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The hunger strike by prisoners at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo calls attention once more to a maddening problem that the Obama administration, Congress and the public would prefer not to think about: What to do with 166 captives confined to an island prison with de facto life sentences under a judicial system that they deem unfair and unjust?
Protests of one sort or another inside the island prison have been ongoing practically since the day the first detainees arrived in January 2002. As time goes by, the protests have become better organized and more widespread as frustration deepens among detainees. Some of them have been confined for more than a decade and still see no end to the adjudication process. Nor can anyone say with certainty when their cases will be concluded, nor reasonably predict the ultimate fate of the detainee population.
No surprise, then, that Guantanamo has become a powerful symbol of injustice for many people around the world, particularly Muslims, including those who otherwise bear no ill will toward the United States. For terrorists, the prison has long been a valuable recruiting tool. Congress has been perfectly content to let this all happen without contributing useful ideas for dealing in a fair and humane manner with accused terrorists caught overseas. Out of sight, out of mind seems to be the prevailing mindset on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers have blocked President Barack Obama's efforts to close the prison and send detainees to mainland prisons and have required security guarantees before they can be sent to their home countries or elsewhere.
Instead of closure, the momentum may be headed in the opposite direction. Earlier this month, Gen. John Kelly, head of the U.S. Southern Command, said in congressional testimony that as much as $170 million may be needed to improve facilities for the troops stationed at Guantanamo Bay.
"I'm assuming Guantanamo will be closed someday," the Marine general said. "But if you look at the past 11 years when it was supposed to be temporary, who knows where it's going?"
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Unlike Congress, however, Obama cannot assume an irresponsible attitude.
Lawyers for the accused terrorists say their clients claim that mistreatment of Qurans by prison guards sparked the hunger strike. But camp officials say prisoners were angry that Obama failed to raise the Guantanamo issue in his State of the Union message.
Whatever the reason, there is no question that the strike is growing, and camp authorities must find a way to bring it to an end. It's their prison. They're the ones in charge.
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The underlying cause of the strike is the hopelessness of detainees. To ease tensions, Obama should make Guantanamo more transparent and more adherent to the rule of law. Before all else, though, the focus must be on ending the hunger strike before the protest produces more martyrs for the cause of terrorism.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Ryan Vogelsong personifies the power of concentration. Or, as Giants manager Bruce Bochy called it, a "maniacal focus." When game day arrives, Vogelsong releases his intensity with each pitch. His emergence last year, accented by his excellence this season, has proven his ability to channel his energy. Vogelsong combined his typical efficiency on the mound with rare proficiency at the plate Saturday to help the Giants prevail in an Interleague showdown against the Texas Rangers, 5-2.
San Francisco's seventh victory in its last nine games also was distinguished by the return of third baseman Pablo Sandoval, who was reinstated from the disabled list. Having recovered from his fractured left hamate bone and the subsequent surgery, Sandoval went 1-for-4 with a RBI single. Though Vogelsong wasn't with the Giants in the 2010 World Series, when their pitching bedeviled Texas, the Rangers might have experienced flashbacks to that autumn. Vogelsong (5-2) lasted 7 2/3 innings and limited the Rangers, who lead the American League in scoring and batting average, to three hits -- a pair of first-inning singles and pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland's eighth-inning homer.
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"They hit good pitches," Vogelsong reasoned. Thus, he maintained his approach.
"I stayed with the plan of 'hit Buster's glove,'" he said."He kept us off the fat part of the bat," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. Displaying some favoritism, Bochy, last year's National League All-Star manager, named Vogelsong to the pitching staff for the Midsummer Classic. Though Vogelsong faces considerable competition to make this year's All-Star squad, he might actually be pitching better than he did a year ago. Vogelsong won his fifth consecutive decision. The Giants have triumphed in his last seven starts. He lowered his ERA to 2.26, the NL's third-best. He has worked at least six innings in all 11 of his starts. Regarding his focus, Vogelsong said that he's trying to lighten his game-day disposition somewhat. But not too much. "I'm getting a little bit better where I can have more conversation [on] game day," he said. "I try not to have a lot, because once I get in game mode, I kind of like to stay there instead of bouncing in and out. It's just trying to be focused and make sure I'm 100 percent committed to make pitches. ... [Teammates] give me a hard time about it, but that's the way I have to be." Bochy doesn't mind Vogelsong's attitude at all.
"He's fun to watch, because he maintains that from the first pitch through the rest of the game," Bochy said.Vogelsong has saved his best work for AT&T Park, where he has a 1.47 ERA in seven starts this season. He demonstrated his appreciation Saturday by removing his cap and raising it high over his head to acknowledge the roaring throng before disappearing into the dugout. "The energy in this place kind of gets me going," Vogelsong said. "The fans here bring it every night. They're always with us, always behind us. ... I definitely take it to another notch." Vogelsong also sparked San Francisco's offense. He ended a season-long 0-for-20 skid -- which included 18 strikeouts -- by singling off Rangers right-hander Scott Feldman (0-5) and coming around to score in the third inning. Vogelsong attributed his success to tips from Posey, who told him he was uppercutting too much with his swing, and batting coach Hensley Meulens, who told him to throw his hands at the ball. The Giants, whose .183 batting average with runners in scoring position and two outs ranked 14th in the NL entering Saturday, collected four hits in such situations to pad their lead. Ryan Theriot singled home Brandon Crawford in the fifth inning before Nate Schierholtz tripled in Angel Pagan one inning later. Sandoval contributed his two-out, run-scoring hit to deliver Gregor Blanco in the seventh. Sandoval ultimately scored on Pagan's double.
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Some may argue that it should already be priced into the market, but the fact is analysts expect earnings from S&P 500 constituents to have declined 2.3 percent during the third quarter from a year earlier. With earnings reports from Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Yum Brands (NYSE: YUM) coming Tuesday afternoon, and the possibility of more profit warnings looming, investors have reasons to be jittery.
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Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: FAS) Triple-leveraged ETFs are not everyone's cup of tea. Nor should these funds be, but FAS is instructive on multiple levels. Bank stocks have enjoyed excellent runs this year, but the group's marquee names still reside below pre-crisis highs.
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Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSE: SMH) September is usually the rough month for semiconductor stocks. That it was, but October is not going much better. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) touched a new 52-week earlier today. Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) is within earshot of a new low. Those two combine for almost 27 percent of SMH's weight. Intel alone is almost 20.6 percent of SMH's weight on its own.
A bad report from the world's largest semiconductor maker is bad news for SMH. The ETF must hold support at $30 or risk further downside.
Health Care Select SPDR (NYSE: XLV) Abbott Labs (NYSE: ABT), Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) share something in common. All are sitting at or quite close to new 52-week highs. Those four names combine for about 30 percent of XLV's weight.
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Garden Meeting has been moved from the 4th to the 11th
Posted Thursday, July 3, 2008, at 2:44 PM
We finally got hold of most everyone and that was the decision. We will meet on the 11th. espootoon, We will see you then and we have your pots set aside.
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New breed of fixers in Chinese struggle for rights – Richard McGregor
From the Financial Times: After a meeting with farmers disgruntled over the confiscation of their land in a small village near Beijing, the middleman who engineered the encounter asked if the journalists were satisfied with their interview. If not, he had other stories to offer. "How about underground churches? Or there's been some big fighting with the Hui [Muslim] people out west in Ningxia. We can catch a plane there tomorrow!" he said. In the rights movement that is sweeping China, people like Mr Wang (not his real name) represent a new phenomenon: a breed of political entrepreneurs eking out a living by helping angry citizens to get attention for their causes. ...
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So much has happened in 2016. While I could sit here and write about all the struggles Franklyn and I have gone through, I instead have decided to turn them into lessons I've learned in 2016. I've had to mentally block out the hard times and focus on the wonderful blessings we have had in between, like having our first girl, Olivia, and now expecting another girl! It wasn't easy, but we came out stronger. I'm waiting for 2017 with arms wide open and a whole set of goals for me, our family, and my blog (and a new one coming soon)! Below are three things 2016 taught me.
I've alway hated planning and scheduling, and I have been lucky enough to be able to push through. and get things done. 2016 knocked me down a few times and taught me to be prepared. Planning, setting goals, and being prepared for the unexpected (good and bad) is now a priority for me. It took me a long time to realize that it's what has been missing in my life. I thought living a life of order, well laid out plans and schedules was boring but it's quite the opposite! Structure gives me the time I so desperately needed to get my business and family life balanced while including having fun time! I'm ready for 2017!
It's okay to be tired. I'm the type person that likes to keep moving and get things done! The more to do the merrier! Sitting still or taking naps have always been (in my opinion) a waste of time. I wake up, go through my day, and drag out bedtime and try to get as much as I possibly can done. It's just who I am, and it always worked for me until this year. 2016 has taught me that it's okay to be tired and get some rest. One the three things 2016 taught me was that I can do anything, but not everything.
My number one biggest thing I learned this year: I'm going to have to bite the bullet and hire out some help. I'm VERY protective and particular in how I raise my kids. I'm not a helicopter mom by any means, but it's very important to me that they grow up to be genuinely nice people and to be surrounded by adults that are positive influences in their lives. In other words, I never just hand off my kids to anyone that I don't know very well, and if I do, it's never for very long. They're always by my side but with work having doubled (almost tripled) recently and showing no signs of slowing down, I'm going to have to hire out some help ASAP in order to continue on his path. This is probably going to be the most difficult thing for me because I like to be hands on with everything that I do, but in the end I think everyone will benefit from it.
I'll leave you with some Christmas pics of the kids. This was probably one of the best Christmases ever!
Olivia's dress is from Baby Gap & Ballerina Flats from Osh Kosh
These are the most important three things 2016 taught me. What has 2016 taught you?
Click on images below to see some of this years faves! Stay tuned we'll be sharing more favorites through out the week.


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It might sound silly to say someone is running out of money when they have millions of dollars to spend, but that's the case if you are the Senators.
After GM Bryan Murray signed veteran defenceman Jason Smith to a two-year, $5.2-million (all terms US) contract Tuesday, the Senators have spent $46.9 million of their $56.7-million salary cap allotment.
That means Ottawa only has $9.8 million left to sign winger Antoine Vermette and defenceman Andrej Meszaros while it searches for a second-line winger and a puck-moving defenceman.
The Senators usually like to keep $1 million for injuries or a possible move at the trade deadline, so Murray is in a bit of a pickle as he awaits Vermette's arbitration case.
A league executive predicted yesterday that based on Vermette's 24 goals and 29 assists last season, he'll probably be awarded around $3.5 million in arbitration. The executive said the $3.75-million average salary R.J. Umberger, who had 13 goals and 37 assists last season, recently signed for with Columbus is a good comparison.
Vermette is in Mexico at teammate Chris Kelly's wedding and couldn't be reached for comment.
What often happens before arbitration cases are heard is the sides find common ground and a deal is struck.
League sources say Meszaros, 22, is asking for a long-term deal from the Senators worth up to $4 million per season and that's where talks have stalled.
The threat of a team giving Meszaros a Group II offer sheet as a restricted free agent also lingers.
With so much committed in salaries for next year, the Senators are vulnerable if somebody gives Meszaros an offer sheet, but Murray is confident he'll find a solution.
If Vermette and Meszaros get a combined $7 million in salary, it's not going to leave the Senators much wiggle room.
Teams have asked about Vermette's availability, but Murray has little interest in moving him.
Ottawa, meanwhile, has done its homework on former 67's captain Brendan Bell and the Senators are considered the leading contender to sign him to a two-way deal.
Given the opportunity, a league executive predicts that Bell could be the puck-moving blueliner the Senators yearn.
Bell would likely start the season in the AHL with Binghamton, but there's a strong belief that he wouldn't be there long.
It's believed Carolina has also called to see if the Senators have any interest in Frantisek Kaberle, who is scheduled to make $2.2 million next season. The Hurricanes would want a forward in return.
The Senators held brief discussions with unrestricted free-agent centre Jason Williams, who had 13 goals and 23 assists for 36 points in 43 games with the Blackhawks last season.


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According to various reports, Roberto Mancini's tenure as Manchester City coach is set to end within the next few days. The Italian's failure to win a trophy in his
third full season as coach looks to have been reason enough to let him go, although some reports say he would have been fired whether City won the FA Cup final or not. Mancini won the FA Cup with City
in 2011 and the Premier League in 2012. This season, City finished runner-up in the FA Cup to Wigan Athletic and second in the Premier League to Manchester United. Malaga coach Manuel
Pellegrini is the favorite to replace him.
Mancini, meanwhile, insists the rumors not true and has instead attacked the club for not publicly supporting him, particularly the club's communications exec, Vicky Kloss. Asked whether he was expecting to be fired, Mancini said: "I don't know, for me nothing will happen. I don't need to talk about me and my future, I have a four-year contract. It's true that every contract can be broken but I don't think they need to talk about me."
He added that the club should have killed the speculation. "The people, Vicky, the other people who work for the press [office], I don't know why they don't stop this rubbish. You wrote this for the six months, and for the last two weeks. It's too much. I don't understand why. For football, I talk and I take responsibility in the press. For this, you need to talk to Vicky and the other people. If it's true, it will be true. I don't know. For me, I am happy to work for Manchester City. I'm happy with my job, I'm happy about what we did in three years. I am disappointed now that we lost this game."


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Ginny couldnt remember falling asleep but at some point she must have, she blinked open her eyes, she was still in her parents house and was lying on the sofa, the last thing she remembered was giving the children their dinner and wondering how her mother had ever managed to take care of seven children.
Any news? She asked Harry who was perched at the kitchen table reading an extremely engrossed Albus a story from the Acclaimed Works of Beedle the Bard. He jumped slightly and shook his head,
In the moment he had turned attention away from his son he had wriggled down off his lap, grabbed the book and begun to toddle off to Fwind Tweddy!
Ginny suddenly recalled something she had forgotten in the days events,
By the way I found out where Albus got the bad man from. She said and Harry suddenly straightened up, his eyes alert as he waited for his wife to explain,
Teddy told him a story, but surely he didnt tell him about She broke off her gaze lingering on the just visible scar on her husbands head, under his wifes gaze he consciously raised his hand to his forehead and rubbed it lightly.
Nothing we can do about it now. He muttered absently and she nodded, sighed and sunk down into the chair beside Harry. The two sat in silence with only the noise of the children breaking the air as they ran around the house.
A resounding crack broke the air and a rather out of breath Mr. Weasley stepped through the door a huge grin spread across his face, the expectant eyes of his daughter and son marked him from across the room,
Its a boy alright, seven pounds six. Bit of a problem with the birth, but Hermiones fine. He added at the extremely worried look that had flitted over Ginnys face for a moment. Ron said feel free to go and visit when you like. He said and Ginny nodded getting to her feet.
Ill go now and take Rose. She said as she headed out of the door to fetch her niece, when they appeared less than five minutes later, Ginny turned to Harry, Would you mind staying with the kids a little longer? she asked and Harry nodded.
Ill go visit Ron later. He answered and Ginny smiled as she kissed him on the cheek, took Rose firmly by the hand and stepped, though half pulled by an extremely eager Rose, into the fireplace and within moments, Harry was the only one sat in the kitchen.
Rosie! Cried Ron as soon as his daughter came into view, upon spotting her father she shot right for him and into his arms, she really was a daddys girl. Ginny and Mr. Weasley followed Rose over to where Ron was stood, the door of the room behind him was closed and through the small window and open curtain they could just see tufts of brown hair.
Ron appeared unable to speak as he scooped up his daughter, a sloppy grin plastered across his face,
Mums in there with her, thought Id give them a bit of privacy. It got a bit too emotional for my liking He said to Ginny and his father, his voice full of happiness and higher pitched than usual. Ginny nodded and ran a hand over her own stomach, it would be her here next and Hermione had already proved that she could go into labour any time now. The elated look on her brothers face told her he would never really forgive her if she stole his wife and sons thunder and gave birth that day too.
The door handle turned and it creaked open, Mrs. Weasleys round beaming face emerged followed by the rest of her,
Rosie. She addressed her granddaughter, Theres somebody who wants to meet you. She said smiling, Ron set down his daughter and she scuttled into the room now that her mother was in clear view.
Why dont you go in too Ginny, shes been asking where you were. Mrs. Weasley chuckled holding the door open as Ginny stepped through the doorway.
Hermione had definitely looked better, but there was something about her, she had just had a rather complex birth but still she looked serene, still as pretty as Ginny had ever remembered her. The small bundle of blankets in her arms, encasing her baby son, the newest edition to the Weasley family. Little Rosie wandered over to her mother and scrambled onto the chair beside the bed. Hermione grinned at her daughter as she leant over to look at her baby brother.
Rosie I want you to meet your baby brother Hugo. She said and Roses eyes lit up merrily, Ginny sidled over not sure whether to break the shared moment between mother and daughter. Hermione turned her gaze onto her and beckoned her over,
This is your aunty Ginny. She said to the sleeping bundle, he was adorable, even at a mere hour old, his small eyes scrunched up, minuscule freckles were already splattered across his nose and tufts of auburn hair were visible on his head.
Hello Hugo. She said, the small baby begun to stir in his mothers arms, his brown eyes blinking as he woke before letting out an ear splitting scream, footsteps followed by both Ron and his parents bursting into the room,
Its alright, hes just woken up. Hermione said laughing at the expression on Rons face, Rons sheepish grin emerged once more.
A healer popped her head around the door,
Mrs. Weasley. She said and both Hermione and Mrs. Weasley looked round, the healer laughed lightly,
Mrs. Granger Weasley. She corrected and Hermione nodded, Your parents are on their way. She said and Hermione nodded unable to stifle a grin.
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley muttered something about going to greet Hermiones parents, Ginny suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable like she really was invading in on a family moment, Ron cradled his son to cease his screams whilst Rose told Hermione about the picture she had drawn that afternoon.
Slowly she backed out of the room and closed the door gently behind her. Her parents were a slight bit ahead of her down the corridor and she didnt want to disturb them either.
The Burrow was drenched in silence when she arrived when she arrived back and found that Albus and James had fallen asleep on the sofa, James still clutching Teddys toy broomstick, Melanie was sprawled out on the floor a book lay open across her chest, falling and rising with every steady breath.
Teddy sidled into he room behind her and headed over to where James was lay, the broomstick slack in his grip, he pried it from his fingers then turned to Ginny with a wide triumphant grin.
Its taken me all day to get this back. He said keeping tight hold of it and keeping a weary gaze on James as though at any second he might wake up and snatch it back.
Ginny watched Teddy as he backed away his eyes still fixed on the sleeping James, it amazed her how far he had come over the past eleven years, it seemed like only last week that his parents had been killed at the hands of Voldemorts Death Eaters and the thought still brought tears to her eyes, Teddy had never really understood why his parents had died or for what cause but the one thing he had been told of time and time again is that both of them were brave, loving and truly remarkable people who died fighting for what they knew was right and in order to make the world a safer place to live.
Her eyes flitted to a substantially large portrait hung proudly over the mantelpiece, inside its frame was a teenager no older than twenty, his eyes darted backwards and forwards across the canvas and a mischievous grin was spread across his face, not a day went by, that Ginny was aware of, where her mother would not stand and stare at the portrait as silent tears slinked down her face. Written on the bottom just inside the gold frame where the words, Gone but never forgotten. Fred Gideon Weasley. R.I.P. The very words brought tears to her eyes, she had not been present at her elder brothers death but those who had been said he died like a hero and died the way he lived, with a face and heart full of laughter. She patted her stomach and whispered in a voice that only she could hear.
You would have loved your uncle Fred, he was a born mischief maker just like your brother James. She couldnt manage anything more, tears were beginning to form behind her eyes and she had a sensation in her throat as though she had swallowed an extremely large, immovable tablet.
Looking down she saw Teddy standing beside her, his eyes also fixed on the portrait, on Freds brown eyes, Do you miss him? He asked Ginny who swallowed back her tears and nodded,
I was lucky I never really knew my parents. He said, his voice quiet, Ginny could see unshed tears forming behind his eyes. It helps a bit I guess, I think about them all the time.
Ginny nodded as she knelt down to his level, which wasnt easy in her current predicament,
I wonder about what they were like sometimes. Were they clever, their favourite smell, foods, if they loved me. He said and Ginny recoiled in shock a little at the last part.
Teddy of course they loved you, they loved you very much. She said, a slight tinge of hurt in her voice at how somebody she loved so dearly could say something like that.
He scowled a little,
Then why did they die, why did they leave me? He asked and Ginny sighed,
They died because they loved you, they died fighting to make you safe, they didnt want to see you grow up in the world they had to.
He frowned, They didnt see my grow up at all. He said rather harshly,
They were heroes Teddy, heroes, we lived in dark times eleven years ago.
At the word heroes his eyes lit up, What did they do? Grandma told me about something called the Order. He said and Ginny shook her head,
The Order of the Phoenix. She frowned, she wished it could have been somebody else having this conversation with him, when he was older, when his young mind could take it.
Was a society set up by Dumbledore, you know about Dumbledore? She asked and Ted nodded, To fight against Voldemort, you know about him too? She asked and once again he nodded, fear clouding over his eyes. Your parents where in that society, they were on the front line during the war. She didnt have to continue, his eyes were wide in amazement.
My parents were heroes. Im going to go to Hogwarts and make them proud, He grinned and shot off his broomstick flailing around wildly behind him, Ginny got back to her feet, looked at the portrait of Fred and smiled,
I blame you for this. She said jokingly and for a second she could have been positive her brother winked at her.
The next day Hermione and baby Hugo were out of hospital and back at home, their newborn a reminder to why you really should never have kids as Ron said when he met up with Harry the following afternoon, but no matter what he said there was always that glow in Rons eye whenever he spoke of his son.
Rose was besotted with her brother saying she wanted to take Huggy to nursery with her and then could never fathom why this made her parents reel with laughter. Ginnys pregnancy seemed to be far from over even a week later as her due date drew ever closer, by the morning before the date she was due it become extremely tiring.
James had resumed his moody attitude whenever the baby was mentioned, scowling and becoming mischievous.
The due date came and passed and Ginny was growing incredibly frustrated, she was now so large that even walking was becoming a struggle, the third day after she was due she decided she had had enough and ended up flooing over to the maternity hospital to have the process speeded up.
Mrs. Potter the baby will come in due course. The healer said, Using magic to force a baby to arrive before they are ready can be extremely dangerous.
Ginny scowled and sighed, she would have to wait till her daughter chose to greet herself to the world.
However she had just turned on her heel to head back to the fireplace to leave when pains shot right up the side of her stomach and moments later the floor surrounding her was water drenched, she could not help but suppress a grin as the healers and midwife realised what had just happened.
Very well Mrs. Potter it would appear that your baby is on its way.
A/N: I know the title makes very little sense here but i have another fic in the pipeline follwing the Weasley-Potter children through Hogwarts and it links in with that story slightly.
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The recently signed 75 year contract for a parking meter "concession agreement" that drains revenues in Chicago is SACRED.
$6.50 per hour to park on the street – and rising. That's what the contractor has raised it to within the last few years.
"The judges stressed that when the City Council approved the deal in 2008, the ordinance declared that it was 'in the best interests of the residents of the City.' Illinois law and court precedents 'require us to defer to these legislative findings,' the judges wrote."
A recently signed 75 year contract provided for a parking meter "concession agreement" that has already drained hundreds of millions of dollars from the revenues is sacred and legal. That's what the judges said. Jeez! That's what they said.
The Chicago Reader gives the lurid details and legalese rhetoric.
HOWEVER, cutting pensions for retired teachers and forcing active teachers to pay 9.4% into a doomed pension system that has specific constitutional protections against those cuts is legal according to state legislators and city aldermen.
Glen Brown explains the full constitutional history.
Private profit from graft and corruption is legal.
Meeting the constitutionally protected contracts for earned compensation (pensions) for teachers and other public employees is a breakable contract? They don't make contracts in a capitalist society the way they used to?
This is enough to make even the staunchest believer in honest government puke.
These corrupt politicians have to go, or America will be America in name only.


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that is really cute
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Really cute idea!! Now you just need a big, juicy, red watermelon to eat!
I love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ive been wanting that pattern as well. its so neat
Looks yummy!
Love it! I adore watermelons but rarely see watermelon patterns I like. I love this one.


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New Social Networking Website for Gardeners Debuts
A new social networking website, www.digthedirt.com, has been designed to be an online garden destination, with a vibrant online community, a dynamic database of plants and gardening ideas, and ultimately a source of any type of gardening information or resource.
DigtheDirt.com is intended to put gardeners in touch with other gardeners on an information-packed website dedicated to all aspects of the growing hobby of gardening. The site goes beyond blogs and forums to create a virtual fence over which gardeners (whether across the country or right next door) can share their experiences while together building a comprehensive interactive source of horticultural ideas and information.
The website is built on a social networking and publishing platform uniquely tailored for home gardeners, connecting people with shared interests, garden conditions and geographic locations. The site offers the type of powerful social networking tools familiar to users of Facebook and Twitter and then combines those tools with a social database of plants for the home garden, garden how-to information, and inspirational landscape and design ideas.
DigtheDirt.com is the brainchild of Seattle-based Web veteran and gardener Cliff Sharples, who calls his team's creation "a gardner's virtual playground for meeting, seeking, learning and obsessing over shared enthusiasms."
Sharples is one of the founding partners of the Web's first gardening megasite, garden.com. He went on to start several venture-backed Internet-based companies and maintains a successful career as an Internet consultant.
"I'm a gardener. This is coming home," said Sharples. "Gardeners love to share. We swap seeds, plants, stories, frustrations, successes, advice and ideas. A social networking site for gardeners just makes sense."


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I don't know about you, but when I think about kegs, I think of college frat parties, handstands, foamy beer and of course...eggs
Now that I'm a part of this homebrewing adventure...I think of CO2 tanks, ball vs. pin locks, pressure regulators and "corneys"
It'll all make sense to you in a minute too...
As much fun as it has been to bottle our own beer, and give 6 packs away for the holidays, bottling, as many homebrewers will tell you, is actually a huge pain in the ass. Especially after you learn the glory that is kegging.
Why Keg?
According to one Beer Enthusiast at ALEiens.com (get it?!), kegging is awesome because:
1) Easier to clean/sanitize 1 keg vs. 50 bottles
2) Force carbonation allows for carbonation adjustments to your brew
3) Kegs last forever
4) Impress your friends
You only have to sanitize one big unit instead of 50 individual bottles?! Yea...I'll do that
So what does kegging consist of? Usually a system is made up of a keg (although let's be honest, you're going to want/need more than one...we have 3), a CO2 (carbon dioxide) gas tank, a pressure regulator and two hoses per keg. One hose feeds CO2 gas into your keg inlet, and the other hose brings the beer from the keg to your tap.
Keg sizes vary, but the most popular size is the 5 gallon Cornelius or "Corney" keg. (Starting to come together now?)
The first step in order to keg your homebrew is to pressurize and sterilize the keg. You need to make sure there are no leaks and you will be able to achieve an air tight seal.
Then, fill the keg by siphoning in your homebrew. Once full, put the top on it and pressurize the keg using your CO2 tank. Purge any remaining air in the keg and displace it with CO2.
To determine the amount of CO2 needed for your beer, we use our good ol' friend math (OR this handy dandy (no really...it's called that) Carbonation Chart) Carbonation levels vary by beer but you'll need the refrigerator temperature and volume of beer to determine the level used. Set your CO2 tank regulator to the desired pressure, hook it to your keg and place the keg in the refrigerator. It is better to start with a lower carbonation and tweak your beer up to a higher one if desired, rather than the other way around.
For storage/chilling, we bought a chest freezer from Costco that will eventually be fitted with a collar and taps...but one step at a time.
Will eventually look something like this:
The important thing to remember when it comes to kegging beer is to make sure you are leak free and that everything is sanitized.
The best part about kegging (other than offering your friends beer from it)? Kegged beer will begin to carbonate in a day or two and reach full carbonation within a week! That's at least 2 weeks shorter than bottling!!
The beer is tasty, maintains a nice foamy head, and is just overall awesome! I'm a convert!


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The principal of a Bakersfield elementary school has been released from jail days after her arrest on suspicion of killing her husband.
The Bakersfield Californian ( http://bit.ly/14Wolue ) says 46-year-old Jenea Chance was released from custody on Tuesday. Prosecutors sent the case back to the Kern County Sheriff's Office for more investigation.
Chance is principal of Fairview Elementary School. Farmworkers found her husband, 45-year-old Todd Chance, shot to death in a field 16 miles from his home on Aug. 25.
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Has anyone been to Firestone's Culinary Tavern in Frederick MD? I looked at their website and it looked interesting.
Our 43rd anniversary is on a Friday and we both took the day off. A small road trip for lunch sounded fun. Volt seemed too much - but maybe it is right. But Firestone's menu seemed to be fun but not over the top.
Love to hear if anyone has been. Or other recommendations!


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One in five women assaulted
Millions of women are subjected to daily torture, rape and battery, mostly by family members or employers, human rights group Amnesty International says.
In a report - Broken bodies, shattered minds - released ahead of International Women's Day on 8 March, Amnesty says torture is fed by a "global culture which denies equal rights with men, and which legitimises violence against women."
Amnesty accuses many governments of not only failing to tackle the problem but also covering up incidents of torture and, in some cases, acquiescing in such abuses.
Domestic violence
Citing World Bank figures, Amnesty says one in five women have been physically or sexually assaulted.
"Official reports in the United States say a woman is battered every 15 seconds and 700,000 are raped each year.
"In India more than 40% of married women report being kicked, slapped or sexually abused," the organisation says.
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Position Statement: AED Emphasizes Physical Health More than BMI
The Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), an international organization committed to the treatment, education, and prevention of eating disorders, joins like-minded organizations, such as the National Eating Disorders Association and Binge Eating Disorder Association, in expressing our concern regarding new fitness guidelines for The Boy Scouts of America's annual Jamboree. According to the Boy Scout's national website, members with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40 or above will not be allowed to participate in the event. The identified intent of the new policy is to promote physical health and activity as well as encourage Scouts to lead and maintain a "sustainable lifestyle." However, the revised policy supports the false idea that health is solely related to weight for those with high BMI.
As leading treatment professionals and researchers in the field of eating disorders, the policy causes alarm due to its overly simplistic and exclusionary nature of those in the highest BMI category. Consistent and evolving research now demonstrates that weight, or alternatively BMI, is only one factor in determining overall physical health. Further, exclusionary criteria based solely on BMI perpetuate weight bias, size discrimination, and weight stigma; all of which have severe, enduring, and adverse impacts on mental health (Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, 2013).
The Boy Scouts of America has a history of endorsing positive physical, emotional, and social health amongst youngsters. We are confident that the current fitness guidelines were implemented with the best intentions, and strongly encourage the scouting organization to modify this policy by promoting health and wellness in a manner that allows all members to engage in a variety of activities consistent with their properly evaluated level of medical health. For those with lower BMIs, the policy allows additional health information to be considered for participation. Extension of this provision for those with higher BMIs would both support the health of boy scouts and minimize weight bias, size discrimination, and weight stigma.
AED welcomes the opportunity to provide healthcare experts who may provide consultation in this matter, or related matters in the future, and contact may be made via our web site, www.aedweb.org. Additional information about eating disorders and AED may also be found on the website.
About AED
The Academy for Eating Disorders is a global and trans-disciplinary professional organization with more than 1,500 members from 47 countries worldwide. AED provides educational resources and platforms for professional dialogue, training, and collaboration through its publications, including the International Journal of Eating Disorders, annual International Conferences on Eating Disorders, clinical teaching days, and other programs. Visit www.aedweb.org for more information.


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text: Hello everyone! I was tinkering with my phone (which I usually do since the 1st time I got a samsung smartphone) and suddenly I got this "No Sim Card" icon. I hope this can still be fixed. First, here is what I did with my phone: 1. I updated it to Android 4.1.2 using TheWhisp's CM10 rom. 2. I set the app configuration to save apps in the sd card rather than in the internal storage. I used the terminal app that came from the CM10 rom. Here are the commands that I used: $> su $> pm setInstallLocation 2 3. I originally tried unlocking my phone using this tutorial: http://androidforums.com/galaxy-min...0-ace-s5830-gio-s5660-pop-i559-fit-s5670.html But I gave up since I there was no /efs/mits directory and resorted to this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335548 After following the tutorial (which didn't help me since I never found the code), I restarted the phone and then I was greeted with a "No Sim Card" icon. Could anyone possibly help me? I am really desperate to get this fixed. Thanks!


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The following is an excerpt from an article written by Linda Brickman, the Legislative Liaison for the Arizona Convention of States Project. If you live in Arizona, please contact your state senator immediately! Only a few days remain to pass the Convention of States application in Arizona, and we need Senate President Andy Biggs to put it on the agenda.
Arizona Legislators, as well as those in other States, face the daunting task of mounting a challenge to the overreach by the Federal Government, including attacks by the Executive, Judiciary and even Congressional branches on States' sovereignty under the 10th Amendment, as well as on individual freedoms under the 1st, 4th and 5th Amendments, among others.
The tools at their disposal have failed to slow the encroachment. An Article V Convention of States has been proposed as a method to unite the State Legislatures as was done over two hundred years ago. In fact, it is sometimes referred to as "the Constitutional Emergency Cord" given to us by the Founders, just in case the States needed it. [...]
Our elected officials were voted into office by their constituents to represent the people and to work in a unified manner with their own Caucus to protect the sovereignty of our State. When one legislator has the power to decide to not only vote for himself but decide for their whole Caucus, that is an unintended consequence and akin to a form of anarchy that enables tyranny to reign.
If any legislator has a passionate opinion on any issue, he or she should be allowed to express it on the floor at any time. But, when power or control becomes such that it is overriding the opinion of others who are not able to express their own viewpoints, then tyranny reigns, even if unintended.


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TWO men allegedly involved in a $7 million insider trading racket used mobile phones in false names to communicate sensitive market information, a court has heard.
In the ACT Magistrates Court, Australian Federal Police agent Pamela Damokas said Christopher Russell Hill, 24, an employee of the Australian Bureau of Statistics in Canberra had access to data on Australia's labour force and retail trade ahead of its official release.
He wrote that down and then communicated it to National Australia Bank employee Lukas James Kamay, 26, in Melbourne.
Using that inside information, Kamay made foreign exchange derivative trades, making just over $7 million.
Police opposed bail for Hill, alleging he remained a flight risk.
ACT Magistrate Bernadette Boss remanded him in custody to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday morning.
Hill, of the northern Canberra suburb of Belconnen, faces five charges - conspiring to engage in insider trading, aiding and abetting insider trading, receiving a bribe as a Commonwealth official, abuse of pubic office and dealing in proceeds of crime.
He hasn't yet entered a plea.
In a 18-page statement of facts presented to the court, police said the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) first received a complaint on February 18 from Pepperstone Financial about suspicious foreign exchange derivative trading from an account held by Kamay.
That related to a number of trades immediately ahead of release of ABS data. On each occasion, there was movement of the Australian dollar which produced a profit.
Two days later another firm AxiCorp also identified suspicious trading. On February 21, ASIC and the AFP launched an investigation.
Hill started with the ABS in January 2011, working as a technical statistics expert preparing reports on the labour force and employment. Kamay worked for NAB in Melbourne on the foreign exchange desk but was not involved in trading of derivatives.
The AFP said covert inquiries showed Hill and Kamay were Facebook friends and studied at Monash University at the same time.
In April, police observed the pair meeting in Melbourne and travelling to an Optus store where Kamay purchased two pre-paid phones in the name of an NAB client.
During this meeting, police legally monitored conversations in which they allegedly discussed insider trading, how to avoid suspicion, past and planned payments and new communication arrangements.
They also allegedly discussed future ABS announcements, planning to make five profitable trades and five at a loss so their win-loss ratio was normalised.
Kamay allegedly told Hill he would give him about $60,000 in the end.
Police said inquiries with Pepperstone and AxiCorp revealed trading on 23 days between September 12 and May 8, making $2,509,776 profit on March 13 alone.
On each day, trading coincided with release of ABS data.
Federal agent Pamela Damokas told the ACT Magistrates Court $9950 cash was found hidden in an overnight bag in Hill's wardrobe when police searched his home.
Police also found three mobile phones and hand-written notes relating to ABS data. When questioned, he provided no comment answers on advice of legal counsel.
He's been remanded in custody to appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday morning.
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The Higher Education Bill (the bill) is about to move into the report stage in the House of Commons. Since the publication of the white paper 'The Future of Higher Education' in January 2003, the proposals have hardly been out of the headlines.
We hear much about so-called top-up fees and fear of increasing student debt. The new fee arrangements are, however, only part of what is actually contained in the new bill. Conversely, some measures which are much publicised, such as the reintroduction of a maintenance grant for students, are not to be found in the bill at all.
Legal work on the bill began in earnest shortly after the publication of 'The Future of Higher Education'. My team of departmental lawyers in the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) worked with policy colleagues within the department to determine exactly what the bill would have to contain to realise the various proposals set out in the white paper.
This involved an analysis of existing powers. For example, Section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (the act) contains a power for the secretary of state to make regulations about student support. The new maintenance grant is a measure that can be achieved using this regulation-making power, so secondary legislation only, rather than primary legislation, is required and a bill is not necessary to achieve the policy.
On the other hand, Section 26 of the act provides a mechanism that requires higher education institutions to charge a fixed fee for most of their courses. This meant that the variable fee proposal needed to be included in the bill to achieve the necessary change in primary legislation.
The proposal to establish the new director of fair access to higher education likewise required inclusion in the bill, as did the less well-known creation of an arts and humanities research council and the proposed new arrangements for the handling of student complaints by higher education institutions.
What, then, will the legal effect be of the bill? Part one contains entirely new provisions to facilitate the establishment of an arts and humanities research council. The provisions are modelled on those in the Science and Technology Act 1965, which established the existing research councils. The operations of the current Arts and Humanities Research Board will be transferred to the new council.
The aim of these provisions is to put research in the arts and humanities on an equal footing with scientific research.
Part two of the bill provides a new system for the review of student complaints. Currently there is the anomalous situation that students in most of the so-called 'old' universities can complain to the university's visitor, who has traditional powers to hear such complaints, but whose decisions are usually final, without further recourse to the courts. Modern universities (for example, former polytechnics which became universities after 1992) do not have visitors. If a student's complaint cannot be resolved through any internal procedure, the student had to issue court proceedings.
Under the bill all students, no matter where they pursue their studies, will have access to the same independently provided scheme for the consideration of complaints. This will be run on similar lines to existing ombudsman schemes, with the body designated to review the complaints making recommendations following the consideration of the complaints. Access to the courts will be preserved for all and the jurisdiction of the visitor will be abolished in respect of student complaints.
Part three contains the provisions which have been the subject of much publicity – those relating to fees for higher education and the establishment of the office of the director of fair access to higher education. The structure of the fee provisions follows the existing mechanism in Section 26 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (the act). Clause 22 of the bill enables the secretary of state to impose a condition of grant on the higher education funding bodies.
They will then, under Clause 23, in turn impose a condition of grant on the higher education institutions. The condition is that they must either charge no more than the basic amount in fees or they can charge up to a higher amount, if they have first had a plan for doing so approved by the director of fair access.
In the plan, institutions will have to set out the fee limit for their courses and also what measures they will undertake to attract applications from prospective students from groups that are under-represented in higher education. Should institutions breach their approved plan, the director has the power to direct the funding bodies to reduce an institution's grant.
Part four of the bill makes various provisions relating to student support. These include amendments to existing provisions which will have the effect of excluding student loans from bankruptcy debts. This means that such loans will not be provable in a bankruptcy and will continue to have to be repaid after a bankrupt's discharge.
This part of the bill also allows student loans to be paid to higher education institutions. This enables the deferral of all student fees, so students do not have to pay before starting a university course, but only upon graduation and earning above a certain threshold, which will be set out in regulations.
A further element of this part is the transfer to the National Assembly for Wales of student support functions. This follows the devolution settlement, under which previously, the majority of education functions had been transferred to the National Assembly in relation to Wales.
Last, but not least, the bill enables student support authorities to supply information to higher education institutions and other bodies exercising functions of a public nature. Currently, students applying for student support have to provide detailed information as part of their application, substantiated by documentary evidence. The student then has to give much of the same information to other institutions connected with higher education. This can be a burdensome and wasteful process. The new provisions are designed to offer the student, if they wish to take advantage of them, a simplified process, in line with the Government's goal that each piece of information has to be provided to it only once to make dealings with public agencies easier.
The bill contains a number of regulation-making powers. This is in line with current practice of having the basic structure in primary legislation and much of the detail, especially where it relates to procedural matters, in statutory instruments. The regulations are drafted by my team. We worked on these in parallel with finalising the text of the bill, so that drafts could be published during the committee stage. While this increased the workload during the bill's early stages, it resulted in a better informed debate.
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|Involvement in a bill with such heavy public interest is one of the interesting aspects of the work of my team of lawyers in the Department for Education and Skills.
There was, of course, a long lead-in time before the Higher Education Bill (the bill) finally saw the light of day. In early 2003, my team instructed parliamentary counsel, who are drafting specialists, on the content of the bill. For the rest of the year, counsel worked on the drafting, in discussion with my team, policy teams and other departments.
The bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 8 January 2004. For the secretary of state to give the necessary human rights statement under Section 19 of the Human Rights Act 1998, we consider human rights throughout.
The lawyers' closest involvement in the parliamentary stage starts when the bill moves into committee. In the House of Commons, a standing committee is selected for each bill, which analyses the provisions line by line in a process taking several weeks. MPs table detailed amendments to the text of the bill. For each one, a written note has to be provided for the minister, setting out the effect of the amendment and how it relates to the policy. A member of my team, together with policy colleagues, attended the committee sittings.
Next, the bill is reported to the whole House of Commons, where the amendment process is repeated. At the time of writing, we are dealing with the first batch of more than 100 amendments. After a third reading, the bill passes to the House of Lords, where the stages are substantially the same, except that the committee stage usually involves a committee of the whole house and the sittings take place in the chamber itself.
Carola Geist-Divver is head of the Higher Education and Student Support Division within the Legal Adviser's Office in the Depart-ment for Education and Skills, part of the Treasury Solicitor's Office


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French school advocates reach out to new arrivals for French Education
Advocates of French language education in Ontario are reaching out to recent arrivals to the province from Francophone countries to convince them to enroll their children in French-language school systems.
Francois Benoit, president of the Council for French Language Education Ontario, said Tuesday that about 30 per cent of recent arrivals to Ontario from other provinces or from predominately French-speaking countries sign their children into English language school systems here because they may not be aware that French language education is available to them and may even be protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
He said the right belongs to any Canadian whose first language may have been French. The option also exists for recent arrivals from Francophone countries.
"The rationale is we want them to be informed they have a choice," said Benoit. "If they sign up into the English system right away then they lose that right and their children may not attend or study in a French school."
To inform them, he said, his organization is launching a new "social media driven" awareness campaign aimed at recent arrivals and immigrants to promote French language education through the 12 French language boards across the province, including the Catholic and public systems in Windsor and Essex County.
"While we've noticed that more and more newcomers are attending French language schools they represent only a small fraction of the Francophone newcomers who are eligible," he said. "Our goal is to reach (them) as soon as they arrive in Ontario."
He added that outreach programs over the past two years have resulted in 3,700 students being enrolled in French systems who may not have signed on otherwise. He expects the new program, which will involve the use of professionally produced testimonial videos made available on various social media platforms. The videos stress the importance of contributing to the vitality of the French language and culture in Ontario.
The testimonials feature a Franco-Ontarian and recent immigrants to the province from French, Haitian, Congolese and Lebanese origin. The videos stress that attending a French language school in Ontario guarantees that the student will be bilingual and will be able to benefit from that in the future.
Benoit said that, currently, one in 20 Ontarians are Francophone, meaning their first language was French. Of the 600,000-strong community, 40 per cent are not native to the province, with 14 per cent coming from abroad. Of that number, 22 per cent arrived between 2001 and 2006. A breakdown shows 11.9 per cent are from France, 6.2 per cent from Haiti, 5.3 from Congo, 5.1 per cent from Lebanon and the remainder from other countries.
"We want these people to know that French schools show excellent results," said Benoit. "They do very well in the EQAO (mandatory provincial testing) every year. We want to make them aware of that so they can make an informed decision."
Contact the Strategic Counsel in Public Relations: http://www.elfontario.ca / http://www.elfontario.ca/blog/?=1026. / Twitter (@ElfOntario)


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The Pret Effect has a roundish profile. It does not fit my long oval head shape. It did not seem quite as round as the Smith Vantage. A Giro Seam fit me best.


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StrainSense is Expanding
StrainSense is delighted to announce the appointments of Mr Edward Hall as UK Technical Sales Engineer and Lauren Youell as Administrative Assistant.
Ed graduated with a BSc in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and has since worked in a number of key roles including Technical Sales Engineer at Variohm's specialist Test & Measurement division, Ixthus Instrumentation. At Ixthus, Ed was involved in sales consultation for Force and Torque Measurement, Position Measurement and Vibration Monitoring. This gave him an excellent grounding in the Sensors and Instrumentation field and makes him a key addition to our sales team. Prior to this Ed worked as a design engineer, giving him the unique experience of being involved in the design and specification of instrumentation systems.
Lauren Youell has joined StrainSense recently, giving some much needed support to our busy administration team. We would like to welcome both new recruits.
We are also looking to recruit another sales engineer. If you are interested in this position please visit our careers page.


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Valencia returns to Manchester
Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Antonio Valencia has flown back to England for treatment on his ankle injury.
By Pete O'Rourke - Follow me: @skysportspeteo
Last Updated: 14/07/11 9:34am
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Antonio Valencia has flown back to England for treatment on his ankle injury.
Valencia will play no part in United's pre-season tour of the United States after picking up the injury while on international duty with Ecuador at the Copa America.
United are optimistic that the injury is not serious, but Ferguson is refusing to take any risks with the winger after he missed a large chunk of last season with a serious ankle problem.
"Antonio has gone straight back to Manchester," said Ferguson after the 4-1 win over New England Revolution in Boston.
"He got an injury playing in the first game for Ecuador so he is back in Manchester.
"It is nothing serious but he wasn't going to be taking part in the rest of Copa America, so there is no point in him coming out here if he is injured.
"We have the facilities back at Carrington. That is the best place for him."
Young praise
United's win over New England saw Ashley Young make his debut for the club and Ferguson was happy with the England's international bow in a wide role.
"That was his position until last season when they started playing him behind the strikers in a more advanced role, like the way we use Wayne Rooney," added Ferguson.
"His capabilities are such that he can play at wide left, he can play in behind the strikers and he can play wide right.
"He showed tonight he's a fantastic crosser of the ball. I think he hit three fantastic crosses in the game, which maybe isn't something we're used to with the way we play.
"But if we do get used to it then there's goals there. I was very satisfied."