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By Murad Sezer, Associated Press Writer
ISTANBUL, Turkey Chaos erupted Monday as a group of 86 people, including former army officers, a best-selling author and an ultra-nationalist lawyer, crowded into a prison courtroom for trial on charges of conspiring to overthrow Turkey's Islamic-oriented government.
A panel of judges adjourned the proceeding after defendants and lawyers jamming the courtroom complained they could not hear. The proceedings later resumed with only the 46 jailed suspects and their lawyers. The other 40 suspects in the case are free pending trial.
The defendants are charged with seeking to destabilize Turkey with attacks ahead of a planned coup in 2009. But at the heart of the trial is a widening division between the country's growing Islamic class with political and economic clout and the backlash from secular foes, some of whom have turned to violence.
The case has raised concerns about political instability in Turkey, a country that has endured the ouster of four governments by the military since 1960.
But the investigation so far has not uncovered alleged involvement by active-duty military officers or other state officials, despite what many Turks believe is a long history of crime by elements of the Turkish state.
The defendants are accused of being part of a nationalist network called Ergenekon -- which takes its name from a legendary valley in Central Asia believed to be the ancestral homeland of Turks -- and of plotting an armed uprising.
A new hearing was set for Thursday so the court can consider a demand by defendants that the judges be replaced because of alleged bias, Anatolia news agency reported.
The conflict between the government and its secular opponents eased in July when the Constitutional Court ruled against disbanding the ruling Justice and Development Party, which was accused of steering the country toward Islamic rule, but imposed a fine as a warning.
The coup plot trial revisits the battle over Turkey's political and social future, with government opponents saying the case is an attempt to cow them with the courts. The government, meanwhile, says it is an opportunity to expose the influence of the "deep state," a shadowy network of alleged extremists with links to state institutions, including the military.
The trial is being held at a prison complex in Istanbul's Silivri district on the coast of the Sea of Marmara. The courtroom can accommodate about 280 people, but an accreditation system appeared to have failed and almost double that number tried to enter Monday.
"The trial is being held in a courtroom too small and inappropriate for a fair trial," opposition lawmaker Sahin Mengu said outside the court. "This is the Turkish republic's shame."
Some 1,500 people gathered outside the courthouse in support of the defendants, holding Turkish flags and portraits of the suspects. They shouted slogans against the government as well as the United States and the European Union, reflecting the nationalist feeling of many Turks who believe that outside influences seek to undermine their country.
"We want a fully independent Turkey," one sign read. Protesters also held posters of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the national founder who enshrined secularism as a way of life and restored Turkish pride after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
A small group of people who supported the trial gathered, but police kept them away from the larger group.
Human rights activists say the case is an opportunity to unravel an illegal organization, strengthen democracy in Turkey and investigate possible involvement by people currently serving office, including military and intelligence personnel.
"This case gives Turkey a chance to make clear that it will hold security forces accountable for abuse," said Benjamin Ward of New York-based Human Rights Watch. "But that can only happen if the investigation follows the evidence wherever and to whomever it leads."
Prosecutors say the defendants were behind attacks or attempted attacks on prominent Turks. These included the 2006 assault on Turkey's administrative court that killed a judge and on the pro-secular Cumhuriyet newspaper, allegedly carried out by secularists impersonating Islamists to stir opposition. The violence led to secular demonstrations against the government.
The indictment alleges the suspects planned to kill Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Nobel literature laureate Orhan Pamuk, prominent Kurdish politicians and the country's military chief.
Some suspects face other charges, including possessing explosives, obtaining classified documents and provoking military disobedience. Most of the arrests happened after police raided the home of a retired noncommissioned officer in Istanbul last year and seized a cache of hand grenades.
Associated Press Writer Suzan Fraser in Ankara contributed to this report.
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Can KHL ever become profitable?Does the league even want to become profitable?
Seeing how theres still problems with things like buying KHL games,KHL site not beeing all that great(f.e you cant easily buy merchandise from KHL online shop if you want a jersey or whatever) among other things,it looks like KHL is not even trying to position it self in a position that it will ever be profitable. What do you think?
So to answer your questions: no, in foreseeable future it can't and no, it doesn't really care about that.
Making the website better etc will do **** all in terms of making the league profitable, only way for it to become profitable in the immediate future to is lower operating costs and salaries (Which will do more harm than good).
Areas such as the website will only improve with time, just like KHL-TV has become a lot better in terms of content and rapid improvement in growth.
The league will take a long time to become profitable, Russia needs to continue improving and growing as a country (as it has been over the last 10 or so years) only then will more sources of revenue appear. Even then the KHL will need to be wanted by TV stations to increase the TV Deal which is peanuts at the moment. For that to occur TV ratings must improve a lot more, interest in the league has to continue to grow to allow for more sponsorship money etc.
For now, I see the league following the route of some of the top football leagues in Europe (Except the Bundesliga that is posting profits of around 250 million IIRC). The English Premier League's 20 clubs collectively made a loss of £361m in 2011-12, after spending all of their record £2.3bn income.
I don't think making the league profitable in the immediate future is a goal for the KHL because it is an unrealistic goal.
There's no way it can become profitable in the near future. There are too many teams with old areas that can't hold enough people to turn a profit. When only one team made ends meet last year (after having the second lowest payroll and operating budget in the league), there's just too long of a way to go. But since no one is in a hurry to get there, nor do they care to make a profit, it's simply not going to happen. Lowering expenditures will simply diminish the quality of the on ice product. The KHL is now solidly the second best league in the world. If teams start lowering payrolls, they'll be tossed right back in between Sweden, Finland, the AHL, etc in no time. The prestige is obviously a lot more important to the country and its hockey program than profits.
As for improving the webstore, it's completely beyond their control. There's a reason it's run out of Latvia. The Russian shipping system is stuck 50 years in the past. People cannot send multiple items freely, so operating it with any sort of regularity is impossible. This is probably why getting a proper, consistent stock in the store itself is hard as well (Russians, please correct me if anything has changed. I was told about two years ago that there are limits as to how much a person or company can send - something like one parcel a month, and there are strict regulations to ensure no one abuses the system).
imo KHL will become profitable when it turns into gate-driven league, NHL style, which probably dont happen in less than 2-3 decades. I expect KHL becoming gate-driven league when buying power of EE folks gets anywhere close to buying power of NA folks.
Some teams do, but (watch the 1st answer).
If im correct, that GM of Slovan Bratislava said, even if they have a full stadium, its not enough for all the expenses for this particular game. Maybe if the stadium will have about 20 000 seats, then it will be ok.
They said KHL were about to make profit in 2012.
read here in russian
This is absurd of course they want to make money, their building a market.
It takes time and won`t happen over night.
Seriously this expectation for a league to magically appear out of thin air and make profit is absurd and has zero historical basis.
I'm pretty sure the KHL is profitable as a league. The individual teams obviously arent and wont be for a long time, but the league itself is profitable right now.
That would make it little different from the NHL where, I think, a big majority of the 30 clubs are not profitable either.
Franchises take time to develop.
Hockey teams have HUGE costs. I think comparing the average salary of a hockey player in the KHL/NHL to what Fat Hobblin Harry makes in a Fast food Restaurant ... yeah
As long as wealthy Russian businessmen and the government continue to fund the KHL, it will be fine. Can't last forever of course. The question is, in 30-40 years time, will A) the KHL be a large consumed and watched sport in Russia B) Will the average Russian make enough relative capital to pay prices like we see in some NHL cities.
Difficult to know. The Russian economy will inevitably grow for sometime, but of course a crash is likely given how its structured (But we can say the same for all economies really given the nature of the system).
If we believe these numbers, Rosneft spent approximatelly 761 000 000 USD for social projects last year. How much money does Rosneft spend in CSKA for one season? 30-40 mil USD? Thats nothing for them.
Of course, not every club has Rosneft type of company as sponsor/owner.
Interesting news a few days ago. TNK-BP will sponsor Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg in year 2013. Amount of money is not releaved. Everyone can google about TNK-BP and its connection to Rosneft.
Building a hockey model to challenge the best in the West isn't unprecedented in Russian history. Back in the late 1940's, people laughed at Anatoli Tarasov when he vowed to create a hockey team that would challenge the NHL, but not by studying or learning from the NHL, but by staying home and building something that was uniquely Russian. Skeptics abounded until September 2, 1972, when the Soviet national team beat Team Canada, a team of NHL all-stars, 7-3, at the Montreal Forum.
Agree with you, more or less
I see KHL as long-term project. Yes, owners are prepared to lose money because they need to establish the league, market. You dont have such television market in Russia/Eastern Europe as in North America - needs investments, it has been happening since 2009, but still not ideal. You dont have great new arenas in Russia/East Europe as in NA. A few projects are there. NHL has great clean/white ice, moders boards - do you know guys that KHL is in touch with canadian leaders to have the same boards,ice in KHL? Not tommorow, but trend is there. If KHL did not care about development, no contacts/seminars/meetings with canadian experts would happen. The latest in Magnitogorsk with Jetice, rus. KHL has own developing center and management school or so. You know, KHL clubs have problem with marketing and sport managment. It is simple, you dont have such people in Russia, not for 20+ teams. If there are experts, they work outside hockey.
It is a bussiness model, company needs to invest to be succesfull within 10, 20, 50 years. KHL and its clubs are not ideal but are making progress. It takes time, moscow was not built over night :D
The NHL makes a lot of its money from the national TV contract with NBC network, but the national contract seems to be constantly shifting from network to network. The biggest reason why the NHL is suddenly more desirable for a national TV contract in the US is because of international hockey - specifically, the Olympic Games. NBC promotes the NHL in order to boost its Olympic viewership. If the NHLPA decided not to play in Sochi, you would have seen revenues from TV plummet, and many franchises would be back in fire sale mode.
In fact I`m gonna have to guess that you have no understanding on how franchises work and leave it at that.
A bad analogy is a bad analogy.
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Joey left the Turnkpike and eased his way down the off-ramp. At six o'cloxk on Saturday morning, the Holiday Inn, on his right, appeared serene and impassive, almost tomblike, just like any of the hundreds of other nondescript businesses that dotted both sides of the teeming highway. Except for the large, black letters on the marquee, out front---CONGRATULATIONS, LAZARUS HIGH SENIORS!---there was nothing at all to tell the world that a monumental moment in Joey's life had transpired there, last night.
A half-hour later, they passed good, old Lazarus High. Ten minutes later, Joey took a deep breath and reluctantly pulled into Bobbie's driveway. The Clemson's porch light still burned next to the front door, stupid and stubborn, almost surreal, a pale, weak beacon in the startling morning light.
Next to him, Bobbie was sleeping soundly, snoring softly, her cheek resting on her right shoulder. Her left hand was still planted on Joey's right thigh, right where she'd placed it, just moments after they'd left that dark, desolate, little strip of beach.
Joey got out of his car, closing the door carefully; he didn't want to make any noise that might alert anyone inside the house---especially Bobbie's father---to his presence. He walked around the back of the car and opened the door on the passenger's side. Joey bent down low and unbuckled Bobbie's seat belt, which, thanks to her cumbersome weight, was stretched all the way to the limit, and slowly and carefully hoisted her from her seat. It took all of Joey's considerable strength and he felt the muscles in his lower back stretch and strain, as he lifted her out of the car and up on her nylon-stockinged feet. That was when he noticed for the very first time that her high-heeled shoes were gone---she'd left them at the beach!
Joey groaned inwardly. Oh, great. That was just one more thing her parents were going to love him for.
Bobbie's body slumped against him like a block of cement, her heavy arms flung outward on either side like two heavy pieces of driftwood. Bobbie's breath felt warm and stale against his neck. Her dusky perfume still encircled her body like a palpable aura.
Bobbie stirred in his arms. Her eyes opened, just barely, and she smiled at him, dull and uncomprehending. The faintest flicker of a smile played across her lips.
"Hi, sweetie pie. Where are we?"
"You're home, now," he told her.
"Oh. Uh-huh." She nodded, or seemed to nod. Her eyes closed again and her head fell forward against his chest. He slipped his right hand around her waist and dragged her right arm up over his shoulder. Her arm remained there for only a second, and then, it slid like a broken pendulum down his back. Her meaty, right hand gently slapped his rear.
He half-carried, half-dragged her up the short sidewalk and up the three cement steps leading to the porch. The front door creaked inward. Mr. Clemson stood behind the door. "Just put her on the couch," he instructed Joey.
Joey gladly complied with his request. He caught a brief glimpse of Mrs. Clemson slogging silently up the staircase, in a faded, green housecoat and fluffy slippers.
Mr. Clemson covered his daughter with an old afghan that was draped over the back of the sofa. "She's drunk, isn't she?" he asked Joey.
Joey figured there was no use lying when the truth was so obvious; he nodded. "Yeah, I think so."
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Mr. Clemson followed Joey to the front door.
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"Good." Mr. Clemson offered his hand and Joey shook it.
"Well, take care," Joey said.
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"Well, finally," Frank said. "It's about time. Your mother and I were starting to get worried."
"You want some breakfast?" Ellen called from the kitchen.
"I'll get some later," Joey answered her. "I want to get out of this damn monkey suit, first."
"Did you have a good time?" his mother asked.
"I had a wonderful time."
Joey turned and took a step toward the hallway leading to his bedroom. His father called at his back. "Why do you have sand on your shoes and all down your pants legs, and the back of your jacket?"
Joey froze. He sighed and turned to face his father, again. "After the prom, we went to the shore."
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Joey easily anticipated his father's question. "Yes."
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Beth bar none: She's overcome pain and disappointment... now Tweddle prepares for perfect Olympic finale
She's the golden girl of British gymnastics and a three-time world champion who dreams of walking away from her last Olympics with the only medal missing from a brilliant career.
Even among her peers, however, Beth Tweddle does not quite get the recognition she deserves.
Take her signature move. Halfway through her routine on the uneven bars, Tweddle and her coach Amanda Reddin devised a unique manoeuvre in which she catches the bar with her hands crossed.
Reach for the stars: Beth Tweddle has her heart set on Olympics glory
'It had got to the stage where the judges knew my routine before I'd even started it,' says Tweddle. 'We needed something wow.'
The International Gymnastics Federation liked it; so much so that they bestowed the ultimate honour on the amiable girl from the Cheshire village of Bunbury by naming the move after her in their worldwide code of skills. Only they misspelled it.
'It's called The Tweedle!' exclaims Tweddle, dissolving into a fit of giggles. 'Hopefully they'll get it right next time.' If she wins a gold in either the bars or the floor exercise at London 2012, it's unlikely that anyone will get her name wrong again.
An Olympic medal is, after all, the only omission from an extensive collection that includes three world titles, six European titles, seven British titles, MBE, third place in the 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year and plenty of other awards since taking up the sport at the age of seven.
There would be an Olympic bronze in there as well but for the disastrous little step forward she took on her dismount in Beijing four years ago.
Having already missed out on the bars final in Athens in 2004 by a fraction of a point, it was enough to cost her third place by an even more marginal 0.025 points. Tweddle places her hands side by side on the floor. 'It was from here to here,' she says. 'The smallest little step but enough to take me out of the medals.
Lighting up: Tweddle is a major medal hope for Team GB this summer
'My coach has told me that people would see it as failure if I don't pick up a medal from these Games, but they don't realise how hard it is. There is such a fine line in gymnastics. Half a fraction of a second and it goes crashing down. And that fraction of a second can work the other way and it can be perfect.'
So by the time Tweddle ends her performance on the bars at London 2012 with a dismount, just how many times will she have done it?
'Thousands,' she says. 'It sounds silly but I will have trained 20 years for a 30-second bar routine, and a 90-second floor routine. It's tough but I suppose it's triple the amount of time the sprinters get.'
The chance to bury the haunting memory of Beijing motivates Tweddle almost as much as ending her competitive career by winning an Olympic medal on home soil.
She still cannot bring herself to watch it ('I will when I retire but why bring up things that don't make you happy?'). After Beijing she flew straight to the Greek island of Kavos to get as far away from the Olympics as possible. It didn't work. 'Everyone was talking about the Games,' she recalls. 'They saw fourth as an amazing achievement but I didn't want to be reminded of the fact I'd failed.
'I did think, "Why do I do it just to end in heartache?" I'm not a massive drinker but I let my hair down. I knew that wasn't the end, though. I was itching to get back in the gym. I want to be able to look back and say I tried rather than sitting in the audience thinking, "Hang on, I could have been up there at the top".'
Tweddle describes her routine in Beijing as 'the hardest in the world' and if she wants a medal, she will have to gamble again.
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She does not know what her rivals have up their sleeves, although they know exactly what to expect from her after her new Olympic routines on the bars and floor — Paul McCartney's management company have given her permission to use Live and Let Die for the latter — went up on YouTube within half an hour of her comeback performances following surgery to repair a damaged knee cartilage in April.
'You can't really keep anything quiet,' says Tweddle, who has previously undergone three operations on her shoulders and seven on her feet, as well as having pins inserted in her left ankle when she was 12. It can be a little bit annoying, especially with the floor routine. You want to show it the first time looking good, but everyone knows what it is now.
'I could put out a routine that pretty much 100 per cent of the time would put me in the final, but it wouldn't get me a medal. I don't want to look back saying that I just played safe. I've got to go for broke. The dismount I'm hoping to do if my knee's OK has taken me four years to get into my routine. That just shows how hard it actually is.'
In order to perform the two twists with double somersault finale, Tweddle has been sleeping with a £3,500 ice machine strapped to her left knee each night to speed up the recovery, such is her determination to be in top condition. Even at the age of 27 — a veteran in the world of gymnastics — Tweddle has kept to a 30-hours-a-week training regime under Reddin, her coach since the age of 12, at the City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club in Toxteth.
She has Sundays off and trains for a half-day on Thursday. The rest of the week involves double three-hour sessions. Did Tweddle think she would still be working so hard and competing at 27?
'No, never,' she says. 'But I do gymnastics because I love it. I don't remember it turning from a hobby to a career. I'm still getting funded (£25,000 a year from the National Lottery). It's not something I can retire on but I'm only young and I've got a lifetime to do other stuff.
'When I was at school, they'd say, "Miss it, it's only one session", but that one session could be the difference in medals. I'm lucky that I have good friends. They understand that my training is No 1. I still go out and they love it because I'm a free taxi service.
Elegant: Tweddle will hope to deliver a sparkling performance in London
'My last drink was when we won the Europeans last year — a glass of champagne to celebrate. That's pretty much it. So sad, isn't it? A few people will be on the champagne if I win in London but I try to stay away from that thought.
'Amanda knows I'm not the little girl I was. I can't do the same amount of training. I have to be a lot cleverer. I've been with her since I was 12 and probably seen more of her than my mum, so she's had to grow up with me.
'A lot of people ask Amanda, "What's Beth done to get these results?" She tells them it's hard work. She doesn't have to push me or motivate me to win a medal. I walk in the gym wanting to work.
'I've never had that phase where I want to quit. I'm not some sort of alien. It's just hard work and determination to get on with it. A lot of people are learning that from me and Amanda. If things don't happen the first time, don't cry about it, get up and try again.'
It's an approach that has helped Tweddle alter the perception of British gymnastics. There was a time when her sport was the preserve of Eastern Europeans; when simply turning up constituted success for the Brits. Not any more.
'You'd go to competitions thinking we were just there to have a good time,' says Tweddle. 'There was never even the mention of a medal or a final.
'A lot of it's down to belief within the gymnasts themselves. They've realised we can do it. Now we walk into an arena and people are like, "Great Britain are here, they're medal contenders". They look at us rather than us looking at them.'
Adjusting to life outside the gym after what will almost certainly be her last major competition is going to be the hardest part for Tweddle, who has already deferred a physiotherapy degree until next year so she can spend time with family and friends after the Olympics.
After 20 years of jumping, twisting and somersaulting for hours every day, simply trying to act 'normal' will be difficult for the girl who has always been hyperactive.
'Even at home I can't sit still and watch a film,' admits Tweddle. 'I'll be wandering around doing something. It annoys my flatmate and my boyfriend (Steven, 30, whom she has been seeing for 18 months). I definitely won't retire straightaway. This is all I've known since I was seven. I will never walk away from gymnastics, I just need to find the next step.'
When she does, it won't be easy finding the next Beth Tweddle.
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The LaRue County Friends of the Library meet at the library on the first Thursday of each month as 5 p.m.
LaRue County Library Holiday Hours
The LaRue County Public Library will be closed Saturday, December 31 and Monday, January 2 for New Years.
Hodgenville City Hall Holiday Hours
J.K. and Peggy (Smith) Edwards were married December 21, 1956 by Rev. D. Perry. They are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.
They have three children, Jimmy Edwards, Suzanne E. Boone and Randy Edwards. They have five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren with one more due this month. They will celebrate their anniversary with a family dinner.
Santa's Helpers Toy drive
The Captain Jacob Van Meter Chapter of DAR met December 9 at the Brown Pusey House in Elizabethtown. Pianist Joyce Cowley and Vocalist Elizabeth Ray presented a wonderful program of Christmas and inspirational music at "Christmas at the Brown Pusey House".
Cheerleading fundraiser
The White Castle Crave Mobile food truck will be set up in the LaRue County High School student parking lot by the baseball field from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, December 22. Proceeds support the LCHS Cheerleaders. For more information contact Angela Miller 270-268-3163.
LaRue County Relay for Life fundraisers
Parkway Peeps selling certificates for Texas Roadhouse Dinner Rolls. $3.00 for a dozen. Contact Rita Thompson at 270-505-0380 or Mary Jane Stillwell at 270-765-8761
On Tuesday, December 6, 2016, Sid Lewis and Trevor Skaggs both successfully passed the Kentucky State Board Exam to be a Licensed Funeral Director.
Sid resides in Hodgenville with his wife, Judy. He has been affiliated with Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home and Dixon-Rogers Funeral Home since April of 2014.
Trevor is the son of Todd and Melinda Skaggs of Hodgenville. He has been affiliated with Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home and Dixon-Rogers Funeral Home all of his life.
Thought for the week: No one is ever old enough to know better!
Snow flurries on December 9 with what seems like sub zero temperatures, all before first day of winter. That is enough for me, I can move on out and be done with it, just saying.
Last Friday night was our monthly girls night out with Sandy Ray, Tina Ray, Shannon Ray Whidden and Amy Lesniewski. We went to Mega Caverns Christmas lights under Louisville Zoo. I really enjoyed it and then went to Marks Feed store for supper. I had a great time with everyone.
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Hurried attempts were last night being launched to patch over rift, but the question remains: could the divisions exposed yesterday re-emerge and push the project off course?
The risk of rupture over the design of economic and monetary union (Emu) has always been highest between France and Germany, where differences in the philosophy of the euro-zone run deep.
Germany has consistently demanded that, in return for its willingness to give up a strong mark, other member states must accept the stiffest rules of fiscal discipline, in order to give the euro the best chance of being as strong as the mark.
Only by demonstrating that other member states are prepared to accept German-style monetary discipline could Helmut Kohl, the German Chancellor, hope to persuade the German people that it was safe to sacrifice their currency.
The Maastricht rules for the euro are set, largely to German standards. And in November 1995, Theo Waigel, the German Finance Minister, underpinned Maastricht by proposing a "stability pact" which would ensure that countries joining Emu would maintain the same discipline after the 1999 launch.
As long as the Gaullists remained in power in France, Germany has, largely, been able to have its way over the design of the Emu rule-book.
Jacques Chirac, the French President, has always sought ways to soften Germany's monetary rigour, and has backed some form of political government to counter control by the future European Central Bank.
Germany's own difficulties in meeting the Maastricht criteria, seen most notably during the recent debacle over plans to re-value German gold, have strengthened the case for a more "flexible" approach to the Maastricht criteria.
The victory of the French Socialists, however, was always sure to bring France into a head-on confrontation with Germany over the Maastricht rules and the terms of the stability pact.
During the French election campaign, Lionel Jospin, the new Prime Minister, made clear that he would refuse to implement the austerity measures demanded by the Maastricht rules, thereby clearly opening the door to the "soft euro" which Bonn has hitherto abhorred.
Mr Jospin promised to create 700,000 French jobs and to reduce the working week to 35 hours, raising questions about whether France would have any chance at all of meeting the Maastricht deficit criteria under socialist rule.
On the campaign trail, Mr Jospin also condemned the entire stability pact as "absurd", suggesting he would seek to throw out the entire set of rules should he come to power. However, a senior European minister confirmed yesterday that Mr Jospin had privately appealed for a "form of words" on Emu which would enable him to keep France on track for the launch, while demonstrating to French voters that he had not betrayed them just one week after his victory.
And some observers saw yesterday's announcement from Dominique Strauss- Kahn, the new French Finance Minister, that the terms of the pact had to be re-worked, as a climb-down from the hard line struck by his party during the campaign.
Nevertheless, France's adamant refusal to accept the stability pact terms yesterday, has broken a taboo. To date, no member state - other than Britain - has taken such a strong stance against any elements of Emu architecture.
Whatever magic is now performed by the Dutch presidency, ahead of next week's Amsterdam summit, no "form of words" will be enough to accommodate French demands for establishing a political counter-weight to the European Central Bank. Such an initiative will demand weeks or months of bruising negotiation, rather than days.
Germany was cautious in its first response to French demands yesterday. But it seems highly unlikely that Bonn will be able to swallow any further weakening of its prized Maastricht rules or stability pact. Patching over yesterday's row will not heal the rift.
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The agreements outline the ways in which the firms will share information and resources, such as secondments, referrals and the joint pursuit of new opportunities. The main areas of focus include resources, construction and infrastructure, agribusiness and tourism.
"These industries are key drivers of growth in the two states of Australia we're now focused in – Queensland and Western Australia," Humphrys said in a statement. "Furthermore, the Queensland Government in particular is focused on growing a four-pillar economy based on the state's strengths in these areas.
"It makes sense for us to look for opportunities further afield and to establish ways in which we can successfully offer our expertise to Chinese law firms, companies and investors, who are showing a lot of interest in these growth industries."
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Here we are, week 17, the final regular season game of the year. I have to admit, when I saw Saints at Falcons week 17 when the schedule was first released – I thought the stakes would be much higher. I thought this could be for a playoff spot or maybe even the division title. Instead, both teams are eliminated from the postseason and it's virtually meaningless. Meaningless except for the fact that it's the Saints bitter rival and it's an opportunity to end the season on a high note. It's also an opportunity to sweep the Falcons this season. That might be worth hijacking a team's draft status, just saying. Here's five things I'm looking for:
1. Historical head to head
The Falcons lead the all time series 49-44, but that includes one playoff victory. Removing the playoff victory, it's 48-44 Falcons in regular season wins. Not only is this a season sweep opportunity, it's an opportunity to cut their historical edge in the regular season to 48-45. And I don't want to get ahead of myself here, but it would mean it's possible for the Saints to take the lead in the series as soon as 2017 with a couple more sweeps. So that's a big reason why I want a win here. You may not think it's that big of a deal, but the series was 43-30 Falcons before Sean Payton came to New Orleans. Since then, the Saints have enjoyed a 14-5 edge. It could be 15-5 with a win Sunday. It's amazing how much the Saints have cut into the Falcons' big lead and I never thought I'd see in my lifetime the Saints get this close head to head with the Falcons. This is an important one to win based on that.
2. Breaux vs. Julio
Julio Jones was banged up when he played the Saints last but he finished with 6 catches for 93 yards and no scores on 10 targets. That might seem like a good game, but he struggled the times he faced Delvin Breaux in coverage. Here's a little excerpt from a Mike Triplett ESPN article to recap the matchup which Breaux clearly won:
Jones finished with six catches for 93 yards. But after reviewing the tape, Jones appeared to catch only one of those passes for five yards when Breaux was in true man coverage against him (Pro Football Focus credited Breaux with two catches allowed for 20 yards).
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If you've been reading the Saints Nation twitter account you know I'm lobbying hard for a win over the Falcons at the possible expense better of a draft pick slot. That doesn't mean I'm not interested in how it all plays out, though. The Saints can pick as high as 9 with a loss and as low as 16 with a win depending on how other teams do. If the Saints lose, then you really want the Giants and Bucs to win so they can get up to 9. If the Saints win, then you want Eagles, Bills and Raiders to win too. The result of the Bears/Lions game will impact the Saints only in who drafts in front of them if they win. Expect updates throughout the game on how things are looking.
4. Last game for some veterans?
There's a lot of guys who might be playing their last game with the Saints, like every year, but an especially high number of veterans who's future in uncertain. Drew Brees, Kevin Williams, Marques Colston (listed as out), Zach Strief, Jahri Evans, Thomas Morstead (I think he comes back but you never know with the contract), David Hawthorne, Dannell Ellerbe (listed as out)… Those are just a few names of guys that have meant something to this team over the years and might not come back. I realize that doesn't apply to Williams and Ellerbe entirely as they've only been with the team a year, but both have positive contributions in the locker room in 2015. Of the 8 guys I just listed I think it's safe to say at least half won't return. Colston especially seems like a foregone conclusion and I'm really going to miss that guy. Let's all try to enjoy this contribution from these guys because there's a decent chance it could be their last in black and gold.
5. Season milestones
There's a few stats, both good and bad, that are worth paying attention to. Brees needs 453 yards passing to hit 5,000 (despite missing a game this year). His rating is at 100.7 so he'll need a good game to stay above 100. Brandin Cooks needs one touchdown for 10 on the season. Willie Snead needs 51 receiving yards to hit 1,000 for the season. Kenny Vaccaro needs two tackles to hit 100 for the season. Cam Jordan needs one sack to hit 10 for the year. The Saints currently give up a rating of 117.1 to opposing quarterbacks which will be an NFL record unless they hold the Falcons to a quarterback rating of about 10.0. It depends on the number of passes but roughly the math says the only way they WON'T break the record is if the Falcons throw a pick on pretty much every play.


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Arkanon sat in one of the tents set up in Du Stórr Eylnir in front of several open books. The writing in it was complicated, all complex magickal spells written in several different languages of Gaëlea. He sat in the middle of the tent, and then pulled a knife from his pocket, and cut a hole in the bottom of the overly large tent. The tent was the width of five elephants and the height of three. He'd been given such a large space because of his contributions to elvenkin. The hole he'd cut in the tent exposed a spot of soil, which Arkanon placed a hand on, and reading a simple spell, he began to work his magick. The earth changed under his fingers, water rising to the top until he ended the spell. He waved his hand over the water, and a picture of Adam formed on it. Next to him sat a pretty girl. She looks familiar, he thought Is she an… no she couldn't be.
Queen Élwyn walked down the winding pathway, tress on either side of her. She followed it until the end, where there was a clearing surrounded by giant trees. A single, large tent sat in the center. Brushing her black hair behind her, she ran to it, and though it would have taken a human five minutes, it took her five seconds. She walked gracefully into the tent, and stood before Arkanon Síethdril. The spellcaster stood and bowed to her. "My Queen," he said. The elf queen nodded to Arkanon and sat next to him. She blinked when she saw the picture that was shimmering on the surface of the clear water.
"Oh, dear," she said. She swore in her native tongue and looked down at the water. Her earrings jingled as she shook her head. "Gwendolyn! Why is she there?"
"I don't know, but I think she has a silver dagger concealed within her clothes. She is safe, and so is he. But I know something is going to attack them. I'm sure of it."
The queen pointed at the water and muttered a word in the magickal language. "Amnis," she said, and the water rose into a bubble, floating in the air towards her. She looked carefully into it. "She has her protection necklace on."
Without looking up at the beautiful face of the elf queen, he said, "Let us just hope that it will save them from what is coming."
I was staring blankly at the screen when it happened.
I was grabbed by the back of my shirt, and yanked backwards over my seat. I smacked onto the ground, disoriented by the attack. Then, I looked up into the hollow eye sockets of a tall man. Tufts of his hair were missing, and he appeared skeletal—like a half human, half skeleton thing. Flames coalesced into his hands as he launched them at me. I rolled to the side, feeling the heat of the flames singe me as I did so. A sudden sharp pain roared through my left calf, spreading like wildfire. I looked over my shoulder to see an arrow buried into my calf. I screamed in pain, and Gwen rose from her spot, muttering a complex phrase in another language.
I realized that there was another skeleton-guy not too far away, holding a bow and arrow in his hand, arrow strung and dripping a dark coloured liquid from the tip. I screamed in pain as the arrow was ripped from my calf by the skeleton man. Suddenly, there was an arrow buried in the human side of his body. He collapsed as Gwen shot another arrow at him, and muttered a word in the same language as before. "Hel!" she exclaimed. The skeleton burst into blue flames, and the flames rose into the air as the man exploded and vanished. She looked over at the other one just as his arrow whizzed through the air. She dodged it with lightning speed, and pointed at him, saying another word, which had no effect. "Damn it!"
No one around us seemed to notice the army of creatures that marched through the door, nor the fact that I was on the ground with a huge gash in my leg. I screamed in pain as my vision became dimmed. I kept my eyes open, watching as Gwen dodged and stabbed the skeleton with a silver dagger. When it collapsed, she said the same word, and it burst into flames. I tried to stand, but my muscle had been torn open, and I couldn't move it. There must have been poison on the arrow! I thought. I watched as Gwen fought off the army of creatures, helpless as they threw their flames and stabbed with swords and released arrows through the air. Gwen ran from the crowd and stopped beside me. She looked at my wound and muttered a long phrase in the magickal language she'd uttered before, and my gash closed up, the poison welling up to the top and dripping down harmlessly. I stood up and looked at her. "Who the hell are you?!" I demanded.
"I'm Gwendolyn," she said, "daughter of Queen Élwyn of the High Elves. Now before I explain more, help me kill these creatures!"
"I don't know how!"
"They don't like light!" she said before she sprinted back into battle. I ran towards the crowd and held my hands out, palms forward.
What was that word?! Vekna… Veyla… I thought. She fought through the creatures, but I could tell that she was tiring. They began landing hits on her, and one shot and arrow at me, which struck me in the leg. I screamed in pain as another one sank into my arm, and another into my shoulder. Fire exploded around me in a flurry, burning my skin until I smelled my own demise. Veykva! I thought triumphantly. I stood in front of the crowd of walking dead and yelled the word. "Veykva!" I exclaimed. A bright light, one-hundred times brighter than a camera flash exploded from my fingertips, blinding the creatures. As pain tore relentlessly throughout my body, I muttered another word in the language. "Hel!" I said. All of the skeletal creatures erupted into blue flames exploded, crackling and vanishing one by one.
Spots darkened my vision, and I fell into a painful state where I couldn't move. I wasn't sleeping, yet wasn't quite awake. I lay there until I could no longer see, only hear the crackling of the skeletal creatures as they burned and smell my own burning flesh as the pain of three poisoned arrows and several burns exploded through my body.


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The northbound West Street Entrance Ramp to EB US-54 is now OPEN. No access yet for SB West St. traffic.
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The removal of the Kansas Turnpike bridge over US 54 near Webb Road took less than 24 hours but you can see the one minute version at KTA Bridge Teardown.
Left turns at US 54 and Webb Road are not allowed for any direction. Also, EB US 54 traffic has been moved onto the new South Frontage Road.
The Beeline and the Amtrak bus connection to Oklahoma City and Newton are now operating out of the Wichita Transit Center at 214 S. Topeka.
West Street under U.S. 54 is reduced to a single lane in each direction with left turns allowed onto McCormick from SB West St. and onto the Ramp to WB US 54 from NB West St.
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I-235 & US 54 Interchange Red Project
Start date: November 10, 2015
Completion: Summer 2019
Contract amount: $102,994,000.25
Prime contractor: Dondlinger & Sons Construction, Wichita
Scope of work: 1st Phase of Interchange Rebuild
Special notes: See project features, current and future traffic impacts at www.235red.org
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Various locations on I-135, I-235 & U.S. 54
Start date: January 20, 2016
Completion: Completed
Contract amount: $1,379,305
Prime contractor: Phillips Southern Electric, Wichita
Scope of work: WICHway cameras, signs and traffic sensors on I-135, I-235 and U.S. 54
Special notes: Fiber optic connections are pending but equipment is operating.
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Start date: March 21, 2016 -- Resumed Feb. 20, 2017
Completion: November 2017
Contract amount: $19,926,101.69
Prime contractor: Dondlinger & Sons Construction, Wichita
Scope of work: Bridge replacements
Special notes: Work has resumed and traffic on I-235 is single lane, head-to-head on the west side of I-235. No access to or from 25th St. to I-235.
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Replace highway lights on U.S. 54 at the Hillside Interchange
Start date: Feb. 6
Completion: April
Contract amount: $285,145
Prime contractor: Phillips Southern Electric, Wichita
Scope of work: Replacing eight high mast light towers
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US 54 & I-235 Pavement Patching
Start date: Fall 2016
Completion: 2017
Contract amount: $5,224,655.46
Prime contractor: Diamond Surface Inc., Rogers MN
Scope of work: Surface patching on mainline and ramps
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Completion: Summer 2017
Contract amount: $634,112
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Completion: January
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Construction Started: August 17, 2015
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On behalf of Baseball PEI, this petition is to help bring lights to the McNeill baseball field in Stratford, PE. Right now there are 2 fields in this area, the smaller field having lights. McNeill Field has potential to be one of the nicest and most used fields in Prince Edward Island; great location, grass infield and lots of teams that are able to use it. Baseball on PEI is continuing to grow and we at Baseball PEI are extremely happy to see this happen. Just since last year we had an increase of almost 300 kids register for baseball. With this increase in players, there is an increase in teams and a much higher need for field time. In the Eastern part of Prince Edward Island there are only 2 Bantam + size fields that have lights, Memorial Field in Charlottetown and Church Field in Morell. With Memorial Field already being used an incredible amount, there is no where left for teams in the Charlottetown and surrounding areas to play at night. With lights at McNeill Field in Stratford: - More games can be played - Practice time for teams will increase - Provincial teams can get more practice time - Able to hold bigger Provincial, Atlantic, and National events - More options for Kings County Baseball League play (season usually goes well into October) - Baseball on PEI will continue to grow with more opportunity to play Thank you all for your interest and support!
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As we reported last week, former Redskins beat writer Jason La Canfora has been hired by the league, to work both for NFL Network and NFL.com.
The move formally was announced on Monday.
"We have been looking to add a talented and experienced NFL reporter to our team and Jason brings those qualities to our network," Eric Weinberger, Executive Producer of NFL Network, said in a release.
"I am excited about the opportunity to join NFL Network and NFL.com," La Canfora said. "I've been a fan of the network since its inception and look forward to providing NFL Network viewers and NFL.com fans with as much information and insight as possible."
"Jason is one of the top NFL reporters and we are excited to have him join our editorial staff," said Laura Goldberg, V.P. and General Manager of NFL Online. "We continue to grow and improve NFL.com with talented reporters who provide exclusive stories, breaking news, interviews, and chats for our fans."
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As we reported last week, former Redskins beat writer Jason La Canfora has been hired by the league, to work both for NFL Network and NFL.com.
Mangy66 says: Jun 1, 2009 1:16 PM
He was a good beat reporter for the Redskins. Always had good scoops. Gave the team praise where it was deserved, and punched them in the proverbial gut when it was necessary.
The most respectable thing about him…he reported the news…he didn't try to make it up and/or become it. Which is more than we can say for some.
VA_R8DER says: Jun 1, 2009 1:33 PM
So tell me Adam Schefter…..
Just how is that hold out for more money going?
mcshammd6 says: Jun 1, 2009 2:58 PM
La Canfora never had Insider Information. He had his opinions, which were usually negative. He was always critical of every move the Redskins made and offered poor analysis. Other Washington Post Insiders (like the Wizards reporters), had much more informative info. I'm glad to see him go from the Post, but now I'll have to listen to him on NFLN.
Super Florio says: Jun 1, 2009 3:29 PM
Now he's on the national level? Good lord…
will_ga says: Jun 1, 2009 3:42 PM
Of the WaPo's sports reporters, I always thought he was the least professional. He seemed to be consistently behind on reporting Redskin's news. His main talent seemed to consist of blending opinion and inaccurate information into blog topics that would incense people and drive up the number of comments people made.
He wasn't all bad. Occasionally, he could be interesting and insightful. I just always had the feeling he could be doing a much better job if he put more effort into it.
nwebster says: Jun 1, 2009 5:25 PM
Good riddence! Sorry for NFL network, but they picked a real dud there. Like others have said, he never brought fresh info, PFT had the scoop before he did 99.9% of the time. And he spent most of his time bashing the team, and especially Vinny, and wishing he was covering another sport or another team.
slobberknocker says: Jun 1, 2009 5:43 PM
Could the powers-that-be have included just one more canned/benign/inane/ sports cliche in that story?
"Women, they do get woolly, wearing that same ol' shaggy dress…"
Sheesh 😦
briansalo1 says: Jun 1, 2009 8:48 PM
Adam Schefter's tab is gone now off of the NFL.com Blogs page too..
Walking Deadman says: Jun 1, 2009 9:40 PM
JLC when he reported facts was a decent writer and blogger. But that was the problem…..many times he threw in opinion in attempt to stir controversy or start a pissing match with the Redskins. I'm still not sure if that was his agenda or the agenda of The Post.
It had gotten so bad that it seemed like no one was giving JLC any insider info. and it seemed like John Keim of the Washington Examiner and Dave Elfin/Ryan O'Halloran of the Washington Times were easily out scooping JLC .
Only Jason Reid (fellow WaPo writer) seemed to get any Skins stories that weren't old.


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