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Questions Loom For Libya's Sovereign Wealth Investments
As Libya's liberators come to terms with how to rebuild the country, three paths are emerging for the riches held in its sovereign wealth fund, according to a new report from international political consulting firm GeoEconomica GmbH.
The fund is the first sovereign wealth investment vehicle to be targeted by international sanctions and as governments begin to thaw frozen Libyan assets, the question becomes what's next for the nearly $56 billion that was invested under the Gadhafi regime.
In the report GeoEconomica analysts Sven Behrendt and Deen Sharp predicts that the fund will either: evolve into a strategic investment vehicle, carry on with its traditional mandate as a savings fund for future generations, or (perhaps most likely) be liquidated as competing interest groups battle over Libya's political and economic future.
The authors note that in the short term it's likely that a significant amount of the resources in the Libyan Investment Authority will be drained, but that given Libya's oil wealth the fund could again become a significant investor.
"The fund may be turned into a strategic investor that establishes important partnerships and alliances with international players," the report states.
In another scenario that the analysts consider, Libya maintains its focus on investing for future generations, this time beyond the scope of Gadhafi's descendents and the scions of the dictator's inner circle.
However, the most likely fate of Libya's sovereign wealth assets is perhaps the most unfortunate. Given the different agendas of those involved in Libya's revolution, the GeoEconomica analysts conclude that a slow erosion of the fund's value is perhaps the most probable outcome.
"The assets of the LIA are deemed susceptible to becoming a central point of contention between competing factions and a possible vector for the resurgence of conflict," the analysts write.
Under the stewardship of Gadhafi's appointees the Libyan Investment Authority was fairly private equity friendly, according to a management information report of the Libyan Investment Authority published in July by the corruption and human rights non-profit organization Global Witness.
As of September 2010, the fund had commitments to private equity funds that include Carlyle Group's fifth core buyout fund and its fund focused on the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Goldman Sachs' mezzanine fund and Petershill Fund. In all, Libya invested some $4.4 billion in its private equity holdings, according to Libyan Investment Authority documents released by Global Witness.
Representatives from Carlyle Group and Goldman Sachs were not immediately available for comment at press time.

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The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi softball team will be making the long trek from Corpus Christi to Hammond, La. this weekend for its final series of the year against the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions. The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 3 PM with a single game to follow at 12 PM on Sunday afternoon.
Coming into the weekend the Islanders are 32-20 overall with a 13-14 record in the Southland Conference. They are currently sitting in seventh place with just three games left in the season and the top six teams making the Southland Conference Tournament. To qualify for postseason play, the Islanders will need to sweep SELA and have UTSA, McNeese State or Nicholls lose 2-of-3 games this weekend. The Lady Lions are 11-34 overall and 3-22 in league play.
Hannah Schwarz is the top hitter on the Islander team with a .406 batting average this year. She also leads the Southland Conference in the category as well as sacrifice bunts with 12 while being ranked fourth in stolen bases at 19 on the season. Senior Margo Hurdt and junior Brittany Tucker are tied for the team lead with eight home runs while Hurdt is fifth in the Southland with 33 RBI and Tucker is seventh at 32 RBI. Caley Jeter continues to lead the league with a spectacular .520 on-base percentage, 40 points better than anyone else in the conference. Jeter is also third in batting average with a .373 mark and second in walks with 33 on the year.
Hurdt picked up both wins for the Islanders last week to improve to 5-2 on the year in the circle. Elena Crabtree is 14-11 on the season with five saves and a 3.39 ERA while Addie Tallman is now 12-7 with a 3.58 ERA as the top two pitchers for the Islanders.
The Lady Lions are led by Katie Duhe with a .325 batting average and 20 RBI. Duhe was named the Southland Hitter of the Week on Monday for her efforts last week. She batted .727 with one home run three RBI against Southern Miss and McNeese State. Jordan Logan is second on the team in batting average at .309 while Meghan Gomez is second in RBI with 17 on the year. Katelyn Thomason is the top pitcher on the team with a record of 5-10 and a 4.67 ERA.
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RICHMOND, Calif. – The name is the same but a new owner is in town at LeoVince USA. Longtime executive vice president Tim Calhoun, owner of Geared Up Powersports, a California limited liability company, has bought LeoVince USA and will continue to operate the company under that name.
The transition has meant lots of promotions and new hires for the company, including:
- Calhoun becomes president and CEO of LeoVince USA.
- Ginger Calhoun has been promoted to the position of vice president of operations, moving up from her role as product information manager.
- Victoria Hill has stepped up to logistics and distribution associate after her tenure as a product support specialist.
- Tawnye Moore will enhance LeoVince USA's marketing platform as a marketing assistant, a promotion from administrative assistant.
- Veteran U.S. race manager David Christensen is stepping into the dual role of race and sales manager.
- National Sales Manager Erik Grouell will take on the task of ecommerce sales manager.??
- Debra Barton has joined the staff in the new position of BMC brand manager.
- Kathryn Martin has been hired as a lead product specialist.
- Jonathan Vona joins the team in the role of product specialist.
- Gary Lundberg will handle customer interaction as a customer service representative.?
LeoVince parent company Sito Gruppo Industriale, based in Italy, is standardizing its global expansion operations. Sito is partnering with Geared Up Powersports in an exclusive distribution agreement.
Since 2004, Fusetta LLC (formerly operated as Sito USA LLC) was the U.S. marketing and sales organization that sold and managed the LeoVince brand for the North American markets. Geared Up Powersports purchased the assets of Fusetta LLC June 28.
Geared Up Powersports will continue to do business as LeoVince USA with no interruptions in business operations. For Calhoun, who has run LeoVince USA since its inception more than nine years ago, this is the next step toward expanding the operations of LeoVince USA and continuing to expand sales of the LeoVince family of brands throughout the North American market.
"It's important to Sito to standardize global operations, and it was an exceptional opportunity for myself and the company. Our goal is to continue growing LeoVince USA," Calhoun said. "We now have the ability to react swiftly to changing markets, address emerging opportunities and expand our U.S. operation to include additional premium brands."
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Gas leak causes Portland intersection shutdown
Streets reopen by 10 p.m.
UPDATED 10:34 PM EDT Oct 01, 2013
Portland police shut down the intersection of High and Congress streets because of a gas leak.
No fire department or ambulances have been called for the leak, Portland police said.
The intersection was open to traffic by 10 p.m. on Tuesday.
It was closed so the road could be dug up to deal with the leak.
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Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
Brave New World Society and Class Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Part.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"Reducing the number of revolutions per minute," Mr. Foster explained. "The surrogate goes round slower; therefore passes through the lung at longer intervals; therefore gives the embryo less oxygen. Nothing like oxygen-shortage for keeping an embryo below par." Again he rubbed his hands.
"The lower the caste," said Mr. Foster, "the shorter the oxygen." The first organ affected was the brain. After that the skeleton. At seventy per cent of normal oxygen you got dwarfs. At less than seventy eyeless monsters." (1.70-4)
Mr. Foster's calculating enthusiasm (rubbing his hands in excitement) is concentrated here with the horror of the caste system—horrible not only for its restrictive, predetermining qualities, but also for the destructive, malevolent, harmful way in which its ends are achieved.
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They hurried out of the room and returned in a minute or two, each pushing a kind of tall dumb-waiter laden, on all its four wire-netted shelves, with eight-month-old babies, all exactly alike (a Bokanovsky Group, it was evident) and all (since their caste was Delta) dressed in khaki. (2.8)
That castes are distinguished by their clothing further dehumanizes them. To any member of a higher caste, ALL Deltas will look exactly the same.
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"… all wear green," said a soft but very distinct voice, beginning in the middle of a sentence, "and Delta Children wear khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with Delta children. And Epsilons are still worse. They're too stupid to be able to read or write. Besides they wear black, which is such a beastly colour. I'm so glad I'm a Beta."
"Alpha children wear grey They work much harder than we do, because they're so frightfully clever. I'm really awfully glad I'm a Beta, because I don't work so hard. And then we are much better than the Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid. They all wear green, and Delta children wear khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with Delta children. And Epsilons are still worse. They're too stupid to be able…" (2.75-7)
It's likely that the castes are kept separate for the sake of stability; this way there is no envy and no complications from intermingling. Each individual can view members of a different caste as a faceless, nameless "other."


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Hamperian gives his time to help city
February 6, 2013
WILLIAMSTOWN —The city honored a longtime resident for his selfless volunteer work Tuesday evening....
Atta Boy Carnick! You were one of my first bosses at the pool 40 or so years ago. After you, I figured I could work for anyone! Congratulations on your award, you old f*rt. Jay S. See
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School's Closed … Again
It would be so nice if there were a solid month when kids had school every weekday and parents didn't have to scramble around looking for childcare arrangements for those days or half-days when the school is closed.
I added up all the days my kids have off this school year – a whopping 27 full and five half-days. October was probably the best in terms of most days in school session, with just the one day off for Columbus Day. (Although we parents still had to show up for a Halloween party…)
But November is one of the worst months: Last week, my girls had off two days from school because of Election Day (the school was used as a voting place) and Veteran's Day. This week, they'll have a half-day because of parent-teacher conferences. Then there's Thanksgiving.
November isn't even as bad as June. Last school term, our school's June calendar included three half-days (including my personal favorite: the last day of school, which fell inconveniently on a Tuesday), plus another full day off mid-week for something called Chancellor's Day, and yet another day when the kids were technically in school but really at something called Field Day, which involves running around an athletic field playing games. Parents are strongly urged to chaperone!
Of course I'm not advocating the elimination of holidays, winter and spring breaks, which take up a full 15 days. But some months are just downright hard when it comes to handling the school breaks.
Take out all the non-vacation break holidays and half days and the school year could be more than two weeks shorter. But that brings us to another problem: finding a summer camp that covers all the weeks you need to work.
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Space Heaters or Portable Heating Systems
One of the easiest ways to break the chill in a small area are with space heaters. Space heaters or portable heating systems are used in most homes to provide supplemental or emergency heating. This type of home heating is not efficient if used to heat an entire home. However, when the equipment makes it possible to turn down the primary heat in the home and only heat occupied space to a comfortable level, the use of less energy overall is very possible.
In addition, every home, especially in cooler climates, should have some form of heating that can be used in an emergency. If used correctly, space heaters and portable heating systems can be an effective and useful part of a home's heating equipment.
Types of Space Heaters and Portable Heating Systems
Here are the most common types of equipment used to provide space heat, supplemental heat or emergency heat.
Kerosene Heaters – Small kerosene heaters can create a lot of heat quickly. They also produce light. Most models can provide all the heat needed in small homes or large rooms. They can certainly provide supplemental heat too.
Kerosene heaters are affordable and efficient. They burn cleanly and do not produce carbon monoxide so are safe for indoor use. They do, however, use up oxygen so having a window opened slightly is a good practice.
Propane Heaters – Some of these products can also be safely used indoors with a small amount of fresh air added to the room to replace oxygen. Be sure to check before you buy one that it is rated for indoor use. They are lightweight, efficient and clean-burning. As detailed at the Energy Savers website, most propane space heaters or portable heaters operate off of one-pound propane bottles or can be converted for use with a 20-pound bottle. Both propane and kerosene portable heaters are an outstanding source of supplemental and emergency heat.
Electric Space Heaters – Common in bedrooms, offices and bathrooms, electric space heaters can provide enough heat to make a room comfortable that is inadequately heated by the primary heat source in the home. There are many different types and styles of electric space heater, including popular Amish heaters that use infrared heat elements housed in a nice wood cabinet.
Electric space heaters are not cost-effective for large rooms but can be useful when they supply a limited amount of heat in a confined space. To add heat to one room, it may be more cost-effective to run a space heater than to turn up the heat for the entire home. Requiring an energy source, electric space heaters can be used during a power outage only if a generator is available to power them. If you choose a small electric portable heater, look for Energy Star products that are more efficient.
Summary, in limited use, portable heating systems such as electric space heaters, kerosene or propane heaters can be an essential part of home heating. The equipment is usually very affordable and the portability makes it easy to move to where the supplemental or emergency heat is required.


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It is important to remember that a transfer from one school to another can be very unsettling for children and for the school. Important factors that you should consider are friendships, continuity of the curriculum and attendance patterns.However in certain circumstances it may be necessary for you to consider moving your child to another school. You should always discuss a transfer with your child's existing school before making a decision.The local authority offers a free choice adviser service. If you wish to discuss a possible transfer of school you could speak to the choice adviser on 01482 300 300 who will be happy to provide you with advice and information.
If you decide that you do want to request a transfer to another school you will need to contact the admissions team who will send a form for you to complete and return. Applications will then be processed and where a place can be allocated a letter of allocation will be sent to you. If we are unable to allocate a place you will be offered the right of appeal.
Community primary schoolsIf we are unable to allocate a place at your preferred school you will be offered the right of appeal. Complete this form and return it as instructed to the admissions team by the date specified on the appeal form. The appeal will be heard within 30 school days of the closing date for appeals by an independent appeal panel arranged locally. Voluntary aided schools, trust schools and academiesAppeals against refusal of admission to a voluntary aided school, trust school or academy are the responsibility of the governors or academy of that school. Voluntary aided schools and academies are responsible for their own admissions and have their own allocation criteria, which is available from the school. If your child has a statement of special educational needsIf your child has a statement of special educational needs you would need to appeal through the special educational needs and disability tribunal. Please contact special needs staff on 01482 300 300 for further information.
Please contact the council's admissions team to make your request. You will be sent a form to complete and return. On receipt of the returned form the admissions team will process your request. If you wish to discuss the transfer we also offer a free choice advice service. The choice advisor can be contacted on 01482 300 300 and will answer any queries you may have about the transfer process.If a place is available for your child, a letter of allocation will be sent to you. If we are unable to offer a place you will be offered the right of appeal and an appeal form and guidance notes will be sent to you. If we are unable to offer a place at any of your preferred schools we will ask the choice advisor to contact you to discuss your options.For pupils having statements of special educational needs, the allocation will be decided by the Hull City Council's special educational needs team. To speak to the team please telephone 01482 300 300.
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Definition of currant in English:
1A small dried fruit made from a seedless variety of grape originally grown in the eastern Mediterranean region, now widely produced in California, and much used in cooking: [as modifier]: a currant bun
More example sentences
- The domesticated grapevine provides fresh fruit, dried raisins, sultanas and currants (according to the vine variety), wine, vinegar, grape juice, and a light salad oil obtained by crushing the pips.
- Aim for several small meals with suitable snacks such as mini savoury sandwiches, a currant bun, fruit or vegetables or unsweetened breakfast cereal in between meals to meet your child's nutritional needs.
- The truly delectable dessert is prepared with currants (small seedless raisin) that are grown in Europe, the US and Chile and is said to be rich in vitamin C and minerals.
2A Eurasian shrub that produces small edible black, red, or white berries.
- Genus Ribes, family Grossulariaceae: numerous species, includingblack currant and red currant.
Example sentences
- Some currants are host to the White pine blister rust, and should not be planted near white pines.
- Screens made from bamboo and birch branches as well as plantings (golden currant, white abutilon, and New Zealand flax) create privacy.
- Along the walls and raised beds I planted ferns, vine maple, Indian plum, ocean spray, snowberry, currants, and other low-maintenance shrubs.
2.1A berry from a currant shrub.
Example sentences
- Peaches, pears, cherries, plums, grapes, currants, and raspberries were also commonly grown.
- The field day will focus on grapes, although growing raspberries, currants, blackberries, plums, cherries, and Asian and European pears also will be discussed.
- Cabbage and carrot are also among the most important vegetable crops, while apples, pears, currants, strawberries and raspberries are the popular fruit crops.
Middle English raisons of Corauntz, translating Anglo-Norman French raisins de Corauntz 'grapes of Corinth' (the original source).
This comes from the phrase raisons of Corauntz, translating Anglo-Norman French raisins de Corauntz 'grapes of Corinth', which was their original source.
Words that rhyme with currantblackcurrant, concurrent, current, occurrent, redcurrant
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Capuano emotional after 6-0 loss to Bruins
Isles Head Coach wants to see passion, desperation and will to win from his bench
Saturday, 11.19.2011 / 10:50 PM ET / News
By Dyan LeBourdais
"If you're a pro athlete and you've got the desire and the attitude to be a champion, you have to find that within," Capuano said. "You have to have the will to compete at the highest level every night when you go into battle. We saw it last year. I saw it. I saw the energy and the desperation in our game last year."
Referring to the post-All-Star Break run that saw the Islanders go on a tear to earn a 15-12-6 record and lead the league in points, Capuano said he saw their will to win with his own eyes and doesn't understand what changed from last season to now.
|Rick DiPietro and Mark Streit defend the net against Chris Kelly at Nassau Coliseum on November 19, 2011. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
With just 2 shots on net in the first period and 23 on the night, the Islanders played the majority of the game in their defensive zone. Goaltender Rick DiPietro would give up three goals in the first period on 13 shots and rookie netminder Anders Nilsson would make his NHL debut, letting up three more goals in the final 20 minutes of play to record the final margin.
But Capuano wouldn't put blame on the goaltenders. He was disappointed with the full team effort.
"We didn't win a battle tonight," Capuano said. "We didn't win a 50/50 puck battle. They came out with the puck every time it was on their stick. Granted, (Boston is) a great team, they're big, they're physical, but you have to match that if you want to have success."
Nilsson makes NHL debut
Nilsson was recalled to Long Island early Saturday morning after the team announced late Friday night that Al Montoya was suffering from a strained hamstring, leaving a three-goaltender system to just one healthy netminder in less than eight hours.
The news of Montoya's injury came just eight hours after it was announced goaltender Evgeni Nabokov would be out indefinitely with a groin injury. Nabokov was placed on injured reserve on Saturday morning, retroactive to Nov. 17, and Nilsson was called up.
Going through six goaltenders last season and giving 12 rookies experience in the NHL, five of whom played in 20 games or more, Capuano told the media during his morning press briefing prior to Saturday night's matchup that "We've always been an organization of opportunity."
Nilsson made 14 saves and let in three goals in 40 minutes of play.
"It's tough to be happy right now," Nilsson said of his NHL debut. "I let in three goals in two periods. That's not good, but of course it was fun to get the chance to play in the NHL. It's been a dream since I started playing hockey, since I was a young guy. So it's a dream come true to be able to get the chance to play in the NHL. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out good. It's hard to be excited afterwards."


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Logan Hancock Wins Comeback Fight
Updated: 01/24/2009 - Former Central High star Logan Hancock made his return to Mixed Martial Arts after a devastating accident threatened to end his career.
Updated: 01/24/2009 - Former Central High star Logan Hancock made his return to Mixed Martial Arts after a devastating accident threatened to end his career.
Updated: 08/28/2009 - The Fruita Monument girls got a win at Cortez on Saturday, but the fell short.
Updated: 08/28/2009 - On Saturday the Central girls basketball team got another big win.
Updated: 08/28/2009 - The Palisade girls got a huge on win, while the boys came up short at Battle Mountain.
Updated: 08/28/2009 - The Grand Junction boys continued to roll, but the girls lost their momentum against Montrose on Friday.
Updated: 01/23/2009 - It took eight weeks for the Mesa State Mavericks women's basketball team to break out of its losing streak, but it happened tonight with a dominant 68-39 win over New Mexico Highlands.
Updated: 08/28/2009 - The Palisade boys looked strong Friday, picking up their first win of the season. The girls were unable to get their second win.
Updated: 08/28/2009 - The Central Warriors boy's basketball team has lost three of its last five games after losing its first Southwestern League game of the season on Friday night 62-50 to the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers.
Updated: 08/28/2009 - The Fruita Monument boy's and girl's basketball teams were victims to Southwestern League losses on the road against the Durang Demons on Friday night
Posted: 01/22/2009 - The Mesa State women's basketball team lost its 11th straight game after a 62-50 loss on Thursday night to CSU-Pueblo
Posted: 01/22/2009 - The Mesa State men's basketball team had to overcome a second half deficit to defeat the CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves on Thursday night 65-61 at Brownson Arena
Posted: 01/22/2009 - Franklin Morales went from postseason phenom to Minor Leaguer last season. Now, he's blaming a bad back for his fall from grace, something he didn't mention to the Colorado Rockies until the offseason
Posted: 01/22/2009 - Orlando's Dwight Howard got a record 3,150,181 votes to lead this season's All-Star balloting and will start center for the East. Howard leads the NBA in rebounds, blocked shots and double-doubles.
Posted: 01/22/2009 - Mark McGwire's youngest brother says in a book proposal that he injected the former baseball star with steroids, according to deadspin.com
Posted: 01/22/2009 - The death of former NFL defensive lineman Shane Dronett has been ruled a suicide
Posted: 01/22/2009 - Two former Colorado football players have been sentenced to at least a year in prison after pleading guilty to an apartment robbery.
Posted: 01/22/2009 - Venus Williams was knocked out of the Australian Open with a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 loss to unheralded Spanish player Carla Suarez Navarro in the second round
Posted: 01/22/2009 - Among Wyoming's recent football recruits are a pair of linemen from the neighboring states and a speedy running back out of Texas.
Posted: 01/21/2009 - Alexander Frolov scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings chased struggling goalie Peter Budaj with a three-goal onslaught in the second period before holding off the Colorado Avalanche 6-5 on Wednesday night
Posted: 01/21/2009 - Yao Ming had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Rafer Alston scored 23 and the Houston Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 108-99 on Wednesday night.
Posted: 01/21/2009 - Denver Broncos 1992 draft pick was found dead at his home near Atlanta.
Posted: 01/21/2009 - Josh McDaniels has continued filling out his first coaching staff with the Denver Broncos, hiring Don Martindale as linebackers coach and younger brother Ben as an offensive assistant
Posted: 01/21/2009 - Air Force and coach Troy Calhoun have agreed to a five-year contract that will keep him at the school through the 2013 season.
Posted: 01/21/2009 - Mike Singletary scored 20 points, including Texas Tech's final 12, and the Red Raiders snapped a three-game losing streak with a 63-55 win over Colorado last night
Posted: 01/21/2009 - Jesse Carr scored 17 points to lead Colorado State to a 67-56 victory over Air Force last night


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A very impressive fragment of a manor house of c1500. The evidence offered by the building has not been sufficiently examined, but it is possible that the present house was only an entrance range, leading to the Hall at the back of an inner court. Against this is the fact that the surviving range has a roof the inside of which is meant to be exposed. {1}
The house, now known as Gothelney Hall, is in excellent repair and an outstanding example of its period. The ground at the back (W) of the house has been levelled. It is possible that the house originally extended around a court here, but there is no trace of this. {2}
The name is Godelege in Domesday ("good pasture"). Little remains of the early house which was surrounded by a moat, a small portion of which survives at the rear of the house. This may have been defensive as there are loop holes in the tower and elsewhere. In 1436 money was left to the chapel of St John the Baptist at Gothelney but nothing else is known of this chapel. The porch and a large part of the front of the house appear to have been built in C17 probably transforming what had been a gatehouse (a large arch is visible in the present dining room) with a tower at either side. Massive foundations are visible in the cellar. The original C15 roof is visible above the ceiling with a minstrels gallery and adjoining room. The surviving octagonal tower to the east of the porch was also C15 in date. {3}
Dendrochronological dating of timbers from the roof of the great chamber, solar, garderobe, the three distinct sections of the attic floor frame in the great chamber and solar, together with lintels from windows in the attic, ceiling beams from the spiral stairs and double-height dining room and various door frames. Other samples were taken in the southern extension and the smoke house or east range. Analysis of these 31 samples produced a set of 8 sequences, only one of which could be dated - to 1238-1411. This comprised the joists from the solar attic only one of which retained the heartwood sapwood boundary, which suggests a felling date in the range 1426-51. The other samples from this series are compatable with this felling date. Although undated, the other series appear to correspond to the different areas of the building that were sampled. {4}
|Compiler comment - Webster, CJ (Chris). Somerset Historic Environment Record (12/02/2016). Location: Verbal, electronic or direct entry, no source retained.
|Mention - Pevsner, N. The Buildings of England: South and West Somerset. (1958), 186. Copy held in HER collections
|Detailed records - Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division record card. Record ID: ST 23 NE 24 (1964) Location: Unknown or non-existant
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Green Ink: China Goes Shopping
Crude oil futures are flirting with $73 a barrel on the back of stronger equities and hopes for a demand recovery, Bloomberg reports.
Chi coms: Chinese companies are pulling a full-court press in a bid for natural resources, especially energy. First, a counterbid to Exxon's $4 billion offshore play in Ghana, in the WSJ. And a new deal for mineral and energy resources in Guinea, in the FT.
Vladmir Putin goes to China to deepen the two countries' energy relationship; Gazprom apparently wants China to be its biggest customer, in Bloomberg. And Chinese commodities exchanges aim to flex their muscles to influence global prices for the raw materials, including oil, that power the Chinese economy, in the WSJ.
Pressure builds on the Nobel-prize winning Barack Obama to throw his weight behind the Senate climate bill in the same way that previous administrations made the Clean Air Act happen, in the WaPo.
Is there hope for a compromise in the Senate? John Kerry and Lindsey Graham say a bipartisan deal is possible, as long as it includes more support for nuclear power, clean coal, and offshore drilling. Oh, and the threat of EPA regulation might help too, in the NYT.
Careful about that offshore drilling: The NOAA says offshore exploration from the Gulf to Alaska could endanger marine environments, in the L.A. Times.
James Surowiecki dives into the exodus from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in the New Yorker: The companies that have left the Chamber have realized that "global warming isn't just bad for the planet; it's bad for business."
The British government's climate committee lays out its greenprint for the next decade: The country needs a "step-change" in electricity generation to meet climate goals, and that means building more nuclear reactors, getting clean coal off the ground, and a huge increase in wind power, in Reuters.
George Soros might help: The billionaire announces a $1 billion for-profit fund to invest in clean-energy technology, in The Guardian.
The aviation business details its pledge to curb emissions by 2050, with special emphasis on steady increases in fuel economy, in the WSJ.
Saw that coming: Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoes two renewable-energy bills in favor of an executive order to promote clean energy in California, in the WSJ.
Finally, will she or won't she? Speculation continues over German Chancellor Merkel's expected reprieve for nuclear power. The questions now are the timing, in Reuters, and the cost for utilities, in Der Spiegel.


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I have a T-shirt with text in some kind of Arabic language, and I have no idea what it says (or even what language it says it in!) There's also a small triangular logo with an antelope and the word 'Zama'. Does anyone know A) what language it is, B) what it says and C) what the context is? [more inside]
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Huntsville, Alabama (April 30 2008) Huntsville Police announced the street closings for this weekend's annual Whistle Stop Festival. Spokesman Wendell Johnson said the event will be held on the grounds of the Historic Downtown Huntsville Depot including surrounding streets and parking lots.
Johnson said the following streets will be closed starting 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2008: The outside northbound lane of Church Street starting at the railroad tracks to 100 feet south of Monroe Street. Monroe Street between Church Street and Jefferson Street, Spragins Street between Church Street and Jefferson Street, Spragins Street between Monroe Street and Holmes Avenue. The right turn lane of Jefferson Street from the eastbound I-565 exit ramp to Monroe Street is also included. All streets will be re-opened by 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2008.
Johnson said the Whistle Stop Festival will be open to the public on Friday, May 2nd from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and on Saturday, May 3rd from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. Johnson added while the family festival has had no previous problems, Police encourage motorists to use parking lots that are well lit, ensure vehicles are locked and don't leave valuable items in plain site inside your car. Lock them away inside of you trunk.


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STARKVILLE — The Starkville School District will hold a public forum on a proposed dress code.
The forum is 6 p.m. Thursday at the Greensboro Center.
In January, the school board voted 3-2 to require all students to wear uniforms. Last week, the board delayed implementation of the dress code until they heard from parents.
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I have cancer – but it doesn't have me – and the hospice has helped me to realise that.
I look forward to my visits here so much, my hospice days are my best days of the week.
They understand me and how I feel and the therapies they provide leave me feeling like a new person every time. They saved my sanity and I know I wouldn't still be here without them.
Porters are an integral part of the team here at the hospice. On a daily basis they come in to contact with patients, families, staff and volunteers. From picking up patients from their homes to take them to the hospice for Day Services, to covering reception, the job of a porter is incredibly varied.
Gilby Morrison is a porter at the hospice. He tells us a little about his role.
"As a Porter, I work across all departments of the Hospice. My job is really varied and no two days are the same.
At the start of each day, I cover reception for two hours. Three days a week we collect patients from their homes to bring them to the hospice for Day Services, and then drive them home at night.
We often have to transfer a patient from hospital or home to the hospice. In between times we carry out general portering duties.
The best part of my job is looking after the patients and their families for the short time they are in my care and working with a good team of workers.
It means a great deal to me to work at the hospice, getting to care for so many folk and helping them in any way I can. If I can bring a smile to their face then it's a very rewarding day."
When Tommy Easton's brother was diagnosed with life-limiting cancer there was only one place he knew Eddie would get the care and attention he needed.
"The hospice is a wonderful place, it is all about the care and attention to detail, the dignity they give people."
"It wasn't just the care and attention for Eddie, it was the whole family and the way everyone was treated," says Tommy.
Now Tommy and his family are keeping Eddie's memory alive through vital fundraising for our Brick by Brick Appeal.
Through his company VR Construction in Hillington, Tommy has pledged to raise the £60,000 needed to buy a patient en-suite bedroom in the new hospice. After a golf day late last year at Dundonald golf course in Irvine, which he thought would raise £15,000 but actually brought in £27,000, he is nearly half-way to his target already.
His fundraising will provide a lasting memory of Eddie, a carefree man, full of life who will always be remembered by friends and family as being the life and soul of the party.
Thank you Tommy for all your support!
When Bobbi MacIntyre is asked to think back on the happiest memories she has of her Gran, she smiles warmly and says she doesn't know where to start, as she has so many.
The 12-year-old from Giffnock was very close to her Gran, Mary Ashmead, and devastated when she died of cancer five years ago.
Thanks to the help and support of the Butterfly Project, Bobbi learned how to cope with her grief and channel it into positive feelings.
"When I came in at first I thought, 'Oh, I don't know'," remembers Bobbi. "I didn't think it was going to help. I thought it was just going to be talking about things, but it really helped me so much.
"Obviously I'm going to miss my Gran still, but it has made such a difference."
Every Monday after school for a couple of months after Mary died, Bobbi and her mum Donna visited the hospice. While the children - every one of them with a relative suffering from life-threatening or life-limiting illness - took part in group activities, the parents had a chance to talk.
"We made a salt jar with salt and chalk and every colour represented something about the person we had lost," says Bobbi, a pupil at St Ninian's High School in Giffnock.
"I chose brown for my Gran's hair, pink for her dressing gown, purple for her slippers and green for her eyes.
"It helped me a lot. It just gave me hope that I would be able to cope without Gran, and it gave my mum hope.
"If other children don't think it will help by coming in to the project I would say that's what I thought - but when I came in it was totally different. Don't make your mind up until you try it, because it works."
Mary only had a short time after her diagnosis, and she encouraged her daughter Donna to talk to doctors and staff.
It was on one of these visits when Donna heard about plans to set up the Butterfly Project. Donna says she was concerned because Bobbi, who was only seven at the time, was so young when she lost her Gran. "I thought, what about the kids? It's hard enough for us to work our way through it but how will Bobbi cope?" explains Donna.
"Kids are often forgotten about but they have feelings. They get confused, upset and angry. My concern was what was there for them?"
Not only has the project helped Bobbi cope with her grief, she has passed on the experiences to come to the assistance of friends who have lost a relative.
"We can't take the pain away. We still feel her loss all the time and always will, but we've used that experience to try and help others," says Donna proudly. "It's not something you can teach.
"What I saw with the kids is that unspoken thing, they just know how each other feels. They understand without having to go into a big explantation about it."
Meet Jamie Gallen, he discovered his artistic talent at the hospice's Outpatient Service.
He was encouraged to get creative after attending our Day Services. The former gas engineer admits he had been surprised to discover his once hidden artistic talent. He said: "When I was diagnosed with cancer I was asked if I wanted to come to the hospice. I walked into the art room one day because I wanted to see what was going on and the staff encouraged me to paint."
Jeni Pearson, our Artist Practitioner, first persuaded Jamie to pick up a paintbrush. She said: "He is very, very talented. I love his paintings. Since I've been working with Jamie I've seen him grow in confidence. He's just amazing, really inspiring."
Jamie continued: "I really just want to show people that you don't just go into hospices to die. You can still have a life if you want to."
"I used to try sketching with a pencil and a bit of paper for my kids but I wasn't very good. Drawing is definitely not my thing. Oil painting seems to suit me though. I just fell in love with it. It makes me feel at peace. I feel as if I'm doing something with my life rather than just lying down waiting."
I'm Lisa and I am the Reception Services Coordinator here at the hospice.
I am the first point of contact for people visiting and it is my job to attend to everyone when they come in. An average day in the hospice is very busy, with reception a constant hub of activity. I work alongside another member of the reception team, and at certain points of the day a volunteer, and between us we do our very best to provide gold-star service to each and every visitor to the hospice.
I love working in a busy and challenging environment. No day is ever the same and I really enjoy interacting with all the different staff members, visitors and patients. I really enjoy being in a job that feels worthwhile and that I am contributing towards sustaining the high levels of care that the hospice offers.
It means a great deal to me that most of the people and their families that I meet are experiencing a very difficult moment in their life at that point and I do my best to make this time easier in any way I can. Whether it is something I can say or do or simply my manner.
Most of all though, I feel very proud to work for the hospice because of the amazing work and care that is provided to its patients and their families. I have unfortunately experienced it first-hand so know how important it can be, which makes me very proud to be part of the team.


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Knight-Backed Local News Site 'Brooklyn Bureau' Launches
The Brooklyn Bureau, a nonprofit local news site with backing from the Knight Foundation, is now live. The site will focus on civic affairs and investigative reporting, particularly in the borough's less trendy neighborhoods. The site is run by nonprofit civic news organization City Limits, which also owns a broader site focusing on civic affairs across New York City.
The Brooklyn Community Foundation and Knight Foundation are each providing $50,000 for the first two years. The Brooklyn Community Foundation is also financially supporting Brooklyn College's Center for the Study of Brooklyn in its efforts to "analyze statistical data and develop neighborhood and borough-wide trend reports," which will be posted to Brooklyn Bureau.
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- Beghin, John C. & Roland-Holst, David & Van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique, 2002. "Trade and the Environment in General Equilibrium: Evidence from Developing Economies," Staff General Research Papers 4090, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Philip Bagnoli, . "Implementing the Kyoto Agreement Using Tradable Permits : The International Context for Canada," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2001-24, Department of Finance Canada.
- Feng, Hongli & Kling, Catherine L. & Kurkalova, Lyubov A. & Secchi, Silvia, 2007. "Cac Versus Incentive-Based Instruments in Agriculture: The Case of the Conservation Reserve Program," Staff General Research Papers 10796, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
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The first African-American to fly in space, along with three other accomplished astronauts, are set to join the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in June.
The ninth class of space shuttle astronauts to be added to the Hall's Mercury, Gemini and Apollo ranks since 2001, the 2010 inductees will increase the Florida facility's total number of honorees to 77. An induction ceremony planned for June 5, 2010 at the Kennedy Space Center will reunite many of the astronauts to celebrate the enshrinement of Guy Bluford, Ken Bowersox, Frank Culbertson and Kathy Thornton.
The four astronauts were chosen by a committee of more than 80 retired NASA officials, historians, journalists and all the members of the Hall of Fame, as overseen by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. To be eligible for consideration this year, the astronauts needed to have made their first flight in 1992 or earlier; have been retired from flight status as a NASA commander, pilot or mission specialist for at least five years; be a U.S. citizen; and have orbited the Earth at least once.
According to the Foundation, which will host a gala dinner honoring the 2010 class the evening prior to the induction, candidates were selected not only for their contributions to the space program during their active astronaut careers but also after their retirement.
Blazing a trail into the night
Guion "Guy" Bluford became the first African-American in space when he joined the crew of the first space shuttle mission to launch and land at night.
"We had to, as a crew, figure out the techniques that were required to launch the thing at night and, as well as land the thing at night," Dr. Bluford told collectSPACE.com in 2002 on the anniversary of his 1983 STS-8 mission, which was dedicated to deploying a multipurpose India-built satellite and conducting medical measurements to understand the effects of spaceflight on the human body.
Bluford's first flight and the three that followed also blazed the path forward into space for African-Americans.
"I feel very proud of being a trailblazer with reference to spaceflight, particularly for African-Americans," he said. "I recognize I was one of several African-Americans that came into the program, and I think we have all made significant contributions to the program."
Bluford's other missions included the first of the German-directed Spacelab science flights (STS-61A in 1985) and two Department of Defense-dedicated missions (STS-39 in 1991 and STS-53 in 1992).
After retiring from NASA in 1993, Bluford took posts in the aerospace sector, and for the past 16 years, has served on several industry boards. Currently, he serves as the president of Aerospace Technology Group, an engineering consulting organization in Ohio, and is associated with the Coalition for Space Exploration.
Continue reading about Ken Bowersox, Frank Culbertson and Kathy Thornton at collectSPACE.com.
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In Metro: Last Light, you'll be spending much of your time underground dodging mutants, much like the average commuter's day in London. Except in the game, you'll be packing weaponry to make feeling your way through the dark and dingy tunnels a little more bearable.
These new screenshots from the Tokyo Games Show are typically dark, so don't adjust your monitor, but be sure to bring a flashlight as Artyom and Khan go deeper underground as they fight against the nasty Reich and some equally nasty mutants.
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MARTINSBURG - A proven leader in skilled nursing and rehabilitation, Heartland of Martinsburg is a post-hospital center that provides a multitude of medial services for a wide range of patients with a focus on short-term patient care and rehabilitation.
Located at 209 Clover Street in Martinsburg, the 120-bed facility opened in 1973 and provides 24-hour nursing care.
"We are a skilled nursing facility. It's a post-hospital center for patients who are recovering from any type of surgical event or anything," Cindy Maher, Heartland of Martinsburg's admissions director, said. "It could be a multitude of different things that they might need to recover from here at the facility."
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A rehabilitation room at Heartland of Martinsburg provides patients with a multitude of post-hospital medical services.
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The lobby of Heartland of Martinsburg provides a comfortable space for patients and family.
The in-patient facility also offers physical, occupational and speech therapy so that patients can recover quicker while they stay at the center.
While the facility focuses on short-term care and recovery, it does offer long-term care options for those patients who are unable to return home.
"There's kind of two pieces. You can have the short-term care side, which is where patients come to a facility like this to recover from some type of event that's put them down and out and they can't quite go home yet," Maher said. "We do offer long-term care for folks who aren't able to return home, and this would be considered their home. We have two separate distinct capabilities here at our facility."
About 90 percent of patients come to Heartland of Martinsburg from the hospital and are referred to the facility by their physician.
Heartland of Martinsburg also has a full-time nursing staff to take care of patients that need more long-term care.
"It's important for the community to know that there is an opportunity for patients to recover from a completely holistic view," Maher said.
Care is provided for everything from post-surgical events to cardiac conditions. Heartland of Martinsburg also provides discharge planning services for patients so that when they return home they can receive home health services or outpatient therapy services. Dietary services also help patients develop good nutrition.
"We also have a wide range of activities so that patients stay occupied and get outside of their room. We want them to not just see four walls. We want them to be able to get out and about," Maher said.
Maher said the staff is committed to patients' meeting and exceeding their goals and Heartland of Martinsburg's staff truly cares about its patients.
"I think that we certainly have a great reputation for our therapy program here at our facility, and we certainly have a wonderful reputation getting patients home and back into the community."
For more information, call Heartland of Martinsburg at 304-263-8921 or visit their website at www.hcr-manorcare.com.


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As the school year gets underway, homework and academics are top of mind for many students. Bayhealth neurosurgeon James Mills, MD, cautions that what happens outside the classroom is just as important when it comes to brain health."Many of our concussion patients are students who have sustained brain trauma from a fall or collision," Mills said. "Once the immediate threat is past, patients often face a long road back to full functionality. The sooner we see concussion patients, the sooner they can return to sports and other extracurricular activities, not to mention class."
According to Mills, the key to concussion recovery is knowing the symptoms and seeking treatment when concussion is suspected. Headache, confusion, and memory loss are three signs to look for.
"If you experience these symptoms, or your friend does, stop the activity and have your condition evaluated by a medical professional. Concussion symptoms will not go away on their own," said Mills.
While many adults may remember brushing off sports injuries when they were younger, advances in brain science and a greater understanding of brain injury have led to a culture change in the concussion field. In addition, former college and professional athletes have filed lawsuits against the N.C.A.A., N.F.L., and other organizations asserting that they were not adequately informed of or protected against the risk of long-term damage related to brain trauma, or concussion.
The shift in public opinion is a positive change, said Mills. Athletes, coaches, and parents are now partners in raising awareness of concussion symptoms. Although football is often the first sport that comes to mind with brain injury, Mills points out that soccer, softball, cheerleading, theater and other activities are just as risky, because they all present a potential for falls or collisions.
With the addition of Lake Forest High School in 2013, Bayhealth's Neurosciences Service Line now provides Immediate Post-Concussion and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) to all public Kent County high schools. The testing program provides an objective measure of cognitive ability using a pre-season reading as the baseline. Should injury occur, the athlete retakes the test and the data is used to determine an appropriate treatment plan.
While the ImPACT testing is optional for student athletes, many teams have 100% participation, and Mills says the overall numbers are growing. He finds that students are eager to protect themselves from the long-term effects of brain trauma.
According to Angela Downs, Bayhealth Sports Medicine Physical Therapist and ImPACT coordinator with the school system, "Implementing ImPACT testing in the high schools has provided physicians with an additional component to assess an athletes' ability to return to play."
Bayhealth is also turning the focus inward when it comes to healing the brain. A new Neuro Intensive Care Unit is due to open in the first half of calendar year 2014 at Bayhealth Kent General. The space will accommodate patients recovering from neurosurgery procedures as well as other neurological diagnoses requiring neurosurgery oversight.
"Our neurological patients will benefit from having a dedicated area for healing and surgical recovery," Mills said. "They will have private rooms with specialized nursing and rehab care. The goal is to have the same highly skilled multidisciplinary staff providing the patient-centered care throughout their hospital stay at Bayhealth."
The unit will feature seven patient rooms organized around a central nurses' station. Mills worked closely with the architects, nursing leadership and neurosciences service line administration to create a space designed to meet the unique needs of neuro patients and their families.
Bayhealth Kent General's Operating Room 10, opened in Spring 2013, is customized for complex neurosurgery, spine, and orthopaedic procedures.
To learn more about our neurosurgery program, visit bayhealth.org. To make an appointment with Dr. Mills, call 302-526-1470.
Bayhealth is Southern Delaware's healthcare leader with hospitals in Dover and in Milford. Bayhealth provides a wide range of medical services, including cardiovascular, cancer, orthopaedics and rehabilitation, pediatrics, respiratory care, sleep care, surgical weight loss and women's services.


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Even the younger crowd would have found it difficult to keep up with our "senior" builders as they erected a large picnic pavilion in the backyard of the historical society museum. Under the guidance of foreman Darrel Baker, the expert craftsmen — consisting of Jarl Lee Harris, Jim Acton, Bobby Gibson, Oscar Jacobs, R.C. (Pete) Dawson, and Arthur Kinman — dodged rain and thunderstorms as they erected the structure in a little over a week.
Dozens of local citizens had the opportunity to take a glimpse into Owen County's past during the first Owen County History Appreciation and Dedication Day Saturday.
Owen County Historical Society President Jeannie Williams-Baker said 99 people attended the event and each toured the museum.
The event was held following the passing of former Owen County resident Scott Hardin, who died in March. In lieu of flowers, donations in Hardin's memory were sent to the Owen County History Museum.
When friends of the Columbia family found out that Isaiah Columbia had taken a turn for the worse and needed a heart transplant, they jumped at the chance to give back to a family that had offered so much to others.
Isaiah's mother, Katie Columbia, has been instrumental in the annual Walk for Awareness of CHDs which raises money and awareness of the struggle families and children go through when facing life-threatening cardiac problems.
For six of its seven years in operation, the Owen County Farmers' Market has been held on the courthouse lawn. But starting Friday, the market will have a new location.
The Owen County Farm Bureau received an $82,419-grant for construction of a permanent structure for the market.
According to a 2010 press release from the Kentucky Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy, the goal of the project is to increase farmers' participation in the market, as well as provide better access for consumers.
San Bernardino, Calif., police have arrested a man in connection with the homicide of Lafe Humble, who firefighters found dead in a burning truck June 17.
According to a police news release, officers arrested Gerald Nance, 39, of San Bernardino, on suspicion of murder.
He was arrested at about 5 a.m. at his home Friday.
According to the San Bernardino Sun, police are not releasing many details on why they believe Nance killed Humble. The department said in a statement its homicide unit investigated the killing and determined that Nance was the suspect.
Three men from Owen County are behind bars after allegedly stealing an ATM in Franklin County.
The incident took place June 18 when, according to Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton, the three allegedly stole a backhoe from a construction site on East Main Street in Frankfort and used it to remove a Kentucky Employees Credit Union ATM.
"They took the whole thing," Melton said. "All that's left is a concrete pad."
Information from an Owen County Sheriff's Deputy led Franklin County authorities to find the ATM in Monterey three days after the theft, Melton said.
The "purple" house at 125 East Perry St. will finally come down after several years of debate.
According to records from the Owen County Historical Society, the house was built in 1890. It has been vacant for the past eight years.
Due to a number of complaints over the years about the deteriorating condition of the house, the City of Owenton put a lien against the property in November 2009. The owners now owe the city more than $100,000.
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Bro. Steve delivered his Father's Day sermon from the book of Proverbs. It was wonderful to be in the Lord's house.
We would like to invite you to the dedication service for our stained glass windows at 2:30 p.m. July 17. If you do not have a church family, you are welcome at Beech Grove.
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Whatever happened to the phrase, it's just a game?
My son and I watched Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals the other night. Now I realize we may have been part of a small group of people from Owen County watching the game, but I don't want to talk about the action on the ice but rather what took place following the game.
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In China's Far West, Tensions With Ethnic Muslims Boil Over in Riots and Bombings
By PATRICK E. TYLER
Published: February 28, 1997
BEIJING, Feb. 27— As Muslim ethnic minorities chafe under Chinese rule, a simmering revolt and seething ethnic conflict have turned much of western China into a heavily armed garrison ready to crush sporadic, spontaneous and seemingly futile acts of rebellion.
On Wednesday, the western capital of Xinjiang was under a high security alert after terrorist bombs ripped through three public buses, killing 5 people and wounding 60. The attacks, which were apparently in response to a broad security crackdown ordered by the Communist Party leadership in Beijing to quiet the restive border region, were a grave embarrassment to Chinese authorities on the day of a memorial service to Deng Xiaoping.
Earlier this month, riots erupted in the frontier city of Yining after Chinese police officers arrested dozens of Muslims. Young Muslims battled the police, smashed storefronts and attacked ethnic Han Chinese; the official death toll was nine, but Muslims insist it was far higher.
More than four decades after the Communists' victory, Beijing's relentless struggle to tame and assimilate its border territories is still under way. By all accounts, it is succeeding, but at a terrible cost to those Muslims, Tibetans and other minorities who challenge the harsh terms of Chinese rule.
The death of Deng last week and the return of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty this summer has incited many Chinese to begin thinking about the limits on their freedom. In the western regions of China, where the collapse of the Soviet Union already had triggered a new political alignment in Central Asia, a determined Muslim minority has begun to reassert its demands for greater autonomy -- even independence -- from its Chinese rulers.
The bomb attacks in Urumuqi and the rioting at Yining are only the latest signs of rebellion against Beijing's campaign to keep the country's 20 million Muslims under tight control as their ancestral lands and national identity give way to a policy of assimilation by the Han Chinese, whose migration into the restive frontier lands is supported, and partially financed, by Beijing.
Three days after the violence in Urumuqi, the central Government has made no public statement reassuring the thousands of foreign tourists and businessmen who travel to Xinjiang each year that the region is safe.
The resentment is palpable among Muslims interviewed in a swing through the region last week. In Xinjiang, the largest of China's provinces, ethnic Uighurs, (pronounced WEE-gurrs) who are Muslim and speak a distinct Turkic language, make up 60 percent of the population of 16 million in what is called the Uighur Autonomous Region.
''We Uighurs will fight for our liberty and independence and we want to be as free as the other Asian republics of the old Soviet Union,'' said Azat Akimbeck, who was born in Yining and whose ancestors once ruled in western China and fought unsuccessfully to establish the Republic of East Turkestan in the late 1940's.
Chinese authorities say the violence was caused by a ''small number of enemy elements,'' as a Government spokesman asserted, adding that the protesters were ''trying to overthrow the political power of the people and split the unity of the motherland.''
But visitors to the neighboring Kazakh capital of Almaty characterized the violence as a spontaneous uprising against policies that persecute the region's Muslims by excessive force, police intimidation and by denying them access to mosques or religious teaching. Muslims also say they are becoming increasingly impoverished by the diversion of state investment funds for irrigation and agricultural improvements to areas settled by Han Chinese immigrants.
In one example, the former mayor of Hetian, near Kashghar on the historic Silk Road, said Beijing is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in a large irrigation project that would allow one million Sichuan immigrants to move into the region. None of the funding will benefit Uighur lands, he said.
Last week, residents interviewed in the border town of Khourgos near Yining said that Muslims living in Xinjiang had told them that heavily armored military units remain garrisoned throughout the city and that one central park looks like a parking lot for armored personnel carriers. At checkpoints leading into the city, the police are closely screening traffic, allowing only residents to enter.
Western diplomats in Beijing said they continue to receive reports that ''excessive force'' was used to put down the riot.
A number of Uighur leaders of the exile community in Almaty say they believe China's leaders have undertaken a broad suppression campaign in the Far West to enforce a rigid stability during the sensitive months ahead when Hong Kong returns to Chinese sovereignty and when the political succession to Deng is ratified at the 15th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in the fall.
Several Uighur officials who have fled western China in recent months say that an internal Communist Party document, entitled Central Party Document No. 8, warned last May that ''national separatism and unlawful religious activities'' are the key problems endangering the stability of western China.


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Dealpolitik: Allergan Must Tread Carefully as Showdown Looms
Allergan may have to be unusually cautious as it moves into the hand-to-hand combat phase of battling the joint hostile takeover bid of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and investor William Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management LP. Job one in such defenses is usually to chase away the unwanted suitor–or force it to pay a price that's attractive to the target board. That can lead to some aggressive scorched-earth tactics that may not be popular with some shareholders.
Here are a few moves Allergan may be contemplating and the possible shareholder reaction that it needs to weigh:
Rejecting shareholder documentation, citing bylaws: Allergan's bylaws contain complex technical requirements for shareholders seeking to sign a call for a shareholders meeting. Holders of at least 25% of the shares must fulfill those requirements to be entitled to a meeting. Pershing Square is seeking to force such a meeting to remove a majority of the directors to get Allergan to the negotiating table.
Each shareholder seeking to call a meeting must provide detailed information about each of its "affiliates" and "associates"–broadly defined terms that include each subsidiary of the shareholder. Large money managers such as Vanguard and Fidelity have many affiliates and associates.
To the extent those institutions decide to sign a call of a special meeting but can't or won't provide all of the information on affiliates and associates required by the bylaws, Allergan could reject their documentation. That would reduce the chances of Pershing Square's special meeting.
However, such a move by Allergan could anger large money managers seeking the meeting, who might view it as an attempt to disenfranchise them.
Claiming legal missteps as a reason not to call a meeting: Allergan has pointed out to a Delaware court that it is not required to call a special meeting if Pershing Square has not complied with the law. Allergan sued Pershing Square and Valeant earlier this month alleging breaches of law. A hearing on a motion to expedite the case is scheduled for Aug. 20. Pershing Square and Valeant have said such allegations are baseless.
If Allergan refuses to call a special meeting based on the alleged violations of law, it risks alienating shareholders who support the meeting, particularly if a court were to subsequently disagree with Allergan.
Blocking the Valeant deal with a defensive transaction: At any time prior to the election of a new majority of directors, Allergan's board could enter into a transaction that makes the company unattractive to Valeant. This is the strategy Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. used to try to thwart a cash tender offer by Men's Wearhouse Jos. A. Bank's agreement to acquire Eddie Bauer contained "fiduciary out" that allowed Jos. A. Bank to accept a sweetened bid from Men's Wearhouse.
Allergan could agree to a similar acquisition or other transaction to frustrate the Valeant bid, and it could do so with or without a fiduciary out. The Allergan CEO has said it is looking for a sizeable acquisition. The board would need to conclude that such a transaction would provide more long-term value than Valeant's takeover bid (even if it depressed the market price of Allergan in the short run) and a court would need to view it as a reasonable action.
Chasing away a Valeant deal by doing a different deal could leave shareholders who wanted Valeant's deal unhappy with the board.
Expect each defensive action by Allergan to be a carefully weighed decision. The board will need to balance the value of winning the battle with Valeant against the damage it could do in the long-term war with its own shareholders.
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