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Information for School News should be submitted to The Meridian Star by 5 p.m. on the Monday before publication. Information may be mailed to P.O. Box 1591, Meridian, MS 39301; faxed to (601) 485-1275; or e-mailed to firstname.lastname@example.com (photos should be in JPEG format).
Here's a look at upcoming programs and events at city and county public, private and faith-based schools:
• Meridian High School's Annual "Feet on the Street" Campaign, begins at 8:30 a.m., Broadmoor neighborhood.
Here's a look at upcoming programs and events at Meridian Community College. For more information, call (601) 482-7445, unless otherwise noted:
Now-Aug. 8
• EMT Basic Refresher Course, from 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Workforce Development.
Today and Friday
• Soccer Camp, from 8 a.m.-noon, MCC soccer field. FMI: Coach Alex George, 601- 484-8697.
• Tuberculosis (TB) certification workshop, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Workforce Development.
• Back to School with MCC event, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Multi-Purpose Center. FMI: Adrian Cross, (601) 483-8241.
Here's a look at upcoming programs and events at East Central Community College in Decatur (unless otherwise noted):
• Summer 2013 GED Graduation, 7 p.m., Huff Auditorium.
July 29
• EC Day at the Neshoba County Fair. Activities begin at 1 p.m. at Founders' Square Pavilion and features performances by the Collegians, Ac'cents Show Choir, Warrior Cheerleaders and the Centralettes, the dance line for the Wall O' Sound Marching Band.
Signed copies of "The East Central I Knew: A History of East Central Community College," compiled by retired EC English instructor Ovid Vickers, will be available for purchase during the performances. Cost is $26.70, which includes sales tax.
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Aug. 9
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Fall classes begin Aug. 14.
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1. Yeah, after sitting for a while, sleeping or coughing... it is COMPLETELY normal to have little gushes of blood come out of your who-who... you are NOT bleeding to death... this can go on for several weeks! Just remember, unless you are filling more than a pad per hour, chances are you are fine.
2. Post postpartum bowel movements: Oh, these are lovely. You'll be wondering why it's so big... where were you storing all of it and you'll feel like you're giving birth again... except without all of the pain. I swear, the evacuation process that happens a few days after having that sweet little bundle of joy... it's just terrible! It may also be a weird color: Green, yellow or normal... these are normal bowels for afterwards.
3. OH MY WERD... BOOBS!!! Stinging, swelling... ROCK SOLID! A comfy but supportive bra and some cool compresses helps with engorgement if you are not BF. Be sure to have plenty of bra pads accessible. After stepping out of the shower, I have to have my DH hold a towel on them while they leak everywhere while I get dressed. It seems impossible to have them out of a bra and get milk all over myself! Tylenol and/or ibuprofen seems to help with the pain and a small fever is appropriate while you are engorged. They will also engorge if you hear a baby cry, water running or while you're changing a diaper... we're wired that way.
See your Dr. if the pain is unbearable or if they seem very swollen and red, there may be an infection starting.
4. Peeing... yep... lots of it. All of that water weight gain... and a for a few days you won't necessarily feel the "urge" like you normally would. All of a sudden you'll just have to go and you'll go A LOT! It will possibly burn and sting for a few days... remember you may have stitches and you're completely raw down there. If you notice you have the urge to pee every few minutes... it may be a UTI. But probably not.
5. Make sure you clean yourself up well... like after the little sits bath or even peeing, make sure you "dab" all over, you may even need to hold a piece of toilet paper against your privates while you stand up or you'll just drip all over the toilet, the floor, and onto your pants. UGH! You'll be changing your clothes as often as you're changing Jr's.
6. HOLY LIPS! Yeah, lots of swelling.. You'll be wondering if you'll ever be.. uhmm.. "attractive" down "there" again! You will. I promise. Just like at the hospital, soak some pads in some water, freeze them and use them! Keeping the area clean with that handy little bottle they give you will help keep out infection and help keep you feeling more human too.
7. For me, witch hazel pads, lidocain, whatever other horrible little sprays and pads they give you to desensitize your area... OMG, STING!!!! Never again! Not for me!!!! Buyer beware... you may need to get your little bottle of warm water ready to squirt on there for some sting relief. I cried like a little girl.
8. Feeling faint? A little verdigo? A little queasy? Normal!!!! This is my third baby, had it with every single one. Light headed, kinda weak... you just had a baby!!! Give your body time to recover, woman! No housework, no cooking, no standing for long periods... seriously. You NEED to take it easy. You are NOT wonder woman and making yourself relax does not make you a bad mother, it makes you a great mother when you take time for yourself. Be healthy for your baby.
Anyone else like to contribute? I just had my baby, if I come up with more, I will write them down for you!
I also forgot about the sore shoulders and back, especially in the epidural area-if you opted for one (which I did for two of my three pregnancies.. actually, I opted for it for all three but I was too far along into the labor process to get one for my DD). The epidural area was very sore for many months. Almost like my back was "out" in that spot. But, it was well worth it for me... I enjoyed a pain free birth, it's not for everyone though.
Drink plenty of water for several days afterwards, too. It has been my experience that drinking a lot of water helps with those large BM's and will also help with water weight gain.
I had my son 5 days ago and can already fit into pre-pregnancy pants. (I realize that this is not the "norm" but water has always helped me shed a ton of weight within the first few weeks-maybe it's unrelated? Not sure. Either way, drinking water is the best way to start on a healthy track anyways to lose the pounds).
I've never had a c-section, maybe someone that's had that experience can shed some light on what happens in the after math of that?
hmmm....I had forgotten just how miserable I was after baby arrived. I think I'll be more patient waiting for this one now
-You WILL be sore. You just had major abdominal surgery. You will need help sitting up at night (and whenever you lay down) for at least a week, maybe two.
- You may not walk upright for the first few days after having your little one. But as hard as it seems, it REALLY helps you recover the sooner you are able to get up and move around.
- You can still breastfeed just fine after a C-section. It helps with the side hold so the baby isn't resting right on your scar.. or use a bobby .
- If you choose to breastfeed, your nipples will HURT for a couple weeks afterwards. What helped me the most, was putting a piece of cold cabbage on them between my skin and my bra inbetween nursing. It helped more than ANY cream I tried.
- Oh, and try to take as many of those 'mesh underwear' they give you at the hospital. I know they aren't the most stylish.. but I loved them for the first few weeks after my C-sections - not too much pressure on your belly!
Yay!! And good luck with all the new babies
Another thing that nobody told me was normal post partum was your hair falling out. After I quit breastfeeding and stopped taking the prenatal vitamins, strands of my hair would fall out all the time. It wasn't noticable when you looked at my head, but my brush would be full of hair after just brushing once. And I would find hair all over the floor and on my clothes. I bf my son for over 3 months and now he is 8 months and my hair is just now getting back to normal!
My hair fell out like crazy at 3 months too even though I kept taking all the vitamins, etc. It's just hormone changes. Unfortunately the only time I have decent hair is during pregnancy the rest of the time it's super thin =P
Also, something I didn't really expect, just because it's a csection doesn't mean you won't be bleeding heavily after, you will... just as much as a regular birth... SO, be prepared!
Your BM after delivery - either type of delivery - is going to be extremely painful even if you take the stool softeners. TMI - I know - but mine hurt so bad the nurse came running in cuz I was screaming like a banchee! It will also take awhile to happen too - you will probably be sitting on that toilet for at least a half hour.
For c-sections, the longer you can keep your staples in the better your scar will look in the long run - you also run a smaller chance of your incision popping open at the corners. My suggestion is to try & talk your doctor in to letting them stay in at least 7 days - 10 at the most, it gives the cut more time to heal.
Don't feel bad or guilty about sending your LO to the nursery over night or even during the day. You're going to need rest. I know, people say this over & over again - but it's the truth, especially if you've had a section. Your body heals better while it's at rest & believe me - you're not going to get much at the hospital so take it when you can. I had a very hard time sleeping in the hospital, so DS spent every night in the nursery. You can always call down & have them bring him/her back to you if you're not sleeping - but only after you've given it a try.
For swollen feet - I advise to try & squeeze your feet into your sneakers as soon as you can get out of bed & walk. It really does help disburse the fluid build up in the feet - it only took about 8 days for my feet to go back to normal after doing that.
If you bf & have to pump give it to the nurse to store (with your name & info on it) or what I did was use 1 of the pitchers filled with ice & put the bottle/bag in that as storage - especially if it will be used within an hour or 2.
Take as much as you can from the hospital - pee-pads, reg pads, bacitracin, vasoline, diapers, formula (if you bottle feed), the mesh undies. Don't be affraid to ask for more if you need it. When it's replenished, put 1/2 in your bag & leave the other 1/2 for the room while you're there. You're insurance is paying for it, so take it.
Another thing, now 2 1/2 weeks PP for me... If I do "too much" around the house, I start getting period like cramps and bleed a little more than I have when at rest. My bladder is also still a little sore-kind of feels like a small stinging near the end of urinating-I believe that this is from having a catheter during my epidural (it doesn't stay in, but they empty your bladder frequently during labor, you won't feel it when you're numb down there). I had this with my last two as well.
Bleeding may be more first thing in the morning-blood has pooled in your vagina over night, so when you stand up, it'll feel like a small gush.
I agree with Kamls=take everything they give you and ask for more!! They love giving you all of that stuff and really load you up! I didn't need to buy pads after.. although I did buy the ultra slim overnights just for comfort. I don't really like the mattress between my legs, heh.
I also agree with letting little one go to the nursery when you want to sleep. It was a life saver after giving birth!! They take great care of your little muffin so you can get some rest, take a shower, eat in peace, whatever you want to do.
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Niagara Gazette — LOCKPORT — The eyewitness identification of a Falls teenager, accused of gunning down his uncle, can be used at his up-coming murder trial.
Niagara County Court Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas ruled Wednesday that the identification obtained by Falls Police detectives was legal and proper and that prosecutors can use the witness' testimony against Darius "Drizz" Belton.
Belton, 18, 1666 South Ave., is scheduled to go to trial on April 17 on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the shooting death of his uncle Luis Ubiles. A conviction on the murder charge would mean Belton could face 25 years to life behind bars.
The teen has rejected a plea offer from prosecutors and his defense team says he may claim he acted "in self defense." The plea offer would have required Belton to plead guilty to a charge of first-degree manslaughter and face a maximum prison term of 20 years.
Belton's attorney, Angelo Musitano. says the offer is "unacceptable." The high-profile defense lawyer has objected to the potential length of the prison sentence in the plea deal.
"I don't care about the (first-degree manslaughter charge), but 20 years is too long," he said.
Musitano has said a lesser potential sentence could still lead to a deal before trial.
"If the (potential maximum sentence) comes down between now (and April 17) there is still the possibility of a plea," Musitano said.
When Falls police responded to the shooting call on Sept. 25 in the 1600 block of South Avenue, just a few blocks from police headquarters, they found Ubiles, 37, 1670 South Ave., with a single gunshot wound. He was lying in front of Belton's home when the officers arrived.
The gunshot struck Ubiles just below his chest in his abdomen. Ubiles was rushed to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Witnesses to the shooting were not initially cooperative with police.
"Everybody said they didn't see anything," Detective Lt. Michael Trane said at the time.
However, investigators said they later determined that Belton had tried to intervene in an argument between his mother and Ubiles. Belton reportedly went into his home and came back out with a a gun.
Musitano disputes that claim, saying his client did not go into his home to retrieve a weapon.
"The guy (Ubiles) ran towards (Belton)," Musitano said. "It's a possibility that (self defense) is going to be argued in his case."


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Italian Opera Company Experiments With Google Glass
On Wednesday, selected singers, orchestra members and various technicians will perform wearing Google Glass to transmit the opera live from their individual points of view to audiences online.
July 28, 2014, Monday
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The search for the killer in a sensational murder case revealed personal details about a suspect and set off a debate about the risks of privacy violations in DNA searches.
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Judge Trey Loftin has granted a plea to the jurisdiction on behalf of local taxing entities, ruling that the 43rd District Court has no authority to hear a case involving Aledo and Willow Park homeowners claiming an illegal assessment of back taxes.
The case is a counterclaim to a lawsuit first filed in March by the City of Willow Park to collect delinquent taxes from Todd Brennan and Valerie Smith.
The counterclaim has been leveled by attorney Josh Carden on behalf of the owners of 13 properties against the cities of Willow Park and Aledo, the Parker County Appraisal District, the Parker County Appraisal Review Board and Chief Appraiser Larry Hammonds.
Loftin's ruling has stymied efforts to expand the case to a class-action lawsuit that could represent hundreds of residents of Willow Park Village, Stone Bluff of Aledo and Fairview Addition, who were told — in 2008 — to pay about $300,000 in back taxes for the tax years dating from 2003 to 2007.
"All the counterclaims we've filed are dismissed," Carden said, "but the good news is ... [the ruling] will accelerate the case; it is an accelerated appeal."
Carden said he will go before the 2nd Court of Appeals in Fort Worth and, if necessary, the Supreme Court of Texas.
Fort Worth attorney Barbara Williams, representing the cities of Aledo and Willow Park along with Fort Worth firm Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, L.L.P., said that most of the residents have already paid their taxes.
She said she expected Loftin's ruling, which she views as a victory, but said there would have been an appeal either way.
"There is a Supreme Court case on point," she said, "that says if a taxpayer does not utilize the administrative procedures detailed in the Tax Code there is no jurisdiction."
Loftin's ruling fell in line with that 2006 case, Williams said, similar because taxpayers did not follow tax code procedures, which call for first lodging a protest with the Appraisal Review Board.
"They should have gone to the ARB, then filed suit in district court," she said. "Instead, they waited until we filed suit, then used it as a defense to our suit to collect the delinquent tax."
One of Carden's claims is that Larry Hammonds, in his role as tax assessor/collector for the cities, didn't operate within the bounds of the Texas Tax Code when he mailed tax bills to residents before going to the ARB.
Hammonds is being represented by Austin attorney Judith Hargrove, along with the appraisal district and appraisal review board.
"Hammonds had no authority to take that action," Carden said. "Those were not taxes ... they were pieces of paper."
"As a result there are cases that say that the assessor/collector is not subject to the ARB, not reviewable," Carden said, "so the district courts have default."
"I believe that Judge Loftin has jurisdiction because this case falls outside the regulatory framework of the tax code — which is normally dealt with by the Appraisal Review Board," he said.
Williams disagrees.
"I think Mr. Hammond's actions are totally within the bounds of the tax code," she said. "I think he's representing it to the letter."
In addition to calling Hammond's actions into account, the lawsuit alleges that the cities were not valid taxing units from 2003 to 2007 because they didn't notify the appraisal district that their boundaries had expanded to include the three subdivisions.
It notes that the homeowners did receive and pay tax bills from the Aledo ISD and Parker County during the same time period.
Neither Carden nor Williams were willing to predict when the conflict would be resolved.
The taxing entities may view Loftin's ruling as a victory "at this level," Carden said, "but right now, they have won one battle in the struggle."


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- Seasonal contracts run between November and December 2014 at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, FL.
- Auditions: Aug 11, in Kissimmee, FL
Disney Parks Talent Casting is seeking male and female ensemble vocalists of all ethnicities for a holiday cast of "The Voices of Liberty" for The Candlelight Processional. This eight part vocal ensemble sings in tight harmonies as part of a mass choir and orchestra which retells the story of Christmas, ...Wednesday
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Casting for "Holiday Voices of Liberty." Production states: "Parks Talent Casting is seeking ensemble vocalists of all ethnicities for a holiday cast of 'The Voices of Liberty' for The Candlelight Processional. This eight part vocal ensemble sings in tight harmonies as part of a mass choir and orchestra which retells ...Jul 17
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Emmy Award-winning RWS and Associates is seeking singers and dancers for productions aboard Holland America Line's luxury ships.Jul 09
- Rehearsal dates TBA. Ongoing production to begin in September, with one to two shows nightly Thurs.-Sat., as well as family-friendly brunch performances on Sundays, in St. Petersburg, FL.
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Seeking talents of all types for a brand-new cabaret concept in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, FL. In this unique 6,000 square foot restaurant setting, the servers are the performers and the entire venue becomes the stage as the show unfolds above, around, and alongside the audience. Casting director ...Jul 07
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Musical instrument manufacturer Leblanc, Inc., traces its roots all the way back to 18th century France. Georges Leblanc who in 1904 acquired Noblet, a company that had started making musical instruments in 1750, founded French company G. Leblanc Cie. in the late 19th century.
In 1946, Georges' son Leon Leblanc and Vito Pascucci, a native of Kenosha Wisconsin, started the G. Leblanc Corporation in Kenosha in order to import French-made woodwind instruments from G. Leblanc Cie. Pascucci had met the Leblanc family while serving with the U.S. Army in France during World War II.
The two men oversaw the growth of their company in the postwar years as the baby boom created increased demand for quality musical instruments. Originally dealing in Leblanc clarinets, a series of acquisitions helped the company grow and expand its product line: In 1964 Leblanc acquired the Frank Holton Company (makers of larger instrumentsI including French horns, trombones, and euphoniums); the Bublitz Case Company was acquired in 1966; mouthpiece manufacturer the Woodwind Company was purchased in 1968; and the acquisition of the Martin Band Instrument Company in 1971 (makers of the famous Martin Committee Trumpet) put more brass instruments as well as saxophones under the Leblanc roof. Since 1981 Leblanc has also been the exclusive distributor of Yanagisawa saxophones in the U.S. and Canada. In 1989 American Leblanc acquired a major interest in France's G. Leblanc Cie., taking over management until completing acquisition of the venerable firm in 1993.
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By John Zenor
The Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive remains very critical of the NCAA's rules governing agents, an issue that continues to plague his league.
"I feel like the current NCAA rules and regulations are part of the problem, they're not part of the solution," Slive said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press. It was virtually a repeat of his message at SEC media days three years ago when agent-related incidents also prompted investigations at three schools.
Slive is adamant change is needed.
"What we had hoped for was for a total rethink of the rules and regulations as they relate to agents," Slive said. "A task force was formed and began to do some work and then for reasons I'm not clear on, the conversations ended."
He's pushing for changes in the NCAA that include affording prospect-heavy leagues like the SEC, which had 63 players chosen in this year's NFL draft, the authority to create their own rules to curb such problems.
The agent issue is back in the news again forefront once again even as several SEC teams are in the mix to extend the league's national title streak to eight seasons.
A recent Yahoo report said a runner for agents provided improper benefits to football players at Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi State.
It's potentially the most damaging of several issues involving an SEC team, player or coach since the summer.
Sports Illustrated cited widespread violations at Oklahoma State that began under current LSU coach Les Miles. Texas A&M Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel was suspended a half-game by the school for "inadvertent" rules violations involving autographs.
Still, Slive said it's nothing like the situation he inherited in taking over the SEC in 2002.
Five football programs at that time were on probation or under investigation. He said with individuals and organizations "progress is two steps forward with an occasional one step backward."
No coaches were cited as participants in any wrongdoing in the Yahoo report, and Slive said such allegations are about individual not institutional behavior. All three schools have said they're reviewing the allegations, and Tennessee has made the only current player named in the report — defensive lineman Maurice Couch — ineligible.
"There is no relationship to these events that have occurred recently to what took place years ago, because first of all our institutions deal with these issues in a very, very comprehensive, clear way with integrity," Slive said. "We have a very different environment than we had in 2002 when I came."
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Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he will resign effective Feb. 28, the Associated Press is reporting.
The 85-year-old pontiff announced his decision in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals Monday morning, citing his "advanced age and diminishing strength."
The pope, leader of more than a billion Roman Catholics worldwide, emphasized that the duties require "both strength of mind and body."
The decision makes Benedict the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years. The last pope to resign was Pope Gregory XII, who stepped down in 1415, according to the AP report.
Born Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI was chosen in 2005 at 78 to succeed the late Pope John Paul II.
A conclave could elect a new pope by mid-March, the AP reports.
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The AP has identified several possible candidates, among them several relatively traditional choices from European countries as well as Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York. Others, including CBS This Morning, have speculated that contenders could come from Latin America or other regions of the world.
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Gang who stole rail signal cables get 23 years in jail (From Witney Gazette)
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Gang who stole Cotswold Line rail signal cables get 23 years in jail
4:00pm Monday 24th December 2012 in News By William Crossley
A GANG of cable thieves who caused major disruption for rail passengers on the Cotswold Line have been jailed for a total of 23 years.
Their crimes cost Network Rail between £450,000 and £500,000 for repairs and penalty payments to train operator First Great Western for disruption to its services on the route through West Oxfordshire over a six-month period.
The eight Romanians, who were living in Birmingham, were responsible for at least 22 incidents in the Vale of Evesham and Gloucestershire, stealing about 6,000 metres (more than three-and-a-half miles) of signal cables to sell as scrap metal.
Many of the attacks took place overnight, disrupting morning rush-hour trains along the line to Oxford, Reading and London.
British Transport Police began their investigation after an incident at Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire on November 3 last year, when power to the signal system was lost.
Officers found sections of cable cut up to be taken away hidden near the scene.
BTP stepped up overnight patrols along the route and shortly before midnight on February 5, officers spotted two men on the line at Blockley level crossing in Gloucestershire.
After they ran off, a police helicopter and dog handler were called in to track them in woodland, where officers arrested Stefanel Ruset and Marius Stana.
Stana is thought to have fled to Romania while on bail and is still wanted by the police.
Officers linked the pair to the other gang members and on May 24, they raided five homes in the Smethwick and Handsworth areas of Birmingham. Eleven men were arrested but three were released without charge.
Jan Trofin, 36; Alexandru Tofaleanu, 29; Mihai Mihart, 26; Mihai Binta, 27; and Florin Cojocaru, 19, all of Parkhill Road, Smethwick; Stefanel Ruset, 19, of Kentish Road, Handsworth; Christian Toader, 24, of Selsey Road, Smethwick; and Costinel Mijloc, 24, of Highfield Road, Smethwick, all admitted conspiracy to steal cables from the railway network.
Michael Duck, prosecuting, told Birmingham Crown Court last week that Trofin, Mihart and Tofaleanu were the key players, while Binta, Cojocaru and Mijloc were "willing foot soldiers".
Judge Robert Orme said: "These are clearly very serious offences of theft involving sustained, professional offending which require, in my view, a deterrent element in the sentencing."
He sentenced Mihai to four years and five months' imprisonment, Trofin and Tofaleanu to four years, Toader to two years and nine months, Ruset to two years and six months, Mijloc to two years and Binta and Cojocaru to 20 months.
Judge Orme recommended that Trofin, Mihart and Binta should be deported on the completion of their sentences.
Detective Inspector Andy Irwin-Porter, who led the BTP investigation, said: "These sentences show that it simply is not worth considering stealing cable from the rail network."
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Top marks to the men involved in their capture and conviction.
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Tracer1999 says...
Lord Palmerstone wrote:I can't wait either this country is going down fast
The referendum can't be later than 2015 and then we'll be out of the vile EU and no longer obliged to let these disgusting people into England. Can't be too soon.
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carfax cabby ox1 says...
No chance of that, as we are about to be legally joined by how many million of their comrades, with full benefit entitlement. You can't deport those legally resident here, and they will probably have a cat by then anyhow.
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Need advice for new Polk system - comp spkrs, amp and sub
Hello out there in CP - my request is kind of detailed - but I'm sure one of you out there can help me.
Just bought a 07 Acura MDX (with the Nav package) which comes with a 10 speaker fancy audio system. Sounds great (and plays the DVD-A discs which sound cool) but overall is underpowered IMHO and uses factory lightweight speakers. I want more power overall, more mids and low bass. I'm also spoiled with crisp Polk tweeter highs - which I had in my Honda Accord (about to be sold - more on that later)
Here's what I'm planning for an upgrade --does it make sense?
Head unit: Keep the stock one - it's integrated with the HVAC system for the MDX and would be a PITA to replace. Another complication: It's a data link system where the headunit does not control the volume but instructs the stock amplifier via a data link signal chain. The main system amp powers the interior speakers directly while sending a line level signal to a secondary subwoofer amp, mounted within the stock sub enclosure on the passenger side rear panel.
What this means is that I cannot tap the signal before the stock amp and have to utilize the speaker level signal post-amp for front stage and the line level signal for subwoofer. Happily though, there are no separate signal wires for midbass and tweeter so no summing will be needed.
Front soundstage:MM6501's - woofers in stock locations in doors w/ tweeters either in dash stock location - or finding new location to drill new hole in upper door panel. I did this for my older Accord and they still sound great after 11 years.
Rears fill: Leaving oem speakers (they have 6 1/2 drivers in doors and 3" mid/high drivers pointed forward from C pillars. These are decent -- running off the factory HU/amp - so they run of of juice - but I would just be using them for fill and for making rear seat passengers happy.
Subwoofer: - the MDX comes stock with a sealed 8" DVC sub in the rear quarterpanel -- complete with a .25 cu ft custom enclosure. Powered by a seperate 25w stack-of-playing-cards-sized amp mounted right in the enclosure. This amp is fed from main stock amp by line level signal - but I'm guessing its a lowpass signal so I can't use it to drive the rest of the system (also I would lose my fader if I did this). It's a paper resin woofer and I noticed it only plays normally when the balance control is centered. When it's fed to just right or left channel from the HU balance control, the amp stops playing. My first time with a DVC sub -- so I'm not sure how that works. I'm planning to ditch the factory amp and sub and put in new Polk MM840 in same location -powered by new amp.
Amp: Planning to replace the factory amp with a Polk unit -- probably a 500.4 which I found factory refurb for only $199.
1. I've read about bi amping the comps in front -- how would I go about doing that? Since I don't need the rear channels of the 500.4 I could send them to the woofers and send the amp front channel power to the tweeters? I believe the amp provides the crossover settings to eq the 6501's, correct?
2. On my Accord, I was running a passive crossover network (caps and coils build for me by local audio shop back in the day) which ran my MM5251's (or whatever they were called back then) and a 10" free air sub all off the same Kenwood 40w x 2 amp. As I remember, the highs, mids and mid/bass were fed to the front comps and the lows to the sub in back. It all worked and sounded awesome. (I was actually tempted to rip it out of the Accord and put it in my new MDX -- but MDX doesn't have a trunk for the free air sub and plus I can put 6 1/2" woofers in the doors rather than the 5 1/4's from the Accord. So the new owner will get the best audio system in a 92 Accord in this area!) Could I run the Polk MM840 the same way off the 500.4 (for instance with the tweeters on their channel) since the highs would be going to the tweets and just the lows from those channels to the sub? How would that get wired up so all the ohms and the frequencies are correct? Would the inboard crossover settings in the 500.4 manage that set-up? If they won't, I will just run the 6501's off the front amp channels (with a HP set to cut out the lows below 60 hz or so) and bridge the rear channels to go to the sub.
3. Assuming the above setup ould work, should I get the DVC MM840 or the regular one? What is the difference?
4. Would the MM840 be OK in the smallish (roughly .25 cu ft) enclosure? Pretty sure the depth of the woofer is ok - but I see from the MM840 specs that it would like more cu ft of air in an enclosure. Granted I'm going for sq, not trying to rattle neighbors windows, so wondering if I could just live with it. Another option would be for me to go with another brand of sub -- some make a shallow-mount 8" which is both designed for a smaller enclosure AND because of it's design takes up less airspace in the enclosure. BUT....it's not a Polk and I'm kind of brand loyal.
5. Will I need to clean up the spkr level signal (and get rid of all the HU eq and processing) with a box like the JL Cleansweep? I've read on MDX forums that other have not had to mess with this - but I'm unsure. Thoughts? Any MDX 2nd generation owners out there perchance?
6. What gauge power wire should I run to the 500.4?
Thanks again for the help


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In the Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy, a subdomain is a domain that is part of a larger domain.[1]
The Domain Name System (DNS) has a tree structure or hierarchy, with each non-RR (resource record) node on the tree being a domain name. A subdomain is a domain that is part of a larger domain; the only domain that is not also a subdomain is the root domain.[1] For example, west.example.com and east.example.com are subdomains of the example.com domain, which in turn is a subdomain of the com top-level domain (TLD). A "subdomain" expresses relative dependence, not absolute dependence: for example, wikipedia.org comprises a subdomain of the org domain, and en.wikipedia.org comprises a subdomain of the domain wikipedia.org. In theory, this subdivision can go down to 127 levels deep, and each DNS label can contain up to 63 characters, as long as the whole domain name does not exceed a total length of 255 characters. But in practice most domain registries limit at 253 characters.[citation needed]
A resource record, such a A(host), CNAME(alias) or MX (mail), should not be confused with a subdomain node. A subdomain does not point to any specific server location, while most resource records do (resource records that do not point to specific hosts contain specific data).[2] For example, development.acme.com would be a subdomain of acme.com. While dev-server-1.acme.com would be a host in the acme.com domain, dev-server-1 would not be a subdomain. Confusion on this point is being created because some web hosting and marketing companies (that lack technical expertise) are using incorrect terminology when requesting creation of host and cname records.
In the United Kingdom, the third level domain names are standard and branch off of the second-level domains, for example:
- .ac.uk - academic (tertiary education, further education colleges and research establishments) and learned societies
- .co.uk - general use (usually commercial)
- .gov.uk - government (central and local)
- .judiciary.uk - courts (to be introduced in the near future)[4]
- .ltd.uk - limited companies
- .me.uk - general use (usually personal)
- .mod.uk - Ministry of Defence and HM Forces public sites
- .net.uk - ISPs and network companies (unlike .net, use is restricted to these users)
- .nhs.uk - National Health Service institutions
- .nic.uk - network use only (Nominet UK)
- .org.uk - general use (usually for non-profit organisations)
- .parliament.uk - parliamentary use (only for the UK Parliament and the Scottish Parliament)
- .plc.uk - public limited companies
- .police.uk - police forces[5]
- .sch.uk - Local Education Authorities, schools, primary and secondary education, community education
Subdomains are also used by organizations that wish to assign a unique name to a particular department, function, or service related to the organization. For example, a university might assign "cs" to the computer science department, such that a number of hosts could be used inside that subdomain, such as mail.cs.example.edu or www.cs.example.edu.
Vanity domain[edit]
A vanity domain is a subdomain of an ISP's domain that is aliased to an individual user account, or a subdomain that expresses the individuality of the person on whose behalf it is registered.
Server cluster[edit]
Depending on application, a record inside a domain, or subdomain might refer to a hostname, or a service provided by a number of machines in a cluster. Some websites use different subdomains to point to different server clusters. For example, www.example.com points to Server Cluster 1 or Datacentre 1, and www2.example.com points to Server Cluster 2 or Datacentre 2, etc..
Subdomains v. directories[edit]
example.com/yn points to a directory within the example.com domain, not to a subdomain of example.com.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b P. Mockapetris (November 1987). "Name space specifications and terminology". Domain names - concepts and facilities. IETF. sec. 3.1. RFC 1034. https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1034#section-3.1. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- ^ "A domain name identifies a node. Each node has a set of resource". Internet Engineering Task Force. Retrieved 22 April 2014.


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Selena Gomez is sporting a new tattoo which could very well be inspired by her love for boyfriend, Justin Bieber. The 19-year-old actress and singer quietly went into a tattoo parlor and got some new ink. Justin was nowhere in sight, so maybe it was a surprise for him.
The two lovebirds have declared their love for each other, and Justin has even given Selena a ring. Yesterday, her little tattoo secret was exposed when a man with the Twitter name, Jordan Sandoval, revealed her new body art. After tweeting the message, he was inundated with questions from fans. Surprisingly, he took the time to answer most of them.
He calmly explained he did not see Justin Bieber or any family with Selena. Usually, wherever Selena is, Justin is, but not this time. Jordan claims the new ink is a small, black heart under her wrist. When asked about Selena's demeanor, Jordan replied, "No, she wasn't nervous. She is way cute."
The inking happened at Under the Gun in Hollywood with tattoo artist Louie Gomez having the honors of permanently marking one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. A picture posted on Jordan's account is evidence the tattoo really happened. But, the picture does not actually show the tattoo. Could this be an elaborate hoax?
Jordan replied to those questions with his own, "Why would I lie." Lots of reasons really, but mainly, because it stirs up attention. According to one of the responses, Louie is the same tattoo artist who inked Justin's dad. That lends a little more credibility to the story.
Selena is keeping quiet and has not responded to the questions fans are firing at her about the tattoo. Do you think it is real? Is it a declaration of love for Justin Bieber?
After her eventful day, Selena Gomez was spotted out on the town having dinner with friends. Pictures of Selena do not reveal any bandages on her wrists, but it is nearly impossible to see her inner wrists with the angle of the photos.
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Selena Gomez Tattoo a Declaration of Love for Justin Bieber?
February 23, 2012 07:15 AM EST
Selena Gomez is sporting a new tattoo which could very well be inspired by her love for boyfriend, Justin Bieber. The 19-year-old actress and singer quietly went into a tattoo parlor and got some new ink. Justin was nowhere in sight, so maybe it was a surprise for him.
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