Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown disruptions, Jal Jeevan Mission achieved a milestone and provided 4.49 crore tap water connections during 23 months. The Mission also provided tap water supply to every household in 1 lakh villages across India in just 23 months and also made 50 thousand gram panchayats ‘Har Ghar Jal’ by providing tap water supply to every household in these panchayats. At the launch of this ambitious programme on August 15, 2019, out of 18.94 crore rural households in the country, only 3.23 crore (17 per cent) had tap water connections.
To date, tap water supply has reached 7.72 Crore (40.77 per cent) households. Goa, Telangana, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Puducherry have achieved 100 per cent tap water supply in rural areas and has become ‘Har Ghar Jal’. The motto of the Mission is that ‘no one is left out and every household in a village should be provided with a tap water connection. At present, 71 districts, 824 blocks, 50,309 Gram Panchayats and 1,00,275 villages have achieved the target of ‘Har Ghar Jal’.
In a paradigm shift from the earlier water supply programmes, Jal Jeevan Mission focuses on water service delivery rather than providing mere water supply infrastructure. Assured availability of drinking water in homes will save the women and young girls of centuries-old drudgery faced by them across rural India. It will improve their health, education and socio-economic conditions.
To achieve this mammoth goal of providing tap water supply to every rural household in a short period of five years, Rs 3.60 lakh crore has been allocated by the government. In 2020-21 an amount of Rs 11,000 crore was allocated for the States/ UTs. In just three months, Rs 8,891 crore has been drawn by the States/UTs based on the fund utilization and requirement proposed under their Annual Action Plans (AAPs).
In 2021-22, Rs 26,940 Crore has been allocated to States as 15th Finance Commission tied grant for water & sanitation to Rural Local Bodies/ PRIs. There is assured funding of Rs 1,42,084 Crore for the next five years i.e. up to 2025-26. This huge investment in rural areas across the country, will accelerate economic activities and boost the rural economy. It will create new employment opportunities in villages.
Jal Jeevan Mission is a ‘bottom up approach, where the community plays a vital role starting from planning to implementation, management, operation & maintenance. To achieve this, the state government has to undertake support activities like strengthening the Village Water & Sanitation Committee (VWSC)/ Pani Samiti, developing the village action plan for the next five years, engaging Implementing State Agencies (ISAs) to handhold & support village communities, and carry out awareness among people. So far 2.67 lakh VWSCs or Pani Samitis have been constituted and 1.84 lakh village action plans have been developed across India.
Under Jal Jeevan Mission, water-scarce areas, quality-affected villages, aspirational districts, SC/ST majority villages and Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY) villages are prioritized for providing tap water supply. During the last 23 months, the tap water supply has increased four-fold from 7% to 33% in 117 aspirational districts. Similarly, more than 97 lakh households have been provided with tap water supply in 61 districts affected by Japanese Encephalitis- Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (JE-IES). 696 SAGY villages and 29,063 SC/ST majority villages have become ‘Har Ghar Jal.’
To ensure safe tap water to children in schools, ashram shalas and Anganwadi centres, a 100-day campaign was launched on October 2, 2020. Following which so far, 6,76,789 schools (65.7 per cent) and 6,74,611 (59.8 per cent) Anganwadi centres across the country have been provided with potable tap water supply in adequate quantity for drinking and cooking mid-day meals, handwashing and use in toilets. The central government has asked the states/ UTs to ensure that in few months, provision of safe tap water is made in all remaining schools, ashram shalas and Anganwadi centres for better health, improved sanitation and hygiene for children.


Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Upko leader slams Sabah PKR for not appreciating its role
KOTA KINABALU - The newly-minted Sabah government is set to be tested after a scathing remark from an Upko leader who slammed Deputy Chief Minister Christina Liew’s motion when tabling the vote of confidence to support Shafie Apdal as Sabah chief minister.
Upko deputy secretary-general Georgina George lambasted Liew, who is Sabah PKR chief, for not acknowledging the critical role played by the party in the formation of the Sabah government when she tabled the motion in the special state assembly sitting today.
“The fact that she (Liew) did not even acknowledge the importance of Upko’s support to form the current Sabah government in her speech today is disappointing.
“She has certainly forgotten that it was Upko who took the hard stance to leave Barisan Nasional and support Shafie to form the state government when Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) brought two assemblymen to support BN, resulting in Parti Warisan Sabah and its ally Pakatan Harapan both having 29 seats,” Georgina said in a statement.
She said for the Warisan-PH-Upko government to work, the first fundamental rule was respect and recognition of a partner’s contribution.
“We are not asking you to put Upko on the altar, but the fact that you conveniently belittled Upko’s contribution is regrettable.
“The Upko supreme council decided that the party needs to do the right thing to restore the wishes of Sabahans but looks like we are not being appreciated by someone who is the deputy chief minister today because of our support for this state government.
“I hope that moving forward, partner-parties will learn to respect each other instead of behaving like a big sister,” she said.
Upko’s Kuamut assemblyman Masiung Banah had earlier today demanded for the motion to be amended to reflect Upko’s importance in the formation of the Sabah government.
He wanted to put the record straight that his party had made huge sacrifices to help form the government along with Warisan, PKR and DAP and they should be given due recognition.
“This government would not have been formed if Upko did not sacrifice its principles.
“People are also saying we did not play a big role… that must be corrected because this is history, or else Upko will be condemned and ridiculed,” Masiung said.
The state faced a constitutional crisis when the Sabah head of state made Shafie the chief minister less than 48 hours after swearing in Sabah Barisan Nasional chairman Musa Aman on May 10.
With Warisan and its ally PH tied with Sabah BN at 29 seats each following the May 9 election, Musa was able to form the government after gaining a slight majority of 31 seats following STAR’s decision to join forces with BN.
However, the Warisan president was sworn in by Sabah governor Juhar Mahiruddin on May 12, after four Umno and two Upko reps frogged to the Warisan-PH fold. Two more reps each from Umno and Upko also defected later.
Upko acting president Wilfred Madius Tangau announced a day after the May 9 election that Upko had left the BN to work with the Warisan and PH in the interest of the people who wanted change.
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Born and raised at Punta de Lobos, Ramón Navarro found his passion riding the biggest waves on the planet. But his accomplishments in giant surf are just one part of a bigger vision to protect the culture and environment of the Chilean coast.
Loved by All: The Story of Apa Sherpa
He climbed Mount Everest 21 times, more than any other human. But he wouldn’t wish this for anyone. As a child, growing up in Nepal’s remote Khumbu Valley, Apa Sherpa had to walk three hours to school…one way. He dreamt of being a doctor. But at the age of 12, after his father passed away, he took a job as a porter to support his family. Despite the risks of one of the world’s most dangerous jobs, he would become a Himalayan legend.

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WATCH: Former Bison WR Watson among fastest in-game players in NFL this season
Former NDSU wide receiver Christian Watson has six touchdown catches in his past three games and leads all rookie receivers in TD catches.
FARGO — Former North Dakota State wide receiver Christian Watson flashed his game-changing speed for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night and has been one of the fastest players in the NFL this season.
Watson caught a pass over the middle and outraced the Philadelphia Eagles secondary for a 63-yard touchdown catch in a 40-33 loss at Lincoln Financial Field.
The 6-foot-5, 208-pound Watson reached a top speed of 20.97 miles per hour on the TD catch and run, according to Next Gen Stats for the fastest top speed for a Green Bay player on a play from scrimmage this season.
“I take a lot of pride in my speed, I think that’s a big part of my game," Watson said in a postgame interiew posted on the Packers website. "Any time I can create a little bit of separation, just get that edge, obviously there is an opportunity for big plays.”
Watson had four catches for 110 yards against the Eagles and has caught six touchdowns in his past three games. During that three-game stretch, he has 12 receptions for 265 yards.
“Christian’s been phenomenal," Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said after Sunday night's game. "He seems to continue to build on his performance from the previous week. We’ve still got to be creative in terms of how we get him the ball.”
Watson has reached 20-plus miles per hour on 12 plays from scrimmage this season, second in the league to Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill — who has done it 18 times — according to Next Gen Stats.
Green Bay's Keisean Nixon reached a top speed of 20.99 miles per hour, but that came on a kick return for the Packers during Week 8 against the Buffalo Bills.
“It’s a team game so I’m not happy about anything unless we’re being successful as a team." Watson said.
Christian Watson reached a top speed of 20.97 mph on his 63-yard TD reception, the fastest speed by a Packers' ball carrier this season.— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) November 28, 2022
Watson has reached 20+ mph on 12 plays from scrimmage this season, trailing only Tyreek Hill (18).#GBvsPHI | #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/uTHZNIoohb
The Packers are 4-8 overall after losing their past two games.
“I’m passionate about competing, I’m passionate about winning football games, I’m passionate about football in general," Watson said. "If we’re not winning, everything else, it doesn’t matter.”
Watson has played in nine games in his rookie season and has 22 catches for 353 yards and six touchdowns. He also has rushed for 22 yards and a touchdown on four attempts.
Watson leads all rookie wide receivers in receiving touchdowns.
Watson's six TD receptions in the past three weeks is more than 26 NFL teams, according to Pro Football Focus.

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Yamaguchi Secures 7th Term as Komeito Leader
Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)--Natsuo Yamaguchi on Thursday secured a seventh term as leader of Komeito, the coalition partner of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
In the Komeito leadership race, which kicked off on the day, only Yamaguchi filed candidacy. The party contest comes as his current two-year term of office is set to expire. Yamaguchi, 68, will be formally named Komeito leader for another two years until September 2022 without a vote at a party convention in Tokyo on Sept. 27.
"I'll work on implementing policy measures while recognizing the important role Komeito is playing in the coalition government," he told reporters Thursday.
He also said he will fulfill his tasks at the forefront toward the next elections for the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, and the House of Councillors, the upper chamber, as well as for next year's Tokyo metropolitan assembly poll.
On the selection of members of Komeito's new leadership team, Yamaguchi said he plans to take into account the need to secure political stability and rejuvenate the party.
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Boudoir photography in the words of Colorado Boudoir Photographer Lea Flores is a life-changing event for many people. The amount of feedback that Lea has gotten over the course of her 15-year career has made her so much more than a philosopher on the subject. This intimate portraiture enables a man or woman to accept their physicality and find their inner strength. Many people discover that they feel powerful and confident in themselves in a manner that they have never felt before by being in front of the camera and being filmed in a way that highlights their beauty and strength. Boudoir photography is an effective means of self-expression and empowerment. People are able to access their inner strength and confidence in a way that enables them to reclaim their authority and embrace their story by embracing their sensuality, beauty, and individuality.
Men and women alike who choose to do a boudoir shoot, do so for a variety of reasons. Some do it to honor a significant occasion or accomplishment, while others might do it as a present for a loved one. Some people might just do it to feel good about their bodies and themselves or to overcome some type of trauma that has occurred in their life. For those who may have had trauma, body shaming, or other bad events connected to their bodies or outward appearance, boudoir photography is a very healing experience.
People may move over any negative self-talk or limiting views they might have about their bodies by being in a secure and encouraging setting where they feel seen, heard, and validated. Lea says, Boudoir photography gives people the freedom to defy conventional standards and ideals of beauty and body image, which is one of its most liberating features. Many individuals believe that in order to be considered beautiful or appealing, they must fit into a certain mold. Boudoir photography defies this idea by valuing variation and originality. Each person is able to redefine what beauty means to them and embrace their distinctive features through this intimate session. It gives people a chance to retake their authority and control over their own narrative.
Whatever the motivation, boudoir photography gives people a chance to take charge of their story and show themselves in a way that makes them feel confident, and at ease with no inhibitions. Lea has created a safe place in her Colorado Boudoir Studio for individuals to embrace their individual beauty and sensuality and see themselves in a new way.

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Dozens of Asian students are dropping out of Inland Northwest colleges and universities because an economic crisis at home has left them unable to afford an American education.
Others are seeking financial help to avoid being called back home.
“It’s really sad,” said Ray Fadeley, director of international students for Gonzaga University.
“Kids went home for the break and did not return,” he said.
It’s too early to know how many students have not returned, Fadeley said, but he expects dozens who attended Inland Northwest schools may have been affected.
Economies in Indonesia, South Korea and other Pacific Rim nations have been derailed in the past month because of years of over-speculation, unsecured loans and unchecked growth. Everyone from investors to housekeepers has watched their money lose value almost overnight.
A spokeswoman for Eastern Washington University, which - at 400 students - has one of the largest concentrations of international students among area schools, said there has been no loss of students. About two-thirds of those students come from Pacific Rim nations.
Washington State University has called a special meeting next week for international students to help find ways for them to continue their education, said Susan Wohld, associate director for international students.
“This (crisis) is very unfortunate because students have absolutely no control over this,” she said.
Some Asian students at Whitworth College are seeking financial aid for the first time, said spokesman Tim Wolf.
Thus far, none of the school’s 96 international students have dropped out, he said.
Gonzaga cut tuition last month for needy Asian students by 20 percent, Fadeley said. But that only covered half their currency losses.
The loss of Asian students is painful for colleges and universities because international students typically pay full tuition and room and board. Should the economic crisis continue, it could cost the schools a generation of cash-paying students.
“It’s a big, big issue,” said Koichi Ando, Western Oregon University’s director of international education. “There might be a two- or three-year repercussion.”
Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute in Spokane won’t lose any of its nearly 200 students because they all pay in Japanese yen, said executive vice president Hiroshi Takaoka.
But when that money and other operating funds are wired from the institute’s parent office in Japan, it is converted to U.S. dollars. That means the school is getting less money to operate, but must continue to pay employees the same amount.
“We are really depressed and discouraged about this recent trend,” Takaoka said. “We are telling our staff and teachers to save money” and cut costs.
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The Federal Highway Administration issued a final rule on May 6 that updates National Bridge Inspection Standards or NBIS for highway bridges; a rule that goes into effect on June 6.
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Concurrently, the agency issued an additional $1.1 billion in formula funding for bridge repair and replacement. FHWA noted in a statement that funding increase resulted from the fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriations package signed in March – a package that finally honored full first-year transportation funding levels established by the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enacted in November 2021.
Through this final rule, FHWA incorporated several technological advancements, including the use of unmanned aircraft systems or drones, and addresses “ambiguities” identified since the last update to these regulations in 2009.
FHWA also is repealing two outdated regulations via the NBIS update: the Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program and the Discretionary Bridge Candidate Rating Factor.
The updated regulations include new timeframes for updating inventory data, and a process for tracking the updates of inventory data. In addition, they include a new document to identify data items for the National Bridge Inventory.


New Zealand's IT and digital technology industries are renowned for their willingness to push the boundaries of innovation. Now, the aviation sector could be facing massive changes as New Zealand digital tech outfit Airways has successfully trialled a prototype digital air traffic control tower in Auckland airport.
The system is designed to increase aviation safety, enhance resilience and improve traffic flow, meaning it could help to address the limitations of current procedures. With this in mind, here are three reasons digital air traffic control could be the future of aviation.
1. Increase aviation safety
Ensuring all passengers and crew are safe at takeoff and landing requires a significant amount of coordination and skill from air traffic controllers. Using digital systems can help air traffic controllers become more aware of all potential hazards on the runway – especially risks to safety that may be out of eyesight.
"Cameras could automatically track objects that are fast moving or otherwise hard to see, such as birds – which are a serious hazard to aircraft,'' says Airways Chief Operating Officer, Pauline Lamb
''In low light or bad weather, technology like infrared would provide controllers with heightened visibility too."
Leaving air traffic controllers to rely on sight alone to do their jobs is the way of the past – digital technology that can accurately track hazards and paint a better picture of runway operations is the way of the future. The IT sector supporting the development of capable technology will be key too.
Air transport in New Zealand will increase by over 4 per cent per annum over the next 20 years
2. Enhance resilience
New technology that can help air traffic controllers combine greater efficiency with increased safety practices, no matter the conditions, is a big step for New Zealand's growth.
Digital air traffic control systems can process data even in stormy conditions – flights grounded by bad weather or emergencies enroute are prone to landing risks. Giving operators the tools to make fast decisions accurately can be the key to saving lives.
3. Improve traffic flow
Air transport in New Zealand will increase by over 4 per cent per annum over the next 20 years1. Coupled with increasing numbers of rockets, drones and other aerial objects, ensuring regular traffic flow at airports will be vital in coming years.
Airways digital air traffic control tower makes use of data capture and logging systems to comprehensively record all activity on the runway. Human operators can use this data to process more accurate schedules for flight arrivals and departures. Using real-time information also means they can ensure all flights are running according to schedule and are not unnecessarily delayed due to administrative errors or inefficiency.
The best in the aviation industry will be allowed to their job even better – with the help of digital innovators like Airways.
Finding safer and more efficient digital solutions for controlling air traffic at New Zealand airports will be a key part of the country's future growth.
To takeoff in the the IT and technology sectors, contact a recruitment specialist from the 920 team today.
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U.S. Sen. Steve Daines called Twitter's Friday ban of President Donald Trump "censorship," and demanded in a letter to the social media giant that the account be reinstated.
Daines, a Montana Republican and Trump ally, said the move to ban a public official from the platform eliminates Americans' access to important information and hinders their ability to communicate with their elected representatives.
"The President of the United States is the leader of the free world and his ability to reach the people and communicate important events and actions should not be censored. The removal of his account and his ability to communicate on your platform limits the government’s ability to inform its citizens. Further, it divides the nation and alienates the millions of voters who supported the President in the 2016 and 2020 elections. This action could bring about further division and unrest, which is opposite of the stated intentions for his removal," Daines wrote in a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
Big Tech censoring @realdonaldtrump & the free speech of American citizens is on par with communist countries like China & North Korea.— Steve Daines (@SteveDaines) January 9, 2021
This is a slippery slope that the United States must not go down. We must protect our most precious right as American citizens, not censor it.
Twitter announced the ban earlier Friday, saying the president had violated Twitter's rules by using the site to incite violence at the U.S. Capitol Building.


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Travis Scott was forced to stop a recent New York show mid-performance over safety concerns
Travis Scott was forced to stop a recent New York show mid-performance over safety concerns after concert goers appeared to climb lighting rods, reported People magazine.
As per a video shared by TMZ, the Sicko Mode rapper stopped during his set at The Day Party: Independence Day concert in New York after concert-goers tried climbing a lighting truss.
The video showed audience members sitting on top of the lighting structure, forcing Scott to call out to them and say: “We need you all to get down.”
Another video showed Scott, 31, saying: “Hey yo, my bro, my brother, just make sure you're OK though, my brother. You hear me?”
The people sitting atop the lighting trusses then appeared to come down after Scott’s urging.
A spokesperson for the embattled rapper soon sounded off on the incident, telling The New York Post: “Travis is committed to doing his part to ensure events are as safe as possible so that fans can have fun, and he encouraged fans to listen to requests from security and climb down from the lighting structures so that everyone would be able to safely enjoy last night's performance.”
This comes months after Scott’s Astroworld festival concert ended in disaster after a deadly crowd surge left 10 dead and hundreds more injured.


Sports Minister explains delays in SASCOC and Soweto derby inquiries
Sports Minister Thembelani “Thulas” Nxesi says the commissions of inquiry into maladministration at Sascoc and into the death of two soccer fans at a preseason match at FNB Stadium are going full steam ahead despite delays to their start.
The separate ministerial commissions of inquiry into safety and security at football matches‚ as overseen by the Premier Soccer League‚ and issues of poor governance at Sascoc (The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee) were supposed to start this month.
A press release from the department of Sport and Recreation this week stated: “Both Committees will only have (their) pre-public hearings meeting as from 5 February 2018 in preparation of the public hearings which will in all likelihood commence on 12 February 2018 until April 2018.”
Nxesi said the delays were due to “administrative hiccups”.
He continued: “Remember that there was this period of a break for the festive season holidays.
"They (football and athletics) had to take a break and both commissions had to say‚ ‘We will start properly in February’.
“We expect them to start then in full.
"They have already started‚ by the way‚ calling for submissions‚ some people have made submissions‚ and that’s the brief which they have been giving me.
“The two judges who have been dealing with that process in relation to the inquiry into (FNB Stadium)‚ Judge (Ronald) Pillay‚ and in relation to Sascoc‚ Judge (Ralph) Zulman‚ have been briefing me that they are going to start now with the actual engagement and people leading evidence‚ and they have received all those submissions.
“Both those commissions are steaming ahead‚ doing the deal.
“And I want to appeal for anyone who has anything to say to come forward and speak before the commissions.”
Sascoc had threatened to attempt to interdict the minister’s inquiry into them.
“This far we have not been interdicted‚” Nxesi said.
“They have sought clarity from us‚ and we have been able to give that‚ and that we are acting in terms of the Sports and Recreation Act of South Africa‚ where I have a mandate on oversight on all the sports federations.”


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Shudder has been doing groovy things for horror fans since it launched back in 2015, providing a steady streaming catalogue of horror classics and hidden gems, and recently the service has upped the ante with a big push into original programming. One of their most recent debuts is a particularly cool addition, the genre filmmaking talk series The Core, which gives horror hounds and inside look at how their favorite films get made.
Keating is joined by expert guests and industry insiders each week to explore all manner of horror happenings, from FX secrets like how to do a head explosion, good vomit, or a convincing severed penis (peep episode 3 with the Soska sisters for that particularly gruesome tutorial), to in-depth explorations of the psychology of fear, featuring guests like Flying Lotus, American Psycho’s Mary Harron, The Soska Sisters, Simon Barrett. In the second episode, Keating chats with criminologist Dr. Bill Sanders about what horror movies get wrong about murder and what you should actually be afraid of in real life. Check it out in the clip below and for more, be sure to read Aubrey’s interview with Keating.

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John Perkins, the author of The Confessions of an Economic Hitman, is currently in Iceland. Perkins is here to be at the premier screening of The Dreamland, a documentary based on Andri Snær Magnason’s book, also titled The Dreamland. Last Sunday, Perkins was interviewed in a political TV show on RÚV (the state television station) where he spoke about the threat of Icelandic resources being sold to foreign corporations and advised Icelandic authorities not to collaborate with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Perkins used to work for the U.S. National Security Agency and his job included “to convince poor countries to accept enormous development loans – and to make sure that such projects were contracted to U.S. companies,” as says on the back cover of his book. Perkins states that Iceland is the first ‘developed’ country in the world to be hit by the ‘Economic Hitmen’, referring to the invasion of the aluminium industry in Iceland. Read More


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The Raptors 905 acquired Ellenson's rights Tuesday from the Long Island Nets in exchange for Justin Anderson.
Ellenson had previously occupied one of Brooklyn's two two-way spots before he was waived earlier this month. The big man stuck around in Brooklyn's organization thereafter as a member of the Long Island roster, but he'll now head north of the border. Over 10 appearances for Long Island, Ellenson averaged 20.1 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 blocks in 31.5 minutes.
Ellenson was waived by the Nets on Friday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
Ellenson, who was on a two-way contract, had seen very little action for the Nets, totaling two points, six rebounds and one assist in 15 minutes. While he won't be playing for the parent club, there's a chance he'll still latch on in the G League.
Ellenson accounted for 33 points (14-19 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 12 rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block in 39 minutes during Friday's loss to the Valley Vipers.
Ellenson led the charge on the offensive side of things, topping 30 points for the first time this season and grabbing his seventh double-double of the year. The 22-year-old could be next in line for a call-up as he's currently averaging 20.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 blocks in 31.5 minutes per game while shooting 49.0 percent from the field, 31.8 percent from three and 96.2 percent from the line.
Ellenson accumulated 24 points (7-10 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 7-7 FT), 14 rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 36 minutes during Wednesday's win over Westchester.
Ellenson had a fantastic game, posting his second-straight double-double and finishing with a plus-23 net rating. While the fourth-year forward continues to struggle with consistency issues, he's put together a nice season so far and is averaging 20.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 blocks in 31.5 minutes per game in the G League.
Ellenson posted 16 points (7-20 FG, 0-8 3Pt, 1-1 FT), 10 rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes Monday against the 905.
Although Ellenson was able to record a double-double, his ugly shooting performance was the main takeaway Monday. While the former first-round pick's improved his field-goal percentage to a solid 45.8 percent, it's still quite a bit lower than owners would expect from a long-limbed forward.
Ellenson posted 25 points (9-19 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 17 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal in 31 minutes during Tuesday's loss to Wisconsin.
Ellenson grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds, finishing with both a well-rounded line and a negative-16 net rating. it was good to see the Marquette product get his shot going from deep, as his season-long 25.0 percent conversion rate has been a major impediment to Ellenson's advancement to the NBA. Across six games, e's averaging 20.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.0 steal in 32.0 minutes.
Ellenson recorded 25 points (8-16 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 5-5 FT), nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks across 37 minutes in Sunday's loss to the Red Claws.
Ellenson had an impressive outing in his return to the G-League, scoring a season-best 25 points and finishing with a plus-15 net rating. The 22-year-old's failed to secure a role in the NBA so far this year and has seen just three minutes in one game for his parent club. That said, he's handling the G-League competition well and is averaging 20.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 blocks in 32.4 minutes over three games with Long Island.
Ellenson provided 17 points (6-16 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 2-3 FT), eight rebounds, three assists and a block in 31 minutes during Sunday's loss to Windy City.
While Ellenson led Long Island in scoring output, his efforts weren't enough to turn the tide against the Bulls. In two G-League games this year, Ellenson's totaling 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.5 assists. As he's historically done, Ellenson continues to struggle with his shot and is hitting just 43.3 percent of his takes from the field and 3.0.8 percent of his threes so far.
Ellenson hasn't appeared in any of Brooklyn's first four regular season games in 2019-20.
Ellenson played precious few minutes (12) during two preseason appearances and hasn't seen the floor during the regular season. Having signed a two-way deal in the summer, it's not overly surprising that he hasn't cracked the rotation yet. As such, he can be left on waiver wires.
Ellenson agreed Monday with the Nets on a two-way contract, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
A 2016 first-round pick, Ellenson will be entering his fourth season in the NBA in 2019-20 as a member of his third organization after stints with the Pistons and Knicks. After being cut loose by Detroit in February, Ellenson landed with the Knicks and saw his biggest NBA opportunity to date, appearing in 17 contests and averaging 6.0 points and 3.4 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game. As he heads to a more talented Brooklyn roster, playing time will likely become even more difficult to come by, especially since the 22-year-old's two-way deal will only allow him to spend up to 45 days at the NBA level.
Ellenson has left the Knicks' summer league team for personal reasons, Chris Iseman of The Bergen Record reports.
It's not immediately clear why Ellenson has left the team. More information may arrive later on.
Ellenson will join the Knicks for summer league, Marc Berman of the New York Post reports.
Ellenson is currently a free agent, but he spent some time with the Knicks last season and could be a consideration to fill the team's final roster spot.
Ellenson had his team option declined by the Knicks and will become an unrestricted free agent, Michael Scotto of The Athletic reports.
The former first-rounder will become a free agent after averaging 6.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in 13.6 minutes in 19 games split between Detroit and New York last year. Ellenson has yet to show the promise he offered in the draft and could be on the outside looking in when free agency commences.
Ellenson will sign with the Knicks for the remainder of the season after his 10-day contract expires, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
It is technically a two-year deal for Ellenson, who will have team option for the second year, but the former 18th overall pick appeared to have done enough in his lone game with the Knicks to remain with the team. Ellenson posted 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists in his Knicks debut against the Magic on Tuesday and should be in line for more minutes as the season moves forward.
Ellenson logged 36 minutes off the bench and produced 13 points (5-11 FG, 3-6 3Pt), nine rebounds, five assists and two steals in the Knicks' 108-103 win over the Magic.
Making only his second appearance for the Knicks since signing a 10-day deal, Ellenson effectively took Luke Kornet's spot in the rotation, as the latter was limited to just four minutes. Spearheaded by Ellenson, Mitchell Robinson, Emmanuel Mudiay and Allonzo Trier, the second unit guided the Knicks to a huge fourth-quarter comeback, but that doesn't necessarily mean all will be guaranteed expanded roles moving forward. At this time, only Robinson looks like a safe bet to deliver lasting fantasy value over what's left of the season.
Ellenson will sign a 10-day contract with the Knicks, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
The former 18th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Ellenson was released by the Pistons near the trade deadline to add Wayne Ellington. The Knicks will opt to take a chance on the 22-year-old big man out of Marquette, who has shot 32.3 percent from distance in his three-year career. It seems unlikely he'll carry much, if any, standard fantasy league relevance.
Ellenson is expected to be released by Detroit, Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reports.
The Pistons are hoping to sign Wayne Ellington when he clears waivers and to be able to do so, the team must make a roster spot available. It's reported that Ellenson will be the odd man out of Detroit when the team signs Ellington.
Ellenson was recalled from the G League, James L. Edwards III of The Athletic reports.
Ellenson will rejoin the Pistons on Sunday and will be available to play in Monday's matchup versus the Nuggets if called upon. The Marquette product has played in only two games so far with the Pistons this year, averaging 12.5 minutes per contest.
Ellenson was assigned to the G League's Grand Rapids Drive on Friday, Keith Langlois of the Pistons' official site reports.
Ellenson hasn't seen the floor in almost two months due to a sprained ankle, but he was recently removed from the team's injury report. The 22-year-old may now get an opportunity in the G League to see some on-court action for the first time since early December.
Ellenson (ankle) isn't listed on the Pistons' injury report ahead of Friday's game against the Mavericks.
Ellenson had previously been labeled as questionable ahead of the Pistons' most recent game Wednesday in New Orleans. The team didn't provide an update on his status prior to the contest, but Ellenson was ultimately inactive, either as a result of the injury or in a coach's decision. Ellenson is seemingly healthy at this juncture, but the 2016 first-round pick wasn't included in the rotation before suffering the injury and probably won't pick up meaningful playing time at any point this season.
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Even Obama, who entered office with a sky-high 68 percent approval rating and massive majorities in Congress, had to struggle to pass his domestic agenda, and failed to sign any major legislation into law after Republicans took over the House of Representatives in 2010.
A President Trump or President Clinton will enter office facing united opposition from the other party, and with low enough poll numbers to make members of their own parties in competitive states and Congressional districts feel comfortable defying them.
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To provide guidance for companies, the key benefits and features of a shareholders’ agreement, when and why they are used and their practical application to many challenges that face private companies in Ireland are examined.
What is a Shareholders’ Agreement?
A shareholders’ agreement is an agreement between the shareholders or owners of a private company limited by shares (known as LTD companies) setting out certain contractual provisions as to how a company will be managed and controlled. The provisions in a shareholders’ agreement can sometimes vary legislative provisions found in the Companies Act 2014. For example, under the Act, a chairperson of the board will have a casting vote and this may be varied in a shareholders’ agreement to state that for the relevant company, the chairperson will not have a casting vote at meetings.
A shareholders’ agreement will sit alongside a company’s constitution although generally it will take precedence over a constitution in the event of a conflict in provisions. A shareholders’ agreement is meant to deal with matters which might arise in the future in relation to the company and usually the company will be a party to the agreement along with its shareholders.
Why are Shareholders’ Agreements Used?
There are many reasons why the shareholders of a company may decide to put a shareholders’ agreement in place, including as follows:
Outline a Legal Framework
- Founders of a newly incorporated or an existing company may wish to outline a legal framework as to how the company will be managed and make provision for board appointments, management and control and exit mechanisms for shareholders including pre-emption rights.
- Provision may also be made for the declaration of a dividend, future funding, information rights for shareholders, the admission of new shareholders through funding or otherwise, post shareholding restrictions including non-compete provisions, dispute resolution and confidentiality (among other provisions).
New Shareholder Subscribes for Shares
- A shareholders’ agreement may be used where a new shareholder is subscribing for shares in a company. Sometimes the share subscription will be carried out at the same time as the shareholder arrangements are agreed to.
- This may be done where there is an equity investment by a new shareholder whereby new securities are issued to an investor shareholder in exchange for subscription monies being advanced to the company. This type of arrangement may also be used where shares are issued to employees or executives in a company.
Offer Contractual Protection to a Minority
- In a minority / majority shareholding, a shareholders’ agreement, as well as offering certainty to the majority in terms of a future transfer of shares, can also offer contractual protection to a minority including an investor. Where a minority shareholder seeks to have contractual protection under a shareholders’ agreement, it will be important for the shareholder majority to consider the inclusion of certain reserved matters and the granting of a veto right to an investor minority.
- The majority shareholders will not want to give up any or too much control and these requirements need to be balanced with the equity investment and funding sought.
Joint Venture Arrangement
- A joint venture arrangement is one which is entered between shareholders, sometimes within a special purpose company and can be entered on a 50:50 basis or on a majority: minority basis.
- In general, a joint venture shareholders agreement will contain many of the same provisions as a normal shareholders’ agreement with some additions to cover default of arrangement, termination and exit, and share transfers. There may be other ancillary agreements including funding or sale and distribution arrangements.
Legislate for Common Company Challenges
- In all cases a shareholders’ agreement is meant to deal with certain events common to companies, specific issues that may be relevant to a particular sector and legislate in the document, what will happen upon their occurrence. For example, if an executive is allotted shares in a company, the underlying agreement may make provision for an obligatory transfer of shares upon the executive’s exit from employment.
Retain Certain Provisions in a Private Document
- A shareholders’ agreement is a private document that is personal to the parties and binding on them. Companies can make provision for transfers of shares and exit provisions such as good and bad leavers in its constitution, but companies might prefer to retain certain provisions which are commercially sensitive in a private document.
- As a constitution is publicly filed it is available for any third party to view and can be amended by way of a special resolution of shareholders (75% of shareholders vote in its favour). A shareholders’ agreement can only be amended by the parties to it agreeing to the amendment.
A shareholders’ agreement is an important document with many advantages. The application of the terms of such agreements can have subtle application to shareholders and knowledge of the common issues that can affect shareholders is advantageous prior to drafting or agreeing terms.
For further guidance on shareholders’ agreements or for any ancillary advice, please contact Gríana O’Kelly, Partner in our Corporate and Commercial Team.

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Another week, another WIAW post!
Jenn at Peas and Crayons hosts a WIAW link up party every week to showcase what other bloggers are eating to give you inspiration on your weekly meals.
For breakfast I had my usual yogurt and fruit bowl.
Yogurt, honey, apples, peaches and a sprinkle of cinnamon! So delicious and fall like :)
For lunch I had leftover chili. Leftover chili is always the best. The flavors get to come together and it tastes better the longer it sits!
This is a lentil vegetarian chili I found the recipe on Pinterest. I'll post about it soon you so guys can have as well! It was great and I love how the recipe thickened it up with tomato paste. I like a thick chili :)
For dinner I made a butternut squash lasagna. It wasn't a quick dinner to prepare, but it was definitely worth the love I put into the dish!
First I peeled and de-seeded my butternut squash. I covered all sides with nutmeg, cinnamon, olive oil, salt and pepper. (sage would have been great but I didn't have any)
After baking it in a 400 degree oven for 40-50 minutes it was ready to be mashed! I didn't puree my squash because I wanted a thicker texture. See all that steam?!
I added it to a bowl with the rest of my filling ingredients. 1 cup ricotta, 1/2 cup parm cheese, 1 egg, salt and pepper. Again, you could add more nutmeg and sage, but I read reviews that said if you did it would be a sweeter lasagna. So I omitted more cinnamon and nutmeg.
I layered the cooked lasagna noodles with my squash mixture, mozzarella cheese and a low fat bechamel sauce. Recipe here :-) Cover with foil and bake in a 375 degree oven for 30 minutes. Enjoy!!
And that's a wrap! I will tell you one thing, I am excited for this weekend. Anything involving planning I immediately love! I am cooking breakfast for the girls this weekend before our boys race in Seagull Century and we have lots of fun things planned.
Hope you like pumpkin! They are taste testing my pumpkin french toast recipe :-)Pin It

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It was her mother’s disability that forced young Arwa to master signs language so that she could communicate with her. But once she mastered it, she became both communicator and crisis manager for Kashmir’s deaf and dumb sports persons. Zulkifla Shakeel tells her story
For Arwa Imtyaz Bhat, 16, a resident of Srinagar’s uptown Nowgam, communicating with her mother Rehana, a deaf and dumb, was an everyday struggle. In order to overcome this communication hurdle, Arwa decided to learn sign language. Once she mastered the art of communication using sign language, she wanted to help other people who couldn’t speak or talk.
When Arwa was in fifth standard, she stated spending more time with deaf and dumb people so that she could pick up the basics of their language.
“I also started spending time with my uncle who has undergone training in this language,” said Arwa, who is currently in Class 9. “My interactions with such people helped me develop an urge to do something for them.”
At the age of 11, Arwa started bonding with deaf and mute players by accompanying her uncle, Mohammad Saleem, former General Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association of the Deaf. “Bonding with these people took a lot of time and efforts. It was not easy for them to trust me with their feelings. But once I started spending a lot of time with them, they started opening up,” said Arwa.
Since then Arwa is helping these sports persons to communicate with people around them whenever on a tour. “I often accompany during district, state and national level events and help them communicate,” said Arwa.
But it is not easy for Arwa to strike a balance between her studies and her selfless help for these specially-abled people. “I also help them outside the field too, making sure they are emotionally well. I often give them pep talk once in a while.”
Arwa, who wants to become a doctor and help poor by providing free medical care, dreams of opening an academy for deaf and dumb. “I want to provide professional training in sports and teach them how to communicate effectively.”
But Arwa lacks resources to even pursue her education as her family is struggling to meet their day-to-day expenses. “I don’t ask for any monetarily compensation against my services for these people. I feel great whenever I am with them. They are like my family now,” said Arwa.
Despite her Class 10 exams next year Arwa is determined to continue her work with these players. But it pains young Arwa when she comes across people who bully these specially-abled players for their disability. “I will continue helping them no matter what comes,” said a confident Arwa. “I hope government will recognize their talent and help them get jobs so that they can live with dignity.”
Apart from counseling and communicating with these deaf and dumb sports persons, Arwa at times has to counsel their parents and family to let them pursue their dreams. “I try to tell them that these people are not a burden but as good as any other normal person,” said Arwa. “I personally visit their families and request them to let their children, especially girls play and live.”


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Shortly after college, I discovered a passion for teaching, working as a preschool and enrichment teacher for the last 8 years. I've taught a wide range of classes to children of all ages. From gymnastics and fitness to art and science, you name it I've taught it!
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A debate is emerging among top Federal Reserve officials about whether to plough forward with another interest rate increase amid diverging opinions over the magnitude of a potential credit crunch stemming from the recent banking turmoil.
Austan Goolsbee, president of the Chicago Fed, called for “prudence and patience” in setting monetary policy, in prepared remarks ahead of a speech at the Economic Club of Chicago, saying it was unclear how much regional banks might pull back on lending following the implosion of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank last month.
“Given how uncertainty abounds about where these financial headwinds are going, I think we need to be cautious,” said Goolsbee, who assumed his position in January and is a voting member on the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee this year.
Goolsbee, who did not explicitly say whether he would support or dissent from another quarter-point rate rise next month, added that “we should gather further data and be careful about raising rates too aggressively until we see how much work the headwinds are doing for us in getting down inflation”.
In a discussion that followed his speech, Goolsbee noted that the jobs market, while “unbelievably strong” was “cooling a bit”, suggesting that the Fed’s efforts to damp demand were starting to have an effect.
His remarks came on the heels of comments from John Williams, president of the New York Fed, who said that another quarter-point interest rate increase was a “reasonable starting point” in terms of the next policy meeting. The final decision, he said, would depend on incoming data, however.
That echoed a point made by Susan Collins, president of the Boston Fed, in a recent speech, where she said she currently “anticipate[d] some modest additional policy tightening, and then holding through the end of this year”.
Policymakers will need to decide at their meeting in early May on whether to ratify projections published last month, which indicate that most officials support one more quarter-point rate rise this year, with the federal funds rate expected to peak at 5 to 5.25 per cent. There are no cuts forecast until 2024.
According to Fed funds futures markets, traders are betting that the Fed delivers another rate rise this cycle before reversing course.
Speaking later on Tuesday, Patrick Harker, president of the Philadelphia Fed and another voting member of the FOMC, said the Fed will “continue to look closely at available data to determine what, if any, additional actions we may need to take”.
He said the “disinflation is proceeding slowly — which is disappointing, to say the least”.
Driving the debate is the severity of the economic impact of the recent banking turmoil. Jay Powell, the Fed chair, said last month that the string of bank failures could potentially be the equivalent of a “rate hike or perhaps more than that”, but cautioned that it was not easy to make that assessment in real time.
Williams on Tuesday told Yahoo Finance that the banking system had “really stabilised” and that while still early, there were not yet strong signs that credit conditions were dramatically tightening.
James Bullard, president of the St Louis Fed, also adopted a more optimistic tone about the economic outlook, saying last week that he was “less enamoured with the story that credit conditions will tighten appreciably enough to send the US economy into a recession”. He has also said that the most likely scenario was that the Fed would have to grapple with a strong economy and stubbornly high inflation.
Those remarks stand in sharp contrast to warnings from Goolsbee, who on Tuesday said “history has taught us that moments of financial stress, even if they don’t escalate into crises, can mean tighter credit conditions”.
“These can have a material impact on the real economy in a way that the Fed absolutely needs to take into account when setting policy,” he added, noting that it could well mean that monetary policy “has to do less” if the recent banking problems lead to financial tightening.


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Jennifer Duffy is the Creature Revenge Studios Mistress of Molds. She has many years of experience making stone, plaster, silicone and alginate molds and is truly a master of the craft. She also oversees the studios casting and production as well as quality control and management. With an obsession for all things macabre (and Disney) she is one of the main driving forces behind the studio and ensures only top notch, quality products go out the door. Her favorite things include Disney, Doctor Who, monsters and repetitive, menial (usually very messy) tasks... for real... she loves them... it's why we keep her around.


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Northwest Michigan Health Services takes part in National Health Center Week
BEAR LAKE — Employees of Northwest Michigan Health Services in Bear Lake spent Tuesday promoting healthy living.
As part of the organization's National Health Center Week, free blood pressure screenings and blood sugar tests were given. Also a pop-up farm, featuring fresh produce, was available.
"We try to have something at least at each of our sites in Benzonia, Traverse City, Shelby, and the Onekama/Bear Lake site," said Linda Hutchinson, outreach and enrollment specialist with Northwest Michigan Health Services. "It’s making our community aware of our services and giving back to the community."
Dental screenings and fluoride treatment were also available for children.
According to the National Health Center Week organization website, this year's theme is "Celebrating America's Health Centers: Innovators in Community Health."
The website indicates that local community-owned-and-operated health centers serve more than 24 million Americans at more than 9,000 delivery sites in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. territories.
Also, the annual baby car seat check took place at the St. Philips Episcopal Church in Beulah.

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Economics has been a favorite subject of mine for the past few years. The whole Keynes vs. Hayek debate is fascinating.
I see the unintended consequences of Government intrusion into the economy as unacceptable. The world planers are not dumb, they are just naive. If we had a world that was not fallen, some of the plans would work. But we do have a fallen world.
Asmus and Grudem have written a much needed book. For far to long the Church has left economics to the liberal establishment. Because we felt that saving souls was our priority, we leave the everyday out-working of the world to the "Experts" The problem is the experts have an agenda and that agenda is to stay in power. The authors of this book show us that economics is important. Countries rise or fall according to their production of goods. How could that not be important?
If we are to share the gospel, it is much easier in a country that is free and has a government that allows its citizens freedom to work, eat, and worship. What could be greater than allowing people to choose their own occupation? Their own land? Their own possessions?
This book contains not only a list of things a country can do to prosper; it also lists the things that keep a country poor. If a person is poor, common sense tells us we should give them money. But here the authors show us that in many cases, that traps a person in poverty.
We have all heard the old says - "give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, but teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime." That is true. I can hand a homeless person a hundred dollar bill and it will be gone in a day. He will then be back the next day on the street corner begging again. If we give him a job, he is now, not only helping himself, but he is helping society.
This book is a God sent. It is timely and hits the mark. It should be read by every pastor, layman, and politician. It is refreshing to read a book that not only speaks about conservative economics, but it also comes from a biblical prospective.
I can not praise it enough. Over the years, I have probably read a dozen books on economics, but this one is truly the best.
I can not recommend it highly enough. It is one of those books you will read again and again.
I give it 5 out of 5 stars.
I received this book, free of charge, from Crossway and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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'I couldn't be a sex pest - I've been a happily married man for 13 years,' says Catholic priest as he reveals his secret wife to court
A Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl has been secretly married for 13 years, a stunned court heard.
William Finnegan, 59, broke his vows by marrying one of his parishioners in a civil ceremony abroad and then continued to do his job.
‘Father Bill’ went home to his wife Beverley Dawson, 48, after finishing his duties every Sunday and returned to his parish base 20 miles away in Bradford every Tuesday.
William Finnegan (left) revealed he is married to Beverley Dawson (right) despite being a priest
Far from being a celibate priest whose actions in kissing a 17-year-old may have been put down to sexual frustration, Finnegan was enjoying an active sex life with his wife, the jury heard.
The revelation was made by Finnegan’s barrister as part of his defence case during the trial at Bradford Crown Court.
Whatever the outcome of the case, his career as a priest is over.
Judge Roger Thomas, QC, asked Finnegan before he gave evidence: ‘Your public announcement of this today is news to everyone?’
The defendant replied: ‘It is, and I will be dealt with.’
Finnegan was parish priest at St Clare’s Roman Catholic Church in Fagley, Bradford, when the alleged assault happened on Easter Sunday last year.
St Clare's RC Church in Fagley Bradford where Father William Finnegan inappropriately touched a 17-year-old girl
He denies sexually assaulting the teenager by touching her bottom and forcefully kissing her.
Jeremy Hill-Baker, defending, told the jury: ‘You may be thinking that he is only human, that Father Bill, as a Catholic priest, has taken a vow of celibacy, condemning himself to a single and lonely life filled with perhaps an underlying sexual frustration because, let’s face it, it is not a natural state for a human to be in.
‘It would be understandable for you to be thinking, “Well, perhaps it just got the best of him with that 17-year-old”.’
Mr Hill-Baker then dropped the bombshell that Finnegan married Mrs Dawson, a mother of two, in Cyprus in September 1999.
Mr Hill-Baker told the jury: ‘No, you didn’t mishear me.’ He said: ‘So deeply in love was he that he was prepared to ignore the Catholic Church’s ban on marriage, a secret which has been kept from almost everyone until now.
‘Whatever the outcome of this case, his ministry as a Catholic priest is well and truly over.’
The court heard ‘Father Bill’ met Mrs Dawson during his previous post when he was a priest in Castleford and she was a parishioner.
After her previous marriage broke down, they fell in love and married. Only trusted friends and family were told.
Mr Hill-Baker said: ‘Far from being celibate, they enjoyed a full and active sex life.’ Questioned by the judge, Finnegan said he had been ‘suspended and simply ignored’ since the sex assault allegation came to light. He said his marriage would not be recognised by the Catholic Church because he was a priest.
Finnegan's barrister told Bradford Crown Court that Finnegan went to Cyprus and got married in secret
The court heard that the girl and her family were known to Finnegan.
Richard Walters, prosecuting, said: ‘He regularly asked her for hugs and on occasions he called her his surrogate daughter.’
Jurors heard that as well as touching and kissing her inappropriately, Finnegan told the girl she was ‘amazing and beautiful’.
Two days later he arrived at her home when her parents were out and said he had had sexual feelings for her for some time. He then talked about buying her an expensive birthday present, which the prosecution said amounted to a bribe.
The girl told her mother who reported Finnegan.
The priest told the jury the girl kissed him and he did nothing wrong. He said: ‘She tiptoed towards me, placed her hands on my waist and kissed me on the lips.’
The priest said he forcefully pushed the girl away and told her: ‘That’s not to happen.’
Mr Walters said: ‘Rather than tell us the truth, you would rather brand that young girl a liar.’ Finnegan responded: ‘I have just taken the oath. I’m not lying.’
Giving evidence, Mrs Dawson said she and her husband had never permanently lived together but saw each other regularly, had a sexual relationship and went on holidays together.
She said each week after he finished his church services on Sunday he would visit her, then go back to work on Tuesday.
She said on the day in question, Finnegan had phoned her and told her he had been kissed by the teenage girl.
‘He was shocked,’ she said.
The case continues.
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Los Lunas (Rail Runner station)
Rail Runner Express commuter rail station
The Los Lunas Transportation Center, as viewed from the Rail Runner Express
|Address||101 Courthouse Road
Los Lunas, NM 87031
|Platforms||1 side platform|
|Opened||11 December 2006|
|Fare zone||Zone A|
Los Lunas is a station on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter rail line, located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, at the intersection of NM Highway 314 and Courthouse Road. The station began service on December 11, 2006 as the fourth station on the line. Los Lunas Public Transportation has shuttles serving the station. Each of the Rail Runner stations contains an icon to express each community's identity. The icon representing this station is the old Los Lunas train station.
The station has free parking, with 190 spaces, with congestion at the parking lot requiring that an extension be built less than a year after the station originally opened. This extension was opened on 30 April 2007. The mayor of the town admitted that more parking was needed although the extension had recently been built; the next phase of expansion involves building 120 new spaces.
- Stations, Los Lunas Official Rail Runner site
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RELEASED: 11th May, 2018
LABEL: Arcana – Outhere Music
ARTIST: Pino De Vittorio, La Lyra, Bor Zuljan
AUDIO RECORDING: Marie Delorme
VIDEO RECORDING: Uros Baric
Giacomo Gorzanis (c.1530-c.1575), ‘il Cieco Pugliese’, was one of the great lute virtuosos of the sixteenth century. Born in Apulia, by 1557 he had settled in Trieste, where he soon established close contacts with the nobility of Carinthia and Carniola. His travels also took him to Graz, where he performed for Charles II, Archduke of Austria and brother of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II. Four books of his lute music and two books of napolitane were published in Venice between 1561 and 1579. Of particular interest is his manuscript of 1567, containing twenty-four pairs of dances in all the ‘major’ and ‘minor’ modes. From intimate lute fantasias to lively dances and playful villanelle alla napolitana, this original and colourful programme is the first to present the full range of his works. Full of little-known treasures, it is enriched by the extraordinary voice and presence of the charismatic Puglian singer Pino De Vittorio.


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PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the Paris stabbing attack (all times local):
A private organization in the United States that monitors extremists online says the Islamic State’s news agency has released a video of a man who appears to be the Paris knifing suspect urging French citizens to pressure their government if they want attacks to end.
The alleged suspect in Saturday night’s rampage was shot and killed by police after he stabbed five people, one of them fatally.
French officials have said the assailant was a 20-year-old French citizen born in the Russian republic of Chechnya. They have not verified if he is the person featured in the 2 ½-minute-long video presumably released posthumously by the Amaq news agency Sunday.
The man in the video speaks in French and his face is covered except for his eyes.
He blames France for its role in the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State group and says: “If you want it (attacks) to end, pressure your government.”
The SITE Intelligence Group, a Maryland organization that monitors online extremist postings, highlighted and shared the video on Sunday.
The Islamic State’s Amaq news agency has released a video that a jihadist monitoring group says appears to show the suspect in Saturday night’s knife attack in Paris pledging allegiance to the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
It is not clear if the man in the 2 ½-minute-long video released posthumously was indeed the attacker. His nose and mouth are covered, and he doesn’t identify himself by name.
Speaking in French, he calls on European Muslims to attack in their home countries if they are unable to emigrate to the caliphate. The video is undated, but a steady rain falls behind the man, as it did on Saturday in Paris.
The SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadi online postings, said the Paris attacker is the person in the video Amaq released Sunday. IS claimed the attack suspect as one of its “soldiers” early Sunday.
French officials have said the suspect in the Paris attack is a 20-year-old French citizen who was born in the Russian republic of Chechnya. Police fatally shot him at the scene of the knifings that killed one person and wounded four.
Chechnya’s president identified him on Sunday as Khamzat Azimov.
A judicial official says a friend of the young man who rampaged through a central Paris neighborhood knifing passers-by has been detained in the eastern French city of Strasbourg.
The friend is the third person French police have taken in for questioning since the suspect in the Saturday night attack — a 20-year-old French citizen born in the Russian republic of Chechnya — killed one person and wounded four others.
The parents of the alleged attacker were picked up in the northern 18th district of Paris after their son was fatally shot by police.
The president of Chechnya identified the assailant as Khamzat Azimov.
The judicial official said the man detained Sunday was a friend of Azimov’s who also was born in 1997. The official wasn’t authorized to speak publicly and asked that he not be named.
— by Elaine Ganley in Paris.
A French judicial official says the young man who stabbed people in a lively Paris neighborhood didn’t have an arrest record but was on a watch list for potential radicalism.
The official said the parents of the alleged attacker, a 20-year-old French citizen who was born in the Russian republic of Chechnya, were still being questioned on Sunday.
They were detained at their residence in Paris’ northern 18th district after police shot and killed the suspect in Saturday night’s attack.
The judicial official wasn’t authorized to speak publicly and asked not to be named.
One person was killed and four others wounded in the knifing rampage near the Paris Garnier Opera house. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility.
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov initially identified the suspect as Khasan Azimov. He updated the man’s first name, identifying him as Khamzat Azimov.
— by Elaine Ganley in Paris.
The head of the Russian republic of Chechnya says France bears responsibility for the fatal knife attack by a Chechnya-born man in Paris.
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said Sunday that he has been informed the dead attacker had received French citizenship and held a Russian passport until he was 14.
A French judicial official not authorized to speak publicly says the suspect was born in November 1997, which made him 20 now.
Kadyrov identified the suspect, whom police fatally shot, as Khasan Azimov.
Russian news agencies quoted the Chechen leader saying: “I consider it necessary to state that all responsibility for the fact that Khasan Azimov went on the road of crime lies completely with the authorities of France. He was only born in Chechnya, and his growing up, the formation of his personality, his views and persuasions occurred in French society.”
A man from Luxembourg was among four people wounded in a stabbing attack in the heart of Paris.
The foreign ministry of the small country north of France said in a statement Sunday that the man was given emergency treatment and he’s no longer in danger. The statement didn’t say whether he was in Paris as a tourist or resident or provide other details.
A 29-year-old man was killed in the attack and four people were wounded. Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said one of the injured underwent emergency surgery, and two friends were hospitalized with less serious injuries, but all are out of life-threatening danger.
The attacker was killed by police after the stabbing near the Opera Garnier on a busy Saturday night.
A French official says the Chechen man behind a deadly stabbing in central Paris had been on police radar for radicalism.
The judicial official told The Associated Press that while the alleged assailant had no record of arrests or convictions, he had been on a nationwide database of thousands of people suspected of links to radicalism. The official wasn’t authorized to be publicly named speaking about an ongoing investigation.
The assailant was killed by police after fatally stabbing one man and injuring four other people. The attacker’s parents are under questioning. Counterterrorism investigators are leading the probe into Saturday’s attack near the Paris opera house, which was claimed by the Islamic State group.
Authorities say the attacker was born in the majority Muslim Russian republic of Chechnya, which has long grappled with extremism. The Russian Embassy in France wouldn’t comment Sunday.
–By Angela Charlton in Paris.
French officials say the Russian-born man who attacked five people in central Paris with a knife had no police record and didn’t know his victims.
Interior Ministry spokesman Frederic de Lanouvelle told The Associated Press on Sunday that the man was born in the Russian republic of Chechnya in 1997 and did not have any previous convictions or arrests. He said the attacker had no link to his victims.
It wasn’t clear whether the assailant had been flagged for radicalism in the past. The Islamic State group claimed he was one of their fighters.
A police official said the assailant didn’t have identity documents with him during Saturday’s attack but was identified thanks to DNA. His parents were under questioning Sunday.
The assailant was killed after stabbing a 29-year-old man to death and injuring two women and two men. Their lives were out of danger Sunday.
A French judicial official says the man behind a deadly knife attack in central Paris was born in Chechnya in 1997, and his parents have been detained.
The official said Sunday the assailant had French nationality but was born in the Russian republic. The official, who wasn’t authorized to be publicly named, provided no other information on the attacker’s identity.
The French interior minister is holding a special security meeting Sunday to address the attack, which was claimed by the Islamic State group.
The attacker was killed by police after killing a 29-year-old man and injuring four others in a lively neighborhood near the Opera Garnier on Saturday night.
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A mass burial was held on Tuesday for 26 people killed in a village attack in Cibitoke province in northwest Burundi, just days ahead of the referendum that could extend the president’s rule.
Hundreds of residents turned out at the ceremony held in Ruhagarika village including government officials and diplomats.
An unknown group stormed the village armed with guns and knives last Friday night, killing dozens of people and burning some alive, among them 14 children.
The government said the attackers were "terrorists" from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.
“Cibitoke continues to be safe despite the recent attack made by a terrorist group that aims to divide Burundians,” the governor of Cibitoke Joseph Iteriteka told mourners at the funeral.
Many were seen sobbing as families of the deceased demanded that the government doubles its effort in investigating and bringing to justice the perpetrators.
More than five million Burundians are expected to vote on Thursday May 17 in a referendum that could allow President Pierre Nkurunziza rule until 2034.


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