IIT Bombay faculty have issued a letter criticising the targeting of JNU and arrest of its students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar, pointing to the “general atmosphere of fear and intimidation“ created through such actions.
The statement also expresses anguish at government overreach that has “undermined the autonomy of institutions of higher education“. This indicates disquiet across the board at the government’s handling of higher education, not confined to “leftist bastions“ such as JNU.
The Smriti Irani-led HRD ministry has acted in ways inimical to the interests of higher education, the country’s youth and ultimately of BJP itself.
According to Times of India blog Irani’s tenure at HRD’s helm has been marked by a string of fiascos from the disruption of Delhi University over its four year programme (since rescinded) to multiple assaults on the autonomy of IITs and IIMs (they exist as islands of excellence precisely because they have been exempt so far from stifling government controls), to Rohith Vemula’s suicide under duress at the University of Hyderabad.
With the Kanhaiya Kumar case, meddling in campuses is no longer confined to HRD alone. Forensic experts have indicated that the video purporting to show Kumar shouting “anti-national“ slogans the main piece of evidence for hauling him in on the grave charge of sedition could have been doctored.
Police exhibited similar Keystone Cops-like reflexes as lawyers rioted repeatedly in Delhi’s Patiala House courts complex. In this case the home ministry has covered itself in disgrace just as for the HRD ministry , it’s difficult to say where its incompetence ends and partisanship begins. Unless things change soon, and fairly drastically at that the IIT Bombay faculty letter offers clues about where to start it’s fair to say that for our universities and beyond, bure din aa gaye hain.


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CFPB Cracks Down on FCRA Violations
Last month, the CFPB fined JPMorgan Chase (JPMorgan) $4.6 million for various alleged violations of the FCRA. According to the consent order, the CFPB found that JPMorgan failed to have reasonable policies and procedures in place to ensure it provided accurate information to consumer reporting agencies, failed to inform consumers of the results of dispute investigations and failed to identify the consumer reporting agency on adverse action notices.
Policies and Procedures. The FCRA does not require financial institutions to provide information to consumer reporting agencies. However, if a financial institution elects to do so, the FCRA requires it to provide accurate information. Regulation V requires these financial institutions to have reasonable policies and procedures in place to ensure that information provided to consumer reporting agencies is accurate. The procedures should be designed based on the institution's complexity and scope of activities and updated periodically. The rule also requires institutions to consider the interagency guidelines in developing their policies.
While JP Morgan had policies in place, the CFPB found that these policies were insufficient to ensure it provided accurate information to consumer reporting agencies. The policies did not contain procedures for providing information to consumer reporting agencies and did not address quality assurance, systems testing or training. The policies were also not materially altered or revised anytime between 2005 and 2014. In addition to these specific deficiencies, the CFPB determined that the policies were not appropriate given the size and complexity of JPMorgan's operations. The consent order requires JPMorgan to implement and maintain reasonable policies and procedures that fully comply with the FCRA's requirements and adequately incorporate Regulation V's guidance.
The policies at issue related to the information JPMorgan provided to consumer reporting agencies about its deposit accounts. While the consent order does not attempt to determine whether JPMorgan was providing information to a party it believed was not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA, it may be helpful to pause for a moment and review exactly who is a consumer reporting agency. The FCRA defines "consumer reporting agency" rather broadly:
"(f) The term “consumer reporting agency” means any person which, for monetary fees, dues, or on a cooperative nonprofit basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties, and which uses any means or facility of interstate commerce for the purpose of preparing or furnishing consumer reports."
While this certainly covers the big three credit reporting agencies – Transunion, Equifax and Experian – it is important to keep in mind that this also covers a variety of other agencies that may be collecting information other than credit information. Consumer reporting agencies also include "specialty" agencies that collection information regarding medical records or payments, residential history, check writing history, employment history and insurance claims. When reviewing or drafting your policies and procedures on providing information to consumer reporting agencies, remember they may need to cover more than just credit information.
Dispute Investigations. Both the FCRA and Regulation V have specific procedures financial institutions must follow when they receive a direct dispute from consumers regarding the accuracy of information contained in a consumer report. The rules require institutions to conduct a reasonable investigation within 30 days of receiving the dispute, inform the consumer of the results of the investigation and provide each consumer reporting agency with corrected information, if necessary. The CFPB determined that JPMorgan had received thousands of direct disputes between 2010 and 2014 and that JPMorgan failed to provide any notice to these consumers regarding the results of the investigation. Going forward, the consent order requires JPMorgan to inform consumers about the results of all dispute investigations.
Adverse Action Notices. If a financial institution bases any adverse action on information obtained in a credit report, the FCRA requires the institution to provide an adverse action notice. The notice must include the adverse action taken; the credit score disclosure; the name, address and telephone number of the consumer reporting agency that provided the consumer report; a statement that the consumer reporting agency did not make the adverse action decision and inform the consumer of his or her right to obtain a copy of the consumer report. The CFPB found that JPMorgan failed to include the name, address and telephone number of the consumer reporting agency on approximately 17,500 adverse action notices. The notices were later corrected, however, the consent order requires JPMorgan to provide this information on all future adverse action notices.

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Spotify Eases 'Hateful Conduct' Playlist Policy After Outcry
Spotify will walk back the streaming service's decision to remove artists accused of misconduct, namely the rapper XXXTentacion, from its featured playlists.Related
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Cream cheese chocolate chips cookies. Soft Batch Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies from Averie Cooks. Very good chocolate chip cookie recipe! I used fat-free cream cheese sugar free Hershey's chocolate chips Splenda instead of white sugar and margarine instead of butter; substitutions worked great!
These cream cheese chocolate chip cookies will be your new favorite. The flavor is less buttery than regular chocolate chip cookies because we're replacing some of the butter with the cream cheese. Thick, soft, chewy cream cheese chocolate chip cookies! Food preparation Cream cheese chocolate chips cookies is an enjoyable point, additionally it becomes a lot more unique worth if you prepare it yourself. By utilizing the following 10 ingredients, you can begin cooking 6 actions. observe the complying with section for you to start cooking immediately.
Composition Cream cheese chocolate chips cookies
- Need 1 1/2 cup of flour.
- Provide 1/2 cup cream cheese.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of butter.
- Provide 1 of large egg.
- Provide 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
- Give 1 tsp baking powder.
- You need pinch of Salt.
- It’s Vanilla flavor.
- Require 1/3 cup for Sugar.
- Need 1/4 cup of Brown sugar.
These cookies are a twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie, they're so simple to make and are loaded with chocolate. Replacing some of the butter with cream cheese in this chocolate chip cookie recipe gives these cookies a complex flavor and a flaky texture. These easy Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Cookies are perfect for a sweet and satisfying morning munch. One of my kids favorite breakfast cookies! …don't argue.
Cream cheese chocolate chips cookies making
- List of ingredients.
- In a mixing bowl combine butter,cream cheese and sugar till smooth.
- Add egg,vanilla flavor and brown sugar, mix well.
- Add flour,salt,baking powder then mix,then add of chocolate chips.
- Make a dough like this,then scoop like the picture shown.
- Baked in a free heated oven till lightly brown.
Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Breakfast Cookies for everyone! Our month of chocolate desserts wouldn't be complete without (you guessed it) chocolate chip cookies. A blend of cream cheese, butter and one more special ingredient makes for a simple dough and perfect cookies. One tip: you'll want to make a double batch and keep the cookie dough. The secret ingredient in my chocolate chip cookies is none other than … cream cheese!

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Nowadays, in the healthcare field doctor’s confidentiality is especially important regarding data security of each patient. However, to be able to protect and hide against an attack from unwanted persons with malicious intent, a strong technology is also needed.
According to a research carried out by HP Inc. in 2018, 45% of hacker attacks are aimed at healthcare organisations. HP has designed the first high data security “Ultra-slim” laptop EliteBook 840 G6 Healthcare edition.
EliteBook 840 G6 has a 14-inch touch screen. The total weight of the laptop is starting from 1,62 kg, which means that the screen is big enough for everyday work, making necessary notes and patient medical records, it is also portable and can be placed on smaller surfaces that are in patient wards, for example. The screen is adjusted so that it can be sterilized with medical wipes after a visit to the infection zone while it is still turned on.
Taking into account the fact that EliteBook 840 G6 is specially designed for the security of sensitive data, here are some built-in security functions:
- Fingerprint authorisation, which will deny others to access your computer;
- Sure View Gen2 privacy screen will not allow anyone nearby to look into your notes;
- HP DriveLock – a safety measurement, which provides an improved protection against unauthorized access to valuable and sensitive data stored in the hard drive;
- Automatic DriveLock – This function ensures security of the hard drive, if it is being moved to another device. This means that information on the hard drive cannot be accessed without a corresponding password;
- HP Sure start GEN5 – Automatically determines if there has been an attack on the BIOS or interference with system, without interrupting the user’s work.
- Sure Click – Warns about malware or sites, blocking them and automatically deleting them from your software.
HP EliteBook 840 G6 has an 8th generation Intel Core i7 processor, which improves Windows 10 Pro 64 operating system performance; it has an SSD memory up to 512 GB; battery life up to 11 h and 30 min, which allows to work all day long, without connecting to a power supply.
Looking at EliteBook 840 G6 Healtcare edition notebook PC, we can conclude that it corresponds to the “HP Inc.” slogan – Safer, Smarter and secured for Healthcare!
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By far one of the best songs I've ever heard. I really can't say anything more, it's just this piece of music is amazing, and keeps me at a lost of words. Weebl I'm a major fan of your comedy works and things like that, but this...this is just plain fucking amazing. In my overall honest opinion you should make TONS more masterpieces like this. Newgrounds should always have a link to this song. Beautiful.


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Counsilman Creative Coaching Contest
Stop by the Exhibit Hall and share your most original, creative, simple, motivating and fun ideas. Using 11 x 17 paper, sharpies and the most descriptive infographic you can must, share with all the idea, practice, team game, or motivational tactics that make you the world’s best coach. Presentations will be judged by committee, with CASH prizes awarded for the top 4 four submissions.
VASA Swim Trainer – Booth 220
Come listen to Matt Kredich talk about how he incorporates the VASA Swim Trainer into his training and technical work with his team at the University of Tennessee. At 8:30am, on Saturday, September 10, at the VASA Booth in the Exhibit Hall (Booth 220), Coach Kredich will discuss how to improve swimmers’ technique with proper movement, as well as how to teach them to reduce drag and generate maximum force. He will also preview some key points from his pivotal 4-part technique & training DVD series: http://www.vasatrainer.com/index.php?page=movie_mattkredich_all
Coaches in attendance can register to win one of many excellent prizes including: Coach Kredich’s DVDs ($40 value each), and a Vasa Trainer Pro ($899.00 value)!
SwimOutlet.com – Booth 104
Stop by the SwimOutlet.com booths to play some Xbox “Pool Side Pong” or grab some freebies, like duffel bags, Swedish goggles and more.
And, of course, there’s much, much more. During the World Clinic, check this page regularly for updates. You definitely don’t want to miss out on the best exhibit hall the World Clinic’s ever had!

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There are 4 ways to get from Amsterdam Airport (AMS) to Wieringerwerf by train, bus, taxi or car
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You can take a bus from Amsterdam Airport (AMS) to Wieringerwerf via Amsterdam Centraal, Amsterdam, Centraal Station, and Hoorn, Station in around 2 h 28 min.
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This options allow you to add a warm white LED for each vestibule. Streamline cars typically have only one vestibule. Not recommended for full length vista dome, baggage, or RPO. Two may be added for most Heavyweight cars except the tail-end (aka Observation) and none for baggage and RPO. The kit provides the parts for a D-I-Y installation.
The accompanying photos show installation in heavyweight cars but the effect is the same for the streamlined cars. Note that these kits are not needed on 72′ scale cars (18″ cars) as the standard kit is long enough to light vestibules for most applications.


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Webmaster's note: This is CLEARLY suspicious: Officials have maintained
the denial of the UFO phenomena, abductions & animal mutilations through
secrecy & cover-up that has costed tax payers.
This story & the mainstream media such as Larry King talking about UFOs frequently is to condition the public mentally for a STAGED 'alien' invasion that will have everyone BEGGING for a world-wide police state. Given that we are not singular celled organisms & we are capable of imagining & realizing that we cannot possibly be alone, the fact that we as human beings can conceive of life elsewhere should be not ridiculed, but embraced. We can thank the conditioning for the ridicule & secrecy that is now sinking into the dust, thanks to the truth coming out more & more everyday.
The chief astronomer says those beliefs don't contradict faith in God.
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's chief astronomer says that believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God.
The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, said that the vastness of the universe means it is possible there could be other forms of life outside Earth, even intelligent ones.
In an interview published Tuesday by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Funes said that such a notion "doesn't contradict our faith" because aliens would still be God's creatures.
The interview was headlined "The extraterrestrial is my brother." Funes said that ruling out the existence of aliens would be like "putting limits" on God's creative freedom.

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In 1900, Danish inventor Valdemar Poulsen patented the first commercially viable magnetic sound recorder, which he boldly predicted would “replace the phonographs hitherto in use.” References to the potential for magnetic recording can be found dating back to the late 1870s, and there were later patent filings on magnetic recorders of questionable utility, including one by Victor Emerson that employed “the crumbling action of a magnetic needle” (1904). But Poulson’s magnetic wire-recorder, the application for which had a rather bumpy ride through the U.S. Patent Office, was the first to find its way into commercial production.
The device was featured at the Paris Exposition in 1900, where Emperor Franz Joseph reportedly made a recording. In late 1903, Stilson Hutchins chartered the American Telegraphone Company to market the machines in the United States. The ad below appeared in 1906:
Intended to record phone calls and dictation, the Telegraphone lacked the amplification and technical capabilities that would have been needed were it ever to “replace the phonographs hitherto in use.” Although it was not a commercial success, American Telegraphone somehow survived into 1920, when it was placed in receivership.
For more on recording-industry pioneers of the early 1900s, be sure to check out A Phonograph in Every Home: Evolution of the American Recording Industry, 1900 – 1919, available from Mainspring Press and many libraries.


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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Santa Fe man has been arrested after newly recovered DNA evidence linked him to a 1992 rape case.
Santa Fe police say 51-year-old Gilbert Romero is being held on a [auth] $100,000 cash-only bond on suspicion of kidnapping and criminal sexual penetration.
In October 1992, a 16-year-old girl told Santa Fe Police that an unknown man had raped her at gunpoint.
The victim went to the hospital where DNA evidence was collected and stored in the evidence lab.
A suspect was never identified.
Last July, detectives were notified the 1992 sample was a match for Romero.
Police tracked him down in Santa Fe last month, obtained a current DNA sample and sent it to the state lab for comparison.
It returned as a match last week and Romero was arrested.


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C2028 Toad Green Thinking of You is a delightful way to let someone know you’ve been thinking of them. With a funny green toad and a punny saying, what could be more perfect? Let someone know you’re thinking of them with this colorful, happy desert card.
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- Professionally printed in Tucson, AZ on bright white, high quality card stock with a little extra fun on the back
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- Blank inside because no one can say it better than you
- Size A7 which is 5″ x 7″ – perfect for framing or sending
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this no-churn peach ice cream is made from a creamy mascarpone base, sautéed peaches and a brown sugar bourbon pecan syrup. just heat, whip, fold, layer and freeze for the most lusciously delicious ice cream…no churn needed!
quick, easy, and filled with all the fresh summer berries you could ever want! this summer berry Eton mess is made from sweetened whipped yogurt, whipped cream, fresh summer berries and crushed meringues. think of it as a cooler trifle!
this summer berry icebox cake is a healthier summer treat featuring fresh summer berries, intense strawberry spread, creamy greek yogurt, freshly whipped cream and graham crackers. simply whip, mix, layer and chill!
this blackberry tiramisu icebox cake features espresso soaked ladyfingers, wine soaked berries, a creamy mascarpone filling and dusting of cocoa powder. the result is an impossibly easy no bake dessert that is perfect for the hot summer months ahead.
this simple blackberry pound cake is filled with sweet, tart blackberries. it’s buttery, moist and lightly scented with lemon and rose water. dust the top with powdered sugar, or drizzle a lemon maple glaze. this little cake is perfect for mothers day or any spring/summer gatherings.
these small batch strawberry cupcakes are perfect for a small summer celebration or as a “just because” weekday treat.
they are made from a light, airy and buttery strawberry cake. topped with sweet and tart strawberry buttercream frosting. in a word, they are YUM. very, very yum!
these roasted strawberry jam blondies are packed with rich, buttery, caramelized flavor balanced with a sweet, tart and earthy strawberry jam. they are chewy, jammy with a little crunch from the flaky salt. in other words, they are there perfect summer time cookie bar!
these chewy carrot cookies are filled with chai spice, finely shredded carrots, browned butter and oatmeal. these cookies are perfect for snacking with or without the nutty and tangy brown butter cream cheese frosting. this cozy cookie is a fresh take on your favorite childhood cookie!
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Stunning Face Hidden for Thousands of Years: Wooden Sarcophagus Is Unearthed at Egyptian Necropolis
A wooden sarcophagus found at an undisclosed location in Egypt. This object has been found by Spanish archaeologists from Jaen’s University at the Qubbet el-Hawa necropolis in Aswan, Egypt.
The team, who have been working in Egypt for a month, has also found a tomb dating back to the year 1830 BC and some twenty mummies in it.
The works are part of an archaeological campaign lead by Spanish professor Alejandro Jimenez Serrano and seventeen experts from two Spanish universities and a British university based in London work at the archaeological campaign.
Encased in soil, this extraordinarily delicate face emerges into the sun for the first time in thousands of years. The wooden sarcophagus was unearthed by archaeologists at the necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa in Aswan, Egypt.
Believed to contain the body of a person of some rank, it boasts extraordinarily delicate features, well-preserved by the sands of time.
Since starting a fresh excavation, they have also discovered 20 mummies and uncovered a tomb dating from around 1830BC.
He said that his team came from a number of different disciplines which allowed a broad focus.
It had also allowed them ‘to develop new techniques such as RTI or scanning in 3D which helps read hieroglyphic texts with greater accuracy,’ he added.
The team had already found two smaller tombs in earlier digs.
Qubbet el-Hawa necropolis was in use from 2250BC and provided the last resting place for some of the country’s most important officials.
A string of 40 tombs cut into a rocky cliff face, the burial ground also forms one of the best vantage points of the city of Aswan.
One of two such items found in Estonia is a fully preserved early Brooch from the Viking era located in North-East Estonia this spring.
The bronze-box brooch was found in a village located in Ida-Viru, Varja. It’s thought to have been a woman born on Gotland, who moved into Estonian territory later in her life.
The archeologist Mauri Kiudsoo, keeper of the Tallinn University archeological investigation collection (TLÜ) told BNS that the brooch found at Varja was cast as a single piece.
Kiudsoo said that the decorative item has been completely preserved with only slight damage to the surface probably due to the cultivation of land, The pin, which was apparently made of steel, is also missing.
He added that the technical execution of the brooch is indicative of the earlier Viking era.
According to Indrek Jets, a researcher familiar with the period’s ornament styles, the animal ornament on the brooch represents the so-called Broa style, allowing for it to be dated to the end of the 8th or the 9th century.
The brooch was found on the fringes of a former wetland, where a lone farmstead was likely located during the Viking era.
Kiudsoo explained that the village of Varja is situated in the northeastern part of the ancient parish of Askälä and that this region on Estonia’s northern coast, between Purtse River and the present-day city of Kohtla-Järve, stands out for its exceptionally rich archaeological find material. The Eastern Route, an important Viking-era trade route, ran along Estonia’s northern coast.
The archaeologist said that he believes that the brooch found at Varja belonged to a woman born on the island of Gotland, who took up residence in the Viru region of Estonia later in her life.
Supporting this hypothesis is the fact that similar decorative items were in widespread use in Gotland during the Viking era, but are not common elsewhere.
Kiudsoo said that hundreds of box-shaped brooches like the one recently found in Estonia have been found in Gotland.
Unlike items belonging to warriors, women’s decorative items of Scandinavian origin are rarely found in Estonia.
The only box-shaped brooch found here to date, which was found in Kasari in Western Estonia, has yet to be handed over to the Heritage Board. Unlike the item found in Varja, this brooch can be dated to the later period of the Viking era.
Rare Lion Cub Mummies Revealed in The Latest Treasure Haul at Egypt’s Saqqara
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities today announced two mummified lions, dating from approximately 2,600 years, in a tomb full of cat statues and cat mummies at Saqqara, at a press conference.
Mostafa Waziri, General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Egypt, said that “this is the first time that a lion or lion cube’s complete mummy is being found” in Egypt. who led the team that made the discovery.
The analysis is ongoing, but it appears the Lions are fairly small — about 3 feet (just under 1 meter) in length, — Waziri said, suggesting that they were not fully grown when they died.
Three other mummies that belong to large cats (the exact species is unclear) were found near the two lions. These three other mummies could belong to leopards, cheetahs or other forms of the big cat. About 20 mummies of smaller cats were also found near the lion cubs.
About 100 statues and statuettes were found near the burials, many of which depict cats. The cat statues are made of stone, wood or metal (such as bronze), and “most of them well painted, well decorated and some were inlaid with gold,” Waziri said.
A small ebony statue of the goddess Neith was also found within the tomb, a discovery that helped archaeologists determine the tomb’s date, said Khaled al-Anani, Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities.
Neith was a goddess of the city of Sais, which was the capital of Egypt during the 26th dynasty (around 2,600 years ago), Anani said.
A massive scarab-shaped artifact that appears to be more than a foot (30 centimeters) in diameter was also found in the tomb.
Scarab-shaped artifacts are frequently found in Egypt and were used as seals, amulets and jewelry. This particular scarab artifact might be the largest example ever found in Egypt, the archaeologists said.
The area of Saqqara where the tomb was discovered seems to be a cat hot spot, so to speak. Previous archaeological digs in the area have uncovered the remains of cat mummies and cat statues, and in 2004 a French team found the partial remains of a lion skeleton.
It seems that around 2,600 years ago, the area was a place of commemoration for the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet and her son the lion god Miysis, Anani said.
While cats dominate this part of Saqqara, they do not rule exclusively, as previous archaeological excavations in the area have found mummies of other animals such as birds, Waziri said.
In other parts of Saqqara, many other types of archaeological remains can be found, including Egypt’s first pyramid, a step pyramid built by Djoser, a pharaoh who ruled more than 4,600 years ago. It is the oldest pyramid constructed in Egypt.
Recently, several other interesting archaeological discoveries have been made at Saqqara, including a 2,000-year-old catacomb containing the burial of a “worthy” woman named “Demetria.” Recent discoveries also include a 2,500-year-old silver face mask gilded with gold and a 4,400-year-old tomb built for a “divine inspector” named “Wahtye.”
In Oman’s Al Sharqiyah Governorate archaeologists found an Iron Age settlement and 45 tombs.
In collaboration with Germany’s Heidelberg University, the Oman Ministry of Heritage and Culture founded a project to study the Iron Age settlements in North Al Sharqiyah. The ministry has said that the tombs are “very well maintained” and cover an area of 50-80 square metre area.
These tombstones are about 700 meters from a settlement that the team believes to have been the home of people who worked in copper mining since the early Iron Age.
Copper mining was thought to take place during the Iron Age and continued until the early Islamic era.
“It is the most preserved sites of its components, where stone buildings and tombs resembling huts are retained by nature for more than 3,000 years, and reflect the method of burial,” the Ministry of Heritage and Culture said.
“It features the social status of the deceased through the length of the tomb and archaeological artefacts buried with him.”
Al Sharqiyah site is one of many archaeological finds discovered in Oman over the past decade. Many were discovered by a team from the archaeology department at Sultan Qaboos University, which works with the Ministry of Heritage and Culture to find, protect and preserve sites of interest.
Oman’s ancient sites have also been recognised by the UN. In 1988, Bat, Al Khutm and Al Ayn were certified as World Heritage Sites.
The three ancient settlements in Al Dhahira Governorate of north-west Oman are the most complete of their kind from the Iron Age.
In January 2018, the largest trove of Iron Age weapons in the region was discovered at Mudhmar East. It contained more than 3,000 arrows, daggers and axes.
Possible 1,300-Year-Old Chess Piece from Jordan Identified
The oldest piece of chess ever discovered was a carved rock found in 1991 by a Canadian scientist and archeologist.
In an abstract published in October, the University of Victoria professor John Oleson announced that a piece of carved sandstone that was found in southern Jordan at Humayma may be an ancient rook — a castle-shaped piece in the game.
The roughly 1,300-year-old stone is squat and rectangular, with “horn-like projections”.
Although Oleson mentions it does resemble other artifacts, such as a Nabataean butyl, which is an altar made out of a block of stone to evoke the gods of the ancient Arab nation, when he compared the rock carving to other early chess pieces, the parallels were “far more convincing.”
According to Oleson, the object has the same abstract shape that other early Islamic chess pieces had.
References to chess-playing can be found in Islamic texts as early as the seventh century AD, Oleson said, and the game was “very popular.”
The piece Oleson found is “nearly identical” to abstract rook pieces dating from later centuries that were found near or in Jordan.
“Since the Humayma object was found in a seventh-century context, if the identification as a chess piece is correct, it would be the earliest known physical example for the simplified, abstract design,” said Oleson, “and possibly the earliest known example of a chess piece altogether.”
The history of chess dates back around 1,500 years and is thought to have originated in India, although the names and rules have changed several times over the centuries.
Oleson theorized that the spread of chess occurred westward from India along merchant and diplomat routes and that it is “no surprise that early evidence for it should be found at a site on the busy Via Nova Traiana,” which is a Roman road that served as an important trading route.
A significant chunk of Oleson’s work has taken place in or around the Humayma site.
Between 1991 and 2000, he and his team excavated the settlement center over the course of seven field sessions.
In the process, they excavated two farmhouses, a Roman fort, four Byzantine churches, and “a Nabataean campground and three Nabataean and Late Roman houses.”
Amazing World’s Largest Mosaic Piece Made By 13 Different Ancient Civilizations discovered At Museum Hotel Antakya in Turkey.
Normally, modern architecture and archaeology do not go hand in hand. Nevertheless, the two mixed in an unprecedented way when ancient ruins were found beneath what was to become Turkey’s Antakya Museum Hotel.
The Venture started when Turkish entrepreneur Necmi Asfuroğlu set about constructing a luxurious hotel in downtown Antioch on nearly 200,000 square feet of land.
His south-eastern land is rooted in history and is located close to St. Peter’s church, the iconic pilgrimage site.
As his team started digging for a cellar, a number of archeological remains were discovered below the site dating back to the 3rd century B.C. and included traces from 13 different civilizations.
Asfuroğlu still wanted to build his hotel but could not compromise the ruins he had discovered, so he brought in Emre Arolat Architecture (EAA) and the firm’s New York director, Özge Ertoptamış.
“We were excited by the opportunity to do something that has never been done before,” said Ertoptamış. “But we also had our doubts whether something could actually be done around the exquisite findings.”
EAA’s outlook changed when the firm discovered an area within the site where there were no ruins. That’s because it was the former location of the Parmenius Creek riverbed.
“That is the point where we had the idea, that we could build something, not in it, but above it, by supporting the structure on minimal points where there are no ruins,” said Ertoptamış.
EAA now had a plan to marry two different typologies — a public museum where archaeological preservation could continue and a private hotel.
Ertoptamış explained, however, the design was constantly evolving and took about three years. She told BBC about an incredible discovery when they were digging for a well, which forced her team to rework their calculations.
“There are 66 columns that the building is rising on, and each point is calculated to be on a spot with no ruins, and there are wells to support each of the 66 pillars that are dug underground by hand,” said Ertoptamış.
“At one point, however, there was a discovery of a great mosaic in a location where we were going to place a column.”
The mosaic they found dates all the way back to the second century A.D. and includes exquisite panels with a myriad of mythological figures.
“We had to redo all of our calculations and find a new place for the pillar, but it was worth it because it is one of the most exquisite pieces in the collection,” said Ertoptamış.
Ertoptamış explained that while her team ran into challenges, the project and history inspired her.
“The building is a product of today, a product of the present, but within it, you are always living together with history in an unprecedented way, and that is the most challenging and rewarding part of this project,” said Ertoptamış.
The volunteer tested dirt excavated in 2013 from beneath Robinson’s Arch, at the foundations of the western wall, discovered a seal with a Hebrew name, 2,600 years old.
The seal is inscribed with the name of an individual with the most prominent role in the king’s court in the kingdom of Judea.
The Bulla (seal), which was used to sign documents, bears the Hebrew name and title: “Adenyahu Asher Al Habayit” which literally translates as “Adenyahu by Appointment of the House”- a term used throughout the Bible to describe the most senior minister serving under a kings of Judea or Israel.
According to archaeologist Eli Shukron, who conducted the initial excavations on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority just north of the City of David at the Foundation Stones of the Western Wall: “This is the first time this kind of archaeological discovery has been made in Jerusalem.
The Biblical title “Asher Al Habayit” was the highest-ranking ministerial position beneath the king during reigns of the Kings of Judea and Israel, it is undoubtedly of great significance.”
“This tiny bulla has immense meaning to billions of people worldwide. The personal signet of a senior official to a Biblical King from the First Temple Period.
This is another link in the long chain of Jewish history in Jerusalem that is being uncovered and preserved at the City of David on a daily basis.” Said Doron Spielman, Vice-President of the City of David Foundation which operates the site in which the bulla was discovered and the Archeological Experience where it was uncovered.
The bulla is approximately one-centimeter-wide, and according to the type of writing that appears on it, it dates to the seventh century BCE – the period of the Kingdom of Judea. The term “Asher Al Habayit” describes the most senior role in the royal hierarchy in the kingdom of Judah and Israel and it appears for the first time on the list of ministers of Solomon.
This role is mentioned in the Bible in reference to a number of figures that have a considerable influence in the kingdom and it describes a senior minister who was very close to the king.
For example, “Abdihu Asher Al Habayit,” in the Book of Kings I, is mentioned as having served in that role in the Kingdom of Israel, under the reign of King Ahab during times of Elijah the Prophet.
As part of his tenure, Abedihu acted against Isabel in administering the kingdom and even saved a hundred of the prophets of the Lord after hiding them in a cave. Also in this role in the Kingdom of Judea during the reign of King Hezekiah was “Elyakim son of Partiah Asher Al Habayit”.
According to the book of Isaiah, Elyakim negotiated with Rabshka, one of the ministers of King Sennacherib King of Assyria, who threatened to conquer Jerusalem. The name Adenayahu that appears on the bulla appears throughout the Bible:
This name belonged to one of King David’s sons as mentioned in the Book of Kings. Another individual with that name is mentioned as one of the Levites in the days of Jehoshaphat. Lastly, in the days of Nehemiah, he is mentioned as one of the “Heads of, the people…(Nehemiah, 9:16).
It should be noted that some 150 years ago, French archeologist Charles Clermont-Ganneau discovered a burial cave with the inscription: “Tomb of …..yahu Asher Al Habayit.”
The beginning of the name had been erased, but the burial site, on the outskirts of the City of David was also dated to the seventh century BCE, much like the recent bulla.
Although discovered by Clermont-Ganneau, the inscription was only deciphered by Prof. Nachman Avigad some eighty years later.
The bulla was covered in dirt that was excavated in 2013, until three weeks ago, when it was uncovered as part of the City of David’s volunteer Archeological Experience, by an Israeli teenager named Batya Howen, who described the moments of the discovery: “I began sifting through the bucket of dirt by washing it under a stream of water, and suddenly I recognized a small piece of black colored piece of metal.
To hold such a significant find from 2600 years ago, from the time of the Kingdom of Judah, is an amazing thing.”
The bullae stamps – were small pieces of tin used in ancient times to sign documents, and were meant to keep the letters closed en route to their destination.
Rogue Metal Detectorists Stole $3.6 Million Treasure
During the years, metal detectorists make numerous remarkable finds in Britain, with a large crowd of 2,600 coins discovered a few months ago.
Yet archeological discoveries by detectorists are subject to stringent rules. Currently, four people are being held guilty of conspiring to disguise and illegally sell a treasure with metal detectors by the British courts.
Two metal detectorists have been jailed for stealing the “emblematic” Viking-era Leominster Hoard of coins and priceless jewellery worth up to £12 million – much of which is still missing.
George Powell, 38, and Layton Davies, 51, failed to declare an “invaluable” collection of buried treasure dating back 1,100 years to the birth of a united English kingdom, during the time of Alfred the Great.
The items, many of which were Anglo Saxon but are typical of a Viking burial hoard, were dug up on Herefordshire farmland on June 2, 2015.
It is thought the trove was buried by someone within the Great Viking Army in either 878 or 879, which by then was being forced back east by an alliance of Saxon forces.
Powell, who was described as having the “leading” role, was jailed for 10 years while caretaker Davies received eight-and-a-half years.
Both were also convicted alongside two other men, 60-year-old Paul Wells and Simon Wicks, 57, with conspiring to conceal the find. Sentencing at Worcester Crown Court on Friday, Judge Nicholas Cartwright said they had “cheated” not only the landowner but the public of “exceptionally rare and significant” coins.
He said: “90% of the coins or thereabouts remain hidden to this day.
“All four defendants played their respective parts.
“You, Simon Wicks, were part of a conspiracy to conceal the stolen treasure and to sell it.
“Paul Wells, who will be sentenced an on a future occasion, was part of a conspiracy to conceal part of the stolen treasure.”
He added: “The irony in this case is if you, George Powell, and you, Layton Davies, had obtained the permissions and agreements which responsible metal detectorists are advised to obtain, if you had gone on to act within the law after you found this treasure, you could have expected to have either a half share, or at very worst a third share of over £3 million to share between the two of you.
“But you wanted more.”
Among the priceless hoard was a ninth-century gold ring, a dragon’s head bracelet, a silver ingot, a crystal rock pendant dating to the fifth century and up to 300 coins, some dating to the reign of King Alfred.
Only 31 of the coins have been recovered, although mobile phone photographs on Davies’s phone – later deleted, but recovered by police – showed the larger hoard, still intact, in a freshly dug hole.
Five of the coins are examples of the exceptionally rare Two Emperors penny, valued at up to £50,000 apiece, and so-called as they depict King Alfred and a lesser-known monarch, Ceolwulf II, who reigned in the old kingdom of Mercia, sitting together.
Expert analysis of all the jewellery and coinage recovered to date and now held at the British Museum returned a valuation of at least £581,000.
Wicks, Powell, and Davies were also found guilty of converting their ill-gotten gains into cash, after police traced several coins that had been sold on to private collectors, hidden away or left with expert valuers.
Powell, of Kirby Lane, Newport; Davies, of Cardiff Road, Pontypridd; Wells, of Newport Road, Cardiff, and Wicks, of Hawks Road, Hailsham, East Sussex, were also convicted after trial of ignoring the law stating such finds must be properly declared.


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Playwright born in St. Catherines, Ontario, May 2, 1930 and educated in England. He returned to Canada at 18 and began to act in summer stock, including at International Players, Kingston, and particularly with the company he founded with his wife, Jill Foster, in Vineland, Ontario, the Barn Theatre.
He was a successful television writer here and in the US and had written three plays (Simon Says Gets Married, premiered at the Crest Theatre in 1960; A Very Close Family, produced at the Manitoba Theatre Centre, 1962; and Fling! produced a number of times and most recently at the Mill at Sonning Theatre in England, January, 2000) before his play, Same Time, Next Year, was picked up and became a hit on Broadway in 1975. The play went on to play internationally and was subsequently filmed. Mr. Slade also wrote a sequel to the work, Same Time, Another Year. There is also a musical version of the work, Every Time I See You.
Since, he has written Tribute (1978), Romantic Comedy (1979), Special Occasions (1982), Fatal Attraction (premiered at the St. Lawrence Centre in 1984), Return Engagement (1986), Sweet William (1987), An Act of Imagination (1987) and, more recently, Special Occasions and You Say Tomatoes (this last produced in 1998 at the Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke, England).
Though Tribute went on to relative success featuring Jack Lemon in the Broadway production and the movie, none of his plays since Same Time... has had equal success.
His memoirs, Shared Laughter, were published by Key Porter.
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Nothing Gets Past the Lead Buyer
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is a supplier, and a development and service partner in different branches, including the automotive industry, aviation, mechanical engineering and shipbuilding; the food and pharmaceutical industries, and the agricultural and construction industries. Beginning with Simmerring®, which was developed by Freudenberg in 1929, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies now has a diverse, customer-oriented portfolio of sealant and oscillation technology ranging from customized, individual products to complete sealing packages. In 2013, as the largest Freudenberg group, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies reached a turnover of nearly 2 billion Euros with approximately 17,000 employees.
All large, global vehicle manufacturers use sealant solutions from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies. For OEMs and tier-1 companies, the use of communication and procurement portals is nothing new.
A smart supply base management system and seamless mapping of the supply chain are the cornerstones of modern purchasing. Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is quickly heading in this direction with their continuous optimization projects.
Purchasing at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is set up globally. The main regions with the primary strategic purchasing organizations are in Plymouth, USA, and in Weinheim, Germany, although central management for purchasing is in the USA. The strategic starting point for introducing a supply base portal was Europe due to the size, complexity, and system environment in the region. The goal was to create a holistic central supplier database where all existing and potential suppliers could be found easily. Freudenberg Sealing Technologies would thereby achieve increased transparency and would improve its market position. The challenge was about creating an easily manageable and compact supply base portal from all of the different requirements that range from raw materials, machines, and tools to indirect materials.
When the project began, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies had already successfully implemented a comprehensive SCM project to automated order processes and to streamline logistics processes with JAGGAER.
The solution was then expanded. By implementing a modern supply base portal, the company can already identify high performance vendors during the vendor selection process. The process did not always run systematically. Registration was completed on the website, but before a vendor could actually be accepted, several e-mail exchanges were usually necessary. JAGGAER has now made things simpler for the purchasing team by completing all of these manual tasks with the help of workflows that run in the background.
If a supplier applies on Freudenberg’s homepage, they will receive a link for a pre-registration form. Then, a verification takes place using D-U-N-S® number in order to avoid duplicate entries in the system. By defining the primary commodity group, the vendor is then assigned to the appropriate Category Manager, who is responsible for deciding how the vendor should be included in the central vendor database. The goal of the online portal is to screen the entire spectrum of vendors through the use of profile questions for specific commodity groups during that onboarding process, for example. This makes it easier for the Category Manager to reach a decision when going through vendor applications.
In JAGGAER, vendors who are already in SAP are also taken into account. The two-way syncing with the SAP ERP via a single interface guarantees that JAGGAER always has the most up-to-date data available. The continuous maintenance of primary data is left to the vendor, which further relieves Purchasing of manual duties. For verifications and customer audits, the purchasing tool makes it easy to access the most current information. Vendors must upload their most up-to-date certificates, and verify the expiration dates, during registration, which makes certificate management significantly easier. Documents which are important for successful cooperation, such as non-disclosure agreements, quality guidelines, or corporate compliance documents, are also uploaded. When documents expire, the system reminds the vendor to upload the most current documents. These are then centrally available and are not stored in a separate system, as it was previously.
Goals Reached with JAGGAER
- Increased transparency with central supplier database
- Systematic vendor onboarding with automatic workflows
- Clean database thanks to D-U-N-S® number and duplicate check
- Commodity-specific profile questions during vendor registration
- Most current data by syncing with SAP system
- Automated Certificate Management
- Standardized sourcing processes with RFQ module
- Detailed cost breakdowns at category level
Transparency in Global Sourcing
The comprehensive database includes existing vendors from the SAP system, as well as suppliers who have just recently applied. Saving a commodity for each supplier makes it possible for the buyer to only search for vendors that are immediately relevant. The RFQ Module functions automate and standardize this process. After the bids are submitted, the buyer can compare and analyze the prices using different methods. The Category Manager can run through various scenarios in the system and can then use the results to evaluate the vendor. In global sourcing, it is essential to link vendor selection to TCO estimates. JAGGAER has detailed cost breakdowns available at the category level, which Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is currently using. Every buyer can now access past RFQs, and can benefit from existing RFQ structures or from prices requested by their colleagues.


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Masculinity in the National Football League : gayness and desire in America's pastime.
|Varda, Scott Joseph.
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|When Michael Sam was selected in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft, he instantly became the first openly-gay professional football player. This thesis takes that exigency to interrogate the rhetorical dimensions of masculinity within professional football, and Sam’s impact upon them. The case studies examine Sam’s kiss on the night of the draft, the 2003 television series Playmakers, and the open letters written by Brendon Ayanbadejo and Chris Kluwe from before, during, and after Sam’s brief tenure in the League. Arguing for an expanded rhetorical understanding of how masculinity is understood and performed within the hypermasculinity of the League, this project navigates gender, sexuality and race within one of the most powerful organizations in the world. Though Sam did not even last a full season, his rhetorical impact continues to this day, and continues to shape masculinity and desire in the National Football League.
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“Murder” in the metaverse isn’t a 25-to-life prison sentence — or even a felony — but it could be a crime, some law experts believe.
The Sun spoke to two lawyers, who have written about crime in the metaverse, and a former Manhattan prosecutor turned law professor about violence in the virtual world and if they can be prosecuted.
Two of the three experts said violent crimes like murder, rape or assault in the metaverse can arguably be speech-related charges like menacing, harassment or stalking.
It boils down to the wording of the laws as they’re currently written, according to the experts.
They’re written to protect “real, living people,” said John Bandler, who teaches cyber security and cyber crime at New York’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.
The law isn’t meant to protect avatars or software codes, which populate the metaverse.
“I would view it more like speech or expression; less as a physical act against a person,” Bandler said.
“Then we can analyze whether that speech or expression is permissible, protected, or not.”
That argument feeds into the larger societal First Amendment debate about what speech is protected, what isn’t and what can be prosecuted.
“All the trolling, virtual bullying, threats and bad behavior online happens all the time. It’s nothing new, and it’ll happen in the metaverse,” said Greg Pryor, a lawyer at the lawfirm Reed Smith LLP.
“But if I say something racist or abuse someone based on their race or religion or sexuality, then you can potentially be prosecuted.”
Laws against criminal acts protect “real, living people,” not avatars, which populate the metaverse, one expert said.Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
A third expert – Patrick Roberts, of the Roberts Law Group – said it would be difficult to prosecute a typically-anonymous user and prove the user committed the act.
Consequences will likely be some sort of virtual punishment, such as a user’s avatar being deacativated or restricted, he said.
“And the person who used the avatar for virtual violence might be restricted or prevented from access for a time, maybe,” the North Carolina lawyer said.
“This is all conjecture and has free speech implications. After all, people kill each other in video games all the time without consequences. I can’t imagine a real world penal consequences for virtual crime.”
“I don’t think the criminal laws should be amended to protect avatars as people,” according to one expert.Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
Will avatar get ‘personhood?’
This question split the experts who spoke to The Sun throughout the last week
Bandler, who has an extensive history and knowledge with cyber crimes, said protecting avatars through criminal law “could not work.”
“I don’t think the criminal laws should be amended to protect avatars as people. It would not make sense, and we have enough challenges just protecting people,” Bandler said.
A virtual reality headset is one of the ways users can access the metaverse.Shutterstock
“Online gaming means thousands (millions) of avatars are ‘injured’ or ‘killed’ daily. Indeed, such acts are either ‘part of the game’ or at least allowed by the game.”
Even now, very few digital harassment crimes or threats on the internet are prosecuted, according to Bandler.
“Every case is individualized, but a lot of threats get made and criminal enforcement isn’t frequent,” he said. “I can’t imagine threats in the metaverse will get a lot of traction with law enforcement.
The metaverse has untapped potential and an unknown amount of criminal acts.Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
“You can try to report them to the FBI, but good luck. The main recourse is through the platform.”
On the flip side, Pryor and Roberts said they can envision a future where laws are amended or new laws are created to reflect potential violence in the metaverse.
“Could the law give greater protection to avatars because they’re like our personal persona? Could the law extend protection? Yeah, I think potentially. But that’s not how it is right now,” Pryor said.
This story originally appeared on The Sun and has been reproduced here with permission.


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American painter Frances (Jenny Slate) leaves her life behind in New York and heads to the Norwegian Arctic circle to find inspiration. Relocating to a remote village, Frances becomes an apprentice for frustrated artist Nils (Fridtjov Såheim), who has a short temper and shows no interest in wanting to make small talk. She also crosses paths with Yasha (Alex Sharp), a fellow New Yorker who has gone to Norway to mourn the loss of his father, and the two form an unexpected connection.
‘The Sunlit Night’ is based on the novel of the same name by Rebecca Dinerstein, who has written the screenplay for this film adaptation. Taking an odd premise, the film is a coming-of-age story of sorts with Frances trying to find her place in the world away from the chaos of her soon-to-be-separating parents. Frances initially misunderstands her role with Nils, gushing when she first meets him only to be met with a rude abruptness she wasn’t expecting.
Much of the story from that point is a typical fish-out-of-water narrative through a quirky lens. Frances meets a group of Vikings only to find out their leader Haldor (Zach Galifianakis) is actually an American playing pretend and she forms a romantic relationship, which lacks chemistry or believability, with Yasha who has come to Norway to bury his father in the land of the Vikings. The film’s biggest problem is the story doesn’t hook you in at all. You can’t really relate to the characters and it tries so hard to be quirky, that it’s more off-putting than it is compelling.
Jenny Slate remains a compelling stage presence but she’s not given anything here that allows her to show off her talents. As Frances she brings her unique brand of quirk to the role but there’s not enough meet here for her to truly shine. A small, and odd, cameo for Gillian Anderson falls into the same category, which is disappointing as a film with these two fantastic women should be a must-watch.
‘The Sunlit Night’ sadly just isn’t a very enjoyable experience. The plot meanders without ever really going anywhere, the characters never become more than two dimensional caricatures, and by the time the end arrives, you’ll probably feel more relieved than fulfilled. There’s a good idea in here somewhere but the execution makes ‘The Sunlit Night’ much more of a slog than it needed to be.
Cast: Jenny Slate, Alex Sharp, Fridtjov Såheim, Gillian Anderson, Zach Galifianakis Director: David Wnendt Writer: Rebecca Dinerstein Certificate: 15 Duration: 106 mins Released by: Blue Finch Film Releasing Release date: 16th November 2020


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A 21-year-old Warren man was killed Friday evening in a single-vehicle accident on a Bradley County road, according to a preliminary State Police accident report.
Jonathan Kyle Smith, 21, was a passenger in a southbound 1998 Ford Explorer that overturned when the driver lost control of the vehicle in a curve on Bradley County Road 7 North, according to the State Police report.
The identity of the driver was not disclosed in the report.
The accident occurred at 5:10 p.m. The weather was clear and the roadway was dry, according to the accident report.


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Sheriff: McCready wasn't suspect in beau's death
McCready, who had long battled addictions to drugs and alcohol, shot herself to death Sunday, just weeks after her live-in partner was found dead of a gunshot wound in their Heber Springs home.
While authorities immediately classified the faded country music star's death at age 37 a suicide, they have said Wilson's death remains under investigation and the cause as-yet-undetermined.
McCready had denied any involvement in Wilson's dying before she took her own life.
Cleburne County Sheriff Marty Moss told TMZ Tuesday McCready was never considered a suspect and was consistent in her accounts of what happened the day Wilson died.
"Mindy never changed her story," Ross told the celebrity news website.
Robin Roberts returns to 'GMA' after months of sick leave
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Robin Roberts returned to the anchor chair at ABC's "Good Morning America" Wednesday, five months after undergoing a bone-marrow transplant.
Roberts, a 52-year-old breast cancer survivor, had the bone-marrow transplant to treat myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare blood disorder.
"I keep pinching myself and I realize that this is real. This is really happening," said Roberts, who looked beautiful wearing an aqua-colored dress and sporting close-cropped dark hair Wednesday.
"Faith, family and friends have brought me to this moment and I am so full of gratitude," she said. "There's so many people that I want to thank throughout the morning, my doctors and nurses and family and colleagues and people who have sat in this chair and those who have blazed the trail before me. As my mother said, 'We all have something.' Everyone's story has purpose and meaning and value and I share this morning, this day of celebration with everyone."
Roberts' return to the show was announced Feb. 6 after tests showed no signs of abnormalities and she received the all-clear from her doctors, ABC News said. The veteran broadcast journalist then did a series of dry runs at the "GMA" studio in New York, which went well.
Shia LaBeouf departs Broadway's 'Orphans' due to 'creative differences'
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Film star Shia LaBeouf will not star as planned in the Broadway production of "Orphans," which is to begin previews in less than a month, producers said.
"Due to creative differences, the producers of 'Orphans' and Shia LaBeouf will be parting ways and he will not be continuing with the production.
An announcement on the replacement for the role of Treat will be made shortly," the show's producers said in a statement Wednesday.
Production dates remain unchanged thus far, with previews to begin March 19. Opening night is set for April 7 at the Schoenfeld Theatre.
LaBeouf is best known for his work in the "Transformers" film franchise.
'Babel' tops U.S. album chart
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Mumford & Sons' "Babel" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a fourth non-consecutive week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.
Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 is the "2013 Grammy Nominees" compilation CD, followed by Bruno Mars' "Unorthodox Jukebox" at No. 3, Taylor Swift's "Red" at No. 4 and Josh Groban's "All That Echoes" at No. 5.
Rounding out the top tier are The Lumineers' self-titled album at No. 6, fun.'s "Some Nights" at No. 7, the "Now 45" compilation CD at No. 8, Andrea Bocelli's "Passione" at No. 9 and Maroon 5's "Overexposed" at No. 10.