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Andy Fairweather Low a reluctant popstar
by DEANE HODGSON
He's acquired a hat, horn-rimmed specs, moustache and a beard – components commonly used as disguises. Andy Fairweather Low, the most reluctant of pop stars, has been sending sartorial mixed messages since he stepped back into the limelight with his most recent album, Sweet Soulful Music (released in 2006 and his first in 26 years), and a collection of re-recordings of his greatest hits (The Low Rider: The Very Best Of).
Fortunately, there's no problem with recognising the music. It has the same warmth, charm and spirit it always did. He's always projected good humour. Low was a chirpy presence in brassy 1960s pop group Amen Corner, and laddish and bewildered on his 1975 hit, Wide Eyed And Legless. Held in warm affection by anyone who had their first pint in the mid-1970s, Wide Eyed And Legless may actually have gained in relevance. Low then immersed himself in sideman duties for the great and good, playing guitar parts alongside George Harrison, Pete Townshend and Eric Clapton.
Sweet Soulful Music is an unfussy, life-affirming return. It offers a wry self-portrait in Zazzy ('I'm a 21st-century yesterday man') and a subtle, organic version of home-grown roots music. It evokes the spirit of Ronnie Lane (another old cohort), and there is no higher praise.
Wed 25thn June, Darlington Arts Centre, Vane Terrace, Darlington, 8pm, £16. Tel: 01325 486555. http://www.andyfairweatherlow.com


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We are delighted to bring to the market this deceptively spacious TWO BEDROOM DETACHED BUNGALOW situated within the historic town of Pitlochry. Pitlochry is set in the heart of the beautiful Perthshire countryside and is served by a wide range of local facilities and amenities including shopping, banking, professional offices, doctors surgery and community hospital. The town remains a popular holiday destination with attractions which include the Fish Ladder, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, and the nearby Blair Castle. A wide range of outdoor facilities are available in and around the area including walking, golfing, horse riding and fishing. There is a main line railway station and the town is bypassed by the A9 trunk route providing quick access to the North and South. The nearest City of Perth lies approximately 27 miles to the South.
The property offers well proportioned accommodation over one floor comprising entrance hall, lounge, dining kitchen, sun porch, two double bedrooms and a shower room. There is gas central heating and double glazing throughout. The property is situated within sizeable private garden grounds and has magnificent views to the front overlooking the surrounding countryside and from the rear views of Ben Vrackie. There is a detached timber garage and driveway providing off street parking. Please note that this property is of Dorran construction and therefore would suit a cash purchaser as there is restricted lending. Early viewing is highly recommended. EPC Rating E
Entrance Hall - 3.56m x 2.67m (11'8 x 8'9 )
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Sun Porch - 2.26m x 1.91m (7'5 x 6'3 )
Bedroom One - 4.01m x 2.82m (13'2 x 9'3 )
Bedroom Two - 3.56m x 3.02m (11'8 x 9'11 )
Shower Room - 2.39m x 1.65m (7'10 x 5'5 )
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Hedonic Regressions, Matched Models and Economic Theory
Quality adjustment of price indexes affects the analysis of many sensitive economic issues, such as real growth, productivity, international competitiveness, real wages, per-capita consumption and poverty, other than inflation. Hedonic methods are often recommended and increasingly used in the compilation of consumer price indexes. Nevertheless many official statistical agencies continue adopting traditional methods considering only the dynamics of prices of products matching in two adjacent periods of time. Indeed, a number of studies have even recently remarked that hedonic methods sometimes provide results very similar to the traditional matching models approach, particularly when models included in price index sample are replenished frequently. This paper briefly surveys the economic theory behind hedonic and traditional quality adjustment methods, and demonstrates that average price changes estimated by hedonic regressions differ from matched models estimation only because of the sum of regression residuals associated to disappearing and new models included in the sample. Thus, hedonic regressions including among the explanatory variables some indicators of the novelty and oldness of models provide exactly the same results of traditional methods. This fact casts some doubt on the overall effectiveness of hedonic methods in quality adjustment. The paper also focuses on that some economic and statistical hypotheses underlying hedonic methods possibly conflict with the assumptions and practices embodied in compiling the harmonised index of consumer prices for European countries.
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Editor's note: This video interview was recorded with an original intent of publishing in full. However, due to unforeseen issues concerning audio playback (or the lack thereof,) we had to get creative. Enjoy.
Recently funded through the roof on indiegogo, west-coast tech startup Heapsylon has created a fitness tracker unlike any other. Popular models in the market keep track of your steps, distance and speed — and that's all fine and dandy. But CTO and inventor Mario Esposito felt that this technology could be taken a step further (pun intended.)
Sensoria is comprised of three parts; a "smart sock," a magnetic ankle band, which affixes to the sock and a companion app. The Android 4.3- and iOS7-based application will track a runner's distance and speed, of course; but impressively, also the impact of the terrain, foot striking, posture, cadence and more. Through this system, Sensoria is reinventing smart fitness, providing personal health data and methods to help the user reach their goals, while avoiding injuries and improving performance.
Mario Esposito (CTO) shows it's just a normal sock, right?
The sock is made of fabric, but as the company says, "The Garment is the Computer." Smart fabric, using microelectronic sensors pick up on 'pressure data,' which communicates with the anklet, then uploads (in real-time) to the mobile app, or it can be viewed through a web platform. The Sensoria smart sock is washing machine and dryer safe, and when ready for market, will be feature a "trendy Italian design."
One of the earliest rounds of prototypes looked like this
From the start of the R&D phase (over two years ago,) the three-man team of developers (all athletes in their own rights, Esposito being a former professional distance runner,) focused their efforts on the human foot because (well, running, and) they felt it's "constantly under pressure and underserved by technology innovation." In the panel above, Esposito shows one of the early Sensoria ankle band prototypes. As you can see, it's rather bulky and made from stiff materials. It was a great start but overall, the team new that they could take their idea to a new level.
Versus the team's final design (side by side)
Here we see the final version of the Sensoria ankle band. Sporting a much sleeker design, soft-touch plastic, very light and most importantly, bendable to fit ankles of all shapes and sizes. The band is Bluetooth LE (Smart) certified, requiring little power and usable for weeks on a single charge (via microUSB port.) Esposito's team estimates that on a single charge, a user will see up to 18 days worth of power if used for two hours each day.
When hitting market, the ankle band will closely resemble the black unit in the clip above. It'll be available in black, white, pink and light blue. The ankle band hardware was designed and will be manufactured in the good ol' U.S.A by Flextronics, the second largest global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company by revenue (CircuitsAssembly.com.)
Durable yet bendable; a perfect fit for all ankle types
Universal. Because not all body types are the same!
The sock can detect weight distribution; transmits data to ankle band
Inside the device are tools to help measure a user's performance, including a three-axis accelerometer, an altimeter, three textile pressure sensors and offline storage. These sensors will actually observe where a runner's weight is being distributed on their feet.
Also, it'll measure the incline/decline of a user's exercise terrain
This can aid in the system providing tips to prevent dangerous running practices like "heel striking" or "excessive forefoot running that could lead to back pain or Achilles tendon injuries." If the computer senses these 'missteps,' it'll trigger the app to guide the runner to better posture with audible cues and strategies, right into a pair of earbuds. They call this their Cadence Metronome, keeping a user's stride in proper rhythm.
The mobile app also uses Google Maps satellite technology to track a user's location and learn more about the location and earth conditions.
Body motion selection, Terrain selection, Footwear preference
Esposito then demonstrated the dashboard iteration of the Sensoria software. Before watching the results appear on screen in real-time (via the linear graph,) a few variables can be adjusted to fine tune the scrutiny of the sock/ankle band components.
With the body motion selection box, you can tell the system how you plan to move for the session: running, walking or staying still. The terrain selection will provide a better idea of how the computer will visualize a correct stride and develop a system of analysis for the audible coach. Users can also 'save' their shoes in the system, which will remember the profile, stats and presets from previous sessions using a particular pair.
Walking in place
Users can decide what information the graphs will demonstrate and switch back and forth, in real-time or retrospectively. In the panel above, Esposito shows the graph reacting to his walking in place.
Running in place
Running in place, too. On the graph, you can see the change in Esposito's movements; walking in place up front and narrower, more jagged plot-points to indicate running in place.
Weight distribution
Another cool feature is the real-time weight distribution analyzer. The smart sock can detect, in real-time, a runner's body weight and where it lands on their foot. The Foot Landing gauge works with the Stride Analyzer, monitoring each step, compared to average stride length. All this information affects the messages spoken by the 'coach,' to motivate, teach and improve performance.
Incline setting; Enhanced-gaming possibilities
Viewing the incline settings is pretty interesting. Esposito pointed out that this feature will most likely become utilized by the gaming industry in some way. He wasn't exactly sure what he was able to reveal at the time of the interview but he confirmed that the Sensoria smart sock will provide an interactive video gaming experience unlike any other; smarter, more involved and more accurate, with nearly zero lag time.
Esposito's company has a very strong 'open API' policy, offering an SDK that developers can use for harnessing Sensoria's data in their own applications, now on sale from their web-store. Another thing he pointed out is that although he feels his fitness tracker is superior to others on the market, he knows of and encourages ways to synch his product with other devices such as ANT devices, heart rate monitors and other fitness tech.
Sensoria by Heapsylon is an unprecedented fitness tracker. It's providing 'heaps' of more analytics than anything else like it in the market and can very well become the new standard for health tracking technology. Currently, they are in the process of talking to some 'super high-profile' players interested in the company's technology. This week, they introduced a Sensoria fitness smart bra and smart t-shirt, both made and utilized like the sock.
Mario Esposito and his team are catching some major momentum in the tech world. Keep an eye on these guys, trust me. In the near future, you're not going to want to be the last person still wearing 'dumb' socks, right?
<Thank you to Mario Esposito, Luke Lappala and Heapsylon>


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White cotton apron with a red cross, London, England, 1914-1918
The red cross is an international symbol for first aid. This white cotton apron with a bib was worn by a nurse working in France during the First World War. To cope with the large numbers of wounded men, many women volunteered as nurses or as VADs (Voluntary Aid Detachments) and worked in hospitals behind the front lines in Europe. Made by Harrods Ltd, the apron was donated as part of an extensive collection of nursing memorabilia belonging to Gertrude Baker (d. 1982).
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UBS Mobile Banking
- Last update: 1 year ago
- Version: Varies with device
- Compatibility: Varies with device
- Author: UBS AG
- Content rating: Everyone
- Package name: com.ubs.swidKXJ.android
UBS Mobile Banking Description90
UBS Mobile BankingThe UBS Mobile Banking app – the on-the-go e-banking solution – keeps your bank within reach at all times. Whether you want to check account and credit card transactions, analyse your expenses, make payments, get updates on financial markets or trade securities, you can take care of all of your banking business whenever you have time, no matter where you are.The most important functions at a glance:
• Accounts and assets: Display account balances and the most recent credits and debits. Monitor the market value of your custody accounts and portfolios
• Cards: Display all spending with your UBS credit or prepaid cards, the available balance and the last statement. Adjust the limits of your UBS debit cards.
• Payments: Transfer funds using the payment slip scanner and payment assistant. Pay your e-invoice easily while on the go.
• Notifications and Mailbox: For example, get information on account or credit card debits. Communicate with your client advisor securely and confidentially via Mailbox.
• Personal Financial Assistant: Find out what you spend your money on. Keep constant track of your budget and achieve your savings goals.
• Quotes and trading: Get information on financial market data, stock market prices and details on specific financial instruments. Buy and sell securities. Use the currency calculator.
• Security: Block your credit, prepaid or debit cards directly in the app in the event of loss.Requirements:
• Banking relationship with UBS in Switzerland
• Domicile in one of the countries listed under ubs.com/mobile
• Valid "Declaration on UBS Online Services" for using UBS e-banking (UBS e-banking agreement number)
• Mobile phone with Android OS, Version 3.0 or higherActivation and login:
Information on activation of the app and logging in using an Access Card and password can be found at ubs.com/mobile.Security:
The UBS Mobile Banking app offers you the same level of security familiar to you from UBS e-banking. Log in with your personal Access Card, which stores your access data securely, along with your personal PIN. Please be sure to follow the security tips below nevertheless:1. Protect your mobile phone from unauthorised access with a password/PIN.
2. Only use the UBS security features (such as agreement number, PIN, etc.) to log into the UBS Mobile Banking app, never for a third-party app.
3. Never disclose personal information, particularly security details, to anyone who asks for such unsolicited information by phone, e-mail, SMS, letter or fax – even if the requesting party might appear to be UBS.Disclaimer:
We wish to point out that by downloading, installing and/or utilising this application and, in connection therewith, through points of reference to third parties (e.g. App Stores, network operators, device manufacturers) it may be possible to deduce a client relationship with UBS. Bank/client confidentiality can no longer be guaranteed in the event of the possible disclosure of the banking relationship and, where applicable, of client information to third parties (e.g. in the event that the end device is lost). Downloading or using this app may incur charges from the respective mobile telecommunications provider.


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* Russ Furie, who won his case against Octagon Plaza: "I would tell people now don't ever get into a lease that gives up your right to verify (the landlord's) accounting," said Furie said.
He also suggests that future tenants of a center get an idea of the property's history with charging the tenants.
"I think knowing the history of the landlord's billing the tenants is a very big thing," he said.
* David Delawder, small business consultant: The city hosted a small business seminar in April 2007 to address the concerns many companies had about the common issues that include lease agreements, financing and rent.
One topic was CAM charges and rent increases, which was discussed by David Delawder, a small business consultant.
He believes that when it comes to leases, it's necessary for tenants to sit down and go over the agreement so they understand what they can be charged for.
He points to the "specific verbage" of a contract as a way to understand how the charges will be issued. For example, "actual expenses incurred" is a specific phrase that has a different meaning that just basic expenses.
* Delawder: Communication is another key point. "I tell people that before you have the lease, talk to tenants and even ask the landlords questions," he said.
* Chris Jacobsen, an attorney for Poole & Shaffery, LLP: At the same conference, Jacobsen explained that the biggest problem tenants have is that when they sign the lease, they don't actually look at the agreement.
"I think what ends up happening is that the tenants end up focusing on monthly rent charges and don't look at the history of CAM charges," he said.
To avoid this, it's best to be educated as a tenant and understand what the agreement is. He reminds small business owners that landlords are typically preparing agreements, and they are often done in their favor.
* Paul De La Cerda, director of the Small Business Development Center: De La Cerda says an important part of lease agreements is the type of relationship a business owner develops with his or her landlord.
As for preventing problems with the lease and any of its details, De La Cerda said resources like the development center can help businesses look over leases. In some instances, meeting with an attorney can be an option.
He finds it key for a business owners to not only ask questions of their prospective landlords, but for the landlord to ask question of the company that wants to move in.
"It's just like a marriage," he said, noting that it involves two people coming together to commit to a contract.


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DigestJun 14, 2013 The Associated Press
Fire conditions not bad yet
Wyoming's state forester says conditions remain too damp to fuel the kind of large forest fires that are burning in the southern Rocky Mountains.
State Forester Bill Crapser said Thursday that Wyoming has seen some smaller fires recently. But he says they haven't been growing very large because fuels remain damp.
Wyoming sent a strike team of firefighters to New Mexico recently. Crapser says several Wyoming firefighters are also serving on incident management teams assigned to large fires burning in Colorado.
Crapser says he believes Wyoming is probably still a couple of weeks away from significant fire activity, depending on the weather. He says conditions will change quickly if Wyoming experiences a week and a half of hot, dry weather.
Natural gas plant shutting down
CASPER -- A Canadian company announced Thursday that it's closing a natural gas compression and processing plant in Casper and laying off dozens of workers.
Enerflex Ltd., based in Calgary, Canada, announced Thursday that it is closing its Casper plant because of shifting demand in the U.S. gas markets. The company said demand is shifting away from coal-bed methane from Wyoming's Powder River Basin, while sales of shale gas produced in the eastern U.S. are increasing.
The closure is affecting 89 Enerflex employees in Casper. Of those, seven have been transferred, while 12 are working to shut down the plan. The rest were laid off.
The employees who were laid off include welders, pipe fitters, electrical instrument workers, purchasers and finance employees, Schaerer said.
Carol Ionel, vice president of human resources for Enerflex, said the employees will be paid through Aug. 12. That satisfies federal requirements for companies with 100 or more employees to give 60 calendar days' notice of mass layoffs and plant closings.
The Casper plant opened in 2006, primarily to supply CBM compression in the Powder River Basin, according to a memo affected employees received from Jerry Fraelic, Enerflex's president of Americas.
Tree falls on Scout at camp
SALT LAKE CITY -- A Boy Scout has been hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after a tree fell on him at a Utah Scout camp in the Uinta Mountains along the Wyoming border.
The Boy Scouts of America's Great Salt Lake Council says strong winds pushed over a tree that landed on a 14-year-old Thursday afternoon.
Chief scout executive Rick Barnes says the boy was participating in an event at the Hinckley Scout Ranch about 30 miles south of Evanston.
Barnes says the boy had a broken arm, broken leg and head contusion and was flown to Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Eric Quinney with the Uinta County Fire and Ambulance in Evanston says emergency crews arrived at the camp around noon Thursday.


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What about the warrant for his home?
His home was searched too, did that have a warrant for that? Nobody is above the law and the police are not the law...
The Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin has confirmed that he was not asked for permission for the Metropolitan Police, who had no search warrant, to raid Tory shadow minister Damian Green's office in the House. Passing the buck deftly Martin blamed his deputy - the Serjeant at Arms Jill Pay. Martin said: "I regret …
His home was searched too, did that have a warrant for that? Nobody is above the law and the police are not the law...
Would *anyone* let the police in without one ? Geez...
And, since the Police had no warrant and that the Sergeant had no right to allow the police into the office, the police were trespassing.
Which, if I remember correctly, is illegal.
So, when are the coppers going to jail?
Come look at the fiasco in Canada's house of commons.
So he knew before the arrest took place, Boris knew, Cameron knew... Is Wackie Jaquie still maintaining she knew nothing? Liar Liar pants on fire!!!
He's responsible for the member of staff who allowed the police in without a search warrant - he didn't even confirm with her (".. oh, and they do have a search warrant don't they...").
He should resign or be fired. Easy eh ?
Wont' happen. It's an old Gentleman's club (who now admit women).
There were 3 warrants and 4 locations. The Sergeant at Arms signed a consent form to allow the Police access to the location that they didn't have a warrant for i.e. Green's offices in the House. Perfectly legal, but very stupid.
I can't believe that the SaA didn't seek advice from a more senior figure. I just don't believe it.
So...did he invite the police in to search?
Just when I begin to think I understand the law, something happens to make me realize quite how wrong I am.
Things like being raided (mistakenly) by an Armed Response Unit with no warrent. Aparently if the Duty Sargeant thinks you pose a "threat" to the public, they can boot your door in and do whatever, in this case they smashed the fuck out of my house. £700 of damage and never saw a penny.
This guy obviously didn't pose an immediate threat to the public, so could somebody explain under what grounds his house was searched? Aren't the records of stuff like this public domain?
We have far too many laws and I find it hard to believe PC Smith is capable of learning them all during their rather limited training, hell it takes lawyers 4 years.
attempting to take the moral high ground on tv today. Somewhere he couldn' t find with a map, compass and a gps.
What is the IT angle on this? We know ALL MP's consider themselves above the Law and love doing there dirty dealings without attracting attention. Is IT news a bit thin on the ground at the moment?
If you invite the police in then they do not need a warrant.
"His home was searched too, did that have a warrant for that?"
Yes, they obtained warrants for all three of the other properties searched, but weirdly, not for his office in the commons, which was conducted by way of a consent form signed by the serjeant at arms (horrid spelling, but correct)
The serious allegation made by Gorbals Mick is that they did not make the sarjeant at arms aware that she was able to turn down the request to search (assuming it was her they ought to have been asking in the first place) and insist upon a warrant. This is a serious breach of procedure on the part of the officers involved (PACE Code B s5.2 *).
While it's clear that El Gordo and the pie faced facist bitch Smith are lying out of their arses, this does rather drop the met quite firmly in the thick brown fecal matter. If it's true.
* http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/operational-policing/2008_PACE_Code_B_(final).pdf
If the police said nicely, as they would, "may we take away that computer - owned by the House of Commons(?) - and the mobile phone in the MPs office (owned by the House of Commons)" then there is no issue, surely? If the police arrive at my employers place of work without a warrant and they ask nicely and my employer accedes then "game over". There are many issues at play here. A reasonable question is "Why did the HoC rep not say "come back with a warrant"?
Dissembling by the home secretary is a very unappealing sight and I do wish she'd play with a straight bat more often but perhaps so many years of deception has made it impossible for her to not be a sophist.
"I would strongly refute that I or any senior officer...."
To 'refute' is to prove wrong. So, he claims that he would (future possibility) prove the allegations wrong. He does not DENY the allegations, he merely states his belief (un-demonstrable) that he would be able to prove the allegations to be wrong.
"...would allow any improper influence ..."
since (i'm sure) there is no written definition of 'improper' influence covering this situation, he can claim that any influence was proper (in his opinion).
Stalin killed upwards of 23 million people one way or another with his dawn knocks and disappearing people but I suspect if we allowed the likes of the current gov' to stay in they would , more and more rapidly begin to emulate him. The greatest danger to political freedom is a government that will hear no criticism against its self.
The police are as much at fault as the idiots who initially requested the raid, to have actually gone in without first asking enough questions as to whether they should in fact be doing something that probably breaches parliamentary privilige.
Of course the plod never really did care for what the law actually says, most of the time they don't know and don't bother to consult a solicitor first they just go and kick a door down and let the lawyers sort it out later.
can we come in and have a shuftie luv?
sergeant at arms:
er. 'spose so, i'll let the boss know...
[ring]er, boss, just to let ou know the rozzers are having a look in an Mps stuff... what?.. no, a tory,... ok i'll make 'em a brew while their here....[/ring]
Mail is saying the arrest was ordered by Senior officer Robert Quick, a strong supporter of Jacqui Smith. When I search his name I turn up heavy lobbying for 42 day detention without trial.
Pretty f**ing incredible that a senior officer tries for a prosecution of an MP for seeking information about Home Office screw ups, SOMETHING WE ELECTED HIM FOR YOU LYING F**ING MORON.
Pardon my rant, I don't like that officers run political campaigns, yet we don't elect them, and now they're arresting the MPs we DO elect for doing what we elect them for.
I am very unhappy.
"This is a serious breach of procedure on the part of the officers involved "
Wouldn't the consent form the Sgt at Arms signed included that information?
A warrant would not be the next logical step anyway. The spirit of PACE is that the LEAST INTRUSIVE means are employed to achieve the objective, in this case, search for evidence. So had consent been refused then a warrant would only be granted if there was some reasont the evidence could not be obtained by a production order.
People who think that yelling "you can't come in here without a warrant" at the police means anything watch too much american TV.
Sounds ridiculous to me. The threshold is not some magic fidelious charm.
It's more likely that they deliberately arrested him rather than just invited him for a chat. Arresting does grant the need for a warrant unnecessary.
so the plod have his computer...
wonder if they will "discover" anything, or maybe decide that password protected zip file he has somewhere needs "further investigation". and suggest he make no further mention or they may have to investigate.
still its always good to see the weasels back peddling, would be funny if not for the fact we are paying for this fiasco.
_how_ many plod? and dis anyone in the westminster area try to report a burglary around the time of the raids and be told "they were too busy to respond" and they would be round when they had the time.
obvious where the priorities are really.
follow the money
If Leaders of Haringey's Council / Social Services can be dismissed for their subordinates' operational failures, surely Gorbals Mick should also get the shove.
If the plods had warrents for three of the four places they wanted to search, why not the fourth?
Could it be they knew a judge would not grant one for the Palace of Westminster? Lets face it what judge would want his name on keg of dynamite when it blows up, as it was bound to do.
Trespass is a civil matter not a criminal one.
Is it time to mention martian.fm's version of Hansard yet?
people commenting here should have watched this on Newsnight last night, it explained many of the questions here raised
when asked aboutr the warrent Harriet Harman dodged the question and did not answer it
when asked about the sergeant-at-arms' right to refuse the police entry, she did the same
there were serious and possibly deliberate procedural breaches here and the question on everyone's lips is why? This debacle has proven more embarressing to the government than whatever the contents of the almost leaked memo probably would have....
or is that the point? do this, media circus, public hype....arguing about anything at all EXCEPT the contents of said attempted leaked material? Perhaps the Home Office have successfully dodged the bullet on this one?
Ignore the arrest, the procedural breaches, the stuff they want us to waste our time on. Find out what is so damning as to warrant (haha) all this effort in the first place!
Whether or not the Serjeant at Arms read the consent before signing it, isn't there another question here?
One of the posters here refers to "permission given by my employer".
In a Parliamentary situation, who is the "employer" of an MP, and does the Serjeant at Arms have the authority to agree to searches or access without a warrant?
If the MP is regarded as being a tenant of his office within the House of Commons, does the Serjeant at Arms represent the landlord, and can a landlord give consent for a search and removal of computers and mobile phones (are they really the property of the House of Commons?) ?
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Daegu, Korea - We had a grand total of 78 throws taken during a qualification competition involving 30 women yet it was the very first of these by Wenxiu Zhang that proved the longest.
The 2007 World bronze medallist launched the hammer out to a mighty 74.17m with the opening throw in pool A – as the Chinese athlete led the qualifiers in the manner she would have dreamt of when she set her alarm clock last night.
In fact, it was a high quality session in which we had the highest ever non-qualification mark in this event at a World Championships set by the unfortunate Eva Orban of Hungary (68.89) not to mention eight women beyond the automatic standard of 71.00m
Next best behind Wenxiu was Yipsi Moreno, who is chasing a record breaking fifth medal in this event at a World Championships. The Cuban, who took World gold in 2001 and 2003, looked good thanks to a 73.29m first effort to lead the pool B qualifiers.
The former World record holder Tatyana Lysenko of Russia needed only one attempt to qualify with the hammer thumping into the grass at 71.94m. It was similarly straight for Betty Heidler the world No.1. The German who set a World record in Halle in May and is unbeaten since March comfortably progressed with a first round 71.48m.
Defending champion Anita Wlodarczyk will also take her place in the final after registering 71.09m with her opening throw. The Pole has competed sparingly this season after a number of injury problems but will be relieved to be in a position to mount a serious defence.
South American record holder Jennifer Dahlgren of Argentina impressed, setting a season's best of 72.70m with her final throw to also advance.
World No.3 Kathrin Klaas (71.69m) needed three attempts to secure the automatic standard and the German qualifies for the medal round. The eighth athlete to gain the automatic standard was US champion Jessica Cosby (71.06m).
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Mares-Moreno, Abril-Bogere, Russell Jr., Olympians eyed for Oct. 13
A defense by WBC junior featherweight beltholder Abner Mares against rising southpaw WBA bantamweight titleholder Anselmo Moreno, a WBO lightweight title bout matching Richard Abril and unbeaten Ugandan Sharif Bogere and an appearance by undefeated featherweight prospect Gary Russell Jr. are planned for a Showtime-televised boxing weekend on Oct. 13-14 from The Mandalay Bay Hotel.
After the professional bouts on Saturday night, the venue could also include the pro debuts on Sunday of standout boxers from the 2012 Summer Olympic Games to be aired live on the CBS television network in the afternoon, following an NFL game, according to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer.
"Sunday, obviously being a CBS network date from 3-to-4 p.m. Eastern Time, which is going to be following a CBS NFL football game as a lead-in," said Schaefer of an agreement between Golden Boy and Showtime Sports and CBS Sports.
"It's going to be right after that where some of our young, emerging fighters will be showcased and will have the opportunity to have their stories told to millions and millions of sports fans which regularly tune in to watch the NFL. It's going to be combined with Oct. 13, which is a boxing celebration, so-to-speak."
A 26-year-old Mexican-born fighter from Montebello, Calif., Mares (24-0-1, 13 knockouts) will try to end a 27-bout winning streak that includes 10 knockouts for Moreno (33-1, 12 KOs), who turned 27 in June.
With a decision over Eric Morel in April, Mares won the WBC belt during his debut in the weight class. On the Mares-Morel undercard, Moreno scored a ninth-round knockout of David De La Mora.
"We are in the process of finalizing Abner Mares versus Anselmo Moreno," said Schaefer. "We have not finalized it yet, and it's not 100 percent done, but it looks good."
A Cuban-born fighter living in Miami, Abril (17-3-1, 8 KOs), who is 30, is coming off a disputed split-decision loss to former lightweight titleholder Brandon Rios (30-0-1, 22 KOs) in April. Bogere (23-0, 15 KOs), who turns 24 on Oct. 8, is after his fourth straight knockout and is coming off a second-round stoppage of Manuel Leyva in June.
Russell Jr. (20-0, 12 KOs), who turned 24 in June, is out of of Capitol Heights, Md., and is coming off June's third-round stoppage of Chris Perez of Mexico.
"The idea would be to have Gary Russell on the card," said Schaefer. "Along with that, possibly as well, a WBO world title fight between Richard Abril and Sharif Bogere."
Schaefer was at the Olympic Games in London, where he observed the boxing tournament which begins on July 28 and the games ended on Aug. 12. There, Schaefer scouted the men and women representing the United States as well as other countries.
Schaefer said he has decided on several Olympians from varying countries, both men and women, including those who did not win medals.
"We are looking at a handful of fighters, one of them from the United Kingdom, one of them from New Mexico, one of them from Puerto Rico and a couple of them from the United States. Our plan is to really create a dream team of Olympians, whether they were medal winners or didn't win medals. I'm not so worried about that. What happens is that sometimes, even when they medal, and they turn pro, they just don't have the style to succeed as a pro," said Schaefer.
"Some of them who didn't medal have a better style in the pros. Led by [Golden Boy President] Oscar [De La Hoya] and our matchmakers, we kept a keen eye on the tournament, and looked on whom we felt would fit very well in the pro ranks, and we've identified five or six fighters and we'll pursue them in the coming weeks. We were impressed by the female American and some of the British as well, and we'll see to what extent we'll get involved there."
Schaefer has targeted former three-division titleholder Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30 knockouts) for Dec. 1 at Madison Square Garden.
Cotto is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Floyd Mayweather in May that ended his winning streak of three consecutive knockouts. Mayweather-Cotto was promoted by Golden Boy, Mayweather Promotions and Miguel Cotto Promotions.
In addition, Schaefer said former IBF and WBA beltholder Amir Khan (26-3, 18 KOs) is expected to return to the ring on either Dec. 8 or Dec. 15 at a site and against an opponent to be determined. Khan is coming off of losses to Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia by split-decision and fourth-round knockout in December and on July 14, respectively.
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Rookie of The Year: Victor Oladipo Orlando Magic- The Magic (11-30) are having another down year but Oladipo is a bright spot. The rookie taken number two-overall in the 2013 NBA draft by the Magic is averaging 13.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. It's his poise and maturity that is so impressive, he is taking on this new challenge and it will make him even better.
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Defensive Player of The Year: DeAndre Jordan Los Angeles Clippers- He may be known for his vicious dunks (see Brandon Knight) but it's Jordan's defense that's getting him praise this season. He is third in the NBA in blocks per game (2.4) and first in rebounding (13.5). If he can learn to knock down free throws to go along with his 63.5% field goal percentage he could help lead the Clippers to some games in June.
Most Improved Player: Arron Afflalo Orlando Magic- The Magic aren't playing good basketball this year but that's expected from such a young team that is rebuilding. Afflalo is Orlando's go-to guy and is learning what it means to be "the guy." He is averaging a career high 20.9 points per game while playing 37.6 minutes per contest.


text: Yes that's right! He hates them! I must preface this by saying that I admit it is partially our fault as we didn't socialize him with many kids when younger but the problem is we have no family members or friends with children. When he was smaller 3-5 months he would shy away from children submissively. I figured this was because the only children he really saw were the crazy ones in our subdivision who run around at age 5 with no one watching them (in the streets) and that he just didn't like their abrupt petting ect. At age 5-6 months he started running away or squirming to get away if I were holding him and a child was close. Now at age 7 months he barks at them and growls and has no been called a "mean dog" by two kids. If I try to hold him when near a child I barely can he is trying to get away so bad (and he is only 12 lbs!) We tried having him sit and have the child slowly approach (however this is hard when the only kids trying to pet him are strangers and crazy ones). We have tried verbal correction and leash correction when barking at them. We have tried to reward him when he does good with them (which I think was maybe once).. He never has had anything tramatic happen to him around kids no one has hit him. He really hates skateboards which some of the kids ride so maybe that traumatized him? I feel bad but like I said we know no children..we do not have a playground near us (that any kids actually use anyways) and children are not allowed at the dog park. He absolutely loves adult strangers though! He will run up to adults at the dog park with his tail wagging so hard his little behind moves with it! Any advice? Is he really doomed to hate them forever unless we are exposed to more of them? I must also mention that I am not a kids person so maybe this is rubbing off on him?


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10 More Years?
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has some sobering news for supporters of the U.S.-led intervention in his country: Even after eight years of war, it could be another decade before the Afghan military is able to take over security duties from the coalition, and even longer to wean it from its dependence on foreign aid. –JCL
The New York Times:
Afghanistan's president declared Thursday that reaching out to the Taliban's leaders should be a centerpiece of efforts to end the eight-year-old war there, setting in motion a delicate diplomatic process that will carry great risks for both Afghanistan and the United States.
Speaking to an international conference here on Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai said "reconciliation" was one his top priorities. "We must reach out to all of our countrymen, especially our disenchanted brothers," he said.
Mr. Karzai asked for help from King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, whose country has longstanding ties to elements of the Taliban, to help broker negotiations. And he appealed for support from Pakistan, where Taliban leaders shelter in the rugged frontier region bordering Afghanistan.
The one-day gathering of almost 70 nations, including the United States, was called by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to reinvigorate the 44-nation military alliance fighting the war, which had its worst year yet in 2009 against a widening Taliban insurgency.


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Items to be collected soon for Habitat garage sale
Friends of Habitat for Humanity of Douglas County are organizing its annual garage sale.
It will take place Saturday, May 22 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alexandria Runestone Community Center (RCC) main rink.
The goal is to resell good, donated merchandise to raise funds to assist in building of affordable Habitat homes.
Items may be dropped off on Friday, May 21 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. The drop-off area is through the back garage door of the RCC's main rink. You can just drive right in the building.
All donations are tax deductible; receipts are available when items are dropped off.
Items must be in good salable condition and include the following:
Clothing - all types and sizes (in good, clean condition).
Lawn and garden tools and equipment (no chemicals).
Any kind of sporting goods - hunting, fishing, etc.
Household items of all kinds (small appliances, dishes, pans, etc.).
Furniture (except upholstered items like couches, etc. unless new).
Cameras - film or digital.
Tools - old and new, hand tools, portable power tools.
Antiques, coins and collectibles (please let organizers know the approximate value when dropped off).
Arts and craft items.
Books, toys, games, baby items (no car seats or potty chairs).
New building supplies.
Lumber in good condition.
Plumbing and electrical materials.
Items that cannot be accepted for donation include:
No hazardous waste - paint or solvents, oil, gas or propane containers.
None of the following: shoes, purses, soiled or torn clothing, TVs, computer systems, upholstered furniture, exercise equipment or stoves.
Larger items need to be approved for reselling by contacting one of the following: Dave Anderson at (320) 846-2013 or Bob Bergan at (612) 309-2290 or e-mail Bob at (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Larger items include cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, fish houses, canoes, refrigerators, freezers, cabinets, lumber, appliances, doors, windows, building materials, etc.
A warehouse sale with the larger items will take place May 22 at the Habitat for Humanity warehouse, 1605 Melvina Lane SW, Alexandria from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Businesses or individuals that would like to donate gift certificates, cash, gifts in kind, or other types of donations should contact Bergan or Anderson.
Checks can be made out directly to HFH Douglas County, 911 State Hwy 29 N, Suite 200, Alexandria, MN 56308.
Organizers noted that if you don't have items to donate you may still help by considering the following:
Pray for the success of this ministry
Come to the sale and buy items
Make a cash donation to Habitat for Humanity of Douglas County.
Volunteer to help with the sale or with the Habitat for Humanity's 2010 building program.
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Of all things …
With two World Series appearances in the last four years and two possible championships, the Bosox have become what the New York Yankees used to be: The Best Team Money Can Buy and the team everyone loves to hate.
When the Yankees brass held "The Meeting" — the one in Tampa, Fla., where Joe Torre walked into the room expecting to negotiate and instead was handed a blindfold and a cigarette — the only man in the room who had Torre's back was Brian Cashman, the general manager.
Aside from Torre, Cashman was the only man in the room who was "a baseball man." The others were Boss Steinbrenner, the patriarch of the crumbling dynasty, his two sons, a son-in-law and Randy Levine, the club president who is tethered to The Boss by an invisible puppet's string.
Well, we all know how that little meeting went. Turned out everyone in the room had made up their mind beforehand. In walks Joe, he gives his spiel, Cashman makes a show of reaching for his holster to protect his manager and friend, but is quickly outdrawn by The Boss and his henchmen. It was all over in a matter of minutes. The bloodless coup had ended. And perhaps the Yankee reign, both real and imagined, as well.
Will the Yankees be good next year? Of course, they will. Too much talent not to be, no matter who the next manager (Mattingly?) is. But all bets are off for what happens the year after … and the year after that.
The Red Sox? With the second-largest payroll in the game (roughly $180 million to New York's $ 200 million-plus) and a first-rate front office in owner John Henry, GM Theo Epstein and the even-keeled rudder that is manager Terry Francona, the Bosox are perched to become America's Villains.
If you want to pinpoint the moment when the room at the top changed hands, go back to 2004 when the Red Sox, down three games to none to the Yankees, won four straight to win the pennant and went on to win the World Series.
It was there that all those old jokes about Boston needing " 25 cabs for 25 players," about the Red Sox turning as yellow as autumn leaves in September and about "The Curse" — born when the Boston owner sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees so he could produce "No, No, Nanette" on Broadway — faded away.
The new Red Sox are talented, tough, resilient and, by golly, on top of the baseball world. And, make no mistake, the Bosox are starting to feel their oats.
Just the other day, Hank Steinbrenner, the more chatty of George's Kids, got off this humdinger: "Boston talks about Red Sox Nation, we talk about Yankee Universe."
"Tell them they can have Mars and Pluto, too," Henry fired back.
And so it begins. Red Sox Nation on top, Yankee Universe spinning in its Steinbrenner galaxy.
Not so fast
Please do not count me among those Northern Ohio folks with their thumbs in their mouths rooting for the Colorado Rockies just because Boston beat the Indians.
When it comes to choosing between an expansion team in softball jerseys from a snow belt and a team that wears regular baseball uniforms and plays in Fenway Park still and whose fans sing "Sweet Caroline" … well, gimme the Red Sox.
Red Sox Nation became OK in my book the minute they didn't whip out their doilies and wave them like sissies when they wanted the third out. Gimme an old-fashioned, baseball crowd that claps and chants. Scientific fact: A crowd's baseball knowledge tends to go in inverse proportion to the number of hankies it waves.
• So committed to milking every possible minute to advertising is the Fox Network that it took until Game 2 of the World Series for its audience to hear the Boston crowd singing "Sweet Caroline." That went on all through the Cleveland series, but Fox never thought to show it.
• We keep on losing them, don't we? The "them" is the next generation of baseball fans, the kids between ages 6 and 11. It's more important for Major League Baseball to shuck every dollar bill off the stalk.
• The score of Thursday night's game was 2 to 1. I repeat, 2-1. And that 2-1 game took three hours and 39 minutes to play — meaning it was midnight when Game 2 ended. And yet TV and MLB keeps insisting on these ridiculous 8:21 p.m. starts. Can't help but think that the long-term, residual benefits of coming on the air at 7 p.m. (with the first pitch at 7:15) would far outweigh the current philosophy of scraping the last nickel to be had off the table. Mixing in a nice, old-fashioned day game starting at 4 p.m. for the playoffs and World Series makes sense, too. Pretty sure baseball could survive this radical approach of reaching out to the next generation.
• Matt Ryan's two TD passes in the last two minutes in the rain in a hostile environment at Virginia Tech should give the Boston College QB an arm up on the Heisman Trophy. A performance like that is more impressive than a QB from Hawaii throwing six touchdown passes against teams like Boise State or Maui A&M.
• Glad to see Browns owner Randy Lerner siding with Dallas owner Jerry Jones on this business of playing a Professional Tackle Football League game in Europe. "That wouldn't work for us," sniffed Jones. Jones and Lerner believe that games lose a lot of flavor and atmosphere when they're played in Europe. Just another example of greed running ahead of old-fashioned horse sense.
Memo to Roger Goodell: Love your crackdown on the thugs in the NFL, but use your head on this Euro nonsense. As TLC sang: Don't go chasing Euro waterfalls, please stick to the rivers and lakes that you're used to.
Final thoughts
Finally! After eight satin-cushion Saturdays, Ohio State gets to play its first real game of the season. Should the Buckeyes make it out of Happy Valley unscathed, look for an OSU-LSU matchup in the BCS Bowl. You read it here first.
• Finally! Part II. After making three silly, satin-cushion movies called "Catwoman," "Gothika" and "Perfect Stranger" (in which she won Harvard Lampoon's "Razzy" and actually flew to Boston to accept the "honor" to the delight of the Harvard audience), Cleveland's Halle Berry brings her A-game to an A movie entitled, "Things We Lost in The Fire." Another Oscar-caliber role in the mode of her "Monster's Ball." Thought you should know.
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Nebraska lawmakers have given initial approval to a bill that would prohibit governors from restricting gun sales in a declared state emergency.
Lawmakers advanced the bill Tuesday with a 39-0 vote. Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial says he sponsored the measure so that Nebraskans can defend themselves against mobs and looting in a natural disaster.
Current Nebraska law allows governors to restrict the sale, distribution and transportation of guns once a state emergency is declared.
Christensen has worked on the bill with the National Rifle Association, which has pushed successfully for similar "emergency powers" laws in 34 other states. Bills are pending in Iowa, Massachusetts, Colorado and Washington.
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Hmm I have the same setup, but I'm having some stability issues with it. When I play a song using Vox (haven't tried anything else yet), it will play about 2/3 of the song then Vox will freeze. When I use a different audio interface it's fine.
Also, once when I was switching audio interfaces to use the 2496 using the volume control menu icon (option+click it and choose interface) while I had music playing, I had a hard restart. Not even a kernel panic, just rebooted.


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Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Wednesday February 6, 2013
The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Wednesday February 6, 2013:
Liberty Global to Acquire Virgin Media for $23.3B in Cash and Stock
The Deal:
Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA) and Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) announced Tuesday that they have entered into an agreement, subject to shareholder approvals, pursuant to which Liberty Global will acquire Virgin Media in a stock and cash merger valued at approximately $23.3 billion.
Under the terms of the agreement, Virgin Media shareholders will receive $17.50 in cash, 0.2582 Liberty Global Series A shares and 0.1928 Liberty Global Series C shares for each Virgin Media share that they hold. Based on Liberty Global's Series A share price of $69.46 and Series C share price of $64.50 as of February 4, 2013, this implies a price of $47.87 per Virgin Media share, reflecting a 24% premium to Virgin Media's closing price on February 4, 2013.
Virgin Media closed at $44.61 Wednesday, a loss of 1.5% on 30 times average volume.
Reliance Steel to Acquire Metals USA Holdings for $20.65/Share in Cash
The Deal:
Reliance Steel & Aluminum (NYSE: RS) and Metals USA Holdings (NYSE: MUSA) announced Wednesday, a definitive merger agreement whereby Reliance Steel & Aluminum will acquire all outstanding shares of Metals USA Holdings for $20.65 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013.
The merger agreement permits Metals USA to solicit alternative acquisition proposals from third parties through March 8, 2013.
Metals USA Holdings closed at $20.65 Wednesday, a gain of almost 13% on 32 times average volume.
Hearing True Religion Losing Support from Bankers
The Rumor:
True Religion Apparel (NASDAQ: TRLG) is reportedly losing the support of investment bankers, according to Deal Reporter. The consensus is that the sale process is not going well.
True Religion Apparel announced on October 10, 2012, that after receiving indications of interest from third parties regarding a potential transaction with the Company, the Board of Directors formed a Special Committee comprised of its non-management directors to explore and evaluate potential strategic alternatives available to the Company, including a possible sale,
True Religion Apparel closed at $23.75 Wednesday, a gain of 1% on 3 times average volume.
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Harvard-Westlake is No. 2 in the USA Today's national rankings, and the Wolverines (8-0) have outscored opponents 64-12.
Jack Flaherty entered Friday striking out 33 in 18 innings without giving up a run, and sophomore Cameron Deere is batting .625.
"We've played solid baseball so far," Harvard-Westlake coach Matt LaCour said.
Added Flaherty: "We've gotten off to a good start. We just need to stay consistent and keep working hard."
— Gerry Gittelson
Oaks Christian part of new league
A vote was conducted Thursday by Northern Area league representatives, resulting in Oaks Christian and St. Bonaventure moving into the same league for football only.
The new football league consists of Oaks Christian, St. Bonaventure, Westlake, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks and Camarillo. The league will stay together for all sports, with St. Bonaventure only participating in football.
Oaks Christian was one of four schools, along with St. Bonaventure, St. Lucy's and Damien, to file a federal lawsuit against the Southern Section after an attempt to move the schools into the Parochial Area.
After a recent arbitration ruled in favor of the four schools, the Northern Area was forced to meet again to construct new leagues.
Agoura, Calabasas, Moorpark, Royal, Oak Park and Simi Valley will form another league.
Williams, Brooks receive awards
Chaminade's Jack Williams and Trinity Classical Academy's Ryan Brooks are among seven boys basketball standouts selected as John R. Wooden Award winners as their section or division's player of the year.
Williams, a Long Beach State commit, is the Division III honoree and Brooks, who helped Trinity Classical Academy capture its first section title, is the Division VI recipient.
The other selections are Westchester's Elijah Stewart (City Section); Mater Dei's Stanley Johnson (Division I); St. John Bosco's Daniel Hamilton (Division II); Bishop Montgomery's Justin Bibbins (Division IV) and San Gabriel Academy's Marcus LoVett Jr., a former Providence talent, being selected in Division V.
The honorees will be recognized April 11 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Giron makes semifinals
UCLA's Marcos Giron defeated former Thousand Oaks teammate and Washington standout Kyle McMorrow 6-2, 6-3 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the USTA Men's Pro Tennis Championships of Calabasas, a $15,000 Pro Circuit Futures event at the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center.
Giron joins former USC talent Daniel Nguyen, along with Jason Jung and Mate Pavic in the final four.
North Valley soccer team wins state title
The AYSO 174 North Valley all-stars recently captured the 14-under state title, outscoring opponents 48-6 on their path to capturing the crown.
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Vice President Joe Biden's son, Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III is the Attorney General in the State of Delaware.
On February 23, 2012, a State Solicitor working in the Delaware AG office sent a letter, AG Opinion No. 12- IIB3 to The Honorable Norman Wood, Sheriff of Kent County. Beau Biden's office says that according to the Delaware State Constitution, county sheriffs do not have the legal authority to arrest lawbreakers! The first two pages indicate that the Delaware State Constitution never specified the duties of the County Sheriffs other than designating them "conservators of the peace."
Page 3 of the letter offers this clarification:
'"Chapter' 19, Subchapter I of Title i 1 ofthe Delaware Code explains the authority to makearrests. That authority is said to belong to a "peace officer." Section 1901(b) defìnes a "peace offìcer" as "any public officer authorized by law to make arrests in a criminal case." This definition of a "peace officer" is the only one to be found in the Delaware Code and, in the context of the issue presented here, is circular: a peace officer is someone authorized to make arrests and he is authorized to make arrests because he is a peace officer.
So, what are the duties of the County Sheriffs of Delaware? Not much, apparently. In checking the Kent County, Delaware website, the Sheriff's office is in charge of Foreclosures and Sheriff Sales and that's about it.
I guess the county sheriffs of Delaware weren't part of the 140 Sheriffs Meet to Take Back America in Las Vegas , their State Constitution won't let them.