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The tumultuous weeks for the reason that Hamas massacres of seven October have uncovered numerous delusions about politics and tradition in our nominally free, civilised society. One fallacy that ought to have been completely uncovered is the parable that ‘hate speech’ legal guidelines and different restrictions on free speech may help fight racism and promote tolerance.
As an alternative, what we’ve seen is the regulation getting used to appease the forces of radical anti-Semitism, by clamping down on pro-Israeli and anti-Hamas messages.
The stomach-churning spectacle of 1000’s of Islamists and their helpful idiots on the Islamo-left parading their toxic worldview via London and different cities has angered many individuals. As they chant for ‘jihad’ on our streets, there are rising calls for in media and political circles for the police and the regulation to do extra to cease them.
Tory residence secretary Suella Braverman has requested police chiefs to take firmer motion, and there’s speak of broadening the scope of Britain’s legal guidelines in opposition to incitement and so-called hate speech.
As ever with calls for for proscribing free speech, one central query is: who decides? Who’re we purported to belief to attract the road? And the previous few weeks have demonstrated that it’s the peak of naivety to think about that additional empowering the institutionally woke UK police and prosecutors to regulate freedom of expression may very well be something however dangerous information.
As an alternative, the British authorities have been wielding hate-speech and public-order legal guidelines to police anti-Hamas opinions and silence these few voices talking up in opposition to the rising tide of anti-Semitism on our streets.
The Metropolitan Police got here below hearth this week after its officers have been filmed tearing down posters that includes Israeli residents kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on 7 October. Law enforcement officials tore the ‘kidnapped’ posters off the closed shutters of a pharmacy in Edgware, an space of north London with a big Jewish inhabitants. Studies stated that the CEO of the corporate that runs the chemist’s store had earlier branded Israelis as ‘filthy animals’ on social media.
The Met tried to excuse their inexcusable actions as designed to ‘keep away from any additional improve in neighborhood rigidity’ and thus stop attainable public-order offences. Others amongst us would possibly see it extra because the thoughtpolice placating anti-Semites and doing the Islamists’ soiled work for them, echoing the actions of activists videoed tearing down ‘kidnapped’ posters elsewhere.
Adam Ma’anit – whose cousin, Tsachi Idan, was kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October, after the terrorists shot useless his 18-year-old daughter – stated those that tear down posters that includes his cousin and different hostages ‘are silencing one of many solely methods we’ve been capable of hold their plight contemporary within the minds of individuals… Seeing police doing it, regardless of the context, simply made me really feel even worse. There is no such thing as a hate on these posters, they’re simply getting used to spotlight the plight of the hostages because the information cycle has lengthy moved previous the atrocities of seven October.’
Nor was this a one-off incident. Earlier this week, Higher Manchester Police have been additionally compelled to clarify why certainly one of their uniformed Police Assist Group Officers had been filmed tearing down the ‘kidnapped’ posters. GMP chief constable Stephen Watson needed to admit that the officer had ‘obtained it mistaken’ however insisted that he had been appearing ‘below instruction’ – aka, solely following orders – ‘so there’s nothing malicious within the intent of the officer’. In order that’s alright then.
Again in London, every week earlier, the Marketing campaign Towards Anti-Semitism (CAA) had sought to counter the message of the indignant anti-Israeli protests within the metropolis by organising a motorcade of vans, that includes photographs and ages of the kidnapped Israeli kids alongside the hashtag #BringThemBack. The purpose was to ‘be sure that London is aware of’ in regards to the over 200 hostages nonetheless held by Hamas.
Because the convoy toured central London landmarks, it was stopped in its tracks by anti-Israel protesters apparently outraged by any try to spotlight Hamas atrocities. When the police obtained concerned within the confrontation, their response was to not clear the road, however to order the marketing campaign volunteers to show off the video billboards on their vans, or face expenses for ‘breach of the peace’.
CAAS chief Gideon Falter reported that ‘the officers informed our drivers to show off their billboards and cease displaying the faces of kids kidnapped by a proscribed terrorist organisation, apparently as a result of their sympathisers on British streets would possibly assault us for displaying them… We had frightened that these billboards would possibly entice consideration from Hamas sympathisers. We by no means imagined that it might be the police who would cease us from displaying the faces of kids kidnapped by a terrorist group banned by the UK authorities.’
In east London, in the meantime, police have been proven on X / Twitter raiding a home this week and taking a person away in handcuffs, below suspicion of a racially aggravated offence below Part 5 of the Public Order Act. It turned out he had been arrested for allegedly posting a Fb video criticising the variety of Palestinian flags being flown alongside the Bethnal Inexperienced Highway, an space with a big Muslim neighborhood. The person filming says, ‘Have a look at this crap right here’, as he zooms in on the flags flying from lampposts and highway indicators: ‘You allow them to into this nation and that is the shit they provide you with.’
In its assertion on the arrest, the Met insisted that: ‘We take all allegations of hate crime extremely severely. The place offences have taken place, our officers are attending, supporting victims and making arrests – and we are going to proceed to take action.’ Some would possibly query whether or not they deal with ‘all allegations of hate crimes’ with equal seriousness, provided that protesters in central London can display a placard displaying the Jewish Star of David being dumped in a dustbin subsequent to the slogan ‘please hold the world clear’ with obvious impunity, whereas others may be arrested for calling the Palestinian flag ‘crap’ on Fb.
The double requirements being utilized by the British authorities are a shame to our democracy. The response, nevertheless, shouldn’t be to demand that the thoughtpolice apply the identical requirements and censor all people throughout the board.
As I argued beforehand on spiked, it is much better for us to have all of it out within the open, let the anti-Semitic poison come to the floor, reasonably than attempt to drive it underground. Banning a slogan will not be the identical as successful an argument. Allow us to see the place all people actually stands and the place the brand new battlelines are drawn.
Supporting Hamas is an offence below anti-terror legal guidelines. However on the subject of speech, we have to hold a transparent division between offensive phrases and felony offences. Except there’s a clear and particular intention to incite violence, the regulation has no place attempting to police expressions of hate or another feelings.
No, the lesson of the previous few weeks ought to as an alternative be that we can’t belief the authorities with the facility to police free speech. The knee-taking, rainbow-flag waving Metropolitan Police and the opposite woke-colonised our bodies of the British state will take each alternative to regulate what we’re permitted to say, see or assume.
Within the midst of a battle between civilisation and barbarism, now’s the time to take the battle to the anti-Semites and their allies, to face with Israelis at warfare and the besieged Jewish communities throughout the West. Allow us to take our lead from the (non-Jewish) New Yorkers who, seeing an anti-Israeli activist tearing down ‘kidnapped’ posters, informed him in no unsure phrases to desist or else. Much better than inviting within the police to provide him a hand.
Mick Hume is a spiked columnist. The concise and abridged version of his guide, Set off Warning: Is the Worry of Being Offensive Killing Free Speech?, is revealed by William Collins.
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BELIZE CITY, Thurs. June 29, 2017–Hammon Lemoth, 23, a barber who was shot twice in the head on Central American Boulevard in Belize City over a month ago, is still alive today. After being shot, he was rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) in a critical condition. Doctors at the time described his prognosis as grim.
Miraculously, he survived. However, information to Amandala is that he is unable to walk, talk, or move his body. Despite his slow road to recovery, we have been reliably informed that the KHMH is seeking to discharge him within the next few days.
His family has not provided our newspaper with a comment on this decision taken by the hospital, but we understand that it is not being taken lightly. We understand that efforts are underway to clear his medical expenses in Belize, and to seek further medical attention for him abroad.
At around 9 o’clock on the night of May 23, Lemoth was in LD’s barbershop, trimming a patron, when an armed assailant entered the premises and shot him. Police reports are that a month prior to the shooting, a man had entered that same premises with a message. He instructed the barbers not to provide their services to a man who was affiliated to a certain gang.
The man who made those threats was detained as a primary suspect following that shooting. A police source told Amandala that the suspect confessed to making the threats, but denied any involvement in the shooting.
We are told he was released from police custody without any charges being brought against him. To date, no one has been arrested for the crime, which police say was committed against an innocent man.

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Harnessing the Power of RNAi Gene Silencing in a Quest of a Cure for Chronic Hepatitis B, and the HBV KnockDown blog written by Dirk Haussecker, who believes it’s about time everyone got serious about a functional cure for hepatitis B.
As I was reading the latest PK-PD study by Gilead on its lead experimental chronic HepB drug candidate GS-9620 (Fosdick et al. 2013), it finally dawned on me that much-touted GS-9620 has been designed to be nothing more than a better tolerated, more convenient version of an already existing treatment option, recombinant interferon. GS-9620 is therefore an example of the typical incrementalist Big Pharma value creation strategy. By contrast, if successful, an HBsAg knockdown approach such as with Arrowhead’s ARC520 would bring to healthcare providers and patients an entirely new, desperately needed treatment option as the field has become stuck with interferons and RT inhibitors for years. Continue reading "Gilead Lead Chronic HepB Candidate GS-9620 Conceived as a More Patient-Friendly Interferon"


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From football geniuses, mentors and officials to the fans traversing the globe, Qatar’s great association has captivated all those elaborate unloading’s of all the negative promulgation against the historic release of the football show-stopper. The three weeks of exciting activity at eight cutting-edge arenas were thrilling with no inappropriate occurrence recorded at any setting, pressed all through the 60 matches played up until this point.
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The amusement exercises arranged by the SC are going all out with the FIFA Fan Festival at Al Bidda Park inviting thousands of fans on a routine. Qatar is near arriving at the 1,000,000 imprints in getting the visiting fans and how the specialists have figured out how to sort out the matches and all the World Cup-related exercises in the smaller Football World Cup in present-day history easily is unbelievable.
Qatar’s world-class association has dazzled the contending groups and officials as the Netherlands mentor Louis Van Gaal said everything is impeccably coordinated, and the offices here are awesome. Cristiano Ronaldo over and again applauded the nation’s association, saying he was very dazzled by his involvement with Qatar. The Portugal genius found Qatar wonderful and dazzling with the best courses of action for transportation, hospitality, arenas and offices being made, as indicated by the media.
Tunisian star Hannibal Mejbri said Qatar has made all Middle Easterners pleased with their fantastic facilitating of the Qatar FIFA World Cup. As professional footballers, we want a few decent offices and we got them in Qatar, Mejbri, who plays for Birmingham City, borrowed from the Manchester Joined together, told The Landmass. We had everything near us. The lodging was awesome and the food was great everything was amazing in Qatar.
Pretty much nothing remained to be grumbled about and that was for me an incredible encounter, he said. The Asian Football Confederation President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa also lauded Qatar for “exceptional” work. The Qatar Football Affiliation, Preeminent Council for Conveyance and Legacy and the Qatari specialists as well as FIFA have made an exceptional showing thus far and we realize they’ll keep on conveying a genuinely befitting festival as the competition advances, he said.
The one-of-a-kind version of the Qatar World Cup is giving fans an encounter that they will recall for quite a while. It’s fabulous, we love it as Qatar is incredible. We are remaining in the Souq region so we are having loads of tomfoolery, Britain fan Steve, who gave his most memorable name, said in a post on social media. We have been hanging around for quite a long time and it’s been extremely decent from the very first moment, he added.
Another Britain fan Saem, said we have a solid sense of reassurance here considerably more than we would in the UK and especially as a female we are charmingly shocked with the feeling of safety in Qatar. Zyana, who has gone from Colombia, expressed individuals here are well-disposed and inviting. I’m exceptionally cheerful up until this point. I’m not concerned it is protected in Qatar.
Unfamiliar sports journalists covering the Football World Cup said Qatar has demonstrated that a Bedouin nation can have a World Cup with incredible achievement. The frightening and horrendous picture advanced by the West about Qatar, and about the Middle Easterners in general, is unique concerning the reality we saw in this country, QNA cited Mexican journalist Ignacio Suarez, as saying.
France Sports Minister acclaims Qatar’s amazing association of Football World Cup
France’s Sports Minister, Amelie Oudea-Castera has applauded Qatar’s amazing association and the board of the Qatar FIFA World Cup, after her country’s national group progressed to the semi-finals on Saturday night, overcoming its English partner 2-1. We remember the expressions of His Highness the Emir, Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani when he said, Hi everybody, Oudea-Castera said after her country qualifies for the World Cup semi-finals.
We need to raise our caps to the Province of Qatar for how it has coordinated this global occasion, she added. French President, Emmanuel Macron, who contended that we must not politicize sport, said he would go to Qatar on Wednesday to watch France play Morocco in the semi-final. In 2018, Macron ventured out to Russia to watch his country’s semi-final match against Belgium and afterwards went to the competition’s crowning liturgy occasions in the wake of dominating the final game against Croatia 4-2.
Chinese president commends Qatar Football World Cup association
Chinese President Xi Jinping commended Qatar on Friday for coordinating a heavenly FIFA World Cup. Qatar’s Emir Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held official talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping uninvolved in the Riyadh-Chinese highest points held to discuss participation with Middle Easterner and Inlet nations, as per an assertion. The Qatari emir expressed gratitude toward Xi for his appreciation and focused on the significance of holding such significant sports competitions in the Bedouin world and Asia.
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The different sides explored the essential organization relations between the two agreeable nations and parts of their development in various fields, especially financial, venture, energy and industry. They also discussed the most noticeable issues in the regional and international fields of normal interest. The 42nd Bay culmination started in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, where the Sultanate of Oman will manage its 43rd meeting.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino acclaims Qatar FIFA World Cup group stage as the best of all time
Gianni Infantino trusts that the on-field activity will go on as invigorating as the initial 56 games. FIFA president Gianni Infantino has hailed the initial phases of the Qatar Football World Cup as the best, referring to exciting games in all eight gatherings, record-breaking seeing figures worldwide, and the FIFA Fan Festival in Doha, which ended up being gigantically famous with aficionados of countries from everywhere the world.
The FIFA President adulated the quality of the football played by the 32 groups who contended in the group stage as the opposition moved into the quarterfinal stage. He also underscored the enthusiasm shown in the arenas, FIFA Fan Festival, and fan parks all through Qatar. There are no more small groups and not any more huge groups. The level is exceptionally equal. Interestingly, national groups from all mainland went to the take-out stage.
This shows that football is turning out to be genuinely global, he added. The head of FIFA expressed that there was north of 51,000 normal spectators. Record-breaking figures on television – we already had more than two billion watchers, and a couple of World Cup games in Doha were played in scenes that were not full. Specifically, the FIFA skyboxes for supports and other high-positioning individuals as often as possible had an abandoned look.
Before the competition is finished, Infantino anticipates we will arrive at five billion watchers all over the planet, and he also trusts that the on-field activity will go on as energizing as the initial 56 games. Moreover, he added, we just need to bring a little happiness and a few grins to individuals all over the world. That is what’s going on with football, that is what’s going on with the Qatar Football World Cup, and that ought to occur from this point until the end.
We have already seen some incredible activity on the field, which, finally, is the main piece of what you do, probably the greatest stars performing extremely, well. The FIFA President closed by framing his assumptions for the following eight games before the new world heroes are reported at Lusail Arena on December eighteenth. Presently, we reach, really, the top cutthroat stage where, obviously, the huge stars, the huge players, the large groups, will affect the pitch.
Thus, I trust, we will see a phenomenal conclusion of this FIFA World Cup, he said. Worldwide Tickets and Hospitality offers Football World Cup tickets for the Qatar Football World Cup at the best prices. Football fanatics and buy Football World Cup Tickets at exclusively discounted prices.
British PM Rishi Sunak acclaims Qatar for facilitating an extraordinary Football World Cup
Caps off to Qatar for facilitating a mind-blowing FIFA World Cup, the British State head tweeted on Sunday. British State leader Rishi Sunak has lauded Qatar for its endeavours in facilitating what he portrayed as a fantastic World Cup in a tweet just minutes before England played Senegal on Sunday. Caps off to Qatar for facilitating a fantastic World Cup up until this point, Sunak said, adding, the group stages will be recognized as one of the all-time greats.
His remarks came a day after FIFA reported that the Qatar World Cup has seen the most noteworthy participation of fans in the competition’s history. The Gulf country saw a noteworthy 88,966 fans at Argentina v. Mexico match at Lusail Arena on 26 November, denoting the most noteworthy such figure in FIFA’s history. Adding to the progress of being the very first World Cup held in the Middle Easterner world, Qatar got 2.45 million fans, a normal of 96% occupancy.
Qatar has also faced analysis from Western media, which questioned its preparation to have the game, referring to its geographical size. Sunak’s tweet on Sunday came two days after the British PM talked with the Emir of Qatar to discuss protection cooperation and the Ukraine emergency, as indicated by a Bringing down Road explanation. Sunak and Qatar’s head of state Sheik Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani also consented to keep on cooperating bilaterally as well as through a future Gulf Participation Committee economic alliance, the assertion added.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin acclaims Qatar FIFA World Cup facilitating
UEFA President Alexander Ceferin has applauded Qatar’s foundation and facilitating thus far during the Qatar Football World Cup. The service was noteworthy, an extraordinary show and an incredible new arena. It was an extraordinary beginning to the mega football competition. Ceferin revealed that criticism got from European national groups has been generally sure. All the groups that I talk with and all the Presidents of European leagues are extremely cheerful.
They like the hospitality everything is perfect. The Framework is great and the way that things changed implies that facilitating a major contest, all the world checking out next to you helps in fostering each country. It’s perfect to have a rivalry like that as you can do numerous things during that. Ceferin also proceeded to discuss UEFA’s relationship with the European Club Affiliation. We are working near one another UEFA and ECA.
US ambassador to Qatar acclaims country over Football World Cup
US Ambassador to Qatar Timmy Davis has adulated Doha’s arranging of the Qatar FIFA World Cup, saying it could not be finished by others. Nobody in the world can construct what the Qataris have assembled, expressed Davis in an exclusive meeting with the Qatari media reporters. This is my message, the World Cup here is exceptional, and every individual who came here carried on with an encounter that they won’t ever insight from now on in their life.
This won’t reoccur with this sum, with this interest and excellence. To all the enthusiasts of this locale, I say pause for a minute, calmly inhale, and appreciate, because it is something unprecedented you won’t see once more, Davis added. Qatar is facilitating the FIFA World Cup, which began on 20 November and will go on until 18 December, in the main World Cup competition to be held in the Center East and the Bedouin world.
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Design and Verification of a Compact Variable Stiffness Actuator With a Very Large Range of Stiffness
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Schimmels, Joseph M.
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Current conventional robots require high stiffness joints to provide absolute positioning accuracy in free space which also causes problems when operating in constrained space. To circumvent these problems, Variable Stiffness Actuators (VSAs) can be used to vary their stiffness to suit the task being performed. A new VSA was designed to provide a very large range of stiffness in a compact size. The Arched Flexure VSA uses a cantilevered beam acting as the flexure with a variable point of contact. It allows the joint to have continuous variable stiffness, have zero stiffness for a small range of motion, and rapid stiffness change. Finite element analysis was used to evaluate flexture stiffness. The flexure geometry was optimized for two different objectives. In the first case, the flexture was optimized for maximum stiffness range. This optimization resulted in a stiffness ratio of 1200. In the second case, the flexture was optimized for both maximum stiffness range and constant relative sensitivity. This optimization resulted in a stiffness ratio of 100. A small proof-of-concept VSA actuator based on the constant relative sensitivity alternative was designed, built, and tested. The VSA provided a stiffness ratio of 55, a little more than half of that expected for the flexure alone. The VSA weighed 1.45 pounds and fits within a 4.5 inch by 2 inch by 5 inch volume. The VSA provides the anticipated free joint range for zero stiffness and provides 360 degrees of rotation. It changes from minimum to maximum stiffness in 0.12 seconds.


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By Carl Begai
If you’ve ever seen Anneke van Giersbergen perform live, you know that her set is loaded with positive energy regardless of whether she’s performing something heavy, pop-oriented, or melancholic / atmospheric / goth flavoured from her days with The Gathering. Drive ranks as Anneke’s strongest solo outing to date (including her Agua de Annique records), bar none. Sure, that’s the rock n’ roll metalhead talking, but there’s no denying Drive feels like a no-nonsense live set laid down in the comfort of home.
Guitar, bass, drums, occasional keys, and Anneke’s bloody awesome voice are the magic behind Drive. A completely rock-driven package (with the exception of ballad ‘My Mother Said’), tracks ‘We Live On’, ‘Treat Me Like A Lady’ and ‘She’ are neatly arranged to ease the lister in before hammering things home with soaring trademark Anneke choruses. Title track ‘Drive’ is crafted for exactly that purpose – top down, pedal to the floor – and ‘You Will Never Change’ is a step up from ‘Drive’ in tempo and intensity; also the heaviest track on the record… although ‘The Best Is Yet To Come’ surprises with a ballsy footstomp groove. Anneke still has one of the strongest and most identifiable voices around. Continue reading ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN – New Album Review: “Feels Like A No-Nonsense Live Set Laid Down In The Comfort Of Home”

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Manchester United have condemned the supporters who sang offensive chants in the Europa League defeat to Liverpool on Thursday.
Offensive chants referencing the stadium disasters at Hillsborough and Heysel in the 1980s could be loudly heard at Anfield.
The supporters accountable for the chants have been met with criticism, with United vowing to put a stop to it by holding talks with supporter groups.
“I have the pleasure to confirm I have committed to a legendary English club, with the massive challenge of remaining part of the Premier League,” the manager said, according to a Newcastle statement.
“It will be a challenge not just for me and my staff but for the players, the Club and the fans.

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Marcus Smart is like the Julian Edelman of this team with his toughness. Love this quote!
Smart sits on the bench too long.
I have for a long time and still do believe Smart epitomizes what it means to be a Celtic. I'm not sure Kyrie, Hayward, Tatum, Brown really know what that means. Morris talks tough but doesn't play tough.
Horford to me is the same. He might not light up the stat sheet nor is he a Top-10 player in the league, but he's an unselfish team player and honestly a great fit for this team and what Brad runs. Kyrie is the best player on our team, but Horford is the engine that makes it run, and when he does well it has a trickle down effect on the team.
Horford is the perfect fit for an ensemble team because he doesn't care if he only scores 6 points a game as long as he contributes to the team winning. Perfect example of a player sacrificing his stat line.
It's interesting that there hasn't been much outcry about Horford's numbers this year as opposed to previous years. I would have thought some people would be mad that we're paying a guy $30m to average 12-6-4. I guess we have bigger issues to worry about


Green light for two hydro-electric projects in Arunachal Pradesh
The environment ministry has finally given the green signal to two key hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh, making a climb down from what many believed was its blind opposition to power projects in forested areas.
Official sources said Tawang- I and Tawag-II - with 600 MW capacity each - have been cleared.
Power minister Jyotiraditya Scindia met environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan and she agreed to give the go-ahead to these projects, the sources said.
A number of hydro-electric power projects are still awaiting clearance
The 'green' ministry has raised objections to several hydel power projects in the country pointing to their adverse impact on environment.
On the other hand, the power ministry, which is grappling with the increasing gap between electricity demand and supply, feels that many of these objections are not sustainable and even "anti-development".
Six hydel projects, two each from Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh, were discussed in the meeting held recently between two ministries, which have been at loggerheads over the competing views on clearances to power projects.
Power ministry sources told MAIL TODAY that the environment ministry has written to the Arunachal Pradesh chief minister asking for a basin study of the sites around Tawang-I and Tawang-II projects, an evidence of its climb down.
"The meeting was constructive and several points about clearances were ironed out amongst us. We think a basin study to understand and analyse the ecological situation and impact is a step towards getting the projects on track," a senior official said.
The thrust of the power ministry was to take a pragmatic and holistic view of the issue.
In the case of Arunachal Pradesh, officials reportedly flagged how despite its enormous hydelpower generation capacity, the state has about 15 per cent shortfall, which was "criminal and a big roadblock to its and the region's development".
A top official in the environment minstry said: "It was definitely held in a positive atmosphere. We heard their views and reiterated some of the 'must do' points to them.
It is now likely that basin and other studies in the case of some pending projects could be expedited, paving the way for 'early clearance' or 'clarity' on their fates.
Arunachal Pradesh CM Nabam Tuki had made a strong pitch for clearance of the hydel projects in his state during the National Development Council meeting last month.
He said his state had 82 per cent forest cover and it was only probable that some forest would be cleared to allocate land for these projects.


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METRO OKC's INDEPENDENT WEEKLY VOL. XXVI NO.29 JULY 14, 2004
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Coercive to conscience?
Southern Baptists just passed a resolution to support the Federal Marriage Amendment. Meanwhile, the Mainstream Baptists support separation of church and state. Their chapter leader contends that the function of Baptist citizens is not to force a biblical agenda on America.
by Greg Horton
In June of this year, messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual conference in Indianapolis passed a resolution calling for ratification of the Federal Marriage Amendment.
Dr. Bruce Prescott, Executive Director of Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists, thinks it’s another step away from historic Baptist distinctives and toward attempted control of the hearts and minds of America’s 16.2 million Southern Baptists.
“Mainstream Baptists would not be enthusiastic about trying to legislate morals, especially matters of personal morality,” Dr. Prescott said. “We’re much more concerned about showing God’s love and grace to everyone instead of singling out a certain group of people for disapproval.”
Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists was formed in 1997 to combat the conservative takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention. Its membership is primarily composed of moderate Baptists and members of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, the first organization to split from the SBC after the takeover.
The conservatives surged to power in 1980, thanks in part to a “get out the vote” movement orchestrated by Paige Patterson and Paul Pressler that brought more than 13,000 messengers to the annual conference in St. Louis in 1980. Bailey Smith was elected president of the convention with 51.67 percent of the vote.
Instrumental in the takeover has been the Baptist Faith and Message, a statement of faith that outlines Southern Baptist beliefs. The standard tactic has been to insist that professors, administrators, missionaries, and chaplains “sign off” on the beliefs dictated in the Baptist Faith and Message. Failure to do so has resulted in termination of employment, or removal of financial support in the case of missionaries.
The Baptist Faith and Message was amended in 1998 and again in 2000 to include language that Mainstream Baptists feel is much more conservative.
“Baptists have historically been non-creedal people,” Dr. Prescott said. “The Baptist Faith and Message is a creed. It infringes on the freedom of conscience of the believer.”
The call for ratification of the Federal Marriage Amendment has the same effect in Dr. Prescott’s mind.
“You can’t tell another Baptist how to vote,” Dr. Prescott said. “The separation of church and state is the Baptist legacy to the world. The first treatise on religious liberty was written by Thomas Helwys, a Baptist.”
Dr. Anthony Jordan, the Executive Director of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO), has a different view of Baptist life and the Federal Marriage Amendment.
“The founding of our nation was based on a Judeo-Christian ethic,” Dr. Jordan said. “The need for a marriage amendment is due to homosexual activists pressing an agenda and a handful of judges legislating, not interpreting the law. We are trying to protect what is the historic understanding of marriage.”
Ratifying a federal amendment to ban gay marriage would seem to be coercive to conscience by definition, but Dr. Jordan disagrees.
“Baptists have always allowed people to come to Scripture according to their conscience, but we have also called them to obedience to Scripture. The BGCO is committed to biblical principles.”
Dr. Prescott contends that the function of Baptist citizens is not to force a biblical agenda on the rest of the country.
“Baptists used to believe the Gospel could hold its own in a marketplace of free ideas. Now they want a monopoly on the marketplace for the Gospel. We should be laying the groundwork for the ‘foolishness of preaching.’”
Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists has been committed to the idea of separation of church and state since its founding, so much so that many of its members are also active members of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.
Dr. Jordan agrees that Baptists are historic supporters of the separation of church and state. There is a caveat attached though.
“You can’t eradicate the Judeo-Christian ethic at the heart of our nation’s foundation,” he said.
Whether or not there is a Judeo-Christian ethic at the heart of America’s foundation has been a matter for scholarly debate. However, the question for Baptists is how they intend to maintain it non-coercively if the majority of Americans want to move away from it.
The BGCO and the Mainstream Baptists have competing visions of Baptist life and how that life is lived as an American citizen.
“The Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists represent a very small minority of Baptists in Oklahoma,” Dr. Jordan said.
Dr. Prescott admits that is the case, but said, “We don’t have faith in numbers, and we’re not a smaller minority than Baptists were in American life 400 years ago.”
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The development needs over €1.5m worth of safety work carried out
Meath County Council can issue a fire safety notice on houses in Riverwalk Court in Ratoath from today.
The development needs over €1.5m worth of fire safety work carried out.
Residents and the developer had until last Friday to commit to carrying out the remedial works.
That failed to happen which means the local authority can now issue a fire safety notice.
Spokesperson for the residents, Mark Fitzmaurice, says they are facing into an uncertain Christmas.
"The deadline was last Friday, they're going to review the submissions this week - so we don't think we're going to hear from Meath County Council until at least the new year now" he told Newstalk Breakfast.
"So the residents are facing into a Christmas with this...uncertainty hanging over their heads" he added.


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The Lions Gate CEO Jon Feltheimer lived here. He purchased the 4-bed, 5-bath, 6,392 ft² (594 m²) home for $9.8125 million, according to the LA Times. He had previously sold a 6-bed, 5-bath, 6,646 ft² (617 m²) home at 375 N. Saltair Ave. in Los Angeles's Brentwood neighborhood in June of 2009 for $5.678 million.
Sold for $14.4 million in 2011.
The new owner is Armen Khachatryan, who demolished the existing structure and is building a new house.

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I have a Shih Tzu who is about 10 years old and has hind leg problems. It’s almost like he has a knot in his back. He can’t jump and seems to be in some pain.
I have taken him to the vet 3 different times. He was put on steroids, which seems to help for a while, but it always happens again. I have limited the exercise of him and he basically does nothing but sleep and eat. He was reading online about race, and he said that race tends to have hot flashes. What is this? And could this be his problem? I just want to help him, because I know that he is suffering. Thanks for your time.
- Signs like whining and panting can tell you that your dog is in pain. Always consult with a veterinarian before administering any medication.
- Pain reliever overdoses can be serious and even fatal. If you suspect your dog or cat has ingested an over-the-counter pain reliever, take him to the vet immediately.
- Your vet may prescribe a specific pain reliever for dogs or suggest other remedies such as physical therapy, acupuncture or natural supplements.
It can be difficult to detect when animals are in pain: after all, they can’t show us where it hurts or explain the type of pain, however signs like moaning and panting can indicate it. something is wrong The last thing you want is for your beloved pup to suffer, but this desire to soothe your pet’s pain can lead to accidental poisoning. Bottom line: Human medications like ibuprofen and acetaminophen are not designed for dogs and should never be given without a veterinarian’s approval.
Tylenol for Dogs
What can you give your dog for pain if the pain is not related to inflammation? While most of us have come to Tylenol (acetaminophen) as our go-to for getting rid of a headache or reducing a fever, Tylenol should not be used as a pain reliever for dogs. «Tylenol, while not an NSAID, is sometimes used in dogs, but should be used with caution and only under direct veterinary supervision,» says Gary Richter, DVM, founder of Ultimate Pet Nutrition. «Tylenol’s margin of safety is narrow and toxicity is possible,» even the smallest dose can be toxic, potentially destroying red blood cells and causing liver damage. Note, if you have a cat, Dr. Richter says, «Tylenol should never be used on cats. Cats will die if given Tylenol.» Cats are just as stoic as dogs when it comes to showing signs of illness. Here are some clear signs that your feline is not feeling well.
What should I do if my dog limps?
If your dog seems sore after an intense play session, you should monitor his progress at home. Encourage him to rest for the rest of the day and see if he improves over the next 24 hours. If the lameness persists for more than a day, your family veterinarian should evaluate your dog for a more serious problem.
Any dog that suddenly becomes severely lame should be seen by a veterinarian immediately. Serious conditions, such as bone fractures, require immediate attention to prevent further damage and unnecessary pain.
Your Dog’s Body Weight
Unfortunately, many older dogs are overweight, which predisposes them to osteoarthritis and inflammation in their bodies. Therefore, weight loss is the first step in providing natural pain relief, especially when your dog’s joints have osteoarthritis, or joint pain.
Knowing your dog’s ideal body weight and how to score his body condition will help you achieve an ideal weight if he is overweight. This is important because studies have shown that excess fat on your dog increases the pressure on your dog’s joints and can lead to excess inflammation in his body.

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The majority of potential US tight oil production growth remains economical in the current crude oil price environment, according to a new report by IHS.
Approximately 80% of potential gross US tight oil capacity additions in 2015 would remain resilient at West Texas Intermediate (WTI) prices as low as US$ 70 per barrel, the report says.
The new report examines the outlook for US tight oil growth in light of the recent drop in crude oil prices, which have fallen by nearly a third since summer.
IHS estimates 2015 US tight oil production growth at around 700,000 bpd at an average 2015 price of US$ 77 per barrel. Though this would represent a slowdown from 2014 tight oil growth of more than one million barrels per day, the amount of growth remains significant.
“Since 2008 the cumulative growth in US tight oil production has been 3.5 million bpd - far exceeding supply gains from the rest of the world combined - making tight oil the key driver of global supply growth,” said Jim Burkhard, Vice President, IHS Energy. “While current lower crude oil prices do present challenges for new investment, IHS analysis shows that the vast majority of potential US supply growth in 2015 remain economical at US$ 70 for WTI.”
The report notes that existing tight oil production is unaffected by the recent drop in oil prices. Since the highest level of production costs occurs during the initial development phase of a well, existing wells can remain economical at crude oil prices far below the break-even price for new production.
Lower crude oil prices have a greater potential to affect supply growth because new wells require significant investment before production begins. In the initial months of production, the oil price is critical to in determining the profitability of a new tight oil well.
Regardless, there are reasons to believe in the resilience of tight oil growth, the report says. The IHS analysis shows that most of the potential US tight oil capacity additions in 2015 (approximately 80%) have a break-even price in the range of US$ 50 to US$ 69 per barrel. Continued productivity gains, such as improvements in well completion and downspacing, also support the resilience of US production growth at lower prices.
Though these are strong reasons to believe in the resilience of tight oil growth, the report acknowledges that the risk of supply growth falling short is much greater now than just a few months ago.
“Expectations of the future - and the trajectory of oil prices - means that prices do not need to fall to the breakeven price before psychology, investment, and thus output, is affected. Lower oil prices bring into question the ongoing extent of one of the most profound developments in the world oil market - the great revival of American production. The ‘tight oil test’ is under way,” Burkhard concluded.
Adapted from IHS press release by Katie Woodward
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/21112014/us-tight-oil-production-ihs-report-1665/


Public Notice: Issued February 26, 2020
A meeting of the Seneca Falls Development Corp has been scheduled for Monday, March 23, 2020 at 5:00pm. The public is welcome to attend and the meeting will be held at FLX Creatives, located at 121 Fall Street in Seneca Falls.
MEETING CHANGED TO TELECONFERENCE
Per directives about public gatherings, the SFDC meeting has been changed to teleconference. Details are as follows:
SFDC Board Meeting
Mon, Mar 23, 2020 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM (EDT)
You can join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
Or, you can also simply dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (872) 240-3212
When prompted for the access code, enter: 345-148-965


Helen, the burger Queen
Last updated at 09:26 27 February 2007
She had just won an Oscar for playing the Queen, but Dame Helen Mirren had decidedly unregal rewards in mind - a burger and a snooze.
The 61-year-old's best actress honour for her royal performance was her first Academy Award in a 40-year career.
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But as I joined her at the after-show parties she was happy to tuck into a mini burger, kick off her Jimmy Choo heels and tell me: 'All I want to do is curl up with a hot water bottle, read a book and then go to sleep.'
On stage earlier she had dedicated her award to the monarch, telling the star-studded audience: 'For 50 years or more Elizabeth Windsor has maintained her dignity, her sense of duty . . . and her hairstyle.
'She has had her feet firmly planted on the ground, her hat on her head and her handbag on her arm.
'She has weathered many storms and I salute her courage and her consistency and I thank her because if it wasn't for her, I most certainly would not be here. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Queen.'
She was the first Briton to triumph in the best actress category since Emma Thompson won for her role in Howards End 15 years ago.
Dame Helen's Oscar tops a clutch of awards - including a Golden Globe for best actress - scooped for her role as the Queen, based on how the monarch dealt with the aftermath of Princess Diana's death in 1997.
Looking regal in a gold Christian Lacroix gown, Dame Helen hugged her husband, director Taylor Hackford, before running on stage. She held her Oscar aloft as she said: 'My sister told me all kids love to get gold stars and this is the biggest and the best gold star I have ever had in my life.'
Dame Helen, along with the film's writer Peter Morgan and director Stephen Frears, has been invited to lunch with the monarch. Last night a Buckingham Palace spokesman said: 'I am sure the Queen will be pleased.'
Her success came on a disappointing night for British hopefuls. Despite a record 18 nominations, Dame Helen was the sole major home-grown winner at the awards.
The LA ceremony instead saw veteran director Martin Scorsese finally securing his first Oscar after being previously nominated and losing five times, while former U.S. Vice President Al Gore took a trophy for his documentary-making skills.
Forest Whitaker was named best actor for his role as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the British-made film The Last King Of Scotland.
The 45-year- old, who beat Peter O'Toole, is the third black actor to win the trophy after Sidney Poitier and Denzel Washington.
And as no Oscar ceremony would be complete without at least one gushing acceptance speech, he did his best to oblige.
'I need a second to take it in,' he said as he composed himself. 'When I was a kid the only way I saw movies was from the back seat of my family's car at the drive-in. It wasn't my reality to think I would be acting in movies.
'Receiving this honour tonight tells me it is possible for a kid from east Texas raised in south central LA, who believes in his dreams and commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them and to have them happen.'
He went on to thank God for 'giving me this moment in this lifetime that I will hopefully carry to the end of my lifetime and into the next lifetime'.
The night ended a 40-year losing streak for Scorsese. The 64-year-old, named best director for the crime thriller The Departed, received a standing ovation and joked as he accepted his trophy from Steven Spielberg: 'Could you double-check the envelope?'
He added: 'So many people over the years have been wishing this for me. I am overwhelmed and so moved.'
The film also won the best picture award, beating The Queen, Little Miss Sunshine, Babel and Letters From Iwo Jima.
The Departed's British producer Graham King, who spent the morning with fellow nominees watching Chelsea win the Carling Cup on cable television, said as he collected the trophy: 'To be standing here where the Queen of England and Idi Amin just stood is really incredible.'
If there was an award for worst loser, Eddie Murphy would surely have nailed it.
He was tipped to take the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in Dreamgirls but lost out to 72-year-old Alan Arkin, who played a drug-addicted grandfather in Little Miss Sunshine. Minutes later Murphy stormed out of the venue and went home - breaking an Oscars taboo of being ungracious in defeat.
Mr Gore won the best documentary award for his film An Inconvenient Truth about the dangers of global warming.
He said: 'We need to solve the climate crisis. We have everything we need to get started with the possible exception of the will to act.'
One of the major upsets of the night came when none of the three nominated songs from Dreamgirls won.
Instead singer Melissa Etheridge took the prize for her song I Need to Wake Up from Gore's documentary.
British-born Sacha Baron Cohen missed out on an Oscar when Borat failed to win best adapted screenplay.
Dame Judi Dench, who was nominated as best actress alongside Dame Helen for Notes On A Scandal, could not make the ceremony because she was having knee surgery.
Commenting on Dame Helen's win, Kate Winslet - also up for best actress for Little Children - said she was 'the happiest of losers'.
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Teary Australia PM's election campaign off to rocky start
By Morag MacKinnon
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's government was rocked by the surprise resignation of two of her most senior cabinet ministers on Saturday, just four days after she stunned voters by calling a national election in eight months' time.
Close ally Nicola Roxon quit as Attorney-General along with Chris Evans, who as Senate leader is the third in line to the prime ministership, citing demands of the job and family reasons for their decisions.
Australian media described the resignations as a severe blow for the ruling Labor Party, saying they undermined Gillard's message of stability and a lack of confidence in ability to win a third term on September 14.
Gillard put on a brave face at a news conference in Canberra, saying she had known of the impending resignations for some time.
"We will be able to present the Australian people with a rejuvenated team as we move into the parliamentary year of 2013," a teary Gillard said.
Earlier this week Gillard broke with convention and surprised voters by announcing a far-off election date, an unusual move that she said was designed to end political instability.
While the resignations will not impact the minority hold that Gillard's Labor government has on power, they will add to the uncertainty surrounding her government which relies on a handful of independents and Greens to command a one-seat majority.
The Sydney Morning Herald wrote on its website that the surprise departure of two of the government's most senior figures was "a very bad look". Continued...


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Drivers attached to cab-hailing apps, under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria (AUATWON) have called on cab-operation firms to review taxi fares in light of the recent removal of fuel subsidy and the attendant ripple effect.
The group urged App-Based Transport firms, such as Uber, Bolt, Lagride, Indriver among others, to urgently review their price upward by 200 per cent and set minimum trip fare at N2, 000 naira respectively.
AUATWON, in a statement on Friday by its National President, Adedamola Adeniran, said the new fuel price was causing hardship on its members’ earnings and patronage.
Adediran said this was because members lacked the capacity to increase the fare, unlike independent cab drivers, branded taxi drivers, bus drivers and others.
He, therefore, urged App-Based Transport companies to urgently review their price upward by 200 per cent and set minimum trip fare at N2, 000 naira respectively.
He also urged the companies not to deactivate any of the drivers as a result of the fuel subsidy removal.
The app companies should immediately set their commission at 10 per cent flat or reduce their commission by 50 per cent without any hidden charges, owing to homogeneous commission charges that had made our business unprofitable.
“We demand that app companies subsidise trip fare for the rider by at least, five per cent to cushion the effect of the increase for the rider, using the gain from homogeneous commission reserved,” he said.
Similarly, Mr Jossy Olawale, Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee of the union, appealed to the app companies to immediately respond and act on the union’s demands.
“We will also like to encourage our members to go about their peaceful business and adopt every lawful and profitable means to carrying out their businesses until further directive by the union.”


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NEW YORK — Stocks rose broadly Friday, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its best week since January.
The market got a lift from two economic reports, one showing that inflation remained tame in August and the other showing that Americans spent more at stores last month.
The Dow rose 75.42 points, or 0.5 percent, to 15,376.06, closing up 3 percent for the week, its best five-day performance since the week ending Jan. 4.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 4.57 points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,687.99. The Nasdaq composite rose 6.22 points, or 0.2 percent, to 3,722.18.


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Today let’s look at our newest purple color in the Stampin’ Up! family: Fresh Freesia! This colour is more pink than the other purples we have, and tones in very well with the Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss:
It’s a bright, happy color that I think will work well in either a subtle or a brights color combination. Today I’ll use it with the Pool Party and Daffodil Delight colours for a classic, pretty mix of colors:
These cards make me smile every time I see them. I love this fresh color palette, the 3D flowers, and the clean design.
The flowers in the Flowers of Friendship stamp set are really easy to just scissor cut (fussy cut) out. I’ve stamped and colored the flowers underneath in Daffodil Delight, then stamped a second set, cut them out, and adhered them over the top for a fun 3D effect.
What I like best is now the flowers are not contained to the rectangle, either, making a simple card that little bit more visually interesting.
The card base are these great new products: the Hand Penned Note Cards and Envelopes! They are a great size, have a ready-to-go printed background, adorable envelopes, and they are well priced for a pack of 20 cards and 20 envelopes. Great for a project on the go!
Click here for a complete supply list for saving, printing, or ordering.
I think Fresh Freesia will be one of my “go-to” colors for the next two years. Be sure and subscribe to my newsletter for newsletter only bundle offers! This month (May 2021) I’m offering a great deal on the new colors:
Thanks for stopping by my stamping studio today! ~ Jacque Williams


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Among the most-requested movies from DVD collectors around the world is Rose Marie (1936), and continues to be one of the most popular works of screen singing team Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. The 1954 version of Rose Marie starring Ann Blyth and Howard Keel has been available to musical fans but this is the first time ever on DVD for the original ’36 version.
Rose-Marie stars MacDonald as a spoiled opera star from Canada who heads to a log cabin in the northern wilderness where her brother (James Stewart) is hiding out after escaping from prison. While on her journey, MacDonald meets and takes a liking to handsome Mountie (Nelson Eddy) who happens to be assigned to track down her sibling. Along with the memorable “Indian Love Call” (when Jeanette sings ‘I am calling you oo-oo-oo’), this classic also features such songs as “Just for You”,”Some of These Days,” and the title song. David Niven, Reginald Owen, Allan Jones and Gilda Gray are featured in supporting roles.
As an added treat, MGM has also released Maytime (1937), another popular gem from the iconic singing team. Told in flashback style, Maytime showcases MacDonald as a popular European opera singer in the 1860s. She accepts a marriage proposal from her voice instructor (John Barrymore), but eventually falls for handsome crooner (Eddy). Although she sticks with Barrymore, seven years later, she discovers that the leading baritone playing opposite her in her new operatic vehicle is none other than her beloved Nelson. Based on an operetta by Sigmund Romberg and featuring selections composed by Wagner, Verdi, Rossini and others, Maytime was one of the best received of the MacDonald-Eddy collaborations and the actress/singer’s favorite of the eight films she made with Eddy.
Rose Marie and Maytime are made available exclusively at Movies Unlimited in conjunction with The Warner Archive Collection. Previously, we proudly presented these other classic musicals from MacDonald and Eddy, either starring together or in solo performances:
Naughty Marietta (1935): Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald first teamed in this lively Victor Herbert operetta about the romance between a swaggering soldier and a French princess. Determined to avoid an arranged marriage, the royal takes on her maid’s identity and hops aboard a cargo ship headed to New Orleans. But when the vessel is hijacked by pirates, she unexpectedly finds love with her rescuer. With Frank Morgan, Elsa Lanchester; songs include “Live for Today,” “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,” “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life,” and more.
Rosalie (1937): The music of Cole Porter highlights this romantic musical featuring Nelson Eddy as a football star and West Point cadet who falls for a beautiful young woman (Eleanor Powell) who turns out to be a European princess. Edna May Oliver, Frank Morgan, and Ray Bolger co-star. Songs include the title tune, “Who Knows?,” “I’ve a Strange New Rhythm in My Heart,” “In the Still of the Night,” and more.
The Firefly (1937): Glowing musical set during the Napoleonic War stars Jeanette MacDonald as a spy who poses as a singer in a Madrid cafe in order to learn Napoleon’s military secrets. She attempts to enlist wealthy Spaniard Allan Jones to her cause, and romantic and political intrigues ensue. With Warren William, Douglass Dumbrille; songs include “The Donkey Serenade,” “A Woman’s Kiss.”
Sweethearts (1938): The time-worn stage chestnut is a “play-within-a-film” for this frothy Jeanette MacDonald/Nelson Eddy musical comedy, written by Dorothy Parker and Alan Campbell. MacDonald and Eddy play a married acting couple who plan to leave Broadway for Hollywood, but impresario Frank Morgan plots to stop them. With Ray Bolger, Florence Rice, and Mischa Auer.
Balalaika (1939): Nelson Eddy is a Russian prince who falls in love with cafe singer Ilona Massey and arranges for her to perform at the Royal Opera, but her debut is rudely interrupted when the Russian Revolution erupts. Years later, the two reunite in Paris, where Eddy has gained fame as a crooner. Features the songs “Tanya,” “Ride, Cossack, Ride,” and a classic rendition of “Stille Nacht (Silent Night).”
Broadway Serenade (1939): In this romantic musical, poor entertainer Lew Ayres takes a job in Europe, leaving singing wife Jeanette MacDonald in the States. But an affair between MacDonald and Ian Hunter, the crafty financial wizard behind Ayres’ show, sends hubby into a tirade, and eventually inspires him to write a hit operetta. A host of opera favorites are featured along with musical numbers staged by Busby Berkeley.
Bitter Sweet (1940): The music of Noel Coward and the seventh screen pairing of Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald are the ingredients for movie magic. The duo is struggling to make ends meet in 1880s Vienna, but singer MacDonald’s patron (George Sanders) has amorous intentions that lead music teacher Eddy to challenge him to a duel. With Ian Hunter, Felix Bressart. Songs include “I’ll See You Again,” “Kiss Me,” “Love in Any Language,” and more.
Smilin’ Through (1941): Real-life husband/wife duo Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond star in this music-filled melodrama, the third adaptation of the play by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin. An orphaned girl (MacDonald) falls in love with a handsome stranger (Raymond), only to find their romance threatened by a tragic connection between Raymond’s father and MacDonald’s late aunt. Brian Aherne co-stars; songs include the title tune, “Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes,” “Land of Hope and Glory,” and more.
I Married An Angel (1942): In their final film together, Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy make heavenly music together. Playboy banker Eddy thinks he’s found the girl of his dreams in MacDonald, but is she (literally) an angel in disguise? Edward Everett Horton, Binnie Barnes, Reginald Owen co-star; the songs include such Rodgers and Hart offerings as “Spring Is Here,” “A Twinkle In Your Eye,” and the title tune.
And now enjoy Jeanette and Nelson in the theatrical trailer from 1940’s Bitter Sweet, but please note the DVD release of Bitter Sweet has been restored to its original brilliance, whereas the trailer has not:

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Sun is shining in Orkney this morning. Still windy though. Late start and lovely cooked breakfast a la Tony this morning. Leave Stromness around midday for Skara Brae, a neolithic village. Visitor center is really well put together and informative including a walk-in replica of one of the houses. The actual site is literally right at the edge of the most beautiful Carribbean like beach with huge smooth pebbles, golden sand and turquoise water. We enjoyed a little scramble down to the beach in the sunshine too.
The site itself is amazing. Hard to believe we are looking at dwellings that were lived in 5000 years ago, including the beds people slept in! This site is older than the pyramids and Stonehenge, just blew us away.
Overlooking Skara Brae is Skaill House, which we wander around. It was owned by the local laird who was involved in the original discovery of the site and is in a 1950’s time warp. Enjoy a cuppa and delicious scone in the cafe at the visitors centre.
Next stop on our neolithic tour is the Ring of Brodgar, a circle of 21 standing stones out of the original 60. The circle is large and we enjoy a wander around it in the sun.
Just up the road is our final tour stop, the Standing Stones of Stenness, four very large stones put here around 3300BC.
After a bit of chill time and tasty paella, we wander into Stromness. The town literally hugs the bay and most groups of houses seem to have their own access to the water. We try the local pubs and watch Spurs beat Man City in an unusually exciting game!

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A Denverite guide to 2020 Pride
Drag superstars, virtual parties and 5Ks: Here’s what Pride looks like this year.
By Clara Geoghegan
Absent this month are the in-person parades, rallies and parties which usually celebrate Gay Pride in June. Because of restrictions on large in-person gatherings due to COVID-19, Pride is looking different this year. That said, don’t you dare pack up your flags just yet. Pride is still on.
We’ve put together a comprehensive guide to what’s going on around town this year celebrating Pride month. If you’ve got some Pride related events in the works and we missed ya, let us know!
Mon. through Sun., June 15-21
💭 Join the Denver Public Library for “Power Embodied: Transgender History in Colorado,” a virtual lecture covering trans history across the state. Register in advance for the free event, which is on Tuesday from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
👾 Tracks gets the festivities rolling this year with Together We Rise, a Facebook Live party on Wednesday starting at 9 p.m. A $10 suggested donation goes toward the Center on Colfax.
👏Catch a drag and burlesque show with dinner, at the Lobby, on Thursday and Friday at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. It’ll put you back $60, but with live entertainment, drinks, appetizers and a main entree included in the price, it’s an all inclusive way to start off Pride right.
💭 Denver Arts and Venues hosts a panel with artists featured in Queer City of the Plains, on display now at the McNichols building. The panel, on Thursday from 6-7:30 p.m., is free but requires advanced registration.
💭 Use your library card to watch “Strike a Pose,” a documentary following seven backup dancers for Madonna in 1991 who found themselves as ambassadors for the LGBTQ+ community. Then, share your thoughts and join a conversation about the film with Doc & Talk, virtually hosted by the Denver Public Library, Thursday at 7 p.m.
👂 Tune in to the Mile High Pridecast Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 a.m. (technically Saturday morning). Broadcasting live from Denver LGBTQ+ venues, catch the live show on Facebook Live, Mixcloud or TwitchTV.
👀 Get a virtual tour of Queer City of the Plains: An Artistic Look at Denver’s LGBT History on display now at the McNichols Building. Historian David Duffield and curator Shanna Shelby host the free Facebook Live tour, Friday at noon.
👏Join Denver drag queens on Friday night (8-9:30 p.m.) to kick off Denver Pride with the Queer the Cencus Varitey Show. The free to watch, pre-recorded performances broadcast from Facebook.
👾 The Mile High Gay Guy & Midtown Spa has partnered with Bearracuda to offer the Bearracuda Virtual Denver Gay Pride party, Friday from 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. $10 suggested donation.
💪 Participate in a virtual 5k race with Denver Pride. The running and walking part can be done wherever and whenever you want this weekend between Saturday and Sunday. Registration ranges between $35-40, and all money raised supports the Center on Colfax.
💥 Join the Denver Dyke March on Saturday at 11 a.m. for a virtual rally and march. Tune in for some digital solidarity on Facebook Live, Instagram and the Dyke March website.
👏 From 1:30-2:30 on Saturday, watch an exclusive pre-recorded performance for Denver Pride by drag star Jackie Cox. The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 12 contestant’s show will be uploaded to the Denver Pride Facebook page, and will be free to stream.
👾 Join the Q Crew and Out Front Magazine for a virtual Pride party on Saturday from 2-10 p.m. Watch performances by LGBTQ+ artists streaming on YouTube.
👾 Denver Pride and The Triangle present Smirnoff Dance World, a streaming dance party with three hours of DJs. Tune in for free to TwitchTV Saturday from 3:30-6:30 p.m. to get your dancing fix.
👾 Break out your pink on Saturday from 4-6 p.m. for a virtual Pink Party. All proceeds, including the $25 suggested donation, support One Colorado, an advocacy group that looks to advance equality for LGBTQ+ individuals and their families. The live DJ and drag performances are another good reason to get in on the fun.
👾 If you missed Wednesday’s virtual Pride party hosted by Tracks, don’t fret. On Saturday from 6 p.m.-midnight, catch Together We Rise: Pride Saturday Electric Mashup! streaming from Facebook Live. Tickets cost $10, which go toward the Center on Colfax and Black Lives Matter.
👏 Together We Rise: Virtual Pride Fest 2020, a showcase of LGBTQ+ artists and stories of resilience, airs on Rocky Mountain PBS, The Drop 303 HD2 Radio and YouTube, Saturday at 6 p.m.
👏 This year’s parade isn’t happening in person, but the Coors Light Virtual Denver Pride Parade brings “parade units” with stories, messages and experiences from the Denver community to your screen. Watch it Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with Facebook Live, Denver 7 and Rocky Mountain PBS.
💥Make your voice heard digitally and stand in solidarity at The Center on Colfax and Once Colorado’s Denver Pride Equality Rally. Join with Facebook Live on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
💭 Dixie Krystals, Zenon Teavee and KaiLee Mykels host Drag Queen Story Time for kids, Sunday from 1-1:30 p.m.
👏 Stream the Online US Latin Bank stage feat. Nayasha Lopez of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season eight fame. Catch the Miss Congeniality winner as part of Denver Pride events, Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
👏 Denver drag queen Felony Misdemeanor and Denver Pride host Black Diamonds. The online show will be Denver’s first all black drag show, and streams Sunday from 5-6:30 p.m. from TwitchTV.
👏 Closing out Denver Pride’s virtual stages is Monet X. Change on Sunday at 6 p.m. Monet, also a drag super-star, competed in “RuPaul’s Drag Race” tenth season and returned to the show, winning the fourth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars.”
Mon. through Sun., June 22-28
💭 The Center for Women’s History at the Byers-Evans House hosts a writers workshop focusing on pride, queer identity, beauty and power. Register for free to join the Wednesday workshop from 6-8 p.m.
👀 Join Michael Paglia, curator of “Lavender Mist,” and curator Shanna Shelby, Friday at noon, for a Facebook Live tour and Q&A of the exhibit Queer City of the Plains.
Pride all month
👏 CinemaQ, presented by Denver Film, is back and available all month long. This year, Denver Film curated a selection of pioneering queer cinema from the 1920s to ’30s, available to stream online. Digital film rentals range from $7-15 and purchases support Denver Film.
💭 Get in your 10,000 steps and learn about Denver’s LGBTQ+ historical landmarks with Geotourist and AARP’s Capitol Hill LGBT Landmarks Walking Tour. The Geotourist app, which is free to download for smartphones at the Google Play and App Store, guides you through Cap Hill with stops at historically significant spots. Once you download the app, the tour can be done anytime you want.
👀 While most art museums are closed or gradually re-opening, the McNichols Center Building offers socially distant in-person tours of the exhibit Queer City of the Plains: An Artistic Look at Denver’s LGBTQ History, on display until August 30. The free daily tours are limited to groups of eight or less and have to be scheduled in advance. If you want to avoid downtown parking, Facebook Live tours with Q&A sessions are happening at noon on June 19 and 26 and July 10.
💪 If you missed the Pride weekend virtual 5K, you got another chance to raise some money and get active. One Colorado offers the Virtual Big Gay 5k for the entire month of June. Online registration costs $30, and the actual running or walking part is done on your own wherever and whenever you want.


Diamond Platnumz traveled to Miami to attend the 4th Annual African Music Magazine awards (AFRIMMA) and also to shoot new video with Rick Ross.
The Tanzanian superstar performed in Dallas, Texas on Sunday October 8th during AFRIMMA award gala before he flew to Miami, Florida to shoot new video with Rick Ross.
Both Diamond and Rick Ross are Luc Belaire brand ambassadors.
A snippet of Rick Ross new music video with Diamond Platnumz has since gone viral on social media. Watch the clip below:
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— SOUNDCITY AFRICA! (@SOUNDCITYtv) October 11, 2017


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Poka to be acquired by Swedish enterprise software giant IFS in reported $200-million deal (BETAKIT)
Two years after a $30 million Series B round, Québec City-based Poka, which offers communication and skills development tools for manufacturing workers, is set to be acquired by Swedish enterprise software giant IFS.
IFS CEO Darren Roos said the deal was “not far off” $200 million in an interview with The Globe and Mail. IFS expects to complete the transaction in the third quarter of this year.
IBM Nears $5 Billion Deal for Software Provider
(THE WALL STREET JOURNAL)
IBM is close to a deal to acquire software company Apptio for about $5 billion in a move that would bring the technology giant greater automation capabilities.
Apptio provides tools to help companies keep track of the software and services they use and better manage costs. The business has counted financial giants Allstate and Bank of America among its clients, according to its website.
Toronto-based Rose Rocket, a maker of transportation management software, plans to expand into larger fleets of trucking companies after securing a $50.2 millon Series B round.
The latest round brings the startup’s total funding to $91.3 million.
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Adobe’s $20bn deal to acquire Figma under threat from EU investigation (FINANCIAL TIMES)
Adobe’s $20 billion deal to acquire rival Figma is set to face a lengthy antitrust investigation in the EU, in the latest move that threatens the software giant’s attempt to consolidate the digital design market.
“Adobe is trying to buy a credible competitor,” said a person with direct knowledge of the thinking of EU regulators. “It’s bad.”
Augmenta, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to automate building design, announced a $15.57 million CAD ($11.75 million USD) seed extension round of funding on June 21.
Reddit Sales Growth Slowdown Preceded Fight Over New API Fees
Popular forum platform Reddit, facing a user uprising because of its new API policy site pricing out third party apps, was already facing another stark business reality: slowing sales growth.
Masthead Data raises $1.3 million to help data engineers monitor errors without client data (BETAKIT)
Toronto startup Masthead Data, which offers a data observability platform, has raised $1.3 million in pre-seed funding.
What makes Masthead’s data observability platform different, according to the company, is that it doesn’t require access to client data, ensuring that their information is untouched and private.
After Elon Musk recently tweeted that he would be “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg, the Meta CEO shot back by posting a screenshot of Musk’s tweet with the caption “send me location.” According to The Verge, Zuckerberg was not joking.
“The story speaks for itself,” said Meta spokesperson Iska Saric.
Vancouver-based startup Minutebook, which offers automation and collaboration tools for legal professionals, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding.
Minutebook said it raised this seed round using its technology, automating several processes involved. These included the compilation of subscription information into documents provided by the startup’s law firm, and automating funding from its investors’ bank accounts.
Collision has officially announced that Toronto will host its tech event in 2024.
The one-year extension of the original 2019 deal comes after BetaKit reported the future of the conference was in question due to the departure of Mayor John Tory and increased financial asks.
Last year, the CEO of messaging app IRL repeatedly said it had 20 million monthly active users, who chatted about shared interests and planned real-world events together.
Today, a spokesperson for the startup said an investigation by the board of directors concluded 95% of those users were “automated or from bots.”
Halifax-headquartered gaming tech firm Swarmio has filed an application for creditor protection.
Swarmio said it hopes to conduct a sale and investment solicitation process in the hopes of addressing its sizable liquidity issues, stabilizing its operations, and continuing on as a going concern.
According to NACO, despite record demand, total angel investment in Canada during 2022 fell 37 percent year-over-year to $166 million CAD. Last year, angel organizations facilitated 653 investments in 379 companies.
While deal count rose slightly in 2022 compared to 2021, NACO noted a trend towards follow-on angel investments.

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PORTO VECCHIO, Corsica – Lance Armstrong made himself the uninvited guest at the Tour de France on Friday, coming back to haunt the 100th edition of the race and infuriating riders both past and present by talking at length in a newspaper interview about doping in the sport.
Armstrong told Le Monde that he still considers himself the record-holder for Tour victories, even though all seven of his titles from 1999-2005 were stripped from him last year for doping.
He said his life has been ruined by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency investigation that exposed as lies his years of denials that he and his teammates doped. He also took another swipe at cycling’s top administrators, darkly suggesting they could be brought down by other skeletons in the sport’s closet.
None of those comments broke new ground, but in answering questions from Le Monde – a newspaper he scorned when he was still competing – Armstrong ensured that his views on doping at the Tour would have maximum impact in France and couldn’t easily be written off as sour grapes being hurled at the race from afar. The respected daily is very much France’s newspaper of record.
Its interview with the rider and his assertion that doping won’t be eradicated from cycling dominated French airwaves ahead of the race start this morning, causing dismay and anger in the sport desperate to prove that it has turned the page on his era of serial cheating.
The Tour’s director, Christian Prudhomme, suggested Armstrong was milking the race’s notoriety to further his own agenda.
“This is a very big tournament, just look around: There are 2,300 accredited journalists here, there are cameras everywhere. So if someone wanted to transmit a message, this is the time obviously, especially since everyone likes this kind of controversial statements,” he said.
Armstrong’s claim that it was “impossible” to win the Tour without doping in his era echoed what he already told U.S. television talk show host Oprah Winfrey in January, when he finally confessed. Then, he said doping was “part of the job.”
The banned hormone erythropoietin, or EPO, wasn’t detectable by cycling’s doping controls until 2001 and so was widely abused because it prompts the body to produce oxygen-carrying red blood cells, giving a big performance boost to endurance athletes.
Asked later by The Associated Press to clarify his comments, Armstrong confirmed on Twitter he was talking solely about the period from 1999-2005.
The renewed pre-Tour focus on cycling’s past has led to renewed appeals from some involved in the sport for a “truth and reconciliation” process – where those involved in doping past and present could air what they know once and for all, so cycling can then move forward.
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I often prefer to run away from the hubbub of the city life into the villages of India where the true culture exists. Once while entering a temple in West Bengal I was drawn to the refrain of female voices - the typical Bengali style of singing. As it grew louder I found myself suddenly amidst a group of ladies who were singing in unison the glories of the Lord Shri Caitanya Mahaprahu. Their sound and devotion left a deep impression in my heart.
Jaya Sacira Nandan is an album that was a result of this impression. Some of they lyrics are in Bengali and some in Bangladesh language. Even if one doesn't understand the meanings, the rhythm will captivate your heart. While some of the compositions are traditional, I composed a few myself. In order to bring in the devotion naturally I chose to record the entire album live with traditional music instruments.
Banjo, Sarangi, tabla, and flute have added great flavor to the music.
While some of the compositions are slow and meditative, Track 3 and 8 will have you dancing in a circle! Track 5 in particular has brought tears to the eyes of many of my listeners.
The album was recorded way back in 2004 but I chose to offer it still online as the music is evergreen and always in demand. Happy listening and please do not leave without adding your comment.


Brattle Group Report on Boston 2024 Released, Highlighting ‘Real Risks’
Beacon Hill leadership released Tuesday the long-awaited Brattle Group report on Boston 2024, indicating that despite bid organizers’ assurances, Massachusetts taxpayers would have been “the ultimate risk bearers.”
The nearly 200-page economic analysis, commissioned by Gov. Charlie Baker and conducted by the Cambridge-based global consultancy firm for up to $250,000, pivoted from a diagnosis to a post-mortem with the demise of the Olympic bid last month. In compiling the report, The Brattle Group spoke with members of Boston 2024, No Boston Olympics, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance, Transportation for Massachusetts, MassDOT, and the MBTA, as well as Professor Edward Glaeser of Harvard University.
The report pokes holes in a number of Boston 2024’s rosy cost projections. For example, the report states that bid organizers’ miscalculations of improvements needed for the MBTA alone “could have increased the costs by approximately $1.1 to $1.3 billion, if they were able to be completed at all prior to 2023.”
It also places the Boston bid in the context of past Games, including London’s, to which organizers often drew parallels throughout the bid’s brief existence. “The experience of the 2012 London Olympic Games suggests it is possible that the Boston Olympic Games would have been at risk of generating over $300 million less than projected,” the report says.
One section, titled “Analysis of Risk Bearing,” states in no uncertain terms who would have been left on the hook for potential overruns (emphasis theirs):
The IOC does not bear any of the financial risks associated with the Olympic Games.
The USOC has limited ability to bear risk, and does not provide any financial guarantees.
The local organizing committee can nominally take on risk, but has limited ability to bear risk. It does not provide the required financial guarantees. It can, however, partially mitigate risks borne by others by exerting control over some costs and revenue streams, as well as through insurance, as suggested by Boston 2024 in Bid 2.0.
The Federal government would be responsible for security costs and Paralympics.
The State and Local governments, while having only limited ability to influence and shape the bid, would bear significant financial risks as the ultimate guarantors under the financial Letters of Guarantee. All of the risks associated with public infrastructure spending would fall completely on the Commonwealth. The taxpayers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts would be the ultimate risk bearers.
The report found that the risks it examined are inherent to the bidding process as specified by the International Olympic Committee, calling them “inflexible elements” of any bid. “In requiring these guarantees, the IOC imposes financial risk on the part of those entities providing the guarantees and, ultimately, in the case of Boston, on city and state taxpayers,” the report says.
“Many of the concerns raised in the report mirror the same questions Mayor Walsh had throughout the bidding process,” Walsh’s spokeswoman Laura Oggeri said in a statement. “Ultimately, without yet having confidence that the proposed financial plan would not result in any cost overruns, the Mayor was unable to commit to signing a financial guarantee that put taxpayers at risk.”
“This independent analysis completed by experts hired by the state confirms that Boston 2024 was a risky deal for taxpayers. The healthy skepticism expressed by voters and leaders in the State House was warranted. Massachusetts dodged a bullet,” No Boston Olympics said in a statement.
The report highlights four broad categories of risk: those associated with revenue shortfalls; with increased operating costs; with relying on private developers; and with infrastructure investments needed to host the Games. “The biggest sources of risk, however, were related to securing commitments from private developers to construct the Midtown area and the Athletes’ Village, and those related to the necessary infrastructure investments,” the report says.
“This report highlights our bipartisan efforts to protect Massachusetts taxpayers and I want to thank Governor Baker and Speaker DeLeo for their partnership,” State Senate President Stan Rosenberg said in a statement. “Even though the bid was withdrawn, this report demonstrates that there were a series of real risks associated with bringing the games to Massachusetts.”
The report devotes a section to Boston 2024’s cost estimates for its venues, which were notably lower than actual costs in past games. The contingencies built into Bid 2.0’s budget were “considerably lower than those typically used in the construction industry for projects at such an early stage of development.”
“Similarly, Bid 2.0 had not fully developed its proposals for the Aquatics Center, the Velodrome, or the media center to allow a proper evaluation of the cost,” the report says. “However, past experience suggests that Boston 2024 would have been unlikely to meet those cost estimates, and a more reasonable cost estimate would have been over $970 million higher than reported in Bid 2.0.”
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Trial set for Greene County justice of the peace on second-degree battery charge
By Marine Glisovic
PARAGOULD, Ark. (AP) - An August trial date has been set for a Greene County justice of the peace on a second-degree battery charge for allegedly striking the county judge. The Paragould Daily Press reports that the attorney for Ronnie Wood waived formal arraignment during a hearing Friday in Greene County Circuit Court. Judge Brent Davis then scheduled Aug. 1 as the date for Wood to enter a plea and the trial is to start the week of Aug. 11. Prosecutors say Wood pushed or hit County Judge Jerry Shipman in the shoulder on Jan. 22 during a meeting to discuss road improvements. Shipman told investigators that after the incident he suffered severe pain to his left side and his back, numbness in his left leg and soreness in his right shoulder. (Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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