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JACKSON, Miss., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says he will suspend the sentences of two sisters serving life in prison if one is willing to donate a kidney to the other.
The women were sentenced in a robbery that netted just $11 and have been in prison for the past 16 years, the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger reported.
Barbour Wednesday issued two orders indefinitely suspending the sentences of the Scott sisters, Jamie, 38, and Gladys, 35.
The decision follows a campaign by the women's mother, attorneys, the NAACP and others to free them.
Barbour is considering running for president of the United States. State Sen. Willie Simmons praised the move as "courageous."
"Normally, a candidate would shy away from that," said Simmons, one of a handful of lawmakers who have met with Barbour about releasing the pair.
Many have criticized the severity of the sisters' sentences and Barbour also said it is expensive to keep them in prison because Jamie Scott requires regular dialysis, estimated to cost about $200,000 annually.
"Their incarceration is no longer necessary for public safety or rehabilitation, and Jamie Scott's medical condition creates a substantial cost to the state of Mississippi," Barbour said in a statement.
If Jamie Scott required a transplant while in prison, the state would have to pay for it. If she is released, she is eligible for Medicaid and the federal government would pay for it.
"Instead of Mississippi taxpayers bearing that, it will be spread over all the taxpayers in the United States," Barbour said.

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David Edward and Robert Lane. Edward and Lane on European Union Law. 2013. Edward Elgar. 1,200pp. £250.
This impressive tome provides a solid option for a treatise on European Union law. The book covers the legal history of the EU, its institutions, and all areas of substantive law provided by the EU treaties. Each chapter begins with a table of contents for that chapter, a very thoughtful aid for the reader. The text is heavily footnoted, and the volume has a complete index and tables of treaties, cases, and legislation cited.
The discussion is thorough and, thankfully, not as dry as one finds in many treatises. The EU has gone through a few iterations as new governing treaties are adopted and new members join. The author is careful to provide historical background and clearly indicates how each treaty changed an institution or legal rule. The book includes several annexes; especially helpful are a note on the reporting of judgments of the European Court of Justice and a table showing where equivalent provisions appear in each of the governing treaties.
The treatise is by a British academic and appears to be directed primarily to British practitioners. Thus, UK cases and practice receive slightly more attention. This volume is a worthwhile reference work for academic law libraries collecting for research and courses on the EU and attorneys seeking an advanced but accessible introduction to EU law.
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Gary Neville & Jamie Carragher gush over Mesut Özil & Oliver Giroud shifts v Sunderland
With Arsenal flying at the moment, Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher's job was easy on MOnday night.
The Sky Sports duo gushed with praise for Mesut Özil and Oliver Giroud in their analysis of Arsenal's 3-1 win at Sunderland last weekend.
Neville was first, picking off the performance of Özil.
I think of all the players signed this summer, [Özil] is the one you could generally say is world class. And what do I mean is world class? The one who affects the big games all the time. He's done that… [For Özil] everything looks effortless.
Carragher turned the spotlight on Giroud, and the ex-Liverpool defender put up a good case showcasing the Frenchman's attacking talents.
Giroud was shown to be a solid, confident centre-forward who can lay off delicate, precise passes to teammates, Theo Walcott in particular. Carragher did stop short, however, of suggesting that Giroud is the complete package.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A school employee in Maryland who had oversight of her district's federal funds for low-income students is accused of using the money to buy computers, video game consoles and other electronics for herself and family members, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Rhayda Barnes-Thomas, who worked in the Charles County school system, was charged with theft from a government program and making false statements. She appeared in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., and was released on her own recognizance. Her attorney declined comment.
Prosecutors said Barnes-Thomas used Title I funding, federal aid awarded to school districts with large numbers of children from low-income families, to buy more than 200 electronics items, including Nintendo Wii consoles and games, televisions, iPads and iPods.
The alleged theft of more than $100,000 was uncovered during an audit last fall.
Barnes-Thomas, 40, of Accokeek, Md., had been the school district's Title I coordinator since 2006.
"We're shocked that any school employee, regardless of their position, would allegedly misuse funds designated for children — and in this case, funds designated for our most economically disadvantaged students," said school system spokeswoman Katie O'Malley Simpson.
She said Barnes-Thomas was placed on administrative leave in December and no longer works at the school.
The investigation began when school system employees noticed that four Apple laptops bought with Title I funding were missing, according to the complaint. Two of the laptops were taken by two school district employees and later returned.
The other two laptops were found outside a school district building last December along with a newspaper article about the investigation into the missing computers, the complaint said.
Barnes-Thomas initially lied about the alleged theft by denying to an investigator that she possessed items bought with Title I funding.
The theft charge carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years, and making false statements is punishable by up to 5 years.
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WoW: WotLK - Review @ Gamespy
High marks again for Blizzard's WotLK 4.5/5.
The people who build WoW are more or less unmatched when it comes to world design, and this may be true beyond the MMO genre. But there is a definite honeymoon period with a virtual world that's exhausted after a certain point. What was once magical and elevating becomes staid and routine after you've spent hours scouring its four corners for quests. Wrath alleviates this, at least during the leveling process, by essentially overdoing it on the quest count in every zone. At the start, you have a choice of two zones to visit, and when one starts to get old, you can travel to the second. This holds true as you progress through Northrend on your way to 80 -- you can hit Dragonblight at 72, or hang around the two entry zones. At 73, you can either continue questing in Dragonblight, or you can hit up Grizzly Hills. And so on. In a show of how canny Blizzard has become of our habits, you start to encounter daily quests as soon as you hit Northrend. So if your love of a particular zone is boundless (or if you're simply trying to flagellate yourself in the quest for early achievements), chances are you'll be able to revisit your favorite place at least once per day.
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Wrangler YJ Fuel pump issue
Hey I'm new to the forum and new to jeeps. Just picked up a 94 wrangler that's been sitting for 3 years bc "the fuel pump went out". Turns out the fuel pump works fine. when I remove the fuel pump relay and use a jumper lead I can send power to the pump and it runs fine. All fuses are good, all relays are good. Does anyone know of any sensors in the circuit the fuel pump may be reliant on to work properly? Or has anyone run into this before? Thanks for any help. Ps the battery is brand new and when I turn the key the starter cranks just fine, but the fuel pump never primes or pumps when I turn the key to ON.
just because you can hear the pump does not mean its OK. Can you check the fuel pressure at the fuel rail? This is a critical step to diagnose whats up. Beg, borrow or ??? a gauge and see what is happening when you force run the pump. It screws right onto the schrader valve on fuel rail. Good starting point. I just engineered an entirely new fuel system on t he heep and now know more than i ever want to know about the EFI systems.
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Good point about the fuel pressure possibly not being up to spec, I will check that, forcibly if needed when I ??? a gauge lol but still te problem stands my fuel pump does not run when the key is turned to on as it should normally. Any sensors I should be looking out for? Thanks for any help
when the key is turned on, the computer sends a flash signal to run the pump, but only for 1 or 2 seconds then it stops. that is normal. Once the engine is running, it will then kick on all the time, especially if ur running a two line fuel system-- supply and return. i have diagnosed this issue a 100x and the best way to isolate or eliminate the issue is to test the PSI at the fuel rail. Otherwise, you can fret over many things that may not be relevant to the fix.
do you have in tank module or external Airtex style pump?
Thanks for the reply I will test my fuel pressure as soon as I can get my hands on a gauge. Side note, I did a bunch of electrical tests and here's my findings
I back probed the fuel pump connector key ON and no voltage to the fuel pump.
Relays and fuses are all good.
I pulled the fuel pump relay and jumped the fuel pump from the constant hot and the pump ran ( I spose that circuit is good).
I have battery power at the pump relay from the yellow ignition hot ( I spose that part of the circuit is good).
For funsies I pulled a spark plug and grounded it to the engine turned the key to on and you guessed it, no spark.
Ugh, any ideas? Please don't say ECM
Also, no engine light when I turn the key to on
Edit: turned the key to RUN (cranked the starter) and no spark
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Bonser, Lowrie placed on disabled list
Bonser, who didn't pitch in the Majors last year following surgery on his right rotator cuff and labrum, tweaked his groin in his start against the Rays on March 22. Bonser pitched in a simulated game on Friday, and he will likely pitch in a Minor League game on Saturday.
"There's still, I think, a pretty good chance he'll pitch on Saturday," manager Terry Francona said. "We'll see how that goes. He's been through a lot. We really like what we see. We don't want to hurt him. [This will] give him a chance to be the pitcher he can be. I think by shortcutting it, I think we feel like we have a chance to mess up. We talked to him and I think he understands. This is a chance to be very cautious with him, also make sure he gets healthy and also give him a chance to get stretched out."
As for Lowrie, he last played for Boston on March 11. Concerned with how much fatigue he had been feeling, Lowrie was examined shortly thereafter, and diagnosed with mono. The switch-hitter was hoping to spend the spring proving to the Red Sox that he was over the left wrist woes that have hindered him for most of his first two seasons. Even if Lowrie had stayed healthy, he might have been hard-pressed to make the Opening Day roster. The club is expected to go with a bench of Mike Lowell, Bill Hall, Jason Varitek and Jeremy Hermida.
"Jed is going to stay down here," Francona said. "We'll get a plan worked out, but I think everyone thought that keeping him on the ground and keeping him in the same place, there's no reason to put him on a plane. He's got his surroundings here and he'll just do what he's going to do."
With the two roster moves, the Red Sox have 33 players left in Major League camp. Daisuke Matsuzaka will go on the disabled list before Opening Day, so Boston has seven more cuts to make before Sunday's Opening Night game against the Yankees.


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Wellemeyer expects to make next start
Wellemeyer expects to make next start
"You know those turkey legs with those tendons going down the middle?" Wellemeyer said. "That's what it feels like."
The aggravation in his right arm runs down the top and the side of his forearm and into his wrist.
Wellemeyer was scratched from his start last week and returned to pitch against the Phillies on Friday night. The appearance did not go well, however, and he lasted only 3 1/3 innings and gave up eight earned runs.
He admitted the injury was on his mind following the Cardinals' 20-2 loss to the Phillies.
But regardless of any pain he is feeling, he believes he will be available to make his next start. Wellemeyer said the arm is feeling better and he will throw a side session Tuesday to determine if he can pitch in a game.
"I think I'll be able to make it, judging by how it feels right now," Wellemeyer said. "I think a couple of days' rest will help it out."
If Wellemeyer cannot go, one option to fill in for him is Anthony Reyes. Reyes was called up on Saturday for outfielder Joe Mather, who the Cardinals optioned to Triple-A Memphis.
Manager Tony La Russa, however, did not say Reyes will replace Wellemeyer, because it will depend if the Cardinals need Reyes to pitch out of the bullpen in the next three games.
Lee Hurwitz is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Brandon Phillips' leadoff homer in the seventh inning of Cincinnati's 3-1 victory over San Francisco on Thursday gave him his 700th RBI as a member of the Reds -- the 12th player in team history to reach that mark.
Phillips has been a National League All-Star for three of the past four seasons and was a first-time starter last year. But in voting results released on Monday, he had dropped from fourth to fifth in balloting and needs a boost from fans if he wants a trip to Minneapolis.
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com -- online or on a mobile device -- using the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian until Thursday, July 3, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field on Tuesday, July 15, on FOX.
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Getting files off 7 RC drive onto XP/Vista drives
I'm running an IBM laptop with Win7 RC on HD1, I have a HD2 in a caddy with XP Pro installed. If I swap hd's so XP will be in the laptop, will I be able to put the RC hd into the caddy and get to my user files to copy them into XP, or should I leave 7 RC in place, and copy them onto the XP drive in the caddy (folder permissions problems envisioned)?
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Whatever you feel like doing, go for. Permissions are not a big issue. If you run into any problems, we can deal with them then.
Depending on how much you want to copy, you may want to boot from XP, so that the RC is not shutting down every 2 hours.
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JERUSALEM — Republican Mike Huckabee slammed President Barack Obama's policies toward Israel yesterday in a visit that underscored the tensions between the Obama administration and the Israeli government over Jewish settlements in Palestinian areas.
Huckabee criticized the Obama administration's calls for ending such settlements and said Obama's position encouraged the Palestinian government not to negotiate with Israel.
More important than Huckabee's words, however, was where he chose to deliver them: at several Jewish enclaves in the mostly Arab neighborhoods of East Jerusalem that Israel and the Palestinian Authority both claim.
"The policies are a drastic change from previous administrations," Huckabee said at Maale Zeitim, a 100-unit housing project at the foot of the Mount of Olives. "Halting peace talks until 20 families are moved out? Our focus should be on Iran, and not on where 20 Jewish families are moving."
Huckabee's final appearance was at a dinner at the Shepherd Hotel, where an American Jewish entrepreneur plans to build 20 housing units for Jewish Israelis in East Jerusalem. Last month, the State Department urged Israel to cancel the project.
"It concerns me that some in the U.S. tell Israelis they can't live where they want in their own country," Huckabee said.
The United States has always opposed Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas, but previous presidents rarely took action as Israel expanded its presence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The Israeli government claims that it reached an understanding with the George W. Bush administration that allowed limited settlement expansion, but Obama officials deny that such an understanding exists.
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The $90 million ISU Credit Union in Normal, Ill., plans to convert to the Sharetec core processing system from Bradford-Scott Data Corp., the company and credit union said.
The 10,100-member ISU CU said it chose the system based on references, technology and level of service.
Bradford-Scott is one of four regional owner-distributors of Sharetec, which now is used by about 290 credit unions, the company said.
The credit union currently runs on the CUSA platform from Fiserv Inc., according to the Technology Survey from Callahan & Associates.
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Exploring oil price – exchange rate nexus for Nigeria
This paper investigates the oil price – exchange rate nexus for Nigeria during the period 2007-2010 using daily data. The generalised autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (GARCH) and exponential GARCH (EGARCH) models are employed to examine the impact of oil price changes on the nominal exchange rate .The outcome of this research indicates that a rise in oil prices leads to a depreciation of the Nigerian Naira vis-à-vis the US dollar over the study period.
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- Iikka Korhonen & Tuuli Juurikkala, 2009. "Equilibrium exchange rates in oil-exporting countries," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer;Academy of Economics and Finance, vol. 33(1), pages 71-79, January.
- Aliyu, Shehu Usman Rano, 2009. "Impact of Oil Price Shock and Exchange Rate Volatility on Economic Growth in Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation," MPRA Paper 16319, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 10 Jun 2009.
- Golub, Stephen S, 1983. "Oil Prices and Exchange Rates," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 93(371), pages 576-593, September.
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Sixth form/ High School
Transylvania – School Expeditions
As well as this stunning documentary exploring the mountains and forests of Carpathia, we would also recommend you take a look at William Blacker's book "Along the enchanted way" for an introduction to the people and culture of the region.
Transylvania Schools Booklet 2017
Structure of the expedition
The Tarnava Mare Natura 2000 Region comprises 85,000ha of particularly rich landscape and is one of Europe's last medieval landscapes. The area has arguably the most extensive flower-rich grasslands remaining in lowland Europe, as well as the continent's last remaining lowland bears. The landscape still presents a medieval land-use pattern: forested ridges and gullies, pasture and hay meadows on gentler slopes and terraces, and arable land and smaller meadows on the flat valley bottoms near villages.
Inclusion of the area in the EU Natura 2000 network enables funding to be obtained to maintain the low input traditional based farming that has created such a high biodiversity. The Opwall teams are completing an annual biodiversity survey of the region in order to assess the effectiveness of maintaining the traditional farming practices in protecting this outstanding area. The work is being completed with ADEPT, a Romanian based NGO, with the Opwall teams providing annual data on a series of biodiversity performance and farming criteria.
Itinerary for Tarnava Mare surveys
During this expedition the teams will split their two weeks between two picturesque and remote Saxon villages in the foothills of the Carpathians. The study sites have been paired into villages and over the course of the expedition each group of students will spend 5 – 6 days surveying in each of the target valleys. They will then trek over the hills to the next village. In each valley the students will be split into one of several study teams and over the course of the two weeks will have the chance to participate in each of the teams for at least two days.
- Large mammals: This team will position camera traps in key locations in the forests and on the valley transects in order to capture sightings of large mammals such as bears, wild boar and deer. The team will also carry out track and sign transect surveys checking for scat and any additional evidence of large mammals. Students will also get the opportunity to join a local bear expert for an evening to potentially view large mammals such as bear, wild boar and red deer.
- Small Mammals: This team will set small mammal traps late at night which will be checked and emptied each morning; students will assist with taking morphometric measurements of any mammals captured.
- Birds: The bird team will be leaving at dawn and walking the long transect sample routes that traverse the valleys either side of the village. They will complete point count surveys at 500m intervals en route, looking for sightings and listening for calls of the wide range of birds found in the area. The bird assemblage includes an abundance of woodpeckers, shrikes, warblers and many birds of prey (such as eagles and hawks). In the evening call-back surveys are also completed for corn crake and owls. There may also be the opportunity to observe and assist with a bird ringing program where species can be seen up close.
- Plants: The plant team will be focusing on 30 target species which are good indicators of grassland types or have medicinal use. Transects will be completed in low, medium and high nature value grasslands along the different sample routes where the presence of different key species will be noted. Because this area contains some of the most diverse grasslands in Europe this project will be a chance to work in a spectacular and rarely seen habitat.
- Butterflies: The butterfly team will be covering the same 50m transects as the plant team, recording the butterflies encountered and using sweep nets to catch and identify the rarer species. Light trapping will be completed for moths in the evenings, with early mornings then spent identifying those species caught.
- Bats: The bat team will be using a number of methods to establish the species present in the area which may include the use of recordable bat detectors, observation of roosting bats and mist netting. To quantify the species present, various survey techniques will be used such as, counting bats emerging from roost and using handheld bat detectors on walking transects.
- Farms: The traditional farming methods used in this region play a crucial role in the maintenance of high biodiversity. Part of the monitoring effort therefore includes visiting a number of farms in each village and recording the numbers of livestock, dates of grassland cutting, type of arable crops etc. They will also be gathering data on bear attacks on the livestock and will have a unique opportunity to experience methods of farming which were lost many years ago in most of the world.
The students will also be completing a Transylvanian ecology course comprising the following lectures: Transylvanian landscapes (Saxon history, management and threats to the landscape and farming strategies), sampling techniques (the types of survey methods employed and how certain species can act as indicators), biodiversity in Tarnava Mare (biodiversity and endemism in general terms and specific to the region), classification focusing on the mammals and herpetofauna of the region (amphibians and snakes of Europe and bears, wolves and cats), bird diversity and classification, and conservation strategies in Transylvania (habitats and bird Directives, ecotourism, traditional products).
This Opwall expedition gives students the chance to join a small team which will move between remote villages across the region. Each village is nestled in one of many valleys running north to south and after completing surveys for 5 – 6 days (in each village) the team will trek up the side of the adjacent valley and down into the next one. Luggage can be transported on oxcart or on a 4×4 vehicle.
When in the villages teams will usually be staying in basic campsites with tents pitched under the fruit trees and where the water in the showers is heated by the sun each day. Meals are locally prepared and the majority of the food on the expedition is baked, grown, or farmed in the same village in which it is consumed. In some villages volunteers will be able to stay in local guest houses, which gives a fantastic insight into the Saxon culture and traditions.
It should be noted that on this expedition almost all surveys are conducted on foot. Volunteers can be out in the sun surveying the remote forests, meadows and grasslands for long periods of time each day, in addition to collecting more data during the evenings where possible, so it is helpful to have a reasonable level of fitness.


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Manager Robert Lopez notes, "The food we serve is not traditional… signature sauces and flavors are what makes this eatery unique."
Another aspect that sets them apart from the majority of quick service restaurants is that their dishes can be customized. You don't just order what you see on the menu. It's a little more complicated, and it's that complication that makes the dining experience a delicious one.
Any Qdoba burrito starts with a base of rice. Their "Cilantro Lime Rice" is sensational with just a hint of cilantro and lime. Then the choices begin. Diners have a choice of beans – either pinto beans (with an earthy flavor) or black beans which have a similar, but stronger flavor. Then you add the meat.
The establishment offers five meat choices: flat iron steak, pulled pork (slow roasted for six hours in spices), shredded beef (slow roasted for seven hours in a secret Qdoba marinate), grilled chicken and ground beef.
The toppings are added next; and diners have a choice of stir-fried vegetable mix (yellow squash, zucchini and red bell peppers), pico de gallo, roasted chile corn, tomatillo salsa verde, salsa roja, and… for those who really want an off-the-chart fiery experience – the habanero sauce.
The "Ancho Chile BBQ Burrito" is enhanced by a sauce made with ancho chiles, which has a molé-like flavor, with the sweet taste of chocolate and the smoky hint of hickory and mesquite. Ancho chiles are actually dried poblano chile peppers that were first grown in the state of Puebla, México. Why they aren't called "dried poblano chiles," I'll never understand. The heat of this chile varies a bit, but it is mostly considered a medium heat chile.
Another sauce that gets people talking is the "3-Cheese Queso." Used alone with freshly made tortilla chips, you can taste the subtle chile flavors (poblano and jalapeño) as well as Monterey jack, American and cheddar cheeses. This delicious sauce was developed in Qdoba's own kitchens and has a fairly mild flavor. It's what makes the "Queso Burrito" Qdoba's top seller.
Diners rave about Qdoba's Mexican Gumbo soup. Taste-test it for yourself and discover why they're all raving. It's made with a base of tortilla soup to which rice, beans, and a choice of meat are added. Just a warning – it's spicy and rather hot.
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EX-FURNITURE boss Frans De Ru has been ordered by a judge to pay his former live-in lover €52,500 as her part of the love-nest they shared together.
Linda Ayres said in the Circuit Civil Court that Mr De Ru, ex-director of Europlan Furniture, had reneged on payment of the money, which had been agreed in a settlement of partition proceedings part heard in court earlier this year.
Barrister Bernadette Kirby told Judge Matthew Deery that Ms Ayres, of Derry Park, Crumlin, Dublin, had agreed to sign over her interest in the couple's former home at 10 Dublin Road, Sutton, in return for the €52,500.
Ms Kirby said the money had never been paid and she was now seeking an order directing Mr De Ru to pay over the money. The court heard the couple also owned a property in Orlando, Florida, and that De Ru had previously settled Ms Ayres' interest in that property by paying her €70,000.
Part of the earlier settlement had included agreement on Ms Ayres' part to sign a 'Quitclaim' document releasing her interest in the Florida property to Mr De Ru.
It also included an agreement for her to collect from 10 Dublin Road, Sutton, her mother's china cabinet, a dinner service, Waterford crystal and other belongings.
Mr De Ru said Ms Ayres had "in blatant bad faith" delayed signing documents which had cost him a buyer for the Florida property, which he said was now worth only €95,000. Judge Deery, who said there was no real defence to the agreement to pay the €52,500, directed Mr De Ru to do so before December 20 and awarded costs against him.


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Jonny Wilkinson hints he'll play one more year
ESPN Staff
December 16, 2013
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Jonny Wilkinson could yet play another season of professional rugby and insists no decision has been made over whether he will retire at the end of this campaign.
Wilkinson previously suggested this season would be his last but he is showing no signs of slowing down after scoring for Toulon against Exeter on Saturday. Toulon have been heavily linked with Leigh Halfpenny and Toby Flood with owner Mourad Boudjellal saying on Friday he would need two players to replace Wilkinson, if he decided to hang up his boots. "Having to one day replace Jonny Wilkinson is the kind of thing that falls on you once in 100 years," Boudjellal said.
."I contemplate [continuing for another season] every match and every week," Wilkinson said. "I could give this all up in a second if I thought I was standing in the way of someone else or if I was halting the progress of this team. I love the idea of team sports and the spirit and how it works. When I see other guys playing brilliantly it makes it all worthwhile.
"You come and you bring everything with you that you have got. You don't come here to sponge off Toulon or sponge off the area or the climate. You come to add something to that environment and if you add something you get it all back.
"Someone like Leigh Halfpenny coming here would be amazing, but only if we see what is great about him. In club rugby it is all about the connection between the players."
Toulon coach Bernard Laporte also hopes Wilkinson holds off his retirement. "I want Jonny to play all the time - he's unique," hesaid. "But only Jonny is able to say whether he will play one more year. He's a professional guy, he's intelligent and we are not pressurising him. We'll wait."
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Do you like the idea of becoming a professional skier? Have you been dreaming of becoming the next Marc Girardelli or Lyndsey Vonn?
Take a look at these ten steps to becoming a skiing champion and see how far you've got to go before getting your first gold medal.
1. Learn the basics
Ideally, to become a champion in anything, you need to start at an early age. It takes a long time to become the best in the world, meaning it's good to know the basics as a young as possible.
2. Get equipped
If you want to be a professional, you'll have to ensure you have the right gear. You'll need to think about boots, jackets, salopettes, goggles, skis, poles and so on.
3. Have professional lessons
If you want to be at the top of the game, it's important to invest in the very best skiing lessons, so find an experienced instructor or a professional coach. Find your nearest indoor ski slope and sign up now.
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You might live in the UK, but there are some indoor slopes that might have a ski club. Although, depending on how seriously you take your sport, you might need to spend some time abroad skiing in Val d'Isère to experience the very best schools and resorts.
5. Practice makes perfect
It doesn't matter if you've spent the past five days on the slopes – you need to be practicing every available minute. Dedication is key.
6. Take part in local events
There will likely be amateur events at your ski club or at nearby resorts. It's important to enter these to give you more practice, but also to get an eyeful of the competition.
7. Make a video
When you're performing at events or just out on the piste, make sure someone is taping your run. Have the video professionally edited and use it to promote yourself.
8. Find sponsors
Start small – perhaps the local ski shop would be willing to give you free gear in return for advertising. Remember to use your video to persuade them.
9. Enter professional events
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I have met my Holy Grail brow product. And it is called MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua Brow. I'll be gushing soon…
Question of the Week – What's your current favorite face powder and why?
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Here's what's going on with the league…
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we heart this – Stef shares one of her favorite bright eye shadow palettes, AND you can get it for under 5 bucks!
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Clumps of Mascara – tested a makeup remover that just wasn't up to par. In fact, it just, well…it sucked.
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The Information practices research group brings together c. 20 of the department's researchers and doctoral students with a research interest in information-related activities in different contexts. This research area has traditionally often been called user studies and concerns both research and development work. In focus are studies of individuals' and groups' interactions with information and documents. Such interactions include information seeking, information use, reading, strategic information management, and collaboration in various settings, such as private and public sector organisations, educational and research settings, and different domains of everyday life.
We also take an interest in the role of information practices in social structures and in structures of power. Much of our work is concerned with how information is understood, searched for, shared, and used in various situations that involve learning, both formal and informal learning. Learning is viewed as a constantly ongoing activity in people's interactions with society and with each other. Of particular interest to the group is the development of digital media and how the use of digital media change the conditions for information practices in various situations.
Our research is often, but not exclusively, based in qualitative research data and aims to produce results that are both theoretically interesting and practically applicable. Issues that are researched include information literacies, information seeking and learning, workplace-related information, reading and reading practices, and social media and new technologies for collaboration and communication. A few examples of research questions are:


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Luxembourg's Grand Duke and Grand Duchess thanked people participating in humanitarian work and peacekeeping by hosting a special reception at their home on Thursday.
Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria-Teresa opened up "Château de Berg" in Colmar-Berg to representatives from Luxembourg's Army, Police force and aid organisations who are taking part in missions as part of NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR) and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
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Yankees pay tribute to Ali
Yankees pay tribute to Ali
Before Thursday's game, the members of the classic rivalry halted their preparation to appreciate and honor something they could all agree on. Muhammad Ali is still "The Greatest."
The three-time world heavyweight champion and 1960 Olympic gold medalist was honored at Yankee Stadium, circling the warning track in a motorized cart while waving to the grandstands from behind dark sunglasses.
As he moved toward home plate, the Boston and New York players in the outfield all stopped their stretching and tossing. Johnny Damon and Jacoby Ellsbury applauded, and Jorge Posada walked over to the cart to shake Ali's hand.
"I got chill-bumps, to tell you the truth," Posada said. "I didn't know what to say. I was struck. It was a good feeling to see him at the Stadium."
Along with the president of the American Academy of Hospitality Services, Joseph Cinque, Ali presented Yankees managing general partner and co-chairperson Hal Steinbrenner with the academy's "Six Star Diamond Award" for Yankee Stadium and Legends Hospitality, LLC with the "Five Star Award."
In its inaugural season, Yankee Stadium received the Academy's highest honor, bestowed on superlative establishments that are deemed to be of pinnacle quality. Thursday marked the first time that a Stadium earned the honor for excellence in hospitality.
Ali, who compiled 56 wins and 37 knockouts in his storied career, experienced one of the most memorable evenings of his career at the original Yankee Stadium on Sept. 28, 1976, when he defeated Ken Norton in a 15-round decision to retain the heavyweight title.
As Ali was prepared for the presentation and was cheered by the early-arriving crowd, highlights of his classic bouts played on the two auxiliary video screens in left-center and right-center fields.
Yankees captain Derek Jeter also participated in the on-field ceremony, which concluded with Ali being fitted for an authentic New York cap and the entire Yankees roster coming out of the dugout to pose for a photograph.
"He's an icon," Mark Teixeira said. "I wish I actually had a chance to meet him, but I know he was busy. There were a lot of people around him. Hopefully someday."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Sun, 3 May 2015
This month we take another look at the work of Steve Lyons; specifically, The Witch Hunters, a BBC Past Doctor Adventure featuring the First Doctor, Susan, Ian, and Barbara. From the back cover:
The Reverend Samuel Parris, Minister of Salem, follows three strangers in the forest beyond the village - a forest which is traditionally believed to be the source of much evil. He hears movement through the trees, steps forward and makes a terrible discovery. It is one which will change life in Salem forever.
The TARDIS arrives in Salem Village, Massachusetts, 1692. The Doctor wishes to effect repairs to his ship in peace and privacy, and so his companions - Ian, Barbara and Susan - decide to 'live history' for a week or so. But the friendships they make are abruptly broken when the Doctor ushers them away, wary of being overtaken by the tragic events he knows will occur.
Upon learning the terrible truth of the Salem witch trials, Susan is desperate to return - at any price. Her actions lead the TARDIS crew into terrinle jeopardy, and her latent telepathy threatens to help the tragedy escalate way out of control...
The Witch Hunters is one of only two purely historical adventures that we know of in any of the ranges (The Roundheads by Mark Gatiss being the other). Although it was not his first published Doctor Who book, it was the first that Lyons wrote, and he kept it "on ice" until its publication in 1998.
Sit back with a nice pail of filthy prison drinking water and relax as we talk about The Witch Hunters!
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Alter Public Service Companies Punishments.
Today it was on the news that a top energy company was being fined due to breaking the rules. Rather than a fine which will be passed on to consumers,
I propose all these public service company punishments should be customer focused, so they have to lower all prices by a certain amount or similar.
Fines are budgeted for by the largest companies and are not a deterrent. A year where profits are returned to their customers would make all companies play by the rules.
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How about the directors suffer PERSONALLY?
I've heard jail is an excellent deterrent!


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Verona, PA – Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum is the first, and currently the only, presidential candidate to sign the Pledge for Religious Freedom that has been co-signed by prominent religious leaders and groups such as: Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Stuart Epperson of Salem Communications, Richard Bott of Bott Radio Network, and Dr. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.
Rick Santorum said: "I am proud to sign this common-sense pledge to promote and defend our First Freedom – that to freely practice our faith in private as well as public. Our Constitution was made of for a 'moral and religious people' and it is critical to continue that tradition. The current Administration has trampled on those religious liberties, most recently by infringing on Catholic moral teachings for the sake of empowering government. As a Senator I was proud to author the Workplace Religious Freedom Act and as President I commit to ensuring those principles are preserved."


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Luke Haines
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March 24, 2009, 06:30 AM
I have a 11-87 sp (3in chamber)that is set up for HD. The gun works well with full power buck shot and slugs. It doesn't cycle at all with regular 2 3/4 in "game loads" and is pretty iffy with low recoil slugs and buck. When the gun does work, it seems to cycle very slowly, (compared to my semi auto rifles and pistols)you can actually see the bolt handle moving. Is this normal? My instinct's tell me to change out the springs, but im not sure. And yes, I have cleaned the gun throughly. Is there a fix for this?


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James L. Freeman Sr. and Margie L. Freeman, of Killeen, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends at Club Hood.
They were united in marriage on Jan. 26, 1963, in Tacoma, Wash.
Mr. Freeman is retired from the military and civil service. Mrs. Freeman worked for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and also is retired.
Their children are James and Artelia Freeman Jr. of Killeen, Earnest and Sytonya Freeman of Athens, Kenneth and Latoya Freeman of Harker Heights and Valerie and Tiashun Allen of Killeen. They have 10 grandchildren.


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Winter Leagues: Caribbean Series field set
By AJ Cassavell / MLB.com
Mexican Pacific League
Hermosillo 8, Navojoa 3
For six innings, Wednesday's Mexican Pacific League contest between Hermosillo and Navojoa was as tight as you'd expect any Game 7 to be. In the seventh, however, Hermosillo erupted for seven runs -- more than enough to send the club to its first Caribbean Series berth since 2010.
Zelous Wheeler, who signed a Minor League deal with the Yankees on Wednesday, hit a three-run homer in the seventh to put the game out of reach as Hermosillo won a do-or-die Game 7 in the second consecutive round of the Mexican Pacific League playoffs. Led by Jerry Owens' three-hit night, Hermosillo rallied back from an early 2-0 deficit. Starter Nathan Reed allowed two third-inning runs, but not much else, as he worked 5 1/3 four-hit frames. The Hermosillo bullpen held Navojoa in check, not surrendering a run until the ninth.
Hermosillo is the final piece in the Caribbean Series puzzle, joining Puerto Rico's Mayaguez, the Dominican Republic's Licey, Venezuela's Magallanes and Cuba's Villa Clara. On Saturday night, Hermosillo will open the round-robin against Villa Clara at Margarita Island in Venezuela -- the host site for the Series. In its history, Hermosillo has only taken the Caribbean crown once, in 1976. Box score
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Murad has announced the launch of its new Renewing Cleansing Oil for face, eyes and lips, a cleansing oil developed to revitalize and purify the skin while locking in moisture.
This non-comedogenic cleanser is formulated with a blend of botanical oils that are designed to remove impurities, irritants and makeup, including eye makeup, while delivering moisture to restore dull, dry, lackluster skin. Renewing Cleansing Oil for face, eyes and lips is part of the company's Resurgence line skin care line developed to treat hormonally aging skin.
Designed for those who are experiencing medium to deep wrinkles, loss of elasticity and dry, thinning skin, the Renewing Cleansing Oil formula features a botanical blend of oils, including grape seed, pomegranate seed and sunflower seed oils along with olive fruit extract. It also contains jojoba and licorice extract, which helps to improve dry, cracked skin, and almond oil to soothe and soften the skin.
Murad's Renewing Cleansing Oil is priced at $32 and is available at Sephora and Ulta beginning in June and online at Murad.com, Murad Inclusive Health Spa and Murad Inclusive Health Medical Group.
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The New York Times Ranks Leelanau Brewing Company's Golden Ale # 4
What if you could pop a cap and recapture the essence of a pink-skied Leelanau County summer evening. That's exactly what Leelanau Brewing Company's Good Harbor Golden Ale hopes to accomplish, and considering it just took fourth place in The New York Times Belgian-style beer blind taste test, it sounds like this brew hit the mark in the sand.
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Brewer Ron Jefferies serves his Oro de Calabaza in Traverse City and to The New York Times. Those brewski elites named it the #1 Belgian beer.
Shanty Creek Ski Resort Goes Wild And Crazy With Slush Cup Weekend
If you are looking for that last wild and crazy winter getaway before the snow melts, then make sure to check out Shanty Creek Resorts popular ski and snowboard Slush Cup Weekend March 5-7.


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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Special) Graveside services for Mary Potts, 20, of Hereford will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Memory Hill Gardens Cemetery in Memphis.
Arrangements are under direction of Family Funeral Care Funeral Directors in Memphis and Gilliland-Watson Funeral Home of Hereford.
She died Saturday, March 27, 1999, at her home.
She was born Jan. 9, 1979, in Memphis. She married John Potts in Hereford. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Shelby Potts of Herford; a son, Christopher Potts of Hereford; her mother, Betty Ray of Memphis; and two sisters, T.J. Myers and Lynn, both of Memphis.
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The Lone Star Ranch, located in Reeds Ferry, New Hampshire, was opened in 1938 by country radio singer, Baron West. Baron and his friends built the ranch and opened it, featuring country bands and entertainers. In 1940, "Sagebrush" Jim Marshall and his band operated the ranch. In the early days, Elton Britt, Georgia Mae and other New England performers appeared on Sunday afternoons during the summer months. Jim Marshall featured acts from the Grand Ole Opry (, natch), movie stars including the Hoosier Hotshots, and the Sons of the Pioneers. Jim Marshall died in a car accident. In 1942, Ken Lane and his band from Lynn, Mass. and Ken McKenzie of Portland, Maine kept the ranch open. In 1944, the Bar X Boys from Gardner, Mass. and the Circle C Boys and others helped to run the ranch. In 1945, the ranch closed due to World War II. [Evidently in 1946,] Gene LaVerne, popular radio personality and country entertainer, took charge of the Lone Star Ranch. His band was known as The Lone Star Ranch Gang. Under Gene's guidance, the ranch grew in popularity. It featured two concerts plus an open jamboree show every Sunday afternoon. Featured performers included acts such as Roy Acuff, Kitty Wells, and Ernest Tubbs from the Grand Ole Opry, as well as WWVA Jamboree U.S.A. acts from Wheeling, W. Va. Favorites were Yodeling Kenny Roberts, Doc Williams ... read more


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Mariah Yeater, the 20-year-old California woman that filed a paternity suit against Justin Bieber this week, could face criminal charges if it's found that the baby in question is actually Bieber's.
Yeater, you see, is an older woman…
Mariah was 19-years-old when she allegedly did the deed in a bathroom with Justin; Bieber was only 16-years-old at the time. California law states anyone who has sex with a minor, who is more than three years older than that minor, is guilty of statutory rape.
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The young woman's lawyers have requested that Bieber take a paternity test, something he has yet to comply with. Meanwhile, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the LAPD will be investigating the incident to decide whether statutory rape charges are in order.
Justin took to the Today Show today to give a statement…Vodpod videos no longer available.
Prior to that we only got one tweet from the Biebz about this whole fiasco…
Anyway… let's hope this all works out in the end and no one has to meet this guy.
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Dawson & Sodd Moot Court Competition Gets Under Way at Baylor Law SchoolSept. 16, 2009
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Baylor Law School's annual Dawson & Sodd P.C. Moot Court Competition, an intramural event that lasts almost three weeks, began on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the law school. This year, 48 two-person teams will take part in the competition, which simulates the appellate advocacy process, from writing an appellate brief to preparing and presenting oral arguments before a panel of judges. Baylor Law School holds a second intramural moot court competition during the spring.
Baylor law students who currently are taking Appellate Advocacy and Procedure are required to participate in the moot court competition. Additionally, 13 teams of upper-quarter students are competing.
The case students will argue is styled Clayton v. Carcetti, and it closely mirrors the policy debate between former President George W. Bush and some members of Congress over a timeline for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. The main issues are whether the standing of a U.S. senator to challenge a presidential decision in court, and whether Congress has the authority to dictate military timelines to the President. The case was used previously in national competition.
At the start of the competition, each team, consisting of two competitors, writes a brief and then completes four preliminary rounds of oral argument. The top 16 teams then move into the final rounds and are awarded the distinction of barrister. Barristers, along with numerous full-time faculty members, judge the rounds of oral argument. Students who are among the top 10 speakers during the fall or spring competitions or students who compete on one of Baylor Law's interscholastic moot court or mock trial competition teams also are members of the Order of Barristers.
For the moot court competition, the opposing teams represent the petitioner and the respondent in the case. The teams will tackle two issues, with each team member taking an issue. Judges typically only can ask questions on that competitor's issues. However, in the rebuttal, the petitioner must be knowledgeable about both issues because the judges can ask about either.
"I personally like moot court because it gives students the opportunity to hone their advocacy skills and work with issues that challenge their ability," said second-year law student Jesse Davis, president of the Harvey M. Richey Moot Court Society at Baylor. "Moot court problems usually deal with unsettled areas of law with lots of room for advocacy. Baylor Law is all about practical skills, and the school Moot Court competition is a key component of our advocacy curriculum."
For the final round, local attorneys and judges will serve as competition judges. The finals of the competition will be held Saturday, Oct. 3. Cash prizes will be presented to finalists and semi-finalists. Additional awards will be given to the Top 10 Speakers and the Best Brief.
The Dawson & Sodd P.C. law firm of Corsicana sponsors the fall competition. The firm's two partners are both graduates of Baylor Law School. Matt "Mad Dog" Dawson served as professor of Baylor's renowned Practice Court program from 1971-1983, while Glenn Sodd is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and was named one of the top 100 general trial attorneys in the U.S. by Town and Country magazine.
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The strawberry is among one of my favorite fruits of all time not just because they taste so wonderful and are fun to pick if you get the chance to pick up your own basket of strawberries at a nearby farm and go a foraging…. but these delicious red treats are exceptionally healthy for us all.
By now, most people have come to learn much more about the benefits of taking advantage of antioxidants and foods that are chockfull of beneficial nutrients.. Know one wants to deal with inflammatory diseases, heart attacks and cancer and while the strawberry is not a bonafide cure for these serious health problems, eating fresh and cleanly washed strawberries weekly is a darn good idea and can provide you with an expansive list of healthy benefits.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Museum of Contemporary Art, which struggled for years for financial survival, has quadrupled its endowment to more than $100 million in the past nine months through a fundraising campaign that museum officials say won support from dozens of deep-pocketed Los Angeles arts patrons.
MOCA, which planned to announce the accomplishment Tuesday, said it ensures the long-term survival and independence of one of the country's pre-eminent public repositories for contemporary art.
"What's special about MOCA is it is the only museum in LA that's dedicated solely to collecting and exhibiting contemporary art, and I think our board realized the deep value in having an institution like that," Maria Seferian, MOCA's interim director, told The Associated Press on Monday.
The museum, whose collection includes numerous works by such celebrated artists as Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Mark Rothko and Robert Rauschenberg, has struggled for years for financial survival. It was in danger of going under almost six years ago when billionaire financier Eli Broad bailed it out with $30 million.
Last year, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art offered MOCA $100 million if it would merge its two downtown campuses with LACMA's much larger facilities west of downtown.
MOCA, wanting to remain independent, quickly rejected the idea and instead announced plans in the spring to increase its endowment to $100 million within a year. It reached its goal in a little more than nine months.
"This is an incredible amount of money to be raised in such a short time and it really was broad-based," Seferian said Monday. "It was not one donor who sweeped in and decided to save the museum. About 30 donors all came together and decided the museum should continue."
Among the more than two dozen donors that MOCA listed on a statement to be released Tuesday were Broad and his wife, Edythe, and former MOCA Director Jeffrey Deitch.
Broad is building his own museum across the street from MOCA's main campus. Scheduled to open in November, it will house the billionaire's personal collection of 2,000 works, including pieces by Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, Ed Ruscha and others. He told the AP last year he believes his museum, which will offer free admission, will inspire visitors to walk across the street and visit MOCA as well.
Deitch, who resigned last year to return to his New York art gallery, was sometimes a lightning rod for criticism during his three years as MOCA's director. A gallery owner, art dealer and former art critic with deep ties to artists, he had never run a museum.
A graffiti art exhibition he staged in 2011 featuring the works of Banksy, Shepard Fairey and others attracted record attendance and praise from critics. But some other exhibitions, including one curated by actor James Franco of works inspired by the James Dean film "Rebel Without a Cause," were scorned as focusing on Hollywood glitz rather than serious art.
After Deitch ousted the museum's popular curator Paul Schimmel in 2012, Ruscha and fellow artists John Baldessari, Catherine Opie and Barbara Kruger resigned from MOCA's board.
Seferian said Monday the four are again actively involved with the museum, helping it search for a permanent director. She and the board's co-chairman, David Johnson, said an announcement should be made soon.
Meanwhile, the museum has exhibitions scheduled for this year featuring Jacob Hashimoto, Mike Kelley and Magdalena Fernandez, among others.


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Town Surprises Teen Cancer Patient with His Own Sports 'Man Cave'
14-year-old Colin Carberry was diagnosed with leukemia last summer and has endured more than 120 chemotherapy treatments in the past four months.
The perfect Christmas gift for Colin came from the support of his Raleigh, North Carolina community, which banded together to build him a recreational "man cave" room decked out with sports memorabilia from his beloved North Carolina State University teams.
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Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Chargers QB Philip Rivers.
Philip Rivers has the reputation of a being bit of a passionate hothead (or a belligerent prick if you're a Broncos fan). Norv Turner has the reputation of occasionally looking like a sleepwalker. Why's this important? Turner is now directly relaying his play calls to Rivers. Rivers sat down with Darren Smith on XX Radio in San Diego to talk about getting his coach piped directly into his helmet, Ryan Mathews' in-game bathroom habits and how he expresses in-game stress.
On having Norv Turner calling plays in his helmet:
"In past preseason games, I called the plays. Charlie (Whitehurst – now with Seattle) was calling them and he would just give me the headset because obviously he was getting ready to play. I was the one getting them from Norv and calling them in. It's looking like Norv is going to be the one calling in the plays this year. He will be the voice in my helmet. He did that the whole game. It was a little different. I was truly a spectator… He was good. He was fine. I'm sure there will be times when it will be interesting and quite animated. It's good though. I tend to go a little bit too. Between the two of us, there's a lot of going going on."
On Ryan Mathews' nerves before the game against the Bears:
"He was definitely nervous. He disappeared to the bathroom a few times pre-game. But, he was good. It was a good nervous. If you are not nervous for your first NFL game, then something is probably wrong with you. I thought he handled it really well. He had some really good runs. The biggest thing that stands out to me with some of those runs is that he wants to be the punisher. He's not the punishee. Some of the ends of those runs, he gives it to those DBs or whoever as he is going out of bounds or whatever. He finishes those runs with aggression. I tell you what, that takes a toll on the defense late in the games."
On if he has ever gotten sick before a game:
"No. I never was a sick like throwing up type of guy. I get nervous with the butterflies in the stomach. I was never a throwing up kind of guy… I'm kind of a pacer. I can't sit down. I can't sit still. I guess that's why I don't ever sit down the whole game. I stand up all four quarters even when I'm not playing."
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Dallas police have ended a rape investigation of Judge Carlos Cortez, citing lack of evidence.
It's the fourth criminal complaint against the Dallas County civil court judge to be dropped. He has denied wrongdoing.
The investigation began in November, according to a police report, when a woman accused Cortez of sexually assaulting her at his Uptown condo. She said she became dizzy after drinking champagne he provided and could not fight him off.
Police dropped the case this week after they received forensic test results that showed there was no DNA match.
"No charge is pending," Maj. Jeff Cotner said Thursday.
Cortez, through his secretary, declined to comment Thursday. Ted Steinke, the attorney for the woman who filed the rape report, also declined to comment.
Police arrested the judge in December on a separate felony assault charge. A girlfriend accused him of choking her and leaning her over the high-rise condo's balcony rail. Grand jurors declined to indict Cortez, who was running for re-election. Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, one of his many prominent campaign endorsers, then dropped the case.
Soon afterward, Cortez lost a Democratic primary contest to Bonnie Lee Goldstein. He is set to remain in office until January.
Before his first election victory, in 2006, Cortez was arrested twice. The charges were drunken driving and sexual assault of a girl in elementary school. He won dismissals both times and had most public records of the cases destroyed.
His accuser in the child sexual assault case has testified that Cortez orally raped her repeatedly while dating her mother in the late 1990s, according to court records. The case was dismissed, she told The Dallas Morning News, after she recanted.
She said her accusations were true. She recanted, she said, because she dreaded the prospect of a trial and felt she had destroyed her mother's hope of marrying Cortez.
Her testimony came in a 2010 defamation lawsuit that Cortez filed against one of his former lawyers and quickly dropped.
The judge obtained an order sealing the testimony and that of another woman. The News recently won a legal fight to unseal the sworn statements.
They showed that the other woman accused Cortez of using cocaine, paying her for sex and choking her during intercourse. No criminal complaint is known to have resulted from those allegations.
Staff writers Sarah Mervosh and Jon McClure contributed to this report.


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Congress skeptical of VA's 'tremendous progress' on backlog
Published 5:54 pm, Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Washington --
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has made "tremendous progress" in reducing a disability claims backlog that reached above 600,000 early last year. Members of Congress and the department's assistant inspector general don't believe it.
Allison Hickey, the VA's undersecretary for benefits, told Congress that at the insistence of officials from President Obama on down, the benefits backlog has been whittled down to about 275,000 - a 55 percent decrease from the peak.
Hickey's claims were met with disbelief by some. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, told her flatly that he thinks the VA's numbers are inaccurate.
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"I don't believe anybody at the table is telling the truth from the VA," Miller said at a contentious hearing that lasted more than five hours Monday night. "I believe you are hiding numbers."
Asked if she trusted numbers produced by VA, the agency's assistant inspector general, Linda Halliday, said no.
In a report issued earlier Monday, Halliday said that in its rush to reduce the backlog of disability claims, the VA has made benefits payments of more than $85 million to veterans who lacked adequate medical evidence that they deserve them. Without improvements, the VA could make unsupported payments to veterans totaling about $371 million over the next five years for claims of 100 percent disability alone, Halliday said.
The inspector general's office also found widespread problems at VA regional offices in Philadelphia and Baltimore, including mail bins full of disability claims and associated evidence that had not been electronically scanned for three years.
"Improved financial stewardship at the agency is needed," Halliday told the House veterans panel. "More attention is critical to minimize the financial risk of making inaccurate benefit payments."
Special initiatives designed to remove older claims and speed processing of new claims are worthwhile, Halliday said, but in some cases they "have had an adverse impact on other workload areas" such as managing appeals filed by veterans and reducing overpayments to veterans.
Hickey defended her agency, saying the department has spent the past four years redesigning and streamlining the way it delivers benefits and services to veterans.
Last year, the Veterans Benefits Administration, which she oversees, completed a record 1.2 million disability rating claims, Hickey said. The agency is on track to complete more than 1.3 million rating claims this year and pay a total of $67 billion in benefits - about half the VA's budget, Hickey said. More than 90 percent of the claims are being processed electronically, she said.
The VA has long struggled to cope with disability claims. The backlog intensified in recent years as more solders returned from Iraq and Afghanistan, and as the VA made it easier for Vietnam-era veterans to get disability compensation stemming from exposure to Agent Orange.


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Chennai:The reports say that the director Saran is in bigger trouble presently. This is because of the arrest warrants, which are non-bailable, issued against the director by the court in Gerorge Town. A lawyer of Chennai High Court has sued the director citing the fraud of cheque made by the director to him. The base of the case is the bouncing of the cheques sent by the director to the lawyer. The whole saga behind this case is that the director Saran owes the lawyer some money i.e. 6 lacs (as per reports) and he has been sending him cheques, which the lawyer deposited into the bank but they bounced.
Saran has to pay the lawyer the fees of his services he rendered to him some time back. The lawyer, named Mohan, eventually decided to take the matter to court since Saran seems not to be in the mood of paying him his dues.
The court issued him orders to make appearance in the court regarding the case registered there but he did not do so resultantly the court had to issue the arrest warrants for the director who showed disrespect to the court's orders. The court ordered the police in Valasaravakkam to make his arrest and produce him in the court. The next hearing has now been re-scheduled to January 3rd.
On the other hand, our source told us that the renowned actor of South and Bollywood cinema R. Madhvan is quite annoyed on himself. Reason? It is obvious one that he watched the flick 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' recently that stars Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan and Abhay Deol. And Madhavn simply got mesmerized by the flick and the performances by Hrithik and Farhan in particular.
But the main reason of his annoyance is that initially Zoya Akhtar, the director of this movie, had offered the movie to him but he was unable to do the film at that time as he was much busy with some other projects. Now after watching the film and the response that the movie got in India and abroad made him annoyed on him literally.