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The case against Kerry Kennedy, who was arrested last July on charges of driving under the influence of a sleep aid, moved closer to trial Tuesday as her lawyer said she would not consider a plea deal and a North Castle judge set a schedule for attorneys to file motions.
Wearing a long purple coat and accompanied by her lawyers William Aronwald and Gerald Lefcourt, as well as an unidentified friend, Kennedy spent a few minutes in Town Judge Elyse Lazansky's courtroom while they worked out a timetable and set her next court date for May 7. Lazansky said she would issue her rulings on the pretrial motions, which will include a motion to dismiss the case, at that time.
Aronwald later told Newsday that "the motion will be based on the fact that there is no evidence Kerry knowingly ingested Ambien before getting behind the wheel. She accidentally took the pill instead of the thyroid medicine that she has to take every day. Basically, there is no evidence to sustain the charge against her."
Kennedy, 53, did not speak during the hearing and left the courthouse in a white Lexus sedan. She has pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charge of driving while drugged and faces a year in jail if convicted.
Kennedy, the daughter of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and ex-wife of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was arrested July 13 after the car she was driving sideswiped a tractor trailer and frightened other motorists as she drove erratically south on Interstate 684 about 8 a.m. She left the highway at Exit 3, and a North Castle police officer found her slumped over the steering wheel of her 2008 Lexus on nearby Route 22, authorities said.
"I remember getting on the highway, and then I have no memory until I was stopped at a traffic light and a police officer was at my car door," Kennedy told reporters after her first appearance in North Castle Town Court. "In my discussion with the police officer, I was confused and erratic."
Kennedy, who was alone and headed to the gym when the incident occurred, said she "told the officer that it was theoretically possible that I had mistakenly taken an Ambien rather than a thyroid pill earlier that morning."
Kennedy, who lives in Bedford, initially blamed the incident on a partial seizure that was caused by a previously undiagnosed condition. State Police blood tests taken July 13, however, showed that Kennedy had the prescription sleep aid in her system.


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According to the Portland Business Journal, Swen Sullivan, a resident of West Jordan, Utah, will be the area developer.
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'We said, are you this guy? He said yes.' FBI finds Stanford
Ed Pilkington in St John's, Antigua, The Guardian
A two-day global hunt to find the cricket tycoon Sir Allen Stanford in the wake of allegations that he masterminded a massive financial swindle came to an end last night, when the FBI said it had tracked him down to Virginia.
The discovery of the Texas billionaire in Fredericksburg, about 50 miles south-west of Washington, spared the American financial regulators further embarrassment after they issued charges against Stanford on Tuesday but without being certain of his whereabouts.
It allowed the Securities and Exchange Commission to serve papers on the businessman, thus rendering its proceedings against him active in what it claims to be a financial fraud of "shocking magnitude".
The FBI said last night the businessman had been found as he was driving a car in Fredericksburg, noting he was not a fugitive and had been very cooperative. "He wasn't hard to find," the FBI said. "We said, 'Are you this guy?', he said, 'Yes', and we served the papers on him."
The SEC alleges Stanford misled investors in a fraud whose total value reaches $9.2bn (£6.4bn). He is accused of encouraging investors using false information about the performance of his banks, including claims that he put the money into tradable shares when in fact it went towards real estate and private equity...
No longer on the lam, Stanford has been found and served with papers. Not arrested? What?

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Michael Symon once said in an episode of Dinner Impossible, “If it doesn’t have skin or bones, it doesn’t have flavor.” In a tough, do or die situation, he refused to use skinless, boneless chicken breasts. He called my go-to meat of choice “flavorless.” I was stunned by the insight. Could he be right?
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The right socks can make a big difference to your comfort, especially during high-intensity physical activity. Customized sports socks are designed to fuse fashion and function, with performance features that help you go further, faster.
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Situated near the airport, this hotel is 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from Citadel Shopping Center and within 9 mi (15 km) of Fundidora Park and Bosque Magico. Parque Plaza Sesamo and Parque Zoologico La Pastora are also within 9 mi (15 km).
This hotel features a restaurant, a health club, and coffee/tea in the lobby. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a business center, conference rooms, and dry cleaning are onsite.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A complimentary breakfast is offered. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. A business center is on site at this 3.5-star property. 2 meeting rooms are available. This Beaux Arts hotel also offers a health club, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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So this might not be the first or last compilation to feature the music of every footie fans favourite “second” team (assuming that you’re not Brazilian to start with) and because it’s on Mr. Bongo Records it’s that little bit special.
Kicking off with the Brazilian commentary to the 1970 Carlos Alberto goal (that for some reason is as famous as the goal itself), there’s some massive Brazilian tunes that will get the Latin jazz dancers sweating like Rooney twisting something in the warm up to the first game against the USA on Saturday. For the batucada from the favelas, ‘Ba-Tu-Ca-Da!’ and ‘Batumata’ are a couple of a big tunes (and more to follow) along with the sing-a-long G.R.E.S. Mociadade Independente de Inha??ma.
The Mr. Bongo label have had a long association with Brazilian music including Sound Affects, AfroReggae, Brazilian Beats ‘n’ Pieces, Jose Conde & Ola Fresca and loads of more so you know that some old classic favourites are going to be here like Jorge Ben‘s ‘Take It Easy My Brother Charlie’ but they’ve gone back even further and dug into real history with a Carmen Miranda and the Dinning Sisters!
Four years ago it was Paz E Futebol, but Ginga: The Sound Of Brazilian Football is the soundtrack for South Africa 2010 and an excellent companion album to Garrincha!! Estrela Solitaria (The Lonely Star) in more ways than one as there’s a bit of psych-pop-samba with ‘Batido do Corpo’ that’s in total contrast to the beach time siesta of ‘Hino da Bahia’ by veteran of the tropicalia, Caetano Veloso.
So that’s half-time out of the way and the second half is just as action packed as the first the funky pop of ‘Fio Maravilha’, some samba funk, more carioca and a bit of MPB for good measure.
Older readers may recall that the seminal British band the Ballistic Brothers released a Pele tribute 12″ on Mr. Bongo with Arakatuba back in 1996 and it’s sounding just as good now as it did then. But the winners are the serious and brilliant percussion of Dom Um, Jadir de Castro, Portinho and Nicos Jaritz (phew!)
The album finishes with the all-time greatest ever player, Edison Arantes do Nascimento (aka Pel?©) who teamed up with the musical legend Elis Regina. It’s no surprise that Pel?©’s voice was never as good as his ball control but a suitable finish none the less.
Once the games start, you’ll be sick to death of those vuvuzelas before you know it so this CD is the true soundtrack to the World Cup Carnaval do Futebol. Mr. Bongo knows best.
“Vividly captures the romance and passion that we expect from Brasilians… immensely enjoyable” Norman Cook
Reviewed: V/A – Ginga: The Sound Of Brazilian Football (Mr Bongo) Cat. No. MRB072 Release date: June 2010
1. Carlos Alberto Goal From The 1970 World Cup (0:15)
2. Tamba! – Mas Que Nada (2:44)
3. Par Ney de Castro – Ba-Tu-Ca-Da! (8:18)
4. Jorge Ben – Take It Easy My Brother Charlie (2:36)
5. Flamengo Goal (0:53)
6. Cesar Camargo Mariano – Futebol De Bar (2:28)
7. Mociade Inhauma – G.R.E.S Mocidade Independente De Inha??ma (4:48)
8. Baterista – Batida do Corpo (1:05)
9. Caetano Veloso – Hino Da Bahia (1:35)
10. Dinning Sisters – Brazil (2:37)
11. Carmen Miranda – Tourradas Em Madri (2:38)
12. Portinho – Batumata (4:33)
13. Marijo – Fio Maravilha (3:55)
14. Gavioes Da Fiel – Mitos E Magias Na Triunfante Odisseia Da Criacao (4:40)
15. Dom Um And Jadir De Castro – Oz?¥nio (2:59)
16. Jackson Do Pandeiro – O Rei Pel?© (2:06)
17. Nicos Jaritz – Ot?£o E Eu (5:03)
18. Batida do Corpo – Percussao do Corpo (2:07)
19. Arakatuba & Ballstic Brothers – Pel?© (6:42)
20. Portinho – R?°pido (3:52)
21. Dom Um And Jadir De Castro – Repimar (5:18)
22. Batida do Corpo – Goleiro (0:54)
23. Pel?© Goal From The 1970 World Cup Final (0:09)
24. Elis Regina & Pel?© – Perd?£o N?£o Tem (3:21)

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The book of Hebrews begins with a wonderfully descriptive statement about the Lordship of Christ. To quote from the Amplified Bible, He (Christ) is …
“the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God’s] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power.”
~ Hebrews 1:3, (Amp.)
I love that description…Christ is the Light-being, radiating the divine nature of God.
But wait…there is more.
As Christians and therefore followers or students of Christ we are, as described by scripture, “Christ’s ambassadors” and as such we have been charged with the “ministry of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:17, Amp.). Which, when you think about it makes us bearers of the Light or Light-bearers.
What a perfectly wonderful visual. Christ bears the Light of God and as His personal representatives, we become bearers of that Light and God’s message of reconciliation. Pretty awesome duty… but also one that comes with some pretty important responsibilities.
Ambassadors of Christ
As with any ambassadorship comes the responsibility of properly reflecting or representing the principal-agent. As Christ’s personal representatives, we have a duty to reflect the nature of God and accurately transmit His message of reconciliation to His creation. It also means that we have a responsibility to hold things up to the Light and discern whether or not they are an accurate reflection of God and God’s Light.
Dark to Light
This duty to shine as a light in a dark world sounds rather simple at first blush. What could be more rewarding than being a beacon of light in a dark world and proclaiming the good news of God’s desire to be reconciled to His creation? Nothing hard or difficult about that…or is there.
While being a Light-bearer and shining out into the darkness is indeed a wonderful calling, being a Light-bearer also means understanding that one of the attributes of light is to dispel darkness.
Ohm…wait a minute…that doesn’t sound like nearly as much fun. Couldn’t I just be a simple little light and spend my time bringing light and good news to the world?
Remember the little children’s song that went…
A sunbeam, a sunbeam, Jesus wants me for a sunbeam;A sunbeam, a sunbeam, I’ll be a sunbeam for him.
Yes, being a sunbeam…or should we say Son-beam, is a real part of being a Light-bearer; however, Light-bearers have also been commissioned to push back the darkness.
Brought to Light
Christ reflected on this aspect of light and lamps by explaining that lamps belong in the open where they can be seen and dispel darkness. As cities on hills and lamps on lampstands, we remain cognizant of the light’s responsibility to “bring to light” and make plain those things that remain hidden and secret (Luke 8:17).
The Ministry of Reconciliation
This blog is part of that mission… as it is manifested in the work to which I believe I have been called. As an ambassador of Christ, I take seriously my calling to be a bearer of Christ as the Devine Light of reconciliation, dispel the darkness, and bring to light those things that remain hidden among the shadows.
Please remember as you read my posts that while my spirit has been fully transformed by the Light-bearer I (like us all) still have a soul and a body that is progressively and daily being transformed into the likeness of Him whose image I seek to reflect, i.e. I’m still a work in progress.
My hope is that my words, my writings will stir your curiosity and a desire to search a matter out…to learn, through diligent study, the hidden meanings and secrets that undergird many of the cultural “truths” of our times (Proverbs 25:2).
As it is for many of you, writing helps me organize my thoughts and clarify the essence of a matter. It helps me work through confusing ideologies and develop a deeper understanding of God, His creation, and my role in His world.
Brought to Light is a collection of articles, poems, essays, posts, and musings that reflect my desire to be a Light-bearer and matter-searcher. Please feel free to take what you like and leave the rest. It is my hope that my writing will stir your curiosity, provide validation, and push you to search for Truth…Total Truth.
Happy reading and happy searching!

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A number of new time critical medical interventions are highly specialised. As such, they are not available in many hospitals and EDs. This necessitates transfer to another facility, which is often associated with some degree of delay. Processes to facilitate timely access to these interventions should aim to replicate or improve on that which would have been available should the patient have been in the community, and responded to, primarily, by an emergency medical service.
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Previous work has shown that extended practice leads to a reduction in a key measure of cognitive inhibition during task switching: The n-2 task repetition cost. However, it has been demonstrated that...
Reconsolidation theory posits that upon retrieval, consolidated memories are destabilized and need to be restabilized in order to persist. It has been suggested that experience with a competitive task...
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Vibration from a helicopter during aeromedical retrieval of divers may increase venous gas emboli (VGE) production, evolution or distribution, potentially worsening the patient's condition.
The left temporal pole is a convergence region mediating the relation between names and semantic knowledge for unique entities: Further evidence from a "recognition-from-name" study in neurological patients.
Prior research has implicated the left temporal pole (LTP) as a critical region for naming semantically unique items, including famous faces, landmarks, and musical melodies. Most studies have used a ...
In the early stages of assisted reproductive technologies (ART), oocyte retrieval was performed via laparoscopy, a cumbersome and expensive process requiring general anesthesia. Today, tra...
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The effects of two different sedation protocols during transvaginal oocyte retrieval will be investigated on propofol consumption as a rescue sedative and on IVF success. One group will re...
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A computerized biomedical bibliographic storage and retrieval system operated by the NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE. MEDLARS stands for Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, which was first introduced in 1964 and evolved into an online system in 1971 called MEDLINE (MEDLARS Online). As other online databases were developed, MEDLARS became the name of the entire NLM information system while MEDLINE became the name of the premier database. MEDLARS was used to produce the former printed Cumulated Index Medicus, and the printed monthly Index Medicus, until that publication ceased in December 2004.
System of herbal medicine practiced in Japan by both herbalists and practitioners of modern medicine. Kampo originated in China and is based on Chinese herbal medicine (MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL).
A modified Greco-Arabic medical system flourishing today as unani medicine. It was the product of Arab physicians and scholars captivated by Greek philosophy, science, and medicine. It is practiced today in India and Pakistan, largely as a type of herbal medicine. (From Magner, A History of Medicine, 1992, p136)
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If exclusivity is one of the most important things to you when it comes to your style, and you get a high off of knowing you?re wearing something one-of-a-kind, then new Bushwick spot, How to Make Boots from Your Garage, promises to thrill your style senses.
How to Make Boots from Your Garage is built on these principles ? those and the solution to all those times you?ve dreamed up the perfect boot in your head only to realize it doesn?t actually exist. This craft school/shop is the creation of designer Olivier Rabbath, who was tired of not being able to find the shoes he envisioned for his unisex line, Illusion. He studied the art of shoemaking, and now wants to share with shoe lovers in New York.
At How to Make Boots from Your Garage, $375 will enroll you in a fifteen-hour class that can span over the course of a week or a month. During this class, you?ll learn how to make a pair of shoes from start to finish, and then you will, of course, get to keep the pair you make. This is DIY at its finest. You?ll learn from a master. You?ll reach that fashion nirvana state of knowing that you are, without a doubt, the only person wearing those boots.
If you?re not feeling so hands-on, you can also shop Rabbath?s creations at the Bushwick location. A buzzed-about favorite is a pair of boots with gold-plated heels. As fashion continues to get more and more hands-on and community-based, making your own boots could be the future of shopping.
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text: amplification assays, such as for example real-time quaking-induced transformation (RT-QuIC) are accustomed to detect aggregation activity of misfolded prion proteins (PrP) in mind, cerebrospinal liquid (CSF) and urine examples from patients having a prion disease. Our research is the 1st to use RT-QuIC like a pre-screening assay for substances inhibiting the PrP aggregation and confirms that doxycycline is an effective inhibitor from the PrP aggregation procedure in RT-QuIC evaluation. Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) certainly are a band of neurodegenerative disorders, such as for NSC 131463 example Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), that are characterised from the build up and transformation of the disease-associated, proteinase K (PK)-resistant, misfolded isoform from the mobile prion proteins (PrPC) known as scrapie prion proteins (PrPSc). TSEs consist of spontaneously (sporadic), obtained and hereditary types of CJD. In human beings, sporadic CJD (sCJD) may be the most common type of prion disease, accompanied by hereditary CJD (gCJD) and iatrogenic CJD (iCJD). TSEs are non-curable neurodegenerative disorders with the average success time of six months after starting point. Based on the protein-only hypothesis1, PrPSc (also termed PrPres, PrPCJD) may be the primary causative agent which comprises an abnormally misfolded, multimeric, and PK-resistant type NSC 131463 of the hosts PrP, that may induce, or seed, its propagation by switching and recruiting the mobile and protease-sensitive prion proteins, PrPC. Various transformation assays, such as for example proteins misfolding cyclic amplification (PMCA), or real-time quaking-induced transformation (RT-QuIC), utilize the high seeding and aggregation activity to amplify miniscule levels of PrPres to a detectable level. The version of amplification systems to identify misfolded PrPres in human being cerebrospinal liquid (CSF) like a pre-mortem check is an essential innovation, since it enables the scholarly research from the aggregation procedures of misfolded PrPres for the 1st period2,3. RT-QuIC evaluation uses recombinant prion proteins (recPrP) NSC 131463 like a substrate to amplify smaller amounts of the misfolded PrPres seed in human being CSF or mind cells to a detectable level. Aggregated PrPres could be supervised in real-time by fluorescence dye evaluation utilizing a fluorescent dish audience. The kinetic from the sign detection can be used to judge the efficiency from the response. As yet RT-QuIC continues to be applied in regular prion disease analysis and to research the seeding of different prion strains4,5,6,7,8. Nevertheless, this methodology includes NSC 131463 a huge analytical potential beyond the known applications already. Since PrPres may be the primary causative agent of prion illnesses, most potential chemicals examined for therapy are targeted against PrPres, against the transformation procedure for PrPC in PrPres or against the PrPres aggregation. The tetracycline, doxycycline, was already reported to bind to PrP also to decrease the quantity of infectious PrPres in pet versions9,10,11. Doxycycline prolonged the success period of scrapie-infected hamsters10; nevertheless, one medical Rabbit polyclonal to BSG trial research failed, because treatment started at later on phases12 probably. Until there’s been no treatment designed for prion illnesses right now, although a genuine amount of substances show results in pet versions9,10,11,12. Among the reasons for hold off in translational applications of varied substances in humans can be an easy and reproducible check system to research the result of substances for the transformation and aggregation procedure for human PrP continues to be lacking. In today’s research, we used the RT-QuIC assay to analyse the effect of doxycycline for the transformation and aggregation of PrPres with the addition of doxycycline in various concentrations with different times towards the response mixture, that was seeded with brain tissue or CSF from control and CJD patients. We monitored thioflavin-T (Th-T) fluorescence as well as the kinetic curves acquired during aggregation of recPrP in the existence and lack of the medication. The fluorescence indicators from the RT-QuIC reactions had been characterised by their areas beneath the curve (AUC). Finally, the total amount was compared by us of PK resistant PrPres after RT-QuIC analysis and in mind.

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Underscoring the “mandate of equality enshrined in the Constitution”, the Rajasthan High Court on Monday asked all lawyers appearing before it to “desist” from addressing judges as ‘My Lord’ or ‘Your Lordship’.
The decision was taken unanimously in a meeting of the Full Court on Sunday. The high Court notice issued on Monday said: “To honour the mandate of equality enshrined in the Constitution of India, the Full Court in its meeting dated 14.07.2019 has unanimously resolved to request the counsels and those who appear before the court to desist from addressing the Hon’ble Judges as ‘My Lord’ and ‘Your Lordship’.”
In 2014, a bench of Supreme Court Justices H L Dattu and S A Bobde had said it was the choice of the lawyers how to address them but the court was clear that it only wanted a respectful address to the chair, “All that judges need is a respectful and dignified way of addressing them. You don’t need to call us ‘my lord’ or ‘lordship’ always; calling us ‘sir’ is good enough for us”. The apex court observation was in regard to a PIL by advocate Shiv Sagar Tiwari, who had said it was a symbol of slavery and against the dignity of the country. The judges, however, did not issue an order reasoning that “can we say don’t address as ‘my lord’ or ‘your lordship’ or we would haul you up for contempt? No, we can’t be passing such orders”.
C L Saini, Chairman of the Bar Council of Rajasthan, said it is “better late than never”. “The graph of humanity will rise and will lead to better terms between the Judges and advocates,” he said, adding that BCI rules already say that it is not mandatory to address judges with the said titles.
Ranjeet Joshi, president of the Rajasthan High Court Advocates’ Association, Jodhpur, said, “It is a nice initiative since these words, introduced by the British, were a sign of slavery. ‘Sir’, ‘Shrimaan’ and ‘Your Honour’ are better alternatives to ‘My Lord’ or ‘Your Lordship’. The lawyers have welcomed the move and since it has been decided by the Full Court, its impact will be felt in other states too.”
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Very late last Tuesday night, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria’s electoral umpire, announced General Muhammadu Buhari of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Saturday, March 28, 2015 presidential election. The incumbent president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had, on Tuesday evening, called the winner and congratulated him on his victory even before the conclusion of the collation of the election results, when it became clear that General Buhari would carry the day.
It is recalled that one of the cardinal promises of President Jonathan when he first assumed office as president in 2010 was to enhance and deepen the democratic process by conducting free and fair elections and that his political ambition is “not worth the blood of any Nigerian.” The conduct of last Saturday’s presidential election was therefore another demonstration of his avowed commitment to free and fair polls. This is the first time in the history of elections in Nigeria when a political party is handing over power to another political party at the federal level.
In the First Republic, the nation had a coalition government because no party had won a clear majority in the parliament. The coalition eventually collapsed and this was followed by a military takeover on January 15, 1966. In 1983, during the Second Republic, the nation witnessed a collaboration of two political parties, but this, again, collapsed. The elections were so massively rigged that losers found it difficult to congratulate winners, and post-election violence was widespread.
The subsequent election of 1983 was hotly contested and massively rigged as well, and the end result was another military takeover, incidentally by the new president-elect. Since the current Republic began in 1999, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had held sway and coasted home to victory easily in all the pre-2015 elections because it was the only big party with sufficient national spread. All the elections conducted before President Jonathan came on board used to be “do-or-die” elections, in which it was anathema for the ruling party to lose. This was particularly the case during the Olusegun Obasanjo regime (1999-2007) in the current Republic when he himself said the 2007 election was a “do-or-die.”
All along, there had been a lot of apprehension about the 2015 presidential election because two major political parties were up against each other. There was palpable tension and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has, in fact, reported the death of about 110 people before and during the elections. There were challenges of varying magnitude before and during the presidential elections, making Nigeria the focus of global attention. The United Nations, the UK and the US governments at different times expressed deep concern about the situation and counselled Nigerian leaders. The US Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry visited Nigeria where he held talks with the two main candidates in the election while the UN Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki Moon, expressed the global body’s apprehension about the elections. However, the elections turned out to be a resounding success; free and fair with minimal violence just as President Jonathan had promised.
We commend the INEC for doing everything it could to enhance the credibility of the elections and Nigeria’s democratic credentials. Nigerians also played their part as patriotic citizens, making numerous trips to their registration units to collect their PVCs and standing on the queues for hours to get accredited and cast their ballots, even waiting patiently to know the results. At the end of it all, a winner emerged, with the incumbent president for the first time in the history of the country losing out to the opposition challenger. President Jonathan’s phone call to General Buhari, congratulating him, was a most commendable action. By accepting defeat magnanimously, he doused tension and created a peaceful atmosphere which is quite uncommon after major elections in Nigeria. By that he lived up to his promise that he would always deliver on a credible election. He elevated Nigeria and by extension Africa, to a higher pedestal in the comity of democratic nations. He made March 28, 2015 a day all Nigerians will always be proud of. The real significance of this election is that all stakeholders, including Buhari, Jonathan, INEC, the security agencies and all Nigerians are winners.
We note too, the assurance from the winner, General Buhari that he would not hound those he defeated on assumption of duty.
It is to the timeless vision of the English bard, William Shakespeare, that the world owes the truism that “all the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” The nature of everyone’s performance, we aver, is, however, symbolic, with positive or dire implications for the advancement of the human enterprise. To President Jonathan, Nigeria’s third president in the Fourth Republic, Africa and indeed the entire democratic globe should now proudly owe the maxim: “My ambition is not worth the blood of anybody.”The statement was not fortuitous; it was the product of hard history. Ahead of the 2011 presidential poll which he won by a wide margin, Jonathan had been confronted with threats and inciting utterances from both sides of the political divide. As it turned out, the 2011 general election was adjudged by both local and international observers as being free and fair, and a landmark in the nation’s democratic history. Remarkably, however, the subsequent elections conducted under Jonathan’s watch, namely the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, saw candidates of the opposition parties, for the first time in the history of the country, easily routing the ruling party in a highly credible process during which a massive security apparatus, perceived in some quarters as a threat, was put in place to safeguard voters. President Jonathan on both occasions congratulated the winners though they were opposition party candidates.
The key challenge to take away from the Jonathan legacy however relates to local government elections conducted by state governments, which have sadly still remained a do-or-die affair, with the ruling party winning by 100 per cent almost in all cases. We recommend that the in-coming government should sustain this legacy because it is only when the kind of election held last Saturday is replicated at the state and local government levels that democracy can be consolidated in the country.
Politicians should learn that elections are not free and fair only when they have won. During the Ekiti governorship election last year, former Governor Kayode Fayemi was celebrated nationwide when he called and congratulated Mr Ayodele Fayose on his election, only to bow to party pressure and later claim that he had not conceded defeat. We dare say that President Jonathan has set a worthy example which politicians would do well to emulate.


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New Mexico’s Jamal Fenton suspended first three games
New Mexico will be without guard Jamal Fenton for the first three regular season games after he was suspended by the NCAA for minor rules violations.
Fenton reportedly violated NCAA rules due to accepting some impermissible benefits.
The 5-11, 170-pound senior averaged 6.5 points per game in 2011-12. The Houston native didn’t play a ton last season -- logging 16.7 minutes per game -- but he was efficient, finishing second on the team with 84 assists, appearing in all 35 games last season with six starts.
Looks like the Lobos have fallen victim to the NCAA’s almost automatic “we’re watching you” preseason tactics. Every season, a few teams get hit with some sort of minor violation that hurts them in the beginning of their year. Last season, Vanderbilt’s Festus Ezeli sat the first six games of the season after he was found guilty of the same kind of issues. Warranted or not. It’s almost as if the NCAA wants to find something to send a message to teams that they still have an eye on them. It’s lame.
Fenton will be allowed to play in both of New Mexico’s exhibition games, against Victory University and New Mexico Highlands. However, he’ll miss the Lobos’ season opener against Davidson, at home, as part of ESPN’s always awesome “24 Hours of College Basketball” event and the first two games of The Paradise Jam, held in the Virgin Islands. Their first game of that tournament will be against Illinois-Chicago, followed by either George Mason or Mercer.
As a result of the suspension, New Mexico’s guard depth will take a temporary hit. Kendall Williams will have to carry the load, along with Hugh Greenwood. Williams dished out 142 assists last season, Greenwood was third behind Fenton with 83.
It’s definitely not what coach Steve Alford wanted to start the season, but all three games are winnable and Fenton gets to play in both warm-up games, so he won’t be rusty when he comes back.


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When Nintendo released the teaser trailer for Breath of the Wild 2 several years ago, it unleashed a whirlwind of rumors and speculation about a sequel to one of the best Zelda games. As the dust started to settle, a few things were made clear — but much remained up in the air. Nintendo is notoriously scarce with information regarding first-party titles, and that holds true for this much-anticipated sequel.
Thankfully, Nintendo has given us a few new glimpses into The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2. Eagle-eyed viewers have been able to piece together a lot of the clues seen in the announcement trailer, and the latest gameplay reveal has plenty of other hidden secrets for us to decode. Plus, we’ve heard a few things directly from the legendary game designer Eiji Aonuma, which has only added fuel to the fire.
From playable characters and returning enemies to the release date and storyline, here’s everything we know — and don’t know — about the forthcoming sequel to Breath of the Wild.
Breath of the Wild 2 was set for a 2022 release during Nintendo’s E3 2021 keynote, but as of March 2022, series producer Eiji Aonuma announced that the game would be delayed until 2023. His statement on the matter was, “For those of you who have been looking forward to a release this year, we apologize. As previously announced, the adventure in this sequel will take place not just on the ground as in the previous game, but also in the skies above. However, the expanded world goes beyond that, and there will be an even wider variety of features you can enjoy, including new encounters and gameplay elements. In order to make this game’s experience something special, the entire development team is continuing to work diligently on this game, so please wait a while longer.”
Breath of the Wild 2 will only be available on Nintendo Switch. Nintendo isn’t keen on porting its high-performing first-party titles to other consoles, and we don’t expect that trend to change when Breath of the Wild 2 is eventually released.
And despite the launch of the Switch OLED model, rumors continue to swirl about a potential Switch Pro Console — and it’ll be interesting to see if Breath of the Wild 2 coincides with the launch on a “next-gen” Switch. With Hyrule Warriors pushing the system to its limits, there’s no doubt Breath of the Wild 2 could benefit from some upgraded hardware.
Nintendo has released two trailers for Breath of the Wild 2 — a brief reveal trailer and a short gameplay trailer announced during E3.
The gameplay trailer is particularly interesting, as it shows a variety of new mechanics, including some that look to be borrowed from Skyward Sword.
While there’s a lot we don’t know about BOTW2‘s gameplay, we’re pretty confident that players will be returning to the Hyrule seen in the original Breath of the Wild. Eiji Aonuma said that he would love to visit the world again and introduce new gameplay concepts alongside a new story. He later went on to say that Breath of the Wild 2 will indeed be a “continuation” of the originalmeaning we should expect to see more of the Hyrule we’ve come to know and love over the past few years.
The latest E3 trailer confirmed much of that statement — although we now have a bunch of floating islands in the sky we’ll be able to explore. It’s unclear if these locations will be easily accessible while roaming around on the ground, or if they’ll be set in a completely different timeline — similar to the young and adult variants seen in Ocarina of Time.
One thing everyone picked up from the reveal trailer is the fact that this entry is looking to be a much darker adventure than its predecessor. Aonuma went on to confirm this, saying the entry will be similar to The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask in tone — easily the darkest and most disturbing game in the series. How exactly that will play out is unknown. However, it’s been confirmed that it will not tie into Majora’s Mask in any way. It might be going for a similar aesthetic, but that doesn’t mean any story elements from the hit Nintendo 64 title will make an appearance.
Apparently, the driving factor for making a Breath of the Wild sequel came from the development team conjuring up too many DLC ideas. While DLC works to add small changes to a game — it essentially functions as an expansion — you’re often limited to the existing structure of the title. Aonuma said that the team had some big changes they wanted to implement, but they couldn’t do this using DLC. As time went on and more ideas began percolating, it became clear that a new game was the only way to make these a reality.
As soon as the trailer was revealed at E3 2019, the internet exploded with rumors and speculation. Not all of it is reliable, but we’ve compiled a list of the most realistic rumblings. Nintendo hasn’t commented either way about the following claims, so it’s possible that some of these great ideas might make it into the final product:
- The reveal trailer shows and Zelda exploring some sort of underground chamber, but Zelda looks markedly different than we remember. Her hair has been cut short into a type of bob, and fans are speculating that’s because she will be a playable character. Shorter hair has less of a chance of clipping into other objects and makes it easier to pull off a clean look without any janky animation. We’re not sure how likely this is — but we can’t deny it would be great to run around Hyrule as someone other than Link.
- Watching and Zelda together in the reveal trailer gave some fans the impression that this might be a co-op title. Aonuma was asked about this possibility and didn’t give a direct answer. While it probably won’t be the driving force of the game, we’re hopeful that you’ll be able to partner up with a friend this time around.
- Several cave paintings seem to reference a time before the Calamity occurred. Does this mean the title could be a prequel to the original?
- Traditional dungeons might make a return. Since players are already familiar with the map of Hyrule, it makes sense that new locations will have to be underground or indoors.
- Ganondorf is the most likely villain, as he fits the appearance of the slumped-over corpse seen in the trailer. Some are also speculating that Zant, one of the antagonists of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princessmight also make a return, but there isn’t much evidence to back up this claim.
As for the latest E3 2021 gameplay trailer, we saw with a few new tricks — such as the ability to teleport through solid objects and a deadly new gauntlet — and it confirmed that much of BOTW2 won’t stray too far from the original title. Speculation is already swirling about how Link, Zelda, and Ganon all fit into the picture, but for now, it’s just a bunch of fan theories, regardless of how intriguing they may be. Until Nintendo gives us some more concrete details, we’ll leave the guesswork up to internet sleuths.
The game is rumored to include co-op — but that’s only because fans saw and Zelda exploring together in the reveal trailer. Nothing is official yet, although offering co-op would be a massive change when compared to the original Breath of the Wild.
It’s still a long way off, but you can pre-order Breath of the Wild 2 on Amazon and Best Buy.


text: I can remember watching this “Fade to Black” documentary for the first time. I was in my apartment,just ripped off the packaging of the dvd. Just recently purchased what was supposed to be Jay’s last album and I was geeked. Ive been a fan of his since “Vol 2… Hard Knock Life”, had to go back and listen to the albums before to get some more history on Jay but that is for another post. Back to this clip, at the time I was just starting to make music myself and also djing at the time. Timbaland has always been at the top of my list of favorite producers right behind the great Dr. Dre. Think I washed this portion of the video maybe 50 times back to back and was totally inspired to hit the keyboards, drum machine, and computer to get started. The video gave me so much inspiration that I wanted to just be in the studio all the time and create music on the regular. Watch the video clip above and I promise you if making music is what you love to do this will give a needed push to make you never wanna quit on that dream.


This MacBook Air 11-inch featured a 22-nm Haswell 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5 processor. It included 4 GB or 8 GB of memory and 128 GB or 256 GB of flash storage. This was the smallest of Apple’s MacBook Air line of laptops measuring 0.11 to 0.68 inches and weighed 2.3 pounds. It included a 720p FaceTime HD webcam, a backlit full-size keyboard, and an 11.6-inch widescreen TFT LED backlit active-matrix glossy display (1366×768).
Wireless connectivity included 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0, while ports included analog audio out, one Thunderbolt port, and two USB 3.0 ports.
A previous version of the MacBook Air 11-inch nearly identical except for a slower processor and less available RAM and flash storage.
In my role as Assistant Superintendent for Technology & Innovation, I led the teams that managed nearly 4,500 of these laptops over a five-year period (2014–19). At the time, all high school students in the school district were issued a MacBook Air 11-inch and students used the same model for their 4-year high school career. Apple stopped manufacturing this laptop in 2018 and the high school switched to the iPad Generation 6.
The iBook G3/500 featured a 500 MHz PowerPC 750cx (G3) processor; 64 MB or 128 MB of RAM; a 10.0 GB Ultra ATA hard drive; a tray-loading CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo drive; and optional AirPort (802.11b) card. The screen was a 12.1-inch TFT XGA active matrix display (1024×768). The case of the laptop was translucent white (a similar later model used an opaque white case).
This iBook replaced the previous iBook models that were much larger and came in one of five colors (including blueberry, tangerine, graphite, indigo, and key lime).
EveryMac.com reports that four versions of this laptop were available: 64 MB RAM with CD-ROM drive ($1299); 128 MB RAM with DVD-ROM drive ($1499), 128 MB RAM with CD-RW drive ($1599); and 128 MB RAM with DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo drive (build-to-order direct from Apple, $1799).
Apple Pro Speakers were introduced with the Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio) and later shipped with the iMac G4. These speakers required a Mac with a built-in amplifier and a proprietary audio jack to connect.
Apple described these speakers as “designed by Harman/Kardon,” once a high-end audio company now owned by Samsung. Harman/Kardon also designed the popular iSub subwoofer and SoundSticks in partnership with Apple that were released in 2000. In both the Apple Pro Speakers and SoundSticks, Apple contributed the industrial design and mechanical engineering, while Harman/Kardon manufactured the audio components of the product.
Sources: MacWorld, Wikipedia.org
The original Apple Wireless Keyboard was released on September 16, 2003. It was based on the design of the white Apple Keyboard with white keys in a clear plastic case. Unlike the wired version, it did not have USB ports to connect external devices.
The Wireless Keyboard connected using Bluetooth and operated on four AA batteries. The batteries were accessed on the bottom of the keyboard behind a cover secured by two plastic screws that could be opened by turning one-quarter turn using a coin.
This keyboard can be used with Macintosh computers running Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later.
This particular Wireless Keyboard has a French key layout.
The Apple USB Keyboard was released with the original Bondi blue iMac in 1998. This keyboard used translucent plastics to match the iMac models that shipped with them for the next two years and was available in Bondi blue, blueberry, strawberry, lime, tangerine, grape, and graphite.
The bottom of the keyboard included a support leg that allowed the keyboard to lay flat or tilt up. The keyboard included a full row of half-height function (fn) keys, a keypad, and a dedicated power key in the upper-right corner.
The iBook G4 (Mid-2005) featured a 1.33 GHz PowerPC G4 processor, 512 MB of RAM, a 40 GB Ultra ATA/100 hard drive, a slot-loading DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo drive, and standard AirPort Extreme (802.11g)/Bluetooth 2.0. The screen was a 12.1-inch TFT XGA active matrix display at 1024×768. The case was opaque white, rather than the translucent white used in earlier iBook models.
This iBook model added a Sudden Motion Sensor and scrolling trackpad. The Sudden Motion Sensor stopped the hard drive from spinning if the iBook was dropped, thus minimizing damage and potential data loss. This was the first consumer-level Apple laptop to gain scrolling trackpad features, allowing users to use two-finger scrolling and two-fingering panning (a feature first introduced in PowerBook G4 laptops).
This and other iBook models were used extensively in the schools where I served as Technology Director among teachers and students. At the time, 1:1 laptop programs had just been adopted in a few school districts (where every student is issued a laptop for learning throughout the school day). At the time of the iBook G4, only one public school district in Chicago’s North Shore had adopted a 1:1 program for students, while most school districts had begun to issue laptops to staff and administrators.
The iMac Core 2 Duo 24-inch featured a 2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (two independent processors on a single chip), 4 GB of RAM, a 640 GB hard drive, a slot-loading DVD-R DL SuperDrive, a built-in iSight video camera, and built-in stereo speakers. The screen was a 24-inch glossy TFT Active Matrix LCD display at 1920×1200. Ports included four USB 2.0 ports, a Firewire 800 port, Gigabit Ethernet, and a Mini DisplayPort. Wireless connectivity included a built-in AirPort Extreme.
The iMac Core 2 Duo (Early 2009) models differ from a previous similar aluminum iMac design by adding a tapered foot.
I used this iMac extensively as my primary home iMac for graphics and GarageBand music projects.
The MacBook Air 13-inch (Mid-2013) featured a “Haswell” 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 processor (with two processors a single chip), 4 or 8 GB of RAM, and 128 or 256 GB of flash storage. This laptop has 8 GB of RAM and a third-party upgrade to 512 GB of flash storage from OWC. Ports included analog audio out, a Thunderbolt port, two USB 3.0 ports, and one SD (SDXC) card slot. Wireless connectivity included 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.
The MacBook Air is known for its thin case that tapers between 0.11 to 0.68 inches. It weighs 2.96 pounds. The screen is a 13.3 widescreen TFT glossy display at 1440×900.
iMac Core 2 Duo 20-Inch featured a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (two processors on a single chip), 1 GB of RAM, a 320 GB Serial ATA hard drive, a slot-loading DVD+R DL SuperDrive, a built-in iSight video camera, and built-in stereo speakers. The screen was a 20-inch glossy TFT Active Matrix LCD at 1680×1050. Ports included three USB 2.0 ports, a Firewire 400 port, a Firewire 800 port, Gigabit Ethernet, and mini-DVI. It also included built-in AirPort Extreme.
The exterior aluminum case had a black plastic back. The iMac Core 2 Duo also shipped with a matching aluminum Apple Keyboard with a design similar to the keyboard on the MacBook at the time.
The Power Mac G4 Cube featured a 450 MHz G4 processor, 64 MB of RAM, a 20 GB Ultra ATA/66 hard drive, a slot-loading 5X DVD-ROM drive, and supported an AirPort 802.11b wireless card. Two other configurations were available, but this is an original model.
The G4 Cube is known for its size and design. The computer is 7.7-by-7.7-by-7.7 inches, but sits inside a clear acrylic base that overall is 9.8 inches tall. The Cube is the only Mac to ship without an internal speaker. Instead, it shipped with USB-powered spherical speakers designed by Harman Kardon. The USB audio amplifier had a standard mini-plug headphone jack, but no audio input.
Built-in ports included two FireWire 400 ports and two USB 1.1 ports. The Cube used a silent, fanless, convection-based cooling system similar to the cooling system used in iMac computers at the time.
The New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) holds a G4 Cube in their collection, listing Jonathan Ive and the Apple Industrial Design Group as the artists/designers of the work.
I used the first G4 Cube I acquired as my home iTunes server. Since it had no audio-out port, I used a USB dongle to add a 3.5mm headphone jack which I split to left/right RCA plugs to connect to my analog stereo amplifier. I used a connected 15-inch Apple Studio Display to control the Cube. The Mac mini replaced the Cube a few years later as my home media computer.
Source: EveryMac.com, Wikipedia.com, MoMA.com


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…..DESCRIBED HIM AS A HUMBLE AND PEACE LOVING PARTY MAN.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and one of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State, Barr. Boss Mustapha had received the sad news of the death of Alh. Adamu Mohammed this morning with a great shock, even though he lamented that one cannot question the will of Allah SWT.
The SGF described the death as a great loss; most especially at a time when the party needed him more.
He further states that this loss is not only to the party, his family or acquaintances but to the entire Adamawa State and humanity atlarge.
The SGF, in a condolence message signed by Hon. Musa Usman Terrang the Head of the Boss Mustapha Advocacy Media Group and made available to the press described the late Treasurer, Alh. Adamu Mohammed as a “loyal, humble and peace-loving party man that is always purpose driven, most especially during party activities”
While we are all going to miss him, the SGF said, equally the SGF believes that “every soul shall taste death.”
Hence, he enjoined the State Party Chairman, Alh. Ibrahim Bilal, the deceased family, friends and the APC atlarge to drive solace in the fact that Allah gaveth and today Allah taketh.
In a statement signed by the patron of Mustapha’s Advocacy Media Group,Hon. Musa Usman Terrang said the SGF further prayed that may his soul be admitted in Jannatil Firdaussi.
The deceased died in the wee hours of Sunday at the Federal Medical Centre Yola after a protracted illness the statement reads.


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The weather in the last few days has been steeped in what already appears to be an “eternal anticyclone”. Indeed as the high lights facing the British Isles show no sign of fading, resulting in a incredibly sunny and cold weather in a good part of Europe, mainland Portugal is no exception. This strong and persistent anticyclone, at par. from the movement of the polar jet, causes an abnormal blockage throughout winter instability (blizzards) is channeled only to Eastern European countries, such as Greece and Turkey.
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And if this Thursday the slowdown in the weather has already justified the increase in yellow warnings for districts of continental Portuguese geography (Braga, Vila Real, Bragança, Leiria, Santarém, Setúbal), tomorrow this panorama will remain in these same territories. During the next few days, cold and dry weather will get worse across the country thanks to the arrival of a polar air mass in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula. Temperatures are expected to fall from the north to the south of mainland Portugal, with thermometers registering negative lows in several locations in the interior North and Center.
Thus, for the following days, especially on Friday (21) and even more notoriously on Saturday (22), the weather will remain dry and even colder. The conjugation of the aforementioned anticyclone located over the British Isles, with the “invasion” of the aforementioned cold polar air mass, coming from the interior of the European continent, justifies the yellow warnings which is in effect for almost the entire country (15 districts) next Saturday (22). Only Lisbon, Beja and Faro “escape” at the moment.
In addition to low daytime temperatures, cooling leads to the formation of low temperatures ice and frosts that cover a huge expanse of the country, as you can see no GIF below. Although the days are sunny, the cold will persist, so it is recommended good coats and reinforcement of heaters and electrical such as equipment heaters and fireplaces. It is also important not to forget that this meteorological situation is favorable to the problem, sometimes persistent, of failure fogs and mists in valleys and sheltered places.
Between Friday and Saturday, minimum temperatures will be below 0 °C in many inland district capitals, such as Vila Real, Viseu, Bragança and Guarda, and can even go down to -5 °C elsewhere in these regions. On the Atlantic coast, temperatures will not be so great, but Porto, Coimbra and Lisbon recorded, respectively, minimums of 3°C, 1°C and 5°C. Maximums will fluctuate between 10°C and 15°C in the North and Center, reaching up to 17°C in Baixo Alentejo and Algarve. In Nordeste Transmontano and Beira Alta, they will not exceed 10 °C.
On Sunday3) as temperatures will gradually2 rise again along3, such a cold environment is not expected. However, the sun and the cold will still be there for a while longer. Finally, another meteorological aspect that will worsen the cold when joining this panorama, is the east quadrant wind that will contribute to an increase in thermal discomfort. It will blow moderately strong in the highlands and, in a protected way, in the coastal strip.
Worsening meteorological drought
Like this powerful anticyclonic blockade still in motion, the dry and sunny weather seems to have no end in sight, either in the short or medium term. In fact, the almost total absence of rain in 2022 is contributing immensely to the worsening of a situation that was already serious in January, thanks to a autumn that was also dry. In the middle of winter, the panorama is very worrying from the north to the south of mainland Portugal, remaining about 94% of the country in a situation of meteorological drought. The most understood regions are the Alentejo and the Algarve.
The almost total absence of meteorology in this month of January has contributed to the fact that 94% of the Portuguese territory is in this state of drought.
In a season when it should be raining in a generalized and abundant way, the country is suffocated by the lack of water, essential for soils (fodder and agricultural crops), groundwater, rivers and dams, in particular for the production of electrical energy, such as hydro and wind. It remains to be hoped that in February there will be enough atmospheric movement to bring the much-desired rain or even that the spring will be ‘rainly’ rich.
And in the Archipelagos?
In the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira, a state of mild weather, reasonably variable, with clouds, sun and showers over the next few days. Furthermore, it is worth noting the wind, which in general will blow strong.

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Introducing, Brutus! This sweet Boxer is four years old and came to the Kentucky Humane Society when his owner could no longer care for him. Upon arrival, Brutus had a bit of a hard time adjusting to shelter life, so we sent him to a loving foster home to relax and unwind while waiting for his new paw-rents to fall in love with him. His fosters have told us that Brutus is sweet, silly and gentle! He loves playing or going for walks outside then finding a good spot to take a nice long nap in while you cook, do chores, or go about your day. Brutus has met other dogs and seems to do well, but he would like to meet any new dog siblings before going home, just to be sure everyone can be besties. We are unsure how he feels about cats. Brutus is also special as he does have some skin allergies that he is currently on a special diet for. If you are looking for a sweet, wonderful dog to love for the rest of your days, apply to meet Brutus today! He is neutered, microchipped and up-to-date on vaccinations. All he needs is you!
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Reviewed By Gordon M (BELLEVILLE, IL) Reviewed for a 2005 GMC Sierra —7/4/2015 7:29 AM
Noticeable change in the way the truck handles the roads around Illinois. dampened the bounce and smoothed out the repeated motions on the lumpy roads. The extra length did in fact give the suspension more travel. I didn't notice and lift from the shock install, but was not expecting any. They look and feel very well made. Very happy so far.


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Numerology information Deeja:
Name Number: 7 Meaning: Inner, Thought, Mind, Psychology, Secret, Mystic, Strange, Study, Knowledge, Loneliness, Rest
Songs about Deeja:
Dance With A Deeja (feat. Tumi) (Azul Alma's Afro Deep Dub Vocal Mix) by Black People from the Album Dance With A Deejay EP
Deeja (Original Mix) by Sriram from the Album EDM Anthems Vol. 1
Deeja (Original Mix) by Sriram from the Album Miami Conference 2014
Deeja (Original Mix) by Sriram from the Album Techie EP
Deeja (Original Mix) by Sriram from the Album Best Of Sick Noises 2013
Deeja Di by Chantal Hartmann from the Album A Baby's Lullaby: Senses
Romance Roses (feat. Nevia) [DeeJa Dub Mix] by Sam Denym from the Album Romance Roses
Wiki information Deeja:
Deejay is a term in Jamaican music for a reggae or dancehall musician who sings and "toasts" to an instrumental riddim. Deejays are not to be confused with disc jockeys from other music genres like hip-hop, where they select and play music....
Deeja is a fictional character from the 1986 film Robot Holocaust.


An Ogun Masquerade, Danafojura pulled a fire stunt yesterday at an event attended by residents of the state at Ojude Oba on August 13.
Viral photos and a video making rounds online captured moment the Masquerade whose name means “Burn alive and walk way” got set on fire. He however walked through the fire without getting hurt.
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The imperial phase is that period in an artist's career when everything's completely brilliant.
The imperial phase of someone's career is a bit like an amazing post-chorus in an amazing song: you think you've got the general idea of what's happening, but then things shift up a gear and become truly immense.
About 25 years ago, when Neil Tennant coined the term, he reckoned that Pet Shop Boys' own imperial phase ran from June 1987 to April 1988. Less than a year, but ten months in which the band scored three Number One singles and released 'Actually', a 4m-selling album.
Unusually, given that most artists refuse to admit (or admit they've admitted) when things start to wobble, Neil also acknowledged the point when the band's imperial phase was over: a few months later, when the first single from the band's next album, 'Introspective', missed the Top 5. 'Introspective' was brilliant, the album after that was better than 'Actually' and the album after that gave Pet Shop Boys their first ever UK Number One, but the imperial phase was long gone.
There's nothing quite like the thrill of seeing an act enter its imperial phase: that period in their career when somehow, through luck or judgement or a hefty amount of both, they just get everything right, and the world reacts accordingly.
We're talking about Lady Gaga during the 'Fame Monster', Girls Aloud's 'Chemistry' winning streak, Madonna for an unusually long stretch of the 1980s, that sort of thing.
2014's imperial acts
Last year two acts — Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift — entered their respective imperial phases. You could say Sia and Beyoncé both touched on it too, but Taylor and Ed really romped through the year in the most spectacular fashion.
Ed and Taylor were mates with each other. They both released singles in the summer and albums in the winter. They both embraced digital album release campaigns in an effortless and reflexive way; one supported streaming and broke Wembley Stadium's ticket sales record while the other gave streaming a swerve and broke US album sales records.
They presumably both had high hopes for their new albums. But nobody could have predicted quite how well things eventually went. Tellingly, neither of these two superstars appeared from nowhere — they were already world famous, platinum-selling artists at the beginning of 2014.
And that's the thing with imperial phases: they tend not to happen during an act's first album campaign. There's a sense of momentum to to an imperial phase. Most artists hope to release albums that give them a step up; when an act is in its imperial phase, their album release is more like an entire staircase.
2015's imperial artists?
The exciting thing about the need for momentum is that while there'll surely be some exciting new arrivals over the next twelve months, any artist entering their imperial phase in 2015 will probably not be a fresh act we haven't heard of.
It'll be an act that's already walking among us. We might already think they're pretty great — just like we thought Taylor Swift was pretty great at the start of 2014 — but we have no idea how great they're going to become.
This act might already have recorded the album that'll be the centrepiece of their imperial phase. Most importantly, they've probably already recorded the single that'll kickstart the whole thing.
Maybe, while they were recording that music and hatching their first ideas about how to promote it, or what the artwork would look like, or what should happen in the first video, the artist found that the decisions were incredibly and quite surprisingly easy to make. They found that the creativity was flowing in an unusually free way. Maybe they didn't remember things being so easy last time, or the time before. Something, they maybe thought, had changed.
When an act's in its imperial phase they make everything look incredibly easy, and a lot of the time that's because the planets have aligned and everything somehow is genuinely easy.
The popstar has have achieved a higher sense of pop consciousness.
They are Neo.
So who could get everything right in 2015?
Well it won't be a Cheryl or a Britney or a Gwen Stefani or a Madonna or any of that lot.
In creative terms Charli XCX is probably in the right kind of zone at the moment, but 'Sucker' doesn't represent a true imperial phase and her next album's not likely to come until 2016, so it won't be her either. Marina looked like she had the potential to enter an imperial phase, but we're not convinced the 'FROOT' campaign to date has laid appropriately robust foundations.
So. Lorde could do it, Sky Ferreira could do it. Adele, Emeli Sandé, Ellie Goulding, Leona; they could each do it. Could an FKA Twigs or a Grimes pull something out of the hat? If Ed Sheeran proved anything in 2014 it was that you can never quite predict which popstars are on the verge of being brilliant.


A broader perspective on the war
Leiden researcher Ethan Mark has a mission, he explains in the alumni magazine Leidraad. He wants us to take off our Eurocentric glasses when we study the Second World War. We have focused on ourselves for far too long; after 75 years, it’s about time we listened to stories from the rest of the world.
In 2015, Japanologist Ethan Mark started a major international research project: Global Histories of WWII: Imperial Crises and Contested Loyalties. The aim is to broaden our perspective on the Second World War ¬- perhaps even to change it. To date, we have primarily interpreted the Second World War as a war between countries, but it can also be seen as a transnational war between colonial superpowers. Why don’t we let the people of Java talk about the war, or the men and women in Ethiopia and India? Europeans have dominated the narrative for such a long time. Let’s look at the war from a non-Western perspective. Is it still a war between good and bad? A search for new shades of meaning; that’s what you might call his mission.
What is emblematic of the European perspective on the war?
‘To us, the Second World War was a war in which all the good people in the world united to fight all the bad people in the world. Injustice had to be defeated! That was the slogan. Paradoxically, the U.S. Army was still segregated at that time. And although what Germany and Japan did was horrific, they weren’t entirely wrong when they said that what they were doing was no different from what Europe had been doing for hundreds of years: colonising the world. Germany and Japan also wanted a piece of the cake. People from Asia and Africa were much more aware of the painful and ironic similarities. For them, the war was much less black-and-white.’
To mark Dutch Remembrance Day this year, Ethan Mark gave the first ‘Hour of Remembrance’ lecture.
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But Japan was still the aggressor, and so was one of the ‘bad guys’?
‘Sure, they were the aggressors in China and eventually in Southeast Asia and the Pacific as well, but a colonial past also played a role that we’d rather forget. In Europe, we are only too willing to accept the role of victim when it comes to the Second World War, without considering what the war meant for the populations of the occupied or disputed areas elsewhere in the world. For them, the Germans, Italians or Japanese were not that much different from the last in a long line of colonial oppressors.’
How do we know this?
In Asia, for example, there is more sympathy and understanding for collaborators. The Bengali politician Subhas Chandra Bose collaborated with Japan because he wanted to liberate India from British rule. He fought during the invasion of India in 1944. It was a disaster and he died in 1945. But interestingly, to this day he is not blamed for choosing the wrong side. People in India understand that it was a strategic decision. Many countries had their doubts – and it’s not a coincidence that many of these countries were colonies. They certainly weren't on “our” side right away. If, as a colony, you were longing for independence, it might have been wiser to align with the Axis powers – the bad guys to us Europeans. But what is “bad”? There’s a great quotation from an Indian nationalist, Krishna Menon. At the beginning of the war, he was asked in London why he couldn’t pick a side. Why won’t you support us in the fight against Nazi Germany and Japan? His answer was: “You might as well ask a fish if it would prefer to be fried in butter or margarine”.’
What else will we see if we take off our Eurocentric glasses?
You will see that most Japanese weren’t just cynical and deceitful but, just like many Dutch soldiers who travelled to the Dutch East Indies to restore “peace and order”, they genuinely believed that what they were doing in Asia was right. Their war was justified to liberate Asia from imperialist Western rule. You’ll also see that in 1944-1945 between three and four million people died of hunger, exhaustion, and disease in the Dutch East Indies. Why don’t we commemorate these people on 4 May? That surprises me. They were Dutch subjects, weren’t they?’
This was the first part of the interview. Read the full interview in Leidraad (in Dutch, starting on page 11, 2020-2 edition), Leiden University’s alumni magazine.
Text: Nicolline van der Spek
Photo of Ethan Mark: Marius Roos


Deputy assistant commissioner Cressida Dick said the death of Brazilian Mr de Menezes was "an awful tragedy".
Ms Dick, then a commander in the Met Police, oversaw the operation as police officers on the ground tried to establish whether Mr de Menezes was an ontherun suicide bomber the day after the failed attacks on 21 July 2005.
The 27-year-old electrician was shot seven times in the head at point-blank range by two police marksmen after he got on a train at Stockwell Tube station. The officers mistook him for one of the four failed bombers, Hussain Osman.
Ms Dick spoke about the operation when Nicholas Hilliard QC, counsel for the inquest, asked her: "What went wrong?"
She replied: "One thing that clearly went wrong was we, as a nation, did not manage to prevent those attacks on 7 July and the others' attempts on 21 July.
"Mr de Menezes was the victim of terrible and extraordinary circumstances the day afterwards. He was extraordinarily unfortunate to live in the same block as Hussain Osman had been, he was desperately unfortunate to look like Hussain Osman.
"There are some things that happened - the fact that the first surveillance officer was only able to get a relatively short glance. Mr de Menezes waited only a very short time at the bus stop so - I didn't know that at the time - therefore a surveillance officer again would not have a great ability to look at him properly.
"Some of the things Mr de Menezes did in all innocence - the way he behaved, the way he came off the bus - contributed to my assessment of him as a bomber from the day before."
Finally she added that Mr de Menezes had "the great misfortune" of entering the same Tube station that three of the bombers had entered the day before.
"It is an awful tragedy," Ms Dick maintained calmly. "If you asked me whether I think anybody did anything wrong in the operation, I don't think they did."
Ms Dick faced Mr de Menezes's mother during the inquest at the Oval cricket ground. Maria Otone de Menezes, 63, flew in from Brazil to attend the inquest for the first time. Declining to make a statement, the family was ushered in by representatives from the Justice4Jean campaign group.
The inquest continues.
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12" Plain Olivewood Cracker Bowl
Sized to hold a sleeve of crackers, this wooden African bowl adds natural, handmade beauty to your dining table.
Each bowl is hand-carved by Kamba people living in the bush of Eastern Kenya. The bowl's simple shape allows for the the dramatic grain of the olivewood tree to shine through.
Measures 12"L x 3"W x 1.25"T. Size may vary slightly. For best care, hand wash and occasionally rub with olive oil.
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You will love this minimal version of tic tac toe for sure!What's new in this version:********************************************iOS 7. Animals Alphabet Letters is an amazing way to teach the alphabet for your kids. Feature:- Funny Animated Fish- Simplicity of one touch control.
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Taping a dark Toast costs 5 seconds. Keep your eyes on the target, you won't want to miss, everything will go fast but you need to shoot at the right target at the end of each round. Tapping it scores 10 points and the next 15 Toasts released will appear in 'giant size' for easy tapping.
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