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Nationality Checking Service
What is the Nationality Checking Service?
The Nationality Checking Service (NCS) is a partnership between the Home Office and most local authorities in the United Kingdom.
Why use the Nationality Checking Service?
The Nationality Checking Service gives you the opportunity to have your British Citizenship application checked before it is sent to the Home Office for consideration and allows you to keep your important documents with you whilst your application is being processed.
Where is the Nationality Checking Service in Birmingham?
Our Nationality Checking Service is based at Birmingham Register Office. You may have been to see us before to register a birth or a death, or you may have attended a wedding here.
What can we do?
As part of our service our fully trained NCS staff can:
- check you have used and fully completed the correct application form(s)
- check you have provided all of the supporting documents needed by the Home Office
- check you are paying the correct application fee
- photocopy your important documents so that you can keep these with you whilst the Home Office is considering your application
- send your checked and completed application to the Home Office on your behalf
What can't we do?
We are sorry, but we cannot:
- see people without an appointment
- complete the application form(s) on your behalf
- provide a 'fast track' service
- confirm if your application will be successful (as this decision can only be made by the Home Office)
- give you any immigration advice or information (as we are not authorised to do so)
How much does it cost to use the Nationality Checking Service?
For details of our current fees and charges please see our Fees Page.
Please make sure you can meet the Home Office requirements before requesting an appointment, as all Nationality Checking Service fees are payable in advance and are non-refundable.
Want to make an appointment?
Please complete the request form below and return this to us with your payment details. We will confirm your appointment by email or post once we have collected our fee.
The Nationality Checking Service in Birmingham is very busy and we are fully booked for at least a month in advance, so the first appointment we can offer is likely to be at least four weeks from the date we receive your application.
Other local authorities also offer a Nationality Checking Service a full list is available on .gov website
Please note: we cannot currently book appointments by telephone or in person at the Register Office.
Need immigration advice or have any questions about making your application?
You will find lots of helpful information and advice at www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Alternatively, you can email your enquiry to email@example.com
Have any further questions?
A list of frequently asked questions can be found at the end of this page.
Alternatively, you can email your enquiry to firstname.lastname@example.com and a member of the team will reply to you as soon as they can.
Want to know our officers are competent to check your documents?
The officers you will meet are authorised by the Office of the Immigration Services Commission (OISC) to carry out the Nationality Checking Service.
Our authorisation number is F200600175.
For further information about the OISC please visit www.oisc.gov.uk
Booking an Appointment
If you are satisfied that you meet Home Office requirements and would like to book an appointment, please download our booking form at the bottom of the page. Once you have completed our form in full, please send it to us so we can make an appointment for you. Our address is:
Nationality Checking Service
Birmingham Register Office
Holliday Street
Your appointment date and time will be sent to you by email (or by post if you have not included your email address in your request form). If you do not receive your appointment confirmation within five working days of posting your request form please let us know by sending an email to email@example.com quoting your full name and address.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to use the Nationality Checking Service?
No. The Service is entirely optional for those who wish to take advantage of it. You can still make your application direct to the Home Office yourself or use a solicitor or other registered immigration agent if you wish.
Will my application be processed quicker if I use the Nationality Checking Service?
No. The Nationality Checking Service is not a priority service. The time it takes the Home Office to deal with an application varies according to individual circumstances and other factors such as the number of applications under consideration at a particular time.
Will my application be successful if I use the Nationality Checking Service?
Using the service does not guarantee that your application will be successful. The service is provided to check your application has been completed correctly. The application is considered and decided by Home Office caseworkers.
Do I need to complete my Home Office application form before I come to my appointment?
Yes. We cannot carry out your appointment if you do not bring a completed application form with you.
Do I have to pay to use the Nationality Checking Service?
Yes. Details of our current fees can be found on our NCS fees page.
When do I pay the Nationality Checking Service fee?
Our Nationality Checking Service fee is collected when we arrange your appointment.
How do I pay the Nationality Checking Service fee?
You can pay for your appointment by credit or debit card. We are sorry but we cannot accept payment by cash, cheque or postal order.
Can I pay the Nationality Checking Service fee on the day of my appointment?
No. All Nationality Checking Service fees are payable in advance at the time of booking your appointment.
How do I book an appointment in Birmingham?
To arrange an appointment please complete the appointment request form available at the end of this page.
Can I book my appointment by telephone?
We are sorry but we are currently unable to take bookings over the telephone.
Can I book my appointment in person?
No. We are sorry but we are unable to book appointments in person at the Register Office.
Can I send my appointment request form to you by email instead of by post?
Yes. You are welcome to send us your completed request form by email if you wish to do so. Please make sure you have completed all sections and signed and dated your form before sending it to us.
How long does it take to get an appointment in Birmingham?
We aim to book your appointment to take place within three weeks of receiving your completed request form, but it may take us a little longer to see you during busy periods.
Will you give me the earliest available appointment date and time?
Yes, you will be given the earliest available date and time.
What if I need my appointment to take place on a certain date?
You should give details of your preferred appointment date in the space provided on the request form.
How far in advance can I ask for an appointment?
We generally book appointments up to six weeks in advance. You should tell us in the space provided on the appointment request form if you need your appointment to take place on or after a certain date.
How will I know if my appointment has been booked?
We will send you an email to confirm the details of your appointment (so long as you have written your email address in the space provided on the request form).
What happens if I do not have an email address?
Your appointment confirmation will be sent to you by post if you do not give an email address in your request form.
What if I have an email address but want my appointment details sent by post?
Please do not include your email address on the request form if you would prefer to receive your appointment details by post instead of email.
What should I do if I have not received confirmation of my appointment?You should send an email to email@example.com confirming your name, address and the date you posted your form. A member of the team will contact you as soon as possible to let you know if an appointment has been booked for you.
How long should I wait before contacting you?
Please allow five working days from when you sent your request form to us for our reply to be received. If you have not received an email or letter from us after five working days, please email us with your details so that we can check that we have received your form.
Note: you may wish to add our details to your address book so that any emails we send to you are forwarded directly to your 'inbox'. We recommend you also check your 'spam' folder before contacting us, as mail may be located here if your provider does not recognise the senders details.
Can I change the appointment date you give to me?
Yes. If you need to change your appointment please send an email to email@example.com telling us your preferred appointment date.
Do I have to pay to change my appointment?
You may be asked to pay an additional fee to change your appointment. However, we will let you know if you need to do this when we receive your change of date request so that you can decide if you want to go ahead with rescheduling your appointment.
Will you refund my Nationality Checking Service fee if I cancel my appointment?
No. All Nationality Checking Service fees are non-refundable.
I am applying as the spouse/civil partner of a British Citizen. Does my spouse or civil partner need to attend the appointment?
No, there is no need for your spouse or civil partner to attend the appointment. However, you must remember to bring your marriage/civil partnership certificate and evidence that your spouse or civil partner is a British Citizen to your appointment.
Can a relative or friend come with me to my appointment?
A friend or relative, such as your husband or wife, is welcome to accompany you to the office but they will not be allowed to sit in on your interview.
Can someone attend the appointment on my behalf if I am unable to come to my interview?
No. All adult applicants must attend their Nationality Checking Service appointment in person. We cannot check applications via a third party.
I am applying for my child to be registered as a British Citizen. Do they need to come with me to the appointment?
No. There is no need for children under the age of 18 to attend a Nationality Checking Service appointment.
What documents do I need to bring to my appointment?
The Home Office application forms and guidance notes available from www.gov.uk give full details of the documents you need to send to support your application.
What happens if I do not bring my documents to the appointment?
We will be unable to complete your interview and you will need to make a new appointment to bring in any missing information.
Do I have to pay to return with any missing information?
Yes. Details of the amount you will need to pay will be confirmed at the time of your appointment.
What happens if I do not meet the Home Office requirements on the day of my appointment?
We will be unable to complete your interview and you will need to make a new appointment for when you do meet the requirements.
Will I have to pay the full NCS fee again if I need to make a new appointment?
Yes, you will have to pay the full fee if you need to book a new appointment.
What happens after my application is sent to the Home Office?
You will deal directly with the Home Office once your application has been sent to them for consideration. You will receive a letter (usually within six weeks of your application being sent) to confirm they have received your documents.
The Home Office will contact you directly if they need any more information for your application. You must return any additional documents to them straightaway and by the date given to you in their letter.
You will be notified of the Home Office's decision as soon as it has been made.
How long will it take to process my application?
For details of current processing times please visit www.gov.uk
Do I have to attend a Citizenship Ceremony?
Yes. If you are over the age of 18 and your application is successful then you will be invited to attend a Citizenship Ceremony in your local area to complete the final stage in becoming a British Citizen.
How do I arrange my Citizenship Ceremony?
If you live in Birmingham, you do not need to contact the Register Office, we will send you an invitation to attend a ceremony in the post. Citizenship Ceremonies in Birmingham generally take place weekly on Tuesdays.
If you live outside of Birmingham then please contact the local register office shown in your Home Office invitation letter to arrange your Citizenship Ceremony.
Please note: children under the age of 18 do not have to attend a Citizenship Ceremony, but can do so if they wish.
How do I apply for my British Passport?
You cannot apply for your British passport until after you have attended a Citizenship Ceremony and received your certificate of naturalisation/registration as a British Citizen.
For details of how to apply for a British passport please visit www.gov.uk. Alternatively, you can pick up an application pack from the Post Office.
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If you have any compliments, comments or complaints please let us know. You can contact us by email at firstname.lastname@example.com
Alternatively, you can complete the form available from our website at www.birmingham.gov.uk/yourviews
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Airbnb Hit With Subpoena From N.Y. Attorney General
New York's attorney general is escalating the state's fight with Airbnb, demanding user data for New Yorkers that are listed as members of the apartment-sharing service.
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman subpoenaed the data as part of a probe looking into whether Airbnb users are violating a 2010 law involving property rentals, according to a person familiar with the investigation.
The attorney general's office is working with other similar services that have been cooperating, this person said. In particular, the attorney general's office is looking at people who rent multiple units or who rent their primary residence through Airbnb for long periods of time throughout the year, not vacationers, this person said.
The New York Daily News, which earlier reported the subpoena, said Airbnb has until Monday to hand over the data. In a blog post Sunday, David Hantman, Airbnb's head of public policy, called the data demand "unreasonably broad."
Airbnb is a real-estate rental service that matches travelers with private people looking to rent out their place for short periods of time. Travelers get a place to stay, the renters earn some bucks. The service's website and apps rely on profiles and reviews to create a community of trusted, customers. The service sinks or swims on the strangers being able to trust each other. Airbnb adds a layer of credibility to the sharing transaction.
Airbnb's position is that current rental laws don't really cover the type of business Airbnb occupies — short-term sharing — and it wants to clear all of that up. Because, otherwise, Airbnbers will have to fight the appearance that they are involved in illegal hotels.
This is how Hantman framed it:
Last week, months of work with our key teams and lawmakers around the world culminated in an announcement from our CEO about our vision for the Airbnb community, who we are and what we stand for. We announced that we want to work with leaders in New York and other cities to ensure that the Airbnb community pays applicable taxes. We announced that we were creating a new hotline to help weed out the few bad actors from the Airbnb community. And we made it clear that we want to continue working with leaders in New York to clarify the existing laws that govern short-term rentals so we can create a fair, transparent, cooperative environment for this incredible beneficial activity to continue.
That's three areas of contention: taxes, troublesome actors (a catchall for illegal hotels, or people who take advantage of renters, or overly rowdy tenants) and rental laws. An blog earlier last week from Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky gets a bit more into Airbnb's fight with New York (and fills you on how Airbnb's unique name came about).
Joshua Brustein in Bloomberg Businessweek had a piece last week on why Airbnb wants to start paying hotel taxes, and explains some of the legal issues. Basically, Airbnb recognizes it is getting to be a big business and knows it can't fall back on the argument that it is just a small group of chums apartment swapping, and it is dangling the tax issue as an incentive to help clear up the ambiguity around the rental laws. It's a good primer on the issues, and spells out the legal issues:
The legal ambiguity around Airbnb was highlighted by the case of Nigel Warren, an East Village resident who was fined $2,400 for using the site to rent out his room. The fine was reversed last week, but that didn't mollify the author of the state's illegal hotel law, which dates from 2010. As it stands, the state considers anyone renting out a room for fewer than 30 days without a hotel license to be operating an illegal hotel, unless a permanent resident is in the apartment for the duration of the rental.
The "sharing economy," which is disrupting traditional services businesses like renting hotel rooms and cars, is under a microscope. Here's an Economist article from a few months ago to get you up to speed.
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With Google Maps for iPhone Finally Out, It's Now Safe to Upgrade
The new version of Apple iPhone operating system includes a maps application built by Apple that many considered vastly inferior to the iPhone's original maps application powered by Google.
Given the importance of a maps application, it's safe to say that keeping the old maps app powered by Google was enough of an incentive to skip updating to the next iPhone operating system.
Google finally released a mapping application for the iPhone that is not only better than the Apple maps application — because it uses Google's data — it's about on par with the mapping application for Android smartphones.
It hit the Apple App Store last night and is already the top app. Usually, that kind of meteoric rise is reserved for apps like Instagram, or the latest version of Angry Birds.
For good reason too — the Internet is going ballistic over this app. David Pogue at the New York Times writes, "As everybody knows by now, Apple got lost along the way… Today, Google Maps for the iPhone has arrived. It's free, fast and fantastic."
It's now safe to say: You can upgrade to the next version of the iPhone operating system (or the iPhone 5) without worrying about whether Apple's maps application will strand you in the middle of nowhere.
Here's what you'll get with the Google Maps app:
- First and foremost, access to Google's maps data. This is about as good as it gets — the directions are typically more accurate than Apple's maps application.
- Most of the features in Google's Android maps application. You can zoom in to an isometric quasi-street view mode, get turn-by-turn directions while driving and get a quick birds-eye view of public transportation systems.
- Most importantly, it's at least as good as the last Google Maps application. Apple's new maps application caused such an uproar that Apple CEO Tim Cook had to come out and publicly apologize for the app, and Apple exec Scott Forstall was booted partly as a result of not signing the apology. It was a downgrade from the existing maps application in iOS 5.
Like Google, Apple's maps application will improve over time as it gathers more and more data. And there are a lot of pluses to its maps application, like the satellite view — though at times it can be a little wonky.
But for the time being, with the new Maps application, Google remains squarely in control of the users in search of directions or maps. That gives Google a significant foothold in the iPhone ecosystem, given that it now possesses many of the top apps on the App Store — like YouTube.
For as much talk over Google and Apple butting heads over smartphones, Google seems to have gained a serious advantage when it comes to core functions of a smartphone — search, video and, once again, maps.
In the mean time, go download iOS 6 if you haven't already done so.


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Explore the ins and outs of advanced features for table of contents (TOCs) in Microsoft Word 2007. Learn about the fields that are behind the scenes in an automatic TOC and learn how to create more than one TOC in a document.
About this course
This course includes:
Two practice sessions for hands-on experience. Practices require Word 2007.
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After completing this course you will be able to:
Understand and use the fields that make up a TOC.
Add two (or more) TOCs to a document.
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Is there a way to tell PMS to start in console mode automatically? I used to get this message when running headless on my Opensuse
GUI environment not available
Switching to console mode
But I don't get it anymore and it may be from updates? It works fine in gui mode when I run my NX server, but when trying to start from runlevel 3 cli it just hangs now.
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I'm going to kick off this new video thread with a personal Hall of Fame vid.
I have about 5 videos in my personal Hall of Fame. I'm not sure if my RI bias is what ultimately lands this video there. However, I find every single aspect of this video hilarious. It still makes me laugh really hard after all these years.
First, it's a real news story.
Second, this is RI as fuck.
Third, these people are like the real life Teen Hunger Force characters.
Fourth, the embellishment is supreme.
Fifth, the reporter's name.
Sixth, the guy washing his wound in the water...trying to steal some spotlight.
Seventh...scaly Vs. scawy Vs. scary
Eight, head like a basketball
Truly, the list could go on and on and on.
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Second Annual Document Freedom Day (2009)
By molini on Mar 25, 2009
Today the world is celebrating the second annual Document Freedom Day. As a community we have a lot to celebrate and recognize.
- It is becoming politically acceptable for organizations everywhere to standardize on OpenDocument Format (ODF) for their documents.
- Microsoft is expected to release information any day now regarding their support of ODF in their latest office suite (and with the ODF plug-in already freely available for their older versions).
About the Document Freedom DayThe Document Freedom Day (DFD) is a global day for Document Liberation with roughly 250 active teams worldwide. It is a day of grassroots effort around the world to promote and build awareness for the relevance of Free Document Formats in particular and Open Standards in general.
Document Freedom Day is supported by a large group of organizations and individuals, including, but not limited to ANSOL, Ars Aperta, BrOffice.org, COSS, Esoma, Estándares Abiertos, FFII, Free Knowledge Foundation, Free Software Foundation, Free Software Foundation Europe, Free Software Foundation Latin America, Funambol, Google, IBM, NLnet, ODF Alliance, Open Forum Europe, Open Source Initiative (OSI), Opentia, OSL, iMatix, Red Hat, Sun, The Open Learning Centre. Click here to see a list of DFD Teams.


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Howard Zinn and the Myth of the Good War.
November 1, 2012
Nora Connolly
As Remembrance Sunday approaches our thoughts will soon turn to the horrendous casualties of war, indeed the armistice date for me conjures up many ambivalent feelings. I consider the First World War a pointless loss of life, lion`s led by donkey`s a clear example of a bad war without a rationale or justification. But I honour the falling on both sides, the majority of whom were working-class people duped or compelled by a cruel system to do it`s bidding.
The Second World War is different a "people's war" fought to end fascism a noble endeavour to defeat the tyranny of the fascist jackboot. But have I by accepting this view of the Second World War as a worthy conflict, fallen victim to what Howard Zinn called the `Myth of the Good War`? Are not all wars by their very nature bad and could other ways of combating fascism have been found. Read more of this post


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A Quote by Michael Jackson, 1940 on dath, cheating death, memoirs, autobiography, memory, hannah arendt, mortality, natality, injustice, and suffering
I spent a lot of time mulling over what S. B. had told me about his thirteen months in solitary confinement, surrounded by death, and the "wild thinking" that drew him back to his beginnings. It seemed to me that this urge to retrace one's steps nto the past arises neither from nostalgia nor from a need to tell one's story to the world. It is a way of cheating death. An instinct for life in the face of oblivion. For to recollect the innocence of childhood o the viogr of youth in a moment of peril is to retrieve a sense of leife's infinite possiblitiy, ot conjure a period in our life when the wold seemed ours for the taking, and we thought we would never die. It is, in essence, to recapture a sense of our capacity to act and initiate someothing new, for, as Hannah Arendt notes, action is synonymous with our capacity to bring new life into the wold. Mortality is thus conuntermandded by natality, ai ti si this unquenchable desire for renewal, this refusal to go gently into that good night, that explains why we go back, tumbling through the darkness, in search of the light that flooded and filled our first conscious years. The days of wine and roses. When our livesstretched before us liek a field of dreams. But if our imagniation springs to our rescue in such dark times, holding out the promise of rebirth, how do we fare when we are released from darkness, and are returned to our everyday lives? How do we address the injustices we have endured, the life we have wasted, the pain we have so needlessly suffered?
This question was much on my mind the day I wen to see Fina Kamara in the Murraytown Amputee Camp.
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The CW wants more "Veronica Mars." Sort of.
Network president Mark Pedowitz revealed at the TV critics press tour on Wednesday that he's enlisted creator Rob Thomas to work on a digital spin-off of the popular teen detective series that aired on the UPN and The CW. The spin-off would be for the CW's digital offshoot, CWseed.com.
Pedowitz admitted that buzz surrounding the forthcoming "Veronica Mars" movie fueled the idea. But talks are still in the very early stages, he said, so Thomas has a germ of an idea, but "hasn't committed to any concept or characters yet."
With Thomas busy with the movie, Pedowtiz said, the spin-off probably would not happen before the film hits the big screen.
"I told him we'll take whenever you're ready," Pedowitz said.
In other highlights from The CW executive session:
"Barber Battle," hosted by Cedric, will have hairstylists and barbers competing to be named the creator of the best "crowns" in town.
"Penn & Teller: Fool Us" will give aspiring magicians the chance to perform their best trick to try to fool the veteran illusionists. Those who succeed will get the chance to perform with Penn and Teller in their Las Vegas show.
"As long as I'm here and those (ratings) hold up, God bless them," he said. "They can go as long as they want."
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The Wood County Genealogical Society vertical files are housed in file cabinets in the genealogy room at the Quitman Public Library. Surname folders may include many kinds of information including ancestor charts, family sheets, and correspondence to and from the society concerning the particular surname.
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Adams, Aaron, Ables, Acker, Adrian, Agens, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Allred, Amason, Anders, Anderson, Anthony, Applegate, Armour, Armstrong, Arnold, Arrington, Attaway, Atwood, Austin, Avery, Aycock.
Bailey, Ballard, Banks, Barnes, Bass, Bates, Beard, Beaty, Beasley, Beckham, Belcher, Bell, Bellomy, Bennett, Benton, Bentley, Berry, Bird, Birdwell, Black, and Blackstone.
Also, Blackwell, Blakely, Blalock, Bodiford, Bookout, Boone, Booth, Boyd, Boykin, Bradford, Branam, Branch, Brazzil, Breen, Brewer, Bridges, Brittain, Britton, Brock, Bromberg, Brooke, Brown, and Browning.
Also, Bruce, Brummett, Bruner, Bryson, Buchanan, Buckner, Bullard, Bullock, Burden, Burtkett, Burnett, Burns, Busby, Butler, Butts, Byers, and Bynum.
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Nuclear plant ends leak alert
Columbia reactor reported carbon dioxide emission
Published: Sunday, August 4, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 11:41 p.m.
COLUMBIA | A carbon dioxide leak prompted an Alabama nuclear plant to declare a five-hour alert on Saturday, though federal authorities said the incident did not threaten the public.
The carbon dioxide leak was detected around 5:20 a.m. inside an auxiliary building serving the Unit 1 reactor at the Joseph Farley Nuclear Plant, about 18 miles from Dothan, according to Alabama Power spokesman Ike Pigott. The firm then declared an alert, the second-lowest of four emergency classifications used by federal regulators.
The utility ended the alert at 11:10 a.m.
Initial indications show that the gas came from a fire suppression system, though no fires were detected or reported. Carbon dioxide is often used to put out fires at industrial sites because it can extinguish flames without damaging sensitive equipment.
The volume of gas detected was equivalent to what might be released from a large fire extinguisher, Pigott said.
Both reactors at the plant continued operating normally, Pigott said. No injuries or other equipment failures were reported. No radiation was released during the incident.
Inspectors for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission were monitoring the alert, but they did not believe it posed any threat to the public, NRC spokesman Roger Hannah said.
The first reactor at Plant Farley started operating in 1977. Alabama Power is a subsidiary of the Atlanta-based Southern Co.
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UPDATE: "The Flash" Hasn't Cast Savitar, Says Berlanti
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As the final tally for the Marvel NOW! relaunch shakes out, Axel Alonso explores why titles like "Daredevil" will stay the same, why "Uncanny X-Men" is a goner and what's next for Marvel MAX.
In a special Marvel press conference call, "Uncanny Avengers" writer Rick Remender and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort talk about their plans for the upcoming Marvel NOW! flagship title.
Marvel has released a first look at John Cassaday's fully colored interior pages for "Uncanny Avengers" #1 written by Rick Remender. The flagship Marvel NOW! ongoing series begins in September.
CBR News spoke to writer Simon Spurrier about relaunching "X-Men Legacy" with Tan Eng Huat in November and the story of Professor X's immensely powerful son David Haller AKA Legion.
Captain America and Thor are front and center in CBR's exclusive first look at series artist John Cassaday's pages from his and writer Rick Remender's October-launching "Uncanny Avengers."
In the final Marvel Comics panel of Fan Expo Canada, creators and editors alike discussed what's next for the Marvel U's mutant population after the end of "AvX," from the "All-New X-Men" to "Wolverine" and beyond.
In a special call to retailers about Marvel NOW!, SVP of Sales David Gabriel, Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso and Senior Editors Tom Brevoort & Nick Lowe shed more light on the upcoming relaunch.
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Kieron Gillen and Greg Land have been confirmed as the new creative team on "Invincible Iron Man" when the Marvel NOW! relaunch hits in November, with the writer discussing his plans for the armored Avenger.
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This is the story of a Guinness baseball hat designed for American tourists, and a Meath football legend's battle against cancer at a time when he should be enjoying his life.
We'll start with the hat, currently on sale in the Guinness shop that is a visitor's Mecca in the duty free area of Dublin Airport.
I was there on Saturday morning, en route to the wonderful new Wembley Stadium for a rugby match, when the hat sent a "come and get me" plea in my direction.
I'm in the market for such a hat, you see, for my good friend Liam Hayes who, as anyone who watched Friday night's Late Late Show online or read the Sunday Tribune can tell you, is currently battling against cancer at the ripe old age of 48.
A month or so ago, when Liam first told me of the arrival of the dreaded C word on his family doorstep in Lucan, I promised to buy him a hat. A nice and warm but tacky hat, and I'm determined to live up to my promise.
He's already losing his hair and, like me, he's of an age when the cold of an Irish winter can be an uncomfortable intrusion when the hair is no longer in place.
So I texted Liam from the departure lounge on Saturday morning, hours after his very honest and very moving interview with Ryan Tubridy, to tell him that I'd found the perfect hat.
Hours later, by which time I had already arrived in London, he got back to me and insisted I buy two hats exactly the same, and we'll both wear them whenever and wherever we get out to play golf again.
We will play golf again, trust me, which is why I'm heading to one of those gift shops off Grafton Street on Friday to buy two of those Guinness hats with the weird mixture of tweed designs that have American tourist written all over them.
And yes, I will be proud to look like a Yank on the first tee in Headfort, probably sometime next summer, but only so long as Liam is beside me on that tee-box. I know he will be.
No matter what this Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma does to Liam Hayes, it's not going to kill him. His spirit and his fight won't let it.
He hasn't told me as much. He doesn't have to. I've known of Liam since I was 14 and he was the brilliant footballer up the road in Skryne who all of Dunshaughlin knew would go on to play for Meath long before Sean Boylan and his magical hands were ever heard of.
Even as a strappy teenager a couple of years ahead of us at St. Patrick's Classical School in Navan, Liam Hayes was a Gaelic football star in the making and a midfielder of real promise with club, school and county.
By the time I was 16 -- and he was 18 -- we'd met and started to work together in the sports department of the Meath Chronicle, the office that started so many of us off in the world of journalism.
Liam was already a trainee on the staff of the Chronicle when I took my baby steps on the road to a lifetime's worth of memories on the sidelines of sport's great dramas.
My initial brief was to cover hurling matches in Meath. He covered senior club championship games -- often with the notebook in the back packet of his Skryne club shorts, so to speak.
We grew up together in that Meath Chronicle office on Market Square, shared ham salad rolls in Joe Smith's pub, shared nights out in Diamonds and Spiders and even went to a Boomtown Rats gig together in Castlebar with two local girls who didn't become our wives.
As his GAA star went into the ascent, so did Liam Hayes' journalistic career. Without him I wouldn't be annoying you on these pages today, not least because he passed the Irish Voice baton on to me all those years ago, as Liam was the original Voice sports columnist when the paper started up in 1987.
When Liam moved to the Sunday Press in the mid-'80s, those of he left behind in Navan were desperate to follow in his footsteps and make the big move to the nationals. Thanks to Liam's help I eventually got there, via the Sunderland Echo of all places.
Less than a year after I had left for Wearside in England, I met Liam for lunch on a long since gone Chinese restaurant on Dublin's Westmorland Street.
I mentioned that I had applied for a job on the soon to open Irish Star and had heard nothing in return. That very afternoon Liam met the future sports editor of the Star in the lift in the Irish Press building and mentioned my name and my application.
Within a week I had an interview, within a month I had started work on Ireland's first -- and still best -- tabloid.
Thanks to Liam I ended up at Euro '88 and Italia '90 and USA '94 with the Star while he was winning All-Irelands and National Leagues with Meath and Boylan just as he had always promised to do.
Thanks to Liam I went on the road with Jack's Army. Thanks to Liam I got the opportunity to act as a co-founder with him when he launched Ireland's first sports paper, The Title,in 1996.
The Title was meant to be an Irish version of L'Equipe but the market here wasn't ready for such a bold venture.


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Police say one of two suspects in the shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer is dead and a massive manhunt is underway for another, who is believed to be tied to the Boston Marathon bombing.
Shortly after the MIT officer was shot dead Thursday night, police got a report of a carjacking in Cambridge, just outside Boston.
One of the two suspects in the officer's shooting was killed. The second got away and police described him as a "terrorist" who "came here to kill people."
The search for that suspect is centered on Watertown, a city west of Boston next to Cambridge.
One police radio transmission said that suspect was thought to be the man in the white hat shown in photos of suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured more than 160 on Monday. The FBI released photos of the suspects on Thursday.
Early Friday morning, dispatchers warned police officers searching for that second suspect that the first had an explosive device in his possession. Residents of Watertown were also warned to stay inside their homes and to only open the door to police officers. A police bomb squad was looking for explosive devices along the route of the chase.
The FBI said it is working with local authorities to determine exactly what happened Thursday night.
The shooting on MIT's Cambridge campus was followed shortly by the reports of the violence in Watertown. Authorities said after the officer was shot, a carjacking took place. The carjack victim was let out at a gas station a half hour later, but police spotted the vehicle and chased it from Cambridge to Watertown, where apparently explosive devices were tossed from the vehicle and more than two dozen shots were fired.
Another police officer was wounded during the chase.
The MIT officer had been responding to report of a disturbance Thursday night when he was shot multiple times, according to a statement from the Middlesex district attorney's office and Cambridge police.
In Watertown, witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots and explosions at about 1 a.m. Friday. Dozens of police officers and FBI agents were in the neighborhood and a helicopter circled overhead.
State police spokesman David Procopio said, "The incident in Watertown did involve what we believe to be explosive devices possibly, potentially, being used against the police officers."
Boston cab driver Imran Saif said he was standing on a street corner at a police barricade across from a diner when he heard an explosion.
"I heard a loud boom and then a rapid succession of pop, pop, pop," he said. "It sounded like automatic weapons. And then I heard the second explosion."
He said he could smell something burning and advanced to check it out but area residents at their windows yelled at him, "Hey, it's gunfire! Don't go that way!"
MIT said right after the 10:30 p.m. shooting that police were sweeping the campus in Cambridge and urged people to remain indoors. They urged people urged to stay away from the Stata Building, a mixed-use building with faculty offices, classrooms and a common area.
Hours later, MIT, which has about 11,000 students, said the campus was clear but the shooter was still on the loose.
Material from the Associated Press was used in this story.


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This is the first module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Activities are self-directed by students or student teams using online videos and data from the SDO satellite to explore, research and build knowledge about... (View More) features of the Sun. Students build vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections, and creating resources to use in their investigations. Each activity comes with both a teacher and student guide with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos and internet resources. Activity 1A: Structure of the Earth's Star takes students through the features and function of the Sun's structures using online videos, completing a "Sun Primer" data sheet using information from the videos, and creating a 3D origami model of the Sun. Students use a KWL chart to track what they have learned. Activity 1B: Observing the Sun has students capture real solar images from SDO data to find and record sunspots and track their movement across the surface of the Sun. Activity 1C has students create a pin-hole camera to use in calculating the actual diameter of the Sun, and then calculate scales to create a Earth-Sun scale model. Students reflect on their learning and results at the end of the module. An internet connection and access to computers are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. (View Less)
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This is the second module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Each activity is self-directed by students or student teams and uses online videos, data from the SDO satellite and hands-on activities to explore, research... (View More) and build knowledge about how and why studying the Sun's electromagnetic energy and magnetic fields help scientists better understand the Sun's activity and space weather. Students build knowledge and vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections and create resources to use in investigations. Both a teacher and student guide is included with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos, tutorials and internet resources. In Activity 2A: The Sun and the EM Spectrum students learn how SDO uses key parts of the Sun's electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) to research regions of the Sun, create an interactive foldable to describe the different wavebands of the EMS, then use real-time SDO image data and the Helioviewer online tool to explore the Sun's regional activity. Tutorials for using Helioviewer and making the EMS foldable are included. Activity 2B: Solar activity and Magnetism has students use information in online videos and slide presentations to demonstrate concepts of magnetism and the relationship between the Sun's variable magnetic fields and sunspots. Activity 3B: Solar Research in Action! Build a Spectroscope has students create a spectroscope to observe the different wavebands of visible light, demonstrate how the Sun emits varying EMS energies, and explain how this information helps scientists understand the composition and activity of both our nearest star, and other stars in the universe. A computer for student-teams and a connection to the Internet are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. (View Less)
This is the third module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Each activity is self-directed by students or student teams and utilizes online videos, data from the SDO satellite and hands-on activities to explore,... (View More) research and build knowledge about how the Sun's varying activity impacts Earth and space weather. Each activity provides opportunities to build knowledge and vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections and create resources to use in investigations. Both a teacher and student guide are included with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos, tutorials and internet resources. In Activity 3A: Sun-Earth Interactions, students gather information from online videos and create a 3D model to demonstrate the relationship to Earth's place in space and the affect of Earth's axial tilt on our seasons, then film a short video explaining the reasons for the seasons. Activity 3B: Space Weather, students use online videos to gather information on what space weather is, and its causes and effects, to create a concept map. They then use real-time SDO data to forecast space weather. Activity 3C: Solar Research in Action! Make a Magnetometer has students view information in online videos about to Earth's magnetosphere and the impacts of space weather, then create a magnetometer to detect and visualize changes in the Earth's magnetic fields to monitor solar storm impacts. A computer for student-teams and access to the internet are needed for this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. (View Less)
This is the fourth and culminating module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Student teams use information and resources from the other three modules in the project suite to create a 3D interactive solar exhibit to... (View More) educate others about the Sun and how SDO informs scientists about the Sun's activity, structures and features, and Earth-Sun interactions. Students then self-evaluate their team's solar exhibit. Both a teacher and student guide are included, as well as tools for students to self-direct and track project process, and record reflections and information. A computer for student-teams and access to the internet are needed for this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. (View Less)
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Emphasizing the synergies between science and engineering, these video clips highlight the research of professional ocean scientists and engineers in various disciplines. The clips are accompanied by additional relevant content including images,... (View More) data visualizations, graphs, animations, and other information. Content has been organized into more than a dozen thematic areas such as Solving Old Problems with New Technology and Small Scale Observations and Large Scale Ideas. All content has been aligned with science and engineering practices from the Next Generation Science Standards, including "asking questions and solving problems" and "planning and carrying out investigations," providing applicable resources for teachers who want to provide role models of effective practice for their students. (View Less)
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News 12's Carter Coyle investigates how to keep you and your pets safe from contracting rabies. (WRDW-TV / June 13, 2012)
News 12 First at Five / Wednesday, June 13, 2012
AIKEN, S.C. -- An Aiken County raccoon has tested positive for rabies, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
DHEC reports this is the third confirmed animal with rabies in Aiken County this year. There were nine there last year.
Laura Gaudette loves animals, especially her three pugs. But two years ago she came face to face with one animal who was not so friendly.
"I heard a rustling and went outside. Next thing I know, my parents and my sister are screaming, 'Fox!' I turn around and make eye contact with it. I try to run away while picking up my pug because I love my pug. I slipped and fell. The fox came up and bit onto my left ankle," she said.
Ever the hero, Gaudette's dog, Clara, chased down the fox and was bitten, too. Her dad shot the raccoon and Animal Control told them it tested positive for rabies. Both Gaudette and Clara had to be treated for the disease.
"I had about 15 shots in my ankle," Gaudette said. "Then, every so many weeks I had a shot in each arm, rotated back and forth, about four more times."
Gary Willoughby, president of the Aiken SPCA, says there are a few ways to tell if an animal is rabid.
"If it's a tame animal and it's acting wild or unusual, or if it's a wild animal acting too wild, you should keep your distance. Like a raccoon coming up to you in the middle of the day -- that's not usually something you see for nocturnal animals. So it's best to stay away."
One of the later symptoms is foaming at the mouth, but a rabid animal might also be acting a little too friendly, rubbing your leg or trying to come inside. DHEC reports show the animal may also be acting drunk or paralyzed.
Last year in South Carolina, there were 107 cases of rabies total. Most were in animals such as raccoons, bats and even foxes. Rabies bites are less common from cats and dogs.
Any animal you adopt from a shelter like the SPCA will have its rabies shots before you adopt it. If they are too young, they will given the shots when you bring them back to be spayed or neutered.
In South Carolina and Georgia, the law requires pets to be vaccinated for rabies every year. Some vets offer a three-year shot, too.
If you have any questions about any wild animal, even cute kittens or puppies, it's best to call animal control before touching them.
If you are bitten by an animal and aren't sure if it's been vaccinated for rabies, wash the wound with soapy water and get to the hospital immediately. You need to get the vaccine within 48 hours.
Right now, the Aiken SPCA has an overload of cats and dogs. All adoption prices include shots and spay or neuter. This week there is a special of half-off adoption fees for any animal. Since it is kitten season, cats and kittens can be adopted two for the price of one.
Some Rabies Shot Locations in the CSRA:
Tractor Supply Company in Aiken
2655 Whiskey Road
Saturday, June 23
9 to 10:30 a.m.
Indoor cat $33
Outdoor cat $50
Dogs $50 to $70
Petsmart in Augusta
225 Robert C Daniel Jr Pkwy
$37.95 per vet checkup and visit
Petsmart in Aiken
2527 Whiskey Rd
(803) 643-8626
Petco in Evans
4209 Washington Rd
(706) 869-0737
July 7: Vaccination packages
1 outdoor pet for $35; 2 outdoor pets for $73
1 indoor pet for $35; 2 indoor pets for $52
Heartsong in Evans
424 South Belair Road
(706) 860-9800


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Autism Speaks U Joins Forces With California State University-Northridge
California State University-Northridge's volunteer program called Unified We Serve is partnering with Autism Speaks U for their campus-wide challenge to support those affected by autism. Their challenge, which is called Unified4Autism, is aiming to get 50 different school teams (both students and faculty) to participate in fundraising or awareness events throughout the year. They will also be forming a college Walk team at their local Walk Now For Autism Speaks event.
California State University-Northridge's (CSUN) events range from loose change campaigns, to hot dog fundraisers to jewelry parties. One of their most recent events had the poplar band LMFAO perform where they had a booth selling glow sticks to benefit Autism Speaks. In addition to spreading autism awareness, the event raised $1,693. Phillip Hain, the LA Walk Director, attended the check presentation on campus. To read more, click here.
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SAN LEANDRO -- A 7-year-old boy who might have drowned Sunday if not for a group of good Samaritans has made an "amazing recovery," hospital officials said.
The boy's condition was upgraded from critical to fair on Monday at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, said hospital spokeswoman Melinda Krigel.
He spent nearly one minute under water at the San Leandro Marina at about 4:20 p.m. Sunday and later went into cardiac arrest, authorities and hospital officials said.
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