.\" Outside of evangelical churches, the Baptist leaders' gentler rhetoric on gay issues sounds less dramatic. Emilie Townes, dean of Vanderbilt University Divinity School who is also gay, says Southern Baptists' underlying position on gay issues is a reason for the ongoing slide in church membership. Until the change is more than talk, she says, the denomination will continue to drive gay people away. \"If the only thing you're saying is let's not be so harsh,\" Townes says, \"then the attitude that's still behind it — of judging and unacceptance and damnation — will still come out and people will feel it and respond to it.\" TESS VIGELAND, HOST: Some Christian denominations around the U.S. have been slowly warming to the idea of gay marriage, but not the country's largest protestant group. The Southern Baptist Convention still preaches that marriage is only one man and one woman. But as Blake Farmer of member station WPLN in Nashville reports some pastors are softening what they say. KEVIN SMITH: (Unintelligible) and the harmful consequences of divorce. BLAKE FARMER, BYLINE: The Southern Baptist Convention held a gathering of pastors at its Nashville headquarters in April. For an organization that has previously used opposition to gay marriage as a rallying point, statements here from " ]

[ "By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:08 EST, 8 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:51 EST, 9 January 2013 . Back on track: The mother of Misty Nunley, pictured, said her 33-year-old daughter was putting her life back together . The mother of one of the four women murdered in an apartment in Tulsa, Oklahoma, said her daughter was working to get her life back on track when she was killed. Misty Nunley's mother, Cheryl Nunley, said her 33-year-old daughter had befriended Rebeika Powell, one of the victims, and had been staying with her on and off in the crime-ridden apartment building for the past week. She said she called her daughter nearly every morning to check in, and spoke to her Monday just hours before the women were found dead. 'She had positive people back in her . life,' Cheryl Nunley told The Associated Press, holding back tears while . sitting with family and friends in a tiny apartment a few blocks away . from the crime scene. 'She's not perfect. She ran around . with some people she shouldn't have been running around with, but she . was getting her life back together.' Misty Nunley was found murdered on Monday, along with Powell and Kayetie Melchor, 23 - twin sister who were both mothers of young children - and Julie Jackson, 55. Also in the apartment was a 3-year-old boy who is believed to have witnessed the entire shooting. He was unharmed. Detectives and officers were 'beating the bushes' to figure out what happened, police spokesman Leland Ashley said Monday. He . added: 'Right now, we have no clear-cut suspect. I don't want to strike . fear in the community tonight, but we do have an individual or . individuals who murdered four people. Do we know if there was a motive, . like a jealous lover? We don't know that. We can't say if it was random . or if someone knew [the victims].' Relatives and neighbors have told Nunley's family there may have been a romantic spat between one of the women who lived at the apartment and a boyfriend or ex-boyfriend. Police wouldn't comment on those rumors. Tragic twins: Rebeika Powell, left, and Kayetie Melchor, right, were shot to death on Monday . Murdered: The bodies of Rebeika Powell, left, and twin sister Kayetie Melchor, were found in the apartment building with two others . Mystery: Police have not yet determined a suspect or a motive in the killings, which occurred in a crime-ridden area of Tulsa . Mothers: Both of the twins had young children when their lives were tragically cut short on Monday . In an interview with CBS News, Rebeika and Kayetie's grief-stricken father, Larry Powell cried out: 'My life's gone. My kids are gone.' According to reports, police and EMS . workers were called to the apartment near 61st Street and Peoria Avenue . at 12:36 p.m. after an unidentified person stumbled across the corpses. At the run-down apartment complex, . bed sheets or cardboard hang as improvised draperies in many windows . behind a black wrought-iron gate. The . guard shack is empty and signs read 'Curfew 10 p.m. for everyone, . everyday' and 'Photo ID required to be on property.' Three of the units . are burned out and boarded up with plywood. Riverwood . has long been plagued by crime, and Tulsa police say there were two . murders in the Fairmont Terrace Apartments in 2012. Innocent: Police lead two children to a police car after an unidentified 4-year-old was found unharmed among the dead bodies of four women . On scene: Sgt. Dave Walker, head of the Tulsa Police Department's homicide unit, leads an investigation into the mysterious deaths . Heartland: Police told reporters that such violent crimes as uncommon to the Oklahoma city . Residents say gunfire and break-ins are part of the pattern of their everyday lives. 'We're in the eye of the storm,' says Charles Burke, a 48-year-old construction worker. 'You're on your toes. You can't be too careful.' Neighbor Jamie Kramer, a 28-year-old mother of two young children, has lived at the apartment complex for 10 years. She said the crime seems to come in cycles and that things had been pretty quiet for several months until Monday. 'It escalates and goes back down, it escalates and it goes back down,' she says. 'Usually, it's bad when it gets hot.' Mystery: Officers have canvassed the area for witnesses but have yet to determine a motive or lead . Neighbor Ladawn Mack, a 25-year-old cashier, says she's used to seeing police cars in the street, and that Monday's quadruple homicide is enough to make her take extra precautions. 'We have a house alarm and I've always had a gun for my home,' Mack said. Resident Alexis Draite, 20, recently moved to Tulsa from Oklahoma City, believing it to be safer. Her strategy for staying alive: 'Lock the doors, lock the cars and don't stay outside longer than you need to.' 'The victims were shot multiple times,' Tulsa Police Officer Jillian Roberson told NBC News. Police immediately began canvassing the area trying to find any witnesses to the crime, aside from the child who is believed to have been in the residence when the shooting occurred. Anyone with information on the case can contact Crime Stoppers at 918-596-COPS." ]

[ "By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 11:20 EST, 3 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:08 EST, 4 October 2012 . Murdered: Caroline Coyne, 28, was killed on her way home from a family party in Nottingham . A mother-of-two’s last moments alive were captured on CCTV as she tried to wave down a bus shortly before she was murdered by a sex attacker, a court has heard. Caroline Coyne, 28, is seen standing in the middle of the road waving her arms for the bus to stop before stepping out the way as it drives past. Just minutes later, Ms Coyne was allegedly grabbed by Carl Powell, 23, and battered to death as she fought to resist him. He denies murdering the young mother. A jury at Nottingham Crown Court were shown the brief clip of the mother of two waving down the bus on Porchester Road in Nottingham shortly after 1am on July 23 last year. The court heard the driver of the out-of-service bus, which was taking staff home after they had finished their shifts, had to brake and swerve to prevent his vehicle colliding with Ms Coyne. Police later traced motorists on the same road who recalled seeing Ms Coyne being followed by a man who the prosecution claim killed her. Prosecutor Stuart Rafferty QC told the court that minutes after trying to stop the bus a nearby resident was woken by a women shouting 'get off me'. Ms Coyne's body was later found in a foetal position in a passageway between two houses at nearby Thorneywood Mount, St Ann’s, Nottingham at 8.45am that morning. A post mortem showed Ms Coyne, of Top Valley, Nottingham, died from head injuries. A concrete lump thought to be the murder weapon was found next to her body. She had been gripped round the neck, shoulders and breasts. Defence wounds to her hands indicated she had fought for her life. Mr Rafferty said Ms Coyne, the mother of two boys aged seven and five, was killed because her killer lost his temper when she did not comply to his demands for sex. Scroll down for video . Plea for help: Ms Coyne was captured on a bus CCTV camera trying to wave it down just moments before she was allegedly killed by Carl Powell, 23 . The court heard Ms Coyne had spent the evening prior to her death drinking at a family birthday party at her mother’s house. Mr Rafferty said: 'She was the life and soul of the party, organising games for the guests,' adding that she was 'the worst for drink' when she left. Jurors heard that around an hour before Ms Coyne was attacked she flagged down two special constables and got into the back of their marked police car. She asked the officers for a lift home but they refused. Half an hour later she tried to flag down the bus. Powell, from Carlton, Nottingham, was arrested almost a month after Ms Coyne's death for a sex attack on another woman. Bus CCTV: The driver of the out-of-service bus was taking staff members home when he spotted Ms Coyne shortly after 1am . Dangerous: The driver claims he was forced to brake and swerve to prevent the bus from hitting Ms Coyne . The alleged victim - who can't be identified for legal reasons - claims she was walking home after a night out in Nottingham when Powell grabbed her by the throat and dragged her into college grounds and sexually assaulted her. Powell denies the attack. The court was told that Powell attacked his victims because he thought they would be easy targets because they had been drinking. Mr Rafferty told the jury: 'Last summer, in 2011, on dates a month apart, two women were stalked and attacked late at night when each was alone and when each, the prosecution say, were identified as a potential target and when they may have been the worse for drink making them vulnerable.' When questioned after his arrest Powell told police: 'I’ve no need to attack women because I can get them just like that.' Powell denies the murder of Ms Coyne on July 23, 2011, and denies false imprisonment with intent to commit a sexual offence and sexual assault of the 21-year-old woman on August 24 last year. The trial continues. Now watch the video . Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons.", "An 18-year-old soldier has died after the car he was travelling in crashed into a house. Josh Powell was travelling in a silver Peugeot 306 convertible with a 25-year-old man in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, at 3.15am this morning. South Yorkshire Police say the car left the road negotiating a slight left-hand bend, hitting a street lamp and continuing along the footpath, through a garden and into the front of a local property, causing extensive damage to a boundary wall and the front of the house. Soldier Josh Powell died after the silver Peugeot 306 convertible he was travelling in with a 25-year-old man crashed into a house . It is not clear which of the two men were driving, but it is understood they were the only occupants of the car . The Ministry of Defence has confirmed Mr Powell was a British soldier serving in the Light Dragoons . The two men were thrown from the car. Mr Powell sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed Mr Powell was a British soldier serving in the Light Dragoons. The 25-year-old, who has not been named, is at Barnsley District General Hospital with 'life-threatening injuries', the police have said. It is not clear which of the two men, both of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, were driving, but it is understood they were the only occupants of the car. Officers believe the car was travelling in excess of the speed limit when it left the road. The owners of the property the car smashed into, Carl and Julie Jackson, have asked that floral tributes are not left near the address. The owners of the house have described being woken up at 3.15am by what sounded like an 'earthquake' The couple described being woken up at 3.15am by what sounded like an 'earthquake'. Mr Jackson, 50, who works for Yorkshire Water, said: 'I feel absolutely terrible for the parents of that young lad. 'The police say they believe the car may have been speeding but at the end of the day, a life has been lost. 'We've got damage to the house, but that can be fixed. What's happened to that poor lad can't.' The two men were thrown from the car. Mr Powell sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene . Mrs Jackson, a 49-year-old cleaner, said: 'Our bedroom is right above the living room, which is where the car crashed into. We heard this massive bang, it felt like an earthquake.' Mr Jackson said: 'I looked out of the window and saw this car on its side upside down outside our house. 'I could see smoke coming from it so I told Julie we needed to get out. Our grandaughter and son were in the house so we got them up and all went outside, I was worried the car was going to burst into flames. 'We've got damage to the house, but that can be fixed. What's happened to that poor lad can't' - Property owner Carl Jackson . 'I looked round the front of the house and could just see two boys lying in front of our front door. They had been thrown out of the car. 'Our neighbour, whose window had been smashed by the lamp post the car hit, had called 999. 'I went and got one of my fire extinguishers to put the fire on the car out. It was only a small fire, not an engine fire, so it went out quite quickly. 'The ambulance arrived within minutes and soon after the police and the fire brigade. By that point, the whole street were outside to see what was going on. It was chaos.' Anyone who witnessed the incident or the car's movements prior to it leaving the road should call South Yorkshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 218 of Sunday 19 May 2013.", "By . Louise Boyle . A suspect in two violent rapes in Boston a decade ago has been freed because DNA testing could not differentiate him from his identical twin brother. Dwayne McNair, 33, was freed by a judge on Tuesday after spending two years behind bars awaiting trial for the rapes of two women, aged 19 and 23. Prosecutors said they plan to conduct additional DNA testing using a $120,000 new test developed by a German company that can distinguish between identical twins and could separate Dwayne from his identical twin Dwight. Rape suspect Dwayne McNair was released in Boston on Tuesday after DNA tests failed to distinguish him from that of his identical twin brother . The 33-year-old McNair's lawyer said that his client realizes he's not in the clear yet. The complex DNA testing could take months to complete. Another man, Anwar Thomas, has already pleaded guilty to the rapes and implicated McNair as a co-conspirator in 2012. Prosecutors said two women, aged 19 and 23, were abducted at gunpoint off city streets within nine days of each other in 2004, pistol-whipped and raped. The 23-year-old was grabbed from the Forest Hills neighborhood of Boston on September 21, 2004. She was forced into a car and repeatedly raped in a garage before being dumped in Franklin Park. Days later, a 19-year-old woman was walking home in Mission Hill when she was kidnapped by two men at gunpoint, dragged into a car and pistol-whipped. She was repeatedly raped in Franklin Park. The courageous victim managed to save a condom used by her attacker which later became DNA evidence. According to court documents, a long-running police investigation finally identified McNair as a suspect in 2007. However although he fitted the DNA profile, detectives were unable to arrest him because his twin brother had exactly the same profile when their semen samples were tested. McNair was indicted in 2012 
after Thomas said McNair was involved, according to the Boston Herald. McNair’s had been jailed on $3.3 million bail since that time. Thomas is due to be sentenced next month and will get a maximum of 16 years if he cooperates with authorities. Suspect Dwayne McNair is accused of raping and dumping two young women in Franklin Park, Boston in 2004, along with Anwar Thomas. He went free on Tuesday because DNA tests could not separate him from his twin brother .", "By . Daily Mail Reporter . For 9-1-1 dispatchers, keeping your cool in chaotic situations is part of the job description. But a dispatcher in California took keeping her cool to a whole other level when she received an emergency call earlier this year that hit close to home. Britney Melchor received a call on May 27, about a baby who was choking. When the caller provided the address, Melchor quickly realized that it wasn't just any baby who was choking, it was her baby. The caller, she quickly learned, was her fiance, Robert Kimball, the father of the couple's 14-month-old son, Maverick. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . 'Mommy-mode': Britney Melchor says she slipped into 'mommy-mode' briefly before realizing that she needed to remain calm to help her son . Culprit: Melchor's 14-month-old son, Maverick, was choking on a metal washer he must have found while playing in his room . 'I heard him say an address and I perked up and then I heard him say it . again and I recognized that as my own home address,' she tells WSBTV. Once it became clear that the person in need of assistance was her own child, Melchor says she only briefly panicked before doing what she is trained to do: remain calm. 'Mommy mode kind of hit - like, \"That's my son,'\" she told KCRA. 'I . panicked. But then I was like, \"You know what? I got to get him to the . help he absolutely needs.'\" Happy family: With Melchor's help, her fiance, Robert Kimball, managed to dislodge the washer from the baby's airway . Kimball says he was moving furniture around in the family's living room as his young son was playing in his bedroom. When he went to check on Maverick, he realized something was wrong. 'I tried to see what's going on and I realize he was choking,' Kimball . told KCRA. 'When I first found him, his face was kind of like a . pink-red. As it progressed and he started having more trouble breathing, . it got to a bright red and then he just went pale in face.' Maverick, it turned out, was choking on a metal washer - and Kimball was frantically trying to dislodge it from the child's airway as Melchor listened in agony. Cool as a cucumber in a bowl of hot sauce: Melchor knew that she needed to remain calm or her son could die . After a few terrifying moments, Kimball, a former orderly at a hospital, managed to dislodge the washer and his son began to breathe. 'I’m very protective of him,' Kimball said. 'And it definitely hit me – knowing that it happened as I was watching him.' Luckily, mom was just a phone call away.", "A female hostage kidnapped during a Northern California bank robbery was killed by police in an ensuing chase and shootout, likely during a final gun battle where the lone surviving suspect used her as a human shield, authorities said Monday. The results of a preliminary ballistics report show that police in the city of Stockton fired the 10 bullets that struck Misty Holt-Singh, 41, and all her wounds likely came during a final burst of gunfire, Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones said at a news conference. Three men robbed a bank July 16, taking hostage Holt-Singh, a customer whose 12-year-old daughter was waiting in the car, and two bank employees, police said. Scroll down for video . Tragic: Beloved wife and mother Misty Holt-Singh was . killed when she was caught in the crossfire of a shootout between the . bank robbers who took her hostage and the Stockton police on July 16. It has now been revealed that it was police bullets that killed her . Violent: The armed men fired over 100 bullets at police, who returned fire. The final gunbattle occurred after a chase in a car stolen from a bank employee (pictured). Two other female hostages were thrown from the car . The suspects fired AK-47-style rifles from the windows of their SUV during the deadly pursuit . Robbers: Gilbert Renteria Jr (left) was shot dead, . but 19-year-old Jaime Ramos (right), a known member of the Nortenos, was . apprehended and charged with several counts including murder . Officers gave chase when the robbers, . armed with three handguns and an AK-47, fled with the women in an SUV . owned by one of the employees. Repeat offender: Alex Martinez, shot dead during the gun battle, is believed by police to have robbed the exact same . Stockton bank almost six months ago . They survived by either jumping or getting thrown from the SUV as it sped through town. 'We wanted, but never had the opportunity for, hostage negotiations,' Jones said. Jones said 33 officers fired at the vehicle, most of them during the final shootout. Officers were under constant fire and were concerned the suspects would kidnap other hostages, take over businesses or even a school. 'We believe July 16, 2014, brought dynamics never before seen in law enforcement,' he said, adding that the suspects attempted to kill officers, fired more than 100 bullets and had about 200 rounds remaining when the gunfire ended. Holt-Singh's family released a statement through their attorney, Greg Bentley, saying the ballistic information saddened them. 'The manner in which Misty's life was taken raises serious questions and concerns. The family is hopeful, however, that the promised information, policies, and procedures concerning the events of July 16 will be provided so that a fair, complete, and transparent investigation can take place,' the statement said. Bentley has filed public-records requests . for 911 calls, photographs, video and any other evidence documenting . the incident, as well as law enforcement protocols for kidnappings, . pursuits and the use of deadly force. Caught in the crossfire: Holt-Singh left her 12-year-old daughter waiting in the car as she went into the bank, potentially saving the girl's life . Armed response: Stockton police reacted will fill force and were shot at by over 100 bullets, they said . Robbery: The three men allegedly robbed this Bank of the West branch at Hammer Lane and Thornton Road . Bentley has said he wants to know whether police made mistakes or suffered a communication breakdown. Two of the suspects, identified as Alex Gregory Martinez, 27, and Gilbert Renteria Jr., 30, and Holt-Singh were found dead at the end of the final gunbattle. Jaime Ramos, 19, the sole surviving suspect, has been charged with murder. Police previously said Ramos used Holt-Singh as a human shield, but they could not immediately tell whether she died from police gunfire or shots fired by the suspects. They also did not know when she was killed. While the full investigation will take . more time, Jones said, he felt a need to release the preliminary . information as soon as possible amid questions from the woman's family . and the community. He disclosed the results of the preliminary ballistics report to Holt-Singh's family over the weekend. Devastated: Misty Holt-Singh's grieving family - . (from left to right) daughter Mia, husband Paul and son Paul Jr. - said they wanted answers for the death of the beloved wife and mother, leading police to release the report . Somber days: Misty Holt-Singh's daughter, Mia . Singh (left),husband, Paul Sr. Singh (center) and son Paul Singh . Investigators say they have linked Martinez to a robbery on Jan. 31 at the same bank branch through surveillance video, witness statements and comparable circumstances. Police said Monday they believe the suspects' AK-47 was used in other shootings. Police were also continuing to try to identify the driver of a dark Buick sedan seen on video dropping off the suspects at the bank. The car, which has since been recovered, had no license plates and was abandoned in a neighborhood about a 10-minute drive from the bank.", "By . Christian Gysin . An unrepentant Anders Breivik yesterday defended his killing spree claiming  he would ‘do it again’ given the chance. In an incredible show of bravado the 33-year-old Norwegian boasted he was responsible for the most ‘sophisticated and spectacular’ attack by a nationalist ‘resistance fighter’ since the Second World War. But he demanded to be found innocent and insisted he had acted out of ‘goodness and not evil’ when he killed 77 people in gun and bomb attacks last July. Statement: Breivik pictured approaching the witness stand yesterday so he could make his first testimony in five days of questioning . Salute: For the second day in a row, killer Breivik clenched his his fist in front of him as he entered the Oslo courtroom . Proceedings: Breivik is today set to begin his five-day testimony, which many fear he will use to promote his Islamophobic ideology . Breivik said he was acting ‘in self-defence of my country’ to prevent a civil war and declared: ‘I would have done it again.’ He said he had been inspired by Al . Qaeda’s use of martyrdom and described his actions as ‘a suicide attack’ which he had not expected to survive. In a rambling performance lasting an . hour and ten minutes the Right-wing anti-Muslim extremist compared . himself to Native American warriors such as Sitting Bull who had ‘fought . for indigenous rights’. Dismissed: Lay judge Thomas Indreboe posted comments online saying Breivik should be executed . He also invoked the late Enoch Powell . to warn of ‘rivers of blood’ in Europe and mentioned ‘multiculturalism . in Luton’. Injured victims and families of the bereaved were at the . court in Oslo to hear the prepared statement which was not broadcast on . Norwegian TV. It was interrupted four times by lawyers or judges to . hurry him up or, once, because what he said was hurtful to the families. This was when he compared the . Norwegian Labour Party’s youth wing group, who were camping on the . island of Utoya where he  killed 69 youngsters, to the Hitler Youth. He . said: ‘The majority of young people were brainwashed and naive, . indoctrinated by schools or their parents. They were not innocents but . they actively upheld multicultural values. ‘Many people had leading positions in . the Labour Party youth wing and were on county boards. They were in many . ways similar to Hitler Youth at an indoctrination camp.’ In justifying his actions Breivik . quoted from surveys conducted in Britain about multiculturalism and . referenced Mr Powell’s infamous 1968 ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech in which . the Tory politician warned of the perceived dangers of greater . immigration from Commonwealth countries. Breivik began by describing himself as . a member of the ‘Norwegian European Resistance Movement’. Carrying a killer: Norwegian mass murderer was brought to the Oslo courtroom in this van . Route: Breivik is to make the daily trip between Ila prison in Baerum near Oslo, and the courthouse in the Norwegian capital . Close eye: Breivik will be escorted by police car and motorbike each day of his 10-week trial . He said he . was a ‘nationalist’ responsible for the most ‘sophisticated and . spectacular act’ since the Second World War. He claimed Marxists and liberals had . brainwashed the young in Norway and Europe by infiltrating schools and . colleges and said there was ‘now no democracy in Norway’. Turning to . Britain he said a recent survey suggested 69 per cent of the population . see immigration as a ‘major or great problem’. The red dots indicate the dead on Utoya island while the yellow indicate the wounded. The 2's indicate being wounded twice and the x indicates a victim who later died from the gunshot wounds . He added that another survey in the . Times in February 2010 had reported that ‘three out of five English . believe that the UK has become dysfunctional because of . multiculturalism’. He said the same views were held by many people in ‘Norway, Sweden, Germany and France’. Of his actions on July 22 he said: ‘I . would have done it again because offences against my people – and many . partisans – are in many ways just as bad.’ Drawing to a close he said: ‘I was . born and grew up in a conflict zone that is Oslo. The Labour Party . bought flats in West Oslo and handed them out to Muslims. Carnage: A man lies injured in the road amid wreckage from the Oslo blast as emergency service personnel rush to help him . Victims: Just some of the 77 killed by Breivik in a day of carnage last year . Muslims want . autonomy under Sharia law in places like Luton, Paris and Marseille.’ Breivik ended by saying: ‘The attacks . on July 22 were a preventive strike. I acted in self-defence on behalf . of my people, my city, my country. I therefore demand to be found . innocent of the charges.’ Under cross-examination he said: ‘I . know what happened on July 22 was gruesome – but it was cruel and . necessary. I was involved in a suicide attack and I did not expect to . survive the day.’ Eight people died in a bomb attack by . Breivik in the centre of Oslo. The 69 who died during his gun rampage on . Utoya the same day were mostly teenagers. He has said: ‘I admit to the . acts – but not criminal guilt.’ Crime scene: The white van was believed to have been driven onto the island of Utoya by the gunman who then opened fire on groups of children attending a summer camp . Anders Behring Breivik walks with a gun in hand among bodies on Utoya . Terror: Teenagers on the Norwegian holiday island of Utoya had to 'swim for their lives' and hide in trees when Breivik fired indiscriminately at them . ● The second day began with the . dismissal of a lay judge for having said on Facebook that the killer . should get the death penalty. It emerged yesterday that the day after . the massacre Judge Thomas Indrebo posted: ‘The death penalty is the only . just thing to do in this case.’ He was replaced by a ‘reserve’ on the . panel of three lay judges and two professionals. CCTV: Surveillance footage shows Anders Behring Breivik, dressed in police uniform and carrying a pistol, as he walks away from a car after placing a bomb in Oslo last year . No remorse: Anders Behring Breivik, 32, pictured moments after his arrest, still in the police clothes he wore for when he killed 77 people in twin attacks on July 22, last year . Video: Victims give their reaction to Breivik's statement .", "Washington (CNN) -- A killer who sent a prosecutor a taunting letter about killing a 16-year-old girl died in Virginia's electric chair Thursday night, the Richmond Times Dispatch reported. Paul Warner Powell was pronounced dead at 9:09 p.m. ET, the newspaper reported. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell had denied clemency and the U.S. Supreme Court in January refused to block the execution. Powell was convicted in the 1999 murder of Stacie Reed and the rape of her 14-year-old sister in their Manassas, Virginia, family home. Powell claimed double jeopardy after state prosecutors put him on trial for a second time in the killing. The high court in July delayed Powell's execution while considering the broader constitutional claims, which were finally rejected. The killer rejected lethal injection, the state's usual method of execution. \"I'm hopeful this is the last legal chapter in the long history of this case,\" said Powell's prosecutor, Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney Paul Ebert. \"The survivors -- Stacie's mother and [her sister] -- have really been traumatized by delay after delay. Hopefully they're going to get some peace and closure after all these years.\" CNN does not identify sexual assault victims without their permission, even though the surviving victim, now 25, has talked publicly about the case. The crime shocked the Washington area. Stacie Reed knew Powell, then 20 and an admitted racist. The state's highest court eventually threw out the 2000 verdict in the first trial, saying prosecutors had not proven other necessary death-eligible offenses were committed against the 16-year-old. Such \"aggravating\" factors could include, rape, attempted rape or robbery in commission of the murder. The sexual assault and attempted murder of Stacie's younger sister was upheld, and Powell was given a long prison sentence. Powell, believing he was free from execution, proceeded to write a taunting, profanity-filled letter from behind bars to Ebert, laying out explicit details of the crime unknown to investigators at the time. \"Since I have already been indicted on first degree murder and the Va. Supreme Court said that I can't be charged with capital murder again, I figured I would tell you the rest of what happened on Jan. 29, 1999, to show you how stupid all of y'all ... are,\" wrote Powell, who is white. He said he had gone to the Reed house to confront Stacie for dating a black boyfriend. He admitted pinning the victim, threatening to rape her, then stabbing her in the heart when the girl resisted. He then stomped on her throat. \"I guess I forgot to mention these events when I was being questioned. Ha Ha!\" he wrote in 2001. \"Do you just hate yourself for being so stupid ... and saving me?\" The killer also said that after that crime, he waited in the house until the younger girl returned from school, then attacked her, leaving her for dead. In the meantime, he drank iced tea from the family refrigerator and smoked a cigarette, part of the forensic evidence that investigators used to place Powell at the scene of the crime. With this firsthand account from Powell, he was indicted again and charged with murder and attempted rape of Stacie -- a capital-eligible crime. He again was convicted, and federal and state courts subsequently upheld the conviction on appeal. The Supreme Court appeal is Powell v. Kelly (09-21).", "By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 23:53 EST, 10 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:11 EST, 11 January 2013 . As survivors and victims' families are forced to relive the grisly details of the night James Holmes allegedly went on a gun rampage at a Colorado movie theater, one woman sits quietly, taking notes. Misty Benjamin is unlike any other at the trial - the 30-year-old sits in the overflow section of the  Arapahoe County courthouse in support of the man who is accused of shooting dead 12 people and injuring 70 more. Benjamin has even dyed her hair a shocking red in support of Holmes, of whom she says: 'I don’t think he is a bad guy. What he did was bad.' Besotted: Misty Benjamin, 30, has been attending pre-trial hearings in support of suspected Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes . Supporter: Benjamin, 30, said that she does not believe that Holmes is a bad guy but 'what he did was bad' The University of Phoenix graduate said that she made the decision to dye her hair so that 25-year-old Holmes would know that he had her support. She added: 'Tons of people are hating me because I’m deciding to be compassionate and show compassion for a person that committed a horrendous crime.' Benjamin lives in the town of Aurora which was changed forever on July 20 last year when a gunman entered a midnight showing of the Dark Knight Rises and sprayed bullets into the audience. Over three emotional days of pre-trial hearings, a succession of police and federal agents testified that Holmes spent weeks amassing guns and ammunition, concocted explosives to booby-trap his apartment and scouted the movie theater where he would allegedly unleash a horrific attack on hundreds of terrified people. On Wednesday, prosecutor Karen Pearson showed a series of photos that investigators said Holmes took of himself hours before the massacre. Deranged: James Holmes, 25, will face trial for the murder of 12 people and injuring 70 others in a Colorado movie theater last July . In one, he glares through black contact lenses, sticking out his tongue, as two locks of his orange-dyed hair curl out on either side of his head like horns. Despite the horrifying details, Misty Benjamin told the Daily Beast: 'When they showed photos of him, everything I saw were cries for help. She added: 'When I first saw him, I was physically attracted to him. I thought, oh crap. I think he is cute.' Benjamin, who joined the Church of Latter Day Saints in 2004 when her dentist committed suicide, admits that she keeps pictures of Holmes in her wallet and writes messages for him in the yellow notebook she carries to court. She also wears a plastic bracelet to court inscribed with the word 'besties' - her best friend in Michigan has the same. The pair met through a 'James Holmes is Innocent' Facebook group. For the women are not alone - Holmes has developed a bizarre fan base who call themselves 'Holmies', revere plaid clothing and Slurpees - which the suspected killer once mentioned a liking for. On Facebook, thousands of people have joined fan pages for Holmes where court sketches, memes and messages of support are written. Tumblr accounts have also been created, encouraging Holmes supporters to write to him in prison to 'let him know you care'. Misty, however, is keen to distance herself from these 'groupies', saying that she doesn't believe Holmes is innocent, just that he is in need of support as a human being. Without emotion: Holmes is pictured in a court sketch from the last day of his pre-trial hearing . Joker: One of James Holmes' self-taken photos is pictured in a court sketch from the third day of his pre-trial hearing in Centennial, Colorado . A judge ruled late on Thursday that there’s enough evidence for Holmes to face trial for the murdered 12 people and 70 injured. Judge William Sylvester said prosecutors have established probable cause to proceed with 166 felony counts, including murder and attempted murder. Holmes is due to be arraigned on Friday, but his defense attorneys filed papers on Thursday afternoon saying he’s not ready to enter a plea. They are likely to appear in court on Friday to ask for the arraignment to be delayed. Defense attorneys did not explain why they are not ready for arraignment. Their filing also objected to media requests to bring cameras into the courtroom. Other than during his brief initial appearance in July, cameras have been barred from court during Holmes’ case. Ordeal: Crowds of family members and survivors enter the court room this week in Centenneial, Colorado for the pre-trial hearing of James Holmes . Sylvester’s ruling came after a . three-day hearing earlier this week, in which prosecutors laid out their . case against Holmes, 25. The officers also described a hellish . scene inside the theater on July 20, when 12 people were shot to death . before their families and friends’ eyes and scores of others were . wounded amid a din of gunshots, screams and the blaring soundtrack of . the latest Batman movie. Holmes’ lawyers called no witnesses . and cross-examined only a few of those summoned by prosecutors during . the hearing. But they pointedly raised the issue of Holmes’ sanity at . strategic moments, possibly foreshadowing a defense that some believe is . his best hope to avoid the death penalty. 'You’re aware that people can be found not guilty on the grounds of insanity?' defense attorney Daniel King asked one witness. The . preliminary hearing, which ended Wednesday, was designed to determine . whether prosecutors’ case is strong enough to put Holmes on trial. Holmes’ lawyers haven’t said if he will plead not guilty by reason of insanity, . but since his arrest outside the theater in the Denver suburb of Aurora . immediately after the shootings, they have portrayed him as a man with . serious mental problems prone to bizarre behavior. Many legal analysts have said they expect the case to end with a plea bargain rather than a trial. Tom . Teves, whose son Alex was among the dead, said he would rather see . Holmes plead guilty to first-degree murder, avoiding a traumatic trial, . bringing a life sentence and closing the door to an insanity defense. Trauma: The scene outside the movie theater in Aurora, Colorado after a mass shooting last July 20 which left 12 people dead . Details: There was a thermos full of glycerin leaning over a skillet full of another chemical. Flames and sparks are created when they mix, and a trip wire linked the thermos to the door . If found not guilty by reason of insanity, Holmes could conceivably be released someday if he is deemed to have recovered. 'Don’t pretend he’s crazy,' Mr Teves said Wednesday. 'He’s not crazy. He’s no more crazy than you and I.' Prosecutors developed twin themes at the hearing: the horror and devastation of the attack, and a weeks' long process in which they alleged Holmes planned and prepared for the assault. Two officers were overcome by emotion when they testified about the chaos in the theater and the race to get victims to hospitals by police cars until ambulances could arrive. Other testimony included the names and injuries of the victims, read out one by one. Prosecution witnesses also testified that Holmes started assembling an arsenal in early May and by July 6 had two semi-automatic pistols, a shotgun, a semi-automatic rifle, 6,200 rounds of ammunition and high-capacity magazines that allow a shooter to fire more rounds without stopping to reload. In late June he began equipping himself with a helmet, gas mask and body armor, the witnesses said. In early July, they testified, he began buying fuses, gunpowder, chemicals and electronics to booby-trap his apartment in hopes of triggering an explosion and fire to divert police from the theater. The bombs never went off. Also in early July, he took some interior and exterior photos of the theater, witnesses said. 'He picked the perfect venue for this crime,' prosecutor Karen Pearson said. Caren Teves, mother of Alex and wife of Tom Teves, said she saw Holmes smile when his self-portraits were shown in court. 'He just sat in the courtroom pretty much delighted. He was smiling. He was smirking,' she said .", "(CNN) -- The murderer of a 16-year-old girl who bragged about his crimes was electrocuted Thursday night, a spokesman for the Virginia Department of Corrections said. Paul Warner Powell was pronounced dead at 9:09 p.m. at a correctional center in Jarratt, Virginia. He did not make a last statement at the execution attended by the victim's family. Powell was convicted in the 1999 murder of Stacie Reed and the rape of her 14-year-old sister in their Manassas, Virginia, family home. Powell's execution comes after Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell denied him clemency and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block the execution. The killer claimed double jeopardy after state prosecutors put him on trial for a second time in the killing. In July, the high court delayed Powell's execution while considering the broader constitutional claims, which were finally rejected. Powell rejected lethal injection, the state's usual method of execution. \"I'm hopeful this is the last legal chapter in the long history of this case,\" said Powell's prosecutor, Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney Paul Ebert. \"The survivors -- Stacie's mother and [her sister] -- have really been traumatized by delay after delay. Hopefully they're going to get some peace and closure after all these years.\" CNN does not identify sexual assault victims without their permission, even though the surviving victim, now 25, has talked publicly about the case. The crime shocked the Washington area. Reed knew Powell, then 20 and an admitted racist. The state's highest court eventually threw out the 2000 verdict in the first trial, saying prosecutors had not proven other necessary death-eligible offenses were committed against the 16-year-old. Such \"aggravating\" factors could include rape, attempted rape or robbery in commission of the murder. The sexual assault and attempted murder of Reed's younger sister was upheld, and Powell was given a long prison sentence. Powell, believing he was free from execution, proceeded to write a taunting, profanity-filled letter from behind bars to Ebert, laying out explicit details of the crime unknown to investigators at the time. \"Since I have already been indicted on first degree murder and the Va. Supreme Court said that I can't be charged with capital murder again, I figured I would tell you the rest of what happened on Jan. 29, 1999, to show you how stupid all of y'all ... are,\" wrote Powell, who is white. He said he had gone to the family's home to confront Reed about dating a black man. He admitted pinning the victim, threatening to rape her, then stabbing her in the heart when the girl resisted. He then stomped on her throat. \"I guess I forgot to mention these events when I was being questioned. Ha Ha!\" he wrote in 2001. \"Do you just hate yourself for being so stupid ... and saving me?\" The killer also said that after that crime, he waited in the house until the younger girl returned from school, then attacked her, leaving her for dead. In the meantime, he drank iced tea from the family refrigerator and smoked a cigarette, part of the forensic evidence that investigators used to place Powell at the scene of the crime. With this first-hand account from Powell, he was indicted again and charged with murder and attempted rape of Stacie Reed -- a capital-eligible crime. He was convicted again, and federal and state courts subsequently upheld the conviction on appeal.", "By . Mark Duell . Last updated at 6:55 AM on 16th September 2011 . Cadaver dogs being used in the search for missing Utah woman Susan Powell have picked up scents at a desert location. Police say no actual human remains have been found, despite earlier reports. West Valley City Police Lt. Bill Merritt told the Associated Press: 'We have not come across bones. Disappearance: Susan Cox Powell, a mother of two young children, was reported missing on December 7, 2009, when she was aged 28 . 'Right now, we haven't found anything except for these scents that these dogs are picking up.' Earlier, police offered details about . the find, saying the remains near Topaz Mountain in Juab County, Utah, . were recent and in what they told Powell's father amounted to a 'shallow . grave.' West Valley City Police Sgt. Mike . Powell added that an anthropologist even examined the remains to ensure . that they were not bones 'of antiquity' that had been buried in the . desert for decades. 'This is something that's going to be . interesting,' Sgt. Powell said earlier. 'We're not looking at some . Indian burial ground or old cowboy from the West. It's much more recent . than that.' Police did not fully explain why they earlier said they had found remains. Susan Cox Powell was 28 when she was . reported missing in December 2009. However the remains have not yet been . identified by authorities. Authorities . have been searching Utah's rugged desert for clues in the case of Mrs . Powell, whose husband liked to camp in the area. ‘It's a game of patience at this . point,’ a local police spokesman said. ‘We need to slow down a little . bit and identify what it is we found.’ Mrs Powell went missing after failing . to show up for her stockbroker job. She was seen by friends at church . and dinner the day before. Her husband, Josh Powell, told police . he left his wife at home about 12:30am on the day she went missing in . 2009 to go winter camping. He went in freezing temperatures with . their young sons - then ages 4 and 2 - on the Pony Express Trail, about . 80 miles west of Salt Lake City. Family: Susan Powell is pictured with her two young sons and husband Josh, who went camping in freezing temperatures with the boys in December 2009 . The four-year-old confirmed the trip to police. Mr Powell said that when he came home less than two days later, his wife had vanished. 'It's a game of patience at this point. We need to slow down a little bit and identify what it is we found'Sergeant Mike Powell, police spokesman . Mr Powell is the only person of . interest in the case but has never been arrested or charged. Police . claim he has been uncooperative. Authorities have been searching since Monday in the area near Topaz . Mountain in Juab County, Utah, and found the body with cadaver dogs. The site is about 135 miles southwest of the location where Mrs Powell was last seen in West Valley City. Concerns: Josh Powell, husband of Mrs Powell, is under a cloud of suspicion in her disappearance as he is the only person of interest in the case . Last month investigators searched mine shaft-dotted mountains near Ely, Nevada. 'I'm sure there are people who have died in the desert that nobody knows about'Chuck Cox, father of Susan Powell . In addition, West Valley City police served a search warrant on the Puyallup, Washington, home Mr Powell shares with his father. They seized computers and journals thought to have belonged to her. Mr Powell said he will not be commenting on the body’s discovery. This latest search is in an area popular for gem and rock hunters. Police have said Mrs Powell's husband liked to rock hunt in the area. Mrs Powell's father, Chuck Cox, said he is not sure the remains are his daughter’s - as the search area is a very deserted place. Looking: Officials search in the area of Topaz Mountain in Juab County, Utah, for signs of mother Mrs Powell, who has been missing since 2009 . ‘I'm sure there are people who have died in the desert that nobody knows about,’ he told NBC. 'It's gone from just bizarre to just unbearable for the family' Anne Bremner, lawyer for Mrs Powell's family and Chuck Cox . The case has caused a major feud . between the Cox and Powell families - with the latter claiming Mrs . Powell ran off with another man, reported MSNBC. Steve . Powell, Mr Powell’s father, sensationally claimed last month he had a . flirtatious relationship with his daughter-in-law and they were in love. But . this was denied by her parents and Cox family lawyer Anne Bremner, who . claimed the Powells had gone from ‘bizarre to just unbearable’. Mrs . Powell’s family won a court restraining order last month, which means . Josh Powell and Chuck Cox must not come within 500ft of each other.", "By . Steve Nolan . PUBLISHED: . 14:53 EST, 4 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:39 EST, 4 October 2013 . Dismissed: PC Jordan Powell, who was jailed for 15 months for having sex with a domestic violence victim while on duty, has been sacked by his force . A married policeman who had sex with a domestic violence victim while on duty has been sacked by his force. Jordan Powell, 31, was jailed at Gloucester Crown Court last month after admitting three counts of misconduct. The court heard Powell, a married father of two, was arrested in July last year after sending text messages to three women asking for sex. West Mercia Police said PC Powell had now been dismissed without notice at a special case hearing chaired by chief constable David Shaw. The force’s deputy chief constable, Simon Chesterman, said in a statement issued after the hearing: 'The outcome of this case highlights the serious nature of the deliberate, calculated and predatory conduct involved and should act as a reminder to all officers and staff of the importance of maintaining professional boundaries at work. 'The vast majority of our officers and staff are honest, hard-working individuals who are dedicated to serving our local communities. 'Incidents of this nature have the potential to seriously damage the trust placed in us by those communities.' Powell, from Tipton, West Midlands, was jailed for 15 months after pleading guilty to three charges of misconduct in a public office committed between May and July 2012. Gloucester Crown Court had heard that father-of-two Powell had a 'large sexual appetite', which led him to repeatedly cheat on his wife. The day before Powell was arrested in July last year he sent - as he arrived at work - text messages simultaneously to three women asking for sex. Powell was caught when his own force became suspicious and set a trap using an undercover female officer. The officer, known only as Roxy, pretended to be a victim of domestic violence and rang police in June last year for assistance. Jailed: PC Jordan Powell, who covered up as he arrived at Gloucester Crown Court,was sentenced to 15 months in prison . Powell was dispatched to her home - fitted with covert recording equipment - to investigate her complaint. Within a couple of hours of leaving Roxy’s home in Kidderminster, Powell had sent her flirtatious text messages from his personal mobile phone, the court heard. Powell sent text messages containing kisses and flirtatious comments, asking whether Roxy had a 'smile on that pretty face'. The conversation then became more sexual, prosecutor Sarah Regan said. The PC joined West Mercia Police in October 2004 and received a written warning in 2008 for having an inappropriate relationship with a female victim of crime.", "(Tribune Media Services) -- We're in California's famous wine country -- shopping for frying pans. That's right. We're tooling around Healdsburg, California, the small picturesque town in the heart of Sonoma County, taking in the tasting rooms, restaurants and antique shops scattered around the Plaza Park Square. My 23-year-old daughter, Reggie, is excited because she scores a cast-iron frying pan for $15. I'm excited because it is a perfect sunny fall day and I'm spending it with my husband and daughter. We're staying in San Francisco near Union Square at the recently renovated Parc 55. It's a great location, but we opt to head out of the city to Sonoma County, about an hour from San Francisco, which is home to some 1,800 growers and 450 wineries. Sonoma County, just 30 miles north of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, is closer to the city than Napa and much bigger -- more than 1,500 square miles -- roughly the size of Rhode Island. If you think wine country -- especially Sonoma County -- is just for grown-ups (at least those over 21) think again. There are plenty of places to bike, hike and kayak on the Russian River. There are many kid-friendly wineries too, complete with toy chests, picnic grounds and more, says Liza Graves, mom to 11-year-old twins and founder of Sonoma-based www.beautiful-places.com. Beautiful Places rents villas here and in Napa and can also arrange special activities for your gang. (Treasure hunt in a vineyard perhaps?) At the Benziger winery you can take a tram tour of the organic farm or sip wine while the kids get a lesson at the Insectary where \"good\" bugs (ladybugs, praying mantis) are raised to eat all the bad bugs. Roche Winery offers horseback rides and the Larson Family Winery has lots of animals. Graves notes that farms in the area invite families to watch as cheese or honey is made or give then an opportunity to try their hand at milking a cow, digging for potatoes or picking fruit. You'll find farmer's markets each day in at least one of the towns. \"We love the Sonoma farmer's market on Tuesday nights in summer in the square,\" Graves says. \"Families bring a picnic dinner and listen to live music. There are two playground areas in the park too.\" Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, home to the Robert Fergus Observatory, is a good place to hike. For a more exotic kind of fun, head to Safari West, an African inspired wildlife preserve where you can see animals in their natural habitat or take teens to learn about racecar driving at the Jim Russell Racing School. If your gang loves the comic strip \"Peanuts,\" You won't want to miss the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa. For younger kids, Sonoma Train Town Railroad has a steam railroad, a Ferris wheel and a carousel. Some wine tasting for the adults will likely be on the agenda too. We start our tasting at La Crema Tasting Room. Do we like the Los Carneros Chardonnay (with its orange aromas) or the Russian River Chardonnay (with hints of butterscotch and honeysuckle)? We taste a Pinot Noir (aromas of blueberry) and a Sonoma County Syrah (hints of black licorice). I love them all but my daughter warns me to pace myself; it is, after all, just 11 a.m.! We head around the corner to Murphy-Goode Tasting Room where I love the Claret. I think it would be good with Thanksgiving Turkey. I'm learning to just take one sip. Next we stop in at Powell's Sweet Shoppe where we find every variety of candy (Mexican dinner gummies, sour grape \"pucker powder,\" nerds, sweet tarts, etc.), old-fashioned toys (juggle balls, a Mr. Bill doll) and scrumptious gelato (dark chocolate peanut butter or pistachio). Lunchtime already? We head to a local landmark Jimtown Store where we eat lunch in a grape arbor feasting on just-made curry chicken salad and the best bean salad I've ever eaten. We indulge in a ginger cookie for dessert. A group of cyclists is eating lunch too, which makes me feel guilty that we're touring in a car rather than getting some much-needed exercise. Just down the road is Stonestreet Winery, which is owned by Jess Jackson who also owns Kendall-Jackson Winery, one of California's largest wineries. An attorney, Jackson began growing grapes on land he'd purchased in 1974. Eight years later, he produced his first wine, which ultimately won kudos and awards. Our \"wine educator,\" Jonathan Tyer, is so passionate about wine that he plans to enroll in graduate school next fall at UC Davis. Tyer is already an accomplished and prize-winning home vintner whose enthusiasm is infectious, as he explains how all of these wines are grown on the hillsides. Sipping our wine, we get a rare behind-the-scenes peak at the operation -- the oak barrels where the juice is pressed out of the grapes, the lab where the science of winemaking is conducted to test sugar composition. Too soon we have to head back to the city to meet some friends for a last-night-in-San Francisco dinner. We opt for a new hip spot we think the twentysomethings in the gang will like -- Starbelly, located in the Castro area and known for its beers and house-cured meats. We feast on mini corndogs, Starbelly salumi, mortadella, salami, fall squash and goat cheese pizza. Not only is the food delicious but it's also affordable. Did I mention dessert? Warm pear crumble, caramel pot de creme or chocolate spice doughnut with peanut butter curry ice cream. The twentysomethings love the place ... just as my daughter loved our day in Sonoma -- and her new frying pan. It's nice to see you can still take the kids -- even when they are over 21. (For More on Eileen's trip to San Francisco and beyond, read her trip diary at www.takingthekids.com and also follow \"taking the kids\" on www.twitter.com, where Eileen Ogintz welcomes your questions and comments.) © 2010 EILEEN OGINTZ DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.", "By . Lee Moran . and Gerard Couzens . PUBLISHED: . 05:55 EST, 23 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:08 EST, 23 May 2013 . The bodies of twin British pensioners have been found dead in their Spanish flat in what police believe may have been a double suicide. James and George Chalkley, both 83, were found in the property they shared in the Andalusian coastal town of Fuengirola, near Malaga, on Wednesday. Investigators think one of the brothers may have returned home to find his sibling had taken his life - and decided to do the same. Tragedy: The British twins were living in an apartment on this street - Federico Ruiz Vertedor - in Fuengirola . Fuengirola is a Spanish coastal town popular with British tourists and ex-pats . A suicide note was recovered at the scene. They had lived together in their . third-floor flat in Fuengirola for around 13 years after moving to the . area from Holland where they lived initially after their retirement. A post-mortem was due to take place later today. One of the victims was found sprawled on a chair in his living room with . two plastic bags tied tightly over his head with rope and masking tape. A source close to the inquiry said: 'An investigation has been launched . but everything at this stage is pointing to a double suicide. 'One twin had a head injury but we believe it may have been the result . of him banging his head against the wall as he was asphyxiating himself. 'We believe one twin left the flat after rowing with his brother and took his own life after returning to find him dead. 'An investigating judge placed in charge of the inquiry into their death is now examining all this in more detail.' The British twins were found dead in an apartment they shared in the Spanish coastal town of Fuengirola . The dead pair, both from London, are understood to have spent their whole lives living together. They shared a flat in the UK before moving together to Amsterdam and then the Costa del Sol. James worked as a lorry driver before retiring and moving into part-time TV and film acting,  including as an extra on Eastenders in the early nineties. He spent about four years on the BBC1 soap playing the part of a market trader, and also appeared as an extra on ITV's The Bill. George had worked in hospitals. Neighbours alerted the emergency services after noticing a bad smell coming from the apartment. Firefighters entered through an adjacent flat at 6pm on Wednesday. The . brothers could have been lying dead for up to three days, police said, . adding that there did not seem to be any evidence of foul play. 'I’m . absolutely shocked,' Ignacio Pacios, a lawyer working in the same . building, told The Local, an English-language Spanish newspaper. 'They were a very polite and easy-going pair. I never would have guessed they’d do something like that.'", "A Pittsburgh house fire left six dead Saturday morning including four children and two adults and one in critical condition. The fire in McKeesport claimed the lives of 27-year-old Hope Jordan, her four children and Ronald Egenlauf, 56, a paralytic, dead after it broke out around 6.42am in their two-story home. Keith Egenlauf is the only survivor and is now in critical condition at the UPMC Mercy hospital in Pittsburgh with burns over 55 percent of his body, authorities say. Fire: A Pittsburgh house fire left six dead Saturday morning including four children and two adults and one in critical condition . Children: The fire claimed the lives of Dominic Jordan, 7; Autumn Jordan, 6; Serenity Jakub, 3; and Victoria Jakub, 2 . Father: Keith Egenlauf, 23, and his wife, Hope Jordan, 27, returned to the house to save Jordan's four children and Egenlauf's 56-year-old paralytic father . The Facebook of Egenlauf and Jordan indicate that the two have been married since Dec. 7. Egenlauf's aunt Donna Ackerman told the Associated Press that both he and Jordan escaped the fire then returned to the house to save Egenlauf's father and Jordan's four children. Ackerman said that though Egenlauf was burned, he managed to escape a second time. The children were identified as: Dominic Jordan, 7; Autumn Jordan, 6; Serenity Jakub, 3; and Victoria Jakub, 2 . Married: The Facebook of Egenlauf and Jordan indicate that the two have been married since Dec. 7 . Neighbor: A nearby neighbor said he called 911 after hearing screaming and seeing that the house was on fire . A nearby neighbor, DeAndre Jackson, told WPXI that he called 911 after he saw the house on fire. 'I kept hearing someone screaming but I didn't know where it was coming from,' Jackson said, 'and then I went to my window and the blinds were flashing so I opened the blinds and I saw the guy and I saw the whole house lit on fire, and then we just ran outside, called 911.' Alvin Henderson Jr., the county’s fire marshal and chief of Emergency Services told the Pittsburgh Post Gazette that though the cause of the fire has not been determined, there is no indication that the fire is suspicious. Lone survivor: Egenlauf is the only survivor and is now in critical condition at the UPMC Mercy hospital in Pittsburgh with burns over 55 percent of his body . Not suspicious: Alvin Henderson Jr., the county’s fire marshal and chief of Emergency Services said that though the cause of the fire has not been determined, there is no indication that the fire is suspicious .", "By . Paul Donnelley . A solicitor and a gang who organised fake weddings have been jailed for more than 16 years. Mohammed Akhtar, 28, used his job as a solicitor to make contact with immigrants from the sub-continent whose visas had expired. His partners in crime mother and son pair Vera Horvatova, 53, and Leon Horvat, 21, recruited women from the Czech community in Wolverhampton, West Midlands to act as fake brides. Happy never after: Crooked Lucie Ondicova, 25, during a sham wedding ceremony for which she has been jailed for 10 months . Akhtar carried out his fraud for more than a year, charging hefty fees for his services before he was caught in in July last year. He methodically compiled dossiers for each ‘couple’, which contained staged photographs to give the appearance the bride and groom were long-term lovers. Akhtar also doctored bank statements and employment references and even wrote a fake love letter for one case. Mother and son, their work's never done: Vera Horvatova (left) was sent down for three years after she admitted breaking UK . immigration; her son Leon Horvat (right) was jailed for 32 months . But the authorities cottoned on to Akhtar’s scheme when they were notified about a suspicious marriage by Wolverhampton Register Office. Home office officials attended the office on July 26 and arrested him along with three other people. Akhtar, of Wolverhampton, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of conspiring to facilitate the commission of a breach of immigration law by a non-EU person and asked for 10 other counts to be taken into consideration. He was jailed for five years at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Thursday along with eight others in a scheme the judge said was ‘a sophisticated criminal conspiracy developed to make money’. The court heard foreign national Sandeep Bhullar had been given 60 days’ notice to leave the UK in July last year when she contacted Akhtar. He then plotted to give her the right to stay in the country by claiming his fixer Leon Horvat was her lover. Prison for sham marriage fixers: Ishwarjot Singh from Smethwick has been jailed for one year as has Sandeep Bhullar of Corley, Warwickshire . Jail: Crooked solicitor Mohammed Aktar from Wolverhampton has been jailed for five years; Lucie Ondicova, 23, also of Wolverhampton has been sentenced to 10 months in jail . A file found at Akhtar’s home contained stage photographs of the pair pretending to be a couple as well as a letter giving her blessing from Horvat’s mother Vera Horvatova. Horvat of Wolverhampton, was jailed for 32 months after he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to facilitate the commission of a breach of UK immigration law by a non-EU person, one count of participating in a sham marriage and one count of conspiring to arrange a shame marriage. And his mother Horvatova, also of Wolverhampton, was caged for three years after she admitted charges relating to conspiring to facilitate the commission of a breach of UK immigration law by a non-EU person. Crooked: Lucie Ondicova pictured during a sham wedding ceremony. The 25-year-old from Wolverhampton has been jailed for 10 months . Six other people involved in the sham were also jailed after admitting the same charge – while one woman was given a suspended sentence. Prosecutor Elisabeth Bussey-Jones told the court: ‘Akhtar was the key organiser. The arrangements involved large sums paid by foreign nationals. His motive was clearly profit.’ Wedding fixers: Petra Michalkova, 33, of Wolverhamptonm sent down for 10 months; Ingrid Munova, 36 (right), also of Wolverhampton received a term of six months in jail . Sham wedding fixer Veronika Ondicova, 23, of Wolverhampton has been sentenced to 10 months in jail . Speaking . about when suspicions were aroused on July 4 last year, she added: . ‘[Akhtar] claimed to be present with the bride and groom as an . interpreter and a witness to the wedding. But staff became suspicious when the couple showed very little interaction and appeared to know nothing about one another.’ The amount Akhtar charged for his services will not be revealed until a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing takes place in October this year. Home Office Inspector Andy Radcliffe said sums ranging between £1,000 and £10,000 are common for sham weddings. Insp Radcliffe – who headed the 10-month investigation which led to the arrests – said: ‘This was a long-running, successful operation which has resulted in substantial prison sentences being handed out to those involved. ‘The system is designed to help genuine couples stay in the UK but others like Akhtar try to exploit it for financial gain. ‘In terms of identifying participants we are reliant on information from registrars and members of the public to help us. ‘Finding and prosecuting these individuals is very much a priority for the Home Office. ‘It is possible that some of them didn’t see it as a crime as there is no identifiable victim. ‘But the tax-paying public in the UK is the real victim.’ Mohammed Akhtar, 28, of Wolverhampton – five years in jail . Leon Horvat, 21, of Wolverhampton – two years and eight months . Vera Horvatova, 53, of Wolverhampton – three years . Ishwarjot Singh, 25, of Smethwick – one year . Sandeep Bhullar, 27, of Corley, Warks – one year . Ingrid Munova, 36, of Wolverhampton – six months . Veronika Ondicova, 23, of Wolverhampton – 10 months . Lucie Ondicova, 25, of Wolverhampton – 10 months . Petra Michalkova, 33, of Wolverhampton – 10 months . Veronika Mihalova, 21, of Wolverhampton – eight months suspended for 18 months . Marcin Cislak, 33, will be sentenced on June 9 .", "MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- A recently retired Mexican army general whose bullet-riddled body was found Tuesday near Cancun had taken over as the area's top antidrug official less than 24 hours earlier, officials said. A soldier guards the forensics office where the body of a slain former general was taken in Cancun, Mexico. Retired Gen. Mauro Enrique Tello Quiñonez, his aide and a driver were tortured before being killed, said Quintana Roo state prosecutor Bello Melchor Rodriguez y Carrillo. He said there was no doubt Tello and the others were victims of organized crime. \"The general was the most mistreated,\" Rodriguez said at a Tuesday night news conference monitored by El Universal newspaper. \"He had burns on his skin and bones in his hands and wrists were broken.\" An autopsy revealed Tello also suffered broken knees and was shot 11 times, Mexico City's Excelsior newspaper said. Tello had just been appointed a special drug-fighting consultant for Gregorio Sanchez Martinez, the mayor of the Benito Juarez municipality, which includes the city of Cancun. Tello, who retired from the army in January at the mandatory age of 63, had moved to the resort area three weeks ago. The three victims were found inside a white Toyota pickup truck outside of Cancun on the road to Merida. The truck belongs to the Benito Juarez municipality, Excelsior said, citing Luis Raymundo Canche, an assistant prosecutor for Quintana Roo state. The three men were abducted Monday night, possibly in Cancun, tortured and then later shot to death, El Universal said, citing prosecutor Rodriguez. The bodies were found with their hands bound, the newspaper said. The killings happened around 4 a.m., the prosecutor said. The other two victims were identified as Lt. Julio Cesar Roman Zuniga, who was Tello's aide and the chief bodyguard for Mayor Martínez, and civilian driver Juan Ramirez Sanchez. Tello is the second high-ranking army officer to be killed in the area in the past few years. Lt. Col. Wilfrido Flores Saucedo and his aide were gunned down on a Cancun street in 2006. That crime remains unsolved. The killings come as Mexico grapples with the highest violent-death rates in its history -- around 5,400 slayings in 2008, more than double the 2,477 reported in 2007, according to Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora. Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich has characterized the battle among drug cartels and with government authorities as a \"civil war.\" On Tuesday, 12 men were gunned down in Chihuahua state in northern Mexico, Excelsior reported Wednesday. Eight other people were shot and killed in Chihuahua last weekend. More than 200 people have been killed this year in Ciudad Juarez, the largest city in Chihuahua and considered the most violent town in Mexico, El Tiempo newspaper said, citing local authorities. Last year, according to the National Commission on Human Rights, there were 1,900 organized crime killings in the state of Chihuahua. About 1,600 of those slayings occurred in Ciudad Juarez.", "By . Lucy Waterlow . PUBLISHED: . 13:29 EST, 5 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:33 EST, 5 July 2013 . Kim Sears pulled out another stylish look as she watched her boyfriend Andy Murray today. The thrifty 25-year-old carried the Mulberry bag she's had with her at each of her boyfriend's Wimbledon matches and wore a bright orange dress from High Street store Hobbs. The 'Ada' dress costs £129 from the brand and Kim accessorised with a £55 silver bangle from Pandora. Winning look: Kim wore a bright orange dress from Hobbs and carried a Mulberry bag . Showbiz pals: Kim arrived with James Corden and his wife Julia . While her partner took on Poland's Jerzy Janowicz in the semi-final, Kim was up against Marta Domachowska in the battle of the wags. Like Kim, she opted to wear orange today donning a blazer in the colour over white trousers and vest top. But while they may have the same taste in clothes, the similarities end there. While Kim is a home counties girl who shies away from the lime light, Marta is a a professional tennis player who has posed topless for Playboy. Rival wag: Jerzy Janowicz's girlfriend Marta Domachowska also wore orange . Kim arrived to watch Andy's semi final showdown with their showbiz pal James Corden and his wife, Julia. The couple have been friends with the Gavin and Stacey star since Andy took part in a sketch with his character 'Smithy' for Sport Relief in 2010. James told GQ that he 'adores' Andy and the foursome 'get on like a house on fire' regularly going on double dates to London restaurant Nobu. Loyal supporters: Kim, Julia and James take their seats for the tense match . The heat is on: Kim wears her shades as the sun shines - and Murray loses the first set . The second semi final came after Novak Djokovic defeated Juan del Potro in a five set thrilling match. Taking in the action from the royal box were celebrities including Louise and Jamie Redkanpp, Amir Khan, Jude Law and Anna Wintour. Pippa Middleton also had centre court tickets with her boyfriend Nico Jackson. The dress: Ada, £129, Hobbs . The bag: Mulberry Willow Tote, £1,500 . The bangle: Silver bracelet, Pandora, £55 .", "By . Emma Clark . PUBLISHED: . 05:38 EST, 21 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:16 EST, 21 September 2012 . Jackie Powell,49, pictured coming out of her house in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, in August a few days before her arrest . The confidante of Moors murderer Ian Brady appeared in public for the first time since her arrest over a mystery letter handed to her by the child killer - thought to contain the location of his only undiscovered victim. Jackie Powell, Brady's mental health advocate for 13 years, stepped out to support her lover in court over a heroin possession charge yesterday. Miss Powell, 49, sat next to Clive Pinder, 44, at Llanelli Magistrates' Court, South Wales, where he admitted the offence and was handed a £55 fine and costs of £40. Pinder, who has over 80 convictions including kidnap and violent attacks, was arrested after police discovered heroin, a hypodermic needle, wraps and burnt foil at Miss Powell's home where the couple were staying. Miss Powell was arrested last month on suspicion . of preventing the lawful burial of a body after becoming embroiled in controversy following her participation in . a Channel 4 documentary, Endgames Of A Psychopath. On camera, Miss . Powell said Brady had given her a sealed envelope to be opened after his . death, which would ‘allow [Keith’s mother] Winnie Johnson to find . peace’. She speculated that the contents . might reveal the location of 12-year-old Keith’s body on Saddleworth . Moor, which overlooks Oldham. When police raided her home they failed to uncover the letter but instead came across the drugs - which . Pinder claimed ownership of. Until yesterday she had not been seen out in public since. A police spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said today that the investigation into Miss Powell, who is on bail, is still ongoing. Moors murderer Ian Brady, left, is said to have given his confidante Jackie Powell a letter which she believes contains details about the burial place of his victim Keith Bennett, right, whose body has never been found . Clive Pinder appeared at llanelli Magistrates' Court yesterday, accompanied by his love Jackie Powell, where he admitted heroin possession . Keith Bennett was the only one of the child killer's five victims whose body has never been recovered. He was snatched off the street by Brady and Hindleyas he walked to his grandmother's house in Longsight, Manchester, on June 16, 1964. His mother Winnie Johnson dedicated her life to finding her son's body, making several . thousand trips to the Moors in search of her son, but died of cancer just days after Powell's arrest unable to fulfill her wish. Mrs Johnson wrote ‘hundreds’ of letters to Brady . begging him to reveal where Keith’s body is buried before she died. It included a heartfelt plea in December revealing the extent of her . illness - but he has refused to reveal the location. Winnie Johnson, pictured, died last month not knowing where her murdered son was buried .", "By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 12:07 EST, 10 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:36 EST, 10 December 2013 . A married police officer had sex with a 14-year-old girl after texting her saying it would make him 'as bad as a paedophile', a court heard. Christopher Semak, 33, allegedly exchanged hundreds of messages with the schoolgirl and wrote he could be jailed if their affair was discovered. Stafford Crown Court heard today that the . West Midlands Police officer began the relationship in April 2010 and . had sex with the girl on a number of occasions. Sex claims: Married police officer Christopher Semak, 33, had sex with a schoolgirl and exchanged hundreds of messages with her, the court heard . Jurors were told the girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, would write in her diary about her liaisons with the policeman. Opening the case prosecutor . David Jackson said the . schoolgirl's parents had discovered the messages on her mobile. He said: 'It was obvious to them (the girl’s . parents) that, in their minds, sexual activity was taking place between . the two people exchanging the messages and that sexual activity had . already taken place.' The . court heard when they then asked their daughter about the messages she admitted having a sexual relationship with Semak. Two days after the messages were found, the victim's parents are said . to have confronted Semak who told them: 'I have been stupid'. However, the victim told her parents she did not want police to be contacted. However, she later told a teacher at school and officers were called in. Accused: PC Christopher Semak began the relationship in April 2010 and had sex with the girl on a number of occasions, Stafford Crown Court heard . In a police interview three days later she told officers that the she and Semak had began flirting in March 2010. She . also claimed Semak said to her 'can you not tell anyone I've been . texting you because it does look a bit weird, a 30-year-old that's . texting a 14-year-old'. Another . follow-up text message read to the court added: 'Of course I want to, . but if we did things and it got out I'd lose my job, my family and go to . prison because you're only 14. 'I think we should leave it till you're old enough. 'It would make me as bad as the people I am trying to stop.' Another text added: 'I can't do this with you being so young, it would make me as bad as a paedophile.' Mr . Jackson told the jury the pair first had sex during the Easter holidays in April when Semak allegedly invited the girl round to watch a DVD . in his bedroom. Semak was arrested in January 2012, the court heard, and gave detectives a prepared statement claiming the girl had asked him for advice. Trial: Semak denies five charges of sexual activity with a child and his case is expected to last two weeks . The teenager had threatened to falsely inform the police that they had had sex, Simek said, prompting him to 'stupidly' respond to her texts. In his statement to the police, Semak claimed: 'I feared she would make a false allegation if I did not respond in this way.' Concluding his opening speech to the jury, Mr Jackson said Semak’s case was that his victim had 'invented' her account and then blackmailed him. All of the charges relate to alleged sexual activity while the officer was off duty. Semak, from Kings Norton, Birmingham, denies five charges of sexual activity with a child between April 2010 and November 2011 . The trial, which is expected to last around two weeks, continues. Sorry we are unable to accept comments for legal reasons.", "By . Jill Reilly . rank Humphreys, 51, had sex with daughter Eleanor Jackson, 23 after she tracked him down on Facebook . A paedophile had sex with a daughter he had put up for adoption after she tracked him down on Facebook. Eleanor Jackson, 23, was taken from her biological father Frank Humphreys, 51, when she was just 17 months old, a court heard. But when she traced him as an adult the pair began a sexual relationship. Humphreys and his daughter both pleaded guilty to incest . Humphreys, of Cleator Moor, Cumbria, was jailed at Carlisle Crown Court for 21 months. The . court heard that the pair had been estranged for a number of years . since Jackson was put up for adoption when she was just 17-months-old. However, . Tim Brennand, prosecuting, said she had tracked Humphreys down through . Facebook in 2010 and she - together with her twin sister - went to live . with him. He . said that officials became suspicious when the pair were observed . acting in a manner which was not just 'over familiar' but in an 'overtly . sexualised manner'. 'Their relationship was overt and sexual and were involved with each other in a full physical relationship,' he added. Mr Brennand said that others started to notice that the pair were not acting in a normal manner. He said: 'Friends and family have also observed these two defendants interact with one another. The court heard that the pair had been estranged for a number of years since Jackson was put up for adoption when she was just 17-months-old . Judge Paul Batty QC said it was a 'terrible case' considering the age difference, her vulnerability and Humphrey's previous conviction for underage sex . 'Once . again there are small pieces of evidence suggestive of the fact that . Humphreys was behaving in a sexualised manner towards his daughter.' He said . that both defendants had both strongly denied being in a sexual . relationship and when first questioned Jackson had exercised her right . to make 'no comment' to answers during interview. However, the pair both changed their pleas to guilty at Carlisle Crown Court in February this year. David Birrell, defending Humphreys, said there was 'very little mitigation' he could put before the court. The court heard that Humphreys had a previous conviction for having sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 28 years old. Humphreys, of Cleator Moor, Cumbria, was jailed at Carlisle Crown Court (pictured) for 21 months. Jackson was given a two-year community order, where she will be supervised by members of the probation service, as well as a five-month curfew . Greg Hoare, defending Jackson, said she had been looking for some permanence when she decided to trace her biological father. He added that the case had affected her and she had been shunned and even threatened by others as a result. Judge Paul Batty QC said it was a 'terrible case' considering the age difference, her vulnerability and Humphrey's previous conviction for underage sex. He said: 'You took them under your roof and there were serious concerns in relation to your activity.' As well as the prison sentence, Humphreys will be made the subject of a sex offenders prevention order. Under the terms of the order he will be prevented from having any contact with any child, or family member, under the age of 16 without permission. Jackson was given a two-year community order, where she will be supervised by members of the probation service, as well as a five-month curfew between 9pm and 6am. She will also be on the sex offenders register for five years. Genetic sexual attraction is a seldom-talked about phenomenon that frequently occurs between adoptees and their long-lost parents. It describes feelings of intense intimacy between two relatives who have been separated during the critical years of development and bonding, and then meet for the first time as adults. Essentially strangers, when an adult-child and their biological parent finally meet, the brain struggles to associate each other as family. Instead, they become captivated with one another, sharing similar physical features, likes and dislikes, which is coupled with complex feelings of intimacy. This can lead both parties to express their emotions sexually. The phenomenon was first identified by Barbara Gonyo in the Eighties, after she a wrote book called I'm His Mother, But He's Not My Son, which recounted her personal story of reuniting with the son she placed for adoption at 16. A sexual relationship with her son ensued, and Ms Gonyo says she fell in love - a byproduct of delayed bonding that normally takes place in infancy between new parents and their child, according to psychologists. Researchers believe that when family members grow up in close proximity, a inherent taboo is created through reverse sexual imprinting, which desensitises them to later sexual attraction. Called the Westermarck effect, researchers hypothesize it evolved so biological relatives would not inbreed.", "By . Andy Dolan . PUBLISHED: . 13:19 EST, 18 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 05:04 EST, 19 October 2012 . A killer was caught on camera stalking his victim minutes after she was refused a lift home by police. Carl Powell, 24, was filmed walking a few yards behind Caroline Coyne in the residential street in which she would meet her death. Six minutes later he is pictured running away after battering the 28-year-old mother of two to death with a lump of concrete. Scroll down for video . Stalker on CCTV: Caroline Coyne (right) walks on one side of the road, with Carl Powell (left) on the other . Tragic: Police suggested Caroline Coyne (left), 28, should call a cab when she asked for a life, but she walked away and within an hour had been attacked in Nottingham by Carl Powell (right), 24, who has been jailed for life . After leaving relatives at around 11pm, Miss Coyne climbed into the back of a marked police car and asked to be taken home, Nottingham Crown Court heard. The officers told the jury they advised her to get a taxi, adding: ‘We are not a taxi service.’ She then tried to board an out-of-service bus before heading toward the road in which she was murdered. One after the other: Ms Coyne (left) was seen quickly passing a CCTV camera, soon followed by Powell (right) Spotted again: Later, Powell (top left) was seen on the same camera running back in the opposite direction . Her body was found in an alleyway the next morning. Miss Coyne is believed to have been killed there after refusing Powell’s demands for sex. Speaking outside court, Ms Coyne's stepfather Jason Stansfield said the family held Nottinghamshire Police responsible for putting her in the path of her murderer that night. He said the police could have used their powers to take Ms Coyne home when she jumped into their car, as she was clearly intoxicated and in need of assistance. ‘Instead they were dismissive of her and, in the words of the defence barrister Mr Smith, she was treated as an inconvenience,’ Mr Stansfield said. ‘The two officers simply pointed her in the direction of home and watched her stagger off for a few seconds until she disappeared from view. ‘It is the family's opinion that Caroline was failed by Nottinghamshire Police that night (who had) the chance to ensure a vulnerable young woman, worse the wear for drink, was taken to a place for safety. 'So the police, in our opinion, failed Caroline and their advice to take a taxi put her right in the path of her murderer.’ Mr Stansfield added that a bus driver and a colleague, who drove past Ms Coyne and swerved out of her way when she stepped into the road and tried to flag the vehicle down, were also accountable. ‘The bus was not in regular service,’ he said. ‘It was effectively a taxi for other bus drivers finishing their shifts and did not come off duty until 5am that day.’ He added: ‘I was always led to believe that bus drivers would give free passage to children and vulnerable adults if it was needed. Caroline flagged them down and was asking for help and was ignored. ‘The bus driver who was a passenger on that bus reported during the trial they get drunk people a lot flagging them down and it was normal. ‘So too it seems was their callousness and disregard for public safety whilst at the same time expecting their custom.’ A second camera had earlier captured . Powell watching Miss Coyne  wandering apparently the worse for drink . after a family gathering. Yesterday he was jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years after being found guilty of murdering Miss Coyne and sexually assaulting another woman he dragged off the street a month later. The man who found Miss Coyne’s body was awoken by her cries of ‘Get off me’ but went back to bed when he failed to find anyone outside. A post-mortem examination found she died of head injuries. At the time of the attack – in July 2011 – she was living in Top Valley, Nottingham, with her partner and sons, aged seven and one. The court heard that Powell’s second victim was also walking home after a night out in Nottingham when he grabbed her by the throat and dragged her into the grounds of a college where he assaulted her. She persuaded Powell not to harm her further and was able to recall enough of the encounter to help  police identify him. The 22-year-old said yesterday that she believes she survived the attack by remaining calm and trying ‘to convince him I liked him’ – promising that she would meet him again on another day. Powell was found guilty of false imprisonment, false imprisonment with intent to commit a sexual offence and sexual assault in relation to that attack and was handed a concurrent four-year jail term. Passing sentence, Mr Justice Flaux said Powell had ‘effectively stalked’ Miss Coyne, putting on gloves and a hood before following her down a garden pathway. He added: ‘Only you know what happened in that dark alleyway, but it is clear you cornered and attacked her. You subjected Caroline to a savage attack, bludgeoning her over her head, causing injuries from which she would die alone and defenceless.’ After the verdict, Detective Chief Inspector Tony Heydon of Nottinghamshire Police said many officers were asked for lifts home and the two in this case had acted in accordance with protocol. The victim’s mother, Mandy Coyne, said her grandchildren could not understand ‘why their mummy isn’t around’. Plea for help: Ms Coyne was seen on a bus . CCTV camera trying to wave it down just minutes before she died . Assistance plea: The driver of the out-of-service bus was taking staff members home when he spotted her . Dangerous: The driver claimed he was forced to brake and swerve to prevent the bus from hitting Ms Coyne . Caroline's mother Mandy Coyne said: 'Caroline (right) was a beautiful little girl, who grew into a strong-willed and determined young woman. She lived for her two sons, and played a big part in our family life. 'Her murder has devastated everyone and it has been so difficult for us all, and especially her boys to understand why their mummy isn’t around.'Cameron, who is now nine, keeps asking questions about what happened and who did this. While it doesn’t change the fact she can’t see them grow up, it will be slightly easier now to explain to him that the person who did this has been sent to prison.'Caroline had an extremely loving nature. She is missed every day and somehow we have to find a way of living without her.'I would also like to thank my family and friends for their support, the prosecution, DCI Tony Heydon, DC Mark Petrovic, Emily and Kathy from victim support.' Video: Ms Coyne seen on a bus CCTV camera trying to wave it down .", "Former Lions and Wales forward Andy Powell once was once dubbed a 'scrumbag' after his wife accused him of cheating, gambling and lying, but the Newport Gwent Dragons No 8 has spoken of his joy as the reunited couple showed off their newborn son. Powell's wife Natasha tweeted his sexually explicit text messages, torched his clothes and sprayed 'cheat' over his house and pink Mercedes following the couple's split last year. But she later took back the Welsh forward after he promised to change his ways. Andy Powell has spoken of his joy as he and his wife Natasha showed off their son, Henry . Powell (right) represented Wales on 23 occasions and was part of the 2011 Rugby World Cup squad . Powell's career highlight was making Ian McGeechan's squad for the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour . The couple were all smiles this week as they posed for pictures with their son Henry Harman Gascoine-Powell, who was born two weeks early on New Year's Day. Powell, 33, said: 'I'm a real hands-on dad. I don't mind changing Henry's nappies and doing late night feeds. 'It's a mad feeling, absolutely crazy but completely enjoyable. 'I've got a few days off now to spend time with Tash and Henry and then I'll be back training. The boys have been great and sent us a top with Powell on the back for little Henry.' The couple looked to be heading towards divorce after Natasha accused Powell of cheating on her . On the day Henry was born, Powell called his team mates at the Newport Gwent Dragons to say he wouldn't make their afternoon match against Cardiff Blues. But Natasha's labour - which lasted just an hour and a half - was so quick he managed to get there in time to see his side lose 11-9 at Rodney Parade. Prolific tweeter Powell has also been sharing pictures on social media of his new experiences as a dad. The latest photos show the incredible turnaround for the couple, who looked to be heading for a divorce last year. The couple reunited when Natasha announced she was pregnant after a public falling out where she posted explicit pictures Powell sent to her (right) and sprayed 'cheat' over his house and pink Mercedes . Natasha Powell had sold her husband's belongings on eBay following suspicions that he had been cheating on her. She also claimed he paid for the wedding with gambling gains and got drunk before their big day and was nearly arrested. She auctioned his wedding suit, rugby memorabilia and even romantic letters and cards she had received from him. At the time she said: 'I've been pushed to the absolute limit. It's extreme to sell Andy's things on ebay but I can't get him to take me seriously. Everything about him I don't recognise anymore - he isn't the man I married.' Powell's wife even sold the suit her husband wore on their wedding day during their initial break-up . Powell has played for the Lions and Wales and fans were able to buy his boots for less than £20 online . But the pair then reunited in May when Natasha discovered she was pregnant and friends have said they are now very happy. Office worker Natasha, who had previously suffered two miscarriages, decided to give Andy one last chance for them to be a family. She has said: 'At one point, I blamed him for losing my babies. But he is so happy about the baby and he can't wait to be a dad. I know we can make it work this time. 'Andy told me wanted to make a go things and get his life back on track. 'He has been very apologetic. I don't know whether it is because I am pregnant or because something clicked in his mind.'", "By . Anna Edwards . PUBLISHED: . 06:40 EST, 23 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:25 EST, 23 October 2012 . Fog and cloud across the UK has left hundreds of travellers stranded this morning for a second day in a row. Fog affected flights and train journeys as Britain was cloaked in a light fog, but the Met Office said that they were not issuing a severe weather warning as the impact was not widespread. The poor visibility led to a slew of disrupted flights both inbound and outbound across airports in London and the south east. London City Airport, has to cancel 83 flights today and 212 flights yesterday because of the weather, and Heathrow Airport in west London were forced to cancel 54 flights today and 147 flights yesterday. Scroll down for video . Passengers faced more delays at Terminal 5, Heathrow, as the airport operated on reduced capacity because of foggy conditions . More misery: Flights were cancelled at Heathrow as the misty conditions caused havoc for airports . Passengers face cancelled and delayed flights and had to queue for re-booking flights . A miserable view of an arrivals board in Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport shows how severely fog affected flights for a second day . A spokesman for Heathrow said: 'Fog . and low cloud mean there’s reduced visibility for pilots and air traffic . controllers at Heathrow. 'Drivers . have to leave extra space in these conditions and aircraft are no . different, which makes it impossible to maintain Heathrow’s normal . pattern of a plane landing or taking off every 45 seconds. 'Because . Heathrow is full, operating at more than 99 per cent of permitted . runway capacity, there are no gaps in the schedule that can be used for . delayed flights. 'Unfortunately that makes some cancellations inevitable. 'There are also some delays and cancellations being caused by an air traffic control strike in France. 'To put that into context, we have approximately 1,300 flights a day. The iconic Angel of the North in Gateshead, was wrapped in a veil of thick fog today, as poor visibility has been causing transport delays up and down the UK . A plane lands in the fog at Heathrow Airport as fog affected flights for a second day this morning, while train travellers also suffered delays . London is hit by dense fog for the second day in a row as travellers faced delays and cancellations because of the glum weather . Heathrow Airport suffered because of the cloak of fog, but the Met Office said the weather did not warrant a severe weather warning . 'We’re sorry for the disruption caused to our passengers and have teams in the terminals to help anyone who needs to rebook.' Stansted remained open and operated all flights, despite the adverse weather conditions. A spokesman said: 'We actually took in an additional 34 diverts from other airports, mainly City, Luton and Southend on Monday.' On the railways, there were delays to . CrossCountry and South West Trains (SWT) services in Hampshire due to a . broken-down freight train in the Eastleigh area. SWT . passengers also had to contend with delays due to a broken-down train . at Beaulieu Road in Hampshire which led to hold-ups between Southampton . Central and Brockenhurst. We can't see you! Thick fog surrounds the flight as it lands in Heathrow . Misty morning: Fog shrouds the viewing platform of the Orbit at the Olympic site at Stratford, east London . A jet sits on the apron at London City Airport as fog swirls around the top of near-by tower blocks . A signalling problem between Saxmundham and Woodbridge in Suffolk delayed passengers travelling with Greater Anglia, with buses replacing trains between Ipswich and Saxmundham. On London Midland, passengers were warned to expect possible cancellations due to train crew shortages, while First Great Western services were affected by a broken-down train at Greenford in west London. On the Underground, there were delays during the rush-hour to Metropolitan and Jubilee line services due to a faulty train at Wembley Park in north west London. A spokesman for the Met Office said: 'It's mostly misty, cloudy and drizzling. Temperatures are up to 16 degrees and will stay pretty much the same for tomorrow, with lots of cloud. 'There was a severe weather warning yesterday through until this morning. As visibility is not limited to 200 metres and there is not a wide impact, we have not issued another one.' Foggy days: The Met Office said the weather should clear by the end of the week . Met Office forecaster Charlie Powell said: 'Fog arrived in Monday’s early hours with worst-affected South-East parts not seeing visibility higher than 300 metres during Monday, with fog remaining widespread through Monday night before clearing to mist on Tuesday and returning on Tuesday night in the Midlands and South-East. 'The fog has had nowhere to go as it was trapped under low clouds with no change of air mass.' The poor weather came as thick mist caused havoc yesterday, forcing flights to be cancelled across the UK's airports. The affects of the heavy fog was felt . across Europe, including in Poland where planes due to land at Warsaw . airports were redirected to neighbouring cities or were forced to wait . for the fog to temporarily dissipate before landing, airport authorities . said. The Met Office . issued a 17-hour severe weather alert in the . South, Midlands and North of England as visibility dropped to 50metres on . hills because of the fog. Famous . skylines across the capital were totally obscured by the thick fog, but . the weather is expected to warm up before a cold snap greets the . country by the end of the week.", "A New Zealand couple whose two-year-old triplets died in a horrific shopping mall blaze in Qatar last year told of their joy today following the birth of twins. Jane and Martin Weekes announced the birth of twins Poppy and Parker, who were delivered by caesarean in Auckland just over a year since the terrible fire that claimed the triplets and 16 other people. 'We're very, very happy and very relieved that babies and mum are doing well,' Mr Weekes told the Dominion Post newspaper. Father's pride: Martin Weekes smiles as he holds newborn twins Poppy and Parker. Mr Weekes and wife Jane lost their two-year-old triplets last year in a mall fire in Qatar . Tragedy: Martin and Jane Weekes struggle to talk about the death of their triplets Lillie, Jackson and Wilsher, during an interview on Sky TV . He said that while the twins were born . through IVF just after 36 weeks and will not be leaving the hospital . for 'a wee while', he and his wife were relieved that the twins were . born healthy. But he . admitted that the arrival of Poppy and Parker would 'never fill the . void' of the triplets they lost, Lillie, Jackson and Willsher, in the . fire. 'The twins are just another addition to our family, 'said Mr Weekes at his Auckland home. 'The sad thing is that Lillie, Jackson and Willsher weren't there to greet them. 'They would have had enormous fun with their new brother and sister.' Bundles of joy: Twins Poppy and Parker, who were delivered by caesarean in Auckland, New Zealand . The twins were born healthy through IVF just after 36 weeks and will not be leaving the hospital for some time . Five people were sentenced to six years imprisonment following the fire at Doha's Villagio mall on May 28 last year. All 19 victims were foreigners, including 13 children, four teachers and and two firefighters. Investigators said that the fire that broke out next to the unlicensed Gympanzee nursery was caused by an electrical fault. At . the time Mr Weekes said he and his wife, who lived in Doha where he was . working, mourned the loss of 'the sunshine in our world.' 'Tragically they left together after only two short years,' he said. 'A . time that was lived to the full every day with us laughing, playing, . waking us at all hours of the night and simply being the sunshine in our . world.' After the five people were sentenced, Mr . Weekes told the New Zealand Herald that he was relieved and grateful . that people had been found accountable for the fire. Blaze: Smoke rises above the Villaggio Mall, in Doha's west end, as a fire took hold of the upscale mall in the Qatari capital in May last year . Tragic: Triplets (from left to right) Lillie, Jackson, and Willsher Weekes, aged 2, who died in the shopping mall blaze . 'I think it was not a verdict that any of us were contemplating,' he said. 'It's been such a dreadful, dreadful year we were just expecting the worst. 'So we are pleasantly surprised - if you ca say you are surprised and happy about the fact that people have been held accountable for the death of your children.' Among those convicted were Sheikh Ali Bin Jassem al-Thani, a co-owner of the nursery from the ruling family and Qatar's ambassador to Belgium. The rest of those found guilty included a second co-owner of the nursery and members of the mall's management.", "By . John Hall . Belief: Mr Justice Peter Jackson (pictured) ruled the parents were not to blame for their daughter's death and 'deserved to be believed' A father accused of suffocating his baby daughter by rolling onto her as they slept can be reunited with her twin after a judge ruled that the sister should not be removed by social services. The 'intelligent' middle class father came under suspicion following the death of his 16-week-old daughter last year, with Lancashire County Council leading the case against him. His dead daughter's identical twin sister was temporarily removed from the family home but following an in-depth inquiry, Mr Justice Peter Jackson has now cleared him of all blame. Lancashire County Council pointed the finger at the father after social workers highlighted the fact that the twins' older sister - identified in court only as 'K' - had been taken to hospital with a serious head injury in 2011. They argued that the father and the children's mother 'knew more than they were saying' about how 'K' suffered a fractured skull. However, . following an in-depth inquiry, Mr Justice Peter Jackson ruled that the . parents were not responsible either for K's injury or the death of her . little sister - identified as 'L'. The judge ordered that both 'K', now aged three, and the surviving twin be restored to their parents' care. Describing the couple as 'very close, intelligent, hard-working and aspirational', the judge said they were of good character and 'deserved to be believed'. Social workers claimed that 'L' 'probably died as a result of her father lying on her when he was sleeping on the same sofa'. It was suggested that the father had covered up the baby girl's 'accidental suffocation' by placing her in her rocker after her death. The mother accepted that the twins' sleeping arrangements on the night of 'L''s death was 'not the greatest idea'. But the couple otherwise disputed every part of the council's case during an eight-day High Court hearing. Accused: The 'intelligent' middle class father came under suspicion following the death of his 16-week-old daughter last year, with Lancashire County Council (headquarters pictured) leading the case against him . The judge said a postmortem had recorded the cause of 'L''s death as 'unascertained'. He accepted that the parents' account of what happened could not be 'accepted without question' and 'acknowledged the possibility that they have put their heads together to cover up a case of overlaying'. However, he ruled: 'For the father to have placed 'L' in her rocker, knowing that she was moribund, and then gone to bed would be extremely out of character. There is no reliable evidence that he did this. 'My conclusion is that we simply do not know when or why 'L' died. Nor has it been proved that either of the parents knows. 'A finding against the parents would be based on speculation or suspicion, which would be impermissible and wrong.' 'The sleeping arrangements that were made for such small babies were obviously unwise, but that does not cross the threshold for intervention.' The council insisted that one or both of the parents knew how 'K' was injured but that they were intent on 'concealing' the truth. However, the judge said: 'With some hesitation I find that the parents' account of events can be accepted. 'I cannot conclude that it is more probable than not that they are concealing a known incident.' The judge concluded: \"I therefore find that the grounds for making care orders do not exist. 'In consequence, the children will return to the care of their parents.'", "By . Nick Enoch . PUBLISHED: . 06:11 EST, 23 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:38 EST, 23 April 2012 . A train buff’s stunning collection of model steam engines that he used to drive around his back garden is set to sell for £250,000. The late Jack Salem was a steam train enthusiast and over a 40-year period commissioned prominent locomotive builders to make the model engines for him. The locos were exact working replicas of real engines from the ‘golden age of steam’ and many were built using the original drawings for the bigger versions. After he sold the linen mill that he owned in Lancashire, Mr Salem retired to Switzerland where he had a half-a-mile long track, complete with stations, tunnels and viaducts, built in his garden. The late Jack Salem was a steam train enthusiast and over a 40-year period commissioned prominent locomotive builders to make the model engines for him. Above, Kete Colquhoun from Dreweatts auction house, with the highlight of the sale, 'Duchess of Buccleuch' The 'Duchess of Buccleuch' has a pre-sale estimate of £50,000 but is expected to go for double that amount. The maroon-coloured engine is 10ft long and took ten years to build . The Duchess was constructed by Harry Powell, who worked all his life at the Crew locomotive works and used his original drawings to make it. The fine attention to detail is such that it is fitted with a copper boiler, safety valves, regulator, blower, whistle, brake, wheel reverse gear, lever-operated sliding firedoors, pressure gauges, twin water sight gauges and a mahogany planked floor . He spent many happy years chugging . around behind the engines that have wheel/track gauges ranging from . two-and-a-quarter inch to 10-and-a-quarter inch. Mr . Salem would sit on a trolley wagon that was pulled by the locos and he . would reach over and spoon coal into the engine to fire it. Following the recent death of his widow, Mr Salem’s children have decided to sell off his model locomotives at auction. The . highlight of the sale is the scaled-down version of the Sir William . Stanier London, Midland and Scottish Railways locomotive the ‘Duchess of . Buccleuch’. Another of the working scale replicas up for sale is 'The Welch Regiment' with a £20,000 estimate. After he sold the linen mill that he owned in Lancashire, Mr Salem retired to Switzerland where he had a half-a-mile long track, complete with stations, tunnels and viaducts, built in his garden in Geneva . A seven-and-a-quarter gauge Great Western 61xx Class locomotive called 'Large Prairie' that was also made by Mr Powell is for sale too, and is expected to fetch £20,000. Another Great Western loco model made by celebrated engineer James Stanley Beeson of Ringwood, Hampshire, is tipped to sell for £15,000 . The maroon-coloured engine is 10ft long and took ten years to build. It was constructed by Harry Powell, who worked all his life at the Crew locomotive works and used his original drawings to make it. The fine attention to detail is such that it is fitted with a copper boiler, safety valves, regulator, blower, whistle, brake, wheel reverse gear, lever-operated sliding firedoors, pressure gauges, twin water sight gauges and a mahogany planked floor. It has a pre-sale estimate of £50,000 but is expected to go for double that amount. The real deal: A 'Large Prairie' locomotive on the West Somerset Railway GWR . A seven-and-a-quarter gauge Great . Western 61xx Class locomotive called ‘Large Prairie’ that was also made . by Mr Powell is for sale too. The 5ft long engine is in classic Great Western green with black livery and expected to sell for at least £20,000. Another Great Western loco model made by celebrated engineer James Stanley Beeson of Ringwood, Hampshire, is tipped to sell for £15,000. Michael Matthews, of auctioneers Dreweatts of Honiton, Devon, said: 'This is the finest collection of model-engineered locomotives to have ever come on the market. 'We have worldwide interest in them from collectors all over the world; in America, Australia, Japan and Europe. 'These are real steam engines that are fired up with coal and driven, not little models of engines you see in boardrooms and bedrooms. Mr Salem died about 20 years ago. The engines have remained at the family home in Switzerland and have been carefully transported by lorry to England for the sale . 'Mr Salem’s father was a steam enthusiast before him and he carried the passion on and was in the financial position where he could commission these locomotives. 'He collected them over 40 years and moved to Switzerland to live in the 1960s. He had a beautiful garden railway built in his four-acre garden in the mountains outside of Geneva. 'Mr Salem sat on a small trolley wagon behind the engines and poured coal into the firebox to drive it. Each engine could pull up to 30 passenger carriages. 'Only four models of the Duchess of Buccleuch locomotive were made but Mr Salem’s is the Rolls-Royce of the four. 'It is an incredible feat of model engineering that took ten years and 18,000 hours for Harry Powell to build.' Mr Salem died about 20 years ago. The engines have remained at the family home in Switzerland and have been carefully transported by lorry to England for the sale. The auction is being held by Dreweatts at its saleroom at Donnington Priory, Newbury, Berkshire, on Wednesday. A Coronation class 'Duchess of Buccleuch' passes platelayers at Brinklow station, Warwickshire, circa 1952 . Train engineer William . Stanier, born in 1876, was first approached by the London, Midland and . Scottish Railway in 1931 to work on their locomotives. The . Stanier ‘Duchess Class’ designated 7P operated throughout Great Britain . and were ostensibly Princess Coronation Class Locomotives which were . nicknamed 'Duchesses'. Many . consider the Duchess class, popular in the pre- and immediately . post-war period,  the finest British passenger locomotives ever built. They . hauled the heaviest express trains from Euston through to Scotland . including ‘The Royal Scot’ and earlier ‘Coronation’ services. One of the class was sent to America for the World Fair of 1939. All the class were withdrawn in 1965 and three are now in preservation. The train seen above - built as No 6230 at Crewe works in June 1938 - remained in service until November 1963 when it was withdrawn from Polmadie shed in Glasgow to be scrapped during December 1963 by Crewe works.", "By . Mike Dawes . PUBLISHED: . 08:22 EST, 15 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:09 EST, 15 July 2013 . Adidas has suspended its contract with Tyson Gay after the former double world sprint champion failed an out-of-competition dope test. 'We are shocked by these recent allegations, and even if we presume his innocence until proven otherwise, our contract with Tyson is currently suspended,' an Adidas spokesman said. Adidas' agreements with athletes give it the right to terminate the contract 'if the athlete is found guilty of the possession or use of drugs or any other prohibited substance by the relevant governing sports body having jurisdiction over the athlete.' Scroll down for video . Shock: Tyson Gay has had his contract with Adidas suspended . Gay, who has been on Adidas' books since 2005 and who was . the fastest man in the world this year, has tested positive for an . unidentified substance and former world record-holder Asafa Powell was . among five Jamaican athletes to have failed drugs tests for a banned . stimulant. Chinese sporting goods company Li Ning, which sponsors Powell, was not immediately available for comment. Usain Bolt’s agent Ricky Simms said . that his client was not implicated in the scandal, but Olympic relay . gold medallist Sherone Simpson confirmed she had tested positive for . oxilofrine at Jamaica’s national trials last month. Unconfirmed reports claimed that  27-year-old Nesta Carter, who ran 9.87sec in a Madrid 100m on Saturday night, had also fallen foul of the authorities. If proved, the three quickest men over 100m this year will have failed drugs tests and will miss next month’s World Championships in Moscow, leaving the sport in crisis. Star men: Gay (left) has recorded the fastest 100m this year and Powell (right) is a former world record holder . Gay, 30, the second fastest man of all . time, has run the three quickest 100m times of 2013, but tested . positive for an unnamed substance at an out-of-competition test on May . 16. The triple world . champion will have his ‘B’ sample tested this week, but has already . pulled out of the USA’s World Championships team and Friday’s Diamond . League meeting in Monaco. Gay said: ‘I don’t have a sabotage story. I put my trust in someone and was let down. ‘I don’t have anything to say to make this seem like it was a mistake or it was on USADA’s (United States Anti-Doping Agency) hands, someone playing games. I don’t have any of those stories. ‘I made a mistake. I know exactly what went on, but I can’t discuss it right now. I hope I am able to run again, but I will take whatever punishment I get like a man.’ You too: After the news of Gay's failed test, it emerged that Asafa Powell (left) also tested positive . On a dark day for athletics, it emerged Powell was one of five Jamaican athletes to have failed tests. Powell, Simpson and Carter are coached by Stephen Francis at the MVP Track and Field Club and the two confirmed failed tests relate to banned stimulant oxilofrine. Two athletes who compete in field events, including a junior, are also understood to be implicated. Powell and Simpson both insisted they had not taken the drug intentionally, with sources suggesting it was part of a supplement introduced to their training group. But if their ‘B’ samples back up  the findings of the ‘A’ samples, they will face two-year bans and may never run again. Devastating: Gay has admitting to using a banned substance . Gutting: The news is a true blow to those involved in athletics . Powell, 30, said: ‘A sample I gave this year has returned “adverse findings”. The substance oxilofrine was found, which is considered by the authorities to be a banned stimulant. I have never knowingly or wilfully taken any supplements or substances that break any rules. ‘I am not now — nor have I ever been — a cheat. My team has launched an investigation and we are cooperating with relevant agencies and law enforcement authorities to discover how the substance got in my system. ‘This result has left me devastated. I am reeling from this genuinely surprising result. I accept the  consequences. My fault, however, is not cheating but not being more vigilant. I want to reiterate that in my career as an athlete I have never sought to enhance my  performance with any substance.’ Pulling out: Gay will take no part in the Moscow World Championships next month after the findings . A member of Powell’s support team was reportedly detained by Italian law enforcement officers last night after a property in Italy was raided. It is believed the trainer provided the sprinter with supplements that could have  contributed to the positive test. Simpson, 28, also took responsibility. ‘As an athlete, I know I am responsible for whatever goes  into my body,’ she said. ‘I would not intentionally take an illegal  substance. I am sorry for any hurt or embarrassment this positive test may have caused.’ This is the biggest crisis to hit athletics since the BALCO scandal at the turn of the century, when a number of American athletes, including Olympic champion  Marion Jones, were found to be taking banned substances. Veronica Campbell-Brown, a friend of Gay and the world 200m champion, was suspended after a positive test for a banned masking agent in June. Another one: Sherone Simpson (left) has also tested positive for a banned substance . Former world 110m hurdles champion . Colin Jackson said it was an ‘absolutely awful’ day for track and field, . while British 200m champion James Ellington called it a ‘disappointing . day for our sport’. Jackson added: ‘Gay is a global star. It takes away faith from the public. The good side is it doesn’t matter what level you’re at; if you’re taking drugs you will get caught.’ Neil Black, performance director of British Athletics, said: ‘I would start with utter disappointment. You think of the athletes striving day by day and it must rip the backside out of them. We all suffer.’ The banned drug oxilofrine that top Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson have tested positive for is a stimulant used to boost the body's ability to burn fat. The substance helps athletes boost their power-to-weight ratio with more lean muscle and less fat, and so increase their speed. It may also increase the rate at which the heart reaches its maximum performance during exercise, meaning a greater supply of oxygen can get to the muscles earlier. Oxilofrine is an agent that stimulates part of the nervous system and was previously used to treat low blood pressure. More recently, it has started to appear in combination with caffeine in dietary supplements marketed as weight loss products. However, the superiority of using oxilofrine over an exercise warm-up to achieve this appears unconvincing. There have been no previous findings in Britain but competitors in cycling, athletics, weightlifting, rugby union and American football have been banned in the last three years. They include the USA's Amy Dodson, one of the world's top amputee runners, who received a six-month ban in 2011 and American cyclist Flavia Oliveira who was banned for 18 months in 2009. Both said they had unknowingly ingested the stimulant via an over-the-counter supplement.", "By . Amanda Williams . A pair of identical twin brothers who were caught fighting in a barbaric street brawl have both been given the same jail sentence - because police can’t tell them apart. Ryan and Grant Seymour, 19, were caught on CCTV - both naked from the waist up - taking part in mass violence, in Biddulph, Staffordshire, on July 6 last year. A court heard the siblings were seen pelting missiles including a portable television at members of a 'rival' family. Identical twin brothers Ryan and Grant Seymour were caught fighting in a barbaric street brawl and have both been given the same jail sentence - because police can't tell them apart . A court heard the twins also hurled vases and bottles at their victims  - with one brother attacking a group of men with a spanner. But because the brothers are almost impossible to tell apart it was 'unclear who did what' as both were naked from the waist up and wearing blue shorts. They have both sentenced to nine months' detention at a young offenders institute after officers could not work out which one had been involved in more of the violence. Jailing the pair at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, Judge Paul Glenn said: 'Your conduct has been described by witnesses as mayhem, barbaric and vile. 'You were not the only people to behave disgracefully. 'There was undoubted provocation. 'A group of other men visited the house to cause trouble. Pictured is Ryan Seymour. He and his twin were caught on CCTV - both naked from the waist up - taking part in mass violence, in Biddulph, Staffordshire, on July 6 last year . A court heard the siblings were seen pelting missiles including a portable television at members of a 'rival' family. Pictured is Grant Seymour . 'That was the catalyst for what followed. 'The trouble started in the house and spilled out onto the street. We can see from the CCTV how close this was to the centre of Biddulph.' The court heard the vicious attack was sparked when members of the Yoxall family banged on the door of the twins’ friend Daniel Tatters’s home. Prosecuting Oliver Woolhouse, said: 'A witness living in South View described hearing a disturbance in the street. 'He could see from his living room window four men go into a house. 'A short time later a man was heard hammering on the door, it was opened and he went inside, followed by six others. 'A Peugeot 306 car and a van appeared and the occupants of the car got out and stood by the front door. 'A man then appeared, he was bleeding heavily from his head and was followed by the rest of the men. 'They were shouting at each other and there was something of a stand-off. The twins also hurled missiles at their victims  - with one brother attacking a group of men with a spanner. But because the brothers (left Ryan and right Grant) are impossible to tell apart it was 'unclear who did what' Probably the most famous twins in criminal history were Ronnie and Reggie Kray from Bethnal Green in east London. It was reported that early on in their careers, both twins were arrested for a particularly vicious assault but the police did not prosecute because they could not identify which twin was the assailant. Since identical twins - also known as monozygotic twins - come from the same fertilised egg, it was believed that they have the same DNA. However, a new test is being developed which would enable twins' DNA to be told apart by scientists in Germany. They have found a subtle genetic difference which means there is now a definitive test to learn which twin was at the scene of a crime. This breakthrough will stop the current procedure whereby one twin might escape justice because of the inability of the authorities to tell them apart. 'The witness says one of the twins had a small portable TV that was thrown through the car window. 'Glass bottles and vases were also thrown at the vehicle before the driver of the car attempted to drive away. 'One of the twins then attacked the vehicle with a large metal spanner. His arm was bleeding.' The pair both admitted one count of affray and Ryan was also caged for a further 15 months to run consecutively for an unrelated affray for an earlier incident. Jason Holt, defending Ryan, said: 'It is accepted that the other family came to the house of Daniel Tatters and that’s what caused this incident in the first place. 'They even blocked both ends of the road with a car and a van. 'Mr Seymour has matured since this incident, he is no longer the angry man he once was. 'He even apologises to the people of South View who saw this going on.' Robert Smith, defending Grant, added: 'Since this offence in July last year there has not been any further incident involving Grant. 'He is now a roofer and has stuck at it. He has reduced his drinking and now has a stable life. He has been out of trouble.' Co-accused, Daniel Tatters, 29, and Peter Holland, 36, both from Biddulph, were each handed a 12-month community order, with supervision for 12 months, and ordered to carry out 100 hours unpaid work.", "By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 05:48 EST, 28 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:18 EST, 28 September 2013 . Determined to break through the thick mist, the Saturday morning sun has raised hopes for a warm end to September. Despite the foggy start, Britain is set to enjoy a final blaze of sunshine over the coming days, continuing the glorious sunshine seen over the Autumnal equinox. However, forecasters have warned that although the country will enjoy higher than average temperatures, certain regions face a 'mixed bag' as two systems battle over the UK. Early morning jogger enjoys the late September sun near the pier (pictured) at The Headland at Hartlepool, north east England . New dawn: The rising sun blazes through a misty morning in Northumberland on Saturday as Britain is set to enjoy a sunny end to September before rain moves in next week . Autumn glory: Britain is set to enjoy a sunny end to September, before rain moves in next week . This could trigger strong winds and heavy rains, broken by sunny spells. A Met Office spokesman said: 'Temperatures are looking slightly above average over the weekend and into next week. 'There is some rain about and some of it is quite heavy with the risk of thunder, mainly in the South-west. 'But elsewhere it will be drier with sunny spells, and it is a similar picture on Sunday and into the beginning of next week. Joggers in Cambridge get an early start as the sun breaks through a misty Saturday morning. Forecasters say two weather systems are battling over Britain, causing a mixture of sun and showers . Britain will enjoy higher than average temperatures in the coming days, while experts predict this autumn will be one of the most colourful in memory . 'There is high pressure over the . North and low pressure over the South and the weather is uncertain . depending on which way they go, it is a bit of a mixed bag.' Jonathan Powell, forecaster for Vantage Weather Services, suggests temperatures could be as high as 60F to 70F next week. Mr Powell explained: 'We are certainly going to hold onto the warmth over the next few days and into next week. 'But . there is a risk of some very heavy showers in the mix, particularly in . the South, and coastal regions could see some strong winds. Three day forecast: Sunny for most, but the there is a risk of some very heavy showers in the mix, particularly in the South, and coastal regions could see some strong winds . 'There are currently two weather systems battling it out over the country, and this could make things quite unsettled.' Experts . predict the country will be awash with vivid colours as trees change . from green to deep reds, golds and yellows, and promise a bumper fruit . and nut crops in the coming weeks. Matthew Oates, a National Trust naturalist, has put the glorious start to autumn down to a wet spring and warm summer. He . said: 'The leaves colour up particularly well after a hot summer, which . we’ve just had. Frost and very wet weather impact on leaf colour too. 'It’s . not a definite science. The early indicators are good. It could be a . really good autumn for colour. It is a wonderful autumn for berries and . fruits. It could well be a great one too for our leaf colour.' Punters on the River Cam in Cambridge lap up the sun on Saturday ahead of warnings that heavy rain and winds could hit parts of England as October approaches . Bovine beach: A herd of cows enjoy the sun on the sand at Vatersay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland . Rowers (pictured) enjoy an early start as the sun shines in Cambridge. The warm autumn weather has been put down to a wet spring and a hot summer .", "Los Angeles (CNN) -- The Los Angeles woman whom rapper 50 Cent is accused of kicking in a domestic violence incident is a model and an actress who had a part in a \"Pirates of the Caribbean\" film, her representative told CNN Friday. Daphne Joy, who was born in the Philippines, has a baby by the rapper and is now focusing on safety for the child and herself, said Jim Yeager, a spokesman for the Los Angeles law firm of Meyer, Olson, Lowy & Meyers, which is representing her. The alleged victim, whose name wasn't earlier disclosed by authorities, released her name Friday through Yeager. Joy played a principal mermaid in 2011's \"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.\" She's also had roles on TV's \"CSI: Las Vegas,\" \"Criminal Minds,\" \"Curb Your Enthusiasm,\" and \"Wild 'N Out,\" her website says. 50 Cent's real name is Curtis Jackson. The 37-year-old is facing one count of domestic violence and four counts of vandalism. \"Daphne Joy and Curtis Jackson have been together for a few years in an exclusive relationship,\" said a statement by the law firm. \"They had a child and now Daphne's number one priority is to ensure both her and the baby's safety during this difficult time. We also hope everyone will respect her and the baby's privacy.\" This week, however, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer's office described Joy as \"a former girlfriend\" of Curtis. The alleged victim \"had previously been in a three-year relationship with Jackson,\" the city prosecutor's office said. Jackson denies the allegations, said his attorney, Scott Leemon. \"It is important to note, Mr. Jackson has not been arrested and there is no warrant outstanding for his arrest,\" Leemon said. \"We have been in contact with the LA City Attorney's Office and are currently conducting our own investigation into these allegations.\" Jackson is accused of ransacking Joy's bedroom during an argument at her Los Angeles condo last month. Joy lives in the city's Toluca Lake neighborhood. Joy alleges she was injured when Jackson kicked her on June 23, the city attorney said. Authorities allege Jackson caused $7,100 in damaged property and left the scene before police arrived. \"During an argument, Jackson allegedly began destroying the female's property,\" the city prosecutor's office said in a written statement. \"Allegedly when the female locked herself in her bedroom, Jackson kicked open the bedroom door and kicked her, causing an injury.\" Police found broken chandeliers and furniture throughout the home. The bedroom closet was ransacked, with clothes thrown all over the floor, and there was a broken television and lamp, the prosecutor's office said. Jackson's arraignment is set for July 22 at Van Nuys Superior Court. If convicted on all five counts, he would face up to five years in jail and $46,000 in fines. On Twitter, the rapper has appeared to give a lighthearted response to the accusations. On Friday, he shared a series of photos of himself lounging around with playful captions such as, \"I'm not in jail I'm by my pool,\" and, \"I'm not in jail I'm on my Gucci couch.\" CNN's Alan Duke and Breeanna Hare contributed to this report.", "By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 09:01 EST, 24 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:01 EST, 24 July 2013 . A grieving twin has pledged to complete the bucket list her sister never could - and demands on it include going to a gay bar, getting arrested, and 'farting loudly in a lift'. Cystic fibrosis sufferer Nicole Tennant, 21, had been preparing for a life-changing double lung transplant last month when she took an unexpected turn. Her twin Melissa was in Marbella when she got the call saying Nicole had just hours to live. She rushed back to Gartnavel Hospital in Glasgow in time to say a final goodbye. Wicked sense of humour: Nicole Tennant, who died last month aged 21, and wrote a bucket list that her twin sister Melissa is planning on completing for her . Now Melissa is determined to complete her sister's 57 bucket list wishes, which includes getting tattoos, jumping out of a plane and posing naked for a life art class. She has already bought a pair of shoes worth more than £100 - some pink strappy high-heels from Dune - and named a star Nicole Tennant. Melissa said: 'Nicole wrote down so many things she wanted to do but her illness didn't allow her to do them. 'It's funny how many of them involved nudity! But that was Nicole - she loved a laugh. 'One thing I don't do is heights so I won't be jumping out of any planes, but I'll do everything else I can. 'I've had friends and family, some overseas in Canada and New Zealand, get in touch to say they want to help, which is just as well.' Doing it for my sister: Melissa Tennant is planning on carrying out everything on the bucket list of her late sister Nicole . The girls' father Stewart, 59, said: 'I think Nicole was a wee bit fly when making that list. 'It's as if she knew she wouldn't manage to do all of those things herself and that Melissa would end up taking it on. She had a wicked sense of humour.' When Melissa made it to the hospital Nicole was already unconscious. Melissa said: 'She could hear me, she definitely could. I said \"I love you\" and she twitched. She knew better than to die before I got back to see her one more time. 'Nicole was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a baby but all the way through primary we were very similar. 'It was in high school that our lives became very different. She was in and out of hospital and taking up to 30 pills a day and on oxygen 24/7. Our parents bought a camcorder to take with us on holiday when we were five and there's footage of Nicole singing Al Jolson songs, flinging back her feeding tube as if it was her hair. 'That's what she was like. She was positive and funny and tried to make us all feel good.' The girls: Melissa, left, and Nicole were very similar throughout primary school but their lives became different in high school when Nicole started spending more time in hospital and taking up to 30 pills a day . The family also hope to start a trust fund in Nicole's name to support young cystic fibrosis sufferers and their families. Their mother Agnes, 56, said: 'There are no respite centres for cystic fibrosis sufferers in Scotland, and I know it would have really helped us when Nicole was unwell.' Once charitable status has been confirmed, people will be able to donate to the trust and log on to the site to watch Melissa and her friends power through the list. 1. Get a tattoo . 2. Do a bungee jump . 3. Get my ear pierced . 4. Go to a gay bar . 5. Go to a casino . 6. Go to the bingo . 7. Get weight over 41kg . 8. Go to another football game . 9. Go to a comedy club . 10. Get 10 people to sign up for donor cards . 11. Go to 3 countries . 12. Get pictures with five celebs . 13. Be on TV . 14. Go go-karting . 15. Learn to swim . 16. Get arrested . 17. More tattoos . 18. Go to a nudist beach . Last birthday: Nicole, left, and Melissa at the last joint birthday they had before Nicole died as she was preparing for a life-saving double lung transplant last month . 19. Go to Go-Ape . 20. Learn guitar . 21. Pose for life art . 22. Go to a wedding . 23. Save someone's life . 24. Record a song in a studio . 25. Solve a Rubik cube . 26. Go to Oktoberfest . 27. Climb all 1671 steps of the Eiffel Tower . 28. Go dancing in the rain . 29. Kiss in the rain . 30. Skinny dip . 31. Have a star named after me . 32. Swim with a Dolphin . 33. Have my portrait painted . 34. Be a member of an audience . 35. Send a message in a bottle . 36. Ride a camel/elephant . 37. Plant a tree . 38. Shower in a waterfall . 39. Sing a great song in front of an audience . 40. Ride Britain's biggest rollercoaster . As babies: Nicole, left, and Melissa, right, were similar as babies, but their lives became more separate when they went to high school and Nicole was forced to spend more and more time in hospital . 41. Learn to juggle . 42. Fart loudly in a lift . 43. Spend over £100 on one pair of shoes . 44. Learn archery . 45. Go fishing . 46. Get married . 47. Play tennis . 48. Go in a hot air balloon . 49. Ride a mechanical bull . 50. Fire a gun . 51. Break a Guinness world record . 52. Go to pottery class . 53. Make a model aeroplane . 54. Watch turtles hatch and run to the ocean . 55. Milk a cow . 56. See the Northern Lights . 57. Be in a dance off .", "PARIS, France (CNN) -- The jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that disappeared overnight as it entered an area of strong turbulence probably crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, the CEO of Air France said Monday. Anne and Michael Harris, who lived in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, were two Americans aboard the flight. Brazilian and French ships and planes were looking for any sign of the missing plane, authorities said. The first three hours of what was to have been an 11-hour flight appear to have been uneventful, CEO Pierre-Henri Gourgeon said. But about 4:15 a.m. Paris time, Flight 447's automatic system began a four-minute exchange of messages to the company's maintenance computers, indicating that \"several pieces of aircraft equipment were at fault or had broken down,\" he said. \"This succession of messages signals a totally unforeseeable, great difficulty,\" he said. \"Something quite new within the plane.\" During that time, there was no contact with the crew, Gourgeon said. \"It was probable that it was a little bit after those messages that the impact of the plane took place in the Atlantic,\" he added. He said the Airbus A330 was probably closer to Brazil than to Africa when it crashed. He noted that turbulence made flying \"difficult\" in the area but that it is \"too early to say\" exactly what happened. The chances of finding any survivors were \"very low,\" French President Nicolas Sarkozy admitted Monday. \"This is a catastrophe the likes of which Air France has never seen before,\" he said at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, where he met with relatives of the missing. \"I said the truth to them: The prospects of finding survivors are very low,\" he said. The airline company identified the nationalities of the victims as two Americans, an Argentinean, an Austrian, a Belgian, 58 Brazilians, five British, a Canadian, nine Chinese, a Croatian, a Dane, a Dutch, an Estonian, a Filipino, 61 French, a Gambian, 26 Germans, four Hungarians, three Irish, one Icelandic, nine Italians, five Lebanese, two Moroccans, three Norwegians, two Polish, one Romanian, one Russian, three Slovakian, two Spanish, one Swedish, six Swiss and one Turk. An official list of victims by name was not available late Monday. The American victims were identified as Michael Harris, 60, and his wife, Anne, 54, by the couple's family and his employer, Devon Energy in Oklahoma -- the largest U.S.-based independent natural gas and oil producer. Michael Harris was a company geologist in Rio de Janeiro, according to a company spokesman. Anne Harris' sister, Mary Miley, told CNN the couple had been living in the city since July 2008 and that they were traveling to Paris for a training seminar for Michael and for a vacation. \"Anne and Mike were indeed a beautiful couple inside and out and I miss them terribly already,\" Miley said in an e-mail. Sarkozy said French authorities sent ships and planes to the area about 250 miles (400 kilometers) from Brazil. \"Our Spanish friends are helping us; Brazilians are helping us a lot as well.\" French Transport Minister Jean-Louis Borloo told CNN affiliate France 2 that France asked the U.S. military to assist in the search through U.S. detection satellites. Pentagon officials in Washington did not immediately confirm the request. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told reporters in San Salvador, El Salvador, that he had spoken with Sarkozy but neither leader knew what to say. \"All we could do was thank each other,\" Lula said. \"He thanked me for the speed with which the Brazilian air force took charge.\" He added, \"In times like these, there is little to do but to deeply lament, to wish the families a lot of strength, because there are no words in times like these.\" Sarkozy said authorities were seeking the help of satellites that might be able to pick up signs of what happened to the 4-year-old Airbus 330. No possibility was being excluded: Turbulence in the area was strong, but other planes were able to pass through it without incident, he said. The plane reported a problem with the electrical system, \"but the specialists refuse for the moment to express themselves about any possibility,\" Sarkozy said. The jet also sent a warning that it lost pressure, the Brazilian air force said. Watch aviation expert describe possible scenarios » . It lost contact with air traffic control between Galeao International Airport in Rio de Janeiro and Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris, the airline said Monday. The Airbus A330 sent out an automatic signal warning of the electrical problems just after 2 a.m. GMT Monday as it flew \"far from the coast,\" said an Air France spokeswoman who declined to be identified. It had just entered a stormy area with strong turbulence, she said. The jet was flying at an altitude of 35,000 feet and a speed of 521 mph, the air force said. Among the passengers were 126 men, 82 women, seven children and a baby, in addition to the 12 crew members, Air France officials in Brazil said. Much of the route is out of radar contact, Brazilian air force Col. Henry Munhoz told TV Globo. The flight, AF 447, took off from Galeao International Airport at 11:30 p.m. Sunday GMT. It was scheduled to land in Paris at 9:10 a.m. GMT. Learn more about recent notable airplane crashes » . Its last known contact occurred at 2:33 a.m. GMT, the Brazilian air force spokesman said. It was expected to check in with air traffic controllers at 3:20 a.m. GMT but did not do so, the Brazilian air force said in a statement. Brazilian authorities asked the air force to launch a search mission just over three hours later, at 6:30 a.m. GMT, the statement said. The plane reported no problems before takeoff, Joao Assuncao, Air France's manager in Brazil, told the country's Record TV. The airline set up a crisis center at the Paris airport. It listed numbers for families to call: 0 800 800 812 for people in France and 00 33 1 57 02 10 55 for families outside France. At a crisis center at the airport in Rio, relatives of the missing complained of a dearth of information from Air France, the Brazilian state news agency reported. One man, who identified himself as Bernardo, said his brother, Romeo Amorim Souza, and his wife were on the missing flight. \"I came to the airport because I wasn't finding information, and my parents are very nervous,\" he told Agencia Brasil. The missing A330 last underwent a maintenance check on April 16, the airline said. CNN air travel expert Richard Quest said the twin-engine plane, a stalwart of transatlantic routes, had an impeccable safety record, with only one fatal incident involving a training flight in 1994. \"It has very good range and is extremely popular with airlines because of its versatility,\" he said. Its crew was composed of three pilots and nine cabin crew members, including a captain who has logged 11,000 hours in flight. About 1,700 of those hours were on the A330 and A340. Of the two co-pilots, one has 3,000 hours of flying experience and the other 6,600 hours. The aircraft has flown 18,870 hours. The model is \"capable of communicating in several different ways over quite long distances even if they are out of radar coverage,\" said Kieran Daly of the online aviation news service Air Transport Intelligence. The French Accident Investigation Bureau for civil aviation is investigating, the company said in a statement. CNN's Lianne Turner, Ayesha Durgahee, Helena DeMoura, Isa Soares and Mariano Castillo contributed to this report." ]

[ "Pearly King and Queen. Pearly Kings and Queens, known as pearlies, are an organised charitable tradition of working class culture in London, England." ]

[ "The Pearly Kings and Pearly Queens originated in the year of 1875 and have continued up to our present day. A Pearly King and a Pearly Queen wear mother of pearl buttons on their suits and dresses (many are handed down from generation to generation) and today raise money for many charities and helping others.", "The Original Pearly Kings and Queens Association™. A Pearly King and a Pearly Queen wear mother of pearl buttons on their suits and dresses (many are handed down from generation to generation) and today raise money for many charities and helping others.", "Pearly is the best hair stylist. She is professional, does an amazing job. She takes the time to get an idea on what you want done to ensure you get what you expect . Pearly always responds right away for appointments and gets me in, even when I'm last minute.", "Pearl′iness, state of being pearly; Pearl′-nau′tilus, the pearly nautilus; Pearl′-oys′ter, the oyster which produces pearls; Pearl′-pow′der, a cosmetic for improving the appearance of the skin; Pearl′-white, a material made from fish-scales, used in making artificial pearls: a kind of cosmetic.—adj. Pearl′y, like a pearl, nacreous: yielding pearls: dotted with pearls: clear, transparent: having a pure sweet tone.", "What Is Pearly Penile Papules. In general, Pearly Penile Papules manifests as small bumps on the ridges of the glans of the penis. They appear in several rows of little flesh covered, pearly, smooth bumps. They range in size from less than 1 mm to 3 mm forming a single or double row on or around the head of the penal shaft.", "Pearly penile papules are small (1 to 2 mm) round bumps that are attached to the rim of the head of the penis. 1 These bumps can be the color of the skin, translucent, white, yellow, or pink. 2 That being said, men who have them are often embarrassed by the bumps because they are afraid someone will think they are an STD.", "Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of cephalopod): chambered nautilus; nautilus; pearly nautilus (cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions). dibranch; dibranchiate; dibranchiate mollusk (cephalopods having two gills).yponyms (each of the following is a kind of cephalopod): chambered nautilus; nautilus; pearly nautilus (cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions). dibranch; dibranchiate; dibranchiate mollusk (cephalopods having two gills).", "Edible silver pearls/balls/dragees/cachous are an elegant addition to your decorated cakes, cupcakes, wedding cakes or fancy desserts. They are a hard candy and all colours have an irridescent pearly sheen.", "Pearl′-fish′er, one who fishes for pearls; Pearl′-fish′ery, the occupation of fishing for pearls, or the place where it is carried on; Pearl′-fish′ing; Pearl′-gray, a pale gray colour.—adj. of a pale gray colour, like the pearl.—ns.", "Recommended Reviews for Professional Hair Stylist Pearly. Start your review of Professional Hair Stylist Pearly. I am delighted with the cut that Pearly gave me. I have curly, but very fine hair and not everyone knows how to cut it properly. Pearly did a great job for a very reasonable price.", "The Paspaley Pearl, which is perhaps the most perfect pearl ever created by human intervention, gets its name from the Company, Paspaley Pearl Pty Ltd. who were responsible for culturing the pearl inside the pearl oyster Pinctada maxima, in one of their pearl farms off the coast of northern Australia in the year 2002.", "Akoya pearls are bead-nucleated cultured pearls produced in the Pinctada fucata martensii and Pinctada fucata chemnitzii primarily in Japan, China, Vietnam, South Korea and Australia, with the majority of production (>95%) taking place in Japan. Renowned for their luster, akoya are considered the classic pearl.", "Pearls Before Swine, (also known as Pearls) is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Stephan Pastis. It chronicles the daily lives of five anthropomorphic animals: a Pig, a Rat, a Zebra, a Goat, and a fraternity of crocodiles, as well as a number of supporting characters.", "Special tooth paint which works absolutely fantastically but washes off at the end of the day. Try Pearlie and smile with confidence. Booth Elliott & Co Ltd are the manufacturer & sole distributor of Pearlie and have been producing specialised tooth whitening cosmetic products for whitening teeth since 1981. Pearlie is a cost effective alternative to expensive teeth whitening procedures.", "They are pearly penile papules, small in size (approximately 1-2 mm) and they look just like pimples, but are not pimples. They are actually tinny glands, and you shouldn't pick on them. They occur around the margin of the penis head, and can be seen when foreskin is pulled back. They usually develop in teenage years, but may occur up to the age of 40. They are visible in some men, while in others are less noticeable. Around 10% of men is affected by pearly penile papules.", "What are Pearly Penile Papules? Pearly Penile Papules (PPP) is a clinical skin condition of the male genital organs. The Penile Papules are tiny, white or skin coloured spots that form predominately around the coronal margin of the Glans. The tiny spots often appear in small parallel rows and are 1-3 mm in size.", "Pearl is a member of the Crystal Gems. One of Rose Quartz's closest followers and her sole confidant, Pearl is one of the last surviving Gems on Earth who joined the Crystal Gems in their rebellion against the Gem Homeworld.", "Akoya Pearls are the Classic Pearl Variety. The akoya pearl is a saltwater cultured pearl from the akoya oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii). Because akoya are the most abundant type of saltwater pearl with the longest cultured history, information on akoyas is abundant!", "Anaphalis margaritacea, cottonweed, pearly everlasting-an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts. cudweed-any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color.", "Define mother-of-pearl: the hard pearly iridescent substance forming the inner layer of a mollusk shell the hard pearly iridescent substance forming the inner layer of a mollusk shell… See the full definition", "Well, maybe I am but if you’ve noticed, I also have a pretty great set of pearly whites! Although turmeric’s powerful color actually stains fabrics and surfaces, when it comes to your teeth – turmeric is a NINJA teeth whitener! Strange, I know.", "Coffee, tea, and cola are notorious for leaving stains on your pearly whites. For more information about whiter teeth and how to achieve them, try the following links: Pearly whites gone dingy are one of the most common complaints dentists hear from their patients.", "It’s perfectly normal to be a bit worried if you notice any small growths on your penis. It’s possible that you might have pearly penile papules, also called pink pearly papules, hirsutoid papillomas, Tyson glands or papilloma in the corona glands.", "Titans of the Orient Pearl, or simply Titans of the Orient, is a group of superheroes based in Metro Manila of Philippines. While the original Teen Titans mainly fight crime in the Western Hemisphere, the Titans of the Orient focus on the Eastern side of the globe.", "The Mermaid's Pearl updated their profile picture. The Mermaid’s Peal is a chic shop started by mother-daughter combination Cheryl Rountree & Molly Trask. We sell hand made jewelry, paintings & photography.", "What Causes Pearly Penile Papules. Honestly, there is not any clear answer to what causes Pearly Penile Papules as it is not considered a disease. Only a few pieces of research have been made regarding this, and there is little scientific information available. PPP is not a disease. It is a special anatomical growth.", "A rather small pearl that has a very nice silvery sheen to it. It can be sold cheaply to shops. Pearl (Japanese: しんじゅ Pearl) is an item introduced in Generation II that can be bought for 6000 (650 in Generation II and Generation IV) at Poké Marts and sold for 700. It is a shiny sphere that can be mainly found at beaches.", "8 Responses to “Pearly Penile Papules”. 1 Thanks for this information. 2 I don’t know what the big deal is with pearly penile papules. 3 I’m just glad what I have isn’t anal warts, because I hear that thing’s painful as heck! I’m pretty sure I’ve got pearly penile papules.", "Pearls of the Week. Pearl-Producing Mollusks (Molluscs) Pearl-Producing Mollusks (Pearl-Producing Oysters) Mollusks represent one of the world's earliest forms of animal life, and date back over 550 million years. Actual pearl-producing mollusks first appeared 530 million years ago, when mollusks developed shells.", "Lou Pearlman. Louis Jay Lou Pearlman (June 19, 1954 – August 19, 2016) was an American record producer and fraudster. He was the manager of successful 1990s boy bands such as Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. In 2006, he was accused of running one of the largest and longest-running Ponzi schemes in history, leaving more than $300 million in debts.", "Pearl is a unisex baby name of English origin and its meaning is Pearl. The pearl is the oldest known gem, and for many centuries it was considered the most valuable. Unlike all gems, the pearl is organic matter derived from a living creature-oysters and mollusks.", "Pearls were a by-product of the button industry, which thrived in Arkansas up through the late forties. Disks of shell were drilled from mussels and polished into buttons, which were then shipped to clothing factories all over the world." ]

[ "A sebaceous cyst is a type of cyst that forms in the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin.A sebaceous cyst is also sometimes called an epidermal cyst. It forms when a sebaceous gland, an oil-producing gland in the skin, becomes blocked.This creates a sac that fills with a fatty yellow substance that can resemble cottage cheese.Sebaceous cysts can be present at birth or caused by skin trauma, swollen hair follicles, and high levels of testosterone. The primary symptom of a sebaceous cyst is a painless nodule or pale lump in the skin.his creates a sac that fills with a fatty yellow substance that can resemble cottage cheese. Sebaceous cysts can be present at birth or caused by skin trauma, swollen hair follicles, and high levels of testosterone. The primary symptom of a sebaceous cyst is a painless nodule or pale lump in the skin." ]

[ "Synonyms: sebaceous cysts (a misnomer as these cysts are not of sebaceous origin), trichilemmal cysts. The vast majority of epidermoid or pilar cysts are of no great consequence.1 Epidermal cysts (also known as epithelial or infundibular cysts) are intradermal or subcutaneous tumours.ynonyms: sebaceous cysts (a misnomer as these cysts are not of sebaceous origin), trichilemmal cysts. The vast majority of epidermoid or pilar cysts are of no great consequence.", "Excision of a Sebaceous Cyst. What diagnosis code do we use for a sebaceous cyst – is it a “benign neoplasm”? Actually, a sebaceous cyst has its own diagnosis code, 706.2, so use of a neoplasm code is not accurate. You’ll use the excision of benign skin lesion CPT code, 114xx, to report the surgical procedure. Remember, many payors do not reimburse for excision of a sebaceous cyst as it may be considered a “cosmetic” procedure.", "Suggest treatment for sebaceous cyst. I have what the doctor believes is a sebaceous cyst, and have scheduled its removal in 3 weeks. It has been bothering me and I have used some ointment that the dr prescribed for it.", "A cyst is less likely to be cancerous, compared to a tumor. 4. Cysts are caused by infections, excessive production from sebaceous glands, or a foreign body. Tumors are mainly genetic in nature. 5.A cyst inside the body can rupture and spill its contents, thereby posing a serious danger to the person. cyst is less likely to be cancerous, compared to a tumor. 4. Cysts are caused by infections, excessive production from sebaceous glands, or a foreign body. Tumors are mainly genetic in nature. 5.", "Are you certain it is sebaceous cyst or is it lypoma. May 26, 2011 | homeopathyandmore.com. Are you certain it is sebaceous cyst or is it lypoma. ...Anyhow, if you are certain it is sebaceous cyst, use the cator oil technique. ...Take a piece of cloth and soak it in castor oil..", "Sebaceous cyst in armpit Another type of cyst that can cause discomfort in your underarm area is a sebaceous cyst. This type of cyst can occur in your armpit if a hair follicle or sweat gland becomes blocked.", "It seems there are two questions here... 1. What does the stuff in a sebaceous cyst smell like and. 2. Why does the stuff in a sebaceous cyst smell. Well, I`m no Doctor but I am a frequent carrier of cysts, ranging in size from a something about the size of a full size green grape, to cysts that are about 1.5 times larger than a typical golf ball.", "However, the above types of cyst contain keratin, not sebum, and neither originates from sebaceous glands (epidermoid cysts originate in the epidermis and pilar cysts originate from hair follicles).Therefore technically speaking they are not sebaceous cysts.owever, the above types of cyst contain keratin, not sebum, and neither originates from sebaceous glands (epidermoid cysts originate in the epidermis and pilar cysts originate from hair follicles).", "Small cyst in armpit. Small cysts in armpit can be caused by any of the causes we have mentioned. However, lipoma, some sebaceous cysts and hidradenitis suppurativa are the most common cause of tiny, little or small underarm cysts. Sebaceous cysts can at times be very large.", "Cost of Sebaceous Cyst Removal in Dogs The average cost of removing a sebaceous cyst from a dog can vary and may range from $75 to $250. If your dog has multiple cysts or if the cyst is located in a challenging area, such as the face, the price may increase.", "Cyst: Types list. The list of types of Cyst mentioned in various sources includes: Sebaceous cyst. Ovarian cyst. Parasitic cyst. Breast cyst. Ganglion cyst.", "The cyst sac forms from skin cells and becomes filled with a semi-fluid substance. Generally, epidermoid cysts in your armpit are not painful. However, they may become painful if they get infected. 9 . Sebaceous cyst in armpit. Another type of cyst that can cause discomfort in your underarm area is a sebaceous cyst.", "Suggest treatment for sebaceous cyst. I have a sebaceous cyst on my upper back. I have cunsulted a dermatologist and was informed that excision of the cyst will cause kelodial scar. i am looking for a second opinion. How do I get rid ...", "Pilonidal disease – a cyst forms in the skin of the lower back, sometimes containing an ingrown hair. Pilonidal cysts can grow in clusters and sometimes create a hole or cavity in the skin. Treatment includes draining the cyst or surgical removal. Sebaceous cyst – the skin is lubricated by sebaceous fluid.", "For Your Information. F.A.Q: Conditions & Ailments Conditions that can often be helped by the use of digestive enzymes. 5. Sebaceous Gland Disorders (Acne, Rosacea, Perioral Dermatitis, Sebaceous Cysts) - Top. The sebaceous glands, which secrete oil onto the skin, lie in the dermis, the skin layer just below the surface layer (epidermis). Sebaceous gland disorders include acne, rosacea, perioral dermatitis, and sebaceous cysts.", "Epidermoid (ep-ih-DUR-moid) cysts are noncancerous small bumps beneath the skin. Epidermoid cysts can appear anywhere on the skin, but are most common on the face, neck and trunk. Slow growing and often painless, epidermoid cysts rarely cause problems or need treatment. But you may choose to have a cyst removed by a doctor if its appearance bothers you or if it's painful, ruptured or infected. Many people refer to epidermoid cysts as sebaceous cysts, but they're different. True sebaceous cysts are less common. They arise from the glands that secrete oily matter that lubricates hair and skin (sebaceous glands).", "Skin Health. Epidermoid cysts are the most common type of skin cyst. They can occur anywhere on the body but tend to occur more on the face or upper trunk. Other names for an epidermoid cyst include epidermal cyst, infundibular cyst, epidermal inclusion cyst, keratin cyst and sebaceous cyst. Find out more about what causes epidermoid cysts and how they are treated with this review.", "Treatments for Causes of Cysts. Review the treatment information pages for various causes of Cysts: Sebaceous cyst. Dermoid cyst. Arachnoid cyst. Ganglion cyst. Alveolar Hydatid Disease - cysts in multiple body organs. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - pancreatic cysts.", "1 Acne (pimples). 2 Sebaceous cysts - closed sacs or cysts below the surface of the skin. 3 Hyperplasia - the sebaceous glands become enlarged, producing yellow, shiny bumps on the face. Sebaceous adenoma - a slow-growing tumor (benign, non-cancerous) usually presenting as a pink, flesh-colored, or yellow papule or nodule.", "Introduction to Cyst Removal. A cyst removal procedure is designed to smooth out skin, banish lumps and reduce imperfections on the skin caused by a cyst. Most cysts (known as epidermoid and pilar cysts or commonly known as sebaceous cysts) are not cancerous and don’t cause pain or harm (unless they become infected).ntroduction to Cyst Removal. A cyst removal procedure is designed to smooth out skin, banish lumps and reduce imperfections on the skin caused by a cyst. Most cysts (known as epidermoid and pilar cysts or commonly known as sebaceous cysts) are not cancerous and don’t cause pain or harm (unless they become infected).", "Sebaceous Cysts: A sebaceous cyst can cause smell and discharge in the belly button, but it is very rare. Cyst is not an alarming condition, but any infection can cause itching or scratching and may need treatment. Eczema: Eczema may create dead skin cells that can cause them to chip off and clog the navel cavity.", "They feel like large peas under the surface of the skin. Cysts can develop as a result of infection, clogging of sebaceous glands (oil glands), or around foreign bodies, such as earrings. What Are the Symptoms of Skin Cysts? Skin cysts usually are: Slow-growing; Painless; Smooth to the touch when they are rolled under the skin; How Are Skin Cysts Treated?" ]

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[ "Children are more likely to have adverse reactions to essential oils than adults, so it is important to know how to use them safely. “Concentrated oils are highly potent and can be risky if not used on children correctly,” Gujral says. It is important to use essential oils intelligently." ]

[ "There have been claims made by companies producing essential oil products and their distributors that essential oils are 'natural' and therefore are 'safe to consume'. Essential oils are not safe to consume and can cause significant poisoning even if small amounts are ingested.", "These Saje products are blended with only essential oils that are considered safe for use while pregnant. As a bonus, some of these can be used with baby once they reach three months of age! Read our guide to using essential oils around babies and young kids for more details.", "Essential oils that are safe to use around dogs Cedarwood Atlas Essential Oil. Chamomile Roman Essential Oil.", "Essential oils that are safe to use around dogs Chamomile Roman Essential Oil. Clary Sage Essential Oil. Ginger Grass Essential Oil. Marjoram Essential Oil.", "These essential oils are safe to use in lip products, but be sure to check the IFRA level for the maximum safe percentage. Peppermint essential oil and wintergreen essential oil are popular in lip balms for their refreshing scent as well as their tingling sensation.", "Essential oils that are safe to use around dogs However, you should not let them ingest them: Cedarwood Atlas Essential Oil. Chamomile Roman Essential Oil. Clary Sage Essential Oil.", "To dilute essential oils safely, add about 12 drops of your essential oil to every ounce of your base, or carrier oil.", "While frankincense and myrrh essential oils are considered safe in cats (see “Essential oils can be toxic to cats,” March 26, 2016) caution should always be exercised.", "Topical lemon essential oil is safe to apply directly on your skin — if you use a carrier oil. Carrier oils are noncorrosive, less-concentrated oils that won't harm the outer layer of your skin. To dilute essential oils safely, add about 12 drops of your essential oil to every ounce of your base, or carrier oil.", "Are Polypropylene Rugs Safe For Kids? Flame retardant polypropylene rugs are safe for kids. Polypropylene is treated with chemicals to become stain resistant (except oil-based stains) and is less expensive than nylon.", "Even if they're on the list of essential oils safe for dogs, an undiluted oil can make them sick. This is where carrier oils come in. They're safe, lightly-scented oils that help deliver the oil safely to your dog's skin. Great carriers include coconut oil, avocado oil, aloe vera, sunflower oil, and sweet almond oil.", "Are there certain ingredients to avoid? As there's currently no research available on the effects of vaping essential oils, avoiding vaping any essential oil is your best bet. Even essential oils that are generally considered safe for inhalation have the potential to change and become toxic when heated for vaping.", "Application method. An essential oil that is safe when applied in one way may not be safe when used in another way. Some oils are considered safe if inhaled, and yet may be irritating if applied to the skin in concentrations as low as 3-5%. Thyme, oregano, clove, and cinnamon bark essential oils are examples of this.", "Topical lemon essential oil is safe to apply directly on your skin — if you use a carrier oil.", "When combined with a carrier oil, orange essential oils can be applied directly to the skin at a ratio of one to two drops of essential oil to one teaspoon of carrier oil. Orange essential oils can also be safely inhaled by sprinkling a few drops onto a cloth or tissue, or using an aromatherapy diffuser or vaporizer.", "Essential oils are not safe to consume and can cause significant poisoning even if small amounts are ingested.", "\"Citrus essential oils are completely safe as long as they're diluted\", she tells WH. ... Other essential oils such as neroli, patchouli and ylang-ylang are completely safe and beneficial to the skin on the face and body, as they help to soften dry skin and have a balancing effect – on both the skin, and on your emotions.\"", "['Eucalyptus essential oil. ... ', 'Cinnamon essential oil. ... ', 'Rosemary essential oil. ... ', 'Nutmeg essential oil. ... ', 'Bergamot essential oil. ... ', 'Cypress essential oil. ... ', 'Thyme essential oil. ... ', 'Geranium essential oil.']", "Experts agree that lavender essential oil is safe to use around pets. It has proved effective for relieving anxiety in people and animals but shouldn't be used if pets are suffering from respiratory issues. Spearmint, peppermint, chamomile, cedarwood and lemongrass are also safe essential oils to use around pets.", "Summary. As you can see, there are safety concerns associated with improper use of essential oils. In general, however, essential oils are safe when used externally (not ingested) in low concentrations. For skin applications, that usually means concentrations no higher than 5%.", "Place a small amount of coconut oil in the top of the wax warmer. Add a few drops of your favourite essential oil and then allow the oil to melt. Top up with essential oil when you can't smell it anymore. As always, be safe when heating anything.", "['peppermint essential oil.', 'sweet orange essential oil.', 'spearmint essential oil.', 'rosemary essential oil.', 'lemon essential oil.']", "Doctors in particular say no essential oils should be ingested, except under the supervision of a physician with experience in aromatherapy. But there are some essential oils that are generally accepted as safe additives for cooking when used in extremely small amounts, as small as one drop.", "['Eucalyptus essential oil. Many people use this oil without realizing it. ... ', 'Rosemary essential oil. Rosemary is a common garden herb. ... ', 'Peppermint essential oil. ... ', 'Frankincense essential oil. ... ', 'Oregano essential oil. ... ', 'Thyme essential oil. ... ', 'Geranium essential oil. ... ', 'Cinnamon essential oil.']", "Essential oils can be safely added to any vegetable oil, properly diluted, if thoroughly mixed. ... However, once added to the bath, and because oil and water don't mix, the carrier/essential oil will not disperse throughout the water. Instead, it will float on the surface and cling to the sides of the tub and your skin.", "But there are some essential oils that are generally accepted as safe additives for cooking when used in extremely small amounts, as small as one drop. They include spearmint oil, grapefruit oil, peppermint oil, lemon oil, cinnamon bark oil and lemongrass oil.", "['animal fat or vegetable oil.', '100 percent pure lye.', 'distilled water.', 'essential or skin-safe fragrance oils (optional)', 'colorants (optional)']", "Essential Oils in the Second and Third Trimesters. \"In the second and third trimesters, some essential oils are safe to use, as your baby is more developed,\" Edwards adds. These include lavender, chamomile, and ylang ylang—all of which calm, relax, and aid sleep.", "['Lavender essential oil. Lavender oil can speed up hair growth. ... ', 'Peppermint essential oil. ... ', 'Rosemary essential oil. ... ', 'Cedarwood essential oil. ... ', 'Lemongrass essential oil. ... ', 'Thyme essential oil. ... ', 'Clary sage essential oil. ... ', 'Tea tree essential oil.']", "['Lavender Essential Oil. Look out, a giant to-do list is headed your way! ... ', 'Peppermint essential oil. Put a pep in your step with the minty freshness of Peppermint essential oil. ... ', 'Lemon essential oil. ... ', 'Frankincense essential oil. ... ', 'Thieves® essential oil blend. ... ', 'Lemongrass essential oil. ... ', 'Cedarwood essential oil.', 'Vetiver essential oil.']", "['Bergamot essential oil.', 'Grapefruit essential oil.', 'Bitter orange essential oil.', 'Cold-pressed lemon essential oil.', 'Cold-pressed lime essential oil.']", "Peppermint oil is generally safe, but it can be toxic when taken in very large doses. Additionally, you should always dilute peppermint essential oil before use." ]

[ "Randy Johnson was on the verge of joining the Yankees in a three-team, megadeal that also includes Shawn Green and Javier Vazquez, a source told the AP on Thursday." ]

[ "The Sporting News - Making the All-Star team is a big deal. Playing well in the All-Star game -- well, maybe not such a big deal.", "TOKYO, Jan. 1 -- North Korea failed to fulfill its October promise to declare all its nuclear programs by the end of 2007 -- and the United States did not make a big deal out of it.", "Striking Hollywood writers have reached a deal with Tom Cruise's production outfit United Artists Films to resume working while the strike continues against other studios.", "The music maestro discusses working with Shankar on the big Rajnikanth film.", "With one deal, the company's shareholders bet big on cable TV in Bulgaria.", "The United States and Europe work well together in the fight against terrorism despite having big differences on other issues such as Iraq, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said in remarks published Tuesday.", "California Pizza Kitchen's 3-for-2 stock split is no big deal.", "In the wake of the Mitchell Report, a little handshake doesn't seem like a big deal, does it?", "Germany urged world powers to show a united front when they meet on Tuesday to discuss new punitive measures against Iran for its nuclear work but said a deal to ratchet up sanctions was not guaranteed.", "Suppliers will be given better protection in their dealings with big supermarkets, the Competition Commission says.", "Bangladesh is willing to sign a protocol with the United States to set up a joint working group like India and Pakistan did to enhance Dhaka&#39;s capability to effectively deal with future terrorist acts in the country.", "Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says losing the lead at the top of the Premier League is no \"big deal\".", "Daisuke Matsuzaka dined with his would-be Boston bosses and took in a Los Angeles Lakers game during a trip to the United States, then headed back to Japan and left his agent to work out a deal with the Red Sox.", "The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog body on Friday rebuffed Western critics of a cooperation deal it has struck with Iran as \"back-seat drivers\" and urged them to give it time to work to help avoid war.", "The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East again. Big deal &#151; they did that before the season started.", "During the NHL work stoppage in 1994, Doug Wilson worked for the players&#39; association and was intimately involved in the process of getting a new deal.", "After the big candidates' TV debate in New Hampshire, fast-talking spinmeisters get to work", "Carphone Warehouse drops its £3m sponsorship deal with Channel 4 show Big Brother.", "So the New York Jets won their first two games. Big deal, right? For this franchise, it is huge.", "NTT DoCoMo said it will work with AT&T to promote roaming in the U.S. as a result of the deal.", "Venezuela's leader says his plans to sign big arms deals in Russia does not make him an aggressor.", "Normally the switch to daylight-saving time isn't a big deal, but this Sunday, Jeff Ronner has to put people on the case.", "MEDELLIN, Colombia - Colombia's free trade accord with the United States is still a \"work in progress\" and President Alvaro Uribe could persuade U.S. Democrats to approve the deal by showing sustained success in tackling violence, a U.S. lawmaker said on Saturday.", "There was a nice little mini-drama last night with the Lakers playing in Seattle. Not as big of a deal as Kobe vs. Shaq or Kobe vs.", "Hollywood directors risk big budgets and reputations when they work. Iraqi film makers risk their lives.", "General Motors Corp reached a pioneering deal with the United Auto Workers union that will force almost 400 workers out of a \"jobs bank\" program that guarantees nearly full wages and benefits when the automaker eliminates work or closes factories.", "Obama says borrowed lines not a big deal ... Former President Bush endorses McCain ... Clinton camp seeks to undermine Obama ... McCain still has work to do to wrap up GOP nomination ... Huckabee urges Wisconsin voters to shake up Republican race ... Ben & Jerry's founders endorse Obama.", "US presidential hopefuls work hard ahead of a tight Iowa caucus, the first big test in the nomination battle.", "The hockey league's labor deal expires at midnight tonight, and a work stoppage threatens the entire season.", "The directors of this hourlong work by the Big Dance Theater toss in absurdly dissimilar sensibilities that undermine as much as they augment each other.", "Turkey and Iraq agree to work together to deal with the problem of Kurd rebels in northern Iraq.", "The United States says it is preparing a new United Nations resolution to deal with the crisis in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan." ]

[ "The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is taking the middle ground in the net neutrality debate." ]

[ "Citizens have until Friday to sway government regulators on net neutrality, the principle that ISPs should treat all packets of internet data equally.", "Another of the Net's founding wizards weighed in on the Net neutrality debate this week, as Tim Berners-Lee advocated that Congress protect Net neutrality and questioned the value of digital rights management tech.", "Net neutrality rules for broadband died last year, but now Google and its old allies are pushing for similar rules on wireless networks.", "The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should resist calls to impose net neutrality regulations on broadband providers because such rules could hurt the Internet, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday.", "Despite our best efforts to unearth tech-inclined voters, Net neutrality doesn't ring a bell with most residents we interviewed in the Granite State.", "Hundreds of groups and individual Internet users sounded off to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on net neutrality in comments filed Monday, the deadline for responding to the agency&#39;s inquiry into the proposed regulation.", "Congress will block telecom legislation without a Net neutrality compromise, a Democratic congressman said.", "The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Federal Communications Commission to reject Net neutrality rules, arguing that restrictions could hinder Internet growth.", "Some advocacy groups praise a new net neutrality bill in Congress.", "All hail the tiered internet A new study from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Nevada Reno says that net neutrality is a bad idea. Of course, that's what you'd expect it to say. It was paid for by AT&amp;T.…", "'Power to the people. And us.' Just after Comcast copped to throttling P2P traffic, a new net neutrality bill appeared on Capitol Hill.…", "Two key sponsors of legislation that would effectively codify the meaning of \"net neutrality\" asked the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee to hold public hearings into the motivations of Comcast and other broadband service providers in filtering certain categories of traffic.", "Justice Department tells FCC that internet service providers should be allowed to charge a fee for priority Web traffic. DOJ says it's opposed to \"Net neutrality,\" the principle that all Internet sites should be equally accessible to any Web user.", "While quiet on merger and Net neutrality, he says government intervention in market failures must be \"narrowly tailored and sunsetted.\"", "When it comes to net neutrality, telecom and Internet companies may be asking for it.", "As Congress debates disputed Internet neutrality laws, supporters and defenders of the concept of equal pricing for all on the Web faced off yesterday at the VON (Voice Over the Net) trade show in Boston.", "Senator Barack Obama will be asked to answer a question about supporting Net Neutrality in an MTV interview on Monday.", "The inventor of the World Wide Web, advocates U.S. Congressional protection for net neutrality.", "Columnist Craig J. Mathias weighs in on the debate over Net neutrality and how it applies to the wireless world.", "Net neutrality could undermine the economic incentive for Asian carriers to build and maintain faster networks.", "Congress is adjourning without passing a much-debated broadband bill or strengthening Net neutrality rules, leaving it to the Democrat-controlled legislature to pick up the proposals.", "(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is taking the middle ground in the net neutrality debate that pits large telecommunications operators against Internet giants. In a report on its examination of the net neutrality issue, the FTC on Wednesday didn't urge lawmakers to either pass or kill neutrality legislation but instead recommended that policymakers proceed with caution. Net neutrality refers to the concept of an open Internet where all content is treated the same way. Net neutrality regulation, backed by companies such as Google and by World Wide Web pioneer Timothy Berners-Lee, would require telecommunications operators to keep their networks neutral. Operators, however, typically argue that such regulations would stifle innovation. Qwest Communications International and Verizon Communications interpreted the FTC statement as a victory. \"The Federal Trade Commission report confirms that there is no problem to fix,\" said Tom Tauke, Verizon executive vice president for public affairs, policy and communications, in a statement. \"Proposals to impose new regulation actually threaten further advancements in broadband Internet connections.\" Qwest issued a similar comment. \"Qwest is pleased with the findings of the report released today by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that government regulation of the Internet is unnecessary because there is no evidence of market failure or consumer harm,\" said Gary Lytle, Qwest senior vice president of federal relations, in a statement. An organization on the other side of the fence, the Open Internet Coalition, was pleased to see that the FTC found that consumers have said they strongly prefer the current open access model. But the group warned that Congress and the Federal Communications Commission must act to protect the open Internet. If policymakers wait until operators begin treating traffic differently, it will be very difficult to return to the current open framework, the group said. The SavetheInternet.com Coalition took a similar stance. \"This is not the time for caution, but rather forward-looking and decisive action reinstating Net Neutrality once and for all,\" said S. Derek Turner, research director of Free Press, an organization that is part of the SavetheInternet.com Coalition, in a statement. The FTC said the broadband industry is moving toward more competition. Thus, in the absence of market failure, policy makers should be particularly careful in enacting new regulations. However, some organizations, including the SavetheInternet.com Coalition, argue that competition is weak, with most consumers having at most two operators to choose from. Recent consolidation, such as SBC's acquisition of AT&T, has shrunk the competitive market. In May, 54 organizations, including Amazon.com and Tivo, called for a national broadband policy that includes net neutrality laws. Google's public policy blog, launched in late May, already includes several entries supporting net neutrality.", "Antitrust authorities at the Justice Department on Thursday warned regulators against imposing &quot;network neutrality&quot; regulations that would bar broadband Internet service companies from charging extra to some content providers.", "Blog: Amidst thousands of comments about whether Net neutrality rules are needed, media conglomerate urges FCC to stress that broadband providers must fight transfer of copyrighted works.", "U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)&#160;Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras won&#39;t recuse herself from considering the antitrust implications of&#160;Google&#39;s proposed acquisition of DoubleClick, despite a request from two privacy groups that she do so.", "An open letter to the Senate Commerce Committee by a group of religious and ethical organizations, praising a communications bill and opposing net neutrality, only further spotlights how sharply this issue has divided even the closest of allies, and the degree to which modern technology politics yields the strangest of bedfellows.", "WASHINGTON - Two lawyers on federal regulatory issues predicted Thursday the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would ignore a recommendation by an administrative law judge to end its antitrust case against Rambus Inc.", "InfoWorld - The U.S. Congress still needs to deal with network neutrality, and supporters in Congress are willing to block any legislation favored by broadband providers until the issue is resolved, a leading Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday.", "The Federal Trade Committee has filed a complaint in federal court asking that two Internet advertising and software firms be shut down. The FTC made the filing last Thursday and will hold a press conference on the matter tomorrow.", "(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Congress may take another crack at net neutrality and related broadband legislation when it returns from a month-long recess next week, but some observers aren't laying odds on either package passing. In June, the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved a wide-ranging broadband bill and the House of Representatives passed its own broadband bill. Both bills would streamline the franchising process telecommunications carriers need to go through to offer Internet Protocol-based television in competition with cable TV. However, both the committee and the House rejected attempts to strengthen net neutrality requirements in the bills. The battle lines over net neutrality have, if anything, become more defined since those votes, and some people involved in the broadband debate say the legislation is unlikely to pass in a highly politicized election year. Supporters of the broadband bill had hoped to get a vote in the full Senate before its August recess, but Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, placed a hold on the bill, threatening to filibuster it unless stronger net neutrality provisions were added. Wyden wants the Senate to prohibit large broadband providers such as AT&T Inc. and Comcast Corp. from blocking or slowing Web content from competitors. This week, a Wyden spokeswoman said the hold is still on the bill. \"We will not lift it until there are strong net neutrality provisions in the bill,\" she said. Neither side has offered a net neutrality compromise during the August congressional recess, said a spokesman of one organization involved in the debate. The net neutrality debate has turned largely into a partisan issue, at least on Capitol Hill. Many Democrats have sided with consumer groups and many large e-commerce companies backing a strong net neutrality requirement. Many Republicans have backed the large broadband providers and network equipment vendors opposed to a new law. Congressional leaders have targeted Oct. 6 as the adjournment date for the year. The entire House and one third of the Senate is up for re-election in November, and many observers say it will be difficult to pass controversial legislation during the last days of the congressional session. If the legislation doesn't pass this year, the new Congress would have to start over with a new broadband bill in 2007. Net neutrality advocates say the future of an open Internet is at risk after the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Supreme Court last year removed requirements that large broadband providers share their networks with competing Internet service providers. But opponents argue new regulations aren't needed because there's little evidence of broadband providers blocking Web content. Broadband providers need the flexibility to offer services such as video on separate, clutter-free networks, they say, and they should be free to investigate new pricing models in which they charge Web sites new fees for faster customer access. During the August congressional recess, net neutrality advocates hosted rallies in 25 U.S. cities, including New York, Detroit, Denver and Baltimore, and delivered petitions to lawmakers. Net neutrality advocates also used blogs and video sharing Web sites like YouTube to argue their point. As of Friday morning, there were 182 YouTube videos with \"net neutrality\" as keywords; most of them support a net neutrality law. The SaveTheInternet.com coalition has collected 1.1 million signatures in support of net neutrality, and it counts 26 senators who now support a net neutrality law and 14 who oppose one. \"We think the momentum has swung to our side over the break,\" said Jim McGann, a spokesman for the It's Our Net coalition, another net neutrality advocacy group. \"From where I stand, the grassroots support is building.\" At the same time, many employees of broadband providers and members of the labor union Communications Workers of America have contacted lawmakers and voiced opposition to a net neutrality law, said Mike McCurry, co-chairman of the Hands off the Internet coalition, representing companies opposed to a net neutrality law. And groups advocating for more cable TV competition have told lawmakers to push ahead with the broadband bill, said McCurry, once a press secretary for former U.S. President Bill Clinton. \"This [bill] will stimulate competition and drive down prices, and why wouldn't we want to do that?\" McCurry said. Even though net neutrality advocates have organized a \"commendable\" grassroots campaign, the majority of U.S. residents are unfamiliar with the net neutrality issue, McCurry said. They understand, however, that increased competition for cable TV could benefit them. \"If you walk into any shopping mall and hold up a net neutrality sign, I don't expect you're going to get a response,\" McCurry said. \"People just don't understand it.\" It's difficult to predict if Congress will act on the broadband bill before early October, he added. \"This is one bill that could move because there's been action [in Congress],\" he said. \"If anything goes, this is set to go.\" REFERENCES:Battle lines drawn over net neutrality, Jul. 11, 2006Net neutrality in a nutshell, Jul. 17, 2006", "Secondo il pubblico ministero 'non e' neutrale'", "Proponents of Net neutrality laws call for a hearing on the issue, arguing reports of peer-to-peer traffic interference support need for rules banning that practice." ]

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[ "Ellis pleaded innocent.", "In Ellis's opinion, this part is much worse than the interview transcript was.", "This was not their first offense.", "The mayor feigned offense during an interview.", "Diaz and Ellis were arrested for herion.", "He denied that he would be dishonest.", "They just say it was their first offense in hopes of getting a lighter sentence.", "She will plead guilty.", "Diaz believes ephedrine is not contained in Metabolife, in agreement with Ellis.", "His solicitors have advised him to plead guilty.", "The narrarator doesn't think this is ap ositive matter.", "He says he is not talking about past drug use.", "Diaz and Ellis were arrested for methamphetamine.", "They can plead guilty and get less time.", "He denied the possibility that he means it.", "This is an unusually offensive thing to say.", "He refused to admit to something.", "He didn't mean contemptible.", "Many jurors say he is guilty but think that is the end of their duty.", "McCain said he turns down a lot of interviews.", "You don't believe that he committed the crime.", "The perpetrator was not charged with a capital crime.", "He was found guilty.", "Ellis is not a historian.", "Some people don't deserve lighter sentences.", "Drew admitted that he did not do it.", "Dole said in an interview with GNS that he had done it.", "Its language says he did not commit perjury.", "He meant it when he said \"that's what it says\".", "The man by the stairs said an offensive expression.", "It was not said by Case.", "He might lie to the jury." ]

[ "Starting Monday, a new traffic light on Regina's Arcola Avenue in Regina will signal buses to enter the driving lane before the rest of traffic.\nThe light is aimed at improving transit efficiency and should get riders downtown somewhat quicker.\nThe light is for westbound traffic near the Ring Road northbound exit intersection.\nA camera will detect Regina Transit buses at the intersection and activate a fourth light at the intersection, a single white line. This will allow the bus to go ahead while the rest of the traffic obeys the red light.\nTraffic light patterns will go back to normal once the bus goes through the intersection.\nArcola Avenue is one of Regina's busiest streets, with about 45,000 cars daily between the Ring Road and University Park Drive." ]

[ "CTV Regina\nStarting Monday, Regina police will once again be riding city buses in an attempt to catch distracted drivers.\nOperation Bus Cop will see officers on Regina transit buses gathering information on distracted drivers, especially those using their cell phones, and radioing it ahead to officer in marked cars who will stop the driver and hand out a ticket.\nThis is the third time police have used buses to catch distracted drivers. In October of 2017, police handed out 138 tickets as a result of the program.", "CTV Regina\nThe city is opening hazardous waste and leaf and yard waste disposal depots next month.\nHazardous waste depots have expanded hours to include two Friday evening options. They will be open May 4 and 5 and June 22 and 23 at the city’s public works yard. The depot will be open between 4 and 7 p.m. on the Friday dates and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Saturday dates. The city says chemicals need to be properly packaged and labelled. All materials will be reused, recycled or disposed of in an environmentally safe manner.\nLeaf and yard waste depots will be open Saturdays running May 5 to June 2. The depots will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.\nThe drop off locations are:\nMichael A. Riffel High School, 5757 Rochdale Boulevard\nThom Collegiate High School, 265 Argyle Street North\nKinsmen Park South, Kings Road and Lakeview Avenue\n500 Arcola Avenue, between Victoria Avenue and Winnipeg Street\nResidents should bring the yard waste to the depot in paper bags or twig bundles. Anything brought in plastic bags will need to be dumped out since plastic bags aren’t compostable.\nMore information can be found at regina.ca/waste.", "Saskatoon is expected to get a look at its transportation future on June 20 — unless a better date to accommodate city councillors can be found.\nCity council voted Monday to adopt the June 20 date as a backup to unveil the city’s plans for a downtown cycling network and the final design of the city’s improved transit system.\nThe problem with that date, as Coun. Mairin Loewen explained at Monday’s governance and priorities committee meeting, is that several councillors plan to be out of province at an event.\nThe June 20 date was set aside when the 2018 calendar was established for an optional governance and priorities committee meeting.\nA separate meeting to discuss the two plans is being proposed because of their complexity and the number of people expected to speak to council.\nA report on the proposed meeting suggests delaying final council approval past the June 25 meeting could affect the schedule and costs of the projects.\nBoth plans have proven controversial. The potential impact of dedicated bus-only lanes proposed for Third Avenue downtown and in the business district section of Broadway Avenue have prompted objections.\nLikewise, the two-year protected bike lanes pilot project downtown has also been contentious due to the disruption of parking and driving lanes.\nA map shown at a March open house on the city’s growth plan suggests expanding the protected bike lanes beyond Fourth Avenue and 23rd Street to include 19th Street and Idylwyld Drive.\nptank@postmedia.com\ntwitter.com/thinktankSK", "A Whitehorse Transit bus idles on 3rd Avenue during a work-to-rule campaign by unionized transit staff March 19. (Chris Windeyer/Yukon News)\nBuses are running in Whitehorse this morning, but riders should expect delays after transit workers launched a work-to-rule campaign over a contract dispute with the City of Whitehorse.\nTransit workers will be showing up for shifts and leaving work exactly on time, refusing overtime and any optional work, and taking breaks exactly as scheduled.\nYukon Employees Union president Steve Geick said drivers may pull over and ask riders to get off the bus while they take their breaks, though they won’t do that anywhere that would be dangerous for passengers.\n“We don’t want to incovenience the public, but we have to to some degree to put pressure on the city,” Geick said.\nThe city is urging transit riders to consider alternate travel arrangements. But as of 6:3o a.m. conventional transit and Handy Bus services were both operating.\nThe Yukon Employees Union, representing 340 municipal workers, including 34 bus drivers, maintenance workers and administration staff, says it offered economic concessions in exchange for the city dropping changes to severance pay and long-service bonuses. City manager Linda Rapp has said those changes are a priority for the city.\nOn Twitter, the city said several bus runs would be cancelled Monday afternoon and urged rides take alternate routes.\n5:00pm, 6:00pm and 7:00pm #4 Porter Creek Crestview – Please take the Porter Creek Express at 5:40pm, 6:40pm or 7:00pm (2/2) — City of Whitehorse (@city_whitehorse) March 19, 2018\nThe city is also posting updates on its strike information page.\nContact Chris Windeyer at editor@yukon-news.com", "The Regina Police Service introduced Operation Bus Cop in March 2017, looking for motorists using cell phones while driving. Buses give officers a higher vantage point to observe motorists. Officers positioned on Transit buses will gather evidence and work in tandem with police officers in marked cars, who will safely stop and ticket the offending drivers.\nThe 2018 campaign begins today and will continue for a few weeks.\nDistracted driving is the number one cause of traffic collisions in this province. In 2016, in Saskatchewan, driver distraction was a factor in 42 traffic fatalities (the No. 2 factor in fatalities), 1,205 injuries (No. 1 cause of traffic collision injuries) and nearly 8,300 collisions (No. 1 cause of traffic collisions).", "It's nearly summertime in Toronto, which means construction season is upon us. With major projects happening all over the city, some have been lingering since last year, including the streetscape improvement work happening along College Street.\nThe College Street Promenade BIA's beautification project hit a number of delays last year. The construction work, which aims to make a stretch along College - between Havelock and Shaw - prettier and more pedestrian friendly will pick up again next week, on June 19.\nConstruction will start on the south side of the street, before moving to the north side later in the season. From June 18 until October 14, the 506 streetcar will be replaced with shuttle buses between Bathurst and Dundas Street West.\nAs CBC reports, the original contractor on this project has been suspended from bidding for city contracts for three years. The city has brought a new construction company on board to complete it.\nLast summer, numerous business owners revealed how the ongoing construction had been negatively affecting them, despite remaining optimistic about the street's more beautiful future.", "CLOSE Paterson School District makes new policy to ensure no student is left on the bus after the bus leaves the school. Two students have been left unattended to since the beginning of the school year. Tariq Zehawi/NorthJersey.com\nSchool buses. (Photo: Thinkstock)\nPATERSON – A sleeping kindergarten student was left behind on a school bus on Monday afternoon, the third time such an incident happened in Paterson since September, officials said.\nThe child was found on the bus, which had not yet arrived at its company parking lot, after a school official realized he had not gotten off the bus, officials said.\nThe bus then brought the boy to the school, officials said.\nThe school district issued a statement calling the incident “inexcusable,” saying it fined the company, Four Diamond, $1,000. Officials also said the driver, who worked for Four Diamond, was fired, while the bus aide, who is a district employee, was removed from transportation duties.\nMore: Paterson teacher caught on video using racial slur, threatening student\nMore: Paterson increases monitoring of buses after two children were left behind\nMore:Aide went to bathroom when child left behind on bus, school officials say\nMore: Bus driver, aide fired after failing to drop off kindergartner\nIn September, two other kindergarten students were left on buses on routes handled by two other companies – US Student and A-1 Elegant. In those cases, the drivers and aides were fired and the companies fined $1,000 each, officials said.\nRepresentatives of Four Diamond, which is based in Clifton, did not respond to a phone message seeking the company’s comment about Monday’s incident.\nThe child involved attends Dale Avenue School, which is near the city’s downtown area south of the Passaic River, and gets bused there from School 14 on Union Avenue on the north side of the river, officials said. Monday’s incident happened at the end of the school day, when the boy was supposed to be dropped off at School 14. Hilburn S. Sparrow II, the principal at School 14, noticed the student was missing after the school bus had departed.\nThe district did not release the name of the student or those of the driver and aide.\n“Superintendent (Eileen) Shafer is reaching out to the parents directly to assure them that our children’s safety is our top priority and we have no tolerance for such lapse in following proper protocols,” said district spokeswoman Terry Corallo.\nRead or Share this story: https://njersy.co/2BbCgDB", "Regina Police have charged a man after a brazen attempted robbery at a bank in Regina’s Cathedral neighbourhood.\nAround 12:40 a.m. Monday, police were dispatched to the Scotiabank on 13th Avenue and Retallack Street for a report of a robbery.\nAccording to police, the suspect drove a vehicle into the front doors of the bank. He then exited the vehicle with a firearm and tried unsuccessfully to gain entrance to the bank’s vaults.\nThe suspect then fled the scene, but was later stopped by police and arrested following a struggle.\nPatrick Shannon is charged with break and enter, resisting arrest and two counts of assaulting an officer.", "CTV Regina\nA hail storm hammered the city of Moose Jaw on Tuesday night.\nLittle bit of slow release moisture to go with the rain in Moose Jaw last night!! pic.twitter.com/n5z8PFQ5ag — jeremy smith (@jeremysmith650) May 30, 2018\nResidents woke to piles of hail on the roads. In some areas, people were forced to shovel school buses and vehicles out of hail above their ankles.\nGood grief. @PrairieSouth bus stuck in a snow bank of hail this morning in Moose Jaw. Thanks to our amazing drivers who get kids safely to school every day! #learningtogether pic.twitter.com/VzUull2Ycg — Prairie South (@PrairieSouth) May 30, 2018", "Starting Monday, the City of Unalaska is offering a week of free bus service, as part of the Planning Department’s effort to study transportation issues around the island.\nThe 12-seater bus runs from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., with a route change at 6 p.m.\nThe daytime route runs from Overland Drive to the back of the Spit with almost 20 stops, including City Hall, Westward Seafoods, the grocery stores, and the airport.\nThe evening route adds a handful of stops on Standard Oil Hill and swings farther down Captains Bay Road, with stops at Crowley Petroleum, North Pacific Fuel, and Offshore Systems, Inc.\nUnalaskans can board the bus at marked stops or flag it down as it drives by. Passengers can only exit the bus at marked spots.\nThe Planning Department has also installed eight temporary video cameras around the island to monitor traffic patterns.\nWhen the transportation study is complete next year, the City Council will receive findings and decide how to move forward.", "Regina police are searching for a 12-year-old boy who has been missing since Monday afternoon.\nDylan Lonechild was last spotted on the 3200 block of Dewdney Avenue, wearing blue jeans and a blue hoodie with \"ELEMENT\" written on it.\nLonechild is described as being five feet six inches tall, about 80 pounds, with short brown hair.\nPolice say there is no reason to believe he has come to any harm but they are concerned for his safety due to his age.\nAnyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Regina Police Service at 306-777-6500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.", "A proposal to bring more regular service to one of Guelph Transit’s routes will be making its first appearance before councillors next month.\nThe pitch by councillors June Hofland and Phil Allt to have Route 3 run every half-hour, as opposed to the current 40 minutes, will be presented at the May 7 meeting of the committee of the whole.\nA notice of motion was made at Monday night’s meeting of council, with councillors voting unanimously to have the matter heard at the next committee of the whole meeting.\nOn Jan. 7, Guelph Transit made some tweaks to its schedules, including doubling the span between buses on Route 3, going to every 40 minutes from 20.\nSpeaking with the Mercury Tribune when the proposal was first made in March, Hofland said a scheduling change left many out in the cold.\n“It’s been a very cold winter, and it left a lot of people standing in the cold waiting to make their transfer and often late for work and appointments, and some people were forced to take three buses to get to the south end of town,” Hofland said at the time.\n“What really spurned it on was some real concerns, especially from seniors who are serviced by St. Joseph’s, who are having a tremendous amount of difficulty actually making the buses because they don’t know when it stops,” Allt said at the time, adding he and Hofland also heard from high school students and people living in community housing that relied on that route.\n“They were having real problems not just getting to school and getting back from school, but also in their ability to actually get to their jobs as well.”", "Regina residents have extra incentive to stay off their phones when driving with Operation Bus Cop firing up once again.\nStarting Monday, and throughout coming weeks, traffic safety officers with the Regina Police Service will be riding the transit system to detect and discourage distracted driving.\nUniformed police will be on the lookout for all types of distracted driving, but particularly people using cellphones.\nRiding the bus gives officers an elevated view of motorists.\nOfficers on buses will inform other officers in marked cars of distracted drivers. Police in marked vehicles will pull over and ticket the offenders.\nDistracted driving is Saskatchewan's number one cause of traffic collisions, according to SGI.\nIn 2016, distracted driving was a factor in:\n42 fatalities\n1,205 injuries\n8,300 crashes\nIn a release, Regina police said they hope this initiative will help convince people to change dangerous behaviour while driving and reduce the number of related crashes.", "It's almost time for the one of the highlights of Hull's calendar.\nHull Fair is that special time when kids can stay up that little bit later and adults can gorge on childhood sweets.\nAnd when the fair gets under way on Friday, October 6, thousands of people will be making their way to the Walton Street site.\nAnd while it is an exciting time, we all know the impact the fair has on traffic and parking.\nThere are several paid car parks available, which undoubtedly fill up fast, so most visitors are encouraged to make their way to Walton Street via bus.\nHowever, there are a number of special bus services running to get you and your family to the fair.\nHere are the bus times for EYMS and Stagecoach from Friday, October 6, to Saturday, October 14.\nHull Fair buses from EYMS\nBuses will run from Longhill via Holderness Road every 15 minutes from 3.28pm to 7.51pm. The last bus back from Hull Fair will be 11pm.\nVarious services will run from the city centre every few minutes, with the last bus back from the fair at 11.25pm.\nBuses will run from Hessle via Hessle Road every 20 minutes from 4pm to 7.30pm. The last bus back will be 11pm.\nBuses will run from Hessle via Boothferry Road every 30 minutes with the last bus back from the fair at 11.10pm.\nBuses from Anlaby via Anlaby Road will run regularly, with the last bus back from the fair at 11.05pm.\nBuses will run from Willerby via Willerby Road every 20 minutes until 6.10pm, then every 30 minutes until late. The last bus will be at 11.07pm.\nBuses will run from Cottingham via Priory Road every 30 minutes until 7.30pm and then hourly until late. The last bus home will be 11.10pm.\nBuses from Cottingham via The Lawns, Endike Lane and the Avenues will run every 30 minutes from 6.30pm to 9pm. The last bus home will be 11.05pm.\nBuses from the University via the Avenues will run every half an hour from 7pm to 8.30pm. The last bus home will be 10.50pm.\nEYMS special Hull Fair bus fares\nChild each way - £1\nSingle - £2\nReturn - £3\nTeam ticket (4 people) - £7\nBuses from Stagecoach\nDrivers can park up at Priory Park for free and pay for their bus tickets to and from the fair. The Priory Park Park and Ride will run via the fair from 1pm each day.\nThe normal timetable will be extended to 9pm for buses going to the fair, and 11pm for buses leaving the fair.\nExtra buses Service 3 FAIR: Bilton Grange – Greatfield - Preston Road – Southcoates Lane – Holderness Road - Anlaby Road (for the fair)\nBuses will run every 20 minutes from 4pm until 6.50pm, Monday to Saturday.\nBilton Grange – Greatfield - Preston Road – Southcoates Lane – Holderness Road - Anlaby Road (for the fair) Buses will run every 20 minutes from 4pm until 6.50pm, Monday to Saturday. Extra buses Service 7 FAIR: Kingswood – Bodmin Road – North Point - Sutton Park - Beverley Road - Anlaby Road (for the fair)\nBuses will run every 30 minutes from 4.10pm until 6.40pm, Monday to Friday, plus 1.10pm until 6.40pm on Saturday.\nKingswood – Bodmin Road – North Point - Sutton Park - Beverley Road - Anlaby Road (for the fair) Buses will run every 30 minutes from 4.10pm until 6.40pm, Monday to Friday, plus 1.10pm until 6.40pm on Saturday. Extra buses Service 11 FAIR: Kingswood – Bransholme - Spring Cottage – Bellfield Avenue – Holderness Road - Anlaby Road (for the fair)\nBuses will run every 15 minutes from 4pm until 6.55pm, Monday to Friday, plus 1pm until 6.55pm on Saturday.\nExtra buses Service 12 FAIR: North Bransholme - Noddle Hill Way – Holwell Road – Sutton Road - Gillshill Road – Holderness Road - Anlaby Road (for the fair)\nBuses will run every 20 minutes from 4pm until 7pm, Monday to Friday, plus 1pm until 7pm on Saturday.\nBuses will return from the fair regularly between 7.30pm and 11pm.\nExtra Park and Ride capacity will be provided from the Humber Bridge Country Park with buses running from 5pm until 9pm Monday to Friday and 1pm until 9pm on Saturdays.\nThe last bus back to the Humber Bridge will be 11pm.", "The cleanup of snow from priority streets is now complete, according to City of Saskatoon officials.\nCrews started working around the clock on the morning of Dec. 30 after the city received upwards of 15 centimetres of fresh snow.\nREAD MORE: City deploys around the clock snow removal for Saskatoon roads\nOfficials said crews have now transitioned to snow removal operations and finishing grader and sanding work.\nSnow removal is slated in the upcoming week for business improvement districts, priority streets and school zones.\nInspections are being carried out regularly on high-traffic streets, bridges and overpasses to determine if sanding or salting is required.\nREAD MORE: Estevan residents still shovelling out from snowstorm days later\nOfficials said pre-wet and pre-mix anti-icing salt and sand will be applied as necessary to Circle Drive, priority streets, icy intersections and curves on residential streets.\nThe snow storage sites on Wanuskewin, Central Avenue, and 8th Street are in full operation and the new snow management facility at the new Civic Operations Centre is expected to open on Jan. 9.", "The new route, which will operate all day with buses at stops every 15 minutes, will go from the new Metrolink station, located on San Fernando Boulevard near Hollywood Way, down Hollywood, then east on Winona Avenue, south on Ontario Street, east on Empire Avenue, north on Lincoln Street and then north on San Fernando back to the station.", "Almost five years ago Carrie Derin got in an accident that almost killed her, but thanks to the generosity of blood donors, she survived to tell her story — a story that shows just how important donating blood is.\nIn recognition of National Blood Donor Week and World Blood Donor Day, Derin shared her story at the Canadian Blood Services Regina branch Wednesday. With blood supply levels critically low, Derin urged people to get out there and donate.\n“If it wouldn’t have been for those units available in rural Saskatchewan and blood donors like we have today, I don’t know if I would be here, or not in the same capacity,”\nDerin and her family were riding ATVs in Moose Mountain National Park in the summer of 2012 when they spotted a beaver dam. Derin turned her head to get a better look, not noticing a poplar tree that had fallen on the road ahead. She drove straight into it, and it struck through the front of the ATV, through her and into the back of her seat. With no cell service, her husband left the kids with her to go for help.\nDerin was eventually airlifted out of the park by a STARS air ambulance, stopping in Arcola for a blood transfusion on the way to Regina. If not for that transfusion, she said it’s likely she wouldn’t have survived.\nDerin finished her story by thanking the people who were at the clinic giving blood Wednesday. She said you never know when you’re the one who’s going to need it to save your life.\n“We definitely appreciate life more and kind of live for today, because you never know when things can happen.”\nDerin was lucky, but Katherine Wasylynka, the Canadian Blood Services territory manager for southern Saskatchewan, said there is a critical need for donors right now.\n“We normally have about 20,000 to 25,000 units in stock and we’re sitting at about twelve (thousand) right now, so we need to increase those to ensure that patient care isn’t compromised,” said Wasylynka.\nCBS has put out a call to arms for all Canadians to donate blood. She said while there tends to be a bit of a decline in donations during the summer, the current situation goes beyond that. More than half of Canadians are eligible to donate blood, but only four per cent do, she said. CBS needs 50,000 donations across Canada by the end of the month to keep up with hospital needs.\nWasylynka said the whole process, including screening and the actual donation, only takes about an hour. You can either make an appointment or just walk in. She encourages people who make appointments to keep them, and then continue on to become regular blood donors.\n“So if you’ve ever thought about it, it’s not that bad; come on in, it’s a little pinch, we’d love to have you come in. We need you,” said Wasylynka.\nTo book an appointment or find a donor clinic near you visit blood.ca.\njackerman@postmedia.com", "Grant Sturgeon of Arcola CC won the New Jersey PGA Charity Clambake after playing his back nine at 4-under at Trump National in Colts Neck. (Photo: GREG MATTURA/NORTHJERSEY.COM FILE)\nBergen County’s Grant Sturgeon overcame a five-shot deficit and pulled away to win the New Jersey PGA’s second major of the season, the Charity Clambake.\nThe Ridgewood resident and first-year pro at Arcola Country Club in Paramus shot 6-under-par 66 on Wednesday at Trump National in Colts Neck to win by four strokes with a 4-under 211.\nDefending champ Bill Hook of Knickerbocker finished in a three-way tie for second at 215 with senior standouts Frank Esposito of Forsgate and Brent Studer of Metedeconk National. Hook and Studer closed with 71 and Esposito had 72.\nSturgeon and Hook were among a quartet representing Bergen clubs to crack the top nine. Ed Whitman of Knickerbocker was eighth after his 74 gave him 218, while fellow senior stalwart Jim McGovern of White Beeches shared ninth with a 71 for 219.\nSturgeon dominated down the stretch in the shotgun event to climb past the second-round leader, Alex Beach of Baltusrol, who slipped into a tie for fifth with 76 for 216. Sturgeon started on the third hole and took the lead after birdies on the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 16th..", "CTV Regina\nThe City of Regina is preparing for ridesharing services to drive into town.\nOn Tuesday, the provincial government passed The Vehicle for Hire Act, giving services like Uber and Lyft the green light in Saskatchewan.\nMayor Michael Fougere says the city is ready to move forward with the service. He’s interested in finding out regulations will be in place for the companies, and says competition is important.\nA report on ridesharing is expected to be presented in the coming months, looking at how other cities are approaching ridesharing. After that report, the city will talk about moving forward with ridesharing companies.\nFougere added that the city will be discussing the best way to maintain an even playing field between taxi companies and ridesharing services.\n“We’ve had lots of anecdotal conversations with people that would like to see the alternative of having rideshare here, and we think it’s a good thing,” he said.\nThe province will be working closely with all the organizations involved.\nWith files from CTV Regina's Colton Wiens", "A pair of bus routes servicing south end Barrie will soon make a few extra stops. The City has announced route 1 will, as of Sunday, loop up around Churchill Dr. from Park Place, instead of heading down to Mapleview. This means no more northbound service along Welham from Mapleview to Churchill. Route 11, instead of just going from a Lockhart Drive subdivision to Park Place and back, will soon make runs up to the Allandale Rec Centre too. All this comes into effect Sunday.", "A waterline project will require lane closings and parking restrictions on a busy part of Erie Street starting Monday, the city transportation division announced.\nOne of three lanes will be closed between Adams and Cherry streets for 90 days, and parking will be blocked off on the east side of the street during the work. Additional lane closings may occur at times, officials said, although generally work hours will be from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.\nProject-related lane closings also are planned this week on Cherry between Spielbusch Avenue and Huron Street. Those restrictions are scheduled to end Aug. 22, weather permitting.\nSeparately, pavement restoration will require short-term lane closings on the following streets: Alexis Road between Buchanan Drive and Clover Lane, Monday through Wednesday; Harvest Lane between Sylvania Avenue and Laskey Road, Tuesday through Thursday; and Secor Road between McGregor Lane and Alexis Road, Wednesday through Friday.", "Christina Bathea was on-time to make her 7:30 a.m. start-time at her security guard job next to the Port Authority Bus Terminal Monday morning.\nComments", "Visit postindependent.com starting at 6 a.m. for live coverage of day two of the Grand Avenue bridge detour.\n• Ride the free RFTA buses and take the in-town shuttles, bike or walk\n• Avoid Midland Avenue south of Eighth unless you live there or have business in the vicinity\nA day that began with relative smooth sailing through the Grand Avenue bridge detour during the upvalley morning commute ended in drivers' and project officials' worst nightmare as the backlog of homeward-bound traffic extended well into the evening.\nBy 8 p.m. Monday, traffic was still bumper-to-bumper on northbound Grand headed through the designated Colorado 82 detour route to Eighth Street and north Midland Avenue to Interstate 70 Exit 114.\nCausing the most consternation for Glenwood Springs Police Chief Terry Wilson and members of the bridge project team were the numbers of motorists diverting from the detour route onto 27th Street and the middle section of Midland.\nOfficials have been warning motorists in the weeks leading up to the detour to not try to skirt the designated through route. But Wilson said he counted 236 vehicles between 7 and 7:30 backed up from the traffic signal at Eighth and Midland all the way to the 27th Street roundabout.\nGiven the signal timing at Eighth and Midland allowing just six to eight vehicles through at a time, it made the off-piste trek about an hour and a half, Wilson said.\nDetour traffic was also backed up south of Glenwood to about the Buffalo Valley intersection as the sun set, but was at least being allowed to flow freely, he said.\nRecommended Stories For You\n\"What we saw today was exactly what we said would happen when you take three lanes of traffic and trickle them down into one,\" Wilson said. \"That hit us really hard at about 3:30 p.m.\"\nThe main message going into Day 2 of the detour is for motorists traveling through Glenwood Springs, whether it's during the morning or afternoon rush hours, or in the middle of the day, to stay on the detour route, he said.\nGraham Riddile, project engineer for the Colorado Department of Transportation, agreed that Midland Avenue is not the best option, though at times motorists were being flagged through in effort to clear some of the traffic.\n\"We are seeing too many people going up Midland, and it's a real difficult thing to crack down on. We want people to settle into a pattern of using the detour,\" he said. \"Keeping the detour traffic off of Midland protects those neighborhoods and lets those residents get to where they need to go.\"\nOne Midland Avenue resident was clearly not happy with the situation.\n\"Against the advice of traffic planners, lots of people took Midland north from 27th Street to Eighth … emitting lots of exhaust fumes while moving at approximately 1 mile per hour through our residential neighborhood,\" Nick Kelly said. \"Meanwhile, across the Roaring Fork, vehicles on the Grand Avenue official detour route appear to be moving faster.\"\nThe morning commute was a different story. Except for a long backup onto Interstate 70 as people waited to enter the detour route at Exit 114, the detour route itself was flowing smoothly.\nThe free Roaring Fork Transportation buses coming in from the western Garfield County Hogback route were full for the most part, and lots of people were biking and walking around Glenwood Springs to try to cut down on traffic. Downtown, crews went to work in earnest sawing, slicing, crunching and carting away the old bridge piece-by-piece.\nThough difficult to quantify, officials did not believe they achieved the targeted one-third reduction in the number of vehicles traveling through Glenwood Springs, which can be 1,800 per hour at peak.\nA continuing challenge will be to get more single-occupant vehicles off the road in favor of people carpooling with friends or coworkers, or taking the bus.\nTracy Trulove, CDOT Region 3 communications manager, said many drivers reported seeing lots of solo drivers on the detour, and it appeared that many people were rolling the dice Monday to test how difficult the detour will be to navigate.\nThose same commuters will need to keep adapting and trying something different than they tried Monday, she said.\nRiddile said he was impressed with the way the downtown portion of the detour was working, especially the so-called \"square-about\" where motorists use a one-way configuration along Grand and Eighth Street westbound and Colorado Avenue and Ninth Street eastbound.\nDetour engineers do want morning commuters on I-70 are to merge into the right lane at about mile marker 112, leaving the left lane open to emergency vehicles and through traffic.\nHowever, officials observed Monday morning that vehicles stayed in a single line all the way through Exit 114 and into the roundabout heading into Midland Avenue.\nTo help get more cars off the interstate faster, they recommend that drivers use both open lanes once they get on the Exit 114 off ramp. Vehicles should take up both lanes through the roundabout until it chokes back down to one lane just past Devereux Road.\nAt that point vehicles should take turns merging into one lane, in what Trulove called a \"zipper merge.\"\nFilling both lanes uses the exit's full capacity and helps get more vehicles off I-70 more quickly, Trulove said.\nThroughout the day, police received reports of a number of fender benders, and a few minor crashes held up traffic briefly, including one South Glen Avenue and 27th Street in the morning, then one near McDonald's on South Glen and one on westbound I-70 near Silt in the afternoon.\nIn the morning a car also broke down on I-70 west of Glenwood, briefly blocking traffic before crews could move it out of the way.\nChief Wilson said that two ambulance calls Monday morning went smoothly through the detour, based on feedback from the hospital and ambulance crews, though testing out the detour system's emergency response was not something he had hoped for.\nSteve Olson, CDOT program engineer and project team member, estimated during the height of the afternoon commute that about three to four out of every five vehicles were single-occupant vehicles on the detour route.\nIn the meantime, van carpools and RFTA buses were moving swiftly through the route between 27th Street and Sayre Park.\nTrulove said that reports of the longest afternoon backups were to the Holy Cross Energy building on Colorado 82, just beyond the Buffalo Valley intersection.", "socastcmsRssStartKate KozarsocastcmsRssEnd\nWhite Butte RCMP are asking the public to avoid going near Highway #6 on a grid road north of Regina after receiving complaints of a sudden death.", "CTV Regina\nMoose Jaw residents were working to clear clogged catch basins after a second storm hit the city in less than 24 hours.\nWater was ankle deep on some streets after the storm.\nMoose Jaw residents work together to clear clogged catch basins and drain a massive puddle on Blue Sage Drive. #moosejaw @ctvregina @CityofMooseJaw pic.twitter.com/zB89HPp5LE — Gareth Dillistone (@CTVGareth) May 30, 2018\nLittle bit of slow release moisture to go with the rain in Moose Jaw last night!! pic.twitter.com/n5z8PFQ5ag — jeremy smith (@jeremysmith650) May 30, 2018\nResidents woke to piles of hail on the roads. In some areas, people were forced to shovel school buses and vehicles out of hail above their ankles.\nHail remained on the streets on Wednesday afternoon.\nGood grief. @PrairieSouth bus stuck in a snow bank of hail this morning in Moose Jaw. Thanks to our amazing drivers who get kids safely to school every day! #learningtogether pic.twitter.com/VzUull2Ycg — Prairie South (@PrairieSouth) May 30, 2018\nStuck school buses from the hail yesterday in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Photo credit Jocelyn Mariel Froehlich. pic.twitter.com/QPsV1F1Oh1 — Sean Schofer (@SeanSchofer) May 30, 2018", "It looks like Toronto is back on track for scheduled weekend subway closures after weeks of cancellations. This weekend will see service disruptions on both Line 1 and Line 2.\nThere will be no subway service on Line 1 between Lawrence and St Clair stations on July 7 and 8 due to Metrolinx's Eglinton Crosstown LRT work at Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue.\nDuring this closure the TTC will take advantage of this Metrolinx closure to conduct track work in the area as well.\nIn addition to this Line 1 closure, subway service on Line 2 from St George to Broadview stations will start at 10 a.m. on July 8 due to beam replacement work on the Prince Edward Viaduct.\nShuttle buses will be operating between these stations during the closure.\nRegular scheduled service will resume on Monday morning. The next scheduled closure will halt weekend service on Line 1 between Lawrence and St Clair stations on July 14 and 15 due to Metrolinx's Eglinton Crosstown LRT work at Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue.", "When two bus routes become one, some councillors spread the good news.\nOn Monday, out of transit revenue and ridership issues, one NW councillor is celebrating a bus route win.\nCoun. Jyoti Gondek said as part of the city's budgetary deliberations council was able to avoid cuts in bus service, while asking the city to look at ways to scale back under-utilized services and find routes that would better serve citizens.\n\"I'm sure you've heard me and my predecessors ask about an east-west route in the north of the city,\" said Gondek.\nActing Transportation General Manager Michael Thompson said in response to council's requests, Calgary Transit has responded by consolidating routes 100 and 430 at the airport terminal to create a new route 100 that will service Northpointe bus terminal through the airport and to the Westwinds LRT station.\n\"This is an excellent transit service for Calgarians as we've heard the demand is there from council and the community,\" he said.\n\"This will provide east-west service to north Calgary, improve connections for employees of the airport and the surrounding area.\"\nThompson said the route will begin rolling on Dec. 25 as a \"nice present\" for Calgarians.", "SINGAPORE - A new bus service, 944, will ply the roads in Bukit Batok from Aug 27, serving residents at new houses in Bukit Batok West.\nBus service 944 will connect commuters between Bukit Batok Bus Interchange and MRT Station to Bukit Batok West Avenue 6 and Bukit Batok Road, the Land Transport Authority and SMRT Buses said in a statement on Monday.\nThe buses on the service will stop by key amenities such as Bukit Batok Polyclinic and West Mall and operate from 5.30am to 1am daily, including public holidays.\nBus service 944 is the 76th service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme, which aims to launch 80 new bus services between 2012 and 2017.\nThe billion-dollar Bus Service Enhancement Programme was started in 2012 to expand the public bus fleet by about 35 per cent to reduce waiting times and congestion.", "Snowy streets are thought to be at least partially responsible for a series of collisions on Calgary roads on Monday.\nEmergency crews were called to a rollover on Glenmore Trail at around 8 a.m. The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes approaching Deerfoot Trail S.E.\nShortly after, a second rollover occurred on westbound Glenmore Trail approaching Blackfoot Trail S.E.\nEMS said drivers in both rollovers suffered only minor injuries.\nPolice were then called to a multi-vehicle collision on southbound Deerfoot Trail at Douglasdale Blvd. S.E. No injuries were reported.\nLater, emergency crews were called to a collision on southbound Macleod Trail and 58 Avenue S.W. One person was checked on scene by EMS.\nOn its website, the City of Calgary said snow stopped falling shortly after 1 a.m. on Monday.\nCrews are focusing on plowing, salting and sanding Priority 1 routes. When Priority 1 routes have been cleared, crews will move on to Priority 2 routes.\nAs of 9 a.m., the City of Calgary said it does not anticipate the need to call a snow route parking ban.", "Parking changes are set to take place at the Westbury LIRR station as of today, to encompass the Post Avenue Bridge construction and the Northern Trust PGA Tour event happening this month.\nThe Post Avenue Bridge is being replaced this October. Due to some pre-construction work and demolition of the old bridge span, the west end of the commuter parking lot, on Railroad Avenue, will be closed as construction activity amps up, starting Aug. 14. A total of 89 parking spots will be affected. Officials expect that once the pre-construction operation is completed, 58 parking spaces will become available.\nAlso affecting parking is the Northern Trust PGA Tour event at The Glen Oaks Club in Old Westbury. The Tour will have many fans taking the LIRR to and from the golf event, between Saturday, Aug. 19 and Monday, Aug. 28. Buses will be available to transport golf fans to and from the Westbury Station and the golf course. Parking spaces at the Westbury Station will be limited.", "Northern Health’s Connections (NHC) program is expanding passenger eligibility to include more people who might require assistance with travel related to health care needs and issues.\nThe announcement was made the day after BC Transit said it would be taking over Greyhound routes ending May 31, including the Highway 16 route from Prince Rupert to Prince George twice per week, but without accessibility features.\nThe Connections service is now open to clients who meet any of three new eligibility criteria:\nAccessibility needs – People with mobility challenges. All NHC buses are wheelchair/mobility accessible and include lifts and accessible washrooms;\n– People with mobility challenges. All NHC buses are wheelchair/mobility accessible and include lifts and accessible washrooms; 60+ – Anyone 60 years or older will be eligible to ride the NHC bus. A report from the Office of the Seniors Advocate recently pointed out that access to transportation is an increasing barrier to the long term health of seniors.\n– Anyone 60 years or older will be eligible to ride the NHC bus. A report from the Office of the Seniors Advocate recently pointed out that access to transportation is an increasing barrier to the long term health of seniors. Companion (definition expanded) – to include passengers who have to travel to support immediate family members who are receiving health care treatment or services outside of their home community.\n“This expansion provides access to services for some of the most vulnerable people in the communities of Northern B.C., the elderly and those with mobility issues,” said Minister of Health Adrian Dix. “Including an expanded definition of companions helps support families when their loved ones are receiving care in other communities.”\nNH Connections continues to serve people who need to travel to out-of-town health care appointments (regardless of their age or income), NH staff & physicians and healthcare/medical students.\nWhile the expanded eligibility will assist more northerners, passengers who have scheduled medical appointments will take priority. Fares for travel are not changing, and passengers will no longer be required to book round-trip.\nMore information about the NH Connections program is available through the NH Connections booking centre at 1-888-647-4997, via email at NHConnections@northernhealth.ca or visit nhconnections.ca.", "KPRC in Houston is reporting a confirmed tornado was located over Fairchilds, 7 miles south of Rosenberg, at at 8:13 a.m. It is moving east at 50 mph. Impacted locations include Sugar Land, Missouri City, Rosenberg, Stafford, Richmond, southwestern Manvel, Fresno, First Colony, Pecan Grove, Meadows Place, Needville, Arcola, Iowa Colony, Pleak, Fairchilds, Beasley, Thompsons, Brazos Bend State Park, Brays Oaks and New Territory.\nStart the conversation, or Read more at KCBD-TV Lubbock." ]

[ "The man accused of ramming a car into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville was photographed that morning holding a shield with the emblem of a white supremacist group.\nThe man accused of ramming a car into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville was photographed that morning holding a shield with the emblem of a white supremacist group.\nA protester holds a sign during the Stand in Solidarity with Charlottesville candlelight vigil at the State Capitol.\nMADISON (WKOW) --- Love and peace was the message Sunday night during a candlelight vigil and rally on the steps on the State Capitol in Madison to show support for the city of Charlottesville. It was part of a national vigil to honor the victims one days after white supremacist rally turned violent.\nSeveral hundred people filled the steps and spilled onto the lawn. Many held signs of love and unity. Others gathered in a circle and sang solidarity songs.\nSeveral local leaders spoke at the vigil including Mayor Paul Soglin and Alder Maurice Cheeks. Both men said the violence we saw in Charlottesville has not place in America.\nMany at the vigil said they were outraged at the tragic events happening in Virginia. But for organizer Derek Barsaleau with the Wisconsin Progressive Alliance, this was more than just a protest.\n“I was a pretty prominent member of the alt-right myself. through life experiences, self reflection, and life changing experiences in the military, I was able to turn myself around and realize, I woke up one down and realized it was all wrong,” Barsaleau said.\nDuring the rally, a young man started yelling statements that advocated violence. He was quickly drowned out by boos from the crowd. Barsaleau said he was not part of any group that helped organizer the vigil.\nIn addition to the Wisconsin Progressive Alliance, the event is also being hosted locally by:\nIndivisible Stoughton\nStudent Coalition for Progress - Madison\nIndivisible Madison\nDPW Progressive Caucus\nWomen's March On Madison: Next Steps\nMadison Area Harry Potter Alliance\nDemocratic Socialists of America - Madison\nCollege Democrats of UW-Madison\nDemocratic Party of Dane County" ]

[ "WALDO, Wis. - A man wanted for possible child enticement in Sheboygan County over the weekend was taken into custody Monday.\nThe Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office was searching for the unidentified man after an alleged incident in the Village of Waldo on Friday, August 11.\nGreen Bay Police arrested the man after a temporary warrant was issued by the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office.\nThe investigation is ongoing.\nVIDEO: Hundreds gather in Appleton for candlelight vigil for victims in Charlottesville", "Takoda Patterson, center, protests against racism in Oakland, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. A group of several hundred demonstrators gathered to decry racism following deadly violence that erupted at a white nationalist demonstration in Virginia. AP Photo/Noah Berger\nMultiple events have popped up throughout Southern California to help people deal with the emotions of the events that happened Saturday when a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia turned violent — resulting in the deaths of three people and injuries to many more.\nHere’s a look at some of the “Stand with Charlottesville” events in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties Sunday:\nLos Angeles County\n• Refuse Fascism and Bros4America solidarity rallies will both be held at 2 p.m. outside of LA City Hall, 200 N Spring Street. Find out more about the event here.\n• A prayer vigil will be held at 6 p.m. at Holman United Methodist Church, 3320 W Adams Boulevard in Los Angeles. Find out more about this event here.\n• Indivisible Connected Long Beach will host a vigil at 7:30 p.m. at Harvey Milk Park, 195 E 3rd Street in Long Beach. View details on this event here.\nOrange County\n• A gathering will be held at 4 p.m. at Plaza Square Park in Orange followed discussion at nearby Wahoo’s Fish Taco, 234 W Chapman Avenue. More information about this event can be viewed here.\n• Another solidarity gathering will be held at 4 p.m. at Main Beach in Laguna Beach. Details here.\nRiverside County\n• A candlelight vigil will be held at 6 p.m. outside of Riverside City Hall, 3900 Main Street. A Facebook event page can be found here.\n• Democrats of Southwest Riverside County will host a peaceful stand at 11 a.m. at the Temecula Duck Pond, 28250 Ynez Road.\nSan Bernardino County\n• A “stand against hate” will be held at 6 p.m. outside the Barstow Union Bank, 239 E Main Street. View details about this event here.\n• In Redlands, an interfaith group organized by the United Church of Christ’s Racial Justice Team planned to gather at 3 p.m. in front of the Stater Bros. at Colton Avenue and Orange Street.\nMore events\nMore events across California can be found here.", "MADISON (WKOW) -- Plenty of people still have to brave the chilly weather to finish the job. FedEx's Steve Sullivan isn't letting the cold mess with his shipping super powers.\nAcross town, Steve Sullivan is known as 'Scuba Steve'. The Fed Ex version may not sport the 'Big Daddy' film fins, but he knows the show must go on no matter the weather conditions.\n\"Stay moving, stay running,\" he said about how he stays strong despite the chill.\nHe says when he slows down, that's when he runs into trouble.\n\"Start to get a little cold, because I'm sweating. I've been running so much and now I\"m not moving, so the key is staying active,\" he said.\nWhile he hoists hundreds of shipment packages a day to doors across downtown Madison, Scuba Steve says he just knows he must finish the job.\n\"Yeah, we are in this together, it's Wisconsin!\"", "A simple e-mail sent by a Salina woman Saturday night prompted a grass-roots rally attended by about 200 people Sunday night against hate and in support of peace.\nSeveral Salina pastors were among a crowd that gathered at Robert Caldwell Plaza on the grounds of the Salina City / County Building and Public Library.\nChris Seitz tells KSAL News that she was prompted by watching the events unfold in Charlottesville, Virginia. During a rally of white supremacists over the weekend Twenty-year-old James Fields Jr of Ohio allegedly drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters. 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed and at least 19 others injured. In a related tragedy, two Virginia state troopers were killed when a helicopter patrolling the scene crashed outside of Charlottesville.\nSeitz told KSAL News at the rally that she felt compelled to do something. She sent an e-mail, which was then shared on social media. She was shocked by the reaction, and turnout to what was initially going to be a simple candlelight vigil.\nSeitz said that the rally was meant to honor all of the victims in Charlottesville by gathering to show solidarity against hate and racism.\nNancyJo Leachman of Salina lived in Charlottesville for 15 years. She became a member of the Religious Society of Friends, choosing to live a peaceful non violent life as a Quaker. She told KSAL News that it was difficult to watch the events unfolding in her former community.\nSeveral Pastors spoke at the event, with a message of standing up and speaking out against hate. The chaplain from Salina’s St. Francis Community Services paraphrased President Barack Obama and said “children are not born into our world with hatred in their hearts, it is a learned behavior, and if people can learn hatred they can be taught love.”\nSeveral hundred people have gathered in Salina this evening to rally for peace, and against hate. Posted by Newsradio 1150 KSAL on Sunday, August 13, 2017\nSeveral citizens also spoke at the event, including Leachman. She had those in attendance gather for a group photo to send to her friends in Charlottesville as a show of solidarity.\nAs the gathering progressed the group prayed, and sang “We Shall Overcome”.\nThe gathering in Salina was one of many across the country to stand in solidarity with all of the victims in Charlottesville. Crowds gathered at the site in Virginia. A different public rally at the University of Virginia was cancelled because of credible threats from white supremacists.\n(CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE)", "Senait Teclom attends a vigil for the victims of the mass killing on April 24, 2018 in Toronto.\nToronto residents came together on Tuesday evening to honour the victims of a van attack that left 10 dead and 14 others wounded.\nHundreds of mourners gathered at a makeshift memorial at the corner of Yonge Street and Finch Avenue.\nA Canadian flag labelled \"Strong Together\" is seen during a candlelight vigil at Olive Square near the corner of Yonge Street and Finch Avenue for victims of a van rampage that killed 10 and injured 14.\nPeople attend a vigil for the victims of the mass killing on April 24, 2018 in Toronto.\nSUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW Get top stories and blog posts emailed to me each day. Newsletters may offer personalized content or advertisements. Learn more Newsletter Please enter a valid email address Thank you for signing up! You should receive an email to confirm your subscription shortly. There was a problem processing your signup; please try again later Twitter\nFacebook\nSnapchat\nInstagram\nCLOSE\nA man prays during a candlelight vigil on April 24, 2018 in Toronto, near the site of a deadly street van attack.\nAttendees prayed and displayed signs with messages such as \"Love for All, Hatred for None.\"\nA resident of the area, who first set up the memorial with bristol board, helped organize the vigil, CBC News reports.\nKonstantin Goulich told The Canadian Press he was stunned to see bodies on the street when he stepped outside his apartment building Monday.\nMourners attend a vigil for the victims of the van attack on Yonge Street on April 24, 2018 in Toronto.\n\"The more bodies I saw, I realized that I have to give an outlet for people to mourn — and express my own sorrow as well. So I just grabbed some supplies and basically set out this memorial,\" Goulich said.\n\"People have been traumatized by this. This is a time when we need to come together and I think people sense it.\"\nGoulich's memorial stretched over 15 metres on Tuesday, after residents added their own messages and mementos.\nA number of politicians were present for the vigil, including the city's mayor John Tory, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford.\nToronto Mayor John Tory attends a vigil for the victims of the mass killing on April 24, 2018 in Toronto. A candlelight vigil is held at Olive Square near the corner of Yonge Street and Finch Avenue on April 24, 2018 in Toronto,\nMessages written by Toronto residents honour the victims of a deadly van attack that took place on April 23, 2018.\nWith files from The Canadian Press", "FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): More than 50 people gathered for a candlelight vigil held yesterday in memory of a 2-year-old that was allegedly beaten to death by his mother’s boyfriend two weeks ago.\nMalakai Garrett was the 36th homicide of the year in Allen County when he died at a Fort Wayne hospital on November 29th. He’d suffered severe internal injuries consistent with that of a beating, and 27-year-old Mitchell Vanryn has since been charged with murder.\nPastor Debra Meuter with Gethsemane Lutheran Church tells our Partners in News at ABC 21 last night’s vigil was an attempt to help those hurting over this start to heal.\nRELATED: Fort Wayne man charged over toddler’s death\n“A little bit of peace. To know that we can come together as a community,” Meuter says.” And for us, as a Christian church to tell them that Malakai is in Jesus’ arms, that’s very important for us to be able to say.”\nCar decals and bracelets with the words “Justice for Malakai” on them were sold at the event, with the proceeds going to cover funeral expenses.", "PRATT, Kan. (KSNW) – It’s been less than two weeks since Charee Eggleston and her four children were killed in a house fire.\nTonight, family and friends are remembering them at a vigil at Pratt County Lake. There, people gathered to release hundreds of green balloons in honor of the victims.\n“‘Balloons and More’ said that they sold over 500 balloons just for this turnout,” said Amanda Cluchey, family friend of the victims. “So, it’s awesome.”\nDonations are continuing to come in for the fire victims and their family. As of this afternoon, more than 350 people have donated to the GoFundMe page, raising almost $19,000.\nThe vigil is underway. Tune into KSN News at 10:00 p.m. for more on how the family is working through grief and how the city of Pratt is helping.\nGet breaking news, weather and traffic on the go. Download our News App and our Weather App for your phone and tablet. Follow and like us on Facebook and Twitter.", "Weekday Morning Anchor\nWKOW-TV, Madison’s ABC affiliate, has an opening for a bright, motivated anchor for our Monday through Friday morning newscast, “Wake Up Wisconsin.” We are looking for a newsroom leader who greets each day with a smile.\nWe’re seeking an experienced journalist who excels in covering breaking news and reporting stories that make a difference. The person we hire will have a record of aggressively using social media to engage with and respond to the community and one who uses that engagement on multiple broadcast platforms, through social media and online.\nOur anchors are newsroom leaders who help mentor and grow producers and reporters. The ideal candidate will write and edit scripts with conversational communication in mind. We are looking for a versatile, enterprising self-starter who is fast, efficient, and works well under tight deadlines.\nIn addition to anchoring, we’re looking for a journalist who can develop sources; someone who isn’t afraid to head out into the field and break the big stories. The successful candidate will also have editorial oversight in the daily newscast product.\nExcellent time-management skills are key in this deadline-driven business. Applicants must also embrace the multi-platform approach of today’s newsroom.\nLeading candidates will have at least 3 years broadcast experience. If you think you’re qualified and want to live and work in one of America’s most livable cities, please send us a copy of your most recent anchoring and reporting.\nWKOW is part of the Quincy Media, Inc., a family-owned company. Visit www.CareersAtQuincy.com for links to all stations and opportunities.\nWeekday Morning Anchor opening\nAttn: Bonnie Beer\nWKOW-TV\n5727 Tokay Blvd.\nMadison, WI, 53719\nbbeer@wkow.com\nWKOW Television, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.\nPosted February 2, 2018", "Virginia governor tweets tribute to woman killed in Charlottesville. \"She died standing up against hate & bigotry.\" https://t.co/SLzusa2678 pic.twitter.com/LYgjnB0jcG — ABC News (@ABC) August 13, 2017\nHundreds gathered at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Gardens on Monday night for a candlelight vigil that honors those injured and killed during the chaos in Charlottesville, Virginia.Conrad James of Raleigh was in Charlottesville and captured the image of a vehicle slamming into a crowd of protesters Saturday.\"It was a full out war going on,\" James said. \"I had no idea it was going to get to this point.\"James represents the social justice group Living Ultra-Violet. He said he was encouraged to travel up to Charlottesville on Saturday and support counter protests against the white nationalists' rally.After the two groups clashed, James said he retreated with supporters and attempted to shoot a video of their march in solidarity.\"Then all of a sudden there's this Dodge Challenger that just floors it,\" James told ABC11.Elena Ceberio of Raleigh, her family, and pastor were walking toward the intersection where nearly two dozen people were mowed down.\"The bang. The boom was so loud,\" Ceberio said.Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old paralegal, died from injuries sustained in that attack. Nineteen others were injured, and nine remained hospitalized Monday evening.The car's driver, 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr., was charged with second-degree murder and other counts.Monday, he was denied bond.Also on Monday, two days after the attack in Charlottesville, President Donald Trump officially condemned hate groups saying \"racism is evil.\"Attorney General Jeff Sessions called the violence a form of domestic terrorism.Despite the deadly attack, both James and Ceberio said they will not stop their call for equality.\"It strengthens it,\" Ceberio. \"The only way, there's going to be Nazis ...the only way to counteract that is by a community committed to lifting up the least of us.\"James added: \"I don't necessarily know how to fix it, but what I do know is that people just need to come back to what they were put here to do, which is to love, to share, to learn.\"The vigil begins at 7:30 p.m.", "MADISON (WKOW) -- A winter weather advisory is in effect until 12:00 noon Sunday.\nChannel 27 Meteorologist Max Tsaparis says the snow will pick up Saturday evening and early overnight before getting on the back side of the system where we'll see the snow lighten through Sunday morning.\nThe generally widespread snow totals will be 3-4\" with up to 5\" farther east and northeast, while extreme west and southwestern parts of the state will see less snow...likely around 1-3\". By the afternoon, some sun returns with falling temps.\nA Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow covered roads and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.\nAFFECTED AREAS INCLUDE:", "MADISON (WKOW) -- Madison police are investigating a shooting that happened in Madison late Wednesday night.\nMadison police tell 27 News the call came in shortly after 11 p.m. for a shooting on Sherman Terrace, off of Sherman Avenue. Police say one person is in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police found shell casings at the scene.\nRight now, police are trying to figure out suspect information.", "More Videos 1:33 Candlelight vigils held in Las Vegas for shooting victims Pause 1:49 Hundreds mourn Lawrence shooting victim Leah Brown 3:06 Bodycam footage shows the chaotic scene of Las Vegas shooting 4:50 Long-awaited KCI images explained by architects 2:10 Las Vegas shooting at concert kills 59 0:44 Check out this new baby otter at the Kansas City Zoo 1:59 Overland Park man battles for insurance payments months after massive CityPlace fire 0:35 Student dies at hospital after reported suicide attempt at Lee’s Summit North High 1:54 Lee’s Summit North students describe the scene Friday morning 1:44 'You just swore the guy was inside...chasing you with a machine gun' Video Link copy Embed Code copy\nFacebook\nTwitter\nEmail\nHundreds mourn Leah Brown Mass was celebrated at the funeral of 22-year-old Leah Brown, who was fatally shot in Lawrence Saturday night. Hundreds gathered at Queen of the Holy Rosary in Overland Park Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. Mass was celebrated at the funeral of 22-year-old Leah Brown, who was fatally shot in Lawrence Saturday night. Hundreds gathered at Queen of the Holy Rosary in Overland Park Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. Jill Toyoshiba and Mara Williams The Kansas City Star\nMass was celebrated at the funeral of 22-year-old Leah Brown, who was fatally shot in Lawrence Saturday night. Hundreds gathered at Queen of the Holy Rosary in Overland Park Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. Jill Toyoshiba and Mara Williams The Kansas City Star", "OAKLAND >> Protesters marched in California cities to decry racism in the wake of deadly violence that erupted at a white nationalist demonstration in Virginia.\nIn Oakland, hundreds of protesters gathered Saturday night to hear speakers and then marched peacefully downtown, chanting and waving signs and banners. Some of the protesters blocked Interstate 580 before being dispersed, The San Francisco Chronicle reported.\nOne of the downtown marchers carried a hand-crafted sign reading, “Call it what it is. White supremacy.”\nThe hastily arranged gathering was a response to events earlier Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia. A car plowed into a crowd that was peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally, killing one person and injuring 19.\nAuthorities say the driver of the car, 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. of Ohio, was charged with second-degree murder.\nA smaller rally held in Los Angeles Saturday evening was peaceful. Candlelight vigils were held in San Francisco and El Cajon in San Diego County.", "UPDATE (WKOW) -- Police say a 19-year-old man was shot in an incident Wednesday night in Fitchburg.\nSgt. Matthew Laha tells 27 News the man is expected to be alright but has been taken to a hospital. He says the victim was involved in a disturbance with multiple other people, which led to shots fired on King James Way around 7:30 p.m. Police say the man got into a vehicle and left the scene, but was picked up by an ambulance a few blocks away.\nSeveral blocks of King James Way were closed off for hours as police searched for evidence and spoke with people involved in the incident, trying to figure out what led up to the shooting.\n\"Were going to work with them, we're going to work with our detectives, the citizens of the area, as well as the assistance of the Madison Police Department, to come to some sort of resolution for this investigation,\" says Laha.\n27 News spoke with China Miller, who came to see if his grandchildren were alright. They live in the area where the shooting happened. Miller says it's concerning to see so many recent shootings in the Madison area.\n\"That's why people move to Madison, so they don't be around shootings, but things have changed in the last two years,\" Miller tells 27 News. \"Everybody's getting shot, everybody's getting robbed. We could go to Chicago for this kind of thing.\"\nMiller says the responsibility to stop the violence goes beyond the community. He says parents need to talk with their kids to stop the crime.\nA member of Madison's rapid response team also showed up on scene Wednesday night to speak with investigators and affected community members.\n********\nFITCHBURG (WKOW) -- Police have been called to the scene of a reported shooting in Fitchburg.\nThe Dane County Communications Center says the call came in around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday about a shooting in the area of Anton Drive and Williamsburg Way.\nA 27 News crew says police are blocking the road at King James Way and Norfolk Drive, south of the area where the shooting was reported.\nAt this point, dispatchers did not yet have any reports about whether anyone was hurt.", "By BRETT DUNLAP\nThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel\nPARKERSBURG, W.Va. — People came out to Point Park in Parkersburg on Sunday evening to stand against hate and intolerance.\nAround 100 people attended The Candlelight Vigil In Solidarity With Charlottesville to honor the lives lost over the weekend as violence erupted from a rally in Charlottesville, Va., that brought in a number of neo-Nazi groups, white supremacists and others.\nSunday night’s vigil at Point Park started by reading the names of the three people who lost their lives in Charlottesville: Heather Heyer, who was hit and killed when a vehicle drove into the crowd she was in; Virginia State Trooper Pilot Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper-Pilot Berke M.M. Bates whose lives were lost when their helicopter went down as they were policing the riots.\n“We need to say their names because they were lost too soon, taken from those they love by senseless acts of violence,” said Jeanne Peters of Wood County Indivisible.\nThose in attendance also remembered the many people who were injured over the weekend and prayed for their recovery. They were there to stand in solidarity with the people of Charlottesville who did not want any part of the hate that came to their city, Peters said.\n“We are here tonight to stand in solidarity with that city, with those who have been victimized, those who are injured and with people everywhere who say ‘enough is enough.’\n“We are going to stand up to hate, we are going to stand up to racism, we are going to stand up to fascism and we are not going to let it win.”\nMany people came with signs that said, “Candlelight Trumps Torchlight,” “Love is all you need,” “No Nazis, No KKK,” “The Gr8ist is Love” and more.\nThe Rev. Janice Hill of the Parkersburg First Christian Church spoke about the horror of what took place in Virginia.\n“I can’t think of anything that defines a city or a community more than love,” she said. “Love for our particular belief system, for our family and friends, love for our city.\n“We will combat the hatred we have seen expressed, much to the dismay of the people in Charlottesville.”\nHill said she contacted a First Christian Church in Charlottesville and asked what people here can do.\n“(The response said) Pray that we can have peace and that our congregation will be strong,” she said. “They are on the front lines.\n“I told them they can count on the people in Parkersburg, W.Va. We will not let certain people and certain things define who we are. We are a group of loving people. We are open to everyone. There is no litmus test from God, from our church, from our city, from this gathering. You come and you are welcome. You are loved.”\nRather than be known for the stereotypes that many West Virginians are labeled with, Hill said she wants this community to be know as one that will fight for the rights of everyone and who believes that love is greater than anything else.\n“I thought the light in Parkersburg went out,” Hill said. “Maybe I spoke too soon. I see a lot of light.\n“I need your light and you need my light. Tonight, my light shines.”\nMany speakers spoke about their own experiences with racism in their families and how things have been able to change and how people are not locked into a single way of doing things. People talked about how racism and hate are taught and learned.\n“Hatred comes from one side, the side that learned to hate,” said the Rev. Steve Peck.\nMegan Reynolds spoke about the “appalling silence of the good people.”\n“It is not ok … everyone of us should be working together, no matter who we are, we need to work together to salvage a livable future for the next generation,” Reynolds said. “We should be overpowering what remains of white supremacy with our fire and passion for what is right and our love for humanity.”\nSee more from The Parkersburg News and Sentinel", "New England hosted a number of vigils and demonstrations Sunday in response to a white supremacist rally that turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a counter protestor was killed and 19 others were injured.\nRhode Island\nIn Rhode Island, hundreds of people gathered for a candlelight vigil in front of the Rhode Island State House, while South Kingstown and Newport held simultaneous gatherings.\nGov. Gina Raimondo and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse denounced the Charlottesville rally calling it “shameful” on Facebook.\nSen. Jack Reed took to Twitter to urge President Donald Trump to condemn what he called a “bigotry parade.”\n--\nMassachusetts\nAbout a thousand people showed up in Northampton, Massachusetts to protest the white nationalist demonstration. Eduardo Samaniego, a student at Hampshire College, was among the speakers. He said he is undocumented and the events in Charlottesville underscore the need for immigration reform.\n“That is how we address white supremacy, that is how we beat these Nazis, by showing up and never being quiet,” Samaniego said to a cheering crowd.\nOrganizers also held rallies in Boston.\n--\nConnecticut\nDemonstrations in Connecticut included West Hartford, Willimantic, New Haven, Danbury and Bridgeport.\nAt the gathering in West Hartford, Gov. Dannel Malloy addressed a crowd of several hundred, calling for a moment of silence for the people who were killed over the weekend in Virginia, in the wake of two days of demonstrations by white supremacists groups.\nMalloy also criticized the leadership of President Donald Trump.\n“We can’t go to political rallies and say, ‘Why don’t you rough that person up?’ Malloy said. “We can’t have leaders say, ‘Well maybe we should rough up people that we’re arresting.’ We can’t have leaders who don’t understand that they must denounce this every single day that they are alive.”\nThe Connecticut and Massachusetts reports come from the New England News Collaborative, eight public media companies coming together to tell the story of a changing region, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.", "MADISON (WKOW) -- The CEO of Madison's YWCA spoke to 27-news Monday about the effects the Charlottesville violence is having on the organization, and it's cause.\nThe YWCA is a national non-profit aimed at ending racism. CEO Vanessa McDowell says it's been difficult because what happened in Charlottesville is everything they fight against.\n\"Anyone who's seen the news stories, and the videos; you can't help but to walk away and feel hurt and wonder what's next,\" says McDowell.\nMcDowell says it's upsetting, especially for people of color, to know that something like the Charlottesville incident could happen anywhere, even in Madison.", "1:21 Justin Atkins wins Forrest Wood Cup Pause\n1:10 Candlelight Vigil in Solidarity With Charlottesville, Virginia.\n1:19 What you need to know to view the eclipse in Columbia\n0:48 How a new rule could better protect pets\n1:58 Observations from Week 2 of South Carolina football practice\n2:34 Will Muschamp announces injuries, one player will miss 2017\n0:38 The progress Muschamp saw from Jake Bentley in scrimmage\n1:28 SCE&G and VC Summer: By the numbers\n1:38 Still need solar eclipse glasses? Make sure they're legit", "SEATTLE (AP) - Protesters decrying hatred and racism say they felt compelled to gather and counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia.\nThe gatherings Sunday spanned from anti-fascist protests in San Francisco to a march to President Donald Trump's home in New York.\nIn Seattle, police arrested three men as Trump supporters and counter-protesters converged downtown.\nCandles are held during a vigil for victims in Charlottesville, Va., at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Statue in North Las Vegas, Nev., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)\nIn Denver, several hundred demonstrators gathered beneath a statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in City Park and marched about 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) to the state Capitol.\nIn New York, protesters marched from several locations in Manhattan to Trump Tower, demanding the president denounce white nationalist groups.\nA crowd gathered for a vigil in Charlottesville, Virginia, on the street where a day earlier a car rammed into a peaceful crowd of anti-white-nationalist protesters, killing one.\nStretch Sanders, of All Shades United Las Vegas, speaks during a vigil for victims in Charlottesville, Va., at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Statue in North Las Vegas, Nev., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)\nProtesters march on Broad Street late Sunday Aug. 13, 2017, in Richmond, Va. The group marched through the Fan District to the Lee Monument to Jackson Ward. The march was held a day after a white supremacist rally spiraled into deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va. (Shelby Lum/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)\nProtesters gather at Woodruff Park before marching to Piedmont Park during an anti-white-nationalism memorial and march in response to Saturday's violence in Virginia, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)\nA statue of Robert E. Lee stands in the background as Gary Stuard demonstrates with the Democratic Socialists of America, North Texas group, to remember Heather Heyer, at Lee Park in Dallas on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Brandon Wade/The Dallas Morning News via AP)\nLeslie Decker, left, and Ashley Sheets attend a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Heather Heyer, at Lee Park in Dallas on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Brandon Wade/The Dallas Morning News via AP)\nA statue of Robert E. Lee stands in the background as Kristian Hernandez, co-chair of the North Texas Group of Democratic Socialists of America, leads a demonstration against white supremacy and a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Heather Heyer, at Lee Park in Dallas on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Brandon Wade/The Dallas Morning News via AP)\nProtesters climb and spray-paint a Confederate monument Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The peace monument at the 14th Street entrance depicts an angel of peace stilling the hand of a Confederate soldier about to fire his rifle. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)\nStephen Friedrich, front, and Scott Douglas set out candles for Heather Heyer as hundreds gather at Woodruff Park on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in Atlanta. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)\nProtesters climb and spray-paint a Confederate monument Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The peace monument at the 14th Street entrance depicts an angel of peace stilling the hand of a Confederate soldier about to fire his rifle. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)\nProtesters climb and spray-paint a Confederate monument Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The peace monument at the 14th Street entrance depicts an angel of peace stilling the hand of a Confederate soldier about to fire his rifle. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)\nA protester climbs a Confederate monument with a chain in an attempt to topple it Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in Atlanta. The peace monument at the 14th Street entrance depicts an angel of peace stilling the hand of a Confederate soldier about to fire his rifle. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)\nA protester climbs a Confederate monument with a chain in an attempt to topple it Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in Atlanta. The peace monument at the 14th Street entrance depicts an angel of peace stilling the hand of a Confederate soldier about to fire his rifle. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)\nPotesters try to topple a Confederate monument with a chain Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The peace monument at the 14th Street entrance depicts an angel of peace stilling the hand of a Confederate soldier about to fire his rifle. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)\nAtlanta Police Department Maj. Timothy Peek moves into Piedmont Park to help prevent protesters from toppling a Confederate monument with a chain after they spray-painted it Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in Atlanta. The peace monument at the 14th Street entrance depicts a angel of peace stilling the hand of a Confederate soldier about to fire his rifle. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)\nPolice move in to Piedmont Park to prevent protesters from toppling a Confederate monument with a chain after they spray-painted it, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in Atlanta. The peace monument at the 14th Street entrance depicts a angel of peace stilling the hand of a Confederate soldier about to fire his rifle. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)\nAja Hawkins participates in a vigil for victims in Charlottesville, Va., at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Statue in North Las Vegas, Nev., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)\nJames Dunbar, left, and Deborah Harris hold hands during a vigil for the victims in Charlottesville, Va., at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Statue in North Las Vegas, Nev., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville, Va., during a vigil at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Statue in North Las Vegas, Nev., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville, Va., during a vigil at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Statue in North Las Vegas, Nev., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville, Va., during a vigil at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Statue in North Las Vegas, Nev., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville, Va., during a vigil at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Statue in North Las Vegas, Nev., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)\nCandles are held during a vigil for victims in Charlottesville, Va., at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Statue in North Las Vegas, Nev., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia. (Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)\nProtesters march on Broad Street late Sunday Aug. 13, 2017, in Richmond, Va. The group marched through the Fan District to the Lee Monument to Jackson Ward. The march was held a day after a white supremacist rally spiraled into deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va. (Shelby Lum/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)", "D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined several hundred people in Dupont Circle Monday night in a candlelight vigil to commemorate the first-year anniversary of the June 12, 2016 shooting rampage at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Fla., that claimed the lives of 49 mostly LGBT people.\nMany of those attending Monday night’s vigil wept as D.C. gay activist Jose Gutierrez, co-founder of D.C.’s Latino Pride, read the names and ages of the 49 mostly Latino LGBT people who were shot to death in what authorities say was the worst mass shooting incident in U.S. history.\nAnother 53 Pulse patrons were wounded in the incident before police shot and killed the perpetrator, Omar Mateen, 29, who police said had targeted Pulse for a hate crime and a terrorist attack that he carried out with a powerful assault rifle.\n“We are here today for a very important reason,” said Jason Lindsay, founder and executive director of the national political action committee Pride Fund to End Gun Violence, which organized the vigil.\n“We are here to reflect and to mark the one year since the Pulse tragedy,” he said. “It was one year ago that the horror was being told.”\nLindsay added, “On June 12, 49 beautiful individuals were murdered in the most gruesome mass shooting in U.S. history. But that it occurred in a celebration at Pulse nightclub in Orlando during a Pride Month Latin Night party made it especially hurtful.”\nHe noted, as have LGBT activists in D.C., that the Pulse attack shattered the long held assumption by LGBT people that gay bars were safe havens where people could go to be themselves in an often hostile world.\nLindsay and Catherine McCarthy, a Pride Fund volunteer and close friend of two gay men killed in the Pulse massacre, told the gathering that in addition to expressions of grief and support for the Pulse victims those attending the vigil must do what they can as individuals to advocate for changing the nation’s gun laws to prevent mass shootings from happening.\n“Love is not all we need,” McCarthy said. “It is not enough. We need love and we need laws,” she said. “What I’m asking you tonight is this. Let’s continue to grieve imperfectly but let us keep pushing relentlessly,” she continued.\n“Lawmakers will not yield to the craven indifference of the gun lobby,” she told the gathering. “Our love cannot protect us but it will sustain us in this fight. We are still here a year later and we will not go away.”\nBowser said she fully supports Pride Fund To End Gun Violence’s mission of pushing for both LGBT rights and sensible gun laws.\n“Tonight we join our brothers and sisters across Washington, D.C., across our nation and certainly in Orlando, Fla., in honoring the 49 people who were taken from us one year ago at the Pulse nightclub,” Bowser said.\n“Tonight we stand in remembrance of their lives. And tonight we stand with the city of Orlando as ambassadors of healing, hope and inclusiveness,” she said. “We offer our continued prayers and support to the victims’ survivors and their families.”\nBowser read a proclamation she issued on Monday expressing D.C.’s condolences to and solidarity with the survivors of the Pulse victims and with the residents of Orlando.\n“Today we stand with our brothers and sisters in Orlando in proclaiming this Orlando United Day,” she said. “May God bless us all.”\nThose attending the vigil said the somber but uplifting atmosphere at the event was boosted by about a dozen members of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, who sang three songs, including the John Lennon-Beatles ballad “Imagine” and the African-American civil rights hymn “We Shall Overcome.”\n“I don’t want to speak to the news again,” he quoted Pulse survivors as saying. “I want to create change. I don’t want another mother to go through what I have. I don’t want another brother to lose their sister.”\nHe called on those at the vigil to become involved in gun reform advocacy by viewing his group’s website at pridefund.org.", "The events this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia have touched many people across the country and here in Minnesota.\nMinnesota Voices Marching Forward Chair Marinda Kimmel said, \"My first reaction was disbelief, shook and horror and feeling really discussed that something like that would happen.\"\nA memorial now sits at the site of an incident sending shock waves through the nation.\nSaturday, Aug. 12 in the afternoon, a car rammed into a crowd of counter–protesters at a white nationalist rally, killing one and injuring dozens in Charlottesville, Virginia.\nA federal civil rights investigation has been launched and some officials calling it domestic terrorism, as the incident also brings people together against racism and hatred.\nGreater Mankato Diversity Council Executive Director Bukata Hayes said, \"I think the reaction we see of this of coming together to denounce such things has been reassuring and hopeful.\"\nSince the incident, candlelight vigils have provided a place for people to come together across the country, including Aug. 13 in St. Peter.\nMinnesota Voices: Marching Forward, a group formed in New Ulm following the Women's March earlier this year is also preparing to gather.\nKimmel said, \"Is an act of wanting to do something with the hurt and pain people are experiencing after what's happening in Charlottesville.\"\nMinnesota Voices will host their vigil here at First United Methodist Church in New Ulm starting tonight at 8 o'clock.\nThey say they're hoping to provide a simple message of solidarity with the residents of Charlottesville and people all across the country, still trying to come to terms this weekend.\nKimmel said, \"This vigil is really about peace and hopefulness and coming together as a community to promote our values here in New Ulm as well those values we believe are represented by our nation.\"\nBut it's part of a continual conversation not just when tragedy happenings.\nFor the Greater Mankato Diversity Council, it's been part of a proactive approach to make inroads to having these difficult discussions.\nHayes said, \"To see each other as equals. I think that allows us to come to the table and have a conversation. Share perspective, share stories and grow.\"\nBefore the incident this weekend, the Diversity Council planned an event this Wednesday, Aug. 16 about human rights.\nHosted in collaboration with MVAC, it will show a three part series about human right issues in Minnesota.\nIt begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Mankato City Council chambers.\n--KEYC News 12", "Dozens of vigils and demonstrations were held across the country Sunday a day after a woman was killed at an anti-fascist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.\nThe vigils honored the life of Heather Heyer, who died when a man drove his car into a group of counter protesters on Saturday afternoon, with some calling for action against hate groups.\n\"Really devastated, really disappointed that terrorists came and took over,\" Leah Larsen, a Charlottesville resident told ABC affiliate WRIC on Saunday. \"Everyone’s hearts are aching, just really upset that this is still going on even after we fought wars over this.\"\nHeyer was part of the group that assembled to denounce the \"Unite the Right\" rally held by far-right groups on Saturday. A melee broke out between the two sides followed by the car-ramming that killed Heyer and injured 19 others.\nPolice arrested James Alex Fields, 20, and charged him with second-degree murder in the incident.\nA vigil was also held in Charlottesville at the location where Heyer was killed, and in a number of other U.S. cities.\nMost of the rallies were peaceful, though in Seattle protesters clashed with a previously planned pro-Donald Trump rally. Police dispersed the rally with pepper spray and blast balls after fireworks were thrown at officers, according to the Associated Press. ABC affiliate KOMO in Seattle reported three protesters were arrested.\nHere's a look at a few of of Sunday's gatherings:\nCHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA\nA post shared by Ryan Burrow (@rburrow1) on Aug 13, 2017 at 9:53am PDT\nIt's a sad day in #charlottesville but also a bright, sunny one with a brilliant blue sky...perhaps to remind us that the sun will come up tomorrow and we all have another chance to be better. A post shared by shawnfitzgerald8 (@shawnfitzgerald8) on Aug 13, 2017 at 9:54am PDT\nSEATTLE\nSeattle police disperse Antifa marchers with spray and flash bangs pic.twitter.com/dJ3WUhuVAI — Katherine Cleland (@kcleland) August 13, 2017\nNEW YORK\nNo one is safe unless everyone is safe. This is Letitia James, public advocate for the city of New York. She is speaking about the violence in Charlottesville and the so very dangerous rhetoric our president is flippantly using to provoke war. #nowar #blacklivesmatter #nonukes #peaceandsanity #indivisiblenationbk thank you! A post shared by Lesley Unruh (@allenunruh) on Aug 13, 2017 at 9:29am PDT\n#EndHate #TheWhiteHouse #Charlottesville #Hallelujah #candles #vigil #respect A post shared by Thorne (@thorne33) on Aug 13, 2017 at 5:54pm PDT\nMIAMI\nSinging \"We shall overcome\" at Miami candlelight vigil in solidarity with Charlottesville #standwithCharlottesville pic.twitter.com/HyyRQ55dpM — United for Unity (@unitedforunity) August 14, 2017\nATLANTA\n\"No Hatred, No Fear, Immigrants are welcomed here!\" #Atl #Atlanta #FILA A post shared by Sokpheap Sar (@tooshort_khmer) on Aug 13, 2017 at 6:15pm PDT", "More than 100 people gathered for a candlelight vigil Sunday outside a statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to call for an end to hatred and bigotry in the wake of the violent Charlottesville, Virginia, protest against a white nationalist rally.\nElizabeth Becker participates in a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nPenny and Josh James hug during a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nCandles are held during a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville during a vigil at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nAja Hawkins participates in a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville during a vigil at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville during a vigil at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nAja Hawkins participates in a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville during a vigil at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville during a vigil at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nHerman and Laura Baker, married for 19 years, hold hands during a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nCandles are held during a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nJosh and Jenny James participate in a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville during a vigil at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nCheska Perez participates in a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville during a vigil at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville during a vigil at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nCandles are held during a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nCandles are held during a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville during a vigil at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nDeanne Mattera, left, and Mellisa Lambeth, participate in a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nStretch Sanders, founder of president of All Shades United Las Vegas, speaks during a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nChioniso Maguwudze, 10, participates in a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville during a vigil at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nPeople stand in solidarity with the victims in Charlottesville during a vigil at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nEstefania Rangel participates in a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nA man, who doesn't want to be named, participates in a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nCheska Perez participates in a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nPenny and Josh James hug during a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nJames Dunbar, left, and Deborah Harris with Women's March Nevada, hold hands during a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nAja Hawkins participates in a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nMellisa Lambeth, left, and Deanne Mattera hold hands during a vigil for victims in Charlottesville at the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in North Las Vegas, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Elizabeth Brumley Las Vegas Review-Journal\nMore than 100 people at a candlelight vigil Sunday outside a statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called for an end to hatred and bigotry in the wake of the Charlottesville, Virginia, protest against a white nationalist rally that left one woman dead and others injured.\nTensions were high at the North Las Vegas vigil as some shed tears, while others turned a passionate red as they spoke out against the injustices they’ve witnessed in recent times.\n“We have to stand up and be tall,” Assemblyman William McCurdy, D-Las Vegas, said during the vigil. “We are standing united against hatred and we are united against bigotry.”\nMcCurdy called upon everyone to speak up and become part of the solution.\n“We cannot do it alone,” he said. “This is all of our fight, and the only way we can spread the word of love and peace is through unity. Today we’re talking about the most vulnerable population, but tomorrow it could be you or me. So be heard.”\nCrowd gathers at a vigil in North Las Vegas to stand in solidarity with #Charolettesville pic.twitter.com/pDldhaQZOw — Sandy Lopez (@JournalismSandy) August 14, 2017\nThe violence that erupted in Charlottesville came as a group of counterprotesters clashed with white nationalists who were protesting the planned removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.\nA speeding car that authorities said was driven by James Alex Fields, a 20-year-old man from Ohio, barreled into the counterprotesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring others. A helicopter crash that killed two state troopers outside Charlottesville also was linked to the rally.\nMany at the vigil — including religious and political leaders, community organizers, families and artists — condemned the act of “violence and hate.”\nKirk Clyatt, a former Charlottesville resident, expressed hope that something positive might come from Saturday’s tragic events.\n“When I heard about what happened I thought, ‘Oh my God, maybe this is the wake up call America needs,’” the Las Vegas resident said. “It’s horrifying to see what is happening, but my hope is that this will unite us and people will stand up for what is right.”\nClark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani said that while she supports everyone’s right for free assembly, Saturday’s rally was orchestrated toward hate. Before leaving the stage, she asked everyone to hold hands as people yelled, “Love trumps hate.”\nKavin Burkhalter, member of LGBTQ Nevada Moving Forward, said he was disgusted by Saturday’s events and feels that white supremacists are “attacking every single marginalized group.”\nSome in attendance laid part of the responsibility for Saturday’s violence on President Donald Trump.\n“The Trump administration has kind of advocated this kind of hate speech and as a result has made it available to be brought into action,” said vigil co-organizer Kenia Leon, who is with Paradise Indivisible, part of the Indivisible Project, which opposes Trump’s policies.\n“Silence is also acceptance, so his inaction speaks almost louder then his tweets — or lack thereof. Call it what it is.”\nOthers said Trump, during a news conference Saturday, failed to adequately place blame on white nationalists for the violence.\nAt the news conference, Trump spoke out against the violence and said he condemns “in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides.”\n“It is disheartening to see what our country is going through today,” said U.S. Rep. Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev. “But you know what is even more disheartening? To see that we have a leader in this country today who refuses to condemn these domestic acts of terrorism. We have a president who refuses to take the responsibility and to take leadership to say that this is wrong. We live in America. It’s 2017.”\nBut Republicans interviewed earlier Sunday said they believe Trump has made his stance clear.\n“President Trump condemned the hatred, and our local party echoes his sentiments,” said Carl Bunce, chairman of the Clark County Republican Party. “The Republican Party and our president do not support white supremacy or the violence that the counterprotesters incited during the event.”\nRaymond Serrano, treasurer of UNLV’s College Republicans, cautioned against politicizing such tragedies.\n“We feel that politicizing these sort of tragic events, in order to suggest that President Trump and conservatives as a whole were in some way complicit in what transpired is not only outrageous, but extremely divisive,” Serrano said. “When these sort of tragedies are politicized, and the more flawed narratives that are pushed onto the public by the media, the further the divide grows between different ideologies.”\nConservative congressional candidate Timothy Petarra said that while he disagrees with violence of any kind, he also believes in free speech.\n“I consider (free speech) to be as important as the Second Amendment,” Petarra said. “I don’t condone any kind of violence from anyone. However, I firmly believe that you have the right to say whatever you’d like under the First Amendment.”\nAs darkness fell Sunday, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Plaza filled with flickers of lights from candles and flashlights, and people singing songs of hope and peace.\n“This is a very scary time, but united we can be stronger,” Leon said. “I hope people leave this vigil with a renewed sense of empowerment that we have the collective power to change this. Our voice is our power.”\nContact Sandy Lopez at slopez@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4686. Follow @JournalismSandy on Twitter.", "MADISON (WKOW) -- Madison Streets Division crews are ready to go for the snow that is expected to begin Saturday. Current forecasts show it may begin snowing Saturday morning and not end until Sunday morning.\n(WKOW weather forecast HERE.)\nWhen the snowfall begins Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, crews will be dispatched to maintain the salt routes and sand first areas. These are the main thoroughfares, Madison Metro routes, and other critical portions of our transportation network. Crews will maintain these routes for as long as conditions require, and crews will only deploy salt or sand as needed, according to a streets division news release.\nAll roadway users should anticipate encountering snowy and slippery conditions on Saturday. When it is actively snowing, work performed by the crews will become covered by fresh snow, and remain covered until the plow truck can complete another lap through their route. Those using the roads on Saturday should make good choices by allowing for extra travel time and stopping distance. Remember to be alert, slow, and patient to get to your destinations safely.\nAs a reminder, the streets division will not plow all residential streets until the storm is at or near its end and the accumulation of snow on the roads requires plowing. As of Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, no determination has been made if Saturday’s storm will require citywide plowing.\nStreets Division staff will be keeping a watchful eye on the roads throughout Saturday’s storm. Future updates will be provided about our operations as conditions merit.", "Hundreds gathered at South Carolina’s State House Monday to show solidarity with anti-racism protesters in Charlottesville, VA. (Source: WIS)\nA large group gathered at South Carolina’s State House on Monday to show solidarity with anti-racism protesters in Charlottesville, VA.\nThe two-hour event titled “Columbia Stands with Charlottesville” drew support from more than 20 groups including Progress South Carolina, the Sierra Club and several chapters of the Indivisible movement.\nSpeakers called for an end to hate and bigotry, some linking the Virginia violence to statements and positions taken by President Donald Trump and members of the White House inner circle.\nEarlier in the day at an appearance in Chapin, Governor Henry McMaster denounced white supremacists who staged the Virginia rally.\n“I think racism, that kind of hatred, that kind of violence is off the scale and has not a place in this country, certainly in South Carolina,” McMaster said. “We are praying for the innocent people up there who are being hurt and being mistreated and we hope it stops immediately.\"\nFor Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, the Charlottesville events sparked memories of a tense 2015 State House clash between members of a North Carolina Klan group and counter-protest organizations including Black Lives Matter.\nThat conflict escalated into shouting matches and scuffles as the Klansmen stood on the south steps of the State House waving Confederate flags.\nSome of the anti-Klan protesters pursued members of the Loyal White Knights as they headed to their cars in a nearby parking garage.\nThough no one suffered serious injuries, Lott says the Virginia incident “brought back nightmares” of the Columbia protest.\nCopyright 2017 WIS. All rights reserved.", "Hundreds gathered Sunday evening to honor Greggory Casillas, the Pomona police officer killed in the line of duty Friday, March 9, with a candlelight vigil near the Pomona Police Department.\nThe vigil, organized by Pomona Pastors in Prayer, was held on the corner of Park Avenue and Mission Boulevard.\nIt was the second vigil in two days for Casillas, 30.\nHundreds of flowers were placed in front of the department and some residents made signs to honor the fallen officer, including 7-year-old Ruben Cardoza of Pomona, whose sign was decorated with police cars and read “R.I.P. Officer Casillas,” “You are a hero,” and “You will be missed by all.”\nCasillas, of Upland, was fatally shot while attempting to make contact with a man who fled police and locked himself in his apartment, authorities said. He is survived by his wife and their two small children, his parents and two brothers.\n“Officer Casillas was part of the future of the Pomona Police Department,” Police Chief Michael Olivieri said at Sunday’s vigil. “He was respectful, intelligent, he was compassionate and he surely had a bright future.”\nAnother officer was seriously wounded in the shooting. He was identified by authorities as Alex Nguyen during the Sunday vigil. The suspect, 39-year old Isaias De Jesus Valencia, was arrested by police after a 15-hour standoff.\nCasillas’ father, also named Greggory, was emotional in addressing the vigil.\n“It’s a great loss, but I want to thank the Pomona PD for all they’ve done in training him, let it serve a purpose, let’s keep our officers safe and away from danger,” Casillas’ father said. “I hope the community will put a hand up and help them serve whenever they need to, whenever they need us, we’ve got to be there for them, not just them for us.”\nOlivieri thanked the community and fellow police departments for an outpouring of support over the weekend. Olivieri said other police agencies had asked if they could help patrol the city and, when told Pomona police officers would have it covered, refused to leave.\n“They invested in the health of my employees,” Olivieri said. “This is a strong organization and we will move forward. We will always and forever cherish what Officer Gregg Casillas represents.”", "MADISON (WKOW) -- Just a day before the big game, Madison is celebrating its own 'Souper Bowl'.\nVolunteers served up more than 200 gallons of soup at UW-Madison's Habitat for Humanity Souper Bowl. People could choose from hundreds of handmade bowls and soups dished out by a number of celebrity servers , including Wake up Wisconsin anchor Brandon Taylor.\nSouper Bowl 2018 was held at Madison West High School. The event started in 1995.\nOrganizers say at least a thousand people got a bowl of soup Saturday.", "Related Coverage Suspect charged with killing New Castle woman found in Sharon\nSHARON, Pa. (WKBN) – The Friends and family members of a murdered New Castle woman held a vigil for her in Sharon Saturday evening.\nThey gathered at the very spot 30-year-old Sierra Madison lost her life Monday night.\nMadison was shot and killed in her car behind a business in the 600 block of Stambaugh Avenue.\n“She always encouraged, she always had a little smile, she always had her little jokes,” said Madison’s mother, Stacy Clark.\nWhile Madison’s loved ones lit candles and balloons in her memory, her accused killer, 52-year-old Roy Lee Johnson, sat behind bars.\nJohnson is being charged with criminal homicide. He’s in Mercy County Jail on a $1,000 bond.\nIn a time of tragedy, Clark remembered the happier times.\n“She was a beautiful person, she was a wonderful daughter and she was a great mom,” she said.\nClark spoke about Madison’s strong relationship with her 4-year-old son, Sage.\n“He’d give her big kisses — ‘I love you, Mommy’ — and him and Mommy would play hide and seek around the house,” Clark said.\nThe Madison family is taking donations. If you’d like to make one, you can send it to 27 Spring Street, New Castle, PA, 16101.", "MADISON (WKOW) -- A fast-moving system will likely drop a quick 1-2 inches of snow from Dane County on eastward.\nThis will occur from late morning into the afternoon. Isolated three-inch amounts are possible, mainly east of Madison.\nRoad conditions are likely to become snow-covered and slippery. Reduced visibility is also likely with the more intense snow showers.\nThe winter weather advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock and Walworth counties.", "One day after deadly unrest roiled Charlottesville, Va., its effects have sent ripples through cities across the United States. Demonstrators from New York City to Seattle organized rallies Sunday to condemn the white nationalist groups that had descended on the Virginia city this weekend.\nIn all, activists say, more than 500 events were planned throughout the day — including a candlelight vigil in Florida, rallies in cities across western Michigan and South Carolina, and a march through Manhattan to Trump Tower.\n\"If the last 48 hours have shown us anything, it's that white supremacy is alive and well,\" Courtney Thomas told fellow protesters in Greenville, S.C., according to The Greenville News.\nOn the other side of the country, Seattle has seen a fraught confrontation among a conservative pro-Trump group called Patriot Prayer, a sizable group of counterprotesters and the riot police seeking to keep them peacefully separated.\n\"The West Coast has slowly been infected with communist ideologies throughout our entire culture. It is a belief that the individual is weak and that we are all victims. This is the lie of the century,\" Patriot Prayer wrote on the Facebook page for the event.\n\"These liberal strongholds run off of hatred and negativity,\" the group added. \"Patriot Prayer will bring in a positive message to Seattle that the people are starving for.\"\nEd Ronco of member station KNKX said the pro-Trump demonstration \"had been in the works even before the events in Charlottesville,\" adding, \"but once that happened, hundreds of counterdemonstrators showed up at a different city park to march to the pro-Trump rally.\"\nOrganizers behind the counterprotest, known as Solidarity Against Hate, called the people behind Patriot Prayer \"far-right extremists.\"\n\"When they come, they bring violence, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and Islamophobia (among other forms of bigotry) to our town,\" according to the group.\nAs counterprotesters began moving toward the park where the Patriot Prayer rally was being held, riot police sought to corral the crowd with pepper spray and devices known as \"blast balls.\" In response, The Seattle Times notes, the officers were \"pelted only with harsh language and silly string.\"\nEventually, both sets of protesters converged on the same park — but were separated by police.\n\"Anti-fascist protesters continue to shout down the pro-Trump speakers,\" the paper reported, \"and more than once, someone from the crowd has jumped onto the stage to grab the microphone away.\"\nNo serious violence or injuries were immediately reported.\nIn New York City, anti-white nationalist protesters descended on Trump Tower, chanting, \"no Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.\"\nThe president has been criticized by some — including several members of his own party — for what critics say was a tepid response to the violence in Charlottesville, which left three people dead. In his initial statement, Trump condemned \"in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides\" without singling out the white supremacists who started the protests.\n\"People need to wake up, recognize that and resist it as fearlessly as it needs to be done,\" Carl Dix, leader of one of the groups organizing demonstrations in several cities including New York, told The Associated Press. \"This can't be allowed to fester and to grow because we've seen what happened in the past when that was allowed.\"\nThe wire service reports that protesters have also planned candlelight vigils near the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord and in Winter Haven, Fla., while \"other demonstrations centered on Confederate statues on the state Capitol grounds in West Virginia and in Tampa, Florida.\"\nMeanwhile, back in Charlottesville, the situation remains far from settled.\nJason Kessler, one of the principal organizers behind the calamitous \"Unite the Right\" rally, attempted to hold a news conference Sunday — only to be shouted down and shuffled away from the crowd within minutes.\nAnd a vigil that had been scheduled to mourn Heather Heyer — the 32-year-old woman killed when a car allegedly driven by a white nationalist rammed a crowd of protesters Saturday — was canceled by organizers after they learned of a \"credible threat.\"\n\"This event was designed to be a safe space for Charlottesville residents to gather, grieve, and support one another,\" the group said in a statement. But \"a credible threat from white supremacists created a situation wherein we could no longer guarantee the safety of those who attended.\"", "SEATTLE (AP) — Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia.\nThe gatherings spanned from a planned march to President Donald Trump’s home in New York to a candlelight vigil in Florida. In Seattle, police made arrests and confiscated weapons as Trump supporters and counter-protesters converged downtown.\nSome focused on showing support for the people whom white supremacists’ condemn. Other demonstrations were pushing for the removal of Confederate monuments, the issue that initially prompted white nationalists to gather in anger this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. Still other gatherings aimed to denounce fascism and a presidential administration that organizers feel has let white supremacists feel empowered.\n“People need to wake up, recognize that and resist it as fearlessly as it needs to be done,” said Carl Dix, a leader of the Refuse Fascism group organizing demonstrations in New York, San Francisco and other cities. “This can’t be allowed to fester and to grow because we’ve seen what happened in the past when that was allowed.”\n“It has to be confronted,” said Dix, a New Yorker who spoke by phone from Charlottesville Sunday afternoon. He’d gone there to witness and deplore the white nationalist rally on a Saturday that spiraled into bloodshed.\nIn Seattle, hundreds of demonstrators and counter-protesters converged downtown. Police say they have made arrests and confiscated weapons. Police also ordered crowds at one downtown intersection to disperse.\nBlocks away, a conservative pro-Trump group was rallying at Westlake Park in downtown. The rally organized by the conservative pro-Trump group known as Patriot Prayer — and a counter protest aimed at standing against hate — were previously planned for Sunday. Patriot Prayer has held similar events throughout the Pacific Northwest and they have been met by counter protests.\nA barricade separated the groups of protesters as police officers stood by dressed in black riot gear. At one intersection, police ordered crowds to disperse.\nThe Seattle Times reported that officers used pepper spray on some marchers. It wasn’t immediately clear how many people had been arrested.\nIn Denver, several hundred demonstrators gathered beneath a statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in City Park and marched about two miles to the state Capitol. In Fort Collins, Colorado, marchers chanted “Everyone is welcome here. No hate, no fear.” One demonstrator’s sign said, “Make racists ashamed again.”\nOther protests were planned later in the day in other places, including candlelight vigils in Winter Haven, Florida, and near the New Hampshire Statehouse. Other demonstrations centered on confederate statues on the state Capitol grounds in West Virginia and in Tampa, Florida; officials in Tampa have voted to relocate theirs.\nThe Florida chapter of the group Save Southern Heritage released a statement Sunday expressing “horror and disbelief” over the deaths in Charlottesville, Virginia, but also blaming news reports for “renewed attacks on Florida’s historical assets,” including the Tampa Confederate war memorial.\nCharlottesville descended into violence Saturday after neo-Nazis, skinheads, Ku Klux Klan members and other white nationalists gathered to “take America back” and oppose plans to remove a Confederate statue in the Virginia college town, and hundreds of other people came to protest the rally. The groups clashed in street brawls, with hundreds of people throwing punches, hurling water bottles and beating each other with sticks and shields.\nEventually, a car rammed into a peaceful crowd of anti-white-nationalist protesters, killing a woman. A state police helicopter monitoring the events crashed into the woods, killing two troopers. In all, dozens of people were injured. The cause of the crash is under investigation.\nProminent white nationalist Richard Spencer, who attended the rally, denied all responsibility for the violence. He blamed the counter-protesters and police.\nTrump condemned what he called an “egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides,” a statement that Democrats and some of the president’s fellow Republicans saw as equivocating about who was to blame. The White House later added that the condemnation “includes white Supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi and all extremist groups.”\nSome of the white nationalists at Saturday’s rally cited Trump’s victory, after a campaign of racially charged rhetoric, as validation for their beliefs. Some of the people protesting Sunday also point to the president and his campaign, saying they gave license to racist hatred that built into what happened in Charlottesville.\n“For those who questioned whether ‘oh, don’t call it fascism’ … this should resolve those issues,” Reiko Redmonde, an organizer of a Refuse Fascism protest planned in San Francisco, said by phone. “People need to get out in the streets to protest, in a determined way.”", "× Expand pridetoronto.com In The Spirit Of Wellness & Healing is the theme of this year’s Toronto AIDS Candlelight Vigil, June 20.\n1. TORONTO MARKS 33RD AIDS CANDLELIGHT VIGIL\nFriends, family and allies of those who have passed away from AIDS and AIDS-related illness or who live with the condition gather at the AIDS Memorial at Barbara Hall Park Tuesday (June 20) to mark the 33rd annual Toronto AIDS Candlelight Vigil. Performers at this year’s event, whose theme is In The Spirit Of Wellness & Healing, include Toronto’s gay men’s chorus FORTE, Ballet Creole, Francois Gallant and Bernice Chan. Indigenous community counsellor Leonard Benoit and health advocate Louise Binder host. 519 Church. 9 pm. FREE . aidsvigiltor.wordpress.com.\n2. RIDE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE\nWomen In The Streets, a bike ride highlighting Toronto’s women abolitionists, doctors and journalists who blazed new paths fighting injustice throughout history, rolls out of Cabbagetown Saturday (June 17) before snaking its way through downtown and to the Don River. For this new event on this year’s Bike Month calendar, participants meet at the gates outside St. James Cemetery. 1-3 pm. 635 Parliament. More details at bikemonth.ca.\n3. INDIGENOUS ARTISTS ROCK THE ROM\nThis week’s Friday Night Live party at the ROM is called Indigenous Now, in honour of Aboriginal Heritage Month and to coincide with the opening of exhibit Anishinaabeg: Art & Power. The lineup includes Joey Stylez, a hip-hop artist from Moosomin First Nation in Saskatchewan, Sean Conway, a singer/songwriter from Peterborough, and the fiercely funny Manifest Destiny’s Child, Indigenous women stand-up comics. From 7 pm. $13-$15. 100 Queen’s Park. rom.on.ca/fnl." ]

[ "History of the Road Stud History of the Road Stud They originated in the UK in 1933 and today are used all over the world. The simple road stud, or as they are commonly known, the Cat's Eye was invented by Percy Shaw, a road mender from Halifax, and are now used as a safety device on over 90% of Britain's roads. Their invention came about from a remarkable piece of observation when Shaw noticed after the removal of tram-lines in the nearby suburb of Ambler Thorn, he had, unwittingly been using the old polished strips of steel to navigate. The name \"cat's eye\" comes from Shaw's inspiration for the device: the reflection from the eyes of a cat apparently when driving home one foggy night. That is when he clicked onto the idea of using a simple reflective device buried in the road surface to guide drivers along dangerous roads. Having seen how cars were becoming more and more popular and that as more and more people wanted to travel at night they would need more and more help to do so safely. In 1934, he patented his invention, but to actually design something which was not only bright enough to light the road but also withstand the impact of the cars driving over the top of it. In 1937 he won the government contract to mass manufacture the stud and what we still see today on our roads was born. Shaw made the device from two pairs of reflective glass spheres - the 'eyes' - which are traditionally set into a white rubber dome, mounted in a cast iron housing. The clever thing about the road stud is its ability to clean itself by using a fixed rubber wiper which effectively 'washes' the reflectors as they are pushed down when a car drives over the top of the device using rainwater which has collected in the base, making the stud's effectively way ahead of their time in terms of recycling as well. At its peak, Shaw's company Reflective Road studs made over a million studs a year, exporting all over the planet, and while these days they are available in a range of colours and can be solar powered or hard wired the basic principle remains the same. What do the various types of Cat's-Eyes mean? On UK roads today there are various types of road stud all of which have different meanings: The original Cats Eyes are white studs that separate lanes or the middle of the road. Red studs warn motorists that they are close to the left edge of the road. Amber studs warn drivers of the central reservation of a dual carriageway or motorway. Green studs signify the edge of the main carriageway where rest-areas and access roads exit the main road. Green/yellow studs warn drivers that there are temporary adjustments to lane layouts, e.g. where roadwork’s are taking place." ]

[ "Walter Hunt Invented the Safety Pin and a Sewing Machine Inventors Expert By Mary Bellis The modern safety pin was the invention of Walter Hunt. For those of you who don't know what a safety pin is; it is an object commonly used to fasten clothing (i.e. cloth diapers) together. The very first pins used for clothing date back to the Mycenaeans during the 14th century BCE and were called fibulae. Walter Hunt (1796 – 1859) Born in upstate New York, Walter Hunt earned a degree in masonry. He worked as a farmer in the mill town of Lowville, NY, and designed more efficient machinery for the local mills. He received his first patent in 1826, after moving to New York City to work as a mechanic. Walter Hunt's other inventions included: a forerunner of the Winchester repeating rifle, a successful flax spinner, knife sharpener, streetcar bell, hard-coal-burning stove, artificial stone, road sweeping machinery, velocipedes, ice ploughs and mail making machinery. He is also well known for inventing a commercially unsuccessful sewing machine . continue reading below our video 5 Ways to Improve Your Credit Score Walter Hunt - Safety Pin The safety pin was invented while Walter Hunt was twisting a piece of wire, trying to think of something that would help him pay off a fifteen dollar debt. He later sold his patent rights to the safety pin for four hundred dollars to the man that he owed the money to. On April 10, 1849, Walter Hunt was granted US patent #6,281 for his safety pin. Hunt's pin was made from one piece of wire, which was coiled into a spring at one end and a separate clasp and point at the other end, allowing the point of the wire to be forced by the spring into the clasp. It was the first pin to have a clasp and spring action and Hunt claimed that it was designed to keep fingers safe from injury - hence the name. Walter Hunt - Sewing Machine In 1834, Walter Hunt built America's first sewing machine , which was also the first eye pointed needle sewing machine. He later lost interest in patenting his sewing machine, because he believed the invention would cause unemployment. Competing Sewing Machines The eye pointed needle sewing machine was later re-invented by Elias Howe of Spencer, Massachusetts and patented by Howe in 1846. In both Walter Hunt's and Elias Howe's sewing machine a curved eye pointed needle that passed the thread through the fabric in an arc motion; on the other side of the fabric a loop was created; and a second thread carried by a shuttle running back and forth on a track passed through the loop creating a lockstitch. Elias Howe's design was copied by Isaac Singer and others, leading to extensive patent litigation. A court battle in the 1850s showed conclusively Howe was not the originator of the eye pointed needle and gave credit to Walter Hunt. The court case was started by Elias Howe against Isaac Merritt Singer, the then largest manufacturer of sewing machines. Singer disputed Howe's patent rights, by claiming that the invention was already some 20 years old and that Elias Howe should not have been able to claim royalties for it. However, since Walter Hunt had abandoned his sewing machine and not patented it, Elias Howe's patent was upheld by the courts in 1854. Isaac Singer's machine was somewhat different its needle moved up and down, rather than sideways, and it was powered by a treadle rather than a hand crank. However, it used the same lockstitch process and a similar needle. Elias Howe died in 1867, the year his patent expired.", "Inventor Elisha Otis Biography Inventor: Elisha Graves Otis Criteria; First to invent. First to patent. First practical. Entrepreneur. Birth: August 3, 1811 in Halifax, Vermont Death: April 8, 1861 in Yonkers, New York Nationality: American Invention: elevator, safety brake in 1852 Function: noun / el�e�va�tor Definition: A platform or an enclosure raised and lowered in a vertical shaft to transport people or freight. The shaft contains the operating equipment, motor, cables, and accessories. Patent: 31,128 (US) issued January 15, 1861 Milestones: 1852 invents a safety latch for hoisting equipment 1853 starts a company to manufacture safe elevators. Sells elevator to hoist freight 1854 Otis demonstrates the elevator at the World's Fair, Crystal Palace exposition in New York City 1857 Installs the first passenger safe elevator in a New York department store 1861 receives patent for improvements to hoisting apparatus, safety brake 1861 after his death his sons form Otis Brothers & Company 1873 over 2,000 Otis elevators were in use in office buildings, hotels and department stores 1898 Otis Brothers merged with 14 other elevator entities to form the Otis Elevator Company 1903 introduced the gearless traction electric elevator 1931 first Otis double-deck elevator was installed elevator, safety elevator, safety brake for elevators, elisha graves otis, otis elevatorm UTC, patent 31128, invention, history, inventor of, history of, who invented, invention of, fascinating facts. The Story: Imagine the skyline of a modern city if the elevator did not exist. Buildings would be limited to five or six stories. Most of the architecture of the 20th and 21st century would be impossible. Office towers, hotels and high-rise apartments would hardly stand in their present form. The need for vertical transport is as old as civilization. Over the centuries, mankind has employed ingenious forms of lifting. The earliest lifts used man, animal and water power to raise the load. Lifting devices relied on these basic forms of power from the early agricultural societies until the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. From ancient times through the Middle Ages, and into the 13th century, man or animal power was the driving force behind hoisting devices. In ancient Greece, Archimedes developed an improved lifting device operated by ropes and pulleys, in which the hoisting ropes were coiled around a winding drum by a capstan and levers. By A.D. 80, gladiators and wild animals rode crude elevators up to the arena level of the Roman Coliseum. Medieval records contain numerous drawings of hoists lifting men and supplies to isolated locations. Among the most famous is the hoist at the monastery of St. Barlaam in Greece. The monastery stood on a pinnacle approximately (200 ft) above the ground. Its hoist, which employed a basket or cargo net, was the only means up or down. The first elevator designed for a passemger was built in 1743 for King Louis XV at his palace in France. The one-person contraption went up only one floor, from the first to the second. Known as the \"Flying Chair,\" it was on the outside of the building, and was entered by the king via his balcony. The mechanism consisted of a carefully balanced arrangement of weights and pulleys hanging inside a chimney. Men stationed inside the chimney then raised or lowered the Flying Chair at the king's command. By 1850 steam and hydraulic elevators had been introduced, but it was in 1852 that the landmark event in elevator history occurred: the invention of the world's first safety elevator by Elisha Graves Otis. The first passenger elevator was installed by Otis in New York in 1857. After Otis' death in 1861, his sons, Charles and", "Elevator History - Invention of the Elevator Invention: elevator, safety brake in 1852 Function: noun / el�e�va�tor Definition: A platform or an enclosure raised and lowered in a vertical shaft to transport people or freight. The shaft contains the operating equipment, motor, cables, and accessories. Patent: 31,128 (US) issued January 15, 1861 Inventor: Elisha Graves Otis Criteria; First to invent. First to patent. First practical. Entrepreneur. Birth: August 3, 1811 in Halifax, Vermont Death: April 8, 1861 in Yonkers, New York Nationality: American Milestones: 1852 invents a safety latch for hoisting equipment 1853 starts a company to manufacture safe elevators. Sells elevator to hoist freight 1854 Otis demonstrates the elevator at the World's Fair, Crystal Palace exposition in New York City 1857 Installs the first passenger safe elevator in a New York department store 1861 receives patent for improvements to hoisting apparatus, safety brake 1861 after his death his sons form Otis Brothers & Company 1873 over 2,000 Otis elevators were in use in office buildings, hotels and department stores 1898 Otis Brothers merged with 14 other elevator entities to form the Otis Elevator Company 1903 introduced the gearless traction electric elevator 1931 first Otis double-deck elevator was installed elevator, safety elevator, safety brake for elevators, elisha graves otis, otis elevatorm UTC, patent 31128, invention, history, inventor of, history of, who invented, invention of, fascinating facts. The Story: Imagine the skyline of a modern city if the elevator did not exist. Buildings would be limited to five or six stories. Most of the architecture of the 20th and 21st century would be impossible. Office towers, hotels and high-rise apartments would hardly stand in their present form. The need for vertical transport is as old as civilization. Over the centuries, mankind has employed ingenious forms of lifting. The earliest lifts used man, animal and water power to raise the load. Lifting devices relied on these basic forms of power from the early agricultural societies until the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. From ancient times through the Middle Ages, and into the 13th century, man or animal power was the driving force behind hoisting devices. In ancient Greece, Archimedes developed an improved lifting device operated by ropes and pulleys, in which the hoisting ropes were coiled around a winding drum by a capstan and levers. By A.D. 80, gladiators and wild animals rode crude elevators up to the arena level of the Roman Coliseum. Medieval records contain numerous drawings of hoists lifting men and supplies to isolated locations. Among the most famous is the hoist at the monastery of St. Barlaam in Greece. The monastery stood on a pinnacle approximately (200 ft) above the ground. Its hoist, which employed a basket or cargo net, was the only means up or down. The first elevator designed for a passemger was built in 1743 for King Louis XV at his palace in France. The one-person contraption went up only one floor, from the first to the second. Known as the \"Flying Chair,\" it was on the outside of the building, and was entered by the king via his balcony. The mechanism consisted of a carefully balanced arrangement of weights and pulleys hanging inside a chimney. Men stationed inside the chimney then raised or lowered the Flying Chair at the king's command. By 1850 steam and hydraulic elevators had been introduced, but it was in 1852 that the landmark event in elevator history occurred: the invention of the world's first safety elevator by Elisha Graves Otis. The first passenger elevator was installed by Otis in New York in 1857. After Otis' death in 1861, his sons, Cha", "Are these the greatest inventions since sliced bread? | Europeana Blog Are these the greatest inventions since sliced bread? written by Beth on November 14, 2013 in News with no comments ← older posts newer posts → This week is International Week of Science and Peace and so we’ve prepared two blogs for you – today’s is about ‘science’ and tomorrow’s is about ‘peace’. ‘Science’ is a broad term that covers many things, including the development of new ideas, tools and equipments – inventions. So we’ve searched Europeana for some of the best inventions in human history. So, do you think these are the greatest inventions since (or before) sliced bread? Let us know what you think! Find facts about each invention below the gallery… The plough: This tool to help farmers turn their soil and sow seeds is probably as old as agriculture itself. Farmers first used sticks and hoes, which developed into larger tools that could be pulled along by animals. The automobile: The modern car was invented in 1886 by Carl Benz. The first widely affordable car was the Model T Ford, which became available in 1908. You might have heard the story that Henry Ford said ‘Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black’, but in fact he said this in 1918, and when the car first came out it was available in grey, green, blue, and red… not black! The wheel: There is evidence of wheeled vehicles as long ago as the 4th century BC. The wheel is commonly thought of as the fundamental human invention – something so simple and yet so life-changing. And it has become part of a phrase about what not to do when inventing or creating -make sure you don’t waste your time re-inventing the wheel! Communications technology: From telegraphs to the telephone and radio, science has changed the way we communicate. Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph in 1836. Now, we receive dozens of communications a day through our telephones (mobiles and landlines), emails and TV and radio. Most of us would feel lost without these connections to the big bad world – crazy to think that less than 200 years ago, handwritten letters and face-to-face conversations were the only options available. The computer: Mechanical computing devices have been in existence since the 1880s but electronic computers were invented in the 20th century. Whilst the first computers filled entire rooms, now many of us carry a super-powerful version in our pockets in the form of a smartphone. The steam engine: Steam engines have been a great source of mechanical power since the late 1700s, using the pressure created by heating water into steam to create motion. The first prototype steam locomotive was built in Scotland in 1784. Steam engines were central to the Industrial Revolution. The internet: The internet began life as a military network in the 1960s. Since the mid1990s, with the introduction of email and the world wide web, it’s fair to say that the internet has taken over the world. The lightbulb: Thomas Edison is widely known as the inventor of the lightbulb, but several others came up with the idea first. Edison’s in 1878 was just the best. Refrigeration: The idea for refrigeration dates back over 200 years and the kitchen must-have has transformed our domestic lives as well as food safety and medical advancements. It’s not just our milk and frozen chips that are preserved – what about all the blood transfusions and transplant organs that can now be safely transported thanks to refrigeration? The printing press: Movable print technology comes from China in the 11th century. In the West, the invention of movable type mechanical printing technology is credited to the German printer Johannes Gutenberg in 1450. The printing press allowed large numbers of texts to be reproduced quickly and cheaply, spreading news, literature and current thinking around the globe much more easily than had ever been possible before. And if you still think sliced bread is the best of all inventions – a little fact for you – sliced bread was first sold in 1928, advertised as ‘the g", "First Safety Razor was Invented at Boston in 1901 First Disposable Razor Blade (1901) King Camp Gillette (1855-1932) and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. Until that time, portable shaving devices consisted of a wedge shaped heavy metal (forged) blade on top of a handle. When dull, the wedge was stropped by hand until it could no longer keep a sharp edge. It is said traveling salesmen referred to such shaving devices as cut-throat razors, as they were quite dangerous to use on a train. Gillette conceived the idea of a disposable blade in 1895. He was told by leading metallurgists of the day that it was economically unfeasible to mass produce (stamp) such thin pieces of sharpened metal. He soon met W.E. Nickerson, and after six years they were able to invent the equipment necessary to produce the first disposable blade. They patented the invention in 1901 and started the American Safety Razor Company (re-named the Gillette Safety Razor Company in 1904). King Gillette The safety razor was a huge success. By 1910, King Gillette was a millionaire. His portrait was printed on every package of blades, which gained him great celebrity. In personal life he believed in utopian concepts, and wrote a number of books promoting common social advancement. Sadly, Gillette lost most of his fortune in the stock market crash of 1929. The Gillette Company thrived independently for 101 years, and was purchased by brand-savvy Proctor & Gamble Company in 2005. King C. Gillette was a also marketing pioneer. He invented the Razors and Blades Business Model of selling razors at little or no profit, and making more money by selling great quantities of high quality disposable blades for those razors (today known as the Freebie Marketing Model). The Gillette Company has also been a text book product life-cycle innovator, with new features or products introduced every few years. This author has used the Trac II, Atra, Sensor, and Mach III (tm's) products over the past 30 years, and looks forward to future generations of shaving technology. In 1926, Gillette built a large home on 588 acres of land in Calabasas, California. The mansion was later owned by Clarence Brown, a famous MGM film director, and then by comedian Bob Hope and others. The property is now a state park called King Gillette Ranch, and was thankfully preserved. ", "Global Wit & Worldly Wisdom Global Wit & Worldly Wisdom Entries 1-50 - Entries 51-100 - Entries 101-150 - Current Entries Our friends send us 300 jokes a week. We want to share a few of the best ones with you, to tease your mind and soul, as well as your funnybone. We will be frequently adding to this page, so come back and visit often. More importantly, send us some global jokes: advisors at beecom.net. 554. -new- Truly Advanced Technology: Old Gadgets Joe Queenan reminds us that old ways often work a helluva lot better than new technical widgets. \"I stand there behind him, clutching my bottled water and my $5 bill. And a thought occurs to me. What if debit cards had been invented first and cash was invented later? Wouldn't the person who brought the long green to market be treated with the same reverence as Marconi or Edison or Gutenberg?\" \"There are many, many devices or traditions or foods superseded by exciting new inventions that in some ways are inferior to the thing they rendered obsolete. What if Caesar salads had been invented after kale? What if sound systems with powerful speakers and booming bass had been invented after tinny MP3 players?\" Wall Street Journal, July 18-19 2015, p.C11 553. Nary a Tampon At the beginning of the 20th century Argentina was one of the leading countries of the world. It has been in mournful decline ever since, largely the result of humongous political mismanagement. Somehow we find it ironic that it now has a tampon shortage, even though it has been headed up by a lady hack at the moment--Christina Kirchner. \"The shortages stem from another scarcity issue-—the lack of U.S. dollars . Argentina doesn't have enough dollars on hand to pay down its debt while also paying for critical imports like fuel and supplying dollars to importers. Economists say with dollars in short supply, the bureaucracy has to decide who gets the dollars that are available and some importers inevitably lose out.\" \"In the past four days, Argentines referred to the problem more than 25,000 times on Twitter and Facebook , according to www.t-bee.tv, which monitors social networks.\" 552. Tone It Down a Bit \"Howard Hawks had to fix Lauren Bacall a bit before she was fittin' for the screen. He made her lower her voice until it became sultry. \"Tyler was confounded by Ms. Bacall's husk and doesn't seem to have known that, per Hawks's instructions, she had stripped away any trace of what he deemed a potential feminine flaw. After signing her, Hawks had begun shaping Ms. Bacall, telling her, in an anecdote related in Todd McCarthy's invaluable biography Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood : \"When a woman gets excited or emotional, she tends to raise her voice. Now, there is nothing more unattractive than screeching.\"(8-27-14) 551. Settling for Second Best “That’s not a bad wine, if you don’t mind bad wine.” (7-23-14) Books Are Alive and Well Somewhere 547. Tee Shirt Spotting in Santa Barbara Store I saw the best t shirt today.... \"there are three kinds of people in this world....those who are good at math and those who aren`t” (3-26-14) 546. I’ve Got My Teeth “Then, sir,” nipped in the witty Logan Pearsall Smith, “your dentist must be an American.” Shaw has just said his dentist pronounced ‘canine” as “cane-ine.” “Of course!” roared Shaw, “how d’you suppose I came to have all my teeth at my age?” (3-26-14) 545. Winter Weather in North Carolina (3-26-14) 544. Groucho and T.S. Eliot T. S. Eliot wrote to Groucho Marx to confirm that a car would be at waiting at the Savoy to pick \"you and Mrs. Groucho\" up for dinner. Eliot also noted that Groucho's announcement of having \"come to London to see me has greatly enhanced my credit in the neighbourhood, and particularly with the green grocer across the street.\" Eliot began corresponding with Marx several years earlier, having first sent a fan letter saying how much he enjoyed his movies. They exchanged photographs -- Eliot had to ask for a second of Groucho as his first one had no cigar -- and over several years tried to arrange an occasion for d", "History of Famous British Engineers, Buildings and inventions :: Britarticles Introduction > History of Famous British Engineers, Buildings and inventions History of Famous British Engineers, Buildings and inventions 28/09/2012 12:06 Please click on above underlined link and then scroll down page for articles England is one of the oldest European countries ( over 1000 years old ) and London itself was founded by the Romans in 43 AD. As I have many generations going back to the 7th. century England I thought it would be of interest to write about England's famous people and events. Contents The longitude's Marine Chronometer by John Harrison (24 March 1693 – 24 March 1776) Famous Victorian London Engineer Joseph Bazalgette Sir Christopher Wren – London Icon The Crystal Palace Exhibition – London 1851 The London Hackney Carrieage and Hansom Cab – History from 1625 London Routemaster Buses – History England's House of Parliament - It's History London Underground – The World's First Underground Railway The British Invention - Cheques and Their History History of Stocks and Shares London from 1688 to Present London Bridges and Other Thames Crossings – History List of British Royal Societies The Royal Mint – Its English 1,100 years of History Invention of The 17th Century Corkscrew – England Tower of London – London Icon Tower Bridge – London Icon The History of Television - England 1924 British Broadcasting Corporation – BBC History The Freemasons – It's English Origins and History Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee Inventor of The World Wide Web Famous British Engineers – History Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet - The World’s First First Flight - 1849 The Spitfire – A British Icon The First VTOL Harrier Jump Jet – A British Icon 1941 Concorde – A British Icon Sir Isaac Newton – Iconic Scientist – Scientist, Alchemist and Ghost Hunter Charles Darwin 1809 – 1882 Edward Somerset – English Inventor of The First Steam Engine 1653 The First Steam Locomotive – England 1804 Smithfield Market – London Icon Dr. John Dee An English 16th. Century Alchemist and Ghost Hunter My Invention – The Unique Virtual Newspaper Whitefriars Glass – 17th Century History Windsor Castle – It's Royal Hauntings Cats Eyes for the Roads– Invented by Percy Shaw 1933 Sir Alexander Fleming – Discoverer of Penicillin History of The Tank – An England Icon Jigsaw Puzzles – An English Iconic Game Stainless Steel – It's English Discovery 1912 The Globe Theatre – London Icon Robert Thompson – “The Mouseman” Furniture Make Hawk-Eye The Electronic Referee History of the RNLI – Royal National Lifeboat Institution – 1824 History of Her Majesty's Coastguard – UK 1809 History of The Poppy Appeal – British Iconic Charity Josiah Wedgewood (1730-1795) – Potter, Designer and Industrialist History of World's First Double Yellow Lines - England 1958 History of Zebra Crossings England 1949 Oldest English Brewery and The First Registered Trademark Cambridge University – History 1209 AD Oxford University – History from 1096 AD The Greenwich Prime Meridian The Press Gang and Its English History History Of English and British Astronomer Royal's The Neck Tie and It's History The Morgan Motor Company - The Oldest Continuusly Manufactured Car Maker Thomas Telford Victorian Engineer 1757 to 1834 Thomas Chippendale 1718 - 1779 Designer and Cabinet Maker The Great and Good of Britain Buried at Westminster Abbey Dr. John Snow 1813 to 1858 who found the Source of Cholera Samuel Johnson 1709 to 1784 an English icon Inventor of the Pea Whistle by Englishman Joseph Hudson ( 1848-1930 ) History of English Music Hall and Variety Theatre History of English Theatres The Union Jack – Iconic British Flag History of The Passport – England 1414 AD Jonas Hanway (1712-1786) Pioneer of Umbrella English Toby Jugs – History The First Powered Passenger Car and Bus – England 1801 My Favourite British Iconic Cars History of The Hovercraft The World's First Electric House – England 1878 Sir JOSEPH WILSON SWAN – Inventor of Light Bulb - England 1878 Sir Francis Walsingham – Spymaster to Queen Elizabeth", "A Visual History of the Safety Pin | Museum of Every Day Life A Visual History of the Safety Pin A Visual History of the Safety Pin A Visual History of the Safety Pin Antiquity In Homer’s Odyssey, Antinous, (one of the unscrupulous suitors of Odysseus’ wife Penelope) presents Penelope with a gift of jeweled pins in an attempt to seduce her: Then Antinous said, “Queen Penelope, daughter of Icarius, take as many presents as you please from any one who will give them to you; it is not well to refuse a present; but we will not go about our business nor stir from where we are, till you have married the best man among us whoever he may be.” The others applauded what Antinous had said, and each one sent his servant to bring his present. Antinous’s man returned with a large and lovely dress most exquisitely embroidered. It had twelve beautifully made pins of pure gold with which to fasten it and gleamed like sunlight… Herodotus’s Histories mention the long, dagger-like pins Athenian women used to fasten their tunics, and recount the murder of an Athenian soldier by a group of angry women who stabbed him to death with their cloak pins. A law was passed forbidding the wearing of the Athenian-style tunic. Ancient Roman Fibula The Latin Fibula is an ancient precursor to the safety pin, used in the ancient and early medieval world to keep togas, cloaks, hoods, and other kinds of clothing fastened in place, replacing the straight pins used in the Neolithic period and the Bronze Age. Most fibulae are made of bronze or iron, but some were encrusted with jewels, decorated with enamel, glass, coral or bone. Anatomy of the Fibula The four parts of a Fibula are the Body, the Pin, the Spring, and the Hinge. The Body The Body of the Fibula was generally one of two types, either long and narrow, referred to as a “Bow,” or flat and wide, called a “Plate.” Bow type Fibulae appeared in the late Bronze Age, using simple forms, at first a low flat arch, and later, by the 6th Century BC, a more rounded, higher arch. Decorative variations developed, using spirals, oval, and diamond shaped forms. In the Roman Era in the 1st Century AD, a wide variety of variations in the fibula Body proliferated, including shapes of common weapons, animal shapes, and other highly decorative embellishments. The spring or hinge end of the Body is referred to as the Head and the end where the fibula closes is called the Foot. Fibulae were worn facing up, down, or to the side, depending on the culture and time period. The Pin The pin of a Fibula was either a continuation of the body, or a separate piece that attached to it. The Catch Plate is the name of the connection point which closed the fibula, holding the Pin in place. The Spring Early Fibulae had a unilateral Spring, which provided tension to the Pin. Unilateral Springs wound in one direction only, replaced later by bilateral springs, which wrapped around a holding pin or axel. By the 1st Century AD some springs were concealed under a metal cover that was an extension of the fibula Body. The Hinge The early 1st Century AD saw the development of the Hinge, which attached the Pin to the Plate of the Body. In the 3rd Century AD the famous Crossbow Fibula design was created by placing the Hinge in the center of a long transverse bar. Spring-type and Hinge-type fibulae were used contemporaneously Medieval Europe Wealthy people of rank used elaborate safety pins of silver, gold, brass, and ivory. The poor most likely used wooden skewers. By the fifteenth century, pins were made from drawn iron wire. Walter Hunt & The Invention of the Modern Safety Pin Walter Hunt (1796-1859) was a mechanic living in New York state, a prolific inventor, a man whose ethics and humility prevented him from profiting greatly from his inventions. In 1846, Hunt invented the lockstitch sewing machine, and suggested to his daughter that she manufacture the device. When she pointed out to him that this machine would put many poor women in the garment industry out of work, hunt dropped the idea and never patented his invention. In 1849,", "Rock, Ice and Mountain Climbing Terms, Glossary, Definitions - Santiam Alpine Club Glossary of rock, ice and mountain climbing terms Alpine: Concerning high mountains, originally, concerning the Alps. Alpine start: An early morning start to ascend before the sun softens the snow or to return before nightfall. Alpine style: Lightweight, fast climbing that emphasizes the role of speed in safety, to climb and return quickly during a window of good weather. AMS (acute mountain sickness, hypoxemia, hypoxia): Symptoms of low blood oxygen due to high altitude: headache, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, malaise and disturbed sleep. Also see HADE below. Anchor: A point where the rope is secured to the snow, ice or rock to provide protection against a fall. An equalized anchor system places equal weight on multiple devices to reduce the chance of failure. Any individual anchor point, whether one piece of protection or an anchor system, must be able to hold a fall. The condition of the rock, snow or ice determines whether an individual anchor device or an anchor system is required to provide adequate security. Equalized anchor system Approach: The nontechnical section of the climb that leads to the technical part of the climb. Ascender (Jumar, Clog): A mechanical braking device used for belaying oneself from a vertical fixed rope. By contrast, for a traverse protected by horizontal fixed line, carabiners on slings are often used to connect the climber to the main rope. As carabiners have no braking capability, a climber will fall to the lower anchor or to the lowest point between two anchors. Self-belay from prusik or bachmann knot is a known unsafe technique. Unlike a carabiner, prusik cord burns through quickly once it begins sliding on the main line. Avalanche: Movement down the mountain of previously stationary snow, rock, or both. Snow avalanche conditions for open slopes can often be predicted by monitoring the weather. As days of high avalanche danger and known avalanche areas are generally avoided, more climbers are injured by a single falling rock or piece of ice. Bachmann (bachman) knot: A friction knot similar in design and purpose to a prusik knot with the difference that the Bachmann can be set up in a self-regulating configuration. When used in a z-pulley, when tension is released the Bachmann slides along the main rope. When tension pulls the knot tight, the knot prevents downward motion of the pulley. Although similar in purpose to an ascender, a Bachmann knot will burn quickly through the prusik cord should it begin to slip. Bachmann knot video Base weight: The weight of a pack before food, fuel and water. Some thru-hikers flirt with hypothermia by skimping on two warm and dry items to reach a base weight below 10 pounds, 4.5 kilograms, by omitting a stove and carrying a single-wall shelter instead of a double-wall tent. Together, these safety upgrades can sum to as little as 2 additional pounds, 1 kilogram. Dry hiking reduces weight by carrying only enough water to reach the next known water source, another way to leave oneself unprepared for an emergency. A mountaineer's pack loaded with safety gear — a helmet, a harness, a rope plus the appropriate protection for the route — is often not weighed. What is, is. \"That is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to\" remain indifferent about \"what the meaning of the word 'is' is,\" and about whom is boasting of a light pack as they toss their sleeping bag into another's tent. \"Or to take arms against a sea of troubles.\" Either way, base weight is likely to be about the same. Belay: A safety technique where a stationary climber provides protection by means of ropes, anchors and braking devices or techniques, to an ascending or descending partner. A static belay is when a fall is held fast. A dynamic belay is when a fall is brought to a gradual stop by allowing the rope to slide somewhat to not overload the anchor with the force of the fall. Static belay is often used on ice and rock where the anchors are bombproof and the pitch is near vertical. Dynamic belay i", "Who was the Scarlet Pimpernel? About the Scarlet Pimpernel? The above passage contains some of the most famous lines of verse in English literature and is found in the classic novel, The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Emma Orczy. Who was this lterary character who has captured the imagination of generations of readers, has spawned movies and popular TV series, and even provided the inspiration for a hit Broadway musical? The Pimpernel's character has his setting in the the streets of Paris, which are awash in blood as Robespierre and his henchmen send hundreds of French aristocrats to the guillotine. Against this backdrop one unknown Englishman and his brave band of followers leave their genteel lives behind to spirit the French royals to safety in England. The question that France's new leaders demand to know is: who is the Scarlet Pimpernel? The question the reader asks is: why does Sir Percy risk life and honor for a land not his own? Whatever the motivation, the story of the Pimpernel and his gallant crew as they outwit the Committee of Public Safety and its agent Chauvelin again and again, is absorbing reading. Aristocrats, clergy, shopgirls, even the Dauphin himself - no one is beyond the Pimpernel's aid. So who was he, this dashing character? The Scarlet Pimpernel is one of the most famous heroic characters in popular fiction of the past century. Because the adventures of the Pimpernel were set in immediate post-revolutionary France, people these days tend to think the story has been around since the end of the 1700s, but the novel was first published in London in 1905. It's all very French and very genteel English, but it was actually written by a Hungarian woman who was an aristocrat by birth, and actually became the template for a succession of Hollywood and comic-book heroes. Baroness Emma Orczy (1865-1947), a \"transplanted\" Hungarian, wrote dozens of books but it is The Scarlet Pimpernel for which she is remembered. The book tells the story of Sir Percy Blakeney, a late-Georgian British society fop who is known more for being a dandy than having an semblance to a swordsman and hero. All is not as it seems, however, and Sir Percy leads a double life as \"the Scarlet Pimpernel\" -the rescuer of aristocrats and innocents during the Reign of Terror that followed the French Revolution. Sir Percy, feeling betrayed by his bride, French actress Marguerite St. Just, is pursued by his nemesis, the French Republican agent Citizen Chauvelin. The central thrust of the Pimpernel - that of an unlikely everyman being capable of living a twin life, one of which is unbelievably heroic - has been copied time and time again since Baroness Orczy put pen to paper. How? Think about Zorro, Bruce Wayne/Batman, Clark Kent/Superman. The list goes on. The story has been dramatised on television and on the big screen several times (most notably in 1935 with Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon and Raymond Massey). In the '50s Marius Goring portayed what was arguably the best TV Pimpernel, after starring in a Scarlet Pimpernel radio series broadcast across the US. The 1982 TV series starring Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour and Ian McKellen was hugely popular. The BBC", "The Debunker: What Color Is the \"Black Box\" on an Airplane? - Woot Woot! The Debunker: What Color Is the \"Black Box\" on an Airplane? The Debunker: What Color Is the \"Black Box\" on an Airplane? by Ken Jennings 9 months ago In 2009, a global cabal of artists, designers, and scientists called the International Colour Association decided to create a day to honour—er, \"honor\"—color in all its forms. International Colour Day is now celebrated every March 21, since that's the spring equinox, the day when light and darkness are in perfect balance. All month, we're going to have Jeopardy!'s Ken Jennings with us, debunking a full spectrum of chromatic claptrap. Your trivia knowledge will soon be in the pink. The Debunker: What Color Is the \"Black Box\" on an Airplane? Like many important inventions, you never hear about them unless something has already gone terribly wrong. By law, the rear fuselage of every commercial airliner in the world—sometimes the rear cargo hold, sometimes a compartment above the galley ceiling—carries a device that records flight data and cockpit audio while the plane is in flight. This is the famous \"black box\" that's designed to tell investigators what went wrong when a plane goes down. American inventors were working on different kinds of aircraft recorder as early as the 1940s, but the modern \"black box,\" with combines an FDR (flight data recorder) with a CVR (cockpit voice recorder) was the brainchild of Australian engineer David Warren, who built the first prototype in 1956. His lab bosses weren't interested, but a visiting British government minister loved the idea, and the recorders were soon standard worldwide. Today's model is a titanium-shielded device the size of two shoe boxes, designed to withstand temperatures hotter than molten lava, impacts of 3,400 times the force of gravity, and the pressure at the bottom of the ocean. Divers and investigators often spend weeks or even months searching for flight recorders after a crash, so, as a moment's thought will reveal, black is the worst possible color for a \"black box.\" In fact, these recorders are required by law to be painted bright orange and covered in reflective tape. It's a mystery where the term \"black box\" came from in the first place, since the boxes were never black. David Warren's very first prototype was a crimson-painted cylinder he called the \"Red Egg.\" In science, a black box is a system whose internal workings are completely unknown, so the name may be a reference to the fact that the device is designed to open up the \"black box\" of an in-flight airliner. Or the name could be an artifact of a time when recorders had to be studied in a darkroom, as they contained photographic film. The flight recorder has been called \"the greatest single invention in the history of safety engineering,\" but the story of how it got its name is still, well, a black box. Quick Quiz: What do observant Jews keep in the small black boxes called tefillin, or phylacteries?", "Thomas Edison's Greatest Inventions Thomas Edison's Greatest Inventions How the iconic inventor's ideas shaped America Getty Images Updated October 13, 2016. The Phonograph Thomas Edison’s first great invention was the tin foil phonograph. While working to improve the efficiency of a telegraph transmitter , he noticed that the tape of the machine gave off a noise that resembled spoken words when played at a high speed. This led him to wonder if he could record a telephone message. So he began experimenting with the diaphragm of a telephone receiver by attaching a needle to it based on the reasoning that the needle could prick paper tape to record a message. His experiments led him to try a stylus on a tinfoil cylinder, which, to his great surprise, played back the short message he recorded, \"Mary had a little lamb.\" The word phonograph was the trade name for Edison's device, which played cylinders rather than discs. The machine had two needles: one for recording and one for playback. When you spoke into the mouthpiece, the sound vibrations of your voice would be indented onto the cylinder by the recording needle. continue reading below our video Profile of Thomas Edison The cylinder phonograph, the first machine that could record and reproduce sound, created a sensation and brought Edison international fame. The date given for Edison's completion of the model for the first phonograph was August 12, 1877. It is more likely, however, that work on the model was not finished until November or December of that year since he did not file for the patent until December 24, 1877. He toured the country with the tin foil phonograph and was invited to the White House to demonstrate the device to President Rutherford B. Hayes in April 1878. In 1878, Thomas Edison established the Edison Speaking Phonograph Company to sell the new machine. He suggested other uses for the phonograph, such as letter writing and dictation, phonographic books for blind people, a family record (recording family members in their own voices), music boxes and toys, clocks that announce the time and a connection with the telephone so communications could be recorded. The phonograph also led to other spin-off inventions. For example, while the Edison Company had been fully devoted to the cylinder phonograph , Edison associates began developing their own disc player and discs in secret due to concern over the rising popularity of discs. And in 1913, the Kinetophone was introduced, which attempted to synchronize motion pictures with the sound of a phonograph cylinder record. A Practical Light Bulb Thomas Edison's greatest challenge was the development of a practical incandescent, electric light. Contrary to popular belief, he didn't \"invent\" the lightbulb, but rather he improved upon a 50-year-old idea. In 1879, using lower current electricity, a small carbonized filament and an improved vacuum inside the globe, he was able to produce a reliable, long-lasting source of light. The idea of electric lighting was not new. A number of people had worked on and even developed forms of electric lighting. But up to that time, nothing had been developed that was remotely practical for home use. Edison's achievement was inventing not just an incandescent electric light, but also an electric lighting system that contained all the elements necessary to make the incandescent light practical, safe, and economical. He accomplished this when he was able to come up with an incandescent lamp with a filament of carbonized sewing thread that burned for thirteen and a half hours. There are a couple of other interesting things about the invention of the light bulb. While most of the attention has been given to the discovery of the ideal filament that made it work, the invention of seven other system elements were just as critical to the practical application of electric lights as an alternative to the gas lights that were prevalent in that day. These elements included: The devices for maintaining constant voltage Safety fuses and insulating materials Light sockets with on-off switch", "American Diagnostic Corporation - Core Medical Device Manufacturer. Stethoscopes, Blood Pressure, Thermometry, and EENT Home > Learning Center > About Stethoscopes > History of the Stethoscope The word stethoscope is derived from the two Greek words, stethos (chest) and scopos (examination). Apart from listening to the heart and chest sounds, it is also used to hear bowel sounds and blood flow noises in arteries and veins.(1) Since mankind first began to study human physiology, and the physical characteristics associated with various ailments, it has been obvious that the heart plays a crucial role in our bodies. The sounds it makes, as well as the sounds that the surrounding organs, such as the lungs, make can be crucial indicators when examining a patient. The act of listening to these sounds, known as auscultation, has been refined using even more powerful tools to aid physicians in this crucial examination. In the early 1800’s, and prior to the development of the stethoscope, physicians would often perform physical examinations using techniques such as percussion and immediate auscultation. In immediate auscultation, physicians placed their ear directly on the patient to observe internal sounds. (2) Drawings of the early stethoscope by Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laënnec, 1819. This technique suffered from several drawbacks, the foremost being that it required physical contact between the physician and the patient and proper placement of the ear. In addition, the sounds observed by the physician were not amplified in any way, creating the possibility of missing key sounds that might indicate potential illness. Finally, the act of performing immediate auscultation could be awkward for both the physician and patient. To resolve the limitations of immediate auscultation, a French doctor named Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laënnec (1781–1826) at the Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital in Paris invented the first stethoscope in 1816. During an examination of a patient, he was afforded few diagnostic clues from application of a hand to the chest or the commonly used percussion method. Reluctant to perform immediate auscultation on the young female patient, he used a rolled sheet of paper to create an aural tube and facilitate auscultation. He was excited to discover that the heart sounds were clearly audible, and this discovery later lead to the development of the first device specifically for this purpose. (3) The first stethoscope consisted of a wooden tube and was monaural. Similar to a hearing aid known as an ear trumpet, it allowed the physician to more comfortably perform auscultation. (4) Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laënnec examines a patient in front of his students at Necker Hospital in this painting by Theobald Chartran. It would not be until 1851 when the stethoscope had its next major improvement, which was to make the device bi-aural. Invented by Irish physician Arthur Leared, it was refined in 1852 by George Cammann for commercialization. Cammann also wrote a major treatise on diagnosis by auscultation, which the refined binaural stethoscope made possible. (4) Initially there was some concern that the bi-aural stethoscope could create hearing imbalances which might be problematic during examinations, but by the early 1900’s these concerns had largely subsided and the bi-aural stethoscope was a commonly used diagnostic instrument. Throughout the 20th century many minor improvements were made to these iconic devices to reduce weight, improve acoustic quality, and filter out external noise to aid in the process of auscultation. Electronic versions of the stethoscope were introduced to further amplify sound. Stethoscopes are now available in a wide array of styles, with designs available for virtually every branch of medicine. Despite all of the improvements and changes, the basic principle behind the stethoscope continues to remain the same; to provide physicians with the means to perform auscultation and identify specific sounds within the body. References 1. (n.d.) South Australian Medical Heritage Society Inc, Website for t", "reticle - definition - What is ? What is ? reticle definition : reticle A reticle, or reticule (), also known as a graticule (), is a net of fine lines or fibers in the eyepiece of a sighting device, such as a telescope, a telescopic sight, a microscope, or the screen of an oscilloscope. Today, engraved lines or embedded fibers may be replaced by a computer-generated image superimposed on a screen or eyepiece. Both terms may be used to describe any set of lines used for optical measurement, but in modern use reticle is most commonly used for gunsights and such, while graticule is more widely used for the covers of oscilloscopes and similar roles. There are many variations of reticles; this article concerns itself mainly with a simple reticle: crosshairs. Crosshairs are most commonly represented as intersecting lines in the shape of a cross, \"+\", though many variations exist, including dots, posts, circles, scales, chevrons, or a combination of these. Most commonly associated with telescopic sights for aiming firearms, crosshairs are also common in optical instruments used for astronomy and surveying, and are also popular in graphical user interfaces as a precision pointer. The reticle is said to have been invented by Robert Hooke, and dates to the 17th century. Another candidate as inventor is the amateur astronomer William Gascoigne, who predated Hooke. ==Use== ===Firearms=== Telescopic sights for firearms, generally just called scopes, are probably the device most often associated with crosshairs. Motion pictures and the media often use a view through crosshairs as a dramatic device, which has given crosshairs wide cultural exposure. ====Reticle shape==== While the traditional thin crossing lines are the original and still the most familiar cross-hair shape, they are really best suited for precision aiming at high contrast targets, as the thin lines are easily lost in complex backgrounds, such as those encountered while hunting. Thicker bars are much easier to discern against a complex background, but lack the precision of thin bars. The most popular types of cross-hair in modern scopes are variants on the duplex cross-hair, with bars that are thick on the perimeter and thin out in the middle. The thick bars allow the eye to quickly locate the center of the reticle, and the thin lines in the center allow for precision aiming. The thin bars in a duplex reticle may also be designed to be used as a measure. Called a 30/30 reticle, the thin bars on such a reticle span 30 minutes of an arc (0.5º), which happens to be close to 30 inches at 100 yards. This enables an experienced shooter to deduce (as opposed to guess or estimate) the range within an acceptable error limit. ====Wire crosshairs==== Originally crosshairs were constructed out of hair or spiderweb, these materials being sufficiently thin and strong. Many modern scopes use wire crosshairs, which can be flattened to various degrees to change the width. These wires are usually silver in color, but appear black when backlit by the image passing through the scope's optics. Wire reticles are by nature fairly simple, as they require lines that pass all the way across the reticle, and the shapes are limited to the variations in thickness allowed by flattening the wire; duplex crosshairs, and crosshairs with dots are possible, and multiple horizontal or vertical lines may be used. The advantage of wire crosshairs is that they are fairly tough and durable, and provide no obstruction to light passing through the scope. ====Etched reticles==== The first suggestion for etched glass reticles was made by Philippe de La Hire in 1700. His method was based on engraving the lines on a glass plate with a diamond point. Many modern crosshairs are actually etched onto a thin plate of glass, which allows a far greater latitude in shapes. Etched glass reticles can have floating elements, which do not cross the reticle; circles and dots are common, and some types of glass reticles have complex sections designed for use in range estimation and bullet drop and drift compensation (see extern", "Henry Percy (de Percy), Sir (1364 - 1403) - Genealogy Henry Percy Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland Wife: May 28 1364 - Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England Death: May 28 1364 - Alnwick, Northumberland, , England Death: July 30 1403 - Shrewsbury, Shropshire, , England Mother: Margaret De Neville Of Raby Wife: Lady Elizabeth De Percy (born Mortimer) Children: Joan de Percy, Elizabeth De Percy Brother: 1364 - Warkworth Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England Death: Elizabeth Percy, Baroness Camoys (born Mortimer) Children: May 20 1364 - Alnwick, Northumberland, England Death: July 21 1403 - Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Parents: Henry de Percy, Margaret de Percy (born Neville) Wife: May 20 1364 - Alnwick, Northumberland, England Death: July 21 1403 - Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Parents: Henry de Percy, Margaret de Percy (born Neville) Wife: Henry de Percy, Lady Elizabeth Percy, Elizabeth Percy Brother: May 20 1364 - Warkworth Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England Death: July 21 1403 - Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, Shrewsbury, England Parents: Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (born De Percy), Margaret De Neville (born Percy De Neville) Brother: Elizabeth Percy, Baroness of Camoys (born De Mortimer) Son: About Sir Henry \"Hotspur\" Percy a short summary from Wikipedia: Harry Hotspur (Sir Henry Percy) Spouse: Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland Lady Elizabeth Percy Noble family House of Percy Father: Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland Mother: Margaret Neville Died: 21 July 1403 (aged 39) Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England ===================================================================== \"Sir Henry Percy KG (20 May 1364 – 21 July 1403), commonly known as Sir Harry Hotspur, or simply Hotspur, was the eldest son of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, and Margaret Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby, and Alice de Audley. He was the most famous soldier of his day, but was slain leading the losing side at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403.\" ===================================================================== ==================================================================== Citations / Sources: [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 95. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family. [S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online <e-mail address>, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 550. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IX, page 712. [S1257] #248 A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions or High Official Rank; but Uninvested with Heritable Honors (1834-1838), Burke, John, (4 volumes. London: Published for Henry Colburn, by R. Bentley, 1834-1838), FHL book 942 D2bc., vol. 4 p. 358. [S2420] #11886 The Golden Grove books of pedigrees (filmed 1970), (Manuscript, National Library of Wales manuscript number Castell Gorfod 7. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950), FHL microfilms 104,349-104,351., book 9 p. G1134, 1186; book 16 p. M1925. [S2411] #11915 British Genealogy (filmed 1950), Evans, Alcwyn Caryni, (Books A to H. National Library of Wales MSS 12359-12360D. Manuscript filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1950), FHL microfilms 104,355 and 104,390 item 2., book 6 p. F4, 9. [S673] #1079 A History of Monmouthshire from the Coming of the Normans into Wales down to the Present Time (1904-1993), Bradney, Sir Joseph Alfred, (Publications of the South Wales Record Society, number 8. Five volumes in 13. London: Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1904-1993),", "Microwave Oven Microwave Oven Greetings, The Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communication and Computation is seeking : artifacts, books, papers, personal recollections, funny stories, newspaper clipping, magazines, catalogs, articles torn out of magazines, cartoons, prototype magnetrons, really early microwave ovens etc ANYTHING Is Fair Game! The purpose is two-fold which consists of construction the display in the museum in Glendale Arizona and also as an addition to our web site. thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC Please check our web site at to see other engineering fields, communications and computation stuff we buy, and by all means when in Arizona drop in and see us. address: thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC The microwave oven was invented as an accidental by-product of war-time (World War 2) radar research using magnetrons (vacuum tubes that produce microwave radiation, a type of electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength between 1 mm and 30 cm). In 1946, the engineer Dr. Percy LeBaron Spencer, who worked for the Raytheon Corporation, was working on magnetrons. One day at work, he had a candy bar in his pocket, and found that it had melted. He realized that the microwaves he was working with had caused it to melt. After experimenting, he realized that microwaves would cook foods quickly - even faster than conventional ovens that cook with heat. The Raytheon Corporation produced the first commercial microwave oven in 1954; it was called the 1161 Radarange. It was large, expensive, and had a power of 1600 watts. The first domestic microwave oven was produced in 1967 by Amana (a division of Raytheon). In 1967, Amana, a division of Raytheon, introduced its domestic Radarange microwave oven, marking the beginning of the use of microwave ovens in home kitchens. Although sales were slow during the first few years, partially due to the oven�s relatively expensive price tag, the concept of quick microwave cooking had arrived. In succeeding years, Litton and a number of other companies joined the countertop microwave oven market. By the end of 1971, the price of countertop units began to decrease and their capabilities were expanded. Spencer, born in Howland, Maine, was orphaned at a young age. Although he never graduated from grammar school, he became Senior Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors at Raytheon, receiving 150 patents during his career. Because of his accomplishments, Spencer was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the U.S. Navy and has a building named after him at Raytheon. Percy Spencer, while working for the Raytheon Company, discovered a more efficient way to manufacture magnetrons. In 1941, magnetrons were being produced at a rate of 17 per day. Spencer set out to create a simpler magnetron that could be mass produced. The result was a magnetron that replaced precision copper bars with lamina and replaced soldered internal wires with a simple solid ring. These improvements and others allowed for the faster production of 2,600 magnetrons per day. In 1945, Spencer created a device to cook food using microwave radiation. Raytheon saw the possibilities of this, and after acquiring Amana Refrigeration in 1965, was able to sell microwave ovens on a large scale. The first microwave oven was called the Radarange, and today, there are over 200 million in use throughout the world. A Brief History of the Microwave Oven By J. Carlton Gallawa , author of THE COMPLETE MICROWAVE OVEN SERVICE HANDBOOK Like many of today's great inventions, the microwave oven was a by-product of another technology. It was during a radar-related research project around 1946 that Dr. Percy Spencer, a self-taught engineer with the Raytheon Corporation, noticed something very unusual. He was testing a new vacuum tube", "The Rise of the Electric Home Appliance | PartSelect.com The Rise of the Electric Home Appliance Shop With Confidence The Rise of the Electric Home Appliance From the ancient Egyptians to Benjamin Franklin and the early inventions of Thomas Edison, the discovery and manipulation of electricity opened new doors for humanity to walk through. Revolutionizing everything from how people illuminated their homes to the invention of new home appliances, the early 20th century saw a rise in the creation of tools, devices and gadgets that changed the way people performed household tasks. Each of the following electric home appliances were created as efficient and time saving devices that replaced outdated methods of performing chores. This guide will explore home appliances as they were developed as well as take a closer look at the methods used to perform those specific tasks prior to each invention. The Electric Clothes Washer Controversy surrounds the inventor of the electric clothes washer but the earliest photo evidence shows a picture of a woman sitting by a “Nineteen Hundred Company” washing machine that included an electric motor in the November 1906-April 1907 issue of “Cassier’s Magazine.” The story was printed several years before Alva J. Fisher took out US patent 966677 on April 9, 1910 for an electric washing machine. Due to Fisher’s patent, many credit Fisher as being the original inventor, however, the earliest inventors remain unknown. Alva Fisher is credited, however, with creating an electric washing machine in 1916. By 1922, Maytag Corporation had invented a washing machine with an agitator. Prior to electricity’s discovery and indoor plumbing, laundry was performed by hand or with washboards. Many would take their laundry to rivers, lakes and streams and use ashes or plant materials as soaps. The early Romans, after mastering aqueducts, would use water that had been collected to wash clothes by hand. During the Middle Ages, lye soaps, white clay or fuller’s earth was used to perform washing tasks that often took place in large tubs. Soap continued to be manufactured throughout the 18th century, and by the 19th century, washing machines had advanced from buckets to closed tubs that had wooden paddles and agitators. Those methods received a new upgrade once electricity was used to devise an automatic washing machine. During the 1920s, electric washing machines were on a fast track to finding their way to American homes as more than two thirds of all U.S. homes were equipped with electricity. Collection of newspapers, photos and articles regarding early inventions including the electric washing machine Electric Refrigerator It’s hard to imagine life without electric refrigeration. Refrigerators and freezers are extremely important, not only for the maintaining of foods’ flavor, but also for safety. Without proper refrigeration and food storage at correct temperatures, food is vulnerable to overgrowth of harmful bacteria. There was a time, however, when man did not have electricity, refrigeration or freezers and relied upon the natural environment and winter months in order to store food. The ancient Chinese and Romans used snow and ice as refrigeration materials. By the early 19th century, people worldwide would use a variety of early refrigeration methods. Sometimes food would be placed in a bucket then put in a cool river or lake. Cellars would be used to store canned foods that would keep in cool temperatures. Other foods were preserved through other method such as canning, drying and smoking. Ice was a hard commodity to come by, especially in the early 19th century. It wasn’t until German breweries began to make their way into the United States in the middle of the 19th century that the demand for refrigeration became realized. One of the earliest refrigeration devices was used by the S. Liebmann’s Sons Brewing Company in New York in 1870. Soon other breweries were instituting refrigeration and soon the meat industry and other businesses followed. Refrigeration then made its way to railroad cars where it wa", "Jack Cover, 88, Physicist Who Invented the Taser Stun Gun, Dies - The New York Times The New York Times U.S. |Jack Cover, 88, Physicist Who Invented the Taser Stun Gun, Dies Search Jack Cover, the physicist who invented the Taser stun gun , the police weapon that subdues its targets with jolts of electricity, died Feb. 7 in Mission Viejo, Calif. He was 88 and lived in San Clemente, Calif. The cause was pneumonia brought on by Alzheimer’s disease, said his wife, Ginny. Mr. Cover (pronounced KOH-ver), who worked as an aerospace scientist and was affiliated with NASA’s Apollo moon landing program, came up with the idea for a nonlethal weapon for use in law enforcement in the 1960s as a response to emergencies in the news, including airplane hijackings. The scientific inspiration, Ms. Cover said, was a newspaper article about a man who had inadvertently walked into an electrified fence and survived, though he was temporarily immobilized. “When he read that had happened, he knew an electric current could be used without danger,” Ms. Cover said. Mr. Cover named his invention as a tribute to another inspiration, the Tom Swift science fiction novels he read as a child, one of which was “Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle.” He created an acronym from “Thomas Swift Electric Rifle,” adding the “A,” he explained to The Washington Post in 1976, “because we got tired of answering the phone ‘T.S.E.R.’ ” Advertisement Continue reading the main story The Taser gun shoots electrified darts connected to the gun by insulated wires, and it works by flooding the target’s body with current, causing uncontrollable muscle contractions. Small amounts of current are not inherently dangerous, but the safety threshold is not absolute, especially involving people whose heart circuitry has been made vulnerable by drug use or overexertion, common factors among resisting offenders. Photo Jack Cover with a model of his invention in September 1975. Credit United Press International Law enforcement agencies generally support the Taser as a worthy tool that protects officers from violent offenders and protects the suspects as well. According to Taser International, founded in 1993, which markets products based on Mr. Cover’s original invention, more than 13,400 law enforcement agencies around the world now use Tasers. More than 375,000 individual officers have them, and so do more than 181,000 private citizens. From 1976 to 1995, Tasers were considered firearms because the darts were propelled by gunpowder. Approached in 1993 by Taser International, Mr. Cover modified the weapon so that it was powered by compressed nitrogen, allowing Tasers to be freely sold to the public. The proliferation of Tasers has made them controversial, as their frequent use has led to fears of their overuse. According to Amnesty International, which seeks to have the use of Tasers by private citizens prohibited and use by the police curtailed pending further study, at least 334 people have died since 2001 after being shot with Tasers by police officers. In a statement sent by e-mail on Friday, a spokesman for Taser International, Steve Tuttle, said, “We stand by the safety of our devices.” John Higson Cover Jr., known as Jack, was born in New York City on April 6, 1920, and grew up mostly in Chicago, where his father was a professor of economics and his mother earned a master’s degree in mathematics at the University of Chicago. Mr. Cover later earned a B.S. and a Ph.D. in physics there. He was a scientist at North American Aviation (which later became Rockwell International), a National Aeronautics and Space Administration contractor, and he led the company’s team of researchers working on the Apollo project. Mr. Cover’s first two marriages ended in divorce. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Steven, of Newport, Wash.; three daughters, Dede Rhodes, also of Newport, Melissa Beckley of Brush Prairie, Wash., and Cathy Cover of Tucson; two stepchildren, Shawn Kerr of San Clemente and Aron Fisher of Menifee, Calif.; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Adver", "Buildings - 5 | Britannica.com Buildings This general category includes a selection of more specific topics. Displaying 301 - 400 of 534 results lantern of the dead small stone structure with windows in the upper part, in which lamps were placed to mark the position of a cemetery at night. Their use, which seems limited to western and central France, is probably owing to a traditional survival of primitive Celtic... Latrobe, Benjamin British-born architect and civil engineer who established architecture as a profession in the United States. Latrobe was the most original proponent of the Greek Revival style in American building. Latrobe attended the Moravian college at Niesky, Saxony,... Ledoux, Claude-Nicolas French architect who developed an eclectic and visionary architecture linked with nascent pre-Revolutionary social ideals. Ledoux studied under J.-F. Blondel and L.-F. Trouard. His imaginative woodwork at a café brought him to the notice of society,... LEED standards a certification program devised in 1994 by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC; founded 1993) to encourage sustainable practices design and development by means of tools and criteria for performance measurement. It is “a voluntary, consensus-based,... Legorreta, Ricardo Mexican architect who combined elements of Western modernism with traditional pre-Columbian design (thick masonry walls) and contemporary Latin components in more than 100 buildings that were known for their vibrant colours and geometric shapes. After... Lescaze, William Swiss-born American architect best known for conceiving, in conjunction with George Howe, the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building, or PSFS (1931–32), which effectively introduced the International style of architecture into the United States.... life-safety system Any interior building element designed to protect and evacuate the building population in emergencies, including fires and earthquakes, and less critical events, such as power failures. Fire-detection systems include electronic heat and smoke detectors... lift-slab construction Technique whereby concrete floor slabs are poured on the ground, one on top of the other, and then lifted into place on top of columns by hydraulic jacks. Used for very tall multistory buildings, this method offers substantial savings in formwork. light-frame construction System of construction using many small and closely spaced members that can be assembled by nailing. It is the standard for U.S. suburban housing. The balloon-frame house with wood cladding, invented in Chicago in the 1840s, aided the rapid settlement... lighting use of an artificial source of light for illumination. It is a key element of architecture and interior design. Residential lighting uses mainly either incandescent lamps or fluorescent lamps and often depends heavily on movable fixtures plugged into... limes Latin “path” in ancient Rome, originally a path that marked the boundary between plots of land. Later it came to refer to roads along which troops advanced into unfriendly territory. The word, therefore, came to mean a Roman military road, fortified... Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts travertine-clad cultural complex on the western side of Manhattan (1962–68), built by a board of architects headed by Wallace K. Harrison. The buildings, situated around a plaza with a fountain, are the home of the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City... lock mechanical device for securing a door or receptacle so that it cannot be opened except by a key or by a series of manipulations that can be carried out only by a person knowing the secret or code. Early history. The lock originated in the Near East;... lodge originally an insubstantial house or dwelling, erected as a seasonal habitation or for some temporary occupational purpose, such as woodcutting. In this sense the word is currently used to describe accommodations for sportsmen during hunting season and... loft in architecture, upper space within a building, or a large undivided space in a building used principally for storage in business or industry.", "Motorways in Spain | Ábaco Advisers You are in: Home > Spain Explained > Life In Spain > Blog > Motorways In Spain Motorways in Spain Life in Spain Sun, 14 Dec 2014 Driving in Spain can be a pleasure. Once you put the city centre behind you, you can find long stretches of motorway without a traffic cone or tailback in sight. Spanish motorways seem to be extraordinarily free from road works and are generally enjoyable to drive on. urgent money needed There are two types of motorway in Spain: The autovia which is an ordinary motorway identifiable by beginning with an ‘A’ followed by a number (e.g. A7) The autopista which is a toll motorway and begins with the letters ‘AP’ (e.g.AP7) The well-known AP7 runs all the way down the Mediterranean coast and shorter stretches of toll motorway pepper Spain. If you have had the pleasure of travelling on one of the toll roads you will know just how quiet they can be. At certain times of the year you can be driving for miles without encountering another vehicle. There is a reason. Motorway tolls They are expensive. In the summer high season in particular the cost of travelling on some of these pay-as-you-go motorways can seem extortionate. The irony is that as fees are increased to help ensure the profitability of the motorway, so fewer people use them. A real Catch 22. The decision has been made this year that perhaps a price frieze is what’s needed. In 2015, motorway toll prices will be frozen for the first time in five years. This will be welcome news too for those who suffer from the disturbance of motorists taking shortcuts and back roads to avoid the high tolls and congestion of the public roads. How tolls work The word for toll is ‘peaje’ and signs will warn you as you approach one. When you arrive at the toll you have a choice of paying by card or with cash. If you have a VIA-T then you pay automatically. This is a device that is stuck to your windscreen and the amount to pay registers automatically as you pass through the specifically labelled lanes. On some stretches of road you receive a card that you then keep in your car until the next toll. On other stretches there might be a toll as you exit from the motorway. Some tolls are fixed rate and for others you are charged according to the distance travelled. If you have an AP motorway locally you will become familiar with its idiosyncrasies and work out the best methods of getting the benefits without paying an arm and a leg. Speed limits Usually the speed limit on a Spanish motorway is 120km/h but do be careful, this is reduced in some key areas. For example, in a tunnel the speed limit is reduced and on an approach to a toll your speed must drop gradually. You will find speed cameras too on Spanish motorways although not as commonly as you do in many other European countries. You usually do have a warning that speed cameras are in use and you will be sent a fine to your house if you are caught breaking the speed limit. Fines can be paid quite easily online by accessing the DGT website: http://www.dgt.es/es/ A new law in Spain introduced in 2014 bans in-car radar detectors that identify mobile speed traps. However, you can still use warning devices designed to indicate fixed speed traps. Service stations There are service stations on Spanish motorways. They tend to be a little smaller than in some other European countries but are, overall quite reasonable places to stop for some refreshments and can actually serve some decent food. There are reports occasionally of travellers being targeted at service stations and thefts occurring. It is sensible to be on the alert and take precautions such as keeping an eye on your possessions and not leaving items in your car on clear view. Overall, if you do have some distance to travel in Spain, the motorway network provides a very good means of covering the miles. Share in", "computer - History of computing | Britannica.com History of computing quantum computer A computer might be described with deceptive simplicity as “an apparatus that performs routine calculations automatically.” Such a definition would owe its deceptiveness to a naive and narrow view of calculation as a strictly mathematical process. In fact, calculation underlies many activities that are not normally thought of as mathematical. Walking across a room, for instance, requires many complex, albeit subconscious, calculations. Computers, too, have proved capable of solving a vast array of problems, from balancing a checkbook to even—in the form of guidance systems for robots—walking across a room. Before the true power of computing could be realized, therefore, the naive view of calculation had to be overcome. The inventors who laboured to bring the computer into the world had to learn that the thing they were inventing was not just a number cruncher, not merely a calculator. For example, they had to learn that it was not necessary to invent a new computer for every new calculation and that a computer could be designed to solve numerous problems, even problems not yet imagined when the computer was built. They also had to learn how to tell such a general problem-solving computer what problem to solve. In other words, they had to invent programming. They had to solve all the heady problems of developing such a device, of implementing the design, of actually building the thing. The history of the solving of these problems is the history of the computer. That history is covered in this section, and links are provided to entries on many of the individuals and companies mentioned. In addition, see the articles computer science and supercomputer . Early history Computer precursors The abacus The earliest known calculating device is probably the abacus . It dates back at least to 1100 bce and is still in use today, particularly in Asia. Now, as then, it typically consists of a rectangular frame with thin parallel rods strung with beads. Long before any systematic positional notation was adopted for the writing of numbers, the abacus assigned different units, or weights, to each rod. This scheme allowed a wide range of numbers to be represented by just a few beads and, together with the invention of zero in India, may have inspired the invention of the Hindu-Arabic number system . In any case, abacus beads can be readily manipulated to perform the common arithmetical operations—addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division—that are useful for commercial transactions and in bookkeeping. A Chinese wooden abacus. The abacus is a digital device; that is, it represents values discretely. A bead is either in one predefined position or another, representing unambiguously, say, one or zero. Analog calculators: from Napier’s logarithms to the slide rule Calculating devices took a different turn when John Napier , a Scottish mathematician, published his discovery of logarithms in 1614. As any person can attest, adding two 10-digit numbers is much simpler than multiplying them together, and the transformation of a multiplication problem into an addition problem is exactly what logarithms enable. This simplification is possible because of the following logarithmic property: the logarithm of the product of two numbers is equal to the sum of the logarithms of the numbers. By 1624, tables with 14 significant digits were available for the logarithms of numbers from 1 to 20,000, and scientists quickly adopted the new labour-saving tool for tedious astronomical calculations. Most significant for the development of computing, the transformation of multiplication into addition greatly simplified the possibility of mechanization. Analog calculating devices based on Napier’s logarithms—representing digital values with analogous physical lengths—soon appeared. In 1620 Edmund Gunter , the English mathematician who coined the terms cosine and cotangent, built a device for performing navigational calculations: the Gunter scale, or, as navigators simply c", "Who Invented the Car? - History of the Automobile Who Invented the Car? A Frenchmen made the first automobile, but its evolution was a worldwide effort. History of Cars. Gaetty Images By Mary Bellis Updated July 01, 2016. The very first self-powered road vehicles were powered by steam engines and by that definition Nicolas Joseph Cugnot of France built the first automobile in 1769 - recognized by the British Royal Automobile Club and the Automobile Club de France as being the first. So why do so many history books say that the automobile was invented by either Gottlieb Daimler or Karl Benz? It is because both Daimler and Benz invented highly successful and practical gasoline-powered vehicles that ushered in the age of modern automobiles. Daimler and Benz invented cars that looked and worked like the cars we use today. However, it is unfair to say that either man invented \"the\" automobile. History of the Internal Combustion Engine - The Heart of the Automobile An internal combustion engine is any engine that uses the explosive combustion of fuel to push a piston within a cylinder - the piston's movement turns a crankshaft that then turns the car wheels via a chain or a drive shaft. continue reading below our video Should I Buy my House or Continue to Rent? The different types of fuel commonly used for car combustion engines are gasoline (or petrol), diesel, and kerosene. A brief outline of the history of the internal combustion engine includes the following highlights: 1680 - Dutch physicist, Christian Huygens designed (but never built) an internal combustion engine that was to be fueled with gunpowder. 1807 - Francois Isaac de Rivaz of Switzerland invented an internal combustion engine that used a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen for fuel. Rivaz designed a car for his engine - the first internal combustion powered automobile. However, his was a very unsuccessful design. 1824 - English engineer, Samuel Brown adapted an old Newcomen steam engine to burn gas, and he used it to briefly power a vehicle up Shooter's Hill in London. 1858 - Belgian-born engineer, Jean JosephÉtienne Lenoir invented and patented (1860) a double-acting, electric spark-ignition internal combustion engine fueled by coal gas. In 1863, Lenoir attached an improved engine (using petroleum and a primitive carburetor) to a three-wheeled wagon that managed to complete an historic fifty-mile road trip. (See image at top) 1862 - Alphonse Beau de Rochas, a French civil engineer, patented but did not build a four-stroke engine (French patent #52,593, January 16, 1862). 1864 - Austrian engineer, Siegfried Marcus *, built a one-cylinder engine with a crude carburetor, and attached his engine to a cart for a rocky 500-foot drive. Several years later, Marcus designed a vehicle that briefly ran at 10 mph that a few historians have considered as the forerunner of the modern automobile by being the world's first gasoline-powered vehicle (however, read conflicting notes below). 1873 - George Brayton, an American engineer, developed an unsuccessful two-stroke kerosene engine (it used two external pumping cylinders). However, it was considered the first safe and practical oil engine. 1866 - German engineers, Eugen Langen and Nikolaus August Otto improved on Lenoir's and de Rochas' designs and invented a more efficient gas engine. 1876 - Nikolaus August Otto invented and later patented a successful four-stroke engine, known as the \"Otto cycle\". 1876 - The first successful two-stroke engine was invented by Sir Dougald Clerk. 1883 - French engineer, Edouard Delamare-Debouteville, built a single-cylinder four-stroke engine that ran on stove gas. It is not certain if he did indeed build a car, however, Delamare-Debouteville's designs were very advanced for the time - ahead of both Daimler and Benz in some ways at least on paper. 1885 - Gottlieb Daimler invented what is often recognized as the prototype of the modern gas engine - with a vertical cylinder, and with gasoline injected through a carburetor (patented in 1887). Daimler first built a two-wheeled vehicle the \"R", "Mass Moments: Percy Spencer, Inventor of Microwave Oven, Born Image Credit ...in 1894, Percy Spencer, the self-taught scientist who discovered the power of microwave technology, was born. With an endlessly curious mind, Spencer spent much of his early life figuring out how things worked. Orphaned as a small boy, Spencer had little schooling before he entered the workforce. But a fascination with electricity and nights of studying on his own led to a job with a new firm in Cambridge — Raytheon. During World War II, Spencer and his co-workers developed technology that gave the Allies a critical edge in radar detection. Later, a set of simple experiments based on everyday experiences resulted in the first microwave oven, the 750-pound, five-foot-tall RadarRange. Percy Spencer, a New England farm boy who never completed grammar school, grew up to be one of the world's most successful and respected electrical engineers. One colleague with a degree from M.I.T. suggested that Spencer's lack of formal education may have been an asset. \"The educated scientist knows many things won't work. Percy doesn't know what can't be done.\" The boy who never finished grammar school eventually earned \"the respect of every physicist in the country, not only for his ingenuity, but for what he has learned about physics by absorbing it through his skin.\" Spencer was born in Howland, Maine. When his parents died, the boy was sent to live with an aunt who made her living as an itinerant weaver. The two traveled about New England, existing on what she earned from weaving and what he made doing any odd jobs he could find. He had to \"solve [his] own situation,\" as he later remembered; in doing so, he learned how to get things done. Spencer's \"Yankee ingenuity\" — what Readers' Digest called his \"itch to know\" — would later help him solve engineering problems that others had either failed to notice or given up on. Spencer left school in the fifth grade to take a factory job. Four years later, the owners of a local paper mill decided to install electricity. Even though the 16-year-old Percy knew nothing about electricity, he signed on to help install the system. He learned by trial and error and studied textbooks at night; by the time the project was finished, Percy Spencer was a skilled electrician. The new fields of electricity and wireless technology caught the young man's imagination. When he learned of the heroic role radio operators had played during the sinking of the Titanic, he joined the Navy so he could learn to be one of them. His lack of formal education meant that he had to teach himself trigonometry, calculus, chemistry, physics, and metallurgy at night. After he was discharged from the Navy at the end of WWI, the 25-year-old set off to pursue his passionate interest in electricity. About the same time, Lawrence Marshall and Vannevar Bush, who had been roommates at Tufts University in Medford, were also thinking about ways to put electricity to practical use. Thanks to Bush's position on the M.I.T. faculty, the men had good connections in the business world and in the university. They decided that electricity could be applied to labor saving devices for the household. In 1922 they founded the American Appliance Company in Cambridge; three years later, the company added Percy Spencer to its three-man staff. In October of 1925, the company's name was changed to Raytheon (\"rai\" from the old French \"beam of light\" and \"theon\" from the Greek \"from the gods\"). In 1934 it moved from Cambridge to a former button factory in Waltham. From there, it would become one of the world's leading technology firms with employees all over the world. Its early emphasis on household appliances would evolve into a specialization in defense and space electronics. It was Percy Spencer, with his Yankee way of problem solving, who was responsible for many of the company's biggest breakthroughs. His curiosity was legendary, and he had the ability to collaborate with highly educated physicists while pursuing his characteristic \"let's tinker and see\" approach. On", "Emblems and Heraldry Emblems and Heraldry By Måns Björkman Elves, Men, Dwarves, and even Maiar in Middle-earth are all known to have used emblems, arms and heraldic devices of various kinds. These were used to distinguish kingdoms, groups of people, or individuals, much in the same way as in medieval Europe. Below I discuss and give examples of known heraldry and emblems of Arda. The accompanying illustrations are either based on preserved and published material, or reconstructed from written descriptions. The Elves had formulated rules or principles for the shaping of heraldic devices, which can be summarized in the following way: Devices for males were placed within a lozenge. Devices for females were placed within a circle. Devices for families, houses or countries were placed within a square. The rank of the owner was shown by the number of \"points\" reaching the outer rim of the device (see below ). Four points signified a prince, six to eight signified a king. The oldest of the Elven kings, like Finwe, could sometimes have as many as 16 points. [ 1 ] Origins and History The rules of heraldry were usually followed by both the Noldor and the Sindar, which might indicate that they were already in existence (albeit in a crude form) at Cuiviénen; but it is tempting to argue that at that time the Elves were not yet culturally \"sophisticated\" enough for such ideas. The rules may also have evolved over time, and become known by oral tradition before recieving written form. If the rules were invented by the Noldor, which would otherwise seem likely, it seems strange that the Sindarin heraldry follows these rules, considering Thingol's anti-Noldorin politics. One thing that supports the Noldor as being the originators of the rules is that the Noldorin royals generally seem to have been given higher \"status\" in their devices, according to the rules above. That the Sindar invented the rules must be considered a possibility; the Noldor adopted the language of the Sindar when they arrived in Beleriand, so why not the heraldry? Devices are known for Noldor who never had a chance to get aquainted with the Sindar, but that might be explained with that those devices were created at a later time; cf. Finwe's device . What was the original purpose of the Elvish heraldry? In medieval Europe, heraldry was always connected with warfare: the knights needed a way to be easily recognizable on the battle-field, even in full armour. The heraldic devices thus had to be recognizable from a fair distance, invoking the necessity of stylized symbols and strict use of colours. These demands were clearly not met by the Elvish heraldry, which might either indicate that the devices weren't originally intended for warfare (which seems like a possibility; see below) or that the Elves had extremely good eyesight (which is known for a fact). Further, in early medieval Europe the shape of the devices was usually restricted by the shield to which it was applied. Does this indicate that the Elves had lozengal and round shields? Round shields are very common in the early civilizations of the world, whereas lozengal shields are rare. The shape of a lozenge also seems a little unpractical for defence purposes. The inevitable conclusion seems to be that the Elvish heraldry was not originally intended for identification in the battle plain (even though it may have gained such a rôle in the later ages). More likely, its primary function was to represent the kings and queens of Eldalie, and identify them in records and art. Thus it seems even more likely that some or many of the devices were constructed posthumously. Samples of Eldarin Heraldry A large number of Elvish heraldic devices has been preserved to this day. The samples below are all based on these preserved and published illustrations. Finwe. Finwe's heraldic device shows a \"winged sun\", opposing Elwe 's device of a winged moon. Though Finwe actually died before the first rising of the sun, he was the king of the Noldor t", "History of Crash Test Dummies - Sierra Sam Crash Test Dummies - Family. United States Department of Transportation Updated February 03, 2016. The first crash test dummy was the Sierra Sam created in 1949. This 95th percentile adult male crash test dummy was developed by Sierra Engineering Co. under a contract with the United States Air Force, to be used for evaluation of aircraft ejection seats on rocket sled tests.\" - Source FTSS In 1997, GM's Hybrid III crash test dummies officially became the industry standard for testing to comply with government frontal impact regulations and air bag safety. GM developed this test device nearly 20 years ago, in 1977, to provide a biofidelic measurement tool -- crash test dummies that behave very similarly to human beings. As it did with its earlier design, Hybrid II, GM shared this cutting-edge technology with government regulators and the auto industry. continue reading below our video 5 Ways to Improve Your Credit Score The sharing of this tool was made in the name of improved safety testing and reduced highway injuries and fatalities, worldwide. The 1997 version of Hybrid III is the GM invention with some modifications. It marks another milestone in the automaker’s trailblazing journey for safety. Hybrid III is the state-of-the-art for testing advanced restraint systems; GM has been using it for years in the development of front-impact air bags. It provides a broad spectrum of reliable data that can be related to the effects of crashes on human injury. Hybrid III features a posture representative of the way drivers and passengers sit in vehicles. All crash test dummies are faithful to the human form they simulate -- in overall weight, size and proportion. Their heads are designed to respond like the human head in a crash situation. It is symmetrical and the forehead deflects much the way a person's would if struck in a collision. The chest cavity has a steel rib cage that simulates the mechanical behavior of a human chest in a crash. The rubber neck bends and stretches biofidelically, and the knees also are designed to respond to impact, similar to human knees. Hybrid III crash test dummy has a vinyl skin and is equipped with sophisticated electronic tools including accelerometers, potentiometers and load cells. These measure the acceleration, deflection and forces that various body parts experience during crash deceleration. This advanced device is being improved continuously and was built on a scientific foundation of biomechanics, medical data and input, and testing that involved human cadavers and animals. Biomechanics is the study of the human body and how it behaves mechanically. Universities conducted early biomechanical research using live human volunteers in some very controlled crash tests. Historically, the auto industry had evaluated restraint systems using volunteer testing with humans. Twenty years ago, the development of Hybrid III served as a launching pad to advance the study of crash forces and their effects on human injury. All earlier crash test dummies, even GM's Hybrid I and II, could not provide adequate insight to translate test data into injury-reducing designs for cars and trucks. Early crash test dummies were very crude and had a simple purpose -- to help engineers and researchers verify the effectiveness of restraints or safety belts. Before GM developed Hybrid I in 1968, dummy manufacturers had no consistent methods to produce the devices. The basic weight and size of the body parts were based on anthropological studies, but the dummies were inconsistent from unit to unit. The science of anthropomorphic dummies was in its infancy, and their production quality varied. Some 30 years ago, GM researchers created Hybrid I by merging the best parts of two primitive dummies. In 1966, Alderson Research Laboratories produced the VIP-50 series for GM and Ford. It was also used by the National Bureau of Standards. This was the first dummy manufactured specifically for the auto industry. Then, in 1967, Sierra Engineering introduced Sierra Stan, a competitive mod", "Cannon Cannon: A Review Of Artillery Of The American Revolutionary War Before beginning a discussion on the types of artillery employed during the American Revolutionary War, a few words need to be noted. The word, Artillery, was coined in the early Medieval Ages to denote any type of projectile-throwing device. The word, Cannon, is of more recent invention, having come into usage only since the Renaissance; it originally referred to only one particular type of artillery. During the American Revolutionary War, the word, artillery, was generally used to refer to cannon because it was the only form of projectile-throwing device still in use at the time. Prior to the invention of cannon, there were three types of catapults, which principally made up what armies of the day termed artillery. Known as engines, they hurled heavy objects at their targets. The Ballista was an engine that shot javelins or arrows by placing the projectile against a flexible piece of timber that would be stretched back and let go. The Mangonel hurled large stones and boulders from a spoon-shaped arm lashed to a base in such a way that it sprang forward when released. The third type of engine was the Trebuchet, the largest of the three types of catapults. The Trebuchet consisted basically of a long arm, counterweighted to provide sufficient spring, with a leather sling on the opposite end, into which a large stone or another object of substantial size and weight would be placed. Cannon, per se, did not appear until the Fourteenth Century, the first one having been recorded at Florence, Italy in February of 1326. It would not be until the middle of the next century, though, before cannon was used on a large scale throughout the world. By the start of the 1700s, the cannon was a common weapon in use by European armies, and artillery companies were integral units of the armies, almost on a par with the cavalry. Cannon was not used extensively in the colonies in North America prior to the French and Indian War period. The difficulty of moving and operating them in the wilderness that made up most of the colonies made cannon impracticable. The first appearance of cannon in use in the Americas was that of cannon carried aboard ships for the purpose of bombarding forts guarding harbors. A naval engagement between the French and Spanish in 1565 off the coast of Florida would probably qualify as the earliest incident recorded in which cannon were used in or near the North American colonies. Field artillery would not be utilized to any extent until 1745 when the British attacked the French fortification at Louisbourg in Nova Scotia. Assisting the British Royal Army at Louisbourg was the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston. During the various colonial wars, especially during the French and Indian War, the use of cannon and other artillery proliferated. Artillery companies tended to slow the advance of the armies during a campaign, but that was indeed a small problem in comparison to the benefits the artillery provided. Fortifications were generally constructed of stone in the established European countries. The initial fortifications built in the colonies tended to be constructed of wood, which was a readily available material. The forts were generally constructed with the intention of providing safety against the indigenous Indian tribes, who did not possess artillery of any sort. Wood palisade walls sufficed for protection against the arrows and warclubs of the Indians. As the belligerent European powers quarreled over lands in the new world, those countries sent over artillery along with the artillery companies needed to operate them. It was soon discovered that artillery could penetrate the wood fortifications rather easily. Sieges involving the bombardment of wooden fortifications with artillery became a standard part of campaign strategy for the opposing forces. By the time of the American Revolutionary War, both France and Great Britain had transported large numbers of cannon to the North American colonies to bombard ea", "The early history of Billy Butlin The early history of Billy Butlin Back Extract from the unpublished book \"Follow the rainbow to Butlin's\" by Paul Wray and Rocky Mason Used with permission --------------------------------------------------------- William Butlin William Heygate Colbourne Butlin was born in Cape Town, South Africa on 29th September 1899. His father, who was the son of a clergyman, had been sent to this hot and humid climate as he was what was then known as a \"remittance man\" which is now more commonly known as a \"black sheep\". Butlin had the good fortune to have a choice of two paths from which he could choose for his future. One path was to follow his grandfather into the church and the other was to take to the road as a traveling showman just like his mothers side of the family, thankfully for everyone Bill chose the fairground. Bill's father, also called William Butlin, was a well educated man and a typical country gentleman of his time. He was not trained for anything and had never expected to work for a living. His mother, Bertha Hill, was the daughter of a small town baker who had become a traveling showman. The Butlin family has always been well connected although this did not help Bill in his early struggles. In the eighteenth century the family owned a bank in the town of Rugby. Butlin's Bank was established in 1791 but was absorbed by Lloyds Bank in 1868. Bill Butlin was not the first Butlin to have been knighted as his great uncle, who lived from 1845 to 1912 was the eminent surgeon Sir Henry Trentham Butlin. He held several senior posts at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London, he was also President of the Royal College of Surgeons and President of the British Medical Association and his crowning glory was the invention of a new type of surgical scissors. And so the story begins Bill's grandfather was a vicar for twenty seven years at the beautiful Priory Church of St. Swithun in Leonard Stanley, Gloucester. It is here the story of Billy Butlin really starts for it was here that the traveling fair came to visit and William Butlin and Bertha Hill met for the very first time and by all accounts, it was love at first sight. They eventually got engaged and married but in the social climate of the time neither family was happy about a marriage of such contrasts and so, with the quiet encouragement of both families they emigrated to South Africa. There they settled in Mowbray, a small suburb of Cape Town. Their house was a small timber built affair and from this they started a bicycle business in a shed at the rear of the house selling and hiring out the new safety cycle, the successor to the Pennyfarthing. As was mentioned earlier William (Bill's father) never expected to work and spent most of his time playing tennis, so it was left to his wife to run the business of importing, assembling and hiring out the new bicycles as well as raising their two young children born while they were out there. The cycle business was unfortunately like their marriage doomed to failure. Young Bill and Bertha return home Bertha returned home with the young Bill and his brother Binkie to her family in Bristol England her marriage to William was unfortunately \"on the rocks\". Leaving the two boys with her sister Jessie, she traveled around the summer fairs in her caravan running a gingerbread stall for her brother Marshall. A year passed and Bertha decided to return to Africa to try to patch up her marriage. Sadly her attempts failed and so once again she returned to England. Travelling the fairs again, Bill and Binkie had to once more stay with Aunt Jessie. They had not been in England long when Binkie sadly died of infantile paralysis and so Bill then joined his mother on her travels. With all this traveling Bill's education was very haphazard, and his greatest lesson in life was earning about people. It was a hard life with many times during the winter months when they could not afford coal for heating or cooking. Fortunately Bill's uncle Jack Watts a miner (who was married to Bertha's sister) used to bring them coa", "Get A Grip On Tire Selection - Radial or Cross-ply Tires? • Mick's Blog By Mick Farmer When I first came to Uganda, the choice of tyres was limited to either Firestone Translug or Firestone Translug! So, you were forced into a situation of having to pay over the odds for tyres that were, many times, unsuitable for the work that was expected of them. I was working for a project that was primarily operating in Southern Sudan, where the roads were poor, to say the least. This particular Firestone model, being a cross-ply (bias-ply) tyre was suited for the harsh demands of that environment. Cross-ply Tires Except for the generally low price, that is the only major advantage of a cross-ply / bias-ply tyre. The disadvantages include a strong and rigid sidewall. This causes the tyre to overheat when used on a sealed road surface and therefore, wear out quickly. When driven above 80 KPH cross-ply tyres will cause a vehicle to become unstable; this is because the tyres are trying to follow the natural lines of the road. Also, there is a risk of them exploding due to sever overheating. Most vehicle manufacturers advise against fitting cross-ply / bias-ply tyres unless the vehicle is being used in an extremely harsh environment where sidewall strength is crucial. Radial Tires When Michelin invented the radial tyre it was hailed, and rightly so, as the biggest contributor to road safety of the last century. The radial has a substantial list of advantages, which include a flexible sidewall that gives good vehicle stability and its ability to maintain maximum contact patch with the road surface when cornering. Because of the inherent flexibility of the tyre, it doesn’t tend to overheat and therefore, lasts longer. BUT remember that each tyre type has a maximum speed rating that should not be exceeded! The disadvantages are; one, the relatively weak and, therefore, vulnerable sidewall and; two, the initial price. With regard to the latter, if you take into consideration that the tyre lasts longer if maintained correctly, you will actually save money in the long run and be safer on the road to boot. A win-win situation if ever there was one! On then to the vast, sometimes baffling selection of tyres now available to us in Uganda and what to choose. You have to examine the type of work that your vehicle is going to do and what type of road surface / environment that the vehicle is going to be used on / in the majority of time. You should then pick a tyre to suit that environment. All Terrain Tires The all-terrain tyre has become very popular but you have to remember that this is a “jack of all trades and master of none” tyre. Whereas it’s overall performance is satisfactory, when it comes to the crunch it cannot compete with the specialist.", "Sewing Machine History - Invention of the Sewing Machine Invention : sewing machine Function: noun / sew�ing ma�chine Definition: A apparatus using a needle and thread to join or repair material. Primarily used in the making of clothing. Patent: 4,750 (US) issued September 10, 1846 Inventor: Elias Howe Criteria; First practical. Entrepreneur. Birth: July 10, 1819 in Spencer, Massachusetts Death: October 3, 1867 in Brooklyn, New York Nationality: American Milestones: 1755 Charles T. Wiesenthal, designed and patented a double pointed needle 1826 On March 10, Henry Lye received a patent for a device for sewing leather 1830 Barthelemy Thimonnier used a wheel-driven connecting rod that drove the needle up and down 1834 Walter Hunt designed a double-thread shuttle machine 1846 Elias Howe invented and patented the first Automatic Sewing Machine for practical operation. 1849 Benjamin Wilson introduced an automatic feeding system. 1851 Isaac Merritt Singer Invented introduced the first sewing machine scaled for home use. 1854 Isaac Singer patent (US No.10975) issued May 30, for the home sewing machine 1854 Allen Wilson had developed an improved reciprocating shuttle 1855 Wilson went into business with Nathaniel Wheeler to produce a rotary hook instead of a shuttle 1856 Patent Combine formed, consisting of Singer, Howe, Wheeler & Wilson, and Grover & Baker. 1889 The first practical electric sewing machine introduced by the Singer Sewing Machine Co. 1900 Singer claims 80% worldwide market share in sewing machines CAPs: Elias Howe, Isaac Merritt Singer, Charles T. Wiesenthal, Henry Lye, Barthelemy Thimonnier, Walter Hunt, Alan Wilson, Nathaniel Wheeler. SIPs: sewing machine, clothing, thread, needle, invention, history, inventor of, history of, who invented, invention of, fascinating facts. The Story In the early 1800s, most people didn't have the money, not to mention a choice of stores in which to buy clothes for themselves and their families. At that time, everything was made by hand. Families sewed their pants, shirts, and dresses using a needle and thread. But Elias Howe changed all that, he came up with another way to make clothes. He patented the first practical sewing machine in 1846. In 1846, the idea of a sewing machine was nothing new. The first patents for such a machine had been granted in England in 1755, in Austria in 1819, the U.S. in 1826 and France in 1830..Early sewing machines were designed for industrial applications. In 1755, the American inventor Charles T. Wiesenthal, designed and patented a double pointed needle to eliminate the need for turning the needle around with each stitch. Henry Lye, of Philadelphia, obtained a patent March 10,1826, for an invention for sewing leather; but no record or model has been found, to indicate the principle of the contrivance. In 1830, Barthelemy Thimonnier of Saint-Etienne, France, used the double-pointed needle as the basis for the first sewing machine put to practical use. He attached the needle to a wheel-driven connecting rod that drove the needle up and down. In 1834, American Walter Hunt designed a double-thread shuttle machine. In 1849, Hunt also patented, but failed to profit from, the safety pin. Elias Howe was born in Spencer, Massachusetts, on the July 10, 1819. Upon completion of schooling he started a job as a machinist, a position that was chosen for him. Howe first heard the term sewing machine while working in Boston for Ari Davis, who made and repaired precision instruments. People had been trying to invent such a device for half a century in America and abroad, without any great success. His brain labored and his hands toiled to develop and perfect his invention; and there it was that, early in the month of April 1845, after five years of unremitting toil and ceaseless", "Trampolining Terms - Stratos Trampoline Club Trampolining Terms adolf/adolph ~ front somersault with 3½ twists arabian ~ ½ twist into front somersault with initial take-off being of backward rotation baby fliffus ~ a move starting on the back, early ½ twist into 1¼ back somersault. Different to ball out - barani back (somersault) ~ a somersault with backward rotation back in – full out ~ a double back somersault with a full twist performed during the 2nd somersault back drop ~ a move starting on feet and rotating backwards ¼ of a somersault and landing on back back pullover ~ a move starting on the back, ¾ back somersault to feet (also variations to stomach, back or seat) ball out ~ a move starting on the back, 1¼ front somersault landing on feet ball out - adolf ~ a move starting on the back, 1¼ front somersault with 3½ twist ball out - barani ~ a move starting on the back, 1¼ front somersault with a late ½ twist. Different to baby fliffus ball out - half out ~ a move starting on the back, 2¼ front somersault with a ½ twist in the 2nd somersault ball out - randy ~ a move starting on the back, 1¼ front somersault with 2½ twist ball out - rudy ~ a move starting on the back, 1¼ front somersault with 1½ twist barani - ball out ~ misleading (though more popular) name for ball out - barani barani in - back out ~ a double front somersault, with ½ twist in the 1st somersault, and no twist in the 2nd somersault; also known as \"half in - back out\" barani out ~ a double front somersault with a ½ twist in the 2nd somersault. more usually known as \"half out\" barani ~ a forward somersault with a ½-twist, named after Italian circus acrobat and tumbler Alfonso Barani who \"invented\" the front salto with ½ twist around 1881 barrel roll ~ a move starting on the stomach, with one full twist, landing again on the stomach; also known as a \"log roll\" bed ~ the part of the trampoline on which performers bounce bluch ~ a move starting on the stomach, a complete side somersault, landing again on the stomach, more usually called \"turntable\". Named after Jim Blutch (pronounced blootsh) who \"invented\" the move during the 1940's and the skill carried his name until about 1955 bounce-roll ~ a move starting on the back, with a front somersault, landing again on the back; less commonly known as a \"porpoise\" or \"dolphin\" cast ~ movement towards either long side of the trampoline frame during a move cat twist ~ a move starting on the back, with one full twist, landing again on the back cody ~ a move starting on the stomach, 1 ¼ back somersault. Named after Joe Kotys of Akron Ohio, one of the few persons to compete internationally in both trampoline and gymnastics compulsory ~ pre-designed routine that contain specific skills / moves required of the trampolinist. Also known as \"set\" corkscrew ~ a move starting on the back, ½ front somersault with 1½ twists to back coverall pads ~ filled pads which completely cover the frame and springs for safety cradle ~ a move starting on the back, ½ front somersault with ½ twist to back crash dive ~ ¾ front somersault (straight) crash mat ~ a foam filled mat that a coach might use to reduce the rebound of a trampolinist when developing a new move. It is not a substitute for proper coaching of technique. Better name is \"push-in mat\", also often known as \"throw-in mat\" degree of difficulty (dd) ~ a rating that measures the difficulty of specific moves and is factored into the total score after judges have scored the execution of the moves; also known as tariff de-synchronisation ~ scoring how much the pair of synchro-trampolinists are out of 'tempo' with each other, judged by the difference in height of the landing dolphin ~ a move starting on the back, with a front somersault, landing again on the back; more commonly known as a \"bounce-roll\", and less commonly as a \"porpoise\" dorso-ventricle axis ~ an axis passing through the navel, around which the side somersault and turntable are done. No award for tariff is made for rotation around it double back ~ a double back somersault without twist double bounce-roll ~ a move s", "2008 Nightmare - M/V Riverdance - Page 2 Reports of M/V Riverdance From The Cargo Letter - April 3 2008 --The News We Expected M/V Riverdance stranded off the Blackpool coast is to be dismantled on the beach, officials have decided. M/V Riverdance ran aground off the Lancashire coast in January after being hit by a freak wave as it sailed from Northern Ireland to Heysham. After several failed efforts to refloat the vessel by owners, Seatruck Ferries, the firm said it will never sail again. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has now said that the ferry will be dismantled and the parts recycled. The process is expected to take between 12 and 14 weeks. A total of 23 people were airlifted to safety - 19 crew and four passengers when the 6,000-ton vessel ran aground. M/V Riverdance has since become a popular tourist attraction as people from across the UK visit Blackpool to see the ferry, which is stuck fast on its side. It is estimated that about 4mt. (4.4yards) of the ferry's wheelhouse is under the sand. M/V Riverdance will now be stripped down internally until only the shell remains. The hull will then be cut into manageable pieces and transported for recycling, the MCA said. Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), said the operation would cause \"minimum disruption\" in the area. The original plan to refloat M/V Riverdance was abandoned after it was battered by storms last month, causing it to list further and sink deeper into the sand. From our Correspondent Ashely Black - Tues. April 3= 2008. From The Cargo Letter - April 10 2008 --The news we expected After a lengthy evaluation process, the owner of, M/V Riverdance now lying on Blackpool beach, has produced plans to dismantle the ship in situ on the grounds that this represents the best option available in the interests of safety and protecting the environment. Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of States Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), has been involved throughout and has informed the owner that he has no objection to the plans. Weather permitting, it is estimated that the project will take approximately 12-14 weeks. Options examined ranged from righting the vessel (known as par-buckling), cutting up in situ or a combination of both. The preferred method will involve cargo, trailer and machinery removal, including any debris and any pollutants, whilst maintaining the integrity of the hull. M/V Riverdance will be stripped down internally until only the shell remains. The hull will then be cut into manageable pieces and transported for recycling. Until the new contract for demolition is awarded, SMIT Salvage remain on contract to carry out caretaking duties only. The original plan to reduce the list using tidal and internal", "washing machine : definition of washing machine and synonyms of washing machine (English) Irreler Bauerntradition shows an early Miele washing machine at the Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum A electric wringer/mangle washing machine (1930) Laundering by hand involves beating and scrubbing dirty textiles. Clothes washer technology developed as a way to reduce the manual labor spent, providing an open basin or sealed container with paddles or fingers to automatically agitate the clothing. The earliest machines were hand-operated and constructed from wood, while later machines made of metal permitted a fire to burn below the washtub, keeping the water warm throughout the day's washing (the entire process often occupied an entire day of hard work, plus drying and ironing ).The earliest special-purpose washing device was the scrub board, invented in 1797. [1] As electricity was not commonly available until at least 1930, some early washing machines were operated by a low-speed single-cylinder hit and miss gasoline engine. By the mid-1850s, steam-driven commercial laundry machinery was on sale in the US and UK. [2] Technological advances in machinery for commercial and institutional washers proceeded faster than domestic washer design for several decades, especially in the UK. In the US there was more emphasis on developing machines for washing at home, though machines for commercial laundry services were widely used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [3] The rotary washing washing machine was patented by Hamilton Smith in 1858. [1] Because water often had to be hand carried, heated on a fire for washing, then poured into the tub, the warm soapy water was precious and would be reused, first to wash the least soiled clothing, then to wash progressively dirtier laundry. Removal of soap and water from the clothing after washing was originally a separate process. After rinsing, the soaking wet clothing would be formed into a roll and twisted by hand to extract water. To help reduce this labor, the wringer/mangle machine was developed, which used two rollers under spring tension to squeeze water out of clothing and household linen. Each laundry item would be fed through the wringer separately. The first wringers were hand-cranked, but were eventually included as a powered attachment above the washer tub. The wringer would be swung over the wash tub so that extracted wash water would fall back into the tub to be reused for the next load. As the term \"mangle\" implies, these early machines were quite dangerous, especially if powered and not hand-driven. A user's fingers, hand, arm, or hair could become entangled in the laundry being squeezed, resulting in horrific injuries. Safer mechanisms were developed over time, and the more hazardous designs were eventually outlawed.[ citation needed ] The modern process of water removal by spinning did not come into use until electric motors were developed. Spinning requires a constant high-speed power source, and was originally done in a separate device known as an \"extractor\". A load of washed clothing would be transferred from the wash tub to the extractor basket, and the water spun out in a separate operation. [4] These early extractors were often dangerous to use, since unevenly distributed loads would cause the machine to shake violently. Many efforts were been made to counteract the shaking of unstable loads, such as mounting the spinning basket on a free-floating shock-absorbing frame to absorb minor imbalances, and a bump switch to detect severe movement and stop the machine so that the load could be manually redistributed. What is now referred to as an automatic washer was at one time referred to as a \"washer/extractor\", which combines the features of these two devices into a single machine, plus the ability to fill and drain water by itself. It is possible to take this a step further, and to also merge the automatic washing machine and clothes dryer into a single device, called a combo washer dryer . Milestones A vintage German model Early machines The first English pa" ]

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[ "In Finlandia colosso telecomunicazioni riduce personale", "Riduce il numero degli ormoni, dice studio americano", "Australian stocks fell, led by Axa Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd., after Axa SA, its parent, withdrew aA$3.4 billion ($2.5 billion) offer for the shares of the company it doesn&#39;t already own.", "Britons are set to spend a total of £97.3bn on holidays this year, a survey by Axa Insurance suggests.", "E' il primo calo in sei mesi, pesa la crisi dei mutui", "A $2 billion investment will help keep Countrywide chugging along.", "More than half of all money paid out in insurance claims to UK firms in the last three months of 2006 was due to arson, insurer Axa says.", "Talks on buying the portion of the Australia-based subsidiary that it did not already own fell apart over price, says France-based AXA SA.", "Countrywide Financial and USG disappoint the Street, and their shares tumble.", "Bank of America said to be in talks to buy beleaguered lender Countrywide Financial.", "The buyout firm Apollo Management said it might offer nearly $2 billion in cash and stock for Countrywide, the largest chain of real estate brokers in Britain. Apollo said it planned to offer 505 pence ($9.86) in cash for each Countrywide share, plus shares in Rightmove, a company in which Countrywide holds a stake. The offer values Countrywide shares at about 590 pence ($11.52) each, or a total of about £1 billion ($1.95 billion). Countrywide shareholders have rejected a £1.02 billion takeover bid from the 3i Group, a private equity firm.", "Shares in US mortgage giant Countrywide soar on reports that it is in talks to be acquired by Bank of America.", "Countrywide will likely be strengthened by the current crisis, but Fools should give the company time.", "Countrywide's third-quarter earnings had investors celebrating, but what's the bigger picture?", "The International Whaling Commission (IWC) on Tuesday agreed to renew quotas for whale hunts by natives in the United States and Russia but deferred Greenland&#39;s bid for a quota expansion.", "A deal for Countrywide and airline consolidation had investors in a tizzy as trading closed in New York.", "The boss of Countrywide Financial agrees not to take $37.5m owed to him following the bank's takeover.", "US mortgage giant Countrywide Financial denies speculation it is about to file for bankruptcy protection." ]

[ "Nearly a year after its release, The Gaslight Anthem's The '59 Sound is still winning converts one at a time: Released with little fanfare, it took off at a pace that seems glacial amid so many instant phenomena. Often compared to Born to Run-era Bruce Springsteen — or maybe Jimmy Eat World performing Replacements songs — the New Jersey band sounds best on car radios during long drives, when gutty rock 'n' roll benefits most from an air of life-and-death profundity. There's no shortage of life, death or profundity in \"The '59 Sound,\" a mile-wide, top-down, hook-laden beast of a summer anthem. But as swollen and adrenaline-infused as it is, it's really a song about the last music each of us gets to hear in our lives — and, by extension, what it means to die young without having to \"hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls.\" It's that air of tragedy that makes \"The '59 Sound\" seem like more than a simple rock barn-burner: When Brian Fallon sings, \"Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night,\" he captures the way a summer night behind the wheel can positively burst with youthful abandon, ever-present danger and fragile promise. With almost overpowering intensity, the song does exactly the same. Listen to yesterday's Song of the Day, and subscribe to the Song of the Day newsletter." ]

[ "Audio for this feature is no longer available. Japandroids' music proves, yet again, that superlatives aren't interchangeable: You might not call the guitar-and-drums duo's songs \"great,\" exactly, but damned if they aren't awesome. The band's 2009 debut, Post-Nothing, is brash and blistering, yet also vaguely formless — the sound of two guys who clamor to make so much heroically uplifting noise, they sometimes wind up stepping on each other in the process. Post-Nothing passes as a bit of a blur, but its remarkable follow-up is the sound of those same guys streamlining their energy in an effort to craft the awesomest possible moment, in the moment, only to top it seconds later. The appropriately titled Celebration Rock, out June 5, finds the perfect midpoint between the joyously smeared-out bash of its debut and the Springsteen-ian, hold-on-to-the-majesty-of-youth anthemics of The Gaslight Anthem. Celebration Rock's hand-on-heart mission gets laid out in its very first track, \"The Nights of Wine and Roses,\" in which guitarist Brian King and drummer David Prowse make a case for debauchery's place in a life worth living — in the process reminding everyone to \"yell like hell to the heavens.\" From there, Japandroids' brash, affirming ruckus never lets up and never gets old: In 35 minutes and just eight songs, these guys kick and scream (\"Let rip, but never let go!\"), fill their choruses with \"whoa-oh-ohs,\" and generally sing the praises of a loud, messy life. It's fitting that Celebration Rock both starts and finishes with the sound of fireworks — figuratively, they never actually stopped.", "Rock 'n' roll bands from New Jersey toil in the long and inescapable shadow of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Most try to minimize the influence, but not The Gaslight Anthem. The quartet has just issued a new album, called The '59 Sound, filled with narratives that recall, and in several cases refer directly to, Springsteen's early works. It's one of the year's great surprises. Singer-songwriter Brian Fallon grew up five blocks from E Street, and says that until this album, he did everything possible to avoid sounding too much like Springsteen. Eventually, Fallon realized that he couldn't shake The Boss, so he stopped trying. He found himself writing sprawling, detail-rich songs that romanticize the end of adolescence. That's an overly familiar, and thoroughly exhausted, Springsteen subject. But when The Gaslight Anthem goes there, it somehow resonates differently. The '59 Sound was recorded in two weeks, and much of it captures the moment when the renegade in his late teen years bumps into the responsibilities of the adult world for the first time. It's sober stuff, and yet it doesn't feel that way: The Gaslight Anthem plays with the ripping punk-rock intensity associated with Warped Tour bands. Usually, when a young rock songwriter invokes an idol — be it Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Otis Redding, or even Charles Dickens, who turns up several times here — what follows is something that'll make you cringe. A self-conscious grab at reflected credibility. That's not the case with The Gaslight Anthem. Fallon might be dropping names, but he's not putting on airs. In the great rock 'n' roll tradition, he uses those big, hundred-dollar references to tell his own stories. MELISSA BLOCK, host: The Gaslight Anthem is a rock band from New Jersey that writes detailed songs - songs that tell stories. Critics have compared The Gaslight Anthem's music to early recordings by a fellow New Jersey native, Bruce Springsteen. Our critic, Tom Moon, says The Gaslight Anthem's new album, \"The '59 Sound\" is one of this year's great surprises. (Soundbite of song, \"Great Expectations\") Mr. BRIAN FALLON (Vocalist, The Gaslight Anthem): (Singing) Mary, this station is playing every sad song. I remember like we were alive. TOM MOON: That's the opening line from \"Great Expectations,\" track one on a new effort from The Gaslight Anthem. 28-year-old singer and songwriter Brian Fallon grew up five blocks from E Street, and says that until this album, he did everything possible to avoid sounding too much like Bruce Springsteen. (Soundbite of song, \"Great Expectations\") Mr. FALLON: (Singing) And I learned about the blues from this kitten I knew. Her hair was rabid and her heart was like a tomb. My heart's like a wound. MOON: Eventually, Fallon realized that he couldn't shake The Boss, and he stopped trying. He found himself writing sprawling, detail-rich songs that romanticize the end of adolescence. That's an overly familiar and thoroughly exhausted Springsteen subject. But when The Gaslight Anthem goes there, it somehow resonates differently. (Soundbite of song, \"Great Expectations\") Mr. FALLON: (Singing) Mary, I worried and stalled every night of my life. Better safe than making the party. And I never had a good time. I sat by my bedside, with papers and poetry about Astella. Great expectations, we had the greatest expectations. And I saw daylights last night and a dream about my first wife. Everybody leaves and I'd expect as much from you. MOON: \"The '59 Sound\" was recorded in two weeks. Much of it captures the moment when the renegade in his late teen years bumps into the responsibilities of the adult world for the first time. It's sober stuff, and yet it doesn't feel that way. The Gaslight Anthem plays with the ripping punk-rock intensity associated with Warped Tour bands. Here's the title track. (Soundbite of song, \"The '59 Sound\") Mr. FALLON: (Singing) Well, I wonder which song they're gonna play when we go. I hope it's something quiet and minor and peaceful and slow. When we float out into the ether, into the Everlasting Arms, I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life, because the chains I been hearing now for most of my life. The chains I been hearing now for most of my life. Did you hear the '59 Sound coming through on grandmama's radio? Did you hear the rattling chains in the hospital walls? MOON: Usually, when a young rock songwriter invokes an idol, be it Springsteen or Bob Dylan or Otis Redding, or even Charles Dickens, who turns up several times here, what follows is something that'll make you cringe - a self-conscious grab at reflected credibility. That's not the case with The Gaslight Anthem. (Soundbite of song, \"Miles Davis and the Cool\") Mr. FALLON: (Singing) Look Miles Davis, I've been swayed by the cool. There's just something about the summertime. There's just something about the moon. MOON: Songwriter Brian Fallon might be dropping names, but he's not putting on airs. In the grea", "Brian Fallon starts to answer the question. \"It's funny, because...\" He trails off, and then tries again. \"And it... uh...\" He laughs. Fallon has a solo record out. His band, The Gaslight Anthem, went on hiatus last year, and since then he's fathered a second child. The question was about how having children changed him and his songwriting. A softball question, sure, and one any songwriter would've been asked enough times in interviews to make them question their decision to procreate at all. Fallon, after all, has been doing interviews for a decade, since The Gaslight Anthem's debut in 2007. And yet he pauses. \"No one has ever asked me this question.\" It's the perfect reflection of the over-simplification Fallon has endured since he became a notable figure in rock music. He's become almost a caricature of himself: classic cars and radios and Springsteen. So much Springsteen. \"The Gaslight Anthem is a band almost exclusively defined by their relationship with Bruce Springsteen,\" Pitchfork wrote in a scathing review of The Gaslight Anthem's Get Hurt. Fallon admits that the review cut him deep. Springsteen is a huge influence on Fallon; he just isn't the only one. \"It really does frustrate me, and it's harder because I love Bruce Springsteen,\" Fallon says. \"And I don't want to say anything negative about it, because I love him so much, musically and personally. \"But I don't want to get lost — I don't want my career to be lost in a Bruce Springsteen comparison.\" Still, there's no sense pretending that Fallon is blameless here. On Gaslight's breakthrough record, The '59 Sound, Fallon name-drops a number of artists, but none more prominently than Springsteen. \"We tattooed lines beneath our skin,\" he sings at one point, adding, \"No surrender, my Bobby Jean.\" Also, Fallon and Springsteen are both from New Jersey, and both occasionally sing like they've got throats full of sawdust and forgotten dreams. The comparison obviously helped in The Gaslight Anthem's rise, but at some point it became a burden for Fallon to bear as he tried to evolve and experiment. \"I didn't say I was the next Bruce Springsteen; you said that,\" Fallon says, referring to music journalists. \"This is not my claim. I'm not the savior of rock 'n' roll; you said that. And, as a matter of fact, I think it's ridiculous.\" Fallon's solo debut, Painkillers, is more folk-influenced and noticeably quieter than any album Fallon has released before. There are Gaslight Anthem fans, and rock purists, who simply aren't going to like it. He worked with producer Butch Walker, who told him to not \"give a s*** what the fans are gonna think.\" Some people, Walker says, will be unhappy whenever things change. \"There's a lot of people who want to eat the same thing off the value menu every day the rest of their life and come home and watch Fox News the rest of their life,\" Walker says. \"And listen to the records they liked whenever things were simpler for them and their life didn't suck. And you know what? That's cool, but as an artist you can't stay in that box the rest of your life, because we grow, man.\" Earlier this summer, at Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Fallon sat wearing a dark denim jacket, sipping a coffee around noon. Two years prior, The Gaslight Anthem played the 8 p.m. Friday slot at this festival, opposite Spoon. Today, Fallon is sandwiched into a 2:30 p.m. set that he'll play alone, with just an acoustic guitar and a harmonica. \"There are some things that are whispered and some things that are shouted, and I'm not in a shouting place right now,\" he says. Fallon mentions The Felice Brothers' 2008 ballad \"Wonderful Life\" as he talks about the kind of songs and lyrics he's looking to write these days. \"That's the thing about telling the truth,\" he says, after quoting the song's third verse word-for-word. \"You don't have to yell to be angry, and you don't have to cry to be sad. You can just say things.\" Painkillers has brightness, to be sure, even as it deals with themes Fallon has written about his whole career: jealousy, regret, mistrust. Themes that were \"embedded\" in him when he was born into a single-parent household. \"That was the first lesson I learned — that nothing is permanent,\" Fallon says. \"There's even an old Bible verse that comes to mind; like, if the foundation be destroyed, what can the righteous do? What happens, who do you trust? When you're born and it's smashed up like that... I don't.... I don't know.\" As his band was going through its final years (at least for now), so was his marriage. Fallon and his wife of more than 10 years divorced, and since then he's found a new relationship and had a second child. They're life changes that might be interesting to hear about, if someone would just ask him about something other than Bruce Springsteen. \"I feel like I don't even live on the same planet that the person five years ago lived on,\" he says. Listen to a Spotify tour through the best of Fallon's career:", "Audio for this feature is no longer available. The Gaslight Anthem specializes in bombastically Springsteenian rock 'n' roll that isn't well-served by lyric sheets: A significant percentage of the New Jersey band's songs could just as easily be titled \"American Radio on Fire, Girl.\" Still, Brian Fallon always infuses his songs with just the right blast of vein-bursting conviction, whether he's shouting about driving with the radio on or reflecting on youth and mortality. Come to think of it, in Fallon's world, those subjects are interchangeable and all-consuming. Each of The Gaslight Anthem's last three albums — 2008's The '59 Sound, 2010's American Slang and Handwritten, out July 24 — features one perfect song and a bunch more terrific ones. In the title track from The '59 Sound, Fallon obsesses over the last music we hear before we die (there's that \"radio + death\" formula again), while American Slang's \"Stay Lucky\" documents the pitfalls of survival, conjuring decades of letdowns in the words, \"Everybody used to call you Lucky when you were young.\" On Handwritten, after the painful reflection chronicled in \"Keepsake\" and the rowdy anthemics of \"45,\" that perfect song arrives in a jaw-dropping burst called \"Howl.\" In just a shade over two minutes, in between choruses that boil down to \"Hey-eyyyy-eyyyyyyyyy,\" Fallon dissects a doomed relationship of the variety found in a million rock 'n' roll songs: They're from different sides of the tracks (\"Does anything still move you since you're educated now?\"), he imagines her living a life of regret (\"Do you still hear the sound of thunder while you lie up by yourself?\"), and he's still where he's always been (\"See, if you wanna, you can find me on the hood under the moonlight\"). Taken as a whole, \"Howl\" is exactly like The Gaslight Anthem itself: You may have heard every ingredient before, but in this particular concoction, they all sound amazing — all blood and guts, life and death, youth and danger, wistful memories and thwarted lust. If there were a psychotropic drug that made users feel like James Dean, Handwritten would render it redundant.", "Last weekend the Gaslight Anthem's Brian Fallon lashed out at his audience; an audience that had already been lashed by winds and rain during what was pretty terrific set in a spectacular new waterfront venue in lower Manhattan. Playing against the backdrop of the Hudson River, and beyond that Jersey City, Fallon, who liberally quotes Bruce Springsteen in lyrics, who has played with Springsteen, who has been called everything from anointed by Springsteen, to raised on Springsteen, to the true heir to Springsteen, took umbrage at a single syllable called out by a few audience members. That syllable was \"Bruuuuuuce.\" Later Fallon posted on his Tumblr page an account of his emotional state under the headline \"Tonight You Have Broken My Heart.\" In that post he wrote: \"I feel it necessary to address that we are The Gaslight Anthem. We play Gaslight Anthem songs. We're not the band you think we may be akin to. My name isn't Bruce. It's not Eddie, or Joe, or Paul either. If you'd like to hear their songs they are readily available and the former two tour quite often. You should go see them, they put on great shows. It's truly amazing to watch them at their craft. But again, we're not them.\" Which seems true, if obvious. The reaction on the Tumblr page and on a few web sites devoted to the band was rousing approval. Fans rallied around their group, backed Fallon's assertion of originality and, while pausing to honor the talents and undeniable influence of Springsteen, made the case that Fallon should be allowed the space he deserves to make unique art. And of course he should. But that is largely unrelated to what actually went on during the show. As a member the audience during the \"Incident 83 blocks south of 57th Street\" what I saw was an overly-sensitive front man haplessly painting himself into a corner and then becoming flustered due to what was mostly a misunderstanding. Luckily we have video: In it, you see that Fallon's stage banter is not nearly as tight as his songs. After a bit of the \"Banana Boat Song\" (:08), Fallon dives into \"Ice Ice Baby\" (:26). The experiment is a semi-success, setting aside the cloyingly patronizing statement that he respects Vanilla Ice because the former rapper is now employed in the \"honest work\" of roofing. Then Fallon says, for the first time, \"Anyway my point was ...\" (1:14). Next he tries a Lady Gaga sing-along that doesn't really work (1:24). He insults the crowd. He asks \"Want to do something different?\" (1:37). At this invitation a few people yell \"Bruuuuuuce.\" Fallon admonishes them (1:47). After a little pandering (\"New York City!\" 2:40) and another \"Anyway my point is ...\" (2:52) Fallon asks the crowd if they want to sing Bon Jovi's \"'Living on a Prayer' ... orrrrrr?\" (3:04). Or what? Or \"Bruuuuuce,\" many in the crowd respond. Maybe some wanted to hear Bruce. Maybe some (me) thought that was exactly where Fallon was going. Maybe some remembered the time they yelled \"Bruce\" at a Gaslight Anthem show and Bruce actually appeared. But the final chant was a boss to far. Fallon lost it. While he didn't storm off the stage (\"Pull an Axl Rose\" 3:20), he stopped talking to the audience, stuck to the music, went home and used Tumblr to give full flower to his hurt. Toward the end of his Tumblr diatribe (after a spurious example equating the expectations of the audience at a rock show to a cinema audience) Fallon writes, \"For some reason I'm the one with microphone.\" He would do well to remember this. As the one in charge he needs to lead, and not be surprised when an audience, confused about the direction being taken, veers off on its own. I can think of another performer who interacts with the audience masterfully — in fact it's a highlight of one of his shows — but I of course dare not speak his name. Most dedicated fans of a band will excuse sub par banter, maybe even using the chance to grab a beer. But it really is a missed opportunity, and a performer should either know that it's not his forte (Bob Dylan) or be as assiduous and professional in the preparation — or at least the conception — of remarks, as he is in chord progressions and lyrics. Bad banter is like a bad wedding toast: it won't engender booing or doom the marriage, but it may be remembered as the low point of an otherwise lovely affair.", "On this edition of All Songs Considered, I have a new song from Sylvan Esso and a conversation with Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn about the duo's next album, Free Love. It's due out in September. I've also got music from The Psychedelic Furs, from the band's first new album in 29 years! I'm excited about some new voices on the show, including the music of TRISHES and her song, \"Gaslight,\" inspired by someone she calls a sociopath and how his manipulation changed her sense of identity. Singer Madeline Kenney teams up with the members of Wye Oak for a thoughtful song of understanding and empathy; and the South Sudanese artist Gordon Koang brings some joy. 1. TRISHES: \"Gaslight\" (Single) 2. The Psychedelic Furs: \"Come All Ye Faithful\" from Made Of Rain 3. Gordon Koang: \"South Sudan\" from Unity 4. Madeline Kenney: \"Picture Of You\" from Sucker's Lunch 5. Sylvan Esso: \"Ferris Wheel\" from Free Love 6. Barker: \"Paradise Engineering\" from Utility", "On this week's New Music Friday, All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton talks to NPR Music guests Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson about the essential new releases for July 27, including the jangly guitar pop of Tony Molina, a celebration of queerness and the company we keep from Thin Lips and whimsical sing-a-longs from Raffi. Featured on this Episode Israel Nash: Lifted Featured Song: \"Rolling On\" Phantastic Ferniture: Phantastic Ferniture Featured Song: \"Bad Timing\" Thin Lips: Chosen Family Featured Songs: \"Chosen Family\" and \"Gaslight Anthem (The Song Not The Band)\" Tony Molina: Kill the Lights Featured Song: \"Nothing I Can Say\" Raffi: Dog on the Floor Featured Song: \"Play Play Play\" Cody Jinks: Lifers Featured Song: \"Head Case Other notable releases for July 27: Daniel Bachman: The Morning Star, Thou: Rhea Sylvia, Astronauts Etc.: Living In Symbol", "It's officially summer, and our panel of public-radio hosts clearly had the warmer months in mind when we asked them to select their favorite songs of the moment. Their mix includes an impossibly catchy jam from BØRNS that could have been crafted especially for summer nights, a road-trip-worthy surf-rock anthem from Django Django, and a dream-pop creation from Portland duo Wishyunu. Hear all the songs below. Heavy Rotation is a monthly sampler of public-radio hosts' favorite songs. Stream Heavy Rotation picks from the first half of 2015 via our Spotify playlist.", "Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page. Sometimes album titles really do say it all: A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings, the second full-length album by the Philly rock band Beach Slang, pulls off exactly what it promises. A spiritual descendent of The Replacements — as well as a sonic cousin to bands like The Gaslight Anthem and Japandroids, who share its gift for dramatic pronouncements about life, death and rock 'n' roll — Beach Slang rattles the rafters with grace, power and concision. It's likely no accident that A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings clocks in at almost exactly 30 minutes. These are songs by and for the alienated, out-of-place, searching and otherwise disconnected — subjects referenced in song titles like \"Punks In A Disco Bar,\" \"Young Hearts\" and \"Future Mixtape For The Art Kids\" — and each pocket anthem is clearly the work of a band that knows its rock 'n' roll history. It's not just in the echoes of the Replacements song \"Alex Chilton\" that reverberate through \"Spin The Dial,\" though that particular reference point is hard to miss. It's also in the way singer James Alex channels singers like Bruce Springsteen, who understand rock's ability to echo and amplify youth's heady cocktail of hurt, hope, fear, fatalism, first love and loss of innocence — what you might call \"teenage feelings.\" \"I'm an atom bomb, tick-tick-ticking,\" Alex warns in \"Atom Bomb,\" packing an awful lot of portent into a simple shout-along chorus. But for all its bluntness, A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings aims for something raw and too rare: a sense of real connection with a crowd that hangs on James Alex's every word. It's one thing — a great thing — to rock out. It's another to attempt something as exposed and sincere as rocking out while also aiming to inspire.", "The New Jersey punk band The Gaslight Anthem is about to release its third album, American Slang. Singer Brian Fallon describes the group's sound as music for the working class, with soul. \"[It's] different from a Motown sound or a Memphis sound, where traditional soul music is,\" Fallon tells All Things Considered host Melissa Block. \"Instead of talking about love, we were talking about getting by.\" Fallon calls his fellow New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen one of his biggest influences -- he even makes direct references to The Boss in his songs. He says Springsteen showed him that he could come from nothing and make a career of music. In \"Old Haunts,\" there are hints of Springsteen, but Fallon says he was going for an Otis Redding or Joe Strummer sound. \"I'm glad the people hear different things that I don't, or else it would stagnate where I left off,\" Fallon says. \"There would be no need for anyone else's interpretation, which is not good for music.\" Growing up, the singer listened to a variety of rock 'n' roll bands. However, he says it wasn't until he heard Bob Dylan that he realized he could speak from the heart and call it music. The Gaslight Anthem started out as kids playing as fast as they could, trying to make a place for themselves in the music industry. Now, the band has grown up, and its members look at the world in a different way. They say they're looking to take care of their families and make music that'll still be worth hearing 20 years from now. ROBERT SIEGEL, Host: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. MELISSA BLOCK, Host: And I'm Melissa Block. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) BLOCK: One of our producers handed me the new CD \"American Slang,\" from the band the Gaslight Anthem, and said: It sounds best when you're driving with the windows down. And he's right. So go ahead, crank it. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM: (Singing) Look what you started. I seem to be coming out of my skin. And look what you've forgotten here. The bandages just don't ... BLOCK: Brian, what does that mean to you - blue-collared soul? BLOCK: And for us, it was a little different than what maybe would be a Motown sound or the Memphis sound. Where they would be talking about love, we were kind of talking about getting by. BLOCK: Something native to New Jersey, do you think, in that sound? BLOCK: Native? I don't know about to New Jersey. It seems more prevalent in New Jersey. Maybe they corralled those kind of people into New Jersey. (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) BLOCK: That's where they all ended up, you think? BLOCK: Central Jersey is the backbone of America. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) GASLIGHT ANTHEM: (Singing) Oh, well, you told me fortunes in American slang. BLOCK: Let's get this out of the way right away because Bruce Springsteen, of course, the rock god from New Jersey - and you've talked a lot about his influence on you. You've actually made direct references to lyrics from his songs in your songs before. How much of his sound do you think you hear in yours? BLOCK: I think it's more of a - he was, you know, like that kind of guy that just, you can come from nothing and be everything to everyone. That's the kind of inspiration. The sound, I think, kind of comes more in the sentiment. BLOCK: You know, I have to say this was not the first thing I was thinking of when I was listening to this CD, but once I did start thinking about it and listening to your voice, I did start hearing shades of Bruce Springsteen, and I noticed it especially in the song \"Old Haunts.\" BLOCK: Really? BLOCK: Yeah, let's take a listen. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, \"OLD HAUNTS\") GASLIGHT ANTHEM: (Singing) A cherry bomb, you are a mystery, exploded, sparkling quiet nights. My teenage heart pumped all my misery, baby... BLOCK: There, especially right there. On that word baby, I'm hearing a lot of Bruce in there. Do you hear it, too? BLOCK: No. Actually, it's kind of funny because those are the moments where were going for a kind of Otis Redding, Joe Strummer vibe. You know, I'm glad that people hear different things than I do, or else it wouldn't be - it would stagnant where I left it off, you know, and there wouldn't be any kind of need for anyone else's interpretation, which is not really good in music. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, \"OLD HAUNTS\") GASLIGHT ANTHEM: (Singing) So don't sing me your songs about the good times. Those days are gone, and you should just let them go. God help the man who says if you'd have known me when. Old haunts are for forgotten ghosts. Old haunts are for forgotten ghosts. BLOCK: Brian, do you remember when you were a kid, when you really found music - started thinking, this is where I want to be? BLOCK: Probably when I was around 12. My mother was very interested in music, and she had said, you know, maybe you want to give this a shot and see what happens with a guitar, and see if you like it. And that's when I really kind of picked it up and decided that there was a whole nother world to be discovered out ther", "Donning floral gasmasks and brandishing liberty torches against an apocalyptic, ombré pink landscape, Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire look ready for battle. And that's just the promotional photo. Dixie Chicks has never left our consciousness. The trio's collaborated with Beyoncé, sold out stadiums, has been covered by young indie-rock artists and recently took Taylor Swift back to her roots. They are \"heroes to a whole generation of country listeners and artists,\" NPR Music's Ann Powers told All Things Considered in January, but they haven't released a studio album in 14 years. Co-produced by the band and Jack Antonoff — who have all teased the album for the past two years on social media — Gaslighter will, finally, come out May 1 via Columbia Records. The powerful title track, out today with a video directed by Seanne Farmer, will stir the hearts of Dixie Chicks fans with the trio's rumbling harmonies. \"Gaslighter, I'm your mirror / Standing right here until you can see how / You broke me / Yeah, I'm broken,\" Maines sings in a reflective section until, in perfect Maines fashion, she explodes with defiant rage: \"You're still sorry and there's still no apology.\" Dixie Chicks 2020 — y'all, we're ready.", "Now, here's a little story I've got to tell About a record label you know so well It started way back in history With Rick and Russell in an NYU dormitory You know the little story of Def Jam Recordings, started way back in history by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons. What you may not know, unless you lived outside of New York (like me), is how instrumental it was in bringing hip-hop to the masses. A new glossy coffee-table book, Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label, reveals that aspect of the label's legacy in vivid detail. I grew up amid the Great Plains, and hip-hop always felt like my ticket out; for a while, it seemed I marched to the beat of a different Def Jam record every week. The smuggled tapes from a friend's older brother, the after-school ritual of Yo! MTV Raps — this was my salvation. Everyone talks about The Beastie Boys (and where would they be without Def Jam?), but the white boys of 3rd Bass were my heroes. Songs from The Cactus Album like \"The Gas Face\" and \"Brooklyn-Queens\" were my personal anthems. Or remember the bedtime stories of the eyepatch-wearing Slick Rick? Sick. Looking back, I'm struck by how often Def Jam tracks were lurking in the background. LL Cool J's \"Around the Way Girl\" (on cassette single, no less) got me hyped for my first junior-high dance. In college, when I was working a crappy restaurant job, we used to blast DMX's \"Ruff Ryder Anthem\" as we closed down the kitchen. More recently, Ghostface Killah's FishScale was the killer soundtrack for my daily subway commute in Brooklyn. (Yes, I eventually got a real ticket out.) Of course, this was also the label that gave us Jay-Z, Kanye West and countless other game-changers. The genius of Def Jam lay in its ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still sell tons of records. Club bangers like Sisqo's \"Thong Song\" could share shelf space with political flamethrowers like Public Enemy. This Def Jam mix is by no means definitive, but it reflects my experiences with a label that will always be, as Nice & Smooth once put it, for \"Hip-Hop Junkies.\" What's your experience with Def Jam Recordings? Tell us in the comments section. Artists In This Mix 3rd Bass • Beanie Sigel • The Beastie Boys • Boss • Cam'ron • Diplomats • DMX • Downtown Science • EPMD • Erick Sermon • Fabolous • Foxy Brown • Freeway • Ghostface Killah • Hollis Crew • Ja Rule • Jay-Z • Kanye West • LL Cool J • Ludacris • Method Man • Montell Jordan • Musiq Soulchild • Nas • Ne-Yo • Nice and Smooth • Nikki D • Onyx • Oran \"Juice\" Jones • Public Enemy • Redman • Rihanna • The Roots • Scarface • Sisqo • Slick Rick • T-La Rock • The-Dream • Warren G Derek L. John is a producer for Studio 360 and WNYC", "We're going to Bonnaroo and you're coming with us.  We'll have three days of live concert webcasts from the festival.  Our coverage begins this Friday, June 11, and runs through Sunday June 13, with webcasts starting at 1 p.m. ET each day and running until about three in the morning ET. I and a bunch of others from NPR Music will be there, along with hosts from some of NPR's great music stations, including  Rita Houston of WFUV; KUT’s Andy Uhler; and The Current’s Jill Riley. The schedule of what we broadcast is still shifting but all the info will be here.  In the meantime, you can listen to our free stream of select Bonnaroo artists. Some of the artists we know we'll be webcasting include:  The Flaming Lips (performing Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon),  Kings of Leon, LCD Soundsystem, Nas and Damian Marley, The National, Mumford and Sons, The Avett Brothers, Jimmy Cliff, Norah Jones, Jay Electronica, The Gossip, Dan Deacon, John Prine, The Dave Matthews Band, The Dodos, Local Natives, Neon Indian, Here We Go Magic, Gaslight Anthem, The xx, She & Him, Mayer Hawthorne, Tinariwen, Baaba Maal, Regina Spektor and Thievery Corporation. We'll have photographers updating the NPR Music Bonnaroo page and interviews from on site.  But most of all we'll have music, lots and lots of concerts. You can follow our tweets by subscribing to @allsongs.", "In 1987, a vanguard Top 40 radio station in the Bay Area put on a concert called Summer Jam. KMEL 106, under program director Keith Naftaly, played pop next to hip-hop next to dance and R&B, an ethos evident in that first year's headliner, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. The next year, Pebbles played and LL Cool J took top billing. Naftaly booked like a champion, bringing together line-ups that today look miraculous. In 1992, the first year Summer Jam was a two-day festival, Ice Cube, Salt 'N' Pepa, Hi-Five, Too Short and Heavy D played. The next year, most of those acts came back, and the festival added Nice & Smooth, Mary J. Blige, Mint Condition, Das EFX and A Tribe Called Quest. The point of KMEL's Summer Jam was to root the station in its listenership. Its tagline was \"The People's Station,\" and booking the acts that people really wanted to hear — instead of telling them what's good — made the concert a huge success. The concept spread to Top 40, rhythmic and urban stations around the country, and took hold at one station in particular: New York City's Hot 97, where its Summer Jam went up for the first time in 1994. The station booked Wu-Tang, Nas, SWV, Queen Latifah and Gang Starr. Biggie and Blackstreet played the next year. Traditions formed, like starting or settling beef, or surprising the audience with special guests. In 2001, Jay-Z brought out Michael Jackson. New York City is the birthplace of hip-hop and it's the biggest market in the country. Every year, there's a reason the rap community can't ignore New York, and every year, Hot 97 is involved somehow. If you listen to the radio in the Tri-State area, if cars drive down your street with the windows down and the volume up, if you talk to people in the businesses you frequent, you know this. The station is a little drunk with power, and it's flush with money. On June 2, Hot 97 hosted its 20th consecutive Summer Jam at the metropolitan area's largest concert venue, the Meadowlands in New Jersey. Because it's promoted as such, and because there's some truth to the station's posturing, Summer Jam feels like an annual referendum on hip-hop. Who's winning? What do we care about right now? How is hip-hop being performed? What's the future? What happened to our past? It's not a squeaky clean business. Sponsorship is endemic at the concert, and the cheapest seats cost $60. Hot 97 has never booked local acts exclusively, or even directly off its playlists. The process by which songs are added to commercial radio remains fraught, and the flaky hosting on Sunday night reinforced a feeling of insecurity I often have listening to Hot 97 — maybe I've been hanging on too long. On Sunday night I was in Section 333, the nosebleeds. When Angie Martinez took the stage (chewing gum, as she does), I felt like, finally, somebody I know. But she was rote and introduced Chris Brown, with his dead eyes and skeleton shoulders. The rest of Section 333 was thrilled to see Chris Brown. \"She Ain't You\" is a really good derivative pop song. Girls were dancing all over the place. And when Brown finished up the verse about his dick on \"Look At Me Now,\" the whole stadium held its breath — we thought Busta Rhymes was gonna slide in and lacerate us with that semi-automatic rejoinder he dropped on the studio version of the song. Instead, we got a backup dancer doing aerials. Gymnastics are not why fans flock to Summer Jam. This is where the Hot 97 faithful go to see their favorite posse cuts brought to life. It's not a regular concert; the audience expects hits like the stage is a jukebox, like it's still listening to the radio. Legacy acts are not spared this thirst. For example, no one in Section 333 (or 334 for that matter, I triple-checked) knew the words, or was even shoulder-dancing, to Wu-Tang's first song, \"Bring Da Ruckus,\" despite its placement on the Wu's ageless debut, despite ubiquity so deep that its opening lines make an appearance in a movie like Zero Dark Thirty. Some of the crowd had heard of \"Method Man,\" but hysterical teenagers are louder than middle-aged wise men, and the Wu had no chance. Hip-hop is respectful of the past and remembers the good times fondly, but we keep it moving. Summer Jam is choreographed to build. When it works, the announced acts perform a couple known anthems, drop the first strains of the track they made with prominent guests, the crowd squeals, boldface names materialize and original performers retreat, with each set lasting less than a half hour. Sometimes, like between Wale and Meek Mill, the handoff is graceful and humble — Wale accepted the crowd's vocal favor for Meek, he of the Jumbotron smile and breathless vigor, and turned tail. Sometimes it's a mess, like when Fabolous hauled out Lil Kim to mixed reaction, then got shut down by the concert's producers awkwardly and early. And sometimes it's a beautiful mess. 2 Chainz loped onstage wearing a hat modeled on a Bismarck-era German military helmet and unleashed his \"Mercy\" verse. The ", "Here's the thing about breakups: Sometimes you have to burn down the house you thought was home, but at night you still need to find a place to sleep. This is true for those who leave a long marriage, or a toxic family, or a community that proves oppressive. Artists can experience this painful unsettling too, especially ones nurtured within scenes that present themselves as loving unbroken circles, with all the promised comforts and invisible strictures that word entails. The freedom can be exhilarating, the severing of ties necessary, even life-saving. But there's always a point where the sparks and noise subside, and there you there you'll be, untethered, nerves seared by the heat of the match. What remains in those moments? This is the most interesting question the Chicks ask, and answer in various ways, throughout the trio's first album in 14 years, Gaslighter. Sheer will is one thing that a brokenhearted person can access — the determination, as lead singer Natalie Maines advises the teenage girls in her life in \"Julianna Calm Down\", to \"put on, put on, put on\" a strong front even when resilience feels like a fiction — like something \"put on.\" Humor is another, a longtime weapon in this band's arsenal, employed here in the title track and elsewhere to turn crushing realizations of betrayal into occasions for kicking some three-part harmony ass. These active responses to another's bad behavior, long key to the appeal of a trio whose biggest hits included titles like \"There's Your Trouble\" and the abusive-husband-burying \"Goodbye Earl,\" are generating headlines for Gaslighter declaring this return \"explosive\" and \"defiant.\" But its anthems would leak power if not surrounded by the album's quieter and more wrenching moments evoking the stark self-confrontation that comes with loss. Natalie Maines has been open about what brought her back to songwriting after years mostly away — a contentious divorce that's caused her to reassess nearly two decades of her life. Her story of betrayal and awakening complements the saga of her band, which was famously banished from the country music mainstream in 2003 for defying the genre's conservative political base, even as it forged a new approach to the genre that's deeply influenced younger artists like Taylor Swift (a Chicks ally who's also worked with the band's current producer, Jack Antonoff) and Maren Morris. From its brash callout of a title track to a denouement that demands and begs \"Set Me Free,\" Gaslighter is the story of Maines's painful awakening, expressed within the larger context of sexism and the movements that fight against it. All three Chicks have been through divorces; as a band, these women have split from scenes and cities, dealt with music-industry fickleness and public shaming, even as they've maintained a mostly female fan base that never questioned their integrity or relevance. They came apart as a band, too, for several years, with multi-instrumentalist Emily Strayer and fiddler Martie Maguire, who are sisters, staying in Texas and working together in the years Maines established herself in Los Angeles. Though their familiar story forever marks the Chicks as firebrands, they are also women in midlife who've endured enough to know barn-burning, necessary as it may be, clouds the air. \"Been way too long since somebody's body kept me up all night,\" Maines sings in the back-on-the-market romp \"Texas Man,\" one of the album's jumpy crowd-pleasers, designed to get 15,000 women in an arena singing along. Then a beat; the arrangement momentarily drops away. \"Yeah,\" she thoughtfully drawls. \"That good kind of keeping me up all night.\" Many of Gaslighter's songs describe the other kind — the 3 a.m. stare into space, into darkness disturbed by questions. Their anger can be startling, the specificity of the accusations nearly distasteful; Gaslighter's already much-discussed intimations of a union-shattering affair taking place on a yacht, alongside references to tax bills and Hollywood Bowl backstage encounters, evoke privilege casually, in the same way that's earned Swift frequent criticisms. But all the luxury items in the world don't diminish the pain in the way Maines's notes crack as she sings, in \"My Best Friend's Wedding,\" \"Twenty years, twenty years, twenty years... I was never safe, never safe, still never safe.\" Her isolation and confusion haunt these repeated phrases. That repetition is a technique that runs throughout Gaslighter's songs, a way of signaling late-night rumination. Nothing says you're alone like a painful thought you just can't shake. Maines rarely does sing these phrases all by herself, though; as she articulates her deepest vulnerabilities, Strayer and Maguire's voices rise up to support her. Sometimes their trademark harmonies hover in the background like a little choir of familiar angels; at other times they meld with Maines's lead in a way that feels deeply internal, like the hard-won emergence of inner clarity. Maines's wa", "These are the pop anthems, rallying cries, party jams, riff rockers, perfumed piano pieces and emotional exorcisms that we loved to share this year.", "This week on The Record, we're looking at some of the songs that captured our attention (or held us hostage) this summer, and asking what they tell us about our standards, our anxieties and the places we want our music to take us when it's hot out. We made a Spotify playlist for as many of the songs we've been talking about as we could. Listen here. Ann Powers spoke with David Greene on NPR's Morning Edition about summer songs — those tracks that, as she wrote last week, hit the perfect balance of fun cliches and light-hearted rhythm. They also often hit the top of the charts. But what do those summer songs do to draw us in? On The Record we've written about three routes to summer song victory. There's writing an unavoidable pop hook, as LMFAO did with \"Party Rock Anthem,\" and building the song as one would a flashy, souped-up convertible. Make the song unashamedly recognizable (Jacob calls it \"dumb fun\" that works when we have so much free time we're willing to fill it by playing a song with little redeeming value) and you'll have a hit any summer in the past decade. There's another type of song that can take over playlists in the summer — one that's unexpectedly relevant. The unsettled tension of Foster The People's \"Pumped Up Kicks\" has matched with the confusing mood of the past few months — and it's not the first time. As Ann wrote last week, there's a surprising tradition of hit songs about murderous psychpaths, from Bruce Springsteen's \"Nebraska\" to Sufjan Stevens' \"John Wayne Gacy, Jr.\" And then there's the sound of the summer: humid. Miguel's \"Sure Thing\" is all over urban radio, which makes sense, since it's the perfect song to catch without even trying on a sun-heated roof at the end of a long day. The track is layered up with harmonies and sonic embellishments (some sound like like crickets, others like voices through open windows) but Miguel's voicing is stretched out and sleepy. \"Sure Thing\" is of a piece with other minor key, slightly off-kilter slow jams from R&B singers like The Weeknd and Frank Ocean that dropped this spring and summer, but the saturated production pairs better with recent weather than those songs. Still and all, a summer song is personal. It matters where you spent the past few months, with whom and what kind of memories got made. For the rest of the week we'll be posting the summer songs of musicians and music writers around the country and outside. What have you been hearing this summer? DAVID GREENE, Host: We don't want to quite let go of summer without playing you a few summer hits - the songs that've been making it big this month and all throughout the season. This time of year, some songs just hit that perfect balance of fun cliches and lighthearted rhythm. It's exactly what you're asking for at this part of the year. Saying you can resist a song like that is like saying you hate popsicles. So let's take a look at what these summer songs do to draw us in. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, \"PARTY ROCK ANTHEM\") LMFAO: Party rock, party rock, party rock. GREENE: NPR music critic Ann Powers is here to talk about some of these summer tunes. So really, Ann, is this one of the biggest songs of the summer of 2011? ANN POWERS: It's on every time you turn on the radio. It's charting all over the charts. \"Party Rock Anthem\" by LMFAO is the song of the summer. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, \"PARTY ROCK ANTHEM\") LMFAO: (Singing) Party rock is in the house tonight. Everybody just have a good time. And we gonna make you lose your mind. Everybody just have a good time. POWERS: This song is a certain kind of summer song designed to sound great pouring out of a car radio. It's built kind of like, I don't know, like a souped-up convertible or something - so flashy, so instantly recognizable. GREENE: It sounds like it's the kind of song that probably would've done pretty well any year. POWERS: But the other kind of song that often hits us in the summer is one that's sort of surprisingly relevant. This summer the news has been so confusing. One minute we're hearing about the recession and political infighting and disaster. And the next minute we're trying to care about Kim Kardashian's wedding. This song somehow connects with that confusing mood. It's called \"Pumped Up Kicks\" by Foster the People. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, \"PUMPED UP KICKS\") FOSTER THE PEOPLE: All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, you'd better run, better run, outrun my gun. All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, you'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet. GREENE: What was that lyric? It's better run faster than my bullet? POWERS: Yes. This song written by Mark Foster, the leader of the group Foster the People, is in the surprisingly strong tradition of hit songs about mass murder. But this song sounds like it's about chewing a piece of bubble gum. It sounds happy, and yet in there the lyrics are telling the story of a kid who's found a gun and is going wild. GREENE: OK. So we talked about having just the right hoo", "With a crazy-quilt mixture of rock, techno, classic jazz, soul, blues and classical, The Disco Biscuits' members have maintained a strong presence on the jam-band circuit for the past 14 years. While the band hasn't given up its signature trance-fusion sound, its latest album, Planet Anthem, seeks to weave in a few more patches. In a session from World Cafe, The Disco Biscuits' members perform songs that pull from Alan Parsons' melodic prog and LCD Soundsystem's futuristic funk.", "Spain's anthem dates back to the 1700s, but it never had lyrics. The Spanish Olympic Committee is looking to 2008 and wants to change that. Some lawmakers Monday called for lyrics to be written by the end of summer. So Spain's Olympic athletes will be able to do more than just hum along when their anthem is played.", "This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem. This summer, the world's biggest sporting event has an American soundtrack. At every match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, players have walked onto the field to the opening strains of \"Seven Nation Army,\" the song first released in 2003 by The White Stripes. More than 2 million people have heard it blaring over PA systems in stadiums across Russia. So have hundreds of millions of television viewers around the world. That arguably makes it the world's most popular sports anthem — which isn't bad for a song from a country whose men's national team failed to qualify for the quadrennial world championship this year. \"It's simple, catchy and aggressive, so it's perfect for a sports anthem,\" says Alan Siegel, a Washington, D.C.-based journalist who reported on how \"Seven Nation Army\" found a home in stadiums around the world for the sports website Deadspin. Siegel says that the first thing you'll notice hearing the song at a sporting event is that instead of Jack White's impassioned vocal line, fans sing the song's central guitar riff. \"It's just, 'Ohh, oh-OH-oh-oh ohhhh, ohhh,' and that's it, just over and over and over. It just gets hypnotic.\" It's a simple musical phrase: just five different pitches, spread out over less than an octave. \"And with the exception of the second note, the notes are all in sequence in the scale — like consecutive steps on a ladder,\" explains Nate Sloan, co-host of the podcast Switched On Pop. \"It's very egalitarian, the kind of riff that's the first thing you figure out when you're learning how to play guitar.\" The minor key gives it an intimidating ring. \"Those last two notes — from the flat six to the five — have a lot of weight in musical history. You hear them a lot in laments, which form a genre going back to the baroque,\" Sloan says. The rhythm compounds that feeling: \"By holding on to that first note, it generates a feeling of suspense. Then you get the almost machine-gun rapid fire of the next four notes, and they're syncopated, on the off-beats. ... That gives the riff an urgency that makes it much more memorable.\" \"Seven Nation Army\" didn't catch on right away: The song only made it to No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 after its release in March 2003 (though it did top the Alternative Songs chart). Its life as a sports anthem began six months later, when fans of the Belgian soccer team Club Brugge KV traveled to Italy for a UEFA Champions League match against one of the giants of European football, A.C. Milan. \"Some supporter groups were having some drinks before the match, and 'Seven Nation Army' was playing,\" Siegel says. \"And then Brugge, which is not a traditional power, ended up upsetting Milan.\" The Belgians sang the riff as their team eked out a 1-0 victory, then brought it home as an unofficial club anthem. Three years later, Club Brugge played host to another Italian team, A.S. Roma, and the tables turned the other way: The Romans headed home with a 2-1 victory — and a brand-new stadium anthem that they'd learned from the Belgians. That summer, Italian fans made the \"Seven Nation Army\" riff their own in the run-up to the 2006 World Cup, where they would score again. \"At that point, it sort of becomes the anthem of the Italian national team — and Italy wins the World Cup,\" Siegel says. \"So it just takes off there.\" Within a year, the song had made its way from European soccer to American football, starting with fans of Penn State's Nittany Lions. (Siegel says it was introduced by an executive in the school's athletic department who had heard fans singing it during Italy's championship run.) From there, other universities picked it up. NFL fans started singing it. NBA and NHL teams blared the recording during games. And music publishers sold thousands of arrangements for marching bands. Within a few years, the song had entered the pantheon of stadium jams, alongside Metallica's \"Enter Sandman\" and Survivor's \"Eye of the Tiger.\" But Sloan says \"Seven Nation Army\" has something that those anthems lack: singability. \"It's a folk melody,\" he says. \"The riff has been deracinated and transformed into this instantly translatable chant.\" Today, many soccer fans use the \"Seven Nation Army\" chant to sing the praises of players — especially those with five-syllable names, which notch neatly into the riff's last five notes. \"We'll do it with Maxi Moralez, our No. 10, \" says Neil Govoni, a supporter of the Major League Soccer team New York City FC. \"And when [Italian player] Andrea Pirlo was here, that was also used for him. That cadence works a lot with many different players.\" Professional soccer players disagree on whether chants make a difference down on the pitch. NYC FC defender Sebastien Ibeagha says he is too busy to listen when he's playing: \"Half the time I don't really hear them,\" he says. \"I can't say I've heard one yet ", "Hometown: Sydney, Australia Genre: Electronic Why We're Excited: There's a whimsical throb to the music of Mansionair, an Australian trio that injects its floor-friendly synth-pop jams and moody ballads with grabby, expressive, falsetto-friendly and sometimes heavily processed vocals. The group was nominated for a Grammy this year for a collaboration with ODESZA, but \"Astronaut\" is worthy of its own accolades: The song uses wobbly, ecstatic synths and beats to set the stage for a soaring anthem about the long, hard search for connection.", "Nada Surf has been plugging away since the mid-'90s, beginning as an alt-rock one-hit wonder (with the novelty song \"Popular\") and ultimately morphing into a rare creature: an indie-pop band that traffics in uplift and empathy. Not many of its peers would attempt a song with the chorus, \"Always love / Hate will get you every time,\" and fewer still could make the sentiment seem poignant, even profound. Singer Matthew Caws still has one of the kindest voices in rock, but the message behind \"See These Bones\" feels a bit more morbid and cryptic than Nada Surf usually gets: A parsing of the words yields something about the way our pending death renders grudges useless. Instead, the group opts to dispense its feel-goodery through a heart-swelling arrangement that builds power as it progresses through five glorious minutes. About two-thirds of the way through \"See These Bones,\" all that momentum suddenly leads to an almost overwhelmingly satisfying place, as a long buildup gives way to a richly produced anthem, flush with strings and full-blooded vocal harmonies. It's the sound of a resilient band, still hitting lofty peaks more than a decade into a great career. Listen to yesterday's Song of the Day, and subscribe to the Song of the Day newsletter. This story originally ran on Jan. 10, 2008.", "Remembrances of Donna Summer have understandably revolved around her long-standing status as the \"Queen of Disco,\" a diva whose floor-filling anthems remain singing-show staples. But Summer, who died Thursday at 63, also gave the dance and pop worlds a true, ground-level working-class anthem in 1983's \"She Works Hard for the Money,\" which celebrates everyday strivers and survivors without unduly glorifying or pandering. The song's video, seen here, seems genuinely groundbreaking in hindsight: For all its '80s trappings, including Summer's strangely indifferent lip-synching, it's as unglamorous as empowerment-themed videos get. Summer could seem larger than life. But she made some of her finest work by understanding and appreciating the way others live — pop ecstasy, shot through with empathy.", "We made you a doozy of a mix — 50 of NPR Music's favorite songs from the first half of 2013, including hip-hop anthems, dudes with beards, avant-garde lullabies, dance-music stompers, tear-jerking ballads, funk odysseys and synth-pop singalongs. As we spend more time getting acclimated to music that recently arrived in our inbox (hello, Queens of the Stone Age, Lemuria, Quadron and The Civil Wars) and await imminent new jams from the likes of Kanye West, this list of songs is bound to change throughout the year. But let the record show that these are the songs we were feeling during the first half of 2013.", "This past decade has seen the return of the single. Not since the 1950s and '60s have singles been so important to musicians' careers ... or so often accounted for the bulk of their sales. No phenomenon illustrates this more clearly than the wondrous, illogical beast known as The Summer Jam. In 2008, the battle to rule the summer was typical — a knock-down, drag-out between hip hop (Young Jeezy's \"Put On\"), something that sounded new (M.I.A.'s \"Paper Planes\") and soulful pop (Estelle's \"American Boy\"). There are some common threads among those songs: They sound good loud, even out of a passing truck; they're sexy; they either are hip-hop or they use elements of hip-hop, arguably the most popular music of our time. And those singles sold better than the albums they came from. Singles sales weren't even counted by Nielsen SoundScan in 2000, they were so negligible. Remember, they were on CDs, cassettes or vinyl back then. The launch of the iPod and iTunes the following year began to change that. In 2004, Nielsen began recording digital sales. And by 2006, digital singles outsold physical CDs. Sales, commercial airplay and release dates matter, but ultimately we the people decide what becomes a summer jam. It's an agreement, really — a handshake between millions of people. If the lady who sells you iced coffee every morning sings along with it on the radio, if you're dancing to it even if it's 110 degrees out and the breeze died hours ago, if you walk in on a group of strangers singing it a cappella and they pass you the invisible mic when they hit the second verse, then that's the summer jam. Kylie Minogue's \"Can't Get You Out Of My Head\" was played by so many people so many times, an argument could be made that it was the summer jam of both 2001 and 2002. Some years, the summer jam is obvious. In 2007, Rihanna's \"Umbrella\" cooly destroyed all comers and sold over 300,000 downloads. Your song of the summer can depend on where you live. If you spent time in Washington, D.C., in 2004, you heard Rare Essence's go-go cover of Ashlee Simpson's \"Pieces of Me\" even more than you heard Usher. And just this past summer, a group called Bin Laden Blowin Up was deemed most likely to he heard at a barbecue in Chicago. Who knows what the summer jam will be in 2010? It could already be written. It could be sung by somebody we haven't even heard yet. Whoever really wants to take the heavyweight belt, though, ought to aim for the best song that can possibly be made — and just forget about an album. STEVE INSKEEP, host: And music this past decade has seen the return of the single, and that includes the Summer Jam, that song that's everywhere, in streets and clubs when school's out. NPR's Music's Frannie Kelley tells us what it takes to make one. FRANNIE KELLEY: In 2008, the battle to rule the summer was typical � a knock-down, drag-out between hip hop... (Soundbite of song, \"Put On\") YOUNG JEEZY (Hip-Hop Artist): (Singing) I put on for my city on, on for my city. I put on for my city on, on for my city. Put on... KELLEY: Something that sounded new. (Soundbite of song, \"Paper Planes\") M.I.A. (Pop band): (Singing) I'll fly like a paper, get high like planes. Catch me at the border, I got visas in my name. KELLEY: And soulful pop. (Soundbite of song, \"American Boy\"). ESTELLE (Pop singer) (Singing) Take me on a trip, I'd like to go some day. Take me to New York, I'd love to see L.A. I really want to... KELLEY: There are some common threads between those songs: They sound good loud, even out of a passing truck; they're sexy; they either are or use elements of hip-hop, arguably the most popular music of our time. And those singles sold better than the albums they came from. Singles sales weren't even counted by Nielsen SoundScan in 2000, they were so negligible. Remember, they were on CDs, cassettes or vinyl back then. The launch of the iPod and iTunes the following year began to change that. In 2004, Nielsen began recording digital sales. And by 2006, digital singles outsold physical CDs. (Soundbite of song, \"Dance Like This\") WYCLEF JEAN (Musician): (Singing) I never really knew that she could dance like this. She makes a man want to speak Spanish. Como se llama, si, Bonita, si, mi casa, su casa, Shakira, Shakira... KELLEY: Sales, commercial airplay and release dates matter, but ultimately we the people decide what becomes a summer jam. It's an agreement, really � a handshake between millions of us. If the lady who sells you iced coffee every morning sings along with it on the radio, if you're dancing to it even if it's 110 degrees out and the breeze died hours ago, if you walk in on a group of strangers singing it a cappella and they pass you the invisible mic when they hit the second verse, then that's the summer jam. (Soundbite of song, \"Can't Get You Out Of My Head\") Ms. KYLIE MINOGUE (Singer): La la la la la. I just can't get you out of my head. Boy your loving is all I think about I... KELLEY: This song w", "Sometimes a song is more than a song. As NPR's year long series American Anthem points out, anthems do not have to mean patriotic songs about specific nations. Earlier this year, Alt.Latino featured anthems connected to Latin music or history. Before the series closes later this summer, we present another batch of songs that qualify as anthemic to one group of people or another. Similar themes runs through each of these stories: these songs unite us, these songs have the power to say what we feel, even when we can't say them ourselves. Sometimes we just have to let the music speak for us.", "Sometimes, a song isn't just a song: It's shorthand for an idea. Some songs can rouse and rally huge masses of people at once, whether they're chanting in a stadium, marching in the streets or sweating it out on the dance floor. NPR's American Anthem is about those songs. A yearlong series of reported pieces, appearing both on air and online, American Anthem was created to identify 50 pieces of music that have found anthemic status in American life, and unpack how and why they've come to mean so much to so many. Included are many celebratory protest songs — some born that way, others molded by activists into tools of resistance. Some songs here express pride in an identity or solidarity with a community, be it along lines of gender, generation or geography. There are those that speak to people reeling from rejection, struggling with mental health or just searching for others who feel what they feel. For the handful of patriotic songs, we've looked deep into their cultural footprints — like the long and winding history of performing \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" at sporting events, which dates back to before it was our national anthem. Read the full stories at NPR.org/Anthem, and hear the music of the series below. There are a few more American anthems on the way, so keep coming back: We'll update this playlist all summer as new songs are added. Stream: Spotify, Apple Music.", "The state of healthcare in America isn't often fodder for protest songs, but it's not as if it isn't a top-of-mind concern these days. So the members of the Seattle band Virgin Islands have come through with a healthcare anthem of their very own: \"No Doctor\" is a scathing post-punk screed against the system's failures that matches lyrical bite with musical intensity. More than a mere political statement, \"No Doctor\" — like the rest of the band's recent album Ernie Chambers v. God — is hyper-melodic, compelling and intelligent. A bracing, guitar-driven romp, \"No Doctor\" turns frustration into a rugged jam that speaks equally to the brain and the body. It slices to the heart of the issues at hand while never sacrificing its own heart and soul. And isn't that what punk rock is all about?", "Maybe the best of the narrative vignettes on Vince Staples' debut double album, Summertime '06, this parable of self-destruction took on a frantic energy on stage at Stubb's BBQ in Austin, Texas. Watch the entire set here, or check out individual songs in the set list below. Set List \"Lift Me Up\" \"65 Hunnid\" \"Fire\" \"Birds & Bees\" \"Dopeman\" \"Hang N' Bang\" \"C.N.B.\" \"3230\" \"Hands Up\" \"Jump Off The Roof\" \"Norf Norf\" \"Señorita\" \"Blue Suede\" Credits Producers: Saidah Blount, Mito Habe-Evans, Otis Hart; Technical Director: Josh Rogosin; Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Videographers: Nickolai Hammar, Katie Hayes Luke, Cameron Robert, A.J. Wilhelm, Lizzie Chen; Editor: Cameron Robert; Audio: Timothy Powell/Metro Mobile; Assistant Audio Engineer: Loretta Rae; Production Assistants: Erin Conlon, Nathan Gaar; Special Thanks: SXSW, Stubb's BBQ; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann. Support for NPR Music comes from Blue Microphone.", "NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author and historian Christy Pichichero about what she terms \"discriminatory gaslighting.\"", "So what's the song of summer this summer? The Black Eyed Peas or Amerie or even Michael Jackson?? Idolator.com music editor Maura Johnston talks to host Guy Raz about this summer's singular summer jam — or lack thereof.", "For years I researched the art and craft of preserving summer fruit, but I could never bring myself to go ahead and try it myself. What if I did something wrong? What if my jars exploded in the heat? What if I hurt myself or someone I cared about? These \"what-ifs\" kept me mired in doubt and dismay while many summers passed, taking their bounty of fresh fruit with them. When winter inevitably followed, I always regretted my fear of canning and planned a bevy of canning projects for the following year — which, of course, never happened. Welcome to my vicious cycle. I have, however, broken through my preserving paranoia so that I can enjoy peaches, nectarines and strawberries all year long. I found a baby step on the road to heat-processed canning: freezer jam. The first summer I made freezer jam, I enjoyed it so much that I preserved everything I could get my hands on. Peaches, plums, nectarines, blueberries, raspberries, you name it. I lined my freezer with row after row of colorful jars, many of which made their way home with friends after dinner parties and high-tea afternoons. Well into February I had fresh, homemade jam every morning to spread on my toast and mix into my homemade yogurt. Making freezer jam follows the same process as heat canning, with one primary thing missing: heat. Since you store freezer jam below zero degrees, you don't need to bring the jars to a boil, which means you lessen the chances of accidental contamination or heat-related mishaps. These two risks prevented me — and many others, I've learned — from traditional canning, and I was overjoyed to find that I could make my own jam without the element of danger that goes along with sterilization and storing at room temperature. Besides mollifying your canning phobia, there's another benefit to not boiling your jam. Uncooked fruit stays much fresher than cooked preserves, so when you crack open your treasure in mid-January, it will taste more like the fresh summer fruit you picked up from the farmers market. Some brands of pectin require that you use boiling water in the initial mix, but this short stint on the stove won't affect the flavor or texture of your fruit. Most freezer jam recipes contain only three or four ingredients and require half an hour or less for preparation. It's a simple process: peel, chop, mix and freeze. The safety and simplicity of freezer jam makes it a perfect kitchen project for children, who love the idea that they made the tastiest part of their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Since I started making my own fruit preserves, I've also noticed that I spend less money on produce. Grocery stores and farmers market booths usually sell me their slightly bruised fruits for pennies on the dollar, and this substantially cheaper bounty lasts me all year long, shrinking both my summer and winter grocery budgets. For jam-making, get fruit that is as ripe as possible. Slightly bruised or dinged fruits are fine to use — in fact, this is what makes them cheaper — but you should remove any spots with a paring knife, taking care to remove any mold. If you have children in the house, you might also notice yourself spending less on lunch fixings because decent store-bought jam demands a pretty penny these days. When I make freezer jam, the cost comes out to around 50 cents per 8-ounce container, and I have to say that the taste of homemade jam blows grocery store brands out of the water. Making freezer jam is easy, but there are a few things you should keep in mind when you make your first few batches. Follow these tips to keep from repeating my mistakes. Pectin is the fruit-derived gel that holds jam together and creates a thick consistency. It's important to buy a brand of pectin that is compatible with no-cook freezer jam. Read the instructions carefully, as recipes can (and will) vary from brand to brand. Different kinds of pectin call for different amounts of sugar, so read the directions or your jam won't set correctly. Freezer jams always run a touch thinner than heat-processed preserves, but they should still set to a nice, spreadable consistency. If you prefer a thicker jam, you can heat your fruit to a boil for two minutes before freezing. When making the recipes below, I used Ball No-Cook Freezer Jam Pectin, with which I've always had good experiences. You can also use any number of other brands, and these days many kinds of pectin allow you to use alternative sweeteners such as honey or Splenda, which is good news for those avoiding refined sugar. If you do decide to use granulated sugar, it's a good idea to use a superfine variety so that it will dissolve more easily into your fruit. Instead of spending extra money on a specialized product, make it yourself by pulsing regular sugar in a food processor five or six times. Be sure to measure your sugar before grinding it, as it will yield a greater amount once the granules are broken down, and adding extra sweetener may cause your jam to be too sweet. Whil" ]

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[ "10 October 2015 Last updated at 17:42 BST\nThe famous Cold War nuclear warplane crossed Woodford Aerodrome near Stockport, where it was made in the 1960s, at about 15:20 BST.\nIt will be grounded later this month after engineering backers withdrew support.\nHuge crowds gathered at vantage points to catch a last glimpse." ]

[ "Hundreds of onlookers gathered as a Lancaster bomber flew over Derwent reservoir - one of the practice sites used ahead of the top-secret mission.\nMore than a third of the men never returned from the raids, when they had to fly just 60ft above ground.\nRAF Scampton later hosted a sunset service.\nThe RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and 617 Squadron flew over the dam in Derbyshire's Hope Valley on Thursday lunchtime.\nThe ceremony, service and second flypast took place at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire where, 70 years ago, 19 Lancaster bombers took off for their daring mission.\nBy Danny SavageNorth of England Correspondent, BBC News\nIn the skies over Lincolnshire tonight a lone Lancaster bomber flew where once 19 of its kind took off in the most famous air raid of all time.\nA sunset service at RAF Scampton was told that those who took to the air from the grass runway here 70 years ago went armed only with \"self belief, courage and a bouncing bomb\".\nOnly three of the original Dambusters are still alive. Two of them - pilot Les Munro, 94, and 91-year-old bomb aimer Jonny Johnson - watched this evening as Tornados from today's 617 squadron made a noisy entrance followed by Spitfires and the Lancaster from the Battle of Britain memorial flight.\nThe courage of the low-flying crews that night and the ingenuity of Barnes Wallis' bouncing bomb - which skimmed off the water to clear nets guarding the dams - is something that has inspired generations of RAF personnel.\nMany of today's pilots are still astounded at the achievements of the bomber crews and said it was an honour to be in the company of those involved.\nOnly three of the original 133-strong squadron are still alive. Two of them, 94-year-old John \"Les\" Munro and 91-year-old George \"Johnny\" Johnson attended the Lincoln service on Thursday evening.\nSquadron leader Munro had travelled from New Zealand for the event.\nHe said he made the 12,000-mile trip \"just to renew old acquaintances\".\nMore than 1,300 people were killed in the Dambuster raids when bombs were dropped on German dams and flooded the Ruhr valley.\nThere were a number of events taking place around the country on Thursday to mark the raids of 16-17 May 1943.\nAt the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire, more than 10,500 crests with messages of support were planted at the site's Armed Forces Memorial.\nTwo thousand people turned up to the temporary tribute.\nThroughout the day, the RAF was live tweeting the original wireless telegraphy signals from the raid, with the final one reading: \"06:15 Townsend's Lancaster AJ-O landing at RAF Scampton the last aircraft to return safely. Operation Chastise is over.\"\nOn Friday wreaths were laid during a commemoration at the Eder Dam in Germany, which was struck and breached by the bombers.\n\"I think events like this make us remember the sacrifice those young lads made during the raid\", said 66-year-old well-wisher Roy Taylor.\n\"They never got the recognition they deserved I don't think.\"\nThe Dambusters raid was carried out by 133 airmen, flying 19 Lancaster bombers armed with the \"bouncing bombs\" designed by Sir Barnes Wallis.\nDr Wallis's daughter - who attended the service at RAF Scampton - described him as a \"man of peace\" but said he acted out of a sense of patriotic duty.\n\"He was not a man of war and that is often not, I think, properly understood,\" Mary Stopes-Roe told the BBC. \"But if you have to defend something you have to defend it and that's it, you do your duty.\"\nHe was \"devastated\" when he heard how many airmen had been lost, she said.\nCompared to today's pilots, who must fly 250ft above ground, they flew incredibly low at 60ft. They also had to fly in the dark for the night-time raids.\nThey flew so low, according to historian Dan Snow, that one hit the sea, tearing off the bomb carried by the plane. Another flew into high voltage electricity cables and was engulfed in flames.\nDambusters raid: Retrace their daring journey\nExplore more of history's most destructive war\nCodenamed Operation Chastise, 56 of the men who took off on the mission did not return.\nOut of 19 bombers, eight were shot down. Three men were captured and 53 were killed.\nEight-year-old Jack Porter, who travelled with his father from Manchester to watch the flypast, said: \"I can't believe they flew so low in the dark. They were very brave.\n\"It was brilliant to see the Lancaster today.\"\nThe military impact of the Dambusters raid, immortalised in a 1955 film starring Michael Redgrave, has been disputed.\nBut Clive Rowley, a former commanding officer of the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, said it was an economic disaster for Hitler's Germany.\n\"In that sense it was truly militarily important, strategically important, and I think that is more modern research that has uncovered that and hasn't been widely recognised until now.\"\nBBC History: Barnes Wallis\nKey events of World War II\nThe mission's last surviving pilot, Squadron Leader Munro, told the BBC: \"I believe from an operational point of view they were very successful. They had achieved the two major primary targets.\"\nSquadron 617's bombs breached the Mohne and Eder dams, while the Sorpe dam was damaged.\nWriting for the BBC news website, Dan Snow said: \"No raid mounted by so few aircraft had ever caused such extensive material damage.\n\"It did not bring German war production to a permanent halt, but nobody had expected it to.\"\nCanadian rear gunner Fred Sutherland, 89, and George Johnson are the only other two surviving members of 617 Squadron.\nOf more than 7,000 Lancaster bombers built, only two airworthy planes remain in existence.", "It's an event that regularly sees a torrent of corporate deals, and has played a key role as a marketplace for Britain's aerospace and defence firms.\nIt is a showcase for a sector worth £55bn a year, the fifth-largest industry in the UK that employs 340,000 people.\nIndeed, the last show in 2014 saw a record $204bn (£157bn) worth of orders being placed.\n\"Farnborough is a global shop window for the UK and Europe, for the entire world,\" Shaun Omerod, chief executive of Farnborough International, said ahead of this year's show, which starts on Monday.\n\"It connects UK small and medium-sized companies - who ordinarily wouldn't get this access - to the global market.\"\nIf Farnborough's own connection with flying starts in 1904 with the Army Balloon Factory and the first flight of an aeroplane in the UK (by the showman Samuel Cody in 1908), then the history of today's air show actually begins in suburban London.\nIn a bid to sell their wares the Society of British Aircraft Constructors (SBAC) organised a one-day exhibition at the annual RAF flying display at Hendon in 1932.\nIt was small by today's standards, with just 35 aircraft on display and only 16 companies taking part; this year there will be some 1,500 exhibitors.\nAfter the Second World War the event was initially held at Radlett, moving in 1948 to Farnborough, the home of the Royal Aircraft Establishment - responsible for researching and testing experimental designs.\nThe show has been the stage for many of the high points of post-war aviation, from the wonderful to the whimsical, such as the Saunders Roe A1 flying boat jet fighter.\nFirst flown in 1947 at the show it was an heroic but ultimately flawed attempt to marry a long-range fighter with a flying boat.\nThe idea was it wouldn't need to land on aircraft carriers as the Allies fought Japan across the Pacific Ocean, but the end of the war put paid to any use it might have had.\nThe 1949 show saw the truly massive Bristol Brabazon, then the world's biggest airliner. It was designed to conquer the transatlantic air routes for Britain's aircraft industry.\nDriven by eight propellers it was so big that its construction was delayed while the runway at Bristol's Filton factory was extended so it could take off. Yet despite its size it only carried 100 passengers, and airlines thought it too big and expensive. Only one was ever built.\nThe same event also saw the UK introduce the world's first jet airliner - the DH Comet.\nThe Comet's pressurised cabin meant people could travel in comfort. It was a commercial success at first, yet the design hid a serious weakness.\nIts square window frames contributed to metal fatigue, which led to a series of fatal crashes within a couple of years. The entire fleet was grounded for four years while the flaws were ironed out and the aircraft strengthened.\nLater Comet models flew well - indeed the RAF used the Nimrod, a version of the Comet, until 2011 - but they were not as cost-effective as their American competitors. Many airlines switched to buying Boeing's new 707 and Douglas's DC8 passenger aircraft instead.\n1952 was marked by the worst ever accident at a UK air show. A prototype de Havilland DH110 broke up in mid-air, killing the two crew and 29 spectators.\nThe tragedy led to changes in safety rules at such shows.\nIf the commercial crown was gradually passing to the US in the mid-1950s, spectators could still expect to be entertained by a host of British hardware.\nIt was a time of experimentation and exploration.\nWitness the delta-wing Gloster Javelin; the Fairey Rotodyne, a helicopter with jets on its rotor-blades; the Fairey Delta, the first plane to fly faster than 1,000mph; and the jet and rocket-powered SR53 fighter.\n1953 saw Britain's nuclear triumvirate, the Valiant, Vulcan and Victor V-Bombers, at the show for the first time - alongside a scarlet painted Hawker Hunter jet fighter that Neville Duke had flown to regain the world speed record for the UK.\nVertical takeoff and landing was one of the next milestones, with 1962 seeing two Hawker Siddeley P1127 prototype vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft at the event.\nThe aircraft would later become the Harrier, which is still in service with the US Marine Corps.\nPerhaps the greatest aircraft never to make Farnborough was the revolutionary TSR-2, which first flew just after 1964's show in September that year - and was controversially cancelled by a Labour government just a few months later because of rising costs.\nAs aircraft designer Sir Sydney Camm famously said: \"All modern aircraft have four dimensions: span, length, height and politics; TSR-2 simply got the first three right.\"\nBy the 1960s things were changing. The show itself became biennial in 1962, taking turns with Paris. And the rapidly escalating cost of aircraft development and increasing international competition led to consolidation in the UK's own aerospace sector.\nWith the merger of once proud rivals, just two big aircraft manufacturers remained - British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) and Hawker Siddeley. In 1977 these would join Scottish Aviation to form British Aerospace, now BAE Systems.\nFarnborough was becoming more international, allowing in foreign aeroplanes so long as they had a British engine or components in 1966, and then by 1974 fully opening the doors to international aircraft.\n1974 saw US firm Lockheed bring the biggest and the fastest aircraft to the show: the C5 Galaxy military transport plane and the high-flying SR-71 spy plane.\nBritain's own Concorde made its first appearance at the show in 1970, and then at subsequent shows that decade; it was a brilliant technical Franco-British achievement, but one which failed to win orders from the world's airlines.\nThe Cold War may have reached a new intensity in the 1980s, but the decade also saw the first appearance of Soviet combat aircraft in the West, with two Mig-29 fighters at Farnborough in 1986 as well as the gigantic Antonov An-225 transporter.\nAnother memorable show for aerobatics fans came in 1990, when two Soviet SU-27 fighters performed the \"cobra\" manoeuvre.\nThis involves raising the noses of the aircraft to beyond the vertical position before dropping it back to normal flight, emulating the strike of the snake.\nIn recent years Farnborough has become a key marketing battleground for the world's two largest passenger aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing, allowing them to display their latest offerings and to announce new orders.\nAirbus showed off its A380 double-decker airliner in 2006, an aircraft designed for mass market long-haul routes; while 2010 saw Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, promoted as the world's most fuel-efficient airliner.\nSo where now for Farnborough as it approaches its own 70th anniversary in 2018? Brexit may have clouded the immediate future, but many are robustly confident of their ability to ride out the changes.\n\"We may not be the manufacturing guru that existed in the days of the empire,\" says Phil Seymour of leading independent aviation consultancy IBA.\n\"But we still produce significant parts for aircraft - we have a huge service sector - and London remains the foremost centre of aviation finance and insurance. So the event attracts many thousands of people.\"\n\"Farnborough is one of the very few international trade events which is left on UK soil,\" says the show's chief executive Shaun Omerod.\n\"Many of the traditional ones have disappeared or moved to mainland Europe over the years.\n\"It truly is a jewel in the crown.\"\nFollow Tim Bowler on Twitter@timbowlerbbc", "The memorial spire and walls of remembrance are the first significant development in the creation of the International Bomber Command Centre.\nLord Howe, Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence, cut the ribbon.\nThe ceremony, presented by historian Dan Snow, was attended by 300 of the remaining Bomber Command veterans.\nMr Snow said: \"This is Bomber County, Lincolnshire is Aviation County. Aircraft were made here, pioneered here and flown from here during both world wars.\n\"Aviation is inextricably linked with Lincolnshire and it is exactly right that the memorial is here.\"\nA number of flyovers by different aircraft were organised for the occasion, including the last flying Vulcan, a Blenheim bomber, two Tornados, three Hawks and the current MacRobert's Reply.\nThe memorial spire was designed by Stephen Palmer of Place Architecture, and is higher than the Angel of the North.\nIt is 102ft (31.09m) tall - the wingspan of the Avro Lancaster - and the width at the base is 16ft (5m), the overall width of a Lancaster wing.\n125,000\nAircrew served in Bomber Command in World War Two\n364,514 operational sorties flown\n55,573 aircrew killed in action\n25,611 killed flying from Lincolnshire\n70% of aircrew were killed, taken prisoner or injured\nThe spire was delivered to the site and erected in seven-and-a-half hours on 10 May this year, marking the 70th anniversary of VE Day.\nThe walls of remembrance record the names of the 55,573 men who lost their lives serving in Bomber Command.\nTony Worth CVO, chairman of the International Bomber Command Centre Trust, said: \" It has been a momentous day both in terms of having reached this milestone in the creation of International Bomber Command Centre, which has taken eight years so far, and in having, in one place, so many of the last remaining veterans.\"", "Norway, the UK, France and Spain all scrambled jets as the TU-160 planes skirted the airspace of each country.\nIt comes at a time of heightened tension between the West and Russia.\nCorrespondents say the frequency of Russian bombers being intercepted by Nato planes has increased markedly.\nSpanish media say it is the furthest south such an operation has had to take place.\nHow to spot a Russian bomber\nRussia in battle for US respect\nThe incident happened on 22 September but the full extent only came to light recently in a statement by the French ministry of defence (in French). It referred to it as an Air Policing [Baltic support] mission by the four countries involved.\nIt said Norway first detected the two Blackjack bombers to the north and scrambled two F-16 fighters to accompany them towards the north of Scotland.\nThe British RAF then sent Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept the planes as they flew to the west of Shetland.\nThe RAF said at the time that at no point did the Russian jets enter UK air space.\nBritish Typhoons were also launched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire as a precautionary measure, the RAF added, but did not intercept the bombers.\nThe Russian planes then skirted the west of Ireland and were picked up by two French Rafale fighter planes 100km off the coast of Brittany, the French ministry of defence said. Two other Rafale jets later took over to shadow the bombers as they flew south.\nFinally, Spain sent two F-18 fighters to intercept the Russian planes north of Bilbao. The bombers then turned around and made a return journey. It is not believed that any further interceptions took place.\nIceland later complained to Russia that TU-160 Blackjack bombers had flown too close to civil airliners on the same day.\nThe foreign ministry said the planes had flown between 6,000-9,000ft (1,800-2,700m) below a plane flying from Reykjavik to Stockholm.\nFor the UK, it was the latest of several similar incidents involving Russian military aircraft.\nIn November 2015, Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled from Lossiemouth to intercept two Blackjack bombers.\nRAF Typhoons from Lossiemouth were also scrambled in October 2015 to intercept two similar aircraft flying over the North Sea.\nRussia's relations with the West have declined since the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014.\nThey recently hit a new low when the US broke off military co-operation with Moscow over Syria.", "Created during World War II, 617 Squadron carried out the \"bouncing bomb\" raid to destroy dams in Germany.\nNow based at RAF Lossiemouth in Moray and flying Tornados, the reformed squadron will be stationed at RAF Marham in Norfolk.\nThe F-35B is also to be operated from aircraft carriers.\nWhen it reforms in 2016, 617 Squadron will have both RAF and Royal Navy personnel.\nThere will also be another squadron flying Lightning II jets. It will carry a Royal Navy squadron number but have personnel from both services.\nThere are about 175 personnel in 617, who will transfer to other Tornado squadrons, retrain on the Typhoon aircraft, or move to another part of the organisation.\nThe disbandment forms part of the RAF's Tornado force drawdown and opens the way for the move of Typhoon squadrons from Leuchars in Fife to Lossiemouth.\nThose squadrons will transfer from next year, with about 350 service personnel relocating to the Moray station.\nLightning IIs will be operated from the Royal Navy's two new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carriers, the first of which is nearing completion at Rosyth, in Fife.\nChief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, made the announcement on the disbandment at a Royal United Services Institute conference on air power.\nIn a speech to senior representatives of air forces from around the world, Sir Stephen said 617 Squadron would disband on 1 April.\nHe said the move formed part of a planned drawdown of the RAF's Tornado GR4 force.\nSir Stephen said: \"I am delighted to announce that 617 Squadron's outstanding contribution to the United Kingdom's air power - past and present - will unequivocally continue when it reforms as the UK's first operational F-35B Lightning II squadron.\"\nHe added: \"Lightning shall be operated jointly by the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm pilots, from land or from the Queen Elizabeth Class carrier.\n\"Overall, a hugely flexible and futuristic joint capability.\"\nPreviously, 617 Squadron was disbanded when crews switched from Lancaster bombers to Vulcan jets - Britain's nuclear bomber - and then Tornado aircraft.\nThe 70th anniversary of the Dambusters raid was marked in May this year.\nIt was carried out by 133 airmen, flying 19 Lancaster bombers armed with the \"bouncing bombs\" designed by Sir Barnes Wallis.\nCodenamed Operation Chastise, 56 of the men who took off on the mission did not return.\nOut of 19 bombers, eight were shot down. Three men were captured and 53 were killed.", "There are almost 200 air shows and displays taking place across the UK this year and they come only second to football in popularity as a paid spectator sport - last year five million of us paid to see an air show.\nAs air crash investigators now set about reconstructing the sequence of events at Shoreham, the issue facing the air display circuit is how this crash will affect future shows.\nIn the immediate aftermath, one show said it was halting its planned air display though in their announcement, the organisers of CarFest South in Hampshire said they \"hope to hold future air events at future festivals\".\nSo far nobody else has followed their lead and many organisers have said their shows will go ahead - but all have been discussing their plans with the regulators, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).\nThis weekend is a key date in the air show calendar, with eight air shows or displays taking place over the next few days:\n27-28 Aug: Clacton Airshow, Essex\n27-29 Aug: Dartmouth Royal Regatta, Devon (a Strikemaster jet's routine has been amended)\n29-30 Aug: Dunsfold Wings and Wheels, Surrey\n29-30 Aug: Rhyl Air Show, Denbighshire, North Wales\n29 Aug: Skyline Airshow, Durham Tees Valley Airport, Cleveland (postponed until May 2016)\n30 Aug: Little Gransden Air & Car Show, Cambridgeshire (a Hawker Hunter has been replaced by a Yak-11)\n30 Aug: Cold War Jets Open Day, Bruntingthorpe Proving Grounds, Leicestershire\n30-31 Aug: Wings and Wheels, Halfpenny Green, Wolverhampton (two places restricted to flypasts)\n31 Aug: Props and Pistons, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire\nSource: Flightline UK\nOne of the bigger events this weekend is Clacton's air show in Essex. Here the flying will take place over the sea.\nNigel Brown of Tendring District Council says: \"The CAA saw all risk assessments for upcoming shows during the week, and has signed off on our show. But we are not complacent - and we have since met with fire and safety officials to again go through our plans.\"\nThe CAA has already tightened the rules for vintage jets like the 1960s-era Hawker Hunter jet which crashed at Shoreham during its flying routine. They will be restricted to simple flypasts rather than any more complex manoeuvres when flying over land.\nIn the future, the main consequence of the Shoreham crash that could change the way air shows are run, is the cost of insuring the aircraft.\nCosts vary enormously. It all depends on the type of aircraft, the pilot's experience and the type of flying the craft is expected to do. Currently a relatively simple 1930s Tiger Moth biplane might cost £15,000 a year to insure, while a jet fighter might cost more than £100,000.\nSeveral aviation insurance insiders say these figures are definitely going to rise - the only debate is by how much.\n\"Insurers are far less likely to want to take a risk when it comes to display aircraft,\" says Peter Matcham of Alan & Thomas - one of the few firms specialising in this type of aviation insurance.\n\"The majority of insurers are going to want to pull away from that.\"\nMike Wood, who is a former RAF fast jet pilot and instructor, and for the last 15 years has been an air show organiser, goes further. He says he expects insurance costs to double.\n\"Currently it costs roughly £8-10,000 to insure an air display - and of course the aircraft operators have their own insurance as well. But if you are the organiser, I can see this being perhaps £16-20,000 in the future.\"\nInsurers could also seek to make insurance policies more restrictive for certain types of display aircraft like vintage jets, he says - limiting the types of flying routine a pilot can perform, though there could be problems in defining this in a policy.\nThe likely impact is that the cost of having a jet at your air display could become prohibitive.\n\"We will see fewer fast jets displaying, which is unfortunate,\" says Peter Matcham.\nMike Wood, who is organising three shows in the coming days - including Rhyl in north Wales and the Scottish Airshow at Ayr - says he has had to shop around to get value for money: \"Lower-cost planes could be the way ahead in future,\" he said.\nHowever, while the flying of fast jets may be affected, others point out that many smaller shows may not be affected because they don't usually include jets in their line-up.\n\"Most aerobatics in lighter aircraft are within the airfield boundary, so if anything does go wrong, members of the public are not involved,\" says Guy Black of the Historic Aircraft Collection, which includes a World War Two Spitfire and Hurricane in its hangars, as well as 1930s Hawker biplanes.\nAnd even if the flight restrictions remain, most spectators want to get a decent photo of an aircraft - and for that a simple flypast is ideal.\n\"You get a cacophony of clicks as people's cameras go off whenever an aircraft does a pass - that picture is what most people want to go home with,\" says Mr Black.\nSo far there is no sign that fewer spectators will go to air shows. For instance, Clacton's organisers say they expect 200,000 over the weekend - the same figure as last year.\nIndeed, this summer has seen sell-out shows across the country - one reason being because it is the last time visitors will get the chance to see the massive delta-winged Vulcan bomber fly - which once carried Britain's nuclear deterrent.\nVulcan XH558 took to the skies again in 2008 after an extensive restoration, but her flying days are now finally numbered.\n\"Although we are all confident XH558 is currently as safe as any aircraft flying today, her structure and systems are already more than 10% beyond the flying hours of any other Vulcan,\" the Vulcan to the Sky Trust, which looks after the aircraft, said in a press release..\nFrom next year when the Vulcan is no longer flying, it is possible that fewer casual visitors will be tempted by air shows - although there are plenty of other iconic aircraft for the enthusiasts to see.\nAnd when investigators complete their report on what exactly led to the Hawker Hunter crash at Shoreham the effect on the air show sector will become clearer:\nBut higher insurance premiums are almost certain.\nFaced with higher costs, it is likely there will be fewer air displays where spectators can see fast jets fly. More events may come to rely on slower, and cheaper, aircraft to bring in the crowds.\nWe could also see higher priced entry tickets. But while the nature of displays may change - with more conservative flight routines - there will still be plenty of air shows in coming years.", "The navy said the test flight from HMS Mersey demonstrated the potential use of small, unmanned aircraft at sea.\nCdr Bow Wheaton said the navy was \"very interested\" in possible uses of unmanned and highly automated systems.\nResearchers behind the Southampton University Laser Sintered Aircraft said their \"pioneering\" techniques had advanced design thinking worldwide.\nProf Andy Keane, who leads the project along with Prof Jim Scanlan, said: \"The key to increased use of unmanned aerial vehicles is the simple production of low-cost and rugged airframes.\"\nProf Scanlan told the BBC the design process begins with \"complex geometry\" on a computer.\nA laser beam is then used inside a printer to \"sinter\" thin layers of nylon power - making a solid mass - and the process is repeated numerous times to build objects.\nFirst Sea Lord Adm Sir George Zambellas said: \"Radical advances in capability often start with small steps.\n\"The launch of a 3D-printed aircraft from HMS Mersey is a small glimpse into the innovation and forward thinking that is now embedded in our navy's approach.\"\nHe added: \"We are after more and greater capability in this field, which delivers huge value for money. And, because it's new technology, with young people behind it, we're having fun doing it.\"\nJonathan Beale, BBC defence correspondent\n3D printing technology is already being used in the defence industry.\nLast year an RAF Tornado flew with parts produced by a 3D printer for the first time - including protective covers for cockpit radios.\nThe technology has also been used to make guns.\nThe development of a drone using a 3D printer is another step forward.\nIn theory the technology could allow the military to build on site, whether that's on a warship or at a forward operating base.\nIf a drone was shot down, they could just print another.\nThe armed forces would no longer be entirely dependent on a factory back home, or on fragile supply chains to ship spare parts or replacements out.\nThere is of course a big downside.\nWhat happens when everyone else has access to the same technology?\nThe aircraft, which has a wingspan of 4ft (1.5m) and a cruising speed of 50 knots (60mph), first flew in 2011 and was the world's first entirely printed aircraft.\nIt is assembled from four major parts, without the use of any tools, and can fly almost silently.\nIts flight from HMS Mersey lasted less than five minutes - flying 1,600ft (500m) from Wyke Regis Training Facility in Weymouth and landing on Chesil Beach.", "The world's first purpose-built motor-racing circuit opened at Brooklands, in Surrey, 110 years ago on 17 June.\nThe Earl of March officially re-opened the finishing straight, which was followed by a parade of historic cars.\nIt had been covered by an aircraft hangar since 1940, which was removed, restored and relocated on the site.\nThe project was carried out with the help of a £4.7m Heritage Lottery Fund grant, a £1m government grant and funds raised by supporters and donors.\nThe Grade II-listed Wellington Hangar was used for the assembly of Wellington bombers in the 1940s, and later for other industrial purposes.\nIt is due to be opened in October as the Brooklands Aircraft Factory, housing rare and early aviation displays and telling the story of 80 years of aircraft testing, manufacture and flying at Brooklands.", "The grouping - the biggest in one place since the war - took off in waves from Goodwood airfield in West Sussex before dispersing around the region.\nThere was also a memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral attended by veterans.\nHere are some of your pictures and comments.\nCarol Penny, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, UK: We celebrated the flypast at Goodwood. Wonderful atmosphere, folks from all over south England and beyond. What a memorable occasion to see all these planes in one place. The planes and their young brave crews gave their all for us and we should remember and be grateful.\nMike Miller, Pembury, Kent, UK: Living during the war, from the age of six to 12, in the South East suburbs close to London my brother and I witnessed many dogfights and enemy action. Sometimes two or three Spitfires or Hurricanes flew low over the rooftops where we lived. Suddenly we felt absolutely safe. With those chaps around no enemy could touch us. Even today in my 80s I get emotional at the sound of a Merlin engine.\nJohn Parish added that his father was a navigator in the Fleet Air Arm, a memory which \"brings home how brave these men were\". John also filmed the flypast and captured the incredible sound of those engines.\nMichele Sanders, Peacehaven, East Sussex, UK: I didn't get the clearest of photos on Peacehaven Cliff top. But whilst watching three groups of Spitfire planes coming over our way, I did meet a wonderful man of 91 years who had travelled down from Reigate especially to watch the flypast. At the age of 18, he was flying in Lancaster bombers, coincidentally with the same Lincolnshire regiment as my uncle, who had died aged 22 in June 1944 during a night flying exercise over Norfolk. It was amazing to be able to say to one of these brave young men: \"Thank you very much\".\nGeorge Luck, Ontario, Canada: I would have had two uncles. One flew for Bomber Command. He left Canada a promising pianist and flew Lancasters. He never came home again and now lies for eternity under the blue skies in which he flew. My other uncle left Canada as a very young office runner and came home a decorated squadron leader. He flew Spitfires in the skies of England. Though he lived to a ripe old age, when you looked in his blue eyes it was clear that, even 60 years later, he was still a Spitfire pilot. It was men like these from all over the world who came to the aid of the \"Mother Country\" in those dark days.\nBut it wasn't just the male pilots people wanted to remember today:\nDavid Gill, US: I saw the battle of Britain from the ground up as a 14-year-old living in Dorking, Surrey. September 15 1940 was the big day. There was a large air battle over Dorking. We could see the London Docks burning later. But not many bombs were dropped on Dorking. That period was exciting for me as a teenager but the \"flying bombs\" and \"V11s\" that came later were frightening.\nMeirion Underhill, Farnborough, UK: I have just seen six Spitfires fly over. I have seen Spitfires many times since a child as it was my late father's favourite aircraft but never have I seen six. A moment to remember and a moment to be proud of what our forefathers did to keep this country British.\nNot everyone was happy with the flypast as Terry Quirke in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, UK notes: \"The historic flypast marking the 75th anniversary will be a sight to behold if you live on or around the coast. The bulk of Spitfires were made in Castle Bromwich. In fact, the oldest flying Spitfire was built there.\"\nHe went on to say: \"My mum worked there during that time. It is rather sad that there will be no flypast at all over Castle Bromwich or its locality. It's a shame for the few who are still alive who helped to build these iconic aircraft.\"\nTerry was not the only one who would have liked to see the flypast:\nPeter Stallard was disappointed: I live about three miles from Romford. I just saw five Spitfires way in the distance. I had been waiting since 12 noon. It would have been nice to see them all and closer.\nDoug Murphy, Southampton, UK: I planned my viewing according to the published maps showing where the various groups were due to fly; the one I was due to see went from Goodwood to the Isle of Wight, then up to Salisbury and back to Goodwood. I watched (with many others) just to the east of Fordingbridge, but not a single plane passed over. Ironically, it would appear that had I stayed at home in Southampton I might well have had a perfect view of the re-routed event!\nProduced by Victoria Park", "Brooklands Museum at Weybridge in Surrey wants to restore the finishing straight of the 1907 race circuit.\nThe project also aims to move and restore the Grade 2-listed Wellington Hangar, built on the track in 1940 for the assembly of Wellington bombers.\nThe museum has been awarded HLF funding of £286,500 to develop the project.\nThe charitable trust is expected to apply for the remainder of the grant in 2015.\nWithin a year of the race track opening, early experiments in aviation were also taking place at the site.\nMotor racing ended at Brooklands on the outbreak of World War II, when the aviation factories of Vickers-Armstrong and Hawker were expanded.\nThe Wellington Hangar now houses numerous historic aircraft, including a Wellington bomber recovered from Loch Ness in 1985.\nAs part of the aircraft factory and race track revival project, the hangar will be restored on a new site next to the race track and show displays of how aircraft were designed and built at Brooklands for 80 years.\nEvery British and French Concorde was partly manufactured at Brooklands, and the museum now has Concorde G-BBDG on display.\n\"Brooklands is a unique place which is celebrated as a test bed of invention and daring for both motor racing and aviation development,\" said Stuart McLeod, head of Heritage Lottery South East.\n\"We look forward to working with them over the coming months as they develop their ideas further.\"", "Brooklands Museum plans to restore the finishing straight to how it looked in 1939 when the circuit was in its heyday.\nThe scheme includes removing a World War Two hangar from the track.\nChief executive Allan Winn said the grant would pay for higher building costs and removal of industrial waste.\nIn February 2015, the Heritage Lottery Fund provided £4.7m for the restoration.\nBrooklands said it was confident supporters and donors would raise the remaining £200,000 needed.\nThe restored Grade II listed Wellington Hangar - which was used for the assembly of Wellington bombers in the 1940s and later for other industrial purposes - will become The Brooklands Aircraft Factory, where visitors will see how aircraft from biplanes to Concorde were designed, developed and built.\nOn Monday contractors began laying foundations for a new annexe, the Flight Shed, which will house active aircraft from the museum's collection, such as its Sopwith Camel and Hurricane.\nAircraft will be taken from the old hangar, before it is taken down in August.\nWork would then begin to restore the final stretch of the race track to be used again for motoring and aviation activities.\nBrooklands opened in 1907 and went on to make motoring history.\nFor its first 20 years, the racing circuit was the site of many land speed record attempts.\nAt the start of World War Two the site was given over to use by Vickers-Armstrongs and Hawker aircraft companies.", "A Lancaster bomber, two Hurricanes and three Spitfire planes are all affected by the problem.\nThe BBMF has three other Spitfires with different engines which are currently unavailable for other reasons.\nThe RAF said it had \"taken the decision to temporarily pause flying of our aircraft powered by Merlin engines\".\nFor live updates and more news from Lincolnshire\nPrince joins WWII flight commemorations\nBomber flies again after overhaul\nA spokesperson said: \"A routine engine inspection has highlighted a fault with one of our Merlin engines. We are currently investigating the fault.\"\nThe decision to halt flying was \"purely as a precaution\" but safety was \"paramount\" and the unit was still operating its Griffon-engined Spitfires, they added.\nRAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, where the unit is based, confirmed an appearance at Weymouth Carnival had to be cancelled on Wednesday afternoon.\nThe BBMF has also cancelled its appearance at Eastbourne Airbourne. A Spitfire, a Hurricane and a Lancaster bomber were due to appear at the air show later.\nOrganisers are waiting to see if it will be able to appear on another day as the show runs until Sunday.\nMeanwhile, organisers of Biggin Hill's Festival of Flight, which is taking place this weekend, said: \"The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will not appear this weekend unless we're told otherwise.\"\nThe air show takes place at the site of an airfield south of London that played a central part in the Battle of Britain in 1940.\nColin Hitchins, of the festival, added: \"It's a great shame. But we'll see what happens. If they can make it, great, but if not, we'll see them next year.\"\nThe festival is due to feature other Spitfires and Hurricanes, he added.\nThe RAF states the mission of the BBMF is \"to maintain the priceless artefacts of our national heritage in airworthy condition in order to commemorate those who have fallen in the service of this country, to promote the modern day air force and to inspire the future generations\".\nThe aircraft can regularly be seen in the skies at air shows and military events.\nThe RAF spokesman was unable to say when they would be back in action.\nOne of the planes is the last remaining airworthy Spitfire which flew in the Battle of Britain, and the Lancaster is one of only two left flying in the world.\nThe news comes before the first ever airshow at RAF Scampton, which is due to be held in early September and include planes from the BBMF.\nIn July, the Duke of Cambridge attended an air display marking 60 years of the BBMF. Prince William, who is the flight's patron, also spoke to veterans at the event.", "The MKIIa 'P7350′ aircraft flew over the Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington as part of the venue's Thunder Day event.\nThe plane is thought to be the oldest flying Spitfire in the world and the only one still flying that took part in the Battle of Britain.\nIt was withdrawn from service in April 1942 after two years in operation.\nA spokesman for the museum said: \"To have this aircraft, which is a remarkable survivor of the Battle of Britain, allocated for our event is truly wonderful and we anticipate a good crowd turning out to see it.\"", "But one, the Rolls-Royce Merlin, may have been the difference between freedom and tyranny.\nSuch is its lasting impact, it was celebrated on Sunday with the first ever Spitfires, Merlins and Motors event at Duxford - the Imperial War Museum's aviation centre in Cambridgeshire.\nMike Evans, who founded the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, believes the engine turned the tide of war.\n\"Without the Merlin, we would not have won the Battle of Britain and Hitler may have crossed the channel,\" he said.\nDesigned in Derby, it powered a series of planes which between 1940 and 1945 halted, hammered and then crippled the forces of Nazi Germany.\nThe Merlin had a rich heritage, developed from engines designed and used during World War I and the peacetime air speed competition, the Schneider Trophy.\nReceiving no government backing, Rolls-Royce built a prototype which by 1935 was producing more than 1,000 horsepower, 40% more than its predecessor the Kestrel.\n\"I flew Kestrels in Harts and Hinds early on and you really noticed the difference in power [when using the Merlin].\n\"And it was so dependable. I flew 900 hours in Spitfires during the war and never had any trouble at all.\n\"All through the war the German planes, the Messerschmitts and so on, and British planes were stepping up each other in performance, manoeuvrability and speed.\n\"The Merlin kept up, it was improved, it got more powerful.\"\nThis performance led to it being adopted for the new generation of RAF fighters - just in time for Britain's hour of greatest need in 1940.\nLeo McKinstry, author of books on the Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster, said: \"By preventing the Luftwaffe from gaining air supremacy over southern England, the two legendary fighters destroyed the Reich's hopes of mounting an invasion.\n\"But these aircraft would never have achieved that success without the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.\n\"Robust and supremely efficient, the Merlin gave the RAF's fighters the power and performance they needed to defend our skies.\"\nProven in combat, demand for the Merlin grew. Production was expanded to factories in Crewe, Glasgow and Manchester - and eventually the US.\nMr Evans said: \"People had confidence in it and it went on and on being improved.\n\"A lot of other manufacturers were shouting that they had the best thing since sliced bread saying 'forget the Merlin, it is old hat'.\n\"But it got better and better as the war went on. It was there, it could be relied upon, it would work.\"\nOnce Britain was safe from invasion, attention turned to striking back through Bomber Command - but its planes often suffered savage losses.\nHowever, from late 1941 the Lancaster, powered by four Merlins, gave the RAF the ability hit the Third Reich hard.\nMr McKinstry said: \"With its vast capacity, capable of carrying 22,000 pounds, the Lancaster needed a special engine and, as the epitome of reliability, the Merlin was ideally suited to the task.\n\"It was, of course, the Merlin that powered the planes of the Dambusters Raid in May 1943, the greatest single RAF exploit of the war and one that symbolised Britain's heroic fightback against Germany.\"\nEven with the Lancaster, the RAF concentrated mainly on night attacks. Darkness protected the planes but made accurate bombing difficult.\nThe United States Air Force decided on daylight attacks but some raids suffered losses of more than 20%.\nThe answer was to protect the bombers with the sleek, silver Mustang fighter - but its impact was not instant.\nPeter Murton, research officer at Duxford, said: \"The American P-51 Mustang was only successful as a high-altitude escort fighter because the original American Allison engine was replaced with a Merlin - at the recommendation of the Air Fighting Development Unit here at Duxford.\n\"This created the most potent and successful long-range escort fighter of the war.\"\nUsing the Mustang, the fighting power of the Luftwaffe was broken in a matter of weeks in early 1944.\nBy the end of the war, and the emergence of the jet engine, about 150,000 Merlins had been built. It was used in 17 operational aircraft types.\nMr Murton said: \"The Merlin was fundamental to the success of the Allied air campaign.\n\"If you think about the aircraft types that were fitted with the Merlin and were successful in particular because of their power plants, it was crucial.\"\nAnd its legacy continues, as Mr Evans explained: \"It's like Land of Hope and Glory, it's part of who we are.\n\"I was at an American airshow at their base in Mildenhall and the commentator called for quiet, for all other engines to be stopped and said 'Let's just listen to the Merlin'.\"", "The battle started in July 1940 and by its end 544 RAF Fighter Command pilots and 2,500 Luftwaffe aircrew had died.\nA Hurricane, Spitfire and a Lancaster bomber flew over Jurby earlier as part of the Festival of Jurby.\nThe Lancaster is one of only two left flying in the world - the other is in Canada.\nOrganisers said it was one of the \"most evocative and emotional aviation sights\" in remembrance of \"the few who defended our skies during the Summer of 1940\".\nThe fly-past was organised to coincide with this year's Vintage Motor Cycle Club Festival of Jurby.\nFestival organisers said it commemorated all those who had lost their lives serving in the RAF, or its predecessor the Royal Flying Corps.\nThe BBMF is a regular RAF unit, manned by service personnel and funded by the Ministry of Defence.\nA total of 2,585 aircrew died during the four-month battle and 1,977 aircraft were destroyed.", "Her Royal Highness took the baton at the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra's new home, the Elbphilharmonie concert hall.\nIt was part of an event where 250 schoolchildren were introduced to music in front of the Duke and Duchess.\nThe Royal party are due back in the UK on Friday evening, after a five-day tour that began in Poland on Monday.\nOn the last day of the tour, the Duchess, who comes from a musical family and played the flute at school, took the musicians through the first notes of Beethoven's fifth symphony.\nThe royal couple then listened to a performance of a symphony especially adapted for young people, and then went on stage to learn more about the orchestra.\nEarlier, Catherine and William walked around the stage accompanying six children trying out different instruments, including a violin, flute, timpani [kettle drums] and trombone.\nLater the Duke of Cambridge gave Prince George and Princess Charlotte a guided tour of a helicopter at the Airbus factory in Hamburg.\nPrince George tried on a pilot's helmet while Princess Charlotte played with buttons in the cockpit.\nThe Duke flew helicopters when he was an air ambulance pilot.\nAntoine van Gent, head of flight testing at Airbus, said: \"The Duke was very relaxed showing his children the professional aircraft he uses.\n\"George was excited, with the first helicopter he wanted to sit in the cockpit and then he wanted to sit in the next one, he already knew there was a difference between them.\"\nCharlotte was less impressed after taking a tumble on the concrete after leaving the aircraft but Mr van Gent said she enjoyed playing in the pilot's seat.", "At that stage of World War II commanders and crews faced two bitter truths.\nFirstly, the cherished pre-war mantra of \"the bomber will always get through\", based on World War I experience and inter-war rhetoric, had proved illusory.\nAdvances in fighter and radar design had made daylight raids murderously costly in men and machines.\nIn one example, on 13 August 1940, 12 Blenheim bombers set out to attack a Luftwaffe airfield in Denmark. Of the 11 which made it, all were shot down, five by ground fire and six by fighters. Of the 33 crewmen who took part in the attack, 20 were killed and 13 captured.\nDuring 1941, daylight raids consistently exceeded the 5% losses considered the maximum the air force could suffer and still function, reaching 8.4% in May and 11.8% in July.\nSecondly, when defences could be avoided by flying at night, raids became incredibly, almost unbelievably, ineffective.\nAt times it descended into black farce. In May 1940 a Yorkshire-based bomber managed to attack a fighter airfield in Cambridgeshire under the impression it was a German aerodrome in the Netherlands.\nBristol Blenheim (top)\nCrew: 3\nSize: 56ft (17.1m) x 39ft 9in (12.11m)\nRange and speed: 1,460 miles (2,351km) / 266mph (428km/h)\nBombload: 1,000lb (450kg)\nFairey Battle\nCrew: 3\nSize: 42ft (12.8m) x 54ft (16.5m)\nRange and speed: 795 miles (1,282km) / 241mph (387km/h)\nBombload: 1,000lb (450kg)\nThe crew had been disorientated in a storm and mistook the Thames for the Rhine. Rival squadrons sent them Iron Crosses as a joke.\nTo add to the sense of fiasco, an investigative team found the - unusually accurate - bomb run had done almost no damage to the airfield and therefore were presumably doing little more to the Germans.\nTami Biddle, Professor of Military History and Strategy at the US Army War College, Pennsylvania, said: \"The advocates of bombing war had made a lot of promises about what it could achieve.\n\"They felt they had seen the future and everyone else were Luddites, they felt they could see the future and no-one else could.\n\"So they made the big promises and (Former Chief of the Air Staff) Trenchard said they would fly bombers over enemy cities and the people would collapse in panic under the fall of bombs.\n\"It was a collision of rhetoric with reality and it comes down in a big fireball. Bomber Command has to totally rebuild and retrench in 1942.\"\nNavigation had more in common with the era of Nelson than Nazism, using stars, landmarks and educated guesswork based on speed and time.\nThe crunch came with the Butt Report of August 1941 - an analysis of photographs taken from bombing aircraft.\nIt confirmed a third of planes sent out reported being unable to find the target.\nMore shockingly, it also found that of those crews who had claimed to have attacked a target, an average of only one third had in fact got within five miles of the aiming point.\nIt got worse. Over heavily defended important targets, this proportion dropped to one in 10. On nights where there was no moon to aid visual navigation, it was one in 15.\nAviation historian Howard Heeley said there were problems at every level: \"The crews were not properly equipped, they were not properly trained.\n\"At the beginning of the war certain squadrons still on biplanes and even the more modern planes, the Battles, Hampdens and Blenheims, were really light bombers without the range or speed to do the job.\n\"Everyone was learning but they were learning in war, which costs lives.\"\nProfessor Biddle said: \"Faced with this desperate and frightening situation, but with an overwhelming desire to take the war to Germany, the Air Ministry issued the Area Bombing Directive on 14 February 1942.\n\"This said Bomber Command would aim at the built-up area of cities, rather than specific targets, with the intention of undermining the morale of the workers.\nAVRO Lancaster (top)\nCrew: 7\nSize: 69ft (21m) x 102ft (31m)\nRange and speed: 2,530 miles (4,072km) / 287mph (462km/h)\nBombload: 22,000lb (10,000kg)\nHandley Page Halifax\nCrew: 7\nSize: 71ft 7in (21.8m) x 104ft (31.7m)\nRange and speed: 1,260 miles (2,032km) / 309mph (498km/h)\nBombload: 12,000lbs (5,450kg)\n\"It was in many ways driven by expedience, they had to work with the abilities they found they had.\"\nDriven by the new Commander in Chief of Bomber Command, Arthur Harris, area bombing became the norm and the first 1,000-bomber raid was launched, against Cologne, on 30 May 1942.\nThe effort was aided by the emergence of a new generation of bombers, such as the Lancaster and Halifax, which could fly faster, further and with more bombs.\nAlongside these, the first sophisticated radio navigation devices allowed a greater measure of accuracy at night.\nMr Heeley said: \"Now they had machines which were fit for purpose and the training improved enormously.\n\"While it was still enormously dangerous and difficult, the new layers of training gave crews the essential skills in flying, navigation and bomb aiming which gave them a better chance.\"\nHe added: \"It was these improvements which made the Dam Busters raid possible.\"\nWhile the RAF mass bombing campaign surged - from about 31,000 tons dropped on Germany in 1941 to more than 520,000 in 1944 - precision bombing had not been abandoned.\nProfessor Biddle said: \"It is extraordinary they held on to precision bombing after the Butt Report and all the bad experiences of attempts to do it.\n\"Despite this they continue to do it and there are unhappy incidents like the MAN engine works, a low-level precision raid where seven of 12 attacking aircraft are lost.\n\"The losses are always horrific because if it's a really important target it's likely to be heavily defended, but if you really want to hit something specific you have to come in at low level which makes you vulnerable.\n\"But nonetheless some targets were so significant, the powers-that-be kept coming back to precision, because of the advances in aircraft, in weapons, in technology.\"\nThe stage was set for the most famous air attack of all.", "Lottery cash of nearly £4.7m has been awarded to the scheme, which will see a WW2 hangar moved from its position on top of the track and restored nearby.\nThe finishing straight will be restored to its 1939 appearance when the circuit was in its heyday, museum staff said.\nBrooklands opened in 1907 and went on to make motoring and aviation history.\nAfter restoration, the final stretch will return to use for motoring and aviation activities.\nThe restored Grade II listed World War Two Wellington Hangar - which was used for the assembly of Wellington bombers in the 1940s and later for other industrial purposes - will become The Brooklands Aircraft Factory, where visitors will see how aircraft from biplanes to Concorde were designed, developed and built.\nAnd a new annexe, the Flight Shed, will also be built to house more of the museum's collection, including active aircraft such as its Sopwith Camel and Hurricane which will be kept ready to roll out on to the refurbished race track.\nMuseum director Allan Winn said the aircraft assembly building would be the only place in the country dedicated to showing how aircraft are designed and built.\nHe promised visitors \"an unmatched, immersive and imaginative experience\".\nStuart McLeod, head of Heritage Lottery Fund South East, said Brooklands had played an important role in the country's history, and the airliners and \"glitzy\" Grand Prix of today could all be traced back to innovation that had taken place at Brooklands.\nHe said the project would help visitors understand the \"pivotal role\" the UK has played in engineering.\nThe museum has raised over £1.2m and has been awarded £4.681m by the lottery fund. It still needs to raise a further £775,000.\nWork on the scheme is due to start in the next couple of months and be finished by summer next year.\n-Brooklands saw the first public demonstration of powered flight in the UK in 1909\n-The first person to travel over 100 miles in one hour, Percy Lambert, did so at Brooklands in 1913\n-The first British Grand Prix took place at Brooklands in 1926\nSource: Brooklands Museum", "The US insists on its right to make such flights and B-52 bombers flew over the area last month, angering China.\nIn a recent civilian flight, a BBC team intercepted radio communications showing the Australian military is also operating such flights in the area.\nAustralia's defence department confirmed the flights to the BBC.\nThe BBC's Rupert Wingfield Hayes is warned by the Chinese Navy as he investigates island-building.\nIn a statement, the Department of Defence said one of its P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft was carrying out what it called \"a routine maritime patrol\" as part of its efforts to maintain regional security and stability in the region.\n\"China navy China navy we are an Australian aircraft exercising international freedom of navigation rights, in international airspace in accordance with the international civil aviation convention, and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - over,\" said a message heard by the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes while on board a Philippines civilian aircraft.\nChina is locked in territorial disputes in the South China Sea. It claims large swathes of the South China Sea - an area defined by the \"nine-dash line\". Vietnam and the Philippines have both contested this claim.\nChina's foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said: \"Freedom of navigation in the South China Sea is not a problem. Countries outside of this area should respect other countries' sovereignty and not deliberately make trouble.\"\nThe disputed Spratly Islands are regarded as one of the potential geopolitical flashpoints of the 21st Century, our correspondents say.\nChina has been using land reclamation to expand islands and is building runways on them, sparking outrage from its neighbours. The US has warned China to stop all land reclamation activity.\nThe US Freedom of Navigation programme challenges what it deems to be \"excessive claims\" to the world's oceans and airspace.\nIt was developed to promote international adherence to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, even though the US has not formally ratified the treaty.\nIn 2013 and 2014, the US conducted Freedom of Navigation operations of different kinds against China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam - each of whom occupies territory in the South China Sea.\nChina's island factory\nWhy is the South China Sea contentious?", "Molly Rose delivered 486 aircraft, including 273 Spitfires, after joining the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) in 1942.\nAbout 170 women were part of the ATA, which flew aircraft from factories to the RAF.\nMs Rose died last month while on vacation in Scotland, aged 95. Her service was held in Bampton.\nShe was born in Cambridge in 1920 and learned to fly at 17 having left school and joined her family's motoring business based at an airfield.\nHer son Graham Rose said: \"Very often they would be getting into a particular aircraft for the first time.\n\"She did love it, there is no doubt, and she did it very well, she only crash-landed once.\n\"There was engine failure, she was up in Shropshire... went into a bit of a spin... and there was some poor farmer who was ploughing the field who got a mighty shock.\"\nOn a visit to RAF Brize Norton in 2013, Ms Rose said: \"It was much more interesting in my day because one was entirely in control of the airplane.\n\"They do not really fly it these days - it's all computers.\"\nMr Rose said his mother did not talk about the work until Giles Wittell wrote the book Spitfire Women, but later she appeared on a number of programmes about it and was a guest judge in The Great British Menu in 2014.\nAfter the war she settled in Oxford with her husband Bernard and became a magistrate.\nShe was appointed deputy lieutenant for Oxfordshire in 1983 and was awarded an OBE for services to Oxfordshire in 1990.\nMr Rose said the service at St Mary's Church was a \"celebration\".", "A Lancaster bomber from the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and a pair of Tornado aircraft from 617 Squadron took part.\nEarlier, 1,300 people attended a service to pay tribute to the crew of the 19 Lancaster bombers, which took off from RAF Scampton on 17 May 1943.\nMore than a third of the men did not return from the raids.\nOnly three of the original 133-strong squadron are still alive.\nBy Danny SavageNorth of England Correspondent, BBC News\nLincoln Cathedral's commanding position on a hill in the city centre can be seen for miles around.\nToday, air force personnel came in their hundreds for a service of commemoration and thanksgiving for 617 Squadron, the Dambusters.\nTornado jets from today's 617 Squadron flew low over the cathedral after those here had been told how the men who formed the squadron originally had caused a turning point in the war - with their dedication, heroism and bravery.\nTwo of them, 94-year-old John \"Les\" Munro and 91-year-old George \"Johnny\" Johnson, attended the service along with Mary Stopes Roe, the daughter of \"bouncing bomb\" inventor Barnes Wallis.\nCouncillor Nick Worth, who helped organise the event, said: \"Since the earliest days of the RAF, Lincolnshire has been an important part of its story and these close ties continue to this day.\n\"The county played a major part in the war and there were thousands of airmen who left Lincolnshire on bombing missions never to return.\n\"Therefore, it's only fitting we mark their sacrifice in this way.\"\nRAF Chaplain-in-Chief Raymond Pentland said at the ceremony that Lincoln Cathedral had been \"significant for generation after generation - but perhaps never for so many as those who served with Bomber Command in this county\".\n\"For it was a sign of coming home.\"\nBBC History: Barnes Wallis\nKey events of World War II\nHe added: \"Seventy years ago 617 Squadron was formed with a very specific mission in mind.\n\"And about this time 70 years ago, the aftermath of that operation was being evaluated - the cost was being counted - in loss of life on both sides.\n\"But, from the brilliance of Barnes Wallis and the daring leadership of Guy Gibson. and the skill of his crews. we have a story of bravery, ingenuity, tenacity and the will to overcome all adversity.\"\nCompared to today's pilots, who must fly 250ft (76m) above ground, they flew incredibly low at 60ft (18m). They also had to fly at night.\nThey flew so low, according to historian Dan Snow, that one hit the sea, tearing off the bomb carried by the plane. Another flew into high voltage electricity cables and was engulfed in flames.\nMore than 1,300 people were killed in the raids, in which bombs were dropped on German dams flooding the Ruhr valley.", "Later that evening, the 22-year-old was going to take off in a Mosquito aircraft and drop the 4,000lb bomb on Kiel in northern Germany.\nIt was 2 May 1945 - and the photograph was taken, with the date and destination chalked on the side of the bomb, because this was going to be the last RAF wartime bombing raid on Nazi Germany.\nMr Wearn, now aged 92, was recalling his part in this historic raid after the discovery of another photograph taken at the same airbase that evening.\nLast month, the BBC published a picture, found in a family album, that showed an RAF crew also preparing for this final bombing raid of World War Two in Europe, from Downham Market in Norfolk.\nIt had been found by Brian Emsley. His late father was one of the ground crew in the photograph, but he didn't know much more about it.\nBut the publication of the picture brought first-hand memories, family connections, historical records and other photographs of the last raid of the War, which were sent to the BBC, including celebrations at the airbase a few days later, when the war ended.\nIt has also helped to put names to some of the faces.\nThe Ministry of Defence's Air Historical Branch confirmed that this was Bomber Command's last raid against Germany.\nIt was targeted at Kiel, after fears that German forces were gathering to try to escape by sea to Norway for a last stand.\nThe last embers of the Nazi regime were being extinguished. Hitler was already dead, and the surviving German forces in Berlin were surrendering to the advancing Soviet army.\nThere had been a lull in the bombing raids that had been pounding Germany. But there was going to be one last air raid.\nChristopher Coverdale, who maintains a commemorative website and has written a history of the RAF's 635 squadron based at RAF Downham Market, came forward with an explanation of what happened that evening.\nTo capture the historic moment, he says, the RAF station's photographer, Jack Walmsley, was asked to take a series of pictures of air and ground crews. They used the same bomb and aircraft, but switched the crews.\nIn the photograph of Mr Emsley's father, he suggests names for two of the crew, Pilot Officer Turner and Flt Sgt Bryant. Mr Wearn also believes these were their names.\nMr Wearn, now living near Christchurch in Dorset, is pictured in his flying boots and lifejacket.\nLooking back on that night, he says the crews were not certain that would really be the last raid of the war. They thought they were preparing for \"just another raid\".\n\"It was a job, an intense job,\" says Mr Wearn, who was a navigator, part of a two-man Mosquito crew in 608 squadron that attacked at night with a single bomb.\nLooking at the photograph of himself 70 years ago, he says: \"The first thought is how good humoured it was. They were such grand people. It's not the raids you remember, but the friendships.\"\n\"There were some remarkable people,\" he says, often men and women who had mundane jobs in civilian lives and found themselves caught up in \"something special\".\n\"You grew up very rapidly,\" he said. By the time of the raid on Kiel, he was already a veteran of many raids over Berlin.\n\"It's not something that you'd want to repeat, war is something that should be avoided at all costs.\"\nBut he remembers the closeness of people whose lives depended on one another.\nIn the same photograph is John McCormack, a New Zealand airman, described by Mr Wearn as an \"exceptional pilot\".\nMr McCormack survived the war but died young - and Mr Wearn says that looking at the picture brings back his old friend's mannerisms, how he walked and talked. Such crews knew everything about each other and their families, says Mr Wearn.\nFlying from Norfolk to a target such as Kiel was more than a three-hour round trip. But such was the level of concentration required that \"you didn't really have to time to be scared\", he says.\nBut on the return trip, once away from the threat of being shot down, Mr Wearn says, he used to watch the engines on the aircraft and think that his life depended on every single part functioning.\n\"You could see the engines glowing red hot.\"\nThis was not the era of counselling.\n\"When you got back, you went down a ladder, and then you were whipped away in a lorry for a debriefing. You were quizzed at length. They didn't say, 'Poor chap, you look tired.'\"\nThere were casualties, and this could affect people deeply, but, he says much of the time it was \"never mentioned\".\nMr Wearn's final bombing raid appears in Mr Coverdale's records, taking off from Downham Market at 21:34 BST, dropping their bomb at 23:22 BST and landing back on the morning of 3 May at 00:42 BST.\nHe was part of the first of two waves of Mosquito bombers.\nAnother piece of family history provides a record of this last raid.\nThe family of another RAF airman, Jeffrey Smith, sent in a picture of his logbook showing his flights from Downham Market.\nHe was a Mosquito pilot who also took part in 608 squadron's last wartime mission on 2 May. The records show Mr Smith taking off a few minutes after Mr Wearn.\n\"Like many of his generation, he never referred much to the war,\" said his son, Martin Smith. His father died in 2013 at the age of 90.\nThere are now only a diminishing band with first-hand memories of flying on these final bombing raids.\nDick Maywood, now aged 92, served at Downham Market. in May 1945 as a 22-year-old navigator.\nHe described the build-up to a mission, with a briefing in the afternoon about targets, working out the route, the preparations of the aircraft and the bomb and then getting the parachutes ready. The favourite meal before they flew was bacon and eggs.\n\"There was always a certain amount of apprehension.\n\"But once you were in the aircraft, you were too busy.\" Navigation was a labour-intensive operation, demanding his attention. Once they approached the target, he said, all the concentration was on aiming the bomb. This was \"a job of work\".\nBomber Command\nHow do you build a WW2 bomber in 24 hours?\nCould you be part of a Lancaster Bomber crew?\nWhen the war finished, Mr Maywood flew along the Ruhr valley, and, he says, it was like something from Hiroshima, mile upon mile of destruction.\nThere was no sense of any regret, he says. \"We hoped we would do as much damage as possible.\"\nHe also says, in the face of constant danger, there was a strong sense of needing to remain light-hearted.\nIt was only when the war ended that they realised the level of tension and the relief that they had survived. He remembers plans on VE night to go to his parents, but never got further than a nearby pub.\nAnd who dropped the very last bomb? According Mr Coverdale's records, it was a Pilot Officer Nichols and a Sgt Easy, who took off a couple of hours after Ted Wearn, returning to Norfolk at 02:18 BST of 3 May, the last wheels touching down from the last raid.\nWithin a week, the war in Europe was over.", "The weather may have been chilly and overcast but it did not lessen the dazzling impact of more than 20 vintage aircraft flying in three formations over London and the south-east coast.\nThe event at Biggin Hill in south-east London marked 75 years since 18 August 1940, when British and German pilots engaged in the hardest fought day of the Battle of Britain.\nAfter taking off just after 13:00 BST, the iconic fighters circled London and then flew to the battle's official memorial at Capel-le-Ferne near the White Cliffs of Dover.\nOn their return they wowed the crowds with multiple flypasts of the airfield - banking, climbing, diving and weaving as they went.\nDozens of veterans of the Battle of Britain and other World War Two servicemen and women were also invited to take part in the commemoration.\nFlying Officer Gerry Abrahams, who flew Lancaster bombers over Germany during the war, said the event was a fantastic opportunity to see a huge number of Spitfires and Hurricanes in one place.\n\"It's never happened since the war it's incredible.\"\nHe and the other veterans were given a VIP view of the display, a sit-down lunch and dozens of requests from members of the public asking them to accept a handshake to thank them for their service.\nOnce the Hurricanes and Spitfires were finally back on the ground, the spectators were given the opportunity walk among the aircraft.\nKevin Wilford, of Caterham, Surrey, said he had brought his grandson Peter to the event because \"you'll never get the opportunity to see this many Spitfires again\".\n\"It's been fantastic, seeing them flying all round, all over the place was like a trip back in time.\n\"I've been to airshows before but it's not like this,\" he added.\nEight-year-old Peter said: \"I enjoyed it when they all came round in their groups and did a huge display.\"\nAnd it was not just the aircraft that were on show at Biggin Hill today.\nThere were nearly a dozen vintage vehicles and more than 30 people dressed in period wartime uniforms and civilian clothes to help transport people back to the summer of 1940.\nAnd some of the men dressed as World War Two pilots also carried out a mock fighter pilot scramble to the crowds' delight.", "For 10 days from 29 April 1945, Operation Manna dropped nearly 7,000 tonnes of food over The Netherlands.\nThe country had lost 20,000 people through starvation, with a further 980,000 classed as malnourished.\nThe bulbs were donated by the Dutch government to the International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC).\nA ceremony at the cathedral to unveil the mosaic was attended by representatives from The Netherlands, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Germany and the US.\nBomber Command veterans also met with some who had been helped by the campaign.\nNicky Barr, from the IBCC, an education facility being built in Lincoln, said Operation Manna was the difference between \"people living or dying\".\nThe mission followed a blockade of supplies by German forces in retaliation for Dutch rail companies going on strike in support of an Allied offensive, she said.\nThe winter of 1944/45 was also particularly harsh, compounding the problem of food shortages.\nDavid Fellows, who flew missions from RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire as part of Operation Manna, said: \"We used to go across to Holland every fifth year and we used to get hugs from young children who would say 'thank you for saving my grandmother', but to meet some of the people who were there at the time is highly emotional.\"\nRecalling the missions, he said: \"We knew there were thousands of Dutch people dying - and they were in dire straits.\"\nHe said despite concerns the Germans \"could open fire on us, the RAF being the RAF took the decision to fly anyway\".\nHe added he was proud to have been part of such an important campaign.", "A spokesman for the White House said the Russian planes flew close to the USS Ronald Reagan during a joint military exercise with South Korea.\nJosh Earnest said the incident \"did not result in significant confrontation\".\nUS-Russia relations have deteriorated, particularly over the conflicts in eastern Ukraine and Syria.\nMr Earnest said there were \"vigorous disagreements\" between the two countries, but that the chill in ties did not reflect the events of the Cold War.\nA US Navy official told Reuters news agency that two Russian Tu-142 Bear aircraft flew within a nautical mile of the Reagan.\nThe incident took place in international waters and air space in the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, according to the White House.\nSouth Korean military aircraft first intercepted the Russian planes before the US jets escorted them from the area.\nIt comes days after a US Navy ship angered the Chinese government by sailing close to artificial islands built by Beijing in the disputed waters of the South China Sea.\nThe heads of the Chinese and US Navies held talks by video-link on Thursday.\nThe US Navy said that Admiral John Richardson and his Chinese counterpart Admiral Wu Shengli discussed the importance of maintaining dialogue.\nThe patrol by the destroyer USS Lassen on Tuesday has been seen as a challenge to China's territorial claims in the Spratlys, which are opposed by other countries in the region.\nChina's island factory\nWhy is the South China Sea contentious?", "The initially unidentified jets were detected flying over the Atlantic in international airspace on Thursday evening.\nThe Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers were later escorted by the RAF jets.\nThe MoD said at the Russian military aircraft never crossed into UK airspace at any stage.\nAn RAF spokesperson said: \"RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighter aircraft were launched overnight from RAF Lossiemouth on a Nato air policing mission after unidentified aircraft were detected flying over the Atlantic in international airspace.\n\"The aircraft were identified as Russian Tu-160 Blackjack aircraft which were escorted by the RAF until they were clear of the UK area of interest.\n\"At no time did the Russian military aircraft cross into UK sovereign airspace.\"\nIt is the latest of several similar incidents involving Russian military aircraft flying close to UK airspace.\nLast month, RAF Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were scrambled to intercept two similar aircraft flying over the North Sea.\nAnd in May, Russian \"Bear\" strategic bombers were intercepted after being spotted north of Scotland.", "The Piasecki H-21 Workhorse design ensured the rotors at opposite ends of the aircraft did not clash.\nIt was developed from a prototype which was powered by a surplus Wright Cyclone engine from Flying Fortress bombers.\nA spokesman for the Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare said the H-21 is the first of its type in the UK.\nThe helicopter, serial number FR41, was built in Pennsylvania for the French Army Air Force and saw action in Algiers in 1956 during the civil war.\nOnce the restoration is complete it will go on display alongside another famous twin rotor helicopter, the Bristol Belvedere, which was built at Weston in 1960.", "The announcement comes as RAF stations in Lincolnshire celebrate their 100th anniversary.\nThere has been some uncertainty in recent years whether the team, based at RAF Scampton, would be retained.\nSir Michael said: \"They are a key part of our defence engagement..., and I don't think the public would let us lose the Red Arrows.\"\nThere has been speculation in the media in recent years that the Red Arrows could be axed as part of defence cuts in the UK.\nIn 2014, The Express reported the Queen was said to be worried about the team's future.\nPoliticians, including Labour's Vernon Coaker, have also previously said there can be no guarantees.\nSpeaking to BBC Look North, Sir Michael said: \"Eventually we will have to replace the aircraft, and we will start to think about that in the next year or two.\"\nHe said any attempts to axe the team is \"not a fight I would have\".\nThe Red Arrows is currently taking part in a 60-day world tour aiming to promote \"the best of British\", which includes its first ever display in China.\nRAF Waddington, Cranwell and Scampton are all holding events marking 100 years in the county.\nSir Michael added that \"Lincolnshire is central to the RAF's story, and has a proud history\".\nHe cited the Dambusters' role in World War Two, and the Vulcan involvement in the Falklands conflict, and the work being done today to tackle terrorism in the Middle East.\nRAF Cranwell is also home to the RAF's Central Flying School, which under the leadership of Robert Smith-Barry, revolutionised flight training for new pilots.\nAmendment: This story was changed on November 1 to reflect the defence secretary's comments that the Red Arrows fleet would be reviewed rather than imminently replaced.", "Mary Ellis, one of the last surviving pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), was honoured at a surprise party at Sandown Airport, Isle of Wight.\nAbout 60 guests gathered at the airfield, which she ran for 20 years.\nThe ATA ferried aircraft and pilots throughout the war until the service disbanded in November 1945.\nMrs Ellis said she had no idea everyone was planning to celebrate her centenary and had originally told everyone not to do anything because she \"wasn't old enough\" for a party.\nFamily and friends gathered to kick off the celebrations and although weather conditions stopped a Spitfire flypast, there was a cake with a picture of the aircraft on top.\nMary Ellis, then Mary Wilkins, joined the ATA in 1941 after hearing an advertisement for women pilots on BBC radio.\n\"At that time we were called the Glamour Girls and there were plenty of escorts around,\" she said.\nWomen were allowed to fly military trainer and communications aircraft from 1940, despite some male opposition.\nThe editor of Aeroplane magazine wrote in 1941: \"The menace is the woman who thinks that she ought to be flying in a high-speed bomber when she really has not the intelligence to scrub the floor of a hospital properly.\"\nMrs Ellis recalled flying \"about 1,000 aeroplanes\" during the war, including some 400 Spitfires and 47 Wellington bombers, which she flew solo.\nAfter the war she moved to the Isle of Wight and took charge of Sandown Airport from 1950 to 1970.\nIn November, she and fellow ATA pilot Joy Lofthouse were honoured in front of members of the Royal Family at the annual Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.\nMrs Ellis said the Spitfire has always been her favourite aircraft, she said: \"I love it, it's everybody's favourite. I think it's a symbol of freedom.\"", "A bottle of whisky was smashed on the hull of the 65,000-tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth - the first of two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers being built.\nThe Red Arrows flew over the dockyard before the ship was officially named.\nFirst Sea Lord Admiral George Zambellas said the ship was \"fit for a Queen\".\n\"HMS Queen Elizabeth will be a national instrument of power and a national symbol of authority,\" he said in a speech.\n\"That means she will be a national icon too, all the while keeping the great in Great Britain and the royal in Royal Navy.\"\nAddressing the audience, the Queen said the \"innovative and first class\" warship, the largest ever to be built in the UK, ushered in an \"exciting new era\".\n\"In sponsoring this new aircraft carrier, I believe the Queen Elizabeth will be a source of inspiration and pride for us all,\" she said.\n\"May God bless her and all who sail in her.\"\nAbout 3,500 people involved in the design and construction of the carrier watched the celebrations, alongside dignitaries and politicians including Prime Minister David Cameron, First Minister Alex Salmond and former prime minister Gordon Brown.\nMr Cameron said it was a \"very proud day\" for Scotland and the UK, while Mr Salmond said it was a \"huge day\" for the workers and their families.\nIan Booth, of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance which is overseeing the ship's construction, said it was a \"historic occasion\".\n\"The ship truly reflects the very best of British design and ingenuity,\" he said in a speech.\nThe Red Arrows flypast was followed by a procession of three generations of Royal Navy aircraft, including a historic 1950s de Havilland Sea Vixen fighter - the last and only flying aircraft of its kind in the world.\nThe Queen oversaw the ceremony by pressing a button to release a bottle of Islay malt whisky - suspended at the front of the ship - to smash on to the hull.\nThe naming ceremony, a naval tradition dating back thousands of years, marked the first time in more than 15 years that the Queen has christened a Royal Navy warship.\nSix shipyards in the UK including Tyne, Rosyth and Appledore have been involved in building parts of the carrier.\nMore than 10,000 people at more than 100 companies have worked on HMS Queen Elizabeth, which has been beset by construction and design delays.\nThe estimated cost of the vessel and its sister ship is £6.2bn, well over the initial projected cost of £3.65bn.\nThe warship is as long as 25 buses and can carry 40 jets and helicopters at a time. It will have a permanent crew of almost 1,600 when it enters service in 2020.\nMr Booth described it as a \"floating military city that can deploy aircraft, that can act as a disaster relief centre\".\nGlenn Campbell, BBC Scotland political correspondent\nIt so happens that the Royal Navy has chosen to name and float its new aircraft carrier on American Independence Day.\nYet this ceremony signals the UK's intention to continue to independently project military power in the world for decades to come.\nAlbeit that the largest warship ever built in Britain will carry fighter jets made largely in the US.\nBut one question that arises is: in whose name will HMS Queen Elizabeth and its air crews operate when they come into service in 2020?\nWill it be the flagship of the UK as it currently exists or only for England, Wales and Northern Ireland if Scotland chooses its own independence in September's referendum?\nThe UK government argues that the union offers Scotland greater security as well as greater job prospects for thousands of Scottish defence workers.\nThe Scottish government believes NATO would guarantee an independent Scotland's defence and that shipyards such as Rosyth and Govan would continue to prosper by winning orders from both the UK and Scottish defence ministries.\nThe huge choice that Scotland faces looms large at the naming of a very big ship.\nThe carrier has still to be fitted out and floated, to make way for the assembly of its sister ship HMS Prince of Wales.\nAssembly of HMS Prince of Wales is set to begin at Rosyth later this year.\nThe naming of the first of the two ships comes five years after the first metal was cut on the vessel and 33 months after the first section entered the dry dock at Rosyth for assembly.\nFirefighters had to be called to a fire on board HMS Elizabeth last month. A small fire had started in one of the vessel's hull compartments but fire crews only reported minor damage.\nThe US last month grounded all of its F-35 Lightning II fighters, the type of aircraft due to fly operationally from HMS Queen Elizabeth, after one caught fire on a runway.\nThe US Department of Defence (DoD) said all 97 stealth fighters would face additional engine inspections following the incident at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida on 23 June.\nThe F-35 is due to make its international debut at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford from 11 July but the DoD said it would make a final decision on whether it attends early next week.", "Air Commodore John Mitchell was the navigator on the prime minister's personal aircraft, called Ascalon.\nHe and the rest of the crew flew Churchill, codenamed \"The Owner\", to the Yalta and Tehran conferences.\nAuthor Sean Feast, with whom Air Cmdr Mitchell collaborated on his 2009 autography, described him as a \"remarkable man\".\nThe London-born RAF volunteer had flown bombing raids over Germany and Italy early in the war and survived when his Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber ditched in the Channel while returning from Genoa on only his third mission.\nAir Cmdr Mitchell was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and spent a short time in the United States before returning in 1942 and being assigned to Ascalon.\nDuring that time he flew Churchill to the historic summit meetings at which Churchill, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and US President Franklin D Roosevelt decided the conduct of the war and how the post-conflict world would be divided up.\nMr Feast said: \"It was only after I'd met John a few times through friends that he mentioned casually that he'd flown with Winston Churchill during the war.\n\"I knew then it would make a great story and so it proved. He was a lovely man in every way, witty, charming and kind.\n\"We would go to a pub in Boldre, near his New Forest home, and spend the afternoon laughing. He was one of life's characters.\"\nAs well as flying Churchill, Air Cmdr Mitchell also flew King George VI on several occasions and was later made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO).\nAfter the war he remained in the RAF as an instructor, a role which saw him fly over the North Pole, before being stationed in Moscow as an attaché, working in intelligence and rising up the ranks to Air Commodore.\nThe Bomber Command veteran retired to the New Forest town of Lymington in Hampshire.", "Captain Eric \"Winkle\" Brown was the first person to land a jet on an aircraft carrier and holds the record for the most flight deck landings.\nAppointed MBE, OBE and CBE, the test pilot died last year at the age of 97.\nThe items were bought by The National Museum of the Royal Navy for an undisclosed sum after failing to sell at auction.\nNicknamed \"Winkle\" - after the small mollusc \"periwinkle\" because of his height - Capt Brown has the Distinguished Service Cross as well as the Air Force Cross.\nOver his career, he flew 2,407 aircraft carrier landings and 487 different types of aircraft.\nThe collection also includes Capt Brown's Air Force Cross, awarded in 1947, and the Defence Medal with King's Commendation for Brave Conduct.\nDavid Morris, from The Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton, said the test pilot had flown everything from captured German and Italian aircraft to \"British experimental aircraft\".\n\"He flew an amazing amount of aircraft - 487 types - which is a record , which is unlikely to be beaten,\" he said.\n\"For all of his flying career the part that meant most to Eric was Navy flying, so for them [his medals and log books] to be here in our collection would have pleased him immensely.\"" ]

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Whether you are looking to get in touch with Demi Lovato's agent for an event, or Demi Lovato management for an endorsement, we can provide you the best and most accurate contacts.", "Singer and actress Demi Lovato was born on August 20, 1992, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lovato's mother, Dianna Lovato, was a former country music recording artist and Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader.n 2007, Demi Lovato got a part on a short Disney Channel show called As the Bell Rings, and then she landed the starring role of the movie Camp Rock. While filming Camp Rock, Demi Lovato began also recording three songs for the film's soundtrack and has had several solo releases since.", "Demi Lovato is a member of the following lists: Musicians from Dallas, Actresses from Dallas and Homeschooled people in the United States. Contribute Help us build our profile of Demi Lovato!", "On October 17, Lovato released a documentary titled Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated onto YouTube. On October 26, 2017, Lovato and DJ Khaled announced that they would embark on the Demi x Khaled tour the following February.", "Demi Lovato shares her personal story with mental health problems and offers advice for young adults. If you have, or believe you may have, a mental health problem, it may be helpful to talk about these issues with others.", "She proved that by going to a rehab center to hear Demi speak to a recovery group about her past addictions, TMZ reports. Selena Gomez, 21, witnessed best friend Demi Lovato, 21, going through the toughest time of her life in 2010, when she spent three months in rehab for emotional and physical issues at the young age of 18.", "Carpenter was the first celebrity casualty of an eating disorder, according to Randy Schmidt, the author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter. After her death, however, other public figures shared their own struggles with anorexia and bulimia, most notably Princess Diana.", "Demi Moore, an American celebrity is in the limelight these days, due to her 120,000 $ plastic surgery. She has been suspected of spending around 330,000 $ on her diet and physique. She is also taking kick boxing classes and doing yoga regularly.", "How tall is Demi Lovato? What are Demi Lovato’s weight and height? Demi Lovato weighs 100 pounds and is 5 feet 2 inches tall. Born in Dallas, Texas in 1992, Demi Lovato began her career as a child actor on the show, “Barney and Friends”. A pianist and singer, as well, she wrote songs for, and starred in, her next series, “As the Bell Rings”, on the Disney Channel.", "Demi Lovato: How Selena Gomez Helped Save Her From Addiction. Demi, who lived in a sober living home for over a year, spoke to a recovery group at a rehab center with Selena by her side for moral support. She told a personal survival story, involving her battles with drugs, alcohol, anorexia, bulimia and cutting herself, according to TMZ.", "How tall is Demi Lovato? What is her height in inches & feet? Is she tall? Then, how tall is she? Or is she short? Find it out here. Here are some information about Demi Lovato's height. Name: Demi Lovato Height: in Meters: 1.61 m in Centimeters: 161 cm in Inches: 63.3857 in in Feet: 5.2808 ft in Feet & Inches: 5ft 3in Please LIKE US on Facebook.", "Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas' Surprise Camp Rock Duet Is The Reason That We're Singing. Disney fans had an explosion of nostalgia last night, thanks to Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas.", "Born in 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Demi Lovato started out as a child actor on Barney & Friends. In 2007, Demi Lovato got a part on a short Disney Channel show called As the Bell Rings, and then she landed the starring role of the movie Camp Rock.While filming Camp Rock, Demi Lovato began also recording three songs for the film's soundtrack and has had several solo releases since.n 2007, Demi Lovato got a part on a short Disney Channel show called As the Bell Rings, and then she landed the starring role of the movie Camp Rock. While filming Camp Rock, Demi Lovato began also recording three songs for the film's soundtrack and has had several solo releases since.", "Jules explains she started battling anorexia when she was just 17 years-old. “I would make a list of things that I would eat and add up every meal, every calorie,” she explained, adding she used to limit her meals to a paltry 800-1000 calories a day.", "In addition, others attempted to create a Wikipedia page for Poot Lovato, but it was removed and identified as a hoax. Demi Lovato’s Response. On October 23rd, Demi Lovato tweeted, then deleted, a response to the Poot meme.", "The term has been used to describe the eating patterns of people who are overweight, and also to describe episodes of binge eating in patients with anorexia. Whilst bulimia nervosa was first believed to be a rare disorder, recent studies show that it is strikingly common among younger women.In the 1980s, famous personalities such as Jane Fonda and the Princess of Wales admitted to having this illness and this encouraged others to come forward for help.he term has been used to describe the eating patterns of people who are overweight, and also to describe episodes of binge eating in patients with anorexia. Whilst bulimia nervosa was first believed to be a rare disorder, recent studies show that it is strikingly common among younger women.", "Felicity Huffman: Actress Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives) battled both bulimia and anorexia from her teens into her 20s. Janet Jackson: Singer Janet Jackson has been quoted in the media as having an ongoing battle with an eating disorder.", "Singer and actress Demi Lovato was born on August 20, 1992, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lovato's mother, Dianna Lovato, was a former country music recording artist and Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader. Lovato is the middle child of three sisters.", "Answers.com ® WikiAnswers ® Categories Entertainment & Arts Celebrities Actors & Actresses Demi Lovato Who is Demi Lovato's manager? What would you like to do? Flag", "Females who under-eat and over-exercise are at risk for the Female Athlete Triad, comprised of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis.-Stacey Rosenfeld While not a standalone DSM-5 disorder, exercise dependence is associated with other disorders.", "GETTY. On the anniversary of her death we speak to Lorna Garner, Chief Operating Officer of eating disorder charity Beat, about the potentially deadly effects of bulimia. It is possible that Amy Winehouse died because from the combination of her eating disorder and her issues with drink and drugs, said Lorna.", "An eating disorder is a symptom of a storm that is ripping through a person's heart. To conquer the eating disorder, there must first be healing of the storms within. Part of the healing must be spiritual. The spiritual hole in your heart must be filled with God's love and truth." ]

[ "This interview with Bassnectar, while about dubstep in particular, explains all electronic music pretty well. _URL_0_" ]

[ "The British house of commons is functionally the same as the US House of representatives. There are differences, but other than the likelihood of the British getting into fist fights there is not that much different between the two.", "All neurons transmit electro-chemical pulses. Every pulse is the same. Information about the strength of the signal is encoded in the frequency of the pulses. The signals for different sensations are carried on different neurons.", "Well the dream itself is of electro-chemical origin in your brain. Everything that your brain does uses the same sorts of neurological processes. So no there is no real difference between something you feel in a dream and something you feel while awake.", "electricity is just magnetism seen from a different point of view, and magnetism travels through the air. So any electric device creates (induces) electric current in other nearby electric devices. These FCC rules say that a product can't break because of other devices' electro-magnetic field (\"must accept...\") and shouldn't break other devices due to emitting a too-strong electro-magnetic field (\"may not cause harmful interference\"). The FCC is a government agency that regulates electronic devices, and the electro-magnetic spectrum.", "All motors require some form of field magnet as you've suggested. The only reason to not use an electro-magnet as the field magnet is if you are trying to conserve power or have size constraints. In alot of the small motors I've messed around with there are curved permanent magnets, however most of the larger motors I've worked on in the military have used electro-magnets. So to answer your question depending on size and power limitations/availability different types of magnets are used for the field magnet.", "Here's an open access paper about a recent, good experiment: _URL_0_ Here's how they adjusted the polarization axis: some crystals will change their index of refraction when you put them in an electric field. This is called the electro-optic effect. This effect acts differently for light of different polarization states. When you apply an electric field to an electro-optic crystal, it will have a \"fast\" and a \"slow\" axis. light will travel faster if its polarization is in the direction of the \"fast\" axis. If a linearly-polarized light beam with a polarization axis that is half-way between the \"fast\" and \"slow\" axes enters an electro-optic crystal, you can vary the polarization direction from linear to circular polarization by changing the applied voltage. Electro-optic effects are super fast, like less than picoseconds. Light travels less than a millimeter in a picosecond. The detectors were hundreds of meters apart in this experiment. _URL_2_ _URL_1_", "That is just a perceived effect. Other ethnicities variations between individuals are of a different sort than the kind you are trained to look for.", "There is no difference between the water that comes out of any faucets or spigots in your house or yard. It’s all coming from the same place.", "[No, biologists don't agree on a singular definition.](_URL_1_) There are multiple criteria for life, and different biologists think that certain ones are vital while others aren't. There are also competing theories for a single, simple, definition. Because of this, they don't all even agree entirely on *what* is alive. Although there is consensus that viruses sort of [are sort of in a gray area](_URL_0_) between what is and isn't alive, some biologists subscribe to the belief that they are definitely alive, and others believe that they are definitely not.", "A second mortgage is basically a home equity loan. If you have a mortgage on your house, the home equity is the difference between the value of your house and what remains to be paid in the mortgage. For example, if you have a $100,000 house and you still owe $60,000 on it, the home equity is $40,000. That's the part that's already yours, if you will. A second mortgage is when you use all or part of that home equity to serve as collateral for a new loan.", "Boeing sort of \"outsources\" it's part manufacturing to hundreds of different companies because it's cheaper to do it that way than it is to build your own mega-factory in order to do it all in house. They pride themselves in understanding that they can't be experts in every single part; from the complex electronics all the way to the rubber on the wheels. So they instead have other companies do the manufacturing, and then they have it shipped to one of their assembly plants where Boeing employees put it all together.", "Because it induces electrical currents in the brain tissue. Those currents then interact with the natural electro-chemical signalling of the brain, **to either depress or intensify the signalling of the neurons. Depending on where in the brain the current is induced it will produce different results**. It is not entirely different from implanting an electrode in the brain to treat Parkinson's, or other forms of cranial electrotherapy.", "It's not enough that music is listenable, or that it's even good. \"Pop stations\" play what sells, and *pop-culture* is what sells. Virtually all of the music you consider \"listenable Pop/EDM\" that doesn't pander to the stylings and sensibilities of pop-culture also doesn't sell.", "To clear up some confusion, Congress is not Republican overall. There are two different parts of Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House now has a slightly larger amount of Republicans than it does all other parties combines while the Senate now has a few more Democrats than it does all other parties combined.", "It varies tremendously. Some of them are basically over in one huge shot, while others burble on for months or years. That's because there are all sorts of different sorts of eruptions, with different varieties of lava, gas, pumice, and so on.", "The 'Techno Viking' is doing exactly that. Someone did make a lot of money from that famous video, and he wants his cut.", "There's some thought that the Delphic Oracles were sitting right on top of a fault line which was releasing gasses that made the priestesses stoned for lack of a better word. You can read more about that here: _URL_0_ But that's a very specific case. There are many other types of trances. Many are related to music, dance and rhythm (whirling dervishes, etc). That type of trance is probably pretty similar to going to an EDM show these days. Others are straight-up hallucinogen induced like the shamanic use of ayahuasca in the Amazon or peyote in North America. Same goes for the use of soma in ancient Hindu trance states or copious marijuana use via chillums by some modern sadhus. Even more achieved through disciplined meditation, sometimes coupled with bodily denial. If you're sleep and food deprived + a trained meditator, your brain can do all sorts of kooky things.", "It could be a label agreement preventing them from doing it or some other legal entity. Other than that, It's laziness. You can always find the vocalist in an EDM song; music news websites do this. Some artists like Dash Berlin are great with this because they put 'Feat. blah blah' somewhere in the song's title.", "When people say race is a social construct, they aren't saying that race has literally nothing to do with genetics. The thing is that race is 99% based on skin color. As far as genetics are concerned, this is a *really minor* thing. Yet we attribute all sorts of other characteristics to this one very minor genetic difference, when in fact the genetic difference between two white people might be much greater.", "It’s lower cost to cool down a hot house than to keep the house at a set temperature. When the temperature difference between the inside of the house and outside is big, you are constantly cooling to make up for outside heat seeping into the house. The energy formulation would be E =mCp delta T", "48% of the population votes for Republicans. 48% of the population votes for Democrats. 4% of the population swings between those two parties. So no matter who is the oval office, about half the country wishes the other candidate had won the election. The small percentage of people who \"hate\" Obama have all sorts of reasons - tribal \"my team is better than your team\" reasons, to deep seated racism, to fear of the unknown, to legitimate policy differences that range from the petty to the critical and all points in between.", "In the car, you're dealing with DC, in the house it's AC. The wavy voltage you get in AC is the difference between the \"live\" and \"neutral\" lines, but importantly, neutral is not ground. It's usually relatively close, though. The earth line is the emergency exit for power when it's all gone wrong, and is very handy when you're dealing with quite a lot of power - the sort that gives shocks and causes damage to people if it's all going wrong. The power in your house can do that, and the power in your car doesn't. There's 2 exceptions - the starter motor and HID headlights, but for accessories - the radio and the radar detector, you're safe. It's only 12 volts and not a lot of current. So, the power comes in from the red wire, the one you put the fuse on, and it goes out via the black wire, to the body of the car. The car body is connected to the negative terminal on the battery, so any bare metal on a car will work for the negative wire to make your circuit.", "Normally the ones in your house use a bimetalic strip (two different metals stuck together) that the current runs through, when the current is high it heats the strip causing one side to expand faster than the other bending it and tripping the breaker, it looks like [this](_URL_1_). DC breakers can use an electro magnetic to pull the switch into the off position (which is what you see when you google it, but doesn't actually work in a home power panel). Then you have simple fuses (just a wire that burns and breaks when it has too much current and [polyfuses](_URL_0_) in many electronic devices which function just like breakers, but without the switch.", "They don't. ISPs (Internet **Service** Providers) give you **access** to the internet by running wiring between your house/apartment to a CO (central office). The CO serves as a hub for traffic, allowing lots of small connections (wires to your houses) to be joined and sent through larger connections (larger wires that go to other COs). All these connections allow you to contact different people (P2P, or Peer-to-Peer) or servers (_URL_0_). To get to servers on another continent, there are undersea cables as well as satellites that can send information around the world quickly and efficiently.", "It's all about indexing. With the data sorted properly, efficient search algorithms already know where to look to find things quickly. But with no indexing, it has to go through everything. It's like the difference between looking up a word in a dictionary and trying to find it in a novel.", "Different animals have different strategies. Remember that from an evolutionary point of view, all that matters is passing on your genes by any means. Workers ants are all infertile. They won't be passing on their genes anyway. So there wouldn't really have any been any pressure to develop internal competitive drives because that would actually compromise the chance of them the queen passing on her genes (and that is where all the worker ants get their genes from too) Humans might be a social group animal, but there is still competition for resources between different members of the group and between different groups. An individual that manages to stand apart from the others and get higher status has more chance of passing on their genes, so that sort of behaviour got selected for.", "Different frequencies have different propagation properties. Some signals are absorbed by wood and plaster board while others will pass right through them. Radio waves are light, and just as you can absorb, reflect, diffuse, and scatter light, so too radio waves. With enough energy you can \"shine\" your wifi bright enough to be visible through the wall. This is why 802.11 (a through n WiFi) at 2.4 GHz will generally cover a house, but 802.11ac (which has a second 5 GHz channel) is line-of-sight. As an interesting footnote, some incredibly low frequencies have great propagation even at low frequencies. It's a sort of competition or bragging rights between HAM radio operators who participate in this sort of thing. I've heard of people sending Morse code nearly half way across the world on 1/4 Watt. Keychain flashlights consume more than that.", "Ask yourself: how is the value of anything determined? Its a balance between what buyers are willing to trade for it, and what sellers are willing to accept for it. **Money is no different from any other market good**. There is a supply and demand of money. The value of a currency is determined by what people are willing to trade for it, be that sandwiches, cars, houses, etc, or other currencies.", "Think about the difference between the filament of a light bulb being at about 2550 Celsius vs your entire house being that temperature. Obviously that is the difference between business as usual and your entire house burning, melting, and exploding at the same time. That very high temperature at CERN was in a very small area for a very brief period of time. The total amount of energy was fairly small, just very concentrated at that instant.", "Time and space are linked together, like a house with two floors. Gravity can bend the floors of the house, and change what the house looks and feels like. That is why time changes in different gravity and space conditions, and so forth. It is all in that one house.", "Yes, it is a massive effort to adopt a new coin, particularly one with a different electro-magnetic signature. That's why it's done so infrequently. the vending machine industry is one of the major uses of coins, and they have to deploy all new signatures to accept and validate the new coins. That means going to every machine and replacing some part in the high security module. Very big deal.", "Quite a lot. First the cinema will take a cut to pay expenses, which depends on all different things. The money left after in-house expenses will then be divided between the cinema and the studio. The split will depend on what has been negotiated, but from memory the studio usually takes 80-90%." ]

[ "I use it to help jump start my weight loss regime. I sometimes flip flop up and down 8 pounds when I am not careful and i drink this tea for about 3 days and I shed it all. It is NOT a gentle cleanser though it will have your stomach turning and yearning but in 8-12 hours it does the cleansing job and it usually only does it for the first go round.<br />I would say go for it, if you need to get a jump start but DONT expect a good tasting tea very bitter. I DONT sweeten at all, I break the bags so i can swallow some of the bark in the tea as well. Good Luck" ]

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[ "Look - you are not only a complete stranger to the guy, you are obviously obsessed. You are the reason people of even modest fame have someone else filter their mail.\\n\\nIf you actually have something of import to say to Mr. Thomas, I'm certain his manager/personal assistant/publisher/mailboy, etc. will forward the information to him. \\n\\nBesides. If you're going to stalk someone, he should be at least more talented than Rob Thomas, if not more famous. Then at least maybe you'd make the evening news..." ]

[ "maybe write him a letter or send him a card and let him know how you feel if you can't tell him in person. I think the question is do you really want someone who would just get someone with the snap of their finger ?", "I hate chain mail. If you want other people to get what you are sending send it to them yourself.", "From someone who has worked in government I wouldn't bother with email, the spam filters mean too much goes in the spam folders.\\n\\nMost countries you can write a letter and send it without any postage to the government, I would assume its the same in the US... if its important send it registered mail to make sure you get an answer", "It sounds like you have received a letter from someone who claims to be the manager or accountant of a bank in Ghana.It probably says they have money in their bank that someone deposited and then died and there is nobody to claim it,or they have found a huge sum of money that nobody else knows about and they would like to transfer it into your account and they will give you a large percent of it for helping them get it out of their bank and out of the country.It is a \"Scam\" don't fall for it.They just want your personal information and probably will want you to send them money until they can transfer the money into your account or something like this.I have received several letters and emails like this.If you have received letters or emails similar to this IT IS A SCAM>", "The only legitimate letter stuffing business is what you call direct mail services. It is a real business that you start, and you get clients (often businesses) who have tremendous volume of mails and you provide them with the service of putting those mails in the envelope and sending them out. Clients for this particular type of business could include non-profits who send out thousands of fund raising mails, book authors who need help in delivery and fulfillment, and others.\\n\\nI suggest you read the article \"How to Legitimately Make Money Stuffing Envelopes\" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol28/stuffing.htm", "Call the General Manager of the store. Explain the problem and solution you would like. \\n\\nIf no help call the corporate office.\\n\\nIf still no help call the Attorney General and The Better Business Bureau. And write a letter (send it certified mail) to the Corp. Office and General Manager telling them the issue you were having, the resolution you feel is necessary and how they failed to help you and that you filed a complaint with the Attorney general and BBB.", "Give her time to cool off.I am sure that if she is a good friend she will think about it and know that you would never do that to her. If she want listen to you then send someone else to talk for you. Leave her a message on her voice-mail, write a letter, or email. She has to listen or read one of them.", "I'd first start with disputing them with the credit agencies they're reporting to. If any come back as verified, I would then send them a debt validation letter (asking them to show you proof you owe THEM and no one else,the money for the account ), mailing it certified mail return receipt requested. If they can not validate they must remove their tradeline.", "Kodak has a program to e-mail pics to people from your site. However, it isn't free, so the way I get around it is, I upload the pictures from my camera into my Kodak Easy Share program, then if I want to send them to others, I create a shortcut to my desktop, and send them from there through my e-mail. It's free, and the quality is still the same! Good luck!", "It sounds like you are talking about a registered letter from the post office. If they hand you a certified letter and you have to sign for it, the card that you sign is mailed back to the sender as proof that you got the letter. They sent you the letter certified mail RRR. The RRR stands for return receipt requested. It works the same way if you send that type of mail to someone else. You would receive the card back with their signature on it.", "Thats tricky..\\n\\nI first thought I would love money cus then I could do what I want when I want.\\nBut then if I had fame wouldnt that bring money?\\n\\n..you can be famous for different things such as a rockstar or alternativly someone who raises large amounts of £ for charity, or someone who is famous for protesting for world peace.\\n\\nI think I would like to be famous for something worthwhile rather than a rockstar or footballer as i dont think i could handle the press attention they recieve. \\n\\nHopefully while i am famous for my worthwhile cause I would generate enough cash to make me happy!!", "Good idea, I think it is a time for a march on Washington. Congress seems to be getting weak on what they started. Letters and e-mail you congressmen and senators and let them know how you feel.", "Phone~ e-mail ~ posty notes ~ Routings or Work orders ~ Voice ~ blue prints ~ PA System ~ Gophers ~ Speeches ~ news letters ~ and firing someone usually sends a load and clear message...", "Care packages are really the best! Try and get the name of a contact in her division, they can give you a list of things to send like calling cards, eye drops, lip balm, soap, a favorite candy (not one that will melt!), books, batteries, magazines, baby wipes, etc. They can also know if you need to package it in a certain way. Include as much as you can, there are lots of soldiers that have no one to send them things.\\n\\nYou could also start her class with letter writing. When my dad was in Iraq while I was in 2nd grade (in the early 90's), we wrote letters every other week I think. He said it really helped keep everyones spirits up to get mail, especially the guys who never had anyone write them.", "Sounds like something from a SCAM letter. I used to get them but when I started sending them to the Federal Government they stop coming.", "I know that BYU is a very good university to go to, you could also try BYU-idaho, That's where i go, and it's a very good college. They will help you to keep your standards and be surrounded be member all the time. The professors are very nice and helpful. If you end up going to Idaho, send me an e-mail, so i can get to know you better. If you want more information on Idaho, send me an e-mail with your questions.", "Yes, it's unlawful.\\nIt's just like I open your mail box (not email) and examine letters you receive, check out who is sending letter to you and what magazine you subscribe, even though I do not open your letters, it's still not legal.", "It's really going to depend on the account. Honestly it could actually cause your score to decrease. Ageing plays a role in credit scoring even though it is a negative. However, getting rid of a negative is worth the small risk of losing age in the long run. Fico is so fickle no one can really tell how much it's removal will increase your score. Start with disputing the incorrect information. If they come back verified, send a DV (debt validation letter). You want to send it CMRRR (certified mail return receipt requested)Good Luck!", "I laugh at this, right along with people who ask how to send out spam mail. Get your OWN identity and get a life.", "According to 18 USC 1702: \"Whoever takes any letter, postal card, or package out of any post office or any authorized depository for mail matter, or from any letter or mail carrier, or which has been in any post office or authorized depository, or in the custody of any letter or mail carrier, before it has been delivered to the person to whom it was directed, with design to obstruct the correspondence, or to pry into the business or secrets of another, or opens, secretes, embezzles, or destroys the same, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.\"\\n\\nBasically, if you open or destroy someone else's mail before it gets to them, then you're guilty of this crime and could be imprisoned up to 5 years or fined.", "If it is at a brokerage firm, he would fill out an LOA - letter of authorization. Pretty simple.\\n\\nIf he has the certificates he can mail them to the transfer agent and send them a letter requesting that they reissue it into any name he likes. Send a Medallion guaranteed stock power by separate mail to them. Medallion is available at many banks and brokerage firms. If you have an account at the bank they should not charge for the service. Otherwise it is usually $10.00 or so. Notary will not work.", "Sounds like spam to me. Word to the wise.... anything that is too good to be true or makes it super easy to get money is a scam. Don't fall for it.\\n\\nPaypal is real, I use it to make ebay payments all the time. But this program is just like the letters you receive in the mail from the \"retired lawyers\" wanting you to send $1 to everyone on the mailing list. Don't do it, you're too smart for that!", "My husband is currently deployed in Afghanistan so I have a little info for you. The government is no longer allowing people to send letters to a random person like we used to be able to. Before, you were allowed to write a letter and address it to \"any soldier\" and they could write back. Because of security reasons, they will now throw away any mail address like this (at least that is what I was told). We were told that if we found people who were interested in \"adopting\" a soldier so to speak that they should contact a base or national guard post close to them and they can sign you up and actually give you information on how you can write letters and provide support.\\n\\nHope this helps", "Teachers love to hear from students, especially those they have taught in the past. It makes their job more rewarding! As a teacher, I love getting e-mails from students telling me how they are doing, where they are at, and all that jazz. \\nYou can always write them a letter and send pictures (they would love to add a new pic on their bulletin!). I always liked going to visit my former teachers at school when I was in town . I even e-mail (IM too!) back and forth with a few former teachers! I can tell you that teachers have had a huge impact on my life, and of course the reason why I chose the profession. And I know they don't get tired of hearing that. It would definitely make their day!", "It is a individual decision on famous. You might be happy to be famous in your neighborhood. Someone else want to be Brad Pitt. Another wants to be J Lo. Famous is just anyone that is recognizable by others. It could be a few people to millions of people.", "I don't think it's in bad form to send around a wish list to your relatives and friends. I actually prefer it when I get a wish list for someone 'cause I always worry that I'm getting them something they don't want.\\n\\nIf you're into books, games, dvds, or cds, Amazon has a wish list function built in that's searchable by name, so creating a wishlist on there and letting people know about it would be a good way to hint to them what you want. Plus it lets them pick depending on how much they want to spend on you.", "I will, I will!! How and where do I send them? Would she like them before she's gone or after. And could it be Carnations?", "I have not heard of them until I received a letter on Friday. I took the check to my bank manager to confirm my suspicion that this is a scam. In order to win a lottery, you first have to play. Ask yourself...how did they get your address, why didn't it come certified (especially with a check, etc.) The bank manager told me that they can get your bank account number from you endorse the check to deposit it.", "There are sites for free stuff. But not any company you want. If you want something in particular, bad enough, you could try sending them a letter. You'd have to be creative, such as humorous, a hard luck story, etc.", "I received a letter from this Count Raffaello. My letter says I will receive an urgent call and someone will need me to come to their home immediately and I will be involved in a serious car accident which will be fatal to my friend who is driving. It also states that someone will knock at my door at 11 or 11:45 pm and I should not open my door to them but to check the newspaper later to see what my fate would have been. If your letter says theses things then it is just a mass mailing and a scam.", "For some reason that happens (on Annualcreditreport.com). I couldn't get my TransUnion Report.\\n\\nJust send a letter to the address for Annual Credit Report and request any that you could not get online.", "I love real letters! I send 8 or 9 a week and recieve 2 or 3, and I'm always pleased and excited when I open my mailbox and see a friend's handwriting among the bills and junk mail." ]

[ "['Identify proof of both parents. Adhar card is sufficient.', 'Photo of both parents.', 'Application with new name. Notory will provide you.', 'Affidavit in 10 rupees stamp paper notorized. They will charge 100 rupees for it.']" ]

[ "How do I change the birth name on my child's birth certificate? The Nevada State Health Division's Office of Vital Statistics is tasked with processing all changes to birth certificates. If the father's name is listed on the birth certificate, the birth name can only be changed with a court order.", "Fees. The fees to register a name change and apply for a change of name certificate: $176 Register a Change of Name (certificate not included) $50 Change a child's name within 12 months of birth (includes replacement birth certificate)", "Application to Change an Adult's Name With this type of application you can change all of your names, as opposed to only your surname. There is a fee for this service. This type of name change will change the name on your Ontario birth certificate. The form is available online at ontario.ca.", "Fees. The following registration fees apply: register a change of name for an adult or child's name (includes a new birth certificate or change of name certificate) - $265.50. register a change of name by order of the court or tribunal (includes a new birth certificate or change of name certificate) - $111.00.", "A statutory declaration provides evidence of a name change but does not change the name on a birth certificate. If you need to prove your child's identity you will need to provide their birth certificate and the statutory declaration of name change.", "First name used is different from the first name entered in the birth certificate. If the first name used is different from what is entered in the birth certificate, the first name in the birth certificate shall be changed by filing a petition for change of first name under the provisions of R.A. 9048.", "If the child's name change is approved, you will get a change of name certificate. ... Every person born in Ontario who changes their name will also get a new birth certificate in their new name. The birth certificate automatically issued does not contain parental information.", "How much does it cost to change your name in Scotland? The costs are not onerous; the current fee for an application to change a name is £40 and the cost of the first extract birth certificate is £15.", "Change your name on your birth certificate To change an Illinois birth certificate , you will need: A certified copy of the Order for Name Change ( Adult ), A money order for $15.00 made out to Illinois Department of Public Health, and. Your date of birth and place of birth.", "Amending a Birth Certificate After Adoption. After a baby is born, a birth certificate is issued. ... Instead of the biological parents' names, the new birth certificate will have the names of the adoptive parents. The amended birth certificate will also include the child's new name, if their name is being changed.", "A court action resulting in a name change order to change a name is effective, and a birth certificate may be amended to reflect the name change upon request to the vital statistics office of the state. The name change ordered by the court will be effective even if the birth certificate isn't amended.", "If you were born in Ontario, legally changing your name will change your name on your Ontario birth registration. When you legally change your name, you get a certificate of name change and a new birth certificate (if you were born in Ontario).", "Anyone wishing to change names in Australia must lodge a legal name change application with Births, Deaths and Marriages. Once approved you receive either a legal name change certificate, or if your birth was registered in the state you get an amended birth certificate.", "You can only change your name on a birth certificate by a court order. When you marry or divorce, the marriage certificate or divorce decree are legal documents that change the legal name you use, but they do not impact the legal name on your birth certificate.", "Name changes, marriage or other major life events can necessitate this sort of alteration. To make changes to your birth certificate in the state of Kentucky, you will need to contact the state's Office of Vital Statistics, although you can make some requests for your Kentucky birth certificate online.", "Standard name change process for Social Insurance Number. Take original proof of identity documents. This includes: One primary document; birth or citizenship certificate. the original document proving your name change (eg: marriage certificate, amended birth certificate, divorce decree, legal name change certificate)", "How can change a name on a birth record? The first step is to obtain a court order allowing you to do so. California laws require you to have a court order if you wish to change, move or swap/transpose any name on a birth certificate.", "Birth certificates can only be changed in certain circumstances; see page three. If you change your child's name by statutory declaration, the name can be changed again in future if necessary. ... Deed poll is a legal way of getting evidence of a name change but it does not change the name on a birth certificate.", "Cost. If your name change is approved, you will get a change of name certificate. ... You can also use this certificate to change your name on other personal documents, such as a health card. Every person born in Ontario who changes their name will also get a new birth certificate in their new name.", "Birth certificates are used to prove citizenship and identity, that is why if you have changed your name, or if there is any mistake on your birth certificate, it is imperative that you update the information on your birth certificate.", "You can also use this certificate to change your child's name on other personal documents, such as a health card. Every person born in Ontario who changes their name will also get a new birth certificate in their new name. The birth certificate automatically issued does not contain parental information.", "A name change correction for a child is simple, if the birth certificate was issued in Pennsylvania and both biological or adoptive parents consent to the change of name. Both of the biological parents must complete and sign the form on the back of their child's birth certificate in the presence of a notary.", "If you were born in NZ Order a new birth certificate to prove you've changed your name. This will show your new name and all your previously registered names. You can apply for a new birth certificate: on your name change form, or.", "Formal name change for reasons other than marriage: This type of name change will change the name on your Ontario birth certificate. The form is available online at ontario.ca. You can also request it by calling toll-free 1-800-461-2156 or in the Greater Toronto Area 416-325-8305.", "A child's legal name can only be changed via deed poll or through a change of the child's birth certificate in certain circumstances (see 'Changing a child's name via the birth certificate' below). Schools and GP's often provide the option to register a ”known as” name in addition to registering the child's legal name.", "['The deed poll executed correctly.', 'Evidence of your previous name (for example, a birth certificate, marriage certificate, previous name change by deed poll, certificate of naturalisation)', 'A change of name licence (if you are a non-EU national)', 'Photographic proof of identification.']", "Changing Your Birth Certificate After you have a court order changing your name, you can change the name on your birth certificate if you wish. Contact the Utah Office of Vital Records and Statistics to make the change. You can do this in person, or by mail.", "Lodge your application You must apply for your name change to the NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. The documentation that is required includes a completed Replacement Change of Name Certificate form and proof of identity, such as a birth of marriage certificate.", "Legally speaking, it doesn't make any difference whether you use a modified birth certificate or a deed poll as proof of your change of name. ... The document (whether a birth certificate or a deed poll) doesn't change your name in itself — it's simply used as documentary proof of the change of name.", "To change the given name on a birth certificate of a person older than 1 year, contact your local county court to obtain a certified copy of a legal name change order before submitting the birth certificate correction form. The legal name change form can be downloaded from the Colorado State Judicial Branch.", "How do I legally change my name or my child's name? You must go to Civil Court in the county where you live and request a name change order. This order must include: The certificate number and your child's date of birth or.", "In general, the fee for a change of name is $125.00 for a surname change or $100.00 for a given name change, plus $25.00 for a long form birth certificate required by law." ]

[ "Other studies of Remicade and methotrexate indicate that the two medications together can successfully reduce symptoms of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, the researchers report. Studies of Humira and Enbrel in conjunction with methotrexate also revealed the combination to be more effective than the biologic alone." ]

[ "I had a colonoscopy that revealed that my crohn's disease is in my colon (in the past it was also in my small intestine, which apparently went into remission). Well anyhow, they put me on methotrexate, as all of the TNF inhibitors (humira, remicade, cimzia) don't help me anymore , the methotrexate has HELPED!!", "It targets and neutralizes TNF-a and decreases the inflammatory response. A TNF-a (tumor necrosis factor alpha) is a chemical produced by the body for recruiting immune cells to different tissues where the cause inflammation, swelling, pain, warmth, and redness.In infections and inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease, high concentrations of TNF-a are found.HAT IS REMICADE? Remicade (infliximab) is a prescription medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. Combined with Methotrexate, Remicade reduces signs and symptoms of joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inhibits the progression of joint destruction.", "If you are taking methotrexate to treat cancer, you may develop certain complications as methotrexate works to destroy the cancer cells. Your doctor will monitor you carefully and treat these complications if they occur. Methotrexate may cause serious or life-threatening skin reactions.", "The Facts on Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Methotrexate is the most commonly prescribed drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis, yet it only helps about half of those who try it. Find out how it works and how to lessen its side effects.", "Peripheral neuropathy is a side effect of Remicade. The only differnce between Remicade and Humira is that Remicade is made from Rat Murines and Humira is human in nature. I think that is the best way to explain it. Some people do well on Remicade and other do well on Humira.eripheral neuropathy is a side effect of Remicade. The only differnce between Remicade and Humira is that Remicade is made from Rat Murines and Humira is human in nature. I think that is the best way to explain it. Some people do well on Remicade and other do well on Humira.", "Has your doctor prescribed methotrexate for you to take along with your biologic? Many people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis discover that their biologic stops working after a while. When that happens, doctors sometimes prescribe methotrexate, which can help prolong the biologic’s beneficial effects.", "Methotrexate. Like most other therapies, there have been no controlled trials of Methotrexate in Pemphigus (e). Case series suggest 10-25mg/week usually in combination with prednisone may be helpful. Methotrexate may have a glucocorticoid-sparing effect.", "Remicade long term effects. I had three infusions of remicade back in 98' when it first came out. I have, what I would call mild to moderate crohn's at the moment and I'm signed up to start remicade again this Friday. While it worked wonders for me back then when I was child, now that I'm an adult with children of my own I'm concerned about long term effects of Remicade. My dad has crohn's too and he has infusions every 8 weeks and he says its a wonder drug and I'm being paranoid.", "1 Methotrexate is one of the most commonly used drugs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. 2 It helps with pain and swelling and also slows the progression of arthritis over time.3 Methotrexate requires careful monitoring to reduce risk of liver injury and infections. Methotrexate is one of the most commonly used drugs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. 2 It helps with pain and swelling and also slows the progression of arthritis over time.", "Take a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) to slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis and preserve joint function for longer.1 There are many options in DMARDs today, including Rheumatrex (Methotrexate), Enbrel and Remicade.2 3 Edit step.steoarthritis is a degenerative disease that affects the cartilage of the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that affects the lining of the joints, which can eventually lead to deformity of the joints and damage to the bone.", "General Methotrexate Dosing Information. 1 The medication comes in the form of a tablet and an injection. 2 A dose of methotrexate can be taken with or without food. 3 It does not matter what time(s) of day you take this medication. 4 For methotrexate to work properly, you have to take it as prescribed. 5 If you are unsure about anything related to your ...", "n a monoclonal antibody (trade name Remicade) used to treat Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis; administered by infusion; use and dosage must be determined by a physician Synonyms: Remicade", "Methotrexate is also used to treat adults with severe rheumatoid arthritis and children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis who had other treatments that did not work well. It is also used to control symptoms of severe psoriasis in adults who have not been helped by other treatments.", "US matches: 1 Methotrexate. 2 Methotrexate injection. 3 Methotrexate Oral, Injection. Methotrexate 1 Sodium. Methotrexate Sodium, Preservative Free injection. Methotrexate tablets.", "Methotrexate side effects are more likely to cause problems when treatment lasts for many months, which is common in cancer and rheumatoid arthritis treatment. But side effects do occur when methotrexate is given to end an ectopic pregnancy. The most common side effects of methotrexate treatment for ectopic pregnancy are nausea and indigestion. Side effects vary from woman to woman. And some women do not experience any side effects. If you are treated with methotrexate, you will be followed closely by your doctor. The suggestions below may help you manage methotrexate side effects.", "What is Methotrexate? Methotrexate is a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory conditions. Nearly 60% of all rheumatoid arthritis patients are currently on or have been on methotrexate. Methotrexate is recommended as the first treatment for RA by the American College of Rheumatology.", "My hair came out by the handsfull when I started taking the Methotrexate, even tho I was taking 5 mg of Folic Acid every day. The Folic Acid goes with the Methotrexate for other reasons than just the hair loss (liver issues) but does help with the hair.", "In fact, Remicade is Johnson & Johnson's best-selling drug, with U.S. sales of $4.4 billion last year, and Q2 U.S. sales of $1.2 billion. Remicade's tailwinds, however, could be about to end because Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE:PFE) is finalizing plans to launch a Remicade biosimilar before year's end.", "REMICADE ® D OSING. REMICADE ® is given to adult patients as an IV infusion with an induction regimen of 5 mg/kg at Weeks 0, 2, and 6, followed by a maintenance regimen of 5 mg/kg every 8 weeks thereafter.An infusion of REMICADE ® is given over a period of approximately 2 hours. 1.atients should be monitored closely. Discontinue REMICADE if new or worsening CHF symptoms appear. REMICADE should not be (re)administered to patients who have experienced a severe hypersensitivity reaction or to patients with hypersensitivity to murine proteins or other components of the product.", "High-dose methotrexate therapy is monitored at regular intervals following a methotrexate dose. Testing detects toxic concentrations of methotrexate at these time points. A drug called leucovorin (folinic acid) can be given as a rescue treatment to protect a person from the toxic effects of methotrexate.", "The recommended dose of REMICADE is 5 mg/kg given as an intravenous induction. regimen at 0, 2 and 6 weeks followed by a maintenance regimen of 5 mg/kg every. 8 weeks thereafter for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis. REMICADE can be used.", "Originally developed as a cancer treatment, methotrexate has become one of the most prescribed medications for inflammatory arthritis. For psoriatic arthritis (PsA), methotrexate is the drug of choice because in the clinical setting it appears to work well on both the joint and skin manifestations.", "Taken for: Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, RA, Arthritis, IBD ... Remicade is an arthritis medication and an IBD medication. Uses: Remicade is prescribed for Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, RA and Arthritis and is mostly mentioned together with these indications.", "Other names: Amethopterin, Methotrexate Sodium, MTX. Methotrexate is the generic name for the trade drug names Otrexup™, Rasuvo®, Rheumatrex® and Trexall™. MTX, Amethopterin, and Methotrexate Sodium are other names for Methotrexate.", "1 A dose of methotrexate can be taken with or without food. 2 It does not matter what time(s) of day you take this medication. 3 However, it should be taken at the same time each day or each week. 4 For methotrexate to work properly, you have to take it as prescribed.", " You will be given REMICADE through a needle placed in a vein (IV or. intravenous infusion) in your arm.  Your doctor may decide to give you medicine before starting the REMICADE. infusion to prevent or lessen side effects. You will be given REMICADE through a needle placed in a vein (IV or. intravenous infusion) in your arm.  Your doctor may decide to give you medicine before starting the REMICADE. infusion to prevent or lessen side effects.", "methotrexate - immune system impact. jmb13. Took maximum oral dosage of methotrexate (8 pills once/week) for ~1 year for rheumatoid arthritis, then stopped taking methotrexate. 1. How long after stopping methotrexate does it take for the immune system to recover to its previous (pre-methotrexate) state?", "Both azathioprine and mercaptopurine can treat and heal fistulas. Methotrexate works to stop symptoms of active Crohn's disease and to put the disease in remission. It can keep Crohn's disease in remission when taken long term. It is also used to help people who have Crohn's disease stop taking corticosteroids.", "If you are taking methotrexate to treat rheumatoid arthritis, it may take 3 to 6 weeks for your symptoms to begin to improve, and 12 weeks or longer for you to feel the full benefit of methotrexate. Continue to take methotrexate even if you feel well. Do not stop taking methotrexate without talking to your doctor.", "Both high-folate diets and supplemental folic acid may help reduce the toxic side-effects of low-dose methotrexate without decreasing its effectiveness. Anyone taking low-dose methotrexate for the health problems listed above should consult with a physician about the need for a folic acid supplement.", "The most common side effects of Remicade are upper respiratory infection (including sinus infection), nausea, headache, stomach pain, and diarrhea. Rituxan. Rituxan is used to treat RA that has not improved with TNF-blockers, such as Enbrel, Humira, or Remicade.", "Related Questions. 1 How long will methotrexate fatigue last? 2 Do patients put on Methotrexate and a combo of other RA drugs ever get weaned off the Methotrexate? 3 I got lung damage from Methotrexate. 4 Developed mouth sores or rather sores at the very base of my tongue after 6 weeks of methotrexate injections. 5 Achiness, trouble sleeping, pains in ..." ]

[ "On Monday, Jack Gantos won the Newbery Medal, the highest award in children's literature, for his novel Dead End in Norvelt. He's also written the Rotten Ralph series for kids, several novels ... oh, and a memoir about the 18 months he spent in a federal penitentiary on drug-smuggling charges. (We don't know if that one had pictures.) We've invited Gantos to play a game called \"Oh, darling! Take me in your arms!\" Three questions about Harlequin romance novels. PETER SAGAL, HOST: Now, the game where we invite on interesting people to try and hold their interest, it's called Not My Job. This week, author Jack Gantos won the highest award in children's literature, the Newberry Medal for his novel, \"Dead End in Norvelt.\" He's written several other novels in the Rotten Ralph series for kids, and he's written a memoir about his 18 months in the federal pen on drug smuggling charges. We don't know if that one had pictures. Jack Gantos, welcome to WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME!, a pleasure to have you. (SOUNDBITE OF APPLAUSE) JACK GANTOS: Thank you. Thank you for the introduction. SAGAL: So we're excited, first of all, congratulations on the big win, the Newberry Medal, that's quite an honor. One winner a year, it's just fabulous. GANTOS: Yeah, it is. SAGAL: So I was reading your book and it's about a kid named - let me check - Jack Gantos. GANTOS: Yes. SAGAL: Who is growing up in a town called Norvelt. GANTOS: Yes. SAGAL: In Pennsylvania, which is a real town where you yourself grew up. GANTOS: Yes. (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) SAGAL: I mean, is this book autobiographical? We can only assume, since the character is named after you and growing up where you grew up and when you grew up there. GANTOS: Yeah, yeah, all those three things point to autobiographical. (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) SAGAL: Yeah, they would. We referred to the drug smuggling. Can you tell us that story? GANTOS: Yes. I was on my own in twelfth grade. I lived in a welfare motel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. And then I was going to go to college to write books, but I drove up to the University of Florida. It looked just like my high school, a giant football facility with a small academic institution, like... (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) GANTOS: So I decided not to go and write novels in St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. And I could work all day and drink all night, but I didn't feel fulfilled until I ran into these really nice British guys who had a boat with 2,000 pounds of hashish on it. And they said we're looking for a nice kid. I said, \"I'm nice.\" They said we'll give you $10,000 to sail it to New York. That's four years of private school back then. I said \"sure.\" I didn't know how to sail. I ran aground in the harbor. (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) SAGAL: Meaning the harbor leaving, or the harbor arriving? GANTOS: Both, actually. (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) GANTOS: We got to New York. We docked it. And then we used to sell them. We would put big duffel bags full of hashish installed in shopping carts and go through the streets of New York City and deliver them to apartments. (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) SAGAL: This sounds like the perfect crime, Jack. I can't imagine... (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) SAGAL: ...how you ever got caught. GANTOS: Yeah, well, you should have seen the surveillance photos. SAGAL: Wait a minute; you are pushing a stolen shopping cart down the streets of New York with a duffel bag filled with hashish? (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) SAGAL: And I'm imagining you're running across another young woman doing the same thing. And you're like, \"Hello, who are you?\" And she's like \"I'm Judy Blume; who are you?\" (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) (SOUNDBITE OF APPLAUSE) SAGAL: And you're like \"Maybe we'll meet again someday at the Newberry Awards.\" GANTOS: Well, the whole thing was rigged from the beginning because the British guys used American counterfeit money to buy the hashish in Morocco and then Secret Service got involved because there was all that bad money floating around. So they followed the boat. And then once I got on it, then they had aerial surveillance of the boat across the Atlantic Ocean. And so they had been watching it all along. All they were waiting to do is catch everybody. So then once we sold all the hashish, I moved into the Chelsea Hotel, a fine establishment for any writer. SAGAL: Yeah. BRIAN BABYLON: No drugs there. (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) GANTOS: And then after that, I got paid, I got $10,000 in ten-dollar bills. God, it was beautiful. SAGAL: Yeah. GANTOS: And then the FBI came in, the Secret Service came in, the Customs officers came in and I went out the back window of the Chelsea Hotel. But the guy who owned the boat went down to the lobby. He got popped and I made it to the train station and took a train down to Florida, where I... BABYLON: Now, did they pay you in fake money? GANTOS: You know, I never knew. BABYLON: See? (SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER) SAGAL: This is the most exciting interview we've ever had. So you're in the train. GANTOS: I'm on the train." ]

[ "From Norvelt to Nowhere is a book that begins in the shadow of nuclear annihilation, during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. The first few paragraphs also disclose that nine elderly women in the town of Norvelt are dead by poison. Did we mention it's a kids' book, too? From Norvelt to Nowhere is the sequel to Jack Gantos' best-selling Dead End in Norvelt, which won the 2012 Newbery Medal. It's a road story, really, in which young Jack jumps in to a septic tank that's not a bomb shelter, and then joins his elderly teacher, Miss Volker, on a long car trip in a couple of relics, during which he grows out of being a boy — but doesn't quite arrive at manhood — and he and his teacher strike up a real friendship. \"Both of them bend but nobody really breaks,\" Gantos tells NPR's Scott Simon. Even though Miss Volker is more than six decades older than her young charge, \"there are times when Jack has the upper hand, and he has the better humor.\" Interview Highlights On being a \"fringe kid\" I moved a lot as a kid, I went to 10 schools in 12 grades, and so I was one of those kids that was a permanent wallflower, you know, I'd go somewhere and I'd hang back, and I'd observe, and I would sort of be on the fringe. But then I realized that I liked the fringe. The fringe was not something that I was off-put by, after a while, because the fringe gave me the flexibility to appear or disappear, which I found to be very helpful ... once you start observing things, you start writing them down, and then from writing them down you begin to see that you might have something here. On serving time in prison, for getting involved in a drug-smuggling operation as a teenager They said, well, 'We've got a yacht with 2,000 pounds of hashish. We need an extra hand to sail it to New York City; we'll give you $10,000' ... You probably remember when $10,000, as applied to education, actually could buy you four years of education. Not now — it'll get you about 15 minutes, but then it was substantial money. And so I took a chance, sort of put my morals, values and ethics in a lockbox and went sailing to New York City, got the cargo there, and was promptly arrested and given six years in prison, of which I did a year and a half. One of the things which connects the Norvelt books to Hole in My Life, which was the memoir, about my time in prison, is the bookishness. And I think that if I have to find a way to parse those volumes, it would be through the referencing of the literature. And when I was in prison, I read tremendous amounts of literature ... it's the best company.", "The American Library Association has given the prestigious Newbery Medal for children's literature to Neil Gaiman for his novel The Graveyard Book. It's the story of a boy raised by the ghostly inhabitants of a cemetery. Euan Kerr reports for Minnesota Public Radio. LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: The American Library Association has given the prestigious Newbery Medal for children's literature to Neil Gaiman for his novel, \"The Graveyard Book.\" It's the story of a boy raised by the ghostly inhabitants of a cemetery. Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr reports. EUAN KERR: The inspiration for \"The Graveyard Book\" came more than 20 years ago, when Neil Gaiman lived in England. He'd been watching his 2-year-old son ride his tricycle in the old country graveyard across the street from their house. Last summer, at his current home near Minneapolis, Gaiman recalled thinking about Rudyard Kipling's \"Jungle Book.\" Mr. NEIL GAIMAN (Author, \"The Graveyard Book\"): \"The Jungle Book\" is all about a kid whose family are killed, who is taken in by animals in the jungle, and taught all the things that animals know. I'd like to do a story about a kid who doesn't have a family, who is adopted by dead people, and taught all the things that dead people know. KERR: It took him a couple of decades to write, however. He tried several times, but never felt he had it quite right. Finally, a couple of years ago, he wrote one chapter and read it to his youngest daughter, who is now a teenager. She demanded to know what came next. Thus began the story of Nobody Owens, better known as Bod to the ghosts and other supernatural beings in the graveyard. The book became an instant best-seller, but Gaiman says now getting the Newbery is like winning a Nobel Prize or an Oscar. Speaking from the Los Angeles airport, he says the American Library Association essentially decides which books will become part of a literary canon. Mr. GAIMAN: This is a book that will be around probably after I'm dead. It will still be on the Newbery shelves. KERR: The Newbery is one of roughly 20 awards the American Library Association gives out at its annual convention. The best-known are the Newbery and the Randolph Caldecott Medal, which goes to the illustrator of a children's book. This year, that honor went to Beth Krommes for her work on \"The House in the Night,\" with text by Susan Marie Swanson. The association also gives out prizes for African-American literature, books for beginning readers, and works for young adults. Neil Gaiman says he's been surprised by the number of grown-ups who have read his book and have told him the ending reduces them to tears. Ms. ROSE TREVINO (Chair, 2009 Newbery Medal Selection Committee): I'm one of them. KERR: Rose Trevino is the chair of this year's Newbery committee. She says the judges loved the characters and the development of the plot, but also the way Gaiman weaves human longing into the story of Nobody Owens coming of age. Ms. TREVINO: And the result is, yes, it does bring tears to your eyes because you know that Nobody is now going to go on forward. KERR: The characters in \"The Graveyard Book\" may return in other novels, Neil Gaiman says, but that's in the future. He was in Los Angeles to prepare for the release of the 3-D animation of his children's novella \"Coraline.\" For NPR News, I'm Euan Kerr in St. Paul.", "Parents on the hunt for great kids' books get some help each year when the American Library Association gives out its Youth Media Awards. On Monday, the association announced a long list of winners in a variety of categories. The two that get the most attention are the John Newbery Medal for most outstanding contribution to children's literature and the Randolph Caldecott Medal for picture book artistry. This year's Newbery went to Kwame Alexander's The Crossover, and the Caldecott went to Dan Santat's The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend. Alexander says he couldn't sleep Sunday night knowing that he had a chance of winning the Newbery. \"I know we hear that it is all about the journey, and it was,\" he says. \"But I so wanted the journey to end in a really cool place.\" His winning novel is a story about twin brothers who love each other and basketball in equal measure. Alexander knew a story about sports would attract reluctant readers, especially boys. And he wrote the novel in verse because he started out as a poet. He says, \"When I set about the task of trying to write a novel, of course I went with what I knew. And I said, 'Oh, well I know how to write poetry so I'm going to be able write a novel in poems pretty easily.' \" But it was a lot harder than he expected. He says he wanted to embrace a variety of forms so that kids would be introduced to different kinds of poetry, though he's surprised when he hears people describe some of the verse as rap. \"That's so funny,\" he says. \"You know, I hear people say ... that there's rap in the book and of course, when I was writing it, there was no rap in my mind.\" The Adventures of Beekle is the story of an imaginary friend who goes in search of a child who needs him. Author and illustrator Dan Santat says, \"I found it interesting that no one had ever taken the approach from the imaginary friend's point of view.\" He remembers when his own son first went to school and worried about making friends. He says the book is really a gift to his son, and winning the Caldecott just makes the whole experience sweeter. \"I would have been perfectly fine knowing that my son would have been content growing up and maybe possibly having his own children and sharing the book and saying, you know, 'This book is a love letter from your grandfather to me.' But now it's going to have a sticker on [it] and now it can be shared, you know, with the world,\" he says. \"It's beyond words. I'm thrilled.\" Other winners announced on Monday include: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (Coretta Scott King Author Book Award) Firebird by Misty Copeland and illustrated by Christopher Myers (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book Award) Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales (Pura Belpré Illustrator Award) I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosín and illustrated by Lee White (Pura Belpré Author Award) I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (Michael L. Printz Award) The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award)", "Updated at 2:32 p.m. ET Sure, we may be mired in the dark days of winter, but you wouldn't know it by the splash of color that saturated the American Library Association's annual award presentation Monday — from the pastels on the pages of the picture books, to the two bronze medals that represent some of the highest honors in children's literature. Meg Medina's Merci Suárez Changes Gears won this year's Newbery Medal, awarded for the \"most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.\" Meanwhile, Sophie Blackall's Hello Lighthouse won the Caldecott Medal, which goes to the artist behind the \"most distinguished American picture book for children.\" It is the second Caldecott Medal for Blackall in just four years, as the illustrator also won in 2016 for her work on Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear. The two medals headlined the ALA's Youth Media Awards, the ceremony that regularly crowns the association's midwinter meeting in Seattle, but these awards were by no means the only ones handed out. In fact, more than a dozen other prizes got distributed. That includes the Michael L. Printz Award, which went to Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X for young adult literature; the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for work geared toward beginning readers, which was awarded to Corey R. Tabor's Fox the Tiger; and the Coretta Scott King Awards, which celebrate the best works by African-American authors and illustrators celebrating the black experience. The latter award, which was named for the activist and wife of Martin Luther King Jr., is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. To see the full list of winners — of all the many prizes handed out Monday — click this link or just scroll down. You can also check out a glimpse inside the covers of the Caldecott winner, Hello Lighthouse, by scrolling all the way down or just clicking here to make the big jump. The Winners Newbery Medal: Merci Suárez Changes Gears, by Meg Medina. Caldecott Medal: Hello Lighthouse, illustrated and written by Sophie Blackall. Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (for \"the most distinguished American book for beginning readers\"): Fox the Tiger, written and illustrated by Corey R. Tabor. Children's Literature Legacy Award (for an author or illustrator whose books \"over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children through books that demonstrate integrity and respect for all children's lives and experiences\"): Walter Dean Myers. Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media (for \"distinguished digital media for an early learning audience\"): Play and Learn Science, produced by PBS Kids. Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (for \"the most distinguished informational book\"): The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science, by Joyce Sidman. Mildred L. Batchelder Award (for the publisher of the most outstanding books originating in a country other than the U.S. and in a language other than English, later translated and published in the U.S.): The Fox on the Swing, published by Thames & Hudson, written by Evelina Daciūtė, illustrated by Aušra Kiudulaitė, and translated from Lithuanian by the Translation Bureau. May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award (selecting an honoree \"who shall prepare a paper considered to be a significant contribution to the field of children's literature\"): Neil Gaiman. Pura Belpré Award (for \"a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth\"): Illustration: Dreamers, illustrated and written by Yuyi Morales Text: The Poet X, by Elizabeth Acevedo Michael L. Printz Award (for \"the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit\"): The Poet X, by Elizabeth Acevedo. Excellence in Nonfiction Award (for \"the best nonfiction book published for young adults — ages 12-18\"): The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees, by Don Brown. William C. Morris Award (for work \"published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature\"): Darius the Great is Not Okay, by Adib Khorram. Odyssey Award (for the \"best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the U.S.\"): Sadie, produced by Macmillan Audio, written by Courtney Summers, narrated by Rebecca Soler, Fred Berman, Dan Bittner, Gabra Zackman and more. Margaret A. Edwards Award (for \"significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature\"): M.T. Anderson. Coretta Scott King Book Awards (for \"books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values\"): Author award: A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919, by Claire Hartfield Illustrator award: The Stuff of Stars, illustrated by Ekua Holmes, written by Marion Dane Bauer Virginia Hamilton Award (lifetime achievement): Pauletta Brown Bracy", "The most prestigious prizes in American children's books were given out this morning: the John Newbery Medal for literature and the Randolph Caldecott Medal for illustration. Matt de la Peña becomes the first Hispanic author to win the Newbery, for his book Last Stop on Market Street, illustrated by Christian Robinson. It's the story of a young boy riding the city bus with his grandmother, and wondering why their family doesn't have a car. \"The inclusion of diverse literature is so important to me,\" he tells NPR's Lynn Neary. \"I've been doing this for ten years, writing diverse characters, and I just want to honor every Hispanic writer who's come before me.\" The main characters in Last Stop on Market Street happen to be African American, but De La Peña says the book is not about race. It has a simple lesson: \"You can feel like you have been slighted if you are growing up without, if you have less money, or you can see the beauty in that. And I feel like the most important thing that's ever happened to me is growing up without money. It's one of the things I'm most proud of.\" The Caldecott went to illustrator Sophie Blackall for Finding Winnie. Written by Lindsay Mattick, it's the real-life story of a Canadian veterinarian on his way to fight in World War I who rescues a little black bear at a train depot and names her Winnie for his hometown of Winnipeg. Winnie eventually ended up in the London Zoo, where she became a favorite of author A.A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin — and the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh. It hasn't been an easy year for Blackall, who came under fire for her depiction of smiling slaves in another children's book, A Fine Dessert. But, she tells NPR, winning the Caldecott was a thrill — and Winnie the Pooh was one of her favorite books as a child. \"Ernest Shepherd, his illustrations were one of the very first things that made me think this might be something I wanted to do when I grew up,\" she says. Other winners today include Rita Williams-Garcia (a panelist for NPR's Backseat 100 kids' lit poll), who took home the Coretta Scott King author award for Gone Crazy in Alabama, the story of two sisters from Brooklyn who spend a life-changing summer in the South. You can find video of the announcements and a full list of the winners here.", "Both athletes were U.S. swimmers, both were dripping wet after finishing an Olympics final, and both had just won medals. The first said, \"It's not my normal specialty. ... We went out there and raced tough – and just came up a little short.\" The second had a beaming face. He said, \"[I] swam my own race. And knew I had a lane, and had an opportunity, and I went for it. It worked out, you know, it's just awesome that I get to go on the podium tonight. Honestly, I'm really proud of myself!\" The disappointed athlete was Ryan Lochte, seconds after the 4x100m freestyle relay at the London 2012 Olympics. The guy who was thrilled? Brendan Hansen, just seconds after the 100-meter men's breaststroke finals. Here's the funny part: The medal Lochte was disappointed to have won: silver. The medal Hansen was thrilled to have won: bronze. Hansen put an exclamation mark on his delight when he exclaimed, \"This is the shiniest bronze medal you will ever see. Ever.\" For decades, psychologists have noted an irony in elite athletic competition: If you set aside the happy people who win gold and look only at the people who come in second and third, it's the men and women with bronze medals who invariably look happier than the athletes who won silver. Read More More than a century ago, William James noted: \"So we have the paradox of a man shamed to death because he is only the second pugilist or the second oarsman in the world. That he is able to beat the whole population of the globe minus one is nothing; he has 'pitted' himself to beat that one; and as long as he doesn't do that nothing else counts.\" In a paper they published after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, researchers Victoria Medvec, Scott Madey and Thomas Gilovich evaluated photographs of athletes on the victory podium and also studied post-competition audio interviews. They found bronze medal-winners tended to be happier than silver medalists. The psychologists guessed it was because silver medal-winners compare themselves to the athletes who won gold and feel they came up short. By contrast, bronze medal-winners seem to unconsciously compare themselves to people who didn't win a medal at all. \"Silver medalists may torment themselves with counterfactual thoughts, of 'If only...' or 'Why didn't I just,' \" the researchers wrote. \"Bronze medalists, in contrast, may be soothed by the thought that, 'At least I won a medal.' \" The researchers controlled for various alternate explanations: In some sports, such as soccer, the winners of the gold and silver medals are decided in the final match, and there is a separate match that decides the bronze medal winner. They wondered: Was it possible the effect arose because the silver medal winners had just lost, whereas the bronze medal winners had just won? So the researchers eliminated sports with that playoff structure, and looked only at events where gold, silver and bronze medal-winners were decided at the same time. They found the pattern held up. \"We are not suggesting, of course, that finishing second or coming close to a cherished outcome always leads to less satisfaction than a slightly more modest performance,\" the researchers concluded. \"Finishing second is truly a mixed blessing. Performing that well provides a number of direct benefits that increase our well-being: recognition from others, boosts to self-esteem, and so on. \"At the same time, it can indirectly lower satisfaction by the unfortunate contrast with what might have been.\"", "Perhaps you've heard that Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko is none too happy with his 2nd-place finish in the men's competition. He has said gold medal winner -- and American -- Evan Lysacek didn't deserve to win, because he didn't attempt a quadruple, and Plushenko landed one. I'm no figure skating judge, so I wondered if his anger was founded. This explainer of the scoring for the two routines satisfied my curiosity -- the Russian's just suffering from a massive case of sour grapes. And ego, shockingly. From Yahoo's Fourth-Place Medal blogger Maggie Hendricks: Evgeni Plushenko's long, delusional journey continues. Just days after the silver medalist for men's figure skating denied that Evan Lysacek is the true champion of men's figure skating, he has apparently awarded himself a platinum medal. His official website shows him wearing an Olympic medal, and reads \"Silver of Salt Lake, Gold of Torino, Platinum of Vancouver.\" AMAZING. Not only is he better than Lycasek, he's awarded himself a medal that doesn't even exist yet. Best line back to Hendricks: \"Bravo. That's commitment to a delusion.\"", "For athletes anywhere, just qualifying for the Olympics can be a full-time job. But in India, training full-time is a luxury few can afford. That means many athletes work part-time government jobs. And for some, it can result in a job for life. In return for putting in an appearance at the office, athletes like shooter Suma Shirur get a monthly salary and time to train. \"As soon as I got the offer of joining the railways, I just kind of grabbed it,\" Shirur says, \"and slowly kind of of made me a little more financially stable, and I could pursue the sport the way I wanted.\" Despite her degree in chemistry, Shirur does basic data entry. \"Every day I would go to office and I would think, 'Oh, my God, what am I doing here?' I would always talk to myself. I would say to myself that this is not my goal. My goal is to go to the Olympics, and I'm here only for my salary. I'm here only for my paycheck,\" she says. Shirur used her job at the railway to make it to the 2004 Athens Olympics, where she finished eighth. India's government-run railway, police and army are the biggest employers of athletes. In general, the jobs are for life and athletes get promotions based on how well they do at competitions. The Indian government has upped its spending on its Olympic program recently. But that doesn't always trickle down past the country's top performers. Vikas Krishan is one of the country's top boxers and will be competing in the London Olympics, which start later this month. He says he gets plenty of support now, including a job as a police officer, but it came after he was successful on his own. \"I did not get any support at my younger age,\" Krishan says. \"The support will not come to the ground level.\" Private organizations also have stepped in to help support high-achieving young athletes. The Mittal Champions Trust was created in 2005 to provide the funds needed by top-flight competitors for their training, coaches and equipment. Manisha Malhotra, who runs the trust, says even though she has invested in her athletes' success, many of them are still attracted to the support provided by government agencies because they provide something she can't. \"You can never be fired,\" Malhotra says. \"You have all the benefits of medical, pension, so it's a big deal. A lot of times I struggle, because a lot of my athletes are aspiring just to get that government job versus actually going out there and win a medal.\" But winning medals does have its advantages. Winners often return home and tour the country, picking up checks from local governments and different branches of the bureaucracy as a reward for their performance. Winning also helps with career advancement. Sandeep Sejwal competed in the breast stroke at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Along with training seven hours each day, he also works for the railway. He has never actually been to the office because of his schedule. But that hasn't stopped his career prospects there. \"Promotion in the railways is very easy,\" Sejwal says. \"If you swim continuously and win a medal at the nationals, or just represent the Indian railways at the national level, you just get promoted. So I'm going to file for a promotion. Hopefully I get it, and then I'll be the boss.\" RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: It is certainly the case that making it to the Olympics requires years of hard work. In India, many aspiring Olympic athletes look to government jobs to support them while they train, and those who bring home medals may find they don't even have to show up at work. Elliot Hannon has the story from New Delhi. ELLIOT HANNON, BYLINE: For athletes anywhere, just qualifying for the Olympics can be a full-time job. But in India, training full-time is a luxury few can afford. That's meant that many find themselves working part-time government jobs. And for the lucky athlete, it can result in a job for life. The deal goes like this. In return for putting in an appearance at the office, athletes, like shooter Suma Shirur, get a monthly salary and time to train. SUMA SHIRUR: As soon as I got the offer of joining the railways, I just kind of grabbed it. And slowly, it kind of made me a little more financially stable. And I could slowly think of pursuing the sport the way I wanted. HANNON: Despite her degree in chemistry, Shirur wound up doing basic data entry. SHIRUR: Every day I would go to office and I would think oh, my God, what am I doing here? And I would always talk to myself; say to myself that this is not my goal. My goal is to go to the Olympics and I'm here only for my salary. I'm here only for my paycheck. HANNON: Shirur used her job at the railway to make it to the 2004 Athens Olympics where she finished eighth. India's government-run railway, police, and army are the biggest employers of athletes here. In general, the jobs are for life and athletes get promotions based on how well they do at competitions. The Indian government has upped its spending on its Olympic program recently. But ", "TOKYO — An 18-year-old Tunisian managed to pull off a surprise upset in the 400 meter freestyle swimming event, winning the fifth gold medal ever for his country. Ahmed Hafnaoui erupted in jubilation when he realized he won in the extremely tight race, pumping his fists and placing both hands on his brow as he took in the victory. He seemed genuinely shocked at the result: \"I just can't accept that — it is too incredible.\" Hafnaoui came into the race with the slowest qualifying time of the eight swimmers — but he touched the wall first, beating out Australia's Jack McLoughlin by just 0.16 seconds. Kieran Smith from the U.S. took bronze, about a half-second behind the winner. \"It's amazing. I feel better in the water than yesterday, and that's it,\" Hafnaoui told NBC after the race. \"I'm an Olympic champion now.\" When asked how he kept his lead, he simply said: \"I don't know, I just put my hand in the water, that's it.\" The swimmer seemed at a loss for words. Shaking his head, he said, \"it's a dream that became true.\" Just three years ago, Hafnaoui was competing in the Youth Olympic Games, placing 8th in this same event in Buenos Aires. The last swimming Olympic medal for Tunisia was in 2012 at the London Games, when Oussama Mellouli won gold in the 10 km.", "You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out ... chances are you know the rest. But in Jerry Spinelli's latest book, the Hokey Pokey is much more than a children's song and dance. Hokey Pokey is the name of a magical universe where kids are in charge — no adults in sight. There are herds of bikes, endless cartoons, a cuddle station and dessert for lunch every day. But one morning a boy named Jack wakes up and something is different. His bike is gone. His best buddies seem baby-ish. Even girls, which every boy in Hokey Pokey knows are gross, maybe don't seem so bad anymore. Off in the distance, Jack hears a train whistle. It's coming to take him away. Spinelli, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Maniac Magee, Stargirl, Wringer and many other books for kids and teens, joins NPR's Rachel Martin to discuss his latest, bittersweet story about growing up and leaving childhood behind. Interview Highlights On what the world of Hokey Pokey looks like \"I'm not sure why, but for some reason it felt to me that the right kind of landscape for this place where kids live has a kind of Old-West feel to it. So you have items like the Great Plains and bluff; it has a definite feel of the Old West.\" On the significance of Jack's bike \"It's his identity; it's kind of like his horse. In the old Westerns, where the movie ends not with the cowboy kissing the girl, but with kissing his horse and going off into the sunset. So I decided that, not only should there be one bike, but that there should be a herd of them. In Hokey Pokey, bikes are kind of more than bikes alone. They become mustangs, they become creatures that rip up the dust as they gallop across the Great Plains.\" On the key to writing a good kid insult \"[The key] is putting yourself in the place of the insulter and the insultee, and thinking what's going to bother them the most. In one of those exchanges I wound up with them calling each other the ultimate bad word, and that was him calling her a 'girl' and her calling him a 'boy.' \" On the 'otherworldly' setting of Hokey Pokey \"It's otherworldly from our point of view. As I see it, through the eyes of a kid, it's certainly not otherworldly at all. This is the real world to these kids, as expressed by the father of Jack toward the end of the book when he says, 'Kids live in their own little world.' Who hasn't said that? And that kind of got me thinking, and one thing led to another until we have this little book here called Hokey Pokey.\"", "The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. The Newbery medal for \"the most distinguished American children's book\" of 2013 was awarded Monday to Flora & Ulysses, written by Kate DiCamillo, the new ambassador for young people's literature, and illustrated in black and white by K.G. Campbell. When Flora's next-door neighbor accidentally vacuums up a squirrel with her new high-powered vacuum, Flora draws upon the lessons she learned from the comic TERRIBLE THINGS CAN HAPPEN TO YOU! to revive him. Also honored were Journey by Aaron Becker, Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle and Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner. The Caldecott medal, which is \"given to the artist who had created the most distinguished picture book of the year\" was awarded to Locomotive by Brian Floca, which follows an 1869 railroad journey, from sketches of the crew to the \"smoke and cinders, ash and sweat\" of the coal engine. Also honored were Doll Bones by Holly Black, The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes, One Came Home by Amy Timberlake and Paperboy by Vince Vawter. Awarded by the American Library Association, the Newbery and Caldecott are among the oldest and most distinguished prizes in children's literature. (Meanwhile, over at Monkey See, Nicole Cohen rounds up some of our favorite picture books of 2013.) The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts has posted a conversation between James Baldwin and Audre Lorde that was originally published in a 1984 issue of Essence magazine. Baldwin says, \"Du Bois believed in the American dream. So did Martin. So did Malcolm. So do I. So do you. That's why we're sitting here.\" Lorde answers, \"I don't, honey. I'm sorry, I just can't let that go past. Deep, deep, deep down I know that dream was never mine. And I wept and I cried and I fought and I stormed, but I just knew it. I was Black. I was female. And I was out — out — by any construct wherever the power lay. So if I had to claw myself insane, if I lived I was going to have to do it alone. Nobody was dreaming about me. Nobody was even studying me except as something to wipe out.\" The Best Books Coming Out This Week: Part memoir, part biography, part literary appreciation, My Life in Middlemarch is pure pleasure. New Yorker staff writer Rebecca Mead writes that George Eliot gave her \"a profound experience with a book, over time, that amounts to one of the frictions of my life. I have grown up with George Eliot. I think Middlemarch has disciplined my character. I know it has become part of my own experience and my own endurance. Middlemarch inspired me when I was young, and chafing to leave home, and now, in middle life, it suggests to me what else home might mean, beyond a place to grow up and grow out of.\" Mead is more comfortable probing Eliot's inner life than her own, which she sketches out in short, restrained vignettes. You could probably read Mead's book without reading Middlemarch first, but as she said in a recent interview, \"You don't have to have read Middlemarch to read my book. You do have to have read Middlemarch to be a completely evolved human being.\"", "The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Clear some space at this season's awards festivities: It's time to make room for 18 more writers. This morning, Kirkus Reviews shared with NPR the finalists for its first annual writing award, the Kirkus Prize — six writers each in fiction, nonfiction and young readers' literature. Among the finalists in fiction, Ethiopian-American writer — and former MacArthur fellow — Dinaw Mengestu's All Our Names joins Welsh author Sarah Waters, whose novel The Paying Guests is \"one of the most sensual you will ever read,\" according to NPR reviewer Julia Keller. Meanwhile, on the nonfiction side, finalists include Thomas Piketty, whose debate-stirring Capital in the Twenty-First Century has long stayed on the best-seller charts, and Roz Chast's illustrated memoir, Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? The books recognized for achievement in young readers' literature range from picture books such as Kate Samworth's gorgeous and sardonic Aviary Wonders to Don Mitchell's civil rights history The Freedom Summer Murders. Into a crowded awards season, Kirkus Reviews has tossed the heft of its 81-year history — and perhaps more notably, the weight of its wallet. With a purse of $50,000 for the winner of each category, the award joins the ranks of the Man Booker Prize and the Folio Fiction Prize — itself a recent arrival on the awards scene — as one of the richest literary prizes available to English-language writers. To be considered, shortlisters first had to receive a starred review from one of Kirkus' reviewers, at which point the books were automatically brought before three separate groups of judges — judges such as author Sloane Crosley, who served on the nonfiction panel. In an email exchange with NPR, Crosley explained that in the award's inaugural year, it was the judges' responsibility to \"set the tenor\" of what the annual prize would become. \"We looked for topical variety and stellar writing, books that were wall-to-wall with research, often groundbreaking research, that told their stories in a fascinating way,\" she said. \"Or books that were heartfelt and human but also filled with all the information needed to make us feel like we got the fullest story and the best possible delivery of that story.\" In addition to Mengestu and Waters, the full list of fiction finalists includes Siri Hustvedt's The Blazing World, Lily King's Euphoria, Brian Morton's Florence Gordon and Bill Roorbach's The Remedy for Love. Beyond Piketty and Chast, the nonfiction list also recognizes Leo Damrosch's biography Jonathan Swift, Elizabeth Kolbert's The Sixth Extinction, Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy and Amanda Marie Leroi's The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science. And joining Samworth and Mitchell are young readers' literature finalists Cece Bell's El Deafo, Jack Gantos' The Key that Swallowed Joey Pigza, Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet's The Right Word and E.K. Johnston's The Story of Owen, Dragon Slayer of Trondheim. Winners will be announced at a ceremony on Oct. 23, just before the start of the Texas Book Festival in Austin. Remember These Folks? Well, we have a winner of the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize: Shawn Vestal's collection Godforsaken Idaho, which you can hear him reading here. A Farewell In Wales: Welsh poet and novelist Dannie Abse died Sunday at the age of 91. In a remembrance in The Guardian, Vernon Scannell writes of Abse's poetry: \"It offers entertainment, deep feeling and thought, and its own quirky and memorable music.\" And in The Telegraph, Charlotte Runcie reminds us of some of Abse's best-known lines. This, from \"Anniversary,\" appears particularly fitting: \"What happens to a flame blown out? What perishes? Only the view, never my magnified hand in yours\"", "Swimmers Dara Torres and Michael Phelps are sports trailblazers in different ways. Torres, 41, has become an inspiration for older athletes everywhere and has transformed perceptions of how long swimmers can compete at the elite level. Michael Phelps? Well, he's simply revolutionized the sport. ALEX CHADWICK, host: This is Day to Day. I'm Alex Chadwick. MADELEINE BRAND, host: I'm Madeleine Brand. Coming up, two years can seem like a long time before babies begin talking, and so babies' sign language has sprung up. But does it work? We'll find out in a moment. CHADWICK: First, you can watch U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps compete in the 200 meter individual medley tonight. He's going for his sixth Beijing gold medal. Maybe even more amazing, 41-year-old Dara Torres returns to the Olympic pool ready to swim against competitors' decades younger. You can see her tonight as well. From Beijing, NPR's Howard Berkes reports. HOWARD BERKES: Dara Torres has trouble acting her age. After four Olympics, ten Olympic medals, two long retirements, the birth of a daughter, and 34 years in the pool, she's swimming faster now than she did at half this age. Ms. DARA TORRES (Olympic Swimmer, Team U.S.A.): I am looking forward to standing up and competing. I just want to go out there for those 40-something-year-olds and show that age is just a number and go out there and have fun. BERKES: That was Torres before her first Olympic final in Beijing, where she and three teammates woe silver medals in the 400 meter freestyle relay. That made her the oldest swimming medalist in history. At 41, she's the great hope of the gray generation, pushing life's prime time to the limit, and symbolizing what's possible despite age. Ms. TORRES: I find adults coming up to me and actually, not asking for autographs, but talking to me and having long conversations and hearing about how they've been inspired. And I tell them I've been inspired, and it's just kind of nice to have a different age group following you, and hopefully, I represent them well. BERKES: Lean, tough, and taut, Torres works hard for that hard body, spending five days in the pool and four days in the gym every week. There's also resistance stretching, where two trainers stretch and mash her muscles three time a week and before and after swimming. Cynics suspect she gets artificial help from performance enhancing drugs. Torres has volunteered for extra drug testing to show she's clean. Coach Jack Bauerle explains her endurance this way. Mr. JACK BAUERLE (Swimming Coach, Team U.S.A.): She's an exceptional athlete. We have some swimmers who are swimmers. She's an athlete that's a swimmer. And she comes in organized. She knows exactly what she's going to do. She doesn't waste a second. She's something. BERKES: Torres swims preliminary heats Friday and Saturday and the final in the 50 meter freestyle sprint Sunday. Michael Phelps will try in those three days to set Olympic history again. Three gold medals in the three races on his schedule would make him the biggest gold medal winner in a single Olympics. He reminded reporters yesterday that he has no lock on that record. Mr. MICHAEL PHELPS (Olympic Swimmer, Team U.S.A.): I'm not unbeatable. No one's unbeatable. Everyone can be beaten. BERKES: American teammate Ryan Lochte is the biggest threat to Phelps in Friday's 200 meter individual medley, and teammate and world record holder Ian Crocker is the big threat in the 100 meter butterfly Saturday. Swimming analyst Roddy Gaines of NBC says Phelps has two of his toughest races ahead of him. Mr. RODDY GAINES (Swimming Analyst, NBC): Not going to be easy. It'll be a miracle. I said it at the beginning, and I still say it even after five of them, it'll be a miracle if he wins eight. BERKES: By conventional standards, it's miraculous Phelps has gotten this far, and that Dara Torres is even here. Howard Berkes, NPR News, Beijing. BRAND: You can also see the men's 200-meter backstroke tonight, and that's one Michael Phelps actually is not participating in. CHADWICK: Women are competing also in the 200-meter breaststroke, in the 100-meter freestyle tonight, the gold medal, the finals will be live. BRAND: It's not just swimming on the schedule tonight. As we mentioned earlier, there's also women's gymnastics live. CHADWICK: And my favorite sport, beach volleyball, front and center, too. There will be men's and women's matches featuring the Thin Beast and the Professor. (Soundbite of laughter) BRAND: I'm sorry - what? CHADWICK: These are nicknames - nickname - two American guys who are playing, Phil Dalhausser, Todd Rogers. They lost their first game against Latvia, but then they beat Switzerland and Argentina, and they're still in the running. BRAND: I've been hearing a lot about one of the U.S. women's teams that you seem to be so fascinated with. Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor, they beat the Cuban team. They're now three and oh. Kerri Walsh lost her weddin", "Concert Hall Curveballs are those little disasters that happen in public and are embarrassing but normally not fatal -- an exploding violin, for example. The group Florilegium recovers from its curveball and plays some Bolivian Baroque, an anonymous sonata from the Jesuit missions in the Chiquita region of Bolivia. Then we move on to Indianapolis to hear the gold-medal winner of the International Violin Competition. Augustin Hadelich joins pianist Roland de Silva in the final movement of Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 1. And a tip of the hat to a newly minted genius, as the MacArthur Foundation announces its \"genius awards.\"", "In what appeared to be payback for their 2008 loss in Beijing, France chased down the U.S. team and took the gold in the men's 400-meter relay on Sunday. With Michael Phelps swimming the second leg of the race, looking much stronger than he did in his fourth place finish the night before, the Americans built a substantial lead during the first three legs of the race. Ryan Lochte, leaping into the water in the anchor leg of the race with a half-body length lead, was simply outgunned by France's Yannick Agnel. The Associated Press reports: \"Yannick Agnel ... sliced through the water and was right on Lochte's shoulder as they made the flip at the far end of the pool. With about 25 meters to go, they were stroke for stroke. But Lochte, who had already competed in 1,200 meters of racing over the first two days, simply didn't have enough left to hold off the towering, 20-year-old Frenchman, one of the sport's real rising stars.\" Though it wasn't a gold, the silver medal still puts Phelps only two medals away from becoming the most decorated Olympian in history. Here's a roundup of other Sunday results below. And you can always check our results and schedule pages to follow the action. Read More Swimming: France's Camille Muffat won the gold in the women's 400-meter freestyle, beating U.S. swimmer Allison Schmitt. Britain's Rebecca Adlington took bronze. U.S. swimmer Dana Vollmer not only took the gold in the women's 100-meter butterfly, she also set a new world record time of 55.98 seconds. China's Lu Ying took silver and Australia's Alicia Coutts won the bronze. Another swimming world record was set by men's 100-meter breaststroke winner Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa. He was followed by Christian Sprenger of Australia in silver and Brendan Hansen of the U.S. taking bronze. Women's road race: Marianne Vos of the Netherlands took the gold in the 140-kilometer road race. Britain's Lizzie Armistead took silver, earning the host nation one of its first two medals of the London Games. Women's skeet shooting: U.S. shooter Kimberly Rhode became the first American with individual medals in five straight Olympics after taking the gold in the skeet shooting final. In 100 shots, Rhode missed only a single target to finish eight targets better than silver medal winner Wei Ning of China. Slovakia's Danka Bartekova took the bronze medal. Women's 3-meter synchronized springboard: Chinese divers He Zi and Wu Minxia too the gold medal ahead of the United States and Canada. Women's team final — Archery: South Korea won its seventh straight gold medal in women's team archery on Sunday. The South Korean team has won every gold in the event since it debuted at the Olympics. China, who beat the U.S. team in a quarterfinal found, took silver. Japan's bronze medal is their first ever in women's archery. Men's saber individual: Aron Szilagyi of Hungary took the gold medal by beating Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy 15-8. Occhiuzzi defeated U.S. fencer Timothy Morehouse in the quarterfinal round. The bronze medal went to Russia's Nikolay Kovalev. Women's field hockey: Germany defeated the U.S. team 2-1 in their preliminary match. In the field hockey preliminaries, each team in a pool of six plays the others. The top two teams in each pool advance to the next round. This was the U.S. team's first match, so they still have a chance to advance to the semifinals. Men's basketball: The U.S. team soundly defeated France in their Olympic opener with a final score of 98-71. Kevin Durant led the United States with 22 points. The U.S. will play Angola on Monday. Men's volleyball: The U.S. defeated Serbia 3-0 in their first preliminary match. Their next match is against Germany on Tuesday. The other teams in their preliminary pool are Russia, Brazil and Tunisia. Men's water polo: The U.S. team defeated Montenegro 8-7 in their first preliminary match. They play Romania on Tuesday.", "It's often said that winners write history. Well, they also helped us write this game. We'll give you four major award winners—your job? Tell us the name of the prize they share. Heard in Episode 314: Let's Do This Thing OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: Jonathan? JONATHAN COULTON: Yes, Ophira? EISENBERG: When I think of the ultimate rock 'n roll showman... COULTON: Yeah. EISENBERG: I, of course, think of you. COULTON: Obviously. EISENBERG: And then second, Freddie Mercury. COULTON: Second, second place, Freddie Mercury. EISENBERG: Exactly. COULTON: That's very flattering. Thank you. EISENBERG: Pretty good. Yeah. Which brings me to our next game, We Are the Champions. And here are our next two contestants, Jessica Wise and Emily Skrezec. (APPLAUSE) EISENBERG: Jessica, Emily, you guys seem very friendly. Do you know which other? JESSICA WISE: Yes. We became best friends when we were waiting in the contestant room. EMILY SKREZEC: Exactly. We just kind of met and it just clicked, so. EISENBERG: That's great. WISE: Actually, I loaned my family and friends to her. SKREZEC: None of my family came. None of my friends came. My husband didn't come, so Jessica was very nice enough to loan me her family. EISENBERG: Oh. WISE: And then we found out when we were meeting to see what we were competing against that... SKREZEC: We're mortal enemies now. (LAUGHTER) WISE: Mortal enemies. EISENBERG: Oh, that you didn't know you were competing against each other until now. SKREZEC: Yes. EISENBERG: Oh, I love the way this comes together. (LAUGHTER) COULTON: So in this game, I'm going to present you with a list of winners of a prestigious award, title or event. All you have to do is ring in and tell me what they of all won. Puzzle guru Mary Tobler, how about an example? MARY TOBLER, PUZZLE GURU: Sure. So if we said Candace Glover, David Cook, Taylor Hicks and Carrie Underwood, that would be a list of winners of \"American Idol.\" COULTON: Are you ready? WISE: Yes. SKREZEC: Yes. COULTON: \"Fiorello,\" \"Evita,\" Mighty Python's \"Spamalot,\" \"Kinky Boots.\" (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) COULTON: Jessica. WISE: What is a Tony Award? COULTON: Two things. You don't have to answer in the form of a question. (LAUGHTER) WISE: OK. COULTON: And can you be a little more specific? Tony Award for... WISE: Best musical. COULTON: That's absolutely correct. (APPLAUSE) COULTON: The European Union, Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk, Elie Wiesel and Barack Obama. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) COULTON: Jessica. WISE: Nobel Peace Prize. COULTON: That's right. (LAUGHTER) EISENBERG: The whole European Union? It does not seem fair, by the way. COULTON: Well, they share it. (LAUGHTER) EISENBERG: They pass it around. COULTON: Pass it around. It goes to one person for a couple of weeks and then they send it down to somebody else. Nina Davuluri, Gretchen Carlson, Bess Meyerson, Vanessa Williams. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) COULTON: Jessica. WISE: What is a Grammy Award for best female singer. COULTON: Mmm. EISENBERG: Aw. WISE: Grammy Award? COULTON: No. WISE: I have to let go? (LAUGHTER) COULTON: No, I'm sorry, that is incorrect, and also in the incorrect form for the game that you're on. (LAUGHTER) COULTON: Emily, do you want to steal it? WISE: Are they Miss America? COULTON: That's right. UNIDENTIFIED MAN: All right. COULTON: Miss America pageant winners. (APPLAUSE) COULTON: Kelly Monaco, Donny Osmond, Jennifer Grey, Amber Riley. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) COULTON: Emily. SKREZEC: \"Dancing with the Stars.\" COULTON: You got it. (APPLAUSE) EISENBERG: Yes. SKREZEC: So sad that I know that. So sad. COULTON: Occupy, bailout, truthiness, metrosexual. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) COULTON: Jessica. WISE: What is the word of the year? COULTON: Word of the year is correct. (LAUGHTER) WISE: Oh, I did it. I did it... COULTON: You did it again. And you don't even know you're doing it. EISENBERG: Just keep going with it at this point. Just keep going with it. COULTON: OK. \"Madeline's Rescue,\" \"The Polar Express,\" \"Make Way for Ducklings,\" \"Where the Wild Things Are.\" (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) COULTON: Jessica. WISE: What is Newberry Award? COULTON: No it's not the Newbery Award. Emily? SKREZEC: What is the Caldecott? COULTON: Caldecott. That's right. (APPLAUSE) WISE: She's... SKREZEC: The librarian's coming out. UNIDENTIFIED MAN: She's a librarian. Not fair. EISENBERG: I hope that everyone caught that, that when Jessica answered Newbery, Emily went, close. And then answered right. (LAUGHTER) SKREZEC: Nice try. Hold on. I got this one. COULTON: I understand why you might think that's the answer, but that's not the answer. EISENBERG: Common mistake. Let me just clear this up for everybody. Ding. (LAUGHTER) COULTON: All right. This is your last question. Or I should say, what is your last question? (LAUGHTER) COULTON: Bernardo Bertolucci, Sam Mendes, Ethan and Joel Coen, Alfonso Cuaron. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL) COULTON: Emily. SKREZEC: Oscar for best director. WISE: Yes. COULTON: That's right. WISE: Well done. (APPLAUSE) COULTON: All right, Ma", "One of the first people you meet when you walk through the door of the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City is Elizabeth Reed. She's part of a battalion of part-time workers who meet, greet and seat audience members at Broadway's 40 theaters. \"What we really try and do is enhance the patron's experience, from the moment that they walk in the door, to the end of that performance,\" Reed says. Winners for the 70th Annual Tony Awards — Broadway's highest honor — will be announced Sunday night. Tonys are awarded to actors and playwrights, musicals and plays — but there are a lot of folks, like Reed, hard at work in the theater biz, who aren't eligible for nominations. Reed became an usher when she needed to pick up some extra money while she was in grad school and has stuck with the job for eight years. For others — like Rufina Shayne — who works at the Cort Theatre, it was simply a matter of geography. \"You know, everybody from in the neighborhood works on Broadway,\" Shayne explains. \"So, I guess I just asked somebody and they said, 'yeah, call this number.' It was the union.\" Like all of the jobs on Broadway, from actors to musicians to box office personnel, ushers are union members. Michele Gonzalez is the newly elected shop steward at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, home of the musical Waitress. She's been an usher for 11 years. \"My grandfather worked backstage at the Neil Simon, when Hairspray was there,\" she says, \"And that's how I came in. I came in when I was 16, with Hairspray.\" With good pay and steady hours, Broadway's ushers stick around for a long time. Dennis Scanlon, chief of staff at the Music Box, has been working there for 48 years — since he was 14. (When he's not at the theater, he works in accounts receivable at the Hunts Point produce market in the Bronx.) For the Scanlons, ushering is something of a family business; Scanlon remembers working alongside his father and grandfather when he first got the job. \"My grandfather started here 84 years ago and my father, 74 years ago. ... And my daughters work here with me, too,\" he says. Ushers on Broadway spend about 15 seconds greeting and directing each audience member. At the Winter Garden Theatre, where School of Rock is playing, Elizabeth Reed says she has occasionally run interference for celebrities in the audience, like Jack Black, the original star of the film, who came to see the Broadway version. \"One of the people in the audience recognized him, said 'Hi, Jack!' \" she recalls. \"Everyone in the theater literally stopped and pinpointed this poor man ... luckily, he had gotten a booster seat — one of the cushioned booster seats — for his son. So, I just promptly picked that up and kind of used it as a defensive blocking shield for the people who kind of trying to, like, jump on top of him.\" Another recent problem, she says, is people clogging the aisle taking selfies. But, really, aside from handing out playbills and telling people to turn off their cellphones, the biggest part of the job is answering two questions: Where's the bathroom? And where's the bar? Reed says most people are friendly. But sometimes it's rainy, people don't where they're going — and they're downright grumpy. Reed has just a few seconds to turn that mood around. So in every interaction she tries to communicate: \"This is a happy show. Come on in, enjoy yourself.\"", "Seventeen years after Ronald Reagan left office, the public will be able to get an inside look into his presidency. Key figures from the Reagan White House recently took part in an oral history project, shedding light on the political career of the country's 40th president and offering insights into his leadership style and personality. Guests: Stephen Knott, associate professor and overseer of the Ronald Reagan Oral History Project at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. Robert Dallek, presidential historian; biographer of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy. Michael Schaller, professor of history, University of Arizona; author of Reckoning with Reagan: America and its President in the 1980s and the forthcoming Right Turn: American Life in the Reagan-Bush Era, 1980-1992. NEAL CONAN, host: From NPR News in Washington, DC, I'm Neal Conan, and this is TALK OF THE NATION. (Soundbite of music) CONAN: A quarter century after Ronald Reagan entered the White House, an oral history project records the reflections of key members of his administration. Here's Martin Anderson, who served President Reagan as assistant for policy development. Mr. MARTIN ANDERSON (Keith and Jan Hurlbut Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University): Reagan said again and again in the campaign, very clearly, go back and look at all the speeches, that if it ever comes to a choice between running a deficit and protecting the United States, we will protect the United States first. CONAN: The fight to win the Cold War, disaster in Beirut, Iran Contra, the oral history of the Reagan administration. Plus a proposal for refuge rooms in cold mines, and Criss Cross wins the Newbery Medal. Author Lynne Rae Perkins joins us on the TALK OF THE NATION. First the news. This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. True perspective on an American presidency, successes, failures, its effect on history, often takes decades. Just ask any presidential historian and they'll tell you that patience is a major element of their craft. One principal source of information, of course, is presidential papers, but it takes five years after the end of an administration to begin to gain access to those documents. A president can restrict access for another seven years, and it could be decades before some materials are declassified. Of course, presidents and their senior officials can tell their side of their story in their memoirs, but getting deep inside the inner workings of a presidency requires both the passage of time and the willingness of those closest to a president to share their thoughts and their insights. Many who worked for Ronald Reagan have now done just that. Forty-five people who worked for Governor and later President Reagan have participated in an oral history project undertaken by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. Today we're gonna have a chance to listen to excerpts from some of those interviews. We'll hear from former Cabinet secretaries and other administration staff on Iran Contra, the end of the Cold War, about Ronald Reagan's management style and his reputation as the great communicator. I want to also talk about strengths and weakness of oral histories and understanding a presidency and why a staff member's recollections might say more about him than it does about the president. Later in the program, Pennsylvania moves on mine safety for the first time since 1961, and we'll congratulate the winner of the Newbery Medal for children's literature, but first the Reagan tapes. We, of course, will take your calls. What would you want to interview from, uh, who would you want to interview from the Reagan administration? What would you ask? Our number here in Washington is 800-989-8255, 800-989-TALK. Email us, talk@npr.org. And we begin with Stephen Knott, an associate professor at the University of Virginia, who oversaw the Ronald Reagan Oral History Project at the Miller Center. He joins us now from the studios on the campus there in Charlottesville, Virginia. Nice to have you on TALK OF THE NATION today. Dr. STEPHEN KNOTT (University of Virginia): Oh, thank you for having me. CONAN: Oh, we're gonna hear some tape in just a moment, but first, how did this project originate? Who was the driving force, and how did you decide who to talk to? Dr. KNOTT: Well, the project, the Miller Center conducted a fairly comprehensive oral history of President Jimmy Carter back in the early 1980s. This was the first time that the Center had got into this business. It was really created by a professor by the name of James Sterling Young, who was still in charge of the program, and for about five years, Professor Young and other professors from around the country interviewed various Carter administration officials. The Center got out of the business until the late 1990s when Jim Young came back to the Center for the purpose of starting up the Oral ", "At first, it wasn't clear just what had happened in the women's 100-meter freestyle at the Summer Olympics in Rio. It's a blaze of a race that rarely puts big gaps between its finishers. But in this case, two swimmers who had matched each other stroke for stroke — Simone Manuel of the U.S. and Penny Oleksiak of Canada — came into the wall at the same instant. All was soon made clear: Not only had these two swimmers hit the wall together; they had also set a new Olympic record of 52.70 seconds, writing their names in the record book. And while she was at it, Manuel, 20, set another mark, as she became the first African-American woman to win a gold medal in swimming for the United States. \"It's been a long journey for me,\" she said after the race. \"I definitely worked hard these past four years, day in and day out. Just to see it pay off when I really needed it is something I'm really grateful for. I have to attribute that to my coaches and my teammates who have pushed me to never give up.\" As she treaded water after her final, Manuel pointed up at the screen above the pool and seemed to be trying to take in what had happened — an understandable response, given the frenzied race she'd just swum. Her mouth gaped open; her hand covered it up. Tying for gold; setting both an Olympic and an American record: There was a lot of information on the scoreboard, and all of it surpassed Manuel's expectations, as the native of Sugar Land, Texas, said afterward: \"Coming into my first Olympics, I didn't think I was going to be getting a gold medal individually. My goal was just to get more experience, swim as fast as I can. And after prelims and semifinals and seeing where I was sitting, when I came in tonight I was like, 'I want to get on that medal stand.' Just surpassing that goal and getting an American record on top of a gold medal is super exciting for me.\" In the one-lap race, Manuel was in third place at the halfway mark, and Oleksiak was in seventh. But Oleksiak was nearly a half-second faster than Manuel on the final length, and TV replays showed that their fingers found the wall at the same time. The Olympic record they broke was only one day old, having been set by Australia's Cate Campbell in the semifinals. In tonight's final, Campbell finished sixth. With the win, Manuel gave Team USA their first gold medal in the women's 100-meter free in 32 years — and as the U.S. Organizing Committee points out in a news release, that win in 1984 was also a tie, between Nancy Hogshead and Carrie Steinseifer. Under the Olympics' scoring rules, when two athletes tie, they each get a medal — meaning that while this race has two gold medalists, no one gets a silver. Instead, Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom won a bronze medal after finishing 0.29 behind the winners. There was just one last thing Manuel and Oleksiak had to work out: how (and when) to take the winner's podium at the medal ceremony. Both swimmers seemed uncertain, talking it over as the announcer introduced \"the gold medalists and Olympic champions.\" In the end, they both stepped up around the same time. And then the audience at Rio's Aquatics Stadium heard two anthems: America's first, followed by Canada's. This is the second medal Manuel has won in Rio; she won silver as part of the 4x100-meter freestyle relay team. When Manuel was asked whether it felt strange or weird to share an individual gold medal, she said, \"I wouldn't say it's weird. I mean, the 100 free was pretty close.\"", "Author Andrea Davis Pinkney used to sleep with a copy of The Snowy Day. \"I loved that book — it was like a pillow to me,\" she says. More than 50 years ago, Peter — an African-American boy exploring his neighborhood after a snowstorm — broke the color barrier in mainstream children's publishing. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats would go on to win a Caldecott Medal. Now, Pinkney pays homage to Keats in a new book called A Poem for Peter, and there is an animated, Snowy Day special streaming on Amazon. When Pinkney was asked to write a book about Keats, she says she jumped at the chance \"like a kid on a sled.\" The Snowy Day was her favorite book as a child; she says it brought her comfort to see her own life reflected on the page. \"Up to that point, there were many picture books but they were in rural settings,\" she says. \"And here was this book that made my life, my experience, valid. City streets, sidewalks, stoops — everything that I held so dear.\" As she worked on the biography, Pinkney learned that Keats was also a city kid, the child of immigrants who fled anti-Semitism in Poland. As a child, Keats wanted to become an artist, but his father died when he was a teen, World War II broke out, and his dreams were put on hold. After serving in the Army, Keats returned to face discrimination at home. \"He could not find a job,\" Pinkney says. \"There were literally signs in windows that said: 'Jews need not apply.' Ezra was born with the name Jacob (Jack) Ezra Katz. When he saw those signs, he changed his name to Ezra Jack Keats.\" Eventually, Keats landed a job as an illustrator. At some point he saw a series of photos of a young, black boy in Life magazine. He held on to those pictures for 20 years. \"And then he gets an invitation to create his own children's book,\" Pinkney explains. \"And he said: This is the boy I am going to use as the star.\" And that's how Peter was born. With its beautiful illustrations and sweet story, The Snowy Day was an instant hit. But there was also a backlash because Keats was white. \"Ezra was criticized for presuming to be able to write about a black child,\" explains Deborah Pope, executive director of The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. But Keats had a simple response. He said he put black characters into his books \"because they're there,\" Pope says. Keats felt they'd \"always been there, but we've never seen them — we need to see them.\" That need still exists, Pinkney says, \"We need more Peters. We need more stories that are universal in nature ... that appeal to all children just because of their beauty, and whimsy, and fun and discovery.\" In her new book, Pinkney introduces Peter — and the man who created him — to a new generation of young readers: Like a snowflake you fell, right into our hearts. You arrived. A little Snowy Day surprise! Like a crystal flake from the clouds, you fluttered down with your own one-of-a-kind cutie-beauty.", "Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Medal of Honor. It is the highest military decoration in the United States, reflecting great service and sacrifice. Of the more than 3,400 recipients, fewer than 85 are still living. Among them is Hershel Williams, who served as a Marine corporal in World War II. He says that on the day he received the honor — Oct. 5, 1945 — he had no concept of it. \"I had never heard of it,\" he tells NPR's Renee Montagne and Linda Wertheimer on Morning Edition. \"Why was I selected — and I'm living — and others who gave their lives weren't selected?\" Williams considers himself the medal's caretaker for those who didn't come home. He was recognized for his actions against the Japanese during the Battle of Iwo Jima. \"My commanding officer asked me, as the last flamethrower operator that he had in his company, because the others had either been killed or wounded, if I thought I could do something about some of the pillboxes,\" Williams explains. And he would: In the face of intense enemy fire, he went after the Japanese pillbox defenses one by one, killing the soldiers inside the fortified positions. Such acts of bravery occur in every war. Col. Jack Jacobs served in Vietnam early in his career. He was a lieutenant and an adviser to a battalion of the South Vietnamese army when on March 9, 1968, his unit came under heavy enemy fire. \"I was badly wounded, we were getting fired at continuously, and despite all that, what goes through your mind is the understanding that if you don't do something, because nobody else can, then everything is lost,\" Jacobs says. Shrapnel tore through the top of Jacobs' head, but he soldiered on. He ordered his unit to withdraw to a defensive perimeter. He kept returning to the battlefield, under fire, to rescue others. For his actions, President Richard Nixon awarded him the Medal of Honor. \"It was a big surprise, first of all,\" Jacobs says. \"And second, it was a tremendous honor that carries with it the burden — and a happy burden, too, I might add — of representing all those men and women who served and who gave us freedom, and will do it in the future.\" The portraits of Col. Jack Jacobs and Cpl. Hershel Williams are featured in a special anniversary edition of the book Medal of Honor, along with 142 others.", "Deep beneath the University of Minnesota, housed in a room 83 feet underground, one of the world's great collections of children's literature lifts the veil on thousands of classics. When you visit, just be sure to wear layers. \"It's cold down here,\" says my tour guide, Lisa Von Drasek. \"It is very cold. Put on that sweater.\" Von Drasek is the curator of the Kerlan Collection, which holds more than 100,000 books. And she says there's a reason it's 55 degrees: \"This is the temperature that is perfect for books and paper.\" The room itself where the Kerlan Collection lives is bigger than two football fields, filled with shelves and packed with files featuring familiar labels: Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad Are Friends, Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things — and Because of Winn-Dixie, by Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo. \"It's very Raiders of the Lost Ark-y down here,\" says DiCamillo, who joined Von Drasek and me on this tour of the collection. And DiCamillo is right: The room does look a little like the warehouse in the final scene of that movie. The collection is all here because of a man named Irwin Kerlan, a doctor and graduate of the University of Minnesota. His passion was children's books; he started collecting first editions in the 1940s. Then, as Von Drasek explains, Kerlan became friends with the authors and illustrators themselves. \"He would go on studio visits,\" she says. \"And he noticed they were throwing away manuscripts and original art. I have letters and letters [saying], 'Please don't throw anything out; please just send it to me. Here is a self-addressed stamped envelope.' \" The result is some 12,000 early drafts (and counting) — including the preliminary drawings for Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown. \"This is a draft; it says so at the top,\" Von Drasek says, displaying the illustrations. \"And the old lady, she's an old lady. She's not a rabbit lady; she's an old lady. So you can see how that transforms to the finished book.\" This is something you see a lot at the Kerlan. Authors often discard characters and add new ones. Sketches can change radically over the course of 15 drafts. DiCamillo says those alterations basically document the creative process. \"That's the part that really grabs me. You can come here and see how people work and you also start to see that it's work.\" In this way, the library is a valuable teaching tool. The Kerlan is open to anyone. In fact, Mary Rockcastle, the director of creative writing programs at Hamline University in Minnesota, takes students every year. \"It illuminates the process and it demystifies it,\" Rockcastle says. \"When they see how many times someone of the caliber of a Kate DiCamillo revises, they realize you must change it to get better and better.\" All of DiCamillo's manuscripts are kept at the Kerlan — and she feels a little abashed about that. \"It's like someone looking through my dirty underwear.\" But she also feels it's important. She hopes that making her drafts available to others will give encouragement to the fourth-grader who dreams of publishing a book, or the lawyer with a novel in her desk drawer. There's a message in those drafts. It's the old saying: The essence of writing is rewriting.", "Marilyn Nelson is one of America's most celebrated poets. She is a three-time finalist for the National Book Award, winner of the Newbery and Printz and Coretta Scott King awards. Many of her most famous collections are for children. Her latest work, How I Discovered Poetry, is a memoir about her own childhood. It's a series of 50 poems about growing up, traveling all over America in the 1950s to follow her father's job in the Air Force. Each of the poems is identified with a place and a date. \"[My father] graduated in the last class of cadets from the flight school at Tuskegee. So they are now the Tuskeeee Airmen,\" she tells All Things Considered host Arun Rath. \"The story I tell, the family story, is of the family of an African-American flying officer.\" Moving around the country as part of a military family, Nelson was often one of the first black children at her school. Those experiences had a profound impact on her point of view as an artist. \"Back when I was in college, people used to talk about the alienation of the artist,\" she says, \"not ever quite fitting in any place.\" Interview Highlights On choosing to write 50 poems in sonnet form These are sonnets, except that they don't rhyme. I did break that rule. After you kind of find your footing, sonnets are what comes easiest. You know, writing in form is a way of developing your thinking — your thinking along with the tradition. In a way, it's not you alone, it's you in partnership. On her father's outlook on life My father was so proud. He wasn't one of those famous Tuskegee airmen, but I imagine all of them were like this. We would be driving down the highway and get stopped because my father was speeding ... he liked flight, he flew. And we were driving once some place in California and a cop stopped us and said, 'What do you think you're flying, boy?' And my father said, 'B-52s.' \" On how moving around shaped her childhood conceptions of death For much of my life — my sister and I have talked about this — when we moved, we just thought the world behind us disappeared and all of the people, they just didn't exist any more. So, death was the same thing. When you die, you go to a different school, you know, you get transferred. And I must say that that's a very comforting way to consider death.", "In the three decades that the National Medals of Arts have been awarded, the list of recipients has grown long and luminous. Ray Bradbury, Maya Angelou, Aretha Franklin, Frank Capra, Georgia O'Keeffe, even AT&T (and many, many more) — the artists and arts patrons who have earned the prize from the U.S. government are as hallowed in name as they are diverse in discipline. This year, that list got a bit horrific. Stephen King, the prolific novelist behind best-selling frights such as The Shining and Carrie, received the 2014 National Medal of Arts from President Obama on Thursday, along with 10 other artists. In the citation for the prize, read by Obama at the White House awards ceremony, the National Endowment for the Arts spoke of King in glowing terms: \"One of the most popular and prolific writers of our time, Mr. King combines his remarkable storytelling with his sharp analysis of human nature. For decades, his works of horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy have terrified and delighted audiences around the world.\" King, on the other hand, was a bit more modest in his reaction on Twitter. But King is not the only novelist on the list. Tobias Wolff, who's known as much for his short stories and memoirs as for his longer fiction, received a medal as well. So too did actress Sally Field, opera tenor George Shirley and multidimensional musician Meredith Monk — who has described her work as \"folk music from another planet.\" Theater director Ping Chong, who also received a medal Thursday, has collaborated with Monk on some of that alien folk. Instituted in 1984, the National Medal of Arts affords the U.S. president the opportunity to award as many as a dozen medals each year — to \"individuals or groups who in the President's judgment are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support, and availability of the arts in the United States,\" according to the National Endowment for the Arts. At the same ceremony Thursday, the winners of the National Humanities Medal also took home their prizes. Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, novelist Larry McMurtry and poet Rebecca Newberger Goldstein lead a (slightly more author-heavy) list of 10 winners — all of whose work has been deemed to have \"deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities and broadened our citizens' engagement with history, literature, languages, philosophy, and other humanities subjects.\" The full list of winners — for both prizes — can be found below. National Medal of Arts John BaldessariPing ChongMiriam ColónThe Doris Duke Charitable FoundationSally FieldAnn HamiltonStephen KingMeredith MonkGeorge ShirleyUniversity Musical SocietyTobias Wolff National Humanities Medal The Clemente Course in the HumanitiesAnnie DillardEverett L. FlyRebecca Newberger GoldsteinEvelyn Brooks HigginbothamJhumpa LahiriFedwa Malti-DouglasLarry McMurtryVicki Lynn RuizAlice Waters", "Justin Rose of Great Britain has won the first Olympic gold medal in golf since 1904, after holding off Sweden's Henrik Stenson on Sunday. The two traded shots throughout the day in a tight finish to men's golf in Rio de Janeiro. The title came after a day of great shots and near-misses for both Rose and Stenson, who played together in the final group. At one point, a playoff seemed inevitable in the first medals tournament for golf since it was reinstated as an Olympic sport for Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. With the 18th-hole grandstands in his sights, Rose led by a stroke on the 15th, but he narrowly missed a putt that would have kept pressure on Stenson, leaving him to watch as Stenson sank his own short putt. The two were tied when they reached the 18th, and that's where Rose's shot for the green landed just feet from the pin, drawing cheers from the gallery. Rose recorded a 4. In contrast, Stenson was unable to hole a long putt, and his next attempt also drifted off, leaving him to book a 6 and take the silver medal. Matt Kuchar of the U.S. used a meteoric rise to win the bronze medal, taking a solid third place. Recording a field-low 8 under par on the day, Kuchar played in an earlier group at the Olympic Golf Course, a links-style course that was constructed especially for these Summer Olympics. \"it was an amazing day,\" Kuchar said of his comeback. He added that he had extra motivation to get out of fifth place — a slot that, in the Olympics unlike the PGA Tour, means you take home nothing. His mentality, Kuchar said, was to keep making birdies and see where he wound up on the leaderboard. \"I can't begin to explain to you the amount of pride I have finishing third,\" he said. He added that it's not something he would normally say. \"We all showed up here to claim the gold medal,\" he said. \"Justin was the man this week.\" After his win, Rose said he agreed with something Stenson said to him on the podium — that it felt \"surreal\" to be in an Olympic medal ceremony. His new gold medal, Rose said, \"sits alongside the [U.S.] Open trophy, for sure.\" In a press conference, Stenson was asked about the back-and-forth play between him and Rose — and the health of his back. Flashing his sense of humor, Stenson said, \"There's a lot of backs in that question... so I'll throw one 'back' at you\" — drawing laughter from the journalists in the room. Stenson admitted that his back affected his play a bit; it's been ailing recently, and during today's round he needed a visit from a physiotherapist. But Stenson said he was content to have fought for an Olympic medal. \"If it couldn't be the gold, I'm quite happy with the silver,\" he said. Kuchar said that on Saturday, he had gone to fellow Americans Jack Sock and Steve Johnson's men's doubles bronze match, and he'd noticed how those players were elated by their win. With his own bronze finish, Kuchar said his main response was \"I get to wear the jacket,\" a reference to the podium gear players don especially for medal ceremonies. \"It's a cool jacket,\" he added. In the final tally, Rose was 16 under par for the tournament, followed by Stenson at 14 under and Kuchar at 13 under. As for other Americans, Bubba Watson tied for eighth after going 1-under today, while Patrick Reed shot a 7-under to get into a tie for 11th place. Rickie Fowler shot 3 over, for a tie in 37th place. With the men's final completed today, the women's tournament will begin next week, and as the final group of male players made their turn on the back nine, several female golfers were already on the course, trying to get a feel for its manicured grass and expansive — and often deep — bunkers. In Brazil, a country not known for its love of golf, a large and enthusiastic gallery followed the leading players around the course, cheering their tee shots and groaning when their putts went awry. By the afternoon, the grandstand at the 18th hole was near capacity, and the audience there welcomed the returning players with cheers, particularly when they holed tricky putts to close out their Olympics.", "Updated at 9:45 a.m. ET The U.S. women's ice hockey team dismantled Finland in their semifinals matchup at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Monday, scoring goals early and often and claiming a spot in the gold medal game, where they will face Canada. The U.S. team scored two goals in each of the first two periods; a pair of scores came in less than one minute in the second period. Gigi Marvin set the tone just minutes into the game, scoring on assists from Meghan Duggan and Amanda Pelkey. Near the end of the first period, Dani Cameranesi scored unassisted — the first of her two goals today. From there, the rout was on, with Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scoring while the U.S. enjoyed a two-player advantage during a power play, and Hilary Knight adding another goal just 34 seconds later, during a one-player power play. It was the first goal of the tournament for Knight, a forward who's one of the best American players; she had previously assisted on goals. The U.S. controlled play throughout, taking 38 shots to 14 for Finland. The Americans will play in the gold medal game, which will air live in the U.S. on Wednesday night. In Korea, the final will start at 1:10 p.m. on Thursday — that's 11:10 p.m. ET and 8:10 PT Wednesday night in the U.S. With the win, the U.S. set up another showdown with Canada, the winners of every Olympic gold medal since the U.S. won the first women's tournament back in 1998. The rivals have repeatedly faced off to decide Olympic and world championships over the past 20 years. Canada defeated the U.S. 2-1 last Thursday in group play, and the team earned the right to face the U.S. again when they beat the Olympic Athletes from Russia team in Monday's later game. The Canadians even posted the same score as the U.S. did in its win: 5-0. The team from Russia will face Finland in the bronze medal match this week.", "Dan Jenkins has covered sporting events around the world, from golf to football to skiing, from Pebble Beach to Green Bay to Gstaad, in pungent prose with a Texas kick — and in the process, he's become more famous than a lot of the athletes he was writing about. Jenkins was part of a legendary staff at the Fort Worth Press, then became one of the founding fathers of Sports Illustrated. His novels Semi-Tough and Dead Solid Perfect — both of which became movies — are considered profane classics. And at the age of 84, Dan Jenkins is still writing: a monthly column for Golf Digest, and tweeting between putts. His latest book is what he calls a \"semi-memoir,\" His Ownself. Jenkins tells NPR's Scott Simon that while a lot of the book is set in bars, he himself tried to stay sober-ish. \"I acted like I was drinking a lot, but always had a coffee on the side, because I wanted to be a wide-awake drunk. I drank to make other people interesting.\" Interview Highlights On his beginnings as a journalist My aunt got me interested in journalism — she found an old typewriter, had it worked over, put it on the dining room table, gave me a stack of paper and said, play like you're a writer. So I started copying stories out of the local paper, the Star-Telegram or the Fort Worth Press, and pretending I wrote them. And then one day I started re-writing them. And that's when I knew I was going to be a writer. On choosing the greatest golf champion: Ben Hogan or Jack Nicklaus? I'd go with Hogan, because he was a better shot-maker. Even Jack said he was a better shot-maker. But Jack was a great winner. People ask me this all the time about athletes from different eras — it all comes down to the athlete's heart, and you don't know how much heart is in somebody. But the great ones all had a great athletic heart, therefore they compete in any era. If you gave Ben or even Jack now the technology they have today, they'd do just fine. They'd still be winning. On whether golf is boring It can be — it can be incredibly boring. It's incredibly boring for me sometimes! But having played the game all my life, and having played the game reasonably well, I understand the drama, the hidden drama in it — and I know most of the drama is taking place inside the person, and inside their own mind. Because if you play golf, the greatest enemy is yourself. I mean, you've got 14 clubs, you've got wind, sand, water, trees — all those enemies, but your main enemy is yourself.", "\"Boring,\" declared my wife as we crowded into a Bozeman, Montana, movie theater some years ago to see Jurassic Park. We were with our friend Jack Horner during a gathering of MacArthur Fellows. Jack — a paleontologist at Montana State University who, among other triumphs, has demonstrated that T. Rex cared for their young — was an adviser on the film and a real-life model for the character of Dr. Alan Grant. Then came the moment in the film when the electric car stalls in the park as storm clouds gather. My wife's hand clutched my arm, \"uh-oh,\" she murmured. We were both hooked. Actor Sam Neill played Grant, a superb character with endearing qualities. He was knowledgeable, steady, caring, strong and quietly warm. As I write this I realize why I liked him so much. Think of Gary Cooper in High Noon: against violence, a Quaker wife even more opposed to violence, the bad guys come to town to terrorize it, reluctantly he takes up his Colt, guns down the bad guys and then puts his gun away, forever. Read More Cooper represented the self image of the post World War II American man, the \"Greatest Generation,\" winners of a war that had to be won. We have largely lost that image of ourselves. Have we not lost the self image of man as a dependable, everyday contributor to society who can, when required, take on the mantle of hero, before returning to a prosaic way of life? What of the unintentional hero paleontologist of Jurassic Park? He always seems to sense or know what to do, sturdy, but always at a human, not overwrought scale, always open to the wit and wry wisdom of Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), the \"chaotician,\" with his comment, \"Life will find a way.\" So very true. There is Grant, the paleontologist, knowledgeably telling us at the beginning of Jurassic about Velociraptor behavior. Later we will be transfixed as the children, trapped in the kitchen, are hunted by two of the creatures, exhibiting behavior foreshadowed by the earlier description. Grant is the central thread of the story, the human psyche and body that carries us through the film. It is his moral character that is the straight line of intelligence beyond reason that holds us and the film together. He shows us how it is to do it right. When you get to know Jack Horner you can see the link between the real man and the amazing fictional character at the heart of Jurassic Park. We are friends and I admire Jack Horner's humanity. Normal men fully able to be heros if need be are still part of our lives.", "In 8th grade social studies, I had to give a report on my family history. I stood before my classmates and recounted the story of my ancestors, and as soon as I told them that my last name was Dutch for \"sheep,\" I was barraged by a chorus of: Baa baa baa. Never mind that I’d explained I descended from wool merchants and not, in fact, from sheep: I still got baaaa'd at for the remainder of the school year. In the hallways. The cafeteria. The gym. Baa. Baa. Baa. Fun. But you know what they say about that which does not kill you. Such teasing toughened me up, and rather than trying to run from my Dutchness, I owned it. And the more I learned about the Netherlands, the more pleased I was to be, at least in name, Dutch. How tolerant—and tall—they are! Progressive, artful, industrious! Tulips! Gouda! Legalized… whatever. Somewhere along the way, I also discovered that they played a distinctive style of soccer—and I knew that Oranje was the team for me. Read More David Winner, in the introduction to his brilliant, original, and often very funny book Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football, asks: \"What made them the way they were? What was Dutch about them? When they played beautifully, what exactly were they doing? Why did Dutch football look so different from everyone else’s football? Why did they screw up at vital moments in the biggest competitions?\" To address these questions, Winner discusses Dutch social movements, Dutch architecture, Dutch topography, and suggests that these factors—and many more—contribute to the character of Dutch soccer. I missed out on the glory days of Johan Cruyff, and the peak of totaatlvoetbal the fluid, aggressive style the Dutch pioneered in the ‘60s and ‘70s. But by the time I’d started paying attention, exceptional players like Dennis Bergkamp and the great goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar made it clear that KNVB, the Clockwork Orange, whatever you call the Netherlands National Football Team, was still something special, still something elegant, and still, in some seductively mysterious way, distinctly Dutch. This doesn’t mean they ever win. Never has the World Cup been theirs (Oranje was runner-up twice, in 1974 and 1978, and took fourth place in 1998), and though I will root for them again with all my heart this year, I know it’s unlikely they’ll prevail. But not impossible. And that’s o.k. Because Oranje may be the only team in the world for whom winning isn’t everything; playing beautifully is. As the great Cruyff himself once said, \"There is no medal better than being acclaimed for your style.\" Whether the stars in the current squad—including Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben—buy into this notion remains to be seen, starting tomorrow, when they face Denmark.  I’ll be up bright and early, ready to cheer HUP, HOLLAND, HUP! Sounds much than better than baa, baa, baa.", "Allyson Felix has won the women's 200 meter race in London's Olympic Stadium, running a time of 21.88. Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took the silver medal at 22.09, as she wasn't able to track Felix down in the closing stretch. The four center lanes were stacked with speed, with Jamaica's Fraser-Pryce and defending gold medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown in lanes 4 and 5, respectively. Just outside of them were Americans Sanya Richards-Ross and Felix, in lanes 6 and 7. And on the outside, in lane 9, was Carmelita Jeter. As they came out of the final turn, Felix and the two Jamaicans were at the front of the pack, with Fraser-Pryce seemingly poised to challenge Felix for the win. But Felix stayed ahead, maintaining both her focus and her form as the other runners seemed to flag. Fraser-Pryce set a new personal best with her time. Jeter won bronze, as Campbell-Brown seemed to have trouble matching the other women's accelerations and finished fourth. Sanya Richards-Ross was fifth, at 22.39. The race took place under very calm conditions, with little wind. Coming into the race, Felix was the current top-ranked runner at the distance. But she had never been unable to unseat Campbell Brown from her Olympic throne in the 200 meters — until Wednesday. Felix was interviewed by Allison Keyes for an NPR profile in May. Back then, she said, \"The 200 is my baby. You know, I love that race...\" Read More Part of the reason she loves it, Felix told Allison, is getting the feeling of being spun off into the straightaway, shooting forward after that final curve. \"I love the 'being whipped-off' feeling — that slingshot when you do it right,\" she said. She did it right Wednesday, and finally claimed gold. Our original post: There's another star-studded track and field sprint today at the London Summer Olympics, with the women's 200 meter race featuring a bevy of medal winners. The race is slated to start at 4 p.m. ET. So much talent, so few medals to go around — that sums up the 200. Let's start with Jamaican Veronica Campbell Brown, who won the last two Olympic gold medals in the event. American Allyson Felix was the runner-up to Brown in both races. But Felix comes into Wednesday's race after running a blazing 21.69 in her 200 win at the U.S. Olympic trials — the sixth-fastest time in history. She has shown that she has as good a chance as any to claim gold — finally — in her best event. Also in the field are 100-meter winner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, American 100-meter silver medalist Carmelita Jeter, and Sanya Richards-Ross of the United States — who has already won gold at the 2012 games, in the 400 meters.", "The first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics goes to Qian Yang from China, after the 21-year-old came out on top in the women's 10 meter air rifle competition. Yang narrowly beat out Russia's Anastasiia Galashina and set an Olympic record. The bronze medal went to Swiss shooter Nina Christen. Yang jubilantly held up her medal during the ceremony, along with a small bouquet of flowers. Due to coronavirus protocols, medals were passed to the winners on a tray and they placed them around their own necks. Usually, a dignitary would put the medals on the winners. Mary Tucker from the U.S. took 6th place in the competition. The field was fairly open, with none of the medalists in this event from the 2016 Rio Games competing. It was a disappointing day for the competitor from Norway. Jeanette Hegg broke an Olympic record during the qualification round, but ultimately finished fourth. In the event, shooters stand 10 meters (almost 33 feet) from a stationary target and fire at it with an air rifle. In other shooting events, competitors use different kinds of firearms, fire from positions including kneeling or lying on the ground, shoot at targets from different distances, or take aim at moving targets.", "TOKYO — U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher will not play in Thursday's Olympic bronze medal women's soccer match. Naeher exited Monday's semifinal game against Canada with an injury. In the 22nd minute, Naeher leaped for a ball, bumped into U.S. defender Julie Ertz and landed awkwardly. U.S. Soccer says Naeher \"suffered a hyperextension of her right knee and a bone contusion.\" She remained on the ground while the team's medical staff attended to her. Naeher played a few more minutes but visibly winced and raised her hand to be substituted out when she next kicked the ball. U.S. goalkeeper Adrianna Franch replaced her for the rest of the game. Canada defeated the U.S. 1-0 to advance to Friday's gold medal match against Sweden. U.S. Soccer said in a news release that Naeher had an MRI after the game that showed no ligament damage. \"I'm disappointed I won't be able to be on the field Thursday with my teammates competing for a medal, but I know this group will bounce back from a tough loss,\" Naeher said. She's expected to be out for several weeks. The U.S. team, which is top ranked and is the reigning Women's World Cup champion, will take on Australia for the bronze medal on Thursday at 4 a.m. ET. The teams played to a scoreless draw when they met earlier in the tournament." ]

[ "A veteran Palestinian peace negotiator lashed out at President Trump Tuesday, saying the Middle East conflict “won’t be solved by the tools of real estate men.”\nThe remarks by Saeb Erekat came as the White House is expected to unveil its long-awaited plan for peace in the region, which has been preemptively dismissed by the Palestinians.\nErekat added that the White House “should be run by great men, not real estate men.”\nTrump has expressed high hopes of resolving the longstanding conflict and has referred to a potential agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians as “the ultimate deal.” The president’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner and Middle East peace envoy Jason Greenblatt met with leaders of Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Egypt and Saudi Arabia last month to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza and the administration’s proposals for a peace deal.\nDuring the trip, Kushner criticized Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in an interview with the Arabic language Al-Quds newspaper.\n“The global community is getting frustrated with Palestinian leadership and not seeing many actions that are constructive toward achieving peace,” Kushner said. “There are a lot of sharp statements and condemnations, but no ideas or efforts with prospects of success.”\nPalestinian leaders have refused to meet with the Trump team since the president recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December. Jerusalem is an emotional issue at the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.\nAt the time, Erekat accused Kushner and Greenblatt of trying to topple the Abbas-led West Bank autonomy government and dismantle the U.N. aid agency for Palestinian refugees. Erekat also told Israel’s Channel 10 that the American negotiators are “not neutral” and predicted the peace plan would fail.\nOn Sunday, Erekat also said the Palestinian Authority will continue its payments to the families of jailed or slain Palestinian militants, after Israel passed a law this week withholding millions in taxes it collects for the Palestinians which are allocated for that purpose.\nThe Israeli move deepened a budget crunch for the Palestinian government already hit hard by U.S. cuts in aid.\nIsrael has long pushed for the Palestinians to halt the stipends — which benefit roughly 35,000 families of Palestinians killed and wounded in the conflict with Israel — and has said the practice encourages violence. Among the beneficiaries are families of suicide bombers and other militants involved in deadly attacks.\nThe stipends total approximately $330 million, or roughly 7 percent of the Palestinian Authority’s $5 billion budget in 2018.\nThe Associated Press contributed to this report." ]

[ "WASHINGTON: The White House signaled a sharp break with decades of support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Tuesday, on the eve of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House.\nA senior White House official said the United States would no longer seek to dictate the terms of any eventual peace settlement, but would support what the two sides agree to together.\n“A two-state solution that doesn’t bring peace is not a goal that anybody wants to achieve,” the official said on condition of anonymity.\n“Peace is the goal, whether that comes in the form of a two-state solution if that’s what the parties want, or something else if that’s what the parties want.”\n“That’s going to be up to them, we are not going to dictate what the terms of peace are going to be,” said the official.\nPresident Trump hosts Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, and is expected to express his desire to help broker a solution to the conflict.\nHe has already tapped son-in-law Jared Kushner and lawyer Jason Greenblatt to lead his peace drive.\nBut major questions remain about how Trump will achieve that goal.\nFor the better part of half a century, successive US governments — both Republican and Democrat — have backed a two-state solution. It was the basis of peace talks at Oslo and Camp David.\nBut since coming to office in late January, Trump has sought to show that the United States is an unwavering ally of Israel and tried to draw a contrast with the policies of President Barack Obama.\nNetanyahu won re-election in 2015 by insisting he would not accept the creation of a Palestinian state, a vow that considerably soured relations with the Obama White House.\nObama often warned that Israeli settlement construction could make a two-state solution impossible, and that a one state solution would put the future of the Jewish state in question.\nTrump has shied away from criticizing Netanyahu’s settlement policies as an impediment to peace, instead offering Israel some scope to build on land already under development.\n“The construction of new settlements or the expansion of existing settlements beyond their current borders may not be helpful in achieving that goal,” the White House said in a statement earlier this month.\nSaeb Erakat, a senior Palestinian official, said it was not enough for Trump to say settlements were “unhelpful” but he must order an end to new building.\nNetanyahu arrived in Washington on Monday, dined with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday and after his White House talks with Trump on Wednesday will meet lawmakers.\nAside from winning support for policies that will help him at home, the Israeli leader will also want to get the measure of Trump’s appetite for better relations with Russia.\nTrump has signaled his willingness to work with Russia to defeat the Daesh group in Syria.\nThat could de facto mean furthering the goals of Russian allies Bashar Assad and Iran.\nIsrael sees Iran and its Lebanese ally the Hezbollah militia as its greatest existential threat, a view shared by the leaders of the main Sunni Arab states of the region.\nDennis Ross, a US diplomat who worked on Middle East policy under both Republican and Democratic administrations, said Netanyahu’s diplomatic goals would at first be modest.\nIsrael wouldn’t oppose a rapprochement with Moscow in itself, but would urge Washington to use this as leverage to push Russia away from Iran.\n“What he’d like to see is a distancing of Russia from Iran within Syria, maybe more of a move toward Turkey and less toward Iran in Syria,” Ross told reporters on Monday.\nTrump appears to have back-pedaled on a campaign threat to tear up Obama’s Iran nuclear deal, which Israel bitterly opposed, but his administration has “put Iran on notice.”\nThis appears to mean a more robust stance against military provocations and a determination to impose tough sanctions on Iran’s missile program and covert support for militants.\nObservers expect Trump and Netanyahu to get on well in public. Both have much to gain politically from marking a clean break from the Obama years.\nBut, personal chemistry aside, the pair will only make the relationship a success if it overcomes the disagreement that poisoned ties under Obama." ]

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[ "['In your Word document, click Home.', 'Use Styles to format the content in your Word document. ... ', 'In the Word document, click File > Save, and then click File > Close. ... ', 'Open PowerPoint, and click Home > New Slide.', 'Select Slides from Outline.']", "It's easy to change your document to a different citation style. From the Zotero tools menu in Word, select the button or menu item for Document Preferences or Set Doc Preferences. This will bring up the Document Preferences window. Select the citation style you'd like from the list, then click OK.", "In Word, a style is a collection of formatting instructions. You use styles to format the paragraphs in your document. So you would use the \"Title\" style for your title, \"Body Text\" style for body text, \"Caption\" style for the picture captions, and \"Heading 1\" for the major headings. Q.", "MS Word allows you to assign styles to each type of text in your document. Using font styles makes it easy to change all instances of one style at the same time without affecting text that uses any other style.", "In this chapter, we will discuss how to apply quick styles in Word 2010. Microsoft Word provides a gallery of Quick Styles that you can apply to headings, titles, text, and lists. Quick styles come with canned formatting choices, such as font, boldface, and color which we will understand in this chapter.", "Right-click and choose \"Copy\" from the drop-down menu. Then scroll up to the \"My Documents\" folder, right-click and choose \"Paste.\" All of your Word files will now be transferred to your new computer.", "Use Destination Theme:This means that the text you are copying will take on the theme that is already being used in the Word document. Keep Source Formatting:This means that whatever formatting was in the original (in this case, the email), that formatting will be brought over with the text that is being copied.", "Microsoft Word is a word processor, which means that it's designed primarily for text-based documents. ... In Word, you type text and see roughly how it will appear on someone else's computer screen or on paper. You can change the font, color, size and other style settings for text using Word's built-in options.", "what is the difference between templates and styles? Microsoft Word Features. Styles keep your formatting consistent within a document. ... Templates allow you to re-use text, and keep your look and feel consistent across multiple documents.", "['Thesis Statement.', 'Development.', 'Organization.', 'Sentence Structure.', 'Use of Words.', 'Punctuation.', 'Document Style.']", "TF-IDF is a statistical measure that evaluates how relevant a word is to a document in a collection of documents. This is done by multiplying two metrics: how many times a word appears in a document, and the inverse document frequency of the word across a set of documents.", "['Print to image from word, insert image in Revit.', 'Use the external tool to import the word file.', 'Paste to AutoCad and link the AutoCad file.', 'Manually copy/paste into Revit.']", "Click “File” tab and then “Open.\" Bring up folder with Word docs to be transferred to new folder. Click on file/files to be moved and drag to new file location on the Desktop.", "['Hold the \"Shift\" key, right-click the folder containing the files and select \"Open Command Window Here.\"', 'Type \"dir /b > filenames. ... ', 'Inside the folder there should now be a file filenames. ... ', 'Copy and paste this file list into your Word document.']", "['Click where you want to insert decorative text in a document.', 'On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click WordArt.', 'Click any WordArt style, and start to type.']", "The HTML <style> tag is used for declaring style sheets within your HTML document. Each HTML document can contain multiple <style> tags. Each <style> tag must be located between the <head> tags (or a <noscript> element that is a child of a <head> element).", "Open your Zotero library while using Zotero with Word. The first time you use the Insert Citation button in the Zotero Toolbar, you will be prompted to choose your referencing style. Choose the appropriate style. To add a citation to your Word document, click the Insert Citation icon .", "['Step 1: Choose a Picture. Choose any image from the internet or from your desktop. ... ', 'Step 2: Copy the Picture Into Word. Open a new Word-document and paste the picture into it. ... ', 'Step 3: Set the Image Properties. ... ', \"Step 4: Set the Font and Begin to 'paint' ... \", 'Step 5: Finish. ... ', '1 Person Made This Project!', '50 Discussions.']", "The <style> tag is used to define style information (CSS) for a document. Inside the <style> element you specify how HTML elements should render in a browser.", "['Preserve Styles and Formatting from Text and Tables.', 'Manual Page Breaks.', 'Import Styles Automatically.']", "Select “Word” and click “Add File…” at the right corner. Pick out the Word documents from PC to transfer and click “Open”. With all the files being loaded to the main panel, click “Sync” to transfer them to your iPhone.", "If you need to electronically sign a Word document, like a contract or a sales agreement, it's easy to do. DocuSign lets you upload and sign documents in a variety of formats, including Microsoft Word files. Here's how to eSign a Word document online: Step 1.", "iStudio Publisher does not support opening or importing Microsoft Word files, but you can copy and paste styled text (in Rich Text Format) and images from Word documents into iStudio Publisher.", "How to convert PDF files into Word documents: Open a PDF file in Acrobat DC. Click on the “Export PDF” tool in the right pane. Choose Microsoft Word as your export format, and then choose “Word Document.”", "h2 object. Browser support: Specifies document heading. There are predefined heading elements that allow document styling in HTML pages similar to Microsoft Office Word or other word processing software, H1 is the main heading and H6 is the deepest sub-heading element.", "['Create a page in Confluence or go to an existing page (you want to view the page, not edit it).', 'Choose > Import Word Document.', 'Choose Browse and locate the Word document you want to import, then choose Next.']", "['To compare documents in Word, open the two documents to compare.', 'Click the “Review tab in the Ribbon.', 'Then click the “Compare” drop-down button in the “Compare” button group.', 'Select the “Compare…” command from the drop-down menu to open the “Compare Documents” dialog box.']", "The HTML <style> element contains style information for a document, or part of a document. It contains CSS, which is applied to the contents of the document containing the <style> element.", "['Open Microsoft Word. Create a new document by clicking \"Microsoft Office Button>New.\"', 'Select \"File>Save As>Other Formats\" once your blank document is open. In the \"Save As\" dialogue box, select a destination for your file to be saved in. ... ', 'Edit the document as you wish, using text and images.']", "['Go to File > Page setup > Page color.', 'Select the color you want your document to be.', 'Press the blue OK button to save your changes.']", "['Change the font: Select a collection, family, or typeface (such as Bold). ... ', 'Change the font size: Drag the slider or select a size in the list. ... ', 'Change the font color: Click the Text Color button, then select a color in the Colors window.']", "['Open the destination Word document.', 'In the source Excel spreadsheet, select the data you want to copy then hit CTRL-C.', 'In the destination Word document, place the cursor where you want the data, then hit CTRL-V.']" ]

[ "By . Sam Adams and Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 03:05 EST, 10 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:51 EST, 10 April 2013 . Regal: Princess Letizia of Spain at the Children's Literature Awards in Madrid. Her appearance comes just days before a book with details about her alleged secret abortion is published . The author of a book that will damage the Spanish royal family with allegations Princess Letizia had a secret abortion has defended writing it. David Rocasolano accuses the wife of the heir to the throne of having an abortion and then covering it up in Goodbye, Princess, which is out on Monday. In an interview with Spanish website Vanitati, Mr Rocasolano says he is just outlining 'the facts I lived' and claims it is not a personal attack on the princess. He said: 'Perhaps this book will only bring me problems. 'I do not know why I wrote ... Every day I think of a different reason. 'Think what you want. What I think is clear is that Goodbye, Princess is not a book written against a person. 'It is not a book against Letizia nor do I hold any grudge. 'It is a book against an institution, if you want. Or maybe against the institutions of this country.' The book includes intimate information about Princess Letizia life before she married Crown Prince Felipe in 2004. It . claims she had an abortion in 2002 - before she . met the Crown Prince - and that she tried to cover this up before her . engagement was announced. Princess . Letizia, a former newsreader and divorcee, allegedly asked for . paperwork detailing the abortion to be destroyed, according to the book. Mr . Rocasolano said he was asked by the Princess and Prince Felipe to carry out the task. The abortion is alleged to have taken place at a time when terminations were still illegal in Spain - unless . there was abnormality or the mother's life or mental well being were significantly threatened. The book, Goodbye Princess, was written by her cousin, David Rocasolano . He is also candid about his desire to make money from the book. When asked if he wrote it for money, he asked his interviewer: 'Do you love doing this interview for art's sake?' Despite the book's publication in a few days Spain's Princess Letizia appeared calm and relaxed when she appeared at a literary awards ceremony in Madrid yesterday. Dressed in a chic black pantsuit and a scoop-neck embellished camisole and heels, the Princess greeted attendees and spoke to the audience at the El Barco de Vapor' Children and Youth Literary Awards in the Spanish capital. The publication comes at a difficult time for the . royal family after Princess Cristina - Crown Prince Felipe's sister - . was implicated in a fraud case. The Princess's cousin is unrepentant about the book and the allegations it contains . The book is believed to portray the Princess as an 'obsessive' person who is suspicious of her relatives. It . claims the Princess, 40, thought one of her family had been leaking . stories about her to the press and that she told some of them she was . pregnant with a boy in 2005 - when she was actually pregnant with a girl . - to test this out, according to the Telegraph. Princess Letizia was criticized by some in Spain when she married Crown Prince Felipe as she was a divorcee and a commoner. Demands have been made for an investigation into the allegations - which could further damage the royal family's public image. A spokesman for the family said it had no comment to make on the book. The potential embarrassment Princess Cristina, 47 - one of King Juan Carlos's three children - will be called in for questioning later this month, a court in Palma de Mallorca has announced. She . will be quizzed over claims her husband Inaki Urdangarin, 45, and his . former business partner Diego Torres, 47, embezzled cash from public . funds. Support for having a monarchy in Spain has fallen to a historic low of 54 per cent, according to a poll published in January, the Telegraph reports." ]

[ "Chelsea’s players have been warned they will receive a verbal lashing from Derby County captain Richard Keogh if any of them try diving to win a penalty. Keogh witnessed the Chelsea performance branded ‘Swan Lake’ by Hull manager Steve Bruce and is not afraid to deliver personal rebukes to offenders. Head coach Steve McClaren also added his voice to the debate, calling for the FA to take retrospective action on simulation. It is a crime, he believes, on par with red-card tackles because ‘it can cost you the game’. Richard Keogh will given a stern talking to any Chelsea players who try to dive to win a penalty . Keogh was unfortunate to suffer play-off heartbreak with Derby last season after an outstanding season . Chelsea centre back Gary Cahill (centre) was not booked for this dive against Hull on Saturday . Kick-off: 7.45pm iPro Stadium. TV: LIVE Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm. Referee: Jonathan Moss . Chelsea travel to the iPro Stadium for Tuesday’s Capital One Cup quarter-final on the back of stinging criticism from Bruce, who was infuriated when Gary Cahill escaped a second yellow card for a tumble in the box. The match at Stamford Bridge saw Diego Costa and Willian booked for diving by referee Chris Foy and it is an issue Derby are familiar with as far as Chelsea are concerned. The two teams met in January for an FA Cup third round tie and Ramires received a yellow card for simulation from Andre Marriner. Earlier this season when Callum McManaman went down in the area, Keogh stood over the Wigan winger to administer a firm censure. Expect the Derby defender to do the same to Chelsea’s stellar collection of talents. ‘I stick up for my team-mates, I stick up for the club,’ said Keogh. ‘McManaman went over quite easy in the box and I let him know it wasn’t acceptable. As a player it is quite frustrating. ‘Players are going to do it unless their manager stamps it out. It will be a touchy subject for as long as it carries on. You don’t want fellow professionals to cheat. 'I don’t know if cheat is the right word, it is one of those things that happens in football that we want to see less of. Steve McLaren wants diving incidents which go unnoticed to be investigated by authorities afterwards . Jose Mourinho has led Chelsea to the top of the Premier League after a excellent opening half to the season . ‘The referee is the key to it. He has to be strong. It is such a tough decision because the pace of the game means things happen so quickly. Players can’t argue if they have blatantly dived and get booked — it is not right.’ McClaren wants diving incidents that go undetected to be studied by authorities afterwards. ‘If people cheat and do wrong, they have to suffer the consequences, we’ve all had to do that,’ he said. ‘(Video analysis) should be (used), they do it in other things so why not for diving or simulation? ‘It keeps getting mentioned for years now and still nothing’s been done. It’s in our game and it needs to be stamped out. We try to do it as managers and coaches, but it’s up to referees and the authorities to take the action we can’t take.’ McClaren coaches his defenders about the perils of going to ground in the box. ‘It’s what we call the red zone. It’s danger! Don’t give the opponent the opportunity to fall over or catch your foot.’ Ultimately McClaren hopes the match will be decided without controversy. He believes Chelsea have improved hugely since the sides met nearly a year ago. Following that crushing play-off final defeat at Wembley, Derby have topped the Championship at stages this season but sit third after losing to Middlesbrough on Saturday. A League Cup run is a positive, but promotion to the Premier League is the big prize. McLaren and Mourinho share a joke on the touchline at the iPro Stadium during last year's FA Cup clash . Keogh added: ‘It is going to be a good benchmark to see how far we have come since we played them in January. 'As a squad I think we have really matured. It is going to be a great test but this is why you are in football, to test yourself against the best. We are striving to play against this calibre of team every week. ‘From a year ago they have improved immensely. Mourinho’s addressed the areas he thought were a problem, up front and then (Nemanja) Matic and (Cesc) Fabregas in midfield: so strong mentally and physically. We did a video on the weaknesses on their team and it lasted about five seconds. ‘They are the best team in the Premier League and arguably the best team in Europe. ‘We have to perform at our best to stay in the game and have a chance of achieving our dream result. 'I want to see how our players perform — have we moved on from a year ago? Because Chelsea have. ‘Mourinho will respect us. That will reflect in the team he picks. We don’t expect any favours.’" ]

[ "Apple's recent decision to forbid the use of Apple Store gift cards for iPhone sales may expose the company to class action lawsuits or state-led investigations. Is this anti-iPhone locking action one step too far for the company?" ]

[ "As we reported Friday, Apple is trying to head off black market iPhone resellers by refusing to accept cash or check payments for iPhone sales. Stores will accept Apple gift cards as partial payment, we found, although policies seem to vary from store to store.", "Cisco Systems says it is giving more time to respond to a lawsuit that claims Apple infringed on the iPhone trademark.", "Cisco Systems Inc and Apple Inc have returned to the negotiating table over Apple's use of the \"iPhone\" trademark for its smartphone-video iPod device, and Apple has been given more time to respond to Cisco's lawsuit.", "Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. said yesterday they have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit that threatened to derail Apple's use of the \"iPhone\" name for its new iPod-cellular phone gadget.", "Gift cards are hot items this holiday season -- both at stores and in the courts.", "By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Feb. 2--Cisco Systems is giving Apple until Feb. 15 to respond to a lawsuit over the trademark to the name \"iPhone,\" according to a federal court document filed late Wednesday.", "Cisco and Apple announced Wednesday that they had settled their trademark lawsuit over Apple's use of the name iPhone for a new portable device that includes mobile phone features.", "Cisco Systems Inc. said late Thursday that it has given Apple Inc. nearly another week to respond to its trademark infringement lawsuit that threatens to halt Apple from using the \"iPhone\" name on its much-hyped new iPod-cellular phone device.", "Apple appears to be playing Japanese mobile operators DoCoMo and Softbank against each other in iPhone launch talks.", "Apple decided this week to require a credit card or debit card to buy an iPhone, and there's now a two-iPhone limit at its retail stores.", "Cisco has given Apple until February 21 to respond to its lawsuit concerning the iPhone name.", "Apple Computer Inc. is suing anonymous people who leaked details about new products by posting information on the Internet, court documents showed on Friday.", "In a brief statement late Wednesday, Apple and Cisco said they had agreed to extend the time that Apple would have in which to respond to Cisco's lawsuit regarding the iPhone trademark.", "Apple has the iPhone. Apple does not have the iPhone. Apple will release the iPhone at MacWorld early next year. Apple will not release the iPhone at all.", "Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Computer has filed suit against ThinkSecret.com, a Mac rumor site, alleging that proprietary information and trade secrets were posted there.", "Apple Computer Inc. will pay $100 million to rival Creative Technology Ltd. to settle five patent lawsuits over technology for navigating through songs on the popular iPod digital music player, the companies said Wednesday.", "With Steve Jobs' recent announcement of his intention to fight off the independent iPhone developers, the question worth asking is: How will Apple try to defeat the hackers: Software updates, or lawsuits?", "Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. agreed to extend the time Apple has to respond to Cisco's lawsuit surrounding the iPhone, in order to discuss trademark rights and interoperability, the companies said late Wednesday.", "MacCentral - Thomas William Slattery has filed a class action suit against Apple Computer Inc. in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging Apple is guilt of violating federal antitrust laws and California's unfair competition law by requiring users who buy music from the iTunes Music Store to use an iPod if they plan to take their music on the road with them. Slattery's suit cuts to the heart of an ongoing issue related to Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology present in commercial downloaded music.", "Credit card companies are increasingly marketing a variety of cards that are a hybrid of credit, debit and gift cards to teenagers.", "(InfoWorld) - Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. have settled a dispute over rights to use the iPhone name. Under terms of the agreement, both companies have the right to use the name. In addition, Cisco and Apple have agreed to \"explore opportunities for interoperability\" in security and communications technologies for consumers and business users, they said in a brief statement. Other terms of the agreement, which heads off a lawsuit filed by Cisco over rights to the iPhone trademark, were not disclosed. Cisco last month sued Apple in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California for infringing its iPhone trademark with the announcement of a cellular handset that bears the same name. At that time, Cisco said it obtained rights to the iPhone name through its 2000 acquisition of Infogear, which had a product line called iPhone. In addition, Cisco's Linksys division last year began selling a line of dual-mode cordless phones, called iPhone, that let users make VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) calls. Cisco's lawsuit against Apple came shortly after CEO Steve Jobs last month announced the company's own iPhone cellular handset at the Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco. That announcement was made without an agreement with Cisco to use the iPhone name, a company spokesman said at the time. Prior to Jobs' iPhone announcement, Apple and Cisco had discussed terms of an agreement for Apple to use the name. Those discussions continued after the iPhone announcement and the filing of the lawsuit, ultimately resulting in the settlement.", "By MAY WONG SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. are apparently suspending their court battle over the iPhone to return to the negotiations table.", "Company sues Mac enthusiast site and others, lending credibility to hot rumors surrounding product plans.", "Scored a gift card for Christmas? Maybe cool, maybe not.", "Gift cards have popular with gift givers, but many aren’t aware that they come packed with hidden fees that can nibble away at the initial value of the cards.", "Computer Giants Apple are facing the biggest legal payout in history as they once again battle their courtroom nemesis, also named Apple.", "The eagerly awaited iPhone will be able to play Youtube videos when it ships next week, Apple Inc. announced Wednesday.", "By The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. - Even for a company that's mastered the art of product-launch hoopla, Apple Inc. appears to have pulled out all the stops to propel iPhone hysteria into the stratosphere.", "Many holiday shoppers are struggling to find one of the most explosively popular gifts in years: Apple's iPod digital music player that stores 5,000 songs in a device no bigger than a deck of cards.", "SanDisk&#39;s founder says Apple&#39;s iPhone is increasing worldwide interest in sophisticated portable electronics and driving up demand for flash memory cards for the devices.", "Apple has been accused of bullying tactics in its battle to force a small UK firm to hand over ownership of the iTunes.co.uk web address.", "Retailers &#151; eager to piggyback off the increasing popularity of gift cards during the holiday season &#151; are giving the old-fashioned gift card another makeover with new gimmicks." ]

[ "This product is sweet corn and is nothing like corn nuts. It is a great product but I was hoping for a product similiar to corn nuts." ]

[ "I agree with the other reviews that said this did not have enough spice, not at all. I mean when I buy a chocolate that has chili in it, I expect it to have a kick, but this had no spice or even a little bit of a kick to it. It just tasted like chocolate. If you want a good chocolate bar with chili that you can actually taste then I would suggest \"Chuao Chocolate Bar: Spicy Maya\" It is so good and amazing!!! Dont get me wrong, this is a great chocolate but dont expect a chili kick to it.", "My local costco use to sell these, now they dont =( i just love the taste. it does have a lot of sodium, but what do you expect from packaged ramen...dont drink all the broth! its quick and convenient, especially with the bowl. Its not very spicy (my tolerance is high) but you get a good heat taste", "The nut milk bag arrived within the expected time and works just as expected. I did wonder if it would be easy to clean and it is. If you are going to make nut milks you definitely need one of these and this seller did exactly what he said he would.", "This is my third order of Turkish pistachios from three different vendors. As with the two previous orders, the nuts are good, but not the freshness or quality I experienced on my many trips to Turkey. At first I thought I was being too harsh in my assessment, heck Turkey is what 5500 miles away. But, on second thought , why shouldn't I expect a better quality nut? Yes, time is a factor in nut freshness, but how long should/does it take to get these nuts from Turkey? Or maybe they are keeping the best ones for themselves, I would. Anyway, out of 5 pounds we are about half way through them as I write this review. The nuts are very lightly salted, which is perfect for me. The shell color is a perfect tan. Nut color has been the typical light/med green to an undesirable yellow/tan/brown, with the ratio being 50/50. The texture is, as expected, better with the green nut than the yellowish nut, which tends to be much drier, and powdery. One of the things you will find with Turkish pistachios are un-cracked shells. Trying to crack one is not easy, it fact they tend to shatter. So far, this batch has only yielded 4 or five un-cracked shells, pretty good. Would I buy again? YES, though they are not up to my expectations, they are still better than the California variety.", "The sound of this cereal just screams deliciousness, two of my most favorite things in a breakfast cereal, nothing more exciting then that. I was holding my breath as I bought this cereal, not setting high expectations for a kellogs cereal but was I surprised in a good way. Loaded with flavor of cinnamon on crunchy flakes and pecans in every bite. Usually when you get a cereal that says there are nuts in it you have to search for them, but in this cereal they are in every spoonful, and they are no small dinky nuts either, they are a nice size to satisfy that nut flavor. There are so many different textures going on and flavors as well from crunchy corn, cinnamon, buttery tasting pecans, so delicious. I hope that this cereal sticks around because it has to be one of kellogs masterpieces for sure.", "So I bought two of these, keeping one in my odd collection of energy drinks and drinking the other. They arrived days earlier than expected in perfect condition, and were nicely packaged and cold. This drink is very heavily blue, so dont drink around friends if you dont want to have blue teeth for an hour or so. The taste was excellent, a blue candy raspberry flavor. The buzz was pretty good for the size of the can. I wish mainstream energy drinks put as much energy as this company did into the taste of their energy drinks. I will definantly be buying more of these, 5 stars", "If you like sharp cheese, this is for you. Unique because made from all cheese, would be great for those with very special food needs! My son didnt like them, but others did. Try! But dont buy too many packs, in case you dont like.", "If you are looking for crunchy spicy snack, look no more. This is the best in the corn nuts family. And the best salty ,spicy , crunchy snack. Love it.", "I find Corn Nuts the perfect snack for me. I need good crunch and salt, but not too much. Eating them I'm reminded of the semi-popped nuggets at the bottom of the popcorn bowl, which I love, but Corn Nuts are ever so much better!", "These actually taste like real sweet corn kernels. I was hoping more for a crunchy \"Corn Nut\" taste. They are more airy but still tasty.", "The Nut Delight bar is a mildly sweet, solid bar of whole nuts (even the brazil nuts are whole!) --bound together by whatever glaze makes them slightly sweeter than the individual nuts mixed together would be--yet you get few of the carbs you'd expect with such a treat. It sure beats counting out nuts to find your limit! easy to carry & easy to keep a few in the car for lunch on the go. If you like nuts, you'll like this!", "i dont like this tea.i will not buy it agine because it dont test right.dont think i will use it so it is a wast of money", "This is the only flavor that I like. For some reason the sweetness goes well with the the softer consistensy of the dried chickpeas. I would buy this flavor again, but not the other ones. These have a slightly chalky, soft consistency compared to nuts. I was expecting something a little crunchier. I love that they are beans and have fiber (6 grams). The #2 ingrediant is evaporated cane juice and #3 is brown rice syrup. And if you are watching carbs then nuts are lower. These have 23 grams total carbs and 6 grams sugar. The fat on the other hand is much lower then nuts - only 2 grams of fat. 140 calories for 1/4 cup so about the same calories as most nuts.", "kitchen of india navratan korma is what I am reviewing.<br /><br />If you like Indian food, go to an Indian restaraunt. If you dont have any nearby, and crave something to have at your desk or table that's a little different, already prepared, buy this. I thought it was pretty good for pre packaged food.<br /><br />I dont have any expectations for packaged foods, so perhaps I'm setting the bar a little low. I thought it was tasty! Pop it in the microwave for 2 minutes or so, and done! It was seasoned nicely and can also be cooked on stove top.<br />I would buy again, I first bought something similar to this at a local store, and after a few years, they didn't stock the same brand, or types of foods liked. So I went to amazon and looked to see if they had it.<br /><br />I think the package says it serves 2 or 3. If you serve with a side dish like rice or salad or bread, it's enough for 2 to lunch on.", "All of the people complaining about \"stale\" nuts were expecting nuts that were processed and cooked. Raw nuts are different from cooked nuts!", "After trying <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CYLW7A\">Crunchy Nut Roasted Nut and Honey, 10.8-Ounce (Pack of 4)</a> and liking it, I was looking forward to trying the flake version next. Unfortunately it did not live up to my expectations. First of all, I could not believe how sweet this was! I could practically feel my teeth rotting away, and though it only has one more gram than the \"O\" cereal (11 grams to O's 10), it was far sweeter. Adding to the con list is that this particular cereal uses high fructose corn syrup in addition to sugar and honey and has next to no fiber at all (less than 1 gram according to the box). As for the pros, you can definitely taste the honey and hint of nut and it stays crunchy for a while. Yes, it has some vitamins and minerals, but on the whole, I will never get this again and can only eat it mixed with an unsweetened cereal. Since <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0044CPA28\">Crunchy Nut Golden Honey Nut, 14.1-Ounce (Pack of 4)</a> is basically a waste of calories, I cannot recommend this unless you want a \"dessert\" cereal.", "I'm not sure why people are giving this such poor reviews. If you dont like the taste, stop buying the healthy version of the product!! That being said, I love this flavor and I dont think it tastes any different from the \"original\" that everyone is complaining about. This is a great value considering the fact that each box costs around $5 in stores. If you like this oatmeal, buy this bulk pack! Its a great value!", "If you are a fan of peppered beef jerky then you are probably not looking for something sweet. More likely you prefer something spicy. This is not it. I think this is one of the worst tasting peppered beef jerky i have tried. Way to sweet, but if that is what you are looking for, then go for it.<br />Ok, I hated that beef jerky. It was gross. I dont think you will like it. I dont reccomend buying it . Enough said.", "These have a slightly chalky, soft consistency compared to nuts. I was expecting something a little crunchier. I love that they are beans and have fiber (6 grams), but the taste gets a little getting used to. The #2 ingrediant is brown rice syrup and #3 is canola oil. And if you are watching carbs then nuts are lower. These have 23 grams total carbs and 5 grams sugar. The fat on the other hand is much lower then nuts - only 3 grams of fat. 140 calories so about the same calories as most nuts. Would I buy them again? Probably not. I might try adding these to trail mix and that might help. I gave them a 3 because they are edible and healthy, but maybe get a sample before buying a whole case. By the way I love the sweet cinnamon flavor - for some reason the softer consistency was fine with the sweeter taste.", "People, please dont buy from this seller. You will be over paying by about 30$. Just order strait from the Nespresso website!", "There is no correlation between the cover of the apple pies on the ad and what you get. They dont look at all alike. I would certainly not buy these again. Maybe l l/2 spoonful of apple inside...and not good tasting either. Sorry, I hate to do this but the truth is the truth. Dont be fooled. Not a good product.", "Like the title says. There just aren't that many nuts. The picture shows a good amount of almonds,peanuts and cranberry. But the bars are mostly made of oats w/ high maltose corn syrup......Whatever that is. But those are really the first 2 ingredients. Other wise it's actually a pretty good bar. Probably not as healthy as a kind bar. But a lot cheaper. If you have sam's club member ship look into buying these there. You can get a pack of 30- 1.2 oz bars for $10.", "Hands down the god of snackfood.<br /><br />They take the succulent sweetness of gummi-bears, and elongate it into pure ecstasy of the mouth. They are great at all times and cure any woe. I come home from a hard days work, and suck down a few slimy ones. They are colourful and grand. Everyone should buy gummi worms. If you dont buy gummi worms, then you dont like having a party in your mouth", "I got one of these at my college bookstore and they are great except for the nut mix. It doesn't say on the box but the fruit and nut mix contains flaming hot habanero pepper almonds. I bit into one not expecting the heat and ... whoa! The hummus and crackers are very good, especially for shelf stable. I honestly wasn't expecting good hummus from this but it's really good and goes well with the crackers. The chocolate and the edamame were my favorite things in the box and I was wishing there was more of the chocolate (lol). If they would replace that flaming hot fruit and nut mix with the cranberry mangoes that are in the turkey one I would give five stars. However if you really like spicy you might enjoy it.", "Planters Big Nut Bars, Roasted Triple Nut, 8.1-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 10); There are five (5) bars per individual box so fifty bars total. If you like nuts, you will like these. I liked them. There is 7 grams of protein and 6 grams of carbs. They are a fast food for on the run when not able to set down and eat right. They could also be a good lunch box snack. They have a flavor of those candy bars that were nuts around the corn syrup center (I can not think of the name.) These are a little more healthy.<br /><br />I would recommend these just to have on your shelf for emergencies.", "I had been getting these nuts sent from West Africa (at great expense) not realizing they were available here under the name Chufa nuts instead of Tiger nuts, because i have been having stomach issues. I soak these nuts overnight, eat a handful daily, and now dont need to take \"softeners\" nor magnesium. They taste like almond/coconut mixed, i love the taste, yes i eat them for snacks and swallow it thereby getting all the fibre content and drink lots of water, my stomach is grateful.", "I, like another reviewer, wanted that delicious clear broth with mushrooms and onions in it in a japanese restaurant. This soup looks like it, but certainly wasnt the taste I was expecting, and didnt taste like the soup id get locally. Oh well. Regarding the actual taste, its most prominent flavor is fish. I thought it was too fishy, but I do understand people have different tastes so I wont knock its rating down for that.<br /><br />The reason I gave it only 2 stars is what I didnt taste or see. The next prominent flavor is soy sauce. Other then that, theres really not much to this soup. The mushroom and onion \"flakes\" (I would call them slivers) are small in number and dont contribute much. There were a total of 3 pieces of wheat which added very little. At over a dollar per packet I would say the value is pretty bad. Ramen noodles are cheaper then this, and you get more in the seasoning packet from those then this soup. I would have liked to see larger sized mushrooms and onion. It doesnt really look like the picture - my soup was some straight slivers the thickness of rice grains sitting at the bottom. They were pretty pathetic. I dont believe kikkoman is a \"higher quality\" and thus you get what you pay for. They could have included more dehydrated onions or scallion. I was disappointed.<br /><br />If you like fish, you might like this soup, but I didnt enjoy it and dont think its a good value. To me, I would call this soup \"fish broth with added soy sauce\". I just didnt get any of that \"mmm!\" umami flavor that I recognize. Im sure some people will really like the flavor of this soup, but I'd highly recommend trying to buy one packet locally so you can try it before buying in bulk. If you dont like fish, dont bother at all.<br /><br />Oh well, i'm going to try their miso soup next.", "Best you know you are buying a Northerners idea of collard soup. It is really white bean soup but tasty! It is worth buying due to the short prep time. Tastes like you simmerered the beans all day. By the time you cook the corn bread the soup is also ready to eat!<br /><br />High starch but good fiber source as well. Serves two very generously and definitely three, maybe four, with smaller appetites or extra sides.<br /><br />Did I mention tasty? Just do not expect collard soup with lots of collards.", "These are delicious! They taste like a Honey Nut version of Kellogg's Corn Pops - shaped like Cheerios. However, they are high in calories. They don't fill you up and they have almost NO nutritional value whatsoever. So, taste good, but not good for you.", "if you haven't figured it out yet, Crunchy is the most distinguishing feature of these Os, for me it's beyond what I enjoy as a bfast cereal. The taste is fine, and they're not HARD in a hurt-teeth way (so not corn-nuts), but they'll ring yer ears. We're gradually finishing off our box by mixing it into trail mix (perfect fit with nuts) or just as a dry snack.", "These things dont do a damn thing for my cat's bad breath but he sure does love eating them. I also dont suggest giving your cat what the box says of something ridiculous like 8 of them per serving. They just want you to feed your cat the whole bag in two weeks timeframe so that you buy more.", "A lot of people complained about the smell/taste. It didnt bother me at all, as long as you dont sniff the package, it doesnt eminate, and if you rinse them, it goes away. They obviously dont taste like pasta, they taste kind of gelatinous, but they are fine with sauce on top you can pretend its pasta and it satisfies a craving. I have eaten them every day since I got them and I would buy them again in the future." ]