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Chasers On A Roll, Take Game Two
Offense Comes Alive in Game 2 Victory
Chasers collect 18 hits in 15-4 romp; need one win for first PCL title
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OMAHA, Neb. — The Omaha Storm Chasers had a memorable inaugural season at Werner Park, ushering in a new era of Kansas City Royals prospects, winning the franchise’s first division crown since 1999 and hitting a series-ending walk-off home run to advance past the conference championship round. The home slate ended on a high note Wednesday night, as the Chasers crushed the River Cats 15-4 in Game 2 of the Pacific Coast League Championship Series, moving to within one win of a league title.
Just as they did during the division-clinching game against Round Rock on August 31, the Storm Chasers fell behind early before cruising to victory. Sacramento jumped out to 3-0, first-inning lead off eventual winning pitcher Vin Mazzaro, capping the inning with a two-run home run to right off the bat of Adrian Cardenas. Mazzaro (2-0) would escape further damage, working five total innings while allowing three runs on six hits. He walked four and struck out two, throwing 91 pitches.
Omaha got back in the game with a run in the first and another in the second before crossing the plate five times with two out in the third. River Cats starter Tyson Ross (0-2) took the brunt of the offensive assault, finishing his evening after 2.2 innings, allowing seven runs – four earned – on nine hits, walking one while striking out three.
With runners on first and second and two down in the third, Irving Falu hit a slow bouncer toward short that looked like it would end the inning. However, the ball took a funny hop and skipped off the glove of shortstop Tyler Ladendorf, loading the bases. Manny Pina then dropped a two run single into shallow left-field, giving the Chasers a 4-3 lead in the game. A fielding error and two singles followed, and by the time the inning was over the Storm Chasers held a 7-3 advantage.
After Sacramento inched closer with a run in the top of the sixth, Omaha put its collective foot on the gas and didn’t let up. The Chasers scored twice in the sixth, three times in the seventh and three more times in the eighth, piling up 18 hits in the contest. Jarrod Dyson finished 4-for-6 with a homer, four RBI, three runs, a double and a stolen base in the winning effort, tripling his total playoff output of two hits entering the night.
David Lough and Clint Robinson also had three-hit games, each tallying a double and two runs batted in. The Chasers had five doubles on the night from five different players and had six players with multi-hit games.
Kevin Pucetas, Brandon Sisk, Zach Miner and Federico Castaneda combined for four innings of relief, allowing a run on three hits and two walks, striking out three batters. With a travel day coming up Thursday, manager Mike Jirschele should have a fully-rested bullpen for any remaining series games.
The Chasers are now 5-1 in the playoffs, needing just one win on the road in Sacramento to claim the first Pacific Coast League Championship in franchise history and first league title since 1990. In the potentially-clinching Game 3, 22-year-old California native and left-hander Mike Montgomery (5-11, 5.32 ERA regular season) will take the mound in his home state for the first time in his career. On the mound for the River Cats will be right-hander Travis Banwart (3-3, 7.38), a pitcher the Storm Chasers have not seen this season.
Friday’s first pitch is scheduled for 9:05 p.m. central from Raley Field in Sacramento. The game can be heard on 1620 The Zone and the Chasers will also host a watch party at Brewsky’s on 156th & Q. Should Omaha win the PCL Championship, the Chasers would battle the International League champion in a one-game playoff on Tuesday in Albuquerque, N.M. First pitch of that contest would be 7:05 p.m., with the game broadcast nationally on VERSUS.

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Princeton to get solar power for its data centre from Tata
Princeton Digital Group has signed a 25-year renewable energy agreement with Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited for its 48MW Mumbai data centre.
Data centre operator PDG closes US$350 million equity deal
Singapore-based Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has closed an equity investment from Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) as a lead investor for US$350 million.
Princeton Digital Group plans $1b hyperscale campus in Tokyo
Princeton Digital Group plans to build a US$1 billion hyperscale data center in Tokyo as it aims to dominate the Asian market.
Princeton Digital Group set for Asia Pacific expansion
PDG bolsters Asia push with four executive hires for data centre expansion.

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Her Past Life
Vicksburg, Mississippi, mayoral candidate Linda Fondron has acknowledged that she once worked as a prostitute in a legal brothel in Nevada, which she once denied as a rumor. She also said that her husband is a former client. “I am who I am; this is my story. It is what makes me who I am,” said Fondron, who's not proud but has no regrets, the Clarion Ledgerreports.
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The India BlogThe India Blog is about the socio-political-economic landscape of the country, its cultural moorings and the challenges it faces – whatever affects the lives and future of the people living within its boundaries and beyond.
The test of success of any democratic nation is its fair and equitable treatment to the minorities. The countries of Indian sub-continent have failed this test very often. There may be difference in degree of failures but these countries have often failed to protect the rights of their minority communities. There have been continuous violation of their rights and the year 2012 is no exception to these failures. Religious minorities in India, Pakistan and Burma were at the receiving end and have faced discrimination, atrocities and violation of their right to life and property. In India religious minorities are the targets of Hindutva brigade, Pakistani society and government grossly discriminate and harass the non-Muslim minorities and all sorts of atrocities including kidnapping their girls, forceful conversions and marriages are performed every now and then; and in Burma Muslim minority became the targets of the majority community, where many...Read more...
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The writer is a doctoral research scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru University and was president of the Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union. He can be reached at email@example.com.
In India there is a new game that is vying to become our national sport. Shooting has fetched us
There are passionate voices extolling the virtues of professions over motherhood, of choices made, with the support of a
An interesting phenomenon happened in social media over the last few weeks: the news feed flooded with images of
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Maternal Influences on Nausea and Vomiting in Early Pregnancy
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Symptoms of nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy (NVP) are common among pregnant women, but whether some women are more likely than others to experience these symptoms has not been well established. We examined potential risk factors for NVP symptom severity, timing of onset, and duration. We included 2,407 newly pregnant women who participated in a prospective cohort study on early pregnancy health between 2000 and 2004 in three U.S. cities. Data on NVP and other health information were collected through telephone interviews, early gestation ultrasound, and medical record abstractions. Generalized linear models were used to model possible risk factors for each NVP characteristic. Eighty-nine percent of women had NVP; for 99% of these, symptoms started in the first trimester. None of the characteristics examined were associated with having NVP. Among those with NVP, increasing risk of delayed symptoms onset was associated with advancing maternal age; increased risks were also seen among non-Hispanic Black [Risk ratio (RR) = 4.3, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.6,11.6] and Hispanic women (RR = 2.3, 95% CI:0.4,11.5). NVP symptoms for multigravidae were more likely to last beyond the first trimester with each additional pregnancy. Most pregnant women experienced NVP. Nearly all of them, regardless of characteristics examined, had symptoms beginning in the first trimester. Maternal age, race/ethnicity, and gravidity were associated with delayed onset and symptoms that persisted into the second trimester.
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Advocates push to close corporate tax loopholes in Minnesota
April 2, 2013 — 1:00pm
Advocates are pressing Minnesota legislators to close tax loopholes and prevent companies from shifting income to offshore subsidiaries to avoid paying taxes.
Take Action Minnesota says that companies are avoiding paying millions in taxes, which either results in service reductions around the state or higher taxes for all Minnesotans.
“Minnesota families cannot continue to pay for corporate tax avoidance,” said Greta Bergstrom, spokeswoman for Take Action Minnesota, an advocacy group.
Legislators are exploring a proposal to close some tax loopholes, which would bring in an additional $36.5 million over the next two years. If legislators closed all tax loopholes, the state could potentially take in an additional $350 million.
Tax loopholes have sparked heated debate around the Capitol for years. Even though a fraction of Minnesota companies take advantage of them, some of the state’s largest and most politically powerful companies benefit from the breaks.
The Minnesota Business Partnership and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce have successfully lobbied against the elimination of tax loopholes for years. Former Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty displayed no interested in ending the tax breaks.
Now with a DFL Legislature and governor, state Rep. Frank Hornstein says now could be different. He has not discussed the proposal with House leaders, but he said many DFLers supported the idea when he pushed it a few years ago.
“This the year we will finally get this bill signed into law,” said Hornstein, DFL-Minneapolis.
Gov. Mark Dayton, speaking to a mostly Republican audience at the annual Minnesota Business Partnership dinner, repeated his familiar attack on the House GOP, blaming them for a legislative impasse on transportation.
A defensive Donald Trump gave Hillary Clinton plenty of fresh material for the next phase of her presidential campaign on Tuesday, choosing to publicly reopen and relitigate some her most damaging attacks.
Minnesota taxpayers, particularly families, senior citizens and those who work from home, could see $24 million in overall tax relief under Gov. Mark Dayton's recent budget proposal, a more precisely crafted plan compared with past budget blueprints.
Homeowners would see a one-time increase in homestead credits, providing $12.1 million in property tax relief to 500,000 Minnesotans. Renters will get a one-time increase in a tax credit, totaling $12.5 million for 350,000 Minnesotans. Farmers will get $18 million in property tax relief.


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Remembering Fukuda Sensei's Legacy
With an undeniable power of the mind and soul, Fukuda Sensei, has left a mark that is hard to follow on the sport of judo. Her encouragement and motivation came in three simple aspects “be strong, be gentle and be beautiful.” This is a trademark quote that changed the lives of many and touched the lives on countless others.
After her death in 2013, Fuduka’s legacy is being carried on by those who had the honor of being in her presence, such as Navneet Gill, one of Sensei’s dedicated female students at Soko Joshi Judo Club in San Francisco.
“Hers was the magical presence on the mat – no questioning, no doubt, no judgment – just the lightness of pure truth. She embodied truth and her truth was judo.”
Gill, an India native, explains how her life’s course was permanently altered after meeting Fukuda Sensei. Lately she has been on a mission to spread the legacy that she was fortunate enough to personally witness and experience as one of Sensei’s students.
Navneet’s wish to encourage and empower young girls in her home country is now a reality, partly thanks to the help and support of Keiko Fukudo Judo Foundation President, Shelley Fernandez.
“Judo gives girls confidence and opens up doors of possibilities in their mind. They not only learn awareness and self-defense but also the fact that with discipline and dedicated training they can do anything they want,” Gill said.
With Gill’s endeavor to spread judo and open dojos in India, Fukuda Sensei’s spirit will live on in even more hearts and minds. Lives will be changed and opportunities will be endless.

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Local economic impact of home care workers getting wage boost
The U.S. Department of Labor issued a new rule this week that home health aides will be subject to federal overtime and minimum wage laws in 2015 — but what does that mean for Central Florida?
Home care is the single fastest-growing industry in the U.S., expected to add 1.3 million jobs by 2020, a 70 percent growth rate. Nationally, the ruling affects about 2 million workers.
The move could affect workers and companies in Central Florida: According to the U.S. Department of Labor, metro Orlando is home to 2,450 home health aides, earning an average salary of $23,880, or about $11.50 an hour. In Florida, there are 30,010 home health aides, earning an average salary of $21,830, or about $10.50 an hour.
“There's likely to be some employment loss in the short run,” Snaith said. “At the same time, would you want someone taking care of your parents making less than someone at Burger King?”
There are 159 home health agencies operating in Central Florida, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. I checked in with Jim Mark, the president of Orlando-based American Home Companions, American In-Home Care and the national president of the Private Care Association, about the new rule.
He said the real issue is the overtime provisions. He said when a patient has memory issues, such as Alzheimer’s or dementia, they need 24-hour care.
What will happen now, he said, is home health agencies will have more workers take turns caring for a single patient.
“The caregivers aren’t going to get the time-and-a-half,” Mark said. “You’ll just have more caregivers through a specific account.”
Catherine Singley Harvey, a senior policy analyst for Washington, D.C.-based National Council of La Raza, a Latino civil rights advocacy group, said the fears of the economic fallout are overblown. “We’re not worried about the loss of jobs in this industry, but rather the growth of jobs and making sure those are good jobs that sustain workers and their families. The majority of home care workers are primary bread winners for their families.”
About half of home health workers are minorities, she said, and most of the home care workforce is foreign-born.
Home health care agencies are “upset because they’re losing access to a loophole where they didn’t have to pay workers minimum wage,” Harvey said.
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Dark and earthy, let green be another colour to try this season. If you want something a little different, use a lighter green varnish to create a French tip design.
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Take any varnish to the next level with this nail art. Apply base coat and colour, then use a detail brush to outline a semi-circle shape at the nail base. Use shimmer tones to jazz it up.
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Just like a timeless nude, pearly shades are gorgeous and make a great everyday colour. To achieve a perfect glow, don’t be afraid to layer your varnish, and aim for at least three coats.
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I found this Ted talk interesting (as most). It dealt with the relationship between ourselves now and ourselves in the future. It is a topic I think about often. We make trade offs all the time between what we would want now and what we will want later. Human beings have a pretty good ability to project into the future. But I am also interested in the relationship and obligation of our future self to who were are now and what that means for our future self.
Let me give an example that plays a big role in my life, to illustrate this. As frequent readers of this blog will know, I had studied music composition in my late teens. I felt that I had a gift for composing. When I started working with computer in 1966 and dealing medical research, I pretty much gave up composing. Over the years, I continued to play piano but more as something to relax me.
I joined Intel in 1984 and until 1988 and was based at the Oregon Facility. In 1998, my wife was accepted into a Ph.d program at Stanford. Intel kindly relocated us to Palo Alto and I worked out of the Santa Clara campus (which certainly had very positive consequence for my career at Intel). I decided to take piano lessons again and found a teacher named Glenn Spencer who thought Jazz Piano.
Glenn was a good teacher and very interesting man who sadly died too young from cancer. Glenn was the founder and leader of a Midi user group called Musig. Midi is a software protocol that was first developed in 1982 and is still used today to transfer information between electronic music instruments, computers and other devices. I got interested in Midi and joined Musig. I started learning about the capabilities of Midi. I bought an electronic piano that had some programmable features. Musiq had periodic lectures from companies that were developing Midi products. One of these companies was OpCode and it a leading company in Midi software. It had one of the best if not the best Sequencer called Studio Vision. A Sequencer is like a word processor for music. When OpCode started up, most Sequencers were special purpose hardware. Personal computers were just starting up. OpCode developed products for the Mac. I was amazed when I saw Vision demonstrated by someone from OpCode at one of the meetings. I understood how powerful the combination of an electronic keyboard, and a synthesizer where. Synthesizers were around since the 60s when Robert Moog introduced the first commercially available product. The synthesizer did just that, it synthesized sounds of musical instruments. Later, sampled sounds would be used.
A whole new world of technology related to music opened up for me. It was very exciting. I wanted to get involved. I also thought that there was an opportunity for Intel to develop some technology that would allow the actual product of the musical sounds to be done in software. You can read a bit about that part of the story here. I organized a meeting with the CEO of OpCode, Chris Halaby (who is strange not mentioned in the Wikipedia article about OpCode). I had a number of discussion with Chris and eventually he asked me to join the board of OpCode which I did in an individual capacity and not in my role as VP Corp, Development at Intel. I bought a Mac to run the companies software. I got a really good synthesizer/sampler from Roland which was one of the leading companies in midi hardware. And there I was with what was pretty much a music studio in my home office. I first used it to recording my playing so that I could improve my piano skills. But one day something I did not expect happened. I began to compose music again.
I knew I had a talent for composing. It came to me naturally. My friend Rich Falvey had thought me the basics of music theory one afternoon and I wrote my first piece a few days later. I was 15 years old and never played a musical instrument. I started to learn the piano but only so that I could play the pieces of music I was writing. I never thought I would be a pianist but over the years my piano skills developed. But there I was again in my mid 40s, writing music. Now I had amazing tools to capture my compositions. I could compose at the keyboard, edit on the computer and orchestrate. I began to write complex orchestral music. In my teens, I just wrote for the piano or for small combinations of instruments and singers. It was all that I could hear in my head and I had no other way to hear it performed unless I could get musicians together. There seemed to be no limits. I could experiment with my music change the instruments, the tempo and even create new sounds.
I would stay up late at night with ear phones on my head and write music. I began to work on one piece in particular that had a very powerful effect on me. I found it overwhelming. It was not so much that I was impressed with myself for being able to create this music but it was more that I was actually overcome by the beauty of it. But I was also suffering. I really needed to spend long amounts of time and concentration to work on this piece. But I did not have that time. I had a very demanding and exciting job at Intel and a family I loved very much. So I made a decision. I decided to stop composing. But I also made a promise. I promised myself of the future that one day when I had achieved my professional and financial goals, I would come back to composing.
So here I am with this promise I made to myself of the past some twenty years ago. have even greater tools to work with. I have kept up on music technology. I play the piano a lot. I am still improving and take lessons in jazz piano and theory. But I would not be here today, comfortably retired since my mid 50s, if it was not for the efforts I made in my 40s. I have yet kept that promise. I think I know why. What if I find out that I am not longer capable of composing with the skills and talent of that 40 year old me. What if I find out that I am not capable of keeping the promise.
There is really only one way to find out, isn’t there…
Thank you for writing down your remembrances of Glenn. I took lessons from him in the early 1990’s. I have fond (and sometimes contentious) memories of him. I, too, had to put aside my passion for music because at the time my son was 3 years old, and my tech career was demanding. But I vowed to myself that I would come back to it. Now my son is grown and I am pursuing my passion for jazz more and more. If you can recommend a good jazz teacher…


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The artists’ exhibition is open at the casino in Ponte a Serraglio.
Here is a list of artists showing their work.
…a selection at the entrance and the main room of the casino.
Find 9 faces in this painting.
In the second room is a selection of photographs.
I was happy to see my friend Tina.
…and Annalisa from Bar Italia. Where would Ponte be without her and her team?
The small room.
I hope you will all visit over the next week.
A good collection of artwork which shows local creativity. The Casino is the ideal place for these events. Very good photo of Annalisa, she should have it hanging in the Bar.
Wow! Such talent!!!
Hi Debra from Jill at New Farm. Just sent you a comment but I don’t think it got to you.I have enrolled in the Lucca Language School from April 9 to 20 and would like to visit Ponte Di Seraglio April 14/15. Can’t find out if buses go there and back over the weekend. Can you advise me? Also the Villa Rosalena you recommended isn’t suitable with my mobility issues. Can you recommend somewhere else in town near the river?CheersJillSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
Wonderful exhibition. The pieces of art are quite beautiful and vary in style. And art nouveau casino buildings are the icing on the cake for exhibitions.


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North Korea on Tuesday demanded the release of a cargo ship seized by the U.S. on suspicion of breaching UN and U.S. sanctions, the official Yonhap news agency cited Pyongyang state media as saying.
After simultaneously launching commercial 5G services in early April, three South Korean carriers have collectively signed up 260,000 subscribers — a solid start for the next-generation cellular technology.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who ended a second summit with Kim in February without a deal for North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, seemed unperturbed, saying a lot of progress was being made toward an agreement and welcoming Putin’s support.
South Korea launched the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile networks two days early, its top mobile carriers said Thursday, in a late-night scramble to be the first providers of the super-fast wireless technology.
North Korea has restored part of a missile launch site that it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in the first summit with US President Donald Trump last year.
Twelve North Korean officials — including Kim Jong Un’s de-facto chief of staff — were en-route to Vietnam Friday ahead of a second scheduled summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said.
North Korea’s top envoy involved in talks with the United States arrived in Beijing on Thursday and is thought to be en route to Washington, South Korean news agency, Yonhap reported.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has left Beijing, ending a trip to China seen as preparation for his expected summit with US President Donald Trump later this year.
A South Korean firefighting helicopter crashed into a river in Seoul on Saturday, killing one and injuring two others on board, rescue authorities said.
A report from the Yonhap News Agency in South Korea today has suggested a name, release date, and price for the foldable device Samsung teased last week at its developer conference.
South Korea’s spy agency has observed preparations by North Korea for international inspections at several of its nuclear and missile test sites, the Yonhap news agency said on Wednesday.
South Korea is considering lifting some of its sanctions against North Korea as the relationship between the two countries improves.
South Korea plans to propose a joint hosting of the 2032 Summer Olympics with North Korea at next week's summit in Pyongyang, sports minister Do Jong-hwan said Wednesday, according to a Yonhap report.
A Seoul appeals court on Friday increased ex-president Park Geun-Hye’s sentence for corruption to 25 years and fined her 17.8 million dollars (20 billion won), the news agency Yonhap reported.
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare-Ighotegunor finished second with a time of 11.07 seconds in the women’s 100m event at the Shanghai Diamond League on Saturday.
The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, in furtherance of its efforts to ensure the completion of the hitherto abandoned Enugu International Conference Centre, has approved the procurement and installation of external glass at the main auditorium of the edifice.
A philanthropist and oil magnate, Prince Arthur Eze, has doled out N185 million to Nwafor Orizu College of Education Nsugbe (NOCEN) for construction of its hostel and students’ feeding.
A group of six non-governmental organisations under the agies of Northeast Women and Youth Initiative for Good Governance (NEWYIGG) has flayed the adoption of a sole candidate for the speakership seat of the House of Representatives by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ahead of the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State, the Ijaw Elders Forum (IEF) and other stakeholders have warned against electoral violence.
The League Management Company (LMC) has announced changes in the dates for the last set of fixtures in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) abridged season.
Liverpool have been warned by Paul Ince that they will not win the Premier League title for as long as Pep Guardiola remains in charge of Manchester City.
Super Eagles’ assistant coach Alloy Agu has expressed confidence that the team’s goalkeepers will do Nigeria proud at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, has called for the release of 10 civilians detained without trials by the Nigerian Navy.
Stakeholders in the environment sector in Lagos State on Thursday lauded the state House of Assembly for proposing an amendment to the Environmental law to empower the Lagos State Waste Management Authority.


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Transition year, international and two sixth year art students from Patrician Presentation Secondary School Fethard took part in a recent art history trip to Dublin.
The first stop was Trinity College to view the Book of Kells – a lavishly illustrated copy of the four gospels in Latin – one of our greatest treasures. This was followed by a visit to the Trinity College Library and ‘Long Room’, which, at nearly 65 meters in length, contains 200,000 of the library’s oldest books.
Our next stop was the National Museum on Kildare Street, where included in an exhibition on Medieval Ireland, Fethard’s three wooden statues dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, are on display with other principle reliquaries and pieces of art from the Late Middle Ages.
Students then visited The National Gallery on Merion Square where the exhibition ‘Lines of Vision: Irish Writers at the National Gallery’, has just been opened. In this exhibition fifty-six Irish writers have selected a picture from the collection and used it to explore ideas about art, love, loss, dreams, memory, places and privacy.
In Collins Barracks students viewed ‘Beyond Pebbledash’ in the central square – a construction of a typical pebble dash house, life size scale 1:1, and familiar as a typical piece of domestic architecture intended to provoke questions on the nature of, ‘What have we built?’ and ‘Why have we built it here?’ The house includes a steel skeletal frame to replicate its walls, stairs, internal doors, chimney and roof. Also in Collins Barracks on display in its silver collection is a silver ‘Mace’ from Fethard.


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Md.'s tax-free week helps with back-to-school shopping
HALFWAY — Whether they realized it or not, many shoppers on Sunday were getting a break on their receipts thanks to the start of Maryland's tax-free week.
"That's awesome because we were coming down to get shoes and clothing for school," said Natalie Egan of Chambersburg, Pa.
Egan and her husband, Marty, were shopping Sunday at Valley Mall for their children, Kiley, 7, and Brayden, 3.
Marty Egan said the family might end up spending more now that they know it is tax-free week.
The tax-free benefit applies to purchases of clothing and shoes that cost $100 or less, according to the Maryland comptroller's website. For those purchases, consumers are not charged the state's 6 percent sales tax through Saturday.
Comptroller Peter Franchot will stop at Hagerstown Premium Outlets around 10:30 a.m. today to promote tax-free shopping week, his spokeswoman, Barbara Sauers, said Sunday.
"Saves you 6 percent. Can't complain about that," said Jason Shillingburg, who was helping his daughter, Kali Smith, 9, shop for new T-shirts and jeans.
Kali, of Mont Alto, Pa., said the tax-free week was "cool" because it saves her family money.
The family was one of several doing back-to-school shopping.
"For me, it's ... one of my biggest weeks of the entire year. It's like our fourth biggest week," said J.C. Penney Store Leader Brian Paulsen. Back-to-school week ranks behind the holiday shopping season from Thanksgiving to Christmas, he said.
Several shoppers were busy buying and perusing clothing in the children's, young men's and juniors departments around lunchtime Sunday.
Sharon Lopez said she saved $107 thanks to tax-free week and coupons while shopping at J.C. Penney for her son, Bobby. Sales were also going on at the store.
"I think that's really awesome because of how much she saved," said Bobby, 12, of Hagerstown.
Jackie Edgmond, 18, of Martinsburg, W.Va., said it was a "nice little surprise" to learn that the two St. Louis Cardinals ball caps she bought Sunday at Lids were tax-free.
Edgmond said she might return to Maryland this week to do more shopping.
Laraine Prashaw, of Martinsburg, said she probably will return to Maryland this week to take advantage of the tax waiver and do some shopping for her daughters, ages 14 and 16. The teens head back to school on Aug. 18.
Prashaw was at Valley Mall on Sunday with her boyfriend, Hagerstown resident Stuart Hindin, who said he might take advantage of the tax break to buy new sneakers.
Steve Hemstreet, of Hagerstown, said the tax break helps out.
Hemstreet's daughter, Marissa, 9, got two pairs of shorts, two pairs of jeans and a new shirt by lunchtime Sunday.
"We're still not done yet," Steve Hemstreet said.
Cynthia Crowe, 45, of Kearneysville, W.Va., said she plans to return to the mall this week with her grandchildren.
The grandmother of six, Crowe said tax-free week "is a great deal."
Julius Chaney, 5, of Hagerstown, said he got new pants, shoes and shirts for kindergarten.
His mom, Hagerstown resident Jessica Long, said she hadn't bought anything for herself, but was focusing on Julius and his sister, Amiah Long, 1, who got new shoes.
Kelly Jones, of Middletown, Md., said the tax break is great. She was at the mall with family members, including her children, Brandon, 15, and Katie, 19, who were shopping for the new school year.
"It saves her money so I can get cooler things," Brandon said.


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text: A fifth grader from Driver Elementary in Suffolk, Virginia, could be kicked out for bring marijuana to school. “Policy is policy, but I do think they need to check into the situation more,” former teacher Jonathan Lewis told WTKR. Suffolk police say the student brought marijuana to school last week, but tell us it wasn’t for him or his classmates. They say the child specifically showed his teacher the pot. After his mother was called in, he sat right next to her and told school officials that he took it from his father’s truck and brought it in so his dad would stop smoking marijuana. The school’s zero tolerance policy says expulsion is the next step, regardless of the child's apparently good intentions. “Today is a different day in age. I can’t imagine that happening. It obviously seems young, but I mean, but they’re so exposed to everything nowadays. I mean who knows what the child’s homelife is like and what kind of exposure they’re getting besides drugs,” Lewis added.


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(HARTFORD, Conn.) – The Women’s Auxiliary of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center has pledged to contribute an unprecedented $5 million to the Hospital over 10 years.
The unrestricted pledge is a graduated giving plan covering the years 2011 through 2020.
“We are very happy to be able to make this commitment now, during these difficult times. Our history shows that our membership has always responded generously to the healthcare needs of our community,” said Janet Newman, the Auxiliary’s President.
Founded in 1926, the Auxiliary has contributed more than $11 million to the Hospital over its 83-year history.
“As Saint Francis has grown, we have grown. As Saint Francis has achieved awards of excellence, we have worked proudly, side by side, with a strong commitment to the ideals of our organization and to Saint Francis,” said Newman.
The Auxiliary is currently in the midst of a $1.5 million, five-year pledge to support the renovation of the New Beginnings Family Birth Care Center. So far, it has retired $840,000 of that pledge, with $660,000 remaining to be paid off.
“This is a truly remarkable act of generosity on the part of the Auxiliary, which is a steadfast supporter of Saint Francis and its mission,” said Paul Pendergast, President of the Saint Francis Foundation and Chief Development Officer.
“We are extremely grateful to the Auxiliary for their commitment to Saint Francis. Their marketing innovations and inspiring spirit make the Auxiliary an invaluable resource in advancing our mission,” said Christopher M. Dadlez, Saint Francis’ President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our entire community profoundly benefits from the hard work, ingenuity and tireless enthusiasm of this outstanding organization.”
This generous $5 million commitment follows other recent record-breaking donations made to Saint Francis. In July, an anonymous donor pledged an estate bequest valued at $12.5 million. This supplanted the Hospital’s previous largest-ever commitment, another anonymous estate gift with an estimated value of $6 million, received last January.
Founded in 1897, Saint Francis is a major teaching hospital licensed for 617 acute inpatient beds and 65 bassinets. It is the largest Catholic hospital in New England.

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Soil acidity and methods of its determination
The chemical composition of different soils significantlydiffers in the presence and level of the chemical elements contained in them, as well as their compounds. These factors affect the fertility of the soil and other indicators of plant-specific crops.
PH acidity index
The indicator of soil quality is the level of acidity, corresponding to the degree of concentration of hydrogen ions in the earth solution. It is called an indicator of acidity and is referred to as pH.
The acidity of the soil depends on its chemicalcomposition. It is acidic, alkaline and neutral. Alkaline and acidic soils are further subdivided into border grades. Depending on the level of acidification, acidic soils are strongly-, weakly- and medium-acidic, and alkaline soils, similarly, are weakly, strongly- and medium-alkaline. The acidity of the soil increases in pH from acid to alkaline state. The pH is assumed to be neutral. If it is less, the soil is considered acidic, higher - alkaline. The importance of acidity affects its quality, development and growth of plants. The plants can only fully absorb the necessary nutrients in neutral soil. Even a good fertilizer does not create conditions for the development of plants at a pH that is higher or lower than the neutral one.
Acidic soils are:
- pH = 4 or less are strongly acidic;
- pH from 4 to 5 - medium-acid;
- pH from 5 to 6 - slightly acid.
Neutral soils have a pH of 6.5-7.
Alkaline soils are:
- pH 7-8 - it is slightly alkaline;
- pH 8-8.5 - it is medium-alkaline;
- pH 8.5 and above - it is strongly alkaline.
The acidity of the soil affects the degree of penetrationin the tissues of plants of heavy metals contained in the soil. At neutral pH, heavy metals continue to remain in a bound state and only a small part of them accumulate in plants. At the same time, acidic soils with a low pH include a lot of aluminum, manganese and iron in a form poisonous for plants.
Also with radionuclides: The pH value affects the degree of their absorption into the plants. In this regard, it can be said quite definitely that in the neutral soil the necessary nutrients are optimally absorbed by the plants, and the absorption of harmful substances is insignificant.
Determination of soil acidity
Most plants prefer neutral andweakly acid soils. Sometimes we can assess the acidity of the soil by the growth of weeds, but due to the fact that weed is actively being destroyed, it is unlikely that it can accurately judge acidity. How to determine the acidity of the soil? To determine it, you can use indicator paper (TU16-09-1181-71). In stores you can buy a set of filter strips. The filtered strips are painted in light orange color, they have a special indicator coating, which changes the shade depending on the pH level.
The table attached to the kit reflects the acidity of the soil, depending on the color indicated.
To determine the acidity level, the soil forAnalysis is taken at different depths in different parts of the site. The soil is wrapped in a dense fabric, tied and placed in water. Take one part of the soil and 4-5 parts of water. Then, the test paper is immersed in the received earth solution. The obtained color is checked with a scale for determining the acidity.
To obtain an approximate soil analysisyou can use acid-alkaline bi-colored paper, and for even more correct analysis - "rifan", universal paper, or other indicators, which have a small pH interval. What should I do if the soil in the suburban area is acidic? To correct the situation, you can make ash, chalk, lime, building powder cement. With strongly alkaline soil, it is necessary to add earth with an acidic or neutral reaction, while the soil of different species is thoroughly mixed.

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Tour de France organizers announced the same 22 teams that rode last year will compete this year in the race that starts at the Mont St Michel on 2 July. British cyclist Christopher Froome will attempt to win a third title on a route that appears made just for him, as individual time trials will play a bigger role this year than in previous races.
"It's a selection without surprises," said the Tour’s general director Christian Prudhomme.
There are four invited teams, three French and one German team Bora-Argon, which will compete in the race for the third time.
"They have the German champion, the young Emanuel Buchmann, who did an excellent climb at Cauterets last year and a good sprinter in Irishman Sam Bennett," said Prudhomme.
Froome, riding for Team Sky, took the 2013 title, and edged out Colombian Nairo Quintana by 1’12 minutes last year.
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The Catholic Church's processes of dealing with sex abuse victims often makes mental and emotional wounds worse, a psychologist has told a Victorian parliamentary inquiry.
Dr Joseph Poznanski told the inquiry into sex abuse within religious and other organisations that victims often came to him expressing despair and helplessness after dealing with the church's compensation process.
He said the church's psychiatric assessments would downplay the effect of sexual abuse on victims.
"In the majority of cases this is more like salt to festering wound," he told the inquiry in Melbourne on Friday.
Dr Poznanski said church representatives would often be flanked by lawyers and insurers at meetings with victims, and failed to check on their wellbeing or offer pastoral care.
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This cobbler makes quick work of berries—blackberries, blueberries, huckleberries, raspberries, and strawberries. Make use a surplus of berries in season, or use frozen berries (either from the market or ones you froze in season) since they fall apart when cooked in the cobbler anyway. Just sweeten the fruit a bit, cover with a buttermilk drop biscuit topping, and bake.
Note: This recipe calls for quick-cooking tapioca as the thickener, which will leave the fruit juices clear and thickened but not gummy. Feel free to use cornstarch instead, but know that the fruit filling may look a bit cloudy.
- 6 cups berries, rinsed and patted dry (hull and slice strawberries)
- 1 cup sugar, divided and more to taste
- 3 tablespoons quick-cooking or instant tapioca
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter, chilled
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
Gather the ingredients.
Preheat oven to 350 F. In a 2-quart casserole dish or similar baking pan, toss the berries with 3/4 cups of the sugar. Taste and add more sugar if you like a sweeter filling. Add tapioca and lemon juice and toss to combine. Set aside.
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Drop batter by the spoonful onto the berry mixture. Depending on the size and shape of your dish, you may have spots of batter or be able to cover the entire top with batter.
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outermost layer Thickness nearly 40 kM at
Thicker and denser layer below Major contents are Silicates and Metals The temp. at lower part is about 22000C
continents Thickness nearly 20 kM below oceans
0 20-40 kM 2900 kM 5000 kM 6370 kM Crust Mantle Outer Core Inner Core Cetre
Central part Classified into outer and inner cores Outer is molten and at around 50000C Inner part is thought to be solid
Crust is naturally got partitioned Partitions are called tectonic plates Plates move vary slowly under the forces from interior of earth Vertical-continent building-epeirogenic Horizontal-mountain building-orogenic-cause synclines & anticlines – leads to faulting of rocks
How Earthquakes occur?
Earthquake are caused by abrupt motions and rupture of rocks separated by a geological fault. Sudden release of accumulated strain energy generate vibrations that can be felt, and, if sufficiently strong, can cause damage to houses.
begins with a sudden noise, or roar, and is followed by vibrations or a swaying sensation. vertical movement (up and down) and horizontal movements (side to side) are caused Horizontal movements generate more damage. vibrations can last for mere seconds or for several minutes, depending on the size of the earthquake and the distance from the epicenter
DIP-SLIP FAULTS STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS OBLIQUE-SLIP FAULTS
DIP-SLIP FAULTS a) Normal Fault
In a normal fault, the block above the fault moves down relative to the block below the fault. This fault motion is caused by tensional forces and results in extension. [Other names: normalslip fault, tensional fault or gravity fault]
DIP-SLIP FAULTS b) Reverse Fault
In a reverse fault, the block above the fault moves up relative to the block below the fault. This fault motion is caused by compressional forces and results in shortening. A reverse fault is called a thrust fault if the dip of the fault plane is small. [Other names: thrust fault, reverse-slip fault or compressional fault]
2. STRIKE-SLIP FAULT
In a strike-slip fault, the movement of blocks along a fault is horizontal. If the block on the far side of the fault moves to the left, as shown in this animation, the fault is called left-lateral. If the block on the far side moves to the right, the fault is called right-lateral. The fault motion of a strike-slip fault is caused by shearing forces. [Other names: transcurrent fault, lateral fault, tear fault or wrench fault]
3. OBLIQUE-SLIP FAULT
Oblique-slip faulting suggests both dip-slip faulting and strike-slip faulting. It is caused by a combination of shearing and tension of compressional forces.
Focus, Center, Hypofocus or Hypocenter
› Point in the earth's crust where calculations indicate
that the first seismic waves originated. Epicenter › Vertical projection of the focus on the earth's surface. Magnitude › a measure of the energy released during an earthquake. › calculated using an equation proposed by Charles F. Richter in 1958. › An earthquake of magnitude greater than 8 (M8) represents a very severe earthquake.
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a geophysical event
• measured in magnitude of energy released and in duration
and intensity of ground shaking.
an event affecting human beings
• measured in loss of life and property
scale of human event is not always proportional to that of the seismic event
• casualties and property damage depend upon
population density type of structures type of construction stability of geologic foundations time of occurrence magnitude, duration and focal distance of the earthquake.
Logarithm to the base 10 of the maximum amplitude of ground motion as recorded in mm at a distance of 100kM from the epicenter on a Wood Anderson type Torsion Seismograph having 80% of critical damping, natural period of 0.8 seconds and magnification 2800.
measure of the degree of damage caused by an earthquake at a given place Scale varies from I to XII Another intensity scale
› Medvedev, Sponheuer and Karnik (MSK or MSK-
all intensity scales are subjective, that is, qualitative. There is absolutely no correlation between magnitude and intensity of an earthquake
P-Waves (Primary waves)
› Fast, longitudinal wave › Travel through crust, mantle & core › Velocity of travel depends on density of medium
S-Waves (Secondary waves)
› Slower than P › Transverse wave › Travel through crust & mantle only
L-Waves (Long waves or surface waves)
› Transverse wave › Travel through surface of crust alone
Magnitude of the event Mechanism at source Characteristics of travel path of shock waves Local soil conditions Topography of the site
How to reduce the extensive loss of life and property caused by earthquakes? • adopt and implement
improved design ‘siting’ construction procedures
• ascertain the user acceptance of new designs
and non-traditional building materials and construction techniques
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related to the type of structural
Masonry walls with timber floors or tiled roofs Masonry walls with RCC floors or roof for single and multiple stories RCC framed structure with infill masonry walls RCC shear wall construction Steel frames with infill wall
› Random Rubble Stone Masonry in Mud
› Un-reinforced Brick Masonry
Reinforced Brick Masonry
Reinforced Concrete Framed Structures / Steel Structures
Poor material and workmanship
Long walls Openings in walls to large > 50% of length
Openings too close to corners of walls
Lack of structural integrity Unsymmetrical plan of building.
Soil should have proper combination of clay, sand and fiber
Reinforce with wood/bamboo, mesh with cane and plaster
Provide frequent buttresses and pilasters at corners Roof and Lintel bands, corner bands
Use plinth masonry
Overturning of walls due to out of plane inertia forces
Separation and bulging of the two leaves of stone walls due to absence of bond stones stone rotation
Collapse of roof due to very heavy self weight.
No mortar to weak mortar in stone walls,
No continuity at the joints of the walls in horizontal plane,
Lack of through stone between the outer and inner leaves of stone wall, Very heavy roof of stone slates, Lack of interconnection in roof and walls.
Limit wall dimensions
Use buttresses every 3m Avoid clay mud mortar Provide bond stones Reinforce in both directions
Diagonal cracks through masonry units, Overturning of walls due to out of plane inertia forces,
Vertical cracks in walls due to plate bending action,
Failure of wall connections, Collapse of roof ,
Un-reinforced gable end masonry walls are unstable and the strutting action of purlins imposes additional force.
(a) Over turning (b) Sliding
Enclosure Shear cracks Bending cracks Separation cracks Gable crack
FAILURE OF MASONRY
Poor material and workmanship
Poor tension and shear strength of mortar Long walls Openings in walls to large > 50% of length Openings too close to corners of walls Lack of structural integrity Unsymmetrical plan of building Poor soil or bad foundation.
Failure of Seven storied building in Turkey
• Roof Band • Lintel Band • Around Openings • Vertical Reinf.
Sliding of trusses, falling off of beams, floors etc. Instability of trusses, gables etc. Shear wall with openings one above another Falling off of roof tiles, chajjas etc. Arch thrust Low quality material and workmanship (mortar 1:6)
• Limit wall dimensions; width < 40t, height < 20t, t > 200 mm • Limit opening size and location, reinforce opening • Avoid toothed joint in one wall • Provide horizontal and vertical reinforcement bands,corner • Reinforce gables or use light sheeting
• helps make brick buildings resistant to earthquakes.
• vertical and horizontal steel bars are set into brickwork as the bricks are laid.
Typical failure patterns
• Diagonal cracks through masonry units • Vertical cracks in walls due to plate bending action • Failure of wall connections • Failure of short brick columns
Soft story failure Shear failure of column compression failure pullout failure of smooth main bars Weak axis failure of columns due to orientation problems Column hinging at beam-column junctions
Diagonal shear failure of shear wall Failure at openings of coupled walls
Severely damaged reinforced concrete building with shear walls at Sannomiya Station, central Kobe. The building consists of a relatively simple (structurally and architecturally) upper portion on top of a complex lower portion
Badly damaged concrete shear wall building
Shear wall failure Cobe
The January 17, 1995 Kobe Earthquake
Supposed to be the best for lateral resistance as well for adequate ductility. Welded structures might be affected due to breaking at welds in welded-flange moment connections
› Cracks across the column-flange thickness › Fractures at weld-metal/column-flange
interfaces › Cracks in fillet welds at shear connection plates › Cracks in beam shear connection plates along the bolt line or in the plate at the end of the fillet welds
Other common types of failures
oBuckling of bracings oDamage of riveted connections due to inadequate capacity oDamage to claddings oSpalling of covering concrete oPlastification at lower stress levels in case of fire associated with earthquake
Severe cracking of a steel building in Sannomiya
Steel buildings in the Nagata Ward. While the frames appear to be in good shape, the cladding was shaken off the building, posing a severe life-safety hazard.
Buckled diagonal brace in a parking garage.
• CONFIGURATION - Size, Shape, Location of Structural Elements, Non-structural Elements • REGULARITY - Uniform Distribution of Mass & Stiffness • ENVIRONMENT - Foundation, Adjacent Buld., Site
• Response in Elevation: Building as a Vertical Cantilever • Response in Plan : Centre of Mass & Rigidity
PLAN IRREGULARITIES 1) Reentrant Corners – Split into separate units
2) Un-symmetry - Avoid
PLAN IRREGULARITIES 3) Distribution of VLLR Elements – adequate ?
4) Diaphragm Openings – Symmetric and Small
5) Breaks in Columns or Beams
6) Staggered Levels
reinforced concrete building in Sannomiya. Much of the damage is concentrated at structural discontinuities Kobe
STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS 1) Rigid and Flexible Diaphragms
L L • Forces in VLLR proportional to their stiffness • (diaf) << (VLLR) • H>>L • Rigid body rotation • Cast-in-place concrete Precast+topping,
• Forces in VLLR –as in simple beam supports • (diaf) >> (VLLR) • H << L • No rigid body rotation • Ply-wood floor Precast
• A structure possess minimum strength to withstand minor earthquakes, which occur frequently, with some non-structural damage,
• Resist moderate earthquakes, which occur once in twenty five years or so, with minor structural damage and some non structural damage and, • Withstand a major earthquake, which is likely to occur once in a life time of the structure, without complete collapse.
Diagram of typical detailing of ductile versus nonductile reinforced concrete columns
An earthquake-resistant building has a number of special structural features.
shear walls, made of reinforced concrete, strengthen the structure and help resist rocking forces. Shear walls in the center of a building form a shear core. Crossbracing reinforces walls with diagonal steel beams. Base isolators act as shock absorbers, and a moat allows a building to sway.
use of eccentric braces are being used over concentric braces
Severely damaged steel-frame building in Sannomiya. This building illustrates the practice of bracing multiple bays
steel-truss elements forming a moment frame for the lateral-loadresisting structural system.
Detail of the truss elements Note the minimal damage to the concrete units. This photo shows the intersection of the vertical and horizontal frames
steel construction in Japan result in structures with higher degrees of redundancy than in the United States
These three-year-old wooden houses collapsed from excessive loads imposed by heavy tile roofs.
A similar wooden house on the block with a lightweight roof had minimal damage
A Replace unreinforced masonry or deteriorating concrete foundations with RCC. B Add concrete foundations under walls that lack support. C Add a steel frame or plywood panels to both sides of garage door and window openings. Secure frame to foundation with anchor bolts.
KOBE – FIRE FOLLOWED EARTHQUAKE
SANFRANSISCO - FIRE FOLLOWED EARTHQUAKE
Ground settlement in central Kobe.
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In the report that the plenary of the Assembly will discuss in the second and final debate it is noted that the media has power and that´s why it is necessary that safeguards are established, through regulations.
However, these should be implemented within a framework of “unrestricted repect to the freedom of expression and the rights of communication.” But the opposition considers it is serious that the Constitution considers a fundamental right as a public service, as they are different concepts.
In this regard, the ruling of the Constitutional Court establishes that communication has a “double dimensionality.” It adds that constitutional rights must be implemented and enforced through public policies. The coordination of Alianza Pais and the authorities of the Assembly will hold today a meeting to define the date of voting on the amendments.
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Ten people were detained Tuesday after police searched the office of St. Petersburg’s scientology organization, an unidentified source in law enforcement told the RIA Novosti news agency.
Large-scale searches were carried out Tuesday in the Moscow and St. Petersburg churches of Scientology, another source in law enforcement told the Interfax news agency earlier on Tuesday.
Police officers have blocked the entrance to the Moscow Church of Scientology, located on Taganskaya Ulitsa in the city center and no one is allowed in or out, according to eyewitnesses.
Searches are believed to be connected with a major crackdown on Scientology in Russia and a criminal case launched against the church over “illegal business activity,” Interfax reported.
The Church was unavailable for comment when contacted by The Moscow Times.
In November last year, Moscow City Court ruled in favor of the Russian Justice Ministry that wanted to liquidate an association called the “Moscow Scientology Church,” as its religious status contradicts the fact that the term “Scientology” was also registered as a trademark owned by the U.S.-based Religious Technology Center.
In turn, representatives of the Church sent an appeal to Russia’s Supreme Court, claiming that its liquidation would violate the rights of believers.
Several illegally installed microphones and cameras were found and withdrawn from Moscow’s Church during a search last August.
In 2007, St. Petersburg City Court liquidated the “Center for Scientology” following accusations that it was collecting data about citizens’ private lives.


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Feast day of Rhiannon, Celtic Moon/Dawn Goddess
Pwyll first met Rhiannon, when she appeared as a beautiful woman dressed in gold and riding a white horse. Pwyll sent his horsemen after her, but she was too fast. After three days, he spoke and Rhiannon told him she would rather marry him than the man she was being forced upon, Gwawl. She made a tryst with Pwyll and after a year from that day, he won her from Gwawl by tricking him to climb into a magic bag that Rhiannon had given to Pwyll – striking an agreement to free him in exchange for Rhiannon.
Rhiannon gave birth to a son after three years of their rule; however, on the night of the birth, the child disappeared while in the care of six of Rhiannon's ladies-in-waiting. They feared that they would be put to death, and to avoid any blame, smeared blood from a puppy on the sleeping Rhiannon, and lay its bones around her bed ...
(Source of date: The Phoenix and Arabeth 1992 Calendar)
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OL Coaching Search Update: Why Grimes Stayed and What’s Next
Posted by Jesus Shuttlesworth
When Jeff Grimes left Austin late last week in his heart he wanted to be a Texas Longhorn. The money was right especially for a native Texan who wanted to return home. But one thing bothered Grimes about “coming home” to help fellow coaches Major Applewhite and Bryan Harsin fix 5-7. The time commitment. So much so, that Grimes felt the need to call Brown this weekend to discuss the significant time commitment all the coaches at Texas would be putting in to rehabilitate the program.
Applewhite and Harsin would be working consistent 16 and sometimes even 18 hour days to right the ship and as Grimes explained to Coach Brown, he didn’t know if he could honestly commit to that. You see Grimes has a growing family with young kids and to pick up that family and heap all of that pressure on his wife by leaving her home alone in a new home so Grimes could be at the office for 18 hours wouldn’t be something Jeff would be comfortable with in a new locale. And certainly ducking out early while all the other coaches were working was unacceptable as well. So Coach Grimes and Coach Brown agreed the fit wasn’t there and decided amicably to go separate ways this weekend.
As for a new candidate, we hear the focus now shifts to Joe Wickline. Mack would have waited until after this weekend anyway to target Wickline regardless of Grimes because this is Okie State’s big recruiting weekend and Mack Brown respects that. In any case, look for the heat to be turned up in that direction starting Monday. Wickline is apparently interested in what Texas has to say, but it will be hard to pull Wickline out of Stillwater because he is so highly thought of by the OSU administration. If Wickline falls through, look for other names like Klenakis, Strausser, and Searels to emerge. A Wickline hire would also give the Horns a solid chance to retain Chris Westerman.


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his Cross daily, and follow me, Luke ix. 23:
• He that taketh not his Cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me, • Matt. x. 38.
• If thy right Eye offend thee, [that is, any Lust as dear as d right Eye] pluck it out, and cast it from thee; for it is profit• able for thee, that one of thy Members • fhould perish, and not that thy whole Body should be cast into Hell, Matt, v.
29. * And if thy right Hand offend thee [that is, any Ewft as dear as a right Hand] ? cut it off, and cast it from thee; for it is
profitable for thee, that one of thy Mem?bers should perish, and not that thy · whole Body should be cast into Hell, • Matt. v. 30.
· Enter ye in at the strait Gate, for wide o is the Gate, and broad is the way that
, • be that go in thereat; because strait is
the Gate, and narrow is the Way which • leadeth unto Life, and few there be that find it, Matt. vii. 13, 14.
• He that loveth Father or Mother more • than me, is not worthy of me; and he • that loveth Son or Daughter more than me, is not worthy of me, Matt. x. 37. 6
Whosoever shall be ashamed of me, 6 and of my Words, of him thall the Son
of Man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own Glory, and in his Father's, and of the Holy Angels, Luke ix. 26.
• Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all and followed thee. And Je• sus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, there is no Man that hath left House, or Brethren, or Sisters, or Father, or Mo'ther, or Wife, or Children, or Lands, for
my Sake, and the Gospel's; but he shall « receive an hundred-fold now in this
Time, Houses, and Brethren, and Sisters, 6 and Mothers, and Children, and Lands, 6 with Persecutions; and in the World to come, eternal Life, Mark x. 28, 29, 30.
• Whosoever will save his Life, shall lofe • it, but whosoever shall lose his Life for
my Sake and the Gospel's, the same shall • save it, Mark viii. 35.
• What shall it profit a Man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own • Soul ? Mark viii. 36.
“This is the Will of God, even your • Sanctification, i Thel. iv. 3:
• Blessed are they that do his Command• ments, that they may have Right to the • Tree of Life, and may enter in through
• the Gates into the City (of the new Jeru• salem) Rev. xxii. 14.
• Grace and Peace be multiplied unto you through the Knowledge of God, and
of Jesus Christ our Lord, that hath called • us to Glory and Virtue; whereby are
given unto us exceeding great and pre• cious Promises; that by these you might be Partakers of the Divine Nature, having escaped the Corruption that is in the • World, through Lust,' 2 Pet. i. 2, 3, 4.
A Prayer in our Retirement after we are res
turned Home from the Lord's Table.
O Lord, my God! I acknowledge with
all Thankfulness of Heart, thy great Mercy and Goodness, in giving me an Opportunity of approaching thy Holy Table; and in disposing my Mind to commemorate the infinite Love of my crucified Saviour, to render him Thanks and Praise for laying down his Life as a Sacrifice for the Sins of the World, and to present unto thee that Sacrifice, as a full Satisfaction for them, whereby thou doft incline me humbly to hope for all the Benefits of his Death and Paffion.
What Thanks, most gracious God, can I return unto thy Divine Majesty, for impresfing a Senfe of my Duty upon my Mind, and for that Strength and Power whereby thou hast in fome Measure enabled me to perform it? I will praise and magnify thy great and glorious Name, and I will entirely devoteinyself to thy Service, as long as I have any. Being.
Bleffed be thy Name for those freth Supplies of Grace I have received; grant that they may make me run the Way of thy Commandments with Delight and Pleasure, that I may never any more faint or droop, or tire in my Duty.
Blessed be thy Name for those comfortable Assurances thou haft givenrime of Pardon and Forgiveness. " Let'this thy com passionate Goodnefs be a perpetual Obligat tion to Love and Gratitude 1- Let it put me upon my Guard, that I míay watch over all my Ways, and do always that which is well-pleasing in tlay Sight. un'ispiral
Blessed be thy Name for that Peace and Quiet thou hast restored to my Soul, for those Resolutions thou hast wrought in me to persevere in thy Service to the End of my Days: make them firm, vigorous, and
constant'; and never let anyi sinful Passions any more ruffle and discómpofe my. Mind.
Blessed be thy Name for that Relish thou haft given me of spiritual Delights ; that Desire of possessing the eternalInheritance: Let the Enjoyments of Sense appear mean and contemptible, and let not the Pleafures of the World any more prevail upon me to transgress thy holy Laws.
Grant, O Lord, that I may walk worthy of these thy distinguishing Mercies, and live as becomes the Redeemed of the Lord. Without thee, O blessed Jefus, I can do nothing without thee, who art the Son of Righteousness, I thall walk in Darknets ; without thee, + who art the Physician of Souls, I shall, laiiguilh ånd die; without thee, who art'the Joy of all devout Minds, I fhall consume my Days away in Sadness. Remain therefore, O Lord, and abide with me for ever : I shall then be enabled to do thy Will in this Life, and thereby be qualified to partake of thy Glories to all Eter. nity in the next. Amen, Amen.
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Well, the plot lines were interesting -- three semifinalists in uncharted territory and another trying to make a comeback -- but then the matches fell flat on Thursday.
After losing the first set of the semifinal, Jennifer Capriati won the first game of the next. Time to settle in and get ready for her to play another of her typical three-set matches. Then, surprisingly, Capriati never caught fire. Anastasia Myskina gave Capriati enough free points to push it to a third set but she couldn't make use of it. As it was, it was never a match. Totally anticlimactic.
In fact, the two Russians were far and away the better players, as Elena Dementieva easily handled Paola Suarez in the other semifinal. Myskina, however, was much more composed than Dementieva, who started to look like she was questioning herself. On the change of ends, Dementieva did deep-knee bends and seemed to almost be hyperventilating. She shouldn't have been tired physically, so all of that was a show of nerves.
How will those nerves hold up in this all-Russian final Saturday? There's the match on the court -- and then there's the match between the ears. In this championship, the one between the ears is more interesting. A Russian woman has never won a major. Dementieva and Myskina are both 22 and come from Moscow. There's obviously a history here. That will bring a lot of emotions to the table. Add to that, they're both playing in their first major final, and this match begins to boil over with intangibles.
It's hard to know who might win because they're unproven in this situation.
Dementieva breaks serve a lot -- and needs to because of the weakness of her serve. ESPN's Shot Spot showed that Dementieva has served every single ball to her right-handed opponent's forehand. She's not served one ball to the backhand side. It's stunning that she can win with such predictability. It puts even more pressure on her to break serve.
Based on her play against Capriati, Myskina looks stronger. She had a good game plan and stuck with it. She's mentally handling this tournament better. She can get very emotional and irritated with her coach. However, being in a major final, where seriousness is paramount, rather than drawing out the emotions, players can sometimes use them to concentrate more. Your eyes don't wander around the stadium and you tend to get down to business. Earlier in the event, it's easier to lose it. So, this serious stage should make Myskina do what she did against Capriati -- stay on task.
Putting it all together -- Dementieva's shaky serve and mental game compared to Myskina's newfound maturity -- Myskina should win her first Grand Slam title.
Obviously the Belgians, Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kim Clijsters have been a sensation in women's tennis as the No. 1 and No. 2 players for the past few months. Behind them, though, the progress of the Russians has been the other huge story. The only thing missing was a major title, and now that's going to be taken care of. Now the Russian women are legit.
ESPN tennis analyst Pam Shriver won 21 singles and 112 doubles crowns, including 22 Grand Slam titles.


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UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) - If Palestine fails to achieve full statehood recognition at the United Nations, the only other viable option is to get "enhanced" observer status with the 193-member General Assembly, the U.N.'s highest policy making body.
But that proposed new status has already triggered Israeli and Western fears that Palestinians may also logically win the right to haul the Jewish state before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on war crimes charges.
"If Israel is not going to commit any war crimes or violate international humanitarian law," says Dr. Nabeel Shaath, a senior official of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and a former foreign minister, "it should have absolutely no reason to fear our membership with the ICC."
The ICC is one of those institutions created by the United Nations to make people accountable when they violate, he said. "If they don't violate, why should they be worried?" asked Shaath, one of the most articulate Palestinians holding a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, where he once taught finance and economics.
|The United Nations Security Council meets on the Palestinian request for full United Nations membership September 28, 2011 at UN headquarters in New York. AFP
"Of course, Shaath is rhetorically correct," said Richard Falk, a former U.N. Special Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights, "but the Israeli response would be that would not stop the Palestinian Authority from making irresponsible allegations."
"In fact, I would doubt that the PA would use its enhanced membership status to make allegations about past Israeli criminality, but it might use it to raise fresh charges arising out of future Israeli behaviour," he told IPS.
"It is rather complicated situation but I suspect that the PA will not push its General Assembly recognition of statehood in these directions early on," he said.
It is more a political question than a legal one, said Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University.
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink, a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement, told IPS, "Yes, if the Israeli government feels its actions are justified under international law, it should have nothing to fear from Palestine joining the ICC."
But that's a big "if", she added. "Surely, they understand that the continued building of settlements on Palestinian land, the siege of Gaza and the brutal Gaza invasion (Operation Cast Lead) are gross violations of international law," she said.
They certainly don't want the intense scrutiny that would come from cases being brought before the court, said Benjamin, also a co- founder of the international human rights organisation Global Exchange.
The speculation at the United Nations is that Palestine has to clear two political hurdles: either get the nine required votes in the 15- member Security Council on its claim for statehood, or escape a veto by the United States.
If it fails on both counts, the Palestinians will have only one option: go to the General Assembly for "enhanced" observer status.
The vote requires only a simple majority -- 97 out of 193 votes. But as of now, Palestine could end up with as much as 125 or 130 votes.
Armed with the new observer status -- on par with the Vatican in the General Assembly -- Palestine will qualify to join the myriads of U.N. agencies, and also the ICC, which was created to pursue war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Currently, Palestine only has "observer" status with very limited options and political clout. As expected, if the General Assembly votes in favour, Palestine will be "a non-member State member.""We'd be accepted as a state but we won't have the full membership that only the Security Council can award," Shaath told reporters last week.
Mouin Rabbani, a visiting senior fellow at the Washington-based Institute for Palestine Studies, told IPS it's not yet clear whether or not the Palestinians will go to the General Assembly, and whether they will seek enhanced observer status if they do go that route.
"I think the American-Israeli fears that the PLO could accede to the Rome Statute (that created the ICC) and file cases in the ICC are precisely why the Palestinians should make a concerted effort to take this route," he said.
It has become abundantly clear to many over the course of the past two decades -- and particularly so since U.S. President Barack Obama assumed office -- that the Palestinians need to definitively break with the Oslo framework and develop alternative strategies that challenge rather than accommodate U.S. policy.
The 1993 Oslo accords between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel resulted in the creation of the Palestinian Authority; called for the withdrawal of the Israeli Defence Forces from parts of the occupied territory; and also spelled out the future relationship between the two warring parties.
Rabbani said the record conclusively demonstrates that U.S. mediation has become indistinguishable from Israeli policy and thus leads to consolidation of Israeli occupation rather than Palestinian self-determination.
"And the American policy that most needs to be challenged is its systematic sponsorship of Israeli impunity in its dealings with its colonial subjects," he added.
Shaath told reporters last week that it took Israel one and a half years to join the United Nations as a full member, it took Macedonia nine months, but it took only two days for South Sudan to join the world body.
He pointed out there are already nine countries in the Security Council which recognise Palestine as a state: China, India, Russia, Lebanon, South Africa, Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gabon and Nigeria.
But he said there is tremendous pressure on some of these countries either to vote against or abstain on the statehood resolution, thereby depriving Palestine the nine votes it needs.
Shaath said the Palestinians were conscious of the fact that there is an upcoming presidential election in the U.S. "and a lot of domestic requirements of the president of the United States". "We are not seeking to join the mafia or al-Qaeda," he stressed. "We are seeking the United Nations that Mr. Obama spoke about so eloquently (at the General Assembly last week) and so grandly."
Rabbani said Shaath's statement draws attention to the reality that Palestinians cannot just file cases with the ICC and expect a fair hearing.
It is after all a court that thus far has interpreted its mandate as applying exclusively to Africans, and under current circumstances the prospects that the ICC would accept cases concerning Israeli war crimes are at best minimal, he said.
This is, however, a reality that is subject to change, particularly if the Palestinians launch a concerted campaign to promote the internationalisation of the Palestine Question, and bolster such a campaign with other elements of an alternative strategy, both on the ground in the occupied territories, as well as regionally and internationally, said Rabbani, also a co-editor of Jadaliyya, an independent e-magazine published by the Arab Studies Institute.
Such a strategy, he pointed out, should systematically challenge the U.S. -Israel agenda and seek and break their monopoly on Middle East diplomacy.