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SEATTLE – A little while after the Seahawks’ 27-17 win over Dallas Thursday night, Cliff Avril realized he had suddenly become a target of derision among Cowboys fans.
It was Avril whose hit on Dallas QB Tony Romo caused a back injury that will keep Romo out until mid-season.
That wasn’t known after the game, though, when at the time it was being reported that Romo was fine.
Still, Avril saw enough venom directed his way on Twitter that he posted a message of his own saying: “Look, I’m not in the business of hurting anybody. … Definitely didn’t know Tony Romo was hurt. … So all u guys on my timeline can fall back!!”
Asked Sunday about the reaction, Avril said he was “definitely surprised. The Cowboys fans have been sending a lot of crazy tweets. But I don’t really pay too much attention to it. It’s kind of interesting to see how you just think you are making a play on a football field and so many people feel a certain way about it. But it is what it is.”
Avril said he plans to reach out to Romo to send his best wishes.
Avril said he had no immediate idea that Romo might be injured.
“I didn’t even see him until after I celebrated, and seen that he was still on the ground,” Avril said. “That’s when I noticed that something happened. But after he got up and talked to the sidelines I tapped him on his leg and talked to him for a split second. But I didn’t know it was that serious.”
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Urban regeneration is driven by many different engines. These engines, however, in some circumstances may appear to turn to either a success or failure factor. In this context, it is appropriate to analyse how factors that serve the regeneration process are affected by embedding research in a particular paradigm set by the theories of so called “regional development”. The choice of these concepts analysed in the article was the result of literature review. The article consists of four parts. The first part defines the development factors and shows how the concentration of negative phenomena in degraded areas may inhibit their optimal use in the context of the city as a whole. Two subsequent chapters analyse how major theories of regional development picture external and internal factors that influence the development of a specific territory. Then, in the summary the author discusses, how main urban and regional development theories reflect the rationale for mitigating barriers in using local development factors as real driving forces of urban regeneration.
Art. 52 sec. 1 of the Regeneration Act of 9 October 2015 allowed municipalities which, at the time of its entry into force, did not have a valid revitalization program, to carry out revitalization activities on the basis of a revitalization program other than the municipal revitalization program. The choice of procedure was left by the legislature of the municipality, assuming that at the initial stage of the implementation of the law, only the municipality should test its instrument, referring to the nature and scale of its needs. The ROP Managing Authority in Małopolska as the only one in the country introduced the requirement of developing municipal revitalization programs for all municipalities that did not have a current revitalization program at the time of the entry into force of the Act. Therefore, these municipalities, in order to benefi t from EU funding under ROP WM 2014-2020 for revitalization activities planned in the programs, were not able to rely on the derogation contained in art. 52 sec. 1 of the Act. Regardless of the size of the municipality and the nature of revitalization needs, they were compelled to develop a document complying with the statutory procedure, the fi rst stage being the delimitation of the degraded area and the revitalization area and confi rmation by the resolution of the municipality council. As a result Małopolskie Voivodeship has become Poland’s largest laboratory of methodology of delimitation of these areas and development of revitalization programs. The aim of the article is to present the diversity of applied methodological approaches to the delimitation of revitalization areas in Małopolskie Voivodeship and to describe the most noteworthy, as well as to indicate the most common errors in the designation of these areas.
This article presents the evolution of the approach to the indicative designation of revitalization areas in Poland at central, regional and local level. The introduction shows rational for monitoring of degradation in Polish cities, i.e. a continuous assessment of its condition, and not just the designation of areas where intervention is needed. Monitoring ensures the comparability of observations and allows to evaluate the results of undertaken measures. Without it, it is impossible to fully assess the effects of revitalization in the previous financial perspectives. The first chapter of the article outlines the requirements for determining areas for revitalization before 2013, the reasons for their adoption, and the indicators used in the delimitations at the time. The second chapter contains the results of a study carried out in the fi rst half of 2016 at the Institute of Urban Development concerning the designation of degraded areas and revitalization areas just after the entry into force of the revitalization law. The results of the study are conclusions confirming the use of cities, which first delimited the areas of revitalization from the possibility of individualizing the approach to the designation of those areas, which was introduced by the Guidelines and the law.

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Published Monday, February 16, 2015 8:57PM AST
Last Updated Tuesday, February 17, 2015 12:29PM AST
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Yet another chapter in the life of former Nova Scotia businessman Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh.
In the latest turn for this 71-year-old, he finds himself waiting for the wheels of justice to turn in the country of Nepal.
He’s currently in a Nepalese jail, awaiting trial for allegedly trying to have sex with a young boy in Katmandu.
It all started December 15, when police knocked on his door at the hotel he was staying in that city.
It was here at the Café Brazil Guest House and Coffee Shop that police allege MacIntosh lured a nine-year-old boy with promises of money in exchange for sex.
In an email, the hotel’s manager told CTV News he was shocked when police arrived on that fateful day.
“Police came (into the) Guest House, search his room, and then took him for enquiry . . . he didn’t come back.,” says hotel manager Sushil Tamang.
Local media reports say MacIntosh arrived in Nepal mid-August. He promoted himself as a director of the Spice Journal, an online publication dedicated to enhancing the world’s knowledge of spices.
While in Katmandu, MacIntosh met the head of a Jesuit-run centre for homeless and impoverished kids.
The St. Xavier’s Social Service Centre has been around since 1970. This Christian-run facility is a standout in this predominantly Hindu country.
Fr. Bill Robins was the Canadian priest who ran St. Xavier’s from 1998 to 2004. He says he didn’t know who MacIntosh was until he read about him after he was charged.
He says on MacIntosh’s first trip to the centre, he was escorted by the Jesuit priest currently in charge. Apparently MacIntosh was looking for an educated former student who could help him with his work at the Spice Journal. The priest was said to have helped make the connection.
On subsequent trips to the centre, MacIntosh showed up and signed the guest book. That’s how, Fr. Robins says, he knows how many times MacIntosh visited the centre. A media report say he visited more than 15 times, which if true meant he wasn’t signing in.
After his alleged offence came to light, and the connection to the centre brought to the attention of one of St. Xavier’s main benefactors — Toronto-based Canadian Jesuits International. Fr. Robins, who lives in Nepal, was asked to carry out an investigation.
“I sat down with the appropriate people, did my homework quickly and I was much relieved to know that our social service centre staff and administration did the right thing all the way along,” says Fr. Robins.
Fr. Robins admits he has no training in investigating these sorts of things, but he says he’s sure the staff were not being sloppy.
“The boys were never alone with this man, except maybe that one boy, without permission, saw the man during games time,” he added. “They go out to play games and he could’ve snuck off.”
This case has put sex tourism in Nepal under the microscope. It is a very poor country, rife with legal loopholes that have made it an attractive country for foreigners.
“They can give what is a small amount of money to them, which is a very huge amount of money for someone who is very impoverished,” Jonathan Rosenthal said.
This Toronto-based lawyer and professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, represented MacIntosh’s victims here in Nova Scotia.
“When he was a fugitive from justice, in India, he was thrown out of a number of schools and a number of orphanages for again,” Rosenthal said.
This case has challenged Nepalese authorities to come up with new ways to deal with alleged foreign child predators.
Local media reports say MacIntosh’s alleged victim was allowed to testify in another room so he wouldn’t be intimidated by the accused — a first for the country.
Another report says MacIntosh took and failed a polygraph test, something again that is relatively new in Nepal.
The new charges in Nepal are no surprise to Bob Martin, once a victim of MacIntosh’s and now an advocate against sexual abuse.
“Even though he’s almost 72 years of age, it’s what he always did,” Martin said.
“He would go after the young boys in the afternoon in our community, and he would get us, the young teenagers, at night,” he said. “He was serial and it’s pathetic.”
CTV News has learned that another individual has come forward with allegations similar to those laid in 1995.
RCMP will not confirm or deny the existence of these new allegations.
If he is convicted in Nepal, it’s unlikely MacIntosh will be back to face a complaint in a Nova Scotia court anytime soon.
With files from CTV Atlantic’s Bill Dicks
If you don’t remember the case of Fenwick MacIntosh click the link. A terrible travesty of justice from start to finish. The added travesty however is that had MacIntosh been put behind bars here in Canada where he belongs he never would have laid hands on that child in Nepal. The one small comfort perhaps is that McIntosh may finally have to answer for his crimes.
A reminder too that years ago, when there was a warrant out for his arrest here in Canada , MacIntosh, then a fugitive from justice, was able to renew his passport and travel to and fro with ease.
Ditto, it seems, Father Anthony Onyenagada? I think passport is a non issue with him, but the ‘wanted’ priest had no problem getting back into Canada.
Consistently, due diligence comes by way of more human sacrifice. The apathy in dealing with these criminals is astounding.
There is an online site collecting money for McIntosh, so he can eat healthier while in jail…if anyone knows the name of the site…please publish it online so we can boycott this site as the funds should go to his victim in Nepal…I bet the young man would love to have fresh fruit to eat on a regular basis.! ⅝ I just learned this information on CTV news at 6 pm in Halifax, NS.


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Apple has something big for its avid subscribers this year. The Cupertino-based company will release iPhone SE in March and three variants of iPhone 7 in September 2016. The information came from the ever-reliable KGI Securities' analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Now, here's all you need to know about the iPhone 7 and iPhone 5se release date, specs and rumors available on the web.
Ming-Chi Kuo, who earned a reputation as "the best Apple analyst", predicted that Apple will release three models of the iPhone 7 this year in addition to the much-awaited iPhone SE. The analyst from KGI Securities previously predicted the exact specifications of the MacBook Pro and the iPad Pro, months before the gadgets were released.
The three iPhone 7 models are 4.7-inch iPhone 7, 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus and a new premium model. Forbes reported the top-spec iPhone 7 is called "iPhone 7 Pro." The new line of Apple smartphones is expected to have groundbreaking camera technology.
Apple's iPhone series is known for its innovative development in the imaging department. Kuo stated the upcoming iPhone 7 Pro is equipped with cameras that have near-DSLR quality shots. The analyst added Apple's acquisition of Israeli camera technology company LinX last year helped to enhance the camera features of iPhone 7 Pro.
The LinX-developed camera has 2-3x optical zoom and can shot images in low-light environment. One of the notable innovations in the camera is its dual-lens technology, which significantly enhances image quality. Aside from that, Apple gets rid of the iPhone's infamous camera bulge.
The upcoming iPhone 7 Pro is thin as the latest iPod touch - between 6mm and 6.5mm thick. The current models of iPhone, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, are 6.9mm and 7.1mm thick respectively.
Furthermore, the next-generation of iPhone is expected to have more innovative hardware changes to persuade millions of gadget lovers to buy it.
Apple may also install a "panic button" function in the iPhone 7's Touch ID fingerprint sensor, based on the company's new patent that surfaced last year. The patent reveals the future Apple products could have a "panic button," which users would press in case of emergency.
As per Apple's autumn release cycle, the three iPhone 7 models will be released at an event in San Francisco in September, according to the Telegraph. Moreover, the devices will go on sale two weeks later.
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Kevin Warne's presence at Georgetown's men's lacrosse practices is unmistakable. The coach's 6-foot-2, 230-pound frame is imposing, and his energy level can match even the most frenetic on his team. But it's his voice that sets him apart.
"Even if you're 5 miles away, you can probably hear him," quipped starting sophomore midfielder Ryan Hursey, a Finksburg resident and Westminster graduate. "It just kind of shows his passion. He wants every single one of us to play the best we possibly can."
"He's very intense defensively," added junior defenseman Michael Mayer, a Baltimore resident and St. Paul's graduate. "If we're going over something, you can sort of get that vibe that things are heating up and he's kind of getting ready to blow up, and when he does, it's definitely not fun. But it keeps you on your toes, and it keeps you focused on the goal."
Under Warne, the Hoyas have had a resurgence. Last spring, they compiled a 10-6 record and advanced to the Big East tournament final where they lost to eventual NCAA champion Denver. The team was left out of 20-team field for the NCAA postseason.
This season, there are high hopes that Georgetown (0-1) – ranked No. 17 in the latest Cascade/Maverik media poll – will challenge the Pioneers again in the Big East and make its first appearance in the NCAA tournament since 2007. The Hoyas face No. 14 Towson (2-0) at noon Saturday at Johnny Unitas Stadium.
CBS Sports Network analyst Evan Washburn, who as a freshman defenseman in 2004 played for Warne at Delaware, said the Hoyas have the pieces to be a national champion contender.
"Georgetown is set up for success," Washburn said. "To be honest with you – and I've told this to Kevin – the pressure is on because that team needs to be in the Final Four in short order. … Once you match the talent that he's now getting with all of the benefits that come from being a lacrosse team at Georgetown with the toughness and edge that he's created, I think they're a team ripe for a Final Four run. It might not happen this year, but my thinking is it will happen in the next couple years."
If that seems like a lot of pressure to Warne, he doesn't admit to it.
"I don't mind expectations," he said recently in his office in McDonough Arena on the university's campus in Northwest Washington, D.C. "Are there expectations? Sure. But there's not any expectations that are bigger than those in this room or the room next door with my assistants because we're competitive, too."
The Hoyas are no strangers to success. During former coach Dave Urick's 23-year tenure, the program racked up a 223-99 record, made 11 straight appearances in the NCAA tournament and advanced to six consecutive quarterfinals.
But after 2007, Georgetown went 39-29 and failed to qualify for the postseason. When Urick stepped down on July 13, 2012, Warne, a defensive assistant at Delaware, UMBC, Harvard and Maryland, was hired 30 days later.
Warne had helped the Terps reach the national title game in 2011 and 2012, but he doesn't store any keepsakes from that team or others in his office. There are several drawings from his daughter and one Orioles hat ("Even though I'm a Mets fan," he joked), but the rest of the space in a bookcase is filled with Hoyas helmets and gloves.
"There's no need for that," Warne said when asked about memorabilia from previous stops. "That's in the past. All that stuff is home anyway in my basement. This is Georgetown, and we focus on Georgetown and take care of Georgetown."
The Hoyas went 6-9 in 2013, Warne's first season, and then 4-10 the following year. Mayer, who was a freshman on that 2014 squad, said the players were more critical of themselves than any external source.
"Coming off the 4-10 season, we really looked at ourselves in the mirror and said, 'We don't want to do this every year. We all know we're talented players. We were all recruited here. We're here to compete,' " Mayer said. "We put it together and just went out there. We didn't take any games lightly because we were all fighting for something so that we didn't have a season like the last year."
One of Warne's hallmarks is his exuberance on the sidelines. Credited with starting Maryland's "Mosh Pit," where players went bonkers after significant plays, Warne has encouraged the Hoyas to get just as excited.
"It's OK to have fun," he said. "I think that's the biggest thing that gets lost sometimes. I don't want to be a statue on the sidelines. I want to make sure that our guys know that I have their backs because all week, they busted their tails doing the right things and trying to learn the game plan. And I get to have two hours of fun watching them run around hopefully doing what they're supposed to be doing and hopefully, they're having success."
Georgetown opened the season with a 12-7 loss to No. 1 Notre Dame on Saturday. That doused some of the season-opening enthusiasm, but Hursey said the players haven't shied away from their goal of playing in May.
"I think our goal is to definitely get to the NCAA tournament, but moreso to prove to ourselves that we can beat some of those Top 10 teams that we may not have been able to get over the hump with last year," he said. "I think we know where we need to be and now we just need to push a little more to get there."


Miley Cyrus‘ fans are breathing a sigh of relief upon learning that the singer is safe after her plane was forced to make an emergency landing.
After performing in Bogotá, Colombia, Miley boarded a plane to head to Asunción, Paraguay, where she was set to perform as the headliner of the 2022 Asuncionico Music Festival. Overnight, reports surfaced that Cyrus’ flight experienced some issues, and her fans grew concerned.
Cyrus put everyone’s minds at ease when she shared a post on Instagram early on Wednesday (March 23). In the post, she explained how her “plane was caught in a major unexpected storm.” The plane was struck by lightning, which was the reason why they made an emergency landing.
Thankfully, Cyrus said she and everyone else onboard are safe following the scary ordeal:
“My crew , band , friends and family who were all traveling with me are safe after an emergency landing,” she wrote.
Cyrus shared a short video showing the storm as the plane passed through it. You can see the lightning flash outside the window as the passengers gasp.
The former Voice coach also posted a photo showcasing the damage the plane sustained as a result of the lightning strike. You can see it by clicking the arrow on the side of the slideshow below.
We’re so glad to hear that Cyrus, her band, crew, friends, and family are all safe after such a terrifying experience.


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7:10 Save the Seas Sculptures
The rise of indigenous peoples/artist-driven environmental activism due to the amount of marine debris entering coastal areas of Northern Australia and negatively impacting fish and wildlife - with Sue Ryan, art programme director for Ghost Net.
Gallery: Saving the Seas Sculptures
Ghostly art made from debris
People, places and events in New Zealand.
8:15 Windows on the World
International public radio documentaries - visit the Windows on the World web page to find links to these documentaries.
8:40 Arts Ambassador - Jamaican Music
Placing the needle on the one drop of riddim, rocksteady, ska and roots and culture with deejay and toaster Miles Buckingham. "Chatty 'pon the Mic" - the influence of deejays in Jamaican music.
9:06 The Wednesday Drama
The Train Set, by Joe Musaphia (RNZ)
10:00 Late Edition
11:06 Jazz-O-Rama - Make Believe Ballroom Hits
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Carl Berry will be the match referee for Tuesday’s Sky Bet League 1 clash between MK Dons and Gillingham at stadiummk.
The Surrey FA official, who made his Football League debut four years ago, has officiated the Dons on just three occasions, all of which came in 2012. In those three games, Berry showed a total of 11 yellow cards and one red card, with the solitary sending off awarded to Scunthorpe United forward Jordan Robertson in a 3-0 Dons win back in 2011/12.
Berry has, so far this season, taken charge of 14 fixtures and booked 48 players. However, Berry has yet to produce a red card this campaign.
In his last appointment – Rotherham United’s 1-0 victory over Peterborough United this past weekend – Berry brandished just two yellow cards.
The full list of officials for Saturday is as follows:
Referee: Carl Berry (Surrey)
Assistant Referee 1: Paul Hobday (West Midlands)
Assistant Referee 2: Constantine Hatzidakis (Kent)
Fourth Official: Marvyn Amphlett (Worcestershire)
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Bill Clinton: Blowing Up Well Possible; Kagan Hearings; Supreme Court Expands Gun Owners' Rights; Senator Byrd Dies
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SUZANNE MALVEAUX, GUEST HOST: Thanks, Rick.
Happening now, Bill Clinton embraces an explosive idea for stopping the Gulf oil spill. I want you to stand by for Wolf's exclusively discussion with the former president. He explains why he thinks President Obama is getting a bum rap.
Also this hour, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan defends her record after Republican senators come out swinging. But even some Democrats have raised a red flag or two at Kagan's confirmation hearing.
And gun rights advocates are calling today a great moment in American history. We'll look at a new Supreme Court ruling against a city's handgun ban and what it could mean for the future of gun control.
Wolf Blitzer is off today.
I'm Suzanne Malveaux. And you're in THE SITUATION ROOM.
We begin with a dangerous and politically risky idea for stopping the Gulf oil spill. Now, this is an idea that appears to have some new support from none other than former President Bill Clinton. Now, he is suggesting that, in the end, it might be necessary, yes, to blow up the leaking well. Clinton answering some questions from our own Wolf Blitzer at a global forum in South Africa hosted by CNN and "Time" and "Fortune" magazines. In this exclusive discussion, Wolf asked Clinton about President Obama's handling of the oil disaster and the criticism that he hasn't shown enough empathy.
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WILLIAM CLINTON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: One of the best things that they've done is to deploy massive naval and Coast Guard resources and finally start taking help from other countries. But unless we send the Navy down deep to blow up the well and cover the leak with piles and piles and piles of rock and debris, which may become necessary -- you don't have to use a nuclear weapon, by the way. I've seen all that stuff. Just blow it up. Unless we're going to do that, we are dependent on the technical expertise of these people from BP.
Let's just fix the problem. And then we can hold everybody accountable and emote or not emote or whatever. But I think the president's gotten a bum rape on this emoting deal. I think that you've got to be who you are. You've got to be who you feel comfortable with. And whatever your personality is, it is.
But I don't find him lacking in empathy just because he doesn't blow his top at the slightest provocation. I think it's a bum rap.
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MALVEAUX: A senior administration official tells CNN that the Obama White House still is flatly ruling out the idea of blowing up the leaking well. We're going to have much more of this exclusive Q&A with Bill Clinton ahead.
President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan, is undergoing her own task by fire right now. She just delivered her opening remarks to the Senate Judiciary Committee, after getting an earful from members who questioned her politics as well as her experience.
I want you to listen to some of the jabs at the start of Kagan's confirmation hearing that happened earlier today.
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SEN. JEFF SESSIONS (R), JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Throughout her career, Ms. Kagan has associated herself with well-known activist judges who have used their power to redefine the meaning of words of our Constitution and laws in ways that, not surprisingly, have the result of advancing that judge's preferred social policies and agendas.
SEN. HERB KOHL (D), JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Your judicial philosophy is almost invisible to us. We don't have a right to know in advance how you will decide cases, but we do have a right to understand your judicial philosophy and what you think about fundamental issues that will come before the court.
SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R), JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: And I look forward to trying to better understand how you will be able to take political activism, association with liberal causes and park it when it becomes time to be a judge. That, to me, is your challenge.
SEN. PATRICK LEAHY (D), JUDICIARY CHAIRMAN: There is no basis to question your integrity. No one should presume this intelligent woman, who has excelled during every part of her varied and distinguished career, lacks independence.
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MALVEAUX: A short while ago, Kagan told senators she believes that Supreme Court justices must be even-handed, impartial and give every American a fair shake and they should know the boundaries of their power.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ELENA KAGAN, SUPREME COURT NOMINEE: The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals. But the court must also recognize the limits on itself and respect the choices made by the American people.
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MALVEAUX: More on the hearing and what comes next ahead with the best political team on television.
The importance of the Supreme Court on display today with a new ruling striking down Chicago's strict handgun ban.
I want to bring in our CNN's Kate Bolduan with that.
Now, this is a new setback for those who promote gun control.
Tell us about this, because this has far reaching implications.
KATE BOLDUAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Far reaching implications, Suzanne.
On the final day of the term, the Supreme Court ended with a landmark decision expanding an individual's right to own a gun. The effect, as Suzanne said, will be felt in Chicago and across the country.
OTIS MCDONALD, PLAINTIFF FOR HANDGUN RIGHTS: That's all I want is a -- is just a fighting chance. Give me the opportunity to at least make somebody else think about something before they come in my house on me.
BOLDUAN: (voice-over): Wanting to defend himself from what he calls the drug dealers and gangs in his South Side Chicago neighborhood, 76-year-old Otis McDonald began a fight that ended Monday on the steps of the Supreme Court. This community activist won a challenge to Chicago's strict handgun ban. The Justices effectively striking down a law in place for nearly 30 years.
(on camera): What does this decision mean to you after this long journey that you've described?
MCDONALD: It means I can rest a little better at night. I believe -- you know, I will believe now and I will believe resting at night that another person will have an equal chance to protect themselves in their own home.
BOLDUAN: Two years ago, the Supreme Court invalidated a similar ban in Washington, DC. But that only applied to federal law. Justice Samuel Alito, writing this 5-4 majority opinion, took that view even further, saying the Second Amendment, quote, "applied equally to the federal government and the states." But Justice Stevens, on his last day on the bench, disagreed, saying this decision, quote, "could prove far more destructive, quite literally, to our nation's communities and to our Constitutional structure."
Chicago's mayor, Richard Daley, says he's disappointed.
MAYOR RICHARD DALEY (D), CHICAGO: That person has the right to a gun in his home.
Does he have a right to point a gun at his child?
He's the parent.
Does he have the right to point a gun at his spouse?
You know, that's -- those are valid questions to ask.
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BOLDUAN: Chicago is now working to rewrite its ordinance to comply with the high court ruling and still retain tough gun restrictions. The Justices did signal that what they called reasonable handgun regulations, like on who can -- who can buy guns and where you can carry them, it would presumably be allowed to stay in place -- Suzanne.
MALVEAUX: So, Kate, what kind of gun controls would be allowed?
BOLDUAN: It's a huge question. That is actually the key question that was left unanswered by the Justices. Really, when you get these rulings, the question is and still remains, where are the boundaries?
What kind of gun control measures are OK and which aren't still to be discussed and debated. And that will happen in the courts.
MALVEAUX: All right. Thank you so much, Kate.
BOLDUAN: Of course.
MALVEAUX: Another Supreme Court ruling today touched on religious freedom and gay rights. The court ruled 5-4 in favor of a public law school in California that denied official recognition to a student group called the Christian Legal Society. Now, the school said that the group's religious policies effectively banned gays and lesbians in violation of the federal anti-discrimination rules.
Colleagues of Senator Robert Byrd say his death today is leaving a huge void. It is also creating new uncertainty for the future of Wall Street reform. On Capitol Hill, flags were lowered and flowers placed on the West Virginia Democrat's empty desk. Byrd was 92 years old and the longest serving member of the U.S. Congress in its history. He is being remembered as a fierce advocate for his state and staunch defender of the U.S. Constitution, who rose out of wrenching poverty.
In a statement, President Obama said of Byrd: "He scaled the summit of power, but his mind never strayed from the people of his beloved West Virginia. He had the courage to stand firm in his principles, but also the courage to change over time."
And here's what Vice President Biden had to say.
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JOSEPH BIDEN, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: He never lost sight of home. He may have spent half a century in Washington, but there was a guy, if anybody wondered, he never, never, never, never took his eye off his beloved Mountain State. And we shall not, to paraphrase a pope, we shall not see his like again. And the Senate is a lesser place for his going.
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MALVEAUX: Now let's look at what Robert Byrd's passing means for the Democrats' agenda and the party's power in the Senate.
Our CNN's Brian Todd is looking into that -- and, Brian, obviously, you know, a sad day for many. But then they're also looking at what this means for the -- for the larger party, specifically the Financial Reform Bill.
Can you speak to that, because that was really very much a success.
BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It was. And it was in the balance even before Senator Byrd died. And now it is even more, Suzanne.
The first time around, that Wall Street reform bill passed the Senate with just one vote to spare. Now, without Senator Byrd, Democrats have no margin for error.
And Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts said on Friday, he's not sure if he can vote for it anymore. He cited an $11 billion tax on banks added to the latest version. Now, Democrats could try to win over either of their no votes. Those are Senator Russia Feingold or Maria Cantwell, both of whom said this bill wasn't tough enough. But Feingold said again today he's not budging. So if Brown says no, they may have to wait until they get a new senator from West Virginia -- Suzanne.
MALVEAUX: And how long do we think that that might take?
TODD: Well, that's a -- a huge question at this point. West Virginia governor, Joe Manchin, is not expected to appoint a successor this week. That's according to "The New York Times." Byrd was a Democrat. Governor Manchin is a Democrat. So we assume he'll name another Democrat, of course. But the timing here is very tricky Byrd had another two-and-a-half years left on his term. The law says if the term is two-and-a-half years or less, the appointment lasts the whole rest of the term. But if it's longer than two-and-a-half years, an election should be held sooner.
Now, counting from this morning, it's a few days longer than two- and-a-half years, raising the possibility that another Senate seat could be in play for November.
But the filing deadline in the primaries have already passed. That was back in May of this year. So the secretary of state just announced, because of that, the election cannot be held until 2012. So the governor's appointment will hold until November of 2012 -- Suzanne.
MALVEAUX: So, Brian, if an election were still held this year, could there be, possibly, a turnover in that race?
TODD: There could be. I mean, obviously, it depends on, you know, the momemum -- the momentum of the Democrats.
Joe -- excuse me, John McCain won West Virginia in 2008 in what was a good year for the Democrats. No one is predicting a good year for the Democrats this year.
However, if Governor Manchin were to run, which is a possibility, he won reelection with about 70 percent of the vote last time. He's a very popular governor. So that -- you know, that could really play into it, if Governor Manchin decides to run for that seat.
MALVEAUX: OK. All right.
Thank you so much, Brian.
A new major spy case -- 10 people arrested, accused of being secret agents for Russia. We're developing that story.
And the Gulf Coast prepares for a hurricane that may steer clear of the oil leak but still create big trouble.
MALVEAUX: Jack Cafferty is here with The Cafferty File -- hey, Jack, I told you I'd be back.
CAFFERTY: I -- I've been looking forward to it all weekend, Suzanne. This is -- this completes -- completes me.
Forget all the talk about an economic recovery, the United States might be going in the opposite direction. Paul Krugman, who writes for "The New York Times" and has a Nobel Prize in economics, suggests that we are in the early stages of a depression.
Krugman says a failure of policy is to blame, that it's a mistake for governments around the world to raise taxes and cut spending at this time. Krugman says nations should be spending more to stimulate their economies.
At the end of the day, of course, it's the unemployed and their families who will pay the high cost of the depression. Krugman writes about the, quote, "tens of millions of unemployed workers, many of whom will go jobless for years and some of whom will never work again," unquote.
Speaking of the unemployed, almost one million Americans are losing their unemployment benefits because the Senate failed to extend the deadline last week. The bill didn't get the necessary 60 votes to pass because lawmakers are looking for ways to put the brakes on skyrocketing deficits.
That same bill contained another $24 billion for Medicaid funding for various states. And since the states won't be getting that money right now, they're going to be forced to cut hundreds of millions of dollars on top of what they have already cut.
It's getting ugly out there.
Despite the Obama administration crowing about Recovery Summer, 78 percent of Americans say the economy is still in a recession, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll.
Here's the question -- is the United States entering a depression?
Go to CNN.com/caffertyfile and post a comment on my blog.
I think I'm entering a depression reading about this stuff every day. It's horrible.
MALVEAUX: Oh, cheer up, Jack. Come on. It will be OK.
All right. We'll get back to you soon.
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is gearing up for another go- round with senators tomorrow, after the first day of her confirmation hearings.
I want to bring in our chief political correspondent, Candy Crowley; our senior legal analyst, Jeffrey Toobin; former federal prosecutor, Victoria Toensing; and our senior political analyst, Gloria Borger.
Obviously, we've all been watching very closely this first day -- a big day for her. But it really is just setting the table. And I think it's setting the table for, potentially, a big fight over her experience or her lack of experience.
I want you guys to take a listen to Senator Jeff Sessions and how he put it this morning.
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SESSIONS: Ms. Kagan has less real legal experience of any nominee in at least 50 years. And it's not just that the nominee has not been a judge. She has barely practiced law and not with the intensity and duration from which I think real legal understanding occurs. Ms. Kagan has never tried a case before a jury. She argued her first appellate case just nine months ago.
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MALVEAUX: So the first punch was delivered. She'll have a chance to answer all those questions tomorrow.
But how much of this is a problem for her?
CANDY CROWLEY, HOST, STATE OF THE UNION: I don't think, actually, that -- the actual resume is the problem, at least insofar as experience is concerned. I think the larger problem, as signaled by most of the Republicans, is the political bent to that resume, that they're not so much saying, well, she doesn't have experience as a judge, they're saying she's got political experience.
So is she about the law or is she about politics?
So I think it's about not -- not the years spent on the bench or the years arguing before a bench, but about what was her other experience and is that going to be what informs her decisions.
JEFFREY TOOBIN, CNN SENIOR LEGAL ANALYST: The days of Supreme Court nominees being confirmed with more than 90 votes, like Scalia, Breyer, Rehn -- Ginsburg, Kennedy -- all got confirmed with more than 90 votes. Those days are over. Elena Kagan is not getting more than 90 votes. But it sure seems likely that she's going to get more than 50. And that's all needs. So conservatives are attacking her. They're not going to vote for her. They never were going to vote for her. But she doesn't seem in any trouble to me at this point.
VICTORIA TOENSING, FORMER JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ATTORNEY: Well, in the end, there's serious...
TOENSING: It -- it matters in this regard. The White House is trying to sell her as somebody who knows what real people really have going on in the law. And she doesn't at all, not when you've been in government or academia your whole life.
So why are they trying to send a message that she's something that she isn't. Just say, oh, she's an intellectual. We want an intellectual on the bench.
GLORIA BORGER, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST: Right. Well, but the whole point is what drives her. And maybe it's a question that they're going to ask that you just can't answer. But they want to make sure that she's not driven by something that drives them, which is politics, but that actually she's driven by the law and by precedent.
And, of course, when they ask her that question, she is going to say what she said in her opening statement, which is, I am, of course, driven by the law and not by politics.
But, you know, Lindsey Graham, today, Senator Graham said, "What did I expect from President Obama? Just about what I'm getting." Which is, he expected a Democratic person to be nominated for the court. It's not somebody...
TOOBIN: I -- I remember when I was covering...
BORGER: -- that John McCain would have nominated.
TOOBIN: -- the Roberts hearings and Senator McCain, I went and talked to him a little bit. And he said, you know, what -- what do you expect?
TOOBIN: Elections have consequences.
TOOBIN: Barack Obama won. He gets to appoint his people to the Supreme Court. And by and large, they're going to get confirmed by a Democratic Senate.
MALVEAUX: Well, White House aides that I spoke with today are very pleased with how this is going, obviously, because, you know, this is exactly the kind of candidate that he chose. She's not -- she's a bit left, but not too far left.
But obviously, it enrages those who are from the far left and the far right. It infuriates them. And it's very, very frustrating.
Do we think -- what do we think of the tone of this?
Do we think it's going to be civil?
Do we think it's going to change?
Or did you see any hints of...
CROWLEY: I think you're going to have tough, but civil, because I think that the Republicans have learned -- and the Democrats have learned in a different era -- that if you look like a bunch of mean old white guys standing up there at the bench, it comes -- on the -- the podium -- that it comes back to haunt you.
But I do think you're going to hear tough -- and because of context. It's June, the November elections -- both these sides, both the liberals and the conservatives on that platform, the senators, are playing to their audiences right now. So you're going to hear what -- what they want to say, but nothing that's going to come across as nasty. TOENSING: But let's not forget Senator Obama's standard. And that is that he thought John Roberts was entirely qualified, had the right temperament and everything, to be on the Supreme Court. But he was going to vote against him because he didn't like his politics.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, and you're going to have that be the standard...
TOOBIN: Well, great.
TOOBIN: And 58...
TOENSING: (INAUDIBLE) right?
TOOBIN: -- and 58 senators -- 58 Democrats...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Right.
TOOBIN: -- probably like her politics and they're going to vote to confirm her.
TOENSING: That's the new standard.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But, you know...
TOENSING: And it didn't used to be.
BORGER: But to Candy's point, you know, this is, in many ways, about the election. And they're going to put the Obama standard on trial here, which is going to be the standard of big government, the whole question of empathy in judging and so-called activist agenda of Democrats...
TOOBIN: But, you know, what kind of crazy city is this where empathy...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Very, very...
TOOBIN: -- is a terrible word?
TOOBIN: Why is empathy so bad?
I -- I don't understand that.
Isn't that something that we want good judges to have?
TOENSING: Oh, you understand that.
TOENSING: You should know what that means.
TOOBIN: Oh, that's right. And -- and the way to interpret the law is you just read the Constitution and the answer appears in front of you.
TOENSING: You're supposed to read a statute...
TOOBIN: Of course not.
TOOBIN: (INAUDIBLE) read a statute. But you read -- you have to fill the gaps.
TOOBIN: The Constitution doesn't...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The Constitution...
TOOBIN: -- answer these questions.
MALVEAUX: You don't think there should be any empathy (INAUDIBLE)?
CROWLEY: No, I'm not saying there shouldn't be any empathy. I'm just saying there can be -- listen, I think it's silly and they brought it up because it's something that Obama put out there. And they're -- and they get into the whole strict constructionist argument.
But the fact of the matter is no one is saying you shouldn't have any empathy. What they're saying is that shouldn't lead your decisions.
BORGER: No, it's what Roberts said he'd call -- he just calls the balls and -- the -- and -- and the strikes. He doesn't bat. And that's the Republican version -- or the alternative to empathy, which is, essentially, more impartial. There is some sense that empathy actually means feelings and that that shouldn't interfere with the law (INAUDIBLE)...
TOOBIN: I stand by what I said. This is an insane city where (INAUDIBLE) -- where empathy...
TOOBIN: -- is an epithet.
MALVEAUX: We all agree on that point. We're going to leave it there.
MALVEAUX: And tomorrow, we'll have much, much more, as the hearings continue.
Thank you, all of you. It's a crazy city that we cover.
An alleged Russian spy ring in the U.S. now busted -- we have new details coming in.
And Wolf Blitzer goes one-on-one with former President Bill Clinton talking about President Obama and the Gulf oil disaster.
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CLINTON: You know, I did everything I could to defeat President Obama. And I wanted Hillary to win. But I think he's done a better job than he's getting credit for.
MALVEAUX: Lisa Sylvester is monitoring some of the other top stories that are coming in right now to THE SITUATION ROOM -- hey, Lisa, good to see you.
What are you working on?
SYLVESTER: Hi, there, Suzanne.
Well, the Justice Department says it has arrested 10 people it accuses of spying on the U.S. for Russia. It describes the suspects as trained Russian intelligence operatives looking for new recruits. Nine of them are also charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. All of them are scheduled to appear in federal court. The Russian embassy says it was unaware of the arrests and is now seeking more information.
New fallout from a raid by Belgian police on that country's Catholic Church headquarters. Members of a church commission helping sex abuse victims have resigned en masse to protest last week's action. Police spent hours combing the building looking for documents pertaining to child sex abuse. They even drilled into the tomb of a cardinal. The pope is calling the raid deplorable.
North Korea is accusing the United States of moving what it calls heavy weapons into the demilitarized zone dividing it from South Korea. The North calls it a premeditated provocation. A U.S. military spokesperson did not immediately return a call requesting comment. Tension has been growing on the Korean Peninsula since the sinking of a South Korean ship widely blamed on the North.
And Formula 1 meets green driving. Yes, the engineer who created the iconic McLaren F1 supercar that has a top speed of 241 miles an hour is revealing a few efficient city cars. It gets 74 miles to the gallon. It is less than eight feet long and four feet wide and is expected to have a price tag of $9,000. So it looks like that car will be fairly easy to parallel park, so that's an added bonus (INAUDIBLE)...
MALVEAUX: Are you going to turn in your car?
SYLVESTER: I don't know...
MALVEAUX: To trade it in?
SYLVESTER: -- no, I don't know about the car seat -- getting the child car seat in the back of that little one. So...
MALVEAUX: It might be a little tough.
SYLVESTER: Yes, a little tight.
MALVEAUX: The price -- the price tag for me, I don't know. We'll see.
SYLVESTER: Yes, $9,000.
MALVEAUX: All right. Thanks, Lisa.
SYLVESTER: Thanks, Suzanne.
MALVEAUX: As President Obama struggles with the Gulf oil disaster, some of his critics may be wondering, what would Bill Clinton do?
Ahead, more on the surprising answer from the president in an exclusion conversation with our Wolf Blitzer.
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CLINTON: Just blow it up. Unless we're going to do that, we are dependent on the technical expertise of these people from BP.
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MALVEAUX: President Obama is facing one of the greatest crisis of his presidency in the gulf oil disaster. What advice would the last Democratic president give to him? Our Wolf Blitzer caught up with former President Bill Clinton in South Africa and asked him in an exclusive interview.
BLITZER: President Obama has been criticized for not showing enough passion or emotion. You, on the other hand, when you were president, felt everyone's pain, as we all recall. What is the best strategy when you're president of the United States? Do you feel people's pain, or are you better off as a cool, calm force? CLINTON: Well, first of all, I think it's interesting -- the same people that made fun of me, now they go after him and making me look like a paragon, which ought to tell you something about both sets of criticisms.
But look, you know, I did everything I could to defeat President Obama, and I wanted Hillary to win, but I think he's done a better job than he's getting credit for. And I really -- I feel very strongly about this.
And I think that insofar as he is responsible for any of his -- part of this is, by the way, unavoidable. I went through this. Until people feel better about their own lives, they're not going to feel good about their president. There's nothing you can do about that. Because the American people hire you to win for them, and if they don't feel like winners, then they're not going to give you very much credit, even if you have done good things. So some of this credit will come.
But on the empathy issue, I personally think it's a bum rap. That is, you know, we're -- he and I grew up in different cultures, we're of different generations, we express ourselves in different ways. He is a brilliant, articulate, and I think exceedingly empathetic person, but his whole -- and look, when he got into politics, he didn't want to sound like a fire-eating preacher for fear of being racially stereotyped. I mean, he couldn't win for losing on that.
So I think that -- my advice is for everybody in public life, the most effective public persona is the one which is true and has integrity. And the only thing I wish about this whole Gulf deal, you know, is that -- I think the federal government's position ought to be very straightforward. The most important thing is to fix the leak. If anybody can help us fix the leak, I'm for it.
The second most important thing is to keep the oil away from the shores. The third most important thing is to minimize the damage of the oil that reaches the shores.
The fourth most important thing today is to figure out who did what wrong and hold them accountable, whether it was somebody in British Petroleum or somebody in the U.S. government. And I'll do that, but let's do one, two and three first. And then, yes, he should show empathy, and yes, he should feel their pain and all that. But what people want is to fix the leak. So one of the best things that they've done is deploy massive naval and Coast Guard resources and finally start taking help from other countries.
But unless we send the Navy down deep to blow up the well and cover the leak with piles and piles and piles of rock and debris -- which may become necessary -- you don't have to use a nuclear weapon, by the way, I've seen all that stuff, just blow it up.
Unless we're going to do that, we are dependent on the technical expertise of these people from BP. They had 11 of their folks killed on that explosion. The people that are working on this, whatever the managers did wrong or didn't, they're good people. They're trying to do the right thing.
So I think we ought to just row in the same boat for a while until we plug the leak, keep the stuff away from the shore, minimize the damage of what's on the shore.
There are 20,000 Vietnamese immigrants who came to this country who are making a living off the shrimping business, all of whom are thinking about their families facing bankruptcy now. Let's just fix the problem, and then we can hold everybody accountable and emote or not emote or whatever.
But I think the president has gotten a bum rap on this emoting deal. I think that you got to be who you are. You got to be who you feel comfortable with. And whatever your personality is, it is. But I don't find him lacking in empathy just because he doesn't blow his top at the slightest provocation. I think it's a bum rap.
BLITZER: Just one clarification. Are you concerned that those two relief wells that they're drilling right now, are supposed to be ready in August and stop this leak, might not work?
CLINTON: Yes. At some point I think we'll have to ask ourselves -- I just am not into (ph) this, you know. I've not been part of the decision-making process, so I'm not second-guessing anybody. I'm just telling you this is a geological monster, and I'll tell you one thing, whoever did the sighting for BP knew what the heck they were doing. It's one heck of an oil well. There's more oil down there than I ever dreamed. And it can't wait to find its way into your car because it just keeps gushing up, you know. And it's a geological nightmare.
The Navy could probably stop it, but there are all kinds of consequences that would have to be considered. That is, you can't basically put in a huge amount of explosives down there -- you could shut that well, but what else might you do that might upset the ecostructure of the Gulf? So, I don't know the answer to that. But until that happens, until he makes that decision, to the best of my knowledge, we have no tool that belongs to the federal government to shut that well down, which means we are dependent on these people that are killing themselves day and night, who work for BP or for other oil companies or engineering affiliates, that are working on this.
And so I'd just like to see us calm down and work on those three problems I said.
And which is -- most, interestingly enough, most of the help we've been offered from other countries is designed to put out booms and do other things. One of the countries, Norway or another, has some sort of automatic sort of wing that comes off the ship and scrapes up oil that we don't have. I think we ought to get all that stuff over here and just work on solving the problem.
And he's going to be plenty empathetic, and he's going to have a lot of opportunities to do it. And if we have got 20,000 immigrants that have done great honor to our country, whose families go down, we're going to have to empathize with them and all my fellow Scots- Irish rednecks that are making a living down there and figure out what we're going to have to do to put their lives back together. There's going to be plenty of opportunity for empathy. Let's plug the leak and stop the damage.
MALVEAUX: Along the gulf coast, they're bracing for a new threat for a tropical storm that could soon become a hurricane.
And the perils of working as a window washer caught on tape.
MALVEAUX: Lisa Sylvester is monitoring some of the other top stories that are coming in right now to THE SITUATION ROOM. Hey, Lisa, what are you working on?
LISA SYLVESTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Suzanne. South Carolina's Democratic candidate for Senate is under scrutiny today. The state's law enforcement division is investigating how Alvin Green could afford the $10,000 primary filing fee. The unemployed political newcomer says he used his personal savings to pay the fee just months after he was given a public defender as he faced criminal charges because he said he couldn't afford a lawyer.
A GE executive who collapsed moments after introducing Vice President Biden has been released from a Louisville, Kentucky hospital. Jim Campbell is CEO of the company's appliance and lighting division. He had just welcomed the vice president to an event highlighting jobs created by the recovery act when he fainted. A GE spokeswoman says it was heat related. Campbell is now fine.
Two workers installing a new window in an Atlanta high rise, they got stuck about 47 stories above the ground when the engine on their platform failed. Firefighters rappelled down the side of the Bank of America building with equipment that allowed them to hoist the men to safety. See them there? Neither of the men were hurt. It's a happy ending to that story, but can you imagine that? 4 7 stories above the ground.
MALVEAUX: And not knowing when you're going to get down. That's so scary. Thank god they're okay.
SYLVESTER: Bravo to those firefighters. Look at the job they're doing. That's not an easy thing. That's one of those things where you hold on for dear life. There they are getting to the top, too.
MALVEAUX: Close one. Thanks, Lisa.
We're getting more information on the arrest of ten people accused of spying for Russia. There are new details at the top of the hour.
Plus the oil disaster's impact on sharks. A new mystery surrounding these mysterious creatures.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK) MALVEAUX: BP says one of the relief wells designed to kill the gushing oil at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is now within 20 feet horizontally of its target but engineers plan to drill another 900 feet vertically before cutting in sideways. They're still looking at early August before it's done. On the surface they're planning to bring in another rig that would help collect as much as 25,000 additional barrels of oil each day. But calm seas are needed for much of this operation and tropical storm Alex now is threatening to bring waves as high as 12 feet to the site of the leak. BP says it's captured more than 438,000 barrels of oil and gas from the leak, but 1,000 barrels an hour. Experts estimate that the well is spewing as much as 60,000 barrels a day.
While the spill's impact on birds and some sea life is painfully obvious. No one is quite sure of the toll that it's taking on sharks. Our CNN's John Zarrella went along with some experts trying to find out.
JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: A six-foot shark. The researchers work quickly, taking blood and tissue samples, measurements.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: TL180.
ZARRELLA: University of Miami researcher Neal Hammerschlag is studying the habits of sharks in Florida waters. The oil spill has given his work a new more urgent dimension.
NEIL HAMMERSCHLAG, UNIV. OF MIAMI RESEARCHER: There is a possibility that these animals might be able to anticipate the oil or sense the oil and actually move away from it. It's really unknown right now.
ZARRELLA: This lemon shark will provide valuable data, but when it comes to what Hammerschlag is looking for, it's, well, a lemon. He's after the great sharks; tigers, hammerheads, bulls. They travel greater distances. If his team lands one, it will be tagged with a satellite transmitter. If the shark goes in or near the oil, Hammerschlag will know it. One shark Hammerschlag's team tagged transmitted nearly every day for three months. But two days after the Deep Horizon explosion, the transmissions suddenly stopped. Coincidence? Perhaps. Here's what Hurley the hammerhead's track looked like the days before it disappeared.
HAMMERSCHLAG: The tag could have failed or it could have headed off somewhere else in deep water and just not come up in the last few months, but that's very unlike the shark's character.
Who is biopsy?
ZARRELLA: On this day at sea, the lemons keep coming. Three black tips, too. The blood and tissue from these guys will be tested for concentrations of hydrocarbons from oil. They worry sharks could be easily contaminated, even if they never swim near the oil. HAMMERSCHLAG: They don't want people to catch any of that fish, but I don't know if the sharks got the memo.
ZARRELLA: Because it's a natural predator, a reduced shark population impacts the balance of nature. There will be enough work, scientists say, to keep researchers busy studying the effects of oil on sharks for decades.
John Zarrella, CNN, in the Gulf of Mexico.
MALVEAUX: Jack Cafferty is next with your e-mail plus the man tapped to take over the war in Afghanistan. Will General David Petraeus change the rules of engagement? A look at what's in store as he faces confirmation.
MALVEAUX: Jack joins us again with the "Cafferty file." Hey Jack.
JACK CAFFERTY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hey Suzanne. Depressing question this hour. Is the U.S. entering a depression?
Don writes from Canada, "As difficult as it is to criticize a respected economist like Paul Krugman, my common sense tells me the more government stimulus spending is a crazy notion. American and Canadian governments and bureaucracy at all levels have become too large, too costly, too inefficient. It's too easy to spend someone else's money. Drastically reducing government spending could hurt the economy in the short term, but it would set the stage for a bona fide recovery down the road."
Russell in New Hampshire writes, "It's clear, in order to survive a years' long depression we're going to have to attack the defense budget with a meat cleaver. A lot of generals in the pentagon will have to lose their jobs and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will have to be ended or sharply reduced. We have to care for our people, many of whom will never work again, and the costs of a few rockets will help play the unemployment bills."
Ron writes, "Though more spending is recommend by many leading economists to avoid a depression, I think finally the people and the financial markets may have figured out that this will only postpone the inevitable. You can not spend yourself out of debt. The baby boomers have lived nicely on borrowed money, and while they retire comfortably, the rest of us can start paying their bills."
Donald writes, "It's not fair nor is it going to solve the problem to only take food from the mouths of the poor. But until new non-regressive tax revenues are raised, the skies aren't going to clear. Two campaign pledges the president nailed on, removing us from Iraq and raising taxes on those making more than $250,000. Both would go a long way towards perking up the economy." And Bud writes from Washington, "I bet a lot of working folks think the depression is already here, Jack. I have friends who have been out of work for two years. I'm fortunate. I work for an I.T. federal contractor. Our company is doing well. But the Washington metropolitan area is not the real world. People don't call it Disneyland east for nothing."
You want to read more on the subject, go to my blog at CNN.com/Caffertyfile. Did you know you were in Disneyland east?
MALVEAUX: No, I didn't know that. Thank you.
An alleged Russian spy ring is now busted. The suspects are accused of stealing the identities of dead Americans. We're getting new information on this unfolding story. And the controversy General David Petraeus will likely face as the new commander in Afghanistan. Life and death decisions as he gets ready for his confirmation hearing tomorrow.
MALVEAUX: We're just learning more information about Stanley McChrystal who was fired last week as the top general in Afghanistan. Now a U.S. army spokesman that General Stanley McChrystal has told the army that he will retire. Also we're near the end of a very bloody month in the Afghanistan war. General David Petraeus is going to go before senators tomorrow, hoping to be confirmed as the new war commander. His abrupt nomination to replace General Stanley McChrystal may pale in comparison to the challenges that he could face in the weeks and months ahead. Our pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr, she is here with a preview in what this means. Hey, Barbara.
BARBARA STARR, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: Hi Suzanne. A lot of people around the pentagon will tell you the biggest challenge for General Petraeus at the confirmation hearing may be trying to show the senators he can make progress in the war.
STARR: Here is southern Afghanistan's region, coalition forces talk again with local Afghan leaders. Four months ago, the U.S. promised to bring security to this area, but the Taliban are still here and across much of the country.
LEON PANETTA, CIA DIRECTOR: I think the president said it best of all. This is a very tough fight that we're engaged in. There are serious problems here.
GEN. DAVID PETRAEUS, CMDR. U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND: I don't think you' heard overoptimistic statements for me. In fact, I won't use the term optimism or pessimism for that matter. I use realism.
STARR: If General David Petraeus is confirmed by the Senate and takes over the war, he faces controversy and challenge. First, he must show he gets along with Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and Richard Holbrooke, both criticized by now fired General Stanley McChrystal. On the ground this is a war in trouble. This is the deadliest month of the war for the coalition. After complaints by some troops feeling their lives are at risk because of tight restrictions on combat, Petraeus is going to review the rules, but no hint of what changes, if any, he will make.
PETRAEUS: Our normal impulse of closing with the enemy of pressing the fight can sometimes result in dropping a bomb on a house that you're not sure is inside.
STARR: And there are worries that Afghan president Hamid Karzai is now negotiating with senior Taliban leaders and war lords.
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: Karzai is acting like he is because he's beginning to accommodate for a situation where he finds himself with Americans withdrawing.
STARR: President Obama may have diffused the major controversy about that July 2011 date to begin withdrawing U.S. forces, the president now leaving himself some wiggle room.
PRES. BARACK OBAMA (D), UNITED STATES: There has been a lot of obsession around this whole issue as to when we will leave. My focus is right now how do we make sure that what we're doing there is successful?
STARR: Now General Petraeus's real test may be getting that offensive into Kandahar, the Taliban's stronghold in the south, getting that offensive fully underway. It's another item on General McChrystal's war agenda that General Petraeus now has to take over. Suzanne?
MALVEAUX: OK. Thank you very much, Barbara Starr at the Pentagon.
You're in THE SITUATION ROOM. Happening now, there's breaking news. An alleged Russian intelligence ring is broken up with arrests in several cities.


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CMC Condemns Georgian Use of Cluster Bombs
After admitting use, Georgia must sign global treaty banning weapon
GENEVA - A network of 250 non-governmental organisations across 70 countries
has condemned Georgia's use of cluster munitions, just three months
after 107 nations agreed to ban the weapon. In a letter to Human Rights
Watch, the Georgian Defense Ministry stated that cluster bombs were
"used against Russian military equipment and armament marching from
Roki tunnel to Dzara road [sic]," but that they "were never used
against civilians, civilian targets and civilian populated or nearby
areas." The majority of the world's nations that have banned the weapon
have declared any use of any cluster munition in any location
unacceptable, because of the harm they cause to civilians during and
"Cluster bombs are indiscriminate killers not only during attacks
but leave a deadly legacy long after conflict," said Thomas Nash,
coordinator of the Cluster Munition Coalition. "We are disturbed to
learn that both Georgia and Russia have used cluster munitions. This
highlights again the urgency of the international ban, to be signed in
Oslo this December by the majority of the world's nations."
The Cluster Munition Coalition welcomes Georgia's willingness to
acknowledge its use of cluster munitions and hopes that this is a first
step toward adopting the treaty. The CMC launched a series of actions
to protest the use of cluster munitions by Russia in Georgia last month
and the international campaign group will now pressure Georgia as well
to immediately renounce any future use of the weapon.
"As the newest affected country and also as the newest user of
cluster munitions, we will be working hard to make sure that Georgia
joins other past users and affected countries in signing up to the ban
in Oslo this December," said Norwegian People's Aid's Grethe Østern,
Co-Chair of the CMC.
The Georgian Ministry of Defense identified the type of cluster
munitions used as the GRADLAR 160 multiple launch rocket system with
MK4 rockets with M85 submunitions. First Deputy Minister of Defense
Batu Kutelia also told Human Rights Watch that these are the only
cluster munitions Georgia possesses.
In August, Human Rights Watch documented Russia's use of several
types of cluster munitions, both air- and ground-launched, in a number
of locations in Georgia's Gori district, causing 11 civilian deaths and
wounding dozens more. Russia continues to deny using cluster munitions.
"Russia is denying any use of cluster munitions and has rejected the
Oslo Process to ban them. But just as the use of antipersonnel
landmines has become almost non-existent, we are confident that
international outrage over this latest use of cluster bombs will deepen
the growing stigma against the weapon," said Human Rights Watch's Steve
Goose, Co-Chair of the CMC.
Human Rights Watch called on Georgia and Russia to immediately
renounce any future use of cluster munitions, and to commit to joining
the new Convention on Cluster Munitions when it opens for signature in
Oslo on December 3, 2008.
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Neither Georgia nor Russia was part of the Oslo Process launched in
February 2007 to develop a new international treaty banning cluster
munitions. In May 2008, 107 nations meeting in Dublin adopted the
convention, which comprehensively bans the use, production, trade, and
stockpiling of the weapon.
Cluster munitions are large weapons that contain dozens or hundreds
of smaller submunitions. They cause unacceptable humanitarian harm in
two ways. First, their broad-area effect kills and injures civilians
indiscriminately during strikes. Second, many submunitions do not
explode, becoming de facto landmines that cause civilian casualties for
months or years to come.
The Georgian government told Human Rights Watch that it used the M85
submunitions, which have a "self-destruction mechanism ... designed to
ensure that no armed duds will be left on the battlefield." However,
field research has shown that M85 submunitions used by Israel in south
Lebanon in 2006 had a failure rate of greater than 10 percent, leaving
large numbers of dangerous "duds" on the ground.
For more information on the CMC's work on the use of cluster munitions in the Russia/ Georgia conflict please visit: http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/news/?id=595
To read the Human Rights Watch press release on the Georgian use of cluster munitions, please visit:
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The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) is an international coalition working to protect civilians from the effects of cluster munitions. The CMC has a membership of around 300 civil society organisations from more than 80 countries, and includes organisations working on disarmament, peace and security, human rights, victim/survivor assistance, clearance, women's rights, faith issues and other areas of work. The CMC facilitates the efforts of NGOs worldwide to educate governments, the public and the media about the problems of cluster munitions and the solution.


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RuPaul’s Drag Race fans have been left devastated after one of the show’s legends Chi Chi DeVayne passes away at just 34-years-old following a battle with pneumonia.
The global drag icon, (Whos non-drag name is Zavion Davenport) competed in the eighth season of the show, along with a second stint on the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.
Chi Chi who was recently hospitalised after being diagnosed with pneumonia was suspected to have kidney failure.
Chi Chi who also lived with scleroderma, which is a rare condition caused by the immune system attacking the tissue under the skin, and around internal organs and blood vessels, shared her diagnosis with fans in 2018, saying that she had kept her condition secret for the best part of a year as she was afraid of “losing out on jobs and facing criticism from friends and fans.”
“Bottling this up has had me in a state of depression … it has made me hate my appearance … and also made me stray away from the public eye but I’m no longer hiding and living in a state of fear … I just ask you all to keep me in your prayers as I battle with this life-changing illness,” she explained.
It is reported that Chi Chi who had recently asked fans to keep her in their prayers in a video taken from her hospital bed, passed away on Thursday the 20th of August.
Following the news, fans of the show and fellow Drag Race stars paid tribute to Chi Chi on social media.
Kennedy Davenport wrote on Twitter: “Im so numb right now my heart is broken into pieces.. I couldn’t even got see her. I love you always Chi Chi. My dancing angel.”
Ongina described Chi Chi as “one of the nicest people I’ve ever met”, adding “Rest in power, angel.”
Cheryl Hole commented: “Chi Chi DeCayne was such a light during her season and beyond. She always showed how being humble, honest and your true authentic self will get you far!
“She was a TRUE STAR and her legacy will live on forever.”


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Robert D. Willix Jr, M.D., formerly a Board Certified cardiac surgeon, pioneered the first open heart surgery program in South Dakota. After developing the Cardiac Rehabilitation Human Performance Program at the North Broward Hospital District during the 1980s, he turned his focus to prevention. With a passion for integrative healing, Dr. Willix traveled the world to study acupuncture, Ayurvedic Medicine, and the healing ways of Shamanism. He is currently one of 300 physicians in the United States who is trained in Pulse Diagnosis and he learned a specialized form of acupuncture from world-famous Qi Gong Master, Master Fu. He is CEO of Enlightened Living Medicine and the Chief Medical Officer and Director of Energy Medicine at the world-famous Hippocrates Health Institute in Palm Beach, Florida. He is also CMO of LiquIVida Lounge, a company devoted to teaching people that they control their own health destiny. He is an avid athlete, having completed fourteen marathons and the Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii.
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Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships will no longer be forced to abstain from sex to donate blood under federal guidelines announced Friday, ending a vestige of the earliest days of the AIDS crisis.
The proposedrelaxation of restrictions by the Food and Drug Administration follows years of pressure by blood banks, the American Medical Association and LGBT rights organizations to abandon rules some experts say are outdated, homophobic and ineffective at keeping the nation’s blood supply safe.
The new approach eliminates rules that target men who have sex with men and instead focuses on sexual behaviors by people, regardless of gender, that pose a higher risk of contracting and transmitting HIV. The FDA is expected to adopt the proposal after a period of public comment.
“Donating blood is one of several really important symbolic methods of demonstrating one’s caring for other people,” FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf said. “We want to make that available to everyone possible in the context of a safe blood supply.”
Other countries including Canada and the United Kingdom have made similar changes in recent years.
For decades, gay men said they were made to feel like pariahs as they were barred from performing a widely lauded act of community service, sidelined from joining friends and family giving blood after national disasters. The rigidity of the FDA rules — making no exceptions for those who are in monogamous relationships — made some feel as though they could not be trusted or are viewed as disease vectors, no matter what steps they take to protect their health.


The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released 1,606,901 results out of the 1,718, 425 that registered in the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said this at a news conference in Abuja
The Director of Information and Public Relations, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has disclosed that the release of the 2016/2017 merit admission list has been slightly delayed.
According to him, the list should be expected by Tuesday 8th November 2016.
He further stated
This is to inform all the candidates that participated in the Kogi State University direct entry admission screening exercise that the management of the university has released their results.
Kogi State University direct entry admission screening results have been uploaded on
Kogi State University, KSU direct entry admission screening exercise result for the 2016/2017 academic session is out.
Kogi State University Direct Enry Result
This is to inform all the candidates that participated in the Kogi State University direct entry admission screening exercise
Latest on WAEC withheld results for 2014. The National Examinations Committee (NEC) of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), at its 59th general meeting, cancelled the results of candidates involved in examination malpractices during the 2014 examinations.
In a statement signed
The authorities of Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi wishes to inform all her students that their results has been uploaded online.
Students can now check their results on the Polytechnic’s Portal ( https://portal.fptb.edu.ng ). Simply login with your registration number
The management of Kwara State College of Education, llorin has released the first, second, third and fourth batch results of graduated National Certificate of Education (NCE) 3 students. The following students are advised to come to the College to collect
The Delta State University has released the result of the predegree suplementary admission.
Candidates can now check their scores via the school's portal by clicking here
Enter your PRE-DEGREE application number and click check.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially released the results of the 2015 Computer Based Test (CBT) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) which commenced Tuesday, March 10th, 2015.
The result is sent to candidates via SMS at the end
This is to inform all the N.D 1 students of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede on their four months I.T that their 2013/2014 1st semester result is out.
Therefore,every student should visit their respective departments to check his/her own result and apply


With an alignment service, adjustments are made to your Mitsubishi Cordia’s suspension system, the connection between the vehicle and the wheels. When your car has an alignment service, the individual angles of your tires are adjusted so that they come into contact with the road in just the right way — the way Mitsubishi intended them to. When the system is aligned to Mitsubishi specifications, all four tires have equal pressure applied to them on the road. As a result, you get several benefits: your car handles better, the treads on your tires can wear more evenly, and significant stress is taken off your suspension system. When you bring in your 1985 Mitsubishi Cordia, we’ll perform an alignment check first. Then, we’ll adjust the angles as needed until they match recommended measurements from Mitsubishi. We'll also ensure your tire air pressure is correct.
To keep your suspension in good shape, have your Mitsubishi Cordia alignment checked about every 6,000 miles. Believe it or not, even one misaligned wheel can reduce fuel efficiency, and could cause premature wear on your car if not corrected. You may need to have your alignment checked if you notice any of these signs while driving your 1985 Mitsubishi Cordia: a feeling that your car pulls to one side, excessive wear on only one tire, a steering wheel that sits crooked while driving straight, or noticeable squealing noises from your tires. You won’t see any warning lights on your Cordia dashboard if your wheel alignment is off, so pay close attention to these symptoms.
Let’s talk numbers: Mitsubishi Cordia wheel alignment might be more budget-friendly than you think. In the long run, it could actually help you save money. Correctly aligned wheels can help boost fuel efficiency and increase the lifespan of your tires, meaning you could get more miles out of the same tires or tank of gas. Proper wheel alignment could also lead to fewer auto repairs. Contact your nearest Firestone Complete Auto Care for a no-hassle 1985 Mitsubishi Cordia wheel alignment estimate.
Your car takes care of you, and we’ll take care of your car. When it’s time for a replacement part or repair for your Mitsubishi Cordia, we’re ready to help. Check out more info below about 1985 Mitsubishi Cordia repairs.
Keep your vehicle on the straight and narrow, and head to Firestone Complete Auto Care for your 1985 Mitsubishi Cordia wheel alignment. Schedule your alignment online now.


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Jordan McRae and Cuonzo Martin. Courtesy UT Sports
Tennessee will try to shake off the disappointment of not playing in the NCAA Tournament Wednesday night at home, taking on Mercer in the first round of the NIT.
The game will be played at Thompson-Boling Arena at 8:00 pm. It will be televised on ESPNU. Tickets are just $10 and are available online or at the UT ticket office.
Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia. They were the
regular-season Atlantic-Sun Conference Champions. They beat Florida State and Alabama this season.
The Bears actually leads the all-time series between the two schools, 3-1.
The winner of this game will travel to Provo, Utah to take on BYU in the second round of the NIT. The date and time has not yet been announced.

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Starting on October 12, Eagle residents can bring in a canned or non-perishable food donation to City Hall and exchange it for a bundle of leaf bags. (Limit one bundle of leaf bags per household.) The leaf bag exchange lasts until November 29 or while supplies last, so don’t wait until the last minute! All food donations go to the Eagle Food Bank.
Curbside Leaf Collection: Nov 1-Dec 3
Republic Services will begin curbside collection starting on November 1. This service will end on December 3, Some things to remember for curbside leaf collection:
Set leaves out on your curb in paper bags only
Do not place brush or yard debris in the bags
Keep bags open for content identification.
Place leaf bags a few feet away from your trash and recycling carts
Leaf bags are picked up on the same day as your trash but by a different truck
Leaf Drop-Off: Oct 18-Dec 3
Republic Services and the City of Eagle have expanded the leaf drop-off sites this year. There are now three places for you to take your leaf bags if you prefer to drop them off:
West Eagle Park and Ride: 1890 W. State St., Eagle(Remember to include Eagle in this address, if you don't specify the city, your phone/car GPS may default to an address in Boise. The correct location is the Park and Ride near State Street and Ballantyne Lane in Eagle.)


text: The sandbox tools allow you to create terrain models from contours with elevations and drape objects (roads, parks, buildings, water bodies, etc.) over the terrain model. If the snadbox toolbar is not visible, go through the following steps: Since the TIN is a smoothed surface, you can’t use the push/pull tool on it to create additional structures. Therefore, you must build any structures somewhere else in the model space and then move them down to the terrain. Once you have created a structure, use the move tool to move it down onto the terrain. Using the up, left or right arrows to constrain the movement to specific axes will help. You can also use the drape tool to drape a footprint on the TIN to help you properly place a structure. You can later delete that section of terrain if needed. For example, if you create a structure that drops below the terrain surface you will want to delete the section of the terrain model that covers that area. The Drop plugin allows you to arrange components on a 2D site plan with precision and then move them all down to the terrain with one click. Note, the objects must be components or this tool will not work. Select all the components you want to drop, right click on one of them and choose Drop at intersection. Source.


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“If I can’t find God in the ordinary places of life,
either I’m not looking hard enough
or he’s not nearly as approachable as I need him to be.
This is a paradox too.
God appears in all the ordinary places,
But when he does,
those places become holy.
Moses had to take his shoes off.”
~from an interview with Marcus Goodyear,
Barbies at Communion
he above quote is from an interview, including the words of part of a poem Marcus Goodyear wrote. I appreciated the sentences that also followed the above:
That’s one reason why the formal-ness of poetry seems fitting to these images. Poetry is very formal. It’s a way of taking my shoes off and showing respect to God when I catch glimpses of him.
I have been enjoying writing for Multitude Monday for quite some time now, listing the gifts and joys we find in everyday life that we so often do not stop and thank God for. As I read the above quote, I wonder, how often we are on holy ground when we find God in our everyday lives, when we acknowledge He is there, and has shown Himself. I think of the sweet prayers our children will say – their child-like faith where there is no boundaries. I think too of the times I am “too busy” to see the beautiful displays of God, like tonight, when I was busily cleaning out some kitchen drawers and I did not want to get off the floor and see the “awesome moon” until my daughter said, “God made it mom – you gotta see it!” Oh yes.
I think of one of things I was so awestruck with in this past year, which I’ve written about before, is just days before our oldest son’s wedding and visiting his brother’s grave who was just 13 months younger, missing that he would be a part of our celebration on earth, and finding red mushrooms growing by his gravestone. Red was Matthew’s favorite color. I did not even know red mushrooms existed. And God gave us a gift of His presence, to softly say, “Matthew is in His care and he knows and is celebrating too.” It was indeed holy ground. I should’ve removed my shoes. I am still in awe of it, and now even started collecting red mushrooms for decorations.
I’ve been on holy ground in the hospital numerous times with my daughter when we were told she would not make it and the time she just happened to be there and go into heart failure. I’ve been on holy ground when I held my dear friend’s baby as his heart beat slower and slower and he silently went to heaven. I’ve been on holy ground when I get up in the morning and find little notes slipped under my bedroom door with “I love you mama” colored drawings. And yes, I’ve been on holy ground when the younger girls did not want their brothers to see their naked Barbies and used black permanent markers to make them decent and the older sisters tore indecent pages out of the newspaper or magazines to protect their brothers hearts.
We have to make a point to find God in the ordinary places, but when we do, we hear His whispers and see Him everywhere . . . to be in awe, on holy ground.
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The National Counter Terrorism Authority has issued a threat alert, citing terrorist attacks at major places in Karachi.
In a circular, the internal security watchdog warned that the possible sabotage acts could be carried out at different places in the metropolis.
The four miscreants, identified as Arsalan, Mushtaq, Abid and Ghazanfar, have prepared a suicide bomber to cause lawlessness in Karachi, it said.
According to the letter, the suicide bomber could attack Sindh Assembly, CM House, Press Club Karachi, Sindh High Court, hospitals and schools.
"Extreme vigilance and heightened security measures are suggested to avoid any untoward incidents," the letter added.
Following the threat, the sensitive buildings were put on high alert by the authorities.


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Ace Hardware Corp. is a last-minute addition to the roster of retailers competing with Amazon Prime Day.
The largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world is holding its second annual Ace Rewards Day Oct. 13-14. This online sales event directly competes with the 48-hour Amazon Prime Day promotion. Other retailers hosting events to compete with Prime Day include J.C. Penney, Best Buy, BJ’s Wholesale Club, and both Target and Walmart. In addition, multiple retailers and brands collaborated to hold the inaugural 10.10 Shopping Festival.
Ace is providing exclusive deals to members of its reward program and select savings for non-members on AceHardware.com. The event offers exclusive, limited-time deals and free assembly and delivery on a variety of products from participating stores (no free same-day delivery).
During Ace Rewards Day, non-members will receive 10% off qualifying online orders with code "OCT,” while members can save 15% with code "REWARDS." Customers can sign-up for Ace Rewards online to gain access to exclusive member deals.
"We're celebrating our Ace rewards members and thanking them for their loyalty by continuing to offer free delivery on some of our key categories and adding even more deals to this year's Ace Rewards Day," said Bill Kiss, head of digital, retail and innovation strategy for Ace Hardware Corp. "As the holidays approach, Ace customers can choose to shop either in-store or online where they have access to tens of thousands of products on AceHardware.com, including the one just right for them."
Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace Hardware has more than 5,300 locally-owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 70 countries.

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