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Illinois is full of things to do and see. There is the exciting city of Chicago, and there are also plenty of boating, fishing, and other water activities along the shores of Lake Michigan. Six Flags Great America is the ultimate theme park experience with more than 100 rides and attractions. The Grand View Drive in Peoria was described by President Theodore Roosevelt as the "world's most beautiful drive."
RV trips are one of the best ways to see Illinois. You can find an Illinois RV rental on RVshare, though you will benefit from knowing about RV classifications before you begin your search. Class A motorhomes are the largest RVs and can be up to 40 feet in length. Many of these bus-like motorhome rentals in Illinois are elaborately furnished. Class C motorhomes are smaller but still roomy. They will usually have two separate sleeping areas and a separate bath area.
Campervans are Class B motorhomes and are vans that are also campers. Many people find these dual van and camper rentals in Illinois very easy to drive and convenient for overnight parking. Towable trailers come in various sizes. The largest camper trailers are called fifth wheels because they are attached over the rear of the pulling truck. Pop-up campers are the smallest and are folded and retractable. A pop-up camper rental in Illinois can be set up quickly when needed.
Staying at a comfortable and fun campground can make your trip even better. There are many great campgrounds in the state like the Sycamore RV Resort, which is next to 30 acres of lakefront. There is a swimming beach, and you can fish or enjoy many types of boating activities. Your family will have fun with a friendly game of basketball, tennis, or volleyball.
Geneseo Campground is located near the Historic Hennepin Canal, a hiking trail that is around 72 miles. The campground is directly off Interstate 80, and you will be able to easily go into town for shopping and dining. There are plenty of opportunities for fishing, hiking, bicycling, kayaking, and canoeing. You will also enjoy outdoor games and free Wi-Fi.
There are no national parks in Illinois, but Mammoth Cave National Park, located in Kentucky, is well within traveling distance. Mammoth Cave has the longest discovered cave system in the world with an amazing 400 miles of mapped caverns and even more caverns that have not been explored yet. You can visit areas like Frozen Niagara with its streams of flowstone as well as Gothic Avenue, a tunnel with a ceiling that is inscribed with 19th-century signatures.
There are plenty of secure RV storage facilities in Illinois that will store your rental RV safely. Cedar Street Mini Storage is located in East Peoria and offers video camera security, full lighting, and 24-hour gate access. The driveways are extra-large for easy vehicle access, and the units are large with extra-wide and tall doors. The Depot Storage in Springfield has extended space for RVs and includes elevated concrete pads. They offer both short- and long-term rentals. The yard is fenced, well-lit, and protected with additional security in the evenings. The gates are open throughout the daylight hours, and the staff is present Monday through Friday.
Spindler Campground & Marina in Peoria, Flying J Travel Plaza in LaSalle, Love’s Travel Stop in Roscoe, Flying J Travel Plaza in South Beloit, and Illini State Park in Marseilles are just a few of the many dumpstations you can find throughout Illinois.
The Grand View Drive in Peoria is 2.52 miles of walking or driving along the "world's most beautiful drive" and is listed on the U.S. Historic Register. The drive is along the Illinois River and past many historic homes.
Chicago is home to many major sports teams. These include the Cubs and White Sox baseball teams, the Sky women's basketball team, the Bulls basketball team, and the Bears football team. Other popular teams include the Blackhawks hockey team and the Chicago Fire and Red Star teams for men's and women's soccer.
If you're in the Peoria area, then you will want to visit Johnny's Italian Steakhouse for excellent fine dining options. Steaks are center stage, but the Italian dishes are classic and varied. While in or near Chicago, visiting the House of Blues is a must. This exciting musical venue is known for its Southern-style music and cuisine.
I-57, I-39, I-80, I-55, I-70, I-72, I-64, and I-90 are interstates that cross through Illinois.
If you are considering a rental from RVshare, then you will need to be 25 years of age to be approved.
Just like any vehicle that you rent, with camper rentals in Illinois, you are going to need to have insurance that will cover the vehicle in the event that there is an accident. If you do not have insurance that you can use for the rental, then take a look at our insurance page for more information about your options.
When you rent an RV, it’s a good practice to bring the RV back with a full tank. At the same time, not all owners require it, so be sure to communicate with the RV owner before you rent so that you understand his or her refueling requirements.
One-way RV rentals in Illinois are available, but it is not always an option with every RV owner. It's important to ask the renter if a one-way rental is an option prior to renting your vehicle.


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Narrow Escape is moored at Claverton Wharf, right next to the historic pumping station and overlooks the picturesque weir on the River Avon.
The mooring is accessible for unloading vehicles at Ferry Lane with long term designated parking for guests located a few minutes’ walk away at bridge 181 (Cow Bridge). Sometimes alternative embarking locations, where there is alternative parking may be offered. Our staff can drive you back to the boat from the car park if you don’t fancy the 10 minute stroll along the tow path.
Directions to Claverton Mooring
Claverton is five miles south of Bath, directly off the A36 (Warminster Road)
Coming from Bath, head out of the City following signs towards Frome and Warminster. Claverton is the next group of buildings once you have left Bathampton on the Warminster Road (about 2 miles after Bathampton). Just after entering the small village and the signpost marking the start of Claverton, Ferry Lane is 300 yards on the left-hand side straight after the lay-by bus stop.
Arriving from the south, through Limpley Stoke and crossing the viaduct at Moncton Combe, drive past the Murco / Spar petrol station on you right-hand side (the nearest convenience store). One mile later, as you enter the small village of Claverton, Ferry lane is on the right hand side, (100 yards past the turning on the left for The American Museum).
Head down Ferry Lane where you can park temporarily just over the canal bridge. Narrow Escape is the 9th boat alog.
Sat Nav Address
Ferry Lane, Claverton, Bath, BA2 7BH
Once you have unloaded, turn right at the top of Ferry lane and head back towards Bath. 200 yards along and directly after the lay-by on the right hand side, you will see a gate, with the sign ‘BATHAMPTON A.A. PRIVATE FISHING’. You can park your car here for the duration of your stay. The canal is just down the track at the bottom of the field.
From here you can either walk to the boat along the tow path or we will drive you back and start the hand over procedure.

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NEW YEARS EVE AT THE VICARAGE
NEW YEARS, 2007
It's been a quiet week on the Island, with many folks having departed the shopping frenzy and glitz of the Holidays for safer locales, such as Mexico and Ben Lomond. Even to such far flung places as Long Beach did Islanders fling themselves with severe anti-commercial spirit.
After all of the usual Holiday Hoopla: The lighting of the Menorah in Union Square, the annual downtown Revels with the "ice rink" with its fenced in area of artificial ice made of plastic sheeting, the Pageant at the Basilica of St. Joe's, the Midwinter Wiccan Dress Ball in the gymnasium attached to the Chapel of Lilith, Our Lady of the Golden Pentangle, the banquet held at Our Lady of Perpetual Complaint, and the Lutheran banquet held at Holy Emmanuel, with all traditions properly disposed of, most folks on the Island skipped town, turning Park Street into a windswept thoroughfare of blowing newspaper ads and silently blinking orniments. The place emptied out so much that Pastor Nyquist got together with Father Guimon of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Complaint on New Year's Day. On Xmas day seems barely five people showed up at the Basilica, with the same results for the Lutheran ministry. Seems a fair number of Lutherans had taken off for Hawaii this year to attend -- as they stated -- an international synod. The Catholics had all departed for Florida, and Fr. Guimon suspected that the weather was responsible for the absence of his flock as well as that of his friend Pastor Nyquist. Be it noted that unusual temps dropping to the frigid thirties hammered the Bay Area with unwonted freezings, such that some native San Franciscans were forced to shed their sandals and shorts in favor of long unused boots and trousers as the Holiday Season thrust itself upon us all.
Let it be remembered that the two opposing frames of thought had come together this past year due to a failed umbrella and the common habit of taking a walk about the block prior to sermon composition. Sharing a single umbrella, the two had come to syncronize their walks, first clockwise, then anti-clockwise about this block that housed both houses of worship.
So it was that the priest and the pastor found themselves perched on stools in the chilly rectory of the Basilica with glasses of claret on New Year's Eve. Each had a book beside to keep company and with which to bolster various arguments that only priests and pastors may find of significance. Father Guimon, something of a self-styled liberal, had a copy of Aquinas beside. Pastor Nyquist, a copy of St. Augustine.
Barbara came in late to stoke the fire in the hearth there and bid the two of them a good year and so the two of them left their books on the big oak table with its unlit candelabra to sit in the comfy chairs before a cheery roaring fire.
There they were minutes to midnight with a stillness all through the house except for the crackling of the fire and the sputter of the television set in the corner.
"We are quite different, you know, "said Father Guimon. He had already a bit much of the claret and was now on to the port.
"No doubt about that," said Pastor Nyquist who had brought with him a flask of brandy with which to share. "No common ground at all."
"Ah your chapel is so austere," said Father Guimon. "You know you ought to brighten up the place a bit."
Pastor Nyquist agreed with that estimation, to Father Guimon's surprise. Nothing too ostentatious or distracting of course. Perhaps a few flowers.
"It's difficult out there. Hard times are coming, I fear." The Lutheran said.
Father Guimon agreed. "There's far too much attention paid these days to the surfaces of things. But those that stray shall return. They always do."
"Hmmm. Often they do"
The clock ticked over to the midnight hour and outside those who remained on the Island fired explosives and various armaments into the air while the television jubilated with scads of confetti and noise of its own. Father Guimon's arm wavered in its path to clink glasses with Pastor Nyquist. "Happy New Year in any case."
And that is how Barbara found them, asleep in their chairs before the embers of the fire that was 2006 the following morning.
That's the way it is on the Island. Have a great year.
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We should see more and more articles touting the advantages of the marijuana trade becoming legalized – real estate sales, tax revenue, and jobs. While it sounds like something only for those desert towns now, let’s note that it’s a world-wide opportunity – the broker says he had buyers fly in from Germany!
Carlos Bravo, the owner of a tow company here, was at work late last year when a real estate agent came to him offering half a million dollars for 5 acres of undeveloped, brush-pocked desert — five times what he’d paid for the land six months earlier.
“I thought he was joking,” Bravo said.
The man came back the next day, making it clear he was not.
A few days after he had signed the paperwork, Bravo said, another man offered him $1 million.
As the first city in Southern California to legalize large-scale medical marijuana cultivation, Desert Hot Springs has been inundated by marijuana growers and developers. They are buying up dusty desert land — some with no utilities or roads — in hopes of cashing in as California’s marijuana growers come into the open under new state regulations.
“It’s pretty chaotic,” said Coachella Valley real estate broker Marc Robinson. “I’m getting tons of calls from all over the world, all over the United States. My newest clients flew over from Germany.”
Despite a sizable need for new infrastructure to support the indoor growing projects, the rush has officials in this downtrodden town dreaming of new income.
“I can only imagine what we can do with the tax revenue,” Mayor Scott Matas said. “We’re in need of parks, our roads are dilapidated. All around — our sidewalks, curbs, gutters.”
The city is pushing hard to help developers get their projects up and running as it increasingly faces competition from a number of desert cities also eager to bring growers to town.
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text: Located in the Sandhills region of North Carolina, Rockingham Speedway opened in 1965. The legendary Curtis Turner made his return to NASCAR with a victory in the track's inaugural event, while local favorite Benny Parsons clinched the 1973 championship here. A 1994 victory at Rockingham clinched that year's NASCAR championship for Dale Earnhardt. It was his seventh title, tying Earnhardt with Richard Petty for most of the sport's history. Topics include "The Great Eighties" and "Transition." The facility formerly known as North Carolina Motor Speedway and nicknamed "The Rock" experienced a rebirth under the direction of new owner Andy Hillenburg that co-authors Rick Houston and Bryan Hallman cover as well. Photographs in the book come mostly from the archives of author-photographer Hallman, along with a number from private collections. Softcover, 128 pages, $21.99.

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NEWBURYPORT (CBS) – A Methuen police officer charged in a weekend bar fight was released Tuesday on a promise to return to court.
Thirty-eight-year-old Shawn Tardif pleaded not guilty in Newburyport District Court to charges of assault and battery, and wanton destruction of property over $250.
He’s accused of attacking a woman Saturday night during a fight at the Surf Side 5 Bar in Salisbury.
Police say the brawl started between two groups of women, one of which was a bachelorette party.
One of the groups was accusing the other of flirting with their husbands.
Tardif claims the alleged victim attacked his wife first and he reacted in defense, but witnesses say Tardif was in a rage.
The police report detailed a wild scene with Tardif allegedly grabbing a woman by the neck then dragging her by her hair across the floor. The victim showed responding officers a clump of her hair.
Witnesses say it took two security officers to pull Tardif off the victim.
Tardif is charged with destruction of property because during the fight he allegedly knocked over some of the DJ’s equipment.
The judge ordered him to stay away from alcohol and the alleged victim.


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Historic lodge on the edge of the largest Wilderness in the Lower 48 with over 50 miles of wild trout streams, including the mighty Middle Fork and South Fork of the Salmon Rivers and many high-mountain lakes. Westslope Cutthroat, Rainbow, Brook Trout and Dolly Varden (Bull Trout), dry fly, nymph and still-water float-tube experiences. Excellent instruction for beginners and novice fly fishermen.
The River of No Return Wilderness and the finest Idaho mountain cutthroat stream dry fly fishing trout fishing in the Northwest. Escape to an Idaho Western Adventure wilderness fly fishing vacation at one of the finest fly fishing lodges and full dude and guest ranch facilities, enjoying all combined activities and services. Orvis endorsed wilderness fishing in the Northwest on Idaho’s Middle Fork Salmon river, some of the finest in the Rocky Mountains, with guest ranch horseback trail riding, pack trip fly fishing vacation, mountain biking, historical hiking trails and Orvis and National Geographic Traveler recommended lodging and fine dining.
We are proud to have been accepted as one of the very few Orvis Endorsed Fly-Fishing Lodges. Orvis bases their endorsement on the high quality of sportfishing available, as well as on the high quality of amenities offered in lodging and dining. First-time visitors are usually amazed to find such a comfortable blend of homespun western charm and gracious Virginia antiques. From curios and historic treasures to fine china and crystal goblets, the richness of mountain country folklore reaches out to welcome you. The subtle taste of elegance and style makes this a natural setting for fine relaxation and pleasant conversation.
Spanning the entire length of the lodge is our broad front porch, a favorite gathering spot before and after dinner. The old fashioned swing is a wonderful place to curl up with a good book on a lazy afternoon. The Great Room provides the perfect backdrop for an after dinner cup of exotic-blend coffee. Several comfortable couches and easy chairs focus on a mammoth stone fireplace. The warm glow of flames sets just the right mood while you listen to the fish tales of yesterday and today. This is the place to find an intriguing book from our substantial library, pick a board game from the Game Cupboard, or try your hand at our player piano.
Private guest cabins - You get much more than just a bedroom at M13293. Enjoy your own stunning panoramic view of the timbered mountains flanking this magnificent valley. When you first open your door, you’ll be greeted with fresh flowers, snacking goodies, a refrigerator filled with soft drinks, your own coffee maker, and a fruit basket brimming with seasonal selections. All our cabins are light and airy, each with an ambiance all its own. Newly carpeted and refurbished, they boast of both electric baseboard heat and a functional wood stove resting on a stone hearth. You will find your cabin scrupulously clean and the decor warm and inviting. With separate bedroom(s), a modern bath, large living room, fully equipped kitchenette, and daily maid service, you’ll find every comfort and convenience to make your stay a pleasure.
Nearby attractions and activities:
* Horseback Riding - Certainly no other backcountry activity can spark your imagination and sense of adventure as does riding the trails on a good horse. Let your horse watch the trail so you can lift your eyes and discover the scenery. Our horses are professionals; gentle, sure-footed and experienced on mountain trails.
* Walking And Hiking - Enjoy a leisurely stroll over our gentle rolling paths. Pat the velvet muzzle of friendly horse as you walk along the zig-zag fence row. Stop and sit a spell on a sun-warmed rock and let your eyes drink in the vibrant green of swaying grasses sprinkled with a rainbow-profusion of colorful wildflowers.
* Photography - There’s and infinite number of backcountry subjects to capture on film. Amateurs and professionals alike have found Wapiti Meadow to be a photographers paradise. Camera safaris can be planned in advance.
* Wild Salmon Spawning Stream - Each year, around mid-July, adult salmon colored with a brilliant spawning-orange,
return to Johnson Creek. For a 6-8 week period, you can witness their ritualistic mating dance over the spawning gravel that lines the stream. Take a seat on the bridge or at stream side and enjoy a few quiet moments contemplating the secrets of life.
* Mountain Biking - The trails and old mining and logging roads that spider web the Johnson Creek valley are motor vehicle free and offer a variety of terrain and challenge for the mountain biker. We have bikes available, with reservations at the time of booking, for those who wish to make a whole cycling vacation or others who simply want some variety.
* Snowmobiling - Suit up for some white and wild excitement! We have over 100 miles of groomed trails starting right at the ranch. With the right snow conditions, dozens of small feeder roads provide miles of additional trails to explore.
Licensed snowmobile guides are on staff, primed and eager to hit the trails at no extra charge.
* Cross Country Skiing - Ski here and feel like it’s just you and Mother Nature. Wapiti Meadow has mile after mile of groomed ski trails and backcountry powder leading from your doorstep.
135 miles North of Boise, on edge of River of No Return Wilderness
30% deposit upon booking, balance due 30 days before arrival, deposit applicable to later booking if cancellation necessary within 60 days, mid-day check-in -out, 3 day minimum stay in July, August and until mid-September, no smoking indoors, no pets, children old enough to participate in fishing/riding activities with parents, welcome. No childcare available.
Fly fishing Adventures (July, August & September):
* 6 Night Week-$2,750 per person
* 3 Night Stay- $1,925 per person
Inclusive of all lodging, meals, guiding for fly fishing and horseback riding, instruction and use of newest Orvis rods and reels and flight to and from the Middle Fork of the Salmon River with an option of one day or an overnight and two days of fishing there.
Combination Adventures (July, August & September):
* 6 Night Week-$2,530 per person
Inclusive of 3 days guided fly fishing and 2 days of trail riding or 2 days guided fly fishing and 3 days of trail riding, combination to be determined at time of booking.
* 3 Night Stay-$1,760 per person
Inclusive of 2 days guided fly fishing and 1 day of trail riding OR 1 day guided fly fishing and 2 days of trail riding, combination to be determined at time of booking.
Riding Adventures (June, July, August, September):
* 6 Night Week-$2,035 per person
* 3 Night Stay-$1,430 per person
Inclusive of all lodging, meals and unlimited, personalized guided horseback trail riding. Individualized pack trips are available for limited numbers of guests and limited dates at $100 per person per day surcharge.
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» Autumn Fire & The Peasant
While AATT is in the studio recording the follow-up to FFTT I like to recommend you a listen to the songs 'Autumn Fire' and 'Tears of Avalon' of Sean Bowley (formerly Eden) from his forthcoming album.
You can find them here.
In addition Vestfalia's Peace who contributed to BTH have now released their exciting "The Peasant" demo free for public download.
Don't miss to get this demo, which should please many AATT fans of the pre-Raphaelite inspired albums...
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Immediate download of 3-track album in your choice of high-quality MP3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
This album DOES contain samples;
CH1M3R4 - And I Love U So
Chic - What About Me?
Boney M. - New York City
CH1M3R4 - Alpha Centauri (CH1M3R4 Remix)
This is the 3rd EP by me, titled, 'Nightrider EP'. Includes, Nightrider, La Plage de Disco & Underwater (Remastered)
released 27 August 2013
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You can now purchase the new Android tablet from Cisco. Dubbed as the Cisco Cius, it is an ultra-portable, mobile collaboration business tablet that offers access to essential business applications and technologies. The tablet will be an Android-powered device and will pretty much support all the usual nitty-gritty’s that tablets these days seek to flaunt.
The Cisco Cius sports a 7-inch display, Android 2.2, and a five megapixel video-capable camera—and while the Cius isn’t expected to be generally avail able until the end of May, the company has revealed some partners are setting hands on the units now.
Instead of enabling users to keep up with their social networking sites or play furious games of Angry Birds, the Cisco Cius aims to integrate with existing corporate and enterprise communications setups: that includes things like secured email and instant messaging between employees, but also tapping into telephone, voicemail, and video conferencing systems while complying with enterprise security and auditing requirements. When someone drags an iPhone or iPad into an organization, IT crews can go nuts to make sure call logs are properly kept, apps meet mobility policy and security requirements, and the organization can keep its hands on its intellectual property even if a tablet (or an employee) goes AWOL. The Cisco Cius is designed to work as just another endpoint on a managed corporate network, while giving employees connectivity and communications features they need.
Under the hood, the Cius is based on an 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor and runs Android 2.2. However, unlike typical Android devices, Cius users won’t be able to run out to any old app store and load anything they like willy-nilly: Cius administrators will be able to control what apps people can load onto the devices. The Cius sports a 7-inch 1,024 by 600-pixel touchscreen display, 1 GB of RAM, 32 GB of flash storage, a front-facing camera capable of supporting 720p, 30fps video communication via Cisco Telepresence as well as a rear-facing 5 megapixel camera for video and still images. The Cius sports integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless networking. Cisco is also marketing a blocking station for the Cius tablet that makes the whole thing resemble a typical corporate telephone handset—except the base station also supports three USB 2.0 ports, DisplayPort for hooking up to bigger screens, gigabit Ethernet, and either a standard or slimline telephone handset for more-private conversation. Verizon Wireless has indicated it plans to offer LTE-enabled versions of the Cius to enterprise customers, as well.
Although the Cius probably won’t be any competition for the Apple iPad when it finally reaches a broader market in May, the Cius may give the BlackBerry Playbook a run for its money: although RIM remains popular in enterprise circles, the company has yet to solidly position the Playbook as either a consumer electronics device or a friend to corporate IT managers. Cisco’s Cius is coming down firmly on the corporate side of the fence.


New hotel planned to replace Sports Direct in Camden Town
'Our proposals will bring a real benefit to the High Street and Delancey Street while being sensitive to the ambitions of our neighbours'
17 January, 2019 — By Dan Carrier
A HOTEL boasting nearly 100 bedrooms is planned for the site of a discount sports shop.
Developer Demar Holdings plans to demolish a building which is home to Sports Direct in Camden High Street – and replace it with a hotel, a shop and six homes.
The leisure and sports wear outlet, owned by controversial entrepreneur Mike Ashley, moved into the building after Woolworths closed in December 2008.
The New Journal has learned that the plans – yet to be formally submitted to Camden Council – would involve demolition of the existing building.
A new shop would have an 84-bed hotel behind it and six private homes on the site. Though no details have yet been confirmed, the new building would be higher than the current two storeys.
The plans would also see the pavement in Delancey Street being widened to handle more pedestrians and the entrance to the hotel created at what is currently a brick wall, once part of Camden Snooker Club boundary.
The project is just the latest to affect the parade by Delancey Street. The short stretch running between Camden High Street and Arlington Road has been subject to two major developments in the past 15 years.
The popular Cafe Delancey restaurant was demolished and replaced by venue The Forge, now closed. Camden Snooker Club and the Crown and Goose were also knocked down in the face of fierce opposition and replaced with new housing and a guitar shop.
Demar Holdings, set up in 1990 by the Petoussis family, is based in Cyprus. The Camden High Street building was the firm’s first London property, bought in 1991.
Director Spyros Petoussis claimed the new hotel was “much needed”, adding: “Our proposals will bring a real benefit to the High Street and Delancey Street while being sensitive to the ambitions of our neighbours. Camden High Street has gone through some tough times in recent years. We want to act as a catalyst for further rejuvenation. With a new retail offer more in keeping with the nature of Camden Town, a new hotel and homes, we think we have got the balance right.”
A public exhibition of the plans is being held at Arlington Conference Centre, in Arlington Road, from 4-7.30 pm on Thursday, January 24, and 10 am-1pm on Saturday, January 26.


TMZ reports: TMZ broke the story … Bieber unloaded the furball — named PAC — on an unsuspecting fan after his Jingle Ball performance in Atlanta last week — and now we’ve learned that fan COULDN’T BE HAPPIER.
We spoke to 18-year-old Tori — huge Bieber fan — who tells us she was shocked when the Biebs randomly offered her the cage … but is excited about looking after the lil’ guy and assures us he’s in great hands.
Tori tells us … both she and PAC are living happily together at her home in Alabama … and she plans on keeping her new furry friend as long as Bieber says it’s cool.
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Traffic misery has returned this week with more work being done on a busy Tamworth road causing yet more delays to motorists.
Cadent employees are working in Coton Lane near Rawlett School under temporary traffic lights.
They started on Monday (February 19) and say it was planned to coincide with the February half term.
Councillor Richard Kingstone, of the Mercian ward, said: “More road works on Coton Lane are ahead. This time it's Cadent replacing old iron gas pipes which run underneath from the junction with Comberford Road.
“It just seems like these works are never ending. And they are set to continue for two years. Work on 170 new homes at the top end of Coton Lane begins any minute now.
“I work at the Rawlett School and we are facing a nightmare with all the safety issues. I kicked up a fuss before and managed to stop them closing the road but it is going to be an absolute nuisance for everybody.
“I do appreciate the need for these works. But I will be keeping a close eye on what is going on and checking that they are doing work when the lights are up and that they are not just their for safety’s sake.
“If not I will be asking them to take the lights down and I will encourage them to see common sense and not cause disruption unnecessarily. I will make sure they are held to account.”
The works could be finished by the end of this week.
A spokeswoman for Cadent said: “We are cutting off old pipes that are no longer needed. For safety reasons we have to make sure they are cut off from the rest of the system.
“It is being done under temporary traffic lights during February half term for convenience to local people and because of the large school nearby. This was agreed with the local authority.”

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Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s' and 1950s' rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by blues, rhythm and blues and country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical sources.
Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar and drums. Typically, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse-chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political in emphasis. The dominance of rock by white, male musicians has been seen as one of the key factors shaping the themes explored in rock music. Rock places a higher degree of emphasis on musicianship, live performance, and an ideology of authenticity than pop music.
After Pixies finished touring obligations for their second album Doolittle (1989) in January 1990, band members Black Francis, Joey Santiago, and David Lovering moved from Boston to Los Angeles. Bassist Kim Deal meanwhile stayed in the UK to record the first Breeders album during January with producer Steve Albini. Deal ultimately decided to travel out to Los Angeles with the rest of the group. Lovering stated that he, Santiago, and Black Francis moved to Los Angeles because that's where they intended to record. The three band members lived in the Oakwood apartments, along with comic Garrett Morris and members of the band White Lion. Producer Gil Norton also moved into the apartment complex.
Rock Music is an album by Australian band The Superjesus released in 2003.
Making of the album
Rock Music was difficult for the Superjesus to make, taking a year and a half to finish. Bass player Stuart Rudd outlined the difficulties in making the album in an interview with Inpress magazine in June 2003.
"This album is a result of a year and a half prior," Stuart Rudd begins to explain. "The ups and downs definitely… it all came to a peak when we were in London. We had forty or fifty songs written and we could not come to agree on a direction to go. Then with the departure of another guitarist (Tim Henwood) we really had to pick ourselves up off the canvas again. We realised that the songs we had been writing weren’t the ones that we wanted to do, because we were suddenly able to move as one in the direction we wanted to go. It was like a huge weight off our shoulders."
Tim Henwood left the band to form The Androids who had a top ten hit in Australia with the song Do it with Madonna.


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East Clarkson (Garland) in 1872
The hamlet of East Clarkson, later Garland, in 1872. (The intersection of Ridge Road and Sweden Walker Road.) Platmaps show both locations of properties and buildings, and also give the name of the owner. Once you download the map hit the ctrl-f keys to enlarge the view if desired.

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A driver participates in a test for buses supported by Haylion’s autonomous driving system in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Self-driving vehicles may soon be a common sight in China and the industry could see rapid growth as the COVID-19 outbreak has underlined the importance of such vehicles during an epidemic, industry experts said on Tuesday.
“Autonomous driving has entered a new stage in China. We expect the segment to see major consolidation this year,” said Han Xu, founder and CEO of WeRide, a Chinese smart mobility company.
“Investors have realized that autonomous driving will be implemented on a large scale over the next three to five years. They have also realized that it is no longer a high-risk investment and more capital is needed to expand business and boost technological stability,” he said.
Autonomous driving gained traction and investments recently as investors started becoming more cautious about investing in a string of industries after the epidemic.
The sector has been seeing a flurry of big deals like the autonomous driving unit of Didi Chuxing getting a $300 million investment from Japanese tech giant SoftBank. Another autonomous driving firm Pony.ai finished its new round of funding totaling $462 million last month.
Wu Gansha, CEO of Chinese self-driving startup UISEE, believes that the sector is now ready for a take-off. “Investors are more confident on the commercialization of intelligent driving and hence willing to invest. From this year, we should start seeing large-scale commercialization of driverless vehicles,” he said.
“We have been seeing a healthy pickup in orders,” said Wu, whose startup focuses on high-level autonomous driving and completed a new round of financing in February.
During the epidemic, several hospitals and companies used self-driving vehicles to deliver necessities like masks and meals to patients and medical workers.
“Self driving has great application scenarios during the epidemic. If pure self-driving can be achieved, it is ideal to transport suspected patients as cross infection risks can be avoided,” said Han from WeRide.
By the end of last year, WeRide had launched trial runs of its Robo-Taxi in a 144-square-kilometer area in South China’s Guangzhou city. Passengers can order a self-driving taxi via its app and experience a driverless journey.
Earlier this year, China unveiled a blueprint to boost autonomous driving in the country. According to the blueprint, the country will realize “scale production of vehicles capable of conditional autonomous driving and commercialization of high-level autonomous vehicles in certain scenarios by 2025”.
“Smart vehicles have become a global strategy and China has a strategic edge in developing smart cars with the complete automobile industry and evolving information technology,” the document said.
In March, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology launched classification standards for autonomous driving in China, which has pressed the fast-forward button for the country’s autonomous driving industry.
Buoyed by the brighter market prospects, Han from WeRide said that his company plans to expand its operations in Guangzhou and deploy several hundred units of RoboTaxi this year. He said that the company could achieve complete unmanned vehicle operations in Guangzhou by next year, once the existing stipulation on security personnel for the vehicles is removed.
As of now, six cities in China have allowed autonomous vehicle makers to undertake passenger tests, including Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Guangzhou.
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Not all of life’s valuable lessons come from the old and wise.
In fact, one of the most amazing things about life lessons is that they’re everywhere, and they come from unexpected sources. We’ve already spoken about life lessons all parents should teach their kids, but now we want to look at reversing the roles and how parents can actually learn some fairly valuable life lessons from their little ones.
Always be ambitious
If you ask a child what they want to be when they’re older, they rarely respond with something mundane or ‘I’ll just see how things go.’ They want to be doctors, astronauts, sports stars, singers, firefighters or even President. They look at a big bike and decide they want to learn to ride it, even though they don’t have the faintest idea how to start. They’ll announce that they’re going to climb to the very top of that tree, even if they can’t reach the lowest branches. And while they might not actually climb that tree or become the first person to walk on Jupiter, you’ve got to admire the ambition and the fact that they haven’t yet let their own self-doubt hold them back. We could all do with a bit more of that in our lives!
Live in the now
As responsible adults and parents, there’s no denying that it’s important to plan for the future. Sometimes though, we need to live for the moment and appreciate what you have right now, instead of always looking to the future. So, plan for your life, your retirement and your kids’ future – but appreciate the little things, do something spontaneous like a weekend away, and don’t get so bogged down in the future that you forget to enjoy the present.
There’s always time to play
Why are children so happy? Because they allow themselves to indulge in the thing they love most, to play, have fun and grow their imagination and confidence. As adults it’s easy to get swamped with work and responsibilities, but making “playtime” a priority is important if you want to improve your quality of life and happiness.
Say you’re sorry
Children fight often, we all know that. Someone takes a doll or says something mean, and next thing you know they’re both crying and won’t be friends anymore. Luckily, it normally only takes ‘I’m sorry’ for a child to move on. Five minutes later, the fighting children are best buddies again. Adults are much slower to apologise, and much slower to forgive too. Your kids can teach you that arguments don’t have to last long and that most of the time you lose nothing by apologising or forgiving.
Be your own person
When they’re young, kids don’t worry about what other people think about their likes and dislikes, and they don’t filter out parts of their personality to please others. While that might be the source of your frustration when they’re throwing a tantrum in a shopping mall, it’s also part of what makes kids so wonderful and joyous. They don’t mind wearing crazy clothes, showing their pets that they love them with reckless abandon, hugging their favourite teddy bear in front of people or offering an opinion that differs to their friends or parents. Learning to embrace the traits that make you unique as an adult can make all the difference to how you feel on a day to day basis.

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Pakistan has gained immensely after the historic visit of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) to Pakistan. More than 2,000 Pakistani workers languishing in Saudi jails have been released. The Saudi government has also included Pakistan in its “Road to Makkah” project, allowing pilgrims to undergo immigration clearance at Pakistani airports before leaving for Haj. The Haj quota for Pakistan has also been increased from 184,210 to 200,000.
These are a big relief for the people of Pakistan. The release of over 2,000 people from Saudi jails has won the hearts of thousands of families. The immigration facility in Pakistan means Pakistani Hajis, who mostly are old, will not have to stand in queues for hours in Saudi Arabia. The increase in the Haj quota is also a welcome development. The Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Islamabad has approved a drastic cut in visa fees for Pakistanis who want to visit the kingdom. The fee for a single-entry visit visa has now been reduced from 2,000 Saudi riyal to SAR338 (from US$533 to $90). While, the fee for a multiple-entry visit visa has also been reduced from SAR3,000 to SAR675 (from $800 to $180). The steps mean the Saudi government values its ties with the people of Pakistan. Besides, $20b investment agreements were also signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia during the crown prince’s visit.
Pakistan accorded an unprecedented welcome to the crown prince and bestowed him its highest civilian award, gave him a gold-plated gun, and declared a public holiday in honor of his two-day visit to Islamabad. Prime Minister Imran Khan broke protocol to personally drive him to his official residence. It was shocking for the Western media, which has turned against him over the killing of a Saudi journalist. MBS won the hearts of the people of Pakistan when he said “consider me Pakistan’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia. According to the Time, MBS has been shunned by much of the world after the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October, which the CIA concluded he had ordered. A-list executives pulled out of his Riyadh investment forum (dubbed ‘Davos in the Desert’), street protests greeted his arrival in Tunisia in November, and there were reports Morocco’s King Mohammed VI snubbed him on a visit to the North African country. However, that wasn’t the case in Pakistan, which bestowed its highest civilian award on the young Saudi prince. MBS’s visit to Islamabad is widely regarded as an attempt to repair his tarnished credentials as an international statesman. But Saudi Arabia’s investment in Pakistan is more than just a PR exercise.
Historically known for spending lavishly to win hearts and minds, the Saudi Kingdom now faces financial constraints of its own. It urgently needs to diversify its oil-dependent economy. “The largesse that the Saudis were able to afford in the 80s and 90s, we haven’t seen recently, and we definitely haven’t seen it under MBS,” says Andreas Krieg, a Middle East security expert at King’s College, London. The pledged $20 billion is not just “a bailout they do because they like the Pakistanis,” he says. Instead there is oversight to ensure investments are “sustainable and will actually have returns in the future.” Some $8 billion of the funds pledged to Pakistan have been earmarked for the construction of an oil refinery at Gwadar Port, the jewel in the crown of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and an area in which Saudi Arabia’s Gulf neighbor UAE has also invested. With Beijing set to pump some $62 billion into the economic corridor under its transnational Belt and Road Initiative, Saudi stands to massively increase its own oil export market in Pakistan, the report said.
Few days before the visit of the crown prince, Iran blamed Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other countries for a deadly suicide attack on its troops. Revolutionary Guards Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari accused “Pakistan’s security forces” of the attack on the Iranian armed forces – which left 27 people dead – and demanded Islamabad take action against the perpetrators or face “retaliation”. He blamed Sunni extremist group Jaish al-Adl (“Army of Justice”) as being responsible for the attack. “If (the Pakistan government) does not punish them, we will retaliate against this anti-revolutionary force, and whatever Pakistan sees will be the consequence of its support for them,” he warned. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei linked the perpetrators of the attack to “the spying agencies of some regional and trans-regional countries”. Revolutionary Guards troops travelling on a bus were targeted by a suicide bomber in the volatile southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, bordering Pakistan. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Iranian security forces in recent years and came just days after Tehran held celebrations for the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has offered Iran cooperation in investigations into the deadly bombing. In a telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif, Qureshi condemned the attack and expressed Islamabad’s readiness for cooperation against the militants who have been targeting Iranian troops in the region bordering the two countries. The area has in the past witnessed several incidents and Pakistan had helped Iran recover some of the guards abducted by Jaish al-Adl in October last year.
Some experts fear the establishment of a Saudi refinery in Gwadar will also sow seeds of discontent between Pakistan and Iran. Tempers have been running high in Tehran after the attack on its troops and India has tried to cash in on Iranian grievances. Iran summoned Pakistan’s ambassador to its foreign ministry to hand over Tehran’s protest over the attack. Iranian Ambassador in Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost also called on representatives of the Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan and Iran should investigate the incident, so that the perpetrators could be brought to justice. However, Iran’s threats are regrettable as it cannot blame Pakistan for an act of non-state actors who are active in border areas between the two countries. The Saudi investment is highly welcome, but Pakistan will have to preserve good relations with Iran to maintain sectarian harmony in the country.


1. IN THE WAKE OF THE AUG. 5 FLOOD ...
Heads rolled at City Hall and at the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board (S&WB) after widespread misinformation about broken drainage pumps during and after massive flooding in parts of New Orleans Aug. 5.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu terminated city Public Works Director Mark Jernigan and asked for the resignations of S&WB General Superintendent Joseph Becker and Communications Director Lisa Martin last Tuesday, Aug. 8, in the wake of the flood debacle on Aug. 5. The mayor also accepted the notice of retirement of S&WB Director Cedric Grant, who got the job with Landrieu's backing several years ago and was tasked with turning around the troubled agency.
Jernigan is the only terminated employee who reported directly to the mayor. He had failed to satisfy questions from New Orleans City Council members (twice within a week's time) about the status of the city's catch basins and what his department had done with $3 million earmarked in its budget to clean the basins.
Grant announced his retirement moments before he was set to appear before the City Council Aug. 8, though his departure won't officially happen until after hurricane season. "The information I have learned over the last 24 hours indicates that some parts of our system did not operate as they should have, which is disappointing because it contradicts information that I was given to provide to the public," Grant said in a prepared statement. "Our staff was not forthright, which is unacceptable."
S&WB officials assured the public and city officials that all pump stations were "fully operational" during the flood. The agency later revealed that 16 pumps were down, including nine major drainage pumps and seven smaller "constant duty" pumps.
Things got worse Aug. 10, when an overnight fire damaged one of five turbines on which the S&WB relies for its drainage pumps as well as its water treatment plant. There already are three other turbines down for periodic repairs — leaving only one working turbine. A forecast of rain forced the city to cancel public schools Thursday and Friday as the mayor and Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency.
Landrieu is requesting a third-party review of the beleaguered agency and suggested hiring a private management group to take over S&WB operations.
2. Quote of the week
"I thought we were on a witch hunt — and we found witches." — District E City Councilman James Gray, expressing disbelief at the testimony of New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board (S&WB) General Superintendent Joseph Becker before the council Aug. 8. Before the meeting had concluded, Mayor Mitch Landrieu held a press conference asking for the resignation of Becker and other S&WB officials.
3. NOAA upgrades chances of a busy hurricane season
Last week, as New Orleanians attempted to dry out from the Aug. 5 flood, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) increased the chances of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, predicting 14 to 19 named storms and saying the season "could be the most active since 2010." The six named storms that had formed by early August were double the number of an average season, with three named storms forming by the end of June.
4. Morrell to hold meeting on hurricane preparedness
State Sen. J.P. Morrell will hold a town hall at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 17 to discuss state hurricane preparedness and the status of flood control structures. Representatives from the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and Southeast Flood Protection Authority-East (SLPA-E) will be on hand, and there will be an hour for attendees to ask questions starting at 6:30 p.m. Also invited: reps from the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It takes place in the atrium of the New Orleans Lakefront Airport (6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd.).
5. Flooding gets big play in national media
Local tourism officials no doubt reached for the antacids Aug. 10, when The Washington Post's widely read daily newsletter First Reads led with the dramatic headline "Can New Orleans Be Saved?"
Those who clicked through got a mostly well-researched story, which delineated the problems and failures leading to the Aug. 5 flood. "The aftermath has thrown the New Orleans government and its municipal water and sewage authority into turmoil, reviving longstanding concerns that natural disasters here have been made worse by inconsistent leadership," the story concluded.
6. Transit study: New streetcars do 'nothing to increase jobs access'
Only 11 percent of people who rely on public transit in New Orleans are able to reach their jobs within 30 minutes, according to a new report from transit advocacy group Ride New Orleans. The group revealed in its 2017 State of Transit in New Orleans report that the much-celebrated Loyola and Rampart streetcar lines also "did nothing to increase jobs access" and prevented residents living along those lines from reaching more than 1,000 jobs within a half hour.
By comparison, residents with cars are able to reach 86 percent of the region's jobs within 30 minutes. The report also notes that low- or no-additional-cost network changes such as the Regional Transit Authority's reconnection of the No. 15 Freret and No. 28 MLK bus lines to Canal Street — rather than Union Passenger Terminal — had allowed access to more than 5,000 jobs within 30 minutes.
"We have a regional economy but a transit system that stops at the parish line," Ride New Orleans Director Alex Posorske said in a statement. "If we want to make a big difference in access to jobs, we need to break down that invisible wall."
7. Blue Bike-you
Blue Bikes will debut across New Orleans this fall as part of a citywide bike rental program that brings 700 bikes to 70 locations. Last week, city officials revealed the program's title sponsor will be Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. The bikes are provided by bike share vendor Social Bicycles. The program is funded entirely through sponsorships, ads and rental fees, according to the city.
The city previewed the new system as it prepared for NBA All-Star Weekend and gathered input from residents who attended six public meetings and took surveys about the program's plans.
Beginning this fall, the bikes will be available 24 hours a day at kiosks throughout the city. Riders will have to download a smartphone app and start an account to access the bikes. A monthly pass is $15, which covers up to one hour of riding a day. The city also will offer a pass for low-income riders at $1.67 a month ($20 a year). There also is a "pay-as-you-go" rate for $8 per hour of use.
8. Speaking of 'rainy days'
New Orleans voters will determine the fate of a "rainy day" fund requested by Mayor Mitch Landrieu for the city's 2018 budget. The fund is set to be used only in the event of emergencies that threaten loss of life or property, or as approved by the New Orleans City Council following an "economic downturn of serious proportions," or as mandated by the federal government. The fund, which requires voter approval of a City Charter amendment, would comprise at least 5 percent of the city's annual budget, and it can only be tapped via a two-thirds vote of council members.
The City Council agreed to put the measure on the Nov. 18 ballot.
9. Mayoral candidate Scurlock cleared of charges
Mayoral candidate Frank Scurlock, who was arrested in May on a misdemeanor charge at the site of the former Jefferson Davis monument in Mid-City, was cleared of those charges last week by Municipal Court Judge Donald Johnson, who called the case "a total waste of time." Scurlock also made waves in an Uptown Messenger interview in which he suggested God's displeasure with New Orleans was the cause of the recent floods. "I don't want to call it judgment," Scurlock said. "I'd call it a wake-up call, because there was so much going wrong." He also said he saw a pattern in which parts of the city flooded, saying the tornadoes that struck New Orleans East in February mostly destroyed "prostitution hotels." He added, "New Orleans East needs a cleansing in itself."
10. Ponderosa Stomp releases lineup
The biannual Ponderosa Stomp has released its nightly lineup of acts for the October music festival, which this year moves to the Orpheum Theater in downtown New Orleans.
Friday, Oct. 6 will feature Roky Erickson performing with 13th Floor Elevators; The Gories; Archie Bell; Barbara Lynn; a swamp pop revue with G.G. Shinn, Warren Storm and TK Hulin; Lil' Buck Sinegal and the Top Cats; and others. Saturday, Oct. 7 will bring The Mummies; Gary U.S. Bonds; Don Bryant and The Bo-Keys; Evie Sands; Los Straitjackets; a honky-tonk revue featuring Frankie Miller, Darrell McCall and James Hand; and more.
Performing both nights: Rockabilly/western revivalists Deke Dickerson and the Ecco-Fonics, along with Austin, Texas-based garage rockers Eve and the Exiles.
A music history conference will be held at the Ace Hotel Oct. 5-6, along with a record show in the hotel Oct. 6-7. The kickoff "Hip Drop" DJ party will be held at d.b.a. Oct. 5 ($5 admission).
Festival passes are $180 and admit bearers to the music history seminars and both nights of shows. Tickets to the two nights of concerts are $128 plus fees, and there are single-night tickets available for $70 plus fees.


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Only fish and breast milk contain all the members of the omega-3 family, including its two main stars, EPA and DHA. Because Americans as a rule consume far too few omega-3s from fish or fish oil, it’s no surprise that the majority of Americans have low omega-3 index levels as well. A recent study of global omega-3 index levels found that an estimated 95% of Americans (with the exception of folks from Alaska) had an omega-3 index of 4 or below, putting them in the high risk category (5, 6, 7).
When it comes to omega-3 benefits, there are rarely nutrients that pack this many positive health outcomes into one compound. The most commonly known benefit of omega-3s is a reduced risk of heart disease, but that’s not the only studied plus of getting lots of omega-3s in your diet — from fetal development to retinal function to weight management (and a lot more in between), these acids support and promote optimal health for anyone. (1)
Omega-3 fatty acids get a fair amount of time in the press and a great deal of respect at this point. But do you know what omega-3s are? What omega-3 benefits could convince you to add more oily fish (or maybe a supplement) to your diet? Are omega-3 foods really that big of a deal when it comes to eating a nutrient-dense diet? Could you be deficient in these fatty acids?
Fish oil is very beneficial for pregnant women because the DHA present in it helps in the development of the eyes and brain of the baby. It also helps to avoid premature births, low birth weight, and miscarriages. Research conducted in Denmark, which involved 8,729 pregnant women, concluded that a diet with low amounts of fish resulted in a higher risk of premature or preterm babies.
Pro Omega 3 Intensive Formula is a more convenient source of EPA and DHA than regular marine fish oils for those who would like to supplement their diets with higher amounts of these important omega 3 fatty acids. Our formula contains concentrated marine fish oil, providing enriched levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Plus, it’s lower in saturated fatty acids than regular marine fish oil. For those who don’t eat fish or want to add more omega to their diet, Omega 3 supplements are a convenient way of incorporating these important nutrients into your everyday life. This fish oil supplement is strictly screened for the absence of any toxic metals and chemicals, and is completely free of cholesterol. The oil is carefully processed and handled to avoid oxidation.†
While fish oil has plenty of beneficial qualities, there is a lot of hype around its possible applications, and not all of them are accurate, so be wary when reading literature on this useful oil. Fish oil manufacturers have attempted to market it as a remedy for almost anything. We suggest that readers educate themselves fully before making an informed decision, rather than getting affected by both negative and positive propaganda about the beneficial applications of fish oil.
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In addition, there was no significant difference in the association of treatment with reduced anxiety symptoms between participants receiving omega-3 PUFAs and those not receiving omega-3 PUFAs in the adolescent subgroup (aged <18 years) (k, 3; Hedges g, 0.020; 95% CI, –0.209 to 0.250; P = .86),48,53,57 in the adult subgroup (aged ≥18 years but <60 years) (k, 11; Hedges g, 0.388; 95% CI, –0.012 to 0.788; P = .06),33,35,36,47,49-51,54-56,59 or in the elderly subgroup (aged ≥60 years) (k, 3; Hedges g, –0.112; 95% CI, –0.406 to 0.181; P = .45).52,58,60 These insignificant results might be due to the smaller sample sizes in each subgroup.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends consuming no more than 3 g/day of EPA and DHA combined, including up to 2 g/day from dietary supplements. Higher doses are sometimes used to lower triglycerides, but anyone taking omega-3s for this purpose should be under the care of a healthcare provider because these doses could cause bleeding problems and possibly affect immune function. Any side effects from taking omega-3 supplements in smaller amounts are usually mild. They include an unpleasant taste in the mouth, bad breath, heartburn, nausea, stomach discomfort, diarrhea, headache, and smelly sweat.
A tremendous body of research has been conducted on these important nutrients since it was first discovered in the 1950s that fish oil offered many health benefits and that these benefits were attributable to a type of polyunsaturated fat called omega-3. Despite the volumes of research on omega-3s, it is only in recent years (within the last 15 years or so) that the actions of EPA and DHA have come to be understood individually. Researchers now often investigate the actions of EPA and DHA individually rather than together, no longer simply under the generic label omega-3 as they are widely referred to.
From the time of your pregnancy through your child's later life, omega-3 fats DHA and EPA have a radically important role in her brain health and other functions. I recommend supplementing with krill oil before and during pregnancy, and while you breastfeed. Babies receive DHA through your breast milk, so continuing breastfeeding through the first year will give your child a great headstart for health and success.


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SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Music Entertainment Group (Tencent Music or TME, NYSE: TME), the leading online music entertainment platform in China, has partnered with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing to launch a collaborative cross-border music album, Norwegian Special: Northern Lights. The album introduces classic, innovative Norwegian songs to Chinese audiences, and promotes dialogue between Chinese and Norwegian musicians.
Supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing, the special cross-border music album is produced by TME's musician platform Tencent Musician, Norwegian publishing company Quint and producer Morten Luxhøi. The album comprises a collection of music works from the famous Norwegian musician Bjørn Eidsvåg, remade by Chinese musicians Cao Fang(Icy), Chaliangfen Band, Chen Yimiao, Jian Hongyi, Liu Fengyao, Su Yunying, Yan Zehuan, and Zhao Zhao, and a Norwegian music production team. The goal of the album is to convey understandings of belief, life, trust, passion, and regret. The album is now available on TME's platforms including QQ Music, Kugou Music, and Kuwo Music.
"It is a great pleasure for us to see the songs of Norwegian musician Bjørn Eidsvåg's interpreted and performed by Chinese prominent musicians," said Tom Knappskog, Minister Counsellor and Deputy Head of the Mission of Norwegian Embassy in Beijing, during a press conference. "Norway and China has a long history of cooperation, where cultural exchange has always been central. We have seen a great number of cultural exchange projects take place. We would like to congratulate the successful launch of the album, well done! As songwriter Bjørn Eidsvåg said himself, the lyrics of his songs are in Norwegian language. This makes it hard to reach the international market. Translating and interpreting these songs in Chinese is a great help to promote Norwegian music in China.."
The Norwegian Special: Northern Lights album is the second collaborative album under Tencent Musician's Nordic Echo project, in which Tencent Musician partners with Nordic embassies, publishing companies and producers, and Chinese musicians and bands to reproduce classic works of music from Nordic, incorporating them with Chinese lyrics and styles. The first collaborative album, Nordic Echo: China Hears Sebastian, was launched in 2019, remaking 10 classic songs from top Danish artist Sebastian.
"TME leverages this collaborative model to establish a communication bridge which introduces high-quality music from across the globe to Chinese audiences, as well as help Chinese musicians present their music on a global stage," said Wang Lei, General Manager of Tencent Music. "We hope to further this dialogue with Nordic music in various forms in the post-pandemic era."
Since its launch in July 2017, Tencent Musician has been committed to original music content creation and promotion, connecting indie musicians to broader audiences across both domestic and overseas markets. Tencent Music aims to construct a path for indie musicians and music works, creating more industrial and commercial value and accelerating the global development of Chinese original music.
Through Tencent Musician, TME will continue to introduce excellent works of music from overseas to domestic Chinese audiences. TME will also help Chinese musicians learn from different cultures, guide them towards the international stage, and promote dialogue amongst players in the global music industry.
About Tencent Music Entertainment
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE: TME) is the leading online music entertainment platform in China, operating the country's highly popular and innovative music apps: QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music and WeSing. TME's mission is to use technology to elevate the role of music in people's lives by enabling them to create, enjoy, share and interact with music. TME's platform comprises online music, online karaoke and music-centric live streaming services, enabling music fans to discover, listen, sing, watch, perform and socialize around music.
SOURCE Tencent Music Entertainment
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[NYPOST] The city is making a major push to sweep the streets of dangerous, mentally ill New Yorkers -- and has even compiled a most-wanted list, The Post has learned. The city's most visible lunatics will now be locked away until the ACLU gets writs of habeas corpus. Less visible mentally ill will continue walking the city streets, speaking with invisible companions and shrieking at people who don't live in their world, which is most of us.
The measure follows a pair of high-profile subway-shove fatalities from December allegedly involving mentally ill individuals. And attention span's stretched all the way from December to February? There can't be much more left remaining.
The city has already drawn up a list of 25 targets, sources said. "Alright, McGonigle! Tell me why this particular 25 are the worst?"
"Well, chief, you see this guy, number 11? We had him, but he gnawed through the bars and flew away."
"After the Queens subway attack [of immigrant Sunando Sen], the [city] decided to take a proactive approach Ahah. Yes. Proactive is good.
to track down the most dangerous mental-health patients that currently have mental-hygiene warrants" out for them, a law-enforcement source said. "Mental hygiene warrants" are served by men in white coats driving around the city with butterfly nets close at hand.
Those warrants mean that the patients are not wanted for a crime but instead are being sought because they are not getting their court-ordered treatment. "What kinda 'court-ordered treatment,' McGruder?"
"Y'see this guy, chief? They prescribed a nice canvas jacket with very long sleeves for him, along with some nice rubber padding for the walls of his room!"
There are a handful of cops assigned to the detail, They're known as "the guys that drew the short straws"...
which began working in the past few weeks, the source said. "Alright, team! Let's go catch loons!"
"You go first!"
"No, you go first!"
Cops in the NYPD's Real Time Crime Center are using high-tech methods to first track down the individuals, "What kinda 'high-tech methods?'"
"We got this computer program that tracks paths of destruction, chief. All we gotta do is fire it up and it'll tell us which way the target's moving!"
"You can't call 'em 'targets,' McGregor! That implies yer gonna shoot 'em!"
"We are, chief! See, we got these dart guns with hypodermics in 'em. All we gotta do is pull the trigger [pffft!]... Oops. Sorry, chief."
and detectives on the street have been assigned to then go after them and take them to hospitals, law-enforcement sources said. "'Scuse us, sir! We're from the NYPD... Grab him, McMurphy!"
"McMurphy! My Gawd! Look out for his... whatever those are!"
In the past, the city Department of Health would ask cops for help finding mentally ill people who aren't taking their court-mandated meds so they could be taken to clinics. But that only applied to those who had known addresses -- and patients who went off the grid were rarely pursued, the sources said. Because once they're off the grid they're not dangerous anymore.
[An Nahar] South Sudan has retired over 100 generals as part of a sweeping restructuring of the former rebel force, in a move partly aimed at demilitarizing the fledgling nation's government, officials said Monday.
The presidential decree to retire 117 generals follows similar orders last month for 35 other generals and all six deputy army chiefs of staff.
"They all finished their time in the military service so they are retired but are paid...There must be new blood to come up for a change, because we are a new nation at last," army front man Kella Kueth told Agence La Belle France Presse.
South Sudan won independence from former civil war foe Sudan in July 2011, facing a raft of challenges to rebuild the conflict-ravaged nation, including turning a bloated guerrilla army of some 200,000 troops into a regular force.
The army absorbed several former rival rebel factions -- some once acting as proxy forces for Sudan -- as part of peace building efforts, swallowing up large chunks of the impoverished nation's budget.
Several of the generals now hold government positions, too.
"It is a way of separating the military and civilians, which the army has not been very good at for years. So it's a positive change", said one Western diplomat on condition of anonymity.
But with rebel militia forces still operating and a pension system not yet implemented, stripping army commanders of both title and salary would be a dangerous move.
"This is about cleaning up the administration and professionalizing the army, but it is a delicate process and has to be done slowly," Matthew LeRiche, an academic and expert on the former South Sudanese rebel force said.
[MAGHAREBIA] Vandals destroyed a statue erected in honour of slain Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid, Tunisie Numerique reported on Monday (February 18th). The Sunday night incident came just hours after Tunisian artists installed the memorial in El Menzah, the site of Belaid's killing.
"This is a criminal act. Those who did this are inhuman, they have exceeded all limits," AFP quoted Belaid's widow Besma Khalfaoui as saying.
Belaid, a fierce critic of the Ennahda-led government, was bumped off in broad daylight on February 6th. His murder sparked a public outcry in Tunisia, plunging the country into its worst political crisis since the revolution.
Posted by: Fred ||
02/19/2013 00:00 ||
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I'd check the Islamic, sounds like them.
"No graven Images," Remember.
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[An Nahar] Tunisia's Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali announced late on Monday that his plan for a new government of technocrats has failed, but he left the door open for compromise and did not say he would stand down.
"I say in all clarity that the initiative I presented -- that is to say, a government composed of members not belonging to any political parties -- failed to reach a consensus," Jebali said after talks with party leaders.
"Another form of government" was still a possibility, he added.
The prime minister had vowed to step down if his controversial proposal to form a non-partisan administration, designed to avert political turmoil in Tunisia but opposed by his Islamist party Ennahda, was thwarted.
"I will go tomorrow (Tuesday) to the president to discuss the next stages, but I noted progress during the political discussions in terms of seeking a consensus around another solution," Jebali said.
He said this new formula should emerge "in the coming days," adding further delays to the search for a solution to a political crisis triggered by the liquidation of a leftwing politician.
Jebali insisted that despite its failure, his initiative had at least succeeded in "getting everyone around a table" and in preventing Tunisia "from falling into the unknown."
Rached Ghannouchi, the veteran leader of Jebali's Ennahda party, said the representatives of some 15 parties had agreed at Monday's meeting on the need for a government with "political competences" and tasked with holding elections as soon as possible.
"We in Ennahda want to ensure that Jebali continues to chair (the cabinet), and so do all those who took part in this meeting," he told Agence La Belle France Presse.
Aziz Kirchen, representing President Moncef Marzouki's Congress for the Republic, said an agreement had been reached for "the formation of a mixed government" of politicians and technocrats, but without giving details.
Jebali first proposed his initiative in the wake of public outrage over the the murder in broad daylight of Chokri Belaid, a leftist opposition leader and fierce critic of the ruling Islamists.
Posted by: Fred ||
02/19/2013 00:00 ||
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"I say in all clarity that the initiative I presented -- that is to say, a government composed of members not belonging to any political parties -- failed to reach a consensus,"
There, that ought to fool anybody.
It's screwed up enough to fool the proles.
And the Intelligent don't vote.
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02/19/2013 1:42 Comments ||
Boy howdy!! Nothing gets by ole Jebali does it?
[HOSTED.AP.ORG] His Excellency President-for-Life, Caudillo of the Bolivarians Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at Caracas' military hospital. ... in the hospice wing.
Chavez's return was announced in a series of three messages on his Twitter account, the first of them reading: "We've arrived once again in our Venezuelan homeland. Thank you, my God!! Thank you, beloved nation!! We will continue our treatment here." "... until pain meds are no longer necessary."
They were the first messages to appear on Chavez's Twitter account since Nov. 1. "Nurse! He moved!"
"Well, twitter something, man!" "And then snow him!"
"I'm clinging to Christ and trusting in my doctors and nurses," another tweet on Chavez's account said. "Onward toward victory always!! We will live and we will triumph!!" "We will live until we don't anymore."
The Obumble admin has said it voice strong concern with the chicom government and will continue to do so. Peals of derisive laughter in Peking (they hate that version western name, hence it's use) ensued.
OTOH see NEWSMAX > OBAMA TO STRIKE BACK AT CHINA FOR CYBER-ESPIONAGE | OBAMA READY TO SANCTION CHINA FOR CYBER-ATTACKS.
Iff true, I have to wonder how this will affect any US response vee ongoing China-vs-Japan islands dispute in NE Asia.
AGain, THE WORSE THE CHAOS OR ANARCHIES FOR THE USA, THE BETTER FOR ANTI-NATIONALIST, ANTI-SOVEREIGN, + ANTI-CONSTITUTIONAL ANTI-US GLOBALISTS + ALIGNED AS PER OWG + NAU 2015, I.E. JUSTIFYING A US SUBORNED UNDER SAME.
E.G. WORLD NET DAILY > OBAMA ADVANCES GLOBALIST TWO-OCEAN PLAN.
Trans-Pacific Partnership [TPP] = US, Asia Trans-Pacific Union?; + Trans-Atlantic Trade + Investment Partnership = US, EU Trans-Atlantic Union???
Again, ideally or conceptually the OWG + NAU will have the Power-n-Authority, + $$$, not Washington DC any longer or in altern only in part. WHATEVER THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE "PECKING ORDER" FOR SCARCE $$$ IN 2013 + PREVIOUSLY WILL BE WORSE COME FEBRUARY 2015 OR ASAP THEREAFTER.
My belief remains steadfast that US Politicos covertly know that US-specific sovereign power-n-authority will be transferred to the OWG + NAU + any Trans/Interim in 2015 or ASAP after - THE PROB IS THEY DON'T KNOW JUST HOW MUCH, BUT THEY'RE STILL GOING TO COMMIT/BIND THE US TO SUCH ANYWAY.
By extension, ABOVE > USA = POTUS BAMMER MUST DE FACTO "LOSE" AMAP OR IN WHOLE AGZ CHINA IN NE ASIA OR EAST ASIA [ECS + SCS] EVEN IFF THE US = OBAMA SEEMINGLY "WINS".
[Hurriyet Daily News] There is no connection between jihad and terrorism, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said yesterday, adding that suggestions to the contrary come from American neo-cons
That is to say, Jews...
"Jihad is the name of fighting for our honor if required but firstly it means fighting against our own self's limits, according to us," Davutoğlu said yesterday in Istanbul at the headquarters of the Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (MÜSİAD), where he attended the conference "Turkey in the light of international developments, 2013."
"For us, jihad is a sacred notion; let us not taint this notion by using it like neo-cons and pro-Israelis in America," Davutoğlu said while condemning an opposition party deputy who asked the Turkish government on its policy regarding the jihadist movement in Syria at a Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission meeting on Feb. 15.
Davutoğlu also criticized the particular deputy for asking question in English instead of Turkish since the session was held in the Turkish Assembly, albeit with EU officials.
"A mentality has appeared now that is tainting these notions [of jihad]; they have introduced [this usage] into our culture, and they even use it in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, which was founded with help that came from a jihad fatwa [during Turkey's Liberation War]," Davutoğlu said.
Davutoğlu also told an anecdote about a Turkish diplomat named Cihad Erginay -- who is Turkey's envoy to the Czech Republic -- in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington.
"His name is also jihad; the ones who greeted him in the airport were walking behind and yelled at him 'Cihat,' then everybody hits the deck," Davutoğlu said, adding that this was part of the outcome of the misunderstanding of the word jihad.
Question over al-Nusra Front
Meanwhile, ...back at the dirigible, Cynthia backed into the galley, the barbecue fork held in front of her. Jack! she called. Where the hell are you?... Aykan Erdemir, a main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy told the Daily News on the phone yesterday that he was the one to ask Davutoğlu if Turkey considered the al-Nusra Front in Syria, which identifies itself a jihadist movement, as a terrorist organization like the U.S. and NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the cut of the American pants... do.
"It was a yes or no question; in not answering it, he called me an Orientalist, which is total defamation. Does he also blame al-Nusra for Orientalism? Do you count this organization as a terrorist organization or not, that was the question. The Turkish public must be informed about Turkey's position," Erdemir said.
[DAILYCALLER] The Chicago Teachers Union urged school administrators nationwide to discontinue the use of standardized tests, deriding them as corporate tools. "Corporates are ucky, y'know."
Not to mention it was not long ago that the Freakonomics man demonstrated he could differentiate the test results of classes taught by good teachers from those who either fed their students the right answers or those who replaced wrong answers in Chicago city schools. If I recall correctly, some Chicago teachers lost jobs over it.
The CTU recently released a report arguing that standardized tests are a faulty measure of student achievement. They also advance a pro-corporate agenda, the report said. "We wouldn't want our kiddies to grow up and work for soulless companies!"
"Corporate interests continue to push towards a test‐centered public education system that is clearly harmful to students," according to the report. "Students never had to take tests in the past. Why should they now?"
The union's anti-testing push is part of a broader campaign by teachers unions nationwide. Teachers at one Seattle high school recently went on strike, refusing to administer a test that they feared would be used to hold them accountable. "If youse guys don't pass the test, it'll look like we didn't teach you nothin'!"
"But Miz Bleps, you din't teach us nothin'!"
Anti-testing efforts have also appeared in Providence, Rhode Island, and Portland, Oregon. So as you can see they've taken root even in highly conservative states...
With propositions to tie teacher pay to student achievement gaining popularity among education reformers, teachers unions have stepped up efforts to end standardized testing. Without tests, administrators will have no data upon which to base merit pay for teachers. "But really, it's a matter of principle!"
Opposition to standardized tests put teachers unions at odds with reformers on the left. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel lost a merit pay battle with the CTU in September. And President Obama has supported policies that reward states for evaluating teachers based on students' test scores. "But that's, like, outcome-based education! It's corporate!"
But teachers unions have found a key ally in their push to abolish tests: the students themselves. "No tests? Kewl!"
Of course the military uses standardize tests in their school systems. They seem satisfied with the tool in accessing student progress. Of course, in their environment 'Go - No Go' training can have a terminal effect out in practice.
No tests? That's like having a football or basketball game without a score. Why bother? For unions, teachers and students, the work is much easier by not bothering with testing. However, when the student gets out, someone is going to have to evaluate their capabilities/performance somewhere down the line. Imagine a pilot, brain surgeon, ship's captain, welder, construction worker, engineer, soldier, teacher, etc. not having any checks along the way in his/her education; CHAOS.
"But here we are at a time in the world, the information age, the age of technology, and yet 30% of people who enter high school in this country do not graduate. 44% of people who start a four-year college program do not finish it in four years. What is that about? Think back to a darker time in this our history. Two hundred years ago when slavery was going on it was illegal to educate a slave, particularly to teach them to read. Why do you think that was? Because when you educate a man, you liberate a man." World Renowned African America Neurosurgeon Ben Carson - National Prayer Breakfast
Hussein and his Marxist comrades intends to enslave the people of America. No better place to start than to replace knowledge with socialist dogma in the minds of our children.
[Pak Daily Times] Justice Abdul Sami Khan of the Lahore High Court on Monday restrained the police from harassing the family members of an accused wanted in a number of cases.
The judge remarked that police could not harass family members of any accused, and restrained the police officials from raiding the petitioner's house in order to arrest the accused. The judge issued the direction on a petition filed by Muhammad Fiyaz of Garhi Shahu.
Counsel for the petitioner Ishtiaq Ahmad submitted that Muhammad Awais was involved in criminal activities and cases had been lodged against him in various cop shoppes. He said that due to his criminal activities, the petitioner had disinherited Awais and turned him out of his house.
He alleged that Garhi Shahu SHO Shahid Ali Gujjar and investigation head of Racecourse Police Station Ashfaq Butt were continuously raiding the petitioner's house and humiliating his daughters, wife and other family members. He submitted that the petitioner had even informed the police about Awais not living there anymore, but in vain.
The counsel alleged that police officials were demanding bribe for stopping the illegal raids on his house and threatening the family with dire consequences. He said that the petitioner had even moved applications before the police high-ups against the raids, but no one was paying heed to his problems. He requested the court to restrain the police from raiding his house and threatening his family members. He also requested the court to restrain police from humiliating women of his family members.
Posted by: Fred ||
02/19/2013 00:00 ||
Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan
[An Nahar] Iran's parliament has apologized to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for a heated row during an impeachment session, joining the president, speaker and chief justice in pledging obedience to the supreme leader.
Khamenei at the weekend had rebuked the deputies for their role in the squabbling that broke out in the February 3 impeachment session, during which President Mahmoud Short Round Ahmadinejad and speaker Ali Larijani got into verbal fight.
"For our part, we apologize for what happened ... during the impeachment," of the labor minister Abdolreza Sheikholeslam, said a statement signed by 265 members of the 290-seat parliament, media reported on Monday.
The parliamentarians emphasized that obedience to the leader, who had dubbed the impeachment as a "bad decision", was a "religious and legal obligation".
Following Khamenei's criticism, Ahmadinejad, the speaker and the judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani expressed "obedience" to him in separate letters, media reported.
The parliamentary row, which was broadcast on radio, came as parliament proceeded to impeach Ahmadinejad's labor minister for refusing to sack Tehran's ex-prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi as head of a wealthy social welfare organization.
In that session, Ahmadinejad played a video recording which allegedly incriminates Fazel Larijani, a brother of both the parliament speaker and the judiciary chief, who is a direct appointee of Khamenei.
Fazel is shown in the clip as allegedly trying to bribe Mortazavi in exchange for political support from the parliament and the judiciary.
Larijani in response charged that Ahmadinejad was impeding justice by shielding his inner circle from judicial investigation.
Candidates seeking reelection and those who seek to become deputies, have to be vetted by the Guardians Council, whose members are appointed by Khamenei.
The rift between Ahmadinejad and the parliament and judiciary, two bodies which are dominated by conservatives critical of his administration, first surfaced in April 2011 when the president challenged a ruling by Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters.
Posted by: Fred ||
02/19/2013 00:00 ||
Top|| File under: Govt of Iran
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.